Jumpin-Beans

 I have not had the time to read this yet, but I do plan on reading it as soon as I have time to get involved in a book.  Most of my days are spent trying to sneak in a page or two of a magazine.  I do have a very strong willed child, so I thin that this is going to come in handy.  For more than ten years, author, educator, and parent Cynthia Tobias in You Can’t Make Me (But I can Be Persuaded)  has been helping exasperated parents with proven techniques to motivate, discipline, and communicate with even the most frustrating strong-willed child. This updated revised paperback is now packed with even more incredibly practical and immediately useful strategies for bringing out the best in strong-willed children, from toddlers to teens. Difficult to discipline and at times impossible to motivate, strong-willed children present unique, frustrating, and often exhausting challenges to those who care for them. But now, the miracle parents long for can happen....

Are you kidding me?  I think I may have heard it all now... Did you know that Hallmark has recently come out with "text bands?" Yes!!!  Let me try and tell you ... It is these watch like bracelets... You start off with a basic purple or black base..  but they have a good amount of bands so you can buy them and match your personality, style or clothing for the day!  (More than one way to make a statement with these text bands!)  You enter up to 10 characters... and then you bump hands, high five or whatever you want... AND THEN........................ YOUR MESSAGE ENDS UP ON YOUR FRIENDS BRACELET! Well, of course, your friend needs to have a bracelet like you do... but that just sounds like loads of fun with kids!!!!  Doesn't it?  This would be great to give to your child... and then give them an extra.. Maybe they can give it to their best friend... or boyfriend / girlfriend... I think this is just the coolest!!!!  If you have more th...

If you are having a hard time trying to get a gift for someone on your list...  I highly recommend the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Download the Weird book! We were sent a copy for review and it has been passed around by everyone! As soon as it arrived, I sat it out and my husband was the first to jump into checking it out! For one that "doesn't like to read" he was turning pages and reading everything that was printed! To the point that Broxton wanted to look and he had to tell him to hold on as he wasn't finished reading the article!  Yep, he wasn't just looking at the pictures! Once he was done, Broxton decided it was his turn to check it out... He has picked it up several times wanting me to tell him about what is on different pages... Yes, we have officially reached the phase of life where everything is a question....  It is good, but it is also not that great when a simple answer will not work! We went to visit my parents the other weekend...