Fall is here and we have leaves all over our backyard. The kids love to make big leaf piles and jump in it.
Just a note, he is fine. A leaf stem touched his ear and he freaked. LOL!
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Finding The Perfect Dress For Homecoming and Beyond #SP #Prom #Homecoming #PerfectDress
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I remember being in high school and always trying to find the perfect dress every time Homecoming or another dance would be announced. Homecoming most of all was a big deal in our school and I always wanted to look my best.
Then came Prom and the dresses had to get better and fancier. The style was floor length gowns that were sparkly.
Then the next dress every girl dreams of is her wedding dress. It’s something that today I still dream about even though I am married. I had a courthouse wedding and I wore my senior year prom dress (a black sparkly gown). My husband was 9 months away from deployment, so we didn’t want a big wedding.
If my big wedding did happen I would dream of a dress like this
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First of many Donations This Holiday season
As a blogger I love to give back when I can. I can’t donate a lot as I am struggling myself. I do get reviews for my blog that I will turn around and just donate to those in need.
They set up a local box for Toys For Tots at our local Library and we made our first donation.
I hope to fill the box a lot higher before December begins.
Do you give during the holidays?
Daylight Savings Time Is A Good Time To Change Your batteries GiveawayClosed
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The time change can always be hard, as the days get shorter. One thing we always make sure to do when we change the clocks is check the batteries in clocks and smoke alarms.
Energizer launched the change your clock, change your battery program. Reminding those that taking just a few minutes to change your batteries in smoke alarms and Carbon monoxide alarms can save lives.
Thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes without working smoke alarms.
Twenty-four percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries.
This pack has everything you need to keep your home safe. After Hurricane Sandy and not having power for 15 days, we always make sure to have tons of batteries, and flashlight in the house. The Carbon monoxide alarm and smoke alarm in one is perfect to have in the house. Since It’s two in one it makes it easier than having multiple alarms, plus it talks to you. The alarm will beep and announce either Fire or Carbon Monoxide to let you know what the alarm is for.
I am giving away a Change your batteries prize pack
1 winner will receive
One 16-pack Energizer MAX AA Batteries years
One 1-pack of Energizer MAX 9 volt batteries
One Energizer Weatheready LED Safety Light flashlight – Waterproof flashlight powered by AA, AAA or C cell batteries
One Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm
To enter to win just tell me if you have changed your smoke alarm batteries.
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December 1, 2013
Travels With Gannon and Wyatt Reading Series @GannonAndWyatt #GannonWyatt
Travels with Gannon and Wyatt is a middle-grade adventure series written by Patti Wheeler and Keith Hemstreet. It focuses on brothers who go on wild adventures, and find ways to overcome all the obstacles in their way.
The series includes:
- Gannon and Wyatt Botswana (May 2013)
- Gannon and Wyatt Great Bear Rainforest (October 2013)
- Gannon and Wyatt Egypt (January 2014)
My daughter is in the middle of reading this series and she is loving it. It is full of adventure and fun. We are done with Botswana and half way through Great Bear Rainforest. Botswana was really interesting and had a lot of information about different animals.
Botswana- the boys go on a vacation to Botswana and find out a poacher has wounded a lioness. They decided to go out into the wild and try and save the Lioness before the poachers can kill her cubs. During their journey they encounter tons of different animals and learn that these animals are not as dangerous as those trying to hunt it.
Great Bear Rainforest seems to be just as exciting as Botswana. Gannon and Wyatt set out to find a mythical creature called the Spirit Bear. Along their journey some of the people in their trip go missing, so they go off on their own to find out what is going on. They end up getting lost and find solitude in the First Nation people. They uncover a big scandal going on and have to try and save the people that are missing.
Egypt- Gannon and Wyatt win a prestigious award from the exploration society. After that they travel to Egypt to study with a world famous archeologist trying to find Cleopatra’s lost tomb. The boys are so excited to find all the secrets and treasures it holds, but so are tomb raiders. Gannon and Wyatt must brave all the obstacles to stay safe and preserve history.
These books are easy to read for middle aged children. My daughter is eight and is loving them. Each book is has less than 200 pages. My daughter loves that at the end of the books there are travel maps showing where Gannon and Wyatt have traveled.
Through the Month of November Gannon and Wyatt Facebook page will be giving away 3 Kindle Fires.
You can find out more about the books here.
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
Wordless Wednesday: It’s Getting Cold
It’s getting cold and he is starting to bundle up!
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Need To Edit A Photo, You Can Use Fotor.com #SP #Fotor
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As a blogger I am constantly editing my photos, or putting my name on them. I am always looking for the easiest editing program.
Fotor is a free photo editing software, to help make your pictures the way you need them. I love the edits on this site, I can add borders to my photos or change the colors.
Cropping your photos, adding text and add some clipart to your photo.
One of my favorite features from the site is the templates, you can make a card for any holiday. It’s a easy and money saving way to make your holiday photo cards this season.
I have been on Fotor for hours now editing all my photos, it has actually turned into a lot of fun playing with the designs. One of their newest features is really neat. You can turn your pictures into a shape collage. I have been having so much fun with it.
Next time you need to edit a photo, make sure to check out Fotor.
Get Ready For Turbo Giveaway Closed @FHEInsiders #FHEI #TurboFastFun
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Turbo comes out on dvd November 12, It is going to be one of the biggest Holiday gifts this year.
Laugh it up with the visually stunning, heartfelt comedy-adventure for fans of all ages this holiday season! “Fresh, fast and funny” (Lou Lumenick, New York Post) and garnering four stars from Shawn Edwards with Fox TV, DreamWorks Animation’s Turbo has been hailed by critics as “pure family fun” (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview) receiving outstanding audience reaction and a coveted “A” CinemaScore.
Directed by David Soren and from the team behind family favorite franchises Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Turbo is “a movie both kids AND adults will adore!” features laugh-out-loud performances from an incredible voice cast of today’s biggest stars: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolf, Michelle Rodriguez and Samuel L. Jackson.
Experience big dreams and even bigger laughs when TURBO arrives on Digital HD on October 22 and on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on November 12. Taking the fun-filled spirited adventure of the film, the Blu-ray and DVD are packaged with a Turbo pullback toy racer, while supplies last, making it a great gift for the holidays!
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Home Alone: The Holiday Heist Preview and DVD GiveawayClosed #FHEI #giveaway
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There are so many good holiday movies, and one of them is Home Alone. There are several Home Alone movies, but the Holiday Heist is different from the first two. I think that is why I like it.
In the latest installment of the Home Alone franchise, Finn Baxter and his family move from California to Maine to their new house. Finn is terrified and believes the house is haunted. While he sets up traps to catch the “ghost”, his parents get stranded across town and Finn is home alone with his sister. Their house is targeted by 3 thieves.
** This movie is so different from the first two installments. It has different characters and a bit of a different plot. While I think the first two are still more original, my kids think this movie is better.
Release date: October 29, 2013
Running Time: 90 minutes
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I have a copy of Home Alone The Holiday Heist to giveaway to one lucky reader.
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Contest ends 11/30/13