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Funny Cat Video

September 15, 2008 By erincarrasco 4 Comments

Ok, so recently I was chatting with a friend asking them if they liked cats, because my husband had come across this awesome you tube video of a hilarious cat. I personally have never got into searching You Tube, but the reason he sent this to me was that our first cat actually used to do something similar to this when she was young. She actually used to play hide and seek with us, no word of a lie. She’d come and find us, and tap us on the head and then go and hide (even if it was with her head under a pillow-therefore concealing herself, and her butt sticking out).

But I digress, I suppose if I had never met my husband I would be like the cat lady on the Simpsons. I would have at least 10 cats. Thank God Miguel saved me LOL And without further ado, here is the video:

Filed Under: Humor, Videos

The best Sesame Street Clips from the 80′s: Part 2

August 20, 2008 By erincarrasco Leave a Comment

Because there were just too many to put on one posting here is part two of the best Sesame Street Clips! I find that as a kid, I loved Bert and Ernie… I think I liked Ernie more then Bert as a child, but now as a parent, Bert is so much more reasonable LOL

11) Ernie and Bert play heavy and light

12) Carton of Milk, loaf of bread and a stick of butter

I don’t know why I like this one, but I always did.

13) The Yips meet the telephone

14)Ernie’s Dance myself to sleep

15) Do wop hop by Kermit

16) I don’t want to live on the moon (version with Aaron Neville)

17) If moon were cookie

18) The singing Orange thing

19)Snuffy and Big Bird

20) Caveman Bert and Ernie

Filed Under: Top 10 Lists, Videos

The best Sesame Street clips from the 80′s

August 19, 2008 By erincarrasco 1 Comment

While growing up in the 80′s had it’s ups and downs. Children’s programming was fantastic. I used to love sesame street. I find that it’s just not the same anymore but none the less there is some classic sesame street clips that I wanted to share!

1) C is for Cookie

2) Here Fishy Fishy Fishy

3) Do De Duck

4) Rubber Duckie

*how many of you parents try to sing this to your children and forget the words*

5)Grover the waiter

*Now I know why I am always nice to serving staff, the blue man deserves bad service lol*

6) Ernie and Bert Visit a Pyramid

7)Smokie Robinson and the letter U

8)Near and Far

9)Super Grover

10) Elmo’s song

I’m working on Part two of this series because there are just too many good clips for one post! Enjoy!

Filed Under: Top 10 Lists, Videos

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage

July 23, 2008 By erincarrasco 1 Comment

So my sister sent a video file to me about the difference between men and women’s brains. I watched a bit of it, and thought yeah this is pretty funny. But then I thought I’d check out this guys site, to see if he had anything else to say that was “funny.”

Well it turns out, he’s not only a pastor, but has also written a book (Laugh your way to a Better Marriage), and goes on tours to do Marriage seminar’s (you do not have to be married so you could call them couples sessions too). Here’s a little bit of background on this guy!

Who is he?

According to his site:

“Mark Gungor is a pastor, speaker, author, musician and producer. With 30 years of speaking all around the globe, Mark is one of the most sought after speakers on marriage and family in the country today.”

What’s the point of the seminar?

“…Each year thousands of couples attend his Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage seminar. In the seminar, Mark teaches biblical principles for marriage in a way that empowers couples without being ‘preachy.’”

One of the most important points of the seminar’s was this one:

“Laugh Your Way let’s men be men.
We don’t try to turn men into women with a weekend of touchy-feely, highly emotional sessions. The event explores marriage by making men look good while still making women feel valuable and wanted. A win-win for everyone.”

The Seminar’s are designed for everyone so if you are happily married; on shaky ground in your marriage, not married, divorced or single, Mark makes a point that the course is designed to help implement healthy relationship actions into your current and/or future relationships.

What if I want to go to a seminar?

Mark offer’s weekend seminar’s designed for men and for women. This is a direct quote from his site about his seminar:

“Why a laughter approach to a Marriage Seminar? For one simple reason: to overcome the male objection to a seminar. Let’s be honest, a marriage seminar isn’t the first thing a guy thinks of when he thinks of “a fun way to spend the weekend.” We get that…

To see if he’s performing near your area click here. It’s best to go to his website and then click on the tour button, as it’s a little more user friendly. On the link I just posted, it’s hard to tell where he is live and where it’s just a video event.

Friday night’s (7 p.m.-10 p.m.) Seminar is “The Tail of Two Brains” where he teaches us that men and women are wired differently.”

Saturday’s Sessions(9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) are:

“Why Does He/She Do That??” is a session where Mark teaches couples how to discover the true reasons why their spouse does what he or she does.

“The #1 Key To Incredible Sex.” In this one he covers five steps couples can take to achieve a healthy, fantastic sex life ending with The #1 Key to Incredible Sex.

“How to Stay Married and NOT Kill Anybody” is the final session. Mark covers the subject of forgiveness and shows how to avoid building resentment in marriage.

So you can rest assured that you still actually have a weekend even after going to this weekend event because it ends on a Saturday afternoon at 12:30 p.m.

Is this going to cost me a fortune?

No. Well not in my books. It’s $35.00 USD for one person and $69.00USD for a couple. Keep in mind there isn’t any food provided at these events, and depending on where you live you might be renting a hotel for a night.

Do I have to go somewhere to hear this guy?

Nope, he offer’s one of his seminar’s on DVD. The following topic’s are:

“The Tale of Two Brains”, “Why Does He/She Do That?”, “How to Stay Married and Not Kill Anyone”, Must-hear information in “The Number One Key to Incredible Sex”, as well as Mark answering frequently asked questions on the bonus DVD. This retails for about $60.00 USD. You can buy “The Tail of Two Brains” separately for $21.99 USD.

So how can he help me?

Mark has developed something called a flag page. The flag page is an online program that enables you to discover (or re-discover) who you are, and who God created you to be. Note: you do not have to be religious to take this test, it does not force Christianity down your throat.

He makes a point that these pages will help you learn about yourself so that your partner can also learn about you. The most success comes from each partner creating their flag page.

What does it do?

By focusing on motivation and each person’s best qualities, the Flag Page teaches couple a new way to discover what makes their spouse tick.

In order to create your own flag, you each need to purchase (USD $12.50) a code, and that will allow you to create your pages individually. I mean if you purchase two codes, that’s only $25.00, it’s about the cost of going out for lunch–and cheaper then dinner, so stay in and create your code, you may just learn something about yourself.

Check out the flag page to hear more, it’s really put together well, and Mark is there every step of the way explaining the “details.”

Once you’ve completed your page, you can actually send it to your family and friends so they can learn how to strengthen your relationship with them and ultimately help you be a better you!

Some things to look forward to:

Here is one of his clips called “ask more then once,” I actually really like this one.

Ask more then once:

The Bottom Line:

If you get anything out of this, the $12.50 for your Flag page is worth it to learn a little bit about yourself. Below is my flag:

I think it’s interesting how he explains what the trait’s do and do not. For example, if any of these traits are not supported or criticized, it is highly likely that those critiques are going to make you the most upset and make you feel unhappy in your life. If the people in your life support these flags of yours, the happier and more fulfilled you will be!

He reminds us that this system tells us what we love, not just what we’re good at. So while you may be a fantastic leader in real life, it may not be what you love to do.

I purchased a flag page code for my husband to do, should be interesting what comes out of that!

I’m definitely interested in going to hear Mark speak, so as long as there is a venue close by I’m so in!

Keep in mind, that if you can’t get your spouse or partner to go, don’t wait around for them, go with a friend or by yourself!

Filed Under: Advice, Books, Humor, Mom, Videos

The fashionable Nursing Necklace

July 14, 2008 By erincarrasco 2 Comments

Is your baby destroying your boobs with their painful grip and sharp nails? Then there may be an answer for you to entertain them. A Nursing necklace is a fashionable piece of jewelry designed to “entertain” your babe while you nurse them.

Around 3-4 months babies become more aware of their surroundings and if you are breastfeeding, that means your boobs ladies. So while they’re chubby little hands are so cute, they’re quite another thing when they tear your boobs to shreds!

I came across this website when my son was a little over 2 months, and was just starting to explore with his hands. I decided that I would try these necklaces out and see if they would do the trick to keep his focus at the boob but not on my boob! Also babies are detracted by new sounds and sites, these are supposed to keep their attention to the task at hand!

Laughing Starfish Jewelry

I found this neat site a few months ago and I have since ordered two necklaces. The woman who makes these necklaces is a stay at home mom (SAHM) which I always encourage others to support. She does amazing work, and I personally think that the 30$ (average cost) is not too much to pay for one necklace. Price ranges from (18.00-45.00$ USD) for necklaces and as low as 8.00$USD for earrings. Shipping isn’t very much cash either! Check out her shipping rates, I think I paid something like 7$ which is fantastic in my books!

Below is just a sample of her work:

Please visit her website for more selection. She makes necklaces, earrings, bracelets and matching sets! She has pictures of all the things you could possibly buy.

So what is the difference between a regular necklace and a nursing necklace?

There isn’t anything that really differentiates regular necklaces from these besides their ability to sustain a lot of grabbing! Babies love to grab our jewels around our necks! These necklaces have durable threads that allow your child to pull every which way and not shatter your precious jewels.

Some necklaces that you buy as nursing necklaces don’t seem to have the mom in mind, but these necklaces are beautiful and functional.

She does caution that they are not teething rings, and you should never let your child bite on them! That being said, you can get adjustable lengths (customizable at ordering time) of string depending on how long you want the cord of the necklace. This allows for you to make them longer or shorter depending on your child’s reach.

My experience:

I ordered two necklaces, I ordered the ones that I thought I would enjoy wearing. I would definitely order more things from her! They came very quickly (as an international order, I got my shipment within two to three weeks). The envelope came with stickers all over it, and each necklace came in a little pouch so that if I wanted to gift these purchases I could have done so. I kept both but think that these necklaces are fashionable and functional that I would definitely gift them for any expectant mom. Even if you don’t use them to distract your babe from destroying your boobs, or you child is disinterested, they’re still beautiful jewelry that you can actually wear out!

One of them was very long (as I ordered two different lengths on purpose) but I tied knots in the back of the necklace to keep them in place and higher up (I’m not a very tall person).

My son isn’t really interested in them as of yet, but I wear them out anyways. One of her points on her site is that children like the look of “real objects” versus the fake alternative. She gives the example of your car keys versus the toy ones, which one does your child prefer? The real ones! It’s the same deal with the necklace.

The bottom line

I’m just happy to know that if my son pulls on these necklaces I’m not scared of him breaking them! I see him release his “super strength” grip off of people’s delicate necklaces and I don’t have to worry about that with my fashionable ones! All in all a great experience. I can’t guarantee your child will be interested in them, but if you get one that you actually like wearing, the sky’s the limit!

Filed Under: Babies, Health and Fitness, Mom, New Mom, Product Reviews, Videos