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Give the Gift of Versatility for Father’s Day

Jun 082013

Thank you to Squid for providing one of their cool Squidpacks for review. All opinions are 100% my own.

Hi, my name is Liza, and I love to shop. You do, too? Oh, good. Do you mind if I tell my husband so that he realizes that I’m not the only one who would rather wander around Target or the mall than, well, a lot of things?

My favorite shopping, though, is shopping for others. Really. Trying to figure out what’s going to amaze my intended recipient is my idea of a fun. I don’t always knock it out of the park though I have hit a few home runs over the years. When you see that smile stretch across their face or their mouths drop open in awe, yep, that’s a great feeling. Made someone’s day.

For those who don’t love to shop, however, gift-giving occasions may fill you with a little bit of apprehension. Dare I even say dread? And so with Father’s Day around the corner you may be starting to feel those little hairs on the back of your neck start to stand up with the thought of wandering around a home improvement store hoping that something appropriate will graciously fall off the shelf and into your cart for you.

SquidPack Backpacks Make Great Father's Day Gifts

Weekly Entertainment News Plus Free Printable Activities

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Jun 072013

Summer is heating up and so is the entertainment news as we get closer and closer to all those summer blockbusters. And since schools are letting out for break, there are a lot of fun DVDs and apps for kids being announced right now, too. Here’s what I’ve found for you this week.

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful will land on DVD on June 11. We are very much looking forward to watching this magical tale. While we wait for next week’s release, we’ll be downloading some fun Oz-inspired activities and games. Just click the image above to get yours for free. Continue reading »

Easy Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe

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Jun 072013

This easy vegetable fried rice recipe is a sponsored post for Success® Rice. All thoughts are my own.

Easy Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe #SuccessRice

Our family really enjoys good Chinese food but finding a place that checks the boxes for everyone can be a challenge sometimes. Good crab rangoons, not so awesome sweet and sour sauce. Or amazing lo mein, but so-so beef and broccoli. We keep saying that we are going to try and make some of the recipes on our own but just have never gotten around to it.

This week, though, I was feeling a little adventurous and decided to finally come up with a vegetable fried rice recipe. We were out of soy sauce so I swung by the grocery store to get a new bottle. While I was there I also picked up a can of mixed peas and carrots and a box of Success® Rice. It boils in it’s own bag for 10 minutes which would be just about perfect timing for me to prepare the rest of the ingredients. Continue reading »

Powerful Oral Care for Dad with Oral-B Electric Toothbrushes

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Jun 062013

Growing up I recall hearing on many occasions the following sound:

“Argh, argh, argh!”

which was then echoed by “More power!”

You may recognize that as the catch phrase – and grunt – of a certain television handyman. My father enjoyed watching the show, and I think that’s because he secretly thought that adding more power to pretty much anything was a good idea. He’s quite a handy guy himself which was useful because when he helped my paternal grandfather and my maternal grandparents run their farms, you have to be ready to put equipment back together at the drop of a hat.

There’s really no reason that more power needs to be relegated solely to lawn mowers, tractors, or grills. Why not more power for your mouth? Power in the form of the Oral-B electric toothbrush. I mean, who doesn’t want to up the game of their current toothbrush and put their best smile forward? Continue reading »

Let Minted Help You Plan Your Summer Fun

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Jun 042013

This is a partnered post with Minted. All opinions are my own.

You all know how much I love planning a party or even just a family night. And if I can plan it around a theme – all the better. So sites like Minted can keep me browsing for hours at a time.

If you’re not familiar with Minted they are a global community of independent graphic designers that create beautiful products. They’re probably the most comprehensive site that I’ve found. In addition to the cards, invitations, and thank you notes for weddings, birthdays, and births that you would expect, they also have journals, art prints, and stationary.

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