We have two winners:

#1: Andrea from ‘The Laughs will go on‘

#2: Outside Voice

All blog posts for the contest were printed and put in a big plastic tupperware bowl. Mr. MK chose winner #1 and Lizzy who should be in bed asleep choose winner #2.

Please email me to claim your prize –> kim (at) mommyknows (dot) com

The folks at Bandai recently sent me Sam a big box of the new Power Ranger Jungle Fury toys to try out. Talk about excited. I took advantage of the situation by making him promise to be good for three whole days, before he could pick one of the three toys to ‘have and to hold’ from this day forward. Really that’s how much he loves Power Rangers.

Of course he wasn’t good for three whole days, but he did try. Just the mention of the Power Rangers could get him walking the straight and narrow pretty darn quick. Oh the power of the parental bribe! Thank you Bandai promotion folks you’ve made at least three of my days easier.

Of course, he chose the biggest and the best of the three toys. The Power Rangers Jungle Fury Jungle Master Megazord (argh … megazord makes me want to say that). Even I have to admit that Megazords are pretty cool. With this particular Megazord, you start with one toy (with a motorized thunder punch – punching is good if you are a megazord battling for the world against evil) and it morphs into three (yes THREE), cool animal zords –> … oh forget it … I’ll just show you instead.

This is the MEGAZORD (argg!)

Then you have to grab him …

And yank on him …

And twist him …

And in no time at all (if you’re a 4 – 9 year old boy), you’ll have three! Antelope Zord, Gorilla Fury Zord and Emperor Penguin Zord (and a penguin launcher!).

It’s very, very popular around here and is now hidden away from Georgia each morning. Yes, that would be the Georgia who likes to scatter the Zords around the house for her lucky brother to scavange around for, when he comes home from school.

Here comes the GOOD Giveaway part –>

I am a good mom (honest) and blogger (really MommyKnows), therefore, I didn’t let my boy have all three toys for himself as Bandai intended. There has to be a limit, right? I thought about giving him the remaining two for Christmas, but that isn’t why the Bandai peeps sent them to me, is it? So I am going to give the other two Ranger toys away to two of you. They’ll make great bribe items or Christmas gifts for you too (or any other holiday you might happen to celebrate).

Jungle Master Bat Ranger (black one) and Rangers Jungle Master Rhino Ranger (white one).

To be eligible to win you must comment on any CURRENT post between now and December, 1st, 2008 @ 9:00 pm MT. You may comment every day. You may double your chances by blogging about the contest on your blog and then coming back here and leaving the url of your post in a comment on a CURRENT post or on this post. I will randomly choose two winners from all the comments.

I will announce the winners as soon as possible after the contest closes (give me an hour or two). You must come back here to see if you have won and claim your prize. You might want to set a reminder to come back here … A LOT of prizes go unclaimed.

Good Luck!

MK xo
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If you have a Power Ranger fan in your house, here is some promo information you may find useful.

Bandai is excited to announce the launch of the Power Rangers “Feel the Fury” Sweepstakes and Movie Theater promotions!

Fans can enter at www.bandai.com/powerrangers/feelthefury/ to win one of three grand prizes, including:
- 1 Grand Prize Winner to receive a 2 minute toy aisle shopping spree worth $1,000
- 2 Winners to a 2 minute toy aisle shopping spree worth $250
- 10 Winners will each receive a Power Rangers Jungle Fury Mega Mission Helmet signed by the Red Ranger
All entries must be received by Dec.12, 2008

Also, look for the Power Rangers at a movie theater near you this Fall!

Visit select movie theaters across the US from October 31st through December 4th to see the Jungle Fury Mega Mission Helmet in action and learn about the Power Rangers “Feel the Fury” Sweepstakes!

In select theaters get a “Power Rangers Fun Pack” with the purchase of a child’s movie ticket for G and PG movies! The “Power Ranger Fun Pack” includes a Power Rangers Temporary Tattoo, Jungle Fury Wish List and Jungle Fury Scratcher that reveals discounts on all your favorite Power Rangers toys!

The Toys, Buzz and “Power Rangers Fun Packs” will be in select movie theaters in Boston, MA; Brownville, TX; Chicago, IL; El Paso, TX, Fort Smith, AK; Honolulu, HI; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY, Philadelphia, PA; San Antonio, TX; and San Diego, CA.

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Winner is: Robin in New Jersey —> email me @ kim (@) mommyknows (dot) com.

If I was doing NaBloShoeMo instead of NaBloPoMo, I’d tell you all about the shoes I bought today. The ones that are going to transform my ass, thighs, calves and posture. I can already feel the burn!

I’d get Mr. MK to take a picture of me in my new MBT Anti-Shoes. Like this one:

Umm … I’m pretending they are funky and hip, not sort of weird. You’ll want to pretend same, kay? Did I mention they help burn extra calories? They do so!

I’d copy witty and cool quotes from the MBT website to amuse you, make you want to go over there. Like this one:

We Support Shoethanasia
Shoes have outlived their usefulness because they can’t protect your back from hard surfaces. It’s time to say goodbye to shoes and hello to a healthy spine. Hello to toned muscles and strong knees. Hello to burning extra calories. We’d like to say goodbye and rest in peace, shoes. But it will be pretty darn hot where you’re going.
http://swissmasai.com

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Winner is: Michelle Boor —> email me @ kim (@) mommyknows (dot) com.

National Blog Posting Month (NaBloPoMo) begins today. One post everyday for the month of November.

Remember, I tried something like this before? I think I managed about 120 days with Blog365; so this should be a piece of cake, right? I can hope.

It’s been a sugary, chocolately, lazy day.

Lizzy was a punk rocker for Halloween. It turned out a bit ‘goth like’ when I added a bit too much white face paint to the foundation. The hair was my favorite part, helped largly in part to Got2be Glued Blasting Freeze Spray. This stuff seriously rocks!

All comments and back-links for this post will be entered to win a $10 Starbucks Gift Card (includes shipping and handling) in my ‘Have a Coffee on Me’ Contest. If you comment and blog about the contest you’ll receive two entries (too easy). I have a whole ‘schwack’ of Gift Cards to give away, so make sure and come back often for a chance to ‘have a coffee on me’.

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Winner is: Bonnie – email me please Bonnie @ kim (@) mommyknows (dot) com to claim your prize.

Before I sold thebabymarketplace, I was always busy. I had an excuse for NOT keeping a tidy and organized house (or so I told myself). Well the excuse is sold (thank GOD) and all I am left buried under eight years of clutter.

I gave myself the summer off (buying time). Finally late last week, after much procrastination, I started tackling the kid’s rooms.

Georgia’s room ‘was’ bursting with ‘stuff’ (dreaded stuff … it’s suffocating me). Every nook and cranny of her closet was full and overflowing.

You thought I was kidding, didn’t you? When all the closets and drawers were full, I started piling clothing she’d out grown on the toy bins. You’re probably thinking that tower of clothing fell over a lot, right? Well it DIDN’T … because I am talented like that!

Which makes me wish I had more useful talents, the chances of me getting a full-time clothing-stacking job is pretty slim. Then again, work is over-rated, hence, my retirement.

This is the part of the cleaning and organizing job that I hate. The middle part, where you’ve pulled out and emptied every shelf, drawer and skillfully arranged clothing pile; and you realize that you’ve 10x the amount of work you anticipated and 10x the crap! Just don’t give up.

Holy fricken’ crap, was I on crack? What child needs than much stinkin’ stuff?! “NO MORE”, I say.

Just a few hours later, some sweat and a few difficult decisions (goodwill? ebay? garbage? back in the closet?) later, and things are really looking UP and empty. Bliss!

A nice pile of ‘gently used’ stuff for goodwill. This is where the handy-dandy Mr. MK comes in. I only take trash and recyclables as far as the door.

I also managed to sort all of the ‘like new’ items into boxes for ebay. Georgia had so many clothes that were barely worn. Gorgeous clothing that could use a good home. It took me about 4-5 hours to clean out her room, and about 8-9 hours to get the first auction up on ebay. NOT because I am clueless, but because it is so large and I wanted to be thorough and precise. If you are looking for quality girls clothing in size 2T – 3T –> check out my auction. This auction is for about $2500+ clothing, auction starts at 99 cents with NO reserve. Would you tell your friends?

Several more to come in the next couple of weeks. I am ashamed of myself for even having that much stuff.

My office area is next, I want to crawl under a rock.

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I AM OVER … WINNERS HAVE BEEN POSTED ON THE DAILY POSTS.

Yippee – another contest. As I have mentioned in several previous posts, I have a SCHWACK of Starbucks $10 Gift Cards to give-away.

Winning couldn’t be easier. Leave a comment on the most recent post (not this one) and I’ll randomly pick winner from the posted comments. If you’d like to double your chance of winning, blog about the contest and I will add those back links to the draw.

I told you it was easy –> Go to the current post now!

You may on each new post until I run out of cards to give away (could be a while).

MK xo
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Winner is: Justine – Email me @ kim (@) mommyknows (dot) com.

Sam and Lizzy were back to school today. I always try to take a first day of school photo.

Here is Lizzy’s.

HOLY crap … where did my little girl go? All of a sudden she looks like she’s captain of the ladies field hockey team. She looks grown …

You’re just nine … show me nine!

Look Mom … I can do the splits! Take a picture hurry!

C wants you to know, she too can do the splits (and pose for a photo). Soooo pretty.

OK, I am feeling a bit better. She’s not quite as grow up as she looks.

Best Friends Forever.

Ummm girls? A smile wouldn’t hurt.

OKay, they’re NINE for sure. It’s amazing how funny a set of rabbit ears can be to a kid. Someone tell them it’s just NOT that funny.

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Sam the Man!

I took this photo of Sam on Saturday, in Canmore along the Bow River. While Mr. MK and Lizzy skied Sam, Georgia and I spent the day throwing rocks, climbing rocks, playing in the park and I managed to sneak in a wee bit of shopping (well window shopping).

Sam is getting a hair cut tonight. The major topic of discussion around the dinner table is –> ‘really short or just a trim?’. Recently a friend of mine, has repeatedly told me, “he could be a girl, that hair … those eyes” or “imagine him with pigtails, he’d be a really pretty girl“. It is really starting to BUG me! Piss off already. The same friend has a girl who is often mistaken for a boy, surely she knows it doesn’t make anyone feel good when you say these kinds of things?

Sam likes the hair (except, when it is being brushed) and says he likes it long. He also doesn’t seem overly concerned to have it cut. I love it! If I could order hair, I would order his. The color is great, it’s thick, it curls, it’s a crime it’s on a boy’s head.

Hmmm … what to do?

Results here tomorrow!

You see that Alpine Breeze blowing through Sam’s hair? You to can have this experience (*wink*) … ***
You may enter the ‘Rocky Mountain Soap *Alpine Breeze* Gift Set Giveaway‘ by commenting on ANY or ALL posts created between April 5th -12th, 2008 (@ 9:59 pm MT).

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Hope you all have a Happy Valentines Day! Did you do anything special?

Winner of the Bical Grippers from this Post is : Lace

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