Shutterfly-your place for Holiday Cards!

Did you order your Holiday cards yet?  We are doing it this weekend.  I just got Little Man’s Christmas outfit, so we can make them now, hooray! 
Shutterfly has some really cute options.  I really like the stationary cards where you can put multiple images on the front cover.  Here are two of my favorites!

Shutterfly also has some flat photo cards, which are less expensive. Who says you can’t have great cards on a budget?  I really like to have personalized cards for the holidays.  We have a very large family, and we don’t get to see everyone all the time, so I think it’s really great to be able to see photos for the holidays. 
Not only that, but they have other great items, like party invitations and holiday gift tags
Usually, we use those little sticky labels that come in the giant plastic bag.  I didn’t know you can make them!  That is news to me.  Shutterfly is the site that I use to store and keep my own photos, and I take a whole lot of them!  I love that I can share by email the photos that I wan or share the whole album with whomever I choose.  You can have the photos, or any of the products offered on Shutterfly delivered to your door- how convenient!  They are also always beautifully done, and come very quickly.  I would recommend Shutterfly to anyone- and I always do!
Happy Holidays!  (Have fun making your cards!) 

Holiday Gift Guide- Happy Feet- Review and Giveaway

Hey all- remember my recent review of Happy Feet?  Well, now Have Sippy Will Travel is happy to announce that one of you is able to win a pair- just in time for the holidays!
Don’t you love, warm, snuggley slippers???
I do!
I recently found out about a really great slipper company called “Happy Feet“!
Have you heard of them?  Well, lucky you, now you can hear all the happy details!  Yay!

 Cooler weather is coming, and we need to be prepared for  it now that the sandals are about to be put away.  Sigh. 
But it’s OK!  Like I said- love cute, comfy slippers!  Happy Feet slippers are so comfy, they are “like walking on a cloud”.  Happy Feet has a really fun array of slippers.  They have these adorable ones that look like giant sneakers

and they are available in so many styles.  They come in giant sneaker style or “scuff slippers”, the backless kind.  You can pick your collage, sports team, or my favorite- animals!!!

 And not just bunnies- so many kinds!  They have more kinds of animals then I have ever seen.  You really need to go to their site.   (And the best part- they all come in kids to adult sizes.  And the animals ones even come in toddler sizes!) 

Look!  Dragon Slippers!  (These where the ones I liked best.  How cool?)
Happy Feet sent my Little Man a pair of slippers.
Little wanted about 6 pairs- so I let daddy pick the pair.  Winner?  LION!

You guys know that Little Man goes to the school that I teach at.  (He is supposed to stay with his group- never does, lol)  When he is inside, I don’t like him to run around in just socks.  He steps on toys and hurts his feet, and makes all his socks too dirty!  But I have an issue- they all rip.  All the slippers rip.  Within weeks.  Do you guys have this issue?  I mean, look at this!  Not how I want to spend my money.  (These are not Happy Feet!  These are some other brand- Blech!) 

Not Happy Feet!
We have not had one single issue.  He has been wearing them every day at school- the same place the above slippers only made it 2 weeks.  Happy Feet?  Still going strong, no signs of wear at all. 
And check out how excited Little Man was when he got them!

Look how thick the bottoms are! Have you ever had such thick, smooshy slippers?  Not I….and still not I!  Little Man gets all the fun, LOL….

He didn’t want to take them off.  He was running around in circles, it was so hard to take a picture, haha.
These would make a really great holiday or birthday gift, too. 
I think Happy Feet are adorable!  And they sure did make Little Man happy!  (and they didn’t rip, so I am THRILLED!!!)
Want to win your own pair?
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DISCLOSURE: A product sample was provided for review.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed in this post are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and sending prize.  Ends  Nov. 29, 2010.

Some Pics from Salem, MA

Update 2014- My apologies- these photos collapsed during the transfer and are quite small now.

Back view of the House of Seven Gables

Here are some pictures from Salem, MA…I LOVE Salem- especially at Halloween time!
As most of you know, I am an education major with a history concentration.  I’m in grad school with aspirations of a doctorate.  So you can imagine the love of Salem that I have, it is one of my favorite American cities!  LOVE it!  If you have never been, go, it’s so fantastic.  I  finally got to see the House of Seven Gables on the inside- it has thwarted me the past few times I went, but I got to see it this time.
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Story Builder Toys!

Guys, just found the cutest website!  It’s  called Story Builder Toys, and they make the cutest little plush and wooden toys!  They are super adorable.

 
LOOK at this cutie!  He’d be so perfect on a Thanksgiving Table.

 New seasonal plush has arrived!

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we’re adding a special seasonal pal to our plush animal lineup. Perfect for play or decoration, this Turkey is only available through November, so be sure to pick yours up here!

They have other plush too, like this Penguin

and soon to be released Holiday Items.  They are just too cute  🙂
Go get one before they are all out!  Especially that Turkey!  hehe…

Disclosure- This is not a sponsored post,  I received nothing for posting.  All opinions are my own. 

Chestal Review and Giveaway

Tis the Season!  Yes, the cold and flu season!  LOL…As a Pre-K teacher, I know how much kids love to share their germs!  Boiron has created a great tasting homeopathic cough syrup for your little ones.  Instead of working as a suppressant, the Children’s Chestal works WITH your child to help heal.  It loosens chest congestion, as well as coats the throat with sweet purified honey based syrup.  And it’s non drowsy, so your sweetie can still play the day away!

Bioron’s Mission is “To stimulate the evolution of healthcare by promoting scientific homeopathy as a more compassionate, more ecological and more comprehensive approach to medicine and to allow every physician to know homeopathy and integrate it into their daily practice.”

I think we need to give our bodies a chance to heal before we pump them full of medicine.  If we need it, we need it, but for minor coughs and things of that nature, why not try a natural route?

Active Ingredients
Antimonium tartaricum 6C HPUS Helps loosen thick mucus
Bryonia alba 3C HPUS Relieves dry and painful cough
Coccus cacti 3C HPUS Relieves cough associated with a tickling in the throat
Drosera rotundifolia 3C HPUS Relieves barking cough worse at night
Ipecacuanha 3C HPUS Relieves cough associated with nausea
Pulsatilla 6C HPUS Relieves wet cough during the day becoming dry at night
Rumex crispus 6C HPUS Relieves dry cough triggered by cold air
Spongia tosta 3C HPUS Relieves dry, croupy and barking cough
Sticta pulmonaria 3C HPUS Relieves nighttime hacking cough
Inactive Ingredients
Honey, sucrose, purified water, citric acid, sodium benzoate

The letters HPUS indicate that these ingredients are officially included in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States.

Cool, yes?
Little Man and Kamikaze both tried the Children’s Chestal out- I waited to review this until they had coughs, so I could tell you honestly what I thought.  They both liked the flavor, and I liked that it didn’t make them all hazey.  (You know your kids will get at least one bout of coughs this year- be prepared!  LOL)
Kamikaze felt better pretty quickly, while Little Man took about 2 days.  No fevers, though.
Here is some great caregiver info-

“Homeopathic medicines are one of the safest choices for self-treatment. They have no known side effects including drowsiness. Nor do they interact with other medication or contraindicate pre-existing conditions.”  

Additionally, because homeopathic medicines do not mask symptoms, doctors and patients can easily detect and respond to symptoms of serious illnesses should they arise. For these reasons, homeopathic medicines are an ideal first choice for parents, children, seniors, busy professionals, drivers, equipment operators, athletes, and others.

OK, want to try a bottle of Children’s Chestal?  Here is how to win. 
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Follow me on Twitter ( you can use my adorable button to the side!) and tweet about this contest
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– enter another one of my giveaways

– comment on a recent non-giveaway post

OOO, so many ways to win! Good luck!

DISCLOSURE: A product sample was provided for review.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed in this post are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
No purchase necessary.  Void where prohibited by law.  Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above.  Sponsor is responsible for providing and sending prize.  Ends  Nov. 28, 2010.

Winners!

Pillow Pet winner- Marysa
 I am sending out a new email for a Power Capes winner- be on the lookout!!! 

Power Capes-  Rosey

Live Brilliantly-  Niecey

Neti Pot- Jenny
UPrinting-  Carmen
Cirque- Cathy
Kit Place- Geri

Winner- i play

Alisha 
Congrats!  

Some Halloween Pics!

and of course, my son ends up in cuffs, LOL…(safety show by a police man- my kid is the guinea pig, lol)

Had a little accident in Iron Man…Luckily, we had a backup!

Seals

New website for Friends for Seals, just launched today!

FriendsForSeals.Org

On Twitter:  FriendsForSealsOrg
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