$50 Dick's Sporting Goods Gift Card Giveaway ends 3/20

Wanna get into the game? Dick's Sporting Goods will give you a chance with their "Starting LineUp" Contest

10 Nominees with the most votes will be selected to become members of the "Starting LineUp"
• A chance to try out and preview new products
• A spot on an online panel of experts for one season (for approximately 3 months)
• Access to exclusive online surveys
• A chance to sound off on all things sports

You can only vote for me once a day (hint hint), but you can vote for multiple people if you desire and don't forget to vote for yourself if your interested.

It's simple just follow http://twitter.com/dickssportcmo and tweet @dickssportcmo I nominate @mnmspecial
#startinglineup cause  (fill in blank..like she's awesome, sweet, amazing, sporty...you get it).

♥The Giveaway♥
$50 Gift Card
US only must be 18 or older

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Thankful "P"s

Right now I feel Poopy and I just need to Pop out of it...So here goes..

1)Papa (my dad)
2)Purse
3)Purple
4)Pop Corn (love it)
5)Pelican
6)Penguin
7)Pieces
8)Pop Tarts (breakfast on the go)
9)Packing (getting away)
10)Potty Training (coming soon, again)

Maybe if I say it again with a smile....uggh

Trip of Holes Part 1

It seems that we have never taken a trip unless it was attached to a business engagement, family function, or doctor visit.

Quite a few years back Pie decided to cross train to be a Flight Navigator on Helicopters. We spent 4 months seperated while he trained with the brief visits scattered here and there. We were stationed at Travis AFB near Fairfield, CA.  Because 2 back surgeries I was unable to care for our 2 young children (1yr and 4 months) alone I moved in with my parents to help me with bath time, shopping and potty training. Pie went to TX first and missed Thanksgiving, He went to WA next and missed our anniversary, his next stop was New Mexico and he opted to drive there so I flew down to CA to drive with him. (While at my parents I was able to visit a doctor who shot hundreds of injections of lidocaine over those 2 months to free up the muscles and do physical therapy to function again.)

We met up in Sacramento I-80 and started out. I spent quite a few hours researching where to stay and where to stop along the way. I am obsessed with having a plan even if we don't follow it. I suggested that our first stop for the night be at a Ghost Town in Calico, CA...You can rent sheets there. Doesn't that sound fun?
No?
Didn't sound fun to my hubby either...No sense of adventure...Funny how your raised prevents you from trying new things or being open to them sometimes...A fear of the unknown.

We traveled through the middle of California HWY 99 with a few cuts here and there from major highways.  It is always handy to have a map to see what you could be missing with your GPS. (Just a side note...Stop in Tulare, CA HWY 99 and eat at Whimpy's Burgers just off the hwy...Awesome fries there and you are supporting a military family that owns it...An American dream story too.) I love the orange groves in the early mornings with the misty fog. When the sun and fog cleared it wasn't so pretty. Just past Arvin on HWY 223 the scenery changed. It was cool to see all the windmills just past Tehachapi and follow the train on HWY 58. What a beautiful drive through there. Then you drop down to Edwards AFB...I think it is the longest, barest trip into a base I've ever seen! Somewhere in this trip is a 4 way stop with a diner on the corner...Guy Fieri has stopped and eaten there. We didn't stop because it just looked scary.

Does anyone use Borax? I love Borax. I spray vinegar in the toilet and sprinkle it with Borax and it always shines. It also kills those hard to eliminate weeds, but be careful it also kills the grass and it won't grow back quickly. So as you drop down to Boron...you'll notice there is no grass...It looks just like a dessert (Mojave). It must not be fun to live in the towns around this area because I noticed many, many buildings and homes just boarded up and abandoned.

Well, the last place to stop on HWY 58 is Barstow...Now this brings me to the first HOLE on our trip...I liked the strip mall, Pie loved Popeyes, but the Ramada was a big let down.He decided it was getting dark and we didn't know where the next opportunity would be to find a town along the way. It isn't our favorite to drive in the dark. I really hope the Ramada has cleaned up their act. The mirror was broken and the shower was full of mold...And the Train...The train ran all night long! All Night!!!

Part 2 next week...

UPrinting.com 500 Business Cards ends 3/20

So we are almost to our moving day...WooHoo!!! The movers are coming in less than a week and my kids have realized that they are going to miss their friends, their spring concert, and will have a new school to tackle.

Lucky enough we will have about 2 months before summer break. Being the new mom with the new kids is something that I only deal with when the kids started kindergarten, and even then I knew most of the moms and kids because of MOPS (check my left side for that one).

UPrinting.com Promotional Printing offers great deals on custom business cards with free shipping. I have a plan in motion as I type. How awesome would I be if I sent my kids with 2x2" cards with play date invites? Then that child could give their parents all of our contact info so I don't have to try and hunt anyone down. Slick right?!

I guess I could even print new business cards for my Stampin Up business with all my new contact info...

Uprinting.com Business Cards Online makes ordering a snap. There are so many different sizes and options to chose from. This offer includes:

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♥The Giveaway♥

500 Business Cards for One (1) Winner

US Residents only

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This giveaway will end on March 20th, 2010 at 11:59pm central using Random.org






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Liz Lange Diaper Clutch and Pampers Review/Giveaway ends 3/13

A few weeks ago I posted about an opportunity from Pampers. You can review my original post here Pampers Post.  Today I am posting my review of the brand new Pampers with Dry Max that Cord and I reviewed.

Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max is the brand's first high performance diaper and the biggest innovation for the Pampers brand in the last 25 years. Pampers has invented the Dry Max technology and applied it to the current Swaddlers and Cruisers core, which allows the diaper to be 20 percent thinner than current Pampers Cruisers without sacrificing any performance. This hard-working diaper locks wetness away and is Pampers  driest diaper ever.

Now you have to know that I have been a Huggies mom for all 3 of my kids. I used the small package of Pampers that they give you while you are at the hospital, but that was about the only time I ever used Pampers in the past. Oh and when the military base we lived on did not sell newborn size Huggies for Mad. I had never needed Newborn sized diapers before her. Why was I not into Pampers? I hated the perfume sent, the way Mad broke out in them, and the fact I couldn't pick them up in bulk at a club store (not sure why I am such a fan of bulk, but I love it).

When we were given the opportunity to try the Dry Max technology out, I jumped with joy. Cord suffers from chronic diaper rash due to a skin condition that runs in our family...poor thing...We received a package of 32 diapers (1 week supply) to test out. I opened the seemingly small package of diapers to the scented diapers. Maybe I've matured because the scent was not a big deal...in fact...it was kind of nice for a week to not have a baby that smelled like she needed a diaper change, lol. Cord loved the Sesame Street characters adorning the front and back.

Pampers has won us over. Not because of the scent, not because Cord hasn't had a breakout at all, and not because her butt was unbelievably dry after hours of running around in the same diaper...The winning feature for me was the fact that the poop (sorry for that) remained in the diaper and not on her hind end. When you have a baby gone toddler, diaper changes can be pretty wild. I have been in heaven that I can change her diaper with the aid of one wipe, where before I was using 4 or 5 wipes to get her freshened up.

♥The Giveaways♥

 Liz Lange Diaper Clutch (RV $50) and a Weeks Supply of Pampers

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This Giveaway will end March 13th, 2010 at 11:59 central using Random.org US only.



  


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Liz Lange clutch retails for $50 and is 100% polyester with genuine leather trim.

Where have I been???

I didn't realize it, but I have been pretty absent from my blog for about a month.

"What is going on?" you ask.

I found out a month ago that we will be packing up and moving out of NO Where in just 2 weeks. That's right. I am in the middle of trying to sell a house, pack, and deal with sick kids...being prepared to move in with family...Yikes!

My husband happened by chance to apply for his dream job. He is a dam operator and the job he wanted when he decided to become an operator opened up in November. In a whirl wind time line he applied, interviewed, and was hired. First Post here.

You can follow my less mom like moments, upsets, and joys at It's Still Daylight Somewhere. This is my personal escape from the mommy blogging scene. It's raw and like I mentioned can be less Mom of 3 small children like.

In just over 2 weeks life will settle down and we will be in our new location (temporary). I have a few giveaways to post before I leave No Where, SD...Here's to getting them done and packing at the same time!!!

Thousand Words 2/18

Thankful Thursday

Here Thursday is almost over and I haven't posted anything again...
If you follow my secret mom blog It's Still Daylight Somewhere then you know I have had a upsetting couple of weeks here. I am counting the days down till I can move.

I am very thankful to have had all the experiences here in the middle of No Where (aka Pierre, SD). I have had plenty of stuff to do here. Driving the kids everywhere, volunteer work, MOPS, church, friends...taking it all in.

We have moved 13 times since we got married and started our family.

I am very very thankful to be moving back home to Idaho....Oh my beautiful Idaho....how I have missed you for over 9 years. I can't wait to see my friends from High School and College (most still live there). I can't wait to get involved. I even got a call from the local MOPS and have been asked to join the steering team again.

So although I am not enjoying it all I am very thankful for all that I have (even if everyone points out how much stuff I have to enjoy). So I am very thankful to be today. plus I can't wait for tomorrow.

Hurry, Hurry, Make your baby a star, Pampers Casting call!

Wanna see your baby on TV?
Baby Relay casting call is now live on Pampers.com. All videos featuring babies crawling from left to right that are uploaded by this Sunday, Feb. 20, will be included in a casting call for a commercial that will air on Feb. 28! 

Giveaway coming soon!!!

Where has the time gone?

Boy I didn't realize how fast time could fly until I was put in a place with a deadline. How did today become Wednesday already? Who is in charge here? I have several giveaways to post, but I haven't found the time to work on them...And it takes a lot of work to host a giveaways and review items...I would have never guessed it before I started this endeavor, but it doesn't mean I like it less. Maybe I can sit down in a moment and type them all up and post them all at once.
I have a big first time ever sleepover Birthday party for 4 5 and 6 yr olds on Friday and Sat...what am I gonna do with them all? Why do I do these things to myself?
Why isn't anyone coming to look at our house? It is a beautiful house. There are no houses in town like it. Is it too custom to sell?

This is just a bunch of things I could keep going on and on, but I don't have the time today...I still have quite a few boxes to go through...The movers just estimated our stuff at 20,000 lbs and they only pay for 18,000 lbs...ahhhh! What can I bare to part with?