Review: Tie Buddies

Tie Buddies

Even thought Eva might be a little to young to get the concept of tying her own shoes it isn’t too early to get her excited about it. Tie Buddies (http://www.tiebuddies.com) slip onto shoe laces and help children hold loops together. With Tie Buddies your child can hold the devices and start to learn the essential skill of tying their own shoes. As they get more confident and develop the muscle memory to tie their shoes you can remove one of the tie buddies and then as they get more confident and proficient you can remove the other. Continue reading Review: Tie Buddies

Moving and Grooving


Photo-A-Day #2036

Eva and my sister Tara are checking out one of the 10,000 red wigglers. Tara gets these to create compost from things like egg shells and carrots and other organic waste. She also does some experiments with them. Teaching students about how to compost. Eva loves to get the magnifying glass out and take a look at everything with them, especially little red worms.

While Eva was checking out the worms and giving observations of them she stated that the worm was “Moving and Grooving”.

I’m so excited about SwagsGiving. I’m grateful to everyone who has come ou to enter the contest and there are more and more people entering each day. Fantastic!

What is Drew Shooting with?
Model: NIKON D80
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 4.2
Focal Length: 32mm
Flash Used: Yes

This is my own personal DSLR camera that I bought half of. My mother-In-Law bought the other half as an investment of great photos of her grandchildren. With over 26,000 photos of Eva and counting, I’d say she got great ROI on the investment. The opinions about them are 100% mine.

How Does Drew Protect His Photos?
Model: GoFlex™ Ultra-portable Drive
Interface USB 2.0 or 3.0
Capacity: 320GB – 1.5TB
Automatic Backup Software:PC & Mac:
Weight (typical): 150g (.33 lb)
Software: Pre–loaded backup software with encryption

Disclosure: I received a number of Seagate devices including the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1 TB USB 2.0 Ultra-Portable External Hard Drive, GoFlex Home, GoFlex TV and GoFlex Net. I’ll be talking about these devices in the coming months. The opinions about the devices are 100% mine.