We bought AIG travel insurance for our upcoming trip to Florida. We both have elderly Grand Mothers and if we needed to fly home for a funeral we wanted to be covered. And we were traveling during what was still considered hurricane season. We bought it on line and found the website to be easy to navigate and helpful. We compared all the plans and settled for $10 more on the Gold plan for our f...

After a recent storm and extended power outage we sought to buy a weather radio. I wanted a battory backup and hand crank. This unit has even more to offer.The NOAA radio lantern from Sams Club has the internal rechargeable battory, an AC adapter, the ability to charge off from a car battory and the hand crank. This also has the am, fm and weather radio dial. The nice thing about the unit is yo...

I recently was upgraded at my office from a 15inch flat panel monitor to a 19 inch dell flat panel. I lover it!!!! The difference is amazing! I love the fact it is more of a rectangle shaped screen than my old square. The resolution is great, the colors are great. The height adjustment and installing was very easy since the monitor rotates so it is easier to install the bottom plugs. The speake...

The Walt Disney animal kingdom lodge is a great resort for families, adults and solo trips. They have standard (parking lot like) rooms, savannah views (Balcony overlooks animals) and concierge rooms. The resort has 3 dining options, the mara is cafeteria like, boma is a buffet and Jiko is nicer dining. The Mare was great for quick family breakfasts and dinners. They had a TV showing the D...

I started to use the Listerine White strips as a fast, easy and convient way to whiten my teeth. I have a bad habit of drinking Coke and it does a number on my teeth. The strips as easy to use, you peel open the evelope they are in and take the strip out. Match the knotch up for your top or bottom teeth and press it on. I didnt like how gummy the roof of my mouth felt where the strips are ...

We got our Daughter the American Girl Bitty Twins for her 6th Christmas. She really, really, really wanted them. They came very quickly by UPS from American Girl, they are brown haired and blonde haired. We think they are very well made, DD dresses them everyday, puts them to bed, carries them around, puts them in her "fort" and they still look great. I have a bit of a pause at spendi...

We tried Airtran last year for the first time. The price was right at $59 from Chicago to Orlando each way. The only down side was having to drive to Chicago for an hour. The checkin clerk was very nice, the line wasnt nearly as long as other airlines so that is huge plus for us! The staff on the flight was a nice as nice could be. We were greeted very warmly when entered, there was ample leg r...

After alot of research I purchased the Canon S3 digital camera. I bought it for the wonderful color and clarity of the images it took. I have been very happy with my purchase!Some of the best features of this camera are its 12 times zoom, the night mode and the fireworks mode. It has taken some lovely photos of fireworks for the price you paid for the camera. The zoom makes it possible to ...

I like all things Rachel Ray, so when her magazine came out I had to subscribe to it!The magazine is large sized, over 100 pages and not overly filled with advertisements. She has varied articals that are not only about cooking but also great road trips and places to eat. My favorite road trip artical even mentained our local town and pizzaria! I enjoy the weekly cooking section that has a pull...

We go camping to a local state park 2 times per year. Our last tent started to leak at the seams so it was time to get a new one! We are only 3 people but my husband is 6"4 so we wanted a tall tent. We also were looking for hopefully getting 2 rooms. The Kelty tent isnt two rooms, but it is big enough that we didnt let that fact sway us. The best selling points were the front entry way tha...

The Pass-porter is my favorite tour book I have owned about Walt Disney. It is perfect to carry with you on vacation, its colorful and sturdy maps are wonderful! The pockets hold all my information for my trip. I like to throw my receipts into them so I can track my spending when I get home.  There is an area to record daily our plans and review of what we did and where we ate.  The b...

Ludington State park in Ludington Michigan is a wonderful place for family camping. The park has 3 "camp loops" depending on what you are looking for and almost 400 campsites. The first loop is Pines, located next to the beach. It is sandy, shaded and within walking distance of the sand dunes. The 2nd loop is Cedar. It is grassy, sunny and ideal for travle trailers. Cedar also hosts t...

I tried the Bare Escentuals summer time kit. I bought it from QVC in July and really, really like it. The kit was the bag, 3 brushes, 2 foundations, 1 blush, 2 eyeshadows. I was hesitant at first because I wasnt sure just powdered makeup would give me enough coverage. But it really, really works great. You can layer it as much as needed to achieve your results. I started with the lighter founda...

I have been a member of ING for 3 years now. I love the ease of their websites and the account options they offer. I have an account there I use solely for funding our vacations. Its great because they offer direct deposit, link from a checking account or you can mail them a check to fund your account. I use the savings account, the interest rate is now around 4%, which is better than I was get...

I bought myself the Ipod pink mini as a gift to myself before a trip. I wanted to take my music with me since I was traveling with my mother in law. We were staying in a trailer for this trip so it had to be small and personal. It was very easy to download I-tunes to my desktop computer. From there I loaded in my Cd's and made my play lists. I love the play list feature as I can make differ...

I have been with Progressive Insurance for 4 years now without any problems. We use them for basic insurance as is required in our state. We found them to have the best rates for our area every year so far. I set up our insurance originally on the Internet but have called a few times to the customer service center to ask questions about various things. They have always been very helpful and kno...

Walt Disney's Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom is written by the actual imagineers who help design the magic kingdoms building, rides and eateries. I love how in depth the book is, the drawings before the park was built give a different perspective on it all. Each park section is laid out in the book, it shows the details of the rides and scenery. It also tells the hidden jokes...

I bought myself the Jenii-air mixer for my Christmas gift last year from Overstock.com. I like the turn dial top to adjust the speed of the mixer. I also love the professional look it has with the blue frosted glass bowl and white stand. And it is fitted with chrome, even on the bowl stand area. It is heavy and heavy duty, We make monster cookies in it without any problems. My mixer came with t...

I got the Jenn-air attrezzi mixer for my birthday last year. I love it! It has a pretty white base with a sculpted blue glass pitcher. It looks wonderful on my counter! One of my favorite features is the smooth touch pad control surface, no messy buttons! It just looks sleek and expensive. Also has the port top, it opens to dump stuff in as you mix. (And they glow a lovely blue color ...

We took our honeymoon cruise on Carnival Cruise Lines in May. It was wonderful and then some! We wanted a warm vacation that visited lots of places since my husband had never left the united states. We were drawn to the "fun" ship atmosphere and the locations it visited. We were on a 7 day cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico. We chose to leave from San Juan so we had less time at sea an...