Weiner Dogs on Wednesday

Baby Avery is here!!

One of my best friends gave birth about an hour ago and I am SOOOO excited that I can hardly stand it!! Unfortunately she is in Virginia and I will not get to meet her until next month, but that has NOT stopped me from shopping for the closest thing I have to  neice! Here are a few things that I have picked out for baby Avery!!

sorry for the vaca...

It seems I have taken yet another step away from regular blog posts lately, and for that I apologize. I was in the hospital this weekend (again!?!) for a quick procedure to take care of a gallstone that was causing some serious pain and nausea for about 2 weeks!

A gallstone? Are you for reals? I had my gallbladder removed 3 months ago! How the heck does that happen??? I have NO idea, but some how, a little stone got lodged into a duct that it wasn't supposed to, but its gone now and we can move on with our lives!

Kurt, Oscar, Lyla and I are all just taking it easy after a very long and stressful few days...I advise you all to do the same, because it's stinkin' hot out there!!!

Cute little thank you...

Ever need a cute little thank you card/gift? Here is one of my favorite go-to ideas that I put together for a co-worker last week:

I always keep a few packs of  watercolor ATC around because they are thick paper, prefect for stamping and my favorite, sharpies!! They are also pre-cut, and perfect for just such a project. I usually get them from Michael's or Hobby Lobby with my coupon.

Anyway, I just stamped a quick owl on an ATC, colored in a few details, like his beak and eyes with sharpie, stamped the flourishes in the corner, inked the edges and wa la! I wrote a little message on the back thanking the person for what they had done.

I took a matching piece of ribbon and tied it around 3 granola bars and left it on his desk for a surprise breakfast.

Fast.Cute.Easy.Lets someone know you are grateful.

Saying thank you goes a long way.

(I grew up in a home where we were not allowed to have out Birthday/Christmas gifts until the thank you note/card was placed IN our mom's hand to be mailed to the person...and I wouldn't have changed it at all, because it made me a better person! Thanks Momma!)

Weiner Dogs on Wednesday

I am not a baker.

No, no one took a bite out of this...it just kind of fell apart. I repeat...I am not a baker.

Eat your heart out, Duff Goldman!

Happy Birthday!

Birthday weekend up in hereeee...