Wednesday, January 23, 2013

January 2013


Just enjoying life with my now 3 year old daughter and 4 year old son.. here are some pics of how big they have gotten! 

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Scentsy and more (GIVEAWAY and more)

Recently, I turned down a chance to work full-time after taking into consideration my children would be taken care of by someone else for 50+ hours a week for only a little more money a month. I needed to supplement our income and decided that Scentsy was the answer after much consideration and research.

WHY SCENTSY?
The company is established and 100% behind their consultants. The products range in price from $3 for Scent Circles, $5 for the awesome smelling bars, $15 for plug-in warmers, $25 for PRECIOUS Scentsy Buddies (stuff animals) and finally $25 to $35 for the mid- and full-sized warmers. They have products for people of all ages and are SAFE around children and animals. Costs were minimal to start and products weren't required to be kept on hand. I love our Scentsy warmer and have since spent money on other products that I could've got at a discounted cost if I had been a consultant then. I finally decided that the $99 investment to get a kit FULL of awesome Scentsy products would be option to choose in order to find the path to a financial stability that we lack currently. I hope to be able to watch my 2 little ones grow up and be able to pay our current bills, while having lots of FUN selling Scentsy to family, friends and even strangers. In honor of our new business, I am giving away TWO Scentsy items (TWO different winners) - the Hugs and Kisses Full-sized Scentsy Warmer and a Scentsy Bar of your choice.

HOW TO WIN:

MANDATORY(2 entries): On Facebook, add yourself to our group where you will find lots of fun opportunities to win, buy and learn more about Scentsy products. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_155765994473080&ap=1

Optional entries:
1. Become a fan of our fan page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rabbitt-Mamas-Fragrances-and-More/183808154976322 (2 entries)
2. Become a follower of this blog (1 entry)
3. Sign-up for our monthly mailing list (can be found on this blog) - must confirm in email for this to count (2 entries)
4. Post a status referring people to join our fan page on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rabbitt-Mamas-Fragrances-and-More/183808154976322
(3 entries - please request to add Melody McCoy Rabbitt on FB so I can verify this)
5. Buy at least $10 worth of Scentsy products from https://rabbittmama.scentsy.us (2 entries)
6. Sign-up as a consultant at https://rabbittmama.scentsy.us (3 entries)

Total possible entries are 15. Please post below for each item you do and I will do the giveaway on January 23rd at 9pm CST. Make sure to leave your email address in your posts. Thanks and good luck! :)

Monday, December 13, 2010

You WIN!

Contests have always been fun for me to enter and even more fun to win. A lot ask me if contests I enter are real... yes, as far as I know they all are. Many feel they aren't because they never know people who actually win. I wanted to let you all know that with persistence and hard work, you too could be a winner. Over the last several days, I have come across many awesome sites on Facebook that have Flash giveaways, contests, etc. I have been entering all of them, along with often hundreds others, and have now won 12 items. Most of the items are handmade and will be wonderful for someone in my awesome family. To date, from just FB contests, I have won:
2 gift cards, a diaper cover, earrings, an Adam & Eve cup, a onesie for Treyton, a box of awesome samples, a ladybug bow holder, and 4 bows(or pairs of bows). These will all be awesome gifts and are precious. I am hoping to continue to win more, but I wanted to let you all know.... YOU CAN WIN TOO! I have been adding so many "friends" lately on FB. Check out my page and you can see all the awesome sponsors to most of the contests. Many have them weekly or even daily. Some have auctions at the same time for killer prices on great products.

Almost a month ago, I won my latest contests on KOTV Channel 6 and Mix 96 Radio Station. I won a $150 gift card to McGills and two passes to go to the Melting Pot worth $88 total. Both were call in contests, which have also become some of my favorites. I won many radio contests when I was still working from home and they are completely winnable. I won the Mix 96 purse contest ($100 and a designer purse), 2 more passes to The Melting Pot, many concert tickets, many zoo passes, complete party tray, with dessert and chips from Schlotzskys (twice and 1 kids meal), etc. All have been for being caller 1, 9 or 10 :).

I write this mostly to tell you that YOU can win too. Just be persistent and enter all you can. Even if you can't use something, it may make a great gift for someone else you know. It is awesome to see or hear your name as WINNER and I hope to see more of my friends and family as winners soon! :)

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Consequences from Our Choices

I got a call last week that has left me sad for a friend and his family. "John" and I met when he was still in prison. I wrote him through a prison ministry and we became quick friends. Seven years later, he was finally released on parole after being the "model" prisoner and causing no issues at all. He made many friends and was a good influence on all he met while in prison. He was finally granted parole and got to spend the last 5 months with his sons that are now 14 and 17. It was a dream come true for him to be able to catch up with his sons after a long seven years. He made promises, and the three began dreaming of the future they would have together.

Over the last 5 months, priorities for "John" included spending time with his family and finding a mate/companion to make up for his 7 years of loneliness. He dated several women, including a very young woman named "Julie". Things were going good, or so he thought, until he discovered she had another boyfriend at the same time. He made a choice to confront the other man. A few days later, he was called by a detective and found out he was getting slapped with charges of sexual assault. Today, it broke the news, stating that the girl said it was sexual assault with a knife.

This allegation is literally ruining the life of not only him, but his parents and his sons. Although it doesn't matter what I believe, I know he is innocent. Sad thing is he will have to pay for the consequences of getting together with a vindictive woman as he, in the minimum, serves his final year in prison from his original charges.

Why do I share all this? "John" is a friend, a brother in Christ, a son, a father, and a man. He is just like anyone else on this Earth just living one day at a time. He made a choice to date a woman that, in turn, will change the future he had so hoped for. His heart was in the right place - he longed for love - but his innocence and ignorance in how to handle a situation has cost him his freedom. I ask you to pray for this young man's future and the future of his precious family that has already been through so much. And use this story as a reminder that ALL of our actions, whether or not innocent, will have consequences that we have to life with that will inevitably change our future.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Who will they become?

Last night, I sat watching my 22 month old son and my 5 month old daughter. Each day, they change so much and I see more of their personality emerging. I began to wonder what they will be like when they are teenagers, adults, parents, etc. Who will they become? I grew up believing that a person can be ANYTHING they choose to be, and I will instill that in my children as well. I look at them now and wonder if one will be a future president, a teacher, a famous sports star, a homemaker, etc.

Are we born with our future planned? I don't believe so. I do believe we have talents that we are born with, but we have to discover them before we can make the most of them. How will I encourage my children to find out what are the talents they were born with? Getting them involved in a variety of activities is my goal. When Treyton was born, he had the linebacker build that most football coaches drool over, so I assumed he might play football. Instead, he has LOVED dribbling a ball since about 14 months. I had no idea it was not typical until a visit to his doctor. He can dribble almost ANY ball you give him, most often 5 to 15 times, without even looking. So, it seems that already his talents are beginning to show. Although he might play football someday, I have no doubt that he has the potential to become quite a star in basketball, as well.

Molly is very young still, but has a happy, bright personality that lights up a room. She wakes up happy, smiles all the time and loves to be around people. I have no doubt that her future will include working with people in some capacity. I just pray she will remain the optimist and happy person that she is today.

The other thought that goes through my mind as I look at my precious babies is about the prisoners in the world. As my mind drifts to a serial killer, I wonder how he or she was as an infant. Were they happy? Were all their needs met? What happened to cause them to stray from a life in the outside world? My heart aches for the innocent infant they were in the past.

I just pray that my babies will know I believe in them always and hope they will change the world they have been born into.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Baby Blizzard!!


He is here! Our FIRST baby llama. :) On Saturday, a gentleman came to buy one of our male llamas. While we were out in the field attempting to load the llama, our oldest female llama dropped to the ground. A few minutes later, the baby was born. He is precious. He stands about 2 feet tall and is all white with a black tale and a small smidgen of brown on his back. We dried him off and put him and his mama in a horse shed to keep them protected from the cold temperatures. Appropriately, we named him Blizzard. Up to this point, his mama has been nameless. Her name now is Snowball (Treyton can actually say her name clearly). :)
We plan on keeping the two of them in the shed for a week or two, so if you are in the area and want to come see her, let us know. :)

Laughter is the best medicine

This weekend was the beginning of a blossoming relationship. Molly turned 5 months old yesterday. Off and on since her birth, Treyton has been a little jealous of her. He didn't know what to think of her and for the most part got annoyed by her taking away attention from him. It has been quite a juggle with the two only being almost 17 months apart.
This weekend, though, things changed. Sitting in my lap, Molly was looking around our bedroom until she locked eyes with her big brother, Treyton. Molly let out a squeal and then giggled at what Treyton was doing. This continued all weekend. Anytime Treyton would look her way and do something (smile, be goofy, throw something, etc), she would grin as big as she could and giggle non-stop at him. After he realized she was laughing at HIM, Treyton grinned and giggled back at her. The two were so cute and it melted my heart to see the two having fun together. I hope this is now the beginning of a relationship that will always be close.