Marmoleum.   I have it in my house and I love it!  You almost assuredly had it in your school when you were growing up and the janitors probably hated it.   But it didn’t look like this…   And the best thing is it’s environmentally friendly.   “Made from renewable, natural ingredients, Marmoleum [...]

A few recycled Christmas cards, a little creativity, these instructions and you have a FREE Christmas village to decorate your house for Christmas!  (Unless you want to add battery-operated tea lights which are very cheap at the dollar store or your favorite variety store … or you may have some laying around.)   Check out [...]

I know you’re probably not like me and have had your Christmas tree up for weeks and weeks…I just got mine up this weekend and that is EARLY for me!  I just have a hard time getting all of the paraphernalia out and organized and together, knowing I’m going to have to repeat the process [...]

Well this Roman Record Cuff bracelet is made from one.  And it’s $10.00.  What a fun Christmas gift… This unique wrist cuff is made from part of a recycled vinyl record. It is basic black, so it goes with everything, and it is so cool to see the grooves in the record and know there [...]

My granddaughter is in Kindergarten and I volunteer on Tuesday mornings during center time.  On of the centers is computer and right now they are using Starfall there. “Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to motivate children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness [...]

  Tired of giving gifts that end up in a closet?   Give the White Envelop Project at try…   A Message from the Founders The touching story of the white envelope tradition reached our family over ten years ago and immediately became one of our favorite holiday traditions. Each Christmas, our parents would give [...]

Interested in fair trade?  Here’s a site to search for fair trade certified products before you go out shopping. Here’s more information from their website… Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary [...]

Kids begging for a dog for Christmas? At $129, this one from Wisteria’s a deal!     No vet bills.  No dog food.  And best of all, no walking on cold and rainy nights!  You can’t lose…

Not sure what to do about all those plastic sandwich and snack bags you and your family are going through?   Try Reusies.  They’re not just for lunch either.  You can use them to replace plastic most of the time.       “Consumption The EPA estimates 500 billion – one trillion plastic bags are used [...]

Here’s something fun to do with the kids.  Email Santa and get an instant, detailed reply based on the answers he or she enters.  At emailsanta.com, you can also… Track Santa… Santa will be arriving at your house in: (gives the number of “sleeps”, hours, minutes, seconds) Check out the Rudolph Cam… “You are looking [...]

I’m not a horse race fan, but my neighbor, Sue, is.  A few weeks ago she told me I missed an amazing horse race and she sent me the link.   She was right.  This is amazing!

  Say what? YouMayDie.com   The 2010 Death Race™ will only accept 100 participants, 
to secure a spot in our event you will be required to contact Andy, 
aka the “undertaker” at andy@peak.com. Goodluck… “The 2010 Death Race™ will only accept 100 participants.  To secure a spot in our event you will be required to [...]

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I’m not a fan of plastic bottles.  I use them.  But I try not to. They are convenient because I can carry a little water with me when I go places…beats the collection of glassware I used to have rolling around in my Opal in college. I just have a problem with the amount of [...]

  So I think we’re really in trouble here. An article yesterday from Time.com announced a house cat has been officially diagnosed with swine flu. “On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a house pet, a 13-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. The animal likely contracted the virus [...]