Happy Valentine's Day

After each holiday I hit the stores, not just for a good deal but to stock up for the next year. This year I'm preparing for 2012 Valentine's Day....I always get enough Valentine's Cards for my children to exchange with there classmates and sometimes a sweet treat for them too. Well that's for them to eat now. Happy Valentine's Day to all!

Surprise for the little ones....shhh It's a surprise!

Back to the good old days of dating, well ideas that is but with a twist.....I normally don't do things for my children for all the little holiday but this year since we are not in our house (currently living with family) I want my kids to know they are loved. Take a look at what's going to happen..........

A Heart Attack!for my boys: game/bookfor my girls: note pad and pen
and a sweet little treat

Nothing to big and not to small for my sweet little ones.
Cost per bag $2-$3 (minus the book...I owed my oldest for something so his was a little more)

Sweet ideas for you and your someone special....

Creating Memories that will last....complete the following sentences individually in writing and then share your response with your spouse.

1. The first time I saw you was
2. On our first date we
3. I was impressed with you because
4. Our favorite dating activity during dating/courtship was
5. A humorous experience from our fating/courtship was
6. Our most romantic experience was
7. Where and how did we become engaged
8. I decided I wanted to marry you because
9. During our engagement, the most difficult situations we overcame were
10. My most pleasant memories of our wedding day were
11. The best and worst features of our first apartment were
12. At the birth of our first child I felt
13. One of the funnest things we have done together is
14. The most difficult experiences we have encountered & survived thus far are
    
15. The things I like best about you are
16. Something I'd like to so together with you this year is
17. Something I'd like to do with you in the future (5-15 years) is

Have fun and enjoy! I'd love to hear some of the responses so post a comment.

Valentine's Day

Your probably asking what's trail mix got to do with Valentine's Day?Well, I have 4 children and making 4 gifts for teachers sometimes gets expensive. I wanted to come up with something easy. I was thinking a candy treat or flowers but then I thought maybe that's all the teachers get from their students. So I thought of a healthy snack instead and what a better way then to buy in bulk. So I came up with this....

1 cup of trail mix in a ziploc bag. I filled the decorative bag with red streamer or basket filler and then added the ziploc bag, tide up with curly string. I do still need to add the card but it's almost finished and days before valentines too.Cost: $10 for trail mix (only used half the bag so technically only half the cost $5)
the bags and filler I had on hand so free.

Life feels better and better....

It's only been a few weeks since my last post and I'm feeling so much better. The first part of January, the 5th to be exact I've lost 14 lbs. YEAH me!!! I am still working hard to keep myself motivated and positive about life. I have to keep reminding myself to look for the good in life and you will find happiness. Life sometimes goes by to fast for you to sit back and breath and well I have started my breathing again. I love my children!! Especially doing things with them and for them.....With love in the air and trying to come up with something for their teachers. I feel I want to CREATE again. So my mind has been working in the crafting mode again....YEAH!!! Wait for ideas to come soon.......I'm back!

Oh, life has happened.........

My life has been in shambles, we rented our house in Idaho and moved to Utah in August and it's taken me all this time to get my life together....I had to evaluate my life into what had to be done and what I needed to do for my family. Well my blog got put on the back burner.....I restarted back in Oct/Nov for a post here and there but time still did not allow me to do what I enjoy most. Sharing my crafts I discover and of course having an outlet to express what and who I am.

This year I have been trying to put my priorities in place and work on myself, starting with my weight. I had my last child 4 years ago....well a little over 4 1/2 years ago (I'll be truly honest) and I always told my husband, "I am not going to try to lose this weight until we are totally done having kids" well it's been long enough and I'm tried for feeling yucky! I hope to be blogging again soon so I can share things with all of you. Thanks for checking back....it is so much fun to craft and share with others.
Stephanie

So Simple Headbands

Stacie at The Creative Crate shared this great find on her blog.

what a simple way to create such a cute look

....and did I mention how beautiful they look.

check out the designers Katie @ Tied Ribbon
(she sells them at her Etsy store)

Thank you Stacie for allowing me to share.