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If you style your own hair, or if you have  a daughter... or even a son with long hair... You want to read this!  I recently had the opportunity to review the Hot Iron Holster and I tell you, it is a must for all houses where hair care goes on!!!! This is just the coolest product!!!! The Hot Iron Holster is basically a MUST HAVE pouch to hold your Hot Iron... Be it  a flat iron or a curling iron... It is a need!!!! I was sent one in white and I think that I need to get a couple in other colors to add a spice of color to our bathroom.  (They come in other colors:  Black, Purple and Pink.)  What makes this so special is that it sticks to the sink or counter top with out any suction cups or anything... The Hot Iron Holster is like a really thick rubber material "cup" with a rubber "mat" that you lay on the counter.  I love that it is wide enough that I could lay my flat iron on the top while working on my hair, but that it isn't so wide tha...

I know that I want to be the best parent I can be to Broxton... Yes, I want him to like me.. but I am not going to compromise parenting to do so... I will try my best to not be a "helicopter parent" but I will be trying to help guide him into making the right decisions... There will be failure along the way, we all know life is not perfect, but I will praise him for things that deserve so! I was excited to get the book, Surviving Your Adolescents How to Manage and Let Go Of Your 13-18 Year Olds , as I want to be the best I can be... I know I will be that mom crying when he goes to preschool soon.. and for sure I will be that parent that will be crying when he leaves for college! Yes, we have the boys, 12 ,14 and 16... but I am not with them 24/7, so I don't think that I need to learn to "let go of them" This book is broken down into 6 parts... A total of 18 chapters.. Let's start and look at a cartoon image from the book: Does this look familiar to you? ...

I am not sure how often you wear a watch...  I used to wear them all the time... Not so much now, as I have clocks through the house and on my phone... Marc on the other hand... he always has to have a watch on... Have you seen the latest jelly watches ?  They reminded me of when I was younger and jelly shoes were the item to have...  So, if you are looking to make a statement and be a "cool kid" you really need to continue reading...  (Hey, you might not want to be cool, but your kids might want to be and I am sure they wish you were!) So, these watches... You have three basic designs... The Clock - round face The Rock - large square face The Block - sleek square face Purple Rock Okay, so you might not be that interested at this point... but stay with me...  Are you ready?  The faces are interchangeable with other bands!!!  Yes! Say you are like me and are a huge UGA fan.  Our colors are red and black. So, you can get a red wat...

Marc is not normally one to play board games with me. We have tried to play before and he is just not a fan of them at all. That means for the most part, I don't play them. When I try to play with the boys, they start cheating and fighting... To the point where I quit as I just can not take it anymore. We received a game for review and I was eager to play it with the boys... but the last time we saw them, it was a bit to hectic to try and settle down for a board game.  So, Marc and I tried it ourselves. Have you heard of Morphology? It is a game for 4 players or more... but Marc and I really had a great time just the two of us. We were laughing so hard and Broxton even tried to get in on the game as well!  You should have seen us. Morphology is really a game to get your creative side going.  I know that this would have been a blast back in my single days!  Yes, we had times of us all getting together for different games... Sometimes it was before we we...

Want to know a really cool toy that I know is going to be a hit this year? Fyrflyz !!!! Thanks to MomSelect , we were able to review them. So, what is Fyrflyz ? Well, basically... It is a light up toy on strings... This is us playing with it... We have not learned any tricks yet... There are 13 tricks to learn and they are for ages 8 and up. We didn't follow the 8 and up though... Broxton LOVED it.. Granted, the strings were too long for him to do tricks (maybe that was the 8 and up sign?) But, we played... and Marc loved it, especially hearing the excitement in Broxton every time we started playing with it! Daddy showing Broxton how to hold it: Daddy and Broxton working together to get it spinning! See how this can be hours and hours of fun?! One lucky winner is going to win a fyrflyz of their own... Question is, will you keep it for yourself or give it as a gift? Mandatory Entry: Leave me a comment telling me who you would get this for. (Please leave email address if not v...

I do not have a daughter, but I am one..... So, I was eager to read the new book, "What Do You Expect? She's a Teenager!" by Arden Greenspan-Goldberg, LCSW , BCD . Well, that and the fact that my little cousin is in her "tween" years, so I thought it might help my aunt out! This book is labeled as: A Hope and Happiness Guide For Moms With Daughters Ages 11-19. Talk about a wide gap in the ages it covers! In What Do You Expect, you get 15 Chapters filled with information on how to handle different situations. This book is 326 pages of helpful items! The Chapters Are: Chapter 1 - Introduction to Aerial Parenting Chapter 2 - Why Is She Like That? Chapter 3 - Technology Chapter 4 - Independence Chapter 5 - Family Dynamics Chapter 6 - School Chapter 7 - Peers Chapter 8 - Bullying Chapter 9 - Dating Chapter 10 - Sex Chapter 11 - Body Image, Health and Personal Identity Chapter 12 - Alcohol and Drugs Chapter 13 - Mental Health Chapter 14 - Special Needs Cha...