Have you checked out Firmoo?

Recently I got a chance to try out a pair of Firmoo glasses and I am really liking them. And its not just me, I have been sharing them with my sister and even my munchkin (Don't worry the ones I am using are clear lenses). 

So your wondering whats Firmoo? Firmoo is the world's most popular online eyeglasses store. They carry men and women's glasses (prescription, sunglasses, just for fashion). Surprisingly I had never heard of it but now I'm glad I do know about them. 

I have had them about 2 weeks now and they are awesome. OK I want to make something very clear though, I do not need glasses, neither does my munchkin but my sister does need reading glasses. I have been wearing them as a fashion statement and munchkin for pretend play (they are sturdy). My sister has also been wearing them for fashion also (while not reading).

Here are some fun pictures I took of my sister and munchkin wearing them (okay I took it as a chance to do a fun photo shoot of them):
My Sister:

Munchkin:

Me: (I'm not really great at self photography)

I hope you try them out and to make it easier to try, Firmoo has this special program The First Pair Free program, that lets you get the first pair of glasses of your choice free and you just pay shipping. You even can get a refund/exchange if you are not satisfied with them. 

So go check them out and hope you love them! 

Disclosure: I was given a free pair of Firmoo glasses to review. All opinions are my own. Your experience may vary from mine.

Happiness is________

Happiness is.... (Week 1)

Happiness is my son, His smile, his laugh especially now that he's feeling better.

Happiness is the sunshine that has come back after a lot of rain.

Happiness is being comfy in bed warm in your blanket when you're recuperating

Happiness is siblings. You're never going to be alone during hard times.

Happiness is my dads recovery going so well (beyond Happy).

The past two weeks have been kind of hectic and hard for my family but you have to find the happiness in life and spread it with others.

Lisa at Crazy Adventures in parenting has started a weekly series called "Happiness Is_____" where every Wednesday she will be having a link up for others to share what Happiness is to them. So go check that out and link up! You can also follow others along with the hashtag #HappinessIs on twitter and Instagram. Hope to see you there spreading the happiness!

New years Eve superstitions/traditions

Have I told you That ever since I was really little my mom raised us with New Years expectations that if they were not completed brought on superstitious dilemmas?

Well yes! That's how its been and of course being raised like that I still follow them myself. I don't think Ive ever shared them with anyone probably because they would stare at me like what? But as I'm doing them I thought I would finally share with someone.

Curious about what I mean?

OK here it goes:

• If you want your home in 2013 to be clean and prosperous you must start off the year with a clean house. So of course I clean like crazy to make sure the house will be clean. That includes laundry, dishes etc. So yep a lot of work!

• You must all be clean and bathed before the New Year starts or for the rest of the year your condemning yourself to being filthy! So we all pick out times to take a bath before midnight so we ring in the year fresh and clean

• You must have a job before the New year starts or else you will be plagued with bad luck in the job department. Well that's a tough one for me because I'm a stay at home mom!

• You have to be with your loved ones when the clock strikes midnight because if there not with you the year that's starting you will be distanced by life. Sounds scary doesn't it? So were all together as we watch the fireworks inside or outside but we all hug each other at midnight to ring in a  new year.

Those are the main ones my family does and that I have continued. I thought about this as I read the Latina December2012/January2013 issue where on the last page of the magazine it shows a picture of a bowl of grapes that says that before midnight there's a tradition of eating 12 grapes in the last 12 seconds of the year. Its a race to see who will have good Luck for the next 12 months. So I thought of our traditions and how weird they must sound to others because this sure sounded weird to me. But guess what? I'm going to try it! It doesn't hurt to try something new and I could sure use some good luck in the New year.

How about you? What are you doing tonight to ring in the new Year? Any superstitions or traditions your family does? Share them with me or try some of mine.

Happy New Year! 

Thankful Thursday

The countdown has begun and next Thursday is already Thanksgiving! (yes I know time goes by so fast) And I wanted to share with you My 30 reasons to be thankful. Especially because next Thursday I will be too busy eating turkey and so should you!

What I am Thankful for:

1. My son! He is the light of my life...
2. My family: Mom, Dad, Brother and sister, My son of course & Gilbert
3. Having a roof over my head
4. Food in my fridge
5. Warmth at night
6. Clean clothes
7. Electricity
8. Clean water
9. My Health and that of my family
10. Friendship
11. The kindness of strangers
12. Freedom
13. Opportunities
14. My sons siblings
15. All the Free educational resources my son has had available to him
16. The San Antonio Food bank who has been there for us in tough times
17. Music
18. My pets (our cats and dogs are like family)
19. Gilbert our cat who has been with us for over ten years
20. Art
21. Love
22. The meal we share with our loved ones on Thanksgiving& all the love at that table which makes that day truly worth being thankful.
23. Imagination
24. Wishes that come true
25. The ocean and all its beauty inside (Especially the turtles) that need to be protected
26. Picture memories that mean the world to me.
27. My fellow SA mom Bloggers for all there kindness, support &guidance
28. All the readers and visitors to the Blog because without you this is just a very public journal/diary
29. God for granting me life. On this day I turn 28 years old!(The 29th of November) 
30. The birth of my little brother today on the 30th of November (He turns 23 woohoo!)

What are you most Thankful for? And I know some of the things above might not seem huge to some people but to others who dont have them they mean so much to (especially for those of us who have had to make due without certain things in our lives).