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Everybody is Getting Married at My House Lately

Get out your hankies cuz everybody is getting married at my house. Above shows Mr. Kerrie giving away bride Callie. Notice the paper flowers strung on black string behind Miss Julia, a friend of the family. I believe Callie married a pteradactyl. We are so proud.

A few days before, her sister Eva married a pink giraffe. She says it's her wife. Her little brother, in hula skirt, gave her away.

The things kids come up with when their parents horribly strip them of most forms of technology. Sure, they watch TV and play Moshi Monsters and ABCMouse.com and Bookworm on the computer, but otherwise they have to fend for themselves in the entertain yourself department, just as I had to do when I was a kid and just as Mr. Kerrie had to do.

I think we are okay people!

My Poop Don't Stink: Just a Drop Odor Eliminator Review

Okay, my family was WAAAAAAY to excited to try this little product out. It's this tiny bottle with 100 drops of "personal odor eliminator" so it should last about a week in my house!

You're supposed to put a drop in the toilet BEFORE you do your stinky bizness, but the kids keep forgetting. Plus I put it in MY bathroom because I knew if it was in the kids' bathroom it would all be squeezed into the toilet at once or into the sink or God knows where else.

*I don't personally need this product since everyone knows my stuff don't stink.

The company sez this:
"Just a Drop is revolutionary because it eliminates personal bathroom odors BEFORE they enter the air. Place 1-2 drops into the toilet BEFORE you go, and odors are trapped below the water surface until they are flushed away. All you leave is an odor free bathroom." It comes in 7 scents and big sizes for families like mine. It was featured on Dr. Oz and The Doctors!

So if you know you are going to make a BIG STINKIE, you put 2 drops in, got it?

So this was tried out in my house and it does kinda rock. Better than an aerosol spray or a candle that will burn the house down or lighting matches over and over or running the sucker fan for an hour.

Is it wrong that I am blogging this with a goofy, juvenile smile on my face?

Okay, so this is a terrific product! And the company is offering you a 20% discount on your first purchase with the coupon code Blogger. Follow them here on Facebook and here on Twitter!

I give this 5 Dove Chocolate Hearts out of 5, because I am off the Weight Watchers wagon temporarily.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Crown Center and Kaleidoscope Kansas City ... Make Your Own Puzzle!

So my plan for the day was to go to Crown Center and take the kids to Kaleidoscope. We made it! We got tickets around 2 for the 3:30 session and waited in line at 3:20 with a ton of other people. This is a popular attraction in KC because it’s FREE and awesome. Sponsored by Hallmark Cards, who has their headquarters right next door, this is a fun, bright attraction for kids of all ages.

Each session only lasts 40 minutes so your kids who really like to take their time creating will want to put supplies into their bags for working at home. By supplies I mean paper cut-outs in different shapes, stickers, bows, yarn and more. Make sure the kids make a puzzle while they are there, though! They color on a square of cardboard then put it through a puzzle-maker!

Also don’t miss the glow-in-the-dark room, where you can paint with melted crayon wax.

This is a must-visit thing with kids when you come to Kansas City!

The Curious George exhibit was nuts, so we vacated fast

Eating our snacks in the food court area

A quick pic at Fritz's

Sam's puzzle at Kaleidoscope

At Kaleidoscope

My Function Junction bowls

Here's a post about my new bowls; it's fascinating. Here's a post of all sorts of fun things to do with kids in Kansas City at Crown Center.

Redecorating Without Losing Your Sanity ... a Post for My Mother

In case you missed it, here's a post about Picking Paint Colors with my Husband.

My mom won't be over anytime soon and I really wanted her to see my colors, so these pictures are for you, Mom! The colors are called Adorable and Peach Bud. Two walls are dark and 4 are light, as per Mr. Kerrie's decision. I don't really care. I could live here forever like this or move tomorrow. Can you believe we stripped pink wallpapers and now are painting pink? At least the pink carpet will be ripped up soon! Don't ask how we arrived at this decision ... looooooooooong process but not really to painful this time around, as now Aron knows I have awesome taste from watching decorating shows (not from being girlie)!

Now we are stripping the other 2 big walls to paint them light, then ripping up the carpet. At the same time, we are thinking on kitchen fun and loving the new oven!

And check out what your amaze-balls son-in-law also did for me! It's temporary for now, but will be permanent! Counterspace!