Wordless Wednesday

The most beautiful castle I've ever seen(and I've seen a few)!

Holiday Open House: Traditions in Ornaments

One of the things that comes to mind for the Holidays are the handmade decorations my siblings, mother and I made years ago. Beaded ornaments on pipe cleaners, cross-stitch, hard baked dough, construction paper hands with photos, etc. decorated our tree growing up. We didn't have a lot of money, so we just didn't have a lot of 'pretty' ornaments. There may have been some moments as a teenager that I was frustrated by all of these worn looking things and wished we had a tree like the ones you see in department stores. Now as a parent, I better understand and appreciate the simple joy and beauty in displaying something my child has made.

My daughter's 1st Christmas Pooh, son's first Christmas train and daughter's chosen ornament last year.

SillyHilli interview and spotlight

I was browsing through Etsy a few weeks ago while looking at knitted things(my fav!) and came across the sweetest scarf ever!
Foxy wants to come home with me. I just know it. You can see it in his eyes.

The most Handsome 10 month old!

Technically his 10mos was 10/28. But I'm slow to post pictures as we've been dealing with the ickies. I love this sweet prince more than words can adequately describe. He has his Grandpa B's blue eyes, just like his mom! And the fantastic diaper we're sporting for the 'shoot' is a Zany Zebra.

Holiday Open House: Collette's Wasil

My mother has a beautiful name, doesn't she? Yes, she'd be Collette of Collette's Wasil. My mother's Wasil is famous among family and friends for the holidays. There's nothing quite like walking into her home with a pot on the stove; the smell warms you right through your chilled winter bones.

Coming Soon! CSN Review preview

If you are not already familiar with them, I'd like to introduce you to one of my favorite places to browse and shop online: CSN Stores.com.
CSN Stores.com is an online mecca of just about anything and everything you could possibly want. With over 200+ stores a person could browse for days(in your jammies!) and still find something new the next time they visit.

Happy Baby PIF winner!

Congratulations to Lisa! She has been verified/responded.

Random.org and I are still in conversation about how to properly screen shot and post the true numbers I used... we will get there!

Thanks everyone for your support. =)

Happy Halloween!(A day late)

A fairy princess and robot alien.

Someone please come and eat all of this candy before I do!

Housepoet's Lactation Cookies recipe

I realized I should post this recipe on my blog after eating some oatmeal cookies last night. Holy lots-o-milk, batman! My Boob Man actually refused to nurse on the other side as he was so full. There is nothing I love more than getting to kiss soft cheeks when they are totally zonked out- and tummy full zonked he was! This is not my original recipe, I found it a year or more? ago online on someone else's blog. It wasn't their original, either. Near as I can tell, the 'original' must be Housepoet, whomever she may be!
(I skip the flaxseed and they still seem to work just fine.)

A Merry Fluffy Christmas Giveaway Event- Only a month away!

You may have noticed the event tab at the top of my page- if not, here is your official introduction! In just a short month, we'll be kicking off the very exciting 'A Merry Fluffy Christmas' giveaway event. Read on for more info: