Friday, February 24, 2012

Kid to Kid Voting Starts Today!


Voting for the Kid To Kid Model Search Contest starts today February 24th-29th!

There are 4 age groups that children entered:
  • 0-2
  • 3-5
  • 6-9
  • 10-14

The winner will be in Kid to Kid store advertising and will be featured on other marketing ads and on TV spots. Yup - your kid might be on TV!  How cool is that!! 
Start voting now - and I certainly wouldn't be mad if you wanted to throw a vote out to my little guy :)

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Kid To Kid - Best Clothing Deal in Town!


Have you ever sold your kid’s clothes to Kid to Kid.  If you haven’t tried it – you definitely should.  Last week I went to Kid To Kid  and bought a new outfit for both sons and my daughter, including pants and tops, plus 2 more tops and ALL for under $2 after my used clothing exchange credit.  It was awesome!!!!

It’s easy!  All I did was sort through a couple boxes of gently used clothes that didn't fit my kids anymore.  I made sure they were clean and then carted them off the Kid To Kid to sell!  Kid to Kid  sorted through my clothes and assigned each item a dollar value.  I walked around the store to shop and in just a few minutes my clothes had been sorted and priced.  I got $35 for clothes that don't even fit my kids any more!  That's way better than sitting in the yard all Saturday trying to sell them in a yard sale!  You can get cash back right away or you can take a store credit and receive an extra 20% on your account which gives you more money to buy clothes for your own kids.  I always choose store credit because buying clothes from Kid to Kid is a great way to save money on your budget because their prices are so great!

And don't forget to enter a super fun Model Search Contest that is about to start here in Utah for Kid To Kid:


KID TO KID February-Model Search.

 The Model Search will be on Kid to Kid’s facebook page.  Just upload a photo of your child and like the Kid To Kid Facebook store location you'd like to be entered for! The Search will run from February 9-23 with voting to run from February 24-29.  There are 4 age groups that children can enter:
  • 0-2
  • 3-5
  • 6-9
  • 10-14

The winner will be in Kid to Kid store advertising and will be featured on other marketing ads and on TV spots. Yup - your kid might be on TV!  How cool is that!!  I know my kids would be ecstatic about the thought of being on TV - they already think I'm famous because they see my picture on the computer every day -  LOL!

So if you want absolute proof that your kids are cuter than your snotty sister in law's kids enter HERE! (Bragging rights included!)


*Note: Make sure to like the Kid To Kid Facebook store location you'd like to be entered for!

Friday, February 17, 2012

EASY No Heat Curls Idea - Perfect Hair Do for School!


 My Sister In Law has been bugging me for weeks to check out a new blog she found called CuteGirlsHairStyles.Com.  I'm a super busy working mom and she raved about amazing 5 minute hair dos that I could prep the night before so my morning would run smoothly and my daughter would look cute for school.  Well, if you read that first part about being super busy, you'd know that I had not had a chance to check the site out... until yesterday, and now I AM A BELIEVER!

(Pardon the sleepy eyes and/or blurry photo - she has to get up at 6:15am to catch the bus so we were both a little tired to say the least.  That's why this hair do is perfect for us.  No muss or fuss!  It took us 60 seconds to do her hair this morning!)

Amazing No Heat Curls - Tons of volume!
Baylee came home yesterday from her Aunt's house with her hair all done up in one of Mindy's (CuteGirlsHairstyles) No Heat Curls styles.  (Guess my SIL was tired of waiting on me to find time to  check out the site! :)  All that was required was a stretchy headband that hair is wrapped around.  It took 5 minutes or less to do!  Then you get up in the morning, unwrap the hair, remove the headband and voila, a head full of gorgeous curly locks.  You have to watch the video to understand how it's done - but it is going to be a HUGE time saver for me.  (She could have worn the hair do with the headband in as well - looked super cute! Also - I moved the headband up off of her forehead just above her hairline and it did not leave a mark in her hair or forehead!  We even used a "grippy" head band.)  Mindy has a ton of other cute and fun hairstyles as well.  I love the Valentine Heart hair and the glow in the dark 4th of July Hair.

Baylee was stylin' for school this morning in her no heat curls and it went perfectly with her new name-brand outfit from KidtoKid in AF.  I bought a new outfit for both sons and my daughter, including pants and tops, plus 2 more tops and ALL for under $2 after my used clothing exchange credit.  It was awesome!!!! Check out KidToKid and make sure to enter their KidToKid Model Search before time runs out!

Friday, February 10, 2012

Friday Fun - That's what you get for not reading the label!


I just had to share with you something my 8 year old son said to me yesterday - hopefully it will give you a smile!

I had just tucked my 8 year old in to bed and decided just seconds later to make sure he was still there!  I'm not sure why kids don't comprehend that us parents have supernatural premonitions about their naughtiness, but, nonetheless he was out of bed and playing on the floor.  I had to laugh because I startled him greatly and the terrified look on his face was punishment enough for this minor faux pas.  Immediately my eyes were drawn to his closet and a half opened Halloween candy bag stuffed with empty wrappers. (My kids self-ration out their candy for months! I would have eaten it in one day!)

I picked up the bag and riffled through what I was sure would only be the gross candy - you know, Smarties and those nasty strawberry candies with goo in the middle!  To my surprise I found a snack size Heath Bar still tucked inside.  I pulled out the bar with a sheepish grin and jokingly informed him, "I'm eating this because you got out of bed!" "What is that?" he replied. It's a delicious chocolate and toffee HEATH Bar I explained.  "Oh, I though it was a HEALTH bar," he said rather matter of factly.  "Is that why you didn't eat it?" I asked. "Yes," he said.

I couldn't stop laughing!  Heaven forbid he would be forced to eat something healthy!  Oh well, his loss and my gain as I savored the Health Bar in front of him!

I guess that's what you get for not reading the label!

FREE Mr. Clean Magic Erasers - Home Depot Deal!

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Hurry and submit for this awesome FREE $35 P&G coupon booklet! Inside there will be $3.00 in Mr. Clean Coupons! There should be a $1.00 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Coupon included which means free Magic Erasers!
I LOVE MAGIC ERASERS!!!

Home Depot Deal:

  • Mr. Clean Magic Eraser 1 ct Trial Size = $1.00 - $1.00/1 coupon = FREE


Thanks Hannah!!!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

I Don't Want To Be The Mayor Of Primary Children's Hospital!!!

I can't believe it's been almost two weeks since my sweet Baylee's heart surgery at Primary Children's Hospital.  As we checked in to the hospital I also decided to check in via Foursquare/Amy SoSavvy on my cell phone since a friend of mine recently challenged my competitive sensibilities.  (If you're not in to Foursquare, it's basically a way to tell your friends where you are and what you're doing, as well as get discounts to restaurants and stores.  Hospital discount anyone?)  If you're the person who visits any particular store or location the most you get to be the mayor - in name only of course - of that location!  If you're already in to Foursquare you may have that one friend who is always checking in everywhere and has a bazillion badges and points. If you have one of those friends you'll find yourself checking in to gas stations just to get an extra 2 points!)  But immediately upon checking in I wished I could erase my check after I saw a pic of the hospital's Foursquare Mayor!  "I don't want to be the Mayor of Primary Children's Hospital",  I told myself, as that would mean I had visited the hospital more than anyone else.  "Uncheck, Uncheck Uncheck!!!!!"

It was now 6:30 am and Baylee and I were ushered in to a small room to await the dreaded IV.  The anesthesiologist gently reminded us that we would get one shot at the IV and then he would have to use gas (which he did not like to do) if Baylee wouldn't let them put an IV in.  With a huge smile of confidence my daughter said one shot was all she needed as long as they used the J Tip.  The anesthesiologist had no idea what we were talking about but the nurses informed him it has only been in use for the last 2 months.  If you know about our last IV incident (otherwise known as the scream heard round the world) then you can appreciate what a miracle, albeit small, it was that PCH had literally only just started using this hand numbing liquid a week before Baylee had to go in for her Cardiac MRI.  Such a blessing!

Waiting in the O.R.
We got the IV - no sweat and headed in to the general waiting area in the O.R with all the other children getting prepped for surgery.  It is truly heart wrenching to see so many children in desperate need of care.  We waited ominously to hear our name called and then be quietly escorted to the operating room.  Before handing Baylee off to the surgeons (there were 5 due to Baylee's unique heart configuration and I think the newbies wanted to check it out for themselves) I was allowed to give her a brief hug and kiss.  It was not nearly long enough!  I wanted to hold on to her and not let go, to weep with her and tell her in a million ways how much I loved her and everything about her in case this was our last goodbye, my one last moment left to speak the words spilling out of my heart.  But, the doctors must know that every parent feels this way and thus intentionally whisked my child into another room with a brief word of support.  Baylee did not see the flood of tears streaming quietly down my face.  It was better that way, I thought.

Next came the long and lonely walk to the surgical waiting room to worry and cry with all the other parents.  Tim had stayed home to get the little boys off to school/babysitters before heading up to the hospital but that left me 60 minutes to let my mind wander aimlessly.  I sat alone in a corner cubicle eating Oreo cookies and juice, trying to pretend like my world wasn't crashing around me.  I'm pretty sure I didn't pull that off very well!  While I waited the nurse would call out the names of children with surgical updates and escort parents to recovery rooms for happy reunions.  It was during this time I noticed two small "consultation rooms" just behind the nurses check in desk.  It became quickly apparent that I did not want to be called in to one of those rooms!  Those rooms were the rooms that parents frequently came out crying from.  Those rooms were the "bad news" rooms.  "Please don't call me in that room" I repeatedly and frantically pleaded in my heart like some unsettling mantra.

Thankfully Tim arrived quickly, but the wait was long and tense.  Every hour we got cryptic calls from the doctors letting us know the progress of the procedure and saying things like, "We're having a a little trouble...."  I almost passed out twice from the overwhelming pressure of it all (and the hyperventilating of course!) after the surgery entered its 6th & 7th hour.  The doctors struggled to find the spot in Baylee's valve that was causing her heart to skip a beat because there was not one, but three electrical pathways causing the trouble.  All three were ablated and the doctors feel like the surgery was a success.  We stayed in the hospital overnight which I still think is not long enough for a heart patient, but Baylee has recovered well and is back to school despite football sized bruises on each of her legs.

I am thankful for all the doctors, nurses, friends and family who sent their love, prayers and support our way.  Baylee even received Get Well cards from as far away as Canada from people we didn't even know - Thank you!  We are awaiting her 6 week check up and the results of the stress test but for now Baylee's heart is beating better than before.  My prayer now is that whatever comes next for her that it will be as painless, quick and worry-free as possible and that I never have to become the Mayor of PCH!

My Kids Are Cuter Than Yours And I Can Prove It!!!

We all think our kids are the cutest little cusses on the planet to ever exist and at least on my part it's totally true - Hee Hee! (But seriously so true!)  Anywho, there is a super fun Model Search Contest that is about to start here in Utah for Kid To Kid, a personal favorite shopping stop for me.


KID TO KID February-Model Search.

The Model Search will be on Kid to Kid’s facebook page.  Just upload a photo of your child and like the Kid To Kid Facebook store location you'd like to be entered for! The Search will run from February 9-23 with voting to run from February 24-29.  There are 4 age groups that children can enter:
  • 0-2
  • 3-5
  • 6-9
  • 10-14

The winner will be in Kid to Kid store advertising and will be featured on other marketing ads and on TV spots. Yup - your kid might be on TV!  How cool is that!!  I know my kids would be ecstatic about the thought of being on TV - they already think I'm famous because they see my picture on the computer every day -  LOL!

So if you want absolute proof that your kids are cuter than your snotty sister in law's kids enter HERE! (Bragging rights included!)

I'm sending in this pic of my adorable 3 year old!


*Note: Make sure to like the Kid To Kid Facebook store location you'd like to be entered for!

Friday, February 3, 2012

Walmart Jergens Lotion Deal!

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It was take your 7th grader to work day yesterday so my daughter and I ran out to good 'ol Wallyworld to get next weeks Walmart Double Coupon Tuesday deal list started. Her legs are still sore from the surgery so she got pushed the whole way. Do you know how hard it is to push a 12 year old in a shopping cart - geesh!
We found lots of deals, but I love this Jergens Lotion deal and the Oral B Floss Roll Back!

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ID: 5543 Jergens 10 oz lotion (Makes sure to get the 25% extra bottles) $3.27 = $1.27 after $2.00 Coupon coming Sunday! You can also hold on to this coupon and wait for a sale on bigger bottles as well!  The 8 oz size is only $3.00 at Kmart right now, so only $1.00 after coupon! WOW

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ID: 5544 Oral B Essentials floss price has rolled back to $0.97 - $0.75/1 (PG1/29 exp. 2/29) = $0.22 WOW (My store had some in stock!!!)

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