Can I say that I absolutely love this alarm clock? This is an alarm clock that every kid needs in their room. Kids as young as 3 can even use this!  Teach Me Time!  Talking Alarm Clock is an alarm clock, a teaching tool, and a nightlight!

How can it be all that?  Easy!  For kids that are 3-5, you are able to set the clock, and you can set it to be a yellow glowing nightlight.  Now, if you don’t want the kids getting up super early, you tell them they can’t get up till the clock light turns green.  Now, I didn’t think that would really work, but it does!  Well, it does for my four year old who thinks this clock is the greatest thing since sliced bread.  Now, for kids that are 5-7 years old, there is a talking game (which we tried to play with Madison, but it was pretty hit or miss for her.)  The alarm clock shows both digital and analog time, so it helps them learn to tell time.  I am hoping that if we keep working on it with Madison that she get it at some point.  Now, if your kids are over 7, the talking alarm clock works as a fully functioning alarm clock with a snooze button!

This alarm clock is a must have.  It has three different bezels (blue, pink, and yellow) that you can interchange.  This is not made with lead paint.  It has adjustable volume too.  You can even change the brightness of the nightlight.  For us, this alarm clock keeps my daughter in bed longer, and we love it.

Yes, you heard it right.  I am completely jealous of all of you, since I only got one of these to borrow!  The Sony Digital Photo Frame is worth about $249.99, so this is a giveaway you want enter!

Let me tell you a little bit about this frame.  It is a 9-inch digital photo frame with 800×480 resolution and 15:9 aspect ratio LCD screen.  It has 512MB of internal memory with optional image resizing to maximize the internal memory.  It also includes HDMI output for viewing photos in high definition on an HDTV.  You are able to auto correct images with features such as red-eye correction.  It also offers nine slide show styles and clock and calendar modes.  Now, I know that all sounds difficult to figure out what to do.  However, I was able to do this all without reading the manual!  This digital picture frame is even BlueTooth ready!  You can also run the pictures off several different kinds of memory cards:  Memory Stick media and Memory Stick PRO Duo media, SD, MMC, CF, Microdrive, and xD Picture cards. I seriously could not believe how crisp these pictures are.  I am seriously sad that I have to venture over to Fed Ex on Monday and send mine back.

Now, I know you don’t want to read about how much fun we had playing testing this out for you, my readers, so . . . . what do you have to do to get one of these in your house?

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Another one of Madison’s favorite books is Scooby Doo! Mystery Time is a book that teaches children to tell time and allows them to play sounds to go along with the story. Granted, the clock on the book isn’t Patek Philippe quality, but it does show kids how to tell time. You are able to move the hands and hit the time button. The book then tells you what time you have showing. There are also pictures throughout the story that correspond with buttons that make sounds below the clock. It makes the story much more interactive. On each page of the story, there is also a clock with what time the page is talking about. Madison loves it, because it is noisy. I love it, because it is teaching her things.

I love grandfather clocks. I am not sure why. They just have this aura about them. While I was searching, here is one of the new grandfather clocks that I absolutely love:

This is one of the Howard Miller clocks. I love that it is dual purpose clock: both grandfather clock and curio cabinet. I have a fairly big living room, but we have a lot of stuff in it. Any way I can save space is good for me. I am sure that I am not the only on in this boat. It is also a great way to display your nice things. I personally have a few water globes that would go great in there.

One of the best sites to look for grandfather clocks is 1-800-4clocks.com. The site is super easy to navigate. It allows you to view hundred of clocks for you to choose what works best for you and in your house. The pictures are extremely detailed too. They pricing is right underneath, so you are able to figure out what you can afford as compared to your tastes. They even have a blog. One of my favorite posts has to do with all the different kinds of grandfather clocks. Before you buy your next click, check out 1-800-4clocks.com.

In remodeling our bathroom, Bill’s normal shaving gel grew legs and walked off. We still have not found it. Since Bill need new gel and he was being lazy, he just ran down the street to Walgreens to pick some more up. He ended up with the Walgreens brand, because it was the least expensive.

Surprisingly, he loves it! This gel gives him a closer shave than what he was using before. Due to the closer shave (I think), he no longer looks like he has a five o’clock shadow when he comes home from work. Another bonus point for me is that it smells nice. It also has made his skin much softer too.

I normally don’t buy generic, but this was one item we will buy from now on.