Introducing LiveSoFab from Collective Bias!! #LiveSoFab #cbias

Live-So-Fab vol 1

I am lucky enough to belong to this AWESOMESAUCE community, Social Fabric. I'm sure you've seen my posts for them. When I logged into our forums this morning, I was really excited to see the announcement for their NEW seasonal magazine, LiveSoFab!! The first edition, focused on all things summer, was published this week and has some great recipes, hot trends and fun summer activities. Check … [Read more...]

Princess Twilight Sparkle has arrived!

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Thank you to one of our favorite PR reps for sending reps for sending us My Little Pony Princess Twilight Sparkle on DVD! It's been a huge hit in this house. Both my kids ask to watch it over and over and over. I'm a little okay with that because I think the stories are pretty cute and they are so focused on friendship. It's hard to go wrong, isn't it? This new DVD has 5 My Little Pony … [Read more...]

Flood® Wood Care Staining Made Simple Guide and Sweepstakes Giveaway

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Flood® Wood Care for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. This post is made possible by Flood® Wood Care,  a company that can help you with all of your wood staining projects and needs! We bought a house last year, and so I have a crazy list of projects I have on my needs to happen aka dream list is building a new front porch. Our … [Read more...]

Taco burgers stuffed with Tillamook Cheese!

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My friends at Tillamook Cheese emailed me recently about a few blog projects and I chatted with them about a Cinco de Mayo recipe. They sent me some coupons to use but the recipe never happened. It's still in my head. Well, over the weekend I made these AMAZING Taco burgers stuffed with Tillamook Cheese. Let me tell you, they were delicious and the perfect end to my Mother's Day! Taco … [Read more...]

Ways OTHER than formula to breastfeed longer

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You know I don't post ranty posts too often. It's just not my style. But when something gets under my skin and I think the message is important, well... Tonight I received a press release (surprise surprise) with the following subject line: "Early Formula Use Helps Some Mothers Breastfeed Longer" I'm not going to use any links because frankly, I don't want to spread what I feel is … [Read more...]

Frozen fruit bar sandwiches with Fruti: a healthier dessert choice #FreshNFruti #Cbias

frozen fruit bar sandwiches

We're trying to make healthier dessert choices so as part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias® I made these easy frozen fruit bar sandwiches using Fruti all natural fruit bars. We don't always make the healthiest dessert choices around here. Alan and I need to get better about it, especially so our kids learn to make good choices. I have to admit our go to summer treat is typically ice … [Read more...]

Happy Mother’s Day from Monsters University

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I loved Monster's Inc when it came out in theaters several years ago, and I can't wait for Monsters University! In honor of Mother's Day, check out this FUN clip from our favorite Monsters! “Like” MONSTERS UNIVERSITY on Facebook: http://facebook.com/PixarMonstersUniversity "Follow" Disney/Pixar on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/DisneyPixar Visit the website: … [Read more...]

French Toast with Franz Gluten Free Bread AND a coupon!!

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Just because you're gluten-free doesn't mean you need to give on taste or breakfast favorites! Franz Bakery sent us their new gluten free bread to try this week and it was pretty delicious! When I realized what a nice dense bread the 7 grains was, I knew it would be perfect for french toast. I was right! So tasty! Neither my husband or myself could even tell it was gluten-free. Considering … [Read more...]