I Green Mommy Mother/Daughter Apron Review/Giveaway

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Congratulations: Lily Kwan

Everyone is going “green” and Rachel at I Green Mommy is no exception. She is a stay at home mom who makes handcrafted/handmade products which are centered around the “green” theme. She uses recycled, reused, and scrap items to make her products which she sell at her I Green Mommy esty shop.

While she will not say she “never” buys any supplies,  she tries to limit her purchased items and instead be creative with what is on hand. Because of this, many of her items are one of a kind! Products on sale at her etsy shop now include: facial cleansing pads, facial scubby pads, eco lunch box kit, water resistent eco lunch kit, aprons, little girl sundresses, snack baggie sets, coupon keepers, eco friendly reusable pad to fit a swiffer for dusting and mopping, reusable grocery totes and much more! Take a minute to visit and see all her creative products.

Rachel made a matching mother/daughter apron set for me in blue, trimmed with flowered ruffles. Rachel purposely gave them a rough/unfinished look by serging the edges, since she did not have the bias edging to match (it fits with her “green” theme!).  One of my favorite things about the child’s apron is the elastic in the neck piece which attaches with velcro. The velcro closure is so much easier that tying! This velcro, tie, or one size fits all slip over neckband is available upon request. She has been kind enough to offer one of my readers a set!

You May Purchase It! These are available at I Green Mommy etsy shop for approximately $22.

You May Win It! I am pleased to offer one Dimes2Vines readers a matching mother/daughter apron! This giveaway will end on April 24, 2010 at 11:59pm CST and is open to all US residents. The winner will be selected by random.org, posted here and notified by email. You will have 48 hrs to respond or another winner will be selected. Please be sure to leave contact information.

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I received an apron set and coupon keeper for review but no other compensation was received. The opinions expressed are my own. A special thanks to the Product Review Place for this opportunity

April 10th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Giveaways, Reviews | 167 comments

Dating Ideas

Dating ideas – do you have any?

Earlier in Date your Man 2, I mentioned that my husband and I watch movies together. This is after the children are in bed and often by candlelight. This is special time for us to be together. Whether we just “veg” in front of a fun and frivolous movie or watch a more thought provoking movie, we enjoy this time together.

I have compiled a list of five movies that are especially meaningful. I have each linked to amazon.com of which I am an affiliate. While I will make a small amount of each sale when you purchase anything from amazon through my site, you may be able to find these less expensive at other stores.

**Please note: These movies are “mommy/daddy” movies and have adult content which our children are not allowed to view.**

Story of Us

“The Story of Us” With Bruce Willis and Michelle Pfeiffer, this is probably our favorite. It is extremely realistic in showing the consequences of holding grudges, not forgiving and taking relationships for granted. It also show that reconciliation even in extreme circumstances is possible. This movie does contain profanity and crude language.

Late for Dinner

“Late for Dinner” With Brian Wimmer and Peter Berg, this is a light-hearted movie and very enjoyable. While the plot is unrealistic, it shows that extenuating circumstances are possible. Another lesson is that there are always two sides to every story.

“Return to Me” With David Duchovney and Minnie Driver this is a very emotive movie! It shows how fragile life, as well as, our relationships are. It has encouraged us to plan for tomorrow while living for today.

family man

“The Family Man” With Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni this movie shows choices completely opposite to the ones we have chosen. It made us sympathetic to people like the main character who made choices out of ignorance or misinformation. People who, when shown differently, desired to change.

For Richer For poorer

“For Richer For Poorer” With Tim Allen and Kirstey Alley this movie provides another example of people who have made wrong choices. When confronted with a different way of life, they see the shallowness of their own life and values.

April 8th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Reviews, Snippets | One comment

How Do These Work?

Parenting has such joyful moments!

April 7th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Snippets | 2 comments

Gardening From Seeds

As I mentioned earlier in Gardening Time Part 2, I am doing a combination of purchased plants and plants which I have started from seeds. I thought it might be helpful to show some pictures of how we start the seeds.

For our flats to start the seeds in, we (John, actually) cut the bottoms off 5 gallon buckets which I got from a bakery – their icing comes in them and when they use the icing up, they throw the buckets away! The top of the buckets are saved to use in the garden around the young plants to protect them from the stiff west Texas wind.

The flats are then filled with sterile potting soil. Using a knife, the soil is smoothed and rows.

The seeds are then sowed very close to each other in the rows and soil is sifted over them to cover the seeds. Sorry the picture is a bit fuzzy :)

The soil should be kept moist. The watering must be done carefully so as not to disturb the soil. We kept ours inside the warm house until the threat of freeze was past and the seeds were sprouting. At this point, the daytime temperature was warm enough in the sun to encourage rapid growth.

You can see from the picture, that they are still sprouting and growing. When the seedlings reach about 2 inches tall, we will carefully separate them with a spoon and transplant into 2 inch pots. The seedlings will be allowed to grow in the 2 inch pots until large enough to transplant into the garden.

I appreciate those of you have emailed me with questions – feel free to do so – I am not an expert by any means, but I will be glad to help if I can!

Further reading: Garden Time: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Gardening With Children.

April 6th, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Gardening | One comment

SnorgTees Review/Giveaway

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Congratulations Sara N.!

T-shirts – who doesn’t love them! They are comfortable, easy to care for and can be so funny. SnorgTees started as a company in May of 2004 by a group of friends realizing they were not cut our for “real” jobs! Narrowing their options down to either becoming international jewel thieves or internet t-shirt tycoons, they decided on the t-shirts. Why? It was the middle of the summer and they could not find enough ski masks! I think they made a great decision!

Most of their designs are created by employees but many are also sent by customers. So, if you have an idea and would like to see it on a t-shirt – send it to them! They have many designs available and some are so funny – I love looking through them all! They have them in men’s, women’s and children’s sizes and even carry hoodies.

I really like the “If Life Gives You Lemons – Keep Them – They are Free” t-shirt I was sent – because, you can always make lemonade! Printed on 100% cotton fabric, the t-shirt itself is of good quality fabric and is a great weight. I will definitely be using these for some gift items! But, shhhh, don’t tell my family!

You May Purchase It! At SnorgTees the average t-shirt is $18.95.

You May Win It! I am pleased to offer one Dimes2Vines readers a SnorgTee of their choice! This giveaway will end on April 17, 2010 at 11:59pm CST and is open to all US residents. The winner will be selected by random.org, posted here and notified by email. Please be sure to leave contact information.

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The prize will be shipped direct from the sponsor of the giveaway. Dimes2Vines is not responsible for shipping or lost/damaged prizes.

I received a t-shirt for review but no other compensation was received. The opinions expressed are my own. A special thanks to the Product Review Place for this opportunity

April 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Giveaways, Reviews | 204 comments

Another Oswald!!!

This morning at 3:30am I became a grandmother for the third time! Weighing in at 7lbs 15.4 oz another precious Oswald baby girl was born. Mother and baby are doing fine and we will be taking her siblings (as well as aunts and uncles) to see her later this morning. Our youngest daughter finally has a niece younger than she is!

Funny, I do not feel old enough to be a grandmother! I prefer to think of myself as a fine wine – just getting better!

“Behold, children are a gift of the Lord: The fruit of the womb is a reward.”  Psalm 127:3

April 2nd, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Snippets | 10 comments

House For Sale in Alabama

I have had several comments suggesting that I post pictures of our house for sale in Alabama, so, here it is! It is located about 40 minutes from Mobile, Alabama on 27 acres of wooded property. The house itself is almost 5,000 sq ft and has 6 bedrooms, 4 and 1/2 baths, a large rec room, a basement apartment and a large back deck which spans the length of the house (50 ft). The kitchen has granite counter tops (which we brought back from Italy), an industrial stove with 2 ovens, 6 burners and a griddle located in an arched alcove. There are hardwood floors on the first floor along with carpet and hardwood on the remaining floors and tile in the bathrooms. The front porch is accented with decorative tile we brought back with us from Spain.

Pictures of the inside may be seen at Southern Style Realty in Citronelle, Al.

This house is just waiting for the opportunity to be home to a special family!

April 1st, 2010 | Tags: | Category: Snippets | One comment
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