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It Is Always Sandal Weather in California!

September 26, 2011 By 2 Comments

Even though it’s the beginning of Fall where you live, it is still sandal weather here in San Diego (heck, it’s always sandal weather in Southern California!).  I LIVE in women’s sandals and you will rarely find me in anything else.  My husband is convinced that I have problems with my feet because I don’t wear “real” shoes.

What does he know?

I think I have so many pairs of flip flop’s that I’ve lost count.

I have pink ones, black ones, tall ones, and short ones.  Some of them have sparkles (I bought those to offset my ugly walking cast/boot) and one pair even has a little zipper pocket on the strap.  So fancy!  Of course, my very favorite pair is missing one (I blame that on the boys) and so I’ve been very sad.

Some women have closets full of high-heels and Jimmy Choo’s.  I have flip flops.

My brother call’s them “floppers.”  Ha.  Floppers.  Say it out loud.  It’s a funny word and I giggle every time I hear it.

But, really.  I’ve  got a small problem.

Anyhow, I have discovered a great store for flip flop sandals.  Havaianas Sandals has some of THE cutest flip flop’s I’ve seen.  There is a huge selection of colorful and fun shoe’s, and if you happen to need something specific not already for sale, you can actually design your own.  How fun is that?

I think my favorite pair is the “Slim Turkish” which is named after the colorful embroidery patterns created by women in Turkey.  Aren’t they funky?

What kind of shoes do you have in your closet?  Are you a flip flop girl like me or something else?

 

 

 

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Nutrilite Fruits and Vegetables 2GO! {Review & Giveaway} (CLOSED)

September 6, 2011 By

Nathan will eat his weight in fruit and vegetables all day long.  No joke.  Last night he picked out all of the broccoli from his pasta dinner and ate that along with an entire bowl of cantaloupe.  I practically had to force feed him any pasta or meat.  My mom will buy him buckets of berries from Costco and he will finish it off in a day if I let him.

Of course, twin brother Gabriel is the complete opposite.  He is my carb addict and would be perfectly happy eating nothing but cereal and peanut butter (no jelly) sandwich’s for the rest of his childhood.

Now, I know I am very lucky with Nathan, but I struggle to get Gabriel the vitamins that he needs to stay healthy.  This is where Nutrilite’s Fruits and Vegetables 2GO come in.

Too busy to eat right? Give yourself a twist. NUTRILITE® Fruits & Vegetables 2GO Twist Tubes give you the antioxidant equivalent of two of the 9–13 servings of fruits and vegetables your body needs in a convenient, squeezable tube. Simply twist into a cold, 16-oz. bottle of water and enjoy a refreshing Mango-Citrus treat anytime, anywhere.

I’ve got this box of tubes that would be really easy to toss into a lunchbox or purse to take on the go.  But, I’ve just been using them at home to help get some extra “oomph” into Gabriel’s diet.  I have a large protein drink shaker thing (very technical, I know) and I fill it to the 16 oz mark and squeeze in my Fruits and Vegetables 2GO pack.  I then pour it over ice between the three boys and they are happy to have “YAY! Yummy Juice!” with their lunch.

By the end of the day, if I’ve given them “juice” at each meal, I’ve gotten two more servings of fruits and vegetables into them without them suspecting a thing.

Sneaky mommy!

My FAVORITE part of the drink?  NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS OR PRESERVATIVES.

Excellent for those with Red Dye #40 issues (or any other petroleum based fake color).

Oh, and it actually does taste very delicious.  I bet you could run it through a blender and add some fresh mango and get an amazing smoothie…I’ll have to remember to try that this week.

Nutrilite is a division of Amway and I was hesitant at first because thoughts of Amway usually conjure up cheesy door to door salesmen.  But Amway would not have been in business for over 51 years if they weren’t doing something right.  And this Nutrilite Fruits and Vegetables 2GO is a great product that I am extremely happy with.

Just LOOK at those adorable little faces!  How could I ever give them anything but the best?  I couldn’t.  And the best part here, is that I get to give THREE readers something fabulous, as well.  Go me!

Buy Nutrilite Fruits and Vegetables 2GO Here

THREE lucky readers will each win their very own box of Nutrilite Fruits and Vegetables 2GO!  YAY!

First Mandatory Entry

Leave me a comment telling me what things you do to keep your family healthy.  Do you sneak in the vitamins?  Do you limit soda?  Do you hold them down and force apple slices down their throat?  No?  Just me then?  Let me know what works for you because I’m always in need of some good ideas for getting my kids the healthy stuff they need.

Extra Entries for this Giveaway

  • Tweet the contest @OhRheally using the hashtag #AmwayF&V and earn one extra entry per tweet.  You can tweet as often as you like for unlimited entries.  You must link back in a comment showing me each tweet.  Please do not SPAM your followers, must have at least 50 followers to count.
  • Subscribe to OhRheally with email updates or RSS for two entries.   Leave two comments letting me know you subscribed.
  • Blog about my contest on your own blog linking back to me and to my contest sponsor, receive 3 entries.  Leave me three comments, with the link.
  • Become a Facebook Fan and receive one extra entry.  Don’t forget the comment.
  • Leave me a comment on any non-giveaway post and receive an extra entry.  Just leave me a comment on the contest letting me know what the name of the other post you commented on is.  Extra comments must be relevant to the post.  Unlimited extra entries.

PLEASE NOTE:  DO NOT USE THE FACEBOOK COMMENTS TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY.  The “And the Winner is” plug in will not see entries made using Facebook and therefor the entry will not count.  You MUST ONLY use the old-fashioned WordPress commenting system for this giveaway.  Of course, feel free to use the Facebook comments on any other post.  Thank you in advance!

This giveaway will end September 20, 2011 at 10pm PST and is open to residents of the US ONLY.  Three winner’s will be chosen with “And the Winner is” plug in (do not use facebook comments for this giveaway).  Winner’s mandatory entry will be verified and then notified by email. Winners will have 72 hours to reply and claim their prize.  Complete contest rules can be found HERE.  Thank you and good luck!

CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!

Jessyca, Henrietta and Renee have been chosen to each receive a prize!  Congratulations.

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“The Help” Movie Opens August 10th

August 9, 2011 By 4 Comments

I have not read the best-selling novel The Help like the rest of the nation has.  When I first started hearing my friends talk about it, I thought it was some self-help book and asked Cheryl what it was for.  This was just about two weeks ago?  I’m always the last to know things.  I just don’t pay attention I guess.  Then I found out that Dreamworks was hosting a private screening for the movie at BlogHer.  I hadn’t even really decided to go until about thirty minutes before show time.  But at the last minute, I decided it would be a nice break for my feet to sit in a theater and enjoy a movie.

I am SO GLAD that I did!

Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, “The Help” stars Emma Stone (“Easy A”) as Skeeter, Academy Award®–nominated Viola Davis (“Doubt”) as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny—three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed—even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

Deeply moving, filled with poignancy, humor and hope, “The Help” is a timeless and universal story about the ability to create change.

 The Help Movie Trailer


This is hands down one of my favorite movies of the year.  Other friends that were at the screening told me that it did not veer too far away from the book and it stayed true to the story.  Since I haven’t read the book, I’ll just have to take their word for it.  But the movie was funny and emotional and suspenseful all at the same time.

I think what gets to me the most is the fact that this stuff really happened.  People in our country treated “free” black people with such disdain.  It’s disgusting to think about (The Titanic movie really effected me, too because for weeks I was in horror that that really happened).  Well segregation really happened and this movie takes a look at that and shows us just how ridiculous all those white people were back then!

My friend Stefani is hosting a The Help Movie Giveaway on her blog where you can win a t-shirt and other goodies.  You might want to check it out.

And here is another The Help Giveaway if you want to up your chances!

Disclose: I was invited to an early screening of The Help during BlogHer but wasn’t required or asked to post about it, I just liked it enough to share.  Go see it.  It’s really great!

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NEW Skinny Cow Candy! {Review & Giveaway}

July 27, 2011 By

Let me tell you about a little adventure I went on today.  I knew I was going to be a part of a campaign to tell you about the NEW Skinny Cow Candy.  Well I had searched out where to buy Skinny Cow Candy and while several local places carry the Skinny Cow Ice Cream, there was not a single store listed in my po-dunk town for candy.  I was sad.  But my friend told me that her store wasn’t listed either yet they still had the candy.  This was great news to me and I set out on a mission with high hopes.

My little town has two major grocery stores, two drug stores and one “big box” store.  I went down one side of the street and back up the other.  I made it to the very last store that this product could possibly be at and did a little happy dance in the candy isle when I found several varieties staring down at me from the shelf.  I happily loaded up five boxes of candy into my cart and along with my husbands energy drink, headed to check out. Unfortunately for me, I had coupons for individual candies…not boxes of candy.

Note to self:  Read your coupons before loading up your cart.

Anyhow, the guy was so nice even though I’m sure I looked like a dork.  I asked if they sold the individual candies and he said “no.”  So I picked out two of the four varieties and decided to just buy them and go with it.  By this time, I really needed candy.

Moral of this story:  BUY THE CANDY.  Even without the proper coupon because it is SO VERY GOOD!

Unbelievably chocolatey. Melt-in-your-mouth madness. Perfectly yummy portions. Skinny’s new line of chocolate candy weighs in at 110 to 120 calories. So if you’ve been avoiding the candy aisle, welcome back. You’re gonna feel like a kid in a candy store.

Skinny Cow has now brought the same carefree indulgence to candy snacks just like it did with Skinny Cow ice cream we all  know and love.  I bought boxes of the Dreamy Clusters in Dark Chocolate and Heavenly Crisp in Peanut Butter.

I tried the Dreamy Clusters in Dark Chocolate.  Oh.My.Goodness.  These are so delicious.  Really.  They have a salty sweet taste and the crunchy chewy combination is really wonderful.  But with only 120 calories, you don’t have to feel all guilty after eating a pack (or even two!).  My husband LOVED these and stole the last pack out of my box.

MMmmmm…The Peanut Butter Heavenly Crisp.  What can I even say about this?  If you are a fan of peanut butter and chocolate candy then this is perfect for you.  They are a generous size candy bar with layered wafers and peanut butter creme enrobed in creamy milk chocolate.    One of these will totally satisfy your sweet tooth and only cost you 3 points!

 Go get your own candy (because my husband ate all mine!)

To celebrate this brand NEW indulgence, Skinny Cow has many buy one-get one FREE specials running in your local stores.  While supplies last, check your local retailers for details.  (HINT:  Click the ad in my sidebar for your coupon!  ===> )

Skinny Cow Candy NOW available in your CANDY ISLE.

Oh Yeah Baby!  The lovely people at Skinny Cow want to give one lucky reader their very own box of Dreamy Clusters.

First Mandatory Entry

Have you ever had a delicious Skinny Cow product?  Tell me about it!  What is your favorite ice cream?  Have you had the candy yet?  I just want to know what your favorite item is.  If you have never tried Skinny Cow before, head over to their website and take a look around.  What would you like to try?

Extra Entries

Tweet this!

I want to #WIN some NEW #SkinnyCowCandy from @OhRheally You should enter too! http://bit.ly/pv2xND

  • You can tweet as often as you like for unlimited entries.  You must link back in a comment showing me each tweet.  Please do not SPAM your followers, must have at least 50 followers to count.
  • Subscribe to OhRheally with email updates or RSS for two entries.   Leave two comments letting me know you subscribed.
  • Become a Facebook Fan and receive one extra entry.  Don’t forget the comment.
  • Leave me a comment on any non-giveaway post and receive an extra entry.  Just leave me a comment on the contest letting me know what the name of the other post you commented on is.  Extra comments must be relevant to the post.  Unlimited extra entries.

Giveaway ends August 10, 2011 at 10pm PST.  Contest open to residents of the US only.  Winner will be chosen at random and notified by email where they will have 72 hours to claim their prize.   Full contest rules available HERE.   Good luck!


 

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Let’s Tango With The Rango! {DVD Giveaway!} (CLOSED)

July 18, 2011 By

On Friday, July 15, 2011 “Rango” was released to the public on DVD and Blue-Ray.  Me and my mom took the boys to see Rango in theaters and they loved it so I was really excited to get my hands on the DVD!

If you have not already seen Rango, here is a peek:

 

Johnny Depp does such a great job as Rango, a captive lizard suddenly finding himself loose in the harsh desert.  As with all good kids movies, he quickly becomes the hero of a small, drought stricken town.  It’s funny and clever with “grown-up” tidbits thrown in for the parents.

My boys loved the crude belching fire scenes and all of the talking animals.  You do need to know that there are a few bad words, and the bad guy (the rotten Rattlesnake Jake) can seem pretty scary for real little or sensitive kidlets.  I really enjoyed the movie as did my dad who is a big fan of old westerns.

Rango Blue-Ray and DVD Release

Blu-ray:

• Theatrical and Extended Version

• Commentary—By director, story co-writer and producer Gore Verbinski, head of story James Ward Byrkit, production designer Mark “Crash” McCreery, animation director Hal Hickel and visual effects supervisor Tim Alexander (on Extended Version only)

• Breaking The Rules: Making Animation History— Discover how Gore Verbinski and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) prepared for their first animated movie by following every step the filmmakers made to create this new kind of animated film. Watch as the renowned cast including Johnny Depp brings the film to life with “emotion capture.”

• Real Creatures of Dirt—In this fun and educational piece, animal experts talk about the real creatures that inspired the characters of RANGO and the filmmakers explain why they chose specific animals to reflect certain personality traits.

• Storyboard Reel Picture-In-Picture—Enhance your movie-viewing experience by watching the entire feature with picture-in-picture images of the storyboards (Theatrical Version only).

• A Field Trip to Dirt—Using the technology and footage from ILM’s special camera, viewers are put in control of their own tour of Dirt. They can select the streets they want to explore and the characters they’d like to interact with, discovering trivia and other bonus footage along the way.

• Ten Deleted Scenes—Including a never-before-seen alternate ending

• Theatrical Trailer

DVD:

The RANGO single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround, Spanish 5.1 Surround and English Audio Description and English, French and Spanish subtitles. The disc includes the following*:

• Theatrical and Extended Version

• Commentary—By director, story co-writer and producer Gore Verbinski, head of story James Ward Byrkit, production designer Mark “Crash” McCreery, animation director Hal Hickel and visual effects supervisor Tim Alexander (on Extended Version only)

• Real Creatures of Dirt—In this fun and educational piece, animal experts talk about the real creatures that inspired the characters of RANGO and the filmmakers explain why they chose specific animals to reflect certain personality traits.

• Ten Deleted Scenes—Including a never-before-seen alternate ending

To celebrate the release of Rango, I am giving away a single-disk DVD and Rango storybook to one lucky winner!

First Mandatory Entry

I decided to change my Facebook fan page name to OhRheally instead of keeping my old mommy23monkeys.  So it is a real simple entry to this giveaway, LIKE OhRheally On FACEBOOK.  You MUST leave a comment HERE though to tell me you liked my page since Facebook will not let me draw a winner there without some special app (or something).  Like my page THERE and then leave a comment HERE telling me you are a new fan.  If you already like my page (Thank you!) just leave a comment telling me you are a fan!

Extra Entries

(to be completed after you like my fan page)

  • Tweet the contest @OhRheally and earn one extra entry per tweet.  You can tweet as often as you like for unlimited entries.  You must link back in a comment showing me each tweet.  Please do not SPAM your followers, must have at least 50 followers to count.
  • Subscribe to OhRheally with email updates or RSS for two entries.   Leave two comments letting me know you subscribed.
  • Blog about my contest on your own blog linking back to me and to my contest sponsor, receive 3 entries.  Leave me three comments, with the link.
  • Leave me a comment on any non-giveaway post and receive an extra entry.  Just leave me a comment on the contest letting me know what the name of the other post you commented on is.  Extra comments must be relevant to the post.  Unlimited extra entries.

This giveaway is open to residents of the US only and will end on August 1, 2011 at 10pm PST.  Winner will be chosen at random and winner will be notified by email.  Winner has 72 hours to claim their prize or a new winner will be chosen. Complete rules can be found HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS WINNER!

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