Giant chocolate bunny for big chocolate bunny lovers
A couple of weeks ago my kid broke his clavicle while wrestling another kid from our neighborhood lightweight division. Thankfully, he did not require surgery or any kind of weird clavicle cast that would have made both his and my life a living hell.
Treatment of clavicle breaks and fractures most commonly involve resting the affected extremity in a sling. Through my experience, I have learned that an even more effective over-the-counter treatment, is chocolate.
Forget Extra Strength Advil, give a kid 100mg or more of chocolate every 4 to 6 hours or as pain persists, and they’ll look forward to breaking the rest of their other still developing bones. This is why this Easter, I’m going all out for my broken clavicle crusader with a Giant Chocolate Bunny from Figi’s.
He’ll be back to wrestling Mickey Rourke style in no time.
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Irish shaker set brings luck with every salt and pepper shake
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, it’s usually because I haven’t overseasoned the Shepherd’s Pie.
No matter what meal I’m preparing, Irish or otherwise, I usually have a heavy hand with my special blend of Irish herbs and seasonings.
Now I just rest my collectible porcelain Luck of the Irish Salt and Pepper Set from Lenox on the table so my husband can add a wee bit o’ salt (he’s watching his sodium) and my son can add a wee lot o’ pepper to whatever meal their dear old Ma is cooking in her pot o’ stainless steel.
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A New Year’s Gift Basket that will rock your New Year’s Eve
2011 is going to be my year.
I have a new 32g iPad, a new All-in-one mega sleek computer, a new mattress with bedding fit for a princess, and a new outlook on life… It doesn’t have to be New Year’s Eve to party like it’s 1999. You should have seen me ring in Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year, for all you gentiles out there).
2011 is going to be all about treating myself and my family to the finer things in life, starting with this gourmet New Year’s Gift Basket from Figi’s.
I’ll exercise tomorrow, it’s one of my resolutions.
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Thanksgiving Dinner Delivery for a blessed Thanksgiving dinner for two
My in-laws are in town, my cat is having health issues, my son is going to be nine and I’m a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Last week I couldn’t even sign my name correctly on a check, and if you even mentioned the phrase “cranberry relish”, I would sucker punch you in the neck.
My outlook has drastically improved, ever since I found out that I can order a complete Thanksgiving Dinner Delivery For Two à la Gourmet Station.
It’s a saving grace for a wretch like me.
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Guy gift baskets – Man Skills gift baskets for your manly men
There are a few basic skills that every man should know, preferably by the time he graduates college. For starters, every man of the millenium should know –
- How to properly tie a bow tie.
- How to start a fire with two sticks.
- How to extinguish the fire he started with two sticks.
- How to cure a hangover.
- How to unhook a bra with one hand.
Men are difficult to shop for, but most women know that the men in their lives have an innate fondness for two things – 1. Showing off their Manly Man Skills and 2. Eating Manly Man Snacks.
Treat the man in your life to these Mad Skills Guy Gift Baskets from Gift Baskets Remembered and he’ll have that leaky faucet fixed, that Thanksgiving turkey carved and your bra unhooked faster than you can say “My hero” or “Chuck Norris”.
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Beef short rib meal – Gourmet beef short ribs for two
The closest I’ve ever come to preparing an impromtu meal is microwaving a Healthy Choice dinner I accidentally found in the freezer at work.
When it comes to cooking, I can’t just throw things together. I have to make a list, shop, check the nutritional content and prep, all of this before I even pre-heat the oven. As a busy working mom, who has the time?
It was a rainy Friday night when my husband and I decided to consume our recent gourmet indulgence, a succulent Beef Short Ribs Meal that we ordered from Impromptu Gourmet.
It made that stolen Healthy Choice dinner taste like chopped liver.
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Texas fruitcake – This scrumptious Texas Pecan Cake is not your average fruitcake
My co-workers think I’m nutty as a fruitcake. I bump into doors (I lack depth perception), I root for the Maryland Terrapins (Go Terps!) and apparently, I say the word “water” funny.
In my defense, I’m not all that nutty. On a scale of overall nuttiness, I probably fall between an Almond Joy and a Nutter Butter sandwich cookie, but I’m not nearly as nutty as the Award winning Texas Fruitcake baked fresh from Eilenberger’s Bakery.
I’ll admit, I may appear nuttier the longer you’ve known me. It takes me a while to come out of my nut shell.
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Kids flight suit for kids who want to astronaut suit up for Halloween
Last year my son was a dashing Indiana Jones for Halloween. I scored him a schnazzy leather fedora and a whip that he ended up whipping the cats with. This year I’m getting him a low maintenance costume that is free of any accessories or props that can be yielded as weapons… for Boo Boo and Lucy’s sake.
This Kids Flight Suit from The Space Shop at Kennedy Space Center is too cool for flight school and looks perfectly safe for both kids and cats. Maybe the get-up will even rub off on my boy and he’ll grow up to be an astronaut one day.
I have high hopes.
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Apology greeting cards that say I’m sorry when a work apology is in order
To err is human. This is my mantra.
What can I say, sometimes I mess up at work. Everyone does. There are months when I don’t make my sales quota, Jody forgets to take out the recycling bin, Samara makes typos and Matt leaves a rank smelling mess in the office fridge.
Normally, we would just bow our heads in shame, avoiding eye contact with the Boss man, but now we can all join hands together in acceptance of our office failures and send Apology Greeting Cards from CEO Cards that make amends, and keep us employed.
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Digital HD Camcorders to digitally film your life in HD
My life is so grand, it deserves to be recorded in Hi-definition. For your consideration, I have comprised a Top 10 list of reasons why I am in love with my new Flip HD Digital Camcorder from CompuUSA.
1. It’s small and fits daintily in my purse
2. It has a nice wide screen
3. It has a brilliant Hi-Def picture
4. It’s simple to use, even for the electronically uninclined
5. I can hook it up to my computer easily
6. It has over 2 whole hours of recording time
7. It has super duper zooming technology
8. It can take stills
9. I haven’t broken it yet
10. I can film anytime, anyplace, anywhere…
In fact, I’m filming you right now.
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Yiddish with Dick and Jane for Yiddish fun for everyone
My Yiddish isn’t great. Every time I go home to visit my mother she kvetches about it, which makes me feel like a total putz. So I’ve made a pledge to brush up on my Yiddish before my next trip home with a little help from Yiddish with Dick and Jane, an adorable little gift book from Challah Connection.
Jane is in real estate.
Today is Saturday.
Jane has an open house.
She must schlep the Open House signs to the car.
See Jane schlep.
Schlep, Jane. Schlep.
Schlep, schlep, schlep.
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Crazy pranks to pull on your crazy pranking friends
April Fool’s Day has come and gone, but I’ve realized over the years that you don’t need a designated day or reason to enjoy sweet revenge. On April Fool’s Day people are always on their toes, observant, ready and waiting. I like to prank people when they least expect it. Like when they’re in a stall in the office bathroom and I throw in a home-made stink bomb created with my Crazy Pranks Kit from Young Explorers.
*Hey, she deserved it. She never washes her hands, leaves toxic stink bombs of her own and is always messing with the settings on the coffee machine.
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