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I HEART Lockers

Do you remember being a kid and getting so excited to go to the Middle School just so you could have a locker? I always loved lockers. Yes, that may be weird but it is true. Several years ago I bought an old school locker at a garage sale for Tate’s room. Apparently he didn’t foster the same love for lockers that I did because one day I went in and all the screws had been removed and it was lying in pieces. Of course that was the way most things with screws were with him. Everything got dismantled with no discrimination involved.

The best lockers were the Gym Lockers. They were the biggest ones for some reason. I wish I could find a set of those lockers for sale. They would make a great storage unit in our game room.

But these….

Ohhh, a beautiful Wood Locker. These I would love to have as you come in the door for everyone to pile their crap precious possessions in. Instead of everything landing on the floor and table. Yep, I love lockers. Now you know my secret.

POM Wonderful

Pom Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice is a great addition to your diet. It contains antioxidants that are beneficial to us all with uniquely high levels of powerful antioxidants, POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice has demonstrated a superior ability to neutralize harmful free radicals. And it tastes great. It is also great to cook with.

This is a really easy and delicious recipe that you can serve to your family and know that you are using ingredients that are good for you, are inexpensive and tastes great.

It is simply meatballs (make your own or use frozen) a can of cranberry sauce, a jar of chili sauce and a bottle of Pom Wonderful juice. Mix it all together and throw it in the crockpot for a couple of hours and you have a delicious dish great served over rice or noodles. Pair it with a vegetable or two and you are done. We all LOVED the tanginess of the meatballs and sauce.

POM Wonderful makes a full line of products that are good for you and your family…not just juices:

All of their products are backed by scientific data to be healthy in many different ways. They control the quality of their products very closely from the tree to the bottle. They grow their own fruit, pick it by hand, squeeze it with their own proprietary presses and even manufacture their own bottles! They only feature the “Wonderful” variety of pomegranates, hence the name. The “Wonderful” variety has been proven to provide a unique combination of super antioxidants, delicious taste and the trademark deep crimson color.

We have never tried pomegranate juice before but are now totally addicted to it. I was amazed at the taste and now I can’t keep enough of it around. Bric has been packing it in his lunch and Tate drinks it like it’s candy.

So, check out Pom Wonderful and all of the great products that offer. I think that you will be pleasantly surprised by what you will find! And they have a fabulous recipe section for some really great meal ideas along with lots of information about the health benefits of POM Wonderful juice.

Pom Wonderful supplied me with Pom Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice to help facilitate this review. I was in no other way compensated for this post and all opinions supplied are those of my own and are in no way influenced by any outside source.

Useful To Know?

My claim to fame is that I know all kinds of fact, figures and information. None of it is that useful really. Just the most important things you will never need to know. Like the fact the 25, 000 people died building the Panama Canal. Makes you wonder if they provided Life Insurance huh?

The most dangerous job is commercial fishing. With 142 deaths per 100, 000 Discovery hit it right with their hit TV show - The Deadliest Catch. Most of those deaths are the result of slips and falls overboard. Hope they carry Funeral Insurance. Other jobs that are high on the danger list are pilots, aircraft engineers, logging, etc.

One thing that most people are terrified of is a shark attack, but there are only about 100 per year on average world wide. Deer are the most dangerous animal to humans in America. In 2007, 223 people were killed when their cars struck a deer compared to only one person in the country being killed by a shark.

See, I told you…lots and lots of crazy information floats around in my head. I can give you many reasons to look into Life Insurance Quotes.

But, as I said…none of it is that useful. It does SOMETIMES come in useful to know some crazy fact or figure to spout out…but mostly people just look at you like you are weird and wonder why in the heck you would know something like that.

You Speak What?

I speak one language….Southern. So, when we are doing Spanish as part of Tate’s homeschool curriculum I get really, really frustrated. I have no idea what the lesson is saying and need translators myself. Thank goodness for the world wide web on those days.

There are many translation service platforms out there these days. Thank goodness. Because trust me…a southerner trying to speak Spanish isn’t pretty.Most of the translation services on the web are free and have no minimum word count which comes in really handy on those days when we have Spanish lessons. The sad part is that I took Spanish in High School and all I can remember are the curse words.

Hmmm, I wonder if there is a place that will translate Southern into plain English because my husband could really use that. I am seriously considering doing some video posts…and can’t wait to see how many of ya’ll can make heads and tails of what the heck I am talking about. In other words, it is going to get interesting. I just have to get over this cold so you don’t have that to deal with on top of my accent.

Music Fame

As a child we spent every summer in a small town nestled in the North Georgia Mountains that goes by the name of Hiawassee. We would camp out and spend our days playing in the creek with cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. The evenings were spent at the music hall. My uncle played music there and we would all be there to support him and listen to some of the great singers and musicians that came through there. It was sort of a big deal. Once he was in Arkansas playing and a little 12-14 year old gal needed someone to play for her. My uncle Clinton stepped up along with a couple of other fellows to help her out. He was playing for Allison Krauss. Fast forward through the years and we found Uncle Clinton being inducted to the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002.

I didn’t get to go to the induction ceremony but I saw the pictures and heard the stories. It had been in the back of my mind that I would go to the museum one day. So, when I was selected as one of the Tropicana Juicy Insiders I was thrilled to see that the Georgia Music Hall of Fame was on the list as one of the places that you could receive discounts to visit. Inside you will find the likes of:

Tune Town
Main exhibit hall features winding streets and themed venues housing instruments, career and personal items, performance costumes, videos and music. Venues include: Gospel Chapel, Rhythm & Blues Revue, Skillet Licker Cafe, Gretsch Theater, Vintage Vinyl Record Store, Coca Cola Soda Fountain, Backstage Alley, and Memory Lane.

The Music Factory
Interactive learning space for kids includes hands-on exhibits that explore music composition, styles, instrument families and more. Fun for adults too!

Zell Miller Center for Georgia Music Studies
The museum’s library and archives support research and educational activities. Open to the public by appointment, the library includes books, periodicals, sound recordings, videos, printed music, photographs and manuscripts.

Rentals
Several spaces are available for meetings, parties, receptions, workshops and more.

Music Store
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame’s Music Store carries CD and cassette recordings of Georgia artists in all genres, including many rare and autographed selections. Specialty items include T-shirts and other apparel, jewelry, books, posters, souvenirs, toys and music-themed items. No admission charge is required to visit the store.

Now, here is the kicker…It was the WRONG museum. Not only is there a Georgia Music Hall of Fame, there is a Georgia COUNTRY Music Hall of Fame. Yep, who knew. But, it was a great family outing and it just means that we will get to take another trip to the Country Music one at a later date. By using the Tropicana Juicy Rewards Program we were able to save a great deal of money making the trip not only affordable but tons of fun.

“I wrote this review while participating in the Tropicana Juicy Insiders Ambassador program by Mom Central on behalf of Tropicana. I received 12 free Juicy Rewards points and a $50 Visa gift card to use in redemption of the points and to facilitate my review.”

Pampers Winner

The winner of the Pampers Cruisers and Diaper Clutch is….

Number 86!!

That would be Dan D.

Congratulations Dan!

Please check your e-mail for confirmation and instructions.  Instructions on what to send me in order to get your prize. Instructions on your time frame. Instructions on exiting the building in case of fire. You know, that kinda stuff. Seriously, you never know when you might need to know where all the exit signs are.

I hope that you all have a fabulous weekend!! We are trying to decide what to do today. It is a rainy mess which limits our possibilities but I am so sick of being stuck inside!

Beatin On The Devil

Well now, it’s Friday again! That means another great Southern sayin from the vault of Southernisms:

“You’re beatin the devil round the stump”

Basically, that means quit beatin round the bush and get to the point already!

Or, someone is being evasive and not getting to the point of a matter.

My husband, not a Southern native, still has a hard time with some of the things that we are saying…and he has lived here for many years now. It cracks me up when we are in a social situation and I see that blank look come across his face. I immediately know that someone has said something that he can’t understand or that makes no sense to him. Today’s Southernism is one that used to confuse him. Of course the way that you read it and the way that it is said is 2 different things. It is said as: Yabeatinthadevlrounthastump

Yep, all run together. And unless you have a degree in Southern speech it is sometimes hard to translate things. Aren’ t you glad I don’t type like I talk??

Well, I am offa here. Gotta call me sister to see if she got herself one of those new tv stands for her nice big TV and to see what time her and the girls might be here today. They are coming to hang out and see what all we can get in too….