I’ll be looking for this ad on SuperBowl Sunday.

Posted by Tracy Zdelar on February 5, 2010

What do you get when you put Focus on the Family and Tim Tebow (& his mom) together for a SuperBowl Ad?

God works in mysterious ways, doesn’t he?

 Ficklets.

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Have you ever heard of Ficklets? Not me. At least not until a few weeks ago when someone online introduced me to them. But they are cute and apparently make all the difference for some children who would rather not wear glasses at all.

We were thrown into the world of children’s glasses back around December when we found out our oldest (5yrs old) has Amblyopia. He has between now and when he turns 10 for his brain and eyes to work together to strengthen the focus in his left eye. If glasses don’t work, there is the patching technique. ( I did get ahead of myself by establishing another contact online who actually makes attractive patches for kids. She made one for Brendan which we are not using yet, but may start soon. I plan to introduce this product to the Opthamologists at Brendan’s next appointment this month). Watch for my review on this patch in the near future.

Back to the Ficklets. These are eyeglass charms in their own way and they aren’t expensive. Brendan picked out the pair of blue dogs but Ros at Ficklets sent him a set of soccer balls too, and he chooses to wear one of each. I will add, he’s been wearing these for weeks and they stay on great!  In the short time he’s had his glasses (and he wears them almost 24/7) the frame is already bent and I found a small crack in one lens ( ughhh)- he’s a boy, what can I say?

All that to say, the Ficklets have hung on VERY well.  They are attached by a small rubber band you twist around the eyeglass frame and wrap onto the ficklet. Only recently did one pop off and we just used our “backup” rubber band that came with the pack to replace the missing band. I’ve never worn braces myself but know others who have and these bands remind me of tiny brace bands.

If you have a child who must wear glasses and just WILL not do it, you should consider looking into Ficklets. Ficklets might just give them the boost they need to overcome their self-consciousness about wearing glasses. Click here to read what others are saying about the difference Ficklets made in their childrens’ lives. I especially like the flower-ficklets for little girls, but I don’t have one of those

We did receive our Ficklets free in exchange for providing a review of them on my blog. Ficklets has a variety of charms available so be sure to check them out!  The Ficklet motto is…”Give four-eyes a fresh perspective.”

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 Superhero of the Vacation World?

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I was invited to check out this  vacation rental company’s commercial about their own Superhero, Unitard. Which got me thinking…  I’ve never had the pleasure of using a “vacation rental” and we rarely take “vacations”. Not because we don’t want to, but because there’s just never enough money to go around for necessities- you have to be choosy what you do on credit…just sayin’.

The year that President Bush sent just about everyone one (or was it two) stimulus checks (2008) we decided to take a RARE family trip to Myrtle Beach and so we stayed at the Sea Mist Resort (family of 4, one room, about 7 stories up). That’s probably as close to a vacation-rental we’ve experienced as a family.  But I’m getting off the subject…back to Unitard.  Here, you can see the video yourself.

Okay so I thought it was a bit cheesy (though I do appreciate the company making me aware of their resources). But I get the point, Unitard is out to save travelers from having a less than ideal vacation by educating them  through this vacation rental commercial (click that link to leave your own comments on it) on the benefits of using a vacation rental over a hotel or motel. Having been the recipient of both a nice hotel and not-so-nice motel experiences I know I would like to try the proposed alternative myself. So, what do you think of Mr. Unitard- Superhero of the Vacation World? Do you think he’s a keeper?

Vacation Rental.org

Disclosure:  Though I am compensated for my time and work composing this post, the opinions I’ve shared are my own and I would truly (and plan to soon ) check out VacationRentals.org for my own  potential vacation dreaming planning (I hope) . I am occasionally offered compensation for some posts I write but I also refuse some assignments due to their content.  If this were one of those moments, you would not be “hearing” about VacationRentals.org  from me

 Would you mind?

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While I’m working on a few posts to share with you I wonder if you’d mind helping me out just a bit. I worked up a short survey through Google Documents to help me understand who my readers are. This is anonymous, short and very basic but it could help me out immensely   And I would so appreciate it!  Thank you!

My 6 question (check the box- couldn’t be much simpler!) survey.

 Busy being busy.

Posted by Tracy Zdelar on February 3, 2010

If you’re a parent you don’t need me telling you how that happens.

We’ve been busy. Visited the McKinley Museum recently, last night went to the Plain Local School’s Kindergartner “Passport to the Stars” activity (I may post pics from both soon).  I also have reviews to write on at least 5  products we’ve received ( 3 of them kid-related) and *give-aways* coming up! Oh yeah, and that closet I was cleaning out. Turns out it didn’t take that long to straighten out.

Let’s see…my freezer is a bit more full thanks to the motivation of Freezer Cooking Day! And I’ve actually not been buying much at the store lately. I get to be pretty selective right now with what I need to buy.

And, I’m seriously considering homeschooling Brendan next year for First Grade so I’ve been really interested in checking out some homeschooling mom-blogs and looking into affordable curriculum and the  requirements of Ohio. If you know of any resources that can help me here, leave me a comment, please. And thanks!

Oh, and with 2 sick kids the past week or so and all the “busy”…I forgot today was Wordless Wednesday. Oops. No picture today