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With November being National Adoption Month, it always makes my thoughts turn to my precious girls, P1 and P3.  As most of you know, they both became part of our family via adoption.  While our families have been nothing but supportive, (especially my Mom) from the time we first announced we were adopting to the time each precious girl was placed in our arms, we know that is not always the case.  People can be funny about adoptions and I think …

Not far from the chain’s first location, which opened 26 years ago in Plano, CiCi’s Pizza has hosted a week-long grand opening celebration in Murphy.  The 4,000 square-foot restaurant, located at 104 N. Murphy Rd., will support strong dine-in, carryout and catering business. New features include a larger pizza buffet, a dedicated and expanded carryout area, new menu boards and new uniforms. A brighter color palette brings a warmer, family-friendly feel to the dining room. The Murphy location showcases new design elements the Coppell-based company is exploring for future use at …

HAPPY FEET TWO comes out in theatres November 18th.
Synopsis: Mumble, The Master of Tap, has a problem because his tiny son, Erik, is choreo-phobic. Reluctant to dance, Erik runs away and encounters The Mighty Sven—a penguin who can fly! Mumble has no hope of competing with this charismatic new role model. But things get worse when the world is shaken by powerful forces. Erik learns of his father’s “guts and grit” as Mumble brings together the penguin nations and all manner of fabulous creatures—from tiny …

P2 as a fabulous White Tailed Deer {with 2 speaking parts!}
2nd Grade Musical…The Bear Went Over the Mountain
May 2010 Rattan Elementary

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It’s the moment you have all been waiting for!
The votes have been tallied and Heroes for Children and The Family Place have come out on top of the “Cadillac Cares” DFW Challenge sponsored by Metroplex Cadillac Dealers. Yesterday alone, over 2,500 fans voted, and the totals were too close to declare just one winner. Heroes for Children received 10,560 votes and The Family Place received 10,434 votes.
Heroes for Children and The Family Place will each receive a $50,000 advertising campaign, which includes television spots on WFAA-TV …

Emma is an adorable little girl I know who was born with a horrible disease known as Falconi Anemia.  Only about 300 have it in the US and 3000 worldwide, it is that rare.
Right now her mama who is a fabulous person and digital scrapbook designer herself has some bribery going on for some FREE designs…all you need to do is vote.  Head on over to http://teresabelle.blogspot.com/.

It isn’t Spring without Bluebonnets in Texas!

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Last time I told you about our DFW Metroplex Cadillac Dealers running a “Cadillac Cares Challenge”  and that Dwan from Momma D Jane & I, Alyson from 3 Ps in a Pod have the wonderful privilege of supporting Make-A-Wish of North Texas in this challenge.
Well, I opened my email this morning to discover from The Disney Store that today, April 29th is World Wish Day!  What is World Wish Day? Today wishes are being granted around the world to children all over. Go to the main Make a Wish …

Our DFW Metroplex Cadillac Dealers are running a “Cadillac Cares Challenge.”   Dwan from Momma D Jane & I, Alyson from 3 Ps in a Pod have the wonderful privilege of supporting Make-A-Wish of North Texas in this challenge.
The Cadillac Cares Challenge
Head over to Metroplex Cadillac Dealers Facebook page to vote for Make-A-Wish of North Texas daily!  The charity with the most votes when the contest ends on May 9th will win $50,000 worth of advertising.
Why Vote for Make-A-Wish of North Texas?

The sole purpose of the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of …

We had a really fun experience the other night.  SeaWorld Cares came to Fair Park to the Butterfly House and we not only got to visit the beautiful Buterrflies, but see some really fun and cool animals.  SeaWorld’s school outreach program, SeaWorld Cares, allows Animal Ambassadors to travel around the state of Texas and beyond to educate kids and families about little changes all of us can make to safeguard animals and the environment.  Here are some of the animals …

Yay Dana #1 !!!  She is our winner
Who doesn’t love to get fresh flowers?  Well I sure do.  I received these yesterday from the nice and talented people at the Coppell Florist Shop on Sandy Lake Rd in Coppell, Texas.  I would have been able to have them in my home earlier except for our wacky weather around here lately.  With it being so close to Valentine’s Day, you might expect to get half dead or poor quality flowers but the flowers from the flower cart are of wonderful quality …

Texas Snow is Short and Sweet and So Much Fun!

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Thanks to Trop 50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 fabulous wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to help grant a friend’s wish!
While I know the 5 bloggers I am going to write about would prefer to go incognito, especially this first one, alas, it is not possible.
Kim Grabinski is one of my most wondrous and dearest friends and we just happened to have met online. She is so unassuming yet incredibly talented and gives of her talents …

Over on MomDot Trisha was talking about how for the first time ever she had not done her Top100 Bloggers list and that got me thinking about who would I put on my list – certainly not necessarily all 25 people who would end up on mine.  So I decided to make my own list.

What’s That Smell?
Parenting Pink
MomStart
Mommy Goggles
Double Bugs
MomDot
My Wooden Spoon
A Cowboys Wife
Tip Junkie
Make and Takes
Skip to My Lou
Mom of 3 Girls
The Not-So-Blog-Blog
Full Circle
Mom Knows it All
Simply Stacie
A Southern Fairytale
Rockin’ Mama
An Island Life
The Dirty Shirt
Shake the Salt
You Can Make …

Barbara’s Bakery was started by a true flower child at 17, Barbara Jaffe.  Since then,  Barbara
found her calling in real food and opened a small natural bakery in northern California. She had a simple plan—make wholesome food taste incredibly delicious. Inspired by good health, family and the kitchen table as the cornerstones of the good life, she used whole grains and oats just as nature intended—free from anything artificial. Barbara selected her ingredients carefully to allow vital vitamins and minerals to do their best …

A company that makes gorgeous cakes and goes by the name of Delicious Cakes has concocted a fabulous sounding and looking Holiday treat that would be fabulous for any occasion!

Three holiday flavors wrapped together in a ‘candy cane’ themed box ready to go for a quick gift for a party, teacher gift or something yummy for you 50% off!
Flavors include:
Double fudge cake and peppermint liquor dipped in rich dark chocolate.
Eggnog cake and rum covered in white chocolate.
Traditional gingerbread dipped in white chocolate.
This deal includes 12 cake balls with four cake …

Shoes is more than just a book, it spreads a message to kids and adults alike. It’s the perfect example of selflessness and compassion, something that we should be talking about more than ever around the Holidays.
Description:
Shoes is a children’s picture book written by Club GoBeDo founder, Jerri James and illustrated by Norma Samuelson. This is the lyrical story of Margaret Elizabeth, a young girl who looks in her closet and realizes she has lots of shoes, plenty in fact. …

Clear away the cobwebs and hang up the mistletoe.  It’s time to think of snowflakes and jingle bells and kind thoughts of others!  And here at 3P’s in a Pod, it is time to get this Holiday Gift Guide off the ground!
This is your helpful information post on how to best manage your time spent here with us as we know there are many gift guides out there.
Here we have over 150 items – some are amazing products to get your shopping list going, some are gifts that our sponsors …

You all made it SO hard to choose!!!

Finally I resorted to Random.org  and I loved #99 Trisha’s answer enough that I gave her both cards so congratulations Trisha!!

Thank you to everyone who participated and have such generous hearts.  Watch for what comes up next!
The Kroger Co., the nation’s largest traditional supermarket retailer, is excited to team up with Shell, the no. 1 selling gasoline brand in the U.S., to give customers in Dallas- Fort Worth and surrounding communities the chance to earn fuel savings at the …

If you are like me and have learned the wonders of visits to the Spa whether to have a fabulous pedicure or a massage or any of the wondrous treats they have that I have not yet managed, then you will be excited for the message I have for you here.  Think Microdermabrasion, Swedish Massage, Teeth Whitening, Facial Hair Removal, and more.  Twice a year, Spas around the US have a special Spa Week where they heavily discount many of their amazing treatments.
The way you can find and book these …

“Funky Monkey Snacks were created to bring delicious and healthy snacks to everyone!  There are so many snacks that are delicious and unhealthy, or healthy but bad-tasting… wouldn’t it be great if there was a delicious, convenient snack with the wholesomeness and natural goodness of fresh fruit?  That’s what Funky Monkey is all about- we combine the great taste and nutrition of fresh fruit with the crunch and convenience of your favorite snacks.  We do it by freeze-drying full slices and pieces of …

So have any of you noticed that mouthwateringly delicious looking chocolate cupcake over on my sidebar yet?
It makes me drool every day!   Well, here is the deal and you really HAVE to check this out! There is a great new daily deals site (with awesome content too!) aimed at fun moms, and I have just …

Purple, Purple, Purple, Purple,
White, White, White, White, White!
Let’s Go Coyotes
You’re Really Outta Sight!
P2 at her 1st Game
August 2010
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……AND THE WINNER IS…..#16 TESA SHELTON!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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….dim the lights….
“…..La-dies and Gen-tel-men….I prrrre-sent you with the Grrrrreeee-aaaaaattttest Show in Eeeaarrttthhhh!….”

While I will never forget the fun I had as a child when my parents took me to the Circus, nor understand what a gift it was, I will also not forget last year taking my girls all together for the first time.  Grammie and Pop had taken P1 for her first visit but P2 and P3 …

Did you know that every newborn in the U.S. is eligible to receive a free ticket to Ringling Bros. circus? What a wonderful way to celebrate the special arrival! The free admission offer is good for one ticket that is redeemable at any time during the lifetime of the child, whether at age 2 or 92. It’s definitely something you readers would love to share with their families and friends.

To receive the child’s first free Ringling Bros.® ticket, parents need only complete the registration form in the “Special Offers” section …

On Tuesday, July 27, 7:00 PM, The Greatest Show On Earth® and American Airlines Center will be hosting a FREE circus celebration and the guest list includes everyone in DFW! The party will be held at AT&T Plaza, which is on the south side of American Airlines Center off Olive Street.  The arena is located at 2500 Victory Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219.
Through the mystery of magic, guests will be spellbound as Magical Zingmaster Alex Ramon performs a disappearance act of circus-sized proportion. The world famous Ringling Bros. ® …

I know that the Luck ‘o the Irish and everyone else is with me because I have wonderful readers and friends like YOU!
We are having a crazy day at home, spent with the oldest 2 Ps spending most of the day in their rooms grounded for hosing down the garage yesterday (yes, you read that correctly, the GARAGE FULL OF STUFF – they actually did us a favor but it was the principle of the thing…without asking, while babysitter was here, and doing nothing to try and clean it up:).  …

The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo…or as it is still know at my house, the Fat Stock Show.:)  Believe it or or not, it is held in Fort Worth Texas.:)  If you have never been, well, you have missed out for sure!
More than 925,000 visitors and exhibitors are expected to pass through the gates to enjoy Fort Worth’s most attended event. Ranchers, farmers and the general public will gather from throughout the U.S. and more than 50 foreign countries to view in excess of 22,000 head of livestock that …

The Little Debbie Cupcake Car is coming to the DFW Metroplex this week!!!

Tuesday, 12/8 from 10am to 2pm
Denton – Kroger
5021 Teasley Lane
Denton, TX

and

Tuesday, 12/8 from 10am to 2pm
Denton – Kroger
500 West University
Denton, TX

Then

Tuesday, 12/8 from 3pm to 7pm
Dallas – Mockingbird Station
5331 E. Mockingbird Lane
Dallas, TX

Hope we will see you at the Little Debbie Share-a-thon!

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This Contest Has Ended.  Congratulations to KIM!!!
(Oh and the answers are below as well!)
So, did you survive?  No, I am not talking about the Turkey or the Football or even …

My girls are off on Thanksgiving Break and I actually love it.  Less stress, less homework, less deadlines.  As soon as we finish Thanksgiving, of course, it is on to Christmas Fun and Activities.  Twitter Moms has asked what our Top 5 Holiday activities to do with our kids and I knew I had to share.
I am very blessed to have my Mom living nearby.  When it comes to doing fun things with my girls, she is my partner in crime and at the beginning of December we calendar the …

I love the Salvation Army.  They do good things for people and make it easy for the rest of us to bring out our best selves by caring about others.  I love it at this time of year when we to a store and the bell ringers are there, greeting you and hoping that you will your donation to the little red kettle.  I love to give my girls the chance to learn compassion and to have giving hearts when we see them by giving them whatever change or cash …

We have had quite the past couple of weeks.  My oldest daughter was being baptized on Oct 10 so we had family coming in from out of town.  Of course, Brett was gone Sunday through Wed late, my aunt arrived Tuesday and his parents arrived Thursday, not to mention it was a regular school week.  I had to finish the sleeves on P1′s dress and try to have the house in some semblance of order.

Well, that part all came together and the Baptism was wonderful.  P1 was so thrilled …

Well Texas, it is almost time for the weekend that some of us love and some of us detest – Tax Free Weekend (TFW).  Before I had kids, I avoided Tax Free Weekend like the plague.  It just was not worth the hassles and crowds to save that 8%.
Then, once I became a Mom and quickly had 2 in diapers, and I learned that baby clothes AND diapers were exempt from sales tax too on TFW, I made a point of visiting places like Babies r Us and saving on …

We took the girls to see the Circus last week and while it is not the circus of my childhood (what happened to having 3 rings, hmm?), my girls did not know the difference.

On With the Show!

There is still time for you to go see them here in Dallas/Ft. Worth plus check their schedule for a city near you! Don’t forget to get you tickets from Ticketmaster for $11 each (minimum of 4 tickets) by using the Mom Central Discount code: MOM. Enjoy the show!
All images were taken …

The Circus!  The Circus!! I Love the Circus!!!
It seems like it gets bigger and better every year. My parents took me often as a child and began the tradition all over again with my oldest daughter.  Now it is time for me to start that same  tradition for the rest of my family!!
Soooooooooo…….Attention Dallas/Ft. Worth people!
Ringling Brothers & Barnum Bailey Over the Top circus will be in Dallas/Fort Worth in a couple of weeks and you can go very inexpensively!

First of all…I have a coupon code for you just like …

Remember me telling you about Disney on Ice? Well, we got to go as well and we had a blast!  I was a little concerned about P3 getting bored or too tired – I could not have been more wrong!!  As one of the Feld Family Activators, we got to come to a special Meet & Greet with Mickey and Minnie before the show started and the girls could not have been more happily surprised.  It truly was a Magical Journey!
I have more to tell you about it but …

A couple of years ago, my mom surprised my two big girls and I and took us to see Disney on Ice when they came to Dallas.  It was fantastic and the girls LOVED every minute of it.  Disney On Ice shows get the audience totally involved – they are Disney, after all!  They feature exciting action, romance, comedy, athletic world-class skating, beloved Disney characters, and favorite Disney songs to which kids love and want to get up and dance with. The whole atmosphere creates wonderful  memories that will last …

Tomorrow, March 5th, 47 KinderCare Learning Centers across the Dallas metro-area will host Reading Night highlighting the importance of developing early literacy skills and providing Dallas families with the tools to inspire an interest in reading.
Parents are invited to visit and talk with KinderCare teachers, get tips on reading with their children, and take home a list of recommended books for their child?s age group.
Celebrity Reader: FOX News Anchor Baron James will be at the Irving, TX center to read some of his favorite …