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I don’t have to tell you about this dreary cold weather – most of you already know. Curling up on the couch with my soft pajamas and a good book, something seemed to be missing – and the kids’ juice just wasn’t doing it.
The people at Bosch (makers of the Tassimo T20) must have sensed my distress (I think of them as the grown up’s Santa Claus), and sent something to warm me up.
THIS:
I’ll be honest, at first I wasn’t sure how much I’d use this handy little coffee maker. I mean, I’m the girl who likes her sugar and creamer with a side of coffee and prefers it fresh EVERY TIME. I can’t drink an entire pot – and sometimes, I can’t even drink an entire cup. Then, there are days where the fickleness takes over and if I have to wait, I talk myself out of it completely (which would mean an entire pot of completely useless cold coffee!)
But, despite my first thoughts, I opened the box and plugged in the sleek coffee maker, noting how cool it’d be to be able to only make one cup at a time. Within only minutes (I kid you not), I had the entire system set up and ready to go. I turned it on. Put my cup in. Selected my disc and put it in. Pushed a button. And…in 60 seconds, I was adding caramel syrup and whipped cream to my FRESH and HOT cappuccino.
Turns out, I love this thing.
Also turns out, my mom now comes here instead of stopping for her coffee treats at local shops/restaurants.
In 60 seconds, I can turn out perfect cappuccinos, coffees, teas, iced coffees, and hot chocolates! I simply push a button and the Tassimo T-20 reads the barcode on the disc and IT decides how much water to add! I just sit back and enjoy the aroma as it wafts through my house!
Starbucks. Gevalia. Twinings. Mastro Lorenzo. Kenco. Cafe HAG. Nabob. Seattle’s Best Coffee. Maxwell House. Suchard. Carte Noire. Jacobs. Milka. Tazo. –All some of the great brands that feature discs for the Tassimo T20 discs.
To enter, simply leave a comment, making sure to leave your email address so I can contact you.
For extra chances to enter:
- Tweet this contest with a link to this post and come back and let me know.
- Facebook this contest with a link to this post and come back and let me know.
- Post this contest on your blog with a link to this post and leave the link to your blog post in comments here.
Other useful information:
- Contest ends January 8, 2011.
- Open to U.S. residents only.
Disclaimer: The Tassimo T-20 was sent to me on behalf of Bosch for an honest review on my website. As always, all opinions are honest and they are mine.
Go HERE for your free copy from “A Holy Experience”
(It’s a really great devotional/walk through Advent as we await Christmas and all it means. Join the journey yourself or with your family, either way, I hope you love it as much as I do!)
Found this cool freebie at a friend of mine’s blog over at: Cheerios In My Bra
(click link to go to original post about this freebie, and feel free to look around her site. She’s pretty awesome.)
What would you do if a hotel just GAVE you 100 rooms for 2 nights for you to invite all of your friends? Can you think of friends or family that you’d like to invite? Could you imagine how cool of a reunion or “bloggy” meetup that would be?
Well, Hampton IS! Right now, they’re having a grand giveaway with the following prizes:
Could you imagine how awesome that would be? I think I could easily fill those rooms with blogging friends to have one HUGE FREE conference of sorts! Heck yeah! Vacations are important – but to think about meeting up again (and some for the first time) with some of my favorite online people to just relax, grow friendships, and learn from each other?
I could also imagine an entire hotel FILLED with military husbands and wives…getting to take a “break” for free. –Something that doesn’t always get to happen with “no strings attached.”
The grand prize is out of this world, but I’d even love to win one of the 100 first prizes – How much I’d love to just be able to get away with my husband for one weekend…just us. With all of the military training and upcoming obstacles we’ve been planning for (and still are), it’d be a NICE distraction and period of R&R (Rest and Relaxation).
So, now it’s your turn. Use your imagination. What would you do? Have a cool party? Reunion? Travel somewhere new? Wedding? Anniversary Party? Surprise party? Craft-a-long!!! Scrapbook!? Heck, it doesn’t matter…I’m sure you’ll figure it out (and if you can’t, let me go!) Go, enter here!
Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.
It’s a well-known fact that we learn best by immersion. When we’re studying a foreign language, it’s recommended that at some point, we fully immerse ourselves into the language and culture to learn and absorb more. But, when it’s time to study history, learning by immersion can be a little tricky. We don’t always have the resources to re-create a version of the past to immerse ourselves in and most history textbooks leave much to be desired.
So, what’s a family to do?
Recreating the past has just gotten easier with Hands and Hearts. Recently, they sent me one of their Early American History Kits. As I sifted through the contents of the box, my excitement increased as I thought about the many different activities we would be able to do to help Lorelei better grasp concepts from our lessons.
When I stumbled across Hands and Hearts History Kits, I was sold after reading what came in the kits. Each kit is jam-packed with everything you’d need to do projects from the past as well as a CD with printable instructions and background history – making learning so much fun!
(as stated on the website…)
Dip candles: This kit contains 100% pure beeswax and natural wicking. Your child is sure to enjoy creating his own hand-dipped candles, then eating or studying by candlelight.
Craft an apple pomander: After reading about the importance of fragrant herbs in early America, your child will enjoy creating a spicy-smelling apple pomander.
Make and play the Bowl Game: The Bowl Game was a favorite game for many Indian tribes, and it was a favorite for our testers as well!. Your child will paint the wooden playing pieces, then enjoy playing the game with others. Comprehensive math tie-in projects are included.
Prepare and drink black brick tea: Think you know about the Boston Tea Party? Think again! We don’t want to ruin the surprise, but you may never look at tea the same way after trying a cup of this brew!
Create a talking feather: No, this feather isn’t going to start chatting with you. A talking feather was a decorated ceremonial feather used by Indians during gatherings. Only the person holding the feather was allowed to talk. Your child will be delighted to create his own talking feather using an imitation eagle feather, real buffalo bone beads, genuine rabbit fur, leather, artificial sinew, and more. You will be delighted with the lessons he will learn about social graces!
Stitch a lavender sachet: Your child be so proud of making this fragrant and beautiful sachet made with lovely dried lavender and attractive calico fabric. The time spent stitching it will give him or her a glimpse of the work that went into creating clothing and linens long ago.
String a bone cross necklace: This amazing necklace is made from a hand-carved bone cross and authentic glass tile beads.
Decorate and play a bamboo flute: This simple toy was enjoyed by many children long ago, and your child will enjoy decorating his own bamboo flute with leather and genuine glass crow beads. He will enjoy playing it even more!
Learn about the importance of beads in early American history: You and your child will be fascinated by our section on beads. We include a bag of genuine imported lampwork beads, trading and valuing information, and several bead projects from which to choose.
Create a wonderful keepsake notebook: We include a packet of reproducible notebook pages, information on notebooking, and specific notebooking suggestions.
Learn timeless language lessons: Our copywork section draws from classic sources such as The New England Primer, the founding fathers, and more.
Study the geography of early America: Our Early American History Discovery Kit includes maps from Knowledge Quest, Inc., and comprehensive, easy-to-implement lesson plans co-authored by Terri Johnson of Knowledge Quest, Inc. and Kate Estes of Hands and Hearts.
Hide God’s Word in his heart: Our exclusive Bible Truths Cards will help your child discern important Bible truths drawn from the KJV and the New England Primer.
This kit includes a comprehensive instruction manual containing full background information for every project, and clear step-by-step illustrated instructions. Everything you need to do all of these projects is right in the box – *you need only to provide an apple and two empty metal cans (like soup cans). All materials are of the very highest quality and are extremely historically accurate. Your child won’t just be learning about history – he will be living it!
Each kit – whether you want to learn about Ancient Egypt or Ancient Greece and Rome – are full of learning possibilities and everything you would need for the activities. Most kits are between $39.95 and $69.95, which is well worth it when you consider the contents are provided as are the CDs with instructions and history lessons – and, the gas you didn’t have to waste while trying to find similar items.
These kits are awesome! (Can you tell that I really really like them?) They’re great for homeschoolers – or, parents who just want to add a little extra learning and discovery into their child’s life. They’d be great for a school classroom, too (add-ons for extra students are available)!
In fact, I believe in this product so much that Hands and Hearts and I have teamed together and are offering ONE lucky reader a FREE KIT of their choice.
To enter, you can do any of the following (please use a separate “comment” for each “chance” to win):
Best of luck to you all!!
I recently found out about a local charity in our area that provides care to women in need, specifically pregnant women. Although Hope Unlimited Pregnancy Crisis Center has been around for several years, I’d never really known MUCH about it. As a pregnant mother now, I know how bittersweet a pregnancy can be. I know how fears about money and life situations can creep into even the strongest of minds, and I can’t even imagine what it would be like to be confronted with doubts that other women have to face every day. For me, this charity is an important one that tugs at my heart. It is a place that women can go and learn about their choices (although this center does not perform abortions), and should she choose to keep her baby, she is given access to medical care – regardless of whether she can afford it or not. The charity provides not only medical care and counseling, but also classes and other programs to help get women (and men, too) back on their feet.
There’s so much more, so much that it’d take a good hour for me to just TELL you, much less write it in a blog post…
Steven and I felt called to raise money for this awesome source of hope for so many, and we’re hoping our friends and family from across the world will join in. We’re stepping out on faith and offering $100 as a giveaway to one lucky person who chooses to donate $10 or more (to be drawn at random). Of course, we completely understand if you find yourself unable to donate or give – and that’s okay. We really hope that whether you can give or not, you’ll visit the original post and leave a comment to help cheer us on. Every voice counts and we want to hear from all of you…we need to hear from you.
(If you DO wish to donate, you can use the widget below.)
Love,
Ashley
I’m super excited to make an announcement this morning – in fact, I’m SO excited that I actually got up at 7am this morning which should really mean something because that never happens. Ever. Whole Foods Market has just released the beginning of their series of podcasts this month, and their focus?
Pregnancy and Baby (oh, heck yes!)
From now until March 30th, they’re offering MY READERS an incentive to listen and provide feedback to their Whole Baby Podcasts covering: Natural Baby Body Care, Pregnancy – A Time to Go Natural, and Organics for Baby, Beyond Food.
So, why am I so excited? Because I have recently teamed up with them to offer one awesome reader (because you are all so awesome) a bag full of goodies just for participating!
HOW TO ENTER (please read carefully as this is not like other giveaways):
Natural Baby Body Care (March 10)
Pregnancy – A Time to Go Natural (March 17)
Organics for Baby, Beyond Food (March 24)
(PS – Thanks Nis for the heads up!)
I just finished uploading a photo and ordering a box of 6 Valentines. Usually…we don’t really send these out, but I couldn’t help myself. These are cute!
And, they’re free. Like, REAL free. Even the shipping is covered.
Check it out: https://stories.scrapbooksetc.com/shop/cards/valentines/
Use the coupon code (at checkout): VALENTINE
This probably won’t last long so HURRY!
