Comprehensive Curriculum

We got the Comprehensive Curriculum  of basic Skills for Kindergarten for our son for christmas a few years ago but he was 2 or 3 and was a little young to do this.  When he started pre-k I started working on the workbook with him to help re-enforce what the teachers are teaching.  Then when school ended I didnt want him to lose everything he had learned so we are working on the workbook everyday more consistently and he loves doing it.  He is enjoying learning and showing me that he already knows this stuff.  This is a great book to help teach the kids during spring, winter and summer breaks or just for some extra learning.  I dont tear out the pages even though it has the preferated edges to be pulled out, I keep all the pages in there so I can see how much progress he has made from day one to current day.  I will definately be buying another one for each of my other 2 boys.  I will also be buying the workbooks for each grade that he is in.

Qivana

My husband and I started a new business.  Everyone wants to be healthy.  Everyone wants to make money.  Why not do both at the same time!!  It is a company called Qivana.  It has products to enhance your life, your health.  The products are used to stablize, vitalize and optimize your health.   It includes probiotics, which everyone needs to maintain a healthy intestine, a detox product, which takes out all the metals that are in your body that dont belong and it is super easy compared to going to the doctor and and have a dangerous procedure including getting an iv put in to detox.  There is a meteboliq system which includes a yummy chocolate or vanilla shake.  I personally have tried these and they are delicious..I was surprised and they have chocolate bars and those dont taste bad like some of the others.  These things are awesome and surpisingly filling.  There are other products but those are just a few that I like.  This also has the opportunity to make you money if you want.  So feel free to check it out and dont forget to sign up for the free sample. 

http://desirelife.myqivana.com/

Fluval 404

When my husband and I got married 5 years ago I had a small fish tank with the small filter that went with it.  my husband called it a fishbowl and decided that we needed to upgrade our tank and filter.  So we got the Fluval 404 filter.  This thing has lasted us 5 years and still going strong.  We have a 55 gallon tank and it filters it all pretty quickly.  It is not a noisy filter the only thing that we hear is the water coming out of the filter back into the tank.  It is quick and easy to set up and get started.  It does a great job filtering the water and keeping the water clean and all the chemicals where they need to be. 

Canon PowerShot SX120

After the flash stopped working my my other camera I have been looking for a new camera.  I did a lot of research on what I wanted in a camera and read other reviews and I found the Canon PowerShot SX120.  I have had it about a month now and I absolutely have no regrets buying this camera.  I love the quality of the pictures that it takes.  They are so crisp looking.  I can zoom in pretty far and still get a good quality non blurry picture which is good because I like to zoom in on random objects to take picures.  I love how it has a image stabilazation to keep the picture from getting blury from your hand shaking.  That is a great add on to the camera.  I have been using energizer lithium batteries and have only had to change the batteries once.  Which is a good thing because like any mom I take a bunch of pictures of my boys.  The shutter speed is pretty good too, I click it and there isnt any delay, it takes the picture right then.  With kids that is an important feature because they move a lot.  I think this camera is definately worth the money and I would buy it again if i needed a new camera. 

Kitty Caps

When we bought our kitten we decided not to get her declawed..Instead we looked for caps to put on her nails to stop her from scratching the kids and our furniture.  We found Kitty Caps at Petsmart and we bought them.  Shes a girl cat so I got her the pink and purple caps.  These were really simple to apply to her nails.  It does take 2 people to apply them, one person holds and the other applies the caps.  But other than that its super simple.  We put them  on the front paws only.  And now my kids like playing with her without the worry of being scratched up.  My husband and I came to the conclusion that it also calmed her down a little.  I love how it looks like we painted her nails.  She hasnt tried biting them off or anything.  We applied the 1st set a few weeks ago and they havent fallen off yet.  The packages come with 40 caps so thats 4 applications so one package could last a long time.  I think this is a great alternative to declawing cats. 

Kolcraft Contours Tandem Stroller

When we found out we were pregnant again 3 yrs ago, we decided we needed a double stroller, as we had already had 2 children under the age of 3.  After doing a lot of research and reading other reviews we decided on the Contours Tandem Stroller.  I am glad that we got this one. 

The good:   I love how versitile it is.  We are able to turn the seats however we want, we can have one face out and one face in, both face out, both faced in, or turned towards each other so the kids can play together.  It just is an awesome stroller.  I like how it fits just fine in my durango whether I have the 3rd row seat up or down, either way it fits in there with no problem.  My 50 pound 5 year old still sits in it just fine when I have the foot rest up, when its down his feet drag a little.

The Bad: We have had it a little of 2 years now, and the downfalls of this stroller is that the cup holder part has come off, the pad on the handle started ripping and I have some of the screws coming out of the handle too.  But I say its all because of daily wear and tear because I use my stroller a lot.  It comes in handy.. it is also a little on the heavy side, I think its a little heavier than some of the other doubles we played with at the stores.

Overall I think this is a good stroller.  I have gotten many people telling me how cool it looks and many people asking whether I liked it and where I got it from.  And I always tell them I love this stroller and that I would buy it again if i needed to. 

Wii Fit Plus

My husband bought the Wii Fit Plus for us as a family a week ago.  I have used it for an hour a day everyday since then.  Man I am exhausted.  I love it.  I love how it keeps me motivated by  keeping track of it so that I can see how I am doing.  I like how it keeps track of my calories lost, my weight and bmi.  It really is a great record keeping tool..  The games and exercises really do work.  My legs are hurting from all the aerobics I have been doing, and I like that they are fun activities to keep you engaged in doing them.  My husband and I try to beat each others high scores in the games which gets us to work out even harder.  Some of the exercises are a little hard for me as a beginner but I know that I will be able to get those down as well as I keep doing this.  I have lost a pound in just a week.  It has graphs to show you how far you are away from your goal.  I think this is a fun way to working out. 

Kodak EasyShare Z740 digital camera

I was given the Kodak EasyShare Z740 digital camera when I needed one for my kids.  This is a great camera.  I havent had any problems with it.  It takes awesome pictures of my very active kids.  I was able to capture images pretty quickly and without blurryness.  I like that it has the 10x zoom.  The quality of the pictures were pretty good.  It is kinda bulky but it has a place for you to grip to get better control of the camera to reduce some shakiness.  It is a battery eater if you dont have the right batteries in there.  When in a crunch I used basic energizer AA, but I usually used the lithium and they seemed to last a lot longer in the camera.  I usually always keep extra batteries just in case.  I like how it has the EasyShare button to have it sent to your email.  Great idea. 

Little Tikes BumbleBee Buggy

My 1 year old son got this as a gift for Christmas last year.  I think this is the cutest little car ever.  I like that he can just use his feet to move it.  All four wheels turn which make it easier for him to move around the house.  We use it as an inside toy since we live in an apartment.  Its a good sized buggy which takes up a little storage room in their closet when its not in use.  It was pretty simple to put together.  I think it is pretty sturdy as my 45 lb 5 yr old likes to ride in it too.  My kids like to use it as a car and they race each other.  They have a good time playing in this.  The design is super cute.  Very original as I havent seen anything like this.  I think Little Tikes made a good product with this..Very creative