And with it, the heat. Yes, the heat. We try to run the air conditioning as little as possible from June to July because we know that August and September are so much worse. But this weekend I had to turn it on. After spending most of the day at Disneyland in 90+ weather with very little shade, air conditioning was a must. This was our first weekend in five months that we did not have a school activity or a soccer game. Between school, … [Read more...] about Summer Has Arrived
Being A Loser Isn’t All Bad
Being the biggest loser is even better. For the last couple years, I've held a contest with my Downline to see who has the most retiring stamp sets that year. The top two with the most retiring stamp sets gets a free stamp set of their choice from the new catalog. It's just my way of trying to make them feel better about "losing" so many stamp sets to retirement. I certainly don't make them get rid of those stamp sets. They are free to do … [Read more...] about Being A Loser Isn’t All Bad
Planners and Clips
A few years ago I joined the planner craze. If you have no idea what I'm talking about google "planners" or "planner girl" and you will be amazed by what people do with planners. They've gone from boring lists of appointments to a fully decorated memory-keeping book. For some people, it's even replaced their traditional method of scrapbooking. They write in their lunch date with friends, snap a pic at lunch, and then glue their picture into their … [Read more...] about Planners and Clips
Floral Statements
Monday already? How can it be the start of another work week again? Wasn't it just Friday yesterday? Yep, this is me every week. Well, this weekend just flew by. It was full of activities and trying to get stuff done. I even managed to squeeze in a bit of crafting time with friends too. At one of our past Downline meetings, one of the ladies asked we could start card challenges in our group. We do a monthly card swap, but this would … [Read more...] about Floral Statements
Five Minute Friday – And That’s a Wrap!
Today is the very last day of school. Only a few more hours and the last of the finals before it's all over for the school year. Not only that, hubby is coming home for the weekend. It's going to be a good weekend. I am ready for a coffee break. A long 10 week coffee break... called Summer. No tests, no projects, no nagging. I would say no homework, but I've already got the list of books they'll need to read over the Summer before school … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday – And That’s a Wrap!
Got Caffeine?
If not, I know where you can get some! Coffee is my friend... my best friend. Coffee is my life. Okay, not really. But no day goes by without a cup of that hot, rich deliciousness. Those of you that drink coffee know exactly what I'm talking about. The only thing getting you out of bed every morning is knowing that coffee is in your very near future. We used to have a programmable coffee maker so I would wake up to the smell of fresh brewed … [Read more...] about Got Caffeine?
Send Coffee, We’re Going To Need It
It's the last week of school and here we are crawling to the finish line. I think we can make it another five days. Although it is Finals week, so that still remains to be determined. I have never seen two kids do so much math figuring out what the rock bottom score they can get on the final to keep their A in the class. If only they realized that if they spent the same amount of time studying, the A will be no problem. Send Coffee. We're … [Read more...] about Send Coffee, We’re Going To Need It
Donut Be Sad, It’s Almost The Weekend
May's Paper Pumpkin kit will have you dreaming of donuts. Maple glazed. Chocolate bars. Powdered sugar. Old fashioned. Apple fritters. Jelly. Cream filled. Strawberry. Chocolate. Mmmm... choc-o-laaatttteeee. I love the donut shaped cards that came in the May kit. For this first card, the sprinkles are already printed on the frosting. This is the second card in the kit. A vanilla donut with a bit of chocolate frosting. Frankly, … [Read more...] about Donut Be Sad, It’s Almost The Weekend