Day 27: I am thankful that Old Navy had matching argyle sweaters for Jackson and Brennan for Christmas that go wonderfully with the fabric I have to make pants for Jackson and Ethan.
If they'd had the same sweater for Ethan, I might have wet myself from excitement. Oh, well, he can just coordinate.
Monday, November 23, 2009
27 Days of Thankfulness, Day 23
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Party Pops
WAY before Ethan's birthday, I got super excited about a theme. A blue and white and black all over theme.
I searched high and low for items that complimented that and one place I found was Party Pops on etsy. Now, let me tell you, I am an etsy junkie, I could just click, click, click away for hours.
(Please ignore the crummy fondant covering job...it was for a one year old so I was not too worried)Well, I let my fingers do the clicking and found this adorable party decorations shop. Sure, I do make a lot of my own decorations, but I don't know how to do a cute picture with the words the way she does, so I asked to review one...she sent me a cake topper and I love it.
They were a huge hit!
Check out her adorable treat toppers. LOVE THEM!
And here is a lady bug party pack. The party packs are $92 and include:Party for Eight
Birthday Banner customized with name
Three Piece Cake Topper OR 12 Cupcake Toppers
7 Customized Party Hats
1 Custom Party Hat with Crown for Birthday boy or girl
8 Custom Party Invitations with envelopes
8 Thank You Cards with Envelopes
8 Customized Favor Tags with Clear Bags
10 Napkin Rings
1 Package of Confetti
CA-UTE! I love her party hats, by the way.
So, next time you start planning your little one (or big kids...do you think Bart would order me a cake topper for my 30th birthday party on New Year's EVE???), go check out Party Poppers and you might find exa
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11/22/2009 09:50:00 PM
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Zazzle...design whatever, whenever
I did a Google search for "Blue, zebra, birthday" and one of the products that popped up was this shirt design by zazzle.com. I was immediately lusting after one. I contacted the company, sent Larry an email, and the rest is history. (The product was provided to me for free and the statements in this post are 100% my own opinions)Larry suggested instead of just telling him what I want that he send me a gift certificate so I could go through the order process. At first, that puzzled me, but then, I learned that at zazzle.com, you custom create everything. Want to add a picture of your child added to background on mouse pad? Go to zazzle. Want a customized hoodie for your kids sports teams? Go to zazzle.
I picked the zebra shirt that says "I'm 1" on front. Bart and I designed it so the back says, "I'm so hungry I could eat a zebra" -Ethan....so it looks like a famous quote :) We LOVE it. (The back of the shirt is pictured in the first picture but Ethan would not cooperate to get a good backside shot)
It was super easy to design and play around with the options available for you. We played for about 1/2 an hour, just making stuff up, until Bart thought up that funny mis-quote.
The only bad thing I have to say is that we ordered a size 2 (Ethan is a big boy!) and it fits quite well. His other clothes are still 12-18 months for the most part with some 18-24 thrown in for good measure...so make sure you don't order down a size if ordering a kids shirt. I can not say that this is true for sweatshirts or adult shirts, just the shirt that Ethan received, but now you know.
I can't wait for Jackson's birthday...he might be having a robot theme and I'd love to design a shirt perfect for him!
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11/22/2009 09:40:00 PM
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27 Days of Thanksgiving, Day 22
I am thankful my new church calling is not as bad as I thought it would be...
Missionary Meal Coordinator. Easy, peasey, right? I will be doing a bit more work then past coordinators, because we are now working contacting less actives to invite them to feed the missionaries, but I think it'll be fine.
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11/22/2009 09:13:00 PM
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Friday, November 20, 2009
27 Days of Thankfulness, Days 18, 19, 20, & 21
I am thankful for healthy children. I watched My Sister's Keeper the other night and just cried and cried. It takes such strength and courage to be able to deal with illness on such an extreme level. I know you do not choose to have to deal with sickness and death, it comes to you. I am still grateful for my children's health and pray God will give me the strength and comfort to handle whatever life throws my way.
I am thankful for baby Ethan, all 28 lbs. 13 oz. of him!
I am grateful for Joann's 50% off coupons that Kyra and I "stole" when I visited Ohio this past Labor Day...I've used the heck out of them! Used one today to buy some $12 a yard fabric for $6...I only needed 1/2 a yard, but still....oh, and wait til you see what I needed that fabric for!!!!
I am thankful for Jenn posting a recipe for a poinsettia sipper drink on her good eats blog last year and for me printing it out. It is SOOOOO GOOOD...I am glad I made it to go along with Ethan's fancy (for me :) birthday dinner...more to come on his birthday next week, when I have more pictures.
Now, if only I have the lovely pitcher to put it in, instead of a plastic one, I'd be REALLY thankful :)
(Oh, and doesn't the folding chairs and funky green ones really add to the loveliness of the evening? I thought so...esp. when Chunky Monkey figured out he could make the chair fold up WITH HIM STILL IN IT!)
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11/20/2009 01:04:00 PM
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