Time was when Marie Cavanaugh spent hours in her South Dakota farmhouse each Christmas season making pecan rolls and homemade chocolates for holiday gifting.

“It started when my aunt sent her pecan-rolls recipe,” Mrs. Cavanaugh recalled. “I gave the recipe my own touch and started making the yummy specialties. Then I began dipping chocolates. Our friends and neighbors loved these treats, encouraging me to start a candy business. Finally, I decided it might be a good idea.'”

Her husband George and children Carla, Lorraine, Calvin, Colene and Genise rallied, helping Mrs. Cavanaugh fill demands for her homemade sweets.

…In 1972, the family moved to Utah, leaving good friends and their beloved cattle ranch.

“It was a difficult decision, especially for George,” Mrs. Cavanaugh said. “He was excited about making our new venture, which we chose to call Mrs. Cavanaugh’s Candies, a great success. We felt Utah was blessed with good chocolates and that we would enjoy – and could compete with – those who pride themselves on making excellent chocolates.”

Millions of pounds of chocolates later, Mrs. Cavanaugh’s candies have earned a reputation for unquestionable excellence….
Ask chocolate aficionados. They will direct those seeking the best chocolates to the popular Mrs. Cavanaugh’s Candies.

We had the opportunity to try some of these chocolates and all I can say is “Mmmm. They were wonderful.” Every piece of chocolate I ate was delightful. I savored each bite. Cream filled, caramel filled, chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. The chocolate coating was very creamy too! Love!

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Dream Team Pets is much more than a bedtime toy-it’s an innovative kid’s sleep aid that helps end the bedtime battles of trying to keep your child in bed.

Developed with the help of a pediatrician, Dream Team Pets bedtime routine empowers kids as they reward their Pet with stickers and a certificate for a good night’s sleep.

If the child wakes up from a nightmare, there are no hard feelings because the responsibility is on their Pet, but when they successfully sleep in their own bed, the kids feel a sense of accomplishment as they reward their Dream Team Pet.

What makes this unique is that the kids think they are training their Pet, but really they are sleep training themselves!

We had the opportunity to try out the Dream Pet. My son was ecstatic when he saw the doggy. We read the book and we talked about how his job is to teach his new doggy how to sleep well at night.  He named him “Wish.” What a cute name. At the end of the training, Wish was trained and slept in his own bed all night. We definitely recommend the Dream Team Pet for your child to help them be confident and feel safe at night in their own bed.

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WHAT?! You want me to spend time with my family?! That’s stressful and painful and long hours of talking about Grandpa’s latest ailment – how am I supposed to get through that?!

Hey, it doesn’t have to be that bad. Spending time with your family can be fun, especially if you have the right game to shake things up, get people laughing and enjoying themselves – and not talking about Grandpa’s foot fungus! The Haywire Group has just the games for you, this award-winning game company has a great collection of fun family games including DICEcapades! 2nd Edition and Bodydoodles The Tatoo Guessing Game .

We had the opportunity to play Bodydoodles. The kids loved it! It was as easy as drawing a body card and a doodle card, picking the player you want to tattoo and drawing. Using the skin safe markers, a player draws the doodle on the chosen player while all the other players try to guess what is being drawn.

Points are earned by the drawer and the guesser.

Perfect for get-togethers with friend, sleepovers, birthday parties and anytime a child says, “Mom, I don’t have anything to do.”

Our only recommendation would be to have a wet washrag handy when playing this game. It came off most of us when we were done playing but a few of us had trouble getting all of the marker to wash off completely. We think because it had time to set, the color set in on our skin a bit more. It was still a lot of fun and we look forward to playing again and again.

DICEcapades is a card game, a dice game, a trivia game, an action game and well, it’s just a game with about anything and everything in it, which is why it’s perfect for everyone. You may find yourself in a staring contest, answering obscure trivia or balancing dice on your hand while standing on one foot – you never know what your turn will bring (hint: you might want to start working on your hand charades skills!). This game will definitely have you looking forward to spending time with your family and if it doesn’t, give your friends a call for a game night, you can all escape your families together. DICEcapades! isn’t just the luck of the dice – it’s also the smarts of the roller.
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Label Daddy is the number one solution for labeling your belongings! Remember to label all clothing, sports equipment and other personal belongings your kids bring to school, camp, sports leagues, day care, and other places. Label Daddy labels keep them from getting lost or mixed up with others.

We recently had the opportunity to try these labels out. We ordered the zipper tags knowing they would come in handy to locate our items when we go on our first trip to Disney World next year. My kids LOVED them! Mickey is on the front and our name is on the back.  They put them on their purses and bags right away and they have been holding up ever since.

There are so many products available. The labels are super durable peel-and-stick washable labels — they’re washer/dryer safe, microwave safe, dishwasher safe and UV resistant! Label Daddy labels are also fun and attractive. You design your own labels! Pick from tons of colors, sizes and logos, including Disney and Marvel characters, MLB, NBA, and NHL team logos, other sport and fun logos, and more. Our exclusive laminated coating gives labels an extra layer of protection and is a must for camp! These labels are made in the USA and shipped directly to you worldwide.

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