If your like me your planning a big super bowl party!  No Party is a party here with out chips and dip! I am a Die hard French Onion or Ranch girl myself.  So I was very Happy to be able to do a review for the Dean’s dips even though I have been using them for years.  This is still my favorite brands!

But  Dean’s got something going on fun that I wanted  to tell you about!  Just like the Jets and the Giants, there are longstanding rivalries in amongst dips as well. Are you a Honey Mustard loyalist, Guacamole diehard or an Onion Dip fanatic? Vote for your favorite dip and help us settle this once and for all! Everyone who votes will also be eligible for weekly prizes like free dip, a BBQ grill set system.  There will also be a big grand prize drawing in January for a home entertainment system.

It’s Super easy to play as well Just  Pick your dip and pick your teams!!  But  you want to get your main entry in at Dipstakes.com, all you have to do there is enter your name and address. And Remember  On Facebook you can rack up points everyday!  BUT WAIT DON’T LEAVE JUST ME JUST YET! I have Something you can win also!!

I am giving 5 Winners 1 voucher each for your choice of  your favorite dip!!  To Enter Just tell what dip gets your vote!  I will pick the lucky winners 1/21/10 @ 3 PM EST!

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CLOSED  The WINNERS WERE

Congrats the winner was… THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ENTER!!

I am so happy to share that I finally was able to review an Oreck!  If you read my blog you know that Oreck was my dream vacuum and I have tried so hard to win one! I never was lucky enough to win one but I got to Review one!!

I was able to review the Brand new Oreck Platinum Pilot™. I was like a kid on Christmas morning when it arrived!

The new Oreck Platinum Pilot™ with 360° Glide moves like nothing else, to let you go everywhere dirt goes, with easy steering and amazing maneuverability. At just 10 lbs.*, it features a re-engineered, powerful, pile-lifting roller brush that moves through carpet easier and cleans better than ever. The New Pilot pulls out deeply embedded dirt, dust, dander, and pet hair. All from a vacuum that weighs just a little more than a gallon of milk.

Oreck Platinum Pilot with 360° Glide uses a unique ball-joint and pivot connection to easily guide the vacuum exactly where you need it to go. It corners couches, glides in and out of small spaces, and turns on a dime – so you can clean in one continuous motion.

As soon as I took it out of the box I was putting it together! The Assembly was very easy and ready in no time.  The first thing that I noticed was how easy it was to move and glide in those small spaces that my other vacuums miss and also lays virtually flat to fit easily under furniture so this was great to get under the couch and chair without having to move them like I usually do!

I was amazed how great this vacuum really worked! I will admit that I am not crazy about using vacuum bags and never thought that I would go back to vacuum that uses them but Oreck has changed my mind.

The HEPA-filtration vacuum bags trap up to 99.9% of all dust and allergens down to 0.3 microns. So the dust on the floor doesn’t blow back into the air and end up on your furniture. And unlike bagless vacuums, the Saniseal® system automatically seals the bag shut, locking in the dirt.

Changing bags is effortless, odorless and clean. Oreck bags help eliminate pet odors and other stubborn smells, and they can hold as much as four bagless dust cups.

Top Features of The New Oreck Platinum Pilot with 360° Glide:

• Unique ball-joint and pivot connection provide easy steering and greater maneuverability
• Advanced HEPA filtration and antimicrobial protection: The Pilot features IntellaShield Technology™. This is an anti-microbial agent built right into key points of the vacuum that inhibits the growth and reproduction of bacteria, mold and mildew – in and on the vacuum. It works even when the vacuum is turned off – which helps create a healthier clean.
• Two speed settings: The Pilot’s high speed helps it clean deep pile carpet, while its low speed is gentle enough to clean Oriental and Persian rugs. The two-speed switch in the handle makes it easy to start and stop the motor – with no stooping.
• Advanced sound-dampening technology
• Sleek, simple, modern design
• 10 FREE annual tune-ups (a $400 value!) ( what other Vacuum does this!)
• 10 year warranty ( THE BEST PART OF IT ALL THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT)
• 30-foot power cord lets you clean large areas without tedious plugging and unplugging.

I am happy to say that Now being a new owner of the Oreck I now understand what all the hype is about! I truly love this vacuum and look forward to using it many years!   THANK YOU ORECK for Making me a true Believer in your products and a customer for life!  

NOW The Best Part Is I get to give away one of these New Oreck Platinum Pilot Vacuums to One lucky reader!!  To Enter Head on Over to http://www.oreck.com/ and tell me what other product that you would like to try! I will pick the lucky winner Friday 2/12/10 @ 3PM EST

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As a mother, Funky Monkey Snacks looks to succeed in a niche that is very important to me!  Most fruit snacks are either healthy and lack in taste, or taste delicious, but have no nutritional value.  With Funky Monkey Snacks you get a healthy fruit snacks that tastes delicious and that your kids will love! Funky Monkey Snacks are loaded with fresh fruit slices that are freeze dried so that the snacks maintain all of the benefits of fresh fruit with the great taste of traditional fruit snacks.  They are perfect for kids of all ages and adults.  I love eating fresh fruit, and these snacks even retain the smell of fresh fruit from the freeze dry method!  There are no added preservatives or sweeteners.  There snacks are 100% Natural!  With 7 tasty flavors to choose from, my kids hardly noticed that they were getting 3 servings of fruit with every ounce as they ate the snacks!

A lot of Mom’s like me have difficulty getting their kids to each fresh fruit.  Funky Monkey Snacks aim to alleviate this headache by combining the Fresh Fruits with the appeal and convenience of other snacks which often lack any nutritional benefits.  I opened up a few bags recently as my daughter had some of her friends over and let the kids have some of the snacks.  While there were a few of the kids who would prefer their favorite super sweet fruit snacks loaded with added sugar and preservatives, the overwhelming majority of the kids loved the snacks and asked for more!  So next time you or your child doesn’t feel like grabbing an apple or orange on the way out the door you can grab some Funky Monkey Snacks!

The snacks are available for purchase at Super Target and Whole Foods as well as Onlineretailers.

FISHERS, IN – (October 13, 2009) – Funky Monkey™ Snacks, makers of Fruit that Crunches!^®, today announced the addition of three new flavors to its family of all natural, 100% real fruit snacks:

• • Applemon™Â  (freeze-dried apple and organic cinnamon),
  • MangOJ™ (freeze-dried mango and orange juice), and
  • Pink Pineapple™ (freeze-dried organic pineapple and guava)

The trio—the first new flavors since Funky Monkey Snacks debuted two years ago—complement Funky Monkey Snacks’ existing varieties: Bananamon^®, Carnaval Mix™, JiveALime^® and Purple Funk^®.

Like all Funky Monkey Snacks, Applemon, MangOJ and Pink Pineapple are made using a proprietary freeze-drying process on whole slices and large pieces of fruit.  This exclusive process, not used on any other snack product in the U.S., removes 97 percent of the moisture content.  All that is left are crisp, crunchy and 100% all fruit snacks that are nutritionally equivalent to their fresh counterparts.

“Funky Monkey is all about delicious, interesting flavors that bring fruit and snacking to a new level of fun and healthy eating,” said Matt Herzog, president of Funky Monkey Snacks.  “These three new combinations meet our high standards for fresh, appealing and exciting flavors that people will immediately enjoy.”

Funky Monkey Snacks are a more nutritious and natural alternative to dried fruit, which does not preserve all the nutrients of fresh fruit, or fruit snacks that can contain added sugars, colors and preservatives.  Each one ounce bag of Funky Monkey Snacks contains three servings of fruit; what’s more, new flavor Pink Pineapple contains 100% of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of Vitamin C, while MangOJ has 30% RDA for Vitamin C and 70% RDA for Vitamin A.

All seven Funky Monkey flavors are ideal for both kids and adults who are looking for a healthy alternative to chips or candy.  For a list of Funky Monkey Snacks retailers, visit www.FunkyMonkeySnacks.com.

About Funky Monkey Snacks:

Funky Monkey Snacks are all-natural, real fruit made using a proprietary freeze-drying process that creates “Fruit That Crunches!^®” while retaining fruit’s natural goodness.  Funky Monkey Snacks are 100% fruit with no added sugar, colors, flavors or preservatives.  Each 1 oz. bag contains three servings of fruit, providing a delicious and nutritious snack choice that helps support healthy living.  For more information, visit www.FunkyMonkeySnacks.com.

Fruit That Crunches is a registered trademark, and Funky Monkey is a trademark, of Freeze Dried Partners LLC.  All other trademarks and/or registered trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Win IT! One Lucky Reader will win a case of Funky Monkeys! To Enter Please head over to www.FunkyMonkeySnacks.com and tell me what flavor you would like to try

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Are you looking for a deal? Look no further then The My Parents Rewards Card! This card allows you to receive discounts on many of the products and services that you buy every day, and the card costs only $20.00! Once you purchase and register your card, members will receive loads of discounts and coupons up to 50% on everything from groceries, to beauty products, to the movies. All you have to do is go to MyParentRewards.com and use their store locator to search for coupons that you would like to use, click on the merchant to show the details, print out the coupons and you are ready to roll! Just be sure to bring your My Parents Rewards card with you when you go to the store. With thousands of coupons available at over 400 Merchants across the United States and Canada you could easily make up the cost of the card in savings in one afternoon! The Coupons can be used at many of your favorite top merchants such as Papa John’s Pizza, Target, Blockbuster, Sears, McDonald’s, and Ann Taylor.

The savings will vary from Merchant to merchant as some might offer 20% discounts, and others will offer a 2 for 1 deal, but the savings pay for themselves many times over! What are you waiting for? Go to www.MyParentRewards.com today and start saving!

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