Blogger Spotlight: Ebook Apothecary

The Ebook Apothecary is a book blog that focuses primarily on Fantasy Novels with the occasional dabble in Romance and Science Fiction. Updated at least three times a week, you will always find new book reviews, giveaways and more at the Apothecary. 

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Dree

Cook'n Recipe Organizer Review & Giveaway {Rafflecopter} - CLOSED

I love to try out new recipes and often find myself searching the internet for that recipe that I wanted to try. I tried printing them out and adding them to my recipe box but that has become a huge mess. My recipe box has handwritten family recipes, pdf printouts of my mother-in-laws recipes that I scanned, clippings from magazines, and pages of recipes that I've found on the internet. Sometimes it was easier just to order take-out. Obviously I had a problem. The solution was the Cook'n Recipe Organizer.

About the Cook'n Recipe Organizer: 

Cook'n is more than just a place to store recipes. It does everything. I used it to find, capture, and save internet recipes. Gone are the days of me printing out tons of recipes that I can never seem to find when I need them. Now all of my recipes are stored in one place. I created a family cookbook and added a few of my favorite recipes including my Grandma's Moist Carrot Cake recipe. The organizer can also be used to analyze nutritional values, make menus, and shopping lists.

Watch this brief, fun video to see Cook'n in action.



My favorite feature was the scaling of my recipes. I often have extended family over for dinner and have to cook larger portions. All I need to do is change the serving size of my recipe and the software automatically fixes the quantities. This is such an amazing feature. I'm excited about cooking again and love that I will save money from eating less take-out.

You can buy the Cook'n Recipe Organizer at http://www.dvo.com.

Cook'n Online:
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Win It:
Cook'n is giving away a copy of their Recipe Organizer to one of my readers. To enter, complete the rafflecopter form below.

Songs That Makes Us Sing - {voiceBoks} Donna Summer "Bad Girls"

It's Saturday and time to sing. I love Donna Summer. She has so many amazing hits. Turn your music up loud, grab your mic, and get ready to sing. You will be dancing too ... toot, toot, beep, beep.


You can link up your Songs That Makes Us Sing post over at Because I'm the Mommy.

Dree

Ads to You Giveaway - Ends 1/28

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Ads to You Giveaway hosted by Beauty Brite, Random Deals, Ever After PR, and Random Endeavors!  We have teamed up with a group of bloggers to offer one lucky reader free advertising!!

Win a featured blog post and premiere Sidebar button ad space for one month from each of the participating blogs!


This giveaway is open WW and will run Wednesday, 1/18 at 12:01 am and ends on Saturday, 1/28 at 12:01 am.

Ads to You Giveaway

The Ads to You Giveaway is hosted by Beauty Brite and Ever After PR! Sign up is free and includes 2 links. To participate for free, you must post a blog about this giveaway sign up!

The Ads to You Giveaway is open to all family friendly bloggers who want to participate. As a prize, we are offering publicity to the winner! Anyone and everyone can enter, even participants!

Prize: The winner will receive a featured blog post and premiere Sidebar button ad space for one month from each of the participating blogs!

Ads to You Giveaway is a monthly event that is limited to 25 blogs. Additional entry links may be purchased by the following options: $4 for an additional link (limit 2 links), $6 for a daily picket fence vote.

By participating, you agree to post both the giveaway and the winner's featured post. You also agree to place the winner's button in a prominent place on your sidebar for one month. If you can agree to these guidelines, please click to complete the Ads to You Giveaway form and send your payment as a GIFT via PayPal to contact@beautybrite.com.

Our first event will start on Wednesday, 1/18 at 12:01 am and end on Saturday, 1/28 at 12:01 am.

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This is a syndicated post from Beauty Brite.

Dree

MyOnlinePortraits.com - Walmart PictureMe Portrait Studios Stackable Coupons Deal

PictureMe Portrait Studios is having a winter sale on portraits. The sale includes 31 photos for $4.99. You get (1) 8x10, (2) 5x7, (4) 3 1/2x5, 8 wallets, and 16 keepsakes.

Schedule your appointment or walk-in to a PictureMe Portrait Studios and have your child's picture taken. Choose the best pose and pay $4.99 plus tax. At my local studio they are having a special for a free 10x13 so I chose a second pose.

How to get the deal:

Once your pictures are available online go to My Online Portraits and choose (2) 10x13's and 8 sheets from your favorite poses. I chose 8 different poses in 5x7's but you can choose whichever size you prefer. Don't forget to take advantage of the free online enhancements. I added borders and my daughter's name to a few of the sheets. When you're ready to checkout click on view cart. Enter the following coupon codes.

• FREE10 - 10 x 13
• free13 - 10 x 13
• 3free2w - 3 free sheets
• 2free6 - 2 free sheets
• SANTA20 - $20 off your order

In all I received the 31 session photos, (3) 10x13's, and (16) 5x7's for less than $10. My online total was $1.95 plus tax. They are currently offering free shipping on orders over $49 before the discounts but it won't show up until you put your credit card in.

Hurry because I don't know when these codes will expire. If you already have an album set up you should be able to order portraits from your previous portrait session.

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post nor are there any affiliate links in this post. At the time of this post these coupon codes were stackable, YMMV.

Dree

Image courtesy of digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Rafflecopter Launch Party - Apple iPad 2 Giveaway

To celebrate the launch of Rafflecopter - Easily Create Blog Giveaways & Sweepstakes For Free :):, they are having an amazing giveaway. Rafflecopter is an app that makes creating, running, and entering giveaways easy peazy. Do you want to win an iPad 2? You can enter to win one using Rafflecopter's new entry form below.

To enter to win, click the login in with facebook or your name/email. Then click on the "Tell Us Who Referred You" +1 Green Button. Type in "Dree Getz" in the space provided, that's me! If you win the iPad 2, I will win an Amazon Kindle Fire for referring you. You can earn additional entries by suggesting a mascot name, following Rafflecopter on twitter, tweeting the link to the giveaway, blogging about the giveaway, and providing feedback.

What are you waiting for? Enter the giveaway below and then leave me a comment telling me you entered.

Songs That Makes Us Sing - voiceBoks

My family has always loved singing but to be honest, I should only sing in the shower. I can't carry a tune and well let's just say that I wasn't blessed with a singing voice. Regardless, I love to sing. I sing in the car, to the baby, with my son, and yes in the shower.

My son on the other hand is a good singer. He is a vocalist in a band. I wouldn't necessarily call what he does singing though, more like screaming and sometimes even squealing. We will have to save that topic for another post.

My favorite music genre is Disco. I love, love, love it. I'm choosing my all-time favorite song for this post. My mom (before she passed), my sister and her girls, and my son and I would sing and dance to this song. We even did the cheesy make your own microphone out of whatever household item you could find part. This song has so many good memories for me. I hope you enjoy it.

Sister Sledge "We are Family"

What song makes you want to sing?

Dree

Clip Art courtesy of Free Clip Art

HealthyChildren.org - Pacifiers: Satisfying Your Baby's Needs

Did you know that the American Academy of Pediatrics state that offering your baby a pacifier when they are going to sleep might help reduce the risk of SIDS?

Even before my daughter was born I was obsessed with finding information about newborn care. It has been 20 years since I was a new mommy and to be honest, I felt like a first time mom. This article on pacifiers was one that surprised me.

My daughter started using a pacifier once in awhile when she was about a month old. However, when she began refusing a bottle (mommy's expressed milk) she also refused her pacifiers. After trying three different models we just decided she didn't want one. My son didn't use one either. My daughter recently found her hands and is using them to soothe herself.


The AAP recommends that nursing moms wait until the baby is at least a month old before introducing a pacifier. Visit HealthyChildren.org for more information about pacifier recommendations.

Did your babies use pacifiers? Was it hard to get them to "quit the paci"?

Dree

Image courtesy of digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

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Newborn Rock n Play Sleeper - Fisher Price Babygear Review

Choosing where the baby is going to sleep is a major decision that expectant parents face. They need to decide if they are going to bed share, have the baby sleep in their room with them, or have the baby sleep in their own room. Generally, expectant parents choose to start with a crib, a pack n' play, or a co-sleeper.

Many babies come home from the hospital and decide they don't agree with their parents choice. They refuse their cribs, bassinets, etc. At this point some parents start trying less conventional and often unsafe places for the baby to sleep like the car seat, stroller, swing, etc. There are, however, other products available that are safe and can help the baby get some sleep.

About the Newborn Rock n Play Sleeper - Fisher-Price Babygear:

The Fisher-Price Newborn Rock n Play Sleeper can be used to soothe, nap, or play.

It can be placed right next to your bed. The dimensions are 32 x 24.5 x 21 inches. Two features help the baby feel comfortable - the extra deep seat and the incline which allows you to keep the baby's head elevated. The sleeper is lightweight and folds allowing you to easily move it from room to room. The maximum weight is 25 pounds.

My baby loves her rock n play sleeper. The incline helps with her reflux and the rocking motion helps to soothe her.

One improvement Fisher-Price can make in future sleepers is to make the rocking automatic. Currently you have to manually rock the sleeper. There are concerns by some users of this sleeper that the baby can develop a flat head. I limit the amount of time my daughter is lying flat in her sleeper or anywhere else to avoid this condition.

The Fisher-Price Rock n Play Sleeper is one of my top ten must have baby products. It is a perfect baby shower gift.

You can purchase the Fisher-Price Newborn Rock 'n Play Sleeper, Yellow at Amazon. It's on sale for $38.57. It normally retails for $60.

Fisher-Price Online:
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Dree

Disclosure: This post consists of my opinion only and your experience may differ. I was no compensated for this review and purchased the product with my own funds. This post contains an affiliate link.