Come on in! Do you hear the crackling of wood in the fireplace? No…it’s just the eggs frying on the sidewalk. It’s clearly July, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here on the blog! And we’re having a Christmas in July PARTY! This party is going to be better than I envisioned,…
I’m not the only one celebrating “Christmas in July!” Laurie @ Tip Junkie, has quite the celebration going on right now! There are three prizes being given away daily, plus grand prizes to be awarded at the end of the celebration–July 31st. Additionally, each day she is featuring some of her favorite holiday tips, like…
I hate to call things “fails” because I am an optimist and I think something good comes from every project attempted, but if I am being honest, these projects didn’t turn out nearly as well as I had hoped they would (and fail alliterates with Fourth of July better than a word like…”experiment.”) Why am…
I live in Phoenix! It’s HOT! I know people say it is a “dry heat”, but with temperatures in the 110’s, humidity in the 30+% range, and the monsoon rains skirting around the valley, it is pretty much miserable right now. Last week I had two friends moving on Saturday in this heat. I wasn’t…
Join me this weekend for a fabulous Christmas in July party! Come and link up the projects you have made or will make for Christmas this year. I am especially interested in homemade gifts, because, let’s face it, we probably need to get started on them NOW if we are going to be ready for…
In my last post I spoke of this mysterious project I way trying to get done in time for the CSI challenge. This is not that project. I worked late into the night and in the morning, and was just about to publish a quick post with the before and after, when I looked at…
So we made it back from vacation and jumped right into a crazy week, filled with swimming lessons for 3/4 of my offspring, a husband who is MIA (that’s probably not a good description when he is out bringing home the bacon), preparations for back to school and back to teaching music classes, and lots…
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If you haven’t had a chance to enter all four of our fabulous Summer Fun Giveaways, I suggest you do asap. I will leave them open through Monday evening (to catch any other vacationers), and will pick winners on Tuesday. Just to refresh your memory: Giveaway #1: THREE downloadable parties from Paper & Cake Giveaway…
“Mom, I’m bored! What can I do?” How many times have you heard that this summer? Laura from Say It on the Wall, one of my sponsors, has the answer for you! Her “I’m Bored Dice” will banish boredom! One die contains tasks (such as creating a work of art, making puppets and putting on…