Coming Attractions

April 29, 2009 By 5 Comments

Have you missed me?  Probably not with Trina’s awesome posts (scroll down). I’ve been just a little bit busy… …with this… Pin It …and this… Pin It …and this… Pin It …and this… Pin It …and this… Pin It …and this… Pin It (O.K. so this one was really all my mom, and she helped [...]

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Surprise Dinner–Make mealtime a fun mystery!

April 27, 2009 By 3 Comments
Surprise Mystery Dinner

Guest post by Kendra’s sister, Trina.  This is a fantastic idea that can be adapted for so many events/parties.  Read on… Pin It Here are my boys filling out their menus. A Bit Late for April Fool’s, But Fun Nonetheless (Surprise Dinner)  I love this idea because it’s a way to make an occasion special [...]

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Budget Boys Room Decor

April 24, 2009 By 16 Comments

Guest post by Kendra’s sister, Trina, who isn’t only insanely creative, but also extremely cheap–that runs in our family, too!  :-) Pin It I feel unqualified to talk about home décor because I don’t do too much of it, and what I do do is more often dictated most by how inexpensively it can be [...]

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A Good Knight Party

April 23, 2009 By 10 Comments

(Yes the pun in the title is totally intended.  This is another guest post by Kendra’s certifiably insane sister, Trina.  If you don’t believe she’s all that crazy, read on…)   Pin It In recent years, our two older boys have often opted to forgo a big friend party in favor of a bigger outing [...]

Filed Under: birthdays, boys' birthdays, cake, costumes, kids, parties, Trina

Bionicle Birthday (or Bionicles 101 for mothers)

April 22, 2009 By 8 Comments

(Guest Post by Trina, one of Kendra’s crazily creative sisters) Pin It When my oldest son turned 11, he asked for a Bionicle Birthday. This party ended up being pretty easy, considering he chose to take a couple of friends to a local trampoline place (it had nothing to do with his theme, but was [...]

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Trina’s Insanity–My First Guest Blogger!

April 21, 2009 By 6 Comments

I started on my Easter wrap-up posts.  I have them about half ready for you, but then I just ran out of time. Pin It (Here’s a sneak peek and what I’ve been working on).   Have I told you about my April?  Well, after hosting Easter, we had a garage sale last weekend, my daughter’s [...]

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By Request: "She’s About to Pop!" Invitation Downloads

April 19, 2009 By 4 Comments

Pin It By popular demand, here are some templates for you to throw your own “She’s about to pop” baby shower.  They are designed to be able to be printed in black ink on colorful paper.  Don’t forget to add the lollipop in the middle. The first one is good if you have a program [...]

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It’s About Time! Graduation Ideas

April 17, 2009 By 3 Comments

Pin It When I first posted the invitation I made for my husband’s graduation (go here to download the template).  I received a few requests for some more graduation party ideas. Pin It I really think a graduation party can be anything from formal and fancy to totally casual and fun, like a luau or [...]

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Before Pic–should there be an after?

April 14, 2009 By 17 Comments

Pin It My Easter post will be coming soon, but I’d love some input from all of you brilliant bloggers and readers about this lovely (read sarcasm) piece of furniture. We inherited a decent table and four of these chairs a few months ago (Don’t you love how I never pay for things?). The table [...]

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"She’s About to POP!"–the coolest baby shower ever!

April 11, 2009 By 47 Comments

Pin It We’re in the middle of full scale Easter preparations around here (report to come next week). But my sister finally sent me pictures of what the mom-to-be called the “coolest baby shower ever!” This is not a party I hosted. I didn’t have to make the cake pops, or mail the invitations. I [...]

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Filed Under: babies, food, inspired by My Insanity, parties, showers