Jumpin-Beans

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Ice storm of 2014 --- Do you remember that at all?  I know I for sure do.  We had like back to back issues... Marc's dad had just passed and we had to make an emergency trip to deal with things... leaving us stranded in a hotel for days (since the roads home were closed.)   Luckily for us, we were in a hotel... Others were stuck at home and were having other issues of their own.  As a mom, I like to think that I am pretty much prepared for whatever might happen our way, but truth be told, I didn't have a "go to kit" or anything like that...   We had ice... We had snow... We made memories... and lucky for us, we had power!   The ice on our trees out front.   As I said...

FTC Compliant Review Policy:  The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Broxton has decided to fall into the love of Legos.   I am not sure what happened, but all of a sudden, he was asking me when he was going to get Legos...  Of course, I thought about it and realized that he might be good to work with Legos now to continue working with his hand / eye coordination.  So, you know that means we bought some!!!  Those jokers can add up to be pricey... wow, but it does give him toys that are very open to his creative imagination!!!! The only problem?   They are super tiny...  Like in some cases I can not take them apart they are so small... nor can Marc, so I don't feel that bad...  But let's cut to the point...    H...

FTC Compliant Review Policy:  The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. In keeping with my Make Our House a Home Event...  You KNOW having a 4 year old, I need some form of storage / organization! Broxton has tons of toys that are small and not that fun to step on!!! So, I saw this adorable storage box from Tatutina and I knew that it would be awesome for him!!!   You can order it plain... but we went with a "B" for Broxton...  I love that it has a hole on either side for easy carrying...  Love that they went a step further and painted a cute star inside the bottom of the box to make it fun!!! At first, I wanted to do C for cars...  or T for trains...  But then, I thought about it and knew that I would be so aggravated when we had ...

 FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation. Having a dad that has his own CPA firm... and a brother that is getting ready to graduate with his Master's in Accounting... You know I am all about sharing a few tips to make tax time easier.  I never thought much about Master Lock in terms of organization.... Quite honestly, I thought they just supplied locks of all sorts... Then, I was informed of more... With Tax Season's Deadline almost here... When is a better time than now to start preparing for next year?  In stead of running around trying to find all the different types of papers you need to give when filing your taxes, why not keep them all nice and neat in a Master Lock Storage Security Box ? We were sent one for review and I was rather im...

I was very intrigued when I heard about " packaways ."  Have you ever heard of them?  If not, you are going to love this!!! Packaways are storage containers that are reusable.  But get this, they are not just any storage container!  They are collapsible!!!  You can write on them and erase when needed!  Yes!  I think it is awesome!!!! Picture this... You have all of our Christmas decorations packed up.  It is labeled CHRISTMAS.  You unload and decorate... Then, you just collapse them and it takes up less room.  You decide to donate them and decide to buy Halloween decorations... Next year, you break out the boxes and pack up your Halloween decorations. Since they are "dry erase" you just erase off CHRISTMAS and then write HALLOWEEN.  Or.... do you camp?  (I don't so no worries there...)  Well, you can pack up what you are going to take on your trip in your packaways... then, when you get to your campsite, just u...

With Marc being military, he knows how to pack a lot of stuff into a little area...  When he packs his clothes, he rolls them up and it really does make more room.. So, my mom decided to roll her towels... Then, it hit me... I should try it as well, as we have a good amount of towels. Here ya go.. What do you think? Towels FOLDED:  9 towels Towels ROLLED: 12 How do you put your towels up? Have a great Wednesday!!!!

Broxton has plenty of toys... From stuffed animals, to balls... Trains and cars... Trains and cars are his favorite! He puts his cars on the train tracks... He races the trains with the cars... The one problem we have... Storage of all those train tracks! I like to keep them together, but once you open the pack, they no longer have their own "place." Until Zip Bins . We were able to review the Zip Bin Road and Rail . Can I just say... LOVE IT! Have you heard of these? Do you have kids? If so, you have got to get one/two or several! Let me tell you.. We picked the road and rail because of all of the toys... but, I think we need to get more. If anything, because it is storage... and another toy! Let me tell you about ours.. It is a bin that zips up into a box to close... That has a lid. That means perfect for storage. The Zip Bin Road and Rail opens up to have a little town on it... With roads and a rail road track. See how it holds a little of everything? So..... You store ...