Mommies with Cents

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Nielsen-Massey Extracts Review & #Giveaway + Recipe!

    Since 1907 the family owned Nielson-Massey Vanillas company has been creating the world's finest vanillas.  Today it is run by the third generation of Nielsens who have spent their entire lives researching the best methods to create pure flavors and how to use them to get the best results in recipes.  Some of their offerings include: PURE LEMON EXTRACT — This extract is … [Read more...]

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True Citrus Review & #Giveaway + Lemon Bar Recipe!

I had been craving some homemade lemon bars when a package of True Citrus products landed on my doorstep for review.  Since I don't usually keep fresh lemons, nor lemon juice on hand, True Lemon was the perfect alternative.  I used a standard recipe but substituted out the fresh lemon juice for True Lemon & water.  I found the recipe at Allrecipes.com: Ingredients: 1 cup butter, … [Read more...]

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Madagascar: The Video Game Review

A couple of weeks ago we took our three kids (ages 5, 3 and 1) to go see Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.  Talk about a circus! After our children had devoured a giant bucket of popcorn we found out that they aren't quite old enough to sit through a movie at the movie theater.  Luckily the can have some fun at home with Madagascar 3: The Video Game while they way for the movie to come out on … [Read more...]

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Firefly Light Up Spiderman & Batman Toothbrushes Review & #Giveaway

  Anything that gets the kids excited about brushing their teeth is a winner in my book.  Firefly toothbrushes are one of our favorites because they feature characters my kids love.  We also like the fact that they light up to signal when it's okay to stop brushing, keeping the kids on task. Do super heros brush their teeth?  Of course!  You can't fight off bad guys with bad breath!  Super … [Read more...]

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JC Toys Lots To Cuddle Dolls Review & #Giveaway

  I've got two little girls with very different personalities.  My oldest daughter was never really interested in baby dolls but my youngest who is 20 months old is very attached to her babies.  She carries them everywhere, pushes them in the stroller and even puts them up front in her toy grocery cart and takes them to "Safeway".  Most of her dollies are pretty small so when she saw … [Read more...]

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Happy 100th Birthday Life Savers! Review & #Giveaway

LifeSavers is celebrating their 100th birthday with generosity!  Limited edition packages will come with a code that allows you to participate in the Connect for a Cause national giving campaign.  All you have to do is enter the code for specially marked packages of LifeSavers hard candies, mints and gummies at www.LifeSaversShareRing.com and a $1 donation will be mad through JustGive to the … [Read more...]