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30 Days #waterchallenge

8/31/2013

Drinking water is very important. I do not about you but even when is hot outside I still think I do not drink enough water. So I am starting a challenge and I am inviting you to do the challenge with me.

The challenge is drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day. And to make it easier for you and I, I have created a tracking log. We can DO this.

Let's drink more water, let's get healthier

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#ad Earn money for your school with Tyson Project A+ and Safeway Back to School program

8/25/2013

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Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client.

Can you believe summer is almost over and kids are going back to school? Yeah, it is hard to go back to the routine and prepare healthy lunches again. But I am glad that there are products that make it so easy for busy parents like me.

Well and preparing lunches is not my only worry about back to school time. I am a very concerned parent when it comes to my child education. I keep reading on the news all the budget cuts to schools and education and I think something needs to be done. But, I guess changing politics is almost impossible, so I help my school by being a member of the PTA and participating on different fundraisers. That extra money that the school is able to raise help with those extra supplies the classrooms need. Our school is pretty new so we also need help with our sport teams and even benches at the playground area. And from all our research, we have learned those things are expensive, so we need to raise a lot of money.

As a parent and as a school PTA member, I keep looking for ways to get some extra cash for our school and I was really pleased to fin two very friendly to use programs and for sure will help us to get some extra money for the new school year.

Tyson Project A+ program

The Tyson Project A+ program is open to all accredited schools, preschool through grade 12, in the United States -- including public, private, parochial and homeschool organizations. It also includes military schools in the continental U.S. and overseas

Each Tyson Project A+ label has a value of 24¢ when redeemed by a registered school.

Each submission must contain at least 100 labels. No more than 50,000 labels may be submitted in a calendar year.

To avoid possible health issues from handling raw foods, only fully cooked Tyson® bags and boxed products carry the Tyson Project A+ label.

So how can you use the Tyson Project A+ program? First step is to visit the Tyson Project A+ web site to look up your school. If your school is already on the program, you only need to clip the labels from the Tyson products that participate on the program. (Project A+ labels are on more than 40 Tyson products. You can check the list of all participating products

#ad how to know if school particpates on Tyson Project A+

If the school is not enrolled you might need to register. Once you are registered you only need to advertise the program in your school so everybody can start collecting the Tyson labels

#ad clipping labels for the Tyson Project A+

Safeway Back to School program

If you shop at Safeway, 10% of the purchase of participating products will be donated to your school at the end of the program. (If you are a member of the eScrip program the donation will be automatic).

The Safeway Back to School program runs from August 14th to September 10th.

Whenever you are going to buy products at Safeway just check for the label on the selves that show you the participating products and use your Safeway saving card at checkout. Check the bottom of your receipt for details. Your total will be updated every time you shop. (eScrip members earn automatically)

If you visit the Safeway Back to School web site you can register for the eScrip program. When you register you will provide your Safeway Club Card number. You will be raising money to the school when you shop at Safeway and during the Safeway Back to School program all you need to do is to look out for products participating.

#ad how the safeway back to school works

#ad labels at safeway show products particpating on back to school

How do you know what items are participating on the Safeway Back to School program? Just look for the yellow Back to School tag.

Now, that you and I have learned about easy ways to help your school, let me show you an easy school lunch that can be prepared in just a few minutes using the very convenient Tyson Grilled & Ready products

Creamy Alfredo Chicken Pasta

This is a very quick and easy recipe. Boil the pasta until done.
Put the pre-cooked chicken from the Tyson Grilled & Ready products on a pan and warm it out for around 3-5 min.
Either use prepared Alfredo sauce or make your own.
Mix all the ingredients
Serve in a spill proof container that keeps food warm
Pack fruit, water and another snack.
Lunch box is ready

My advice to save money at the store is always look for sales and read the labels. On my shopping trip I found a few products on sale and I made some money for the school. It was a win-win situation.

To learn more about the Tyson Project A+ program you can visit:

Tyson's Project A+ Program website
Tyson on Facebook
Tyson on Twitter

Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and their client.

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Fun day at the #WWEMamarazzi Event #WWEMoms #Summerslam

8/22/2013

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Disclosure: I was provided complementary tickets to attend the event, however all opinions expressed are my own.

I was invited to an event that I was sure my son was going to love. The WWE Mamarazzi event with The Moms. As a mom I always enjoy taking my son places, even if I do not have as much fun. I was thinking that an event about wrestling was going to be one of those events. I have never seen it on TV and it was not something that called my attention

When we got to the event, the kids were able to play with WWE Mattel toys and they also had some of the WWE stars for them to meet. And I have to tell you about the great food they had. Oh, yes, they had food for the kids but also really yummy food for the adults.

While we were enjoying the food, we also learned about the different programs WWE is involved with. I was really impressed. They participate in a lot of charity programs and they also have the Be a Star not a Bully program for bullying prevention. That is just awesome

After that we headed to the arena to see the WWE Summer Slam. WOW, what a show. I was not really sure about it at the beginning, but now I really understand why so many people like it. It is really entertaining and everyone in the audience is so into it and all that energy is contagious. I left really impressed and waiting to see when I can see more on TV.

You can take a look at the awesome video that summarizes what the WWE is all about! (Video courtesy of The Moms)

Disclosure: I was provided complementary tickets to attend the event, however all opinions expressed are my own.

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Nothing better to stay hydrated than WATER

8/20/2013

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Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water, however all opinions expressed are my own.

This has been a great summer break. We have been in really cool places. Most of them had longer lines and the heat and humidity were bad.

Besides having fun we have learned a very important lesson. The best way and the healthiest way to stay hydrated is drinking water. So we tried as much as we could to drink water at all the events. It was not always easy but we were committed and we did it.

Before we needed to buy different drinks because not everyone liked the same stuff. Now even the dog can drink with us. There is no change on the flavor when after a few hours and although cold water feels better, you can still drink it without being ice cold and feel refreshed.

Now you can also take the pledge with your family. Visit Nestlé® Pure Life® facebook page. You would have a chance to win the grand prize trip for four (4) to Universal Studios Hollywood or Universal Orlando Resort,

And to keep your kids hydrated at school do not forget to pack some water with their lunches.

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Nestlé® Pure Life® Purified Water, however all opinions expressed are my own.

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Little Explorer Preschool #Giveaway

8/19/2013

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It is all about pre-school! With a name like Little Explorer Preschool we are curious and excited
This is a very novel concept for us. . We have Sally, a very accomplished educator with lots of tittles under her belt including MBA.
Her personal educational philosophy is "I believe when raising a child, you are raising a future adult. Each step made in childhood, especially in the first 5 years, builds the foundation for life long skills, more than any other time. I have worked majority of my life providing loving, nurturing, environments and curriculum for children and parents to learn so the next generation can have the best starting advantage possible in life! "
Well Little Explorers Preschool has set out to do just that for your little ones. This is all done in the most nurture settings of all Ms. Sally's own home! Everything has been fitted first for the care of her own children. now that is pre-school, education is very conducive. It is all about hands on learning while having and lesson- adventure through play.
Here is an overview of the curriculum:

Discover the above and much more here at their site
Besides the schooling, Little Explorer Preschool ventures out and contributes to the community with reading series, plus special classes for parents.

We are sad to say that it is too far for you: near Seattle. We hope it is the perfect place for our readers in the area.
Little Explorers Preschool is pleased to offer reader at Cool Moms Cool Tips andLife is a Journey Not a Destination a chance to win a full time one week at the school or a parental class to a lucky winner!

Enter to win in the Rafflecopter below:

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30 Days #waterchallenge

#ad Earn money for your school with Tyson Project A+ and Safeway Back to School program

Tyson Project A+ program

Safeway Back to School program

Fun day at the #WWEMamarazzi Event #WWEMoms #Summerslam

Nothing better to stay hydrated than WATER

Little Explorer Preschool #Giveaway

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