Cars 2 / Oral B Mommy party
Once again I was given the most awesome opportunity by “Mommy Partys” to host another party! This time it was a Cars 2 / Oral B party.
They supplied a great package this go around. Each gift bag had a Toothbrush, full tube of Toothpaste, a sample pack of Cars 2 chew vitamins, full bag of Floss sticks, tons of coupons, and an information packet.
I was also supplied with the Cars 2 DVD, and a Full size of Mouthwash, which was raffled off!
I also went to the Dollar Tree and found these great 11 oz tumblers for each kid to take home and use at my house (you know how kids like to use a million cups because they “lost” their cup, lol). I personalized each one with their name and a cute little graphic (thank you to my graphic design awesomeness).
I also used my awesome new cake pan to make an extra treat for the kids…..and what would that cake pan be in the shape of………
Thats right! LIGHTING MCQUEEN!! CAAAAA-CHOW BABY!
Once everyone arrived we had some play time and then got ready for our movie!! But first and most important we all lined up for the Conssession Stand!! Yay for snacks!
After the snack gathering everyone picked their seat to view Cars 2!!
Then…….
MOVIE TIME!!!!!
Everyone had a great time and were excited to receive their goodie bags! Of course the biggest hit in the goodie bag were the balloons, but us mom’s know what the best part of it was….THE FULL SIZED TOOTHPASTE AND TOOTHBRUSHES!
Uh oh…I’m feeling a rant come’n on!
As anyone of my Facebook friends have read on my status, this may come as a repeat to you. But not in as much detail!
I was picking up Miss J from kindergarten today and like all of us parents do, we all wait outside the gate until they unlock the gate at 12:08 and we all stampede like a herd of cows through the gates to sign out our kids (I swear my flip-flop gets stepped on every damn time, it never fails!).
But today while waiting, this older lady walks by with this overabundance of perfume. TOTALLY NOT OKAY! I mean my nose hurt so bad after taking a few breaths in, I had to resort to breathing through my mouth and just deal with the taste of this womans perfume. Now this could have been a really nice expensive perfume but to me it smelled like the dollar store version of “Sunflowers”, member that perfume (I know someone with the initials with JJK remembers it), now back when I was 15 I loved that perfume, but come on, half the bottle on one person?
Well as I was walking home with Miss J I started thinking about guidelines for wearing perfume, and I really hope everyone in the world will read this so we can all save each other.
1) Perfume IS ok!
2) BUT the person 5 tables down from you should NOT be able to smell it.
3) You should be the only one who smells it the strongest.
4) Your Husband/boyfriend/Partner should be able to smell it.
5) And lastly, ONLY people you hug or people who are in your ”personal space bubble” should smell it.
I don’t think those are unreasonable guidelines. And just think, you could be reading this and YOU may be that offender! So you’re welcome. 
Out of Touch
Wow! I have been so out of touch with my blogging! I feel like a total loser. But lots of stuff has been going on. We went on vacation to Disneyland. I became an Aunt again. And I am now on a long 1 month Vacation/Helping stay at my sister’s house to do as much as I can with the new baby and my nieces.
I’ve said it before, one of my most meaningful jobs other than being called “mommy” is being called “auntie cole”.
There are a few formal blogs I need to do so keep an eye out for those, but for now I just wanted to do this quick catch up.
Take that! High priced fruits and veggies!!
Since last year I have been bugging bugging bugging bugging (get the idea?) hubby to build me an above ground planter box. I could be one of those “I can do it myself” type of wifes. But honestly….I dont like to sweat!
FINALLY my super awesome, strong, handsome, beautiful, sexy husband built my box!! Now when hubby builds something. He gets all manly and BUILDS something. I just wanted a little planter box like this cute little planter box. Nope I got this manly 11 foot monster!!
(told ya he was sexy….meeeeowwww!!)
And since hubby is the greatest. He gave me free access to get whatever plants I wanted. But I do believe it had something to do with the guilt trip fact that I was unable to start from seed since I wasnt sure when he would get to my box. 
We did a potting soil, compost, manure (but if you say it man-errr, and fast, it’s so funny, that’s all we were doing yesterday!), and then on I put some black plastic mulch on top. Those bags are heavy, so we used our child laborers…….
I’m not sure how much Miss J was helping, but she sure was grunting up a storm and throwing around a lot of “oh my gawd’s”
After hubby got all of the ground level and grass gone. He placed the garden box in for me. I laid newspaper down, reading in that link above, that it helps with weeds and then just naturally decompose and enrich the soil. It was kind of ironic going to the store to buy a few newspapers to use at the bottom of my garden, the checkers thought it was funny…..the cover stories were about the killing of Bin Ladin. So I was going to bury him in my garden….ya ya…ha ha. Me too, I’m over it.
After getting all of my yummy dirt mixed up in my box. I was ready to plant!!! WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!!! Here is what I bought to plant and with any luck I WILL be able to say “TAKE THAT! HIGH PRICED FRUITS AND VEGGIES!”
- Cantaloupe
- Watermelon
- Strawberries
- Artichoke
- Zucchini
- Bell Peppers
- Corn
- Tomatoes
- Pumpkins (outside the box)
I am so proud!!
Mama Dalton where art thou?
I’m here……
Busy cutting my own hair, dyeing it, redyeing it, recutting it, coping it, freaking out, crying, and at last dealing with what I did to my hair.
Oh wait...that wasnt me.
I also did a quick trip to visit my mom and sister for my sister’s baby shower. It’s a 5 hour drive one way. I left on a friday afternoon and left there on a sunday afternoon. Not only was it a physically draining trip (even though I was just driving), but totally emotionally draining. I think that is why I now want to spend a month with my Mom, sister, niece, and newborn nephew.
There is one job I take very seriously on top of wife and mommy, and that is being an auntie! I love it! Nothing can melt my heart faster than hearing my niece call and say “Hello, Auntie Cold, its me”. Oh I love that girl!
Me and my sweet niece. Thanksgiving 2010
Friend say whhhat?
Growing up having tons of friends equaled popularity. Along with that popularity came drama, and catty girl drama. I for one was not interested in drama growing up, so I selected my friends and really tried to stick with just those select friends. Back then it was easy to weed out “shady” friends. You tell them a secret (pssst, I think Fred in our second period class is super cute, but don’t tell anyone!), and then that secret becomes lunch time gossip. So you learn through embarrassment not to tell that “friend” anything else (unless of course she says “oh my gosh Nicole, that totally wasnt me! I bet Jane over heard what we were talking about.” And then you become bff’s again. Awww).
Now only if adult friendships were that easy. As we become adults our secrets become much deeper than the school girl crush. Being able to trust friends becomes more of a difficult task, we find ourselves not wanting to open up like we would when we were younger for the fear of not being accepted, being judged, and looked down upon. And then you have to consider the fact that when you tell your friend your secret they will more than likely tell their significant other, so your friend with 2 eyes is now a friend with 4 eyes that could look down on you. I don’t frown on that, I tell my husband everything, you become one when married.
So I have come to the conclusion that if you can not tell your friend your deepest secret without the fear of being judged, ask yourself why you fear that from your friend. I know for myself I have a few friends that I probably wouldn’t tell certain things to because I fear being looked down by them and their significant other. I learned recently that a very close friend of mine (one I would consider a bff) feared my judging eyes. Whhhhhhat?
My eyes don’t judge! (ok maybe sometimes)
But man, what a kick in the face! I couldn’t believe it.
So now I find myself sitting here not knowing how many friends I really do have. I don’t have someone that I could just pack up all my kids, go to her house, and just sit there together and listen to screaming kids, while sipping on our coffee, looking at each other and laughing.
Ahhhhh fantasy friendship.
But here I am, blogging and fantasizing about a friendship (how sick is that? lol).
In the end, I would like to say that I could have that friendship if I didn’t live over 300 miles away from this person. One day Fer, one day…
Dear failed car thiefs….
When casing neighborhood’s for vehicles to ransack, save yourself some time and know a “mom car” when you see it. I am providing some foolproof observations to help you out…
1) Car decal that supports their child’s sporting team
2) Those ugly ass family stick people on the back window
3) Nemours stickers INSIDE stuck to the window
4) Car seats (HELLO?)
5) Dirty car
Need I go on?
The fact that my car was unlocked should have been a HUGE sign that I own nothing of value.
I would like to thank you for being a considerate thief and closing my door enough not to leave the inside light on. But next time, could you please pick up the papers you pulled out of my center console? I’m sorry my car was a waste of your time, but in the future if you would just follow these simple observations you wont waste your time, and you wouldn’t make me feel so violated.
Thanks.
My 2011 Challenge
I’ve decided I want to blog more. Rather than just thinking about doing it, I’m starting right now. I will be posting on this blog once a week for all of 2011.
I know it won’t be easy, but it might be fun, inspiring, awesome and wonderful. Therefore I’m promising to make use of The DailyPost, and the community of other bloggers with similar goals, to help me along the way, including asking for help when I need it and encouraging others when I can.
If you already read my blog, I hope you’ll encourage me with comments and likes, and good will along the way.
I am really excited to be doing this. And I will really try to blog more than once a week, but I will commit to at least once a week. 
Free Friday
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My Review of Avocado Oil – Aceite de Aguacate
Originally submitted at Alivio Vital
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Excellent for all skin types
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I have a son who has sever eczema. There are not many OTC options. I tried Avocado oil on his skin for his daily moisturizer, and it works wonders!! It moisturizes and keeps the moisture locked in. I also use it on my face when it starts feeling dry and tight. I have never broken out from it. I LOVE this stuff!
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I also wanted to share a few pictures with my readers. My son trys to get away with eating items he is not allowed to because it flares up his eczema, and instead of being smart about it and put on extra lotion or oil, he will just not put anything on at all.
This picture is one of a really bad break out, he tried hiding it from me, but mama knows!
(You like the stars dont you)
And only after 3 days of applying the avocado oil once a day….
Yep, that is how awesome this stuff is!
Look mom! I’m blogging!
Hello World!
I have upgraded myself to blogger. Yay me! My purpose of blogging will be to share my personal struggles as a wife, mother, home maker, cook, taxi driver, and coupon cutting money-saving crazy person!
No one is perfect and I will be your proof of that. So I hope my postings are enjoyable! Now when will I post my very first real blog? Hmmmmmm…….
