Anyone looking for a taste of awesome?  Nerf N-Strike Elite is where it’s at.  I’m not even kidding here, folks.  I was out of town on business and when I returned, I had a package waiting for me.  I told my roommate he could have opened it, because I knew it had to be something fun and when we ripped it opened and found it was the new Nerf N-Strike Elite, we both FREAKED out.

It was about Midnight and I had been flying all day but that didn’t stop me.  You wouldn’t believe how freakin’ cool this game is.  It can even be used when you’re not playing on your Wii!  NERF “N-Strike” Elite comes bundled with a NERF SWITCH SHOT EX-3 blaster that offers two ways to play. Players can snap the Wii Remote into the chamber of the blaster and use it for in-game play or alternatively, swap in the dart cartridge to transform the blaster for classic NERF play. The second accessory component is a brand new Red Reveal lens that attaches to the blaster and is used to uncover hidden messages within the game that allows players to find hidden unlock codes and expose enemy weak spots.

Awesome. (more…)

Got a tough stain while out with the kids but no idea how to get it out? Tide has an app for that.

Tide just launched a free downloadable application that helps to identify your stain and give step-by-step removal advice. The Stain Brain application identifies over 85 common stains and allows you to look up solutions, offer your own advice and even find which products to use and where to find them.

You can also rate the effectiveness of the stain solutions and connect with other community members to ensure everyone has access to the best remedies. The Stain Brain combines the advice of experts with recommendations from your own trusted community members and puts the information right at your fingertips (literally!)

The Stain Brain application can be accessed by clicking on the following link if you have itunes on your computer.  It can also be accessed via the app store on your iphone: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=335693703&mt=8

If you don’t have itunes or an iphone, you can access the tool online by clicking here:

http://www.tide.com/en-US/stains/top-stains.jspx

Babies, babies, babies!

Seems like everybody’s having them these days, doesn’t it?

I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, I armed myself with my baby registry scanner and registered for just about every single thing I could find.  I registered for bottles, pacifiers and toys I’d never even use.  When a friend of mine asked me if I registered for a layette, I said “A wha-?”

I honestly never even thought about what I’d bring the baby home in.  I had no idea they took pictures of the baby in the hospital and I seriously didn’t know that I should get a super cute outfit to put on my baby when it was time for the pictures.

When I was finally schooled on the facts and traditions of parenthood, I then had to choose the layette I’d want my baby to wear.   I looked in stores and online and really wanted to make sure I chose what would not only look adorable, I wanted something that was super soft and okay against my babies sensitive skin.

According to First Impressions,  a layette is made up of all the soft pieces your newborn needs for his or her fist days and weeks.  These include:

• 6-8 Footed Coveralls
• 1 Hooded Towel
• 1 Hat
• 4-6 Convertible Gowns
• 4-6 Blankets
• 1 Robe
• 4-6 pair of pants
• 3 Take me home sets
• 9-12 bodysuits (more…)

I love water.  I choose to drink water over everything else.  I actually always feel guilty when I go out to eat, because water is what I want to drink, I’m not trying to be cheap.  Honest!

Because I travel a lot and drink so much water, I can taste the difference in the various waters of the region.  I also get nervous because of all the chemicals that may be in the water.  I recently saw a commercial that said so many people have dumped expired medications in their toilet, it’s starting to filer into the nation’s water systems.  THAT scares me.

I go to Upstate NY a lot to visit my family and my mother has a gigantic water filtration system.  It makes the water taste fresh and crisp, but it’s very cumbersome.  I have a filtration system built into my fridge but the water just doesn’t taste the way I’d like and the filters don’t last too long.

Enter the Homedics Restore Clean Water System.

Utilizing the germ-killing benefits of UVC light, HoMedics, the leader in health and wellness products, developed Restore®, a complete water purification system in an easy to use pitcher. Restore combines UV Clean technology to remove bacteria, viruses and microbial cysts with a filtration system to reduce heavy metals, chlorine (taste and odor), and some industrial and agricultural pollutants. (more…)

Sometimes it’s tough having kids three years apart.  With a 4 1/2 year old and an 18 month old, finding the right toys for them to share and play with can be difficult.  Some of the toys are too fragile for my toddler, while other toys are just too “babyish” for my older child.

My oldest, Jake, is convinced he wants to be a quarterback (YAY for my early retirement!) and everyone else is convinced Joshua, my youngest, is going to be a defensive back so our toy box is just full of balls.

We have baseballs, footballs and basketballs.  We throw, we catch, we break nails – oh, wait, that’s just me.

Joshua wants to be just like his older brother.  It’s sometimes frustrating for him when Jake wants to throw a ball and Josh can’t grasp it properly to throw back.  Enter Rhino Toys. (more…)