Almost Christmas!

I cant believe Christmas is so close! There is so much to do and so little time. How about cleaning, baking, cooking, decorating,  crafts, and last but not least, and trying to teach the kids what it is all really about. My time is ticking away.So I got to go get my butt moving!

Progresso Lemon Pepper Panko Review

A huge thanks to Progresso and My Blog Spark! They gave me an amazing  opportunity to review Progresso Lemon Pepper Panko as well as an autographed copy of chef Chiarello's new cookbook: Michael Chiarello's Bottega. I used the Panko on boneless,skinless chicken breasts. It was delicious! The breading was nice and crunchy. Most bread crumbs end up all soggy! The lemon pepper flavor was perfect. It tasted just as good reheated the next day!. I have three little ones (4,3,1). Getting them to eat new things can be a pain. They all inhaled it! I couldn't believe it. We are defiantly going to put Panko on our shopping list. My husband cant wait until we can try it on fish. All in all a big thumbs up from me.

Whether frying, baking or broiling, this culinary superstar adds a flavorful crunch to create simple, savory recipes. Made from the soft, tender centers of the bread, Progresso Lemon Pepper Panko combines the perfect crunch with effortless flavor to give any dish that extra punch. The large, flaky crumb has a coarser texture than traditional bread crumbs, delivering a lighter, crunchier coating or topping.




A chef known for his emphasis on creating delicious dishes with fresh, premium ingredients, Chef Michael Chiarello uses panko as his go-to bread crumb for a crunch that won’t quit. An Emmy-award winning TV chef and cookbook author, Chef Chiarello is the tastemaker behind Bottega Napa Valley Restaurant, NapaStyle and Chiarello Family Vineyards, and appears on The Cooking Channel and Top Chef Masters only on Bravo.



Chef Chiarello is helping cooks everywhere use Progresso’s panko to make flavorful, flawless recipes including Crispy Seafood Salad, Mama Chiarello's Stuffed Eggplant and Turkey Scallopini and Squash Ravioli with Cranberry Brown Butter.



Visit the Progresso website for additional recipes, tips for cooking with panko, video and a coupon for $1 off any panko flavor.



“Panko has been a major part of some of my best crunchy dishes for years,” says Chef Chiarello. “It’s exciting to bring those dishes home, where some of the best dining memories are made. To me that’s what cooking is all about – sharing meals with your friends and family, and the memories you get to keep for a lifetime.”



Additionally, be sure to check out the Progresso's Wine & Dine with Chef Michael Chiarello Sweepstakes. Now through December 31st, participants can enter for the chance to win a trip for two to Napa Valley to attend the Spring Bud Break Party, an annual dinner and wine tasting event taking place on May 7, 2011. In addition to two tickets to the party, the grand prize also includes roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodations. Visit http://www.progressobroth.com/ for the sweepstakes rules and entry form.

Disclosure: Information, Panko, and cookbook were all given to me from General Mills through MyBlogSpark. This did not effect my review in anyway. I only give honest reviews.

Swag Bucks

I just joined swags bucks! So far I love it. It is really simple. I get swag bugs for searching the net! I already have 80 swag bucks and I just joined today. I am trying to get a five dollar amazon gift card wich is 450swag bucks. If you decide to try it out click the banner at the top of the post so I can get credit please!

2010 Walk Now for Autism Speaks: Arizona - Team Statistics

2010 Walk Now for Autism Speaks: Arizona - Team Statistics

Please click link and check it out! If you can donate or walk that would be great. This is my best friends page. She is very passionate about this. Her four year old son has inspired her to do this walk.

Halloween Ideas

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I am looking for some Halloween crafts to do with the kids.  Crafts geared toward 3-5 years old. Crafts are one of their favorite things to do.. Is there any good links or ones you've done in the past? What about cool snack Halloween recipe's the kids can help make? We love anything hands on! Is there any preschool stuff that they can learn with the Halloween theme. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Little Man Prayer

Dear Lord,

Please help all the good guys.

Thank you for my family.

Thank you for my posters.

I have been good all day.

Your name is true.

You love everybody.

Keep me brave and let me have good dreams.

I love you.

Amen

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This is a prayer my four year old said last night before he went to bed. He is so adorable. Amazing what kids understand. They are so sweet and innocent.

A&E Presents: Teach Tony Danza-Real Life Drama In The Classroom

  A&E TV presents TEACH TONY DANZA. Danza struggles to make an unexpected and dramatic career shift but he’s also giving back to the community by teaching 10th grade English at an inner-city high school. The school is a true mix of different socio-economic classes among the students – challenging him to find ways to connect with students across a variety of backgrounds. It’s a tough crowd….will he succeed in being a positive role model for these kids?


The seven episode series premieres on Friday, October 1st at 10PM/9C.



Synopsis:
Long before his iconic acting career, which includes roles in “Taxi” and “Who’s The Boss,” Tony Danza received a degree in History Education. During the 2009-2010 school year, he took on his most challenging and rewarding role yet as he stepped into the classroom as a full-time teacher at Philadelphia’s Northeast High School . “Teach: Tony Danza” follows the first year-teacher as he instructs a 10th-grade English class with 26 students in back-to-back 45-minute periods.

The series will look at the challenges Danza faced and the rewards he experienced as a first-year high school teacher. Under the watchful eye of Northeast Principal Linda Carroll and in-classroom teaching coach David Cohn, Danza applied incredible creativity and ceaseless dedication in his day-to-day tasks of planning lessons and executing them in the classroom, administering quizzes and exams, grading homework, engaging in small learning communities with other faculty, and meeting with parents.





Upcoming episodes -


“BACK TO SCHOOL” - Friday, October 1 at 10/9C



Mr. Danza arrives at Northeast High School in Philadelphia and meets most of the faculty, including his teaching advisor, David Cohn, and ball-busting principal, Linda Carroll, who warns Mr. Danza that if he screws up, he’s out. On the first day of school, he meets his diverse class of students, but soon learns that teaching is harder than he realized when one student questions whether or not Mr. Danza is qualified to be teaching anything. And in an attempt to bond with two of his students on the football team, he becomes an assistant coach. He then realizes he knows far less about coaching football than teaching English and questions whether or not he made a mistake becoming a teacher.


“TESTED” - Friday, October 8 at 10/9C



After half the class fails their first quiz on “Of Mice and Men,” Mr. Danza fears that most of his students aren’t doing their work. As a result, he risks legal repercussions when he denies three of his “special needs” students the use of the resource room because he thinks they’re being lazy. And to make matters worse, Mr. Danza’s brightest student wants to drop out of his English class because he isn’t being challenged enough. Pushed to the limit, Tony breaks down in tears.

Some great links to check out more info and cool stuff on it:

Teach Tony Danza official page on A&E
Teach Tony Danza Facebook Destination
To see the full sneak peak

Baby talk-Little man 16 months old

My littlest man is 16 months old. The last baby aweee!! I was comparing him to the other two when they were his age. He doesnt talk as much as they did. I wonder if its because they talk for him? Whats the avarage number of words babies that age say? My oldest was a talker. He said all kinds of words at that age. The next one was a little less but still quite a bit. Hmmmm who knows. I am sure its diffrent across the board.

Things the little mas says

1. ball

2. baby

3. bath

4.mama

5. dade (dadddyyy)

6. kota (short version of his brothers name)

7. mar mar (nickname for the dog)

8. efg (the only part of the alphabet he sings)

9. boo

10. dog

Blo Hop Friday

I am being featured this week on Friendly Friday. Im a dork and super excited. A big shout out to these hostesses for working so hard!!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much ladies!!

Make sure you all check them out and give them some love. 


Do you love making new blog friends? Than join Friendly Friday.  Friendly Friday celebration is hosted by Christi at Frugal Novice, Xenia at Thanks Mail Carrier and Charla at Healthy Home Blog! Follow the hosts(first three slots) and whoever else you like! Leave a comment so they know your following and they will follow you back. If you follow me please leave me a comment with your blog link.

Wordless Wednesday: Emptying Toy Box is Hard Work

Kids were playing and then I noticed it was quiet. We all know what can happen when its quiet. I got lucky no trouble was being made. When I went to check on them and this is what I found.

 (The boys were in their room playing Lego's). An almost empty toy box and Lil mama fast asleep in the middle of it all. Who knew emptying a toy box was such hard work!!!!!!!!

Kashi : Snack Drive Free Sample

Kashi snacks are all natural and made from whole grains without any high fructose corn syrup. They are offering a free sample of one of three snacks. The three to choose from are TLC® Cereal Bar -Ripe Strawberry,TLC® Chewy Granola Bar -Trail Mix, and TLC® Crackers -Original 7 Grain.

** Offer valid until 09/19/2010 or while supplies last. Available to U.S. residents only. Must be 18 or older to receive sample. Limit one sample per family, household, address or e-mail address. Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Blog Hop Friday

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Wordless Wednesday-Dont Cry Over Spilled Milk

His older brother's cup was on the edge of the table! He couldn't resist it. I, being the weird mom that I am had to take a picture of it. It reminds me of the saying , Don't cry over spilled milk. Sometimes you cant let the little things get to you.

Everyday Minerals- Eyeshadow Product Review

So you can understand my review better let me first tell you a little more about myself. I am addicted to eyeshadow! Its way cheaper than shoes and purses. I am a mom of three under five so my time is very limited. Even though my days are crazy busy I still like to feel good about the way I look. I believe a little bit of makeup can go a long way. Even if you only have a few minutes you can but a little on and look and feel great! All of us moms love looking and feeling great especially when it only takes a few minutes.

A little about Everyday Minerals ......

1) Being healthy. That means taking care of my skin by using all-natural


products that are actually good for it! That's why Carina started this mineral

makeup company.

2) Saving money. I am not going to pay 25-40 bucks on foundation. Period.

Our products are ridiculously inexpensive. That's also why Carina started this

mineral makeup company. Women shouldn¹t have to pay a premium for

looking stunning.

3) Thinking globally in everyday actions. As a woman and mother with

a daughter, women’s issues are very important to me. At Everyday

Minerals, we believe that women’s issues are the moral battleground of

this century. As such, we recently launched our Everyday Forward

mission, in which all proceeds from a designated product go to a

selected woman’s charity, such as Kiva.org, Womenforwomen.org,

Care.org, and Globalliving.org . One day every woman in the world will

be given the love, dignity, and appreciation they deserve to fulfill

their gifts and dreams.

4) No Animal Testing Promise


*info above was given to me by Everyday Minerals

Everyday Minerals sent me four eye shadows to try out (Smokey Pink, Lip Lock, Hot Chocolate, and in the Garden). 

 

I already love that it is a mineral eyeshadow. I love stuff that you can wear that wont harm your skin. This product did not cause any breakouts! It was very easy to use. It stayed on all day. I'm talking chasing three kids around the house, cleaning, errand running, cooking, ALL DAY! The colors are very light and neutral. Nice for working moms, going on errands,and dinner with the hubby. I would like to see a few more bold colors! I love subtle pretty popping colors but ever now and then I want to go bold. This product really exceeded my expectations! I think I'm going to have to try the foundation. Everyday minerals I love your eyeshadow and I love what your about.

(I did not get paid to say any of these things. I did receive free product to review. This did not change my opinion of the products. The words written are my honest opinion of the products/site. I only give honest reviews.)

Free samples-Teasta Tea

1. Visit Teasta
2. Add two Tea samples to your cart
3. Type TRYME in promo code box

I went through the entire process! It only took a minute. No credit card information required!

Blog Hop Friday

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Wordless Wednesday

I love baby kisses! He still needs to learn to keep his mouth closed when he kisses. It is too damn cute though. These are the kind of pictures that are good to have out when you are having one of those days. It will make you smile and forget most your worries.

I want I want I want I want

Having three little kids I hear the phrase I want a lot. Mom I want. But, mom I just want. Please mom I want. Sometimes there is an added whine with it. Or the added puppy dog look. Mom wants too but she never gets to tell anybody about it. As a mom I know that wants are wants and that needs come first. Then when there is a little extra for wants it usually goes to the kiddies. It makes you feel good to give them something a little extra every now and then, and its totally OK to sacrifice your wants for theirs. Well virtual world, I know you get it so I can tell you my wants without feeling bad. 

Mommy wants

Flip video

I want to be able to catch all those important memories of the kids,family,and friends. My camera just wont record long enough. I want to make those memories last forever!

New Vacuum

My three little ones can make a mess. Our vacuum is more than a few years old. You have to go over and over and over it again to get it to suck anything up. It takes forever to vacuum. I am a mom of three, I don't have time to waste.

New clothes

I have had three kids back to back (ages 4,3,1). My weight has gone up and down. After the last one I have worked my butt off to get rid of all the extra baby weight. Yea medium shirts and size 7 jeans!!!!We aren't having any more kids so the weight will stay off. I am tired of wearing my old baggy clothes. It doesn't make you feel or look good to wear clothes that don't fit.  This want may just move to the need section soon.

Mom wants, mom wants, mom wants! Its OK that these probably wont happen, but its OK to dream right?

Foxy Mama Award

I got a Foxy Mama Award from a blog that Ive recently started following Discovering The Me in Mommy. Very cute title dont you think?

Thank you very much! I am flattered.

Blog Hop Friday

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I'm an Auntie

I'm An auntie!!!! It has a lot of mixed feelings that go with it. The situation is really complicated and not really my business to tell. So, not a lot I can really say about it. Babies are gifts from God. I love babies! I am really hoping that no matter how complicated the situation is I can still be apart of the babies life. She is so precious. The feeling of holding her and know that she is my niece was really awsome!

Welcome to the world Melannnie. I already love you and am really hoping to stay apart of your life.

Blog Hop Friday

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Super Sticky Post-it Sample

Sighn up to try Super Sticky Post-it Notes here

*thanks Shelly

Wordless Wednesday

I look like such a goof ball. I was trying to take a picture of us together with my cell phone. He just wanted to chill with mama and the fake bug. He wasn't going to help try and get a cute picture. Regardless, I love this picture it caught a cute moment!

Me, Myself and I

I like knowing more about the people whose blogs I read. I think it helps you connect better. I figured I would tell you a little more about me. So you can have a better connection with me. Here are some odds and ends about me.

1. I ramble when I get nervous
2. I can't eat sausage after my first pregnancy
3. I really want a Flip Hd camcorder- thinking about offering to clean houses for extra cash to get one
4. Procrastinator
5. Voted for Obama
6. Love me some caffeine-coffee and soda  oh my!
7. I cant wait for the new Harry Potter movie to come out-  I'm a cool dork what can I say
8. Love to read -books magazines blogs anything I can get my hands on
9. I sleep with four pillows.--Yes four ;-)
10. I have three kiddies all under five -always busy
11. Want a new design for my blog- I have googled for hours
12. Love Mexican food-who's cooking me some?
13. Obsessed with eyeshadow-cheaper than shoes!

What are some odds and ends about you?

Friday Blog Hop

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Random Babble

So a lot going on around here...................

My husband got a promotion--Freaking hell yea!!!!!!!!! Wooot woot.

I quit my job of 8 years and am going to be babysitting and working on the computer--More time with the kids,super exited but so many emotions (will be another post)

Don't have enough money to send my four year old to preschool ($200 a week in my area)-- I am doing it at home. Have so many printouts, crafts scheduled, activities planned.

I am going on a girls night on Saturday--Don't know where yet its been so long since Ive gone out. Any ideas??

I have a few reviews and one giveaway coming--Love doing them!

Things I find myself saying every day

Sometimes as a mom I feel like a parrot. Repeating myself constantly. Saying the same thing over and over again daily. Polly wants a cracker. I dont think so. Mommy wants coffee. Here are things I find myself saying everyday.

1. More coffee-this ones in my head
2. Please use your inside voice
3. I love you-favorite thing I say

4. Seriously
5. Beakfast time, lunch time, dinner time, bath time
6. Nap time,bed time
7.NO-3 kids under five no is said alot
8. Keep your hands feet all all other objects to your self
9. Your sooo cute come here let me kiss your cheekys

10. Awe  your my best friend too-my daughter always tells me mom your my best friend
11.I love you-needed to put it again grin
12.What-sometimes hard to figure out what they are saying
13.Rock a baby- one of the only words my one year old says is baby I hold him and rock him and say rock a baby. Now he rocks pretend babies and he comes uop to me baby baby baby then puts hands up so I can rock him
14. Tickle tickle
15. We need to share

There is a lot more. Ill save it for another post. What are things you find yourself saying daily?

Blog Hop Friday

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