Wow!

I can't believe how long it's been! I've been swamped with preparing for the holidays and life in general.

I'm working on a nice lengthy update post including a "How we spent our Christmas vacation" post as well as a long overdue review on the new Beautymint website launched by Jessica Simpson.

One thing I can tell you is I am writing this from my most favorite and long wanted Christmas present :)

Football in Snowtober

Wow!

I feel like I have so much to update you on since I last posted.

First, off football season is officially over!   The season went on longer than originally thought because Logan's coaches decided to enter the smurf (Logan's division) playoffs.   The first playoff game was originally going to be an all day affair but it ended up being the day of the crazy odd snowstorm in October.   The first round was still held that day but they pushed the next rounds off until the following weekend.

I felt so bad for the boys because it was COLD.   Their hands and faces were like ice cubes.  When we first got to the field it was raining. Within 10 minutes of the game actually starting the above pictures are what the field looked like.

  Right before the game started the coach told us to keep the boys as warm as we could when they were on the sidelines.   Dads lined the side of the field with blankets, their own coats because the boys' wouldn't fit with shoulder pads, umbrellas and gloves. 

Our team was winning up until the final few minutes of the game.   We ended up loosing by 1 lousy point!


After we came home from that, the boys got to enjoy and very odd snow day in October.  Mostly spent wanting to go outside and then inside cuddled up watching Halloween movies.   It was rather weird...I was more in the Christmas mood but it was only 2 days before Halloween. 

The rest of the weekend was spent like this...

That just seems wrong, doesn't it?

Beautymint Launching Soon!

My fave jewelry site is getting a new sister site,  Beautymint. Jessica Simpson and celebrity aesthetician Nerida Joy, are the faces of the company.
 The new site is following the same plan as Jewelmint and Stylemint, upon signing up you will take a beauty quiz to determine which fixed price products you will be offered each month.  


The launch date is officially set for Monday October 31, 2011.  In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, they will donate $1 for every Beautymint registration to the National Breast Cancer Foundation starting today through October 31. 

So please go check it out and sign up here!   You can not only get sneak peeks and exclusive offers but also help the National Breast Cancer Foundation just by signing up!

JewelMint: Faye Dynasty Earring Review

If you read my blog regularly you will remember me mentioning a company called JewelMint.    I reviewed a few pieces of their jewelry a few months ago here.  

I recently received the Faye Dynasty Earrings.  I picked them because they weren't something I'd typically order.   I looked through my stash of JewelMint that I've acquired over the past few months (and its alot).  I noticed I tend to end up choosing the 'same' things.

I have a lot of bracelets. I love them don't get me wrong.  I needed something though that wasn't a bracelet.   These earrings totally fit that.  They really are perfect for a casual look or great for a night out on the town.  Not that I get many of those anymore but you know just in case I do, I have the perfect earrings now ;)  You can check out the JewelMint blog here to read about Cher & Kate's inspiration for the earrings.

I love the detail on these earrings.  From the four little blue crystals on the front of the lever back to the blue enamel detail on the center of the earring.   This picture just doesn't do it justice.   Its a little hard to tell from the picture but they have a bronzed/antique look to them.  They really do have a great vintage feel to them.   I was a little afraid they would be to 'blingy' to wear for everyday but yesterday I paired them with jeans and brown 3/4 length sleeved shirt and they looked great.


If you haven't checked out JewelMint yet, now is a great time to start!  The October showroom was just released plus some old favorites have been re released (Birdcage I'm lookin' at you!).  Make sure you check them out before they are gone!    Also if you want to meet some great addicts  JewelMint fans, check out the JewelMint facebook page.



Disclaimer:  I was given a free piece of jewelry to review but that in no way determined the review of this product.  The opinions above are my own.

A Break From Rain

I am so sick of the rain!! 

As I'm sure you've all heard or have been experiencing yourself, the northeastern part of the US has been hit hard with rain this week.  I think on the news last night just in the past couple days areas around here got 15" plus of rain.

 Crazy.

Now we wait for the Susquehanna River to crest to cause even more damage.  

Luckily we have been fairly fortunate and haven't had any problems so far.  

So needless to say we've been stuck inside most of the week, Logan even had a 'rain day' yesterday and school was closed.   I've been sitting here catching up on blogs, looking through old pics and writing some blog posts myself.  

I found this picture last night....

That is one of the gardens the early in the summer.   I remember taking this picture and can still smell and feel the summer air.  I can't believe it but I MISS summer already :(   I can't believe its OVER.  

Here are a few more...

I can't wait for summer.

Heelys Review

I was recently given the opportunity to review a pair of Heelys.    You might be wondering what exactly are Heelys?   They are these super cool shoes that look like regular sneakers but have a wheel hidden in the heel so you can skate.   You can also pop the wheels out and put a cover over the hole so you can wear them anywhere like regular shoes. 

Now, they were SUPPOSED to be for me...I honestly thought about it for 2 seconds.   I used to love rollerskating when I was younger and eventually rollerblading but that was two kids and a lot of years ago.   I'm pretty sure me being me would have broken something within 5 minutes of putting them on. 

Instead I got a pair for Logan and he was absolutely thrilled.   I must say when they arrived I was a little disappointed I didn't get a pair for me because they are really cute shoes without the wheel in them.   We had a really tough time picking a pair out because they were all so awesome looking.   Eventually we decided on ones that look like this except where these are pink his a lime green.  

I must say I was really impressed with the quality of these shoes not to mention how many different styles they have available.   We really did have a hard time deciding on which pair to get.  

Logan is having a hard time learning how to skate in them though and since I've never done it I've had a hard time giving him pointers.   Luckily there is this great how to video available on their website.

I can see that once he gets a hang of it, this will be something for him to do that is fun and also keeps him active.   They also have a great  safety playbook to go over for yourself or with your child.  It is a huge peeve of mine when I am in the store and a kid whizzes by me on their skate shoes, that is something that is NOT reccomended.




As required by the FTC: I received no monetary compensation for this review. I received a product sample for the purpose of my review. All opinions expressed are mine and mine alone

First Day of Preschool

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It has been rainy and absolutely miserable here the past two days.   Today it did absolutely nothing but rain. 

Luckily both boys had school today, if they would have been stuck home and inside again today it wouldn't have been pretty.   It was Cole's first official day of preschool, he was brave the whole way.  When the tears started to fall he very roughly brushed them from his eyes.....Here is a pic of the two off to school....

What is especially cute about this picture, right before I snapped it Logan told Cole to put his arm around him and when he did Cole said to Logan "do you love me brother?"  :*)  it was so cute.  Logan said yes as I hit the button. 

Oh,  like how the tractor gets to sit in out of the rain and snow in the carport but my car has to sit out in it?   There is something not right about that.