Snow Day!!

Living in Washington State the snow is hit or miss every year. We live in the Seattle Area so it is not a guarantee that we will get hit with a snow storm, but if we do it gets pretty exciting!! We have had our 1st official snow of the season and it seems there is more in store for us over the week. We are hunkering down for the next few days, I hate to drive in the snow. Our days will include, snowball fights, snowmen, wet clothes, hot chocolate, fires in the wood stove and lots of laughs. I love having at least one snowfall every year, the kids love it and it always looks so beautiful.

A Princess, 2 Little Monkeys, And A dream Come True

I am the grandmother of three charming, handsome, and all around great little grandsons. My daughter Sam has two boys and my daughter Laura who lives in California, has one. These boys have my heart. As a good grandmother, I have have played sword-fighting, trucks, trains, crashing cars, superheros, football and more. I love it all. Regular readers here know that my daughter Sam recently had a baby girl. Her name is Ashley and she is the sweetest and loveliest baby ever.

Having a girl is completely different than having boys. I can see that daily life with two boys is loud, fun, and very rough and tumble. I think most moms would agree that life with little boys is a never ending adventure. Having to say things like "Do not jump off that table!" and "Don't pull the cat's tail, she'll scratch you!" is simply the way life is with little guys. Of course drying the tears that come because he did pull the cat's tail and the cat scratched him, is also the way life is. So after having two boys, Sam wanted a little girl with all her heart. I'm so happy her dream came true. From her sweet pink nursery to her pretty hats and clothes, Ashley is getting the girly-girl experience that Sam has always wanted to share with a daughter of her own. "Think Pink" is practically our motto around here lately. I wanted to share this photo of Ashley I took the other day with my new camera. I'm loving her headband!

Now I say I'm the grandmother of three charming, handsome grandsons and one extra special granddaughter. And I couldn't feel luckier.

Huggable Teddy Bears Review

What kid does not love teddy bears right!?! My son certainly does. He can clearly ask for Bear when its time to go to sleep. Each time he gets a new stuffed animal his collection grows. He has 4 stuffed animals, 3 pillow pets, 2 Blankets and 1 Binkie that he insists he needs to be able to sleep. Its so very cute. His latest addition to his collection of stuffed friends is his new Bear from Huggable Teddy Bears.

My son loves to cuddle bears and give them kisses. Its beyond sweet. But then again he does throw them across the room yelling Weeeee and jumps on them so he has his fun with them as well. While I was looking around online at the huggableteddybears.com website I found a few low priced cute bears. One of my favorite bears is the GUND God Bless America bear. He looked really soft and cuddly wearing a hoodie sweatshirt.

When the bear arrived my son was beyond excited to have a new bear to add to his collection of stuffed animals. He immediately hugged it and patted him on the head. After a while of playing with him my son wanted to take off the bears sweatshirt. He took the shirt off the other bear we gave him for Valentine's day last year. He tried with all his might to get the bear to take off his sweatshirt. I guess in his world bears dont wear clothing. The sweatshirt is sewn to the bear which had made my son fairly mad at the bear lol. I am thinking I might cut off the sweatshirt and sew up the small holes it might make to cheer my son up.

The bear is cute but a bit expensive for how little he is. But he is a GUND bear and those tend to cost more for the quality. Bears always make a great gift for a kid on Valentines Day. Huggable Teddy Bears has lots of Valentines gift products and you can even have a custom shirt made for your bear.

You can follow Huggable Teddy Bears on facebook to get all the latest news in the world of teddy bears.




*I was not paid or compensated for this post. The opinions in this post are 100% mine. I was provided the product pictured to review for this post by the Company / PR Company.

My Reality TV Obsession American Pickers, Storage Wars & Pawn Stars

I never thought I would be a reality TV junkie. I dont watch the Snookies, Singing Shows, Dating or Match Making ones but I LOVE the shows about antiques, collectibles and making money off them! I have 3 shows that are a must watch.

The first is American Pickers. This show is so fun. Its about two friends who own an antique store that travel America looking for what they call "Rusty Gold". They find people who have collectibles and junk for sale and buy it to sell in their store. Its like a nation wide yard sale hunt without any signs lol. I would love to have this be my job. I often see them pass up stuff I know is valuable but they pick stuff based on their clientele. They find a lot of "manly" items but still cool stuff.

Another show I like to watch is Storage Wars. Storage unit purchasing has become a huge industry and long before it made its way to TV I have been trying to get my husband to try it with me. Well we never did and now people are doing it everywhere! I must admit as a somewhat of a germ-a-phobe I would have a hard time going through the stuff but the wonderment of what treasure might be inside might convince me to put on a rubber outfit and dive in!

Pawn Stars is also a cool show since it has like a mini history lesson for each item they look at. Its like the cool kids Antiques Road Show (that show ARS is what started my antique show watching obsession many many many years ago!) They have funny personalities and its a family run Pawn Shop. It takes place in Las Vegas where the store is and they get to see all sorts of items that people want to sell. The call in experts to help them appraise stuff and its exciting watching people sell their stuff. I have a few things in my closet I would like looked at but I am so NOT a Vegas kind of person. I have been trying to find a good appraiser locally for some old books I have.

There have been a few other shows appearing that are similar to these shows that I have been checking out but none are as fun as these three.

Have you seen any of these shows? Do you have a favorite?

1-800 CONTACTS Website Review

My husband has worn contacts since he first started high school. He like most kids that wore glasses wanted contacts as they became a teenager. For sports, looks or convenience contacts are a great solution for not wanting to wear glasses when you need them. We shop in stores for contacts and with a 2 year old and a husband who hates to shop it can be a no fun task. He has a brand he likes to always use but does from time to time try what is new and improved. We have considered shopping online for contacts to save time and money.

I have heard the name 1-800 CONTACTS many times on the internet and on tv. That is a good thing since I would be a bit worrisome to try a company I have not heard of for such a important item. The great thing about 1-800 Contacts is that guarantee to beat any price by 2%. Free Shipping on orders over $50 is great! My husband buys a few months worth at a time when we buy them, no one wants to run out of contact lenses.

They carry all the great brands that everyone buys like Acuvue, Air Optics, Focus, FreshLook, Air Optix Night and Day lenses and many more popular brands. Ever thought of changing your eye color for fun, if you have a prescription for contacts that can easily be obtained at a store like Walmart you can order colored lenses online at 1-800 Contacts. I wonder what I would look like with brown eyes?!? All with the convenience of being at home at your computer to order them. Then just waiting on the mail to deliver them. I love the simplicity of online shopping!

They have a lot of info to get you started if you are new to contact lenses and also have live chat. So much easier to ask right then while on the site then to have to send an email. I have been using Live Chat with many companies lately and I love it.

Next time my husband needs to stock up on Contact Lenses I will have him look at the 1-800 Contacts website. You can learn more about contacts as well as find out about great sales by following 1-800 Contacts on Facebook and Twitter.

*This is a sponsored post. A sponsored post does not effect my opinion. I gave an honest story and opinion.