Maria's Space: February 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Monochrome Weekend

I have been living in a Monochrome World for the past few months. I need color so badly and I am going through withdrawals.

This week we got pounded with about 2 feet of the cold, wet, white stuff. It has been lovely but I am tempted to through some color in.

Although these are obviously shot in color they are indeed monochrome. So without further ado, I present the snow.

My street looks ok if you happen to drive a motorcycle.

Sunday Stealing: Harriet's Choice: The Disney Meme

1. Which non-Disney Princess Disney Film is your favorite? This is really hard; I love so many but I believe my favorite is Finding Nemo. It still cracks me up.

2. Which Disney film makes you cry the most? Oh man, I am the biggest sap and cry over almost anything. Armageddon makes me cry, Bambi made me cry once, Pinocchio and more. Did Walt lose his mother early on, why is there always a deceased mother in Disney movies? Last night we watched for the first time Land Before Time and my Goddess came over to me and whispered, "this movie makes me so sad." When I asked why, "She said, because his mother died! I don't want her to die!" That is exactly how I felt as a child and then my mother died when I was 12. We may have to put the Disney movies on hold for a little while.

3. Which Disney film makes you the happiest? Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, Escape to Witch Mountain (mostly because it was a favorite growing up).

4. Which Disney film has the best music? High School Musical, yeah baby, I went there! Ummm..hummmm...

U gotta
Get'cha get'cha head in the game
We gotta
Get our, get our, get our, get our head in the game

And...

I thought you were my fairytale
A dream when I'm not sleeping
A wish upon a star
Thats coming true
But everybody else could tell
That I confused my feelings with the truth
When there was me and you

And

Everyone is special in their own way
We make each other strong (we make each other strong)
Were not the same
Were different in a good way
Together's where we belong

Just to name a few

5. Which Disney film has the best love story? Love Smove, they are all beautiful love stories. I just hate the whole damstral in distress stuff...

6. Who is your favorite Disney Princess? Ariel! She is curious and a little frisky.

7. Who is your favorite Disney Prince? Now this is a hard question, based on the movie princes' it would be Eric from The Little Mermaid, but based on the super hot, waayy to fabulously gay princes's from this site, it would have be a tie between The Beast and Eric

8. Who is your favorite Disney animal sidekick? Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc.

9. Who is your favorite Disney main character animal? Dug from Up

10. Who is your favorite villain? Maleficent

11. What is your favorite Disney song? Kiss the Girl from The Little Mermaid

12. What is your favorite Disney villian song? Blah...I have no idea....

13. What is your favorite Disney animal song? Circle of Life

14. What is your favorite Disney Princess song? Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid

15. What is your favorite Disney Prince song? Do they sing!

16. What is your favorite Disney Prince/Princess duet song? Aladdin's A Whole New World.

17. What is your favorite Disney love song? Colors of the Wind

Pampers Cruisers Giveaway Plus a Liz Lange Diaper Clutch

Remember back in January I told you about new Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max?

Pampers has partnered with the 2010 Winter Olympic team and is still offering free sample 3-packs to any parent who would like to try the new Cruisers at Pampers.com.

How cute are these?

I loved Pampers, they were truly the only brand I used on my kids they were the only thing that really held up.

What you need to know about Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max:

New Dry Max technology - our driest ever - to help lock wetness in up to 12 hours.
Twenty (20) percent less bulk, making it Pampers' thinnest diaper and our driest ever
Softer outer cover for comfort inside and out
Tapered design
Sesame Street® characters (Sesame street® is a licensed character with Pampers in North America)
Will be offered for the same price as current Pampers Swaddlers and Cruisers (Pricing is at the sole discretion of the retailer.)

Pampers recently had a contest called Baby Relay. You can check out all the uploaded videos featuring babies crawling for a commercial that will air on Feb. 28!

The diapers will be in-store in Mid-March and thanks to Pampers I have an awesome giveaway, if I had a kid in diapers I would love this giveaway. The lucky winner will receive a coupon for one week's supply of diapers ANNNNDDDD a diaper clutch designed by Liz Lange! With the Cruisers being less bulky, there is no longer a needs for a big diaper bag. Niiiicee!!

(Here is a photo of the front and back of the clutch! Stylish!)

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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Self Portrait Sunday - February 28, 2010

If you are new to the meme, welcome. To find out why I began Self Portrait Sunday, see my first post here.

So step out from behind the camera and join me!

This week is a picture I took last week. This week I didn't manage a single self portrait picture but I do have one my daughter took of me mid jump after singing Bad Romance into a fake microphone. Check out the necklace all up in my face Yo!

Winter Storm 2010 Photos

After days of snow, it seems to have stopped!

The kids enjoyed 3 snow days from school. Handsome really happy about this and Goddess upset (she thinks she missed something).

I took a ton of photos over the past two days, to see them head over to my Flickr page here.

Chicken Soup for the Soul - Nascar Giveaway

Chicken Soup for the Soul: NASCAR - 101 Stories of Family, Fortitude, and Fast Cars

NASCAR and Chicken Soup for the Soul join forces, with well-known NASCAR columnist Cathy Elliott leading the charge. NASCAR drivers, their families, and teams slow down enough to share their stories of family, fortitude, and fast cars. Readers will get a behind-the-scenes look at the action on and off the track. Famous drivers and those closest to them, pit crews, families, and fans all share their stories of perseverance, triumph, comebacks, and life. Fans will get a front row view, and be inspired, surprised, and sometimes amused by these exclusive, up close stories from the track, pit, and the road.

In A Nutshell: This book took me longer to read than most other Chicken Soup for The Soul . While I believe there are a thousands who will love this book it wasn't my cup of tea! I have never understood the whole idea behind Nascar but I know tons of chicks who love it.

There were some stories that I did love though! For instance there was one by Ryan Newman who wrote about his father who worked many overtime hours to make enough money for Ryan to race. Every night before he turned off the lights in the garage he would tell Ryan "Don't forget to kiss your car goodnight."

The love and understanding of his father who lived his passion with him, is something every son or daughter would hope for. His father's excited voice on the radio as he wins, his family helping out in the pits, his father almost knocking him over with a hug at the finish line. Those are the things that made this book worth reading for me.

Thanks to Chicken Soup for the Soul I have 1 copy to give away to a Nascar loving reader.

To Enter: Leave me a comment letting me know who your favorite Nascar driver is by Midnight, March 13, 2010

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Check Out Chotskies Eye Candy Candidate Before The End Of February

This months Chotskies Eye Candy is finally up right before the end of the month! Check out the beefcake by going to Chotskies.

Saturday 9 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

This weeks Saturday 9 asked Should I Stay or Should I Go

1. Have you ever been on a date and you had to tell the person to just go away? I am way to nice for that, however that doesn't mean that after the date I would be available.

2. Do you wish you were someplace else right now? If yes, where? No, I love where I am spiritually, mentally and physically.

3. Do you have any pet peeves? Oh sure! I hate when people are always late! I hate waiting for people (STOP WASTING MY TIME!) I hate when people are so narrow minded that they can't see past their own nose

4. Tell us about a guilty pleasure of yours. But of course, blogging, searching out photos of male celebrities that I consider "Hot".

5. If you could change places and become a celebrity, who would you'd like to be? Well, I believe my life is where I am supposed to be but for the sake of this question; since Rob Pattinson has announced that he and Kristin are an item I want to be her for a day to see what is going on there.

6. What do you consider your biggest talent? Being able to let others just live. We are the stars of our own reality, who am I to tell you how to be?

7. Do you have a favorite actor/actress that is not a big star, yet they are your favorite? No! However, I believe that Viva Bianca is awesome and I love when she is on screen.

8. Name your five favorite rock bands of all time. Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Fleetwood Mac

9. If you were to start a new relationship (for whatever reason), how much of your sexual history would you share? Would you resort to lying? No way man. Why lie?

Friday Photo Flashback - 33 Weeks Pregnant

This week I am submitting a photo of me at 33 weeks with Handsome. I am standing in Handsome's nursery. After we painted it and started adding the crib and stuff, I spent so much time in there. Just talking and rubbing my "Handsome" belly. He was big and breech, most of the time I was so uncomfortable and couldn't breathe. He was stepping on my bladder and every time he pushed off his head pushed against my sternum which still hurts and now juts out thanks to the constant head. You could see his head start to rise right under my breast, I felt like a freak show but you can't see that feeling in any of these photos. Waiting for him to come was one of the happiest feelings I had ever experienced in my life before having kids. I was happy and excited all the time.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Friday Fragments - February 26, 2010

Ummm...hello...enough with the snow already. I simply cannot take anymore. Pictures to come.

Have been waking at 5:00 a.m. - 5:30 lately...why? I don't really know but it may have something to do with the school calling at 5:30 if it is a snow day. We have had 3 snow days this week.

Weirdness - Two nights ago, I was walking into the kitchen when I heard something that made me look down. What did I see? A puzzle piece that has been missing for over a year. Call Ghost Hunters? Or, did a mouse push it out from wherever it was hiding for 12 months? Weird!

My daughter has a weird way with words. Lately, she keeps telling me as she hugs me, "I'm going to miss you when you die and I will always think of you." and "I wish you didn't ever have to die."

Handsome complained of an upset stomach last night, When I walked him to the bathroom to see if maybe he needed to throw up he said, "I want to do this alone mom!"

General Hospital's court date is holding my attention the way I had hoped.

My daughter loves her chocolate and her Eggos so...mom put them together for an amazing breakfast presentation which she now asks for waaaay too much.

My sister wrote on Facebook how excited she was to see Black Eyed Peas. Everyone was excited and jealous with her. Am I the only person in the world that doesn't get why they are popular?

I seriously need to color my hair, but the snow is holding me up. Damn roots!

Was up last night from 11:30 - 3:00 a.m. (after going to sleep by 9:30 - 11:00) Found on a channel I had never see before, Tru TV . The show was called The Smoking Gun Presents...it was hysterical.

Yesterday took the kids into the snow and had a little fun! Obviously there was some tossing going on which they begged for. After two throws each my husband told them he was too tired.

Looks like my boys are playing catch with Goddess here.

BTW...this is what you look like when you face plant and get snow up your nose.

Last note: Overheard Goddess humming Lady Gaga...too funny. She doesn't know the words, just the beat for Bad Romance.

Friday Follow - Join the Brigade

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Thursday, February 25, 2010

My First Looking At The Sky Meme Submission & Sky Watch Friday

http://skyley.blogspot.com/

I took this picture last Sunday morning.

4 days later...taken today!

Public Service Announcement

Dear Readers,

Here are some fun things around the web I thought you might be interested in.

Community Coffee has a special from now until midnight February 28, buy 2 bags of Kenya and get one FREE! Free bag will not appear in your cart but will be automatically added to your order.

This is so fun, head over to Zefrank's Young Me/Now Me. The idea behind the pictures; find an old picture of yourself, and then snap a modern-day recreation. I had so much fun looking at the all the submissions. This really brought a smile to my face.

http://photojojo.com/

Harper Collins Children's Books has some amazing books for the middle school age group.Check out the latest and greatest Awesome Adventure books that will have your kids reading into the night by flashlight.

The Adventure Books Can Be Found Here