A Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Did you ever wonder what a vegetarian eats on Thanksgiving?  I get this question a lot, and thought I’d share with anyone that cares.  Here’s a picture of my plate on Thursday.  

First of all, let me defend that gigantic mound of butter on the mashed potatoes.  The potatoes were really dry.  Really.  No, really.  Anyway, [...]

Winners!

Our latest giveaway winners are:
Poingo Interactive Storybook
Comment #76 Shelley
The Secret Mountain Book
Comment #83 Lori
Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce
Comment #62 Lisa L.
Comment #76 Zoe L
The Librarian DVD
Comment #41 Sherry
“Clean Home for the Holidays” $100 Prize Pack
Comment #164 from the FilterStream review postLouise
Congratulations everyone!
Now, is anyone giving away a Playstation 3, a Nintendo DS, a Wii or [...]

Because It’s Christmas - LAST CHANCE to enter GIVEAWAYS

TODAY is the last day to enter all of the Because It’s Christmas Kids & Charity Giveaways! We have 5 groups of wonderful, creative, toys for different ages from a bunch of fantastic, generous sponsors. Identical toys have been given to charity, one in Texas and one in Indiana!
We originally had [...]

Build-A-Bear Workshop game for Nintendo Wii - GIVEAWAY

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Do you have a Wii? Buying one for someone for a Christmas gift? Have one on your list in the hopes Santa will bring one for you? In any of these cases, you may be interested in a new game for the Wii from [...]

Have you smelled this?

Every year since we’ve been married, my husband and I have had a real, fresh, Christmas tree. We love the smell and the atmosphere that a real tree creates in our living room each year. So, when I had an opportunity to get a real, fresh, wreath from Wreaths Direct this year, [...]

Christmas and holiday cards oh my!

Moon and Back Studios is having 20% off anything in their store until Saturday, November 29th!
Moon and Back Studios was one of the sponsors of our Virtual Baby Shower, and I have been meaning to order Christmas cards and hadn’t gotten around to it. I am heading over there now to order my cards [...]

What I am thankful for:

Today is not only Thanksgiving, it is Abby’s FIRST BIRTHDAY! I can’t believe it.
Happy Birthday Lady Bug!
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! Be safe, eat until you are stuffed (why not, life’s too short) and cherish your family!

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Because It’s Christmas: Group 5 unwrapped - North Star Toys’ Paddle Wheel Boat GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s Mama Says, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 5 giveaways! North Star Toys is providing one Paddle Wheel Boat that YOU have a chance to win plus the Relief Nursery of Collin County in Plano TX will receive a [...]

Because It’s Christmas: Group 4 unwrapped - Crayola’s Glow Station GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s in a Pod, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 4 giveaways! Crayola has generously provided a Crayola Glow Station to be given away as part of our Kids & Charity Giveaway and also has provided one for charity for [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 3 gift unwrapped - All Star Buddies GIVEAWAY

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The next gift we are unwrapping in our Kids & Charity Giveaway is a COMPLETE SET of All Star Buddies (which is 7 plush Buddies) to be given away to one of YOU and a set of 7 Buddies will also be given to charity to the [...]

Because It’s Christmas: Group 4 unwrapped - North Star Toys’ Pegasus, Unicorn & Dragon GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s in a Pod, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 4 giveaways! North Star Toys is providing a Unicorn, Pegasus and Dragon set that YOU have a chance to win plus the Relief Nursery of Collin County in Plano TX [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 4 gift unwrapped - Shrinky Dinks Holiday Fun from Creativity for Kids(Faber-Castell) GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s in a Pod, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 4 giveaways! Creativity for Kids (Faber-Castell) has generously provided a Shrinky Dinks Holiday Fun activity set to be given away as part of our Kids & Charity Giveaway and also [...]

Macy’s Friends and Family Program - 20% off

About a week ago or so, I told you about a program Macy’s has for Christmas called “Macy’s Believes” where for every letter to Santa they receive, they will donate $1 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation up to $1,000,000.
Now, Macy’s wants to make sure that everyone knows about their Friends and Family Program that [...]

Wordless Wednesday - Gobble Gobble

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Because It’s Christmas - Group 2 gift unwrapped - Jumbo Crayons & Sketch Pad from Creativity for Kids(Faber-Castell) GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s in a Pod, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 2 giveaways! Creativity for Kids (Faber-Castell) has generously provided a Sketchpad and a Set of 15 Jumbo Crayons to be given away as part of our Kids & Charity Giveaway [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 3 gift unwrapped - Helicopter from North Star Toys GIVEAWAY

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The next gift we are unwrapping in our Kids & Charity Giveaway is a Helicopter from North Star Toys. YOU have a chance to win one and the Relief Nursery of Collin County in Plano TX will receive one too!
North Star Toys understands the challenges [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 2 gift unwrapped - Rainbow People Mover by North Star Toys GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s in a Pod, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 2 giveaways! North Star Toys is providing one Rainbow People Mover that YOU have a chance to win plus the Relief Nursery of Collin County in Plano TX will receive [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 2 gift unwrapped - Nature Discovery in My Backyard by the Little Environmentalists GIVEAWAY


Because It’s Christmas - Group 5 gift unwrapped - Giant Panda from Xeko Pals GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s Mama Says, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 5 giveaways! Xeko Pals has generously donated a Giant Panda to be given away as part of our Kids & Charity Giveaway and also has provided one for charity for the [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 5 gift unwrapped - Pretty Pedicure Salon from Creativity for Kids (Faber-Castell) GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s Mama Says, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 5 giveaways! Creativity for Kids (Faber-Castell) has generously provided a Pretty Pedicure Salon activity set to be given away as part of our Kids & Charity Giveaway and also has donated [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 5 gift unwrapped - Nature Discovery in My Backyard by the Little Environmentalists GIVEAWAY


Winners!

Our latest giveaway winners are:
Dapple Baby Safe Cleaners
Comment #110: Carol L.
Seal Prize Pack
Comment #84: Dave
My Baby Girl for Nintendo DS
Comment #504: Sheila B.
Congratulations everyone!

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KEEN - “You Pick the Prize” GIVEAWAY

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In January 2003, KEEN began with a moment of PURE VISION, with a simple design challenge: can a sandal protect toes? The answer was yes. The answer was the Newport. The end result was THE OUTDOORS, REIMAGINED.
Funny how this one radical departure for sandals [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 4 gift unwrapped - Giant Panda from Xeko Pals GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s in a Pod, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 4 giveaways! Xeko Pals has generously donated a Giant Panda to be given away as part of our Kids & Charity Giveaway and also has provided one for charity for [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 1 gift unwrapped - Let’s Go Walking Puppy from North Star Toys GIVEAWAY

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The next gift we are unwrapping in our Kids & Charity Giveaway is a Let’s Go Walking Puppy from North Star Toys. YOU have a chance to win one and the Relief Nursery of Collin County in Plano TX will receive one too!
North Star Toys [...]

A bright shiny new badge & GIVE AWAY 3 minutes of your time.

A couple of months ago, Graco had an open call for “Graco Ambassadors” and I was interested and put in an application. The Graco Nation Ambassadors Program is “a community of Graco fans who have stood up and said “I love Graco.” The Graco Nation, they aim to “recognize and build a deeper [...]

Weiman e-tronics Wipes - review and “Clean Home for the Holidays” GIVEAWAY

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Our house is filled with electronics. Radios, televisions, DVD players, computers and more! And it seems that where ever there are electronics there is dust. Lots and lots of dust, not only on the machines themselves, but around them as well. Wipe it [...]

FilterStream DirtTamer Cordless Hand Vac - review and “Clean Home for the Holidays” GIVEAWAY

FilterStreamIn a house with kids and pets, small spills of all sorts are an inevitable part of my daily routine. From the trail of Cheerios across the carpet, to a puddle of milk on the kitchen floor, I am always cleaning up throughout the day. I am also a vacuum freak. My husband says I like to vacuum. Is he nuts? No one likes to vacuum, but it’s much better than pulling dirt and dog hair off a sticky baby all day, so I usually vacuum at least every other day.

The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice - review and DVD GIVEAWAY

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In 2004, TNT premiered a movie called The Librarian: Quest for the Spear. It was followed up in 2006 by The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines.
In the movies, Noah Wyle plays Flynn Carsen, who has unwittingly become the unlikely guardian of all of history’s treasures while [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 3 gift unwrapped - Nana Star and the Moonman Book & Moonman Lovey GIVEAWAY

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The next gift we are unwrapping in our Kids & Charity Giveaway is a Nana Star and the Moonman storybook and a Moonman Lovey plush to one of YOU and the same book and plush figure to charity to the Household Pantry at the First United Methodist [...]

Celebrate!

I love this! I may be easily amused so don’t go swinging any shiny objects in front of me, but I seriously love this!

To make your own Good News Choir, visit Aleve.com.
BTW, you can pamper yourself this holiday season by entering for a chance to win a $500 Bloomingdale gift card sponsored by Aleve. [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 5 gift unwrapped - Chatterchix Starter Kit GIVEAWAY

Right now, over at 3 P’s Mama Says, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 5 giveaways! Chatterchix are a new line of fun and educational trading cards designed just for girls ages 5 to 12 and YOU have a chance to win a Chatterchix Starter [...]

The Secret Mountain Books and Music for Children - review and GIVEAWAY

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Jake loves to read and he also loves music, so when I received 3 books from The Secret Mountain, I knew these were books he would love. We used to have a bedtime ritual where we would read to him but as he has gotten older, and [...]

Because It’s Christmas - Group 3 gift unwrapped - Drift Cars Street Team from Creativity for Kids (Faber-Castell) GIVEAWAY

Faber-CastellBecause It's ChristmasThe next gift we are unwrapping in our Kids & Charity Giveaway is a Drift Cars Street Team activity set from Creativity for Kids (Faber-Castell). Creativity for Kids is giving away one Drift Cars Street Team activity set to one of YOU and they are also donating one set to charity to the Household Pantry at the First United Methodist Church in Lowell, IN.

Because It’s Christmas - Group 5 gift unwrapped - Indoor Gardening Kit from Green Toys GIVEAWAY

Green ToysBecause It's ChristmasRight now, over at 3 P’s Mama Says, there is a review and giveaway for the next item being unwrapped in our Group 5 giveaways! This toy has the honor of being awarded the Dr. Toy Green Toy Company of the Year, the Oppenhein Toy Portfolio Gold Award, and Parenting Magazine Toy 25 Toys of the Year! Created by Green Toys (who else?), YOU have a chance to win one and the Relief Nursery of Collin County in Plano TX will receive one too, an Indoor Gardening Set!

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