Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Giveaway11/20

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Daylight savings time is coming up in just a little over two weeks. When you change your Clocks, it’s a good time to also change your smoke alarm battery.

Firefighters work tirelessly to help reduce the risk factors by educating their residents on the importance of having a working smoke alarm. In many communities, fire departments are able to distribute free batteries to citizens. Energizer has donated more than four million batteries to local fire departments. This year, people have an opportunity to get involved in a very simple way to help increase the donation.

When people visit the CYCCYB tab on the Energizer Bunny Facebook page, (www.facebook.com/energizerbunny), you can send a Change Your Clock Change Your Battery reminder to  friends to trigger a battery donation. In addition, people can make an online pledge to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors or develop a home escape plan online, and help increase the number of batteries the company donates this year, up to 400,000 batteries. 

Did you know……

  • 96 percent of American homes have at least one smoke alarm, but 19 percent of all homes with smoke alarms do not have at least one smoke alarm that works, mostly due to missing or dead batteries. This means roughly 20.5 million homes are at risk because of non-working smoke alarms and an additional 4.5 million homes are at risk by not having smoke alarms. This prevents the U.S. from achieving the full potential of increased fire safety from smoke alarms
  •  Three-quarters of child fire fatalities under age 15 occurred in homes without working smoke alarms.
  • On average, home fires kill 500 children ages 14 and under each year.
  • Roughly half of the people who died in home fires started by children playing with fire were under five years old.

Don’t forget about your carbon monoxide alarms too.

Carbon monoxide is sometimes called the “the silent killer.” It is colorless, odorless and tasteless. The National Safety Council reports that almost 700 people die each year as a result of unintentional poisoning by gases or vapors in non-fire situations. Carbon monoxide was involved in the majority of these deaths.

We have both a fire alarm and a carbon monoxide alarm, you can never be to cautious when you are using oil heat and have kids in the house. I am a little nervous that we only have a smoke alarm upstairs and not downstairs. We always check the batteries though, and don’t keep matches or any of that in the house. My kids are sneaky.

Energizer is giving one of my readers a  First Alert smoke alarm, along with a 2-pack of 9volt Energizer  Max batteries.

To enter Leave me a comment with how often you check your smoke alarm batteries.

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Contest ends 11/20/10

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product will be received from Energizer who is also providing the giveaway.

 

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Cusinart deep fryer

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Product Description: Cuisinart presents a deep fryer that takes up less counter space. Designed to fry batches up to 3/4 of a pound in just 1.1 litter of oil, this is great deep fryer even for spur-of-the-moment snacks and meals. The compact design allows creative cooks to prepare fried calamari to top a salad, and moms to fry up mozzarella sticks for kids. Temperatures up to 375F and a die-cast frying bowl maintain selected oil temperatures for restaurant-quality results. Easy to use, easy to clean, and simple to store, it could make deep frying an everyday event!

**** I know frying food is not very healthy, but after living in the south it’s something hard to deter away from.  Specially since my husband introduced me to Buffalo style chicken finger subs, which are so delicious.  When you bake french fries or chicken strips in the oven it doesn’t taste the same as frying them. The Cusinart deep fryer is very small so it will fit anywhere in your kitchen.  It helps with portion sizes since it only fits 3/4 pounds of food.

Retail: $90.00 but you can get it on Amazon for $49.94

My rating: 9

Disclosure: I did not recieve any compensation for this post, a product was provided for my review.

Sargento Reduced Sodium String Cheese

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Enjoy all the great flavor of this smooth, mellow cheese with 25% less sodium. Perfect to have on hand whenever you crave something naturally delicious.

****My kids love string cheese, and go through a pack in a week. It’s a great snack for after school. Now the string cheese is even better with reduced sodium, plus still has the same great taste. my kids loved it and begged for more.You can also pick up the new Sargento Fridge packs in stores now, (only available in the southeast).

Retail: $2.99

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation, a coupon was provided for my review.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Cusinart 7 Speed Electric Mixer

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Product Description: The Cuisinart Power Advantage 7 Speed Hand Mixer, flawlessly and easily mixes even the heaviest ingredients. From dense cookie dough to whipped cream, the powerful motor with automatic feedback can perform any mixing task. And the slide control easily shifts speeds with just one touch!

**** This is so powerful and easy to use. You can adjust the speed with the touch of a button, and there is a little handle you pull for the beaters to pop off. It also comes with a whisk and spatula. This is great for making those holiday treats, or mashing potatoes.

Retail: $90.00 but you can find on Amazon for $46.50

My rating:8

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensaion for this post, a product was provided for my review.

Trying to Lose Weight

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losing weight after having kids has not been easy for me at all. I have had 3 kids in less than 3 years and it  has taken it’s toll on my body.   Before my first child I was around 120 which is perfect for my height. 

Now…..  I know a lot of women don’t reveal their weight, but I could care less if you know I am over weight. I am 5’2″ and weigh 155, so my goal is 30 pounds. 

It will not be an easy journey as I get stressed out a lot with taking care of 3 kids under the age of 6, and financial stuff too.  

I have cut out almost all sugars, no soda, I cut down red meat to 1 or 2 a week, exercise for 20 minutes a day.

What I am hoping for is support in the Blogosphere to help. so check in to see how my weight loss journey is going.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Cars Toon Frightening McMean

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In the center ring, weighing in from the popular Cars Toon, “Monster Truck Mater” comes Frightening McMean! He’s big, he’s bad and he’s ready for kids to push him around. With a raised chassis, oversized, monster truck-worthy wheels and a cool custom paint job, little hands will love maneuvering Frightening McMean , plus whenever he gets knocked on the hood, he’ll say phrases straight from the Toon!

**** My son is a big fan of cars and monster trucks, so receiving this he was so excited. He hasn’t stoped playing with it.  My son loves making him crash so he will talk. When his hood is touched he says different phrases. This is a great addition to any Cars lovers christmas list.

Retail:$19.99

My rating:10

Disclosure: I did not receive any compensation for this post, a product was provided by Mattel, all opinions are my own.

Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Red Rover Game

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Red Rover is a memory-matching game combined with run-around play. It features an adorable electronic talking dog and 12 bones with color and number, shape, or letter. The object of the game is to collect the most bones. The game is set up by placing the 12 bones randomly around a space. The game starts when preschoolers press the Red Rover nose and he calls out which bones he wants. Preschoolers run to find the right bone and feed it to Rover, if they’re right, they keep the bone, if they’re wrong, Red Rover encourages them to go back and find the right one. Whoever helps Rover the fastest, wins.

****This game is great for preschoolers. It gets them up and moving and having fun. Plus its a good memory, color and number game.  Red Rover calls out a color or number and the kids need to go find the correct bone and feed it to Rover. who ever gets the most bones wins. My kids had a blast playing this game, and my son  even learned some more colors.  This is a fun get up and play game.

Retail:$19.99

My rating: 9

Disclosure: I did not receive compensation for this post, a product was provided by Mattel for my review

Taylor Swift Fearless Tour Premieres On The Hub

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The Hub Network is an all new tv channel for kids , it features some of your kids favorite tv shows that are no longer on tv, and new ones too. The shows are Fraggle Rock (my favorite growing up), Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony,  GI Joe, Transformers, and so much more. They even added a new one yesterday that my son totally loves Chuck and Friends. Visit www.hubworld.com to find what channel Hub is on in your area.

The Hub Network has announced that they will feature the Taylor Swift Fearless Tour On the Hub. The announcement was made by  Margaret Loesch, President & CEO of The Hub, and Stephen Davis, President of Hasbro Studios.

Swift, a four-time Grammy Award winner and the top-selling digital artist in music history, has had singles top both the country and pop radio charts, as well as the #1 best-selling album in any genre of music in 2009. This year, at the age of 20, she became the youngest artist in history to win the music industry’s highest honor, the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Also at the 2010 Grammys, she took home the awards for Country Album of the Year, Best Country Song and Best Country Female Vocal Performance. Her 6x-Platinum FEARLESS album is the most awarded album in country music history. She will release her third studio album, SPEAK NOW, on Oct. 25.

The special will be a 3 day premiere

October 22, 7 p.m. ET-In an impactful opening hour, Swift provides the narrative, home movies and personal photos that chronicle her path from childhood dreams to superstar, culminating with the release of her phenomenally successful FEARLESS album. Swift recounts how her dedication to music and a move to Nashville brought her true happiness.

October 23, 7 p.m. ET-As Swift’s star rises and transcends musical genres, making her a genuine crossover artist, viewers will watch as she starts laying out the plans for the FEARLESS Tour with a very behind-the-scenes look. Other highlights include intimate fan moments and a tribute to her mom.

October 24, 7 p.m. ET-In her life and now on stage, Swift personifies FEARLESS. The final hour of the three-part series of specials highlights the sold out tour’s success. Viewers get Swift’s video diaries as she takes the tour all over the world and to its grand finale at Boston’s Gillette Stadium.

My kids and I love Taylor Swift, and we will definitely be watching this and singing and dancing a long.  Since the Hub launched on 10-10-10 my kids have been watching and really enjoy all the shows, their favorites are of course Strawberry Shortcake, and My Little Pony.

Nothing to disclose just sharing information.

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