February 2008

a little update

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on February 26, 2008

I have some good news and some bad news for all of you. How about the bad news first?

I have no way to log in to my Blogger account from way up here in the mountains! Yes, I am on vacation and was going to tell ya’ll except that this thing with yahoo! kind of distracted me! I will be gone until the 1st of March, and have only extremely limited internet access. In fact, Amanda has actually posted this for me. (Thanks Amanda!!) I am so bummed, because I had some fun giveaways and some awesome stuff I wanted to share with you. It will now all have to wait!

Okay, now the good news…

yahoo! unblocked my account for me on Saturday… Woo Hoo! I am so glad, ’cause this could have been ugly! I have full access restored, but am still a bit leary. Can you blame me? (If you haven’t made note of my new email address, please do so now — fromdatestodiapers@gmail.com)

And, you know those two very fun giveaways that were supposed to end this week? Well, the Announcements Galore and Ribbon Rock Star giveaways have officially been extended to this weekend!! You now have until Sunday, midnight, to enter. Both winners will be announced on Monday!

I can’t wait to fill you in on everything, talk about my fabulous vacation, introduce you to this week’s Mom of the Week, share some awesome giveaways, and reveal the surprise I told you was coming!!

Have a great week!!

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It gets worse…

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on February 22, 2008

I have apparently “violated the terms of service” on my yahoo! email account. That’s right, fellow mommy (and daddy) bloggers, my interactions through yahoo mail were less than honorable! It’s okay for the spammers and nasties out there to email junk to you and me to their hearts content, but this mommy can’t even send an email to her husband to tell him that I love him! Note the sarcasm!

I have emailed the proper people at yahoo! in hopes of getting this resolved, and will soon let you know whether or not I will remain a yahoo! fan. Let me say, it’s not looking good!

For now, my account, including all of my new friends, wonderful readers, sponsor and affiliate contacts, are not accessible to me – I have been blocked! (I know… Shame on me for not keeping my contact’s info saved in an excel doc or something!!)

I’m begging you, yahoo!, please unblock my account!!!!

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I’m seriously freaking out!!

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on February 22, 2008

I can’t get in to my yahoo mail box!!! I am not okay with this, AT ALL! I’ve tried entering my ID and password, I don’t know, like, 100 times – NOTHING! I even had my husband try from work. I can log in to my old personal yahoo account, but not fromdatestodiapers….ugggghh!!

I have a funny feeling that someone (or something) has messed with my account. I sent yahoo an email to re-set my password, but they’ve said it could be 24 hours before I get a response.

This could be bad, VERY BAD!!!

In the meantime, if you need to get in touch with me, you can email me at my NEW email address–
fromdatestodiapers@gmail.com – It was about time to change, anyway!

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Cute Kid-isms

by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on February 22, 2008

Ethan lost another tooth, but he decided not to tell me or Daddy. He came to us the next morning and had the following conversation with Daddy -

“The tooth fairy didn’t come last night,” Ethan said.

To which Daddy replied, “What do you mean?”

“Look, I lost another tooth.”

“Did the Tooth Fairy forget, again?” (Yes, I’ve forgotten more than once to replace a lost tooth with some money, okay!)

“No,” Ethan said coyly, “I didn’t tell Mommy that I lost another tooth, but I proved that the Tooth Fairy isn’t real!”

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Julia and I were sneaking a few bites of Rocky Road ice cream last night. Suddenly she pulled the spoon-full of ice cream out of her mouth and said, “Look, Mom, goo!” No, honey, those are marshmallows!

cross posted at Organized Chaos

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Ribbon Rock Star — A Giveaway

February 21, 2008

Tweet My Julz loves all things pretty, especially when it comes to her hair. Now that she has a cute and sassy little bob, she is constantly wanting to put bows and ribbons in her hair. And, I might say that she looks absolutely adorable! Linda from Ribbon Rock Star made some fun bows for [...]

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Potty Training Success

February 20, 2008

Tweet The following is one of my potty training success stories, originally published at my other blog, Organized Chaos. This was almost exactly one year ago – Josh was 21-months-old, Ben was just beginning to walk, and I was pregnant with Noah. I always dread potty training and try to put it off as long [...]

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Wordless Wednesday — My Ham

February 20, 2008

Tweet See other Wordless Wednesday Participants at 5 Minutes For Mom Have you met the Mom of the Week?

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Testers Wanted!

February 20, 2008

Tweet Are you interested in trying Skin MD Natural – one of the best shielding lotions on the market today – for a month to share your experience? Pete, from the Skin MD headquarters, has asked me to help find 12 people, both men and women, who suffer from dry skin or want to try [...]

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A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words — A Giveaway!

February 19, 2008

Tweet Announcements Galore, a mom-owned and operated shop, is a wonderful place to purchase all of your holiday cards, announcements, and invitations. You can even create keepsake collages, like the one above… Isn’t it beautiful? Definitely a piece I would be proud to hang on my picture wall! Each of the designs at Announcements Galore [...]

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Mission: Coat Closet

February 19, 2008

Tweet This week I decided needed to clean out the coat closet. Along with a number of other items, we keep all of the kiddos shoes in this large space. They usually end up all over the place, making it very difficult to find pairs. I had purchased these plastic bins to try to keep [...]

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Spreadin’ the Love

February 18, 2008

Tweet ***** Do your kiddos like Handy Manny and the Little Einsteins? Well, hop on over and visit the Blonde Mom Blog to see how you can win a pair of fun DVDs! *****There is a great giveaway over at Simple Reviews from Petit Tresor Designs. They are giving away a fantastic little gift set [...]

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Mom of the Week – Jodi

February 18, 2008

Tweet This week we are visiting with Jodi, a Christian mother of two boys, ages 19 and 12, and a hard-working day care provider. She has been married to her sweetheart of 17 years for 11 years. Jodi stays connected with the virtual world through her three blogs and the Michigan Moms Club, which she [...]

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Are you a HERO?

February 17, 2008

Tweet As some of you know, I have a huge heart for Africa and know that one day I will spend my days somewhere with the people of Africa. Well, I just heard about this program called HERO, developed by Tampax and Always, to provide comprehensive school-based support to orphans and vulnerable children living in [...]

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Changes…

February 17, 2008

Tweet Ethan lost a tooth this week. While Noah gained one. And, Mommy changed her look completely!Excuse the pouty look – I was nursing a baby with teeth!! cross posted at Organized Chaos

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February 16, 2008

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Billy Brown Goes Hiking

February 15, 2008

Tweet My kiddos love to listen to stories. Billy Brown Goes Hiking is one of their new favorite audio adventure… We listen to it in the car, at lunch time, and even at bed time! Billy Brown is a big, friendly, talking bear who lives in Johnstown. Created by Giddio, these audio adventures are different [...]

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Big Helpers

February 15, 2008

Tweet I was just recently asked the following question, and decided to answer it here — “How do you manage to make older siblings feel included and loved when you welcome a new one so close in age?” All of my kiddos (with the exception of my twins, of course) are between 18 and 23 [...]

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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

February 14, 2008

Tweet Just a little something fun for you, from me… Have a fantastic day!

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Wordless Wednesday — Double Trouble

February 13, 2008

Tweet See other Wordless Wednesday Participants at 5 Minutes For Mom Have you met the Mom of the Week?

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Can’t wait to share!

February 12, 2008

Tweet I have a fantastic announcement to share with you soon…. You won’t want to miss it! (And, no — I’m NOT pregnant!!)

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Had to tell you….

February 12, 2008

Tweet Head over to Blessed Nest to check it out!!

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Beautifully Fun!

February 12, 2008

Tweet Steph has her personality portrait up, and so does Jen. I thought I’d try it!Click here to create your own painting.

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