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Valentine’s Day Cards at Tiny Prints

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I was contacted by Tiny Prints to do a review of their Valentine’s Day Cards 🙂

I ended up picking out 3 different cards.  1 for the baby and 2 for the older boys.

Valentine's Day Cards at Tiny Prints

Valentine's Day Cards at Tiny Prints

Valentine's Day Cards at Tiny Prints

Valentine's Day Cards at Tiny Prints

They are pretty cute!  I love the size too.  3.50 x 2.50 inches.  They are all customizable.  I could have put pictures in all 3 but just added one to Joshua’s card.  The ordering process is easy and a lot of fun.  And they make sure that you are getting exactly what you ordered.  I even got a call to double check a line on one of my cards.

They have so many cool designs to choose from.  It was hard to decide.  If you still need some Valentine’s cards, go check out Tiny Prints.  They are awesome 🙂

I received a credit for cards at Tiny Prints in exchange for this review!

CSN Stores Review Lipper International Table and Chair Set

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I was contacted by CSNstores to do another review for them.  This time I picked the Lipper International Table and Chair Set in green.

I had been wanting to get a little table and chair set for the boys for while now.  When I saw this one on the website I thought it would be perfect.  The boys love it!  I love it!  It is such a pretty green and together with the white makes it look really nice.  You can also get it in blue and pink.

The table dimensions are 18.75″ H x 22″ W x 20.5″ D and chairs are 22.875″ H x 10.5″ W x 10.75″ D

My husband put it together and said it was pretty easy to do so.

There was free shipping on this item and I got it a few weeks earlier than they first told me I would so that was really nice.  About a week after I ordered it.

Once again, another happy experience with CSNstores.

I was provided a $65 credit for CSNstores in return for this honest review.

Chili’s Restaurant Review and Giveaway

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Chili’s Restaurant

I was recently contacted by Chili’s Restaurant to do a review & then giveaway a gift card on my blog.

We were able to go to Chili’s last weekend.  What a fun start to Ben’s Christmas break!

Ben and I ordered off the “2 for 20″ menu!”  Have you heard of it?  You pay $20 and you get 1 appetizer and 2 entrĂ©es. You do have to order off the list they have.

We went with the Chips & Salsa for the appetizer.  Then Ben got the Cajun Chicken Pasta and I went with the Chicken Fajitas.  It was SO good.  Writing this post makes me want to go back and have some more!  Ben also enjoyed his pasta.  The amount of food we got was great.  I was very happy with it all.

Chili's Restaurant

Yummy!

Chili's Restaurant

Cajun Chicken Pasta

Chili's Restaurant

Chili's Restaurant

Chicken Fajitas

Chili's Restaurant

Chips and Salsa

Chili's Restaurant

Our server was awesome!  Very friendly and made sure we were taken care of too.  The bigger boys each had a kid’s meal and she brought them extra chocolate milk.Chili's Restaurant

Chili’s latest promotion is“Shout Out To Eat Out Take 2 Get 2,” Participants simply need to upload a photo of who they’d like to take to dinner on shoutouttoeatout.com to be entered to win 2 $20 gift cards to Chili’s. Gift cards will be given away to a lucky winner every day until January 15th.

Now for the giveaway!  One reader of this blog will win a $20 gift card to Chili’s Resturant.

The giveaway starts right now and will go until Wednesday January 5th, 2011 @ 11:59pm Central time.

To enter answer this question…

If you won, who would you take to Chili’s with you?

For additional entries…

* Follow Me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ArmywifeJulie (1 entry)

* Follow Me with Google Friend Connect (1 entry)

* Blog about the Giveaway (3 entries) Make sure to leave me your blog post link in a comment.

* Tweet about the giveaway: “Win a $20 Giftcard to Chili’s at Julie the Army Wife  @armywifejulie” (1 entry per day)

Good Luck!

I was given 2 gift cards of $20 each from Chili’s.  One to use for my review and one to giveaway.

Cafepress Yoga Mat Review and Giveaway

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Did you know Cafepress has Yoga Mats now?  I didn’t until I was contacted by Cafepress about doing a review & giveaway for one.  I am really planning to get back to working out after the new year.  One way I want to do that is by using my Wii fit and trying out some of their yoga and strength exercises.  I thought a mat would be perfect for that!

They have so many designs to choose from and you can even upload your own if you want to.

I went with an Army Wife design in green!  The material is very sturdy and as my 4 year old said, it is very long.

It was easy to order and arrived very quickly!

Giveaway!!!

How would you like to win your own yoga mat?  Cafepress has offered to giveaway a yoga mat to one of my readers.  You will get to pick whatever design you wish.  The giveaway starts right now and will end at 11:59pm Central time on Monday December 27th, 2010.

To enter:

* Mandatory entry~Answer this question…what will you do differently in 2011 to improve your health?

Extra Entries~

* Like Cafepress on Facebook facebook.com/cafepress (1  entry)

* Follow Cafepress on Twitter twitter.com/cafepress (1 entry)

* Follow Me on Twitter http://twitter.com/ArmywifeJulie (1 entry)

* Follow Me with Google Friend Connect (1 entry)

* Blog about the Giveaway (3 entries) Make sure to leave me your blog post link in a comment.

* Tweet about the giveaway “Win a Cafepress Yoga Mat at Julie the Army Wife @cafepress @armywifejulie” (1 entry per day)

Good luck!  Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry & also make sure you include your email somewhere in your comments so I can contact you if you are the winner 🙂

* I was offered a Yoga Mat from Cafepress to review & one reader will receive a yoga mat as well.

Family Movie Night A Walk in My Shoes

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I was recently contacted by Walmart/P&G about their new movie A Walk in My Shoes to air December 3rd, 2010 at 8/7c on NBC.  It will air during Family Movie night which I thought was a great idea. That will allow families to come together and watch something great. Something they know will be good for everyone to watch. Sometimes it can be hard to find a movie that is good for everyone in the family.

“A Walk in My Shoes” makes viewers stop and think, “What would I learn if I stepped into someone else’s life?” Stressed-out high school teacher Trish Fahey (Nancy Travis, “Three Men and a Baby,” “Becker”) can’t understand her students’ lack of effort in the classroom and why their parents don’t seem to care. This is especially true of Justin Kremer (Cameron Deane Stewart), a popular, skateboard-loving, basketball star who is underperforming in her class. Trish has him suspended from the basketball team and quickly chalks up the situation as a case of bad parenting.

This perspective dramatically changes when Trish meets Molly (Yara Martinez), a mysterious stranger intent on helping her see things differently. After a car accident, Trish wakes to find herself living the life of Cindy Kremer (Jana Lee Hamblin), the woman she has rashly judged and criticized. Molly helps Trish discover that there is more to the story and learns a powerful lesson that affects everyone she interacts with, including her husband, daughter and the Marine next door. No one is left unchanged.”

I am a big fan of movies with a special message behind them.  This one looks like it will be a great one with a great message.  There is a tie in with the military which is great to see and I can’t wait to see this movie when it airs.

 

 

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Novica Review

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I was notified by the Novica company to do a review and giveaway on my blog 🙂

They are one of the leading fair trade artisan websites.  They work with National Geographic to give talented artisans around the world a place to express their artistic talents and provide access to the world market.

After going to their website I happily said I would love to do it.  On Novica.com you can find fair trade corporate gifts, green gifts, unique gifts and much more.

I was on the site for quite a while trying to decide what I wanted to review.  There were so many interesting choices.

I really liked these nativity scenes by a man in Southern Peru.

But then I saw this rug and thought it would be great for the floor in the baby’s room/office.  I do not like the carpet we have in there so thought it would be cool to have a nice rug on the ground on top of it.  The rug works pretty well for our room.  It is 5.2 ft. L x 3.3 ft. W, 90% Wool and 10% Cotton. It was also made in India.  I love seeing the color on the floor when I walk in the room. Wool and Cotton Rug, “Paths of Light”

Would you like to pick something out from their site? They are offering one of my readers a $50 gift code to their store.  This giveaway starts right now and will end on Nov 30th, Tuesday night at 11:59pm.

To enter, tell me about a craft or artistic hobby you enjoy! Also make sure you have your email somewhere in your reply too 🙂  Good Luck!

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Battlefields and Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq & Afghanistan Book Review and Giveaway

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Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq and Afghanistan

I was contacted by Jocelyn Green a bit ago about participating in a Veteran’s Week Blog Tour for the book Battlefields and Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq & Afghanistan.  I am a huge fan of her book Faith Deployed so I knew any book she was apart of was going to be great.

Battlefields and Blessings is a book made up of a bunch of different stories/devotionals. Co-authored by Jane Hampton Cook, Jocelyn Green and John Croushorn.

The book has 1 entry for each day of the year. Now I read the book all the way through over a few weeks.  But you could also just read 1 entry a day based on the day or a couple each day.  The entries are from different people associated with the military in some way.  From Chaplains who work at the Pentagon who were there on 9/11, to military wives having to get through deployments.  A lot of people who wrote them have about 3-4 entries each.  I found this pretty cool because it let me know a little bit more about each of the people who wrote them.  At the end of each entry, there is a short prayer for us to read.  I could really see this book as a great tool to have during a hard situation such as a deployment. There are stories of faith, what people have gone through and some very inspirational thoughts that just stick with you.

The people who wrote in this book felt very real to me.   Sometimes there were entries from a husband and wife and it was great to hear from both of them.  There were stories about 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and life back at home.  Stories from mothers and wives and from those who have been to war.  I also really enjoyed the layout and even how the book was put together.  Just a great mix of people.

The one entry that sticks out to me was from a military wife Kerri Hartwick who lost her husband in Iraq.  One of the prayers listed said,  “Lord, prepare my heart for whatever you have in store for me.”  Really this is what we have to deal with in life.  We don’t know the future or if our prayers will be answered but we can know God is there for us through whatever we must go through. There were many other entries that made me feel very encouraged as well.

Would you like to win a copy of this book?  Trust me it is amazing!  It is also autographed by Jocelyn Green.

Here is how the giveaway will work…

It starts now!  And it ends Sunday November 14th, 2010 at 11:59pm Central time.

To enter please answer this question:

What encourages you the most during a hard time?  Any favorite verses that come to mind?

That is it!  Good luck 🙂

PS make sure I have a way to email you if you win 🙂

For more information here are the websites…

Battlefields and Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq & Afghanistan

Faith Deployed

I received a free signed copy of the book Battlefields and Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from the War in Iraq & Afghanistan for this review.  And an additional copy to giveaway to one of my readers.


Vanishing Act by Liz Johnson Book Review

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Vanishing Act by Liz Johnson

I was able to review the book Vanishing Act by Liz Johnson.

Eighteen months ago, Nora James watched as her father was shot in an alley-and then she fled. She changed her name, her appearance and her job, hoping to keep her father’s shooter at bay. For months, it worked…but now her luck has run out. A ruthless assassin is on her trail, and soon Nora, now known as Danielle, will be found. But this time, she has FBI agent Nate Andersen by her side-right? The handsome agent would give his life to protect Danielle, but he’s wary of giving his heart…until a deadly confrontation leaves him with both on the line.

I thought this book was a great read!  I like to read a lot of Christian fiction but some of it can be a little watered down for my taste.  Not this book!  It was a mystery and kept me wanting to read it.  I took it with me on my California trip and read most of it on the airplane.

For a lot of the book, you are not exactly sure what is going to happen to Nora and that keeps you drawn in and not wanting to put the book down.  Would love to even see another book about Nora in the future.

I would definitely read another book by Liz Johnson.

Here is her website 🙂  http://www.lizjohnsonbooks.com

Vanishing Act is $3.99 for the Kindle at this time.

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