Yo Gabba Gabba Live! DVD/CD Giveaway!

YO GABBA GABBA! ANNOUNCES 60 CITY NORTH AMERICAN TOUR AND SOLIDIFIES YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: THERE’S A PARTY IN MY CITY! PARTNERSHIP WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

$1 From Every Ticket Sold To Benefit Habitat for Humanity Local Affiliate In Each Tour City


If you have children, you most likely know about Yo Gabba Gabba. And if your kids a re like mine, they are HUGE fans of the show. Yo Gabba Gabba Live is a 60 city live tour, sponsored by KIA Motors and  featuring all the popular characters like D. J. Lance, Toodee, Brobee, Muno, Fufa and Plex as well as Biz Markie to teach kids how to beat box with “Biz’s Beat of the Day.” Special guests will join the party on stage for the Super Music Friends Show and Dancey Dance segments. $1 from every ticket sold will go to benefit that city’s local Habitat For Humanity! AWESOME!

We were planning on attending the Louisville show but my husband started a new job and can’t take off that day,  so we won’t be able to make it after all. Let me tell you, my 3 year old daughter is UPSET! She would love nothing more than to go to the live show. Needless to say, Mommy and Daddy are going to be on her poo-poo list for a looooong time! So if it is going to be in your area and you can make it, I encourage you to go. I hear it is really an awesome event to attend.


Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 2 features hit songs from seasons 1, 2 and 3 including super music friends Weezer, Mgmt, Jimmy Eat World and songs from the show, available at Target on August 24th! Also available, Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 1 featuring songs from the Roots, Shins and others.

The Nickelodeon DVD Yo Gabba Gabba!: Clubhouse released on June 15 and features performances by musical guests Erykah Badu, The Killers, Jimmy Eat World and more.

For information about the show and to find one in your area visit: www.yogabbagabbalive.com
Twitter: twitter.com/yogabbagabba
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Yo-Gabba-Gabba/42220833615

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One very lucky reader will win a Yo Gabba Gabba prize pack consisting of:
“Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 1” CD and “Yo Gabba Gabba! Clubhouse” DVD

Giveaway ends August 15, 2010 – Winner chosen via our giveaway plugin

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Do you Vlog? What camera do you use?

I have been considering vlogging for a little while now but my current video camera doesn’t upload to my computer. At least, if it does, I don’t have the components to make it do so. So I was looking around online at some Sony electronics to see if I could find a video camera that is light weight, compact and affordable.

I found a Sony DCR-PC350 online. That one seems a little out of my current price range, which is basically non-existent,  so I also found the SANYO VPC-HD1, obviously not a Sony. I”m wondering if any of you have had any experience with this particular video camera? I’d like to hear any feedback you might have. Good? Bad? What video camera do you recommend for vlogging as well as capturing everyday video of the family.  I’m liking the Sony brand a lot but not so much the price . Apparently I’m out of my element a little at the moment. I need your help!

On another note, I’m really digging this site that I found these items on. They even have a clearance section and items under $50!

Anyway, please give me some video  camera advice. Momma needs a new one!

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Total Pillow Review and Giveaway

Total Pillow

The Total Pillow is a neat little invention. It has a flower shape and can be twisted into practically any shape and used for any type of pillow you would need. It can be folded in half and used as a neck pillow when traveling or placed behind the back for lumbar support. I wish I had it when I was pregnant last year. I could have used it as a doughnut in my chair and then as knee/hip support at bedtime. My hips ached horribly during my last pregnancy and I would awaken with awful pain. Regular pillows just didn’t seem to do the trick but the firmness and ability to bend the Total Pillow would have been perfect!

Total-Pillow-office_chair.jpgThe Total Pillow has several uses including:

1. Support Your Neck, Ankles, Knees or  Anywhere You Need Total Comfort!
2.Customize and Lock Your Total Pillow™ into Any Position!
3. Ergonomic Design
4.Great for Lumbar Support

My children went crazy over this pillow. Each one had to take turns laying on it, resting on it while playing video games and watching TV or reading, pretending they were daisies :D and twisting it into shapes to see how best to lay on it. The Total Pillow will be great on long car rides and family vacation trips when someone gets tired and needs to rest their head/neck. Just fold it in half and place it where we need it to support the head and neck during travel.

It is quite firm but still soft enough to be comfortable. It works great in my computer chair when I am nursing my baby and need some extra support near the small of my back. I just place it behind my lower back, grab my nursing pillow and we’re good to go. Nice and comfy and I can still get my online work done while cuddling with baby.

Total Pillow

VERSATILE TRANSFORMING PILLOW Cradles you with Comfort While Asleep and Awake

Most people spend approximately one-third of their lives asleep on their pillow, however the new Total Pillow has uses for the two-thirds of time spent awake.

There are pillows for all types of issues but no one pillow that bridges all conditions, until now. The Total Pillow™ is for use overnight, on the couch, sitting at your desk, driving, while on a plane or train, in college dorms, or just while watching television.  This donut-shaped pillow transforms in just seconds to more than five supportive shapes for customized relief.  The patent pending locking technology enables the Total Pillow to support the neck, lower back, ankles and knees.

“Consumers own many different pillows for different applications, identifying the need for a multipurpose pillow solution.” said Steve Heroux, CEO of Hampton Direct. “The Total Pillow transforms into five different shapes to answer a wide range of conditions.”

The Total Pillow’s ergonomic design allows your body to be cradled in support whether you’re a side sleeper and like support between your knees and/or ankles or are a frequent traveler. It’s also great for the businessperson, who needs lumbar support for the long periods of time spent seated.

Hampton Direct, Inc. is a leading international importer and distributor of consumer products. The Vermont-based company’s offerings include common household problem solving products that includes the As Seen On TV Wonder Hanger®, Twin Draft Guard® and Total Pillow®.

BUY IT!
Available for $19.99, The Total Pillow and can be ordered online at www.buytotalpillow.com.

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One lucky reader will win their very own Total Pillow!

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Giveaway ends August 8, 2010

This is a Mama Buzz review. The product was provided by Total Pillow for this review. No monetary compensation was received. All opinions are strictly my own. Follow all manufacturers directions for use.

Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil Review

Tropical Traditions is well known for their coconut oil. Coconuts are used fresh (within 24-48 hours of harvest) from small family farms on Mt. Banahaw and other rural places in Quezon Province, the coconut capital of the Philippines. This is truly, minimally processed, about as fresh as you can get coconut oil. I had the WONDERFUL opportunity to review a quart of their Certified Organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil. It smells so good. It has a very mild, true coconut scent. This oil is so versatile. I wasn’t sure what to start out with! So I started with cake pops and cupcakes and then soap. Soap?

Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil

Yes you read that right. I made cupcakes, then soap. Because I use coconut oil in my handmade cold process soaps I was more than excited to try the Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil in a batch. It soaped beautifully and made an awesome bar of soap! I scented it with Pineapple fragrance and because it contained so much virgin coconut oil, I named it Pineapple Pina Colada. It smells awesome and I think it turned out so pretty. You can see the top part that I left white stayed a very nice true white without any additives. This coconut oil works wonderfully in soap and skin care products.

Next, I made a batch of cupcakes using Pom Wonderful Pomegranate Blueberry juice (separate review later) and Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil and a batch of cake pops using the coconut oil. The cakes are DELICIOUS! Both the cupcakes and cake pops turned out extremely moist and delicious.We baked the cupcakes in ice cream cones and decorated them with frosting and sprinkles.

The cake pops have the slightest hint of coconut flavor. Just enough to make you go “Hmmm” if you didn’t know it was there. They are SO good. I plan on making more of the cake pops for my daughter’s summer luau birthday party. We are going to add coconut to the cake mix along with the coconut oil, then dip them in chocolate and add two darker brown/black spots to make them look like coconuts. The first batch was eaten before I could get a photo of the finished product!

As you can see, you can use this coconut oil in practically any recipe that calls for oil. And there are tons of recipes on the Tropical Traditions website too. The next thing I’m making with my Coconut Oil…. FRIED CHICKEN! I can’t wait to see how that turns out.

Virgin Coconut Oil is a food, and is one of the best cooking oils you can use. It has been a staple cooking oil for thousands of years in tropical climates. As a cooking oil, its chemical structure is kept in tact and therefore is resistant to mutations of fatty acid chains even when used in higher cooking temperatures, unlike most vegetable oils. Research shows that the medium chain fatty acids found in coconut oil boosts the body’s metabolism, raises body temperatures, and helps provide greater energy which can lead to weight loss.

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Available in several sizes:
1 pint (16 FL. oz.) – $19.95
1 quart (32 FL. oz) – $27.50
1 gallon (128 FL. oz) – $70.00
5 gallons (640 FL. oz.) – $230.00

Purchase Tropical Traditions Gold Label Coconut Oil online and be sure to check out their other products like organic food, skin care products and supplements.

Check out the right side of their site for current specials and sales too!

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Complimentary product was received to facilitate this review. No monetary compensation was received. All opinions are my own.


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