Julie's Journal

I think we’ve all been in the situation where you’re trying to unload your groceries into your car, and you turn to find your shopping cart rolling away from you. Has it ever happened when your child was in the shopping cart also? Well it happened to Dyanne and Kevin Houlihan, and it scared them so much they decided to create the Cart-Stopper.

It’s a handy little gadget that attaches to the shopping cart on one end, and a suction cup that attaches to your car, to prevent “run-away” shopping carts. If you’re a mom or dad with young children, this is a handy safety item to own. Currently they are available in retail stores in Sacramento, or directly on their website for just $9.99, or you can try to win one here on my blog just by commenting.

Cart-Stopper Giveaway Rules

1. Leave a comment on my blog with your opinion about the Cart-Stopper
2. I will choose one random winner from all the comments received
3. Contest ends Thursday May 7, 2009 at 12:00PM Pacific time

Good luck, and don’t forget to tell your friends to enter also.

Thanks to Family Review Network and Cart-Stopper for this review and giveaway.

J.R.’s senior prom ended up really great. I had a fun week getting ready for it with him, and they had a great time at the dance and at the after party. I slept on the couch so I could hear when they got home. 5AM…not bad.

We went out to the Boulder Beach Campground at Lake Mead for our first camping trip of the season. The weather was to be in the upper 80′s during the day and the low 60′s at night. That’s perfect camping weather to me, and it proved to be just that.

We arrived around 3PM to the campground and secured one of that last spots available. The place was packed and the sites are real close to each other so they don’t offer much in the form of privacy, but we had a good time. We grilled pollo asada on the hibachi that we picked up at the Carniceria on the way out of town, and ate that with corn tortillas, salsa, and guacamole. It was delicious!

On Sunday morning Steve, Lola and Devin joined us for a little fun at Boulder Beach. It’s not the best beach by any means along Lake Mead, but it’s a very quick drive from Las Vegas if you want to hit the water on a quick day trip.

So for a 20 minute drive from our house, and $15.00 for two days of fun in the sun, it turned out to be a pretty good weekend. Our next trip is the Valley of Fire in a couple weeks. That is one of my most favorite places to camp in Southern Nevada.

Every girl needs a little bling bling now and again, and I’m no different. With the cost of diamonds these days I opted for the more reasonable option of sterling silver and cubic zirconia.

They are so pretty and shiny and they make me feel all girly and beautiful when I wear them. I honestly can’t tell much of a difference between cubic zirconia and real diamonds, other than the fact if I lost one of these earrings you wouldn’t see me in full panic mode.

I just the Sterling Silver CZ Solitaire Pendant and the matching CZ Stud Earring set from Joolwe Cubic Zirconia and Silver Jewelry Store, and I love it!

Joolwe is a really cute site with a huge selection of affordable jewelry. They also have a fun newsletter where you can sign up to hear about the latest fashion trends in jewelry plus receive exclusive promotions and coupons. You’ll also be entered in their bi-weekly jewelry giveaway! And don’t forget to check out the Joolwe blog.

Thanks to The Family Review Network and Joolwe for making this review possible

As always, Ted Murphy is up to his usual antics. He’s created head cutouts for his readers to print out, cut out, and take around to different locations and get pictures of him. He’s such a weirdo, but I just love that guy, so I had to play along.

I decided to put the cat scent on him so his Schnauzer Bonzo would go berserk the next time he sees him. I took so many pictures trying to get her to yawn so her tongue would be sticking out also, but she wasn’t cooperating. OMG, Michael just messaged me with an “alternative quote” for this picture, but this is a PG blog so use your imagination.