I know that my husband is just dying to put a bar in our newly remodeled basement.  That was a plan he always had since we moved here.  Premiere Barstools has so many choices for anyone who is looking for counter stools, extra tall stools, or kitchen bar stools. They have an excellent selection for all of those.

Like I said, I personally am looking to surprise my husband with some bar stools for the basement.  Now, I cannot decide if something classic like this:

would work best or if something more pretty would be in store.  I found an excellent deal on something like this:

I guess it will probably come down to what kind of bar he decides to build.  With having little ones, a lot of extra things come into play.  As for the first stool, I would be worried about the stool having no back.  Whereas, on the second stool, I would be worried that Will (my one year old) would use this chair as a climbing challenge (Yes, for some reason he has started the climbing stage after he learned to walk!).  However, the second chair is about $85 which is a great price for barstools.  Plus, whenever we get around to remodeling kitchen, these would look nice there.  I have a huge kitchen (I think it is 15 x 15), so at some point we are going to remodel it.  We may add in an island, and those stools would look awesome there too!  Decision, decisions . . .

Do you have barstools in your house?  What kinds did you go with?  Did where they were going make a difference to which ones you got?  Do you use the barstools as extra seating when company is over?  I know, lots of questions, but I have never bought these before!

I am doing laundry right now and trying to figure out what I should pack for the Pampers Event. I only need a change of clothes and pajamas. I am still trying to figure out if I should pack some jewelry or not. My biggest struggle is whether or not I should check my luggage.  Clothes wise, not an issue.  However, I have lots of stuff that is over 3 oz like my hair gel.  I don’t want any of that to get thrown away on me.  The other thing is that the airline they have me flying through charges for checked bags.  Now, they will reimburse me for the checked bag, so I don’t think that is too much of a big deal.  Would you check a bag or just take a carryon on the plane?

We have remodeled one bathroom and completed designed the one downstairs. When we did so, we were in the market for a bathroom sink vanity. There are so many choices out there from contemporary bathroom vanities to double vanities. In the upstairs, we went with a a single sink vanity with a custom made granite sink. It looks awesome.  Bill is actually the one who picked it out — I would have been okay with a cheap sink.  However, I know when we go to resell our home, that will definitely be a piece that is noticed.  When people come to my house, they often mention how nice our sink and vanity are.  Downstairs, since it is such a small bathroom, we went with a very simple contemporary vanity that is very kid friendly.  However, I just came across a site called Bathroom Vanities that we should have taken a look at during these remodel projects.  They offer free shipping and are pretty competitive on their pricing.

They have some really cool vanities to pick from like this one:

Granted, with two little ones, that would not work for me, but it is cool looking.  Do not like that?  Then they 150 different kinds of bathroom vanities and linen cabinets.  Something that is a tad more kid friendly would be something like this:

Still very classy yet somewhat contemporary.  Wouldn’t you like something like this in your house?  I know I do (however,  my bathroom is way too small for this).  However, this would fit, I think:

Small, yet very pretty.  It will still a talking point too for your house!  The next time we are in the market for a sink vanity, I know one place we will defintely be checking out:  Bathroom Vanities.  How about you?  Which ones do you like?

I had to make sure that I talked to my sister before I blogged about my exciting news. I will be attending the Pampers Mommy Blogger Event (at least that’s what I think its called) on Monday and Tuesday of next week! One of the participants dropped out, and they asked me to attended. I am so psyched (this is even more exciting than getting some new recipes to try!). I’ve skimmed over the list of attendees, and they are all awesome bloggers.  We get to tour the P&G facility and get to talk to the head honchos there, so if you have questions you want to ask, comment away!

This video angers me. If you know somebody with autism, it will anger you too!

I cannot believe that he equates loudmouth kids to those who have autism. My cousin is a special education teacher too. They don’t give the answers to anybody. Obviously, he has never dealt with children with disabilities before be it a learning disorder or autism. Heaven forbid, they need an extra hand. I guess if you’re not normal according to what the textbooks say, society should just throw you away or you’re destined for only getting an education online so no one has to deal with you.

I understand that the prevalence of these disorders are going up. Could it be that we have better intervention techniques now so that we can catch these kids early and get them the help they need?

Let me know your thoughts on this!