Crumbled Gingerbread...

Remember the Purple Pansy Club, Meg?

 

Mother's new fire pit and "kum-by-ya" area... 

And what fire is good without "sit-upons"? I can't believe Meg was ever a girl scout.  Girl Scouts has a lot to do with nature.

Every year we decorate gingerbread houses over Thanksgiving break.  I'm normally the designated decorator.  Recently we've made it into a competition: boys vs. girls

 Sadly, when we opened the boxes to set up our pre-made house,

they were BOTH crumbled.  Thanks, walmart.  

Hopefully mother has gone back to the source and demanded new ones.

The girls are ready for a challenge...

Christmas Cards...

   So it’s Christmas card season, and we’ve begun the hunt to find the perfect card.  Back in the day, we would spend countless hours on taking the perfect picture that each of the children approved of.  Well, we still do, but now it is much simpler when it comes to ordering and getting our cards ready to send out.  These days you can simply choose the template, upload your picture, and you’re good to go!  It’s just as easy as that.  On Shutterfly, we have narrowed it down to a few candidates that will suit our family Christmas card just right.  You can help us decide.  Shutterfly is so easy.  I use them when I just want to print off various print sizes of the digital pictures I’ve taken.  Also, every year, my sister creates a calendar for the family with pictures of the cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc.  She gets pretty creative and adds in important dates to help us forgetful ones remember.  They’ve got many great options for these calendars.  There are many ways to get creative with Shutterfly.  And they've always got the good deals going...  You’ll be seeing our cute Christmas card soon!  

Here's some of the finalists:

 

Check it out 

Just An Allergy...

I ran across this neat concept of making your own chocolate bar.

Although I am allergic to chocolate, maybe they'd make neat gifts.

It is pretty entertaining... give it a try!!

These are some of the favorite, pre-designed creations...

Chocomize.com 

Be prepared to waste time inventing!

Must Be Tough...

I will admit, I am a tad bit jealous of the new princess-to-be.

Just look at that ring- 

Reminds me of a ring mother has and doesn't have enough fingers to put it on... hmmm... Christmas present idea??

I wear a 6.

**Via**

Polished...

                  Here's some pretty Winter Colors to try: (for those of us young at heart) 

**Via**

Bring Me Spring...

2011 J Crew Spring Collection came out!

Very very cute. As Usual! 

Getting very excited about some pretty color!

I'd happily wear almost everything here-