Enjoy the Delicious flavor of McCafé Coffee at Home with Ground Package Coffee and K-Cups!

“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for McCafé packaged coffee. I received product samples as well as a monetary promotional incentive to thank me for my participation.”

Coffee. The lifeblood of every mother. If it's not, it should be! My everyday starts laying in bed with my two snuggle buddies, and a hot cup of coffee. Sometimes, I even add a little whipped cream on top and make it even more tasty. I was lucky enough to receive several varieties of the McCafé Packaged Coffee to try here at home including the Breakfast Blend, Hazelnut and Espresso Roast. 

While I am not a huge fan of Espresso, my husband is, and has very much enjoyed this rich roast coffee. He says it has a wonderful flavor and definitely will put some hair on your chest. It is a darker coffee, and very strong for those that like coffee that will certainly perk you up! I personally love the Hazelnut. The Hazelnut taste is not extremely strong in this medium roast coffee, but you can definitely taste a hint of it, and it pairs perfectly with a nice Hazelnut creamer. Even though I love the Hazelnut, the coffee I really adore is the Breakfast Blend. This coffee is delicious, and then I can add my own flavors like Peppermint or French Vanilla Creamer. There is no better way to get in the holiday spirit than McCafé packaged coffee with Peppermint Creamer. At least not to this overly tired mommy who is always on the run! 

3 ingredient Almond Butter Cookies- from Justin's

I love peanut butter, like for real LOVE peanut butter. My oldest daughter is 12 and actually doesn’t like it (gasp!) So when I had the chance to try out Justin’s, I thought it would be a good time to see if she would like variations of pb like almond butter.

Strawberry and Blue Cheese Crumble Salad with Litehouse Foods

This post has been compensated by Litehouse Foods. All opinions are mine alone.

Christmas is a little over a month away (what?!?), so I need to start thinking about what I’m going to make during the holiday season. One nice thing about moving across the country away from most friends and family is that we can start our own new traditions. I have made this salad a few times before, but changed it a little this time with the help of Litehouse Foods.

Are YOU planning on dressing up this Halloween? Zulily thinks so!

This year, I actually am dressing up in a pretty simple costume....Charlie Brown! We are doing Trunk or Treat at our Church and we are decorating in the Charlie Brown theme, so I am Charlie Brown and my mom is the great pumpkin! While this is not the most common costume choice for women my age, it does seem Disney Characters, Movie Characters, Superheroes, Star Wars, and even Prince William and Kate are a trend this year! 

According to Zulily, the costume sales for adults is up 41% from last year, so more people are getting into the festivities! They say one third of people aged 25-34 are planning on dressing up this year!! It looks like the parents are getting into the fun with their children! Join in on the fun, and get into the action by doing a family themed dress up this year!

If you are interested in knowing more about what Zulily is...Trust me, it is not just for Moms!! They focus on offering the unexpected at great prices. All items featured on Zulily are offered at a deep discount. Each and every morning, they offer a new category or brand for you to shop at amazing deals! I personally have been a HUGE Zulily fan for years, and have purchased many items like sheets, clothes, maternity clothes, kids clothes, shoes, toys and much much more over the years! 

If you are a fan of saving, and a fan of Halloween, I highly recommend you taking a peak around Zulily. They offer the finest selection of costumes, and also fall clothing and accessories to make your children look precious this FUN time of year! 

fa BOO lous Giveaway Amazon Giftcard Giveaway!

Welcome to a very spooky Halloween giveaway! We’re giving two lucky readers an Amazon gift card. Halloween is such an exciting time of year for kids and families, so I know this giveaway would be awesome for yours!  This giveaway is being hosted by 13 bloggers who want to share the Halloween spirit with you! Please take a moment to visit their sites.

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Now onto the fa BOO lous Giveaway! Here’s what the winners will get!

• 1 winner will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card
• 1 winner will receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card

This Giveaway will run from 10/9 – 10/16 11:59 PM EST. Make sure to complete as many of the entries below as possible for the BEST chance at winning! We also have a bonus entry you can do every single day! (Bonus Entry: Tweeting a message about the Giveaway!) No entries are mandatory. How would you like to win this Spooky Amazon Giveaway? Enter below and Good Luck! (This giveaway is NOT being sponsored by Amazon.)

Wholesale Halloween Costumes- Butterfly Infant Costume for Our Princess!

As you know, we are having the princess soon, and she will be born right before Halloween. It is definitely not too early to start thinking about her Halloween costume and this year, I decided she would be a butterfly with a butterfly infant bunting bag costume! I am so excited for her to be born and see her in it!

The awesome thing about this costume is it is really pretty spacious! As a newborn, she will probably be swallowed in it, and will need the sleeves rolled up, but this could easily fit a baby up to 6 months or more. It is made of a nice quality, and the even better part, is it is available for less than $20 at Wholesale Halloween Costumes!

Butterfly Infant Toddler Costume

This costume is great because it has a butterfly bunting outfit that has attached wings. It's head piece has adorable little antennae.As I mentioned, it is available for NB- about 9months (a small 9 month old in my opinion). While I know this will swallow our princess that will be born just two weeks before Halloween, it will still be darling on her and keep her nice and warm as we take her big brothers trick or treating.

Christmas Planning is so Much Less Stressful with this a Holiday Party Kit!

It's the most wonderful time of the year. It's time to shop, and celebrate our love for one another with gifts and special moments. It is also the time of the holiday rush and sometimes madness in the stores. It is the time of trying to figure out what you are serving for your holiday meal, and plan your decorations. As wondrous as this time of year is, it can also be a very stressful time for many families, especially mommies, who often try to have everything just perfect!

We have a very large family that gets together every year for a Christmas Party so I was thrilled to learn that I could get a LARGE Vintage Poinsettia Party pack of supplies for 18 from Wholesale Party Supplies and I could also get lots of  Party Planning ideas from Celebrations! This huge party pack is available for less than $18, which makes it less than a dollar per person. The pack comes with plates, a plastic poinsettia table cloth, plastic wear, napkins, cups and even red and green streamers to decorate!

Move Over Elf on the Shelf, HELLO Roaming Reindeer!!

We did the Elf on the Shelf thing last year, and I will be completely honest. It felt much too much like a chore to me. Every single day I had to come up with a creative story line. Some days I forgot. I had to tell my boys the Elves slept in...oy! What a job. This year, I hope they do not remember those stinking elves because we received the Roaming Reindeer! These cute little guys motivate children to be good AND are so much easier for Mom! Its a total WIN-WIN for mommy! 

"Roaming Reindeer features two of Santa's adorable reindeer who have been assigned to see who's being naughty or nice. Reindeer 1 will disappear to tell Santa anytime someone has been naughty. Meanwhile, Reindeer 2 will stay to keep watch so that nothing gets missed."

Hand Turkey Shirts!

I got the bright idea the other day to make hand turkey shirts! We always make hand turkeys and hang them up, but by purchasing fabric markers we made fun shirts that can be worn now and for years to come (in the case of my older son because he grows more slowly now.) Both shirts cost less than $15 to make, and now I have the fabric markers to make other cool things (Christmas trees at Christmas-time!) 

Febreze Holiday and Cinnamon Sugar Slow Cooker Almonda

I live in Wisconsin, so it’s winter about 9 months out of the year, or at least it feels like it. We actually already got our first bit of snow just a few days ago. Thank goodness it didn’t stay as I really don’t like snow. Yes, I know, I live in the wrong state to not like snow. Anyway, Febreze sent me their holiday collection to try out. It was perfect timing as my fall plug ins were just about gone.

KIDZ BOP Christmas Wish List CD

It is almost that time of year! The time of year that we bust out the Christmas music and get into the holiday mood! My husband promised me this year, he would not listen to Christmas music until after Halloween. He LOVES IT THAT MUCH! He cannot wait to listen to it, so you can imagine how incredibly happy he was when our new Kidz Bop Christmas Wish List just came in!!

Storybook Dress up with Pure Costumes!

I have a hard time believing that it is already time to start thinking about Halloween and dressing up! At my oldest sons school, they require that they dress up as a character from a storybook and not anything particularly ghoulish! I've been lucky in the past and have been able to find some type of book to match who he wanted to be for Halloween. After all, there are Transformer and Mario Books readily available.
I personally love more classic Storybook Characters for dress up, so I have compiled this list of awesome Storybook Costume ideas for you to consider this year! You can find every costume at Pure Costumes this year! 

1. We all know Little Red Riding Hood, but what about her Toddler Wolf counterpart? How cute would it be to have a big sister dressed as Little Red Riding Hood and to have her little sibling as the Wolf? This would be an adorably cute, unique costume pair!

Win a Jenny Present "New Mom" necklace!

MORE THAN JUST AN ACCESSORY – IT'S JEWELRY THAT TELLS A STORY.

I am in love with any kind of jewelry that shows of my pride in motherhood! I love items like this throughout the year, but especially around Mother's Day. I just love custom items, that are also affordable! I think that just about any mom of young children can say that cost is a factor in jewelry purchases. Let's face it, kids are expensive, and that means we do not have a ton of extra money for luxuries for ourselves! For under $150 you can have a beautiful necklace that is custom made with all of your children's names and initials! Jenny Present offers statement pieces that are classy and elegant. The necklaces can be dressed up or worn with jeans and a tee.

Win a Dead Sea Mineral Spa Kit from Fischer Pharmaceuticals!

Mother's Day is quickly approaching and Fischer Pharmaceuticals was kind enough to treat me to a Dead Sea Minerals Gift Box for review, and I am in heaven! I reviewed baby items from Dr. Fischer a couple months ago, and I was honestly blown away by the quality of the products created by Fischer Pharmaceuticals. 

Picturesongold.com Review/Giveaway for Mother’s Day

As a Mom there is nothing better to me then beautiful jewelry that celebrates the joys of motherhood!! Recently I was contacted to review a sterling silver locket from PicturesOnGold that I am in love with!

What I love most about the PicturesOnGold experience is that they entire locket is completely customizable! You are able to choose the shape and then there are options of how you would like your photo added to the locket. I chose the laser color photo engraving option, which looks wonderful! Each side of the locket has one of my sweet boys in it! On the reverse side of my locket, I had my initials engraved, and on the front was a picture of a Mom and two sons.

While my very affordable locket is completely my style, there are many investment pieces that you can choose from at PicturesOnGold! I am so in love with the Victor Mayer 18k gold locket with diamonds and gems! It is a stunning piece that anyone would love having around their neck! Pictures on Gold offers one of a kinds pieces that are wonderful for any occasion, and especially perfect for Mother's Day! They even offer medical alert jewelry, wind and fire bracelets, birthstone items, and many many other items!! You seriously have to check Pictures on Gold out! There is literally something for everyone, and every style imaginable!

As you can tell, I am in love with my locket! I have been wearing it everyday, and it was the centerpiece of my Easter outfit! I think it made my entire outfit come together and really pop! I also had compliments on it, and my own Mother loves it! Anytime I need a little pick me up throughout the day, I just open the locket and look at my little boys smiling faces! I had such a blast creating my on necklace, and you can build your own locket too! I know you will be just as pleased as I am! You can choose from the hundreds of clip art images, include your own wording, and opt for one or two photos on the inside. Whatever you can dream for a locket, you can get at PictureOnGold!

Buy It: Use Code: MOM14 to save 10% from now until May 9th.

Win It: One lucky winner will receive Personalized  Sterling Silver Locket and 18″ Chain from PicturesOnGold. (Please note this will not ship until after Mother's Day) 

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 The above item was received by Paige in order to facilitate. The Nurse Mommy blog will always provide honest opinions, beliefs or experiences on products reviewed. The Nurse Mommy is not responsible for shipping prize, PictureOnGold will ship AFTER Mothers Day. If you have any questions, please contact me at nursemommypaige at yahoo dot com. The disclosure is done in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission 10 CFR, Part 255 Guides Concerning the use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. 

$25 See's Candy Giveaway. The PERFECT Mother's Day Gift!

Oh Candy, how I have a love/hate relationship with you! I love you and you taste so good, but I hate what happens to the scale when I eat too much! I recently contacted Sees Candy for review and I am in heaven. I now know what will be sent to all of my family out of town for holidays! This is seriously the BEST candy I have ever tasted.

Let me start off with my absolute favorite item I received. The peanut brittle. I have always been a fan of peanut brittle but after receiving my box from See's Candy, I now realize that I have missed out in life. I have NEVER eaten a piece of peanut brittle that even compares to this. It is just a crunchy piece of buttery deliciousness!!

Hip hop 50s Shop Tea Party Dress Review

I've always dreamed I was born in the 50's. To me that era brings back a certain sense if nostalgia. Women dressed classy, carried themselves like a lady but still had an inner core of strength that carried them through the hard times. I know I am probably glorifying that time period, but life just seemed a less complex then.

My love of all things 50's led me to contact Hip Hop 50's Shop to review their red and black tea party dress. I am so in love with this classically inspired dress, and it is now going to be my go to dress for all occasions! The style flatters all body types, and even looks fabulous with flats. I know it would look better with heels but as an insecure 5'9 inch woman, I do not own any. I love the length, which hits right around my knees, and the stretch material which has a little give to it. The bottom is trimmed in a beautiful lace detail, and it is perfect for church, a cruise or even a Halloween or 50's party! The red might be a little bold for a wedding, but they have a lovely blue option you could wear instead! The sizing seems to run a tad small. I am usually a size 12 or large, but needed an XL in this dress because of the buttoned top portion.

Let It Snow Cash Giveaway- Win $500

Welcome to the $750 Let It Snow Cash Giveaway!

We've joined a great group of bloggers to bring you this awesome giveaway. One lucky person will win $500 cash and five others will win $50 cash!

I know $500 could help me a lot this holiday season, so I decided to join Giveaway Promote to offer this fantastic giveaway to my fans! Best of luck! 

Our Saturday Christmas Art Project!

I love holidays because they give me an excuse to do something I love!!! "Arts and Craps" as my oldest calls it! He is now six and growing out of wanting to craft with me, so I've got to introduce my newest "crapping" sidekick to it now!