Win two boxes of EnviroKidz cereals, five winners!

Written by Elizabeth on June 27, 2008 – 11:57 am -

GIVEAWAY CLOSED. Congratulations to the five winners!

How would you like to try two cereals that are so new, they aren’t even on the company’s website yet? I’ve got ten boxes of brand new cereals from Envirokidz to give away, and I can assure you, they are both delicious!

We tried both of the new cereals by EnviroKidz, a line of organic cereals from Nature’s Path. The Leapin’ Lemurs are peanut butter and chocolate balls, they taste a little like Reese’s Puffs. The Penguin Puffs, which I LOVE, are a crunchy blend of kamut, quinoa and corn, which it first made me think I wouldn’t like it, but then I tasted it-ever had Honey Smacks? Penguin Puffs taste just like that! Both of these organic cereals are gluten free, and 1% of the sales from these cereals is donated to endangered species, habitat conservation, and environmental education for children.

I want you to find out for yourself how great these cereals are, so I’m having a giveaway with five winners, who will each get one box of Leapin’ Lemurs and one box of Penguin Puffs. All you have to do to get an entry in this contest is leave a comment on this post with your REAL first name, a valid email, and if you have a URL, leave that too please. I will run this giveaway until Friday, July 11th when I will choose three winners and contact them for their shipping info. Good luck!

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Open to U.S. and Canada entrants, one entry per person. Enter by Friday, June 11th at 9:00 AM EST. Five winners will be chosen at random and contacted by me for their mailing addresses. Products will be shipped directly from the sponsor, all information is kept strictly confidential.


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Win One of Five Fancy Nancy Dolls!

Written by Elizabeth on June 26, 2008 – 12:46 am -

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winners:

#4 Kristinia Clos

#45 April (That Crazy Mom)

#25 Nichole (Big Family Buzz)

#14 Angela at Mommy Bytes

#8 Heather

And thank you so much everyone who entered!

I am so excited about this giveaway! My daughter isn’t quite old enough for the Fancy Nancy books, but she saw the dolls and accessories at Target and practically knocked me over to get to them. So imagine my surprise when I got an email from Janis at Jakks Pacific asking if I would like to review and giveaway something from their exclusive Fancy Nancy line of dolls, dress up clothes, and accessories! When the box arrived, Kaitlyn and I sat on my bed and took a close look at Fancy Nancy, and let me tell you, she is FANCY!

From her purple-streaked hair tied with ribbons and heart-shaped hair clips that come off to be worn by the lucky girl, to her strand of beads, spotted leotard, ruffled poodle skirt, socks with tiny hearts and shoes with pompoms, this Fancy Nancy doll is sure to be a delightful gift for any little girl. The age recommendation is 4-7, but Kaitlyn is 2.5 and I make sure she is very careful with the doll. These photos will show you just how special this doll is:

Checking her out in the box, which is almost too nice not to keep!

Closeup of her hair with the streaks, ribbons, and hair clips-

Skirt and shoes details, both of which are so cute!

Kaitlyn gave Fancy Nancy a big hug!

I encourage you to visit a Target store or Target’s website and see all the wonderful items in the Jakks Exclusive Fancy Nancy line:

The Fancy Nancy Dress Assortment features her precious signature Fancy Nancy Poodle Dress and Fancy Nancy Posh Party Dress so every girl can be just like Nancy. $24.99

The Fancy Nancy Frilly Tutu Assortment is perfectly feminine and frilly for an every day occasion in the world of Fancy Nancy, as it is all about the attitude! $12.99

Every girl can be queen “just because” with the Tiara and Crown Assortment which includes a royal fluttering tiara and a royal ruby crown. $9.99

The Fancy Nancy Hat is vibrantly colored, frilly, exquisite and will compliment every one of her amazing outfits, even her pajamas – why not! $9.99

The Fabulous Fancy Nancy 18” Doll is a beautifully charming life-like doll which truly emulates Fancy Nancy’s character in that more is ALWAYS better when it comes to being fancy! $39.99

The Fabulous Fancy Nancy 18” Doll Dress Up features 4 spectacularly different outfits for creating fancy fun. Designed around her favorite color fuchsia (fancy for purple), they include 2 lavishly unique dress sets, 1 lovely robe and pajama set and a satiny tutu and leotard set. $19.99

The Fancy Nancy Posh Frenchy Puppy Plush is the most adorable La Salle Spaniel - a funny, playful, smart and cuddly dog and the ultimate accessory for every little girl. $19.99

The Fancy Nancy Glamorous Purse and Sunglasses Assortment allows girls to awesomely accessorize everything to the max! $9.99

The Fancy Nancy Dress Up Shoe Assortment features 4 different magically designed shoe sets including rouge heeled shoes, fuchsia heeled shoes, exquisite pin ballet slippers with leg warmers, and red ballet slippers with tie-up ribbons. $9.99

Janis from Jakks also very kindly sent Kaitlyn the Frenchy Posh Puppy, which is incredible soft and comes with a collar and leash. She took those off pretty much right away though, and now the puppy sleeps in her crib with her and her other pile of special toys!

GIVEAWAY: This is SO generous-I have FIVE Fancy Nancy dolls to give away to you lucky readers! Please read the rules carefully before entering:

*One entry per person, open to U.S. only. For a valid entry, please use your real first name or blog alias and a VALID email address when leaving your comment.

*For one entry, in your comment, please tell me who you will be giving the doll to if you win-daughter, niece, granddaughter, cousin, special friend-I just think it’s only fair that the dolls go to someone who will actually play with them. If your comment only says “thanks” or “great giveaway”, I won’t be able to count it as a valid entry.

*I will give two entries to anyone who does the following in addition to leaving the information about who they will give the doll to-subscribe to this blog’s feed either in a reader or by email, add this blog to their Technorati favorites, or mention the giveaway on their blog with a link back. Don’t have a blog? Email your friends! Let me know in your comment which one you did.

*I will give three entries to anyone who does the following in addition to leaving the information about who they will give the doll to-stumble this post by clicking the title to view the page for the post itself and clicking thumbs up on the stumble toolbar. If you are the first one to do this you’ll need to write a short description of the post. Or, submit it to digg or Kirtsy. Links are at the end of the post, let me know in your comment which site you submitted to.

Enter by Thursday, July 10th at 9:00 AM EST. Good luck everyone! I know the five winners will LOVE the dolls!


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Giveaway-”Minutemen” DVD

Written by Elizabeth on June 25, 2008 – 1:09 am -

It’s a short trip from zero to hero in MINUTEMEN, the hit Disney Channel Original Movie that mashes together outrageous comedy and awesome sci-fi adventure. And only on this DVD can you score the never-before-seen alternate ending and an exclusive time-traveling feature that takes you behind the scenes with the cast for a cutting edge — and funny — look back at the making of the film! Go back in time with three hi-tech heroes! To spare other kids from humiliating and totally un-cool high school experiences senior Virgil (Jason Dolley of CORY IN THE HOUSE) and his buddies invent the ultimate time machine. But when they accidentally open a black hole they learn that turning back the clock can create a massive mess. You won’t want to miss a single hilarious minute!

Giveaway-I’ve got one copy of this DVD to send to a lucky winner. For one entry, please leave a comment on this post with your REAL NAME and VALID email address.

For two entries, please leave a comment with your name and address AND either subscribe to my feed in a reader or by email or add this blog to your Technorati Favorites. Links are in the sidebar. If you already are a subscriber or have me faved, let me know (I’ll check!)

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*bloggers-mention this giveaway with a link to this post on your blog
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Entries will be accepted until Wednesday July 9th at 9:00 AM EST. Good luck!


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Win Three New Hardback Books from Harper Collins!

Written by Elizabeth on June 24, 2008 – 11:04 am -

I’m always happy when a package is delivered containing something new and interesting for me to review, but when the huge box arrived with William Morrow/Harper Collins on the return address, I was like a kid at Christmas! See, I LOVE books, but the only hardback books I usually read are the ones from the library with the plastic covers and already broken spines. There is nothing, NOTHING like the smell of a brand new hardback book, if you are a true book lover, you know what I mean! The next time you’re at the bookstore or shopping for books online, check out these great titles, all of which I received for this review courtesy of Christine at Harper Collins (thank you Christine!):

STOLEN INNOCENCE by Elissa Walls
On Sale 5.13.08
The shocking, timely, and inspirational memoir of Elissa Wall, the former member of the FLDS polygamist sect whose powerful courtroom testimony helped convict controversial sect leader Warren Jeffs in September 2007.
To learn more: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061628016/Stolen_Innocence/index.aspx

I received this book while the aftermath of the raid on the Yearning for Zion ranch in West Texas was still in the news every day. I read the book in two days, and it gave me such an interesting perspective, to have just read about names and places that were now on the news. If you are interested in learning what life was really like for one girl raised in a polygamous family, I highly recommend this book.
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ALL THE WAY HOME: Building a Family in a Falling Down House by David Giffels
On Sale 5.27.08
Finding the perfect house is never easy. Rebuilding one from a crumbling pile—to say nothing of making it into a home—is even harder. Written with the humor and insight of Bill Bryson and John Grogan, All the Way Home is the engaging tale of a young father’s struggle to restore a house and find his way . . . without losing himself.
To learn more and watch a video!: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061362866/All_the_Way_Home/index.aspx

I know nothing about carpentry, I leave that to my husband. But even though I didn’t always have any idea what David Giffels was talking about as he described specific parts of his house, I was captivated by this book. The writing is so descriptive that I felt like I was standing right there with Giffels, hammer in hand, looking at a house packed full of someone else’s stuff and literally falling down around me. Anyone who has ever remodeled a house needs to read this book!
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BLUE SMOKE AND MURDER by Elizabeth Lowell
On Sale 5.27.08
The next thrilling romantic suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell. Jill Breck was just doing her job as a river guide when she saved the life of Lane Faroe, son of two of St. Kilda Consulting’s premier operators. But when a string of ominous events — including a mysterious fire that kills her great-aunt and a furor in the Western art world raised by a dozen Breck family paintings — culminates in a threat to her life, Jill reluctantly calls in a favor.
To learn more: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060829858/Blue_Smoke_and_Murder/index.aspx Author’s website: http://www.elizabethlowell.com/

I don’t think I’ve read anything by Elizabeth Lowell before, which is surprising considering how many books she has written. I really enjoyed Blue Smoke and Murder, it has a strong characters, a tightly suspenseful plot, and a satisfying conclusion. I also got a bit of an education on the world of Art collecting which is much more cutthroat than I thought!
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MOOSE: A Memoir of Fat Camp by Stephanie Klein
On Sale 5.27.07
The prequel to Stephanie Klein’s irresistible memoir Straight Up and Dirty, this funny and poignant coming-of-age story introduces a twelve-year-old Stephanie as she embarks on an adventure-filled—and life-changing—summer at fat camp.
To learn more: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780060843298/Moose/index.aspx
Author’s Blog: http://stephanieklein.blogs.com/
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YES, YOU’RE PREGNANT, BUT WHAT ABOUT ME? by Kevin Nealon
On Sale 5.13.08
Kevin Nealon, former long-time of Saturday Night Live cast member and one of the stars of the hit Showtime original series Weeds, writes a collection of humorous stories about becoming a first-time father at age fifty-three.
To learn more: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061215209/Yes_Youre_Pregnant_But_What_About_Me/index.aspx
Author’s MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/kevinnealon
Browse Inside Now!: http://browseinside.harpercollins.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061215209&WT.mc_id=REFL_MONEBST_YYPBWAM_042908

Yes, that’s right, Kevin Nealon has a MySpace page. I have to confess, I didn’t get a chance to sit down and read this whole book, but I skimmed it pretty thoroughly. Hey, authors? Can I make a suggestion? When you publish an autobiography, would you please put some PHOTOS in it? Would it have killed ya to include a few photos in the middle, even black and white ones? When I read an autobiography, I like looking at photos of the people I’m reading about! Anyway, this book is funny just like Kevin Nealon and has a very happy ending that will hopefully spawn (ha! joke!) a sequel.
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THE SCANDAL PLAN: Or: How to Win the Presidency by Cheating on Your Wife by Bill Folman
On Sale 5.13.08
In this hilarious political satire, a U.S. presidential candidate, down in the polls right before the election, decides to fake a scandal in order to ‘humanize’ his image.
To learn more: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061447655/The_Scandal_Plan/index.aspx
Author’s Website: http://www.billfolman.com/
Become the Bill’s Friend on MySpace!: http://www.myspace.com/billfolman

Geez, do I need a MySpace page? Everybody else has one. Now of course, the author of this book is not intentionally writing about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, but there are quite a few situations that at least seem similar. I recommend this book for fans of the political process.
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CLINTON IN EXILE by Carol Falsenthal
On Sale 5.6.08
A revealing portrait of the post-presidential life of one of the towering and most intriguing figures of our time: Bill Clinton
To learn more: http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061231599/Clinton_in_Exile/index.aspx Author’s Website: http://www.carolfelsenthal.com/index.html

I gave this one to my Dad, who has met and shook hands with Bill Clinton, for Father’s Day. Based on more than 150 interviews with the former president’s friends, associates, and sometime enemies, Clinton in Exile takes readers from Clinton’s last hours in office, through his indulgent personal life and well-publicized humanitarian efforts, to his front-of-camera and behind-the-scenes coordination of his wife’s presidential campaign.
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GIVEAWAY-FIVE WINNERS, THREE BOOKS EACH!!!

Five winners will each receive three books-”Blue Smoke and Murder”, “Yes, You’re Pregnant, But What About Me?”, and “Moose: A Memoir of Fat Camp”. To enter, please leave a comment on this post with your REAL NAME or blog alias and a VALID email address. Enter by Tuesday, July 8th at 9:00 AM EST. I will choose five winners from the eligible entries using random.org and email them for their mailing addresses. Books will be shipped directly from William Morrow.

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Family Talk from Around the Table Games

Written by Elizabeth on June 23, 2008 – 4:58 pm -

With the exception of Friday when we eat pizza in the living room, my family sits down together at the kitchen table for dinner every night. We usually talk about our day, the kids ask my husband what he did at work, we talk about what we did around the house. It’s pleasant, but when we received Family Talk 2 from Around the Table Games, our dinner conversations got much more interesting!

The Family Talk games have 100 cards either on a clip or in a jar, each with a question designed to get the family talking. I really enjoyed hearing my kids’ answers to questions like “What subject in school will be most useful in life?”-Ryan answered “Social Studies” and Nathan answered “Writing”. Not surprisingly, the answer to the question “Name a rule at home or school that you would like to change” was answered the same by both kids-the one hour video game rule! And even though my husband and I have been together for 23 years, I don’t normally ask him deep questions in the course of a regular day, so it was nice to hear his answer to “Have you ever been homesick? what made you feel better?” His answer, from when he is on business trips, is looking at photos of us on his computer, awwww!

The games are also available in the original Family Talk, and in the unique Grandparent Talk, which allows grandchildren and grandparents to learn more about each other while keeping family history relevant and alive.

GIVEAWAY-Three winners can choose their favorite Family Talk Game, the original Family Talk, Family Talk 2, or Grandparent Talk. To enter, please leave a comment on this post with your REAL NAME or blog alias and a VALID email address. I will choose three winners from all eligible entries using random.org and contact them by email for their mailing addresses. All information is kept strictly confidential. Enter by Monday, July 7th 2008 at 9:00 AM EST.

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