Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Text AX Contest & Fab Jeans

Armani Exchange has New Premium Denim starting at $98. To kick off this line they have put together the Text A|X contest to win a pair of denim every day for the moth of July by texting the keyword "DENIM2" to ARMANI (276264). For more info visit Text A|X. They have such a fun collection of jeans and tops that I wanted to put together my three favorite outfits.

A|X Armani Exchange is accessible Armani, inspired by street-chic culture, fashionable dance music and everything that signifies freedom and personal style. Armani Exchange is the youthful label created by Italian designer and entrepreneur Giorgio Armani.

With Armani Exchange, Mr. Armani interprets his sensual and unique style to create a casual, yet sophisticated collection for the young, urban and sexy. It designs, manufactures, distributes and retails fashion and lifestyle products, including apparel, accessories, eyewear, watches, jewelry, and music.


Also, anyone who purchase a full price pair of denim from Armani Exchange, in store or online, between 7/7/09 – 7/19/09 will receive a gift card of $20 off you next purchase of $100 or more, valid 7/30/09 through 8/15/09.

Follow them on Twitter @ArmaniExchange and get a code for free shipping! Don't forget to check out their A|X Blog for other great deals and promotions.


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MckLinky Blog Hop Fav Photo

Baby Steps

It's hard for me to choose just one picture. Out of all the pictures I've taken so far this year, this is my favorite. In this picture Kira had just learned to walk and was not a fan of being outdoors. She wanted to step down from the last step but we had a seedling tree planted in a pot just outside the picture and it was blowing in the wind making her nervous.

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Monday, July 6, 2009

Dear Larry The Cable Guy...


Just had to share this because I thought it insanely funny as well as a tad weird. Some (or maybe MOST) of you may not know that Larry was born in a small northern town in Nebraska called Pawnee City. You may have noticed all the Ns that he has on him during his movies or shows, this is the Nebraska Cornhuskers (college football team) Logo. He currently has a few houses scattered across the state-one being a few miles south of us. I have heard people say that he frequents a bar/restaurant in our tiny little town, I have yet to see him or if I have I didn't pay any attention. But I'm getting away from the funny bit, Larry decided that he wanted to have a show on the 4th in Lincoln, the nearest city to us. What did the city of Lincoln do to accommodate one of their home grown heros? Why the CHANGED the day that fireworks were to be held of course! Can't have those who want to see Larry miss out, so instead of having them on the 4th like they should have been, they scheduled them on the 3rd. As luck would have it, it rained on the 3rd so it was rescheduled for the 5th! So thank you Larry The Cable Guy for mucking up our festivities.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Happy 4th of July!

This all American cutie pie wants to wish all of you a happy and safe 4th of July!

Friday, July 3, 2009

MckLinky Blog Hop Introduction

I am participating in MckLinky Weekly Blog Hop this weeks theme is introduce yourself. I'm Sheila, frazzled mom to six great kids, Haley, Loryn, Kaly, Paige, Jake and Kira. My husband Toby is a hard working man, but that means that I am usually doing things with the kids on my own. It makes things interesting, I'm usually that mom who is driving down the road trying to stretch to find a binky that the baby tossed and then decided that she really did want it. Along with doing that I am going to school full-time, working part-time and doing the paperwork for my husband's business. My blog is about me, well running late, again. If it were just me that had to get ready and leave to be somewhere I would be on time all the time, or even if it was just me and the baby. Add five other kids to the mix and things can get interesting like the time I had my son ready, went to change the baby's diaper and came back to him in shorts, a tank top and two different color socks topped by his winter coat. Did I forget to mention that it was about five below zero w/windchill that day?
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Friday Photo Flashback - 3

Friday Photo Flashback

This picture was taken at a wedding in about 1977. I am the little girl in the blue dress that my momma made. Next to me is my brother Ed and the boy in the brown suit two seats down is my brother Tim. Don't you just love their snazzy ankle boots? I'm holding flowers, but I didn't have the nerve to walk down the aisle, once everyone turned and looked at me I fell apart and dropped to the floor in tears. I'm still don't look very happy hours later at the reception.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Thousand Words Thursday - 3

Cheaper Than Therapy
Jake's last game of the season, last time at bat and he knocked it out of the field!

Got a smelly dog? You need this dog shampoo...

Is your dog itching, scratching and stinking beyond belief? Isn't it time for that new dog smell? We live in a rural area and our German Sheppard/Lab mix dog enjoys playing with our nearest neighbor's German Sheppard. The two of them run off into the crops, play in the creek and generally get themselves into all kinds of trouble as well as messes. Not too long ago they both came back smelling like skunk. We tried three different dog shampoos, dawn dish detergent and even tomato juice (yes, that was a fun experience). Our dog was for sure less smelly but it didn't get rid of that unpleasant skunk smell. By this time both my husband and I were also smelling a little like skunk ourselves. We needed to find a dog shampoo that worked, clearly nothing we tried had.

We recently heard of Dinovite, this dog shampoo is not only natural and free of harsh synthetic chemicals it also is supposed to help reduce shedding. This is something that I can't wait to try about this shampoo as our dog is a log haired dog and sheds so incredibly much. We used to keep our outside dog in our garage at night but we couldn't have anything in the garage as it would end up covered in dog hair. If we had both garage doors open the hair would start to fly, you couldn't go into the garage without having dog hair on you and often in your mouth. I have included a list of other great benefits of Dinovite

Dogosuds® Benefits:
• Makes your dog smell CLEAN and WONDERFUL for a long time.
• Lathers beautifully ... and RINSES EASILY!
• Contains 100% pure, therapeutic grade essential oils that have natural, healing properties
• Gentle soothing shampoo works well for sensitive skin.
• Is a NATURAL FLEA DETERRENT
• Lathers beautifully ... and RINSES EASILY!
• Contains NO CHEMICALS, NO PERFUMES, NO FILLERS, nothing to irritate or dry your dog's skin!
• Also works great to remove SKUNK odor!

Yes that's right, SKUNK odor, you know I'm buying and trying this shampoo!

Check out the dog shampoo at http://www.dinovite.com/dog_shampoo.html
And also look at Dinovite's other products at http://www.dinovite.com
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

How cute is your kid?

TheCuteKid
Everyone thinks their kids are the cutest ever born, I know I did with each of mine. I came across this site about six months ago after I entered my youngest daughter in a photo contest. No she didn't win, but she did get honorable mention, I blame my photo skills on that because it surely couldn't have been my baby. She is too cute for words, if you've been on my site before I'm sure you'll agree ;). After that disappointment I added her on TheCuteKid, she hasn't been entered in the 2009 Cute Kid of The Year Cutest Baby Picture Competition yet. I am still looking for that one perfect shot. When you enter your child or baby in the contest you will get a free canvas print of the photo up to 11x14! The cost to enter is $19.95 but just putting your child's photo on the site could get them noticed by top casting agents who often browse photos on the site. TheCuteKid™ awards over $5,000 in prizes monthly! Each month, a panel of industry professionals carefully reviews all contest entrants to select each Category Winner (Baby, Toddler, Pre-School, Big Kid, Pre-Teen & Multiples) with the top scorer from the VoteTracker™ scoring system being awarded that month’s “CuteKid™ of the Month” prize winner. Keep in mind, by entering your child’s photo, it WILL be seen by industry experts and agents who often cast for modeling and acting roles. If you want to get your child into modeling or acting this is a great place to start.

Wordless Wednesday - Ballerina Baby