Have you entered in the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame Contest yet? Yes, you know the battery with the Energizer Bunny, the pink one. Yep that's the one. Currently you can enter the contest by nominating someone you know that is just like the Energizer Bunny. Honestly I thought of a few people but one friend really stuck out to me, that friend is AskewToYou. This is one woman that is amazing.

You can nominate yourself or somone else. As nominator you must write
an essay of between 50 and 350 words describing yourself or another individual
who should be nominated (the “Nominee”) to the upcoming Energizer Keep Going®
Hall of Fame.

An interesting fact, the winner of 2006 actually lived out here in Missouri. His name is John O'Leary. The deadline to nominate yourself or someone you know is March 31st, so get those entries in.

Every day, people from all walks of life are compared to the Energizer Bunny®, from celebrities to athletes and politicians. But only once a year do Americans collectively identify that one individual who is so unstoppable and so civic-minded that he or she deserves entry into Energizer Keep Going® Hall of Fame.

The Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame was started in 2006 as a way to honor everyday people for the energy and perseverance they show in their daily lives, no matter what challenges they might face. Today, there are four members in the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame, and now through March 31, the search is on for the 2009 inductee. The winner will earn a $10,000 cash prize and a $5,000 donation to his or her favorite charity.

“Through the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame, Energizer is connecting a group of people who have a similar outlook on life,” Ripken said. “People who share a common approach and embody the characteristics of the Energizer Bunny: enthusiasm, perseverance and a positive approach to all that they do.”

Energizer is looking for candidates with a great story about how they have positively impacted others through strong leadership and perseverance. “Through their stories, we hope to inspire others to find the Keep Going® spirit in their own lives,” said Betsy Laakko, Director of Marketing for Energizer.

To read more about the other members of the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame and finalists that have been honored, visit www.energizer.com/halloffame .

Course you know I can never pass up a giveaway:

Prize:

- 1 winner will get Energizer Ultimate Lithium (retail $30) and Energizer Advanced Lithium (retail $24) batteries.


RULES: First visit this site www.energizer.com/halloffame

- Tell me below who your hero is.
- leave a working email addy. (I can't explain how important this is, if you don't have one I go to the next person for a winner.)

Extra entries:
- tweet this post and leave a seperate comment letting me know with the link
- blog this giveaway and leave a link below
- stumble upon me and let me know

US Only.
Deadline: Midnight tonight.

Labels: halloffame, lithium energizer batteries

Yes, I went to CVS again today, they had a new ad and I had a ton of coupons about to expire. For those of you that have been buying the Beauty Magazines (CVS one) you can use them today with their BOGO deals on nail polishes. Our cheapest was the $2.49 but when you pair that with the $3 off you make money. Course with CVS you can't go below zero so you will have to make it to $0.00 or higher for it to work. We went a bit overboard but I've been wanting the new Glade plug ins. We bought that Tri Scent last time and it really works so I'm going to buy some smelly scented thing for each room.

$2.49 (each) Sally Hansen Nail polishes (bought 6) total: 7.47
BOGO (Limit 6)
$5.99 Glade S&S (limit 1)
$1.99 CVS Cotton balls
2/$3 M&Ms
$1.99 PAAS (limit 2) total: 3.98
$5.99 Glade lasting impressions (limit 1)
$1.25 2 liter pepsi
Total: $29.67

Coupon:
- $1/2 on M&M
- $9 ($3 off Sally Hansen Nail Polish from Beauty Mag)
- $4 Glade Sense & Spray
- $4 Glade plug in scented oil lasting impressions
- $1 off (CVS coupon from Beauty mag)
Coupon total: $19 in coupons (wow)

Complete total after coupons: $11.38 (with tax)
ECBs earned: $4.98 (2, one for $1 from Glade and $3.98 from PAAS)

I was asked what an ECB is. The basic idea is when you buy a certain item that CVS wants you to buy for that week you get Extra Care Bucks. These print out at the bottom of your receipt and you can use them next time. Kind of like fake money but you can use it in their store.

Ex: $5.99 Glade Lasting Impressions
$1.00 ECB
Total: $4.99 course you will pay the $5.99 to get it and on the
receipt will be the $1 ECB for next time.

By the way there is a $4.00 coupon on the glade in today's paper so really
you'll only pay $1.99 and get back that $1.00 ECB.

I realize I could've got this a bit cheaper if I had done two transactions but I was in a hurry to leave with the kids. We might be back later depending on the coupons we have at home. We'll be doing a coupon party with a neighbor later, I'll even write about it.

I swear they get some really strange weather out here in Missouri. I never would've dreamed of a snow storm hitting after the groundhog already appeared, but sure enough that is what happened this morning. Last night we got some really cold weather, this morning I awoke to the trees having ice hanging off them.

Course as you can see by the picture above it began to rain. But then it began to....

Hail, after that there were reports of sleet/ice and of course.....



Snow!


How's your weather? I think mine is kind of crazy, I mean just last week we were flying kites. Figures all plans are canceled now.

Labels: lees summit, snowing in lees summit, spring storm

WriterSpace, a place to catch up on all your romance authors is giving one lucky reader an Amazon Kindle 2. But you must sign up before April 1st, no fooling. Course if you are into romance books you should check out the 100s of authors there that are giving stuff away. You can find Autographed books by Catherine Anderson, a $25 Amazon GC from Barbara Bretton, $75 GC to Victoria secret and so much more.

One lucky winner will win a 19 piece Lincoln (wear ever) Cookware set worth over $1000. How many of you need some new pots and pans.

An Island Review has the following Giveaways:
Muvee Reveal Slideshow Program
Windex Outdoor Aall-in-One
24 Safety Caps
French Skin Care by Sothys
The Perfect Baby Handbook
Gulliver's Travels DVD
The Birth of Cornelius CD
Waggit Again
Hawaiian Children's Book & Tee

What did we do this past weekend? That's easy, we enjoyed the sunshine outside. As you can see the two youngest drove around in a jeep and it seems Little A would rather talk on the CB or as he calls it, phone. BabyGirl loves the driving part of it, she loves to be in control....just as long as she doesnt' drive off the side.

The other two were riding bikes/scooters and wearing helmets. We got helmets to review and I'll link to that when it goes up on my other blog. Keep in mind helmets secure your child's head and they should never be without one when riding a bike.

Daddy was helping everyone fly kites, he even stated it is relaxing.

Happy WW!

Labels: jeep, outside fun, riding a jeep, wordless wednesday

Yesterday I went to CVS with the kids, now they placed their orders and here was mine. I must say I really saved. I would love to read your CVS trips, please post a comment that links to your CVS experience below.


#1 Transaction:
$8.99 Schick Intuition Plus (this had the two Dove Shampoos in it too)
$8.99 Schick Quattro for Women
$3.49 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste
$5.99 Renuzit tri scents starter kit

2 Re-invent magazines .99 each

Total for all: $29.44(not including taxes)
Total for coupons: $12.75 ($4 Schick Intuition Plus, $4Schick Quattro, $4 Renzuit starter kit, .75 Crest)
$5 off $15 order (brings total to $11.69)
$10.99 ECBs

Grand Total: .70 tax brought it to .75
ECB recieved: $3.49 for Crest and $3 for schick ($6.49 in ECBs)

#2 Transaction:
- $7.99 Maybelline foundation

Total:$7.99
ECBs used: $6.49
Grand Total: $1.50 plus tax $1.61
ECB recieved: $5

#3 Transaction:
- $6.99 Flicka (the movie)

Total: $6.99
ECB used: $5
Grand Total: $1.99

With all three transactions I only paid $4.35 for everything, yes I did leave with no ECBs but I think I left with plenty of other items.

Labels: CVS, cvs shopping, cvs trip

Yesterday the kids and I tried out hands at CVS, they were really excited as they each got $1 to spend in the store. Most of us knows that when a child goes in they are more than likely to get a candy bar and leave, not mine.

SoccerBoy:
- Trident Gum .95
- Coupon: .75 off
- Total: .25

BalletGirl:
- Pack of 3 Stride Gum $2.99
- Easter Coloring book .99
- Coupon: $2 off
Total: $2.11
I did give her the extra $1.11 since it was a coloring book that was tossed in for her sister. I thought that was a sweet gesture.

BabyGirl:
- 2 White Chocolate easter bunnies (hollow) 2/$1
She wanted to give one to her sister.

Little A:
- 1 chocolate Easter Bunny .99
Total: $1.04

The kids were so excited and learned that using the little red card they got these deals, otherwise they would've cost more. They told me they want to go back with me next time so they could use more coupons. Think I'm starting them on the right path.

Labels: CVS

Actually I have a surprise for the two of you, both of you are winners.

BabyBanz & Lynette

I'll be emailing both winners immediately from homemom3@gmail.com if you don't hear from me today you may want to check your spam folder. Congrats to you both, I do hope you have a TON of fun at Disney On Ice.

How many of you have heard about the "Leprechaun" that is residing in some tree in Mobile, Alabama? Do you believe it and why?

Labels: Leprechauns

Okay, yesterday I quickly mentioned the kids and I were making their St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun boxes. Here is a quick shot of what the looked like and they were all very proud of them.

Howdy ya'll, I have been lucky enough to snag four tickets (yes this is perfect for one family of four) for the Disney On Ice, April 1-2rd show down in Kansas City. So I am going to have a short giveaway. You will get to choose which day.

So once again we will have the Disney Stars out here in the Kansas City area. (Kemper Arena)

Kansas City
Disney On Ice presents Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey
April 1-April 5
Tickets
If you would like to purchase tickets instead of waiting:

Offer #1: Get 4
tickets for just $44 by entering the code "MOM" at select ticketing channels*.
Offer good on all performances, minimum purchase of 4 tickets required;
additional tickets above 4 can be purchased at $11 each. Offer not valid on Gold
Circle Seating, Front Row and VIP seating or combinable with other offers. Other
restrictions may apply.

Offer #2: A select amount of Front Row and VIP
seats have been reserved for you to buy before they go on sale to the public -
just enter the code "MOM" when purchasing those seats.

GIVEAWAY: GIVEAWAY: GIVEAWAY: GIVEAWAY

PRIZE:
1 family pack (4 tickets) to Disney on Ice in Kansas City

RULES:
- Who is your favorite Disney Character?
- Leave a working email address
- You MUST be able to attend the Kansas City's Disney On Ice.
- This is for the Kansas and Missouri area only.

Extra Entries:
- Visit the Disney On Ice site and then leave a comment telling me what you liked the most.
- Blog about this giveaway linking back to Disney On Ice and Life of a Home Mom.
- Twitter, Digg, Stumble, etc. this giveaway
- Comment on any of our other posts (leave a link here in the comments on which ones)

Deadline:
March 19th (that night), I'll announce the winner on the 20th. You will have 24 hours to respond. That's THIS Friday so get those entries in.

Currently we are in the process of making our famous Leprechaun boxes. For those that don't know, every year the night before St.Patrick's Day the kids and I make Leprechaun boxes. Why? Because there is an old saying that the leprechauns that come across an empty box must leave a token inside as a thank you to S. Patrick for taking the snakes out of Ireland. So each year they decorate their boxes and leave them outside to be found. To read more about our boxes you could read the guest post I did over at All Holiday Cafe. I'll post more in the morning.

Labels: leprechaun boxes, Leprechauns, St. Patty's Day, st.patrick's day

The kids are starting to count down the days before they get to watch the magical show "Disney on Ice" down in Kansas City. For those that may not know, Disney On Ice will be headed down to Kemper Arena on from April 1-5th. We'll actually be down there on the 3rd and will be blogging all about the events. I'm not 100% yet if I'll be able to live-blog the event but you can bet I'll be taking tons of notes. hehe

As of right now each child is talking about which part they are excited about. You know the girls are of course excited about the entire thing, but now they have one more thing to get excited about.... the package. Yes, we got a package in the mail for being part of the Disney on Ice blog tour and the kids got the following:

Princess Areil Cup (with lid)
Giant Coloring book
Giant Minnie Mouse Pen (with Minnie on the top)

By the way the pen I've totally laid claim on, but they can have fun with the others. They plan on taking the cup up to the actual Disney on Ice show and use it there. Granted I'm not sure if they'll be able to bring it in it is the thought.

Thanks again MomCentral and Disney on Ice.

Over the weekend we had a ton of fun celebrating our Little A's birthday. Yes, that's right, he turned 2 this weekend and I missed posting it. But I missed it because we were celebrating.

What did we do for the birthday boy? Well, we celebrated his birthday early so that daddy could be here. He had to go away for the military weekend, so we had cake and ice cream on Thursday and he opened his gifts too. The neat thing was when we sang to him and said blow out your candles he actually did it. This was without us showing him what to do, I guess he's seen enough of Barney to know. hehe

Take a peek at that birthday boy. Isn't he cute?

What did he get? A pull along telephone, tiny truck, tugboat for the bath and a mailbox with 3 letters and a package. He loves the mail and always helps me open the packages so I thought that last one was a definite winner. So far he LOVES it and I highly recommend it to anyone that has a young one that likes checking the mail. The fact they can slide their letters through the mailbox is another plus, okay instead of this post being a review I'll do that later. But he had a fun birthday and we all got to celebrate early.

The kids and I did end up ordering pizza on his actual birthday, I'll explain more in another post. Happy Birthday Little A!

There should be a sign outside the house that reads one of two different things: Beware Germs are Near or Stay Away if You have Bad Germs.

Yes, we came down with yet something else. We got all better and then the kids came back from school with .... the cough. I got to try out the Children's Triaminic Cold & Cough thin strips, thankfully we had these. Plus I was sent a link that Teaches one what to do in case their kid gets sick. You know some of us worry when a fever strikes, now you'll know what the nurses say. Since the other three seem to catch just about everything from each other these came in very handy. Each child had their own thing to say about it, two have the cough now.

SoccerBoy: Tastes like cherry but it has a little aftertaste and it sticks to the roof of your mouth.
Me: Would you use them again?
SoccerBoy: Yeah
Me: Why?
SoccerBoy: It's better than taking medicine and drinking it.

BalletGirl: I like them, they are good.
She got to try them out before the rest, so the moment she saw these she got really excited. Guess she would prefer these over cough syrup.
I did ask her why she liked it better.
BalletGirl: I like these better because I don't have to take spoonfuls of medicine. The cough medicine always taste blek, these taste better.

BabyGirl: Great, I love them. Its really good because I love the juice.

Now Little A started off with the cough, got over it. Ended up catching a fever a few days later after coming in contact with a little boy that was sick. Guess his system was still down. Fever is gone but now he has the tummy bug and is getting over pink eye. I swear when they get something they come down with everything they get near. Unfortuneately the Triaminic strips will not work for him, he may turn 2 today but is still too young for those. A child must be at least 4 years old to use these.

I love the strips because I can toss a few in my purse whenever we go out and always know they are nearby just in case they are needed. When it comes to bringing medicine along, I normally have to carry a cooler insulated bag to keep the medicine cool. I don't now. Course this only works for the older three, I do find it has less of a fighting mentality. In other words the three kids dno't run and hide from me or try telling me they are all better. Have you used any? Don't forget to take a peek at the Sick Day Guidelines.

Here's a coupon for all my readers.

Triaminic Thin Strips- Wild Berry Flavor- 14 strips

Labels: sick child, sick day guidelines, triaminic, triaminic thin strips

The triple threat winner was picked by Random.org and the winner goes to.....

I'd like to try the Counter Clockwise: Under Eye Treatment.
Dina

Dina if you could email me your mailing address I can have this out your way.

Barnum and Bailey Circus is coming to a town near you. Will you be going? I missed it both times it was in town so I'm definitely going to make some type of plan for the next one. I miss watching the trapeze acts and my daughter loves those elephants. As a little girl my favorite part was watching the clowns and eating cotton candy, cotton candy is still a favorite of mine. Course now it gets even messier since there are always additional hands in my bag.

For those of you that want to go, you can use the Discount code: MOM to get four tickets for $44.

Here's a current list of places it'll be hitting and the dates:

Newark/East Rutherford/Uniondale/NYC
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents ZING ZANG ZOOM
March 5 - April 13
Offer not valid on performances from April 10 - 13 at Madison Square Garden

Washington D.C./ Fairfax, VA/ Baltimore, MD
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® proudly presents Over The Top
March 18-April 19

Philadelphia
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents ZING ZANG ZOOM
May 13-May 25

Phoenix
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents ZING ZANG ZOOM
June 24-June 28

Houston
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® proudly presents Over The Top
July 15-July 26

Anaheim/LA/Ontario
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents ZING ZANG ZOOM
July 8-August 2

San Francisco
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents ZING ZANG ZOOM
August 12-August 23

Dallas/Ft Worth
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® proudly presents Over The Top
July 29-August 16

Sacramento
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® presents ZING ZANG ZOOM
August 27-August 30

Kansas City
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® proudly presents Over The Top
September 16-September 20

Okay for those in the Kansas/Missouri area it'll be a while but you can always plan it:
Wed September 16 7:00PM
Thu September 17 7:00PM
Fri September 18 7:00PM
Sat September 19 11:00AM, 3:00PM, 7:00PM
Sun September 20 1:00PM, 5:00PM

Labels: barnum bailey, circus

Momcentral and Carpet Fresh teamed up and wanted a few bloggers to try out their "Carpet Fresh Room & Odor Eliminator: Quick Dry." I got apple and cinnamon, one of my favorite scents I mean how can one NOT bake when the house already screams it. Well the kids loved that idea and so did I. Cookies were made and brownies as well.

My opinion of the product: A quick and simple way to make your room smell cleaner and fresher.

But I want to be fair and honest. All you have to do is walk around spraying above your carpet and let it soak in. This is great except for one thing, it does take a while drying, well depending on how much you spray. This is perfect though if you don't have kids in the home when you do it. As you know with children you can do something just to have them run through it, you don't want them running through a freshly sprayed carpet. Trust me.

With that being stated, it doesn't take much to use this. Walk around through your house before company is due over and quickly spray the carpets. The floor will get lightly covered in a foam that quickly dissolves into the carpet, leaving behind a gentle scent of whatever you have. For me it was almost like an apple pie. Yummy.

When the company comes in they will immediately be caught up in the scent of the house. Hopefully if you have my scent you already have a batch of cookies or pie waiting. If not just tell them you had one earlier. Or be honest and tell them that you have the Carpet Fresh and they can get it with a $1.50 off coupon, if they visit the site.

Labels: carpet fresh, carpet fresh quick dry, review

This past week I've been having a ton of fun watching entries at other sites I blog at for this contest. Now I get to have it here at The Life of a Home Mom. I hope ya'll are just as excited as I am. How many of you have ever dealt with Stretch marks? No, okay well you will or you will worry about it. What about aging? Does anyone here feel worried about growing old?

For the next week you'll get the chance to win this package: Toki, AminoGenesis Tripeptinon capsules and Fairhaven Health Dreambelly stretch mark cream. .

TOKI reintroduces a youthful look and feel to skin with an extraordinary ingredient base that includes the moisture-rich retention of Hyaluronic acid in a mucopolysaccharide complex. The mucopolysaccharide complex replenishes skin from within, and combines with Collagen Peptide and Vitamin C to restore a more youthful quality. When modified with HAI™ Amino Acid Extract from Hijiki seaweed for enhanced absorption, the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles may be dramatically reduced. Your skin tone, moisture level and resiliency are revived. In as little as 45 days, skin texture starts to become smoother and tighter and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles may be diminished. Price: $175 for a 30 day supply. To order, visit http://www.888ageless.com/

Fairhaven Health Dreambelly Stretch Mark Cream: Contains ingredients recognized for their ability to revitalize skin during pregnancy and tone skin after childbirth. Ingredients include aloe vera gel, natural butters, moisturizing oils, grapeseed extract as well as rosehip seed oil and antioxidant-rich vitamin E. DreamBelly helps prevent stretch marks by keeping skin supple and elastic and may aid the body in regenerating strained tissues and help fade existing marks. Price: $19.95 http://www.fairhavenhealth.com/

AminoGenesis’ Tripeptinon™ capsules are designed to lift, firm and strengthen facial connective tissues giving skin the most youthful appearance possible. Tripeptinon™ combines three powerful anti-aging, anti-wrinkle and anti-sagging technologies along with the base formula of 17 amino acids to address surface issues as well as underlying issues such as supporting and connective tissue. Price: $79 http://www.aminogenesis.com/

GIVEAWAY

RULES:
- Stop by one of the links above and tell me what else you'd like besides what is above.
- leave a working email
- respond to me within 24 hours of me posting a winner
- stumble, twitter or blog this contest and leave me a separate message telling me for an extra entry.

DEADLINE: March 11th, I'll announce the winner on March 12th.

Good luck everyone!

Labels: aminogenesis tripetinon capsules, dreambelly stretch mark cream, giveaway, www.888ageless.com, www.aminogenesis.com, www.fairhavenhealth.com

Why is it when life seems to be going right on track something has to come along and bump it off? I swear I hate that type of stuff, but this time I've decided instead of dwelling on it, as that only puts negative energy around me I'm going to look towards the future.

I'm smiling at the moment and trying to focus on the month ahead of me. Hopefully this will work out, but I'm not sure as I've never actually tried doing this. But they say if you put it out there it'll happen. That's what I'm doing now. I'm throwing up my hands and saying I don't give a .... well you know but since kids might read this I won't say. This is no longer in my hands, I give this over to the universe.

I'm thankful for the things I've learned, the places I've been and seen and look forward to much happier times ahead of me.

Labels: affirmations, universe

Disney on Ice is coming to Kansas City! Will you be attending? I'll let you in on a really special secret, shhhhhh, we will. I'd love to meet some of my blogger friends if you'll be there. I just have to thank Momcentral and Disney for letting me in on this. Please let me know.

Currently you can get a discount when you use the special code: MOM

Just click on Disney On Ice and purchase those tickets before check out make sure to type the code: MOM.

Get 4 tickets for just $44 by entering the code "MOM" at select ticketing
channels*. Offer good on all performances, minimum purchase of 4 tickets
required; additional tickets above 4 can be purchased at $11 each. Offer not
valid on Gold Circle Seating, Front Row and VIP seating or combinable with other
offers. Other restrictions may apply.

A select amount of Front Row and VIP seats have been reserved for you to buy before they go on sale to the public - just enter the code "MOM" when purchasing those seats.

Dates and cities where families can use the national MOM code are as follows:

Dates and cities where families can use the national MOM code are as follows: Houston Disney On Ice presents Mickey and Minnie's Magical Journey April 15-April 19
Dallas/Ft WorthDisney On Ice presents Mickey & Minnie's Magical JourneyMarch 18-March 29
Sunrise/MiamiDisney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy March 26-April 5
TorontoDisney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy March 18-March 22
Kansas CityDisney On Ice presents Mickey & Minnie's Magical JourneyApril 1-April 5
DenverDisney On Ice presents a Disneyland® AdventureMarch 12-March 15
PhoenixDisney On Ice presents a Disneyland® AdventureApril 9-April 12
Chicago/RosemontDisney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of MagicSept 8-Sept 13

Good luck and let me know if you'll be there.

The girls and I had a Ms.Manicure & Ms.Pedicure party yesterday and boy did they have fun. Both absolutely loved their bubble bath with all the fun stuff inside it, after that we followed up with the rest of the party. By the way BalletGirl (age 8) got her part in the play she wanted.

BalletGirl loved the buffing block, this was her favorite. BabyGirl liked the pumice stone.

Happy WW!

Labels: wordless wednesday

Over the weekend we were hit with a pile of snow, but before we could go anywhere the hubby had to get a workout. Just look at that driveway and once he was done he was nice enough to do the elderly couple next door.

Oh and yes we did have a snowball fight, the hubby won too. Course he should've...he had the shovel. hehe.

Labels: lees summit, snow

The girls and I are going to have a "Girls' Spa Day" this afternoon. Why? A few reasons but number one is EVERY girl needs one. I mean you always hear about someone going to the spa but it costs a bit too much at the moment. But I was lucky enough to review some products by a company called, "Ms.Manicure & Ms. Pedicure."

Ms.Manicure is a very cute site where everything is perfectly pink. We have the Heeling Fine (heal cream), Rock n Sole (pumice stone), Call Your Bluff and other items. But that's not all they are going to get to use.

Two weeks ago (a Friday) the kids had a school carnival, now it wasn't a planned event for us but the hubby heard about it and we went. Course once there he bid on 4 baskets and guess what....he got them. One was a big arts & Crafts which is perfect for homeschooling/kids fun stuff. There was a kitchen one that had a giant candle and cook book (I plan to cook yes), then there were two baskets full of all your candles and spa needs. I mean full too. So both girls will get a nice warm bubble bath with some luxuries and a bit of quiet music going in the background. After a while they'll get out, wrap in their robes/night gown and come into the living room for the pampering party to continue where they'll get toes and nails done. This is something both girls have wanted to do so they'll be really excited.

Oh and BalletGirl (age 8) finds out if she got the part in a play she tried out for. So this will be one of those Congratulations party type things and if not a pick me up. Either way it'll be a ton of fun.

Have you had a pampering party lately? If not then why?

IMG: Sxc.hu

Labels: manicure, ms.manicure, ms.pedicure, pampering party, pedicure

How many of you have heard of Johnson & Johnson? I'm sure all of you have, either you've used it yourself or know someone that has. As soon as someone becomes pregnant they begin stocking up on all the Baby Johnson & Johnson stuff, everyone brings them this type of stuff for shower gifts, etc. I mean who can resist the smell of a baby straight out of a Johnson & Johnson bath? The smell is intoxicating.

I was recently asked if I'd review the No More Tears Bubble Bath and Head to Toe Foaming Wash. Thank you Momcentral and Johnson & Johnsons. I did and we absolutely love it. Honestly I like the wash better because it has a softness to it that won't sting his eyes when he splashes or puts the bubbles on his face. The bath, unlike my third child, is one of his favorite things to do. He loves to pile the bubbles, place them on his face or your face if you get close enough and of course just toss his ducks around them. The smell it makes though is one that calms the soul. Course you wouldn't know that with the splashing and swimming he does.

The kids love the head-to-toe wash as it just squirts out of the bottle. This has a pump to it so mom isn't always trying to cap and uncap a bottle with a squirming child. Now she just pushes it and applies it. The kids use it as soap by the sink during the day though, but it gets them to wash so I'm not complaining.Did I mention, it also has BUBBLES. haha. That's what Little A says, "BUBBLES, BUBBLES."

Did you know that you can now find tips on Baby's from Johnsons on Youtube. Head over and visit Johnson's page.



Don't forget you can upload a video to share with other moms. Let me know if you do in the comments below. But for now did you know it is Johnson & Johnson's 50th Anniversary? Can you recall a time when you used any of the products? Let's talk about it. Mine is easy, earlier today. But smelling it also reminds me of the time I brought SoccerBoy home and bathed him in that tiny pink tub they give you at the hospital. I loved the smell that came out of that tiny yellow bottle.

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