Happy Thanksgiving! Let The Shopping Begin!

~by Laura

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today we are eating turkey, having pie, watching and playing football, watched the Macy's parade and I have been looking at the sales ads. I have to work on Friday, Saturday and Sunday so I wont be shopping in stores for deals but looking online to see what I can find.

So far I know I want to get my son the LeapFrog InnoTab, not sure which model but they look like a great toy and won an award this year. Which deals and stores are you planning to go to in the wee hours of the morning? Or are you planning to just shop when its not so crowded or online like me?

I am thankful for so many more things this year, thankful for a great job and finding a place to move to at the end of this month. Its been a wild up and down but we have made it through it to come out on top! P for Positive as I always say! :)

Happy Thanksgiving to you!

Beach Towels 4 U Review and Giveaway Holiday Gift Guide

For the holidays its great to have presents for kids that are useful. Clothing, shoes and even fun towels are a great present that a child will get lots of use out of. I know so many toys are broken or forgotten by Valentines day so this year I am trying to buy some practical but still fun items for my son. My son loves to take bubble baths, he will play in there with all his bath toys and sometimes will not want to get out. When I showed him his new Toy Story towel he was so happy and yelled Hey Its Buzz! He wanted to get out of the tub and better yet loved it when I dried him off and his hair. Normally its a battle to get him to let me dry his hair but with Buzz drying his hair he was so happy.

We love the Toy Story towel, my wanted to sleep with it and wrap himself in it.

I have found many other cute towels at BeachTowels4U that would make great holiday gifts. I like using beach towels for bath time since they are big and way cuter than most bath towels. I found Thomas the Train, Sports, Novelty, Wildlife and so much more. I even saw a checker board towel and twister board lol.

To celebrate the holidays shopping events BeachTowels4U.com is providing:

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We are also hosting a giveaway for any Beach Towel under $20 winners choice.

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World Vision Beaded Artisan Necklace Review and Giveaway Holiday Gift Guide

This year I have been looking at charities that give to kids in need as a place to find holiday gifts. I can get a wonderful present and have the proceeds going to a program that helps people in need. With my new job I am finding myself in need of new jewelry and accessories and the ones I found at World Vision were great. They are colorful and handmade by people who are benefiting from the purchase.You can find many more items from the World Vision catalog such as toys and household gifts for the holidays.

A little background info on World Vision:

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

World Vision serves close to 100 million people in nearly 100 countries around the world. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.

For my review I was sent the Artisan Beaded Necklace. The necklace is beautifully colorful and adds a great touch of color to a plain shirt. I have worn this several times to work and have been asked where I purchased it. Its nice to share the story on how World Vision helps people in need and they make products they can sell.  This glass-bead necklace is handmade in Thailand and can be worn several different ways — even as a multi-strand bracelet.

The World Vision store has many beautiful jewelry pieces you can buy for yourself or give as a gift. You can even make donations that will go directly to help families in need here in the USA.

You can shop the World Vision Gift Catalog Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/worldvisiongiftcatalog?fref=ts  and World Vision’s Pinterest page at http://pinterest.com/worldvisionusa/.


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I am Thankful for...

I am Thankful for this hand print my 2 year old made at his Co-Op Preschool today. I am grateful that we are able to send him to this wonderful preschool. I will post about our school soon. If it fits into your lifestyle, Co-op's are the way to go!

I am Thankful for my family, they make me who I am. My husband and children are my life and I am theirs. Not only am I Thankful for my husband and children but my Mom, Dad, sisters, brothers, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, nephew, and great friends. They all make up my circle of people.

I am Thankful for my home and a roof over my head. The weather has been so rainy and so cold. I am grateful to be in a nice warm home.

I am Thankful for new friends. I met a Mom through JJ's Kindergarten class and it turns out they live in our neighborhood, down the street to be exact. We had a play date today at my house with our little ones and it went great. Here's to new friendships!

I am Thankful for flavored coffee. I love all of the Holiday coffee flavors that come out this time of year. I am actually enjoying a Pumpkin Spice latte as I type this. YUM!

I am Thankful for Thanksgiving. Can't wait to spend the day enjoying family, friends, and food!

There are many things to be Thankful for but wanted to keep the list short. There are things to do to prepare for tomorrow. I must clean the house, cook some food and get some rest for Turkey Day tomorrow!!!

I am Thankful for this blog and all of our readers! Happy Thanksgiving and Thank You!!

~ Sam

Black Friday is coming....

                                                

Today is Tuesday, that means 3 days until Black Friday is here.

I have to admit I have never done a "Black Friday" shopping trip. I always felt like it wasn't worth it to me. If I had to choose saving a little bit of money or sleep, I pick sleep for sure! I do have three small children I have to tend to all day and NEED my sleep for that :)

I have also hear all of these horror stories of being pushed, yelled at or worse trampled trying to get into a store for the "must have item" of the year. Really people it is just a Furby!

It really just didn't seem like saving a little bit of money was ever worth it. But I also see that smaller stores are starting to have the same great sales as the chain stores and maybe those are worth heading out to at the crack of dawn....or maybe not?!

What about you? Do you shop the Black Friday deals? Is it as crazy as they say? Should I even bother?