Wordless Wednesday: Home – 1,169 Miles Away #gatorland #travel

For those of you new here for Wordless Wednesday, I (Lisa) took a trip (from Texas) with a blogging group (Brandcation) this past weekend to Kissimmee, Florida - no husband (Andy), no kids.  Ironically, I glanced at ONE piece of artwork the entire time I was gone, and this is what I saw.   Photo taken at Gatorland in Kissimmee, Florida.  Actually, it was right across from Check out the Top 5 Musts at Gatorland!  
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Brandcation: The Arabian Nights Experience

  Many Thanks One of the big events planned for us while we were at the Brandcation Blogging Event in Kissimmee, Florida was a trip to a unique dinner theater arena and beautiful horse show - Arabian Nights. From the Website There is something for everyone at Arabian Nights Dinner Attraction in Orlando, FL. From the moment guests enter the magnificent Palace of Horses, they are treated to a variety of entertainment that appeals to all ages. When we first walked in, we were able to take a group photo, and then move onto the preshow!  The cool thing about…
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11/9: Tag Along Tuesday's Giveaways

Good "Tag Along with Tuesday's Giveaways" Blogosphere! Free free to link your current giveaway as well as use this list to enter to score the most fab stuff in cyber space! Rules for Bloggers Please link directly to your giveaway post and not your home page. Try to keep it short and to the point! – -  iPod Shuffle EXTENDED (10/29). Family Friendly only please! My Mom and Mother-In-Law read this blog!
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Brandcation: Ziplines and Murder Mysteries!

What do ziplines and murder mysteries have in common???  BRANDCATION!  ORLANDO, FLORIDA!! I had a BLAST yesterday at Florida EcoSafaris and Sleuth's Mystery Dinner Theater! There will be pictures and more information to come, but I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I am having a wonderful time, and it's sooo fun being a blogger! I do have video from the zipline. Some of my friends conquered HUGE fears, and it was very humbling and liberating at the same time to be there to see. We could not have asked for better guides, and the…
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#Commit2Fit Fridays: #GoJared

ING NYC MARATHON IS HERE! The marathon is THIS WEEKEND and there's been a very rare JARED siting this week for Subway!  Of course, you've all seen my picture with Jared Fogle plastered all over my social media outlets, forums, blogs, and some newspapers, but you RARELY see Jared Fogle in action ON TWITTER!!! I snapped a screen shot for you all to see!! Yep, he is @TheJaredFogle! Oh what's that I see right there in his retweets?  ANOTHER CONTEST!!!!  Yes!  A TwitPic contest, and it doesn't even matter if you live in NYC! RT @SubwayFreshBuzz: Snap a pic of…
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Tropical Traditions Oxygen Bleach Review and #Giveaway

Being one of the head haunchos for a nonprofit organization is a wonderfully fulfilling duty. I am the Operations Manager of a small public charity that does not get much recognition outside of our own fast growing community of a specific genre, however, the work we do has been known to not only help families - but change their lives. That said, there is, at times, a dirty side to this job! Yep, I'm in the business of cloth diapers - The Cloth Diaper Foundation. Before you yes, the diapers that we are donated are mostly used, but when they…
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11/2: Tag Along Tuesday's Giveaways

Good “Tag Along with Tuesday’s Giveaways” Blogosphere! Free free to link your current giveaway as well as use this list to enter to score the most fab stuff in cyber space! Rules for Bloggers Please link directly to your giveaway post and not your home page. Try to keep it short and to the point! – -  iPod Shuffle EXTENDED (10/29). Family Friendly only please! My Mom and Mother-In-Law read this blog!
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Do you know your Halloween Etiquette?

The Johnston Family is ALMOST ready for Halloween night!  We are so excited to be in a new neighborhood that we hear is AWESOME for "Haloweening" (per Anne W., thank you), and we can't wait to be a part of it! I have a dilemma, though!  How do we go out and enjoy Halloween with the kiddos, but still make sure we're part of the fun for the other kiddos in the neighborhood?  As long as we've been married, we always missed the "crowd", and this year, we don't want to do that!  Any tips would be appreciated!  (We don't…
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Penelope's Oasis Laurie Berkner Band DVD – Giveaway!

HURRY!  Giveaway ENDS TODAY! My boys LOVE Laurie Berkner!  One of my fellow mom bloggers recently reviewed and is giving away THREE copies of Let's Hear it For the Laurie Berkner Band at her blog, Penelope's Oasis!! My boys love Laurie Berkner!  They go crazy when she's dancing and singing on TV! Take a trip over to her site and enter to win!  THREE of her readers will receive a copy of this DVD - what a FANTABULOUS Christmas gift for your kidlets! Disclaimer:  This giveaway is being hosted at Penelope's Oasis and NOT   Please visit her site for…
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