How Do You Use Your Sunroof?

We took the Chevy Malibu out to Fossil Rim Nature Center. The car handled fantastic on all of the steep inclines (which there were a lot of). I'll post more pictures and videos later. But for now you've got to see how we used our sunroof!

Fossil Rim from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.

No iPod? No Problem!

We don’t have an actual iPod in our house. So when I first picked up the Chevy Malibu I was excited to learn that there were other options to listening to music in the car. Check it out!

Don't forget to vote for the photos that I've entered into Rayovac's Summer photo contest!   They are titled Majestic Murphy and Enjoying the Pool. Thanks so much for your help! 

Enjoy the videos below!




No iPod? No Problem! from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.




Jump Drive from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.

I'm H-O-T HOT!

Baby It's Cold Hot Outside!  I'm not kidding!  It's very hot here.  We're on day 7 of 100 degree plus weather and it looks like it will go on for possibly another 9-10 days!  There really isn't much you can do to cool off when it's this hot.  We run our fans as we keep our AC turned up so it doesn't run all day long.  Some of our friends pay anywhere from $400 to $650 a month (you got that I just said per month right?) for their electric bill.  Our highest so far is $204!  Electricity is very expensive in TX.  You know it's been hot long enough when we walked outside today and realized that it didn't feel that hot...nope...we're just getting used to it.  What's really scary is right now we're watching the TX Rangers vs the Oakland A's and it's 64 degrees out there!  The umps are all bundled up and even wearing gloves!  Oh I only wish!  I really do love summer.  While you're here please vote for me in a photo contest I've entered: Enjoying the Pool

The other evening we had had enough of the hot weather.  Check out what we did!  Oh...you'll need to have your speakers on for this one.



Cooling Off from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.

Gotta Love Chevy ~ Massage Envy ~ Girls Time Out

My friend Wendy and I had a fantastic day today. We went out to lunch followed by some shopping and topped off with a wonderful one hour massage at Massage Envy. It was nice afterwards to use the Remote Start and wait for the car to cool off since it's in the 100s again today. I also found a wonderful station on XM Radio...XM 72. It's the "Spa" radio station. After getting a massage this is the station to listen to on the way home.   Remember to vote for my photo!  Check out this post to do so.  Thanks!



Massage Envy Girls Time Out from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.

My Time Out!

Last Saturday Andy and I had a date.  It was a very well planned date as we had just finished with My Fair Lady the weekend before, we had my in-laws in town and Sam had surgery this week (more on that later).  So Saturday evening was looking like the perfect time for us to enjoy a time out.  Thanks to Chevy and the Gotta Love Chevy Moms Time Out promotion we enjoyed a fantastic evening out.  Nothing fancy but enjoyable all the same.  Dinner, movie and dessert!  Xheck it out!


 Misplaced Gets A Time Out from Kim Morrow on Vimeo. 

How would you like to have your own time out?  If you live in the DFW area just head out to your local North Texas Chevy dealer, test drive a Chevy Malibu and you will get a certificate for an hour long massage at Massage Envy!  NO STRINGS ATTACHED!  But you better hurry!  It only lasts until the end of July!  So what are you waiting for?  Go on, get out the door and test drive one now!

Wordless Wednesday & Wordful Wednesday ~ Sam Takes My Picture

This is a picture that Sam took of me a couple of weeks ago.  It was at the local ABC station before I and two other wonderful ladies went on air to talk about the Chevy Malibu and the Gotta Love Chevy Moms Time Out program that I am a part of.  I, like most, don't like to have my picture taken but I have to say that he did a pretty good job taking this one.  Speaking of Sam...for those of you that have been following along Sam did great with his surgery today (Tuesday) and everything is now in place.  For those of you that don't know about it you can read about it here and here.  He's resting and now we have to restrict his activity for 2 weeks!  YIKES!


If you would like to see more Wordless photos head on over to Wordless Wednesday, 5 Minutes for Mom, Live and Love...Out Loud, and J. Leigh Designz.  Now if you're like me and sometimes you can't stay wordless head on over to see some Wordful Wednesday photos at Seven Clown Circus.

I would love to come and visit your Wordless Wednesday photos so please leave me your link and I'll come on over.

Sam Tells Us How It Is

Last Saturday Sam and I were doing two shows of My Fair Lady and in-between the two shows they were providing us with lunch.  Unfortunately what they were having Sam was not interested in eating so we had to go somewhere quickly to eat.  The temperature was in the 100s here and I wasn't looking forward to going out into the heat of the day.  Then I remembered that we had the remote start with the Chevy Malibu so I started it and let it cool off a bit before heading out.  I just love Sam in this video and I honestly couldn't wait to share it!  I didn't prompt him one bit.  He asked for the camera and I honestly had no idea what was going to come out of his mouth.  This was his first and only take and he did a fantastic job with it.  Please thinking of him (and us) as he has surgery next Tuesday.

The Way To Cooling Off from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.

Thursday 13 ~ Chevy Malibu

For Thursday 13 this week I thought I would list the top 13 features of the 2010 Chevy Malibu.  Don't forget if you are a Texas resident you can go over to the Gotta Love Chevy DFW Facebook page and register for daily prizes!  You can also go to the main Gotta Love Chevy DFW website and register for a trip to the Four Seasons Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas.

1. Remote Start
2. Child Detector in the front passenger seat to turn off the airbags
3. Since I'm short it's nice not to need to have the seat all the way up.  I'm finally back far enough for the airbags!
4. HUGE trunk
5. Smooth Ride
6. XM Radio
7. Onstar
8. Bluetooh for hands free calling
9. Sunroof
10. 60/40 split on the back seats that fold down to make the trunk bigger
11. Portable audio devices (auxiliary input or USB port)
12. Steering wheel controls
13. Power outlets

Smooooth Ride!

Chevy Mom's Time Out Mission #1 ~ Grocery Shopping

You read earlier in a previous post that I got my Chevy Malibu to test drive for the next few weeks.  Our first mission is to take the car grocery shopping.  Now this is not a task that I really enjoy doing but I have to say that the Chevy Malibu made it a much better task.  I say task because sometimes it is a task to go grocery shopping for a family of three.  Some people think it would be easy to do since we are not a big family.  But it's not when my husband is diabetic, my husband and I are trying to lose weight and be healthier and my son Sam doesn't eat much at all due to his meds for ADHD (they have appetite suppressants in them) and he's a picky eater so I try to get any calorie down him that I can.

So you may be asking how driving the Chevy Malibu makes this task better.

1. First and foremost this car has a remote start.  It's hot here in TX and the day I went it was already in the 100s and usually that makes me want to put of grocery shopping even more.  But I could start the car before I ever walked out of my house and it was nice and cool when I got in it.    When I was done shopping I started the car on my way back out to the car.  Once I got all of the groceries into the car it was nice and cool!  One can get used to this.  
2. XM Radio let's me listen to ANY type of music that I care to listen to and it was nice to listen to more music than commercials!
3. The trunk is VERY roomy!  But this time around I didn't use the trunk to it's full potential.  Why? Watch the video to find out.

Smooooth Ride! from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.

Don't forget to head to your local Chevy dealer here in North Texas and test drive a Chevy Malibu and you will receive a certificate for an hour long massage from Massage Envy!  You can check it out here:

Gotta Love Chevy Moms Time Out DFW ~ Whew That's A Mouth Full!

As you have heard I am participating in a fantastic program that is put on by Chevy over this next month.  It's called Gotta Love Chevy Moms Time Out.  I have already picked up my new 2010 Chevy Malibu and I have got to say that the people over at Moritz Chevrolet in Ft Worth were friendly and so helpful and not only went over every feature that the Chevy Malibu has but they answered all the questions that I had.  A big thanks goes out to Gabe over at Moritz Chevrolet! You know there is something about driving a car off of the car lot that only has 10 miles on it!  

While I am test driving the car for this month we (The Gotta Love Chevy Mom Squad) will be sent out on missions.  And by the we I am referring to Crystal over at Crystal & Co and Connie over at Smockity Frocks.  We are the three very lucky moms/women that were picked to do this. I can't tell you how lucky I feel!  

So that we don't miss a moment of using the Malibu, Chevy sent me a cool new toy.  It's the Flip Video Camera and believe me it is a cool toy and has already gotten a ton of use.  So I will now be vlogging about our expierences with the car and you can subscribe to the updates here!

Now the first video that they wanted us all to make is one introducing ourselves and our families.  Here it is!

Kim's Introduction Bio from Kim Morrow on Vimeo.


Now...If you live in the North Texas, make sure you tune in to Good Morning Texas (WFAA) tomorrow morning (Tuesday, July 20th, The show runs from 9:00a-10:00a.) The  will be on the show.  As soon as we get a copy of the video I'll post it here.  Can you believe this?  I think I need to pinch myself! 

Still In Awe

Okay...I've run a few days behind here.  I have posted every day this year until this week. ACK!  But I have two very good excuses!  First and foremost I went last Wednesday to pick up my new Chevy Malibu that I will be test driving for the next month.  It is sooooo nice!  Stop by here later this afternoon or this evening to hear more about it all!  Here take a look and remember to click on the pictures to see them full size:

  

See what I mean?  There will be more of that coming up soon.  Second, Sam and I were in the musical
"My Fair Lady" with the Mansfield Community Theatre.  We had tech week last week, dress rehearsal last Thursday and then four shows starting Friday evening.  It was a wonderful cast, orchestra and crew and the show itself was fantastic.  I'm still working on editing my photos of the cast and will do a post about it soon.

FTC Disclosure

Chevy Malibu

Great news!  I pick up the new Chevy Malibu on Wednesday!  I can't wait!  I'll post pictures and videos for the next month about all of my fun adventures with this car.  Stay tuned!

I Still Can't Believe It

I have been wanting to tell you about something for awhile now but haven't been able to until it was all official.  Are you ready for it?

I will be taking part in a fantastic blogging experience with Chevy!  I'll be given a new Chevy Malibu to test drive for a month.  During that month I'll be sent out on "mommy missions" ~ You know thing that an average mom or family might do.  I'll not only be doing my regular blogging about my experiences but I'll also be vlogging about them!

I will be picking up my new Chevy Malibu sometime next week.  I'm really wondering which color and style I'll get.  Once I pick it up I'll share even more with you!

See I told you it was BIG news!