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216 Piece Magnetic Balls Set From DinoDirect – Video

April 21, 2011 By Elizabeth

This is a sponsored post from DinoDirect.com. They asked me to tell you about this product and their site in my own words. Magnets are a wildly popular toy for everyone from kids to adults. People post all kinds of videos on YouTube showing what they make with magnet sets, who knew? DinoDirect.com has a 216 piece Magnetic Balls Toy that makes pretty much anything you can imagine. Photos on their site show pencil and pen caddies, business card holders, crown and coffee mug sculptures, even pretend eyeglass frames! I decided there HAD to be a video on YouTube showing someone making something with this set, and sure enough, I found it. Here's a cool demo that starts with little triangles, joins them up to make flower shapes, then combines those into a six-sided triangle box: Each of the Magnetic Balls in the set is strong enough to hold papers to your fridge by itself, so imagine how strong they are when combined! I'm already thinking ahead to Father's Day - these would be … [Read more...]

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How many weeks until Christmas? FIVE

November 23, 2009 By Elizabeth

If you look at my Christmas Countdown ticker at the bottom of the right sidebar, it's 31 days until Christmas. So I suppose mathematically, that's four weeks plus a few days, but the way I look at it, there's this whole week (Monday to Friday), and then four more weeks of Monday to Friday until Christmas. Okay, it's weird math, but it's MY weird math, LOL. So, has anyone else started shopping for gifts? I've had three text documents saved since the beginning of last month, one for Kaitlyn, one for the boys, and one for Chris, and in each one, I make a note each time any of them say "you know what I'd like for Christmas?" Of course, Kaitlyn's list changes pretty much daily, so anything she only mentioned once gets deleted from the list. The few things she's mentioned over and over got bumped up to the top. Last night I went to bed at about 11:30, and at 12:45 AM, I was still laying there wide awake. I realized that what I was thinking about was all of the people I'd like to give … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DeeVeeDees, I love the Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, gifts, holidays, Shopping, weeks until christmas

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

May 7, 2009 By Elizabeth

Still looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift for your Mom? Is your husband scratching his head claiming he has no idea what to get you? Here's a list of products and sites that could be the perfect gift! 1. Give the gift of financial organization with Mint.com, and it's free! Easy to use: It takes less than 5 minutes to get up and running. Safe and Secure: Not to worry. Mint.com provides bankâ€“level data security and industryâ€“leading identity protection validated by VeriSign and TRUSTe. Convenient: Mint.com provides visibility into virtually all your financial accounts in one place. Visual: Mint.com lets you setup a budget and downloads, categorizes and graphs all of your finances automatically every day, so you know where youâ€™re spending. Constantly working to find you savings: Mint.com typically finds users hundreds in savings opportunities in their first session. And it keeps on working to find new ways for you to save every day. Available … [Read more...]