• Baby Buckets!

    My dear friend from church, Sam, is expecting her first child (as I finally post this on my blog, little Olivia Marie has arrived!!!) and I wanted to do something cute for her baby shower… Problem #1 Sam and her hubby Yanick chose not to know the sex of the baby.  Good for them! – bad for me and my…

  • DIY Lion Costume

    It is a very good thing the only people reading this blog are my darling friends… Seriously, I have been neglecting the crafting/picture taking/writing.  Ugh. The ladies retreat at church was a “safari” theme this year: “Faithful, Abundant, True On the hunt for life’s greatest adventure!”  I about nearly fell out of my seat when Pricilla Shirer started speaking on…

  • DIY Valentine's Day Lollipops

    Valentine’s Day Lollipops

    I LOVE Pinterest!!! Like, I luh-ove it!  I think I can safely say I am completely addicted – exactly what I knew would happen, which is why I resisted ever even looking at the site for the last six months or so. Anyway… I wanted to make something sweet for Valentine’s Day at work, but I didn’t want to spend…

  • Christmas Cookies

    The holidays are always a crummy time to have to go to work… and I always feel sorry for the guys at the fire station near my house on Christmas – they are busy putting out all of the Christmas tree fires!  So, it has become a bit of a tradition for me to take them Christmas goodies and wish…

  • Happy One Year Anniversary to the Houghs!

    Leah – My dependable, reliable friend.  How different life is from when we were 20 and our biggest concern was what concert we would be attending on the weekend!  Life is different, you’re married and celebrating one whole year of marriage, yet our friendship and my love for you remains the same.  I still talk waayy too much (and usually…