New Look...

Since spring is almost here, in just a matter of days, I thought I'd take off my winter blog header and do something more springy.

I wanted to do a collage, like usual, but I don't have very many good pictures right now of us to put in it. So... I ended up making a 'wordle' then jazzed it up a bit on picnik.

I don't care for the colors to much, but wordle didn't have much options so I picked the best of the crappy choices lol.

Of course I then had to come and change the fonts and stuff here to match...because I like matchy things... That is why it is really bugging me that my community thing and my feedjit thing don't match the rest of the blog...but I'll have to figure out how to change those later to tired now.

I hope you enjoy this new look. I'm thinking its only here for a short time...until I can get some good pictures.

Toodles

We Have a Winner!

TGIF!

Sorry for the delay in posting a winner for the Yoplait Kids prize package. I was hoping for a better turn out, so I waited an extra day, but apparently people are busy, or something.

Anyways..

I decided to do things the old fashion way, instead of using Random.org. I wrote out the names of the commenters on paper.



Then, I folded them all the same way, and put them in a bowl.




Then I called in my little helper to shake up the bowl some more and pick a paper out of the bowl....Here is my lovely assistant and the winner announcement:



Congratulations Dazee Dreamer! You have won some Yoplait Kids yogurt and a lovely prize package courtesy of Yoplait and MyBlogSpark! Enjoy your winnings!


Have a great weekend!

Toodles!

Giveaway & Review! Yoplait Kids!

Greetings Dear Readers!

I'm excited to let you know that I've been given the opportunity to do a review AND giveaway through MyBlogSpark and Yoplait!

Are you excited? I am!

I've been planning to do it for a while now, but life got in the way. Aubrey had a tummy bug, then we had our little vacation, and then I kept forgetting to pick up the product! But finally I did and I'm going to tell you about it :)

My girls love yogurt, especially my youngest daughter Aubrey. Yoplait provided me with a coupon to pick up some of their Yoplait Kids yogurt to try. Aubrey & I visited our grocery store on a mission to pick up Yoplait Kids yogurt. We located it in the dairy section and I let Aubrey pick it out. I thought for sure she was going to grab the Dora ones, but she found Disney Princess packs! I had never seen those before, I had only seen the Blues Clues & Dora packs. Aubrey was totally excited to have yogurt with Cinderella on it! She was sold!

I too was sold, when I saw good things on the package, such as 2 Box Tops for Education! There was good news about the yogurt containing live & active cultures , vitamins, calcium, protein, and less sugar!

I love that my kids love yogurt, its good for them, and a much better choice then junk food. I am glad I don't have to 'twist their arm' to get them to eat it, they ask for it!

Are you looking for a wholesome snack for your kids? Look no further, Yoplait Kids is a great snack!

Guess what!

Yoplait, and MyBlogSpark, have provided me with a Yoplait Kids prize package to give to a lucky reader! They also provided me with one, and let me tell you, it is awesome! See for yourself:

This *Yoplait prize package includes a coupon** for any Yoplait Kids product, a "My First Scavenger Hunt" game, a pack of four ice cream spoons, alphabet shaped kiddie bands, a big bounce ball, a magnet frame, and a fold-able cooler for taking your kids packs on the go.

Awesome right? Want to win? It's easy! Just leave me a comment. Be sure to include your email address so I can easily contact you if you are the lucky winner. I will pick a winner on Thursday morning.

Want some Yoplait Kids to hold you over until you win? You can click HERE and get a coupon to save some money on your purchase!

*The coupon**, prize package, giveaway and information are provided by Yoplait through MyBlogSpark..Thank you!

**This coupon offer for a free four pack of Yoplait Kids yogurt is not valid in some states, including California, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota and Tennessee.

Be sure to "Like" Yoplait on Facebook, and "Follow" Yoplait on Twitter to get the latest Yoplait news!

Whew! I hope I got everything in there that needed to be said :) Enjoy your Yoplait! Oh, one more thing... The little cups that the yogurt comes in can be washed out and used for other things, they make great water cups for when your kids are painting

Toodles!

Dear...(3.8.11)

Come on in & sit a spell, I've got some letters for you to read. Joining up with my dear friend Dazee and her weekly Dear... letters. Letters to whomever, good or bad, like venting and/or praising, just getting stuff off your chest out of your mind... that kind of thing.



Dear Key Lime Cove...We had a great time at your place over the weekend. I hope we can come back sometime in the future, we miss you already.

Dear slippery floors at Key Lime Cove...get a grip! You are so slick both Bill & Bree fell on you over the weekend. Bree fell twice, once hitting her head.

Dear Build-A-Bear...You have a way of sucking little girls in, and draining their daddy's wallets...

Dear Rainforest Cafe...You are such a cool place but dang you are noisy. We couldn't hear ourselves talk during our lunch the other day without yelling. You are also a money draining place. So is Key Lime Cove lol.

Dear Bree...You talk a LOT! You start as soon as you wake up, and keep talking until you fall asleep. Sometimes you even talk in your sleep.

Dear Bill & Kelsey...at 3:30 a.m. on Monday morning, you were snoring in unison.

Dear Wii Fitness...Please be kind to me on weigh in tomorrow after my diet vacation.

Dear heel on my left foot...I don't like you, enough of the pain already. I'm tired of being in pain with every step. Tired of limping. Tired of popping pain pills. Pretty sad when my 10 yr old tells me I'm taking to many pills lately.

Dear Keurig...I'm pleased with my k-cup order and loving my Keurig machine. I was happy to see one at Key Lime Cove in my room too.

Dear Moo (or dog)...it was great having a vacation away from you.

Dear readers...Be sure to read the other posts from today too :)

I guess that's it for now. I could go on and on, but I would just bore you...

Toodles!

Happy Birthday Old Fart!

Today is my husbands birthday!

He's old.

He's goofy.

He's a hard worker.

He's often grumpy because he is tired from working so much...I would be too I suppose.

He's a good dad.

He's older than me.


Happy Birthday Old Man.





Yes, he acts goofy like that often...in case you were wondering.

Toodles!

Mini-Vacation

Our family, Bree, Jilly, Kelsey, Bill & I, went on a mini-vacation over the weekend.

We drove to Gurnee, IL, and first went to the Gurnee Mill's Mall. While there, we had a great (and expensive!) lunch at Rainforest Cafe. We all love that place, so much to look at there. Then it was Build-a-Bear time. Each of the girls wanted something. Kelsey got a Peace Sign Bear, Jilly got a dog, and Bree got a Hello Kitty. The younger girls got dresses for their animals. Bree picked out a Cinderella outfit & shoes for her Hello Kitty, Jilly got her dog a dress. Bill's wallet was a lot lighter when we left that store. After that, we did a bit of window shopping, trying to save some money for the rest of our vacation!

We left the mall and headed to Key Lime Cove! We got checked in, then had dinner in one of their eaterys. Next came time for the waterpark! The girls had a blast. After that it was the arcade time, they loved that too. Most of the weekend we ate, spent money, swam, played games, and ate some more. It was a great weekend.

Our room had 2 queen beds, and a fold out couch. Kels & Jilly shared one bed, Bree & I the other, Bill took the fold out couch. I was happy to see our room had a Keurig coffee maker :) The room also had a mini fridge, which came in handy.

For the rest of this post, I'm putting up a bunch of pictures for you to enjoy. I'll also put up a few videos...if I can get it to cooperate.

Toodles!

Dear...(3-1-11)

Tuesday is here, which means its time for the weekly Dear... letters. Letters for good or bad to whomever...



Dear Tummy Bug...Leave Bree alone, and stay away from the rest of us too. Poor Bree has had yucky poops for several days now and on Sunday she was puking up a storm. Enough already.

Dear Diet...you suck.

Dear wii weigh in...$%^$ you.

Dear my fitness pal... you blow.

Dear fat...flee the premises.

Dear self...you are a loser, but not the kind of loser you are supposed to be!

Dear pain...You totally suck. I hate you. Go away. I'd like to be able to work out without being in agony with every step. Actually I'd like to be able to even walk without being in agony with every step. You left for a year or so, then you came back after my jogging last week, and you came back with vengeance.

Dear Aleve...I know you can work better & faster... please?

Dear city...Not thrilled with the fact that we have to have city tags for the pets and you are going door to door to verify. Just another way for you to rob us of our money.

Dear Great Clips...I wish I could get a Great Clip at your place...95% of the time I get a crappy clip. Got a bad haircut last night. Oh well, at least I had a coupon so I got my crappy haircut for half price.

Dear Dancing With The Stars...I'm glad to say I don't hate anyone in the new cast...yet. Not sure who to root for.. I'll miss Derek this season!

Dear Bill...I love you, but I hate your damn snoring!!

Dear Kelsey...Stop forgetting stuff! I'm tired of bringing stuff to school for you that you forget. Gas is expensive now ya know, and you are a big girl, capable of remembering your calculator & stuff.

Dear gas prices...geeze..chill out.

Dear weekend...can you get here a little faster?

Dear massage...I wish I could get you when we are at our mini vacation. There is a spa there, Bill was going to let me get one, but I was stupid and said we should spend the money on the kids instead. Now it looks like we'll be spending a butt-load at Rain forest Cafe, and Build a Bear etc... I'm pretty sure there won't be any left for that massage...what was I thinking?

Dear Keylime Cove...I hope you are as fun as you look and you provide the family & I with a wonderful time.

I'm tired.

Toodles.