Klosterman Bread Review

When I first saw the opportunity to review Klosterman Bread, I was very excited! One of the requirements was that you live in Ohio or Kentucky since that is where the bread is sold. I made sure I let them know my zip code and that I lived in Ohio. They told me that yes, the bread was available in Speedway and Kroger. There are no Kroger stores around me, but we have a lot of Speedway Gas Stations around here. Unfortunately I have not been able to find the bread in any of these locations. I've tried contacting the sponsor about this but have had no luck :(

So rather than just not do a post, I will do a general post about the company.

Klosterman Baking Company was founded over 100 years ago and has grown to be one of the largest family-owned bakeries in the Midwest. They are headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. This may be the reason they are not around me as that is about 4 hours from my home. I wish they were around because I love the idea that this is a family-owned company. The company provides hearth breads, rolls, and other bakery items to over 4,000 schools, hospitals, restaurants, and grocery stores in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. Their bread is enriched with Vitamin D.

Part of my review was supposed to contain a recipe for grilled cheese using Klosterman Bread. I did not receive the recipe with the coupons I received for free bread. I'm wondering if this is because I did not get the 6 coupons and recipe that I was to receive for the review. I got a notice that my review was coming due. I contacted them about the fact that I had not gotten any coupons, so they resent some. I received 3 coupons for free Klosterman bakery products, and I was to use the bread for the Get Grilled Cheesy with Vitamin D and Klosterman Bread campaign. As I didn't get the recipe or the bread, I can't really tell you about it. I'm sure it would be delicious as I love all grilled cheese :)

Hopefully if Klosterman is available in your area, you will be able to try it and let me know how it is! If I do hear from the company and am able to find some in my area I will update this post and let you know how it is. Since this is a review from Tomoson, if I do not post and verify, I will receive negative feedback, so I am doing all that I can do to get a post out. 

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

EpiCor for your Immune Health

Working in a preschool keeps me in constant contact with germs! No matter the season, there is always at least one child with a runny nose or a cough. We childcare providers need to find ways to boost our immunity and stay healthy throughout the year. Sure, we wash our hands and take our vitamins, but sometimes that is not enough. We need an extra immune armor! 

That's where EpiCor comes in to play. EpiCor helps strengthen your immune systems first and second line of defense by helping supercharge your saliva's natural antibodies so that germs have a harder time getting past your mucus linings. Then it helps your natural killer cells to work faster at getting those germs gone! It further increases your antioxidant power in as little as two hours! And finally it works like a prebiotic by increasing the good bacteria in your gut.

For such a little pill, EpiCor is certainly powerful! It comes in a small capsule that is very easy to swallow. I've been taking these for about a week and am really looking forward to all of the added immune strength I will be gaining from them. I'm trying to do more for my health lately, and this is one step that is easy to take for all of us. One little pill a day, and I've boosted my immune system! Now if only all the steps to better health were this easy!

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Whiskery Wednesday

My cats are so spoiled! One has us so trained that he cries his pitiful cry until someone puts a dish of water in the bathtub for him...So here are some spoiled cats for your viewing enjoyment courtesy of Google Images.
By the way, the dog is spoiled too...maybe one day I'll explain his evil tricks to get his own way.

 

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Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen

Was Mr. Darcy real? Is time travel really possible? For pragmatic Manhattan artist Eliza Knight the answer to both questions is absolutely, Yes! And Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley Farms, Virginia is the reason why! His tale of love and romance in Regency England leaves Eliza in no doubt that Fitz Darcy is the embodiment of Jane Austen’s legendary hero. And she’s falling in love with him. But can the man who loved the inimitable Jane Austen ever love average, ordinary Eliza Knight?

Eliza’s doubts grow, perhaps out of proportion, when things start to happen in the quiet hamlet of Chawton, England; events that could change everything. Will the beloved author become the wedge that divides Fitz and Eliza or the tie that binds them?

 

Praise for Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen

O’Rourke creates a world that defies cynicism and demands suspension of disbelief – even in this age of doubt and hyper-realism. Sheer escapism at its best. Clever, charming and affectionate. ~Jocelyn Bury

 …the reader must tenaciously read on rather than put the book down to satisfy their hunger for the story to resolve, which it does in characteristically Jane Austen fashion. ~Erin Murdock
 

In Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen, author Sally Smith O’Rourke creates a compelling story that investigates what and who might have inspired Jane Austen. While the story line is certainly far-fetched, it is a truly unique idea, one that captivated this reader until the very last page. ~Meg Massey

 

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Author Sally Smith O'Rourke Sally Smith O’Rourke is a surgical scrub nurse at the City of Hope national cancer research hospital in Duarte, California and resides in the near-by Victorian village of Monrovia.

With her late husband, author Michael O’Rourke (aka F.M. O’Rourke) Smith O’Rourke owned and operated a medical advertising company where she used her diverse talents to produce and co-write teaching films and videos. Working not only with major medical and surgical manufacturing companies but also network television. These endeavors ultimately led to a collaboration on two feature films (direct to video) and three published novels.

The wife and husband writing team of Sally Smith and Michael O’Rourke, being long-time fans of Jane Austen, wrote The Man Who Loved Jane Austen released by Kensington Books in 2006. Kensington followed that very successful effort with The Maidenstone Lighthouse in 2007 and Christmas at Sea Pines Cottage in 2009, both also collaborative projects by Smith and O’Rourke.

Published after her partner and spouse’s untimely death in 2001, the publisher chose not to use the names Michael O’Rourke and Sally Smith (as the manuscripts were presented), releasing all three books under Sally Smith O’Rourke. Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen is Sally Smith O’Rourke’s first solo novel.

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Tiny Prints Graduation Party Invitations Review

Disclosure: I received invitations free for review, however all opinions are honest, my own, and have not been influenced in any way. I received no other compensation for writing this review.

10 days old

My baby has grown up much too quickly. She has gone from this tiny infant who kept me awake at night to a beautiful young woman who is about to embark on a new journey. I remember taking this picture of her like it was just last week. I knew all the rules about keeping her on her side (yeah, it changes all the time) and not covering her with too heavy a blanket. (Disney Babies was big back then.)

9 months old

She quickly grew to an adventurous little thing who loved her toys and swinging and still hated sleeping. She loved walks in the park and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's theme song.

19 months old

Here is a rare occasion when she let me fix her hair. She couldn't stand it for very long, but at least I got a cute picture here. At this age she loved pouting when she didn't get her own way. She'd go sit on the step and be mad.

Now look at her. She is 18 years old and can vote! She's so beautiful and smart and responsible. This coming fall she will enter college with an entire year paid for from an academic scholarship. She's written 2 novels! She loves plaid and the Black Veil Brides. She talks to her best friend on the phone for at least 4 hours each day. She loves to watch our favorite television shows in my bed with me. We are the Gilmore Girls :) She's one of the greatest gifts God has ever given me.



So now it her time to graduate. June 8th my little girl will no longer be a child. She will officially be finished with school and will walk down the aisle in her cap and gown and receive her diploma. We will cheer and cry. I will be happy for her but sad for me. No matter how old she is she is my baby girl.




We have been planning her graduation party for a long time! She is so excited for it! She can't wait for her family and friends to come celebrate with her! One major thing we had to do while planning her party was decide on invitations! Well, thank goodness, someone got me in contact with the amazing people at Tiny Prints! They graciously offered to provide Molly's graduation party invitations in exchange for this review. We are so pleased with them!

First, let me show you how awesomely they turned out! When I scanned it I kept a little of the white edges so you can see the curved corners. I think that makes it so classy! Molly chose Painted Expressions for her graduation party invitations. It so fits her! She loved that she could use 3 of her senior pictures on the invitations. We love the font and the matte finish. We could have chosen from 3 other finishes but loved how the matte looked the best.





There are tons of options at Tiny Prints when it comes to ordering your graduation announcements or invitations. If photo announcements are not your thing, they have invitations without them. Here is a cute example of an invitation with none. It's simple but very classy!







If lots of photos are your thing, you can always go with something like this.











Of course, Tiny Prints has much more than just graduation announcements! Check them out for all of your photo needs! They are running some amazing specials right now, so head over to Tiny Prints Promo Codes page and get some great discounts! They are for sure my new go to place when it comes to our photos!

Cover Reveal and Giveaway Michael by Annabell Cadiz

 
Michael (Sons of Old Trilogy, #2)

Author: Annabell Cadiz

Genre: New Adult, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy, Paranormal

Estimated Publication Date: August 2013

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Synopsis: Zahara Faraday looks like a normal eighteen-year-old and lives in a quiet neighborhood with her overprotective parents. She works at a bookstore and hangs out with her best friend Becca King on a daily basis. But underneath the normal lies a secret life filled with dangerous supernaturals. Zahara belongs to a world made of Light Witches, rogue Imagoes (supernatural creatures with super strength, speed), fallen angels, and Nephilim (hybrid children born half-human, half-angel). Where her father Solomon Faraday is human, her mother Mia and her Aunt Catalina are Light Witches. They help protect the human world by hunting down rogue supernaturals who commit heinous acts against humans.

What they never expected was the possibility of having to hunt down the one rogue coven they had befriended and come to trust in their battle against Lucifer. Rekesh Saint-Louis is the leader of the most powerful Imago coven in Florida and now he’s the most wanted. Supernatural bodies are starting to pile up with an ancient ritual long forbade being used to murder them and the symbol, one large cross with four smaller crosses around it, which represents Rekesh’s coven, being left behind. Rekesh and the Elders of his coven set out to find who is behind the murders and clearing his name before a war between the covens begins. To make matters more difficult, Rekesh also has to deal with the return of someone he would rather preferred stayed away.

Meanwhile, Zahara and Becca are spending more time brushing up on their training, knowing an attack from Lucifer can come at any moment. Between patrolling neighborhoods and hanging at the boarding school created by Charles Stephens—a fallen angel who created the school to protect the children of rogue supernaturals—they are introduced to an old friend of Charles, Michael. Zahara begins to develop a closer bond with Jason as they train and chase down clues to clear Rekesh’s name. Jason also starts to develop a close bond with Michael, protecting a very powerful secret.

But Rekesh’s coven being set up isn’t the only danger. A new powerful and lethal drug has emerged from the shadows of the supernatural world called Inferi. A side effect of the drug: it leaves the supernatural hungering for blood—both human and supernatural. 

Lucifer is on the move and he will stop at nothing to get his hands on Zahara and complete the first act of his plan.

A battle is about to begin. 

One that may cost the Faraday family everything they hold most dear.

You may recall that I did a review of the first book in this series called Lucifer. You can check out my review of Lucifer here!

About the Author: Annabell Cadiz was born in the sweltering heat of South Florida. She was raised surrounded by Puerto Rican chefs and band of siblings that weren’t all related to her. 

A self-proclaimed nerd and book-a-holic (her room does hold much evidence to prove her claims are justifiable), she created TeamNerd Reviews to showcase her EXTREME love for novels where, along with her best friend, Bridget Strahin, she hosts book reviews, interviews, giveaways, Indie Shoutouts and much more. She also blog tour services for authors. She also had the pleasure of being published in three separate issue of Suspense Magazine. She also adores Cinnamon Teddy Grahams, has an addiction to Minute Maid Orange juice, and is a proud Jesus Freak. She is working on getting LUCIFER, the first book in SONS OF OLD TRILOGY ready to be published.

Where to Find the Author: Website/Goodreads/TeamNerd Reviews/Twitter/Pinterest

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