Chalkboard

My 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 (all 4 corners)  so they couldn't pull it down. I bought some sidewalk chalk because its fatter and doesn't leave a lot dust on their hands.

Viola!

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A moment of silence...

Feels like yesterday, I can't believe it's been 9 years!

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CAKEPOPS!!

I am so inspired by bakerella's cake pops! So much Im gonna pick up her book at Amazon RIGHT NOW! YAY!

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Back 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 follow by example.

Well...off to bed now, I have class in the AM..

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Tale of a Teen birthday

Not 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 custom made (by me) cupcakes. 

They were chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and cannoli cream. Yumm!

Then we went to a local fair, Olde Homes Day. I think I saw him crack a smile in public! It was a great way to wrap up the day.

I felt like I was having fun instead of stressing out over the party details! Yay ME!! :) I even went on a few rides myself.

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Red, White and Blue 1st Birthday

I 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 and a Berry cake.

I had strawberry oreos and red white and blue keebler chocolate chip cookies and store bought sugar cookies shaped like stars on star plates.

Of course I did my Red, white and blue cupcakes from an earlier post HERE

The table

My favors were in a red and blue blinking stars in a striped bag.

(I didn't get a pic of them in the bag)

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