Noosa Yoghurt

 Details: All natural gluten free, probiotic, from happy cows never treated with rBGH.  Aussie culture and Colorado fresh.  Noosa yoghurt is crafted from a super secret aussie recipe, with milk from happy cows raised on a family owned Colorado farm.  8 oz containers with 4 servings per container.  All natural ingredients.

My Review:  My Mother-In-Law bought me a container for myself while visiting for the summer.  I have never heard of this brand, I have never tasted better yogurt ever.  Its the best flavored yogurt, and because its natural its not super sweet, not grainy, and the fruit is pure fruit, not sugared chunks or juices used to flavor the yogurt.  Tons of amazing flavors: Peach, Strawberry Rhubarb, Blue Berry, Raspberry are some of mine and my MIL's favorite flavors.  I personally can't afford to buy this very often and especially for my whole family right now, so until then, I do plan on buying myself a little yummy treat 1-2 times a month.



                                                                                    Pros: yummy! YUMMY!

Cons: more expensive than I could afford for a family of 4.

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We Bought a Zoo

Details: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Elle Fanning and other stars.  Based on a true story, based on the Dartmoor Zoological Park in Sparkwell Devon.  After a tragic death of the wife and mother to the Mee family, Benjamin hopes to start a new life, a new way of living and goes for a large risk, in buying a zoo where his children will live and grow up.  But things don't go as planned.  Life isn't as easy and happy as he had hoped.  But with help and encouragement from the Zoo help, things can turn around.

My Review:  I wasn't really interested in watching this movie, but once I found out that it was based off a true story I was very enthralled.  I love true story movies.  My husband loved this movie more than me.  He was sucked into everything: the subtle humor, and business logic, and the parenting guidelines hidden within the plot.
Watching this movie, reminded me of some of the neat Zoos that I've been to during my childhood.  There is a drive through Zoo in Texas, where you drive around a path to see the Zebras, Rinos, Ostriches, etc.  After we drove through the Zoo, we went to the Gift shop and got to pet a baby Tiger, Hedgehogs, and different small pets and insects.  Petting the baby tiger was so cool and very different.  Its amazing to see the behind the scenes to what it takes to care for wild animals.  And this movie gave us part of that great connection.  This is a keeper in my book.

Pros: great acting, wonderful story, that's both touching and true, without too much drama and emotion.

Cons: that one of the animals had to die.

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The Runaway Mother

Details: Carol Lynn Pearson's The Runaway Mother.  Alison is a mother of two children whom she loves very much, but when she finds out that her Mother's Day was bribed out of her children, she crumbles.  Running away seems like the only way she can deal with being a single mother trying to do her best, but failing on all accounts.  Her perfect neighbor doesn't help her either.  Have you ever felt like being a mother was not worth the sacrifice?  Have you ever wished not to be a mom once you already had kids?  Have you ever wished you had a partner to help with the kids instead of being a single mother?

Information:  This is a very short book only 71 pages.  I read this book in 35 minutes.  Its a very funny but heart touching book at the same time for anyone who is a mother.  Carol Lynn Pearson has a great sense of depth, details, and humor as she writes her books.  She has a great collection of books, all very short, easy reads.  I checked this book out at the Orem Public Library.  I recommend this as a fun, quick read especially before Mother's Day.  This would be a fun book for book clubs to read.

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