Blogging Momma: Summer is Lemonaid and Lots to Do!

Blogging Momma: Summer is Lemonaid and Lots to Do!

Summer is Lemonaid and Lots to Do!

It has been too long since my last post!! Moms just never have enough time... Or hands either! LOL. On a recent visit to relatives, my 10 yr old nephew had a lemonaid Stand set up on the road to make money. I have to admit, it has been way too hot here in Mississippi to be outside doing much of anything, much less in the direct sun and heat working. My two kids thought it was cool and decided to put their own entrepreneurial skills to work. However, Living in the country does not yield itself to profitable roadside money maker for my sweet babies. My kids decided to put a spin on their lemonaid enterprise. In the future, if you ever drop by for a visit, The lemonaid at my house is a dollar- even for me. Although I may have bought it at the store myself, I probably mixed it up and I probably prepared the glasses, I am charged a dollar. Actually, any drink at my house is $1.00. Even the water out of the tap- if they hear me make a drink, I am expected to Annie up. I don't know if I am raising future entrepreneurs but I may have a couple of politicians on my hands- they are the only ones I can think of that can get you to pay for something you've already bought...
On with the deals (deals for summer kids activities):
Summer Movie Clubhouse- $1 a movie for 10 weeks or $5 for an advance pass to all the movies
http://www.cinemark.com/summer-movie-clubhouse
Jellystone Park- Pelahatchie, Ms- Half Price thursdsys for the summer! Only $6.00 admission!!
http://www.jellystonems.com/Special_TFL.aspx
Pump It Up! sign up for emails to get coupons for $2.00 pop in play times- regularly $7.00.
http://www.pumpitupparty.com/ms/brandon/metro-jackson/home-p1q173.htm
Zulily is having a summer blow out sale- ends tonight!
http://www.zulily.com/e/blowout-061811.html?pos=54
Save an extra 10% off orders of $30 or more- COUPON CODE:savingszu615

Lent!?! I just cleaned my dryer!

My sister-in-law and the funniest friend I have ever had, Rachel, are both catholic. I have to admit, Lent has always seemed pretty neat to me, but I only truly found out the reasoning behind it over the last 10 years. Basically, you make a sacrifice, as Jesus made a sacrifice for us, and remember the 40 days of prayer and fasting that he did. Thus Lent lasts 40 days. There is actually other stuff involved, but this is all I have ever observed, and no matter how small my 'sacrifice' has been, it is NEVER easy. Obviously this year my sacrifice was very lofty! I decided to give up (drum roll please), desserts & sweets and white bread and white rice. I am a moron. Truly, what was I thinking? Every day has been sheer torture and we are not even half way through this! Everything has white bread and every cell in my body craves chocolate. My little girl is a choc-o-holic (she gets this from me) and as she ate a Swiss roll sitting on my lap last night, offered me half and just laughed. She is three...but I almost took her down. I am telling you, that some chocolate bunny doesn't stand a chance on Easter morning, and God willing, I might just put it between two prices of bread! Haha

On with the deals:
http://www.zulily.com/invite/jbyrd436
Zulilly has some really great deals right now including silly goose smocked, l'more shoes, crocs, kibbutz and more!!
Use promo code GA9331 to save $5 off a $50 purchase!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=pe_32520_19342840_pe_a1/?ie=UTF8&rh=n:2244366011
Pre-order new release games from amazon and get a $10 amazon credit for future purchases for each game ordered! Plus you will get the game on the release date and you can qualify for free shipping- that's a deal!!

http://deals.mamapedia.com/deals/group-story?sdtv=b&sl=a&utm_campaign=1719&utm_medium=email&asid=6653637&utm_source=deal_alert&utm_content=237477
$12 for One 8x8 Hardcover Group Photo Book, including Shipping, from Group Story ($35 value)
Use promo code SPRING10 to take an extra 10% off your order through march.

Look! No Hands!!

So it has been a while since my last post. It has been a very busy past couple of weeks. The older I get, the more I am finding that life is truly like a roller coaster ride... And with kids it is like not wearing a seat belt- very exciting and thrilling but at times you wonder if you will survive. So far so good! Lol. So following is a long list of where to score the big deals, I guess I am making up for lost time! Haha
On with the deals:

Locally:
Overstock designs sale- april 5-6 @ MS Crafts Center off Rice Rd.
Huge sale of NEW designer and boutique brand children's clothes and shoes
Most everything is under $28 and that's a huge deal for smocked and Easter outfits

This weekend is a neighborhood sale in the Regatta subdivision and next weekend is a neighborhood sale in the Hidden Hills subdivision. I was told that everyone in each of the neighborhoods participates and that they have really great stuff. Make sure to bring bags to shop with as you walk house to house because the sales are so big! Thanks Leigh for the info!!

https://www.theminisocial.com/myaccount.php?invitation=97164
This is a new children's deal site that is really got some cute stuff- and of corse- great deals! Right now, among others, they have kiwi industries, children's books, Amy tangerine, one ruby lane, and mIni & Maximus.

http://www.totsy.com/join/jbyrd485
A deal site called totsy has some really great things right now!
Itzy Bitzy shoes for $10
Wee sqweek shoes from $10.75 - $13.75 usually $35 - $40'shoes
These are the shoes that squeak when walked in, but take heart, the sqweaker can easily be popped out when not needed!
Josmo Sandles for $8, and they have several other sales going on right now that are with checking out! It is a site you'd join to access the sales, but it does not cost a thing to do that and is well worth it! And they post really great sales in my opinion :-). Use the link above to go and join and get into the deals!

http://www.modnique.com/invite/Jbyrd485@aol.com
I love this site! Go tO the link above and join and you will get a $5 credit that you can use at anytime now or in the future! I got a pair of DAV heeled rainboots the other day for $20! They have designer sales that last a couple of days and then they put them as make an offer- where you can actually make an offer on what you
Would pay and they accept it or not in realtime- very cool!! They do list some children's things but the majority is for women! They have a lot of shops listed at one time but rigt now some of them are gucci, Ed Hardy, Disney jewelry, American apparel, Valentino, swill watches, Calvin Klein sunglases, prada, and jelly the pug kids clothing. Plus tons more!! This is a really great deal site!

Can I Pencil You In?

I have come to realize that there are advantages and disadvantages to both living in the country or the city. I love Raising my kids in the country and all the fun antics that come along with it :-). But I have to admit, there are some things I miss about the city. I miss the traffic (seriously!), and all the people. My personality thrives on social situations- and animals don't usually respond as well as people when you talk their ears off, haha! I also miss how close family was in the city, and obviously we stay away for too long between visits! This weekend at my sons birthday party, my 5 yr old niece pulled me down close and told me that she would like to schedule a play date with my daughter! LOL! I half expected her to pull out her blackberry and work out the details. At some point your kids (or any kids in your family) cross the line of being children to being tiny people with all kinds of
Grown up thoughts and actions. In some cases, especially the girls in my family, that moment is super speed and if you don't watch it you will get whip lash!!!
On with the deals:

www.hannaAndersson.com
Hanna Andersson Sale
$14 swimsuits, $19 dresses and $25 shoes

Www.toysrus.com
Toys R Us - Free shipping on everything with a $75 purchase
Also applies to Babies R Us

Www.disneystore.com
Disney store sale
Free shipping with any swim or towel purchase; use code - Shipswim
$5 Shipping with $50 purchase
2 for $24 sleepwear
2 for $20 prince & princess dolls
3 for $12 dinnerware
30% off baby sale
$5.99 personalized fleece blankets
$7.99 personalized fleece night gowns

Pocket Change

Tomorrow we are having my son's 6th birthday party, classic Mario Brothers , his favorite. I found out this week that 6 is now a mile marker birthday, to be in the ranks of 16 & 21. TLC has a new reality show (like we need another) called 'Outrageous Kids Parties," and their premier this week was of a mom who spent $32,000 on her daughter's 6 yr birthday. And amazingly she spent that much without her husbands knowledge, their budget for the shindig was a modest $15,000, but she said her daughter wanted the best. Granted, it was a fairy tale birthday theme complete with a cinderella replica horse drawn carriage, costumes for each of the 2000 guests and a 9 tier cake. Evidently the fairy princess theme is very in right now- Mariah Carey spent $20,000 a peice on carriage baby beds for her soon to be born twins. She has spent a mere $1,000,000 to date on the two bundles of joy due this spring. Truly part of me is amazed and bedazzled by the thought of that much money being spent on someone's child ( or maybe just the thought of that much money in general). But in the end it has just made me very sad....I know you know where I am going with this :-). It probably could have saved a third world country, and if it had been me, I would have used it for... Hmmm, paying bills, and other 'outrageous' things like that! Lol
On with some deals:

Www.zulily.com
Blowout Event- as much as 80% off high end children's brands!
Use promo code: GA1189 for an extra $5 off of a $50 purchase

http://www.achildscloset.com/marchmadness.aspx
Lelli Kelly shoes $39.99 for two days only with free shipping!

Chick-fil-A Free Fryday, Friday, March 4
Like our waffle fries? Then, you’re REALLY going to love Friday, March 4.
An innovation in ketchup calls for a celebration. Between 2 and 4 pm local time, ketchup lovers who ask for Heinz Dip & Squeeze and the Free FryDay promotion at all Chick-fil-A restaurants will receive a FREE medium order of Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries®, limit one per customer.

Live It Up

I have been a bit busy this week working at a consignment sale. I work only 2, even though there are quite a few out there and I do a Overstock new clothes show. It is always fun to visit with my friends at the sales that I haven't seen since the last sale! It is also fun to clean out closets and make a little money so I can fill them up again :-). Tonight is a little bittersweet...my son will be 6 tomorrow and I just can't believe I am old enough to have a 6 yr old!! That's right, I have made it about me, but reality is really starting to set in that I am not as young as I somehow elude myself into thinking! Somehow and somewhere along the line I turned around to find that I am a somewhat responsible adult mom of two and am now referred to as a "ma'am!". What the... So I, because this is a HUGE deal to me, asked my son what he was going to do for his last day as a five yr old? His words were inspiring, "I am just going to live it up and then turn 6!". Well said. And so tonight we are living it up! LOL
On with the deals:

Biggest Consignment Event in Jackson, MS
3 DAYS ONLY - You won't want to miss this event!
Shop for top brands and the hottest items.
All in one place.
All 4 Children Consignment
Spring/Summer Sale
MS Ag Museum (Off Lakeland Dr)
Wed 3/23 must have a presale pass
Thurs 3/24 9am-5:00p m
Fri 3/25 9am - 5pm
Fri 3/25 6-8pm (many items 1/2 off)
Sat 3/26 8am-1pm (many items 1/2 off)
visit www.all4childrenconsignment.com for more information.
All 4Children Consignment Sale is a seasonal semi-annual children's sale.
As a Consignor you could earn 70% of the items you sell through our sale and have
the opportunity to shop before the public.  New this sale volunteer and have the potential to earn up to 80%.
As a Volunteer you shop before everyone and you don't have to consign to volunteer.
As a Vendor you can advertise with our sale and reach hundreds of families in the
area. Call 601-566-7046 or visit our website.
As a Shopper you will find gently used items at a fraction of the cost. Including boutique
clothing, shoes, toys, bedding,and furniture. New this sale Home Decor.

http://deals.mamapedia.com/deals/family-packs-dvd?sdtv=b&sl=b&utm_campaign=1460&asid=6653637&utm_medium=email&utm_source=deal_alert&utm_content=237477
$10 for $25 Worth of Cookie Jar Fun, Educational DVDs

http://m.piperlime.gap.com/category.html?dn=pc63742
Piperlime 20% off of favorite brands sale!
This includes some rarly didcounted brands like Pediped, Keen, and Crocs!
Use promo code: MYWISH
As always, Piperlime has free shipping and returns with no minimum purchase