Hit me with your best shot

As you know we are in the process of moving, which means for me deep cleaning, the likes of which I rarely do. So I come to you, fair blog readers. What are your best cleaning tips? My qualifications are as follows; inexpensive, fast, easy. I'm asking for a miracle cleaner that cleans everything....anyone got any suggestions?

Pack your angry eyes....

just in case - Mrs. Potato Head

Guitar Hero

This kid has music in his blood.

Happy Balentime's Day!

Ready to go out and play

Happy Balentime's Day everyone!

Christmas Train

Get it while it's hot!

I am having a 20% sale of the Shirley J stuff I have at my house right now. Here are the items up for sale and the quantities I have left:

2 Onion Seasoning 6.00
4 Chicken Bouillon 6.00
4 Beef Bouillon 6.00
2 BBQ Sauce (my fave) 9.60
4 Pizza/Pasta 5.50
2 White Cheddar Sauce/Soup Mix 32.00
1 Corn Bread/Muffin Mix 10.00
5 Dough Enhancer 5.50 (makes homemade bread nice and fluffy)
1 Honey White Bread Mix 8.60
1 Slow Cooker Pork Seasoning 7.75

I'll pay for shipping, and get it out to you as soon as I get the payment! Let me know what you want!

Paul's BFF

My friend Sherry did a really cute post about Paul's BFF Carter.

I'd like to introduce you to Carter's friend, Paul. Paul is, as Carter says, "really cooool, mom. Really cooool." What makes Carter think Paul is so cool? Let me give you a run down.

Paul shares the same love of Thomas the Train that Carter does. Between the two I dare say they know every Thomas Train. And Paul is content to sit and look at a Thomas catalog with Carter.

Paul has the same taste in movies as Carter. I've yet learned to appreciate the Thomas and Friends DVDs, but Paul? Paul gets them. Paul loves them. And then we get to real play. Clearly these boys share a common love of trains, but there is more than that. Paul knows the fun that jumping on a bed in a cape brings.

Or the more subtle joy of throwing chalk into an empty clothes basket.

What can I say? These two boys just get each other. I think Carter summed it up best when he told me, "Paul isn't my brother, Holland is my brother. Paul is my friend, mom. Just Paul."

We are working on the "just Paul" part though. Especially since Carter tells me he won't play at preschool because "there aren't any boys named Paul there mom."