Epinions Recent Reviews for jaxmom28

Choo Choo Ch Boogie - Thomas Medium Set

Tue, 27 Apr 2004 10:17:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - I'm headed for the station with a pack on my back. “Look Mommy, the train, the train!” I’ve got my own little rail-happy Herve Villachez riding around in my backseat. It’s my older son (aged 4), and he’s cuckoo for...

A Railroader for Me - Thomas Adventure Set

Mon, 1 Mar 2004 11:50:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - A railroader, a railroader, a railroader for me I live with three train freaks: my husband and two sons. I don’t get the fascination, really, but there are certainly worse things in life than a rapturous attachment to trains, so I’m...

This Kiss - Lancôme’s Juicy Rouge Lasting Juicy Shine LipColour

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 10:49:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Well now, this is just not acceptable. I know that only the mediocre are always at their best, but I really wasn’t prepared for a letdown from my favorite cosmetics house. I’m going to have to ingest at least two chocolate chips to get...

Workin' on the Railroad with Tomica's Thomas Big Set

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:39:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Trains have fascinated my husband since he was a little boy. I think it must be genetic, because I can take ‘em or leave ‘em, but Older son was smitten at his first sight of a big, lumbering train chugging through the middle of town. His...

Roar of the Greasepaint - Bobbi Brown's Hydrating Face Cream

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:12:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Stella! – A Streetcar Named Desire Bobbi! Bahhhhbiiiiiiii! Bobbi Brown, you’re killing me, babe. Who formulated this gunk for you? Some drunken, algae-sniffing Smurf on a bad LSD trip? This Hydrating Face Cream is one of the...

Workin' 9 to 5 with Bob's Busy Hammer

Wed, 18 Feb 2004 11:18:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Today is a busy day for Bob. What will he need to do the job? His hammer! Oh Bob, sweet Bob, will you ever finish your job? Poor Bob the Builder, it seems your work is never done; is it or isn’t it entirely fun? I know it’s what you...

The Big Shakedown - Bobbi Brown's Lash Lustre Waterproof Mascara

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:15:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Her hair is Harlow gold, her lips a sweet surprise Oh, I’m such a Jezebel! Did I wear a shockingly red dress to a debutante ball? No, I mean a Jezebel in the more traditional sense of the word. I cheated on my long time loves...

Zippy, Pippy Fun With Bob's Busy Saw

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 12:03:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Today is a busy day for Bob. What will he need to do the job? His saw! When last we left our hero Bob, of The Builder fame, he was engrossed with his busy screwdriver, industriously fixing knobs and affixing door hinges to...

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics Online Store: My Cheating Heart - www.BobbiBrown.com

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 14:10:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - When I'm looking here and there I hate malls. I hate looking for a parking place, fighting the crowds, smelling the mall-air. I also hate walking up to an empty make up counter and having to wait for the heavily-spackled cosmetics lady of...

Festival of Fixing with Bob's Busy Screwdriver

Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:55:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Today is a busy day for Bob. What will he need to do the job? His screwdriver! I have a crush on my handyman. Yes, of course the one I’m married to. Yes, absolutely on the ones I gave birth to. But there’s another boyishly handsome...

Disco Diaper Rash - Flanders Buttocks Ointment

Wed, 4 Feb 2004 13:39:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Everybody get on the floor; let's dance! Don't fight your feelings, give yourself a chance! I seem to have passed my sensitive, eczema prone skin on to my younger son. Desitin always worked fine for Older son the few times he had diaper rash,...

Raising Cain - Boats Against the Current

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 15:02:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - …no boy wants to feel alone, or to be alone, against the world. I am mother to two beautiful, healthy, vibrant, compassionate sons, and I want them to stay that way for the rest of their lives. I love them to a depth that defies...

The Taming of the Cuticle - Bobbi Brown's Hand & Cuticle Balm

Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:01:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Feed me, Seymour. / Feed me all night long. That's right, boy, you can do it! That’s what my hands say, anyway. Well, they tend to sing “feed me, jaxmom…” Okay, they actually use my name, but you get the point. My hands...

Busy Wrench, Busy Boys, Happy Mom

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 13:59:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Today is a busy day for Bob. What will he need to do the job? His wrench! My husband and I share some … charming … idiosyncrasies: we adore home improvement warehouses. Allowed free rein and unlimited hours in any such venue...

On the Funkytown - Lancôme's Rouge Sensation Lip Color

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:46:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me So, there I was one Sunday spending a little down time in front of the TV instead of the computer, and I ran across this interesting show on TLC. I find most of the programming on TLC interesting...

Counting Kisses. No, Sheep. No. Wait, What's That Over There?

Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:46:32 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Santa tells me that he sometimes has a little trouble coming up with stocking stuffers for my boys. He knows dinosaurs, cars and Legos are always a hit, but they don’t always fit in the stocking, or round out the couple of large presents he plans to...

Totally Fabulous, Totally Practical, Totally Toddler!

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:15:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - The steel of freedom does not stain – Langston Hughes For a parent, there is nothing like finding the perfect stain remover for clothes, for carpets, for furnishings or other fabrics. It’s a small victory over the daily vagaries of...

Lancome Paris Online Store: MallWorld Adieu - www.Lancome.com

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 16:52:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté, Luxe, calme et volupté. - Charles Baudelaire I’ve been a loyal Lancôme customer since about 1996, when I could first afford to purchase such indulgences on a regular basis, and my greatest qualm with the...

MapPoint for Dummies - The Evil Publicized

Tue, 4 Feb 2003 13:05:29 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - First, let me offer you my condolences.

You, sir or madam, are presumably the lucky owner of the single most expensive street map known to man. And, no don’t tell me, let me guess, it’s not folding correctly, is it? Never fear, most...

Microsoft MapPoint 2002: MapPoint - The Evil Unleashed

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:40:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - I think Bill Gates is trying to drive me insane.

Seriously, no matter what Microsoft software I use, I always need it to do something I think it should be able to do, but it won’t do it, often simply out of spite...

Lush Canada Online Store: Shall We Bath? - www.lushcanada.com

Wed, 17 Jul 2002 17:53:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Updated 02/09/04: Lush Canada updated their website! Significantly more user-friendly now, the site offers country-specific subsites, a working search function, a dedicated account which will remember user information, online tracking for...

The Cashmere Company Online Store: Getting My Goat - www.CashmereCompany.com

Fri, 12 Jul 2002 15:19:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - Every woman has at least one luxury vice. Regardless of social or economic class, regardless of age or life experience, shamelessly indulged or wistfully wished after, every female on the planet has an item in her head that simply causes her heart to...

The Washer's Tale

Wed, 10 Jul 2002 12:59:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - UPDATE (01/27/04): The same stupid belt on this washer just broke – again – this past weekend. The machine only has a three-year warranty, so repairs (which could not be concluded any earlier than 4 days after I reported the break...

The Other Side of Silence: Rape Survivors Speak

Fri, 5 Jul 2002 14:24:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - In one horrifying hour I transformed not into Wonder Woman but into a statistic; one out of four.

One out of four women will fall victim to sexual assault (rape and/or attempted rape) in her lifetime. Think of all the women you know:...

Night & Day - Lancome's Colour Focus Exceptional Wear Eyecolour

Wed, 3 Jul 2002 15:10:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jaxmom28 - I am an actress by training and avocation. Hmm? No, you probably haven't seen me in anything. I’ve done two films: I was an extra only I can see in a major commercial bomb, and a lead in a truly awful C-grade flick that ran out of funding...