Halloween is Coming!

Believe it or not Halloween is not that far away! Halloween is one of my kids favorite holidays. They love dressing up and going door to door trick-or-treating. Of course they love getting the candy too!

Also part of the fun, though is coming up with different costumes every year. My kids have some great ideas. And every year they like to come up with something different. Last year they decided to be vampires! They came up with it all on their own. Here's a picture of them from last Halloween:





This year they haven't decided what they want to be yet. But they better hurry up and decide so we can hit the halloween costume stores. That's the one thing that's hard every year about Halloween. I have found that if you don't shop early you might not get the costume you want. The halloween costume stores run out of costumes early, all the good ones get taken quick.

But I just found a website, called Halloween Adventure.com, that has tons of different costumes. They have a huge selection of childrens costumes. Everything from pirates, batman and disney. They also have a huge selection of adult ones too, in case I decide to dress up.

This website could be really handy in finding the right costume. And we won't have to worry about running around to the stores trying to find the right one. And we won't have to worry about someone else getting it first! I can't wait until Halloween!

Don't Be Afraid to Eat Your Veggies, Part II

As promised here's Part II. Read Part I Here if you like.

Another vegetable that has gotten a bad rap recently is carrots. The myth that low-carb diets have perpetuated is that carrots are loaded with sugar. The fact is that one cup of chopped raw carrots contain just 52 calories and only 12 g of carbs. Half of the carbs are from natural sugar. The rest are from heart- healthy fiber and complex carbohydrates.

The sugar in carrots are fewer than you would get in a cup of milk or a piece of fruit. Plus they're packed with vitamins, minerals and fiber. And of course you know they are good for your eyes, that is a fact! They're also beneficial in the fight against colon cancer. So eat your carrots!

Another veggie that has a bad reputation is celery. The myth around celery is it's just water. But this veggie has disease preventing vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. Celery is great for keeping your blood pressure down, it contains a phytochemical that protects against cancer, and it helps you stay slim. Celery can satisfy your urge to munch on less healthy snacks!

And the last vegetable I want to talk about is corn. Corn over the years has been fighting the myth that it is nothing more than carbs. Of course corn has carbs, but they're the best kind! High quality complex carbs. Corn also is loaded with fiber (one ear has 15% of your daily fiber.) Studies have shown that corn is also good for your heart, by containing folate. Which is a B-vitamin that is good for your heart. Corn also gives you energy from a mineral called thiamin. Like carrots, corn has also been proven to be good for your vision.

So as you can see don't believe the myths when it comes to these veggies! The health benefits from these vegetables is a fact!

Back to School Means Getting Organized

The kids have been back to school for a couple of weeks now. I bought what I thought was all their school supplies, before school started. But I have already had to go out and buy a few more things for them.

My son is in 7th grade this year, and taking 5 different subjects. So for each subject he needed a different 3 ring binder. He needs to grab each one out of his locker before the class, so it's important for him to get the right one. If we had a Dymo label maker we could have different Color labels on each of his binders.

One top of the binders he also has a lot of different books for each subject. The teachers wanted him to cover all the books. But once you cover them it's hard to tell which book is which. With a label maker he could label each book with the subject and then he wouldn't make the mistake of grabbing the wrong book.

Another good use for this would be for my daughters lunch box and water bottle. We already had a lost water bottle. Before school started I had bought her a Hannah Montana lunch box and water bottle. The Hannah Montana water bottle has already gotten lost and the store doesn't have anymore. Unfortunately, I didn't have her name on it so I don't think we'll be getting it back. I wish I had put her name on it!

I thought I had bought all the school supplies we needed, but I just may have to buy a Dymo label maker. Then we could really get organized.