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Great Wolf Lodge Reviews

June 13, 2011 by Jennifer 5 Comments

You see the commercials, you hear the radio segments, you see the pictures, but just what exactly is all the hype about this Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park?

Our family arrived at the great indoor water park for 3 nights over Memorial Day weekend. We were guests of Visit Cabarrus and this trip was extra special as we were actually digging deeper to get past the water park as well. The girls were packed 3 days before time with all their swim gear and before you know it, the time had arrived to be greeted by the big black bear. Welcome sighting for all the guests.

We checked in and headed straight to our room. This is our third trip and the girls are always so eager to check out the rooms each time. They love that they have their own area in our hotel room.

Hubby is just excited to get to stretch out on the couch for a few minutes and see what is on the tube.

But, there is no sitting in the hotel room for long as the girls are dressed in their swimsuits and ready to head out to the water fun. A minute review of our fun time in the water park area.

I am especially in love with this water park as my girls are both on different levels of what they enjoy doing. The water park really does have areas for the small at heart and the big at heart. While M and I are enjoying all the big water slides, Daddy and L can enjoy the wave pool and the little kiddie area. M loves the kiddie area as well and the whole family can enjoy the big bucket splash. Now, that is a must-do for every family. Life guards are all over the water park as well, so that really assures me. You will notice, the life guards are not allowed to stand in one place. They have to constantly be scoping out their entire area the whole time they are on duty. Awesome move by Great Wolf!

The fun just does not stop at the water park though. Expand your options and enjoy spa time, an ice cream cone, a little arcade time, story time, or even try your hand at the magic wand. The fun just keeps going.

If you want to enjoy a little outdoor time, then take in some family putt-putt time or even dive into the outdoor pool. Your fun options are unlimited as that is what makes Great Wolf more than just an indoor water park. You see why we are so addicted to Great Wolf now right? Special deal right now too if you book by June 30, 2011. Use Promo Code: Fun4All and receive 20% off their best available rates. Get out of the heat and still have water fun with the family.

Great Wolf, until we meet again!

Disclosure: Thank you to Great Wolf Lodge – Concord, NC and Visit Cabarrus for the complimentary nights. All thoughts and opinioins are of our own.

End of Year Teacher Gifts

June 13, 2011 by Jennifer Leave a Comment

It is the most wonderful time of the year. Well, one of the most wonderful times of the year. My girls are moving on up in their school careers. I will never have another kindergartner and this makes me so sad. How can I be a mom of a 3rd grader? Time you know, you could put the brakes on a little bit. That would be the best thing ok?

Introducing, my newest 1st grader and 3rd grader.

We have so much planned for the Summer and are going to enjoy every single minute of it. I actually have put together a schedule that will keep the “I am bored” comments at bay and will share that tomorrow. In the meantime, take a moment to see these cute End of Year Teacher Gifts I found on the Skip To My Lou craft blog.

Embellished Scissors

Teacher Appreciation Flower Picks

Both crafts were a huge hit with all the teachers. I included a hand written thank you note to each teacher as well detailing how much I appreciate them. Teachers do a very hard job and we need to always remember that they are not definitely in teaching for the money but for the love of the children.

Let the summer memories begin!

RedEnvelope Has You Covered for Gifts – Giveaway

June 12, 2011 by Jennifer 171 Comments

Congratulations to Lori Walker on winning the giveaway!

Father’s Day is in one week. There are some like myself that are last minute shoppers. There are no worries as RedEnvelope.com has us all covered and especially for Father’s Day weekend. Just take a look at all the Father’s Day Under $50.

I selected the Golfer’s Cooler Bag since my husband does love to play golf and I thought it would be a gift that he would least expect. I was so right. The bag is amazing and I do have to say the bag is getting a lot more use than just the golf course. We take it to all of my daughter’s softball games and to our daily trips to the pool.

The quality is of superb quality. The material is not cheap and will not easily rip. Also, the material is washable with a wet cloth so in case a spot did get on the bag, all you have to do is wipe with a wet cloth. There are so many pockets, so we store cereal bars, granola bars, crackers, pool key, house keys, you name it and we can store it. There is a lot of room in the main cooler as well.

Of course, when my husband will take it on the golf course, there is a place for his tees as well on the front. RedEnvelope will personalize the bag for you as well. You can see, we had DAD put on the bag since that is the name he answers to most around the house.

After doing several searches online, RedEnvelope did have the best gifts for him on my list. I was very happy how fast shipment was as well. Get your order in, you will not be disappointed I do not believe.

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You could win the Golfer’s Cooler bag for that dad in your life, or all the other great gifts. Thanks to RedEnvelope.com, we are going to give one lucky reader a $50 Gift Certificate to RedEnvelope.com.

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Contest ends 11:59pm ET on June 15, 2011.

Disclosure: I was provided product in order to facilitate my review. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.

It Is Chili’s Triple Dipper Time – Giveaway

June 8, 2011 by Jennifer 184 Comments

Congratulations to Debra Ford for winning the $20 gift certificate!

We scream, You scream, We all scream for Chili’s! You thought I would say ice cream right? In this household, we are huge fans of Chili’s. It all started back in 2007, when we were living in Florida. We were living on a shoe string budget there and Saturday night’s were our night out as a family. We always went to Chili’s as we knew we could all eat for $25. To this day, it is one of our favorite restaurants.

Our favorite foods that we would like served on one plate are:

Chips and Salsa – oh you cannot go without eating their famous chips and salsa. They are bottomless too, just sayin!

Big Mouth Bites – Since I do not eat red meat and will not cook it, hubby loves getting his little bit of red meat and says the Big Mouth Bites hit the right spot.

House Salad – Chili’s has the best house salad in the market. They don’t just give you a bowl of lettuce. You get croutons, tomatoes, red onions, cucumbers and cheese. Top it with Italian Dressing and oh I can taste it right now.

Pretty good combination right? You can put three foods together as well with Chili’s Triple Dipper. Choose three appetizers and get three dips as well. Chili’s is taking it even one step further with their Shout Out To Eat Out campaign.

Upload a photo to their site and create your perfect trio. One random winner every day May 1st – June 30th gets a $20 Chili’s gift card. One grand prize winner will win a $333 Chili’s Gift Card.

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Contest ends 11:59pm ET on June 12, 2011.

Disclosure: Chili’s did give us a gift card for my time. We have been Chili’s fans for a long time so all thoughts and opinions are of my own.

How Can You Have The Perfect Summer Hair (WIN)

June 7, 2011 by Jennifer 1 Comment

Summer is here and that means the humidity is here as well. As we all know, humidity is a big negative to moms when they are trying to style their hair. I have natural curly hair, and well most of the time in the Summer, my hair stays curly. The few times that I do straighten my hair, the humidity just turns my hair into a big ole frizz mess.

The time has come with the help of John Frieda International Creative Consultant, Harry Josh, to obtain the perfect Summer hair. The salon-inspired Full Repair collection is the first weightless solution for overworked and overstyled hair.

WIN!

On June 8th at 6:00pm ET, John Frieda will have a live webcast on their Facebook. During this 30 – minute interactive webcast, Harry will reveal how to practice safe styling with Full Repair by not only reversing the look and feel of overworked hair, but also shielding hair from the effects of overstyling. Each person that submits a question will receive a full size product: Those with fine hair will receive Perfect Ends Sheer Mist and participants with thick hair will receive a Perfect Ends Deep Infusion. Click here to go ahead and submit your question before the webcast.

Harry will answer all submitted questions during the half hour live webcast and will provide a special code that participants can use to enter to win the grand prize – a trip to New York and a haircut/style with Harry!

I will “see” you there!

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