Interrupting dinner preparations to run in every minute and a half to rewind, fast forward, or skip scenes in my toddler niece’s videos was wearing on my sister’s nerves—since we always talk around that time, it was beginning to grate on mine as well. So when we reached the end of a conversation recently without [...]
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Build your toddler’s sense of mastery and self-esteem while they learn and have fun (and give you time to make dinner)!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am a mature adult. Cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye.
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m getting fed up with all of the women trying to outdo each other whenever we get together—I swear sometimes I think it’s even worse than it was in high school. I am therefore ashamed to admit that I can’t wait for the next gathering because I’ve got this one in the bag!
Oh, Just Get Them the Puppy!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Like every child since the domestication of the dog, my girls swore up and down that they would do everything that needed to be done for it if we would just cave and get them one. Like every mother since, there I was in the yard on my knees with a handful of dog poo [...]
He’ll Love This Gift (If His Fish Stories Are True)!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every time the family gets together, we’re regaled with stories from my brother-in-law, an avid fisherman, about “the one that got away.” Oh, he’s very adept at catching them—they just manage to
The Little Gift That Could
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m ashamed to admit that when I first received this, I wondered in the back of my mind why she didn’t just send a plant.
Lid/Stir Mixes Paint and Prevents Marital Discord!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last time I painted a room was when we were preparing my daughter’s room for her arrival. Exiting and happy as the occasion was, it was punctuated with frustration, wasted time, and mess. Paint sloshed in the floor when I stirred it and dripped down the side of the can when I poured it. I [...]
Keep your drinks cold and your hands warm, and hang cans almost anywhere!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A great solution to a small, everyday annoyance that we were just resigned to dealing with.
Be Safe Up There! Byer’s Ladder System Keeps Tools On-Hand, not In-Hand!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All of the parts are heavy-duty professional quality, and hold virtually anything you could possibly need while on the ladder so you don’t have to hold them or schlep them up and down individually.
Drinkmarx are Wine Charms for Everything Else!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When you think about it, it’s funny that wine charms predated these things. Most of us use cans, bottles, and cups a heck of a lot more than we use wine glasses (and if you don’t, well, that’s another conversation)! For years my family has provided the trusty
Stop washing paint from the roller down the drain—save it with Rolla Wipa!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It kills me to wash my paint roller when I wrap up a painting project for the day. Did you know that the paint
