Saturday, December 31, 2016
Thursday, December 8, 2016
The World's Best New Scraper! The Scrape-A-Round
If you're tired of scraping your windows the old fashioned way, then join the Scrape-A-Round movement!
You will secure your
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- This scrapes windows frost and ice free in half the time
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Make Christmas magic with Portable North Pole - the Best FREE personalized video from Santa!
Portable North Pole
(PNP) is an online platform used by Santa and his elves to send personalized
video messages and calls to the people you care about most - anywhere around
the world!
In just a few simple steps {it literally took me less than two minutes} you can help Santa gather all the information he needs about your loved one and create a tailor-made video message or phone call that is positively magical! But that isn't all Santa and his magical elves have in store! To create truly unforgettable memories, you can even download a HD version of your video to keep for years to come!
In just a few simple steps {it literally took me less than two minutes} you can help Santa gather all the information he needs about your loved one and create a tailor-made video message or phone call that is positively magical! But that isn't all Santa and his magical elves have in store! To create truly unforgettable memories, you can even download a HD version of your video to keep for years to come!
For a limited time,
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Portable North Pole comes available in 3 main package types:
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- the Free (Christmas and Birthday videos)
- the Video Pass (Unlimited Premium Santa videos + Reaction Recorder as well as access to previous seasons' videos) or;
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And now, available for
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lets your loved one know if they are one Santa's Naughty or Nice list!
We do a Portable
North Pole video every year for our boys and they LOVE it! They are amazed how Santa knows and says they’re
name. It’s seriously, the best Santa
video around!
And remember, for a
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
FREE State Park Day in Kansas is Encouraging Healthy Recreation Outdoors
Photo Credit: Travel Kansas |
The
state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS),
is teaming up with the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism to
sponsor Healthy Trails Adventure
Day on
Oct. 1 with free admission to all 26 Kansas State Parks.
Did you know…
Kansas State Parks include more than 500 miles of trails, 32,200 acres of land, nearly 280 miles of roads, 10,000 campsites that include utility hookups and cabins, and access to more than 130,000 surface-acres of water.
Did you know…
Kansas State Parks include more than 500 miles of trails, 32,200 acres of land, nearly 280 miles of roads, 10,000 campsites that include utility hookups and cabins, and access to more than 130,000 surface-acres of water.
Whether you enjoy hiking, biking, kayaking, horseback riding, fishing, camping, or exploring, there’s a Kansas State Park that you can enjoy!
Take a tech timeout for the day and enjoy a healthy dose of recreation. Spending time outdoors cannot only make you happier and reduce stress and anxiety, but it also promotes a healthy body and even helps you live longer. Not to mention the family bonding that you’d experience!
“Our Kansas State Parks offer unique terrain, amazing trails, and scenic landscapes for everyone to enjoy,” said Robin Jennison, secretary, Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism. “We’re pleased that for a second year, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas has chosen the Kansas State Parks to serve as the centerpiece of this campaign."
To help kids get out and enjoy the outdoors, BCBS is offering a coloring book at all state park locations, rest stops, local tourism offices, and the Kansas State Fair. It features a map of all 26 state parks, information about the parks and educational tips.
If you’re free on October 1st, there’s really no reason not to get out there and check out some of what Kansas has to offer – for FREE!
When you hit the trail Oct. 1 make to tag all your adventure posts with the hashtag #HealthyAdventure.
Photo Credit: Travel Kansas |
To learn more and pick the perfect state park for your next adventure head over to the Healthy Trails Adventure Day page!
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Amanda Topinka: The Kansas State Fair is COMING up soon!!
See the blue-ribbon winning animals, stroll around exhibits from across the state, take a ride down the Midway, listen to live music, and top it all off by indulging in an eclectic menu of fried cuisine. Where can you do all of this?
The Kansas State
Fair!
The annual Kansas State Fair begins the Friday following Labor Day and lasts for 10 days at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas.
This 10-day event packs non-stop fun for all ages in Hutchinson each September and attracts the largest special event crowd in the state, totaling more than 350,000. For more than 100 years fairgoers have enjoyed seeing the blue-ribbon animals, strolling around exhibits, riding down the Midway, hearing live music, and topping it all off - indulging in an eclectic menu of fried cuisine.
You don't want to miss it!
The annual Kansas State Fair begins the Friday following Labor Day and lasts for 10 days at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas.
This 10-day event packs non-stop fun for all ages in Hutchinson each September and attracts the largest special event crowd in the state, totaling more than 350,000. For more than 100 years fairgoers have enjoyed seeing the blue-ribbon animals, strolling around exhibits, riding down the Midway, hearing live music, and topping it all off - indulging in an eclectic menu of fried cuisine.
You don't want to miss it!
Photo Credit: Amanda's Photocreations - 9/8/12 - Thanks, Mandy! |
ALSO...
Don’t forget to take a photo at the fair and post it to Instagram, Twitter or on the Kansas Tourism Facebook page and use the hashtag #KSBucketList (one entry per person per location) for a chance to win!
Don’t forget to take a photo at the fair and post it to Instagram, Twitter or on the Kansas Tourism Facebook page and use the hashtag #KSBucketList (one entry per person per location) for a chance to win!
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Amanda Topinka: The Procrastinating Mommy's Target DEALS of the Week!
This
week, Target is having a {save} $15 OFF a $50 purchase on Household Items In AdCoupon which makes for some great deals on our favorite brands like Gain,
Downy, Bounty, Charmin, Tide, Clorox Wipes, Glad Trash Bags, and More!
For a limited time, Target is offering FREE shipping on apparel orders of $25 or more. Click the banner to see how!
For a limited time, Target is offering FREE shipping on apparel orders of $25 or more. Click the banner to see how!
Plus,
Target has a lot of good deals on Always Pads, Tampax Tampons, Capri Sun,
General Mills Cereal, Gillette Deodorant, Oral B Products, Schick Razors &
More! Take a minute to print the newest Target Printable Coupons before you
shop, and leave a comment if you find any deals I’ve missed.
Don’t forget:
Don’t forget:
- Target accepts one manufacturer coupon and one store coupon per item.
- Your Target may limit your store coupons to one store coupon per trip.
- Target does not double coupons.
- If you’re able, grab a bunch of these deals for your own family, and one to donate to your local food pantry, church, or school!
HAPPY SHOPPING!
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Amanda Topinka: Towne West Square's “ARRIVE IN STYLE” Back-to-School Shopping Event Going on NOW
Back-to-school preparation is around
the corner and Towne West Square, Wichita’s family friendly mall to shop and
dine, is taking the lead to make sure that students are fully prepared with the
latest fashions for the new school year ahead. From now through August 21,
Towne West Square will be hosting “Arrive in Style,” its premier back-to-school
shopping event series featuring style tips, fashion displays and a sweepstakes
for a chance to win a shopping experience with celebrity stylist Lo VonRumpf.
A highlight of Towne West Square’s
“Arrive in Style” program is the “Arrive in Style” Sweepstakes open to guests
of all WP Glimcher Malls, nationwide. The contest offers a chance to win a
$2,500 shopping spree with personal recommendations by celebrity stylist to the
stars Lo VonRumpf. For a chance to win, shoppers should complete an online
entry form at townewestsquare.com/arriveinstyle from now
through August 21.
Lo VonRumpf is best known for his
stand-out looks on numerous high profile Disney channel and Nickelodeon teen
stars plus recording artists and A-list actors. From on-screen to red carpets,
his expertise in the industry also shines through the pages of the top fashion
magazines. He continues to evolve with his L.A. based consulting company, LVR
Style, where he thrives consulting, styling, writing and lending his skills as
a celebrity stylist and correspondent on the red carpet.
In addition, Towne West Square shoppers
will have access to Lo VonRumpf’s exclusive back to school fashion forecast
with several style tips to help shop for back to school. These tips will be
available at Towne West Square and on the mall’s social media pages.
“Towne West Square is ready to
kick-start back-to-school shopping with great store deals and the chance to win
a shopping spree with celebrity stylist Lo VonRumpf,” said Caitlin Kozak,
marketing director at Towne West Square. “We are in high gear to welcome
everyone to Towne West Square to complete all of their back to school shopping
with the added benefit of style tips from a highly regarded celebrity stylist
so our kids can put their best foot forward."
For more information about Towne West
Square, please call (316) 945-1236 or visit www.townewestsquare.com.
Like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TowneWestSquare
and follow along on Twitter @TowneWestSqMall
and on Instagram @TowneWestSqMall.
Like them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TowneWestSquare
and follow along on Twitter @TowneWestSqMall
and on Instagram @TowneWestSqMall.
Good luck and Happy Shopping!
Friday, May 13, 2016
Amanda Topinka: Towne West Square is Kicking-Off the KidX Club Event with 'X' Marks the Spot!
Towne West Square, Wichita’s family
friendly mall to shop and dine, will kick-off its new KidX Club program with
its first event “X Marks the Spot” on Saturday, May 21 from 1 – 3 p.m. This
exciting children’s event to be held in North Dillard’s Court is one of many to
be held throughout the year.
“X Marks the Spot” will challenge attendees with a mall-wide treasure hunt to search for X’s hidden around Towne West Square. The goal is to gather letters and figure out a secret word to redeem a special prize. There will also be live entertainment, face painting and balloon art.
“X Marks the Spot” will challenge attendees with a mall-wide treasure hunt to search for X’s hidden around Towne West Square. The goal is to gather letters and figure out a secret word to redeem a special prize. There will also be live entertainment, face painting and balloon art.
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Amanda Topinka shares her recipe for HOMEMADE Hummus in 3 Easy Steps (#HummusMadeEasy)
A
note to my readers: I was paid to try to make this amazing
hummus and share it with all of you.
This in no way swayed my opinion on this product. I was not otherwise compensated and I truly,
truly love this new product!
Hummus
has always been the life of any party I’ve ever thrown. So when my son had his First Communion last
weekend and we were having a BBQ (reception) afterwards, I knew that I wanted
some hummus that our guests could snack on before the Burgers and Hot Dogs. But I wanted to ‘wow’ our guests -- so I didn’t want
just any ol’ store bought hummus, I wanted homemade. And I found just that!
Next
to the Bush’s canned beans and chickpeas you will now find a NEW product called
Bush’s Hummus Made Easy. I found a pouch
of Bush’s Hummus Made Easy at my local Wal-Mart on the top shelf.
And
now, after making and serving this Hummus, it’s the only kind I’ll buy!
What
makes Bush’s Hummus Made Easy the best Hummus?
It’s just that … THE BEST hummus I’ve ever had! And I’ve eaten my weight in hummus many, many
times {and while a girl never discloses her weight, let’s just say that’s a LOT
of garbanzo beans}.
This
hummus has been hands-down my favorite snack or appetizer to whip up when I
have last-minute company. It’s the
perfect blend of simple ingredients like tahini, olive oil and spices. And I’ve found with Bush’s Hummus Made Easy,
it’s really easy to experiment with and make them yours by adding personal touches
like jalapenos, roasted red peppers, blue cheese, or even sour cream!
Making
hummus at home is not only fresher and healthier, but finding the time and
ingredients can be difficult. With
Bush’s Hummus Made Easy, making homemade hummus is as easy as 1-2-3. Literally!
1. Drain and rinse beans. Pour into food
processor.
2. Open pouch. Pour into food processor. It won't look very pretty...
3. Blend to desired consistency. {We actually left a few chunks of Garbanzo beans whole}
And then ENJOY! That’s
all that's to it for amazing, creamy, delicious hummus!
Next
time you’re in Wal-Mart, grab a pouch of Bush’s Hummus Made Easy and Bush’s
Brothers’ beans and just keep them both in your pantry. That way you’ll always have something ready
to whip up that is healthy AND yummus, errr, I mean scrumptious the next time you have guests stopping
by.
They’ll
never believe it only took you 10 minutes and 3 easy steps to make this homemade
hummus. That is, IF you want to tell
them how easy it was :::wink wink:::
Not Pictured: Classic Version. Because, well, we ate it before I could take pictures. |
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ABOUT BUSH BEANS
BUSH'S is all about family, friends that feel like family, and a certain Secret Family Recipe. When you enjoy our beans (doesn't matter if they're Baked Beans, black beans, pinto beans, great northern beans...you get the picture), you can trust that they're the very best. Because we wouldn't serve your family anything less. Since we got our start more than 100 years ago in Chestnut Hill, Tenn., BUSH'S® has always maintained that quality is the best policy. We pursue excellence and exceptional taste in our beans, sauces and everything we do. That's why, from mouthwatering Baked Beans to satisfying bean recipes, you're cooking up the best with BUSH'S BEST.
BUSH'S is all about family, friends that feel like family, and a certain Secret Family Recipe. When you enjoy our beans (doesn't matter if they're Baked Beans, black beans, pinto beans, great northern beans...you get the picture), you can trust that they're the very best. Because we wouldn't serve your family anything less. Since we got our start more than 100 years ago in Chestnut Hill, Tenn., BUSH'S® has always maintained that quality is the best policy. We pursue excellence and exceptional taste in our beans, sauces and everything we do. That's why, from mouthwatering Baked Beans to satisfying bean recipes, you're cooking up the best with BUSH'S BEST.
Disclosure: I’d like to thank @KendalKingGroup, #SoapboxInfluence, The Women Bloggers, Bush Brothers’ Beans and #HummusMadeEasy for including me in this new product launch. I am a customer for life now!
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Amanda Topinka: Bountiful Baskets - Bringing Fresh Produce to your Hometown!
Photo Credit: Dylan Brown / IR |
Just because Rose Hill, Kansas is left without a grocery store doesn’t mean there isn’t a place to get groceries anymore - or at least fresh vegetables at a low cost! And everybody that knows me knows that I’m a sucker for a good deal. Especially when it comes to food --- and --- oh my goodness am I stoked about my latest {LOCAL} discovery!
Thanks to local volunteers, Rose Hill now has a healthy
alternative when shopping for fresh, healthy produce...
Bountiful Baskets.
Bountiful Baskets Food Co-op (BBFC), which distributes produce
purchased from a small producer, has started a brand new pick-up site in Rose
Hill in the Rose Hill Rec Center.
Previously,
the closest pick-up sites were in Derby, Andover and Wichita.
Volunteers
for BB said a lot of people in the Rose Hill area were interested based on
small town talk and social media touts. It only took a few weeks to find a
location and submit paperwork to get the whole process going.
The
volunteer-based group offers $15 baskets with half fruits, half veggies {without
an advance list of what will be included}.
One example of the contents includes: a pineapple, a watermelon, a cantaloupe,
a couple cucumbers, nine rainbow carrots, bunches of green onions, a jicama
fruit, six apples, six nectarines, four bok choy, and baby lettuce. To order a basket, you must first sign up to
become a member of the co-op. There’s a one-time
fee of $3.00, which pays for a laundry basket {that stays at the pickup location}.
Photo Credit: Bountiful Baskets |
Organic produce is $10 more per basket. Add-ons are available and can be selected in advance. Examples of add-ons were 25lb boxes of nectarines or 8 lbs. of strawberries, banana bread, Italian herbs and veggies, and SO much more! There are also tortilla or bread add-ons with 9 grain, honey wheat, banana, or sourdough varieties. A case of five loaves of bread runs about $10-12.
The
orders or contributions are placed online every two weeks between Monday at
noon and Tuesday evening, on a first-come first-served basis. Pickup is the following Saturday at 10:30am and
you have 20 minutes to pick up your basket at the designated area.
Volunteers
help unload the truck and check inventory sheets. Bountiful Baskets are always
looking for volunteers, who are required to have contributed towards that
week's baskets and must be over 13-years-old.
The
produce is then distributed into the baskets.
When people come to pick up their order, they need their confirmation number,
then they are given a basket number, which changes each time. People bring a
container for carrying their produce home, leaving the basket to be used again. If, for any reason, there are baskets left over, the food will be generously donated to the local fire department.
I
took advantage of this delicious deal for the first time this week and fully
plan to continue doing so! The variety
in foods from week to week forces myself {and my family} to expand our
repertoire and eat healthier as well!
Thanks,
Rose Hill volunteers … for giving us ANOTHER reason to love our awesome small
town!
Friday, April 1, 2016
WIN TICKETS to LEGO KidsFest in Kansas City, MO!
At the beginning
of this month I told you about LEGO® KidsFest making its way to Kansas City,
MO May 13th - 15th.
Welllll, I’m just so
excited about this event that I’ve decided to GIVE AWAY TWO tickets to ONE of
my followers because I love you all so much - and LEGO® as well!
The tickets will
be good for the opening night session
on Friday, May 13, 2016 (4-8:30pm)
– which is the event you’ll find ME Periscoping and Facebooking LIVE from.
I encourage you to
LIKE and Follow LEGO® KidsFest on Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram for all the
latest ticketing updates as this event has been selling out in prior cities.
RULES: Must be 18 to enter –1 entry per day allowed –
random drawing by USFG!
ENTER HERE
Remember: The event can (and has in other cities) sell out in all promotions and I strongly urge you to buy tickets in advance online to avoid missing this AWESOME event!
GOOD LUCK!
PS: I’m working on finding out if they’ll have
the new Series 1 Disney LEGO® minifigs on display and/or for sale at this event as
well. I haven’t heard back from LEGO as
of yet.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Amanda Topinka: 2016 City-Wide Garage Sales in South-Central Kansas
We all love ‘em. We all want to know when and where they are. And now I have it. Your 2016 list of City-Wide Garage Sales for
the South Central Kansas area.
Feel free to
share this list!
And if I left one off the list, PLEASE let me know by sending me a quick email to:
amanda@procrastinatingmommy.com
And if I left one off the list, PLEASE let me know by sending me a quick email to:
amanda@procrastinatingmommy.com
Friday, March 4, 2016
Amanda Topinka shares Why she thinks you Should Visit the Tallgrass National Preserve in Kansas
Photo Credit: Flickr (Miguel Vieira} |
"A
child said, What is the grass? fetching it to me with
full hands;
How could I answer the child? I do not know what it
is any more than he.
I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of
hopeful green-stuff woven.
Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord. - Walt Whitman
How DOES one describe something that is nothing? Because that’s exactly what the Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve is just outside the town of Strong City, Kansas. It's open skies, open fields, never-ending horizons, and hills of nothing. But that nothing is something that only God could’ve created. It’s not anything a writer or author can paint and portray. It’s wide-open space of beautiful wildflowers, vista and wildlife. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is the only unit in the National Park Service dedicated to preserving a rare relic of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. So those fields of ‘nothing’ – are definitely something.
When you’re standing in the middle of nearly 11,000 acres of prairie tallgrass in Kansas, all you can hear are the birds and the wind. It brings a sense of calmness and peacefulness that is indescribable. Your mind can’t help but think back to when travelers and settlers once crossed the very prairie land you’re standing on by ox and wagons so many many years ago.
full hands;
How could I answer the child? I do not know what it
is any more than he.
I guess it must be the flag of my disposition, out of
hopeful green-stuff woven.
Or I guess it is the handkerchief of the Lord. - Walt Whitman
How DOES one describe something that is nothing? Because that’s exactly what the Tallgrass Prairie National Reserve is just outside the town of Strong City, Kansas. It's open skies, open fields, never-ending horizons, and hills of nothing. But that nothing is something that only God could’ve created. It’s not anything a writer or author can paint and portray. It’s wide-open space of beautiful wildflowers, vista and wildlife. The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is the only unit in the National Park Service dedicated to preserving a rare relic of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. So those fields of ‘nothing’ – are definitely something.
When you’re standing in the middle of nearly 11,000 acres of prairie tallgrass in Kansas, all you can hear are the birds and the wind. It brings a sense of calmness and peacefulness that is indescribable. Your mind can’t help but think back to when travelers and settlers once crossed the very prairie land you’re standing on by ox and wagons so many many years ago.
Sadly, over time, the vast majority of the prairie was developed and plowed under. Today, less than 4% remains, mostly here in the Flint Hills of Kansas. This makes it one of the rarest and most endangered ecosystems in the world.
On November 12, 1996, legislation created the 10,894 acre Tallgrass National Prairie Preserve to protect a sample of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem.
With help from the NPS, the natural prairie cycle of weather, wildfires and animal grazing has sustained the tallgrass prairie and its diverse plant and animal species ever since.
Now you can find over 500 species of plants, nearly 150 species of birds, 39 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 31 species of mammals. Much of the prairie vegetation and wildlife is far too tiny to be seen from a passing car. For those who take the time to stop and look closer, a delicate world of magnificence and natural wonder is waiting.
New
exhibits in the visitor center and Junior Ranger activities are available on
site or may also be downloaded via the website. Completion of five activities
are required to earn a Junior Ranger badge. Children may complete a Leave No
Trace Scavenger Hunt to obtain a patch. Both activities are available in
Spanish. Visit the website for hours and
location.
Just how the prairie speaks to you depends on you. Some may find it literally, fields of nothing. But most will find the beauty and the hopefulness of what was, and what is.
Just how the prairie speaks to you depends on you. Some may find it literally, fields of nothing. But most will find the beauty and the hopefulness of what was, and what is.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
LEGO KidsFest is coming to Kansas City!
LEGO KidsFest®
is coming to Kansas City, MO, May 13–15!
LEGO KidsFest is an
official LEGO Event and is supported and authorized by The LEGO Company.
For the very first time since the tour began in 2009, LEGO will be making at stop in Kansas City, MO bringing all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in this three acre activity - and entertainment - packed family event.
LEGO KidsFest is for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests.
Among the many LEGO attractions, families will find:
For the very first time since the tour began in 2009, LEGO will be making at stop in Kansas City, MO bringing all of the creative hands-on, minds-on fun of LEGO building and experiences together in this three acre activity - and entertainment - packed family event.
LEGO KidsFest is for children of all ages and builders of all skills and interests.
Among the many LEGO attractions, families will find:
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