Aloha Friday – Black Cloud

If you've never heard of it, it started over on An Island Life.I ask a question....I answer it....and then you answer it too!Sound like fun?___________________________________________So, for this week's question:Q: When you have a really bad day what do you do to unwind?A: Yesterday was one of the worst days I've had in awhile. It seemed like everything I … [Read more...]

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo: The Complete Series Review & Giveaway!

Growing up as a child Scooby Doo was always a must have show. Not only did I love it but so did my parents. So when I grew up and roles reversed I didn't even have to think about if I wanted Scooby Doo as a show my kids liked. When Johnny was really little he went through a phase where everything from birthday parties to his bedroom were head to toe Scooby Doo.Now that he's older I love that … [Read more...]

Novica: Antique Style Magazine Rack Review

Did you know that National Geographic had an online store? I didn't! It's called Novica. They have such a great selection of sterling silver jewelry, home decor, paintings, and more! When I was offered the opportunity to do a review with them it was so hard to make a choice. All the silver jewelry options really had my eye! In the end I chose something from their home decor section! Even though … [Read more...]

Give It Away Wednesday! Link up all your Giveaways! 7.21.10

I can't believe it's Wednesday already!Time to link up all those great giveaways you have on your sites!Here's what I have going on right now:Build-A-Bear Gift Certificate Ends 7.22.10Balboa Baby Nursing Cover Ends 7.26.10Vtech V. Reader Ends 7.26.10Walmart Gift Card Ends 7.26.10The Wild Soccer Bunch Ends 7.26.10The Penguins of Madagascar Ends 8.2.10Guidecraft Canvas Book Display Ends 8.9.10Now … [Read more...]

{Almost} Wordless Wednesday – The Perfect Gift

What face do you get when you present the newly 4 year old with the ultimate gift?You must wanna know what the "ultimate" gift is?Not the bike...Not the workbench...Not the super expensive must have toy story legos................The Mario Kart Wii Backpack & Mario Galaxy 2 Wii Game! … [Read more...]

Guidecraft: Canvas Book Display for Classroom or Bedroom {Review & Giveaway}

Guidecraft started in 1964 in a small workshop producing only 10 items. Then in 1995 his son, Jason Fein, purchased the company and took it to a whole new level. Jason took the line to the next step and they now include over 580 educational toys and furnishings.When we took the pieces out of the box we were pleased to see there were only a few pieces involved in putting the Canvas Book Display … [Read more...]

Random Tuesday Thoughts – Update!

I wanted to give you an update on me since I've kinda been all over the place these last couple of weeks. I know I've been severely behind in my emails but I am doing the best I can to catch up on them. The first week of July was my husbands only full week off of work all year and I wanted to really enjoy the time with my family. We spent a night in Mystic, CT which was a complete blast! I shared … [Read more...]

Penguins of Madagascar & General Mills Cereal Team Up! Prize Pack Giveaway!

I love working with My Blog Spark. They always share with me the many great new promotions that are going on that my family will 100% enjoy that I may have otherwise missed or passed up. They make me a lifetime consumer of many products that I hadn't previously purchased. Now, of course I have purchased Trix in the past but I may have completely missed the New Trix Fruitalicious Swirls!Inside … [Read more...]

Build-A-Bear’s All NEW Limited Edition Ice Cream Bears Collection! Review & Gift Card Giveaway!

For a very limited time Build-A-Bear has an all NEW theme of bears out for summer! They are called the Ice Cream Bear's and they are adorable!So when I brought the kids down to Boston last week and we stumbled upon a Build-A-Bear store the kids were jumping to go in and make a special animal to remember their trip.When we went inside there were so many great choices to chose from. I personally … [Read more...]