Small Talk Six: Sure Signs that you are stressed OUT

Woot!  Time for Small Talk Six again.

Small Talk Six at MomDot is a weekly Meme with a different topic.  You can learn more about the Meme and the list of topics for Small Talk Six 2010 by going here.

The rules are:

Grab a Small Talk Six button for your post and sidebar.  Then post on your blog your response to the assigned topic of the week.  Your response can be as brief or elaborate as you wish, but must be in 6, i.e. a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, or 6 photos.

Today’s topic is “6 sure signs that you are stressed out.”

1. You start to ask yourself, “Who are these children and why do they keep calling me Mommy.”

2. You search the house frantically for a piece of chocolate, forgetting for a moment where you hid your stash.

3. You feel like someone has a jackhammer positioned directly above your temples.

4. You feel a sudden urge to poke someone in the eye with a hot French fry.

5. You are unable to smile when someone responds to your tales of the day with, “If that is the worst thing that happens all day, we’ll all be doing good.”

6. You smile at the person that cut you off on the highway and silently hope they get a ticket… as you make mental note of their license plate number and wonder if you can reach your cell phone.

Wanna play?  Head on over to Small Talk Six, grab the button, post your responses, and link up!

Be blessed,

Virginia

Lady V dZine

Fantastic Father’s Day Finds: Philips' Bodygroom 2040

Philips Norelco BG2040/34 Philips Norelco Bodygroom Pro Grooming System, Black / Silver

This uniquely designed all-in-one body groomer was designed to give the most comfortable feeling whether trimming or shaving.

Product Details…

  • Dual-end design
  • Rounded blades and combs prevent scratching the skin
  • Water resistant casing and materials allows for wet and dry use
  • Self-sharpening pre-trimmers at both ends of the trimmer enables a close shave- the first time
  • 3-Dimensional pivoting shaving head- shave with less irritation
  • Cordless, rechargeable design
  • Made with hypoallergenic materials
  • 5 integrated length settings, up to 11mm
  • Soft grip for maximum control
  • Can be used on the total body
  • Store and charge stand

The Philips Norelco BG 2040/34 Pro Grooming System is sleek and stylish, and will help the man in your life stay sleek and stylish, too.

The Bodygroom retails for $69.99 and is available on Amazon, Drugstore.com, and at many fine local retailers.

Be blessed,

Virginia

Lady V dZine

FTC Compliant Disclosure- The marketing team for the Philips Bodygroom 2040 agreed to send me a complimentary Bodygroom 2040 to facilitate inclusion in the Fantastic Father’s Day Finds.  Be on the lookout for my upcoming review.

Fantastic Father’s Day Finds: Bake Me A Wish

Lady V dZine

Bake Me A Wish!™I can’t tell you how excited I was when I was offered the opportunity to include Bake Me a Wish in my Fantastic Father’s Day Finds reviews and giveaways promotions.  

I have been looking for a good excuse to try one of these cakes after having read several great reviews on other blogs.  The only twist was that the offer was part of their “Cake in the Face” promotion.   Yup.  I had to ambush my hubby.  I immediately agreed. 

Bake Me A Wish cakes come in over 20 flavors and they can be shipped overnight to any place in the USA. If the mouthwatering chocolate and scrumptiously moist cake weren’t good enough reasons to send them to Dad, the company also gives 5% off all proceeds to send birthday cakes to soldiers overseas.  Now that’s something that Dads can really feel good about.

About the product…

Tiramisu Classico Cake

I chose to get the Tiramisu Classico Cake, which is coffee-washed cake layered with classic mascarpone custard and garnished with delicious coffee whipped cream, dark chocolate shaves and a dusting of cocoa.  I could have gotten the Vanilla or the Carrot Cake, but the Tiramisu won out. 

What I thought…

Anyone who knows me knows that I love coffee anything, and Tiramisu cake ranks at the top of my list.  Tiramisu and Mocha are about the only two ways I can share my love of coffee with my husband.  The Tiramisu Classico Cake from Bake Me a Wish was absolutely awesome.  While the cake wasn’t quite as pretty as the picture when I opened it (courtesy of a heat wave and the delivery driver setting the box upside down), it was absolutely delicious. 

I told my husband that the cake was for a review when it arrived.  As it would happen, my Aunt Karyn and Uncle Larry called to say they were going to be in the neighborhood, and I asked them to stay for dinner.  I let them in on my little secret.  Then, after OVER ANALYZING IT and thinking “Man, I didn’t even shove cake in his face at our wedding…”  I asked my Uncle Larry to be the bad guy.  LOL.

Fortunately, my husband was a good sport, and Larry didn’t get cake ALL over the place. 

BTW, this is my first personal video inclusion in a review—what do you think?

As I mentioned, BMAW has over 20 different delicious flavors.  Here is what a few of them look like…

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Y.U.M.M.Y!

And, as if you needed another reason to shop Bake Me a Wish, the company donates 5% of sales to Operation Birthday Cake, a program that sends birthday cakes to men and women serving in our military overseas.  Having loved ones that serve, I appreciate this!

What I would change…

I wouldn’t really change anything, even though the top of our cake was a little unpretty.  It was still delicious, and in the end, that is what matters.  

How I rate it…

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Lady V dZine (and all those involved in our Cake in the Face video) gives Bake Me a Wish a happy five out of five hearts. 

Where you can buy it…

Get yours at http://www.bakemeawish.com/

More Cake in the Face…

You could get a free Bake Me a Wish cake by posting the link your own video of someone throwing cake in your face on Bake Me a Wish’s Facebook wall or sending the link to them on their contact form. The first 10 people to send in their own funny videos will get a free cake!

Win It…

Bake Me a Wish has generously offered to give one lucky Lady V dZine reader a cake.  

Mandatory Entry:  Simply visit Bake Me a Wish and come back and tell me what flavor you would like to try.

***Please note- this must be done before any bonus entries will count***

Contest Specific Bonus Entries:

1 bonus entry- Follow Bake Me a Wish on Twitter and tweet them that I (@ladyvdzine) sent you, then comment back here with your tweet link.

1 bonus entry- Like Bake Me a Wish on Facebook and comment on their wall that I (Lady V dZine) sent you, then comment back here with the link from your share.

1 bonus entry- Follow Bake Me a Wish on Networked Blogs and comment back here to let me know that you did.

10 extra bonus entries- Blog this contest with a link to this post and a link to Bake Me a Wish, then comment back here with a link to your post.  Please leave ten separate comments for the extra bonus entries. 

Have you entered my other current giveaways yet?  You can earn extra entries into this contest by doing so!

Be sure to visit my Contest Rules and Bonus Entry Options for additional entry options.

Be blessed,

Virginia

Lady V dZine

A special thanks to marketing team for Bake Me a Wish who provided me with the Tiramisu Classico Cake facilitate this review,
and who is generously providing a cake for one lucky Lady V dZine reader.

Contest open to the US.  Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. CST on 06/25/2010.  Winner will be selected via random.org.  Winner will be notified by email and will have 72 hours to respond.  If no response is received from the winning entrant, a new winner will be selected.

FTC Compliant Disclosure: I received the aforementioned products to facilitate this review.  No other compensation was received. All opinions expressed are 100% mine and are based on my experience.  Your experience may differ.

Now I lay me down to sleep

I have been praying for my children since before they were ever even conceived and with them since they were born.  Of all the responsibilities and privileges of motherhood, teaching my children to pray is one that I cherish.  It is my desire that they will one day turn to Jesus with their concerns before they ever even think of Mommy.

Because of their ages (16M and 30M), I have kept our prayers really simple. Here are the ones we say most often…

Boo-Boo Prayer- “Jesus, make it better, amen.”  Boo-Boo kisses come after boo-boo prayers.

Meal-time Prayer- “Thank you Jesus for our food, amen.”

Mister’s Sleepy-time Prayer- “Thank you Jesus for Mommy, Daddy, Sister, MawMaw, PawPaw, Angelica, and Noel.  Amen.”  Mister added Angelica and Noel (girls that we occasionally babysit) to his prayers on his own one night about two months ago, and continues to pray for them at sleepy time.  Occasionally, if we have visited someone’s home or been on a play date, he will add other children as well.  He can actually say his prayers without prompting, but prefers to have us say them with him.

Sister’s Sleepy-time Prayer- “Thank you Jesus for Mommy, Daddy, Mister, MawMaw, PawPaw, Angelica, Noel, and my Birth Family, too. Amen.”  As most of you know, Sister is adopted.  We have prayed for her Birth Family with her since the day she was born.  Of course, the only part she says so far is Jesus. 

Children learn by example, and are often sponges that soak up everything around them. 

Wednesday, as I put Mister down for his nap, I said his sleepy-time prayers with him.  And at the end, he said, “and my Birth Family, too. Amen.”

I had a tears in my eyes as I smiled and gave him his naptime kiss. 

My heart quickens at the thought.  He’s listening.

What prayers do you say with your children? 

Be blessed,

Virginia

Lady V dZine