Wordless Wednesday - Family Vacation (Linky)

I'm on vacation this week visiting family in Illinois.  These are a few of the pictures so far and I'm sure I will be taking many more.  It's nice to relax a little and spend time with family and friends from my hometown.

Rachel loves any playground

Some wind turbines (Wind Farm- Pontiac, IL)

one of the few remaining swinging bridges

Duck Park

#BICMarkIt Permanent Markers Review

I was excited to receive the Bic Mark-It 36 count permanent markers from Smiley 360.  I love to craft, color and create.  I find it to be a great stress reliever.  The markers come in this easy flip open case which has room for extras too.  This is a real plus for me.  I am always looking all over for that certain color and can never find it while they are rolling all over the drawer.  The case keeps them neatly organized.  

I had fun decorating the magnetic frame and then I just wanted to play around with all the different colors.  I think my diagonal stripes will make a cool background for some future art project.  They write smoothly and consistantly.  They also dry very quickly on whatever surface and I don't end up getting color all over the side of my hand.

You can use these markers on different surfaces including glass, metal, plastic, photos and more.  Just imagine all the colorful things you could make.

Visit Bic Mark-It on Facebook for a chance to win one of their daily color inspired prizes and get a $2.00 off coupon.

Disclosure:  I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a free product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.

Pennington Smart Feed Sprayer System Review #GetItFree

I am in the process of moving from an apartment to a house with a huge yard.  I am so excited to have a yard again even though it needs a lot of work.  Pennington and BzzAgent provided me with the Smart Feed Sprayer System to try in my new yard.  Here in south Texas I am lucky enough to be able to grow things almost year round.

To keep my flowers and plants looking good in the hot Texas sun, I need to water and fertilize them regularly.  I do my best to keep up with watering, but fertilizing is my downfall.  I just don't like to mess with it because it's usually a pain in the butt and just plain icky.

I had my hubby and daughter help me get the flowerbed below planted.  It was a nice way for us to all work together too.

Fertilizing is no longer a problem for me with the Pennington Smart Feed.  It's pretty simple and saves so much time.  As a work at home mom, anything that is an easy time saver is awesome.  I also like to save money anywhere I can.  The sprayer system is reusable and sells for around $12.99 and the refill tablets start at only $9.99.  This is a great deal since each tablet fertilizes up to 300 sq. feet.  and comes in three varieties.

You also save money by using half the water of other application systems.  The tablets are pre-measured to supply the right nutrient to water ratio with no mess.  The Smart Feed System delivers 100% of it's nutrients in about 10 minutes versus using 100 gallons of water per application with typical feeders.  Hubby sprayed the above flowerbed in about 2-3 minutes.

I also used it on a couple banana trees I am trying to save and bring back to life.  I will update this post very soon with pictures of my beautiful flowerbed and hopefully healthy banana trees. 

Disclosure:  I was not financially compensated for this post.  I received a free product for review purposes. The opinions are completely my own based on my experience. #GetItFree

  

Cree and Scooter Children's Book Review

Take The Adventure With 

Cree and Scooter

Cree and Scooter Hit The Slopes In British Columbia  is the first book of a global series by Tammy Sutton-Brown.  Cree and Scooter teaches young children about about other places and cultures around the world.

Cree is a 7 year old little girl who is given a toy chameleon, named Scooter, by her brother.  Cree soon finds out that Scooter is a very special chameleon.  Scooter comes to life in Cree's dreams and they travel, learn and have fun-filled adventures.

In this first book, Cree and Scooter travel to British Columbia.  They have a fun adventure while learning about Canada's places and people. While learning to ski, they even learn some words in French and so much more.


Cree and Scooter lets your kids use their imagination and they enjoy learning about the world.  My daughter, Rachel loves reading the story and likes the colorful pictures.  At the end of the story, there are bonus activity pages.

We are leaving for vacation in a couple of days and Rachel keeps telling me not to forget to pack her new Cree and Scooter book.  She plans on doing the activities while we are traveling in the car.  It will help keep her busy for our 1400 mile road trip.  I love seeing her excited about reading and learning.

About The Author

Tammy Sutton-Brown is a WNBA veteran and two-time all star.  She was raised in Ontario, Canada and has visited over 40 countries in 5 continents.  She believes exposure to different cultures, languages and traditions enhancing one's quality of life.  

Tammy also founded the Tammy Sutton-Brown Foundation, Inc. in 2009.  The TSB Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to the empowerment of women and children.  Some of the proceeds from the Cree and Scooter adventure book series will be donated to the foundation.

You can learn more about Cree and Scooter on Facebook and Twitter.  Visit their website and download your own activity book, shop or watch Cree and Scooter TV.  Also watch for the 2nd book of the series coming this year titled Cree and Scooter Climb The Great Wall of China. 

http://creeandscooter.com/

https://www.facebook.com/creeandscooter   

https://twitter.com/creeandscooter


Become a parent ambassador and earn gift certificates and prizes for spreading the word.  For more information check out my previous post >> Become a Cree and Scooter Parent Ambassador.





Disclosure:  I received a copy of this book to review but I was not financially compensated in any way. The opinions expressed are my own and are based on my observations while reading this book.

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Wordless Wednesday - Peaceful Pelican (Linky)

Usually the brown pelicans fly away before I can take a picture.  This one just kept chilling and didn't care what I was doing around him.  So he was my peaceful pelican friend for the afternoon.  Happy Wednesday:)