Garage Sale

Where can I post a whole list of stuff available at my garage sale without paying to advertise each item? Oh yeah, my blog. Please forgive this post if you aren’t from around my area.

Thursday, August 19th from 8am until 4pm

Friday, August 20th from 1pm until 4pm

Baby Changing Table

High Chair

Baby Gates

Pet Gate (Vehicle)

Lots of toys (Fisher Price People, Vtech)

Girls baby/toddler clothes  (ALL CLOTHES $.50)

Girls clothes size 4-12  (ALL CLOTHES $.50)

Shoes

Kitchen dishes

Platters

Shelves

Leather Harley Jacket

Floor lamp

Small TV

Home decor (mirror,shower curtain,rugs)

Books (children and adult novels)

Bug/Lawn Fogger

Tons of other “stuff”

Everything is going cheap!

photo credit: TheTruthAbout…

The Coolest Spot in Town: The Conversation Hub

I’m about to introduce you to the coolest place in town (actually online), unless you’ve already found it.

It’s not the water cooler.

It’s not the swimming pool.

It’s The Conversation Hub, a fantastic blog featuring articles and podcasts of people interviewed about anything and everything. What I love about this site is that it supports my belief that everyone is an expert in something and can offer inspiration and support to others. All you have to do is focus on what you are passionate about and then offer help to others. The Conversation Hub is a creative, fun, and interesting gathering spot of amazing talent located not too far from any of us. Famous in their own right, every person interviewed on The Conversation Hub brings thought provoking ideas and stories from everyday experiences to which most of us can relate. The Conversation Hub reminds me a bit of the show, “Real People” in the 1980′s. Remember that one?

I was lucky enough to be asked for an interview this week on The Conversation Hub, which you can listen to here. I’d invite you to also listen to the other phenomenal interviews collected there; the coolest spot in town!

RiverSong Festival

My town’s music festival is this coming weekend. RiverSong is located along the Crow River in Hutchinson, MN, and it is a full weekend of fantastic folk music the whole family will enjoy. There’s a big park, river, music, food, camping, wildlife, bike trails, and so much more. The best part is that tickets are affordable and kids under 14 years old are FREE! If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend in Minnesota, check out Riversong. Discount tickets are available until Wed. July 28th! If you are there and spy me, Confessions of a Mom, let’s take our picture together and post it here.

The Jensen Project Movie Giveaway

UPDATE: Congratulations to Carole Spring, Winner of the Movie and Soundtrack!

I am pleased to announce that on Friday night, July 16th we’ll be sitting down as a family to watch the premiere of “The Jensen Project” on NBC at 8/7c. I was contacted by those promoting the movie and offered a special preview, which we watched. The kids were excited to see some of their favorite American Idol alum on the soundtrack recording clips. I was intrigued by the clever use of sci-fi story line, while maintaining the integrity of family movie. 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS: So now the good part: I have one copy of the movie and soundtrack to give away to one lucky blog reader. All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below. The winner will be chosen randomly and notified via email. Therefore make sure you leave an email address in your comment! If I can’t contact you, I’ll need to select another winner. Deadline to enter is Friday, July 23rd!

TotallyTarget.com

It has occurred to me that not everyone is aware of the site TotallyTarget.com, because not long ago I had no idea it existed. I love checking it for good deals, clearance items, and coupon help.

Don’t have a Target in your area? I still use it for coupon ideas, and I have actually found better deals at Cashwise, EconoFoods, or Walmart with the same coupons/product saving ideas.

Just today I got tons of free and nearly free items, including all the Rolaids our family could possibly use in a long time, lotion, shampoo, and deodorant. I was bummed that the clearance Jello that would have cost about 11 cents were gone when we got there, but we still got some great deals.

Do you have a site you absolutely love that helps you save money and find good deals? Please share it with us.

 

photo credit: dno1967

A Rainy Day at Valleyfair

What’s worse?

• Driving with three kids an hour to get to Valleyfair?
• Taking three kids in varying age ranges to Valleyfair?
• Paying for a family of five to go to Valleyfair?
• Paying for parking in order to pay for five people to spend the day at Valleyfair?
• Having one child still in diapers while spending a day at Valleyfair?
• Standing in the rain for seven hours while we desperately tried to get our money’s worth at Valleyfair?
• Finding out many of the rides we paid for are not open during the rain?
• Soaking wet and freezing all the way home?
• Seeing the sun come out bright and shining about 15 miles from home?

Despite all of this, we did have a memorable day at Valleyfair. The kids had fun and nobody got hypothermia or extreme chaffing, so all is well.

photo credit: jessicapearsonmn

Grocery Giveaway

Congratulations to JoAnn who was randomly selected as the winner!

It’s been a while since I focused my attention on connecting with other bloggers. I want to deepen the connections I have made over the last two years, and meet some more great people. I decided to focus on growing my subscriber base this next week, so that we can get the idea juices flowing again.

Since I started my recent hobby of couponing, I have been able to stock my pantry with all kinds of cool items. For this giveaway, I’m going to fill a “surprise” box full of items. One randomly selected winner will have to wait to open up the box to find out. I promise there will be all kinds of food, health & beauty items, etc! You’ll have to enter and win to find out! Winner will be selected on my 15th Wedding Anniversary, June 3rd, 2010 at 11:59pm!

To Enter:

1. REQUIRED: Subscribe to my blog via email, and make sure you verify the subscription (watch for the email and click on the verification link). Then leave a comment that you “subscribed via email”. If you are already a subscriber, let me know that too. If you have something you’d like to confess in your comment, that’d be great too! Make sure you enter an email to contact you. (1 entry)
2. Subscribe to my blog via Google Friend Connect, then leave a separate comment. (1 entry)
3. Join the Confessions of a Mom Fan Page on Facebook, then leave a separate comment telling me which name (first, and last initial is fine) I’d see in my list of “Likes”. (1 entry)
4. Follow ConfessionsMom on Twitter and tweet this giveaway-Write your own or use this: “Purely for fun GIVEAWAY while helping @ConfessionsMom grow her mom blog connections. You can join in too http://bit.ly/cQDMZN ” , then leave a separate comment. (1 tweet per day)

Since this is purely for fun and non-compensated, I’d love if you’d tell me about your blog in your comments. If you don’t blog, what are some of your passions? The reason I’m doing this is to connect with more people, so let’s have fun.

Winner will be contacted via email. If the randomly selected winner does not leave an email address, another will be chosen. The winner will have 48 hours to reply with a designated name/shipping address or another winner will be selected.

Enjoy!

It’s Hot Out

Yesterday was hot. And humid. The End.

Minnesota Lynx Player Lindsay Whalen Coming Back to Hutchinson

Minnesota’s Hometown Hero, Lindsay Whalen is back in Minnesota and playing for the Lynx. This has Hutchinson natives and residents very excited, since Lindsay is originally from Hutchinson, MN where I live.

Lindsay Whalen Day!

What’s more exciting is that Lindsay is coming back for a whole day on Friday, May 7th and bringing with her every conceivable television news station and sports commentator. A caravan of  news trucks, hopefully including ESPN, will be arriving in town to cover the event, as hundreds, if not thousands of people turn out to welcome and cheer for Lindsay! It will be an exciting day for Hutchinson.

Win Tickets: Let’s celebrate! Join Lindsay’s Hutchinson Facebook group, called “Show Your Support-Lindsay Whalen Day -Back in Hutch May 7th. Leave a comment here (or a comment on the related Vivid Image Inc post) that you “Liked” her fan page, along with a valid email address. If you have a fun memory of seeing Lindsay play in Hutch or for the Gophers, leave it in the comments section. One lucky person who has done these steps will be selected at random from the comments section (either here on Confessions of a Mom or Vivid Image Inc ), awarded a pair of FREE Tickets to the Lynx Opener which is on May 16th, and notified via email on May 4th! Winner will have 24 hours to reply to email, or another winner will be chosen.

The events on May 7th are all FREE to attend, so I want to encourage people who are fans of Lindsay’s, fans of the Lynx, love basketball, and/or who are within driving distance of Hutchinson to come join us! There will be a HUGE pep rally with bands, food and fun at the Hutchinson Events Center. The event center parking lot will be roped off for some fun basketball related activities. There’s also an event at Zella’s that evening too.  Lindsay will be attending events and signing autographs. Lynx tickets and memorabilia will be available for purchase, along with Lindsay’s newly available #13 Lynx jersey. This event is sponsored by the Lynx, as well as Zella’s, Hutchinson Leader, KDUZ Radio, and MidCountry Bank of Hutchinson, MN.

Our First Trip to Target Field

I have to admit that I was one of “those” who didn’t quite understand why Minnesotan’s were pushing so hard for a new Minnesota Twins stadium. Today I found out why. It is spectacular.

We came across two tickets to today’s game. Since we are a family of five, the process of deciding came down to one parent and one child. I guess you could say that I drew the lucky straw and so did my six year old. We arrived in plenty of time to explore. It was a sold-out game, so there were tons and tons of people. Everyone was excited, many were lined up for hot dogs, and the sun was promising to take center stage.

When we walked through the gate for the first time and caught our first glimpse of Target Field, we couldn’t stop smiling.  It was a happy site. People were happy to be there. Families were enjoying their time together.  People were cheering, taking pictures, and laughing.

I had a blast.

My daughter had a blast.

We witnessed two home runs and the Twins beat Kansas City 6-5. To top it off, we got several hours of fresh air and a little sun on our noses. Life is swell!

Have you been to Target Field yet? What did you think?

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