2009 May | 3 Boys And A Dog

Celebrate Chocolate Truffles Review & Giveaway

May 31, 2009 By Kelli 40 Comments

CONTEST CLOSED – WINNER ANNOUNCED

Control Your Appetite. Satisfy Your Hunger. Eat Less.

I find it hard to believe that there is a girl alive that doesn’t like chocolate. So, when Laura contacted me about doing a review on her “chocolates that are good for you, I was skeptical and had to check out her site. My “Southern Belle Sensabilities” were offended by the sensual nature of the photos on her site. The idea that chocolate is sexual floored me! I quickly emailed her back and let her know that the photos bothered by prudish self so I didn’t think it would be a good idea for me to review her products.

Laura was so sure of her products that she said, “I really love your blog and admire you as a person – I am going to send you some anyway so you can experience my wonderful chocolates.” She did, and I was amazed that these chocolates really are pretty good.

No, they are not milk chocolate and they are not sweet, but they really taste good. My favorite are the cocoa covered almonds and my husband really liked the cherry truffles.

What they say about their Celebrate Truffles:

Celebrate maximizes your nutrition with concentrated nutrients from a rich bounty of 59 whole foods. Plus, it increases your omega-3/DHA, and boosts your antioxidants with premium cocoa. That’s over 5 times the normal range of 12 foods you typically get – and not one of them is a French fry.

To get your own, you may purchase them at Celebrate Life Nutrition. You may also try to win some here at 3 Boys & a Dog! You will win both boxes pictured above

#1 – REQUIRED Go to their site, look around, and come back and tell me what you would like to try. ALso, be sure to bookmark their site so you can get back to it in the future.

#2 – Sign up for their mailing list on the bottom left of their side bar

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*** WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED ON JUNE 5th ***

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Carolina Pad Eye Candy Review

May 31, 2009 By Kelli 2 Comments

If you know anything about me, you know I have an honest to goodness addiction… ok, a couple of them, but we are only going to address one today. I LOVE office supplies! ALL office supplies! I would rather have paper, pens, notebooks, and binders than shirts, dresses, or shoes!

So, when I was given the chance to review Carolina Pad’s Eye Candy line, I was super excited. Carolina Pad has a bunch of super adorable things and you can find them everywhere: Walmart & Target both carry their products. Gwen sent me two items from review.

#1 – IDEAL PADFOLIO 9.75 inches by 8.50 inches. This is great! It comes with an 80 sheet notebook that slips out so you can put a new one in when this one is full. I am definitely going to get a ton of use out of it. I can see me taking it to conferences. Because of the little pockets in front, I can stick my id, cash, & receipts in it. It also has a loop for your pen. It is perfect for on the go blog posts. I am also planning to take it with me for summer fun with the boys, because everything fits in this small vinyl carrier & I can write to my heart’s content.

#2 – ORGANIZATIONAL FOLDER: 8 full-sized plastic pockets all held together to form a neat spiral notebook. I know exactly what I am going to use it for: Homeschooling! I had been trying to think of a way to keep Tripp’s notes & worksheets together without it taking tons of room – well, this is perfect! Here is how I am going to organize it:
Pocket 1 – Weekly Chore Chart
Pocket 2 – Monday
Pocket 3 – Tuesday
Pocket 4 – Wednesday
Pocket 5 – Thursday
Pocket 6 – Friday
Pocket 7 – Completed Work
Pocket 8 – Extra Blank Paper

Plus, I can really see ideas for other things and hope to get to Walmart to pick up a couple more! Teacher stuff, menu planning & recipes, bills to pay. I love the bright, fun colors!

What to know more about Carolina Pad?

Visit their website
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Check back in soon as I just might have some more Carolina Pad items on my site!

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Homeschooling Notes: May 29th

May 29, 2009 By Kelli Leave a Comment

I can’t believe school is over, can you? Since my middle boy is in public school, we keep the same schedule he does. I am going to have them read for Splish’s Reading Splash this summer and hope to do some “field trips” but mainly we are just going to play outside in the pool this summer.

I am also going to try to get everything ready for school this summer. When I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING! I want all info put into my Homeschool Tracker and I want to be prepared with 180 journaling topics. In order to have this accomplished, I have to get everything ordered that I want us to do. So, I placed another order at Sonlight on Tuesday and will continue doing this until I have everything we want. Unfortunately, I keep finding stuff all over the Internet that I want, so I don’t see how I will ever get it all ordered. LOL!

My newest Sonlight order:

RECORDER (INSTRUMENT)

NINE-NOTE RECORDER METHOD

DRAW SQUAD, MARK KISTLER’S

EVERYTHING IS COMING UP FRACTIONS

SAXON MATH 5/4 3E HOMESCHL KIT

DIVE CD MATH 5/4 – 3RD ED

LANG ARTS 3+4 IG

That leaves us with about ten more items I want to order from Sonlight to the tune of another 265 dollars worth… but, I should have that done in about two weeks. So, it isn’t really bad… but, then as I said, I have some other things that I want to get. I will keep you guys updated on my purchases!

On top of that, I am going to do some household rearranging so that we have a better system for homeschool organization. DH’s last day is today (he is a teacher) so the summer looks very promising for getting that “honey do” list completed.

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Friday May 29th Winners Annoucement

May 29, 2009 By Kelli 1 Comment

Well, another great week of blogging, reviews, and giveaways! I had so much fun with these… did you guys?

Joyful Spirit Photography has TWO winners:

Non-winners can purchase from Heather with 25% off! Just go to her etsy shop www.joyfulspiritphoto.etsy.com and send a message to Heather if you would like to receive that discount! Be sure to tell her you say it at 3 Boys & a Dog!

#33 – Schoolhouse #2 Photo – SavingDiva said…

I love the welcome spring picture. I think it would be adorable to hang in my new condo savingforhome at gmail dot com

#55 – Winner’s Choice Photo – madly59 said…

I subscribe via reader and email. onlyjoy1959@yahoo.com madly59

Adovia has THREE winners:

#50 – Vanilla Bath Salts – janetfaye said…

:http://luckygiveaways.blogspot.com/janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

#61 – Vanilla Bath Salts – MamabearMills said…

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#32 – Vanilla Bath Salts – Stefanie Hartman said…

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Zutano has ONE winner:

#35 – 50 dollar gift certificate – Erica said…

I follow!

Congrats to all the winners!! If you didn’t win, be sure to take advantage of the discount at Joyful Spirit Photography to get those pretty pictures you want! Also, be sure to check my side-bar for more giveaways you can join. Thanks a bunch for playing with me!

All the winners need to email me with Address and your choice if that is what you won. I am headed outside to swim with the boys, but will contact everyone I haven’t heard from when I get back in.

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Better Life Clean Happens & Giveaway

May 28, 2009 By Kelli 67 Comments

CONTEST CLOSED – WINNER ANNOUNCED

You know what they say… Clean Happens! Ok, well not in my house – Messy Happens here!

That is why I was so excited to try Better Life’s cleaning products. Have you even seen a cleaning product without a warning label? These don’t have one because they contain ZERO contaminates. How’s that for Friendly? The idea behind their cleaners is that even your children can use them. Since they are all natural, they are safe for your kids.

Emily at Better life sent me the entire cleaning kit and it even came in a nifty tote bag!

*Free of petrochemicals, VOCs, dyes, fragrances, & other harmful chemicals!*

You guys really have to go play around on their site… they have tons of info and the owners are regular comedians. Their products even have super cute names:

1. Simply Floored – Lose the dirt in a couple squirts.

2. 2 am Miracle – The nursery cleaner that works when you’re pooped. And your baby already has.

3. What-EVER – The all-purpose cleaner for this, that and especially those. (now in scented)

4. I can see clearly, WOW! – The window and glass cleaner that takes a lighter view of the world.

5. Even the Kitchen Sink – The gentle scrubber that cleans with ease while saving elbows and knees.

I really like these products… since they leave no residue and contain nothing harmful, they require NO RINSING! With my busy life, saving that step really helps!

TO BUY: As they say, “Domination takes time…” but you can still find their products online and in other stores like ACE Hardware & Walgreen Online. Check their site to find a store near you or place an online order.

TO WIN! Yes, they are offering this kit to one of my faithful readers! By now you guys should know how this works.

REQUIRED 1. Go to their site and look around, come back and tell me which product YOU want.
2. Follow Clean Happens on Facebook
3. Follow Clean Happens on Twitter
4. Blog about this review & giveaway… be sure to link back to my site as to Better Life’s site: http://www.cleanhappens.com/
5. Spread the word about this review by: email, forums, twitter, or putting the link in a meme. (one comment per thing done – also be sure to CC me on any emails sent) momof3boys3702@mchsi.com
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