Starbucks Bistro Box Sweepstakes

Starbucks is one of the few indulgences I allow myself once in a while. I have a rewards card so I earn free ones sometimes too! They are having a sweepstakes to win:

Lunch for two at Starbucks where you can enjoy any two Bistro Boxes and two grande handcrafted beverages of your choice!

From August 1-14, just text “BISTRO” to 697289 and you'll automatically be entered in the sweepstakes.
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If like me you don't have a cell or do not want to pay the text fee you can enter online!
You can enter here.

Fisher Price Animal Sounds Contest for ages 1-5

I LOVE sweepstakes and contest. They are fun to enter and of course even more fun to win! I have been entering sweeps for over 10 years and now with my son I can enter even more of them! For this one I will be making a video of him doing his best Monkey sounds. He is really good at it. I am going to try to get Sam to get JJ to do one to. My son loves Giraffes but oddly I cannot recall what kind of noise they make lol.


You can enter here https://animalsounds.fisher-price.com/

Here are some things you need to know:

• Your video cannot be longer than 20 seconds
• Your video must feature one of these animal sounds:
Lion Monkey Polar Bear Whale Leopard Hippopotamus Zebra
Giraffe Rhinoceros Elephant Penguin Tiger Alligator Ostrich
Seal Bear Dolphin Gorilla Bird Snake
• The child in your video must be 1-5 years at time of entry
• Only one child can be featured in each video
• Your video must be in one of the following formats: AVI (Windows), MOV (Mac), MPEG or WMV and not be larger than 30MB
• Entries must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 PM ET on 11/30/11.

See Official Rules for complete list of content guidelines.

and BABY makes 5

I have been a little MIA on the blog lately. I have been doing some posts here and there but slacking to say the least. I have a semi good excuse....

I am pregnant and we are expecting baby #3 this winter!!!



The excitement is pretty high around here, especially from JJ. Here I thought that he would be the one to protest the most but he is so excited. He will tell everyone and anyone that we are having another baby. It is super cute. With Baby L he was so so about it, this time around he can't wait to have a new baby. So with my news being announced I am free to write about it, I have a few stories (like my husband wanting to buy a Mini Van) to tell and some things to say about being pregnant (is it possible to be this tired and cranky) this time around. I am working on getting it together and posting more. Please bare with me as I get back into the swing of things.

Next week we have the ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby, for my sake PLEASE think PINK!! With 2 boys and a husband the testosterone is pretty thick around here ;)

P.S. Thanks to Liz who has been carrying most of the "baby" weight around here!! Haha

Old Navy Super Cash Sale

Old Navy is one of my favorite stores! They always have awesome deals and the clearance section in my local store is great. I never pay full price when I ship since they always seem to have some sort of sale.

From 8/1 to 8/18 they are having the Super Cash sale where you earn Old Navy money back for your next purchase. Some restrictions apply so check out the site to read the details.

Memories Monday

I am thankful I have a decent memory. I can recall events and just individual moments as far back as preschool. I can recall the way the play ground looked, my classroom, my tap dancing lessons and the spot we put our stuff into our own cubby hole. I have thousands of simple moments that I do not ever want to forget. The one thing we have that is just ours is our memories. These are the precious things we have and need to share to keep them going. Of course not all memories are wonderful but even the scary ones can teach us something. I know for a fact that a bed frame, a plank of wood, rope and empty paint buckets will not turn you into Huck Finn floating down the river! I will share that story more one of these times. I am sure Sam and our older brother would get a laugh or two out of that one.

I want to make a regular habit of writing down my memories of childhood, adulthood and now as a mother. I would like to invite you as readers and some of you that are also bloggers to be apart of Memories Monday. Each Monday I will post a topic of something family friendly that you may have a memory of and I would like you to share it with everyone. I will have a Linky List next Monday for everyone who blogs to share their stories on.

I am a huge History buff and I always find it fascinating when a diary or notes from people living in a different era are found. Maybe one day someone will find all my posts and laugh, cry and learn a little about what it was like to live my life. Each of us is creating a story as we live our daily lives and I want you each Monday to take the time to write down just a portion of that story to share with us all.

Since most of us are getting ready for school year to start I wanted to ask what is your favorite memory of Kindergarten for you or your child's year in Kindergarten?

My Story:
I have a funny and embarrassing memory from Kindergarten. One day while I was out playing on the playground during recess my shorts got snagged on screw that was sticking out of a jungle gym and it ripped my shorts open. I was mortified that other kids could see my undies! I had to run back to the classroom my hands covering my bum to tell my teacher. Thankfully she called my mom who quickly brought me new shorts to wear. My mom was always there to rescue us kids anytime we needed her to. I was very embarrassed for quiet some time and always made sure to be careful on that piece of play ground equipment.