OK, so I realize this is a day late...oopsy! I was just having such a great day yesterday enjoying my family, I am so blessed to have them in my life. I hope you had a wonderful day/weekend too celebrating your mom, being a mom, being an expectant mom...you know, just celebrating life! I woke up to this yesterday: My hubby really knows the way to my heart...FOOD! He … [Read more...]
Thumbprint Pendants for All!
I just wanted to let you know about some more Mother's Day gifts I have been making this week. I found the most darling tutorial for thumbprint pendants on The Crafty Crow. They are really super easy and they are the freakin' cutest things. All you need is some clay, waxed paper, rolling pin of some sort, a toothpick and a little ones thumb and presto you have yourself … [Read more...]
Mothers’ Day Dessert: Chocolate-Raspberry Tart
Oh baby! Have I got the perfect dessert for you! If you like chocolate that is...why, of course you do! And raspberries...now, who doesn't like raspberries? Not me I tell you! Ok, so anyhoo...this recipe is brought to you by Everyday Food (have I ever told you how much I love this magazine?) It's in the latest issue and I gotta tell ya, it's SO good! It is crazy easy to … [Read more...]
Bath Salts…A Mother’s Day Gift Idea!
Uhhh, do you know what next Sunday is? Yeah, that's right, it's Mother's Day! Just in case you need a gift idea that you can rock out fast I thought I'd post a super fun and easy project that you could whip up in no time...Bath Salts! AND, this is even a gift where you could get your kiddies involved. Cause, all gifts are better when they are made with love...and … [Read more...]
Oh Weekend, I Love You!
...Please Don't Go!! It's so sad to see a weekend coming to an end, isn't it? We had such a wonderful weekend thanks in part to some beautiful weather spring weather. And can you believe when I looked at the weather report the day before each day this weekend they were always calling for RAIN! Ugh, why is meteorology even a job!?! This weekend we made the trek to … [Read more...]
Gluten-Free Granola Bars
Ohhh-kaaay, so I caught the tail-end of Martha today and they were making granola bars. Need I say more? I have tons of granola bar recipes (like this one...so good!) and I love to try new ones so I was up for the challenge. This one sounded interesting because it called for vegetable oil...hmmm, different? Other than that, the ingredients are minimal and wouldn't you … [Read more...]
27 weeks along…
Ok, here's me and the belly. 27 weeks and kicking right along. I'm getting the heart burn and indigestion now and loving every minute of it...or not. My hubs and I went through all the old week-by-week photos we took when I was preggers with Noah and Penelope last night. You know, trying to compare the bellies and face fat and figuring out if it's sitting high or … [Read more...]
Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
Need an easy appetizer? Looking for something healthy and yummy to make for an afternoon snack? Want something fun to make for a play date that even the kiddies will L-O-V-E? How about something pretty and tasty to make for mom on Mother's Day this year? Then you need to make this recipe...stat. This Fruit Salsa recipe is ridiculously easy and will be gone in the blink … [Read more...]
Fold-n-Go Pony Farm
So, it seems as of late I have been making loads of Car Cozies for some birthday gifts for my friends' little boys and as baby gifts (for the older sibling gift, can't forget them!) I made Noah one too, of course, but then realized I was leaving Penny out of all the toy-toting fun...and nobody wants to be left out of all the fun, right?. Plus, she is at an age where she … [Read more...]
I Don’t Belieeeeve It!!
Ok, so I just wanted to let you all know that I was at none other than Joann's the other day and guess what I found? Chalkcloth!!! As Noah would tell me, 'I don't belieeeeve it!' Yup, yup, it's true!! I know many of you have commented or emailed me regarding where I bought my chalkcloth and I told you to head to Vogue Fabrics and the Oil Cloth Addict on Etsy but now … [Read more...]
Happy Earth Day to You
So, today is Earth Day and this marks the end of the One Small Change Challenge. If your new to my bloggy just click here to find out more about it. I just wanted to look back at all the fun I had doing this and to let you know that if you have always thought about making some changes to reduce, reuse and recycle more now is the time. I mean, shouldn't every day be … [Read more...]
Making Bread…Cinnamon Bread
I absolutely love cinnamon-raisin bread, it's so yummy...especially if it has gooey swirly bits in the middle! Eating it warm right out of the oven or toasted for breakfast just can't be beat. My favorite recipe for making this stuff is of course by Martha Stewart. It's the Cinnamon-Raisin Bread found in her Baking Handbook. I made it the other day, and well, it just hung … [Read more...]
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