I'm BAAACK!

Just a quick post... I'm back from Vietnam. Ten days with my family and BFF, J. A helluva trip. I'm glad I went, but I really really missed the Cub. Ten days was a little too long for me, but there was definitely a lot more to see and do that we didn't get to. Mainly we had family visit with us daily, our daily trip to the Ben Thanh market and we ate constantly. I ran out of money on day eight, but thankfully it doesn't cost a whole lot to eat there and I "borrowed" some money from my mother for the remaining days.

Thanks to everyone who pitched in and helped Pappa Bear in some way, shape or form - whether it was providing dinner for him and the Cub, watching the Cub or just checking in on him. He was able to get the Cub to sleep through the night (8ish p.m. to 7ish a.m.) so we'll see how it goes now that I'm back. So far, he's gone down after 10p, up at 5:30a, down at 930p, up at 6a... We'll see what tonight brings and look for more posts about my trip and Vietnam!

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I'm Going...

You heard it hear first (or not). I'm leaving late Sunday night/early Monday morning for 10 days with all of my siblings, my mother and my BFF, J. I'm still in denial/in a daze about the thought of leaving my Cub behind with his Pappa Bear while I head out of country.

This is an awesome opportunity to visit my Aunt, Uncle and cousins on my mother's side and see a little bit of the country which half my blood originates. Who knows when this opportunity will strike again? I'm all nerves but am excited too. What an amazing adventure it's going to be!

So there it is. 10 days. Vietnam. Here we come.

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Kohl's Gift Card WINNER!

Thank you to those handful of people who showed me some love and actually entered my giveaway! The winner of the gift card is......

Entry #25 (Sorry, my first giveaway, I couldn't figure out how to get the screenshot):

fancygrlnancy 25 October 26, 2009 9:01 PM  

I paid it forward when I was given some baby items (swing, play gym, blankets, etc.) and didn't really need them. So I gave them all to a really nice girl I work with that is struggling financally. SHe is pregnant with her second child and her dh is currently unemployed. bwneyes100 AT hotmail DOT com

I will be emailing Nancy shortly and she will have 48 hours to claim her prize or another winner will be selected!!! :)

Thanks everyone!

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Mitten Gloves - Pay It Forward Giveaway! **CLOSED**

*JUST IN TIME FOR WINTER!!!*

One of the things I have been coveting since we went to Ohio a few years ago to visit family were these mitten gloves I'll call them. Our niece, Sarah had a pair and I thought WOW! What a GREAT idea! The warmth of a mitten but the use of a glove when you need it! It comes in handy especially in the COLD COLD weather like where she lives. I have not been able to find these ANYWHERE until recently. I found a pair at Kohl's! Here are some pics of the ones I got:

They call these Flip-Top Magic Gloves

One with the "mitten" on and one with the "mitten" off.

With the "mitten" buttoned on the backside of the glove

They also had other patterns that were just too cute! I was sooo thrilled about finding these that I'm going to give away to one of you lucky ducks a $10 Gift Card to Kohl's so you can buy your own!

To enter, leave me a comment and give me the skinny on a situation in which you "paid it forward" OR if you haven't yet, give me the skinny on how you would like to to "pay it forward" to someone else! This entry is mandatory! Meaning, if you don't do it first, your other entries don't count.

Want extra entries? You got it! Here's how & don't forget to leave a comment for each of these that you do:

1. Follow my blog publicly.
   
2. Subscribe to my blog by e-mail.
   
3. Follow Cub's blog, It's a Cub's World & We Just Live In It... publicly.
4. Grab my button, and leave a link to where it's posted.
5. Follow me on Twitter (@nikinic29 and @CubsMamma) (2 entries, one for each twitter ID)
   
6. Tweet this giveaway, using my twitter name (@nikinic29) and a link to this post - (must leave permalink) - 1x per day
   
7. Blog about this giveaway and link back to this post.
8. Comment on any other post (up to 2 posts per blog) either on this blog or on Cub's blog and let me know where you did.
9. *JUST ADDED* Add Cub's 1st Birthday Twibbon to your Twitter Avatar! - http://bit.ly/1y5yTt

Since I am headed out of the country in two weeks, I will be closing this giveaway on Tuesday, October 27 at 9 p.m. PST. Winner will be selected using Random.org after verification of entry and notified by e-mail. Winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize or another winner will be selected. Please ensure your e-mail address is either in your posted comments or if you blog, enabled in your profile or somewhere on your blog.

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esbaby Baby!!

I'm having a BLAST cloth diapering my little Cub! "What could be so fun about changing poopy diapers?" you might be thinking but how it could NOT be with such adorable squishy cute diapers from WAHMs (work-at-home-moms) who are so talented like Christine at Essential Saltes Baby? You can check our her Etsy shop here. I absolutely LOVE her diapers, as I said above, they are so soft & squishy with such cute prints! Some of her already sold prints like MixTape, TRex, or for a girl - Spring Chick?

Christine is also super nice and even does custom diapers! I ordered a custom and it shipped the NEXT day. How awesome is that? So, if you haven't yet, check her out! I guarantee you won't be disappointed!

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