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Welcome to the Tastefully Simple with Gina Giveaway!! I’ve partnered with some amazing sponsors, and a few other super awesome bloggers to bring you a great prize – Enter to win a Tastefully Simple “Cozy Comfort” Gift Bag! This giveaway is brought to you by Tastefully Simple with Gina and Chant3llo’s Blog.
Dia de los Muertos… On Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 it is Hispanic tradition to hold a holiday to remember dead ancestors and celebrate their rebirth. The tradition began with pre-Hispanic culture influences that saw death as a transition between lives. {Learn more about Dia de los Muertos.} This tradition is celebrated all over the valley where I live here in Central Washington – since our local economy is based on agriculture, we have a really large Hispanic population here. It’s very cool that over the past few years we’ve seen bigger and better celebrations that are important to their culture, and give us a chance to learn more about them. We have one of the biggest {maybe even THE biggest} Cinco de Mayo celebration in the state, an amazingly delicious Tamale Festival, and several events to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. I love that Abby gets a chance to be exposed to new experiences like this.
Do you guys remember me telling you that we were going to challenge ourselves to build some healthier smiles about a month ago? {What makes you smile?} Well, what more perfect time of year for us to get serious about taking care of our teeth than during the fall Halloween season – you know, candy central? I always stock up on candy waaaaay before the big day – I have coupons, and think I’ll save it until trick or treating. But I never do, lol. So yes, we end up eating quite a bit ourselves before Halloween night even arrives….
So… You ladies know that I need coffee to live. {I once ran out of coffee, and gave up on everything…} And, I’m also all about being a frugal momma, so skipping the coffee house and making coffee drinks at home is a must for me too. That’s why I’m super excited to join forces with Robin’s Sweet Confessions and Donna’s Deals and More, to team up with some other fabulous bloggers, and bring you a crazy-amazing giveaway. Ready for it? One lucky reader will win a Keurig B40!!
“If you’ve never been hated by your child, you’ve never been a parent.” – Bette Davis... If you’ve been reading here for awhile, then you know about my slightly odd living situation – {Why bloggers have messy homes, and other thoughts on housekeeping…} Which means – my younger brother and my nephews have lived with me for the past couple of years – in addition to me, my Mister, my little girl, AND my mom. I’ve loved it, but it’s also brought challenges that I didn’t expect. Like – not to age myself, but um, the first tech I ever had was when my friends had pagers. In high school. In 1996. Yikes – I’m not good at math, but I’m almost sure that makes me old….
Who loves pretty products?? If you raised your hand, well then you are in luck ladies…. I have teamed up with few of your favorite blogs to offer you this fabulous prize basket from Scented (http://www.scentedco.com/). $180 value. Scented offers high quality luxury bath and body products that are completely toxin free and are derived from nature. Sound good? {Please be sure to read the complete Scented review by I love my kids blog.} Hope you ladies love it!!
If there was such a thing as a Christmas music addiction, I would be the ring leader! I love Christmas music and now that Halloween is over, it’s time to fire up the playlist. Yep, we have one of those stations that plays Christmas music 24/7 starting the day after Thanksgiving – until then, I have my Pandora radio playlists. But as soon as that station flips to holiday themes, we listen to it all the time! Seriously – I.Love.Christmas. A lot.
"The phrase "working mother" is redundant." I'm Meagan - a Momma, a Blogger, a Freelance Writer, and a total Social Media Junkie. I love sparkles and … [Read More...]
