Mommies with Cents

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P&G #Giveaway: Household Products You Can Use!

  The P&G Have You Tried This Yet? program highlights innovative products designed to help save you time and transform your daily routine.  School is out but for mom's there really are no lazy days. The Have You Tried This Yet? program from P&G has a number of innovative products for self, family and home that are sure to help improve the family’s hectic Summer schedule! Having kids … [Read more...]

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See’s Candies Review & #Giveaway

I love sweets to the point of sneaking them every night after the kids are in bed.  I'll admit that my reasoning for my late night indulging is two fold: #1 So I don't set a bad example for my kids and #2 and perhaps most importantly, so I don't have to SHARE!  I was thrilled to have the opportunity to pick out some items to satisfy my sweet tooth from See's Candies.  Here are a few of my personal … [Read more...]

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Alouette Portion Size Me Review & #Giveaway

Ten year old Marshall Reid of Sanford, NC inspired his family to "get real" with their food choices as a summer project.  The family is now leading the Portion Size Me Summer Tour to inspire other families nationwide to switch to the Portion Size Me lifestyle which addresses the correct portion sizes for healthy eating.  One of the things Marshall didn't want to give up with his new lifestyle was … [Read more...]

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Motts Medleys Review & #Giveaway

My kids have become obsessed with fruit snacks. My mom always brings them over for the kids when she visits. Even my youngest who is 20 months yells "Treat! Treat!" whenever she sees her.  I hate for my kids to have sweets all the time but I'm loving the new fruit snacks by Mott's.  Made with real fruit (pear, apple and carrot juice concentrate) Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks are a good … [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...]