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October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Cell Phones: everyone has them and of course the biggest pains with them are the plan details or of course always being reachable 😉  I can’t stand a family sitting there at a ‘family’ dinner all on their phones not even obliging each others existence.  Anyway back on topic, cell phone plans.  The overage charges, the questioning if you sent 500 txt’s or 520 texts?  Did darling daughter talk to her friends all night last week on her cell phone or was that the house line?  How big was that presentation that you were working on?

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Nutrisystem Nation- Update Week 8

October 4, 2011 by 9 Comments

Hey all you weight loss buddies- it’s that time again. I wanted to show you my new NutriBear! He represents my 20 pound weight loss on Nutrisystem. Yay!!! (And the crowd goes wild! Well, OK- not the crowd, but maybe my computer chair, at least, LOL.)
He is relaxing on my pillow after a hard day of motivating me NOT to eat all the brownies I baked for my husband and kids.  He did a great job!  

This week- I have nothing new to share with you. No gains, no losses. I have done nothing to shout about. However, this is most likely my own fault, since I had a minor meltdown and I ate a cheesecake last week. Not a piece. Like, the whole thing. It was in my fridge, and I have not cheated….but then I ate a freaking cheesecake. Yes. I said that. I admit it. So is there some kind of an “Oh my gosh, you are a pig” shirt I should wear or something? I mean for real- EW, who does that? I ate it throughout the day, and while I felt minor-ly guilty, I have to say the large part of me just didn’t even care. Like many of you, I am a comfort food eater, and right now we are our own demolition crew (Thanks Irene!) for our ruined house, and my dog has cancer, and my job is driving me to tears just about daily- and you know what? I ate a cheesecake. And I will live.

At least I stayed on the diet the rest of the time. And since I did, I didn’t GAIN any weight, so I will take it. Sometimes, you just have to go with it. I am under a tremendous amount of stress right now (dealing with loss of house, possessions, cleanup and demolition, contractors, insurance people that are not helpful, FEMA, government agencies, a dog with cancer, a job from hades, etc- so I am so not going to beat myself up for this. It happens, and next week- moving on! This week will be better. I am looking forward to my 30 pound bear one of these weeks!

I have to say, this diet works. I have struggled with my weight all my life, even as a competitive athlete in my teens I had to really WORK to keep the weight off. If you stick to it, you will lose weight on Nutrisystem.
Have a good week, and I will let you know how this week goes.

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Disclosure- I am participating in the Nutrisystem Nation Blogger Program.

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Come On By and Hop with the Ladies of CMM- Twitter Style!

October 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Welcome to Take Over Tuesday, a Facebook and Twitter hop, hosted by Closer to Lucy, The Thrifty Things,   3 Princes and a Princess 2 and Have Sippy, Will Travel. Each week we will have either a Twitter or Facebook Hop. This week, it’s Twitter.


Leave your twitter link in the linky and follow the hostesses. We will follow you back.

Follow as many people as you like and @ them to let them know your a new follower. Remember, following back is appreciated!

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Twitter Hop- come hop with me!

October 3, 2011 by 4 Comments

Please follow your hosts- we will follow you back! 🙂 Follow as many others as you would like, and please follow back those who follow you. This is great for everyone! 🙂

Make new friends & gain followers with Twitter Hop Tuesday. Please follow host @lifesandcastle @Nightowlmama & @HaveSippy we will follow back. If you don’t mind please retweet/share so we can all gain more friends and participates:) Follow and follow back if someone follows you. Lets help each other #twitterhop

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#Win Family Four Pack of tickets to DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS DARE TO DREAM

October 3, 2011 by 121 Comments

 
TICKETS FOR

DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS DARE TO DREAM
ON SALE NOW IN NEW JERSEY AND LONG ISLAND
 
— New Show Brings Disney Princesses Rapunzel, Tiana and Cinderella
to Tri-State Area–
NEW YORK, NY, September 19, 2011 — Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream is bringing Disney’s newest princess stories and most beloved fairytale to the ice in a sensational live production coming to your hometown!  This brand-new ice spectacular featuring scenes from Tangled, The Princess and the Frog, and Cinderella, visits NASSAU COLISEUM from NOVEMBER 8 – 13, PRUDENTIAL CENTER from NOVEMBER 16 – 20 and IZOD CENTER from NOVEMBER 22 – 27.  Tickets are on sale now.
Experience Disney’s hilarious hair-raising escapade, Tangled, as Rapunzel, her unlikely companion, Flynn, and Maximus, embark on an uproarious journey that takes adventure to new lengths!  Boogie to the beat of the bayou with Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen in a magical, musical journey that all begins with a fateful kiss.  And fanciful dreams become reality as Cinderella meets her Prince Charming, with a glass slipper fit for an unforgettable fantasy come true.  All your favorite princesses take to the ice in a spectacular finale at the ultimate Disney Princess event of a lifetime!  Experience the beauty, sparkle, and spirit when Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream comes to your hometown!
 
Tickets for Disney On Ice presents Dare to Dream are  $80.00, $55.00, $35.00, and $25.00 (prices do not include facility fees and taxes).  At Nassau Coliseum only, there is also a $150.00 VIP Dining Experience available.  Tickets are available at arena box offices, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster Charge By Phone at (800) 345-8000, (212) 307-7171, (201) 507-8900 or ticketmaster.com.  To learn more about Disney On Ice, log on to www.disneyonice.com, or visit us on Facebook and YouTube.

 
NASSAU COLISEUM (Uniondale, NY) –  November 8 – 13, 2011:
November 8                                                    7:00 PM                                  
November 9                                                    7:00 PM
November 10  10:30 AM                                 7:00 PM
November 11                          3:00 PM           7:00 PM
November 12  11:00 AM         3:00 PM           7:00 PM
November 13                          1:00 PM           5:00 PM
 
PRUDENTIAL CENTER (Newark, NJ) – November 16 – 20, 2011:
November 16                                                  7:30 PM
November 17                                                  7:30 PM
November 18                                                  7:30 PM
November 19  11:00 AM         3:00 PM           7:30 PM          
November 20                          1:00 PM           5:00 PM
 
IZOD CENTER (East Rutherford, NJ) – November 22 – 27, 2011:
November 22                                                  7:30 PM
November 23  10:30 AM         3:00 PM           7:30 PM
November 24  11:00 AM                                
November 25  10:30 AM         3:00 PM           7:30 PM          
November 26  10:30 AM         3:00 PM           7:30 PM
November 27                                                  7:30 PM

One of my lucky readers will win a Family Four Pack to their choice of those shows on OPENING NIGHT ONLY, there are no other times available.  Any of those shows, opening night. 
You can also buy tickets HERE!  (We are SOOOO excited to go!) 

Want to win?  Here is how to enter!

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.
 Extra Entries
(Please leave a separate comment for each entry)
 
 
– Like Disney On Ice on Facebook-  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.

-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

– Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest


*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Spooktacular event Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.  

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please) 

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily 

– enter another one of my giveaways 

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry) 

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck! 


DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for this post.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Nov. 1, 2011
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National Acrobats of China- Giveaway Family 4 Pack! #Theater

October 3, 2011 by 48 Comments
Sun, November 6, 2011 at 3pm at the State Theater in NJ!
The ensemble of 35 thrills audiences with a mesmerizing, mystifying combination of martial arts, acrobatics, and illusion. The program will include cycling stunts, plate-spinning, foot-juggling, aerial maneuvers, balancing acts, and more, set to traditional Chinese music. From handstands to headstands, from kicks to flips, and award-winning acts such as Slack Wire, Diabolo, and Pagoda of Bowls, this is a show the whole family will enjoy!
Tickets: $22-38

Direct from Beijing, The National Acrobats of The People’s Republic of China (China National Acrobatic Troupe) was the first National Performing Arts Troupe established by the government of the People’s Republic of China in 1950. It has performed intensively throughout the world annually around the globe. The Company’s repertoire includes a myriad of International and National Gold Prize winning Acts, such as “Slack Wire” (Presidential Gold Award at the 24th Cirque de Demain Festival in Paris), “Diabolo” (Presidential Gold Award at the 26th Cirque de Demain Festival in Paris), “Pagoda of Bowls” (Golden Clown Award at the 28th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival) and among others. The Company’s Acts have received sensational reiviews both at home and abroad for numbers such as “China Soul”, “Reverie”, “Acrobatic Spectacular” and “Splendid”.

Based in Beijing, China, the Company owns a large Institution for Acrobatic Schooling, Training and Repertoire. The Institution has over 150 Acrobatic resident performers and over 500 Acrobatic Students of all ages. Funded by a special grant from the Beijing Municipality, the Company invests each year in new productions as well as acrobatic science research and creation in addition to the training facilities of the center, which with its dedication to improvement of and renewing of Acrobatic standards has become one of the largest Acrobatic and Circus Arts Center’s in China and the world.

One of my lucky readers will win a Family Four Pack of tickets-of course, you can also get yours HERE.  


Want to win?  Here is how to enter!

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.
 Extra Entries
(Please leave a separate comment for each entry)
-Follow State Theater NJ on Twitter and tweet about this contest (can be done daily)
– Follow State Theater NJ on Facebook- This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

– Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest


*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Spooktacular event Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.  

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please) 

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily 

– enter another one of my giveaways 

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry) 

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck! 


DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for this post.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct. 25, 2011

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Pumpkin Masters – America’s favorite brand for pumpkin carving and decorating

October 3, 2011 by 5 Comments

Pumpkin Masters – America’s favorite brand for pumpkin carving and decorating  is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year, with three new products and some carving classics too:

Three All New Products for Decorating and Lighting Up The Night

  • Reflective Stickers: A fun way to be seen on Halloween night, this kit allows kids to personalize costumes and accessories by selecting from 100 stickers in four reflective colors. The stickers are great for pumpkin decorating too.
  • Flickering Mayhem Light: Add a spooky effect to carved pumpkins and haunted house displays with this battery-operated LED light that brightens, flashes and dims.
  • All-in-One Carving Kit: Featuring 12 patterns, 12 foam stickers, eight eye inserts, carving tools and a light, this kit makes it easy to create dozens of pumpkin designs.

Frightful Favorites!

  • Pumpkin Carving Kit: This kit continues to be the most popular carving kit in the country, and now features 12 new carving patterns as well as Pumpkin Masters’ patented tools.
  • Pumpkin Tealight: Trade out the traditional candle for this safe, battery-operated light.
  • Kids Carving Kit: Kids can carve their own pumpkins with these easy-to-use tools. The kit also includes creepy, glow-in-the-dark eye inserts and four playful patterns.
  • Kids Monster Pieces: A safe and mess-free way to get youngsters excited about decorating! Kids can create their very own monster by inserting eye, mouth, nose and ear parts into the skin of the pumpkin.

Kits and accessories will be available in September 2011, at major retailers and grocery stores nationwide for suggested retail prices of $2.99 – 6.99.

You can also follow Pumpkin Masters on Facebook for more news, ideas, and deals.  Happy Carving! 

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Halloween Express Review and Giveaway- Come #Win Your #Costume here!

October 2, 2011 by 505 Comments

And WOW, if you don’t have your costumes yet, you better be glad they are EXPRESS, Lol.  Halloween will be here before you know it!  What’s a momma to do?  No, don’t waste your time and frustrate yourself going to some of those super stores (that may not be very “super” at all when it comes to costumes!) and shift through what’s left, and end up with some overpriced, cheap-o costume.

Why bother?  There is still plenty of time to get the costume you and your kids actually WANT, and it will be at your door before you know it.  The costumes at Halloween Express are high quality from what I have seen, and there is so much to choose from!  Baby costumes, kids, adults, plus sized- the variety in each category seem endless. 

You can search for costumes by price- example, under $30, under $20, etc.  That is SUPER useful to momma’s on a budget.  There is a 110% price back guarantee, which can only mean they are THAT SURE you will love your costume.  Orders over $65 are shipped free, and all orders are placed the same day- Yipee!

Want to save even more?  Use this code  – HAVESIPPY – which  is good for 10% off site wide with NO minimum order (excludes gift cards, personalized and special order items). Valid now through 12/31/11.

That is great to save for your whole family!  It will give you 10% off your whole order, which will save you even more money.  One of you will win a costume, up to $75 below, but you can all win with that great deal.  (NO, I do not make a part of the profits from any sales with that code.  As you know, I do not take part in any form of affiliate programs- I only tell you about my honest thoughts on products and places.)

Want to win?  Here is how to enter!

Mandatory entry
You must be a public follower on Google Friend Connect.
Leave me your email so I can contact you if you win.
 Extra Entries
(Please leave a separate comment for each entry)
-Follow Halloween Express on Twitter and tweet about this contest (can be done daily)
#Win Halloween #Costume from @HalloweenXperts http://tinyurl.com/3v9onzr @HaveSippy #kids #family #contest
– Follow Halloween Express on Facebook- This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.
-“Like” me on Facebook -feel free to give me some comment love!  🙂  This is not mandatory, and Facebook is in no way sponsoring this giveaway.
+2 entries

-Subscribe to Have Sippy Will Travel by email, and confirm subscription  or via RSS
+3 entries

– Follow me on Twitter ( or you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest

#Win Halloween #Costume from @HalloweenXperts http://tinyurl.com/3v9onzr @HaveSippy #kids #family #contest


*can be done daily

Please make sure you follow first!
+2 entries

– Follow any of the Collective Media Magic Spooktacular event Bloggers’ sites! 

3 Princes and a Princess 2, Closer to Lucy, Have Sippy Will Travel, and The Thrifty Things.  You can Follow GFC, Twitter, or Facebook- each is worth an entry.  

– Email a friend about this contest, with a CC to me at  kangabunnie@gmail.com
(you get an extra entry if they enter, too!)

 -Add my button to your blog, and leave me the link so I can find it

– Follow me on “Networked Blogs”

– blog about this giveaway, and link back to this contest (leave me the URL in comment, please) 

-Add me to your blogroll, with a link back to me

– Vote for me on “We’re On The Fence!”  (Just Click the Button to the left that says “We’re On the Fence” until it confirms you voted for your’s truly!)   *Can be done daily 

– enter another one of my giveaways 

– comment on a non-giveaway post

– Like this post on Facebook, Stumble it, or hit G+1 button  (each is worth one entry) 

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck! 


DISCLOSURE: I received the above product for this post.  All opinions are mine, yours may differ.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Open to US shipping addresses only.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and mailing prize. Ends Oct. 11, 2011

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