Electrolux Live Stream!!

One of the coolest things about being a member of INFLUENSTER   is the invites I receieve to really awesome online chats/twitter parties and LIVE STREAMS. Even cooler, is when they tell me to invite my friends!! That is exactly what they've done this time. They want me to invite all of YOU!

On November 6th (Wednesday) and 1pm(EST) Electrolux is hosting a live stream event where they're pitting 3 chefs against eachother...you can watch and see some famous chefs go head to head live. We can all learn a thing or 2 about cooking from some AWESOME leading chefs AND as if that isnt reason enough, if you participate in the live stream chat, you can be entered to win and Electrolux cooktop! (I have wanted a cooktop for ages...still dont have one :( )

Look at how amazing they are!?! 

You can join in the fun by clicking THIS link:

JOIN THE ELECTROLUX COOK OFF HERE!

Dont know much about cooktops? There are several kinds...the most high tech of which is induction....an induction cook top can boil water in 90 seconds! No more worrying about waiting to put your pasta on~! It also gives you the ability to maintain your food at the PERFECT serving temperature (you know keeping it in the oven or microwave doesnt work!) and it gives you all of the control you get w/ a gas stove top in an electric unit. 

Now do ya'll get why I've wanted one!? You know I'll be at the live stream event....JOIN ME!! 

Dont forgets, Wed Nov 6th at 1pm (EST)! 

See ya'll there :)

Glade Expressions Collection (a Bzzagent Campaign) and company comes to town

So, remember how I got to try some really awesome candy through Bzzagent?  (Come on...you 'member~!) Well, they were kind enough to include my family in another really awesome campaign!  This time around, we're trying out the new Glade Expressions products.

We received a coupon to try both the air mist, and the oil diffuser.  I immediately went out and wanted to pick up both. In my local albertsons, I could only find the mist. I grabbed that one in the Pineapple Mangosteen scent, and proceeded to stick it up on one of the shelves that surround the TV in my living room.  I sprayed it for the first time when I saw my husband and kiddo coming up the drive after school. Man does it smell good! Its sweet, but not overly sweet like some of the other fruity fragrances that are around. I'm really picky about my home fragrance, and I'd definitely continue to use this one.

I had since gone to alberstons, walgreens, walmart, and target trying to find an oil diffuser. At first, I thought I'd wait it out to get the the scent we wanted (again, the pineapple mangosteen)...but every time I would look for it, it was out of stock (guess the product is doing really well!) The last time I went to the store, I finally caved and bought the cinnamon apple one instead.  I was kind of hesitant because the last thing I wanted was for my house to smell like a pie the second I opened it up. I put the diffuser in my kitchen, and I was pleasantly surprised.

Crazy changes...better blogging

We have had a TON of changes take place here lately....ok...not lately. Over the last year that I have slacked and not posted.  We moved...not like out of state or city, but down the street. Literally, like 2 miles away. If I have my way, we'll be moving again soon. My family is just NOT cut out for apartment living. That probably sounds really stuck up, but its the truth. My children are all in bed by 8pm. If my kids are silent and sleeping...I dont want to hear someone else's children screaming and running around and climbing on the dumpster til 930 or 10 at night (yes, these parents really let their kids roam that late and play on dumpsters).

Ayana is 2 days away from being done with the second grade. Its crazy how big she's getting and how flippin smart she is. Too smart for my own good.
Talya will be 2 next week. Insane since one of my last posts was her 1st birthday. (Yes, I know...slacker.) She'll be having a Minnie Mouse themed party this year.
Daelyn (ha, surprise, we had another baby!) is 9 months old and one of the coolest babies EVER. She my little recessive gene baby, with dark skin and blue eyes. I dunno about her hair, cuz she's STILL bald. Why on earth cant I have kids with hair??

All girls...sheesh. We're done though. No more babies. Seriously.

I am still participating in the bzzagent.com campaigns but for some reason, none of the activities lately have been blog posting...I think I'll start reviewing them here anyway though.
I also joined an additional site called influenster.com. They are similar, in that you try products free in exchage for reviewing them...but they are different, in that they sound out boxes full of products. Right now I'm trying 5 products at once from them!

I also went back to school. Not just a class or 2 either. I went full time in spring. I'm taking 3 this summer, and full time again in the fall. Time to hurry up and finish.

Hubby switched jobs. He's truck driving...but he's got a local gig. The money is good and its nice having him home. Sad part is he works NUTS hours, so he's in bed by like 7pm. Kinda cooky.

Things are crazy..but its all good if we remember to breathe.

bzzagent and my first campaign!! *UNREAL Candy*

A while back, my friend Jenni told me about a website she was a member of. She said she answers short surveys and if her answers are what they are looking for, that she gets to try out new products on behalf of this website for FREE. She shot me the web URL for the site. When I went to www.bzzagent.com and signed up, I had what seemed like a zillion surveys to take. I took them all because Jenni had told me about some awesome products she had gotten to try. It took a while, but I got my first product campaign invite recently.

My invite was to try a product called UNREAL Candy. I had never heard of them before, but the advertising pictures made it look pretty appealing to me!

I recieved my coupons in the mail today to go get myself some candy (and good news...they sent me some extra coupons to share with ya'll, so if you wanna try it out, get in touch with me and I'll get you a coupon!) so of course, as soon as I picked up Ayana from school, I went straight to walgreens to get it.

The whole premise behind UNREAL is real candy taste, without all the unhealthy junk that goes in to your usual favorite candy bar. (Actually, their slogan is Candy unjunked). It has no artifical flavors, no preservatives, no corn syrup...and usually when you think of something like that, you think it also has no flavor. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried my first piece though....it tasted just like a candy bar. My husband, daughter, and I all tried "Un5" which was kinda like eating a milky way (nougat and caramel covered in chocolate).  It was tasty, and we all agree we'd eat it again. The only major difference we noticed was that the chocolate had a more grainy texture to it than it does in the more well known candy.

We still have the UNREAL version of peanut M&Ms to try, as well as their peanut butter cups, so there will be another update on how they go over in our house, I'm sure.

So far, my only disappointment with the brand was that it wasnt more successful at my local Walgreens. When I went to look for it, I couldnt find it. The manager told me that it wasnt moving quickly, and they needed the space in the store for back to school items, so all the UNREAL products had been clearance priced to move. She did mention that not all walgreens locations clearance the same products, so there is a chance it will still be on the shelves at others in my area. I'll have to check next time I'm out.

My huge, hot summer

Oh my word!!  Its been MONTHS since I written anything...but I have a good reason *I promise*...
The baby is one now. Her first birthday party was a HUGE success and she smashed the hell outta her cake

I'm just about 8 months pregnant now, and guess what?? Its another GIRL. Hubby says he's moving in to the garage and taking our boy dog with him.  As if having 2 kids with another on the way wasnt enough added stuff, we recently convinced our oldest (almost 8 years old) to switch rooms with her sisters, so that the nursery can be big enough for 2 cribs. In order to get her to agree though, we had to resort to bribery. Guess who is getting a new bunk bed and a fully renovated room theme? 

That is however, giving me a chance to *TRY* to be crafty. Those of you who know me, know thats a far fetched idea and that I really dont have a crafty bone in my body. I am however, undertaking the job of doing mod podge on Ayana's dresser and doing some other random crafts (like wooden decorated letters to match her dresser). When hubby gets home from training, the great room swap of 2012 shall commence~!!

 This is the start to the mod podge of her dresser. Eventually, the different scrap papers will cover the entire top and the sides. The drawers are being done is glitter.

These are the letters that are going to hang on either her door, or her wall (whichever she picks)...I'm missing the last "a' for her name cuz hobby lobby ran out. They should have them back in stock this week. 

My mind goes a million miles a minute sometimes...

...So, I've decided to try and clear it this way.
I get overwhelmed.
 If you dont know, my hubby has been home from deployment for 6 months. I'm in my senior year (finally) at UTEP. My oldest kiddo is 7, my youngest is 8 months, and we're expecting AGAIN.  Some times, I dont even know what to do with that knowledge. I still cant get my head around it. I feel like its 1 step forward and 3 steps back towards my degree, and then I feel guilty for feeling that, beacuse the only thing that has come between me and the forward progress I had intended is caring for the kids. I sometimes feel selfish for wanting my degree so badly. My dean says "Do it well, not fast." ....to which I reply "Its been 8 years since I left HS. I think we're past "fast"."   Oh well, all in good time.

We're making strides toward preparing for the new baby and the toddler stage with our little one. Step one took place today, in getting a better couch set. We take delivery in 2 days, and none of us can wait. Ayana doesnt know yet since she's with her dad. She's going to FLIP over the cupholders and recliners.  Tomorrow is "prep the house" day, so we have a clear area for the delivery of the set.

Tonight, taking it easy. Netflix and early to bed.