I bought the Vizio 50" Plasma HDTV in December of 2006 as a Christmas gift for my husband.  He had mentioned wanting a big screen plasma TV so I began researching the various options.  For me a $6000 TV was not a serious option but I soon found excellent reviews on various websites for Vizio so I began looking at them.  I have been very impressed with this TV over ...

I've had various home owners policies with Farm Bureau for the last nine years.  All that time the deductables and prices have remained constant, with reasonable yearly increases.  This is very impressive as I live in Hurricane Ally where neighbors and friends have been cancelled over the last few years for no reason other than the state we live in.  I've only had one cla...

I completely adore this book.  I've been reading it every Christmas since it came out and I love it even more each time.  The book is, as the title suggests, written from the perspective of Santa Clause.  It is full of interesting historical events, people, trivia that I never knew about.  After reading the book I've become more interested in the history of Christmas...

As stated in a previous post I have severe allergies to a variety of different allergens both indoors and out.  I also have allergy induced asthma.  I had been taking Zyrtec for years and was doing very well with it when I developed a cough that wouldn't go away so I went to see a specialist who ran all sorts of fun tests with the result being that I should never ever go off ...

When I first found E.L.F. products I knew it was true love.  I absolutely love to try new makeup but I don't wear it all that often so it usually isn't worth $10-$50 per product for me to just play with it.  But with ELF products everything is $1, how could I resist?I bought three different nail colors.  I imediately painted my hands one color and toes another :) I used o...

I received the Kodak EasyShare 5300 printer as a present in November and I love it.  I asked for it so I would have a quick way to print out pictures when my new baby arrived in December.  I have printed dozens of pictures in color and black and white and still have ink to print more.  In antiipation of running out of ink I already purchased a refill cartridge along wit...

I've been using Purity for the last several years and have even given it as a gift.  I love the way my skin feels after cleaning it with Purity.  Purity not only cleans my skin but if I'm in a hury I can skip all other skincare steps - just wash an go.  I gave 5 stars for fragrence because this product does not have a fragrence other than the smell of a cleanser.&nbs...

Cinnamon Buns is one of my favorite body washes.  What makes it even better is that it can be used as my shampoo too!  I tend to have a very sensitive scalp so I don't use this as my regular shampoo, but do use it every once in awhile as a treat and on a limited basis don't have any problems.It is a bit pricey, but the bottle lasts a long time because you don't need to use...

I love the Cinnamon Buns body souffle.  I often use this in addition to the body wash that is from the same line.  The souffle, or lotion, comes in a small jar and smells as heavenly as the bodywash.  I dislike most perfumes but have found the food scents at Philosophy allow me to wear a scent without it upsetting my allergies and/or giving me a headache.The souffl...

I bought this for my husband to videotape our first child.  I did quite a bit of research before buying this on different websites and think I found the best camera for the best price.  The camera is easy to hold and the design allows you to use the features easily.  The area for the tape is easily accesable if you need to change tapes in low light.  Video quality with ...

My husband bought this computer for me for my birthday this year and I love it!  I've had several dell laptops in the past but this is by far my favorite.  I have recently moved from working full time as a teacher to working part time as an online tutor and needed a very reliable computer to effectively complete my new job.  In addition to needing to be able to work with this...

I recently had a beautiful baby boy, but while he was still baking inside his mama, he made my fashion life very difficult!  I ran out of things to wear about my fourth month and started looking for maternity clothes.  I looked in the mall, in outlet centers and at various 'box' stores and the only place I could find clothes to fit my tall and plus figure was Motherhood. ...

I was a little dissapointed with this CD, however, a slightly dissapointing Celtic Women CD is still a pretty darn good collection of music.I bought it because of how much I love their Christmas CD which is a lovely compelation of traditional Christmas carols with a Celtic twist.  The only thing I didn't like about New Journey CD was their rendition of Over the Rainbow. ...

This is one of my favorite Christmas CDs  I start listening to it in early November and don't stop till some time in January.  The ladies voices are absolutely beautiful and the music selection traditional and soothing.  There are fifteen songs on the album and it has a run time of just under an hour. My favorite song on the album is probably Carol of the Bells, alt...

The reason I bought this CD is because I love Desperate Housewives and the CD had such a variety of artists and styles I thought it would be a great investment.  For the most part I do think it is a great CD.  The only thing I really didn't like was the little soundclips from all of the characters before the song that is supposed to represent them.  While it was cute/interest...

This cookbook is inspired by one of my favorite TV shows, Desperate Housewives.  Many of the recipes have been mentioned in the show like Bree's muffins and Susan's macaroni and cheese.  The book is broken into chapters that focus on different characters in the show as opposed to different types of food.  Each person has several recipes, stories, sample grocery lists (thi...

This review is hard for me to write because I love Reba but I don't love this CD.  Some of the songs are great but most are just OK.  I'll go over each song so I can still say some nice things :)1.  When You Love Someone Like that - Reba and LeAnn Rimes: Excellent harmony and nice lyrics2. Does The Wind Still Blow in Oklahoma? - Reba and Ronnie Dunn:  They don't ...

As the title suggests this book is full of wonderful tips for how to live on one income in what is increasingly becoming a two income world.My favorite thing about this book was that in addition to all of the great information in the book McCoy also provides additional books and/or websites at the end of each chapter to help the reader find even more information about each topic.  At the e...

I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but I love all things frontier.  What started me on this life long obsession was the Little House Series.  This book was written by someone with a similar obsession and it shows.  Her introduction tells a bit about her own history and then she dives in to the crafts and activities known to former prairie girls.  The book is broken ...

I love all things history, which is probably why I'm a history teacher!  One of my favorite periods to teach and read about is the time of Westward Expansion.  My love affair with this time period started with the Little House books and over time I've added books that have that same Little House feel to my library.  This is one of the best books I've found. I lis...