10+ Years of Memories in 1 Book! Journal 10+ Review & Giveaway CLOSED

Remember that time I reviewed a Journal 10+ and everyone wanted to win one for themselves? Well...you're in luck! I now have the new 2013-2023 edition to review and giveaway - just in time for Christmas!

This time I'm keeping it! I gifted my last copy and my own diary is running out so I cannot wait to start this in the new year! It just takes a few minutes every day to jot down things that happened. I love that each day is on it's own page for every year. I often look back to what happened on a certain day in previous years in my current diary system...and it's so hard and confusing! This way, it's all on one page and it will be so easy for me to see what happened that day last year, the year before, etc.

This journal boasts the same great features as previous editions:

• Up to 11 years of notes and memories in one volume
• Annual pages for setting goals
• You can start using this journal at any time
• Can be used as a journal, planner, organizer, record keeper, or in any combination of those uses
• Address & phone book in back
• Special dates pages for birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
• Two bookmarks

Buy! Visit Journal 10+ and buy your own copy, or a copy or two for Christmas gifts, for only $39.95...when you think about it, that's less than $4/year...or less than 1 penny per day!

Win! Journal 10+ is offering one of my readers another book, this time it's the new 2013-2023 edition.

How to Enter This is a Rafflecopter giveaway. The first entry is mandatory - like Journal 10+ on Facebook and then it will unlock the rest of the entries. This giveaway is open worldwide for 1 journal. If you do not see the widget, please click the "Read More" link below to open it.

I can't give you extra entries, but would really appreciate your votes! We're slipping and I would like to stay in the top 50! Please and thanks!

Carseat Sidekick Review & Giveaway CLOSED

Mamas, how many times has this happened:

You have your baby calm & settled, perhaps even asleep...all your ducks are in a row as you glance around to make sure you have everything in order to head out the door. Diaper bag packed, wallet, cell phone, older brother dressed and ready! You look into your infant bucket car seat and note that those darn straps are in the way. You try to juggle the baby in one hand and move the two straps out of the way with your other hand...which is an impossible feat! With all the shuffling around the baby is upset, has a buckle poking him in the back...and you haven't even made it out the door yet.

Enter... The Carseat Sidekick

This invention was was thought of for the exact same reason I mentioned above. File this under the category of "Why Didn't I Think of That?". Seriously! This is genius. The Carseat Sidekick is functional, cute, and compatible with all major car seat brands. It's REALLY easy to install. The video is short and sweet:
It literally took me 30 seconds to install, easy peasy...and? It works!

Now I can easily place Ethan in the car seat without having to fight with the darn straps! My car seat actually comes with "strap holders" but they do.not.work! So I was thrilled to be able to review this amazing new product. It will definitely be on my "to buy" list for new babies! They currently come in blue/green (as shown above), orange/white, and pink/white.

Short Stack Jack also gives 10 cents of every Carseat Sidekick to Living Water International, an organization that helps provide people with clean drinking water, and I like that!

And now it's your chance to try out this innovative product!

Buy! Visit Short Stack Jack today and buy your own Carseat Sidekick! Only $17.99...but you get 20% off with code NURSE20!

Win! Short Stack Jack is generously offering 2 of my readers a chance to win 1 of their own Carseat Sidekicks in either boy or girl colors.

How to Enter This is a Rafflecopter giveaway. The first task is mandatory - please like Carseat Sidekick on Facebook and then you will unlock the widget for the rest of the entries. There will be two winners and they win 1 Carseat Sidekick in the color of their choice. This giveaway is open to Canadian & US residents only. If you do not see the widget below, please click the "Read More" link below to open it.

Thirsties Duo All In One Cloth Diaper Review & Giveaway!

I am no rookie when it comes to cloth diapering, but I still have yet to experience all the wonders of the fluffy world and I was very excited to try out the Thirsties Duo All In One cloth diaper. I chose my diaper in a size one in the Blackbird print as we didn't know what Ethan would be and it's a nice gender neutral print (I am ALL about the prints in cloth diapers!)

So what is an All In One (AIO) diaper? Essentially it's the cloth version of the traditional diaper. No stuffing, no folding - it's literally "all in one" as the name suggests! Allow this picture to visually explain it to you!

 A little bit about this awesome company:

The mission of Thirsties, Inc. is to make it easy and affordable for every family to choose cloth while simultaneously investing in our local economy and sustainable business practices.

Only the best USA-sourced components are chosen for our products in order to reduce our carbon footprint, to help support domestic textile mills and our local economy, and to ensure that Thirsties diapers will last wash after wash. We are committed to creating only the highest quality products and dedicated to providing exceptional design and unparalleled performance while saving you money.

All Thirsties products are USA-made by a group of very talented women, many of whom work in the comfort and convenience of their own homes. With your support, we are able to employ more staff each year, helping to support more families in our local community.

It's a fact that cloth diapering is cheaper in the long run and one feature about the Duo AIO's that I find particularly benficial is that they grow with your baby. They come in two sizes. Size one fits from approximately 0-9 months (6-18 lbs) and size two fits approximately 9-36 months (18-40 lbs) right up to potty training! Thirsties truly is an eco friendly company, check out how green they are!

What do I love about this diaper? What's not to love? Look how cute it is, it's trim fitting (Ethan is about 8 lbs in these pictures), it has not leaked on us, the lining is super soft, and it's in my lineup for nighttime diapers. I cannot believe how much of a super soaker Ethan has become, even at only a few weeks old!

I am a fan of snap closures in general, as I personally feel that they last longer, but Thristies offers their products in both snap and aplix - it's always wonderful to have a choice! If you're new to cloth, or even if you just need a reminder, Thirsties has an excellent section for caring for your cloth on their website. Thirsties also makes customer service a priority to please feel free to contact them, they have truly been an amazing company to work with.

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Buy: Find a Thirsties retailer near you and either start or add to your fluff collection!

Win! The awesome people at Thirsties are offering one of my readers a chance to win their own Duo All In One diaper! Winner chooses size, closure, and color/pattern. This is open to residents of Canada and US.

How to Enter: This is a Rafflecopter giveaway. The first entry is mandatory, please visit Thirsties and tell me what color/print you would choose if you won and this will unlock the rest of the options for you to get more entries! If you do not see the widget below, please click the "Read More" link to enter! Good luck!

Have Your Photos Turned Into Art! My Own Art Giveaway CLOSED

I love photography. You probably already knew that! My home is full of pictures, mostly ones that I have taken myself, and it always will be. While I'm good at basic editing of my photos...I'm not a very artsy person. So when Elin Tidbeck contacted me to share with me what she did...I got all giddy! Let me tell you why...

Elin's background is in landscape architecture and has designed some really cool public places. Since she lives far away from her family in Sydney, Australia with her husband and two boys...she was in search of something she could do from her home and make it work with her family. Enter My Own Art. She uses her knowledge of Photoshop and her hobby of "artistic" things and she transforms your ordinary photo into wall art.

Just take a look at what she did on two pictures of my boys!

I just love them! How absolutely original and unique...and so far beyond my skills. Elin was absolutely wonderful to work with. She had browsed my blog and Flickr page and suggested 2 pictures. I chose a different picture of Ethan from the set, but she had a vision of using the wheat in Ethan's picture too and I just love them! They are truly works of art, it looks like someone painted them and I think that's so neat! She was absolutely wonderful to work with and very efficient.

Elin is offering one of my readers a custom illustration. Just in time for Christmas! How wonderful of a gift would this make, I think I will be asking her to create some more art for gifts for my family!

Buy! My Own Art is offering Nurse Loves Farmer readers $30 off your order! That's a savings of 50%! Visit their website and use code NURSE for your discount until the end of November.

Win! This giveaway is for one custom digital illustration. You will receive the proof of your illustration within 3 days and you will have the opportunity to have one edit to the proof made. Once you approve your image, you will receive it via email in a high resolution file and the rights to make unlimited prints of the image for personal use.

How to Enter The first two entries are mandatory. Please visit My Own Art and tell me what style you would choose for your photo if you win by commenting on this blog post and like their Facebook page. This giveaway is open worldwide and uses Rafflecopter. Once you complete the first two entries, you will unlock the rest of the widget and be eligible for more entries. If you do not see the widget, click the "Read More" link. Please feel free to email me with any questions or concerns.

Please note that I do check to make sure you have completed the giveaway tasks. For example if you say you follow my blog, I check...if you aren't, I pick a new winner! Copy & past those tweet URLs too! For my last 2 giveaways I have had to pick new winners because the tasks weren't completed!

Win $1000 in AppleCheeks Cloth Diapers from Snuggle Bugz!

Today is the first day of this amazing contest where you have a chance to win a diaper cake full of wonderful Apple Cheeks cloth diapers from SnuggleBugz.ca! $1000 in Apple Cheeks diapers, to be exact!

Snuggle Bugz sent me an Apple Cheeks Bamboo Starter Kit to try out to promote this contest. This kit consists of:

• 3 Apple Cheeks Envelope Covers, in either size 1 (7 - 20 lbs) or size 2 (18 - 40 lbs) which came in gender-neutral colors (we have size 1)
• 9 One-size inserts, in bamboo. 
• 1 Storage Sac, size 1. 
• 3 super plush bamboo terry wipes. 
• 1 BONUS hemp booster. 
• Printed care instructions

The size 1 diaper fit Ethan very well. Right now he's about 8 lbs and there's definitely room to grow but it fits well and did not leak at all. This diaper is an envelope cover, which is different from a lot of the diapers out there...but it's different in a good way! And I'll tell ya why! As the picture below describes, it is very easy to stuff this diaper...with whatever you choose! At first I have to admit I was skeptical...how would I get an insert out if the diaper is all poopy...eww! But with newborn poop anyway, all the poop has thus been contained in the front part of the diaper, making it easy to get the insert out still! BUT even if poop does get in the backside, the insert comes out in the wash! NO NEED TO UNSTUFF! Just put the poopy diaper in the diaper pail as is, and wash away!

The lining is ridiculously soft. This is part of what makes it so worth it to me to cloth diaper my babies! Having nice, soft, luxurious ApppleCheeks micro-fleece lining against their bums! I can also attest that the stretchy elastic has also contain potential blowouts!

Envelope cover, cover in Cherry Tomato, 3 bamboo wipes included in starter kit

 As you can see in my pictures, the bamboo inserts can either be used on the outside of the envelope, like you would a prefold, so all you have to so is change the bamboo insert, or you can stuff it into the envelope! I love that this diaper is so versatile. Also? Bamboo is one of the most absorbent materials in the cloth diapering world so this works awesome at nighttime for my super soaker newborn!

All in all? I love AppleCheeks diapers and I'm proud that they are Canadian made...just like me!

And now is your chance to win!

Win! A diaper cake made completely of Apple Cheeks products, worth $1000, has been assembled and is waiting for one lucky Canadian winner to take it home (or have it delivered). Also, AppleCheeks is generously giving away one diaper (size, color, & insert) of your choice to one of my readers open to Canadian & US residents!

How To Enter Facebook fans will have a 10-day window to take photos of themselves or their little ones “going green” and submit the photo and story on the Snuggle Bugz Facebook page. After 10 days of submissions, the participants will need to acquire votes on their photo, from November 25 - December 1. The most votes at the end of the voting week will win the diaper cake containing $1000 worth of Apple Cheeks products.

To enter my giveaway, use the Rafflecopter widget below. If you don't see it, please click the "Read More" link! The first entry is mandatory. Visit AppleCheeks and tell me which color you'd choose and which insert you'd like - microterry or bamboo - by commenting on this blog post. Once you complete this entry, it will unlock the rest! Any questions? Just ask!

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The Gift of Giving #LEGODUPLOplay

It's that time of year when one really gets thinking about all the holidays and the gifts that we will be buying and all the sales that are going to be happening, such as Black Friday in the States and Cyber Monday on the internet. These sales entice us to spend spend spend because we can save save save! This is also the time of year when it's most important not to forget to give back to those in need. Jay and I have made a point to donate to World Vision every year at Christmas, and I along with our church, have always made shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child.

It was just a couple of weeks ago that Jay was mentioning to me that it will be really fun to involve Braden this year in making our shoe box and teaching him how there's so many children in the world who don't have lots of things like he does and that it's so important to give these little kids things that they need because we can afford to give. I am very excited to take him shopping so that he can buy things for a little boy his age and to start teaching him the valuable lesson of charity.

Another thing we were able to get involved with recently was aid for families suffering loss from Hurricane Sandy. A good blog friend of mine has asked for donations of anything to be sent to her friend on Staten Island. I had a bag of stuff I was going to donate locally, but we thought we would send our love all the way to the east coast and Braden helped me pack up a box! If you would like info on where you can send items to, please email me!

This month LEGO DUPLO has provided me with information on eight of their hottest holiday toys! I have a very exciting giveaway for you!

1. Snow White's Cottage | 2. Play with Numbers | 3. My First Zoo | 4. Brick Box | 5. Creative Cakes | 6. My First Supermarket | 7. Sleeping Beauty's Room | 8. Play with Letters

These sets range in price from $17.99 - $39.99...and you have a chance to win FOUR of them, and you get to choose which ones!

Win! This giveaway is for four of the above toys (out of the eight) of your choice! Best part? They will come pre-wrapped to your doorstep before the holidays! Also, as a perk the first 10 people to enter this giveaway and leave me a comment, I will send a "spend $20 on any LEGO DUPLO product and receive $5 off" coupon!

How to Enter This is a Rafflecopter giveaway and the first entry is mandatory - leave me a comment telling me which four toys you would choose and what you would do with them. Once you complete this entry, the rest of the options will be unlocked for more chances to win! If you do not see the Rafflecopter widget, please click the "Read More" link to enter. This giveaway is open to Canadian residents only.

Printcopia Photo Canvas Review & Giveaway CLOSED

Don't you love hanging memories in your home? My home is full of pictures and it always will be. I have a passion for photography and love hanging my own pictures up in my home. I was contacted by Printcopia to do a review on their canvas prints. 

First, a little bit about the company.

At Printcopia, you can turn your photos into eye-catching wall art with a variety of printing materials and options to choose from including gallery-quality canvas, sleek acrylic, and glorious panoramic printing.
But don't worry…there's nothing too techy here. Making Printcopia easy (and fun) to use has been one of our main goals.

I was given the opportunity to order & review an 8x10 canvas and their website was surprisingly very easy to use! I knew exactly which photo I wanted on canvas, my favorite one from harvest!

First, choose the size of your canvas...

Then upload an image right from your computer. You can also adjust the image size by zooming in or out at this time.

Next choose the style you would like, I chose to wrap the image around the canvas vs. having a mirrored or border color.

Now we choose any options we'd like such as changing to black & white or sepia effects or the option to have your photo retouched. My canvas arrived pretty fast to me in the mail and doesn't it look great? I added it to my farming photo wall and I'll have to add one of Ethan next fall!

Printcopia's parent site BuildASign also offers signs, banners, magnets and more! And now it's your turn to choose your giveaway prize!

Win! Printcopia/BuildASign are offering one of my readers a giveaway prize of their choice! This giveaway is for 1 item of the winner's choice (canvas, sign, banner, magnet, etc) + free shipping! The winner will be emailed a virtual gift card to order their choice.

How to Enter This is a Rafflecopter giveaway. The first entry is mandatory - please visit Printcopia/BuildASign and tell me what you would get if you win this giveaway by leaving a comment. Once you have completed this entry the rest will be unlocked on the widget. If you do not see the widget, please click the "Read More" link to open it. Make sure you complete the task and enter any added information that I ask in your entries - I do check and you will not be chosen a winner if you don't complete the task! This giveaway is open to residents of Canada & US.

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Ethan's Days of Giveaways: Rockin' Green Soap CLOSED

It's been no secret how much I love Rockin' Green Soap. I started off my cloth diapering journey with Braden when he was 1 month old and I thought I would be "economical" and just buy scent free detergent from the grocery store. Well, that plan didn't last long, and I'll tell you why shortly. I'll be honest, at first I was very skeptical to be paying approximately $20 for a bag of detergent that was made specifically for cloth diapers, like Rockin' Green is. I thought as long as I wasn't using fabric softeners and that if my soap was dye-free like they all say to use on your cloth products, I'd be laughing! But then came the build up. If any of you mamas out there cloth diaper, you know exactly what I'm talking about. When soap & mineral build up happens in cloth diapers, it gets ugly and causes a multitude of problems such as leaking and STINK!

Enter...Rockin' Green Soap! I decided there would be no harm in trying a bag to see if it was really all it was cracked up to be on the reviews I had read. The verdict? YES! It is worth every penny and then some. It is true, as they fully state, that it may take awhile to get rid of the old detergent and fully reap the benefits of Rockin Green, but their easy-to-read instructions right on the bag make it SO simple.

I've never washed newborn cloth before so I was really excited to get using my Rockin' Green again when Ethan was born. My opinion is the same, if not better than before. No stains, no stink, no problem! It even got out the last little bit of meconium poop Ethan had when he got home! I usually use pocket diapers, but with Ethan I also use all-in-ones and it works amazing all them too, of course.

How To Use For Day to Day Washings

1. Savor the smell of your Rockin' Green detergent. Ah...yummy...
2. Dump your diapers inot the washer and do a rinse/wash to get the nasties out prior to the wash cycle. (if regular clothing, skip this step).
3. Add the detergent and do a wash cycle. Use 1-3 tbsp per load (those with soft water or HE machines may need less detergent to get their clothing clean, so adjust accordingly!)
4. Double rinse.

How to Rock a Soak - Getting rid of built up minerals and leftover detergent

1.  Fill your washer with water and 3 tbsp (may need less for soft water/HE machines) of Rockin' Green along with your diapers or clothing.
2. Let soak for approximately 30-60 minutes, then launder as usual, skipping the soap.
3. Tip: Repeat this process any tiem you need a good deep cleaning. If you have excessive buildup or residue, it may take a few soaks to get them in good condition. Those with hard water may find a quick soak before every wash helpful.

If you're like me, you may be thinking it's REALLY hard to soak diapers in an HE washer. One of my personal tips? Fill your BATHTUB (or even better - jet tub!) with hot water, 2-3 tbsp of Rockin' Green and soak in there! It can be a bit messy and troublesome to cart a load of wet diapers to the washing machine to finish the job, but it works wonderfully!

Rockin' Green isn't just for cloth diapers. Here is some more information on the product from their website:

Rockin’ Green is an award-winning manufacturer of eco-friendly cleaning products designed to make cleaning easier and greener. Most well-known for their clean-rinsing laundry detergent formulated for use on all fabrics and especially useful on cloth diapers, Rockin’ Green produces detergents for hard, soft and normal water conditions (known as Hard, Soft and Classic Rock varieties).
Rockin’ Green also carries Funk Rock, a first-of-its kind natural ammonia bouncer, and Melody, an odor-neutralizer and air freshener home spray. With the exception of Funk Rock, all products come in seven natural scents, such as Mighty Mighty Marshmallow, Earth Wind & Orchids, Rage Against the Raspberry, and Bare Naked Babies (unscented).

I live in the country and we have hard, well water. I love that there is a specific formula just for the kind of water I have. Don't know what formula to order? Rockin' Green can help! You can order water quality test strips for only $0.60 or refer to their map to see what they recommend for the area you live in. Also? They have phenomenal customer service and will fire you back an email or a Tweet in no time!

They also care specific products for washing your mama cloth and pet beds & toys and sell laundry accessories and yummy diaper pail & air fresheners.

Win!  The wonderful people at Rockin' Green Soap have generously offered one of my readers a full size 45/90 loads bag in your choice of formula & scent!

Buy!  Head on over to the Rockin' Green shop and order some to try yourself! If you make a purchase, you get 25 extra entries in this giveaway.

How to enter!  This is a Rafflecopter giveaway. The first two entries are mandatory and then the rest will be unlocked. Go to the Rockin' Green Soap website and leave a comment telling me which scent you would like to try and then go like them on Facebook. If you do not see the widget below please click the "Read More" link to enter. (Please let me know if there are broken links or if you're having any other problems!

Ethan's Days of Giveaways: On Peanut's Shelf CLOSED

My bloggy friend Shaun is here for Ethan's 3rd giveaway! You can enter the other two giveaways by clicking the links above. Now I'll hand it over to Shaun to tell you a little bit about herself what she has to offer you!

Hi All! First off, CONGRATULATIONS to Sarah & Jay, and big brother Braden on the birth of Ethan...what a handsome little man :)

I'm Shaun, the creative head behind Living with Peanut and a new/little shop on Etsy called On Peanut's Shelf. I take wooden letters, in various fonts and sizes, and cover them with high quality scrapbook paper to match a room's decor/theme. In honor of Ethan, I'm giving away a 5 letter name or phrase to one lucky reader of Sarah's! This is a custom piece so you will have a say in the wooden letter style, paper theme, and the finish of mod podge (glossy or matte).

Good luck to all of you!

Shop! You can visit On Peanut's Shelf now and Shaun is offering my readers 20% off their order with code ETHANSBDAY. If you do purchase, you get 25 extra entries in the giveaway!

Win! This giveaway is for a custom 5 letter word/name of your choice in the style that you'd like from On Peanut's Shelf. If you would like more than 5 letters, the extra cost is $3/letter.

How to Enter This is a Rafflecopter giveaway and the first two entries are mandatory. Please leave me a comment telling me what name/word you would choose if you won and go on and like On Peanut's Shelf on Facebook to unlock the rest of the entries on the widget! Don't forget to come back every day to tweet/share on Facebook for extra entries! This giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents only. If you do not see the widget, please click the "Read More" link to enter. (If there are broken links or any problems with on the widget, please let me know!)

Ethan's Days of Giveaways: Poppy - The Crazy Hat Lady CLOSED

I hope you've been enjoying these days of giveaways! Up next is Ethan's grandma aka Poppy! My mom got back into crocheting almost a year ago and she's really enjoyed making a lot of hats...mostly for her grandbabies and friend's kids and grandbabies!

Braden absolutely loves wearing all of his hats and my nieces and nephews really love their Poppy hats too! Here's a few of my favorites that she has done:

Ethan's Days of Giveaways: Happy Heart of Mine CLOSED

I'm so happy to have my friend Ashley on the blog today to host our first giveaway celebrating the birth of Ethan! This is the first of a few giveaways this week so keep coming back for more! And now I'll hand it over to Ashley!

Hi! I’m Ashley, wife to Kris and mom to Alex. I have a blog over at Happy Heart of Mine that revolves around the growing ups of Alexander James, my son and how I'm surviving parenthood. My mom taught me how to sew when I was a little girl. In second grade, I got in trouble for lying when I told everyone I made my outfit (I indeed did make that outfit, MC Hammer pants, vest in all.) Over the years, I’ve taken everything my mom has taught me along with a few things I’ve taught myself and created new bags and accessories for myself and my family and friends. After the birth of my son, I added baby items to my list of projects and so the Happy Heart Etsy shop was created. 

I have a brand new item to introduce and what better way than a giveaway!? Together with Sarah, we’re offering the Birdie Flock set for the giveaway. The Flock consists of 9 Birdie blocks, each handmade and each unique just for you! Enter today and be the first to have a Birdie Flock of your own.

Here are some of my favorite items from Ashley's shop!

Shop! Be sure to head over to Happy Heart and check out her other amazing items! Diaper bags, clutches, owls, giraffes, stuffed baby blocks and lots more!

Win! As mentioned above, Ashley is generously offering her newest item the Birdie Flock which includes 9 unique and original birds.

How to Enter: The first entry is mandatory, visit Happy Heart and tell me another one of your favorite items from her shop. Once this entry is completed on the Rafflecopter widget, the other options for more entries will be unlocked! If you do not see the widget below, please click the "Read More" link to enter. Good luck! Open to US & Canadian residents.

Thank you for generously giving away these adorable birdies to one of my readers, Ashley!

Shutterfly Christmas Cards & $50 Credit Giveaway! CLOSED

So is it too early to start thinking, talking about, and planning your Christmas Cards? Not if you're me! I think it's the perfect time to start planning, a lot of people actually plan their Christmas or Holiday photos around the layout of the card that they choose! I actually took Braden's first Christmas pictures before the end of October for his first Christmas card!

Shutterfly has literally hundreds of options for Christmas, Holiday, and Hanukkah cards. You can sort them by the number of pictures you want featured, format, card size, color, theme...oh the possibilities! I believe they truly have a card...or two...or a dozen! for everyone's style to choose from. I have ordered cards from Shutterfly and they have never disappointed. Shutterfly also has lots of Special Offers to check out too.

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Win! Shutterfly is offering one of my lucky readers a $50 promo code off your total order!

How to Enter: This is a Rafflecopter giveaway, the first two entries are mandatory, once you complete these tasks you can complete the rest for extra entries! If you do not see the widget below, please click the "Read More" link! Good luck! Open to Canada and USA.

Easy Peasy Crock Pot Roasts & Club House

I have a feeling that my crock pot will quickly become my best friend in a month or so when Squishy makes his/her arrival! Since I've been involved with Club House I have been loving trying all of their recipe mixes! The last meal that I cooked for harvest I decided on using these for my lineup:

A pot roast with carrots and potatoes all together in harmony in one happy space slow cooking for 8 hours - how much easier can it get?! Plus some Yorkshire pudding (which I always make with these mixes!) and some of Club House's new 25% less salt gravy. (I did not inherit either of my grandmother's gravy-making skills and have been using Club House for years! Shhhh!)

All you need:

• crock pot
• pot roast (3-4 lbs)
• carrots
• potatoes (~5 cups of veggies cut)
• 1 cup water

Directions:

• place roast in crock pot
• cut up veggies and place around/on top of roast
• mix Pot Roast Club House Recipe Mix in 1 cup of water
• pour mixture over roast
• turn crock pot on low for 8 hours
• voila!

 
I'm not sure you can make a crock pot roast look "pretty"but it was DARN good, I can testify to that!

Then you just follow the simple instructions on the Yorkshire package (I made 2 packages)...

Nom nom nom! I also made another pot roast last night with Club House products and it was a BIG hit! One of my girlfriends on Facebook posted a recipe for "Mississippi Style" roast. All you need:

• 3-4 lb pot roast
• Club House Ranch Mix
• Club House Au Jus Gravy Mix
• 1 stick of butter

That's it - no liquids necessary! Put the roast in the crock pot, sprinkle the ranch mix and then the au jus mix on the roast, place butter on top (I didn't use a whole stick as my roast was a bit on the small side) and turn on low for 8 hours. The gravy that the roast made smelled good...but with that much butter and meat drippings, I opted for the Club House Brown 25% Less Salt Gravy Mix again which is a can't-fail in my books!

Don't forget you can still enter to win a Club House Prize Pack & $50 gift card by clicking "Read More"or directly on the Rafflecopter Widget!