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Review and Worldwide Giveaway: Miracle in Sumatra

Written by Jeanne McNaney and illustrated by David Cochard, Miracle in Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus is one of the most original picture books that I’ve read. Gabriella, the guardian angel of the Sumatra forest, transforms a young girl named Maya into an orangutan to help Gus the orangutan rescue his parents and [...]

Bamboo Leg Huggers: Review and Giveaway

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations, LiEr!

Given the household popularity of my shirt sleeves to leggings repurposing venture, I was very excited to receive a pair of proper Leg Huggers in the mail from Agoo Apparel to review. Emma immediately commented on how much fancier they were than my hack version, and asked if Lily [...]

Barefoot books review and giveaway

 

This giveaway is now closed – Congratulations, Julie!

The Barefoot Books company was founded by two mothers who wanted books that would feed their children’s imagination while instilling in them a respect for diversity and love of their planet. Brandy sells Barefoot Books, and she has generously offered two books for me [...]

Five For Fighting giveaway winner

Congrats to MikeC, who said:

five for fighting have been a big part of my life for years. through the good times and the bad times, john’s songs have really helped me out and made a bad day better. i would love this cd!

Thank you to everyone who entered!

If you are in the military, John [...]

Review and Giveaway: Slice by Five For Fighting

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to winner MikeC!

Mike and Emma have been listening to Five For Fighting’s “Superman” and “100 Years” as part of Emma’s bedtime routine in recent weeks, so I was excited when One2One offered me the chance to review and host a giveaway for their newest album, Slice. I was sent [...]

Giveaway winner

Congratulations, Felicia – you’ve won my Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters giveaway!

Many thanks to everyone who entered, I especially enjoyed reading about your hiking adventures!

As for my most challenging/fun/exciting hike? That would be the four days I spent hiking part of the Inca Trail when I was thirteen years old (and conveniently living in [...]

Review and Giveaway: Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations, Felicia!

MyBlogSpark recently sent me this a “Snack Pack” prize pack featuring the new Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters to review. My kids were super excited to open the package we got in the mail. All three kids are too young to eat the nut-filled clusters, but they loved [...]

Doctor Set Giveaway Winner

Congratulations, Susana – you’ve won my doctor set giveaway! I’ve sent you an email also.

Watch this space for another giveaway soon…

Doctor Kit Review and Giveaway – Closed

 

If you’ve been reading this blog for long, you’ll know that I spent all of August and part of September looking after sick children – so when All Modern Baby contacted me about reviewing one of their products I thought this Handy Doctor Set was the perfect choice.

Emma and Johnny were thrilled to [...]

Bicycle Mud Guards (and giveaway winner)

Eleven years ago today, Mike and I met for the first time on our way to freshman orientation. We went on a long walk that night, and two years’ worth of walks later were engaged and then married a year after that. According to Mike, we never dated, but for our one-month “we’re not dating” [...]