26 May

Win a bottle Log Cabin, All Natural Syrup!

Win a bottle of Log Cabin, All Natural Pancake Syrup!

You got it, gluten free and while I’m not giving away my chef, I can get you a bottle of syrup if you can find someone to cook up some big ol’ pancakes for you!

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I’m telling you, this is a do not miss opportunity!

26 May

Not in a Tree Hut but Tasting Like a Tree Nut

Ah, that’s the best I can do in the rhyming line of writing.  Honestly, if I told you everything I thought about the products I received from Tree Hut, we would be hear all day and night. Tree Hut is like being a walking bonbon or something.  I was so excited that when I used the shower gel for the first time, I called my husband into the bathroom just to smell of me.

Then, once I was out, it took all I could do to go ahead and dry off and put the lotion on.  I was just standing there, sniffing the Hawaiian Kukui.  I mean really, how can something in a jar be so awesome?

I mean, I love to eat and I was thinking about eating my own arm by the time I was all buttered up.  And the smell, it lingered for hours.  I watched people at the ball fields sniff as I walked by.  And, they weren’t sniffing in horror, trust me, they were looking for the human pineapple that night.

26 May

Got my idox, now let’s get going

If you own an iphone or ipod, you probably spend a great deal of time trying to protect it.  These little gems are just way to expensive to let them slip out of your hands or fall off a desk.  So, if you are planning to travel and want to make it easier to use phone in hotels, planes or automobiles, then you definitely need to check out the idox.  You can also use it at the gym or just at home or on your desk.

Here are the official specs on it but really, what’s better than hearing a consumer tell you that it is a great tool.  Yes, I received the idox to try but while I love my product reviews, I don’t sell them, what I see is what you get.

The specs:

Phone fits snuggly inside the Traveler and folds up for on-the-go protection in your briefcase, pocket or purse. Flip Traveler open to a perfect angle to browse music and photos, view movies and Podcasts.

  • Hard Cover provides wrap around protection.
  • Flip-Cover Snaps closed to provide unsurpassed protection for your iPhone.
  • Soft-Touch feet establish stable base for Stand viewing.
  • Easily connect to Bluetooth, Ear Phones, or Power Adapter.

And, it comes in Platinum, black and pink.  I didn’t get the pink one but that thing is darn cute.

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Look how thin and sleek..but then watch what happens…

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Cool eh?

09 May

BabyBunch – They’ve been so good to me!

So, yea, in full disclosure, the folks at BabyBunch have been so good to me.  I’ve received some great products over the years and I’ve asked for a lot of them.  But, BabyBunch has been so wonderful to me.  When the have a product they are featuring, they’ve been kind enough to include me in their reviews and giveaways.

Just look at this gem…

Baby Bunch Organic Cupcakes

I know, you are looking at it thinking it is sooo adorable but also wondering what in the world?  That’s the beauty of BabyBunch, this is a pack of four onesies.  They are packaged so adorably that if you use them for baby shower gifts, you can forgo the wrapping.  After all, how flipping gorgeous are these.

So, that’s my thoughts on this particular item.  One of the other times I was fortunate enough to work with them, I received the most adorable set of onesies all wrapped up to look like a bouquet of flowers.

I guess you would like to have some of these for yourself too eh?  You can win one of the Organic Cupcake Onesies yourself on my other blog.  Go enter now and don’t forget to enter daily for more chances to win…It’s Mother’s Day!  Get Yourself a BabyBunch

29 Apr

XProTex Gloves With Us

In the name of disclosure, I received the XProTex batting gloves in exchange for a review.  But, at the same time, you know, I don’t play (not about product reviews anyway) and my opinions are my opinions without influence.

If you don’t trust me, how about the opinions of the likes of professional athletes like Bengie Molina and Omir Santos.

Omir Santos says he’d wear them for free.

If the professionals will wear them for free, who am I to argue.  A few other major selling points in my book:

The gloves have a flexible layer of an impact-absorbing, rubber-like composite placed strategically where pitches are most likely to hit.

XProTeX representatives say the gloves reduce the impact of a player being hit by a 100 mph pitch to the equivalent of 39 mph, decreasing the chances of significant injury to the hands and wrist.

The gloves work in tandum with a group known as Stop Sports Injuries and you can get more information on that by visiting their site www.stopsportsinjruies.org.

The gloves are supported by one of the most popular sports injury physicians in the nation, Dr. James Andrews.  I have personally seen Dr. Andrews myself as a collegiate athlete so let’s just say, I’d give him my heart to hold in his hands if he recommended it.  The gloves…a no brainer.

And, also XProTeX works with Dr. Marcus Eilliott, a Harvard trained physician and doctor for the New England Patriots specializing in the development of elite athletes.  He can offer some great tips around protecting children in sports.

Check out this small video clip of my oldest son using the gloves…we have a five gallon bucket with 60 balls in it.  They hit 60 at a time and then switch.  They do this 4 or 5 or 10 times every afternoon depending on how much energy the adults around here have.  But, if you look around, you can find video clips of our homemade pitching machine too.

Here you go, what do you think?

See other videos of

Classic Home Videos with Parent and Child

Homemade Pitching Contraption

28 Apr

Cindy Hudson

Cindy Hudson is the author of Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs (Seal Press, October 2009). She is the founder of two long-running mother-daughter book clubs, and she lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two daughters. Visit her online at www.MotherDaughterBookClub.com.

Here’s a bit more about Cindy and her book.

Title: Book by Book: The Complete Guide to Creating Mother-Daughter Book Clubs


Author: Cindy Hudson
Genre:
Parenting/Lit Reference
Synopsis:

Mothers and daughters share a special bond. . . why not further this bond through reading together? Book clubs have been growing in popularity over the past ten years, started by a variety of people with various interests and goals. Mother-daughter book clubs offer a great way for families to grow and share — with each other and with other mother-daughter pairs. In Book by Book Cindy Hudson offers all the how-to tips mothers need to start their own successful book clubs. Hudson offers her own firsthand experience as the founder of two long-running successful mother-daughter book clubs.
Hudson offers suggestions on books topics, club guidelines, and how to keep the club going as daughters grow older. How big should the club be? Whom should we invite? How often should we meet? How do we make sure we actually read the books? Hudson has all the answers. With recommended book lists (divided by four age groups), online resources, and suggested recipes for book-club treats, Book by Book is a great resource for helping moms and daughters form new memories and traditions.

About the Author:

“Cindy Hudson grew up in Brusly, Louisiana, where she nourished her early love of reading while wandering the cubbyhole rooms of her local library, a converted Victorian mansion. Wandering the aisles of bookstores and libraries are still two of her favorite things, and if she can do that with her husband and daughters she’s even happier.

Author’s Websites:
Cindy Hudson’s website: http://www.motherdaughterbookclub.com/

Cindy Hudson’s Blogs: http://motherdaughterbookclub.wordpress.com/

Cindy Hudson Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37487424029

Cindy Hudson Twitter: @momdtrbookclub

Win a copy of Cindy’s book on Mom~E~Centric

01 Apr

Yes, Indeed, it is over!

 

Wordle: I QUIT

Details in a couple of places.  Start here and then if that helps, read the rest here.

31 Mar

Better Basket Blog Hop

Hershey’s is holding a Better Basket Blog Hop where for each blog post  Hershey’s will donate $10 to Children’s Miracle Network. All you need to do is follow these easy rules:

  • Copy and paste these rules to your blog post.
  • Create a blog post of giving a virtual Easter Basket to another blogger – you can give as many Virtual Baskets as you want.
  • Link back to person who gave you an Easter Basket.
  • Let each person you are giving a Virtual Easter Basket know you have given them a Basket.
  • Leave your link at http://betterbasket.info/bloghop/ where you can also find the official rules of this #betterbasket blog hop and more information about Better Basket with Hershey’s.
  • Hershey’s is donating $10 per each blog participating to the Better Basket Blog Hop to Children’s Miracle Network (up to total of $5,000 by blog posts written by April 4th, 2010).
  • Please note that only one blog post by each blog url will count towards the donation.

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Here’s something you can do to pay it forward – leave a sticky note on a bus or train seat with a positive message.

15 Mar

Baby Bunch Giveaway!

If you haven’t been checking us out lately, you may have missed the great Baby Bunch Giveaway from a month or so ago.  Now, there’s another set of giveaways going on.  Blue Baby Bunch giveaway and Pink Baby Bunch giveaway.

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So, it’s time to get excited because you can win win win!  Don’t miss out on this great giveaway!

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28 Feb

When the Horizon Chocolate Milk Just Disappear

My husband and my 2 boys love chocolate milk.  Me not as much but I like to try new foods and drinks.  Well, thanks to the drinking chocolate milk monsters in this house, I was fortunate enough to get one glass of the Horizon Low Fat Chocolate Milk.  Need I tell you that my picky husband refuses to drink Low Fat Milk but he liked this before he knew it was low-fat so…hahahaha!

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And, how about some links for more good information?

Horizon Website

Chocolate Milk with DHA Omega-3 page

Ingredients and Nutrition facts

Store Locator

Facebook

horizon choco milk art imgYou can enter to win some coupons at Horizon Chocolate Milk and 2 Winners

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