When Ron and I got married, I found out he was not a football fan how did that happen? Over the first few years of our marriage I taught him all about football and he taught me NASCAR and we have enjoyed our sports viewing life together for over 24 years now. Our boys love football too and we all love to get together on Sunday’s after church to watch football. We always make it a point to be together for the Big Game, even when one of our teams isn’t playing.

Preparing for the Big Game takes time and planning. I need a trip to Walmart to pick up the ingredients for my Big Game spread as well as a few things to help us look our best. When I get home I whip up my Spicy Queso Dip, some Buffalo Chicken Dip and some Walt’s Balls and the kids will bring sodas and something sweet and our game day food is ready.

While things are cooking it’s time to make sure everyone is ready that includes freshening up after our busy morning ministering at church. Now is the time to brush our teeth with the Oral B Vitality Toothbrush and some Crest Prohealth Advanced Toothpaste to keep our smiles bright and our teeth healthy.

While winning is always fun, our game day traditions are more about fun and family than winning and losing. Any day that I can spend with my grown kids, focusing on a game we all love is a good day in my books! If you want to see more game day traditions check out the #gamedaytraditions hashtag, and follow P&G on Facebook & Twitter and Walmart on Facebook & Twitter.

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Do you want more tips on how to keep your home fresh for the big game? Check out Olivia Manning’s tips on Facebook. Febreze is also holding a contest to win 4 tickets to next year’s Super Bowl just click here to enter. I know you want coupons for Febreze products so click here to get them now.

Disclosure: Febreze sent me a small gift box of Febreze products as a thank you for sharing with you about their Super Bowl promotion. If you have any questions please refer to the disclosure statement at the bottom of this blog.

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The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has put together a Bowl Frenzy Recipe Resource with easy-to-tackle recipes perfect for pleasing football-sized appetites.

Score big with your football fans by serving up a delicious spread including these easy recipes:
– Fiesta Wraps;
– Half Time Skins;
– Idaho® Potato and Chicken Gumbo;
– And more!

Even better, Idaho® potatoes are a low-calorie, nutrient-packed addition to any meal.

• One Idaho® potato has 26 grams of carbohydrates.  Superior athletes like Olympians and football players need at least 60-70% of their diets to be comprised of complex carbohydrates like those found in potatoes.  With the added benefits of vitamin C, fiber and potassium, could there be a more perfect food for an athlete?
• Each 5.3 oz Idaho® potato is only 110 calories, contains zero fat and cholesterol, and is packed with nutrients including 45% daily value of vitamin C, nearly two times as much potassium as a banana, fiber, protein, vitamin B6 and complex carbohydrates.  At about 25 cents per potato, that’s a lot of nutritional bang for your buck – and even better, your quarter!
• Feeling anxious about the big game?  Eating potatoes can actually calm you when you’re feeling stressed because potatoes and other carbohydrate-rich foods contain serotonin, a chemical in the brain that regulates mood.
• Idaho® potatoes can make you smarter!  Studies have shown that foods high in carbohydrates encourage greater mental clarity.

Click the link for the Half Time Skins recipe.

If you try any of these recipes, or any others posted here at The Mom Maven, please come back here and leave me a comment. I love to hear from you.

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We were blessed to have Tony Dungy as head coach of the Buccaneers for several years. He is a great coach and a greater man. The way he blends teaching football with positive character traits is to be applauded. Next week there is a special event specifically for high school football players, parents and coaches, though any student-athlete will benefit, put on by Coach Tony Dungy.
Tony Dungy’s National High School Football Kickoff, “Tony Dungy’s Red Zone ’09” is coming to a theater near you ONLY on Tuesday, August 25, 2009.

Tony will be sharing coaching tips and strategies as well as life and character training. Coach Dungy has assembly some of the best in football to share training tips and drills with the players. What kicker doesn’t want to learn from Adam Vinatieri and what quarterback would say know to tips from Peyton Manning? Definitely not one that wants to improve! Other topics will cover preparing for college recruiting, making sure you are eligible for the NCAA and more.

Tony and host Reggie Dabbs will join with an all-star cast of football’s finest:

• Peyton Manning
• Jon Torine
• Michael Irvin
• Joe Ehrman
• Jim Sorgi
• Joseph Addai
• Gary Brackett
• Adam Vinatieri
• Dallas Clark
• Pete Carroll
• Bob Sanders

For the first time ever, high school football gets its own national kickoff.  As you join more than 1.2 million student athletes taking the football field this fall, it is more important than ever that your sports career gets off to the right start.  With specific training tips from some of the premier players and coaches in the NFL, this event is more than razzle-dazzle. Regardless of your ability level, it will provide new incentive to work hard, eat right, stay focused and develop all of your potential.

from redzonelive.com
For more information, to see where Red Zone ’09 will be showing in your area or to order tickets please visit redzonelive.com. Please share this info with any coaches, parents and/or players you may know.

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We are huge sports fans in our home. We love football, baseball and NASCAR. One of the great things about having Direct TV is that watching sports has become a family affair. Unlike some families where dad heads to the local sports bar to watch his favorite team play, we gather in the living room-as a family and enjoy games together. Direct TV can be the Father’s Day gift that helps your family spend time together.

Direct TV has amazing all-access sports packages. NFL football season is right around the corner (Yay!) With Direct TV’s NFL Sunday Ticket you can watch up to 200 NFL Games a week in your living room! Wouldn’t you love access to 14 games every Sunday? How cool is the Player Tracker feature? You can set up alerts for up to 18 players and receive alerts when they make a big play! That should be a big help to your Fantasy Football League.

Right now Direct TV has some extra special deals for new subscribers that sign up before the digital transition takes place. Also, now is the time to get the best deals on NFL Sunday Ticket with the Early Bird offer that is good through July 31st. Listen to The Mom Maven when I say, “Dad wants Direct TV for Father’s Day.”

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