August 19, 2010

Ready for Tink’s newest adventure? She’s meeting a human for the first time, and Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue absolutely promises to be another wonderful addition to your daughter’s Disney DVD collection!

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue will hit Blu-Ray and DVD shelves on September 21, 2010, and you can preorder now at DisneyStore.com or Amazon. 

In the meanwhile, go ahead and print out this fantastic and free Tinker Bell activity sheet, featuring Rosetta,for your kids to enjoy!  Click to download the PDF.

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August 18, 2010

For as long as I can remember, my absolute favorite ice cream bar of choice was always Toasted Almond.  Mmm!  Just thinking about it definitely makes me yearn for those long, lazy, utterly simple summer days when I’d yell “Ice Cream!!!”  as soon as I would hear the ice cream truck’s jingle from blocks away. 

Lunchtime in elementary school was especially awesome when I had an extra dollar to buy myself a Toasted Almond bar.  Seriously, my childhood love for this particular ice cream treat rivals my current love affair with cupcakes.

It looks like at least one of my boys has inherited my love of Good Humor Toasted Almond Ice Cream Bars!  And why wouldn’t babyQ fall in love with the yummy treat, with it’s smooth fusion of vanilla, almond and sweet crunchy “toasted almond” bits?

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August 13, 2010

Butt Glued to the Computer Chair While You Tweet Away? Capitalize on Your Twitter Account.

Okay, so you’re not an eBay power seller, nor are you a novelist finishing up your next bestseller.  You don’t have some sweet agreement with your Fortune 500 company to telecommute and you’re not some kind of famous blogger.  But… you do spend a bit of time online.  It would be nice to be able to take that time spent and make a tiny bit of moolah, wouldn’t it?

Unless you’re Holly from the Girls Next Door or one of those chicks from The Hills, you’re certainly not going to get rich doing this, but hey, if you’ve got a decent following on Twitter, it’ll take you mere minutes, even seconds, per day, and those dollars and cents, they do add up. 

Frugalista mamas need every cent they can get their hands on, after all

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August 12, 2010

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PBM Products. All opinions are 100% mine.

I’ve mentioned before on this blog that once parenting is a part of one’s job description, the fiscal juggling we mamas have to do sometimes is enough to turn any brand name addict and shopaholic into a bona fide frugalista.  However, frugal doesn’t mean you scrimp on quality, it just means you’re artfully adept at scoring the best deals on the best quality products for yourself and your family.

Enter: Parent’s Choice baby formula by PBM Products available exclusively at Walmart

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August 12, 2010

If I remember correctly, it was around the time when I turned 7 or 8 when I started being conscious of the “coolness” of my school supplies.  Back then, Lisa Frank was all the rage, and if you didn’t have a unicorns, sparkles and puppies pasted all over your school supplies, you’d be looking on in longing at all the girls in class who did.  I know, because I did.  {wonk wonk}  We were always last minute shoppers for everything, and by the time we got to CVS or Kmart, all the super cool folders, notebooks and binders were always taken already.

Well, we can do even better for our kids now than semi psychedelic 90s pop art. 

Through Aug. 15, 2010 shoppers can take $8 off ALL ready to order and custom designed binders at Zazzle!

Enter BTSRULEAVERY at checkout for your discount.

Zazzle uses high quality Avery binders, and you’ll get full-color, photo quality.

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August 12, 2010

This September, will be starting preschool (full day, 5 days a week.. it’s serious!), and I am about to be introduced to the wiley, unpredictable and often terrifying world of parenting a school aged child. 

{gasp}

Sometimes I just want to him to get back in my belly where nothing and nobody can hurt him.  But, since we all know that’s not possible… I’ll just have to learn to deal.

I admit rather grudgingly that I am an indulgent parent.  In certain cases.

Whine, stomp, shed a few tears, no, those won’t work with me.

Ask sweetly, show me those big, round puppy dog eyes and say, “It’s okay, Mommy, we’ll get it next time, right?” {aww, littleQ!}, and my heart melts quicker than the seconds it takes for me to swipe my debit card at the register.

Oh these boys.  So young, and they already know how to play their mama.

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August 11, 2010

Because we’re in the middle of moving and all the fun cleaning and painting that comes with that, this weekend I carelessly splattered paint on my non painting clothes.

{sad face}

For about thirty seconds I bitched lamented at to my husband, bemoaning my misfortune, to which he replied simply, “I told you to change your clothes.”

Good News: Earlier that day we had gone to Home Depot (Big day for me!), and being the somewhat eco-conscious mama that I am, I insisted on purchasing the concentrated, super strength, non-toxic and biodegradable Simple Green cleaning solution as opposed to one of the other totally toxic and non-biodegradable (though no doubt super effective) cleansers. 

Since this cleaning solution will be going everywhere on everything, I convinced my husband that a few extra dollars were worth it to make sure we and our children would be free from suffocating fumes and unsafe liquids requiring commercial grade rubber gloves to handle.

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August 11, 2010

In a partnership with the Make a Wish Foundation, on September 30, 2010 between 5-8pm Cold Stone Creamery locations across the nation will be hosting the World’s Largest Ice Cream Social.  In this year, it’s in honor of a very special girl named Kate.

Kate is a young girl with a congenital spinal cord condition, but that doesn’t stop her from being the strong, sweet and happy girl that she is!  All she wished for was one simple thing: to be the one to design the “Creation” for Cold Stone Creamery’s World’s Largest Ice Cream Social.  The Make a Wish Foundation definitely came through for Kate and her family! Read Kate’s story on the Make a Wish website.

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August 11, 2010

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of LinensNThings. All opinions are 100% mine.

Linens ‘N Things always has such an awesome selection, not only in store, but online at LNT.com, too!  I know that I’m in the market for some new sheets, and the selection at LNT.com is pretty expansive, and I’m seriously having a hard time choosing which one just because there’s so much to choose from!

Because of the lack of closet space in our new residence, I know I’m going to have to be looking for one of those garment racks that we can use temporarily.  Temporary doesn’t mean poor quality though, and Linens N’ Things has got enough of a selection for me to be sure that when I buy a couple next week, I’m sure I’ll be able to find a nice, sturdy and good quality one right in my price range.  They’ve got some decent looking ones starting in the $30 range – mama likes!

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August 10, 2010

Did you know that I love cupcakes?  If I was to be stranded on a desert island, but was given the option to choose the one food I’d want an unlimited supply of, it would be cupcakes.  I’d try to pace myself, of course!  Yup, no food gives me more pleasure than a sinfully decadent, sweetly intoxicating, silky moist, perfectly baked and expertly iced cupcake, especially one from Magnolia Bakery.

It’s nirvana for my tastebuds.

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