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Strawberry Licious Daiquiri #bySandraLee

May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

We were supposed to get a chance to garnish these drinks when we were sitting with Sandra Lee, but we ran out of time. We got to drink them instead. I really liked the flavor of this daiquiri.

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Strawberry Licious Daiquri #bySandraLee

Yield: 4 servings

Strawberry Licious Daiquri #bySandraLee

Ingredients

  • 1 orange
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 pint fresh strawberries
  • 4 ounces rum, optional

Instructions

  1. Using a vegetable peeler or zester, remove the zest of the orange, taking care to leave the pith behind.
  2. In a small saucepan over medium heat whisk together the sugar with 1/4 cup water and the orange zest. Bring to a simmer and remove from heat. Cool to room temperature.
  3. Reserve 4 strawberries for garnish and remove the hulls and roughly chop the remainder. Add the strawberries with the juice of the orange to a blender and fill with ice. Add the cooled orange simple syrup and blend until smooth. Add the rum, if desired, and blend. Pour into glasses and garnish with reserved strawberries.
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This recipe is by Sandra Lee and I didn’t actually make it. I just tasted it at the Sandra Lee event in NYC.

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TommeeTippee Sippy Cup #Review & #Giveaway

May 16, 2012 By 2 Comments

For the past few weeks we have been using the Tommee Tippee Sippy Cup. I have to say I am really liking this Sippy Cup and wish I would have found it 7 years ago! (Ok, I’m not sure it’s been around that long!) I have had no leaks with this cup, on it’s own. I deliberately shook the cup upside down to see if it would leak. It did force some out that way, but just sitting around the cup works great for us. There was one night that it was even left on the couch upside down all night, accidentally and when we got up in the morning there was no wet spot! If that had happened with any of our other sippy cups there would have been a puddle for sure. I’m more on top of washing my sippy cups than I was in the past, but I have to say that so far I’ve had no problems washing this cup, either! I’m sure if you left milk in there to get nasty, you’d have problems getting it out of the crevices, but if you make sure to at least rinse your cups out when you don’t have time to wash, you should have no problems. Tommee Tippee Explora Sippy Cups are sold at Target from $4.99-$8.99 depending on which type you choose. They have some really cute designs on them. One of the things I do like about the cups is that they are not branded with some cartoon character on them. I’m not very fond of my kids being a billboard for a brand. Especially as children, their tastes can change so quickly!

There are several stages of Tommee Tippee Cups. They have the trainer, sippy, flip top straw, water bottle and drinking cup. My son is using the drinking cup.

Sipper spout that helps baby’s open-cup drinking action
Similar to a grown-up cup
Insulated design to keep drinks cool

Easy to drink. Impossible to spill. The Tommee Tippee Explora line of BPA- and phthalate-free,
dishwasher-safe toddler drinking cups are easy to drink from and absolutely non-spill; no more leaks.
It’s not magic, it’s science. Our physicist-designed valve allows for easy access to liquid with no spills
so your child progresses naturally, without tears, fuss or mess.

Little Man loves his new cups and wants to use them all the time. They have worked great for our house and I hope they do for you, too. How would you like to win a set of Tommee Tippee Sippy Cups for your child?
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Giveaway is open to the USA and ends on May 31, 2012 at 12:01 am EST. Winners will be selected at random from all eligible entries and will be contacted by email. Winners will have 48 hrs to respond.  Please add paula@frostedfingers.com to your trusted email filter.  If original winner does not claim their prize within 48 hrs, it is forfeit and a new winner will be selected promptly. 

Note: I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Tommee Tippee Sippy Cups. I received a Tommee Tippee Explora Sippy Cup product as well as a promotional item as a thanks for my participation. Opinions expressed are my own. 

No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning are not increased by a purchase.

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Chicago Fire Soccer Game and Quaker #Giveaway #QuakerFuelsFire

May 16, 2012 By 25 Comments

On Saturday, Buddy and I had the opportunity to see the Chicago Fire Soccer team play. My husband was a bit jealous because he’s a big soccer fan! It was my first time going to a professional soccer game and didn’t think about the fact that it’s an outside sport! It was a little chilly and about to rain. Buddy and I first went into the store and bought a blanket and he wanted a Fire Foam Finger. We met our group outside which consisted of Kim, MJ and Caitlin and our kids. We were taken up to the Quaker box suite, where I let out a huge sigh of relief. We had the option of being inside or outside to watch the game.

Inside the box, Quaker had a ton of their yummy snacks set up, plus little finger foods like mini burgers and giant pretzel sticks with cheese to dip in. Quaker really treated us right for the evening. First a little about Quaker and Chicago Fire:

The Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo, and The Chicago Fire Soccer Club are kicking off a season of food, fitness and fun for the city’s soccer fans and families. The club named Quaker as the official Breakfast Foods & Nutritious Snacks Partner of the Chicago Fire, and the centerpiece of the partnership is the new 2012 jersey, which prominently features the famed Quaker logo in a powerful yet classic design. This is only the Fire’s second jersey sponsor in the club’s 15-year history.

Throughout the partnership, Quaker and the Chicago Fire will team up to reach thousands of families, on-and-off-the-field and demonstrate the importance of eating right and staying fit. As part of this shared commitment, Quaker will provide the Chicago Fire players with nourishing breakfasts and snacks to help them fuel their performance throughout the season.

Buddy and I had a blast watching the game. It ended with the Fire winning 2-1 over the Sporting Kansas City. I felt bad for the soccer players during the first half of the game. It started pouring on them while they were in shorts and short sleeve jerseys. It didn’t seem to bother them much, though, they just kept moving and kept warm. We sat outside of the box the whole time and I wasn’t near as cold as I thought I would have been. It was fun to watch the game and can’t wait to take the entire family back. I couldn’t believe the one section; they were some loyal fans! They had their own musical instruments: playing their own chants and cheers. They even had the typical shirtless guys in a row. It was very amusing!

Quaker sent us home with a really nice gift pack and they are allowing me to give one package away to one of my readers as well. We got A Sparky Fire bobblehead, a Fire soccer ball, and a variety of Quaker products – Real Medleys, Cookies, Oats, Chewy Bars, Quaker Oatmeal Squares. The kids have already torn into the cookies. I packed the chewy bars for our road trip and my husband tried one of the Real Medleys this morning for breakfast. Buddy couldn’t wait to bring his new soccer ball to the family Mother’s Day picnic on Sunday. We’re going through this stuff fast!

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Giveaway is open to the USA and ends on May 30, 2012 at 12:01 am EST. Winners will be selected at random from all eligible entries and will be contacted by email. Winners will have 48 hrs to respond.  Please add paula@frostedfingers.com to your trusted email filter.  If original winner does not claim their prize within 48 hrs, it is forfeit and a new winner will be selected promptly. Note: I received the products shown and additional compensation from Quaker.  Prize provided by Quaker.  Opinions expressed are my own. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning are not increased by a purchase.

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Wordless Wednesday: Birthday Kids

May 16, 2012 By 19 Comments

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Searching for family

May 15, 2012 By 6 Comments

Do you ever just spend time searching for family online? Once I get started, I can waste a ton of time. I was doing research on the 1940 census release and got caught up looking up information about my family. I found that my dad would have been 77 this year. That means he was five when the 1940 census was taken. My mom would have been 64 this year. Which then led me to look up my sister, brother, and nephew who were all too young to die. Yes, I’ve had a lot of loss!

I’d also like to do a search to find my sister. I have a sister that I’ve never met. She was adopted out of the family when she was 6 months old. My mom had her when she was under 18. (She was raped by someone at work.) I’ve never met Melody but would like to. Who knows if she even knows she’s adopted! She’s probably close to 60 if not over that by now. I have to find her birth certificate. It’s in the house somewhere! My Mom had planned to look for her, but she got sick and died before she could start. Same with my sister, Michelle. Maybe it’s a curse and I shouldn’t look?!

Every once in a while I try to find my brother-in-law, Paul. He lives somewhere in Arizona, supposedly. He refuses to give the family his mailing address and only calls someone, maybe once a year. We all miss him and wish we could know him as the person he is now. He refuses contact with all of us, though. Maybe someday he’ll get to know his, currently 8, nieces and nephews. They all know of him, but none of them remember him. Most of them haven’t even met him.

Do you have any missing family members? I’d be interested in hearing your stories if you were adopted or had an adopted family member that you found.

Edit to add: Apparently I’m bad at math, as my sister pointed out! My mom would have been 69 this year and so my missing sister would be around 52. Geez…

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Stargazing with Dewey #GulfCoast #Brandcation

May 15, 2012 By 2 Comments

Time to pick up where I left off telling you about my Brandcation trip. Saturday after we went ziplining and tubing we went back to our condos to freshen up and eat dinner. We had pizza and just enjoyed each other’s company. After that we headed down to the beach to meet Dewey who heads up the Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association. That night happened to be the night of the Super Moon.

Popularly known as the “Supermoon”, the moon appears much larger above us when the elliptical orbit brings it within 221,802 miles to Earth, the closest point. The effect is magnified during a full moon, when we see our nearest celestial neighbor appear roughly 20 percent brighter and 15 percent larger. -boston.com

We got to the beach and there were a bunch of people with super telescopes set up! It was so awesome! Not only did we get cool pictures of the moon on our smart phones (that picture of the moon on the left was taken on my HTC Sensation through a telescope owned by Dewey) but we were able to see Saturn, as well. It was SO cool to see Saturn. It seemed like we were looking at a drawing instead of the real planet. Amy from Grinning Cheek to Cheek was actually able to get a pic of Saturn! I tried and tried but couldn’t get my phone or camera lined up right with the lens.

If you’re in the Pensacola area and would like to meet up with the Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association, here are some dates for you:

Fort Pickens Gazes at Battery Worth

May 18, June 15, July 20, Aug 17, Sept 14 and Oct 12

(The gaze is free, but normal park entry fees of $8.00 will still apply)

Gulfside Performance Pavilian Gazes

May 25/26, June 22/23, July 27/28, Aug 24/25, and Oct 19/20

(Free parking is available in the Casino Beach parking lot, near the Beach Ball Water Tower.)

Members telescopes and binoculars will be set up for views of: the Moon, Planets and other Celestial Objects. Clear skies permitting, Members will begin setting up their telescopes for these events just before sunset.

For more information about the Astronomy Club, or for scheduling a star gaze for a school, scouting, or other social event at your location…

Contact Dewey Barker after 4:00 PM at (850) 450-7767 or visit www.eaaa.net or go to http://rlwalker.gulfweb.net/astronomy/index.html to view their calendar of events and club photos.

Note: Dewey and his club members were awesome to us and allowed us to look through all of their telescopes, took time to explain things to us and helped us to take some great pictures. Thank you Dewey!

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