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 two years before. [...]

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, Refreshing Grapefruit Essence, and [...]

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 for [...]

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, and Genuardi´s) [...]

Before MomSelect sent our family the Playmobil Advent – Princess & Unicorn Paradise set this month, I was oblivious to the extensive advent options available from Playmobil.  These advent sets come in a variety of themes – police, pirates, fairies, knights, Santa, and yes even the traditional nativity.  Each set comes with an elaborate backdrop [...]

Though Christmas is just a few days away, it’s not too late to start a new tradition with your family or give the gift of tradition to those you love.

Build-A-Bear Workshop brought the adorable brother-sister pair of Holly and Hal Moose to their line of products last year, along with the story of their Christmas journey in Holly [...]

My desire to feed my children healthy, balanced meals has always been much greater than my discipline to actually do so. You want chicken nuggets for dinner again?  Hey, if it means you’ll eat, then go for it.
Most of my children are older now, though, and it’s easier to talk them into more sophisticated foods.  [...]

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 the [...]