Each Mother’s Day although my husband tries to cater to me with his pampering way and spoil me with gifts. I am happiest spending time with my family.  Seeing the happiness in others is essential to my own happiness.  There is nothing better and I bet World of Coca-Cola would agree with me.

How would you like to win tickets to the “Happiness Factory”?  World of Coca-Cola wants to share in your happiness this Mother’s Day by giving 1 lucky Mushy Mamma reader a family 4-pack of tickets to visit the World of Coca-Cola.

At the World of Coca-Cola you will get to learn the fascinating history of Coca-Cola through various different experiences.

-Learn about the legend of the secret formula and see the vault where formula is secured
-View over 1,200 artifacts ranging from vintage bottles to a 1949 Delivery Truck
-Enjoy 4-D movie, “In Search of the Secret Formula”
-Sample over 60 differrent Coca-Cola beverages from all over the world

This is just a sneak peek at some of the things you will enjoy, there is so much more.

You can enter here to win a family 4-pack of tcikets

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For tickets and information, go to The World of Coca-Cola you can also follow them on   Facebook: www.facebook.com/WorldofCocaCola and  Twitter: @WorldofCocaCola

S/N Be sure to capture the momeory of your visit by taking a photo with the Coca-Cola Polar Bear and also be sure to share your expereinces with the World of Coca-Cola they want to share in your happiness.

What is your happiest momemnt you spent with your mother?

Disclosure: World of Coca-Cola provided tickets for this giveaway, no compensation was received.  Words and opinions expressed are sincerely my own.  

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“Attention Kmart Shoppers” I have great news for you for less than 5 minutes of your time you can be $100 richer! That would be an $100 Kmart Giftcard,  You’d be making a mistake if you didn’t try to win. Entering is easy… all you have to do is ‘follow’ the Kmart LocalAd brand page on ShopYourWay, then pick 5 must-haves from your local Kmart store and add them to your ‘Wish List’ on ShopYourWay. For example: search patio furniture on ShopYourWay, hover over a set you like with your mouse and click ‘want.’ The product will automatically be added to your Wish List. Don’t worry about writing this down, the SWEEPS app will walk you through it.

Once you’ve completed these steps, you’ll be entered to win 100,000 points, which equals to $100! Score two additional entries easily by sharing the Sweeps with your Facebook & Twitter friends.

What would you buy with your winnings?  I have been on a serious fitness kick, and need all the motivation I can get.  Having cute workout clothes might just do the trick.  After having a baby well heck to be honest even before having a baby my mid-section is a big problem area for me, so I like it when I find tops that conceal that area.

The Sofia Vergara Ruched Athletic top pictured above is just perfect for me it is both colorful and stylish and has ruching which camoflages the extra weight in my mid-section. So this is something I would definitely want to pick up if I won the $100 Kmart Giftcard. With Kmart’s great prices I am sure I would be able to pick up a couple of other pieces as well.

Don’t miss out on your chance to win, enter today and share this information with your friends.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, I am a Kmart Blogger, though all opinions expressed are my own 

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Sears is an anchor store at most of the malls I shop and no matter where I am heading in the mall I tend to enter through Sears so I can check out there wonderful deals. Every since my college days my favorite area in the store has been the Bed, Bath and Home department.

Right now, Sears is having the Local Ad Sweepstakes where YOU could win 100,000 ShopYourWay reward points which is equal to $100!

What would you buy with a $100 Sears Gift Card? I’ll tell you one thing, it’s more fun to shop when you win that money! I know I would hit up my favorite department and stack up on all new towels and wash cloths.  Unfortunately lately I have been finding myself having to throw towels out because my dear hubby seems to get them completely soaked then just balls them up in a corner.  Because they are never allowed to completely dry by the time I find them they are completely soured.  I’ve tried everything to get rid of that sour odor however, I can’t seem to find a remedy. Therefore, I refuse to use them and they are trashed.  I must have a fresh, fluffy towel at all times.

Maybe you aren’t in the need for fresh, fluffy towels but I am sure you could happily find something for $100 and nows your chance to win.  It’s not as hard as you think. You simply have to ‘follow’ the Sears LocalAd brand page on ShopYourWay, then pick 5 must-haves from your local Sears store and add them to your ‘Wish List’ on ShopYourWay. For example: search grills on ShopYourWay, hover over the ones you like with your mouse and click ‘want.’ The products will automatically be added to your Wish List. Don’t worry about remembering this, the SWEEPS app will walk you through it. Voila! In 5 minutes or less you’ll be entered to win $100 from Sears.

If you want two additional entries, all you have to do is share the Sweeps with your friends on Facebook & Twitter.

So, how would you spend your gift card?

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post, I am a Sears blogger, though all opinions expresse are my own.

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For Mexican-Americans, and others its a day to celebrate the Mexican army’s victory the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

So, what are your Cinco de Mayo plans? If you’re looking to make some good food for Cinco de Mayo, Goya has a pocket cookbook with tasty recipes for healthy, and affordable Latin meals.

I have always loved taking part in the Cinco de Mayo celebrations or as some of my friends affectionately refer to it as “Drinko de Mayo” but since I am on a new journey to lose weight and become healthy I don’t want to pack in too many calories.

Goya’s new cookbook, The Best of la concina GOYA “My Plate”, which has 30 nutritious, quick and easy recipes. Goya has recently expanded their line of products that are low-sodium, fat-free, gluten-free and sugar-free product lines. The meals included in this book can be prepared using products from these lines. When preparing meals it is important to me to choose things that are low in calories and sodium which will help me keep things on a healthy note.  I’m planning to give the vegetarian Black Bean Quesadillas a try.

For other Cinco de Mayo ideas and recipes visit Goya’s Facebook page.

Enjoy your fiesta!

Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of  this book by Flightpath and Goya Foods for purposes of this review.  No other compensation was received, all words expressed are my own. 

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I am a believer in caputuring memories and printing them to enjoy and share with others for years to come.  You can print pictures to frame, put in a photo album or even create a scrapbook.

CollageIt Pro is an automatic and easy to use collage maker on Mac OS X & Windows developed by PearlMountain Technology. This app gives you the tools to edit and enhance your photos to create any of the above keepsakes. It is easy to use and hugely reduces manual work.

Photo Coutesy of PearlMountain Technology

CollageIt Pro is a TOP 10 Photography APP on App Store! Here you can see some highlighted features:

• Making collages is as easy as 1-2-3 with only 3 steps, choose template -> add photos & customize -> export collage.
• Various layouts and diverse templates.
• Easily personalize collage by cropping, adjusting photo number, photo space, page margin, rotation, sparse, and so on.
• Save collage as an image file; set as desktop wallpaper; share through Email; or print it out.

PearlMountain Technology has generously decided to gift this special photo tool to several MushyMamma readers.   You will have fun playing around with the different design features as you get your photos ready to display.

If you’d like to win CollageIt Pro…you must first like PearlMountain Technology on FaceBook and also leave a comment below letting me know you did so also tell me how you plan to celebrate Mother’s Day this year.

S/N odds of winning are high I have 20 CollageIt Pro Apps (12 Windows and 8 Mac) to giveaway and the first 20 readers to complete entry steps will win. Contest ends at 12:01am on 5/10/2013

(please be sure that when you comment I have you email address and also let me know if you have PC or Mac)

Disclaimer: PearlMountain Technology provided me copy of app for purposes of this review and giveaway, all words and opinions expressed are my own.  No other compensation received.

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I recently reviewed Picture Collage Maker, which is a Mac app that was developed by PearlMountain Technology.  The app is very easy to use and it will allow me to create photo collages, customized calendars, greeting cards and even a digital scrapbook all from my digital pictures.  This makes it possible for me to print or share digitally with friends and family.

I love that this app allows me to be so creative, you can edit just about anything from size, positioning, coloring, background, and text.  You can also decorate you images by decorating it with clip art, frames, it even allows you to ad artistic effects to enhance the look of the picture. You have the freedom to create something from scratch or utilize one of the over 130+ various templates.

Need a software that allows you the freedom to create fun photo designs for posters, greeting cards, or photo albums?

Picture Collage Maker is available on the Mac App Store and is great for a novice or make things quicker and simpler for a Pro.

Disclaimer:  PearlMountain Technology provided me with a free copy of this software for purposes of this review however no other compensation was received.

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Shot@Life has accomplished some amazing things  over the past year, they helped ensure that thousands of children around the world reach the milestone of celebrating a first birthday by receiving life-saving vaccines, sent over 26,000 letters to Congress, and grew this movement to over 190,000 supporters.  

As a new champion myself I was excited to meet other champions and learn what they are doing to help grow the movement.  I had the pleasure of interviewing Mary Beth Koslap-Petraco who is a veteran public health/pediatric nurse practitioner and a nationally recognized expert on immunizations. Read her very personal story in the below interview and find out why she decided to become a Shot@Life champion.

SPOT LIGHT INTERVIEW WITH SHOT@LIFE CHAMPION

Me: How did you hear about Shot@Life?
Mary Beth: I heard about Shot@Life from my wonderful friends at Every Child By Two. Betty Bumpers, former first lady of Arkansas, talked about what a fabulous organization Shot@Life was and how committed she was to it. She was determined to raise awareness and funds about this wonderful organization. Last year at the Immunization Coalitions Conference in New Orleans, Mrs. Bumpers spoke and as a gift to her everyone donated to Shot@Life in her honor! Mrs. Bumpers spoke passionately about how children in the developing world should have access to the same life saving vaccines as American children. ECBT honored me by nominating me to be a new champion to join Shot@Life and I was thrilled to be selected.

Me: Why did you decide to get involved with Shot@life?
Mary Beth: My mom had polio when she was 3 and she is 93 now and suffers from post polio syndrome.  My sister almost died from measles.  All along as I vaccinated children here in the US and watched them grow up safe and healthy I wondered how we could get the same life saving vaccines to children in developing countries so these children could have the same chance to be free of vaccine preventable disease just like American children.  I often asked the drug companies what are we doing for the children in other parts of the world who do not have the same opportunities as our American children.  I never received satisfying answers and then Every Child By Two asked me to be an immunization champion for Shot@Life!  and one of my fondest wishes came true!  I found a way to help children who don’t have the advantages that American children have.  So now I hooked!  I do not plan to stop until ALL children regardless of where they live will have a shot@life 

Me: Give me an example of an event/situation that occurred during your time as a Shot@life champion that really supported your convictions about global vaccinations and made you want to persuade others to get involved.
Mary Beth: I got involved because I am passionate that children in the developing world have the same access to life saving vaccines as our own children here in America. Years ago as more and more vaccines became available here in the US I thought about the children in the developing world and wondered how we can get vaccines to them. I asked representatives from the various drug companies what was being done to help these children. They said that programs were being developed but it never seemed to me that a great deal of progress was being made. Yes there were successes such as the progress being made with the eradication of polio but it was not enough. Now I have a way to make a difference in children’s lives that I never thought imaginable! My mother is 93 and had polio when she was 3 years old and now has post polio syndrome and my sister almost died from measles. I have now found a way to help prevent other families in the developing world from having to watch their children go through the same terrifying encounters with vaccine preventable diseases as my family has.

Celebrate with everyone at Shot@Life…help grow the movement! 

DONATE, ADVOCATE, FUNDRAISE

Leave me a comment telling me what you want to give all children a shot at?

I WANT TO GIVE ALL KIDS A SHOT @ PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK 

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Shot@Life is movement to protect children worldwide by providing life-saving vaccines where they are needed most.  The need is greatest in developing countries.   1.5 million children in developing countries die each year of a preventable disease like pneumonia, diarrhea, measles and polio. That is approximately one child every 20 seconds.

After learning about all the innocent children are dying of vaccine preventable diseases, I knew I wanted to get involved and help give children everywhere a shot at a healthy life.  Earlier this fall I became a Shot@Life Champion becoming an advocate for global vaccinations.

As a Shot@Life Champion my job is to spread the word in my community, educating on the importance of global vaccinations and to fundraise for this cause.  I have high hopes that my voice and my influence will encourage others to get involved, whether through donations or by becoming champions themselves and spreading the world.

Photo Credit: Kimberly Murray Photography

Vaccines save lives…..and for just a small amount you can help give children everywhere a Shot@Life and the mothers of those children a chance to see their children smiling as brightly as my son in the above picture.  If this smile was taken from me, I’d be devastated and I imagine most mothers would be too.  So please help spare both mother and child.

— MAKE YOUR DONATION —

IT COULD HELP IN MANY WAYS

Please Share this post with as many people as you can, so that together we can save the lives of as many children as we can.

Thank You I appreciate at you

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Sitterati is a new app for iPhone by Sittercity. Sitterati helps you manage childcare by bringing parents and sitters together in a virtual space.
As a parent it is important to me to have great childcare for my child. I know the importance of having a great network of reliable sitters especially when I need someone when Im in a pinch. Several times I have asked friends for babysitter referrals. I ask those people whom I trust and respect because I know have done thourough research to find great sitters. I also know prior to using them they have interviewed them and did background checks. Everytime I get referrals I write info down on scrap paper. Typically, I don’t use information right away and when I finally want to use it I realize I have misplace the contact information.

Well no more of that now that I have the Sitterati app. The app is quick and easy to use, it allows me to have everything in one place and right at the tip of my finger. The app allows me to create a database of my sitters, post sitter jobs, and allows me to pay sitters electronically.

My favorite thing about this app is it’s convenience and ease of use. I can post one job and send it out to all of my sitters I have in my database, then the sitters can respond directly to me either by email or telephone. Also I not only have access to sitters in my database but I also have access to sitters friends in my social circle have shared. I always feel more comfortable using a sitter that a friend referred because for them to refer them to me means they like and trust them.

How will you hire your next sitter for Date Night? Download Sitterati and to make it quicker and easier to hire that perfect sitter

Disclosure: I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.