This winter has bee unusual for Long Island, we have had one snow day all winter. Lately we have had mid 40 degree weather, which is not bad. So we have been taking the kids to the park lately.
Even though it’s chilly the kids still enjoy themselves!
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This weekend I will be heading to the NY Toy Fair. This is my first year actually attending the fair, so I am a little nervous. Saturday I will be attending a preview with a toy company and will be sharing that with you all after.
Sunday is the big day the Toy fair opens, and even though it is a few days long I am only going to attend on Sunday. So I have picked out a few companies to visit.
I think my top choices are:
Hasbro
Mattel
Pillow pets
Lego
and some others just depending on how much time I have.
I know people always tell me I don’t attend enough events, and I agree. My priorities are a bit different though, as I would love to network more and connect with brands, My husband is the bread-winner. He is in grad school working on his PHD and that is my top priority to make sure he is successful in school and I can stay home with the kids. Child care is expensive and we don’t have family within 700 miles.
So as I would love to be out and about more, I have to put events on the back burner while my husband is in school. Although every once in a great while an event will be on a weekend and I can attend. LOL
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It’s 12:30 AM and I am bored! I can’t sleep , waiting for hubby to get home and exhausted. Can’t you tell. LOL!
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The Holidays are gone but that doesn’t mean that you still can’t give back to the community.
My kids had school off yesterday for Martin Luther King day and we spent it by going through toys and setting some old toys aside to be donated to the Lupus foundation or the Breast Cancer foundation. Both have donation boxes and pick ups in our area.
Earlier this month we also sponsored a family, with the help of Pampers Diapers. It was a great experience for me, because I had all 3 of my kids in diapers at one point. So when my neighbor brought up a teacher in Queens that need diapers for her 4 younger children all in diapers, I jumped at the chance to help. I don’t remember the exact ages of her kids but know that she has 1 month old twins. So I asked Pampers if they would help and gladly accepted.
When the Pampers package arrived I was overwhelmed with joy, I actually cried.
She was so grateful and overjoyed to receive so much help!
It’s always great to give back to community and help out as much as you can.
Hormel Foods finds time each year to dedicate themselves to many different philanthropic efforts. In 2010, Hormel Foods gave $5.7 million in cash and in-kind donations toward efforts in communities where their employees live and efforts that help alleviate hunger.
Donations have been made to countless organizations including United Way of Greater Minnesota, Paul Hall Chicago Boy and Girls Club, and disaster relief funds throughout Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa.
Hormel Foods makes many efforts to give to those in need. They currently run a program called “On Our Way to Ending Hunger,” where they collaborate with retailers, nonprofits and the government on hunger relief efforts to nourish the hungry in the United States and abroad.
Have you heard about Hormel foods programs? What have you done to give back? Please let me know in the comments.
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I have struggled with my weight since my son was born 4 years ago. I was never big on sweets until I got pregnant and now three kids later, it’s been hard to kick the habit.
I do still have a lot of baby weight on me. I did have 3 kids in under three years. So now having a 4,5, and 6-year-old, stress plays a big factor in my weight gain.
This year though, I am going to try to boost my metabolism. I could remember before I got pregnant, I weighed 110 and could eat anything and never gain a pound.
So now under doctors suggestions, drink tons of water, and eat every 3 hours. Portion control of course, and no eating 3 hours before bed. I am going to try this for 2 weeks and see where it gets me. I would be happy even if I lost 5 lbs. right now. It’s a start!
Of course I will be doing lots of exercise, but having a bad back I think I am going to stick to the WII and dance games. They are fun and not strenuous.
So I will update in a few weeks with my progress. So stay tuned.
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Am I going to call them New Year Resolutions? No! Mainly because they always get broken. Instead, I’m going to just put myself to the challenge of new things, for this new year. Last year I tried a lot of these and failed.
New year though and I am determined.
1. Quitting soda, I am a sucker for soda and it’s been very hard to break. I am determined to break this habit.
2 Weight loss- This is something I have struggled with for a couple years now. This year I want to reach my goal and keep it off.
my goal of 35 lbs. Hopefully by Blogher 2012
3. Expand my Blog and biz, while I don’t think I’ll be one of these bloggers getting 50,000 visitors a month, having at least maybe 20 K would be nice.
I would love to be able to go to more events this year and make a lot of money on my blog. I don’t see it happening, my husband is still in college, working on his PHD and that is my #1 priority. Making sure he succeeds, and I have to stay with the kids all the time. Which is okay by me, because it seems like whenever I am away, I miss a shining moment in their life.
So here is to 2012, I don’t want to change my life. Just make it better for my kids.
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I’ve been so excited about Christmas this year, I just love being able to spend the day as a family. Lately though Christmas has been looking more and more like a blur.
My kids have been misbehaving more now than they ever have, it’s getting really ridiculous. I threaten to take away presents and toys etc. nothing works. Saying Santa is watching you does not work, because my kids don’t believe in Santa. Yes, they are only 4,5, and 6 but I wanted to be honest with them, and tell them.
So here we are 10 days to Christmas and I have nothing wrapped, no stocking stuffer and spoiled misbehaving kids. I have no idea what exactly i am going to be doing for Christmas, but I am sure I will definitely be cutting down their presents.
How could they do anything wrong right?
Putting review items away after reviews and shopping on Black Friday, I have wound up with 25 items each for all 3 of my kids. It’s crazy that I have accumulated that much stuff and I don’t know how. Most of the items I have put away for Christmas are clothes and books, kids love toys but we just have too much.
Ahhh, I am starting to hate the holiday season, it’s getting way to crazy.
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In Just 5 days my Son will be 4, I hate to see him grow up. He finally wanted to learn his ABC’s, Yes he is that stubborn. I have been trying for over a year and now he wanted to learn.
So we went to our local Library and checked out a book on ABC’s called Nascar Abc’s. He loves Cars, so I thought that would be perfect.
Well in one day this is how much he learned
He misses a couple letters, but he is learning. I am a proud Mommy!
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Last night we attended a holiday parade in our town. This is the first time we attended a parade here, and didn’t know what to expect. It was really good, majority of the parade was Fire Trucks lit up and decorated.
The first real Hess Truck i’ve ever seen!
This was a firetruck, I was going crazy over if you follow me on Facebook. They were blasting I’m Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO and dancing!
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Well I am one of the millions of people who went out on Thanksgiving night, waited in long lines and braved 30 degree weather for deals. The big difference between me and a lot of other people is…. I didn’t care for electronics, or any of the big items.
First I did a Fyrflyz demonstration at Toys R Us, although no one seemed interested. It was fun though, I did not shop at Toys R Us though.
Then I hit Walmart and I am lucky I showed up a little early, It was packed. I was in and out in an hour. Let me tell you though Walmart needs some organization skills. the only deals that were blocked off were the electronics. Before 10 I had all the clothes that were on sale and toys.
The one thing I was really upset about was they said line up here to get a appliance, and I did. I was 6th in line and should have got what I wanted, but then the employee changed his mind and said line up behind what you want. The crowds rushed, pushed and shoved, and I got nothing. Another really annoying thing, I was looking for the Disney Storybooks, and the character T-shirts for $2.97. Well after 10 employees saying I have no idea, I finally found the storybooks. I never found the shirts though I asked at least 5 more people and got the same answer. So I missed out on that deal.
This is my Walmart Buys
The checkout line was one big line that was way to long.
Next I hit Target:
The line to get in the store was around the whole building. And I was around 2/3 of the building. Once they opened though, I got in quick. I only wanted a few things, so I was in and out really quick. No pushing, or fighting there.
This is my buys from target
I was done with these two stores by 12:30 am
I came home slept, then I was up an back out at 4:20
I hit Kmart, to my surprise there was only 30 people that showed up. I could of snagged a big screen Tv if I wanted.
My buys from Kmart:
The main thing I bought was Clothes, which is all I really wanted.
I saved over $100, which is good for me.
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