Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week

Have you heard of Mitochondrial Disease?  



My nieces Kennedy and Lauren are featured in this video.  Please keep them in your prayers and pray for a Cure!!!

Happy Birthday Kennedy

Wishing my Sweet Niece, Kennedy a Happy 12th Birthday.  Hope You Have a Great Day!
We Love and Miss You!!!

First Day of School 2013-2014

Can't believe how fast they grow up!!!   Don't Blink!!!  It seems like I just had them.
Today's the First day of School for 2013-2014.  Kylee's a Sophmore and Connor is in 6th grade.

Kylee's not used to getting up this early!  Connor was excited to see his friends and the start of switching classes every period.  Let the Fun Begin!

Brew Over Ice Review and Giveaway

Did you know that you can make refreshingly cool iced beverages with your Keurig brewer? 

Yes!! You can!  Whether you’re craving an iced coffee or a flavored iced tea, you can enjoy a delicious beverage right from the comfort of your own home with Brew Over Ice K-Cup packs!


With a variety of mouth-watering flavors, you will have no problem creating the perfect iced beverage. It is so Easy too!!!

Just fill a tumbler with ice, choose the brew that best suits your taste buds, hit the 6 or 8 oz button on your Keurig brewer, and get ready to enjoy the sweet sensation of Brew Over Ice!


My Review:  I had the opportunity to discover how easy it was to create refreshing iced beverage right at home.  I will be honest and tell you that I'm not a coffee or tea drinker, but my husband and kids are.  My 11 year old tried the Snapple Peach flavored iced tea and loved it!   He can make this himself and he said how easy it was.  He loved how flavorful it was.  I tried it and liked it.  I was surprised, because I thought it would be more tea tasting but it had a lot of peach flavor.  I might now start drinking tea.   Don't worry though, if you are not a coffee or tea drinker, they have a Vitamin Burst, strawberry and pomegranate fruit brew that is great! Or they do have lemonade.   My 15 year old daughter tried the iced coffee and she loves it.  She is excited to make a glass and take it to school with her.  She always wanted to bring coffee on the bus but the driver had a problem with it.  So, with this iced coffee, she can put it in her tumbler and not worry about it spilling and it takes like less than a minute to make.  The flavor and price is right!!!  I love that we can all have great tasting iced beverage right from the comfort of our home and it tastes so good you would of that we paid big money for it!


 

 

Win it!!!  

 

One of my lucky readers will win a Brew Over Ice Prize Pack

 Contains: ~3 Brew Over Ice K cup Samples

 (to help you find your favorite icy brew)

        ~ 1 Brew Over Ice Tumbler

      ~4 Brew Over Ice Coasters

                                                              ~1 Brew Over Ice light-up bucket with ice tongs

(to keep those cold drinks a-brewin')

 

 

MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY: Leave a Comment telling me which flavor you are looking forward to trying..

 EXTRA ENTRIES: To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can: 

■Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry) 

■Follow me via Google friend Connect (2 extra entries) 

■Add @Shawnmh to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries) 

■Add @BrewOverIce to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries)

 ■ Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily) 

■Add my button to your site AND/OR add me to your blog roll.(1 entry for each) 

■Like BrewOverIce on  facebook (3 extra entries)
■Participate in the Brew Over Ice Sweepstakes (2 extra entries) 

■Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries)

 This giveaway is open to US residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.) 

This giveaway will end on September 16th 11:59 pm Est. 

The winner will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen. 

*Disclosure:  I received samples for the purpose of this review.  This is my honest thoughts and opinion.*

 

 

I'm Back!!!

I'm Back!!! 

Well, I never really left; I just didn't spend much time blogging.   Not that I didn't want to-- just that
I have been really busy.

I am going to make time to keep my blog current.  I have some great reviews and giveaways coming up, so stay tuned!

Happy Easter!!

Wishing You All a Happy Easter!!!

Today's is Good Friday...



 The kids asked me: Why is it called "Good Friday" if today was the day Jesus died ?..


If you are a Christian then you know the answer:   We call this day "good" on which Christ died because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing.

Dry Idea AdvancedDry Fresh Review & Giveaway

Never Let Them See You Sweat!!!

New Dry Idea AdvancedDry Fresh Brand antiperspirant and deodorant offers enduring odor protection for up to 72 hours.  The pulse activated wetness protection keeps you dry all day long. Clean and confident, this is formulated with Vitamin E for a silky smooth application and is hypoallergentic.

I don't usually go more than 24 hours without showering but it is good to know that I can!!  I tried this product and really liked it.  I used the roll-on which is not 

usually my choice, (I usually buy the solid) but it rolled on easy and dried quickly.  It has a pleasant scent and seemed to work good.  

Want to try it?   Three of my lucky readers will win a coupon for a Free Dry Idea AdvancedDry product.

MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY: Leave a Comment telling me which kind or scent you would like to try.

 EXTRA ENTRIES: To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can: 

 ■Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry) 

■Follow me via Google friend Connect (2 extra entries) 

■Add @Shawnmh to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries) 

■Add @Purex to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries)

 ■ Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily) 

■Add my button to your site AND/OR add me to your blog roll.(1 entry for each) 

■Like DryIdea on facebook(3 extra entries)
■Like Purex on facebook(1 extra entries) 

■Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries)

 This giveaway is open to US residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.) 

This giveaway will end on April 12th 11:59 pm Est. 

The winners will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen. 

*Disclosure: As a member of the Purex Insiders, I received this item free for the purpose of this review. This is my honest thoughts and opinion.*

Dial Coconut Water Body Wash Review and Giveaway

Product Information:

The first of its kind to contain coconut water, this body wash delivers a fresh infusion of moisture, every time you shower.

• Coconut water is known to be rich in antioxidants and electrolytes
• For skin that feels clean, fresh and moisturized

My Family loved this!!!  My husband and daughter begged me to get them more.  I did get to try this too and I also loved it.  This body wash smelled sooo good! We love this scent.  Also, it leaves your body feeling soft.  You can tell that it is adding moisture to your skin while also giving you that clean feeling.

The price is pretty good.

Want to try Dial's Coconut Water Body Wash?   You can Win it!!!  

Two of my lucky readers each will get a coupon for a Free Bottle of Dial Coconut Water Body Wash. 

 MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY: Visit Dial.com and leave a Comment telling me which item or scent you  would like to try.

 EXTRA ENTRIES: To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can: 

 ■Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry) 

■Follow me via Google friend Connect (2 extra entries) 

■Add @Shawnmh to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries) 

■Add @Purex to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries)

 ■ Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily) 

■Add my button to your site AND/OR add me to your blog roll.(1 entry for each) 

■Like Purex on facebook(3 extra entries) 

■Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries)

 This giveaway is open to US residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.) 

This giveaway will end on April 12th 11:59 pm Est. 

The winners will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen. 

Take a chance!!  Enter to Win in Dial's Healthier Skin. Healthier You Sweepstakes. 

Enter HERE.

*Disclosure: As a member of the Purex Insiders, I received a free bottle of Dial Coconut Water Body Wash  for the purpose of this review. This is my honest thoughts and opinion.*

LifebankUSA "Peace of Mind" Giveaway

 I wanted to share alittle information with you about a great Giveaway!!

 LifebankUSA is having a "Peace of Mind" Giveaway on facebook.
 Three lucky winners will win a Britax Marathon 70-G3 Convertible Car Seat valued at $231.99. 

LifebankUSA is offering this giveaway as a "Peace of Mind" for expanctant parents to know about the services they provide and to keep their children safe and protected.

 About LifebankUSA:
 As the only company that offers cord blood, placenta blood and tissue banking -- and the first to release placenta-derived stem cells for a successful transplant -- New Jersey-based LifebankUSA is a technological leader that is pioneering key medical innovations in the field. Owned by the Celgene Corporation, a world-class biopharmaceutical company, LifebankUSA also operates a robust donation program and collects cells from anywhere in the US for use primarily in advancing medical research. Through cord blood banking, you can collect and preserve potentially lifesaving stem cells, and doing so could one day save the life of your child or a blood relative. You can bank even more stem cells by collecting them from 2 usable sources of stem cell-rich blood: the umbilical cord and the placenta. This service is called Placental and Cord Blood Banking, and it's available only from LifebankUSA. Whether you choose Placental and Cord Blood Banking or Cord Blood Banking alone, there are many important reasons to choose LifebankUSA.

 LifebankUSA will store the placenta tissue for you as part of our complete banking package using our cryogenic tanks for long-term preservation. In the event your baby's tissue cells are ever needed for future therapies, the tissue may then be processed and cultured using available technology at that time.† Tissue banking is just one more layer of protection and peace of mind offered by LifebankUSA. *Storage fees apply after the first year †Clients will be responsible for the cost of shipping the tissue and any culturing or expansion of the cells

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The LifebankUSA "Piece of Mind" Giveaway runs from now until April 30th. Stop by their facebook page to enter for your chance to win one of the Britax carseats.


 *Disclosure: This is a paid post. I'm just sharing a giveaway and information to all to my readers. *

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends Cereal ~Giveaway~

Honey Bunches of Oats is introducing a new way to smile. Crispy mango flavored flakes combine with real coconut shavings and coconut flavored granola clusters in NEW Honey Bunches of Oats Tropical Blends. I'm a fan of Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal. They have over 12 varieties. My favorite is the ones with Almonds. I recieved a full size box of cereal for review. Unfortuantely, my dog thought that the package was for him and he had eaten a bunch of it. He really liked it!!! So, the kids and I didn't really want it eat it after him. I went to the store and was going to buy a box to do this review and decided against it. I had to get the Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds only because I like them that much! I am not a fan of Mango and my kids do not care for coconut, so I don't hink that this variety would be for us. Everyone has their own tastes and this one might just end up being your favorite! You can get a $ 1.00 off coupon here. But wait.... Two of my lucky readers can win a Coupon for a Free Box of Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal (Any Variety). MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY: Visit Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal and leave a Comment telling me which Variety you would like to try. EXTRA ENTRIES: To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can: 9a ■Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry) ■Follow me via Google friend Connect (2 extra entries) ■Add @Shawnmh to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries) ■Add @Purex to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries) ■ Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily) ■Add my button to your site AND/OR add me to your blog roll.(1 entry for each) ■Like Purex on facebook(3 extra entries) ■Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries) This giveaway is open to US residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.) This giveaway will end on March 24th 11:59 pm Est. The winners will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen. You could Win! Check this out! Escape to the Tropics Sweepstakes which is being sponsored by: Purex, Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach and Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal! There will be numerous prizes given away including a grand prize where 1 winner will win a 4-night stay at Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach for 2 people. A 1st Prize with 5 winners each winning a year’s supply of Purex and Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal and a 2nd Place Prize where 100 winners will win free coupons for Purex and/or Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal. *Disclosure: As a member of the Purex Insiders, I received a free box of Cereal for the purpose of this review. This is my honest thoughts and opinion.*

Sam's Club Box Tops for Education ~$25 Gift Card Giveaway~

Bonus Box Tops are back at Sam's Club!!! Help your school earn extra funds by buying products you love.

Sam's Club is providing Box Tops opportunities so you can earn more cash for your school! Not only can you collect between 6 to 14 Box Tops on some of your favorite General Mills products, but you can also check out these additional opportunities, only available at Sam's Club!

~ New Plus Members will receive 100 Bonus Box Tops.* (a $10 value to any BTFE participating school)

~ Upgrade your current Membership to a Plus Membership to receive 50 Bonus Box Tops.* (a $5 value to any BTFE participating school)

~ New Advantage or Business Members will receive 25 Bonus Box Tops.* (a $2.50 value to any BTFE participating school)

*Offer valid only with original receipt of purchased membership taped to certificate. Only available in-club. Offers available to the first 50 new Plus Members at each club, to the first 100 members who upgrade to a Plus Membership at each club, and to the first 100 new Advantage or Business Members at each club.

Act now and take advantage of these Box Tops opportunities that Sam's Club has to offer. To find a Sam's Club near you, visit www.samsclub.com/clublocater. For a full list of Bonus Box Tops items, visit www.SamsClub.com. 

 I love to shop at Sam's Club and help to support my school by collecting Box Tops. And It is so easy!!  Especially when I buy products that my family loves like Toaster Strudels and Fruit Roll-ups. It's a Win for us All.

Speaking of Winning....  One of my lucky readers can win a $25 Sam's Club Gift Card to use to purchase your favorite participating Box Tops items.

To enter this giveaway: Please leave me a comment telling me which General Mills Box Tops item(s) you plan to purchase during the Sam’s Club Back-To-School Event.

To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can:

■Name your must-have item that you’ll be purchasing from Sam’s Club this back-to-school season (1 extra entry)

■ Follow me via Google Friend Connect (1 extra entry)

■ Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry)

■ Follow @Shawnmh on Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (1 extra entry)

■ Follow @Sam's Club on Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (1 extra entry)

■ Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily)

■ Like Sam's Club on Facebook. (2 extra entries)

■ Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries)

This giveaway is open to US only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.)This giveaway will end on January   31st at 11:59 pm Est. The winner will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen.

 Disclosure: I have received gift cards, and the information contained here in from Sam's Club and General Mills through MyBlogSpark.

Esio Hot and Cold Beverage Dispenser ~Review~

I was selected to host a "Drinks on Us" Party courtesy of MomSelect and Esio.
Before this opportunity, I had never heard of the Esio Hot and Cold Beverage Dispenser.
Boy was I missing out!! I LOVE This and really want you to check it out!!!

The Esio Hot and Cold Beverage Dispenser does just that-- it dispenses hot drinks as well as cold drinks.
I'm not a coffee drinker, so the thoughts of spending alot of money on a K-cup coffee machine really was of no interest to me, or having it take up the space only to use when I had guests over.
Having 2 children and a husband who all likes different drinks, makes the Esio the perfect machine for us.  This way, I can offer coffee and tea along with juice and more for my family and guests.

This is Great for everyday use and Especially Great for Parties as you can offer a large drink selection without all kinds of  pitchers, cans or bottles laying around. This saves you money and space!!

Esio is better than other drink delivery systems as it delivers hot and cold name brand beverages in seconds with just the touch of a button.  You can select the temperature, strength and size of your drink.  You can dispense a hot beverage and seconds later dispense a cold drink all from the same machine.  Or you can just dispense hot or cold water with just a touch of a button.  This is awesome as you have no waiting for your water to heat up or no mess to clean up.  My Family uses this everyday and Loves it!

When you buy an Esio Hot and Cold Beverage Dispenser, you can get ready to enjoy your favorite name brand drinks.  These are not the generic drinks, they are the same brands that you know, trust and love.
Just to name a few and our favorites are Country Time lemonade, V8 Splash juices, Apple & Eve apple juice, Brisk iced tea and Crystal Light.  My father's favorite is Maxwell House coffee and they are adding more brands and flavors all the time.

The magic of the Esio Hot and Cold Beverage System is the pump at the end of every Esio beverage E-Pak.
You just drop in your favorite E-Pak, set the strength you desire and press and hold the hot or cold button to dispense the size drink you want.  The E-Pak automatically dispenses your beverage and mixes it with either the hot or cold water to make your perfect drink. Then you can switch back and forth between E-paks without ever any cross over taste. You can switch from a hot drink right to a cold drink and still have the perfect temperature drink. Another great benefit is that each E-Pak automatically self-seals and you can keep using it until it's empty.  Each E-Pak delivers up to 14 8-oz servings and are good for a year with no refrigeration required.

Enjoy "Your Drink. Your Way. Right Away"!!!

Now that You know how easy this is to use and how much my family Loves it, I'm sure you want to know how much they are and where you can get one. Well, you can buy it online or at Walmart.  They sell for about $199 and the E-Paks are about $5 each.

Over the Holiday's I hosted a few parties and many get-togethers.  All of my guests had great comments about the Esio Dispenser and the selection of hot and cold drinks.  They all got to see how easy it was use and they loved it.  Many are interested in buying this unit for their homes.  The only negative comment that I had was the size. Yes,this is a larger unit but in my kitchen it fits perfectly next to my microwave. I reminded them that this is their coffee machine and Cold drink dispenser in one and that changed their mind about this taking up the space.  (As one unit, instead of having multiple, this ended up taking up less space.)

Thank you to MomSelect and Esio for providing me the opportunity to review the Esio Hot and Cold Beverage Dispenser and sample a large variety of E-Paks.  My Family and Friends Love it!!!  This review was written using our honest thoughts and opinions.

Purex Baby Laundry Detergent Review

Now Purex is offering Triple Action Purex Baby. Purex Baby detergent is hypoallergentic, dermatogist tesed formulated to be extra gentle on your little one's sensitive skin.  This is not just for babies!  Great for everyone with sensitive skin!   It's the same great laundry detergent.  It has a great smell! Purex Baby detergent leaves your baby's clothes smelling fresh and clean.  It won't harm the flame resistance of the sleepwear.  Great for all machines. My babies are 11 and 14 and I still loved using this detergent on their clothes.  This may not be in your local stores yet, use this store locator found here to find out for sure.

Be sure to Enter to Win the Purex "Oh Baby" Sweepstakes here.

Win it!!!   Two of my lucky readers will get a free coupon for Purex Triple Action Baby Detergent to try it out for yourself.

MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY:
Visit Purex and leave a Comment telling me if this would be to use for Baby or another person with sensitive skin?

EXTRA ENTRIES:
To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But in addition you can:

■Subscribe via e-mail (1 extra entry)
■Follow me via Google friend Connect (2 extra entries)
■Add @Shawnmh to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries)
■Add @Purex to your Twitter -Leave me your twitter ID (2 extra entries)
■ Tweet this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to include a link to this contest page (Leave me the link)(1 extra entry/this may be done daily)
■Add my button to your site AND/OR add me to your blog roll.(1 entry for each)
■Like Purex on facebook(3 extra entries)
■Blog about this contest: Add a link to this post (5 extra entries)

This giveaway is open to US residents only. Please leave a separate comment for each entry.(Please make sure if you are anonymous you leave your email address with your comments.)
This giveaway will end on January 23rd at 11:59 pm Est. The winners will be notified and have 48 hours to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen.



*Disclosure: As a member of the PurexInsiders, I received a free sample of the Purex Baby for the purpose of this review. This is my honest thoughts and opinion.*