Today's Post: Foodie Friday at OkWB, Summer Salads

Today at Oklahoma Women Bloggers,  I am sharing a few of our nest's favorite Summer Salads. When the temperature starts climbing and activities start increasing I begin looking for quick and cold go to recipes. Be sure to head over to the post and leave a comment.

The Story of "The Star-Spangled Banner" Review

America will celebrate its 238th birthday next Friday. How do you celebrate? Me? With food, family, friends and fireworks of course.

There is always one song played on this day that reminds us of our independence. The same anthem that is played every time our grand ole' flag is raised before sporting events, when a medal is won, or when our troops from battle return. The Star Spangled Banner.

I was recently asked to review the book The Story of "The Star-Spangled Banner" written by Patricia A. Pingry.  This book,  in less than 200 words, tells the story of how the words to our national anthem came to be written. Above all, it teaches basic flag manners. Remove you hats and place your right hand over your heart. I think young and old alike need to be reminded of these basics at times. The board book is beautifully illustrated and the story takes you back in time. The pride you feel is amazing.

The book is recommended for ages 2 to 5, but I love these books for my 7 year old because she reads it herself.

Our children are never too young to learn and the learning never ends. You can get your very own copy of this book through Ideals Books, Amazon or your local Christian book store.



Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”): Many thanks to Ideals Books for providing the book for this review. I will not receive monetary compensation for this review.

The LEGO® Movie Giveaway

Everything is Awesome!

Have you seen The LEGO® Movie yet. We haven't. It's on our Summer movie bucket list for the last week in July. Our popcorn buckets are ready.

I have AWESOME news. One of my readers is getting their very own blu-ray copy of the The LEGO® Movie.

The LEGO® Movie, the first-ever, full-length theatrical LEGO® adventure, directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller is an original 3D computer animated story that follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. He is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which Emmet is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Chris Pratt (Moneyball) stars as the voice of Emmet. Will Ferrell (The Campaign) stars as the voice of his primary adversary, President Business, an erudite, anal-retentive CEO who has a hard time balancing world domination with micro-managing his own life; while Liam Neeson (Taken) voices the president's powerful henchman, known as Bad Cop, who will stop at nothing to catch Emmet.

Starring as Emmet's fellow travelers are Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), as Vitruvius, an old mystic; Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games, Emmy nominee for 30 Rock), as tough-as-nails Lucy, who mistakes Emmet for the savior of the world and guides him on his quest; Will Arnett (Emmy nominee, 30 Rock), as the mysterious Batman, a LEGO minifigure with whom Lucy shares a history; Nick Offerman (NBC's Parks and Recreation) as a craggy, swaggering pirate, obsessed with revenge on President Business; and Alison Brie (Community) as a sweet, loveable member of the team, with a powerful secret.

With The LEGO® Movie app you can get into the AWESOME Lego action by pressing the "record" button and making your very own mini 6 second LEGO GIF video. Then you can share to Twitter and Facebook. Videos instantly get posted to YouTube for everybody to enjoy!

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Now who wants this movie? All you have to do is let me know on the easy Rafflecopter entry form that you visited the app. Bonus entries are available. 

Disclosure: Each household is only eligible to win The Lego Movie Blu-Ray via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. No P.O. Boxes. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Special thanks to Warner Bros. Home Entertainment for providing this giveaway. I will not be compensated financially or by product for this giveaway. It's for FUN and because I LOVE my readers!

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Father's Day 2014

We spent our Father's Day a little different this year. Miss K and I were in Wilson with my Daddy and Jason and B were at home together. B went to church camp last Wednesday and since K and I were going to Wilson on Thursday after I finished my work for the week the kids gave Jason his Father's Day card on Tuesday night- the last night we were together as a family. (that was a long explanation)

Of course as always I tried to be a bit creative. So I dressed the kids up in their "activity" gear and grabbed my camera. Here is what we came up with.

Truth.

And of course a picture of me and my Daddy. The first man who ever loved me, kissed me, held my hand...the man who started it all.

Help Name the New Snickers Bar! #SnickersVote #Giveaway

Snickers wants your help in deciding the name of it’s new chocolate bar!

My favorite candy bar is surprise....a Snickers Bar. I am teaming up with Snickers and Partners Hub to bring one of my blessed readers the following fun Snickers Vote app and we’ll give you a Snickers Voting Prize Pack that includes a SNICKERS bar, A SNICKERS BITES pack, a SNICKERS Almond bar, a SNICKERS Peanut Butter Squared bar, a SNICKERS Rockin’ Nut Road Bar, and a pair of movie tickets! 

A delicious new SNICKERS® Bar is coming. It has more peanuts, more caramel, and more chocolate. It has more of everything people love most about SNICKERS – except nougat and a name. Mars Chocolate North America has announced that for the first time consumers will have the opportunity to help name the newest product from SNICKERS!

The as-of-now unnamed bar includes a single delicious layer of crunchy roasted peanuts and smooth caramel perfectly blended and enrobed in milk chocolate. And fans get to name it. Consumers can visit the SNICKERS Facebook page (www.facebook.com/snickers), through June 13, 2014, to choose from one of five possible names:

SNICKERS Go Nuts
SNICKERS Xtreme
SNICKERS #MoreNuts
SNICKERS Nuts Galore
SNICKERS Nuts!




The new bar will be out in stores in 2015! I voted Snickers #MoreNuts- I love hashtags.

Now, who wants a Snickers Prize Pack? All you have to do is vote and share their favorite in the comments section as your giveaway entry. Bonus entries are available. All entries will be collected on the easy Rafflecopter form.

 

Disclosure (in accordance with the FTC’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”): Many thanks to Snickers and PartnersHub for providing this prize for the giveaway. Choice of winners and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation. I will not receive a sample of the product in exchange for this review and post. Each household is only eligible to win One (1) Snickers Voting Pack with an assortment of Snickers Brand products and two (2) movie tickets. via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. USA entries only.

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