May/June Newsletter

Spot Light - Carolina Clipper
Hi! My name is Richelle and I am a 31 year old wife and a mom of two boys. Prior to being a SAHM I was a convention planner. I’ve now transferred my love of all things Excel, planning, and organizing to managing my family. I'm here to share PRACTICAL TOOLS to make saving money easy, fun, and to help you reach your financial goals. Join me on this exciting journey as we honor God with our finances!
www.carolinaclipper.blogspot.com
Here is an example of great deals she posts to help us moms!
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Quiznos Kids Eat Free
The Charlotte Observer featured a tear off coupon on the front page last Sunday with the below information. Then, I got this in my inbox. They are really trying to let everyone know that Kidz Eat FREE all day, every day. No expiration is given...just "limited time".
Do you want to cut your grocery bill in half? Host a Grocery Savings 101 Workshop to learn how! This class will give you practical tools to make saving money easy and fun. You leave with everything you need to get started. Plus, you'll hit the ground running with a specific list of sale items to buy that week.

Tips for End Of Year
We all want to give our special teachers something special for being so sweet to our children all year long! They love giftcards. I love giving gifts so I budget about $5 a teacher and see what I can get on the end isles in the clearance sections and $1 section at target to make a little package to go with the gift cards. I will post pictures when I am complete. You will be amazed, or at least I was.

Spice Up Your Summer
See what the city has to offer. You can visit places such as Discovery Place, Nature Museum, and Ray's Splash Planet for great prices. Research the sites to look for coupons and special events that will make your planning worth it. We will have posting through the summer!
www.discoveryplace.com
www.rayssplashplanet.com

April Happenings! Look at all the fun things our moms are offering!

At Belly Ellan ~
Come join us Saturday, April 17th, from 1-4pm to meet designer Aundrea deJonge from
Zerbert Baby! Aundrea will be on hand selling her beautiful bibs, burps and other baby
gifts and accessories. No need for an appointment, just swing on by!


Dear Moms,

As you enjoy food, fun, family and friends, the money you raise supports the American Cancer Society's breast cancer awareness and early detection programs.
The American Cancer Society® will receive:

* Up to 25% of your Fundraiser Show's total sales
* $1 for the host product that you purchase
* $1 for each Help Whip Cancer® product that your guests purchase

SAVE 60%!
As the Fundraiser Show host, you can save 60% on one May Host Special! Choose from any of the products pictured here.

Book your Show NOW!

Please contact me for available dates and times! Be sure to mention "The Mommy Pod" for your FREE gift when scheduling your Fundraiser Show!!

Blessings,
Colleen Helton
Your Consultant
thelton2@carolina.rr.com
7042263928

Tastefully Simple Specials

I hope you and your family are enjoying the warmer weather...quite a long winter it seemed. How about enjoying the weather with a Cake Batter Chiller or Sweet Strawberry Cheese Ball?

New Catalog!
Tastefully Simple has enveiled their new Spring/Summer catalog with lots of yummy treats to celebrate the season. The Blue Ribbon Blueberry Bars and Zesty Cracked Peppercorn Sauce are two of my favorites thus far.

In terms of ordering, you can contact me by email (kristin.wall30@gmail.com) or phone (336-404-5568) to place orders. If you like to order on by website by credit card, visit (www.tastefullysimple.com/web/kwall). However, to take part in the special below, please call or email!

Half-Price Drink Buckets!

As my special to clients, I am offering half-price drink buckets for all orders of $50 or more. You can receive your choice of Samba Sangria Slush, Juicy Watermelon Margarita, or Lovin' Lemon Slush for $4.99 (retail $9.99). Please contact me by email (kristin.wall30@gmail.com) or phone (336) 404-5568 to receive this special offer.

Thanks again for your support!

Kristin Wall

Tastefully Simple Consultant
#0054688
kristin.wall30@gmail.com
www.tastefullysimple.com/web/kwall
www.tastefullysimple.com
(336)404-5568

Pampered Chef Gift Ideas from Colleen

http://www.pamperedchef.biz/cookingforapurpose

Chocolate Lovers Heaven!!!
Coffee & More Cups (set of 2 in white)
Sweet Mocha Hazelnut Sprinkle
$25

Festive Hot Cocoa
Combine 1 cup sugar, 1 cup non-dairy powdered coffee
creamer, 1 cup nonfat dry powdered milk, 1 cup milk
chocolate morsels, and 2/³ cup unsweetened cocoa powder.
Place 1/³ cup cocoa mix in a cellophane bag; top with
miniature marshmallows. Seal bag and tie with a bow. Place
the bag in a Coffee & More Cup with Sweet Mocha Hazelnut
Sprinkle and a chocolate-dipped peppermint stick.
To prepare, place cocoa mix into the cup. Add 1¼ cups hot
milk. Stir until well blended.
Yield: about 12 giftable servings (11/³ cups prepared cocoa each)

Dinner in No Time Sets
Just a few meals at home with one of my Dinner in No time Sets and it will have paid for itself with the money you didn’t spend on take-out! Invest in your kitchen…eat out less, spend more quality time with your family, be healthier and SAVE MONEY!
PLUS GET a FREE GIFT SET AND FREE SHIPPING!


Deep Covered Baker Set $128
Deep Covered Baker (#1321 cranberry or #1352 white); Salad Chopper #2582; Mix and Chop #2583; Digital Thermometer #2242, Week Day Dinners Done Recipe Collection #2443; Season’s Best #1918

Stoneware Essential Set $147
Large Bar Pan (#1445), Lg Round Stone (#1371), Rectangular Baker (#1430), Loaf Pan (#1417), Fluted Pan (#1440), Small Bar Pan (#1448), Stoneware Inspirations Cookbook (#2223)

12 inch Skillet Set $187
12-inch Executive Skillet (#2865); Mix ‘N’ Chop (#2583);Week Day Dinners Done Recipe Collection #2443; Splatter Screen (#2407)



“Create Your Own” Set
You choose the products you want as a set. Product total must be at least $128
Order one of these sets and get: FREE SHIPPING AND PICK ONE GIFT SET FREE!!!!!

Great Grilling! Seasoning & Recipe Collection (#2366), 1-2-3 Dip! Set (#2367), Stir Fry Set (#2368) or Sweeten It Up Set (#2362)!
FREE SHIPPING AND FREE PRODUCTS! WHAT A GREAT DEAL!


Savory Salads Kit
Put a new spin on salads as side and main dishes with this elegant kit for $49!!!
Medium Bamboo Bowl
Bamboo Tongs
Spin on Salads Cookbook
Garlic-Infused Canola Oil
Greek Rub

March Happenings - Get Ready!!!!!

Ok, Moms!!!!! We are through the first two months of the year and we thought it would be a good time to kick back up on the fitness goals and regiment this month that we may have forgotten since January! We have planned a couple of events this month that will help you stay in shape and have fun doing it.
Fit City Challenge for The Mommy Pod!!!
We are going to be giving out three prizes to our top three moms that run/walk the most miles this month. Here is how you register ~

www.fitcitychallenge.orgThen you need to register - Select Team Info on the main menu of your registered home. Then you will Join Team and request ~ The Mommy Pod, code ginger989. You will now have your own exercise log and make sure that each day you run or walk you go and record it on this site.
The Challenge starts March 1st and will end March 28th. We will announce all winners on the March newsletter that will come out that following week!

Are you ready to be Pampered by Pampered Chef?
This month from the 14th-28th we are going to be having a Pampered Chef Catalog Show. We will post gift ideas and specials on our blog. And also make things as fun as possible by having a contest for the most creative recipe someone has come up with using these products! Can not wait for the fun to begin!
http://www.pamperedchef.biz/cookingforapurpose

March 20th - Boot Camp with Constance Olson
The place will be determined based on the response that we get. Right now it will be in South Charlotte outside. So get ready to burn some pounds and go home with some exercises that you can do in your daily routine to be the best mom that you can be and feel the best about yourself! Constance has been a wonderful teacher and helps with your diet as well as your workout! She will come to your home and work with your schedule to make sure that you take the best care of yourself while you are taking care of your families. Please visit our personal training section of the site. Please click on the link to email Constance to sign up for the boot camp!
http://themommypod.com/PersonalTraining.aspx

Mommy Pod Dream Dinners Open Schedule

Because of all our busy schedules this month we decided it would be best to open up the entire month for these sessions instead of just one night. You can visit the same link and set up other times that work perfect in your schedule. You will still be able to get the $20 off or the free assembly for first timers and then if you are a returning guest and bring a friend you both get 25% off. This is a great service for busy moms and let's make sure to to advantage of these savings! We will be in touch about our next event! Facebook me with any questions you may have!

January Newsletter

January Happenings!
Thanks to a wonderful kick off for all the moms in the mommy pod! We had a wonderful couple of weeks of intros and a great response on our membership through followers of the facebook page, blog, and newsletter. Our newsletter will be posted on our blog last week of each month in efforts to highlight events in the upcoming month. We had a wonderful Open House and we look forward to having a couple more this year. The Silent Auction was a raving success and added a ton of fun to the event!

Next Month Events!
Feb. 16th we are having a Mommy Pod Night at Dream Dinners in Fort Mill. Click below for the link to get signed in to this event. We will have our Mommy Marketing by having all moms that have business cards collected and create business card bags so we can all have our cards distributed to all of our clients through the Charlotte market. Please let me know if you would like to participate!
Click Here to sign Up for this event.
www.dreamdinners.com
Mommy Pod Night Special = $20 off a full session menu
Enter "mommy pod" in the notes of check out.

Remember that we all get free pick up at Harris Teeter with online shopping, $50 order required. Code TMP ~ http://www.harristeeter.com/shopping/express_lane/express_lane.aspx

Helping Haiti ~ The Mommy Pod came together to put together an auction basket for this event. Click to get all the details!
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com/, then click on the tag for Haiti Benefit


Product of the Month - Cookies for Classes, Teachers, and Everyone you love!
Sweet la las was at our open house with samples of these oh so good cookies! Ann Sorrells, annesorrells@gmail.com, is one of the owners and lives right here in town. She needs one weeks notice for orders. She will do a bag of 5 cookies and a ribbon for $10.25. Please email her directly or if you are close to one of the Mommy Pod moms let us know and we can arrange for a pick up at one of our houses. Use the contact us tab on our website or email one of us directly!
http://sweetla-las.blogspot.com/


Thanks to everyone one of you that has made The Mommy Pod a great place for moms!!!!

Thanks for an awesome Silent Auction for the ACS!

Thanks to everyone that made the auction and open house a success. For those of you that missed, we had a wonderful turn out and we hope to see you all next time. We will be sending out our monthly newsletter middle of next week with our events that will happen next month. It was great meeting all the new moms that we are going to be working with in 2010!!!! Please always feel free to contact us with any questions or requests through the Contact Us section on our website!

Thanks again!

Silent Auction for American Cancer Society

Here is you chance to help fight cancer this year! This auction is for the American Cancer Society and 100% of the proceeds go to them!

How this Works ~

Comment on any Item you would like this week. Saturday the Auction Items will be at my house to bid on. At 4:00 on Saturday the highest bid will win. If you are in Charlotte, no shipping required. If shipping is required we will let you know the estimate. Please bid on these wonderful items by commenting on the posts! We will call or email you if you are the winner. There will be a drawing from all bidders for fun Prizes!

The winners will be sent the link to the ACS site and will make the donation there. You will get your receipt right then for your taxes.

Constance Olson Workout Basket

5 Personal Training Sessions, Plus your very own workout gear
Worth over $230

Brooke Powell Wall Hanging valued at $120

Persnickety

Monogrammed Belt Buckle and Leather Strap donated by Persnickety

You'll define your style as well as your waist when you accessorize with our brown genuine leather designer belt. Hippie Chick with Cinnamon Curlz embroidery shown. Available in over 25 fun fabrics and monogram options to suit your personal style. Leather straps available in Small (28-32), Medium (32-36), and Large (36-40).

Retail price: $42.00

The Mommy Pod Basket

Items to make a wonderful breakfast and dinner, Schedule for any Busy Mom, Candlesticks and Custom Runner from I Noe Design, Free mini Session from Angel Eye Portraits, Work Out Video from Stephanie, Water Bottle from Quill Designs, Game Night for Family, Mommy Pod Tee, Tray to help any Mom! Over $200 Value

Date Night Basket

2 Gift Cards to Brixx, $25 each, Two free Apps, Popcorn and a Movie!

Hand and Stone Masssage

Enjoy this gift certificate for a massage and a foot Treatment. $90 Value

Tastefully Simple Gift Basket

Enjoy all these goodies from Kristin Wall!

Dream Dinners

Enjoy this gift certificate to Dream Dinners! Let them help you! $50 Value