Family Blog & Daily Life Hacks
With Summer comes lots of events and activities and as a busy family we sometimes have a hard time to keeping up. One way we make sure to capture all of the fun is taking pictures. Between our phones, gadgets and cameras we’ve been known to take hundreds of shots. Sometimes this doesn’t work with a huge DSLR camera, there are moments when size does matter.
For these moments we are using our new Olympus TG-320 digital point and shoot camera. This compact device packs a huge punch for it’s little size.
This is one of Rob’s Father’s Day Gifts that was featured on our Gift Guide. We’ve been using it at the pool and the beach and even around the house. It’s small enough that Shae can handle and the fact that it’s shockproof makes me Ok with her carrying it around.
Here’s sampling of photos taken with the Olympus TG-320.
action shot, Shaun jumping
shae’s self portrait
sabreena underwater
giant pizza
I love that it not only came with it’s own floatation device but also a neoprene type cover with a carbineer to attach to the pool bag, handbag or even a belt loop. I’ve been impressed with the quality so far since I’m not a fan of point and shoot cameras. I especially love that it’s rechargable. No batteries to keep on hand and worry if you have the right size and style on hand.
This is a great gift not just for mom and dad but for young adults due to it’s heavy duty construction. Find this great gadget at Sam’s Club for $179. Start shopping now and enter to win a $25 Sam’s Club GC. Visit Sam’s Club online and let me know one thing that you would spend your $25 on.
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In our bedroom we have a really old television that I won when I was still working over 12 years ago. It’s a 32 inch television and it gets the job done. We only use it really at bed time or when the kids are sick they like to stay in our bed all day and watch TV. The only real problem is that it has none of the conveniences of today’s technology. There’s no inputs for internet connection so we can’t watch our Netflix’s account.
When I heard of the ROKU 2 XS Streaming Player I was a little skeptical that it would even work on such an old television. However, the box clearly states that it “works with virtually any TV.” I also assumed that it was going to be well out of my comfort zone to hook up. I’m not completely technologically illiterate, I usually can figure most things out after a while, but I really thought this was going to be way out of my league. That definitely wasn’t the case here, all that was in the box was the ROKU player, remote control, A/V cable and a power adapter. Since we don’t have any input outlets on the TV because it’s so old but we do have a dvd player hooked up to the TV, I just plugged the A/V cable into the dvd player. Then, I plug the power adapter into the outlet and that was it. I turned the TV on and after about 5 minutes of registering the ROKU and connected it our wireless router it was up and running.
Now we can access Netflix, we can listen to Pandora, and the kids can play Angry Birds all day long. There are also hundreds of applications that you can add, such as news channels, Hulu Plus, HBO GO, Crackle and Disney Channel. Some apps are free while others do charge a fee. Now the girls can’t wait to be home sick from school now. Their options are limitless now since they love Netflix’s and could play Angry Birds all from the comforts of a bed. 
Roku is giving a LookWhatMomFound…and Dad too! reader a Roku 2 XS (value $99.99). Let me know what channel you’d be most excited to watch.
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Parker and Peyton love playing on our iPad and they love to see what new apps are available for kids. We found one that is perfect for girls and hours of fun. It’s the Cover Creator from Discovery Girls and they have been playing with it nonstop.
We easily downloaded Cover Creator from itunes to our iPad. This app allows the girls to create their own magazine cover and it’s so easy to use and I love that fact that it entertains both of my girls. Sometimes I find apps that are fun for my 8 year old but the 10 year old finds them too childish and then the ones the 10 yr old can play are too old and hard for my 8 yr old. This is not the case for the Cover Creator.
The girls have been running all over the place taking pictures and designing the perfect magazine covers.
This app allows the girls to take a picture or use one already on the iPad, then it lets you resize or rotate, next you choose a theme of the cover you want such as animals, friends or sports crazy, it also allows you to create your own. Once you choose a theme you can reposition or add your own headlines and bylines that would be on a magazine cover. Once they get it just the way they like they can save, share, reset or delete it.
The girls have been running all over the place taking pictures and designing the perfect magazine covers. No one is safe from getting their own magazine cover. For app details and more about Created By Girls, For Girls philosophy visit Discovery Girls for advice, chat and fun.
Enter to win a Discovery Girls magazine subscription and free access to the Cover Creator for your iPhone, iPad or iPhone. Let me know who you are entering for.
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Now that summer is here one would think that I should be living my life more like a lady of leisure. That is so far from the truth. My calendar is packed with appointments, blog posts due, events, lessons, volunteering and practice for the kids and work. Being organized is key but I can’t always expect everything around me to run on my time. This is where UPS My Choice comes in.
I can continue with my life and my task list and not worry about what’s being delivered and if I’m going to be home for it. UPS My Choice is a new way to ship, receive and manage your deliveries. We all know bloggers get lots of packages. There have been times I’ve come home from a day away and found things at my garage, on my front step, shoved under my door or even at my neighbors. That’s no way for me to handle my business. UPS My Choice lets me direct packages to be delivered at a more convenient time and/or location. Here is my Delivery Planner with my most recent orders from last week and this week. I’m able to make a note for my SHOES to be left at the door because I know I won’t be home during the delivery time frame.
Start taking control of your personal and business packages.
UPS My Choice Member (Free)
UPS MY Choice Premium Member ($40 annual fee)
UPS My Choice is working with Poptent to put together these fun real life videos to give you an idea of how the service really works for real people. This one is perfect for my situation, if only Rob would order something so ridiculous so I can reroute it.
I was introduced to UPS My Choice a few weeks ago and signed up for my own account on the spot. Within 2 days I started seeing messages coming through to my phone and email about my packages coming in. I knew I made the right decision.
Zappos and UPS My Choice are bringing a fun giveaway for LookWhatMomFound…and Dad too! readers. Enter to win (1 of 4) $25 Zappo’s Gift Cards. Sign up for UPS My Choice, IT’S FREE. Come back and tell me your login name. When you finally place your Zappos order you’ll see UPS My Choice in action when it updates your Delivery Planner with a shipment date and time frame.
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Your entries must follow the rules or they won’t be eligible for prizes. This contest ends 11:59 pm, Wednesday, July 18, 2012. The winners will be emailed and will have 24 hours to claim their prize. This contest is open to Continental US residents only. For complete rules please read our blog contest rules page.
Father’s day is next Sunday and how cool would it be to give the gift of pictures and memories to that special guy in your life?
The Woven App along with a Kindle Fire is just what the man in your life needs for Father’s Day. Woven is a great “Dad’s app” whether they want to relive old memories with friends, look back at baby pictures or brag about their kids.
I was recently given the opportunity to analyse the Woven app along with a Kindle Fire and let me tell you this is one of the best photo apps that I have used in a very long time.
Melinda and I have been using the Woven App for about a week now and are impressed with what it can do and what it offers and are really enjoying the old memories that we have been discovering on Facebook.
Here is what Melinda thinks about the app so far:
Years of memories captured in snapshots all together in one place. In short that is what Woven The App is all about. At first I thought there wouldn’t really be a purpose for Woven. I couldn’t think of a reason I would need to see at a glance all of the photographs that I had scattered in the interwebs. I was wrong. In a couple quick clicks I had a digital scrapbook of my family and friends going back 4-5 years. I know I’ll go back further once I remember my Shutterfly password too.
Woven allowed me to watch my now 2 1/2 year old niece grow up right before my eyes while I swiped through all the Facebook uploads I’ve made. PhotoBucket has even more memories as that’s what I used to upload baby pictures of Shaun and Shae to be used on a parenting forum I used to belong to.
While the watching, remembering and reminiscing were fantastic I would love a share button. Overall the Woven app is fun extra to have especially if you have photos to show off such as kids, remodeling or vacations.
So far we are really enjoying the Woven App as well and enjoying reliving photos that we have posted on Facebook over the last two to three years. It is hard to remember what I have posted over the years but now I am able to sit back and discover all of the forgotten memories. Another thing that I love about Woven is that you do not need to be online for your picture to always be with you which I like because I can grab the Kindle Fire or iPad and take pictures with me when we go and visit family. Woven also works with pictures on Flickr and Picasa and can be used for free on the Kindle Fire, Nook, Android and iPhone and iPad so you have no excuse not to use Woven.
I am glad that I was given the opportunity to analyse Woven because without it those pictures would have just been forgotten memories.
In the spirit of Father’s Day we are giving one Look What Mom Found…and Dad too! reader the chance to win a Kindle Fire with the Woven App. All you need to do it tell us in a few words “A special moment about being a parent or a special moment about your parents”
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To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry above. Please note the changes to the entries and frequency, entries that don’t follow rules may be disregarded/ignored/deleted.
Your entries must follow the rules or they won’t be eligible for prizes. This contest ends 11:59 pm, Monday, July 2, 2012. The winners will be emailed and will have 24 hours to claim their prize. This contest is open to Continental US residents only. For complete rules please read our blog contest rules page.
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