Aquarium

I have to apologize, I said I'd post something on the zoo once a week. I've failed. I still have more parts of the zoo to feature. There's just so many pictures to go through. I shouldn't make promises I can't keep.

Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium didn't always have that last part as part of it's name. It's true we don't have a big aquarium like the one I went to in Chicago. The aquarium that is attached to Omaha's zoo is amazing. If you visit, don't ignore it. It's not a separate fee to get in.

When you walk in there's a welcoming gigantic blue tank. 

The tank is filled with mostly these fish. I'll admit it, I didn't write all their names down. My family was already being very patient with me, so I could take pictures. Lots of pictures.

The bottom of the tank is filled with what looks like silver glitter. I know it's not that, but that's what it looks like.

 
Then we saw my favorite, the puffins and penguins. The penguins were being fed, so they were extra active.

Waiting for food.

Swimming for food, or just for fun!

Mingling:

Quiet time for this one:

They have a glass bubble kids can go in to see them swimming. You really feel like you're part of the penguin family when you're in the "bubble". Mica stayed there for awhile. He loves the penguins. Mica told me a joke from one of his books, "I wish the Antarctic had tornadoes! Then penguins would be able to fly."

Travis was laughing at me because I asked if the white things on the sides of a Puffin's head is fur, hair, or feathers? I know it's feathers, but it looks like hair.

More than the sharks, eels creep me out. 

These little eel like things stuck up out of the sea floor. Weird!

There's also a lot of tanks consisting of fish (I don't know all their names), sea plants, and starfish.

This one looks like it's say, "Hello!".

There's a gigantic glass arch tank that you can walk under and through. It consists of sharks, stingrays, sea turtles and more.

He or she is waving at you.

The jellyfish remind me of lava lamps. I love taking photos of them!

I'm not sure Omaha needs an aquarium. The zoo has a big enough one to get a taste of aquatic plants and animals.

WW: Hat to the Side {Linky}

We went to the zoo this last weekend. I asked my oldest son Mica, "Can you please stand here, so I can get your picture?" This is what I got:

Mica looks like a skater kid. That's not his personality at all.

Since Mica had his hat off to the side Isaak thought he'd put his hat on that way as well:

The hat off to the side really looks odd on Isaak. It cracks me up that whenever Isaak wants his photo taken he crossed his arms like he's praying that I get a good photo of him.

My boys rarely wear a hat, since they can't have one on in school. Do you wear hats often?

Our zoo is the one that made national headlines. There was a lady that sneaked in, to pet a tiger. She got her hand bit, and has to have a few surgeries. We didn't pet a tiger. Just a shark. ;)

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This is Me Lately

I had an Amazon review to write for some yellow framed glasses.

I found the glasses in my room knowing full aware that they had yellow frames. I grabbed them, took selfies in the car, while my husband drove us to the zoo. 

I fixed up the photos in Photoshop to adjust the exposure, saved them, and then realized that these are not the yellow framed glasses. 

Daylight becomes an issue for me in regards to taking photos this time of year all the way until spring. 

More selfies were in store with the right pair of sunglasses. I really like me in the first 2 photos way better, but oh well. I'm stuck with my morning, not fully awake look.

I know what happened. I had an extra pair of sunglasses in the old car that we sold. They were sitting in my room as well. My ditsy, always in a hurry self put the wrong ones on. 

Disclaimer: This is not a review of the yellow sunglasses. I did get them for free to review. The review is on Amazon.

NeoCell Beauty Infusion - Tangerine Twist Giveaway

Recently I got NeoCell Beauty Infusion Tangerine Twist to review. 

I've tried one of NeoCell's products before. Their Beauty Bursts Soft Chews did not disappoint me, and their Beauty Infusion is great to!

What is Beauty Infusion?


It's an all natural solution for youthful, radiant beauty that starts from the inside. I firmly believe that you have to take care of the inside for your outside to look good.

I have to admit that I've been cheating by eating too much Halloween candy. No more!

Diminished collagen levels in the body can lead to loss of elasticity in the skin, thinning hair, and brittle nails.

It's a powder that is mixed with water to make a refreshing drink mix. The powder is filled with essential nutrients that work together to strengthen hair, skin and nails, hydrate the skin, and provide antioxidant power against environmental damage.

Recapture that vibrant glow from the inside out with a beauty supplement your skin and taste buds will crave.

I think it tastes a lot like Emergen-C if you've ever had one of those packets.

I love the Tangerine Twist flavor. If you don't like the Tangerine flavor they also sell:

• Appletini

• Cranberry Splash

 Just one scoop delivers:

• 6,000 MG of NeoCell collagen™ Type 1 & 3 for firm, smooth skin & strong hair & nails*
• 50 MG of Hyaluronic Acid for skin hydration & renewal*
• 3,000 MCG of Biotin for support of strong hair & nail growth*
• Alpha Lipoic Acid & Vitamin C for protection from free radical damage & enhancement of collagen formation*

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

I love that there is:

• No Soy 

• No Gluten

• GMP Certified  

  
My only concerns:

Was when I saw an allergy warning. It May contain trace amounts of naturally occurring sulfate residues. 

Many of my long time readers know that I have allergies to sulphates, and try to stay away from them. I drank my first drink with caution. Most of the drink is water, so it wasn't a big concern for me. I did just fine with it.

I wish they'd fill the container, or put it in a smaller container. There's a lot of empty space.

Serving size:

There are 30 servings per container.

It tastes really good. Sometimes it's just nice to drink something besides water.

It's giveaway time: 

One of my US readers is going to get their chance to win what I reviewed, NeoCell Beauty Infusion - Tangerine Twist. 
 
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Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free in exchange for a review. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Random Act of Kindness

Some of our garden sites love acidic soil, so my husband asked if we could take up oak leaves from a house that is oh so kind to Trick or Treaters.
 
This elderly lady met them at her door with curlers in her hair, and with a bottle of foundation makeup. She wasn't sure if she should answer the door because she, "didn't have her face on."

She offered to pay them and Travis told her it would be their pleasure to take her leaves. They didn't rake up all of them. Only 3 gigantic lawn bags full were raked up.

Mica was a great help, and Isaak's kind of moved into that stage where he's realized that helping isn't as fun as it used to be. It cracked Travis up that Mica wears his sweat band and wrist guards when doing any yard work.

 
While they raked up 3 gigantic lawn bags full of oak leaves, I sucked up more Maple leaves in our driveway, leaves in our backyard, processed them to lay under the bushes. 

I started sucking up part of the neighbor's leaves considering the fact that they'll blow right into our yard anyhow. They don't do anything with their leaves until they are all off the trees back there. 

I throw leaves down in replace of mulch and with compost in the fall. Travis is using the Oak leaves to lay over the strawberry bushes in the winter. We'll save more leaves for the spring. 

Do you refer to this season as fall or autumn?

Sound Intone I80 Wire Headphones (with Mic & Volume) Review

I've never had a good quality headphones to use. All I've ever had were headphones that have small ear pieces, or ones that fit into your ears (which I hate). I'm happy to get Sound Intone I80 Wire Headphones (with Mic&Volume) to review.

These headphones are one of my Christmas presents to me from my husband. I stash away some products I get for review to wrap as presents. Of course I've pretested them. They work! I've needed a set for work so bad. I have to do a lot of tutorials online, and have a problem hearing over the distractions in the room. I have 2 co-workers that talk non-stop. Not that there's anything wrong with talking, but I can't concentrate to listen to tutorials, or to write tests when idol chit chat is going on. That's just how I am. Now when I go to write a test I can block out the noise with these headphone. I can listen to classical music, and still concentrate. 

The headphone do block out outside noises way better than any other headphones I've ever had. The sounds is great. I do have problems in general with a lot of things fitting my head. I have a long skinny head. Apparently my head is smaller than most. These headphone are adjustable, but not quite small enough to fit snug on me. I feel a little like they could slip down off my head. 

The thought has occurred to me before that I may need kid sized headphones and hats much like my sister needs kid sized bracelets and watches.

I do like how the cord has a volume control on it. It's nice to be able to adjust the volume of your music in a few spots. 

It's great that the plugin for the headphones is detachable. I like this for going one place to the next. If my headphones are going from home to work I like to be able to unplug it during transit. 

I do like the colors they come in:

• I got white on the outside with black on the inside to review. This looks good with my computer that I have. Macs generally are white, silver and black.

• The also come with black on the outside with red on the inside. Red is my favorite color, so I like that combination.

• My pick would have been their color combination of white on the outside with red on the inside. I just aesthetically like the look of that one.

Cost:

They are only $29.98, but on sale for $13.98. Part of what's held me back from buying new headphones, or putting them on a list for someone to buy me is the cost. I don't use them all the time. Usually headphones like this are $50 and up. I find the cost of this to be really good!

Headphone Specifications:

• Speaker Size：40mm

• Frequency Response 20-20,000Hz

• Sensitivity 105dB±3dB

• Impedance 32Ω±15%

• Cord Length 1.3±10%

• Plug 3.5mm

Microphone Specifications:

• Sensitivity -42dB±4dB

• Impendance ≤2.2KΩ

• FrequencyResponse 75-16,000Hz

• Lightable and portable

• Stereo sound quality

• Adjustable headband for added comfort

• Works with mobile phone, computer, and brand ipad

I found the microphone in the headphones to be a little flaky. I wasn't out to get a microphone though. 

What kind of headphones do you prefer? 

 

Disclaimer: I received one or more of the products mentioned above for a discounted price in exchange for a review. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Out of the Box Saturday

It's all about me discovering something that is different. I don't want to post things that you and I have more than likely heard before. I want to find something different. I'll cover something sing | songy one week, and artsy | fartsy the next.

I've had this next artist's work pinned for awhile. I like it, but never looked into it until now.

Her name is Anna-Wili Highfield. Her work isn't super conceptual. Meaning it doesn't have a deep underline meaning. The process she undergoes to create it is super cool!

It's sculptures made of cotton rag, and other materials. She focuses on nature, and tries to connect humans to the animals she creates. She was born a daughter of a Puppeteer. He work makes sense.
  
All artwork belongs to Anna-Wili Highfield. Please pin any images directly from her site.

Lynx

Wolf

Robin

Roos

Visit Anna's website.

Follow Anna on instagram.