Karen Mendes

Product Description: Kleenex Hand Towels are an innovative solution that delivers one clean, fresh, dry towel every time consumers wash and dry their hands in the home bathroom. The single-use, disposable bathroom hand towel provides consumers with a unique new product that addresses a growing awareness of hand hygiene as a means to help maintain their families’ health and wellness. Product Price: Retail value is $2.99 My thoughts: I was very excited to give these a try in the bathroom my daughter's use.  We were all sick a lot this spring so I wanted to find every way possible to cut down on the germs being passed back and forth.  I knew the hand towel wasn't helping and was trying to...

Giveaway! One of my readers has offered up a $5.00 Alice.com Gift Card but it's only for new members.   IF you have never ordered from Alice.com before then leave me a comment and at the end of the day today I will pick a winner. It's also Alice.com's first anniversary so you can spin the wheel to win up to 75% off your order!  Wouldn't that be great!  So head on over to Alice.com, open an account if you haven't already and spin the wheel to get your discount!  You will have until July 6th to use the discount and it will automatically show up in your account. Good luck!

We entertain a lot in the summer and I like to whip up a few side dishes and with two small children underfoot, simple things are always a welcome to me! Last summer was the first time I tried Suddenly Salad and I've been hooked ever since!  I couldn't believe how simple it was.   Everything you need is right there in the box and so easy to cook.  You can also add additional ingredients if you choose.   I like to sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top of mine.  Gives it a nice boost! Product Description: With Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad mixes, you can whip up a unique and delicious side dish in the time it takes to boil pasta. Each box of Suddenly Salad comes with ready-to-cook pasta and a...

I was so excited when I was offered the NEW VTech V.Reader for review.  It's known as the Kindle for kids and with my oldest learning how to read I knew this was something that would be extremely helpful for her.   I think I was more excited to open it when it arrived them my 5 year old.  I don't own a kindle or nook so this was something very new to all of us. We have a few VTech learning games and I think they are great.  Well the V.Reader falls in the same catergory as them - GREAT!  It's very easy to use for both my 5 year old and 3 year old,  it's not too heavy for them and the learning possibilities are endless! It's extremely helpful since while telling the story, each word lights...