Blurb Mobile – App for iPhone and iPad | #photography #custom

As much as Halloween is supposed to be about “scary,” in reality, it’s a lot about “cute.” It’s about kids in costume, creative pumpkin art, and way too much sugar for everyone involved. Halloween is a holiday of sights and sounds. You’ll be taking photos and video that you’ll want to share that very night, but also keep forever. And, since you’ll likely be busy greeting trick-or-treaters, putting on costumes, and rationing candy, you need an easy way to capture the night’s events. That’s where Blurb mobile comes in. Blurb mobile is an app for the iPhone and iPad that…
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LeapReader Ready, Set, Read & Write Party! | #LeapReader Review

One of my biggest fears, as a mom, is that my kids will have difficulty learning how to read.   Reading is one of the biggest foundations of learning, and it always amazes me how kiddos learn to read in different ways.  My kids are hands on, techy/gamer type learners.  The LeapReader by LeapFrog is a fantastic way to combine learning with fun, innovative technology! Learn to Read Touch LeapReader to any page to sound out words letter by letter, read sentences in lively character voices and play fun games that build comprehension. Learn to Write Use LeapReader to trace letters…
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Planning a Hunger Games Party? Hunger Games Cookbook!

If you're planning a Hunger Games themed party, you may want to check out this cookbook.  As someone said on May the odds be ever in your flavor. When it comes to "The Hunger Games, " staying alive means finding food any way possible. Katniss and Gale hunt live game, Peeta's family survives on the bread they make, and the inhabitants of the Seam work twelve-hour days for a few handfuls of grain. While the residents of the Capitol gorge themselves on delicacies and desserts to their hearts' desire. And now you can share in some of these delicacies with…
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Awesome Retro Tshirts for Kids

Check out these awesome retro shirts!  I would love to have some ET shirts for my kidlets!  They're awesome!  I can already tell you right now, that out of all of these tees, the hubby's favorite is the first one!  He can't resist that saying when he hears the word peanut!  (I also looooove the Chilly tees!) For a limited time, you can find all these tees and more at
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Fortune Telling Bacon Strips | #geek #bacon

Remember those little fortune telling fish we used to play with when we were kids?  Well now, you can get some edible fortune telling goodness in America's favorite hunk of bacon. Fortune Telling Bacon Fortune Telling Bacon is easy to use! Simply place the bacon strip in the palm of your hand and your edible desires shall be Moves Left - Chewy Goodness Moves Right - Crispy Both Ends Move - Sizzling Hot Sides Curl - Canadian Flips Over - Spicy Curls up Entirely - Greasy Lies Motionless - Vegetarian What do you think?  Will these make great stocking stuffers,…
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Acer Iconia W3 8.1″ Tablet Giveaway (10/21)

We're a geeky gamer household.  It doesn't matter how much we hear it from family and that's just how we're going to be. At any given time, you can find a tablet, phone, or controller in the hands of my kids, because it's what they love to do.   Does that make them lazy?  Nah, I don't think so.  I think everyone has to find their own thing, and my kids are entertained and often educated by the electronics they hold in their hands. Braxton (9) and Hawk (6) use tablets and phone apps to learn anything from math to reading…
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Kindle Fire HDX Announced – Fire HD Price Reduction | #deals

Has it really already been two years since the Kindle Fire came out? WOW!  Mine seems obsolete! Just in time for those Christmas wish lists to start, the Kindle Fire HDX has been announced! Kindle Fire HDX starts at $229 for the 7 inch and $379 for the inch. This week, Amazon announced the new Kindle Fire HDX Tablet.  You can get them in a 7" display or an " display with lots of great features including: Longer Battery Life New Fire OS "Mojito" Custom Dolby Audio "Mayday" button (connects to tech support) and I love it when they announce…
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