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You should know that a defining period of my life occurred when I was pregnant with my twins. Their form of twinning is rare and dangerous, and spending a season in the hospital gave me lots of time for introspection. You can read about monoamniotic twins here, and my story here. You can see how I felt about coming home here.
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Coffee sugar scrubs are easy to make, package adorably and are good for your skin! Homemade scrubs are one of the best gifts ever! They are my new latest craze and after the recent success of my Lemon Sugar Scrub for Mother’s Day gifts I decided that a Coffee Scrub for Teacher Appreciation was the [...]

Sugar scrubs are easy to make, package adorably and are affordable. Quite simply, they are the perfect homemade gift! They are my new latest craze and I’ve decided that a Lemon Sugar Scrub should be on every woman’s “want” list. Making sugar scrubs are so easy it should be illegal. The best part is that [...]

Themed Birthday Parties are so much fun, and my sister clearly knows how to rope a memorable party. Like this one. If you are wanting to throw a cowgirl themed birthday party, this post is for you! Giddy Up Cowgirl! First up, the invitation: Invitation The invitation was made with a stamp set from Stampin’ [...]

Wanting some girly-girl birthday party inspiration? Then look no further. My sister threw the best Tres Chic Parisian Themed Birthday Party for her daughter recently and I couldn’t help but share it with you. Ooh la la! Invitation Every good party needs a fabulous invitation, and this invitation was definitely fabulous. My sister used [...]

#3 had his Blue & Gold Dinner last night for Cub Scouts. It’s a tradition in most dens or packs to have the boys bring an originally decorated cake as dessert for the dinner. Once again {like with the Pinewood Derby} we scrambled to throw something together that looked and tasted decent. I loved the [...]

Looking for Wordful Wednesday? It’s here. I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself. Not only do I totally feel on top of my holiday “game” by giving my children’s school teachers a little holiday “Thank You” so early in the month, they {their teachers} “score” twice. I’ll explain: I used Dairy Products in my recipe from [...]