• Gift Giving: Give the Gift of Amazon Prime

    Gift Prime

    The Valentine Holiday will be here soon, at the end of this week in fact!  So EXCITING!  If you are still looking for the perfect gift for someone on your list you can give the gift of Amazon Prime.  This gift is perfect for anyone (men, women, kids, college students, couples, and more) on your gift list!  You can now give the gift of Amazon Prime Membership.

    Gift of Amazon Prime includes:

    • FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of items (no minimum order size)
    • Unlimited, ad-free access to over a million songs and hundreds of playlists
    • Instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime Instant Video
    • Free unlimited photo storage in Amazon Cloud Drive
    • Read free books each month through Kindle First and the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library

    Amazon will send your recipient their gift on the day you choose along with the redemption instructions.  The gift recipient can begin their Prime Membership immediately.  If the recipient currently has a Prime Membership they can exchange their gift for an Amazon.com Gift Card.

    The Amazon Prime Membership is perfect for any family and friends that enjoy online shopping.  They will get FREE Shipping and many other perks with their membership.  It is a great gift that could be used for as a Holiday, wedding, birthday, anniversary gifts, and more!

  • Be My Valentine: “I Love Everything You Dew” Love Note

    I LOVE everything you dew!

    A few weeks ago I discovered these cute “pop” love notes from Darling Doodles and have been enjoying adding these love notes to my stash of ones to give to Jake!  🙂  He enjoys drinking Mountain Dew so when it goes on sale I try to get a little for him.  This particular love note was a great one to give to my man!

    When Jake is coming home after being away with work for several days or if he has had a tough day I try to do something special to cheer him up.  I will put the surprises in various visible places throughout the house (his side of the garage, kitchen, his desk, our dresser, on his plate at the table, etc…) where I know he will be.  Although, he never knows when I am doing it or where I will put it he always finds it.  On this particular day he was stressed with a lot on his plate with work, travel arrangements, family and everything else.  I decided it was a good day to put out a special surprise for him to say “I love you”!   The Mountain Dew and sweet note sitting on the dresser downstairs in our family room was the first thing he saw walking into the house and it did bring a smile which made it worth it for me!

    Sometimes taking just a few minutes out of your day to show your spouse you are thinking about them and that you care can make all the difference.  It doesn’t have to take a lot of time, money or effect but the benefits will go a long way.  Doing something special for them could mean packing their lunch for work the next day, laying out their clothes the night before, or even leaving a love note on their pillow.  Investing time and energy into your marriage is always good for the entire family.  How do you cheer your spouse up or make them feel appreciated?

  • Gift Giving: Breakfast in Bed

    Occasionally for a birthday or Holiday I create Gift Coupons for the girls (or Jake) for their present.  The gift coupons include a variety of fun activities – get out of one chore, breakfast in bed, one big bear hug, and more.  The girls will sometimes save their coupons for months before redeeming them.  It is so sweet to see them cherish the little things like fun coupons I created just for them.  I have learned that when the coupon is redeemed to just stamp the back with the date stamp and let them keep it. Sometimes they will redeem the coupons simultaneously and other times they do it separately.  The breakfast in bed coupon is always a huge hit with the girls!

    I managed to sneak in a take a picture of them eating breakfast in bed, both of them were chatting away and enjoying their yogurt!

    Enjoying breakfast in bed