Kiwi Crate Thanksgiving Turkey Crate

You may have seen my previous reviews of Kiwi Crate.  If you haven't, you can check them all out HERE!  We LOVE LOVE LOVE Kiwi Crate in our house!  Not only do they send incredible boxes each month with crafts/projects for you and your little ones to do, but their boxes are exceptional!  They include EVERYTHING to make the 2-3 projects in the box!  And, unlike many craft subscriptions, if the craft requires crayons or markers, they usually include a FULL-SIZED package!!!  So you are constantly replenishing that stash of broken crayons and dried up markers!  (Come on!  Everyone with little kids knows all about broken crayons and markers that have dried up because the tops were left off!  LOL!)  Well, the folks at Kiwi Crate often make special edition crates as well and today I want to share one with you - the Thanksgiving Turkey Crate!

 

Burgers' Smokehouse Bacon Review

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I love bacon.  Let me say that again.  I LOVE bacon!  So when the folks at Burgers' Smokehouse offered to send me some bacon for review, I JUMPED on the opportunity!  I had already done a review of their Baby Back Ribs and a review of their Sauced Ribs, and my family and I thoroughly enjoyed those, so I was pretty sure their bacon would be awesome as well! - And I was right!  The awesome folks at Burgers' Smokehouse sent me 3 different types of bacon to review!  Holla!!!!

 

Now, tell me that isn't some bacon-y goodness right there!  :)

 

Erin Condren 2014 Life Planner Review and $30 in Discounts!!!!

OK.  I'm in love.  In love with my new Life Planner from Erin Condren!!!  It arrived today and I just love it so much!!!  And I got a great deal on it, which I'm gonna share with you guys!  But first, let me say, that I am so excited about how this is gonna help keep me organized!  This planner is so amazing!  It has room for everything!  And its SO PRETTY!!!!!  And now's the perfect time to order a planner for next year!  Go ahead and order it so you have time to transfer all of your numbers, birthdays, etc. before the new year starts!  Or make it a Christmas present! 

Citrus Lane October 2013 Boxes Review and 50% off Your First Box!!!

Its Citrus Lane time again!  WooHoo!   (Actually, these boxes arrived a couple of weeks ago, but we've been swamped with sickness, trips, and lots of other things so I'm just now getting around to the review.  Once again, Citrus Lane sent us some FABULOUS boxes and the girls loved them!!!  (By the way, if you are looking for a great Christmas or birthday gift - or a "just because I love you" gift - Citrus Lane is great!!!  Use this link and get $10 off!)

So here's what the girls got!  First, the baby!  This box was for an 8 month old -



Barefoot Books Holiday Book Review

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You will soon see just how much I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!  We are BIG on Christmas in our house!!!  First, and foremost, we celebrate the birth of our Savior!  But we also love the family time, decorations and fun!  And I LOVE giving gifts!!!  One of my favorite gifts to give my kids is a good book!  After all, a good book will last for years, will inspire togetherness (as I read it to my child), and will instill a love of reading in my kids!!!  So I'm thrilled to be able to share a few, great Christmas books!!!

The first one is Fireside Stories - Tales for a Winter's Eve...

Wisconsin Cheeseman Review

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I was recently contacted by The Wisconsin Cheeseman about doing a review!  I was super excited!  (I gotta say, I LOVE reviews that have to do with food!  LOL!)  Over the past several weeks, I received 3 different packages from them that will give you an idea of what types of delicious items they have.  The first item I received was the Ultimate Snack Mix...



Shutter Huggers Christmas Review

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Yay!  Christmas is coming!  That means PICTURE TIME!!!!!  You may remember my previous review of Shutter Huggers.  They make ADORABLE stuffed animals that go on your camera or camera phone to help get your little one's attention during picture-taking time.  I mean, let's face it, it can be hard to get your kids to pay attention when you are taking pictures!  Well, at Christmas, its gonna be a LOT easier if you have one of these...



Sheila G's Brownie Brittle Review

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Yum!  That's really all I have to say in this review.  Seriously.  This won't be a long review because all I really have to say is YUM!!!!!!

Parenthood Survival Subscription Box Review

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As many of you know, I LOVE LOVE LOVE a good subscription box!  There's nothing better than receiving a fun package each month!  Its like Christmas in the mailbox!  Haha!  So I was thrilled when I heard about a new subscription box - Parenthood Survival - and they offered to send me a box for review!



Mothers Month and "The Barefoot Book of Mother and Daughter Tales"

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I recently read about The Mothers Month Movement online.  (Mothers Month is November!!!)  This movement was the brainchild of  Ced Funches in preparation for the release of his childrens' book "A World Without Mothers."  Ced almost lost his mom to cancer, but she battled back and survived.  That experience inspired him to write his book and begin The Mothers Month Movement in an effort to inspire others to tell their moms just how much they love them!  What an amazing idea!!!

In honor of Mother's Month, I'd like to say a little about my mom.  She was funny, sweet, and EXTREMELY creative!  That's where I get my love of crafts from!  We could sit together and cross stitch for hours.  I have tons of things that she made for me and my family!  And those are true treasures now that she is gone.  (She passed away of pancreatic cancer 2 months before my first child was born.)  And she was always willing to help others.  I can remember seeing her pack the vacuum cleaner, broom, and all her cleaning supplies in her car and head over to the house of a sick friend to clean it for them.  She did that a lot.  I can't even count the number of chicken pot pies she made for people who were sick or had suffered a loss.  She had a servant's heart and I know she is rejoicing in heaven with her Savior now!

I thought this post would be a good time to also present another Barefoot Books collection to you guys - The Barefoot Book of Mother and Daughter Tales! 



The lovely folks at Barefoot Books sent me this collection for review and I thought it would be the perfect time!  This lovely book contains 10 classic tales of mothers and daughters from around the world: Demeter and Persephone (Greek), The Waterfall of White Hair (Chinese), Mother Holle (German), Vasilisa the Beautiful (Russian), Great Mother Earthquake (Iroquois), Snowflake (Slavonic), The Mother's Mirror (Japanese), Katanya (Turkish), The Girl and Her Grandmother (Norwegian), and Naomi and Ruth (Hebrew).  I love that the book contains stories from all over the world!  Its interesting to see how storytellers from different cultures describe the mother-daughter relationship.  And this book also makes a great educational tool because of it.  For example, the first story in the book is the Greek myth Demeter and Persephone.  This is a great story to ready if your child is studying Greek mythology in school.  The book also has 2 CDs - the stories narrated by Juliet Stevenson (Emma, Bend It Like Beckham, Mona Lisa Smile).  Her beautiful, British voice adds a lovely, sweet, motherly tone to the narration.

Now, in the spirit of The Mother's Month Movement, I encourage you to post a tribute to your own mom at mothersmonth.com.  And, if you like, please leave a little message to or about your mom here in the comments section of this post!  Moms deserve to be celebrated!

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PlaSmart "Squashed" Game Review

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Recently I was given the amazing opportunity to review one of PlaSmart's new games!  I was super excited!  There were several cool games to choose from, but I picked the super cool Squashed...

This game is pretty nifty!!!  Its very similar to games like parcheesi, but its 3D!!!  So you can actually "squash" your opponents!!!! 

Here's what PlaSmart has to say about this very creative game - "Squashed changes the paradigm of board games by forcing players to think in three dimensions. The very nature of the Squashed results in the cube being flipped multiple times, causing dramatic shifts in power in the omnipresent race to the top of the cube. Would you risk squashing one of your own pawns to take out many others? And should you align with players to take out a major threat? It all comes down to you. Play the game, think in three dimensions, and squash your competition out of the game!"

I think its so cool how the 3D nature of this game makes it very strategy-based.  For example, you can "squash" all of your opponents on one side of the board, but if you have pawns on that side they will get squashed too.  You have to decide if its worth it.  It makes it a very interesting and fun game to play!!!

And I LOVE LOVE LOVE how everything fits neatly inside the cube!  One of the biggest issues with board games is keeping all of the little pieces with the game.  But that's not an issue with this one!  Love it!!!!

You can check out all of the great toys and games at plasmarttoys.com

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JumpingBalls.com Review

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Have you heard of jumpingballs.com?  They sell some really fun products for kids!  The awesome folks at Jumping Balls were kind enough to send me a couple of products for review!  I received 2 of these blue elephant Hop Balls...