This beautiful swan dish was made by Fenton in 1938.  It is made out of green vaseline glass which means that it glows under a black light.  I think this dish is fabulous.  It has a lot of detail and is interesting to look at in many different angles.  You can purchase it on E-Bay for about $40.  It is very rare to find it in mint condition, so I highly recommend purcha...

If your dog is like mine and needs to be brushed frequently, you know how unpleasant that task can be.  Over the years I have tried many different kinds of slicker brushes.  Some hurt the dog, most eventually caused my arm to ache.  Chris Christensen has developed a slicker brush that is ergonomically designed.  I can brush for hours and it doesn't bother my arm.  T...

This is a review of Mt. Rushmore National Monument in South Dakota.  Admission to the monument is free however, there is an eight dollar parking charge that gives you a pass that is valid for 1 year.  The monument also has wands you can rent for a $5 fee.  These wands correspond to different areas around the monument and give you insite into the thoughts leading up to the sculptu...

This is a review of the Disney Pixar Ratatouille game for the Nintendo DS.  It is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB.  This game is under $30 at most stores and is based on the Ratatouille movie.  You join Remy the rat through eight missions as you complete missions in many explorable areas.  You look for the cooking mini-games as Remy isin charge of preparing a set menu. ...

This is a review of the Sony digital Handycam model DCR-DVD108 with a Carl Zeiss 40x optical zoom lens.  This camera uses discs too save your video to.  If you purchase the rewritable discs you can use them over and over again after you move the video to your computer or a regular DVD.  The battery life does seem a little bit short.  It lasts for about 45 minutes.  The ...

This is a review of the New Super Mario Brothers game for the Nintendo DS Game System.  It is rated E for everyone by the ESRB.  This game is based on the original Mario Brothers game from years ago.  It is a lot of fun as you go through the worlds to try and save the princess.  This game is fun for both adults and children and each level is more challenging than the last.&n...

This is a review of the Wii Play for the Nintendo Wii game system.  Wii Play comes with 9 games and a Wii mote.  It costs $10 more than the Wii mote alone so it is worth the money to purchase the combination.  The nine games are ping pong, matching characters, fishing, pool, cow riding, a tank game, shooting range, air hockey, and a game where you rotate the wii mote to the corre...

This review is for the Dyson DC07 Vacuum cleaner.  This is a very powerful vacuum cleaner.  It picks up an amazing amount of dirt from your carpets.  And it's very easy to see how much it is cleaning since the dirt is visible from the outside of the vacuum.  There is a line on the side that shows you when to empty the canister.  It's very easy to empty you push ...

This is a review of the 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, flexible fuel version.  This is a very nice truck.  It has very nice comfortable seats and there are plenty of cup holders and plugs to charge cell phones, ipods, DVD players etc. The sound system has a spot to plug your ipod in so you can use that instead of DVD's also.  The engine switches between 4 and 8 cylinders based on...

This is a review of the Select Comfort Sleep Number 5000 bed.  I love this bed.  It cost about $2500 and is worth every penny.  My husband and I both like a different hardness of mattress and this bed allows it.  This way we both get a better nights sleep and don't wake up with sore backs from being uncomfortable.  I also like the way you can change the hardness of ...

Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii is a fun game.  It is rated E for everyone.  Bowser captures Princess Peach and Mario must save her.  He goes through many planets completing different tasks to get to Princess Peach.  Just like other Mario games, it gets harder the farther along in the game you get.   Each Mii Character gets a different galaxy to play i...

This is a review of the Dreamworks Madagascar game by Activision for the Nintendo Gamecube.  It is rated E10+ because of Cartoon Violence and Crude Humor.  I purchased this game for my 7 year old daughter because she really enjoyed the Madagascar game.  The humor is very similar to the movie and the violence is on the same line as the movie.  You through garbage cans at zoo ...

Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan is a great educational travel destination.  Henry Ford started the village so people could understand how people from earlier times lived.  There is a working farm, printers, glass blower, and potter, among other things.  In this section of the village they show how people made these products in the late 1800's or early 1900's. ...

The San Diego Zoo, in San Diego California is a wonderful zoo.  I highly recommend paying the extra when you get there to be able to take the bus tour and also the gondola ride.  The bus tour takes you around the zoo with a guide explaining the way the zoo is laid out and also gives you an over view of the areas you want to go back to.  Once you pay this extra amount you can get ...

Mt. Rushmore National Park is about 30 miles from Rapid City South Dakota.  It is an excellent way to help children learn about the 4 Presidents that are in the monument.  While Mt. Rushmore is free to get in, you do have to pay for parking and I highly recommend renting the wand to learn more details as you walk around the park.  The wand is set up so that you enter a number cor...

The Mission at San Juan Capistrano is a very nice place to spend a portion of the day if you are in Southern California.  Some of the mission has fallen down due to Earth Quakes, but a large portion of it is standing for you to see.  There are some beautiful gardens, with many types of flowers and some fish ponds on the property.  They have a short movie to watch that explains th...

Ft. Wilkins State Park is located in Copper Harbor Michigan at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula.  Ft. Wilkins was basically built to protect the white people going to the area to mine copper from the Indians that were native.  It is a fairly large, white painted wooden fort.  Not all of the buildings in the fort are fully restored yet, but there is still a lot to see.  Some...

The Quincy Copper Mine Museum and Tour is located just north of Hancock, Michigan on US 41.  It is only open during the warmer months and you need to plan on dressing warm if you take the mine tour as well as visit the museum.  To go down in the mine, they give you a warm coat and a hard hat that you must wear inside the mine.  You then ride a tram part way down the hill and they...

The museum on Ellis Island is well worth the time if you are visiting the New York City Area.  You can get on the boat from either Newark, New Jersey or from Battery Park in New York City.  The boat stops at both the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.  While you are on Ellis Island you start by going into a room that allows you to try and look for some information on your family...

I opened an online savings account with Emmigrant Direct about 1 1/2 years ago because of the very high interest they were paying on their savings account.  The hardest part was setting up the account.  I got a little confused and ended up calling their customer service to help me.  They were very nice and walked me through what I needed to do.  After the account was set up,...