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Home » Uncategorized » Four Kids plus 12+ hours in the car to grandma’s house = many Messy Moments!!

Uncategorized · November 22, 2011

Four Kids plus 12+ hours in the car to grandma’s house = many Messy Moments!!

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I’m excited to share the Clorox Messy Moments challenge — you can win $25,000!!

{YES, that wasn’t a typo — $25,000. Awesome, right???}

When Clorox approached me about being part of the Bleach It Away Program – I loved the concept.

Messy moments can be funny!!

And we, as moms and/or creative people know all about messy moments — right?

We’re headed out of town today to grandma’s house — which is 12+hours each way. There are bound to be some messy car moments. Ella and I are discussing all the potential messy moments here (I love that funny child):

 

And here’s a messy moment from Bethenny Frankel:

 

 

I have an exciting event coming up that I would LOVE to have you join in on!

  • It starts off with a  FUN twitter party on Wednesday, December 7th @9 pm EST  — where we share will talk about DIY Holiday Crafts/Decor, plus messy moments and craft fails.
  • And, the same night December 7th –an AWESOME linky party at TT&J where YOU can share YOUR funniest Messiest Moment, craft projects with bleach, and/or Craft Fails — we all have those, right?? I sure do.

There will be gift baskets and gift cards given out at the twitter party AND the linky party!!

I think it will be a great time to connect, share great ideas and funny messy moments. I hope you will join in!!

So if you have a Messy Moment that you can share, post it on your blog between now and December 7th. Then come join in the Twitter Chat, and link up YOUR Messy Moment and/or craft fail that night at TT&J. There will be prizes, gift baskets and gift cards. Oh the fun!!!

And remember, you can enter YOUR Messy Moment blog posts in to Clorox’s Messy Moments contest too. Sharing YOUR story on the Clorox fan page gets you entered for the chance to win $25,000 and daily $100 gift cards, and you can grab a coupon for Clorox® Regular Bleach.

You can find out more about the Clorox Messy Moments contest here or on the Clorox Facebook page.

This post is sponsored by Clorox and www.BleachItAway.com
I am being compensated by the Clorox Company for posting about Life’s Messy Moments. All opinions are 100% mine.

xoxo

Have you ever had an OMG Messy Moment??? What happened??

PS — We are off for a SUPER long trip in the car. I’ll be posting our messy car moments on my TT&J Facebook page 🙂 I hope it doesn’t involve a soda can exploding – it’s been known to happen…

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Comments

  1. angie {the arthur clan} says

    November 23, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    My messiest moment (believe it or not!) didn’t involve one of my four kids! It involved a gallon of milk that I didn’t know had a leak in it and then it tipped over and leaked all over my van. The stench was horrific and took forever to get rid of. Barf!

  2. Kendra @ My Insanity says

    November 22, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    We had a whole 2 liter bottle erupt and launch itself on our ceiling, showering half of the car with soda. So fun! I’d almost forgotten about it.

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 8:29 PM

      Oh dear – that’s terrible!!! We’ve had a 40+ ounce soda spill all over the seat and a soda can explode. Definitely messy moments LOL!!!

      Thanks for the sweet comment Kendra 🙂

      xoxo
      Jen

  3. kim-todays creative blog says

    November 22, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Oh do you really want to know my messiest moment? My son filled his car seat with diarrhea on my way to teach a fitness class. Of course I had no extra clothing for him or anything to clean the car seat with. I found some children’s shorts & tee(3 times too big) in the pro shop for him. I had to buy 2 towels, one to clean up and one to place in the seat for the ride home. I did all this with 5 min to spare before teaching. I get my son into the kids club child care, I rush in to teach my class. I’m leaning forward doing a leg stretch and I notice poop running down my shin. Yep…..poop. I declared THAT moment the moment I really became a mom. Of course my son fell asleep on the way home is a soiled carseat. It was a bad day.

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 12:21 PM

      Oh my gosh Kim – that one would win for sure!! I can just imagine LOL!!!

      xoxox
      Jen

  4. Steph says

    November 22, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    I think a better question is when DON’T I have messy moments. Right now I am wearing a white t-shirt stained with soupy water I spilled while cleaning out a pot this morning.

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 10:33 AM

      LOL Steph! That is why I don’t own any white shirts!!

      Happy Thanksgiving!!

      xoxo
      Jen

  5. Tauni says

    November 22, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Oh dear…as someone fairly new to parenting I am grateful for generally well-behaved, clean children. Outside of messy faces and dirty hands, I have been relatively lucky…Then again, I have never taken a 12-hour car trip with them either…

    Have fun!
    xoxo

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 10:34 AM

      Yes, a 12 hour car ride might present some messy moments LOL!

      Happy Thanksgiving!!

      xoxo
      Jen

  6. TidyMom says

    November 22, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    oh we’ve had plenty of messy moments………and most of them involve the dogs! lol

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 10:06 AM

      OMG – yes!! My dog makes me crazy sometimes. We got new slipcovers and she is always jumping up and making a mess with her muddy paws. It’s a good thing I love her!!

      Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Cheryl!

      xoxox
      Jen

  7. Mique says

    November 22, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Such a cute video of you and Ella! Love the Cheetos comment- Hannah is my kind of girl!! 😉
    Who wouldn’t love to win $25,000!? Wonder if I can convince my 9 yr old to help me make a video. Thanks Jen! xoxo

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 10:05 AM

      Thanks Mique!! Hannah loves her Cheetos LOL!!

      Happy Thanksgiving!!

      xxoxo
      Jen

  8. Amy @ Living Locurto says

    November 22, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    What a fun contest! I just got a new car and dreading driving to grandma’s this weekend because I know the kids are going to dirty it up! I’ll have to get some of those clorox wipes. Great idea. Enjoy your trip. Good luck!!

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 10:04 AM

      Those wipes are great for the car Amy! Have a great Thanksgiving!!

      xoxoxox
      Jen

  9. adventuresindinner says

    November 22, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    I think that everyone who’s a mom will understand what my car smells like right now after a long, bumpy ride to Granddad’s this weekend.

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 9:26 AM

      I can only imagine LOL! We are getting ready to head out and it seems like the car is such a wreck by the time we get to our destination LOL!!

      Happy Thanksgiving!!

      xoxo
      Jen

      • Nikki C says

        November 22, 2011 at 9:38 AM

        When will you be announcing the give away winners?

  10. Amanda says

    November 22, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    I had a pretty disgusting moment last night so this is perfect timing!

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 9:27 AM

      Oh no Amanda!! I would love to hear about it 🙂

      Happy Thanksgiving!!

      xox
      Jen

  11. Nikki C says

    November 22, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    When are you announcing the winners?

    • Jen says

      November 22, 2011 at 9:28 AM

      Hi Nikki!

      Tonight 🙂

      xoxo
      Jen

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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