Zhu Zhu Pets are the newest toy sensation sweeping the nation. They are small hamster-like creatures, battery opperated, that run around on modular tracks that are specially sold to work with them. In the words of zhu zhu pets themselves, they are just like a real pet, without the mess!

Zhu Zhu Pets use two modes of play: “fostering” - where the hamsters vibrate and nest - and “voyage” - where the hamsters journey and discover their habitat, utilizing smart automatic audio responses to various environments.
More than a dozen extensions are available for purchase, to maintain your child’s interest in the toy as it evolves. Zhu Zhu Pets use 2 AAA batteries and are approved for ages 3 and up.

They are available from any toy retailer, such as Toys R Us or Wal-Mart. If your child has been talking about wanting a pet, but you don’t want to take on the added responsibility, don’t have enough room in your house or apartment, or aren’t crazy about the idea of constantly cleaning up after a real, live animal - the zhu zhu pets might just be for you.

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Scrapbook Journaling is the practice of using blocks of written text to highlight and explain the photos and mementos on a scrapbook page. We’re talking more than just captions, though - these journal blocks should do more than just tell the who, when, and where. They should take the people reading it back to the memory, or transport them into the experience for the first time. These journal entries can be stories, or letters, or poems.

But what if you don’t consider yourself a writer?

Well, there are still tips you can use to do fantastic scrapbook journaling!

First of all, remember that this is nothing that is going to be graded or judged. This is something that is only meant to enhance memories of loved ones, to be enjoyed by yourself and loved ones. So just write from the heart and let it flow!

Next, don’t be afraid to rely on great writers and speakers of the past for inspiration, or even in using their words directly. Using famous quotes or poems which are very poignant and affecting can add a lot to your scrapbook journaling.

Lastly, make sure you write rough drafts of your text before writing directly on your scrapbooking page to ensure that the text will fit into the blocks that you have laid out for it.

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Are you looking for an apartment to rent? It’s not easy, is it??

Well, here are some easy apartment rental tips to make the hunt a lot less painful.

1) Come up with a do-or-die list. This is a list of things that you absolutely can’t live without. Pet-friendly? Price? Area? This way you can limit your online searches by these variables from the get-go, and not get excited about a place that won’t end up working out.

2) Make appointments to manage your schedule. Unless you want to spend months on this activity, you want to make sure that you can see the highest amount of viable options in the least amount of time.

3) Look your best. This is a mutual interview - you are seeing if the apartment is going to be a good fit, and they are trying to see if you will be, as well. You want to put your best foot forward just like they do!

4) Take a “second opinion” person with you. Take someone with you who knows what your do-or-die list is. This way, they can provide some valuable perspective when you’re feeling tired and all the spaces start to look the same!

Hopefully these tips will help you in your apartment hunting venture - good luck and happy hunting!

Well you have been working for almost your entire adult life and now you are going to go on a long holiday from work. You are in fact going to retire. To celebrate this great fact you will have to inform all of your friends, colleagues and family. Now instead of feeling sad because you are retiring, you feel great, but how can you let everyone know this? Well you can give those free retirement poems that you just happened to come across.

These free retirement poems are great gifts to give various people that you know. Not only will they remind your friends that you are there if they need you but that there is so many things that they can look forward to.

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The best thing about retirement is that it is not the end of your life but rather the beginning. So as you go thorough the internet you should hunt out all of the free retirement poems that you can find.

Now you have a stock of great free retirement poems that you can always look for words of wisdom, funny ideas about life after work and many other items. The wealth of free retirement poems that you can collect is endless. The best thing about these free retirement poems is that they are a celebration of life. So the next time that you are wondering what you can do with yourself see what you can find in your stash of free retirement poems.

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Okay now that you have finally gone on total retirement you can see if you have the talent to write free retirement poems. These little gems of your life experiences can make you see your entire life from another perspective. So now all you have to do is to let the words flow. To get an idea of the many different free retirement poems that are around all you will need is to look at a few of these.

By the way if you look you can see another source of free retirement poems but these may strike you as being too funny to be poems. Since this source that I am talking about is the many retirement cards in the market you may have a good point – but they can be thought of as poems (in a different way of looking at life).

Well we seem to have looked at all of the ways that you can brighten up the life of your friends who are about to retire. So why don’t you hunt up one of your best free retirement poems and let the smiles from your friends flow free – as they realize that life is still waiting for them.

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When planning for any event there’s always going to be a certain amount of stress and a New Years Eve party is no exception. However there are some ways you can reduce the stress, so I’m going to share some tips with you to help you do that.

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The food you’re going to serve at your New Years Eve party is going to be one of your primary concerns, and can be a lot of work if you plan on preparing the food yourself. If your budget will allow it, hire a catering service, as this will lessen your stress level considerably.

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To use a catering service you will need to spend a little time choosing the right one. First ask your friends or co-workers for recommendations, and if that doesn’t produce any results you can always turn to the yellow pages. Whoever you select you’ll want to sample some of their cooking and once you’ve made your choice you’ll need to go over the menu and delivery schedule with them. Now that you have the food situation handled you’ll be free to turn your focus to other things and you won’t have to worry about the food on the night of the party so you can enjoy yourself more.

If hiring a catering service is not in your budget there are still less expensive ways you can reduce the stress of food preparation. Since the party will start later in the evening you could plan to serve snack type of food such as finger foods, chips, pizza, appetizers, breadsticks, vegetable sticks, pretzels etc. All these foods can be prepared easily and quickly. If you have someone to help set it all out that can help even more. More on New Years Eve.

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Planning a baby shower doesn’t have to be difficult. With a little organization and inspiration, you can easily create a party to honor your friend or family member and her new bundle of joy. Here are some simple tips for planning a baby shower.

Your first step is to choose a date. Although showers are normally held on weekends, weekday evenings are a good option if there are schedule conflicts.

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Consideration should also be given to the term of the pregnant mother to be. Showers are typically held in the third trimester of pregnancy or shortly after the baby is born. You may want to talk with the mother-to-be about which date would work best for her and her important guests (such as her mother, mother-in-law and other close family members). Although you can’t accommodate everyone’s schedule, make sure to choose a date so that those closest to the guest of honor will be able to attend.

Once you have picked a date, get a list of possible guests from the mother to be, or work with her to create one. The number of guests will help you determine where you should hold the shower. Find out as soon as possible so you can make reservations if you aren’t going to be hosting in a household.

Pick a theme based on the baby’s gender, the nursery d?cor or something else that the mother-to-be likes. Find something that will be fun for everyone and then look for accessories to go along with the theme. Party supply stores such as iParty often have a wide variety of baby shower themes to choose from. Buy invitations in the same theme so that the guests get a sense of the party’s theme before they arrive.

Choosing your menu is the next step. If you’re serving a sit down brunch, lunch or dinner, it requires a bit of extra planning. Many hosts will hold the party in the morning between breakfast and lunch, or in the afternoon between lunch and dinner. This way you’ll only have to serve finger food type snacks. Chips and dip, cheese and crackers, small sandwiches, fruit and veggie trays are always a good choice. It’s best to leave alcohol out of your menu, since your guest of honor can’t take part. But sparkling apple cider or another fun beverage are good ideas.

Baby shower games are one of the most memorable parts of the shower. They provide a nice opportunity before presents are opened for everyone to have some fun together and get to know each other (if they don’t already). Your game choices will depend on your guests. Word games are popular with anyone. You can print out a game card with the baby’s name and give a prize to the person who comes up with the most words with letters from the name.

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The best part of the shower, especially for the mother to be, is the gifts. Make sure to have a writing utensil and paper handy so someone can write down the gifts received and whom they came from. This makes the task of sending thank you cards a whole lot easier.

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Many gardeners will not even contemplate fall gardening because of the winter frosts that could make an early showing. On the contrary, fall gardening can result in excellent vegetables and will extend crops long after spring planted plants are finished. Vegetables produced from fall gardening are often sweeter and milder than those grown in the summer and offer a brand new taste to the same old vegetables.

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What you decide to grow during you fall gardening will depend on your available space and what you like to eat, just like spring plants. But the crops that enjoy the heat, such as sweet potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and okra, will produce until the frosts hit, which can be pretty late in the year in southern states. But, there are some plants that will quit towards the end of summer like snap-beans, summer squash and cucumbers. If these vegetables are planted around the middle of the summer they can be harvested until the first frosts as well. Hardy, tough vegetables will grow until the temperature is as low as 20 degrees, but those that aren’t as strong will only be able to grow through light frosts. Remember that if you have root and tuber plants and the tops are killed by a freeze the edible part can be saved if a large amount of mulch is used.

When fall gardening, be sure and pick the vegetables with the shortest growing season so they can be full grown and harvested before the frost comes. Most seed packages will be labeled “early season”, or you can find the seeds boasting the fewest days to maturity. You may want to go after your seeds for fall gardening in spring or early summer; they are usually not kept in stock towards the end of summer. If they are stored in a cool and dry location they will keep until you are ready to plant.

In order to know exactly when the best time to begin fall gardening, you have to know about when the first hard frost will likely hit your region. One of the best ways to discover this is by a Farmer’s Almanac. They will give you precise dates and are rarely wrong. You will also need to know exactly how long it takes your plants to mature.

To get your soil ready for fall gardening you must first remove any leftover spring/summer crops and weeds. Crops leftover from the last season can end up spreading bacteria and disease if left in the garden. Spread a couple of inches of compost or mulch over the garden area to increase the nutrients, however, if spring plants were fertilized heavily it may not need much, if any. Till the top layer of soil, wet it down, and let it set for about 12-24 hours. Once this has been done, you are ready to begin planting.

Many gardeners will run from fall gardening so they don’t have to deal with frosts, but if tough, sturdy vegetables are planted they can withstand a few frosts and give you some wonderful tasting produce. Fall gardening gives you the chance to enjoy your vegetable garden for at least a little bit more time.

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There are many alternatives to gasoline out there now. You have electric, bio-diesel and even hydrogen engines that are being researched. But one of the leading contenders to gasoline’s crown as king is ethanol fuel. You could argue that it’s leading the pack. But should we put all of our eggs in one basket?

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In the 80’s, there was an episode of “The Dukes of Hazzard” in which Uncle Jesse ran the General Lee on his famous moonshine. When you buy ethanol fuel at a gas station, you’re essentially doing the same thing because ethanol is found in most liquors. However, pure ethanol won’t run in most engines as it must go through a process to make it compatible with modern car engines.

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In fact, ethanol fuel isn’t made solely from the fermentation process; it has to be mixed with gasoline to run and then it’s a tricky process. Get the wrong mixture of ethanol and you’re likely to have a bad day on the interstate. But still, it is a viable biofuel that wouldn’t require everyone to purchase new vehicles or converters.

But is ethanol fuel cheaper than gas? To answer; no. In fact, it’s slightly more expensive and this creates a problem. Most people are already fed up with the prices being charged at the pumps. If they have to pay more for a biofuel then it seems likely they may not be willing to do so. Unless of course it’s cleaner and better for the environment. Ethanol as an alternative fuel vehicle isn’t, studies suggest. There is only a minimal differentiation between the green house gases emitted by gas burning cars and those emitted by ethanol burning ones.

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There’s also the fuel efficiency problem. Ethanol fuel is about thirty four percent less efficient than gasoline. That means you’d be putting more fuel in your car more frequently and paying the same or higher price. Outstanding eh? But there is a major advantage to ethanol.

In ethanol engines, the engines that can burn pure ethanol, you get considerably higher torque and acceleration than gas engines would get. Not to mention an overall increase in the power performance of your engine. But most of us don’t have ethanol engines or flexible fuel vehicles and to enjoy this advantage, we would be forced to replace our gasoline engines and that would be expensive.

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Ethanol fuel is popular, of that there can be no doubt. So, is ethanol as an alternative fuel viable? Maybe not, but given it’s popularity it isn’t easy to write it off as a contender either.