Mama's Holiday Wish List Meme....

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme


TodaysMama and GameStop  are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.


1. What is your holiday wish for your family?

That we can all be happy & healthy for the new year!

2. What is your Christmas morning tradition?

While at Midnight Mass 'Santa' came so we eat pesole(a mexican soup) and open presents. The morning is for playing with presents and eating a light breakfast;P

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3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be?

To be cancer free!

4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?

Reading stories, singing, watching fun holiday movies and drinking hot cocoa.


5. What games did you play with your family growing up?

Simon Says, UNO, Scrabble, Monopoly, Black Jack, Spades

6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?

Midnight Mass

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7. Where would you go for a Christmas-away-from-home trip?

If money were NO object? Disneyland! Magic ontop of Magic?!!

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8. Check out GameStop and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?

Xbox 360
Kinect
PSP

Make Dish Time 'Sniff Time' {Giveaway}

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I don't know about you but I DESPISE doing the dishes. I have a dishwasher but it's just me and Chucky so why put the few dishes that we have into the dishwasher? Well there is now a good reason for me to at like doing the dishes....it's Gain for dishes! Gain now has dish soap! YAY now we get that great smelling scent while doing dishes. I hope Gain will start making car freshners, house sprays and such to keep with the great clean smell that we know and love!

I don't know about you but with names and scents like that who wouldn't want to do dishes?!
I was sent the original scent and was a bit skeptical that it would smell as good as the Gain laundry detergent. Right away I opened the top and it smells exactly the same! I loaded up my sink full of dishes and added just a pinch of the dish washing liquid and was surprised that it suds up just like other dish washing liquids(but smells better). I washed not only our usual, forks, spoons, cups etc. but I also added in some greasy pots, pans and glass dishware that had baked on crusty stuff. It didn't make the dishes feel as though they still had 'dish soap' on them, it was 'squeeky' clean. Seriously 'squeeky' I ran my finger across it and it squeaked. So I didn't feel as tough I was there rinsing for a long time and the baked on crust... came off without having to do a lot of scrubbing!

Gain Dish soap can be purchased at Walmart and comes in 4 amazing scents.
- Original
- Lavender
- Citrus Splash
- Apple Mango Tango

Buy It:
If you love the smell of gain.....BUY IT
You can get Gain at a Walmart near you.



WIN It:
Two{2} Ma21cuteboy readers will win a $5 GC to Walmart!!

You must be a follower of Ma21cuteboy to enter! Please leave a separate comment for each entry, and include your email address for winning notification purposes.

Mandatory Entry:
Tell me which scent you would most like to try.
If you have already tried it, which scent did you get & is your favorite?

Extra Entries:
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Blog, Tweet{1x daily} or Facebook about this giveaway with a link back to this post

Giveaway Rules:
- Giveaway closes November 23rd at 11:59 MT
- Open to U.S. Residents Only
- Winner(s) will be chosen via Random.org
- Winner(s) will then have 24 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be chosen.
- Winner(s) will be notified via email as well as a post on the blog.
- One entry per household/email address.






*Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post, I was provided with the above product for review as well as t-shirts, bubbles & gift cards from P&G through MyBlogSpark. to use at my discretion. I was not 'forced' to write a positive review for my participation. The opinions expressed are my own, others' may vary. I comply with the FTC Guidelines for Blogging.*

Tiger Suit-KT Tunstall Album Review

KT Tunstall is a Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum, Scottish born siger-songwriter with such accomplishments as 'Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,' 'Suddenly I see,' 'Other Side of the World,' and 'Hold On.' With another great album to add to her musical accomplishments, 'Tiger Suit' is unlike any of her of her other albums in my opinion. The genre is pop/rock and I love the uniqueness of this album from her others because of the difference in her voice and the music. I love it when you can hear the raspy-ness and this album gives me that. Whether she is standing there playing guitar or backed with a band-this album is by far my favorite!!
The first time I listened to the 'Tiger Suit' album I was on an hour drive through the canyon and figured it would be the perfect opportunity to listen to the whole thing without being interrupted. I popped the disc in and had to take a second look to see if it was the right disc. I was used to KT's music being more of a 'country' sound and feel. So when I popped the disc back out and looked at it and seen that it was KT-I popped it back in and turned it up! I got into it and I found a few favorites: 'Diffculty,' 'Fade Like A Shadow,' 'Lost,' okay so I like the whole album!

KT's new album 'Tiger Suit' was released on October 5th and her first single 'Fade Like A Shadow' is a Top 20 hit on the radio.
KT is hitting the road with her new album playing 17 U.S. cities. For the latest news, tour dates, tickets, and more visit KT's official website, follow her on Twitter and 'like' her on Facebook.

Tiger Suit heralds the beginning of a new musical adventure for KT. Organic instrumentation is blended with dance-friendly textures, the results of which she has dubbed “Nature Techno” to encapsulate the album’s collision of raw, upfront rootsiness and sleek electronic textures.

This is one of my favorites from her album. Give it a listen and let me know what you think?

My overall review of 'Tiger Suit':
Buy it! If you liked her albums before your going to like this one even more. It not only can be played in the car, but with the girlfriends and in the club!
Buy KT's new album Tiger Suit here.

This album contains 11 great songs:
-Uummannaq Song
-Glamour Puss
-Push That Knot Away
-Difficulty
-Fade Like a Shadow
-Lost
-Golden Frames
-Come on, Get In
-(Still a) Weirdo
-Madame Trudeaux
-The Entertainer

*Disclaimer: I was not compensated monetarily for this review. A product of the above mentioned album was received to facilitate this review. The opinions expressed are that of my own and others' may differ. By writing this review I am also entered into a drawing for a giftcard through One2OneNetwork.

Sharing Personalized Holidays....

When it comes to the Holiday's we have so many things going on that we get so stressed out and no matter how hard we try we always forget something! When it comes to our Holiday cards it doesn't have to be hard or stressful.
I have some great tips to help you get your personalized holiday cards perfect for sending to family and friends for the Holidays!

-Don't be stuffy & fake.
Yes we all want that picture perfect card to send to our family and friends-BUT-they are the ones who know us best right? So they might love to get that card with each family member's personality. You know your family best!
-Don't be matchy-matchy.
Your pictures say a lot about you, your family and style and if you are all wearing the same exact sweater it just doesn't look well 'natural.' You can still color coordinate just don't put the little man, big man and daughter in the same sweater!!
- Take your own pictures-or-ask for help.
You don't have to pay big bucks to have those perfect pictures! You can either do it yourself or have a family friend help you. Look to the internet for some ideas on how to take pictures in certain lightning, from different angles, how to use props etc. You might find that your a professional or a new hobby!!
Right now in most parts of the country the Fall weather is beautiful. Take your family out to the mountains, the family farm or the pumpkin patch. Bring your tripod, props and everything you need to make everyone happy! How cute would your picture be with the family looking for leaves or sitting on a plaid blanket laughing and enjoying the warm fall weather. Just remember that lighting is key! The best time to go would either be in the early morning hours or when the sun is getting ready to set.
-Have FUN!!
Remember that taking pictures is not the most 'fun' thing to kids. Make it fun not only for them but for you too! Some ways to do this would be to bring some balloons, pumpkins, suckers, blankies, binkies etc. Make sure that your not going around nap time, dinner time, or just plain 'cranky' time. You know how to have fun with your kids, make it fun-throw leaves around and start snapping away.
-Bring your own props.
You can bring chairs, tables, pies, pumpkins, blankets, chandeliers, candles-anything you can think of. Just make sure that you have all of this planned ahead of time. You don't want to lose your lighting!! How awesome would it be if Grandma got a card with her hand-me-down antique table in it with the family sitting on top of it? Think outside of the box, you can use anything at all if you don't want too. If you have a beautiful backdrop don't ruin it with too much 'stuff' in the picture. If you have to ask yourself if it should stay or go? Take it out!!
PurpleTrail has some great cards that you can personalize and make your own. Look at the variety that they have.
Look at the beautiful card I made:








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*Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. By writing this post I am participating in a giveaway from PurpleTrail.com & in doing so I am eligible to win a gift code. The opinions expressed our my own & others' may vary.*

BOO!

We love Halloween around here. So much so that we love to share our love with our neighbors. We make up really cute 'Boo' kits filled with Hershey's candy, ring the door bell and run! Chucky looks forward to this each and every year.(As do I) Our favorite neighbor's aren't your typical 'Boo-ers' they are elderly living with their elderly daughter. But they sure look forward to their ringing doorbell! Once you get 'Booed' your supposed to 'Boo-it-forward' to another neighbor and so on but they are not to know who 'Booed' them, and once you have been 'Booed' you place a 'I've been 'Booed' ghost in your window to let others know that you have already been treated! It sounds like a lot of work but it is so fun and also teaches your children to give back!
We love to include a cute personal note to the King's(our elderly neighbors)and some of our favorites like Kit Kat, Twizzlers, and of course the cute pumpkin shaped Reese Peanut Butter Cups!

You can Celebrate with Hersheys too, you can start your own Booing or just switch it up a little. Whatever your going to do to spread the Halloween Spirit you can get some good recipes and spooktacular ideas from the Hershey's website.

*Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. I am entered to win a Hershey's prize pack for my participation from the MomBloggersClub. The opinions expessed are those of my own and others' may differ.*