$50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway

If you head on over to Blessed Beyond Words you can enter for a chance at a $50.00 Amazon Gift Card!  What could you do with $50 right now?  Me?  Well, I would purchase a tent to go camping at our family reunion.  We have the reunion annually, but have never camped. 

In fact, my kids have never gone camping. 
How {un}American is that?!?!

Pretty sad if you ask me.  My kids are so deprived  ;)  hahahaha  Or so they THINK they are deprived.  I just thought it would be fun to let the kids experience the great outdoors and go camping this year though.  So head over to Blessed Beyond Words and enter the giveaway.  :)

Baby Shower

Mom Start is having a giveaway!  Do you know anyone who is expecting and is deserving of a baby shower?  How about a giveaway providing $300 in the form of a gift card for the baby shower?  I bet you will want to enter this.  :)  I know some awesome friends who could really use a shower.

Mixxed Reviews Giveaway

Mixxed Reviews is currently having a $50.00 Visa Card giveaway at her blog.  Head on over there and check her out.  Follow her and join in the fun.  What could you do with a $50.00 gift card?  Right now I would use that toward my daughter's birthday party.  We are having a fun swim party at our house.  If not that, I would use it for Christmas.  As you know I am on a quest to spend very little this Christmas as I have been preparing throughout the year.  I would most likely purchase This Laptop or This Batman One.  Also I know my son would like one of These since he is such a Batman fan.  Oh the possibilities.  What would/could you get with this $50.00 Visa Card?  I am sure Mixxed Reviews would love to hear from you.  Check her out!

Lady and the Blog giveaway

Lady and the Blog is having a grand giveaway right now.  She is currently having a giveaway to Diapers.com.  Have you checked out Diapers.com yet?  If not, I highly suggest doing so.  I found some great items at really awesome prices.  Diapers, baby furniture, baby needs, games, toys, and anything else you can think of.  I really enjoyed looking around on Diapers . 

Updated Preparing

If you go Here you will read what I have set aside for Christmas for my kids so far.  In addition, my boss was cleaning out his house and brought me in a big bag of stuffed animals today.  I will be honest and say that I don't particularly like stuffed animals very much.  They end up all over the house and somehow they reproduce quite quickly  ;)  hahaha   They also aren't very functional.

But I said thank you and looked to see what was inside.  I was pretty excited when I saw the following mixed in the bag:

It's a bird.  It's a plane.  Oh wait, it is....

MATER

(Not a very good picture, I know.)

 

He loves Mater from Cars and with all the numerous ads on tv, online and everywhere we turn, he is getting more and more excited about Mater.  So these two bad boys will be cleaned up and set aside for him for Christmas!  :)  Total cost: FREE!!! 

So my total for Christmas as of right now is $11.19.  Pretty good if you ask me.  Let's see what else I can score by the time Christmas rolls around.  Stay tuned for additional finds.

Who Loves Giveaway!?

Right now Mommy Katie is having a grand giveaway!  She is giving away an XBox with A Kinect pack!!!  Who else is jumping up and down?  I have always wanted to try out the Kinect since hearing great reviews from friends and various reports online.  How fun would that be? 

I need a way to get my butt off the couch when I am at home.  This would be such a great way to do so and of course motivate my kids to do the same.  Let's face it, we need a little kick and this would surely help.  Head on over to Mommy Kate and check out her blog.  I have been following her for a little while and love her site.  Feel free to follow her and enjoy.

Closing a Chapter to My Life

Well, today I decided that I am closing a chapter to my life.  When I say that, I primarily am speaking about certain individuals in my life that frankly, just don't belong.  No, this isn't me sitting here saying I am better than anyone and have no use for certain people.  Not at all.  Certain people that have been in my life for quite some time are
a) too judgemental
b) negative and downright rude
c) love to talk crap behind your back and when confronted say they never said anything
d) just too much drama to handle.

So today I am embracing taking my imaginary scissors and cutting the strings/closing a chapter.  I am beyond tired of focusing on the problems and worrying about what they think or say.  I am me.  I will never be anyone else.  Of course, I will change in my life.  In fact, I will change MANY times in my life.  Isn't that what life is? 

WE ALL CHANGE.  We learn.  We grow.  We find ourselves and focus on who we want to become and how we are going to get there.  I for one will happily detach myself from said individuals in an attempt to better myself and my life.  Maybe I am better than having these people in my life?  Maybe that is wrong to think or say, but I am done.  Not in a negative, venting kind of way.  I am just happy to let it go.  I will be the better person and be content :)