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10 winners are selected every week until 100 toys are given away. You can enter often so go to Golberger 100 Toy Giveaway to enter.
Guest Post ~ LTM Movie Reviews
August 14, 2009 By 1 Comment
My youngest sister Lauren Tess Manning who goes by Tess in the family goes by LTM on the internet. She is going into college this year and is going to be majoring in writing. She’s very excited and I wanted to give her a venue to start her writing so, she’s going to be combining her other passion movies and writing a weekly post. Movie reviews.
COUPLE MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Although most of you have already most likely seen The Proposal, if you haven’t you NEED to ASAP! This movie stars Sandra Bullock (Two Weeks Notice, Miss Congeniality) as the head of a publishing company. When she finds she is going to be deported back to Canada she cooks up a plan with her male assistant Ryan Reynolds (The Amityville Horror 2005*, Just Friends) to get married to get out of being sent back to Canada. This movie is definitely something a couple would enjoy it’s DEFINITELY a chick flick but it’s funny and has a great moral of doing wrong VS right and the whole thing is filled with hilarious lines and acting the whole movie is AMAZING and I think you will think so to this is also a good girls night out movie. I like it hopefully you will too!
KID MOVIE OF THE WEEK
Depending on how old your children are and what your opinions are this may not be good for everyone; however this movie is truly CUTE! Starring Robin Williams (Wild Hogs, Jumanji) as a dad who sees his family not spending enough time together, and JoJo (Music Artist) the daughter in her teen years, the dad decides to move into an RV. As the family objects he over rules and so their adventure begins. Filled with funny acting and lines this whole movie is great and it has a good moral too it! I enjoyed it!
LTM PICK
My pick is going to be The Painted Veil for see this movie truly made an impact on me. Starring Naomi Watts (King Kong, The Ring) and Edward Norton (The Illusionist, Fight Club) this movie is set in a cholera epidemic. When Kitty’s husband finds out she has been unfaithful he decides to take a stand and follow his dreams to work as a doctor. He tells Kitty that she is to come with him or get a divorce. While this movie is a bit depressing it truly is an eye opener to how fortunate some of us truly are and as a music lover as well as a movie lover the music and score made this movie one for the books.
>LTM<
B2STC4S Sumo chair, Barbar Hair, Adovia, and The container Store #giveaway
August 13, 2009 By 4 Comments
First Place Winner
Sponsor One:
SUMO lounge furniture gives a new meaning to the word ”comfort.” They offer modern versions of the classic idea of bean bag chairs. These chairs come in many versions and sizes and are a smart alternative to upholstered furniture for dorm rooms, apartments, family rooms, and playrooms.
- 10 achingly fashionable colors to choose from
- 10 different positions (discovered so far – some say we lack imagination)
- Measures big – 4.5’ X 5.5, but weighs little – just 18lbs
- Space age rip-proof nylon, stays new looking – easy to clean
- Filled with top quality sumo beads – stays fluffy, never flat
Karen’s SUMO Omni Review for a more in depth look at this bean bag chair!
Sponsor Two:
BARBAR is based in Beverly Hills, CA and has been in operation since 2000.
With over 20 years of experience as a former stylist, the company’s founder, Dominic Barbar, has applied his years of technical know-how to turn his passion into reality by creating a premium line of hair care products that simplify the hair stylist’s job.
BARBAR products utilize Mr. Barbar’s intrinsic knowledge of hair with
cutting edge technology to bring the latest in hair tool innovations. BARBAR’s variety of professional quality products cover all the hair needs without damaging a strand.
BARBAR Artist, Inc. is worldwide and the working philosophy is simple: provide the stylist and consumer with incomparable quality products and customer service at the best available price.
The Barbar 1900 Tourmaline Cordless Combo includes both a tourmaline plate flat iron and curling iron. Go cord free in less than 3 minutes!
- Tourmaline plate flat iron
- Tourmaline barrel curling
- 356° Fahrenheit/ 180° Celsius
- Heats up in 2 to 3 minutes
- 5 Minute usage time
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Sponsor Three:
The first skin care line to combine Minerals with Herbal extracts to create a nutritious cocktail for your skin that keeps it healthy and beautiful from the inside out.
Adovia is a unique skin care line, combining natural ingredients modern science to formulate an effective blend of minerals and the finest herbal ingredients nature has to offer. The vital nutrients,anti-oxidants and minerals present in Adovia products are responsibly gathered at the place closest to the soul of Mother Earth – The DeadSea.
Adovia mineral-based products work to restore your skin’s natural inner balance, allowing it to renew and rebuild itself to achieve visibly smoother, healthier and younger looking skin. Your skin cells are replenished with vital nutrients, resulting in a naturally smooth, rejuvenated and healthy complexion. Take your skin and soul on a journey to the world’s oldest and largest natural spa – The Dead Sea – with Adovia mineral skin care.
Sponsor Four:
Back-to-school is the best time of year to visit The Container Store, whether you are a teacher reorganizing your classroom or a college bound student who needs to furnish a dorm room. In addition to their ever popular Elfa storage organization system, The Container Store is full of great storage solutions that are both practical and attractive.
Second Place:
A runner up will win a 15 oz package of Adovia Vanilla Dead Sea Salts! All you have to do in order to be qualified to win is to:
To Enter:
Visit the Sumolounge and leave a comment telling us what other lounge furniture
Visit BARBAR Hair Tools and leave a comment on another hair tool you’d love to own!
Visit Adovia Spa and leave a comment on another bath or skin care product you’d love to pamper yourself with!
Visit the Container Store and leave a comment telling us what you would spend your GCs on if you won this contest.
Extra Entries:
None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)
Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry
The contest will run until August 27th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org from entries in the FORM
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B2STC4S Kids Coats, Leap Frog and Suzi Home Maker #giveaway
August 13, 2009 By 3 Comments
First Place Winner
Sponsor One
Meet the Company:
Leap Frog offers a wide variety of fun and educational toys for kids of any age. Featuring interactive activities which keep kiddos engaged and happy with learning, Leap Frog encourages kids to learn in a fun way. Worried that your child will get bored with their Leap Frog system after a little bit? Not to worry, Leap Frog offers plenty of additional games and learning books and activities to go with all of their systems.
Featured Back To School product from LeapFrog:
Made for ages 6-10, the Leap Frog Didj is the first ever handheld gaming device that connects to your computer to let you fully customize your child’s learning and playing experience. The games can be synced with your child’s skill levels and what they are studying in school and you can even download their spelling words and math problems directly onto the handheld device. Players play for points when using their Didj and when they connect and go online those points can be traded in in order to customize games with characters , music, backgrounds and more!
Sponsor Two:
Meet the Company:
Kids Coats is your place to find Corky Coats by Corky & Co for boys and for girls online. With a variety of choices you are sure to find something to fit the kiddo in your life!
Sponsor Three:
Suzi Homemaker is a “Mom-owned” custom embroidery and sewing business specializing in personalized baby and children’s gifts, as well as linens, school uniforms and logo wear for work, family reunions and more!
To Enter:
Visit Kids Coats and leave a comment with what you would buy with your winnings.
Visit LeapFrog and leave a comment with what Didj game or what other Leap Frog system your family would be interested in.
Visit Suzi Homemaker and leave a comment with what
you would buy with your Gift Card if you win.
Extra Entries:
None Bloggers get and extra entry for every e-mail they send out linking to this giveaway cc louise@looksblue.com (be sure to leave a comment for every person you e-mail, for example if you e-mail 10 different people leave 10 different comments)
Subscribe to my blog
Follow me on twitter tell me your twitter ID
Blog about the giveaway include a link to me for five extra entries
Tweet the giveaway (every time you tweet you get an entry) Link to the giveaway please!!!
Add my button to your blog/blog roll
Dig, Stumble, or fav me on Technorati (two entries for each one)
Leave a comment for every entry
The contest will run until August 27th 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org from entries in the FORM
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Choosing a Car is difficult
August 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
I have no idea how to choose a car except by test driving them and when you look young like my husband and I do they don’t think you can afford one in the first place. So what are the ways you can search out a car on-line?
The Car Connection seems to have some options for finding out information about vehicles. Take for instance the toyota sienna. This is one of the vans that my husband and I are considering as the next family vehicles we purchase. Toyota’s have great re-sale value.
I will not consider the dodge journey because we currently have a dodge caravan and I hate it. I absolutely hate it. but since I’m looking at cars at the moment I thought I might check out the Pontiac g8 and Hyundai. People are saying that the Hyundai is improving. It looks like the information on the car connection is unbiased and factual. Each person that goes and places their opinion they aren’t paid opinions so it’s nice to see what other people think about each vehicle.
Keep lunch time interesting with Back To School ideas from Sara Lee
August 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Check out the Sara Lee Deli page on Facebook
Make Lunch Time Fun Time: Back to School Tips from Sara Lee Deli ~ with my added commentary 
Shape Up ~ (or ship out)
Make a sandwich exciting by using cookie cutters to create different shapes. Use their favorite hobby or pastime as a guideline: for sports fans, make a football; for dog lovers, try a dog bone shape.
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Just by changing the shape of their lunch you’re going to keep them interested in the healthy lunch you made for them. I hear kids still like to trade lunches in school, keep their mind on their food so you know what they are eating. In my house at dinner time we have the deal, eat what I cook or you don’t eat at all. Very strict I know but then I know they are going to eat the veggies eventually. Harder at school I know but there are lots of ways to keep veggies in them too.
Stock Up on Favorites ~ mine is Hillshire farms
Keep your family happy by having different deli meats on hand. Your kids will all be able to choose their favorite while getting the protein they need. Sara Lee® Fresh Ideas™ pre-sliced deli meats come in 14 different varieties in a convenient, pre-packaged container.
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We like to eat Hillshire Farms which I learned is also owned by Sara Lee.
Keep it Cool
If you need to keep your lunch cool, try freezing juice boxes or reusable bottled waters instead of adding bulky ice packs. The boxes or bottles will thaw to provide a refreshing beverage and keep the sandwich fresh.
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I don’t recommend using bottled water. When you freeze bottled water it gets some of those nasty chemicals in it that we don’t want our kids drinking so use the juice box. Or in my house I would stick the entire lunch box in the freezer and it will be just right at lunch time
Get the Kids Involved
Instead of making lunch ahead of time, pack deli meats along with some cheese and crackers. Kids are more likely to eat what they help prepare, and they’ll have a great time stacking the ingredients to their liking during lunch time.
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Everyone says to get the kids involved. It’s a great idea, one it takes up some time at night when kids are usually grumpy. It also gets them to try more food. Let them help you buy the food too. Give them the healthy options you want them to choose from and it’s ok to give them a cookie every now and then. Moderation is key to all food groups and a healthy diet. When you deprive yourself from something it makes you want it more. So when you are on vacation you will be more likely to over indulge. It’s the same for children. If you keep them away from cookies they’ll just hide the fact that they are eating them.
Here’s a great recipe to jazz up the everyday ham and cheese sandwich into a sushi inspired meal:
Sara Lee Deli Kid Sushi
Ingredients
2 slices Sara Lee® Fresh Ideas pre-sliced Honey Ham
2 strips Sara Lee® Swiss Cheese, thinly sliced, cut 2” x ¼”
2 slices Sara Lee® Soft and Smooth™ Made with Whole Grain White Bread
1 teaspoon ranch dressing
1 tablespoon thinly shredded carrots
2 sweet baby pickles
Method
Place two slices of white bread with the crusts cut off on a flat surface side-by-side. Using a rolling pin, or glass, gently flatten and fuse the bread slices together. Spread the ranch dressing over the inside middle of the flat bread slices. Place two slices of the ham on top of the ranch dressing. Place the shredded carrots and Swiss cheese on top of the ham. Place the two pickles horizontally and end-to-end at the bread edge closest to you. Starting at the bottom, roll the bread upwards to make a tight cigar-shaped roll. Using a bread knife, cut the roll into sushi-sized pieces approx one inch in length.
Option: Serve on a bed of mixed field greens with chop sticks and extra ranch dressing for dipping.
Sesame Street says everyone needs shoes, why not use Zappos
August 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
My Daughter loves watching this Sesame Street video and she loves to wear shoes. At two years old and she’s already in love with shoes. Shoes Shoes Shoes Shoes, everybody’s gotta have shoes. What kind of shoes do you wear? I wear them all and do use Zappos from time to time.
So Zappos has some great sandals to choose from. They sell quite a few different styles and they have my favorite sandals. I’ve written about both before. You know I love them. I love Keen Sandals and I love them a lot. I wear Keen shoes all the time and I can find them at Zappos. I wish they had up to size seven in my size so I can buy the kids ones. So here’s a tip from me for those of you wanting to save money on buying shoes. If you can find shoes in kids sizes here is the conversion rate:
Size 7 kids is Size 8.5 woman
Size 6 kids is Size 7.5 woman
Size 5 kids is Size 6.5 woman
Size 4 kids is Size 5.5 woman
This is a very rough conversion rate but that’s what it is. So if you are looking at shoes on line those of you that have smaller feel look at the kids choices. You might find something really nice at half the price of an adult’s shoe.
Get Freebie Offers, Coupons and Samples Daily
August 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Here are some great places to sign up for freebies. All you have to do is give some of them your address and they’ll mail you out coupons. I love signing up for coupons. I’ve already signed up for Right @ Home, Gevalia, Prilosec, Kotex, Remedy Life Magazine, Arm & Hammer and FreeFlys.
Samples and Coupons are the best way to start saving money.
Office Max and Peter Walsh have great Back To School Tips
August 13, 2009 By 2 Comments
Last week I participated with Office Max, Peter Walsh and 200 other bloggers with a back to school learning session. We, the bloggers were able to ask Peter Walsh questions about organizing our children and preparing for a great school year.
Kids need to be taught how to organize and stay organized. We need to sit down with them and help them learn how to file all of their papers they get from school. Most art projects do not need to be kept in the back pack for the entire semester and tons of papers don’t need to be kept at all.
Help your child find out how their teacher wants the folder organized and also teach them how to use all the pockets of the back pack. When purchasing a back pack find one with more than just a center pocket. Many backpacks now days come with at least three sections. The large section is for books, the next section can be used for folders and papers and the final section can be used for a lunch bag.
If you are a family that considers getting a gift for the teacher, then don’t get an apple or a nick nack. Teachers want school supplies, so get them some school supplies. A lot of stores right now are selling paper and other supplies for pennies when they are usually 79 cents each. So check all of your local ads now and find the best prices to get that shopping done.
Also, the collections of school supplies are more than just the plane ones I grew up with. You can find quite the styles even at Office Max. They sent me some to check out and I gave the composition notebooks to my sister and I gave the adorable folders to my cousins that can’t afford cute school supplies.
If my children were going to school or needed school supplies I would have given them to my own children but I know they are going to people who can use them. I have one folder that I received from Peter Walsh and Office Max last year and I keep all of my blogging supplies in there. I go through it once or twice a month and practically empty it out. Everything I have to have I have an electronic copy and my e-mail is backed up on some server in Arizona, or at least that’s what my husband kids me about. So, if you have watched Peter Walsh on Oprah, or TLC then you have learned that his motto seems to be less is more. Get rid of the clutter and remember that at least 80 % of papers you are never going to need to look at again.
Get a Graphic Tee Free at The Children’s Place
August 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Have I told you lately this is my favorite store?
My husband and I both love this store. It’s a great place to get kids clothing for really cheap. You just have to be smart and watch the sales. I love the Children’s Place
