Kinzin works independently, or in conjunction with Facebook as a social networking site that allows you to personally invite and restrict individuals access to pictures of your kids. In addition, you can make books that are grouped around a certain child, an event, or anything else. Our current “book” is filled with spring pictures of the girls. Additionally, you can tag your kids with what they are currently doing, just as you do for yourself in other social networking sites.

The Kinzin interface is easy to use, you simply add a page to a book, and there’s a pull-down menu for importing an image from your computer, flickr, or a couple other places. Selecting from flickr was easy – I just chose a flickr set and clicked – the title and caption were brought over, too! It’s really handy to have all our spring pictures in one place that is easy to browse! If you want to share your pictures online only, without the automated mailing, Kinzin is completely free, and happily without ads!

Once you have added pictures to Kinzin, check out your “outbox” and make sure you delete any duplicates (I forgot to do that the first time, oops!). Then you can sign up to have Kinzin deliver 10 pictures to any address for $2.99/month. Right now, if you add a 3rd address, it’s free! Who can resist a bargain?

We sent pictures to my grandmother in Connecticut, my husband’s parents & grandparents in Texas, and my father and step-mom who live about an hour away. All 3 were very impressed with the pictures – they are beautifully printed, and come in a nice envelope. My grandmother lives in an assisted living place, and her pictures came at breakfast, and she was the talk of the dining room! She was so proud to show off her great-grandchildren!

The one problem I noticed is that I am used to viewing images online rather than having them printed. So, there needed to be some black framing on a few images because I didn’t crop them for printing as a 4×6.

Overall, I really like Kinzin – it’s easy to use, a fun and safe way to share pictures online, and the automated photo-mailing means that your relatives will really get your pictures, rather than just your intentions to mail pictures!

We happily give Kinzin 5/5 spotlights, with a few added beams from our very pleased family members who finally received long-promised prints!

Buy it with Coupons is dedicated to posting some of the best deals available online. It was serendipitous that right before going to the vet for the puppy’s first shots that I found their post linking to 25% off pet meds. This is definitely a site I’ll be checking out before shopping.

I’m not a big flower person. Don’t get me wrong, I love a pretty bouquet of flowers on the table, but I am not good at remembering flower names. I do like pretty, and I prefer fair trade when possible. I used to prefer giving flowering plants to cut flowers, but then all the plants died, so I’m back to preferring to give and receive pretty bouquets.

If you plan to give flowers to the Mothers in your life, it’s worth getting quality flowers, and not just whatever the convenience store has on sale. Trust me, they’ll appreciate it! If you choose 1800 Flowers for your mothers day gifts, you can save money and have the moms around happy with you, all in one fell swoop! Here are the coupons, each of which only runs for a limited time, so buy early for more savings and less hassle.

• Mar26 – Save $10 no minimum

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I need to drop some hints about this pretty tulip bouquet! Leaving browser windows open, ladies – best way to drop a hint!

Thankfully, you can find just about anything online! The folks at The Goldwasser Team in Austin have articles on home-buying dos and don’ts to help new home buyers. Of course, they also have a list of the newest Austin home listings, which are making me drool. While prices in the Austin area have gone up in the past 6 years, they are still much lower than the home prices in New England!

Austin real estate has special features – a view of the Greenbelt or a home near Town Lake is special, but what would that mean for your family? Is the home you spot for $154,000 in a good part of town? Where is Hays, TX, and what is the town like? All of these questions need a real estate agent who is familiar with the area.

I’m itching to click on all the links, but I’d need to find a job that would relocate my husband down to Austin before we could buy a home there…. A girl can dream, though! And a girl can read the tips and articles without having to sell belongings, good information for free is always good!

Home and Bedroom is a great source for ideas as well as furniture. BG loved checking out the Fashion Bed Groups, and is contemplating the best location for a bench in addition to her dresser, canopy bed, shelf, and plans for a lizard tank. We were really impressed with their prices for children’s beds, as well as with the variety of options.

Not all of the Hillsdale Furniture is BG’s style, but I am longing for a new Baker’s Rack for the kitchen, and the nightstand looks lovely. Sadly, we aren’t redecorating my room.

Headboards are a bone of contention here. BG wants a canopy bed. Her dad is thinking of something more practical – a sturdy metal headboard. Meanwhile, my dream has always been to have a bookcase headboard, so I’m pushing that option, and drooling at all the different headboards. I’m glad we can argue discuss this at home, looking at a website rather than fighting becoming agitated at a brick-and-mortar store!

Perhaps it’s a good thing that the move is taking longer than expected – it’ll give us a chance to discuss and decide! We suggest checking out Home and Bedroom when making furniture and design choices!

My husband was the passenger in a car accident that left him with whiplash. We didn’t want to sue, thinking that his neck pain and headaches would go away. The driver’s insurance paid for the medical bills, and we had our own health insurance, so we weren’t too worried.

Well, it’s now over 10 years later, and my husband still has neck pain and migraines because of the damage from that accident. We really wish we had sued for Accident Compensation back then! If only we knew then what we know now! We’ve also dealt with workman’s comp, too.

Invisible injuries like neck pain, back pain, and headaches are hard to quantify and prove, but they can be completely debilitating. If you’ve been in an accident, make sure you find someone to represent you – take care of yourself and help pay for future medical bills.

If so, you’ll want to check out www.foodconnect.com. Food Connect is a new social networking site for foodies (and aspiring foodies) everywhere. It’s easy to share your recipe with others, or post a recipe request – that wonderful recipe that was lost in a move…

You can also join Recipe Networks that include others who share your interests. Don’t worry if you’re new to the foodie life, there are plenty of tips on the website as well. In addition to all that, there are foodie articles that will make your inner foodie smile.

Food Connect.com is still new and still in beta form – it will be even better when more people take part, so go post the recipe that makes your guests drool!

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What makes foodconnect.com so great? These and many other features:

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• Discuss recipe ideas and techniques.
• Plan your meal and easily print off your shopping list.
• Create the perfect dinner party

All of this and much more and best of all it’s all free. Get to foodconnect.com to get started today.

If you book everything through one, experienced agency, you are less likely to end up stranded by a missed connection. Travel Store USA has been around since 1975, so they aren’t going anywhere! If you aren’t interested in a cruise, but want to have someone else do all the planning for you, it’s easy to find a vacation package that’s just right for you and your family.

Until my health is better I’ll have to just enjoy the pictures, but it’s great to know that there’s a company out there who can arrange it all – no worrying allowed on vacation!

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When you are considering sending flowers to someone, you may want to consider something beyond a simple bouquet. Organic and fair trade gifts are a wonderful option, as are the lovely bouquets with vases and the sweet stuffed animals with flowers.

Enjoy sending your flowers easily and with great results. You’ll owe us one of the hugs you receive in exchange for giving you the tip!