Mashup Mom

Through Smile.ly, Snikiddy recently sent me a sample bag of their Cheddar Baked Fries to try. So, I assembled my crack product testing team and got down to business. Even with all the coupons and samples they’ve given out in the past, we’ve somehow never gotten around to trying these — but there’s really no [...]

Buzz Away recently contacted me about their line of natural insect repellent products, and I was pleased to have the chance to test them out. With the crazy rain we’ve been having around here this spring/summer, we have more than our share of mosquitoes and other pests, and some of the outdoor camps my kids [...]

I haven’t been saying yes to most recent “blog tour” offers because they haven’t seemed right for the blog or for my family. But… when ConAgra Foods came around, I just had to, because I already have a house full of ConAgra products due to their generosity with these recurring Catalina deals at Jewel. So, [...]

Marshalls/T.J. Maxx recently contacted me about their Father’s Day gift ideas and offered gift cards to check them out. Somehow, I always forget to look there for men’s gifts (and you can see I still ended up with a little something for myself… ) But they sent me two $25 gift cards, one of which [...]

Well, here’s a blast from the past! Remember Mother’s frosted circus animal cookies? (Don’t say no, because then I’ll just feel old… but maybe we just had them out West where I grew up.) Of course the kids didn’t remember, but they enjoyed them immensely nonetheless. These are now back in grocery stores and entering [...]

So a while back I participated in another one of these blog tours from Mom Central, this time to review the Sonicare for Kids rechargeable power toothbrush. I thought this would be cool — Mr. 7 has had a couple of cavities from not brushing his back teeth well (and we had to go back [...]

Mom Central contacted me recently to see if I’d like to participate in an “allergy relief” blog tour for Halls cough drops. Well, of course I did: Cough drops are the only thing that temporarily alleviated my crazy coughing before the dr. came up with the adult onset asthma diagnosis this winter. So, they sent [...]

Mom Central recently sent me samples of the new Uncle Ben’s whole grain white rice, along with info on the product, which will be available in grocery stores in July 2010. The idea behind this product is to make it easier to incorporate whole grains into your dinner menu — and get them into your [...]

I recently received some Gerber Graduates snacks for preschoolers to review, including Fruit Twists, Cereal Twists, and Granola Bars. Both kids tried them (although Mr. 7, being 7, is a bit outside the target age range — which is probably why he demolished his in about 30 seconds and was looking for more!). What I [...]

So a couple of months ago, I made a toss-off comment in a Dominick’s deals post about “what the heck is turkey pot roast?” Well, now I know! Look what showed up on my doorstep this morning, courtesy of the nice folks at Jennie-O, who read my post and wanted to spread the word. This [...]