As a mother of 3 and a college student, I like a good deal like the next person, in fact I need a good deal to buy most things. However, I refuse to give up a holiday with my family, so that I can find such a deal. Which brings me to my point.... Black Friday.... now Black Thanksgiving. As I was browsing around for a new set of pots and pans, I remembered Black Friday deals were coming up. So I checked out walk mart and targets ads, guess what? They have the majority of their sale items at 6pm on.... get this....Thanksgiving. As I went back and forth in my head about how I could make it to the store to get my loot on Thanksgiving, I had a very needed reality check. "Why would you give up a holiday of stuffing your face, and time with family, to save $20."
My sisters and I normally do the whole Black Friday experience, its awesome (jumping over crowds for sheets, and waiting in line for hours). However, somewhere in the money-hungry world, these superstores have thought that is was a good idea to make more money, and open earlier, and WE TOLD THEM THAT THAT WAS OK. Is it ok with you? It is not OK with me. What about the poor employees that would like to spend time with their families? It is mandatory for them to work, some are even scheduled for odd hours in order to staff the store.
What can we do about it? I say let's make a grand statement that we won't go and spend money at their stores on Thanksgiving. As a business they will not do it next year because they won't receive the sales to be worth it. In order for this to work I need your support, and everyone you know. Let's not spend money on these Black Thanksgiving stores.
Who is with me?
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
EVENTS for KIDS Summer 2013
What to do this Summer!
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Helpful Event Links
Rutherford ParentMurfreesboro Parks and Recreation Calendar
Linebaugh Library Events
Smyrna Library Events
Movies in the Park flyer
Nashville Sounds
Lanes, Trains, and AutomobilesBeech Bend Park
Middle Tennesee Library Storytimes
Ongoing Events
Kids Bowl FREE at Lanes, Trains, and Automobiles-sign up online here and kids can bowl two games FREE......ALL SUMMER!Patterson Park
A, B, C, 1, 2, 3...Let's Go ages 2-5 can learn letters and numbers every Tuesday and Thursday @ 10-10:45; $3Activity Time with Mrs Trina ages 2-6 can make road trip games Thursdays 9-9:45; $3
Busy Bees ages 3-5 learn to follow directions, improve coordination, and practice good sportsmanship Tuesday and Thursday 10:45-11:15; $3
Sports*Com
Toddler Time with Thomas: Ages 5 and younger can participate in motor-skill development activities every Friday; 10 – 11 a.m.; $3Lucky Ladd Farms- NEW Splash Pad and Bubble Blasting Foam Pool, petting farm, pony rides, mega slides, wagon rides, and more Eagleville; Wed – Thu 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., Fri 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; $10 ages 2 and older;
Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon in Bowling Green, Kentucky
Nashville Shores
Smyrna Library Events
N-Trak
Model Railroad Display Sunday, June 16@9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room
All
Ages Welcome
(Library
Closed but Conference Room opened)
Craft
Time “Flower Pot” Tuesday, June 18@10:00
a.m. - in Conference Room All Ages Welcome
Wild Goose
Chase Theater Wednesday, June 19@10:00
a.m. in Conference Room
All
Ages Welcome
Books
& Babies Story Time Friday, June 21@9:30 and 10:30 a.m. in Conference
Room
Birth
to 23 Months
Wildlife
on Wheels Nashville Zoo Friday, June 21@2:
00 p.m. in Conference Room
All
Ages Welcome
Hobbit
Tea Saturday, June 22 Teen
Event@2:00 p.m. in Conference Room
Ages
12-18
Craft
Time Tuesday, June 25 “Paper Plate Dinosaur" 10:00
a.m. in Conference Room All Ages Welcome
Imagine
That Crew Wednesday, June 26@10:00
a.m. in Conference Room
All
Ages Welcome
Balloon Artist Scott Tripp Thursday, June 27@10:00
a.m. in Conference Room
All Ages Welcome
Books
& Babies Story Time Friday, June 28@9:30 and 10:30 a.m. in Conference
Room
Birth
to 23 Months
Steampunk
Jewelry Saturday, June 29 Teen Event @2:00
p.m. in the Conference Room
Ages
12-18
Linebaugh Library
Tuesdays @ 10am 2 year old storytime
Wednesday 10am 3 year old storytime
Thursdays 10am ages 4 and up storytime
Wild Goose Chase Theater Wed. June 19 1:00 p.m. (all ages)
Storytime with Girl Scout Troop #2830 Thurs. June 20 1:00 p.m. (all ages) Bring a blanket orstuffed animal, and get cozy while listening to stories read by this local 4th GradeTroop.
Wildlife On Wheels Fri. June 21 10:00 a.m. Nashville Zoo, (all ages)
Imagine That Crew Wed. June 26 1:00 p.m. , Skits, Puppets, Stories, Live Music, and More (all ages)
Fossils Rock! Fri. June 28 11:00 a.m. Create a treasure to unearth, discover some fossils, and enjoy
a "dinomite" snack. (Tweens Ages 8 - 12) Advance Registration Required. Event & supplies
are limited to 30 tweens.
a "dinomite" snack. (Tweens Ages 8 - 12) Advance Registration Required. Event & supplies
are limited to 30 tweens.
FREEMusic at the Mill-Smyrna
Wildfire (June 7th)Springs (Aug 16th)
Top Tier (Sept 13th)
Music at the Mill Concert Series at Gregory Mill Park @6:30
Bring your lawn chairs and come enjoy a concert, inflatables for children, and food vendors.
FREE Barnes & Noble Storytime Stories and related activities for all ages every Mon and Sat at 11 a.m. Murfreesboro
FREE Books-A-Million Preschool storytime for ages 2 – 7 is every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. MurfreesboroBounceU Bounce on inflatables Murfreesboro Check website for open bounce and preschool play date times.
Murfreesboro's Movies Under the Stars
FREE June 4th-July 28 @ 8:30 This week is "Back to the Future," and the week of June 17-22 is "Mirror, Mirror"Bring blankets and lawn chairs
Mondays- Cason Lane Trailhead
Tuesdays-Cannonsburgh Village
Thursdays-Seigel Neighborhood Park
Fridays-Mitchell Neilson Primary
Saturdays-Hobgood Elementary
For more info call 890-5333
FREE Family Trivia Night Compete to win $25 gift card by answering trivia questions at 6pm at Goofballs Family Fun, Franklin
MOMS Club of North Murfreesboro meetings: 10:30 a.m., Moms Offering Moms Support (MOMS) support group for stay-at-home mothers, first Friday each month, First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, Thompson Lane. For more information, contact Rachel Holder, president, at 615-542-5696
Middle Tennessee Dads Group meeting: 10:30 a.m., each Wednesday. Stay-at-home dads and their children gather for play groups and field trips. Mike Willis 931-490-1158, or e-mail toolshed@cpws.net.
Rutherford County Farmers Market June 14, 2013 from 7:00am to 12:00pm Murfreesboro, TN
Lane Agri-Park Community Center, Murfreesboro, TN
Main Street Saturday Market June 15, 2013 from 8:00am to 12:00pm Murfreesboro, TN
Main Street Saturday Market, Murfreesboro, TN
Every Saturday in June
FREE Big Band Dance-learn how to dance at Centennial Park Event Shelter, Nashville, TN 7pm-11pmFREE Musicians Corner-enjoy live music, food vendors, and children's activities @ Centennial Park 12pm-5pm
FREE Puppets on the Porch- learn about animals from puppets @ The Wilderness Station, Murfreesboro
FREE Bike tour @ Stones river National Battlefield ranger led bike tour murfreesboro 11am
Friday June 14th
FREE Flag Day Celebration - (11am-12pm) 1st 1,000 people get a FREE flag. Cannonsburgh VillageJust Me and My Dad - (4pm-7pm) Explore the Discovery Center @ Murfree Spring with dad
FREE Touch a Truck - Check out a variety of different trucks (dump trucks, fire trucks, garbage trucks and more) Pinkerton Park, Franklin
Movies in the Park - "Hotel Transylvania" Movies in the Park flyer @ Rotary Soccer Park, Smyrna $1/person, movie starts at dusk, food vendors, inflatables and train rides
FREE Books
& Babies Story Time Friday, June 14@9:30 and 10:30 a.m. in Conference
Room
Birth to 23 Months
Saturday June 15th
Downtown Bell Buckle
FREEN-Trak
Model Railroad Display Saturday, June 15@ 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room
All
Ages Welcome
Thursday June 20
FREE Splash out!- have water fun under the spray from Murfreesboro Fire and Rescue DeptFriday June 21
FREE Third Friday Night Concert Series enjoy music and dancing at Cannonsburgh Village, MurfreesboroSaturday June 22
Wednesday June 26
FREE Arts in the Park- enjoy a variety of arts and craft projects at Old Fort Park Pavillion 3, MurfreesboroSunday, June 2, 2013
SUMMERTIME!!! WOO HOO!!
Well, it has been a while. Babies can really keep you busy. My little one is 18 months now and I have found a little more time to get back to my blog.
Every year I make a decision that we are going to have an awesome summer. Time flies by and before you know it summer is over and it is time for school, and all you did was a vacation (if you are lucky) and some swimming. NO, not this year. I want to have fun!!!! So we decided to make a "Summer Bucket List." These are things that we want to do before the summer is over. We counted the days in the summer vacation and came up with that many activities. Don't worry, I built in my break days. Some things can be matched together on the same day. We wrote our activities on popsicle sticks and color coded them with lines that tell us about the activity like if it costs money, for a rainy day, etc.
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I am going to post our summer bucket list ideas, and post pictures when I can. I am totally stoked, because we have actually been doing them so far. These are the ones we have done:
Eat Chicken Fried Rice (put some favorite meals on the lists)
Go to the Library
Play badminton
Hang out with cousins (they played badminton with them)
Go Swimming
Have friend stay the night
See the Temple
Go to the Splash pad
Make cookies
Learn to crochet
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Family Day (we went shopping, splash pad, Factory @Franklin, and saw the Temple, BAM! 3 in 1)
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This week we are going to:
Make snack necklaces
Have a stuffed animal fight
Make "fluffy stuff" http://www.playcreateexplore.com/2012/08/summer-snowball-fight-with-fluffy-stuff.html
Have a glow ring toss
Go Bowling or Movie
Go to Park
Eat Chicken and Rice Casserole
Some other things that are on our list are:
Go to Chuck E. Cheese (of course!)
Go to the Zoo
Balloon Volleyball
Make mood sand (8 cups of flour and 1 cup baby oil)
Get ice cream
Fly kite
Eat Birthday Cake (we have two kiddos with birthdays this month)
Build a fort
Go to the Discovery Center
Go to Nashville Shores
Scavenger Hunt
Bubble prints
Go to Library Storytime
Walk the greenway
Build tin can robots
Wash the car
Movies in the park
Laser tag
Go to Farmers Market
Have a field day in the yard
Water balloon fight
Tin foil river with ice cube boats http://www.camoandbows.com/2011/08/river-runs-through-it-in-our-front-yard.html
Play super heroes
Take cookies to a neighbor
Go to Drama Camp (like Vacation Bible Camp, but cooler :)
Turn painted rocks to necklaces
Fishing in the bathtub (we will make fishing polls) http://craftsandartforchildren.blogspot.com/2011/07/bathtub-fishing-make-your-own-fishing.html
Try it, make your own bucket list. Use my ideas. Make sure to post pics of your kids having fun!
Here are some other sites that have some good ideas to add into your bucket list.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Costume Ideas
I know everyone has a hard time coming up with somewhat of an original thought when it comes to Halloween costumes so I thought I would post the links to some of my favorite ones. Maybe you can come up with an idea...let me know what are your favorites.
Lego
For the Pregnant one
Lollipop Guild
Bun in the Oven
Last Minute Costumes
These are some of the best Halloween sites. Check them out!
http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-kids-costumes/funny-costumes/
http://crafts.kaboose.com/costumes/homemade-halloween.html
http://www.rd.com/slideshows/20-homemade-halloween-costumes/11/
Couples Costumes
Group Costumes
Martha Stewart Halloween
Lego
For the Pregnant one
These are some of the best Halloween sites. Check them out!
http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-kids-costumes/funny-costumes/
http://www.rd.com/slideshows/20-homemade-halloween-costumes/11/
Group Costumes
Monday, October 10, 2011
Star Wars Baby Shower
FOOD
I named all the food after Star Wars characters
Here is a list of my food names:
Anakin-Pasto Tray - Antipasto tray
Obi-Wan Fruit Tray - Fruit Tray
Nausage Balls - Sausage Balls (Nausage is a food that they ate in Star Wars....I think)
Darth Veggie Traya - Veggie tray
Shaak Tea - tea
Yoda Soda - limeage, sprite, and lime sherbert....I did not come up with this name.
Boba Fett Bean Dip - Seven Layer Bean dip (recipe below)
Ackbar Artichoke Dip - Spinach and Artichoke dip
Seven Layer Bean Dip
1 large can refried beans 1-16oz Sour cream
1-16oz guacamole dip (or fresh)
1- 12oz Salsa
Shredded lettuce (optional)
12 oz shredded cheese
Layer all ingredients as listed in a 9x13 glass dish,
Jalapeno peppers
tomatoes
black olives
Apply the last three ingredients in the design of Boba Fett. (you can also do Yoda's face)
ALL THE EXTRAS
I also made a video/slideshow which started like the beginning crawl of the original Star Wars movie....
These words scrolled across the screen while the Star Wars theme played in the background.
Right now, in a uterus not so far away... (then the Star Wars logo)
A fetus found nutrition from its mother.
Rebel adults, insistant upon being parents,
have won their first victory against
the evil Unfertility Empire
During the pregnancy,
the fetus managed to steal nutrition
and energy from its host,
Caty, a strong female
with enough power to destroy
an entire planet.
Princess Chapman races home
in her uterus,
in hopes to push all boundaries set by the evil
and one day restore her own freedom
Then I included random pictures of the parents to be as they have grown up.
CAKE
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