Products & Places – Page 6

The Minivan

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Andi

You read that correctly. We are now the owners of a minivan. For so many years I said I would never have one. Then the idea of two kids without one just didn’t seem right. So yesterday we picked up our snazzy mom-mobile.

It’s a Nissan Quest. I love the look of it! I especially love that the glass goes all the way around the back of the car. We got it in grey. It’s the same color our Murano was.

This is what the interior looks like with the exception that this picture has tan interior and ours has grey.

I drove it around today for the first time and I felt pretty awesome driving it! It’s a big car, but certainly doesn’t drive like it.

If you see me driving around, feel free to wave….or laugh uncontrollably while you mock me for driving a minivan! Smile

Table

Posted on June 24, 2012June 21, 2012 by Andi

Along with the other little goodies I have gotten Maddie recently (Ball Toy and Slide), I also got her a table and chairs. I found this at a garage sale. It took Maddie a little while to figure it out (it was a little tall for her), but once she figured it out, there was no stopping her. She uses it every day. She either pushes it around the house or uses it to stack toys she is playing with.

The other day I caught her standing on the chairs and then sitting on the table. I have also caught her go over the couch from the table. Little stinker! Keep in mind, she was the one that pushed it over to the couch. I didn’t have it there. She’s resourceful, too!

Look at this face? I just want to kiss her to pieces!

Slide

Posted on June 22, 2012June 21, 2012 by Andi

A friend of mine got a slide for her daughter and it got my wheels turning and ready to start searching CraigsList for one. I found one and Maddie LOVES it!

City Select

Posted on June 19, 2012April 5, 2016 by Andi

After lots of research and looking in person, we bought a new stroller for when Baby #2 gets here. We purchased this beauty.

A friend of mine has one and she loves it. I know when I said it was for Baby #2, you probably assumed that it holds two kids. OH IT DOES! Look at what this bad boy can do!

Yeah. How sweet is that?! I wanted it in black, so I have to wait until they get it in the store to pick it up. I don’t NEED it right now, but I am so excited to get the call that it arrived! As soon as I get it, I’ll be sure to get some action shots of Maddie in it. Smile

Ball Toy

Posted on June 18, 2012June 17, 2012 by Andi

A friend was having a garage sale, so Maddie and I meandered over to see what they had. One of the things I bought was this ball toy. It has four balls and when you hit a button, air shoots the balls up. It’s pretty amusing to watch Maddie with it. Here are a few outtakes of her playing with it.

She was trying to figure out how it worked.

Then tried to get one of the balls.

I love how hard she is concentrating carrying the toy across the room.

She’s so careful when she tries to get the ball out.

Sweet girl!

She likes feeling the air come out of the toy.

I just love her eyelashes in this one. It doesn’t really have anything to do with the toy. Smile

Teavana

Posted on June 16, 2012April 5, 2016 by Andi

A friend of mine has raved about Teavana, so the other day I was in the store getting a gift for someone and I thought I would try out some things. I’ve never found a tea I like, but I would like to like it. I tasted a sweet tea they had as a sample and I was sold!

So I went home and made a cup. It was awful! There’s no getting around that. So I started asking my tea drinking friends what I did wrong. First guess was my water was too hot. So I made another glass with slightly cooler water. It was better. Still bland, though. A couple days later, I tried some more with a friend. I steeped it longer and used more tea. Success!

So now that I have found a way I actually like drinking it, I am so excited about it! So here is what I got.

I got a mixture of Strawberry Lemonade Herbal Tea and Blueberry Bliss Rooibos Tea.

Then I also got Strawberry Lemonade mixed with Wild Orange Blossom Herbal Tea after talking to Morgan (a sales associate at Teavana) who likes the sweet tea just like I do!

I need to tell you how yummy these smell. I want to eat them right out of the jar. That would be weird, I know, but I want to. Smile

I also got Perfect Tea Maker. Wow. This thing is cool!

You put your tea inside and pour water over it. I also got some rock sugar to sweeten the tea and I add that in to the tea maker with the tea. Then you let it steep. When you are ready, you put it over any cup/mug and it has a quick release on the bottom so the tea comes out the bottom without any leaves or anything in your glass. SO cool!

Here are some pictures of my tea I took yesterday with my phone. It looks like a ton of tea in there but it was only a couple scoops. The tea rehydrates and get huge in the water.

And here is when I am putting it in the cup.

And look at the pretty color!

Ok…this picture wasn’t very pretty. But it was a really deep pink in person. Smile

So there you have it. My failed, then successful attempts at tea. Do you like tea? What are your favorites? Do you like it sweetened or any way you can get it?

Lumia

Posted on April 20, 2012April 20, 2012 by Andi

Chuck got me an early Mother’s Day gift. I have been eying the new Nokia Lumia 900 phone. It’s the new Windows Phone. I thought it was adorable (plus, I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for new shiny things Winking smile ). When I learned that this Windows Phone had visual voicemail, I ~~wanted~~ needed it! That is probably the only thing I missed from my iPhone that my Windows Phone didn’t have. (And it was because AT&T didn’t allow it until this phone.)

So Chuck, being the sneaky hubby that he is, went after work and found one for me! He even got me the snazzy blue one!

Thank you honey! I love it!

Two Things I Want

Posted on March 12, 2012March 9, 2012 by Andi

I have two things on my wish list right now.

1. I would like a food sealer.

I have been planning out more meals and I buy a lot more meat and foods in bulk to freeze and use later. I think this would be a great addition to my kitchen! Smile

2. I want a label maker.

I have seen these all over lately. Maybe it’s partly Spring being in the air and the idea of spring cleaning, but I have a huge desire to label everything!

And if you were looking for a gift for me, these aren’t necessarily the best options out there. They were just some images I found. Smile

Kindle

Posted on February 3, 2012January 31, 2012 by Andi

Some fabulous hubby of mine brought home a Kindle Touch for me! I am so excited! I have been trying to read more (and I have been doing a pretty good job, actually) and this is going to be so fun! I have always thought these were awesome. I just didn’t think I would get one since I have an iPad. But this was a great surprise!

I have a Kindle account already and have the Kindle app on my phone and iPad. So my Kindle was already filled with free books that I had downloaded. So I have been frantically reading Mockingjay so I could start reading a book on my Kindle.

I also decided to start a book club with some of my neighbors. I only have a couple people that wanted to join me, but I am hoping I can get more to join eventually. The Kindle (and other e-readers) have the ability to download books from the library. So I checked out a book to try for book club. We’ll see how it goes!

I also whipped up a little case for my kindle because I didn’t want it getting cold (or scratched if I throw it in my purse).

Does anyone out there have a Kindle or other e-reader? Are you totally opposed to them and NEED to have a physical book? Do you think books will be obsolete someday and e-readers are the thing of the future?

A Sweet Gift

Posted on January 25, 2012January 16, 2012 by Andi

A friend of mine came for lunch on MLK day. She brought me a belated Christmas/Birthday gift and brought lunch. Here is the sweet gift she got me from Patina. (I LOVE this store! I wish I went there more often!)