A yummy giveaway!!

I found out about this yummy site through www.groupon.com Which I posted about that site a little bit ago! I love it!

After friend-ing fancy fortune cookies on facebook I found this giveaway!

http://tryingnewproducts.blogspot.com/2010/10/giant-fancy-fortune-cookies-review-and.html

Check her out. Its a nice blog and the giveaway is def a plus!!

Let me know if you win!

Yay!! It's time to elf yourself!!

I LOVE jibjab! Here we all are getting doooown!

I had a great opportunity!

What a GREAT company and product!!

My fave thing about it is the description on the front of each bottle of product they offer:

"Free from the bad stuff like parabens, phthalates and fragrances, Episencial products are loaded with all-natural goodness and healthy organics."

They just put it all right there for ya! I wish I knew about them when Blake was little. He had SO many skin problems, from eczema causing bad rashes and dry spots, to just odd looking red splotched from anything fragrant touching his skin.

I've gotten A LOT of use out of their protective face balm and the cool weather is JUST starting! I on my nose & lips and it is doing the trick!! I've used it all except for the Sun screen. That will surly be used this summer though. The lotion is GREAT, the bubble bath and wash nice to use while knowing that you have nothing harsh in the tub with the kids!

I'm telling you, they have a return customer here!! Let me know if you have ANY questions about the products and how it works, feels, smells. Like I said, I've used them all except the Sun Block.

On to the get together!!~

I also got some products to giveaway! Us gymnastics moms have a whole hours to just sit and chat, so I thought who better to share these goodies with! The moms loved getting these to try and I can't wait to get some feedback from them!!

Sarah won Bingo

moms & dads welcome :)

Gymnastics mamas!!

I'm in love!

I stumbled onto this website.
groupon.com
OMG it's heaven!

everyday they post a deal thats for YOUR area! Like a local woot.com or something!

You should check it out for your area too!

I need more in my life then surfing the web

And you ask, "How will a blog online help with this problem of yours N?"

Well, I'm addicted to facebook. I have to be on it, I have to check it, I check it on my phone when I'm out, I check my email for notifications, I'll take pictures and think, Im so putting this on my facebook. Sad right?

I need a healthy obsession. Writing to myself is pretty healthy. Getting it all out, getting things off my chest. I'm working on this facebook problem of mine. I want to try getting on once a day, check everything one time, write back to everyone at one time, add a few pictures for fam & friends to check out just once during that one time frame window. We'll see. I can do it!

What I need to do it get in the floor and play with these rug rats of mine more. We play, we laugh, but mostly they play, & they laugh. I asked bulldozer (during a lecture about behaving) "Who tucks you in at night?" "you!" Who reads you books?" "you!" "Who does arts & crafts with you?" And he said his sisters name. So I do a good job at putting them to bed, seeing as it is a nice time for me. Peace & quiet for any mama. But I'm not playing & interacting with them enough.

We had our first official family game night this Saturday! It was GREAT! The kids are finally old enough to play games. We started with a new game we bough from target. Shark attack. After a chat about being a good sport & not crying every time you lose the kids got in to it the right way! Then we played UNO. Which the kids LOVED, especially our bulldozer. Then ended the night with a princess wishing well game chosen by Barbie girl!

Then we got two HUGE blankets and covered the floor and curled up to end our night watching Mario brothers & Barbie and the fashion Fairy tale.

It was a wonderful night and with many guaranteed more!

Treasure Your Chest - live streaming video powered by Livestream

Treasure Your Chest - live streaming video powered by Livestream

Moms, it's time to bond with your breasts!

We had our Hex Bug party!

These are the NEATEST toys! Caitlyn's teacher was nice enough to allow me to bring these BUGS in to class! Each child got a Bug house and 2 hexbugs! They loved them!

What they liked the most was when their bugs got free! haha. What fun! They put them on a train table and the bugs were going up hills and down hills, across bridges and on the rail road tracks!!

This was a great week to have the get together! It's 'B' week at Caitlyn's school. B for BUGS!! and they are learning about their 5 senses! what better to feel then something tickling your hands!

I think this went over well and will most def be on my childrens Christmas wish list!

Check these FUN bugs out at www.hexbug.com

The whole class playing with their new hexbugs!

Caitlyns table.

The bugs tickling hands!

Mrs. Cathy helping!

Went on a tour of my towns local Primrose school!

I went on a tour of the school Sunday. Its a cute little place! They have a curriculum for even infants! I love that! They teach sign language then once the children get in to pre k 3 they start spanish. Their spanish teacher is actually trilingual.

Everyone was so very nice and sent home a bag of goodies for the kids. I took Caitlyn with me to check out the place as well and she LOVED their play ground. Its astro turf (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AstroTurf ) so no muddy or dirty shoes when coming home! There is a canopy in each of the play grounds so the kids have a shady area to play too.

The teacher to student ratio is low. Thats another thing I liked a lot about them!

The school was very clean and organized.

Looking at the prices while there seemed the same as certain day cares, but here they are recieving an education, not just being baby sat. Its not just any type of education either, they are an accreditated school. Not only are from them within The Primrose standard but by an outside party that evaluates a school based on certain established standards. Speaking of the Primrose standard all these school are on the SAME themes and lesson plans, so if something happened and you had to move and there was another Primrose in your area, your child would still be in the same place lesson wise :)

http://www.primroseschools.com/OurSchools/Georgia/Atlanta/Douglasville/Brookmont

Here is a link to the school I visited but for you moms not in my area, check out the site and see where there is one near you!

Moby Wrap Giveaway from Best Baby Organics - Happy Mothering

Moby Wrap Giveaway from Best Baby Organics - Happy Mothering: "Blog about this giveaway and include links to Happy Mothering and Best Baby Organics"

Check this out! I own a Moby and HIGHLY recomend it!! GL!

Giveaway ends: March 28th at 11:59 EST

What was I thinking?

Three kids 2 years apart! My first two aren't quite 2 years apart. They were okay. It was when I threw baby boy into the mix it all went CRAZY. The two oldest are fine to handle when it was just them. The fighting, and yelling at each other, I could handle b/c I didn't have a infant NEEDING me 24/7 Baby boy is a GREAT baby, but I want to snuggle with him too, show him the undivided attention the other two had. It's HARD to do that when you have a 4 year old constantly telling me what to do (or so he thinks) and a 2 year old throwing tantrums! The tantrums didn't REALLY start til now. Maybe it's because she will be 3 in a week. Age 3 was worse than age 2 with my son, why should I expect any less with my barbie doll? As they get older, I know they will still fight and their attitudes will be even worse. BUT I pray they will listen a little better. Like not be so forgetful?? Sigh, next week I'll have a 4 yo,3yo,&5mo. I love them tho. I really do. No matter how much of a "mean mommy" I can be sometimes.

Recipe for a Good Start Contest!

As Moms, we all have our own recipes for giving our kids the best possible childhood and a great start in life. Whether those ingredients include encouraging our kids to try their hardest or promoting their imagination and creativity, our hope is that our children will grow up to be happy and well-adjusted adults. Family time is an undoubtedly important part of that recipe, and making sure the family sits together at the dinner table at least once a week is a great, but challenging way to fit it in.

Ragú® offers moms hundreds of nutritious, convenient, delicious and affordable meal ideas- perfect for busy families on the go. From making sure the kids get their veggies (Ragú® red sauces contain more than a full serving of veggies in every half cup of sauce) to skip-a-step recipes like No Boiling Lasagna and No Frying Chicken Parmesan, Ragú® understands your hectic lifestyle and desire to feed your family quality meals at a great value.

Now, Ragú® is teaming up with actress and mom Molly Ringwald to promote the Recipe for a Good Start Contest asking moms to share their recipes for a good start for a chance to win a $5,000 college scholarship. By visiting www.recipeforagoodstart.com, you'll have a chance to submit your recipe for a good start in life and your original Ragú® recipe that has the family running to the dinner table! Three first prize winners will be awarded a family trip to New York City where they will compete in a nationally televised Ragú® Recipe Challenge for the chance to win the ultimate prize of a $5,000 college scholarship.

Get those recipes in to Ragu Mamas!!

"Disclosure: I was entered for a chance to win a Ragú® family package in exchange for this post. No monetary exchange took place."

Martina McBride and her Shine All Night Tour!

Martina is coming to Atlanta, Ga in May!
I'm so excited!
Click on the link below to see if she will be in a town near you!

http://www.ShineAllNight.com

Then use the coupon code MOMS to save $5.00 on EACH ticket you purchase!

Working from home!

Yay!
It's nothing to make a living off of, but its extra money!
I've started already and I like it! It doesn't feel like work b/c I just do it in my spare time.
If you'd like to learn more about it, let me know!

~Swedish Meatballs~

Quick & Easy

My Fave.

How Lucky Am I?

I am so excited to have been chosen to try these products out on my children!

I opened the package, and the first thing I did was smell! *because that's always the first test, right!?* and they smell so good. I got the kids to try and they agreed! Actually, My little Barbie thought it was purfume and wanted me to rub it on her arm!!

I will def. be letting you know how the trial goes, but guess what!?

One lucky reader gets a whole set as well!
Check them out on Facebook and become a FAN. I did!
Do that and leave me a comment and I will add your name to the lot! I will draw a name and announce it Monday afternoon.
*I will contact the winner*

And Now Im Back, From Outer space

Okay, Maybe not outer space....
But A LOT has happened in the past year I haven't blogged about.

I am now a mommy to THREE! yes, count them beauties! I added updated pictures on the right hand side plus added baby boys!

It's stressful most of the time. But at the end of the day, I'm pretty darn happy. Richard is still driving a rig over the road. So that's my main stress in life. Raising our children mostly by myself. But I have to be doing something right b/c they are such lovely kids. We are battling with HYPERNESS right now, but that's what you get when you're on the 2 year plan. Right? I have a 4 yr old who knows it ALL, a 2 year old that is the prissiest, meanest, sweetest thing you'll ever lay your eyes on & a 4 month old, who is a complete booby baby. I have mastered the art of hollering at kids to clean their mess up, WHILE cleaning their mess up, WHILE breastfeeding a baby! Poor baby boy probably thinks he's on a ride you can eat on too! I'm up & down all day long.

I've really gotten stung by the domestic bug! I want to cook different things. Also I'm interested in cooking ahead and freezing them. ANYTHING that makes my life a little easier! I actually froze my first meal today. I made meatballs, the kids loved them, then I froze the leftovers for a future meal. I'm taking knitting classes and starting to sew. I'm really interested in making the kids clothes. I don't understand the patterns, but Ill find someone who can help. I'll be posting things I make or TRY to make!

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