Wordless Wednesday 6.30.10

Spotted: Summer Clothespin 8x10

My Summer Clothespin 8x10 Fine Art Print was featured on the Etsy Mom Gift Guide. 

Head on over to the EtsyMom Team Blog to see the other Sky themed gifts they are showcasing.

You can view the full Treasury here.

Also available in note card form.

Thanks for including me!  ;-)

CSN Stores Giveaway

Spread the word, we’re having a giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a CSN Stores gift card for $40*!! 
 
Remember I told you we were going to have a giveaway? Well it’s here! CSN has graciously offered a $40 gift card to one of my readers. They have over 200 stores to choose from. You can find anything you need for your family or your home.

TO ENTER (Mandatory):

1. Please go to http://www.csnstores.com/ and to see what you would like to buy. Come back and leave a comment telling me what you would spend the $40 gift card on. Please make sure to leave an email address or contact information so I can get your prize to you


Bonus Entries (Please post one comment for each. Don’t forget to leave an email address or contact information so I can get your prize to you):


2. Post about and leave a link to this giveaway on your blog. Come back and leave the link in your comment to where I can find it. Make sure it is a public blog so that I can find it.

3. Tweet about and leave a link to this giveaway on Twitter. Come back and leave your twitter name so I can find it. You must do this on a public stream so I can find it tag @myblueberrykiss in your tweet.

4. Become a fan / be a fan – go to our Blueberry Kisses page on Facebook and become a fan. Come back here and let me know that you are a fan.

5. Become a follower of this blog. Post a comment and let me know that you are following.

If you do all of the above, you will have 5 entries. That’s 5 chances to win! I will verify each entry. Any entry that can not be verified or does not fit the criteria will be removed.



This giveaway ends Monday July 12, 2010 at Midnight and is open to Residents of the United States and Canada only,18 and older. Winner will be chosen using Random.org. Winner will be posted here on Tuesday and notified via email. If winner does not respond within 3 days, a new winner will be chosen.


*Gift card code will not cover shipping and or international fees, so please look for ‘free shipping’. Code will expire 12/31/10.

Adorable Felt Crown Giveaway! {EtsyMom Team}

The EtsyMom Team is having a giveaway sponsered by Felted Kitten.  Hop on over to the EtsyMom Blog and you could win your choice of two adorable crowns!

Aren't they just the sweetest??

For details and to enter go HERE.

Wordless Wednesday 6.23.10

Spotted: Personalized/Monogrammed Plaid Note Cards on EtsyMom.com

My Personalized / Monogrammed Plaid Note Cards on the EtsyMom Pamper Yourself Gift Guide!  Head over and check out all the other great pampering gift ideas!

You can also find them in the Pamper Me Treasury on Etsy.  Be sure to click through and check it out!  Thanks for including me!!

Weekend Update 6.21.10

Did a weekend just pass?  Really?  Is it possible for it to go so fast that we missed it??  We had a pretty busy weekend here. 

Friday - we dropped the girls off for movie night at the dance school.  The proceeds benefitted a local charity - Kisses for Kyle. The girls got settled in with their blankets, pillows and some snacks. They thought they were hot stuff shopping for their own snacks.  They were selling little bags of popcorn, pretzels, candy, juice and water.  We headed out to a local mexican restaurant for a nice kid free dinner!  It was so nice to sit and chat with the husband.  After that we had to run home and make room for a new (to us) piece of furniture we were getting.  Before we knew it, it was time to pick up the girls.

{This picture is not from Friday, it's an older picture I had on my Flickr account}

Saturday - we had our final dance class.  It's more of a silly party for the kids. After that I had to run the kids down to my grandmom's house.  They were swimming with my parents, then they would all come back to our house that night.  Meanwhile, I had to rush home to get ready for a wedding we were attending up in North New Jersey.  We had a great time at the wedding and even managed to get a nice picture of the hubs and I.  We didn't get home until the wee hours of the morning.

{This picture is not from Saturday, it's an older picture I had on my Flickr account}

Sunday - Up bright and early with the kids, we had to get ready for a 1st Birthday Party.  We spent father's day at the party, which was a nice BBQ.  Below is a picture of the birthday cake, made by my mom.  Isn't it cute?

Before we knew it, it was Sunday night and the weekend was over. Why do they go so quickly??

Upcoming Giveaway - CSN Stores

I've been asked to do a giveaway for CSN stores.  They have a few different websites, with everything from shoes and handbags, to baby things, to furniture and much more.  They even have a dedicated lighting website.

I was checking through that website and they have any type of lighting you would need.  This was a great find for us, since we have some track lighting in our family room.  A few years ago little while back Bugs was playing around and threw her necklace, with a big chunky pendant on it, up in the air and of course it hit one of the lights and broke the cover.  Well we only needed one light and of course nothing matches exactly, so we haven't exactly gotten around to replacing it.  See:

Don't worry, we did remove the broken glass.  That picture is from when it first happened. 

I've been browsing through their lighting site and have found some great things.  Now, I have to check with the man of the house to see which ones would work for us, but I like these (in no particular order):

 

Why don't you check out the site and tell me what lighting you like best?  Stay tuned for the details on the giveaway!  CSN will be giving one lucky reader a gift certificate good at any of the CSN stores!!  So spread the word and check back for the giveaway post!

Wordless Wednesday 6.16.10

Local Event: Tech-Bites at Best Buy King of Prussia

If you are available this Saturday, please visit:


Tech-Bites at Best Buy King of Prussia

With Special Guests Julie Pron and Kelly Whalen
 and guest chefs from Seasons 52

Saturday, June 19


Open House from 11am to 4pm


At 11am and 2pm Seasons 52 Chefs will share how to prepare seasonally-inspired flat breads and perfectly paired mini indulgences with flair for all of your summer entertaining.

Learn from experts about the latest and greatest products with roving demonstrations. Including, getting the most out of your camera so you can relive your summer memories; or now that the kids have time on their hands, learn how to provide a fun and safe gaming experience. Also, you will not want to miss the chance to see what 3D technology in your home could do to pack movie night with excitement.


Hear Philadelphia mom bloggers and community partners as they share tips and tricks.


See and play with hottest new gadgets and experience the fun first hand.

Best Buy King of Prussia
310 Goddard Blvd
King of Prussia, PA 19406



This sounds like it is going to be a really fun event!

Update Time

I can't really call this a weekend update, since I didn't post at all last week!  Yikes.  Time just got away from me.  I've been pretty busy between work and the kids. 

This was a big week for Bugs. She had her 2nd dance recital.  She was beyond excited.  On Wednesday I had to leave work early and take her for full dress rehearsal and portraits.  The show was "Broadway."  Her class did "Ease on Down the Road" from the Wiz.  She was the scarecrow.

We stayed and watched most of the kids in the rehearsal. This picture is not Bugs, it's one of the kids from her cousin's number, but I thought it was a sweet picture.

The actual recital was on Saturday.  We spent the day at a craft fair, did some grocery shopping, had dinner with family, then we all rushed off to the recital.  Bugs did great.  She gets this concentration face that we can't help but laugh at.  She doesn't smile until  the end, while dancing she is all business. LOL

Sunday we spent the day relaxing, doing laundry and watching Thunderstorms.  I'd say it was a pretty good weekend.  ;-)

Weekend Update

This was not one of our best weekends.  I can't even remember what we did Friday. It couldn't have been that fun! LOL

Saturday - Bugs had dance class, and we did some shopping and cleaning.

Sunday - Beans woke up with a low grade fever.  By the end of the night she had a full blown fever, I had a pounding headache and Bugs had a scratchy throat.


Thank goodness we had nothing planned for the weekend, since we weren't up to it anyway.  Beans is on the mend, but has been stuck to my side for the last 2 days.  Hope she gets better fast.  Tomorrow we have Bugs' rehearsal and her recital is on Saturday.

Spotted: Nautical Life Preserver Note Cards on EtsyMom.com

My Personalized Life Preserver Note Cards were included on the EtsyMom Nautical Gift Guide!  Hope over and check out all the other cool stuff in the Gift Guide!

You can also find them in the Nautical Gift Guide Treasury on Etsy.  Thanks for including me!!

Weekend Update: Memorial Day

I've been looking forward to this three day weekend!  It is one of those unusual times when the husband is home and I actually have a day off too!

Friday:  My mom had surgery to remove an enlarged thyroid.  I spent the afternoon/evening at the hospital with her. 

Saturday:  Bugs had dance class in the morning.  There is only one left before the recital!  She is super excited.  My one year old niece, we'll call her Sweetie, came to visit and spend the night.  The girls were so happy to see her.  Beans had a few moments of jealousy when I was holding sweetie.  Mostly though she walked around trying to hold Sweetie's hand and lead her around the house.  She's the little mother hen in the house.

The husband painted the patio that is attached to our deck.  It has been flaking and crumbling for a while now.  It turned out really nice!  What a difference a little paint makes!

Sunday: The three girls spent the afternoon in the little baby pool splashing around the deck while Hubs finished the patio.  I made a nice casserole to take down to my mom's house for dinner.

Monday:  We hung around the house and had a BBQ.  We were thinking about heading to a nearby carnival, but my mom was feeling good enough to get out of the house for a bit, so her and my dad came up and BBQed with us.