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Just Jen Bridal Hoodies

Amanda — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:02:55 +0000

Are you engaged to be married soon? Would you brides like to spend the day getting ready in matching hoodies with your bridal party like Molly from ABC’s The Bachelor: Jason and Molly’s Wedding (shown on March 8th)? As a gift to Molly, Just Jen also sent her a green bride hoodie with “Mrs. Mesnick” and matching sweat pants to wear after the wedding.

Just Jen hoodies come in cotton zip front, cotton pull over, and velour zip front, and many colors. Sizes range from XS-2XL, and the hoodies can be personalized. Just Jen is offering a 15% discount on bridal apparel on orders over $100. Use code BRIDE15 at checkout. *Discount for a limited time only.

*I have written this post as an entry into the Just Jen $100 GC Bridal Hoodie Blogging Contest hosted on ABlogOfGoodies.com.

Cheerios Winner

Amanda — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:56:00 +0000

Winner of the Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories giveaway:

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Lisa O, May 31, 2009 7:45 PM

I think out of the 3 boys the Foot Book has been the favorite. I had it in the original size and the pocketbook size. Which worked perfect for the diaper bag.

Congratulations! Please e-mail amanda(at)confessionsfromhh6 (dot) com to claim your prize. All prizes not claimed within 36 hours are subject to a repull.

Thomas the Train – Win!

Amanda — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:18:00 +0000

Is your child as addicted to Thomas the Train as my 2yo? The boy wakes up and the first thing I hear as we’re coming down the stairs is “Choo choo. Choo choo.” I have to immediately start up one of the Thomas and Friends DVDs that we have for him. I will admit that since I’m not so much a morning person it’s a great routine for me too. By this time during the week, my oldest is off to school and the little one is watching Thomas with his breakfast while I read the news or do what I need to do.

If you have a child who is into Thomas too, you can head over to MomDot.com and win a Thomas the Train at Action Canyon set. Don’t forget to browse MomDot while you’re there too. They have mom blog listings, other active contests, and much more.

The Perfect Machine

Amanda — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:19:00 +0000

I’ve decided that a Keurig coffeemaker is the perfect machine for our house. My husband likes a good cup of coffee, but also enjoys tea. I on the other hand prefer tea and hot chocolate as do the kids. A Keurig machine would afford us the ability to have it all. That would be so awesome. Especially in this Smurf house where my kitchen literally has nine cabinets. Nine. Ok, so I didn’t count the one above the stove. That automatically gets cookbooks, and the one above the fridge that no one can reach so there’s nothing in that tiny thing. So I have nine usable cabinets. That’s for everything from our coffee cups to plates to silverware to dry goods. Guess what got the shaft? The dry goods. I refuse to give up my coffee and tea cabinet (yes pretty much a whole cabinet). It has all the accessories needed for coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. This could be avoided if I had a Keurig. One machine, the pods, and that’s it. So, I won’t lie. I’m blogging this for 10 entries in the contest to win one at What’s that Smell. If I don’t win, I think I know what I’m getting for Mother’s Day.

What a Weekend!

Amanda — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:29:00 +0000

I hit what I call the Mommy Wall today. I put Aaron down for his nap, and I was putting dirty laundry down to the basement to be washed, trying to get dressed, and making sure everything was ready so we could go get furniture when DH got home. As I’m walking through the living room, I hear whining about lunch. I was on my way to the bathroom to brush my hair. I’m standing there looking in the mirror thinking “I don’t want to make lunch. I just want to do the things I need to do for ME right now.” I’m done, and I need a break. I need to find a way to carve out some me time this week or something’s going to give.

And for the furniture, the couch was gone when we went to buy it. So, now we need plan B because let’s face it, no other couch will be that couch. Oh, and they discontinued it in the chocolate micro suede. The other micro suede colors are ugly or too light to have with kids, and the other fabrics are pretty awful. Yippee.

We were in the car on the way home today, and Zach was being a pill when I told him enough was enough he’d been pushing my buttons all weekend and I was done. He then asked me when I thought my buttons might pop back up again. Sad thing was he wasn’t trying to be sarcastic. He just thinks in such absolutes and he’s THAT literal. In fact I’m not sure he’d know what sarcasm was even if it bit him on the ass. I had to explain to him that his making good choices was the only thing that was going to fix the situation.

I did have some good news this weekend though. My current jeans are getting looser, so it’s time to break out the next smaller size. I’m excited about that. I haven’t really done anything differently either. The only difference is that living here on post I can walk to almost anything I need when the weather’s nice. So smaller pants it is.

That’s where I’m at. How was your weekend?

Fall

Amanda — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:57:00 +0000

Nothing really exciting happened today. Aaron and I went to the craft store to get tie dye stuff for DH’s hippie shirt for Halloween. Then we went to Target where I was going to get a new vacuum but they were out of the one I wanted. They have a Dyson on clearance so we’ll see how much we spend on furniture this weekend. After we came back, Aaron napped and I unpacked more stuff.

When Aaron woke up, we went for a walk around Post. We stopped and got the mail, and I took some pictures of the fall leaves. Then I heard this music and thought “Man, someone has their radio up loud.” It was my phone LOL. My Dad called to say “Hi” which is strange because I was going to call him this week. On the way to our walk we also fond a little treat on our doorstep. We got “Booed” by the Phantom Ghost. We had to make little goody bags and leave them for 2 other people and then post our ghost to show we already got one. This goes on until Halloween. I thought it was fun, and Zach thought it was fun going around the neighborhood with me. We went to the far end to try and spread the fun out.

Tonight we did something as a family we haven’t done since before Chris left for Iraq. We sat at the table and ate dinner as a family. Of course as soon as Aaron was done he wanted let out of his high chair. I can understand that, he’s only going to be 2. Although, he did keep coming back with his mouth open like a little birdie saying “AHHHHHHH” at the top of his lungs for more of our food. Zach asked to be excused as soon as he cleared his place as well. Then it was peaceful. I swear it was a circus before that. DH says it’s because they’re not used to it. I think it’s just because they’re monkeys LOL. We eat out enough that they sit at a table and eat with us, and there, we sit until we’re all done. I think I’m going to get the dinner time games I saw at Learning Express yesterday. One starts for age 3, and the other deck for age 5. We can use them both now, but if Zach thinks the age 3 one is too babyish we can save it for when Aaron’s ready to play along too.

I also found this blog revamp giveaway tonight, but I’m not sure I got in on time. The contest ends tonight. If you’re interested and you think you can get in on it, you can check it out here. I did put the blog owner’s widget (?), icon (?), whatever they’re calling the pictures that represent blogs, in my side bar. Can you tell I’m so with the times. I’m 28 and I feel like a moron some days. Speaking of, I had to explain reel to reel movies to my 7 year old and he looked at me like I was nuts when I said that’s how we watched movies in school on a pull down screen, just like in Tom and Jerry. The look on his face said “Wow, Mom must be really OLD.”

A random rambling from my grocery store trip. I found Bot Water in the organic foods section. My 7yo loves the berry and orange. He’s not a grape person so we didn’t try it. They’re like vitamin water for kids. I saw them on the MomDot.com site originally. I also got the pancake batter in a can that I saw on the Because I Said So blog awhile back. Or maybe it was the review blog. I can’t remember anymore. I’ll let you know how those go over when I make them. I figure for a non morning person like me, they’re great for when DH is gone on weekends. There’s supposedly no artificial stuff in them either. How cool is that? I wonder how many college kids have eaten the batter straight out of the can while drunk like whipped cream? I think about weird things like that.

Ok, I promise I’m done rambling for today. Hope you have a great weekend!

Gratuitous Contest Entering

Amanda — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:46:00 +0000

OK, so I’m blogging about these to gain extra contest entries. BUT, I’m also blogging about them because they look like cool stuff. For those of you that know me, you KNOW I don’t talk about stuff unless I really think it is cool or is a cool idea, etc. I have to believe in what I’m writing or saying.

Over at MomDot.com, they have LOTS of contests – daily. Check them out. One I entered today is for bath bombs. They look scrumptious. Yes, the contest is to promote the site Beyond the Bomb, but I foresee myself as a buying customer regardless if I win or not. Who doesn’t love bath stuff?

Then there’s the contest for The Happy Company and Wild Aid where you can win a relaxation package. More sponsors of MomDot.com that are going to run me into the poorhouse if I don’t watch it.

OK, I’ll be honest, these are the 2 I’m entering today. The kids are driving poor DH nuts, and I need to get off this computer and rescue him. Too bad my version of rescuing involves dragging them all looking at new living room furniture.