We Will Always Have Paris

Printable Coupon Links Updated

Printable coupon links have been updated for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby & Michaels.  You will find them all under the "Hot Links" section of the left sidebar of my home page.  Happy shopping!

Printable Coupon Links Updated (AC Moore, Hobby Lobby & Michaels)

Printable coupon links have been updated for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby and Michaels.  You will find them all under the "Hot Links" section of the left sidebar on my home page.  Happy shopping!

Printable Coupon Links Updated

Printable coupon links have been updated for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn Fabrics and Michaels.  You will find them all under the "Hot Links" section of the left sidebar on my home page.  Happy shopping!

Two For Tuesday: Running with Zombies & Mr. Morris Lessmore

Two things that grabbed my attention this week:

photo via Facebook

1.  "Run For Your Lives" 5K.  Here's the premise...  You gather up your friends and try to conquer an obstacle-laden 5K course while being chased by ZOMBIES.  Seriously.  ZOMBIES! The zombies don't actually eat your brains, but they will try to take one of the three flags around your waist. I don't run.  I hate running.  However, I think running from zombies would be too much fun to pass up. 

There are 11 races across the country this year and one happens to be in our own backyard (Baltimore).  Last year's race had over 10,000 participants.  I just found out that you can also sign up to be a Zombie too!  I am all over this.  You can either be a chaser (running Zombie) or a stumbler (slow moving Zombie).  I just checked with the hubby and if I can get a sitter for the weekend (uh... Suni?), you'll find us at the November race.  Any good ideas?  Prom queen zombie?  Bride zombie?  Oh, to be undead!!

This should be great training for the apocalypse...

2.  The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.  If you haven't seen this Oscar-winning wonderful animated 15-minute short, you must.  It is available via YouTube and absolutely free.  A combination of The Wizard of Oz, Hurricane Katrina and an old Buster Keaton movie, the short is visually stunning and will leave the booklover with a lump in her throat.  Once you've fallen in love with the short, you'll want to go check out their iPad app.  I'll off to download it now!

Photo Of The Week: Happy Birthday Mr. Geisel!

I am a few days late to the party, but...

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Printable Coupon Links Updated

Printable coupon links have been updated for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby & Michaels.  You will find them all under the "Hot Links" section of the left sidebar on my home page.  Happy shopping!

Printable Coupons Updated (AC Moore, Hobby Lobby & Michaels)

I've updated the printable coupon links for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby & Michaels.  You'll find them all under the "Hot Links" section of my home page.  Happy shopping!

Two For Tuesday: Berry Boxes and "Learn With Jenny" Blog

Two fantastic new things to check out (with videos!!):

1.  My Favorite Things Berry Box Die:  My daughters had so much fun during our Spring Tea last year that I think I'm going to do it again.  Once I laid eyes on this cute die, I knew what my theme was going to be -- strawberry lemonade.  Think giant red and yellow tissue paper pom poms... Think red and white striped paper straws... Think chocolate covered strawberries on tiered plates...  Think little strawberry boxes filled with tasty treats!!!

This will die cut a little treat box that folds into a strawberry.  IT EVEN EMBOSSES ADORABLE LITTLE SEEDS FOR YOU!  For an amazing example, check out Karen Giron's sample here. 

2.  "Learn With Jenny" blog:  I love reading blogs for inspiration.  I find great cupcake recipes (which I never use), card ideas (which I never make) and great ideas for my kids' playdates (I actually do use these!).  Every once in a long while, I stumble upon a blog that knocks my socks off.  If you haven't seen "Learn With Jenny"'s blog, you must.  Absolutely must.

My friend Suni uses a number of shocking phrases that always make me laugh.  For example, her computer never crashes.  It goes "tits up".  Nobody ever has an unpleasant look to them.  They "have a face like a cat's ass".  One of my favorite Suni gems is "balls outside the pants".  She uses it when she's done something completely over the top, without regard for what others might think.  I love it.

I love Jenny's blog because she completely lives with her"balls outside of her pants."  Diagnosed with cancer 6 years ago, Jenny sat down and wrote a "life list" of things that she wanted to do with her life.  She battled and won her cancer battle, and then set about living her life -- work, kids, everything else that comes with it.  Several years later, she realized that she hadn't accomplished much on her "life list" and changed her way of thinking.  There was an amazing life to be lived!  There's so much to learn!

I love watching Jenny cross items off of her "life list".  Some are small (hold a bake sale with her kids) and some are really "reach for the stars" dreams (dance with Ellen DeGeneres on her show).

One of my favorite Jenny list items was to dance in front of all of the Washington Monuments.  Watch this and tell me that you don't love Jenny too:

Now, that's living with your balls outside of your pants...

I'm off to do something on my "life list".

Photos of the Week: LOVE

Happy Valentine's Day (a day early, but I can't help myself -- these pics are too cute to not post right away)!

 

 

 

photos by Melanie Zajicek

Printable Coupons Updated (AC Moore, Hobby Lobby & Michaels)

Printable coupons for AC Moore, Hobby Lobby and Michaels have been updated.  You will find them all under the "Hot Links" section of the left sidebar of my home page.  Take advantage of the AC Moore & Michaels coupons, as they are both 50% off this week! 

Happy shopping!