I’ve been a fan of Norah Jones for years. Her voice is smooth, almost intoxicating – beautiful.  She’s released a new cd called “…Featuring” and it features 18 songs that she’s recorded with other artists.  They’re all duets, and the people on it with her are quite the array!  People like:

  • Willie Nelson
  • The Foo Fighters
  • Dolly Parton
  • Ray Charles

Featuring is a collection of recordings that Norah has done over the span of her career. 

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One of my favorites is her collaboration with Willie Nelson (I know, RIGHT?) called “Baby, It’s Called Outside”.  So unexpected!  As well, her duet with Dolly Parton I really liked too. 

Here’s the full track listing:

  1. Love Me – The Little Willies
  2. Virginia Moon – The Foo Fighters featuring Norah Jones
  3. Turn Them – Sean Bones featuring Norah Jones
  4. Baby It’s Cold Outside – Willie Nelson featuring Norah Jones
  5. Bull Rider – Norah Jones and Sasha Dobson
  6. Ruler Of My Heart – Dirty Dozen Brass Band featuring Norah Jones
  7. The Best Part – El Madmo 
  8. Take Off Your Cool – OutKast featuring Norah Jones
  9. Life Is Better – Q-Tip featuring Norah Jones 
  10. Soon The New Day – Talib Kweli featuring Norah Jones 
  11. Little Lou, Prophet Jack, Ugly John – Belle & Sebastian featuring Norah Jones
  12. Here We Go Again – Ray Charles featuring Norah Jones
  13. Loretta – Norah Jones featuring Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
  14. Dear John – Ryan Adams featuring Norah Jones
  15. Creepin’ In – Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton
  16. Court & Spark – Herbie Hancock featuring Norah Jones
  17. More Than This – Charlie Hunter featuring Norah Jones
  18. Blue Bayou – Norah Jones featuring M. Ward

The album also includes recordings by some of Jones’s own bands and side projects (The Little
Willies and El Madmo), and performances with artists that she’s toured with including M. Ward,
Sasha Dobson, and Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Songs on …Featuring range from classics
recorded by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, and Roy Orbison to new material by such
wide-ranging innovators as Ryan Adams and Q-Tip.

Norah Jones’ …Featuring will be released on November 16th.  It should be on your holiday shopping list, because it will be a perfect fit for the Norah Jones lover on your list!


Disclosure: I received a free copy of Norah Jones’ …Featuring cd to facilitate this review. All opinion is my own.

How would you like to win a year’s supply of yummy snacks AND stylish home decor’ perfect for your holiday parties and gatherings?

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Stacy’s Pita Chips is holding a sweepstakes, and it’s so simple to enter. From November 8th through November 17th, just log on to Stacy’s Snacks and tell them what your favorite holiday snack is.

One lucky winner will win a one-year supply of Stacy’s coupons and an awesome prize basket, valued at more than $750.

Just before we left for a trip this weekend, we received some Stacey’s Naked pita chips, so they went right into the travel bag. I picked up some roasted garlic hummus and snacked on it all weekend! We all loved it.

They’re perfect for holiday gatherings because they can be paired with just about anything – dips, salsas, even dipping oils – to make them very versatile.

Head over to Stacy’s and enter – and if you win, I hope I’m invited to the party!


Disclosure: I received 2 bags of Stacy’s chips to facilitate this review. My opinions are mine.

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Holiday card sites are numerous. There’s so many places to choose from, but how do you know that what you’re spending time choosing, personalizing, ordering and waiting for will be the perfect ones for your family or business? You really don’t.

I was offered the opportunity to order some holiday cards from The Gallery Collection, so that I could properly write about their service, selection and – probably most importantly – quality of their cards. I said sure. I mean, why not? If they weren’t the best, I could stick them in a box. Right?

I clicked on over to TheGalleryCollection.com and started my search. I’m rather particular when selecting holiday cards, because I want them to be a sort of one-size-fits-all. I try to stay in the middle of the road, selecting something that celebrates the SEASON without being too hokey or sentimental. I send cards to family, friends and a few business associates, and so I want something that will fit for all of those things.

The selection process, while very easy, took me FOREVER – because they have so many beautiful cards! I mean seriously – there’s nearly 300 different cards available for personalization at The Gallery Collection – and that was just for Christmas! It took me quite a while to find something that I loved, and that would really express my wishes for the recipients.

Next up was choosing what message I wanted inside the card – there’s dozens of pre-formatted greetings, or for an additional fee, you can have your cards customized even further with your own greeting. Then you choose how to sign the cards – names, etc.

Finally, you can also have your return address put on the envelopes, so after I had entered that, I processed my order. It was so easy and fast. (Well, except for my own hesitation on the design. LOL)

The company emailed to let me know that my cards were being processed. Within a WEEK, they were in my hands. When I tell you that these cards so far SURPASSED my expectations, I’m still understating things. The high quality card stock in a beautiful, deep color blue, the foiled front, the foil lined envelopes, just everything about these cards scream QUALITY! I fell in love with them immediately, so pleased with my selection and with their high quality graphics, workmanship and overall – above all, quality.

I can’t wait to start addressing them! I can’t wait to send them out and have the recipients see them, feel them, know that I thought alot about them to send these beautiful cards out.

Here’s ours:

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Aren’t they just gorgeous? When you’re ready to order your holiday cards, or ANY cards, be sure to check out TheGalleryCollection.com first.

AND there’s more! I have a fabulous giveaway for my readers as well! The Gallery Collection has offered one of my very lucky winners their choice of one fo their gift bag ensembles! You can choose from

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Holiday gift bag collection

Beautiful selection of holiday gift bags in a variety of sizes and styles featuring rich jewel toned metallics with glistening trimmings. Also included are 2 tissue packs (8 sheets of cream, 5 sheets of coordinating “Curl Berry” print).

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Everyday Gift Bags

A Beautiful selection of Everyday gift bags offered in a variety of sizes and styles. Gift bags feature bright colors, foil accents and glitter embellishments.
Also included are 6 sheets of gift wrap in 3 different designs, along with 2 packs of coordinating tissue (16 sheets). A gift giving collection perfect for everyday use!

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Holiday Gift Bags Collection

Beautiful selection of holiday gift bags offered in a variety of sizes and styles featuring the traditional holiday colors of red, green and white with shimmering metallic accents. Also included is one pack of tissue (8 sheets) to complement the gift bags.

As always, I offer you a ton of ways to earn an entry. The first is REQUIRED. The rest are optional (but highly recommended). Please be sure your email is visible on your blogger profile or you’ve left it in your comment.

Comments that do not meet set requirements or state that something has been done but hasn’t – will be deleted. Please don’t say “pick me” or “I’d like to win” – that’s not a qualified entry.

I DO verify that you’ve joined, followed, fanned, etc. So please be a grown-up and be honest.

REQUIRED – please leave a comment with your name/email somewhere on it, and tell me your favorite holiday song.

Additional entries are optional. They include:

  • Fan my Facebook page. Leave a comment with your Facebook name.
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  • Tweet this giveaway– leave a link to your tweet here. You can do this 2x a day, every day if you wish – just come back and leave the link.
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This giveaway is limited to the USA. Giveaway ends November 15th. I will draw a winner from all qualified entries. I will email the winner, as well as post their name here. They then have 3 days to respond. They will be given a choice of the three prizes. Have fun!


Disclosure: I received my order of holiday cards from The Gallery Collection at no charge, in order to facilitate this review. All opinions are mine.

When people think of costumes, they automatically think “Halloween”.  Of course, Halloween is a BIG time of the year for costumes, but there are lots of other times during the year when a costume could be a fun addition to your celebration, no matter what the reason.

Costume Supercenter is a great place to find those costumes.  We were offered the opportunity to review a costume from their Thanksgiving selections, and since Libby hadn’t made up her mind as to what she wanted to be for Halloween, I decided to roll the dice and order one for her.  We went through all of the Indian costumes, and finally selected the native American girl costume.   They specifically said they couldn’t guarantee a delivery by Halloween, but we got it super fast anyway.

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The selection process was easy. They had several adorable choices, and when she & I settled on one, I had to choose her size.  She’s typically in a 7-8, so I chose a size medium, which they say runs 8-10.  For my taste, it fell a bit short (literally), and was much too low-cut for a little girl’s costume.  The costume material was thin, so I bought her a turtleneck to go under.  Even here in West Virginia, it gets pretty chilly at this time of year, so that was definitely necessary.  The bottoms, which were a skort, were short as well – so I was thankful for the fringed skirt part of the skort.

Also, please note that the accessories shown in the photos aren’t always included, so be sure to read the entire ad.

Costume Supercenter offers hundreds of costume choices, as well as accessories for every occasion and for every size & shape.  They ship quickly and their prices are very affordable.   Check out them the next time you’re in the market for a costume.


[Product review & giveaway disclosure: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR, Part 255 "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."]

My son plays hockey.  That means my son stinks.  No, not at playing hockey, but let’s just say that the ride home from a hockey game or practice, I’m riding with the windows open.  Phew.  It doesn’t matter if he uses the proper hygiene products – it just doesn’t help when he’s really had some physical work out like hockey.

So, when I was offered the opportunity to review a product I’d never heard of – called QwikShower Wipes, I laughed. And accepted. Quickly.

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Developed by a Maryland dad who also disliked the stinky kids ride that followed sports and school activities, QwikShower wipes are large, moist, single-use disposable washcloths for those occasions when a shower isn’t feasible.  They are packaged individually and are a good size (10′”x12”) for those quicky cleanups. 

QwikShower wipes aren’t just for kids, either.

They’re:

Convenient. Each wipe is individually wrapped for portability and to ensure it never dries out. Kids can slip it into a backpack or purse and go!

Effective. With a large 10” x 12” dimension and a resilient cloth-like material, QwikShower Wipes are big and study enough to clean the entire body – also leaving a slight fresh scent behind that’s been tested and well-received by teenagers and their parents.

Green. Environmentally friendly, QwikShower Wipes are non-aerosol and emit zero fluorocarbon emissions unlike popular body sprays.  This also ensures the scent won’t invade the personal space of others or overwhelm a locker room.

Economical. With an affordable price point starting at just 49 cents each coupled with the company’s free shipping policy, QwikShower Wipes have made it easier and more affordable than ever to keep kids clean and body odor-free.

Versatile. QwikShower Wipes are not just for gym class! They’re great for use after sports practices and games, a day at the beach, or an impromptu restaurant outing with the family. Also a stellar solution for adults, the wipes are perfectly suited for boaters, campers and fitness enthusiasts. They are also a must for emergency preparedness kits in the event of water outages.

Fundraising. When partnered with a sponsoring organization, QwikShower Wipes will support local communities throughout the U.S. by contributing 10% of sales to a PTA, booster club or non-profit organization of the buyer’s choice.

Anthony was dubious about opening up the package and using it to clean himself up and make himself LESS STINKY – but hey, you know what?  Kids these days get so busy, these wipes are perfect.  Between activities and responsibilities, and then add in the fun parts of being a teen – ugh.  They need to be clean and smelling good, not “I just played football and I stink!”  LOL

I loved them, and next hockey season, there WILL be some in the hockey bag, that’s for sure!


FYI: I received some QuikShower wipes in order to write this review.  My opinions are all mine.

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