Today was interesting......................

We went to Walmart to pick up a few things.  One thing  I wanted was a small plant for a flower pot I found in the basement.  I totally forgot I had the pot.  So Davey and I wandered into the plant section. I looked at the house plants finding a very nice ivy.  I notice they had Bamboo plants in purple pots about 18 of them on a shelf with a clearance side above them. I noticed the price and it said Clearance $5.00 regularly $12.98. I check the pot and could not find a price tag.  I put the bamboo plant in my cart and thought to myself make sure to check at the register that they ring it up correctly.  

At the register it rang up $10.89  ..I said nope that is wrong ... I told the clerk please call  the lady in the department and tell her the purple pot Bamboo ..it is in the $5.00 Clearance. She called and was told nope it is not on sale.  I said yes it is...there is a whole bunch of them right above the price $5.00 reg $12.98.  I told her I will walk you to the location of the bamboo plants.  On the way the clerk says "They are so busy back there."  I said "Nope when I was there three of them were standing around and talking to each other....not too busy." When I got to the area with the purple potted Bamboo's the price was missing.  I told the clerk...they removed the price.  The lady that works there laughed and said....yeah it is $5.00 for Orchid's not these!   I said "You remove the price!" She looked at me and smiled! I could not get out of that department fast enough I was going to explode! 
When I got back to the register...I told her no thanks for the Bamboo and I was out of there!  My hubby took one look at me and knew I was about to lose it....yep lose it right in Walmart!  I did not want to lose it with Davey by my side. So I got myself out of Walmart and into the truck.

On the way home I have decided....every sale I find from now on that is not priced ......I am taking a pic with my phone! PROOF!  I am getting pissed typing this!  Who REMOVES the price tag? That is SO WRONG! I would of said.."We priced it incorrectly - sorry about that...since you directed us to the error the plant is $5.00 for you." Then removed the wrong price tag. In fact I think that is law! 

Now I am wondering how many people are like I was today and just leave!  I bet quite a few...that is why she removed the price tag and felt confident enough to smile at me!  This was NOT her 1st Rodeo of Removing Price tags! If this is Walmart's Policy...shame on them!

Has this type of situation every happened to YOU?

Good Eatin' Recipe Hop May 21st #GoodEatinPL

 

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So true.... #NOOPL

Never forget!

Eat Organic and Healthy!

Newman's Own Organic is a great choice!

Newman Own Giveaway #NOOPL Ends May 31st

Check out what was in my box of Newman's Own Organic products!  My family thought we have won the lottery!  Jason's favorite is the Pretzels! Davey the Cookies! Hubby Chocolate Bars! Isa the Licorice! Dawn the Fig Newman's and me...I love the dried fruit! Each one of us has our favorite items! 

Click HERE to read the amazing back-ground behind Newman's Own Organic. NOO is a company dedicated to making a positive difference bu protecting our environment and providing the highest quality all natural organic food products. 
NOO products are made using only the finest organic ingredients.  Tasty products that they loved as children! and we LOVE!

Check out their PRODUCTS ..... Click on GO and see what great products NOO has to offer.

Pretzels  Chocolate Bars  Fig Newmans ™  Family Recipe Cookies  Chocolate Cups  Newman O's  Pop's Corn  Alphabet Cookies  Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar  Coffee  Dried Fruit  Pet food  Hermits  Mints  Royal Tea  Licorice

I am super excited to be part of 

Newman's Own Organic Giveaway 

hosted by the Pitch List.

Ten Pitch List members will be giving away 4 of their favorite NOO items.

My 4 favorite items for my giveaway are:

Raisins 

Chocolate Cups 

Newman O's 

and

Pretzels 

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Less than 60 Days!!!

Yipes...it is hard to believe  in less than 60 days....I will be in Gatlinburg, TN for the COLE FAMILY REUNION!  I am so excited!  We will be leaving Wisconsin Thursday July 18th early in the AM ...arriving in Gatlinburg Thursday evening.  It is approx. 648 miles and takes about 11 hours.  

I will be traveling with my daughter, her hubby and my 3 grandchildren. PARTY TIME!!!
We plan to make the trip to and from Gatlinburg as much fun as possible.  We are packing our coolers for a picnic lunch at a rest area.  We enjoy stopping at rest areas on long trips...gives us a chance to walk and enjoy the outdoors. A lot less stressful! Kids get to run and laugh! Not like a restaurant where everyone has to behave!  We can let our hair down a little and have a fun break! Not to mention when feeding a family of 6 it is much cheaper to pack a great healthy lunch than it is to eat at a restaurant.
As a review blogger I have numerous companies sponsoring my trip! From hotels to Thermal Bags to keep our lunches cold.  You will not want to miss reading about this LAMB FAMILY VACATION! I would call us a normal family...we don't always agree ...but we sure to love each other and the good of all wins! One of my favorite movies is National Lampoon's Vacation....I guess I love the movie so much is because it takes a normal family and shows just what can happen! I know the movie is a little out there...but I can see a lot of us in them!  Crazy Huh!
I will be starting to post more about my getting ready for the adventure and some of the places we plan to experience...so keep checking back! 

LVR Fashion Giveaway #LVRDL Ends 6/2

If you have never heard of  LVR Fashion...check them out.  I ordered a Long Sleeve French Terry Wrap   I LOVE it! It is totally me!  The wrap is  50% Organic Cotton and 50% Recycled Poly.  It is a Vintage Mineral Wash...that I love! Made in the USA!

If you have not worn Organic Cotton...you have got to try it! Organic cotton feels fantastic! I try to purchase only

organic clothing. It is making such a difference with my skin. Why Organic Cotton?  Organic cotton has no pesticides, it is hypo-allergenic, feels softer and breaths more.  Not to mention organic farming uses 50% less energy and does not pollute our soil. Why Recycled Poly? Recycled poly is leader in being earth friendly material. Recycled poly uses 1/2 of the energy used to product, reduces the demand for oil to make new poly, and  helps keep plastic bottles and other forms of poly fibers out of landfills. 

Check out my review HERE

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 Long Sleeve French Terry Wrap

Winners choice of size and color!

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LVR Fashion

If you have never heard of  LVR Fashion...check them out.  I ordered a Long Sleeve French Terry Wrap   I LOVE it! It is totally me!  The wrap is  50% Organic Cotton and 50% Recycled Poly.  It is a Vintage Mineral Wash...that I love! Made in the USA!

I ordered a XLarge and it fits great. I am 5'9" - wear a size 14 and working my way to a 12.  I am tall and large bone. Size 10 shoe - 8 ring size.  So whoever says yoga clothes are for petite ladies..they are wrong.

The wrap is available in 6 different colors...I ordered the Black wrap.  Black is my favorite color. I have worn it to the market and to dinner.  It is extremely versatile! I dress it up and dress it down!  It is my go to clothing item!  Organic cotton clothing feels amazing soft and cuddlie! This is going to sound crazy but I honestly feel better wearing clothing that is making our earth a better place.  I am making a difference!

Check out my Wish List items from LVR Fashion!

If you have not worn Organic Cotton...you have got to try it! Organic cotton feels fantastic! I try to purchase only

organic clothing. It is making such a difference with my skin. Why Organic Cotton?  Organic cotton has no pesticides, it is hypo-allergenic, feels softer and breaths more.  Not to mention organic farming uses 50% less energy and does not pollute our soil. Why Recycled Poly? Recycled poly is leader in being earth friendly material. Recycled poly uses 1/2 of the energy used to product, reduces the demand for oil to make new poly, and  helps keep plastic bottles and other forms of poly fibers out of landfills. 
LVR donates clothing monthly to local womens shelters.  A percent of all proceeds are given quarterly to ARCAS - a animal rescue center located in Guatemala. 

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Newman's Own Organic's Story #NOOPL

When Nell Newman and business partner Peter Meehan started Newman’s Own®

Organics: The Second Generation® in 1993, they were sure there was a market for organic snack
foods, but they couldn’t have anticipated just how fast the demand for their products would grow.
What started with pretzels and grew to include other snack foods has now expanded to many other organic items: coffee, tea, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, organic dried fruit, and pet food. The partners anticipate adding a number of new items each year in all these areas.

Nell approached her father in 1992 about the possibility of an organic division. He offered to cover one year’s expenses for Nell and Peter to determine the feasibility of an organic product line under the Newman name. The one stipulation was that, once established, they would return the seed money, so that it could be added to his charity money. 

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It is wedding and graduation time of the year.  I attend numerous wedding showers  during the warm months. Plus June is full of graduations! I am always looking for a personalized useful gift.  I have found a prefect solution to my gift buying!  Check out the customized journal and note cards I received from RUVA Cards.  Perfect Gift for any occasion.  I ordered the Daisy Garden design for my journal.  Designed by Carol Fazio this Lush summer floral of pink, lavender and persimmon grow in profusion on a basket weave background. I added my initials to the warm sun monogram.  My journal is extremely well made.  I like a journal with lined paper on one side and blank on the back. I am a doodler and it is so nice to have a blank sheet to doddle! At Art Fairs I always have my journal. I am a list nut...making list for all kinds of thing. Plus, I design much of my glass art sitting at art fairs doodling in my journal. I also like a journal with a marker to keep my page. My daisy Garden has a very nice pink ribbon bookmark. What is very nice about RUVA Cards collections is that they let you know what designs work with each other. My Daisy Garden Journal works well with the Pink Posies rounded note cards and the Summer Garden serving tray.

For my note cards I ordered the Pink Posies design. The note cards are double-sided, rounded corner with  a summer garden of pink, lavender and persimmon colored posies on a chocolate background design. I added my initials in the sun dot. The Summer Garden tray matches my journal and note cards! What a perfect wedding shower gift!  I love Note Cards! I am always sending notes to my Origami Owl customers. What is nice about the RUVA Cards is that you design your own collection! Each collection is unique and original. 

Give a gift that says you care!

I totally agree with RUVA Cards- GO AHEAD, MIX IT UP TO FIND YOUR MATCH! Don't be afraid to MIX up patterns, try florals with stripes, and make bold choices to create a one-of-a-kind,

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Soapy Cupcake Giveaway Ends 5/24

Check out my Soapy Cupcake 

A perfect cupcake soap!  

Amazing how delicious It smells 

 Strawberry Buttercream! 

YUM!

Smells good enough to eat...but no I do not want to do that! :)

When I took the cupcake out of the box Davey asked if he could have a bite!  I told him it was soap and I really do not think he believed me until we washed our hands with the

cupcake. While washing his hands he told me it was spooky that a cupcake can wash your hands.  Serious Stuff this soap cupcake.  He was amazed!  A cupcake that makes you clean.  Davey usually gets messy with a cupcake!

He right away ran to tell Papa that Nana is washing her hands with a cupcake. Papa smiled and said yep "Nana is a little goofy!"

The Soapy Cupcake made my hands feel very soft and silky. Not to mention the great smell.  Soapy Cupcakes are made using 100% vegetable glycerin - no animal ingredients. Soapy Cupcakes are natural - no hardeners or harsh detergents used. Since I have such sensitive skin I only use natural soaps. I can hardy wait to shower with the cupcake tonight since my hands feel so good after using the Soapy cupcake - I am positive my body will also love the softness.

Soapy Cupcake is made by ACTZ a family owned company with over 40 years trade experience. That make their quality products by only using natural ingredients. Make sure to check out their website for the many other natural products available. 

I personally will be ordering some for a friend that is expecting her 1st baby in December, What a great Baby Gift for the shower!  Natural soap to bathe the baby! 

I am super excited to be part of ACTZ's Giveaway!  

They will be sending Two winners a Soapy Cupcake!

Good Luck!

In Spades book review

I just finished reading a very good read by K. Pinson!  A book about fear, love, family, and desire.  I finished the book in one sitting. With each chapter I traveled into Avalynn's life full of emotions. Hurry K. Pinson and finish book #2! I plan to read it the day it becomes available!

This is K. Pinson's 1st novel. I am sure she will be writing stories for years to come. 

K. is a 22 year old that loves to read, write and sing. She is currently a Assistant Manager at a Assisted Living facility. One of her goals in life is to earn a degree in Music Therapy.

She described herself as reserved and shy! Something you would never expect when you read her book!

She is Michigan born and raised. 

Check out her FACEBOOK PAGE

You can purchase In Spades at Amazon 

for only $2.99   

Excellent Read...I give In Spades 5 Thumbs Up 

Eight Tips on How I Have Changed My Life

It has been a while since I wrote about my healthy lifestyle changes.  Well, I really do not think about it much anymore.  I eat healthy everyday and exercise.  It is the New Me!  Yep, I am still losing weight! Eating fresh organic natural foods! Watching portion sizes and eating many more veggies and fruit than meat. I just weighed myself and I have lost

another 6 pounds.  6 pounds down and I feel great!  
Here are a few tips that I think have made my lifestyle change work:

#1... Every night I treat myself to a Greek Yogurt with sliced almonds, pecans, and granola. I add the ingredients into the yogurt cup and mix it well.  I figured I would not use a bowl ...staying with the cup...keeps portions in control...the cup will only hold so much!
Each night a different flavor. If I run out of Yogurt I make a special trip to the market. My yogurt is my treat of the day!

#2 ... I fill the fridge up with healthy food!  I make snacks that are natural and tasty! I always have more snacks ready for me to eat.

#3 ... Since my hubby has not made the total organic natural change...I make sure to buy me  a similar food to him.  Example...we love breakfast. So he eats regular eggs and I eat organic egg whites.  He eats regular breakfast sausage - I eat veggie or chicken sausage.

#4 ... Eating out can be tricky. Here are a few ways I have made eating out successful. Subway is great for eating healthy! Just make sure NO cheese - NO Sauce!  Other fast food places I usually order grilled chicken...remove the top bun and pull out the inside of the bottom.  No Sauce or cheese - add a couple tomatoes! ENJOY! I even tell the clerk I am losing weight - they all offer great solutions! 

#5 ... When I get the munchies - I snack on popcorn!  My bag popcorn of choice is SKINNY POPCORN!  When I make popcorn at home I use a glass microwave popper that adds nothing to my popcorn.

#6 ... Exercising is hard for me.  I am not a scheduled exercise person. But I do love to do things! So I am out and about!  Walking King - Working in the yard - Walking the malls - Parking far away from doors and doing task that I stopped doing.  Yesterday I spent the afternoon washing my Jeep inside and out! I mean cleaning it good.  Shampooed the carpets, wash seats, treated seats....everything.  I have not ever personally given the Jeep such a good cleaning.  I used to drive to the car wash and let the guys clean it in and out! Not anymore!  I saved about $50 bucks and got a great workout! It was a beautiful 85 degree day! I got my exercise and a clean Jeep!

#7 ... I buy nothing without reading the ingredients!  I read the labels!  

#8 ... Sure I have days when I eat more and eat foods I really should not be eating! The key is to limit them days.  I go right back to eating right the next day!  I never eat less than 1200 calories.  Don't feel bad about splurging a day....research has shown that splurging once in a while helps your metabolism get a kick start! Plus.....heck we are only human!

Hope these 8 tips help! They have totally changed my life!