Eat Your Sweets and Keep Your Teeth Too Review and LIVE Giveaway

Since is it Christmas time, It is time to do all your holiday baking. Many people make gingerbread houses. I personally love making gingerbread houses but I refuse to eat it. I don’t know why anyone would eat it. Just think the royal icing that is like cement and hard candy even the gumdrops end up like bricks. Of course you could eat it if you wanted to. I had the opportunity to review Williams-Sonoma No-Bake Winter Wonderland Gingerbread House Kit. I love Williams and Sonoma. They have the coolest kitchen and home items. I love to go in to my local Williams-Sonoma store and look around and occasionally sample some of the goodies they have out to nibble on.

It is a cute little house that comes with all sorts of candies that are different than the normal gingerbread houses I have made in the past. It is more like a designer gingerbread house. It is really easy to put together. It is really neat. Noah loves gingerbread houses. I made him a bunny house for Easter it was the cutest thing. So, naturally he loves the house.


One thing you have to worry about with all the sweets you eat is your dental health so I also received some Listerine products. I got a great assortment of dental products because you can Eat Your Sweets and Keep Your Teeth Too. I really like the Rembrandt toothpaste and the Listerine pocket packs. You just pop one on your tongue and it melts and freshens your breath! It’s great for those moments when you eat something that might give you stinky breath. I love garlic so its perfect for me! I have raved about Listerine before when I worked with them on the book review.


Thank you to Williams and Sonoma and Listerine for the gingerbread house and dental products for my reviewing purposes and for providing the giveaway package.

I have a live giveaway for you.

One person will win:

Williams-Sonoma No-Bake Winter Wonderland Gingerbread House Kit
This family-friendly kit includes a building tray for the house foundation, sturdy precut gingerbread walls and roof, and colorful candy decorations. Easily assembled, this is sure to create lasting holiday memories you and your loved ones will cherish.

Make Holiday Brushing Fun: *NEW* REACH by Design
Brush away gingerbread crumbs with the new exclusive brushes from REACH. Adults and kids alike will love the festive patterns that make brushing your teeth fun! Plus, the brush is designed to clean and remove more plaque in hard to reach places

For the Holiday Party: LISTERINE PocketPaks
Family get-together coming up soon? Keep this on-the-go solution for fresh breath with you at every occasion. These slender packs fit easily in your pocket or purse, so you’re always prepared to mix and mingle with friends and family!

Take Care of That Sweet Tooth: LISTERINE TOTAL CARE and LISTERINE Antiseptic
This holiday packaged duo is the perfect dop kit necessity. Plus, the individual travel-sized LISTERINE® Antiseptic and LISTERINE TOTAL CARE have germ killing action. Keep your family’s mouths germ free, while maintaining fresh breath and a healthy smile for those memorable holiday moments.

Mandatory Entry: Tell me a memory about making a Gingerbread House in the past
Then you may comment as many times as you want after the mandatory entry.
Comment #40 will win!

US RESIDENTS ONLY! (Sorry bout that)

36 1/2 Reasons to Laugh A Slice of Life Giveaway- 5 winners!

Last week I had the opportunity to talk to Doug Savant about a new book that he wrote the forward for. The book is called 36 ½ Reasons to Laugh A Slice of Life. You can read all about my exclusive interview with Doug here.

The book 36 ½ Reasons To Laugh A Slice of Life is written by Rick Adams and illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. This book helps you remember to laugh at those funny moments in your life. After all they say Laughter is the best medicine. For every book produced, Listerine made a generous donation to The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation’s program called America’s Toothfairy to help low income families get dental care for their children. There a millions of children that have toothaches and that prevent them from eating properly. Some families just can’t afford dental care and it tends to be something that gets forgotten.

Some families just can’t afford dental care and it tends to be something that gets forgotten. The book is excellent. Every page has made me laugh. It would be a great coffee table book for your guests to pick up and look at. It would definitely be a conversation starter. I hope you all will check it out and help those children have a healthy Smile.

This book is excellent! Each page was a funny slice of life. It would be a great gift to give to a family member or friend. It is so light hearted and fun. The book reminds you that it is good to laugh at those stressful moments in life. It would be a great coffee table book for your guests to pick up and look at. It would definitely be a conversation starter. I hope you all will check it out and help those children have a healthy Smile.

It is available at Listerine's website and Amazon.

I have 5 yes FIVE copies of 36 ½ reasons to Laugh A Slice of Life to giveaway to five winners.

Mandatory entry: Tell me a short funny story because it is always fun to laugh at life.

Please remember to put your email address in your comment or make it accessible on your blog!

You must do the mandatory entry for the extra entries to count.

Extra Entries:
Subscribe to my blog via email! RSS feed will not count.
Follow my blog
Go to Listerine's website and tell me something you learned

This giveaway will end October 5th 2009 at 11:59 pm EDT
I will email the winners and they will have 48 hours to get back to me or I will have to pick a new winner or winners.
This giveaway is open to US Residents ONLY

My exclusive interview with Doug Savant

This morning I had the opportunity to have an exclusive phone interview with Doug Savant. Doug plays Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives. I happen to love Desperate Housewives I watch it every day on Lifetime and also on ABC on Sundays. I have seen the first 4 seasons multiple times because Lifetime keeps playing them. Doug was also a guest star on NCIS as priest. Desperate Housewives is one of those shows that just pull you right in and captivates you. Each season has a mystery story line and so far the mysteries have been getting better and better.

I was really nervous at the beginning but Doug put me right to ease. He is so down to earth and friendly. He made me feel like we were old friends catching up on what is new with our lives. It was weird when he was first on the line cause I knew it was him from watching the show so much and not Dr. Oz.

Doug is very nice and I really enjoyed talking to him. He told me about a new book that he is involved in. The makers of Listerine co-developed a really cute book of illustrations with humorous captions. The book is called 36 and ½ Reasons To Laugh A Slice of Life. It is written by Rick Adams and illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. This book helps you remember to laugh at those funny moments in your life. After all they say Laughter is the best medicine.

For every book produced, Listerine made a generous donation to The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation’s program called America’s Toothfairy to help low income families get dental care for their children. There a millions of children that have toothaches and that prevent them from eating properly. Some families just can’t afford dental care and it tends to be something that gets forgotten.

The book is excellent. Every page has made me laugh. It would be a great coffee table book for your guests to pick up and look at. It would definitely be a conversation starter. I hope you all will check it out and help those children have a healthy Smile. For more information please visit Listerine's website

Of course we talked about Desperate Housewives as well. I got some inside information. He didn’t tell me who Mike is marrying but he did say I would find out within the first few minutes of the first show of the new season. The new season of Desperate Housewives starts Sunday September 27th at 9 pm ET. I also asked him about Dave and if he is coming back this season. He said that Dave hasn’t reared his ugly head on the show yet but you never know with Desperate Housewives. Dave was really creepy.

I asked him about working with the ladies. He told me that everyone thinks there is a lot of drama behind the scenes on the set but it is not like that at all. He talked about working with Felicity Huffman and how they have great chemistry together. He said that he has a great off screen wife and a great onscreen wife as well. Doug said that he can’t wait to go to work and that he loves his job. He talked about how much fun he has on the set with his co-workers as well.

We talked about his life and his 4 kids and his wife. I asked him if he would ever become a stay at home dad like on the show and he said that he and his wife are both actors and he already does everything a stay at home dad or mom would do . I thought that was wonderful that he makes time for his family even with his busy schedule.

Doug was interested in me as well. I thought that the interview was going to be about him and the book and the show but that wasn’t the case. He asked me questions about my blog and my life. I told him about where I am from and about my son Noah. We talked about what I like to write about and what products I found that are especially good. I told him about Fairytale Brownies because they are so delicious. Look for my review of Fairytale Brownies shortly and a giveaway too. Maybe he’ll enter lol.

He asked me if I am a Colts fan and I didn’t hear what he said so I said a who fan. He told me he likes the Colts too and how much he likes Peyton Manning. Neither of us knows who the Colts are playing Sunday though. Doug is very funny and interesting and I couldn’t ask for a better guy to talk to.

So Thanks Doug for the chance to talk to you and for taking time out of your busy day to talk to me. I hope we can talk again sometime.