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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Xbox Kinect Bundle Giveaway Ends 7/22

Have you heard? We are having a Techy Summer over at Mom to Bed by 8, theIowa Mom and want to help you continue on with your sensational summer by offering you a chance to win an Xbox Kinect Bundle Pack (including Xbox 360 console, Kinect Sensor and Kinect Adventures Game). Retail value $299.
Special thanks to our lovely co-hosts TechyTribe, I Love To Gossip, Giveaway Bandit, As Mom Sees It and Couponing4you for their support in bringing this gamer giveaway to life!
Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect
Product Description
The Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect. Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways – no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets everyone off the couch moving, laughing and cheering. See a ball? Kick it. Control an HD movie with a wave of the hand. Want to join a friend in the fun? Simply jump in. Wi-Fi is built-in for easier connection to the world of entertainment on Xbox LIVE, where HD movies and TV stream in an instant. Xbox 360 is more games, entertainment and fun.
Product Features
Kinect Sensor: With the Kinect sensor, you can experience gaming like never before. Easy to use and fun for everyone, the Kinect sensor utilizes revolutionary full-body tracking to put you in the center of the fun. This amazing new technology allows the sensor to recognize your body and mirror your movements in the game, making you the controller. With Kinect Xbox 360 now has the best controller ever made – YOU.
Built-in Wi-Fi: The new Xbox 360 is the only console with 802.11n Wi-Fi built-in for a faster and easier connection to Xbox LIVE. Stream HD movies and TV or download games from Xbox LIVE in 1080p and 5.1 surround sound from anywhere in the house. Compatible with b/g/n networks.
Xbox LIVE: Xbox LIVE brings a world of entertainment to you. Instantly watch movies and TV streaming from Netflix. In crystal-clear HD, or download game add-ons like new levels, characters, maps and songs. Easily jump right into online multiplayer fun and play along with friends around the world. Plus, get your favorite music from Last.fm, connect with friends on Facebook and post Tweets on Twitter. Xbox LIVE is your connection to more games, entertainment and fun.
Xbox 360 Wireless Controller (black): This award-winning, high-performance wireless controller features a range of up to 30 feet and a battery life of up to 30 hours on two AA batteries.
More ports: Connect more accessories and storage solutions with added USB ports. Now with a total of 5, (3 back/2 front) you’ll find more places to plug and play. Plus, in addition to the standard Ethernet port and HDMI output, we’ve added an integrated optical audio out port for an easier connection to the booming sound of your A/V receiver.
Kinect Adventures game: Float in outer space. Experience the thrill of roaring rapids. Tackle mountaintop obstacle courses and dive into the deep to explore a leaky underwater observatory — all from your living room. With Kinect Adventures, you are the controller as you jump, dodge and kick your way through exciting adventures set in a variety of exotic locations. Rated “E” for Everyone.
What’s In The Box?
  • Xbox 360 4GB S Console
  • Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360
  • Kinect Adventures game - rated “E” for Everyone
  • Xbox 360 Black Wireless Controller
  • Xbox 360 Composite A/V cable (standard definition)
  • 1 year limited warranty on console

Friday, July 6, 2012

Free Blogger Opportunity~ BBQ Giveaway or $200 Amazon


This is a free blogger event. You will receive one link at no cost as a thank you for participating in this event
Prize: BBQ from Home Depot or $200 Amazon Gift Card
Giveaway Open to: worldwide
The event dates: July 16 - July 30
Bloggers go HERE to sign up and let them know PinkMama's Place sent you!  

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Promotional Book Tour Giveaway~Amazon Gift Cards



Welcome to Promotional Book Tours July 6 Group Tour. We have teamed up with 10 Amazing Authors and several awesome bloggers to bring you a $100 Amazon Giftcard and a $50 Amazon Giftcard!
Please check out the Fantastic authors bringing you these Giftcards

Don’t miss out on these great reads even if you don’t have a kindle yet. You can download the kindle app for you phone, desktop, or ipad HERE. All of these books are less than a Starbucks Coffee!

Storm of Desire

Corporate attorney Samantha Greco needs some peace and quiet to come to a decision about her career. Instead, while an icy nor’easter rages outside, she finds herself trapped in a cottage on Fenwick Island with Aiden Rourke, a man she used five years ago when she ran from the heartbreak of her fiancĂ©’s betrayal. Aiden Rourke has loved Sam for years. For one glorious night she was his. But then she fled, wounding his ego and his heart. Thrown together again, they soon discover time hasn’t diminished their fiery passion for each other. Only Aiden has ever been able to melt Sam with just a look or a touch. But the fear that she’s like her mother, who used men mercilessly, scares Sam to death. Read More.. Purchase on Amazon Here (FREE July 6)  

Unbound

Toni went from being a doctor, to the lover of a god in an instant. Remembering who she was, she's now torn between her past self and her current love. Ben is stunned when Toni leaves and at the arrival of his long lost love, Catherine, but her arrival doesn't eradicate Toni from his mind. Unlikely allies will team up to get Toni back from the Lord of the Underworld, Hades, but it's not Hades they need to worry about.   Purchase on Amazon HERE    

Living Sensitive (Book 1 of the Delia Rhodes series)

In the small town of Willow Eve, Arkansas, feisty bartender, Delia Rhodes, lives a pretty normal life; if you consider having a ghost for a roommate, pixies as best friends and being one of the rarest hybrids to exist, normal. Her life is turned upside down when someone or something begins kidnapping pixies and she is forced to find out who is behind it and why. If that wasn’t enough for her to deal with, Delia meets a delicious vampire hybrid with a very important event coming up; his registration. Will he survive? Will Delia solve the kidnappings or get dragged into the middle of something much deeper? Purchase on Amazon HERE      

Living Soul (Veiled Series)

Veiled from her previous existence as a gifted Angel, Tess is now a mere mortal growing up in foster care with her autistic foster brother, Dorian, and a twisted foster sister, Agatha—whose main goal in life is to torture them both. Tess’ life has been dull and average at best; but all that changes with one look. When she inadvertently gazes into the eyes of the most popular guy in school—Alex Preston—Tess sees a glimpse of her previous existence. Uncomprehending, Tess, wonders what those memories are and why she now feels like she knows Alex better than anyone in this world. More importantly, why is he haunting her dreams? Dreams so vivid, that they blur the lines of reality, awakening a slew of inexplicable paranormal abilities she didn’t know she possessed. Read more and Purchase on Amazon HERE  

Hunter Moon (Lupine Series)

Bawling cattle tore Shelby Flint from her bed. With lawyer fees to pay in her struggle to keep her ranch from the clutches of her greedy cousins, she couldn’t afford the loss of even one calf. When she sees a large wolf circling her cows, she aims and fires. While the wolf escapes, Shelby can’t seem to get away from her troubles when a marijuana grower sets up shop on her land, sabotaging her property and eventually coming after her. Adding to that, a handsome game warden is poking his nose into her business and working his way underneath her skin. Shelby will have to fight harder than she ever fought before to keep from losing her heart and everything she ever loved Purchase on Amazon HERE    

Broken Wings (Soul Searchers #1)

Rio Laraquette thought the legend was nothing more than an enchanted tale about star-crossed lovers who left behind a fortune. That is, until she figures out that she—in a past life—was the culprit who stole a shipment of gold and silver and buried it somewhere in the hills of northern Nevada. While searching for the treasure, Rio's heart begins to ache for a man who's been dead more than one hundred years. They say time heals all wounds, but what if it doesn't...? Purchase on Amazon HERE    

All the Blue-Eyed Angels (Erin Solomon Mysteries, #1)

"On my tenth birthday, I am baptized by fire." So begins Erin Solomon’s story, on a remote island in Maine where the Payson Church and thirty-four of its members have just burned. When the smoke clears, only Erin and her father remain. The police rule the tragedy mass suicide, but Erin knows the truth: no one in the Church wanted to die. She just isn’t sure how much her father had to do with their deaths. More than twenty years later, Erin is an investigative journalist still burdened with her father’s secrets. When she receives incontrovertible evidence that the Payson congregation was murdered, she can no longer hide from the truth. She returns to her hometown only to find an intricate conspiracy involving her parents, .... Read More and Purchase on Amazon HERE  

Cheyenne (Timeless #1)

Murder, romance, secrets and hidden pasts. Deception from every angle—who's telling the truth? Cheyenne Wilson's life is thrown into turmoil after her adoptive parents are killed in an accident. With only her best friend Colt to comfort her, she scours through the family archives, hoping to quell her grief. Instead she begins to unravel the mystery behind her birth parents, and her secret heritage. She is a Timeless- a being that ages one year for every hundred human years when they reach their twenties- and of the royal line, destined to gain great power. But Cheyenne has other problems. The ones who killed her parents want her too, and Colt is hiding something of his own. Surrounded by danger and with few she can trust, Cheyenne must face the dark truth of her past, and choose between a forbidden love that will forever hold her heart, or her destiny... Purchase on Amazon HERE  

Promises (Timeless #2)

Cheyenne is determined to seek the light of truth in a web of darkness, but at what cost? Still reeling from the revelations of her secret birthright and fated betrothals, Cheyenne's thoughts tumble over the whirlwind of life since the death of her parents. Vowing to close herself off to spare her heart more pain, she keeps her distance and seeks her own path. But Colt, Daniel and Callon are constantly at her side, not giving her room to breathe or let her come to terms with her destiny. At the same time, her transformation into a Timeless begins; a process that could very well kill her. As if that wasn't enough, her enemies are still out for her blood, and no-where is safe. Though new allies appear to protect her from the unseen dangers, which ones are friend and which are foe? And can Cheyenne stand the ultimate pain of all… Purchase on Amazon HERE  

Finding Alice (Alice Clark #1)

Cursed with an intense version of empathy Alice runs from a wasted life to start a new one somewhere no one will know her; Hell, Michigan. Alice works at a hole-in-the-wall bar in the middle of nowhere mostly keeping to herself to avoid the overwhelming emotions of those around her. Alice allows her best friend to convince her into taking a few college classes without realizing it would drastically change her life forever. From her first day of class she was hooked on him; his scent, his eyes, the way he talked to her inside her head. Throughout her struggles she learns about true love, true pain and the truth of her own heritage. Alice must quickly find out who she is because after all everyone else is out to find her. With Angels and Bounty Hunter’s in constant pursuit she finds protection within a group of Fallen Angels. These Fallen Angels vow to do anything to protect her; for it is their belief she will save their kind and all of mankind. Purchase on Amazon HERE   These fine authors are bringing you this Book Tour Event via Promotional Book Tours.This contest is open Internationally! Please fill out the form below to enter. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Santa Cruz Boardwalk - $10.95 Unlimited Rides DEAL


My mom took us (kids& myself) to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk a couple weeks ago.  We had so much fun and I would do this again and again!  My mom actually got on the roller coaster with my son and I went on the water boat ride with him.  When I was online looking at what there was to do at the boardwalk of course I clicked on Coupons and Discounts and WOW I found a DEAL!  The regular day pass for unlimited rides is $39 so when I saw the $10.95 price I was thrilled.  All we had to do was go AFTER 5pm (Wed/Thurs) and bring in a Pepsi can (used or not).  How awesome is that?  


We went early in the day to play games (grandma/grandpa gave each kid $25) and look around plus sit on the beach for a bit. Hint- BRING BEACH STUFF because the beach was amazing but we didn't have a blanket or any beach toys.  Yes, there are plenty of stores that sell that stuff but I wasn't going to buy it there, LOL!  We enjoyed corn dogs for lunch- yummy!  Then we headed back to hotel for some afternoon swimming and came back after 5pm.

We were there about 3 hours and I'm sure the kids could have went a bit more but it was my mom's birthday and we wanted to take her out to eat.  I was prepared to take her out on the pier at one of those fancy restaurants but she wanted to go to the favorite cafe we found in Santa Cruz - http://www.santacruzdiner.com/.

It was a WONDERFUL DAY!

From the website~

Weeknight After 5pm Specials

June 18-August 30, 2012

Enjoy old-time prices on Mondays and Tuesdays after 5pm.

Rides, Pepsi, hot dogs, and cotton candy are just $1.00 each!
Purchase individual ride tickets at any Boardwalk ticket booth. Purchase Pepsi, hot dogs, and cotton candy at food concessions throughout the park.

Get a great deal on Wednesdays and Thursdays after 5pm.

Unlimited Rides wristbands are just $10.95 + tax each when you bring along a Pepsi can!
Bring your empty Pepsi can or bottle to redemption tables located near every Boardwalk Ticket Booth to receive your discount coupon. Use coupon at any ticket booth to purchase your Unlimited Ride wristband for $10.95 + tax. Any Pepsi beverage container will be accepted (Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mt. Dew, Sierra Mist, Mug Root Beer, etc.)

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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

The Couch Is My New Bed

What the HECK is going on??? I can't sleep at night because I'm HOT.  I have the window open in the bedroom but I can't get comfortable so I toss and turn all night.  When I get tired of tossing then I head into the living room that has a ceiling fan and I let that put me asleep.  I don't sleep soundly on the couch but it comfy. 


I'm not sweating~ just HOT!  WTH?  Is the summer weather bothering me (hasn't before) or am I approaching the Menopausal stage of my life.  Whatever it is I'm not liking it and it needs to GO AWAY.  My hubby is not liking it either. 

I need my sleep.

Free Blogger Opportunity~ Dyson DC24 Giveaway

The Dyson DC24 Cleaner Home Giveaway Event hosted by Mom Powered Media: Iowa-Mom, Powered by Mom and Real Mom Reviews is now open to bloggers!

Cost is $5 or free with announcement post. See bloggers wanted post for more details.
Prize: Dyson DC24 All Floors Vacuum (retail value $399)

Open to: Worldwide (note – if a winner is selected outside of the US, they will be responsible for shipping costs and fees added by their country).

The event dates: August 3 – 24
Link options are: Email, RSS, Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Pinterest.

What is required to join?
On or around August 1st you will receive an email with the html code for publishing the giveaway. Note it is required that you publish the giveaway html in full to be included in this event. 


Referral prize: The two bloggers who refer the most bloggers and businesses to join will receive $20 via paypal or amazon e-code.

Free Blogger Opportunity~ XBOX 360 Kinect Bundle

Good Night Mommy Boutique is currently taking blogger sign ups for a Xbox Kinect Giveaway. 

This event is free if you post about it on your blog or you may choose to pay the small fee of $5 via paypal to goodnightmommyboutique@gmail.com.  The first link is free, additional links for $3.00, and send payment to goodnightmommyboutique@gmail.com

Prize: Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle giveaway ($299.99 value).The giveaway is open WW, however if the winner is outside of the US they will be responsible for shipping costs.

When:The giveaway will run July 8 -22.

How: Sign up HERE tell them PinkMama's Place sent you, please :)

This will be a great opportunity to increase your fan base.

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Love Pinterest for Recipes! What I Made This Week.

This week I used 2 recipes from pins I have on my FOOD BOARD.


I made this YUMMY Cheesy Broccoli Chicken Foil Packs (minus the broccoli lol) and the family LOVED it!  It was so easy to put together.  The kids ate everything and it filled us up.  We will doing this recipe again soon! I told my hubby next time I will put the broccoli in.  

I highly recommend this recipe and please visit Best Life 4 Moms to get the RECIPE!






The other recipe I made this week was Crockpot Cube Steak and Gravy -another HIT!  It might not look the best but it sure was yummy.  Cube Steak can be a chewy meat but when it was cooked in the crockpot, oh my what a difference.  I made rice/ side salad to go with this dish.  I love using crockpot recipes because I can put it all together in the morning and then enjoy the rest of the day.  Some days are so busy that I don't event think about dinner until 5pm and at the point I say "Eating out tonight?".  So crockpots recipes ROCK and save me money!


I also recommend this recipe so please visit The Post-It Place to get the RECIPE.


What is your FAVORITE RECIPE from Pinterest?

Friday, June 29, 2012

Naughty Makeovers for Nice Girls Book Review



Naughty Makeovers for Nice Girls is loaded with makeup and fashion advice to empower a Nice Girl to transform herself into a spicy but classy woman in every situation. So, go ahead and channel your inner naughty. Instead of fading into the background, become a star in your own life!

When I signed up for this Book Review I didn't quite know what I got myself into being 43 and not sure if this would fit into my life.  But it does.  It can fit into just about anyone's lifestyle that is for sure.  I loved seeing the 3 different looks on each style (Nice Girl, Trashy Girl, and Naughty Girl).  The Naughty Girl looks were awesome and I could see myself dressing like that for sure.  I'm more the Nice Girl now- only because I'm in Mom Mode 24/7.  

I love the list it gives for Naughty Girls to have in their closets- time to spend some money on Mommy kids! Are you looking for a Naughty Make Over?

Naughty is the new Nice..
That’s the mantra and message of the new “tell-all” how-to paperback, physical book from beauty maestro Dimitri James. In Naughty Makeovers for Nice Girls, James creates a new kind of finishing school–one for nice girls who always finish anywhere but first.

Also check out his Skinn Cosmetics website that the author owns. There are some wonderful products and information on the site.  

I didn't grow up on makeup or what was in is what I needed to have so beauty was not part of my growing up but I sure do love clothes.  The book goes through what makeup to apply and even let me know what colors are great to wear with my eye color.  Learned a few colors that I don't tend to wear so I will give it a try.  Also I now have a list of colors I can wear with my red hair- big plus there! I know I could use a makeover and this book is going to help me do it!

The chapters are:
  • Naughty at Work
  • Naughty on First Date
  • Naughty Online
  • Naughty Cougars
  • Naughty in the Hood
  • Naughty at Home
  • Naughty Traveler
  • Naughty at Church
They give us so many tips and looks that you want to be NAUGHTY!  I know I will do a second look at myself in the mirror everyday- Am I Naughty today!  

LOVE THIS!


In the near future I will be hosting a GIVEAWAY for a copy of this book. Who wants a NAUGHTY MAKEOVER???


I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

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