My daughter got a Mushabelly Chatter Mushkin for Christmas.  The price tag says 29.99 but I am sure my mother in law got it for cheaper.  I know it was purchased at Sears though.  First of all it is so cute and soft, my daughter loves it.  But when you squeeze its hand it makes a loud oinking/ snorting noise (it is a pig by the way) and the noise is so annoying.  Plus w...

Recently bought Duramark Permanent Markers for myself for home use.  We usually use sharpie brand just because that was the only kind I was aware of.  I'm really impressed with the duramark markers.  They seem to write more smoothly and so far are lasting a lot longer than the Sharpie ones do.  They are comfortable to write with.  And they don't give off that re...

I recieved a sample of Kraft South Beach Living On The Go Tide Me Over.  Its a packet of powder that you tear open and pour into a bottle of water.  Its a Nutrient enhanced Drink Mix.  I only got a one time serving in the mail but I imagine you can buy more at once.  This one is supposed to tide you over until your next meal.  It has 30 calories, 3g protein, and 5g fibe...

After Christmas I was at Target hitting the clearance sales and I found this Franklin Soccer Trainer on clearance (so I am unsure of regular price).  Basically it is this net that you place a soccer ball in and it has a bungee that leads to a piece that easily attaches around the waist.  It is so someone can have hands free soccer training.  It keeps the ball close but also stret...

Every year we have to buy new winter boots for my daughter.  In the past we had bought cheaper brands from Walmart, figuring she is just going to get them dirty, ruin them, etc.  This year I decided to get the Totes brand after hearing great things about it.  Well, we love these boots.  They are black with pink flowers on them and are incredibly cute for winter boots.  ...

I have some health issues with my wrists.  In my left wrist I have continuous ganglion cysts and tendinitis.  In my right I have carpal tunnel and arthritis in my right hand.  Needless to say, I tend to get a lot of pain in my wrists, especially while on the computer.  I have tried countless wrist braces and nothing is every comfortable until I came across this Smart Glove.F...

I bought the Round Up, Ready to Use Plus, Weed and Grass killer this weekend.  I bought it because we have tons of weeds and grass growing in between our patio stones (pavers).  It states you can see results in 6 hours and that is true.  I used it around 9am Saturday and by 5pm Saturday I could see a huge change in the weeds and grass growing in between the stones.  They wer...

I was so excited to try this Dawn Direct Foam dishwashing soap.  Its the one that comes with the pump and you pump the foam on a sponge and that should take care of a sink full of dishes.  And it did, it really cuts through grease and is wonderful.  But the pump broke and I wasn't even a third of the way through the bottle.  So I contact Dawn and they have wonderful...

I am 28 years old and I have a lot of stubborn grey hairs already.  I'm not even close to being completely grey but I have all those little whispy, curly, short grey hairs already.  If I had to guess I would say I'm about 15% grey.  Which to me seems like a lot for a 28 year old.  I usually have a hard time finding hair coloring that actually covers those little...

I joined this Children's Book of the Month club and ordered my 10 year old step-daughter this book that I thought would be helpful.  It is called It's Perfectly Normal (Changing Bodies, Growing up, Sex & Sexual Health).  By Robie H Harris, illustrated by Michale Emberley.  This book is incredibly inappropriate for this age.  It even says on the front for age 10 a...

I have been using Avon's Clearskin Products for years.  My absolute favorite is the Clearskin Invigorating Scrub.  It has a gritty feel to it but when I scrub my face with it, it really feels as though my face is clean and new when I am done washing.  It is a bright blue color with little beads in it to scrub off dead skin and such.  It tingles a little bit but my f...

We recently got a bunny and decided to litter train it.  Someone suggested the Yesterday's News Litter, which they make for cats and rabbits, etc.  We got the rabbit brand and we love it.   The only problem (only at first) was that the litter resembles the rabbit rood.  But she realized very quickly that she was not supposed to eat it.  She is completely litter...

I have really big issues with the amount of germs that are on our home phones.  I figure with everyone in our household that touches them so many times a day, they have to be one of the worst germ carriers in the house.  I'm always trying new things to clean them.  My husband brought me home these 1 wipe sample packages of these Dust Off Phone wipes.  Right on the packag...

I recieved samples in the mail of Pledge Multi Surface Clean and Dust wipes.  They are made by SC Johnson.  The regular packs come with 25 pre- moistened wipes.  They are good on Metal, wood, glass, electronics.  They definitely clean very well, but when I got them I expected them to polish like pledge normally does.  They don't really put the shine that I want on w...

Purell Instant Hand Sanitizing Wipes are great!  They clean, sanitize and moisturize on the go.  They come in individual packages.  They kill 99.99% of germs.  They are great for those with small children to take to public places that are full of germs.  I like to use them after we go grocery shopping, I know my daughter likes to touch everything, this makes me more com...

For Valentines day my step daughter got me a few of these Hershey's Kisses Champagne Truffels.  They were so good.  They are just hersheys kisses but the flavor is the Champagne Truffel and when I opened them up they smelled like champagne.  I actually didn't think they would taste good but I was surprised to find out that they were great.  The truffel taste is great...

I order this book "A Pocket Full of Kisses" by Audrey Penn through my daughter's school.  It was one of those Scholastic Book order forms that the kids bring home a few times a year.  I got it because it was not expensive.  I believe it was $2.99.  It has been the most amazing book.  Apparently it is a sequel to another book by the same author called "...

"Guess How Much I Love You" is a book by Sam McBratney and is illustrated by Anita Jeram.  It is a wonderful children's book about big nutbrown hare and little nutbrown hare.  Big and Little Nutbrown Hare spend the whole wonderful book trying to out do each other on how much they love each other.  My favorite part of the book is the very end where Big Nutbrown Hare ...

The book I am reviewing is a children's board book with a cd.  The book is made by Little Melody Press and is the book and cd of the song "I hope you dance".  The song is performed by Lee Ann Womack.  By Mark O. Sanders and Tia Sillers.The classic song is wonderful for you and the child in your life.  You can read the lyrics on beautiful illustrated pages while...

My daughter recieved this Paws Off Diary for Christmas.  It was at the top of all her lists and the one thing I know that she really wanted.  It is an electronic diary made by Hasbro.  You have to program in a secret password and supposedly the diary will only open if the person who programmed in that secret password says it.  Its voice activated.  Well, within an hour ...