What could be a more perfect gift for that coffee lover in your life than famous quotes coffee mugs. Start their day with something such as “Given enough coffee I could rule the world” and send them off to, well, rule the world. Five other quotes are available including “Chocolate…coffee…men, some things are better rich” for your lady coffee drinking friends or “Coffee and love taste best when hot” for the gentlemen coffee drinkers.

But wait, there’s more. On the side opposite the quote, you can have a single-initial monogram added to make that mug even more special. If used at the office, no one will mistake this mug for theirs when they see the monogram on the back. These mugs are made of heavy-duty white ceramic to stand up to the hottest brews and will hold 15 ounces to get the day going right. See them at EyeCandyGift.com and order several for holiday gifts for all the coffee drinkers in your life. Even if they don’t drink coffee, these unique mugs can hold pencils or hot chocolate with marshmallows or even a posey! Perfect.

Photos are a vehicle for us to vividly recall all the details of what occurred. Just looking at a photo can bring strong emotions and let’s us remember just how much we care about our family and friends. When you place that photo in a personalized frame, it can really magnify the impact of those emotions for us.

Consider a personalized picture frame for your next gift giving event.

What I like best about this frame is that it holds a 4″ x 6″ picture and it’s personalizable - you can have up to 3 lines of custom phrases. That way you have room to get your special message on the frame.

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Here are the specifics on this money clip. Its dimensions are 2 1/4″ x 1 1/4″ and it’s very light weight. You can even get an initial engraved (Old English Style Font) for free. And best of all, right now EyeCandyGift.com is running a special on all their money clips so if you buy 2 you can get the 3rd at 33% off. This makes it a fantastic deal for groomsmen gifts. And it all works automatically - no coupons required. In fact, you can get their multiple clip special pricing and STILL use the coupon code we have on our site here.

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This money clip is a real treasure but be sure to check out more of the money clips reviewed at EyeCandyGift.com and all our special ‘Perfect Present‘ recommendations.

Recently I stumbled over a cool personalized gift site that actually had a lot of choices that would work well for my ‘tweeners’. And the prices were reasonable with modest choices along with more expensive sterling silver items.

I’m looking at some crystral necklace pendents that I can get some cool ribbon necklaces for. Just the right touch for my girls. Good luck to all of you with your Valentine’s shopping!

If I run out of sports ideas, I’ll have to get more mundane. Gosh how I dread buying clothes and toys! Santa - watch out.

My soccer player has advanced from pee wee soccer, where the “fans” never see the ball for all the little legs scrambling around the vicinity of it. This year, they now play a game that looks more like real soccer. They actually play specific positions and pass the ball to one another. It’s amazing how many more goals they make when they play as a team! Not to mention how much more fun it is to watch.

My volleyball player is in the fifth grade, and this is the entire team’s first year of playing the sport. Now, any of you familiar with 5th grade girls know that being kind to one another isn’t always the norm. But these girls are breaking that norm, thanks in part to their personalities and to the tone set by the coach. To be honest, they aren’t winning all of their games, but they aren’t loosing all of them either. But miracle of miracles, they are very encouraging to their teammates, and are having a great time.

So the moral of the story is, playing as a team doesn’t guarantee you’ll win, but it sure does increase the odds, and it makes the game a whole lot more fun for players and fans alike.

So after “we” decided she should join the band, we had to decide which instrument to play. After much debate, she settled on the flute. (I played the tuba in the band, so was very pleased she chose a small, portable instrument.) The research began as to where to purchase this instrument, and to determine a reasonable price for it. This was easier said than done, but today, I was able to find a good quality flute for a reasonable price - at least I hope it is. To go along with the new flute, I had to purchase a repair warranty, a maintenance kit, two lesson books, a music stand, and private flute lessons. All-in-all, this is a pretty expensive (mother’s) dream!

I hope she loves the new flute. And if she doesn’t, I hope she treats it delicately so her sister can use it when I sweetly suggest (i.e. force) her to join the band!

We all look forward to summer vacation. The idea of endless hours to play, read, watch TV, swim, or just do nothing sounds so enticing after nine months of following schedules and watching the clock. Thankfully, we have had just such a summer.

But after three months of play time, I can honestly say, we are all craving some of that structured time. The toys that sat untouched for most of the school year are now all over the living room floor. I am ready for them to be put away. We have watched every episode of every kid’s show at least three times. (Yes, we started out limiting TV time. But like everything else in summer, the structured rules seem to fly out the window with the structured schedule!) I am ready for the TV to have a break. Our bottle of sun screen is almost empty and the chlorine damage to our hair is significant. Our skin and hair are ready for some recovery time and that lovely indoor air.

So, we are now counting the days (some of us are counting the hours) until school begins. And along with it, the lovely rat race of live. Complete with the endless hours of chauffeuring, practice, homework, and schedules. I can’t wait!

Fast forward a few years, and she is now a confident 10 year old. This year she has moved to a new city, started at a new school, attended camp for a week that was 300 miles away from home, and joined a new swim team. She accomplished all of this with very little fuss and carrying on.

This change in personality seems to be unnoticed by her. But her father and I are astounded! It highlights the fact that she is growing up in the blink of an eye. There are times I miss being her protector and the center of her world. But most of the time, I’m so thankful she is growing up to be a confident, self-assured young lady.