Progresso Soup Review & Giveaway - CLOSED

I was excited the other day to receive a sample of Progresso Chicken Tuscany soup. I love soup and love to try new kinds. Especially this time of year when the weather is getting cooler. There is nothing like sitting down to a nice hot bowl of soup.




I ate the Progresso Chicken Tuscany soup the other day for lunch. And it was absolutely delicious. I also enjoyed it because I was able to enjoy it in this nice Progresso soup mug along with a fancy stainless steel Progresso spoon. (pictured above)

Another great thing about this soup is that it has fiber in it. There are 4 new, great tasting Progresso soups that have 28% of the recommended Daily Value of fiber per serving (7 grams) and have no added MSG or artificial flavors. The new varieties include Chicken Tuscany, Creamy Tomato Basil, Hearty Vegetable and Noodles and Homestyle Minestrone.

WIN IT: One lucky reader will win a Progresso Prize Pack (as pictured above)

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me how you try to incorporate more fiber into your diet.

EXTRA ENTRIES: (leave separate comment for each entry you do. For example if you blog about this giveaway - worth 5 entries - please leave 5 separate comments)

1. Follow my blog (publicly)
2. Follow me on Twitter & tweet this giveaway (use retweet button above if you like)
3. Daily entries: tweet giveaway
4. "Grab my Button" and post it on your blog (worth 2 entries)
5. And for 5 extra entries blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post

RULES: Giveaway is open to US Residents only. Giveaway ends November 15, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in their blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified.

DISCLAIMER: Progresso provided me with the free product, information, and prize pack through MyBlogSpark.

Giveaway Winners

Here are the winners for 3 different giveaways.


100 Postcard winner is:

Katerina @ GirlWithARing said... 40

Blogged at http://www.girlwitharing.com/2009/10/more-giveaways.html

girlwitharing at gmail.com

Entry 1

24 X 36 Vinyl Banner winner is:

slehan said... 52

3 blogged: http://slehan.blogspot.com/2009/10/raging-grannies-need-banner.html

October 17, 2009 2:37 PM

250 Custom Stickers/Labels winner is:

Pricilla said... 7

I would make labels for my soap
thank you
kaiminani@gmail.com

October 17, 2009 9:22 PM

Congratulations to all the winners. I have emailed everyone with details on how to claim their prizes.

Check my sidebar for more giveaways & a few new ones will be coming soon.

Aloha Friday #8

An Island Life hosts this meme. Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

My question: Have you or your kids been to a Haunted House? Do you or your kids like Haunted Houses?

My answer: I used to like Haunted Houses when I was younger. My kids not so much. About 5 years ago, my sister talked me into taking them to one. My daughter didn't even make it past the entrance, and my son only made it about half way through it. That was our last attempt at a Haunted House.

Head on over to Aloha Friday to join too:

Watch LiveTV4me

I just received a letter the other day that said the cost of my cable TV is going up again. Sometimes I get really frustrated with how much cable TV costs.

Well, I just found out about a website called livetv4me.com. On this website you can watch over 1,000 TV Channels right on your computer. For a one time fee of $39.95, you can watch TV programming from all over the world. This is a great price! That price is less then what I pay for one month of cable TV.

With LiveTV4me you can eliminate your monthly cable bills. All it takes is an easy download, which only takes about 3 minutes. And then you can watch live sports, movies, news, music videos and thousands of other programs from the US and around the world.

Their software technology will plug you directly into hundreds of live digital television channels all over the world. All you need is an Internet connection, and you can enjoy over 1000 live television channels from all over the world.

And don't worry access is 100% legal, no matter how many channels you want to watch or for how long. Also there are no hidden fees, you will pay a one time fee of $39.95.

If this sounds good to you and you want more information, check out LiveTV4me's website for yourself!

WW #79 "Pumpkins"

Sunday the kids carved some pumpkins. Sorry no pictures of them at a pumpkin patch, we got them at the supermarket - because they are a lot cheaper there - lol.

Here's my son working on his.



Daughter working on hers.

Daughter & finished pumpkin

My son's finished pumpkin

Accor Hotels Super Sale!

There is a super savings going on right now at Accor Hotels. It is The Accor Hotels 3-Day Super Sale Asia Pacific.

Right now there are over 1 million hotels at amazing rates across Asia Pacific. Which the countries included in this are: Thailand, Korea, China, Japan, HK, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Fiji, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, Bali. This sounds so awesome, I would love to travel to any one of those locations!

But hurry and book now! Because the campaign is actually only for 3 days. It starts today, October 27, 2009 and ends October 29, 2009. Over one million room nights will be on sale. And another great thing about this sale is that rates will be starting at as low as $30 (US) per night.

So if you are looking to make travel plans for the holidays this is the perfect sale for you. Because you can book your stay now, and the stay period for this is December 2009 until April 2010. So hurry to take advantage of these great savings.

Another great thing about this sale is it also coincides with record-low air fares across the Asia Pacific region. So if you are considering traveling in the near future check out this sale, because it will allow you to enjoy some of the world's most exciting cities at bargain rates.

Ruby Tuesday #9

It was such a beautiful day on Sunday, I just had to get out and enjoy it. My daughter wanted to go to the park. So I took her to one of our favorite places, because they have a park, and also you can take a walk in the woods on some trials.

Here she is (along with Kit, her American Girl Doll) on the Ruby dome park equipment:

100 Flyers/Brochures Giveaway - CLOSED

UPrinting.com is sponsoring another giveaway for one of my readers. This giveaway is for 100 Flyers/Brochures. Check out UPrinting.com's Flyer Printing and Brochure Printing.

These would be great for supporting a cause, promoting your business or printing menus.

Giveaway Prize Details: 100 Brochures for One Lucky Winner
100 8.5 x11" Brochure / Flyers on 100lb gloss text paper ; 4 color printing on both sides
Folding Choices: Half fold; Trifold/Letterfold; Z-fold; Accordion (4 panels) Roll Fold (4 Panels)


WIN IT: One lucky reader will win 100 Flyers/Brochures.

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me how you will use your 100 Flyers/Brochures if you win.

1. Follow my blog (publicly)
2. Follow me on Twitter & tweet this giveaway (use retweet button above if you like)
3. Daily entries: tweet giveaway
4. Add my "Button" to your blogroll (worth 3 entries)
5. And for 5 extra entries blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post and to UPrinting.com

RULES: Giveaway is open to US Residents only. Free UPS Ground Shipping to US Residents. Giveaway ends November 9, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in their blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified.

DISCLAIMER: As the host of this giveaway UPrinting.com will be awarding me with 100 Flyers/Brochures.

Camera Critters #18

My daughter took this shot at the fair she went to a couple of weeks ago on a field trip. She was very excited to watch the horse show. She loves horses and has always wanted to go horseback riding.

Well today she actually gets to try it. Her Girl Scout troop is going horseback riding today! I hope she likes it. Of course she won't look as professional as this girl was on the horse.

Charter On Demand

My kids love to watch the usual shows kids like. Like Sponge Bob, Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny With A Chance, to name a few. Sometimes the shows they like aren't always on though. That's why it would be so nice to have Charter On Demand.

If you have Charter digital, then you have On Demand. You may not even realize that, or that it is free to access. You have right at your fingertips over 6,000 movies and shows to watch anytime you want. That is the great thing about On Demand. If you want to watch say Wizards of Waverly Place, you can just search for that and watch all the episodes you want of it. My kids would love to have this!

Sometimes going anywhere to rent a movie can be a pain. Usually when ever I try to rent one, most of the time they are out of the particular one I want. It can be so frustrating. Also waiting for one in the mail takes to long. If you want to watch a movie with Charter On Demand it is much easier. Access is just a click away.

They also have hundreds of shows on HD now too!

You can learn more at charter.net/ondemand. You can also get updates and fun extras on Charter’s Facebook page. Check it out for your On Demand needs.

Friday Photo Flashback #6

I was thinking the other day what my kids have been over the years for Halloween. Then I came across pictures from Halloween 2004.

My daughter was a Witch and my son was Harry Potter. This was one of the best costumes my son had. When we went trick-or-treating he got more complements on his costume then ever. Everyone was saying how much he looked like Harry Potter.

Crayola Crayon Tower - "Lights, Camera, Color" Review & Giveaway - CLOSED

I received a Crayola 150-count Crayon Tower the other day. I along with my kids were so excited to receive this.

The Crayon Tower is so cool and 150 colors all at your finger tips is awesome. The Crayola Crayon Tower can fold down to compact or you can pull it up to make a 3 tier tower. It also comes with a crayon sharpener.

Another really neat thing about the Crayola Crayon Tower is that it comes with a "Lights, Camera, Color" code. The 150-count Crayon Tower comes with a code that is good for 6 months of free unlimited prints on Crayola.com "Lights, Camera, Color."

This is a really cool application on Crayola.com. What it is, is after you enter your code, you can upload any photo you have, and it will turn your photo into a coloring page. And then you can print it out to color. My daughter was really excited about trying this out. She loves dolls and has some pictures of them, so we tried it out with some of those. Here's an example of that:

Here's our picture:

And here's what it looks like as a coloring page:

My daughter has really been enjoying this. We have printed at least 10 pictures, and she has had fun coloring them in with all her new crayons!

WIN IT: One lucky reader will win a Crayola 150-count Crayon Tower, which will come with a code for 6 months of free unlimited prints on Crayola.com "Lights, Camera, Color."

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me about a photo you would like to make into a coloring page.

EXTRA ENTRIES: (leave separate comment for each entry you do. For example if you blog about this giveaway - worth 5 entries - please leave 5 separate comments)

1. Follow my blog (publicly)
2. Follow me on Twitter & tweet this giveaway (use retweet button above if you like)
3. Daily entries: tweet giveaway
4. Become a fan of Crayola on Facebook
5. "Grab my Button" and post it on your blog (worth 2 entries)
6. And for 5 extra entries blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post

RULES: Giveaway is open to US Residents only. Giveaway ends November 6, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in their blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified.

DISCLAIMER: Crayola provided me with the free product, information and Crayon Tower to giveaway through MyBlogSpark.

WW #78 "School Picture 2009"

My daughter's school picture arrived the other day. Here is her 4th grade school picture. Excuse the graininess of this. I scanned it, it looks a lot clearer in person.

I am really happy with how this came out!

Visit Wordless Wednesday , 5 minutes for Mom, 7 Clown Circus, Mostly Wordless Wednesday at Ordinary and Awesome, Sunnymama & Mom Dot for more participants.

100 Postcards Giveaway - CLOSED

UPrinting.com is sponsoring another giveaway for my readers. This time for 100 Postcards!

These would be great for thank you notes, quick letters to your friends, to promote your blog or your business. And there are many more uses for these postcards. Visit UPrinting.com for all your Postcard Printing needs.

Giveaway Prize Details:
100 Postcards for One (1) Lucky Reader
Size: 4x6
Paper: 14pt Cardstock Gloss
Printing: Full color both sides

WIN IT: One lucky reader will win 100 Postcards

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me how you would use the Postcards, if you win

EXTRA ENTRIES: (leave separate comment for each entry you do. For example if you blog about this giveaway - worth 5 entries - please leave 5 separate comments)

1. Follow my blog (publicly)
2. Follow me on Twitter & tweet this giveaway (use retweet button above if you like)
3. Daily entries: tweet giveaway
4. Favorite me on Technorati
5. Become a fan of UPrinting.com on Facebook
6. And for 5 extra entries blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post and to UPrinting.com

RULES: Giveaway is open to US and Canadian Residents only. Free UPS Ground Shipping to US Residents, Canadian Residents must pay shipping and taxes. Giveaway ends October 28, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in their blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified.

DISCLAIMER: As the host of this giveaway UPrinting.com will be awarding me with 100 Postcards also.

Winner of 250 Business Cards

Here is the winner of the 250 Business Cards:



The winner is

Jaime said... 12

I follow blog
copperllama at yahoo dot com

October 15, 2009 3:11 AM

Congratulations Jaime! I will be emailing you shortly with details on how to claim your prize

Yoplait "Promise To Make A Difference" Giveaway - CLOSED

According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer within her lifetime; that's 12 percent of all women who will be personally impacted by the disease.

You may feel powerless in the fight against breast cancer. Well there is one way you can help. From now until the end of October you can save and mail your pink lids from Yoplait yogurt.

For every pink lid mailed in by December 31, 2009, Yoplait will donate 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, up to $1.5 million, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $500,000. In addition, you can visit YourLidMatters.com to create online lid collection teams. You can also engage and inspire friends, family and colleagues to join the cause.

MyBlogSpark sent me the "Promise To Make a Difference" gift. This includes a free coupon for Yoplait YoPlus Yogurt (void in LA, NV and ND), a breast cancer awareness bracelet, and a leather jewelry case. I haven't had a chance to go to the store yet, but as soon as I do I'm going to pick up my free Yoplait YoPlus Yogurt, and save the lids to send them in. My daughter loves the bracelet, and is wearing it today to school.


WIN IT: One of my readers will win the "Promise to Make a Difference" gift shown above.

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me how you are going to help in the fight against breast cancer?

EXTRA ENTRIES: (leave separate comment for each entry you do. For example if you blog about this giveaway - worth 5 entries - please leave 5 separate comments)

1. Follow my blog (publicly)
2. Follow me on Twitter & tweet this giveaway (use retweet button above if you like)
3. Daily entries: tweet giveaway
4. Favorite me on Technorati
5. And for 5 extra entries blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post and to YourLidMatters.com

RULES: Giveaway is open to US Residents only. Giveaway ends November 3, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in their blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified.

DISCLAIMER: MyBlogSpark and Yoplait have provided this information, product prize pack and items for giveaway.

Ruby Tuesday #8

The leaves are all changing. Here's a tree on my street. I love how it's multi-colored. Yellow, red and some green.

Sun-Bird Asian Seasonings

I love Asian food. But I have to admit I have no idea how to prepare it at home. It always seemed so complicated. And I've never been sure on how to get the same flavor if I make it myself.

Well now I just heard about a product called Sun-Bird. They make Asian seasoning mixes. So you can easily prepare Asian meals at home. And they are at affordable prices too, so making this meal on today's tight budget is very accessible. Also family's schedules are also busy so making a meal quick and easy is also important. With Sun-Bird you can make that Asian meal you've been craving easily.

Sun-Bird is America's #1 Asian Seasoning Brand. These seasonings will give your food a true authentic Asian flavor. There's a variety of seasonings and products for stir fry, fried rice, chow mein and many more. Wow these sound great! Next time I'm in the Asian section at my local grocer, I'm going to look for Sun-Bird Seasonings. They sound like a great way to spice up dinner. Some of the products they have also include: Sauce Mixes, Soup Mixes and Classic 3-step Meal Kit.

Sun-Bird is also having a cool giveaway. They are giving away 15 Blu-Ray Disc Players. You can find the entry forms at the grocery store where Sun-Bird products are sold. The contest is running until October 31, 2009.

Mellow Yellow Monday #19

My daughter went to a fair called the "Deerfield Fair" a couple of weeks ago. She went with her 4th grade class on a field trip. I let her take an old camera so she could take some pictures on her own. She took some pretty good pictures.

This is one of a prize winning sunflower. Look how huge this sunflower is! I'm not sure how big it is or anything, but that is awesome! It looks like a winner to me.

Old El Paso - El Tacodor Review & Giveaway CLOSED

My family loves tacos and they love to play games so when MyBlogSpark, asked me to review Old El Paso El Tacodor game, I thought that was perfect.

I received two coupons for Old El Paso taco kits, a $10 gift certificate to purchase the rest of the fixings for the tacos (meat, lettuce, etc.) and the El Tacodor game.

I went to the store and made my purchases, and then Saturday I made our tacos. Then we played the El Tacodor game. My kids were pretty excited about it. They love tacos and they also thought it was really fun to be able to play a game while eating dinner.

The El Tacodor game comes with player score cards and an instruction sheet with questions to answer. Each player takes turns answering questions from different categories. The categories include: Crunch Time, Meat-N-Greet, Lettuce Play, In The Lime Light, Say Cheese. An example of a question is: Pick a partner. Together name 5 foods that start with the letter "W." Which we actually got kind of stuck on.

Who ever answers one question from each category first wins. My kids had a great time playing this. By the end of the game my daughter was in the lead, and only needed one more question to win. It was my son's turn, and he challenged my daughter to this question: Pick a challenger. They say a 2 letter word, you say a 3 letter word, and so on. When the person gets stuck you score. It was fun to see how competitive my kids were. And I was surprised how far they went on this question. My daughter got up to a 12 letter word, and then my son couldn't come up with a 13 letter one. So my daughter won.

Here's some pictures of them playing the game:

Who ever wins the game gets the title of "El Tacodor." My daughter was very excited when she won and even made a moustach and was pretending she was "El Tacodor."

This game was really fun for everyone, and we will definitely play it again.

If you play this game you can post your photos and videos on the El Tacodor Flickr page or YouTube page for a chance to be featured on a special section of the El Tacodor website. Your photos and videos may also be favorited on the Betty Crocker Facebook page.you can also enter the Old El Paso El Tacodor Sweepstakes for a chance to win $5,000 just for having fun with your family. Other prizes include monthly giveaways of $300 cash cards, and weekly giveaways of gift certificates for Old El Paso products for the next five months. When you visit El Tacodor you will also find a link to coupons, a calendar to schedule your next taco night, topping choice chart and more!

Giveaway Prize Details: (2) two coupons to purchase Old El Paso dinner kits and a $10 gift card to purchase any additional meal needs (i.e. meat, cheese, lettuce, etc). And the El Tacodor Game.

WIN IT: One lucky reader will win win the El Tacodor prize pack detailed above.

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me what is your favorite part about taco night with your family?

EXTRA ENTRIES: (leave separate comment for each entry you do. For example if you blog about this giveaway - worth 5 entries - please leave 5 separate comments)

1. Follow my blog (publicly)
2. Follow me on Twitter & tweet this giveaway (use retweet button above if you like)
3. Daily entries: tweet giveaway
4. Favorite me on Technorati
5. And for 5 extra entries blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post.

RULES: Giveaway is open to US Residents only. Giveaway ends November 2, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in their blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified.

DISCLAIMER: Old El Paso provided me with the free product information and the prize pack through MyBlogSpark.

Quotable Sunday: Weekends

I thought I'd join Quotable Sunday this week. This is hosted by Toni at A Daily Dose of Toni.

Every Friday, everyone at my house can't wait for the weekend, usually we have fun. But sometimes it gets kind of boring, especially when it's raining, like it is today. Sometimes I personally can't wait until Mondays. Here's some quotes I found about weekends.


"There is little chance that meteorologists can solve the mysteries of weather until they gain an understanding of the mutual attraction of rain and weekends." ~Arnot Sheppard

"Why wait for the weekend to have fun?" ~Loesje

"Oldtimers, weekends, and airplane landings are alike. If you can walk away from them, they're successful. " ~ Casey Stengel

"I've been thinking..."
"On a weekend?"
"Well, not on purpose" ~ Calvin & Hobbes

Adopt A Pet on Petango.com

Lately, I have seriously been considering getting a dog. But if I do I want to adopt one and get one from a shelter or something.

Well I found out about a great website that can help you to adopt a pet. It is called Petango.com. This site is a real time searchable database of pets in need of loving homes. All the pets on Petango are all from reputable shelters across the country. So when you adopt any pet from their site, you can be assured that your are getting a happy, well loved pet that is in need of a new home.

If you want to go to Petango.com - Adopt a cat! searchable database, you will have access to their powerful search engine. Or if you want to go to Petango.com - Adopt a dog today! then you can use there simple search terms to find your pet. Searching is done by zip code so you can find pets that are virtually in your own backyard.

I may spend some time on Petango later today to see if there is any dogs in our area that are looking for new homes. This is a really great service they are providing and you can really feel good about helping out pets that are in need of a good home.

If you are thinking about adopting a dog or want to adopt a cat, then you should check out Petango.com. You could be on your way to giving a pet a good home in no time.

Camera Critters - Country Cows

I've mentioned before how we used to live in the country. And that it was in a home that was in my family for almost 100 yrs. Well it is actually only about a 25 minute drive from where I live now. Sometimes when we happen to be in that area we will drive by our old house. Except it isn't anything like what it used to be. Instead of an old country home and 7 acres of land, it now has 3 huge houses on it.

One thing that has remained the same is across the street, the people who live there still have a huge field and still have their cows. We drove by the other day, and the cows were out. We stopped to look at them and I took some pictures. People driving by were giving us weird looks. I said we look like total city folk who have never seen cows before.

250 Custom Sticker Giveaway - CLOSED

I have another great giveaway for you! This is for 250 Custom Stickers/Labels. This giveaway is sponsored by UPrinting.Com.

These Custom Stickers would be perfect for creating product labels, unique business cards, promotional stickers and more. These would be a great way to promote your business or blog too. Check out Uprinting.com for all your Sticker Printing needs.

Giveaway Prize Details:

250 Stickers/Labels for One (1) lucky winner
Sizes: 2” x 3.5”, 2” x 4”, or 3” x 3”
Paper: 70 lb Label Matte
Specifications: Full color front, blank back; 4 Business Day printing


WIN IT: One of my readers will win 250 Custom Stickers/Labels

MANDATORY ENTRY: Tell me how you would use the stickers/labels if you win

EXTRA ENTRIES: (leave separate comment for each entry you do. For example if you blog about this giveaway - worth 5 entries - please leave 5 separate comments)

1. Follow my blog (publicly)
2. Follow me on Twitter & tweet this giveaway (use retweet button above if you like)
3. Daily entries: tweet giveaway
4. Favorite me on Technorati
5. Become a fan of UPrinting.com on Facebook
6. And for 5 extra entries blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post and to UPrinting.com

RULES: Giveaway is open to US and Canadian Residents only. Free UPS Ground Shipping to US Residents, Canadian Residents must pay shipping and taxes. Giveaway ends October 29, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Winner will be chosen via Random.org. Must have valid email in their blog profile or leave email in comments otherwise you will be disqualified.

DISCLAIMER: As the host of this giveaway UPrinting.com will be awarding me with 250 Custom Stickers/Labels also.

Winner of 250 Greeting Cards

Here is the winner of the 250 Custom Greeting Cards from UPrinting.com:


The Perfect Trio said... 10 I could absolutely use these as thank you notes for my tee business!!


Congratulations! I will be emailing the winner shortly with details on how to claim their pirze.

Aloha Friday #7

An Island Life hosts this meme. Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look forward to the weekend. Therefore, I’ll ask a simple question for you to answer. Nothing that requires a lengthy response.

My question: How many TVs do you have?

My answer: We have 4 TVs. Recently someone where my husband works gave us a bigger TV, so we put the other one in our bedroom. I never really wanted a TV in our room. But it actually has been nice. Especially when my husband was recuperating from his surgery.