Sweet Posh Baby Virtual Baby Shower April 1-30

Just a quick note for you to SAVE THE DATE for the Sweet Posh Baby Virtual Baby Shower that will be held April 1-30 and will include the Virtual Baby Shower Mega Swag Giveaway!  Virtual Baby Shower Sponsors include Tiny Love, Bebe EcoPosh, Babies R Us, Fisher-Price, Butt Naked Baby, Red Envelope, and Mama Mio just to name a few.  Don’t miss it!

Announcement: Multitasking Mama Is Moving!

Effective immediately, the new blog is up & we are moving over!  I have lots of great things in store, so be sure to move with us.  😉 

 

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You can also subscribe to the Shake The Salt feed so you don’t miss any bloggy news, freebies (I’m working on the list and it will be posted later today @ Shake The Salt), or any other great stuff… including…

 

The Shake The Salt Launch Party… scheduled for July 25, 2008 – August 25, 2008.  There will lots of reviews, over 40 giveaways, coupon codes, and more!  I will have buttons available shortly. 

 

The current content of Multitasking Mama will still be here, so any bookmarks or search results to MM posts will still work.

 

So what are you waiting for?  Go check it out…

 

 

~*~  Shake The Salt  ~*~

Tackle It Tuesday 7/15

What DIDN’T I tackle today (well, tonight)??  LOL!  I got a little behind in some of my everyday things, plus I wanted to do some other stuff before sis gets here tomorrow night.  It didn’t happen today as planned, since the little one is pushing teeth through and felt absolutely miserable.  So, after bedtime tonight, I went into overdrive… laundry, dishes, mopping all of the everyday things and some other stuff too.  I discovered that he decided to make his booster seat a little more personal did some art work on it (lots of beautiful red lines!).  Thankfully it all came off.  There are a few more things I want to do tomorrow, including painting the living room!! 

To see more Tackle It Tuesday projects, visit 5 Minutes For Mom!

Menu Plan Monday 7/14

This is going to be quick ~ the little one is cutting more molars I think… fever, sick, whiny, all that great stuff & I have a laundry list of stuff that I need to do before my sister arrives tomorrow night… including laundry and we found out the septic tank was starting to come unplugged so that explains the other issues we were having… and I feel like my hands are so full and I only have one youngin’, LOL! ~ and even though it is late, I still wanted to get the Menu Plan posted.  BTW, there is a possibility the new site could go live as early as this coming weekend!!

MONDAY: Spaghetti

TUESDAY: Grilled cheese sandwiches & soup

WEDNESDAY: Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

THURSDAY: My nephew flies in from England after being gone 2 years, so we’ll probably just grab something on the way to the airport…

FRIDAY: Undecided but probably something pretty simple, like breakfast for dinner, leftover BBQ Chicken, grilled cheese & soup, etc.

SATURDAY: Nephew’s Welcome Home Party, so will probably make the finger foods “dinner”, LOL!

SUNDAY: Another nephew is having a big family birthday party and guess what is on the menu?  More spaghetti!

For more Menu Plan Monday check it out @ Org Junkie!

~ Christy 

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Kids Travel Writing Contest

Calling all Kids Ages 5-10: Submit Your Original Story to the Travel Adventure Contest!

Young Readers are invited to write a short story about one of their own real life or imaginary travel adventures anywhere in the world. The best stories will be published on Smart Poodle Publishing and lillybadilly.com. Three lucky winners will each receive $25 in cash, a free copy of the Travel Adventures of Lilly P. Badilly: Costa Rica, autographed to each winner by Author/Illustrator/Voice Talent Debbie Glade.

Contest Rules

    * This contest is free!

    * The story can be short, but make it no longer than 1,000 words.

    * The story should be based on a real life or imaginary journey you took anywhere in the world. (What did you see and do that made this adventure unique? What happened that was different or exciting?)

    * The story must be original. Do not copy any other published work in your story!

    * Parents, please do not help your kids write their stories.

    * Submit your story via email to smartpoodle@comcast.net or mail it to Smart Poodle Publishing, PO Box 817468, Hollywood, FL 33081. Please include a parent’s email address, so we can notify you if you are a winner.

    * Deadline is September 1, 2008.

    * Contest is open to readers in the USA in 3 age groups.

          * ages 5-6

          * ages 7-8

          * ages 9-10

    * There will be 3 winners – one winner in each age group.

    * Each entry will be judged upon creativity, interest and how well the story is written.

    * Winners’ stories will be published on our website using only the authors’ first names and last initials.

    * Winners will be notified by September 31st, 2008.

    * If you have any other questions, send an email to smartpoodle@comcast.net.

 

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Firestone Coupon: $14.99 Oil Change, Filter, Tire Rotation

Get your coupon for the $14.99 Oil Change, Filter, Tire Rotation @ Firestone.  Not a freebie, but still a pretty decent deal.  Thanks, Kim!!

Big Lots Coupon – 20% Off – July 20 Only

Big Lots Friends & Family Night ~ Sunday, July 20, 2008 ~ 6:00 – 9:00 PM.  20% off your total purchase!  Click HERE to get your coupon!  Thanks for sharing this Kim!!

 

Psalm 131:1

Oh Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; nor do I involve myself in great matters.
– Psalm 131:1

Grouply.com – What’s The Story?

I can only assume I am late on the news, as this past week was the first I heard about Grouply.com.  I read a warning about the site from one of my Yahoo Groups a few days ago, then today received an invitation from someone claiming to be from one of my Yahoo Groups inviting me to Grouply.  Since I wasn’t entirely sure what the story was, and I wanted to find out for my own benefit as well as to pass along anything I learned, I started some simple research.  I started with Snopes but came up empty after searching there.  Google search did land me on a Snopes Message Board entry though.  The best source of info I’ve found so far is a write up at NCS Tech. I won’t repeat the post, but I do want to point out something important that was noted (be sure to check out the entire post & comments over there – lots of good info) if you do fork over that Yahoo password: 

Consider for a moment what information is controlled by your Yahoo! credentials … like all your Flickr photos; your Yahoo!Finance account information; your Yahoo! Security Key; all your Yahoo! profiles and identities; your OpenID key; your home address and telephone number; your Yahoo!Wallet information, even your Yahoo!Auctions account. Yep. Once you’ve given out your password, they have access to all of that, regardless if they have NO INTENTIONS WHATSOEVER of using it.

 

If you follow the comments on that post, you’ll notice that the IM-only (?) service Meebo also uses your passwords and CAN potentially access any info associated with your Instant Messenger application(s). Also in comments is a response from one of the founders of Grouply and he admits that they do infact store your Yahoo user ID and password.

So….  Do you use Grouply?  Have you done your own research on this issue?  This is still new to me and I am not willing to hand over my Yahoo ID & password, just to read group mail through their service, but I would be interested in what others think and where y’all stand on this issue and service. 

~ Christy

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Psalm 56:8

You have taken account of my wanderings; put my tears in Your bottle.
– Psalm 56:8