Ever After High Dolls on Sale!!

These are hot items for christmas this year.  In stores they range anywhere from 19.99-34.99, on Amazon today most are 15.00 I snagged ones for my daughter this year. Click on the links to make sure prices haven't change.

Ever After High Apple White Doll

Ever After High Madeline Hatter Doll

 Ever After High Raven Queen Doll

Ever After High Briar Beauty Doll

These are hot items, act quickly before all gone or price changes. 

Write A letter to your favorite Disney Character!

Did you know that your kids can send their favorite Disney character a letter, and they will send an autographed 8x10 photo back?! Here's the address!!

Name of Character
Walt Disneyworld Communications
P.O. box 10040
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-0040

Disneyland will send you an autographed postcard when you write a letter to the following address:

 

Walt Disney Company
Attn: Fan Mail Department

Character name
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521

The picture will arrive with 4-6 weeks.

Tips:

The letter can be about anything you want. The child can tell their favorite character how much they love them.

You can write repeated letters to each address.

Writing letter is a great skill to teach your children. By writing their favorite characters, you are teaching them how to write a letter and how the postal service works.

Cult Black Box Subscription Review!!

     So this thing came in today. What a surprise that it came in a Black Box. These products are promoted as Animal Friendly Made in California.  In came four different nail polishes, one is a base coat.  Two are lacquers and one is a graffiti nail art effect which you would put on top of the beige to make that graffiti effect. 

 I was a bit disappointed. I tried it since other subscription review places seemed to like it and the first box was half off (regular 24.99)  I thought it would have more than just nail polishes, thought there would be nail styling tools also.  You can try a box for yourself to see if you get the same one. I have seen others with different items in them. Check them out here Balckbox.

Tips for diabetics on Halloween

Tips from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation:

• A little candy on Halloween is OK. Have the child or yourself     pick out a few pieces and eat them at supervised times. Keep an inventory, and be the keeper of the candy stash.
• Trade candy for cash.
• Refocus the celebration. Host a Halloween party and focus on fun, not food.
• Try alternative treats at home, such as popcorn, sugar-free candy, low-carb candy or something you've made yourself (that way you know what's in it). Offer things like glow-in-the-dark insects and theme stickers for trick-or-treaters.
• Count carbs with your child, and apply the appropriate insulin-to-carb ratio, which can also be a good learning experience.

BirchBox came in the Mail!!

     This cute little box came in the mail the other day.  I have heard a lot about this subscription box and was excited to check it out!

     Inside was a little merchandise description card. The card also tells you how much the item is worth in full size form. 

      Some of the items were inside this cute little orange box.  Guessing its so the items didn't float around during transit. 

So here are my items.

 A Ruffian Brand nail polish, not really a great color

but hey my daughter will wear anything I slap on them nails.

 

    
     The little red bottle is a sample size of Stainiac, which helps give those cheeks and lips a sheer rosy tint.  A sample size of microdermabrasion skin exfoliant, I don't think I will be trying that with my sensitive skin; I will pass this on to a friend.

       Full size chapstick hydration lock balm; also includes a coupon for a dollar off the product to purchase in the store.

 

 

 A half up hair tool which is supposed to help create little up do's and half buns. 

 

 

      I believe it is well worth the ten dollars I paid to get the box.  The products I received are worth a bit more than 20 dollars.  It also introduces me to items I would never have picked out on my own, so if I like a product enough I can go purchase a full size one.  BirchBox has a waiting list and you can only get in if you are referred.  It said on the site that the waiting list was about two weeks but I got my invite to start the in a day.  Check them out HERE!

 

 

Loot Crate arrived yay!!!

My first Crate arrived this afternoon.  I been waiting for a month for my first one. Especially with the theme SURVIVE that they kept teasing me with.  It came in a black box, which I thought would be much bigger.  

 

 

As I opened the box I was surprised with all that was inside. Definitely Zombie theme survival!! There was a little magazine to go over everything that was in the box, titles SURVIVE ISSUE 003.  A book called The Zombie Survival Guide, temporary tattoos of a infected zombie bite mark and a bar code stating not infected; a laminated zombie hunter ID, an I Love Your Guts Card ( to send to a loved one); small 8 bit zombie buttons, a creepy candy, a discount card for 5 dollars off a 15 dollar purchase from Graphic Labs, and an Awesome Ewoking Dead shirt!!! This shirt is all kinds of sweet. It is my fave thing in the box.  I love love love it!!! 

 

Here is a better shot of my Ewoking Dead shirt, womens size. 

LootCrate was success for the price, the shirt alone is worth more than what I paid.

Check them out HERE!

Zaycon Pick-Up Experience

    
    I was so excited to pick up my case of chicken from Zaycon foods this week. 100 % natural chicken with no added hormones, additives or artificial ingredients.  It was only 1.84/lb, which is a great deal for the quality. It is only sold in 40 pound cases which was about 70 dollars. Sounds like you are paying a lot for chicken but price per pound is a great deal.  The company only comes with the chicken every three months, so the case will last about that long. 

     There were a few hiccups on their end with the delivery date and time.  It was changed from Monday to Tuesday.  Supposedly the truck broke down during a delivery up north.  Then the farm where they get the chicken was not read for pick up on Tuesday an people did not get the memo till it was too late Tuesday. I arrived at the event pickup at 520, since it was suppose to start at 500 I was thinking I was running late.  People were waiting in their cars and I was not sure if I was at the right place. I waited and saw more people showing up.  A volunteer came up to me and said they were running late and to stay in my car since all I had to do was drive up and get the chicken without getting out of car.

     At 550 the Zaycon truck arrived and the parking lot was filling up fast. People started to make a line of cars towards the truck and a jam started to ensue.  Good thing I was parked facing toward the beginning of the line and someone was nice enough to let me get into the drive queue.  I was like    tenth person in queue. A worker came up to my car when I was approaching the truck, gave them my receipt for my one case, they checked me off their tablet and gave me a number, drove up towards the end of the truck, popped open my trunk, gave them my number, they slapped a plastic sheet in the trunk and plopped a case on top of it and I was tapped away. Yes it was mafia style!!

    When I was on my way back I received a message from my husband that he did get an email stating they changed the time from 5-730 to 600-800 (would have been nice to know that before I left an hour early). Was glad I got their early since the line to get into the event was super long spilling into the main road during rush hour.  Crazy!! Heard cops came out as well due to the traffic jam occurring. 

    I got home with my insanely heavy case of chicken.  The portions were huge. Separated my chicken with freezer paper and freezer tape, dropped them in deep freezer to be used at another time.  Hopefully it tastes as good as it sounds.  

Zaycon is having an event for ground beef and other products coming up again soon.  Reserve yours early since they have started to sell out faster since they had a spot on the Today Show. Check them out HERE.