Sending out a props and a thumbs down

Just want to say thank you to USA network for allowing the premiers of their  movies being shown uncut & commercial free and a big raspberry to IFC for adding commercials to their programming.

The winner of the Carmex lipgloss is....

Post #16 lezanac!!!
I will be emailing you and you'll have 48 hrs to respond before I chose another winner.
Congrats

Disney's Tangled

My daughter and I went to see this movie on the long holiday weekend and what can I say, Disney scored another hit. We loved it from beginning to end.

The story line in typical fairytale fashion, King and queen are going to have a baby, mother is losing baby and they need a magical flower to help heal her, problem is, the only one left in the kingdom is being hidden by an old crone who use it's powers to keep her young. The kings  knights find it and take the flower to heal the mother and a beautiful baby is born. Everyone is happy till the old crone seeks her revenge.

Based on the fairytale Rapunzel and starring  Mandy Moore as the lead role,  Zachary Levi (of Chuck fame) as Zachary Rider and Donna Murphy who plays the evil crone with relish.

While watching this movie all I could think is how far animation has come. It is breathtaking in this movie. I like the score and the story, but the animation truly is the star. I highly recommend this movie for a family night at the movies. Trust me, you will not be sorry.

Carmex Review and Giveaway

I was recently asked by Carmex to review their Moisture Plus lip balm. The day it arrived I was eager to get started. It has been cold in Oregon and my lips were feeling the weather.

I tried the peach the first day and although the color was a little bright for my personal taste, I loved the way they made my lips feel. Almost instant relief, The next day I tried the pink, that color suited my complexion better and again, after application, my lips felt soft and moisturized.

After 3 days my lips were healing, a week they were soft and healed from my winter chapness. (Is that a word? Well it is now ;) ) I truly love this product. I have been buying their tins of lip balm, but now I can also wear the same soothing ingredients as a lip gloss. Try it for yourself and see....OR

WIN 1!!!

Carmex has given me the same 2 products to give to 1 of my readers.

Mandatory entry
post in a comment what your doing to keep your lips safe from the cold winter months.

Extra entry for following me On GFC or Network blogs.

This contest will run till December 5th and sorry U.S. only for this give away
As always I will select my winner from radom.org. Good luck every one..

And the winner of the $100 CSN gift code is.....

Comment #95 Nichole H. I have sent you an email. Get back to me in 48 hrs please or I'll have to select another winner. Thanks everyone who participated.

We have a Winner

In the Bisquick giveaway and  it is comment #12 Jenny.I have emailed you with instructions, you have 48 hrs to respond or I will choose another winner. Congrats!!!

Bisquick Gluten Free review and giveaway

As some of you know, my daughter suffers from lupus. We have been trying to cut down on her gluten intake to help with her flares. So when Bisquick offered me  to let me  review Bisquick Gluten Free baking mix I jumped at the chance.

I was sent this package.

It contained The Bisquick Gluten Free mix, a griddle with silver dollar sized pancake molds, a handy squeeze bottle to pour the mix into that allows you to write if you want to and a pancake sized spatula.
Sunday night I decided to make breakfast for dinner, one of my families favorite meals. My daughter and I had decided before hand not to tell my husband that the mix was gluten free to get his honest reaction.

I followed the directions on the box for the pancake batter, It may be a little thicker then  your use to and I worried about that too, but as you'll soon learn It didn't matter. I heated the pan (after cleaning it and seasoning it) sprayed it with oil and started making silver dollar pancakes. I must admit the pan is a bit awkward to use and when my husband came into the kitchen he said he hoped I was making HIM bigger pancakes, So after my initial silver dollar pancakes, I switched to my own griddle and made MAN size pancakes. (if only my MAN SIZED man would do dishes). I kept them warm in my warmer as I prepared the rest of the meal.
On first bite I was amazed how light they were. I have used the regular Bisquick mix for pancakes before and always found them a bit heavy, but these were light and tasty and I really like them. My daughter loved them too. Now for the big test, my husband, the ultimate pancake lover. My daughter and I watched intently as he downed them as fast as he could get them Then after he was finished we sprung the news that they were gluten free and he said he could not tell the difference and that he thought they were delicious. One thing we all noticed after eating, is that they didn't leave you with that bloated feeling.

My entire family gives this product a big thumbs up!

Now for the good news. How would you like to win everything that was sent to me? All you have to do is comment on what your favorite breakfast food is. Make sure you leave your email  in your comment so I can reach you if you win. U.S. and Canada only please, I will choose the winner using random.org. This contest will close on Oct 27th at 10 pm. Good luck everyone!