http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/ladym33 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:55:59 GMT Reviews by ladym33 at Viewpoints.com http://www.viewpoints.com/mylot-com-review-a2904 A little over a month ago I heard about a site called mylot.com.  Mylot.com is a money earning web site, but it is a little different than most I have seen.  Unlike most where you have to write reviews or witty pros or helpful information, this site pays you simply for asking and answering questions.  — You can go on there and start a discussion by asking questions.  You earn money for asking that question, then other people answer your question and they get paid for doing that, or you can answer other peoples questions and you get paid for that.  You also get paid when your referals ask and answer questions.  — I don't know how exactly they determine the pay.  They do update your earnings every day so it is kind of fun to get up in the morning and see how much you earned the day before.  You can't earn a huge amount of money, in on my biggest day I earned .89 but if you add al those pennies together by the end of the month you... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:55:59 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/mylot-com-review-a2904 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Homedics-Homedics-Quad-Extreme-Rechargeable-Massager-review-2e5f0 I love back massages, I always have.  They are probably one of my most favorite things in the world,  Unfortunately I married a man who doesn't really like them. He doesn't like getting them and he doesn't like giving them.  Occasionally he will humor me and give me one, but I always feel like I am torturing him when he does it.  If I ever win the lottery the first thing I will buy is a massage chair, but until then I will look for cheaper alternatives.  — About 6 months ago I acquired a Homedics Quad Extreme Rechargeable Massager.  The Homedics Quad Extreme Rechargeable Massager is a little hand held massager. Instead of using batteries however you charge this massager by plugging it in to the wall. It comes with a charging place that you can leave plugged in. In order to charge the massager you just place it upside down on the charging plate. When the red light comes on, on the massager then you will know that it is charging. — —... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:01:57 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Homedics-Homedics-Quad-Extreme-Rechargeable-Massager-review-2e5f0 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Goodbye-Girl-review-3bdf1 I am not real big on classic movies but there are a few that I remember fondly from childhood.  One such movie is the Goodbye Girl starring Marsha Mayson, Richard Dryfuss, and a young child actress at the time by the name of Quin Cummings.  Richard Dryfuss received an Richard Dryfuss won an Oscar for his role of Elliot Garfield, in the timeless romantic comedy.  The Goodbye Girl also had a hit song come from it appropriately titled the Goodbye Girl.  I am pleased to say that this wonderful movie which came out in 1977 is now available on DVD. — The movie revolves around Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason) is an ex-dancer who lives with her boyfriend an actor named Tony and her 10 year old daughter Lucy (Quinn Cummings). One day after a shopping trip Paula and Lucy come home to their apartment to find a note from Tony, he has decided to leave them, and head out for opportunities beyond. The mental blow on Paula is tremendous as this is not the first time that this... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:43:41 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/The-Goodbye-Girl-review-3bdf1 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Tuna-Helper-Tetrazzini-review-23741 If you are someone like me who enjoys a good tuna casserole, but either don't want to do the work to make one or don't know how.  There is a very simple alternative and that is Tuna Helper.  Tuna Helper comes in a few different flavors, and one of the them is Tuna Tetrazzini.  Tuna Tetrazzini is not exactly like a Tuna casserole, it is kind of a mix of a tuna fettuccini type dish and a tuna casserole.  It is creamy like a casserole, but the noodles are thinner, like a noodle side dish.  But this is a main dish to be sure.  — You can find Betty Crocker Tuna Tetrazzini by the Hamburger Helper at your grocery store.  It is relatively in-expensive at an average price of $1.59, but it can often be found on sale for less, and you can often find coupons for it.  This price is for a 6.4 oz box.  The box comes with 2 different packages, one of the packages contains the thin noodles, the other pouch contains the seasoning and sauce... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:08:48 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Betty-Crocker-Tuna-Helper-Tetrazzini-review-23741 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Kraft-Foods-South-Beach-Living-Chicken-Santa-Fe-Style-Rice-and-Beans-review-68061   My husband and I have been doing the South Beach diet for about 3 weeks now.  I got a little tired of all the preparing and cooking, so I thought that I would try out some of the South Beach Living frozen meals for those days when I am really busy, or just don't feel like doing the extra cooking.  These little frozen meals make for a nice lunch.  One of the first ones that I tried was the Chicken Santa Fe Style Rice and Beans.  For those of you who are following the diet this meal is for Phase 2 and 3.  — The South Beach Living by Kraft is a 9 oz frozen meal can be found in the freezer section.  It is a microwave meal that comes in its own microwavable dish.  — Preparation of this meal is very easy all you do is remove it from the outer carton, and place it in the microwave. Unlike a lot of these types of meals you do not slit or remove the film just place it directly in the microwave. ... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:23:56 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Kraft-Foods-South-Beach-Living-Chicken-Santa-Fe-Style-Rice-and-Beans-review-68061 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Murray-Sugar-Free-Shortbread-Cookies-review-491f6 I am trying to cut back on my sugar intake because the Doctor has warned me that my blood sugar levels are creeping up.  I need to work to keep diabetes from knocking at my door.  Since I have a heck of a sweet tooth  I have been looking for some sweet alternatives that are sugar free.  I saw some Murray Sugar Free Cookies in the grocery store, they had several different varieties, but I thought I would be safter choosing one that did not have chocolate on it or in it.  So I decided to try the Murray Sugar Free Shortbread Cookies. — The Murray Sugar Free Shortbread cookies are shaped exactly like regular shortbread cookied, they have that daisy shape with a hole in the middle, they do seem a tiny bit thinner though. — Murray Sugar Free Shortbread cookies are sweetened with Splenda and actually tastes just like regular Shortbread cookies.  I can not really taste that much of a difference at all.  I am sure if you were eating them both... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:37:48 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Murray-Sugar-Free-Shortbread-Cookies-review-491f6 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Jon-Scieszka-Truckstown-review-ce01 My son got a new book that he really loves.  The book is Jon Scieszka's Truckstown Smash! Crash!  It turned out that the book had a web site listed on the dust cover and since he liked the book so much I decided to check it out.  — Truckstown is a town that has several characters that are different kind of vehicles, such as an ice cream truck, a semi, a dump truck, a garbage truck etc.  Smash Crash was about Dan the Dump Truck and Jack Truck who is a semi.   On the web site there is an opportunity to read Jon Scieszka's blog.  There is also an intro to the book Smash! Crash! — There is also a brief introduction to the entire series, and an introduction to all of the re-occuring characters in the series.  — You will also get to see a picture of the author and all of the illustrators as well as read a brief bio on each of them.  The three illustrators are:  David Gordan, Loren Long, and David... Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:16:25 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Jon-Scieszka-Truckstown-review-ce01 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Michelinas-Wheels-Cheese-review-4e854 Most of the time when all my kids are home from school I try to prepare them something fresh.  But since I work from home sometimes I am just to overwhelmed to cook something and have dishes to wash, so I always keep some frozen meals in the freezer for these occasions.  Sometimes when my kids are grocery shopping I will let them pick out a couple of frozen meals for themselves.  I usually steer them towards the Michelina's because they are very in-expensive.  All three of them will usually make one of their choices Michelina's Wheels & Cheese. — Michelina's Wheels & Cheese is a single serving frozen meal.  It is basically just macaroni and cheese, but instead of macaroni shaped noodles the noodles are wagon wheel shaped.  — These meals are really easy to fix.  You just lift the tip of the lid of the container, and put it right in the microwave for 2 minutes.  After 2 minutes you lift up the lid, stir it up a bit and put the lid... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:13:06 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Michelinas-Wheels-Cheese-review-4e854 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Kraft-CoolWhip-Free--149796-review-b6890 I am on a diet that allows me to have 75 calories of something sweet everyday.  The catch is what ever that sweet item is has to be sugar free.  I have been eating a lot of sugar free Jello lately, and I particularly like the lemon, it is quite flavorable.  I couldn't help but think that it would be good with some whipped cream.  So I went to the store to see what was available in sugar free what I found was Kraft CoolWhip Free — Kraft CoolWhip Free is not exactly sugar free but it only has 1 gram of sugar, so it is very low in sugar.  It also has only 3 grams of carbohydrate so it is very acceptable for just about any diet, including low carb. diets.  — The package contains 25 servings of whipped cream.  Each serving is 15 calories, and a serving size is 2 tablespoons.  So I can safely add this to the top of my Sugar Free Jello and enjoy both of them and eat plenty and still stay under the 75 calorie mark.  This is... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:34:03 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Kraft-CoolWhip-Free--149796-review-b6890 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Cascade-2-in-1-Action-Pacs-with-Bleach-Hydroclean-and-Dawn-review-87526 Tired of crusty sticky food sticking to my dishes after a cycle in the dishwasher I decided to try Cascade 2-in-1 Action Pacs with Bleach Hydroclean and Dawn. — Cascade 2 in 1 Action Pacs are kind of remind me of bath beads. They are actually a bit bigger than bath beads though. They come in a little plastic baggy type thing, the baggy thing is sealed all the way around though. Inside this little baggy is some tightly wrapped powdered dish washing detergent, on top of that is some liquid shine shield. So the top of the little baggy thing is liquid and pliable. The dishwashing detergent is Dawn, which is a pretty reliable brand. — — The liquid shine is there to help prevent foods from sticking to your dishes and to keep your dishes shiny. It serves to keep glasses from getting something called etching which is a permanent cloudiness of glass. The bleach in this particular kind of 2 in 1 action pacs helps to remove set in stain and to deoderize and kill germs.... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:10:28 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Cascade-2-in-1-Action-Pacs-with-Bleach-Hydroclean-and-Dawn-review-87526 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Blood-of-Angels-review-38e52 I had not heard of Reed Arvin before reading Blood of Angels but I had to admit the book cover and some reviews that I had read had gotten me pretty intrigued. — Thomas Dennehy is the lead prosecutor for the Nashville D.A.'s office. The book starts out with Dennehy saying that he is responsible for  the death of Wilson Owens.  Dennehy had won the asec that saw to it that Owens was convicted of murdering a shop clerk and received the death penalty.  Dennehy was also responsible for getting a conviction on the on the EMT David Bridges, that was responsible for transporting the victim to the hospital.  Dennehy's argument for the case was that the store clerk had lost his life because Bridges had been under the influence of drugs while dealing with the victim.  — On a personal level Dennehy has let his marriage slip away as he has been too involved with his work. He lives alone with a cat and pines for his wife and... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:20:44 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Blood-of-Angels-review-38e52 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Fritz-Family-Dental-in-Crystal-Lake-IL-review-3cf55 When I moved out this way I called 1-800 dentist to help me a pick a new dentist.  Fritz family dental was at a good location and accepted my insurance so I decided to give this dentist a try. — Fritz Family Dental is located at 388 W Virginia St, Crystal Lake, IL 60014.  This is an older part of town and his office reflects that. Though a bit older the office is very clean and tidy.  There are plenty of books and magazines to read, and there are also children's books available for the kids to read. — Fritz Family Dental is actually a very basic practice, it consists of Dr. Fritz himself and a receptionist.  Dr.Fritz does all the work himself and does not have an assistant or dental hygenist.  — The office is run in a very well organized fashion.  Each patient is given a certain time slot, the amount of time of the slot is based on what you need done.  When you arrive for your time slot the chair is usually ready and waiting for... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:08:44 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Fritz-Family-Dental-in-Crystal-Lake-IL-review-3cf55 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Hamilton-Beach-33675-Meal-Maker-7-Quart-Slow-Cooker-review-e5432 I love slow cookers and crock pots, in fact I have 4 of them 2 slow cookers and 2 crock pots all in various sizes.  They are wonderful for parties, and I can have a lot of things cooking at once.  — If I want to make a lot of something I will get out my Hamilton Beach 33675 Meal Maker 7-Quart Slow Cooker.  This 6.5 quart slow cooker is durable, and easy to clean. Inside of the outer surface is a ceramic bowl. This bowl can be removed for washing and is dishwasher safe, since the actual heating element is actually in the outer part you do not have to worry about getting any of the electrical components wet. Most of the time the bowl is easy to clean but occasionally a good scrubbing is required especially if food is left at the high temperature too long and it starts to burn a bit. The bowl is suppossed to be stain proof, and I have used mine for several years and so far that has proved to be true. — — You will also find that the circular even... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:37:50 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hamilton-Beach-33675-Meal-Maker-7-Quart-Slow-Cooker-review-e5432 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Grease-review-845a4 I am actually surprised there are not more reviews for Grease here. Grease came out when I was about 12 or 13 years old.  At that age I thought it was one of the best movies that I had ever seen.  I am sure most women my age remember playing the album and singing pretending they were Sandra Dee singing to Danny, or what ever boy they happened to like at that time.  To this day I could sing every song on that album and I know every word. — Grease was a movie released in the 70 but was based in the 50's.  Olivia Newton John played the virginal sweeet Sandra Dee.  John Travolta played Danny the tough leader of a greaser gang called the T-Birds.  Over the Summer vacation before their senior year of High School Danny and Sandra met at the beach and fell in love.  When the Summer was over Danny an Sandra Dee parted ways.  Sandra was suppossed to go back home to Austrailia and the two of them thought they would never see each other again.... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:11:40 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Grease-review-845a4 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Pasta-Roni-Pasta-Roni-Garlic-Olive-Oil-Vermicelli-review-21902   I was looking for something different to serve as a side dish when  I saw Pasta Roni Garlic & Olive Oil Vermicelli.  It immediately reminded me of the Olive Olio Pasta my mom used to make.  I bought it right away.  — Pasta Roni Garlic & Olive Oil Vermicelli — Pasta Roni Garlic & Olive Oil Vermicelli is a noodle side dish.  It contains vermicelli noodles which is a thin spaghetti type noodle, thinner than you average spaghetti noodle but thicker than an angel hair pasta. The sauce is a garlic and olive oil flavored sauce.  It comes in a 4.6 oz box. — To Prepare — Preparation is very easy. You will need a medium sized sauce pan.  All you do is simply place 1 ¾ cups of water with 2 tablespoons of butter or margarine in the sauce pan.  Bring the mixture to a boil.  Then add the noodles, and the contents of the seasoning packet.  The two are... Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:42:27 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Pasta-Roni-Pasta-Roni-Garlic-Olive-Oil-Vermicelli-review-21902 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Michelinas-Pepper-steak-and-rice-dinner-review-3f0b2 I own my own business and work at home.  I also have a 4 year old at home and a couple of school aged children.  I also do a lot of freelance writing so needless to say I am a very busy person.  There are days when I don't have a lot of time to eat lunch let alone prepare it, but I still have to feed myself and my son.  For days when things get really hectic I keep some frozen meals in my freezer.  Since Michelina's has a great variety of dinners, at a very resonable price.  I keep several of those on hand.  My son usually likes the macaroni and cheese type dishes, I like some of the other ones, an recently I tried the Pepper Steak & Rice.  The picture of the food on the packaging looked very appetizing.  — The pepper steak & Rice contains: Rice, small pieces of steak, peppers, and onions. in a tomato paste sauce.  There are also of coure some additional seasonings.  — To cook you just simply vent the box on the... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:07:27 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Michelinas-Pepper-steak-and-rice-dinner-review-3f0b2 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Perugina-Dark-Chocolate-Bar-review-5def3 I have discovered a Dark Chocolate Candy Bar that actually tastes really good. Perugina Dark Chocolate Bars are one of my new favorite treats. — Purugina Dark Chocolate bars cost about $2.69 for a 3.5 oz bar. There were other brands about the same size most of the were between $2.69 and $2.99 so the price for these candy bars very competitive. — — The Perugina bar is just shy of a half and inch thick. The color is a beautiful shiny dark brown. There are several little squares. I had originally thought that each of these little squares would equal one oz. but that couldn't possibly be true since the whole candy bar which seemed quite large to me is on 3.5 ounces large. Therefore eating one ounce a day meant that I could cut the bar in 3 even pieces and then I am eating just a touch over one once per day. This is a pretty good serving especially for dark chocolate which is less creamy and tempting than milk chocolate. Not that it is bad, it tastes nice, but I find... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:21:58 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Perugina-Dark-Chocolate-Bar-review-5def3 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Ensure-Homemade-Vanilla-High-Protein-Shake-review-26741 With the newest flu running rampant and seemingly infecting nearly everyone there is very likely many people who not getting the nutrition they need.  Due to loss of appetite or from being so sick you just don't feel like eating.  This recently happened to one of my children.  I found myself very worried because he was not eating, and he is naturally very thin.  The solution for him was Ensure Shakes. — Ensure Shakes are shakes that are meant to be drunk when someone needs to either put on weight or for someone who needs to maintain weight.  They also provide protein as well as several different vitatimins and minerals to help keep you heathly even when you can't or don't want to eat.  During our bad flu experience we tried several different flavors.  One of the favorites was the homemade Vanilla Flavor which I am reviewing now, but truth be told the chocolate was the overwhelming flavor.  — Ensure is not cheap it comes in a couple... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:12:25 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Ensure-Homemade-Vanilla-High-Protein-Shake-review-26741 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Kellogg-All-Bran-Crackers-Multi-Grain-review-9a9f4 Fiber is very important, especially for someone like me who has a very high risk of getting type 2 diabeties.  I had gestational diabetes with all three children, and my doctor is certain that I will get type 2 diabetes, because of my past condition, and because it is very prevalent on both sides of my family.  — I am always looking out for high fiber snacks and foods.  As I walking through the cracker area at my grocery store the words All Bran caught my eye.  I stopped to look and I saw some crackers by Kellogs.  The crackers are called Kellog's All Bran Crackers Multi-Grain. I picked up the box and looked up the nutritional information.  Sure enough these crackers have 5 grams of fiber.  I also noticed that each serving was 130 calories and 6 grams of fat.  Although I was not all that pleased with the amount of fat, the carb content at 19 grams was not all that bad, and the 5 grams of fiber helped to decrease the carbohydrate points as... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:38:28 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Kellogg-All-Bran-Crackers-Multi-Grain-review-9a9f4 ladym33 http://www.viewpoints.com/Parents-Rev-Roll-Fire-Truck-review-85710 We have a friend of ours who is a fireman, so when my youngest child had a birthday recently he brought hima Parents brand Rev & Roll Fire Truck.  — The Parents Rev & Roll Fire Truck is a small fire truck toy.  It is is more of a pinkish redish color than a fire engine red color.  It is also trimmed out in lime green which is also an unusual color for a fire enginge.  — The fire truck has a ladder that extends from the top of the truck.  The truck has a holding basket where a fireman can stand. The ladder is teal in color and the basket is lime green.  the siren and lights are purple in color.  There are also stickers placed on side of th truck, the stickers are meant to maket he trauck look like it has a fire extinguisher, Some gages, some tools and a place to put gas.  — Off the back of the truck there is a wheel that string wraps arund  The string is suppossed to the hose and there is a nosel at the end of it.  ... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:11:17 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Parents-Rev-Roll-Fire-Truck-review-85710 ladym33