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WW-Science Fun

My daughters Science project---

Can you tell what it is??? Take a deep breath and you'll get it!!

Wordless Wednesday ~Lil Model~

My daughter modeling her dress for her first Middle School Dance!

As you can see she is very camera shy!!!  LOL

HOLIDAY SHOPPING Great Miscellaneous Themed Products at Zazzle

As we enter into the month of November it means one thing for me--Online holiday shopping NEEDS to get done!!!! There is a wide range of people I buy for and their likes/dislikes is just as varied.  It's wonderful to find a site like Zazzle where I can find something unique for everyone on my list. Here's just a sample of the themed products they  carry. There are also 100's of products that can be personalized with your own words or photos! The possibilities are endless.




DO NOT FEED THE DJ T-SHIRT
Check out more dj t shirts

Greetings from Portland Maine Tees
View other maine t-shirts

Princess parking key chain
Shop for more keychains for teenagers

Whimsical cute and girly floral retro bicycle custom tie
View another bicycle tie at Zazzle

Your Letter. Custom Black / White Swirl Monogram. Mousepads
Check out another monogram mousepad

yellow rose sticker
Browse other yellow rose gifts

Future Mrs. Customizable T-Shirt
See another future mrs clothing at Zazzle

Monogrammed Pink, Black, White Striped Damask iPhone 5 Cases
See other monogrammed gifts

Armadillo Hat Embroidered Baseball Cap
Shop for other armadillo gifts

Eggs Bacon Skull Tee Shirt
Check out more graphic t-shirts

Beast Mode G T-shirt
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SNOWMAN Holiday New Home Moving Card
View other new home greeting cards

 disclosure  I was  given a gift certificate to Zazzle  as thank-you  for creating this post

Kylie Minogue-The Abbey Road Sessions.CD REVIEW

Global icon and popstar sensation, Kylie Minogue is celebrating 25 years in music with her new album, The Abbey Road Sessions.   The album, recorded in London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios with a full orchestra, features sixteen of  Kylie classics, all beautifully  rearranged. You can enjoy "Can't Get You Out of My Head," "Locomotion", or one of my all time  favorites "Hand on your Heart ".

On The Abbey Road Sessions, Kylie slows things down and allows us to fully absorb what makes her great.While the cool dance sounds are what made us fall in love with her and sing "Love at First Sight" as a teen,  One thing becomes very clear the emotional pull of Kylie’s songs has never been clearer and her voice never more stunning. If you are already a fan of Kylie's music, you will not be disappointed.


One2One network provided the CD and by participating in this review, I am eligible to win one of the following prizes: $50 VISA gift cards w/ a limited edition Lithograph, “Aphrodite : Les Folies Live In London” 3D BluRay/DVD, “The Best Of Kylie Minogue” CD+DVD (21 tracks, 21 videos) I was in no way influenced by my eligibility to win these prizes. The thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

Small Business Saturday

Small Business Saturday is 11/24!

See what it’s about and spread the word!

I stay home black Friday --but Small business Saturday

Shopping is a MUST!!!

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope every one has a Thanks-giving Day filled with-good fun football and great food, and most  important wonderful family time!
Here's an e-mail I recieved that I think is to cute not to share!












TWAS THE NIGHT OF THANKSGIVING,
BUT I JUST COULDN'T SLEEP.
I TRIED COUNTING BACKWARDS,
I TRIED COUNTING SHEEP.
THE LEFTOVERS BECKONED -
THE DARK MEAT AND WHITE,
BUT I FOUGHT THE TEMPTATION
WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT.
TOSSING AND TURNING WITH ANTICIPATION,
THE THOUGHT OF A SNACK BECAME INFATUATION.
SO, I RACED TO THE KITCHEN, FLUNG OPEN THE DOOR,
AND GAZED AT THE FRIDGE, FULL OF GOODIES GALORE.
GOBBLED UP TURKEY AND BUTTERED POTATOES,
PICKLES AND CARROTS, BEANS AND TOMATOES.
I FELT MYSELF SWELLING SO PLUMP AND SO ROUND,
'TIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, I ROSE OFF THE GROUND.
I CRASHED THROUGH THE CEILING, FLOATING INTO THE SKY,
WITH A MOUTHFUL OF PUDDING AND A HANDFUL OF PIE.
BUT, I MANAGED TO YELL AS I SOARED PAST THE TREES....
HAPPY EATING TO ALL - PASS THE CRANBERRIES, PLEASE.

 MAY YOUR STUFFING BE TASTY,
MAY YOUR TURKEY BE PLUMP.
MAY YOUR POTATOES 'N GRAVY HAVE NARY A LUMP.
MAY YOUR YAMS BE DELICIOUS.
MAY YOUR PIES TAKE THE PRIZE,
MAY YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER STAY OFF OF YOUR THIGHS!!
HAPPY   THANKSGIVING   TO  ALL

One of the best things about the HOLIDAY'S! WW--11/14--

ID holiday flavors are back!!!

My coffee cup is in heaven!!

Happiness is... a Pedicure

OK I might make a few of you made here....but read the whole post before you react!!

I've never been one to see what the big deal was about going to the nail salon and getting a manicure /pedicure  IMHO its a waste of money, I didn't even go to the salon on my Wedding Day (pick your jaws up off the ground) and that day would be the ultimate reason to pamper yourself silly!!!(Maybe after giving birth too )

But I know many people who do it monthly or weekly.-JUST NOT FOR ME.

My Aunt is a monthly visitor  and is always joking about how she'd get me in there one day!! Well true to her word she did. For my birthday she treated me to the Ultimate Pedicure Pack. (I could feed my family for a week with what she paid, but that's was her choice)

Here are some snaps of use having JUST a little TOOOO MUCH FUN!


You have to excuse the PJ's I thought we were just spending the day catching up on our DVR reality shows =^D

he didn't know he was going to be working so hard first thing in the morning.

We are both very ticklish on our feet ...and we had the heavy massage on our backs too!

 sorry its blurry laughing SO HARD!

in the end turn out very cute

I'm not sure I've jumped on the bandwagon 100%, but I can see a huge difference in my feet... there was some VERY ROUGH SKIN and now smooth as a baby's bottom. I may treat my self to a mini pedi again, that was priced considerably less. Its always a good idea for Mothers Day too =)

-WW-Kooking With Kayleigh ~~cute cupcakes~~

Over the weekend we had very little planned--WOW that hardly EVER happens...so my daughter wanted to bake. She was more in a DECO mood so we took the EZ way out and used box cake mix and spent more time on the toppers.

After getting a few ideas from FamilyFun  she started baking.

  carefully working on the details

Kayleigh's above and the pix from the website below--Turned out pretty good  I think.

Bro thinks they taste pretty good too =)

NOW someone just need to do the dishes!!!!

Great Survey Site

 I am a member of an online opinion panel called American Consumer Opinion. It is an online community where I get emailed invitations to participate in surveys. Sometimes they even mail out product samples to try out at home. You are paid for every survey you complete.

I thought my readers might be interested in joining American Consumer Opinion since they are looking for members who are interested in helping business owners become more competitive. It just takes a few minutes to register to become a member so you can start having your opinion heard too!



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Happiness is...HALLOWEEN

We had a very wet Halloween (THANKS SANDY) but all things considered

(for once Buffalo area wasn't having the worst weather ever) 

it was  a Happiness moment for the week FOR SURE...

  Checking out the cool decorations. For some in our neighborhood this is just as important as Christmas!!!















The bubble house was very fun...when they would land on your hand a poof of smoke would come up.

By the end of the night we were joking with Officer Rote--that he was TRIP or Treating!! He must have  fell on the slippery leaves about 10 times!!!

the Officer and Swashbuckler checking out some of their loot.

WW Keeping Busy

Kids were home from school Tuesday because of Sandy-Thank goodness for $1 crafts to keep  them busy!
Now I'm a head in the Christmas deco department!

This one took my daughter a while !!
I think it turned out beautiful!

HP e All-In-One Printer Party

Now a days there are so many reason a busy family has to have a great home printer- Moms printing out coupons, Dad has to print out important papers for work-or his fantasy football charts, and the kids always have school reports papers due.. Thats way I was thrilled to be selected as a MomSelect member to try out the  HP Deskjet 3052A Wireless e All-In-One Printer. The first reason was because I just thought the ideal of as long as you can e-mail a doc to your custom HP e-Print address you can print from ANYWHERE!  Also after a little research- I found its an Energy Star Product! Every little step to becoming more green in our home is a step in the right direction!

Me checking out my new printer


 Set up was VERY EZ and I'm the least techie of the family and I set it up by myself. I actually did a little HAPPY DANCE  for myself when I was done.Then I got to printing out some items sent to use for the party

need and invite so everyone knows about the party.

then getting some goodies ready for party guest to take home.

And great decorations to get everyone in the party mood!

my daughter was kind enough to help get the pillow boxes cut and I stuffed the Wal-Mart GC in them.

Here are the two recipes I shared with my guest---Chocolate Crunch Cupcakes and Taco Salad Dip.

Big Hits-the guest really enjoyed the recipe cards.

We had fun with our Surf the Web Scavenger Hunt

Our topic was Fall Family Fun. After a brief description of how to send a page to the HP Deskjet 3052A Wireless e All-In-One Printer the hunt began.   We had to form three teems as only a few of  the guest have smart phones or tablets. Everyone was amazed at how simple printing was from their devices. The team that was able to find the answers and print them out the fastest won the Wal-mart gift cards. They could use it towards  ink for their own printers, a few final Halloween decorations  or maybe even toward the printer it self. Right now the printer includes some  bonus soft wear-to make your own calander!!

If they are set for Halloween they can always get started on Christmas.

even the young ladies at the party went home with a treat
and another reason to beg Mom and Dad for a smart phone =)

Disclosure: These items were provided to me at no charge by HP and MomSelect. All thoughts and opinions shared are 100% my own.