I was asked to take part in an Activia Challenge, and I was totally thrilled to try it! I had heard so much about this product, I was looking forward to trying it!

Being a mother of two who works full time, it’s hard for me to always make healthy food choices. Every time I make a poor choice with food, I end up regretting it for days. It just really messes with my system! I’m eager to try this for a couple weeks and report my overall experience! So far I feel great, and I’m loving the Challenge!

PS: If you don’t love Activia – you’ll get your money back! Why not try it!?

Taste wise, I was worried that it would taste funky, and I was happy to find that it was pretty good! It didn’t taste weird, and I love the flavors they offer. My favorite is strawberry. My Activia Challenge just started – I’ll keep posted on how it goes!

If you have a sensitive stomach, or problems with your digestive system, Activia can help! Activia® is a delicious, creamy yogurt that is shown in several clinical studies to help naturally regulate your digestive system*, which for many women means it can help with your occasional irregularity, or when you are feeling a bit sluggish.

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I’m going to take a minute and post this, because it is so sad, and happened close to where I live. As a mother I ask you to please take a minute and read below. (Picture above was taken just minutes before he disappeared)

From KGW, my local news:

Boy missing since Friday

Kyron Horman and his step-mother, Terri Moulton Horman, arrived at Skyline Elementary School around 8 a.m. Friday and attended a science fair at the school. Around 8:45 a.m. Terri said goodbye to Kyron and watched the second-grader walk down the hallway toward his classroom. Police say that the last time the boy was seen was about 9 a.m.

At 3:45 p.m., when the school bus arrived at Kyron’s stop without him on board, his step-mom called the school. She was told he was marked “absent” by his teacher. She called 9-1-1 just before 4 p.m. and the search effort was launched.

Portland schools sent an automated message to parents in the school district that the boy was missing. Meanwhile, police walked the school grounds with K-9 tracking teams, searched every room and closet inside the school and even checked the roof.

The search quickly snowballed as word of the little boy’s disappearance spread among the small school’s community in Northwest Portland. Police said the search area was spread across 20 miles of roadway and two square miles of land. Officers also handed out fliers and questioned drivers and area residents Monday.

By Monday, the search included 22 law enforcement agencies, according to Capt. Gates.

Investigators were trying to interview all the families of some 300 Skyline students. Gates said parents had been very cooperative.

Capt. Gates said 1,200 tips had been received by Monday, and characterized some as “viable leads”, but pleaded with people to call with more tips. “Every tip, no matter how insignificant, is important to us,” he said.

Sheriff Dan Staton said late Sunday night that he was “not prepared” to call the boy’s disappearance a kidnapping. He described Kyron as a “missing endangered child” because more than two days had elapsed since he disappeared and because search efforts were hampered by rainy weather.

“We have developed a lot of information which has to be processed thoroughly, and I am not in a position to divulge any specifics of our investigative plan at this time,” Staton said in a statement.

Police indicated their search was not limited to the area around the school but they would not specify where else they were searching.

An FBI profiler was studying everything from Kyron’s schoolwork to his friends, to try and determine where the little boy might be. Two local criminal experts told KGW that if Kyron was kidnapped, he believes all the clues point to someone who knew the boy, not a stranger.

If anyone has any information at all, please call the Tipline: 503-261-2847.

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I’m going to be taking the rest of the day off, but I’ll be back to post on and off over the next couple days. It’s been a pretty rough month for me personally, and I’m looking forward to hanging out with family and friends and getting some much needed rest.

With that said, ICYDK had one of it’s best months in a long time, and I couldn’t have done it without you guys! Thanks for coming back so much to check out my site. I’m thankful for each of you!

Hope you enjoy your Memorial Day weekend, and give thanks to those who died serving our country.

Love,
Jocelyn

Are you a celebrity blogger? Do you watch a ton of TV/Movies and want to talk about it? ICYDK is looking to hire a couple writers to help with the website. Going into summer, I’m going to need some help covering the site while I wrangle my kids!

Criteria:

• Need to already be a celebrity blogger, need to know the ins and outs (and the no-no’s) of celebrity blogging.
• Need to understand your way around WordPress.
• Need to know how to resize pictures.

Please provide examples of your work by emailing me jocelyn@icydk.com

I went through a trial period with an advertising agency this month who play the videos that are loud and unfortunately really annoying. I wanted to let you guys know that I took them down. It’s not worth it! You can go back to enjoying the site in quiet peace…

Jocelyn

Do you know a thing or two about fashion? Do you know how take a celebrity look, and make a copycat outfit for less? ICYDK is looking to hire a fashion writer for the site! I am constantly being asked “Do you know where I can get that bag” or questions of the sort, and I’m too busy to go find out! So I’m looking to bring someone on to help me with the site!

If you have a passion for fashion (had to say it) and you know how to get a celebrity look for less – let me know!

Want more info? Follow Me > (more…)

My site was hacked over the weekend…which really really sucks! A virus got into the root of my site and started messing with the design/layout. So there are a few things that aren’t working right now – one of them being the comments. I’m working on getting it fixed as we speak, so bear with me!

Lots of luv,
Jocelyn