With boys in our home, they always like the sounds of purring engines and toys that crash and boom. The Battle Machines: Combat Crash was the perfect addition to their boy playing time. Their dad even got in on the fun.Battle Machines: Combat Crash

Package Includes:

2 Vehicles
2 Controllers
Over 8' of Track
10 Track Accessories
8 Cones

The boys found the track super easy to put together and they were racing it out in little to no time at all. The track features a red and blue car so they each had their own to race. All I heard was squeals and laughter for hours in the kitchen as they played and raced all afternoon. Just note that you do need a bunch of batteries for this toy so make sure you have them on hand Christmas morning :)

Batteries Required:

4 AA Batteries for Controllers
6 AAA Batteries for the Vehicles

Pick yours up online on amazon.com or at your local retail chain.

Happy Holidays and good luck with all your Gift Giving Shopping!!!

[Jada toys sent us the Combat Crash toy free of charge in return for this honest review which features our 100% opinion.]

Wouldn’t it be great to win a Family vacation this summer?! Well now is your chance because you can enter to win one of 12 summer family vacations!



This summer US Family Guide.com has created a promotion that celebrates the family vacation by giving away 12 incredible trips for families looking to create their own memories. They have hand picked some of the most memorable destinations their families have experienced and asked them to provide a FREE vacation to award to perhaps YOU!

Entering is fast and easy, and you can enter once a day! Head over here to enter or click this link: http://www.usfamilyguide.com/Family_Vacation_Sweepstakes/?blogid=253

Rules:
One entry per day
Prizes will be awarded beginning May 15 through July 31.

Good Luck!!

We had the opportunity to review the Three Layer Chocolate Cake for Mother's Day! It serves 8-10 people and comes with three layers of chocolate for the chocolate lover in your home.

Can I just say DELISH, DELISH, DELICIOUS!

It came frozen and we put it in the fridge to save for later that evening. I actually had to hide it from my husband and kids. When we were ready to eat it we placed it out on the counter for a an hour to get rid of the cold feel. After dinner, we dug in. The kids loved it. It was rich and chocolaty yummy chocolate cake. It went perfectly with a glass of ice cold milk. It was the perfect pre-Mother's Day treat for the whole family. I can't wait to order another one.

SharisBerries.com cakes are perfect for any upcoming occasion: Mother's Day, Graduation, Summer Parties! Make sure you check out all their yummy flavors and styles.

Here's some codes to help you save some money and get some Yummy:
Entering BERRYGOOD at checkout will give you a 15% discount!

Also if you head over to the sharisberries facebook page you can get a 20% coupon!

Check out these great Cake Gift Ideas For Mom!

[we received a three layer chocolate cake free of charge for this review.]

With Mother's Day coming up, what are you doing for yourself?

Being a mother is a very selfless job, in fact if a mom was to be paid for all her hours all year long she would make over $120K. Crazy! Too bad we don’t get a paycheck for being a mom.

We know that you wash the clothes, run the errands, take care of the kids carting them too and from school, and cook all the meals. Yes you are a chauffeur, a maid, and a personal chef to your family, but what are you doing for yourself? EdenFantasys provides a way to pamper yourself and your significant other this Mother’s Day.

Why not add some spice to your Mother's Day with a gift for yourself? You deserve it. Remember you work 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

Is it starting to feel like Spring in your hometown?

The grass is starting to peek through the snow, and the days are getting warmer.

With daylight savings coming next week, I am eagerly anticipating longer days of sunshine.

I have been longing to sit outside and I have been shopping online for backyard swing sets.

I can't wait for the weather to turn warmer and to head outside for a change.

I just love diaper coupons. They help my little ones to stay in brand name diapers year round!!!

Snag this $3/2 Huggies coupon while you can. remember you can print it twice per computer. Then pair it with a hot sale and brand name diapers at half the cost!!!

We love Red Baron in our house so I was very excited when I found this $1/1 coupon!
Play the game and get a $1 printable coupon.

These regularly are around $3.33-$3.50 at my local Walmart so with the coupon I can snag them at only $2.33-$2.50. A great option for a quick and easy dinner.

Yummy! Pizza for dinner tonight.

New Month, New Year=New Coupons!

Head over to coupons.com and get a printing and start saving $$$ at the grocery store!

Did you see the TLC show Extreme Couponing yet? I did, and I just had to weigh in on it and what I think.

When does couponing become an obsession? An addiction?

I am the first to say I love saving money at the store with coupons, it is a thrill when I can purchase 10 boxes of fruit snacks and only pay under $1. But I never let it go to the extreme. I never let it take over my life, and most importantly I don't let it take away time from my family.

TLC recently followed four people and their "Extreme Couponing" habits. I have to say that some of them were very EXTREME. Does someone really need 1,500 sticks of deodorant? Come on people. I am all about donating to your local food bank, or homeless shelter when you have a surplus. But these people are too far gone....

Dumpster Diving with your 4 year old, running out to the store and dropping dinner plans with your friends and family, knocking door to door to ask for coupons, all to save a buck! Spending 70 hours a week planning your trips. WOW!

You will find around 6 months of items in my basement, that is enough for me to sustain my family if the need arises. My goal is 1 year. No excess and no overflowing containers of toothbrushes for me. I spend maybe 30 minutes to an hour every other week clipping or ordering coupons for my shopping trips. And I still save BIG!

When I see people filling their homes to the brim with toilet paper, noodles, cans of soup, and more it makes me sick. I call that HOARDING. There is no way you will ever use all of it, and it has become your obsession.

Ever had a check out clerk give you a dirty look, or the person in line behind you? Shoppers like this give all us coupon savers a bad name. They see people like this (Extreme Couponers) taking it to an annoying and unhealthy level.

Check out the TLC info here. You can also watch a video here that shows just what people will do to feed their couponing addiction.

Go ahead, shop with coupons and score awesome deals, I am all about that. But check yourself. When you are checking out with 300 bars of soap, think to yourself. "Do I need all this?" Come one people. If this is you, you may need to get HELP!!!

Remember this is my opinion, and my opinion only. How do you weigh in?

$1/1 (15oz or larger) Nestle Coffee-Mate Liquid or Powder Coupon

Thanks TheCents2Save!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner. I couldn't believe my local store had their Valentine's Displays up and it wasn't even Christmas yet. What do you like to do on Valentine's Day?

Go to dinner and a movie, cook a romantic meal for the two of you?

Why not get something special for your SWEETHEART from Eden Fantasys.

They offer everything to make your Valentine's Day super special and they offer secret shipping so it arrives at your door and no one knows you just purchased something from Eden Fantasys.

[I received a gift card for posting about Eden Fantasy's. All opinions are my own.]

GONE!!!

Head over and "Like Pizza Hut on Facebook.
They will be giving away 1,111 Stuffed Crust Pizzas on 1/1/11.