Bleacher Moms Blog

I have started a new blog.  I hope to create a great place of r moms of young athletes to find information and community. It is brand new so there isn't a ton there yet  but it will be growing with post from not only myself but many other great moms (bloggers and nonbloggers).  If you have a child in sports, I hope you'll check it out.  And if you have something you'd like to share, I am welcoming posts!

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“Discover the Adventure” Treasure Hunt Contest from Pump It Up

Pump It Up is having a Treasure Hunt on its Facebook page on today! 

Go “like” them on Facebook and follow along all day TODAY (2/1/5/12) to get all 10 code words.  Then you can enter to win a free Adventure Party for your child – a new kind of party that adds a layer of imagination to an awesome Pump It Up birthday party. 








The first word is "ENCOURAGE"
The second word is "ACTIVE"
The third word is"IMAGINATIONS"
The fourth word is "WITH"


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What’s in a Name?

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When I was little, I was an only child.  I was often bored and lonely despite my ever present parents. I LONGED for a puppy.  As a parent now, I realize that I of course knew nothing of the responsibility of the dog.  But I thought it would be great to have someone/thing to play with. I begged for a dog and just before my fifth birthday my parents took me to a shelter in search of a puppy.  There we found the ugliest dog I have literally ever seen.  This dog was every color under the sun and had both long and short hair but in random spots.  But that ugly dog had an adorable litter of puppies.  Many of them were already spoken for but I fell in love with the all white, runt of the litter.  A sweet little female whom the shelter employees tried to steer me away from afraid that because they were still so new that she might not even make it.  But I assured them that SHE was the one that I wanted.  So my parents filled out paperwork and we had to wait a few weeks to go back and bring her home.  When we were able to bring her home she was still small enough to fit in the palms of my hands.  Mind you I was 5!  She was little.  But she was loved!  By a 5 year old!  Who also happened to be given full freedom to name her.  And unfortunately for her, I knew exactly what to name her.  You see for some strange reason, at five years old I was also in love with the show Hart to Hart.  This series was about about a wealthy couple who basically liked to play detective.  Sort of like a Castle of the 80s, but not quite so graphic.  Anyway, the couple on this show had an adorable dog (who by the way looked nothing like MY dog) whom they'd named "Freeway" because they'd found him on the side of...can you guess?  Yes, that's right, the freeway.  So my heart was set on naming my dog Freeway.  I don't recall my parents trying to convince me otherwise.  I'm not sure if that's because I was so set on it, or if they really didn't think it was that bad.  But Freeway grew into a terrific dog who never really got into any trouble.  She lived just over 15 years, and stayed with my parents as I went off to college and then moved out into my own place.  But in the mean time, especially in my early teen years, I often wondered, why the heck they'd let me name her Freeway.  People would regularly look at me sideways when I told them her name.  Sometimes they'd assume we too had found her on the freeway, or they'd seem to assume we were just a little off.  But if they held still long enough I'd go into my long rambling story about how she got her name...sort of like this post! 

What are your pets' names? Have you ever had an oddly named pet?


Today, I am talking about my beloved animal as a part of the “What’s in a Name?” Campaign hosted by dog bark collar.

Who Makes You Smile?!

TopDentists.com wants to know!

Enter a photo of the person who makes you smile for your chance to win!

The grand prize is an all expenses paid trip to NYC for a teeth whitening session with one of our Top Dentists, plus $1,000 in spending money and a professional photo session for you and your guest. We are also giving away daily prizes including teeth whitening kits from Love That White Smile and chances to win teeth whitenings in various cities around the country.

All the contest details can be found here:
http://www.topdentists.com/smile

Contest ends Feb 24th...enter now!

 

Happy Valentine's Day #ValentinesDay

What do you do to celebrate Valentine's Day?