Spending the Holidays with Hellmann's

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I have been dedicating this week to yummy recipe's. With New Years this week, many of us are looking for some fast, easy, but yet healthy servings for our New Years Parities. Hellmann's has teamed up with famous Food Network star Bobby Flay to help you get through the holiday's with some simple but yet elegant meals that anyone can do. With New Years and the Superbowl right around the corner - how about some Disappearing Buffalo Chicken Dip, or some super-moist chocolate Mayo-Cake? They have many recipes to choose from and for those that like a little video demonstration - Bobby even has that for you! My youngest son is six and loves a good sandwich. The other day he was watching something on Cartoon Network and he saw a kid make a sandwich - so ran to the kitchen to do exactly the same. So I knew he would love to watch Bobby's video with me on how to make the Turkey Cuban Sandwich. It stars Bobby, a mother and her son who is about the same age as my son. As we watched the video his smile got bigger and bigger as did his eyes also. I am not a sandwich person, but have to admit, Bobby & Hellmanns made it look pretty darn good and simple too. Oh - and yes, my son made me go out the next day and we made the sandwich - which did live up to it's expectations!! Very easy too! Looking through the site I was amazed at how many different recipes and options I had using Mayo.

While you are visiting Hellmanns - you can also pick up a valuable coupon as well as enter for a chance to win a $50 grocery gift card!

On Behalf of BSM Media and Hellmanns - they would like to offer one of our readers a $25 American Express Card to give you a head start on your next shopping trip.

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Wordless Wednesday

Fresh & Easy

With Christmas past us, now is the time we start planning our New Years celebrations. For many of us our new years resolution includes losing a couple of those added pounds we gained during the holidays and some of us set goals to start finally working off that baby weight we have hung onto. Fresh & Easy is a simple solution to help you get started off on the right foot. Parties are a great way to offer up some affordable, healthy options that won't add to your waist.

Fresh & Easy a wide range of their own brand products and freshly prepared meals that contain no artificial colors or flavors and no added trans fats at every day low prices. Not sure where to start? Here are some great options you can serve up at this weekends holiday party -
Fresh and Easy - Hispanic Holiday Recipes 2010

From my family to your family
Merry Christmas

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful holiday! I love this picture because it just makes you want to relax, take a breath and enjoy what is around you - I hope you will all do that....enjoy and give thanks!

Child Passenger Safety

With the holiday season moving into full swing, families across the country are in the car and on the go. Whether you're driving across the country to visit family or across town to holiday shop, it is important that your child passengers are riding safely and that child safety seats are used correctly.

AAA estimated that 30 million people travelled this Thanksgiving holiday alone, and for many this is just the beginning of the holiday hustle and bustle. Now is the time to utilize the Child Car Safety tools provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ad Council to learn more about proper car seat use and installation. You will find informative resources that include instructional videos.

Have child passenger safety questions that you need answered before you travel over the river and through the woods to Grandma's? NHTSA is always available to answer your questions online through Facebook and Twitter.

Disney Christmas Parade

Sneak Peek Alert!!!

I will be posting a sneak peak of the Disney Christmas Parade soon.......stay tuned!!

1-800-Flowers & Toys for Tots

**Disclosure: This is part of a campaign by Global Influence Network. I will not be compensated for this post, but have been entered to win a 1800-Flowers Bouquet.

1-800-Flowers is proudly supporting Toys for Tots. Order flowers and gifts from their exclusive collection through December 31st and 10%* of the proceeds will be donated to the Marines Toys for Tots Program. Use the promotion code TOYS at check out. What better gift than to give a beautiful bouquet of flowers to loved ones, friends and family. Flowers always seem to bring joy and lighten up the home. They carry a wide variety of flowers as well as wreaths, garland, and even edible gifts.

Every year toys for tots collects new, unwrapped toys to help those less fortunate. This year I feel it is even more important we all come together and help in any way we can. There are so many in need this year and this is a great way to give back, help those that have been hit hard by the economy while at the same time finding great gifts for those on your holiday list.

Ready to play Secret Santa? How about giving a warm & fuzzy feeling? That really is the best gift you can possibly give, right! 1800-Flowers is there for you, join them on FaceBook and send a free gift to someone you care about. Your name will not be revealed until December 21st. As a special gift for you, when you play secret Santa you will receive a promo code for 15% off your order at 1800-Flowers.com

1800-Flowers.com will donate $5,000 to Toys for Tots if the ?warm fuzzy? Secret Santa gift is sent 10,000 times!!!

Please visit 1-800-Flowers and help them support Toys for Tots and don't forget to play Secret Santa to those special people in your life - it's our secret until the 21st!!

**per 1-800-Flowers - Net Proceeds shall be defined as the gross sales price of the TFT Collection products less any and all taxes, service charges, relay charges, shipping and handling charges, discounts, gift certificates, promotional gift certificates, promotional offers (e.g. airline miles, points, e-money, etc.) credits, rebates, chargebacks and refunds. 10% of the Net Proceeds from sales of products in the TFT Collection will be donated to MTFTF during the Promotional Period when a customer orders from the collection and uses the promotion code TOYS assigned to the offer by flowers.

Holidays

Wow, these last two weeks have really worn me out!!! I have been training for a new job, unpaid training might I add, and the hours, studying and testing have really caught up with me. As a finish up my final testing period these next two weeks the holiday's are just flying by. I had to make a trip into another county today so had a lot of time to think and did you know that Christmas is only about a week and a half away?? LOL!! We all get busy during this time of year, some more than others, but we all need to take time to enjoy what we have been given. Remember the real reason for the season, count our blessings and be thankful for all that we do have.

Now.....time for me to get some rest....I will be catching up with all of you this week!!

Disney on Ice

Disney on Ice Presents: Worlds of Fantasy

Read about it and enter to win tickets here

Pedialyte

**Disclaimer: I did not receive any form of compensation for this feature. I am a mother who simple believes in the product and this is only an informational post from Pedialyte.

The "Pedialyte Healthy Holiday Event" mobile tour will be in Los Angeles this weekend starting today. Pedialyte wants to help residents prepare for cold, cough and flu season. We all know how important it is to help keep our children protected and hydrated during the flu season, especially this year with the swine flu hitting so hard. "Pedialyte is the number one Doctor recommended brand of oral electrolyte solution. It is specially formulated for kids to replace lost fluids and electrolytes due to diarrhea and vomiting. The new powder packs are smaller, lighter, and simple to use."

The Pedialyte Healthy Holiday Tour will be Westfield Topanga Mall to help educate families about the medicine cabinet necessities. During the tour families can stop by the booth to speak to local health care providers and learn more about what simple things they can do to keep healthy this holiday season. In addition, families can participate in a Pedialyte taste tests and receive samples and coupons of new Pedialyte Powder Packs.

Pedialyte Healthy Holiday Tour
December 11th - 13th
11 am - 5 pm

Westfield Topanga Mall
6600 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, CA 91303
Next to the Santa Station

Seed+

Disclosure: This is part of a campaign and twitter party for Seed. Provided to me were sample products in return for a review of the products. No other compensation was received. The opinions below are my own. Your opinion may vary and your results may differ.

Seed's products are a 100% natural brand, with multiple benefits deprived from nature. Their seeds are packed with elements such as vitamin E, a powerful skin rejuvenator. The seeds that they use are the nutrient-rich grape seed. A grape seed is an amazing source of powerful antioxidants to help keep your skin healthy.

Seeds products are 100% natural meaning -

• paraben free
• preservative free
• phthalate free
• no artificial colors
• no animal ingredients
• not tested on animals

Your invited to a Twitter party with Seed & Resourceful Mommy
Thursday December 10th 2p.m. EST
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Discuss how natural products can help the body and some great prizes will also be awarded!

Wordless Wednesday

"My Christmas Wish"

Warner Bros.

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LA Auto Show....with the kids

**Disclosure: The LA Auto Show invited us to preview the Auto Show at no charge for us. We had a great time and I am only sharing my opinion and experience there. Your opinion and experience may differ.

Can you spot my kids in the front seat of that Mercedes?? LOL! We had an opportunity to check out the LA Auto Show over the weekend and as a family we had a blast! Before I tell you why we were really there, I have to show you some of our favorite cars -

So above, the first one is one of my favorites - not in particular the color, but isn't that a beauty! The second is a Smart Car - not for me, but wanted to share with those who are interested in this type of vehicle. The last pic was my husbands favorite car.....

Above the first one was the kids pick, mainly because it is a Transformer Off Road Vehicle. The bike is just so darn pretty I had to show it to you all, and the last one - the Mustang - WOW!!!

Above the first picture my kids were absolutely convinced that that was indeed Bumble Bee! Now if you have seen any of the Fast and the Furious Movies you will love the second pic. I am a huge fan of those movies and was so excited at Scion's exhibit. They had six screens that played a video and at the end of the video, they screens would open up to reveal the new Scions - so cool! The last pic is of another dream car of mine....the Land Rover - and this one actually seats seven, loved it!! This past weekend was also the premier of the Kids Fun Zone at the LA Auto Show. The Kids Fun Zone is an all new weekend only event that features a variety of interactive activities including kids driving course, bubbles, bounce houses, games and so much more! One of the boys favorites parts of the zone was the XBOX exhibit where they had driving simulators set up to play the all new Forza Motorsport 3 video game. The game features over 400 cars - and let me tell you the features are amazing!!

First 5 LA was also a part of the Kids Fun Zone. This was my daughters favorite part of the Kids Zone. Can you believe she loved brushing those teeth!! She did a good job too - no cavities for her ;) First 5 LA is an organization to help promote a healthy start for children under the age of five. Other activities inside the fun zone included bubble making and of course....my favorite - Hula Hooping -

The Los Angeles Auto Show runs through December 13th at the LA Convention Center

LA Auto Show

The LA Auto Show makes it's debut this weekend in Los Angeles at the Convention Center Downtown. I have actually never made it but have always wanted to go! This weekend I will be there with my family to bring you our experience of the all new Kids Fun Zone. This is a new part of the auto show that will be on weekends only starting December 5Th. The Kids Fun Zone will be open from 9am - 8pm and will feature a variety of interactive activities for kids 12 and under including kids Jeep driving course, bounce houses, face painting and so much more. I love that the LA Auto show is now making it much more family oriented.

Los Angeles Auto Show
Dec. 4th - 13th
LA Convention Center

Click here for admission, hours and directions

Give A Share

**Disclosure: Give A Share provided us with one share of stock and a shareholder kit for review of their products and services. The opinion below is that of my own of the product and company.

Give A Share is a really unique educational gift that will truly last a lifetime. Isn't it a fact that time and time again all the money you spend on gifts that end up not being played with or shoved under the bed to never be seen again? Give A Share sells one share of stock ownership with over 100 of the most popular companies in the world to choose from. Companies include Disney, Domino's, Starbucks, and even Mattel.

I really love these kind of gifts - they don't.........

Read more here

MySims Agents

**Disclosure: A product sample was giving to me for review in order to give you a honest and informational review. I was not monetarily compensated for this post. Below is my opinion of the product - your opinion may vary.

Love video games? Ever dream of being a special agent? Love solving mysteries? My Sims Agents is a mystery solving game with you as the main character. You are a special agent hired to uncover the plans of Morcubus, the corrupt CEO of MorcuCorp. As you go along you pick up cases and are given clues to help solve these cases. One of the most exciting parts about this game is that you get to travel the world while solving mysteries. You can hop in your helicopter and even jump on the subway.
Read more here......