Sunday Song

Enjoy your Sunday with some music. We love music in our house and I love sharing it with others. Here's a great video by Mumford and Sons.

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Help a Family Adopt

This great family needs your help to adopt a sweet little baby. They have a heart for children that need to be adopted and are a wonderful family. Any baby would be wonderfully blessed to have them as parents.

http://www.kikeradoption.com/

Pass this along to anyone you know. Feel free to re-post this blog.

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New Design - What a glass of sweet tea does to me.

You may notice things look a little different around here. Well, I drank sweet tea with my dinner last night and was awake until after 2am. (I don't drink coffee, soda or really any caffeinated drink so a glass of sweet tea is powerful stuff in my body.) Well I decided I wanted to lighten up my blog especially since it's spring, so I did a little redesign. 

The header image has a neat history. This is the image is from my wedding RSVP card and I absolutely love it. All of our wedding announcement and printed materials were designed by our extremely talented friend, Matt Gauck. Those are little cartoon characters of me and Joe.

I know it's not much a bee theme but I'm not a big fan of yellow so I figured I'd go another direction. I love blue and brown so that's what we've got.

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Blogger of the Week: I Have A Coupon For That!

Today's featured blogger is Jaime from I Have A Coupon For That!

How old is your blog or long have you been blogging?

I have been an occasional blogger since August 2009, and started daily blogging in January.

What do you blog about?

I blog about saving money, time and sanity. Sometimes I throw in some crafts, sometimes some fun family things. Whatever I feel like.

What made you choose the name of your blog?

My husband picked it. He said that I say that a hundred times when we go grocery shopping. I’m not afraid to yell it down the aisle either!

Why do you blog and what do you love about blogging?

I like letting others know about the good deals, or the cool new products!

What are a few of your favorite posts on your blog?

My favorite crafting attempt is this: http://ihaveacoupon.blogspot.com/2010/02/rolling-tossing-and-kicking-art.html

My favorite deal seeking post is this: http://ihaveacoupon.blogspot.com/2009/09/harris-teeter-triples-trip-1-pic.html

Are you married?  If so, how long?

Yes, I am married. We have been married for 2 ½ years

Do you have children?  If so, how many?

I have two boys. A 1 year old, Blue Eyes, and a 2 year old, Mr. Destructo.

What is your favorite food?

My favorite food… Burger King. I know that isn’t a “food” but I love their Whoppers, even though I don’t eat the hamburger patty. I know, it’s weird.

What is your favorite candy?

I LOVE Ferroro Rocher chocolates!

What else should readers know about you?

I love photography! I loved working in a studio before I had kids. My photos are being published in a children’s book and it should come out this summer!

The B Keeps Us Honest will feature a new Blogger of The Week each Saturday. If you would like to be featured please contact me.

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Recipe: Crock Pot Chicken Curry

Ok so a couple people have asked for this recipe and it's super simple.

Ingredients (this feeds my family of 3 with left overs)

2 Chicken Breasts Cubed
1 Jar Curry Sauce (I like Trader Joe's or Patak's)
Pineapple (1 can or fresh)
1 Onion Diced
2 Sweet Potatoes cut into large chunks (about 1" square)

Method 1 (super easy)
Put everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours

Method 2 (still easy)
Add Chicken, Sauce and Onion to crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours
After 3 hours add sweet potatoes
With 1 hour left add pineapples

Method one results has mushier sweet potatoes and pineapple but still delicious!

Serve with rice!

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The Search for Sensitive Baby Soap

 

This picture creeps me out.

My son is almost 2 years old and we've yet to find a soap that doesn't irritate his skin. Most often I bathe him without using any soap at all but occasionally he needs soap. After trying many different brands and wasting a lot of money I thought I would reach out to my readers for advice .

Here is a list of products we've tried: (we prefer a natural soap if possible)

Burts Bees

California Baby

Aveeno

Weleda

Erbaviva

Arbonne (although this one was confiscated by the TSA so I only used it twice.)

I can't remember the other right now.

Does your child have sensitive skin? If so which product do you recommend?

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Wanted: Bloggers of the Week

Every Saturday I feature a different Blogger of the Week. I love meeting new bloggers, learning more about them and sharing them with others. 

If you are interested in being featured please contact me. 

Email me and I will send you a questionnaire to fill out. The only think I ask in return is that you let your readers know that you were featured at The B Keeps Us Honest and add my button.

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Win a iPOD Touch from Schumacher Homes

Simply visit the Schumacher Homes blog and complete the entry form to create your dream home and you'll be entered to win an iPOD Touch! Let your imagination take you away, and give us a call to turn dreams into reality!

Contest Ends March 20th.

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Blogger Award

I received a Beautiful Blogger Award from Lisa at Double Shot of Espresso. Thanks so much Lisa.

The rules of this Blog Award are simple:

1. Thank then link to the person that gave you the award

2. Pass this award on to 15 bloggers you've recently discovered & whom you think are fantastic

3. Contact said Blogs to let them know they've won

4. State 7 Things about yourself!

Here are my 15 bloggers whom I think are fantastic

1. Toddler Awesome

2. Blackberry Jam Cafe

3. Blaze 'N' Crochet

4. CakeBlast

5. Eco-Friendly and Frugal

6. Green Earth Journey

7. Green Organic Mama

8. I Love Cloth Diapers

9. Le Petit Owlet

10. Little Birdie Secrets

11. Mad Hatter Mom

12. Mint Green with Envy 

13. My Trendy Tykes

14. Night Owl Mama

15. Petite Little Bee

Here are 7 things about me!

1. I hardly ever buy anything full price. (I figure if they put it on sale it's not worth full price to begin with.)

2. Growing up I wanted to be an architect. (but then I learned how much math was involved.)

3. People always ask me if I'm going to have 8 kids. (I only have 1 child but my brother and sister-in-law are expecting their 8th)

4. I love listening to LPs with my husband at night. (Morrissey, The National, Mountatin Goats, Coldplay... just to name a few.)

5. I used to be a pretty good swimmer, I was even on the swim team.

6. I love international travel

7. I love pineapple and chicken on my pizza.

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ecoTOOLS Review

I'm not a natural when it comes to make-up. I usually apply too little make-up or use the wrong tools to apply my make-up. Well, I'm excited about the new ecoTOOLs 6 piece Eye Brush Set and Bronzer Brush because each tool tells you exactly how to use it. Printed on the handle of each brush is a descriptive name for each brush like, "shade" or "highlight". This is such a great help when I apply my make-up. I'm not using the wrong size or shape brush to apply my make-up.

In addition to these great new brushes ecoTOOLS has created several make-up tutorials to teach you how to get the great looks you see in magazine.

About ecoTOOLS

Paris Presents Incorporated first launched ecoTOOLS in April of 2008 which has since become the leader in green personal care products. The entire collection of cosmetic brushed, bath, brow and nail accessories, and bath + body products features innovative, earth-friendly materials, such as: bamboo; recycled plastic, steel and aluminum; soybean oil, and crushed walnuts.

Buy: ecoTOOLs are available at these retailers.

The featured product was provided to me free of charge by ecoTOOLS. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced by the company.

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Menu Planning Monday

I fell off the band wagon for a few weeks with my Meal Planning but I'm BACK!

Here we go. And we're sticking to it this week.

Monday - GC Baja Black Beans, Corn and Rice
Tuesday - Fried Orzo and Zuchinni
Wednesday - Steaks, Rice and Peas
Thursday - Crock Pot Chicken Tacos
Friday - Supper Club ?
Saturday - Spicy Garlic Chicken
Sunday - Crock Pot Chicken Curry

Alright! I'm excited about this week's menu.

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Tot School: Week 1 Day 1 - Superheros

Today we started Tot School. I'm starting small with 5 minutes a day dedicated to Tot School. This week we are focusing on Superheros. And what better way to start than with Star Wars. After breakfast we broke out a coloring book and some crayons and colored.

 

He like using the crayons to color but also like trying to eat them. He laughed every time he put the crayon to his mouth and I said "yucky". We focused on coloring with green and red.

After a few minutes of coloring he enjoyed putting away the crayons and taking them back out. And putting them away. And taking them out. And putting them away. (you get the point.)

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Tot School

During my blog browsing I came across Toddler Awesome who was participating in Tot School. Since Jude is so active I never thought it would be possible to get Jude to participate in crafts and other learning activities so I never really tried. But with the help of Tot School I think I can find suitable crafts and activities for a kid like Jude. 

Tot School is a focused time each day on the tot in your family. So with the assistance of a few great mommies and their blogs I've decided to give it a try. Toddler Awesome has organized theme weeks for her son and I thought this was a great idea so I did the same.

Here are my theme weeks for the next few months:

Feb 12/ Superheros

Feb 28/ Family

Mar 7/ Day and Night

Mar 14/ St. Patrick's Day

Mar 21/ Spring

Mar 28/ Easter

Apr 4/ Farm Animals

Apr 11/ Space

Apr 18/ Earth (Earth Day Apr 22)

Apr 25/ Water

May 2/ Moms (Mother's Day May 9)

May 9/ Friends

May 16/ Colors

May 23/ Dinosaurs

May 30/ Bodies

June 6/ Faces and Feelings

June 13/ Dads (Father's Day June 20)

June 20/ Birthdays (Jude's B-day June 27)

June 27/ Letters

I hope to incorporate our membership to the Museum of Life and Science for some of these. Now I need to plan out crafts and activities for these weeks. I'm pretty exited that Jude is now getting to an age where we can work on things together.

I plan on documenting some of the activities and crafts we do each week.

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Sunday Winner

First, I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me in the Photo Contest. 

WE WON!

I'm super excited about our photo shoot and will share pictures once we have them.

Now to share another winner with you.

The winner of the YooHoo Plush Toy giveaway is...

#68 maxfate

Congratulations!

The winner has been contacted via email and has 48 hours to claim their prize.

Winner, please check your spam folder and if you didn't receive my email please contact me.

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Pampers Relay Casting Call - Enter today!

 

Today is the last day to upload your video for the Baby Relay casting call is now live on Pampers.com.  

All videos featuring babies crawling from left to right that are uploaded by Feb. 20, will be included in a casting call for a commercial that will air on Feb. 28!

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Soft Scrub Total Review

Cleaning the bathroom is my least favorite chore of all time. Any product or tool that can make bathroom cleaning quicker and simpler is OK in my book. I cleaned my half bath in less than 5 minutes time with new Soft Scrub Total Bath and Bowl. Finally someone addressed the need to use a spray bottle upside down. I don't know how it works but I'm glad that it does. also you can switch between spray and foam. Awesome!

I will admit it took me about 5 minutes to figure how to get the spray to come out. I was having a mommy moment and totally forgot about the on/off feature. You know the one that keeps you from spraying yourself in the face. User Fail. Aside from my incompetence this stuff is great!

About Soft Scrub Total

Replace your arsenal of cleaning products with Soft Scrub^® Total Bath & Bowl^™ cleanser, the one product that is powerful enough to clean and deodorize your entire bathroom. The patented trigger allows you to easily switch from a fine mist to a thick foam and even sprays upside down. The unique angle-neck bottle helps you get into those hard to reach places like the inside of the toilet bowl.

 

Coupon: Save $1.50 with this Soft Scrub Printable Coupon

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Blogger of the Week: Somewhat Simple

Today's Blogger is Stephanie from Somewhat Simple

How old is your blog or long have you been blogging? Been blogging for years, but just launched Somewhat Simple in July 2009

What made you choose the name of your blog? After racking my brain for months about this and coming up with a ton of possibilities, I finally just said out loud, “I just want a name that is somewhat simple!” … and so that’s what I named it!

Why do you blog and what do you love about blogging? It started as just a journal to someday show my kids the fun things we made together and the creative side of me that maybe they wouldn’t realize I had. It has since turned into much more and has become the place I share all things creative. Its my escape from the ever-growing pile of laundry that I despise more than anything else in the world!

What are a few of your favorite posts on your blog?

Glass Window turned Dry Erase Calendar
Magnetic Chore Charts
Bandanna Apron
Couples Collage
Salsa

Are you married?  8.5 years

Do you have children?  3

What is your favorite movie? The Proposal

What is your favorite food? Anything Mexican- I live for tacos and salsa!

What is your favorite candy? Snicker Bar

What else should readers know about you? Here is a little write-up I did that might have some fun facts.

 

The B Keeps Us Honest will feature a new Blogger of The Week each Saturday. If you would like to be featured please contact me.

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Thoughts on Losing

So you may have noticed my big campaign over the past few days for the photo contest. Well it appears that we probably won't take home 1st place but I'm learning to be OK with that. I don't like losing but I also will NOT cheat. I will ask everyone I know and even offer them incentives to vote for me but I WILL NOT falsify votes. (And believe me I have more than the capability to vote as many times as I like.) I also feel horrible that the other contests thought we were cheating since I offered incentives on my other blog. (That's how contests work in the blogging community and I didn't realize the other contestants would perceive it has bribary.)

Joe and I do not have any additional money to spend on the expenses that would be involved in taking home 2nd or 3rd place so I'm not sure what we'll do with those winnings. But I'd rather have a clear conscious than get a free photo shoot unethically. But I know that every time I would look at my beautifully framed portrait I'd think about how I cheated.

Anyway, this post is mostly to remind myself that it's ok to come in 2nd or 3rd place.

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Please Vote!

 

The race is close and we're currently behind.

Vote for Jessica and Joe Lieb! 

Then tell all your family and friends to vote.

Side Note: Leave your blog link and I'll follow you back for follow Friday.

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Did you vote?

As I previously posted my husband and I entered into an "All You Need Is Love" Valentine's Day Photography contest and we are finalists!

Photographer, Jen Arthur is hosting a great contest for a couples photography session this Valentine's Day and we made the top 3. We are currently in 2nd place but the 3rd place couple is gaining ground. I would love to win 1st place but any place would be nice.

Please Vote for us. (Joe + Jessica Lieb)

 

And tell all your friends!

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Vote for Liebe

Liebe in German is translated to Love in English

My last name is Lieb, a variation of the German word liebe. So if you vote for us you are voting for love! :)

If you haven't already, there is still time to vote for The Liebs in the All You Need is Love photography contest on Jen Arthur's blog.

VOTE

The contest ends at 5pm on February 21st. 

The 1st place winner will receive a photo package worth $1350.  

Side Note: The meaning of "The B Keeps Us Honest" is found in my last name. Leave a comment if you figure it out.

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Winner!

I just drew the final winner for the B Mine Valentine's Day Event!

The winner for the Popcorn Factory Giveaway is...

#208 coriwestphal

Congratulations coriwestphal!

The winner has been contacted via email and has 48 hour to claim their prize.

Winner, please check your spam folder and if you didn't receive my email please contact me.

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B Clean - Spring Cleaning Event 2010

I'm excited to announce that beginning March 1, 2010 I will be hosting a special B Clean Spring Cleaning Event. The B Clean Event will highlight great products, tips and tools that make cleaning your home safer and simpler.

Readers: Add the B Clean Event Button to your blog and you will receive 5 extra entries into any B Clean giveaway.

<a href="http://thebkeepsushonest.blogspot.com/search/label/B%20Clean" target="_blank"><img alt="The B Keeps Us Honest-Product Review" src="http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz6/jrhammlett/bcleanbutton.jpg" /></a>

Businesses - If you offer a great cleaning or home product and would like your company or product featured in the B Clean Spring Cleaning Event please email me, jrhammlett@yahoo.com

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My son is such a ham.

Last night we had community group at our friend house and Jude stayed up extra late. Because he was up much later than normal he got a little goofy and demanded he be the center of attention. From butter tubs on his head to giveaway everyone a high five he was "on".

See Andrea's post for pictures and a video of our goofball.

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Winner

One winner today.

the winner of the National Jean Company giveaway is....

#414 Shelly

Congratulations Shelly!

The winner has been contacted via email and has 48 hours to claim their prize.

Winner, please check your spam folder and if you didn't receive my email please contact me.

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B Mine Valentine's Day Winners

I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's Day.

Today, we have 2 more winners for the B Mine Valentine's Day event.

The winner of the Lexar Flash Drive giveaway -
#349 happyenchilada

The winner of the Ococoa Chocolates giveaway -
#284 K

Congratulations to the winners!

The winners have been contacted via email and have 48 hours to claim their prize.

Winners, please check your spam folder and if you didn't receive my email please contact me.

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Vote for Love!

My husband and I entered into an "All You Need Is Love" Valentine's Day Photography contest and we are finalists!

Photographer, Jen Arthur is hosting a great contest for a couples photography session this Valentine's Day and we made the top 3.

Please Vote for us. (Joe + Jessica Lieb)

Thank you so much for your support and Happy Valentine's Day.

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Vote for Love

My husband and I entered into an "All You Need Is Love" Valentine's Day Photography contest and we are finalists!

Photographer, Jen Arthur is hosting a great contest for a couples photography session this Valentine's Day and we made as a top 3 finalist.

Please Vote for us. (Jessica + Joe Lieb)

Thank you so much for your support and Happy Valentine's Day.

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I love this guy...

Picture - 2005 the year of our first date
Text - Joe's wedding vows reprinted for me this Valentine's Day.

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NaturOli Extreme 18X Review

A few weeks ago I reviewed NaturOli Soap Nuts and was extremely happy with the results.

NaturOli offers another great product as convenient and effective as soap nuts, Extreme 18X liquid detergent.

It only takes 1 teaspoon of Extreme18X to wash a whole load of laundry. A small 8oz bottle yields 96 glorious loads of laundry which means no more giant jugs of detergent crowding my laundry room. My laundry not only smells fresh and clean but it's safer for baby clothes. I also love that Extreme 18X is better for environment than the chemical commercial detergents. 

You can also dilute a bit with water in a spray bottle for a gentle yet powerful all-purpose household cleaner.

About Extreme 18X Liquid Detergent.

Extreme 18X liquid detergent is liquid form of Soap Nuts. Extreme 18X is produced from truly natural cosmetic grade pure soap nuts (saponin) liquid extract to ensure maximum quality and effectiveness. It is derived from only premium Sapindus Mukorossi soap nuts.

NatruOli Extreme 18X Liquid Detergent is a Green Dot Award winner. 

Buy: NatruOli Extreme 18X Liquid Detergent is available online.

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Blogger of the Week: Moms Best Bets

Today's Featured Blogger is Patrice from Mom's Best Bets

How old is your blog or long have you been blogging? 6 months

What made you choose the name of your blog? I wanted to convey to my
readers that my blog is a space to only find the best of the best in
safe and natural products and giveaways.

Why do you blog and what do you love about blogging? I like being able
to help families find better choices to live a healthier lifestyle.

What are a few of your favorite posts on your blog?

My Ozoni Soup Recipe

What the numbers on your produce stand for post

My Ecp Craft Post

Are you married?  If so, how long? Yes, 6 amazing and fabulous years

Do you have children?  If so, how many? Yes, 1 beautiful little girl

What is your favorite movie? There are too many, but I recently saw
Fireproof and was impressed.

What is your favorite food? I watermelon and eggplant parmesean

What is your favorite candy? chocolate

What else should readers know about you? I am a teacher, Educational
Psychologist, painter, and surfer, but most importantly a mother who
loves my family and God very much.

The B Keeps Us Honest will feature a new Blogger of The Week each Saturday. If you would like to be featured please contact me.

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B Mine: Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Review

When I got my computer, about 5 years ago, there was a free printer that came along for the ride. Not having a printer at the time I thought I was hot stuff. However, I soon learned that not all printers are built the same. The Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One Printer is definitely a major upgrade!

Here are a few of the key features that I will most certainly be using a lot:

Wi-Fi

I was particularly excited that the Artisan 810 has built-in Wi-Fi networking capability which allows us to print from any computer in the house. Joe set up all the networking stuff and was soon printing messages to me from the bathroom.    

Documents

I wanted to see how well the Artisan could handle large document, especially double-sided documents. It just so happens that Joe had a large study guide he needed to print and what initially was a 171 page document ended up being only 85 pages. 

My husband also won some extra brownies points this Valentine's Day weekend by printing me a copy of his personal vows from our wedding. 

Photos
The Artisan 810 completely blew me away with it's photo printing skills. I printed both a 4x6 and 8x10 image and not only were they great quality but it took no time for them to print.

 

 

Final Thoughts

The Artisan 810 has the cabability to copy, scan, fax, create coloring pages, print from your iPhone, charge your cell phone or MP3 player, print on CDs and so much more.
I'm highly impressed with this machine and would definetly recommend it to anyone looking to buy a new printer/fax/scanner/copier/awesome-office-equipment.

Price: $299.99 - Great deal for such a versatile piece of equipment.


About the Epson Artisan 810 All-in-One
The Artisan 810 is a sleek, high performance all–in–one that allows you to print, scan, access memory cards, edit and restore faded color photos, print CDs/DVDs, and so much more. When you’re in a hurry, you can use the Automatic Document Feeder to quickly copy, fax and scan stacks of documents. It’s so convenient you can even use it to charge a cell phone, MP3 player or other portable device without tying up an additional power outlet. Packed full of features, this amazing all–in–one is all you need for all your everyday projects.

• 7.8" touch panel, 3.5" LCD
• Wi-Fi® and Ethernet networking
• 4" x 6" photo in as fast as 10 sec
• 38 ppm max/9.1 ppm laser quality
• CD/DVD printing
• Automatic two-sided printing
• Two paper trays, 30-page ADF
• Easily charge portable devices
• Restore faded color photos
• Two-year limited warranty

Buy: The Epson Artisan 810 Al-in-One is available online or at select retailers.

The featured product was provided to me free of charge by Epson. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced by the company.

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B3G2 Holey Donuts

Buy 3, get 2 FREE (5 for the price of 3)

This is great if you want to place an order to split with friends ,family and coworkers. Get together and save up to $36!.

And while your at www.holeydonuts.net remember to enter the Blog reader giveaway for a chance to win 4 assortments and a $250 store credit! Just find the contact page then add your email address and the The B Keeps Us Honest in the subject line and your in.PLEASE ONLY ENTER ONCE. More Details here.

Here is the code information"
BUY 3, GET 2 FREE - place 5 assortments in your cart, enter the code VDAY2 at checkout, click recalculate and see the cost of 2 full assortments changed to FREE!

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Next Direct Child Model Search + Scholarship

One of Britain's most popular brands, Next Direct, is launching in the United States on February 18, 2010. To celebrate Next Direct is running a children’s modelling competition to find a 4-7 year old who will become the face of Next Direct, win a $100,000 college scholarship fund and one year contract with Wilhelmina Models. 

Entry will open on Next Direct's Facebook page at February 18th at 7am EST with a deadline of March 15th at 7am EST. Mothers can send in photos of their child who will appear in a voting gallery for the public to choose our new model! Fifty finalists will be invited to Universal Studios on April 24th where Next Direct will choose a winner! 

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Lovely Winners!

It's almost Valentine's Day and we have 2 more winners from the B Mine gift guide.

The winner of the Eden Fantasys giveaway
#95 Haydensmommy05

The winner of the CardsInk giveaway
#26 dheiseygrove

Congratulations to the winners!

The winners have been contacted via email and have 48 hours to claim their prize.

Winners, please check your spam folder and if you didn't receive my email please contact me.

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B Mine: Hershey's Chocolate Review

Candy is great for any holiday, especially Valentine's Day.  Hershey has a great selection of Valentine's Day candy that anyone will love. We were sent the Hershey's POT OF GOLD Pecan Caramel Clusters Heart Box to review. Man I love some Pecan Carmel Clusters.

We were also sent a selection of other candies which are great for passing out to your Valentines or to offer at a party. The Reese's Peanut Butter Hearts Friendship, Hershey's Kisses and Hershey's Bliss Raspberry Meltaways all were devoured within a few days. I used the Bliss Raspberry Meltaways to decorate a Valentine's Day cake I made for a party. Needless to say it was a huge hit.

Check out all of these great Valentine's Day crafts and recipes at Hershey's.

About Hersey's Chocolate

The Hershey Company is the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., The Hershey Company offers such iconic brands as Hershey’s, Reese’s, Hershey’s Kisses, Kit Kat, Twizzlers and Ice Breakers as well as the smooth, creamy indulgence of Hershey’s Bliss chocolates. Hershey is a leader in the fast-growing dark and premium chocolate segment, with such brands as Hershey’s Special Dark and Hershey’s Extra Dark. In addition, Artisan Confections Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hershey Company, markets such premium chocolate offerings as Scharffen Berger and Dagoba. 

Buy: Hershey's Chocolates are available online and at a variety of retailers around US.

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Date Night - A definition

What qualifies a date?
As Valentine's Day approaches I've been asking myself what it really means to date your spouse. Before you got married dates were pretty obvious. But after getting married and starting a family the line starts to get a little fuzzy.

We would all agree that leaving the kids at home and going to dinner is obviously a date. But what if you're like us and don't have the money to go out to dinner much less hire a babysitter. That's when you have to get creative.

Joe and I go on a lot of "dates" which consist of sitting on the couch watching a movie, playing a board game or just talking after Jude has gone to bed. Even when he works long days, has class, tutors, has band practice and other obligations he will stay up late just to spend time with me. It could be bed cuddles just before bed where we talk about or day, stress and dreams. I think the key is being intentional.

One day I'd like to have money to go out to dinner, just the two of us but that day appears to be a long way off. So for this Valentine's day we'll be eating a big lunch between all 4 church services while the baby sleeps.

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Lots of Winners!

What a great Thursday. I got to draw 4 new winners for the B Mine giveaways!

The Winner of the Gussy $20 GC
#281 alli

The Winner of the Wilton Heart Pan
#413 Anonymus 

email - couponmomma2010

The Winner of the Country Bobs Sauce
#32 Katy

The Winner of the Chocomize GC
#234 Shelly

Congratulations to the winners!

The winners have been contacted via email and have 48 hours to claim their prize.

Winners, please check your spam folder and if you didn't receive my email please contact me.

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B Mine: Toddland Review

Real men have facial hair.

My husband sports a stylish beard and is constantly admiring of others with great facial hair. So it was only logical that I get him the Toddland Manstache Wallet. Joe loves having a reminder of his facial hair awesomeness every time he gets pulled over or buys something. But don't worry if your husband isn't fortunate enough to sport a killer beard or mustache the Manstache wallet comes with a stache sticker he can place on his ID picture so he can be cool like all the other guys. Incognito is neato.

toddland had a lot of gray wallets laying around. then they went through puberty.
and that little mustache sticker is for the clear window when you put your id in it. why spend all that time growing an awesome stache when you can just sticker one on?
printed vinyl wallet. comes with running couple insert card, certificate of awesometicity, and a 20% tip card from the toddland department of non-stingy tipping. card slots and clear idea window. 100% vinyl. one size fits most. unless you have tiny pockets. then good for you!

Toddland has a great selection of products I'm sure your husband would love this Valentine's Day.

Here are a few of Joe's favorites...

About Toddland

Toddland is a groups of friends that wanted to make rad things for themselves and friends. They believe if you are going to make something, make it as rad as possible. I agree!

Buy: Buy Toddland apparel and accessories online or at a select retailers.

Follow: Toddland on Facebook and Twitter

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