Mother's Day & Giveaway Week!!

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I hope all of you moms had a divine Mother's Day!  Unfortunately I slept most of mine.  I cried about it already too.  I am really mad at myself for doing that.  Sleep is needed, but I assure you.  The amount of sleeping that I accumulated was just ridiculous.  Never ever again!  But when I was awake, my kids gave me a card that held a locket in it.  Lovely.  And my husband got me a cute card a book.  We don't really do humungous gifts for Mother's Day around here.  Because... that is not what Mother's Day is about.  My hubby and girls did, however make me the most amazingly delicious breakfast!

I promise.  It tasted as good (better) than my camera could capture.

Everyone of us loved the stuffed french toast.  Smiles everywhere.  Yum yum yum!

After breakfast daddy read the girls a story.

The girls played some educational games on the computer while mom watched on from the bed.  Which was a bad idea.  Because I fell asleep.

But when I woke up, I was informed that we were going to dinner.  Dinner at one of my favorite restaurants called Lucille's.  Fabulous food!

I took advantage of having my family so near to snap some great pictures.  Get ready for a picture assault!

For dinner we had Fried Green Tomatoes for an appetizer.  They were incredible.  The girls were dying to get a taste of the sauce.  :)

And I had Tri Tip for dinner.  As always.

We ended the evening with a stroll to Barnes and Noble where I added to my ever growing humungous stash of books just waiting to be read.

So, there is my Mother's Day play by play.
How was YOUR day?

20 YEARS!!

I just had to stop in for a real fast celebratory post.

image by MarianneLoMonaco

Today (yes, April Fools Day) is my parents 20th ANNIVERSARY!!!
My parents have been married for 20 years.
Say it with me TWENTY YEARS!
No, I am not younger than 20. haha! My dad adopted me when I was younger.
He has been in my life since I was 5.  He IS my dad.  I don't remember him as anyone other than my dad. :)  And oh do I love him.  And oh do I love my mom!

Mom.  Dad.  Thanks for being such a great marital example!  Mike and I strive to have a marriage as strong and fun as yours every day!!!  Here's to TWENTY more!  :)

Enjoy Savannah!

Love you!!

Friends... do me a big favor.  Leave a comment here for my parents.  They read my blog all the time.  Let's warm their hearts.  :)  Thanks!

xo.

Christmas!! FINALLY!!

First of all!

I am really glad my tutorial

was so helpful to so many of you!

Now you need to share what you've made!

Comment with links.  

So, I have FINALLY uploaded my Christmas 

pictures!  Kids opening their presents. 

We open all of our gifts on Christmas Eve night

and reserve Christmas morning for Santa.  :)

I didn't end up take pictures of my girls opening 

their Santa gifts.  I was a zombie that morning.

I am sure all of those pictures would have been blurry. LOL!

Here we go...

I went back and forth on getting these letters for Zoe.

Finally I caved and bought them.

I really could not resist.

They are from this shop.  I bought her these.

Angelina really wanted this teddy bear.

From the grocery store of all places.  LOL!

Daddy came through, and she was thrilled!

My dad build boat models.

We bought him Noah's Ark.

My kids are helping Grandma 

open her gift.  How cute is this picture?

My mom ooohed and ahhhed at her necklaces

that Denise made!  You all really need to visit her

shop!  Her stuff is so fabulous!

I ordered this and this for my mom.

And I bought myself this necklace.

My girls gave them to her.  :)

I made my mom several scarves.

4 scrunchy scarves and 1 patchwork scarf.

I din't think this is how you're supposed to

wear them, are you?  ;)

Mike and I also bought my mom a

few things from this shop.

I bought myself some stuff from there too!

FABULOUS!!

Zoe loved her puzzles...

And Angelina LOVED her quilt!  :)

Mike got ... an iron?

Man does he look excited or what?

No!  It was Not an iron!

ha!  Just another Playstation 3 Controller.

Zoe threw his last one away.  Ooops!

Now he has 2 again.

He also got 2 new Playstation 3 games from me.

And Fight Club on BlueRay.

And our girls got him another

Playstation 3 game kit thing.  LOL!

He is going to be busy!

This picture cracked me up!

Zoe was trying to get her tub of playdoh

out of that bag. ha!

I got Angelina some books...

see the book on your right?

The Phantom Tollbooth?

I read that was I was little.  She couldn't believe it.

Not pictured it The Indian in the Cupboard.

Do you remember that book?

It was one of my favorites.

Zoe still loves Wubzy.

She got a Wubzy she can bathe with.

And their last gift was the big gift.

Angelina got the Hanna Montana Playstation Portable

And Zoe got a pink Nintendo DS.

I know!  I am no where in these pictures.

Pretty sad!  LOL!

My girls got me the BedHead Hair Straightener that I REALLY wanted.

My parents thought I was really weird for

getting so excited about a hair straightener.

They just don't understand!  ;)

They also got me a CUTE sweater jacket, a dress/shirt and a ton of

fantastic things from Bath and Body Works!

Then, as you know, a week later Mike bought

me my Canon 5D.  :D

This was our Christmas Eve!

Everyone made out like bandits!

At the end of the day, though.

It was just so fantastic to spend time my my family

and my parents.  We so rarely see them, so this

Christmas was made extra special with their visit.

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I will be back later!  I made 3 new camera strap slipcover designs last

night!!  Can't wait to share!

How was your weekend??