18
May

Father’s Day Gift Pick: 3DmimiMe Custom Bobblehead

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With Mother’s Day under our belts, a day for dad is just around the corner. This year we decided to forgo a gift guide for the coolest pick we could find. Our hallmark great gift is unique, a good value and makes people ask, “Where did you get that?”  The criteria has been met with our Father’s Day gift idea in 3DminiMe personalized bobbleheads. The artists are amazing, creating a custom figurine or bobblehead from a picture of the subject. My choice was easy since my husband is an avid golfer, but with various figures to choose from in categories like sports & hobies, fun, occupations or romance, you’re sure to get the perfect mini-reincarnation of your favorite guy. You can even custom design your own figure for people or pets too! Their wedding cake toppers are just as adorable.

3DminiMe Secret Agent

The process is simple. Just email a few photos including a close-up of the subject’s face and you’re custom bobble is on it’s way to being created. A conversation starter and fun way to celebrate your father or husband’s unique character, 3DminiMe is one of my favorite finds to date. Due to the process involved in creating a custom figure, be sure find out which photos you need to create an order to receive in time for Father’s Day.

A product sample was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% my own.

Cool Tip

Like 3DminiMe on Facebook and follow on Twitter for tips and updates and use code “coolbabybobble” for $10 off your order. (For Father’s Day delivery, place your order before May 30, 2012.)

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17
May

Bake Up Spring with Musselman’s Applesauce {Recipe}

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Today after school we’re heading for a walk around a local lake. Yesterday the kids played hard at the park. Spring has (finally in PA) sprung, and it feels good to get outside as a family. I’m excited to introduce hiking this year to the kids. With the youngest having just turned four, I’m ready to start blazing trails at the state park this summer. Thinking healthy snacks and granola, I made this Musselman’s recipe last weekend and am anxious to try others such as Oatmeal cookies (perfect for trail blazing) or these Frosted Apple Sauce Raisin Bars. As a proud Musselman’s ambassador with a picky eating daughter who luckily loves applesauce, I’ve been baking with Musselman’s applesauce for a while now and love it as a healthy baking alternative. Check out this comparison between vegetable oil and Musselman’s Natural Applesauce:
And the yummy recipe I made last weekend, re-printed with permission from Musselmans.com:
 

Cherry Almond Granola Bars a la Mode

Ingredients

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup butter, chilled and cut up
  • 2 cups regular rolled oats
  • 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2/3 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
  • 1 21-ounce can ® Cherry Pie Filling
  • Frozen lowfat vanilla yogurt

 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large food processor* combine the oats, brown sugar, flours, almonds, flax, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Cover and process until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add the butter and almond extract; cover and pulse until mixture is fine and starts to cling together.

2. Pat 3 cups of the mixture firmly into the bottom of an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Spoon pie filling over mixture in pan, spreading evenly. Crumble remaining oat mixture evenly over pie filling.

3. Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is golden and filling is bubbly. Serve warm or cool with frozen yogurt.

* If food processor bowl is small, process mixture half at a time.

Servings: 24

Cooking Time:30 minutes

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10
May

Wordless Wednesday: Mother’s Day & Diet Pepsi

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Cool Tip

This  Mother’s Day weekend, Diet Pepsi street teams will be stationed in 15 cities nationwide scouting out moms and rewarding them with refreshing treats such as spafinder.com gift cards and custom totes filled with goodies, coupons – and of course some Diet Pepsi! Keep an eye on the Diet Pepsi Facebook  and Twitter pages to see if they’re in a city near you.

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09
May

Spring Allergies Are Here; Allegra to the Rescue {Giveaway}

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I was lucky enough in my 20′s to develop seasonal allergies after finally realizing my symptoms were not indicitave of a month-long cold. Since that time, I haven’t really been loyal to one particular brand of allergy medicine. Buying on sale at CVS or whatever happened to be at Sam’s Club, I’ve not had very good control over my allergies. But now that my four year old son has had a runny nose for weeks, I not only have to make an appointment to have him tested but have become more serious about researching medications. In the midst of trying to decipher one brand from another, I was introduced to Allegra and have finally chosen one to stick with for good.

A colleague recently told me his “doctor recommended Allegra because it was even approved for pilots.” I planned to Snopes the fact when, doing research for this post, I found this on the Allegra website:

The FAA has, under special conditions, medically qualified pilots and air traffic controllers who are using Allegra.* Allegra is also approved for use by pilots in the US Air Force and the US Army.†

I began taking Allegra Allergy (not to be confused with Allegra D which also relieves congestion and sinus pressure) hoping for relief from itchy eyes, nose and throat. Not only does it seem to work so far, Allegra works for 24 hours which makes me happy. One pill in the morning, and I’m good to go! I was curious about the difference between Allegra and other allergy relief medicines, so this graphic was helpful:

Allegra begins working within an hour, lasts for 24-hours and is non-drowsy. What more can an allergy sufferer ask for aside from not having them in the first place? For children the Allegra website offers information and resources such as how to detect children’s allergies, tips for reducing symptoms and more.

Cool Tip

Follow Allegra on Faceook and Twitter for the latest updates and offers and sign up on their website to save with Allegra coupons for both adult and children’s allergy relief medicines.

Cool Giveaway

Enter to win a ”Have it All Spring Allergy Kit” complete with Allegra samples and a mini frisbee golf set so you can enjoy spending time outside with your family allergy symptom-free.

Determine to win? Check out even more entry possibilities. Contest ends 5/23/12.

Samples were provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% my own.

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26
Apr

Mother’s Day Gift Pick: Spa Weekly Gift Card at CVS

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When I originally signed up to compete in a Tough Mudder obstacle course mud run, the date didn’t click. Just the other day I realized a morning of breakfast in bed and extra pampering was not to be this year for me. Instead I’ll be getting a different kind of “mud treatment” making a spa trip post-race a delightful prospect.

Spa gift cards are a go to gift for my own mother and mother-in-law each year; we make a ”Spa Day” an annual post-Mother’s Day event. Spa Week Gift cards, which can be remeemed for spa visits nationwide, can be found at CVS along with many other gift card options for mom. As we previously reported from our local CVS pharmacy, they have a vast array of gift card options ranging from restaurants to retail.  So no stressing over Mother’s Day gifts this year. Head to CVS, grab a card and gift card, and try not to spend the day jumping into mud pools or carring logs up a hill!

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24
Apr

How Alter Ego Affected My Enchilada Dinner {Giveaway}

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True stoy. I was on my way back from North Carolina planning a blog conference, Reviewer’s Retreat, sitting in a Mexican restaurant at the airport when my waitress made a bit of a scene. I didn’t necessarily mind except that my food had just come out, and nothing stands in the way of me and an enchilada.

“How cool is that phone cover color?”" she asked.
“Neat, right?” I answered as the smell of Mexican wafted through the air.
I qualified, “It actually glows in the dark.”
“No WAY!” the waitress replied, leaving for the moment.
As I lifted the fork I was surprised to see her right back at the table with a friend.
“Look at that phone cover…it GLOWS in the dark!” she told her.

Alter Ego in Glow Lime (my color)

And on the conversation went with both ladies until I had supplied the brand name (M-Edge), phone cover details (Alter Ego), website (medgestore.com) and evidence that it did indeed glow as one young woman held it up into her cupped “dark-inducing” hands. I’m used to the commotion an M-Edge cover creates and am considering getting a seperate business card to hand out (after I work out a deal with the company of course) since EVERY time we go out to eat and bring the iPad for the kids someone asks where we got our SuperShell iPad cover.

I’m no marketing pro and have only been blogging since 2007, but I’m pretty sure a good strategy for M-Edge might be to give parents the Alter Ego, SuperShell and other top sellers for families (and cool kids) and ask them go out to dinner. 

On a totally different and unrelated topic, I plan to get my mother an M-Edge Design Your Own e-reader cover with a picture of the grandkids in case you’re looking for a fun Mom’s Day gift.

Cool Giveaway

Enter to win an M-Edge Alter Ego in your choice of colors by commenting on this post. For extra entries:

Determined to win? Check out even more entry possibilities. Contest ends 4/25/12.

A sample product was provided for review purposes; all opinions are 100% our own.

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22
Apr

Q&A: Will you have a 2012 Mother’s Day Gift Guide?

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This year, rather than a gift guide, I will soon be sharing a Mother’s Day Gift Pick to feature on the site. In the meantime, check out this contest by one of my favorite companies, M-Edge, creator of the coolest covers for your technology.

Post a family photo that you think would make a great iPad or e-reader jacket to M-Edge’s Facebook Page. They will select 10 winners at random to receive their special gift (custom cover) in time for Mother’s Day! All contestants will receive a 20% off promo code to design their own. Contest ends 4/27 11:59 PM EST. Check out their Mother’s Day Gift Guide too.

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19
Apr

Crest Pro-Health Clinical Line *The Results Are In*

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After a few weeks with Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health Clinical Plaque Control, I defiantely noticed a difference and plan to continue to use the entire line of products. The Glide Clinical Protection floss was by far my favorite, espeically since this was the first time I actually stuck to a flossing regime.

As I mentioned in the first post, when used together the toothpaste, floss, rinse and brush prevent plaque from returning. While I haven’t been able to test this portion of the claim, I have seen a reduction in plaque and plan to contiune to use in the future. The Crest Pro-Health Clinical line makes it easy to shop since they are designed to work together. Learn more about how it works and download Crest coupons and special offers to try it for yourself.

 Cool Tip

Enter to win aTtrip for Two to the 2012 London Olympic Games with Crest and Oral-B Pro-Health.

I wrote this review while participating in a test drive campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Crest and Oral-B and received product samples to facilitate my candid review. Mom Central Consulting sent me a promotional gift to thank me for taking the time to participate.

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