November 28, 2009
Tea & Mug Giveaway
At Yvonne's Tea Time this month she giving away a mug and peppermint tea to one of her followers. There's only a couple days left and so far she only has four followers, so you have a good chance of winning if you follow! Plus it's worthwhile to follow anyways because she often posts freebies and sales there!
November 2, 2009
Fun Holiday Fanfare at She Scribes
Over at She Scribes she's put on the Holiday cheer recipes, ideas and giveaways including a Beer Bread Recipe of mine. See a sampling of what you can find below...
August 26, 2009
Easy to Win Giveaways
Here's some giveaways on other sites I found with not many entries yet, ending soon! May be easy to win!
My Tramponline CD by Peter Himmelman (pretty cool kids CD that adults won't mind listening to also!) - Only 3 entries so far - Ends Sept 2nd
$31 in Target Baby Coupons Giveaway - Only 9 comments - Ends Aug 28
Rosemary Mint Shampoo - 8 comments - Ends September 8
Find more giveaways with under 50 entries at
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My Tramponline CD by Peter Himmelman (pretty cool kids CD that adults won't mind listening to also!) - Only 3 entries so far - Ends Sept 2nd
$31 in Target Baby Coupons Giveaway - Only 9 comments - Ends Aug 28
Rosemary Mint Shampoo - 8 comments - Ends September 8
Find more giveaways with under 50 entries at
Helping Mommys Win
July 15, 2009
Rosetta Stone Giveaway Reveals a Family Mystery
I have a lot of fun entering blog giveaways, and learn a lot about a lot of cool products in the process, but today I learned something I never expected to learn on a giveaway: the correct Spanish for my son's first phrase!
See, my oldest son's first phrase was in Spanish (not his first word, but the first combination of words he put together). It was something he picked up in Day Care when he was one. He would say "No de ha!" when I would do something he didn't like...I'd take away something he was playing with or take him somewhere he didn't want to go, and he'd say "No de ha! No de ha!" One time he even slapped my hand when he said it. So I sort of knew what it meant but I had no idea what words he was actually trying to so.
When I mentioned it to one of the ladies who took care of him at day care she laughed and told me it was Spanish for "Stay away from that." She told me how to say it in Spanish (he had mispronounced it, but it was close enough that we were sure that what it was) but by the time I had gotten home I had forgotten the real way to say it...so "No de ha" and it's meaning was what went in the baby book.
Since then I've asked several Spanish speakers now to say "stay away from that" but nothing has sounded close.
And then, tonight, I was reading a Rosetta Stone Giveaway Post over at Mom's Most Wanted...and she listed several Spanish phrases she used a lot with her kids. And there it was: “Eso no se hace” (That is not ok to do).
I think I remember that my son had some trouble with the "s" sound back then, and of course he would shorten hace to "ha" because he didn't say many two syllable words yet. So there it was!
It doesn't matter if I win the giveaway (thought that would be awesome)...I've already won tonight!
See, my oldest son's first phrase was in Spanish (not his first word, but the first combination of words he put together). It was something he picked up in Day Care when he was one. He would say "No de ha!" when I would do something he didn't like...I'd take away something he was playing with or take him somewhere he didn't want to go, and he'd say "No de ha! No de ha!" One time he even slapped my hand when he said it. So I sort of knew what it meant but I had no idea what words he was actually trying to so.
When I mentioned it to one of the ladies who took care of him at day care she laughed and told me it was Spanish for "Stay away from that." She told me how to say it in Spanish (he had mispronounced it, but it was close enough that we were sure that what it was) but by the time I had gotten home I had forgotten the real way to say it...so "No de ha" and it's meaning was what went in the baby book.
Since then I've asked several Spanish speakers now to say "stay away from that" but nothing has sounded close.
And then, tonight, I was reading a Rosetta Stone Giveaway Post over at Mom's Most Wanted...and she listed several Spanish phrases she used a lot with her kids. And there it was: “Eso no se hace” (That is not ok to do).
I think I remember that my son had some trouble with the "s" sound back then, and of course he would shorten hace to "ha" because he didn't say many two syllable words yet. So there it was!
It doesn't matter if I win the giveaway (thought that would be awesome)...I've already won tonight!
May 15, 2009
A Virtual Baby Shower for Mommie Daze
Mommie Daze is one of my favorite blogs to read when I need a good dose of mommy humor. Her post are both funny and insightful, and almost always leave me thinking "Yeah...amen to that!" And now and then she posts some really fun give-aways, too.Well, she just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy (who came 5 weeks early!). I was thinking about telling everyone to go subscribe to her feed, so you'ld be able to catch her new posts when she has time to blog again--but she's blogging already...FROM THE HOSPITAL! If you've ever given birth you GOTTA read her hilarious 10 Things About the Hospital" post! And after you've browsed her blog and have a few laughs, you'll want to stop over at Comfort and Joy Blog for the virtual baby shower going on for her there. There's lots of fun virtual shower games with prizes! One of my favorites is the Baby Mad Libs Game. Wanna play? I'll give you a head start. First, copy paste the following into a notepad or something and fill in the blanks:
Exclamation!:
time of day:
sequence number (like 1st, 3rd, 100th):
adverb:
household chore (ending in ing):
hobby:
adjective:
adjective:
sequence number:
food:
piece of furniture:
tv show:
adverb:
OK...now head on over the the Baby Mad Libs Game and plunk your answers into their lib. You'll need to post it on your blog with a link to enter (or e-mail her if you don't have a blog)...and there's some other rules too so make sure to read the whole post. Anyways, lots of fun! Can't wait to hear what everyone put. Here's mine (don't peek if you haven't filled out your words yet!)...
"Yowzer!" gasped New Daddy. It was 11:59 pm and baby was awake for the 21st time today. New Mommy had been slothfully sweeping, but rushed to check on New Baby. "No, no," said New Daddy, who had been relaxing by calligraphy. "I'm always non-perishable to help with the baby. I'll go." New Mommy was stamp collecting, since this was only the 1st time that New Daddy had offered to help. In fact, New Daddy was more inclined to snack on mandarine orange chicken, while sitting on the bunk beds, watching Battlestar Galactica. New Mommy knew that she should studiously accept, because New Daddy might not offer again!
May 2, 2009
Easy to Give
On May 9, 2009 you can join Stamp Out Hunger in providing food for needy families by leaving non-perishable food donations in a bag next to your mailbox for your letter carrier. What could be easier than that?
On a related note, did you know that canned food expires? YEP, that's right. So do many boxed products. I like to go through my cabinets once or twice a year, toss the stuff that's past the expiration date, and donate items that I might not get a chance to use before they expire.
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