:)

Happy Thanksgiving!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful, blessed, food filled day!

Kix Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to the winner of the Kix giveaway, commenter #46!  Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond :)

Dana V said... 46
I'm a facebook fan!

NOVICA.com Winner!

Congratulations to the winner of the NOVICA.com giveaway, commenter #130!  Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond.

tattgiff said... 130
novica on twitter

Preggers Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to the winner of the Preggers giveaway, commenter #17!  Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to reply.

Louis H said... 17
I love the Maternity Footless Tights in Aubergine
Thank you for hosting this giveaway

Brilliant Lenses Winner!

Congratulations to the winner of the Brilliant Lenses giveaway, number 7!  Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond :)

Niecey said... 7
I tweeted
http://twitter.com/#!/goodieslist/status/29055849313

Wordless Wednesday

Baby Center Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to the winner of the Baby Center giveaway, comment #55!  Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond.  Thanks to everyone who entered!

Double Points!

Woohoo! One of my favorite cloth diapers stores, Kelly's Closet, has double diaper dollars going on now!  That means for every dollar you spend, you get TWO reward points.  The points can add up fast and the reward levels start at 225 points = a $10 gift certificate.  That would NORMALLY be $225 spent, but right now it's only about $113!

Not only that, but they have a coupon code out for buy 5 get 1 free on BumGenius 4.0 diapers.  That's 6 diapers for $86.90 and they're shipped free because Kelly's Closet offers free shipping on all orders over $49.  Sounds like a pretty good deal to me and you're well over halfway to a $10 gift certificate, just for shopping!

Hippity Hop!

Happy Friday all!  Welcome new and previous followers!  I hope you all have an amazing day!  Please don't forget to leave a comment to let me know you were here!  (And if anyone else is having trouble with the Google follow widget, don't forget that you can click at "Follow" at the very top of the blog and it has the same results!)

CSN Stores - Brumby Boot Review

As you may remember from my last CSN post, I had the opportunity to review something from one of their 200 stores!!  Now, seeing as how I haven't really had a "pre-pregnancy size" since, oh, about 2006, the only constant size I have has been my shoe size!  I'm like just about every other woman out there, always checking out shoes!  These days, I only ever really wear athletic-type shoes just because pregnancy makes me clumsy and they're just easier for chasing little boys around the playground. 

I decided to check out CSN's selection of shoes and quickly ended up on the boots page!  I haven't really had a pair of boots since I was a kid and I've finally decided enough is enough, I'm tired of getting snow in my shoes and having wet pant legs all winter.

I quickly fell in love with these Brumby boots.  Now that I have them (and this crazy Indiana weather is hanging out around 70 degrees) I've been wearing them around the house!  They are SO comfortable!  They're very warm and easy to put on.  I'm getting to the point I can't tie my shoes, so this is a huge plus for me!  They have suede uppers and a genuine sheepskin lining...for those features, they're a great price at just over $50.00 and free shipping!  That's way less than you would pay for other brands and they're well made and don't seem like they would fall apart like many of the cheaper "one season" type that you can find in discount stores.

I'm very happy with my choice and can't wait for the real winter weather to arrive!!

Disclaimer: I was provided a gift certificate to CSN Stores with which to purchase my review product.  No other compensation was received.

Winner!

Congrats to the winner of the Clear Hills Honey giveaway!  Comment #2:

3 Giggly Monsters said...
I would like to try the lavender vanilla lip balm.

Winner has been emailed and has 48 hours to respond :)

Wordless Wednesday

shutterfly

When it came to ordering Tiny Man's photo birth announcements, I headed to shutterfly.com.  At that point, I hadn't really tried ANY online card/photo company and was going on hearsay from family that they were great to work with.  I quickly found that they were right and I had a wonderful experience!  It was easy to use and the shipping was great!  Everything a busy mom needs and wants when she's looking for online shopping and card creation.

Now the the holidays are quickly approaching, I decided to check out the selection of holiday photo cards and noticed right away that they're 20% off!  Right on!  Not only that, but they have free shipping if you spend $30+, so if you have a lot of people to send cards to, there's no worries!

If you're the one throwing the Christmas/holiday party this year, you can get your holiday party invitations for that done while you're doing your family cards, making it even more convenient on your end.  A few minutes at the computer, a few days in the mail, and you're ready to send out your invites AND holiday cards! 

You can get everything done on time, ahead of time, or just in time and bring smiles to the faces of loved ones when they open your card this year!

I still need to get our Christmas pictures taken of the boys, but these are a few of my favorite card templates.

(Found here)

 

 

(Found here)

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I think that last one is my favorite, I could get the boys' picture taken and later add a picture of baby girl if she shows up before I get them ordered.  (Really, I'm a procrastinator when it comes to these things, so it very well could happen that way!)

So, how about you?  Have you ordered your cards yet?  Have you used shutterfly in the past?  

Disclaimer: This post is a sponsored post.  Bloggers, to get more information, please click here.

eShakti discount code!

Are you looking to get some new clothes for the holidays?  eShakti has offered you (my amazing readers!) a special savings of 15%!  Just use code SaOHH6 now through the end of November!

Happy First Birthday Sweet Boy!

Seventh Generation Laundry Products Review and Giveaway

As a mom, you already do so much to protect your family- buckling seatbelts, cooking healthy meals and requiring bike helmets. But did you know that the laundry detergent you may be using could contain little-known chemicals called optical brighteners?

According to scientific research, these can cause allergic reactions, are toxic to small fish and other aquatic life, and can pollute your waterways.

When ultraviolet light hits optical brighteners coating your clothing, the brighteners convert UV rays into visible light to create an optical illusion. This tricks the eye into thinking the clothing is whiter and brighter, and therefore cleaner than it really is.

So how can you avoid these optical brighteners? Seventh Generation makes it easy because their laundry detergents are not only free of optical brighteners, but they´re also non-toxic . In addition, because Seventh Generation liquid laundry detergents are both hypo-allergenic and biodegradable, you can rest easy knowing you made a considerate choice for your family and the environment. We invite you to take part in this Spark and conduct your own experiment to see the difference between your current laundry detergent and Seventh Generation laundry detergent.

When washed in a conventional laundry detergent that contains optical brighteners, clothes appear to glow under a black light. When you use Seventh Generation liquid laundry products, you won´t see the same glow on your clothing.

Take a look at the experiment in the photo below. These are two identical organic cotton shirts, one washed in a conventional laundry detergent that contains optical brighteners and the other in Seventh Generation laundry detergent which does not use optical brighteners.  What a difference!

Yuck, I don't know about you, but I'd prefer to keep that sort of 'enhancement' away from my kids' skin (not to mention my own!).  We had a lot of fun with our laundry experiment, Talker Man was "in charge" of the black light and even said, "Mommy!  They're not the same!"  The t-shirts are exactly the same, until you turn on the light!  If you would like to try the Seventh Generation laundry detergent for yourself, you can get a $1.00 coupon here!

Win It!

Prize: Thanks to Seventh Generation and MyBlogSpark, one lucky winner will be receiving a Seventh Generation laundry prize package to try for themselves!

Entries: I must be able to easily find an email address for the winner. If it isn't in your visible profile, please include it in your comment. If you're chosen and I can't find an email address, I'll be forced to choose another winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email before another winner is chosen.

This giveaway will run from today, November 8, 2010 until Monday, November 22, 2010.

Mandatory:
1) Tell me your favorite tips for keeping your family healthy at home.

Extras: (Please leave separate entries for each, each extra is worth 1 entry unless otherwise stated.)

2) Follow my blog.

3) Follow Cars, Trucks and Teething Rings on Twitter.

4) Follow Seventh Generation on Twitter.

5) Tweet this giveaway (1 extra entry per day, please leave the tweet link) Can use: Enter to win a Seventh Generation prize package from @Seventhgen and #myblogspark http://bit.ly/9pHza1 #giveaway

6) Subscribe to my blog feed.

7) Grab my button and display it on your blog.

8) Enter any of my other giveaways (1 extra entry for each giveaway entered, post separate comments)

9) Blog about this giveaway (5 entries, please post 5 comments)

Disclaimer: The above information, giveaway prize package and prize package provided to me were all supplied by Seventh Generation through MyBlogSpark.

Ending tomorrow!

Don't forget to enter the Clear Hills Honey Crayon giveaway! It ends tomorrow night at 11:59 EST :) These would be a perfect stocking stuffer for your little artist.

Wow!!

Has it really been almost a year?? It seems like just yesterday I was pregnant with Tiny Man and today we're headed out to celebrate his first birthday.  He's going to be a year old on Tuesday, but we're having a small family celebration at my Grandparents ("small" being relative for the size of our extended family!).  Anyway, I was looking through my pictures and this one sticks in my head, it's the last "belly pic" and Talker Man's last picture with mommy being an only child!

A couple of nights ago, I was cuddling Tiny Man, his head on my shoulder and me just breathing in his baby smell...something that doesn't happen too often these days since he's such a busy little boy. I remember when he was first born, I took every single opportunity I could get to cuddle and snuggle and sniff him because I knew it wouldn't last very long. I was definitely right on that one! This time last year I was anxiously excited to see his tiny face, to see the person he was and the person he would (and will!) become. He's already losing a bit of his baby face pudge and that sweet baby smell is going to turn into sweaty little boy before too much longer.  I'm going to turn around and he'll be as big as his brother! (Who, by the way, is getting huge too, I was folding clothes the other day and just shook my head at the fact that in 3 years you go from teeny tiny sleepers to size 4 hoodies and jeans!)

Man! This pregnancy has me emotional and full of memories! I can't wait to build new ones with our little girl, but she can hang out in there awhile so I get a little more one on one time with my bigger boys before the return of sleepless nights ;)

Tommee Tippee Travel Bottle and Food Warmer Review

I only recently heard of Tommee Tippee, and it's a brand I wish I'd learned of a couple years ago!  I recently had the opportunity to check out their travel bottle and food warmer set as well as their bottle pods.

The Tommee Tippee Travel Bottle and Food Warmer is a GREAT little invention, one that I wish had been thought of before, but I'm glad it's around now!  It needs no electricity and uses a thermal flask (with safety release button) to keep water warm.  You can either use your warm water to heat baby's bottle/jarred food or you can use the warm water in the flask to make fresh feeds.  Pour your powdered formula in the baby bottle beforehand and all you need to do is add the fresh, already warm water!  Super simple!  I love that there are two ways of using it, especially since the warm water method is the best way to heat pumped breast milk and makes it easy to warm it up on the go!  (I can tell you first hand how much of a pain it is to try to go on a day of errands and to have a bottle of pumped milk that there's no easy way to heat up when you're out and about!)

Secondly, we had the chance to check out the new Tommee Tippee Bottle Pods.  Again, a great travel item!  The bottle pods and bottle warmer go hand in hand and are a must have for any new mom!  The insulated bottle pods allow you to keep your bottles warm or cold and the adjustable strap means you can attach them anywhere!  We were able to hook one onto the stroller and not worry about losing it or having it fall to the bottom of the diaper bag.  What other bottle pod can you do that with?  Even better, they come two to a package so you can have one cold AND one hot, whatever your needs may be!

Buy It!

 The above Tommee Tippee products can be found at Babies "R" Us for right around $20 a piece.

Learn More!

You can learn about other Tommee Tippee products on their website and see up-to-the-minute updates on Twitter and Facebook!

Disclaimer: I was sent the above product(s) for free of charge as a reviewer for The Mom Bloggers Club.  Thanks to The Mom Bloggers Club and Tommee Tippee for this opportunity.  All opinions in this post are mine and may not be the same as other users.

Friday!

I'm pretty sure I said the same thing last week, I seriously wish time would s.l.o.w. down!  Just a smidge.

With that said, I AM glad it's Friday and I get to check out a bunch of new blogs!  (Though that seems to be happening more on Saturdays, but I get there!)  Welcome to everyone new stopping by, if you choose to follow, please leave a comment so I know you were here and can stop by your blog as well!

Carousel Designs Contest

Carousel Designs is launching a Fall Facebook Promo with a giveaway of a Gray Damask 4 piece set from their über elegant yet gender-neutral Gray Damask crib bedding collection!

To enter, you must:
1. Be a fan of Carousel Designs on Facebook;
2. Tag yourself in one of the 3 photos of Gray Damask; and,
3. Post of pic of who you would put in a crib outfitted in Gray Damask on Carousel Designs FB wall (ultrasound photos are eligible).

The promotion will run for one week from today through Wed., November 10th. On November 11th, a winner will randomly be picked for the 4 piece set.

To enter, click here!

Wordless Wednesday 11/3

PromosOnline Review and Giveaway

PromosOnline is a great online source for all of your business promotional needs!  They have everything from calendars to woven grocery totes and just about everything in between that you can possibly imagine!

I was sent a beautiful Norman Rockwell 2011 calendar and I have to say, it's great!  The shipping was very fast, it was well packaged and I think it would be a great promotional item for anyone who is looking for that daily advertisement value!  I could see myself hanging the calendar and getting a daily visual reminder of whatever company I received it from!

Buy It!

Similar calendars have a much higher retail value than the price you pay to buy them in bulk with your advertising needs.  If you were to buy this calendar online, it would cost upwards of $13.99, but through PromosOnline you can get it as needed as follows!

Imprint Area: 10" x 1 5/8"
Imprint Location: Bottom
Additional Imprint Information: Sale Price includes standard black imprint. Additional or full color imprint (300 minimum) additional. ($.15 extra for 2 color imprint, $.20 flat charge for 3, 4 or full color imprint) Imprinting of half tones & photos extra
Screen Charge: No screen charge on standard black imprint. $35.00 screen charge for colored imprints
Setup Charge: No Setup charge on this item
Unimprinted Blank Minimum: 100

Win It!

Prize offered: PromosOnline has graciously offered one of my readers a Norman Rockwell 2011 calendar.

Entries: I must be able to easily find an email address for the winner. If it isn't in your visible profile, please include it in your comment. If you're chosen and I can't find an email address, I'll be forced to choose another winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email before another winner is chosen.

This giveaway will run from today, November 2, 2010 until Tuesday November 16, 2010.

Mandatory:
1) Visit PromosOnline and tell me what your favorite promotional item is!

Extras: (Please leave separate entries for each, each extra is worth 1 entry unless otherwise stated.)

2) Follow my blog.

3) "Like" PromosOnline of Facebook.

4) Become a Facebook fan of my blog.

5) Follow PromosOnline on Twitter!

6) Follow Cars, Trucks and Teething Rings on Twitter.

7) Tweet this giveaway (1 extra entry per day, please leave the tweet link) Can use: RT @mtndewmama: Enter to win a Norman Rockwell Calendar from @promosonline10 http://bit.ly/bQQ1Yx  #giveaway

8) Subscribe to my blog feed.

9) Grab my button and display it on your blog.

10) Enter any of my other giveaways (1 extra entry for each giveaway entered, post separate comments)

11) Blog about this giveaway (5 entries, please post 5 comments)

Disclaimer: I was sent product for review, all opinions in this post are mine and may not be the same as other users.

Kix Giveaway

When it comes to starting off your day right, a new survey from Kix found that 84 percent of parents turn to cereal with milk for a quick and healthy breakfast.

Cereal is one of the healthiest breakfast choices parents can make. Ready-to-eat cereal has fewer calories than almost any other common breakfast option, while also being nutrient-dense and convenient. In addition, cereal eaters consume less cholesterol and more fiber than non-cereal eaters.

With the same great taste kids have loved for more than 70 years, Kix makes it easy to serve your family a simple and healthy breakfast! Whether you choose to serve Original Kix or Honey Kix, you can be sure that your kids are getting a wholesome food with nutrients they need to grow.

The “Kid-Tested Mother-Approved®”cereal is made with whole grain corn and is an excellent source of iron. It also is a good source of calcium, fiber, and Vitamins C and D. Original Kix has no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.

To find out more, visit the recently launched Kix website, www.KixCereal.com, featuring background on the history of Kix, nutritional content, and special offers. 

Win It!

Prize offered: Kix Cereal and MyBlogSpark have graciously offered one of my readers the above prize pack!  It includes a 24-piece counting themed floor puzzle, fun learn-to-count flashcards, a sippy cup, portable snack container and a box each of Original Kix and Honey Kix Cereal! 

Entries: I must be able to easily find an email address for the winner. If it isn't in your visible profile, please include it in your comment. If you're chosen and I can't find an email address, I'll be forced to choose another winner. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email before another winner is chosen.

This giveaway will run from today, November 2, 2010 until Tuesday, November 16, 2010.

Mandatory:
1) Tell me what you do to make your morning routine special for your family!

Extras: (Please leave separate entries for each, each extra is worth 1 entry unless otherwise stated.)

2) Follow my blog.

3) Become a Facebook fan of my blog.

4) Follow Cars, Trucks and Teething Rings on Twitter.

5) Tweet this giveaway (1 extra entry per day, please leave the tweet link) Can use: RT @mtndewmama: Enter here http://bit.ly/dcvYnl to win a prize package from Kix and #myblogspark #giveaway

6) Subscribe to my blog feed.

7) Grab my button and display it on your blog.

8) Enter any of my other giveaways (1 extra entry for each giveaway entered, post separate comments)

9) Blog about this giveaway (5 entries, please post 5 comments)

Disclaimer: The above information, giveaway prize package and prize package provided to me were all supplied by Kix Cereal through MyBlogSpark.

Obilgatory Halloween Pictures!

Here are a few pictures from our Trick or Treating adventure!  I'm not sure I'll be posting much, if at all, tomorrow because it's my birthday!  If hubby has something planned, it could be a slow Tuesday around here!

(Nope, still not done cooking the little miss!)

(Tiny Man was a pumpkin!)

(And finally...a very excited Batman!!)