Lisa Reviews

Bake Me A Wish

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:53:19 +0000

This has been crossposted at Lisa Cooking.

If you want to send a great gift and brighten a solder’s day, then you need to use Bake Me A Wish. Five percent of each cake they sell goes to a program they created called Operation: Birthday Cake, which sends cakes to our military serving in Iraq and Afghanistan on or close to their birthdays. Every holiday Bake Me a Wish! ships hundreds of cakes to the soldiers to add some sweetness to the holiday and offer a taste from home too.

How do they taste? Yummy! We tried the brownie cake and I have to admit it was very rich. It was like no other brownie I’ve ever tried. The topping on the brownie made it all the better! I would definitely order another one of these again! It will definitely take a couple of days to finish off one of these, but you’ll enjoy every single bite.

Mr. Twister™ Moo Mixer™

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:20:27 +0000

This has been cross posted on Lisa Cooking.

My kids LOVE this. I just can’t say LOVE enough. Capitalizing LOVE doesn’t even describe it. Basically, what the Moo Mixer is a push button mixer. However, it’s easy enough for both my kids (2 and 5 to use). They actually fight over who can do their milk first (I also have chocolate milk lovers in my house too). This is how easy this is:

Add milk:

Add chocolate:

Hit button to stir:

It is that easy! Granted, a spoon is much cheaper, but nowhere near as fun. We actually hide it from the kids when not in use, because otherwise, all they would do is play with it. I would recommend the Mr. Twister Moo Mixer for any house who has little ones that like chocolate milk.

Tiny Prints

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:09:51 +0000

One of my favorite card companies to use is Tiny Prints. They have a great product at a good price. They have so many design option for their Christmas cards that it floors me. You can certainly find something here you like no matter what your style. I, personally, love the photo cards (though I didn’t start using these kinds of cards until I had children). I have been checking these out for my Christmas cards for several weeks now just trying to decide what I want. Don’t want picture cards? They have a great selection of just really great Christmas cards. Their design styles include: Contemporary, Classic, Vintage, Portrait, and Whimsy. There really is something for everyone. They can get them shipped to you in whatever time frame you need too, and you can customize them however you like. If you are still needing Christmas cards this year (and most of us are), definitely check out Tiny Prints!

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Microsoft Office Live

Lisa — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:19 +0000

As a person who works from home, I like products like Microsoft Office Live. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I had a smashed laptop last week. I won’t get into how long it took me to recover my data and reinstall on my new computer. When you use products like Microsoft Office Live, you are able to save your data online, so you won’t have these problems. You can access your documents from any computer. No need for flash drives or hoping your backup program saved your data. You can store up to 5GB or data. As a person who works from home, I love that I can share it with anyone, and they can work with you on the document. I also love that you can Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint files from your Web browser. I never know what programs my coworkers have, and this certainly solves that problem. Best of all? This is free. Yes, I said free. You can try it out, use it with your coworkers, and find that nothing out there matches this great program!

I wrote this review while participating in a blog campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Microsoft Office Live. Mom Central sent me a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.

Unilever Giveaway!

Lisa — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:49:41 +0000

You may have noticed the Beauty Tip Of The Day widget on my sidebar. This is a great way to learn some new tricks to help you look younger and more beautiful. The tip changes daily, so you can definitely get some good advice. That being said, I know that everyone has their own secret beauty tips that they do. For me, I’d have to say my beauty tip is to add concealer under your eyes to help get rid of bags/shadows. It’ll make you look much more awake than you really are sometimes (and nobody needs to know you’ve been out all night!).

The sponsor of the widget is Unilever and I have worked with them, so one of my lucky readers will win their own box of Unilever products so you too can try out some of these beauty tips (MSRP $30. It will include include a product from Vaseline, Pond’s, Dove and Q-tips among other things). Here’s what you need to do:

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This contest will end November 18th at noon CST! Good Luck!

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DinoRoars Hatchlings

Lisa — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:45:13 +0000

For the toddler who wants a pet, the DinoRoars Hatchlings are the perfect gift. These dinosaurs respond to touch. They move their heads and make prehistoric sounds. They even come with a sheet of fun facts! They require 3 triple A batteries and come in several varieties including triceratops (which is the one we have), T-Rex, Pterodactyl, and Stegosaurus.

Will, my 2 year old, adores this. He thinks it is the coolest thing ever that it responds to him. As soon as it starts moving, he starts giggling. He then runs to go pet it again to get it to respond. It’s actually quite cute and funny to watch.

I can highly recommend this. My kids are loving it, and they love that is responds to them. It’s cute and soft, and even though Will has dropped it several times trying to carry it around, it still works! This would definitely make a great Christmas present.

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Play-Doh Spaghetti Factory

Lisa — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:29:56 +0000

If your kids like Play-doh like mine do, the Play-Doh Spaghetti Factory will be a huge hit in your house too! Your kids can easily make noodles, linguine, spaghetti, and ravioli with this pasta maker. With the 25 half molds, you can easily add shrimp, vegetables, and even meatballs to your pasta meal. This is easily enough for my 2 year old to do! You add play-doh to the pasta maker, attach the top, press the handles down, and you have noodles! You can easily add your toppings now! It even comes with a playmat and a spoon and fork (which you can also use to make more noodles!).

I love that Play-doh gives my kids the tools to use their imagination and leave it up to them on what they create. This is great for pretend play for both my 2 year old and my 5 year old. I highly recommend it!

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