Wordless Wednesday

After reading so many blogs in the Ultimate Blog Party, I noticed many that did something called "Wordless Wednesday". They would post a picture and maybe a caption and that would be it. I think this is something that I am going to give a try on MGB. Let me know what you think!

Here goes....


What a way to bring in the First Day of Baseball.......HAIL!!

Winner of the Mother's Day Giveaway!

Congratulations to Lauren of Shooting Stars Mag for winning the Mother's Day Gift Giveaway, sponsored by lulu.com!

Lauren, welcome to Mom Got Blog and I hope that you are able to come back and share what item you chose to create and let us know how it came out! Curious minds want to know!

I try to get a few posts written on the weekends but today...this is it. I am back out to the yard to finish clearing flower beds of unwanted weeds and spreading 5 YARDS of mulch! I could not think of anything MORE fun to do on a beautiful Saturday afternoon (she says sarcastically), can you??

Enjoy your weekend and congrats again to our new friend Lauren!

Ben, Time is Ticking

 "Big Ben"

When most say that, they probably think of this:

However, I'm talking about this one:

If you are not a football follower, Ben Roethlisberger is the quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has just been suspended for 6 games for his actions. It will be all over the news, so I am sure you will see, read or hear about it and I do not need to go into details here. My beef is with Ben:

Dude, grow up.

You play for a team where the city lives and breathes their sports teams. I don't think I have ever seen more black and gold than I have in Pittsburgh. You cannot go anywhere without seeing something with a beloved team (Steelers, Pirates or Penguins) on it, whether you are driving and see it on a city building, eating in a restaurant, shopping in a mall, heck, passing an athlete as you are walking down a city street. Pittsburgher's LOVE their teams and those who play on them.

But I have to say Ben, that when you cross a line, your biggest fans from the city that loves you will shun you. They will still love you deep down, but they will also want to teach you a lesson that they were hoping you would learn on your own...

Kind of like the Michael Jackson song:

"Ben, you're always running here and there

You feel you're not wanted anywhere

If you ever look behind

And don't like what you find

There's one thing you should know

You've got a place to go

(you've got a place to go)"

Pittsburgh wants you to realize that they want you to stay, but they will let you walk if they have to.

You have a good thing going...don't blow it.

Mother's Day Giveaway!

I had such a fun time hosting a giveaway on the blog!! I hope you had fun too.

 I have a surprise for you...

I am hosting another one!
Mother's Day is right around the corner and I am always trying to think of new and creative ideas for gifts, however, I am forever thinking about ideas and never putting them into action...so flowers are my stand-by gift that has been given for the last few years.  After the last giveaway, I was contacted by a rep from Lulu to see if I had an interest in hosting a Mother's Day Gift Idea Giveaway. After seeing what the item(s) would be, I thought yes! Finally! A good idea and project to do with the kids!

Would you like to create a photo calendar for Mom? Or maybe a Photobook for Grandma that she can carry around as her special "brag book"?  Then be sure to enter this giveaway any time from April 19 - April 23. More details below:

I don't know of any Mom that does not live by or run a household on a 12-month organizer. Whether it is a white board, self-printed or even hand drawn place that shows what is going on in the family with appointments, practices, vacations, etc. I've lost count as to how many times I have been asked "Are we doing anything on such and such a date?" or "When is this birthday?" and I'm sure you already know what my answer is:

"Look on the calendar."

I'm not sure what hangs on your fridge, door or cabinet, but my calendar hangs on the front of my fridge and is just the basic black and white version that I have printed from Outlook. It would be nice to have a calendar put together with family photos for each month or to customize special dates with a photo.

And who doesn't like to share a photo book of the family or cute grandchildren? I have made my own in the past after special events, but it always took a long time. These photobooks can have pictures loaded up from all your own files or online places such as Facebook, Flicker or any other application you use. A few clicks and you are done!

So, this Mother's Day Giveaway has two ways to win!

The first giveaway is easy-peasy. What is great about this part is that ALL readers are winners! If you would like to create a calendar or photobook for Mother's Day, you have won a 20% off coupon! Go to Mother's Day Gift Ideas at Lulu and enter the coupon code: MOMDAY20 at the check-out after creating your masterpiece.

For the Grand Prize, you can win a special coupon for a free, customized, photo book or calendar (up to a $50 value)! All you have to do is:

1. Become a follower of this blog before April 23rd.
2. Leave a comment to let me know you are a new follower.

Already following? Awesome! My goal is to reach 150 before the end of April, so tell a friend!

Winners will be randomly chosen on April 23rd and will be announced on April 24th.

Good luck!


**This giveaway is being sponsored by Lulu.com. I have not received product for this drawing**

Ultimate Blog After- Party 2010!

Can anyone say "Blog Hangover"? That was some party-some folks are still kickin' it, but I have found that with my age comes a little wisdom and know when to call it a night. NOT!

This Blog party was fantastic! I am so glad that I came across the 5 Minutes for Mom site and signed up to meet and greet new blog friends....and there were A LOT! Over 2300 blogs came to the festivities-I wish I could have visited all of them. Thank goodness the links will be available to go back and click through and revisit. I enjoyed reading all the blogs I visited and I wanted to share with you some of my favorite new sites: They are witty, fun and I think you will enjoy reading them as well:




1. Coffee Lovin Mom: Ok..."You had me at hello"...Amy is from Chicago (One of my ultimate FAVORITE cities) and as her title suggests, loves her coffee as much as yours truly! She has even dedicated her blog header to her "Saturday Shorts" errr, coffee pants. She is extremely funny and a very talented writer. Go visit her-you will love her too!

2. Musings of a Manic Mama: Get ready to laugh! Alisha is from Texas with an obsessive family dream of moving her homestead to Alaska! Quite a contrast! Her blog draws you in right away and you feel that you are along for the ride as she spins her quick wit around her adventures. From catching a fish to glamour shots channeling Evel Knievel, I find myself going back again and again!




3. The Queen of My House: Misty or "House Queen" has such a lovely blog! I found myself looking forward to scrolling through her blog to read her sidebar items called "I'm Thinking" to see what we had in common. Twighlight fan? Check. Vera Bradley fan? Check. (She is having a fabulous VB bag giveaway this month!) Photography? Check. Also a very funny writer!


There were so many blogs that I visited that I found it hard to name just three! I am so glad that I met these ladies through this blog party and I look forward to meeting more new friends!

Being that this is an "after-party", I felt I should toast the last day with friends and a cocktail. I am not one to have "foo-foo" drinks, but last night I became a believer...at least to this particuar recipe! Uhm, this is why this post is showing up this morning rather than yesterday as I planned!

These martinis were pure evil...but so delicious! I said to my friend.."Ok, we'll try them, but just so you know, I have wine chilling in the fridge for back-up". Two drinks later, we were brainstorming on how to decorate these for Fourth of July and her Christmas dessert party...all the while trying to plan a trip to Vegas.

Here is the recipe for you:

Snowball Martini
serves 4-6

3/4 cup half-and-half or light cream
1/2 cup coconut-flavored rum
1/4 cup vanilla vodka or vodka
1/4 cup cream of coconut
ice cubes

In a pitcher, stir together the half-and-half, coconut rum, vanilla vodka and cream of coconut. Place ice cubes in martini shaker. Add coconut mixture. Cover and shake. Divide among prepared martini glasses.

As I said, pure evil; heh, heh, heh.