Saturday, June 27, 2009

Noah's Birthday Party!!

So my little monkey had his birthday party today and it went really well! I wish it hadn't been so hot outside but it was still fun! The food was great, the decorations were so cute, everyone had a blast and the most important of all is that Noah had a blast and entertained everyone! :) I hope to have pictures up soon but alas my son has hiddne my card reader and I cannot find it for the life of me! ugh! I think that was the most people we have ever had in our house before! Guess we need friends!

I am still in awe of how amazing our family is and we don't deserve it in the least but I love them and am so blessed to have them! I really enjoyed having it at our house because I had everything in order and didn't forget anything and it was easy clean up! :) All right its off to bed!! :) I promise to get the pictures up soon!!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

A few simple recipes

I have totally slacked off on giving you recipes but I just made a few that I thought I would share!!

Grilled Scallops

10 Large Scallops
salt
pepper
lemon pepper
garlic
shallot
butter
1 tbl lemon juice
olive oil

In a small saute pan add a tbl of butter, garlic and chopped shallot and cook until shallot is soft. Then a tbl of lemon juice and wisk together. Pour into a small bowl(you will use this to baste the scallops on the grill. Pat your scallops dry and cover them with olive oil then sprinkle them with the salt, pepper and the lemon pepper. Place them on the grill and baste with your garlic butter sauce. Flip after 3 minutes and baste again. Take them off the gril and serve!! These are really yummy and the slight garlic and lemon flavors are super yummy!!


BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 container of your favorite BBQ sauce
hambuger buns

Place your chicken in the bottom of your crock pot them add the whole jar of bbq sauce. Cook on low for 4 to 6 hours then tear up with a fork and serve!!! Seriously thats all!!

Noah's Monkey party!

So this Saturday is Noah's 1st birthday party and his actually birthday was yesterday just FYI :) I decided to make his party decorations instead of buying them all and so far I have only spent $.68 on things that I didn't have but I know that will grow a little because I am running to the craft store today. :) Im hoping that I can show you pictures as soon as possible but my son has hidden the card reader for my camera's card! I got the inspiration from this blog! Im really excited about how it will turn out and a little nervous about the cake but hopefully it will turn out better than I think it will!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Bilo Ad June 24th

Thank you Jenny at Southernsavers.com!!

Buy One Get One Deals

SH American Cheese Singles 12oz at $2
Pet Ice Cream 56oz at $4.99
Great Giant Co Tilapia Filets 16oz frozen Buy 1 Get 2
Steak-umm Burgers 32oz at $8.49

Hoan Bamboo Skewers at $1.29
Moore’s Marinades 16oz at $2.63
Vlasic Pickles 10-24 oz at $1.69
Nabisco Snackwell Cookies 6.5-7.75oz at $3.29
SH Butter-Me-Not 10 ct at .89¢
Emerald Trail Mix 5-5.6oz at $2.39

Lawry’s Seasoned Salt at $2.44
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Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip 32oz at $4.29
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Kraft Salad Dressing 14-16oz at $2.29
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Kraft BBQ Sauce at $1.39
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Oscar Mayer Weiners or Beef Franks 14-16 oz at $3.29
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Lawry’s 30 min Marinade 12oz at $2.44
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French’s Yellow mustard 20oz at $2.15
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Dixie Ultra Plates 20ct at $2.65
-.50/1 Dixie or Dixie Ultra Paper Plates RP 5/10 (makes it .32¢ ea)

Dixie Napkins 200 ct at $2.65
Free Dixie Napkins wyb (2) Dixie Ultra Plates May All You Mag.

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Fresh Split Chicken Breasts Bonus Pk .99 lb
Assorted Pork Loin Chops $1.69 lb
Boneless Sirloin Tip Roast $2.49 lb
Boneless NY Strip Steak bonus pk $6.99 lb
Pork Spare ribs $1.99 lb

SH Pizza 20.5-32.7oz $2.98
Lip Lickin Fried Chicken Tenders $4.99 lb
Hormel Little Sizzlers Sausage links 12oz $1 ea
SH Yogurt Cups 6 oz .45 ea

Borden Shredded Cheese 8oz $1.66 ea
Powerade 10pk 12oz bottles $3.50 ea
Coke 2 liter $1 ea

Southern Home Original Bologna .89ea
Sunshine Cheez-its $2 ea

Fresh Express Salad Blends 6-12oz $2 ea
-.55/2 Fresh Express Greens, Ruby Reds, or Gourmet Salads SS 6/14

Johnsonville Smoked bratwurst or Italian sausage 13-16oz $2.99 ea
-.50/1 Johnsonville Smoked or Cooked Sausage SS 5/17 (makes it $1.99 ea)

Hillshire Deli Select Sandwich meat 9-10oz $2.99 ea
-.35/1 Hillshire Deli Selects RP 6/07
-.55/2 Hillshire Lunch meat printable (IE) or printable (FF)

Buitoni Fettuccine or Linguine $2 ea
-$1 off Buitoni Product printable (IE) or printable (FF)

Crystal Light On the Go sticks 8-10ct or 6-8 quart canister $2.50 ea
-$1 off Crystal Light Drink Product printable (IE) or printable (FF)
-$2/2 Crystal Light Drink Mix printable

General Mills Cereal Assorted Varieties $1.99 ea
-$1/2 General Mills Cereals, SS 6/14 or printable
-$1/3 General Mills Assorted Cereals SS 5/31
-.75/1 Fiber one printable

General Mills Cereal Bars 5-6 ct, Milk N Cereal, Chex Mix, or Fiber One $2.50 ea
-$1 off General Mills Fiber One Cereal or Chewy Bars found on select packages
-.60/1 Chex Mix bars printable

Edy’s Fruit Bars or Eskimo Pie Treats 6-12 ct $2.50 ea
-$1 off Eskimo Pie Item SS 5/31
-$1/2 Nestle Drumsticks or Eskimo Pie Frozen Snacks SS 6/14
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Land O lakes butter quarters 16oz or spreadable w/ Canola oil 15oz $3 ea
-.55/1 Land O Lakes Butter with Canola Oil product RP 5/31
-.55/1 Land O Lakes Butter with Canola Oil Product printable

Daisy Sour cream 8oz reg or light $1 ea
-.60/1 Daisy Brand Sour Cream RP 5/31
-$1/2 Daisy Brand Sour Cream RP 5/31

T. Marzetti strawberry or blueberry glaze 12.5-14oz $1.69 ea
-$1/2 T. Marzetti Dips, Dressings, or Croutons printable

Shedd’s Country Crock spread $2 ea
-$1/2 Shedd’s Country Crock RP 5/17
-.25/1 Shedd’s Country Crock RP 5/17
-.35/1 Shedd’s Country Crock RP 5/17

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-.20/1 Hunt’s Tomato Ketchup SS 6/21
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McCormick Grinders $1.88 ea
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-.75/1 off any McCormick Spice or Herb RP 4/05

Luzianne Tea 24ct family size reg or green tea excludes decaf $1.50 ea
-.60/1 Luzianne Tea Bags SS 6/21

Pam Cooking spray $2.50 ea
-$1/2 Pam Cooking Spray SS 6/21
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Crisco Cooking Oil 48oz $2.50 ea
-.55/1 Crisco Oil RP 6/07

Aquafresh premium toothpaste $2 ea
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-$1 off Aquafresh Extreme Clean Toothpaste printable

Purex 2X liquid laundry det. 50oz $3 ea
-$1 off Purex Detergent found in select stores
-.35/1 Purex Ultra Concentrate SS 6/14

Reynold’s heavy duty aluminum foil 50 sq ft $3 ea
-.55/1 Reynold’s Aluminum Foil SS 6/07 or printable (IE) or printable (FF)

Scott Bath Tissue 8 rolls or Natural 8 Mega rolls $5.50 ea
-$1 off Scott Extra Soft Tissue SS 5/17, 6/14 printable or printable

Scott Paper Towels 8 reg or 6 Mega rolls naturals $5.50 ea
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**New** Buy Theirs Get Ours Free

Buy Carolina Pride Beef Franks, Get SH Beef Franks FREE, 16 oz

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Publix ad 6/24

Buy One Get One Deals

Curly’s Chicken or Pork With BBQ Sauce, 18 oz at $5.69
-.50/1 off any Curly’s BBQ printable

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks, 16 oz pkg, at $3.99
Free Oscar Mayer Franks home mailer
-$1/2 Oscar Mayer Franks printable
-$1 off OM Franks SS 4.19, 5/10, 6/21 or Kraft Food & Family June 09

Mt Olive Pickles, 16 to 46 oz, at $2.79
-.50/1 or Mt Olive product in store dispenser (if doubled makes it ea)
(note: look at bar code to see if coupon will double - if it starts with a 5 it will double, if a 9 it will not double)

Claussen Pickles or Spear or Sauerkraut, at $2.89
-$1/2 Claussen Pickles SS 5/10
-.75/1 Claussen Pickles SS 5/10

Kraft Barbecue Sauce, at $1.49
-$1 off Kraft BBQ Sauce printable
-.75/1 Kraft BBQ Sauce SS 6/14

Lawry’s 30 Minutes Marinade, at $2.85
-.50/1 Lawry’s Marinades RP 5/17

French’s Classic Yellow Mustard Squeeze Bottle, 14-oz bot at $1.89
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Lipton Family Size Tea bags, Ice Tea Brew, 24-ct box (Excluding Decaf) at $2.15
-$1 off any Lipton Tea Product “Family is it’s Own Reward” Booklet
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-$1/2 Post Shredded Wheat, Grape Nuts or Raisin Bran SS 6/21

Kellogg’s Cereal: Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, or Froot Loops at $4.39
-$1 off any Kellogg’s Cereal RP 6/07

Land O Lakes Spread, Fresh Buttery Taste, or Soft Margarine, at $1.89
$.55/1 off Land O Lakes Spread printable

Breyers Ice Cream, at $4.99
-.75/1 off Breyers RP 5/17
-$1.50/1 Breyer’s “Family is its own Reward” booklet

McCormick Pure Ground Black Pepper, at $3.59
-$1 off McCormick Black Pepper RP 5/10, 4/05
-$1 off McCormick Spice RP 4/05 or “Save Money, Save the Planet” Booklet (exp 6/30)

Crystal Light Drink or On the Go Mix at $3.99
-$2/2 Crystal Lights mixes printable
-$1 off Crystal Light printable
-$2/1 Crystal Light July All You

Ragu Pasta Sauce, at $2.19
-$1/2 Ragu Pasta Sauce printable (IE) or printable (FF)
-.75/1 Ragu Sauce “Family is it’s Own Reward” booklet

Kraft Velveeta Cheese, at $5.39
-$1 off Velveeta printable

Emerald Deluxe Mixed Nuts or Almonds or Cashews, at $5.79
-$1.50/2 Emerald Glazed Nuts SS 5/17

Tostitos Tortilla Chips, at $4.99
-$1 off Tostitos Dip wyb (2) Tostitos Chips tearpad

Nabisco Ritz Crackers, at $3.49
FREE Nabisco Wheat Thins Crackers Variety wyb (1) Ritz Crackers SS 5/17
-$1 off Ritz Crackers printable

Arm & Hammer Toothpaste, at $2.99
-$1 off Arm & Hammer Toothpaste printable

Kotex Pantyliners, 40 to 64-ct pkg or Tampons, 18-ct pkg at $3.19
-$1.50/2 Kotex Lightdays printable
-$1.50/2 Kotex Tampons printable
-.75/1 off Kotex Lightdays Pantiliners, 34ct+ SS 6/14
-$1 off Kotex Pads SS 6/14
-.75/1 off Kotex Security Tampons, 18ct+ SS 6/14r

Lysol Disinfectant Spray Cleaner, All Purpose, at $2.69
-.50/1 Lysol All Purpose SS 6/07 or printable

Mangos at $1
Betty Crocker Potatoes, at $1.59
Green Giant Canned Vegetables, 4 pk, at $4.99
Trident or Stride Gum, 4 pk, at $4.29

Other Deals

Milk 1 gallon, $2.25 to $2.99
Northwest Cherries $2.49lb
Baking Potatoes, 5 lb bag, $2.49 ea
-$2 off $5 in produce printable (Food Lion)

Pork Spareribs $1.69 lb
Whole Boneless Pork Loin $1.99 lb
7-Bone Chuck Pot Roast $2.69 lb
Boston Butt Roast $1.79 lb
Medium White Shrimp, 41 to 50ct $4.99 lb

Tennessee Pride Sausage Roll, $2.50 ea
-$1 off any Tennessee Pride product and ground beef RP 6/21

Publix Hot Family Combo Meal: $8.99
Rotisserie or 8 -piece Mixed Fried Chicken, (2) 16 oz sides, & (1) Rolls 4 pk
-$3 off $10 Deli or Bakery printable (Food Lion)

Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice, $3 ea
-$1/2 Tropicana Orange Juice RP 5/03

Maries Dressing, $2/50 ea
-$1 off Maries Dressing SS 5/31

Nestle Coffee-mate Flavored Creamers, 32 oz $2.50 ea
-.50/1 Nestle Coffee-Mate June All You, Mag.
-$1.50/2 Nestle Coffee-Mate printable

Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Bread, 24 oz $1.99
-.75/1 Pepperidge Farm Bread printable (Target)
-.55/1 any Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain SS 6/14

King’s Hawaiian Rolls, $2.50 ea
-$1/2 Kings Hawaiian June or July All You
-.75/1 Kings Hawaiian printable

Sara Lee Desserts, 50% off
-$1 off Sara Lee Simple Sweets RP 4/19
-$1 off Sara Lee Simple Sweets Pie or Bites RP 6/07
-$1 off Sara Lee Cheesecake Item RP 5/17

Bird’s Eye Steamfresh Frozen Vegetables, or Corn on the Cobb, 4 ct, 50% off
-$1/2 Birds Eye Steamfresh Veges in store dispenser

Contessa Frozen Cooked Shrimp, 8 to 24-oz bag (Excluding Boxed Raw Items) 50% OFF
-$1.50/2 Contessa Shrimp products printable

Bertolli Skillet Dinner or Oven Bake Meals, $4.99 ea
-$1.25 off Bertolli Meals RP 6/07
-$1.50 off Bertolli Meals printable
-$2.50 off Bertolli Meals “Family is it’s Own Reward” booklet

Capri Sun Drinks or Roarin’ Waters, 10 pack, $2 ea
-.75/1 Capri Sun product Kraft Food & Family June 09t
-$1 off any Capri Sun Sunrise Product SS 4/19

Pepsi Products, 12 pk cans, Buy 4 Get 1 Free

Maxwell House or Seattle’s Best Coffee, $5.49 ea
-$2/2 Maxwell House printable
-$1.50 off Seattle’s Best printable (limit reached)

Nature Valley Granola Bars, Chex Mix Bars or Milk ‘n Cereal, $2 ea
-$1 off Yoplait wyb Nature Valley Granola Bars SS 6/14
-.75/2 Nature Valley Bars SS 5/31 or printable
-.60/1 Chex Mix Bars printable, printable or printable

Pringles Potato Crisps,$1.33 ea
-$1/2 Pringles Chips PG 5/17
-.50/1 Pringles Chips PG 6/07 f

Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies, $2.50 ea
-.55/1 Nabisco Chips Ahoy! SS 5/17
-$1/2 any Nabisco product SS 4/19 (Target)

Gerber Graduates or 2nd Foods $1 ea
-.55/2 or .75/1 Gerber Foods home mailers

Slim Fast Optima Shake 12 pk $9.99 ea
-$1.25 off Slim Fast RP 5/17
-$1 off Sloim Fast RP 4/05
Various Slim Fast printables

One A Day Muiltivitamins, $6.99 ea
-$2.50/1 One A Day Vitamins Publix Family Style, May ‘09
-$2 off any One A Day products SS 6/14
-$1 off One A Day printable

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner, $2 ea
-$.50/1 Lysol Toilet Cleaner SS 6/07 or printable
(this is not the lowest price but is good if you need it)

Charmin Bathroom Tissue,6 to 12 roll $6.49 ea
-.50/1 Charmin Tissue SS 6/21 (Target)
-.25/1 Charmin Tissue PG 6/07

Glad Tall Kitchen Bags or Trash Bags, 25 to 80 ct, $5.49 ea
-$1 off Glad, Force Flex Trash Bags, printable (IE) or printable (FF)

In Ad Coupons

$2.50 Off GE Energy Smart Compact Fluorescent Lighting Product, up to 6 ct
-$1 off GE Lights SS 4/19 or April All You Mag. or printable

Purchase 1 lb or More of Boar’s Head Turkey Breast and get 1/4 lb of Boar’s Head American Cheese
-$3 off $10 Deli purchase FL printable

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Wanna Win 5 new Fridgidaire Appliances???

Go here http://www.mymotherload.net/prizes.html and register then tell them 5 things that you would do with an extra hour!!! I have about 50 but I had to narrow is down to 5 :) If you send to 5 friends you will be entered again AND if you play the daily dare you will be entered one more time each day you take the dare! I cannot tell you how bad I want to win this!! I never really win anything so I am hoping my luck comes in with this one!!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Potty Training Success!!

So when I decided to start potty training I honestly thought it was the scariest thing ever!! And after really going at it for a little over a month we have had success!!! Conner is not telling us when he needs to go and hasn't had an accident in a few weeks!! I am so proud of my growing littel boy! He is sleeping in his big boy bed and now slides off and knocks on the door in the morning which is sooo funny!! Now I need to just teach him how to open the door and go downstairs to watch cartoons!! He is still wearing a pull up at night and during naps just in case but he normally waits till he gets up to go potty. So we have been reusing a few pull ups which has really cut down on diaper costs! Since Noah will be one next week I officially have another year then we will get Noah potty trained and NO MORE DIAPERS!!

Hubs and I have decided that we could possible start trying for another baby next Christmas which means a baby in September of 2011! Man that seems so wierd! But Conner will be 4 and Noah 3 so that makes a pretty good age difference. I have kinda been going through baby and pregnancy withdrawl but thankfully to the Mirena I can't skip a pill! :) Not that I would because honestly even though I maybe going through withdrawl I really DON'T want another baby at the moment. Noahs been walking and its so fun to watch him get so excited with himself!! His birthday party is next Saturday so looks for those pictures Sunday or Monday!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Father's day!!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Put this family in your prayers!

Personally I don't know what its like to lose a child and I hope that I never have to but I have had friends lose babies and I personally have lost a grandfather and although I know it doesn't compare I can feel some of the hurt that this family is going through. My aunt Jenny knows a family that is losing their little girl after dealing with cancer for a year now. The doctors have said that she only has a little time left and she is spending that time at home with her family enjoying the small time that she has left. I read this mothers entries in her caringbridge site and think I hope to never have to walk in her shoes BUT if I ever have to I want to live like she is. To know that you are losing your own daughter and there is nothing you can do about it must be the hardest thing a parent has to go through. I look at my boys and think if for a moment I had to worry if they were going to live or die I just may go crazy! Anyways I wanted to share their site with you all and ask you to keep them in your prayers while they go through this time. Also remember to hug your babies a little tighter at night and remember even though you may here whining(as i do now) that at any moment they can be taken from you!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sydney98/journal

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Kids at the pool!

Just a few pictures of the boys at the pool!



Just one of those days!

So I have been waking up recently to Noah screaming because he decides that he wants to wake up at 645am and cry. He won't go back to sleep when I know that ultimatly he is still sleepy but he will literally just scream and scream until I come get him and heaven for bid I pick him up and put him into bed with me because he will just start crying yet again. So yes my morning started off like that yet again this morning and bless Darien who gets up and makes him a bottle while I try and shield my ears for a few more minutes. I laid in bed with him for a little bit then decided I needed to take a shower and about that time Noah decided he wanted to play which he typically does and knocks on the bathroom door to see his daddy getting ready for work. So I hop in the shower and close the curtain and he starts screaming again apparently because he cannot see me. Although opening the curtain and letting him stand at the end of the tub wasn't helping either. Now how do I manage a shower with a screaming child staring at me as if I just broke his heart! After the shower he followed me around as I cleaned up the newly folded clothes and hung them up as well as trying to get myself dressed for the day. Just a side note I just put him down for his nap like 30 min ago and he slept for 15 of the last 30 and is now crying AGAIN! Ok so back to the morning!

Im cleaning up my room and getting the clothes that were in Conners dresser out of my room now in his new dresser that match his new big boy bed! Oh yea he woke up at 845 which is earlier than he normally wakes up just fyi. I get him out of his pjs and he sits on the potty then not 10 minutes later he poops in his pants!! Seriously!! Anyways so I get all the rooms cleaned upstairs and both boys dressed while Noahs getting fussy and Im emailing on my Blackberry a few people about items I was interested in purchasing off Craigslist.org. At 930 I get the boys in the car and we head to Wachovia to see Darien and so I could get some cash. (ps Noahs still crying!) At 955 I realize Im going to be late meeting the first lady so I run out, yes not making Conner go to the potty which was my fault completely on this next oops. We make it across the dam at 1020 pick up some household items then off to my moms. We get to moms at about 1050 and I ask Conner 4 times if he needs to go potty but he keeps saying NO! Which the mom in me says make him go anyways but for some reason I trust my 2 year old that doesn't know any better which again is totally my fault! I got him some strawberries and put him in a stool and 5 minutes later he pees all over the stool and on the floor which I am furious about because of course he just said NO he didn't have to pee pee! So now Im trying to get Noahs lunch ready and get Conner cleaned up and its not even NOON!!!!!!!

Sometimes I wonder how my mother had 3 of us and didn't have family around! :)

Mambo Giveaway!!!

Thanks to Jenny at Southernsavers.com for finding this great giveaway for those of you that are creative cookers!!

Mambo Sprouts, a company and website that helps organize savings and coupons for organic products, is having a great contest right now.

They are looking for tasty original recipes featuring natural and organic products. The first place winners in each category will receive gift cards and an assortment of natural and organic products valued at approximately $600. One grand-prize winner will take home $2,500 cash plus products and prizes with a total package value of approximately $4,000!

The contest ends on June 15th and you can enter online .

Here is the link!

http://www.mambosprouts.com/

Monday, June 1, 2009

Bzzing about Windex new outdoor window cleaning system

Ok so if you haven't seen the link down on the left hand screen for the Bzzagent link then you won't know what I am talking about so here I will explain what it is first! Bzzagent is a site that lets its members try out new products and review them as well as telling others about those new products! The goal is obviously for the manufacturer to get cheap advertising through word of mouth. This is the first site that I have found that I really like and is pretty easy to move up in your BzzAgent position to be able to get better campaigns! Recently I have tried Afrin Pure Sea nasal spray, Glade's new candles that are AMAZING! and currently the Window's All in one Outdoor window cleaner.

I opened the small box excited about trying this out since I hate washing and climbing up ladders to get to the windows in the first place! The kit comes with a long handle that was easy to put together and one pad which says that it will clean up to 20 windows. First you are suppose to wet the windows with a hose which I did and then realized my second story windows were not easily reached so all I could do was the first floor windows. I soaked the windows then went to cleaning! Now the pad is very easy to use but you don't really know if you are actually cleaning them or not or just moving around dirt. It looked like I was getting them though so that was good. It was a pretty hot day so I had to go back and wet a few of the windows that I had already done.

I have to say that overall this isn't what I thought it was and probably not a product that I will buy again. I loved the idea of the product but ultimatly I will be going back to my old trusty paper towel and Windex solution!