Brooklyn is 8 and often BEGS me to let her stay home alone when I have to run quick errands. When it’s her and her brother, there is just no way. Not only is she legally not able to be left in charge of another child, but the way they fight sometimes, I’m not entirely certain I’d come home to two living children. {surely those of you with children know what I’m talking about. I’m not willing. As far as…
Blurb has come back to offer a fabulous 25% discount on any orders placed from now until April 15th {yep, a week away}. I know this is fast…and sometimes it can be difficult to figure out EXACTLY what you want to do. So let me give you some ideas! Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are just around the corner – consider a Blurb book for Grandma and Grandpa filled with photos of their grandkids. Maybe all photos of the kids…
I have a habit of going overboard. It’s so easy to justify getting the kids many different things because *they will just love it*…but before you know it, you have overfilled and overindulgent gift baskets, with items that get lost, broken, or simply forgotten about within a short period of time. Our kids are 8 and 5…we know this story all too well. And we are committed to making a change. Keeping this in mind, we were able to *inform…
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In Just for Fun/ Personal/ VACAY!!
Dreams Come True With WestJet #makingmemories #familyvacation #dreamscometrue
Well, The Prize That (Wa)sn’t…..now, IS! If you follow along on my facebook page {shame on you if you don’t}, you would have seen that Brent came home from work this past week with a new and extended prize for the WestJet tickets! *happy dance* Our family vacation is going to happen after all! The kids are going to be SO excited!!!! We will be staying at Paradise Village in Puerto {Nuevo} Vallarta….and playing it up with the kids in…
I love when I have a great idea. I tend to dream big, so often have to scale back before my ideas can become reality. But this one – this one was immediate, simple, and perfect. I’ve talked recently about how we are trying to shift our focus as a family onto making more MEMORIES instead of having more THINGS. As a result, we’ve been really trying simplify the amount of STUFF we have in our home. Room by room,…
I have never had a makeup bag. Honestly, I’ve just used random ziplocs and other cosmetic bags I’ve come across over the years. None of them have really proven super effective and let’s be honest, makeup gets things dirty! And then I had the genius idea to use a container I’d been previously using for craft supplies. And WA-BAM! My bathroom counter is now clean and tidy….each item has a place…each place is staying organized….AND I know where it all…
Okay, so it wasn’t that long ago that I posted about Brent winning 2 free tickets anywhere West Jet flies. We did find a week that we thought would work and decided we’d take the opportunity to spend it at Paradise Village, celebrating our {10th} anniversary where we honeymooned almost exactly 10 years ago. {We honeymooned 6 months after our wedding. Best. Decision. Ever.} I was working through the idea of not taking our kids, and was actually starting to…
So here’s the deal. Brent was home sick Monday and Tuesday of this week. He didn’t even know he qualified for the contest, which made the win even sweeter. A coworker called him at home Tuesday night and spread the great news that he had won. What, you may ask? TWO TICKETS ANYWHERE WESTJET FLIES! Seriously, how amazing is that!? And our planning began. Having wanted to take a fabulous family vacay – let the kids experience a tropical beach…
I am nearing end of the loan period for the Dreamweaver XE that was sent to me by Brother Canada. And honestly, I DON’T WANNA GIVE IT BACK! **Stomps Foot** And also, my friends and I are sewing the crap out of it – and loving every minute. We have already made embroidered shirts, 3 dresses, 1 skirt1 appliqued shirt, bound a quilt, and are currently in the middle of quilting another small quilt. PLUS – There are about 3…