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Duraflame Stax Review + Giveaway!

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Giveaway is closed!




Congrats to #130 Shelly!









When it's cold outside I love to be inside by a nice cozy fire! This year we have had a fire nearly every night to try to save money on our heat bill! Paul and I have always been a fan of Duraflame! The logs they have work so well and are easy to light!






Duraflame is America's leader in firelogs! They have been around for over 40 years! They have fire logs,  fire starters, and barbeque products that you can purchase at a variety of stores!

You can purchase Duraflame products at: Walmart, Target, 7 Eleven, Home Depot, and many other places. Click above to find a store where you can purchase these products from.

Duraflame Stax burns cleaner and uses less resources than a wood fire does! The Duraflame Stax are made from recycled wood fiber and agricultral biomass combined with renewable, non- petroleum bio-waxes and plant oils. The Duraflame Stax comes with 3 logs. You burn 2 logs together at the first. After those logs burn for awhile you put the third log on. It is very simple to do. It only takes around 5 minutes to start full flames after lighting the logs. The great thing about Duraflame Stax is you can use it in a fireplace, woodstove, or an open fire outside.


Reasons why I love Duraflame Stax

-Produce significantly fewer pollutants
-Easy to light- full flames in less than 5 minutes
-Fewer logs needed than wood for a similiar duration fire
-Clean to handle and easy to store
-3 Stax logs (10.8 lbs) = 25-30 lbs of firewood
-Great for fireplace, wood stoves, outdoors


My opinon on Duraflame Stax

I have never seen a fire be so easy to light and light up so fast! It does take awhile before the logs become flames, but it is within the 5 minutes which is great timing! The fire we lit with the Duraflame Stax produced alot of heat. The fire had no smell. The thing I loved alot is the fire didn't crackle or pop. I wasn't worried about ashes or anything else coming out of the fire. We use a screen thing that covers the fire so it produces more heat instead of having our fireplace door shut. With regular wood we have little flames come flying through the screen so I am really impressed with Duraflame!

This is a product I highly recommend!


Watch this video for more information:







Win It:

Thanks to Duraflame, I have one free  voucher coupon good for One 3-log Bundle of Duraflame Stax Logs.



MANDATORY ENTRY:

1. Tell me how often you have a fire at your home or how often you like to go camping.


BONUS ENTRIES:

1. Follow my blog  publicly (2 entries)
2. Tweet about this giveaway (1x per day)

@natdey Duraflame Stax Giveaway! http://theadventuresofpaulnatalie.blogspot.com/2009/12/duraflame-stax-review-giveaway.html #giveaway

3. Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)
4. Watch the video above and tell me one thing you learned. (1 entry)
5. Blog about this giveaway! Leave the link to where it can be found (3 entries)
6. Enter one of my other giveaways (1 entry for each one)
7. Tell me where you heard about this giveaway (1 entry)
8. Add my button to your blog! Leave me your link! (3 entries)



Giveaway will end on 1/19/09 at 10 PM MST


Winner will be chosen by random.org & will be e-mailed. Winners have 48 hrs. to respond to my e-mail or another winner will be chosen! I will also announce the winner on my blog!


Open to US Residents Only!



**I did receive a product to try this product out for this post. All opinions are solely my own. Others may have different opionions!**

recipes

New Year's/Superbowl Appetizer Idea- Stuffed Sausage and Creem Cheese Mushrooms Recipe!

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Stuffed Sausage and Cream Cheese Mushrooms





Ingredients

2 (12 ounce) packages white button mushrooms, cap size doesn't really matter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (8 ounce) package sausage

Instructions

-Preheat oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
-Separate caps and stems while cleaning the mushrooms.
-Start cooking the sausage in frying pan, at a medium to medium/high temperature.
-Spice the sausage to taste. Garlic is a good addition.
-Drain off the excess grease and add the sausage mixture into the cream cheese.
-Mix together well using a wooden spoon or your hands. Be careful, as it will be rather hot.
-Set the caps into a 13x9 pan (or larger) with sides.
-Fill the caps with the cream cheese/sausage/stem mix.
-Bake for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the tops are crusty and the mushrooms have turned dark.
-Scoop them out of the pan with a slotted spoon and arrange them on a plate.
-Serve warm.


     The first time I ever tried these stuffed mushrooms I was at my sister-in-law's house. I was quite hesitant because I do not like mushrooms at all. My husband told me to try it and I reluctantly tried the mushrooms! Wow! They were wonderful! I had more and more! I even told my husband to get the recipe. Which he did!! Paul now makes these once in awhile for guests and they always get eaten up so fast! I highly recommend this recipe!

     This recipe was taken from Recipezaar because as I have a recipe I don't have a recipe for the exact quantities of items used in the recipe!


     Try these out today! You'll love them!


Ladybugs and Lilypads Online Store!

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Ladybugs and Lilypads is an online store that has items that are often personalized, hand made and made to order. A unique gift! The products are made with love.



This store has many items to choose from whether it be children's clothes, shoes, tutus, car seat covers, and so many more items to choose from. They also have many sale items to choose from!


Check out this store today HERE

Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 Count Bottle Recall!

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I just thought I'd spread the word on this Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the red EZ-Open Cap Recall.

They are recalling this product because of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness.

Symptoms have already included: vomiting and diarrhea! Yuck!

The recall only affects the specific lots cited. All other Tylenol Arthritis pain products remain available. They plan to reintroduce Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets 100 count by January after moving production to a new facility.

About Me & My Blog!

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Happy Tuesday everyone!

I just thought that I'd write a little about how this blog came about and some about me!

I am 27 years old and I am married to Paul. We have been together for 7 years and have been married for one! It still is so weird to hear the word "newly weds" when we've been together so long. One of the reasons why it took us so long to get married for people wondering is because the first year we were together we were in a serious car accident which was a roll over car accident. It took me alot of medical treatment to get to where I am today. I always said I wanted to be pain free when I got married so we waited. I never completed that goal, but I am happy to be married now! I basically live with pain everyday of my life. Some days are better than others. Some days are worse.

Together with Paul we have 3 animals. 2 cats and 1 dog. We received our animals before we got married. They have a story behind each one of them on how we got them! I am an animal lover and love to save animals!

Last year in December, I thought everyone has a blog so I might as well make one up. It was first suppose to be about Paul and I. I wrote a few posts, but never had much to say just because it was a crazy year. Finally, my friend Rachel told me about blog giveaways. I had never heard of them before. In August, I started entering giveaways and really enjoyed entering giveaways so my blog became a giveaway blog of giveaways I found. I finally was contacted by a few people to do giveaways. At first I thought "I don't host giveaways", but I finally thought I'd love to try it out! So, I've started doing giveaways this month and have enjoyed it!

I just wanted to post a few things so you could get to know me a little better and I plan to write more posts to let you get to know me better!

Thank you for following my blog and entering my giveaways! I really love the support I have been shown!

Have a Happy Tuesday!

Giveaways

Oompa Toy Review + Giveaway!

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GIVEAWAY CLOSED:

CONGRATS TO #8
mgonyeo








    Oompa Toys is a company that offers unique, woodoen, European toys! They offer fair and competitive prices and strive for 100 % customer satisfaction! Oompa Toys was founded in 2004. This company started out as a small business in California and moved to Wisconsin where it has grown to today!



5 reasons to shop at Oompa:

Safe & Secure
No Tax
30 Day Returns
Rewards Program
Free Shipping on most orders over $65







   One thing I love about Oompa Toys is they have a variety of items to choose from! They have strollers, diaper bags, toys, furniture, & decor items! This company is great to visit all year long because they have something for birthdays, baby showers, holidays, and etc! The thing I love the most is: No Batteries. No Blinking Lights. No Cartoon Themed Toys. Period.






    I received a Domino's game to review from Oompa Toys! I was amazed at how super fast it was shipped! When I opened the box I was extremely pleased to see my domino's in a perfect box. I opened up the box and their were the domino's! The domino's come in a carrying case which I think is awesome so you won't lose your domino's! The domino's were in a large size so they wouldn't be a choking hazard for a smaller child if they got a hold of them! I also love the fact that they are made out of earth friendly and replenishable rubber wood! I believe that any child would love this game of domino's! What kid does not love a new game? This is also a good learning tool for thinking. They can also learn colors, figures or animals depending on which domino's you have!







Win it:


Thanks to Brianna at Oompa Toys I am able to give away one Baja Domino Figures 28 piece from Bajo!




MANDATORY ENTRY:

1- Visit Oompa Toys and tell me one product you would love to have other then the product I reviewed! (One Entry)



BONUS ENTRIES:





1- Follow my blog publicly (1 entry)
2- Follow Oompa Toys on Twitter (1 entry)
3- Become a Facebook Fan of Oompa Toys (1 entry)
4- Sign up Oompa Toys Newsletter on their site (it is on the very bottom right side) (1 entry)
5- Tweet about this giveaway! (Once per day)



Oompa Toys Domino Giveaway @natdey http://theadventuresofpaulnatalie.blogspot.com/2009/12/oompa-toy-reveiw-giveaway.html #giveaway

6- Follow me on Twitter! (1 entry)
7- Blog about this giveaway and leave a link (3 entries)
8- Tell me one other item that you like from Oompa then the Domino's! (1 entry)
9- Enter Rachel's Oompa Toys Block Giveaway (1 entry)
10. Add my button to your blog! Leave me your link! (3 entries)




Giveaway will end on 1/18/09 at 10 PM MST



Winner will be chosen by random.org & will be e-mailed. Winners have 48 hrs. to respond to my e-mail or another winner will be chosen! I will also announce the winner on my blog!



Open to US Residents Only!




**I did receive a product to try this product out for this post. All opinions are solely my own. Others may have different opionions!**

Review

We Choose Joy Etsy Shop Review!

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We Choose Joy is an Etsy shop that specializes in Unique Handmade Apparel Sets for Children, Baby Shower Gifts, and Photo Props. This etsy shop makes crocheted hats, booties, and also has cute tie onesies!

We Choose Joy sent me a very cute brown and white crocheted hat for a 6 month old baby. This hat is so great for this time of year to make a baby's head warmer! It is so in style. The hat is crocheted perfectly! It is amazing work that is done on it!

If I had more money I'd love to buy every single item in this Etsy shop! That's how adorable everything is and how great the work is!

I want to personally thank Rosie Bynum for being so sweet to send me a Crocheted Hat with the kindness of her heart!

To make a long story short I had won a crocheted hat somewhere else and never received it with no word from the company! A very sweet blogger that I won it from asked We Choose Joy if she would make me one because of what happened. Without any hesitation, We Choose Joy agreed!

This is an Etsy Shop I highly recommend!



Please visit her Etsy shop HERE




McDonald Gift Card Winners!

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I'm excited to announce the winners of the $5 McDonald's Gift Cards!

With the qualifying entries the winners are:



#56 Melinda Visit her blog here and enter her giveaways: Melinda Joy

#67 Coo Coo Courtney Visit Courtney here: Coo Coo Courtney



I want to thank everyone for entering my giveaways! I appreciate you taking the time to enter and to follow my blog!



Please enter my giveaway going on now: Weight Watchers Smart Ones Coupon! 3 Winners!


The first of next week I will be posting a Oompa Bajo Domino Figures, 28pc. giveaway so keep your eye out for that and I have many more coming!


Have a safe holiday everyone!


Merry Christmas!!


Also, on a side note please follow the giveaway rules! Please do the mandatory ones and then you qualify for the bonus ones! Just a reminder! I had many entries that were duplicate or some rules weren't followed! Thank you!

recipes

Christmas Recipe!

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I just wanted to share with you a Christmas recipe I got out of a Cookbook called "Christmas At Home- Just Family Favorites Cookbook".

I made these one year for a Christmas party and they got eaten up fast!


Hopscotch Candy

1 1/2 C. Peanut Butter

3 C. Butterscotch Chips

1 (10 ounce) Bag Mini Marshmallows

1 C. Chow Mein Noodles

Melt peanut butter and butterscotch chips over low heat. Remove from heat and stir in marshmallows and noodles. Drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper. Cool.


I also love the recipe with just butterscotch chips and chow mein noodles! I am not a butterscotch fan at all, but I love these because the chow mein noodles really give it a different taste then just pure butterscotch! I have requests every Christmas to make those for Christmas parties!



Happy Holidays!

Winner!

9:39 AM

My first giveaway has come to a close! The winner of the $25 Coleman Gift Card is:

#173 Sara

The winner has been e-mailed and has 48 hrs. to reply or a new winner will be chosen!



Please also enter my giveaways that are still running:

$5 McDonald's Gift Card! 2 Winners! Ends 12/23

Weight Watchers Smart Ones Coupon! 3 Winners! Ends 1/14

Please keep a lookout for giveaways I will be posting after Christmas! I will have some fun ones coming up like Oompa Toys Domino's. Your kid's will love them!! I also will be doing an Ecostore Giveaway, and many more coming up!


I appreciate all of our supporting my blog by entering my giveaways and following!

Happy Holidays!!

Giveaways

Weight Watchers Smart Ones Coupon Giveaway!

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Weight Watchers Smart Ones has many new flavors & many of their favorites have been improved! Eating smart has been taken to a whole new level of deliciousness!




I was so surprised when I looked through how many meals they have to choose from! They have a wide variety of Entrees to choose from. They have pizza, pasta, meatballs, turkey, chicken, and the list goes on! It is also fun that they have snacks, desserts and breakfasts to choose from!



I tried out the Creamy Rigatoni With Broccoli & Chicken! I was very impressed with the taste of the meal. The sauce was a great taste and it WAS NOT runny at all which I am use to with frozen dinners. The chicken was real good also! The portions are small, of course. They make a good lunch! This product is good for anyone who is trying to lose weight or maintain their weight!







The Giveaway:

THREE of my readers have a great opportunity for a chance to win a Weight Watchers Smart Ones Coupon! Coupon is good for one frozen Entree, Breakfast, or Dessert valued up to $3.39.
Thank you, Heinz for offering me to do this giveaway! I highly recommend this company because they have a speedy response and are so giving!





**Mandatory Entries**




1. Tell me what Smart Ones meal you would get with your coupon to try out! http://www.eatyourbest.com/ (one entry)



2. Follow my blog publicly! (2 entries)






*You must do the mandatory entries to qualify to win this giveaway! Please do the first entries and then you may do the Bonus Entries! *





Bonus Entries:




3. Tweet this giveaway! Please leave URL (Can Tweet Once Daily)

@natdey Win a Weight Watcher Smart Ones Coupon! 3 Winners! http://bit.ly/7uCC8A #giveaway






4. Follow my friend, Rachel on her blog: Second Time Around with Google Connect http://secondtimearound09.blogspot.com/ (2 entries)





5. Blog about this great giveaway! Please leave your URL so I can see! (3 entries)




6. Enter my other giveaways! (2 entries per giveaway)





7. Tell me another product of Smart Ones that you would love to try! (One entry)




8. Tell me one health tip on how you are staying healthy this Christmas time! (One entry)

9. Add my button to your blog! Leave me your link! (3 entries)






Giveaway will end on 1/14/10 at 9 PM MST






Winner will be chosen by random.org & will be e-mailed. Winners have 48 hrs. to respond to my e-mail or another winner will be chosen! I will also announce the winner on my blog!


Open to US Residents Only!




**I did receive a coupon to try this product out for this post. All opinions are solely my own. Others may have different opionions!**

Just a reminder about giveaways ending soon!

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Just a reminder I have 2 giveaways ending this coming week!

1. $5 McDonald's Gift Card! 2 Winners! Ends Dec. 23

2. $25 Coleman Gift Card Ends Dec. 21

Keep an eye out for my upcoming giveaways also from Oompa Toys, Weight Watchers Smart Ones Frozen Food Coupons (3 Winners), Build-A-Bear Monkey Make & Play Kit, & Etc.

Thank you for following my blog! I appreciate it!

McDonald's $5 Gift Card Giveaway! 2 Winners!

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Tis' The Season to be JOLLY! Since it is the holiday season I am feeling very giving! I love the holiday season at McDonald's because they have their holiday pies there. The 2 I know of is Pumpkin & Holiday Pie. The Holiday Pie is like a custard pie! That is my favorite! Have lunch on me!

Have a great Holiday Season everyone!




Two of my readers have a great opportunity for a chance to win a $5 McDonald's Gift Card!




Mandatory Entries:



1. Tell me one thing you have done this week that has been giving or something you have planned to do for someone else this holiday season!(one entry)


2. Follow my blog! (two entries)



Bonus Entries:





3. Tweet this giveaway! Please leave URL (Daily Tweets Available)



4. Follow my friend, Rachel on her blog: Second Time Around with Google Connect http://secondtimearound09.blogspot.com/ (2 entries)(While you are there you might as well enter her giveaways!)





5. Blog about this great giveaway! Please leave your URL so I can see! (3 entries)



6. Enter my other giveaway!





7. Tell me your favorite food item that you love at McDonald's!









Giveaway will end on 12/23/09 at 9 PM MST



Winner will be chosen by random.org & will be e-mailed. Winners have 48 hrs. to respond to my e-mail or another winner will be chosen! I will also announce the winner on my blog!
Open to US Residents Only!



**I did not receive a product for this post. Gift cards are supplied by myself for a reader. All opinions are solely my own. Others may have different opionions!**

Giveaways

Coleman $25 Gift Card Giveaway!

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I was contacted to do a giveaway for Coleman and was SUPER excited to hear from them!

The reason why is my husband and I absolutely love to camp and fish! We have so many Coleman products because they are such great products! One of them is a flash light that is also a lantern. We have loved this product and have had it for many years! We also love the coolers they have! They are very durable and last forever!

They have so many products to choose from whether you camp, fish, boat, hunt or etc. I just learned today that they also sell pet products! They sell pet beds, sleeping bags for your dog, carriers, and they also have pet toys! Wow!


They have so many things to choose from! Check out all the products they have to offer here: Coleman


Right now Coleman is having a Twitter Contest!


Every day for 50 days, Coleman is giving away a $25 gift card to one lucky follower! All you have to do is:


1. Follow Coleman on Twitter.

2. Tweet the answer to this question, "What would you buy this holiday season from Coleman.com and why?" Make sure you put @colemancampfire in your Tweet.

Entries are limited to one per person/Twitter account per day (note that the Twitter contest is open to US residents only). The official rules are at: http://bit.ly/6MnbdX



Thanks to Coleman, one of my readers has a great opportunity for a chance to win a $25 Coleman Gift Card!



Mandatory Entries:




1. Follow Coleman on Twitter. (one entry)




2. Comment HERE, answering the question, "What would you buy this holiday season from Coleman.com and why? (one entry)



Bonus Entries:


1. Follow my blog! (two entries)


2. Tweet this giveaway! Please leave URL (Daily Tweets Available)


3. Name one more product you have or would love from Coleman! (3 entries, must be different products)
4. Enter my other giveaway!


5. Follow my friend, Rachel on her blog: Second Time Around with Google Connecthttp://secondtimearound09.blogspot.com/ (2 entries)
(While you are there you might as well enter her giveaways! Hint hint She has a Coleman Giveaway also)
6 .Blog about this great giveaway! Please leave your URL so I can see! (3 entries)


That is at least 10 entries you can have! Good luck!

Giveaway will end on 12/21/09 at 9 PM MST
Winner will be chosen by random.org & will be e-mailed. Winners have 48 hrs. to respond to my e-mail or another winner will be chosen! I will also announce the winner on my blog!

Open to US Residents Only!

**I did not receive a product for this post. A gift card was supplied for giveaway on behalf of the company for a reader. All opinions are solely my own. Others may have different opionions!**

Gift Pack of 2009 Giveaway ! ($215.34 Value)

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One very lucky Mom’s Focus Reader will win VTech DS6321-3, Carolina Pad, Fierce Organic, Ecover and Bella Sara for this holiday season. Its total retail value is $215.34 excluding shipping!

Check out all their sites here: Vtech DS6321-3 , Carolina Pad, Fierce Organic, Ecover, Bella Sara!

Reviewed by Mom’s Focus on Cyber World!

Enter to win here: http://momsfocusonline.com/win-gift-pack-of-2009-giveaways-2-215-34-value-end-on-dec15.html/

Ends 12/15

Handbag Heaven Giveaway! 2 Winners!

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Two lucky readers will win a handbag of their choice from Handbag Heaven.
Check out A Wrestling Addicted Mommy's 2009 Holiday Gift Guide! Make sure to enter her other giveaways also!

Enter to win here: http://lyricandariasmom.blogspot.com/2009/12/handbag-heaven-giveaway.html

Ends 12/8

Fairy-Gram Giveaway! Ends 12/4

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Win a Fairy Gram for your little princess!

What is a Fairy Gram exactly? A fairy gram comes to your door nicely wrapped with a tutu, halo, wings, wand, and everything to be a fairy!

These Fairy-Grams are so adorable that you need to check them out for yourself! Go to this site to see what I am talking about: http://www.fairy-gram.com/Fairy-Gram.com/Home.html

Reviewed by The Penny Pincher!

Enter to win here: http://thepennypinchingmama.blogspot.com/2009/11/rudolphs-gift-guide-day-19-fairy-gram.html

Ends 12/4

Hurry and get your entries in for your chance to win this lovely give away!!

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