The Scholastic Store - Our Favorite Book Series: Magic Tree House, Rainbow Magic, Dork Diaries + MORE!

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Books from my daughters FAVORITE Book Series:

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My daughters and I LOVE to read! We try to read every night but sometimes homework and the fact that my little ones are extremely wore out from school as well as playing with their neighboring friends, we don't always make it to reading time. Jade is in 2nd grade this year while her big sister, Loran, is in 3rd grade!! (I don't feel old enough to have kids in 2nd and 3rd grade! haha) They love their teachers and classmates and can't wait to come home from school to tell me all about their day and show me their books that they got to bring home. A few weeks ago, Jade brought home 3 Scholastic Book Order forms, which we LOVE. The girls automatically started picking out their favorite books. I already knew what some of them would be..... My girls love them some: Rainbow Magic Books, The Magic Tree House, Dork Diaries, among more! Since I figured that my daughters aren't the only 2nd and 3rd graders who love these book series, I decided to list a few of our favorites and see if your children have similar taste. Check out our list of book series and let me know if your little ones are fans of them too....

Magic Tree House Boxed Set (Books 1-4)

By: Mary Pope Osborne

Age: Ages 6-8

$17.96

Your child will be whisked away to past eras when two siblings discover a tree house filled with enchanted books that transport them through time. From Ancient Egypt to the Middle Ages, these best-selling Chapter Books follow Jack and Annie as they enter the universe of books and set off on incredible adventures.

This boxed set includes Books 1-4:

• Dinosaurs Before Dark
• The Knight at Dawn
• Mummies in the Morning
• Pirates Past Noon

Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (1-4)

By: Barbara Park

Age: Ages 6-8

$17.96

Have you met Junie B. Jones? In this four-volume collection of her earliest tales, the spirited kindergartener faces a smelly school bus, deals with a new brother, shoots her mouth off in school, and spies on her teacher. Your beginning reader will love Junie's hilarious mishaps brought to life in bold illustrations and easy text she can handle on her own.

Set includes:

• Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying
• Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth
• Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business
• Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Amelia Bedelia 40th Anniversary Collection (I Can Read Books)

By: Peggy Parish

Age: Ages 4-8

$10.79

Everyone's favorite literal-minded housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia, celebrates her 40th anniversary in a three-book I Can Read boxed set.

Meet Amelia Bedelia, the unflappable maid who does everything literally. With her purse on her arm and hat firmly on her head, Amelia Bedelia follows instructions to a tee: change the towels? Nothing a pair of scissors can't do! Dust the furniture? That's when the perfumed dusting powder really comes in handy. Dress the chicken for dinner - well, do you want a boy chicken or a girl chicken? Amelia Bedelia's well - meaning gaffs cause readers to chuckle, but her employer to fume - it's a good thing she's such a good cook!

Rainbow Magic Series:

Rainbow Magic: Magical Holiday Boxed Set

By: Daisy Meadows

Age: Ages 7-9

$17.99

Just in time for the holidays, this magical boxed set includes four sparkly special editions!

The holidays have lost their shimmer!

There's trouble in Fairyland! Jack Frost is up to his old tricks. Now the fairies are missing their special holiday magic! Will the holly-jolly holidays be changed forever? Or can Rachel and Kirsty help Holly, Stella, Gabriella, and Paige save the day?

This boxed set includes four holiday stories:

• Holly the Christmas Fairy
• Stella the Star Fairy
• Gabriella the Snow Kingdom Fairy
• Paige the Christmas Play Fairy

A perfectly magical holiday gift for fairy fans!

Rainbow Magic: The Fashion Fairies Pack (books 1-7)
By: Daisy Meadows
Age: Ages 7-10
$24.95

Fashion AND fairies? An unbeatable combination!

Included on this set:

• The Fashion Fairies #1: Miranda the Beauty Fairy
• The Fashion Fairies #2: Claudia the Accessories Fairy
• The Fashion Fairies #3: Tyra the Designer Fairy
• The Fashion Fairies #4: Alexa the Fashion Reporter Fairy
• The Fashion Fairies #5: Jennifer the Hairstylist Fairy
• The Fashion Fairies #6: Brooke the Photographer Fairy
• The Fashion Fairies #7: Lola the Fashion Show Fairy

Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe Series:

Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #1: Moldylocks and the Three Beards

By: Noah Z. Jones

Age: Ages 5-7

$3.49

The story of Goldilocks gets a wild and wooly makeover! With simple text and engaging artwork throughout, this very funny book invites readers in to a fractured fairy-tale land.

Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #2: Little Red Quacking Hood

By: Noah Z. Jones

Age: Ages 5-7

$3.49

Princess Pink is back for another fractured fairy tale adventure!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

The Rescue Princesses Series:

The Rescue Princesses #1: The Secret Promise

By: Paula Harrison

Age: Ages 7-10

$4.99

These aren't your average princesses... They're the ones who do the rescuing in this fabulous new series!

Princess Emily loves being a princess, but wishes royal life could be more exciting. Little does she know that her wish is about to come true.

The Rescue Princesses #2: The Wishing Pearl

By: Paula Harrison

Age: Ages 7-10

$4.99

Princesses to the rescue! Another animal is in trouble, and the Rescue Princesses must save the day.

The Rescue Princesses #3: The Moonlight Mystery

By: Paula Harrison

Age: Ages 7-10

$4.99

Princesses to the rescue! Another animal is in trouble, and the Rescue Princesses must save the day.

The Rescue Princesses #4: The Stolen Crystals

By: Paula Harrison

Age: Ages 7-10

$4.99

Princesses to the rescue! Another animal is in trouble, and the Rescue Princesses must save the day.

The Rescue Princesses #5: The Snow Jewel

By: Paula Harrison

Age: Ages 7-10

$4.99

The Rescue Princesses trek through the beautiful snow of Northernland to meet Princess Freya and her kitten.

Pete The Cat Series:

Pete The Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes

By: Eric Litwin

Age: Ages 4-7

$13.95

Check out Pete the Cat in his cool school shoes - complete with a link to an all-new song, "Rocking in My School Shoes"!

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

By: Eric Litwin

Age: Ages 4-7

$13.95

With its bright, colorful illustrations and silly story, this award-winning sing-along subtraction book follows the super-cool cat as he stays upbeat despite losing a button or two.

Pete the Cat: Old MacDonald Had a Farm

By: James Dean

Age: Ages 3-5

$7.19

In this groovy version of the classic children's song, Pete visits a farm and learns the sounds of all the different animals.

Pete the Cat and the New Guy

By: Kimberly Dean; James Dean

Age: Ages 5-8

$16.19

There's a new guy in town, and Pete can't wait to meet him. After all, more friends mean more fun. But who can he be?

Pete the Cat: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

By: James Dean

Age: Ages 4-8

$8.99

The sun is setting—and this cool cat is singing his own version of the classic song!

Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Life

By: James Dean

Age: Ages 4-8

$11.69

Pete the Cat shares his groovy, glass-half-full outlook on life in this collection of all his favorite inspirational quotes. Pete adds his fun take on well-known classics, from Albert Einstein to Confucius to Abraham Lincoln to Shakespeare and more!

Dork Diaries Series:

Dork Diaries Box Set (Books 1-3)

By: Rachel Renee Russell

Age: Ages 9-12

$35.07

The boxed set will include the first three books of the bestelling Dork Diaries series, which chronicles the oh-so-fabulous life of Nikki Maxwell as she navigates the halls of middle school, mean girls, BFF drama and first crushes.

Package will include:

• Dork Diaries #1: Tales From a Not-So-Fabulous Life
• Dork Diaries #2: Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl
• Dork Diaries #3: Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star

Dork Diaries #4: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess

By: Rachel Renée Russell

Age: Ages 9-13

$12.59

Nikki's reputation is on thin ice in this laugh-out-loud illustrated adventure about her hilarious humiliations on the rink—and off!

Does your child have a favorite book series?
If so, What are they?

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Wordless Wednesday - Beach Day!

On September 14, my fiance and I decided to take our daughters on a road trip! We drove down to North Myrtle Beach SC and had a wonderful Family Day! We didn't stay the night, we drove home... All in one LONG and FUN trip!

Here are a few pictures that I took of the girls.

The photo's were take with an app on my phone, they are in collage style but were actually taken that way... Scroll down to see what I mean.

Loran and Jade had a blast! Best Family Day EVER!!!

Foto Friday - This time last year

This time last year my little girls were sporting awesome tube socks that they want nothing to do with these days :) Wasn't they adorable?!

Miss Loran and her Tweety Bird socks!

Miss Jade and her Scooby Doo socks!

Foto Friday -Downtown Photo Shoot

TGIF!!!!

It's FRIDAY!!!! The end of the work and school week and this weekend just happens to be a long one!

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

How to you feel about a Foto Friday?

I took my daughters downtown last weekend for a photo shoot and I would love to share some of those photographs with you. What better way then to launch a new segment?

Here are a few of the photos from my shoot with "The Dancing Diva's" - Loran and Jade

Tell me what you think :) I love feedback on my photography!

I decided to let the girls chose their own poses since that's when their true personality shines. The shot below was the first one I took during the actual photo shoot (I took many more on out way to the wall), it turned out a bit blurry but I can't get over the poses they chose :) They are The Dancing Diva's after all!!

Loran - Diva with Attitude

Jade - Sassy, Sweet but Not so Innocent 

Irish Twins - You'd think they were connected at the hip! They won't do anything without the other.

The photo below is the above part of the wall that didn't make into the photographs. (My girls were too short to have the dragon in their pictures) I chose this wall for our shoot because of the bright colors and who could overlook the HUGE dragon that stretched across the top of the brick wall?! Isn't is amazing? Such a wonderful art piece!

Being able to walk around downtown and find beautiful pieces of art painted on the buildings is one of the wonderful things about Asheville, NC! We believe that artists need to be seen and many local business have even hired local artist to turn their outside walls into one of a kind art pieces, some even have the store name and even a product or two :) You can even find murals that tell a story about history. They are all simply breathtaking! 

I hope you enjoyed this weeks Foto Friday! Don't forget to check back next week, you never know kind of foto's I may have in store!

Sunday Funday - Lets Relax

It's time to relax of this Sunday Funday!!

Today I have a nice recipe for Aromatic Tea Bag Bath Packs recipe for you that will not only help your skin stay soft but relax away your stress at the same time!

Aromatic Tea Bag Bath Packs

Create your own bath-time Tea Bags and surround yourself in invigorating scents. I remember making these and hanging them from the top of water spout while my bath was running! The smell was wonderful and I believe I recall running to my mama and telling her to feel my skin.. It was soft :)

You will need:

• 1/2 cup of Fresh Herbs or flower petals or 1/4 cup of dried herbs or flowers
• 2 Tablespoons of Oatmeal
• Coffee Filters
• String

Directions:

This is something that you will want to make alot at once so you can relax over and over without having to remake your Tea Bags before each bath. (Store them in an old jar on your bathroom counter for convenience as well as a pretty display!)

• Lay out a coffee filter flat on your table
• Add the herbs/flowers and oatmeal to the middle of the filter.
• Pull the edged up around your herb mixture and tie the pouch closed extremely tightly and knotted with the string.
• Cut the string long enough so it can be tied around your water spout.
• Tie a Tea Bag around your spout so that the pouch is hanging where the water will flow directly on and through it.
• Run a HOT bath, through your herb pouch.
• Once your bath is ran - You can place your pouch into your bath or leave it on the spout until your bath is complete.
• Dispose of each Aromatic Tea Bag after use.

**Try out these Random Tips!!**

--Try Rose Petals and Lavender for a romantic feel.

--Mint is very soothing after a good workout.

--Have a big day tomorrow? - Soak with Chamomile to relax your mind!

Design your own gift tags and attach them to the strings.
(To give them a personal touch as well as making them look more like real tea bags! Any girl would love a couple homemade bath packs for a gift!!)

**Add a couple Aromatic Tea Bags to a small basket with a bath scrunchies or another homemade beauty treatment for a great homemade gift!

New Names for Daily Posts!

Due to my internet difficulties, I missed out on posting my Wednesday and Thursday posts, this past week. I actually posted on Thursday (Yesterday) but was in such a hurry to get as much done in the small amount of time that I had, that I missed a few things. I guess life has different plans than me, that's the way it always turns out don't it?

- Anyways -

I have decided to name the Weekly posts. I sat down and after searching my brain for a good little bit, I've come up with the following:

• Sunday Funday -- Fun at home or a Fun Post Content
• Mommy Monday -- All About Mommy - Anything about or for moms
• Tipsy Tuesday -- Not drunk Tipsy... Atleast not every Tuesday! :) Tipsy as in unbalanced in life, walking, drinking, Crazy nerves making your brain tipsy, etc
• Wacky Wednesday -- Going crazy as in Crazy or Losing minds!
• Truthful Thursdays -- Swear to tell the Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth? :) It's time to let go a couple secrets and be truthful today! (Answer the topic truthfully!)
• Frugal Friday -- Anything that is: Cheap, ReUsed, Free, Repurposed, Saving Money tips, etc.

12 Ways to Reuse an Old Jelly Jar

What On Earth Can You Make With An Old Jelly Jar?

Have you ever wondered how many ways you can reuse an old jar? The possibilities are endless!!! I've created a small list of the idea's that I can think of. If you know of any more ways to reuse an old jar, that I don't have on my list, Feel free to comment them below and I'll grow my list with your ideas! Of course I'll add your name by your idea so everyone gets the proper credit :) You don't have to use an old jar, an empty Jelly Jar works just as well. Together we can keep useful things out of our land-fields!
Lets Turn Trash into Treasure!!

• Drinking Glass -- Make sure it is 100% clean and sterilized before drinking out of any old jar that you find at thrift stores. 
• Vase for Flowers -- Make sure it's clean enough and has no residue of any chemical that can hurt the flowers.
• Bait Jar -- For Fishing Trips - Have the kids run around searching for worms! Add a bit of dirt to the jar and once the kids find a worm, they can add it straight to the jar and once it's full, you just grab the jar and head to the water!
• Watering Jar -- Easy to keep sitting on the counter or window seal to quickly grab and water small inside or outside plants.
• Food Storage -- If you have the lid to the jar, you can use it to store leftovers. (Wash thoroughly)
• Storage Container -- Store ingredients in the jar to help organize your pantry.
• Gift Idea -- Fill up with Hot Chocolate mix, Add a few small marshmallows to top, Tie a ribbon around it, Pair a Drinking Mug with the Jar of Hot Choc. and gift as a gift during the cold months. (You can also do this with the dry ingredients in recipes)
• Collection Jar -- Store your favorite collection of small items so you can not only store them but display them as well. (marbles, polly pocket, legos, bouncy balls, Silly Bands, Etc.)
• Pencil Holder -- Decorate with your craft supplies to give the jar a personalized touch and so it don't just bare and plain! (I use to make these all the time! FUN!)
• Cookie Cutter -- Use the top of the jar as a Cookie Cutter.
• Candle Holder -- If you have the tall stick candles - Stand the candle up in the middle of the jar, Make sure the candle is a good bit taller than the jar - While holding the candle straight up, Pour marbles, colored gravel, Sand or other small contents - To fill in the empty space and hold the candle up. If there is a chance that the filler could melt if the flame got too close, Don't let the candler get more than 1 inch away from the filler (Maybe less, depending on that you use) You can even use small legos or potpourri  as long as you watch the flame.
• Piggy Bank -- Use the jar to keep up with your loose change. It's a great way to save a little bit of money (every penny counts and adds up fast). You can decorate the jar or leave it clear. If you have the lid - Cut a small slice in the middle of the lid that is a little bit wider than a Quarter and no longer than the length of a dollar bill - when folded in 1/2 twice. My daughters had a big jar that we were collecting change in but they decided, early one morning, that the change would be used better to play with than to save :) Gotta love those girls!! Kids are so fun and full of trouble hehe :P

So, what did you think of my list?

Do you know of anymore idea's for reusing an old glass jar?

Leave your ideas in the comments and I'll add them to my post - with proper credit giving. (Make sure you leave your blog or social media link with your idea comment if you would like credit when I add the ideas to my post.)

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Doing some Tuesday Thinking

It's been raining alot for the past day or so and I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't rain on July 4th! We have plans to go out of town to visit my fiances family and our kids are going to spend a couple nights with the grandparents. I would hate for it to be raining and ruin our firework plans. But if it rains  in Asheville, that don't mean that it will rain in Lenior/Hudson NC as well. Even though Hudson is only an hour or 2 away, weather can do some crazy things so we may be safe.... I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

Last Year for the fourth, my family went to Downtown Asheville and watched the firework show "One The Green". They had live music from local bands along with kids activites, even a blow up slide!! We all had alot of fun!!!
(Read all about our 4th of July in Downtown Asheville -- I wrote up a post about our fun!)

The girls were wanting to go downtown again this year but once they found out that we had plans to go see their Mawmaw, Granny and Grand-Paw... They were as happy as can be!! I've been hearing about this trip for weeks now and it's being brought up more often now that the days are slipping away! We're heading down to Hudson, NC around 10am on Thursday morning, since Alan has to work all day on Wednesday. It's going to be a busy day since we will be driving down, Hanging out with family, Watching Fireworks, and then driving home all in the same day! The kids will only be in the car for the trip down but I'm a bit worried that they will get homesick and want to come early. This will be their first long distance trip away from home without myself or their daddy staying with them. It's not just my girls that'll be staying with Alan's mom and step-dad, Mj will be staying too. He's the oldest but he don't come over to our house as much as we would like so sometimes we have a few bad days, it's mostly nights but mornings can be touch at times as well. At the moment, Jade, Loran and Mj are all excited about spending a couple nights with family so I hope they have a wonderful time and not cry for home bad enough that the trip had to be made early.

(The video below is the first video I've uploaded directly to my blog, Let me know if something is wrong or it won't work for you)
Below is a short video from Last Year

A small part of the Fireworks Show in Downtown Asheville
The 4th of July 2012

How are you planning on spending your 4th of July this year?

Manic Monday

I am very sad to say that my internet is messed up so I may not be able to keep up with my daily posts that I just started, for a week or so, It always seems to go this way and I'm very sorry. I hope to get the problem fixed soon. In the mean time I will be writing posts on my computer and posting them when I have a random chance to get online. I hope that when I return full time that I have LOTS of info to share and I hope everyone will still be here waiting on my return. I shouldn't be MIA for very long but sometimes you just can't be too sure!

But my time is running low at the moment so I have to go.

I have things scheduled so it won't be 100% quiet so hang in there, I'll return for good VERY SOON!!

Sunday Funday

A collection of photos and videos showing how we spent our Sunday at home while "the man of the house" was at work all day!

The girls filled up some left over water balloons from the party yesterday. Mj was outside when I let the girls start filling up the balloons but he found them a few minutes later and started helping with the balloons too. They had alot of fun and ended up eating some left over cake and playing with some tiny water guns :) We ended our Sunday Funday with funny faces then the kids watched a movie while in bed!

Jade don't like being hit or splashed with water but Loran and Mj didn't seem to care

The kids also helped me try a new product that we received for review!

The Wizor (review coming soon!)

SILLY FACES!!!

Gotta love kids!!

How did you spend you Sunday?