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Last years Harvest Halloween blog hop was such a great success that I have decided to do it again this year!

Giveaway will run from October 1st-October 15th

• The minimum value of your giveaway should be $50 and should be related to Fall/Harvest/Thanksgiving/Halloween
• You can have multiple prize packages if you want, as long as one is valued at at least $50 or more
• The main entry for the giveaway should be simple and only one mandatory entry is allowed. (Example: Blog Follow, comment etc) People do not like to spend a lot of time on just one entry or have to do many entries just to participate. You also do not have to have a mandatory entry
• You can have as many Bonus Entries as you would like, but please make sure they are clearly marked as bonus or optional entries

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The following is featured in my Holiday Gift Guide

Who doesn’t love some Hershey’s Candy? I know I do and recently I got to try out some great holiday candy. The candy pictured above actually. What I love most about Hershey’s is that almost everyone would love to get this as a gift. It’s always good and always festive no matter what time of the year and what holiday your celebrating. They have a Hershey for that!

A Kiss for Santa
Who needs mistletoe when there are Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates to go around? With more than 1.6 billion red, green and silver Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolates being made this year, there will be no shortage of holiday cheer! Hershey’s Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates varieties available this year include:

• NEW– Hershey’s Kisses Kiss Shaped Gift Box
• NEW – Hershey’s Kisses Brand Candy Cane Mint Candies Filled Cane
• Hershey’s Kisses Santa Hat Milk Chocolate
• Giant Hershey’s Kisses Brand Milk Chocolate
• Hershey’s Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates in festive foils and special flavors

I really enjoyed the Christmas bells and Miniatures. I set aside a few to add to my gifts of course as you have to have some candy with a gift!

The Perfect Gift to Give
Those looking for the ideal treat for a holiday host or hostess, co-worker, teacher or friend need look no further – Hershey’s iconic candies are decoratively wrapped and ready to gift! Gifting options include:

• NEW LOOK – Hershey®’s Pot of Gold® Premium Collection
• NEW – Reese’s Miniatures Tree Shaped Gift Box
• NEW– Hershey®’s Solid Milk Chocolate Bar (1 lb.)
• Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (1 lb.)

Looking for some great holiday ideas? Check out Celebrate with Hershey’s for some wonderful ideas and recipes and crafts!

• Get the kids involved: Prepare for a day of baking treats like Peanut Butter Blossoms made with Hershey’s Kisses Brand Milk Chocolates or Rolo® Pretzel Delights™ with the kids, and let them pick out the lucky recipients.
• Prepare for unexpected guests: Keep extra Hershey’s Pot of Gold Premium Collection boxed chocolates on hand for last minute gifting solutions.
• Get creative with ornaments: Spice up your holiday tree using cookie cutters and doilies as ornaments (which look like snowflakes) for an inspired look.
• Get out the gift wrap: Take the pictures that adorn the walls all year long and wrap them with holiday paper before re-hanging. Place bowls of favorite candy dish treats, wrapped in their holiday best, like Kit Kat® Holiday Miniatures or Hershey®’s Kisses® Brand Mint Truffles Wrapped in Dark Chocolate on end tables for a sweet touch.

Giveaway

Want to win some Hershey’s Candy for your Holiday gift giving or celebration?

One lucky winner will receive the candy pictured above!

Giveaway ends December 13 at 11:59pm EST

Open to US residents only

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The Laugh & Learn Dance & Play Puppy is baby’s puppy friend that encourages baby to move, dance and sing along to fun familiar songs! Puppy claps along to the music, wiggles his body side to side to dance, and raises his ears with a pop! With more than 25 sung songs and phrases, baby will learn about ABCs, counting and numbers, parts of the body, opposites, actions, manners, greetings and first words!

The Dance & Play Puppy has two modes: Learning mode and Play mode. Learning mode has fun sung songs and actions that teach about letters, numbers, parts of the body and more! Play mode encourages baby to play along to familiar songs and games like “Happy & You Know It,” blowing kisses, and, of course, reaching up "sooo big!" Baby will love dancing, clapping, singing along and learning so many new things with the Dance & Play Puppy! Requires 6 “AA” batteries, included.

• Ages: 9 to 36 months
• Requires: Six AA batteries (included); Phillips-head screwdriver to replace batteries

Review

This puppy is actually a lot of fun to play with, even for us adults. It moves around and sings and your child is learning the whole time. My niece loves this toy and she just lights up every time she sees it.

I love this toy because it really does keep a toddlers attention. Children love music and dancing, at least most do and this puppy does it all, while also teaching your child to count and sing songs. The arms, legs and ears all move so it’s a very visual toy as well.

What I love the most about this toy is that along with saying words and singing songs it has words written all over it so an older toddler can use it to learn to read a few words anyway. Another thing I really love about this toy is that it teaches manners, parts of the body and greetings so your child can learn to interact the right way with people once they get into school or as they are out and in public.

A downside to the toy is that the motor is a little loud, but the toy is also loud so it’s not so bad. Also it’s not a snuggle toy so I would leave it out as a daytime play toy and not put it into the bed with your toddler. I love that the toy is interactive, but only the feet contain buttons to push, so don’t waste your time on the hands as I did!

You can buy the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Dance And Play Puppy  on Amazon.com for $32.88

Disclosure: I received this the Laugh and Learn Dance and Play Puppy from Fischer-Price to review. All thoughts and opinions are my own unless otherwise stated

This toy was also featured in my Holiday Gift Guide!

Giveaway

Don’t want to buy this very cute puppy, you can win one instead with my giveaway!

One lucky winner will win a Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Dance and Play Puppy!

Giveaway ends December 11th 2011 at midnight EST

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When Scotland’s Queen Annabella dies, her devastated niece, Lady Marsaili Cargill, takes charge of the seven-year-old prince James, who is second in line to the throne. But rumors abound that the King’s brother—the Duke of Albany—will stop at nothing to fulfill his ambition to govern Scotland. But before Marsi can help the young prince escape to the safety of St. Andrews Academy, she will need to confront the men seeking to use her—and accept the help of the King’s devoted master archer, Sir Ivor Mackintosh. With traitors and assassins all around, Marsi and Ivor must risk all for the little prince James, while hoping for a future that will allow their love to flourish.

My Review

I am a huge fan of this time period it’s right before the well known time of HenryVIII and all of the mess with Scotland and England. It’s a time we don’t always hear a lot about and I think that is why I really enjoyed this book. It was different, but still very familiar. Highland Hero is part of the Scottish Knights series and follows Ivor Mackintosh and Marsaili on an adventure across Scotland. It’s a very entertaining read that will sweep you away into a time where men were a little more honorable and women who spoke there mind were rare. The two fall for each other very quickly, but the story has a few twist before they can get to their happily ever after.

Alex MacDonald is known for his skill as a warrior, his prowess with women, and his vow to never take a wife. But now his chieftain has asked him to make the ultimate sacrifice: wed Glynis MacNeil, a lass famed throughout the Highlands for her exquisite beauty—and defiant ways. Familiar with heartbreak, Glynis refuses to fall for another handsome scoundrel. Yet when Alex’s past sins force an unlikely union, Glynis gives in to temptation and becomes his wife. Will their newfound passion be strong enough to fight the enemy that threatens their home, their clan, and their very lives?

My Review

This is the second book in The Return of The Highlanders Series. In Book I The Guardian we met Ian, Alex, Conner and Duncan and learned Ians story, now we learn about Alex and the surprising twist and turns his past has brought to his present. Not only does he meet Glynis, but he learns that the past has caught up with him and now he must be responsible for it.

Really I enjoyed this book so much that I couldn’t put it down. In fact I read the whole thing in about four hours! I stopped only for a snack and a quick email check as my phone went off a few times with important messages! I love the characters of Ales and Glynis, they are strong willed, but this story is not just about romance and a happy ending, but about trust and putting your trust in the ones you love is the only way to be really happy. 

Giveaway

Win one of three (3) sets of both books: Highland Hero (Scottish Knights) and The Sinner (Return of the Highlanders)

Giveaway Ends December 4th at 11:59pm EST

Open to US and Canada Only

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One thing I love about shopping at Kroger is that they always have great deals and from November 13th through November 26th, with the purchase of any four participating General Mills products, you will either receive free milk (up to $3; limit of 2) or to receive $3 off your shopping order.

I received a $25 Kroger gift card to check out this deal and I was really happy to see that there were many General Mills products available to buy for this promotion. Items like Pillsbury Ready to Bake Cookies, Nature Valley Bars and Fiber One Bars. I love Fiber One and picked up a few boxes.

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Welcome to our Black Friday Cash Giveaway! Are you short on cash for your Black Friday shopping? If so just enter out giveaway for a chance to win some cash! This giveaway is hosted on multiple blogs and you will be visiting more then one to enter.

Entry is simple just enter using the Rafflecopter form below. There is no mandatory entry and you can do as many entries as you want!

One Winner will receive $200 Pay Pal so you must have a valid Pay Pal account.

The giveaway ends on November 22 2011 at midnight EST.

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Welcome to the Trick or Treat Halloween Hop hosted by Tales From the Nursery, Formula Mom, and Mama on a Green Misson, where you will go trick-or-treating virtually at each blog for a chance to win some totally ghoul prizes. Will they have tricks or will they have treats? You must click through the linky to find out!

My Giveaway

I am a Celebrating Home Independent consultant and I am giving away this really cute snowman!

HOLIDAY MAGIC LIGHTED SNOWMAN- $28

Ready for chilly weather in his vest, hat, scarf and mittens, our smiling fabric snowman holds a string of acrylic holiday lights to light up the room. (battery included) 8 x 5¾ x 13¾"

Giveaway ends November 2 at 11:59 EST

Open to US only

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October is Breast Cancer awareness month in case you didn’t know. I have been lucky in my life not to have a family member that has experienced breast cancer, but I have had friends that have had it or their family member has.

You can find some great statistics on Breast Cancer at breastcancer.org. One thing I found interesting was that in men, about 1 in 10 breast cancers are believed to be due to BRCA2 mutations, and even fewer cases to BRCA1 mutations. I was surprised that they had this type of statistic on men as most of the time we don’t think about men having breast cancer, but they do.

Breast Cancer effects 1 in 8 women and that is why I try to take care of myself as much as I can. I do this by shopping at GNC. GNC has a large selection of health products for women and the prices and deals can not be beat. I even have a gold card so that I can get even better discounts. What I love most about GNC is that they really do care about your health and wellbeing.

Giveaway

Win a $50 GNC gift card

Past 2011 GNC winners can not enter

Giveaway ends November 9th at 11:59pm EST

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I love shopping at Sams club and General Mills has partnered with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help with breast cancer research. This partnership has been going on for 5 years and it’s raised a lot of money.

This year if you purchase specially-marked General Mills products like Cheerios and Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies at your local Sam’s Club you can help decide how half of that contribution will be donated. You can do this by voting at PinkTogether.com from now until April 14, 2012.

General Mills’ donations will be divided between two important Komen programs: the Treatment and Assistance Program. A program which assists women in securing care they otherwise may not be able to afford. The other program is Prevention Research, which will help unlock the keys to preventing breast cancer. Voting results will be announced on Mother’s Day 2012.

I took a shopping trip myself to Sams Club and I bought some Cheerios and some Fiber One bars. I also had to buy some peanuts and marshmallows to make Cheerios bars! I love that I can help breast cancer research and feed some really hungry kids all at the same time.

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