Posts Tagged ‘circus’

Ringling Brothers Circus

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

I’ve been meaning to get this post up, but Will’s been sick again (hence the lack of posts again.  It’s hard to put a couple of thoughts together when you are living on less than 4 hrs of nonstraight sleep a night).  That being said I have to tell you about the circus.

My kids had never been to the circus before this.  Bill and I hadn’t been in the circus in years.  I’m glad to report that we were happily surprised! There were a lot of things we remembered from the circus, but it has changed!

As always, there were clowns:

I didn’t remember dancing at all when I was younger, but it was very cool:

I did remember elephants and my kids loved them too:

Though I didn’t remember magic before, but it was pretty cool:

They even had people shooting out of cannons:

As you can see, there was a ton to watch.  My kids loved the circus and mom and dad enjoyed it too!  Madison’s favorite part was the magic, and Will loved the elephants.  I think this is a show we will attend next year!  If it hasn’t come to your town yet, make sure you get tickets.  You won’t be disappointed.

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Ringling Brothers Circus Giveaway!

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

This giveaway is now over. Dawn is the winner. Congrats!

ringling250I recently posted about our awesome trip to Disney On Ice.  I now have another great event that we are going to and I’d love to have a local blogger (or non blogger for that matter) join us!  My kids have never been to the circus, so we are so excited that we get to go this year!  After seeing their reaction to Disney On Ice, I know that they are going to love it.  They love animals — I’m just worried about how many souvenirs we’ll end up walking out with!  :)

Now, I have 4 tickets for one family to attend the Ringling Brothers Circus here in Chicago.  The winner will have the option of choosing to attend one of the following opening-night shows:

November 5th @ 7pm in Rosement at the All-State Arena
November 18th @ 7pm in Chicago at the United Center

Exciting, right?  Here’s what you need to do:

Leave a comment on this post. I’d want to know which show you want to attend and why.

Each of these gives you one additional entry:

1. Twitter about this contest. Please leave me your username so I can verify. Or use something like this:

Win 4 Ringling Brothers Circus tickets from @blm03! Enter here: http://mythoughtsideasandramblings.com/2009/10/17/ringling-brothers-circus-giveaway/

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This contest will end at October 28th at noon CST! Good Luck!! Now, if you don’t want to wait, look for the box marked “MC Promotion” when purchasing your tickets and you can use these codes to get some great offers:

* Offer #1: Get 4 tickets for just $44 by entering the code “MOM” at select ticketing channels. Offer good on all weekday performances, which includes all weekday evening and Friday matinee performances; minimum purchase of 4 tickets required; additional tickets above 4 can be purchased at $11 each.

* Offer #2: All weekend performance tickets will be $4 off the original price.

* Offer #3: Get the best Circus Celebrity, Front Row and VIP seats available – We have reserved seats in these sections just for you! Enter the code MOM. No discounts available on these sections.

The above offers are good in the following cities:

* Denver: September 30 – October 11, 2009
* Boston: October 14-18, 2009
* St. Louis: October 15-18, 2009
* Cleveland: October 21-26, 2009
* Rosemont/Chicago: November 5 – 29, 2009 *available for purchase on Sept. 8. 2009
* Auburn Hills: November 18-22, 2009
* Charlotte: January 27-31, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 12, 2009
* Atlanta: February 12-21, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 12, 2009
* Cincinnati: March 10-14, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 21, 2009
* Dayton: April 29 – May 2, 2010 *available for purchase on Sept. 21, 2009

Hope to see you there!

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Big Top Circus aka My House

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Does your home feel like a circus too?  I know mine does.  There are many changes I am hoping to do in 2009 that will make it even less of a zoo here.  First, I am hoping to become more organized.  Right now, we have paperwork from one end of the house to the other.  Instead of just stacking it and then filing it when I am good and ready, my goal is to actually file it right away.  Then I don’t have to worry about losing it.  Next, I am hoping to save more.  This will be interesting and hard.  With Bill’s new car and possible school tutition for Madison, that may wipe us clean in a crappy economy.  However, we’ve made it this far. I already cut coupons and if need be, we will start cutting the extras like cable and my daily newspaper.  However, I am keeping my hopes and I think 2009 will be a great year!

What are your plans to make your life less of a circus in 2009?

Who doesn’t like the Circus?

Friday, September 5th, 2008

I know that almost everyone must have a circus memory or two.  I remember going to the circus with my sister and parents up in Green Bay at the Brown County Arena.  I remember it being a ton of fun.  Even now, I still remember the sights, sounds, and smells, and it has been a long time since I have been back to the circus.  However, it is something I know that we are going to bring our kids to.  Madison is at the fun age now that she would truly enjoy it and get what is going on.  Will, not so much, but he just follows his sister’s lead.

When I found out that the Ringling Brothers Circus was on its way to here, I was super excited.  It is nice to pass on great memories to your children, and this is one of those.  If you live in the Midwest, here are the dates that they will be here:

Indianapolis, IN – Sept. 4-7, 2008
Kansas City, MO – Sept. 10-14, 2008
Grand Rapids, MI – Sept. 18-21, 2008
Denver, CO – Oct. 2-13, 2008

Boston, MA Oct. 8-13, 2008
Cleveland, OH – Oct. 24 – Nov. 2
Chicago, IL – Nov. 6 – 30, 2008
St. Louis, MO – Nov. 6-9, 2008
Auburn Hills, MI – Nov. 12 – 16, 2008
Highland Heights, KY – Feb 27 – Mar. 1, 2009
Cincinnati, OH – Mar. 4 – 8, 2008

As a family of four, I know how expensive the circus can be, so I want to pass on a coupon code I have to get you 20% off your tickets:  MCC.  If you end up taking your kids to the circus, make sure you let me know what kinds of memories they bring home!