Celebrate Life with Truffles!! ~Chocolate giveaway!!

I don't know what it is, but lately, I just love chocolate. I really didn't get cravings for chocolate, or really felt like I "need" chocolate. Things have changed. I admit, I love and crave chocolate. I think Family Review Network knew I was craving chocolates, because I was asked and selected to review for the company Celebrate Life Nutrition! I was sent some wonderful chocolate samples that were going to work for my good! I was sent 2 boxes of truffles to sample, and these truffles are made with the intent to satisfy and control my hunger! First of all, I love the taste of the Celebrate Chocolates! I had a variety pack that had 3 pieces of chocolate in it~ three different flavors, called the Celebrate Truffle Creations. I loved the design/look on the chocolates. There was a Cherry, Almond, and Raspberry chocolate. I think my favorite was the Raspberry. My kids tasted the chocolates, and loved the taste, too. My son said they had a weird after taste, but I didn't think so.
The other box of chocolates I got to review was the Celebrate Truffle Classics: which had 3 pieces of dark (73% cocoa) and light chocolate (62% cocoa). I am not usually a dark chocolate fan, but the dark chocolates from Celebrate Nutrition is really good. I love that the company uses natural products, and that I can read and understand the ingredients. No chemicals. Celebrate Nutrition uses a rare cocoa: Criollo cocoa. Along with the cocoa, they use a special blend of natural plant oils - Avocado, Macadamia nut, and Hemp seed oils.
Controlling your appetite can be a challenge, but Celebrate Nutrition offers a solution to controlling your hunger by eating a couple of pieces 15-20 minutes before meals, or when you feel hungry. I tried this out, and it seems to work pretty good. I am not sure if it is because I am eating a yummy chocolate, or if it is because the chocolate is somewhat filling. I didn't feel extremely hungry when we were sitting down to eat.
Either way, it was a great option to have a treat before a meal.
Celebrate Nutrition Chocolates are to savor, taste, think about, share (OK, maybe not share) but definitely enjoy! Speaking of sharing...
We get to host a giveaway here sponsored from Celebrate Nutrition!! One USA winner will receive: 2 boxes of chocolates (like the ones I got), plus samples of the new products. (lucky!) The rules are this: bookmark www.CelebrateLifeNutrition.com. Contest ends on June 16th, 2009.
You may enter again (for extra credits) AFTER you do the first rule.
More chances to win: blog this contest, add my button to your page, subscribe to sassyfrazz, follow me on twitter, visiting/commenting everyday, commenting on other posts, etc. Just leave separate comments for each "extra credit" you do, so you can get the credit.

Bob the Builder: Truck Teamwork

My son loves Bob the Builder, and we was really excited when Bob's new DVD arrived for our review! He was especially excited about who was sitting inside waiting to be played with!

Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew lay the foundation for teamwork in the all-new Bob the Builder: Truck Teamwork, featuring never-before-seen content available ONLY on the DVD today(June 9, 2009) from Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment. The DVD comes with collectible toy truck, is an amazing value at only $14.98! Budding builders can see what it takes to get the job done as everyone’s favorite builder and his machine team up to face new challenges. Utilizing the power of positive thinking, problem-solving and follow-through, Bob, Scoop, Muck, Gripper, Grabber, Bristle, Flex, Tumbler and the rest of the Can-Do Crew always have the right tools and the right attitude to work together and complete any job. Can they fix it? Yes they can!

DVD SYNOPSIS
Team up with Bob the Builder and his Can-Do Crew in five fun-tastic episodes as they build an exercise park at Bobland Bay, construct a new ice cream parlor complete with a giant ice-cream cone on top, and help with the new shelter to keep the machines cool. Join Muck in a machine wash you won’t forget and see how Benny and Scoop learn that they can accomplish anything with a Can-Do attitude. Get ready for a truck-tacular experience and see that teamwork and friendship are the building blocks for fun and adventure!

Episodes include:
· Scoop’s Best Team Ever
· Go Mr. Bentley Go
· Packer's Trailer Trouble
· Muck's Machine Wash
· Breezy Bristle

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES
· Bonus Episode: “Roary Takes Off”
· “We Can Do It” Read-Along
· “If You Were On Bob’s Team” game – Determine which building team is best for you!

"Along Came You" book review

"Before you I slept soundly all night long. After you, I wake to watch you sleeping."
"Before you, I read books with a thousand pages. After you, I read your favorite book a thousand times."
These are a couple of my favorite statements in the book, "Along Came You." This book is such a sweet revelation about the transformation from life without kids, to the new lifestyle once they enter our lives. Parents sacrifice much to have kids, but the joys and pleasures sure out-weigh life without children(in my opinion).
Summary of the book:
What happens when the pleasures of a tidy, carefully decorated home are traded for the excitement of high chairs and noisy toys? When quiet evenings and carefully planned schedules are traded for busy days and crazy nights? What happens when the desire to experience joy is replaced with the desire that another would experience joy? Karona Drummond weaves images of life before kids with life after kids. Children will delight in this love song written to them about the joyful change they bring about and how the loving sacrifices of their parents transform a simple life into an abundant life. This book is a truly a touching glimpse and a warm reminder of the parent heart of God.
About the author:
Karona Drummond likes to make up lighthearted songs and poems. She is married with two kids and a dog. Karona is a certified elementary school teacher. She has taught preschoolers for over 15 years. She spent several years at Texas Woman's University Child Development Center and several years at the University of North Texas Child Development Laboratory.
About the Illustrator:
Estelle Corke had been told to write less and draw more when she was 8, and by age 12, she had won the $1 first prize at the local art fair! Now, she considers her career in illustrating children's books a privilege of a lifetime.
I loved this book, and I loved the way the book displayed the relationship between a mom and her daughter. The love between the mom and daughter is displayed so vividly in the words and the pictures. I love the detail that Estelle drew in the pictures~ even the wedding rings on the mom's finger. SRP: $15.99

New Season for The Closer and Raising The Bar (TNT)

The Closer will be shown on TNT with a 21 hour marathon of memorable episodes, starting June 7th, at midnight (ET/PT).

The episode: “Products of Discovery” – airing Monday, June 8, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) – TV-14-LV is about Brenda's squad investigating a quadruple murder of a family. She had accidentally stumbled into the middle of an FBI investigation that may have been a factor in the homicide. Meanwhile, Provenza’s mood has suddenly turned sour. Lee Tergesen (Oz, TNT’s Wanted) guest stars.
Directed by: Michael M. Robin
Written by: Michael Alaimo
Created by: James Duff
Series Regulars
Dep. Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson – Kyra Sedgwick
Asst. Police Chief Will Pope – J.K. Simmons
Sgt. David Gabriel – Corey Reynolds
Commander Taylor – Robert Gossett
Det. Lt. Provenza – G.W. Bailey
Lt. Andy Flynn – Tony Denison
Lt. Mike Tao – Michael Paul Chan
Det. Julio Sanchez – Raymond Cruz
Buzz Watson – Phillip P. Keene
and FBI Agent Fritz Howard – Jon Tenney

Guest Stars
Nicholas Carey – Lee Tergesen
Victor Rivera – Lombardo Boyar
Dina Lopez – Rosie Garcia
Ricardo Ramos – Stephen Martines
Tavio Baran – Luis Moncada
Aria Mazon – Jacqueline Pinol
Coroner’s Assistant – Ransford Doherty
FBI Agent Horlacher – Mfundo Morrison
Anna Quezada – Zilah Mendoza
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Season Premiere: RAISING THE BAR

Jerry and Marcus go head-to-head in a difficult case involving a barber and his drug-dealing nephew as TNT’s gripping legal drama RAISING THE BAR, created by Steven Bochco & David Feige, returns for a new season

“Hair Apparent” – Monday, June 8, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
In the dramatic season premiere, Jerry defends a barber charged with allowing his nephew to sell crack out of his barbershop, a crime for which the barber is now being tried. Marcus, under orders from Balco to “take the hard line” in prosecuting cases, refuses to give any leeway. Roz decides to start handling cases again, but her first one hits a snag that could ruin a woman’s life and the life of her son. Bobbi’s divorce proceedings get underway, but it’s not too long before she gets thrown a curve ball. And Jerry gets ribbed about his hair during a party celebrating his birthday.


Directed by Jesse Bochco
Written by Jonathan Abrahams
Created by: Steven Bochco & David Feige
Series Regulars
Jerry Kellerman – Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Rosalind “Roz” Whitman – Gloria Reuben
Nick Balco – Currie Graham
Michelle Ernhardt – Melissa Sagemiller
Marcus McGrath – J. August Richards
Charlie Sagansky – Jonathan Scarfe
Richard Patrick Woolsley – Teddy Sears
Roberta “Bobbi” Gilardi – Natalia Cigliuti
and Jane Kaczmarek - Judge Trudy Kessler

Guest Stars
Gavin Dillon – Heath Freeman
Amelia Mkali – Megalyn Echikunwoke
Eric Barnett – Derek Webster
Barbara Gosling – Romy Rosemont
Judge Dominick Ventimiglia – Jon Polito
Emma Troutman – Danielle Bisutti
Ilene Thomason – Christine Dunford
Mr. Cansardi – Reni Santoni
Det. Frank DiMeglio – Sonny Marinelli
Joseph Steinmetz – Ivar Brogger
Gail Simpson – Elizabeth Connors
Lincoln Shayes – Andre Jamal Kinney
Amanda Warwick – Jenica Bergere

Nowali Moccasins for kids (giveaway)

It can be such a challenge to keep socks or shoes on babies and toddlers. It is good to keep something on their feet (sometimes) especially if you are out of the house. I was sent an adorable set of moccasins that I absolutely LOVE!! Nowali Moccasins are great for keeping those feet warm, and keeping your baby/toddler's feet covered. Nowali created a sock and shoe in one! I really like this concept!

Nowali Moccasins are made in Sweden (for which I am partial because of my ancestry), and made with quality. The stitching on the moccasins are still hand sewn after 50 years! That is pure quality, and made with love. The moccasins are made with a soft leather sole, so they are very flexible for mobility. I think that the bottom of the moccasin is made so well, too: made so that little walkers won't fall easily.

Norwali Moccasins are available in so many different designs, and you can get moccasins for 6 months - 6 years. There are a few designs available for 8 and 10 year olds, and yes, there are even some for adults.
Cole just loves his Nowali moccasins, and I am so happy he has them!
My son loves wearing them, and I like that his little feet stay warm. As you can see in the pictures, he is totally enamored with them! I didn't have any problem putting the moccasins on, and he didn't seem to kick them off either...even with them a bit big on him. The moccasins have a double elastic at the ankle, so that helps it stay on.
Would you like to win a pair of these adorable moccasins? Nowali has offered to sponsor a giveaway to my readers! You will love these great moccasins!! Here are the contest rules: Go to the Nowali website and pick out which moccasins you would most like to win from among the colors and sizes available on the website. More chances to win: blog this contest, add my button to your page, subscribe to sassyfrazz, follow me on twitter, visiting/commenting everyday, commenting on other posts, etc. Just leave separate comments for each "extra credit" you do, so you can get the credit. This contest is open to USA addresses, and will end on June 22, 2009.

I was also given a coupon code: HAPPYFEET, which gives 10% off + free shipping for orders over $40!! Great deal! This is good thru 12/31.

Great Conversation starters (and a giveaway!!)

I love to talk and have conversations, and I think it is great to encourage good conversation for our kids/teens. I was really excited to hear that Around the Table Games came out with more conversation starter sets, which were created and inspired by kids, for kids. Beth Daniels, owner of Around The Table Games, first created “Family Talk” and “Grandparent Talk," which have won many awards, including a 2008 iParenting Media Outstanding Product Award, a Top 10 Puzzles & Logical Thinking Games from Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products of 2008, the Grandkids Gift Guide 2008 Superproduct Award, the National Parenting Center 2008 Fall Seal of Approval and a Teachers’ Choice for the Family Award 2009.
There are three new versions of the game, Camp Talk, Buddy Talk, and Teen Talk. I really like the ring of conversation cards. Kids can clip this to their backpack or jeans, and have a way to enjoy great conversations with their friends. It really encourages great topics, and ones that kids care about. There are 50 cards in each set.

Camp Talk – Gather around and make new friends with…Camp Talk! Perfect gift for kids heading off to camp or for family camping trips! Camp Talk is the perfect way to get to know new camp friends on the bus to camp, in the bunk after lights-out or around the campfire while eating s’mores! It’s also a great way to learn fun things about your family! Just draw a card, read one of the 50 cool questions and let the fun begin! The handy flashlight and compass allow you to navigate your way back to your campsite or cabin for some fun, late night conversations! Ages 7+, MSRP $7.99. Here’s a small sample of the questions included in Camp Talk:
- What's the funniest or most unusual nickname for a counselor you’ve heard? - If you wrote your own campfire song, what would it be about?- Name a place you feel you can really be yourself.

Nathaniel has had a great time asking his friends questions from the Buddy Talk - he says it is fun learning more about his friends, and finding out what they think. He likes to ask his neighbor friend questions while waiting for the bus, and asking his friends questions at school. Ages 7+, MSRP $7.99. Here’s a small sample of the questions included in Buddy Talk:
- What's your favorite thing about summer break?- If you could have picked your own name, what would it be?- What is the funniest trick your pet can do?
Teen Talk – A fun way for teens to really get to know their friends! This set of diverse questions is sure to spark some colorful conversations among teens! The cool carabiner clip attaches to backpacks, sports bags or overnight bags for fun conversations anytime! MSRP $7.99. Here’s a small sample of the questions included in Teen Talk:
- What is one thing you couldn’t live without?- What influences you the most?- What is the weirdest dream you’ve ever had?- Do you think guys/girls act or talk differently online than they do in person? Why?- What would be the title of YOUR autobiography?

Also new for 2009, Around The Table Games is offering a double-deck tin with full playing-card-sized Family Talk and Grandparent Talk decks. Makes a great addition to any family gathering or game night. Each tin comes with 200 conversation cards. MSRP $19.99
Around the Table Games is rolling out “new and improved” cards for Family Talk, Family Talk 2 and Grandparent Talk. All cards will be larger playing-card-sized, made from heavier paper stock with rounded edges and equipped with a circular carabiner for easier flipping. MSRP on each 100 card set is $9.99.

ABOUT AROUND THE TABLE GAMES
Creator and owner of Around the Table games, Beth Daniels was blessed to have her grandparents and great-grandparents in her life for decades. Over the years, she realized that the more she learned about them, the better she understood herself. As an Occupational Therapist, wife and mother of two, Daniels understands all too well how active lives and busy schedules can prevent families from sharing the anecdotes and folklore that make a family a family. That’s why she created Family Talk and Grandparent Talk games as a fun way for families to reconnect.
What began as a business of bringing families together through conversation has now brought the Daniels family together through entrepreneurship! Beth’s 9-year-old daughter saw and heard the impact that her mom’s games had on peoples’ lives, so she decided to write some games of her own. Thanks to Beth’s daughter’s hard work, in 2009, Around the Table added Buddy Talk (for tweens) and Camp Talk (for kids going away to camp) to its line of conversation games. The family involvement continued as Beth’s niece wrote Teen Talk - a conversation game designed for Teens!

I just think it is great that Around The Table Games have created this great resource for kids to be encouraged to talk to each other. With the rave of video games, TV~ well, media in general, it is great that there is something that will help kids connect and learn from each other.

Around The Table Games has offered to sponsor a giveaway to my readers! You can choose which one of these games you would like to win. This contest is open to USA addresses, and will end on June 22, 2009. There is a new way to enter for this contest: Tell me in the comments what is a creative question you would like to ask your child/teen, or friends while camping? You can get extra entries by: "Following" the company's Twitter page and/or become a "Fan" of their Public Profile on Facebook. More chances to win: blog this contest, add my button to your page, subscribe to sassyfrazz, follow me on twitter, visiting/commenting everyday, commenting on other posts, etc. Just leave separate comments for each "extra credit" you do, so you can get the credit.

Speaking of...

Caleb was cracking me up today, and good thing because when he wasn't saying something funny, he was getting himself into T.R.O.U.B.L.E with a capitol "T."

This morning while we were eating breakfast, Nathaniel made a comment about the very un-nutritious cereal they were eating.

Nathaniel: "They say that cereal has Vitamin D and Vitamin C in it, but if you eat too much you get a stomach ache." I told him it was misguided information and not correct. The company likes to put that on the box so it can look good to the consumer.

Then Caleb says, "Hey Mom, speaking of vitamin C, could I have a vitamin, please?"

Later on this morning, we were down stairs and Caleb said he was a candy eater. (I am not sure how that came up). Anyway, he pipes up, "Speaking of candy, can I have some candy, please?"

Then, we went over to Candace's house to babysit Claudia, and we were playing with the kid kitchen "play food." Madelyn handed me a cloth "pretend" piece of cheese. I said, "This is cheese. Can you do the sign for cheese?"

Caleb says, "Speaking of cheese, I think it is time to have some supper."

It was so funny! I am not sure where he got it from, but I am loving it! I told Terry about it when he got home, and he said that Caleb did that one other time, too, and it was pretty funny.

OH, Speaking of funny (ha ha), well...kind of weird. Yesterday, we had a flying visitor in our three season porch yesterday. Caleb and Maddie called me into the living room to see what was in there. We had a bird in our porch. Our screen door is currently broken (kind of). So, with it being cracked open slightly, and the wind blowing....the bird rose to the occasion to pay us a visit. It was pretty freaked out. I finally got it to go over to the door to make bail, but the poor little thing probably had mild heart attacks.

Here are some fun new things.... and some fun facts of my darling children!

Madelyn loves playing dress-up, and this is one of her favorite costumes. Thanks goes out to my dear friend, Anna, for the clothes she gave us!
I have the Tupperwear ball with all the shapes (love this toy!!) and Madelyn is really enjoying the challenges right now. I am impressed with her skills at putting the shapes into the correct spot. She even knows when the shape isn't quite in the correct angle, she needs to move it one way or the other to make it fit. I think that is impressive for being just "newly" two years old. She also likes to line up her crayons in a row, nicely and organized. I am not sure what the "experts" would classify this as, but I think it is adorable that she likes to line up the crayons.
Caleb makes a great head, body, legs and arms when drawing a person. He even draws the eyes, nose and mouth. I scheduled him for his pre-school screening in a few weeks, and I know that a person is something that they need to try drawing. So, when we had his birthday party (which I still need to blog, ahem....) I was drawing a person on the sidewalk in chalk. So, I called Caleb over and just showed him what a person needs. He was all excited and started drawing people. Now, when we are coloring or drawing, he is making people. He made a great looking person today over at Candace's house. He wanted Candace to have it, so it had to stay there. Caleb loves climbing trees so much, too! He also loves to "pee" outside on the trees, too. There is something about going outside that is so much fun!
Cole tries to sit up now. He will sit for a few minutes before he starts leaning over to one side. He loves to laugh at his brother, Caleb, who thoroughly loves getting him to giggle. It is so precious. Cole is drooling like crazy, and has been more spit-upy (I know it isn't a word, but it works). So, I am thinking he may be working on teeth. I could be totally wrong, though, because I think that with every kid, and I am usually calling that one too early. Cole loves his Jumperoo from Fisher-Price (totally the best jumper) and his exersauser ~which he can walk around in circles (another totally cool baby item). I had Cole in for his 4 month check up a couple of weeks ago, now. (told you I am behind a bit with blogging). He was 4 months and two weeks for his visit. He was just over #13 pounds and ranking the 88% percentile for his height. I don't have all the calculations here at my desk, but I was impressed with his growth and where he fit in the national percentiles....not that I weigh too much on the stats. He is a happy and healthy (big) boy.

Nathaniel came back from visiting his dad this weekend, and he creatively made a bow and arrow~ BY HAND! He carved a stick, removing all the bark, and formed it into a bow. Then, he shaved another stick down into an arrow. He said he had a fun time working on it. His Dad helped with the arrow, he said. It is pretty impressive, and of coarse, I had to take pictures of him with it. I think he was pretty proud of it, and he should be. I think home school has been a great start to his educational road to learning. :)
Isn't he handsome? He is getting so tall and growing so much! I can tell he is nearing the puberty stages. They already watched "THE MOVIE," as he calls it. It is a movie where they talk about the changes boys/girls go through when they reach puberty. I know they show this because many don't get the information from their parents, but I do think that parents should be the source of teaching these life lessons. So, we had some talks about all that.
Nathaniel only has 2 more days of school for the end of the school year for 4th grade. He has a field trip tomorrow (all day) and an all-school picnic with games, relays and food on Friday. He is really looking forward to summer vacation. I am really proud of him with his grades! He has done a great job bringing up his grades this year. He is challenged with spelling and essay writing, but we will work on that more in home school. I am thinking we will be homeschooling him next year. (more prayers....please pray for our direction on this). Nathaniel has scored phenomenally on his NCWA testing and MCA testing. He is in the high 90's for percentiles in Math and Reading. I am really proud of his scores, and what he has learned. I firmly believe that his 3 years of home school have greatly impacted his education and learning.

So, that is some updates. I promise to write up the blog post on Caleb's birthday (SOOOO....belated). But, I really want it to be a great post. I will also put up a contest or two tomorrow, too! Stay tuned!

Looking for a great summer read?

Saints in Limbowill take you on an adventure with Velma True, who believes her “purposes are all dried up” until a stranger gives her a gift that allows her to travel to the places and times in her memory. Written in a beautiful lyrical style, it’s a great introduction to southern lit.
Ever since her husband Joe died, Velma True’s world has been limited to what she can see while clinging to one of the multicolored threads tied to the porch railing of her home outside Echo, Florida.When a mysterious stranger appears at her door on her birthday and presents Velma with a special gift, she is rattled by the object’s ability to take her into her memories–a place where Joe still lives, her son Rudy is still young, unaffected by the world’s hardness, and the beginning is closer than the end. As secrets old and new come to light, Velma wonders if it’s possible to be unmoored from the past’s deep roots and find a reason to hope again.
Author Bio:
River Jordan is a critically acclaimed novelist and playwright whose unique mixture of southern and mystic writing has drawn comparisons to Sarah Addison Allen, Leif Enger, and Flannery O’Connor. Her previous works include The Messenger of Magnolia Street, lauded by Kirkus Reviews as “a beautifully written, atmospheric tale.” She speaks around the country and makes her home in Nashville.

Stealing Home takes you back to 1905 when Duke Dennison has only one thing standing between him and his record-breaking career with the Chicago Cubs: alcohol. But a stint in a one-horse town in Missouri will not only dry him out but also bring 4 individuals out of their haunting isolation. It’s 1905 and the Chicago Cubs are banking on superstar Donald “Duke” Dennison’s golden arm to help them win the pennant. Only one thing stands between Duke and an unprecedented ten thousand dollar contract: alcohol. That’s when sportswriter David Voyant whisks Duke to the one-horse town of Picksville, Missouri, so he can sober up in anonymity. He bides his time flirting with Ellie Jane Voyant, his unofficial chaperone, who would rather hide herself in the railway station ticket booth than face the echoes of childhood taunts. Ned Clovis, the feed store clerk, has secretly loved Ellie Jane since childhood, but he loves baseball and the Duke almost as much–until he notices Ellie Jane may be succumbing to the star’s charm. Then there’s Morris, a twelve-year-old Negro boy, whose only dream is to break away from Picksville. When Duke discovers his innate talent for throwing a baseball, Morris might just have found his way out.Four individuals, each living in haunted isolation, each harboring a secret passion. Providence brings them together. Tragedy threatens to tear them apart. Will love be enough to bring them home?
Author Bio:
Allison Pittman spent seventeen years as a high school English teacher, and then shunned the advice of “experts,” quit her day job and set out to write novels that bring glory to God. She relishes inspiring other writers and leading the theater arts group at her church. She and her husband and three sons live in Universal City, Texas.

New Wii game: Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball

SouthPeak Interactive Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: SOPK), introduces a new arcade-style videogame, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, featuring iconic characters in the ultimate playground sport of dodgeball. Using a ball to tag opponents out of the game, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball transforms the innocent childhood game of dodgeball into an action packed, mind-blowing battle between Pirates, Ninjas and other eccentric groups of characters.
Who would win a fight between pirates and ninjas? It’s a tough question to answer and is a pop culture phenomenon that has generated YouTube videos, books, thousands of online postings and entire online communities in a rivalry that’s shown no sign of being settled…until now! Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball for Wii™ was developed by Blazing Lizard to offer players the opportunity to settle this debate on the dodgeball court.
“The aim was to create a fun and exciting game for Wii™ which made the most of this rivalry in an energetic game that makes perfect use of Wii’s unique controls,” says Richard Iggo, VP Marketing of SouthPeak Interactive. “Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is unlike any other game currently available on Wii and delivers a brilliant single player game that really comes alive when your friends and family join in.”
The game is played with seven different teams, including the Pirate and Ninja teams, as well as Zombies, Robots, Aliens, Monsters and Mushroom Men (from the Mushroom Men games, also published by SouthPeak). The battles take place across eight visually breathtaking arenas where players look to settle the score once and for all.
Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball is rated E 10+ and is available at major retailers nationwide. For more, visit http://www.southpeakgames.com/.
About SouthPeak Interactive Corporation
SouthPeak Interactive Corporation develops and publishes interactive entertainment software for all current hardware platforms including: PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation® Portable) system, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, Wii™, Nintendo DS™ and PC. SouthPeak's games cover all major genres including action/adventure, role playing, racing, puzzle strategy, fighting and combat. SouthPeak's products are sold in retail outlets in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. SouthPeak is headquartered in Midlothian, Virginia, and has offices in Grapevine, Texas and Leicester, England.

Best Review Blog contest

Parent Reviewers is hosting a Best Review Blog contest! They are searching for the best review bloggers, and will honor them with prizes! If you want to nominate someone (ahem, Sassyfrazz is open for nomination...), just click the link below, and/or you can nominate yourself if you meet the criteria.

1st Prize
Bumbleride Flyer Stroller worth $359.99
Kodak Theatre HD Player worth $299.95
$50 Gift Certificate From NMC Toys
One Pair of See Kai Run Shoes Of Choice
A Copy of Teach Child Math Book
2nd Prize
Kodak Theatre HD Playerworth $299.95
$50 Gift Coupon From Travel With Me
$50 Gift Certificate From Loving Healing Press
$50 Gift Certificate from NMC Toys
A Copy of Teach Child Math Book
3rd Prize
$100 Gift Certificate From NMC Toys
$50 Gift Certificate from Loving Healing Press
$50 Gift Coupon From Travel With Me
One Pair of See Kai Run Shoes of Choice from the Smaller Range
A Copy of Teach Child Math Book

7 Consolation Prizes
A copy of Serious Barbecue: Smoke, Char, Baste, and Brush Your Way to Great Outdoor Cooking by Adam Perry Lang
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$50 Gift Certificate from NMC Toys
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Winners & Contests coming up

I am sorry that I am behind in my contest winner announcements. If you don't know, I had skin cancer removed from my ear. I had gone through surgery and recovery, and I am still trying to get back into the swing of things. Anyway...without further ado, here are the winners. I will be contacting all winners, but if you see this before I contact you, feel free to e-mail me your name/address, and which contest you won.

The Mixer (Betty Crocker) giveaway: Samantha Rae
Mag-Tagz (necklace and tagz) giveaway: Jeff & Mandee
Music for Kids (instrument) giveaway: Kristie
Hero Book giveaway: Anna
Kids Cards (pre-made cards) giveaway: justicecw

Thanks to all the generous sponsors for the giveaways, and thank you to all who entered the giveaways! Congratulations!

Here are some contests coming up....so, be on the look out and be sure to enter!
Personalized Name Pillows e-book
baby/kid moccasins (from Sweeden)
Hallmark cards (4 winners)
motivational/positive thinking DVD
children's book (2 winners)
kids "talk" cards
chocolate treats
popcorn
fun kid's projects
online games
and books....

Tux fitting for a handsome ring bearer to be!

Caleb is going to be the ring bearer in my brother's wedding in a few weeks. Terry and I brought him in for his tux fitting two days after my surgery. I was kind of out of it, still, and I think I may have had a bit of OD when we went out to my parents afterward for dinner. However, the fitting went well. Caleb had just woken up from a nap, so he wasn't totally chipper. He wasn't in a bad mood, just tired and wanting his mom. Here are the pictures of the fitting. I wanted to share them, because Caleb looks so cute and handsome!
He was having fun putting on the pants. He is really getting excited to escort two of his cousins down the aisle.
Isn't he adorable?
Still a bit sleepy. I will have to make sure he gets plenty of sleep the night before the wedding. Hopefully he will cooperate OK, and that he will be excited to walk down the aisle on the wedding day.
I love his smile. He is such a great looking boy!

I am sorry, I feel so behind in my blogging of personal stories, things going on, what we have been up to....funnies, etc. I am going to post about those over the next few days. I just haven't had as much time, nor the drive (due to lack of energy) since I have become a mom of 4, and after I had the surgery for the removal of Melanoma. I am really trying to get back into the swing of things!
I can't believe that I am a week behind posting a very special day....but, since it is so late (time wise) tonight, I will post it in the morning. That will give you a bit of suspense! :)