Freschetta Rally for Real Pizza Campaign!!

Hey friends! If you love pizza as much as I do, you will love to hear about this!


Freschetta is having a Rally for Real Pizza campaign!

"Frozen pizza shouldn’t simply taste better. It should be better. Freschetta® frozen pizzas are made with top-quality ingredients and taste-tested recipes, just to make sure your pizza will always deliver Fresch® flavor."

I Rally For Real Pizza because I don't want to feed my family a pizza that has very little taste and is like you are just eating some crust with a dab of cheese throwed on top and a few pieces of meat or veggies that everyone will fight over. I want a pizza loaded with flavor! Flavor in the crust, flavor in the cheese, and tons of flavor loaded toppings!!

Freschetta™ Rally for Real Pizza campaign has an awesome Rally Mosaic on Facebook that you have got to check out! You can join the Freschetta™ Rally for Real Pizza by submitting a photo to the Rally Mosaic on Facebook. Each week they will select 100 winners – to each receive 5 Freschetta® pizzas. On March 30, they will also select 10 winners – who will each receive Freschetta® Pizza for a Year!



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6 Snack Mix Recipes!!

I was looking for some snack mix recipe and found some great ones, so decided to share them here. Hope you enjoy! If you have any good snack mix recipes, leave a link in the comments! =)


Kickin' Snack Mix Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + coolingYield: 16 Servings20 45 65 Ingredients 


3 cups Crispix
3 cups Wheat Chex
2 cups cheddar-flavored snack crackers
1 cup pretzel sticks
1 cup almonds
1 cup mixed nuts
1 cup pistachios
1/2 cup butter-flavored popcorn oil
1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions
In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the oil, dressing mix, dill, garlic powder and cayenne. Drizzle over cereal mixture; toss to coat.
Transfer to two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Bake at 250° for 45-55 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
Store in an airtight container. Yield: 3 quarts.



Nacho Snack Mix Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 2 hours + coolingYield: 16 Servings10 120 130
 
Ingredients

4 cups Crispix
1 can (4-1/2 ounces) crisp cheese ball snacks
3 cups corn chips
2 cups pretzel sticks
1 cup cheese-flavored snack crackers
2 tablespoons taco seasoning
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup butter, melted

Directions
In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Spread in two ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Combine the taco seasoning, oil and butter; pour over cereal mixture and toss to coat.
Bake at 200° for 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Cool. Store in airtight containers. Yield: 4 quarts.
Editor's Note: This recipe was prepared with Planters' Cheeze Balls.
 
 
 
 


Trail Mix Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.Yield: 8 Servings10 10 Ingredients 


1/2 cup unblanched whole almonds
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup dried apple slices, chopped
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup Honey Nut Cheerios

Directions
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 4 cups.


 

I am thinking this recipe may be good with my homemade granola, instead of the oatmeal squares cereal.

Cherry Almond Snack Mix Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 20 min.Yield: 20 Servings10 20 30 Ingredients


4 cups oatmeal squares cereal
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/2 teaspoons apple pie spice
1 pinch salt
1 cup dried cherries or golden raisins

Directions
Preheat the oven to 300°F.
In 15-inch x 10-inch x 1-inch baking pan, combine cereal and almonds.
In small bowl, mix melted butter, apple pie spice, and salt . Drizzle cereal mixture. Toss to evenly coat.
Bake 20 minutes or until almonds are toasted, stirring once during baking.
Cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Add dried cherries and/or golden raisins.
Cool completely. Store in tightly covered container at room temperature for up to 1 week.



Corny Snack Mix

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.Yield: 40 Servings10 15 25 Ingredients


3 quarts popped popcorn
1 package (15 ounces) Corn Pops
1 package (15 ounces) corn chips
2 packages (10 to 12 ounces each) vanilla or white chips

Directions
In several large bowls, combine the popcorn, Corn Pops and corn chips.
In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, melt chips; stir until smooth. Pour over popcorn mixture and toss to coat.

•Spread onto two 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pans. Cool. Store in airtight containers. Yield: 7-1/2 quarts.




Zesty Snack Mix Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 25 min. + coolingYield: 13 Servings10 25 35 Ingredients


4 cups Corn Chex
4 cups corn chips
1 cup salted peanuts
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1/3 cup butter, melted
3 tablespoons honey
4 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions
In a large bowl, combine the cereal, corn chips, peanuts and oats. Combine butter and honey; drizzle over cereal mixture. Sprinkle with chili powder, salt and oregano; toss to coat.
Spread in a single layer in an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, stirring once. Cool. Store in an airtight container. Yield: about 10 cups.

Creamy Sourdough Snack Recipe

I love dips and bread and the hollowed out round loaves filled with rich creamy dip are just amazing! =)

I think this one may go good with the sourdough bread recipe that I just posted in my last blog post. ;)

Creamy Sourdough Snack Recipe from Taste of Home


Prep/Total Time: 20 min.Yield: 28 Servings20 20 Ingredients


1-1/2 cups (12 ounces) sour cream
2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1-1/2 cups cubed fully cooked ham
1 round loaf (1 pound) sourdough bread
Chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions
In a saucepan, combine sour cream, cream cheese, onions and Worcestershire sauce; cook and stir over low heat until blended. Add cheese and ham; cook and stir until cheese is melted and ham is heated through. Cut off top of loaf; carefully hollow out top and bottom, leaving a 1/2-in. shell. Cut bread into cubes. Pour dip into shell; sprinkle with parsley if desired. Serve with bread cubes. Yield: 3-1/2 cups.

Neat Sourdough Recipe!

Looking for an sourdough recipe that you don't have to keep working with? I found this great recipe on Taste of Home and can hardly wait to try it!


Sourdough Bread Recipe


32 ServingsPrep: 20 min. + standing Bake: 45 min. + cooling


Ingredients
1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
3-1/2 cups warm water (110° to 115°), divided
7 to 8 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
Cornmeal

Directions
In a 4-qt. non-metallic bowl, dissolve yeast in 2 cups warm water;
let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in 2 cups of flour until smooth.
Cover loosely with a clean towel. Let stand in a warm place
(80°-90°) to ferment for 48 hours; stir several times daily.
(The mixture will become bubbly and rise, have a "yeasty" sour aroma
and a transparent yellow liquid will form on the top.) Stir in milk
powder, butter, sugar, salt, remaining water and enough remaining
flour to form a soft dough. (Do not knead.) Cover and let rise in a
warm place until doubled, about 1-1/2 hours.

Turn onto a floured surface; punch dough down. (Do not knead).
Divide in half. Shape each into a round loaf. Heavily grease baking
sheets and sprinkle with cornmeal. Place dough on prepared pans.

Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.

With a sharp knife, make three diagonal slashes across tops of loaves. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes. Brush loaves with cold water; bake 35-40 minutes longer or until golden brown. Yield: 2
loaves.


Editor’s Note: Dough may also be shaped into 24 rolls instead of loaves. Bake for 10 minutes, then 20-25 minutes after brushing with water.

Betty Crocker coupons!

Hey friends!

Wanted to share some great Betty Crocker coupons with you!

You can visit THIS LINK to download a
printable coupon for 85 cents off when you buy
ONE BOX of Fun da-middles Cupcake Mix.

And, you can visit THIS LINK to download a
printable coupon for 75 cents off when you buy
ONE POUCH of Betty Crocker Molasses Cookie Mix.

Hope you all enjoy and have a great "week-end before Valentines"! ;)



Disclaimer:
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MyBlogSpark.

Rubbermaid Bento Set Giveaway Winner!

The winner for the Rubbermaid Bento set Giveaway is......



According to True Random Number Generator:

Min: 1

Max: 135

Result:  28

Comment #28
Trista Z said...
"-"Like" Preparing For Our Children's Future on facebook ( 3 entries) trista zollars 1"


Winner has confirmed.

Congratulations Trista!

Rubbermaid Bento Boxes & Toppers (Review & Giveaway)

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I don't know what I was expecting when I took up the offer to do a review for the Rubbermaid Bento Boxes and Toppers, but when the UPS man showed up with a huge box I was so surprised and excited!

These boxes are just amazing! They are sturdy, and so neat looking!

Most of time I dread thinking about having storage containers/organizers around the house, but not with these! I would actually show them off! Lol!

The boxes and toppers came in a set of 4 and they all fit neatly into the biggest box (the X-Large box).

(Pictured above).

Mine are in the Paprika color.

Below is how the X-Large Bento box looks with the Flex dividers open.

The dividers pop out very easy, and make your containers easy to organize on the inside!

Also, may be great if you are trying to keep things stored and don't want things jostled around or broken.

 I think these would make great storage boxes for Christmas and other holidays!

My house is small, so these have been a great find for me.

My husband has the smallest one on his desk. He uses the flex dividers in his and it holds his pens in one corner, business cards in another and other small items. Great for keeping the desk from so much clutter!

I use the Medium size box for my sewing supplies! It is great for holding my scissors, needles, thread spools, lace, etc.

I love how you can use the tops for lids or covers OR trays! So neat! I have most of the tops on mine flipped over so that they can hold stuff on top too.
The tops are just as sturdy as the boxes so are also great for carrying things on, using for a tv tray, etc!

As a homeschool mom, the Bento boxes have so many uses and are so handy! If I am doing things around the house, I can always carry one of the trays with me of things I am using or need, putting up items etc.
I use the Large Bento box, JUST for homeschool, right now. It is the perfect size to hold the notebooks, teacher books, student books, flashcards and books we are using at the moment. =) I love it! So handy and also can have it right where I need it. And as you can see, in the picture below, the top for it is being used for the youngest Princess's Kindergarten puppets. =)

You can see more pictures and read more about Rubbermaid's Bento boxes and toppers HERE on their website. And check out their other great products!

You can also browse more pictures at the Rubbermaid Flickr photostream,
videos at the Rubbermaid Youtube channel, and follow the Rubbermaid Blog HERE! 
Plus don't forget to follow Rubbermaid on Facebook and Twitter!





A Big thank you to the Great folks at Rubbermaid, for giving us the opportunity to try out their Bento Boxes and Toppers and for offering one of my blog readers their very own set of Bento Boxes and Toppers!



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That gives you 28+ chances to win! Have fun!

Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!



This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada and Ends on January 27th at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.

The prize will be sent directly from Rubbermaid to the winner.





Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received a sample to review.
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own.

Pappers Galore!

Wow, I am so behind on my blogging! REALLY starting to miss it! My computer is very messed up and locked up again on me for a while around the Holidays. That was a real bummer, but I did spend more time with my family! =)

Last summer, we bought some peppers plants to plant in our garden spot. They did sooo good this year! lol! We had peppers running out of our ears!

I had Never picked so many peppers at once! One day I picked a 5 gallon bucket of Just jalapeno peppers!

I pickled a lot of the jalapeno and some habanaro (sp?) peppers. Then I dried and dehydrated a ton of them. Ground some of the dehydrated ones up, put them in an seasoning shaker, and King Ed loves to put them on his soups, stew, chili, pizza etc. He loves hot peppers.

I loved the bell peppers of course! We had stuffed peppers, and used peppers for a lot of meals over the summer. I also dehydrated a bunch of the bell peppers. They seem to be keeping well in the fridge, but I need to vacuum pack some.

I was very surprised and happy with the quality of the peppers. Wish they had all been open-pollinated seed, but the bells were hybrid. =( Oh well, I am really going to aim at being a Better gardener this year! =)

Homemade Caramel Sauce recipe link

Ooooooo!
While visiting "My Baking Addiction" I also found this
Homemade Caramel Sauce recipe HERE with great how to instructions!

I LOVE caramel and hope to try this out for the Holidays!
Maybe I can make my own candy bars sometime too! =)

Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe

I had just been thinking about making some Pumpkin Pie spice, but had not started searching for a recipe yet, so I was delighted when one of my facebook friends shared this recipe! I wanted to share it here for anyone who may need it.


Pumpkin Pie Spice recipe HERE

Hope everyone's baking and cooking for the Thanksgiving season turns out wonderful!

Princess S.'s Birthday Party 2011!

Last month was our oldest Princess birthday! yay!
I made her a Sand castle cake! She and all the children loved it!
Here is the LINK for the recipe I used. It was very easy to make.


My sister came and helped decorate for a Luau party. =) She found some of the cutest decorations and party supplies at Dollar tree.


I made a watermelon bowel and filled it with fruit for the kids.
She wanted pizza, so I made pizza for everyone.



I bought her a coconut! She had never had one before and thought it was so neat! She loved it, but not the milk in it! lol!

She also got the One thing she had been asking for, for I don't know how long! A train set! I found one on Amazon for a good deal, and Daddy liked it because it came with a bucket that it All fits into!

I can hardly wait for the youngest Princess to have her birthday! I have to decide on a cake and everything for it still. =)
I also want to start getting ready for the Holidays. =)

~Hannah

Cicero on Justice and Injustice

"The foundation of justice, moreover, is good_faith; — that is, truth and fidelity to promises and agreements. And therefore we may follow the Stoics, who diligently investigate the etymology of words; and we may accept their statement that "good faith" is so called because what is promised is "made good," although some may find this derivation/a rather farfetched. There are, on the other hand, two kinds of injustice — the one, on the part of those who inflict wrong, the other on the part of those who, when they can, do not shield from wrong those upon whom it is being inflicted. For he who, under the influence of anger or some other passion, wrongfully assaults another seems, as it were, to be laying violent hands upon a comrade; but he who does not prevent or oppose wrong, if he can, is just as guilty of wrong as if he deserted his parents or his friends or his country.

Then, too, those very wrongs which people try to inflict on purpose to injure are often the result of fear: that is, he who premeditates injuring another is afraid that, if he does not do so, he may himself be made to suffer some hurt. But, for the most part, people are led to wrong-doing in order to secure some personal end; in this vice, avarice is generally the controlling motive."
From
DE OFFICIIS
By
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Translated by Walter Miller.
Loeb edn.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press,
1913

Cicero on Morals and Moral Duties

"Although philosophy offers many problems, both important and useful, that have been fully and carefully discussed by philosophers, those teachings which have been handed down on the subject of moral duties seem to have the widest practical application. For no phase of life, whether public or private, whether in business or in the home, whether one is working on what concerns oneself alone or dealing with another, can be without its moral duty; on the discharge of such duties depends all that is morally right, and on their neglect all that is morally wrong in life.

Moreover, the subject of this inquiry is the common property of all philosophers; for who would presume to call himself a philosopher, if he did not inculcate any lessons of duty? But there are some schools that distort all notions of duty by the theories they propose touching the supreme good and the supreme evil. For he who posits the supreme good as having no connection with virtue and measures it not by a moral standard but by his own interests — if he should be consistent and not rather at times over-ruled by his better nature, he could value neither friendship nor justice nor generosity; and brave he surely cannot possibly be that counts pain the supreme evil, nor temperate he that holds pleasure to be the supreme good."
From
DE OFFICIIS
By Marcus Tullius Cicero

Translated by Walter Miller.
Loeb edn.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press,
1913

Benjamin Franklin Fridays~ On Liberty & Safety

"They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin 1759

Benjamin Franklin Friday's ~The Words of Our Founding Fathers

Benjamin Franklin's Advice to a young woman:

"I hear you are now in Boston, gay and lovely as usual. Let me give you some fatherly advice. Kill no more pigeons than you can eat. Be a good girl and don't forget your catechism. Go constantly to meeting- or church- till you get a good husband, then stay at home and nurse the children, and live like a Christian. Spend your spare hours, in sober whisk, prayers, or learning to cypher. You must practice addition to your husband's estate, by industry and frugality; subtraction of all unnecessary expenses; multiplication (I would gladly have taught you that myself, but you thought it time enough, and wouldn't learn) he will soon make you a mistress of it. As to division, I say with brother Paul,
Let there be no division among ye. But as your good sister Hubbard (my love to her) is well acquainted with the Rule of Two, I hope you will become an expert at the Rule of Three; that when I have again the pleasure of seeing you, I may find you like my grape vine, surrounded with clusters, plump, juicy, blushing, pretty little rogues, like their Mama."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1755
From the book, "The Real Benjamin Franklin"

Ralph Waldo Emerson on "Self Reliance"

I just found the article on Self Reliance, by Ralph Waldo Emerson! Have you read it? I highly recommend that you do!
Here is just a small piece of it that I wanted to share!

From
"Self Reliance"
By Ralph Waldo Emerson
1841


"If our young men miscarry in their first enterprises, they lose all heart. If the young merchant fails, men say he is ruined. If the finest genius studies at one of our colleges, and is not installed in an office within one year afterwards in the cities or suburbs of Boston or New York, it seems to his friends and to himself that he is right in being disheartened, and in complaining the rest of his life. A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont, who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always, like a cat, falls on his feet, is worth a hundred of these city dolls. He walks abreast with his days, and feels no shame in not 'studying a profession,' for he does not postpone his life, but lives already. He has not one chance, but a hundred chances. Let a Stoic open the resources of man, and tell men they are not leaning willows, but can and must detach themselves; that with the exercise of self-trust, new powers shall appear; that a man is the word made flesh, born to shed healing to the nations, that he should be ashamed of our compassion, and that the moment he acts from himself, tossing the laws, the books, idolatries, and customs out of the window, we pity him no more, but thank and revere him, — and that teacher shall restore the life of man to splendor, and make his name dear to all history." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Read the whole article From The Patriot Post ! It is REALLY good!

Zoobie Pets Giveaway Winner!

The winner for the Zoobie Pets Giveaway is......

According to True Random Number Generator:

Min: 1
Max: 129
Result: 11

Comment #11:

Angela said...
I think the zebra would be a great fit but I would probably consult with my son before making a final decision!


Winner has confirmed.
Congratulations Angela!

Easter 2011

We celebrated Easter at home this year, with just our family! Usually we go to my sister's and have a big hunt and lunch, but this year they had other things going on, so we just stayed home. We had a really good time and got to lay around and watch movies all after noon! lol!

Easter morning, I made a cheese spread bunny (pictured above and below). It was very yummy!

And the girls got to hunt Easter eggs of course! I had some candy for the eggs, but had not gotten to a store to get some fun crackers to fill the eggs, so I made notes for them saying they could pick out some fun things at the store! =)
Thankfully they are very easy to please when it comes to gifts, and they loved it all!
I look forward to next Easter! I wonder if there will even be Easter stuff for sell next year? These are interesting and kind-of scary times we live in....

~Hannah

My Amaryllis- Times two!

I love amaryllis! I remember, as a teenager, I got one of the amaryllis growing sets for my birthday! And a couple of years ago, I was given another one!
You have to remember though, I do not have a green thumb! Most stuff dies on me, so this poor plant has seen some ruff days over the past few years!
Winter of 2010, I had to separate the bulbs, since they were getting to big in the pot! So I made two pots with two bulbs in each pot. So far they are doing good, but will need to separate them again this year, as they keep growing!

This year, both started to bloom in April! And they were just beautiful! I was so excited to have two blooming at the same time! I had one more bloom later, but it was smaller and only had two flowers on it.

I took some pictures of them as they bloomed and wanted them here on my blog! Hope you enjoy them too!

~Hannah

Our new van!

A couple of months ago (wow, time flies!), we got a "new" van!
I feel like a Real homeschool family now! lol!
It is a '98, but in pretty good shape and we have really been enjoying it!
Believe it or not, this is actually my first car! So I have been pretty excited about it! Plus it is much easier to drive then the big truck. =)


~Hannah

Hapari Giveaway Winner!

The winner for the Hapari Giveaway is......

According to True Random Number Generator:

Result: 23

Comment #23



Anne-Marie T said...
"Shared on Facebook...."


Winner has confirmed.
Congratulations Anne-Marie T!

Zoobie Pets Review and Giveaway! Ends 6/6

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Welcome to the Zoobie Pets!!!!
Hey friends! Have you visited Zoobies.com? They have the most adorable pets! I was blown away by the assortment and how they are made!

The Zoobie Pets are a plush toy, a pillow and a blanket, All in One fun pet that your child will love and carry with them and to bed every night!

Since they have such a great assortment of all different kinds and colors of pets, you can find the one that fits best into your family or for each child! When I showed the Zoobie Pets website to my daughters, they were so excited, to say the least! =)
We had great fun looking at each Zoobie Pet and it's blanket and the pictures of children snuggling their plush pets!
We finally decided that Patch the Pinto would fit best into our home, since my husband was a horse trainer, we had horses when I was growing up and my girls LOVE horses and want one (or two!) of their own someday!
My girls then talked about getting Patch the Pinto and when the delivery truck came they were just bouncing up and day, hoping it was Patch the Pinto! It made me so happy to see them so excited when we opened the box and there was Patch the Pinto!
He is soooo cute and so soft! I just love the cozy blanket! It is big enough for my girls to cover up with! Plus he makes the perfect size pillow for them and as a plush toy, he is just the right size for hugging!
I think it looks like a baby miniature horse! lol!

The blanket is pretty easy to take out and put back inside of the pet, and you can leave it zipped onto the pet if you want to!

There are two, velcro tabs on the bottom that gather the pillow up to make the pet into the animal shape. There are 4 different collections of Zoobies! I like Curious George from the Storytime Pals, Slumber Furbie the Feline from the Slumber Pets, Baby Tama the Tortoise from the Blankie Babies, and (besides Patch the Pinto), I like Wyatt the Wolf, Cookie the Cow, and Jafaru the Giraffe in the Blanket Pets! =) They are All so cute though! You can find the stores nearest to you that sell Zoobie Pets at Zoobies.com!

A Big thank you to the Great folks at Zoobies, for giving us the opportunity to play, sleep with and love our own Zoobie Pet and for offering one of my blog readers their choice of a Zoobie Pet to have as their own!

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That gives you 29+ chances to win! Have fun!
Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada and Ends on June 6th at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent directly from to the winner.


Disclaimer:
For purposes of this review, I received a sample to review.
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own.

Hapari $96 Gift Card Giveaway!

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I love laying out in the sun, running through the water sprinkler with my kids, and spending days at the river! I am really looking forward to spending more time doing all those great activities this year, and thanks to Hapari, I am going to enjoy them more and be more comfortable!
Hapari sells a beautiful line of more modest swimwear. Ever since I first heard of them and saw their products, I have been very eager to try their products out! They have really great prices and the swimwear looks like it is great quality! Plus I am a mom of girls, who tries to be a good example of modesty! I love the looks of the Hapari Sport and SOS tankinis , with one of the skirts or Beach shorts! Fantastic!

And there are a lot of new colors, and styles to choose from this year!
There are also Plus sizes, which look really great! They also have junior and girls sizes! And men and boys swimwear! So Hapari is your one stop shop for swimwear! =)

I also love the Hapari cover-ups and dresses! These would be great for beach/pool parties or for just lounge-wear!

The great people at Hapari are offering one of my blog readers a $96 gift card to use on their choose of swimwear!

A big thank you to Hapari for this giveaway and for offering me an oppertunity to review their products for them (keep an eye on my blog for my review, coming after this giveaway is closed!).

This is a very easy giveaway to enter! All that is required for entry into the giveaway contest is that you MUST link to one of the following via a personal blog, Twitter, or Facebook:

http://www.hapari.com/

http://www.hapari.com/womens-swimwear/

http://www.hapari.com/plus-size-swimwear/

http://www.hapari.com/modest-tankinis/

Then come back and comment on my blog with the URL where the link to Hapari can be found. Once this is done you have entered into the giveaway!

You can receive up to 2 bonus entries if you not only link to the site, but also share it on Facebook and Twitter. Each link will count as one entry into the contest. You can provide proof by linking to each instance in the comment. Please leave a comment per entry that you qualify for, for each entry to count!

That gives you three chances to win! Have fun!

This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada and Ends on May 31st at 12 am central. The winner will be chosen at random using random.org.
The prize will be sent directly from Hapari to the winner.



Disclaimer:

This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the bloggers' own.

Thanks Mail Carrier- Guidecraft Country Kitchen Giveaway!

I would Love to have a little play kitchen for my girls!

Guidecraft has some amazing and neat ones for sell, and right now, "Thanks, Mail Carrier", is giving away a Guidecraft Hideaway Country Kitchen!

This would be great for us, since our house is so small!

Enter HERE for your chance to win!

Giveaway ends May 20th.

Brighten Up Your Outdoors with Pier 1!

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

Spring is here and it is time to get outdoors and soak up some sun! Invite friends and family over for a cookout and relax in some amazing outdoor furniture from Pier 1!

Maybe you are new to Pier 1, like me, or maybe you have shopped there before, either way, you have got to check out their outdoor furniture! They have beautiful wicker chairs and tables, like the Coco Cove Outdoor Wicker Armchair , and the Coco Cove Outdoor Dining Table!

I would really love to furnish and decorate our patio and yard, this year, but when I see the prices at local stores on the cheap, plastic "outdoor" furniture, I can't look twice! But the more I look over the Pier 1 products, three words stand out to me, Quality, Comfort and Affordability.

You can find some great bargains to make your spring and summer entertaining and relaxation more fashionable, comfortable and enjoyable! I think you will be impressed by the quality, selection and options! I was amazed that so many of Pier 1's products are for indoor and outdoor use, since they are so beautiful. You can completely decorate or redecorate rooms and outdoors with everything from rugs, seating to wall decor!  People will be in awe that you have doormats, clocks, and barstools, outdoors! I love that you can have the furniture outdoors to enjoy in the summer, and bring it in, to enjoy for the winter! Ahh! Makes me long for a big sun room!

The new Papasan collection at Pier 1 will be the perfect addition to any living space! They have a Papasan Chair, Double Papasan Chair and Rockasan, plus lots of different styles and colors of cushions to choose from. So if you are looking for something new, the Papasans are probably the Best bargain for the biggest improvement! I also recommend you check out the Outdoor Mocha Counterstools, the breath-taking Galiana Mosaic Outdoor Bistro Table, and the deal on the Estrella Doormat (for just $12.68)! And all three of those items are for indoor/outdoor use!

Some of the great things I would love for my patio and porch are the Coco Cove Outdoor Wicker Rocker (for husband to relax in!), the Adjustable Chaise Lounge (for me to lay out on!), the Coco Cove Outdoor Serving Cart and Blue Metal Beverage Tub with Stand, (for entertaining and everyday use!)! For the kids, the Outdoor Swingasan Chair (I remember my Aunt had one, and I loved it as a kid!), and the Scatter Daisy Reversible Outdoor Cushions!

Another must have for me would be the Hot Stripe Hammock! I love hammocks and told my husband the other day that we really need to get one....or two!

For Birthday parties, holidays, pool parties, picnics and backyard barbecues, or just everyday eating, Pier 1 has a beautiful array of dinnerware, goblets, platters, placemats, chip 'n dip bowels and serving bowels to make your parties & meals festive!

Plus, don't forget the lanterns, candles, and yard decor! I just love the Citronella candles, Blue Fish Ceramic Planter, the Set of 6 Herb Garden Stakes, the Heart Wind Chime (for just $14.95!), and the Ceramic Tabletop Bird feeder that is now on sale for just $19.99!

 

Visit Pier 1 online or in stores today and see all the other great outdoor/indoor furniture and decor that they have! And don't forget to tell a friend! *Smiles*!      Pier 1 Tweetups