True Love DVD Prize Pack Giveaway

In honor of Entertainment One’s DVD release of the Lifetime TV Movie, Liz & Dick, I'm pleased to offer the following True Love DVD Prize Pack worth $50 giveaway to my readers. As seen on Lifetime, the most anticipated and highly publicized role of Lindsay Lohan’s career and one of the most-watched cable original movie premieres of 2012 – Based on the true love story of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

The prize pack includes the following DVD titles:

• Liz & D i c k - Starring Lindsday Lohan, Grant Bowler (May 14, 2013)
• A Novel Romance – Starring Steve Guttenberg, Shannon Elizabeth (2011)
•  Reel Love - Starring LeAnn Rimes, Burt Reynolds, Shawn Roberts, et al. (2012)

DVD Description:

Glamorous. Infamous. Scandalous… For nearly a quarter of a century, Elizabeth Taylor (Lindsay Lohan) and Richard Burton (Grant Bowler) were Hollywood royalty and their fiery romance – often called “the marriage of the century” – was the most notorious, publicized and celebrated love affair of its day.  Swarmed by paparazzi worldwide, their love affair was played out entirely in front of the media – from their meeting on the set of Cleopatra through their marriages and divorces.  Despite their roller coaster romance, Taylor and Burton shared an undeniable love greater than most people could ever dream of.DVD SRP : $19.98

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Ava Water Filter's Five Stage Reverse Osmosis System {Giveaway}

Water is something that you and I just can't live without. That's why I'm really excited today to bring you a fantastic giveaway from Ava Water Filter!

Ava Water Filter is committed to providing customers across the United States and beyond with clean water at all times. This filtration system uses reverse-osmosis in order to give customers the clean drinking water that they both need and deserve. Ava Water Filter is based out of Los Angeles, California and is owned and operated by a microbiologist. Each component used in the Ava Water Filter is hand-picked by the owner of the company after he determines that it has in fact met his high standards and specific industry criteria. Most water purification companies cannot boast that they have a top industry expert as their leader, and this advantage allows them to offer superior products and services that truly provide bacteria-free drinking water that is both clean and healthy.

Description of the prize

The Five-Stage Reverse Osmosis filtering system includes the following layers of water cleaning that together provide a powerful removal of contaminants:

• Stage 1 – A Five-micron filter that removes sediment, dirt, sand and rust.
• Stage 2 – A carbon blocking barrier that catches and reduces the impact of chlorine in water.
• Stage 3 – A dual, secondary carbon filter, doubling the chlorine-cleaning benefit.
• Stage 4 – A reverse osmosis membrane that can clean up to 50 gallons of water a day, eliminating contaminants as small as 1/10,000 microns.
• Stage 5 – A granular-activated third carbon filter that provides the quality taste of completely clean, healthy water.

As water goes through the above barriers, it deposits into a 3.2 gallon tank for immediate access to ready, filtered water. Then, as the tank is drawn down, new water is cleaned and stored for the next demand.

Benefits

• Removes 99% of lead, cyst, giardia, chlorine, pesticides, chemicals and other microbes
• Reduces fluoride, iron, sulfur, arsenic and mercury
• Removes benzene and other contaminants that cause foul taste and odor
• Organic carbon block filter
• High capacity system
• High efficiency and low waste system
• Fills tank fuller and faster
• Ultra-Pure & Safe Filtered Drinking Water
• Perfect for Coffee, tea, juices, soups, and sauces
• Fresh, Crisp Taste Superior to Bottled Water
• 50  Gallons/day Output— Fastest Flow
• Saves $400-$800/year, Saves Time

To find out more about this water filter system and others by Ava Water Filters, visit their website at http://avawaterfilter.com. Also, like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter! If you'd like a chance to win this awesome prize, just enter using the easy Giveaway Tools entry form below. Good luck!

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SodaStream

Do you love sparkling water or soda, but wish you could adjust the carbonation or have your favorite flavor on demand?  If so, I encourage you to check out Sodastream!

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Making carbonated water and soft drinks is simple! Turn tap water into sparkling water in under 30 seconds, with no clean-up. Enjoy the freshness and convenience of homemade soda and protect the environment at the same time. No heavy bottles to carry, store at home or throw away. Fizz to your taste and add the flavor of your choice to make your favorite drink. Simple to clean and reuse. With a variety of colors and silhouettes, you'll be sure to find a soda maker to match with any decor.

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Now, you can enjoy the best tasting soda on the planet ... and it's as easy as making coffee!

• Save space with concentrated Sodamix and reusable carbonating bottles
• No more lugging and storing heavy, bulky bottles and cans
• No more hassles with empties in the trash or recycling bin
• No batteries, no electricity, no plumbing
• Over 60 flavors at the touch of a button

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SavyMommyMoments Review:
We received the newest Sodastream product, Source, and a huge variety of their soda and drink flavors to review.

Setup: The product was really easy to set up!  It only took 5-10 minutes to open the box, read the instructions and get everything ready for our use.  I love when something comes out of the box practically ready to use!

Use: The use of this product is also very simple.  Just fill the reusable drink bottle to the fill-line with tap water.  Then, lock it into place on the machine and push the top of the machine down to carbonate.  After you carbonate the water, you just add one cap-full (more or less for your taste) of your favorite flavor, flip the bottle upside down a time or two and it's ready to drink!

Taste: We initially tried the Sparkling Naturals Pink Grapefruit and it tasted really good! It was awesome that we could make it at home and not have to buy a giant bottle/box of cans from the store that we would never finish.  Since the initial trial, we have tried several of the other flavors, including Cola, Root Beer, Sparkling Naturals Ginger Ale and Black Currant Pear, and MyWater Flavor Essence Lemon Lime, Raspberry, and Orange.  We definitely love them all, but my favorites are the Black Currant Pear and the MyWater Flavor Essence in Lemon Lime! 

Customizable:The biggest turn off for me for soda (besides the ridiculous chemicals) is that it's too carbonated and gives me a stomach ache or indigestion sometimes.  With the Sodastream Source, this problem is solved as there are three levels of carbonation that I can set my soda to.  I definitely prefer the lowest setting and my husband prefers setting #3 (the highest), so we alternate between these.  It's really easy to achieve the level of carbonation, as there are three lights on the front of the unit and when you hold down the top to carbonate, you just let go when your level lights up. Mine literally takes like a second!

Cleanup: With the Sodastream products, cleanup is pretty much nonexistent.  You just rinse the bottle with hot water when you finish the drink and then it's ready to go!

Environmentally Friendly: As a added bonus, you are not only saving a ton of money on soda/drinks a year, but you are also doing the environment a huge favor! Instead of filling landfills with plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and caps, we are reusing the same bottle(s) and getting all of the enjoyment of custom soda at a fraction of the cost!

Overall, this product just makes sense for any family!  It is friendly on your wallet, time, home, health, and environment!  Not to mention it's just fun! 

Learn More: You can learn more about Sodastream and their entire product line on the website.

Buy: The Sodastream can be purchased online today and they are even offering free shipping all home sodamakers!

Win: Sodastream has been kind enough to offer our readers the chance to win: Fountain Jet Soda Lover's Start-Up Kit  ($99.95). 
It includes:
- Fountain Jet – winner’s choice of color (black/silver, red/silver or white)
- 1 carbonating bottle, reusable for up to 3 years
- Reusable carbonator to fizz up to 60L of soda
- Variety 6-pack of popular sample-size flavors - 3 full-sized flavors of the winner’s choice

Just enter below for your chance to win!  Open to Continental U.S. Residents Only.  Ends at 11:59pm on June 6th, 2013.

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5 Unusual Ways You Can Make a Positive Difference in Someone's Life

If you want to make a difference in someone's life, there are a lot of ways to go about doing it. There are things as simple as smiling or telling a joke that can brighten someone's day. However, there are also many things that you can do to change another's life that you may not have thought about.

Become an Egg Donor and Help Create a Family

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This is a big step to take. However, becoming an egg donor will definitely make a positive difference in the lives of others. There are a lot of ways that you can do this, from donating to someone specific to anonymously donating your eggs. When you are helping others create a family, you are creating a huge positive in the world.

Adopting a Pet Improves the Lives of Animals

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If you are considering getting a new pet, think about adopting one. There are many pets out there who need new families. Sure, it's fun to have a brand new little puppy or kitten, but helping those in need is also a great thing. There are multiple ways to adopt pets. Whether you go to a local shelter or you adopt from a family that can no longer care for a pet, adopting a pet makes the world a whole lot better for that animal.

Donating a Kidney Saves Lives

When considering donating a kidney, keep in mind that it is a major surgery. However, if it is something that you feel you want to do, kidney donation can help save the life of the person who receives the organ. Whether this is a close friend or family member, or a complete stranger, you are making one of the biggest positive differences possible in their lives.

Helping at a Food Shelter Feeds People in Need

Many families today have trouble making enough money to feed everyone in the home. When you help at a food shelter, you are volunteering your time to help these people feed their families. Though they may not thank you personally when they come in, everyone that works at food shelters is making a difference and helping to feed people who would not otherwise be able to eat regularly.

Read to Children to Help Them Love Learning

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Young children learn by example. One of the best ways you can be a positive influence in a young child's life, without being related to them or a friend of the family, is to set up a reading time. Whether you do this at a local library or bookstore, providing a reading time for children is a great way to help foster their love of learning. Too few children today develop a love of reading, simply because they are not introduced to books often. If a free reading time is offered in the community though, this could easily change.

Making a difference in someone's life is important. Though you may not be able to donate a kidney or adopt a pet, think about the small things you can do to make someone's life a little brighter each day.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: The Quest For Crystal Mickey on DVD

We are HUGE Disney fans in this house, especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! Both of my kids love Mickey Mouse and his friends, so we were thrilled at the opportunity to review the brand new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD that just released today, The Quest for Crystal Mickey.

Here is the synopsis for this DVD:

Join Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and all their pals in the newest Clubhouse crusade. When the legendary Crystal Mickey goes missing, Mickey and friends go on an adventure to save the Clubhouse from losing its magic. Grab your hat, buckle your seatbelt, and get ready to embark on a thrilling adventure in “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: The Quest for the Crystal Mickey!”

There’s no time to lose after greedy Plunderin’ Pete snatches the legendary Crystal Mickey statue from the Clubhouse. Without this sparkly statue’s magic, the Clubhouse will

disappear forever!

Can the world’s most extraordinary hero "Kansas City Mickey," get the magical statue back in time? Only with help from young viewers at home…and the right Mouseketools 

can Mickey journey across the Sandy Desert, brave the Rushing River and make his way through the Hidden Jungle. But watch out for Pete’s trickiest traps! 

What We Thought:

Well, Maggie screamed the minute she saw the DVD case and begged to watch it right away. We popped some popcorn and made a movie night out of it. The Quest for Crystal Mickey is like Mickey Mouse meets Indiana Jones: It's very cute! Children and their parents will appreciate this one! Maggie loved the thrill of the adventure and "helping" Mickey and the gang along the way. 

There are also 4 other episodes on this DVD. They are:

1. Donald of the Desert: Donald and the rest of the gang head off to the desert to find sand for the clubhouses' sandbox.
2. Donald the Genie: Donald becomes a genie and is able to grant each friend a wish
3. Goofy's Coconutty Monkey: The episodes features Coco the Monkey and Mickey and the gang go on a search for coconuts.
4. Goofy's Giant Adventure: Willie the Giant has an upset stomach and Goofy is on the hunt to find him a remedy.

We loved all the episodes on this DVD (over 2 hours of Mickey!) but I think our favorite was the title episode. It's a great one!

My daughter loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but as a parent, I love it too because she learns a lot from watching it. This show has helped her learn her colors, numbers, shapes, and more. We're so happy to add this DVD to our collection!

Buy It:  This DVD has a suggested price of $19.99 and can be purchased wherever you buy DVDs. Look for it today!

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Apparel...Because Daddy Deserves It

Well were in another day of our Daddy Deserves It event and we're doing things a little different today. My review is for items that my oldest son received, but my hubs and my brother loved them as much as my little guy did...so for the giveaway we are offering products for the Men! 

 TURTLE POWER!! Thats all the rage amongst the young boys, once again. When I was a kid my twin brother LOVED the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His love for them was very equal to my love of New Kids on the Block ;-) He had all of the figurines, books, clothing, etc.... Well my mom has held onto some of our favorite childhood items and for my brother that of course consists of all of his TMNT figurines. Well about a year ago she got them out of storage for my oldest son to play with, and they quickly became & continue to be his favorite thing to play with when he goes to their house.

 Timing can be a funny thing and shortly after my oldest was introduced to TMNT the show hit tv's once again. We don't watch a lot of tv but we can get the shows on Hulu and my son has watched a few of them, he is only 5 so some of them are still a little over the top for him, but its a show that the Hubs will sit and watch with him.

 So our big guy has gone crazy for the Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles & I was thrilled when I was given the chance to review their online store. I knew my big guy would be thrilled to receive some TMNT gear, I just couldn't wait to see what his expression would be when they arrived.

 I chose to go with 2 t-shirts and the Michelangelo Combat Gear.  I am never sure what size clothes to do with for my kids or myself when shopping  a new brand online, so for my big guy I chose one shirt in a 5t and the other in a 7t. My guy is 5, but he is very tall for his age, skinny and tall, just like his daddy. :)

 When I opened the box with my guy, he was so excited!!! I slowly pulled out one item at a time and he just got more excited with each one. The first shirt I chose is the TMNT Costume Shirt in a 5t. The shirt looked rather small when I pulled it out, but I am learning that my 5 yr old typically takes a size 6 so I would say the sizes are right on mark. The shirt is a little more snug than my guy likes, but I think it looks so cute on him :) And he LOVES that is has the shell on the back. 

 The second item I chose and the one that my guy was most excited over is the TMNT Combat Gear. I was so excited to see these on the online store. I have seen them several times when out running errands and have almost grabbed them several times for my guy, but kept holding off. SO I was thrilled to see that they would be arriving on my door step. My guy was so eager to try these out. He picked them up right away and has barely put them down, he loves doing little "tricks" with these. He takes them outside to fight the bad guys and just has a blast for hours!!

 Lastly I chose another shirt for my guy, this time I went with the TMNT this is Epic t-shirt in a 7t. This shirt is a little big, but he loves the fit of it, and he was so eager to wear it. I had to tell him that he couldn't wear both shirts in the same day, but the next morning he put this one on as soon as he woke up! 

   You can find all of these items and so many more at teenagemutantninjaturtles.com. Whether its your little one that loves the hits of TMNT or your man, you'll find something they'll love!! For the giveaway one of you will win two adult mens shirts and TMNT turtle shell backpack with 4 eye masks.

  Please fill out the entry form below for your chance to win, this giveaway will remain open until Thursday June 6th. Good Luck!

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K'NEX Products: TINKERTOY Pink Building Set & LINCOLN LOGS Horseshoe Hill Station

I was recently asked to become a K'NEX brand ambassador and, with a little girl who loves to build, (and a baby brother who loves to tear down the things she builds) I eagerly accepted.

K'NEX just sent my first shipment with 2 of their newest toys for Maggie to try out. We received the TINKERTOY Pink Building Set and LINCOLN LOGS Horseshoe Hill Station. The decision of which set to play with first was a real challenge for Maggie. She originally chose the LINCOLN LOGS set, and then changed her mind at the last minute and went for the TINKERTOY.

This TINKERTOY set is made with little girls in mind. Not only is it full of many pink and purple pieces, it also contain a princess figurine and a horse. The TINKERTOY Pink Building set contains 150 pieces and a full-color instructional sheet that shows you how to make all kinds of fun buildings and items. Maggie and I first made a stable for her horse which she played with for a long time. Then we had fun building an owl, a butterfly, a flower, and all kinds of other cute (girly) things. It comes packaged in a sturdy storage box with lid.

If you have other TINKERTOY sets, you can combine them to allow your kids to build even larger buildings or whatever they imagine. **This set is recommended for children ages 3 and up. If you have younger children (like I do with my 1 year old son) they can still join in on the fun, just make sure you pull out all of the smaller pieces before you start to play.**

The following day during my son's nap time, my daughter and I got out the LINCOLN LOGS Horseshoe Hill Station and worked together to set it up. **This is a set that I would not recommend trying to assemble with children under 3 years of age; it is easily knocked over by younger siblings!** It took Maggie and I about 5 minutes to set up the station and she was so pleased with herself when it was completed. The directions included in the set were easy to follow, although Maggie did still need my help to complete it. This set comes with a horse and a cowboy for fun imaginative play once your station is set up. Maggie loves to pretend with action figures now, and she was delighted to play cowboys. I was the cowboy, she was the horse, and, in her words, “I LOVE this barn mommy!”

Overall Maggie has enjoyed both of these building sets from K'NEX. They are great for developing motor skills, teach children how to follow directions, and imaginative play.

Buy Them: You can find these sets in stores like Toys”R”Us or order them online at KNEX.com. The TINKERTOY Pink Building Set has a retail price of $43.99 and the LINCOLN LOGS Horseshoe Hill Station has a retail price of $27.99 .

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