Hoo Are you #40

Hello all and welcome to this week's Hoo Are You? by Night Owl Crafting

Here are this week's questions!

1. Do you plant a garden or flowers, or neither?

Usually neither, though I would love to try a small little flowerbed this spring

2. Does it bother you to have your blinds or curtains open after dark so people can see in your house?

Yes!! 

3. Do you like to go camping?

I do like camping but only for a day or two at a time. One of my greatest memories of when I was a kid, was going camping with the whole family. 

4. Do you have a laptop or a desk top computer?

A desktop

5. What time during the day do you have your most energy?

Usually around mid-morning or so 

 

If you would like to join the Hoo Are You party and link up your answers check it out here

The freedom of the open road!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of NMEDA for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I would like to talk with you about a program that does hit a little close to home and something that would have been very helpful to a close family member of mine had they been established just a few years earlier than they were.

NMEDA is an Association of Mobility Dealers, Manufacturers and Rehabilitation Professionals that advocates providing safe, reliable vehicles and modifications to enhance accessibility for all people.

NMEDA doesn't sell anything!! NMEDA has independent dealers that sell handicap vans and vehicle modifications for disabled people.

NMEDA has Dealers AND Quality Assurance Program (QAP) dealers.

*The Quality Assurance Program (QAP) is the only nationally recognized accreditation program for the Adaptive Mobility Equipment Industry.* 

Because we all know that no two people with a disability are exactly the same, companies must have a systematic and documented approach to quality in order to satisfy customers consistently. Each person has different needs and struggles.

Being a caregiver for an elderly or handicapped person can be extremely tough, NMEDA can help to alleviate some of the pressures of being a caregiver by allowing the elderly or disabled to get back on the road to independence. Through your NMEDA dealer, you will get a personalized “in-person” evaluation in which you can be sure you are getting the right driving solution customized to your specific lifestyle and needs.

I've checked out the NMEDA website and found that I have 2 authorized dealers within 50 miles of me! I would encourage everyone to do the same. Simply go to the NMEDA homepage and enter your zipcode then let me know in a comment if you have a dealer close to you. You never know when you might be in need of these invaluable services.

Highs and Lows this week.

So I'm going to try to start doing this weekly link party that Jen over at Life, Crafts, and Whatever has just started. It seems pretty interesting, so if you're interested go get the details there!





Highs...

• I got a new job!!! And so far it seems pretty cool.
• I also found out I will have Tuesday off, which means I will be able to go on my son's field trip with him. But stay tuned to next week, as that will be my first day off after 7 days working and it will be spent at the zoo with a bunch of 1st graders, this may be on the low list next week.. ;)
• Mr. K's 9 month check up went great!
• I finished up the giftset I made for a donation in the Project Kids Raffle

Lows...

• Because of above mentioned new job, I've had/have to wake up at 4:30 am... WTF?? I'm barely able get up at 6:30 to get the kids off to school as it is. Then next week my schedule changes and I will be working the 3rd shift. 10 pm to 6:30 am.
• I started orientation on Monday and I don't have a day off til Tuesday.
• Also because of new job, I've gotten in no crafting time and my planned re-do of my utility/laundry/storage/catch-all room into my crafting/sewing area has been put on hold.

So that's it for this week, yes I know most of it is job related, but well hey, that has been pretty much all I've done this week.

I hope to have something a little more interesting next week.

Project Kids: RAFFLE UNDERWAY! Complete prize list and details!...

I am reposting this directly from the Project Kids blog. To purchase tickets, please do so from there, NOT here on this post.

RAFFLE FUNDRAISER

Project Kids is currently selling raffle tickets to raise money for a group of nine underprivileged children in Springdale, AR.  All raffle prizes were donated, so every dollar raised goes directly towards the children.  One example of how we plan to help them is by providing meals for them for the remainder of their school year.  Although they qualify for free or reduced lunch, most of them have not had an adult willing or able to fill out the paperwork to receive this.  We also plan to purchase educational and fun materials for the children to have over the summer, as their home situations do not provide these resources.  Please help us help these kids!  And, to sweeten the deal, you can win some wonderful prizes!  We have plenty to give away, now we just need people to join in! 

Thank you,

Team Project Kids

For each raffle ticket purchased, you can choose which prize to put the ticket towards.  You can put all of your tickets towards one prize or spread them out however you choose.  Good luck and thank you!

Raffle Tickets are only $1 but the more you buy, the more bonus tickets you get!

1 ticket = $1

6 tickets = $5

12 tickets = $10

35 tickets = $25

  PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!

RAFFLE PRIZES

*** Indicates that prize may only be delivered to the following locations:  Northwest Arkansas, Little Rock, Dallas, or Tulsa.

#1 - Man’s Best Friend Gift Basket***

Prize package includes the following items for the dog in your life:

Five foot night glow light reflecting leash by Pet Nation, Sergeant’s natural flea and tick spray, Oster Oatmeal Naturals 18 ounce extra soothing shampoo, Hartz Chew n’ Clean roasted chicken toy, Pedigree Dentastix package of ten bones, Nylabone bacon flavored toy, PetKing 16 pack assorted rawhide munchy snacks, Bamboo Home dog bowl brush, and Hartz H Chew O Aqua Pals toy.

Estimated value:  $55.00

#2 – Family Game Night Gift Basket***

Prize package includes the following for a fun night of games:

Reusable popcorn bucket, Act 2 butter flavored popcorn box of three, movie sized packages of Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, and Raisinets, GameWright’s In a Pickle game for 2-6 players, and a set of Bicycle playing cards.

Estimated value:  $25.00

#3 – Green Thumb Gift Basket***

Prize package includes the following items for springtime gardening:

Rain guage, EcoSmart organic garden insect killer, Atlas Glove pair of rubber palmed gloves, Burpee 6 pack of wooden plant labels, Burpee concentrated seed starting mix, Bond bypass and anvil pruner set, Cutter’s BiteMD insect bite relief antiseptic, and the following packages of Burpee seeds:  Marigold petite mix, morning glory star of yelta, coleus rainbow mix, forget-me-not blue bird, wildflower cutting mix, wildflower perrenial mix, crimson giant radish, sweet marketmore cucumber, nantes half long carrot, baby’s leaf hybrid spinach, better boy hybrid tomato, and sugar snap peas. 

Estimated value:  $57.00

#4 – Feline Friend Gift Basket***

This prize package for your feline companion includes the following items:

9 Lives four pack of daily essentials prime entrée cat food, Kitty Play catnip mouse toy, Hartz chenille play mouse with catnip, Hartz malt flavored hairball remedy 3 ounce tube, and Whiskas Temptations 3 ounce bag of tartar control treats.

Estimated value:  $16.00

#5 – Carter’s 3-6 month unisex baby gift set

This prize package for a special little one includes the following items from Carter’s:

Set of four flannel blankets, twelve pack of washcloths, three piece set of two onesies and a pair of pants, three pack of pants, and four pack of bibs. 

Estimated value:  $54.00

#6 – Kid’s Gardening Gift Basket

This prize package for a child who loves the outdoors includes the following items:

Ankyo child’s shovel, Ankyo child’s multipurpose garden tool, Burpee’s Disney line of plant labels pack, Burpee’s Disney line of seed packages in chrysanthemum and garden bean, Ankyo painted grow pot, Burpee sweet pea galaxy mix seed packet, Burpee American mix wildflower seed packet, Buzzy tomato seeds, Buzzy watermelon seeds, and plush flower.

Estimated value:  $15.00

#7 – Baker’s Delight Kitchen Gift Basket***

This prize package for the person who loves cooking includes the following items:

Crocker blueberry muffin mix, Duncan Hines strawberry supreme moist deluxe cake mix, Duncan Hines dark chocolate fudge moist deluxe cake mix, Pillsbury creamy supreme dark chocolate 16 ounce icing, and yellow fruit shaped cutting board.

Estimated value:  $25.00

#8 – Scrapbooker’s Dream Gift Basket

This prize package for the scrapbook fanatic includes the following items:

Paper Studio craft knife with five blade refills, crystal stickers cluster pack, flower centers embellishments, After 5 40 piece sticker sheet of cocktails and garnishes and including free designer downloads, Sticky Pix flip flop sticker sheet, Jolee’s summer concert dimensional stickers, La Petites 3D beach sticker sheet, Pop Art juicy summer 16 piece sheet, La Petites 3D water park stickers, Stickabilities 2 sheet tropical sticker set, Soft Spoken sunshine beach embellishments, Chester happiness and enjoy embellishments, Jolee’s summer picnic dimensional stickers, Soft Spoken family themed embellishments, Soft Spoken dream embellishments, Soft Spoken thankful embellishments, Stickabilities set of purple alphabet stickers, Paper Studio love cardstock stickers, DCWV “family” black and white quote sticker stack, and 2 packages of assorted designer papers including over 240 pieces.

Estimated value:  $68.00

#9 – In The Kitchen Gift Basket

This prize package for the lady who loves the kitchen includes the following items:

Simply Kitchen Arabesque 28” x 32” apron, pair of microfiber dish drying gloves, bottle of Five Star sugar-free, fat-free, carbohydrate-free all natural meat marinade, and a 20 percent off coupon to Bed Bath and Beyond.

Estimated value:  $38.00

#10 – Date Night Gift Set***

The prize package for a romantic night out includes the following items:

Dinner for 2 gift certificate to Penguin Ed’s, box of Ghirardelli Masterpiece Collection chocolates, and Goodnight Sweetheart Couple’s Edition game for a better together.

Estimated value:  $55.00

#11 – Scrapbooking Delight Gift Basket

This prize package for hours of scrapbooking fun includes the following items:

DCWV All Dressed Up premium card stock stack of 48 prints, Paper Studio swivel knife with 2 blade refills, Paper Studio Affinity 8 sheet sticker pack, Jolee’s beach house dimensional sticker set, La Petites tropical drinks 3D stickers, Stickabilities tropical 2 sheet sticker set, Stickabilities 2 sheet beach sticker set, La Petites lovebirds 3D stickers, Sticky Pix popsicles stickers, 46 piece birthday bubbles and bling sticker set, Soft Spoken friends and flowers embellishments, La Petites snorkeling 3D stickers, La Petites outdoor grilling 3D stickers, Paper Studio pink alphabet stickers, Paper Studio flowers cardstock stickers, Paper Studio It’s a girl thing cardstock stickers, Soft Spoken best friends forever embellishments, Jolee’s luau dimensional stickers, and Jolee’s tiki time dimensional sticker set.

Estimated value:  $75.00

#12 – Mod Podge Mania Gift Set

This prize package for the artsy crafty inner you includes the following items:

Mod Podge Dimensional Magic and Mod Podge professional decoupage tool set.

Estimated value:  $13.00

#13 – Dixie Café $20 Gift Certificate (Two Winners for this prize!)

 There will be two winners for this raffle!  Each winner receives two ten dollar gift certificates good at any location!

Total value:  $40.00

#14 – Penguin Ed’s Dinner and Drinks for Two

The winner of this prize receives a gift certificate good for 2 plate dinners and 2 sodas.  Enjoy dinner on the house at any Penguin Ed’s location!

Estimated value:  $18.00

#15 – PF Chang’s $50 Gift Card

The winner of this raffle will receive a gift card worth $50 to Pf Chang’s China Bistro! 

Value:  $50.00

#16 – Art’s Place $25 Gift Certificate (There will be two winners for this raffle!)

Two winners will be drawn for this raffle!  Each winner will receive a $25 gift certificate good for food and drinks at Art’s Place in Fayetteville!

Total value:  $50.00

#17 – Hobby Lobby $10 Gift Card

 The winner of this raffle prize will be rewarded with a ten dollar gift card good at any Hobby Lobby location! 

Value:  $10.00

#18 – Vinyl Wall Décor from Signs by CJ

The winner of this raffle prize will receive this removable vinyl wall décor for a child’s room compliments of Signs by CJ.  Instructions are included, and if you have not seen or used vinyl as an alternative to painting yet, you will love it! 

Estimated value:  $23.00

This is the set I donated, you may remember my post about it here

#19 – Hand Sewn Unisex Baby Gift Set

 The winner for this raffle prize will receive a roll up changing pad, a crinkly taggy baby blanket, and a bib, all hand sewn by Tiffany Isbill!  This is a very adorable set made with love and care!

Estimated value:  $30.00

#20 – Hand crocheted flower pins from Stitch by Heart

The winner of this raffle will receive a set of three crocheted flower pins courtesy of Stitch by Heart!  These would be cute for any age, child through adult.

Estimated value:  $15.00

#21 – Free lesson from Taylor Robinson Music Company (Two winners for this prize!)

There will be two winners who each receive a free lesson from Taylor Robinson Music Company.  This company operates throughout the country and offers lessons in many areas including, but not limited to, guitar, voice, drum, and bass.  For more information on this company and this prize, please visit their website at www.taylorrobinsonmusic.com!

Total value:  $100.00

#22 – Bee Calm and Carry On Poster from Blog Guidebook (Two winners for this raffle!)

Two winners will each receive a poster in choice of color from the Blog Guidebook!

Total value:  $28.00

#23 – Five Star All Natural Meat Marinade (Three winners for this raffle!)

The three winners of this raffle will each receive a bottle of Five Star All Natural Meat Marinade!  This marinade has no sugar, no fat, no oils, no carbs, and is great on any meat, poultry, wild game, etc.  You will love it!

Total value:  $18.00

#24 – Online Advertising Space Package

The winner of this prize package will receive 3 months of advertising space on the following websites: Sumo’s Sweet Stuff, Killing Time, and Saturday Mornings, all of which are blogs.

Estimated value:  $60.00


DRAWING WILL BE HELD SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011 after noon.  Winners will be notified within 24 hours.  After you purchase your raffle tickets, you will receive an email from us confirming your donation and explaining how to "drop" your tickets into the prizes you want to win.  Each ticket can be put towards a different prize or you can dump them all towards one prize.  Thank you in advance for helping Project Kids!

 

Please repost and share this as much as you can!!! Thank you!

Have a great week everyone!

Babies gotta eat too!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of PBM Products for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

As a mother of an infant I know all too well about the need to make sure my little one is getting all he needs from his formula. Don't get me wrong I am a huge advocate of breastfeeding, but I know that isn't always an option for everyone. In my case I was only successful at breastfeeding with 1 of my 3 babies.

For those of us who have to rely on formula to provide the nutrition their baby needs, we want to make sure our baby is getting the same nutrients and vitamins as they would with breastmilk.

If you are a busy mom like myself, you don't always have the time to go to the grocery store, so I think it is awesome that Diapers.com carries formula. They carry Bright Beginnings brand formula which is a great alternative to some of the highly priced national brands. If you love saving money and don't like having to get out to the store just for a can of formula, you can now just buy on diapers.com

 

Bright Beginnings brand is comparable to the major brand name formulas in everything except the price. Bright Beginnings also have Organic formula! I know how important having organic is to some.

Premium nutrition, without the premium price! With a new baby at home, we all know how expensive it can be.
Trust me, I just spent $21 on a 23 oz. can today, and while browsing around I notice the equivalent of the brand I bought in the Bright Beginnings brand is only $14.39!! Wow! Add that up over the course of a month or two and that would be some major savings!

There are also few other offers I've seen that I'd like to point out. They have free shipping on formula on orders over $49 and free returns. For first time customers there are 2 great coupon codes; 1 is 20% off diapers for 3 months, the other is for 10% off everything else!

For those who like to stay connected, you can "like" Bright Beginnings on Facebook! If you want to know more about the brand, just ask away!

Project Kids

Hello everyone!

I'd like to talk to you all about something I'm participating in. It is Project Kids, you might have noticed the button right over there ------->

Here's a little info about Project Kids that I took directly from the site:

Project Kids was founded  in 2011 by three women in Northwest Arkansas who wanted to make a difference.  The goal of Project Kids is to raise money for specific causes, one project at a time.  All projects directly involve children.  We first saw a strong need in a small group of local middle school students who were facing hurdles due to language and financial barriers.

I'm all for helping others, especially children. I can't always help financially though, so I have donated an item for the Project One raffle.

 A baby giftset that includes a changing pad roll-up, a crinkly taggie blanket and a bib.

I'm also offering 2 months of ad space here, a 175x175 button in the upper right sidebar.

The Project One raffle runs from April 16 - 26 and has several great prizes. I encourage anyone who can to donate if they can.

Here are some of the prizes you could win:

$50 PF Chang's gift card

Other various restaurant gift cards

Date night package

Family fun night package

Dog gift set

Mod Podge product package from Plaid Enterprises

Hobby Lobby gift card

Hand sewn baby gift set

Hand Illustrated posters from the Blog Guidebook

Ad space on various websites and blogs

Vinyl wall art

Handmade gift from various Etsy shops

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

Here is the scoop on how to enter:

For each dollar you donate, you get one virtual raffle ticket.  Each prize has its own entry pool.  So, you put each ticket into the drawing for the item you want to win.  In other words, you will only be entered to win the prizes that you want!  You can put all of your tickets towards one prize, or spread them out.

You can donate directly on the Project Kids site here

So think about it, for $1 you could win anyone of those items above! How great is that?

So go on and check it out! You could be helping out a great cause and you have the chance to win some fab prizes!

And as always Have a great day everyone!

Target coupon book winners!

Ready for the winners of the $25 Target coupon book?

Well I know in the giveaway post I said I would use Random.org to pick a winner. But since there were only 6 entries with 3 different readers, I decided each of the 3 ladies would get one book. I think that is fair.

So the winners are...

Chrissy, Ashley, and Kayla!!

Congrats ladies! I will email you for your info!

I hope to have more giveaways as my blog grows and the next one will be an actual item I promise!!

Have a great day everyone!

Bad for me, good for you.. A giveaway of sorts..

So a few weeks ago I went online to Target and filled out for a free sample bag. A couple days ago I got it in the mail and it had some great stuff in it, let me tell ya!

This little makeup bag is cute and just the right size to hold my necessities when I can't take my jumbo makeup case with me somewhere!

Look at those goodies!

Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Hot Pink

Nivea Express Hydration daily lotion

Pantene Color Preserve Shine shampoo

Fekkai Shea Butter shampoo and conditioner

Neutrogena Naturals lip balm - love this!

And a coupon book with over $25 in savings! Woot Woot!

...But...

and now I bet you're wondering about the post title huh?

As nice as the coupon book is and I want to use it... The closest Target to me is about an hour away, and I'm not gonna drive an hour to save a few bucks when I can got to Wal-Mart or the Dollar store minutes away..

As for the giveaway (of sorts), I hate saying a giveaway and getting yall's hopes up for something fantastic when I don't really have an actual item for you, but I will send one lovely reader this coupon book! 

I'm sure out of my 57 readers at least one of you lives closer to a Target and can use this!

Here are just a few of the coupons inside

 $3 off a Nivea body care item

 $1 off Aveeno body care item

 $5 off John Frieda hair color

 

$1 off Olay facial care item

And quite a few other great coupons!! And they don't expire until 7/30/2011.

*UPDATE* There will now be 3 winners!! A lovely friend of mine, Starr, just donated 2 more coupon books, how awesome is she??

So who wants it?

Mandatory:

All I ask is that you are a blog follower, I do want to reward my loyal readers, even if it is just something small to start out. And hey I'm not above bribing for new readers.. ;) Since this is more about beauty then crafting, just leave me a comment telling me what your must have skin or beauty product is! 

And just because everyone likes extras entries:

"Like" Killing Time on Facebook and let me know - 1

"Follow" me on Twitter and let me know - 1

That's 3 possible entries folks!!

I'm not gonna leave this open for long, I will pick a winner on Sunday 4/10 with Random.org and post it Sunday evening.

I will email the winner, so make sure you have email enabled in your profile or leave an email in your comment, ok?

*Just in case anyone is wondering, NO I was not compensated for this at all. I ordered the free sample bag, and since I won't use the coupon book I decided to share it with someone who could*

Have a great week everyone!!