by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on May 6, 2011
My kiddos are old enough now to realize how important it is to somehow express their love and gratitude to their Mama on Mother’s Day. My older three may even be entertaining ideas to express this love. But, I’m not quite sure they know how to execute the creating or purchasing of any special gifts.
That, unfortunately, is left up to their dad. And let’s just say he needs some help. Help in the form of hints, that is.
Julia is the best at picking up on any hints I may drop throw their way. I guess you could say she’s got the gift we women are proud to possess – intuition. She, of course, is more than willing to help Ray understand where I am going with my little subtleties.
“Gee, it’s been a while since I’ve had a pedicure.”
“I’d like to get more exercise – how fun would it be to go rollerblading?”
“Well, we could all go for a bike ride together if we had a bike trailer for Noah and Timmy.”
If Ray would only listen. To either of us.
Talk back!
What would YOU like for Mother’s Day? Do you have to drop hints for your husband and kids? Do they pick up on them?
I have been compensated by Walmart, as a Walmart Mom, for my time and efforts to create this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on May 8, 2010
The Yantra Mat is a European acupressure mat (“spike mat”) featuring 8800 acupressure points that help to alleviate back pain, stress, and other issues like insomnia and fatigue, and also aids circulation, blood pressure and promotes meditation.
I have always wanted to try acupuncture, so I was excited to try The Yantra Mat. Yesterday was day four, and so far have found that the mat super easy to use. Let me tell you, the ten minutes I spent on the mat each day has been a welcome stress-reliever. Today I’ll try it for 20 minutes… I’m hoping I fall asleep rather than get an energy boost. Hmmm, maybe I should try it before the afternoon nap I was promised.
Buy it!
Originating in Sweden, The Yantra Mat was just introduced in the U.S. in January, and comes in three sizes, starting @ $59. Go to
www.yantraway.com and enter the code “
RELAX” at the checkout to receive 20% off.
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The
inMotion Compact includes a unique style, unlike any other docking station on the market. With a sleek, fold-over leather case, the speaker is visually appealing to fashionable, music-loving moms, like me.
Ya know, I didn’t realize how much I missed listening to music, while not driving, until we popped my iPhone in the
inMotion Compact. We have listened to more of our favorite tunes in the last few days, here at home, than we have in quite some time. The quality of sound in this dock is superb!
Buy it!
Go to www.AltecLansing.com and order to receive FREE shipping.
by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on April 8, 2010
This Mother’s Day, in honor of their 2nd annual Spot A Mom campaign, 1-800-FLOWERS.com has scoured the blogosphere and has “spotted” several moms, the first two being women I know and love.
Well, last week I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from 1-800-FLOWERS.com as well as CEO Jim McCann’s new book, Celebrating Mom. And, just today I was featured by Floral Lifestyle Expert, Julie Mulligan, on her blog. Yup, I was “spotted” as a “Do-It-All Mom”! I hope you will hop over and read about how my own Mom inspired me and the lesson I hope to pass on to my children.
Bouquet created for fellow Do-It-All Mom Louise
I was very excited to be able to pay it forward and suggest a wonderful blogger friend to be ”
spotted,” but you’ll just have to watch Julie Mulligan’s blog to find out who it is!
But, I have a surprise for YOU, too! 1-800-FLOWERS.com would like to give one of you a copy of Celebrating Mom along with a $75 gift certificate!
Here’s how to enter for a chance to win:
- Answer one, or all three, of the following questions (each as a separate comment in order for each to count as a separate entry), before 9pm (pst) on April 23rd,
- What is the greatest lesson your mom has taught you?
- What’s one lesson you hope to pass on to your children?
- What’s your favorite Mother’s Day memory?
Want a few bonus entries? Leave me a separate comment for each of the following:
- Visit 1-800-FLOWERS.com and then come back and tell me which arrangement is your favorite and why.
- Follow me on Twitter – I’m YoungMommy – and tweet about this giveaway, including a link to this giveaway and the hashtag #D2Dgvwy.
One winner will be selected at random, and will be notified by email. Winner will then have 24 hours to respond before forfeiting their prize.
Benefited giveaway
by Christine - From Dates to Diapers on May 9, 2009
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I am super excited to introduce you to a fun new bundle, just in time for Mother’s Day! Nintendo has paired up two fantastic items that are a must-have for every mom – The Nintendo DS Lite and Personal Trainer: Cooking – and even thrown in a chic wristlet, perfect to compliment any hand bag! Check out the
DS Spring Bundle and I’m sure you’ll agree that it would be a fantastic Mother’s Day gift.
Now, this is one bundle I wish I had been sent to “test-drive”… Instead I have one to give to a lucky mama!!
Here’s how to enter:
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- Head over and check out all of the great features this bundle has to offer and then come back and leave me a comment on this post, by 9pm on May 30th, telling me why you would be excited to win. Come on, be creative…. “I’m not a great cook, but would love to find a recipe, from my own personal trainer, to dazzle my hubby!”
- For additional entries feel free to grab the giveaway button from below and place it on your sidebar, send a tweet, or leave the link to this giveaway on your blog or Facebook page. Be sure to leave me a separate comment with a link to your blog, tweet, or Facebook page.
- You may also subscribe to my blog feed for yet another entry, and leave me a comment saying you did so. You must remain a subscriber during the entire duration of this giveaway.
One lucky winner will be chosen at random and will be notified via email, so make sure you leave a valid email address in your comments.
