Archive for November, 2009
Black Friday Shopping, Exclusive Coupon Codes and Favorites
I’m fortunate enough to have been invited to be a part of the Double Duty Diva network. This is a network comprised of the top baby and kid review blogs on the Web, and this amazing network of bloggers have put together an awesome list of exclusive coupon codes, deals and favorite Black Friday shopping [...]
23Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
Incredibly Affordable, Quality Booster Seat
If you’ve got a child in a booster seat, you probably know the hassles of making sure the booster seat is in the same car as the child who needs it. But who wants to buy several of these things?
Now there is a quality, lightweight booster seat available for $13.50. Harmony Juvenile recently introduced the [...]
Simple Diamond Necklace Makes for a Perfect Gift
I was born in April, so my birthstone is a diamond. I received my first diamond from my parents in the form of a ring given to me at Christmas when I was a teen. My teenage daughter’s birthstone is a diamond, too, and I passed that very ring onto her a few years ago [...]
19Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
One of the Best Disney/Pixar Movies EVER!
I missed the Disney/Pixar movie UP when it was in theaters (that happens more and more these days), but I had heard that it was a “must see” and that it was one of those kid movies that offers as much or more for the adults as the kids. Thankfully, this delightful, heart-warming, emotion-evoking masterpiece was [...]
18Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Design trend: Faux animal trophies bring life to walls
I got a good laugh last week when Jon McLaughlin, my favorite singer-songwriter, updated his Facebook status with this: Hanging a deer head on my wall.
Not surprisingly, some of his fans weren’t that happy. “Eww that’s evil n sad!” one wrote.
But just a day later, Jon set all at ease when he posted, “The [...]
Political Correctness Going Mad Yet Again
It seems that political correctness has taken yet another step toward insanity. As reported last week by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, students in the Rockwood School District are being taught an alternative to the calendar designations of B.C. (Before Christ)and A.D. (Anno Domini, Latin for “in the year of the Lord.”)
Dean Mandis, a father of [...]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals, Tips, Coupons, Etc.
More than 42 percent of Americans will buy at least one gift online this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation. Online shopping is increasing for various reasons, including time constraints, convenience, avoiding crowds (and thus, illness), and free shipping! Personally, I like to comparison shop online versus buying something at one store, only [...]
16Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Too Cute
This is my toddler’s favorite birthday present — a set of Fisher Price Sweet Street houses I bought at a garage sale for $15. Score!
14Nov2009 | lipsticktocrayons | 3 comments | Continued
