Just a quick reminder to everyone that if you haven’t checked out all the amazing and funny videos for “Moms the Word on Dinner”, you can see those right on the Ragu Facebook page.
Also, Ragu just announced there would be Coupons in select local papers on May 22nd, so be looking out for those~!
Yummmmmmmmmm. Spaghetti.
~Trisha
*ragu ambassador
I admit it. I’m a fan.
I wouldn’t say Justin Bieber is my new Backstreet Boy, but he is most definitely my daughters.
Charlottes best Bieber Impression:
And she probably wouldn’t want me to disclose this, but she TOTALLY kissed this poster. That’s a whole other parenting topic I dont want to get into right now.
Personally I love music, all music, good music, music that makes you rock to the beat. I own 3 Justin Bieber albums and I would like to tell you they are Charlotte’s, but the truth is they stay in my CD player around here.
My favorite songs are Never say Never and Love Me, which reminds me of 6 Pence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me“.
Am I dating myself?
But I really love this remix with Rascal Flatts…Le sigh.
The point of this note is not to smoosh Bieber Fever all of my site, but to tell you his new movie came out today and that I have a copy of it for you too! Charlotte and I watched it earlier this week and honestly, I really liked it. Really. It was inspirational. If you do not know Justins story, he would upload videos to Youtube and over time gained an audience and then an agent and it wasn’t long till Usher (and Justin Timberlake) was at his door. That apparently worked out for him.
Its the dream so many wish for…from social media guru to Celebrity Super Star.
I can’t help but really like the kid for that initiative and parts of the movie made me all motherly proud for him.
About Never Say Never:
The captivating and inspirational story of a small town boy who became a pop phenomenon through sheer talent and determination takes the stage when the feature film JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never debuts on Blu-ray/DVD Combo and DVD Friday, May 13, 2011, from Paramount Home Entertainment. JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never follows Bieber’s journey from his early years to his rise from break-out internet sensation to global superstar, culminating in a sold-out show at the famed Madison Square Garden. Incorporating personal home footage that chronicles Bieber’s prodigious talent from early childhood, the film also features all-star musical performers. JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never is the highest grossing concert-themed film ever in U.S. history, having earned more than $72.2 million at the domestic box office, surpassing the lifetime domestic grosses of Michael Jackson’s This Is It.
Also check out the Never Say Never Weekend website for updates about the release.
As a special bonus for Justin Bieber’s devoted fans, Paramount Home Entertainment is creating 500 Purple Tickets that will be randomly inserted into JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never Blu-ray and DVD packages, which will be released on Friday, May 13. Lucky recipients of the Purple Tickets can redeem them for a 5×7 film cell personally signed by Justin Bieber and an exclusive t-shirt.
JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never Blu-ray/DVD Combo
The JUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with English 5.1 Surround and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The Digital Copy is presented in English Stereo with no subtitles. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo pack breakdown is as follows*:Blu-ray:
o Feature Film (HD)
o Concert Dance-Off (HD) – Justin and his crew showcase their incredible dance moves
o Favorite Girl (HD) – Live performance from Madison Square Garden
o Giving Back (HD) – An extended look at Justin’s team surprising lucky fans with free concert tickets
o R.I.P. Hair Flip (HD) – The cameras were rolling when Justin cut his famous hairDVD:
o Feature Film
o Digital CopyJUSTIN BIEBER: Never Say Never Standard DVD
The single disc DVD is presented in English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround, Spanish 5.1 Surround and English Audio Description with English, French and Spanish subtitles. The DVD includes the following*:
o Concert Dance-Off
o Favorite Girl
o Giving Back
o R.I.P. Hair Flip
I have my DVD, do you need one still? Win one here and not just ANY DVD.
I have a SIGNED COPY.
Signed.
SIGNED.
You will be the HERO.
The bestest-coolest Mommy/Aunt/Grandma/Best Friend/Daddy/Uncle/Grandpa on the planet for atleast a week.
Just tell me why you or the special girl or boy in your life wants to win the Never Say Never Signed DVD Copy…thats it!
(Note: If you are new to my site, your comment may go into moderation. When I sign in, Ill approve it and it will appear)
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Extra info: You may enter as often as you want for any girl in your life, but only once each person. So lets say you have 4 daughters, by all means enter 4 times for those 4 daughters explaining about each one.
Ill pick a winner when I get back from Mexico and email you. You have 48 hours to respond before I will pick a new winner.
Disclosure: I received a stand up JB and a copy of the same DVD as part of this promotion.
WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED
This weekend I made it over to Home Depot and picked up some bulbs for the garden. About 80 to be honest. While spring has most definitely hit my area, it seems like its in like a Lion with the rain. And unfortunately every time it rains, it brings in some unwelcome colder weather!
We actually were in Target also doing summer clothing shopping for Charlotte and I bought all these cute shorts, skirts, and shirts and she has yet to be able to wear any of them because it keeps dropping back to the 50′s.
So frustrating.
Just when you think the sun is here to stay…am I right?
But with spring there is more to buy than just spring clothing and gardening supplies. You also need to remember that with spring comes spring cleaning and the changing of your batteries in your smoke detectors is a priority. As a family that has experienced a fire, you don’t want anything coming between the precious seconds you have if any part of the house catches on fire.
To help you prepare for all those changes, tonight Rayovac is having a fun Spring twitter event!
Rayovac Twitter Party
Spring Forward with Rayovac and get great giveaways to kick off spring:
When: Monday, March 7, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. CST
Where: #SpringForward
Join the fun and Follow: @rayovac_battery
Giveaways:
When: For a LIMITED time during the afternoon of Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Where: www.Facebook.com/Rayovac
Why: Day Light Savings time not only means change the clocks, but it’s also a reminder to change your smoke detector battery.
Giveaways:
I hope to see you tonight!
What are things you do to get ready for the warmer weather?
~Trisha
I. Am. Going. To. Be. In. A. Commercial.
Kinda.
Actually a spot that airs right before an official commercial. Which would still be on TV. Like the pre-commercial commercial.
Anyhoo, last week I got the worlds most random pitch. It was a PR firm asking me if I would call regarding a spokesperson position that would air on TV in 12 markets. It was a firm I had never worked with before so I called over. I was more curious than anything else. After talking about the account, I was interested, and they requested that I send over some videos.
I figured the deal was done there. Honestly, I have no videos of me not dancing, singing, or generally being a complete idiot in, so that’s what I sent.
With my apologies.
I just got word that the client has approved me and I will tape in under 2 weeks.
Bucket List….scratch.
Up Next? Having a wild affair with Leonardo Dicaprio. Or Zac Efron.
One can’t be too picky about these things.
~Trisha
If you talk to anyone about their sex life, or lack thereof, one of the first things they may complain about is the monotony; the boringness of it. In day #7 of the KY challenge, they address that by asking that you not only talk about your fantasies, but live them out.
The idea is that in many couples its hard to know what pleases your significant other without communication and I definitely agree. There is a “blueprint” so to speak for each person, something that leads them to love, romance, and affection. Finding that map is somewhat important, especially when you are dealing with the complicatedness of a woman, am I right?
During the day they want you to discover your fantasies by writing them down in a journal. Yep..writing them down. Scary.
First describe an erotic memorable experience, which of course isn’t always sexual in nature. Were you walking on the beach and shared a long passionate kiss? Get hot and heavy in a parking lot behind the mall?
Talk about past memories and and let loose. Go all out…don’t censor yourself. If you have a fantasy of celebrity sex, a menage a trois, or an erotic moment, write it down. Its your significant other you are sharing it with…and it doesn’t have to come true to be a fantasy, kwim?
Then ask yourself, when you think about those experiences, do they still turn you on? Or does it feel taboo? Was this experience with your current or past partner?
At the same time in looking for things you love about your past experiences, try to also think what doesn’t turn you on. Yucky cologne, bad morning breath, goatees?
Its as important for your partner to know how to lead you down the path as it is what keeps you FROM the path. For me, I absolutely cannot kiss someone with bad breath, I cant do it, no way. No way. Don’t even try to approach me between 4am and 8am.
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You would never know this about me, but I am internally shy about these kinds of moments. I really don’t fawn all over telling my Dh some deep seated desires because truly, I don’t feel like I have any. Maybe its because we have been pretty open in our past together. We know everything about each other and we have been together so long we have had gobs of experiences.
I do have a fantasy in Tahiti….but unless my husband is going to fork over $6K to bring me there, I have a feeling it will remain a fantasy. LOL
Regardless, we know what works for us as a couple. We know what moments we want to live out again and which ones we could totally pass on again. That is extremely important.
Last night, instead of talking about made up fantasies, we got into a really interesting conversation about past sexual experiences, ours and past partners. It was kinda fun…talking about old boyfriends and girlfriends, reliving moments that we had earlier on in our marriage and talking about memories. We were up till 12:30 giggling about all the things we did right, and wrong, in the past.
I even managed to spill a secret to my husband that I didn’t know he didn’t know….(I wont be putting it here just in case an ex still reads this….) and my husband reminded me of a moment I totally forgot I had…that was super funny. I’m getting old when I start to forget my own past…ha!
The point is that all of these experiences make up your love map. Once you are open enough with your partner to really let loose, you can hopefully get out of the monotony and into some desire…
Do you and your partner live out any fantasies?
~Trisha
Dont forget to down your KY Intimacy Experiment Booklet For Free!
I wrote this posting while participating in a blog campaign on behalf of K-Y® Brand and also received product samples to help facilitate my review. In addition, K-Y® Brand sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate. You didn’t think I was gonna talk about my sex life for 10 days for your personal enjoyment, right?
Chris called me the other day and said he saw a boy/girl gender test at the store. After some research and chatting with others online, it appeared that the test was approximately “80%” accurate and could be taken, get this, anytime after 6 weeks. I figured since you have a 50/50 shot at guessing right anyway, the statistics didn’t overwhelm me.
However, because we are a sucker and it was a novelty item of fun, we decided to see if we are having a boy or a girl and test out this over the counter gender test.
So last night we were out for our Valentines dinner and on the way home stopped at Rite Aid and bought a test. This morning I go to take it and open it up and someone had stolen the entire testing unit out of it. Really, who the hell does that? Is the maybe gender of your child worth STEALING a $30 cup out of a gender kit?
Having to pee but not ready to be defeated, I ran back up to the store and they had one more kit. I opened it this time and it had the proper parts, so I took it home.
Here is everything you should have in your kit… a cup, a syringe, and a test strip cup that has chemicals loose on the inside.
Step 1:
Pee in a cup. Yum. Then have your husband (he he) add the pee in the cup via the syringe. It has an open hole on the top and a sticker to seal and then swirl.
Step 2:
Once the pee is inside, you have to swirl and sit down. The chemicals inside start to react. You have to wait 5 full minutes for the chemicals to stop bubbling and the color to be prevalent. You cannot read the test past 8 minutes or it can become invalid.
Unchanged, orange, or yellow indicates girl.
Green, dark green, or grayish green indicates boy.
According to this test….its a boy. Ill update when I see a real dr.
Charlotte cried.
~trisha
Im running about a day behind the challenge, but wanted to get caught up. For Day 6 its all about how we feel…the touch. Its easy to forget that its not just bedroom talk that makes us get that tingly feeling and its not just sex that can create a loving atmosphere.
Women are unmistakably a touchy feely kind of human being. We kiss our children, our spouse, our pets, we hug, we brush hair, dress kids, caress faces, in fact, our whole day is touching and loving. Its no wonder that we want to be touched and cared for back and in some cases our spouse only consider that when they are interested in sexual activity.
Your challenge for the day would be to be affectionate.
For the evening KY wants you to take this to the next level and concentrate on each other, exchanging the power of touch…massage!
See where it leads….
I am going to switch up this post and rather than tell you about my experience give you some run down on KY products that may help this touch come to life.
From the brand:
Sensual flavors for foreplay and fun.
What is it? More play during foreplay. K-Y® Brand KISSABLE SENSATIONS™ is not a lubricant, it is a flavored, kissable gel to enhance your intimacy during foreplay. Enjoy the sensual, arousing pleasure of foreplay with decadent chocolate and refreshing strawberry sensations for the body. Together, share a fun, delicious, multi-sensory head to toe experience—enjoy foreplay like never before!
How does it work? During foreplay, apply a few drops to your partner’s body wherever you like to kiss or be kissed, including intimate areas. Refreshing Strawberry for him, Decadent Chocolate for her. Combine them for a fun new, intimate experience. KISSABLE SENSATIONS™ is not intended to provide lubrication.
Two amazing touch sensations at your fingertips.
What is it? Make intimacy even more exciting and pleasurable with K-Y® Brand TOUCH™ MASSAGE 2-in-1 Sensations Set, containing two different products, each with its own unique sensation. Make your partner’s touch more sensual with a WARMING or TINGLING experience. Perfect for massaging all over your body, even in your most intimate areas.
Dont forget to down your KY Intimacy Experiment Booklet For Free!
I wrote this posting while participating in a blog campaign on behalf of K-Y® Brand and also received product samples to help facilitate my review. In addition, K-Y® Brand sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate. You didn’t think I was gonna talk about my sex life for 10 days for your personal enjoyment, right?
With Valentines coming up, its time to tell you all of my favorite products put out by about Rayovac.
Who doesn’t? Double A batteries power our life and we keep literally 85 batteries on hand in our “junk drawer’. From remotes, to the Xbox controller, to dolls, games like Operation, and just about every moving, squeaking, singing item in this house, we wouldn’t be able to run our lives without a supply of long lasting batteries that I can count on
[box type="info"]We’ve got the sizes—AAA, AA, C, D, 9V— that you need for all of your gadgets. And with a shelf life of seven years, Rayovac alkaline batteries provide long-lasting power at the value you expect.[/box]
While our family mainly uses alkaline batteries, Rechargeables are the smartest, most economical and green friendly choice on the market. You can have a ready supply of rechargables available to change out your most used and favorite household items that need a quick fill. If you keep rechargables in your kitchen outlet, you will never have a late night run to the store or a crying child from a toy not working…batteries ready- Every time.
[box type="info"]Rayovac Platinum Rechargables will stay charged longer—two to three times longer than standard NiMH rechargables. Take 400 photos per charge with AA Platinum rechargables—16X more than competitors’ lithium batteries. That’s more power, less waste… and less money.[/box]
Dont forget over on the Rayovac Facebook page, you can participate in Fan Fridays.Learn about upcoming promotions, participate in contests, and download valuable Rayovac Battery Coupons!
How would you like to go a full year without purchasing a single battery? In honor of National Battery Day we are giving you a chance to win a one year supply of Rayovac batteries including Alkaline, Rechargeable and Lithium Batteries! Starting Monday, February 14th, Rayovac’s National Battery Day Challenge will kick off and will run till February 18th!
Head over to Rayovacs Facebook Page for information on how you can be one of the lucky three fans to win batteries for a year!
~Trisha
This blog is sponsored by Rayovac
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