WINNER OF THE DISNEY ON ICE TICKETS!!

Congrats to Jess B for winning the Disney On Ice tickets. Please contact me with an email address. This was specified in the post. If I do not hear from you by Friday morning I will choose a different winner. I need to submit your information tomorrow. Please contact me right away!!

Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey (DISNEY ON ICE) - GIVEAWAY

Have you heard of a "staycation"? In these economic times going away on a vacation seems to be a luxury. Many families are opting out to stay home, explore and experience the area they live in and spend quality time at home with their family.

This December would you like the feel of a Disney Vacation without the expense? Why not consider taking your children to experience Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey, Disney On Ice. December 9-12th Disney on Ice will be coming to the MN Xcel Energy Center. Experience with your child their imagination coming to life. Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a journey into the magical worlds of Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Peter Pan and Lilo and Stitch. Discover Ariel and Sebastian's enchanting undersea kingdom; visit the Pride Lands with Simba and Nala; soar through starry skies with Peter Pan and his sassy fairy friend Tinker Bell; and say "aloha" to fun with Lilo and Stitch. You'll be captivated by the music, beauty and laughter in a journey so magical you'll never want to go home. You can purchase tickets through the Xcel Energy box office or through ticketmaster. Ticket prices: $65 (Front Row)/ VIP $42/$20/$15/$10. I also have coupons available for anyone who might be interested. You can include in your comment if you are interested in some coupons. This show starts Dec. 9th and goes through Dec. 12th.

Showtimes:

Thursday, Dec. 9th - 7pm

Friday, December 10th - 10am & 7pm

Saturday, December 11th - 11am, 3pm, & 7pm

Sunday, December 12 - 1pm & 5pm

I will be giving away 4 tickets to see Mickey and Minnie's Magical Journey. Leave a comment on my blog telling me who you would bring and why? Also include in your comment your email address so that I may contact you. You can have extra chances to win by posting this contest on your blog. Come back and leave a comment that you blogged and with the link to your post. Become a follower and facebook this contest. You could have 4 chances to win. The contest will go through Tuesday November 30th 8pm Central time. This contest is for anyone in MN or local states willing to travel into the Twin Cities for the show. If you are chosen as a winner if the tickets will be in anyone's name other then your own you MUST tell me immediately!! The tickets are reserved in the name of the winner and can not be picked up by anyone else unless otherwise stated. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. This contest is sponsored by Feld Family Entertainment. Good Luck!!

Another Giveaway

Check out my friend Sassyfrazz! She is has a lot of great giveaways. Right now she is having a giveaway for a company called Innovative Kids. This would be great for anyone but I think homeschoolers would love it. She is giving away some of their books. Check it out here.

Monster Jam WINNER

Congratulations to JENI for winning the Monster Jam tickets. Thanks for signing up and I hope you have a great time!! :)

GIVEAWAY - 4 MONSTER JAM TICKETS (MN)

Monster Jam is coming to the HHH Metrodome again this next weekend! I am happy to host a giveaway for my readers! If you are in MN, Wisconsin, North or South Dakota, Iowa, or from somewhere else & are willing to drive.....you can enter to win 4 tickets for the show next weekend on November 13th!

This Contest starts TONIGHT and will end Monday evening at 8pm central time. (Nov. 8th) I will contact the winner via email and will announce the winner on my blog on Tuesday! Stay tuned. :)

Monster Jam returns on Saturday, November 13 with the show starting at 7:30 PM. The Pit Party takes place from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Pit Passes are available for free at participating Subway locations from 10/4/10 through 11/13/10 while supply lasts. Tickets are on sale online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 651-989-5151. $5 Adult Discount Coupons are available at participating Advance Auto Parts locations from 10/25/10 through 11/12/10 while supplies last. Tickets will be on sale at the Metrodome Box Office outside Gate B starting Monday, November 8th. All tickets $2 more if purchased the day of the show. There is a $1 Handling Fee for tickets purchased at the Metrodome Box Office. The box office will be open from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. Additional information is available at www.monsterjamonline.com.

There are shows all over the United States! You can go see Monster Jam in your state. Go to www.ticketmaster.com to find out when they are coming in your area.

The tickets for Monster Jam were provided to me from FeldEntertainment for purposes for a giveaway for my readers. I was not paid for my review and the review is based on my own opinions.

Time is short on this contest, so enter to win! Leave a comment below. Please include your email address. One comment for each entry. You can get extra chances to win by helping me promote this contest! Here is what you can do to promote: blog about the contest and link back to this post, twitter, or share the link on facebook. If you do this come back and leave another comment stating where you shared the contest. You just have the weekend so get out there and spread the news!! :) Thanks and good luck.

ramblings

One intention for my blog was to write about my thoughts, what I am learning and how I am growing. I started to use my blog this way in the beginning but I think I just forgot. I think out loud. Processing takes place for me in conversation. :) Anyone who knows me knows this. I want to get back to one of the reasons that I started my blog which is to write my thoughts and feelings down. I just want to say that this is my place. I want to share my family, my thoughts and feelings. I understand that everyone has the right to their opinion and I will certainly be expressing mine, so please feel free to express yours. The only thing I ask is that you be respectful. Remember I think out loud so I may not have fully processed what I am writing and who knows maybe I will come back and express something after changing my mind. I won't be surprised if it happens. :) I love to write and somewhere along the way in life I have lost site of that a bit. Who knows what it is being the mother of two amazing boys, running a house, a business, a husband... (hehehe..) or just living life. I probably won't have anything real profound to say, it's mainly for me to document but who knows maybe something that I have to share will move or encourage you.

So I am going to share publicly something that everyone close to me knows. I am terrified of being home alone. I find myself embarrassed and ashamed to put that down for everyone to see. I have ideas of where it stems but nothing real concrete. The reason it feels embarrassing is because I am a Christian. I shouldn't be afraid of anything... :) right? Fear makes me sad. I have allowed it to steal so much from me. Logically I know that God is my protector, my fortress, my Savior!! I have such an amazing God, I know that I have nothing to fear. Yet somehow my brain has not communicated that to my feelings. :) Every year Don goes hunting. Unfortunately this fear has not just stolen joy from me, it has stolen joy from Don. The reason is because we almost always end up fighting every year about him going away. I can't really explain how gripping it is. However I know that he needs to get away and I am starting to understand more and more what it means to him. I love him and I want him to be happy and to be filled. This year he wanted an extra day. He left on a Thursday night and didn't come home until Sunday. This is like my worst nightmare. :) I know, right? I am incredibly blessed to have people around me who love me and support me. I went and spent a couple of days with my friend Melissa. Which was SO SO fun. She is so in love with Christ. She is one of those people who you can't help but feel rejuvenated when you are with her. Her love for God overflows to everyone around her. We had a great time. Even if I wasn't afraid of being alone spending that time with people is such a great way for me to pass the time when Don is gone. The kids get to have someone to play with, they are busy and distracted and I get to have some awesome girl time. Anyway, I could have stayed the whole weekend but decided to come home Saturday night. I finally decided that I needed to face this fear head on. I have conquered much in my life with the verse from 2 Cor. 10:5 that tells us to take our thoughts captive to Christ. Our minds are so powerful. I have spent much of my life thinking and not always being aware of what I was telling myself. I am pretty certain I started telling myself that week that I had nothing to be afraid of. God is my protector. He is my fortress in times of trouble. He will never leave me nor forsake me. In order to face this fear I had to make it work for me. I slept on the couch, with A LOT of lights on. However, the boys and I made it through our first night alone. This is a HUGE victory for me and one that many people probably would not ever understand. I do think that it can translate to other things. I believe that many of us have something that binds us, that keeps us from having as a fulfilling relationship with Christ as we can. Satan LOVES to lie to us. I am tired, tired of letting him win. God has started to teach me that by changing my thoughts it changes my actions. When I am able to be aware of the thoughts that creep into my head that fuel the fear, if I give them to Christ then God has the power not Satan. I believe that this is going to be a lifetime process for me but I KNOW that I can do it. If I need to stay home alone again I will be ok. That's huge. Whatever struggles you might be facing God wants to bring you healing and peace. Practice listening to your thoughts. Do you struggle with loving yourself, wanting something that isn't yours, over eating? Listen to the messages that are going through your head and start changing them today!! Take your thoughts captive to Christ and allow him to transform your mind. It will transform your life.

Did you know....

It's FUN TO BE ONE! This is what Weston's shirt

say in this picture which I feel perfectly matches his facial

expression!! I can't believe a year has gone by. Weston turned

a year old on September 19th. :) He is such a delight

Weston walks along furniture

but climbs on everything. :)

He has take a step or two here

or there but doesn't seem to interested

in walking yet.

He says momma, daddy, all done, and go go go. :)

He signs milk, more, and all done.

He is very interested in life and people. He is very smiley and happy. He loves his brother. They love to pick on each other, crawl over each other, and make each other laugh all the time.

We had a great time celebrating Weston's birthday and I will have to post some pictures soon of his party. :)