I take a ton of pictures…a ton. I like to think I am pretty, fairly, mostly good at doing something with them. I put them in frames and I make a yearly book for the boys, Michael, well I have 3 of his 5 years of life documented. I want to do better. I also… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Random Crap
Goodbye Google Friend Connect
I am sure you have heard by now that come March 1st, Google Friend Connect will be going away for all non-Blogger blogs, which includes mine. I heard through the blog-land grapevine that it will eventually go away for Blogger blogs also. Look…they even give me the bad news on my widget itself! Here is… Continue Reading
Playing Catch Up
Happy New Year! Well it’s the first post of the new year! I hope everyone enjoyed my 25 Days of Christmas Series as much as I did!!! I love doing it however I also kind of missed just “talking” with you all. With all the projects for the series, the shopping, wrapping, baking, decorating, Pre-K… Continue Reading
2011 Wrap-up
I haven’t been blogging an entire year but have been blogging for enough of 2011 that I thought a wrap up of this year wouldn’t be totally out of place! I have had such a fun time this year and have been so humbled and flattered at each comment, page view, and new friend I… Continue Reading
DIY Santa Bucket
Today I am thrilled to share with you how to make this cute Santa Bucket! This cute little bin can be used for so many different things! First let’s see how to make it! Items needed: Small Galvanized Bin Red Spray Paint Black Acrylic Paint Painters Tape Paint Brush Gold Glitter scrapbook paper Xacto Knife… Continue Reading
Advertising & A Christmas List
Guess what??? I am now accepting sponsors/advertising space on my blog! I advertised my blog on Key Lime Digital Designs as well as Lines Across My Face and I have noticed increased traffic from those sites! I want to spread the love. My blog grows each day so why not grow together with your blog/business/shop??? … Continue Reading
A Few Blog Updates
I made a few improvements to the good ‘ole blog. Just thought I’d mention them quickly. Blog Reader Improvement I’m not sure how you subscribe to my blog, but if you read it in Google Reader then you might be familiar with this situation: You read a blog in reader but want to actually VISIT… Continue Reading
Serious Pet Peeves…
Are there things that really irk you? Like kind of drive you crazy sometimes? They are silly things but really rub you the wrong way? Here is a list of mine. I felt the need to share these with you all in hopes that maybe you too have some annoyances you will share with me… Continue Reading
Not So Fabulous Photos
I feel the need to explain why some of my photos on the ‘ole blog suck so bad. Let me show you my “craft cave” as I refer to it! Like I have mentioned before, we are leasing a brand spanking new townhouse here in Joplin. Here it is: Here is the kitchen. Nice kitchen… Continue Reading
My Site Has Moved!
I made the jump!! I got myself a domain name and now I am running on a self hosted wordpress site. I manned the switch from the free version of wordpress (wordpress.com) to the self hosted version (wordpress.org) myself so please be patient as I figure out all the quirks! While I fully figure out… Continue Reading
Versatile Blogger Award!
I was lucky enough to receive the Versatile Blogger Award! How nice is that, right? I know, it made my day!!! There are some rules that come with this award: Rule #1. Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to them in your post. The super sweet ladies of Sew Stylish… Continue Reading
Made In America Challenge Update
Happy Friday to you everyone! I just wanted to give you an update to my Made In America Challenge that I posted a month back. I told you I would give you a run down on what I discovered while attempting to source “Made in America” products while on every shopping adventure! Overall thought for… Continue Reading
Do You Remember?
Do you remember where you were 1o years ago today? I do. I was in my third year of college. I had just gotten out of the shower and I heard my phone ringing. I let it go to my machine. It rang again and went to the machine and then rang again. I was annoyed! … Continue Reading
Mommapalooza 2011
Yep, that is the name I graced our Mommy’s Only Float Trip that we had this past weekend. Merrsidotes and I kept complaining to one another that we needed something more than a night out. Something that was just for mommies where we could talk honestly and without criticism (husbands) and after all the belly aching about… Continue Reading
