Bake Me a Wish Review

And the winner is.....#5!!!!! I will be contacting the winner by email!

Yesterday, the UPS man knocked at my door and I squealed with delight! Yes, you can remind me of that later on, lol! But the reason for the squeal? He was delivering my Triple Chocolate Enrobed Brownie Cake! (Picture above) The cake was positively divine! I had a little wedge, but you see, the rest of my family was home plus a couple of our married college age kids were dining with us and that cake was gone before you could say, "Would you like a slice?"

Here is a description of the Triple Chocolate Enrobed Brownie Cake by Bake Me a Wish :

Our moist & fudgy brownie cake goes through three chocolate "passes" before it's "done": first it's enrobed in rich chocolate, then it gets completely blanketed with a shower of dark chocolate shaves; last, the cake is finished with milk and dark chocolate glazes drizzled all over and the Belgian chocolate plaque of your choice; for a brownie dessert that's over-the-top-triple-delicious!

Bake Me a Wish has graciously offered a ONE WINNER a Triple Chocolate Enrobed Brownie Cake of their very own!

Let me give you some important information about Bake Me a Wish!

Bake Me a Wish! (www.bakemeawish.com) is the premium nationwide service for delivery of gourmet birthday cakes. The cakes are absolutely delicious, bound to impress and are made with only the finest, freshest ingredients by an award-winning family run New York bakery that also supplies pastries to some of Manhattan's most elite restaurants. The packaging is lovely and very high end. So if you are heading to a summer BBQ and want to impress your host, this is absolutely the dessert to bring.

A GREAT CAUSE & SOMETHING SWEET FOR OUR TROOPS

“Operation: Birthday Cake”

5% of any cake order goes to Bake Me A Wish!’s Operation: Birthday Cake, which, together with their partner Soldiers’ Angels donates birthday cakes each month to soldiers overseas who are having a birthday. As you can imagine it is a great morale booster to a soldier to be remembered on their birthday. Click here to see more on this sweet cause (I suggest grabbing some tissues.)

http://www.bakemeawish.com/banner/Presentation/OBC-SoldierResponse.pdf

www.bakemeawish.com has tons of cakes to choose from but here are some popular picks and links!

Boston Cream Cake

http://www.bakemeawish.com/cakes-boston_cream_cake-35.php?occasion_id=1

Red Velvet Chocolate Cake

http://www.bakemeawish.com/cakes-red_velvet_chocolate_cake-25.php?occasion_id=1

Tiramisu Classico Cake

http://www.bakemeawish.com/cakes-tiramisu_classico_cake-21.php?occasion_id=1

Viennese Coffee Cake with Raspberry Filling

http://www.bakemeawish.com/cakes-viennese_coffee_cake__raspberry_flavor-43.php?military=yes&occasion_id=1



Want to Buy?
Go to Bake Me a Wish's website and choose which decadent cake you'd like to order!



How do you win one of these great cakes??

*Make sure you include your email address with each post so its easy for me to contact you*

First: Go to Bake Me a Wish and look around at all of their great cakes and coffee cakes. Come back here and tell me which one you'd love to try! (This is a required entry)

• Sign up for Bake Me a Wish Newsletter. (1 Entry)
• Follow Lollypops and Lizards. (1 entry)
• Sign up for Lollypops and Lizards Feed (3 entries!)
• Put Lollypops and Lizards button on your blog. (1 entry)
  
• Follow Lollypops and Lizards on Twitter (1 entry)
• Follow Lollypops and Lizards on Facebook (1 entry)
• Blog about this giveaway on your blog! Be sure and put the link to the post in your entry! (4 entries!)

That's 12 opportunities to win the Triple Chocolate Enrobed Brownie Cake!

The winner will be chosen through Random.org on July 10, 2009 @ midnight CST!

Friend Making Monday

If you're new to Friend Makin' Monday please go here for all of the details.

If you joining me from Shawn's Blog, Seriously, WELCOME!!! I'm so glad your here! Now to start this weeks questions:)

What are you doing this 4th of July?

Honestly, probably nothing. How incredibly sad is that? We used to go out to my families farm, but that hasn't happened in the last couple of years. My guess is because we have wee folks now and its just not as much fun if you have to be careful with the fireworks. Honestly, I'm alright with that, so we'll just hang here at home and listen to my neighborhood go insane with firecrackers and such, lol!

What is your favorite dish to pass when attending a 4th of July party or summer barbecue?

I'm going to try some new recipes for us this year. I've really wanted to learn how to make corn casserole, so I'll give that a shot. I'm a baked bean kinda girl, so that is what I liked to take to picnics:) I'm sure there will be some around here!

Do you have any July 4th traditions?

Hmm, not really. We always honor those who are in our family that served in the military though:)

Share your favorite July 4th picture.

Oh my gosh, these are my two oldest...before the twins were born. They were just babies!

Be sure and head over to Shawn's to enter Mr. Linky so others can see yours!

God does not make junk

What Makes Me Smile?

Heathahlee is doing a new Mr. Linky posts on Monday over at Butterfly Genes and its called What Makes Me Smile:)

What makes me smile is the sound of my childrens laughter! I know this is so basic but I can be in the worst mood in the world and if they start giggling I just can't help but smile!

How about you? What makes you Smile?

L. Herbert Designs Original Art Giveaway

SarahMae from Like a warm cup of coffee is doing a giveaway for L. Herbert Designs and you totally need to head over there and check it out! These prints are just precious! Go take a look and then go enter the giveaway!

Tonight my heart was broken

Broken for something that is good, amazing, breath taking! I spent a lot of tonight in tears, I felt the movement of the Holy Spirit within me and through those around me so clearly, it was a physical presence. I have not felt that in a long time and I broke into tears.

I watched as prayer warriors came to the front of the church and prayed over a team of missionaries that are heading to Africa to set up a medical clinic. Not just a few prayer warriors but over 40 men and women came and laid their hands on this group of 12 and prayed. I started crying and could not stop.

Tonight at church service, the topic was on Apathy. The bible reference is Revelations 3:15-22. Jesus is talking to the church of Laodicea and explaining to them that they are a lukewarm church. Yes, his reference is drawn from the hot spring that flows down from Hierapolis through Laodicea, but really it is a direct look at the church that claims to be rich and have everything. Jesus tells them that "For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked."

That challenged me in that, do I feel rich in my faith because of my comfort in where I am? I have tried to encourage outreach and community love with others and have watched it fail horribly, but what about just me going out there and planting a few seeds? I do not need a church behind me to reach out to those who are in need. To those who do not know the love of Christ. Those who do not know through him, they are forgiven and loved.

Another part of the sermon was on the Pro Life movement here in Wichita. This particular church has a Pro Life Ministry and had someone from the Pregnancy Crisis Center come speak in the service tonight. The Pastor said something that shook me to the core of my being. While one of the biggest abortion Doctors in the U.S. lived here until a few weeks ago when he was murdered by a vigilante, I was blind. I knew he was a huge force in the second and trimester abortions and performed them at his clinic for last 20+ years, these words crept into my soul and shook me..."while we have blindly went on our way, believing what we will about abortion and the rights of women, we as a city have been breathing in the ashes of all the murdered babies from the incinerator of Tiller's clinic." Take that in...I mean, really think about it. I for one was shamed. But I cannot look back, I must look forward at what I can do now.

So, here's my personal challenge to myself: I'm going to get involved with a group here in Wichita called Young Life. If you've never heard of them, check out the link! They are an awesome Godly group that is nationwide and reaching teen mothers.

I will no longer sit in my comfort zone but force myself out of empathy and into action. What will you do to share the love of Christ? To get out of your comfort zone?

In His Love and Grace,
Michelle

Small Talk Six

Today’s topic is “if you had magical sunglasses, name 6 things you would like to see with them.” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .

1. I would love to see where I will be spiritually in 10 years.
2. See my hubby when he was a kiddo:)
3. Go back and get to know my Grandmother when she was a child.
4. Able to go back and enjoy the scenery of Spokane, Washington that I remember from my childhood.
5. Go back and watch myself as a young girl and if I could, be that one friend I could always count on.
6. I would love to be able to look into the face of my Lord and Savior:)

Now head over to MomDot and read what others chose to be their Six!

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Answers in Genesis Cartoon 6/27

SpellQuizzer Giveaway!

This Giveaway is now over! Thank you to everyone who entered!

The winner is Danielle from GAERTE GANG!

SpellQuizzer "Spelling software for mastering spelling words fast!" is offering a license to their AWESOME product to one special winner! SpellQuizzer is a spelling program for helping children master their spelling and vocabulary.

Here is a screenshot of the "Creating List" page. This is so easy to use! And could be a Homeschooling Mom's best friend when it comes to teaching your children how to spell!

Though my twins were not quite old enough to start learning spelling words, my 14 year old daughter really struggles with spelling, so I thought I'd let her give it a test run! She did amazingly well and actually enjoyed this program!

To read my whole review, please check out my SpellQuizzer Review HERE!

How can you enter to win? I'm offering several different ways for you to do this! Leave a seperate entry for each item and your email so I can contact you! Giveaway ends 7/3/09 at midnight (CST)

• Go to SpellQuizzers Website and take a look at what all the software has to offer you! Come back with one detail that I do not tell you in this post. This is required before entering again please!
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• Follow my blog or let me know you already do.
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• Subscribe to my email newsletter or let me know you already do.
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• Follow me on Twitter! Click HERE
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• Become a fan of my facebook page! Click HERE
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• Blog about this giveaway and leave me a link to the actual blog post please!
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• Tell me how SpellQuizzer could help your child.

Alrighty! This is going to be so much fun!

Winner will be chosen by Random.org

Amazing FREE E-Cards!

Have you ever stopped by Got-Free-Ecards before? Got-Free-Ecards is a super cool place that you can either email the free ecard or print it out the Free Printable Cards and hand deliver! Got-Free-Ecards even offers Free Birthday Ecards ! How easy is that and you can't beat the price of...FREE!

I for one am always forgetting to pick up a card at the store and this site has just made my life so much easier! Hop on the computer, find a free birthday card, thank you card or get well card, fill it in and print! Or for you twitter fanatics, you can even send these cards through twitter!

Here is the information on Got-Free-Ecards offers on their Home Page:

How much does sending a greeting with Got Free Cards cost?

Sending an e-greeting with Got Free Cards is always FREE. There are no hidden costs to send or receive cards, no matter which type or category of card you choose. Every card on our site is free to send and free to receive.

Do I have to register to send a greeting at Got Free Cards?

No registration is required, so it is faster to personalize a card and send, and unlike other greeting card sites, you and your card recipients won't be bombarded by lots of e-mails from our company or affiliates. Got Free Cards is the quick, hassle-free way to send a greeting to a coworker, friend, or loved one, whether for a special occasion or just to say hello!

How is my e-mail and personal information safeguarded?

Your information always remains private and is secure at Got Free Cards—we guarantee your privacy! We never sell e-mail addresses to third-party vendors. Your e-mail address and the address(es) of your recipients are only used for the purpose of sending the card.

What types of cards can I send?

In addition to birthday and traditional holiday and occasion cards, Got Free Cards also offers special-topic cards. Our India Focus category of cards, for instance, allows you to send distinctive, Indian-focused greetings to help celebrate such special holidays as Holi, Baisakhi and Janmashtami. The personalization of greetings from Got Free Cards makes them truly unique. You can add an image or upload music to add just the right personal touches to your cards, transforming an ordinary free e-card into a personalized greeting that has all the benefits of a hand-delivered card—with little environmental impact. (Please note: Not all cards have the option to add personalized photos or music.)

Yeah, did you catch that little cool detail with these cards? You can add your own pictures or audio message to the cards too! Okay, you have to admit...that is pretty neat!

Here is an example of one of their many Fourth of July Cards that you can print out:

Make your life easy! Head over to Got-Free-Ecards and get those holiday cards ready!


**I am participating in “Jump Start Your Blog Contest” sponsored by got-free-ecards and momdot. You can too!**

Special Awards

I need to thank Michelle from Flying Giggles and Lollipops for passing the Kreativ Blogger Award to me! I love the pretty little roses! If you haven't been over to her blog, scoot! hehe I mean, her name is Michelle...how bad can it be??? (((((((((((((Michelle)))))))))))))

Rules of this award:

(1) Thank the person who nominated you for this award.

(2) Copy the logo and place it on your blog.

(3) Link to the person who nominated you for this award.

(4) Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.

(5) Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.

(6) Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.

(7) Leave a comment on each of the blogs, letting them know they have been nominated.

The fabulous bloggers that I'm passing this award onto are....

1. Gena @ Relax and Enjoy all your Serene Moments
2. Kristen @ Like a Child
3. Diana @ Diana Rambles
4. Amydeanne @ 160 Acres Woods
5. Lins @ Goodbye, Martha
6. Lynnette @ Dancing Barefoot on Weathered Ground
7. Anissa @ Our Chaotic Life

7 Things People Might Like to Know About Me

1. I absolutely adore my dorky, gamer geek hubby:) No one can make me smile the way he does!
2. I love to walk in the rain.
   
3. I'm scared to death of meeting new people but force myself to go up and say hi!
4. There is nothing better in the whole entire world but to have your family close by.
5. When my Dad tells me he loves me and that he is so proud of me.
6. That I can be tenacious and once I get a thought in my head, its hard to get me to let it go.
7. I am extremely proactive and hate to wait to do things!

Jane from A Painting Mom passed this pretty award to me:) Thank you so much Girl!

I'm only going to pass this award to one person. Her blogs have really touched my heart here recently as she has delved into some difficult topics with grace and love.

eLisa @ Extravagant Grace

If you have never been to eLisa's blog, you must go! Follow her threads, they are so worth your time!

And the others I passed the first award too, be sure you stop by and check them out too! If I gave them an award, you know they have to be pretty special!

Out of the Box Sampler Giveaway

Over at Frugal Mommy of 2 Girls is having a giveway that is a whole box of a variety of goodies from Out of the Box:) Candles, yummy little snacks, all sorts of little surprises! Head on over to get listed for the giveaway!

My Own Personal Fix This Friday:)

This is the original:) She's so cute!

Fix This version #1

Fix This version #2

I ♥ Faces Fix it Friday

Awww, what a sad little guy:( This is the original.

My version of the fix it:) This little one is so cute!

Head over to
to see the other fix its'!

Cotton Candy Shop

Tammi over at My Organized Chaos is hosting a giveaway for Cotton Candy Shop! They have some of the most darling clothes! The Farm Overalls is my personal favorite!

Tammi of course, is offering a plethora of ways for you to win the little Magical Mermaid Dress from Cotton Candy Shop, so head on over and tell Tammi, Michelle from Lollypops and Lizards sent ya!

Neat Giveaway Idea:)

I really love the Learning Together blog and now Susana is offering this cute little event on Friday's! If you do giveaways, go over and check it out!

Dyson DC25 Giveaway

Amanda @ Amanda A Stay at Home Mom's Point of View is hosting a giveaway for the Dyson DC25 Vacuum cleaner! Yeah, the vacuum is in the new Transformers Movie and Dyson decided to give one away! Pretty sweet if you ask me! I promise, if I win, I'll post pictures!

Tuesday...whew!

What a whirlwind day! Started out with dropping Tori off at volleyball practice for an hour...really? One hour? Geez! Then boogeying (my version of the word:P) over to the church to drop the twinks off at Kids Day Inn...back into the car and head to the dentist...we, as in Nick and I have 1 1/2 hours to get a filling each. No problem! They actually have us in and out of there in 45 minutes:) Call my oldest to make sure he was able to safely drive and pick up Tori from practice...yes, they are home safe and sound (huge weight off my shoulders there as it was the first time we let him drive by himself in one of our cars!), pick up the twinks, come home and feed everyone lunch...12:30 back out the door for Tori and I. I have a meeting with our Senior Pastor to discuss my testimony and Tori is heading out to 3 and 4th grade camp to sponser! She's so brave! Finish my meeting, kiss Tori on the forehead and tell her I'll see her Thursday morning, back home I come.

Now, Twinks have decided in the past week they don't want to take a nap...this is not good news! I'm not being a lazy mom by any stretch of the imagination, but at 7:40 tonight, I have to listen to extremely tired, extremely cranky two year old cry. They don't want to be held, the don't want to rocked, they just want to be miserable, which makes me miserable:( I really wish they would take a nap!

I have a couple of awards I recieved, that I just LOVE but darnit, I can't find the time to post them and forward them onto very deserving bloggers! Pray for me please, lol, cause honestly, my normal down time of after 9 p.m....you will find me in my finally silent house, in my bed, sound to sleep!

Time Out Pad Giveaway

I don't know about the rest of you, but my two year olds will not stay in time out for nothing! Soooo, Frugal Mommy is doing a giveaway for the Time Out Pad created by Keen Distribution.

Head on over and sign in to win!

Fun pictures of my wee guy:)

Vibrant and bright! He was so proud of "catching" that fish out of the little kids pond! lol

Tell me again that brown eyes aren't beautiful? lol He can look right into your soul!

I ♥ Faces Let's Hear it for the Boys Week 24

In honor of Father’s Day, it’s “Boy’s Week” over at I ♥ Faces this week.

This one was so easy for me because John blessed me with a rare, beautiful picture of his precious face! John runs when I have the camera, lol, you'd think he'd be used to it after having Mommy take pictures of him since his very first day on this earth:)...hmmm, maybe that's why he runs? LOL!

John has the deepest brown eyes but I just love them! I'll post a picture that I did to "brighten" up his eyes in the next post!

Head on over to I ♥ Faces to see the other beautiful boy pictures that have been posted!

After Eden 6/20/09

Happy Father's Day

What makes Daddy Special?

1. Daddy's protects his little girls from the moving dinosaur at EP!
2. Daddy changes diapers, even the stinky ones!
3. Daddy reads to us, the same book over and over again if that is what we want.
4. Daddy spends time with us, lots of time with us!
5. Daddy is our hero!
6. Daddy comes home to us every night with a smile and kiss:)
7. Daddy takes care of us when we don't feel good...even when we throw up!
8. Daddy puts our toys together and actually let's us help when he can!
9. Daddy doesn't yell at us while we are trying to learn, he encourages us always!
10. Daddy loves to play cars or kitchen!

Most important, Daddy loves us with all his heart and all his soul! And we love him too!

John and Gracie have the BEST DADDY IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

My twinks were chosen for the CUTE TOT! How cool is that! Head over to Totally Tots to see who else was chosen:)

4th of July Hair Clipi Giveaway!

These are my favorites! But Dani has so many gorgous bows!

Head on over to Cloudy Day Creations and check out her cute giveaway for some hair clippies or barrettes! She makes these cute little hair pieces!

Funky Artist Paint Set Giveaway:)

Boogie on over to Our Homeschool Fun and get signed up for the Funky Artist Paint Set Giveaway! I know the twinks LOVE to paint, so how could I not enter this great giveaway!

Tagged Again!

I actually do not mind cause this game is fun!!!! Denise from Together We Save tagged me this time!

Here's the rules!

The Rules:

1) Go to your photo files…Select the 6th photo folder

2) Select the 6th photo in that folder

3) Post that photo along with the story behind it.

4) Then challenge 5 blog friends to do the same!

Oh boy, isn't this attractive? ROFL! This is me, blissfully happy because my epidural had kicked in and I knew my sweet little twinks would soon be born! Personally, I love the little sticky thing on my forehead...lol!

My 5 Blog Friends Are....(drum roll please!)

1. Jessica
2. Angie
3. TeriLynne
4. Leah
5. Rosemarie
   

Tag! I'm it!

Vickie over at Vickie's Scrapbooking and Tidbits has photo tagged me. You need to go to your first photo file and choose the 10th photo. Here is mine:

My oldest son is #77 there! Playing him some football in 2008! I like this game!

Now, to choose 5 people!

1. Mandi
2. Sandy
3. Momma Snail
4. Gena
5. Cinderella
   

Bargain Shopping

My husband Nick is an amazing bargain shopper! He has signed up for coupons and all that jazz for different stores and always walks out spending minimal cash for maximum stuff! Go over to his blog and check out his bargain shopping at Kohl's!

Today Wordle

Simply Divine Boutique Giveaway

over at My Four Monkeys:) Super cute bows for your girls! Go take a peek at what Simply Divine Boutique has to offer then boogie on over to My Four Monkeys to enter to win!

My Summer Bible Study

How to make your own no sew tutu!

Kodak ESP 9 All in One Printer Giveaway

over at I ♥ Faces! I really didn't want to blog about this giveaway because I want to win! lol But see? I'm being nice! ;) Get on over there and enter to win! Several options are available to get your name in the contest!!!!!

I ♥ Faces Week 23 Sepia Toned

Missed actually entering the contest, but I really like this picture:) Thought I'd go ahead and share! If you want to see more Sepia type pictures, click on the I ♥ Faces link box:)

Ballerina Bells Tutu Giveaway

These are some of the very cutest tutu's I've seen and even better? AFFORDABLE! Ballerina Bells not only has tutus, but cute little headbands! For those of us that are photographers, this is an amazing way to get some props and not cost us an arm and leg! Go over to Two of a kind, working on a full house to enter to win a Tutu valued at $17 or less!

My Husband Rocks First Bday Bash!

Super awesome giveaways! Head on over to The Great Adventure and see what is up for fun for the WHOLE week!!!!

Seventh Generation Giveaway @ My Four Monkeys

These are some of the best Green Product I've personally used. I really enjoy using them around here when I can! Head over to Seventh Generation and see what all they have, then head on over to My Four Monkeys and enter to win a Free & Clear Starter Kit, valued at over $30!

Tuesdays are...blah

Had to take my oldest in today to have his wisdom teeth removed...not fun. The surgery went fine, but man is he hurting now and he's on Lortabs! Poor sweetie! I know Yaya just went through this too and she took pictures, B isn't there yet, maybe tomorrow...lol His poor little face is all swollen. Oi! Pray for quick healing!

Then Sings My Soul Saturday 6/13

This week is secular music week, so I chose the song that was my husband and mine's back in the day:) Love Song by The Cure.

Yeah, the guys are kinda freaky looking, but love the song still:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCJ4c_kjUB0

Small Talk Six-6 things you've made

Today’s topic is “6 things you’ve made during your lifetime that you were proud of (can be a craft, a dish, . . . anything).” You can answer this with a list of 6 words, 6 phrases, 6 sentences, 6 paragraphs, 6 photos, 6 videos, etc . . .

1. Well, hopefully this will get a giggle out of some of you:)
   

The young man on the left is my oldest son:) I made him! lol


2. My daughter Tori:) I can make her laugh...a LOT! lol

3. My baby boy:) hehe
4. the last of my home brewed babies:)
5. I make healthy meals for my family:)
6. I make sigtags that can be used on forums:)