My Most Used Android Apps { Video }

Hello everyone! I am here with another video tonight for ya! I get asked all the time about my favorite apps so I thought I would do an updated video! I took a lot of my most used apps off and only have apps on my phone that I truly use....otherwise they are gone! 

If you want to see my current favorites...enjoy the video!

Do you have any favorite apps that you want to share!? Leave them below! 

K Jaggers

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More Tea Please!

Helloooo! I hope you are all having a great night. Around here the house is shut down and I am blogging from bed. Which is seriously one of my most favorite places on earth! I was ahead of the game tonight. I got a early bath... I think I was in there around 7pm.. then I finished up dinner.. ate with the boys and waited on husby to get home. He was playing in a bowling fundraiser for a little girl with cancer. His boss sponsored a bunch of the guys to do it.. so it was a little later than normal. Honestly it was the last thing I wanted after him working so many hours this past week but he couldn't get out of it. 

Amazon: Magic Puzzles App – Seasons (FREE Download for Android Users)

Calling all puzzle lovers! Head on over to Amazon.com where you can currently score this Magic Puzzles App – Seasons completely FREE for your Android device (regularly $2.99). Sounds good to me!

Features:

*4 levels of complexity

*Easy-to-operate control

*Move parts in groups

*Easy preview

*Rotate pieces to fit the right place

My husband loves puzzles and I know he will love this app! 

K Jaggers

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Food Network’s In The Kitchen App: Free Download (Regularly $1.99)

For a limited time, head on over here where you can download the highly rated In the Kitchen app from Food Network completely FREE for your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad (requires iOS 5.0 or later) courtesy of Target. Just click on the red “Get the Download” button and then click on the red “Redeem Now” button and you’ll then be re-directed to iTunes to snag this app for FREE. This app offers thousands of recipes from popular Food Network chefs and shows like Alton Brown, Paula Deen, Giada De Laurentiis, Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri and more!

Special Features:

* New recipes added every month.

* Recipes and photos from Food Network chefs and shows making it fun and easy to cook

* Search by ingredient or chef

* Easy to browse recipes and seasonal collections

* Save Favorite Recipes to the recipe box

* Add your own notes, tips and substitutions

* Includes multiple cooking timers

* And more!

K Jaggers

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Amazon: FREE White Noise Android App (Today Only!)

Calling all you android users! Amazon’s Android App of the Day is this highly rated White Noise app! Today only, you can score it for FREE (regularly $1.99!). This seems like a great deal for such a highly reviewed app!

Recommended by Dr. Oz as a miracle for better sleep! Features ambient sounds of the environment like ocean waves, rain storms, flowing streams, and more. Includes 40+ perfectly looped ambient sounds, audio background service so you can use other apps, and an advanced alarm and timer system that wakes you up refreshed. Featured in Health Magazine, The Washington Post, New York Times, PC Magazine, and raved about by thousands of satisfied customers. Find out why the world is sleeping better with White Noise.

I am totally getting this! 

K Jaggers

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Coffee...

Well morning has struck again. I guess at this point I should just be happy God woke me up for yet another day. However, I am a little grumpy because I hate mornings. Why do they have to be so hard? I wake up to an aching body and heavy eyes. I feel like shit.. and I am ready to go right back to bed. I am sure today will go pretty easy with Brandon here so I might stay up and watch the news and then try to drift back to sleep for a few hours. Why not?  There are perks to not working outside the house and naps are one of them. I just wish Scott was here to snuggle up with me. I love waking up next to him but rarely get to do it. Again.. come on Friday! 

Jackson was such a grump this morning. He sure didn't want to get out of bed. It was next to impossible to get him ready and out the door on time. 

He pouted all the way to school because he couldn't go back home and go to bed. In fact, he was oh so kind to point out that I get to go back to sleep. Ha! I spent YEARS in school... and Jackson has many years left.. so he just better get over it! 

I am not sure what I am doing today. I might just stay up and get some things done or I might just do as Jackson says.. and go back to bed! I am sure Brandon is loving sleeping in today too. Too bad husby isn't here.. because it would make today perfect if I had him to snuggle up with! 

Have a great day! 

K Jaggers

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Back to School - Part 2 -

So with School starting around here tomorrow.. its time to get these Back to School posts done! If you didn't see part 1, check here!! Its a big post with lots of great tips!

This part 2, is mainly going to be more about
  technology and homework!

I was watching the news when friendly



Clark Howard popped on to talk about what you should and shouldn't be paying for computers for the kids.

His advice was to spend no more than $250 per computer for the kids. He thinks that the models in this price range are perfect for kids who don't need a lot of the bells and whistles..

My personal opinion, is you should have 1 family computer that sits right up against a wall in the living room. That way, you can see everything they are doing.. HOWEVER, in our house.. the kids have laptops. I would totally change that if I thought it would work for our family. Our kids travel back and forth to their fathers house and they take their computers back and forth with them. But really, it goes against everything I believe is right. Because this is the case in our house, I keep a very open eyes to what the kids are doing online. I have complete control over every account and I have no problems taking away the computers if I need to. I think the parents can still have private laptops but keeping a computer in your busiest area is a much better idea.

Another great tip is.. don't worry about buying fancy software.. ( if you do find it necessary be sure to check for student discounts )

Open Office is very similar to Word and is totally free. 

You can find it here.. Click the download button at the top and you are set. I downloaded it a few days ago and like it a lot. Its very similar to Word and easy to use.



Smart phones have really changed many of our lives.. my especially. My daughter even carries a new blackberry torch.. ( I spy on that all the time too!! ) More and More kids and parents are using these little computer phones to make everything easy.

Here are my top favorites for Back to School..

Super Why ABC Adventures

This is a great app to have on your phone if you have little preschoolers and kindergarteners running around.  

Are you ready to go on an around the world, ABC adventure? With the “SUPER WHY ABC Adventures: Alphabet” app for iPad, your child can do just that while playing a comprehensive collection of five interactive literacy games that help build strategies and skills to master the alphabet! With each game hosted by a different Super Reader, your child will be introduced to uppercase and lowercase letters, the order of the alphabet, common letter sounds and writing letters in fun and exciting ways!

ALPHA PIG’S LICKETY LETTER SAFARI

Go on a lickety letter safari with Alpha Pig by identifying letters in the jungle and taking pictures of safari wildlife from A to Z!

PRINCESS PRESTO’S UNDER THE SEA SOUNDS

Swim under the sea with Princess Presto while matching all twenty-six letters to their sounds to form words! 

SUPER WHY’S Z MARKS THE SPOT

Help Super Why follow the alphabet trail in ancient Egypt from A to Z, by connecting the dotted letters on an interactive map to reveal special treasures!

WONDER RED’S LET’S LETTER FLY

Fly around the world with Wonder Red in her Why Flyer collecting treasures in her Wonder Words Basket, while practicing with common letter sounds and objects that begin with them! 

WOOFSTER’S GOLDEN LETTER BONES

Collect all of the golden letter bones with Woofster in the Wild West by writing all twenty-six letters of the alphabet in uppercase and lowercase! 

MAP OF THE WORLD STICKER ACTIVITY

Earn over 400 themed souvenir stickers that you can use to decorate 8 themed backgrounds around the world! You can also save your pictures to share with family and friends. 

ABC SING-ALONG-VIDEOS

Watch and sing-along with four alphabet themed music videos that expose your child to all twenty-six letters!

CHILD PROGRESS TRACKER

Track your child’s progress in identifying letter names and letter sounds in Alpha Pig and Princess Presto’s games.

ABOUT SUPER WHY

SUPER WHY, the breakthrough preschool TV series on PBS KIDS, is designed to help kids ages 3 to 6 with the critical skills that they need to learn (and love) to read! For more exciting SUPER WHY online games, music and activities visit pbskids.org/superwhy. 

ABOUT OUT OF THE BLUE DIGITAL 

Out of the Blue Digital is a division of Out of the Blue Enterprises, a leader in children's educational 

entertainment.

For middle school I think the Khan App is amazing. 

It’s largely based around videos which Khan initially uploaded to YouTube while trying to teach his cousin, Nadia, maths from the other side of the country. The videos became so popular that he quickly left his job as a hedge fund analyst and began working on the site full time.With access to more than 3,000 video lessons that you can either stream from the site or download and watch any time you don’t have a connection. You won’t find every subject represented just yet. There is heavy bias toward the sciences - including a particularly good maths section - but the humanities category seems to be growing and the finance and economy one is an extensive eye-opener.

Khan’s teaching style and personality aren’t going to be to everybody’s taste but the lessons are undeniably good. They run from the absolute basics, such as simple addition, all the way up to heavy calculus and beyond, and the whole app is really as interesting for those just looking to broaden their horizons as it is for students seeking an alternative way of understanding something that’s been troubling them in class. Great App!!

App

(not an official Khan Academy app)

Do you enjoy learning from the Khan Academy? 

Now you can do that on your iPhone or Android phone.

• Browse the entire Khan Academy curriculum.
• Videos organized by subjects, sorted in curriculum order.
• Bookmark lessons for quick access.
• Feedback welcome at admin@khanapp.com

To install, open http://khanapp.com from your phone.

Requirements:

Compatible with iPhone, Android and iPad.

For high school students I think the My Homework App is a great way to keep organized. 

The key would be making sure they actually used it which in my house means.. setting it all up for them. With this handy app reminders will be flying in so there will be no excuses for late or missing assignments. 

iPhone & Android

• Quick Access

  Quickly access assignments and classes with a simple touch.
  
  

• Calendar

  Easily know what's coming up.

• Reminders

  Receive due date reminders on your devices.

• Sync to myHomeworkApp.com

  Access your homework and classes on your computer online. 

Designate and clear a place to do homework.

Older children should have the option of studying in their room or a quiet area of the house. Younger children usually need an area set aside in the family room or kitchen to facilitate adult monitoring, supervision, and encouragement.

Make sure to schedule enough time to get all the homework done.

A lot of times, kids wait till wait too late to get things done... making it much more stressful rushing to get it finished. 

TV should stay off during homework time.

My kids would love to have the tv on while doing their homework but in my house no tv during that time. Its too hard to focus on something you really like on tv and focus on dreaded homework. TV would win every time around here! So.. until homework is done.. tvs are off.

Be available to help.

Kids should not just have to sit down at a table and do homework alone. You should be there to supervise, answer questions, offer assistance but never do the homework for them. They have to learn it.

Take Breaks..

Kids eyes get tired a lot quicker than adults. It may be helpful to close the books for a few minutes, stretch, and take breaks.

Take Charge

Stay in touch with the teacher. For me, emails work best. Keep communication open about how your child is doing and what they need to improve. If your child is struggling with a particular subject, a tutor could be the answer. Talk it over with your childs teacher and they should help give you some suggestions.

I find that homework is where I strive at. I learned some really good study skills in college that work well for kids of all ages. I will be sharing them with you as the dog days of school start back up! 




Have a great School Year!

K Jaggers
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Mobile App : Endorse Mobile App: Earn Cash Back For In-Store Purchases (Available for iPhone and Android Users!)

A while ago I posted about a facebook app for endorse ( you can see the post here ) But now there is a  mobile app called Endorse that allows you to earn cash back when physically shopping in the store. 

Here’s how it works:

* Head on over here to sign up for the app available for both iPhone and Android Users. Note Endorse is compatible with iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPad (3rd generation) and for Android (version 2.2 or higher, requires a rear-facing camera): Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, Motorola Triumph, Motorola Droid, Motorola Asix, HTC.

* Head to your local store(s) and browse through the available offers. You’ll find offers from 10% to 100% cash back on your favorite everyday brands.

* After you shop, upload your receipts. Note that you have seven days from the date of purchase (printed on the receipt), up until the date the offer expires, to submit your receipts.

* Get cash back! Keep in mind that your cash back is based on the final price you paid for any given item (after coupons and discounts!). You’ll be able to cash out when your cash rewards balance reaches $25. When it does, tap the “Cash Out Now” button and they’ll send you a check.

How great is this? I do stay busy at the market with my lists and coupons but I think I could still do this while breezing down the isles! 

K Jaggers

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Free Android App: PLAY by AOL Music

Today’s free Android App on Amazon is PLAY by AOL Music.  Here are the features of this app:

• Listen to your music in a beautiful custom music player (ad-free)
• Play music from an extensive collection of exclusive songs and albums
• Access to over 50,000 SHOUTcast radio stations (on most devices)
• Read the latest music news
• Share your musical moments with friends
• Add your own album art to your musical moments
• Share your musical moments on Facebook and Twitter
• Listen to previews of your friends musical moments
• Comment on and like your friends shares, you can tag friends in comments too! Just @username your friends and they’ll get an alert?· Get notifications when a friend follows, likes or leaves you a comment

Love this! 

K Jaggers

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Independence Day Facts!

I love posting the history and each holiday came about..I found some of this on different sites and thought I should share it with you guys! 

History of July 4th

On July 4^th, 1776, America started an insurrection against the king. Thirteen years before, back in 1763, England instituted a series of taxes and policies that not only hindered trade and economic growth in the colonies, but without representation in Parliament, also violated their rights as English subjects.

It took the early Americans 9 years to understand the futility of appealing to England, all the while enduring the heavy hand of the king. Committees were formed in 1772, exploring options for a Congress of our own. Our first Continental Congress convened in 1774. The following year, 1775, our Congress was declared traitorous and British troops, sent to quell the uprising met resistance from the colonial militia and the Revolutionary War began.

July 4th

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence

One year later, representatives from all 13 colonies voted unanimously to adopt a Declaration of Independence and break free from the yoke of England.

It took another 7 years of fighting until in 1781, when America claimed victory and in 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed acknowledging America as an independent nation.

Although the Congress voted on the 2^nd, it was two days later, on July 4^th, 1776, that America formally and boldly proclaimed to the entire world that we would no longer consider ourselves subjects of the British Empire.

The text of our Declaration of Independence was finalized and approved that very day.

So each year, what we celebrate for one day, on July 4^th, was in truth, a 20 year struggle for independence.Our Declaration of Independence stands today as one of the most profound declarations ever written.  

 This is a great history lesson for any little ones you have in your home. Its not easy trying to teach history but I really think they should know that we are lightening fireworks off for a reason tonight.. not just because its something cool to do in the summer! 

4th of July History & Trivia -Did You Know…

• The major objection to being ruled by Britain was taxation without representation. The colonists had no say in the decisions of English Parliament.
• In May, 1776, after nearly a year of trying to resolve their differences with England, the colonies sent delegates to the Second Continental Congress. Finally, in June, admitting that their efforts were hopeless; a committee was formed to compose the formal Declaration of Independence. Headed by Thomas Jefferson, the committee also included John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Philip Livingston and Roger Sherman. On June 28, 1776, Thomas Jefferson presented the first draft of the declaration to Congress.
• Betsy Ross, according to legend, sewed the first American flag in May or June 1776, as commissioned by the Congressional Committee.
• Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776.

• The Liberty Bell sounded from the tower of Independence Hall on July 8, 1776, summoning citizens to gather for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence by Colonel John Nixon.
• June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, looking to promote national pride and unity, adopted the national flag. “Resolved: that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”
• The word ‘patriotism’ comes from the Latin patria, which means ‘homeland’ or ‘fatherland.’
• The first public Fourth of July event at the White House occurred in 1804.
• Before cars ruled the roadway, the Fourth of July was traditionally the most miserable day of the year for horses, tormented by all the noise and by the boys and girls who threw firecrackers at them.
• The first Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi occurred at Independence Creek and was celebrated by Lewis and Clark in 1805.
• On June 24, 1826, Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Roger C. Weightman, declining an invitation to come to Washington, D.C., to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It was the last letter that Jefferson, who was gravely ill, ever wrote.
• Both Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on Independence Day, July 4, 1826.
• The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence did not sign at the same time, nor did they sign on July 4, 1776. The official event occurred on August 2, 1776, when 50 men signed it.
• The names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were withheld from the public for more than six months to protect the signers. If independence had not been achieved, the treasonable act of the signers would have, by law, resulted in their deaths.
• Thomas McKean was the last to sign in January, 1777.
• The origin of Uncle Sam probably began in 1812, when Samuel Wilson was a meat packer who provided meat to the US Army. The meat shipments were stamped with the initials, U.S. Someone joked that the initials stood for “Uncle Sam”. This joke eventually led to the idea of Uncle Sam symbolizing the United States government.
• In 1941, Congress declared 4th of July a federal legal holiday. It is one of the few federal holidays that have not been moved to the nearest Friday or Monday.

Independence Day Trivia & Facts – An Inspired America:

• Thirty places nationwide with “liberty” in their name. Liberty, Missouri (26,232) boasts the highest population of the 30 at 26,232. Iowa has more of these places than any other state at four: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty.
• Eleven places have “independence” in their name. The most populous of these is Independence, Missouri, with 113,288 residents.
• Five places adopted the name “freedom.” Freedom, California, with 6,000 residents, has the largest population among these.
• There is one place named “patriot” — Patriot, Indiana, with a population of 202.
• And what could be more fitting than spending the day in a place called “America”? There are five such places in the country, with the most populous being American Fork, Utah, with 21,941 residents. Check out American Fact Finder.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

-The Declaration of Independence 4 of July, 1776.

You can find a cool app under - Declaration - that has tons of useful information for kids and adults of all ages! 

K Jaggers

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Free Postagram App = 5 Free Postcards Delivered w/ Pics From Your iPhone, Instagram, or Facebook

Head on over here to download the FREE Postagram App on either your iPhone or Android. This highly rated app allows you to easily send high quality photo postcards (with pictures taken directly from your iPhone library, Instagram, or Facebook!) to yourself, friends or family anywhere in the world. All Postagram photos are printed on thick, high quality photo postcards at 300dpi resolution; and each postagram is delivered anywhere in the world for only 99¢. They can even be personalized with the profile photo of the sender, an optional 140 character message, and the photo can be designed to pop-out of the postcard.

Here’s the best part…for a limited time, you can create and send up to 5 FREE Postagram Photo Postcards. Since  we have a houseful of kids right now.. this is the perfect time to do this! Can't wait to try it out !

(Thanks, Free Stuff Times!)

K Jaggers

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Late Chatter + Quick Look @ the New Band-aid Muppet Mobile App!!

Just a quick hello before I drift off to sleep. Hope you had a great Wednesday! My dinner went really well tonight with Scott's boss. I really didn't think that I should have been entertaining tonight but I just rolled with it and it went well. I will have a few pictures up tomorrow of it. 

Besides that today was nothing too special. There was some drama going around.. thankfully not with Scott.. but really I think I was set up, lied to, pushed around and to be very honest.. it didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. I at least know now what and who I am dealing with. Nothing appears as it seems in regard to this situation but I am going to go on and not worry about someone else s insecurities or drama. I have many more good things to think about.. such as Brittany and Jackson.. They will be here in 3 days!!!!!!! I can't wait!! Summer is always so exciting for us. And this year we are adding an extra little boy so its going to be more busy and more exciting! We are going to have the kid house this year with 2, 9 year old  boys and a 10 year old little girl. One thing Scott was telling me in the car is that he is really not looking forward to all the kid friendly meals. Every summer he complains that I am not making food for him but instead I am making food for the kids. I think they are going to have to adjust because I am not a short order cook and I don't plan on making 2 different meals a night. Jackson is the pickiest and cooking for him is not always easy.. but I can't cater to him every night either. 

Ohhh... speaking of the kids.. did you see that today there was a new BAND-AID Brand and The Muppets Help Heal Boo-Boos free Mobile App!! 

Its freaking adorable! The application uses augmented reality (AR) technology to provide parents with an unprecedented ability to entertain their kids during the traumatic moment of getting hurt in a way like never before. When using the app, parents and children can scan any of the BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages strips and boxes featuring Disney’s The Muppets to transport themselves through a magical portal into three distinct adventures and performances from the Muppets. I promise you we will use this when the kids are here!! I will do a more in depth post after I have tried it out! I just think its adorable! 

I have a lot to do tomorrow. I am happy its a late night because I have so much to do. I didn't finish the kids rooms today.. so got to do that tomorrow and then I have to get the bedding washed.. get the house cleaned up some and then start getting us packed. I have lined everything up with the housesitter.. and he come take care of the animals and house while we are gone. I thought my girlfriend was going to come over and keep a watch on things but I got our schedules confused so not this time..but thats the good thing about having more than 1 person to help out. 

I hope all of you got signed up for your Target Beauty Bag..I am going to keep posting information about it because I got an overwhelming amount of emails from those of you who missed out on the great freebie! Get it while you can!!!! 

Well.. I am off to dream

xoxo

K Jaggers

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Viggle Beta: FREE Version for Android Phones (Now Available!)

Yay! If you have an Android phone and have been patiently waiting for Viggle to release an App for your phone, I have good news! Now you can head on over here and follow the simple instructions to load Viggle Beta onto your Android Phone. Keep in mind that this is a Beta version, so they are still working out the kinks and are looking for feedback regarding the app.



Not quite sure what Viggle is? Viggle is a FREE app (previously only available for the iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad) that rewards you for watching TV regularly… how cool is that!? Some of the rewards include FREE music downloads, Fandango movie tickets, gift cards to stores/restaurants like CVS, Target, Chili’s, Starbucks’, Best Buy, Old Navy, Burger King, Sephora, and lots more!

Features of Viggle:

*What’s On: See what shows are hot and where you can get extra Viggle points, set show reminders, and get detailed show information.

*Check In: Viggle automatically checks you into what you’re watching with a simple tap.

*Rewards: Redeem your Viggle points in the Rewards catalog for real products from top brands.

*Latest Chatter: Share your check-ins and tell your friends what you’re watching with Facebook and Twitter.

*Extras: Play games, watch videos and take quizzes and polls to rack up more Viggle points.

(Thanks, Veronica and Nick!)

K Jaggers
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Another Great App - Diptic -

I found another great App friends!! I love sharing apps with you guys because I get so much feedback on each one! I guess I am not the only one on a hunt for great apps. I have a Samsung Galaxy S but 99 % of the apps I share are avilable on the iphones. Maybe they started out on the iphones and then came to the Android market.. not sure, but happy to have this latest one!

Diptic is an  app ( for both android and iphone users )  for creating simple collages of your photos.It does cost $.99 but I think its pretty good for the price.

 The templates are designed in the shape of a square, so Diptic is commonly used in conjunction with Instagram. In fact, Diptic has Instagram as an export option, making sharing to the photo social networking app a breeze.

Diptic comes with 21 standard layouts and is equipped with a frame slider that allows you to customize the dimensions of the inner frames. You can also adjust the colors of the borders and give them rounded corners. In addition to Instagram, you can send your collages to Camera+, Filterstorm, Dropbox, Evernote, GoodReader, Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Posterous, or Tumblr.

You can find my latest instragram pictures in the → sidebar →  but here is my 1st collage...

I was fooling around to see what I could come up with and thought Willow was the perfect volunteer!

Love this app and plan on using it a lot in the future!

If you want to follow me on instagram you can find me under

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Have a good night!

K Jaggers

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