Choopie City Grips: a review and a GIVEAWAY!

Shortly before I had Georgia Kate I was contacted by a representative from Choopie to review one of their great baby products. I wasn't on their website for even five minutes before I decided on the Cityhooks. I can never seem to cram everything it takes for two kids into that teeny tiny basket under the stroller. Why aren't those things bigger?! Don't stroller makers know that moms have giant diaper bags, even bigger mom purses, coats, blankets and stuffed animals to carry everywhere we go?!

Enter the Cityhook

With easy to attach velcro straps, hooks that swivel a full 360 degrees, and no clips to open, the Cityhook is the perfect stroller accessory. Ideal for diaper bags, purses, shopping bags and more, these multipurpose clips work on everything from strollers to wheelchairs and more.

I made an quick video to show you just how easy these are to use.

When Luke was a baby I wanted any and every baby gadget I could find. By the time he was a few months old I quickly realized that a lot of baby gadgets and gear fall out of the "useful" category and into the "clutter" pile. There are a few baby items that are worth their weight in gold (ahem the playmat, rock and play & white noise machines). I can say with 100% confidence that I would add Cityhooks to that list. I keep both Cityhooks permanently attached to the bar of my double stroller so that I can now carry everything for both of my babies AND still have space in the basket underneath.

And you know what's even better?

The fact that one of you lucky readers can score a pair of Cityhooks for free!

That's right- it's giveaway time! 

To enter to win a pair of Cityhooks simply leave a comment telling me how you would use yours.

That's it! I'll choose a winner a week from today.

*I was compensated with a complimentary set of Cityhooks in exchange for a product review. 

The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.*

new blog

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THE P-TOWN POLLOCKS ARE HERE!

come check us out! :)

sorry, sorry, sorry!

to everyone of you loyal (errr....die-hard?!) bloggers out there who check out this wee little site, we are still alive! we had a nearly 3-week honeymoon and are finally back in the country, slowly settling into our new home. we get internet service next tuesday, but until then we are blog-less. sorry! hang in there, because super-fun pictures will come once we're up and running again. until then, it's lots of unpacking! stay tuned!

hang in there!

the wedding is over :(  we are married :) :) :)   and our house is slowly coming along. hang in there- a new blog is on it's way! (as soon as we get internet service in our new home!)

uncertainty

first, i want to open with a slight disclaimer: no, i am not an alice cooper fan. in fact, the only reason i know about the band is because my mentor from student teaching (mr. moss) introduced me to the this song on the last day of school. okay, the end. :)

isn't this the most precious picture? it's my dog (the monster), emmy & john's pup, sadie. they were looking out the window in my room not too long ago when i snapped this shot. both were content to be next to each other, content to be where they were (inside the house), but seemingly searching for something on the other side of the window. this window actually looks out to the sideyard of the house, so there's nothing there but a few hydrangea and rose bushes. however, these two were just glued to the window for 10-15 minutes straight. 

i guess that's similar to how john and i feel right now. after lots of prayer, thought & advice from loved ones, we have decided to stay in the hampton roads/virginia beach area next year. my job is amazing (as is the pay!) and there are numerous opportunities for john. his job search has been long but is finally turning fruitful; he has interviews lined up for next week! now that we've decided on an area, we need to find a home. let's just say that's easy to say and incredibly difficult to do. countless times i've gone to look at a home, only to find that it's not right. the Lord is testing me and my reliance on Him vs. my dependency upon myself to do it all. a lesson in patience and trust? tenfold. 

back to the blogging world!

i'm baaaaaaaaaaack! :)  i go through these periodic lapses in my blogging life and have to apologize for it. i love to find new posts on friend's blogs and know how frustrating it is to check & check again, only to find the same old post! sorry folks! :o

well, summer vacation has officially begun! i left the primary school today at 11:15, having my first year of teaching completely under my belt! (yay!) kindergarten was everything i thought it would be and everything i could have never imagined. the paperwork was endless, the 12 hour days spent in room 130 incessant, the tears & tattling continuous; yet the nonstop hugs, boundless love and seeing the world daily through the eyes of a 5-year-old made up for all of the challenges that i faced. teaching children to read is one of the most rewarding experiences in my life thus far; i challenge any other career to top it. as much as i can't wait for next year, i'm totally stoked that IT'S SUMMER! 

so, now it's time for wedding planning in overdrive! although mom & i have spent many a late night doing wedding things, there is still a lot left to get done. i'm off to blacksburg tomorrow after my fourth and final shower for another weekend of WEDDING PLANNING! then monday i will leave the burg and head for willow spring and a week with these kids! 

i will try to fill in the many missed blogs since my last post. stay tuned! 

"schoooooooools out! for! summer!" 

(you know, the song by alice cooper. i'm singing it loudly as you read this.) :)

prayer request

please take a minute to say a prayer for my coworker, mentor and friend, angie. she, along with too many others right now, is frantically trying to get in touch with her family tonight after a horrible string of tornados ripped through our area. the tornado that touched through her neighborhood was apparently an f-3 (with the scale only going to f-5). the pictures just make your draw drop and tears fall. there are no words for something like this.

i just heard from another friend that angie is finally getting to walk into her neighborhood (at 9pm) and is trying to meet up with her two young boys. (they were at their babysitters house. it is completely crumbled, but all are okay.) please pray for her, her family, and so many others that are affected by this horrible natural disaster. you never think it can happen to you, where you live, in your neighborhood....until it does.

and just fyi...my parents, pups and i are thankfully okay. we were glued to the tv from 4:00 this afternoon until about 8:00, when the last set of storms blew through. tornadoes were popping up everywhere around us and we just knew we were next in line. we were preparing the windows and deciding where to run (bathtub or hall closet?) for the best safety net. thankfully, we were blessed with safety throughout the scary evening and never had to put any of our plans into action. please continue to pray for so many families that are hurting tonight. it's so hard to find hope in times like these.

God is good, all the time.