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The scene of our Book Club birthday party was set by surrounding our literary enthusiasts with books and words at every angle. Our kitchen island was transformed into a temporary library–it’s shelves lined with our heroine’s favorite books (that would have been more meticulously styled, if I had had time to rearrange them all, rather…
One of the insane things I like to do each year for Halloween is try and come up with themed costumes for our family that everyone will like and that won’t breaking the bank. A lot of my friends and readers tell me that their families would never go for this because their kids wouldn’t…
Hola! My son has a May Day birthday, but rather than maypoles and flowers, I thought it would be really fun to have a Cinco de Mayo party for him, especially when he turned five. I called it a Cinco en Mayo party, because that means “5 in May!” Yes, I admit this theme was…
I had a request for more details about the 3D cake I made for my son’s 2-year-old Train Birthday Party last year. I should clarify before I start, that I am not a trained baker (wait until I show you his 3-year-old birthday cake fail). I just get big ideas for my kids’ cakes and…
You know I love the weekly CSI project challenges! This week’s theme is spray paint and the winner actually gets a spray paint package from Krylon! Competition is fierce, because really, who in blogland hasn’t spruced up a boring picture frame with a can of paint or made over a tacky chair? I actually have…
I thought I was managing my emotions about the Connecticut tragedy pretty well. There has been so much to do–I just keep pressing forward. Until last night, when this situation–coupled with some difficult news about one of my music students–came crashing on me like a ton of bricks. And for a little bit I felt…
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