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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Now It's Your Turn to be a Winner!
So yesterday I posted about some things I've won recently....
Well today I've just got a quick post to tell you about some things I have up for grabs over at Being Savvy Atlanta.
Give away number one ends tomorrow so hurry up and enter... It's for a Global Wonders DVD. The Global Wonders DVD series introduce your child to the vibrant and varied cultures from around the neighborhood and around the world. Through live footage and animation, your children will discover new foods, games, music, and holidays around the world. With Global Wonders, your child can gain a broader understanding of themselves and the world around them, fostering a stronger self-identity, increased self-esteem, and improved cultural and social skills.
To enter, follow this link and leave a comment with your email address...
The second is a 10 year membership to emealsforyou.com.
I have one membership to giveaway at being Savvy Atlanta. To enter the Savvy contest, follow this link.
And because I think emealsforyou.com is a great meal planning site, I have a membership to giveaway here too! I know meal planning is a big hurdle for a lot of us, but it really does save time and money in the long run. Not to mention the stress of "what to have for dinner!"
If you'd like to win a membership to emealsforyou.com on this site, please leave a comment below (and please include a valid email address so I can contact you) with your family's favorite meal.
Contest is open until midnight EST Friday, February 16th. I'll randomly pick a winner.
One entry per person please.
Good Luck!
Well today I've just got a quick post to tell you about some things I have up for grabs over at Being Savvy Atlanta.
Give away number one ends tomorrow so hurry up and enter... It's for a Global Wonders DVD. The Global Wonders DVD series introduce your child to the vibrant and varied cultures from around the neighborhood and around the world. Through live footage and animation, your children will discover new foods, games, music, and holidays around the world. With Global Wonders, your child can gain a broader understanding of themselves and the world around them, fostering a stronger self-identity, increased self-esteem, and improved cultural and social skills.
To enter, follow this link and leave a comment with your email address...
The second is a 10 year membership to emealsforyou.com.
www.emealsforyou.com is an on-line meal planning service for customized web-based meal planning, recipes, customized shopping lists, wine pairings, techniques and ideas. We'll provide you with hundreds of choices of meal plans and recipes you will love and more importantly, your kids will eat.
I have one membership to giveaway at being Savvy Atlanta. To enter the Savvy contest, follow this link.
And because I think emealsforyou.com is a great meal planning site, I have a membership to giveaway here too! I know meal planning is a big hurdle for a lot of us, but it really does save time and money in the long run. Not to mention the stress of "what to have for dinner!"
If you'd like to win a membership to emealsforyou.com on this site, please leave a comment below (and please include a valid email address so I can contact you) with your family's favorite meal.
Contest is open until midnight EST Friday, February 16th. I'll randomly pick a winner.
One entry per person please.
Good Luck!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I'm a Winner!
It seems I've been on a bit of a winning streak -- blog contest wise.
I recently won a Land's End cashmere sweater from my friend Shannan at Mommy Bits Reviews. It is wonderful and beautiful and so comfortable! Thank you Shannan!
I also recently won a recipe contest over at MomCooks. MomCooks and emealsforyou.com were holding a contest for recipes and I submitted several and one of mine one! My Mexican Tilapia. It's over on the emealsforyou Blog and now one of the recipes on the website.
It really is a super easy recipe and very yummy.
And I won a Little JetSet backpack by Little Piggy from MomTrends. We gave this to Sam for Christmas and he LOVES it!
So, while my car is in getting a new transmission -- at least I'm still a winner!
I recently won a Land's End cashmere sweater from my friend Shannan at Mommy Bits Reviews. It is wonderful and beautiful and so comfortable! Thank you Shannan!
I also recently won a recipe contest over at MomCooks. MomCooks and emealsforyou.com were holding a contest for recipes and I submitted several and one of mine one! My Mexican Tilapia. It's over on the emealsforyou Blog and now one of the recipes on the website.
It really is a super easy recipe and very yummy.
And I won a Little JetSet backpack by Little Piggy from MomTrends. We gave this to Sam for Christmas and he LOVES it!
So, while my car is in getting a new transmission -- at least I'm still a winner!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Playing Catch Up!
I can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks since I wrote last!
We've been busy and been having lots of fun this Christmas break! So... where to begin...
We went to see The Tale of Despereaux on Christmas Eve and both the boys loved it! We'd read the book, which is fantastic, and I knew the movie would be different so I was a bit concerned how Josh would take it.
The movie was different -- but the message in the movie and the book are the same. And it wasn't too different. I thought it was a great movie. Of course, I liked the book better, but both the boys really enjoyed the movie and that's what matters.
Christmas day was fun too. We managed to hold the kids off until about 6:30 or so. Then came downstairs and opened a few presents. We were a bit unfortunate... Sam's only present he asked Santa for was the Playmobil Knights and Castles set. I found one about 2 weeks before Christmas on Amazon and ordered it in plenty of time for a Christmas delivery. We got the notice that it would be delivered on 12/19... and it still hadn't come by Christmas Eve! I wrote Amazon and they told me to "wait until 12/26." Yeah. I don't think so.
I had to go out and buy something else for Sam (I got the Playmobil Skatepark for him). Santa left a note saying the elves ran out of the item he asked for, He was a bit disappointed Santa didn't get him the set he asked for, but still loves the Skatepark anyway.
The boys got a Wii and some games for it from the Grandparents (both sets chipped in for the unit plus a few games, extra controller, etc...). So that has been the main source of entertainment for the past week.
We've been having all sorts of fun "Family Challenges" on the Wii Sport.
We took the kids on a Nature Scavenger hunt one day, and to the Tennessee Aquarium one day. Both were lots of fun and there are pictures up on my Flickr page.
We also had a bit of bad news about our car. On Christmas Eve when I was driving all over trying to get Sam's gift, I noticed the speedometer had stopped working. So we brought it to the dealer shortly after Christmas and discovered it needed (among other things) a new transmission.
We hummed and hawed over getting the repairs or buying a new car and when I mentioned to the dealer we may be interested in a new car, he told me he couldn't help me out there. No wonder they need a bail out!
When that happened, we decided to cut our losses and bring it to an independant garage for a 2nd opinion. He was so nice! He looked at our car and spent a lot of time diagnosing it. He called us frequently and let us know what was going on. Bottom line tough -- yes it did need a new tranny.
We were prepared for this, so we'd been looking at some new car options and decided, for now, the best thing is to keep our car and do the repairs. I love my car and am just not ready to give up on it, downsize or settle for something I don't really want. Hopefully we'll get the car back later in the week.
The boys start back at school on Tuesday. Sam told me the other day he missed his friends and wanted to go back to school. Josh is ready to go back too!
So that's pretty much up to date -- the abridged version anyway!
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! Here's to new beginnings, and a prosperous 2009!
We've been busy and been having lots of fun this Christmas break! So... where to begin...
We went to see The Tale of Despereaux on Christmas Eve and both the boys loved it! We'd read the book, which is fantastic, and I knew the movie would be different so I was a bit concerned how Josh would take it.
The movie was different -- but the message in the movie and the book are the same. And it wasn't too different. I thought it was a great movie. Of course, I liked the book better, but both the boys really enjoyed the movie and that's what matters.
Christmas day was fun too. We managed to hold the kids off until about 6:30 or so. Then came downstairs and opened a few presents. We were a bit unfortunate... Sam's only present he asked Santa for was the Playmobil Knights and Castles set. I found one about 2 weeks before Christmas on Amazon and ordered it in plenty of time for a Christmas delivery. We got the notice that it would be delivered on 12/19... and it still hadn't come by Christmas Eve! I wrote Amazon and they told me to "wait until 12/26." Yeah. I don't think so.
I had to go out and buy something else for Sam (I got the Playmobil Skatepark for him). Santa left a note saying the elves ran out of the item he asked for, He was a bit disappointed Santa didn't get him the set he asked for, but still loves the Skatepark anyway.
The boys got a Wii and some games for it from the Grandparents (both sets chipped in for the unit plus a few games, extra controller, etc...). So that has been the main source of entertainment for the past week.
We've been having all sorts of fun "Family Challenges" on the Wii Sport.
We took the kids on a Nature Scavenger hunt one day, and to the Tennessee Aquarium one day. Both were lots of fun and there are pictures up on my Flickr page.
We also had a bit of bad news about our car. On Christmas Eve when I was driving all over trying to get Sam's gift, I noticed the speedometer had stopped working. So we brought it to the dealer shortly after Christmas and discovered it needed (among other things) a new transmission.
We hummed and hawed over getting the repairs or buying a new car and when I mentioned to the dealer we may be interested in a new car, he told me he couldn't help me out there. No wonder they need a bail out!
When that happened, we decided to cut our losses and bring it to an independant garage for a 2nd opinion. He was so nice! He looked at our car and spent a lot of time diagnosing it. He called us frequently and let us know what was going on. Bottom line tough -- yes it did need a new tranny.
We were prepared for this, so we'd been looking at some new car options and decided, for now, the best thing is to keep our car and do the repairs. I love my car and am just not ready to give up on it, downsize or settle for something I don't really want. Hopefully we'll get the car back later in the week.
The boys start back at school on Tuesday. Sam told me the other day he missed his friends and wanted to go back to school. Josh is ready to go back too!
So that's pretty much up to date -- the abridged version anyway!
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! Here's to new beginnings, and a prosperous 2009!
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