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New Strawberry Shortcake DVD Coloring Contest

March 20, 2012 by Jennifer 1 Comment

Spring gets sweeter with two new whimsical adventures. On our road trip this weekend, the girls were having fun with the new adventures. I love that a childhood favorite of mine is back just in time to be a favorite of my girls. Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Brick Road and Strawberry Shortcake: Bloomin’ Berry Garden, blossomed on DVD earlier this month from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

First, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Brick Road follows Strawberry and her friends as they retell the classic “Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” When a cyclone blows Strawberry to the strange land of Oz, she runs into trouble with the Wicked Witch and must journey to the Emerald City to ask the Wizard how to find her way back home.

Next, Strawberry Shortcake: Bloomin’ Berry Garden shows that it’s time for garden growing fun with Strawberry and her friends as they prepare for the Spring Flower Festival! But when magical sparkles make the Berrykins grow tall and the girls shrink down small, they discover that even when they’re tiny, they can make a big difference.

There are not many shows left in today’s society that is good clean family fun. The girls have watched the DVDs over and over this past weekend and have enjoyed telling their favorite parts to me. I would love for you to experience the fun with your kids as well.

COLORING CONTEST

1. Print this coloring sheet. Have your little one color to their delight.

2. Once the coloring sheet is finished, submit photos of your child’s beautifully colored sheets via Twitpic (or your fave twitter photo tool) to @onemomsworld and @FoxHomeEnt, using the hashtag #StrawberryShortcake.

3. Fox Entertainment will then choose five of their favorite submissions, and those readers’ entries will be re-tweeted from @FoxHomeEnt and each will win both new Strawberry Shortcake DVDs described above! Pretty cool right?

Let the coloring begin. I can’t wait to see the beautiful artwork!

Firebird’s Grill serves up a delicious meal – WIN!

February 2, 2012 by Jennifer 7 Comments

Sit back and imagine you are in a lodge with a fireplace and you are being treated with several courses of delicious meals. Wake-up! It does not have to be a dream as you can head over to Firebird’s Grill to be served up a dose of reality.

We love living in the mountains and love dining out in the mountains. I get all cozy when I walk into restaurants that have that lodge feeling atompshere. We were treated to a meal recently at Firebird’s Grill and I am still licking my lips. It was that good. Would you like to try it out for yourself? Stay with me till the end for an awesome giveaway.

As you walk into the Firebird’s Grill lodge, you are welcomed with their state of the art wood grill. Your food is actually cooked right in front of you with this huge grill that is open with a full view for all the guests.

Also, let me just say. There are no worries if you would like to be served up a little wine during dinner. HUGE selection across the wall.

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill introduced a taste of Colorado to the Carolinas when it first opened its doors in Charlotte, North Carolina in December of 2000. The restaurant is the creative concept of owner and restaurateur, Dennis Thompson, who regularly travels out west. He fell in love with the feel of the area as well as the food. Drawing from those experiences, he developed Firebirds.

As we were enjoying the lodge atmosphere, we enjoyed chatting with friends and having a fabulous taste test with appetizers.

Is your mouth watering yet? If the appetizers were this delicious, you can imagine how dinner filled our taste buds.

I ordered the pecan crusted trout. I can sit here and taste it now. Hands down the best trout I have ever tasted. It was divine!

My husband of course took this chance to order steak. I am not a fan of red meat, but my husband sure is a big fan. He enjoyed every bite and it was a quality size.

The girls enjoyed chicken tenders and I was so pleased it was paired with a fresh fruit bowl. As you can see, the kids portions were plentiful.

After all this delicious food, the team brought out a huge display of their desserts. Now, if your mouth was not watering before, please beware. The desserts hit the sweet spot just right. Oh can you imagine?!

DELICIOUS!

Firebird’s Grill is the place for a date with the one you love or even a huge family gathering. You will not be disappointed.

The whole experience was unique. You can just sit back and relax by the fireside and enjoy each others company. The restaurant was not loud. Also, the employees take great pride in their job. Everyone was very knowledgeable and delivered superb customer service. The interior design is also just so welcoming and inviting.

Since you are about to lick the screen with the food photos (haha), you should totally go for Valentine’s Day coming up. I can even help you a little. WIN!

One lucky reader is going to win a $50 Gift Card to the Firebird’s Grill of your choice.

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Disclosure: I am so grateful to Firebird’s Grill for treating my family to a full course meal. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.

Orlando Vacation Home Rentals + GIVEAWAY

January 8, 2012 by Jennifer 80 Comments

As my readers know, we travel to Florida frequently. My husband’s family lives there so that is one reason we travel frequently, but the other reason is we love visiting Florida. One of our destinations that we thoroughly enjoy is the Orlando/Kissimmee area. We have stayed in several hotels that we absolutely have enjoyed, but it is nice when traveling with extended family members to have a choice that will give you more room. We were able to experience this with a recent stay in Orlando, Florida with Global Resort Homes. You will want to read all the way to the bottom of this post for an awesome giveaway!

From our first emails with their marketing team, I knew we were in professional and great hands. All my questions were answered with grace and very detailed. Also, they were very willing to get on the phone and talk as well. Customer service really plays a positive role in today’s society. So many companies only look at the bottom dollar and forget that people like to be treated with respect. Believe me, Global Resort Homes will go the extra mile for you.

As we drove the 10 hour trek to Florida, we were so ready to walk in and just relax. We were greeted with an amazing house. It really is your home away from home.

It was just so nice to walk into a beautiful decorated home with so much space and know you can just relax the entire time with your family. This particular house had 5 bathrooms and 4 bedrooms. There were two master bedrooms downstairs complete with their own bathrooms. Hubby and I both agreed we have not ever slept so soundly as we did while on vacation here. The beds are absolutely refreshing and so welcoming for a great night’s sleep.

There is also a third bedroom downstairs with a bathroom attached.

Each bedroom has it’s own television so there is no fighting over the show. Even though, with all the family and the pool outside, there probably will not be much television time unless late at night.

Also, the home comes complete with an awesome game room. See, I told you, who has time for television? The girls were having a blast with foosball while my husband was enjoying playing pool with family.

Upstairs includes two more bedrooms which one room is dedicated to Mickey Mouse. You are in the land of Disney after all.

The living room is spacious and has plenty of room to catch your Sunday football game with an afternoon nap on the sofa. Just speaking from experience!

One thing that is hard to do when you go on vacation and stay in a hotel is cook meals. You can spend so much money each day in meals. If you stay in a vacation home rental, then you are able to cook your own meals and save money. The kitchen was very spacious and you either had a choice of the dining room or sitting out by the pool with a huge table. We opted for the outside table most times to take in the beautiful sunshine but it was nice to have a full dining room for everyone as well.

Global Resort Vacation Home Positives:

* Only 10 to 15 minutes from the Main Gates of Disney
* Very quiet neighborhoods
* Great for extended family vacations
* Resort Parks with Clubhouse Activities
* Security Alarm
* Security Guards at the Gatehouses
* AWESOME Customer Service

As you can see, we were very impressed with our stay and very much recommend a vacation home rental for your next family vacation. Speaking of next family vacation… You can WIN accommodations for your next vacation right here!

GIVEAWAY

One lucky reader is going to win a 3 nights/4 days vacation rental from Global Resort Homes. Your home will be of your choice from a 2 -3 bedroom condo or townhome. You will select your dates. The vacation needs to be before December 20, 2012. Blackout dates include: March, April, June – August 15.

ENTER:

It is very easy to enter to win.

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Disclosure: Global Resort Homes provided us with a Vacation Home Rental for our stay. No compensation was given. All thoughts and opinions are of my own.

Beat those winter-time dry skin blues (WIN)

December 28, 2011 by Jennifer 11 Comments

Winter is finally arriving here in the mountains of NC. My family is actually huge fans of winter as we are big snow lovers. The part of winter though that I wish would just disappear are the dry skin woes. For some reason, dry skin attacks my body in the winter in a mean way. I drive my husband insane with all the itching and complaining.

I am sure that I am not the only one with dry skin woes during the winter months. I was so thankful to be given the chance from Neutrogena to test out their Neutrogena’s Norwegian Formula hand cream.

My grandmother is the one that I first heard about Neutrogena. I respected her opinion so much, so I knew this hand cream would probably not let me down. Every night after I take a shower, I lather my hands really well with the hand cream. I will wake up in the mornings and feel my hands first thing. The first morning, I had to loudly proclaim to my husband – “Feel how soft my hands are!” Needless to say, he was pretty impressed and very happy. He said, will this tone down the itching and complaining?

The hand cream has been clinically proven to improve the look and feel of your skin. The formula is long-lasting, glycerin-rich, and concentrated. This is a product that you will want to keep close to you all winter. It only takes a very small dab each day. The hand cream is only $4.99 so definitely a product that is affordable for your budget. Also, the hand cream is available in original and fragrance-free.

WIN!

One One Mom’s World reader will win a Neutrogena® prize pack that includes: Neutrogena Hand Cream, Neutrogena Rainbath Shower and Bath Gel, Neutrogena Body Oil, Neutrogena Lip Moisturizer SPF 15 and Neutrogena Moisture Wrap Body Lotion.

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Christmas Party Creative Chex Mix Recipes – WIN!

December 19, 2011 by Jennifer 11 Comments

Looking for a delicious treat that will have the entire crowd raving and wanting more? Chex Mix has super delicious and creative recipes this holiday season. I created my first batches over Thanksgiving weekend and have been making a batch each week. Everyone that I have gave a box too is in love and goes home to make their own batch to share. It is like a domino effect this Christmas season.

The first batch I made was the Chex PB and Chocolate Blast.

Ingredients:

6 cups Rice Chex® cereal
1 cup white vanilla baking chips (8 oz)
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup red and green candy-coated chocolate candies
1 cup dry-roasted peanuts

Directions:

1. Line 2 cookie sheets with foil or waxed paper. Place 3 cups cereal in large bowl. In small microwavable bowl, microwave white vanilla baking chips uncovered on High about 1 minute or until chips can be stirred smooth. Pour melted chips over cereal in bowl; stir to evenly coat. Spread mixture in single layer on one of the cookie sheets. Refrigerate 5 minutes or until set.

2. Repeat the above using the remaining cereal and the peanut butter chips; refrigerate 5 minutes or until set.

3. Gently break up coated cereal into large bowl. Add candy and peanuts; stir gently to combine. Store in airtight container.

The next batch was the Chex Muddy Buddies. I have been making this particular recipe for a few years now and it is always a request every Christmas season from the family. Now the extended family and friends are asking for it!

Ingredients:

9 cups Rice Chex®, Corn Chex® or Chocolate Chex® cereal (or combination)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Into large bowl, measure cereal; set aside.

2. In 1-quart microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, peanut butter and butter uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into 2-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag.

3. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag; shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper to cool. Store in airtight container in refrigerator.

All the boxes were filled and sent home with all my guests over Thanksgiving weekend.

As you can see from expressions on their faces, they were delighted with both batches.

WIN! Create your own fun with Chex Mix Recipes.

One lucky fan will win their own Chex Mix prize pack.

2 boxes of Chex cereal to create Chex Party Mix recipes
5 featured Chex Party Mix recipes
10 takeout containers so your guests can take their Chex Party Mix to-go
$20 gift card to purchase recipe ingredients and decorating supplies

Enter:

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