Making Time For Mom

{Bloggers} Sign Up For The Lucky Clover Giveaway Hop

Alicia — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:13:05 +0000

Trista from Anderson’s Angels and Courtney from Joy Of Momma Joyner are excited to host a fun blog hop event called Lucky Clover St. Patrick’s Event! It will run from 12:02 am EST Saturday, March 17, 2012 through 11:59 pm EST Friday, March 23, 2012. It’s super easy to join in on the fun! All you have to do is post a giveaway worth at least $25 on your blog during this time period.

This blog hop is FREE to bloggers! To find out more and to sign up you can go here.

Filed under: blogging, Giveaway Hop Tagged: Giveaway Hop, St. Patrick's Day Giveaway Hop

Preschool Sweetheart Event {Wordless Wednesday}

Alicia — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:51:45 +0000

Lucas

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My family

Filed under: family, Valentine's Day Tagged: family picture, Preschool event, Sweetheart event

Firetruck Themed Birthday Party

Alicia — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:44:01 +0000

My boys’ birthdays are in June. It’s February and I am just now sharing pictures of the great firetruck themed birthday party we had to celebrate Luke’s 2nd and Jake’s 3rd birthdays. What can I say? I’ve been busy. lol. Enjoy these pictures that show the fun of the day :)

: Jacob before the party. He was really excited to see everything that had been set up while he napped. He is wearing his “big brother” firetruck shirt and Lucas had a matching one that said “little brother”.

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: The cake table

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: The cake (made by Renee of Caketastic)

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: Appetizers- “fire” colored fruits and veggies

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: The little firefighters loved playing in the water

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: For a craft they decorated firetrucks

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: There was a basket of firefighter themed books to read and a basket with a firefighter costume if they wanted to pretend they were a firefighter

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: Firetruck vehicles and firefighters were available for the kids to play with

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: I got this board (from Oriental Trading) for the kids to get their pictures taken

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: This firefighter themed Brio set kept the kids busy (and Grandpa too)

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: I got a firetruck bubble blower and some games for outdoor fun

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: Time to blow out the candles!

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: The boys thought the cake was delicious!

To eat we grilled HOT dogs and enjoyed WATERmelon to keep with the “fire” theme. We also had a firetruck pinata and other firetruck themed decorations. For party favors we gave each child a firefighter hat and a bag of treats and firetruck themed items.

It was a great party and everyone had a lot of fun! :)

Filed under: Birthday Party Ideas, family Tagged: Birthday Party Ideas, Firetruck birthday cake, Firetruck Themed Birthday Party

Menu Plan {Feb 20-26}

Alicia — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:19:45 +0000

{Click pictures to be taken to the blogs they come from.}

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Monday: Leftovers from last week

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Tuesday: Baked BBQ Ribs

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Wednesday: Chicken Enchilada Soup

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Thursday: Leftovers

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Friday: Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne

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Saturday: Chicken Salad Sandwiches

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Sunday: Coconut Peanut Sauce Beef

Filed under: Menu Plan Monday Tagged: dinner ideas, menu plan, recipes

Giveaway~ Stationery For Life’s Tiny Miracles {February Freebies Blog Hop}

Alicia — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:00:38 +0000

Welcome to the February Freebies Giveaway Hop

HOSTED BY PLANET WEIDKNECHT AND GOING CRAZY!! WANNA GO??!!

February 18-21

Each participating blogger is hosting their own giveaway, with prizes worth at least $20. Be sure to hop through the list at the end of this post and visit them all to enter to win!

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MyPublisher, a custom publishing site where people can create personalized photo books, photo cards, and more, has recently expanded its stationery line to include over 150 new baby designs. The high quality cards feature extra-heavy stock and custom-made deluxe envelopes. With options to customize the colors, finishes, and textures of the cards, along with dozens of envelope liners to choose from and return address printing at no extra charge, everyone will be able to find a card that captures the message they want to share! Take a look at their baby announcements,shower invitations,photo books.

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Here are a few of my favorite designs:

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GIVEAWAY:

MyPublisher is offering one lucky reader a $50 credit to their website so they can create their own baby announcements and/or shower invitations.

HOW TO ENTER:

(Do any or all of the following and leave a comment for each you do)

1) Visit MyPublisher.com and tell me which design is your favorite

2) Like Making Time For Mommy on Facebook

3) Like MyPublisher on Facebook

4) Follow me on Twitter

5) Follow MyPublisher on Twitter

6) Follow me on Pinterest

7) Share this giveaway on a social network

8) Enter another one of my giveaways {found here}

Giveaway ends February 21, 2012 at 11:59pm Central time.

(Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post nor have I used their products. This giveaway is not associated in any way with Facebook.)

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Click here to view the list of other giveaways included in this hop.

Filed under: Giveaway Hop, Giveaways Tagged: baby announcements, baby shower invitations, MyPublisher, Stationery

$5 Cash Giveaway {Random Acts of Kindness Giveaway Hop}

Alicia — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:22:24 +0000

Welcome to the Random Acts of Kindness Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Read for Your Future. Since I have to start getting ready for an event I am going to tonight I am going to keep this short and simple.

ENTER TO WIN $5 CASH!

HOW TO ENTER:

Mandatory: Leave a comment telling me about a random act of kindness that you have done for someone in the past or that you’d like to do for someone.

Optional: Share this giveaway via social media and leave a comment telling me where you have shared it

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Giveaway ends February 21, 2012 at 11:59pm Central time. US only.

Find more Random Acts of Kindness Giveaways here.

Filed under: Giveaway Hop, Giveaways Tagged: cash giveaway hop, Random act of kindness

So Peaceful When They Sleep… {Wordless Wednesday}

Alicia — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:15:56 +0000

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Filed under: Wordless Wednesday Tagged: sleeping kiddos

Flirty Aprons Giveaway {Rafflecopter}

Alicia — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:43:17 +0000

(Please note: This review is written by Pamela of Mom Does Reviews. All thoughts are hers. I did not receive any compensation for posting this.)

Cutest Apron Ever!

The Product

The Women’s Original apron from Flirty Aprons is a feminine, yet durable apron that you will enjoy over and over again. The double-layer thickness protects from spills and messes, and the apron comes in many different patterns and colors. The Original apron has long ties so you can tie it in the back or front, and it is made to fit women of all sizes. Sassy, fun, cute and even sexy

My Review

I was so excited when my package arrived from Flirty Aprons. While I’m not much of an apron-wearer, I sure need one. I am a messy cook and could use some splatter protection and fun in the kitchen. Since the word Apron makes me feel like I’m a kitchen mom, I like to call it my fabulous kitchen accessory, or FKA for short. My Pink Chocolate FKA arrived and I put it to use the same day. My husband thought I looked cute. My son couldn’t wait to have his little girlfriends over so they could try it on. (Now that he’s nine, he’s too cool to wear girly stuff so I couldn’t get him to even try it.) I love the pockets and frilly, girly pattern. It makes cooking fun!

My Pink Chocolate FKA (Fabulous Kitchen Accessory) is:

Sassy
Fun
Cute
Sexy
Practical
Well-made. I love the double layers
Handy (it has 2 front pockets)
Fits the “real woman” not just model size

The only thing I didn’t care for was the tie at the neck. I would have loved to be able to just slip it over my head and go. But, I can leave it tied all the time, so it’s really not an issue.

The Giveaway:

One lucky winner will get to choose a FKA ($35 value) of their own! You can pick from: Pink Chocolate, Blue Chocolate, Frosted Cupcake, Chic Pink, or Scarlet Blossom apron.

Giveaway is open to US residents only.

Enter on the easy Rafflecopter below. Only 13 Mandatory Entries. Lots more optional entries. Please try to follow us with Linky Follows, as it is a new tool to replace GFC.

Thanks and good luck!

ENTER VIA RAFFLECOPTER HERE!

Giveaway ends February 25th at 12:01am EST.

(Pamela’s disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.)

Filed under: Giveaways Tagged: Apron, Flirty Aprons

Ten Things I LOVE

Alicia — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:55:25 +0000

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!

Since it’s Valentine’s Day I wanted to share ten things that I love:

1) My children’s kisses and the way they can make any day better

2) Working from home and making my own work schedule

3) Starbucks Iced Caramel Macchiatos with extra caramel drizzle

4) Sunny days

5) Not having to cook

6) A clean house {even though it usually only stays clean for a couple hours}

7) Wandering the aisles at Target

8) My DVR so I can record shows and fast forward through commercials

9) Having people in my life who I can confide in and share the trials and joys of motherhood with

10) To-do lists and organization

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What things do you love?

Filed under: Top Ten Tuesday

Menu Plan {Feb 13-19}

Alicia — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:24:56 +0000

Time for menu plan Monday! :)

{Click on the pictures to be taken to the recipes}

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Monday: Crispy Shrimp Pizza

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Tuesday: Special Valentine’s Day Dinner

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Wednesday: Chili in the Crockpot

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Thursday: Leftovers {Mommy at Blogging Event}

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Friday: Pepperoni Chicken

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Saturday: Corn Chowder

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Sunday: Penne with Roasted Asparagus and Balsamic Butter

Filed under: Menu Plan Monday Tagged: dinner ideas, menu plan, shrimp pizza