I will be picking all winners for closed contests in Dec. and Jan. within the next couple days.
Author: brandy3
Sleeping Cherub
I still can’t believe she fell asleep like this. So cute though
Celebrate National Bubble bath Day With Pocoyo GiveawayClosed
Bubble Baths are fun for kids and a great way to relax for adults. Saturday January 8, 2011 is National Bubble Bath day, fill your bath tub up with water, bubbles and toys, then enjoy the fun.
National Bubble bath day can also be enjoyed by adults of course just relaxing in the tub with no toys.
To celebrate I am giving away a Pocoyo Bath toy for your kids.
The winner will also receive a 14 day online subscription to Pocoyo’s online virtual world www.pocoyoworld.com.
To enter: Tell me how you will celebrate National Bubble Bath day?
Extra entries:
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Contest ends 2/6/11
Disclosure:No compensation or products were received, giveaway is being provided by sponsoring company.
V Season 2 has Started
V season 2 aired this week and I did get to watch it. It was a little confusing to understand at first, but I slowly catched on. Anna is trying to get everyone to trust her, so they will not be scared of the visitors. She has a hidden agenda though, she is very mysterious. She is encouraging everyone to come to the V healing centers and get healed, but then she has a power over them.
It’s not to late to jump into the world of V and pick up season 1 here
You can watch the season 2 premiere of V on ABC or the next episode will air January 11, at 9/8c on ABC.
Disclosure: “I have been hired by Warner Bros. WBWord division to promote V: The Complete First Season on DVD. You can purchase a copy here: http://bit.ly/e6ABTG.”
Make Pizza With Auntie Ann’s Baking Kit
Description: Available at specialty retailers, regional grocery stores, and a club store, the kit provides an opportunity for consumers to enjoy the fresh baked goodness of Auntie Anne’s products in the comforts of their own kitchens. The easy-to-prepare kit comes with step-by-step instructions and a special Auntie Anne’s versatile dough mix to make a variety of recipes including pretzel products, pizzas, gourmet breads, side dishes, and desserts.
I’ve always loved Auntie Ann’s Pretzels, they are so delicious and a great snack when your walking through the mall.We decided to make pizza with the kit. Now we made Soy Cheese Pizza since my husband is allergic to milk.
Mixing the dough and waiting for it to rise is a long process.
Then stretch the dough on a pizza pan
Then the finished product
****It came out pretty good with the acception of not being able to get the sauce and cheese right. The crust came out very good, it was very crispy and full, not thin. The whole pizza crust came out a little thick, as seen below. The pizza still came out very good.
Here is a video demonstrating baking with Auntie Ann’s kit
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You can find a retailer near you that sells the baking kit at www.auntieanns.com
Disclosure: No compensation was received. A product was provided for my review. All opinions are my own.
Hoodwinked DVD GiveawayClosed
Description:So you think you know the story of Little Red Riding Hood. Don’t be too sure. . . . One of your favorite fairy tales is turned upside-down and inside-out in what the L.A. Times called “high-energy, imaginative entertainment.” With irreverent storytelling, spunk and wit, Hoodwinked delivers a comedy caper for the young, the young at heart and everyone in between. When the police arrive at Granny’s cottage in the woods to answer a domestic disturbance call, it looks like just another open-and-shut case. But Red, Granny, the Big Bad Wolf and the Woodsman are not your usual suspects, as they have their own dark secrets, wily deceptions and conflicting accounts of the crime. Together, they must put aside their differences and find their own original twist on Happily Ever After.
Retail: $18.99 at Amazon.com
Release date: 2/15/11
I have 1 copy to giveaway US Only please
To enter: Tell me your favorite Fairytale story?
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Contest ends 2/14/10
Pocoyo and Friends Coloring Ipad App
The first “Pocoyize” app was initially released for Christmas 2009 for the web with 10 million users to date. In June 2010, the Company unveiled the “Pocoyize” app for the iPhone, iPod touch and the iPad, which has received over 550,000 downloads, in addition to being a Top 5 seller in both Spain and Japan. The “Pocoyize” app allows users to create personalized Pocoyo-style avatars. Completed creations can be used as iPhone profile pictures, sent to friends, or posted on social networking sites.
The new “Coloring with Pocoyo and Friends” app can be downloaded globally, exclusively from the iTunes/App Store to the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch for US $1.99, for an initial 60-day period from December 21, 2010. The application will provide children, parents and caregivers the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild as they paint Pocoyo and his friends’ coloring pages, experimenting with creativity and color as they let their inner artists out. New sets of coloring pages will be available on demand via the app. This latest app is a natural extension of the Pocoyo brand which has consistently garnered strong interaction with fans of all ages across the globe.
When you download the app. you get 7 day access to www.pocoyworld.com
here is a view of the app.
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Disclosure: No compensation was received. Information was provided by company
Goals For 2011
Goals For 2011
I don’t make resolutions because I don’t want to break them.
Spend more time with my husband and family- I have not had a date night since 2007, the main reason being we never have a babysitter. Also between my husband’s career and running a household, we barely have time to spend together as a family.
Get fit- I am sure this is on everyone’s list this year. I would like to lose 25 lbs., or at least get in shape. According to the BMI scale I am obese. I blame depression and stress, and having 3 kids in less than 3 years.
Get my teeth fixed-I have always had bad teeth, and they keep getting worse. Some dentist say it had to do with my head trauma and stroke (yes I am 26 and I’ve had a stroke, 17 years ago) others say it’s from me not taking care of my teeth. Anyways I need between 5-10,000 dollars’ worth work done.
Get a makeover-I have never had a makeover, and really want one. Plus I would love to surprise my husband.
Blogging
I would love to attend more events and have them either be kid friendly or held on the weekend. I live 1 hour from NYC and so many blogging events are held there, but I rarely get invited. I want that to change.
Switch and Design-I want to switch my blog over to self-hosted Word press and get a design. I never even knew that I wasn’t self-hosted. I need like 500 dollars for all this, so let’s see if that happens.
Expanding my blog-Along with a new design, I want to increase my readership and maybe even have some guest posts and more. I’ve been blogging longer than half the bloggers out there and I have less stats.
Not a lot, but you need money to have most of these things and that’s something that we just don’t have right now.
Wordless Wednesday 1-5-10
Cuddling up together at bedtime
My First Blizzard
Growing up in Arizona, i never saw snow. When I was 19 i moved to Colorado and we had snow, but where I lived we never saw more than a few inches. A few years later we moved to North Carolina, we never saw more than a few inches. Now we are in NY and WOW-WEE I have never seen snow like this. We received 14 inches of snow in a blizzard. There are snow drifts that are 3 feet high.
My kids wanted to go play in the snow, and my daughter ended up getting stuck in the snow. I walked the the snow and some snowdrifts to get her, snow was all the way to my butt. it was crazy.
