Lucky Week for Me!

I have had a very lucky week.  Busy here at home working my boo-honk-us off.  Funny it is still there and as big as ever...my luck.  But there has been great luck to share with you.


First off I am thrilled that I am chosen to be one of the World Book Night book givers! Has a nice ring to it, yes? I am shouting out to everyone to join!  The deadline has been extended to Monday, Feb. 6 at midnight, and the more the merrier.  It takes just a lil time to apply and the follow through to give out free books (provided for you) to others.  Now this is something that will share in a random act of kindness.  

And speaking of random acts of kindness, well I won in a random weekly prize of two FREE CinnaPacks: one for yourself and one to Spread the Warmth (share).  Cinnabon had a contest on facebook and I had entered.  I did not win the big prize but let me tell you....these cinnamon rolls are humongous.  I shared ours with Other Mom, Poppi and Princess Emma.  I really love the TIFFANY BLUE boxes!

I also had an email telling me Congratulations!  You are the winner for my Funky Monkey giveaway    And they arrived this week also.   The Jivealime (freeze-dried pineapple and lime juice) are my favorites.  Not only are they 3 servings of fruit in one lil bag but the flavor is amazing.  Thanks so to  Funky Monkey and Rachelle at Mommy I'm Hungry.  You can check our Funky Monkey on Twitter and Facebook.  Funky Monkey comes in seven delicious fruit combos:
-Applemon (freeze-dried apple and organic cinnamon)
-Bananamon (freeze-dried organic banana and organic cinnamon)
-Carnaval Mix (freeze-dried organic banana, pineapple, apple and papaya)
-Jivealime (freeze-dried pineapple and lime juice)
-MangOJ (freeze-dried mango and orange juice)
-Pink Pineapple (freeze-dried pineapple and guava)
-Purple Funk (freeze-dried organic banana and organic acai) 

Are you looking forward to Valentine's Day with the one who loves you most?  Well Sure Fit know that  you can never be loved any deeper than by your pets.  So they are having a contest to share just that.  Show them how much you love your pet!  Sure Fit has kicked of their Valentine’s Day Pet Kissing Photo Contest!  Inspired by the popular  Halloween Pet Costume Contest and Holiday Pet Photo Contest, Sure Fit, leading provider of slipcovers, home and pet solutions, is now accepting photo entries of you and your beloved pet sharing a smooch for a chance to win items from the Sure Fit Pet Collection which you and Fido will both appreciate!

 I am going to see if Penny Bright will let me hug and kiss on her.

How to Enter:

·         Through February 12, 2012, visit Sure Fit on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/surefitslipcovers) and “like” the page, then submit a photo via email to facebook@surefit.com

·         Submissions must include a photo of you and your pet sharing a special kiss along with your name, address, phone number and pet’s name

 If Penny Bright will not let me use her to win then I am sure that Steve-O will be happy to give me a good lick across the face.

Approved submissions will be posted in the contest photo album on the Sure Fit Facebook page.  Until February 13^th, Facebook fans can vote for their favorite entries by “liking” the photos. The photo with the most “likes” will win the Sure Fit Valentine’s Day Pet Kissing Photo Contest, which will be announced on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2012.

The winners will receive the following prizes: 

·         The first place winner will receive a prize pack of pet products including: The Deluxe Comfort Cover (Chair, Loveseat, or Sofa Size), Car Seat Cover of choice (pet hammock, single or double), Bed Protector and Pet Placemat

·         The second place winner will receive:  Car Seat Cover of choice, Bed Protector and Pet Placemat

·         The third place winner will receive:  Bed Protector and Pet Placemat

 And dang it....last but not least who could turn down a face like this one.   May just have to kiss all over my lil baby to get the ohhhh how cute vote?

 And with all of this I wanted to share one last thing.  One of all time favorite books growing up was The Borrowers.  Well they made a movie of it titled The Secret World of Arrietty.  It will be opening up in theaters on February 17th.  If you want you can ‘Like’ THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/SecretWorldOfArriety  And for fun I thought I would share the following color page for you and your kiddos.  Boy I would not want to meet up with that fat cat!

Penguins are Everywhere

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pier 1 Imports. All opinions are 100% mine.

I love Penguins.  Really I do.  I think they are cute, darling and love to see them waddle.  Sorta reminds me of. . . well, ME!  I have been looking online for my Christmas ornament for this year.  I thought that it would be great to see what Pier 1 would have.  So I popped on over to look at their holiday gifts.

The first thing I saw that was darling was a Penguin Cocktail Shaker.  So cool looking.  I think I would love it in my bar set. 

There was also a Penguin Cookie Jar and Penguin Mug.  All darling. 

But I did find several Penguin ornaments to choose from.  Perfect.  

They even have a Holiday Lookbook for you to find great ideas on decorating and gift guides.  But even better than that.  All through November and December they are helping with the Toys for Tots program.  You can drop off any unwrapped toy at the register at any Pier 1  and it will be donated.  They also accept monetary donations too.  You can also help by spread holiday cheer by liking Pier 1 Imports on Facebook. For every new fan they get, they will donate $1 to Toys for Tots.

Doggie Breath

Oh my, do you have pets? I have dogs and cats.  And cats are ok, they treat you like servants to care for them.  And I am ok with being kitty staff.  But dogs...no they love love love you! They treat you like family....all tail wagging and barking and jumping all around when you show up.  Now I love my dogs.  I love that they love me.  But I do not love their breath.  Honestly....I am looking for doggie toothbrushes.  So I am not assaulted by the horrid smells wafting out of those lil doggie mouths.  I know some people who do brush their dogs teeth.  I am a lil scared I would get chewed on.  I know I would get drooled on.  That happens already!

But I have found a way to take care of that stench without risking any of my fingers.  Oh and I also have whiter teeth with the lil pooches.  (Yeah, at least they are not neon white, that would be just down right scary.)  Now I simply sprinkle on a lil of my Teddy's Pride in the dog food and whoosh all my fears of doggie breath are gone.  Actually since they do get scraps from the table I put it on that.  This way each dog gets their own dose of Teddy's Pride.  I was happy to see that this is a probiotic and it uses the natural bacteria to promote long term oral health.  Hummmm, I wonder if I could do the same for College Girl?  Naw, guess I should not use the dogs things for her.  Honestly the same science that is used here is working for her with the rinse system she is not using.  I love it!

Oragenics, Inc., a company specializing in all-natural probiotics for oral care, will be giving away a YEAR'S supply of Teddy's Pride to one lucky winner.
Entering the contest is easy.  Just visit Teddy's Pride on Facebook: 

1) Friend them (if you wish, not required)

2) send Linda the Tooth Fairy an email through their Facebook page, telling her a cute little thing about your pet.

The deadline for entry is Friday, October 29 at midnight (Pacific time) and the winner will be announced on Monday, November 1.

 

So better scents around here.  And I am still the cat butler but the dogs are happy to just laze around with me.  I do wish to thank Teddy's Pride for sending me samples to use.  I was thrilled to find it online too since most stores are so far away from where I live.  Now it can just arrive in the mail.  Oh and this does work with cats too! 

Funky Monkey

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Since I help care for children for other moms, I am always looking for healthy snacks the kids will like. And we all know that healthy and fun do not normally end up in the same sentence. But I have been lucky to find Funky Monkey, the fruit that crunches!
Funky Monkey sent me some samples to review. For this I say thank you!

Now let me tell you a little about this great snack. It is freeze dried fruit that does not have any sugar added. YEAH! And it is 100% real fruit and 100% fat free. And for those with allergies it is also gluten free. Top that off with each package is 3 servings of fruit. Now all of this is great to us moms, but the kids just see that it is healthy when they hear these words.

That is where the name comes in. What kid does not like a good funny word. And Funky Monkey is a fun name. So we have a great name and healthy snack, but how does it taste?

I tried it out with my lil ones here and it went over well with one and not so well with the other.
The lil one ate a piece of Applemon (that is apple with cinnamon) and then went for it by the handful. The older one would not even taste it. She is the picky eater by the way. I could not get her to tell me why she would not eat it either. So no taste testing there. But of course her sister was so much happier that she could have the whole bag for herself.

I tried the Pink Pineapple (that is pineapple with guava) and really loved the crunch it had. Think fruit chips. You get the sweetness of fruit but the crunch of a chip. Being on a forever diet this was great to me. As I crave the crunch. The flavor was good but I did come across a few pieces that where a lil too close to the core so they were tough.

We also have MangOJ (yes, mango and orange juice) that I am saving for College Girl. She is currently sleeping and will have it with her breakfast.

Now you can also try out your own Funky Monkey. I love that name, it sounds like a dance and I adore dancing. Funky Monkey is hosting a giveaway of a CASE of their snacks for one lucky reader. Just visit Funky Monkey and come back and tell me something you liked. (This is mandatory to enter.) You can also join them on their Facebook page. You can also have extra entries too. Additional entries can all be done with a separate comment for each for following, having my button, twittering, links on face book, sending others to the giveaway (they have to credit you) and blogging about this great giveaway. Make sure that I can contact you some how in order to let you know if your the winner.

World Vision Gift Catalog

Here is my all time favorite for Crazed Mind's 2009 Gift Guide! The World Vision Gift Catalog. And I can not say it any better than they can. So folks, here is the best deal and true meaning of a giving season.

Through the World Vision Gift Catalog, you can make a donation to dozens of different projects around the world to help children and families in need. It’s much better than giving an impersonal gift card or a last-minute purchase like a sweater, and the donations can go a long way to promoting health and wellness in the developing world. These items make great gifts for moms, dads, grandparents AND children! The World Vision Gift Catalog is a wonderful opportunity to give great, inexpensive gifts that no one will want to exchange.

The World Vision gifts are a great value for people trying to pinch their pennies and please their loved ones. And they stretch a family’s “giving dollars” this year because, thanks to corporate product donations and government matching grants, many of the gifts will help provide much more than the $25 gift! A sampling of inexpensive gift items include:

- $16 will buy two soccer or basketballs for a child

- $17 will buy improved hybrid or drought-resistant seeds for a nourishing harvest and income

- $18 will buy enough bed nets to protect an entire family from malaria

- $25 will provide $350 worth of school supplies in the U.S.

- $25 buys two chickens to provide a lasting source of nutrition and income for a family

They would like to offer one free gift from the catalog as a holiday giveaway for you. The free gift is a Thai necklace. All you have to do is visit World Vision Gift Catalog and tell me what you would pick as a gift to give to others. (This is mandatory to enter.) You can also have extra entries too. Additional entries can all be done with a separate comment for each for following, having my button, twittering, links on face book, sending others to the giveaway (they have to credit you) and blogging about this great giveaway. Make sure that I can contact you some how in order to let you know if your the winner.

Here are the great links you can also use from Facebook, Twitter and of course to World Vision itself.

Facebook: www.facebook.com/truespiritofchristmas

Twitter: www.twitter.com/christmastour

Campaign website: www.worldvisiongifts.org

You can also do that one more extra step too. Pop over to hotelscombined.com. They are doing a monetary donation for those who also want to use facebook, twitter and blogs to support World Vision. Add the graphic below to your blog sidebar and they will send $20 to World Vision. Now that is easy. Spread the word through being a facebook fan and they will send a $5 donation. Follow them on twitter and tweet for a $10 dontation. That could be $35 of donations sent just from each of us doing what we do best. Social networking to help others.

I recommend HotelsCombined.com and sent $20 to World Vision!

You can shout and help too.

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Win A Trip with Crest Whitestrips

I was allowed to test out Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal this last week and I am quite happy with the results. You see, I did not have good dental care growing up. And through the years no matter how I brush my teeth they are still yellowing. Well not anymore! After 5 days of using Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal my smile is much brighter and whiter.

Now that is not the only thing. I tested Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal this weekend on College Girl. She used them only 3 times and we can see a difference on her too. How this helps out with her being in the spotlight on stage. I know she is going to be purchasing her own box. (I will not give up mine!) And you can also get your own box too. (Will tell you how in a lil bit.)

Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal is making it easy to share a brighter smile. Visit their Facebook page and enter for a chance to win $2,000 toward a trip to connect with friends and family for the holidays. You could also win daily prizes — a pair of webcams or a box of Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal!

Now for your additional giveaway. I was lucky to have a test box sent to me and you can win your own box of Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal. Just pop over and and collect a beauty tip. Come back and share it on my comments. That is your first entry. (This is mandatory to enter.) You can also have extra entries too. Additional entries can all be done with a separate comment for each for following, having my button, twittering, links on face book, sending others to the giveaway (they have to credit you) and blogging about this great giveaway. Make sure that I can contact you some how in order to let you know if your the winner.

Shandle Give Away

I loved getting the Shandle. And want to have another for my other bathroom. And I am going to order it soon! In the meantime, I am able to share the Shandle with you!
So here it is. I have the ability to give away 5 SHANDLES!

You will think this is different but will love it as soon as it is in your bathroom. No more touching the underside of the toilet seat. UUUGGGHHHH!
I hate that. Guys do too! And think they have to all the time. So you need to make sure you enter so you can save his hands as well.


Now it is also piratical in the fact that it helps tell kids to Wash Their Hands. You know how important that is and true we all get busy. So a lil reminder never hurts.

Follow the directions below and get your very own Shandle soon.

GIVEAWAY: REMIND YOUR KIDS TO PRACTICE HAND WASHING WITH THE SHANDLE

To Enter:

Sign up for the Shandle Newsletter at www.theshandle.com for promotions, discounts and product news and then leave a comment on this post.

Earn additional entries by completing any or all of the tasks below. Each optional task below is worth one additional entry. Make sure you comment one time for each entry so you will be counted for each one.

· Become a fan of the Shandle on Facebook.
· Post a message on the Shandle Facebook Page
· Follow The_Shandle on Twitter and Tweet about why you would like a Shandle in your home - include a link to www.theshandle.com.
· Tweet about this Giveaway and include a link
· Post a link to this giveaway in your Facebook feed
· Post a link to this giveaway on your blog

To complete your entry you must leave a comment on this post. Please state which Shandle design is your favorite and indicate any additional entries you completed and your email address for contacting.
Comment Examples:

“ I love Frog Bear Washes His Hands. He is so cute. Hope I win!! My email is Mommy (at) nextdoornyc.com

My additional entries are the newsletter sign up. My email is Mommy (at) nextdoornyc.com”

Tweeting about Shandle My email is Mommy (at) nextdoornyc.com”

Tweeting about this giveaway. Thanks for the chance! My email is Mommy (at) nextdoornyc.com”

CONTEST CLOSES ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2009 AT MIDNIGHT. All winners will be selected via random number generator. Winners must be confirmed as Shandle Newsletter subscribers and will be notified via email. Prizes will be sent directly from www.theshandle.com

From Fat to Fit Give Away!

I reviewed the book From Fat to Fit recently and loved it. It has a great story of how we can all take off a few or a lot of pounds when we put our mind to it. You might also enjoy Carole's story. She has documented her weight loss and how she achieved it in a weekly diary form. Carole shares how she lost 41 lbs and 66 " in just 4 months all at the age of 59. Yes, as a senior citizen (we all are getting there) Carole made some life changes and came out all the better for it. She then shared this with others in her community, then wider in the state and finally nationwide. She even host an AARP site of Fat2Fit. I know that there is a host of stories of how others have also made the wonderful changes by accepting their own personal challenges. And I also joined the AARP web site to be part of the Fat2Fit group there too. Luckily I won an extra copy of the book From Fat to Fit by Carole Carson. And I would like to share the book with you. So I am going to give it away.

Easy to win!
Just comment that you too want to get a jump on losing weight or getting fit. Make sure I have your email somehow to contact you and your in.
Now if you want extra turns to win then do a few more lil tricks.
You can twitter about this give away and book and put the links on my comments.
Or you can put it on your facebook page with a link on my comments.
I will go along with notices you are a follower, have my button or even sharing my giveaway with others on your blog.

You know what? I will even give you an extra chance to win if you just tell me too on my comments. How easy is that.

So if you wish to jump right in, find some helpful advice in losing weight and win a free book----then comment!

A New Laptop Winner Everyday

Yes, Charter has a new promotion and they have a Laptop-a-Day Sweepstakes for 2 months! This is just what my College Girl or your student needs. Of course for those on the go you also need a laptop. In addition, you can win a free gift card. It will be a value from $25-$100 with special online deals. This is great as it’s right in time for back to school shopping. I know that those gift cards come in handy around here.

The winners will receive a HP 550 Notebook 15-inch that has Windows Vista and a NeoTec Compu Backpack to carry the notebook in. All gift cards will be for major retailers in clothing, home and accessories, restaurants and even more! It is easy to enter. Just pop over to Charter and register today. You can also view the complete rules, a list of winners, details on the notebook computer and more. This contest will continue til September 15th, 2009.

Did you know that Charter has had several online contests. They are bigger and better each time. In the past the have awarded laptops and Xbox 360 game systems. And one very special customer drove away in a 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid. WHOOT!

You can also keep up with all the great deals and contest by following Charter on Facebook and also with Charter on Twitter.

College Girl is Making Plans

"This post was sponsored by Sears. All the opinions are mine."

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Well as y'all know we are getting ready for College Girl to head back to campus. This week we were planning on going through all of last years dorm "stuff". You know weeding out what she never really used at all. Adding in what we forgot! But each day has been hectic in one way or the other. So I think it is a weekend chore now.
We do have to get CG CampusReady and her newest roommate is quite happy to do this with her. This last few weeks they have been texting and chatting and tweeting and ... and ... and ...! It is really great to see them getting along so well and planning out their dorm room. They are discussing colors and themes and floor plans. I asked if they were using CampusReady to help them do the floor layout or any shopping.
Here are the areas they are discussing.
* Design and shop by their dorm room layout.
* Picking coordinating dorm room products and design themes.
* Shopping checklist so they do not duplicate items or forget any either.
* List of everything they will need for their home away from home and what of it they already have.
* Sharing financial tips and financial planning that they have both learned by living on a budget.
* Apparel must haves and what can they share if they wear the same size!
* They even linked to categories of clothing they’ll need for college life.

I am so excited for CG and her roommate. To be off on a new adventure together. I know that CG is so excited to go back to campus. Heck she has even become CampusReady on Facebook.
BTW I thought that all the other students out there would want to know this. Since college tuition costs continue to rise we all need help. You can enter for your chance to win money toward your college tuition from Sears and Upromise! A total of $25,000 will be awarded. Upromise members are automatically entered with a sears.com purchase through Upromise.com, or enter free at sears.com/campusready. See sears.com/campusready for full rules and complete details. This would be something that CG could sure use.

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College Girl is Leaving Soon

Well August is just around the corner and it is almost time for College Girl to be back on campus. She is more than ready but as usual I love having her home.
So it will be a loving tear that will see her on her way.
This year she moves on my birthday.

There are so many things we have to do to get her ready.
The usual weeding through her clothes.
And of course the gathering of food.
CG never goes without a ton of food available.

But this year there is something new I am sending with her!

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Sears CampusReady is a new program that can really help us reach out and touch CG in a way that can help.
There is a Reload-able Gift Card that Sears offers for CG to use.
This gift card is distributed to both the CG and us, the parental units as she calls us.
We can load money onto the card online, in a store, or in a student shop at a local Sears or Kmart store.
These cards can only be purchased in-store, but can be reloaded online.
But this way CG can go shopping for the Ramen noodles that she seems to live on in school or even "school supplies".
It is pretty hard on her without any extra funds of her own.

But this does go one more step down the line too!
CampusReady on Facebook is another way to keep in touch.
Here is a Facebook application that Sears has created to help us and our CG be "Campus Ready".
You know how the kids all have Facebook accounts already!
So make sure you get this sent to them along with their new "Campus Ready" reload-able gift card.

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