Crock-Pot Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork

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You purchase detergent boosters to get rid of those stubborn stains your kids bring home…but what if I told you, you can use them for more than laundry! Yes, carpets, upholstery, pillows…have I peaked your interest yet?
Having four boys trek through the house you can bet it gets pretty dirty in here…It’s nice to have something up my sleeve that can help me make cleaning a little simpler.
Man vs Machine: Using Biz on items that won’t fit in a washing machine…Biz the dirty little secret I told you about the other day can also be used for cleaning around the home & even your car!
For Carpets & upholstery: Mix 1/2 cup Biz with warm water into a spray bottle. Spray onto surface and use a brush to scrub out the stain then spray with clean water and pat dry.
For General Surface Cleaning: Mix 1 scoop (1 cup) Biz in 1 gallon of warm water. Apply solution to dirty surface with brush, sponge or cloth. Do not allow to dry. Rinse thoroughly.
*Not recommended On: Water sensitive items such as leather, silk, wool, fabrics labeled dry clean only. Painted or finished wood, unpainted wicker, jute, teak. Metal: do not soak metals or jewelry.
As you can see Biz is so much more than a laundry stain booster…try it around your home and see.

Digital currency is certainly changing financial norms and the way it all operates in general. Cryptocurrency is just one example of how it all seems to be changing, and what we consider as being the traditional format of currency is widening its net to the online world. There are many online sites that involve gaming and allow the ability to make real money from the virtual money you make in the game itself. For example, anyone who was a fan of Runescape and played it in the past could make money from it. You can now sell your runescape gold because it’s very much something that’s wanted by those who still play it. Just like those games you have on your phone, you pay for any upgrades that you want as part of it.
Set Up An Online Shop
An online shop can be something for those who have things to sell and want to take a crack at making a successful business. A lot of websites like Etsy and eBay as examples allow their users to create shops on their accounts and can, therefore, sell a variety of things. There’s really no limit to what you can sell. So if you want to sell clothing, you’ve made yourself or bath bombs and other smellies now’s the perfect opportunity to give it a go. It costs nothing to set the virtual shop up, and many businesses start from the home anyway.
Offer Your Talents Or Skills
We all have talents and skills that vary, and to say you don’t have anything significant to offer means you’ve just not explored that thing that you’re good at yet. You can now sell your services and talents online, whether that’s being a dab hand at putting up shelving or being an expert in fixing technology. There’s always going to be someone who needs something that they themselves can’t do, and if you can make money from it, why not give it a go?
Become Self-Published
Are you creative with your writing? Ever thought or dreamed of publishing your own book? Well, that might have been a pipe dream before Amazon, and the internet, in general, came along. Now though, there’s a high chance of you being able to become self-published with platforms like Amazon having the ability to sell your own book. It doesn’t guarantee you success at selling, but it gives you the opportunity to make your book successful and to become a publisher in your own right.
If you’re wanting to make a bit of money from being online, then why not give it a go? You could turn it into a successful venture.

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If your kids are like mine, they absolutely love pizza! It doesn’t matter whether its frozen, or delivered they will eat it just the same. But there is just something about being able to make their own that makes them giddy. They just love when they get to help make dinner, but being able to make their own pizza is even more exciting!
These mini personal pizza are a perfect way for everyone to get what they want and are done in under 15 minutes! Using biscuits makes it even more personal…I love to use the flaky layers while my hubby prefers to use buttermilk and have a thinner crust.
“It’s all very personal” (20 points if you can tell me what movie the quote is from!)
2 Cans of Biscuits
Pizza Sauce
Shredded Mozzarella
Toppings
Roll out biscuits to make them a tad larger and flatter
Add your sauce, cheese & toppings
bake according to biscuit can
My Sparkling Life https://mysparklinglife.com/ What’s your favorite pizza topping? I must have pepperoni, and adding spinach and fresh mozzarella is a total bonus!

Strange Magic, magical movie that stole hearts in January is now out on DVD!
“Strange Magic,” a new animated film from Lucasfilm Ltd., is a madcap fairy tale musical inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion. Lucasfilm Animation Singapore and Industrial Light & Magic bring to life the fanciful forest turned upside down with world-class animation and visual effects.
I wasn’t able to go see it in theaters so was excited to put in the dvd and check what all the buzz was about.
A long the lines of Gnomeo and Juliet, it takes a whole different magical world and puts the story to a classic Shakespeare story with lots of music. Lots of fun, and interesting characters fill the story. Graphics and animation are great.
Set in the fairy world that borders the dark forest, it’s the ultimate battle between light and dark & love and hate.
While I enjoyed the movie, the boys seemed to be a bit bored by it…except for the action parts. They started sitting still and actually watching about half way through when they captured the fairy princess and started the adventure to get her back…like I said, more of the action.
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Pick up your own Strange Magic DVD, out now, and let me know your thoughts on the movie.
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Pizza Night…it’s just as big of a night as movie night around here, even bigger when we combine them! So how do you mix it up and make pizza night even better? We get different toppings usually, but this time we tried a different crust and may have just found our new pizza night tradition!
About Rustic Crust
We care as much about the flavor and convenience of our all natural and organic ready-made pizza crusts and pizza sauce as we do about the integrity of our ingredients. Rustic Crust products contain only the highest quality, all natural produce, herbs and whole grains – simple and healthy, All of our recipes are made with a short list of all natural and organic ingredients that are as easy to pronounce as they are to prepare. Quick, delicious and convenient, Rustic Crust helps make cooking fun again. In the same amount of time that it takes to order and pick up a pizza, or have one delivered, families can make and enjoy delectable Rustic Crust pizzas fresh, the way they want it.
Ready-Made All Natural Old World Pizza Crusts
All Natural Gluten Free Pizza Crust
All Natural Old World Pizza Sauce
Ciabatta Flatbread
Faster and more convenient than ordering a pizza from your local pizzeria, all natural Rustic Crust pizza crusts and products also stay fresher and keep their delicious flavor longer without refrigeration. Our ready-made pizza crusts are the ONLY ones of their kind that can be stored for several months in a pantry, naturally. Our all natural freshness packets preserve freshness without the need of artificial preservatives. The result is Rustic Crust’s perfect crustal balance-crispy at the edges, moist in the middle. Making a pizza crust is an art. Eating it is just plain fun!
We absolutely LOVED each and every bite…notice lack of photos? Yea…eaten up before any photos could be snapped. We each had our favorite crusts, The boys liked the Crispy Italian Thin Crust, I love the Cheesy Herb Pizza Crust, and my husband loved the Sea Salt & Basil Ciabatta Flatbread Crust. New favorite crusts, they add a whole new dimension to your pizza and gives your taste buds a burst of flavor.
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Most of us try to do our part to help other and the world, and I love when companies do the same, especially when it involves the health of children. Walmart and Pampers have teamed up to donate $200,000 to Children’s Miracle Network in June 2015.
One in 10 kids in North America is treated by a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital each year, whether they suffer from common childhood afflictions like asthma and broken bones, or fight bigger challenges like birth defects or cancer. Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals provide comfort, treatment and hope to millions of sick kids. Member hospitals treat 16,000 children in emergency rooms daily and provide surgery for 97 children every hour. Member hospitals provided $3.4 billion in charity care for children in 2012, and this is why it’s so important to team up to support a charity like the Children’s Miracle Network.
We received care from 2 different Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, Dell Children’s Hospital in Austin, Tx & Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Tx, for different children over they years and love the care and attention they received at each. While our visits weren’t for a life threatening illness there are many children who aren’t so lucky.
Have you ever had an experience at a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital?
Meet Dylan…
Dylan is 5 and was helped at Children’s Specialized Hospital for a Right Hemiparesis.
A few days shy of her 2nd birthday, Dylan underwent a colonoscopy where polyp was removed. During the procedure, the unthinkable happened: Her colon was badly damaged and she suffered severe blood loss. It was soon discovered that a blood clot had traveled to her brain and caused a stroke, resulting in hemiparesis, affecting the use of half her body.
Dylan was then referred to Children’s Specialized Hospital, where she had to relearn how to stand, speak and eventually walk. This required intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy.
Known for her strong will, Dylan has made exceptional gains in her strength and control in just a few years and is now running and jumping. She’s expected to make continued improvements and wears foot braces to assist with alignment and gait mechanics.
Dylan is very playful, curious, full of energy and wins everyone over with her contagious laugh.
CMN Hospitals funds helped purchase some of the equipment in the therapy gyms where Dylan works to improve her motor skills.
Meet Maverick…
Maverick is 5 and from Wyoming. He is being treated at the Children’s Hospital Colorado for Noonan Syndrome, Full Tracheal Rings and Chronic Lung Disease.
Maverick has seen his fair share of challenges in his short life. While still in utero, doctors diagnosed him with tetralogy of fallot, a rare, complex congenital heart defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart.
Three weeks after entering the world, Maverick suddenly stopped eating and was rushed to Children’s Hospital Colorado. August 2009 brought his first open-heart surgery, where doctors discovered full tracheal rings. Later he received a g-tube, a c-pap, mechanical ventilation and a second open-heart surgery, among many other treatments and dozens of additional surgeries.
Though Maverick will be a lifelong hospital visitor, he remains in high spirits. In fact, he calls his vent “Goose,” referring to dynamic duo Maverick and Goose from 1986’s Top Gun, proving he doesn’t let his conditions keep him down. Those around him feel blessed to know him and cite his upbeat attitude as a lesson to live each day to the fullest.
CMN Hospitals funds helped pay for Maverick’s care providers and also helped purchase the vital equipment he needs for a chance at a normal life.
You can visit Walmart.com/cmnh for more information about donations, and to make your own donation. If you’ve ever had to use a CMNH for any reason, you know this is a great charity to donate to!
One lucky My Sparkling Life Reader is going to win a $25 Walmart Gift Card to purchase Pampers!! This giveaway is open to residents of the US who are 18+ until 11:59 PM EST July 06, 2015.
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