Kroger/Chex Party Mix Holiday Recipes Giveaway

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It’s hard for me to remember a holiday when Chex Party Mix wasn’t around.   It’s one of the main snacks I look forward to during the holidays.  It’s the perfect combination of sweet and salty and sooo very difficult to eat just one handful. 

If you’re still scrambling for a last minute food gift for those on your list, Kroger Family of Stores will have Chex cereal on sale for 3 weeks, from December 2nd – December 25th, when Kroger will offer Chex cereal at their lowest prices of the year!  Just hit up a store for some cute holiday food tins/bags/boxes, fill them full of Chex Party Mix, and congratulate yourself on a gift that’s easy to make and always a hit!

You can find the original recipe here for Chex Party Mix.  There are also some other great variations of Chex Party Mix to try  You can even  make it in the microwave now.  Who knew?!

Don’t forget to visit Kroger and Chex on Facebook to“Like” their pages and keep up with recipes, news and their latest and greatest products.

GIVEAWAY:

One lucky Mommy Cracked reader will win a Kroger/Chex Party Mix Holiday Recipe Prize Pack which includes a $25 Kroger Gift Card (valid at any Kroger Family of Stores) and 2 samples of Chex cereals!

TO ENTER:

Leave a comment on this post telling me something you love about Chex Party Mix or perhaps you have another holiday recipe that uses Chex cereal…tell us what it is!  Deadline to enter is Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 11 PM Central.  U.S. Only.

BONUS ENTRIES:

After you have left a comment (this is mandatory…see above), you can also earn up to 5 bonus entries! Choose as many (or all five) of the options below as you want:

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3. Tweet this contest and leave a comment on this post with your link on Twitter. (You can hit the Retweet button at the top of this post to make it easier.)

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That’s it!  Good luck!

The gift card, prize pack, information and giveaway were all provided by Chex and Kroger through MyBlogSpark.  All opinions provided by me.

Women Succeeding With Epilepsy

Posted on by Mandy

Living with a chronic health condition can be difficult at times for the patient as well as the caretaker.  HealthyWomen.org has recently launched a series of helpful videos for those living with or caring for someone with epilepsy called Women Succeeding With Epilepsy,which offers insight into the lives of real women caring for someone with epilepsy or managing their own diagnosis. 

If you or someone you know could use some support on dealing with epilepsy, please click here for a helpful download sheet which includes tips for patients as well as caregivers.  These tips are not exclusive to a diagnosis of epilepsy and are wonderful for any situation in which you can be supportive of anyone who is coping with an illness or chronic health condition.

These tips have made me more aware of how I can be supportive of two caregivers in my own family, one who specifically has an immediate family member that has epilepsy.  Just the simple act of offering to relieve them for a few hours so they can get some respite would be appreciated, I’m sure, as well as letting them talk openly with me.  Sometimes just talking can help put things into perspective.

I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of HealthyWomen’s “Women Succeeding with Epilepsy” sponsored by UCB, Inc. and received a gift card to thank me for taking the time to participate.

Little Star by Anthony DeStefano

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Reading is one of the most special forms of quality time I share with my son.  I can tell he really loves a book when he requests it to be read over and over for days on end.  That’s the true test on whether a book is good or great in our home.  May I introduce you to a great new children’s book just in time for the holidays?

Little Star by Anthony DeStefano is one of those books I don’t mind reading over and over.  Telling the story of the Christmas star, DeStefano sweetly recounts the birth of Jesus and the role “Little Star” (the star of Bethlehem) played in this joyous occasion.  The illustrations by Mark Elliot are just beautiful.

The author recently shared this video with me to share with my readers.  In this video, Pat Boone, a friend of his, reads the story Little Star to a group of children.  To see how amazing this book is, I encourage you to watch the video below.  Your kids will love it, too!

 

When our son’s teacher asked the students to send some Christmas books to share with the class this month, we didn’t hesitate to send our copy of Little Star.  Even as an adult, this book really tugged at my heart strings and my son and I highly recommend this book to add to your holiday reading library.