It’s Disney week on the blog, and I thought we would start at the beginning of the fun: Telling the kids that they were about to take a trip to Disneyland! It wasn’t hard to keep the trip a secret, since we didn’t know for sure that we were going to be able to swing […]
The Game of Love–Couples Valentine’s Party
February 15, 2013 by 4 Comments
UPDATE: I have posted the printables from this party on my Fan Freebie page! My friend, Heidi, is a former caterer and a kindred crazy spirit, so when she asked if I wanted to help her host a Valentines party for some of our friends. Knowing how I love a good Valentine’s date night, I […]
Marshmallow World Christmas Re-cap
January 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Each year I choose a theme for my Christmas decor, gifts, clothing, etc. I do it, not because I think everyone should, but because with so many great ideas and options out there, a theme helps give me focus and direction in my decision-making…AND it makes me happy when things tie-in and go together. My […]
Mashtini Bar Birthday
December 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Back in November we decided to throw an impromptu birthday dinner for my sister-in-law. I’m sharing it with you now, because I think it would make a perfect New Years Eve dinner. In fact, I’m planning on doing a reprisal of the Mashtini bar for our New Years Eve celebration. What is a mashtini bar? […]
Preschool Christmas Party
December 21, 2012 by 3 Comments
Are you wondering what to do with the kids now that school is out for the holiday vacation? I threw a little preschool Christmas party this week, filled to the brim with crafty projects you might want to try with the kiddos. After starting class in the usual way, we jumped into Christmas-y things. I […]
Oatmeal Bar
August 13, 2012 by 4 Comments
BSB and I were assigned to prepare one of the breakfasts at our family reunion last month. It had to be easy, it needed to be yummy, I wanted it to be pretty, and it had to feed nearly 50 people!! We tossed around a lot of ideas before the kids and I decided that […]
Hot Stuff Father’s Day
May 29, 2012 by 15 Comments
Father’s Day last year was pretty hot. BSB’s main gift was a new grill (well, a new-to-us grill that the neighbors were getting rid of when they moved), so we had a “Hot Stuff”-themed Father’s Day. I made this grilling apron for him for his other gift. I couldn’t resist the scandalous play on words. And […]
Chapter 4: Book Party Cake
May 18, 2012 by 10 Comments
When last we left our birthday guests, they were engaged in suspense and adventure, but rest assured, they were rewarded for their bravery and enthusiasm with cake and other book-themed goodies. The cake was in the shape of–what else?–a book! Actually, there were several books represented in the cake. I considered giving each book the […]
April Fools Cafe
April 3, 2012 by 1 Comment
A year ago, I wrote about the fun family tradition my family had of having mystery dinners for special occasions, or to make regular occasions special. I had created an April Fools version which has become pretty popular on Pinterest leading up to April Fools Day. We had so much fun last year, that we […]
Valentine’s Round Up *Food*
February 9, 2012 by 8 Comments
I’m participating with the Dating Divas and bunches of your other favorite creative bloggers in a week-long Valentine’s Idea Round-up. 4 days of amazing ideas! Still looking for Valentine’s inspiration? We’ve got you covered! Thanks to the Divas for compiling these great collections! Don’t forget to check out Days 1 and 2 for gift and Decoration ideas! […]
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