Send yummy gifts with Hickory Farms!

I know I've said it before, but I love when companies can ship gifts directly to the recipient. I love the companies that do this, that I trust and know that the items will arrive perfectly. Hickory Farms has been one of those companies that I've trusted for a long time now to provide great gifts, shipped directly to the friends and family that I send them to. And I'll admit, even last year I had ordered some stuff for lil' ole me, I've been a recipient as well from others too. My wonderful uncle who lives many many many states away has sent me some really great Hickory Farms sets in the past and they're always a big hit!

Recently being the recipient of the Family Gathering Gift Basket from Hickory Farms, my husband was stoked. He didn't even know it was coming so it was a nice surprise for him, as he's a cheese-a-holic. The Family Gathering Gift Basket is filled with their summer sausages, cheeses, crackers and the sweetest cheese cutting board, which will always come in handy for the future as well! I love gifts that last past the holidays!! Of course, their sweet-hot mustard is always one of my favorites, and I've added it to so much since getting the gift basket!!
Hickory Farms is so convenient to me because they accept paypal- I love that!! I usually have some money sitting in my paypal account, so its nice being able to use it instead of pulling everything from my bank account. Also, they offer FREE SHIPPING to all APO/FPO addresses, which is wonderful. Its nice to have a free shipping offer special for those who serve our country!

Being around since 1951, I love Hickory Farms and I love that I'm able to ship direct and trust the products will arrive exactly as I expect them to. I love that they set up in the mall around the holidays and I'm even able to grab some great items in person, even if it is only once a year!

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Hickory Farms and received a Hickory Farms gift basket to facilitate my review.

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Another Thanksgiving means another Black Friday

I'm one of these people who are always broke on Black Friday, which may be a blessing in disguise, because I wouldn't dare brave the lines and chaos that ensues on this date...

I generally do most of my shopping here at home, online and Black Friday is no different!! I've been stocking my amazon.com codes all year and now their Black Friday deals are available!!

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Goodies for boys & girls from HasbroToyShop.com!

I love the holidays this year, Lil' Buddy is a bit bigger, and will be 16 months old by the time Christmas rolls around. Its nice because he's so much more "into it" this year then he was last year. But being the mom of a girl first left me thinking if I really know what little boys like and/or want for gifts! I know what Boug loves, and I've never really had a problem shopping for her... but Bud... he's a whole 'nother story!!

I'm loving the selections at HasbroToyShop.com, they're making everything so easy for me!! Being easy to search by price, gender or age, being able to narrow it down by the type of toy even is a huge asset!! Their shipping is cheap too, at only $4.99 standard flat rate shipping!!

Bud will be finding a Playskool Kota & Pals Stompers Triceratops to love under the tree this year, and I know he's just going to love it! Its too cool because when you pet his back, he wakes up and comes to life! He'll stomp around and roar, moving his head and mouth, which I know the kids will get such a kick out of!! You can pick up Kota & Pals Stompers Triceratops at HasbroToyShop.com or Amazon.com, as well as other major retailers.

I also can't wait to tuck Strawberry Shortcake into Boug's stocking this year! The Strawberry Shortcake that comes in her own little purse is too cute, and yes, I remember playing with Strawberry Shortcake when I was a kid. I love being able to share that with Boug!! This one is of course, sweet smelling as Strawberry Shortcake should be, comes with her own little brush too! I know that she'll be a huge hit Christmas morning, being dug out of the stocking!! You can pick yours up at HasbroToyShop.com or Amazon.com, as well as other major retailers.



Opinions are my own, I was provided items free of charge to review which in no way changed the way I feel about the product!

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1-800-SuperAwesomeAmazingGifts!! (*not a real number)

I adore gifts that can be sent directly to the recipient. I have friends and family all over the country, and I hate going to the post office during the holiday season. 1800baskets.com make my gift giving so much easier for the people who are far away!!

Recently I was able to get the Cheryl & Co Dessert Temptations Bakery Box from 1800Baskets.com and I can't even begin to tell you how impressed I was! I always have a fear of sending gifts from other companies, because you never know how they'll show up, but with this box from 1800Baskets.com, I have no worries. The delicious cookies and other bakery treats were packed up with care and arrived perfectly! Of course it didn't stay perfect for long before my husband and daughter got their claws into the awesome goodies that were overflowing the box!!

The Dessert Temptations Bakery Box is loaded with chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, butter crisp cookies, star shaped chocolates, blondies and brownies, frosted cookies, sugar cookies and more! And in 3 different sizes, you can definitely pick the right one for your recipient! Of course that's not all that 1800Baskets.com offers- there are tons of other gift baskets, wine baskets, snacks, tower gifts, gourmet food and more!! Their Holiday Preview section is a perfect place to start shopping for the people you need to send gifts to! And 1800.baskets.com isn't the only one in the family... you can shop 1800flowers.com, Cheryl & Co., The Popcorn Factory, and many more with the same confidence!!

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Opinions are my own, I was provided items free of charge to review and giveaway (by 1-800-Baskets.com), which in no way changed the way I feel about the product!

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Wordless Wednesday

*Yes, he's really vaccuming my living room with my Shark StikVac!!
I'm training him young to keep up on his chores!!*

As always, you can find more WW at EM, 5M4M and duh- the Hub.

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K'nex sets, perfect for the holidays!

How long have K'nex been around? It feels like forever... my husband born in '78 remembers playing with them as a kid, me, born in '82 remember playing with them as a kid... needless to say, they've been around a while. K'nex have always been one of those great toys for kids, because they can tap into their creativity, build what they want, take it apart and do it over and over again. There's no limit to what the kids can build!

A perfect gift this holiday season is the K'nex 400 piece tub. Part of the reason I love it so much is because it serves as its own storage, which is huge for me. Giving a jumpstart to the imagination with a 20 model instruction book is great too, though that's not the limit of what can be built and other brands like Lego's can be incorporated into the projects. Yes, I've found Boug playing with her stuffed animals with her K'nex...

Another great product from K'nex is the Sesame Street Neighborhood Collection Building Sets. These are awesome for the littler kids, who love the Sesame Street characters, or like Buddy, who must have the same toys as his older sister! The Sesame Street sets are great for the littler kids' physical development of hand-eye coordination, great for encouraging imaginative play, as well as working on the cognitive skills with sorting and patters, and language development, being able to talk with them about what they've built. Sets like the Ice Cream Truck, Police Car, 1-2-3 Brownstone and Police Station are all areas that kids love and will definitely love playing with!!

Now through December 7th, you can even enter into the "Make A K'NEXion" video contest to have the chance to win $1,000 worth of K'nex building sets and be featured on their website! Submit a video to show your kids K'nex building skills and show them building with the 400 piece tub or the Sesame Street building sets. Please visit the K'nex site for more details, rules and regulations.

You can find K'nex at Toys 'R Us, Wal-Mart, and Target!

Opinions are my own, I was provided items free of charge to review (by K'nex via Team Mom), which in no way changed the way I feel about the product!

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Feel good about being dolled up this holiday season!

My daughter isn't the biggest doll fan, but the ones that are lifelike and real looking are the ones that she loves. She's not one who likes the overly makeup'ed or trashy dressing dolls and I love her for that, thank goodness I don't have to be the bad guy and say no no no to those types of dolls. Getting the chance to review a Karito Kids doll was perfection for us, because this is the high quality, real style doll that Boug just adores.

All the choices at the Karito Kids site are simply stunning, how much they look real versus cheap and cruddy. These dolls are gorgeous! Available are Lulu from Kenya, Zoe from USA, Piper from Australia, Gia from Italy, Pita from Mexico and Ling from China. We received Pita from Mexico and Boug absolutely loves her. She loves asking me lots of questions about her new friend, as well as lots of questions about where she's from!

Karito Kids care about others too, because each Karito Kids purchase contains a donation code that you enter in online to help kids around the world. The Karito Kids charity "Plan USA" looks out for the welfare, well-being, rights and interests of children around the world. I love that Karito Kids donates to Plan, I've explained it to Boug as well and she has told me that she feels good about playing with her doll that helps other kids worldwide. Its a wonderful feeling to know that you're doing something, no matter how big, or small, to help and its a wonderful feeling to be able to share that with my daughter.

Perfect gift for any girl this holiday season, multiple award winning Karito Kids!!

Opinions are my own, I was provided items free of charge to review (by Karito Kids), which in no way changed the way I feel about the product!

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