What We Tried: Baked Falafel Sandwich Recipe (Vegetarian)

I ran across this recipe one day and asked my husband if he knew what a falafel was. Neither one of us knew, but he had “heard” about falafels and thought they were supposed to be super yummy. This particular recipe does not call for them to be deep fried, which makes these falafels a little more diet-friendly than traditional ones. You can also make them even easier on the waistline by using the Sensa weight loss system! How did the family … [Read more...]

BuyCostumes.com ‘Summer of Movies’ : Adult Dorothy Halloween Costume Review

What’s more fun than dressing up for Halloween? Dressing up in a coordinating theme with your younger brother and sister!!! When buycostumes.com contacted us with a ‘Summer of Movies’ theme and asked if we’d like to pick our favorite tv or movie character to review, Kaytlin immediately said yes. It’s been years since she had dressed up or gone trick or treating, but it just so happened Emma and Ethan were already “matching” their costumes this … [Read more...]

Weekly Winners! TWENTY-THREE New Winners! Are YOU One?!

Congratulations to this weeks winners! Dermagist Complete Rejuvenation Prize Pack RV $333.66 (rafflecopter)   1731 Entries Name: Gina H. Email: gina-hull@ Option: Tweet About the Giveaway Extra Info: http://twitter.com/#!/ginahull/status/109903221954330624 Chicco Fun Travel Activity Nest   962 Entries Author: Amy rouse (dropastitch@) Comment: https://twitter.com/dropastitch/status/109048818355548162   … [Read more...]

FWin an iPad2 or an Electric Smokehouse [CLOSED Giveaway]

Welcome to the Fall Giveaway Festival sponsored by RetailMeNot! This multi-blog event features 100+ giveaways each at $25 value or more plus an iPad2 giveaway. RetailMeNot has every online coupon and promo code you could ever hope to find—all in one place. With the help of a dedicated community, RetailMeNot thrives as a money-saving mecca free of full-priced foes. With more than 1,000,000 coupons from over 100,000 stores, … [Read more...]

#WIN Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme 2-Watt Focus Flashlight : Review & GIVEAWAY : [CLOSED] #rafflecopter *2 WINNERS*

Rayovac has always been a brand name found in our house. Usually in battery form, but we have a couple of flashlights tucked away for emergency purposes as well. My husband and son recently took up trail running (off road) and occasionally they are out a bit later than expected and a good flashlight was something we were in the market for. I was sent the Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme 2-Watt Focus Flashlight for my runners to try out. It came just … [Read more...]

Sponsor Spotlight : Masterbuilt & John McLemore : Fall Giveaway Festival 9/16 – 30 #RetailMeNotFallFest

OurKidsMom’s fabulous sponsor is Southern celebrity cook and founder of Masterbuilt John McLemore… For more than 30 years, our passion has been to design quality indoor and outdoor cooking equipment that is simple to use. From the first propane fish cooker, to the user-friendly Butterball® Indoor Electric Turkey Fryer, we offer a complete line of outdoor and indoor cooking products designed with the consumer in mind. Masterbuilt … [Read more...]

Traveling Through Thursday : BLOG HOP!

Welcome to the Traveling Through Thursday Blog Hop 9/15/11 hosted by Living on Love and Cents, Mom On Dealz, Our Kids Mom , and Belly Charms (The Blog). We are so excited to be back! We are THRILLED to have you here! Summer is over and we are now all getting back into the swing of being on a "blogging schedule". Because we are so excited to be back on track with our blog hop we are giving away a prize just for spreading the word! … [Read more...]

Bridesmaids : Girls Night In Party AT MY HOUSE!

I am so excited. Okay, beyond excited. Why?! I get to participate in a GIRLS NIGHT OUT IN Friday night! I can’t remember the last time I ever had a “girls night out”. My husband is my best friend, so typically when I have a few free hours he and I will go out for a bite to eat and maybe a movie. I actually saw Bridesmaids at the theater with him . I can’t afford to go to Vegas like the girls do in Bridesmaids, but I have informed the … [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday : Dog Days

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#WIN Power Capes for YOUR (Halloween?) Superhero : Review & GIVEAWAY : [CLOSED] #rafflecopter

Halloween is coming and what better way to spend your costume money than on an item they can be used and reused for years to come… Superhero capes! Power Capes offers you the chance to create a personalized superhero cape in size, color, emblem shape/color (even sparkles for girls!) and an initial. There are 11 cape colors, 29 emblem colors and 8 emblem designs to choose from! It took us about 15 minutes to get through the entire ordering … [Read more...]