So, we had gorgeous summer weather this past weekend that left me out and about all weekend. Since Monday is now here and I have nothing I thought I would do a short and sweet post! I have the button there if you'd like to jump in and join me.
I thought I'd do a few quick randomness Motherhood style.
It ceases to amaze me how I can fiddle with the DVD player for an hour and the thing still won't work leaving me venting on facebook. Yet my 9 year old son can go over and 30 seconds later its up and running! How'd he DO that? ~ Gavin just got the new VtechKidizoom Plus Digital Camera (stay tuned!!!) and it wasn't out of the packaging yet when he discovered it. I was washing the dishes and he asks me to take it out so he can play the games on it. I say "Sorry Gav Gav it's a camera to take pictures with not a game player" he walks it over to me and says "Mom, that spells g-a-m-e-s doesn't it? That means there are games on it" It still surprises me when my 3 year can read things. So surprised I just laughed. ~ What have your kids done recently to amaze you?
I have been so excited to share this bounce house review and giveaway with you from BouncehousesNOW.com! As we know many mom's rent commercial bounce houses for fun summer fun and birthday parties- but what if you could OWN one for just a little more then the cost of a two day rental!! I did some research for rentals in my area and the average commercial bounce house rental ran between $200-$400 for a weekend of fun. The average bounce house at BounceHousesNOW.com is under $500 and you can keep it! Of course if your in the market for a commercial bounce house they have you covered too!
We were sent the Bounce Bot Inflatable Bobble Bouncer by Blast Zone! Can I tell you how excited my children were to hear this was on the way! It has a great robot outer space look to it. One thing we didn't expect was how big it was. It's huge! The quality of this Bobble Bot is exceptional. Its tough and durable and can with stand all your kids crazy jumping. If you're looking for a fun way for your kids to get out and get some fun exercise this summer this is the way to do it. You'll also win Parent of the Year from not only your kids but all their friends as well! This fun bouncer will rock and move with your kids making it extra fun!
There is a fun slide in the front to make it super easy to get in and out of the bounce house. It is easy to climb as well so you don't have to worry about smaller kids struggling to get in and out.
The entrance has a velcro that is strong and secure so that you don't have to worry about your children getting excited with their jumping and falling out! It also has Heavy Duty Safety Netting so they are secure on all sides.
I took this photo from my second floorbalcony to show you how much room my boys have inside to jump around. They both have plenty of space to jump as much as they want too! This bounce house is equipped to handle up to five kids and a maximum of 500 pounds!!! It has a large 9'W x 9'L bouncing area and a Commercial Vinyl Bounce Floor to make sure that it lasts a very long time.
We have SO much fun on this bounce house! As you can see Johnny jumped with everything he could. I don't have to worry about him damaging the bounce house since I know it has Reinforced X-Weave in Stress Areas to let is take every impact.
The entire bounce house is powered by a blower that comes included with bounce house. There are two area's you need to tie off before starting. In the picture you can see there is a small yellow strip. This is so when deflating it can let the air out faster. The long one has an elastic neck that slides over the mouth of the blower and then securely tie it to make sure it doesn't come undone. We noticed with our smaller bouncer it was easier to put on a bucket to keep the tube straight. On the larger bounce houses it was easily able to sit on the ground. Just make sure to keep it away from water as it is an electrical device.
The blower blower that is easy to carry and not heavy at all. It simply plugs in to a regular outlet (we usually need an extension cord first) and then we simply flick the switch.
It come with a patch kit so that is for any reason you tear it you don't have to worry about not being able to fix it. It also comes with four easy stakes to anchor your bounce house down to the ground. Our ground is still somewhat frozen so it wasn't able to go in all the way but it still held it well! When we removed them it didn't leave a huge hole in the ground making my Hubby a happy man too!
I wanted to not only tell you how much fun this Bounce House is I wanted to show you! This is setting it up directly from the box for the first time. It is super easy!!! Sorry for sounding like an infomercial (lol) but it was attempt 89473 and we were so excited to get it up.
We were also sent the Little Bopper Bounce House by Blast Zone that is a great option for children ages 3-6! It has the same quality that all their other bounce houses provide just at a smaller size. Now don't confuse that with me saying it's small because this bounce house still fits 2 kids with a weight limit of 150 pounds! What is great about this is that it is able to be used indoors and outdoors but at only 6' W x 6' L x 5' H you can easily set this up in your home! Just make sure to grab a set of their sandbags for indoor anchoring! Plus, at a selling price of only $179.99 and free shipping this costs LESS then a rental!!!
If your looking for some great water fun you'd love their great selection of watersilde bounce houses! We also have the Pirate's Bay also by Blast Zone and it adds hours of summer fun in our backyard. It holds up to everything our boys through at it and with its shallow waters it is still safe for little kids as well as much fun for older kids too. With its big slide and water sprayers it offers many ways to stay cool all summer long!
They all come with a Breathable Storage Bag. These make it great to store in when they aren't in use. You can see the Little Bopper here in the back of my Jeep as when we set it up we still had snow on the ground so we took it my Mom's for an afternoon of fun. I will admit the larger ones are near impossible for me to get into these bags and I wish the opening for those ones was across the wide side not the short one.
As you can see BouncehousesNOW.com has a great selection of residential bounce houses and commercial bounce houses for you to chose from! They have affordable pricing and to sweeten the deal they have offered all my readers a 5% discount code good for all of 2010!!! Just enter JLeighDesignz5 at checkout!! Of course all purchases over $99 automatically come with FREE ground shipping to the lower 48 states! Plus, You NEVER pay taxes!
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Tuesday I was invited to an event put on by Cook's Ham and hosted by Price Chopper. It was out at the Price Chopper in Latham, NY. It was almost two hours away but I thought it would be fun so I took a drive. A week early. Opps. So when the real date came I knew exactly where I was heading and what the tolls would be. Which made it much easier. When I got there I was greeted by both Cook's Ham and Price Chopper Representatives.
It was a small intimate gathering.
Faith and Jennifer did most of the presentation but we also met many other lovely ladies from Price Chopper!
They gave us many great ideas for using ham! My favorite was one that they started off with crescent rolls, added sliver of a pink lady apple, some provolone cheese, and some ham slices. Fold them up and cook them accordingly to the crescent roll directions. Talk about yummy! My kids are going to love it!
My biggest fear associated with ham is the carving process. We were showed that if you put the spiral into a ham stand upright and cut the bone out you can then easily proceed to carve the ham nicely. Did you know that they have ham tips & video's on their website!With a gorgeous ham like this you definitely don't want to butcher it. It's odd because when I think of ham I don't find it to be a hard meal to cook. Especially when Cook's Ham offers a variety of ham's that only need to be warmed and not cooked. They even come with the glazed in hand. Everyone right down to my three year old enjoys it and you can generally get a ham that can provide several meals for around $10 which is the same amount I spend on just three chicken breasts. If I could give my family a great tasting meal for less then my average meal why am I not doing it??? My family is not leftover friendly. I try to make my meals in just the right portions so that food isn't thrown out. Ham is great with left overs though. If you take the extra step the day you make it by cutting and slicing it and putting it into containers you'll have it at hand the rest of the week. Cook's Ham has a huge selection of different sized hams, steaks, and even corned beef! If you need ideas on how to cook and serve all these ham styles you should check out the Cook's Ham website. They have great recipes on their website too! They also tell you how to cook and carve each style of ham.
They wanted to spark ideas for meal planning from one ham for several meals. So they sent us off into the isles of Price Chopper and asked us to grab ingredients to make three ham inspired meals and keeping it under $100. We had 15 minutes. It was like supermarket sweeps. We were each given a cart and told to go. I couldn't think. I started going for the basics of a Sunday Supper. Then I thought of a great mac& cheese with ham crockpot soup. Then my favorite kid friendly breakfast. Ham smiles. Fruit nose and ears. Fried egg eyes, whip cream and jelly bean hair. My kids love these types of thing.
Within 15 minutes I had all this! $75 dollars worth of groceries. Woot! I was under. I was so worried I'd go over like I *always* do. We then all met back up and discussed the different meals we had all thought of. Then we were told that we got to keep all of our groceries!!! I was even given a large cooler and ice packs to make the 2 hour drive home!
Look how generous they were to me! On top of the grocery run through the store Cook's also gave us us coupons towards free and discounted ham! We got a mouse pad, tissues, post it pad, and more. Price Chopper also gave us a very generous bag filled with their name brand 'Central Market Classics' products. I want to go back just for more of their Dark Chocolate Mint Cups. Sadly there are none located nearby. If you want to see if there is one by you click HERE for a list of their locations.
They also gave us each a bouquet of flowers to go home with in a vase. I can't even tell you the last time I got flowers, so I love them!!
Thank you both Cook's Ham & Price Chopper for such a wonderful event. Your generosity was greatly appreciated and I can't wait to work more Ham into more of my meals! I'll be sure to get some recipes up!!!
For my readers stay tuned! They've offered a coupon for a free ham big enough for your Easter ham! Giveaway coming shortly!
Price Chopper also has facebook, twitter, and a blog worth checking out. Visit their site and check out the top right hand corner for the links!
