The Spunky Monkey

We like to visit these shopping and mommy site “directories” to see who’s who, who’s new and more.  We also like to give a holla and a shout out where their due…so here’s a spunky monkey shouting, “HOLLA” to these FAB & FUNtastic lists of sites to visit.

and of course, our FAVORITE (~giggles~):

We were recently buzzed about on The Mom Buzz!  “Buzy” and Buzzing mom and owner, Erin, was a winner of a Bookieboo giveaway we sponsored.  She loved our prize so much, she decided to buzz about us.  We LUV HER so much for buzzing about us and getting the word out about all the fun and trendy items for mom, baby and kids at The Spunky Monkey, that we sponsored a giveaway for her readers too! The Mom Buzz is a personal blog written and edited by Erin Tales.  Check it out!  She’s “buzzing the latest trends for mommies!”  You can also follow her on twitter here.  You’ll find product reviews, buzzworthy websites and stores, contests and freebies.

One of our favorite, keep us up to date, blogs is Soap Box Mama.  “Standing on her soapbox,” JB Owen-Sacallis has a passion for writing and fashion that shows through in her posts as author of Soap Box Mama.  Soapbox is all about, “Moms who like to think outside the box.”  With this in mind, JB puts her experience as a mother of two, founder of agoo apparel, a children’s wear company specializing in kids’ active wear, and published author to good use by upholding the soapbox pledge:

Soapbox Mama is for moms with opinions, preferences and maybe even a bit of attitude when it comes to giving the most to their families. It is for those who want answers, have questions, require products or just need a laugh without wasting a lot of time navigating ads and pop ups. Having children means your life is busy and we want to strive to give you the best, the newest, the coolest and what we think is going to make your life better, happier and easier all around.

JB’s Fashion Design degree and over 20 years in the fashion industry, with 12 of those years in the film and television industry, writes for numerous newspapers, magazines and websites. In addition to designing clothing, JB’s passions include her writing. She hosts numerous blogs, is a guest contributor for a number of children’s magazines Me Magazine, Urban Baby, and babyvibe.ca and websites, dashinfashion.com, and 5minutesformom.com along with having her own weekly newsletter agooblog.com and her new site, soapboxmama.com. 

All of this and she CHOSE, yes, her people contacted my people (a.k.a. me LOL!)!  (Can you feel the excitement?) She chose The Spunky Monkey’s Blue Bunny Velour Pullover Teether Bib for a product review.  Please take a look at the feature to see what she has to say.  Afterall, she truly is an expert!

We at The Spunky Monkey are THRILLED to have forged a business relationship through this contact and look forward to sharing many more features and product reviews from JB with you in the future!

Had to share this new service I ran across… Obviously, I’m a huge fan of shopping online ~giggles~! Every wish there was a grocery delivery service that was affordable?  Saving time and money (afterall, time IS money, right?!), Peapod may be able to help you!  Peapod was founded in 1989 and is America’s largest online internet grocery shopping and delivery service.  Currently serving Chicagoland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia Consumer offer:  Peapod offers first time customers a promotional code for $10 off your first order. Enter code CJA2 in the promotional code box on either the home page or at checkout to receive the offer. OH and more where that came from!!!!  Yes, busy people unite!  I’ve got your back!!! LOL! Vons.com makes it easy to get quality groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood delivered to homes and businesses. Great for busy families and individuals short on time or anyone that wants a quick and easy way to do the weekly grocery shopping. Vons.com currently delivers in these areas: Los Angeles, Inland Empire, Orange County, San Diego, Ventura, and Las Vegas. New Customer Offer All first time customers get FREE DELIVERY on their first order of $50 or more (savings up to $12.95). And ANOTHER!!!! Safeway.com makes it easy to get quality groceries, fresh produce, meat and seafood delivered to homes and businesses. Great for busy families and individuals short on time or anyone that wants a quick and easy way to do the weekly grocery shopping. All first time customers get FREE delivery on their first order over $75. Plus, they offer seasonal promotions and sweepstakes. Please note that Safeway.com delivers in these areas: * California * Arizona * Maryland * Oregon * Virginia * Washington * Washington D.C

I recently rec’d this via email.  Many have already seen it, but I thought it was funny enough to post!  ENJOY!  I hope you think it’s as laugh out loud funny as I do! 

A GOOD HUSBAND, by unknown, distributed by email

Jack wakes up with a huge hangover after attending his company’s party.  Jack is not normally a drinker, but the drinks didn’t taste like alcohol at all. He didn’t even remember how he got home from the party.  As bad as he was feeling, he wondered if he had done something wrong. 

Jack had to force himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins next to a glass of water on the side table and next to them, a single red rose. Jack sits up and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed.  He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotlessly clean So is the rest of the house. He takes the aspirins and cringes when he sees a huge black eye staring back at him in the bathroom mirror.

Then he notices a note hanging on the corner of the mirror written in red with little hearts on it and a kiss mark from his wife in lipstick: ‘Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to get groceries to make you your favorite dinner tonight. I love you, darling! Love, Jillian’ He stumbles to the kitchen and sure enough, there is hot breakfast, steaming hot coffee and the morning newspaper. His 16 year old son is also at the table, eating.

 Jack asks, “Son, what happened last night?”

 “Well, you came home after 3 A.M., drunk and out of your mind. You fell over the coffee table and broke it, then you puked in the hallway, and got that black eye when you ran into the door.”

 Confused, he asked his son, “So, why is everything in such perfect order and so clean? I have a rose, and breakfast is on the table waiting for me??”

 His son replies, “Oh, THAT… Mom dragged you to the bedroom last night, and when she tried to take your pants off, you screamed: ‘Leave me alone b*&@h, I’m married!!!”

Broken Coffee Table $239.99

Hot Breakfast $4.20

Two Aspirins $.38

Saying the right thing, at the right time: PRICELESS

Again, a story from a spam email that made me crack up laughing.  Hope you get a giggle too!

The newlyweds were only married two weeks, when the husband said to the wife, ‘Honey I’m going to
Hank’s Tavern to have a beer, I’ll be right back.’

‘Where are you going, Coochy Coo?’ asked the wife.

‘I’m going to the bar, Pretty Face,’ he answered. ‘I’m going to have a beer…’

The wife said, ‘You want a beer, my love?’  She opened the door to the refrigerator and showed him 25
different kinds of beer, brands from 12 different countries: Germany, Holland, Japan, India, etc.

The husband didn’t know what to do, and the only thing that he could think of saying was, ‘Yes, Lollipop… But at the bar…. You know…they have frozen glasses…… ‘

He didn’t get to finish the sentence, because the wife interrupted him by saying, ‘You want a frozen glass, Puppy Face?’  She took a huge beer mug out of the freezer, so frozen that she was getting chills just holding it.

The husband, looking a bit pale, said, ‘Yes, Tootsie Roll, but at the bar they have those hors d’oeuvre’s that are really delicious… I won’t be long.. I’ll be right back. I promise. OK?’

‘You want hors d’oeuvre’s, Poochie Pooh?’  She opened the oven and took out 5 dishes of different hors d’oeuvre’s: chicken wings, pigs in blankets, mushroom caps, and little quiches.

‘But my sweet honey… At the bar… You know there’s swearing, dirty words and all that…’

‘You want dirty words, Cutie Pie?  LISTEN UP, CHICKEN S4%T!  SIT YOUR SORRY A%$ DOWN, SHUT THE H*%$ UP, DRINK YOUR BEER IN YOUR FROZEN MUG AND EAT YOUR HORS D’OEUVRE’S RIGHT HERE BECAUSE YOU’RE FREAKIN’ MARRIED NOW AND YOUR SORRY A%$ IS SOO NOT GOING TO A D#%NED BAR!  THAT S&*T IS OVER!  GOT IT, DUMB%&S?’

And they lived happily ever after.

Isn’t that a sweet story?

MARRIED LIFE ………….. MAKES MY EYES TEAR UP!!!