My husband got me the Chef Deluxe Miracle Edge Kitchen Knife Set since I had been complaining about needing a new paring knife. When I opened up the box and saw all these knives, well I thought I was in heaven! I firmly believe that you need good cooking utensils in the kitchen. Of course, I didn't need all of those knives but who cares about need? Besides, my husband was of the mind that w...

Any one remember the sit and spins that came out in the 70's? Well, I don't personally remember when they came out (I was born in 73' after all) but I do remember how much I enjoyed spinnning around and around on one. I never had one of my own, though I wanted one so bad! I did get to play on my cousin's sit and spin, when he would let me anyways.This last Christmas I found...

My son purchased a Long Resistance Tube by Athletic Works at Walmat last week.  He likes to fool around with exercising and lifting weights. I say fooling around because he is like me, he likes the idea of having a buff body but gets tired of working for it! It is made with a 54" professioal quality resistance tube, nylon handles and thick padded grips.  The handles seem sturdy e...

My kids love Play-Doh and really, I don't know a kid who doesn't. I know plenty of parents however who won't let their children play with it (my mom being one of them!). We have linoleum in the kitchen and the living room, so we have no problem with them playing with Play-Doh.We found the birthday set at Wal-Mart for $9.99. The set included a plastic cake ring, candle mold, molds to...

I have two little girls who both have long thick hair that tangles easily. When my youngest, who is three, kept crying because of all the tangles in her hair, I knew I had to find a good detangling shampoo. I have found over the years that you don't have to buy expensive products to find a "good buy". I often use Suave products myself and have found most of them to work very ...

My husband works in a factory where he makes stryofoam cups, like the ones you buy coffee in at convenience stores.  Because of this and the cold winters, the palms of his hands and fingers always end up cracked and bleeding.  The poor man spent 20% of this winter with bandaids on his fingers!He had tried different lotions over the years and most of them just worked so-so.  ...

The other day my husband and I were in the Dollar General Store and he picked up the Titanium 3 razor.  All three blades are titanium coated with a strip of vitamin E and aloe above the blades.  Also, the head pivots. The handle was plastic with a decent rubber grip.When I took the razor out of the package, I was surprised and a little uneasy.  The razor head lay almost flat...

I bought a package of Andes the other day from our local Sav-A-Lot. I eagerly unwrapped the shiny green wrapper and popped the chocolate rectangle in my mouth. For about two minutes, I thought I was in heaven as the delicious mint flavored chocolate melted in my mouth. Mmmmmm! There's only one thing better than an Andes chocolate mint and that's two of them.I finished off three more in ...

My three year old loves Dora the Explorer.  Everyday, she watches Dora the Explorer cartoons, play with Dora toys and wear Dora and Boots panties.  I did say she loves Dora the Explorer!  Her absolute favorite though, is her DVD of Dora Saves the Mermaids.  We watch this cartoon on an average of 3 or 4 times a day, almost everyday.  She knows most of it by heart and sin...

My oldest daughter started teething when she was three months old.  When I took her to our doctor he said she was too young to be teething.  Now, I had already been through this with our first child, so I knew better, which I told him.A friend tipped me off to these wonderful little tablets.  My friend is the mother of one of my best friends, so I tended to listen to her advice.&...

We got the Diego Talking Rescue Pack for our youngest daughter's 2nd birthday.  She loves Diego- not as much as Dora but almost!  The rescue pack looks exactly like the cartoon version and when you press the mouth, it says four different phrases and sings the theme song.  It is made of hard plastic and has really held up to my little girls' hard playing.  We got it f...

When I was younger, or more to the point- before I had my first child, it didn't matter what type of bra I wore or if I wore one at all. Oh, the days of youth! Well, not long after I got pregnant, my chest started expanding along with my belly. After the birth of our son, I assumed everything would go back to normal. Boy did I get a rude awakening! Although I lost my belly, my bigger bust w...

I have been using deodorants for many years now and I have come to expect a couple of things from whichever brand I use. One: it must keep the odor away! I'm not an overly sweaty or stinky person but like everyone else, I do sweat. Yes, for those who didn't know, women do sweat and on occasion, they stink becasue of it. Two: it must keep my underarms dry! There is nothing worse or more ...

We let our children pick out a certain amount of their Christmas presents every year, it keeps disappointment down to a minimum this way (everyone knows that parents are occasionally dorks when it comes to gift picking!).Our oldest and youngest kids were easy to get for and after thirty minutes or so both of them had picked what they wanted. Now for our middle child and oldest daughter. She wal...

These are my husband's favorite candy. I like them pretty good myself. These sweet orange jelly sticks are covered in creamy milk chocolate. I had never heard of orange sticks before I got married but it didn't take long for my husband to introduce me to the awsome goodness of these chocolate candies. Once I tried them, I was hooked! They come in milk chocolate covered orange and raspbe...

I remember having a slip n slide water slide when I was eight years old. I used to run across the yard, do a belly flop onto a wet piece of plastic and slide down its watery length to the end, where more often than not, I kept sliding a few feet. Oh, the grass burns I recieved and yet, I couldn't wait for it to be my turn again! The water slides of today are different than they used to...

The Reata is an exclusive resort located in the Arizona desert. Lowell Thurman and his family are staying there for a five day retreat filled fun and relaxation. Strange things begin to happen right from the start. When they come back from their tour of the grounds on that first day, they find that their rooom had been given to someone else by mistake. They are moved to a bigger and nicer room ...

This is a game for the Nintendo Gamecube and is based off the cartoon of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy as seen on Cartoon Network. Not only do my children love the cartoon, they also love this game. You get to play as one of fifteen other characters, from Mandy all the way to Eris, goddess of chaos. There are up to forty-five different missions to make your way through in story ...