Free Stuff Friday

Not a whole lot to share - things are slowing down in the freebie world (can it possibly be too cold for freebies??). Here are few things I've found lately that I thought I'd share:

20 Free Pampers Points for February (10 points each):
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Not sure if this one is still valid, but try it out (it's 42 points!): VMF776C7HMXXT4A

Pampers has actually released a lot of free codes lately - which tend to expire quickly. I post them on Twitter as soon as I confirm they're real, so if you're a points stalker, follow me!

Free PediaSure rebate:
http://pediasure.com/pediasure-rebate

Johnson & Johnson coupons (just click on the product you want and a coupon will appear):
http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/johnsons-offers

$1.00 off Nutella (mmmmmm....Nutella......):
http://nutellausa.com

Kellogg's coupons:
http://www2.kelloggs.com/Coupon.aspx?id=1992

Valentine's Day coloring pages:
http://www.coloring.ws/valentines.htm

Free sample of Baby Exerderm (supposedly good for kids with eczema, like Ish, so I'm going to give it a try!):
http://www.exederm.com/free-sample.html


Have a great weekend!

Wordless Wednesday: Flashback to Valentine's Day 2010

Some Tuesday Thank You's

I've been a slacker with my blog thank you's lately, so I thought today was as good a day as any to get these out!

Thanks to The Drama Mama over at The Scoop on Poop for passing on the Stylish Blogger Award. Me and Ish, stylish, who knew??!!
And a big thank you also to one of my favorites - Mama Hen over at Mama's Little Chick who passed on the Life is Good and The Irresistibly Sweet blog awards. Mame and I have done a lot of commiserating over this crazy winter we have been having lately. We keep each other entertained through our postings!

So if you have a chance, visit these mama's - tell them Ish sent you!

Super Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday came and went again this year. The highlight for us being my parent's Super Bowl party and all the yummy food that comes along with it. The actual game, eh.

Ish warmed up by having an appetizer of cheddar cheese chips while intently watching The Puppy Bowl.
Of course his eye was on the dessert prize - cupcakes that he watched me and Matt make earlier in the day.
He was THRILLED that his girls were at the party.
And was even more thrilled when they attempted to show him how to play Nintendo DS.
Alex had the patience to try to actually teach Ish how to play Mario Kart. Ish really only wanted to mash the buttons.
So, all in all, a good day. I'm still full.

Congrats to the Packers. All that cheese must have given them the edge!

"We have to be quiet"

That's what Ish says when we walk into church every week. He doesn't always follow his own advice. But sometimes he surprises us.

One Sunday a month there's a special children's mass in the quiet room (you know, where they keep the noisy kids like Ish). A priest, one of the CCD teachers and a few little assistants come in and tell stories, teach songs, ask questions, etc. Ish has never done really well during the children's mass. He's a little young for it yet. But a few weeks ago as the kids piled in for the mass, Ish walked up to where the big kids were sitting and he sat there and listened.

He was still.

He was quiet.

He really seemed like he was listening to the stories.

I don't expect this every time, after all, he's still just a crazy little 2-year-old. But it was nice to sit there and watch him tilt his little head as he listened. And every once in a while he would look back to make sure me and Matt were still there. And of course, we were. We would smile at him and he would turn right back around. He acted like such a big boy that day. My little bubba.

Wordless Wednesday: Just a random cute picture from yesterday

February - just like January

So we turned the calendar today. But it didn't really seem any different from the month before because we got yet MORE snow! Are you jealous of my Toy Story calendar? I know you are!
I stayed home from work today and was in charge of entertaining Ish while Matt worked in the office upstairs. I lost the "the calendar is not a book and I am not taking it off the fridge" argument early in the day. But it did keep him occupied for a while, so it's not really a loss.
We did more "special painting" today. I broke out the Mickey Mouse book for a change of pace.
We acted silly and took pictures of each other. His Lightning McQueen bath camera doesn't actually take pictures, but he doesn't know that. He was happy thinking he was taking pictures of me taking pictures of him.
We wore silly hats.
And we ate snow day comfort foods.
Tonight the forecast is for an ice storm with treacherous roads in the AM. I have a feeling we'll be doing all of this over again tomorrow. And that's okay with me.