Saturday, November 21st, 2009
About a month ago, I was invited to go to 1-800-Baskets. Now, I had heard of 1-800-Flowers before, but never 1-800-Baskets. I was in for an eye opening experience.
Now, when you look at a gift basket or tower, do you ever think about how much work goes into it? I’ll be honest, I never did. It was just something I looked at on their website and ordered. What I never knew was how much time and effort goes into making just one of these baskets. I have to say I was impressed. All of the employees that we met with had such enthusiasm for their jobs. The CEO actually went with us all day. We got to taste test the chocolate and the cheese that they use in their baskets.
This is their design center. It was huge and impressive:
One of the coolest things we got to do (besides all the learning) was to make our own gift baskets:
I can honestly say that I will be ordering from 1-800-Baskets in the future (I’ve actually got an ordered placed for a Christmas present!). After seeing the quality and workmanship that happens at 1-800-Baskets, I’ll be using them for years to come.
Tags: Basket, cheese, chocolate, christmas, food, gift, Gift basket, Gift Baskets, shopping, website
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
My life has been nothing but a whirlwind lately. I got to chaperone Madison’s field trip on Friday to the pumpkin farm. Easy peasy, right? Well, it ended up being around 40 degrees and pouring, so not so much fun. The kids had a blast. Mommy got chilled. We did get a free pumpkin, and we get to take the wristbands and go back for free! All in all, not too much of a loss.
I’ve been working on my Christmas gift guide over at Lisa Reviews. I did around 36 posts yesterday, so be ready for that to publish on November 1st. It’s the must haves for Christmas (and yes I did start shopping over the winter).
Lastly, that brings us to last night. Will got up every 2 hrs all night long screaming. His nose didn’t start running till this morning, so we think he’s got a cold. I’m reading about swine flu and am hoping praying that this isn’t that. Last time he had a cold, he had a seizure, so we are all just keeping our fingers crossed here. Of course, we have weekend plans, so I am hoping he’s better by then and nobody else gets sick.
Tags: christmas, Field trip, holidays, Holidays and Special Days, Kids and Teens, People and Society, pumpkin, Swine influenza
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
This post was sponsored by Kmart. All the opinions are mine.
I remember Kmart Bluelight specials, but I haven’t seen one done there recently. (I remember being being a kid and hearing the announcement and watching people go running for the great deals they would have.) Until now, that is. You definitely want to head into your local Kmart this Saturday (8/8). The deals they are having are killer. They include:
- Mens Athletec basketball shorts for $3.00
- All patio furniture 70% off regular prices
- Womens Joe Boxer Flip Flops $4.00
- Extra 10% of diamonds that are already 70% off
- Filler paper 2 for $1
On top of those great deals, there will be over 40 great Bluelight Specials through the day in-store AND other great offers will also be at kmart.com this Saturday. Personally, I am hoping to start some Christmas shopping done. What I’d like to see on sale is some toys. We are looking for a Tools Workbench for Will for Christmas, so help me out. However, I plan on taking advantage on the patio furniture being on sale since our patio umbrella broke last summer, and we need a new one. Make sure you don’t miss this awesome sale and follow Kmart on Twitter for other great deals!
Tags: Bluelight Special, christmas, Garden furniture, Holiday, kmart, Kmart Bluelight Special, kmart.com, shopping
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Well, last weekend I spent half of my birthday money buying myself some towels. Actually, I think they are called bath sheets. They are the really huge ones. Now, I know a lot of people don’t like them (because they keep telling me that!), but I love them which is why I spent my birthday money on them. Now, I also want some nice shirts. I own a ton of T-shirts which is great around the house. However, when we go out (as few times as we do), I would like something nice to wear. Plus, this year, I will be attending several conferences, and I would really like some nice tops to where.
That is where Sears comes in. Did you know they are having an awesome clearance sale right now? They have a ton of awesome stuff at 75% – 80% off! Who doesn’t like to shop with those kind of sales? One of the tops I definitely like is this one:
It comes in several different colors too! Best of all, it is on sale for $7.79 (regular price $44). Who doesn’t love a deal like that? With those kind of savings, I can definitely find quite a few outfits for myself. Make sure to check Sears out for your next shopping trip!
Tags: christmas, holidays, Santa Claus, sears, Sears Roebuck and Company, shopping, T-shirt, towel
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Monday, January 12th, 2009
Yes, you heard me. We are going to DisneyWorld!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, now that you are done screaming with me, let me tell you all about it. Due to some Christmas money, gift certificates, and money we didn’t spend on Christmas, we were able to pull this off. Disney is offering a buy 4 night get 3 free deal. This also includes your park tickets. Also, if you go before March 29th, you get a $200 gift card to Disney when you get there. I was able to find airfare from Southwest for $78 each way for each of us. To save a little money, we are making Will a lap baby (wish me luck on that one).
I was to Disney when I was 15, but haven’t been back since. This will be the first trip for Bill, Madison, and Will. Madison is pretty excited. Since I have a few weeks before we get to go, I’ll be talking a lot of Disney. 
However, Bill has already told me I am not allowed to pay for internet access while I am there, so you all will at least get a little break from the Disney madness.
Tell me about your trips to Disney. Anything we definitely need to do? Any advice you want to give me?
Tags: access, Advice, Anything, baby, Bill, break, buy, card, christmas, deal, disney, DisneyWorld, gift, internet, lap, lot, luck, madison, Madness, March, money, night, southwest, trip, way
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