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Head on over to Amazon and enter today! Your last day to enter is December 13, 2012.
GOOD LUCK!
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Don't come in the top 5? No worries, prize winners #6-10 receive $10,000 in Amazon gift cards with their bag of coal! Head on over to Amazon and enter today! Your last day to enter is December 13, 2012. GOOD LUCK!
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What's YOUR favorite holiday drink from Starbucks?
Good thing you don't have to choose just one this year because Starbucks is bringing back their 12 Days of Deals starting December 1st. Here's what the insiders say: December 1, 2012 – Buy any Tumbler or Mug, get a free Grande Beverage. December 2, 2012 – Buy One, Get One Free Starbucks VIA Ready Brew 12-pack or Tazo Tea Tin December 3, 2012 – Buy the featured Brewed Coffee Tumbler, Get FREE COFFEE all January. December 4, 2012 – Get a Stainless Steel Tumbler for $9.95, Get any 1lb Christmas Blend and a Red Stainless Tumbler for only $19.95 (regularly $30) December 5, 2012 – Get a Red, Blue, or Gold acrylic tumbler for $5.95. December 6, 2012 – Buy a Merry Moment Cocoa Gift Set for $12.95. December 7, 2012 – Get 1 lb. of Christmas Blend Coffee or K-cup 12-pack for $9.95, Starbucks VIA Christmas Blend 12-pack for $7.95, or Christmas Verismo Pod Pack for $8.95. December 8, 2012 – Buy a 16-oz. Cold Cup Filled with frappuccino inspired flavored chocolates for $10.95. December 9, 2012 – Buy a Starbucks 12-oz. Red Cup Collection Mug for $3.95. December 10, 2012 – Save 30% off Gift Packs. December 11, 2012 – Save 40% off Cold Cups and Cold Cup Straws. December 12, 2012 – Save 40% on a Cranberry Bliss Bar Tray. Thanks to Stuff 4 Y'all for sharing! ![]() For the first time this weekend, I realized how much my dialect has changed over the course of the past two years. Now although I like to consider myself a classy, professional young woman, I will admit I had quite the truckers mouth.
My first job out of college was at a Top 40 radio station in Detroit, MI. Going to work was hardly a chore and much, if not all, conversations, meetings or off-air interviews began and ended with four letter words -- it was the norm. After moving onward in my career, I failed to leave that wonderful trait I had picked up at the door of that radio job. I was kindly reminded by my boss, a VP Marketing veteran in the industry, that the "f-bomb" had no place in corporate America. Oops. Anyhow, I will admit it's been challenging curbing my language over the past few years and my vocabulary has evolved greatly to now include words such as "fooey", "donkey", and the random "shuck-a-rooney". What the hell does that mean? I have no clue. Gotta admit that I miss my four-letter words. A lot. When trying to make a point or in the midst of an argument, a simple FUCK seemed to pack a little more punch than a pathetic FOOEY. My MIL was kind enough to watch our daughter this weekend so we could have some adult time and the fooeys, donkeys and all the other garbage went out the door the second we dropped her off. It's like my trucker soul was reborn and the f-bombs were a flying. IT. FELT. GREAT. I have no idea why, but it did. Most likely because as mothers we already have to change EVERYTHING about ourselves to be the model parent as it is, that it's one thing we can actually reclaim from time to time. After our weekend alone, my husband and I spent the day getting some holiday shopping done, which involved a trip to our local mall and inevitably resulted in sitting with the rest of the parents at the mall play-area. As we're gleaming proudly watching our daughter play nice with the other kids, climb all the structures seamlessly all of a sudden --- it happens. My reminder that my daughter has become a complete sponge. "Mommy -- FUCK THIS". Our little stint at the play area ended as mommy walks away completely mortified with half the parents judging me with evil eyes and the other half laughing hysterically. Can you guess which group had the infants too young to understand what my precious daughter just uttered? And there you have it folks. We may have been cool once -- but like a night of fun followed by a bad hangover, here's your reminder that any attempt to return to your pre-kid life, should be coupled with such a disclosure that your FUCKS have now become FOOEYS. Get over it. WOOT WOOT! For those of you who missed the deal of 10 free cards last week, take advantage of this great 70% off deal good on all holiday greetings, photo cards and invitations.
Includes Christmas, Season’s Greetings, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s. Seal this deal before it ends Nov. 20th - Use Code: CCN2270. My initial order arrived in the mail yesterday and they are ADORABLE! Enjoy! ![]() What great news with the weekend just around the corner! Catch up with a friend over a holiday beverage. When you buy one, Starbucks will give you a second one of equal or lesser value for free at participating stores. Valid Thursday, November 15 to Sunday, November 18, 2 to 5 p.m. at your local Starbucks. Just got word of this HOT DEAL -- and I took advantage myself and snatched up a Carseat Canopy for myself for our new addition coming in January! Either of these items are FREE when you enter the respective coupon codes for each company listed below. You do have to pay shipping which is approx. $10-$12, which in my opinion is still totally worth it. Carseat Canopy - www.carseatcanopy.com - Enter code: DFMHOLIDAY12 at checkout. Udder Covers - www.uddercovers.com - Enter code: CARSEAT at checkout. Have someone with a newborn on the way on your holiday shopping list? Don't miss out on this opportunity to get two great products for ridiculously cheap! Thanks to Catherine B. for sharing with us! ![]() If you don' t know by now, you should The second you announce to the world (or to your parents who inevitably tell the world) that you are pregnant, the advice starts flowing and IT. NEVER. STOPS. I don't know what's quite worse...those dishing out advice when they haven't had kids themselves, or those who had kids 48 years ago and think everything is still as is was then. Because you know... things were MUCH better then anyhow. Right. Now, I'll admit that I have failed my close friends and partaken in this ghastly activity... and I'm ashamed. I do however, feel remotely better convincing myself that the unsolicited advice I provided was quite bluntly truthful and relate-able comments to ease their mind or comfort their pain/frustration such as "sorry, it doesn't get better" or "if the fever isn't over 103, you're okay." So here it goes... My personal most irritating tips/comments/advice/opinions/actions I've been lucky enough to receive. Top Ten Most Irritating and Least Helpful Pieces of Advice1) "Oh you can go ahead and eat that, nothing will happen to the baby. You'll be just fine." Don't tell me what I can and can't eat while pregnant. Furthermore, why are my eating habits any of your concern at all? I'll feed this baby 4 pounds of chocolate a day if I prefer. Although you had kids 20+ years ago, every DOCTOR I've spoken with tells me not to eat LUNCH MEAT. As much as I may be craving a Jimmy Johns sub -- the listeria risk now a days is far too great for me to ignore their request to abstain for a Turkey Tom. 2) "Get as much sleep as you can before that baby comes." Of course, why didn't I think of that?! It makes perfect sense now that I am part gorilla that if I get all this "extra" sleep now, I'll never need it again! Genius! Are you kidding me? Apparently you're great memory full of "helpful" tips has lapsed over your memories of what it was like trying to get a continual 20 minutes of sleep while carrying around the extra 4 bowling balls doing Jazzercize at night. 3) "You won't need that. Cousin Sally said it's a waste of money." Great, thanks for the update on cousin Sally -- I didn't even know cousin Sally still lived in this hemisphere but I'm so glad you two have been able to re-connected while discussing my baby's needs. It stinks that baby Herbie doesn't like his swing and that mashed bananas cause him constipation but If I want to buy the god damn baby rocker, my kid will have the god damn baby rocker. 4) "Sleep when the baby sleeps." Really? This is just a cruel joke. Does that mean the baby will do the dishes when I do the dishes? Life still goes on and things still have to get done people!! 5) "Aren't you going to put some shoes or a sweater on her?" No, I'm not. It's only a nippy 86 degrees outside, I don't know what I'm thinking taking my child out of the house without a full blown snow-suit on! Listen lady...my child is just fine and if she happens to come down with a sniffle in this environment, it's likely not due to the weather. 6) "You know, we never had the option of disposable diapers. Isn't it cheaper for you to use cloth diapers?" Why yes, yes it is and thank you yet again for looking out for my family's bottom line. I'll be sure to check with our financial adviser to make sure we have appropriate amounts of cash socked away for a rainy day in case the disposable diapers break us. I've cracked the code on this one. It's jealousy. Just because they HAD to use them, doesn't mean they ENJOYED it and surely doesn't mean I'm going to give it a whirl myself! Let's move on... 7) "Acid Reflux??? In a baby? I've never heard of that. She's just colic-y. I'd get a second opinion" Second opinion this! What USE to be called colic, is now diagnosed as acid reflux -- to which there is something I can medicate my child with to help her feel better. Furthermore, don't judge me when I use the medication the doctor suggests because she's too young for medication. Acid reflux is painful to babies and they wouldn't cry if they weren't in pain. 8) "Let her cry. Don't go pick her up yet." This was always my favorite. In hindsight, I completely agree with this advice. However, when it's your first child that you've waited so long to gaze at, snuggle with, tend to and shower with love... it's just not that easy. *Note: I kick myself in the ass daily now for not taking accepting this advice because it still bites me in the ass at bedtime today* 9) "Oh honey, she's old enough to feed herself. You don't want to spoil her all the time, do you?" Okay, a COMPLETE STRANGER said this to me while walking through Target with my daughter in the front of the cart while she was nibbling on MY pizza. I was two seconds away from whipping my cart around and telling her where to stick this unsolicited advice while also informing her that this pizza WASN'T FOR MY DAUGHTER IN THE FIRST PLACE! Excuse me for trying to hoard my own pizza and enjoy it for myself while sneaking her a little bite here and there. Butt out lady! and lastly... 10) "Can I make a suggestion?" No. No you may not. In fact, I'd prefer that we now end this interaction on the premise that you are about to say something that will completely offend me and my parenting skills, or lack there-of. I know I likely do not do things "as good as" or "quite like you did", but I'm doing the best I can. There are plenty days I wake up feeling inadequate as a parent already -- so please, I beg of you, let me learn this one on my own. Each week, TONS of emails end up in my inbox announcing various specials, deals, discounts, freebies and various coupon codes. Instead of posting all of them individually, I will post a collection of deals that may interest you once a week that can be found here in posts titled "Weekly Inbox Deals". Enjoy! ![]() Get 30% off your entire purchase at Old Navy, Gap or Banana Republic when using code: GETSTARTED at checkout. Save 35% using the same coode when using your GapCard, BananaCard or Old Navy Card! Valid through Wednesday November 14th. ![]() Offer valid through Sunday November 18th, up to $75 off your purchase with code: 2179 or 2220 SHUTTERFLY - 40% OFF![]() Offer valid through Wednesday November 14th with code: FRIENDS40 and free shipping on orders $30+ with code: SHIP30 PAPER COTERIE - 40% OFF RECIPE PRODUCTS![]() ![]() I would cook with pumpkin all year long if my family enjoyed it as much as I do. It's also such a healthy substitute for many not-so-healthy ingredients! Anyhow, here's what's on your agenda this week in our kitchen... these awesomely delicious looking Chocolate Glazed Pumpkin Cookies from Martha Stewart. Here's the scoop: Ingredients
A Jar Full of Gratitude![]() Want your family to share what they are grateful for this year? Check out this free printable download that is so easy and fun for the entire family. All you have to do is print the label for your jar and fill it full of your family’s responses to a series of fun and unique gratitude prompts. To add a little more fun and meaning to your Thanksgiving, read them aloud during dinner! Thank you Paper Coterie for your Jar Full of Gratitude! |