Jan 29

UNO, the classic card game, is now available in an ultra cute Spongebob Squarepants edition.

I bought the Spongebob Squarepants limited edition UNO to share my childhood tradition of playing this game with my family specifically my two sisters. Is there anyone out there that didn’t play this game?

Anyway, if you have a mini Spongebob fan and a love for playing cards this Spongebob Squarepants UNO card game is perfect for your little one or your whole family. The Spongebob characters give this game a whole new FRESH look.

And, this game has educational value. Perfect.

You can pick up this game for around $10 or $12 if there are any left and a collectible limited edition tin to keep the cards in is included.

You can pick these up at KBtoys, ebay, or amazon.com

Jan 26

Let’s preface this by saying that I probably would not have even considered being a customer of these brownie bites had my entire family not been sick and unable to cook a meal.

One evening we ordered pizza, cheese bread, and brownie bites for dinner. After eating our yummy pizza it was time to try the brownie bites. When I first saw the size of the box I was kind of concerned and my concerns were validated when I saw the size of the so called brownie bites. They were actually brownie bits. I assumed we would be getting average sized brownies for the price of $3.99 NOT tiny brownie bits. One of the coupons even said “Oven baked brownie squares” which is kind of misleading. Without even tasting the brownies I was dissapointed due to cost of the mini box of brownie compared to the size.

Now on to the taste test. The kids got first dibs on the brownie bites (mini bits if you ask me) and they seemed to like them quite well especially when being dipped in hot chocolate syrup/fudge. So I tried one and they were actually GOOD…either that or my taste buds were messed up from being sick.

Overall, I can’t give the brownie bites a thumbs up because of their unreasonable price and size. It’s safe to say that my family and I will not be buying these again unless Dominos either drops the price or makes the brownies bigger or possibly sends this unhappy customer some free samples.

Something has to give here because you can take that same amount of money and make quadruple sized batches of brownies on your own and that’s exactly what I suggest doing.

Jan 16

This review was previously posted on oursmartbaby.com and I wanted to repost it here so that others can learn more about the Cheeruppet software for their kids.  The software is reasonably priced at $19.95 and you can get access to a free trial on the Cheeruppet website. *I’d also like to add that I plan on incorporating it as part of our homeschool curriculum! Below is our original review.
I recently received a copy of the Cheeruppet World CD and bonus DVD and I wanted to share my review here. Cheeruppet World offers edutainment (education & entertainmet) software for pre-school aged kids.

I put the CD in our family computer and my 5 year old son loved it. He played it for an hour unassisted.

The Cheeruppet World CD teaches life skills which is something I have been looking for to reinforce what I am teaching my children as far as behaviors and life lessons. I sat with my son as he played it again and we both really enjoyed the interactions, the lessons, and the positive messages the CD and bonus DVD conveys. This CD also includes 600 fairy tales and fables as well as printable life skills activities which I think is great!
Go to CheeruppetWorld today.

Jan 15

We don’t live in California, have never been to this Aquarium but my 5 year old son and I LOVE this website, the Monterey Bay Aquarium website.
We discovered this website while searching for sea creature educational games for him to play. While we didn’t exactly find what we were searching for, we found something so much better. The Monterey Bay Aquarium website has live webcams and does live broadcasts throughout the day when they feed the animals. Isn’t that cool? We think so.

Today we watched the live open ocean Bay webcam where sharks and several fish were swimming. It was beautiful and my son was so excited to get to see the sharks live even if it was via Internet. The best part about all of this is that it is FREE. The live webcams are made possible from donations. I think thats great!

The website goodies don’t stop there. There are so many education sections of the sites that talk about sea creatures. There are activities and coloring pages. This site is definitely going down in our favorites list and it is also a great resource for homeschoolers.

Jan 13

Valentine’s Day is coming up soon so I thought I’d go ahead and give you a simple review on one of my favorite choice’s for Valentine’s Day cards for kids age 4 and up. My soon to be 6 year old son LOVES Spongebob and as we were grocery shopping yesterday I came across a cute selection of Valentines Cards for kids. You know the little packages that your child gives out to other kids. Anyway, they were only $1.50 so we picked up a box of them. Specifically, they are Nickelodeon Spongebob Squarepants Valentines. 32 valentines come in a box plus stickers. The only complaint I have is that no envelopes were included and envelopes are usually included with these kinds of cards. hmmm…

Jan 7

I previously reviewed this book over at the mom blog after receiving a copy from Harper Collins. I wanted to share my review here too.

All of our lives change dramatically after having children, and if you say yours did not then you are truly in a league of your own. BUT no one really tells you how much having a baby changes your marriage. You don’t even think about it. Of course giving birth changes you but this one (the part about our relationships) is hard to deal with.

A couple of months ago, amidst chaos in our home, my husband turns to me and says, “Nobody else lives like this! Our lives are a freaking circus!”. And, I said to him, “Yes. They. Do. You don’t know how everyone else lives.”, even if I didn’t half believe what I had said myself.

We’ve been dealing with these so-called issues for nearly 6 years. We couldn’t place what it was exactly but something was there causing it. In the beginning it wasn’t so bad. But after baby #2 came along, lets just say “ALL HELL BROKE LOSE”. Our lives, specifically our marital relationship, was flipped upside down. We seemed to argue over the littlest and dumbest of things. My husband always complained and told me that whatever he did was never enough. He said that no matter what he was always the bad guy.
And that’s where “Babyproofing Your Marriage” comes in. This book gives so many stories that both husbands and wives can relate to. We are all goingh through this crap. It feels good to know that we are not the only crazies out there.
As I was reading through this bookI laughed out loud so many timesand I kept saying to myself and to my husband, “This is us! They are talking about us! You have to read it to understand”. It was nice to know the way I felt was completely normal.

Ultimately, the book aims to help us deal with these issues in our marriage and to come to terms with the things we simply cannot change, to work on the things we can change, and to keep our marriage happy/healthy.

This book is definitely a must read for every couple with children, and couples who want to have children. It’s a real look into their lives. This book says what most of us need to hear even if we don’t want to hear it (sometimes). This enthralling book could not have come at a better time. Overall, I’m grateful that I was given a chance to review it. I honestly couldn’t put it down once I picked it up. I became Temporarily absorbed with finding how many things I could identify with in the book.

Take a peek at the authors new website and tell me what you think. You can preorder the book here now.

Jan 6

I love Victorias Secret specifically their underwear and bathing suits. I never really tried their beauty products until recently and I really like them. They are quality beauty products that everyone should try.

I recently purchased the Very Voluptious Lip Plumper through VictoriasSecret.com. This lip plumper is available for $18. It comes in three lightly tinted colors and adjusts to your own lips colors. While it doesnt do miracles, it does make your lips look a little fuller and makes the lines lessen as well as looks very shiny over your regular lipstick or lipgloss. I recommend this product if you are looking for an alternative to plastic surgery but aren’t expecting dramatic results. It’s a nice pick-me-upper! It also tingles as you put it on!