Life With 2 Kids - Playing Together...

~ Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 7:50 AM ~

While they are not tearing at each other's throats, yanking each other's hair or my boy pushing my girl or my girl slapping my boy, I do savor moments like these....

Ben teaching Alyson...

Ben and Alyson in the infant room at church, check out Alyson's hand on her brother's leg... cute!

Ben chalk doodling on our balcony floor while Alyson, ermm.. wiped them off with her legs?

iPad App Review - Mitzi's World

~ Posted on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 8:07 AM ~

When I saw the press release of this app, I immediately checked out for more details on it and what got my full attention was the beautiful illustrations in this app. I had initially thought this app was more like a story book where you page through and read some story about a dog or something, until I realised you get to find the many many hidden objects on each page as you travel a long with Mitzi, the spotted dog with a red collar. Anyway, my review as below...

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* Title: Mitzi's World
* Price: $3.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Jul 25, 2012
* Version: 1.0.0
* Size: 198 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Auryn, Inc
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPad.Requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Description from the product page:

"In Mitzi’s world, every detail is worth seeing. Young readers will enjoy following Mitzi, the spotted dog with a red collar, through all four seasons of the year as she explores the towns, farms, and countryside of America, vividly brought to life by author Deborah Raffin and folk artist Jane Wooster Scott.

Along with Mitzi there are plenty of other objects to uncover, whether they are candy canes in winter, sail boats in spring, sand castles in summer, or pumpkins in fall. Children will be introduced to counting concepts, seasons, and colors, while the entire family can enjoy the highly beloved folk art form with its colorful and accessible scenes. Mitzi’s World is a part of the Auryn line from Auryn Inc. and is based on Deborah Raffin’s book by the same name. "

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What's good?

* The illustrations is just simply amazing and breathtaking and there are some cute little animations and awesome interactivity in this app!

* I love the 15 folk art illustrations and the details are simply amazing!

* I like that when you exit the app and resumed back later, those objects which you have found earlier are still indicated as found (as there are some apps which make you look for the objects all over again!) so you just need to continue back your search for the hidden objects.

Room for Improvement?

* Perhaps make it easier for us to locate the hidden objects when we clicked the Hint option? Blinking the objects would be cool hahaha!

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You can purchase the "Mitzi's World" app from the iTunes App Store.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

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I Am An Online Shopaholic...

~ Posted on Monday, August 6, 2012 at 3:45 PM ~

Hi! My name is Jenny! This is going to sound pretty embarrassing... I have a confession to make.

I am an online shopaholic.

Yes, I go crazy at buying things online ESPECIALLY when there are discount codes and vouchers which help me save money in my purchases! I hope I don't come across as a cheapskate but with prices of things getting more and more expensive nowadays, why not consider saving while still be able to buy the things you wanted to buy?

I just came across a website offering Debenhams discount code and Next Voucher Codes. Boy oh boy! They are calling me! Must-resist-and-finish-typing-this-post-first!!!

OK, back to my post, I mean, if you are going to buy the things anyway, why not scout for the best deals?! After all, who wouldn't want to save some money and still feel good knowing they get the best deals right?!

* Image credit: MyVoucherCodes.co.uk Facebook page

To be honest, the main reason why I prefer to shop online nowadays is the convenience of shopping. From the comfort of my own home, I can easily compare the items across different websites, choose the best deals, not easily be swayed by the salesperson (I am easily convinced to buy things and feel guilty if I stepped into a shop without buying anything!), purchase them and wait for the items to arrive to me!

So far, I have bought stuff like books (tons and tons of it!), clothing for myself and my 2 kids, toys, household items, cupcakes, organic puffs for my girl, heck, the latest online purchases I made (just a few weeks ago) was the survival kit I got for my hubby's 32nd birthday!

So, what sort of things have you bought online with awesome savings?

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