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Thank you to flattenme for providing a copy of Owl Always Love You for our review. All words and thoughts are my own.

I’ve always been glad that reading to Bubbles is not something that we have to force. Even now that her interests are growing in other areas, it hasn’t changed. She’ll still pick up a book multiple times per day to thumb through on her own, or to bring to one of us for a snuggle and story.

One of the newest books that’s in our rotation is “Owl Always Love You”. It’s the story of Mommy & Daddy’s love for their little one, made even more personal by the fact that Bubbles’ name is printed on nearly every page. Sharing a sentiment that I want her to think about as she falls asleep, “Owl Always Love You” really is the perfect addition to our nightly routine.

"Owl Always Love You" Personalized Book from flattenme

This is a partnered post. All words and opinions are my own.

I’m kind of a fan of getting a good deal on something especially when it doesn’t cost me anything extra. That’s why I love the Kroger Fuel Points Program. I get significant savings on my gas bill just by doing my regular grocery shopping.

The program works like this:

Shop at Kroger.
When you’re checking out, have the cashier scan your free Kroger Plus Card (like a loyalty card). You can also scan it yourself if you use the self check-out.
For every $1 that you spend on groceries, you receive one point. Gift cards (with a few exclusions) give you 2 points per dollar.
Once you’ve reached 100 Fuel Points you’ll receive 10 cents off per gallon at the Kroger fuel pump and at participating Shell stations.
Ready to buy gas? Simply scan your Plus Card at the pump and it will ask you if you’d like to use your discount. Depending on how many Fuel Points you have, you can save up to $1 per gallon at a Kroger pump (10 cent max at a Shell station).

It’s official! Disney’s Super Buddies on Blu-ray and DVD is available as of today. We were fortunate enough to receive a review copy a few days ago and let me just say – it is absolutely adorable.

As I’ve mentioned, Bubbles is totally in love with dogs right now. She even has a stuffed dog that we recently brought home that she calls “Super Hero Dog”. So when the Disney Super Buddies Blu-ray showed up she started jumping up and down and asking if we could watch it. Since it was too hot to be outside we decided it was the perfect time to check it out.

Now Available! Disney Super Buddies Blu-ray Combo Pack

I received a gift card to use with my oil change checklist while changing my oil. All thoughts and words are my own.

A few weeks ago I shared with you a little bit about my history with car maintenance and getting my oil changed. It wasn’t anything I had really done on my own; it was always something my Dad had done until my husband took over. I’m a pro about making a phone call to schedule the appointment, but actually going to the service station? Yeah, not so much.

Part of that was just because it’s been easier to let someone else deal with it, but part of it is because a lot of people in the car industry will look at a woman walking in and go “Oh, hey. She doesn’t know anything at all, let’s make some money.” The summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college I was car shopping, and I actually had a car dealership completely ignore me. Even after I stood next to the vehicle that I truly wanted to buy – they looked at me through the glass and never stepped foot outside. That is, until my father showed up to sign papers with me, which is when I asked him to meet me at the next dealership, because they no longer were getting my money.

As part of a sponsored post for Collective Bias® I was able to use the new Answers at Walgreens program to find sleep solutions. All words and opinions are mine.

I’ve always been a night owl, but it’s never kept me from sleeping before. I’m not one of those people that can fall asleep while draped over the arm of a chair, and I can’t sleep in a moving vehicle, but when I laid my head down on a pillow, I could sleep. It served me well when I was in college, when sleep was the last thing on my to-do list. Between classes, being an RA, studying and a social life, who had time for sleep? So I was thankful that when I did finally have a chance to close my eyes, I didn’t lie there looking at the ceiling for hours, and I didn’t wake til the alarm sounded.

Over the years, though, there has been a shift in my ability to get quality sleep. Work stress would make me toss and turn, and then I was rarely able to sleep for more than an hour at a time while pregnant. While I hoped it would resolve itself as Bubbles got older and we had a better nighttime routine, that hasn’t really been the case. I still keep with the tradition of being able to fall asleep fairly easily, it’s the staying asleep that continues to be a problem. I wake up to check if Bubbles has kicked her blankets off (again), from dreams, and because the neighbor kids seem to think that 3 a.m. is the perfect time to blare music from their car speakers. By then the sun comes up and I can’t even think about falling back to sleep (another new development in the past few years).

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