A LOVE letter

In our house Valentine's Day is not about expensive gifts or fighting crowds at popular restaurants. We usually spend the evening together at home. Mark always gives me a card that brings me to tears...which I LOVE!! This year I will write the love's of my life a love letter. A letter that will list all of the qualities that make me love them a little more each day.

Here is my template. Feel free to use it if you would like!

Download HERE

I am one lucky Wife & Mama...so I have lots to write!!!

Super Sweet Valentine's advent

You NEED to make one of the Valentine's advent calendar's designed by my friend Paige

at PAIGES OF STYLE!!! {it's FREE}

Paige is one of my dearest friends. She is a great Mom, super creative, a fabulous cook, stylish...the list could go on for days, but most of all Paige is a wonderful friend.

Just look how cute this is....

ahhh, stripes. polka dots. zig-zags. TOO CUTE!!

{grab them from her blog here}

don't you just love these!!!

Here she has them strung on a fantastic ruffled ribbon!

I will be printing these ASAP! I might even give one to mark {hidden in his car, lunch...} with a reason why I love him all 14 days before Valentine's!!!

Thank you PAIGES OF STYLE for sharing with us!

Give Paige some comment LOVE and tell her I sent you!!

My prints in other blogger's homes!

I am really excited to see how people are using my prints!!

They look great on these Valentine mantels...

Found my Subway Art print HERE at Star Shine Chic.

& my Keep Calm Print HERE at The Fickle Pickle!!

Just wanted to share! Now I am off to make dinner.

and another...

Well add this one to the collection. Someone asked for this...

so I thought I would share it with you!!!

Download HERE for the pdf

or click image to download the jpg.

xoxo! It's almost the weekend!!

another treat bag topper...

Made this for a good friend from high school. She needed one for her son to bring to school.

{pink polka dots aren't his style}

Thought I would share them...If you want one too, click HERE

My sidekick goes to school!!!

Hard to believe the day has arrived...PRESCHOOL!!!

Bella was so proud to go to school for the first time today!

We walked in, she grabbed her teachers hand and never looked back!

If she had looked back she would have seen huge crocodile tears

streaming down my face. {maybe Mark's too, I didn't look}

Here is the BIG GIRL on her first day

I am going to miss my little sidekick twice a week

{it is amazing how many errands you can run without a toddler though}

Pretty sure we are the proudest parents on the planet!!!

When life gives you LEMONS....

***MAKE A MARTINI!!!***

{or two! or three..}

My Meyer lemon tree is out of control! Last week I picked, zested and juiced 15 lemons with the help of my friend Becka. I had planned on making Limoncello

but...it takes 90 days! {Crazy...right!}

So with the leftover juice we had Lemon drop martini's!! I was shaking them up as Mark walked in the door...he was a happy hubby!

Here's how i made them...

pour in:

4ish shots of lemon juice

8 or 9 cubes of sugar

6ish shots of vodka

Rub a lemon wedge around the glass &

dip in sugar. {i like LOTS of sugar}

add ice. shake & pour!

These are tart and deelish!!

{Warning: these drinks are sneaky...one was plenty for me!}

Cute Little treat bag toppers!!

I made treats in snack size baggies for Christmas and I thought I would do it again.

I am sure we will get the Playgroup together for Valentine's and this will be

so fun for Bella to give all of her little friends!!

This one is perfect to fill with Hershey Hugs & kisses!

download here :{2 tags on 8.5x11}

and this one is perfect for any sweet treat!!

download here :{2 tags on 8.5x11}

Can't wait to hand out these little bags!! I will be sure to post the pictures of

Bella and her super cute little friends enjoying them!!

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RESCUED!!!

AS SEEN ON TV...Success!!!

A couple weeks ago my vacuum hose started to break apart. We taped it back together and failed! So it sat broken in my garage for 3 weeks.

Well, luckily my Mom never sleeps. She sees all of the informercials and says to me on Tuesday, "You need Mighty Tape". As an Amazon addict I hop on the computer and see Rescue Tape. Order with free shipping & hope for the best...

{Before}

{After}

Can you believe this!!! I had to share!!!!

$189 + shipping SAVED!

Is it Valentine's day yet.....

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Still working on taking down the massive amounts of Christmas decorations...

and getting excited for Valentine's day!!

Here are a few decorations i whipped up today.

Feel FREE to download these...just follow me or leave a comment

so I know you stopped by. :) Thanks!

{i know, everyone is doing these...but i had to do it}

had this printed on 8x10 styrene to display on my picture easel.

Get the pdf HERE

My valentine subway art

{this one i plan to put in a frame}

{just right click to download the .jpg of this print}

xoxo

Our Christmas Traditions

We LOVE Christmas in our house!! Here is a peak into our Christmas traditions...

some are old and some are new!!!!

TAMALE MAKING!!!!

{old tradition}

Tracking Santa on the computer.

Making Santa his cookies.

Making reindeer food & sprinkling it on the grass.

Peeking at the tree Christmas morning...{Bella sees SANTA}

Walking Santa out and saying "bye, bye" to the Elf on the Shelf!

{i sure am going to miss that "Elfie"}

Time to open presents!!!

This was the best Christmas EVER! Bella { Mark & I too} didn't want it to end. I hope that we can continue our traditions for years to come and one day Bella will do them with her own children!!!