I just added the coolest thing to my camping stash. A SmartSpeed® Self-Inflating Air Sleeping Pad. Tent camping is a WHOLE LOT more enjoyable when you aren’t directly sleeping on the ground. When we camp in Yosemite the ground is rocky and hard, not to mention cold!! I was thrilled to be offered this sleeping pad! My shelves of camping equipment is getting very full so the first thing I love is the fact that this rolls up to a nice size. I can flatten the pad down to about 4″ thick and 24″ long. Not only is that nice for storing the pad away but for hauling everything to…

One of the things that my daughters have instilled in my grandbabies is the love of reading! All three of my grandkids love to read and be read too. Alice will stop whatever she is doing to hear a story! Yes, that does include playing dress up and even playing Princesses!! My Dream for You is Happiness from Hamer House Books is a beautifully written and wonderfully illustrated story that celebrates the joy and wonder of childhood. The message in this book is one that myself as an adult should take to heart!! From the opening poem written by John Lennon to the last page this book is WONDERFUL!! A message that everyone should…

I have a FUN review for you today! As in 205 pieces of Creative Toys Building Blocks 3D Puzzle! This has to be one of the most unique and FUN building set that Alice and I have played with yet! This is a 205 piece building set from China, in 8 bright fun colors. The set arrives in a blue and yellow drawstring bag with yellow string closure. Each distinct set of bars or pieces are packaged in individual Ziplock bags (we kept the colors separated for all of about a day, now they are all thrown in to the bag together!). The writing on the bag is all in Chinese…