Stainless Steel Appliances and Fingerprints

How hard is it to keep stainless steel appliances clean from little fingers?  I am looking at whirlpool refrigerators and love the look of stainless steel. My kitchen cabinets are only a few years old and I'd like to update the applicances as well.  With all my kids though, it might be mean a lot of cleaning of little fingerprints.  Is stainless steel harder to keep clean?

Ellos Clothes for the Whole Family

I love shopping for little kids clothes but I find that as my oldest kids become teenagers, it can be really fun to put together a fashionable outfit or two (or five) with them and just have fun with them!  Watching my kids develop their own sense of style, no matter what the other kids are wearing, is great.

Of course, who does not like little kids clothes as well?  They are the cutest!

So, where can you shop to find clothing for the entire family instead of running ragged here and here and there? Well, at ELLOS of course!  You can find everything you need from baby clothes to mens jeans at ELLOS (seriously, lingerie to shirts to jeans to skirts to shoes to accessories). It is all in one place!  It doesn't get any easier than that.  It also doesn't get any better than ELLOS with their great range of fashions at fantastic prices!

ELLOS Denim-Look Leggings for Girls

ELLOS Loose-Fit Jeans for Boys

I am crazy about boots and I fell in love with their boots!  ELLOS has the styles I like in the colors I like.  Check these boots out:

They also carry some very pretty tops that can go from casual to dressy easily that I would love to wear.  For bedtime, a little short nightie would be comfortable for me (and appreciated by the husband).

My husband needs a little wardrobe updating (really bad) so I am online window shopping for clothing for him for Christmas.  I want to buy him a nice jacket with a few pair of mens jeans and you can too with their buy now pay later with Ellos!

Check out the number one mail order brand in Sweden for the whole family and have fun online shopping.  Ellos offers great styles and really reasonable prices.  I know I had fun!

What they don't tell you about parenting

There is one item that parents are unaware of the vast need for when having children.  It is something a child needs in a majority of their things and something that brings loud complaints when they fail - batteries. If you haven't taken stock out in it yet, you might want to think about it. Batteries are the one thing I always buy extra of because the time will inevitably come when I hear, "Mooooooooom, these batteries don't work."  It happens all the time.

I know about the huge expense for diapers and formula but nobody ever told me a lot of batteries were another required expense of having children.

Peaceful Home Ownership

Doesn't this look beautiful?  In two years, we will be looking to find our "permanent" home (our house right now was just a temporary stop in real estate ownership until we found what we wanted).  When child support is done, we will be ready to move into a little larger home that our big family actually fits into without stepping all over each other.  I want someplace peaceful like this Branson real estate.  Mornings with this view - awesome!

Earn Rewards While Shopping

I love those store cards where you earn points or get special savings when you use it. If it is something you would normally use, it is like free stuff! If the free stuff is gas, like with this Visa reward card, wow!  Who would not want to earn some money off these gas prices?  I know I do!  I have a lot of school clothes and school supplies to buy, in addition to college books for my husband's oldest child, so earning back something for purchases we have to make - bonus!

Kohl's Coupons

It's been a busy year, but I'm back! My kids keep me jumping and this economy keeps me stressing.  When is it going to get better?  I just ordered some clothes for one of my girls from Kohl's and I used Kohls coupons to save money.  I have become a coupon queen and always look for coupons for whatever I buy.  Clothes are definitely no exception.

My Fashion Misfit Husband

Is your husband a fashion kind of guy or could he care less what he is wearing, if it matches, or if it fits?  Mine doesn't care if his pants are too short or if his clothes match.  I am definitely putting men's clothing on his Christmas list this year. He is good-looking and fit and I like to see that displayed in a nice pair of pants!

My teenage daughter thinks Santa is made of money

My daughter has put both an iPod Touch and a laptop on her Christmas list.  My jaw about dropped to the floor.  We have six kids. We can't afford to buy them all laptop computers and I know if one wants a computer, the rest of them will want one. Besides, she already has my Gateway laptop that has a webcam and everything. I'm not sure why she wants a new one. Perhaps she wants one of those little notebook computers that are smaller than her current laptop computer.

I think I'll buy her a Barbie laptop and tell her Santa thought that was what she meant.