Oh yeah, look what just arrived at my house!  Sister Schubert’s rolls!  I mean, what can I say?  Everyone know’s I’m the Wii Mommie who just lost 60 pounds using the Wii Fit, but I stressed the entire time that I always ate what I wanted, I just practiced portion control.  I can’t live without bread, fries and treats and because I allowed myself these things in moderation, I lost the weight and I was happy while doing it!

I’d like to give you a little background on the Sister Schubert name and company.  From the website-

Many people wonder where the name Sister Schubert’s comes from. When I was born, my older sister, Charlotte, couldn’t pronounce my given name, Patricia. My parents told her just to call me Sister, and I’ve been Sister to family and friends ever since. (more…)

365 Energy Boosters

Juice Up Your Life, Thump Your Thymus, Wiggle as Much as Possible, Rev Up with Red, Brush Your Body, Do a Spinal Rock, Pop a Pumpkin Seed

If you’re anything like me, the drain of winter is really dragging you down.  From the cold fronts bringing sickness to the short days draining your energy, everyone I know is down in the dumps lately, me included.

Red Wheel/Weiser recently gave me a copy of 365 Energy Boosters for me to read and have also offered a giveaway for all my readers worldwide!  In this compact 365 page book, you’ll find a different tip for everyday success.

From Red Wheel/Weiser-

Are you S.A.D.? (Suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder.) Are you one of the listless denizens sleepwalking your way through the day? Are you tired of being tired? Life demands more energy every day as we heap enough tasks on our “to do” lists to fill every waking hour and put untold amounts of pressure on ourselves to perform, to keep a spotless home, and to have the perfect relationship, the most well-behaved kids, and the best job. The constant need to be productive is wearing us out, physically and emotionally. (more…)

Middle School Clubs Nationwide Can Win Nintendo DS and Personal Trainer: Math

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo is trying to give mathematics a makeover by partnering with MATHCOUNTS, a nonprofit organization that promotes math education. Between now and March 25, MATHCOUNTS is challenging its middle school math clubs across the country to boost their membership in a quest to win Nintendo DS^TM systems and copies of the new Personal Trainer^TM: Math software.

MATHCOUNTS is a national enrichment, coaching and competition program that promotes mathematics at more than 48,000 middle schools in every U.S. state and territory. Personal Trainer: Math plays on the portable Nintendo DS system and includes more than 40 fun, fast-paced math exercises, from basic addition and subtraction to more extensive multiplication tables and calculation ladders. Up to 16 players with Nintendo DS systems can wirelessly race to finish their problems, even if only one player has a game card. (more…)

After the huge success of the Bella Sara trading card line, the folks at Bella Sara wanted to give Team Mom a special sneak peak at TWO of its brand new product lines: Treasures & Miniatures.  For those of you unfamiliar with Bella Sara, it’s a magical trading card game for girls to journey through the land of North of North.

This March, Bella Sara fans will be able to see what inspirational treasures are to be revealed with the Bella Sara Treasure series, the eighth in the super popular trading card line.  Treasures brings a new element to the Bella Sara Website with more printable activities including bonus codes, coloring pages, wallpapers, a poster and jigsaw puzzles.

Discover 27 brand new horses as well as 23 of your familiar friends and their treasures.  Every treasures pack comes with five collectable cards, a card checklist, a mini-game, Bella Sara tattoos and stickers.

Also now available is the Bella Sara Miniatures Series 1 collection, the first line of  Bella Sara velvety horse miniatures.  Featuring soft horse figurines, the Miniature Series is another dinemsion of Bella Sara which can be experienced through trading cards and in online and video game virtual worlds.

Each horse comes with a stand, a horse figurine, a bonus code that will reveal an animated horse statue for your cottage and a full-color checklist.  You can use your miniatures as board game pieces to bring the magic of North of North to any game!

Head on over to the Bella Sara Website now to enter your child to win an exciting treasure hunt party of their very own!  The contest runs until April 30th and the Miniatures Series One Collection is now available at stores like Amazon.com,where they can be found for the approximate retail price of $1.99, or in a Treasures Card pack for $2.99!