Archives for August 2008

Welcome to West Virginia

August 31, 2008 by

My daughter and my grandson at his Baptism last week.

View of the Blue Ridge Mountains in route to the Grocery Store.

View of the Blue Ridge Mountains in route to the bank.

Hello! Thanks for making Giggles & Sugar Kisses one of your stops during your Blog Trip. I’m Rhonda, and I would like to welcome you to wild and wonderful West Virginia. West Virginia is known for its beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. They’re stunning in the fall. John Denver sang about the Blue Ridge Mountains in his rendition of Almost Heaven. You can see the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background in the pictures above.
West Virginia is also famous for their Golden Delicious apples. The Golden Delicious apple originated in West Virginia in 1912. We harvest our apples this time of year, and we’re celebrating with lots of festivals and craft shows. We’re also gearing up for our Applebutter Festival. We make it the old fashion way, in a large black kettle over an open fire. It’s delicious on toast and pancakes!
I’d like to tell you a little about myself and how I spend my days in West Virginia. I love taking pictures, I’m an avid scrapbooker. I also love to blog, travel, attend wine tastings, and watch old movies in my spare time. My most important roles are mother and grandmother. I’m the mother of a beautiful daughter and grandmother of an adorable grandson who is about to turn 1 this month. I’m also the owner of Giggles & Sugar Kisses, an on-line website which caters to Sweet, Giggling Babies as well as a full time manager for a federal agency.
We’re Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles fans in these parts. Since I’m not a big fan of either, lol, I thought we would spend the week visiting the famous Berkeley Springs Castle and their Mineral Springs. Afterwards, we can also visit the Rumsey Monument, a landmark named after James Rumsey, he launched the first steamboat. Our next stop will be the Harpers Ferry State Park where we will visit John Brown’s Fort, John Brown worked with Frederick Douglas to abolish slavery. We will spend an afternoon at Charles Town Races and Slots for a little thoroughbred horse racing and end the day at the Hillbrook Inn, a beautiful mansion where we will be served a 7 course meal and get a good night’s sleep. If time allows, we can visit our Nation’s Capitol for a litle sight seeing one day. We’re about 1 1/2 hours away. We hope that you will join us for an exciting week.

Before you leave for your next destination browse Mother-2-Mother. It’s the official blog of Giggles & Sugar Kisses. We future Contests, Give Aways, Store Products, and posts about my adventures with my precious grandson. You can also see what products have been given 3 snaps, a booty shake and placed in my grandma bag. Be sure to subscribe to our blog so you don’t miss future snaps and shakes!

I hope that you have enjoyed this little piece of heaven during your journey. Be sure to check out our Current Give Away List before you leave. Have a safe trip around the blogosphere!

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Party Invitation or Birth Announcement Give Away

August 30, 2008 by

We’ve found a fabulous way to turn your old photos into party invitations, birth announcements, or greetings cards. Hosting Moments can turn your photos into an adorable card of your choose. I absolutely love the party invitation above. This is perfect for a Spiderman themed party. Take a picture of your little one in a Tutu, Dora Explorer, Cinderella, or Batman costume to name a few and have Hosting Moments turn your photos into a custom invitation. Your children will adore you for it. So will their guests. Its fun and personal. These invitations get 3 snaps, a booty shake, and they go in my Grandma Bag!

Hosting Moments will create your invitation, birth announcements or greeting cards amd you print them at your local print store. It’s that easy. If you’re looking a banner for your site or blog, Hosting Moments can do that too as well as provide hosting service.

Joyce, owner of Hosting Moments, has graciously offered our readers a free 4 x 6 Design for a birth announcement or party invitation. This Give Away must be redeemed by October 31st, 2008. You could be the winner of this fun Give Away. Visit Hosting Moments and take a look around. Leave us a post with your email address on which Give Away your would like, either the Party Invitation or Birth Announcement. For extra credit subscribe to our blog or newsletter at Giggles & Sugar Kisses .

This contest expires midnight October 1, 2008. It is open to everyone 18+ world wide.

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Sara Rose Tutu Gift Certificate Give Away

August 30, 2008 by

Every little girl dreams of being a ballerina. Make her dreams come true with a Sara Rose Tutu. Stacy Derrick is the owner of Sara Rose Tutus. The boutique is named after her beautiful daughter, Sara Rose. The tutus that she makes are absolutely adorable. If I had a little girl I would buy a one in every color, lol. Sara Rose Tutus has a very diverse selection to choose from. The pumpkin (shown) and the angel tutus are from their Halloween Collection. Wouldn’t your little darling be a treat in these numbers? They also have an adorable kitty cat custom that will make you purr.

In addition to the Halloween Collection, tutus are available in white, purple & lavender, pink and the list goes on. My favorite is the aqua shown. Don’t see a color that you like? Tutus can be custom made in a color of your choosing. They are hand-tied and available in sizes newborn to adult. These tutus get 3 snaps, a booty shake, and they go in my Grandma Bag!

Sara Rose Tutus has graciouly offered a $25.00 Gift Certificate toward the purchase of a tutu for our readers. What a wonderful birthday or Christmas gift. Just imagine your little princess in a custom created tutu. She will cherish it forever. You could be a winner! Here’s how: Visit Sara Rose Tutus and leave us a comment on which is your favorite. Subscribe to our blog and you can post twice. Triple your chances, subscribe to our News Letter at Giggles & Sugar Kisses. Be sure to leave your email address in your post so we can contact the winner. Posts with invalid email addresses will be disqualified.

This contest is open to anyone who is 18 or older, and ends September 30, 2008 at mid-night. Winner has 3 days to contact us. Sara Rose Tutus Gift Certificate expires December 31, 2009.

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Teens Are Sending Nude Photos

August 28, 2008 by

Is your teenage daughter sending nude photos? There’s a big concern among parents of teens, girls are sending nude photos of themselves to their boyfriends over their cell phone. There have been incidents where the photos have ended up on the internet or passed to other boys. Teens are landing in court as a result of it. Teens don’t know that it’s illegal if both parties have not agreed that the photo could be posted on the internet or passed to another person.

School officials decided to confiscate cell phones in Santa Fe, Texas because nude photos of two girls in junior high were being circulating through out the school. Apparently the girls thought it was a good idea to send nude photos to their boyfriends. Their boyfriends thought it was a good idea to send the nude photos to their friends.

In another incident, teenage girls sent nude pictures on their phones to their boyfriends and the boyfriends decided to make DVDs and sell them.

Poor judgement, to say the least. These incidents of poor judgement are landing the males in court with a record and the girls are being humiliated. Not only are they being humiliated, they’re now worried that these photos will resurface down the road. Their lives could be ruined as a result of a moment of poor judgement.

My daughter didn’t have a cell phone until she was in college. My niece who is 16, has a blackberry. So do many of her friends. Teens having a cell phone is a must these days. So they say. As a parent, I can’t imagine discovering that my teen daughter sent nude photos of herself to a boyfriend and than worrying for the rest of my life they could resurface and ruin her. Until I came across an article posted on the web regarding this trend, I never thought about teens using their cell phone to send nude photos. Am I Naiive? It’s real, police are hosting seminars so they can inform parents of how they can prevent this tragedy from occurring in their home. From one mother to another, listen up and take action before your teen makes this mistake. If you’re an aunt or an uncle of a teen make this a topic of conversation, they will love you for it.

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Wordless Wednesday

August 25, 2008 by
Look at me Grandma!

I Don’t Want To See Mommy, lets stay here with Gran!

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A Little Lamb

August 21, 2008 by


My grandson was baptized on Sunday. He was the perfect little angel the entire service. The christening set that I purchased for him was absolutley adorable. I didn’t win on the little knee socks to go with the outfit, my son-in-law refused to allow his son to wear knee socks, lol.
During the service, I was worried that Xavier would start screaming when our pastor put the holy water on his head, but he just followed every move the pastor made and cooperated as if he knew exactly what was going on. He even extended his hand to the pastor after the service, it was so funny. My daughter was baptized in this church 29 years too, so being able to see him baptized here as well made the day even more special.

We ended the day with a delicious brunch after the service with a few family members and friends. The weather was beautiful. Xavier ended his special day by sticking his hands in the cake and enjoying the icing. That was his first taste of this creamy goodiness.  The bakery did an excellent job with the cake. Not only was it beautiful, it was delicious.
My grandson, is truly a Lamb of God.

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Mia Bella Candle Winner

August 21, 2008 by

Pamela Broome is the winner of our Mia Bella votive candle Give Away.  Thanks to everyone who participated.  Our next Mia Bella candle Give Away starts September 1.
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Wordless Wednesday

August 19, 2008 by
Coming Through!
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Fish Pedicure

August 16, 2008 by

Would you indulge in a Fish Pedicure? It’s the rage! I first saw the advertisement on CNN, and my first reaction was OMG who would let fish nibble at their feet. Shortly thereafter there was an article on the pedicure in our local newspaper. Over 5,000 people have tried Dr. Fish and the reviews are great. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, in Alexandria, VA, is offering this unique treatment as part of their pedicure. They are the only salon in the country to offer the treatment, which costs $35 for 15 minutes and $50 for 30 minutes. The technique originated in Turkey and moved to Asia.

The salon uses tiny carp to perform the dead skin extraction in place of razors and other traditional pedicure tools. Customers say it tickles, but its very relaxing and the carp leave the feet silky smooth. The carp are toothless, so their can be no harm to customer’s feet. One customer who is an athlete says it’s the first time that she’s ever had a pedicure and all of her callouses were completely removed. I’m telling you customers are swearing by this pedicure. The spa has more than 1,000 fish, with about 100 in each individual pedicure tank at any given time.

I can’t resist any longer, I’m going to make an appointment within the next two weeks and test out this technique. I’ll post about my experience, so stay tuned for my adventure with Dr. Fish.
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Infant/Toddler T-Shirt Give Away

August 12, 2008 by

Check out the shirts created by Funny Tees.  Betty at Funny Tees carries both children and adult t-shirts in a variety of styles and colors. Betty said, “I find it my calling in life to make people around the world laugh. I certainly giggle when someone buys a t-shirt that says “It took me 90 years to looks this good” and I would imagine that people laugh when that shirt is worn. I’ve always worn funny t-shirts & get a kick of the reaction from others. We all live such hurried, stressful lives that if we can make someone giggle it’s a blessing for us both”. These tees get 3 snaps, a booty shake, and the I’m The Boss tee will go into my Grandma bag.

Funny Tees offers funny shirts for everyone in a variety of categories including: Redneck/Texan, Holy, Childrens, World, and Battle of the Sexes. They make great gifts for birthdays, Christmas or just because they’re funny. We’re Giving Away the shirt pictured above to one of our lucky readers. You could win, here’s how: browse Funny Tees, and leave us a comment on your favorite shirt. For an extra entry subscribe to our blog. Give Away ends September 15 at mid-night, and is open to all US and Canada residents 18 and over. One entry per person please.

We will randomly select a winner from our posts. I will contact the winner for the size and letter color for the shirt. The prize will ship directly to the winner from Cafe Press.

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