And the winner is…. #11! Congratulations Tamara! It’s been great getting to know you! I’ll be sending you an email shortly!
It’s birthday week! We may have celebrated the months between Dave’s 35th and mine doing Proactive Acts of Kindness to make the world better, but now it’s time for a gift for you!
CSN has generously offered to give one lucky reader a $45.00 gift certificate to one of their 200 + stores! How awesome is that? They have some great stuff! Need home goods? Check it – everything from bar stools, and lighting – they have it all. Looking for kids? This outfit is ADORABLE! Oh, here’s a little somethin’ somethin’ for the grown ups.
Seriously, thousands of items are ready for you to choose them. Happy Birthday to me! (not that you have to buy me something, just sincere happy wishes are awesome!)
Are you ready for the rules?? There aren’t many! You have to live in the United States or Canada and you need to be a member of this blog. If you aren’t already there is a follow button on the right. Just click it & you’re ready to go!
Chat about what ever you want, in the comments of this post! Did you find something cool on CSN? Would you like to sing my awesome praises? Maybe you want to complain about the weather? All entries count and enter as often as you like! The more you chat the higher your chances of winning! Contest will run until midnight, Friday Nov 12th. Winner chosen by random.org and my responses won’t count.
Finally, a contest I rule at!!! So, last night as I was helping my kiddo construct for parachutes made of a garbage bag, string, twist ties and washers he told me that I’m just like Nanny.. I can do anything. It was a real I AM WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR moment!
You are an awesome mom! Trash bag parachutes? My kids would be in heaven! And the hospital! lol
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What a fun giveaway! I truly love the ACTS OF KINDNESS. People need to do more of them.
A good PAOK today would be to bring me lunch… left mine at home so I had a can of spinach that I found rolling around the back of my car and a bag of sunflower seeds LOL
I feel the need to clarify the trash bag parachutes were for his Science Fair project and not to be used to transport children…. hope that clears me of any legal issues
I was coming to find some kid friendly recipes on your blog so finding this contest is an added bonus!
Things I’ve learned in the last week… 1. exercise is good 2. Zumba is fun 3. Tankini’s are not ideal for water aerobics and 3. Eye googles are ideal for girls with large girls who participate in water aerobics!
Oh and I love a contest you can win by simply chatting about the randomosity in your life.
Oops.. that should have said eye goggles not googles but hey that little error scored me another entry in this amazing contest … just sayn
Awesome contest! I’m thinking you’re going to have us all stalking this post for the next week!
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Why the heck isn’t my gorgeous pic of my tatooed beachfront tootsies appearing on my posts….. I feel so left out oh well
I don’t know! Check your settimgs!
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It’s totally gloomy and overcast here today… and I love it!
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Adding a random extra comment because someone has to keep up with Kelly! LOL
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Do you ever get awful kids songs stuck in your head? “It’s the cat in the hat… ” Ugh!
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uh oh… I got some chat competition .. nice move Tamara
Oh my, it’s only 9 pm and I am exhausted! I might have to give in and head to bed early tonight.
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Yeah, it’s 3 hours later and I’m still awake. Go figure.
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Oh no! I hope you got SOME sleep last night! I take lunesta 3 nights a week. It knocks me right out. lol
Listening to Norah Jones!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Broken Hanna
I’m treating this as my own personal facebook now. I’m just going to post random status updates here, LOL.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Broken Hanna
I’m having a $10 Target gift card giveaway on my blog, stop by and check it out!
a southerner, a yankee and a mixed breed (or two!)
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I just started a new fan page for my blog on Facebook. I’ll love you if you ‘like’ me!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Southerner-A-Yankee-and-A-Mixed-Breed/172258922787042
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I really would like the Guidecraft Classic White Bookcase for my daughter’s room!
It would also be nice to own the Guidecraft Kitchen Helper for the times she wants to help mommy with the dishes or the cooking.
My little guy is teething. Going to check and see if CSN carries Sophie the Giraffe!
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I just started a new facebook page for my blog!
http://www.facebook.com/OneMommaSavingMoney
Amanda
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You said we could chat about anything! I would like to promote my holiday guide! I have a dozen or so giveaways going on right now and MORE to come!
Come check me out and enter some too!
http://onemommasavingmoney.blogspot.com/p/2010-holiday-guide.html
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Chat!? I can do that, I an do that real well! I am running a giveaway for an adorable shirt, from
NachoMama Tees , stop on by and enter. My blog is fairly new so all my giveaways still have super low entries. I would love if you guys stopped on by and entered.
Tiffany @ Wyatt Family Farm
wyattfamilyfarm@gmail.com
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Oh I love CSN! I did a review of a Mellisa and Doug Train set for them once at my blog. They have so many great stuffs!!
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I got a EcoUsable Giveaway going on now till Nov 18th
http://www.addmorecolor-gift-ideas.blogspot.com/2010/10/ecousable-bottles-review-and-win-1-in.html
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Entered your giveaway Aysha!
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Hi Aysha! It’s good to see you on here. I’ll have to go enter your giveaway after I post mine for everyone to enter! See ya!
Tina “The Book Lady”
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We have gotten to do 3 reviews so far for CSN and both have been super positive. The first time we got a set of uber expensive frying pans that we love and use daily and the second we got a shark steam mop that is also pretty cool.
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Eeek! I just won an iPod Touch at a twitter party! I’m so excited!
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Very cool!
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Thanks! I thought it was.
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I really love wearing leather loafers (they’re so comfortable) and I’ll keep looking to find the pair at CSN Stores that’s right for me!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
My daughter loves wearing princess dress up clothes! I found a couple at CSN Stores for her! Now, I just need to win a gift certificate so I can buy one!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
Christmas is coming and it would be great to win this for one extra gift!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
I’m also thinking of buying my daughter some ballerina clothing. She wants to start ballet class!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
My youngest daughter just turned one on November 1st! Yay!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
Why is it so heavenly when your kids go to sleep?!!!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
I don’t know but it sure is! Such sweet relief, LOL.
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I just listened to a recording of Aretha Franklin singing “Precious Lord” at age 14 and it absolutely blew my mind!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
The salmon we had for dinner was yummy!
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
How did you cook it? I’m always looking for new recipes!
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Oh, my husband made it. He uses some proprietary blend of spices and then frys it in a grilling pan on the stove to blacken it on the edges. It’s very good!
Wowza! Henria comes out of nowhere!
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This is a really neat idea!!! I think I am going to go check out CSN!
Tiffany @ Wyatt Family Farm
wyattfamilyfarm@gmail.com
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Listening to Chris Tomlin!
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Hey,
I am your 300th follower and a fellow writer! What an awesome way to enter a giveaway! I love CSN – I did a review for a ceiling fan – so yes they do have everything. Stop by my blog sometime!
Morning ladies, pull up a chair and grab some coffee lets chat
Tiffany @ Wyatt Family Farm
wyattfamilyfarm@gmail.com
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It is freezing here this morning and I do not want to leave the house. Unfortunately Friday is my errands day so I am going to have to go outside.
Tiffany @ Wyatt Family Farm
wyattfamilyfarm@gmail.com
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I currently have a Wilton Care Bear Character Cake Pan up for grabs in my blog giveaway here: http://cakedarla.blogspot.com/2010/10/care-bear-pan-giveaway.html
Thanks!
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Gotta get some morning chat in.
I’m so tired all I want to do is crawl back into bed. I highly doubt the kiddos are going to let that happen though.
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My daughter is quoting Curious George to me now, LOL.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
Facebook Friday is in it’s second week! would love to have some people stop in and link up to gain a few extra facebook followers!
http://momvstheboys.blogspot.com/2010/11/facebook-friday.html
I have a giveaway on right now for a Ladies Bicycle! ARV $160
it’s a great giveaway to celebrate reaching 1000 followers!
open to US/CAN and ends Nov 30
http://momvstheboys.blogspot.com/2010/11/everyday-bicycles-ladies-bike-review.html
Awesomeness! I love giveaways! I am a new follower via Google Friend Connect.
buzzvibe at gmail dot com
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I currently have 2 giveaways posted on my blog, both are for adult toys.
Taking Care of Business Waterproof vibe ends tonight: http://www.buzzonvibes.com/2010/10/taking-care-of-business-giveaway.html
Butterfly Kiss ends Nov. 20th: http://www.buzzonvibes.com/2010/11/butterfly-kiss-giveaway.html
Thank you, and have a great weekend!
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woohoo!
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I would love it if anyone would stop by and vote for my daughter in this Halloween contest! I’m even giving away a $10 Target GC to one of the voters to say thank you! Click on the “Hanna for President” below.
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Both of my kids are crying and both should be napping! The crying has calmed… one down…
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And now peace and quiet! 2 kids sleeping. 1 happy mama!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
I really want Pad Thai for dinner but don’t know any good places around here. Hopefully I can find something.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
Entered to win the bicycle from Jennifer’s site!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
I’m with Liza on the ice cream for dinner plan – adorable idea for your left sidebar! Have a fabulous weekend
(Stopping by from the LBS Tea Party)
Hi! What a great idea for a giveaway!!
Happy Birthday to you and Dave!!! =)
@tamara Now you have me craving Thai Food. Yum….
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Hello there and happy birthday to you and Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great family you have. please check out my blog
http://www.diapercakesbylatersa.blogspot.com
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I’m a cool kid, yay!
LOL
thanks
kangabunnie@gmail.com
I have three giveaways going on right now:
CSN Stores $35 Giveaway – Ends 11/9
Gain Products Giveaway – Ends 11/15
Share Bear Shines” Kidtoons November Movie Giveaway – Ends 11/19
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@Aysha I think I’m going to end up with the Friday night stand by – pizza. Meh. Pad Thai sounded so good too.
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Woot! Half hour till kids bedtime!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
Since my microwave cart recently broke (thankfully none of us were in the kitchen at the time and no one got hurt) I would love to replace it with CSN’s Lorell Double Microwave Cart, 25″x20″x49″, Medium Oak – LLR44139 found here: http://www.csnstores.com/Lorell-LLR44139-LRO1252.html – I am following your Blog Via Google Friends Connect and my email is in my public profile and I can also be reached online on my blog at Ascending Butterfly!
Thanks for hosting!
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Hi! I love this idea of doing a chatting contest. I have to try this!
I am having a giveaway on my Holiday Traditions Blog for a copy of The Magic of Giving by Marc Dunston. It’s a great book to encourage giving to others and discovering our talents. I just realized I didn’t list a date for the contest to end. Guess I’ll do that next.
http://holidaygiftsandmore.blogspot.com/2010/11/giveaway-magic-of-giving.html
Also I will posting a review & giveaway for a Menu Planning Service this weekend. I’m excited about this one and EVERYONE will get 1 week FREE too! It’ll be on http://givingnsharing.blogspot.com
Tina “The Book Lady”
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Almost forgot – Do you review books or homeschool? I have a Weekend Book Hop called “Read a Book Lately?” where you can post your book review posts and giveaways. It’s every weekend at: http://familyliteracyandyou.blogspot.com All family friendly books and articles are welcome!
Tina “The Book Lady”
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OK – Read a Book Lately Blog Hop is up and running. It’s Show and Tell time! What have you read recently and either reviewed and/or are doing a giveaway for? All family friendly books for kids/adults are welcome along with educational or literacy type reviews. Author interviews are welcome to – so, what are you waiting for?
http://familyliteracyandyou.blogspot.com/2010/11/read-book-lately-3.html
Please stop by and visit me! Tina “The Book Lady”
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A no rules contest-Now I am singing your praises ☺♥
I have 3 giveaways going on now, stop by and enter them.
Enjoy Country Living
Thanks for allowing us all to enter this cool giveaway and so simple too!
I love CSN ! They really have a lot of awesome items and with 8 grandchildren I need any help I can get with gifts! lol
I have alot of giveaways that are really neat. Please stop by and check it out!
Peace!
http://mimilovesall8.blogspot.com
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Just caught up on all my Thursday night shows. Nice to sit and relax and watch some TV!
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Ooooh totally checking out Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly’s Norah Jones review. Love me some Norah!
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Needing to go to sleep but thought I’d take a moment to enter once again…
sazzyfrazz at gmail dot com
It’s supposed to get down to 33 here in TX tonight! I can’t believe the cold has is actually here!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
It’s freaking cold in MO too. And my husband & kids are camping tonight! not me!!
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Annoyed with our local post office. They just delivered a package that they said they delivered on Oct. 23. It’s my daughter’s “Halloween Rocks” tee.
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How ridiculous! In situations like that I wish there was more we could do.
LOL! I really think Tamara’s trying to win this! What do you think?! May the best lady win! Good luck!
Haha! I figured I’d just post something through out the day and hope it leads to winning.
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I finally got to eat my first meal at about 11:00 this morning when my infant went down for a nap! Sound familiar to anyone….?
Totally Henria! Sometimes I don’t even eat till dinner and after the kids are in bed. I know it’s awful for you but that’s life. Sometimes I think it’s a miracle my body still makes milk to nurse my little guy when I’m eating hardly anything!
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Trying to wrangle in people to vote for my daughter and someone is still beating me! I thought bribing people with a $10 Target card would do the trick but not so much, LOL.
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I voted for your daughter! Good luck with the contest!
Yay! Thanks Henria!
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I am soo waiting for Black Friday to come. It looks like some companies are already doing pre-Black Friday deals (like Wal-Mart).
Do you actually go out shopping on Black Friday? It has to be something REALLY good for me to go out. I cannot stand crowds. I’d rather wait for Cyber Monday.
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I used to, but the deals just aren’t worth the hassle to me anymore. Getting up so early and the crowds of sometimes rude people. No thanks.
Great, but watch there be something really cool this year that temps me out.
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Yeah, I’m totally with you on this one.
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I try to shop online and get the deals that you don’t have to stand in line at 2am to get! If there’s something really great this year that I need to be out early for, I’ll ask my husband to watch the kids while I go on the rampage!
The only BF thing that’s ever gotten me to go into a store was Gymboree. They usually have 30% off before noon or 11 I think. They will usually let you put your stuff on hold the day before so you can just go in and pick it up. AND you can use a coupon on top of it so an extra 20% off. That’s the only time I went out on BF, LOL.
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Eating Chinese food.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
Feeling hurt. I wish he’d understand my point of view.
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Dear, we’ve all been there. Hope you feel better about it soon.
Tamara – How did your daughter hurt/break her arm?
One of her friends pulled her down off of the playground at Chic-fil-A and she fell and broke her elbow. We are almost done with the cast – it comes off Monday. (Yay! Giving baths with a cast on is a pain in the butt!) Thanks for asking.
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Kids! They just don’t realize how dangerous they can be. I fell off the monkey bars when I was in the 3rd grade and broke my arm. I was trying to show off! Luckily the playground was up the hill behind our house. So my dad heard me crying and came running!
We’ll be going to church tomorrow…must…get…clothes…ready…before…morning….
First, need to wash the towels and put away the leftover dinner…
I feel like I’m making new friends chatting on this thread. ♥
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Mee too!
Wow! We have 6 more days to chat on here! This is going to be one long comment section!
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Off to bed – night.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
I have a poor teething boy this morning. He keeps grinding his little teeth. Ouch!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
I hated that my daughter always ground her teeth. It was difficult trying to know how to discourage that behavior. She wouldn’t take a pacifier so that solution was out!
Angie, I love your “Funny Things the Kids Say…” on your sidebar. I may have to steal that idea! I always want to share their funnies but it seems silly to make an entire post out of it. Curious, do you save them all/archive them somewhere?
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I don’t have them archived yet. I’ve told my it department (husband) that I would really like that, because I know I’ve forgotten a ton of the funny things they’ve said!
LOL My IT department is my husband too. That’s actually what he does so I got lucky with him.
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Afternoon all! Sunday mornings are always hectic for us! I’m glad for a breather!
Argh! Allergies stink! My sinuses hurt and my nose is running.
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My daughter is TWO votes short of winning this Halloween contest. The thing is it’s really not that big of a deal to me but at this point I’m invested in it so I need her to win, LOL. Ugh! Hopefully we get there!
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Did you already post the link? I’d vote for her!!
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It’s the “Hanna for President” linky at the bottom of my post. Thanks so much! We are tied with an hour and 15 min left! Eeek!
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I think we won by ONE vote!
I’ll let you know tomorrow if she says we won.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
Yay! I hope you won!
I’m SO happy – my daughter got her cast off today! Bathing her is going to be so much easier again!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
Ugh, I’m getting a cold and I really really don’t want to be sick. I’m breastfeeding and I can’t take anything for it.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Hanna for President
What a cute way to hold a giveaway. I just really wanted to comment and tell you how creative and easy this is! Love it!
mommyfreetime at gmail dot com
I want a giant bowl of soup!
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Another sunny day in California. To bad I don’t feel that well to get out and enjoy the sunshine. Maybe tomorrow……….
Just participated in the most annoying twitter party.
I ended up leaving before it was over.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..And the winner is
Drowning in emails and needed a break!
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Taking my stuffy nose to bed. Night all!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..And the winner is
Gotta get in some daily commenting, LOL. Where is everyone?
Tamara Chewning recently posted..And the winner is
I’m here, but I always am!
I can’t wait to see who wins this!
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Me too! I’ve just been having fun posting randomness. (Hope you don’t mind, you DID say to chat about anything, LOL.) I just leave it open in a window.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..And the winner is
Fun twitter parties tonight!
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Woohoo! Just scored a free book for baby O just in time for Christmas! Check out my blog post for details. I’m sure they are going to go quickly.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!
Good morning! I feel like crap with this cold! I wish it would hurry up and go away!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Wordless Wednesday – Cutie Pie in a Crib
Do your kids make up words? My daughter’s word of the day – Compalent: a pair of butterflies that are not the same size. LOL
Tamara Chewning recently posted..Wordless Wednesday – Cutie Pie in a Crib
Why is my child awake and out of bed? To ask, “Do snails poop?” Tried to keep a straight face… YES, now go to bed. “Poop is good for the plants. Do grasshoppers poop?”
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Off to bed! One more day of chatting!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!
Good morning!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!
Morning everyone! last day to enter!!
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I just got my first review and giveaway for my blog! I’m so excited!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!
What’s for dinner? My daughter wants “chicken, salad and corn.” That means going to the store…
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!
The baby is awake! Gotta go feed the hungry boy.
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!
Jason’s Deli for dinner – yum!
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!
More twitter parties tonight. So addicting! Plus, two sleeping kids and a husband at work means I’m stuck at home anyway.
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It’s 10:37! Random comment time! LOL
Tamara Chewning recently posted..HOT DEAL FREE Random House Childrens Books!