Monthly Archives: June 2009

Kmart Footwear – for moms who demand style and value

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Kmart shoesMoms who demand stylish shoes for themselves and their kids but are on a budget will love Kmart’s shoe line.  I particularly like the Route 66 Elodie pictured here.

Kmart’s variety of trusted brands and exclusive collections is designed to give moms value, quality and style–all at affordable prices.

Kmart’s summer collection features Summer Wedges which are very popular now.   I can’t wear heels.. I have absolutely no coordination but I think I could pull of a pair of wedges.

Shoes for kids include Fisher-Price toddler sandals, outdoor shoes, and I’m sure their Transformers shoes are selling like crazy these days!    A few shoe brands Kmart offers are Disney, Protege, and Wrangler Jeans.. yes they make shoes.  Who’d of thought?

GIVEAWAY!
We are giving 1 lucky reader a $20 Kmart gift card!  Simply leave a comment below related to Kmart and/or shoes and you’re email address will be entered to win!  Contest ends July 10th.

Jif To Go™ Reduced Fat Peanut Butter and Jif’s Natural Peanut Butter

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Jif To Go reduced fat peanut butter spreadWe went to a park today and Jif To Go went with us.  It was a huge hit with the kids and my husband and I loved it too.  We dipped crackers and apples in our Jif To Go. Each Jif To Go Reduced Fat Peanut Butter Spread is 2.5 ounces and is plenty for a sandwich (a couple of sandwiches actually), and to dip crackers or apple slices in.

Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread comes in a package of six convenient, portable 2.5-ounce cups and is a great way for kids and moms to get their protein and enjoy their favorite peanut butter on the go with fewer calories than before.   During summer vacation we are out and about more than any other time of year and it’s important to bring healthy snacks.  Jif makes it easy with Jif To Go.  Now with eight less grams of fat than the regular Jif To Go Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and 16 grams of protein per serving, Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread is a delicious portable peanut butter that is easy to eat anywhere, anytime. Whether used as a dip for pretzels or celery or as a spread for crackers, Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread fits into a lunchbox, diaper bag, book bag or gym bag and is ideal for on-the-go snacking. If you don’t peel the cover all the way off when opening your Jif To Go you can push it back down to cover what is left over, if any.

Jif Natural Peanut Butter SpreadI was pleasantly surprised to find that Jif’s Natural Peanut Butter Spread has just about the same texture as regular Jif.  Natural peanut butter products I’ve bought in the past were either very grainy or kind of juicy.  Jif’s Natural Peanut Butter Spread is just right.

Jif Natural Peanut Butter Spread is available at your local grocery store and is $2.70 for 18 oz. and $4.15 for 28 oz while Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread is $2.99-$3.19. Visit www.jif.com for product information. These two new flavors add to an already variety rich Jif product line giving moms lots of options.  Other Jif varieties include Creamy, Extra Crunchy, Simply Jif, Reduced Fat Creamy, Reduced Fat Crunchy, Creamy Peanut Butter & Honey, Natural, Jif To Go and Reduced Fat Jif To Go.

GIVEAWAY!
Jif is giving 2 lucky readers a 6 pack of Jif To Go Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and a jar of Jif Natural Peanut Butter!  Simply leave a comment below.. related to Jif or peanut butter in general (how much your kids love peanut butter, how long you’ve been a loyal Jif buyer, etc..).
Contest ends July 10th.

A Children’s Summertime Classic – The Original Saltwater Sandal

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Generations of children recall endless summer days wearing the original Salt Water Sandal made by the Hoy Company of St. Louis Missouri. They’re called the “Salt Water” Sandal because they stand up even in salt water. You may remember wearing these exact sandals as a child. I do! I love the traditional classic lines of the “Original Sandal” style and the fact that these shoes stand up to hours of summer playtime. The flexible sole and heavy durable leather straps are comfortable and long lasting. Your child will most likely grow out of these sandals before they wear out. White and brown are the original colors with fresh bright shades such as fuchsia, orange, yellow and lime added to the collection.

From our friends at TheFind.com.

Picture Keeper – makes saving and sharing your photographs a snap!

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I just love this new gadget!  There is not a mom I know that couldn’t use a Picture Keeper.

The Picture Keeper is a flash drive with embedded software that you don’t have to download to your hard drive–you just plug it in and it finds and copies all of your image files! Have more than one computer?  You can use the same Picture Keeper for multiple computers, including a Mac and a PC!  I have a PC desktop and a Mac laptop and it’s great to know that Picture Keeper will work on both.

When all of your photographs are on the Picture Keeper, unplug it and store it in a safe place. If you have a digital photo frame, plug the Picture Keeper in for an instant slide show. Or take your Picture Keeper to the drug store to select and print photos from a kiosk. Every time you take new photos and download to your computer, just plug in the Picture Keeper and it will find the new or modified files and add only those!

For more information about Picture Keeper and to buy a 8GB or 16GB Picture Keeper visit the Picture Keeper website here.

New Pillsbury Baking Products – make and enjoy cookies with your kids!

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Pillsbury Baking MixesI don’t buy pre-packages cookies because I like to make them, but I rarely make them from scratch so I have to find a middle ground. I am thrilled to have recently found out about and tried a great new cookie mix from Pillsbury.

Pillsbury Baking Mixes give families an easy way to bake delicious, fresh-baked cookies at home without bakery prices.  My favorite of the three new Pillsbury Cookie Mixes is the Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix which Sebastian, my 9 year old, made a couple of weeks ago. How I wish we had some Pillsbury cookies now! It’s been a long and stressful day. My daughter had her first dentist appointment today.. enough said.

The other two of the three varieties are Funfetti® Cookie Mix and Reduced Sugar – Sugar Cookie Mix. The new Pillsbury Cookie Mixes will be in stores in June and the SRP is $1.99. The price is great for a product that you and your kids can make and enjoy together.  Pillsbury’s new baking mixes are quick and easy to make making them a great desert or special snack for you and your kids to make and enjoy on a whim.

Other new Pillsbury products include Pillsbury Brownie Minis™ Brownie Mix and Pillsbury Easy Frost™ No-Fuss Frosting.

For more information about Pillsbury’s new Baking Mixes and Frostings, visit their website here.