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Life

It seems that a little thing called LIFE has gotten in the way of this ol' blog of mine!

I've got a jillion post ideas knocking around in my head, but just haven't had the time to make any of them happen.

Some things keeping my busy right now:

• My father-in-law passed away last week
• We took a camping trip over Easter...and we are "city folk" who don't camp, so it was a bit of an undertaking to get ready for it!
• Madi is trying to finish her senior (and last) season of softball, but all the rain and snow delays, have put game on top of game, on top of game!  It's crazy!
• Madison is also graduation from high school next month (what? really?), so we are dealing with all things related to that!  Not to mention her last prom! 
• My day job seems to be much busier than normal too!

I just can't seem to get my act together right now!  Do you ever feel like that?  Like life is just too frenzied sometimes?  I'm hoping to get some posts together this weekend!  I've got lots of stuff to share...just no time!  Please be patient!  Things should be back to normal soon!

                                        Happy Friday!  Enjoy your weekend!

                                                                       

 

 

 

Another Easy Vinyl Project

As some of you may know, we are HUGE

 

fans at our house!  We try and make it to as many games as we can, and we always tailgate before the game!  We have a FABULOUS tailgate group!  Sooo much fun!

Anyway, as some of you also may know...I love to get my craft on!  Hence, the name of my blog!  :)

Soon after I got my Silhouette , I whipped up these glasses for tailgating

 

Red glasses from the dollar store and red and black vinyl!

Now we can tailgate in style!

 

 

Shutterfly Giveaway Winners!

 
It's time to announce the winners of the Shutterfly giveaway I hosted!

Woot woot!

The winner of the 50 Shutterfly Announcement Cards is:

Comment #2 Allison Nicole!

I will be celebrating my oldests graduation from 8th grade, my younger daughter's 1st communion & my mom's 60th b-day! So I will def. be pretty busy!

Posted by: allisonnicole | April 13, 2011 at 08:03 PM

   The winner of the Shutterfly Photo Book is:

Comment #5 Lisa!

Kailey graduates too. Can't believe it, not ready for her to leave me.

Posted by: Lisa | April 15, 2011 at 07:12 AM

I used Random.org to select the winners, but it wouldn't let me posts the widget!  Ugh!

Anyway.... CONGRATS!!!!!!

As soon as I get the coupon codes from Shutterfly, I will email each of you!

Thanks for all the comments!  Lots of fun things to celebrate!

:)

Giveaway Extended!

 
 
Happy Saturday Everyone!

I've decided to extend my Shutterfly Giveaway until Monday, to give a few more friends a chance to enter!

If you haven't already, please check out the giveaway and enter!  All you have to do, is leave me a comment and tell me what you will be CELEBRATING!

How easy is that?

Go for it!

Easter Vinyl

So, I broke out the Silhouette tonight an printed out some vinyl for Easter!

 

Just a simple pink bunny and "Happy Easter" on a white plate!  Simple, but cute!

 

And the second, a little more Religious! 

Quick and Easy Easter Decorations!  Just the way I like them!

Happy Friday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to enter my FABULOUS GIVEAWAY!  Enter HERE!!!

Linking up with:

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What I will be Celebrating this Spring! And a giveaway!

 
What will I be celebrating this Spring?

The graduation of my baby girl! 

 

This sweet girl will be graduating from high school next month.  It seems like only yesterday that I was dropping her off at preschool for her first day.  My how time flies!  We've had so many years of homework, field trips, science fairs (my nemesis), parent teacher conferences, report cards, school plays, etc. 

I can't believe it's almost over! 

Her senior year of high school has been one of the best years so far!  We've watched our little girl grow into and amazing young woman, with so much confidence, and such a good heart.  We've watched her cheerlead this year at football and basketball games, and watched her pitch for the varsity softball team.  We've watched her attend her last homecoming dance and will watch her go off to her final prom next month.  It is all so bittersweet!  As I ran something to school for her a few weeks ago, I admit I got a bit teary-eyed!  We've been a part of the high school community for the last 7 years (while our son was there too), and I just can't imagine not driving up the hill anymore. 

But, all good things must come to an end.  When one door closes, another one opens.  Madison has a bright future ahead of her with so many opportunities, experiences and adventures to be lived!  I am so excited for her and for what her future holds.

What are you celebrating this spring? 

Graduations?  Weddings?  Babies?

Check out these great ideas from Shutterfly:

Graduation Announcements

Birth Announcements

  

Now for the fun part!

 
I will be giving away 50 Shutterfly announcement cards to one lucky winner!  And also a Shutterfly 8" x 8" Photo Book to another winner!

 

Here how you can win!  Just leave me a comment on what you will be celebrating this spring!  Easy as pie, right?  I would also love it if you would consider becoming a follower of my blog!

I will select a winner on Saturday, April 16th!

GOOD LUCK!

Are you a blogger, too? Click here to register for a chance at 50 free announcements! This post is part of a series sponsored by Shutterfly. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do.

  

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Hey Y'all!

So my Pottery Barn Knock Off Bookends were featured over at Knock Off Decor today! 

I am beyond thrilled and excited about this!

If you have never visited Knock Off Decor, you MUST do it right now!

There are FABULOUS knock offs from Pottery Barn, Anthropologie, Ballard Designs and many MORE!

PEEPS!

 

 

I picked these up for my son Tyson, who is away at college in California.  BOTH of my kids LOVE Peeps!  They like to put them in the freezer before eating them.  Ewwwww.

My opinion of peeps....can't stand 'em.  But both my kids love them.  What is up with that?

I never bought Peeps for their Easter basket's when they were little, because of my aversion to them.  But, somewhere along the way...they found out about them.

And it was love at first sight.

I don't get it.

The texture is weird.

They are kind of crunchy (stale?) on the outside...but soft on the inside.

Ew.

Me no likey.

What about you?

Love 'em?  Hate 'em?

Indifferent?

Would love to know!

Happy April Fools Day!

I cannot believe it is April 1st already!  And it is a BEAUTIFUL spring day here, in SLC!  Finally! 

And it's April Fools Day!

Do you celebrate?

Play pranks and jokes?

We did when my kids were smaller, but now they are older, and we just kind of forget about the holiday.

Sad.

Although, it doesn't help that Tyson is away at college in California, and Madi is in St. George for spring break...so they aren't even around to prank!

BUT, for those of you with little ones, here are some FUN food ideas for this day of fools!

Silly cupcakes from Our Best Bites

How about these Mashed Potato Sundaes from Bake at 350 ? Love this idea!

Kinda wishing I had kids at home today.....just to food prank 'em!

Enjoy your day fools!