Kara Rutt makes these adorable bows and sells them around the Daytona Beach area and beyond to friends and family.  If I had a little girl I am sure that she would be wearing several of her bows.  Don’t think my boys would look that great in a bow

If you have a special bow in mind let Kara know and she can probably make it for you.  She has a few on hand that she has made as well and taking special orders.  Here are several ways you can reach Kara.

Etsy – www.etsy.com/shop/rileyandrubyribbons

email – RileyandRubysribbons@yahoo.com

facebook search – RileyandRubyRibbons

Kara also sells Thirty-One Gifts and you can find her website HERE and you can reach her through the email above!

Riley and Ruby Ribbons has graciously donated a cute pink bow to giveaway to one of our lucky mommie fans!  I know you don’t all have girls but this will be fun for those with little girls.

Just enter your name and email in the box below to enter.

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Giveaway begins NOW 5/18/12 and ends Monday night 5/21/12 at midnight!  Your email will be deleted after the giveaway and only used if you are a winner.  Winner has 48 hours to claim their prize after receiving the notification email.  If not claimed a new winner will be drawn.  Winner is chosen through random.org and notified by email.  One entry per person.

It stated that it had a lifetime warranty on it.  I know that that doesn’t cover everything and normal wear and tear but it was worth a try to see if we could get it replaced or get some money out of our damaged product.

I needed to send a copy of the receipt (got it) send a picture of the damage (got it) and write a short description of the damage (got it)  I got my email together and enclosed all my personal info as requested and it wasn’t even 10 minutes later I got a reply back stating that they would be sending me a gift card for my local Lowe’s to get a replacement garbage can!! I was SO happy and was very impressed that they answered me so quickly.

Damaged handle

SO it does pay to save those little receipts and keep track of warranties on items.  It definitely came in handy for us and now we can get a replacement for our messed up garbage can.

Helpful Hint for today! SAVE THOSE RECEIPTS

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I love the fact that we can get our schooling done during the day when it works for us and still have time to go to the park, play at the mall, go to the library and do lots of other fun things and he doesn’t have to sit in a classroom all day long.  Plus it will give him more time with his little brother to play and have fun too.  They are not young very long and they grow up way to fast.

We got our shipment of books in the mail a week or so ago and my boy is SO excited he wanted to get started.  I think he will do well at home.  It will be an adjustment for all of us but I think it is going to work out well

Do you homeschool? What was your main reason for homeschooling?

Codes are found on diaper packages and wipes packages and then can be redeemed for items on the Pampers website

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We started the chart in the middle of the week. We chose not to hang it on the wall but it does include some sticky pads to mount it on the wall.  My four year old loved getting the stickers and did great with it.

Here is a picture of the 11 x 17″ chart.  It is not to big and not too small.

The items to earn stickers are exactly what we do every night so it fit well into our routine.  Here are the items that are listed on the chart.

1. “I’ve put on my pajamas”  Perfect for the 3 and 4 year old learning to put on clothes by themselves without help from mommy.

2. “I’ve had a bedtime drink”  We always have a water cup for each child and they can drink it throughout the night if they wish.  This also reminds me to get the cups ready!

3. “I’ve brushed my teeth” First thing we do in our bedtime routine.

4. “I’ve read a book” We always read a Bible story or book before bed, unless we are getting to bed late.

5. “I’m getting into bed now”

We chose to give ALL the stickers the next morning.  This helped me out since I have two boys and only the oldest was using the chart.  There was no jealousy between the brothers and he was VERY excited to get his stickers in the morning.  If you are using it for one child you may benefit to give the stickers as you earn them and hang it in their room.  For us the next morning worked best!

The other items on the bottom are to reward them after they get up.  These items are -

1. “I did not call out” – Great one to have on their for the child that hollers for cover, more drink, more hugs.

2. “I fell asleep by myself” – I am thankful I don’t have trouble with this one.  We sing songs and they go right to sleep.

3. “I stayed in my bed all night” – I give grace on this one when they feel bad and need some extra love in the middle of the night.  Usually I can just walk them back to their bed and they go right back to sleep.

4. “I stayed in bed until it was time to get up” – We don’t have a “set” time anymore when to get up so as long as they are quiet and get me up without waking up daddy I am good with it!

The chart comes with 48 reusuable gold stars and 130 reusuable smiley face stickers, dry erase marker to mark on it and sticky pads to stick to the wall.  It also comes with an information sheet showing tips and guidelines.

My four year old LOVED getting his stickers each morning and going over what he did good and what needs improvement.  He loved choosing which color smiley face to use and putting them on the chart. It also came in handy when he was talking when lights out or getting out of bed a couple of times.  I told him that if he did it again he would lose his sticker.  This got him to be quiet and to stay in bed  worked like a charm.  He knew what he had to do to get the stickers and worked hard at being able to fill them all in.  Each morning he would ask to put his stickers on the chart.

Here is our chart after a week!  the stickers come off easily and can be reused.  So you can start another week when you get done.

The GREAT news is I get to give one of these away to a lucky mommie!!  BUT if you don’t want to wait to see if you won or you didn’t win (because you are seeing this after the giveaway) click HERE and you can purchase one for $14.99.

One person will win one Sleep Tight Reward Chart.
To enter fill in the form below with your complete name and accurate email address.  You will be notified by email that you have won so it is important that you have the correct email address listed.  One entry per person.  Winner will have 48 hours to reply to email to claim their prize.  If winner does not respond within 48 hours a new winner will be chosen.  Winner will be chosen by random.org.

Fill in the form below to enter! Make sure to tell your mommy friends about it.

Giveaway starts NOW 5/9/12 and ends Wednesday 5/16/12 at midnight. GIVEAWAY HAS NOW ENDED!

THE WINNER IS STEPHANIE SLONE.  Stephanie has 48 hours to contact me back to claim her prize. If no response a new winner will be drawn.

I have found baby gates, toys, strollers, slides and yesterday a perfectly good Fisher Price Space Saver high chair.  Our neighbors must have cleaned out their garage a little bit and I saw it.  I looked at it twice when I walked outside and I didn’t know what they would think of me going and picking up their garbage.  Well, they have their house up for sale so I decided a good high chair for a friend is worth them seeing me pick up their garbage.

This is what it looked like after I picked it up from the curb.

I washed it all down and threw the seat protector in the washer.  It didn’t look so good BUT it came out looking wonderful!

Here is what it looked like all cleaned up

I contacted a couple of friends that I thought maybe could use it and found a home for it immediately and it will be handed over tonight!  This high chair sells for about $50.00.  The great thing about these is that you can find replacement parts for them easy too and a lot less than buying brand new.  I replaced a tray for one once.  Click HERE if you need some parts for one.

What have YOU found in the garbage lately? Anything good?