…has a lot of fun memories! I really don’t have time to be blogging right now. I am in the middle of all kinds of blog-worthy projects. My miracle workers (a.k.a. parents) are in-town, helping me attack an insane amount of home improvement/décor projects for the next week, or so. On top of that, my […]
Which witch are you?
October 9, 2008 by 7 Comments
I had a request for ideas for a witch-themed Halloween party. Here are a few wickedly good ideas: We’ll Start with the queen of Halloween…Martha.She features these great broomstick party favors on her web page.For more atmosphere, I have a string of lights a lot like these from Target I made a silhouette, kind of […]
Try, Try, Again
October 8, 2008 by 7 Comments
So I didn’t win this giveaway. 🙁 But Linda at Restyled Home is hosting another giveaway for this book by Matthew Mead! Doesn’t it look fantastic? The man himself! I was going to do something cute like say, “Mr. Mead’s Insanity” but from what I can tell, he isn’t so insane. While visually stunning, most […]
Arabian Nights–Gourmet group
October 6, 2008 by 4 Comments
It was gourmet group again this weekend, and my friends Jackie and Dierdre did not disappoint! We were treated to an evening of middle eastern cuisine, great atmosphere, and even belly dancing!They transformed Jackie’s living room by placing the tables on the floor and lining the walls with rich colored fabric. There were pillows all […]
Festive Fall Breakfast-Pumpkin Waffles with Buttermilk Syrup
October 6, 2008 by 6 Comments
I had to try this recipe that my friend, Trish posted on her blog for Pumpkin Waffles with Homemade Buttermilk Syrup. It looked so yummy and seasonal. And it is! We made these together with the kids while we watched General Conference on Sunday. Kira declared the syrup to be the best syrup ever! (It’s […]
Bat-iful party invitations
October 3, 2008 by 18 Comments
It must be late, because I can’t come up with a very good play-on-words for the title of this post. These invitations were my other project last year while awaiting Tessa. My sister was in town to help me with childbirth, so the least I could do was make her Halloween party invitations. These were […]
Welcome Autumn
October 1, 2008 by 24 Comments
A year ago this time, I was anxiously awaiting the birth of my baby girl and needed some small projects to take my mind off of the guessing game of when she might make her debut. I had seen others writing messages on pumpkins and decided that the most appropriate message for us would be, […]
Birthday BLAST! (Rocket Birthday Party)
October 1, 2008 by 10 Comments
We had a blast (pun intended) with my son’s Space/Rocket/Astronaut themed birthday party this year! It was too much stellar fun to fit it into one post. For all of the Out of this World details and ideas for how you can throw your own spaced-out party, please read each of the following posts: Stellar […]
Space Favors & Fun
September 30, 2008 by 6 Comments
Here are the remainder of the fun ideas we used for my son’s Stellar Space-Themed/Rocket birthday party. The day before the party, I took my son to Denny’s for his birthday breakfast, and to buy 10 of these cool rocket cups. After searching around on-line, I knew these would make the best favors, and the […]
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