Product Review: Root Touch Up

Okay busy ladies this review is for you! Whether a busy career gal or mom running around from morning until night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. I'm speaking to all busy women.

The kids keep me busy and I can't get to the salon as frequently as I did B.K. (before kids). Someone once mentioned to me that when they can't get to the salon they use root touch up. I'm so picky I didn't figure the product was for me.

Recently I found myself out of town with 2 inches of gray root. I was at the store and thought "it can't look worse than the gray"; so I gave it a try. Well ladies I want you to know I found the product to be awesome. The color is not hard to match and it is easy to apply; takes only about 10 minutes.

I now know if I cannot get to the salon I can buy myself a little time with root touch up. The one thing I will tell you if using the product is that if you have a lot of gray don't be afraid to leave it on a little longer. The directions tell you to leave it on longer for tough gray. I didn't the first time I used it because I was afraid of the results. I'm no longer afraid of the product and will leave it on a little longer next time.

I am hopeful you will find this review to be helpful. I'm so excited about this product. I can't stand to look at gray while I'm trying to figure out when I can get into the salon.

Happy Halloween

The kids had an awesome Halloween! Zac was a ghost. I tried to get him to be something really creative but all he wanted to be was a ghost. In the end I thought, "hey a $5 sheet and we are all set!" The triplets went as a herd of cows. Originally I wasn't going to dress them up but when I saw the cows on sale at the Carters outlet I couldn't resist.

We went to the two neighbors that we have living on our court then it was off to Uncle Greg and Auntie Ruth's to do up the neighborhood. Zac thought Halloween was really neat. He was so excited to have a huge bag of candy. He gets a couple of treats each day. I think at that rate the candy may last him forever.

Cowdorable Birthday Event

October gave us four big reasons to celebrate; the 3rd birthday of our son and the 1st birthday of our triplets. We are truly thankful that God has given us such blessings in our life. They are growing up way too fast!!

We celebrated the birthdays at Domino's Petting Farm with a cow theme for our herd. The day was absolutely lovely with gorgeous weather and a wonderful family surrounding us.

The farm was clean and the days events including pizza and a hayride were well organized. The only issue I had with the farm is that 2.5 hours is not enough time for a birthday event. We had to cram in; playing with the animals, a hayride, taking photos, pizza, cake and presents. I felt that the event was rushed with little time to visit.

We had a wonderful friend and photographer at our event. We've seen a sampling of the photos and are excited to preview all of the shots. Thanks Kim and Happy Birthday to our herd!!

Product Review: Secret

"Strong enough for a man but made for a woman?" I had to wonder about this slogan the last time I ran out of deodorant.

I know since giving birth to multiples between the hormones, carrying babies up and down stairs, loading and unloading kids from the car and every other activity that goes along with being a mother I'm hotter than normal. The last time I ran out of deodorant I got to thinking that I have used Secret as long as I've worn deodorant. How do I know something else wouldn't work better?

I decided to do a little of my own research and purchased a 4 pack of Dove deodorant at Costco. I used all 4 sticks and found that while it does seem to make your underarms softer it didn't seem to be any stronger than Secret.

I then decided after I ran out of Dove to purchase a 4 pack of Degree. My findings with regard to Degree were that it didn't seem to work at all!! I really have nothing good to say about Degree.

I realize that the findings may be different based off of each person. However my own findings have shown that "if it ain't broke...don't fix it." Once I finish this last stick of Degree I will be going back to my old faithful Secret.

Baptism

The triplets were baptized in August...God bless them!!

Six Flags New England

Last weekend we took the family to Six Flags New England. Our family friend, Judy met up with us at the park.

The day was very sunny and hot! We arrived right at 12:00 p.m. and stayed until 5:00 p.m. I think the next time we go we will get a hotel nearby and make it a two day event. I'm also thinking we'll go later in the day and stay into the evening when it is much cooler.

The park was very clean and the staff friendly. We spent the majority of our time in two specific areas; The Wiggles area and the Looney Tunes area. The lines were not long and Zac got immediately onto the rides.

The excitement of my day came when I was told they have a "baby center". (photo below) I know everyone might not find this exciting but if you have babies and/or multiples you will appreciate the center. The center seemed liked an oasis perched atop of a hill. We walked into a sparkling clean building with air conditioning! We considered just spending the entire day at the baby center.

The layout of the building is that when you walk in you are greeter by the person working. She will offer you wipes or whatever you need and can sell you food, drinks, etc. To the left you will find a nursing room and in front of that a kitchen area with highchairs, sink, dish soap and a microwave. To the right you will find a big living room area with toys, couches and tables and in front of that is a bathroom and a changing room that has 4 changing tables which include the tear off paper like at the doctors office.

I could go on and on about the Baby Center. We were able to put all of the babies in a highchair in order to give them their lunch. Zac played in the living room with toys. We all appreciated the clean bathroom and air conditioning.

All in all I consider it another fun family day. The only thing I would change would be to turn it into a two day event and go later in the day. We are anxious to go back and do up Six Flags New England!!

Ben & Jerry's

On Saturday we went to the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory in Waterbury, VT. Zac felt the best part of the trip was the playground!

The drive was approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes. Upon arrival you crowd into a small area to purchase your tour ticket for $3. The tours run every few minutes and while waiting you can crowd into a rather small gift shop.

Once they announce your tour you are directed into a small theatre to watch a 7 minute video about the history of Ben & Jerry's. After that you are directed into a small glassed in area to watch the operations of the factory. Unfortunately the day we went the factory was not making ice cream so we simply had to watch a video about the process. We were told they do not produce ice cream on the weekends; I would encourage you to visit when they are making ice cream as I think it would have been more interesting.

Once you learn about the ice cream making process you are directed to the tasting room where they give you a small sample of a preselected flavor; ours was Boston Cream Pie. The ice cream was yummy but the sample very small.

We finished our tour and headed outside to the small area where they sell ice cream; seating is minimal but the views are awesome! John and Zac stood in line for what seemed to be an eternity and returned to our table with no ice cream. John got frustrated with the line not moving and said, "let's just go to DQ!" LOL

Zac's favorite part of the Ben & Jerry's experience was the playground located out by the parking lot and the Ben & Jerry's flavor graveyard. We were surprised that the facility was so small and lacking the "wow" factor. All and all we're glad we went while in the area but have no need to rush back.