Mom Life in the PNW

Must Have Gift: The LG OLED TV at Best Buy!

 

Television has always been a big part of my life growing up. I remember when my grandma had the big ol’ box TV that sat on the ground with the fuzzy ant picture from the antenna not working correctly, and my parents having the big, boxy flat screen TV that weighed a crap ton with the bulbous colored tubes on the inside. Those went out a few times since we had family movie night pretty much every night of the week. My mom was at Hollywood Video every Tuesday morning when they released new movies, just so we could get the latest blockbusters to watch and enjoy throughout the week with dinner. There were 6 of us to go to a theater, so we couldn’t always afford to do so. Rightfully so, since movie theaters are way overpriced. Even with 2 people it’s hard to accommodate at times. We spend $50+ going to the theater for one movie, so I figured I’d go to Best Buy and check out their TV selection and save with our very in-home theater. Granted it will be a big chunk of change at once with our purchase, but the savings over time should be cost effective.

There was one that caught my eye; The LG OLED TV. It has a pencil thin, 4k curved screen, and the 4k picture is vibrant in color and exceptionally crystal clear! It is seriously a magnificent TV, one that I must have so I can continue on with family movie nights with my soon to be little one. The way our living room is now, we would probably benefit greatly from the curved screen. Seems genius to me!

What is OLED TV?

 

The stunning design of LG OLED TV is only 0.21″ thick at its thinnest point. Picture quality is spectacular, with Infinite Contrast that ranges from the most blazing whites to the deepest blacks. And, LG’s exclusive 4 Color Pixel technology delivers bright, vibrant colors. Learn more here: LGOLEDatBestbuy.com

Your first kiss. A baby’s first steps. The majesty of a desert sunset. Some things in life defy all explanation and must be experienced to be believed. Such is the case with LG’s latest display technology. With deeper and richer colors, stunning contrast and ingeniously curved screens, it is unlike any technology you’ve ever seen, and it delivers a picture that exceeds your wildest imagination.

 

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Want to look it up yourself?

Name: LG  55EC9300 SKU#: 7846019 – OLED TV

·         Comes with infinite contrast ratio and stunning color – delivers more natural, lifelike viewing.

·         Has 4 Color Pixel technology, which enhances color range and accuracy.

·         Super thin design

·         And you can find content faster with webOS

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My husband and I will probably get one for the mere fact that it’s a huge upgrade from our current LG LED TV, and it’s super lightweight which will make it easy to put it above the fireplace. If this isn’t on your list for #HintingSeason, you’re a little bit crazy! 😉

Here’s a little incentive for you if you like Twitter, or more specifically Twitter Parties; Best Buy is hosting an LG OLED Twitter Party on Thursday December 4th at 7PM CST, so mark your calendar! Feel free to join this party for a chance to receive Best Buy gift cards and other great prizes. Tweet #HintingSeason with your top gifts that you want this Holiday from Best Buy.

I’ll be there, will you?

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The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

 

Ordering Food Online With Schwan’s Home Service

Ordering Food Online With Schwan’s Home Service

Have you ever ordered food online and had it delivered to your door before? I absolutely hate going grocery shopping, so I opted to try Schwan’s Home Service just so I could avoid the store for a week.

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I browsed the site a bit and picked out the best sounding meals which included the chicken enchiladas, the orange chicken skillet, meat pizza, the blackened chicken alfredo with fettucini noodles and of course I couldn’t forget my sweets; strawberry cheesecake ice cream and chocolate peanut buttercup ice cream. As soon as I got to my cart and tried to check out, I noticed that the only option was to pay to have it shipped to me, not the free service where they come right to your door with their freezer truck. This struck me as odd because I’ve seen the Schwans guy drive up and down our street before. After a couple weeks past, the service mysteriously appeared for my area so I finally got a chance to place my order, however, delivery wouldn’t be for another couple weeks.

*knock*knock*

My food was finally here!

The Schwan’s guy was very nice but I didn’t like that he tried to up-sale me more stuff as soon as I opened the door. I mean, if I wanted to order more items, wouldn’t I have done so in my initial order? This was my first time trying Schwan’s so I didn’t want a big giant bill nor the food if I thought it was sub-par. So I respectfully declined. He then went out to the truck and proceeded to find my food. Took about 10-15 minutes but everything was there.

The following day, I decided to try the chicken enchiladas. The seasoning and flavoring was pretty good and it was decent sized for 2 people only, anymore than that and you would probably still be hungry. So seeing as it says this is suitable for 6 people is laughable. Maybe if you added a bunch of sides to it like pinto beans and whatnot. Also, there was not much chicken in this, mainly just rice, so that was unfortunate.

 

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I also tried the orange chicken skillet. Figured I would prepare it for my husband and I. I looked down at the pan and realized that this wouldn’t be enough to fill my husband and I both, he has a meatier appetite. There wasn’t that much chicken to make it a successful dinner for 2, so I had to make him a separate meal. I did not eat the entire contents, there was a tiny bit leftover, but I still feel like its not suitable for 3 people as it claims. Maybe if you’re used to super tiny meals. It did taste pretty good though. Loved the orange sauce, but I am partial to Chinese food. The chicken, however, tasted processed like a chicken nugget.
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The only other thing I have tried is the chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream and it is GOOD! But, I feel like you could get the same thing at the store for way less. I guess it’s up to you if convenience is worth it to you.
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I may give Schwan’s another try, but I am going to carefully read each review to make sure it’s actually well worth it as the meal portions seem awfully small for the price.

I’m also not looking forward to the Schwan’s guy coming back every 2 weeks to ask if I want anything. I don’t like to be annoyed by salesman, so hopefully I can opt out of this if I choose.

Do you order from Schwan’s?

TruMoo Orange Scream Truffles for Halloween

TruMoo Orange Scream Truffles for Halloween

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of TruMoo. All opinions are 100% mine.

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The other day I went grocery shopping looking for my usual flavored soy milk and stumbled upon the new TruMoo Orange Scream milk. I figured my nieces would enjoy it as well as myself, so I decided to grab a thing of it since it’s fresh, pure milk that contains 8 essential nutrients with no high fructose corn syrup or artificial growth hormones.

AND Halloween is almost upon us, so why not put this delicious milk to use, which gave me the idea to make some Halloween themed Oreo truffles.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 (16 ounce) package OREO Cookies, any flavor
  • 1 (8 ounce) package Cream Cheese, softened
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages white chocolate orange chips (or any type of chocolate you prefer)
  • 2 TBSP (more if necessary) of TruMoo Orange Scream Milk

Directions

l  Crush 9 of the cookies to fine crumbs in food processor; reserve for later use. (Cookies can also be finely crushed in a resealable plastic bag using a rolling pin.) Crush remaining 36 cookies to fine crumbs; place in medium bowl. Add room temperature cream cheese; mix until well blended. Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1-inch in diameter and place on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper. Store in refrigerator and move onto the next step.

l  Melt your preferred chocolate in a double boiler pan. I used yellow and hot pink chocolate chips which gave off this bright orangy color when mixed together. Add 2 tsp of Orange Cream TruMoo milk and mix thoroughly. You don’t want it to be too runny but you want it to be at least creamy. Add more if necessary.

  • Dip balls in chocolate; place on wax paper-covered baking sheet. (Any leftover chocolate can be stored at room temperature for another use.)
  • Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Store leftover truffles, covered, in refrigerator.

How to How to Easily Dip Truffles

  • Place truffle ball in melted chocolate to coat; roll if necessary. Lift truffle from chocolate using 2 forks (this will allow excess chocolate to run off) before placing on wax paper, otherwise you end up with this end result here. It does end up being a little rich, so you should probably avoid the excess.

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Now we’re off to enjoy our orange scream truffles.

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Double Barrel Roadhouse at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas

We were staying at the Monte Carlo so we decided to check the Double Barrel Roadhouse out as our first meal that evening in Vegas. I ordered a burger and garlic fries, my husband had the ribs and mac and cheese. My burger was alright, nothing super special and the garlic fries were definitely garlicy, but they were also dry and over cooked making them unpleasant.

My husband gave me a bite of his mac and I was extremely jealous that I did not order it too. Honestly, it is up there with some of the best mac and cheese I’ve had. I think it would be even better if it had jalapenos in it. We wanted to come back another night just to have it, but there were too many other options to try out and didn’t have time to come back.

The drinks were almost the price of the meals, so be forewarned.

My First Ultrasound at 10 weeks 5 days

I had my first ultrasound last week which was reassuring that this is real and is going to happen whether I am 100% ready or not! I am ready age-wise, but mentally I’ve been questioning it. I guess that’s normal with your first child, you’re scared, frightened that you won’t be the best parent, don’t know how you’ll be able to handle the transition from no kids to a baby in just a few months…. eeeerrr. I know we’ll do fine and it’s probably the hormones talking.

So the ultrasound went fine and I was able to see it actually moving around, which was cool. She measured it as well and its measuring a week bigger than what my conception date was. So either we’re going to have a big baby or it happened sooner than we thought. I guess only time will tell, my due date is around April 16, but I guess it can now be anywhere from Apr 9-16 give or take.

The image shot she gave me of the ultrasound is not a very good one, I wished she snapped it when it was moving its arms around and actually looked like a human and less like a blob, but anything is better than nothing I suppose. Baby is extremely healthy she says and is growing like a weed, guess that explains the constant nausea symptoms.

 

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We don’t get to find out the gender until around Nov 27th, which is Thanksgiving so I wonder since we’re a week early if we’ll get to go in earlier to avoid the holiday or if we’ll have to wait til after. The waiting is the killer, but it will go by in no time. Both my husband and I are hoping for a boy since there’s nothing but girls in my family, but we’ll love whichever god gives us.

The awesome thing is, my sister is pregnant too and she finds out the sex on Oct 14. So we’re going to have babies pretty close, at least 5-6 weeks apart. Yay for close cousins!

Until next time…