work, a new job, photos and rosette making

So today was another busy day...tax day end! Which for me means manning the desk at my dad's accounting firm for their end of the year luncheon. It's definitely fun to see all those serious accountants in hawaiian shirts. :-)

It was also my husband's first day at his new job. He was so nervous this morning he couldn't finish his coffee. He came home in such high spirits today. He had the best first day I think he's ever had. He got his own office, his supervisor took him to lunch (and paid), and he got the grand tour of almost all the branch offices. Plus he'll get benefits in 90 days!! Congrats to my wonderful hubby!

A couple of days ago I mentioned that a wonderful mom took my kiddos pictures? I got to see a couple of them online yesterday. They turned out awesome! Shannon did such a wonderful job. Feel free to check the pictures out on her facebook page (Myer bunch is my group of cuties).

Lastly, I made my first paper rosette tonight; and although it didn't turn out nearly as cute as I'd hoped, it was my very first one. They are much easier to do than I had originally thought. You simply start with a piece of paper 10 inches by 1.25 inches (sizes will vary per your choice) and scored it every .25 inches (40 score marks) using my Simply Scored board. Then you adhere the two ends together with some snail adhesive or glue tape, making a circle. Push the circle flat and secure with a 1.5 inch circle dotted with glue, holding in place for a few seconds while drying. And voila! It sounds more complicated than it is.

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Christmas Mixes for the Teachers

Every year I try to find a Christmas craft or recipe that I can make at home to gift to my children's teachers. This year I was inspired by a Pinterest© pin I found from Sprinkle Some Fun . Originally I was going to follow Rachel 's recipes and create some cute printable recipe cards to attach to the dip mixes. Instead, the process changed and while I followed her basic method, the recipes are my own creation. Please check out her post . They are really quite cute! A few discoveries in making this post: 1. Do not copy someone's recipes- It's a copyright violation (I'm new- I had NO idea) 2. Do not expect anyone's kindness or respect when you are a "hobby blogger" (Apparently I am very naïve) 3. Be brave (I have never shared a recipe that I have made up before) I did end up making some cute free printables and hope you enjoy them! Printables

Jumping back in

So I decided it's been a long enough break....ahem... I really didn't mean to disappear, it just happened, call it laziness or fear, perhaps both??? Moving on... Today was a PLC day for my kids, meaning mom got them all DAY long! =/ I love my kiddos, but all day with three very different personalities can be a bit much for this mama, especially since I still struggle with finding "me" time. And today I had allowed my 7 year old to invite her friend over to hang out with us, she was overwhelmed by my kids I think (she's an only child). Poor kid! Anyway, while she was over, all the girls wanted to do some crafting, which is when my son ran from the room to play Wii for the rest of the afternoon. LOL! So I sent them outside for a few minutes, OK a half hour, and scoured Pinterest for something fun and easy and stress-free. I actually didn't find anything that looked good with what little supplies I had lying around, so it was off to Google to look at valenti...

The longest week :-)

So last week was one of the longest weeks I have had in FOREVER, but it was filled with fun stuff... Jewelry parties, water aerobics, a technology night at my kids' school, a bit of church, craft projects, PTC projects, MoPs, kids sports, my son's belt testing for Tae Kwon Do (he's a green belt now-so proud), a cookout at a friend's house, bowling. Life just seems to be speeding up these days and sometimes, especially this past week, I feel like I'm missing that special time with my kids. I love them soooooooooo much! :-) So all in all it was a good week! I had a blast working on crafts for secretary's day and for my girlfriends at the cookout. We had so many laughs at the cookout! It was exactly what I needed to end my week! Love you ladies!!! Did I mention that between our five families we had 15 kids to keep us busy? GREAT times. :-D

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