My husband and I had received these beautiful figurines as a gift on our wedding day. Two separate figurines, a boy and a girl - typical Precious Moments children - stand holding up their left hand with a wedding ring on it; the inscription on each figurine says, "I STILL DO." Precious Moments has many wedding-themed figurines, with the girl and boy dressed up as a bride and groom; those ar...

Who loves to clean house?  It's not on my list of top 10 favorite things to do.  If I could afford a maid she'd be cleaning my house as I write this review!!Don Aslett is known as America's #1 cleaning expert and is the founder of one of the largest cleaning firms in the country.  I figured if he didn't have answers to help me breeze through cleaning my house, the...

Many years ago when I was a teenage girl, my favorite styling product was Dippity-do. It helped my long, thick hair keep its fullness and curl after very long nights sleeping on huge, hard, plastic curlers. Boy, those were the days!  Over the years, hair products evolved and new products came on the market. Somehow, my Dippity-do was replaced by a new gel, mousse or somethin...

Kohl's has been doing a promotion lately to support health and educational opportunities for children in the US.  As part of that, they're selling these cute dinosaur books and dinosaur stuffed animals with 100% of the profits going to the children.This book, by Jane Yolen, is part of that promotion, but it is an absolutely adorable way to teach your children table manners.  M...

We recently received this book and the matching book, "How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?" for my daughter's birthday.  My children have loved both of these books.This book, by Jane Yolen, covers going to bed and how to go to bed nicely.  It's excellent for anyone who's having trouble getting their child to go to bed without a big fight.  The first half of the...

If you have a little boy or girl who loves dinosaurs but doesn't like bedtime, the multi-award winning book How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night by Jane Yolan & Mark Teague is the perfect story to share. The first thing that you see when you open the front cover, is dozens of adorable little dinosaurs (with their real names) in their beds getting ready for bedtime. My son is fascinated by th...

This hardcover children's book is packed with 365 things to make and do.  It covers crafts that kids can make from things found in nature, in the kitchen, for special occasions and other themes.  Each two page craft project spread includes a material list, colorful pictures of the steps involved in making the craft, and photographs of the finished project.  It is easy for kid...

This is a book of questions and answers, one per page.  Some of the questions are very serious, like "What would Buddha do about death?" and some are more light-hearted, like "What would Buddha do while waiting in the snow for a taxi?" or "What would Buddha do in a boring job?"The intent throughout is to apply Buddhism to contemporary problems, and explain it ...

This was the first book I read by Candy Calvert in her Darcy Cavanaugh Mystery series.  Darcy is an ER nurse, and she finds herself on a wedding cruise as one of the bridesmaids.  The cruise is loaded with friends of the groom, firefighters who have not outgrown the habit of playing raucous and bawdy practical jokes on one another.  Darcy is happy to get away from her hectic life...

I picked this Dos Amigos Snacks for Dogs at my local pet store. The flavor that I purchased was beef taco. I wanted to try something different since it was my youngest dog's birthday and I thought he might like these. I could see and feel the consistency through the bag and it was similar to another dog treat called Pupcorn. They are light and airy. One of the first dog treats my dog had wa...

This is a wonderful children's story that is about unconditional love for your child.  I find myself getting as much out of reading this book to my children as they are getting out of it.  It reminds you that sometimes you need to remember to step back and just enjoy your children--even with their faults.  So much of the story rang true with our family.  A little bo...

This toy organizer is a great product. As our little boy acquired toys (cars, little stuffed animals, animal action figures, legos, books) it became nearly impossible to keep his room organized. We found ourselves piling all of his small toys into his toy box. At the time, he was too little to really get into the toy box and find exactly what he wanted. Then, my wife saw this toy organizer at T...

Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See, written by Bill Martin Jr. 40 years ago, is one of my daughter's favorite books.  It begins by asking a brown bear what he sees.  Well, he sees a 'red bird looking at me,' as you turn the page and see a red bird.  Then we ask the red bird what he sees, and so on. My little girl has gone from simply looking at the pictures, ...

Being a very active person I find myself always looking for a hairgel that will keep my hair in place while I participant in various activites (walking, running, sports). A friend of mine let me try his dippity-do hair gel and I was throughly impressed after the first use. The gel was very easy to get out of the bottle and once I applied it and stlyed it the way I wanted, my hair immeditally st...

This is the second book I received when I first adopted my cat. She is the first and only cat I've ever owned. Due to that, I knew that there was going to be a steep learning curve. I've owned dogs all my life, and I knew that owning a cat would be a whole new experience. I'm glad I had this reference while Harriet was growing up. I don't take it off the bookshelf much nowadays ...

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?  My son loves this book!  I bought this for my son after reading it in the store to myself.  It's great at teaching colors as well as different animals.  My son loves the repetition of it as well as looking at all the animals and learning the different sounds the animals make.  It's was made for children of all ages and l...

I have to start this review by saying I laughed like a crazy person through a lot of this book.  Let that also serve as a warning for anyone who is pregnant and thinking of buying this book.  If your bladder is as tiny as mine was while pregnant, read with caution!The book is 272 pages long and the chapters are broken down into the months of the pregnancy, one chapter about the birth ...

This is a great book, if you're looking to do crafts, particularly with kids.  The items needed in order to do any of the crafts are easy to find, and most of them you probably already have around your home (i.e. egg cartons, glue...).  The crafts are divided into sections.  Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Easter, and "Everyday" are the vari...

I bought this organizer a few months to try to contain my sons ever growing collection of toys and books.  We had toys in every room our house (still do actually) and lots of small ones with no home...balls, Little People, blocks, cars, books, etc.  I thought this would be a great way to store lots of toys.  They would have a place to go, but still be easy to see and clean up.Thi...

While my husband was out of town working in Pennsylvania he got bored and decided to go shopping. He went into Spencer Gifts and found this Drunken Parrot Fountain on clearance. He decided to buy it for me. My husband who's not one to read directions, brought it home while I was out and tried to get it set up and ready for me. The fountain came with a pack of dye (orange food coloring I thi...