RANDOM.ORG CHOSE #56 – WINNER IS CYNTHIA C.  CONGRATULATIONS!   The Product: Mirra beauty care products, carried exclusively at Kroger.  From their website: Kroger is proud to introduce mirra, our easy to use, exclusive health and beauty care brand for family-focused women seeking effortless beauty. Mirra combines quality, natural ingredients with the latest science to [...]

The Book: Raven Stole the Moon, by New York Times Bestselling Author Garth Stein Synopsis: When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to visit Wrangell, Alaska, it’s a wrenching return to her past. The hometown of her Native American grandmother, Wrangell is located near the Thunder Bay Resort, where Jenna’s young son, Bobby, disappeared [...]

The Product: Lysol’s Healthy Touch No-Touch Hand Soap System.  Works with 4 AA batteries and automatically senses when your hand is held under the pump, then dispenses just enough soap to apply to your hands.  Kills 99.9% of bacteria.  Recommended for use in kitchen or bathroom.  Soap comes in 3 moisturizing scents:  Soothing Cucumber Splash, [...]

I know at the beginning of the year I said I wanted 2010 to be more about people and less about products on my blog.  And while that remains largely true, I really do like working with companies, and I get a certain thrill out of offering products for giveaway. {<–Little known bloggy secret right [...]

Cheerios has been a staple in our house for many years.  Breakfast, lunch, dinner – doesn’t matter, it’s a cereal we love to eat any time of day.  We’ve often used Cheerios as one of the “first foods” for our babies, and our toddlers have usually had a bag closeby for snacktime.  It’s hard to [...]

Our family became fans of Celtic Woman the moment we saw one of their programs on PBS.  The immense talent of the vocalists – Lisa Kelly, Chloe Agnew, Lynn Hilary, and Alex Sharpe, along with violinist Máiréad Nesbitt – and the entire crew of virtuoso musicians involved with the production took our breath away.  Celtic Woman is known [...]

Though I have scaled waaaaay back in my online work with companies and review panels, there have been a few opportunities I felt were just too great to not offer to my readers.  This is definitely one of them! Now through February 9th at the Safeway family of stores (which includes Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, [...]

Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book “Fantastic Mr Fox” has come to life on the big screen via the ecclectic vision of director Wes Anderson. The film has been designated a New York Times Critics’ Pick, heralded by The Washington Post as “a gift for the entire family,” and is definitely on my own family’s wish-to-see list. To celebrate [...]

As part of Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty, the Self-Esteem Fund was established with the goal of bringing self-esteem education, awareness, and workshops to 5 million girls globally by 2010.  Every Dove product purchased helps add to the Fund, and this Fall, Dove is taking a moment to tell their consumers:  “Thank You for Making [...]

With all the prep time and cooking that took place this past week, my husband and I actually found ourselves wanting a little snack that had nothing to do with Thanksgiving.  That’s when I remembered Mom Central had sent me a free product coupon to try out a 12-ct selection from Nancy’s Appetizers line of [...]