<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:31:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>giveaways</category><category>product review</category><category>SocialSpark</category><category>avon</category><category>product reviews</category><category>PayPerPost</category><category>daily life</category><category>handmade items</category><category>health and beauty products</category><category>home decor</category><category>kids</category><category>memes</category><category>wedding</category><category>4th of july</category><category>David Tobocman</category><category>Disney World</category><category>Kissimmee</category><category>Right on the walls</category><category>SpazzStick</category><category>Ten on tuesday</category><category>The Polkadot Platypus</category><category>This</category><category>Very Helpful Songs</category><category>american apparel</category><category>auto body shop</category><category>bath products</category><category>big brother</category><category>boudreaux butt paste</category><category>butterfly hat</category><category>caffeine</category><category>childrens cds</category><category>choiceshirts</category><category>cloth balls</category><category>cloth block</category><category>clothing</category><category>crochet</category><category>daily meme</category><category>david bowie</category><category>deal</category><category>decor</category><category>fireworks</category><category>friday fill-ins</category><category>funny shirts</category><category>hair accessories</category><category>hats</category><category>kids clothes</category><category>kids products</category><category>kids toys</category><category>life</category><category>lip balm</category><category>lotion</category><category>make-up</category><category>marriage</category><category>meme</category><category>movie ticket giveaway</category><category>music</category><category>plus size clothing</category><category>proavtiv</category><category>saturday 9</category><category>sitting in a tree</category><category>size discrimination</category><category>skin care</category><category>skinmd</category><category>summer</category><category>surveys</category><category>the polka dot tot spot</category><category>toddler hat</category><category>tron giveaway</category><category>tron prescreening</category><category>tshirts</category><category>vinyl decals</category><category>wedding planning</category><category>win</category><category>wordless wednesday</category><title>Leslie&#39;s Life</title><description>Because I said so!</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>230</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-382338762617498246</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-23T20:00:41.384-05:00</atom:updated><title>Charter Moms</title><description>
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      &lt;p&gt;This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/disclosure_clicks?oid=891272&#39;&gt;Charter&lt;/a&gt;.  All opinions are 100% mine.&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p&gt;	Charter Communications, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company, and is the 4th largest cable operator in the US. They offer tv, high-speed internet, and telephone services in 27 states. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	As a mom, I try very hard to monitor what my kids watch on tv. Not that I mind the occasional mindless show like SpongeBob. But I would rather they watch educational shows like Sesame Street. I even like Mickey Mouse which today taught Haylee to tell time. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	I wish I had some input into what is shown. Their normal viewing time is anywhere from 3-6 and that is the times that shows like SpongeBob are on. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	This is where Charter Moms comes in perfectly. &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=3212&amp;amp;oid=891272&#39;&gt;Charter Moms&lt;/a&gt; is a way to voice your opinion. They want to hear from you! They want to know what you&#39;re watching, what you&#39;re not watching, ways you&#39;d like them to improves, etc. They want you to be heard!&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	By &quot;liking&quot; &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=3212&amp;amp;oid=891272&#39;&gt;Charter Moms&lt;/a&gt; on Facebook, you&#39;ll be the first to know about new services and programming. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	What your voice heard too? Head on over to &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=3212&amp;amp;oid=891272&#39;&gt;Charter Moms&lt;/a&gt; and be heard! I only wish that every cable company thought of this. &lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p&gt;This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/disclosure_clicks?oid=617532&#39;&gt;PBM Products&lt;/a&gt;.  All opinions are 100% mine.&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	We were very luck with Zak that he could be on any formula. Haylee is soy and lactose intolerant and had to be on special EXPENSIVE formula.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;	One &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=2572&amp;amp;oid=617532&#39;&gt;store brand formula&lt;/a&gt; that we really liked and found very comparable to other name brand formulas was Parent&#39;s Choice from Wal-Mart. We are fortunate that our children have grandparents that love them so much, and loved to help with their care. I cannot tell you the amount of cans of formula that my mom from Iowa would purchase and send me for my kids.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;	Parent&#39;s Choice meets all of the FDA nutritional standards just like all of the national name brands. It offers complete nutrition for babies 0-12 months of age. And it is available in a range of formulas to address common feeding issues.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;	With the recent recall of Similac formula&#39;s,many parents are switching from name brand to store brands such as Parent&#39;s Choice.&lt;br/&gt;	 &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	I really see no difference in store brand formulas and name brand other than the price. The reason that many name brand formulas are more expensive is because store brand forumlas are not as heavily marked with branding, and also because they are not given to hospitals for free. When branded and given away, they have to make their money back somehow. &lt;/p&gt;
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  </description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/12/store-brand-formula.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-1962084146285385110</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-12T16:36:46.214-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">giveaways</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">movie ticket giveaway</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tron giveaway</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tron prescreening</category><title>Tron Pre-screening</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://filmonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Tron-legacy-poster.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 206px;&quot; src=&quot;http://filmonic.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Tron-legacy-poster.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I am giving away 4 tickets to the Tron Legacy 3D pre-screeing. &lt;b&gt;The showing is this Wednesday, Dec 15 at 7pm at Westfield Franklin Park theaters in Toledo, OH. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will give away two sets of two...so TWO winners.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To enter, it&#39;s simple. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Required:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Like&quot; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/disneystarsOhio&quot;&gt;Disney Stars - Ohio on Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and leave me a comment here telling me you did so, and who you&#39;ll take with you. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Extra Entries:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&quot;Like&quot;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leslies-Life/127308397304849&quot;&gt; Leslie&#39;s Life on Facebook&lt;/a&gt; and leave a comment saying you are entering (1 entry)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tweet about the giveaway. You can use the following tweet.   (3 entries, so leave three separate comments for this)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;#Win two tickets to the #Tron Pre-screening in #Toledo #Ohio for this Wednesday (12/16)! http://tinyurl.com/2akmg6f #giveaway&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I will make this a super fast giveaway, so the winner will be picked Tuesday at 10pm EST&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/12/tron-pre-screening.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-81935780159176625</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-12-10T22:00:41.120-05:00</atom:updated><title>Earn your MAT degree online</title><description>
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      &lt;p&gt;This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/disclosure_clicks?oid=261042&#39;&gt;2tor&lt;/a&gt;.  All opinions are 100% mine.&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	As a stay at home mom, I am always looking for easy options on continuing my education. Going back to school full time at a campus is nearly impossible. I do not have that time, nor the resources for childcare. USC Rossier School of Education&#39;s MAT@USC offers current teacher a chance to advance their education, and aspiring teacher an opportunity to earn the Master of Arts in Teaching degree with the flexibility of studying online.&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	Not only are online courses convenient for my lifestyle, MAT@USC has some awesome things about them.&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	They have interactive online learning combined with field-based experiences. Their groundbreaking tuition reimbursement program is one of a kind. Accelerated programs, allowing you to complete the program in as little as 12 months. Rossier and the MAT@USC were awarded the AACTE for innovative use of technology in education. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	USC has been ranked #22 in the US, and #9 among all private universities by US News and World Report. They are an internationally renowned research institution with a 100-year history or educating teachers to be agents of change. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	For more &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1302&amp;amp;oid=261042&#39;&gt;program information&lt;/a&gt; be sure to check out the &lt;a href=&#39;http://mat.usc.edu/MAT/index6.php?s=izeablogs&#39;&gt;MAT@USC&lt;/a&gt; page. Become part of the elite USC Trojan family. &lt;br/&gt;	 &lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p&gt;	I am ashamed to say, I have never been to a Pier 1 Imports store....BUT looking at their Website, they look like a PERFECT store for me!&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	I LOVE home decor, and if I had it my way, would spend WAY more than I do on home decor for our home. LOL &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	I took a look at &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1712&amp;amp;oid=544182&#39;&gt;Pier 1&lt;/a&gt; online today and they have some ADORABLE Christmas decorations and decor items. I would love to be able to do some &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1722&amp;amp;oid=544182&#39;&gt;holiday entertaining&lt;/a&gt; this season, and would love to get some of &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1712&amp;amp;oid=544182&#39;&gt;Pier 1&lt;/a&gt;&#39;s beautiful items. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	These dishes are absolutely gorgeous! I think they would be perfect for a Holiday dinner party.&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	&lt;img style=&#39;width: 200px; height: 152px; &#39; src=&#39;http://media.pier1.com/img/pier1com/pier1studio/holidaylookbook/yuletide_01.jpg&#39; alt=&#39;&#39;/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	And this skirt!! OH my! It fits the look of our Christmas tree perfectly! If you are interested in buying me a present this year...this would be perfect. *wink wink!*&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p&gt;	One of the many great things I learned about &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1712&amp;amp;oid=544182&#39;&gt;Pier 1&lt;/a&gt; today, was that during the months of November and December, you can support Toys for Tots by dropping off an unwrapped present and/or making a cash donations at a register in the store.&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	Another way to donate is by &quot;liking&quot; &lt;a href=&#39;http://www.facebook.com/pier1&#39;&gt;Pier 1&lt;/a&gt; on Facebook. For every new &quot;like&quot; they get, Pier 1 will donate $1 to Toys for Tots. What an EXTREMELY easy way to be charitable. &lt;/p&gt;
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Definently check out &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.etsy.com/shop/SECONDTIMEAROUNDART?ref=top_trail&quot;&gt;Second Time Around Art&lt;/a&gt; for some gorgeous and extremely well priced jewelry! Be sure to &quot;like&quot; their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kansas-City-MO/Second-Time-Around-Art/161534647213627&quot;&gt;facebook page&lt;/a&gt; to stay up to date on new products, and future promotions.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Upcycling is creative way to take useless products and give it a second life! Second Time Around Art has found a way to upcycle vintage and antique flatware into beautiful jewelry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.194960051.jpg&quot; style=&quot;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 157px;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.187798990.jpg&quot; style=&quot;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 157px;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt; &lt;img src=&quot;http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.197155228.jpg&quot; style=&quot;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 157px;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;From now, and through the month of December, just in time for Christmas, Second Time Around Art is offering free shipping to the US and Canada! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/second-time-around-art.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-5573391744866654859</guid><pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-26T22:21:59.687-05:00</atom:updated><title>Sparkin&#39; Barbie</title><description>Yesterday after eating Turkey, I decided to venture to my dad&#39;s basement. A place I haven&#39;t really been in almost 7 years since moving out on my own. I had one thing in mind when I went down there. Some Christmas presents for Haylee! I knew there was a tote down there that contained all of my old Barbies, doll house stuff, and play kitchen things. &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I spent most of last night, and a good part of today cleaning everything up. Trying to get the mildew smell out of Barbies hair, and bleaching the kitchen stuff so it&#39;s sanitary for the kids to play with.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;While cleaning the things, I was playing a bit of course and started playing with my Rollerblading Barbie circa 1991.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sure she looks all innocent and sweet&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3565985638_51fff27c7e.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;.....WhoTF came up with this thing! Here is a video of me demonstrating.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;385&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/SczX1Sy-seI?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/SczX1Sy-seI?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;385&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Dude...did they WANT me to kill us all?! Seriously! LOL&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;OH And here&#39;s the cutie pie who found the badly hidden presents already.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs988.snc4/76123_10150322436690492_588730491_16245518_5399621_n.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/sparkin-barbie.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3565985638_51fff27c7e_t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-2094679370276287172</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-25T12:01:11.810-05:00</atom:updated><title>Wicked Fresh</title><description>
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      &lt;p&gt;This post brought to you by &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/disclosure_clicks?oid=469402&#39;&gt;Tom&#39;s of Maine&lt;/a&gt;.  All opinions are 100% mine.&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	When looking at all of the &quot;green&quot; products on the market, I found &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1802&amp;amp;oid=469402&#39;&gt;Tom&#39;s Of Maine&lt;/a&gt;. They are a leading all natural company focusing on oral and personal hygiene. For 40 years, &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1802&amp;amp;oid=469402&#39;&gt;Tom&#39;s Of Maine&lt;/a&gt; has been focused on supporting people, communities, and the planet. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	One of their brand new lines of products is their Wicked Fresh collection. The Wicked Fresh collection contains toothpaste and mouthwash. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	One thing I absolutely hate is having a bad taste in my mouth. I hate brushing my teeth, just to have them gross again in an hour. &lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;blockquote&gt;	&lt;p&gt;		Wicked Fresh!™ Long-lasting Fresh Breath Toothpaste gives you cavity protection and uses powerful natural flavor oils and a patent-pending botanical extract to provide long-lasting fresh breath.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
      &lt;p&gt;	Normally I cannot stand mouthwash. The alcohol in it burns my cheeks so badly that I want to scream! With Wicked Fresh mouthwash being all natural, I was pleased to find that Wicked Fresh did not burn my cheeks, and I actually WANTED to use it, as opposed to feeling like I HAD to use other brands. &lt;/p&gt;
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  </description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/wicked-fresh.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-6670136112130252699</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 22:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-20T18:28:24.439-05:00</atom:updated><title>Tangled</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;We were so lucky to see a Pre-screening of Tangled in 3D today. Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/disneystarsOhio&quot;&gt;Disney Stars - Ohio&lt;/a&gt; and Rave Theaters, my daughter and her best friend Bailey had an amazing day celebrating her friends birthday!&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs566.ash2/148857_166326476735377_154615617906463_359910_7549249_n.jpg&quot; style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 280px;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;Photo courtesy of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/disneystarsOhio&quot;&gt;Disney Stars - Ohio &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you remember, a couple of weeks ago I posted about the &lt;a href=&quot;http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/10/disney-triple-feature.html&quot;&gt;Disney Triple Feature&lt;/a&gt;. Well today was the day we got to see one of the movies. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was very excited to hear that a good friend of mine, Gina from &lt;a href=&quot;http://wrestlingaddictedmommy.com/&quot;&gt;A Wrestling Addicted Mommy&lt;/a&gt; was going to be there as well. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs569.ash2/149144_10150311567185285_656310284_15604288_366664_n.jpg&quot; style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 201px;&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(L-R) Angie, Bailey, Haylee, Me, Lyric, Aria&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Lyric and Aria are Gina&#39;s beautiful daughters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was a little nervous being as it was only Haylee&#39;s second movie, and it was in 3D. I was worried that she wouldn&#39;t want to keep the glasses on, and that she would get bored after awhile, but she did amazing. It kept her attention the whole time. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Here is Haylee&#39;s review:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;object width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;385&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;movie&quot; value=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Y4-TFx9RZu4?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowFullScreen&quot; value=&quot;true&quot;&gt;&lt;param name=&quot;allowscriptaccess&quot; value=&quot;always&quot;&gt;&lt;embed src=&quot;http://www.youtube.com/v/Y4-TFx9RZu4?fs=1&amp;amp;hl=en_US&quot; type=&quot;application/x-shockwave-flash&quot; allowscriptaccess=&quot;always&quot; allowfullscreen=&quot;true&quot; width=&quot;480&quot; height=&quot;385&quot;&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We loved Tangled! I cannot wait for it to come out on DVD so we can watch it again. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/tangled.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-7017092988384624073</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-19T20:00:45.606-05:00</atom:updated><title>Boudreaux’s Butt Paste</title><description>
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      &lt;p&gt;This post brought to you by &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/disclosure_clicks?oid=431232&#39;&gt;Boudreaux&#39;s Butt Paste&lt;/a&gt;.  All opinions are 100% mine.&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;p&gt;	Recently my kids had the chicken pox. Not thinking that I had anything on hand to help them with the itching and protection I decided to Google what would be good to use for them. Everything I read said that Zinc Oxide would help them a lot. I happened to remember that &lt;a rel=&#39;nofollow&#39; href=&#39;http://app.socialspark.com/clicks?lid=1902&amp;amp;oid=431232&#39;&gt;Boudreaux&#39;s Butt Paste&lt;/a&gt; contain 16% Zinc Oxide! Boy was it a life saver last week!&lt;/p&gt;
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  </description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/boudreauxs-butt-paste.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-1457811812354228847</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-17T09:58:28.575-05:00</atom:updated><title>Wordless Wednesday -  11/17/10</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs775.snc4/67571_134318393286289_104550682929727_203477_1652418_n.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 206px;&quot; src=&quot;http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs775.snc4/67571_134318393286289_104550682929727_203477_1652418_n.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs775.snc4/67571_134318393286289_104550682929727_203477_1652418_n.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Today&#39;s Wordless Wednesday is the &lt;b&gt;babies&lt;/b&gt;! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;In our neighborhood, there are 4 of us who are great friends....and who happened to all be pregnant at the same time! Here are the babies at a year old!  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/wordless-wednesday-111710.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-7491533920595413341</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-17T09:19:12.032-05:00</atom:updated><title>Bullies</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZTwknX0v0mzBMJbS02_9of9jSB9haSG9ceg5CZzzlE3o54e0Ou5yFAy7KsAGW48iWhc62Zn5Jwfqd8E0hMgYSDIx5wJc8B-mNlsLDbKdr3WxLSW-5hU-Ju6xCxOfihHSV3OQ058tTuc/s1600/spotoct27bullies.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 80px; height: 107px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZTwknX0v0mzBMJbS02_9of9jSB9haSG9ceg5CZzzlE3o54e0Ou5yFAy7KsAGW48iWhc62Zn5Jwfqd8E0hMgYSDIx5wJc8B-mNlsLDbKdr3WxLSW-5hU-Ju6xCxOfihHSV3OQ058tTuc/s1600/spotoct27bullies.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With all the press surrounding bullying these days, it&#39;s become a topic that we have started to talk to Haylee about. Sure she&#39;s only 4, but she has been receiving end of a bully....but she has also been the bully. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When I say Haylee has been the bully, let me clarify. She wasn&#39;t being &quot;mean&quot; in her eyes, she was joking. Now let me say, I&#39;m not one of those moms that have the &quot;Not my little Johnny&quot; attitude. If my girl does something wrong, she will get disciplined...and 9 times out of 10, even if it WASN&#39;T her fault, she will still be talked to and let know that it was wrong.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;So what happened was Haylee has this bff at school. Let&#39;s call her &quot;Amy&quot; for arguments sake. Well Amy is a bully...and Haylee got sucked in. Amy has been telling other kids to, &quot;eat grass&quot; and calling them, &quot;baby&quot; and telling them, &quot;you&#39;re not my friend!&quot;. Haylee has been joining in on this...or rather HAD been joining in on this. I was assured this morning that it has gotten much better this week and my wonderful daughter has been sticking up for these kids!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jon and I decided to go the route that we would explain to her that she needed to tell Amy, when Amy is being mean, &quot;Don&#39;t be mean to him/her! They are my friend!&quot; And it&#39;s worked! Haylee&#39;s teacher told me that she has been doing much better with it, but that it has made Amy mad at Haylee. The day after Haylee started this, she got a dose of her own medicine and Amy was mean to Haylee telling her they were no longer friends. According to teacher, that really upset Hay...but since then, Hay has not bullied anyone and has made MORE friends because of it. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Bully crisis, averted....for now at least!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;How do you talk with your kids about it? How do you ensure that you&#39;re kids have compassion for others and don&#39;t become a bully?&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/bullies.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZTwknX0v0mzBMJbS02_9of9jSB9haSG9ceg5CZzzlE3o54e0Ou5yFAy7KsAGW48iWhc62Zn5Jwfqd8E0hMgYSDIx5wJc8B-mNlsLDbKdr3WxLSW-5hU-Ju6xCxOfihHSV3OQ058tTuc/s72-c/spotoct27bullies.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-4720608183578071049</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-11-16T10:43:45.414-05:00</atom:updated><title>Current giveaways</title><description>My friend Gina over at &lt;a href=&quot;http://wrestlingaddictedmommy.com&quot;&gt;A Wrestling Addicted Mommy&lt;/a&gt; has some great giveaways going on right now for her Holiday Gift Guide.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wrestlingaddictedmommy.com/2010-holiday-gift-guide/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/Lyricsmama/Blog/09ggbutton-1.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/center&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;One I am very excited about is her teaming up with Constructive Playthings. They are giving away two of their Today&#39;s Girls dolls, and a doll bed! &lt;/center&gt;&lt;center style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Be sure to check out A Wrestling Addicted Mommy for all of your fun holiday giveaways. &lt;/center&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/11/current-giveaways.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-1850237628710806556</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-10-30T09:07:05.971-04:00</atom:updated><title>Disney Triple Feature</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwuGzoNZ2CghSPuspK0Kji0I3caYTC8izNm_0OiaLjL2nmbCgZfS_DwPuKQ5Ke3_d2nekAnr41aNVs4pNA0jj2qZl_S-7CNg_4JQ0BpVCJueo3ESS4OkmtYx2VEy0assE0DePRw5amtE/s1600/triple_feature_art.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 69px;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwuGzoNZ2CghSPuspK0Kji0I3caYTC8izNm_0OiaLjL2nmbCgZfS_DwPuKQ5Ke3_d2nekAnr41aNVs4pNA0jj2qZl_S-7CNg_4JQ0BpVCJueo3ESS4OkmtYx2VEy0assE0DePRw5amtE/s200/triple_feature_art.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533824394720740418&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Segoe UI&#39;, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); &quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is an awesome promotion going on right now with Disney and Rave Theaters in Toledo. The program is a Triple Feature Offer. Here&#39;s how it works, if you see the Disney movies, Secretariat, Tangled and Tron at Rave Theaters, you get a free medium popcorn with your ticket and if you see all &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;three&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; movies, Rave will give you a free movie pass to the movie of your choice!! Gotta love free stuff!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Segoe UI&#39;, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); &quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Segoe UI&#39;, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(42, 42, 42); &quot;&gt;I know my daughter is very excited to see Tangled, I would love to see Secretariat and Jon is excited for Tron. This is a perfect promotion for us!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;   &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;   &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;For more information, check out the local Rave theaters located in Toledo at Franklin Park, in Maumee at Fallen Timbers, or in Perrysburg at Levis Commons. You can also check out the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/disneystarsOhio?v=app_4949752878&quot;&gt;Disney Stars - Ohio&lt;/a&gt; Facebook page. Be sure to &quot;like&quot; them to stay up to date on future promotions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;   &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;   &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 13px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana, Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; line-height: 16px; &quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-weight: normal; &quot;&gt;&lt;center style=&quot;text-align: left; &quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: left; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); &quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: x-small; &quot;&gt;Post is only the opinion of Leslie&#39;s Life. Other views and opinions may vary. For posting, I was given complimentary movie tickets. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/10/disney-triple-feature.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAwuGzoNZ2CghSPuspK0Kji0I3caYTC8izNm_0OiaLjL2nmbCgZfS_DwPuKQ5Ke3_d2nekAnr41aNVs4pNA0jj2qZl_S-7CNg_4JQ0BpVCJueo3ESS4OkmtYx2VEy0assE0DePRw5amtE/s72-c/triple_feature_art.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-4078737724414307248</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-28T20:05:51.976-04:00</atom:updated><title>Nancy Drew</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://www.herinteractive.com/images/Mystery_Games/Nancy_Drew/Trail_of_the_Twister/PC/box.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 127px; height: 183px;&quot; src=&quot;http://www.herinteractive.com/images/Mystery_Games/Nancy_Drew/Trail_of_the_Twister/PC/box.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I LOVE mystery games. Clue has always been my favorite board game, and when I hear of it being on an electronic device, like a computer I get so excited!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When I was contacted by &lt;a href=&quot;http://familyreviewnetwork.com/&quot;&gt;Family Review Network&lt;/a&gt; to test out a Nancy Drew game by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.herinteractive.com/index.php&quot;&gt;HERinteractive&lt;/a&gt;, I was really looking forward to it. While I have never read any of the Nancy Drew books, I knew it was mystery series and knew it was right up my alley. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I was set a copy of the new game &quot;Trial of the Twister&quot;. I have seen some pretty cheesy mystery games, so I wasn&#39;t expecting much. To say that the game exceeded my expectations is a complete understatement! I LOVED IT! It challenged me, and that was awesome.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;One thing that I really liked was the option for two different difficulties. You are able to play as a Junior Detective (easy) and are able to have a task list, a list that will tell you the things you need to complete. As a Senior Detective (hard), you are on your own. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Silly me decided I was billy bad butt and started right on the hard one. Like I said, silly me! I quit and went for the easier setting. I am looking forward to going back and trying it again on hard to see if there are game differences and if I am able to get though it myself. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I would recommend this game, and the other I was able to review &quot;Secrets Can Kill&quot;, for pre-teen and teens. It&#39;s a bit much for younger kids to understand I think. At $19.99 a game, it would be a perfect gift for a holiday or birthday.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; &quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;This post was written for Family Review Network &amp;amp; HERinteractive who provided the complimentary product in exchange for my honest review.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/nancy-drew.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-2186297401614099306</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-28T20:08:10.900-04:00</atom:updated><title>Ziploc</title><description>&lt;div&gt;A trusted brand in packing school lunches has always been &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ziploc.com/Pages/HomePage.aspx&quot;&gt;Ziploc&lt;/a&gt;!  Ziploc doesn&#39;t just come in your typical quart and gallon sizes anymore...and they aren&#39;t just for food anymore either! They come in a wide variety of sizes including a tote size for large objects, and even storage containers with snapping lids.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Have you ever sat down with a bag of potato chips with the intention of only eating a few, only to find that the next thing you know, they are almost gone?! Eating healthy is a hard thing to do when you sit down with a bag of chips. One of my favorite things to do with my Ziploc bags are to pre-package snacks. When my chips are pre-packaged in smaller snack sizes, it makes it easier to know when to  stop.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href=&quot;http://familyreviewnetwork.com&quot;&gt;Family Review Network&lt;/a&gt;, I had the opportunity to review a few the sizes of the storage bags, and a few storage container. I&#39;d have to say, the Ziploc Storage Slider Bags are my favorite. The only reason I see those better than the others is that they are so easy to close that even my 4 year old could do it. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I absolutely love the storage containers for food transportation! My grandma makes THE BEST homemade chicken noodle soup. I don&#39;t care what the weather is, if we&#39;re sick or not, Grandma&#39;s chicken noodle soup is a must have in our refrigerator. We have tried several containers for transportation, and they always end up leaking. As soon as I received my containers, I knew the ultimate test. When we used the Ziploc containers, not a drop of the delicious juice spilled out! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am a bargain shopper and have tired the cheap zipper bags. Let me tell you, they do not compare AT ALL to Ziploc. I have found there are just some name brands that you HAVE to have, Ziploc is one of them!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; &quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;This post was written for Family Review Network &amp;amp; SC Johnson who provided the complimentary product for review and giveaway in exchange for my honest opinions.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/ziploc.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-7223854522133954006</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-28T19:34:58.717-04:00</atom:updated><title>Teething sucks!</title><description>We are having major issues with Zak and his darn molar&#39;s! He has three in, but this last one is giving him so much trouble.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Poor boy&#39;s butt is so raw from loose stools, so much drool, and a runny nose....all symptoms that his big sister got as well.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;He hasn&#39;t napped today and is exhausted! I have him in his bed, and mean me is just letting him cry it out. Nothing is soothing him...he just needs sleep.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/teething-sucks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-5248696934515151188</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-28T19:32:32.795-04:00</atom:updated><title>Parent&#39;s Choice formula</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of &lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=494842&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstorebrandformula.com%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;PBM Products&lt;/a&gt;. All opinions are 100% mine.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We were very luck with Zak that he could be on any formula. Haylee is soy and lactose intolerant and had to be on special EXPENSIVE formula.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One &lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=494842&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstorebrandformula.com%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;store brand formula&lt;/a&gt; that we really liked and found very comparable to other name brand formulas was Parent&#39;s Choice from Wal-Mart. We are fortunate that our children have grandparents that love them so much, and loved to help with their care. I cannot tell you the amount of cans of formula that my mom from Iowa would purchase and send me for my kids.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish we would have know a year ago what I know now! You are now able to but your Parent&#39;s Choice formula on-line and have it shipped directly to your door in cases of 4 or 6 units, for no additional charge!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We love the Wal-Mart website and their ship to home, and ship to store options when it comes to presents from my mom. Parent&#39;s Choice formula is very easy to find on the site, right in their Baby Center.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Parent&#39;s Choice meets all of the FDA nutritional standards just like all of the national name brands. It offers complete nutrition for babies 0-12 months of age. And it is available in a range of formulas to address common feeding issues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the recent recall of Similac formula&#39;s, even CBS&#39;s money watch is suggesting parents &lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=494842&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fmoneywatch.bnet.com%2Fsaving-money%2Fblog%2Ffamily-finance%2Fsimilac-recall-time-to-switch-to-generic-formula%2F3136%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;switch to generic formula&lt;/a&gt; such as Parent&#39;s Choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say in their article that many parents are reluctant to switch their child&#39;s formula even though there is a significant price different. The Infant Formula Act of 1980 has guaranteed us that all baby formula sold in the US meets minimum nutrient requirements and FDA regulations. Just because you pay more for your babies food, doesn&#39;t guarantee that it&#39;s better for baby, or as we&#39;re seeing today, safer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=494842&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fstorebrandformula.com%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Visit my sponsor: Parent’s Choice Infant Formula now on Walmart.com&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=494842&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey_three.png&quot; style=&quot;border:0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/parents-choice-formula.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-1950492856396989942</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:14:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-28T19:19:21.005-04:00</atom:updated><title>Dear Fall...</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://blogs.targetx.com/hbu/DawgTracks/fall-leaves.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 126px;&quot; src=&quot;http://blogs.targetx.com/hbu/DawgTracks/fall-leaves.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;Let me first start off by telling you how much I have missed you!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am excited. Fall has officially hit Ohio! It is hoodie and jean weather, rainy (I don&#39;t really miss that part! lol), the leaves are falling, and we&#39;re thinking about trick-or-treating!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I made my FAVORITE fall dessert the other day and it tasted so good! The taste of pumpkin just solidified the fact that it&#39;s FALL!!!!!!!!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have our first Trick-or-treating this weekend. My dad is a season camper and his campground is hosting their trick-or-treating this weekend. We are very excited! As I previously posted and review, Haylee will be Jesse from Toy Story, and we FINALLY found Zak a Buzz costume!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I can&#39;t wait to post pictures of them all dressed up!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What are your kids going as this year?&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/dear-fall.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-7997796143791855365</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-26T13:41:33.175-04:00</atom:updated><title>The Boy Who Changed The World</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.236.cover.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 179px;&quot; src=&quot;http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.236.cover.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;An important message that we teach our kids is that you can make a difference! &quot;The Boy Who Changed The World&quot; by Andy Andrews is a wonderful children&#39;s book that teaches just that.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The book tells the story of four boys who grew up to change the world. We first learn about Norman Borlaug and how he fought world hunger. We are then introduced to another boy who grew up to change Norman&#39;s world. Basically, the book is about the Butterfly Effect. What we learn though out the book that each of them wouldn&#39;t have been able to accomplish their change without the other three.  I read it with Haylee, my 4 year old. The story was a bit much for her to understand but would be perfect for some older school aged children. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Not only was the story very well written, but the illustrations were amazing! I think Haylee, loved those the most. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The story also made me curious about the men and had me doing a bit of research. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; &quot;&gt;Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the &lt;a href=&quot;http://BookSneeze.com&quot;&gt;BookSneeze.com&lt;/a&gt;  book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html&quot;&gt;Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 &lt;/a&gt;: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/boy-who-changed-world.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-2633908574951349076</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-26T13:24:49.862-04:00</atom:updated><title>The Least Among You</title><description>&lt;a onblur=&quot;try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}&quot; href=&quot;http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.262.cover.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 197px;&quot; src=&quot;http://booksneeze.com/art/_140_245_Book.262.cover.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; &quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Trebuchet MS&#39;, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;“The Least Among You” is production of Lionsgate and presented by Witenuckle LLC &amp;amp; Rough Diamond Productions, based on a true story&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;. The story follows Richard Kelly, an African American man jailed in the 1965 Watts Riots. Kelly is put on a years probation and forced to attend an all White seminary as an alternative to jail. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Given the time and place the movie is set in, the story began with a lot of racial tension. Kelly eventually finds comfort in a friendship with the seminaries grounds-keeper, his roommate, and a the only female staff member. Kelly continually battles for what is right, and is met with many challenges along the way. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;The story line was pretty good. The only thing I really didn&#39;t like was that in some parts it drug out. It took awhile to get to a lot of plot points.   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Being a Christian movie I wasn&#39;t expecting to see a lot of the big name actors that I did. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 20px; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;The movie has Louis Gossett, Jr., Lauren Holly, William Devane and Cedric Sanders in it&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;Overall, I would recommend The Least Among You as the story is good.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: medium;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; &quot;&gt;Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the &lt;a href=&quot;http://BookSneeze.com&quot;&gt;BookSneeze.com&lt;/a&gt; book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_03/16cfr255_03.html&quot;&gt;Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 &lt;/a&gt;: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/least-among-you.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-1600669482988746209</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-22T19:41:13.510-04:00</atom:updated><title>Pre-paid phones</title><description>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of &lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=487762&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boostmobile.com%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Boost Mobile&lt;/a&gt;. All opinions are 100% mine.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I can remember after moving out of my parents house, I wasn&#39;t equipped with enough money to get my own cell phone. I resorted to a pre-paid and hated it!&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the 6 years since I&#39;ve moved out, pre-paid, or no contract phones have really come a long way. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=487762&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boostmobile.com%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Boost Mobile&lt;/a&gt; is one of the nations biggest no contract cell phone company right now. Their method of re-filling your mintues is called &lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=487762&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boostmobile.com%2Freboost%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Re-Boost&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When you need to Re-Boost, you have a few options:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;1. You can Re-Boost online with a debit or credit card.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2. You can pay by phone with a debit or credit card.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3. You can pay in person at a retailer. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Boost have a few plans to choose from. They have an Unlimited Text, Phone and Web plan for $50 a month, or you can pay daily for only $2 a day. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;6 years ago, when I got my first pre-paid, your options were very limited. You got a very basic phone to make calls and text. Now you can even get a &lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=487762&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fplans.boostmobile.com%2Fblackberry.aspx&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Blackberry&lt;/a&gt; No Contract phone.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We currently pay over $90 for an unlimited data, text and phone plan for Jon with his iPhone. Boost has an UNLIMITED Blackberry plan for $60! Umm...hello! Can you say Leslie is stupid! LOL We will be re-evaluating our cell phone plans once our contract comes due. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The reason we love the iPhone so much is it&#39;s ability to stay in touch with our Social Network. I am constantly checking my Facebook and Twitter. When I took a trip to Iowa to visit my mom in June, I used sites like Facebook and Twitter to keep my family updated on how my trip was going. I would update at state lines, at rest stops, and when we stopped for lunch.  My aunt actually mentioned it to me. She said that while I was on the road driving there and home, she would login to see what state I was on, and how much longer until I reached my destination. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Boost has a variety of &quot;Web ready&quot; phone for you to keep in contact with your social network as well. You are able to choose a Blackberry Curve for only $149.99. As I mentioned above, an unlimited Blackberry plan is only $60 a month! What a great deal!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If a Blackberry isn&#39;t your thing, they also have the Motorola il, with an unlimited plan of $50 a month. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I fully plan on checking out Boost in a few months when our contract is up, I hope you do too!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=487762&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boostmobile.com%2F&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Visit my sponsor: Reboost&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=487762&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey_three.png&quot; style=&quot;border:0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/pre-paid-phones.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-3741372116674647131</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-02T18:19:26.243-04:00</atom:updated><title>Vote for me!</title><description>I just entered my site on Top Mommy Blogs. Please take a second and vote for Leslie&#39;s Life. Click on the image below.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;top mom blogs&quot; href=&quot;http://www.topmommyblogs.com/blogs/in.php?id=essiekay&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.topmommyblogs.com/blogs/image.php?id=essiekay&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; height=&quot;150&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Top Mommy Blogs - Mom Blog Directory&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/vote-for-me.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-2584099113833977578</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-09-02T16:16:55.529-04:00</atom:updated><title>Milestones &amp; life updated</title><description>Yesterday was Zak&#39;s 1 year check up. He is such a monster! He is 24lbs and a little over 31in. He did wonderful. She said his development is right on track, and he&#39;s ahead in a few areas. We were concerned that maybe his ear were giving him problems. He has been a CONSTANT fuss butt lately but she said they looked perfect. I wish these molars would get through already. Two down, and two more to do. So after 4 shorts and an order for a lead test per our insurance, we were on our way home with an even bigger cranky butt! &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Haylee...she just amazes me. Her vocabulary, her understanding of things, her sensitivity toward her brother, her humor! She has me rolling all the time with some of the stuff she comes up with. She starts back to school on Tuesday and is just as excited as I am. While I love having her home, it&#39;s nice for her to be able to socialize and have a life apart from the family for a few hours every week. She&#39;ll be going for a little over 3 hours a day, 4 days a week. She has the same teacher as last year so she&#39;s happy.  Miss Julie also told Haylee when we had a meeting with her last week that a lot of Haylee&#39;s friends will be in her class again. This is a rough time for her because a few of them went into Kindergarten this year and she didn&#39;t understand why they wouldn&#39;t be there.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hay&#39;s birthday is also coming up in a little over a week and we&#39;re super excited! We&#39;re having a Webkinz Jr theme party with lots of pictures and a review to come for some of our party  favors. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I think I am going to take an idea from another blog I frequently read, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.habitat4insanity.com/&quot;&gt;Habitat 4 Insanity&lt;/a&gt;, and try to post once a week updated pictures of the kids, and some of our adventures. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I also have a few cool reviews and giveaways coming up in the next week. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I am starting to feel stretched thin again. I have life here at home, this blog to run, a design to update for a former client at my other blog &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.layitonmedesigns.com/&quot;&gt;Lay It On Me Designs&lt;/a&gt;, Pampered Chef to do...*wipes forehead* a mom&#39;s work is never done!&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/09/milestones.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259206493347615839.post-3374592164159830611</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-08-31T09:00:42.529-04:00</atom:updated><title>Follow Me Back Tues. 8-31</title><description>&lt;center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://surveyjunkiegiftguide.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums/af324/staycee413/th_fmbt200.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;Photobucket&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;center style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Trying to get back into the weekly things like Follow Me Back Tuesday from Survey Junkie. So, this is my first one in a long time. :) If you want to play along too head on over to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sjunkie.com/&quot;&gt;Survey Junkie.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/center&gt;</description><link>http://essiekay05.blogspot.com/2010/08/follow-me-back-tues-8-31.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Leslie)</author><thr:total>13</thr:total></item></channel></rss>