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Now that my kids are back in school, I plan on spending time on putting together a photo book of our summer memories. I used to be the queen of scrapbooking but since having a second child, not so much. I have created a couple of beautiful photo books in the last few years though and I just love looking through them and sharing them with friends and family, over and over again.
I am going to spend the next week or so looking through the more than one thousand photos I took this summer and will choose a few dozen photographs that represent our summer well. Then, I am going to import those photos into my Shutterfly account. What’s really cool is that I am not limited to importing photos from just my computer. I can also import photos from Facebook, Shutterfly, and even Instagram. I just might take more photos with Instagram now that I know that they can be easily added to a Shutterfly photo book. I’ve been wondering what exactly I would do with Instagram photos besides share fun, filter-effect photos, so being able to add them to a photo book is just fabulous!
I was browsing the selection of photo books on Shutterfly today experimented with their new Custom Path feature. With Custom Path, I can create a photo book based on one of many designs, add text, even use one photo for a two-page spread like in the image below.
I can also choose a hard cover, soft cover, padding cover, leather cover, or cloth cover for my photo book.
I have a few photo books and I never get tired of looking at them.
Find the perfect photo for a two-page spread might be a little tricky but I’m determined to pull it off. This will be the best photo book yet!
Do you use Shutterfly to create photo books or do you create scrapbooks the old-fashioned way, with paper, die-cut shapes, and actual printed photos?
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My son is twelve years old and it’s hard to imagine that he’ll be driving in as little as four years. I can’t imagine I’ll be ready to set him free on the roads then.
For those of you with kids (or a husband) who puts the pedal to the metal, there is a product available that you will appreciate. It’s called the Highway Guardian and it limits drivers to 73 miles per hour.
You might be thinking that your child wouldn’t possibly get up to 73 miles per hour.
But think about it..
Does your teen drive on the highway?
Does your teen drive at night when the roads are empty and they are more tempted to drive fast?
Does your teen drive with other teens in the car?
If so and if your child is human, then he/she could quite possibly attempt to drive at speeds over 70 miles an hour which in my book is unacceptable for any child under the age of 30. 🙂
Highway Guardian is a GPS-based speed-limiting device that is easily installed on your teen’s car by any novice mechanic. The device limits the car’s top speed to 73 MPH by controlling the fuel injection system through preset parameters. The $299 price tag will surely pale in comparison to the bill you get when your child gets in a car accident as a result of driving too fast and most definitely to any physical or emotional injuries that are caused as a result as well.
Did you know that..
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens?
40% percent of those crashes are speed-related.
Have the confidence and assurance knowing that your teen’s car will not reach dangerously high speeds on the highway. Invented by Police Officers who are also parents, Highway Guardian sets a new standard in automotive safety.
Is your child so clingy that she pulls up a chair up to stand next to you while you’re cooking or fixing your hair?
Then you will love The Learning Tower.
The Learning Tower is a safe, sturdy, and fun platform inside a tower that your child can stand on safely. When standing on the platform my daughter can help me cook, wash fruits and veggies, and if you have older kids, I’ve learned it’s a great place for a child to stand while playing hair stylist. My daughter loves brushing my hair and playing hair stylist and she’s fallen off of the chair more than a handful of times. We keep The Learning Tower in our kitchen now and the kids can move it from one area to another pretty easily.
Before your child gets in The Learning Tower, adjust the platform to one of the four positions that your think is best for your child. Pull The Learning Tower up to the location where you want it and your child can climb in using the foot holes on either side or crawl in through the open space on the sides. No matter which of the four heights the platform is on, your child is unlikely to fall out because there is at least a four-inch ledge around the entire platform.
Little Partners also sells an Art Easel that hooks over the top of The Learning Tower. The Art Easel is great for playing school or listing chores or recipe ingredients. A white board on one side and a chalkboard on the other, there is plenty of room for a child to create a fantastic work of art or just doodle.
Here’s a helpful dry erase marker tip: If your child accidentally uses a regular marker on the dry erase board, just go over it again with a dry erase marker and wipe it clean. It may not come 100% clean but it should help considerably.
The Art Easel is available in nine colors and is $59.99.
Little girls love playing with dolls but that toy high chair you have might not be the easiest thing to carry to Grandma’s house. That’s where the Toy Tower comes in handy. It’s small and light weight and just the right size for any doll. The platform is adjustable just like on The Learning Tower so your child’s doll can sit as high or low as needed. Last night we took Mickey Mouse and The Toy Tower with us to my mom’s house for dinner and he enjoyed dinner with us. On a normal day any number of baby dolls and Lalaloopsy dolls will sit in the Toy Tower wherever my daughter is.
The Toy Tower is $49.99 and is available in three colors.
Assembling The Learning Tower takes about 30 minutes while the Art Easel takes just about 15 minutes to assemble.
If you have a little helper like my husband did then assembly time might be less.. or more.
Both require minimal tools for assembly.
The Learning Tower comes in nine colors and is $199.99. It can be purchased online at www.littlepartners.com.
I was sent The Learning Tower, an Art Easel, and Toy Tower to facilitate this review. All opinions are 100% my own.
Here’s a common scenario at my house and I could use some advice on how to handle it.
It’s 7pm (30 minutes before bedtime) and my daughter is eating a single serving cup of ice cream. It’s tiny, really.
Having this little cup of ice cream has become such a habit for her that if we run out or I say no, she thinks the world must be coming to an end. Or that her big brother needs to walk to the store and get some ice cream.
Ok, she’s not that dramatic but here’s the thing..
My kids eat one of these single serving ice cream cups almost every night after dinner or before bed. I know it’s not great for them but it’s what they do. It’s one of those tiny one serving ice cream cups. So yummy! Anyway, I know they shouldn’t be eating ice cream every day especially before bed. That’s a bad habit. I know that.
The kids eat very well otherwise. They love vegetables and fruit and have them with lunch and dinner and generally eat very healthy, mostly organic food. We don’t eat junk food like cookies or sweets. We just don’t keep them in the house.
The kids don’t drink juice. They drink water and milk. That’s a plus, right?
I guess that’s how I’ve convinced myself that eating a BLUE BELL single serving ice cream every night is OK. But is it really OK. Maybe it is. This is me arguing with myself.
The reality of the situation is that..
Then I have to deal with fussing and I don’t want to do that.
Have you had to break your child(ren) of a bad habit which resulted in you dealing with huge amounts of fussing and stress?
How did you do it? Bribery, cold turkey and Xanax (for you, not the kids)?