#Giveaway #CountryCrockCasserole Mexican Corn & Beef Garden Casserole + 6 Winners! CLOSED!

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With the kids back in school, as well as my husband, I find that creating dishes that are easy to put together as well as tasty, to be ideal. There is so much going on, and when everyone is at school, I find that prepping a casserole for dinner to be the way to go. I spend some of my afternoons in my garden, and it seems as though I am constantly finding zucchini that is fresh each day! So, incorporating my fresh garden treasures is important when creating a menu for the family. I am part of the Country Crock Casserole Club, and when I was sent the inspiration for this month, I was excited to start creating! Seeing the cheese grater, along with the Mexican Corn mix and the Black Beans, I right away pictured a Mexican Cornbread Casserole!

To get started, I headed to my local grocer with my Country Crock coupon for my free product, along with the gift card I was sent to purchase the rest of the ingredients that I would need for my dish. Aside from the Country Crock Light, I purchased some lean ground turkey meat, taco meat seasoning, a box of cornbread mix and a block of cheddar cheese. Once home, I put the ground turkey meat in a pan to cook, while that cooked, I cut up one of the zucchinis from my garden and I shredded 1 cup of the cheddar cheese. I then prepped the cornbread mix and followed the directions on the box, using the Country Crock Light instead of the salted butter. From there, I added the taco seasoning to the turkey meat, then mixed in the black beans, Mexican corn mix, and zucchini into the meat. Once all of that was mixed, I added the cornbread mixture to the casserole dish, then poured the meat mix evenly on top of the cornbread. I placed the casserole in the oven for about 30 minutes, as for time on the cooking cook until cornbread is golden brown. Then once I got that golden brown from the cornbread, I added the shredded cheese to the top and placed the casserole back in the oven for a additional 5 minutes. When the casserole was done, I served it up to my family, and the final test was to see what they thought of it. I think that when my kids want a second helping, that means the dish was a success! I find that dishes like this are easy, and do not take a whole lot of time to prep and cook time, and with the busy school season upon us, casseroles are always a great way to get the family together at the table after a long day to enjoy a meal together! Well, to get you and your family together during this busy school year, the wonderful people from the Country Crock Casserole Club would like to give one of my readers the kit pictured below, as well as 5 other readers each a Country Crock VIP coupon which is good to get any Country Crock item for free!!

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This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

Change It Up With The Inter-Changeable Flip-Flops From WaveWear!

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I am one, who if the weather permitted year round, would prefer to wear flip-flops all of the time. I have a huge collection of flip-flops, and being a mom, well I find that they are quick and easy, as far as putting a pair on while I am on the go. I also like to show of my pedicures, so flip-flops are ideal for that as well. One thing I tend to have a issue with is, well they can be so plain jane. I mean, I can wear some that have decorations, but that means that I have to buy several in order to get all of the decorations I want. Then there are days, where I feel like I just want to wear plain old flip-flops. Recently I was sent a pair of flip-flops from WaveWear that are called Lollz. With the Lollz, I can interchange the clips on my shoes, that way I can go with something different everyday, and instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I just change the clip on decoration!

Not only are these shoes incredibly cute and versatile, but they are shoes that when purchased, a portion of the proceeds go to certain organizations from around the world! When I went on to read the story about the company, I really enjoyed learning about how they got the name Lollz for their shoes. When using the word Lollz as a pronoun, which is what the WaveWear company uses as their definition, you get: Laugh out loud loudly (have fun) or the second pronoun, relax and be yourself for the moment. I think having a name with great definitions to back it up, as well as being a product that is supporting organizations from around the world, makes these shoes more than another pair of flip-flops! So if you have a love for flip-flops, and you would not only like to get some that can be changed up according to your mood or style for the day, as well as some that help others when purchased, then check out the Lollz from WaveWear today!

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This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.

Keep The Bugs OFF! While You Are Outside With Your Family!

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With a family, I find that it is my obligation to keep them safe. From the items they consume in their bodies to when we are outdoors. We enjoy being outdoors, and even with the kids back in school, I find myself out in my yard playing with Wyatt or working in my garden. When the kids are home, they tend to spend the majority of their time outside, playing with their friends. The thing is, we are in Texas, and with all of the rains we have had over this past Summer, well, we have those notorious mosquitos that are relentless. So for me, I find that I need to protect my family, both the kids to our pets, I have to keep them safe from those mean ole mosquitos that tend to have it out for us when we are outdoors. To help me protect my family from pests, I was sent some great products from OFF!.

I personally want to make it so that when my kids are playing in their own yard, they do not have to worry about being eaten alive. I also want to feel more at ease knowing that if I am able to keep the mosquitos at bay, that my family is safer since they are not being exposed to those potentially deadly virus's like West Nile, which bugs like mosquitos carry. When it comes down to it, I know that when I use products like OFF! Backyard to protect my family in our yard, I can feel more at ease, knowing that not only am I protecting my family from those nasty mosquitos, but I am also keeping them safe, because OFF! Backyard also gets rid of ticks and fleas, which can carry disease as well. With the OFF! Backyard, I just attach it to my hose, then I can treat my entire yard, I can also protect my flowers in my garden from being eaten by bugs by spraying my garden with the OFF! Backyard. Another OFF! product that I was sent, that comes in handy when I am at the park with Wyatt or for when I go for a walk is the OFF! Clip-On. The OFF! Clip-On really comes in handy for those times when I am not at home, like for when I am at a outdoor practice for my kids. I can relax, and enjoy being outdoors, as well as stay protected from head to toe, when we are out. In fact, I found that putting one on the stroller, keeps Wyatt safe, then making sure I have extras for my family, makes me feel more at ease when we are outdoors! So, if you and your family enjoy being outdoors, but do not enjoy all of the pesky mosquitos, fleas and ticks, check out the line of products from OFF! and protect your family!

This was not a paid post and honest/original opinions were used and they are my own. Thank you to the company and/or pr agency who supplied the product for review.