We have a winner!!!!

Looks like comment #3 is our winner for the Ridemakerz giftcard giveaway:

MELISSA!!!!!

Contact me with your address so I can send the giftcard your way! :)

What's in your laundry?

I am always finding strange things in my washing machine after I wash a load of clothes. I always just place what I find in the same place in the cabinet above my washer, but I was noticing that the pile was getting a little too large. Let me show you...



First things first - I will admit that the bobby pin is mine, but that's about all that is mine! :)
Let's see, there's a bouncy ball, a drill bit, a socket, a bug tweezer/magnifying glass, an almost gone tube of Loonie Balloonie ( if you've never tried it - go buy it!!!) an eraser with a frog earring stuck in it and a seashell (have no idea where that came from - I'm gonna have to do some investigating!) :)

So, what strange things do you find in your laundry?!? Share them!!

Eagle Eyes

Apparently, in order to go bird watching, you must wear winter boots and swim goggles...

RIDEMAKERZ (and a phenomenal giveaway!)

O.K. guys, have I got a great product/store to share with you!

Ever hear of Build-A-Bear Workshop? Well, it's kinda just like that, but geared towards boys! It's called Ridemakerz. The founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop collaborated with Larry Andreini, the entrepreneur behind Ridemakerz.

When you head out to a Ridemakerz store, a customer selects a chassis type (street or monster); body styles (stock or custom, a Ridemakerz brand hot rod, a Ford Mustang GT or Dodge Ram pickup, to name a few options); paint schemes; sound effects (for example, sirens or race sounds) and style of locomotion (free wheel or radio-control).

After the 10-to12-inch cars are assembled, there are ample customizing and accessorizing options: tire treads, grille guards, side pipes, snowboard racks and decals. Mr. Andreini estimates that a fully tricked-out vehicle will run about $75, including $25 for radio control. For the budget-minded, there's a stock tuner car for $12.

The fine people at Ridemakerz sent an incredible package, that included everything I needed to build a car with my boys.
The boys each took turns assembling different pieces of the car. Owen needed a bit of help (he is only 3), but Brett was able to do just about all of it! Chloe didn't help because she was at a sleep-over, but I'm sure she would've been able to do it just fine! Oh, and don't fret about this only being for boys - they've got purple and pink painted cars too that I'm sure any girl would love! :)
The finished product!!!
We took the car and the remote to the street, and believe it or not, each boy was able to do it with ease! I thought for sure that Owen would have a hard time, but he figured out the remote pretty quickly! They loved it!

So, let's get to the good part: Ridemakerz sent me a $100 gift card to give away to one of my readers! That's right, $100!!!!!!

Here's what you have to do:

1. Leave a comment on this post. If you don't have a blog - leave a way that I can contact you if you win.

2. If you have a blog, you can get an extra entry by posting about this giveaway and linking back to my blog.

3. If you have a twitter account, you can get an extra entry by tweeting about this post! (you'll have to notify me if you do this so I can follow you and verify this.)

4. Let me know in the comment section if you did any/all of the above.


This contest will close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009 and I will announce a winner on Tuesday, July 21, 2009.

Back to life ~ Back to reality!

I just spent the last month in Michigan at the lake. To say it was awesome would be an understatement. The past 10 days my husband came and we had some family vacation time! Such fun!

But now, it's back to reality....


I've got laundry to do, furniture needs dusting, carpets need vacuuming, not to mention I have 2 birthday parties to plan for! YIKES!!

Stay tuned though - hopefully today, I've got an AWESOME review, with a FABULOUS giveaway that you don't want to miss!!!