Tuesday Blog Hops

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momAgenda Review + {Giveaway} (CLOSED)

Do you struggle to keep your family's schedule straight? With kids in different activities and your own obligations, as a mother it's quite a task just keeping up with everyone's recreational activities.

momAgenda understands the needs of a mother. They have developed a planner that has enough room for your children's individual schedules. It has a 17 month calendar which starts in August and runs through December of the next year. That's a perfect amount of time to get you through the school year and beyond too. Another great feature is the removable momEssentials pamphlet that you can transfer to your next year's calendar. It makes things so much easier.


momAgenda carries a variety of products. They have the basic momAgenda
Desktop which comes in 7 vibrant and fun colors. There is also a Faux Crocodile momAgenda desktop, which is the same as the regular desktop, but has a fun cover. And there is also a momAgenda Mini-Daily for an easy planner to have on the go. And they also carry a Home Office Edition planner and momAgenda Personal Portfolio Crocodile Calendar. In addition to the amazing planners, they also carry some accessories that can be used along with your momAgenda planner. With so many options, you're sure to find the perfect planner to suit your needs.

I received the momAgenda Desktop Calendar in purple. I love the color; it's dark and sharp looking. It contains a 17 month calendar. The current one runs August 2010 – December 2011. I like that it goes through the school year, then also finished out the next year. There are monthly calendars and weekly calendars as well. There are also bonus pages in the back for lists, party planning, and other things to help keep you more organized. One of the best features is the 4 extra slots in the weekly planner part for up to 4 kids (or husband or blogging deadlines or whatever you want to use them for), and there is even a line at the bottom to keep track of dinner plans each night.


I find the momAgenda Desktop calendar to be easy to use, efficient and perfect for me. I think any mom on the go would appreciate everything that this encompasses. I will stick with the momAgenda for many years to come. It's the best planner I've ever had.



Buy It: The momAgenda calendars are available from their website and a variety of other places as well.

Win It: The wonderful people at momAgenda are giving me one momAgenda Desktop planner in your choice of color!

To Enter: Tell me another product that you like on their website and what color you'd choose if you win (you can change your mind later). Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail address in your profile or in your comment, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry first, and then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)
*Subscribe to this blog by RSS feed or feed reader.
*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.
*Subscribe to the momAgenda blog through RSS feed.
*Become a Google Friend Connect Follower (or you already are). (2 entries)
*Grab my button and post if on your blog. (2 entries)
*"Like" my fan page on Facebook. (2 entries)
*"Like" momAgenda on Facebook. (2 entries)
*Follow me with Networked Blogs (2 entries)
*Enter my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which ones you entered. (Each good for an extra entry, so you could get as many extra entries as giveaways you entered.)
*Follow me on Twitter.
*Follow momAgenda on Twitter.
*Post about this giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here. You may do this once a day until the giveaway ends. I've made it easy, just Cut & Paste:

Enter to win a momAgenda planner in your color choice from @momAgenda & @psmomreviews – http://tinyurl.com/26md5nz #giveaway

This giveaway is open now through Sunday, October 31st. I will post a winner on Monday, November 1st.

>Open to USA only!<



*Disclosure: I was not paid to post this, but a product was provided to me for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.*

Monday 10/18/10 Winners!

Several great giveaways have ended. So without too much fluff, here are your lucky winners.

The winner of the Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals DVD is ...

#53 - Owen's Mom


The winner of the Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue The Movie Blu-ray/DVD combo is...

#32 - Owen's Mom (I use random.org to draw the numbers, so it's completely random. The more you enter, the better your chances of winning a prize...or two!)


The winner of Barney: A-counting We Will Go DVD is...

#50 - hendy


And finally the winner of the Pillow Pet is...

#205 - Karen Propes

Congrats to the winners. An e-mail is already on its way to you. You will have 48 hours to respond, or I will draw a new winner.

Be sure to check my blog for the other giveaways going on now. Don't forget about the 1,000 follower giveaway that will be ending soon. Don’t waste any time, go enter now!

ecoSTORE USA Review

Many people are looking for more eco-friendly way to do things in their every day life. I'm one of them too. I'm still a big work in progress though.

When I had the opportunity to work with ecoSTORE USA, I was excited. I have seen their products online and in stores too. I've always been curious to try their things, but I wasn't sure if the products would really be able to replace my existing products. Let me just saw I have been very pleasantly pleased with everything I tried from them. And I feel good about using their natural products.

ecoSTORE USA started out of New Zealand and has expanded its products to the USA. They have a variety of different products for baby care, bath & body, hair care, household and even pet care. ecoSTORE has aimed to have green products with no chemicals and a product that is affordable. They have lowered prices on many products recently, and I think the prices are reasonable for such good quality.

I had the chance to use the Laundry Powder and Dishwash Liquid from them. Both products were great. I used the Laundry Powder for about a month and just ran out. It was a bit of an adjustment for me to use powder, but I found very quickly that it's actually easier. It comes in 35.5 oz for $10.19. It cleaned our clothes well and the natural lemon verbena oil had a nice subtle scent.

I also liked the Dishwash Liquid. I wash my dishes by hand, so I need a good soap that cleans and sanitizes my dishes without being too harsh on my hands. This lived up to my standards there. The Dishwash Liquid comes in a 16 fl. oz. bottle for $5.19 and a 32 fl. oz. container for $8.50.

I was happy with the things I tried from there, and I will likely try them again, as well as other products, since I can get them at my local Meijer store. This is definitely a product that any "green" minded people will appreciate. And right now on their website they are running a fall promotion. When you buy any two Household products, you'll receive a Pure Oxygen Whitener FREE! Plus all orders over $25 get FREE shipping too!



Buy It: ecoSTORE USA products are available from their website and Meijer, Duane Reade stores and Plum Markey locations.



*Disclosure: I was not paid to post this, but a product was provided to me for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.*

The Rattles CD Review + {Giveaway}

Children's music has come so far. I'm constantly impressed by the new groups coming out with kid's music. It's not lullabies and boring things anymore either. It's rock and pop music. There are many great songs and groups.

One of the new children's music groups we were introduced to is The Rattles. They are "a fresh, modern fusion of classic rock and power pop." Their music is upbeat and fun.

My son loves all sorts of music. His interests are wide and varied. I love that. I like that he can have a little of everything and decide what he likes…or just like it all.

The Rattles CD "Rattle On" is all about having music that everyone can love. It's a CD that I don't mind putting on in the car. I can enjoy it with my son too. The Rattles are a cool group of animals who love making music together.

You can learn more about The Rattles on their website RattlesRock.com. The website tells about the band and has music, videos, pictures and other fun things for your kids to do. Listen to their music and download it at http://rattlesrock.com/MusicVideos.html.


Buy It: The Rattles "Rattle On" CD is available from their website.

Win It: I have one copy of the The Rattles CD for a lucky reader.

To Enter: Tell me something that you like or found on their website. Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail address in your profile or in your comment, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry first, and then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)
*Subscribe to this blog by RSS feed or feed reader.
*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.
*Become a Google Friend Connect Follower (or you already are). (2 entries)
*Grab my button and post if on your blog. (2 entries)
*"Like" my fan page on Facebook. (2 entries)
*"Like" The Rattles on Facebook.
*Follow me with Networked Blogs (2 entries)
*Enter my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which ones you entered. (Each good for an extra entry, so you could get as many extra entries as giveaways you entered.)
*Follow me on Twitter.
*Follow The Rattles on Twitter.
*Post about this giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here. You may do this once a day until the giveaway ends. I've made it easy, just Cut & Paste:

Enter to win children's CD "Rattle On" by @TheRattlesBand from @psmomreviews – http://tinyurl.com/2ehp6fq #giveaway

This giveaway is open now through Sunday, October 24th. I will post a winner on Monday, October 25th.
>Open to USA only!<



*Disclosure: I was not paid to post this, but a product was provided to me for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.*

LocalTV-Satellite.com

How do you watch television? Do you have cable? satellite? nothing? Netflix? We currently have a very basic cable package, only so we can get our internet from them. We switched over to satellite earlier this year. We've been really happy with it. We're saving money, and we're getting a better quality picture this way too.

If you're interested in getting satellite, you can check out the site www.localtv-satellite.com. They have DirectTV packages, and you can compare your costs from cable to satellite. They have different satellite packages that you can choose from at localtv-satellite.com. So, if you're looking to make the switch to local tv satellite, this might be a good place to start your search. Also, as around with your family and friends, you found some good advice and recommendations that way too.


*This post is brought to you by your friends at localtv-satellite.com.*

Hellmann's Virtual Sandwich Swap 'n' Share

Kids have been back to school for a few months now. Moms are well into their routines with car-pooling, shuttling kids back and forth, after school activities, homework and packing lunches. Many moms have a hard time coming up with great lunches day after day to keep the kids interested and keep them healthy too. Hellmann's and Best Foods Mayonnaise are putting the fun in lunches with their virtual Sandwich Swap 'n' Share program.

Hellmann's Virtual Sandwich Swap 'n' Share is a Facebook application with celebrity chef Bobby Flay and actress/mom Lori Loughlin (loved her on "Full House"). They are helping to get new lunch ideas and benefit the Share Our Strength non-profit organization that is helping to end childhood hunger in America.

On Hellman's Facebook page you can create a sandwich with their application. For every sandwich built, Hellmann's will make a donation to Share Our Strength. And when you share a sandwich with a friend a donation is made as part of Hellmann's $75,000 commitment to support Share Our Strength.

"Hello My Name Is Hope" Program

Facebook, we're all on it. We're there to connect with friends (or sometimes just to be nosy), play games, enter contests and more. Now there is a great app that helps support a very important cause. And you can easily be part of it.

To get more attention to breast cancer awareness the "Hello My Name is Hope" campaign was started by Quill.com, a leading business-to-business online and direct marketer of office products. It's simple. They are inviting Facebook users to post and personalize virtual "Hello My Name is Hope" stickers on their profiles to honor breast cancer survivors and victims.


My family has been affected by breast cancer as many others have. My mother lost one of her closest friends to breast cancer a few years ago. Cyndi fought the disease for several years before it finally took her from us.

When you make a "Hello My Name Is" sticker with the Facebook application, Quill.com will donate $1 - up to $20,000 - to City of Hope. They are a National Cancer Institute- designated comprehensive cancer center dedicated to research, treatment and education. And during the month of October, all the stickers made will be displayed in a community gallery on Quill.com's Facebook page, creating a virtual wall of breast cancer messages and images.

What are you waiting for? You know you'll check Facebook later anyway! Go create your sticker now!

RecrueMedia.com

RecrueMedia is a company that will work for you retargeting your internet website audience through advertisements.  They recognize that you want to keep your target audience coming back to your site for information. Through their knowledge of advertising, they can help you make that happen.

RecrueMedia has a large audience of internet users, so they can work for retargeting companies and bring people to you. Their audience reaches over 90% of US Internet users. By remarketing advertisers can be sure they will reach many websites for the ad banners that you purchase from them.

RecrueMedia has a long list of companies they have worked for. Check them out and see if they will work for your company too.


*This post was brought to you by your friends at recruemedia.com.*

Friday Blog Hops

If you're a new follower, be sure to check out my 1,000th follower giveaway (I'm almost there!). There are some other great giveaways going on now as well. The prizes will make great Christmas presents too!

Happy Friday!

Thursday Blog Hops

What a crazy, busy week! We've had plenty of things going on, and in the midst of that we've started installing the hardwood flooring. Well, I say "we" but my husband it doing most of the work. I did do a lot with the demolition. Tearing up carpeting, padding, staples, and the rest was quite a job. Plus we're constantly moving furniture around to have room to work. I hope the rest goes quickly for us.

What have you been up to this week?

Don't miss out on my 1,000 follow giveaway for an Amazon.com gift card!!

Twitter Hop Thursday @ Simply Stacie

Rich Whip Review

I am not a big coffee drinker. My husband likes his coffee black. When I buy coffee creamer it's for company mostly. So it's hard to keep creamer in the house before it goes back, because it's not getting much use.

I found a good solution to that. Rich's make coffee creamer that is frozen. So I can keep it on hand, and just pull it out to thaw when I know I have company on the way.  They also make Rich Whip, which is a frozen whipped cream product. I could not find this in my local stores, so I was unable to try it.

We did try the Rich's coffee creamer. It was very easy to store in the freezer. It thawed quickly in the refrigerator, and I was able to use it then. I added it to my homemade mocha drink instead of milk. I like the creamy texture it gave my drink.  I would definitely recommend this to anyone who regularly uses coffee creamer.


Buy It: You can find Rich's coffee creamer and Rich Whip in your grocer's freezer. You can use their product locator to find it in a store near you.


*A coupon for a free product was provided to me for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.*

Casa di Bertacchi Meatballs Review

Mmm, we love meatballs in our family. They are great for an appetizer or a meal. There are so many different recipes that you can make with meatballs too.

Casa di Bertacchi meatballs are sold in large packages at Sam's Club. And a wonderful companion to them meatballs is this cookbook- 101 Things To Do With Meatballs.  We received a copy of this cookbook from the company and rushed off to Sam's Club to buy a big bag of Casa Meatballs.

Taco Salad with meatballs

The cookbook is full of creative and yummy things to make. It has everything in it from basic meatball recipes, such as BBQ meatball appetizers, to interesting concoctions like Blue Cheese Buffalo Balls and Caesar Meatball Kabobs.

We made a few great recipes with the meatballs. I made Taco Salad with meatballs (easier than cooking ground beef/turkey like I usually do), and we had meatball subs.  Mmmm!  Everything we tried was great. I love the recipes, and the meatballs are fantastic. I will definitely purchase these again.

Meatball subs

Buy It: The Casa di Bertacchi Meatballs are available at Sam's Club. The 101 Things to Do with Meatballs cookbook is available from Amazon.


*I received a free cookbook to use along with the meatballs that I purchased. All opinions are my own.*

“Great Parents, Lousy Lovers” by Gary Smalley & Ted Cunningham Review

Parenting and marriage advice all wrapped up in one. That's what "Great Parents, Lousy Lovers" by Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham is all about. We all need to make time to focus on our marriages. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the lives and activities of our children that we don't take the time to focus on our spouse. In "Great Parents, Lousy Lovers" Smalley and Cunningham give lots of great tips and advice about making our marriages first.

When we are happy in marriage it makes us better parents. I fully believe that and so do Smalley and Cunningham. They share what we can do to be better husbands and wives and also about teaching our kids how to be independent, so they'll be confident adults.

My husband and I are very good about putting each other first in our family. We make sure that we have weekends or evenings away now and then just the two of us. We recognize that we need that to keep our marriage in tact. And in the end we're better parents because of our great marriage.

If you're a married parent, this book is for you! From a Christian perspective this book will help you in your relationship both with your spouse and with your children too.



Buy It: "Great Parents, Lousy Lovers" is available in bookstores everywhere and from Amazon and other online book distributors.



*Disclosure: I was not paid to post this, but a product was provided to me for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.*

Monday 10/11/10 Winners!

And the winner of the Angelina Ballerina: Love to Dance DVD is...

#47 - Kelly

If you're an Angelina Ballerina fan, stick around. There is a new holiday DVD coming out, and I'll have a copy to give away soon.

Congrats to the winner. An e-mail is already on its way to you. You will have 48 hours to respond, or I will draw a new winner.

Be sure to check my blog for the other giveaways going on now. Don’t waste any time, go enter now!

Costume Supercenter Review

Halloween is coming. It's only 24 days away. I know that 24 days will fly by. And that's only if you're waiting until Halloween to do your trick-or-treating.

My son has a hayride/bonfire thing at a relative's house this weekend, and all the kids are wearing their costumes. Then the Wednesday before Halloween, our church is hosting a "trunk or treat" event. And we usually take him to the local mall on trick-or-treat night (Thursday here). So it looks like he'll get plenty of use out of his costume.

There are so many websites to choose from as well as stores when searching for Halloween costumes for you or your kids. We found a great one, CostumeSupercenter.com. They have a big selection of costumes for all shapes and sizes. Plus ordering and receiving the costume was simple & easy.

CostumeSupercenter.com has everything from kids & baby costumes to plus size costumes. They have categories under each section, which makes searching even easier.

We decided we'd probably want something along the lines of cartoons for Zachariah. So we did a search for boys cartoon costumes. They had a Peanuts costume, Scooby costumes, Batman, Thomas, Diego and so many more. And that was just the one category of the boys section. You can find things from biblical to pirate costumes too.

Once we narrowed it down to cartoons though, my son had to choose between the Shaggy one and Peanuts Snoopy Costume. Those were his two favorites, and I thought either would be acceptable. In the end he went with Snoopy.

The costume took less than a week to arrive to us and it came in great shape. We pulled it out of the box and Zachariah put it on right away. It's good quality and so great on him. I love it, and he does too. He wore it from about 3 days straight when it first arrived.

So we are all set for him for Halloween now. I'm sure it will be a big hit at the party this weekend. Have you found the right costume for you or you your children? Be sure to check out CostumeSupercenter, I'm sure you'll find just the right thing.



Buy It: Go to CostumeSupercenter.com for your Halloween and other costume needs.



*Disclosure: I was not paid to post this, but a product was provided to me for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.*

Friday Blog Hops

If you're a new follower, be sure to check out my 1,000th follower giveaway (I'm almost there!). There are some other great giveaways going on now as well. The prizes will make great Christmas presents too!

Happy Friday!

Barney: A-Counting We Will Go DVD & Activity Book Review + {Giveaway} (CLOSED)

Learning with Barney & Friends is always fun! Whether it's haring, caring, using our imaginations, or learning to count, Barney helps kids learn so many things and has fun doing it.

In the new Barney: A-Counting We Will Go DVD all Barney's friends are learning about counting. Baby Bop must learn to count, so she can play games in the park with her friends. Barney and the other kids are more than willing to teach Baby Bop her numbers. Counting is quite fun when you're playing and learning with your friends.

We enjoyed this new Barney DVD. My son loves counting and numbers. This DVD also comes with a counting Activity Book. Zachariah took that first thing and completed it cover to cover. He loves doing "school work" like that. I know preschoolers will enjoy this DVD, and if they aren't counting yet they will be after watching this one.

The Barney: A-Counting We Will Go DVD comes with the DVD and extra activity book for your kids. It also has a bonus "Counting in the Garden" game on the DVD. This video is targeted to children ages 1-5, and it runs about 54 minutes total.



Buy It: The new Barney: A-Counting We Will Go DVD is available in stores and online now.

Win It: I have one copy of the new Barney: A-Counting We Will Go DVD for a lucky winner.

To Enter: Tell me something that you like or found on their website. Be sure to include your e-mail address, so I can contact you when you win. (If I can't find an e-mail address in your profile or in your comment, I will draw a new number for the winner.)

Extra Entries: If you'd like to, you may earn extra entries for doing each of the following. Be sure to leave a separate comment for each. You must do the above (main) entry first, and then you can do these others.

*Post about the giveaway on your blog and leave the link here. (2 entries)
*Subscribe to this blog by RSS feed or feed reader.
*Subscribe to this blog by e-mail.
*Become a Google Friend Connect Follower (or you already are). (2 entries)
*Grab my button and post if on your blog. (2 entries)
*"Like" my fan page on Facebook. (2 entries)
*Follow me with Networked Blogs (2 entries)
*Enter my other giveaways, then come back here and let me know which ones you entered. (Each good for an extra entry, so you could get as many extra entries as giveaways you entered.)
*Follow me on Twitter.
*Post about this giveaway on Twitter and leave the link here. You may do this once a day until the giveaway ends. I've made it easy, just Cut & Paste:

Enter to win Barney: A-Counting We Will Go DVD
from @psmomreviews – http://tinyurl.com/297nlqp #giveaway

This giveaway is open now through Sunday, October 17th. I will post a winner on Monday, October 18th.

>Open to USA & Canada only!&lt;



*Disclosure: I was not paid to post this, but a product was provided to me for the purpose of this review. All opinions are my own.*