on a *lighter* note

This is NOT a paid endorsement (I only wish), but these candles are seriously the coolest, best smelling, awesomest candles out there.  I love that the are made in the ol' USA and they are soy, so they burn cleaner.  The scent is light enough that it doesn't make you sick, but strong enough that you get the wisps of it in the air while it's on.  Hey, the fact that there is a ring in every candle is like the adult version of Cracker Jack's.  errr, I mean the female-adult version of Cracker Jack's.  You can find them here : http://www.diamondcandles.com/.

OMG... another place I can spend a lot of time (& money)

Check it out... what a GREAT idea... it's called WANTIST

for your little sports enthusiast- product review

This is one of the softest (and coolest) and most unique blankets I've seen... and I've seen a LOT of blankets. Teamees offers the football as well as a baseball, soccer ball, and basketball blanket along with burp cloths that are inspired by the fields these sports are played on. I've gotten excellent customer service from this company too. The version I have is the pee-wee and it is a very generously sized baby blanket. I am going to get the varsity version for my, now, toddler. The funny thing is that before I ever heard or had seen this website, G-man had attached himself to a "lovey" that is essentially this same blanket but tiny. The size of a small lovey. So when I pulled this one out of the box, he was amazed that his lovey was SO BIG!!! Funny!