tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27051015940163450522024-03-02T11:28:30.454-06:00Northern MamaA Creative, Educated, and Canadian Scribbler!Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.comBlogger620125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-64033155629287834162015-02-08T08:58:00.000-06:002015-02-08T08:58:01.335-06:00NEW YEAR, NEW BLOG!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Five years have passed since last I posted here! Sometimes it seems an eternity, sometimes only yesterday. Though I have not missed the contest giveaways and product pushing I have truly missed the writing, sharing, and collaborating. The moment has come to turn over a new leaf and begin again but in a fresh new vein, one I am extremely passionate about. <br />
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Family is more than the trends it follows, and the products it purchases. Family is making moments, and recording those moments. It is also the sum of its past! Past generations have brought us to the place we inhabit today and --good or bad--it is those past generations that I honour on my new genealogy/ family history blog: <a href="https://northernmamafamilyhistoryandfamilylife.wordpress.com/">Northern Mama Family History~Family Life: Genealogy with love</a><br />
Genealogy, ways to incorporate your family's past into your daily life today, refurbishing the old and antique to add character to your home, and historical tidbits are just some of the topics I will tangle with!<br />
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<b><i><span style="color: #45818e;">I would love for all of you to join me there!</span></i></b> Read my <a href="https://northernmamafamilyhistoryandfamilylife.wordpress.com/about/">About Me</a> page for more details!<br />
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<img alt="post signature" class="right" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" />Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-7524379228284838922010-05-16T20:08:00.006-06:002010-05-16T20:57:39.247-06:00Greetings from Camp ~ Be Prepared with Label Daddy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoQxRnTqZLo96c7951G6hWpfwL09sWbQEiHVp1dYL5PUeWf0eCuMJKPxby7TOZwO8JHdDnJbx0i6DcgOqCNLur0rW1f8dkQ-O8XGGhDO7gQfwLY0bk_gK80kO6h3P5j10pKPozOJQBOE/s1600/labeldaddy.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 129px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472056585812379810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCoQxRnTqZLo96c7951G6hWpfwL09sWbQEiHVp1dYL5PUeWf0eCuMJKPxby7TOZwO8JHdDnJbx0i6DcgOqCNLur0rW1f8dkQ-O8XGGhDO7gQfwLY0bk_gK80kO6h3P5j10pKPozOJQBOE/s400/labeldaddy.bmp" /></a> <em>"Hello Mudder, hello fodder, greetings from camp I-Don’t-Wanna…”<br /></em>Mosquito bites and gooey marshmallows, hikes and ticks, leaky tents and creepy campfire tales.<br />Camp season is just around the corner and despite all the fun and personal development, memories and irreplaceable moments there are always the inevitable worries and irritations. Ironically children are far more adaptable than parents and the lion’s share of worries are those of parental units such as us! <a href="http://www.labeldaddy.com/">Label Daddy</a> can’t relieve all the worries of camp parents. They can’t protect the well-being of your children but Label Daddy can protect their personal belongings!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUNfm0iMvZ5CztBlU8Mb72jiiVJu7G1j5Zd0QqJZWGUhynAItoJAU9M1kqn4kMO715-CsDzzxbjU3gBGeStsouZSiHKfAssXDvuDDTqKKYU6RK3eGc0KjpBFqTPUowqiwykHHnlw9BLU/s1600/labeldaddycamppack.bmp"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 158px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 80px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472066494727356786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUNfm0iMvZ5CztBlU8Mb72jiiVJu7G1j5Zd0QqJZWGUhynAItoJAU9M1kqn4kMO715-CsDzzxbjU3gBGeStsouZSiHKfAssXDvuDDTqKKYU6RK3eGc0KjpBFqTPUowqiwykHHnlw9BLU/s400/labeldaddycamppack.bmp" /></a><br />My son, Gabriel is an avid little boy scout. His favourite Cubs' activity? Camp!! Winter camp with its chilly temperatures, snowshoeing and skiing or Spring and Summer camps’ filled with hiking and campfires my son is thrilled by his personal journey to experienced outdoors man! Sleeping bag, rubber boots, toiletries, dishes, and clothing, camping success is all about the gear! But when a group of boys hit the trails the last thing they think about is whose undies are whose. Label Daddy’s camp labels are the ideal solution to preventing the loss of the scattered items of untidy young campers.<br />Colourful and eye catching, these laminated sunscreen proof, wash proof and waterproof labels stay stuck and announce to my son without a doubt “these are my undies”! Okay I know typically having your name in your underwear is not cool but when you can choose from 40 different very cool icons including your favourite Disney characters, 17 colours, and even a variety of fonts your one up on campers with their John Hancock scribbled on tags with permanent marker. The Label Daddy Camp Pack includes six different sized labels, a total of 152, enough for all your child‘s camp gear with perhaps a few to spare:<br /><em>4 luggage bag labels<br />60 extra small labels<br />40 small labels<br />16 medium labels<br />10 shoe labels<br />22 mini-shoe labels</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-q7H91XndtXUkg9HGEorphgMEdQVul_LuJa4yUUK6f4Cx_pbUr7VRuEOqZKbkbKz4ovlLq4ezGB65QmcDmjsB9ZhOEk92nAMXrOXIzZLUWaXKy7Gu-iqZmm8W6M3-5mEPk8fYMCYC2g/s1600/SDC12965.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472065506014573794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-q7H91XndtXUkg9HGEorphgMEdQVul_LuJa4yUUK6f4Cx_pbUr7VRuEOqZKbkbKz4ovlLq4ezGB65QmcDmjsB9ZhOEk92nAMXrOXIzZLUWaXKy7Gu-iqZmm8W6M3-5mEPk8fYMCYC2g/s400/SDC12965.JPG" /></a> In minutes with a quick peel and stick I had all Gabriel’s camp gear labeled and ready to go! His choice of icon? The dinosaur from Disney’s Toy Story as his career goal currently is to become a paleontologist. Because Cub camp is just for a weekend here and a weekend there the plethora of camp labels meant I had far more than I needed and I can use the extra labels for Gabriel’s other belongings including his school items in the fall.<br />I’d say this is a sign of good value!<br /><br />$50 may seem like a lot to some but often you spend your hard earned money for your children’s belongings why not use some of that money to protect those valuables. If you do the math each label costs you 33 cents….not bad right?<br /><br />Prepare your little campers before they head out into the wilderness. Pack their Kleenex and teddy, that extra blankie and secret stash of goodies but remember to seal their pack with hugs and kisses and label everything with <a href="http://www.labeldaddy.com/">Label Daddy</a>!<br /><br /><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" />Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-71482585210958075992010-05-07T10:35:00.003-06:002010-05-07T11:21:32.667-06:00ID Me Labels Mother's Day Coupon Code!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ-QQSYawAuzWzMwxcfTjCgwgoQWQerll0bqtT5EP8OrOGpwWbOTKywS6u1TRn8w5jKsvEoupFMTG_Lp7kBevoV1NY6hJq1-HvRvcYp1Zb_cP9pdVbwSh4ijhCzU7TPCBf2FbFzzRr-E/s1600/IDMESPECIAL.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468579031732080130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ-QQSYawAuzWzMwxcfTjCgwgoQWQerll0bqtT5EP8OrOGpwWbOTKywS6u1TRn8w5jKsvEoupFMTG_Lp7kBevoV1NY6hJq1-HvRvcYp1Zb_cP9pdVbwSh4ijhCzU7TPCBf2FbFzzRr-E/s400/IDMESPECIAL.jpg" /></a><br /><div>ID Me Labels would like to offer Northern Mama readers a <em><span style="color:#990000;">20% off coupon code</span></em> as a Mother's Day treat! The code <strong>Mom25</strong> is valid until May 10th, 2010.</div>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-6201735325366812892010-05-04T19:02:00.004-06:002010-05-04T20:41:29.524-06:00More Winners!<em>Winner of the Green Blaster $15 Gift Certificate:</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFsvrTxBBnwERYYeZ-BScwCsKoHDplnaf_ur-MAOpnz2xnbZKr8dInbE0VLK_f8WF0-bJvbVMz0B6KtJgmojAuGt3YihDC3MvB7-gAlIe_wnBK6LRTZtfHVpvQY6dk3b2bWXjhsiJy0M/s1600/winnergreenblaster.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467609444912961298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFsvrTxBBnwERYYeZ-BScwCsKoHDplnaf_ur-MAOpnz2xnbZKr8dInbE0VLK_f8WF0-bJvbVMz0B6KtJgmojAuGt3YihDC3MvB7-gAlIe_wnBK6LRTZtfHVpvQY6dk3b2bWXjhsiJy0M/s400/winnergreenblaster.bmp" /></a><br /><div>Congratulations Misfit Mommy aka Missy. These Green Blaster cleaning products are great!</div><div>----------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><em>WordGirl DVD Winners:<br /></em></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 160px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467585970070573266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyySGtl-YFeE2r2QxoNkt1XIRQ9e6d5iArKeqZdq2ssgbGTuX92ur3YJy4VNxiKN0feIsBKIJfLqGwl7XCk6tMGmdGwN6hV-8y2vjYha-4mHvwkRb6w8DdJko91zmIqbGNmRHYm0LOM0/s400/winnerwordgirl.bmp" />Congrats Tannie's Chatter and Pixie13! You've won a copy of the DVD Word Girl.<br /><div><br /><br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p></div>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-53471915596187197922010-05-04T15:10:00.003-06:002010-05-04T15:16:32.511-06:00Fish Soda Sample Winners<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jRSf8dL-gZw18kMS2flGcCw4HPW28M7v063kw__285w7o-_2dxHlSeOeUzyOQNOpQI8bmqh0FR5O9zulMH3MnPVwyMAFrwE6Sr1NNNaTciuxSV87WIeEMnam727vKzHeQrbjzh_llwZr/s1600/fish+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 329px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525751908935986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jRSf8dL-gZw18kMS2flGcCw4HPW28M7v063kw__285w7o-_2dxHlSeOeUzyOQNOpQI8bmqh0FR5O9zulMH3MnPVwyMAFrwE6Sr1NNNaTciuxSV87WIeEMnam727vKzHeQrbjzh_llwZr/s400/fish+2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqnNM7zU4H288lzGStl_fYl_6384N4WtaQ5NLhgAqPjh90VCcwQCnypZdMaU2OzRMZQ91npNrKNlFdgpOQFaM99FopOQFgSdxU71uwLTAtCqGE-198enrtMiZuU8jKfcSlHNeURz9P43R/s1600/fish+soda.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 144px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467525650933379778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcqnNM7zU4H288lzGStl_fYl_6384N4WtaQ5NLhgAqPjh90VCcwQCnypZdMaU2OzRMZQ91npNrKNlFdgpOQFaM99FopOQFgSdxU71uwLTAtCqGE-198enrtMiZuU8jKfcSlHNeURz9P43R/s400/fish+soda.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Congratulations to the following 5 winners! Coupon Mom, Amanda, Randa @ Bewitchin' Kitchen, KatKlaw777, And Kara! I had one repeat number so I selected one more number which was Kara. I will be emailing you all soon.</div><div> </div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">NIKKI<br /></span></em></strong><br /></div><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-43957281384383686552010-05-03T13:54:00.002-06:002010-05-03T17:13:46.486-06:00MIO Motiva Petite Watch Review<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFTx7QksG7plHnNMEQhm5_ifKti7Xc4sbIHalBSNq_96ReL3rqaUv-9-_72w6oa2lILV4eRMZ7UDDRNDx_nayqXu4Toz55FivwlsL1ByZVfvlHJqo2U7r8jIpDdLjgJVkCl4VzgE75SQZ/s1600/2393home-product_MOTIVAPETITEPINK+-+resized.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465280239540501762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDFTx7QksG7plHnNMEQhm5_ifKti7Xc4sbIHalBSNq_96ReL3rqaUv-9-_72w6oa2lILV4eRMZ7UDDRNDx_nayqXu4Toz55FivwlsL1ByZVfvlHJqo2U7r8jIpDdLjgJVkCl4VzgE75SQZ/s400/2393home-product_MOTIVAPETITEPINK+-+resized.jpg" /></a> Since May is National Fitness Month, I thought this would be a great opportunity to review an absolutely amazing fitness 'tool'. Although this watch has basic features such as the date, time, a back light and an alarm, it offers so much more than that! It is a personalized fitness monitor! You programme in your name, age, gender,weight, height, activity level, resting heart heart and weekly goals, (which is really easy to do even for a technically challenged individual like myself). However, if you are the type of person that finds it hard to learn to use a new gizmo The Mio Watch web site does offer a step-by-step instructional video at: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/MIOwatch">http://www.youtube.com/MIOwatch</a>.<br /><div></div><div> </div><div>So, with all of this information the watch will automatically set a personalized daily target calorie goal that you can keep or adjust as you wish ( as long as it does not go below what the World Health Organized Standard recommends for your daily calorie intake: which is 1200 calories for women and 1500 calories for men). One of the best features of this watch, in my opinion, is that the watch will automatically default back to these levels if you try to set it lower, thereby prohibiting or preventing one from using this watch to become unhealthy or anorexic.</div><br /><div>Next, the watch helps you keep track of your calories in and calories out. </div><br /><div><strong><em>Calories In:</em></strong>You can programme in the calories you consume throughout the day. (If you do not know how many calories there are in what you are eating, the MIO watch comes with a guide to healthy living that includes a food and drink table at the back of the book to help you with this). </div><br /><div><strong><em>Calories out</em></strong>:. There are 5 different exercise timer modes to choose from in order for you to track you burned calories (to count up from zero, to count down from zero, to count down from zero and then count up, to use the walk/run dual interval timer, and to count down to zero and repeat. You can also choose to track only your exercise calories or all of your calories throughout the day. </div><br /><div>The watch will automatically subtract calories in from calories out for you. </div><br /><div><strong>Or</strong>, you can set the watch with a standard 3500 net calories (which is apparently equivalent to one pound of weight) and track your calories out using the exercise timer and after approximately one week you will see that you burned 3500 calories and therefore have lost one pound. The Mio watch site actually has a 3,500 Calorie Club where you can talk with trainers and other members as well as track fitness goals and get nutritional information. <a href="http://www.miowatch.com/3500-calorie-club-learn-how-burn-3500-calories">http://www.miowatch.com/3500-calorie-club-learn-how-burn-3500-calories</a></div><br /><div>By now you are probably wondering how the watch can possibly do this! Well it uses your heart rate and all of the information you programmed in it to determine how many calories you are burning. And that best part is that there is no chest strap! This is the first watch of this kind! All you have to do is strap the watch to your wrist, and gently press on the side buttons with your thumb and index fingers to get your heart rate. You need to check your heart rate every time you exercise level increases or decreases, or every three minutes or so to get accurate results for calories burned. </div><br />I personally enjoy tracking the calories in and out throughout the day, especially during exercise. I do however find it difficult to take my heart rate while I am running and have to wait until I break to take my heart rate. Like all new technology it truly is amazing but does have it's quarks (nothing is perfect).<br /><br /><div></div><div>The watch comes with a removable face that can be inserted into different wrist straps. You can get them in a variety of colors so that it goes with whatever you are wearing, whether you are at the gym or at the office. Mio watches also come in several other unisex types and styles!</div><br />One final thought that I want to share with you is that this particular watch ( The Mio Motiva Petite Pink) supports breast cancer research as 10% of the proceeds are donated to the Susan G Komen Foundation for the Cure.<br /><br /><br />So If you are trying to loose weight, gain weight or maintain it, this watch is a great fitness tool to have! Check out the <a href="http://www.miowatch.com/">Mio Website </a>today to purchase this great fitness monitoring watch.<a href="http://www.miowatch.com/"><br /><br /></a><br /><p><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Review By NIKKI</span></em></strong></p><br /><p><strong><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em></strong></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-9962494214892616442010-05-02T23:17:00.002-06:002010-05-02T23:32:07.926-06:00Well, after spending four hours in our home this week the couple I mentioned earlier this week have finally decided to make an offer on the house! Yes, if you look back you will find my post in which I vent about their two hour first showing and their need for a second showing. The second showing proved to be just as long and I literally had to sit in my van with a 90 pound dog and three children in my driveway in the pouring rain for half of it Thursday night! <br /><br />Saturday finally brought us an absolutely shocking low-ball offer!! I was ready to literally lose my lunch when we were presented with the number. Our realtor actually already had the paperwork ready and waiting for our counter knowing it would be a given. To make a long story short we countered, they countered and we accepted. 14 days on the market and we are a few days away from a final sale. We have to wait out the week for the inspections and their financing approval so fingers crossed by Friday it will be a done deal!<br /><br />On the down side the house we were truly prepared to buy in our new location sold this past Friday!! Can you believe it? Two days ago! I keep telling myself it just wasn't meant to be and that everything happens for good reason but I can't help but be disheartened!<br /><br />I am still excited to start looking for a new home...hopefully soon!<br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-14496929120096982772010-05-02T22:45:00.003-06:002010-05-02T23:13:10.102-06:00Sing the Blues with Grandpa Elliot Sugar Sweet CD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAjG4f4-d3qFWpyPps36ZRU8EZjAU9wJVkEMygNv465gC4BllTpm712A9iRpekuTSJBYjZSBSCB5CMO5dUP8g9jDcuIyvEJXtk6qWzEfBBDHdjbc6LRDzPhsbCsR5ZEnrWSvlBmai89Q/s1600/GrandpaElliott_SugarSweet.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 322px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466906625420368722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAjG4f4-d3qFWpyPps36ZRU8EZjAU9wJVkEMygNv465gC4BllTpm712A9iRpekuTSJBYjZSBSCB5CMO5dUP8g9jDcuIyvEJXtk6qWzEfBBDHdjbc6LRDzPhsbCsR5ZEnrWSvlBmai89Q/s400/GrandpaElliott_SugarSweet.jpg" /></a> I often find it daunting reviewing CDs. Music is such a personal taste and preferences can often make it difficult to be unbiased and open minded. I value diversity in music and feel lucky to have a very eclectic and varied taste in music. I am a fan of a variety of musical genres from world music to rock and roll, classical to alternative. I am a fan of the blues though I do not claim to have a great deal of knowledge and expertise in critiquing any music. My music reviews stem primarily from my personal preferences and the way the music speaks to me. I love the emotive nature of music!<br /><br />When I slipped Grandpa Elliott “Sugar Sweet” into the CD player I was not sure what to anticipate. The <em><span style="color:#990000;">Grandpa Elliot “Sugar Sweet” CD</span></em> is a Playing for Change album created by the <a href="http://www.playingforchange.com/">Playing for Change Foundation</a> helping to bring music into the lives of disadvantaged youth. Labeled as Blues I suspected I would experience the authentic, raw sound of traditional blues and I was met with little surprise. It was truly raw and heartfelt. Discovered as a street performer in New Orleans’ French Quarter Grandpa Elliott Small has been performing since he was 6 years of age. Now at the age of 65 he is an internet sensation. His Stand By Me video performing with other artists has brought him fame and a Playing for change album brimming with cool, smooth, blues!<br /><br />Though I did not feel the emotional charge Blues tends to inspire from the very beginning of the CD by the final tracks I began to feel it in my soul. The fourth track “Baby, what you want me to do”--a blues song I honestly had only heard prior as an Elvis recording but knew was originally a song from the great blues influence Jimmy Reed--was for me the pivotal moment of emotive momentum on this album. My other favourites Another Saturday Night, Fannie Mae--a live recording--and Please Come Home for Christmas. These four tracks are the reveal of this album’s genuine blues heart! I also recognize hints of spirituals, gospel, and surprisingly the Caribbean rhythmns of “Sugar is Sweet“.<br /><br />Grandpa Elliot, clad in his trademark red t-shirt and blue overalls and breathing life into his harmonica, is a musical legend 60 years in the making. Blues from the streets of New Orleans!<br />Enjoy these 9 Tracks:<br />Ain’t Nothing You Can Do<br />This Little Light of Mine (Medley)<br />Sugar Is Sweet<br />Baby, What You Want Me To Do<br />We’re Gonna Make It<br />Share your Love With Me<br />Another Saturday Night<br />Fannie Mae (Live)<br />Please Come Home for Christmas<br /><br /><span style="color:#3333ff;">One Northern Mama reader will enjoy a copy of Grandpa Elliot Sugar Sweet.</span><br /><div><em><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>To Enter:</strong></span></em><br /></div><ul><li>Tell me your favourite genre/type of music {Required}</li><li>non-bloggers leave me your email please<br /><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><em></em></span></strong></li></ul><p><strong><span style="color:#990000;"><em>Extra Entries:</em></span></strong></p><ul><li>Follow Northern Mama {google}</li><li>Be a Northern Mama Facebook Fan</li><li>Subscribe via email</li><li>Grab my button</li><li>Follow on Twitter @Northernmama35 and tweet about this giveaway {1x daily}</li><li>Blog about this giveaway with a link back here {please leave a link to your post} </li></ul><p>Open to US and Canadian residents. Giveaway closes May 15th 2010 midnight EST. Read Giveaway Rules for details.<br /><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-29327466432213344342010-04-28T22:34:00.002-06:002010-04-28T22:47:56.046-06:00Painful Process!!I know I'm harping on my house sale saga but the frustration is starting to threaten my very sanity! If you read my story this morning you know we had a house showing Monday night. Two hours they spent in our house so we suspected they must have been very interested but heard nothing. Our realtor told us yesterday that their realtor called saying they were interested and he would call in a day or two. Last night they wanted to know our monthly utility costs so we thought an offer was coming. This morning we get a call from their realtor wanting to set up a second showing for tomorrow night!!<br /><br />Talk about prolonging this process and still no offer so are they interested or not?? Each day seems like an eternity of scrubbing and cleaning, stress and headaches. I'm fearful of a truly low- ball offer we will be forced to turn down knowing this may mean a long wait to sell! Maybe they won't even make an offer which would burn my butt after all the hassles. Well, maybe just maybe we will have good news after tomorrow night!<br /><br />If my posts seem muddled and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">sporadic</span> I apologize now. I'm finding my concentration and focus non-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">existent</span> lately. My head is spinning and my thoughts muddy!<br /><br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-83293878500657411552010-04-28T21:38:00.013-06:002010-04-28T22:33:25.146-06:00Everyday Beauty ~ Everyday Minerals!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SaRVBG9bFoaPOcxnYo66NyFIRdvBt8KYzCAxfTrRMfxVEuH3qIoRfFOWgrV3C4HbKS3F9ScHqVatljpv4PXnFvPZzps92r-z3ZgFgeOhm-vQmltk8ytlZHG2hrVe1DcqWJHhbQh8UE8/s1600/everydaymineralslogo.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 83px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465403031609271554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SaRVBG9bFoaPOcxnYo66NyFIRdvBt8KYzCAxfTrRMfxVEuH3qIoRfFOWgrV3C4HbKS3F9ScHqVatljpv4PXnFvPZzps92r-z3ZgFgeOhm-vQmltk8ytlZHG2hrVe1DcqWJHhbQh8UE8/s400/everydaymineralslogo.bmp" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYky_H7kTtMZ1MxyC3-Dvr2rkr4LccnqdXjUL7Jcy_NLfnME7YNKWymhqXkcXiRtMOBeBw9K1B9GjElchMeX6XoKtKYwzzlSfVvtmNtPzAfOnHyt7P1zM6jWtQ5joz_7EVCTWm1tFWrw/s1600/em-organic.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465401939442265234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYky_H7kTtMZ1MxyC3-Dvr2rkr4LccnqdXjUL7Jcy_NLfnME7YNKWymhqXkcXiRtMOBeBw9K1B9GjElchMeX6XoKtKYwzzlSfVvtmNtPzAfOnHyt7P1zM6jWtQ5joz_7EVCTWm1tFWrw/s400/em-organic.jpg" /></a> With skin like mine makeup seems a true essential to my feelings of self-confidence and well being. That being said, I have always hated heavy goopy liquids, and drying, talcy powders layering my face. I am a natural girl by heart--if only my skin would cooperate! Now I’ve discovered the beauty and health of mineral makeup and for the first time I actually feel good about applying makeup! I am exploring great mineral makeup companies including the wonderfully playful <a href="http://www.everydayminerals.com/">Everyday Minerals</a>, an amazing company which offers high quality vegan, animal cruelty-free mineral products at an everyday price we can all afford!<br /><br />Though I have yet to try Everyday Minerals’ concealer and foundation I know I will be ordering them in the near future. Love letters from customers rave about the exceptional coverage these bismuth free products provide even for rosacea sufferers. As an acne sufferer myself with scarring finding the perfect coverage without the caking and clogging effect is a necessity. I want to have fun with makeup! I don't want to worry about whether it will camouflage but rather take coverage for granted and then enjoy playing with colour!<br /><br />I believe anyone with a skin condition knows how absolutely important it is to find products which promote skin health rather than douse it with chemicals. Everyday minerals has a long list of <em>no’s</em>:<br /><em>No Petrochemicals - No Mineral Oil - No Silicones -<br />No Parabens - No Propylene Glycol - No Carmine -<br />No Retinol/AHAs - No Synthetic Lake Dyes - No Alcohol -<br />No Animal-by-products - No Animal Testing -<br />No Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS)<br /></em>But it’s Yes to natural ingredients, Yes to health and environment, and Yes to value and style!<br /><br />I received for review two fun and shimmery eye colours and two chic cheek colours I love! One of the things I adore about mineral makeup is the matte yet youthful glow it seems to bring my appearance. Spring has sprung!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 349px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465404691416239842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHbQc6bWAXUYsyePMiKzNEbOFB46j2uwjNk5UZ9jEisAuQtjaEKWijeHSnqFEiriqS3B4mXH10RNDjVRU5eDABo61qG-kzknwjgqYZPaizeZmnU8k8xpASKWN55p2SnUrD7gQaKvbl9c/s400/EYES_5.jpg" /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKd4b8AkwkZgVIEtPmnqWk1T2sSmnhX6m6ki3TS-dXPyM-VED6EN6kv7lY3Iz4VcgVfLztSzm9gPNPHPBXICzBXGxiFSD8bfJh1UPaFt-AB697fdATbXPslDQHGbLJ1cB05vYULQK8gw/s1600/hotchocolateabove.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465405895422760274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKd4b8AkwkZgVIEtPmnqWk1T2sSmnhX6m6ki3TS-dXPyM-VED6EN6kv7lY3Iz4VcgVfLztSzm9gPNPHPBXICzBXGxiFSD8bfJh1UPaFt-AB697fdATbXPslDQHGbLJ1cB05vYULQK8gw/s400/hotchocolateabove.jpg" /></a>The sparkle of Everyday Mineral eye colours is youthful but not childish. I was sent <em>Hot Chocolate</em>, a warm, light neutral with a pearly glow perfect for brightening and highlighting my eyes. I also treated to <em>Smokey Pink</em> which is almost a mauve pink and is dark enough to accentuate your eyes by applying it to the crease above the eyelid and the outer corner of the eyes. Finely ground and pearlized Everyday Minerals eye colours create sexy, flirty eyes without a cakey and heavy residue.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rgiOFxpkw9D8k_-KKMlZjUyuCsiKUL9JaKzSMpSuKC8YpdoAC-eQFL5SCC1D2HphpXNwI3FeDaqSA2YH7dw3RslrnntVfNJjiYkzddir-oSvHi62-Qk42wPc0YNS_q1_nfQoIHJ0MWM/s1600/0-CHEEK.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 229px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465406678094031442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rgiOFxpkw9D8k_-KKMlZjUyuCsiKUL9JaKzSMpSuKC8YpdoAC-eQFL5SCC1D2HphpXNwI3FeDaqSA2YH7dw3RslrnntVfNJjiYkzddir-oSvHi62-Qk42wPc0YNS_q1_nfQoIHJ0MWM/s400/0-CHEEK.jpg" /></a>I have learned since experimenting with mineral makeup that I am not as limited to one cheek colour as I used to believe. I was always fearful of certain tints of cheek colour, too pink I’m too childish and too deep a tone creates too harsh an appearance, right? Well Everyday Minerals sent me two very distinct colours and I was skeptical at first glance. Bollywood, a very pink hued number and Sprung which was a far deeper colour I feared would make me look severe. Of course a review must be based on trial! My concern was unfounded because I was surprised to discover I was pleased with the different looks these colours helped me to achieve. Sprung instead of making me look severe and harsh was dramatic , sophisticated, and seductive while Bollywood produced a fresh and youthful look.<br /><br />Everyday Minerals cheek colour comes in a great stack able, pancake container with a revolving cover to help contain the powder so it does not spray out each time you remove the lid. Their packaging is simple and clean just like the makeup they contain!<br /><br />Everyday Minerals offers a plethora of colour choices and also sells skincare. A great perk is Everyday Minerals’ Try me Free option and their Fan Club provides customers with great deals and promotions!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Ot0ZThh-EG67_3iOI_FC0Hqt_9PQT_bwh5shv-emuvOZcdGDfaPdP-UqJEzjSwbGUHZca_rB08EIM5BU0SkvifL3xbwKwJPV3mtbB1zWS-KCfJEjp_8T54YxLTdh49PN4lrrSdOqts/s1600/trulytigerabove_s.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465405442795142226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Ot0ZThh-EG67_3iOI_FC0Hqt_9PQT_bwh5shv-emuvOZcdGDfaPdP-UqJEzjSwbGUHZca_rB08EIM5BU0SkvifL3xbwKwJPV3mtbB1zWS-KCfJEjp_8T54YxLTdh49PN4lrrSdOqts/s400/trulytigerabove_s.jpg" /></a><br />Treat your skin everyday with Everyday Minerals! Northern Mama readers will have a chance to adorn her cheeks with graceful layers of coral shimmer and <em><span style="color:#3333ff;">win a full sized Everyday Minerals blush in Truly Tiger one of their newest spring collection colours! </span></em><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">To Enter:</span></em></strong><br /><ul><li>Visit <a href="http://www.everydayminerals.com/">Everyday Minerals</a> and tell me your favourite eye or cheek colour {Required}</li><li>non-bloggers please leave your email</li></ul><p><em><span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Extra Entries:</strong></span></em></p><ul><li>Follow Northern Mama {Google}</li><li>Be a Northern Mama Facebook Fan</li><li>Subscribe via email</li><li>Follow on Twitter @ Northernmama35 and Tweet about this giveaway {1x daily}</li><li>Blog about this giveaway with a link back here {please leave a link to your post}</li></ul><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Giveaway open to US and Canadian residents. Giveaway closes May 14th, 2010 midnight EST. Read giveaway rules for details.</span></p><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com108tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-67401349440410864682010-04-28T09:02:00.004-06:002010-04-28T09:06:56.356-06:00Winner Congrats!!<em><strong>Harumika Winner:</strong></em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguig4BjWKyFL5r1VV0YVQKBj7Na1Q8TBsYRqGe9imszwYLT1BjmtBagZWkyu_LWLujqjx_B8FB_Y0PVfvkBswQWR-eHdIDTOKMmcPqLPaLv2wyzpMJ3pltXb0R97O4WVcfKrNH-iujZ0/s1600/winnerharumika.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465204239448779330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjguig4BjWKyFL5r1VV0YVQKBj7Na1Q8TBsYRqGe9imszwYLT1BjmtBagZWkyu_LWLujqjx_B8FB_Y0PVfvkBswQWR-eHdIDTOKMmcPqLPaLv2wyzpMJ3pltXb0R97O4WVcfKrNH-iujZ0/s400/winnerharumika.jpg" /></a> Congratulations edmontonjb! You won a Harumika Starter Set.<br />---------------------------------------<br /><em><strong>The Royale Renocation Winner:<br /></strong></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWpM5JAw8rIbGSlYvrJldik9lQAIkUxKg4yWbM0KYu4otSt7E_RyhijXq76P4uJLv842IEdpFh-g5SlVU0wFoTf5STUPYLgEp9RoI9bP5PNSk3RGr_4VFs7laXdncfyxl6OP1kVBinjk/s1600/winnerRoyale.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 289px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465204045573546546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKWpM5JAw8rIbGSlYvrJldik9lQAIkUxKg4yWbM0KYu4otSt7E_RyhijXq76P4uJLv842IEdpFh-g5SlVU0wFoTf5STUPYLgEp9RoI9bP5PNSk3RGr_4VFs7laXdncfyxl6OP1kVBinjk/s400/winnerRoyale.jpg" /></a> A great win for silverneon2000. You will be receiving two $50 gift certificates you're going to love!!<br /><br /><p> </p></div>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-924744102883253222010-04-28T08:13:00.003-06:002010-04-28T08:50:12.302-06:00Sorry I took a Hiatus this weekend!I know I;m behind and I know I've been away for a while but life happened! Last week I was substitute teaching more than usual, the weekend brought with it two days of dance competitions {my girls were great by the way, if I do say so myself}, then Monday it was the house showing from hell! Okay, maybe not hell because who knows they may still actually make an offer on the house {and yes I am knocking on wood as I type}.<br /><br />Ever feel like you are trapped in a revolving door that won't stop spinning? That would seem to describe my state of mind. I have friends who had to wait what seemed like an eternity for their homes to sell so they could transfer for work but I obviously have less patience. Our house has been listed for a week with only one showing so far. We've known since the fall that we had a spring transfer so I suppose that makes it seem far longer. <br /><br />A Monday night showing seemed ideal! We had to take my youngest to her dance lessons anyway and we thought we'd bring the dog and walk her while my daughter was in class, stop at the corner store for a treat and then leisurely drive home. I mean how long could they take? A half an hour at most? The showing was schedules for 7:00 pm and we arrived home around 7:45 only to find the vehicles still there so off we drove to the local school playground. The night had turned cold and unlike most days when the kids would have been thrilled to be on the playground they were all shivers and sat in the van to keep warm. To make an already long story short, The showing lasted until 8:45. An hour and 45 minutes {and no our house is not a huge estate}! We hoped this was a sign of extreme interest but when we heard nothing the next morning our hopes waned.<br /><br />When we called our realtor to see if he could find our if there were comments he was in a meeting but took our call to tell us that they were keenly interested and he was expecting a call from their realtor within the next two days. These people are obviously not the jump into things type! Last night our realtor calls to say they are at least interested enough to ask about all the utility costs and to forward those on to his office. Again we heard nothing more but it seems these people can't do more than one thing per night so this could be it, tonight could be offer night, or maybe ....nothing! It's torturous knowing someone truly wants your house but is waffling. My fear is they will continue to prolong things by wanting a second showing and then make no offer!<br /><br />When we returned home on Monday night I noticed the throw pillows on my couch had been tossed around it and the window seat cushion had been moved. I know they have a little one and I thought no harm done but the next day when working outside I realized they had tried opening the attic space of the garage. The opening was not entirely closed as it usually is and the dry wall cover had been cracked. One of my planters had also been dug up, the plants and dirt tossed back in! It was like the three bears coming home after Goldilocks' break-and-enter! Now, any of my friends will tell you that I am not an uptight individual and I have a very easy going personality typically but I was disturbed. I was disturbed not only by the unusually invasive nature of it all but by the fact that no one left a note perhaps to apologize for these damages {no matter how minor} and offer to pay for them if need be!<br /><br />I have yet to say anything however because I can not afford to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">jeopardize</span> the possibility of an <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">eminent</span> offer! I'm so afraid to hope for one....<br /><br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-62098256430767451522010-04-28T07:10:00.002-06:002010-04-28T07:16:20.087-06:00Reserveage Winner<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsGokIM-pQj_rSdMEAN9HDIGhv5ncjwW0WNLetlWNohcH6qr0c1lVlzh4CD5kyWgqPpO9uM48oDdapWbphyphenhyphenSMp3-FSwFHIH9wUJX2btjAMPPxJ7Nzo3NDw7ei6P7LYGMVodzZ8AsxdAvw/s1600/bottle+winner.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 155px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465175488323661618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsGokIM-pQj_rSdMEAN9HDIGhv5ncjwW0WNLetlWNohcH6qr0c1lVlzh4CD5kyWgqPpO9uM48oDdapWbphyphenhyphenSMp3-FSwFHIH9wUJX2btjAMPPxJ7Nzo3NDw7ei6P7LYGMVodzZ8AsxdAvw/s400/bottle+winner.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br />Congratulations Huguette E! I will be emailing you soon!!</div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">NIKKI<br /></span></em></strong></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-7605063705127341552010-04-24T09:52:00.004-06:002010-04-24T10:51:15.192-06:00Barbara Coloroso knows "Kids Are Worth It!"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjD_owGoZgyhx8bDdDPsrdxp3Fg47-mZ6t-VZI65YV4hRJoexvPbzL2fOUfsla_PuNzJTze9Xj02draeXXtlIjBw99lyvW13mPMdQ-1KmVjcBsMQPIbav2Cv9NxTZm5dwW6w_d5EUBJUY/s1600/coloroso.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 255px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463746985020980338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjD_owGoZgyhx8bDdDPsrdxp3Fg47-mZ6t-VZI65YV4hRJoexvPbzL2fOUfsla_PuNzJTze9Xj02draeXXtlIjBw99lyvW13mPMdQ-1KmVjcBsMQPIbav2Cv9NxTZm5dwW6w_d5EUBJUY/s400/coloroso.jpg" /></a> When my husband and I became parents my mom offered advice only when asked. She knew it is often intimidating and stressful to be fed unsolicited advice which can sometimes seem like criticism. As new parents you can feel green, and knowing what decisions to make can be daunting. Parenting is not an easy path to navigate and there is no map but there are tools to help you orient yourself. My mom--who I am sure often bit her tongue knowing sometimes I needed to find my own compass--did offer us a useful tool. One day my husband and I received a parcel. Enclosed, Barbara Coloroso’s book <em><span style="color:#990000;">“Kids are worth it!”</span></em> with the inscription <em>“Dear Angela and Tom, I hope this book will be a practical and useful guide as you begin the challenging task of raising children. Love Mom” </em><br /><p>I suspect I am not the only one who has been graciously offered a copy of this #1 Bestseller over the last decade as Barbara Coloroso says:</p><p><em>"My parenting has come full circle. My children are raising their own children. Regularly I meet or hear from parents who received a well-worn copy of the first edition of "kids are worth it!" from their parents, sunts, uncles, friends or in some cases grandparents. These young parents' concerns were our concerns a generation ago--slightly different wrapping but the same substance." </em></p><p>Thanks to my sister and myself, my mom knows as well as any parent how challenging raising children can be and though my mom would never say she was a good parent I strongly believe she was and is. As a teacher her theory was the same as Barbara Coloroso’s, Kids <em>are </em>worth it, worth the challenge and the headaches! April 1st, 2010 this international bestseller is being released with a new introduction, updated copy, and a new vibrant cover for a new generation of parents!</p><p>In her book Coloroso describes three family philosophies: the rigid entirely parent controlled Brick-Wall family, the weak, unstructured jellyfish family, and the firm and structured yet flexible and functional backbone family. My parents were for the most part examples of those with Barbara Coloroso’s backbone parenting philosophy {although they occassionally reverted to the brick-wall philosophy in my younger years}. Especially in later years my parents learned that structure also requires flexibility, negotiation, and a sharing of control through mutual respect.<br /><br />I am not a self-help book fan. I don’t tend to look to books as solutions for my own personal everyday situations and experiences, but practical guides offering solid advice and the wisdom-- only extensive experience can nurture--are a godsend when struggling with parenting issues. Over the years Barbara has been there for me as I surveyed <em><span style="color:#990000;">“Kids are Worth It!”</span></em> not for answers so much as guidelines, rules of thumb to help me govern my own parenting path, and for examples and anecdotes from a woman with a wealth of experience and knowledge.<br /><br />From toilet training and bedtime, chores and sibling rivalry, to drug abuse issues and suicide Barbara Coloroso has shared her philosophies for well over thirty years. Demonstrating how to raise self-assured, responsible, and loving children by allowing children to make their own decisions whenever possible, by teaching them to take ownership of their feelings, problems, and natural consequences to progress toward self-discipline. Coloroso has a background in sociology, special education, philosophy and theology but most importantly she is also a teacher and a mother of three grown children herself. She has been <em>there </em>herself and then revisited <em>there</em> thousands of times over as she counseled others through their parenting nightmares and dilemmas.<br /><br />Admittedly, as time has passed our copy of <span style="color:#990000;">"<em>Kids are worth it!"</em></span> was relegated to a dusty bookcase and as I revisit it now I am again stashing it in my bedside table for reference! I now find myself flipping around the book nodding my head at familiar anecdotes and filing away tips and snippets I will be retrieving daily as new parenting experiences abound. First published in 1994 and republished by Penguin in 1999, Penguin is now republishing this enduring book again in 2010 proving Coloroso's strategies and philosophies timeless! I do not recommend parenting books lightly. I do recommend stashing this one in your bedside table for quick reference! </p><div>Barbara Coloroso does not believe there are parenting experts, she knows how individual an experience it can be but if anyone comes even close to being an expert she does! <em><span style="color:#990000;">Kids are worth it!</span></em> Promotes a parenting style, a style which acts proactively to prevent problems and provides parents with the tools to develop a backbone--a living, supportive yet flexible structure which holds a family together!<br /><br /><em>“The backbone family provides the consistency, firmness, and fairness as well as the calm and peaceful structure needed for children to flesh out their own sense of true self. Rather than being subjected to power expressed as control and growing up to control others, children are empowered and grow up to pass what they have learned of the potential of the human spirit on to others.”</em> (Coloroso 1999: 51) </div><br /><div></div><div>Northern Mama readers will have the opportunity to experience the parenting wisdom and advice of Barbara Coloroso ! <em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Penguin Canada is giving away three copies here at Northern Mama!</span></em></div><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">To Enter:</span></em></strong><br /></div><ul><li>Be a Northern Mama Follower or Facebook Fan</li></ul><p><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Extra Entries:</span></em></strong></p><ul><li>Subscribe via email</li><li>Grab my Button</li><li>Blog about this giveaway with a link back here {please leave me a link to your post}</li><li>Follow on Twitter @Northernmama35 and tweet about this giveaway {1x daily}</li></ul><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Open to Canadian residents. Giveaway closes May 8th, 2010 midnight EST. Read giveaway rules for details.<br /></p></span><br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-66431438259736085872010-04-22T05:11:00.004-06:002010-04-22T05:17:59.322-06:00Winner of 2 Drop Guard Baby Bottles<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEz1gt_gpTGxMcBOYnW_PMQgNoE9QHOu_g09gZdK8MBPW7S74VyljFOSgQyr6Vhknmn6gN_IrmM-jCdg_peO25hEpDNGmLxDvl_FAaFvczr7kb7vC-46W2bXHzFQhVAWoQCKEkJBHUU7e/s1600/bottles+winner.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462918523272663042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEz1gt_gpTGxMcBOYnW_PMQgNoE9QHOu_g09gZdK8MBPW7S74VyljFOSgQyr6Vhknmn6gN_IrmM-jCdg_peO25hEpDNGmLxDvl_FAaFvczr7kb7vC-46W2bXHzFQhVAWoQCKEkJBHUU7e/s400/bottles+winner.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNJ4QYTqE7DR-8yjZsanhajy5AlIW8VAClSr71X9lyWb94c374k_7sKhoqBtti7y5eCTmpSLhHQG73dADzHcrsB8sSaXxQgBLPoIhQ-f6WmJo3eLy_vAvCrnet5sJST-iE0hDvhOzpqT1/s1600/bottle.jpg"></a>Congrats! Randa @ The Bewitchin' Kitchen! I will email you soon.</div><div> </div><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">NIKKI<br /></span></strong><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-66620908473121220502010-04-21T20:16:00.007-06:002010-04-21T20:55:35.581-06:00Winners! I have not forgotten you:)<em>Alvin and the Chipettes DVD:</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 332px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 172px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462783879031599570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrDUR6r0Z9rhE80naH0wRE1W0GwzR1jvgEWBnw3phlM4yYgYl-lR3OoNNqm7C_lslO-f2rTuDG10qnCZmvPB_tkYQ0YGfXsbfy7-gTGe9f9RMqQ8pYmjaxek_v90OY0JYoNqhpYGQNP6Y/s400/winnerAlvinand+the+chipettes.bmp" /><br />Congratulations to the Alvin and the Chipettes winners MissCrabbyPants and Gingermommy!!<br />---------------------------------------------------<br /><em></em><br /><em>Crest and Oral-B Sensitivity Bundle:</em><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462780638233309282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmX12nUaYRxcKbOYdEpTxo5YtFT2BUgjzVPyyfvsbZUO8s_S3Zu8W4wmB2lxIiDvKQFlbP3JcyEp47zts9eS_GOmtTlVyq5lBvbVxSi-XlhZJ8iRQJc5p3ILtmZYVychnOaKI1oCgsWVU/s400/winnercrestoralB.bmp" />Congratulations MissCrabbypants, you've won the Crest and Oral-B Sensitivity Bundle giveaway!!<br /><div>------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><p><em>Chicken Soup for the Soul Nascar:</em></p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462789151401727666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEo4c72xFYrUoxF9GvEVYDVPY9jCLmW-evThjTM5-QhAn4vUQjT7uOQHu_qaMX939KaJiytRfx8EB4HFstlBAaqGlgGCS5jDm1Lm6HxwwULm6Ek2aYPOSo-ss7STZ82yvoXmMor5nOFU/s400/winnersnascar.bmp" />Tannie's Chatter, couponmom and Fredamans you have all won copies of Chicken Soup for the Soul Nascar! Congrats!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpB3gdYDb92H7JX0JdgBkW5FgGAMLgX5LD-wPcsUl8LPY0nniHD97I-PBEeM7ZZ92Y0i1SjMy8D874pmIJK1nPgYf4H_1Vtdngyd4sj6Uo8gTvsFI7Yfov3-T4VFtQZl3tQ9q1SGd0luU/s1600/winner+nascar.bmp"></a><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p></div>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-89740824667815862282010-04-21T09:25:00.006-06:002010-04-21T10:26:43.258-06:00Sunlight Green Clean! ~ No Compromises!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9pygNkhdS23qTuB8lOTrPUDdA-pIREyhliiFugOBuoWDN6KIH82rjMzZwM7QIuuYO4dnR-wRgkLS1GaOxf_E4stIf9H6vNLhqSzIdmYs9UD1fv4HS5oBQUnc91tJ80rdaMA-DXRcEMQ/s1600/Sunlight+Green+Clean.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462619109286672498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9pygNkhdS23qTuB8lOTrPUDdA-pIREyhliiFugOBuoWDN6KIH82rjMzZwM7QIuuYO4dnR-wRgkLS1GaOxf_E4stIf9H6vNLhqSzIdmYs9UD1fv4HS5oBQUnc91tJ80rdaMA-DXRcEMQ/s400/Sunlight+Green+Clean.jpg" /></a> With three children actively wading through knee high puddles, sliding into base, and running the playground circuit--mud be damned--I struggle to find a green laundry detergent that meets all my needs. I have used many eco-friendly, green detergents over the last several years. Some have stood up well but others have fizzled under the pressure of meeting the challenges of my children! To be perfectly frank, I am a scent person. I love a fresh inviting scent. That waft of lavenders, citrus, or floral is the brightness in one's day of household drudgery. <a href="http://www.sunlightlaundry.ca/en/default.aspx">Sunlight</a> Green Clean has proven that green doesn’t have to mean scentless and dull! And it has also proven what I’ve known for sometime now, green<em> is</em> effective and efficient!<br /><br />I am a cold water washer! Whenever I know I can get away with washing in cold it is all I do. I know washing in cold saves energy which is both cost effective and environmentally responsible but finding a green cleaner that works well in cold water can be problematic. When I lifted my free review bottle of Sunlight from its box I was intrigued. Not only is it unbelievably concentrated, requiring very little detergent per load, but the bottle states it works in cold water! I was ecstatic! Upon opening the lid my olfactory sense was met with the awakening and fresh scent of citrus and I knew then that I would be won over…so long as Sunlight Green Clean could pass the ultimate test: cleaning the soiled clothing of my ragtag crew!<br /><br />Sunlight Green Clean’s rays of light shone through my testing. My family's clothes came out clean and smelling fresh. It is amazing that such a tiny small bottle can literally handle the same 32 loads as the larger leading brand bottle of green detergent that currently sits alongside it on my laundry room shelf. No compromises! But don’t take just my word for it. Sunlight Green Clean was voted Best New Product of 2010 by Canadian Living Canadian Consumer polls! Why? Because consumers do not have to compromise clean clothes for a clean environment. Sunlight Green Clean uses plant-based ingredients, is chlorine free, and biodegradable. Using it in cold water makes this detergent more energy-efficient and--with less packaging and a cleaner production process--Sunlight is working to create the best eco-friendly product it can and the most effective.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqIPOO4-xPlol17yJ05-1qKe3G3tXAAOgVVYQo_5uVPLHVaHrao8Q9UuMejutK2825ULxg4OSGdKzpQvEfYXesUr7Faz13IvOhSCaUX71kYg3MbchpN8kh1_yYpRrJSf8eQYKMKubhDI/s1600/Sunlight+green+clean+kids.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 136px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 91px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462620592287251122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqIPOO4-xPlol17yJ05-1qKe3G3tXAAOgVVYQo_5uVPLHVaHrao8Q9UuMejutK2825ULxg4OSGdKzpQvEfYXesUr7Faz13IvOhSCaUX71kYg3MbchpN8kh1_yYpRrJSf8eQYKMKubhDI/s400/Sunlight+green+clean+kids.jpg" /></a> Concern for the environment is not a new concept for Sunlight. In 2006 Sunlight launched Sunlight Small and Mighty as the first national three times concentrated laundry detergent. In 2007 Sunlight began the Sunlight Eco-Action Kids Awards to support the environmental contributions of young people to their communities. Sunlight has made a commitment to environment which allows individual consumers to do the same.<br /><br />I love the scent, I love the clean, I love my environment friendly wash! And so can you! Get a <a href="http://www.save.ca/sunlight_en/index.php?utm_source=SunLight&utm_medium=onlinemedia&utm_content=Promo_Box&utm_term=EN&utm_campaign=GC2010">$2.00 coupon</a> from Sunlight but even better <em><span style="color:#3333ff;">Sunlight would like one <strong>Canadian</strong> Northern Mama reader to receive a year supply of Sunlight Green Clean! WOW!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGhZzlZJ9NuQhpIDB05P4mxPlRgEMbOkoVuQz3L6UadhIo6BtEHm_6nPvIc-trsuPFJtsgPQWU5SeVtRryCYw4OyyQBXIQ7v0b8sJR6Rsz4dveiJVq8Tx6CW4hzL9LeBY5QpGNVmq58A/s1600/SunlightGreenCleanLineup-thumb-250x161-9233.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 161px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462624181699655090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLGhZzlZJ9NuQhpIDB05P4mxPlRgEMbOkoVuQz3L6UadhIo6BtEHm_6nPvIc-trsuPFJtsgPQWU5SeVtRryCYw4OyyQBXIQ7v0b8sJR6Rsz4dveiJVq8Tx6CW4hzL9LeBY5QpGNVmq58A/s400/SunlightGreenCleanLineup-thumb-250x161-9233.jpg" /></a></span><strong><span style="color:#990000;">To Enter:</span></strong></em><br /><ul><li>Visit <a href="http://www.sunlightgreencleankids.ca/en/sunlights_green_steps.html">Sunlight Green Clean Kids </a>and tell me one fact you learned about Sunlight's green campaign/products <strong>or </strong>tell me your nightmare laundry story. <span style="color:#cc0000;">{Required}</span></li><li><em><span style="color:#000000;">non-bloggers remember to leave me your email address.</span></em></li></ul><p><em><strong><span style="color:#990000;">Extra Entries:</span></strong></em> </p><ul><li>Be a Northern Mama Follower</li><li>Be a Northern Mama Facebook Fan</li><li>Subscribe via email</li><li>Follow on Twitter @Northernmama35 and tweet about this giveaway {1x daily}</li><li>Grab my Button</li><li>Blog about this giveaway with a link back here {please leave me a link to your post}</li></ul><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Giveaway open to Canadians only {sorry company policy}! Giveaway closes May 6th 2010 midnight EST. Read Giveaway Rules for details.</span><br /></p><br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com320tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-24629068198628045012010-04-19T14:50:00.002-06:002010-04-19T16:49:58.368-06:00Omega-3 Effervescent<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBavONl8Aibb-1jALsY3d9a4r_KLcVRyWgA50SH_Od9sjeX_GfAT9oiK_bOdhCUSqUiSVXv0KT9B2CtTw7_mHgwaJrvtr8yd49OQRAnasPlc_FX-6Y1mOUxicuwZiKENpNfHH-aNVDoF5o/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461965816163190466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBavONl8Aibb-1jALsY3d9a4r_KLcVRyWgA50SH_Od9sjeX_GfAT9oiK_bOdhCUSqUiSVXv0KT9B2CtTw7_mHgwaJrvtr8yd49OQRAnasPlc_FX-6Y1mOUxicuwZiKENpNfHH-aNVDoF5o/s400/002.JPG" /></a><br /><p>It can be hard with our busy lifestyles to eat all of the foods we need to be healthy. One of the hardest foods for me and my family to find the time to eat is fish! For one thing, my kids don't like it, and for another, it can be very expensive and time consuming to make. Perhaps that is why my grandmother always took her cod liver oil capsules. I can remember as a child trying these horrible tasting pills. The taste would continue to come back up into my throat hours after having swallowed them. "YUCK" I didn't realize it then, but now I know that Cod Liver Oil contains omega-3 Fatty Acids that are extremely important to my health. </p><p>Our bodies can not make Omega-3 fatty acids on it's own. They need to be consumed and there are very few sources we can get them from: cold water fish, some nuts, olive oil, beans, green leafy vegetables, and flaxseed. As you can imagine most of us do not get the necessary amounts of omega -3 fatty acids in our diets and therefore should be supplemented. (Effervescents are an effective way to take supplements as studies show that they are more quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and are not as hard on the stomach as pills.) The health benefits from these include but are not limited to the following: </p><ul><li>heart support (may help lower blood pressure and triglycerides)</li><br /><li>memory and brain support</li><br /><li>bone and joint support</li><br /><li>supports vision</li><br /><li>They are also an anti-inflammatory and may therefore reduce inflammation and inflammatory diseases.</li></ul><p>Since it is hard to get Omega-3's in my diet and I do not like taking Cod Liver Oil Capsules, <a href="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=YE-1040">The Vitamin Shoppe</a> agreed to let me try Nordic Naturals, Omega-3 Effervescent supplement also referred to as "Fish Soda". It is a powder that you mix with 4-8 ounces of water to drink. I admit I was very skeptical at first, that is until I tried it! I was afraid that it would smell and taste like those cod liver oil capsules of my childhood, but it didn't. My husband and I both really enjoyed the creamy orange flavor! </p><p><a href="http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp?id=YE-1040">The Vitamin Shoppe </a>would like to give 5 Northern Mama Readers a chance to try out Nordic Naturals, Omega-3 effervescent supplement! (2-3 individual serving packets)</p><p><strong>To Enter:</strong></p><p>Simply tell me what your favorite fish is! ( please remember to leave a way to be contacted if you are not a blogger)</p><p><strong>Extra Entries: </strong></p><ul><li>Be a Northern Mama Facebook Fan</li><li>Subscribe via email</li><li>Follow via Goggle </li></ul><p>(Give Away open to Canadian and American Residents only. Give Away closes May 3, 2010, 12pm EST) Read Give Away rules for details.</p><p><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">Review By Nikk</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;">i</span></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-78244966931701867802010-04-19T10:18:00.002-06:002010-04-19T10:32:19.322-06:00Veggie Tales Winner!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfTsWEANQb3Z3TMKz90onKftXXqbg9ioqmS8unARjPg9yNhFDjnvOYWBTZcaOAJZEv3esjyRIN2RPoVpXguxNPDx9x4DNQpvmqcGN5jN21J7Jzsmsk4QqdPgNq1yem6FqQgiHnEl0Wy0/s1600/Veggie+Tales+Winner.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 151px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461887110852250434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfTsWEANQb3Z3TMKz90onKftXXqbg9ioqmS8unARjPg9yNhFDjnvOYWBTZcaOAJZEv3esjyRIN2RPoVpXguxNPDx9x4DNQpvmqcGN5jN21J7Jzsmsk4QqdPgNq1yem6FqQgiHnEl0Wy0/s400/Veggie+Tales+Winner.bmp" /></a> Congrats to our Veggie Tales Pistachio winner Pixie13!!<br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p><br /><br /><p> </p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-66739968769449567662010-04-18T14:14:00.005-06:002010-04-19T08:50:15.796-06:00Nick Jr. Characters Go Green!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bWcu-bx8sEe1cx3_DLi1OhNDM5603Mpme6ITSOxFX_YlP2mXRCdvXSn7RGM0LicyMIdcMSoF9cLr-W9JfV3kqaPThTB7HWIHEkEVKtijMCO2_aVv8IUi1I97AtZBYV0YwTKSTHUcYOM/s1600/Go+Green.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461848414491192434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bWcu-bx8sEe1cx3_DLi1OhNDM5603Mpme6ITSOxFX_YlP2mXRCdvXSn7RGM0LicyMIdcMSoF9cLr-W9JfV3kqaPThTB7HWIHEkEVKtijMCO2_aVv8IUi1I97AtZBYV0YwTKSTHUcYOM/s400/Go+Green.jpg" /></a> Earth Day is fast approaching and though more and more adults and older children alike may already have plans for green acts and may finally be comprehending the significance of not only this day but the environmental impact of every day of the year, we need to also understand the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">importance</span> of teaching youth children as early as possible the way to live a earth-friendly, green lifestyle.<br /><br /><div>Nickelodeon strives to help the parents of preschoolers with this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">momentous</span> endeavour by bringing favourite Nick Jr. characters together in a green themed, Earth Day inspired DVD complete with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">eco</span>-friendly packaging and over two hours of environment oriented episodes. Released March 30<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Go Green! includes the ever environmentally vigilant Dora and her cousin Diego, the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">lovable</span> Wonder Pets, as well as Yo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gabba</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gabba</span>, Blue's Clues <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">abd</span> Ni <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hao</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kia</span>-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">lan</span>. Action packed and diverse the episodes on this DVD cover environmental topics from saving endangered animals to trees and learning how to care for plants and animals to recycling and reusing unwanted things. </div><br /><div><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Episodes You'll find on Go Green!:</span></em></div><br /><div><em>Dora the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Explorer</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bugga</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bugga</span></em>~ Dora and Boots discover Mama <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bugga</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bugga</span> struggling to bring home a giant cookie to her 10 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">bugga</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">bugga</span> babies. Can Mama <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bugga</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bugga</span> make it home passed bug eating flowers and lurking spiders in a maze of spider webs, with the help of Dora and Boots? </div><div>Though this would not be my first choice of Dora episode for Go Green! it does explore difficult survival and the intricacies of ecosystems to some extent.</div><br /><div><em>Go, Diego, Go! Manatee's Mermaid Rescue!~</em> A storybook adventure, this Diego episode finds Manatee and Diego delving into a fairy tale Mermaid city rescuing mermaids and the city itself. An allegory for the true reality of endangered manatees and the destruction of environment. The clever play on the manatees' similarity to the imaginary mermaid was a hit with my youngest!</div><br /><div><em>The Wonder Pets! Save the Tree/Save the Elephant</em>~ The Wonder Pets get a call to save a lonely tree alone in a city lot and an elephant in Kenya stuck in the mud.</div><br /><div><em>Yo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gabba</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gabba</span>! Green</em>~The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gabba</span> Gang go green learning to care for the plants and animals and clean up the world around them. Lessons in recycling, picking up trash and refraining from littering are <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">taught</span> through featured songs. </div><br /><div><em>Blue's Clues: What Does Blue Want to Make out of Recycled Things?~</em> Blue has a great idea when he and Steve are cleaning. Steve begins throwing things away but Blue knows the value of reusing old things and soon viewers are playing Blue's Clues as they sort recycling, choose projects to make and visit Recycle Town.</div><br /><div><em>Ni <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hao</span>, Kai-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">lan</span>~The Place Where We All Live</em>~ Kai-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">lan</span> and her friends learn the world is a place where we all must live together. After littering they discover their thoughtlessness has caused a big problem for others. The ants, worms, and snails building a fruit stand in ant city are hindered by trash. Who will clean it all up? Your kids can help Kai-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">lan</span> and her friends!</div><br /><div>It is important for children to Understand their part in creating a healthy environment and this DVD is a great start! <em><span style="color:#3333ff;">In honour of Earth Day Northern Mama is giving away a copy of this Go Green DVD!<br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>To Enter:</strong></span></em></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;">Be a Northern Mama Follower <strong>or</strong> Facebook Fan {Required}</span></li></ul><p><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>Extra Entries:</strong></span></em></p><span style="color:#cc0000;"><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;">Subscribe via email</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">Grab my Button</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">Follow on Twitter @Northernmama35 and tweet about this giveaway {1x daily}</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;"></span><span style="color:#000000;">Blog about this giveaway with a link back here {Please leave me the link to your post}</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#000000;">Giveaway open to US and Canadian residents. Giveaway closes May 3, 2010 midnight EST. Read Giveaway Rules for details.</span></p></span></span><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-63812292416633521432010-04-16T18:59:00.002-06:002010-04-16T19:03:08.519-06:00City of Night Winner!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcizNoCGKohVN5xPF6Ex4X07atK8UFxoI3j3XMe25cXtmgssNp5iybjbjrZRSDzDDLTqp_b4xb2-OvsbLDXwkZ_BoqgjRa1SQ-NEAWU3qX9rFB522ipc-OVcuxBbtutjUi8z3bsaevxA/s1600/winnercityofnight.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460905176225464546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcizNoCGKohVN5xPF6Ex4X07atK8UFxoI3j3XMe25cXtmgssNp5iybjbjrZRSDzDDLTqp_b4xb2-OvsbLDXwkZ_BoqgjRa1SQ-NEAWU3qX9rFB522ipc-OVcuxBbtutjUi8z3bsaevxA/s400/winnercityofnight.bmp" /></a> Congratulations to Michelle B. ! Michelle B. has won a copy of City of Night! I will contact you this weekend for your info.<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p></div>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-9893455906088868692010-04-16T18:39:00.003-06:002010-04-16T18:53:48.595-06:00Swan Thieves Winners!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMU8T2C3fXYf2m_9YW8c-LVd_CaU3VVqkjP_J4iG4mHrS9JyC7OzxIZfq3WeQ2i9UvLSNNlurJbAXW3u4Jf4z0C47-TMXnx22Vl6Wp88YQPZU1eTzoBTWWnYziuegaVoo-OwjR1-t4GI/s1600/winner+swan+thieves.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 392px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460900252634455394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMU8T2C3fXYf2m_9YW8c-LVd_CaU3VVqkjP_J4iG4mHrS9JyC7OzxIZfq3WeQ2i9UvLSNNlurJbAXW3u4Jf4z0C47-TMXnx22Vl6Wp88YQPZU1eTzoBTWWnYziuegaVoo-OwjR1-t4GI/s400/winner+swan+thieves.bmp" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnCymf6UUOgvOu9xT0Z1THxurJI2MhylrIkpX3LQeNqL65nvWlq4tm1TcLMdAO0F3EAwLv4Qk1C-1WmapNwr_3lO2VeCup41gRXS8XdR7Ks27MZAmlKDp7Mna2JRaA30Cag0NVwgcAE0/s1600/newwinnerSwanThieves.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460902953800833074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnCymf6UUOgvOu9xT0Z1THxurJI2MhylrIkpX3LQeNqL65nvWlq4tm1TcLMdAO0F3EAwLv4Qk1C-1WmapNwr_3lO2VeCup41gRXS8XdR7Ks27MZAmlKDp7Mna2JRaA30Cag0NVwgcAE0/s400/newwinnerSwanThieves.bmp" /></a> Belated posted winners! Sorry, I've been a bit behind posting the winners but there are many!<br /><div>The five Swan Thieves winners are...Marilyn (A Lot of Loves), Kelsey, edmontonjb, Tannie's Chatter and because number 24 was a repeat I also randomly selected #44 Debbie!</div><br /><div>Congrats and I will be contacting you this weekend via email.<br /><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p></div>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-2013132947391462782010-04-16T08:30:00.000-06:002010-04-16T08:43:06.415-06:00Blast into Spring ~ Green Blaster!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 140px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460741313385136850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DtXCuv-SNiKLMEFon9-tiPXTA49NPj6I1Nue-Uik0ouyS5fHBXoYYFx-NHM5wt001_1W9_8rqyxBKZ4ELeDOyECjqIvdbdEqqPRXvtHlp7UprK17ER2sQp3QogZVtkd0xhrsgQT4WVQ/s400/green+blaster.jpg" />Spring in my neck of the woods has sprung and then "un-sprung"! A week ago I was blogging at my deck table about the return of geese from their winter sojourn and yesterday I was staring out the window with chagrin at the flurry of snow I beheld. I'm not letting the tentative nature of early spring dampen my Spring spirit. The comforting renewal of spring cleaning is a nesting instinct many of us experience. The refreshing de-cluttering and the scrubbing, polishing, and shining of surfaces to a high sparkle can mark the commencing spring. Before the sprouting of green shoots from the flowerbeds, before the greening of the grass clean and green your home in preparation for spring with Green Blaster products!<br /><br />As the name implies <a href="http://www.greenblasterproducts.com/index.html">Green Blaster </a>products are ecologically friendly, safe for your whole family and blast grime with surprising power. Without bleach, harsh chemicals, oxidizers, and toxic fumes Green Blaster harnesses the power of nature cleaning with non-toxic, all-natural enzymes! I am a strong believer in green cleaning products and though you can take the time to mix your own everyday ingredients, vinegar, baking soda and the like are not always the most effective nor the most pleasantly scented. I have tried various department store green brands. Some are effective, some less than aggressive on dirt, grease and grime. I find the lack of scent in some disappointing.<br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeS3mRes9WwMQa-b2mvThXMrxENXh0_VWWnRkQlbq1ILE-PrZgmYafDT2KiE71bBkXfVH0TftVch23ZQeFcGTQKnG1LW9D0ZOkwLKM5z62sV0i5JonFKEOdVOl415T7N3ToJOP1D46-E/s1600/natural+minty+bathroom+cleaner.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 121px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460739974274425522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeS3mRes9WwMQa-b2mvThXMrxENXh0_VWWnRkQlbq1ILE-PrZgmYafDT2KiE71bBkXfVH0TftVch23ZQeFcGTQKnG1LW9D0ZOkwLKM5z62sV0i5JonFKEOdVOl415T7N3ToJOP1D46-E/s400/natural+minty+bathroom+cleaner.jpg" /></a> Green Blaster Minty Bathroom Cleaner was truly aggressive and--bonus--it smells delightfully minty without the nasal insult of strong chemical scents. I felt entirely satisfied! Spring cleaning this year has taken on a whole new dimension as we prepare our home for sale. Cleaning for house showings is an essential and my large 1 quart reusable spray bottle of Green Blaster Bathroom Cleaner is quickly dwindling because I am constantly reaching for it to clean every surface! This product is so versatile you can even use it on windows and mirrors, from glass to tile this green cleanser tackles it all. I was impressed from the first spray! I found Green Blaster left less streaks on mirrors and windows and it worked in my frustratingly difficult to clean shower better than most {of course I don’t think anything tackles our shower without combining it with a great deal of elbow grease}.<br /><br />The second product Green Blaster sent me free to try was a quart of All Natural Stain & Spot Remover. I have tested using this on a mattress stain, small stains on two throw pillows and on my couch. Now I don’t tend to trust most spot cleaners/stain removers. I have often <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMHt5PKKdmo6o5ag_AC7wpPAWC3QW4_a1RwN6xo1OO_y9UCxdXR0rtTCwU1m3mZFaZw52xwu7zXWej4C9ANfYorBI2Y9rhsPkPLDgtgJtAvKBvbI8LAssB0o3XilN62NyTd2b5WEtqcA/s1600/spot+remover.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 127px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460741946802778866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIMHt5PKKdmo6o5ag_AC7wpPAWC3QW4_a1RwN6xo1OO_y9UCxdXR0rtTCwU1m3mZFaZw52xwu7zXWej4C9ANfYorBI2Y9rhsPkPLDgtgJtAvKBvbI8LAssB0o3XilN62NyTd2b5WEtqcA/s400/spot+remover.jpg" /></a>encountered one of two results. Either the stain remover just doesn’t work at all or it leaves a terrible “bleached” area where a stain once was. Green Blaster All Natural Stain & Spot Remover was actually more effective than I anticipated. It removed my pillow and couch stains with ease. As for the very stubborn mattress stain, All Natural Stain & Spot Remover managed to minimize it--though not completely remove it--better than the harsh chemical laden stain removers I had tried previously. I have a feeling with a few more applications the stain may dwindle even farther. As with other stain removers the company suggests you spot check first for colourfastness but I experienced no issues. It’s simple to use and can be used on virtually any surface from fabric to stone!<br /><br /><em>Green Blaster carries a multitude of cleaning products from $7.99. The quart sprayers are $9.99 and these large bottles really last!<br /><br /></em>Eager to give Green Blaster a go? <em><span style="color:#3333ff;">One Northern Mama reader will receive their choice of $15 worth of Green Blaster products.<br /></span><span style="color:#cc0000;">To Enter:</span></em></div><span style="color:#3333ff;"><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;">Visit <a href="http://www.greenblasterproducts.com/index.html">Green Blaster</a> and tell me which product you would be interested in and why. </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">{Required}</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">non-bloggers leave your email address with your comment.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#cc0000;">Extra Entries:</span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;">Follow Northern Mama {Google}</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">Be a Northern Mama Facebook Fan</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">Subscribe via email</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">Follow on Twitter @Northernmama35 and tweet about this giveaway {1x daily}</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">Blog about this giveaway with a link back here {Please leave me a link to your post}</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000;">Grab my Button</span></li></ul><p>Giveaway open to US and Canadian residents. Giveaway closes April 29, 2010 midnight EST. Read Giveaway Rules for details. </span></p><p><img class="right" alt="post signature" src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/OUAB/angelasigcopy.png" /></p>Northernmama-Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14874334798037509162noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-69596477727174155162010-04-14T06:28:00.003-06:002010-04-14T06:33:18.521-06:00Winner of Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FcxG2EI3N3vrabPD4xpHa1om7_70BqNoBG69ouxHx_7ZZdxddYZvl6E-fNqt83ETYqGqlN451Z3OKb5o5kGptSy_Jepq9Gj0PbUHLECAR9BdkRaWef7P0RzUgEteJ0cJeP4DO-3ef-n2/s1600/win+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 146px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459969590748996930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9FcxG2EI3N3vrabPD4xpHa1om7_70BqNoBG69ouxHx_7ZZdxddYZvl6E-fNqt83ETYqGqlN451Z3OKb5o5kGptSy_Jepq9Gj0PbUHLECAR9BdkRaWef7P0RzUgEteJ0cJeP4DO-3ef-n2/s400/win+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Congratulations Matt, Kara, Hunter, and Cavan! I hope you enjoy this wonderful book!<br />Nikki! I will email you soon for your information.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705101594016345052.post-74014071249966703072010-04-13T10:10:00.001-06:002010-04-13T18:11:52.315-06:00ReserveAge Organics Youthful Vitality Give Away and Review<img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 309px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459330349598384850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizp6L2uFO2JtlylI4sA82NxWePc5UsOBiLsOoPdlRdosyAvDMMzZ-Sk5dFVgwuoSo3NrdJ-e57CiC0nuesDDQl4BUwQEGV_2gHqYP6IR7OLxuwfb8BgKg9TcBwgTx6y-_wwy82wFm5jrZB/s400/013.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />" Anti-Aging's biggest breakthrough"<br /><br />Do you want to turn back the clock and be younger again? Although this is not possible, as we are all destined to get older, scientists and doctors now believe that we can slow down this aging bus we are all on with Resveratrol. It is said to have anti-aging properties, a hot subject that has been in the media for some time now. You've seen it on such shows as Oprah, 60 min's, CNN, Fox news, and read about it in the Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine, to name a few.<br /><br />For those of you that do not know what Resveratrol is I will tell you: it is a polyphenol(antioxidant) that can be found in the skin, seeds, and stems of grapes. It is this part of Red Wine that improves cellular function and longevity. It is also what is believed to be the answer to the French Paradox (the fact that the French have low levels of heart disease despite the fact that their diets are high in fat).<br /><br />While most of us know that antioxidants are important to our health many of us do not know why. Antioxidants are molecules that slow down or prevent oxidation of other molecules. Oxidation can cause free radicals that damage cells, the antioxidants prevent this from happening and can therefore help to prevent heart disease, visible signs of aging (like wrinkles), and a deteriorated immune system. They can also help increase energy levels, and can aid us in weight loss.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reserveage.com/home.php">Reserveage Organics </a>uses Resveratrol and Trans-Resveratrol ( the active, potent form of Resveratrol )in their products providing the benefits associated with antioxidants. However, Trans-Resveratrol is the only antioxidant that can trigger the SIRT1 'longevity gene.' This is the gene that defends us against age related problems and diseases.<br /><br />There are a multitude of Resveratol products on the market and it makes it very confusing to decide which ones to buy. They range in not only price but quantity and quality as well. Not all Resveratrol products are the same and if you don't read the fine print you may find out that what you bought is not what you thought it was. With Reserveage you know what you are getting: A certified organic product grown in a southern France certified organic vineyard. (Organic foods contain up to 40% more antioxidants than non-organic). Reserveage also guarantees that all of their Resveratrol products provide the clinically recommended dosage of bioactive trans-Resveratrol. Reserveage is a green company committed to the environment, using vegetable based inks to print on recyclable material. They are also cruelty and animal- testing free, using vegetarian capsules.<br /><br />So with this information in mind I recently tried out 2 of Reserveage products, Resveratrol 250mg, and Collagen Booster (with hyaluronic acid and resveratrol).<br /><br />Resveratrol 250mg is designed at the optimal potency levels and gives it's users the most benefits and protection that any antioxidant can provide. Who could benefit from taking this? Well, quite frankly, anyone! Both men and women alike can reap the benefits ranging from improving cardiovascular health, reducing blood sugar levels, to supporting eye and brain function. And, as we all know, if your body if functioning at its optimized levels and we are healthy then we feel younger and live longer naturally.<br /><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Resveratrol 250..." helps to fortify your cellular structure and works to turn back the clock on your appearance." ...It is... "Your ultimate defense against premature aging, Resveratrol 250 helps you harness the health benefits of red wine without the adverse effects." </span></p><p>The collagen booster has both Resveratrol and Hyaluronic Acid. It is designed to help boost your collagen production as it unfortunately declines in our bodies as we age. It may help to reduce the visible signs of aging such as rough, wrinkled, sagging skin, by both moisturizing and increasing our skin's elasticity and firmness. I would imagine that women everywhere could benefit by using this product.</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">"To encourage collagen production, BioCell Collagen II, a triad of real collagen protein, hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate, are included to reveal soft, smooth, silky skin."</span></p>Although I do not believe in a miracle, fountain of youth, pill. (Because if one existed everyone would want it and not many of us would be able to afford it, I'm sure!) I do believe that these products have multiple health benefits! I have only been taking these products for 2 weeks and I have already noticed an increase in my energy levels and feel that my skin is both moister and softer than usual. Above all I have faith that the Resveratol in the products is working behind the scenes in my body to promote a healthier me! Who knows, maybe I will live longer?<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*(All quotes were taken from pamphlets distributed to me from Reserveage Organics)<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Reserveage Organics wants to give one Northern Mama reader a chance to look and feel younger again by winning a package from them worth approximately $200.00. The giveaway package will include 4 bottles of supplements containing the well publicised Resveratrol. ( Resveratrol 100mg, Resveratrol 250mg, Resveratrol 500mg and Collagen Booster). In addition, you will receive a bottle of wine from their Vineyard! </strong></span><br /><br /><em><strong>To enter: </strong>visit <a href="http://www.reserveage.com/home.php">Reserveage Organics web site </a>and tell me something you learned about their products that I did not mention in my review. (REQUIRED)</em><br /><br /><p><strong>Extra Entries:</strong> </p><ul><li><em>Grab my button</em> </li><li><em>Be a Northern Mama Facebook Fan</em> </li><li><em>Subscribe via email</em> </li><li><em>Follow via Google </em></li><li><em>Follow on twitter @ Northernmama35 and tweet about this give away 1x daily.</em></li><li><em>Blog about this give away with a link back here. (please leave the link to your post)</em></li></ul><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">Give away open to Canadian and American Residents only. Give away closes April 27, 2010, 12pm EST. See Give away rules for details.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#333300;"><strong>Review By Nikki <span style="font-size:78%;">(I received both of these products to review for free from Reserveage)</span></strong></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com55