A mother is...

Loukia is doing a fun giveaway on her blog. You write a post telling what it mean to be a mother. I immediately thought of this post I wrote back in February.

A mother is all these things and more...

I am a... doctor with amazing healing powers. I can heal all wounds with a simple kiss and an occasional Disney Princess Band-Aid.

I am a... lawyer with a high success rate in resolving disputes in a matter of seconds.

I am an... engineer. I can put together a Cozy Coupe and they clearly require an engineering degree to do so.

I am an... event planner with uncanny skills in arranging playdates and outings to keep my sanity.

I am a... mathematician who can equally divide pieces of candy to suit all recipients.

I am a... dental hygienist who has learned how to successfully clean the teeth of two children at the same time AND with minimal amount of swallowing.

I am a... pharmacist who asked a real pharmacist the exact formula for infant and toddler Tylenol dosages. Now there is no panicking when I have to give one of the children Tylenol.

I am a... nutritionist who can throw together a lunch of hot dogs and chips and convince myself that the chips are the veggie and that Hawaiian Punch serves as the fruit.

I am a... speech pathologist who is constantly reminding her three year old that frog is most definitely pronounced "frog" NOT "frawg".

I am a... janitor despite the many attempts of giving up the job. Toilets have to be cleaned.

I am an... architect who can make a sweet tower out of MegaBlocks. I have been known to throw towers up that are taller than Caroline. I have skills.

I am a... plumber who uses 3 tablespoons of dish soap, super hot water and a plunger to unclog toilets. {PS- It didn't work. Instead, I had bubbles coming over the top of the toilet. This was not one of my better moments as a plumber.}

I am a... teacher who teaches my children the meaning of life, love and happiness {hopefully}.

I am a... chauffeur that is terrible at the whole driving thing.

I am a... choreographer who can choreograph a bad ass routine to Britney, Black Eyed Peas, Pink, etc. I teach my children mad dance skills.

I am a... financial planner who can stretch 2 dollar bills to feed three people. I rock.

I am a... parole officer that can keep tabs on a three year old who is suppose to be sitting in time out while also caring for a wild-child wannabe.

I am a... detective that can use clues to figure out why my child is crying, who did it, why they did it, and see to it that they are reprimanded for it.

I am many things.

I am a wife.

I am a best friend.

I am Hailey.

I.am.a.mother.

GIVEAWAY!!! GIVEAWAY!!!

Due to guidelines with another company, I have had to move my giveaway HERE!

If you commented on this post, you are still entered in the giveaway. I will just add the comments that I receive HERE to this list.

Thanks so much.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

~ Hailey
thelafones@gmail.com

Jamie at The Kubeczka Family is having a great blog design giveaway. Be sure to head over to her blog and enter to win!

Get Silly & Win

5 Minutes For Mom is having a really silly giveaway!

They want to see the silly side of your child. So search through your photos and find the one that brings a smile to your face and laughter to your heart. That photo might just win you $1,000!

How to enter is located HERE.

Here is the photo I am going to enter.


Emma bug making her fish face. Makes me laugh every time!

Remember, head over to 5M4M for your chance to win.

Good luck!

Top secret mission ^Giveaway^

UPDATE 10/21: COMMENTS CLOSED. WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT.
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NEW Update 10/17: Lindsey McAulay, Amy, Diana, vickileigh, Krystyn, Sara {I need your e-mail}, Lindsey {I need your e-mail}, Wendi, and Amy... thanks for entering girls!

Keep those entries coming!!
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Update: I fixed the comments. I had turned them completely off. Go Hailey! Anyway, they are back up now. So enter away!!
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I doing something mission impossible style.

I have a top secret project going on. I have asked my family and a few friends for their input on this project. {If you have little girls, you are going to LOVE it!}

I am super excited about it and have a few more things to work out before it is off of the ground and running.

So, what does this have to do with you?

I am having a little contest.

It is going to be a fun one. Are you ready?

Here we go...

There are lines/quotes from certain movies that I love. I will list 5 different lines from 5 different movies. Your goal? To answer them all correctly. In the case that no one gets them all, the person with the most correct answers will win. If I have more than one person get them all correct, I will have Caroline draw a name.

The winner will receive a top secret prize from the project I've been working on.

Got that?

Ready?

I will give you the line/quote from the movie. You give me the name of the movie.

Here we go....

1. "The Donger need food."

2. "Your mom goes to college."

3. "Orlando, you like it? It's "autumn sunrise"."

4. "Son of a beotch! My skull is on firee!"

5. "M'Lynn, your husband is the boil on the butt of humanity."

There you have it, people. Guess away.

I have turned comment moderation on for now. That way there will be no cheating. Therefore when you submit your comment, your comment will not appear in the comment section.

I will send you an e-mail letting you know that I got your answers.

I will announce the winner in the next few days.

Good luck and good guessing!

Stroller Giveaway.

The Shopping Mama is having an AWESOME giveaway.

She has teamed up with Bumbleride to giveaway a Bumbleride Indie Twin stroller.

As you all know, I NEED this stroller.

Head on over to The Shopping Mama's blog for your chance to win. If you win though, you have to share with me.

You're welcome.

Love Stitched Giveaway

Check out this fabulous Love Stitched giveaway!

One winner will receive a Boutique Pillowcase dress in their choice of size. I puffy heart pillowcase dresses! I just ordered one for Emma's first birthday!

Just a FYI: Love Stitched is one of my favorite Etsy shops!

I need this stroller.

Here is another fabulous giveaway you are going to want to enter!

You all know that I am on the search for the "perfect double stroller". This is my top pick so far.

It is the Bumbleride Indie Twin.


Head on over to Two of a kind, working on a full house and Dee will tell you all the ways you can enter!

Good luck!

Mama's got a brand new bag sippy cup.

Shari over at A Psych Mommy had a fabulous giveaway that I entered. The prize? 3 of The Safe Sippy cups. I hoped I would win. Guess what? I did!


I don't know who was more excited... me or Caroline? The pink was her FAVORITE! (NOTE: Please excuse the outfit. She is a dressy bessy that changes clothes at least 6 times a day. This morning she put her blue polka dot dress on. Whatev!)

As soon as the UPS man delivered them this morning, we opened them and Caroline wanted orange Kool-Aid in hers to match her cup.

These cups are AMAZING! What is so amazing about them? Look at this list...

The new 2-in-1 Safe Sippy2 cup is the first sippy cup to combine all of the features parents want most:
- a no-spill valve
- clean 11 oz. non-leaching stainless steel vessel
- all plastics tested free of BPA and phthalates
- removable handles
- dishwasher safe
- an insulating easy grip outer sleeve
and my favorite feature of all
- a straw adaptor that instantly converts your sippy cup to a straw bottle in seconds.

This AMAZING cup also comes with
- a travel cap for keeping the spout clean
- a travel plug to prevent fluid from dripping into your bag
- a straw converter.

So, like I said... I won 3 sippy cups in pink, blue, and green. They also sent 4 spare valves and 4 O-ring gaskets.

This was an amazing prize!!

You should try The Safe Sippy! Caroline sure loves hers.

Nursing Cover giveaway!

Go check out Jo at The A-Priori Mommy for your chance to win a Bebe au Lait nursing cover!

This is a great giveaway!

I know a lot of you are preggers or still nursing so go enter yourself!

You're welcome!

I'm in heaven... Handbag Heaven.

My giveaway addiction is overwhelming.

It may be just as overwhelming as my infomercial addiction.

Here we go...

Baby Loving Mama, Emilie, is having a fabulous giveaway!

You could win ANY handbag from Handbag Heaven. Just looking around their store, I'm in heaven.

Please head over to Baby Loving Mama for your chance to win.

Another one.

These shoes are adorable and I need them. Well, really Emma needs them.

Amy has done it again!

Head over to Swag Studio for your chance to win too!

Swag Studio.

You all know how I am about giveaways.



Amy at Swag Studio is having a great giveaway.

This is what I'm after...


A new camera strap.

So cute, right?

Click over to Amy's blog for your chance to win!

Cupcake Giveaway

Go over to I Never Grew Up and check out Vanessa's fabulous giveaway!


She has teamed up with Cupcake Chic and is giving away a dozen cupcakes!

Don't they look delish?

All you have to do is go to I Never Grew Up and leave a comment! (All that is required to enter is your name and an e-mail address!)

Go ahead... GO!


You know you want to!!

If you win, you must share one with me!

Coupons!

You have been Bzzed!

I am a Bzz agent and I was sent this product to spread the word about!

I have a gift for 8 of you.

Do your children have allergies?

Is your child 2 years old or older?

Claritin has come out with Children's Claritin.

Here are the facts:

- Provides powerful non-drowsy relief for your child's worst allergy symptoms
- #1 Pediatrician recommended non-drowsy brand
- Safe and effective for kids 2 and up
- Only over-the-counter that provides powerful all-day relief for a child's worst indoor and outdoor allergy symptoms.
- Comes in a grape chewables that are safe and effective for kids 2 and up and a syrup for kids 2 and up.

Claritin wants me to spread the word. They were nice enough to send a sample for me to try. They also sent $3.00 coupons for me to give away. The first 8 people who want to try Children's Claritin and send me an e-mail (thelafones[at]gmamil[dot]com) with their name and mailing address will recieve the coupons.

XOXO,

WINNERS!

Random.org was...well.. it wasn'y very random.

Here are my first two numbers...


Yes, 4 and 4. Random, huh?

So, obviously Our Crazy Life is one of our winners. Random.org loved your number!

I then reset it to only pick one number...


Yes, number 7.

That was Dana. YAY!!

Congrats girls!

Look for an e-mail from me in your inbox.

We are dippers. Oh, and a giveaway.

CLOSED

When I was contacted by these people to try their product, I was so excited.

We love sauce.

We love dipping.

We are sauce snobs.

We know the best ketchup, ranch, BBQ sauce, honey mustard, etc.

So, Country Bob's sent me two bottles of their All Purpose Sauce.

Let me be the first to tell you that it is WONDERFUL.

We have eaten it on everything.

The day that we received it, the hubs grilled a pork tenderloin. Every piece of meat was loaded with sauce as it went into my mouth.

I ate it on pretzels as a snack one day.

Caroline ate it on chips.

Ryan even put it all over his pasta salad.

That was a bit extreme... but he said it was great.

Anyway, the sauce was made by Country Bob Edson.

"After years of giving the sauce to friends and family he began to sell it in 1977. The reaction was overwhelming just as it is today. Almost everyone who tries Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce becomes a lifelong user. And why not, it is the perfect complement to practically any meal set on your table."

Here is the cool part... Country Bob's says "Christ is our CEO and He is an Awesome Boss!" They also remind us of Proverbs 16:3 which says, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed."

Now for the best part. Country Bob's is giving 2 of my readers 2 bottles of their All Purpose Sauce. You will love it!

Here are the rules:

- Leave a comment on this post telling me that you really want to try this sauce.
- If your e-mail is not enabled, be sure to leave your e-mail in the comment. If you are not sure, just leave your e-mail.
- I will close the contest Sunday, February 15, 2009 at 8pm EST.
- The winners will be announced shortly after that.
- Winners will be chosen by random.org

Good luck!

I hope all of you comment. If you don't I will feel like a loser. Haha! Only kidding!

It is so fun to win! You know you want to!