one more great valentine post
here is such a great printable valentine idea also...
for the older tween in your life...
CLICK HERE for the download
thanks to stylecrush
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
happy national bagel day!
and in honor of that.. eisntein bros bagels is giving away B1G1 FREE bagels...
you have to become of FAN OF EINSTEIN BROS BAGELS on FACEBOOK... then click the BAGEL DAY tab on top.. coupons are good till 9/16...
HAPPY BAGEL EVERYONE! 
Monday, February 8, 2010
do your kids want to give out something different for vday this year?
sadly.. mine no longer want me to take a picture and print it out thing and pass those out with suckers attached... and im not a fan of those whole cardboard valentines.. i always like to do something different... and since we are trying to opt out of too much sugar this year.. look at what i found! 
chuck e cheese.. is offering these FREE valentine's that are also a GIFT.. 5 FREE TOKENS.. all i can say is sierra and dylan are SOOOOOOOOOO excited to be passing them out this year!
click here to get your valentines
tell me im not the only one who loves to do this
everyone knows my favorite place on earth is IKEA..
and not like i shop the entire store.. sometimes i love to just go look around at the displays and get decorating ideas... and get my brain moving..
and well its also nice bc... I GET TO SPEND TIME ALONE WITH THE HUBBY... so 2 of my favorite things.. time with the man.. and window shopping... you ask how... i do that.. well they have the best FREE childcare play area there.. I LOVE IT.. 1hr of silence is amazing... well this weekend its even better bc ON TOP OF FREE WINDOW SHOPPING.. and FREE CHILDCARE... KIDS EAT FREE!!!!!!! ahhhhhhh i am all for
FREE FUN!!! 
what are you doing tuesday night?
if you are like me.. and LOVE valentine's day, especially the fun little crafts projects.. you are going to head over at 6-8PM to your local MICHAEL'S CRAFT STORE... to let your kids make these fun valentine's gift bags... .79cents for a FUN night.. i'm all for that..
Friday, February 5, 2010
my babies.. big girl room
i have been avoiding fixing it up after big sister sierra got her own room.. why.. well simply bc that officially means she is a big girl...
but she LOVES it.. I LOVE IT...
I ADORE a clean pretty room... when its a mess i cannot even look at the room... today i found myself laying on her floor looking up at the ceiling when no one else was in there... ahh the simple joys in life..
next is to tackle the little man's room.. and then attempt to clean the TWEENS room
Thursday, February 4, 2010
oh how i love to bake
and when Kate at the Gaines Gang.. showed me the recipe for STRAWBERRY BREAD & STRAWBERRY BUTTER.. I could not wait to get the oven warmed..and well Miss Marley could not wait to eat it!
here is the recipe
BREAD
1. Mix together
a. 2 10oz. frozen strawberries, thawed
b. 4 eggs
c. 1 ½ cup veg. oil
2. Sift together
a. 3 Cups flour
b. 2 Cups Sugar
c. 1 tsp. baking soda
d. 1 tsp salt
e. 1 tsp cinnamon
3. Combine
a. Strawberry mixture and flour mixture. Stir until dry ingredients are moist- Don’t over mix
4. Pour
a. Into greased and floured 2 9x5
5. Bake at 350* 1 hour until toothpick comes clean
BUTTER
1 10oz frozen strawberries, thawed
1 Cup unsalted butter, softened
1 Cup powdered sugar
WARNING... this is um... how do you say it... hmmm... well not the nicest thing on the planet for your waistline.. however... i think your stomach will forever love you!!
The critics agree... THIS IS A KEEPER!!! 
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
12years of friendship, 2 weddings & now 6 kids
and we still manage to be there for eachother...
so my bestie had her 3rd baby!! yay... and now im not the only one with 3 kids...
oh miss laila is so gorgeous in all her tiny glory..
big sister leah and big brother logan are so good with her..
but most of all mommy and daddy are in love..
and i get my BABY FIX!!!!!
feb freebie
i love every month thanks to LELOU BLOGS i get to change my desktop...
so CLICK HERE and get your valentine's day desktop! .JPG)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
a christmas present turned.. feel better gift
well i was too sick over christmas to finish all of my kids gifts... i finally got sierra and dylan's done.. however poor moo didn't have anything but thankfully she is still to young to understand..
i had it in my mind that i would give it to her for valentine's day..
well lil miss has been sick for a week.. so big brother and i decided to make her a "feel better" gift..
we started off with a free OLD nightstand.. and made her a mini-kitchen..
not only did i decide to do this so that it would be a frugal gift (i think maybe $8.00 worth of materials) but IT MATCHES HER ROOM...
come on now.. you think i would put some tacky colored plastic kitchen in her very well coordinated room.. I THINK NOT... thats my downfall... if it doesn't match it cannot go in your room..
well i think she loves it.. poor thing tried to smile.. but coughed instead and went back to laying on the couch... i will update more pictures once i finish her room
Friday, January 29, 2010
nothing says i love you like
a little homemade package of yummieness
so i needed to get out of this funk i am in...
so what do i need to do.. bake!!
how freakin cute are these
ingredients:
your favorite pie crust
rasberry jam (or any kind of jam you like)
powder sugar
regular sugar (optional)
small bowl of water
directions:
pre-heat over to 425
flour your work surface
roll out your dough
cut out heart shape place on pan
place 1tsp of jam filling onto heart
put a small amount of water on the outside lip of the bottom heart
place the top heart on..
use fork to pinch together
(optional if you choose not to use powder sugar slightly dampen top heart with water and sprinkle with sugar)
cook for 8-9minutes
place on cooling rack and sprinkle with powder sugar..
can't get much easier!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
zoe... has made it home with a new set of wings
some of my followers will remember zoe... I met her in early 2008 here is her story.. she wasn't supposed to make it few days.. let alone.. almost 2 years... zoe bless you and thank you.. for all that you have given and taught to all of us... i have not many words.. as there are too many and i cannot pick the right ones to say...
This is Baby Zoe and her amazing family.. I was given the honor of being able to walk into the front door of the Batiansila household.. and experiencing something wonderful... so very hard to explain.. but amazing at that. Zoe has trisomy18.. her story can be followed on her family blog http://batiansila.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
CELEBRATING NEURO-DIVERSITY BENEFIT
this is a labor of love.. but something i am very passionate about..
click HERE for more information
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
blasphamey i tell ya...
on april 3, 2010...
you will have the only chance to win a session with me. i am coming out of retirment for one special event... more 411 to follow... but all of my clients.. you begged and one day i am coming out...
Friday, January 15, 2010
in 3 months
something big and very exciting will be happening.. i am so excited to finally get this a rolling.. its been in my mind for over a year.. but now i can do this!!!
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