Rubik's Cube 360

Welcome back Mr. Rubik!!! The idea with this new twist on the original cube is to get the colored balls from the inner sphere into the matching slots on the outer sphere by twisting and shaking them through holes. Available at Amazon.com for $15.

Spa Pampering: Head & Toes

Two favorite... at home spa pampering treatments...

Enjoy!

Head: Mix 1 teaspoon sea salt into an ounce of shampoo. Gently massage the mixture into your scalp for a few minutes, then rinse and condition as usual.

Toes: Fill a basin with warm water and add a squirt of body wash or a tablespoon of bath salts. Soak feet for 10 minutes, then gently pumice, pat dry with a soft towel, and rub in a rich lotion.

source: Good Housekeeping

Cool Cones by Jokari

The fun way to eat and store ice cream without making a mess!!

Use Cool Cones to scoop up ice cream and then push up on the handle to eat. Convenient attached lid can be used to store ice cream right in the Cool Cone.

Can be purchased at Organize.com for $6.99 for a set of four. I've read that they are also available at some grocery stores.

Support Our Troops

Sending a letter, or a care package, to a member of our troops that is serving overseas is a great way to help your family participate in supporting the troops and a great way to teach gratitude!

Click here for a list of letter and care-package programs for our military!

National Best Friends Day & National Relaxation Day

Today, August 15, is

National Best Friends Day

&

National Relaxation Day!!

Celebrate at the spa... with your best friend!

Free Lunchbox Notes

I love leaving notes for my kids in their lunchboxes!!

Even my teenagers will get a note every once in awhile.

Click here for some adorable lunchbox notes. You can download them and print them... for FREE! Thanks to AlphaMom.

More Horrible License Plates

My teenage son and I were driving home from a girls softball game last season, and he saw a car that impressed him. He wanted me drive closer so he could get a better look.

I noticed a HILARIOUS license plate.

So I drive VERY fast (not as fast as the corvette, because I was in a Honda...) but fast enough that when the corvette braked to make a right turn, I almost 'owned' a piece of that pretty cool car.

But, I got the picture.

And, it was posted on the Horrible License Plates blog this morning.

Photo credit was given to Katie O. Not sure who she is... but maybe it's an inside joke. Like maybe she's the sister-in-law of the HLP writer, who gets just a little too mean every four weeks or so! Wouldn't that be funny if it was the new mother-in-law of the writer???

If you don't check the HLP blog every day... you MUST. It is always good for a laugh!!

Wedding Entrance...

Funny wedding video... 15 million views on YouTube!! Click here!

It's worth the four minutes, or so, it takes to watch!

And... it made me laugh. I needed the laugh!

Miley & Max

Miley & Max, a new clothing line found at WalMart is simply too cute. The tank shown above is $6!!! The t-shirt is $8. Unbelievable. And both come in a selection of other colors!

My back-to-school shopping budget just got a nudge that it totally needed!!

Click here to see the complete line!

Zazzle - Mugs

At Zazzle you can 'create' all sorts of things! T-shirts, bags, mugs...

You can add text, pictures, graphics...

I like the idea of using the mugs as gift holders. They would be perfect to hold treats, flowers, gift certificates, etc. It's all about presentation.

Each personalized mug is $13.

Mr. Monk

The eighth, and FINAL SEASON, of Monk premieres Friday, August 7 on USA. It is worth a watch!! Netflix the earlier seasons too. Hilarious!!!