1 lb. of candy lighter ..........

4.12.11-

{Thanks to my Easter Bunny helper for picking the winner before she hopped on down the trail to the bus stop this morning}

Candice-

{send me your address please so I can send the goodies your way}Congratulations! 

I hope you enjoy your yummy, sweet, chocolately, gooey, sugary, lovely Easter treat goodie bag. 

CAUTION- the candy is so cute you may not want to even eat it.

You could tell all your family friends it is Faux candy if you want-

just like the adorable Chocolate bunnies- haha!

Enjoy & thanks to everyone who entered!

{M}

**I'll be back on Friday to announce ANOTHER exciting contest-wa-hoo!**

-be sure to check back for more info.-

A few of my friends & a GiVeAWAY!

4.9.11-

Every year I love getting these

{Faux- French for fake} Chocolate Bunnies out & display them on my cake stands for Easter.

{plus they are the best kind- non fattening!!}

Aren't they adorable & charming? 

I always like to see how many people I can fool during the month of April with these little guys.

{& believe me there have been a few in the past who have tried to take a nibble or two}  

Because I had too much on my plate last month 

{mainly PTSO school projects}

I just couldn't bring myself to schedule a Hive before Easter. So I have a 10 lb. box of the cutest Easter candy sitting on my counter top & I have to give some of it away!!

Mix includes:

-chocolate foil eggs

-creme shaped eggs, bunnies & chicks

- pastel holland mints {my favorite}

-gummy eggs covered in sprinkles

-& of coarse jelly beans.

If you would like a chance to receive this

1 lb. bag of tasty treats in the mail leave me a comment & I'll ship it your way next week.

{adorable little chocolate bunny NOT included- he's mine!}

You have until Monday the 11th at Midnight to enter, winner will be announced Tuesday & the candy delievered or shipped on Wendsday.

-Also check out my friend

Leila Bird's blog for a chance to win a darling candy jar to put your candy in- 

Go here for more details.

-BONUS-

I just learned that another couple of friends

{Sheryl & Karah} are having a giveaway here too!

{Isn't having friends the best?}

Wishing for Springtime weather

{I'm so over all the snow!}

{M}

 oh, & one more exciting thing-

 The{Summertime}Hive

coming

May 19th & 20th - more info. to come! 

& last but not least...

4.6.11-

The one who has been with me the longest-

Macey Lou
{her Grandma GG thinks she has the cutest name}

What to say about this one.  She is so talented {if I say so myself}  She has always loved music & singing.  When she was 2 1/2 years old she would sit down with me & watch the ENTIRE Sound of Music

{our favorite movie}

She also went to see Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat when she was 3 & was completely mesmerized.

{I mean who does that??}
I'm glad we share a common bond of love for music together.

 She has turned into quite the talented chef in our home & we all love it!  She can whip up the best egg McMacey's for breakfast, french toast, cupcakes{complete with decadent frosting}for an afternoon treat & any kind of Mexican food you want {with lots & LOTS of spices!} 

She likes everything blackened & with lots

of pepper. 

-a MLQ design & photo-

She is developing an interest in photography & loves creating flower arrangements.  I love it during the Summer because she is always making an arrangement for the kitchen table from flowers in our yard.

She also likes to sew & design clothes & also enjoys playing Basketball & Volleyball.

-some note cards she designed & sold last year

 she's a wonderful artist &  

has 2 best little buddies{Hy & Walter}
next door that she loves to play, babysit & just plain spend time with.  

- Mace & Walt-

She is a great student

{just made the honor roll again & got a role in her drama class play- Congrats Mace}

& is a typical Tween-ager.

{with a messy room & lots of these kind of photos on
the camera}

Every time I go into her room & see drawers left open, clothes on the floor, closet wide open & her bed unmade I get a little upset.  But then I have to realize that I am grateful for an amazing daughter who gets up every morning on her own at 6:20 a.m, gets all ready, comes upstairs bright & early each morning ready for school.

So I need to look at it as having a glass half empty or half-full? 

I would have to say all the way full! :)
{love you Mace!} 

{M}

{thanks for letting me share these 3 joys with you all. So glad I get to be their Mom}

My little determined one!

4.5.11-

{I better post about my other girls so there isn't a problem! ;)}

This is my youngest daughter {by 2 minutes} Emily.

 She is almost as opposite as opposite can be from her twin sister.  She is a hard worker, likes everything to be done in order & the RIGHT way, sticks to a job until it is done & LOVES neatness & order.  As much as she likes to work hard she loves to play just as hard. She can be outside with her friends for hours just playing & playing.

She is a determined little girl when she sets her mind to something it is as good as done.  For example- she has been a member of team Fuzion this year at tumbling.  She was asked to try out for the team by her teacher last year.  She has worked hard & participated in 3 competitions so far this year. She placed 7th at her first competition  & 3rd at one in February. As we were getting in the car to go home she said, 

"I'm going to get 1st place next time"

& what do you know- at her competition 2 weeks ago she walked away with 1st place!

-Way to go Em!! -

She loves school, doing back handsprings & collecting anything & everything.

{rocks, feathers, gum wrappers & pencils just to

name a few}

She likes to have a clean room {unlike her sister} she decided it would be cute to put her marble collection in an old gumball machine we had-
I thought it was pretty clever.

I'm grateful to have 2 little girls, that arrived in our home at the same time, but are their own unique person with their own likes & dislikes & terrific personalities.  It makes life fun & interesting for sure!

{M}

One Funny Kid!

4.4.11-

This is my cute daughter Audrey.  She is one of the funniest kids I know.

 She is always coming up with a joke, saying something funny or just plain laughing & LOVING life!

She was so excited for April Fools Day last week & planning pranks to pull on her sisters & friends.

{I was one of her victims too- she dumped out my NEW bottle of hairspray & filled it up with water}

Well this may be the funniest thing she did this weekend.  At school on Friday they had a "School Store" where students can bring in items from home that they don't want anymore & other students can buy them using good behavior coupons they have earned at school.

Well she cashed in her coupons & came home with these beauties {Yes, they are 3D glasses} & hasn't taken them off all weekend. The 3D lens stayed in for the first day & then she just decided to take them out. 

She keeps telling me,

"I really want glasses!"

My Grandma saw her yesterday & thought she looked like Drew Carrey

{she is a big Price is Right fan}

She couldn't get to sleep last night & stayed up late {she is a night owl!}reading jokes

& laughing & laughing!!

 I'm glad that I get to be around her everyday.  I want to be more like her- happy, carefree, finding joy & happiness in whatever she is doing or wherever she is.
I guess it's all how you look at life whether through 3D glasses or not :)

{M}

Sharpies & Post-its

4.1.11-

I have had the opportunity of serving as the PTSO President for my daughters Middle School this year. It has taken alot of time & energy but I really do love helping, serving & being a part of the Middle School.  I think it gives me a sense of connection to when I used to teach & I enjoy being back in that environment.

I also have the pleasure of working with other fabulous & amazing women on the board too.

Something we do each month we meet is put up

{what we like to call}

-Postive Post-its-

on random lockers throughout the school. 

It just takes a second to write a postive message on a post-it,walk down the halls & place them here & there.

Last month as I was walking down the hall, to put more up, a student was standing by her open locker & I saw a bright yellow post-it stuck on the inside that said

Have a good day!

{with a little smiley face drawn on it too}

My heart literally soared, I was so happy to see that the point of what we were doing really did matter & that that student appreciated the little message enough to keep it. It made me happy to know that she sees a positive message each & every time she opens her locker during the school day.

{Yeah!!}

Isn't that what we all need no matter how old we are? 

Something positive & uplifting said to us each day.   

So here's to 

  2 of my Favorite things-
Sharpie pens & Post-it notes

& what something little & simple can do.

Hope you all have a GR8 weekend!

{I'm trying to connect with the younger generation ;) }

{M}

-I'll have to post later about some other exciting things we are doing at the Middle School next week- School Pride Day & School Beautification Day!
{we purchased BIG & much needed framed art to put up on the bare halls of the school}
SO EXCITED!!