Look Mommy I Pulled Out My Tooth!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by mommydaybyday

For years Amelia has been wishing for a wiggly tooth. Even as young as two she would insist she had a loose tooth. Many times she would run to me and swear she had a tooth ready to come out.

It wasn’t that she cared so much about her tooth falling out it was really about her obsession with the Tooth Fairy.

For years she had watched her sisters put their teeth under their pillows at night and wake in the morning to find a dollar. Well mostly they would find a dollar but sometimes they would find nothing. Honestly the tooth fairy in my neighborhood is kind of irresponsible she forgets to come a lot… and a dollar she is a little cheap too. I think she might get fired one of these days.

Nevertheless Amelia was thrilled to discover she had a wiggly tooth. She was so excited so of course all she did for days was play with it. She wiggled and wiggled that tooth relentlessly until finally it came out. She was beside herself with excitement and couldn’t wait to put it under the pillow and get her reward from the Tooth Fairy; apparently she was unaware of the Tooth Fairy’s spotty record.

Immediately she ran off to put the tooth under her pillow so she would be ready for bedtime. A moment later she returns smiles and says, “Look Mommy I pulled out my other tooth!”

Mind you this second tooth was not wiggly at all.

She pulled it out!

On purpose!

My other two kids have had teeth that were so lose they were hanging by a thread and they wouldn’t even let you look in their mouths. This nut pulled out her own tooth! And why you might ask? For money of course! I guess she figured the first one came out easy why not double her earnings. After I congratulated her on her second tooth coming out I had to put a hold on all teeth pulling and made her promise to not pull out any more teeth.

Amelia’s new smile

I am thinking maybe she needs an allowance…

Posted in Family, Life, Motherhood | Tagged baby teeth, pull out teeth, teeth, Tooth, Tooth fairy, wiggly tooth | 2 Comments

#GettingGorgeous on a Gorgeous Saturday in NYC!

Posted on April 28, 2013 by mommydaybyday

GettingGorgeous on a Gorgeous Saturday in NYC

I was lucky enough yesterday to be part of a fabulous event in Manhattan called Getting Gorgeous with CVS Beauty Club 2013.

Getting Gorgeous is a company created by two blogging rock stars Audrey McLelland and Vera Sweeny. Audrey and Vera are social media mavens who have so many sites between the two of them I couldn’t possibly list them all here!

This fantastic event is invite only and I was thrilled to be invited. It’s a great venue to network with other bloggers and meet brands and learn about new products.

You couldn’t have asked for a more gorgeous day to be in the city. The weather was perfect and there is nothing like walking through the city on a great day!

My morning started out typically enough. I woke up and believed I had time to do a thousand things when in reality I barley had time get myself dressed.

My train was at 10:35 and I picked up fellow blogging friend A Mom on the Move, at 10:27. She, like myself, was completely unaware of the time and casually eating her breakfast when I arrived. Realizing how late it was she threw down her roll and we raced out the door. Making the 10:35 was a pipe dream and we just kept driving past the train station and put our faith in GPS.

Driving actually turned out to be a great idea. Everything fell into place, very little traffic and we found parking. We were extremely pleased with ourselves. So much so we treated ourselves to a great lunch at The Blue Water Grill after Getting Gorgeous.

There were so many great sponsors at Getting Gorgeous. CVS Beauty was offering manicures, hair styling and giveaways. Chevy was hosting a stuff your truck contest and Bacardi was making cocktails- too much fun!

: I spun the wheel and won a Conair blow dryer!

Here are some of the brands I met with yesterday

@CVSBeautyClub

Bacardi

Coolibar – @Coolibar

CVS ExtraCare – @CVS_Extra

Dial – @Dial

Downy – @Downy

Foster Grant – @FosterGrant1929

General Motors – @GM @DistrictDrive

Harlequin – @HarlequinBooks

Haute Tags – @HauteTags

Jade & Jasper – @JadeJasper2

Love Jac Cards @LoveJacCards

New Balance – @NewBalance

Puffs – @Puffs

Stokke – @StokkeBaby

Thyme Maternity – @ThymeMaternity

Tide – @Tide

: New Drinks from Bacardi… Delish!

: Love my new Foster Grants!

Stay tuned for reviews and giveaways…

Posted in Life, Motherhood | Tagged Bacardi, blogger event, Chevy, coolibar, Coollibar, CVS Beauty Club, CVS Extra Care, Dial, downy, Foster Grant, General Motors, Getting Gorgeous, Harlequin Romance Novels, Haute Tags, Jade & Jasper, Love Jac Cards, New Balance, Puffs, social-media, Stokke, thyme maternity, tide | 2 Comments

It’s Magic… A whole chicken cooked in 45 minutes!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by mommydaybyday

It’s Magic… The Deep Covered Baker!

A couple of months ago I wrote a post about my Pampered Chef Deep Covered Baker. This clay baker is amazing because you can cook a delicious chocolate lava cake in the microwave in less than 15 minutes.

Many people were shocked because they had the same baker and never knew that it could be used to make a chocolate lava cake in the microwave.

As shocked as they were to learn you could bake a cake in the microwave, I was equally shocked to find out you could bake a whole chicken in the microwave in the same baker!! Honestly I never used for anything else besides cake… because if you have cake really what else do you need?

Now keep in mind I have never in my whole life cooked a whole chicken. I am the master of the chicken cutlet, but a whole chicken was completely out of my comfort zone. However, I decided it was time to jump off the ledge and try something new.

Off to the supermarket I went hoping that I would be able to find where they keep the whole chickens. I assumed they would be close to the cutlets and luckily I was able to find myself a bird. I chose a 6-pound bird and feeling successful I headed home.

Once I got home I was a bit perplexed. I cut off the wrapper and didn’t really know what to do next. This bird had insides Yuck! My cutlets don’t come with insides.

Luckily, the nice people at Stop and Shop who packaged the bird had placed all the insides in a nice bag, which I immediately removed and discarded. I really had no idea what I was doing but decided I should wash the chicken in the sink. Of course then I needed to disinfect the sink and counters because I am afraid of cross contamination.

From the sink I plunked it right into the Magic Deep Covered Baker. I sprinkled the chicken with McCormick chicken seasoning- again didn’t’ have any idea what kind of seasoning to choose. I basically just closed my eyes and grabbed one.

I put the top on the baker and set the microwave for 45 minutes. Forty-five minutes later I had a beautifully cooked delicious chicken for dinner.

At first, my husband was rather skeptical. He feels the microwave is okay for cakes but not for chickens. He refused to eat a chicken that was cooked in the microwave. Eventually he relented, but really only because there was nothing else to eat in the house.

The end result was magic…it was delish! It was as good, if not better than the rotisserie chickens that I buy at the supermarket.

Now if I could only get my magic baker to cut the chicken for me… that would be something. You have never seen a massacre until you watch me try to cut up a chicken.

Posted in Family, Food & Snacks, Life, Motherhood, Recipes | Tagged Chicken, chicken cutlet, Chocolate, Cook, cooking, Cutlet, Deep Covered Baker, dinner, Lava cake, McCormick Seasonings, Microwave, Molten chocolate cake, Pampered Chef, rotisserie, rotisserie chicken, Whole Chicken | 1 Comment

Instagram Blog Hop

Posted on April 16, 2013 by mommydaybyday

Welcome to the Instagram + Vine Blog Hop! If you’re new here, the Instagram + Vine Blog Hop is a party where you link up your Instagram and/or Vine accounts, find and follow new friends, and be continually inspired by what you see in your feeds! No need to have a blog, just an Instagram and/or Vine account!

How to PLAY:

1. Follow your HOSTS:

2. Follow your CO-HOSTS:

Jennifer| Instagram: @jenafur20

You can find Jennifer here:
Blog :: Twitter :: Pinterest

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Jennifer | Instagram: @mommydaybyday

You can find Jennifer here:
Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter

3. Link up your Instagram Web Profile:

Just link up your new Instagram Web Profile (http://instagram.com/username) -OR- your web viewer of choice in the linky below!

Note: this URL will not let you choose a profile pic from your feed, so be sure you have a picture you can upload from your computer if you use it! If you get a “Error: The requested URL returned error: 500” error that just means it can’t find a picture to use NOT that your link is bad. Just click on “Direct Image URL” if you have one or “Upload from Computer”. If you still have trouble, try sticking with Followgram or Webstagram to upload your profile.

4. NEW! Link up your Vine Username and/or Video!

Add your Vine username (so folks can find you) to the list below! Or link up a Vine video so we can see your cinematography at work! This is new, so there aren’t web profiles just yet, but hopefully they’ll be out soon! How do you find your video link? If you post your video on Facebook or Twitter, you will be given a URL that looks like this: “http://vine.co/v/bJegq22datT.” Just link that up below with your username so we can find you! If you don’t have a URL to one of your videos, simply link up your blog URL, but make sure the title is your Vine username so we can find you!

5. Check out and follow a few fellow Instagram or Vine friends.

Tell folks you follow that you found them through the Hop!

6. Spread the word!

Tweet about it, share it on Facebook or post about it on Instagram!

Now let’s link up!

Posted in Blog Hop, instagram | Tagged blog, blog hop, blogging, Facebook, instagram, social communities, social-media, twitter, vine | 2 Comments

Snapbox Framed Canvas Art- Review & Giveaway!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by mommydaybyday

I couldn’t contain my excitement last week when my package arrived from SnapBox. Like a kid on Christmas I raced into the house and tore open the package. I wasn’t really sure what to expect and I was so thrilled with the finished product. My snapshots were transformed into beautiful canvas art.

Each 5X7 picture was printed on canvas and framed in a black box. The result a beautiful and professional piece of art! The frames are thick, black, and sturdy and can be hung on the wall or stand on their own. I think that is a great feature because you aren’t limited to hanging your Snapbox you can also display them on a table or flat surface.

I am super excited about SnapBox because I love to take pictures but rarely do anything with them besides post them on facebook or instagram. When I go to someone’s house and they have pictures displayed around the house I am always jealous because it looks so great, but I never get around to printing and framing photos myself.

SnapBox makes it so easy. Pick your photo and you can upload it to their site from your picture files or your facebook photos. If you prefer you can email your photos to SnapBox instead and they will do it for you.

. The hardest part for me was choosing the photo since I have so many…

I have shared my SnapBox pictures with everyone and most people thought I had the pictures professionally taken but that’s not the case at all. All three pictures were taken with a regular point and shoot camera- nothing fancy. But that is what so great about SnapBox any snapshot can be turned into a work of art.

You can choose a variety of shapes and sizes. I love that they also come in 5X5 and 9×9 which are perfect for Instagram photos. Instagram has become my new obsession. I am obsessed with editing and adding frames to my photos to post on Instagram. With SnapBox I can actually turn those Instagram photos into canvas art too.

I am definitely thinking these are going to make great Mother’s Day gifts. This is my favorite Instagram photo and I have already ordered it for my mother in-law for Mother’s Day.