Monday, December 31, 2012

Vinyl Disorder Decal Review














Driving down the road, I see cars all of the time with stickers on their cars. Little families on the back window, soccer balls, dogs, and many other items. I have always wanted to place them on my car but have been afraid to put anything on my windows or paint.

I recently received a set of family stickers from Vinyl Disorder that I was willing to place on my window. I received a family set of feet. Yes, I said feet. I debated on where to place the feet that I received. Did I want them on my slider door to keep people from running into the glass? (Yes this is a real problem in my house.) Did I want them on my car to show off my family as I drive my normal 80 miles every day? Mommy, daddy, and kids footprints now ride on the back window of my car.


The decals were easy to adjust and apply on my car window. I did not run into any issues with wrinkles in the decals or any issues with the decals tearing. I am not sure that I would place decals all over my car, but I really like having a family of feet climbing my back window.

Vinyl Decals has more family style decals to choose from than I have seen in my local stores. There are people, turtles, peace signs. palm trees, and many many more. I could go on for quite a while. Go check them out for yourself. You may find a set that you are willing to put on your car or a set that you have been looking for.


I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Thermal-Aid Reveiw and Giveaway



I live in a household full of people that get hurt regularly. Whether it is a pulled muscle in my husbands back or a boo boo on my four-year-olds knee, we always are looking for a way to relieve some pain or tension.

I had an opportunity to try Thermal-Aid natural heating and cooling packs recently. Thermal-Aid heating and cooling packs are made from all natural ingredients. The outer cover is made with all natural cotton and the interior contents are a specially engineered corn.

I immediately thought that I would need to test out the medium sectional heating pack on my shoulder. Unfortunately, the monkey was used first. My youngest was not feeling was not feeling well and was moping on the couch. I tried everything to try and get him to tell me what was wrong. But the only thing I got was this photo...


Look at that pitiful face!! The little light bulb in my head kicked on then. Grab the monkey!! I ran in the other room and pulled the Thermal-Aid monkey out of its box. I ran to the microwave and warmed him up for about 45 seconds. I tucked the monkey next to Kaiden since he was cranky and would not take it.


And here they are a couple of minutes later!


I am still not sure why Kaiden was not feeling well, but the Thermal-Aid was the perfect cure. It was warm to the touch and definitely not too hot to hand to a young child. I loved that it only took a few seconds in the microwave.

Now it is my turn! Finally, I get to use my Thermal-Aid. I took my medium sized sectional and tossed it in the freezer overnight. I knew that I would be using it on my shoulder that I dislocated a few years ago that is always flaring up.

I pulled out my Thermal-Aid and placed it over my shoulder for about 15 minutes. I was very impressed with the way that the corn inside held the coolness from the freezer. It remained cool the whole time that I used it and was not too cold on my skin like and ice pack can be.

I can think of many ways that I would use a Thermal-Aid.  They would be amazing during hot weather to help cool me off, or for that more than occasional sprained ankle that I get. I also think that this is a great way to soothe a child with a mild fever or even that occasional night they just can't get to sleep.

I was very happy with both of the Thermal-Aid products that I received. The using the cooled version provide me some relief of my chronic inflammation in my shoulder and the monkey provided a nice warm comfy friend to my four-year-old.  Knowing that all of the contents are natural and non-toxic is an added bonus with Thermal-Aid.



You can learn more about Thermal-Aid Products on their social media platforms below:
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Thermal Aid is also allowing me to give away a total of 8 Thermal-Aids to lucky readers. Enter below for your chance to win one of three (3) Medium sized sectional thermal aids or one of five (5) random Zoo Animals.


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Disclaimer: I received the items described above at no charge to facilitate this review and giveaway. all opinions are my own and have not been influenced in any way.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Blogger Opportunity from Diamond Candles




With the Holiday season coming to an end but winter still upon us, there is no better time to have candles in your home. Why not have an all natural soy candle with a ring inside? The rings inside are valued from $10 to over $1000.

If you’re a blogger and would like to be considered for a review and giveaway opportunity from Diamond Candles, just click here.

Monday, December 24, 2012

Lovable Labels




We have had numerous issues at Kaiden's school over the last couple of years with children going home with the wrong coats and back packs. Last winter, another child took Kaiden's coat home and did not return it until the end of Spring. Part of it was my fault for not having a name inside the coat. For the last few weeks I have been using Loveable Labels to label clothing items that go to the daycare with Kaiden. I do not like to write his name inside his clothes because I cannot pass them down to another child with his name written inside.


The labels are great to tuck inside shoes, backpacks, and jackets. I really like the versatility of them. I can add them to a coat and remove it later on when I want to pass the coat on to another child. I also like that I can customize the labels for any person in my family. With the unusual spelling of many of our names it is nice to be able to make something unique.


The labels adhere to most surfaces and have held up to the abuse of a 4 year old boy and my washing machine. I did test the labels to make sure that they would come off of the clothing also. I did not have any issues removing the labels from any item of clothing.

These are a must for any school age child! They will help keep your child's clothes with your child.


I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Happy Holidays!



Happy Holidays to all of my wonderful readers!
May your holiday be blessed with memories that you can cherish for eternity!

~Grammy2Kaiden and Zoe

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Aquatopia Bath Toy Organizer


If you are anything like me, you have toys that seem to linger in the bottom of the bathtub. I am always looking for something to store the kids toys in, but so far everything I have found is either not safe or it allows the toys to retain moisture and then the toys mold.



The Aquatopia Bath Toy Organizer is very cute. It is designed in the shape of an alligator head and was immediately very appealing to the four year old in my home. It is very quick and easy to set up. Once  you pull it out of the box, take it straight to your bath tub and tighten the unit on the edge of your bathtub. That is it! 

The toys load easily from the top of the alligators head and just a easily exit through the alligators mouth. The area where the alligators teeth are, is padded to prevent smashing fingers. There is a built is soap dish, but we did not use that feature with the kids in our house. A bar of soap in my child's hands turns into a big mess in my home. The bath toy organizer is a quick and easy way to keep the toys organized in the bathtub. It actually turned into a game in my home. At the end of every bath, we have to feed the alligator all of the toys.
Some of the features include:

• stores and drains wet bath toys in its head 
• easy open mouth releases toys back into water
• padded closure to protect curious little fingers
• includes a clamp with built-in soap dish
• installs easily on most tubs; no hardware necessary

 The Aquatopia bath toy organizer is available at Babies R Us stores and online.



  I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Daddy Scrubs Review


Well, I am not the daddy as the picture above says, but as some of you know, Grammy2Kaiden will be expanding soon, to Grammy2Kaiden and ??? I will be a grammy all over again in just a few more weeks. So when I was given an opportunity to review Daddy Scrubs, I was very excited.

I received the Daddy Scrubs in the classic edgy style. I thought that a new expectant father would love to be identified in the delivery room when his new baby arrives. The scrubs arrived in perfect condition. They were nicely packed in plastic to keep them from getting dirty during shipping. Inside the package was also a sticker that said "I'm The Daddy."
 I immediately washed the set of scrubs to help soften them up a little bit. They washed well and I did not have any issues with bleeding of the dark blue color. They also maintained their size. No shrinking is always a plus when washing a new item of clothing.

Daddy to be
In order to do a true review, I needed a volunteer (This is what happens when you join my family, you have to model for me). The scrubs fit true to size and are  made up of a nice durable material.The Daddy Scrubs were also a nice cut so they did not restrict movement in any way. For any of my readers that have never put on a pair of scrubs, they are like walking around in your pajamas all day long.

I really enjoyed the look of the scrubs and the fact that they are designed to allow the new dad to stand out in the delivery room. This is a great way for the staff and other family members to easily identify the dad. Now if I could just get a pair for the new Grandpa too!


I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.