It's Time For All About You Monday! Our weekly session where we get to show off our projects and creations.





But first I have a great giveaway for you and want to introduce you to one of Texas Monkey's Blogmania sponsors.
Misty from Thirty - One Gifts and Mary Kay has some great goodies in store for a winner on this giveaway AND on the Blogmania giveaway.  How great is she?!

Misty is a local consultant for these 2 great companies but no fear if you don't live near her, shipping is available and so reasonable. 
One winner on this giveaway is going to win a fun and trendy lunch tote from Thirty-One Gifts AND a $25 gift certificate to use at Mary Kay on Misty's site!  I don't know about you but with Mother's Day right around the corner both of these great products would make great gifts to any mom including yourself!





So how do you enter?

• Sign Up for Misty's Thirty-One Gifts Website to receive all the latest info and news by leaving your email in the comment section so that Misty can add you to her email blasts.
• Sign Up for Misty's Mary Kay Website to receive all the latest info and news

Bonus Entry to win a Thermal Bag

• Refer 3 friends to sign up under your name and you are entered into a seperate drawing for the bag. 

Leave a seperate comment for each entry.  Misty will verify with me the winner did sign up before I announce them.

Winner will have 48 hours to respond, contest ends on April 9th.  US only.  I was not provided any compensation or products to run this giveaway. 
Good Luck
NOW, Let's see what you've been working on.

• Link up to your post, not to your main blog.
• Link up your craft, DIY, project, recipe, party, or post about you.
• Grab the button and put on your post or sidebar.
• Enjoy visiting other post link ups and learning more about fellow bloggers and tell them you're visiting from All About You.
• I will choose the features from those that carry the button on their post or sidebar and that visit and comment on the other link ups.
• If you follow me let me know in a comment so that I can follow you back.

Happy Monday Ya'll

I am so excited to introduce to you awesome readers, Apothica!  If you already know about this amazing company then you're going to love this giveaway.  If you've never heard of of Apothica, then allow me to enlighten you, and then you'll love this giveaway too!  Apothica is an online beauty boutique, which carries the best products you will find, including one of my all time FAVS Becca Makeup.  Reese Witherspoon is one of my fav all time gals and pretty much anything she wears that's within my budget I will try and so that's how I came to know BECCA. And since BECCA is sold at Apothica, you can call me a very happy chica!

My ABSOLUTE Favorite item is the Jewel Dust.  I love the light weight shimmer and pop it gives to eyes.
Apothica has so many brands, products, and fun offered in their shop.  A girl can never have too much fun with makeup in my opinion!  They carry all the hottest brands including GloMinerals, Clinique, Paul & Joe, and more!”  Don't wear makeup?, well they have hair products, men products, skin care and more.  This company knows how important health is to us and so they are dedicated to providing you with high quality products formulated to promote and enhance your natural beauty.

So are you ready to win yourself a $25 gift card to pamper yourself a little bit? 

Entries (Enter 1, 2, or all 3)

• Visit Apothica THEN Write on Apothica's Facebook Wall about what you think of Apothica and what products you like.  (1 Entry)
• Visit Apothica THEN Tweet a Tweet from your own Twitter Account about Apothica. (1 Entry)
• ReTweet this Tweet from Apothica (2 Entries)
• Visit Apothica THEN Write something on your blog about what you think of Apothica (3 Entries)

• Bonus Entry: Write about the brand I highlighted and link it to Apothica (2 Entries)

Be sure to leave a comment for each entry.

 
This contest will run for 14 days and end on April 13th.  Winner will be drawn via random.org and notified via email and have 48 hours to respond.  Apothica will contact the winner to verify information is correct.  A code will be emailed to the winner to redeem.  Contest is open internationally but Apothica does not ship to all countries.  Please add SkinCareRX as a contact in your email so that you don't miss the newsletter or winner info. 

Good Luck and Happy Wednesday Ya'll

It's Hump Day, how about a little giveaway to help us get over this hill?
JAWS Just Add Water Cleaning System - New Concept in Green Cleaning!


I received this set of JAWS cleaning products that one of you will win and I'm here to tell you I will never buy highly chemical based products again!  No need, these babies do the same work without killing my nose from odor. 

Plus aren't the colors so pretty, even motivates me to clean when dealing with fun colors.  :)
I can't wait to give one of you this set but first let me tell you a little about it and why I liked it so much. 


The JAWS System is what you need in your home and here's why. 
A wallet-and-earth-friendly clean.

Did you know that conventional cleaners contain up to 97% water? That means you’re paying for water every time you buy them. Not so with the Just Add Water System. With one reusable bottle, a compact cartridge refill, and your own H2O, the Just Add Water System costs you 30-50% less than the ready-to-use stuff.

Effective: Real results every time.
You might think that something so earth-friendly won’t work as well as other cleaners, right? Not so. Each Just Add Water cartridge contains super-concentrated cleaning power, which, when released in water, creates a high performance clean. JAWS cleaners work as hard as the other guys, if not harder. They’re as powerful on dirt as they are gentle on the planet.


Environmental: Reuse. Make a real difference.
There’s too much plastic, overflowing landfills and depleting resources.  JAWS cleaners use 70% less packaging material, leave 59% less packaging waste, require 59% less energy to transport, reduce water pollutants by 85%, and greenhouse gas emissions by 60%. With just one plastic refillable spray bottle and a powerful cleaning cartridge, you’re going green every time you clean.

Convenient: Simple to use. Simple to store.
The Just Add Water System makes it easier to stay organized and save space. With conventional cleaners, you have to buy a new bottle every time you run out - maybe even several bottles at once. That means you’re not only wasting precious storage space, but also the fuel it takes to get to the store - and all the other resources that are used to ship the bottles. Each JAWS reusable bottle comes with a refill cartridge attached. Everything’s in one uncluttered spot. In fact, Just Add Water cartridges use very little storage space. And that makes a big difference.


Ready to Use:Ready, set, spray!
The Just Add Water System comes with everything you need. One full refillable bottle, a reusable trigger sprayer and a super-concentrated cleaning cartridge. And after you use the contents of your first bottle, all you do is add water to the fill level, insert the refill cartridge into the bottleneck, insert the sprayer, screw it back in, shake gently and you’re ready to unleash the power. Yep, that’s all.

JAWS offers you four different products for your daily uses.

1. Glass & Hard Surface Cleaner - Fingerprints, grease, smudges are history with the no streak formula.  All that’s left is an amazing shine.
2. Multi-Purpose Cleaner/Degreaser Ink, grease, gunk and grime are no match for it's power.
3. Bathroom Cleaner/Deodorizer Lime, soap scum, oil, grease, mineral deposits are no longer hard to get rid of.
4. Disinfectant Cleaner Degreaser Reduce the spread of infection with this broad-spectrum disinfectant, guaranteed to kill 99.9% of germs while you clean.

JAWS can be found in many stores and available online at http://www.jawscleans.com/. Online, starter packs are sold with empty bottles and 2 cartridges:

Well now that you are well informed of these amazing products, let's give a set away!
You can enter with 1 entry or up to 4 times.  Good Luck.

1. Follow me via any social network you would like and let me know which one.  FACEBOOK, TWITTER, GFC
2. Subscribe to my Macaroni Kid weekly Newsletter
3. Visit JAWS and tell me what product you need the most.
4. Tweet, blog, or post on facebook about this giveaway, leave me a link to it.

Leave a seperate comment for each entry.


Open to U.S. Only, concluding March 18th 7pm CST. I will contact the winner via email and they will have 48 hours to respond.  Winner will be drawn via random.org. I was provided the Jaws System for this review and giveaway put was not paid for it.  Thank you to JAWS for this giveaway.

Happy Hump Day Ya'll

Welcome to the next-generation of mineral makeup. With products made from zero synthetic ingredients,  Orglamix Cosmetics has become a huge sucess.  Orglamix is an Etsy shop that sells makeup made from 100% pure mineral. Cheri, the artisan behind Orglamix, never uses synthetic materials so you can be sure they are safe, especially for those of us with sensitive skin. Cheri says, “All Orglamix products are proudly formulated without: nano particles, bismuth oxychloride, synthetic dyes, petrochemicals or parabens. Orglamix is a proud member of PETA.”









According to a recent survey: 99% of women who tried Orglamix said they’d recommend it to friends. But don't take their word for it.  Try Orglamix risk-free. They guarantee you will LOVE it or they will refund your money . Sign up for the Orglamix Newsletter to stay up-to-date on all upcoming promotions, sales, and new products.  Join them on Facebook for fun Beauty discussions, color challenges, and color of the week specials.

I am in the mood for Spring Cleaning, Garage Sales, Reorganizing, and trading in some old furniture for some new lovelies. 

I know it's the weather warming up and the opening of windows and children's laughter that gets me in this sort of mood.  I love it!  I've got lots of ideas of redoing my living room.  It's been the same for quite some time and it's long overdo for a makeover.  First of all my coffee table has white finger nail polish all over the top of it.  But it goes pretty well with the end tables with hot glue stuck everywhere.  Um what else, oh yes the tv stand is in pretty good shape except for where our precious dog Maximus chewed on it when he was a puppy. 

So you see I'm in great need of some new pieces to liven up my living room.  Thankfully I don't have to spend hours searching craigslist or garage sales to find the perfect piece for me to redo AND I don't have to spend an arm and a leg paying retail price at department stores either.  So what's my secret?  Well you and I both know it's no secret, it's called CSN Stores!  I so heart them!



CSN Stores has everything both you and I need to make any house into a home without killing our budgets, from cookware to what my living room needs, Classic Corner TV Stands!

I looking at some of these, what do you think? 

I'm a sucker for any piece of black furniture!

Of course with a bold paint color, this white unit would really stand out!


This is what Poppa would pick, he loves that two toned look.  This would match his desk perfectly!


And because I love CSN so much and I love my readers, thanks to CSN I have a $35 Gift Card to give to one of you.

Mandatory Entry

• Head to CSN Store and tell me what you would buy if you won.

Bonus Entries:

• Enter my $50 Walmart Gift Card Giveaway (2 Entries)
• Follow me via GFC ( 1 entry)
• Like me on Facebook (1 Entries)

Wow that's a total of 5 Total Entries.  Be sure to leave a comment for each entry.

One of my most favorite things about blogging is bringing you, my awesome readers, some awesome products and giveaways.  To me the best giveaways are cash, gift cards, and products that I or you can really use on a daily basis.  And THE BEST giveaway is when it's all 3 of those in one. 


Prize package of $50 Walmart Gift Card, Lawhorn's Seasoning AND $20 Cash.

If you haven't heard of Lawhorn's Seasoning then you are really missing out.  I did a review HERE for you to check out but I know you want to know how to enter so I'll cut to the chase. 

14 Fellow Blogging friends of mine and myself are all working together to bring you this giveaway from Lawhorns. 
Not only that but making the entries as easy as possible and no leaving comment after comment for each entry either.  One google document, one step, and BAM you are done. 

You can have 3 entries.  Mandatory entry and 2 Bonus entries.  But first here's some very important information.  Of the 15 blogs that are hosting this give away, their will only be one winner drawn from the blog who has the most entries.  That means my blog, Texas Monkey needs to have the most people enter from so that the winner can be one of you.  So you must put "Texas Monkey" as the blog you are entering from on the spreadsheet.  And to entice you a little more if Texas Monkey has the most entries and a winner is choosen from this blog then I will also give that winner $20 additional cash to go along with their $50 Walmart Gift Card and Seasoning winnings. 

Mandatory Entry
Like Lawhorns on Facebook

Bonus Entries
Follow Lawhorns on Twitter
Follow Texas Monkey Via GFC

AFTER you have done the tasks above, Click HERE to enter and be sure you click all 3 entries on the one form.  Please note, you only need to complete the form once per all 3 entries per blog.
REMEMBER you must put Texas Monkey as the blog you are entering from so that one of you can win the $50 Walmart Gift Card, Lawhorn's Seasoning, and an bonus of $20 Cash paid via paypal.

If you have any questions let me know and good luck, tell your friends to come over and enter via Texas Monkey so that you stand a better chance of winning.  Go Texas Monkey Readers!

Happy Wednesday Ya'll
Disclaimer: Giveaway is open to US only and will end at midnight on the 24th.  A winner will be drawn from the winning blog with the most entries via random.org and the winner will be notified via email and have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

I love to cook, I can have a stressed day at work and come home and get in the kitchen and cook my woes and stress away.  It's so relaxing for me and one of my hobbies.  I love experiementing with different foods and spices and love it when I find something where it's the only ingredient or seasoning I need to use. 

That's exactly what Lawhorn's Seasoning has done for me. 
It is the perfect compination of seasoning, salt, spice, and flavor and has made every dish I've made had all of us running back for more. 

In the week I've had it I've put it on potatoes, shrimp, chicken, beef for meatloaf, burgers, tacos, and chili.  I've also used in on grilled veggies and seasoned fries with it and it has quickly replaced my husbands need to salt everything! 

I more than recommend grabbing yourself one of these bottles and watch your family dinner time turn into a time of showering you, the cook, with compliment after compliment. 

Check Lawhorn out on Twitter and Facebook AND come back here tomorrow for your chance to not only win your own bottle but a $50 Gift Card to Walmart to buy the meat to go along with it.  (Or whatever you want to use it for).

Follow - http://twitter.com/LawhornSpice
Follow - http://twitter.com/GreatSeasonings
Like - http://www.facebook.com/LawhornSignatureSeasonings
Friend - http://www.facebook.com/LawhornSeasoning  

I was not paid for this review but was provided a bottle of seasoning to test and this is my own opinion and review.

It's Friday and that means it's FOR YOUR FRIDAY!
If you are like me (and if you're a blogger then you are like me) then you too are on the computer, A LOT! And because I do so much of my work on the computer I need to be able to rely on a good secruity software that will keep me working at my fast pace.  And because I work at a fast pace I don't always look closely at sites I'm going to or things I'm downloading like I should so I need something that will stop me from putting something harmful on my computer.


And that's exactly what Kaspersky Pure offers and so much more! 

Kaspersky PURE at a Glance

• Kaspersky PURE provides world class protection using the features that have made Kaspersky Lab’s current retail products the hottest-selling software in America.
• Run scans on any PC in your household to make sure they’re secure
• Automatic file backup and restore functions
• An integrated Password Manager to protect your identity
• Data Encryption and File Shredder to make sure your private information stays private
• Perform file backups remotely, to protect your data no matter what machine it sits on
• Fix security issues before they become problems
• Administer parental controls so kids are never outside of your protection, even when they’re out of view
• Control over when and for how long your children can be online, or on the computer at all
• Limit access to the Internet, web content, applications, games, or social networks
• The ability to keep important information from being shared
• A communication-safety hub

Now if only it did my laundry. :)  But even if it doens't do my laundry did you see the list of things it will do.  I dub thee Kaspersky PURE, "THE MUST HAVE" for any computer loving family in 2011. 

Kaspersky PURE is ideal for:

· Couples who each own separate PCs, but want the same protection

· Families that have multiple PCs in the home but want to manage them all from one PC

· Anyone who plays the role of “tech support specialist” for their family


It's been a few weeks now that I've used Kaspersky and I'm very happy with it and can sleep better at night knowing that my computer is protected.  My computer being protected means my family photos, videos, documents, files, and other hard work is protected. 

Monkey is only 2 so she's not using the computer yet but I take lots of comfort knowing that when she does , Kaspersky PURE  will allow me to limit computer access to her.  That's a favorite feature of mine but I also really like the fact that it backs up my files, again my pictures, videos, etc is protected!  



My Thoughts:
I was excited to try out something outside of the other virus programs we've used.  I had my fingers crossed that it wouldn't slow down my computer like some are known for doing.  I was very pleased to see that it didn't slow down one bit.
Also it's pretty cool that we can use it both on my computer and Poppa's computer.  We don't have to buy a seperate one for each computer.  That's a $90 savings right there.  HMMM I'm thinking that savings should go towards Momma's shoe fund!! 

One thing to take note of is if you have older children who access the computer daily you can set preferences so that they aren't going to sites that are not suppose to be.  Even more you can block out times you don't want them on the computer.  That's so cool to me.
I really have nothing bad to say about this program.  I am happy with what it's doing for my computer and think it's worth the $90. 

Check out all that Kaspersky has to offer on their website, http://usa.kaspersky.com/

Kaspersky PURE will go on sale Janaury 24th, 2011 and I know you too will find it meeting your computer needs. 


Don't want to wait?  Then you could WIN it right here.

One Texas Monkey reader will win their own copy of Kaspersky PURE. $89.98 Value


Mandatory Entry

(leave your e-mail address so that I have a way to contact you)

Visit Kaspersky PURE HERE and tell me what feature you are most excited about.


Extra Entries (1 Entry Each)

(Mandatory Entry MUST be completed first or all others are forfeited. Leave a separate comment for each entry.)

• Follow Kaspersky Lab's on Facebook
• Follow Kaspersky Lab's on Twitter
• Follow Texas Monkey Blog
• Like Texas Monkey on Facebook (leave your name used on FB in your comment)
• Follow Me on Twitter (leave your Twitter handle in your comment)
• Grab My Button and let us know where to find it
• Blog about this giveaway
• Comment on a non-giveaway post (can be done up to 10 times, leave a separate entry per a comment telling me what post)

Invalid entries will have to be deleted so please make sure you enter correctly.



Contest will close on Monday January 31st at 11:59 p.m. CST and the winner will be chosen via Random.org and notified via e-mail. Giveaway is open to US!!  Winner will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be drawn.

Happy Friday Ya'll

It seems like I was just running around doing Christmas shopping and now here I am trying to figure out Monkey's Valentine outfit, photo shoot, and what to get or make her teachers for this Hallmark holiday known as Valentine's Day.





And well the initial scrabble tile necklaces with matching earrings were selling like hotcakes!  And they were selling to all ages, about 7 years old to little old ladies in red hats.  I kid you not!  I saw that moms and teachers and grandparents were getting these sets for themselves and decided that these would make cool presents for Monkey's teachers.  So that was nice to have that part of Valentine decisions taken care of.



I love that they are handmade with love, have put the thought into it for the receiver, and that it didn't cost me much.

I'm bagging them up in little bags with a special note and candy for Monkey to give out.  I'm pretty excited about it. 

I also realize that not everyone has the supplies or maybe not the time to make these and so for those of you interested, I do offer these and have lowered the price to try and help make your Valentine gift giving a little easier on your budget.  So now through Feb 4th, instead of $15 they are now $10.  And if you want them sent regular postal mail without insurance it's free shipping.
What's even cooler?  I have a set to giveaway to one of you readers.  I will announce the winner on Friday the 28th so that I have time to make it and get to you in plenty of time.

How do you enter?
Mandatory Entry:

• Become a fan on my Facebook page.  That's it.  Pretty easy. Just leave a comment with your facebook name.    

Bonus Entry

• Suggest us to your friends and tag Texas Monkey Boutique and leave me a seperate comment telling me your name it will show up under on my wall and you're entered again. 

That's it, easy entry, and a fun gift to give! 

Happy Hump Day!

Have you hit the gym yet?! Well there is NO NEED! Besides who really cares about shedding 5 pounds or even 10 pounds? What we all really care about is looking good and feeling better in general! Well BlogMania and Infusion Design Studios wants to help you do just that! We Want to Beautify your Blog for the New Year! Consider it a gift from me to you. This gift requires a little challenge thought, and I'm pretty sure it's the PERFECT challenge for YOU! Yes, YOU!







Starting TODAY through January 14th at 11:59 am EST

YOU get to nominate a blog that you believe deserves and needs a makeover!


Maybe that blog is YOURS or MAYBE it isn't! We will have to wait and find out!





















On January 17th thru the 28th you can cast your votes for the Top 10 Finalist with Winners being announced on the 31st! There are several promotions going on throughout the entire month of January (view calendars for details), and to get you name on the list you better act quick!










If you have any questions, DON'T HESITATE to email me at Jes.InfusionDesign@gmail.com or jeford2012@gmail.com

Happy Tuesday Ya'll

Wanna make some money? You will automatically be entered into a few cash drawings that is being provided as a thank you for signing on to be an affiliate with Eversave. Eversave will also pay you 8% of any sales earnings. You can also opt to place an ad banner/button on your site and earn $1 per unique click AND $1 per email entry! WOW!

What is Eversave? They find us great finds (some with specific locations yet daily national dealsl) and they offer it to us for 50-70% off the retail price! AND, you don' t have to rush to decide, most of the deals have the option to buy within a couple of days! Whew!


For signing on as an affiliate &/or opting to host a banner you will also be entered into a few different CASH drawings! The more that enter the more cash we can give away!


To be entered to win MONEY via paypal the 1st step is to let me know you want to become an affliate and send me your info, in a day or two you will receive an email from Eversave with your links to complete the process or Bree at breebee.com (check your spam). The terms of functioning, etc will be available at each phase. {it does not matter where you live, this is open to anyone}. EverSave will be verifying entrants that complete the affiliate sign on.


If you are already an affiliate you are not eligible for this giveaway. (but you can opt in for the ad banner)

Entry into this giveaway will end on or before 12/31/2010 11:59pm EST (ending is based on entries), drawing for cash prizes will be on 1/10/2011, winners will be selected from the google doc via random.org and notified via email who will have 48 hours to respond to bree@breebee.com or another winner will be selected.

So what do you need to send me?  You can email me at texasmonkeyboutique@gmail.com or leave it in the comment section.

• First and Last Name
• Blog URL
• City
• Email address
• Which program you want to do - affiliate (8% payout), Ad Banner ($1 per unique click) OR Both.

Pretty cool and easy way to make a little cash for yourself!

AND
The winner of the Holiday Gift Giveaway is MomTo3 who said: "I'm A Follower!"  She has been contacted and I'm awaiting a response, if no response a new winner will be selected.  Congrats to you Angela. 

IF you didn't win, don't forget my $50 Target Giveaway that is still available to enter until Friday.  Low entries on this one!

Happy Tuesday Ya'll.

I'm got so many giveaways for you for Christmas you'll be calling me Santa Claus.  And it better be because of my gift giving awesomeness and not my big round bum! 


I'm an ambassador mom for Juno Baby and Juno Jr.  Juno Baby is an Emmy Award-winning children's lifestyle brand all bout beautiful, original music. Created by classical composer and mom, Belinda Takahashi, Ph.D., Juno Baby leverages the world's best puppet makers along with incredible orchestral musicians to create fun, witty and beautiful musical experiences for babies and children.


My 2 year old has every CD, Book, DVD, and even the Juno doll and let me tell you she can not get enough of Juno Baby! And I can't either. It's one of those companies that just makes you feel good about using their products to educate your child. And now with the introduction of Juno Jr she can continue to grow up with Juno! 

And now for what you're really reading for, what's in it for you!  Juno Baby has this awesome website and free newsletter with free game downloads, music and more.  As a mom ambassador for Juno Baby it's my job to promote it.  So to help me do that I'm giving away a $50 Target Gift Card to one lucky reader. 

How do you enter?

MANDATORY

• I need your permission to sign you up for their newsletter, it will come about once a week with exciting news, free music and game downloads, and fun info for your little one.  Just leave your email saying I can sign you up for this FREE awesome newsletter and you are entered!  I am asking that you let me sign you up so that I can put my info in to get the credit for being their mom ambassador.  Make sense?

BONUS - Leave a comment for each one and a link if posting or tweeting.

• Like Me on Facebook (1 entry)
• Follow me via GFC (1 entry)
• Follow me via Twitter (1 entry)
• Blog about this giveaway (3 entries)
• Tweet it (3 entries)
• Post it to your facebook (3 entries)

I will also be giving away a Juno Baby DVD, Book, and CD Prize package next week so stay tuned for that.  You can also enter my Holiday Gift Giveaway for some perfect Christmas shopping $. 

Good Luck!
Happy Thursday Ya'll

It's Time For All About You Monday!

• Follow Shannon's Blog at Shannon Make's Stuff and leave me a comment telling me what is your favorite item in her store.

For Bonus Entries 1 Each

• Follow me via GFC
• Like Texas Monkey on FB
• Link up a post to All About You Monday

Leave me a comment for each one.  Giveaway will run through Friday and announced on Saturday.  Good Luck!

Now for the All About You Monday Link Up.

• Link up to your post, not to your main blog.
• Link up your craft, DIY, project, recipe, party, or post about you.
• Grab the button and put on your post or sidebar.
• Enjoy visiting other post link ups and learning more about fellow bloggers and tell them you're visiting from All About You.
• I will choose the features from those that carry the button on their post or sidebar and that visit and comment on the other link ups.
• If you decide to follow me let me know so I can follow you back
  
  
  Come back each week and have fun with us!

Happy Monday Ya'll

October was SIDS Awareness Month. And Aden + Anais, a company for babies that does so much more than just sell products is a huge supporter of SIDS Awareness. They make and sell a product that improves the lives of your baby and you as a mom. They have also partnered up with The CJ Foundation for Sids to help bring awareness to moms and support to those that have lost their precious angel.


I had the pleasure of receiving one of their Muslin Sleeping bags and can I just say that immediately you will feel a difference in the quality of the material and it will stand out from any other blanket or sleeping wrap you've ever had.

From their site:

"Single 100% cotton muslin sleeping bag. aden +anais sleeping bags are designed to be worn over a baby’s pajamas, ensuring a safe night’s sleep by eliminating loose crib blankets, which can be dangerous. Muslin’s light, open weave allows a baby’s body temperature to regulate itself naturally helping to prevent overheating. aden + anais sleeping bags offer the ultimate in breathability and softness, as the more the more you wash them, the softer they get. Each sleeping bag zips from the bottom, making diaper changes easy, and a strip of muslin over the zipper by baby’s face provides extra comfort. aden and anais award-winning sleeping bags are the perfect sleepwear to follow our popular swaddling blankets."

The sleeping bag is perfect if you have a baby that doesn't enjoy being swaddled like my monkey! If yours is a swaddler then their blankets are for you and you will never go back to anything again. With the 47x47 size and the breathable soft Muslin material it's the perfect wrap for your little one.

Aden & Anais has graciously offered one of my awesome readers the chance to win one for your own. I'm thinking this would be a great Christmas gift to give or keep.
You can choose girl, boy, or neutral color classic sleeping bag.


How To Enter:

Like Aden + Anais on Facebook AND  you need to like CJ Foundation For Sids on Facebook.

For Bonus Entries:

• Like Me on FaceBook
• Follow Me on GFC
• Like Macaroni Kid

Leave a seperate comment for each one and winner will be picked via random.org and announced next week. 

Happy Friday Ya'll



Thank you Aden + Anais for your awesome products and your heart to bring awareness of SIDS to us all.

I'm constantly on the lookout for great baby shower gifts and items for my own little Monkey.  So when Corner Stork Baby Gifts offered me something from their store to giveaway to one of my readers I had to jump at that!  Of course I spent my own time browsing their store and just oohed and ahhed at so many great personal gifts. 

From diaper cakes to blankets to shower favors and clothing, there is something for every mom, baby, and gift giver at this store.  Their products are top of the line and the reviews I see for their items is highly recommended.

So what's in store for you?  Well a monkey of course, hello have you not met me yet? :)


Say hello to "Monkey Magoo!" He swings from trees and baby's crib, too! The banana he clutches is filled with delight—a soft baby blanket for morn, noon and night. The gift box—a keepsake, the blanket—a prize! It's even more fun when it’s personalized! A totally unique baby gift! Features and facts:
•"Monkey Magoo" measures 18" tall, with Velcro grips on his hands and feet so he can "swing" from baby's crib

•Keepsake "banana" gift box holds a 30" x 36" mellow-yellow fleece blanket with embroidered “Monkey Magoo” in one corner

•"Banana” gift box measures 6" h x 12" w x 8" d

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If you don't know by now I'm kind of partial to all things Texas and all things Monkey hence the name Texas Monkey.  And so when Kim at Funky Monky (yes spelled that way on purpose) introduced me not only to her fabulous and custom made sock monkies but also to one that was a Dallas Cowboy Sock Monkey, I about had a fit.  Yes seriously, I squealed.  So you know that Monkey had to have one to tote around. 

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To me the most exciting thing about Halloween is coming up with the costume for that year.  I can not really sew to save my life but I also don't want to buy a costume from warehouse type store.  I like costumes to be unique and homemade, even if it's decorating a cut out box, I enjoy that over a store bought costume any day.  But since I can't really sew I am limited on what I can make.  (I should really take some sewing lessons.)
This year Poppa and I won't be dressing up, just Monkey and I usually do 2 costumes for her, one for her to wear to school and then one for going to festivals and trick or treating.  I won't reveal her costumes for this year yet but I will show you what I've made in the past as well as some orders I've done and sent out in the past few weeks.
Her first Halloween she was just a few days shy of being 3 months old.  I made her a chicken costume and we went as Farm Living.  I just attached white feather boas to a onesie and hat, dyed white tights yellow, and made her feet out of kitchen cleaning gloves. 
Last year for Halloween she went as Snow White to school and then Poppa and I were outlaws and she was the Sheriff. 

You will have to please excuse and forgive the poor picture quality, most of these were taken with a camera phone or a crappy point and shoot, don't worry I'm getting an SLR soon! 

Prior to having Monkey we always dressed our Fur Baby up for Halloween.  The first year he went as a Turkey and won 1st prize at Petsmart and got a free groom and gift certificate.



The next year we dressed Maximus and my Nana's dog Dantes up as Thing 1 and Thing 2 in the nation wide Pet Co contest online and they won first prize, a year supply of dog food! 

And here is a Pumpkin Princess and Ghost Princess I did for a customer.  She's adding a white onesie with googlie eye and white leggings to the Ghost Princess to make it complete and she's adding an orange onesie and green leggings to the Pumpkin Princess to make it complete.  I also have a ladybug, poodle, peacock, skunk, and another snow white in the works for customer orders so if you are needing one email me for a custom costume!


So let me see your Halloween costumes, past or present, ideas, or suggestions.  And don't forget next week is all about the pumpkins and pumkin patches.

Happy Monday Ya'll.