Blogging About a Giveaway...

I want to win this giveaway...

I never win anything...

Well except my husband...

And the invention convention in middle school...

And the free throw contest in middle school...

And a beauty pageant in middle school...

{Good year for me}...

So seriously I get 4 extra entries for blogging about this...

So here it goes...

The Undomestic Momma...

Is giving away...

A $50 gift certificate...

To...

{Drum Roll}...

Lisa Leonard Designs...

If you win and I don't...

It's on!

A Little Sun and Sand...

Thank goodness Daddy handled bath time...

My Apology...

Before I was a Mommy...

I would often grimace when there was a child screaming in a restaurant...

Knowing my children would never act that way...

If they did...

We would leave the restaurant immediately...

I would see little ones in public with runny noses...

Stained clothing...

Unbrushed hair...

And shake my head...

Knowing my children would never go around looking like that...
I knew when I had children I would never raise my voice...
Spank them...
Bribe them...
Allow them to eat only fries for a meal...
Sleep with us...
Go to bed without brushing their teeth...
Or let them watch "too much" TV...
I would not have one of "those" houses with toys strung into every room...
Laundry spilling from hampers...
We would always sit at the table for dinner...
Listen to classical music...
Oh how easy it is to KNOW what you would do before you have to...
Before your child is screaming in Wal-Mart and you HAVE to get diapers and food...
And a $.97 Hot Wheel is better than a melt down...
Or you would like to take a shower sometime this week...
And the only thing your baby will do to allow that...
Is watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse...
You are sleep deprived and your toddler wants to crawl in bed with you at 4:30 am...
You would rather not fight him since your alarm goes off in one hour...
You are done with spending money on food your child refuses to eat...
So fries it is...
Your baby falls asleep without being marched and sung to...
Before he gets his teeth brushed...
And after multiple time out attempts...
I have found a swat to the bottom sometimes does the trick...
Because my hampers are full of laundry...
When the boys spill something on them...
I am not quick to change their clothes...
They wrestle on the ground...
On the couch...
On the beds...
So their hair often goes unbrushed...
Toys can be found in every room of our house...
Even in the bathroom...
Because I am never in there alone...
Restaurants are places we avoid...
Unless absolutely necessary...
If for some reason we have a brave moment...
And there is a hint of a melt down...
We often get our food to go...
So dearest Mommies I looked at with disdain...
Critiquing your every move...
I am sorry...
I am not the kind of Mom I thought I would be...
Probably because I now know what it is like to be one...

Let's Stroll...

I am in the double stroller market for my almost 3 year old and my 1 year old...

Any suggestions...

I have looked into the Joovy Caboose Tandem Stroller...

And...

The Kolcraft Options Tandem Plus Stroller...

So Mommies...

Do you have a preference...

Suggestions...

Favorite Finds Friday...

I am addicted...

To online shopping...

What could be better for a Mommy who loves to shop...

But hates toting two boys under the age of three...

To the mall...

Or any department store...

Where they peek under the doors of the dressing room...

Scream to get out of their strollers...

Run away from their Mommy {Kamden}...

And want, beg and demand everything they see {Aidan Kale}...

Seriously whomever invented on-line shopping...

Needs an Academy Award...

So today...

I will share with you my absolute favorite finds this week...

Fashion Bug...

I got all of these items...

Shipped to Fashion Bug...

For $98.01...

They are having a huge clearance sale {$3.98 per item}...

With a $25 off $75 coupon code {776323404}...

AND most items were buy one get one for $10...

NEXT...

Overstock.com...

{Paper, Denim & Cloth jeans for my hubby}...

 

{Steve Madden shoes for my hubby}

O is having a winter clearance sale...

I used ebates so I will get 4% cash back...

And spent $164.00 total...

Did you find any good sales online this week??...

Bunny Visit and The Winner

Last night we dressed the boys in their Easter gear...

And ventured to the Mall...

For our visit with the Easter Bunny...

Of course Aidan Kale's list...

{As I have learned to ignore}...

Included a tractor...

Much like the tractor for which he asked Santa...

That he NEVER touches...

Except to take off the tires...

Which end up underneath the couch...

In the subwoofer...

And all over the floor...

Kam wasn't crazy about sitting still...

Whining off and on wanting to walk...

Which required Mommy and Daddy jumping up and down in the middle of the mall...

In hindsight I am certain we looked like idiots...

Playing peek-a-boo...

And clapping...
Talking in loud, chirpy voices...

But in the end...

Our boys couldn't help but look absolutely precious...

Wouldn't you agree...
And the winner of the Napoli ring is...
This Blessed Nest...
There will be more fun give-a-ways in the future...
Stay tuned...

Just Thoughts...

On my morning commute...

I often think of all the things I want to say...

Put a keyboard to my thoughts...

Like how I didn't put an end date for my give-a-way...

Or how every morning...

Through my bathroom wall that connects to the living room...

I hear a little voice singing along to Playhouse Disney...

Special Agent Oso...

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse...

Little Einsteins...

How Keegan is still under the weather...

Yet somehow was able to make an amazing pork tenderloin last night...

Complete with sauteed onions...

Mashed potatoes...

And steamed sugar snap peas...

JUST FOR ME...

He didn't even eat...

I would have married this man for his cooking...

But fortunately he is also smokin' HOT...

Even when sick...

Which somehow reminds me I need a pedicure...

And we need a date night...

Or a vacation sans children...

But then I would miss them like crazy...

Maybe...

I read a post that talked about making your way in the blog world...

And one way was to clearly define your topic...

Good idea...

But not for me...

This blog is my outlet...

I am a mommy...

A wife with an amazing love story...

Lover of fashion...

 Follower of celebrity life...

Frugal shopper...

Rookie crafter...
So rather than six different blogs...
I dump it all here...
It's who I am...

So maybe I won't find my way...

But I most certainly will have fun being lost...

Giddy...

Somedays...

We wake up...

And I look at him...

Disheveled...

Handsome...

And my lips move to a smile...

Still in awe he is mine...

For all the tears...

All the anger...

All the pain...

It was worth it...

Much like what we find...

Beneath the battered and broken pieces...

Of what life brings...

Peace...

Contentment...

Resilience...

Love...

Strength we wouldn't have otherwise known...

Appreciation we could have taken for granted...

And as my husband says...

There is no room for regret...

Repentance yes...

But regret reveals an ungrateful heart...

As if we are questioning fate's journey...

Minimizing blessings received in the midst of a storm...

Failing to acknowledge...

The possibility...

That truth reveals...

 If life's events were changed...

Rearranged...

We might not have...

That for which we longed...

That for which we can no longer...

Live without...

Spring Decor Part Three (Wreath)...

I needed a Spring wreath...

And instead of searching for the perfect one...

That will cost me a fortune...

And not be perfect...

I went to The Dollar Tree...

Found some bright flowers...

And onion grass...

I bought a green wire wreath form at Michael's...

Heated up the hot glue gun...

And came up with this...

NOT perfect...

But good enough for me...

Total cost $6...

I am linking to...

DIY Day at a Soft Place to Land...
Just Something I Whipped Up at The Girl Creative...
Spring Fling at This Blessed Nest...
Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Designs...

Feature Yourself Friday at fingerprints on the fridge...

Frugalicious Friday at Finding Fabulous...

Surprise Give-a-Way...CLOSED

In honor of my 200th post...

One lucky reader will receive...

Premier Designs "Napoli" ring size 9...

How to enter...

Become a follower (1 entry)...

Leave a comment (1 entry)...

Add Mom of Two Boys to your blogroll (1 entry)...

Good Luck!!!!!

Wet 'N Wild...

When Aidan Kale starts dumping water...

Kam tries moving further away...

When it doesn't work...

Bubby turns his back on his brother...

Which as you can see...

Does NOTHING to stop the shower...

Kam may normally love baths...

But this time...

The poor little baby is finding the nearest exit...

The First Weekend of Spring...