Music Fame
March 13th, 2010As 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.”
Tropicana Juicy Rewards
March 5th, 2010
I am so excited to have been chosen to be a Tropicana Juicy Ambassador and have the opportunity to tell you about the Tropicana Juicy Rewards Program.
Thanks to the Tropicana Juicy Rewards program saving money is easier and more fun than ever, not to mention TASTY! You can explore 20,000 different ways to save on everything from golf and workout gear to waterpark and zoo admissions. There is something for everyone. One of the things that I am most excited about are all of the great family adventures from museums to theme parks that are offered to receive big savings. Talk about some great field trips that Tate and I will be taking. I can’t wait to share them all with you. The one we are most excited about?? Going to the Renaissance Fair! Can’t Wait!
You will be receiving some exclusive insights into the the Juicy Rewards program. Like right now you can go to the Juicy Rewards Page and register, then enter the following code to get your very first point: MOMCE-NTRAL. While you are there you can take a survey to receive an extra point and enter their Harrah’s Sweepstakes. The sweepstakes enters you to win a trip to one of the following for yourself and 3 guests:
* A birthday blowout in Las Vegas!
* A chance to win a Big Easy Getaway!
* A chance to Escape to Atlantic City
* A Getaway to Lake Tahoe
Then, you can go fan Tropicana on FaceBook for another point. And, Tropicana is also on Twitter.
To start saving your points just purchase any Tropicana, Tropicana Pure Premium, and Tropicana Trop50 products featuring the Tropicana Juicy Rewards Logo in a store near you. The products that feature the logo will have a 10 character code under the cap or on the packaging. Just visit the Tropicana Juicy Rewards page, login, and enter your code. The points will be automatically credited to your account and you can start saving today.
“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.”
Fantage (Giveaway)
March 2nd, 2010
FANTAGE.COM is a colorful virtual world where tweens cruise around castles, forests, and cities on rocket boards. Along the way, they can shop (virtually), play games, and meet fellow Fantagians. They can use their purchases to dress their characters in different clothes to suit their mood. For keeping in touch with buddies, there’s group chat (regular or safe mode), Instant Messaging, and texting. A premium membership can be purchased for $5.99 per month which allows for a bigger allowance and more places to hang out, but Fantagians can also earn virtual bucks through game play. Kids under 13 need a parent to activate their account, and parents can choose levels of safety options. I think Fantage is a great site that allows kids to play freely without parents having to worry about who they are interacting with. The games are fun and entertaining. Fantage has a lot to offer the tween set that is looking for a place to hang out and interact online. There are also extras on the website such as wallpaper, stationery, coloring pages, cards, etc.
Founded in 2007, Fantage (Fantastic Age) is a next-generation destination site for children and the fastest growing community site for children 7-14. Fantage’s games and adventures entertain and delight children, instill important lessons like sharing and giving, and promote positive social interaction in an engaging, exciting, safe environment that both kids and parents love.Upon signing in, users pick the servers they want to join like Emerald Elephant or the popular Auburn Hippo and then select a region they want to visit, whether you want to go Uptown or Downtown; play some games at the Carnival or play some water games at the Beach.
If you want to do secret-agent style missions, you can head underground. You can earn medals and gifts by playing mini-games. Every time you play a game, the user receives stars (money). This money can be used for stickers, clothing, hover boards for your inventory & IDFone!
Some of Fantage’s favorite games include Buzzer Beater, Bricks Breaking, and most importantly our Top Models, Inc. Fashion Show, where there are three rounds of timed themed looks! Warning: this game IS highly addicting!
Not only does Fantage have exciting, fun games, but parties! Fantage hosts a party every month whether it’s for Valentine’s Day, Easter, or Christmas! Each member gets some rare free items then and more chances to win stars! We have our monster color battle planned until Monday!
The best part? Fantage provides an age-appropriate, safe social networking experience within a fun virtual world. They allow the option to customize everything in your child’s communication privilege. Being dedicated to the safety of Fantage members, they have created a highly sophisticated, three-tier safety system providing the greatest level of protection of any community site for children on the Web.
Fantage is also free. However, Fantage also offers premium packages as well to become VIP members!
More information on that and more can be found on their website here: http://www.fantage.com or follow Fantage on twitter here: www.twitter.com/fantagefans
Thanks to Fantage I am going to give away 2 game cards that are worth $10 each. These game cards will give 2 individual readers 50 days of premium membership!
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Terrible News
February 24th, 2010Well folks, there has been a tragedy! I hate to bring you this news. It is so hard to talk about it without falling to pieces. It has to do with these…
And this….
It is horrible. You can’t see it from this angle, but the back of the store is burnt. The inside is a mess.
I haven’t heard how the fire started yet, the cause still has to be determined. And they are not sure if they will rebuild/remodel or whatever. All that I found left when I drove through the parking lot was a box cutter. The inside is all black and gross. Not bright and full of life.
THAT my friends means that the closest store to me is not OPEN!!
That means I have to drive all the way to town if I want to buy stuff.
It is a terrible, terrible thing!
I am saddened and in despair.
If you don’t see me for a few days, I am in mourning over our loss. I know that we only had DG with us for about 2 years but the grief cuts deep.
Ok, so yes, I can go into town and visit one of the other 7 or 8 located in our county, but I liked this one goshdarnit!
Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon is a HIT
February 22nd, 2010I hosted an Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon party recently…and we had such a good time.
Thanks to Oscar Mayer we had napkins, a grocery list that has a magnetic back, recipe cards and a coupon for a free pack of turkey bacon for everyone in attendance.
Our special guest was Oscar. He hung out on the table all day and really enjoyed dancing and singing for everyone.
Oscar Mayer also provided the sparkly centerpiece, a serving tray, tongs and a spatula.
Other than the Oscar Mayer recipes I provided a few of my own.
This Quiche was made from Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon, Spinach, low fat cheese, and Egg Beaters.
Super easy to make, tasted fabulous…I almost got it WAY too done.
I also cut up chunks of deer tenderloin. I marinated it overnight then wrapped each piece in Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon and cooked it.
Ohhh, it was so good!
We call them Hoo-Dats. Not sure why, that is just what we have always called them.
We had a house full of friends and family enjoying one anothers company and having food on the table.
All the guest received some great goodies from Oscar Mayer and learned just how great tasting and versatile Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon can be.
Thank you to Oscar Mayer and House Party for a Fabulous time!
What If?
February 21st, 2010What if you could be invisible for one day? What would you do? Many people would think of awful perverse things to do…me I would skip all day. And visit Amusement parks and ride for free all day. And go to the fair and bust all the balloons that little kids try to bust with darts to win prizes. I would make the little ping pong ball bounce into the gold fish bowl every time. I would visit the hospital and make it look as through balloons just kept floating into the room of every child.
Me, I would bring happiness and laughter. That is what I would do should I have the opportunity to be invisible for one day. Wouldn’t that be fun. Just to play and do good for those around you.
Now, Yesterday, I may not have been able to be invisible all day, but I did have tons of fun. I laughed, ate, played and just all around had a great day. I spent the whole day with both of my sisters. We started out at Ruby Tuesdays for lunch. Terrible service, but great food.
Gina’s glass of water sat empty for about 15 minutes. She finally gave up and broke out her trusty bottle of Aquafina that she happened to have in her purse.
Me, I was just out of luck with my tea. I didn’t have a bottle in my purse.
Then we went to a favorite of ours….
They have SOOO many different kinds of popcorn. That makes it really, really hard to decide. Upon my recommendation Lisa found one she LOVED! Strawberry Cheesecake Popcorn. She got that crazy niece of mine Jalapeno Ranch Popcorn. It turned out to be a big hit.
Onward we traveled to my sister Gina’s church. Where we all pitched in to help her clean so that we could have even more fun and not have to cut the day short. After getting all of the cleaning done we made a pit stop at Zaxby’s. Not to eat again but to get the most fun for a quarter you can ever imagine! You have to be ready for it….
PREPARE YOURSELF
Hmmm, what is different? Maybe some acne spot treatment is needed. Oh wait, that isn’t an acne problem. It is far worse! It is a facial hair problem!!
Sorry but you just have to love our staches!
Cool huh?
We have had more laughs and fun with our 25 cent treasure than anything I have ran across in a LONG time.
You have to love the little toy vending machines and the treasures they hold!
I hope that you have had a fabulous weekend and have had joy, laughter and fun involved!
Happy Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2010
I hope you all have a great day filled to the brim with love and happiness!
Well, not so much love that you will be taking prenatal vitamins. But you know what I mean.
We are here celebrating not only Valentine’s Day but Erin’s Birthday!
So our day will be filled with TONS of celebrating, food, family and friends.
I hope yours is as well.
Oh, and it is snowing again.
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