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Win A Charm Story Charm Plus Bracelet or Necklace from Things Remembered!

May 12, 2009 By

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, commenter #63 Laura!

baby-charmThings Remembered, the company that helps you celebrate Life’s Moments, introduces “Charm Story“- a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 50 silver plated engravable charms.  The charms come in shapes designed to reflect a unique occasion such as the birth of a baby or graduation. Each can be engraved with names, dates and other information to reflect the special story of the receiver, and can then be worn on either a charm bracelet or necklace.

Charm Story charms regularly sell for $20 each as do the charm bracelet and necklace, but right now to get you started, Things Remembered is offering the bracelet or necklace with a ”First Chapter” starter charm – either a heart, circle, star or dog tag-shaped charm – for just $30. Engraving is a small, additional cost. Great deal!

Things Remembered very generously sent me a necklace with three heart charms, each engraved with the name and birthdate of one of my children, plus little birthstone gems that clip on to the necklace. It’s beautiful!

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Unfortunately that’s the last time you or I will see it because I was so excited to show it to my blog friends that I took it with me on the trip to Stouffer’s and left my jewelry pouch in my room-and of course the Cleveland Marriott East lost and found doesn’t have it. I hope whoever stole it from my room has kids named Ryan, Nathan, and Kaitlyn. Grrrrr. But I digress.

SO! Guess what?! Things Remembered has generously offered to give one lucky MomReviews reader their choice of a Charm Story Charm plus a bracelet or a necklace and the engraving of their choice!  Sweet!

Win It: For one entry in this giveaway, visit the Things Remembered Charm Story page and browse the charms, then come back here and leave a comment with your real first name or blog name, valid email address, and the answer to this question- which charm will you pick if you win?

Extra Entries: I’ll give you one extra entry for each of  the following that you do or have done. Leave a separate comment for each:

  • Follow Things Remembered on Twitter, then send them an @ tweet telling them you are following them because of me, like this- @tremembered I’m following you because of @Table4Five’s giveaway http://tinyurl.com/plaps3
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Leave a separate comment letting me know you tweeted, and don’t forget to follow me if you don’t already!

Enter by Tuesday, May 19th at 9:30 AM EST. Open to U.S. entrants only.

Good luck everybody!

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The Fragrance Collection by Glade

May 11, 2009 By

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The Fragrance Collection by Glade is  a new,  chic home-fragrance collection of reed diffusers, soy candles, and multi-wick soy based candles. Featuring  sleek designs and unique  scents, you get premium quality for everyday prices.  The scent choices are:

* Make time to indulge with Currants & Açai – The delightful combination of tart red currants, tangy Açai berries and red fruit accents.
* Delight the senses with Lotus Bamboo – The balmy, tropical luscious scent of bamboo with a touch of creamy citrus.
* Rejuvenate daily with Sheer White Cotton – A captivating blend of floral, fruity and woody notes, including freesia and lime.

SC Johnson sent me a multi-wick candle and a reed diffuser in the Sheer White Cotton,  and I love the smell.  I especially like the multi-wick candle because it’s so much brighter,  it’s actually possible for me to read by candlelight!  You should be able to find the Glade Fragrance Collection anywhere home-fragrance candles are sold.  Thanks to these candles you don’t have to spend a lot of money to enjoy a little luxury!

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A Plumm Summer on DVD

May 11, 2009 By

In the Fall of 1963, KULR-TV in Billings Montana hired a man named Herb McAllister to perform his popular kids’ show “Happy Herb and Froggy Doo” on the air. Froggy Doo was a frog marionette that Herb had created, and the show had already been popular for eight years in Great Falls, Montana. Here’s a clip from the movie with Henry Winkler as Herb:

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In 1966, burglars broke into KULR-TV and stole thousands of dollars of equipment along with Froggy Doo. They sent a ransom note demanding $150.00 plus $10.00 in quarters (weird, huh?), which caught the attention of the Sherriff’s Department and the FBI because of the extortion. Froggy Doo’s body was found hanging from a fencepost a few days later, and the head was found in the back seat of a car in downtown Billings.

a-plumm-summerThe Froggy Doo website doesn’t say who was charged with the crime (or if they were ever caught), but the movie “A Plumm Summer” brings the story to life and to it’s conclusion.  Chris J. Kelly plays teenager Elliott Plumm, who has a hard time making friends and so spends most of his time with his little brother Rocky, who is obsessed with the TV show Froggy Doo. They live with their mother Roxie (Lisa Guerrero)  and their Dad Mick (played by William Baldwin), who is a former boxer who now spends most of the time drinking.

When Froggy Doo is kidnapped and Elliott learns that there’s a $700 reward, he teams up with new-in-town Haley (Morgan Flynn) to figure out whodunit.  There’s a sub-plot that involves Mick, who drinks heavily and dotes on Rocky while ignoring Elliott’s attempts to get his attention.  In the end, the case is solved and the family is stronger than ever.

A Plumm Summer is a wonderful family film.  Herb, Froggy Doo’s puppeteer, is played by Henry Winkler, his wife is played by Brenda Strong, and the film is narrated by Jeff Daniels.  The movie is rated PG, probably because of the scenes that show drinking, but I heard no bad language and there was no violence. It was refreshing to watch a movie with no animation or special effects for a change.  Pick it up on Amazon.com.

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