There are over a year’s worth of recipes, along with fun stories of how she came up with them or where she found them, how it turned out and how it was received. The best part is that no indeed they are NOT all masterpieces but she shares them with us with a lot of humility - and even gives ideas on what would’ve improved the flavor etc.

She now also has a book which you can pick up on Amazon but I highly recommend checking out this ingenious and fun blog for new dinner ideas.

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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Jumbo sunflower seeds are roasted in small batches and then flavored with spices. They come in several flavors - Honey BBQ, Salt and Pepper & Dill Pickle to name a few. 

Each batch is enriched with the same sort of energy boosting compounds you find in energy drinks but with the added health benefits found in sunflower seeds. Plus - no sugar!

It’s an unusual product but for a pick me up of the snacky-variety - this one is fun! I give Sumseeds a prop for innovation and fun.

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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The funny thing is the products do smell nice and aren’t priced insanely high, so whether you’re buying them as a novelty tongue in cheek, or as a gift for a Sunday School Teacher with a sense of humor - they are actually worth the purchase.  I found mine at a local boutique but you can find a wide selection of products at BlueQ.

You can also find moist towelettes, hand cream, lip balm and many other religious themed products. I’m giving them a Prop for FUN!

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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And now I’m a goldfish parent.

I already owned a small 2 gallon aquarium from our adventure owning sea monkeys but didn’t have a filtration system for fish. Two days after depositing our fish in their new home, the water was murky and one was dead. I knew we had to fix that immediately.

I looked for the Whisper brand out of habit, I used to buy that brand back when I was a kid and buying my aquarium supplies with my $3 a week allowance. The 3i in tank filter is designed specifically for tanks 3 gallons or under and is compact and simple to install.  It included one biobag filter cartridge with the filter.

The water cleared up within 24 hours and our fish are now thriving.  The bio-bag replacement filters are inexpensive and this has been a really simple solution to providing clean healthy water to our new family pets.

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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However, when I saw the options of books that were available, my face couldn’t contain the smile. The available books are divided into special occasions and age groups, so there is something for everyone.

As soon I saw the book, “The Monster at the End of this Book” I knew that was the book I wanted to do.  It had been my daughter’s favorite book when she was a child and this book was going to be for her son, Keegan. I could already picture myself reading it to Keegan over and over as I had his mom.

My initial contact with the company representative came in the way of  an email offereing my choice of 3 books to review in Keegan’s age category. The one that I wanted was not among the three and my enthusiasm ebbed a little. I wrote to my contact, Lauren, and she immediately replied that I could do the book of my choice and she would have a voucher issued for that book. 

In fact, every time I had a question, Lauren responded immediately. She was an excellent representative of the company. Once I had my book ordered, it arrived within 2 weeks and is every bit as wonderful as I imagined. 

The entire process was very simple and took less than 15 minutes to complete. I chose a book, uploaded the picture of my choice and typed in the text I wanted on the front page. You can choose the color of the text as well as the size.

The book arrived and it is a hardcover keepsake, the pages were glossy, thick paper that are 8.5 X 11 in size.  It is truly going to be a book that will be enjoyed time and time again and I would highly recommend this company. This recommendation comes not only for their product and prompt customer service, but for the memories that will come from using their product.

Now, I’ve got a book to go read to a very special grandson!

Written by Perri, a homeschooling mom of 6 kids - 2 that are grown and out of the house and 4 younger ones who help wreck and clean the house. Perri also has two precious grandchildren. She spends a lot of time doing ministries with her church, volunteering in the community and baking a mean cheesecake. She blogs about her family’s life at My Life in Bits & Pieces.

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At first it seemed like something fancy and unnecessary but after a few uses, I became addicted. If you aren’t changing your sheets that day, just spritz your pillows and sheets before you make up your bed for the day. Later that night when you return, you’re swaddled in the relaxing scents of essential oils and your sheets smell fresh and clean.

It’s delightful.

Caldrea makes and entire line of home care products, from kitchen cleaning product to baby nursery care items.  If you are looking for cleaning products not made of harsh chemicals, the all natural products at Caldrea have something for every room in the house.

You can purchase them at their website or at various stores - which you can research on their store locator feature.

For natural cleaning power with fresh results, I’m giving Caldrea a prop. Sometime I hope to check out their other products!

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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You might remember the old Jarts with the steel tip that was allegedly going to impale your teammates if you didn’t throw it properly?

Well they took them off the market and they disappeared from my psyche until suddenly I saw them again. And I HAD to have them. With a new safety tip that will not impale your friends and neighbors, the new JARTS are just as much fun as the old ones.

I took my oldest into the backyard one night while we cooked out and set the circle targets out on the ground and taught him the art of the underhanded Jarts Throw. After several throws he turned to me and said “Watch and learn, Mom. Watch and learn.”

Jarts are a great outdoor family activity to get everyone outdoor and away from the TV or computer games. A huge prop goes to the return of this fun game!

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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You can taste the delights of SNEAK ATTACK, or POTION OF HEALING. How about some DWARVEN DROUGHT,ILLITHID BRAIN JUICE,BIGBY’S CRUSHING THIRST DESTROYER or ELDRITCH BLAST?

At $10.99 for a six pack of these excellent fun flavors, I’m not sure how I can resist.  You can pick them up online at Jones Soda online.  It’s a really festive gift for the gamer you know.

This is a Freaky Find worthy of a big Prop! Fun idea Jones Soda!

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 7 year old boy and 5 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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Ping brings the ability to update to more than 35 social networking websites including the big guns listed above, as well as Microblogging to WordPress and Blogger. You can post via SMS as well, texting info that then will shoot out to your designated update sites. I’m pretty addicted to using it for short bursts of info that I want/need to share. It converts info over 140 characters and links to a hyperlink that will take your viewers where they need to go to see the info.

Ping also offers apps for more robust mobile usage for a minimal fee but I’m good with my sturdy old SMS. It’s free to join so check out simplifying your social networking updates.

Written by Gidge, who is a mother of a 5 year old boy and 3 year old twin boys. A transplanted Hoosier, die-hard Colts fan and professional call center manager, she likes long walks on the beach, penguins and playing ping-pong. Her turn-ons include sleep and silence. Read all about her life here.

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Philips created the power toothbrush for kids ages 4-10 and actually took into consideration the challenges parents face in getting kids to brush their teeth. Our son loved the design and that he could switch out the face plates which came with the brush to pick the design he liked best. The handle has two gripping locations and two age-appropriate brush heads - both accommodate different ages. It is rechargeable and sits on a small base. I like the size because it doesn’t take up a lot of room on your bathroom counter.

The best part is the KidPacer^® technology that provides music tones which indicate when the child should move on to brushing the next section of their mouth. In the past our son has had trouble remembering to brush in the back for more than one second. Now his toothbrush encourages him to brush for an appropriate amount of time and he finds it to be a fun game.

Another positive addition that Philips included is Kidtimer^® which helps children reach the recommended 2 minute brushing time by slowly increasing the KidPacer^® tones over a 90 day period.

Ethan has been using the Sonicare for Kids^® toothbrush now for over a month and the results have been excellent thus far! His teeth are certainly cleaner and the difference has been easy to see. He finds brushing to be more of a game than a chore and he’s actually excited to use it. For just under $70 on Amazon.com I give this toothbrush big props for all the extras it offers that are geared towards kids.

Written by Emily, who is a married working mother of a very energetic 7 year old son. Last year they moved to the country to live on a rock road. Emily was stuck with dial-up internet for 13 months and kissed the installation guy who recently put in high speed at their house. She writes at her personal blog, Fenicle and loves to review new things.

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