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Giveaway – $50 Gymboree Gift Card!

Last Sunday we took Kate shopping for her special “first day of school” outfit, and we knew exactly where to go – Gymboree, of course!

It’s a tradition… Here she is on her first day of kindergarten last year, in her cute dress, hair clips and socks (that you can’t see, but trust me!) from Gymboree:

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Cute, huh?? The outfit she got for this year is just as adorable. We love Gymboree because she doesn’t think their clothes are “babyish” and I don’t think they are… uh… inappropriate.

I love their clothes… I love how everything coordinates. I mean, look at this!

I might wear that myself.

Starting Wednesday, September 1st,  we’ve got a reason to head back, though – they’re running their Fill a Bag Sale!

30% off everything you can fit into a Gymboree bag… that is hard to beat! And here’s something that makes it even better… it’s Gymbuck time, which means that for every $50 you spend, you get $25 Gymbucks to spend later in September. I was very happy about getting some of those during our shopping trip last weekend!

Want to do a little shopping yourself? Enter to win a $50 gift card! Here’s what to do:

1) Leave a comment on this blog post
2) For an extra entry tweet about this contest on twitter with a link back to this post, then leave a separate comment with your tweet URL.
3) Post on Facebook about Mommin’ It Up – like our page if you haven’t already and then leave a separate comment letting us know you did so.
4) Subscribe to our blog feed and leave us a comment letting us know you did or already do.

For more information on the Gymboree Fill-a-Bag sale, visit them at on their website, Facebook, or follow them on Twitter @Gymboree.

Happy shopping!

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This giveaway will end on Monday, August 30 and a winner will be chosen randomly.

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Always Thinking of Others

Well, folks, it’s almost that time of year again.  I am sure I don’t need to remind you because you have it in RED on your calendar: MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING!  You have 10 shopping days left, so in case you’re stumped about what to get me, I thought I’d give you a few ideas, like I did last year.  Because that worked out pretty well for me!  So, because I’m always trying to make life easier for you, here ya go.

JENNY’s BIRFDAY LIST:

1) New styles from Lands’ End.  Oh em gee have you SEEN the new catalog? Me want!  And don’t think it doesn’t KILL me that I am too pregnant to wear much of it right now!  But as I will be un-pregnant in just a few short months, I would like these for my birthday anyway.  They are so pretty they will distract from my baby fat!   I would like this cardigan and shell from the Blissful Knits collection. I will need at least two different colors in each, pleeeeeaaase:


Also, I will need a couple of each of these fab comfy tees. Love the feminine details! Surprise me with the colors, I trust you! Just make sure you get a size medium in everything!

2) Speaking of clothes…one of my FAVORITE retailers, Shade Clothing, is going out of business. 🙁  I can hardly imagine why as Bobby claims that SURELY I must have bought enough to keep them in business…but they are.  So that is the bad news.  The good news is that they are liquidating EVERYTHING so you can get some really great prices on stuff for ME!!!!!!!!!  I would like one of everything they still have available, in a medium please.    Especially this Embroidered Cami and V-Neck boyfriend tee.  Multiple colors in the tee would be SUPER!


Ok, so, moving on from clothes (bottoms are JUST gonna have to wait til I lose all the baby fat!)…

3) I need a nice pair of everyday earrings.  My suggestion are these Effortless earrings from Lia Sophia.   They are only $22, they are perfect for what I need, and they are sold by Melissa Ballweg who has supported our last two Dayton Mom’s Night out parties.  Really, you cannot go wrong!

4) Maternity Clothes. Seriously I have no shirts.  And the world does not want to see me pregnant and t*pless.  So do the world a favor and give the birthday girl a gift certificate to Old Navy, Motherhood, Gap, or somewhere else I can get something to put over this bump!  Sadly, I already bought out the *two* maternity shirts that Shade has left in my size. They are hopefully on their way to me as I write this!  If you really want to get me a *specific* item, go for this tee from Old Navy (ahem, it comes in two colors, *cough*Medium*cough*):

5) Finally, let’s talk shoes.  I mean my butt may be larger for awhile in 2010 but my feet I expect to retain their size 7.5 as they did in previous lives.  And mama wants these Exitosa black boots from You by Crocs for the winter.  My old black boots died a sad death when the heel broke off at BlissDom last year. SO it seems only fitting to move on to wedges, yes?

So, how do you like my birthday choices? I’m pretty much in love with all of them…I need pretty things to cover the grief I feel at getting to be such a GEEZER!

P.S. This is not a sponsored post. Oh, how I wish it were.  It is however, part of Things I love Thursday at the Diaper Diaries! Go check it out!

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Giveaway: Prize Pack from Subway!

We are big baseball fans in our family – especially Sam. In case I haven’t mentioned it lately, he is obsessed. Obsessed! Last night he was walking around the living room yelling “Get your hot dogs! Your peanuts!” You know, as a back up in case the baseball player thing doesn’t work out. (And if you haven’t heard him sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” you should check it out!)

We are also big Subway fans! Kate is the lead fan in this category – the girl loves her some Subway. She picks it over any other fast food place, and I always feel good about feeding her a turkey sub!

When the nice people at Subway asked if I would help promote their Baseball DeSIGNS Auction, I didn’t hesitate! This week, Subway is auctioning off baseballs designed by Little Leaguers and signed by all kinds of famous people – from Ken Griffey Sr. to the Jonas Brothers! Between now and August 29, you can bid on your favorite ball – and all proceeds go to the Little League Urban Initiative.

You check them all out on the Subway Facebook page, and your kids can play fun games at SubwayKids.com!

In celebration of the Baseball DeSIGNS Auction, Subway is giving one of our readers a prize pack containing a $10 Subway gift card, a Little League reusable meal bag and a baseball with some fun extras for your kids to design their own ball, just like the Little Leaguers. My kids were super excited to get this in the mail, and I’m sure your kids would be too!

So here’s how to enter:

1) Leave a comment on this blog post
2) For an extra entry tweet about this contest on twitter with a link back to this post, then leave a separate comment with your tweet URL.
3) Post on Facebook about Mommin’ It Up – like our page if you haven’t already and then leave a separate comment letting us know you did so.
4) Subscribe to our blog feed and leave us a comment letting us know you did or already do.

The giveaway will close at 3:00 p.m. on September 1, and the winner will be chosen randomly. Good luck!

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I received a bag, baseball & $10 Subway card, in case you were wondering!

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