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Toy Story

If you have seen the movie Toy Story, then you want to get this Disney book for your little one. It is a great companion to the movie. The Toy Story book follows the storyline of the movie.  We watch Andy get Buzz Lightyear and how jealous the toys were especially Woody.  You get to read about the adventure Woody and Buzz go on while trying to make it back to Andy after an accident.  The pictures in the book seem to right from the movie.  Madison like to have this book when she is watching the movie and follow along.

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Need a stroller?

Oh to be in the days having a child that actually sits in a stroller. I only wish. However, a stroller is one of the must have things for a new mother. It is nice to see that since I have had my kids that it is much easier to find a stroller that fits your needs. Babyearth has a ton of strollers to pick from. They have single strollers, double strollers, and any kind of namebrand you can think of including Graco and Bugaboo!  All orders over $99 have free shipping too!  The stroller I picked to include in the post is what I think every mother needs.  I love the dual purpose strollers like these.  Everyone needs a carseat.  The carseat also can be clicked into the stroller which makes life much easier for a new mother.  If you are in need of a stroller, make sure you check out babyearth!

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ListPlanIt!

I personally have a lot on my plate.  I am a mom, a freelancer, and a blogger with 5 blogs.  My free time is limited, and now that I am getting older, I am finding that my mind is not as good as it use to be.  When I saw ListPlanIt, I knew this was something I could definitely use!  I swear that this site has every kind of list you could ever need (my mother would be in heaven here — she loves making lists!).  I have to admit that my most favorite list had to be the grocery shopping one.  It allowed me to organize my shopping list, so I wouldn’t be running all over the store finding what I need.  It made me categorize each item I needed, so when I was in that department, I was able to get everything in one shot.  It is amazing how something so simple can save you a lot of time.  The second set of lists that I love is the time management ones.  Who can’t use a little help with time management?  You can do everything from a year in advance to daily routine planning.  I like being to write down what reviews I want to do, so I don’t miss anything.  There is even a weekly planner with meals!  I am in love with the meal planning lists.  There are just so many lists here, and I can find a use for almost all of them!  I literally could go on and on and on.

Now, can you use website that will help you organize your life?  (Seriously, who can’t?)  If so, I have the best giveaway for you.  ListPlanIt will give the winner a Quarterly Membership to their site to check it out.  Once you start using these lists, you will find it addicting.  What do you need to do to win?

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Organizing With Qlubb

As a work at home mom, I often feel like I am going in 20 directions at any given time.  Add in extended family and you really think your life is a circus.  My kids are only 4 and 1 so I can only imagine how much worse this gets.  Qlubb is one of those organizing sites that allow you to not feel that your life is a circus.  You can use this as your own personal orgaziner, family organizer, playgroups organizer, school, organizer, or even a community organizer!  There are even sign up sheets you can use — I can definitely see this coming in handy for your next family reunion.  It is just as easy to add tasks as it is to add pictures.  The majority of the things you want this to do is on the main page which makes nagivating the site quite easily.  This is one of the few sites out that I have ever seen that allows you to use your social networking to benefit your real life.

If you need to get organized, check out Qlubb, and let me know your thoughts.

Guess Who?

Guess Who? is one of my most favorite books we own.  This is a book that both my 4 year old and my one year old can definitely use.  The pages are cardboard, so they can take a beating.  The story is quite simple.  Each page has a clue to who the book is talking about.  The character at the end of the book as a purple hate, an orange nose, Asgi shoes, a red scarf, and is white as a marshmellow! Have you figured out what he is yet?   Since the pictures are simple and the only thing on the page, it makes it very easy for your little ones to figure out what the items are even if they can’t read!  Madison (my 4 year old) loves to take this book and read it to herself (and no she doesn’t know how to read yet).  She take the book and makes up her own story with the pictures too.  Guess Who? is pretty short, so it will keep the kids with the shortest attention spans occupied.  I would say this book ranks as a top ten for me.

Online Coupons

I am all for saving money.  What woman doesn’t want to save a couple of bucks when she is shopping?  Nowadays, most of us have moved our shopping online and love coupon codes.  FindSavings.com is a great place to get your coupon codes to save yourself a couple of bucks.  You can easily find what you are looking for.  On the left sidebar, you can search for your coupon either by using the category list or the store list.  On the right sidebar, you can see all the new coupons that have been added into their system.  The middle column has all of your featured deals.  I personally am loving the HP Home Store Offers.  Our HP desktop that we have now was custom built in 2000, and it still works!  However, it is a tad slow compared to my laptop (which I bought in January).  I had been thinking that we should do another custom built cpu, and I just found a coupon for $400 off!  They even have coupon codes for my most favorite store:  Best Buy.  I can definitely always spend my hard earned money there.  What is my favorite part of this site?  I can sign up to get an email with the latest codes.  Who wouldn’t want ways to save money sitting in their email?  I know I am signing up for a couple of these coupon emails with my favorite stores.  If you are looking for a one stop shop for your coupons, FindSavings.com is it.

Braun ThermoScan

One of the few things that I have ever bought for my kids and got a ton of use out of is my Braun Thermoscan thermometer. I love this thermometer that I actually bought one to stay at both grandmas’ houses. It is so easy to use that Madison can take her own temperature (and she often does too!). All you have to do it hit the on switch which is right below the screen. When turned on, the screen will show —F (or the last temperature you took). Now, it’s time to take temperatures. Your next step is to put the thermometer in the ear and hit the button on top of it labeled Start. You will see a green light blink and in less than 3 seconds you have your temperature. Now, if you have a screaming child, the light also stays on when its done so you can tell. It is seriously that easy. I hate doing rectal temperatures, so this was a heaven sent. It is so easy to use, and you need that when you have a screaming baby on your hands. I love that it tells me the last temperature I took also. When you are stressing when your kids are sick, you often can’t remember if the temp has gone up or down. This is a nice reminder. Its amazing to see how far thermometers have come since I was a little; I wouldn’t be too surprised if they start coming out with their own video cards!



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