Learning Resources

I went to college and got a degree in elementary and early childhood education. When I graduated from college, I knew for sure that early childhood was the path I wanted to take. I love elementary too...but preschool is when the children are so impressionable and really are beginning to mold into the people they will be someday. I wanted to help give them their very first school experience and make it one that was meaningful and fun for them. Before our daughter was born, I taught preschool for two years. Now, I am a stay at home mom. Having both the teaching background, and now being a parent, I was incredibly excited when I found out that I was going to be able to do a review on some items that I received from Learning Resources. This is a company that I used often while teaching, and now as a parent I plan on using their products as well. They encourage children to grow in their development and learning by offering different games, manipulatives, etc.


From Learning Resources I received the Smart Splash Color Play Penguins which is great for teaching matching and colors. I also received the Smart Snacks Animal Crack-ups which are wonderful for developing fine motor skills, learning about animals, matching, and color recognition skills. Finally, I received the interactive AlphaBall which is an Electronic Word Game. I am excited to use this with my daughter when she is a bit older as I believe its's a wonderful for teaching spelling and word building skills.


If you're a teacher or parent who's looking for educational toys that will help your little one's learn important skills and subject areas then you should definitely check out Learning Resources today!!!

Krillion

Lately I've been hearing my hubby talk a lot about the big screen HDTV that he'd like to get sometime. It would be really nice to have one...but finding the right one at the right price is what's important to us. I recently came across Krillion, which is a localization search engine making it easy for consumers to find big ticket items like a samsung HDTV, for the prices that suit our needs and the location that we need. In looking more into this I have found that it helps to save me time because I can find it online and then go out and buy exactly what we've been wanting. If you're looking for an HDTV, check out Krillion today! You won't be sorry you did.

So Cute

We had the opportunity to spend some time with my younger brother over Thanksgiving!! He gave us the gift that he got for Kaelyn and it is absolutely adorable!! He works for John Deere, so he got her these little pink John Deere overalls, a JD onesie, a hat, and then a little pink JD jacket to go over it!! It's so cute. It's a little big for her right now, but will be adorable once she can fit into it! I can't wait.:)

Christmas Time

Last night Scott and I began putting up our Christmas tree. We always had it up in our apartments that we've lived in, so putting it up in our home was pretty fun. The one thing we realized though was how tiny it really is when you get it in a big space. After Christmas is over we'll have to go looking for a little bit bigger one maybe. It would be fun to have a big, full Christmas tree to put up next year. I think Kaelyn would enjoy that too!!

New Bathroom

My husband and I recently bought a new house and really are excited to start remodeling our basement bathroom. We would like to get some new plumbing fixtures, new lights, new flooring...basically just redo the whole thing. We won't be able to do it all at once, but little by little it will come together and really make a nice second bathroom on the lower level of our home. I can't wait to get started.

Luggage

My husband and I don't do a whole lot of traveling, but enough where it would be nice to have a really nice set of luggage. We'd like to get reliable luggage that we know is of good quality!! We've been looking around now that the Christmas season is upon us and people are asking us for our Christmas lists. There are many different brands and types of luggage that we've looked at...we're thinking travelpro might be the best choice for us. We'll have to see.

Baby Talk

Ever since we had our little girl a few weeks ago, I'm sure many of you have noticed that my new favorite thing to blog about is Kaelyn!! She's really a great baby!! She's becoming a better and better sleeper, but in the beginning we had a few nights that were kind of tough. I'm thinking that an amby baby Hammock Motion Bed for infants would have been helpful for nights like this. It really looks like a great thing for baby's who don't sleep very well or sleep for short periods of time. I love learning about all these different baby products out there.

Martin Worldwide

Ever heard of Martin Worldwide before? They are one of the leaders in the direct marketing industry, having a reputation for their outstanding mailing list and telemarketings lists products. ResponseCom is one of their products that you may have heard of before. This is a blend of US Response and US Consumer databases. They offer a multi deminsional and versatile product for consumers. It's helped clients have higher response rates, gain profitability and get new business opportunities. I thought this was a great product and thought there were many people out there who would agree and who would like to learn more about it. You can check out their site today for more information.

Out to eat

Tonight will be a busy night for us as well. Aunt Tami and Grandma Annie want to come up and see Kaelyn tonight. I think we're going to go out to eat and enjoy spending sometime together as well. It should be a lot of fun. We'll just have to make sure Kaelyn is well rested and fed before we go so she's in a good mood while we're out!! :)

Meeting Aunt Tami

Today has already been quite the busy day for us so far. Kaelyn has eaten a couple of times. I ate, got ready and did some cleaning around the house. Then, Aunt Tami came to visit Kaelyn for the first time. She flew in from Virginia and on her way to her dad's decided to stop and meet Kaelyn. She was so excited to hold her, and Kaelyn really seemed to enjoy meeting her Aunt!! :)