August 27, 2010
We love the Madagascar characters in our house. They always bring a smile to the faces of the kids and hubby and I can enjoy them as well. They are GREAT for family movie night. New to the Zoo is available as of August 10, 2010 and is a great edition to the Madagascar family of movies. The movie features 8 episodes in in each one introduces a new character to the zoo. It contains a lot of humor and wit that we have grown to love from these movies. My kids watched this for DAYS in a row. I was beginning to think I was at the ZOO! I didn’t mind because of course I got a chuckle here and there from it too. The DVD is 88 minutes long, is not rated and is available in Widescreen. Madagascar is an Emmy and Annie Award winning series!
Also new to the series is Happy King Julien Day! This DVD features 8 Julien filled missions in tribute to the wacky king of the jungle. Happy King Julien Day is available as of August 10, 2010. The DVD is 88 minutes long, is not rated and is available in Widescreen.
You never can go wrong with the Madagascar series. The kids love them, adults love them. They are all around fun animals that bring a smile to everyone’s face!
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Disclosure: I was provided with Penguins of Madagascar: New to the Zoo for this review. m80 has also provided the gifts for the winner of this giveaway. All views and opinions with regard to the products or company itself are my own and were not influenced, nor reviewed, by the company prior to posting. Offer valid US & Canada Only!
August 25, 2010
We are HUGE fans if SHOUT in this house. I can’t say enough about it and I know that SHOUT has saved me so much money. My kids LOVE to play and they play hard. I think any mom {and dad} that does laundry has dealt with the dreaded grass stains. Personally for my family we deal with them all fall long, pants weather. In the summer, the stains are on the skin and well SHOUT has developed a body wash yet, so another product has to do!! But my clothes are ULTRA clean and I owe that thank you to SHOUT!
I wanted to share a SHOUT tip with you my readers… one that has been absolutely FOOL proof for me and has helped me get even the toughest stains out of our school uniform khaki’s. For really tough stains, I put shout on the stain, rub it in a little with a small scrub brush, add a little more shout to the stain and put the entire item in a small container with COLD water. When you are ready to wash, spray again with a small amount of SHOUT and wash as you normally would. When the washer cycle is complete, check your items BEFORE placing them in the dryer. If the stain is still there, repeat. However in 9 out of 10 cases my stain is gone. But the dryer CAN set a stain so it’s best to check in case. I’ve saved so many uniform pants and jeans. As a mother of two very active children, I can say this has ALWAYS been my method to attack dirt and grass stains. I’ve never been disappointed!!
SHOUT is announcing their GO PLAY Sweepstakes! I wanted to share this with my readers because SHOUT is a go to brand and a brand that we personally love!! 
SHOUT knows play is much more then fun and games. Studies show that unstructured play helps kids build fundamental skills like problem solving, coping and conflict resolution. In other words, play is how kids become happy, healthy adults. SHOUT wants to help give your kids a big reason to go play. Enter the Go Play Sweepstakes to win: $200 Gift Card Weekly Giveaways {win one of four weekly giveaways for a $200 gift card to Growing Tree Toys} and ONE lucky family will win the Super Sunshine Castle playset from Rainbow Play Systems! For Official Rules and information please visit the GO PLAY Sweepstakes. The deadline to enter is September 14, 2010 so head over and get your entries in NOW {still 3 winners to be chose to win $200 gift certificates}!
Disclosure: I wrote this review as a SHOUT brand ambassador through a compensated Mom Bloggers Club member program on behalf of SHOUT. All views and opinions with regard to the products or company itself are my own and were not influenced, nor reviewed, by the company prior to posting.
August 23, 2010
It’s Back to School time here. That means it’s time to find the perfect uniform pieces for this years trends!! Like myself, many of you have children in schools that require uniforms. I have 2 children to buy uniforms for each year. I love the fact that they wear uniforms though and I do think in the long run it is cheaper for me. I was really excited to hear about French Toast’s Contest. You can win $15,000 for you and your school! Here’s some details:
French Toast is looking for the best example of “U” in your uniform. Do “U” play a musical instrument? Do “U” do sports or participate in extracurricular activities? Do “U” feed the homeless or help the underprivileged? Whatever it is “U” do and are proud of in your school uniform, we’d love to know!
All you have to do is fill out the form, sending it with your pictures or video and your entered! All contest entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM ET September 15, 2010. Then ten finalists will be chosen on or around November 1, 2010 and their entries will be posted on the website for public voting! The winners will be announced on or around November 30, 2010.
We LOVE French Toast Uniforms and I have used them for over 4 years with my daughter and 2 years with my son. The quality was always amazing and I was never let down with the prices either!! Be sure to check out French Toast on Facebook & Twitter. Be notified of sales and stay up to date with the U in Uniform Contest!! And if you are needing to start your school shopping you can always go to French Toast and check out the latest trends and start ordering!! If you are not sure what the dress code is on your school they have a listing at French Toast! Right now you can save on shipping; orders over $65.00 are just $1.99 for standard shipping!! French Toast has the latest trends for this years Back to School!
August 21, 2010
Yesterday afternoon we had some pretty severe storms. There was hail that was gum ball size and even bigger in some areas. We live in the Midwest, you are bound to get some storms. We lost power briefly for a few minutes about 3-4 times. I normally wouldn’t blog about this type of thing, but for some STRANGE reason I am inclined to…
After the storm, this is what the bottom of the driveway looks like:
We live up on a raised area or a little hill if you will, so we never get much in the yard. The driveway is a nightmare though! The water was shin deep… Yeah, let’s use body parts for measuring! Down the road a little, it looked like this:
There are no curbs. Water pools are just up on the front lawns and the ends of driveways are missing. It was fun for the kids though. They were {even some before the storm STOPPED} riding bikes and playing in it. Personally this is as wonderful as sewer water and my kids would not be found playing in this mess, but to each their own right?!
My husband had to leave for work, mind you his truck is an SUV and it does have additional “height” on it, this standing water was STILL up to the bottom of his truck!
What a nice mess huh? It took several hours for a lot of the water to go down the drains. There was still quite a few standing pools of water this morning and several cars stalled in the middle of the roads. But alas it was a storm, right? That was until I was brought this:
I was not brought this tonight, around oh… 7:00pm! Yes, this is my son’s Nintendo DS case and 11 games that were inside… all. SOAKED! I have no idea if any of them will work again. I can only imagine the amount of money LOST in this case. I am so upset, depressed and everything in the middle. I can not BELIEVE he got outside with this in the first place, but he did. It was in the clubhouse when it stormed. A clubhouse that is not 100% protected from elements. Please pray these dry… for MY sanity!
