Talking Beauty......

Kroger has announced their new beauty care line for women seeking effortless beauty. Personally I cannot believe that Korger did not do this long ago - but I was so excited to be given the opportunity to try their new product line. I have always searched for the "perfect" hair products for my hair. My hair is long and thick - which means I have to wash it every day or I feel like it's dirty and stringy! That also means I need a good product that will help ease styling as well as give me that extra volume and moisture my hair needs. I guess you could say I have that idea in me that the more you pay for the item the better quality you will get. That also goes with store brands. I am more of a brand name person who normally would not give store brands a second look unless I really on a budget and trying to save a few dollars. I can say, I love the look of their new line - it seems fresh and does not have the typical "store brand" look.
Product description from Kroger -

"Designed to make hair look and feel it's best, Mirra Daily shampoos and conditioners are professionally formulated to adapt to your hair's unique needs: Smoothing, Volumizing, and Color Treated. Mirra products contain sunflower extract, soy protein, amino acids, and chicory root, along with other ingredients, to counteract the harsh effects of hard water and restore a healthy PH balance to your hair - allowing your hair to reach its full potential. Styling products provide moisture, shine, and hold."

When I shop for beauty products for my hair, I usually go through a few until I find one that I like, then I will switch it up every now and then to avoid build up. Using the Mirra Shampoo, I loved the smell and felt that it worked good enough to buy again every now and then. Now the conditioner - that's a different story. I need a conditioner that from the time I rinse will leave my hair shiny, silky and easy to brush through. This product did not live up to that. After rinsing the conditioner out - it left my hair feeling rough, full of knots and dry. I was disappointed, but it sadly it was something I expected out of a store brand product. Maybe it will work differently on different types of hair.......but I have to give this product a thumbs down.

**Disclosure - I received the products courtesy of The Kroger Company for review as a part of the Global Influence Network.

Disney News

Remember Give a Day, Get a Disney Day? We featured the story this past January when the program was announced. Disney is proud to announce that they have reached their goal of inspiring one million people to volunteer service in 2010. Can you believe in just a short 10 weeks one million people have given up their time to give back to their community? That just gives me the shivers - how amazing is that!!! Congrats to Disney for the inspiration and to the one million people who gave their time!

Starting today - you can purchase or upgrade your passports to Disney's new Premier Passport. The pass is available at both California and Florida Parks. The pass will include -

Walt Disney Resort -

• Unlimited admission for a period of one year to all four Walt Disney World Theme Parks
• Unlimited admission to Disney’s Typhoon and Blizzard Beach Water Parks
• Unlimited admission to DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Theme Park, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (some events require an additional admission charge)
  
• Parking at all four Theme Parks
• Subscription to Mickey Monitor, a collectible Passholder-only publication

Disneyland / California Adventure -

• Unlimited admission to both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Parks for a period of one year, including the ability to visit multiple parks on the same day.
• Parking at any pay-on-entry parking lot
• Subscription to Backstage Pass.
• Complimentary subscription to Disney’s Family Fun Magazine (one per household)

For more information visit Disney's website

Wordless Wednesday

another clue to a very special stop we will be making along our road trip........

Baby Safety

Rhoost is a new line of baby safety products. As my own children are older, I have not had to think about baby safety. But, I do remember when they were babies and as a first time mother, being worried about locking the cupboards, keeping the oven shut, and them hitting those sharp table corners!! Back then they were plastic and not very good looking. They were ugly, bulky, and well....just plain tacky!! Rhoost is more fashionable and modern. Fitting in with the decor more, while at the same time protecting our children. Rhoost products are made from a recyclable thermoplastic elastomer, which feels like a rubber - something I can be certain that would not hurt my child if they were to fall against it. With the plastic, the children were still capable of scraping themselves. This new product was easy to use and clean, and withheld the test of my children pulling and twisting at it.

For the sling hub pictured above - a pack of four retails for only $9.99!!

You can visit Rhoost at
www.rhoost.com

Kelly's Cake Off For A Cause

Electrolux and Kelly Ripa are joining together to support the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. At a recent "cake-off" event, five teams of bakers decorated their own cakes for the cause. You love cake, don't you? Come on, you can admit it - it's for a good cause, that's your excuse this time! Kelly's Cake Off For A Cause gives you a chance to support the research by voting for your favorite cake from Kelly's Cake Off. For every vote cast, Electrolux will donate a $1.00 to OCRF as part as it's $500,000 commitment to help fight ovarian cancer! You can even decorate and send a special cake to a friend, family member or someone you love. For every cake sent, Electrolux will donate another $1.00 to OCRF.

As an added bonus - everyone who logs onto the site and sends a virtual cake will be automatically entered to win every bakers dream: a stylish new Induction range from Electrolux!

***Disclosure - This post is in being written as part of a campaign from MomSelect. This post is being for an entry to win a brand new Induction Range from Electrolux. No compensation was received for this posting.

Wordless Wednesday

(each Wordless Wednesday we will feature a clue to a place we will be visiting on our road trip - this has to be one of my favorite foods - fresh baked, warm sourdough bread!!)

Where The Wild Things Are

**Disclosure: Warner Bros provided our family with a preview copy of the movie for review. No other compensation was received.

Where The Wild Things Are - Available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack, DVD, and for Download TODAY! First off I have to say "Wow" this movie was just amazing - nothing I thought it would be. I am one of the few that have never really sat down and read the book. Just from looking at the cover it did not look like something that would be interesting or fun to read. With that said we sat down as a family to watch the movie. With in the first five minutes I had tears in my eyes. I felt for the boy who was feeling so much loneliness. With his imagination this one boy set out for an adventure of a lifetime with memories that will last forever and friendships that will always be thought of. I won't give the ending away if you have not seen this movie yet, but all I can tell you is that my six year old son as well as my five year old daughter were in tears, they just about cried themselves to sleep. I had never seem them showing so much emotion after watching a movie. I was in awe! This is one really touching movie - one that I am so thankful that I took the time to sit down and watch!



About the movie from Warner Bros -

"Where The Wild Things Are follows Max, a rambunctious and sensitive boy who feels misunderstood at home, as he escapes to where the Wild Things are. Max lands on an island where he meets mysterious and strange creatures whose emotions are as wild and unpredictable as their actions and who are desperately longing for a leader to guide them, just as Max longs for a kingdom to rule. When Max is crowned king, he promises to create a place where everyone will be happy. But Max soon finds that ruling his kingdom is not so easy and his relationships prove to be more complicated than he originally thought."

Where The Wild Things Are is available today on Blu-Ray Combo Pack for $35.99 and on single disc DVD for $28.98.

**Today Where The Wild Things Are will also be available ON DEMAND through digital cable, satellite TV, XBOX 360 and Playstation 3 consoles and it can be downloaded for rental or purchase on iTunes and Amazon Video On Demand.