The Angel Forever

The stuffed animals are alive and counting

Posted on November 17, 2009 9:25 am by TheAngelForever

We had a lazy Saturday morning. Nobody wanted to move or do much of anything. While I was getting dressed, the boys were playing in their room. Suddenly, TechyDad yelled to me to come quickly. I knew that meant I was supposed to bring my camera. Here is what I found and what happened:

Of course, the first thing I said after the video was that I was upset JSL had his binky. He is only allowed to have it when he is going to sleep. It was practically gone when he got sick and it came back. He must have been sneaky and gotten it without TechyDad noticing before he was under the stuffed toys. So we will continue to work on pulling his plug along with using the potty – fun times!

Oh well, it was still a nice moment. I cherish the times when the boys play nicely together and are not yelling, head-butting or doing other typical sibling things to each other.

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Buy General Mills cereal and go to movies – Giveaway

Posted on November 16, 2009 10:00 am by TheAngelForever

Since I had my oldest son, over six years ago, I can count the number of times I have seen a movie in the theater on one hand. Sad to say, but very true. At first it was trying to find time to go with a newborn, then it was what to see with a child and quickly after that can we afford to go with the skyrocketing price of admission?

Imagine buying some of your favorite cereals and being able to submit codes to get free tickets to see a movie. The great news is that this is a reality. There is a current promotion from General Mills called e-movie cash.

When I was contacted about this promotion, it was news to me. We buy a lot of the participating cereal, but I had not seen the boxes in our stores yet. I was sent a "Movie Moment" prize pack that included 4 e-movie cash certificates ($12 each) and one free coupon for a free General Mills Cereal.

As soon as our tickets arrived, my husband and I started to think. Should we see what family movies are coming out and try to take both of the boys? Or, should we do two date nights to the movies for the two of us? We still have not decided, but are working on that now that several new movies that look interesting are coming out.

Details about the e-movie cash promotion:

Starting in November, you can receive a free movie ticket when you purchase two specially marked packages of General Mills’ Cereals. After purchasing two cereals, visit generalmills.com/moviecash to enter the code found inside each box of cereal and print your free movie certificate good for admission to any movie.

Participating brands include select sizes of: Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Trix and Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs.

To find a participating theater near you, log onto http://emoviecash.com/dis_locator/.

I know that we will be buying more of the participating cereals (love Honey Nut Cheerios and Cinnamon Toast Crunch in our house) and log the code from the specially marked boxes to obtain some additional e-movie cash for our family. At this time every little bit helps, especially when you can use something you already buy to score some nice family entertainment for free.

Giveaway:

Thanks to MyBlogSpark and General Mills, one lucky reader will win their very own "Movie Moment" prize pack. Remember, this includes 4 e-movie cash certificates ($12 each) and one free coupon for a General Mills cereal.

Rules for Giveaway:

MAIN RULE – Answer the following question: What was the first movie that you or your child saw in a movie theater?
1 Bonus Entry – Follow me on Twitter @TheAngelForever and Tweet about the giveaway. Be sure to include @TheAngelForever and General Mills "Movie Moment" prize pack in the Tweet. Please leave a direct link to your Tweet in a separate comment for each daily entry. Example Tweet (feel free to use): Would you like to go to the movies free? Enter for a chance to win a "Movie Moment" prize pack from @TheAngelForever http://bit.ly/1WVIJ2
1 Bonus Entry – What is your favorite General Mills cereal?
1 Bonus Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
1 Bonus Entry – Who will you take to the movie and what would you like to see?
1 Bonus Entry – Leave a comment on any of my non-giveaway posts from the month of November. Be sure to leave a comment here to let me know which one.
3 Bonus Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog about the General Mills "Movie Moment" prize pack giveaway. Be sure to leave 3 comments about this to get credit for all of your extra entries

To enter, please follow the rules above within the comment section. Contest starts today November 16th and ends at 10:59 EST on December 3, 2009. You do not have to be a blogger to enter, but must leave a valid e-mail address for me to contact you for mailing address once the giveaway is over. I will select the winner using random.org and contact you via e-mail. You will have 48 hours to claim the prize. If there is no response, another winner will be selected. Open to U.S. residents only.

Disclosure: I received the "Movie Moment" prize pack from MyBlogSpark and General Mills as a thank you for sharing this information with my readers. No other compensations was given. The opinions expressed in the review are my own feelings about the promotion.

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Yoplait Kids Yogurt prize pack winners

Posted on November 16, 2009 9:43 am by TheAngelForever

Thank you to everyone that entered my Yoplait Kids Yogurt prize pack giveaway. This morning I used Random.org to get two entry numbers for the prizes.

JamericanSpice and Charity now have 48 hours to respond to my e-mail with their information for prize delivery or the next person will be notified. Be sure to check out my Softlips giveaway that is currently taking place and another one will be coming later today.

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Birthday present list

Posted on November 15, 2009 7:01 pm by TheAngelForever

Each year at about this time, people start to ask me what I want for my birthday. Most of the time I have no clue. There are things I would love, but when it comes time to list them I draw a blank.

Today, we were out shopping and something caught my eye. I just had to take a photo of it with my cell phone (thus the reason the quality is not the best).

Even though I am a fan of the Twilight series, I can tell you this is something I do not want for my birthday. My friend had mentioned that these existed, but this was the first time I had seen them in person. They kind of scared me. Not the dolls themselves. The part that scared me was who they were marketed to. The usual Barbie fan is certainly not of the age that would be reading/watching the Twilight series. So who exactly are these for? Are teens, college age people and adults really going to buy these for keepsakes?

Now, let’s be serious for a few moments. What do I want for my birthday? Really, I have no major clue. I told TechyDad that we should finally purchase our tickets for BlogHer ’10 since we have the hotel booked. That worked for me. Perhaps a play that is coming to town would be nice. There are some earrings that I would like, but are probably out of price range. Not sure of anything else.

Please help. . . I would love some suggestions.

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For the love of Legos

Posted on November 14, 2009 10:46 am by TheAngelForever

Dear NHL & JSL,

The two of you are constantly playing with your Lego blocks the last few weeks. We had one big container of the Quatro and Duplo blocks together in the living room. Of course, the problem was creative differences between the two of you. NHL, you want to build things and leave them to be admired for extended periods of time. JSL, would rather keep taking down creations and building new items. This has become an issue since NHL created his bench of Legos that prominently sits in the living room.

This morning as you were fighting over Legos and your creative differences, I asked Daddy to head to the basement. Little did you know that we have had a treasure chest just waiting for you. Thanks to Aunt S and Uncle M, we had their giant box of Legos waiting for just the right time. (Thanks again to Aunt S and Uncle M)

I wish I had gotten a photo of your faces when you saw the monster box . I think it is safe to say that you were both very happy. Almost an hour later you are still sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor with Daddy exploring all that there is within that fabulous box of Legos.

No doubt there will still be creative differences, but now there are so many more options to be had. I can not wait to see the things that you both build with your imaginations.

Love,

Mommy

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