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With family gatherings to look forward to around the holidays, one thing many of us will NOT look forward to is cleaning. Harsh cleansers and chemicals are abrasive and can be harmful to the health of your pets and family. If you're looking for a product free of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants, look no further.

Shaklee's Basic H products are highly concentrated…meaning that just a little bit of the cleaning product mixed with water in varying ratios provides you with gallons of cleaner…from one little bottle. That is GREEN baby!!

Jennifer Mead from Shaklee has generously decided to offer up a giveaway where winners receive a sample of Basic H Cleaner (Shaklee's Organic Cleaning Concentrate which will make up to 48 gallons of cleaner!)

Promotion: Jennifer is offering a special promotion right now where you can receive a FREE bottle of Shaklee's #1 selling Anti-Aging product Vivix for free with your next $100 order, plus a Blissfully Ever After blog special. Contact her at greenlivingandwellness@gmail.com for more details.

Contact: Jennifer Mead at (509) 627-9782. Email: greenlivingandwellness@gmail.com Follow her blog: Blissfully Ever After. Website: http://greenlivingandwellness.myshaklee.com/ Follow her facebook page: Blissfully Ever After

Here is how to enter this giveaway:

To Enter this Giveaway - {mandatory} leave a comment below sharing your favorite cleaning product from Jennifer's website and how you would use it in your home to replace your current toxic household cleaners.

Additional giveaway entries: you can do these also (just make sure and leave a separate comment for each one.)

• Leave a separate comment if you "like" MOM Magazine on Facebook
• Leave a separate comment if you "like" Blissfully Ever After on Facebook
• Leave a separate comment if become a follower of Blissfully Ever After (Jennifer's blog)

Giveaway will end on December 3, 2011 at 11 am PST. Winners will be notified via email from Jennifer Mead. Good luck!

With family gatherings to look forward to around the holidays, one thing many of us will NOT look forward to is cleaning. Harsh cleansers and chemicals are abrasive and can be harmful to the health of your pets and family. If you're looking for a product free of heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants, look no further.

Shaklee's Basic H products are highly concentrated…meaning that just a little bit of the cleaning product mixed with water in varying ratios provides you with gallons of cleaner…from one little bottle. That is GREEN baby!!

Jennifer Mead from Shaklee has generously decided to offer up a giveaway where winners receive a sample of Basic H Cleaner (Shaklee's Organic Cleaning Concentrate which will make up to 48 gallons of cleaner!)

Promotion: Jennifer is offering a special promotion right now where you can receive a FREE membership with the purchase of Vitalizer}, plus a Blissfully Ever After blog special. Just contact her at greenlivingandwellness@gmail.com.

Contact: Jennifer Mead at (509) 627-9782. Email: greenlivingandwellness@gmail.com Follow her blog: Blissfully Ever After. Website: http://greenlivingandwellness.myshaklee.com/ Follow her facebook page: Mead Green Living & Wellness

Here is how to enter this giveaway:

To Enter this Giveaway - {mandatory} leave a comment below sharing your cleaning schedule. Do you just do dishes and pickup everyday? Or do you have a cleaning routine like Mondays - xx room, Tuesdays - xx room?  Or do you work really hard one day a week deep cleaning and have the rest of the week to just pickup? Or do you avoid cleaning altogether...ha ha!

Then if you would like some additional giveaway chances you can do these also (just make sure and leave a separate comment for each one.)

• Leave a separate comment if you "like" Happy Money Saver on Facebook
• Leave a separate comment if you "like" Mead Green Living & Wellness on Facebook (tell them happy money saver sent you)
• Leave a separate comment if become a follower of Blissfully Ever After (Jennifer's blog)

Giveaway will end on November 30, 2011 at 11 am PST. Winners will be notified via email from Jennifer Mead. Good luck!

Get the look of expensive packages wrapped in no time and for little money. Top your gifts with beautiful handmade bows. Bows add polish to packages, wreaths and all kinds of holiday decorating. Just keep some of your favorite satin and wire-rimmed ribbon on-hand and you'll be a package pro in no time.

Pom-Pom Bow
These large and gorgeous bows add polish to packages, wreaths and decorations. Follow these five steps to craft beautiful, full bows.

Tiered Treasure
Use three widths of ribbon to make this tiered bow. Match the colors of your gift wrapping paper to the ribbons for a tailored finish. This easy-to-make bow adds a delicate touch to any gift. In two easy steps, you can make your own tiered bow.

Colorful Addition
A spin on a traditional bow, two colors ofribbon add a creative touch.

Tailored Bow
A modern, chunky spin the classic bow, you can make this tailored bow in two easy steps.

For more amazing wrapping ideas, visit www.bhg.com.

Got some shopping to do? Take advantage of the YMCA's Parents Night Out event this Saturday, November 19th. Kids will enjoy karaoke and making pumpkin pie play dough while you get some items checked off your Christmas list--or simply enjoy a night out to dinner with a friend or spouse.

Kids 2 to 12 years old can participate in Parents Night Out, which takes place at 741 S. Dayton Street in Kennewick from 6 to 10 pm Saturday November 19th. Children will be split into age-appropriate groups (unless siblings request to be together) and the cost is just $12 per child. Evening snack will be provided at 7 pm.

Contact the YMCA of the Greater Tri-Cities for more information!

To highlight its popular Food for Fines food drive, Mid-Columbia Libraries will host two food celebrities next week. On November 15, meet Fanae Aaron, author of What Chefs Feed Their Kids: Recipes and Techniques for Cultivating a Love of Good Food.  She will answer the question, "How do the people who know the most about food tackle the special challenges of cooking for children's palates?"

On November 17, meet Liz Edmunds, star of the reality makeover show The Food Nanny and author of The Food Nanny Rescues Dinner.  This mother of seven encourages audiences to stop eating fast food at every meal and to whip their disastrous dinner situations into shape.  She provides budget-friendly recipes and fundamental tips for a successful family dinner.

Meet Fanae Aaron at the Kennewick Library on Union Street at 7 pm on November 15th. Meet Liz Edmunds at 7 pm on November 17th. For more information about author Fanae Aaron, visit w ww.whatchefsfeedtheirkids.com. For more information about author Liz Edmunds, visit www.thefoodnanny.org.

MORE: Mid-Columbia Libraries enriches our communities by empowering individuals with materials and services for life-long learning and growth, starting at birth.  With eleven libraries and a Bookmobile, Mid-Columbia Libraries has provided our region with excellence in library services for more than 60 years.

It's that time again - I'm making my shopping lists to prepare for the upcoming months. One cool new thing I have on my list for a stocking stuffer is this mini marshmallow shooter from the Marshmallow Fun Company - I just know my kids will love them.

What fun/unique things will your kids be getting this holiday seasons? Comment below and we will randomly select one person on December 9th to win a mini marshmallow shooter just in time to stuff in a stocking.

In 1996, Dolly Parton launched an exciting new effort to benefit the children of her home county in east Tennessee. She wanted children to be excited about books and to feel the magic that books can create. Moreover, she could insure that every child would have books, regardless of their family's income.

So she decided to mail a brand new, age appropriate book each month to every child under 5 in Sevier County. She has since expanded the program to include communities around the country, including the Tri-Cities!

If you know a first-time parent, be sure to have them contact the Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid-Columbia, the organization that partnered with Dolly's Imagination Library to make this program successful in our community.

New parents will continue to receive books in the mail each month until their child turns 5-and in their very last month in the program they receive Look Out Kindergarten Here I Come.