Friday, July 3, 2009
Winner is the next person to respond
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Jumpstart Review/Giveaway
I was really excited to get the opportunity to review Knowledge Adventure's first browser-based virtual world at www.JumpStart.com for kids aged 3-10. Knowledge Adventure has been creating award-winning educational products for use in the home and classroom for more than 15 years. I asked Abby if she wanted to try it out, and she jumped at the opportunity. She was excited right away to make herself an avatar, known as Jumpeez in the game. She loved picking out the various features of her avatar, especially the hair. Right now, she's sporting a cute pink bob. She immediately set off on her adventures, including exploring the worlds and unlocking games, videos, and storybooks. When involved in all of her fun adventures, she is practicing skills like math and reading.
It's been a great success as far as Abby is concerned. She tells me her favorite things are the videos and storybooks, as well as the ability to adopt her own pet. I really love how user-friendly it is. She only needed me to show her how to log-in once. Since that first log-in, she has not asked me for help one time! The instructions are spoken, and if she gets lost or confused, all she has to do is click on the question mark icon.
You can purchase a premium membership for $7.99 per month on the site to get access to all of the features, but you can also make a free account that provides lots of fun as well.
Would you like to win a 3 month premium membership? Please take a look at the Jumpstart website and leave me a comment about something you learned that I didn't mention in my review.
Fore more chances, you may do the following and leave comments for each additional entry.
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-Post about the giveaway on your blog and link back to this post
The giveaway will end at 12:01am on Monday, June 29th. I will contact you via email and you will have 48 hours to respond before I move on to the next person.


Monday, June 22, 2009
Diane Birch: Bible Belt Review
One2OneNetwork provided me with the opportunity to review the new CD entitles Bible Belt by Diane Birch. I didn't know anything about her, but I love all kinds of music and so was happy to take a listen and provide a review. The first thing I actually noticed was her picture on the CD cover. It's very unique and I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I guess you could say that the CD lived up to the picture. I found the music to be different and unique. At times you get a jazzy feel, and at times it's somewhat bluesy.
For singer-songwriter Diane Birch, music was a refuge. Although Diane was born in Michigan, her childhood was spent on the move as the daughter of a preacher, living between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Australia, before her parents finally settled in Portland, Oregon. When she was in her early teens, Diane absorbed a unique and cosmopolitan perspective on life that shines through her music and makes a simple categorization of it impossible.
The result? Diane Birch sounds like an old favorite, with all the sparkle and magic of a breakthrough talent. People says she sounds like a combination of early Carole King, Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks, with a little Joss Stone and Cat Power mixed in. Bible Belt is only her first record, but it’s one of the most accomplished albums you’ll hear all year. From the opening track “Fire Escape” to the closing “Magic View,” Diane’s stunning voice is mesmerizing.
Written entirely by Diane, Bible Belt was recorded in New York City and New Orleans with an impressive team of Grammy-winning producers: S-Curve Records founder Steve Greenberg, soul legend Betty Wright and Mike Mangini, in their first project together since producing Joss Stone’s first albums.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Funny kid story
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Heidi and Spencer
Friday, June 5, 2009
Piano Recital
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Back from break
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Free KFC chicken!

Monday, May 4, 2009
Cinco de Mayo yummy recipe
BabyGanics Review

BabyGanics is a line of products developed by a couple of new dads who where not happy with the cleaning products available to them. They felt that even the products that were so-called "green" still had ingredients that were too harsh. They state on their website that the BabyGanics products "clean like crazy and are safe around babies: earth safe, people safe and picky mother-in-law safe". This is a plus to me considering the fact that I have a young child and a baby on the way.
I was surprised when I received my package at all the products I received. They included the All Purpose Cleaner, the Air Freshener and Odor Eliminator, Dish Dazzler, The Germinator, The Grime Fighter wipes. I must say I was pleasantly surprised at the effectiveness of the products. They all worked quite well. I wasn't sure if I'd like the dish soap, but I was happy with the results I got. It had a very clean smell to it and actually made lots of bubbles, which I wasn't expecting. The Air Freshener has a great smell that lasts for awhile. I honestly couldn't tell a difference between the All Purpose Cleaner and the cleaners that I normally use. My favorite product was the wipes. They were large and didn't fall apart while in use. They had a great smell and cleaned quite well. I must say they were my favorite product.
Please take a look at the BabyGanics website. They have a lot more products that even the ones I tried, and you can order from the site. The prices are reasonable, and I don't think you'll be disappointed with the cleaning results.
Provided for review by Southard Communications on behalf of BabyGanics






















