missing children and the media

had to do this review

Because I love this kitchen so much I wrote reviews for the first time on a couple of websites. So I thought I would paste what I wrote here as well. This Kitchen is simply AMAZING!! We got this kitchen for my 2 year old daughter for Christmas. It took about 2 hours to put together but totally worth it! I have seen many play kitchens being at one time in the childcare industry and having a 10 year old daughter. This one far exceeds the quality of any I have ever seen! It is very sturdy! The doors open and close with just enough ease. And it fits very snuggly into the corner of her room. The wood counter top is a beautiful glossy color. The pots and utensils are too cute and my daughter cannot get enough of hanging them on their little hooks. The wood is made of quality thick wood. I put this together in our basement Christmas Eve and then the hubby and I had to carry it up 2 flights of stairs in the end to get it to my daughter's room. Yes we hit the walls a few times but guess what, the walls were the only thing that faced any damage(minor lol). Not a scratch on the kitchen!! I ran into one minor problem. One of the boards was missing some of it's pre-drilled holes. I was able to put it together anyway but one of the shelves had no bottom support because it was not screwed in. I just went online and put in an order for the defected part and within 3 days I got the new part!! I replaced the part easily and now her kitchen is complete. I also bought all of the Kidkraft play kitchen accessories that go along with this kitchen and they have the same awesome quality! My 10 and 5 year old(who is a boy) cannot get enough of this kitchen as well. It is amazing and beautiful. And Diapers.com (where I bought it) is a wonderful company. I have purchased several items from them and their customer service and fast shipping is amazing! Thank you!!

holiday apples

Well, I did what I always do every holiday season. I said I would do something new and spectacular and then end up not doing it at all. This year I was going to make the most fabulous Gingerbread House. Well, I didn't! Buuuuut I did do something a little different. Last year for the Holidays I received a yummy Caramel Apple from 1800flowers.com. It was very gourmet with M&M's and confectioner's sugar drizzled all over it. It was simply to die for!! So when this Holiday season rolled around I decided I would order one myself. To my surprise the apple cost $18!!! And that was for one apple!! So I decided to look up some recipes and try and make this wonderful Gourmet Apple myself. And since I was taking on this new venture I decided not only would I make a candy coated caramel apple but a variety of apples that the kids could help with. And what you see above was the final outcome. They turned out very good and the taste was simply amazing. In the end I was so proud of myself because not only did I save $18 but I was able to get the kids involved as well!

feeling resourceful as usual!

So this year, like most years, there is a product that I have been dying to have and my wonderful husband decides to get it for me for Christmas. So I almost always know what I am getting for Christmas ahead of time. And this year is no different. Being the very resourceful person that I am I decided that I didn't want to waste wrapping paper on a box that is so big and geesh I already know what it is for darn sake. Soooo I decided to use brown packaging paper that has been in the closet for years. Next, and the best part of all, I let the kids color all over the paper to create a beautiful wrapping any mother would love! Isn't it just darling? BTW it's a Keurig Special Edition Coffee Maker Shhhhhh!!!