Wordless Wednesday: And it SNOWED

It snowed and it snowed and it snowed some more. To be honest we weren't prepared, yeah they said we'd get snow and I thought we might get light flurries. I....was.....wrong. The kids loved it, I hated it,the driveway got shoveled. Ikkk. Course now I hear it might snow again. I'm so hoping this is wrong. Either way look at that wonderful white stuff, it's fine on the computer, I no longer like

The Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame Contest

Have you entered in the Energizer Keep Going Hall of Fame Contest yet? Yes, you know the battery with the Energizer Bunny, the pink one. Yep that's the one. Currently you can enter the contest by nominating someone you know that is just like the Energizer Bunny. Honestly I thought of a few people but one friend really stuck out to me, that friend is AskewToYou. This is one woman that is

My CVS Trip

Yes, I went to CVS again today, they had a new ad and I had a ton of coupons about to expire. For those of you that have been buying the Beauty Magazines (CVS one) you can use them today with their BOGO deals on nail polishes. Our cheapest was the $2.49 but when you pair that with the $3 off you make money. Course with CVS you can't go below zero so you will have to make it to $0.00 or higher for

Spring Snow Storm hits Home

I swear they get some really strange weather out here in Missouri. I never would've dreamed of a snow storm hitting after the groundhog already appeared, but sure enough that is what happened this morning. Last night we got some really cold weather, this morning I awoke to the trees having ice hanging off them.Course as you can see by the picture above it began to rain. But then it began to....

Giveaways

WriterSpace, a place to catch up on all your romance authors is giving one lucky reader an Amazon Kindle 2. But you must sign up before April 1st, no fooling. Course if you are into romance books you should check out the 100s of authors there that are giving stuff away. You can find Autographed books by Catherine Anderson, a $25 Amazon GC from Barbara Bretton, $75 GC to Victoria secret and so

~*Thank You, Thrifting & Spring Tweaking*~

Hello again dear blogging friends...first of all I want to thank those of you who left well wishes for the kittens' surgery. They have recovered well and were so glad to get home. I don't think I ever posted pictures of them before so I thought I'd show you what they looked like when they were a month old.

The kitten in the front is Bubba (the only boy), Lil Mama is the Calico (she looks like Mama Cali), and Chewy is in the back. Below is Tinkerbell, Tink for short (she was the smallest in the litter). I'll try and get pictures of them now at six months old. They are my buddies. Every morning they are on the porch waiting for me to go to the barn to feed them.
Now on to my thrifting finds and tweaking! I found these milk glass goblets for .99 cents a piece. I'm not really sure they are goblets, but I don't know what else to call them. I may use them as candle holders.

I also found this small apothocary jar for .49 cents...I added faux eggs in pastel colors.

Would you believe the eggs in this nest are candy? Yep they are...they're the Cadbury eggs I've been buying to nibble on.

I've been tweaking my hutch in kitchen. I love sugar bowls and found this one thrifting, too. It was $2.99.
I found this stand at the thrift store several years ago and never used it. I never knew what to do with it and I saw on one of the blogs I visit that they had cups and saucers on theirs...I wish I could remember where I saw this idea so I could give the wonderful blogger credit (if it's one of my dear followers, could you please let me know...thank you!).

I added these little rabbit figurines to the hutch. They were thirft store finds from several years ago.

I was needing to see some green around my home so I picked up a few new plants on my excursion...

Do you remember this milk glass container from several posts ago? It is now home to a lovely little violet.

Another flower for an old crock...

As always, I appreciate your visits very much...thanks for stopping by!

Wordless Wednesday: Outside Fun

What did we do this past weekend? That's easy, we enjoyed the sunshine outside. As you can see the two youngest drove around in a jeep and it seems Little A would rather talk on the CB or as he calls it, phone. BabyGirl loves the driving part of it, she loves to be in control....just as long as she doesnt' drive off the side.The other two were riding bikes/scooters and wearing helmets. We got

My CVS Shopping Trip

Yesterday I went to CVS with the kids, now they placed their orders and here was mine. I must say I really saved. I would love to read your CVS trips, please post a comment that links to your CVS experience below.#1 Transaction:$8.99 Schick Intuition Plus (this had the two Dove Shampoos in it too)$8.99 Schick Quattro for Women$3.49 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste$5.99 Renuzit tri scents starter kit2

CVS Shopping with Kids

Yesterday the kids and I tried out hands at CVS, they were really excited as they each got $1 to spend in the store. Most of us knows that when a child goes in they are more than likely to get a candy bar and leave, not mine.SoccerBoy:- Trident Gum .95- Coupon: .75 off- Total: .25BalletGirl:- Pack of 3 Stride Gum $2.99- Easter Coloring book .99- Coupon: $2 offTotal: $2.11I did give her the

The Winner of the Disney On Ice is...

Actually I have a surprise for the two of you, both of you are winners.BabyBanz & LynetteI'll be emailing both winners immediately from homemom3@gmail.com if you don't hear from me today you may want to check your spam folder. Congrats to you both, I do hope you have a TON of fun at Disney On Ice.

~*Hello Again*~

I am still around, but have been working on my spring cleaning. I did manage to go to a thrift store last week. I found some milk glass and a small apothocary jar. I'll be posting about my finds later. I have to take our kittens to the vet to have them spayed/neutered today. There's a Salvation Army near the vets office so I plan on stopping there...wish me luck on my treasure hunting expedition!
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Thank you all so very much for your kind comments on the things that make me smile. I'm planning on doing another post because there are more things in my home that make me smile.

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Leprechaun in Alabama

How many of you have heard about the "Leprechaun" that is residing in some tree in Mobile, Alabama? Do you believe it and why?

The Leprechaun Boxes

Okay, yesterday I quickly mentioned the kids and I were making their St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun boxes. Here is a quick shot of what the looked like and they were all very proud of them.The boxes were bought at deal, along with most of the other arts and crafts. Inside the boxes was: a chocolate each, a coin and a pack of seeds. SoccerBoy got two mini models, by mini I'm meaning those skateboard

Disney On Ice Kansas City Giveaway

Howdy ya'll, I have been lucky enough to snag four tickets (yes this is perfect for one family of four) for the Disney On Ice, April 1-2rd show down in Kansas City. So I am going to have a short giveaway. You will get to choose which day.So once again we will have the Disney Stars out here in the Kansas City area. (Kemper Arena)Kansas CityDisney On Ice presents Mickey & Minnie's Magical

Making Our Leprechaun Boxes

Currently we are in the process of making our famous Leprechaun boxes. For those that don't know, every year the night before St.Patrick's Day the kids and I make Leprechaun boxes. Why? Because there is an old saying that the leprechauns that come across an empty box must leave a token inside as a thank you to S. Patrick for taking the snakes out of Ireland. So each year they decorate their

Disney On Ice Only a few Weeks Away....

The kids are starting to count down the days before they get to watch the magical show "Disney on Ice" down in Kansas City. For those that may not know, Disney On Ice will be headed down to Kemper Arena on from April 1-5th. We'll actually be down there on the 3rd and will be blogging all about the events. I'm not 100% yet if I'll be able to live-blog the event but you can bet I'll be taking tons

Birthday Boy

Over the weekend we had a ton of fun celebrating our Little A's birthday. Yes, that's right, he turned 2 this weekend and I missed posting it. But I missed it because we were celebrating.What did we do for the birthday boy? Well, we celebrated his birthday early so that daddy could be here. He had to go away for the military weekend, so we had cake and ice cream on Thursday and he opened his

Triaminic to the Rescue: Sick Here

There should be a sign outside the house that reads one of two different things: Beware Germs are Near or Stay Away if You have Bad Germs.Yes, we came down with yet something else. We got all better and then the kids came back from school with .... the cough. I got to try out the Children's Triaminic Cold & Cough thin strips, thankfully we had these. Plus I was sent a link that Teaches one what

Triple Threat Winner

The triple threat winner was picked by Random.org and the winner goes to.....I'd like to try the Counter Clockwise: Under Eye Treatment.Dina Dina if you could email me your mailing address I can have this out your way.

The Circus is Coming!

Barnum and Bailey Circus is coming to a town near you. Will you be going? I missed it both times it was in town so I'm definitely going to make some type of plan for the next one. I miss watching the trapeze acts and my daughter loves those elephants. As a little girl my favorite part was watching the clowns and eating cotton candy, cotton candy is still a favorite of mine. Course now it gets

Carpet Fresh Room & Odor Eliminator Blog Tour

Momcentral and Carpet Fresh teamed up and wanted a few bloggers to try out their "Carpet Fresh Room & Odor Eliminator: Quick Dry." I got apple and cinnamon, one of my favorite scents I mean how can one NOT bake when the house already screams it. Well the kids loved that idea and so did I. Cookies were made and brownies as well.My opinion of the product: A quick and simple way to make your room

Triple Threat Giveaway

This past week I've been having a ton of fun watching entries at other sites I blog at for this contest. Now I get to have it here at The Life of a Home Mom. I hope ya'll are just as excited as I am. How many of you have ever dealt with Stretch marks? No, okay well you will or you will worry about it. What about aging? Does anyone here feel worried about growing old? For the next week you'll get

Life's Ups and Downs

Why is it when life seems to be going right on track something has to come along and bump it off? I swear I hate that type of stuff, but this time I've decided instead of dwelling on it, as that only puts negative energy around me I'm going to look towards the future. I'm smiling at the moment and trying to focus on the month ahead of me. Hopefully this will work out, but I'm not sure as I've

~*Things That Make Me Smile*~

Hello dear friends...I wanted to share with you some of the things in my home that are special to me...

a jar full of buttons that belonged to my "Gram"

my first pincushion...my Mom bought it for me when I took home ec in 7th grade...

I have always loved wooden spools...

my dear Gram spent many hours sewing on this Singer sewing machine...if I close my eyes I can hear the steady hum and her laughter!

this special porcelain shoe...

celebrating the birth of my dear daughter, Emily...

a tiny wooden rabbit carved by my Uncle Bud...I remember that he was a big man, with big hands (and a wonderful laugh)... I often wondered how he could carve something so very small

a picture of me, my Gram and my Mom from 1977...I never went anywhere without my denim hat (lol).

a jar of shells collected by my daughter, my baby shoes and several of my favorite books...

a small pill box with a four-leaf clover and a powder box...

yes, these are a few things that put a smile on my face today...

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Thanks for stopping by...I really appreciate it that you all take the time to visit and leave such sweet comments!

Love, Kim

Disney On Ice is Coming!

Disney on Ice is coming to Kansas City! Will you be attending? I'll let you in on a really special secret, shhhhhh, we will. I'd love to meet some of my blogger friends if you'll be there. I just have to thank Momcentral and Disney for letting me in on this. Please let me know.Currently you can get a discount when you use the special code: MOMJust click on Disney On Ice and purchase those tickets

Wordless Wednesday: A Manicure/Pedicure Party

The girls and I had a Ms.Manicure & Ms.Pedicure party yesterday and boy did they have fun. Both absolutely loved their bubble bath with all the fun stuff inside it, after that we followed up with the rest of the party. By the way BalletGirl (age 8) got her part in the play she wanted. BalletGirl loved the buffing block, this was her favorite. BabyGirl liked the pumice stone.Happy WW!

It Snowed in Lees Summit

Over the weekend we were hit with a pile of snow, but before we could go anywhere the hubby had to get a workout. Just look at that driveway and once he was done he was nice enough to do the elderly couple next door.Oh and yes we did have a snowball fight, the hubby won too. Course he should've...he had the shovel. hehe.

A Girls' Pampering Day

The girls and I are going to have a "Girls' Spa Day" this afternoon. Why? A few reasons but number one is EVERY girl needs one. I mean you always hear about someone going to the spa but it costs a bit too much at the moment. But I was lucky enough to review some products by a company called, "Ms.Manicure & Ms. Pedicure."Ms.Manicure is a very cute site where everything is perfectly pink. We have

Review: Johnson's No More Tears

How many of you have heard of Johnson & Johnson? I'm sure all of you have, either you've used it yourself or know someone that has. As soon as someone becomes pregnant they begin stocking up on all the Baby Johnson & Johnson stuff, everyone brings them this type of stuff for shower gifts, etc. I mean who can resist the smell of a baby straight out of a Johnson & Johnson bath? The smell is