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If you know me, you KNOW - I LOVE TO READ!!!!  I told a friend, Books are my love language!  I have books in pretty much every room of the house, some neatly displayed, some stacked ready to be enjoyed!  I constantly have a book wish list and I have to tell Matt NOT to let me buy more books, well, not until I am finished reading all that I have already - he has yet to tell me no, so not much help there!  He feeds the addiction at times, so I am helpless!  I had the pleasure of reading  Lisina Coney's latest - the deepest end of love - and just let me tell you- I love this book series!  The books are beautiful too, so its a win win! 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. About the Story: She's a rule follower. ...

 To know me is to love me, right?  If you know me, you know I am a sentimental person. I love keepsakes and I am all about something specialized for the recipient.  You might also know I ABSOLUTELY love Christmas ornaments.   Fun fact - I absolutely despise putting up a Christmas tree.  Well, I hate the lights part of it all... but that is why I have a pre-lit tree these days!  But- I get so frustrated in putting on my ornaments.  First of all, I take a trip down memory lane looking and thinking about each and every single one...  Then, it is the making sure they are placed on correctly, spaced out and not all bunched up and all that good stuff.  Now, I just let the kids put them on and it is a conglomerate of ornaments here and there... and that is ALRIGHT with me... it is all about the memories, right?  At one point, we had several trees in our house.  One that was full of all sorts of ornaments, one that was more of the "gol...

Last year my girl jumped on the Taylor Swift fan train and has not stopped since.  She begs me to take her to a concert - sorry, my sweet girl, but mama just cannot afford those tickets!  She wanted to dress as T. Swift for Halloween, but who knows if that is still on the table, I mean, Halloween isn't until the end of October, so who really knows?  She is totally in her Swiftie Era and I am here for it!   Imagine my excitement when I had the chance to get the "Taylor Swift is Life" book for review... ESPECIALLY being that she has to read at least 20 minutes each night for homework...and we all know that you will enjoy reading more, if it is something that interests you!   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...

So over the summer we took our family vacation and went to Orlando for a week  We had an amazing time and of course, made lots of memories.  To be honest, it had been a while since we really had a "vacation" so it was much needed and appreciated...  BUT- while on the vacation, we ended up needing a bandaid. I honestly don't remember what for, so it wasn't like it was an emergency, but we needed one and I was shocked to see I did not have one packed at all.  I thought I did, but when I went to look... Nope!  So Matt took off to find one - the little hotel store had some, but it was like $12 for 5 band-aids and I did not not think we needed a band-aid that bad.  Lucky for us, there was a family in the store and the mama had her husband go to their car with Matt and grabbed their first aid kit.  They saved the day that time and it made me think that I really should have a kit of my own.  I mean, hello- family of four, we always could use something fr...

My little girl is growing up.  Yep, I hate to admit it, but she is... She used to want to play video games and cartoons... Now she likes to pamper - and play spa with me.  I love it, but it just goes to show - you can't keep them little for long.   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. She is turning 9 this year- I was surprised when she asked for a squish mallow cake.  We are lucky that one of my close friends is AWESOME at making cakes and makes her what she wants each year...  The other thing she wanted?  Make up and all that fun stuff!   I was lucky to have the chance to work in a review of Onyx with their  Skin Care / Nail Care line.  Savannah and I have both loved it all.  This ...

Y'all, I can not even NOT share this with you...   When Matt and I started planning our Summer Vacation, we knew we had to be budget conscious.  (If you know, you KNOW!)  Well, of course I wanted to take the kids to Disney - Savannah has never been - but it was just OUT OF OUR PRICE RANGE.  Then, we looked at Universal - HELLO HARRY POTTER - but again, out of our range.  A friend told me that we should look at going to NASA - so long (yet super funny) story short- we started looking into that...  We stumbled upon a site called GO CITY and once we put in ORLANDO -  I knew this was THE BEST choice for us!!!  Now let me tell you this...  You start with figuring out what you want to do on your trip.  Then you decide how many days you want the passes for.  There are several options, so make sure you plan the best for your time there.   Of course, we went to Kennedy Space Center.   I think both kids really enjoye...

Y'all- Let me tell you about how smart and creative my girl is!!! I was telling her how we should have a pamper day.. and she came through for me!  So, recently I came home to her having a pamper day with Matt.  He will pretty much let her do anything, yes.. she has even put make up on him (including nail polish and wings on his eyes and he just rolls with it.)  Anyways... She has done make up on me as well... and this particular day she was being extra creative.  Makeup on me.. not too bad, I never wear any, so the natural look was perfect for me...  But - get ready for the creativity..  This girl here.. She went and got a piece of paper and "made" a face mask for Matt... Including the "cucumber eye masks" and the little gold pads that go under your eyes...  I LOVE how her mind works!!! As you can see, the 2 masks are on her..  AND THEN SHE EVEN HAS JOLLY RANCHERS for a treat for her customers!   Gotta love this girl! Anyways, I just th...