Right now, Amazon has a HUGE Columbia Outerwear Sale, with prices marked as low as 80% off!  You can get some very low prices on women’s Columbia jackets and vests, starting as low as $7.90.

For example, this Columbia Women’s Benton Springs Full-Zip Jacket (above) is just $14.90 in select sizes and colors. This jacket is regularly sells for $60.

Another example is this Columbia Women’s Arch Cape III Vest on sale for only $11.99 in select sizes and colors, regularly $60.

These are just a couple examples of the many fabulous deals you can get while supplies last. There are many styles to choose from, and prices vary by size. You’ll have to browse to find what you’re looking for.  Happy shopping!

If you’re looking for affordable nail or nail care products look no farther than Amazon.  I’ve rounded up a list of nail tools, polishes, and nail art accessories all for under $3 each, including shipping!  As always with Amazon, prices fluctuate regularly so double check the prices before checking out.

• – Sally Hansen Mod About You Polish Strips $2.99 shipped!!!!!!
• – Nail Tip Guide Stickers $1.49 shipped
• – Nail Tape Hologram Strips $1.28 shipped
• – Rhinestones $1.59 shipped
• – Rhinestone Picker Pencil $1.35 shipped
• – Nail Art Gold Stickers $1.65 shipped
• – All Season Glass Dappen Dish $1.69 shipped
• – Artificial Nail Clipper $2.11 shipped
• – 10 Buffering Blocks $2.06 shipped
• – 5 Professional Bottles of Nail Glue $2.34 shipped
• – 15 Piece Nail Art Brush Set $2.41 shipped
• – 5 Practice/Display Fingers $2.49 shipped
• – 10 Piece Nail File $2.55 shipped
• – Nail Art Tweezers $2.99 shipped
• – Stainless Steel Cuticle Pusher/Trimmer $1.53 shipped
• – Wearable Nail Soakers $2.49 shipped
• – 2 Piece Nail Brush Set $1.36 shipped
• – 2 Piece Nail Polish Holders $2.33 shipped
• – Covergirl Nail Polish in Mint Mojito $2.99 shipped

These are a few that are juuuuust over $3.

• – Covergirl Nail Polish in NonStop Stone $3.14 shipped
• – Covergirl Nail Polish in Mango $3.12 shipped
• – Sally Hansen Hear Me Roar Polish Strips $3.30 shipped
• – Sally Hansen Commander in Chic Polish Strips (One of my favorite polish colors ever!) $3.39 shipped
• – Sally Hansen Perfect Poison Polish Strips $3.49 shipped
• – Sally Hansen Punch Drunk Polish Strips $3.16 shipped

If you want to learn more about the manicure in the picture above you can check that out here.  It’s an adorable Valentine nail art!

Pouring water in the waterfall.

I was thrilled to review two adorable Polly Pocket sets!  They are so much fun to set up and play with.  I think I enjoyed them just as much, if not more than the kiddos.  They have adorable colors, lots of movable parts, and inspire imaginative play!  The girls especially loved the zip-line and the fun movable suctioned cup pieces.

It can use real water!  I would have LOVED this as a kid!

Check out the cute waterfall!

My favorite set, the Zip ‘n Splash Playset, is LESS than $10! It’s now only $9.59 and was regularly $16.99. This set includes a Polly doll with color changing hair {I know! How fun!}, a monkey, and a puppy. Super cute!

Both of these sets were put together by a ten year old so they’re not too complicated.

These cute flowers in the window are suction cupped on and can be moved anywhere.  So cute!

The Treehouse Playset was the other one that we reviewed and it was equally cute. It’s now on sale for $11.99 {originally $19.99} OR you could get ALL of the fun wall party playsets on sale for only $47.99 instead of the original $74.99. I really loved the built in slide on this one and the kids loved the translucent suction cup pieces {bird, cups, flowers, and so on}. We only have the one piece but I think it would be a lot of fun to have all of them attached to our wall and play with the zip-lines in between pieces.

Polly Pocket sets are not only a great gift to buy for your own kids but they make tremendous birthday gifts too!  Are you thinking about  who all you could buy a set for?  Good, because I have a great discount through July 7th where you can shop right here on my site, on this post, but you’ll be shopping through Amazon.  This is a pretty awesome discount too!  I’m very excited to share it with you.  Update: It’s now after the 7th and the prices have gone up a little but are still cheaper than regular retail.

When Disney contacted me to review one of their latest toys I jumped at the chance.  When I got the package in the mail I was a little puzzled by what exactly Zing ‘Ems were.  After playing around with the toy myself I quickly found out why they were called that….they zip, ride, and zing along!  Disney phrases it much better though, they say,

“Zing ‘Ems are an action-packed, completely new way to play with everyone’s favorite Toy Story characters, and the Rocket Rumble playset is one of Buzz Lightyear’s most action-filled adventures yet. The galaxy’s greatest Space Ranger needs your help to take on Zurg (figure sold separately). Use the attack launcher to send Buzz zinging and zooming around the playset, crashing through the deadly Zurgbot and tumbling through the treacherous asteroid field. Succeed, and it’s time to take on Zurg! Will you break through the obstacles and save the day? Or will you be defeated by the asteroid field and Zurgbot? Includes play set and 1 exclusive Buzz Lightyear Zing’ems figure. Collect all your favorite Zing’ems figures, each sold separately.”

Check out how cute Buzz Lightyear is!

My little girl loved playing with all of the pieces but she especially loved Woody.  He’s always been my favorite too!

While she’s not big enough yet to pull the lever back that sends them flying (as you’ll see demonstrated in a video later on) she enjoyed pushing the button that made them jump from spot to spot and of course she loved driving them around the track herself.  And around the entire house.  I don’t mind though, I love these little guys.

Check em out!  Woody and Buzz, the best of friends!  Each figure rolled easily along with just the slightest push and they always popped back up to standing position.  They kind of remind me of the old Weebles I played with as a kid but better because these roll!

I made a quick  YouTube video to show you exactly how the Toy Story Zing ‘Ems works.  I hope you enjoy this short little YouTube Toy Story Zing ‘Ems demonstration!

You can purchase Toy Story Rocket Rumble Playset & Figure Assortment set for yourself your kids at Amazon.com.  Right now they are selling for $21.99 but as you know, prices could change at anytime!

Welcome to the Spring KitchenAid Mixer giveaway event!

I’ve joined Musings From a Stay At Home Mom, Juggling Act Mama, Angela’s Analysis, The Mama Experience, The Mama Report, Capri’s Coupons, This Mama Loves Her Bargains, Kelly’s Lucky You, and other fabulous bloggers to offer you these great prizes.

The Grand Prize:

One very lucky reader will win a fabulous KitchenAid 5 Quart Artisan Stand Mixer in the color of their choice!  This is a value of $349.99!

Bonus Prizes:

• The second place winner will receive a $100 Amazon Gift Card
• Third place is a $50 Amazon Gift Card

Enter via the Rafflecopter form below.  This giveaway will last all month {ends April 14, 2013 11:59 pm EST} so don’t forget to come back for daily comments and tweets to gain additional entries.

This giveaway is open to readers from the US and CANADA – Canadian winners will receive an Amazon.ca gift card for $350 toward the purchase of the mixer.

After you enter to win this mixer, hop over to this other post of mine to enter to win ANOTHER KitchenAid Giveaway!  That’s right, we have two giveaways going at the same time for KitchenAid!  The other one ends on March 31st so go and enter now.  Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Download a free copy of Slow Cooker 101. ($19.95 value!)

Download a free copy of The Beginning by Karen Kingsbury.

Download a free copy of How to Become a Successful Work-at-Home Mom. ($4.99 value!)

Download a free copy of The Complete Sherlock Holmes.

Download a free copy of The Hungry Girl: The Guilt Free 3.

Download a free copy of Baking Basics and Beyond. ($19.95 value!)

Download a free copy of Gluten Free Vegan. ($2.99)

Please notice that the price is currently $0.00 but that could change at any time so please double check the price before checking out.

These ebooks are specifically for Kindles but you can download a free program that will allow you to read ebooks on your PC.  This is what I use and I love it!

Right now, the Pure Fun Kid’s Jumper Trampoline is on sale for $49.98 at Amazon.  That’s 29% off the list price of $69.99!  Plus, this item ships for free!

I’ve thought about getting one of these for my daughter for a while now because she absolutely loves to jump and I might as well buy it now and take advantage of this decreased price!

Remember that Amazon prices can change at anytime so please verify the price before check out!

This very cute 10 piece Velvet Animal Style Finger Puppets Set is on sale for $3.35 at Amazon right now. That’s 83% off the list price of $19.99!    I think these would be perfect for an Easter basket!!

This finger puppet set has an average customer rating of 4.3 out of 5 possible stars based on 100 customer reviews.  Oh, and they ship for free with no minimum purchase!!

The Barbie Glamtastic Boom Box is on sale for $25.99 at Amazon right now. That’s 48% off the list price of $49.99!

Product Features:

• CD,CD-R, CD-RW playback
• FM stereo and AUX function
• Two-digit track display
• Telescoping antenna
• Stereo headphone jack

This item is rated well and it ships for $7.29!  This could make a great little girl’s birthday gift.

WOW!  This price is unreal!!

Go to Amazon to buy the Horton Hears a Who DVD for only $3.50!!!  What a great Christmas present or stocking-stuffer!  Plus, you’ll get FREE shipping with Amazon Prime or with a 25+ Super Saver Shipping purchase.  Or another option, if you have a Discover Card, you can get FREE One-Day Shipping if you purchase this item using your Discover Card or Cashback Bonus. Just enter code DSCVRHSP at checkout to receive your free Discover Card shipping discount.

Be sure and check out our Christmas Gift Guide for even more deals on fabulous gifts!