Monday, November 17, 2008
Winster!
Oh, boy! I found a really fun online game site that is free and a ton of fun! Here is a link to register if you are interested in checking it out: https://www.winster.com/refer.jsp?uid=35eefzs8ygqzw If you sign up, please state that I referred you and that way I can earn some referral points, which I would greatly appreciate. But this site lets you play for online gift certificates and each day you log in, you get 200 free spins per day. You could actually sign up for a membership to earn more spins and points, etc. but you really don't have to. So far I have only played the slots and the jewels games. I really love the slots since I love playing those in the casinos. What is cool is that you can trade your items on your spin with others playing in the same "room" as you and help each other reach higher points. It sounds a little confusing, but it is easy and the players are pretty friendly. It even allows you to chat with other players while you play. You should try it! It's free and a lot of fun...nothing wrong with that, right?! :)
Baby, it's cold outside!
Whew! Winter is definitely knocking on door here in Michigan! LOL! It has been pretty cold lately and even snowed the past couple days! Nothing that really amounts to a lot, mostly a dusting. Elizabeth keeps asking if she can go out and build a snowman, but we keep telling her that there isn't enough snow to make one! Hee hee hee! Poor girl is dying to build one!
Halloween was fabulous this year! The weather was gorgeous and there was no rain, which is the most important factor! I think the temp. was in the 60's! My nephew Matthew came over to join the kids trick or treating and I was the one to walk them around the neighborhood, which is a ton of fun! :) Perry loves to dress up himself in a scary costume and decorate the yard in a creepy scary fashion to scare all the poor kids brave enough to come up to our house. We actually get quite a lot of kids and we go through at least $50 worth of candy!
I invited my Mom and two sisters over to our house this year to sit out on our swing and watch all the kids come up trick or treating to our house. The weather was gorgeous for them and they really enjoyed watching the show Perry puts on. LOL! I will have to post a picture for you to see what I am referring to. Daniel dressed up as Davy Jones, James as Jason and Elizabeth was Cinderella. Matthew was a Rambo Hunter Dude. They all collected quite a bit of candy and those pillowcases were heavy to carry! It was a great evening!
Halloween was fabulous this year! The weather was gorgeous and there was no rain, which is the most important factor! I think the temp. was in the 60's! My nephew Matthew came over to join the kids trick or treating and I was the one to walk them around the neighborhood, which is a ton of fun! :) Perry loves to dress up himself in a scary costume and decorate the yard in a creepy scary fashion to scare all the poor kids brave enough to come up to our house. We actually get quite a lot of kids and we go through at least $50 worth of candy!
I invited my Mom and two sisters over to our house this year to sit out on our swing and watch all the kids come up trick or treating to our house. The weather was gorgeous for them and they really enjoyed watching the show Perry puts on. LOL! I will have to post a picture for you to see what I am referring to. Daniel dressed up as Davy Jones, James as Jason and Elizabeth was Cinderella. Matthew was a Rambo Hunter Dude. They all collected quite a bit of candy and those pillowcases were heavy to carry! It was a great evening!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Practice Trick or Treating!
The kids get to go trick or treating today at downtown Mt. Clemens! It's from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and all the stores d/t are giving out candy to the kids, along with story telling and Rosco the Clown performing. Should be pretty fun for the kids and a great practice session for them, lol. What I like about it is that it is during the day so you can see clearly! This is the first time the city is doing this, so it will be interesting to see how many people participate in this event. Daniel will go as Davy Jones, James will go as Jason and Elizabeth will be Cinderella.
The boys along with their Dad went ice skating last night. There was an open skate night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Daniel wanted to practice his stopping before his next class. Perry said they did good, but that Daniel is still struggling with the stopping...poor kid. LOL! When they got home, you could tell they had fun though which is what really counts.
We had a great time Thursday at Mark Twain's Fall Fun Fest! The scaled the event down quite a bit with not as many activities and I noticed it wasn't as crowded as it normally is. We all got a hot dog, bag of chips, donut and apple cider as our meal. James' good friend Nick joined us and they all went on the Moon Walk twice, listened to a scary story, picked out their own pumpkins and decorated them, went on a large inflatable slide, and searched for candy in a pile of hay. We also all went on a hay ride that drove around the school's playground. The weather was gorgeous and we all really enjoyed ourselves. Perry and I picked out 2 more pumpkins on the way out, so we have a total of 5 small pumpkins to put out on our front yard for Halloween. I think they are baking pumpkins, so I will look into some recipes to see if I can make something yummy with them, too!
The boys along with their Dad went ice skating last night. There was an open skate night from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Daniel wanted to practice his stopping before his next class. Perry said they did good, but that Daniel is still struggling with the stopping...poor kid. LOL! When they got home, you could tell they had fun though which is what really counts.
We had a great time Thursday at Mark Twain's Fall Fun Fest! The scaled the event down quite a bit with not as many activities and I noticed it wasn't as crowded as it normally is. We all got a hot dog, bag of chips, donut and apple cider as our meal. James' good friend Nick joined us and they all went on the Moon Walk twice, listened to a scary story, picked out their own pumpkins and decorated them, went on a large inflatable slide, and searched for candy in a pile of hay. We also all went on a hay ride that drove around the school's playground. The weather was gorgeous and we all really enjoyed ourselves. Perry and I picked out 2 more pumpkins on the way out, so we have a total of 5 small pumpkins to put out on our front yard for Halloween. I think they are baking pumpkins, so I will look into some recipes to see if I can make something yummy with them, too!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
What's been going on...
Well, we have been busy getting back to normal after our fabulous Disney trip back in Sept. Hard to believe it was a month ago! It has been hard on Daniel getting caught up with missing school work, but I think he has finally done it. We seemed to have gotten our daily routines in order, even though it is hard on me getting up earlier in the mornings to get Daniel to Middle School. Ugh!
James is back to taking guitar lessons since he seems to have gotten more serious about playing. All summer long he was picking up his guitar and playing, which I was thrilled to see. I think it has helped a lot that he is now taking Concerta for his ADD. It helps him stay focused and not get distracted while he's playing. He's doing really good at it and I am so proud of him!
Daniel is now taking hockey lessons and is loving it! He is so into hockey right now and his dream is to be a goalie. He's only had two lessons so far, but I was surprised at how well he skated esp. since he hasn't ice skated since he was 4 or 5 years old! However, he loves to rollerblade and is really good at that...so I bet that helped him a lot with getting ice skates on since they are pretty similar. He told me the other day that he is dying for Sunday to come (lesson day!), LOL! Glad to see he found something he likes to do other than playing on the computer.
James is also taking a class one night a week after school that is a Science class. Dad and I heard about the class and thought he would LOVE it, so we signed him up. However, James wasn't as convinced about it as much as we were and complained about not wanting to do it. After the first night of class, he totally changed his mind and LOVES it! They are doing really cool and interesting experiments. The first class he learned about using batteries, tinfoil and small light bulbs and how you can make the light bulbs glow using just those three items! I am thrilled he is happy about the class now and excited for him at learning these cool hands on experiments.
One of these days I will get Elizabeth enrolled in a dance class. I think she would really enjoy that. We also need to get her into some swimming lessons, too! That is definitely something she needs to learn.
Tomorrow we will be going to James' school in the evening for their Fall Fun Fest! We go every year and have so much fun. There are all kinds of games for the kids to play to earn little trinkets and candy, there is a hay ride for all of us, we get a hot dog, donut and apple cider, plus the kids get to paint a pumpkin. The school always does a great job and I take tons of pictures to remember these moments to treasure them every year! I hope the weather will be nice like it has been!
Well, that is about it. Nothing else major is going on. Perry is home this week and it is looking hopeful that he will be home next week, too. Yeah! I can't wait for his new job responsibilities to start up, as that will mean a lot less travel which will be wonderful having him home with us.
James is back to taking guitar lessons since he seems to have gotten more serious about playing. All summer long he was picking up his guitar and playing, which I was thrilled to see. I think it has helped a lot that he is now taking Concerta for his ADD. It helps him stay focused and not get distracted while he's playing. He's doing really good at it and I am so proud of him!
Daniel is now taking hockey lessons and is loving it! He is so into hockey right now and his dream is to be a goalie. He's only had two lessons so far, but I was surprised at how well he skated esp. since he hasn't ice skated since he was 4 or 5 years old! However, he loves to rollerblade and is really good at that...so I bet that helped him a lot with getting ice skates on since they are pretty similar. He told me the other day that he is dying for Sunday to come (lesson day!), LOL! Glad to see he found something he likes to do other than playing on the computer.
James is also taking a class one night a week after school that is a Science class. Dad and I heard about the class and thought he would LOVE it, so we signed him up. However, James wasn't as convinced about it as much as we were and complained about not wanting to do it. After the first night of class, he totally changed his mind and LOVES it! They are doing really cool and interesting experiments. The first class he learned about using batteries, tinfoil and small light bulbs and how you can make the light bulbs glow using just those three items! I am thrilled he is happy about the class now and excited for him at learning these cool hands on experiments.
One of these days I will get Elizabeth enrolled in a dance class. I think she would really enjoy that. We also need to get her into some swimming lessons, too! That is definitely something she needs to learn.
Tomorrow we will be going to James' school in the evening for their Fall Fun Fest! We go every year and have so much fun. There are all kinds of games for the kids to play to earn little trinkets and candy, there is a hay ride for all of us, we get a hot dog, donut and apple cider, plus the kids get to paint a pumpkin. The school always does a great job and I take tons of pictures to remember these moments to treasure them every year! I hope the weather will be nice like it has been!
Well, that is about it. Nothing else major is going on. Perry is home this week and it is looking hopeful that he will be home next week, too. Yeah! I can't wait for his new job responsibilities to start up, as that will mean a lot less travel which will be wonderful having him home with us.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Give away by Centsible Mommy!
Check out this blog by Centsible Mommy: http://centsiblemommy.blogspot.com/2008/09/giveaway-keep-loved-ones-close-to-your.html . (Hope that link works!) She is hosting a give away on her blog for a lovely necklace with 2 little silver charms that you get to pick the names on them! Isn't that a nice thing to do?! Wouldn't it be cute to put your kid's names on them or maybe your name along with your spouse/friend!
What I like about her blog is that it is about her dedication to helping you find fabulous deals, stretch your dollars, and live large for less. That has been something I have gotten into the last couple months. I have learned so much about saving money using coupons and looking for deals. I have saved so much money by shopping at CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, etc. that it boggles my mind! With today's state of the economy, we all need to start thinking of ways to save money and to get buy with a smaller budget!
So, please go check out her blog and see what she has to say and share! :)
What I like about her blog is that it is about her dedication to helping you find fabulous deals, stretch your dollars, and live large for less. That has been something I have gotten into the last couple months. I have learned so much about saving money using coupons and looking for deals. I have saved so much money by shopping at CVS, Walgreens, RiteAid, etc. that it boggles my mind! With today's state of the economy, we all need to start thinking of ways to save money and to get buy with a smaller budget!
So, please go check out her blog and see what she has to say and share! :)
Disney!!!
We had a fabulous trip to Disney World and were able to enjoy the Free Disney Dining Plan that they offer! We went from Friday, Sept. 12 thru Sunday, Sept. 21, which turned out to be a great time to go. Disney offered free dining from the last week of Aug. to Sept. 20 and you have to stay on Disney property for at least 3 days with a pkg. deal, but it is so worth it! Turns out it is their slow season which is why they offer it, so the parks were a lot less crowded which was great and then you saved a ton of money by not having to buy your meals!
We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside, which is our favorite place to stay, plus they are one of the few Disney resorts that can fit 5 people in a room (2 adults & 3 kids). Thankfully, the hurricanes stayed away and were not a problem for us at all. Plus, it only rained 2x...once after the fireworks were over at Epcot and the other a misty 5 min. rain with the sun shining at the Animal Kingdom.
We all had so much fun at all the parks and riding tons of rides, as well as getting lots of autographs from tons of characters. Elizabeth was even brave enough to ride Space Mountain, Everest and Tower of Terror! We also attended one of the Halloween Parties at the Magic Kingdom which was a first for us! The kids got to dress up in costumes and trick or treat throughout the park for yummy candies, plus certain rides were open as well as a special Halloween Parade and Fireworks. The park was closed to guests who did not have tickets to the event and was from 7:00 pm - 12:00 am. The Magic Kingdom looked fabulous dressed up in all the lovely Fall colors and decorations! Definitely a sight to see!
We had so much fun that we even signed up for Bounce Back...aka signed up for next year's trip including free dining, too!
We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside, which is our favorite place to stay, plus they are one of the few Disney resorts that can fit 5 people in a room (2 adults & 3 kids). Thankfully, the hurricanes stayed away and were not a problem for us at all. Plus, it only rained 2x...once after the fireworks were over at Epcot and the other a misty 5 min. rain with the sun shining at the Animal Kingdom.
We all had so much fun at all the parks and riding tons of rides, as well as getting lots of autographs from tons of characters. Elizabeth was even brave enough to ride Space Mountain, Everest and Tower of Terror! We also attended one of the Halloween Parties at the Magic Kingdom which was a first for us! The kids got to dress up in costumes and trick or treat throughout the park for yummy candies, plus certain rides were open as well as a special Halloween Parade and Fireworks. The park was closed to guests who did not have tickets to the event and was from 7:00 pm - 12:00 am. The Magic Kingdom looked fabulous dressed up in all the lovely Fall colors and decorations! Definitely a sight to see!
We had so much fun that we even signed up for Bounce Back...aka signed up for next year's trip including free dining, too!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Wow, it's been a while!
It has been awhile since my last post, but that is because I have been so busy. Now that we are at a much slower pace during the summer, I will try to post more often.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Picture It Made....a fun kit club!
Check out this great kit club called Picture It Made:
http://pictureitmade.typepad.com/ They are running a challenge today over at Willow Traders in celebration of WT's 3rd Anniversary. It has been so much participating in their challenges. I have checked out all their cool kits they have for sale and they are awesome! Such a great variety of kits to choose from and their prices are really very reasonable! Do yourself a favor and check them out today...you will be glad you did! :)
http://pictureitmade.typepad.com/ They are running a challenge today over at Willow Traders in celebration of WT's 3rd Anniversary. It has been so much participating in their challenges. I have checked out all their cool kits they have for sale and they are awesome! Such a great variety of kits to choose from and their prices are really very reasonable! Do yourself a favor and check them out today...you will be glad you did! :)
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sick with a cold and some great finds!
Well, I haven't posted here for the last several days because I have been fighting a nasty cold. It has really been a doozey and has kicked my butt! I even called in sick to work on Sunday night. Not much fun being sick, that's for sure. I just hope that my kids don't catch it, esp. my 4 year old!
I had a great shopping trip this past Friday at my local thrift stores! I found a set of two matching vintage hat stands for only $2.95 each! They will be perfect for me to put some of my vintage hats on to display on my dresser or even on my daughter's dresser! I love that they match, too! I will take a picture for you all to see when I am feeling better.
I also picked up 2 grab bags of plain white envelopes that will be perfect for when I make cards! They were only .95 for each bag and they probably have about 100 envelopes in each! I also found a grab bag of neat little drawstring muslin baggies and again, it was only .95 for the bag of 26 or so bags. I have been toying with the idea of opening up an Esty Shop and I can use the baggies to put in loose misc. altered items in for cute packaging! Then I found an adorable Lily Pulitzer outfit for my daughter that was only $3.00! It was a skort with matching top in a hot pink with green palm trees design and it looks adorable on her! I found all of that at one of my favorite thift stores.
I then decided to head over to another thrift store near me, but I hardly visit. Well, I didn't find any cool vintage treasures there, but I did find a pair of adorable dress shoes for my daughter. There were barely worn and were black velvet/suede like with an embroidered flower with some beads on the toe area. Nothing gaudy...it was very subtle and all done in black. I then found a pair of Disney Crocs for a child and they were the red Disney ones with Mickey Mouse holes and a black strap. It also had a cute metal and enamel bee charm in one of the holes. After I paid for my two items and I was walking to the door, I saw a cart with some purses sitting there behind the register near the door. So, I stopped because one of the purses caught my eye! Sure enough, it was a blue Vera Bradley backpack purse! Yeah! It wasn't priced, so I asked the clerk how much it was? She looked at it quickly without seeing the VB label and said $3.00! I replied "I'll take it!" and went back in line to buy it! So, all in all...it was a great shopping day for me! Woo Hoo!!!! I love shopping at thrift stores because you never know what treasures you will find!
I had a great shopping trip this past Friday at my local thrift stores! I found a set of two matching vintage hat stands for only $2.95 each! They will be perfect for me to put some of my vintage hats on to display on my dresser or even on my daughter's dresser! I love that they match, too! I will take a picture for you all to see when I am feeling better.
I also picked up 2 grab bags of plain white envelopes that will be perfect for when I make cards! They were only .95 for each bag and they probably have about 100 envelopes in each! I also found a grab bag of neat little drawstring muslin baggies and again, it was only .95 for the bag of 26 or so bags. I have been toying with the idea of opening up an Esty Shop and I can use the baggies to put in loose misc. altered items in for cute packaging! Then I found an adorable Lily Pulitzer outfit for my daughter that was only $3.00! It was a skort with matching top in a hot pink with green palm trees design and it looks adorable on her! I found all of that at one of my favorite thift stores.
I then decided to head over to another thrift store near me, but I hardly visit. Well, I didn't find any cool vintage treasures there, but I did find a pair of adorable dress shoes for my daughter. There were barely worn and were black velvet/suede like with an embroidered flower with some beads on the toe area. Nothing gaudy...it was very subtle and all done in black. I then found a pair of Disney Crocs for a child and they were the red Disney ones with Mickey Mouse holes and a black strap. It also had a cute metal and enamel bee charm in one of the holes. After I paid for my two items and I was walking to the door, I saw a cart with some purses sitting there behind the register near the door. So, I stopped because one of the purses caught my eye! Sure enough, it was a blue Vera Bradley backpack purse! Yeah! It wasn't priced, so I asked the clerk how much it was? She looked at it quickly without seeing the VB label and said $3.00! I replied "I'll take it!" and went back in line to buy it! So, all in all...it was a great shopping day for me! Woo Hoo!!!! I love shopping at thrift stores because you never know what treasures you will find!
Thursday, February 21, 2008
D.A.R.E. Graduation
Today was a busy day. My sister was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday after having surgery on Friday. I've been busy looking after her and making sure she is settled in and has all the things she needs to recuperate. Today I took her out on some errands that she needed to get done and got it all taken care of. She is doing very well and is a real trooper, esp. since she had to carry her wound vac. with her everywhere she goes! She had surgery on her leg; they took out a 4x5 inch section of skin on her leg that is about an inch deep! They have this wound vacuum machine attached to her via a tube that collects and drains the fluid build up in the wound and it is attached to her at all time. She amazes me how strong she is handling it all and the Dr.'s said it will take at least a month to recover. Tomorrow I will pick up some groceries for her.
So, after the running around today we had my oldest son's D.A.R.E. Graduation tonight! The kids at his school (6th Grade) participated in a 14 week long program called Drug Abuse Resistance Education (aka D.A.R.E.). The kids worked hard at it and learned so much. Well, tonight was their Graduation and they had a lovely ceremony honoring them. It included all the 6th Grades in the district, the Mayor, State Representatives, the Chief of Police, the various Principles and teachers, Board of Education members, and their D.A.R.E. Patrol Officers. They even had the Color Guard bring the flags out (playing bagpipes-love that!) and a Choir sang the National Anthem...it was really lovely! They called each child to walk across the stage to accept their award and shake their hands. Three kids got to read their essays that they wrote about saying "No" to drugs and I was quite impressed by them. :-) I am very proud of my young man and thankful that their school offers such important programs like that to them.
So, after the running around today we had my oldest son's D.A.R.E. Graduation tonight! The kids at his school (6th Grade) participated in a 14 week long program called Drug Abuse Resistance Education (aka D.A.R.E.). The kids worked hard at it and learned so much. Well, tonight was their Graduation and they had a lovely ceremony honoring them. It included all the 6th Grades in the district, the Mayor, State Representatives, the Chief of Police, the various Principles and teachers, Board of Education members, and their D.A.R.E. Patrol Officers. They even had the Color Guard bring the flags out (playing bagpipes-love that!) and a Choir sang the National Anthem...it was really lovely! They called each child to walk across the stage to accept their award and shake their hands. Three kids got to read their essays that they wrote about saying "No" to drugs and I was quite impressed by them. :-) I am very proud of my young man and thankful that their school offers such important programs like that to them.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
"The Pink Artist"
I read about this wonderful project on another blog and thought this was a fabulous idea! I knew immediately that I definitely wanted to participate in this project! This cause is very near and dear to my heart. My Aunt Loretta was diagnosed with breast cancer about 12 years ago and my dear friend, Shelley, was diagnosed 6 years ago with it, as well. Here is a little information as to what it is all about:
"the pink artist"
is a community of artists joining together
to create one joint art doll to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
When doll is complete, it will be mailed in to Art Doll Quarterly™
before finally being auctioned off on eBay at a later date.
to create one joint art doll to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
When doll is complete, it will be mailed in to Art Doll Quarterly™
before finally being auctioned off on eBay at a later date.
ALL PROCEEDS WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT CHARITY.
All you have to do is create a 2x2 inch square with a cloth base using your chosen medium in any way you feel inspired to do so for this project! I already have a plan in my head as to how I am going to create my square!
If this sounds like something you would like to learn more about and take part in, please click on "the pink artist" image on the right side of my blog. That will take you to Monica's blog...she is the master mind of this project...and she will tell you all about it, what you have to do and where to mail your square to! I hope you check it out and decide to participate in this! Please note that the deadline to mail your square in is March 1!
If this sounds like something you would like to learn more about and take part in, please click on "the pink artist" image on the right side of my blog. That will take you to Monica's blog...she is the master mind of this project...and she will tell you all about it, what you have to do and where to mail your square to! I hope you check it out and decide to participate in this! Please note that the deadline to mail your square in is March 1!
My very first post!
Well, I have been thinking and pondering about starting up a blog. Well...I finally did it and here I am typing my first post! Ack!!!!
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