WINNER :: Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 4 of 4

The WINNER of my Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 4 of 4 is comment number 3!

Beki said...

We've never gotten into the valentines day stuff either! and i thought i was out of place! Lol. We've gone out to dinner, and i get flowers and a card that actually is very heart felt. Come to think of it, i really lovegetting that card from my hunny.

Congratulations Beki, email me the address you want me to mail your family 4-pack of tickets to at masmith38@gmail.com. Good to hear romance isn't dead and you and your hunny have something to build on.   

Thank you to ALL my contest entry participants. I've had fun doing these and wish I had tickets for all of you. Thanks for reading and making my days fun. Finding fun in what I do is part of how I Keep IT Together.

Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 4 of 4

I have one last family 4-pack of passes to give away.   I don't know if any of you caught onto the "theme" I was making your comments be about but they were different things that they will be celebrating at the Disney On Ice Show.  For more details on show times and all other information that they will be celebrating and where to buy tickets for Disney On Ice presents Let's Celebrate click HERE. 

Here is how to play for my 4th and final pass give-a-way:

Leave a comment on THIS post about something you have done or received that was out of the ordinary special on Valentines Day.  Doesn't have to be this year.  Prior comments on prior posts will not be considered valid. All comments to be considered for contest entry must be submitted by SUNDAY, February 27, 2011, 6:00 p.m. Utah time. 

 

I've never been much into Valentines Day and my husband was never in to it much either. Since being married we decided to not celebrate on Valentines Day but the day that we met for the first time which is 2 days later. We can get Valentines Day card or an Anniversary card. A friend of mine had a fun tradition of making GIANT heart cookies for her family every year. So last year I adopted the idea and started to do the same for my husband and kids. Its nothing grand but its fun for us.

Bribery?

I have been having a struggle with my almost 4 year old dear daughter - dd. Specifically work days when it comes to getting dressed and out the door. I've polled family and friends to see if they ever experienced the same challenges when in my situation.

Had a number of suggestions on an earlier bed time. So we gave that a try and it helped over all but didn't seem to help with the morning specifically.

Had some suggestions of watching a favorite program while eating breakfast. My kids get breakfast at the sitters house so that isn't something that would work for me right now. 

I don't want to get my kids up any earlier than I already have to if possible and I know that the schedule I have been working with works if there aren't any major snags. I did decide to turn on a florescent light in the kids rooms and open their doors 10 minutes prior to time to get moving. My hopes in doing this was to slowly nudge them out of their sleep to make the transition a bit smoother.  I think this has helped a little.

After much thought and contemplation (honestly), I decided to use a reward system. Bribery in sheep's clothing you say? Well yes kind of. I like to think of it as an incentive program! Ha ha ... yes I have been told I can be clever when it comes to wording at times.

I implemented this system last week. Last week was successful.  This week we are still one day away from getting a reward after having a rocky start Tuesday morning. Here is what I came up with that I thought would work for us: 

Every day my dd cooperates in a tolerable manner (which includes does not cry, kick, scream, struggle, push clothes off) while getting dressed and out the door she gets 2 things.

1. a reeses miniature peanut butter cup after dinner; and 
2. a sticker on the calendar that day. 

If she gets 3 stickers in the week Monday through Friday then she gets a SURPRISE Friday night.  The surprise is different $1 items that I picked up at Target. I even wrapped them thanks to my sister's suggestion. This leaves it a mystery and the goal of keeping it an incentive will hopefully be successful. 

DD was very excited last week to pick her prize, "any one I want mom?", "yes, any one you want". She wanted to put the Dora stickers in her sticker book right then and there. She has also asked most every day, including the weekend if she gets a surprise today.

So far that is a good sign to me that this might just work, for now, and for now is great for me.  Progress is part of how I keep "IT" together.

WINNER :: Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 3 of 4

The WINNER of my Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 3 of 4 is comment number 2!

How It All Began... said...

I remember going to the Rockin' R Ranch in Southern Utah when I was young. It was a great trip! We floated down the river on inner tubes, went horse back riding, water skiied and ate delicious food. Everything was going great until my father took part in the mini rodeo. He rode a bucking cow. We thought he was so cool. Then it bucked him off and stepped on him. It crushed several of his ribs. When he opened his eyes after the fall the first person he saw was my uncle who is a mortician. He's always joked that he never wanted to wake up and see my uncle first thing. It kind of freaked my father out. :) Well, that ended our trip. He refused to let anyone drive the car the six hours back to our home. The poor man had to sleep sitting up in a chair for the next six weeks. We got the whole thing on video. It's a great place to go though, and I hope to take my children there one day... :)

Congratulations How It All Began..., email me the address you want me to mail your family 4-pack of tickets to at masmith38@gmail.com. Sounds like it was quite a trip. Glad you all survived including your dad.

One more set of tickets to give away tomorrow sometime.  Stay tuned... :) Thanks for playing. I am loving all the stories.

Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 3 of 4

One more day to FRIDAY.... and one more chance to win a family 4-pack of tickets to Disney On Ice - Let's Celebrate TODAY!!! 

Here is how to play:

Leave a comment about a childhood trip, summer event or vacation memory that sticks out the most, good or bad on THIS post for your chance to WIN. Prior comments on prior posts will not be considered valid. All comments to be considered for contest entry must be submitted by TODAY, Thursday February 24, 2011, 3:00 p.m. Utah time.

One of my childhood trips with my family that sticks out the most for me even now is a trip to California when I was probably 7 or 8.  At that time I had 3 older siblings and only 1 younger. We drove to California with no modern day luxuries in a nice big station wagon. Most the way there we had the windows rolled down thanks to my older brothers and their smelly bowels. Once there we stayed with an aunt and uncle that had a pool. It was too cold to swim in the pool but the jacuzzi next to it was nice. We would jump into the pool of course because that's the sort of thing kids do. I also got to pour salt on the slugs for my aunt. Good luck! I hope you win the CONTEST!!! 

For complete details on show times and lots of other information for Disney On Ice presents Let's Celebrate click HERE. 

WINNER :: Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 2 of 4

The WINNER of my Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 2 of 4 is comment number 1!

Anonymous-toadylynn said:

I LOVE to go to our family cabin, where there is usually
4-6 feet of snow in the winter and go sledding. It is so much
fun, and we can be lazy and have someone shuttle us to
the top of the hill on the snowmobile! Unfortunatetly, I
have had new borns the last few times we went in the
winter, so not nuch sledding happened for me!
(The newborns ARE worth it though!!)

Congratulations Anonymous-toadylynn, email me the address you want me to mail your family 4-pack of tickets to at masmith38@gmail.com you are correct, they are worth it.

Thank you for all the entries, good times in the snow. I failed to mention what my favorite snow activity is/was. I used to LOVE to drive around LATE at night when the roads hadn't been cleared and not many people were out. Felt like my own little world.

Stay tuned for more chances to WIN. I have 2 more family 4-packs to give away this week.

Disney On Ice Give-A-Way 2 of 4

Its Wednesday and I feel wish it were FRIDAY already. I guess that's what a 3 day weekend will do to me. 

Today is a SPECIAL blow out Disney On Ice give-a-way.  Here is how to play:

Leave a comment about your favorite snow activity on THIS post for your chance to WIN. Prior comments on prior posts will not be considered valid. All comments to be considered for contest entry must be submitted by TODAY, Wednesday February 23, 2011, 10:00 p.m. Utah time.

Good luck! I hope you win the CONTEST!!! 

For complete details on show times and lots of other information for Disney On Ice presents Let's Celebrate click HERE.