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The Keurig single serving coffee brewer is one of the best inventions ever, maybe right up there with the toaster.  I sure would like to have been the person who thought up of it.

We’re all busy, and a good cup of coffee should be available in your own home for a good price.  You shouldn’t have to have to go to a café to get one and have to spend $5.00 for it.

Today, Shout! Factory Kids, in collaboration with Hasbro Studios releases THE ADVENTURES OF CHUCK & FRIENDS: FRIENDS TO THE FINISH on DVD (srp $12.99). This release features 10 high-energy episodes for an enthusiastic preschool audience.

Chuck the dump truck turns his fantasies to reality with the help of his vehicular pals- Digger, Boomer, Rowdy, Bigs, Handy, and Soku. Bonus material on the DVD includes a color-your-own cover activity.

I have had the chance to review a variety of Michael Season’s snacks in the past.  They are an extremely innovative company and their newest offerings of Popped Black Bean Crisps fit right into their healthy line of better-for-you snacks.

They come in three flavors; Sea Salt, Nacho & Roasted Red Pepper.

I have never had Black Bean snacks before, so this was a food adventure for me!

I wanted to let you know that Master Lock will be celebrating National Random Acts of Kindness Week (Feb. 13 – 19) with sampling events across the country. Throughout the week, Master Lock will share a bit of kindness by distributing free gym locks at area workout centers to inspire gym-goers to stick to their New Year’s fitness resolutions.

The lock is ideal for safely storing your personal belongings during a workout and will be distributed in the following markets:

To me, a great way to spend a winter evening, is in the living room with my family watching TV together with a bowl of popcorn and a Coke Zero.  What better TV show to enjoy with that Coca-Cola than Season 11 of American Idol?  It’s only been a few weeks since the season started and already there are favorite contenders for everyone.

I’m a bit of a lotion junkie. I’ve tried all kinds from cheap to expensive and a lot of them are not worth the money I spent on them. Sure I love unique scents and however fun those kind of lotions are to use, in winter I’m looking for relief. Winter always leaves me with dry chapped hands.

This winter has been unusually warm, but living in South Dakota means using long scarves and gloves from November to March.  Because I have Raynaud’s and my hands get unusually cold, I usually extend that season by a month on either end!  What I really was missing though was being able to use my iTouch and iPad and keep my hands warm at the same time.

I think I’ve mentioned before that my family is kind of picky when it comes to food.  It’s because of this that I very rarely make a recipe as it’s lined out.

I’ve been stalking Pinterest lately because there are all sorts of recipes that have been pinned on there, that I’d never be able to find myself online.  And maybe it’s because a lot of them come from ‘mom blogs’ and if I can’t use the recipes as written at least they’re fairly easy to modify to fit the tastes of my family.

February 7th marked the day that Disney’s classic animated feature “Lady and the Tramp” was released on Blu-ray for the first time ever.

Lady and the Tramp brings back so many memories of my childhood.    From what I can remember I was obsessed with “The Siamese Cat Song”.  I had a read-a-long story book on a record (yes I’m dating myself!).  My mom was likely tired of moving the arm every time it was over to start it again for me.

The younger ones that watch movies in our home are always excited when there is a new Buddies movie released.

Treasure Buddies is the latest one and they laugh all the way through it, every time they watch it (I think it’s been watched six times now!). They keep begging to put it on because they love the talking dogs. And as a caregiver I like that Treasure Buddies is family friendly and it’s suitable for a wide range of ages.