Yes, the title may be a bit misleading since in both of these pictures I've got my arms around my son but there aren't many times you'll catch me with my arms away from him if he is near me. I got the chance to review the baby slings called, "SlingLings" and I can tell you that not only are they great but the customer service is on top. I ordered my sling and waited for it to arrive, however it did not fit. (a bit too big) The customer service told me to simply place it back in the bag it came in and send it back and they'd send me another one. (you do pay to ship it back but they do replace it for ya)

I waited for it to arrive in the mail and once it did we went everywhere with it. If I went somewhere with Little A, so did the bag with the sling in it....sometimes without the bag.

The sling comes in a small zip up bag with a handle, which makes carrying it easy. Of course if you dont' want to bring everything, toss the sling into your purse or diaper bag (very light weight and fits perfectly) and pull it out whenever you need it.

Our sling was the Khaki padded Stretch Twill, which goes with practically anything and if the man in the family really wanted to wear it he could. There are over 50 different types to choose from, some women and some neutral. While some babies like to be tucked into the sling, others do NOT. My son seems to be one of those that don't, as you can see by the pictures. He loves the Kangaroo pouch position you see on the side and the hip one. I do find that that Kangaroo feels more secure and I tend to drop my arms more. Remember, this is coming from a woman that always carried her children (I have four) in a stroller or a backpack carrier. Instead of digging out the stroller to go down the block I simply carry him around in the sling and off we go.



If you are looking for a baby sling, check them out and see which one will match your wardrobe. Carrying a baby is as natural as anything and it can go just about anywhere...unlike a stroller.

Labels: baby slings, slingling, slings

I love North Carolina in the Fall, everything looks so beautiful, it isn't like the desert where is just gets windy. Out here the big, beautiful green trees turn multiple shades and there are so many different events. For instance, out here we will have the Fall Festival, Pumpkin Pickin,

In Raliegh, North Carolina already this month they had the BugFest at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. In October there will be the Natural History Halloween and the Fossil Fair. My son I know would love to attend both of these, while we were traveling from California to NC he had begged to go to the Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils. It ended up being closed due to a snowstorm that year. We really should head up there this fall.

Now last Fall, not only did my son go up to the State Capital with his school he then went to watch the Hurricanes play (hockey). He went to the hockey game with his sister, dad and grandpa and boy did they have fun. I was told it was very cold inside though and that they were glad I made them take jackets even though it wasn't cold here.

Things I'd like to see this year are the: 2007 N.C. State Fair(where Trace Adkins will be performing), the Toy Fair, NC Shakespeare Festival which is a favorite of mine and they'll be performing A Comedy of Errors. As you can see there is a LOT to do in NC, especially in the big cities like Raleigh.

Since I'm already talking about it I should tell you about their giveaway. I mean who would want a FREE Raleigh Getaway?

Register for free to win:
- One night accommodations for two at the Courtyard by Marriott Raleigh Crabtree Valley
-$25 gift certificate to Bloomsbury Bistro
-Free VIP admission for two to Rum Runners
-2 tickets to the North Carolina Theatre
-2 tickets to the N.C. Museum of Art’s Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism
-2 tickets to Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences

If you are looking for a Fall Getaway, North Carolina is very beautiful this time of year and has many attractions from Raliegh to its beaches. To find out about more events going on in Raleigh check out "City Life, Carolina Style."

BabyGirl cut her hair!!!! Yes, the 4-year-old found a pair of scissors and cut her hair. When I say her hair I'm meaning the sides and the bangs. It was already to her shoulders since last year her sister decided if she cut her sister's hair we would get both of the hair done.

This is a little girl that has a long, narrow face so I'm not really sure what type of hair style looks good. I'm hoping what I've done doesn't look too strange, it does look different though. The once long hair, that has never had bangs now does. I guess that could be a good thing, especially now that I don't have to yell, "Bangs" every few minutes.

Bangs always meant move them or I chop them.

The hair style is something like Dakota Fanning had when she was younger with shoulder length hair and bangs. She's excited to look like the "Charlotte's Web girl" as she calls her.

Oh and why she cut her hair...."Remember mom, you cut your hair to make it longer." Yes, I have stated this when they asked why I once cut a tiny bit off my hair. ie, split ends. She believes tomorrow her hair will be at her bottom. Boy is she in for a shock.

Labels: cut hair, dakota fanning, hair style

Crunchy Domestic Goddess currently has a Halloween t-shirt giveaway going on right now and it was soooo cute I just had to blog about it NOW. Head on over to Cute As A Bug and check out the cute designs they have for you to pick from.

I love two designs there, "Peek-a-Boo" and "I'm a LilPumpkin."

Labels: giveaways, tshirt giveaway

I know ya'll have been waiting and watching for me to post the Homemom3: Chicco Stroller Giveaway winner so here goes.........

First, let me say thank you all for joining in on the fun. I hope to have more giveaways in the future and hope ya'll will join again and maybe get a friend to join as well.

Hmmm? What's that? Oh the winner?

::Drumroll::

Lace

When we use the stroller it usually ends up being a dumping ground for bags, packages, snacks, jackets and shoes. There is no place for the kid who was supposed to be traveling in it to sit, unless they sit under the pile or on top of the pile. I don't know if this is because there is no storage basket under the stroller or if we need to travel with a luggage cart.

I have blogged about the contest and linked to the contest and chicco

Congratulations Lace, looks like you'll no longer need to set your child up on a pile of stuff. You have until Monday night to contact me.

Labels: drawing, giveaways, stroller giveaway, winner

This week I must remind you all that I do have a giveaway for a chicco stroller that ends at noon EST today. So make sure you've signed up, all you need to do is sign the linky, add a comment about a stroller incident and write about it on your blog. Write about my giveaway that is. Don't forget to email me (homemom3@gmail.com) to let me know you've done it. I'll be emailing those that I find that have done it to make sure they are participating if I can find them all.

Don't forget to check out my latest reviews, these are products that were sent to me and I reviewed. (no I did not get paid for these)

Teach Them Magic
Noah's Pals- Batteries Not Required
LaLa Natural's Baby Rattles

Friday Fun
Matthew over at BlogAboutYourBlog wants to know if taking away his recent comments or recent posts matter to you.

Char over at Casual Keystrokes hasn't posted her comment Friday but I'm sure she'll be doing it. Don't forget to sign up for her giveaway.

Movie talk: I think I'll post this one every Friday so I know what's out there and can recommend or NOT recommend movies to you. Anyone rent movies lately? Go to a new movie? Let me know what's out there and what you thought of it. I rented BUG, Gracie, Next and Knocked Up. I have only seen Knocked Up and while it is hilarious it is NOT for children's eyes.

Please add your link so I can visit your site over the weekend. I love to know who visits my site and mybloglog only lists the last 5.

Labels: chicco giveaway, Chicco Stroller Giveaway, comment friday, fun friday, giveaways, movie talk, movies, reviews

1 My giveaway where you can win a Chicco stroller, hurry it ends tomorrow at noon EST.

2 Camy's Loft is always having giveaways and every Wednesday she had one for her own book. Today she has interviewed Tamera Alexander and you can win http://camys-loft.blogspot.com/2007/09/interview-with-tamera-alexander-and.html">Remembered

3 Girl's Life blog is having a Sweet September Giveaway- the prize is Collectopia kit. 25 kits to be given away, plus the first book of the series. Two lucky girls will even win the 1st two books of the series.

4 CoolMomPicks is giving away some Bad Ass Booty Balm for your baby.

5 The Opinionated Parent is giving away a Svan Scooter. You know your child will want this one. It looks so neat! Ends Friday.

6 5minutes4mom is giving away Busybody book and sign up for the other giveaways on the site.

7 SuperMomz is giving away a $30 GC to supermomz.com. Don't forget to check out KaTasidy

8 Parent Product Reviews wants to give you...actually 10 winners a copy of Father Knows Less.

9 The Goody Blog is having a Spectacular giveaway, at least according to my daughter, enter to win in the Doodle Bop Concert Giveaway She's been wanting the toys for two years now and now this. Wow, I'm entering.

10 Blogg Giveaways is having a Olive Kids giveaway, you can win a complete bedding set of your choice. Woo hoo!

11 Buddy TV is giving away a copy of "How I met your mother" season 2.

12 If ya want another chance at the Dyson Pink enter over at CasaSugar

13 Buddy TV has more giveaways that I had noticed, so hurry over and enter a few, one is the Heroes giveaway.

Labels: book giveaway, chicco giveaways, september giveaways, stroller giveaway, Thurday Thirteen

I recently discovered a bit more about myself, neighbors and my kids all think I'm crazy. However, I thought ya'll might be able to relate so here is a poll and yes ALL of these bug me. Oh, where I say they hold the book like it has no cover, I mean they actually read it like it were a magazine.

Labels: book lovers, books

We found out today that our account was hit by a check that we never issued, it was being sent to "Mazumah" however I never sent it. It appears to be related to GreenZap, if you are a member of this company you may want to CANCEL/CLOSE that account NOW. I'm not kidding, in 2005 I signed up with them and totally forgot about them, supposibly they were going to be better than paypal.

Not the case

Report: Mazumah - Greenzap - Mipayment - Damon Westmoreland

It seems that they try to see if you notice, the first check seems to be for $19.95 and the following for the same amount. If you don't catch it or just ignore it they'll try the following month. At that point they try to double the amount. Yes, I'm writing this as I find out info.

An email that appears with the name support@mipayment.biz

Mazumah - GreenZap Illegal Unauthorized Withdrawl of Funds from Personal Checking Account Never Heard of This Company Internet

Okay I've spotted a pattern, they are some how going in order. See my check number was 1024 and it hit my acct on the 21st. there was another lady (Peggy) in Alabama who was check number 1020 and it was hit on the 17th. See the pattern? There would've been three other people between us, maybe they don't even know yet.

Is there any way one of you may be able to offer me advice, or maybe explain how to research this company for emails, addresses, phone numbers, etc? Please help and don't say don't give out info, I figured that one.

Here is some advice I found: What do do

Labels: cash fraud, check cashing, check fraud, greenzap, mazumah, mazumh, ripoff, Scam, scam alert

Every child loves to learn a few magic tricks here and there. I mean what better way to impress your friends then to make juice disappear from a cup or multiply bunnies. Right? It's all fun. When I got to review, Marshall Brodien's Magic Show from Cadaco we were very excited. SoccerBoy has always tried learning magic from the books at the library or a few sites on the internet. But to get this HUGE box of nothing but magic tricks, he was extremely excited.

But I have a confession to make, I too was impressed, in fact I opened it up first and learned a few tricks before they got home. Hey, mommy is never cool so I just had to show them I knew magic. I tried doing a few of the tricks but couldn't figure them out, course I emptied the whole box and found the 100 tricks book and learned them right away. It was a lot of fun, I was able to show the kids I could make two bunnies become a family of five. They wanted to try but weren't sure how and couldn't do it. I told them I wanted to try a few more before they did it.

Tip: for those of you that don't do well reading books, the dvd is actually very easy to learn from. Watch as Marshall Brodien shows you magic tricks and then the secret to how to do them.

See, us "old dogs" can learn new tricks. I even made a penny become a dollar in change. That was fun, especially the look in their eyes...except of course when they heard the ice cream truck and I didn't have money. "Mom, just throw a few pennies in the box and you will." Yeah, talk about it biting me. I know a few magic tricks but not that many.

My kids took over around 15 minutes of me doing a few tricks on them and letting them try it without the book for a while. We played a lot with it. They loved sliding boxes into the long rectangle and having mommy make more than one come out, or making them disappear.

Before you think this is just for older kids, even BabyGirl, age 4, was able to do these. (The site does state 7+)So if I really had to put an age on it I'd say 4+ of course they'd need a parent to read them the "How to" part of it but they can do it. Her favorite trick is the cups and balls, this is where balls mysteriously disappear and reappear under the cups.

As for the other two: SoccerBoy LOVES the deck of cards and their tricks, not to mention he loves playing cards even without magic tricks. But he loves to bring those Aces to the top of the deck. BalletGirl loves the long rectangle and boxes, can't say that I blame her though..it's one of my favorites.

Inside our box was:
The Jail escape, magic mystery deck, block through wand, cups&balls, multiplying bunnies, production box (makes money), disappearing juice, the wand (of course), plastic thumb, a few colored blocks, ink tab, curved strip, crazy coin maker, bunnies (fake of course), dvd, Book of tricks, etc.

As you can see there is a lot of fun items to play with, however even the box has a few things to teach you. There's a "Did You Know" side, ie, "age 17, Marshall Brodien had performed 20 shows...." I had no clue. So, if you have a child that has expressed an interest in magic, this is the kit to get him/her. We loved this box, actually we are still having fun with it as I type this.

There are all types of magic kits to choose from, there's the Spectacular Magic Hat™, the Beginner's hat, 100 Trick Ultimate Magic Suitcase with Performance Table and many more. Cadaco isn't just a magic shop though, it has fun crafts and games for your family as well. (look for more reviews in the future) Remember, Christmas is just around the corner.

Labels: Cadaco, magic, Magic Show, Marshall Brodien, product reviews, toy review

Are you ready for Halloween? This is a past picture but I thought I'd remind some of ya'll. Oh and I'll be reviewing some really neat Tutu's at the beginning of October.



For more Wordless Wednesday participants please visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

Labels: halloween, halloween costumes, wordless wednesday

The list is short today as my computer is EXTREMELY slow and keeps booting me. As always, let me know if you win something so I can post it and link back to you.

If you have a giveaway shout it here, drop me a comment or email. If you want me to throw a giveaway for you drop me an email.

homemom3@gmail.com

GIVEAWAYS:

First, I'm going to list my giveaway, so don't forget to stop by to win a
Chicco Stroller.

Anton over at Halloween blog is having a photo spell contest. Simply take pictures of letters or things that look like letters to spell out the word Halloween.

Bloggy Giveaways:
2 winners will get peas and carrots
You can now win your very own organizing bag from The Lazy Organizer
5 winners will receive Casting Crowns CD

Char is having another giveaway and this time it is for a $45 GC to Design Her Gals.

Mamanista is having a Stylishly Spooky Costume Contest for Bogies and Ghouls. You can win $50 to HalfPriceCostumes.com.

The ladies over at Pinks and Blues has made up a Halloween Guide blog to for 2007, hurry on over to enter their Pinks & BOOs Halloween GIVEAWAY , it’s valued over $200 in prizes.

But don‘t forget to hop on over to their Mama Loves Giveaways blog and enter to win a $50GC to In the Pink Designs

Camy‘s Loft has two giveaways going on A Valley of Betrayal! and The Dowry Bride.

Over at Enter Now!! They’ve got a giveaway going on until Oct 1, but you don’t get to know what the prize is until then. Enter the mysterious giveaway.

5Minutes for Mom is always having giveaways, here are their latest:
Dyson Pink. I really want this.

Ya’ll know they love to give out books after their review so here is your chance to win Just Jane by Nancy Moser and one for your kids, it‘s the Professor Pocket. Professor Pocket is there to help your kids speak Spanish. It sounds like the perfect thing for my 2nd grader.

Just released, 5 minutes for Mom is having a WD Passport Portable Hard Drive Giveaway

Trinity over at Rooms of My Heart is giving away some pretty rattan bags. This is the celebration of their wedding anniversary and son's bday. If I won I think I'd go with the two little purses as my daughters are sure to try to snag them from me.

So a Blonde Walks Into a Review has two giveaways going on, the first one is a Skimbaco Giveaway. If you don’t know much about Skimbaco you should head over and check out their items. The winner will get $100 to the site. How’s that for a shopping spree?

Mom Finds is having their Win it Wednesday giveaways, this week you can win the Tiny Love Tropic Isle Activity Mat.

The second giveaway is Beacon Street Girls, which are very much like Sweet Valley High, except for this generation.

The Opinionated Parent
blankie buddy from Kohlr baby
A Crocheted Bloomin’ Baby Hat"

Babble is having a giveaway and you can win Knocked Up, I know I’ve been waiting to see this movie.

Celebrity-Babies is giving away a copy of Tony Bennett Sings The Ultimate American Songbook, Vol. 1

Crunchy Domestic Goddess is helping you go green and offering a Green lunch kits for back-to-school and a contest where you can win Reusable Bags made by ACME Bags.

Win a 1 year supply of EBeanstalk from Cool Mom Picks. Answer the question and email them the answer to qualify. Good luck!

Engadget is giving you a chance to walk away with the Halo 3 and I know you want it. It’s a huge package to win, you don’t just get Halo 3, you get an xbox as well, plus many more items. Hurry over to sign up. Ends Oct 2.

You can double your chances at winning the Fab stuff by entering Xbox Fan boy contest. Ultimate Halo 3 giveaway. Hurry on over contest ends September 28th.

Comics 2 Film is giving away a copy of Josie and the Pussy Cats series. Do you remember them growing up? I use to watch every cartoon, kind of sad not to see it anymore. Yes, I was a HUGE Archie fan.

The Celebrity Café has a ton of giveaways going on but I’ll name a few here:
20 DVDs but you must tell them where you saw a celebrity. No, it can’t be in a magazine, news, etc. Man and I wanted to enter this one.

Mary Kay Giveaway, I love this stuff so I’m definitely signing up. The winner gets Mary Kay Limited Edition Color Fusion Eye Color Quad & Lip Color Duo

3 winners will receive Stephanie Daley

Writer Mama giveaway and today you can win a copy of The Renegade Writer.

Table 4 Five is giving away Little Einstein’s and Mickey Mouse DVD.. This is the Halloween Mickey Mouse one, I know my kids would love it.

I thought I’d end today’s list with a huge from from Parent Product Reviews, which is fairly new (this month) so be sure to read them all as well as sign up:
Monster Baby Giveaway- In this package someone will get one A Chicco ct0.1 Stroller, a $25 GC to The Warm Biscuit Bedding and a sling tote by Fleurville. If you thought that was some nice loot wait to ya see the other giveaways.

Ya’ll have been seeing this one every where and now you can try winning Rocket‘s Firebird Rescue and The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse “Mickey’s Treat” here.

Or maybe you’d like the Disney Princess Movie" and Mickey’s Treat.

10 coupons for free boxes of Fizzix, my kids loved it yours probably will too. I’m signing up, they want to try a few other flavors.

If you have a baby you always need diapers, so Parent Product Reviews wants you to get a 2 month supply of Luvs.

Oh I’ve always loved clogs, too bad no one ever bought me any growing up, instead they all got me bellbottoms as a gag gift. Gag was on them….I loved them. So I just heard that there is a Clog Giveaway at Emoms. I’m dashing off to sign up.

Have a GREAT week!

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Well after today and all the things that happened I can totally dream of Orlando vacation rental. Hey, anything to get me away from this block, snakes that go slithering across sidewalks as ya walk or the constant rain. Course I hear Orlando has been having a lot of rain lately. But imagine relaxing on the beaches, hanging out at the theme parks or just kicking back in your rental. Don't forget there is always a pool nearby. You can choose between pool homes, condos, or town houses. Hurry though before they are all booked.

Labels: book giveaway, Chicco Stroller Giveaway, DVD giveaway, gc giveaway, september giveaways, toy giveaway

Oh one more week to go and I'd be soda free for one month. Can ya'll believe it? I have found drinks I like and drinks that I wish I never tried. But I am learning how to not order those precious drinks, course I'm becoming hooked on others.

How are those of you that decided to try this after I posted? What are the things that make it tough on you? For me it is the days I get really stressed and begin to get the shakes. But believe it or not, since I stopped drinking soda I haven't had the shakes. This is amazing and I LOVE it.

Labels: no soda, soda

Don't forget to sign up for my Homemom3: Chicco Stroller Giveaway.

Sign the linky and leave a comment about your stroller experience.
Post about my giveaway on your blog.

Extra entry if you stumble or something that post.

Labels: Chicco Stroller Giveaway, homemom3, stroller giveaway

Online Halloween Costume Contest

I know ya'll love my giveaways and this isn't really a giveaway but it is a contest where you can win some amazing prizes. All ya got to do is sign up, draw or post a picture of yourself in a halloween costume for review. Read all of the rules here.

Of course I know ya'll are all for the prizes so here it is: $100 credit to Star Costumes, 2 three day passes and $1000 for travel & lodging.

Halloween has always been my favorite time of year, I mean you get to go around in some cute, scary, sexy or just plain stupid costumes for an entire day and not get in trouble. You can wear things that you'd never wear in front of your friends and it is okay. Last year I actually painted my belly (remember I was pregnant) into a giant eyeball. The year before I was a She-Devil and boy I loved that one. As you can see there isn't a year that I haven't dressed up...well maybe this one but that's all due to not knowing what our future holds. My husband always dresses up as a pirate or anything in gothic. What will you dress up this year as?


Are you like us? Do you like to dress up for Halloween or have a favorite costume idea in mind? Take a picture of it or find an old one and submit it to the site. Don't have one? That's okay draw it.

This is a sponsored post.

Labels: costumes, halloween

I know this'll sound crazy but I've asked before. I'm on the search for a stuffed frog wearing a jester's outfit. If you know of a company that has one please let me know. The frog I have in mind would be one with long legs. Thank ya'll so much.

Yes, I love frogs, so much I had a tattoo of a frog wearing a jester's outfit put on my back.

Labels: frog, jester's outfit, stuffed animals

I'm going a little stir crazy, all week it's done nothing but rain and while I LOVE the rain I also get bronchitis at the littlest drop that comes on me. Anyone go through this? As a child I could play in it but not since I've been on the east coast. Don't tell me it's age, I know I'm old. lol

Today we had my FIL come visit, it was a HOT day...muggy actually but perfect for kids to play outside in. Wouldn't you know we all went inside to chill out and within 30 minutes the sky went dark, and it is now POURING down on us. Thanks to some review products I got in the mail today (which I"ll post later, not today) they've been dancing and singing for the last half hour.

The computer seems to work more... wonder if everyone quit using radio near me? haha, I still don't believe that.

As for the kids, they are all doing great. SoccerBoy is making all A's on his spelling tests, which is a HUGE improvement if you remember the last few years. BalletGirl actually got selected to be in the drama team at school and will be in a play in December. BabyGirl lost a tooth and is excited about preschool. Little A is at the point of wanting to crawl all over the floor, but due to having a tile floor he cannot. I do have good news I'll post on that later.

Well thought I'd catch ya'll up on life. Dont' forget to enter my stroller giveaway.

Labels: kids, pouring, raining, school, stroller giveaway

Have you heard of the rookie challenge? If not you may want to head over and sign up. Every week there is a winner and the winner gets US$ 1000.00 from MyWallSt.net. Chances are if you are reading my blog you could use a little cash, heck I think anyone would take $1000 in cash. Am I right?

I bet your ears are perked now and there's a good reason, 1000 of them actually. So if I've got you hooked why don't you head on over and read the rules. Before you ask I am no fool and have already signed up. Imagine all the diapers that would buy..not to mention toys, books, wipes, stroller, playpen. Oh ya'll get okay I'll stop now.

Now if you are really interested you can register for the rookie challenge and get a free hat out of the deal and a chance at the money. You might be asked some personal info like if you've invested, I never have so I passed all that but I did need to put my address down.

How do you win? Build a profile page and get the highest percentage in that week. Simple right? Well it should be if you know plenty of bloggers or family and friends to visit you. Of course I'm elizajane202 on there.

I recently reviewed Noah's Pals from Noahspals.com, these are handpainted animals that are perfect for collecting. Not only that but these animals will get your children to use their minds instead of pushing buttons, let your child actually get creative. That's right, no batteries, no buttons, it's all imagination.

Inside each package is one set of that animal (each seperately wrapped) along with their own ID card. The ID card states their name, height, Edition number, length, weight, where they can be found and/or type of enviroment as well as what family they are in and their paw print.

We got a set of Cows, Llamas, Deer, Dogs and Noah (with Derek & Delilah)
The Cow card states Holstein, the names of these two cows are Clayton & Carol and they live in the grassland. To learn more about these cows you'd have to order them, I'm not telling all their secrets. One thing that I loved was that the neither cow looked the same in markings which is perfect with a regular cow since they don't either.

Besides being a sturdy, homemade toy, this collection is a great eduational tool to teach your children about animals, geography, types of land, etc. Another bonus is each one looks realistic, which is hard to find in a lot of toy stores.

There were a few things that need to be watched:

The age recommendation is for 3 year olds and up, but due to a few items I think it should be raised to 5. Unfortunately for us Carol (the Cow) lost one of her ears when she fell off the couch and onto the tile floor. This is a warning, as I haven't seen this posted anywhere else so it could've just been a fluke thing. I did tell Steve and Janet and they thanked me and told me they would definitely look into it so it didn't happen again.

Some of these are NOT for young kids, as they do have sharp pieces and the doves that come with Noah (Derek and Delilah) are really tiny which can pose as a choking hazard.

On a more positive note: If you collect all 40 animals Caboodle! will send you surprise. But don't think you can find these in just any store, these are only available online, ebay or in gift shops...which makes the collecting even more fun. The first 40 will earn you a Dodo bird, and every time you collect items you earn points that you can later cash in for prizes.

Oh and they pay for ALL shipping and handling and I know ya'll LOVE that feature. My daughter already has a list of the next animals she wants...elephants (her favorite animal), giraffe, chimpanzee, she also stated pigs but I don't think they have that one yet.

Collect yourself some Noah's Pals, you've got endangered, vulnerable or common pals.

Labels: ark, noahspals

Ya'll have probably noticed all my giveaway listings this month, "Chicco is doing a 30 strollers in 30 days giveaway" for the month of September. All you need to do is fill out a little survey. Just this past Thursday Giveaway list had several bloggers listed on it that were announcing Chicco's 30 strollers in 30 days giveaway. So, I guess it shouldn't surprise you that I'm going to give you a bit more information on it.



First- This contest has been going on since September 1 and will end September 30, make sure you get your chance to win a Chicco Stroller. I know ya'll LOVE to win things and I thought ya'll would like to double your chances (cause I know many of you have been signing up through the other blogs I listed).

Head on over to Chicco.com contest page and enter. Just fill out the little survey and wait, if you win you'll be getting a Ct 0.1 stroller. Chicco is an Italian company that produces high quality, safe, and stylish products, and the Ct 0.1 is a premier stroller in their line. So you're not getting a piece of junk or an old used stroller, it's actually worth $279. Now remember duplicate entries will be deleted, so don't ruin your chances. Only enter once! It's 100% free, no strings attached.

Homemom3's Chicco Stroller Giveaway Rules:

I said you could double your chances and this is how you can win a Chicco CT0.1 stroller from Homemom3.

1. Sign Mr.Linky & leave a comment (because sometimes Mr.Linky doesn't work) about funny, sad, oops moments, etc stories about your stroller.

ie, We got a stroller that has a wheel pop off at the worst of times. Another could be about the time you had to walk home and it poured down on you, only to have someone offer you a ride home and after you got everyone in their van ya'll realized that there was no room in it for the stroller. hehe yes both have happened to me. Or maybe you don't have one and you really need one.

2. Write about my giveaway using this link. Don't forget to email me (homemom3@gmail.com) to tell me you've done this.

#1 & 2 must both be done to qualify.

3. Extra entry for those that stumble, digg or something like that to this post. Send me and email at homemom3@gmail.com to let me know what you've done.

4. One more way to earn an extra entry is to post a link to my sponsor, Chicco in your post.

Entries will be accepted until Friday, September 28, at noon, EST. I'll post the winner by 5p.m. EST. This gives ya'll one week and it'll be listed on both my Tues & Thursday giveaways as a reminder. This is open to the 50 United States and District of Columbia.

Labels: august giveaways, Chicco stroller, Chicco Stroller Giveaway, double jogging stroller, stroller giveaways

Char over at Casual Keystrokes wants to know if you've ever won in a giveaway or hosted one. What are your secrets? Feel free to post them here too. BTW- I'll be announcing one on my site tonight.

Don't forget to stop by Matthew's BlogAboutYourBlog and he wants to know about contests too.

Movie talk: Anyone rent movies lately? Go to a new movie? Let me know what's out there and what you thought of it. I recently went to see Stardust and loved it. Rented "Lucky You" and thought they could've done better.

Please add your link so I can visit your site over the weekend. I love to know who visits my site and mybloglog only lists the last 5.

Labels: comment friday, contests, fun friday, giveaways, movies

The list is short today as my computer is EXTREMELY slow and keeps booting me. As always, let me know if you win something so I can post it and link back to you.

If you have a giveaway shout it here, drop me a comment or email. If you want me to throw a giveaway for you drop me an email.

homemom3@gmail.com

GIVEAWAYS:
Don't forget to visit Camy's Loft or The Opinionated Parent, they always have giveaways going on.

Titus 2 hearts is giving away the book The Proposal by Lori Wick.

The Tea Guy Speaks is giving away All the Tea in China today. Hurry over and drop him an email.

BankaHolic is giving away 5 copies of Credit Arbitrage: How To Take Advantage of the People Who Are Trying To Take Advantage of You

Two Moms in a Blog have a Halloween costume giveaway at their site as well as a birthday party giveaway.

Dreawd2 is giving away a hug a bug baby wrap from HugaBugBaby.

Laura isn't just listing giveaways today, she's actually giving away Real Women Scrapbook book.

Dvintage is giving away a copy of The Reincarnationist by MJ Rose, read her review first before signing up.

Bella Sugar is giving away Philosophy Hope in a Jar.

Wedding Bee is giving away 25 PosePrints

Greasy Guide is giving away a few copies of Rick Ross.

There are a ton of Chicco Stroller giveaways this week:
Wondermom
StylishMoms
5minutes4mom
Living On the Edge
Playing the Game
The Mom Blogs
Jason N Caryn
Because I Must
Seattle Mom Blogs

Sk*rt is getting into the action too, but in order to win a Chicco Stroller you must write under the theme “Real Parenting” and link back to the post.

DVDs
Buddy TV is giving away Bones season 2.
Simply Scripts is giving away one copy of Masters of Horror.
DRAGON HEAT

Hopefully the internet starts working right again.

Labels: book giveaways, chicco giveaways, dvd giveaways, stroller giveaways

Ya'll know I watch movies as much as I can, especially with the $1.49 per movie machine down the street from my house. Well every Tuesday all the new ones go in the machine, so yesterday I decided to hop over there before picking up BabyGirl...don't worry I wasn't late.



There were three new movies and none were taken yet, Lucky You, We Are Marshall and The Condemned. Honestly none of them seemed to be something I wanted to watch, but I did remember wanting to see it when it first came out. I got all three as I knew my hubby would want to watch the other two. Lucy You looked like a poker one, which is a favorite of his and The Condemned looked like a war movie. I haven't seen previews for those two so I was going off the cover. Once they popped off I grabbed a Fuze someone told me to try (blogging) and went to pick up the little one.

About 30 minutes later the hubby came home for his lunch. He brought me home a surprise. "Guess what, I got you some movies." He said smiling like a canary. I smirked, realizing what three they probably were and asked which ones.

He named off the same ones I had just got. hehe. Yep we bought each other the same three movies (rented.) He told me The Condemned look like a thriller/horror, Lucky You had a chick in it he thought I liked and he remembered me wanting to see Marshall.

Well at least we were thinking along the same lines, too bad the machine doesn't give refunds for renting the same movie.

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If you've ever needed a lawyer then you could probably relate to the following. Finding a lawyer is easy but finding the right one can be tricky. Am I right? Well in New York you can now find a New York personal injury lawyer through Oshman Law. They've got all types of personal injury lawyers. Injured your back during the job, knee, eye, neck, burn, etc. You name it and they probably cover it. Stop thumbing through the yellow pages and get on that phone. No one hates to suffer, get the help you need to day and the compensation you deserve.

Labels: Lucky You, movies, The Condemned, We are Marshall

I thought these would be perfect for Halloween coming up. Just look at the work this spider did. We walk by this every morning and BabyGirl gets so angry at the kids trying to break Charlotte's Web.



For more Wordless Wednesday participants please visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

Labels: spider web, wordless wednesday

I was asked if I'd like to review dog tags and jumped at the chance. No, not because I have a dog but because I actually thought they were dog tags like they use in the military but for kids. When I did discover what they were I decided we'd try them anyways.

With these dog tags you do the whole name and address and get to pick a design that goes on the side. I picked what was already there and decided on the green since it would go to BalletGirl and that is her FAVORITE color. I had her name, address and phone number on it and decided it would go to something that belongs to her.

It's a smooth, green dog tag with the information on top. It's not indented, I know some are. With our tags we got a chain like you get with marine dog tags, but ours wouldn't snap together so daddy went and bought her a new one. She's very excited.
This is the picture of it on her backpack. See parents you can make sure it comes back to ya if they forget it in the cafeteria. Another thought was letting her wear it as a necklace but she liked it on her backpack better. What do you think? WHile it may be for dogs you can use it to label your child's things or first week of school to wear in case they get on the wrong bus.

Labels: dog tags

I just saw that amazon now has an amazonunbox. But how do you put them in your sidebar, does anyone know? I like some of these movies, but not all of them. What movies have you seen lately? There is a reason I ask that, watch my posts today for a laugh.

Labels: Amazon, amazonunbox movies

I won two things this past week. one was the Hanes Giveaway over at Mamalovesgiveaways and the other is a one year subscription to OneTrueMedia from the Signing Times Giveaway over at MytwoAdoptedBoys.

Have you won anything? Oh, I also noticed that From Dates to Diapers also won in the Hanes giveaway, she is another blog that posts giveaways.

Remember if you have a giveaway and it isn't listed below let me know in comments or drop me an email. If you have a product I will gladly host the giveaway on this blog for you.

homemom3@gmail.com

Giveaway:

Marcie over at Discussing Autism is giving away a spinning board from the Thereapy Shoppe. Don't forget to visit the shoppe as it has a ton of items.

Petroville is having their, "Worst School Picture of 2007." Come on this should be fun, I mean we all know we make them look great the day of pictures but that isn't always how they end up looking when picture taking comes. Right? Winner gets $15 itune gift card.

Every week Tom Green Watch gives away a t-shirt, this week they are giving away a frog shirt. Answer the question to win.

Blonde Reviews has just reviewed On Borrowed Wings by Chandra Prasad and she's also giving away a copy.

Mama Speaks is giving out a pink or camo hat if you can answer this question correctly: What are the names of the parents behind Little Fit along with your hat choice? Giveaway ends tonight. Hurry!

Bella Sugar has a giveaway every Tuesday and today it is for Kinerase Intensive Eye Cream.

Don't forget to stop by The Writer Mama every day in the month of September to win something fabulous.

Baby Tool Kit is giving away ScreamFree Parenting book every Tuesday. Hurry over to sign up.

I should probably keep this one quiet since hubby would have a COW if I won him any anime, but I'll be fair. Head over and enter to win The Conqueror of Shambala Special Edition. Check out the other entries while you are at Anime Fans Online.

Mums the Wurd is giving away See Kai Run shoes but in order to win you must email the answer to this question...What month and year did See Kai Run shoes start arriving in specialty boutiques?

Win a nursing gown by Boob. Don't forget to stop by and see what all they have there. Oh and she's always got a giveaway to win a Learning Tower and Playhouse Kit. You know your little girl would love it, and boys too.

Ya'll know i've been wanting an ipod after learning about what was one from my 10 year old son, well over at It's Write Now is giving a red one away. Head over to their contest post and enter.

Do you have a child that has the occasional accident in bed? If you do head on over to Adventures in Babywearing and try to win a Protect-A-Bed bedding protectors for all the beds in your house, donated by www.protectabed.com.

Watching Showtime is giving away a CD soundtrack of Dexter, which comes out in a few weeks.

Mama Loves Giveaways wants you to win a NERF PEYTON MANNING PRO GRIP Football! My son really wants this too, so looks like I'm headed over to sign up.

Rocks in my Dryer is always having Giveaways check out the posts below to see if any are things you'd like to win:
Girly Girl Bowtique
Easy Spirit
I Hemstitch
Team Mascot

Tara over at Never a Dull Moment is celebrating her 200th post and having a giveaway. Enter to win the prize pack, it has things like chocolate Aspen leaves, "Colorful Colorado" coloring book, Big Horn Sheep Doodles, etc.

The Mommy Spot is giving away a copy of ScreamFree Parenting.

Labels: book giveaways, september giveaways, toy giveaway

No, I'm not sure how much, but the neighbor told me yesterday afternoon that they chased someone away from my house the night before. Here is the scenario, tell me how you would feel.


One person stood on my back porch for several minutes looking in my home. Another person kept looking into the living room window and then would sit on my front porch, kind of antsy. The third person, yes there were three men doing this, stood in the drive. I'm guessing he was the look out. Each one wore all black. Were they waiting for someone? Were they there to break-in, were they waiting for everyone to go to bed and that's why they kept looking in, or did they think that my hubby happened to be in Iraq? We will never know, my neighbor realized no one (as in any of us) had opened the door and something was up so he went outside. When he came outside all three booked it. I'm guessing they weren't there to talk with any of us.

This all took place some time after 10 p.m., of course this was another night I went to bed early...figures right. But maybe it was a good thing. No, I didn't get much sleep last night as I kept picturing someone coming in....well not just one someone but three.

Labels: breakin, peepers, robbery

Well, I've made it on the quest not to drink soda. I must admit it is very hard, especially if you are eating out and are waiting for that refill on tea and it never comes. But the hubby's soda keeps breaking those bubbles in front of you. It looked so good but I didn't cave. So folks I've made it two weeks. Don't worry I'll stop telling ya'll once I hit a month.

I've noticed I have more energy though, that or I'm imagining it. I did try two new drinks....well new to me.

Vitamin Water and Fruit2o

Have you tried them? Vitamin water I like the red ones, one had apple with something and the other dragonfruit. The Fruit2o will take some getting use to (strawberry), but I'm going to stick with them. Yes, I still drink my Lava Lizard, SOBE drinks, but I would eventually like to get off all the sugar drinks and feel this would be the best way to do it.

Anyone know of any other drinks that would be good. No AIDS as I don't drink them...lemonade, koolaid, etc.

Labels: fruit2o, vitamin water, water

I have to admit, this time around I actually didn't get our newborn a rattle. Well, the truth is all those plastic rattles tend to break or stop rattling after a while. But a few weeks ago I got two rattles in the mail from LaLa Natural, one was made of wood while the other was more of a washcloth. They make rattles you can feel safe about giving to your child.


SAGE CREEK - Natural Wooden Mini Rattle, does make a lot of noise that will interest your infant. I love the fact he can put his mouth over it without worrying about splinters or lead paint. But I do worry about him hitting himself in the head. He likes to swing things around a lot. It's a very beautiful wooden rattle.

He loves putting his fingers through the bars and holding on to it. This rattle is easy for him to hold, which makes less crying because I don't have to pick it up constantly. The first time SoccerBoy saw his younger brother with the rattle he got upset, "Mom, he's going to get splinters." Yes, he's very protective, but I made him feel all over it and he saw how the maple had made it so there would be nothing to hurt his little brother with. This one definitely made Big Brother's list of high fives.

The "KEPTIN Jr's Sweet Rattle", a rag doll rattle is my favorite, I think it is suppose to resemble a puppy with long ears. That's what I think it looks like anyways, this is Little A's favorite rattle out of the two. Your baby can suck on any part of this rattle with no fear. My son loves the knots as he is constantly teething, which ya'll already know. The rattle is much quieter than the wooden one, but it is so cute.


Don't you think he looks cute? Before worrying about the price these are actually in the lower price range. I remember when my first son was born everything "natural" was always expensive, but LaLaNatural makes sure they keep their prices low. This would make the perfect gift for a newborn or someone expecting. There are a lot of different items to choose from at LaLaNatural which include organic cloth diapers, rattles and more. Check them out to see if there is anything that'll make your list.

Labels: baby rattles, natural toys, product reviews, rattles, wooden rattles, wooden toys

Char over at Casual Keystrokes would like you to Caption the cat and don't forget to tell her hi.

Matthew at Blog About Your Blog wants to know what you are blogging about lately. Hmmm, I like that one.

Don't forget to leave your name below so I can visit you over the weekend.

BTW- What are you doing this weekend? We are going to hang out at the Back-2-school fair. Stick around, a review will be up later today.

Labels: blogaboutyourblog, blogs, casual friday, casual keystrokes, fair

I bet ya'll thought that my Thursday Thirteen was the giveaway listing didn't ya? Well I had so many people email me about their giveaways that I just had to post this one too.

Any winners out there? Hmmm? No? Oh okay, well remember I always want to post them, so let me know.

If you have a giveaway just drop me a line or a comment and you'll be added, if you have a product and would like to have a giveaway (great exposure)just drop me an email at homemom3@gmail.com

GIVEAWAYS:

Looking to spice up your bedroom? Hop on over and win $50 GC to Lala Lingerie.

Char over at CasualKeystrokes is having a giveaway, you can win a $25 GC to Julie & Ivy from American Girl Store. They've got a really cute outfit for Emily Rose.

ArsGeek is back with another giveaway, this time they are giving away 4 copies of the new game, Manhattan.

5 MInutes for Mom is giving away a Rocketfish, a wireless keyboard for those that don't know.

DC Metro Moms are giving away 5 winners will get Whole World & CD.

Boston Mamas is giving away a Get Clean Starter Kit.

The Edgy Inspirational Author is always giving away books, check out her giveaways.

One lucky reader will win $50 GC to Madie Jane.

Design Mom is giving away 10 copies of Lonely Moose.

Mums the Word has her own contest page and currently has a few going on.



$100 gift certificate to Natural Pod's online
$150 e-certificate to Zutano
MomSpit Tag Team set

Kailani has reviewed Little Black Book of Style and is now giving away a copy. Head on over for your chance to win.

DVintage is having a blog tour and is giving away one copy of Reincarnationist by MJ Rose.

Tortoise Lessons is giving away a copy of An Abundance of Katherines for their Pay It Forward Exchange.

Fantasy Book Critic Death's head. Don't forget to scroll around and find the other giveaways on this site.

Benjo Books is giving away One More Sunrise

Stock Trading To Go is giving away Suri Duddella’s new book, Trade Chart Patterns Like the Pros

Moms Turn wants to give 5 prizes, a quilt and four sets of notecards.

Labels: book giveaways, giveaways

Ya'll seemed to like the giveaway listing I had before so I'm bringing something like it to ya once again.

1 I listed a 50+ giveaways on Tuesday, head on over and enter to win some giveaways.

2 Bloggy Contests, when she isn't listing her own giveaways (which are awesome) she's linking to others. Check them out.

3 Bloggy Giveaways, Shannon always has something neat to giveaway. Currently she has a list of items in her sidebar. Head over and check them out.

4 From Dates to Diapers has a giveaway and if you scroll down she lists others as well.

5 Mama Loves Giveaways, which is also the Pinks and Blues Blog

6 5 Minutes for Mom which always has something neat to giveaway every week.

7 Laura Williams Musings has giveaway listings every day.

8 Contest Frenzy, a column that always has giveaways and don't forget to visit her other giveaways here.

9 Island Review and she currently has a giveaway on the site of her own.

10 Camy's Loft is always reviewing or interviewing authors and then giving away their books and if you sign up for her yahoogroup you can win some additional prizes, ie ipod. If ya sign up leave a message that I sent ya. (Homemom3)

11 Cool Mom Picks out things that you may never have seen before, but they are COOL.

12 The Opinionate Parent gives away items after most reviews.

13 Mums The Wurd has a whole listing of different giveaways that are out there, including a few of their own.

Labels: 13 Thursday, contests, giveaways, prizes, Thursday 13, Thursday Thirteen

Let's all head on over and wish Angie Conn a Happy Birthday!

I've been reading Garry Conn since the first Technorati train (feb/march) and started reading his wife's blog, Angie Conn about a month or two ago. Anyways, Garry bought his wife a VERY nice gift and would like people to come over and wish her a Happy Day.

Labels: Angie Conn

Ya'll know every week I rent movies, so here is what I rented today. :) I'll let ya know if any are good. But if you've seen them please speak up in the comments.


Abe and Bruno - This is for the kids, BabyGirl begged me for it. No clue what it is about, but the cover showed a giant gorilla, three kids on bikes and the woods behind them. I'm very curious about this one. Any reviews of it?


The Tomb - (mine as are the rest) The cover showed a woman in a tomb/coffin. Eeeek! The back (in my own words) A group of people captured by a puppetmaster wake up in a tomb. Some are fatally wounded and others aren't so much, those that survive will learn quickly that only one is meant to actually live.

Of course since the new Fall Season is coming on tv and I happen to blog over at TV Bender. So I just had to get these.

House, M.D. Season Three Disc 3 Ya gotta love this guy.



(I got hooked on it since the Season 3) lol. After seeing the crash with Marissa and Ryan at the end of Season 3 I just have to watch this one to see where it left off.

Labels: movie rentals, movies

Honestly I normally don't listen to self-help tapes, but I was sent a life coach CD by Clay Nelson last month. Now I had to wait a while to actually listen to it because the kids dumped my speakers too many times and .... well let's just say they needed replaced. No longer could I stick my finger inside the tiny speaker to get it to come back on. (yes I know dangerous)

The CD was actually very inspiring and entertaining, it wasn't dry like a lot of self-help tapes. Clay had me laughing at the very beginning.

It's a 3 CD Disc set which cover:
1 Creating Your Purpose
2 How to Let Fear Serve You
3 Commitment

1 In this he will tell you what his mission statement is and how it helps him. He will then walk you through how to make your own and before you try, remember you can't choose something you can fix. No, I want to lose weight, quit smoking, read more, etc. Trust me, you'll want to write your own right away. I still haven't been able to find something that is JUST right for me. I think I'm close though.

2 I believe we all deal with these issues in one form or another. Heck, ever been afraid of something so much it prevented you from doing something you wanted. I have, I'm scared of heights, bridges, closed in spaces. I've never been to Emerald Isle because I'm afraid to drive myself over the darn bridge because it is so high and above water. Fear of asking for that raise, like a friend and I learned, all you can do is ask and they can either say yes or no. It's not going to kill you right? So from now on I ask, I don't let that part of the fear stop me. Now if I could get totally over it and drive myself over that bridge. I think that'll take baby steps though.

3 Commitment is a hard one for some, while others find it very easy. But try using commitment when tied to your mission statement.

Wanna get inspired? Tune in to his radio show every Wednesday at 2 p.m. Pacific Time. AM 1290 If you are down in the area, on September 15 he will be having a workshop in the Santa Barbara area. Head on over to his website for further details.

Labels: clay nelson, life coach, self-help

Fire Safety is coming soon and going through my old files I thought this was a beautiful picture. She had a blast that day. (BalletGirl)



For more Wordless Wednesday participants please visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

Labels: fire safety, fire truck, wordless wednesday

Do ya'll ever get addicted to shows? Believe it or not when OC came out I refused to watch it as it just didn't look like something that would appeal to me. Course hubby came back from Iraq and had got addicted to OC the series and had all the DVDs so I watched them...the first two seasons that is. I haven't watched them in over a year now so I was shocked when I saw them in the movie rental and had to grab season three. I'm hooked, I love the guy that created OC. Kind of like a modern version of Saved by the Bell.

Well the same OC creator, Josh Schwartz has created a few new shoes. One is Gossip Girl, where she (the main character) will use her blog to spread gossip. Of course, this is more modern then I could've imagined. I don't even think OC used text messages. hehe. I do love to share my gossip with my readers, so I can see how this could come to play in a new series. I mean with high schoolers using myspace and everything else it is very common. It should be a good series.

Gossip Girl is once again upper class high school girls, but this time instead of the beaches of California they are in New York. It'll deal with all types of teen situations from dating, drinking, sex, smoking, drugs, etc.

Will you be tuning into Gossip Girl on The CW this fall? If you will or are interested it begins September 19, 2007. I know I can't wait for next week to watch all those new shows and of course some old ones.

Are there any shows ya'll are waiting to watch?

Labels: CW, fall shows, Gossip Girl

Many of you have asked me for a button so you can post a link from your site to mine. I had no clue how to make one and Laura from Laura Williams Musings helped me out. I had several email me to offer to help and I thank ya'll for it, Laura actually sent the button right away. :)



So now ya'll can easily pick one up in my sidebar (under my picture). To all those others that asked about my header and banner, feel free to do one. I don't get any of this design stuff.

Labels: blog, blog design, button, homemom3

It seems I may actually post this by 1 p.m. EST today, woo hoo! Oh and I have 50+ giveaways listed, I tried to put them in categories to help some of ya'll out. I'm not sure if anyone won a giveaway in the past week, if ya did drop me an email and I"ll gladly add ya to the list.


Remember if ya got a giveaway that I don't have here just say it in the comments and you'll be added or drop me an email. Got a product that you'd like to giveaway just email me and we can work out the details.

Homemom3@gmail.com

GIVEAWAYS:

Baby:
5 Minutes for Mom is giving away three Gigi Blankies, surf on over and sign up. These are so cute!

Because I must Blog is giving away Chicco Stroller and yes I am signing up. She's got a giveaway and a link to a giveaway, so make sure to check them both out. With her ya might when the Ct 0.1 stroller.

books:
5 Minutes for Moms never misses a week and this week they are giving away two different books, one is Miffy for kids and the other is Informed Consent.

Marie Nicole Ryan is giving away a CD of her books. Hurry on over.

Ya'll knew I couldn't leave Camy out, so head on over to Camy's Loft and enter to win These Boots Weren’t Made for Walking or A Big Apple Christmas!. I must say I think "These Boots Weren't made for Walking looks like my type of book. Don't forget to visit her blog on Wednesday, she's giving another book away tomorrow.

Win a Copy of River of Gods by Ian McDonald.

Remember every day The Writer Mama is giving away a book, today she's giving away certificate for a free one-year subscription to Writer’s Digest Magazine. Yep, I'm running over now and signing up. I haven't got an issue in 6 months because I was buying them all at the store but they took that store outta town. :( Course now you must write about 3 role models in your life.

Good Books Guide is giving away a ton of books. A few of the books are Run by Anne Patchett, The Wit & Wisdom of Discworld and The History of the Hobbit: Mr. Baggins: Part One. If these sound interesting, head on over. But you do have to answer a few fun questions.

Simon Says is giving away a copy of Play Dirty by Sandra Brown.

Book Loons has a ton of contests right now, one of which is You've Been Warned Audiobook by James Patterson.

Romance Books:
Shirley Jump is giving away a copy of THE DEVIL SERVED TORTELLINI. It's a delicious read too.

Madeline Hunter is letting the winner pick a book from her backlist.

Julie Kenner is giving away a signed copy of THE GOOD GHOUL'S GUIDE TO GETTING EVEN.

Jayne Ann Krentz is giving away a signed Advanced Reading Copy of Sizzle and Burn.

Barbara Bretton is giving away two books and a $15 Amazon GC. The two books are: Just Like Heaven and A Wedding in Paris, both of which sound very romantic.

Lucy Monroe is giving away two different Pamper Yourself Packages which includes signed books, Mary Kay Items (which I love), pedicure set, spa set, etc.

Sunny Author is giving away one copy of LUCINDA, DARKLY.

Elizabeth Guest is giving away two books: Night Life and The Golden Raintree.

chicklit books:
Anne Stuart has a lot of giveaway options on this page, check them out.

I just love Jenny Crusie's giveaways and this time it's like a basket giveaway without the basket. You'll get Godiva Chocolates (a woman's bestfriend), a Tea Forte set and a signed copy of one of her books.

5 winners will win a book of their choice from Beth Kindrick or Beth Killian.

teen books:
Harper Teen has a lot of giveaways going on, one is Teen Manners and another is Pretty Little Liars. Hope ya'll win.

Bloomsbury USA is giving away two different books on is The Highest Tide & the other is Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon.

Don't forget to head over to "The Celebrity Cafe" blog and enter to win Dragonology Handbooks, Dragonology, or Dragon's Eye. My son has been wanting these books for over two years, so yes I did sign up.


Fantasy Books:
Kelly Armstrong is giving you two chances to win one of her books. Head on over to see how.

Amy Tolnitch is having a giveaway but the only way to win is to actually read the book in question. Find out what book it is.

kids:
5 Minutes for Mom has a Character Giveaway and if that doesn't suit ya there is always the Itty Bitty bookworm giveaway I posted about last week.

A to Z Kids stuff is offering Putumayo Kids Presents:
Animal Playground CD.

Cool Mom Picks always has something neat to offer up or even review, so head on over and enter to win a pair of Mary Janes.


mom:
Rocks in my Dryer is giving away Ciao Bella.

15 Minute Beauty Fanatic is giving away hair care stuff such as Alterna's TEN Shampoo and TEN Hair Masque, with a value of $115. They made this one fun too.

Girls just love shoes so this purse set is the perfect girl purse giveaway.

From Dates to Diapers, and Beyond is having a Ziggy Stardust Pouch giveaway from Rockin' Baby Sling.


Other:
Jenny & Erin are offering up a giveway and the prize is a $25 GC to Amazon. But you must answer how big a role habits play in your daily life? Do you have habits that are formed intentionally or unconsciously? What approaches have you found succesful in shaping them? For myself I have both types. I have intentionally stopped drinking soda and that is a struggle, but I must remember my goal and tell myself it is healthier, etc.

Mums the Word is giving away a $150 GC for the Back to School Zutano Style giveaway and don't forget to visit Zutano and check out all the things you could buy if you won.

Rocks in my Dryer is also giving away personalized stationary from Loop De Lou.

Island Life is giving away personalized cards by Ballyhoo Creations.

Declutter It is giving away basketful of organizing goodies. This should be fun and an one way to get ya to clean the house right?

The Scented Life is also playing the same game as 15MinuteBeauty Fanatic so hurry over and enter to win one year subscription to Allure Magazine, and a $10 e-gift certificate to Sephora.com. Hurry it's the first person to guess the designer.

Blogs We Luv is having a giveaway where you must sign up to be a member of their mybloglog community.

DVD:
The Celebrity Cafe has a few DVDs to giveaway, I'll list two here. One is Ugly Betty and the other is Georgia Rule.

Obviously ya'll know I LOVE movies, I rent enough of them right? It shouldn't surprise ya then that I am signing up to win which is over at Random Encounters of We.

UPDATE: I knew I'd forget some so here they are:

Mommy's Getaway Blog is giving away 2 B Digital Scrapbooks.
. So make sure ya surf on over and enter you could win:

20 digital scrapbook pages
A music medley
2 color tint pictures
1 background magic picture


Other Blogs that Have Giveaway Listings:
Contest Beat

Have a GREAT week!

Labels: Amazon GC, baby giveaways, book giveaway, book giveaways, cd giveaway, DVD giveaway, gc giveaways, purse giveaway, september giveaways

Every month I list giveaways, for those of you that might have missed one here is the links to every page I have done giveaways on. Browse through them and enter to win something nice. Ya never if you'll win unless ya try.

Giveaways:
September Giveaways - Week 2 (Thursdays)

September Giveaways - Week 3 (Tuesdays)

September Giveaways - Week 2 (Thursdays)

Thursday Thirteen #18 (Giveaway Listings)

September Giveaways - Week 2 (Tuesdays)

September Giveaways - Week 1 (Thursdays)

September Giveaways - Week 1 (Tuesdays)



Here's what some readers are saying about my giveaway listings:

Thank you so much for listing the contests, it's really nice of you and you do a great job. - Mandy Briggs


What companies/blogs are saying:

Just noticed you post giveaways. Love it ! - Stacey (aka Worker mommy)

I saw you listed us! Thanks and please keep listing us! - The Celebrity Cafe

Labels: september contests, september giveaways

I had a bad mommy moment today and have been hesitant to write about it. But I've finally come to the decision that I can't be the only mom that has done this or will ever do this, I'm going to blog it.

Today, I was late picking up my preschooler (BabyGirl). I can't believe I was late, I've never been late. In fact, I'm the type of person that would rather not show up somewhere if I knew I'd even be 5-10 minutes late. So this isn't common for me and I have been hitting myself over the head and in the heart with it ever since.

While both my hubby and Jo have told me it was an accident and can happen to anyone I feel a bit better. But I've hurt as well, feeling bad about what I've done and thinking if I'd paid more attention to the time I wouldn't have been late.

So to you moms out there that have forgot the time and picked your child up late, got a call from the school because you were late or somehow forgot your child somewhere. I know the feeling, the panic when you realize what you've done, the shame you feel when you pick them up and everyone is staring at you and thinking what an awful mom you are and the relief to have her/him in your arms smiling at you and saying can we go home now. Yes, she was not upset, she was happily playing with a toy and eating her Fizzix. Please remember you are not alone and it does happen.

I'm going offline now to relax, it's been a very stressful afternoon.

(that is not my eye, it is a pic I found on google images)

Labels: bad mommy, bad mommy moment, mommy, mommy moment

Well folks I've made it for one week without any soda. Boy has it been hard too. Actually with the support of my husband it hasn't been very hard but when we walk into a store I still have the erge to run and grab myself a Pepsi or a Rootbeer. Currently I'm letting him run into the stores, but he's bringing me out my Lizard drinks. My dad would really laugh at that because as a kid I was always called, "Lizard." Shhhh, no ya'll can't call me that.

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one cutting themselves off, it seems many people try this. (Which I expected) I love my comments and see that others went to drinks like I did. How many of ya'll hate water? This is one thing I've always hated, in fact I dehydrated very easy as a child and young adult. So don't worry I do know the risks and am drinking water as well. I did see many comment on putting lemonade stuff in my water or something. The problem with that....I hate putting any form of powder drink mixes in my drink. I've hated koolaid and anything like it since I was a child.

So see, it can be done. I've went one week without and I'm not stopping now. I'm hoping that I can compeletely go off of soda and drink juices/waters/teas/etc. Would ya'll like to join this challenge?

Labels: lava lizard, lizard drinks, no soda, soda, teacher, water

I recently got my hands on two books published by Cedar Valley Publishing they are:

Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten! & Let's Get Ready for First Grade!

My favorite thing about the book, besides what they teach is the fact that they don't tear...at least not easily if they do. These books have been (to my horror) dropped, slid across the floor, stuck in amazing spots in the car, scratched, spit upon (baby drool), and even sat on. But they are all still in tact. Most books that have been through this much would not. While the First Grade one does have a small dog ear on the front cover that is the only thing wrong with it. Another thing I learned is if you have a wipe off marker your child can write on the pages and it does come off.

Off to the reviews:

BabyGirl loved both books, but her favorite is of course the "Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten! " book. The pages she liked the best were the hand page, which shows the left hand on one page and the right on the other. Each finger is labeled their name and it is very colorful. She also liked to name her body parts so that page was another favorite, but I think this upcoming week we will work more on the Upper Case Letters of the Alphabet page because she didn't know any of them when we went to Preschool Orientation. (she did know the lower case though, most of them)

BalletGirl said that she thought she was too young for the books because they were more for her sister. Keep in mind this little girl was a bit advanced last year in 1st Grade, so she may be right. But her favorite pages from "Let's Get Ready for First Grade! " were: food groups page and the internal organs. However BabyGirl is constantly convincing BalletGirl to read the "Let's read a Story!" page to her.

My review of both books: At the end of each book is a parent page where the author gives parents tips on how much sleep their child should get, or how to help them learn to read, etc. The beginning of each book has a "what your child should know" type of section stating dress themselves, use the toilet, print first name, etc. Ya already know how I felt towards the books themselves but the content inside is invaluable. This is perfect for the homeschool parent or the one that sends their child to school. Oh and the colorful pages will keep your child entertained and going back for more.

You can order the books through CedarValleyPublishing or through Amazon. Each book is $15, but well worth it. It's kind of like purchasing a giant workbook.

P.S. If Stacey or Linda (the authors) are ready this will there be a 2nd grade or a 3rd grade book in the future?

Labels: book review, Cedar Valley Publishing, Lets get Ready for First Grade, Lets get Ready for Kindergarten, review

Char over at Casual Keystrokes is having her weekly Casual Fridays and this time she wants to know what you've got planned for the Fall.

Matthew over at Blog About Your Blog is having his weekly Comment Friday and wants to know what ya think of SEO and if you use it.

Don't forget to visit my giveaway listings this week there are over 40+ between the two. What movies have you rented lately? I watched the first season of Ugly Betty and loved it, can't wait for season 2 to start. I'm now watching Delta Farce and Season 3 of OC. Leave your name in the linky below so I and fellow bloggers can visit you this weekend.

Labels: casual friday, comment friday, fun friday, movie reviews, movies

This week's giveaways for Thursday took some time and I couldn't find as many as I had hoped for. So, here they are:

Remember if you have won something from one of these giveaways please let me know and I'll post your blog/name and the name of the site ya won from on here. If ya have a giveaway let me know and if you'd like me to host a giveaway let me know.

homemom3@gmail.com

Kids:

Every child likes to have their very own computer and Shannon is giving away a Comfy Computer. Take a peek at it and then head on over to ComfyLand and learn more about it.

Mama Loves Giveaways is doing a Hanes Giveaway and there will be 10 winners. I totally want to win this one. I mean who doesn't like Hanes products, ya probably got some on you somewhere. Right? Okay, but your kids do.

Lindie & Frie giveaway. Arent' these dolls cute? My favorite for Little A would be Joey.

My kids love trying on clothes, especially when they aren't plain, now you can win a Bitty Braille t-shirt. This has a word written in english and above it is the word in braille. Isn't that neat?

5 Minutes for Moms is doing a Itty Bitty Bookworm giveaway. This one is loaded with fun things to do with your preschool/kindergartener. I know BabyGirl would LOVE this one.

Books:

Jenny from Jenny up the Hill is giving away one copy of Sushi for One, this is the book from our very own Camy's Loft owner.

Mommy to three is giving away The Meeting of Anni Adams: The Butterfly of Luxembourg in her Pay It Forward book exchange. Don't forget to stop back by on the 31st for Veil of Fire.

Fantasy Hot List is giving away Dreamsongs 2 and the ARC version. Head on over and read the rules to enter, it isn't hard.

Baby:
baby sling. Don't forget to stop by Rockin BabySling and check out all their designs and colors.

Keeping Feet wants to giveaway her Sling from Slinglings. The best part is she has never used it.

Moms and Dads:

Stay At Home Dad, Geek Style is giving away a Stay At Home Dad iMac Give-Away where you will win a 20' Apple Imac. Wow, imagine one of these babies sitting on your desktop instead of that dinosaur ya currently got. Oh is it just me that has one of those. :( Don't forget to stop by SitterCity and check out all their stuff. I must say I do enjoy reading those dad blogs and this one is one of the many that I do come back to read. Swing through his recent entries and learn about his life with his little girl and exactly what makes him laugh. Or read about how Dora will teach you SEO.

Those Crocs seem to be a bit hit in the shoe world and Rocks in My Dryer discovered this as well and is now giving away $10 GC to Shoe Charmers. Oh and there will be two winners.

Pinks and Blues girl has done it again and this time they've got a really cool giveaway. Course when don't they. I would normally tell ya to run over and join the Skip*Hop Giveaway but I really want this one. (BG) It includes: Skip*Hop Duo Double Diaper Bag, Living the Posh Mom Life, The Fun, Fabulous and Fashionable Guide to Motherhood by Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin, beauty Rush body drink lotion from Victoria Secret and a Bucket of Love Chrysanthemum Doll by Madame Alexander of NY. Isn't she cute? By the way ya must tell a stinky story, okay the worst diaper story.

Labels: book giveaways, dads, gc giveaways, giveaways, kids, moms, september giveaways

How do I make a LOGO of Homemom3? I don't have any programs except the regular paint that comes with every computer. But I'd love to have something others could add to their site. Even a banner, but I can't seem to do anything with paint. Help??

Labels: banner, logo

It all bagan as a child when my grandparents had a small one in their house. No it wasn't these really nice big ones but a simple, small clock. That clock would spark something in me that would never be filled, at least not unless I'm able to find that perfect one.

The chiime was so loud you could hear it through the entire house, course the house was small too. Now there are many different ones that I would like but that doesn't mean they'd fill the void. I did find a site that actually has a ton of Grandfather Clocks whether they are old or new age. They have even created a blog for it and I must say I enjoyed reading all about the different Grandfather Clock Heads that are out there and I like the round ones best now.

For instance I do like Howard Miller Cherish clocks because of the cherry color and it would hold my breakables. Did you know they even have something called a Grandmother Clock? I had no clue and must say the clock reminds me of the clock in the Disney story, Beauty & the Beast (Belle). Honestly I think the Grandmother Clocks are more my taste, I love the Vercelli and many other designs they have.

If I were to get any clock it would go right in the Living Room/Computer room so I could look at it all day. Oh I'm also a sucker for Cookoo Clocks, shhhh, don't tell anyone. If you've ever wanted one call grandfather clocks at 1-800-4clocks.

Labels: cookoo clocks, grandfather clocks, grandmother clocks

That's right I'm cut off, actually I cut myself off. Hmmm? What's that? haha. No, we aren't talking about sex, but soda. Yeah I know, but I really did mean soda. My friend, Jo told me she'd like to try going without soda for one week. I told her I'd do it with her so on Monday we both quit drinking soda. I'm still going without it.

What have I learned?

So far I've discovered a few new drinks and that I still HATE water. The drink is SoBe...it has a Lizard on the bottle. Lizard Lava Strawberry Daiquari and before anyone thinks of slamming me it's alcohol free. :P so there. My other drink is tea or Mistic Kiwi Strawberry flavored.

Have you tried going without soda for a week? How did you do? I hear ice cold water actually helps with losing weight. Anyone know about this?

Labels: H2O, leaking water, Lizard Lava, Mistic, SOBE

There's some new computer software and I must admit it is a lot of fun. While I couldn't figure out how to get two pictures to morph into one, like if you and your husband put your pictures together it would show what your kids would look like. Instead I created a short 10 sec video on BabyGirl growing from a little pixie into this little preschool. I know all you moms will understand that feeling, it's like it happen right beneath you without you ever knowing. One minute you were feeding her, changing her diapers and teaching her to walk and the next she wants to do it all by herself and teach you a thing or two. Am I right?

Either way this will definitely put a smile on your face and kill some time while you wait for your little one to come home. I think next time I"ll morph the hubby and I together and see which kid came out looking like the one that emerges. Sounds fun doesnt' it? Why don't you try it out. Head over to Morpheus Photo-Morpher and download the free trial. Have a bit of fun and see if it is something you'll like.

I've seen other morphs and so far this is the only video like one I've found. But I think it is rather neat how it'll collapse into another picture. Watch as the sides fold up and the baby gets squished into a little girl. In case the picture below doesn't work here is the link Watch BabyGirl Morph into a big kid If you do it let me know I'd love to hop on over and view it. Hmmm, I wonder if this is something like a police station uses when trying to figure out the looks of a child?

Labels: morphing, morphing software

I'm not going to lie, I woke early today and by 5 a.m. I wanted to wake her up but realized what a pain she'd be if I did. I did spy on her for a while, I love watching my little ones sleep and knowing all to well that she would no longer be that little one anymore in a few hours reached me. Here she was, the one that is so indendant she really has never "needed" me for play or anything to that nature. I know without a doubt that she'll be fine today and will mix and mingle with the best of them. But at the same time this is my cyber-shopping buddy, my hugging monster, etc. I will miss her during those short three hours that she is not home.

I woke her at 6:30 instead and already had a warm bubble bath prepared for her, which she loved. Right now her two older siblings and herself are all in the game room having a ball. They are completely ready and waiting for me to actually get dressed so I can take them for breakfast.

It'll be strange here today, but maybe that is why the hubby took off the next two weeks. I do know that this afternoon I'll get the biggest hug, which makes it all better.

Okay ya'll I'm sure I'll be up here blogging off and on all day. Hope ya don't mind. I'll post my 13 list after I get back and the giveaway will be up sometime today too. But I must inform ya I'm hoping to get up a few paid ads as well. Other than that it has been a quiet morning. Hope everything is going well with you.

Labels: first day of school, school jitters

Believe it or not I actually made these outfits, it was the first time I'd ever sewn anything. I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!

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For more Wordless Wednesday participants please visit 5 Minutes for Mom.

Labels: wordless wednesday

Elizabeth from Table4five won the Pinks & Blues Little Girly Girl Giveaway. That's great, I know her little one will be having lots of fun with that one.

Denise was another winner in the Acacia giveaway that Fantasy Book Critic had a while back.

As you can see, folks are starting to win...which makes me happy to know that this is helping someone. :) Even if I am no longer on a winning streak. :( Remember if you have a giveaway that you want listed here email me. If ya have something ya want to do a giveaway for but don't want to place it on your site, drop me a line and we'll work out the details.

homemom3@gmail.com

Giveaways:

Two lucky winners are going to win a potty watch from Mom4Life.

David is celebrating his one year blogiversary for his design blog and giving away $4000 in prizes. The ultimate prize is his blog package which consists of a logo design, an advertising plan, wordpress theme, one year hosting and signed copy of Blogging Tips. Other prizes are $60 books from amazon from ProBlogger.net, SEO, a blog review/interview, usb storage keys, podcasting kit,

Gadgets:
Engadget has so many interesting discoveries on their blog and lets not forget about their giveaways and this time they have over 100 gadgets to give away. Stuff like cell phones, HDTV, a DSLR, swag bags, etc.

Zunerama wants to give you a 30GB white Zune but the catch is you must be a member of the forum first. It's well worth it though since there are so many giveaways a month.

Rocks in my Dryer is giving away one Kajeet Cell Phone, its a prepaid cell phone that your teen will love ya for.

Char over at Casual Keystrokes is having a giveaway as well, enter to win MomAgenda Desktop Planner. Sounds like something I can use, and it was even created by a mother of four. I'm entering this one, a mom needs help staying organized. I just went over to MomAgenda and there are some really nice ideas to help you get organized. Good luck!

Books:
Sports Momma is having a Pay-it-Forward giveaway and giving away three books: Reconstructing Natalie, A Purse Driven Life and What Every Mom Needs:Meet Your Nine Basic Needs (and be a Better Mom). If these sound interesting head on over and sign her Mr.Linky.

Camy's Loft is doing more than just interviews and reviews, she had her own book recently come out called, "Sushi for One" and she's giving away a copy every Wednesday, so head on over and enter today to win that. But don't forget her other two giveaways going on The Restorer! and The Dead Whisper on

Over at the Writer Mama they are giving away something every day this month. Today, you are trying for How to Write the Story of Your Life by Frank P. Thomas but ya must answer a question in the comments section of her blog. Good luck.

Mommy's Getaway Blog is giving away 5 copies of "ScreamFree Parenting" by Hal Runkel. Hurry over to enter.

I know a lot of you like fantasy so check out Fantasy Book critic and enter to win a prize pack. You'll win 2 posters, Seeing Redd and The Looking Glass Wars.

Baby:
Celebrity Babies is giving away a Playskool gift basket which has a ton of baby items in it. What would you do with so much stuff? Mine would be used on Little A of course, but this would also make a great gift for a mom-to-be.

Mums the Wurd is giving away a kaboost, it's like a high chair without the straps.

Adventures in Babywearing is giving away a $50 GC for Vincent Shoes. They've got cute shoes too.

Double your chances at winning the Kaboost by entering the Cool Mom Picks as well.

5 minutes for mom is also giving away 2 pairs of comfy crawlers, it's like little knee pads for babies. My son has finally started to try to crawl, before he only wanted to try standing or sitting up straight.

An Ordinary Mom just shared with everyone that Chicco Stroller will be giving away 30 of them. Hurry over and read her site for the details. I'm going to sign up now, my tire on mine pops off.

Celebrity Baby Blog has a couple of giveaways listed so here they are:

$200 GC to Hoenshel Couture.
$25 GC to 2SweetSisters.com.
OV Watch

Kids:

The Goody blog is giving away a $100 GC for boys clothes at the Pure Boys Clothes.

Do you know what three colors the Ball of whacks comes in? If ya do ya might win yourself one over at Opinionated Parent. Or try entering to win the potty bench from Boon.

5 Minutes for Mom is having their weekly giveaways and this time your toddler will win The Little Einsteins " Rocket’s Firebird Rescue." Hurry on over and enter to win it. There are 5 to giveaway.

This one is geared more toward your teen-preteen daughters, the Gblog is having a September giveaway where they can win sandals, shoes, belts, lots and lots of shiny stuff, etc.

Mummy's Product Reviews is giving away some really cute back-to-school hair clips.

Blonde Reviews is having another giveaway, this time the lucky winner will get a $100 GC to My Little Piggy's clothing store. Oh, they have some CUTE outfits. Stuff like towel sets, crib blankets, stroller covers, shoes, stylish diaper bags (no more ugly ones), bumpers,etc.

UPDATE: Don't forget to head over and sign up for My Two Boys Blog Signing giveaway. I know this is one that I want, so I'm definitely signing up. Don't forget to go by and say hi to one true media and Signing Time.

DVD:
Buddy TV has some great giveaways and this week is no different, this time the giveaway is for 5 copies of 30 rock and 5 copies of The Office. One lucky person will win a copy of both.

DVD Talk is giving 5 copies of Criterion Collection. The two shows are: Stranger Than Paradise and Night on Earth.

The Diva Soul Sista is giving away two movies and a bag. The movies are Blades of Glory and The Look Out.

TV Squad is giving away 5 copies of Bones.

Become a member of The Man Room and enter every day for your chance to win 'Grey's Anatomy season three.

Jewelry:
Over at Rocks in My Dryer you can enter to win Lisa Leonard's jewelry no piece is the same as any other.

For more sites doing Giveaway listings:
Mums The Wurd
Opinion Mom

Good Luck ya'll! Remember I'm always willing to add another contest/giveaway up that I may have looked over. Just let me know. I can be reached at homemom3@gmail.com or leave a comment.

Labels: baby giveaways, book giveaways, gc giveaways, giveaways, jewelry giveaways, kid giveaways, movie giveaways, september giveaways, teen giveaways

First, I hate pictures of myself but I will gladly take a picture of myself in something someone sends me to try out. That is as long as it is something that little children can see. I must say this is one outfit that I like, while it is suppose to be strictly a maternity clothes site I think it works great for those that have recently had children and just can't get rid of that baby tummy. I know there are others out there that have been in this position. No longer do ya fit back in normal outfits, but of course there is nothing for a "just-had-a-baby-but-can't-lose-the-tummy-outfit" that is until now. I say if you are one that is pregnant hop on over and look at the wonderful, cute and trendy maternity outfits. Oh and just because you aren't pregnant, doesn't mean they won't look cute on you too.

Just because you are pregnant doesn't mean ya have to wear nothing but sweats and those large or xtra large outfits. I wish I would've known about this site while I was pregnant with Little A, but I didn't and I did wear x, or XX or even XXX just to make sure I had warm outfits. Half the "cute" outfits, weren't so cute in Walmart or Kmart to me. But something like this would've been picked off the shelf and tossed in the cart in no time.

I remember being pregnant, I remember always wanting something cute to wear and now you can. Pick out some outfits today. I love the green ones myself.

Labels: maternity, maternity clothes, pregnant

We celebrated Labor Day by watching movies, (of course) and taking a drive along the coast. I swear I HATE bridges!!! Course we went over four of them. We even went off to an Aquarium where we got to touch sting rays and watch sharks swim all around us. It was FUN! BabyGirl wouldn't go anywhere near the glass, can't say I blame her though.

As far as a BBQ goes, we did that yesterday. Yummy!

Labels: aquarium, movies

I got it, I told hubby straight up this past week that I WANTED "WildHogs." I guess he was shocked that I came right out and said that and yesterday he took SoccerBoy out for lunch (he took the rest of us friday) and brought me back the movie.



Remember this is the movie that I LOVED and already watched 5 times. I told him that even though I'd watched it already I'd continue to watch that one as it is just too funny. So ladies, apparently all we got to do is come out and SAY we want something, no more hinting. :)

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I swear that I need my own set of personalized pens for the house. This way maybe my kids wouldn't grab them and lose them all the time. I think that's my next goal, to get a little stationary set up on my desk, one that holds pens, etc and then my own personalized ones that way the kids can't say, "But mom, I thought it was mine." Does anyone ever need a pen and can't find them because their kids or hubby takes them? If this is the case ya might want to look into get some with your name on them or something that they wouldn't be caught dead with.

Labels: movie, pens, wildhogs

Everyone knows I love movies so this is one of my first movie reviews at this site (I do post my movie reviews elsewhere)But one reader wrote and asked my opinion on it and instead of just giving my recommendation I thought a review for once would be nice. So here it is:



Primeval - A news crew is sent to Africa to follow a story on a giant man-eating crocodile, Gustave. The ticker, the boss wants them to get the story and capture the croc. They don't go alone though, along for the ride is a crocodile hunter, crocodile fan and a tour guide. But they are going down when their is war going on in the country and everyone is firing at each other, so the danger zone is really high.

Dominic Purcell, Brooke Langton and Orlando Jones are just a few of the stars in this flick. This is definitely one of those movies that has LOTS of blood in it. Which if ya looked at the cover ya already knew, but if ya had it brought home ya might not. This is one of those really fast paced stories and wonder when it'll get boring but for myself I was definitely kept at the edge of my seat wondering who would die next. But that's all I'll say on deaths. Lots of blood though, and some get what's coming to them, but others I just wish didn't have to end the way they did.

I did look it up and the story is supposbily a true story. But I won't say anything else. For once this was a movie I was able to watch at midnight with my screen door open and not closed. See on horror flicks I somehow worry the killer will come to my door. Course I'm sure everyone feels this. Just like if it's the scary part and the phone rings or someone knocks on your door.

Not for young children

Labels: crocodile, Gustave, movie, movie review, primeval