tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90125236641224864052024-02-19T01:58:16.709-05:00Kisses are LoveBusy mom who can do it all and more! *sigh*beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-15792223357944063732011-02-08T12:51:00.000-05:002011-02-08T12:51:16.139-05:00HeartsHere I go again! The iheartfaces contest... hearts!
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beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-16879659521882050892011-01-31T09:37:00.001-05:002011-02-01T07:39:30.256-05:00I heart faces ~People’s Choice~ ContestI Heart Faces has a photo contest every week that I always wanted to enter ever since I have decided to get back into photography.
Sooo...
I took this picture of Sam when it was snowing out, and when I noticed his eyelashes were full of snow I figured it was time to go inside. He protested, of course! But before I dragged him kicking and screaming inside.. I snapped a few beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-16206371463671513632011-01-19T13:03:00.000-05:002011-01-19T13:03:47.666-05:00Winter BirthdayMy nephew comes to stay with us every other weekend. This last weekend was his 12th birthday. I jumped at the chance to make some cupcakes! I got my inspiration from Tidy Mom who made some cute snowball and snowman cupcakes.
This is the first time I made butter cream frosting, but I will do it more because the flavor was great!
My snowmen are a little beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-64945856708638487882011-01-15T21:55:00.000-05:002011-01-15T21:55:58.309-05:00SNOWI live in the northeast and we got a lot of snow!
We are all shoveled out now.. later we let the kids have fun in it! :)beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-28129833883562065292010-12-10T09:35:00.000-05:002010-12-10T09:35:35.873-05:00My Holiday Wish List!TodaysMama and GameStop are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.1. What is your holiday wish for your family?Health and Happiness!2. What is your Christmas morning tradition?We get up and check that Santa ate the cookies we left out then of course open presents!3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-59445212474460459812010-11-08T10:28:00.000-05:002010-11-08T10:28:20.626-05:00Halloween Cake PopsI did my Halloween cake pops. YUMMY!! I will be doing this A LOT! hehee I bought the Wilton edible pen and it didn't write so well. Ill have to order the one Bakerella suggested in her book.
beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-12733914355919592822010-11-02T23:30:00.000-04:002010-11-02T23:30:49.340-04:00Farm Fresh!! Berries and Cream CheesecakeBlueberry's, strawberry's, blackberry's OH MY! Farm fresh! the recipe is from the Rachael Ray magazine, its soo easy and no bake perfect for summer! So thats why I had to make it one more time...
Full Recipe here:Berries and Cream Cheesecake Recipe - Every Day with Rachael Ray
Yumm-o!beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-3434370216534839172010-11-01T11:53:00.000-04:002010-11-01T11:53:16.320-04:00Cold FeetMy kids have always gone barefoot in the house. Now that its getting colder I want them to wear socks or slippers, that doesn't happen because they are 1 and 2 years old and the first chance they get....the socks come off and forget about slippers!! Either way I have to get something on their feet.
Funny story, my daughter who is 1 year old had trouble beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-59786652945397000212010-10-31T22:47:00.002-04:002010-10-31T22:47:42.659-04:00Happy HalloweenMy blog is like a ghost town...HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
I want to keep my pumpkins through Thanksgiving luckily, I found these pumpkin tattoos at Christmas Tree Shop!beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-13948263129347470322010-10-17T20:03:00.003-04:002010-10-17T20:06:11.099-04:00Summer is over!I will miss carefree summer, just going outside...now we have to put socks AND shoes on the kids! Checking the weather and see if they need a sweater .... *sigh*
beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-10060184206060948222010-10-12T10:43:00.001-04:002010-10-17T20:08:50.981-04:00Where did the time go?I haven't posted in a while because I have sick kids, husband and tons of chores to catch up on! Oh yea and school for me, ugh! The good thing is I got a sample of boiron that is homeopathic medicine for children. I was able to use it on my 2 year old and will be giving a full review soon.
Ill be posting more frequently AFTER my finals...beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-76755094195794487342010-09-13T08:47:00.000-04:002010-09-13T08:47:25.510-04:00ChalkboardMy 2 year old is always wanting to write, paper gets ripped and thrown around and my lil girl eats the paper...or they run with the pencils soooo....
we decided to make a chalkboard for their playroom. My husband went to home depot 2x4 thin formica board and a can of chalkboard paint. He sprayed it and let it sit in the sun to dry, then he hung it on the wall with screws (beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-80780272704950590912010-09-11T20:47:00.001-04:002010-09-11T20:52:18.820-04:00A moment of silence...
Feels like yesterday, I can't believe it's been 9 years!
beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-49867721313880469862010-09-03T20:31:00.000-04:002010-09-03T20:31:11.808-04:00CAKEPOPS!!I am so inspired by bakerella's cake pops! So much Im gonna pick up her book at Amazon RIGHT NOW! YAY!
beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-90613654505625782542010-09-03T00:13:00.000-04:002010-09-03T00:13:08.968-04:00Back to School!Both my 14 year old and myself are back to school for the fall!
I am not working and YES its been over a year, I have gone back to school to finish my bachelors degree in business, I am learning so much.
Although, I wish I went back to school before my latest editions (Sam and Ruby) Im sure it would have been easier. BUT-its never too late and I want my oldest to followbeckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-51586398747054308272010-08-15T15:01:00.008-04:002010-08-15T15:44:46.303-04:00Tale of a Teen birthdayNot having a plan was the best thing I ever thought of for my oldest child 14th birthday. We knew we were going to dinner and let him pick the place out. He chose the Tokyo Steakhouse Where the chefs cook right in front of you, it was a great experince for a hard to please teen!
Blurry cell pic
For dessert we came home and sang happy birthday and he blew out a candle atop his beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-17060807572762660622010-07-14T19:48:00.004-04:002010-07-14T19:50:23.825-04:00Watch this:beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-28820986047134554542010-07-10T15:07:00.003-04:002010-07-10T18:33:36.163-04:00Red, White and Blue 1st BirthdayI had my baby girls 1st bday on the beach, since her birthday is July 3rd I went for a red, white and blue theme. I tried to adapt it to a birthday and had to do it while we were on vacation for a week at the beach. Since we were traving I didnt get to do everything I wanted, thats ok!
I kept everything simple.
I did the Marshmallows from an earlier post HERE andbeckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-40126045407188548872010-07-02T11:35:00.003-04:002010-07-02T12:19:11.310-04:00Red, White and Blue Marshmallows!Just in time for the 4th of July! I made these for my daughters birthday on the 3rd.
Very easy! You just need Marshmallows, Chocolate wafers and Popsicle sticks and sprinkles.
They didn't have red and blue only stars so I had my 13 year-old separate them for me.
Ready to dip! I just stuck them in straight so the white would show.
Let them dry beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-8968990867730574322010-06-26T15:50:00.001-04:002010-06-26T15:51:53.104-04:00Speechless - Michael Jackson ~RIP~One of my favorite Michael Jackson Songs from his 2001 album Invincible.
beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-30716459234763565292010-06-21T10:33:00.004-04:002010-06-21T10:41:40.406-04:00Father's Day Snack CakeI got this idea from food network magazine where people are using snack cakes for their wedding cake.
My Husband LOVES snack cakes so I had to make this for him. I arranged them on the plate and used a toothpick to insert the topper that I made the topper in Microsoft word.
Total cost $12.00
beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-84702967877492060212010-06-16T14:10:00.004-04:002010-06-18T16:03:56.893-04:00T-shirt DesignGot the design for the t-shirts for our
family reunion this Saturday!
Now I just have to get them on the shirts....
beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-57017069309933845432010-06-14T16:18:00.002-04:002010-06-14T16:22:37.253-04:00Cookies instead of Cake
I had cookies made by Amanda from i am baker for my mothers 60th birthday celebration. We traveled down to Connecticut to Foxwoods casino and we stayed in a hotel for 2 nights and had dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe. All went well EXCEPT the cookies were delivered on time but when I asked the front desk at the hotel (several times) for the delivery they said beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-23143778198258371902010-06-13T13:48:00.002-04:002010-07-02T12:19:56.746-04:00Test Kitchen ~CupcakesI need to practice my red white an blue cupcakes for Ruby's 1st birthday on the 4th of July! I got my inspiration from Skip to my Lou's post Red, White and Blue Cupcakes.
I didn't practice the frosting, that will be for another day.
I just used Betty Crocker white cake mix added my egg whites then separated the mix into beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9012523664122486405.post-4301542051456114442010-06-09T08:40:00.001-04:002010-06-09T08:45:35.975-04:00Chemicals are in our Canned goods! AHHH!I have been reading all over that BPA is in our canned food, why is this bad you ask? well its harmful to our childrens growing homrmones and has a cancer causing agents. We need to get informed and take action to reduce our familys exposure to toxic chemicals. I know I am! (trying)
Read this article - Some Bisphenol A With Your Green Beans? then use up/donate all canned beckeyjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04215610821727202016noreply@blogger.com0