Zhu-Zhu Pet Pampered Party

 

My girls were super excited to get to have this party right before the Holiday’s. We kicked the boys of the house out and they invited a few girl friends over. We had a great time!!

The girls in spirit of the new “Zhu-Zhu Pet Rockstars” decided to get all girly on this party. We did Manicures, and had their nails painted. Then they decided to dress up with their princess dresses and do a fashion show. Then we used the Zhu-Zhu Pets we got, and the outfits supplied to do a Zhu-Zhu Pet Fashion Show. That was super cute too!

 

All the kids had a blast, and enjoyed themselves. All the girls left with a new Zhu-Zhu Pet outfit and some goodie bags with lip gloss, nail polish, and a hair accessory!

 

We had a break and enjoyed some Passion for Fashion Punch… and fruit kabobs. They were both delish!!

We may just have to have another one of these parties again soon!

 

*Thanks to Zhu-Zhu Pets and MommyParties for this opportunity. They supplied us with the product, and party ideas in exchange for this post. All ideas are completely my own.

Giving back to the community!

 

 

A couple weeks ago, Hunter’s Cub Scout pack got together for a community project. Yes, I know I’m a bit late getting this up…. I’m slow these days, but trying desperately to get better.

Back to the story…. I love my kids being in Scouts, cause then they really learn what it means to give back to our community’s. This time we cleaned up some brush, and raked some leaves. It was a really nice day for it too. Hunter worked really hard raking leaves, and hauling brush. I was really proud of him.

A few days later, he also helped with organizing food for the food cupboard. He worked really hard with his fellow scouts for that too!

I love watching my kids learn what it means to help others… cause I really think that in these times, people are not so good at it.

Simple Woman’s Daybook…

 

 

 

 

FOR TODAY... Monday November 29th, 2010

Outside my window...   It is very very cold!! Brrr! I’m not quite ready for this frigid weather. It sunny today and bright!

I am thinking...  I need to get in the Christmas Spirit, and get some things done. Working on my Christmas cards…. and we need to make some Ornaments. Kinda  tradition every year we make homemade Ornaments to give to close family and friends.

I am thankful for….. My family… without them I would be lost, and not sure what to do. They keep me going even when I want to give up. This time of year reminds me of all of that!

From the learning rooms….. … Things are going great!

Hunter-  Is doing awesome in Math, and we are getting him slowly into writing. I’m so proud of him!

Rachel-   Is doing great with Spelling, Reading, and Math. She is picking up two digit addition like it is nothing. I’m super proud of her too!

Sage-  Is doing really good, and working hard. She is so advanced at some things… Like Math.. (must be a family trait) and is starting to pick up them sight words really well, as well as starting to read. I think she will fly when she gets the hang of it.

From the kitchen….  I can’t remember what is on the menu… Guess I need to get looking. As well as start to put a new one together… this one is almost done.

I am creating….  Christmas Ornaments, and lots of fun stuff for the holidays!!

I am wearing.. Jeans, t-shirt, and a sweatshirt!

I am going..  Loopy! Ok, besides that, I’m going to start a few more list of things to get done… So much to do, so little time!

I am hearing…. My kids read… oh how books are such a big delight in our house!

 

I am reading… Home Learning, Year by Year… as well as How to make Brothers and Sisters friends.

Got lots of books on request at the library though!

Around the house… I still have lots to organize… and decorating to do, but we are getting there.

One of my favorite things…  Spending time with my kiddo’s and getting in the Holiday spirit!

A few plans for the rest of the week:  This is super crazy week… We have Cub Scouts, my brownie troop, Girls Daisy Troop, need to get new tires, my car aligned, maybe a play date, and 4-H.

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing…

Hunter’s first snowman of the season.

 

Shutterfly making Christmas easier for you!

The season is upon us… can you believe it?? I mean, I know that it was coming, but it really seems like it snuck up on us. I usually have my Christmas Cards done by now…but I was a bit behind this year… especially with moving, and all. I was super happy to remember that Shutterfly is super fast and easy to use, making my Christmas easier!

I love making my Christmas Photo Cards every year. I mean it so fun to design and come up with just the right picture to use. Shutterfly makes it super easy… you just upload some photo’s. I usually upload a few so I can play around with a few options, helping me to choose which one is just perfect!

Then you pick which card you want to use, there are many to choose from! I think that is always my hardest decision! Once you do that, you drag the picture that you want to use to the card, and if you click on it.. you can change the picture to Black & White or you can crop the photo, take away red eye, and lots more. From there, you add in whatever text you want on the card, or in the inside. Preview it, and save! Then you pick how many to buy and pay! They are delivered right to your door.

This is ours for this year… Which one do you like better??




The first one, or the second one??



I can’t decide, and I need some help!

So hurry get your cards made at Shutterfly today!!! While your there be sure to check out their Calendars too. Perfect Christmas present for the Grandparents!

*Shutterfly is giving me the chance to get 50 free cards by posting about their site, and what I like. Opinions are 100% mine and my monkey’s.

General Mills & The Movies…..

 

 

Are you all in the process of decorating for Christmas?? We are not decorating yet, but the kids love to see the lights on at night… We love to see what everyone comes up with! Enough about that… on to the topic…

How do they go together you ask?? Great question… Well, General Mills is having a promotion where if you buy 2 boxes of Cereal and put the codes in, from the back of the box…. you can get a free movie ticket (up to a $12 value) Check this site, to see participating movie theaters.

How can that be any better??? With the holidays coming up, I’m sure you can find some good deals on Cereal. I know, in my house we go through a box or two a week. So with your normal boxes of cereal you buy, you can get a movie ticket. Save up a few… and you can take the family to the movies. What a great treat!

Participating Cereals are specially marked boxes of….

• Honey Nut Cherrios'
  
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch
  
• Lucky Charms
  
• Trix
  
• Reese’s Puff’s

 

 

WIN IT:

Thanks to General Mills and MyBlogSpark … You can win two boxes of Cereal and 4 Movie Tickets.

Tell me what Movie you would like to take your kids to see if you won??  (Mandatory to Enter)

Extra Entries:

• Follow my Blog
  
• “Like” me on Facebook
  
• Follow me on Twitter
  
• Tweet up to once daily.. Be sure to use @the3kidsandme in your tweet (also be sure to leave a comment each day)
  
• Tell me what your favorite General Mills Cereal is?
  
• Blog about my giveaway and leave me a link to it
  

 

Giveaway is open to US Residents only..and ends on December 10th @ 10pm EST. Make sure you leave me an Email address to contact you. I will choose a winner with Random.org and the winner will have 48 hrs to respond or I choose a new winner.

*The information and giveaway where provided by General Mills through MyBlogSpark

 

Hope you had a Fabulous Thanksgiving!

 

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Whether you spent it at home with a few family members, or if you drove a long ways to be with lots of family!

I’m sure most of you are out shopping the Black Friday sales. I don’t usually shop them, unless there is something super amazing that I need to have! Or should I say want to have!! Especially since I usually have all of my Christmas Shopping done, by September.

If you did go out today, I hope you found lots of great deals.. and was able to shop without to many hassles. Those of you in this state, I hope your travels were safe, as we had some nasty weather to wake up to this morning.. Enjoy the rest of your weekend…

Don’t forget to check out my most recent Giveaway to get in the spirit of Christmas!

PictureItPostage Review & Coupon Code

As crazy as it sounds, I usually have my Christmas cards made up, back to me, and ready to be mailed out right before, or right after Thanksgiving. The last two years, no such luck, but we are trying really hard to get back on schedule. I like to have mine in the mail no later than the beginning of December. Crazy.. I know! 


I was given the choice to make some personalized stamps and share my experiences of it with you. So first.. I simply went to PictureItPostage online. It was very easy to do.. and it walked you through it nicely. First step was going through what pictures, I had and wanted to use as a stamp. Then I uploaded a couple, to see which I thought looked better. After choosing my picture.. you can also change the color to the side, around the postage part of your stamp (there are lots of colors to choose from). You can change whether you want your stamp to be in portrait or landscape, as well as being able to change the text on the stamp. Then you order however many stamps you would like. The cost of 20 stamps runs you $18.95, and around $4 for standard shipping. I used standard shipping and my stamps arrived in about 4 days, but mine where shipped over the weekend. 




Here is the stamp I choose to have made:

You want to create your own now?? Well if you head on over to PictureItPostage and deliberate for hours which picture you want to use on yours, and then enter MOTHERHOOD in the discount code spot when you order them, and get $4 off your order! This code will expire on January 31, 2011. 


Be sure to come back and tell me what you decided to use on yours! 


* Thanks to The Motherhood and PictureItPostage for the code for complementary stamps, as well as being compensated for my time to do this review. All opinions are 100% my own!