So one of my New Year's Resolutions was to not buy anymore Webkinz products. I already broke it... :) I love the new Webkinz figurines... they are really cute. Its actually a good idea, because you can keep the more valuable plush animals up and out of reach, and the kids can play with the little figurines. They are just like little people, and you can used them with all your little people accessories.. if your interested, I have a lot of them, some listed right now and some that will be listed in the next couple days. Sorry I have been slow to post and list things, I am getting over a bit of a stomach flu. We got the new Love Frog and Easter Duck, and they are super cute. All the other new ones are enroute, and it looks like 2008 is going to be a fun Webkinz year. I wanted to see if anyone wanted to share fun names that they have come up with for their Webkinz. My daughter loves a song that is sung by Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker, so we had used their names on two of our Webkinz.. so, we kept that theme going, and named our Easter Duck -- Uncle Quacker. My husband and daughter named our cow T-Bone, and we named our Lil Kinz pig Bacon Bits! Anyone else got any good names to share??

Michele

There are a lot of new exciting Webkinz coming this year... I thought I would start a little list for you... you might want to write these down or print the list, I am sure quite a few of them will be on your kids "must have" list !!

Webkinz Schnauzer

Webkinz Black and White Cheeky Dog!

Webkinz Kangaroo

Webkinz Pink and White Cat

Webkinz Himalayan Cat

Webkinz Black Poodle

Webkinz Easter Duck

Webkinz Grey Wolf

Webkinz Tie Dye Frog

Webkinz Velvety Elephant

Webkinz Welsh Corgi

Webkinz Monarch Butterfly

Webkinz Grey Arabian Horse

There are also some new Lil Kinz coming, like the Polar Bear, Persian Cat, and Bulldog!

Happy Webkinz Hunting!!

Hey Everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas, and have something special planned for your New Years Eve!

Looks like eBay really cracked down on the Mystery Envelope Auctions. I tried everything I could think of to word the Auction how they wanted it, but it never got where it wouldn't get pulled. It's happened to many times to count, and eBay will suspend me if I keep relisting it after they have removed it. So, I am starting to sell my items off. If you purchased from one of my Mystery Auctions, I am sorry that I cannot continue to do them, and to try to make it up to those great eBayers, I am offering a special, that if you win/purchase one of my Webkinz items that are listed, I will refund you half the shipping cost as a thank you.

Thanks for being such wonderful and loyal customers!

Michele  :)

So, after my listing was pulled again, I have decided that I will no longer be re-listing my Webkinz Mystery Envelope Auction. Its been really a headache the last few weeks with getting pulled and redoing the auction way to many times. I do have A LOT of Webkinz still, so I am going to be selling them very soon. I have decided to sell some in a Grab Bag format, and will do the same with my Charms as well. I will include the bookmarks and trading cards in some of the packages randomly. All of the pets that were available in the Mystery Auction will be in the Grab Bag, like the left over Retired Cats, Pegasus, Basset Hound, Brown Horses, etc. The Cheeky Cat will not be included in that lot. I will be auctioning that off seperatly, with a percentage going to St. Judes.

Michele :)

Growing up, I always knew I would have twins. My dad was a twin, and he always said he knew one of his daughters would have them too. So, when, my sisters, who are 10 and 11 years older than me, went through their pregnancys, one sister had 4 babies, and one had 3, but no twins, I wasn't suprised. Like I said, I always thought it would be me. My dad passed away when I was only 16, so I was always sad that one day, when my twins came, I wouldn't be able to say, "See dad, I told ya" and watch him with his twin grand babies. So, when I got married, and wanted to have a baby, imagine my suprise when I was told I would probably not be able to have kids. I have a disease called PCOS, and it basically turns your ovaries into little cyst containers. So, after a year of trying, using pills that didn't work, and sticking myself with needles, we got lucky, and my daughter was born. Of course, I was thrilled, but I though, where are my twins? After enjoying Isabelle's first year of life, we started the whole process again. The second I got pregnant, I knew it was twins. I felt this feeling of my father being there, watching over me. When we went to the first ultrasound, and they said, "look at the two hearts", I was not shocked at all! A little scared, yes, but not shocked! When the second ultrasound came, and we heard, "its a boy, and another boy!", again, not suprised! I was blessed with a healthy pregnancy, went full term, which is not easy with 2 babies, and had my boys -- they were perfect. My son Derek was first. The second he was out, and looked up at me, I was completely blown away. Its my dad. A little tiny version of my dad. Everything. A mirror image. It made me feel so wonderful, and broke my heart at the same time. Then Alex came. He is my husband completely. Looks nothing like me. The next three months were the hardest in my life. I never thought I would ever sleep again! Even though having twins is very difficult at times, I couldn't imagne anything else! Why would I not want to be able to say fun things, like, "Don't rub pizza on your brother's head!" or "If you put that green bean in your brothers ear one more time---!" Or my favorite, "Suck your own thumb, not your brothers!"

So if you know anyone that has twins or is having twins, they may look tired and cranky, but we are all secretly feeling bad for those that don't know the fun of twins. But you can still offer to help, so the Mom gets a shower more than once a week :)

As we try for yet again another baby, my husband is freaking out at the thought of having another mulitple birth. Although I tell him I feel the same way, there is a little tiny part of me that is hoping for twins again. Okay, so its a big part of me -- just don't tell him that :)

Have a safe holiday, a special one, and make memories. You never know when a special moment could happen -- and you don't want to miss it.

Merry Christmas --

Michele