Today it is raining and windy here in Washington, what better way to spend the day than shopping and thrifting?! My Mom, Meg and Ashley and I are off to hit up any and all sales along with all of the local thrift shops. I am hoping to find some more Halloween decorations for outside, a great sweater of some sort, a costume for JJ and maybe more picture frames like the one above. I got that at a thrift store with the original Target sticker still on it for only $1.99! I love it because it is blue and brown, the colors in my living room. It holds a sweet picture of Liam, the hubby and I on our summer vacation we took this year. There are so many great things out there that are "second hand" or can be found while scouring the thrift stores. I hope we find some good scores we can share here tomorrow!
Living in Washington we have beautiful summers and cold and rainy winters. In the summer we love to hang out on our deck and enjoy the warm temps and frequent BBQ's. In the winter we hunker down inside and dream of the days when we can use our deck again. With all of the rain, and sometimes snow we have here, protecting our deck is important for the longevity of it. Thompson's WaterSeal has great weather proofing products like Watersealing, Cleaners, and Exterior Wood Stains for your deck and house. Thompson's WaterSeal products are a user-friendly, high-performance waterproofing product we are excited to use on our deck asap!
As you can see we have a big project ahead of us with our deck. It is a great time to winterize the deck, right as summer ends and fall has started. Before we know it winter will be here and we will be watching all of the rain pour over our lovely deck. I am so glad that we know it will be protected all winter with Thompson's WaterSeal!
We have a great before and after pictures of deck redo by a Thompson's WaterSeal customer to share.
Before
After!
We are eager to see how beautiful our deck will look after we protect ours with Thompson's WaterSeal.
You can win a Deck Care Package to protect your deck from the damage of fall! Enter the Rafflecopter Giveaway below:
*Limited to US residents 18 years old and above. Giveaway starts Oct. 12, 2012 and ends on Oct. 21, 2012 at 12:01 am EST. Winner will be emailed and has 72 hours to respond before another winner is selected. I was not paid for this giveaway or post. The opinions on this item are 100% mine and may vary from others. The sponsor is responsible for providing the prize. I was provided a Deck Care Package for my review.
I suppose if we were going to dress up our new pup for Halloween this is not a bad price for a Disney costume. Is it me or does that dog look miserable?
Already scoping out the Christmas decorations? Love this Lenox ornament, it even has five bells to represent the five people in my not-so-little family!
Last weekend my family and I went to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo CA for Halloween Fright Fest. It was such a FUN day! I thought since it was fright fest that it would be too much for my son but they day was filled with family friendly events.
For kids there is a Twick or Tweat area for candy, meeting Looney Toons characters, picture opportunities and fun pumpkin patch with a maze. My son loved it all.
The classic dolphins in the fountain were replaced with spooky creatures and the fountain water was dyed red for a creepy and fun look. There were all sorts of spooky and some creepy Halloween displays all over. We even saw a few witches!
I will say when the day turned into night it was a wild and spooky place! Funny enough my son fell asleep in his stroller at 7:30 as we were pushing him back to the Looney Toons area to ride the carousal. I am glad he did though! The place began to fill with spooky fog, zombies and monsters were lurking about and the Fright Fest was fully underway!! I did see tons of kids there, many getting scared as Halloween is intended and they all had smiles on their faces. We did a little bit of shopping before the 8:30 pm Halloween themed Dolphin show. All day my son had asked to see the dolphins and now he was sleeping like a rock!
But as soon as the music started for the Dolphin show my son woke up and said Dolphins! I am so glad he woke up to see the fun show. We loved it!! The show was so action packed my camera did not get any good shots but I got a fun clip to share.
We saw a fun Sea Lion show, penguins up close ( Happy Feet as my son says) and the super cool Tigers. My son so made me laugh when the Tiger splashed the audience he said "No Cat Cat You Stop That" so funny!
We rode a ton of rides! My son loved it. We went into the Butterfly house that was closed last time we went and it was amazing. My son was trying to grab them and then karate chop them so our trip in there was a quick one but still so wonderful.
If you live in Nor Cali or planning a visit during the weekend of October Six Flags Fright Fest is a fun experience!
There is a few more weekends to visit Fright Fest this month through October 28 including Friday, October 19 and October 26.
Kid Friendly Things to do at Fright Fest:
-Children's Hay Maze
Find your way out through the twists and turns of this autumn favorite located in the Pumpkin Patch (next to Sharky's Snacks).
-Witches Lair Cookie Decorating Room
Literally eat your own art at our cookie decorating room. Decorate a
delicious cookie and munch away! Pumpkin Patch. Fee required.
-Children's Puppet Show
You will laugh along with your kids at this autumn-themed puppet spectacle. Pumpkin Patch.
-Giant Pumpkin
Have any questions or just want to say hello? Your kids can ask the
animated giant pumpkin anything during their visit to the patch. Pumpkin
Patch.
-Scream Contest
Warm up your vocal cords and get ready to scream in the Scream
Contest! The loudest tyke takes home the title of Scream King or Queen.
Pumpkin Patch.
-Costume Contest (Children 12 and under only)
Calling all witches, goblins, and ghosts! Dress the kids in their
Halloween finest for the park's daily Costume Contest. Looney Tunes
Seaport. Only children 12 and under can participate in the Costume
Contest. All guests who are not dressed according to our Costume Policy
(see above) and Code of Conduct may be subject to management review and
discretion.
-SNICKERS® Twick or Tweat Twail
Kids can follow Tweety's Twick or Tweat Twail, visit their favorite
characters, and receive sweet treats along the way. Looney Tunes
Seaport.
-Monster Party Show
The family can join the Halloween dance party and get their groove on
with favorite costume-clad characters. Looney Tunes Seaport.
-The Spoofy Sea Lion Show
This frightful sea lion romp brings lighthearted scares with a twist!
You can learn more about Fright Fest at Discovery Kingdom in CA by visiting the website, facebook and twitter.
* I was not paid for this post. We will be guest of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom for Fright Fest.
Having a reliable home phone is important to me. Many people have their cell phone as the go to phone but for me I like to have my cell as for emergencies or to talk to family. For work, blogging and things for my son I like to have the home for that. Its always on ready to answer a message and it cant get lost or broken like my cell phone, which it does often lol. When I wanted to get a new phone for the house I went with a brand I have had since my first duplex I moved into when I moved out on my own, Vtech. I had a super cool purple one that worked for many years. But now I need an adult phone that is super functional and sleek looking.
I selected the Vtech Two Handset DECT 6.0 Expandable Cordless Phone with One DECT 6.0 Cordless Headset, Push-To-Talk & HD Audio for my home phone. Its perfect to be able to conduct business on for my family and blog. It has an awesome headset so I can type and talk (multi tasking is a must!) and it has HD audio so I can hear people clearly. Very unprofessional to say "huh or what" on a business call since people often have cell phones that can be unclear, this phone makes it much clearer to hear. The answering machine is great and easy to turn off the ringer like when my son is napping.
I think this would also make a great gift for family members. I know my mother in law could use one of these. So many people have out dated phones. Having two handsets makes it easier for my to answer the phone from my office rather than having to go to the kitchen.
My two favorite functions are Voice Announce® Caller ID
Audibly announces the name of the caller on all handsets and
the base unit. No need to find the handset to see who's calling—making
screening calls that much easier.
Push-to-Talk
No more shouting through the house—this system doubles as a
multiple-handset walkie-talkie to instantly communicate with any or all
of the units in your home. I can see these coming in handy to tell my husband dinner is ready from the other room. Plus its an Energy Star labeled phone!
Backlit keypad and display
Expandable up to 12 devices (2 devices can be cordless headsets) with only one phone jack
DECT 6.0 Digital technology
Digital answering system
Remote access
50 name and number phonebook directory
Voicemail Waiting Indicator**
Up to 14 minutes of digital recording time
Call Screening
Call Intercept
Message Retrieval from handset
Message time and date stamp
Intercom between handsets
Conference between an outside line and up to 4 cordless handsets
Last 10 number redial
Mute
Any Key Answer
Volume Control
Trilingual prompts allow you to choose between English, Spanish or French.
If you want another great reason to select Vtech as your phone of choice other than the great features they have a great program right now to help the kids of Make A Wish Foundation.
From July 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, VTech will donate $2.00
per Qualifying Product sold on www.vtechphones.com and
www.babymonitors.vtech.com to Make-A-Wish®, with a minimum guaranteed
contribution of $50,000. For more information visit wish.org
“Qualifying Product” shall mean cordless telephones, corded
telephones, cordless headsets, or baby monitors, and specifically
excludes batteries and parts. VTech offers customers the opportunity to
match VTech’s $2.00 donation for each Qualifying Product, at the time of
purchase on VTech’s website.
* I was not paid or compensated for this post. I was sent the Vtech phone pictured for my review. The
opinions
are 100% mine and may vary from others.
