Another one of my defenses against "Mother Nature's" not so gentle reminders that I have 'overused and underloved' my joints and that I am no longer the 'spring chicken' that I would like to continue to be, is Osteo Bi-Flex Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM with Joint Sheild.     Now, I don't know what the heck Chondroitin/MSM Complex ...

My son received this game as a birthday present last January and has been playing it nonstop ever since then.  He loves the fact that he can play against other people or against imaginary players within the game itself.  He has learned a lot about the game of Football without the bumps and bruises of the real football field.  He has learned to make decisions as to what plays to t...

The movie 'Radio' is one that our whole family went to see as soon as it hit the theatres. It stars Cuba Gooding Jr in what I consider to be his best work.  It was inspired by a true story about a mentally challenged man called 'Radio' who lived in a small backward southern town.  'Radio' was taken in by the local high school football coach who w...

I bought my Kodak Easy Share C703 this summer.  Both of my two older children were getting married within 6 weeks of each other and due to the recent death of my mother I knew that many of my family members would not be able to make the trip to our state for the weddings.  One visitor that we did have was a former Exchange Student from Ecuador from 10 years ago and I especially wanted...

I have two young sons who participate on a regional youth swim team each summer and I know from experience how challenging it can be to keep them protected from the sun.  They hate having to stop what they are doing to have me apply slippery, liquidy sunscreen only to have to start all over again after only 1 or 2 of their swim events.  They each may swim in up to 6 different eve...

I tried the Raid Disposable Yellow Jacket Trap this summer to control the Yellow Jackets that send everyone ducking and swatting each summer.  We had just added a new deck in the backyard and wanted to spend lots of time cooking out and eating on the deck.  This is a new product which contains an attractant liquid which is designed to attract and then kill not only the worker Yellow J...

I got my Kitchenaid Artisan Mixer during a special sale at Lowe's this year.  These mixers usually sell for $399.00 and I was able to order mine in my choice of colors for less than half of the regular price.  I had always admired these mixers and wished that I had one buy I just couldn't justify the price with as little baking as I normally do.  Or should I say did? ...

I remember back in the day how when we went to the drive-in movies in the summer we would go to the snack bar and buy these little green coils that we would put in the rear window and light to keep away the mosquitoes.  They would do a slow burn and leave the powdery ash just like incense does and had a slightly acrid aroma that still smells like drive-in movies in the summer to ...

There is little that I hate more than getting out of the shower in the summertime and feeling wet and sticky after drying off because I am already sweating.  I started using Shower to Shower Original Fresh with Chamomile Time Released Fragrance Absorbent Body Powder a few years ago when I would go to the track to walk before work and come home and shower for work only to find that regardle...

The morning of my daughter's wedding I went to a local hairdressers along with the bride, and her 5 attendents.  Knowing that the bridesmaids had already had to pay for their dresses, shoes, transportation to the wedding (a cross country air flight for one) I decided that I wanted to pay for the hairdresser for all of them.  Although I didn't mind the cost of the services ...

I purchased this toaster at Lowes this year during their great Kitchenaid sale.  This toaster is regularly $100.00 but I got it at the sale price of $50.00.  Although I feel that even $50.00 is a lot to spend on a simple little appliance like a toaster, it does have some features that I especially enjoy.  Although it is a 4 slice toaster, it operates like two 2 slice toasters eac...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a most special travel destination which has been enjoyed by my family time after time.  There is so much that we like to do and see such as hiking, waterfalls, fall leaf looking to name only a few.  My most favorite place within the park is off of the Blue Ridge Parkway on Balsam Mountain between Cherokee NC and Maggie Valley N...

My family and I decided to get seasonal passes again this year to Dollywood, the amusement park owned by Dolly Parton in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.  The park is very easy to get to and the parking is ample.  Transportation is provided to the main gate from the parking lots by trams and busses with drivers who are just as corny as they can be.  Once at the main gate, seaso...

We bought two of these DVD players for our sons to use on an 8 hour roadtrip to Disney World in March of 2006.  They have used them a lot and we have enjoyed the quiet we get from them using them.  Being young, 10 and 12, our sons are pretty forgiving of the simplicity and lack of extras on these units.  Their main complaints come when the DVD skips and has to be starte...

I am one of those who didn't see the need for a cell phone.  Afterall I have my home phone and my work phone and I think it is foolishly dangerous to drive while holding a cell phone.  I finally gave in though and bought The V.  It took me a while to figure out how to use it and I'm sure I still don't use all of the available features But all in all, I'm glad I ha...

I had been hearing very good things about Calphalon cookware for a long time .  Noticing a sale online I decided to go ahead and purchase a few pieces and the Crepe Pan was one of those.  No, Crepes are not part of the normal fare in our house but the pan is nice sized, round and has a very shallow lip so I decided to go ahead and purchase it for pancakes and such.  I found that ...

  My family, same as many others, has been to Disney World many, many times.  Some trips have been more memorable than others, such as the time we took three exchange students with us. They were all so in awe of the availibility we Americans have to such wonderfully frivilous pleasures any time we want to make the trip.  They loved the music, the rides, the restaur...

  My daughter has always seemed to enjoy brain teaser type of games and puzzles so when Sudoko came out with promises of being the next game phenomenon I bought her the Parker Brothers version called The Sudoku Sensations Game.  It contains 100 original puzzles for up to four players and claims to be suitable for adults.  It comes with four copies of every puzzle with each o...

  I have dry skin!  I have dry hands which crack and become painful!  It is especially bad in the winter when the humiditity drops and my hands are exposed to fluxuating temperatures, cold outside and too warm inside.  Being a mom, my hands are in water a lot which only makes the problem worse.  I have tried everything that comes out for this problem and one of my favor...

  I was visiting at a friends house recently and noticed a very pretty plastic canister with a beautiful flower on the label.  Thinking it must be something fun and frilly like bath salts since it was in such an attractive container I decided to look closer.  Imagine my suprise to see the Clorox logo on the front!  As it turns out it was actually fragrant little di...