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In celebration of Black History Month, Coca-Cola® is offering Dollar General customers a chance to win a family trip for up to 10 people to the 2012 Essence Music Festival® presented by Coca-Cola. The Essence Music Festival – which takes place July 6 through 8 – is the country’s largest annual African-American music and empowerment event.

Faced with having his sister taken away from his care to her abusive father, and trying hard to provide for her, 17 year old Abel Tannatak seems down right frightening to his schoolmates. Through a chance finding of six year old Micha’s doll, Anna Leeman becomes part of a fairy tale that may or may not have a happy ending.

Abel is “The Storyteller” and the fairy tale is woven to entertain Micha, but it starts becoming an analogy for what is happening in reality.

Anna may be in over head, or is that possible when you’re in love?

Like the commercial says, “life comes at you fast”. And it seems the faster we go, the less time we have to make something proper to eat. It’s easier to just ‘grab and go’ and that’s why I’m sharing thinkThin bars with you.

It’s all about what’s inside.

It seems every time I go out these days and buy something my receipt gets longer and longer. It’s not because I’m buying a lot of things (okay not usually), but I’ve noticed a growing trend that at the end of the receipt there will be a customer satisfaction survey.

Usually they want to know ‘how they did’ and there is a monthly chance to win a gift card to the store.

Technology is standard with kids these days. Most of them are using computers before their third birthdays and it’s rare to find a teenager without an MP3 player or smartphone. So when it comes to education it’s not surprising that calculators are exceeding what would have been defined as “Star Trek” technology years ago.

Casio is not a name you instantly recognize in that field. Watches. Yep. Cameras. Yep. Calculators. Casio makes calculators? Yep!

We have a couple of friends that we look forward to getting together with because they are so much fun to play games with. We’re always playing old favorites or trying out new games when we spend the evening together.

Have you ever played Hasbro’s ‘Taboo’? If you haven’t it’s a blast to play, and if you have, you’ll need to check out the new Taboo that has new content cards, a new buzzer and a new twist which includes the roll of a die to keep things fresh while you play.

It can be tough to get your kids excited about healthy meals, but getting them on the road to enjoying them lowers their risk of health problems later on in life.

To help parents develop relationships with their kids at meal time, Uncle Ben’s has launched a contest called Ben’s Beginners.

If you’re looking for whole grains you can take on the go, new Kraft Milk and Granola bars are a perfect fit.  They are full of flavor and are made with real milk, the equivalent calcium of an 8 oz glass.

Nothing says love more than chocolate – well at least that’s what my husband tells me!  Hershey’s Valentine’s Day collection has something for everyone in your life with some favorites and some new treats.

Here’s a revved up cup of cocoa to give your Valentine on a cold February day.  (If anyone in the country happens to get a cold day this February that is!)

It’s easy to make using Hershey’s Raspberry Hugs.