Bzzzz on Babies

The entire world is talking about Babies in theaters May 7, 2010. Even Jimmy Kimmel is talking about it. Take a look at this clip.

Be sure to take Mom to see it!  You can catch a slide show here.

Along with the Movie Kodak is giving away an EasyShare Digital Camera over at Book Room Reviews!  Be sure to get your entries in before May 21, 2010.

Aloha Friday, Friday Follow

Welcome to the Mother's Day edition of Aloha Friday!  Each Friday we join Kailani over at An Island Life where in Hawaii on Fridays they like to take things easy.  So this Friday like every other Friday I'll just ask one simple question that doesn't require a lengthy response.

My question for you today is:  Are you going to see the film Babies in theaters this weekend?

Friday Follow

Welcome to a SPECIAL edition of Friday Follow celebration hosted by One 2 Try, Hearts Make Families and Midday Escapades!  We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to follow other interesting blogs.  It is all about sharing and having fun.  Won't you join us?

5 Things on My 'Honey Do' List That Never Get Done

My Honey Do List is a long one, but as part of Twitter Mom's quest for 'Honey Do' lists as part of the $100 ServiceLive Bucks competition, I thought it might be an easy thing for me to get mine list done. Ha was a wrong. There are so many things that just coming up with 5 was difficult, but I'll give it a shot below.

Honey;
1. Please put in the last two windows that are missing in the Stone House upstairs.

2. Could you connect the water so the toilet will finally be working?

3. It would be nice if you could fix the hole in the floor so we don't fall through.

4. Have you started building my kitchen cabinets yet? If you need me to I can help.

5. Let's get the facia fixed so we can put up the front porch again.

With our remodel of The Stone House you can imagine we have a long list of things that need done. This is just a few of them. We still need to get a water heater, a furnace, appliances, redo the floors, redo tile in the bathroom, find a shower stall that will fit our upstairs bath; and so much more.


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Bzzzz on Babies

Don't forget this Mother's Day weekend to take mom to see this fabulous movie opening in theaters May 7th! Sure to make moms smile the world over!

Cool Giveaways!

Oreck Halo at Barefoot Mommies.

Handbag Heaven Bag Of Choice at Familylicious Reviews & Giveaways!  I just love this Bianca Kisslock Hobo Bag!  I so need a new bag!

CSN Stores Fiestaware Platters Giveaway in Color Choice at Baby Loving Mama!

Safety First Air Protect Car Seat at Monkey Mayhem. Also at Our Ordinary Life and The Jaka Files.

Kodak EasyShare M575 Digital Camera at My Organized Chaos.

Kohls Diamond Earrings at Seeryus Mama and at The Mommy Files and at An Island Life and at Mom Start.

Sleep Number True Silver Blanket at Piece of Me.

ATG Stores $100 GC at Two of a Kind, Working on A Full House.

Strider PreBike at Mama's Money Savers.


CSN Stores $60 GC at Thanks, Mail Carrier.

Pearl Paradise Multicolor Freshwater Pearl Bracelet at Review Retreat.

HearthSong Great Big Outdoor Play Ball at Night Owl Mama.

Audiovox Under Counter LCD TV/DVD Player at Lizzy Dear's Life.

Keurig Special Edition Brewing System at Jolly Mom.

Walking to Gatlinberg by Howard Frank Mosher

Thank you READ IT FORWARD for send me this book.

It is not often that a writer can successfully integrate the concept of language into writing a book.  Howard Frank Mosher  in Walking to Gatlinberg has not just one dialect  (common English) in but 3 or more language dialects including that of the 1860 slaves and hidden from society hillbilly that people rarely are exposed to.  I truly would give this book 4 1/2 stars just for the dialects alone.  I loved it.

Seventeen year old Morgan Kinneson starts his journey from the small family farm in Vermont to search for his brother Pilgrim Kinneson after first losing his charge of a slave he was delivering to freedom to killers sent to find the slave and a slave girl and boy.  With clues from a stone the slave left to him Morgan sets out to find the missing slave girl who travels with a young boy in hopes that it will lead him to his brother Pilgrim who by last reports was a field doctor at Gettysberg.

Morgan's travels along the Underground Railway takes all sorts of interesting turns with the people he meets and in the process seventeen year old Morgan becomes a man just as one would expect of anyone who lived during such a violent time as the civil war period we witness in Walking to Gatlinberg.  Some of these people were downright crazy but we aren't sure if that is just the way these people always are or if it's the war that caused them to be this way.  In any case; Walking to Gatlinberg is a marvelous read that I loved giving us just a glimpse into the lives of the people who lived through the Civil War era and I know you will love it too!  Be sure to pick up a copy if you love any part of history!

First chapter available online

Hardcover: 352 pages

Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books (March 2, 2010)

ISBN-10: 0307450678

ISBN-13: 978-0307450678

What We Did In The City

This past weekend Hubby and I took a trip to the city.  Colorado Springs to be exact which sits just below Pikes Peak in a beautiful green section of the foothills of the Rockies between Denver and Pueblo, Colorado.  There is tons to do in Colorado Springs, but we only had a few days and the first day was reserved for a birthday celebration for my nephew Lee.

Snow Covered Pikes Peak in the Background

It was a surprise birthday party that his wife Christina threw for him and it was such fun!  She reserved the pavilion at Manitou Lake where he loves to take their two boys fishing.  The pavilion came in hand because the weather was cold with rain and snow so it was nice to have a fire in the fireplace inside the pavilion to warm our backsides.   Lee had already planned to go fishing by himself there so we all surprised him while he was down fishing.  It was great, even his Mom, my sister Lennie flew in from Florida for the surprise!

Lee Fishing before he saw us.

Lee after being surprised

Christina had also rented a 3-bedroom cabin not far from the lake for several of us to stay and it was a wonderful cabin I must say.  Fully furnished with everything you need for the weekend including a gas grill and a hot tub.  Unfortunately none of us had our swimsuits with us.  The only thing we had to bring was our own food and clothing of course.  We could look out the window in the morning and might catch a glimpse of deer, and we certainly saw lots of chipmunks!
There was even two pelicans who hung out at the lake along with a few ducks.  It was a sight to see!

Back Row: Sister Pat, Me, Hubby, Lee, Christina

Front Row: Kaleb, Sister Lennie, Jayden

Christina and Lee with Family

  Seeing two of my sisters and doing a bit of fishing while celebrating a birthday was fabulous!  My sisters and I did a bit of fishing ourselves and had a delicious fish fry later at the cabin.
It was wonderful to visit with all the family for those 2 days, but we had shopping to do for the Stone House. Things we just couldn't get in our tiny town, so off we went to Home Depot and Sam's.  Who doesn't love shopping?!

Taking home the fish.

Lennie and Lee relaxing at the cabin.

Wordless Wednesday - Baby Kitten

Brought this little kitten in to get warmed up on such a cold day.  Mama was off hunting mice.

Freschetta Flat Bread Pizza Review & Giveaway!

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Freschetta. All opinions are 100% mine.

We are huge pizza fans in out house and not just because it's a convenient food that takes little preparation.  We love the taste of pizza and having pizza just makes meal time a kind of family celebration that we can all participate in.  Each of us has our favorites and thankfully Frechetta has them all!

Grandson Zach loves pepperoni, Daughter Janeen loves flat bread pizza's, Hubby loves combo pizza, and I love self rising crust as long as it has lots of cheese I am happy.    Freschetta has two new FlatBread varieties that are sure to please everyone!

The Zesty Italian has pepperoni, Genoa Salami, Italian Sausage, and a blend of Mozzarella and Asiago Cheese!  Yummy!

The Roasted Garlic and Spinach has sweet-roasted cloves of garlic, spinach and a creamy garlic sauce.

Along with the Pepperoni and Five Cheese varieties they become a perfect meal for snack times, appetizer, or meal.  I love all of Freschetta's pizza varieties.  The crust choices are great, the toppings are delicious and it's so nice to have it always on hand!  We stock up on Freschetta pizza at our local Safeway and keep them in the freezer for when we want pizza which is usually once a week and I love the dollar off coupon on any Freschetta you can print out yourself! 

Freschetta is giving two of my readers a coupon for a Free Freschetta Pizza any variety- expries 5/31/10.

Just tell me what Freschetta you would love to try!  Be sure to include a valid email address or have it readily available in your profile so that I can contact you if you are the winner.

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Entries close MIDNIGHT May 14, 2010.  Winners will be randomly selected and notified via email and posted here on Baba's Farm Life on May 15, 2010.  Winners will have 48 hours to contact me with their information or another winner will be selected.  Good Luck!

Best Kept Secrets of Telluride, Colorado - Outdoor Paradise!

Truly I'm not sure if there is anywhere as beautiful as Telluride, Colorado.  The glory of these mountain peaks and vistas are breathtaking and a mecca for outdoor sportsmen the world over.  The mountain sides sparkle with the color of pine and aspen trees and wildflowers at their feet.  Each and every view is unique.  Hubby and I love this area and travel here often to just take in the surroundings.

Huge granite peaks have attracted mountain climbers and offer a challenge seldom found.  Para sailing has also become a favorite sport of the area and you can often catch a glimpse of those flying in the skies overhead.

Our favorite way to see Telluride and it's surroundings is to take the family camping and enjoy the fresh air.  We always take along fishing gear for the wonderful fly-fishing.  There are so many outdoor activities available in Telluride!  Horseback riding, camping, fishing, hiking, rock climbing, picnicking, swimming, golfing, off road ATV/4x4/ or motorcycling, river sports, and running.

Shopping in Telluride can be a treat as well.  You'll find some of the most unique shops of the west here in Telluride like Azadi Fine Rugs (the oldest rug weaving family in the world) and Mom can take time out at Aroma Spa Salon & Boutique.  From Books, Clothing, Art Supplies, Pottery, Jewelry, Antiques, Art Galleries, Pet Supplies, Sporting Goods, anything your heart desires can be found in Telluride Shops.  I love visiting them all to see what's new!

Dining in Telluride is an experience all it's own because you can find anything you heart desires.  This world renown resort town has over 50 restaurants and bars offering everything from the freshest catch of the day to French cuisine and totally organic.  No matter what you are hungry for you will find it here in Telluride.  Sushi, BBQ, Asian fare, Mexican, Sea Food, Steak, it's all delicious!

Plan your trip for the week of June 17, 2010 and you can join in the fun of the Bluegrass Festival who's 2010 headliners will include the Sam Bush Band and Allison Krauss with Union Station and Jerry Douglas!  This is an event you don't want to miss out on and you may bump shoulders with a few stars in the process!  Fun!  The months of June and July will include Instructional Baseball camps for all ages and Tournaments!  And of course the famous  TellurideFilm Festival  September, 2 where you are bound to run into some of your favorite stars who flock to the yearly Festival.

Really what's not to like here?  Beautiful scenery, great food, fun activities year round, Fabulous places to stay......

Liftside Downtown Condo, Telluride, Colorado

.Luxury Meets Convenience in this spacious 3 bedroom + loft, 3 bath lift-side Telluride Lodge condominium. - ski lift literally across the street - incredible views of Ingram Falls, Ballard Peak, and the ski area - communal hot tubs, 2 steam showers, washer/dryer - 2 flat panel TVs with DVD/VCR and video library - gas BBQ and picnic tables in yard - recently renovated unit approximately 1450' - floor to ceiling windows and 3+ acres landscaped yard - plaster walls, wood floors, vaulted ceilings, and granite counter tops - all new furnishings + leather couch (mostly Restoration Hardware) - dream kitchen fully-furnished with settings and seating for 12 separate play/TV room for the kids - grocery store just 100 yards down the hallway - private ski locker – parking. For more information, click here.>>

 Ski Ranch Homes, Telluride, Colorado

 Ski Ranches in Telluride is wonderful development just on the skirts of Mountain Village, Ski Ranches is very private and quiet yet still very convenient to all the amenities and activities that the Telluride area has to offer. This property sits on a rather large lot with plenty of privacy and some wildlife activity. Excellent house for those who enjoy the feeling of being in the Mountains. Main level consists of a large living/dining & fully equipped kitchen area with a powder room. Master bedroom & bath are located on the main level. Master bath is equipped with a large steam shower and full size jet tub. Utility room is located just off of the kitchen with plenty of storage, washer & dryer. There is a nice size patio off of the master bedroom & rather large patio off of the living area with gas grill & Jacuzzi for 8. For more information, click here.>>

Winner Mystery Book Giveaway!

Congratulations go to the following winners for the Mystery Book Giveaway.  All winners have been notified via email.

Double Homicide- Cheryl F(confirmed)
Exit Music - Anonymous(confirmed)
Bound To Shadows- abfantom
Shiny Water- Betty C(confirmed)
Eternal - Amanda(confirmed)

Best Kept Secrets of Breckenridge Colorado - Summer Fun

For those of you who aren't familiar with Breckenridge, it's not just for Winter skiing.  Summer time in Breckenridge brings brilliant colors of mountain side wildflowers; clear streaming creeks and waterfalls; jumping fish; trails to hike and explore; campsites; bike trails; bird watching; trains; boating and whitewater rafting.  The area is truly beautiful to behold and will make you never want to leave.    And many never do.

Located 9, 603 feet above sea level in a U shaped valley on the western slope of the Continental Divide, the town of Breckenridge is tiny  with only 5.3 square miles within the towns confines itself; yet is one of the most visited and celebrated areas of the United States.  With a population of permanent residents numbering  3, 406 on it's busiest days the streets may contain up to 36,000 which speaks volumes for Breckenridge hospitality and interests!

Dining: Breckenridge offers cuisine for every budget and taste. From fresh shrimp to steak sandwiches. You'll find the loved hamburger along with Italian, Asian, or BBQ truly something for everyone.

It's the beauty of the mountain peaks that bring people here, but it's the activities that keep them around. There is so much to do in Breckenridge even for children. You also find daycare for your tots if you want to spend a day hiking that toddlers can't handle. There is also the Mountain Top Children's Museum which includes a "Where The Wild Things Are" exhibit!

Mom can spend time at the Blue Sage Spa while Dad goes fly fishing. There is so much to do and see in this quaint Victorian town of Breckenridge that you want to spend your whole summer here. Shopping, dining, dinner shows, movies all within walking distance of most downtown hotels. You might even enjoy horseback riding some of the wilderness trails. Something new to experience every day in Breckenridge. I love this town!

A picture is worth a thousand words .... click on the link below for a virtual tour of this incredible home. The link is way at the bottom of the page, just above the reviews! This secluded luxury log home offers 3,600 square feet of living space and sleeps 11 with privacy (and can accommodate up to 14). The home was built and furnished with style, taste, and attention to detail. The enormous log walls, soaring, vaulted, ceilings, and many cathedral windows are all designed to maximize your comfort and enjoyment. With virtually no other homes visible, you may feel like Quandary Peak, Breckenridge Valley, and the expansive stands of pines are only for your enjoyment! Hike, bike, snowshoe, or ski the back country from the front door, drive an easy 8 miles to Breckenridge, or curl up and enjoy views of the Rocky Mountains in front of a wood fire. For more information, click here.>>

*** FREE SUNDAY SPECIAL: EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT IN JANUARY & FEBRUARY IS FREE WITH RENTALS BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY OR BEFORE *** Our Brekenridge Home is a fabulous year-round retreat with a large open floor plan and breathtaking views of the ski mountain. THIS IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE RENTAL WITH TYPICAL CHEAP, MOUNTAIN-THEMED AMENITIES! From the furnishings to the linens to the kitchen appliances, the decor of our home is upscale, contemporary, and most importantly, comfortable. This is the perfect home for 2 families with children, 2 – 4 couples, or a group of friends looking for the perfect mountain vacation. Whether you are coming to enjoy Breckenridge for skiing, biking, hiking, fishing, golfing, or to sample one of our local cultural festivals, the location of this home is ideal. We are minutes away from the ski-mountain gondola, main street Breckenridge, the Blue River, and the only Jack Nicklaus-designed municipal golf course in the country. For more information, click here.>>

List Your Giveaways Saturday 5/1 - 5/7

Welcome to another edition of List Your Giveaway Saturdays.  Feel free to list all your current giveaways.  I only ask that you include an end date.

Current Giveaways on Baba's Farm Life:
Soda Stream Fountain Jet Start-Up Kit 5/10
Tropical Traditions Home Traditions  All Purpose Cleaner 5/9
CSN Stores $50 GC 5/22.


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Mother's Day and Tropicana Juicy Rewards

Mother's Day is just around the corner and Tropicana Juicy Rewards Program is there to help you get great gifts at fabulous savings.

Don't worry, Mom won't mind that you saved a bit of money when she gets a bouquet from 1-800 Flowers!

Or treat her to a new style at Fantastic Sam's Hair Salon!

You could even treat her to a massage at Massage Envy!  What Mom wouldn't love that for Mother's Day!?

There are so many fantastic things to do with your Tropicana Rewards Points!  See the Zoo, Visit an amusement park, golf, join a health club.  Great discounts await so join in and start saving you reward points!  It's so easy to do.

To get your bonus point:
1. Go to Tropicana Juicy Rewards
2. Set-up your Tropicana Juicy Rewards account
3. Visit the "Enter Codes" page within the site and get started with MOMCE-NTRAL
*This one-time use code is valid for new accounts ONLY. Must be entered within 6 hours of creating your account.
 

I wrote this review while participating in the Tropicana Juicy Insiders Ambassador program by Mom Central on behalf of Tropicana. I received 12 free Juicy Rewards points and a $50 Visa gift card to use in redemption of the points and to facilitate my review.