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| Avocados and lime = Guacamole |
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| Sweet treat Cherry Tomatoes |
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| Iced tea on the front porch |
Happy June! Summer is almost officially here.
Please share in comments: What summer food and drink are you enjoying now?
Happy June! Summer is almost officially here.
Please share in comments: What summer food and drink are you enjoying now?
Happy Memorial Day weekend! I hope this finds you enjoying your weekend and reflecting on how very lucky we are to be able to honor and celebrate!
Oh, the wonderful things you could purchase for those special guys in your life! Whether you are shopping for your Dad, husband, brother or son Best Buy has you covered! Here's a few gift ideas:
Giveaway begins on 5/29/16 at 1:00 am CST and ends on 6/18/16 at 11:59 pm CST. Must be 18 years or older, open to residents of the US only (void where prohibited.) I will email the winner on Father's Day; The winner will have 24 hours to claim or I will redraw. Once winners are confirmed, they will be added to the Winner's List here.
Disclaimer: The participating bloggers were not compensated for this post. No purchase is necessary to enter. One entrant per household, per IP address. All entries will be verified. Void where prohibited by law. Winner will be contacted by email; Please add southernmomloves@gmail.com to your whitelist. Holly of Southern Mom Loves will be responsible for prize delivery to the winner. This giveaway is in no way administered, sponsored, endorsed by, or associated with Facebook and/or Twitter, Google, Pinterest, or any other social media platform.
Contact Holly at southernmomloves@gmail.com if you have any additional questions or comments, or would like Southern Mom Loves to organize your next giveaway.
I'm thankful for so very many things, including a fantastic group of bloggers I'm honored to work with today to share an amazing giveaway with you- just in time for Father's Day!
Oh, the wonderful things you could purchase for those special guys in your life! Whether you are shopping for your Dad, husband, brother or son Best Buy has you covered! Here's a few gift ideas:
- GoPro Hero4 Silver Camera
- Sony Playstation
- Roku Streaming Stick
- Samsung Smartwatch
Welcome to the Father's Day $100 Best Buy Giveaway!
Hosted by: Southern Mom Loves
Co-Hosted by: Life, Naturally, Tales From A Southern Mom, Five Spot Green Living, Frugal Finds During Naptime, & We Love Frugal Finds
Co-Hosted by: Life, Naturally, Tales From A Southern Mom, Five Spot Green Living, Frugal Finds During Naptime, & We Love Frugal Finds
Enter below for your chance to win $100 to Best Buy! Winner may choose an eGift Card delivered via email or a physical gift card delivered via snail mail.
Giveaway begins on 5/29/16 at 1:00 am CST and ends on 6/18/16 at 11:59 pm CST. Must be 18 years or older, open to residents of the US only (void where prohibited.) I will email the winner on Father's Day; The winner will have 24 hours to claim or I will redraw. Once winners are confirmed, they will be added to the Winner's List here.
Disclaimer: The participating bloggers were not compensated for this post. No purchase is necessary to enter. One entrant per household, per IP address. All entries will be verified. Void where prohibited by law. Winner will be contacted by email; Please add southernmomloves@gmail.com to your whitelist. Holly of Southern Mom Loves will be responsible for prize delivery to the winner. This giveaway is in no way administered, sponsored, endorsed by, or associated with Facebook and/or Twitter, Google, Pinterest, or any other social media platform.
Contact Holly at southernmomloves@gmail.com if you have any additional questions or comments, or would like Southern Mom Loves to organize your next giveaway.
Good Luck!
Please share in comments: Who would you shop for if you won this gift card?
Today I woke up with a grateful heart. I am celebrating another day on this
wonderful planet and my family is showering me with love because it’s my
birthday. While I had originally planned
on sharing a post on working from home, a quick Google search of today led me
to a much more important cause. Did you know that today is National Missing
Children’s day? I didn’t either. How could I not know that I’ve shared my
birthday with this very important cause since 1983?
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| Sunrises make me happy and grateful to be alive |
About National
Missing Children’s Day:
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“In
1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children’s
Day. Each year, the Department of
Justice (DOJ) commemorates Missing Children’s Day with a ceremony honoring the
heroic and exemplary efforts of agencies, organizations, and individuals to
protect children.
Missing Children’s Day
is dedicated to encouraging parents, guardians, caregivers, and others
concerned with the well-being of children to make child safety a priority. It
serves as a reminder to continue our efforts to reunite missing children with
their families and an occasion to honor those dedicated to this noble cause.”
Three easy ways to get involved today:
Every
child deserves to feel safe. Every child deserves to live with their families
without fear of being taken, sold, hurt or worse. I always feel terrible when I
get an Amber alert and I don’t take them lightly. I look at the photo, I study
it and then I take action by sharing the Amber alert on social media AND by
looking at the faces in the crowd as I go about my day.
1. Always pay attention and share local and national Amber alerts
My
husband and I always look at the missing children’s posters at the exit of our
local Sam’s Club. We pull our cart over so we don’t get trampled on by the busy
exiting shoppers and we look at those faces, we say a prayer and then we take
our kids home with us.
2. Always look at the Missing Children's posters post in your community
Keeping
our kids as safe as we can is one of the most important reasons I am a work at
home Mom. I’m here for my kids in a way that I couldn’t be working outside the
home. It was a choice to earn less to be here in my home and in my community
more. But not all Moms can do that, so I will try to do more when and where I
can. I will pay attention to the kids, vehicles in my neighborhood, and report any suspicious activity to my neighborhood watch and law enforcement.
3. Pay attention to activities in your neighborhood and join your neighborhood watch.
Lastly, I invite
you to visit http://mecptraining.org/educate/national-missing-childrens-day/
to learn more and find resources on how you may be able to help in your
community, or nationally.
If you are reading this and are a parent- hug and connect with your child.
Tell them how very grateful you are to have them in your life. Do you know how
many kids are never told they are wanted, valued, loved? Be sure you are giving your kids your undivided attention so they truly feel connected.
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Today is my birthday and I woke with a grateful heart and I
plan on using my voice, my talents, my heart to make today the best day of the
rest of my life by shining my light and remembering my blessings and hopefully,
plugging in to my community more and blessings others.
Please share in comments: In what way can you help a child
feel safe and loved today?
Please share in comments: Do you grow Clematis? If yes, what color is yours?
This month's color choice was inspired by a cute DIY project I did for my cat's litter box area. I fell in love with the rug I found that helps capture tracked litter. Fiona my youngest cat, loves this rug too!
Here's this month's Pinterest collaboration board. I love all the home decor pieces I found- and the hair color was a find!
Please share in comments: Which of my pins were you drawn to first and why?
This shop has been
compensated by Collective Bias, and its advertiser. All opinions are mine
alone. #yougottabekittenme #CollectiveBias
It’s important to me
as a homemaker to make my home pleasant to be in. I’m usually on top on my daily and weekly
chores, but there was one area of my home that was, how shall I put this
delicately, a total cat-tastrophe! Yes people, I’m talking about the often
messy and smelly litter box area in my home! Thanks to today’s sponsors, Sam’s Club and Fresh Step Total Control litter with the power of Febreze for helping me with this easy litter box area
DIY!
I’m happy to say this kitty-approved
DIY project took me less than an hour once I got all my supplies in place. I
love how clean and fresh this area is now, but that wasn’t always the case.
This next photo is hard to share and is not kitty-approved.
I love my cats, but Dottie and Fiona make their litter box
area a smelly, litter ridden mess
zone! I try to stay on top of it, but honestly, I was ashamed of this
out-of-the-way bathroom. We have three full baths in our home, so if company
came over, I would quickly clean the cats’ box, spray air freshener and leave
the door ajar only wide enough to allow the cats entry.
The first step to
my DIY was to stop the odor and litter tracking, so I switched back to Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze litter and even upgraded by purchasing the 42 pound bag of Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze litter, which is currently available
only at Sam’s Club. If you are a
Sam’s Club member, this litter is really easy to find in the store. In my Sam’s
Club, it’s in the back of the store nearing the bakery.
Sam’s Club members receive a discount of $3.50 off their purchase on this item
in May. This savings is offered in the Instant Savings book and is already
loaded to your member’s card. Savings and convenience? Thank you, Sam’s Club!
And a huge thanks to Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze for
upgrading their litter!
Did you know that Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze includes Borate Technology for superior ammonia control? Plus, it acts
as an antimicrobial agent to inhibit
odor-causing bacteria and clumps to ease
litter tracking! Seems this company knew just what we cat parents needed to help stop
those awful #yougottabekittenme moments!
You can learn more about Fresh Step
Total Control with the power of Febreze by visiting their site here.
The second step
to this litter box area update was to pick up new items. I wanted the kitty
bathroom to look clean and fresh like my other baths, so got bought a new
shower curtain, shower floor liner, scented trash bags, a new litter scoop and
a cute caddy for all the supplies to fit into.
The third step
was to clean the litter box area. Ugh. That was a chore, but so well worth the
effort!
The fourth step
was fun because I got to pretty up the space! I cut my liner to fit the floor
and added a piece on the shelf for an extra splash of color and to keep the kitty
supply caddy from slipping. I hung the light and airy shower curtain (that I
can partially close when company comes), and then put the litter box back in its
proper location.
The fifth step
was organizing the kitty supply caddy with all the supplies needed to keep the
litter box clean and smelling fresh. I placed the area air freshener up out of
the cats reach, added a scented trash bag to one of the caddy’s holders for the
litter scooper, put in the scented bags and added a gallon size bag of Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze litter to the supply caddy so
anybody in the family helping with the cats can add a scoop or two of litter as
needed without having to heft up a 42 pound bag of litter.
Voila!
My easy DIY litter box area is complete.
Now I have a clean and fresh kitty bathroom
that I won’t be ashamed of if company decides to peak down the hall. And thanks
to Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze litter this area smells
as great as it looks!
I'd also like to give my sponsors Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze and Sam's Club another big round of applause for providing me $100 to donate to a pet-related organization of my choice! I participated in a local charity event called the Big Pay Back where my $100 donation to The People for Animals was doubled! This will help many cats and dogs in my community have better lives. Thank you, thank you!
I'd also like to give my sponsors Fresh Step Total Control with the power of Febreze and Sam's Club another big round of applause for providing me $100 to donate to a pet-related organization of my choice! I participated in a local charity event called the Big Pay Back where my $100 donation to The People for Animals was doubled! This will help many cats and dogs in my community have better lives. Thank you, thank you!
Please share in comments: Do you have cats? How do you keep their litter box area clean?
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