All posts by Anne Younger

Anne is a 30-something full-time SAHM mom of 5 ranging from 3 to 17 and grandma of 1 who resides in Ashwaubenon (Green Bay) Wisconsin. She started blogging in 2008 as a way to regain her sanity. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, cheeseburgers and vodka along with spending time with her husband and kids.
For Our Furry Friends

Protect Your Dog with BRAVECTO® (Fluralaner) #12Bravecto

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For as long as I have been a dog owner, and it has been a really long time, I’ve only ever had a dog get fleas once, and it was not a pleasant or inexpensive experience. Of course, we didn’t discover our dog had them until he was already at the groomer’s.

Since that day, I have learned my lesson and have done my best to protect our pets. Now that we have Balty, the dog who likes to chew up and eat everything and anything he can, I’ve been looking into the best and most efficient way to keep him protected.

I was recently introduced to a product called BRAVECTO® (Fluralaner), a tasty chewable extended duration flea and tick control that provides protection from fleas and ticks for up to 12 weeks*.

I love the idea of BRAVECTO because it is a ‘treat’ I can give to Balty and just like that, he is protected. Yes, all it takes is 1 tasty chew for up to 12 weeks of flea and tick protection* and it starts killing fleas within 2 hours and kills 100% of fleas within 12 hours. If you ask me, that sounds a lot better than dealing with a flea bath and everything else that comes with a case of the fleas!

With BRAVECTO we only need to remember just 4 doses a year* compared to 12 with monthly products – more gaps can mean more chances to see parasites.

Great Protection

BRAVECTO kills fleas, prevents flea infestations, and kills ticks (black-legged tick, American dog tick, and brown dog tick) for 12 weeks and kills lone star ticks for 8 weeks.  That’s nearly 3 times longer protection than a monthly treatment!!

BRAVECTO is FDA Approved

It is only available from your veterinarian or veterinary clinic.  BRAVECTO is approved only for dogs 6 months or older because it is prescribed based on weight. Puppies under 6 months of age growsrapidly and their weights change too much over the 12-week treatment period.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

The most common adverse reactions recorded in clinical trials were vomiting, decreased appetite, diarrhea, lethargy, polydipsia, and flatulence. BRAVECTO has not been shown to be effective for 12-weeks’ duration in puppies less than 6 months of age. BRAVECTO is not effective against lone star ticks beyond 8 weeks after dosing.

Find a Vet Near You

To find a vetrinarian near you that can prescribe BRAVECTO, click here.

My Pet Rewards

Signing up for MyPet.com My Pet Rewards can help you save money while protecting your dog from Fleas and Ticks. Register for savings by clicking here.

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For more information about BRAVECTO, be sure to connect on Facebook and Twitter.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information published. However, it remains the responsibility of the readers to familiarize themselves with the product information contained on the USA product label or package. More product information is available here: https://intervetus.naccvp.com/product/view/1047512?e=d97b22ed63e734e84c1a5910a9c8f531z1688

Totally Random

How I Found the Perfect Mattress

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The average person spends around 25 years of their life sleeping, although some people spend less and others more. However, looking back over my life to date, I would say that is probably a fair guestimate.

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Like many people, I love my bed. By the time I collapse on to my comfortable memory foam mattress, I am so shattered from the demands of a hectic life being mom to five kids, and a constant mountain of laundry to fold, that I am usually asleep before my head touches the pillow. I can sometimes stay awake for a bit longer, but only if there is a good book with my name on it.

A Nice, Comfy Bed

Most mornings I have to be up and out of bed at the crack of dawn. My kids would never get to school if I didn’t get them out of bed in good time. Not that thhe would care of course. At the weekend, I can enjoy a some sleeping in, so it is good to have a nice comfortable bed to relax in while I catch up on my shows and drink a nice cup of hot coffee.

The Lifespan of the Average Mattress

Most mattresses are only designed to last between seven and ten years. My last one was 15 years old by the time I replaced it, and although I had treated it pretty well – the kids were never allowed to treat it as a trampoline – it was well past its best. In the last few years of ownership, my back ached in the mornings and my husband and I usually ended up in the dip in the middle of the mattress. Not good really, so one Saturday, we went mattress shopping with a view to replacing ‘old faithful’.

Mattress Shopping

When mattress shopping, the best approach is to try before you buy. Until you lie on a mattress, you really don’t know whether it is the right fit for you. There are also hundreds of different mattresses to choose from, which makes the choice even more difficult.

Try Before You Buy

So, the day came when we decided to go mattress shopping. We headed out to a bed store to test some mattresses. The sales person gave us a quick run-through of the different types: pocket springs, memory foam, and all kinds of other fancy designs. As with most things in life, you get what you pay for, so we immediately ruled out the cheaper mattresses on the basis I didn’t work all that overtime for nothing.

Lying down on store mattresses is a bit weird, but it makes a lot of sense. No matter how comfy a mattress looks, until you actually lie down on it, you can’t be sure it suits you. I preferred the pocket sprung mattresses whereas hubby liked the memory foam ones. In the end, we compromised. We bought a pocket sprung king mattress and a memory foam topper. Everyone was happy. Especially the kids, who definitely rate the comfort level of their new bed as a 10/10.

Totally Random

An Essential Guide To Housewarming Gifts

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When you get invited to a housewarming, one of the first things you should do is buy a gift. After all, you can’t turn up to the party and not take anything with you for their new home. Here is an essential guide to housewarming gifts.

A gift for the kitchen

One of the top things you should buy as a housewarming gift is something for the kitchen. There is so much you can get for someone’s kitchen, so the options are endless. A popular housewarming gift tends to be a set of plates they can use when they are entertaining guests. And a lovely set of knives and forks will go down well with the new homeowners. Or a lot of people buy people a timer or a salt and pepper holder for them to use in their kitchen. If you want to buy something bigger such as a kettle or a toaster, you will need to check if they have got one already!

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A photo of the family

A lovely housewarming gift you can get is a picture of the whole family for them to hang up in their hallway. It’s something personal which will show people whose home it is. Have a look on their social media for photos of the family you could print off. Then you can find a lovely frame to put it in. You should check the color of their new hall before you buy this, though.

 

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Something personalized

If you want something unique as a housewarming gift, something personalized will go down well. As we talked about previously, you could get them something with their names on to hang up in their home. Something personalized always goes down well, as they are unlikely to get two of the same thing!

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A gift for the bedroom

If you want a great gift to take with you to the housewarming, you should consider getting them something for the bedroom. Pillows always go down well as they are unlikely to be able to afford new ones as they are busy paying for their new home! You could buy them a lovely new bed cover if you know the color of their new room. Here are some further housewarming gift ideas they might love for their new home.

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Something for the garden

Another essential gift you could buy them is something for their new garden. You could buy them some seeds which they could plant in the backyard. Or get them some lovely flower pots which they can use for their new plants. Any garden equipment would go down well with the new homeowners as well.

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Something handmade

You don’t have to buy them something expensive for a housewarming gift. If you’re strapped for cash, you could make them something handmade to put in their new home. It’s something unique that they definitely won’t have two of! You could always create them a little trinket for them to keep to celebrate buying the home. Or you could even bake them something to enjoy later.

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Remember to check where the new home is before you head there for the party. And take some sweets for the kids to enjoy as a housewarming gift!

 

TV

#WelcometoParenthood with UPtv

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I’ll admit it, I love to watch TV. 

There, I said it.

I love to sit down in my big comfy chair, put my feet up, cover up with a nice big blanket and turn on my favorite shows. 

Over the years, I have gone from watching soap operas to reality TV to comedies to dramas. Of all of the shows I watch, my favorite are dramas that center around family because those are the shows I can relate to.

One of my favorite shows in recent years was Parenthood. If you’ve seen it, I’m sure you love it. If you haven’t seen it, you are truly missing out.

I have been #TeamBraverman since watching the first episode. All it took was a little screen time with Zeek and Camille, seeing how they parent (yes, they still parent their adult children) and how their children parent and I was hooked. Of course, it didn’t hurt when they threw in Lauren Graham as Sarah and Dax Shepard as Crosby!

Seeing a family interact the way the Braverman’s do in Parenthood made me jealous and want to be part of their family.

Relive Parenthood with UPtv

If you haven’t seen Parenthood or you have and want to see it again, now is the time! Parenthood premieres on UPtv, today, May 30th at 7 pm CST and episodes will run through midnight.

Thanks to the great folks at UPtv and the care package they sent me, I am all set for an evening with the Braverman’s and yes, that is my name on that bag (and on the back of the sweatshirt), which means I am officially a Braverman!!!!

Are you ready to fall in love with the Braverman’s???

Connect

Be sure to connect with UPtv on Facebook and visit the show page on UPtv too! Don’t forget to follow the hashtag #WelcomeToParenthood on social media to follow along with others watching the show, sharing memes and more!

 

Techy

VIZIO SmartCast P-Series Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Display at Best Buy

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As a family who loves tech, movies, and music, we are always checking out the newest and best products available. I mean, if we can may our in home viewing experience better, why not do it?

Meet the new VIZIO SmartCast P-Series Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Display, available at Best Buy.

The VIZIO SmartCast™ P-Series™ Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Display™, is the first 4K ultra HD display to feature High Dynamic Range with Dolby Vision, Ultra Color Spectrum, Google Cast™ built-in, with a powerful 6” Android™ Tablet Remote included.

Yes, that tablet you see next to the TV, that is the remote!

The powerful 6” Android™ tablet remote preinstalled with the ingenious VIZIO SmartCast app that lets you browse content by genre across multiple apps all at once, what you love won’t change, but how you experience it will never be the same again.

Not only is this remote awesome but it puts you in control of your entertainment like never before with simple tap, swipe and voice-based commands. Browse movies, TV shows, music and even Live TV* by genre across multiple apps all at once on the VIZIO SmartCast™ app, then tap to play your show onto the P-Series™’ stunning display. 

Amazing New Features

  • High Dynamic Range with Dolby Vision content support
  • Ultra Color Spectrum for a dramatically different visual experience with astonishing brightness, radiant contrast, and captivating color.
  • Full-Array LED backlighting and up to 128 Active LED Zones™ deliver exceptional light uniformity and deeper, richer black levels. 
  • With Google Cast built-in, you can cast from thousands of Google Cast-enabled apps that you already know and love, like YouTube and Netflix.
  • Sports and action fans will appreciate the powerful image processing of the P-Series™ with up to Clear Action™ 960 that combines a blazing 240Hz effective refresh rate achieved with backlight scanning for sharper detail in fast action scenes. 

You can learn even more about the VIZIO SmartCast P-Series Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Display by watching this quick video.

*Live TV listings compatible with IP-based set-top boxes from DirecTV® and Dish® services, with more services to be added. See vizio.com/smartcast for details.