Fun with Santa 2011

     This year we found out Santa Clause was going to be at our local McDonald's, so me, the hubby, and the 2 girls decided to go get us an ice cream.  What a better way to visit with Santa!  Hailey acted as if she was terrified at 7 years old, but Riley the 3 year old was esstactic.  In the following pictures below you will get to see the wonderful time we had with Santa and McDonald's!


  

This Riley River Moye age 3 years old sitting on Santa's lap!

This is me and Riley on Santas lap, and I'm not telling how old I am , LOL

This is David and Riley!  Looks like Riley is sticking her tongue out, hahaha

This is Riley 3 and Hailey 7!  Hailey wouldn't go alone!

     We had such a blast and a time to remember forever!  Do you go see Santa?  Where and did he make you sit on his lap like he did me and daddy?  This is one of my favorite times of year!  Just remember without CHRIST there would be NO CHRISTmas!

From the Moye Family to yours we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!

May God bless each and everyone of you and be safe!

Disney Vacation Deals

     Mr Winter is upon us and all I can think about is how nice it would be  to take a nice vacation in the South where the Sun never seems to let you down!  Here I will give you several great reasons why you should plan a vacation at Walt Disney World with some great Disney vacation specials!  Guests of the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin enjoy many unique and special Disney benefits and you can read about them here:

     You can receive extra magical hours just by staying here at the Disney resorts!  Who couldn't use an extra hour in the morning or maybe even a up to three hours in the afternoon after the park would normally close.  With a valid them park ticket and a resort ID for each adult this is just one benefit you can enjoy.  The lines are GREATLY decreased, so you have more time to ride and enjoy rather than waiting in line.

     Another great benefit is transportation from the resort to the park.  You can a nice cruise to Spcot or to Hollywood Studios or even take the shuttle bus anywhere within Walt Disney Resort.  The transportation runs about every 15 to 20 minuites so if you missed this one there is a very short wait time for the next one!

     For that golfer we have adanced tee times.  They have five championship golf courses plus a nine hole walking course.  There are currently ninety-nine more breathe taking holes and even more in progress for those staying at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort.  Sometimes it just isn't a vacation if you haven't played golf.

     Then there is my favorite disney vacation special!  You haven't been and seen until you have visited with the characters in Walt Disney, however with the Disney vacation special you can dine with them.  This is a benefit for the young and old alike, there are no age limits and for everyone to enjoy!  Just don't forget the camera so you can get those personal and together photos with the characters, and get their autographs.  In most of the gift shops you can purchase an autograph book and they make great souveneirs.

    If you haven't decided yet or maybe you're still not sure go check out Disney vacation special and see what you think!  You will not be disappointed, I promise!

Disclaimer:  This post is my opionion andof no others.  Also these pictures that are posted here are the property of Walt Disney World and do NOT belong to me.  I only used them to give you a better idea what I was trying to express.

Christmas gifts that just keep giving

  

  As a business owner I look around to find the perfect gift to give friends, family, associates, and customers.  I have  found the perfect place to get your gifts at a great price and they are customized to your company.  My husband and myself own an Electrical company find that when you leave a little something with the customer along with great service the customer now only calls you back but they tell people about you! 

     With Vistaprint I was able to get those perfect Gifts for Christmas and for any occasion and at a great price!  You can get anything from business card, coffee mugs, to T-shirts. And of course with the New year approaching what better gift than to give someone a Calender!  The Calenders  are great gift ideas simply because the customer always has your ad at their fingertips.

    Vistaprint also has sticky note pads, postcards, yard signs, banners, and you name it, and you can get it from Vistaprint.  They have everything your company needs and even if you don't own your own company you can personalize it to you!  For example a Calender of Family all year long, or maybe a photo of the Grand kids on a mug for Grandparents.  The ideas are endless and you can't go wrong.

Cheerleading Rah Rah Rah

    Did you ever want to become a Cheerleader?  I remember when I was in the sixth grade and our school was having the Cheer leading try outs.  I cried and begged my mother to please let me try out but because she had to work and I had no way home, I couldn't.  We didn't have the money really for us to be involved in extra curricular activities at school, so we had to ride the bus home and entertain ourselves there!

     If you know that special little lady that is wanting to become a cheerleader and you are thinking there is no way I can afford the uniforms and shoes, I have great news for you.  you can go here and find really great deals on Cheap Cheer leading shoes, with many different styles and designs.  They also have the different color slides that go into the shoes so that you can match the school colors, rather than just being plain! 

     You know Cheer leading is a great exercise program for girls to get into, especially if they are involved in any other kind of sports or activities.  Don't let the cost of Cheer leading shoes keep that little girls dream fade.  Even today I watch the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and think "You know that could have been me".  Not really but I would have really enjoyed trying.  If you think you or someone you know would be interested or even if you just want to get some comfortable, cheap Cheer shoes check them out.  You can't go wrong with these prices!

     They also have cheap Lacrosse balls if you have a little man or even a big man that enjoys playing Lacrosse.  So go check them out and see what you think!

Silver Smoke novel release tour

To celebrate the release of a new novel to the Seven Halos series, author Monica Leonelle is doing a Kindle Fire giveaway for Silver Smoke, the first novel in the series! Silver Smoke is the highly-rated (4.8 stars on Amazon) debut novel about the Hallows and the Nephilim, the descendants of archangels and humans. Here's a description of the book:

Brie van Rossum has fame, fortune, and beauty, but there’s one thing she doesn’t have–the name of her mother’s supernatural killer.
The Hallows, descendants of the archangels, don’t think Milena was murdered.. but can Brie trust them when their government, the New Order, wants her dead?

She’d better figure it all out soon…

… because when Brie finds out who she really is, the hunt will begin.

And Milena might not be the only casualty.

Like mother, like daughter…

We'll get to the contest details in a minute, but first, Monica gave us an exclusive excerpt of the book for the blog tour:

A soft smile spread slowly across Brie's face. “Hating each other hasn’t worked out so well for us, has it? Neither has ignoring each other. All that’s left is being friends.”

Rykken swallowed. That wasn’t all that was left, but he didn’t bother to correct her. He rested his chin on the rim of his thumb and index finger. “I’m sorry I was eavesdropping. I did it because Pilot wants me to keep an eye on you when he’s not around.” It wasn’t the whole truth, but it sounded like something Pilot would ask of him.

“It’s okay,” Brie said. “Whatever you overheard tonight, you’re misinterpreting it anyway. I’d appreciate it if you didn’t repeat it to my brother.”

“It sounded serious though. If you need someone to talk to—”

Brie looked up at him. “Maybe,” she said. Rykken tried to keep his features in place to hide his surprise. She smiled at him again, ducking her head. “I do need someone to talk to. And I feel like you’re a part of this anyway.”

“Okay,” he said, pushing his shoulders back. He normally tried not to look at her too much, but tonight it was almost impossible to take his eyes off her. “Let me know when you’re ready.”

Brie turned her marshmallows in the flames. “Rykken,” she said. The way she said his name was so tender and vulnerable and sweet, he could kiss her. “Sirena told me she saw something on your chest—a mark of some sort.”

Rykken’s stomach dropped. He had spent hours in the shower, trying to scrub the crescent moon from the area right below his heart. When the mark didn’t lighten, he tried to put it out of his mind—it was barely visible at practice, and no one had really noticed it besides Sirena.

Brie stared at him. He realized too late that she’d been watching for his reaction, despite his lack of words. “Can I see it?” she asked.

“Not now,” he said.

She kept staring at him. “Has anything... strange happened to you since you got that mark?”

“Like what?”

“Like, are you able to do things you haven’t been able to do before?”

Rykken was startled by her question. “No.” He leaned across his chair, until he was so close to her he could smell the smoke from the fire on her hair. “Brie, what’s going on? Why are you asking me this?”

Brie’s eyes flitted around his face, as if she were trying to look at every inch of it within a single second. “No reason,” she said, but he recognized her disappointment in his answer.

CONTEST DATES:

December 20th thru December 31st (12 days long)

EASY WAYS TO ENTER:

• (3 entries) Blog about this contest and forward a link to monicaleonellecontests@gmail.com (see copy + paste instructions for the contest below)
• (3 entries each) Share a sentence about the book with your Facebook or Twitter followers, and include a link to the book on Amazon or Barnes and Noble (you pick). One entry per social media account per day during the contest. Forward a screenshot or link of your sentence+link to monicaleonellecontests@gmail.com. The links are available below:
  • Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Smoke-Seven-Halos-ebook/dp/B004MMERZ6/ref=sr_1_2
  • B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silver-smoke-monica-leonelle/1103721670?ean=2940012105332&format=nook-book

• (10 entries each) Write an honest Amazon and/or B&N review of Silver Smoke and send a link to monicaleonellecontests@gmail.com

PRIZES!!!

• Grand Prize Winner: Kindle Fire (or cash-equivalent Amazon gift card)
• 2nd Place (two winners): Kindle Touch (or cash-equivalent Amazon gift card)
• 3rd Place (three winners): Kindle (or cash-equivalent Amazon gift card)
• Special Bloggers-Only Winner* (for blogger entrants – must enter via the web form): Kindle Fire (or cash-equivalent Amazon gift card)

Winners will be selected using Random.org on January 1, 2012 and announced on How To Be An Author by January 2, 2012.

*To enter the Bloggers-Only drawing (in addition to the regular drawing), you must forward a link to your post to monicaleonellecontests@gmail.com AND add your name to this bloggers-only email list (not for promotional purposes… just an easy way to distribute promised items): http://forms.aweber.com/form/99/1958024899.htm

My Granny and Hoarding

     Do you know someone who has a really hard  time letting things go or even you yourself?  I find myself keeping things for long periods of time and have a hard time letting them go! 
    
     My Grandmother was what I would have considered a Hoarder long before I even knew what the definition of a hoarder was.  She has lived in single wide mobile homes for many years and they were always so full of JUNK.  I can remember her having a specified bedroom that had absolutely nothing but old wore out dolls that someone else throwed away because they were missing an arm, or just in horrible shape.  I also remember when she would come to our house, and we were cleaning up if we throwed something away she would inform us that there was nothing wrong with that and we were just wasteful.  I guess sometimes we were and then sometimes we were just sick of the junk that was piling up around us.

     If you live in Texas you can go to Katy Junk Removal and they will actually come to your home and remove any thing you are looking to dispose of from Appliance, to computer recycling.  Their program helps relieve your house of the junk without filling up the landfills.  If you choose to use them you can rest assure that what they pick up will be recycled so they are to be considered a Green Company and helping save the environment!  As of right now they are a Texas based company and give you upfront rates, reasonable disposal, and schedule a convenient pick up time that works for you.  It is easy to get started, all you do is put in your zip code and they will give you rates and times available in your area!

     When my Grandmother passed away January 2010 I had wished we had a company like this in our area.  She ended up with 4 single wide mobile homes and she only lived in one.  They other 3 were just so full of junk that you could not even open the door to get inside.  Then we discovered that she had brand new clothes, towells, sheet sets, etc that still had tags on them but would continue to wear the good ole wore out and comfy clothing.  If you know someone who could use this service please share with them this info and Happy Fall Cleaning!

Sprint Deals 12/12 -12/14

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprint for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

     Are you looking for the perfect gift for that Special Someone?  Sprint is having an awesome deal on Android powered EVO 4G or EVO shift devices for a limited time!

You can get  the HTC EVO 4G or EVO Shift for FREE only at Sprint online here.. 

Plus get waived activation for new lines of service and free shipping from Sprint here!

What better Gift to give than the Gift of security and communication.  Hurry before time runs out!   This offer ends on December 14, 2011.  Sprint offers really good phone plans to meet you and your families need so go check them out NOW!

Android™ powered EVO 4G devices

     Maybe you have a large Family and you are thinking I can't afford a  new cell phone or service plan now, you had additional lines for only $10.00 a month!  You can also get internet, text messaging, voicemail, and talk plans to fit your family needs.  Customize your phone plan to accommodate what you and your family are looking for.  You can also get national talk plans and just in time for Christmas.  If you have family that are long distance you can now call them from your NEW Sprint phone and save money! Hurry while this deal still lasts!