Sweet Spring Treats Betty Crocker GIVEAWAY with a $25 Safeway Gift Card!!!

 

Christina said... 49

Following your blog! christina.dreyer.1 at gmail dot com

May 3, 2010 6:02 PM

 CONGRATULATIONS! I am emailing you now and you have 48 hours to respond!

WOO HOO stretch marks!

So, you may have noticed that this week I have been slacking a bit from my post-a-day. Well, first of all I have been working on a little family project, and secondly I have been working on losing weight. Who knew losing weight actually took......well, WORK! What the heck!!!! I just thought, you know, I would think about  it a bit less, and there it would go POOF! That is what happened pre-baby after all. Uh, not so much now! I have significantly changed quite a bit. The way I eat, when I eat, what I eat, and how active I am. I am still working on the water thing....but I am hoping the new Sodastream I just got (hint hint.....giveaway coming up!) is going to help with that. Here are the things I have learned

Finally, a frozen pizza I actually WANT to eat!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Freschetta. All opinions are 100% mine.

I love me some pizza! I absolutely love pizza. But I don't necessarily love the greasy, cardboard, not-real-tasting-pizza that you will find when you open a box of most frozen pizza's. I am also not a huge crust-lover. While everyone else is munching away on those endings of the pizza...you will find these sitting lonely on my plate so I can save my calories for much more tasty stuff. And I love unique pizza's. I am the spinach, mushroom, tomato, onion, pineapple type of girl. Give me a good veggie and I am a happy girl. I haven't found a frozen pizza that truly quenches my hunger for this type of pizza. Well, at least I HADN'T. I have a new favorite yummy frozen pizza now, though! WOO HOO! Freschetta FlatBread !

We looked SWEEEEET!

So, today I was exchanging some clothes for my son and picking out some sale-jammies for the summer for the kiddos. I sorted through the clothes, asking little man what he wanted to wear, purposefully showing him certain clothes and not others because, let's face it, I don't have the option to do that much longer. And for some crazy reason I started thinking how normal all the clothes, even the ones I didn't show him, looked. And then I giggled at the thought of how boring their yearbook would be. But did we really think we looked silly? I thought of me at my "coolest". I think I looked something like this.....

Glasses USA, if you haven't tried them, you should!

We are blind in this house. Not completely blind, but I am pretty close. I have to wear my contacts at all times. And then I have to wear reading/computer glasses. And if I am not wearing either, you better be on my nose for me to see you. When I was younger, I HATED the glasses I had to wear. They were coke bottles. Even now, with all of the choices, my glasses are pretty thick. I am more limited on options than most people. So really, I never understood why my husband who COULD have good-looking glasses chose these ugly looking things

A safety warning for you moms....Learn from us!

You know we all have them. That beautiful moment that makes you realize   you are a mom, the moment that something you swore you would never say   comes out of your mouth, those moments you couldn't even make up if you   tried? Well, let's share shall we? Those moments in which we are  pulling  our hair out, trying not to cry, laugh, or scream. Moments we  think we  would never see, and moments we think we will never laugh at?  Let it out ladies!

Couldn't top this one!

Many of us have found some good friends in the good old blogging world. You can't necessarily explain why, but there are some friends you meet that you just love and trust like IRL friends. There are many of you that I know well enough to consider friends. And there are a few that just "get" me. And BlueViolet is one of them (yeah, who doesn't love her?) So, when BlueViolet decided to go and.....well, you know if you know her. And, like any good friend, I had to make sure everything was okay in her end of the world. Unfortunately, I like the damn Wizard. So he and I have exchanged a few friendly emails. And in one of the most recent exchanges, I mentioned I wanted the girl to come see me some day, I mean really, her kids are grown....of the two of us I WILL NOT be the one paying for three seats for a stressful day in h-e-double hockey-sticks. But the girl is busy flying off to Wizard-land. Which is TOTALLY cool with me......until the man got a little too lippy for this girl's liking! ;) He said something about my beloved BlueViolet being all HIS!!!! Sigh, he has no idea what this former-sorority girl can do.
So, I started to write him a little message in my last post. I got as far as

Oh , and a little message to a certain Wizard, friend o' the beautiful BV. Haven't you ever heard 

Now, if you have a house with kids my age....you know that you are always in a state of distraction. You also know that if you hear both kids giggling, all is fine. If you hear just the little one giggling, there is trouble. Well, the moment I wrote this much...I hear the little girl giggling, and then I see her running across the hall bare-butt with her diaper in her hand. Then I see the little man running across with his underwear on his head, screaming "to infinity and BEYOND!!!"  Yep, go ahead and take a second to try to picture that...I will wait. I decided to figure out what was going on...and then couldn't resist playing for a bit with my beautiful babies!

Needless to say, by the time I got back to my laptop, I thought my post was done. OOOPS! I didn't think twice. And NONE OF YOU MENTIONED IT. (although, I will admit, it said message to him, so I guess yeah for you that you weren't sticking your nose in!) And then I got a message from both of them. On to comedy of errors number two.


So, as I was reading their emails, I heard a freaking sound that could only be the stupid cat PEEING ON MY FREAKING DOWN COMFORTER!!!! What the frick-frack? Hubby forgot to open the cat door!!! GRRRRRR. So, I have washed it before, no big deal, get it in the wash, I was already doing laundry. Glaring at the cats, I shove the comforter in the washer, and then start to fold laundry so I can exercise and then answer my emails. Until I heard IT. You know IT. The sound that can only be disastrous. Yep, washer didn't like comforter today. And as I went to adjust it, I stepped in squishy carpet. Water overflowed. Crap. Run downstairs, because I KNOW. But today, instead of just one light, the water is leaking down from TWO!!! And not the drip....but dripdripdripdripdripdrip, water everywhere. Little lady comes running downstairs, and cartoon-style slips on water, feet over head. And of course, hubby is working!!!

So, needless to say, I ended up doing drying, cleaning etc etc etc. Finished laundry, no workout (I am going to go ahead and consider the extra housework working out today), and no comforter for us tonight. Not too big of a deal....except we are expecting 18 INCHES OF FREAKING SNOW!!!!!!!! And no, I don't care about the snow, don't think it will accumulate that much. What I am worried about is the chilliness! Still, I have the other blankets, I just have to ignore the cat-pee smell. And I can't get the comforter out of the washer to finish my other laundry. Because I didn't have enough to do tomorrow already. Whatever.

At this point, friendship is friendship, but a good blog post....while, you know!
SO, BlueViolet and Otin.....What I meant to say to Mr. Wizard was this
 Haven't you heard about the power of girl friendships? You want to be very nice to me. You WANT me on your side, so when you get out of Honeymoon phase, and she writes something like "yeah idiot did this today" or asks us for our opinion on what to do in a situation with you..you want me to say something like "awww, I'm sure it was an accident" or "oh please, girl, my husband does FAR worse". What you DON'T want me to say is "what a jerk, you should not speak to him for three days, and make him make it up to you big time before you go forgiving him if you know what I mean". When you make a comment she doesn't know how to interpret, I can make it the comment from Heaven or from H-e-double hockey sticks. So share. And be nice. And maybe send me cash or something.

It is finally Friday!!!

Welcome Friday Follower Peeps!

Welcome to my little corner of the world. There is a lot going on here. Fun, frugal, reviews and giveaways, I am a busy little gal! So, stop by and let me know you were here so I can get back to you!

I have LOTS of giveaways going on right now, and some really cool ones that I am excited about coming up. I have a love/hate relationship with Shell right now. Who, you ask? Well, I am sure you know her, Shell from Things I can't say. Why do I love and hate her so much? Well, in case you hadn't heard, Shell won the beautiful mother's love ring. Good thing I love her, so I don't accidentally put my kids names on her ring or something. Not that I would do that.....would I? You have three days hubby of mine who doesn't read this blog daily.

I teared up today. My son called his beloved Grandpa and asked him "will you come to my gadeation?" I wish I had that on tape. So dang sweet. And time goes so fast. He named the bird he made in preschool today poppa mow mow. Yeah, we have been playing just dance a bit much.

So, I have decided if I am serious about losing some more weight, then my nightly little drink has to go. Or at least one of them. Problem is that I found a new little mix of sprite with my wine that is just so yummy. So calorie filled, but so yummy. I have this weird thing going on where I can SEE my body changing, so I am attributing the fact that the scale is not going down is the whole weight vs. muscle thing. But then why aren't my pants getting any bigger? I know it isn't just me. My belly is actually doing that weird thing where it starts to have weird lumps and valleys instead of being all big and round and pooh-like. Any advice?

Oh , and a little message to a certain Wizard, friend o' the beautiful BV. Haven't you ever heard

Dang Sexist Wii!

So, I have a bone to pick with Wii Fit. I am not depending on it for weight loss, and as a matter of fact I use it as a cool-down and to chart my weight. Plus my son and daughter love to watch the t.v. as I am playing like it is the next best Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or something. Then they pick the next game I am going to play. It is kind of fun. Anywii....

What I meant to say Wednesday....Call center style

No good name....just P.I.N.T.

You know the drill....post 'em up!

I didn't mean to, honey, I promise!

You know we all have them. That beautiful moment that makes you realize   you are a mom, the moment that something you swore you would never say   comes out of your mouth, those moments you couldn't even make up if you   tried? Well, let's share shall we? Those moments in which we are  pulling  our hair out, trying not to cry, laugh, or scream. Moments we  think we  would never see, and moments we think we will never laugh at?  Let it out ladies!

Men. sheesh

I am trying to be a good, understanding, caring, and sensitive wife. I really am. I promise. But I am failing. So, in an attempt to be that way and not just scream I am getting it all out here.

Excuses excuses.

I am WAY behind, I know! I didn't get to either Friday Follow OR Just Dance Yer Bloggy off, and today is the last day of the blog party so I want to get some last minute visits in!

 Not that it is really an excuse, but I have been spending time getting puked on, taking my friend to lunch, getting puked on more, and working extra hours where possible, cleaning on puked on sheets, trying to find where the smell is coming from (duh-but WHERE is the throw-up?). 

So, I will be hopefully using this weekend to catch up! But, I have a bunches of giveaways up! Lookie-loo over on the lefthand sidebar and sign up!

Big hugs until Monday, maybe I will do a meme or two on Sunday!

OraMoist Review and GIVEAWAY!!-WINNER!!

polly said... 2

email subscriber polly pkeintz@gmail.com

So, there is more that goes into a call-center job than you may think. When I am in back to back calls that lasts for an hour or more with no break, I can get some seriously dry mouth. I can't chew gum or suck on mints because that is horrible phone etiquette. There are two horrible side effects, obviously the weird sticky sound that the lack of spit makes when you are talking. The second is the wretched breath. 

Canker Cover review & GIVEAWAY!-WINNER!

You know it is going to happen. You bite your tongue. You enjoy to many limes with your margarita's. You enjoy those salty peanuts until you are so thirsty you can't stand it. And then you feel the little tickle. And then you catch that bump on something. And you realize.....you have another stupid canker sore!

Ugh, I hate these. And since I tend to bite my lips all time, I get these a LOT! So I was interested when I was contacted to try Canker Cover.

Lip Clear Lysine review & GIVEAWAY!!- WINNER!

Melissa said... 2

i folllow on twitter 2 Invisible_Fairy_05@yahoo.com

April 16, 2010 9:14 PM

CONGRATULATIONS! I am emailing you now!
Okay folks, I waited and waited and waited for my "test subject" to get a cold sore. Low and behold, I am probably now this person's best friend because since I WANTED it to happen to them, it never did. But, they promise to keep me updated on the progress if they get one. So rather than waiting, I decided to post the giveaway and therefore they will get the cold sore as soon as I post the winner. You are welcome, btw for the wonderful cold sore you are about to get my friend!

Pedia-lax Fiber Gummies Review & GIVEAWAY!-WINNER

Kristy said... 13

FB fan of Fiber Gummies #3 jellibeenz1978@hotmail.com

CONGRATULATIONS! I am emailing you now!


Awww, how nice it is to have little ones that aren't reading yet. While I am sure my son will NOT appreciate this post one day, for now he has no idea. In fact, he thinks it is pretty cool if I write about him. He doesn't care that I am about to tell you that this little man has been constipated his whole life, and if anything other than little hard rabbit pellets come out of him I am shocked. Where can I POSSIBLY be going with this? Well, I did an experiment.

Toy story...oops the baby puked!

I had a post for today....somewhere in my mind...but then my baby girl started throwing up...her first time. I hate that. I hate it even more when they get to that painful bile/dry heaving thing. And then you get some fluid in them....only to have them bounce around the house like a jumping bean to start the cycle all over again. Poor baby. So instead, you get whatever the random happening in my head is.

Being a parent should be a privilege, not a job

I think that one of the BEST things about the blogging community is the friendships you form. The release you get. The support you receive. So this week I am joining in with Shell on Pour your heart out to let you know a little bit more about me.


I'm sure some of you have noticed that there is one thing that lights a fire under me every time. There is one thing that can make me feel a hardness in my heart towards people I don't even know. And that one thing is the relationship between a parent and their children. And here is my story of why

Robby Wash-show me the savings!!

You all know that I love saving money! And I hate laundry. So I love anything that makes laundry easier. You put saving $ + easier laundry + being environmentally responsible what do you get? A very happy frugal mommy that is SOLD on the product!

Perricone Advanced Face Firming Activator GIVEAWAY-WINNER!

Huguette E. said... 135

daily vote

April 25, 2010 7:34 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am emailing you now, and you have 48 hours to respond!
For those of you that don't know...I am on a mission. One of my cousin's, and one of my son's heroes (he is both his Godfather and a fireman!!! Can't beat that!) is getting married early in May. Hubby went with me to buy a dress in a ahem larger size. But not too large. I am bound and determined to look good in that dress. And wear it again after I lose even more weight. Especially after seeing how much my husband liked it as is. But then I came home. And looked in the mirror. Not at the dress. At the face. Some time in between preschool and play dates, nightmares and potty training, I grew a saggy little face. Without getting into a joke that involves butter, all I will say is I need a little prettying.

And then I got an email about an AWESOME company called Perricone MD. Their products are just great. The first one I looked at was the Advanced Face Firming Activator. Yes please.

Well, what I a saving in food costs we could buy a new t.v with.

What did you say?

You know we all have them. That beautiful moment that makes you realize   you are a mom, the moment that something you swore you would never say   comes out of your mouth, those moments you couldn't even make up if you   tried? Well, let's share shall we? Those moments in which we are  pulling  our hair out, trying not to cry, laugh, or scream. Moments we  think we  would never see, and moments we think we will never laugh at?  Let it out ladies!

Amazing Mother's Ring GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED!

 

Shell said... 48

following joy jewelers

April 10, 2010 9:19 AM

CONGRATULATIONS SHELL!!!! I am SOOOOO excited for you!!! I am emailing you now!

Ultimate Blog Party!!!!

Hello my blogging (and non-blogging) visitors from the Ultimate Blog Party sponsored by 5minutesformom.com.
Pull up a chair, wipe off the dried milk and snot, grab a soda or cocktail of the generic variety (this is a frugal blog you know) and let's have some fun. I think the blogging world is like "real life". You find all types of friends....for a reason, for a season, and for a lifetime. And through this small-yet-large world, I have found them all.

I adore my children, I have a preschooler, a toddler, a stay at home job, and a husband who is simultaneously my best friend mixed with a bit of another child. I am the woman who thought I would be the hard-core strict mom, but once they got here I decided I liked it a lot better when I let them be kids as long as they are polite, genuine, caring, and true to themselves. I won't let my kid run up and down an aisle full of people knocking them over.....but I have enough kid at heart to race him down an empty aisle! I like to find free goodies, I love to sponsor/find/join giveaways, and I LOVE to write. In addition to this little ditty here, I also write for examiner.com and www.aurora.macaronikid.com.

And this is me............

Ummmmm......so what if it is pre-baby and pre-marriage and pre-a whole lotta pounds. I will look somewhat like this, at least below the neck between the sagging and above the cankles......whatever, you get the drift of what I look like. I still have a cute face....and rockin' arms and back. That baby-carrying has it's benefits!
What, this whole thing isn't supposed to be about me? Well, on to the party then. Click the button and check it out for yourself. As for me....

I am loving the prizes. I REALLY REALLY want US39,US46, US112, YUSC 60 and I also really like these US7, US112, USC3,USC8, USC13, USC14, USC37, INTL 2

My gosh, that was actually torture to choose. There are so many fantastic prizes!

Looking forward to mingling with you!

Toothpicks in squishy jello...Happy Friday Follow!

First things first....I need to answer the question I received last week.....but before that....I haven't gotten back to many of you last Friday Follower's yet, but I have not forgotten you! I will be there this weekend! And also, bunches of giveaways up and more to come, they are all listed on the left sidebar! And now to the question....


Sponsored by:

Potty training the chocolate bunny,....or something like that..

Alright, today is housekeeping random stuff day. And since my house is proof I don't do much housekeeping at ALL, we will mainly do the random thing!
So, lets get to it shall we? Oh, and yes, I am posting bunches of giveaways this week, so keep your eye out on the left sidebar!

John Deere Earth Mover Action DVD review & GIVEAWAY!-WINNER!

 

jakiesmom said... 37

voted top mommy blog

April 20, 2010 6:21 PM

Woo hoo! Big winner today!!!

Oh boys and their toys. Boys love all toys, bigger and fancier the better. And little boys + toys + dirt? Well, that is just a little bit of Heaven all sliced up in a DVD called John Deere Earth Mover Action! Both the big and the little boy were engrossed in the big machines, like the grader that plowed snow in the Rockies, the excavators that were digging dirt and loading dump trucks, the dozers that were climbing hills and pushing dirt, and front-end loaders that move big rocks in a quarry. The DVD is filled with tons of interesting facts about John Deere vehicles, and even a "Let's Pretend" game where kids (and big boys too!) get to imagine being the operator of an earth-moving machine!

...and with this one post I may have cursed myself.

OOPS! For those that visited last night, I posted the wrong post (but you gotta admit, with a story like that...you would write it down before you forgot it too!) so here is TODAY'S, but if you missed the other one..just be back on Monday!
Oh I love this little mid-week, hump day, get it all out What I meant to say Wednesdays. Problem is with this week, what I really really really really wanted to say, my BF got in a very long one-sided conversation where I did the thing where I yelled at her though I wasn't really yelling AT her, know what I am saying? Gotta love someone that will take a beating for something they didn't do. But, since I got that all out to her, and to avoid any drama that those things could cause, here are the things I CAN share with you! And don't forget to head over to Chief and join in. I love that girl!

ABCNeckties.com Review & GIVEAWAY-WINNER!

jakiesmom said... 38

entered perricone
April 13, 2010 8:36 PM

Congratulations! I will email you shortly to get your information!

There is nothing I like more than when my hubby gets all cleaned up and sharp-looking. So, when I got the opportunity to review, or rather both of us review ABCNeckties.com, I jumped at it. After all, he may be wearing the tie but I am the one looking at it and him so I should get a say too, right? Plus, he has been bugging me that he never gets anything new...so here ya go! Since he is picky, and he doesn't have a lot of ties, I knew it would take forever for him to choose. I didn't realize though, that ABCNeckties.com had so many GOOD options. Not only did they have a lot of choices, but one of us liked pretty much every tie they had. But, he finally decided!

Bob the Builder review & GIVEAWAY!-WINNER!

 

Angela said... 26

I entered the Joy Jewelers Mother's Ring giveaway veniceangel@hotmail.com

April 11, 2010 7:01 AM

Congratulations! I am emailing you now!

Time for another Bob the Builder DVD! I knew my little guy would love these since he is such a little builder, but I didn't expect his little sister to love Bob and his pals just as much!

Butt Paste keeps my baby girl's tooshie baby soft!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boudreaux's Butt Paste. All opinions are 100% mine.
It must be rough being a baby. I mean yes, you get fed, clothed, kissed, hugged, pampered. But then you also have teething-ouch. And diapers. Good yes, until you get diaper rash. Searing red, chaffing, raw, burning diaper rash. And then you have someone smearing stuff that should be making you feel better but it just isn't doing it fast enough! And it is stinky. And sticky. Until your mommy finds Boudreaux's Butt Paste.

Yes, my friends, I said butt paste. Cute name, huh? Cute little package too. And Baby Girl LOVES it. It is a thick cream that isn't sticky. It is thick enough that it doesn't get wiped off from the diaper or from wetness. But the absolute best part is that it works quickly! I mean, next morning diaper rash is gone!

Yes, I know the whole frugal mommy thing, but really, the butt paste isn't that expensive (awesome gift for new mommy's!), and I would prefer spend money on one tube of this that lasts a long time than spend the money on multiple tubes that end up empty with one case of diaper rash. But you don't have to take my word for it, because you can get a free sample HERE!

The Easter Bunny just couldn't wait...

Grab a pen (or a keyboard, whatever) and slap up those post-it notes, vents, admonishes, whatever....

It is MOMMY, not Babe!

You know we all have them. That beautiful moment that makes you realize   you are a mom, the moment that something you swore you would never say   comes out of your mouth, those moments you couldn't even make up if you   tried? Well, let's share shall we? Those moments in which we are  pulling  our hair out, trying not to cry, laugh, or scream. Moments we  think we  would never see, and moments we think we will never laugh at?  Let it out ladies!

Some of my favorite moments of being a mommy, although slightly different than an actual mommy moment, is hearing the precious things that come out of my kids mouths. The fun little attitudes they have. The bad habits they pick up on. So that is what my Mommy Moments are this week....some of the great sayings/doings of the kiddo's!

HAPPY EASTER!!

I love Easter. I love everything about it. It has the same feeling of Christmas, but with less presents and a ham instead of turkey. I love watching my kids hunt for eggs, the buckets as big as they are. I love sitting at the table with family that I only usually get to see on special occasions. And, for some reason, it always ends up extra special in my heart. A few years ago at Easter, I sat with my boyfriends arm draped over my shoulders. I knew, just knew, that he would be at the rest of my Easter's with me. We were married a little over a year later.
And the most recent.....two Easters ago. I found out on Easter that our sweet little girl was joining our family.
So, I am looking forward to this Easter with both my little one's ready to hunt for those eggs! But before then, I need to go buy more candy. AGAIN. And yes, it is because I ate it all already!

I hope that you are all having a wonderful Easter, celebrated any way that makes you happy, and loving the family, friends (or peaceful quiet, lol) that surrounds you!

My heart goes out to all of you that need a hug

When we think about Holidays, most of us think about friends and family, good food and good times. But these times usually get me to thinking about more than all of that.
I spent many many Holidays with pain in my heart. I hated Christmas Eve and Birthdays, I was usually happy on the outside but torn up on the inside. Because it seemed EVERYONE had a dad that loved them, and mine just didn't.  My sister came home from his house armed with presents and good times, and I felt crushed. But eventually, I got real dad, not one that HAD to be (and wasn't), but one that WANTED to be. And then the gatherings got happier, until I just thought of my biological father at the end of each day. And now that I have kids, I realize that I have so much in my life. I rarely have a "bad day". I may have a bad phone call, a bad discussion, a rough evening, but not a bad day. Because I have my kids, and they are happy and healthy. And so during the Holidays, I think of those that may NOT be so happy. That may read all of our happy posts and feel a tug in their heart. Or those that may not have the strength to read our posts at all.

Friday Follow, give the questions to me!

It is Friday Follow! Kick off your shoes, grab your drink of choice, we have coffee, ice tea, hot tea, martini's, vodka and sprite, some beer if you prefer and rootbeer for the kids Let's get to know one another shall we?


Sponsored by:

So, let's continue the five minute speed dating shall we?
Basics: Vicki, mommy blogger, writer for examiner.com and Macaroni Kid.
Married, 3 yr old son and 1 yr old daughter
Favorite romantic meal: though I now like hibachi...my favorite memory with my husband is the New Years Eve five months before we got married. I shut and locked the door, and we shared steak, shrimp, and oysters we shucked ourselves. Awesome. 
Favorite moment of the day: cuddling with my kids at night.
Greatest fear:Loss....and it sucks my greatest fear is something that is inevitable eventually
More kids? Maybe Baby, still not sure yet. 


Is there something you want to know about me? Just leave the question in your comment and I will add it to next week!


And I suck. I LOVED the Dance Yer bloggy off this week, but after flyering all day, I just didn't have it in me!
But, the best thing about this meme? My little guy keeps going around the house holding his hand out and saying "STOP! Hammertime!"