Project 365 Days 54-60

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I hope everyone had a nice week last week. We did and as usual it went by so fast so I'm glad I was able to take a few photos to remind us of the week we just had.

54/365 - Little J really wanted to go in the garden so we wrapped up warm and headed out. Theres not a lot to do out there yet but he seemed to have lots of fun pulling bits out of our garden box. 

55/365 - Big J is starting kick boxing so we visited tonight to sign up and prepare for next week.

 

56/365 - My blog has had a makeover and I absolutely love it. Thanks to Jade Marshall Design

57/365 - Daddy and big J went to see Everton play tonight. They won 3-1 so it was smiles all round.

58/365 - Little J looks forward to his big brother coming home from school.

59/365 - Little J has started to enjoy playing with water in his kettle making cups of tea for Mummy

60/365 - We headed out bright and early to Sherdley Park today. Lots of football an running up and down hills.

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Our February Monthly Review Round Up

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I know February is only a short month but I just feel like its flew by so quickly. It doesn't seem like a month ago since I was writing my January Review Round Up. This month we have been trying out some products that I hope you will like as much as we do.

Top of our review roundup this month is something we were all very excited about. We had the chance to have a listen to Justin Fletcher - Just Party before it is released. We are huge fans of Justin and have been since big J was little. I can't believe just how great he is with the kids and he has so many shows on cbeebies - little J loves him. So last week we popped Justins album on in the car and all four of us couldn't help but sing along. The first track Just Party is a new track and it is really fun and little J loves it. He spins around the room dancing to it. Its a real get up and dance party track. I wasn't too sure whether Justin would be any good singing Let It Go but he does a pretty good job.  The highlight was The Macarena were Justin has changed the words to sing about getting ready for a party. Its catchy and its lots of fun. 

Overall the album is really good. There are 19 tracks in total and we didn't skip one. Its had us all singing along and little J has been dancing all week. The album is definitely one for Justin fans, the kids will love it. Just Party is available to buy from March 2nd or you can preorder now HERE ******************** I'm not a big fan of giving little J a bath, I do it if I absolutely have to otherwise its Daddy's job. I panic if little J starts to stand up incase he slips and although he's having fun splashing around and pretending to swim I am having a panic attack incase he goes under the water for too long. Also I have the worst judgement on how hot/cold the bath should be. I am more than happy sitting in a cool bath myself but sometimes I make it just that little bit too cold for little J. 

This month we have being trying out the very cute Brother Max Ray Bath and Room Thermometer. It does exactly what it says in the title. Ray displays the temperature of both the bath or room on its LCD screen display.  The ideal temperature for a bath is 37 degrees and if Ray reaches a temperature of 39 degrees the display blinks HOT As a room thermometer the ideal temp is 19 degrees. Ray displays both ideal temperatures on his display for your information.

Little J loves Ray in the water and will swish him about so he doubles a bath toy too, well he does for us anyway. For more information on Ray and the other products available from Brother Max you can click here to visit their website. I have teamed up with Brother Max to offer my readers the chance to win a Ray Bath and Room Digital Thermometer so make sure you check out my competitions page HERE. *******************

We were sent a My Buddy Box to try out this month and I can honestly say I love it. More and more shops are now charging for carrier bags and whilst I don't mind paying the odd few pence for a bag, it just annoys me that I always forget to bring one of the hundreds I have at home. I do try and recycle the carrier bags and use them again but I am rubbish at remembering to keep a few in the car. On a recent shopping trip I brought the My Buddy Box and popped it in the car. It folds up to the size of a folder or small laptop case but when you open it, its a huge big box. Perfect for popping in your shopping. It can be used for loads of things really but for me its going to stay in the car and stop me from bringing home more carrier bags that I don't need. To find out more about My Buddy Box you can visit the website here. ********************

With Mother's Day approaching I thought I would include this beautiful heart shaped photo frame as a gift idea.  The frame can hold 7 photographs, 3 hold size 3x3ins photographs and 4 hold 3x2.5ins photographs. The heart design just makes it extra special and it would be perfect to fill the frame with special memories, maybe photos of the children or grandchildren. This would make a perfect present for any Mummy out there.  ******************** *we were sent the above items to try, all thoughts, opinions and photographs are our own*

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#Win a Brother Max Ray Bath and Room Digital Thermometer

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This month we have been trying out Brother Max Ray Bath and Room Digital Thermometer which you can read all about here. Brother Max have kindly offered one of my readers the chance to win their own Ray in my competition. 

Ray is perfect for measuring the temperature in both the bath and room. It has a LCD display. Visible warnings if the bath is too hot.   and  comes in a choice of 4 colours. To win your very own Ray all you have to do is answer this question.
 How many colours can you choose from? 
Please leave your answer as a blog comment and when you do you will be able to earn extra entries by completing the options on the app below. Good Luck

Brother Max Ray

Terms Competition closes on Monday 14th March 11:59PM Entrants must have a valid UK address Bulk, third party or any other entries using automated software will be disqualified All entrants and entries are checked and verified. All entrants must follow the mandatory step and answer the question as a blog comment. 1 lucky winners will be chosen at random by the Gleam application. Mummy2Monkeys will contact the lucky winners within 1 day of the competition closing The winner must respond within 7 days. If no response a new winner will be chosen. The prize is Brother Max Ray Bath and Room Thermometer There is no cash alternative.

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#Win a SnapTrip £100 Voucher

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Being a Mummy is the best job ever but it can be very hard sometimes and very tiring. Its nice to know that Mother's Day will be here soon and its nice to have a day off and be pampered. We like to plan something for special occasions like Mother's Day so that we are all together and we can have some fun. 

At the moment we haven't decided what we will be doing and we have left it a little late but I have been looking at Snaptrip who offer upto 50% off last minute UK breaks. When I landed on the website the first three things that stuck out for me was Book now and be there within the hour - that really is last minute.
Guaranteed savings - they claim you won't find a better price anywhere else on the internet
At the moment there is over 8,000 properties to choose from for this weekend.

I have had a browse and there are some lovely cottages up in the Lake District, perfect for a Mother's Day weekend. Would you like to treat your Mum or someone special to a last minute Snaptrip? If the answer is yes then enter my competition to win a £100 voucher to spend on Snaptrip All you need to do is tell me If you won, who would you take on a Snaptrip?

#Win a £100 Snaptrip voucher this Mother's Day

Competition closes on Thursday 11th March 11:59PM Entrants must have a valid UK address Bulk, third party or any other entries using automated software will be disqualified All entrants and entries are checked and verified. All entrants must follow the mandatory step and answer the question as a blog comment. 1 lucky winner will be chosen at random by the Gleam application. Mummy2Monkeys will contact the lucky winner within 1 day of the competition closing The winner must respond within 7 days. If no response a new winner will be chosen. The prize is £100 voucher for SnapTrip The prize is non-transferable.  Travel is not included in this prize. There is no cash alternative. It will be the responsibility of the representative of the named company above to issue the prize. The winner must consent to their name and details being passed on to the representative so their prize can be distributed.

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Another Appliance Bites The Dust

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It's that time in life where all our appliances seem to die at the same time. Why? Our cooker is soon to be the next victim and go to the appliances heaven in the sky with our fridge and washing machine that went up not that long ago.   We bought a new fridge about 6 months ago because our old one really was on it's last legs and now everything else seems to need an upgrade too.   Top of the list towards the end of last year was a new washing machine. We went shopping to have a browse as I like to see the washing machines actually in store, but I would usually order online.  I liked the look of the Panasonic Washing Machines, LCD and touch buttons made our old machine look ancient. Having two kids now means more washing so we did have to look at a bigger load capacity. We did find one which was so much better than our old one. You can load 3kg more, it's got a nice display screen, child lock, wash delay timer and all other little add ons. Ours is really out of date compared to the newer models.   It cost an extra £90 for someone to come and fit it. When we paid Daddy noticed a difference in the price by £18, when he asked the lady she said that was for delivery. So £18 to deliver on top of the £90 for some to come and fit it. £108 extra on top of the price quoted. This seemed a lot to me but Daddy said you always get charged extra for delivery and fitting.  

While we were there big and little J both went to look at the TVs, I know Daddy would love a new TV but unfortunately its not a priority on our list of new things we need.   

Big J was watching a programme on a TV that cost nearly £3,000. I don't think we will be getting that one.  

Little J was just crawling everywhere. The shop was empty and there were more staff than customers so he was happy up and down the aisles.  

Then big J decided he was going to chase after little J so I had the pair of them crawling around the TV displays.   When the men came to deliver the washing machine they also said they will take our old one away for us. I felt ashamed when the pulled the washing machine out. It looked really old and grubby and it was all dirty and dusty behind the machine.    Once fitted I couldn't wait to try it out. I loaded it up and on it went. As you may have read here, little J loves the washing machine and he was keen to see the new one in action.    Also on our list of things to buy are a hoover, lawn mower, strimmer, buggy, and then possible a new TV to keep the boys happy.   Do you find everything dies at the same time?    What's top of your 'needs replacing' list?    *Published in conjunction with Panasonic*

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