4th of July Tips from Hormel Foods – I’m a Hormel Family Blogger!

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I'm thrilled and honored to be a Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger! I'll be blogging for Hormel Foods each month, starting with tips for incorporating Hormel Foods into your 4th of July celebrations.  Hormel Foods works to fight hunger both here in America and overseas. They've donated millions of dollars worth of product to local food banks and Feeding America, and developed a fortified, shelf-stable turkey spread to help nourish children in Guatemala through a partnership with Food for the Poor and Caritas Arquidiocesana. This is a company I'm proud to be representing! With Independence Day right around the corner, how are you showing your patriotic support this summer?  Are you sending a care package to troops overseas? Do you host an annual 4thof July party with friends and family? Hormel and I want to know! Here are some tips and links to recipes to get you started: Get the kids together to make cards and care packages for troops serving overseas. Not sure where to … [Read more...]

Pampers Little Miracle Mission Giveaway – $50 AmEx Gift Card

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This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, @Ardy22! It's been an honor for me to work with Pampers ever since I was invited to a blogging event at their headquarters in July 2008.  All three of my kids wore Pampers diapers, even though they were often more expensive than other brands, because trial and error taught me that Pampers were softer and way more absorbent. After my first son was born in 1996, when Chris and I were still struggling to get by on entry level jobs, my Mom would often drop by with packs of Pampers diapers and wipes, which were always so appreciated. Pampers knows that many parents are struggling right now to provide even the basics for their families, especially with all of the recent natural disasters we've had. The Pampers Little Miracles Mission campaign on Facebook gives everyone a way to help out without having to spend any of their own money! All you have to do is go to www.facebook.com/pampers and click the Miracle Missions link on the … [Read more...]

TV Tuesday with Table for Five – Skeet Ulrich

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Today on TV Tuesday with Table for Five, I'm talking about Skeet Ulrich, an actor that I think is really getting a raw deal in Hollywood.One thing you should know about me is that I'm a show-killer. If I like a new series, there's a very good chance it will get cancelled after the first season. Which is exactly what keeps happening with me and Skeet Ulrich. He's been working steadily since 1996's "The Craft" (one of the many movies I can't NOT watch when it's on), but he has yet to find a series that sticks. His first series "Miracles" in 2003 for ABC kept getting interrupted by footage of the Iraq war and was finally pulled from the air after only 5 episodes. The 13 episodes shot for the first season are available on DVD. From the comments I've read on the show's IMDb page, fans of the show think it was a shame that another network didn't pick it up. If you didn't watch "Jericho", you missed a great show that you should watch on DVD. The first season was riveting and Skeet … [Read more...]