Dawniemom Reviews

Airwear Lenses – Review

I have worn glasses for exactly 1/2 of my life.  21 (ahem) years, to be exact.  I’ve tried to go the contact lens route, but we didn’t really get along, and so it’s been my old, faithful glasses.  I’d never really given much thought to where and what were with me every waking minute of the day, though.  I mean sure, they’re pretty expensive, even though with our previous medical benefits, I could only get the bottom of the line versions, with no frills like UV protection or those cool transit...

Dean’s Dips Dipstakes! (+ giveaway)-closed

Behind every great snack food is a great dip. And now that the football (and holiday!) season is upon us, we must take the time to appreciate our dips. What tailgating party or snack food lineup is complete without it? Dean’s® Dips has launched the Dipstakes™ sweepstakes. Just like the Jets and the Giants, there are longstanding rivalries in amongst dips as well. Are you a Honey Mustard loyalist, Guacamole diehard or an Onion Dip fanatic? Vote for your favorite dip and help us settle this onc...

I’m an Apple Jacks Kid. You?

Did you know that like adults, 9 out of 10 kids lack enough fiber in their diets. Kellogg Company knows how tough of a time Moms have finding ways to increase their child's intake, and they came up with a great solution by adding a boost of fiber to some of their most popular kids' cereals. They started with 2 kids favorites, and they were 2 of my kids’ favorites, Apple Jacks™ and Froot Loops™, so I agreed to do a review of them for Mom Central. I set them up a taste test.  I was curious...

Getting Organized with Microsoft Office

Although I am a BIG fan of organization, my life is such that it’s virtually impossible to BE organized.  Like so many moms, I have so many things going on at once, at any given time, that it all seems to fall to pieces if I let it.  Between homeschooling my 3 kids, doing blog reviews for various companies, running 5+ blogs and many more websites, running a household for 5 people (and 2 furbabies), planning a long-distance Christmas and oh yeah – volunteering to help organize a 25th hi...

My Little Citizens

My Little Citizens of the world are pretty worldly characters.  They travel throughout the world (and sometimes beyond) in their imaginations, bringing back stories and treasures that they’ve discovered along the way. Sometimes, those discoveries are a bit strange. As a mom and a homeschooler, I’ve always encouraged my children to look at an issue – any issue – from both sides of the fence.  Particularly when I hear one of my children making a bold statement about perhaps a moment ...

Magic Jack – a review

When AT&T announced that they were doing away with their Call Vantage program, which enabled us unlimited (US) long distance, I was disappointed.  It had been a perfect set-up for us.  We needed to have high speed internet in order to use the service, but since we always HAD high speed, that was no big deal.  We needed the unlimited because both of our families are in different states, and we speak to them quite frequently. I’d planned on keeping it after we moved to West Virginia, but th...

Listerine Oral Care Challenge – review

I always hated brushing my teeth when I was a kid.  By the time I finally went to a dentist at age 12, my mouth was already in trouble. The U.S Department of Health and Human Services states that 50 percent of kids between the ages of 5 and 9 get a cavity or filling. In OUR household, fortunately that’s not the case. My kids go to the dentist every 6 months and neither of them have had a cavity.  Anthony has had 1 his whole life, and that one wasn’t even really necessarily needed – jus...

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant

It’s not too often that I find myself looking forward to a particular movie to open.  I don’t necessarily pay close attention to them any more because it seems like everything has been done before.  That was, of course, until I was introduced to Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant. After watching just the preview, I can’t wait to see it! In theaters October 23rd Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adven...

Gone Pink

It’s October once again.  October is, among other things, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  This is more than just putting a pink ribbon on your lapel and declaring yourself aware.  This is more than changing your color scheme on your blog to pink and declaring yourself aware. This is more important than that. Master Lock knows that. Master Lock has gone pink as well.   In an effort to raise awareness for breast cancer detection and prevention, Master Lock has introduced a line of special...

Baby Einstein World Animal Adventure DVD review

Since Zachary was a tiny tot, he's been a Baby Einstein baby.  I am convinced that Baby Einstein videos have helped to make him so bright!  A 2-1/2 year old who can not only recite his numbers and letters, but IDENTIFY them on site?  Totally a Baby Einstein baby! The day that we received the new Baby Einstein dvd, World Animal Adventure, Zachary had been in a particularly difficult mood.  He was mad that we had come into the house (he LOVES playing outside) and was throwing a fit.  I'd sent L...