Choc-V's Chocolate Vitamins Review

Noah is a very picky eater. I am not sure why that is, I am a somewhat picky eater but I am nowhere near as bad. I have been expanding my palate some, so I am trying.  When you have a picky eater like I do, it can become difficult to make sure he is receiving the right amounts of vitamins and nutrients. Most of what Noah eats is healthy just not a huge variety of things. He also goes to a nut free school, which means he can’t bring peanut butter and jelly in his lunch. He doesn’t like to eat meat so; protein in his diet is tricky.  Of course he will eat peanut butter and jelly at home, but he doesn’t eat it all the time.  I try and supplement him with vitamins.  Oh how have vitamins changed since I was a little girl.  I used to have to take those cartoon rock chewable vitamins.  I did not care for them but I had to take them. I probably almost choked on them more than I care to remember.  Kids are lucky now, they have many different choices.  I just learned about Choc-V’s. Choc-V’s are vitamins for kids that are chocolate.  Yes, chocolate.  If I had those growing up, I would never flush my vitamins down the toilet. Choc-V’s come in three varieties. 

Multi-V which is a multivitamin that contains 17 essential vitamins & minerals, including 1000IU Vitamin D with a great milk chocolate taste. Multi-V's helps support healthy eyes, strong bones and teeth, and a healthy immune system.

Probotic that contains 1 billion microflora to help restore digestive health, strengthen natural defense systems, and prebiotic fiber to help promote the effectiveness of the probiotic. It comes in white chocolate.

Calcium Choc-V's contains 300mg of Calcium to help build strong bones and teeth. Also contains Vitamin D to help the body absorb and use the calcium. Enjoy the great white chocolate taste.  

Not only is it good for you, it tastes great. Noah enjoys the Choc-V’s we received. I gave him one last night and he asked for one with his breakfast! Of course, I had to say no.  I have friends that won’t let their children take gummy vitamins because of the dental issues it can cause.  So until now they were stuck with the hard chewable vitamins that were disgusting.  Choc-V’s saves the day!

Here is some additional information on Choc-V’s from the company:

Everyone loves chocolate. That's why we added yummy chocolate to our vitamins - and vitamins to our chocolate. Choc-V's combines the wonderful taste of chocolate with all your essential daily vitamins for a new and improved, delicious vitamin. So leave your pills, your capsules, and your gummies behind and get ready for the next big thing in the evolution of vitamins. No artificial colors or preservatives.

Choc-V’s came up with a fun campaign called the Chocofier.  It’s really easy and fun to use.  All you do is go to the Chocofier machine website. Type in the URL of the site you want to chocoify. Pick your flavor of chocolate and the website becomes drenched in chocolate. 
  Here is my site Chocofied:

I wouldn’t do it on an empty stomach because it definitely made me hungry.

For more information and to find out where to buy please visit Choc-V’s website.

I Need New Speakers ASAP!

As a blogger, I spend a lot of time on my laptop to work. I also love to listen to music to help motivate me.  I love all kinds of music so what I will be in the mood for will be a huge variety. When I am listening to music on my computer there is a drawback.  I can’t really hear it very well.  I always have to wear headphones.  Headphones are great when you don’t want to disturb other people but sometimes I would like to just listen to music without something stuck in or on my ears.  I like to lay down and listen to music to relax and that doesn’t work well when you have to make sure you aren’t going to lay on your head phones.  I would love to get speakers to plug in to my laptop. I am not sure why laptop speakers have gone down in quality over the years. I also like to sometimes watch Netflix in bed but it is always hard to hear the movie.  I would love to have wireless speakers around my house so it gives more of a surround sound effect.  I think you miss some things while watching a movie at home than you do in a theater because you can pick up on those little sounds that may be very important to the plot line.

I also love hanging out by the pool or outside with friends. It is fun to have music playing in the background, but unless you have wireless outdoor speakers it is pretty much pointless because you will have to strain to hear the music.  Forget trying to dance because you can’t hear the beat.  I have a friend who talks to her plants every day to help them grow. I think if I had a garden it would be really cool to play classical music through some garden speakers to see if it makes a difference. That would be a really cool science experiment to do with Noah.  We could see which types of music they prefer.  I think that would be so much fun.

What is a dingaderry or dingadairy?

Everyone has heard the song If I only had a brain from The Wizard of OZ. You could probably belt it out with  The Scarecrow himself. So while I sit outside listening to Pandora If I only had a brain came on. I asked on Twitter what a dingadairy is. I decided to Google it. They said it was a made up word. I was listening to the song while Googling and i knew that The Scarecrow wasn't smart since he has no brain. I figured out the question through the ages. Millions have pondered what a dingadairy is.  He said it wrong because he is uneducated. It's a dignitary. A dignitary is an important person who holds rank or office. Yeah I am a genius.  

Mystery Solved! 

A Pleasant Award - ScS

Being a stay-at-home mom, when I’m not doing my motherly duties I’m blogging. Even though I’m nestled here in Florida when surfing the internet, I read the most heart-warming story and had to share it with you. Children are very inquisitive, and being a mother myself I think it’s really important to encourage that. When Noah askes me questions or wants to do something new, I always try to do my best so he can gain experience and understand.

That’s why I think it was fantastic for ScS, a leading sofa company, to award 10-year-old Amelia Howarth with a day behind the scenes watching how they make their TV ads. This little girl wrote to the head office about how much she loved the ScS adverts and how she’d act them out in front of her friends and family, so cute. From all the emails they must have received, I think it’s fantastic that the marketing manager, Lindsey Duncton, recognised this young girl’s enthusiasm, and said: “We were delighted to read Amelia’s e-mail and to hear how much she loved our ads.”

Amelia, her brother William and their mom Emma, went to their nearest branch in Portrack Lane, Stockton, where they not only got to see behind the scenes, but Amelia even met the star of the ads, Victoria. I think this is a great way to encourage young children to get involved and be more creative.

The little girl was ecstatic!  She said: “I was really excited to visit the ScS store and meet Victoria from the ads. The whole day was really fantastic and I enjoyed meeting the nice people from ScS. I have shown all my friends the signed script I was given by Victoria and told them all about it. It really is the best day of my holidays and I can’t wait to see the new ads on the TV.”

Emma Howarth, Amelia’s mom, added: “I’m very thankful to ScS, they really did make my 10-year-old daughter’s day.” Her mom must have been so proud of her, I know I would be of Noah.

If you’d like to read more about this story or flick through their wide range of home ware, visit ScS at www.scs.co.uk

5 Little Monkeys App Review

It is no secret that I love to sing. Noah loves to listen to music and sing along too.  When you are a parent there will come a time when your child is crying uncontrollably.  You might not be able to pick them up and comfort them if it happens in the car.  Just ask me, once I had to sing the Car-X theme song. You know Rattle rattle thunder clatter boom boom don’t worry call the Car-X man over and over again while driving through Virginia.  I am not sure why that particular song worked when no other did, I was just thankful it worked.  His toy had stopped working and I guess he was not happy about it so I improvised.  I sang anything I could think of. I didn’t have a Smartphone back then; I had a flip phone so apps were unheard of for me. Now this uncontrollable crying incident or being bored or just wanting to listen to music can happen anywhere.  I can’t carry a TV, a CD player or a DVD player everywhere but I always have my phone. Now you can share apps with your children to teach them, and to entertain them.

 One of Noah’s favorite songs now has its own app, 5 Little Monkeys.  This app is adorable. I love when mama calls the doctor. It is funny and entertaining too.  The graphics are great, the monkeys are too cute.  It is something your child can spend a lot of time doing without driving you crazy. I know that some apps are very annoying, 5 Little Monkeys is a great educational app that will help your child learn important vital skills.  Some of the skills are cognitive skills, memorization and counting.  It can even teach your child pitch if you dream of having a future rock star. 

Here is more information from the developer:

5 Little Monkeys is available as a universal iOS app (iPhone, iPad, iPod). The app aims to help parents teach counting and language skills to kids while sharing the beloved nursery rhyme with beautiful graphics and sounds.



Featuring adorable animals, 5 Little Monkeys turns counting and language development into a fun-filled sing-a-long for young children. The repetitious quality of the nursery rhyme helps kids develop vital cognitive skills including: memorization, reasoning and comprehension. Additionally, nursery rhyme singing helps kids to learn pitch control, volume, and voice inflection.

Features

- Interact with characters and objects in the background

- Professional audio narration

- Original music designed specifically for this app

- High-resolution artwork for each scene

5 Little Monkeys is  available in the App Store for $2.99 for iPod, iPad and iPhone.

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How to Save Money on Perfume

When I was younger, I had a perfume collection. I used to have many different scents to choose from.  Some of my favorites were CK One, Tommy Girl and Pleasures. I would wear different scents with different outfits or depending on my mood. I love to wear perfume; I think that how you smell is very important.  It is good to have a signature scent. It can become very expensive if you really like different scents.  My favorite perfume as an adult is Amazing Grace. Thankfully there are discount perfumes you can purchase.  I remember when I was in school there was a whole thing about imposter perfume. The great thing about discounted fragrances is that they are the real thing, just are a lot cheaper. I love to shop for things at a discount, but I cannot stand to go in to perfume stores. They give me a headache and make my nose hurt. I am so glad that I can find discounted fragrances in the comfort of my own home.  I know that I am getting quality scents that will help me feel good.

If you are buying a gift for your guy, it can be insanely expensive. Cologne is a great gift. I once dated a guy who wore cologne that costs $70 a bottle. It smelled amazing but man, it hurt my pocketbook.  I wish I had bought it at discount colognes site instead at a department store.  He of course loved it. It wasn’t the price of the bottle of cologne; it was the thought that counts.  I always give my mom perfume for Christmas too. It is a tradition so when shopping for her I would love to save so I can get her a extra gift or two.

What is your signature scent? Do you shop for perfumes and colognes online?