3 Pack of Gardening Books by The Complete Idiots Guide Giveaway

 

 

 

Obviously none of us are idoits I mean you found my awesome site right lol. But I do have to say the guides made by "The Complete Idiot's" line can be helpful. After all when you say I know nothing is when you can learn everything! I have read a few of the guides a few years back and they do really make it simple to understand the basics for a topic you are new to.

For the Moms Who Mow event I was given the opportunity to giveaway 2 sets of books that include 3 Gardening Books by The Complete Idiots Guide.
The 3 books are:

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Year-Round Gardening 

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Heirloom Vegetables

 

 

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Year-Round Gardening

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Vegetable Gardening

 

I found a few more I would love to have such as the Drawing People guide, (all I can manage is stick people) and the Preserving Foods guide (that would be helpful for when I find fresh fruits and veggies on a great deal, it would be very Frugal of me!)

GIVEAWAY

 

Win one of the 3 Books Sets I am giving away from The Complete Idiots Guides.

To Enter This Giveaway: 

Visit the Complete Idiots Guide site and tell me another book you would like to have.

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts July 11, 2011 and ends on July 23, 2011 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others.

Pizza Garden from HGTV

I am not an expert when it comes to lawn and garden but I do my best to make it great. There are a ton of tips, plans and help on the internet to use for making your lawn and garden great. I use HGTV for many things when it comes to my yard. I recently found a really cool "Pizza Garden" that I wanted to share with everyone. It looks fun to do. We are pizza fanatics around here so this would be a great garden to have.

Materials Needed:

• a sunny spot in the yard with well-drained soil
• edging for "pizza" outline (metal, plastic or wood)
• seedlings of your favorite toppings: tomato, bell pepper, chives (or onions), rosemary, basil, oregano, parsley
• compost
• water

The rest of the instructions for the Pizza Garden are on the HGTV website. I also found there more Kid-Friendly Garden projects. I look forward to being able to do projects like those when my son is a bit older.

Do you Garden? What do you grow? If you don't have a garden what would you grow if you could?

Wells Lamont Lawn and Garden Gloves Review and Giveaway

Since I am the Mom who Mows in our house I need the essentials to get my tasks done right and with still keeping my feminine feel to me. When I first decided to be more frugal by doing the yard work myself instead of paying to have it done I noticed how rough and blistered my hands would get after a weekend of yard work. It made me sad that my soft hands were getting beat up. I had a pair of old garden gloves that I got years ago but they were for men. The mens gloves were too big and bulky for me to use correctly.

For the Moms Who Mow event I was able to review 3 of the gloves made by Wells Lamont. I loved the look and feel of them all. 

Blister Armor

The last few times I have mowed the lawn I have used my new Wells Lamont Blister Armor gloves. One of my biggest complaints about lawn mowing is the blisters it left and my hands so I was excited to try these ones. They were very comfortable to wear and worked! My hands did not get the normal blisters I would get so I am definitely going to be buying more of these when I need some.

Blister Armor gloves in action!

Product Description from the site:
Women's synthetic leather glove featuring Blister Armor™  LiquiCell®  glove technology.  A liquid membrane is positioned on the palm and thumb creating a synthetic blister.  This prevents actual blisters and next day soreness!  Sewn with nylon thread - seams last longer. Machine washable synthetic leather provides great dexterity and comfort, yet gives you the wear that you need.  Stretch fabric back for comfort and better fit.

Ultra Comfort Suede Leather

We have two big trees in our front yard that are constantly making small tree branches fall onto the lawn. I gather them up and need to break them to stuff them into the green waste bin and some I strip of the leafs to give to the dog to fetch. This makes me need a good durable pair of gloves that can handle the tough branches. The Ultra Comfort Suede Leather Slim Fit gloves were perfect for this. I am a wimp when it comes to being poked or injured when doing yard work so these were perfect for me to clean up the branches and not get my hands injured. I once used mittens to do this and it was a silly and painfully experience.

Product Description:
Women's suede cowhide leather for heavy duty wear.  Stretch back for comfort and better fit.   Comfort Closure™ adjustable wrist for a custom fit keeps out debris.

Ultra Comfort Synthetic Leather

Yard work also lends itself to home maintenance for the outside. This usually involves the use of power tools for me. Recently we had a dog move in next door and I was worried about some of the small holes in the fence. My solution to keep the dog away from my own dog and my son was to cut small pieces of wood and screw them into the fence. It seems to work perfectly. Now the other dog is safe on his side and us safe on our side. Thankfully I had my Ultra Comfort Synthetic Leather Gloves for the job. They helped me grip the power drill better than I ever have. I worry about it slipping out of my hands since they get a bit sweaty in the summer heat working on stuff. Plus they were purple, one of my favorite colors so I looked pretty while using my power tools too!

I also wanted to share a bit of info about the company that I thought was great!

Wells Lamont has worked with international hunger relief organization Feed The Children since 1993, providing thousands of gloves annually to help in the many cleanup efforts Feed The Children is involved with. This includes 42,595 pairs of leather gloves donated to assist with the earthquake disaster relief in Haiti among other efforts.

GIVEAWAY

 

Win your own 3 pairs of gloves from Wells Lamont like the ones I reviewed.

To Enter This Giveaway: 

Visit the Wells Lamont website and tell me another pair of gloves you like.

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts July 10, 2011 and ends on July 23, 2011 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was sent for free the products mentioned in this post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others.

My Yard Work Assistant

I have always been the one that has mowed the lawn, pulled weeds, tended to the garden and been the poop scooper lol. I do it lovingly since I feel blessed to have a yard to mow, a garden to eat from and a dog to play with. I laughed the other day thinking when my son is bigger I will have a yard work assistant. I have already planned out the chores he can do as he gets older.

 

For now I will enjoy him watching me from the window or following me around in the back yard as I pull weeds. He thinks he is a big boy and the other day when it oddly rained again in June we went in the backyard to replant some veggies and he had a blast playing with the pots and dirt.

What types of outdoor chores do your kids do and what age did they start doing it?

Snikiddy Snacks Review and Gift Box Giveaway

When being a Mom who Mows you always have to make sure the kids are entertained while you are busy doing yard work. I make sure my son has a snack and something to drink before I start my task. It can be so gross to be covered in dirt and grass and have to look for a snack in the kitchen in between projects. I also do not want to just give him any snacks, I want them to be healthy snacks he will actually eat. 

Since he can be a picky eater at times I have been trying to find the right healthy snack that I myself would not mind eating too. We were at Toys R Us the other week and I spotted Snikiddy Snacks. They looked really tasty and had many flavors. We bought a bag of All Natural Mac N Cheese Puffs for my son to try. I thought if he did not like them then at least I could eat them, unlike some other brands of puffs that neither of us liked and the dog ended up eating them lol

Well there was no sharing with me! He ate them all to him self over the next week and did not even give me a bite. Usually he loves to share food and even forces stuff into my mouth to get me to eat it. Its really cute.

I knew we had found a brand of snacks that were All Natural with no transfat, no corn syrup, no preservatives, no wheat or gluten and Yummy! 

Snacking on his Snikiddy Snacks while watching Bob the Bulider

When we had the opportunity to review more of Snikiddy Snacks we were so excited, when they said I could host a giveaway for a Snikiddy Gift Box for one of my readers I was elated! I want to share this great brand with you so you can enjoy their great snacks too.

For our review we bought another bag of Mac n Cheese puffs made of rice and corn that we loved. I carry them in my reusable snack bags in our diaper bag for the moments when we are out and my son has a melt down. I offer him to sit quietly and have a puff and he always agrees to behave in exchange for some puffs lol. We also tried the Baked Fries Classic Ketchup flavor made of potatoes and corn. Wow are they good. My son ate them up with his cheese and turkey sandwich for lunch and so did I. I had to tell myself they are for him so I would not eat the whole bag! He now shares his Snikiddy Snacks with me since he has figured out its not a one time thing he can relax knowing I will be buying Snikiddy Snacks over and over. 

I really look forward to our next shopping trip to Whole Foods so I can buy the Snikiddy Baked Fries Bold Buffalo and the Sea Salt flavored ones!

Don't forget to like Snikiddy Snacks facebook page at Facebook.com/Snikiddy to find out more about our products and keep up to date on promotions. They are having a current promotion to help pick a new flavor of Snikiddy Snacks to be entered to win a $100 American Express Gift card. More info here.

GIVEAWAY

 

Win a Snikiddy Snacks Gift box containing 3 bags of Snikiddy, a Snikiddy art kit and a Snikiddy chip clip.

To Enter This Giveaway: 

Visit the Snikiddy Snacks website and tell me what product you would like to try.

 *Leave a comment answering the question and be sure to leave your email address*

Extra Entries: Can be done after leaving a comment for mandatory entry. If the extra entry says 1 extra entry leave 1 comment and 2 extra entries leave me 2 comments and so on. 

-Follow Snikiddy Snacks on Twitter +2

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-Like our new fan page on Facebook Frugal Family Tree +2

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-Share this giveaway on Twitter or Facebook using the Share Button at the bottom on this post. +2 for each share you do. (can be done once a day)

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*Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts July 7, 2011 and ends on July 21, 2011 at midnight PST.  Winner will be emailed and has 48 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. I was sent for free the products mentioned in this post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others.