Samantha, Author at Have Sippy Will Travel

Magic Cabin Giveaway!

September 5, 2010 by Samantha 193 Comments

You lucky devils! I have such a fun contest for you!!!
Magic Cabin is doing a giveaway for us here at Have Sippy Will Travel!

Magic Cabin is a fantastic toy company that has the most unique, fun, and educational toys in one place that I have seen in a long time. And so convenient! You can order online, via telephone, or catalog.
You can sign up for their mailing list here
Then you won’t miss a thing!

Do you guys remember my Aviva Wild Water Slide Review? (How awesome was that slide???)
Just in case you forgot- here is a new picture of Little playing on it!

And one from the original post of Kamikaze and Little. This is the coolest water slide ever!Yeah, now you have your interest piqued! Do you want to check out their site yet?

Well, Magic Cabin has offered to do a giveaway for one of my lucky readers!
So without further adieu…..
May I present the Apple House Play Set!

This is such a cute and fun item. Little Man has been in LOVE with it.
It is a fabric apple tree, that unzips to find six adorable forest friends inside!
It is super easy to clean, and to take with you everywhere and anywhere.
Since it arrived here, Little Man has been dragging it everywhere. Here he is at home, as soon as it was opened

and then at school, sharing with friends (these children are ages 2-7)

and then back home to his bed

and back to school, to grandma’s, to the store, to naptime, etc…he has it with him in bed now! He decided to add a plush skunk [Read more…]

Filed Under: giveaway, review

Bad Idea T-Shirts

September 4, 2010 by Samantha 6 Comments

Have you ever had a Bad Idea? Did you ever think, “why, this idea is so epic-ly bad that I must wear it proudly, and proclaim it to all”??? Then you must know all about Bad Idea T-Shirts!

Bad Idea T-Shirts have tons of funny shirts, parody-tees, and a few amusing social commentaries. They have some great reminders of our favorite moments in TV (who can forget that?)

and shirts that let others know your goals for life 😉

or for your physique!

Of course, like all “Bad Ideas”, some I cannot mention here- but that doesn’t mean I don’t think they are amusing! Come on, mommy has to laugh, too! Hehehe…..
Any GOOD “Bad Idea” is sure to offend someone, but you can’t please all the people, all the time, now can you?

Bad Idea T-Shirts are now carrying American [Read more…]

Filed Under: review

Our First Try!

September 4, 2010 by Samantha 2 Comments

We had friends over the other night, and for the first time, we tried making our own sushi. I think they came out pretty good. (The hubs is a master in the kitchen! I got aggravated and almost threw the sushi out the window, lol….) Eventually, they came out!

here is the before and after….
or I guess I should say the after, then the before, haha…
First you have to roll them up into those long log-looking rolls, then you cut them into wheel-shaped pieces.
The end! (Easier said then done!)

Filed Under: cooking

Business Card Giveaway!

September 3, 2010 by Samantha 40 Comments

Hello, and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
I am pleased to be able to offer my readers a GREAT giveaway from UPrinting!

Designer Cards, blogger cards and so much more… From marketing materials to personal cards, business cards have developed from the plain boring to a more modern and rounded corners, square cards and slim cards. UPrinting is giving you the chance to win die cut business cards prints!

http://www.uprinting.com/business-cards.html“>

Check out all the different styles of fabulous business cards available!

OK, here is the PRIZE!!!!!

Giveaway Prize:

250 Die Cut Business Cards for One (1) Winner

2 x 3.5”, 2 x 2” (square card) or 1.75 x 3.5” (slim card)

Die cutting options available: Rounded Corners, Leaf, Rounded One-Corner, Half-Circle Side, Circle

Paper Type: 14pt Cardstock Gloss, Matte, or High Gloss; 13pt Cardstock [Read more…]

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Summer Reading Program

September 2, 2010 by Samantha 10 Comments

Our library is great. They always have these really fun programs for the kids. This summer was “Make a Splash at Your Library!” It encourages the kids to keep reading, with sticker charts and cute arts and crafts. I love to read- if you have not noticed, lol. And we do a LOT of reading to and with the kids. We finished our charts on Sunday- which can only mean one thing- summer is pretty much over! 🙁
Well, it was fun while it lasted! It’s almost Friday! See you!

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Safe Kids

September 1, 2010 by Samantha 9 Comments

Just got this in my email…and it’s odd, because my boss was just complaining because she got in trouble at a recent car seat inspection because of how poorly the seats were installed, and how awful she felt. I was thinking, how many other moms out there don’t know how to put in a car seat properly? I don’t! I always bring them to the police station- I never feel like I [Read more…]

Filed Under: travel

Staring Into the Sun

August 31, 2010 by Samantha 3 Comments

I was sent this book, Staring Into the Sun, by Joshua Fields, to review.
It is a book of poetry, described by the author as “a celebration of life’s greatest gift- LOVE”.

Guys, I’m sorry, but I really disliked this book. Like, a lot. I felt like I was trapped in some bad coffee shop poetry jam session….all smokey, with a very angry man, trying very hard and thinking he is very cool, shouting his strange words at me….I didn’t feel the love. I felt a little wierded out, like when you hear a little too much of someone else’s conversation? and not in a good way? Like that.

To me, this seemed like a creative writing assignment gone awry. Written with one line in male, one line in female dialogue alternatively, which was interesting. Written like casual dialogue, with focus on love. A poem-conversation. For me, this didn’t work. It just seemed like random thoughts scribbled. There was no “flow”.

After the first few poems, I didn’t want to read anymore. As I continued with the book, they got more tedious. They seemed just jumbled thoughts of everyday conversations, chopped from sentence form to fit into the author’s poetic verse. Perhaps the intent was to find amazement and grace in the little things, the daily grind and small conversations. That is laudable. I very much disliked the lack of flow and energy in the book.