HiHoRosie's Place

Happy Wednesday kiddies! It's the last day of the month of August 2011. Wow. Where's the year going?! Sheesh. Seems like it just began and now it's nearly Labor Day, the unofficial last day of summer. Bummer. However, summer around here is not going without a fight I'm happy to report - it's my favorite season after all (autumn is a close second). Speaking of last day though, today is the last day to enter my giveaway for a jar of Tropical Traditions Skin Exfoliator . If you haven't entered, do it ! If you want bonus entries, get them in ! Ends at midnight. And speaking of giveaways, I'm thinking of doing a very special one that involves something homemade. Yeah, feeling crafty and want to share my craftiness. You game? I've got a couple of ideas in mind of what I'd like to do - anyway, it's a thought in process. Now speaking of homemade, I recently made some fruit rolls, as YS2 likes to call them. They're basically fruit roll ups or ...

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I wish my skin was always smooth, youthful looking and never dry but…      I wear flip flops and sandals all the time      I chase a toddler in said footwear thru playgrounds, dirt and grass      I wash my hands a lot and then some more      I don’t always drink enough water      I’m outside a lot, even if it’s not always sunny …so, as you can see from this small list, my skin gets dry and rough (especially feet – ew). You can probably list some of these same things or others, I bet. Thankfully, I now have a quick spa treatment I can use at home with Tropical Traditions’ organic skin exfoliator . Smells nice too, not perfumey. My choice: citrus-mint. I used it on my hands – so soft. I used it on my feet – way smoother. I used it on my elbows and knees – ahh. I even tried it on my face - nice. It’s a bit rough for the face so I wouldn’t suggest doing it often or if you have...

Update: comments are working now! Comment away if you like. Sorry about that. Thanks Kelli for bringing it to my attention. **** Howdy ho kids! I managed to pull myself away from my new obsession: Pinterest . I don't normally web-surf or have many real addictions but this oh...well, a useful (ahem) but potential time-waster if you ask me - I love it. For those not familiar, it's a virtual pin board. Pin things you like (no more bookmarking!), follow others, comment, "like" stuff, etc. Warning: addicting. And thank you to those who have "liked" me on facebook . Yes, HiHoRosie can now be found on facebook - yeehaw! I feel silly about it actually because well, it's not like I'm real big in the blogging world but still thought it'd be fun to have. I mean, I don't share my personal profile publicly (I'll friend you, I just don't advertise it or share my full name anywhere) so a blog-related profile was born. I still need to updat...

I was feeling inspired today by sayings people were sharing on facebook so thought I'd share here. Most of these you've probably seen but hopefully they still serve as good reminders. They did for me anyway. Have a good Friday! ♥ ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥  ♥ FYI: this quote incorrectly credits Hemingway as writing this when in fact it was WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD  ♥

Snack time is always happening here with/for YS2 - after all, he is a growing boy. Besides the many seasonal fruits to snack on like blueberries, strawberries, mangoes, plums, and the list goes on...he enjoys some other fun things: Personally, I'm not a fan of dulse or wakame but who am I to deny such tasty and healthy morsels to YS2?

Good morning and happy Monday! I have some things to share with you but will do that in subsequent posts soon. Today is WINNER day! Not many entries for the giveaway but this only means your chances were better, right? Btw, Nancy , if you're reading this, I got your two entries in Blogger comments even though they didn't show in Disqus comments on the giveaway post. So rest assured, they were included. :) Now, who won the Tropical Traditions Hair Oil giveaway ?! Random.org says: 4. domestic diva I follow on gfc Congrats, Domestic Diva! I will be sending you an email shortly - please reply within 48 hours  your contact info so I can pass along to Tropical Traditions (they're fast at shipping). Muchas gracias to all who entered and/or supported my giveaway and of course, Tropical Traditions in sponsoring! Have a good day!