Hol-ee Football for Doggies

I got a new toy for Buddy and Chloe. Mostly Buddy, but Chloe doesn't know that. 

It's called the JW Pet Hol-ee Football and it looks like this:

Amazingly enough, after about a month, it STILL looks like that. Can you believe it?? This is buddy, the Distressor, we're talking about here. There is one little connection between one of the ovals that was broken and that's it. I think that deserves a round of applause. 

Buddy was very happy with his new toy:

The Hol-ee football is built with a very durable rubber and made for fetching, teething, tossing and tugging. You can also put treats in it. We also happen to own the Hol-ee Roller and that is a huge success in this household as well (tip: put a tennis ball in it....the dogs will flip out!!).

JW Pet makes a variety of fun, durable toys for doggies to chomp away on. They also make plenty of products for cats, birds, fish, and even small animals (like hamsters). You can find their products in just about any pet store....for instance Petco or Petsmart. Walk into the store or buy it online!!

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I received the JW Pet Hol-ee Football in compensation for this post. It was written entirely by me and contains my own opinions.

Salt Dough Bat Craft

One more Halloween craft for you. This one is so fun. I love salt dough, don't you?? I decided to make a spooky bat tree with black glittery salt dough and I thought it came how quite nice. Want to make them?

Salt Dough Recipe:

2 cups Flour

1 cup Salt

3/4 to 1 cup water

Other Essentials:

Gold Glitter

Mod Podge (or watered down elmers glue)

Bat Cookie Cutters

fishing line

toothpick

Watered down black paint (or black food coloring)

Paintbrushes

~Mix the salt dough ingredients with the watered down black paint, and if it is too wet/sticky you can add equal amounts of salt and flour to bring it to the right consistency. 

~Knead in the glitter:

~Roll it out to whatever thickness you'd like and then use the cookie cutters to make the bats. Put them on a non-stick cookie sheet. 

(I used other Halloween shapes as well to further decorate my house)

~Poke a hole with the toothpick into each shape, so that you can thread the fishing line through it.
~Bake it at 250 for several hours until hard.
~Find a nice leafless branch.
~Coat the (cooled down) ornaments with mod podge/watered down glue to preserve them.
~String the fishing line through each salt dough ornament and secure the ends with a knot.
~Loop over the branches and make a Bat Tree!!

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Buying Glasses Online Successfully

Is it just me or are the glasses at Optometrists offices getting more expensive? For the last 10 years my eye sight has gotten progressively worse and it's time for me to think about some new prescription glasses. When I shop in the store, I'm shocked!! 

There are some great online sites that I have seen much better deals on. GlassesUsa.com is a fun site (especially because you can use a virtual mirror to see the glasses on yourself!!).

I've been wearing a lot of brown recently. Not just because it's fall but because I love the way it looks and feels. Very earthy, ya know? I'd like this pair (to match a brown outfit):

 The thick designer eyeglass frames are so cute!!

Love these too:

They've also got a great sale going on: 

Buy 2 sets of glasses and get all three protective lens coatings and shipping for FREE!!

I definitely recommend looking for Glasses online. You never know what kind of deals you might find....and I have no doubt they are as competitive as a walk-in store. In fact, Glasses Usa offers a 110% lowest price guarantee and a 100% satisfaction guarantee!! 

You can totally shop for eyeglasses online successfully. It always makes me feel a little self conscious to try on glasses in the store....with the employees looking over my shoulder. The virtual mirror at Glasses USA definitely comes in handy!!

You can find Glasses USA here:

www.glassesusa.com

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This post was written in association with Glasses USA. All opinions are my own and it is written in my own words.