snow day!

We got the call at 5am and then again at 5:15 am because I guess they thought once wasn't enough...grrr! It was officially Ry's FIRST SNOW DAY!! YAY!

This is what it looks like in lovely Jersey :) It's actually even worse than this now...you can see no "trunk" to our tree whatsoever!

We decided it was going to be "craft day" and I quickly realized how unprepared I am as mom. No pipe cleaners, pom poms, foam cut outs....no ELMERS GLUE! I mean, c'mon! Next time I am at AC Moore picking up supplies I am most definitely picking up my kids their OWN supplies!

We wanted to make something for Daddy and his new office and what's better than picture frames for his desk? Thank goodness our paper recycling hasn't gone out yet! :)

I gave the kids their own little bags and had them go around the house looking for "stuff" they wanted to put on the frames. I had to help Em but she did really well, except when I found one of Ry's socks in her bag....

Ry had a blast going through my craft table. I had to keep taking my expensive ribbon & embellishments away from him and pushing him towards the cheaper stuff.... ;) The kid's got good taste.

Here's what they came up with...

I cut picture frames out of the cardboard....

And they got to work!

Look at me! He made his ALL by himself and was very proud!

The finished product! The yellow tissue paper balls look more like spit balls,

but I think they did a pretty good job considering the limited amount of supplies we had.

Next time we'll be WAY more fancy...pipe cleaners and all ;)

Here are our picture frames all ready for Daddy's new office, and let me just add that he was THRILLED when he got home. ;) (and then asked if he REALLY had to take them to the office. Yes, Daddy, you do!)

Buzz on by Thursday Blog Hop!!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast...plus we have some pretty sweet giveaways too!

CONGRATS to Laura over at A Goddess of Frugality! She's the winner of the Valentine's Block Art giveaway!

CONGRATS to Dee over at Sew Me Mine...she won the Valentine's Heart Hair Clips!

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Wildtree Review

When I heard that Amanda of Wildtree was looking for people to review some Wildtree products, I jumped at the chance! Wildtree has tons of all natural culinary blends that are sold through home tasting parties.

Here's what Wildtree has to say:

Wildtree offers the highest quality herbs, spices and culinary blends that are free of preservatives, additives, fillers and promote a healthier lifestyle. We believe in the value of making cooking a quicker, easier, more healthful project for those who are short on time, and a fun, interesting adventure for those who wish to be more creative in the kitchen. We offer our representatives the opportunity to earn unlimited income and have a home based business that allows them to live the American Dream.

The absolute hardest part of this review was picking what I wanted to try. Everything sounded so delicious! I thought I was all settled on the guacamole blend...no wait, smoked mozzarella and tomato blend...or maybe some banana bread mix or whole wheat pizza dough mix....AHHH! I could have gone on and on, I'm pretty sure I took a good couple of days to email Amanda back because of this tough decision ;). I finally DID decide and went with the Spinach, Artichoke and Parmesan Spread. (and so glad I did!)

We host Christmas Eve every year at our house with both sides of our families, so this arrived at the perfect time. We always have fun and different finger foods, dips and appetizers so this dip fit in great! I was so excited to be able to add it to our menu for the night.

These were my intentions: Take a picture of the dip "before". Take a picture of the dip all set up on the table. And finally to take a picture of everyone enjoying this delicious Spinach, Artichoke, Parmesan spread!

Ok, so it went a little more like this:

Take a picture of the dip "before" --CHECK!

I then went back into the kitchen to prepare the dip. I LOVED that on the back of the jar they gave you a recipe suggestion. (clever!)

Serve at room temperature or heated with crackers. Also add 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese with the entire jar, put in microwave for 3 to 5 minsutes or until cheese is melted. Stir and serve with crackers, Tostitos or crusty bread.

Mix in mozzarella cheese? Yes, please! I thought this sounded so good so I gave it a shot. Heated it up, stirred it around and served with crackers, bread, chips and carrots -- voilà! The smell filled up the kitchen and I couldn't wait to taste it.

I literally ran back in the kitchen, probably checked on a few things, chatted for a second and went out to take a picture and it was HALF GONE!! No joke. (hence the reason for no more of my planned pics) I've made spinach dip before and I've made a hot artichoke dip as well, this is totally different. Everyone absolutely LOVED it. Needless to say, a few minutes later and it was ALL gone! I think I caught my Dad in there getting every last bit onto a piece of bread ;) It was HUGE HIT and the perfect addition to our Christmas Eve party. THANK YOU Wildtree!

You have to check out their other products. Just when you think something sounds soo delicious, you'll find something else you want to try even more. From breads, pancake mixes and dippers to dressings, marinades and sauces, I want to try everything (not to mention they have desert mixes too...YUM)!

Thanks to the internet, Wildtree parties can be held ANYWHERE and if you happen to live in Northeastern Wisconsin or surrounding areas, you can have a party with Amanda!

Check out Amanda's Wildtree site for more information and go say HI on facebook!

another fun giveaway...

Another fabulous giveaway from Frecklebox is up at 2 boys + 1 girl = One Crazy Mom!

You can win a $40 gift certificate! If I win I'm definitely going to get one of these lunch boxes for Em, I absolutely LOVE how there is a chalkboard on the inside! Perfect to write your little one a note for school. (my mom used to write on the bottom of my brown bags, we've come a long way, huh?!) GOOD LUCK!

a little fyi...

One of my favorite accessories for my little girl is leggings and one of my favorite places to get these leggings is AGOO! I did a review of Agoo a while back and Emmy actually just wore those leggings a few days ago and they still look great--I just love them!

Well the wonderful people of Agoo are at it again :) Right now on their fan page they are offering a 12 pair giveaway--what an awesome prize!!

Check out their page for details...I've got my fingers AND toes crossed for this one! :)

Blog Makeover...YAY!!

Woo hooo!! Check out my new blog! Do you like it? I L O V E it, couldn't be happier. I worked with the fabulous Leah of Cutesie Blog Design and am so excited with how it turned out.

The process was SUPER easy, even for me, and I'm pretty clueless about this stuff. Well, I guess I should give myself *some* credit. I've been blogging for 9 months now and have really learned a lot so I'll say I'm a step above clueless. ;)

Leah's site is extremely user friendly, she answers pretty much any questions you might have right there. She breaks it down in list format (love this) which makes it really easy to follow along and understand. Her pricing and packages are right there too, so you can figure out exactly what you want/need. She also has a whole list of blogs she's already designed, I really enjoyed going through all these and could tell right away that I loved her style.

I simply picked out which designer I wanted to use (for colors, background, images, etc.), chose which package I needed and filled out the questionnaire. Then I anxiously waited to see what Leah came up with. The whole process took only one week, from the first email to the finished product. The best part was that Leah & I could talk via gmail chat and work out any kinks from there. She was so easy to work with and made any changes I wanted right away. I swear, I would ask her to change something a bit and in a minute she would write back with, "Done, check it out". It was honestly so much fun!

I must say I spent more time chatting with Leah yesterday than watching JETS playoff football, but it was so worth it. (especially after that game--ugh!) I think I had my laptop open the ENTIRE day watching her work on my blog!

I would highly recommend Cutesie Blog Design to any of you that are thinking their blog needs a makeover too. I'm absolutely thrilled! THANKS LEAH! :)

Say HI to Leah on Facebook!

Buzz on by Thursday Blog Hop & Giveaway!!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!
If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:
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Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)

1. Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.

GVEAWAY: This week Nicole of The Two Savvy Sisters has offered us a wonderful giveaway she is giving one lucky winner an adorable Valentine's word block. How do you win this great prize? Well, simply leave one (or all of us) a comment. The more comments you leave the greater your chances are of winning.



This giveaway is for US residents only. All comments must be placed by Monday, January 24th 6 PM EST. The winner will be picked by adding all of the comments from your hostesses and using random.org to generate the winner.
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Wordless Wednesday -- J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS!

(this was taken a year ago...but holy hell--GO JETS!)

Time for a change...

Following through with one of my New Years Resolutions... I am soo excited that I will finally be getting some help (REAL help!) with my blog!! YAY!! HTML codes scare me and doing this all myself is driving me nutso. I can't wait to get things going with Leah of Cutesie Blog Design and see what she comes up with! I'll tell ya more about the whole process once we're done...hopefully in about a week.

I have some great reviews & giveaways coming up too...just wanna wait till my blog is all prettied up ;)

Buzz on by Thursday Blog Hop & Giveaway!!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug!

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! So join us, we promise you will have a blast!
If you want to be a part of Buzz on by Thursday, just follow these few rules:
Follow ALL of the Hostesses
If you're a new follower make sure to leave us a comment so we can follow you back! WE DO FOLLOW BACK!
Add your blog name and URL to the linky below (only have to add once)

1. Follow Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug via Google Connect. Leave comments on each site letting us know you are following us so we can follow you back.

GVEAWAY: This week Sara of Emmy's Closet has offered us a wonderful giveaway she is giving one lucky winner an adorable Valentine's hair bow. How do you win this great prize? Well, simply leave one (or all of us) a comment. The more comments you leave the greater your chances are of winning.

This giveaway is for US residents only. All comments must be placed by Monday, January 17th 6 PM EST. The winner will be picked by adding all of the comments from your hostesses and using random.org to generate the winner.
Would you like even more chances to win this giveaway? Do one or all of the following below and leave comments on every hostesses post that you do the below.
- Follow Fashionably Organized (@FashOrganized), The Two Savvy Sisters (@Twosavvysisters), Emmy's Closet(@emmyscloset) and Sunny Bug (@Sunny_Bug) on Twitter.

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Happy New Year... (6 days late)

I've been wanting to blog for a week now and can't seem to get my act together. It's snowing, AGAIN! The Verizon guy is here (cute little booties on and all) for 6-8 hours, seriously? A realtor should be here in an hour just tell me what I already know...You will never be able to move out of your "starter" house...never ever! I've got 2 kids, still in PJs, with noses running like faucets. Not to mention one of them has a nasty cough. Oh, and I'm still in PJs too. AHHHH!!!! Can you hear me complaining from there? Which brings me to my RESOLUTIONS. Yup, those lovely resolutions that I usually stick with for a while then forget all about. Although, this year it seems like I can't even stick to them for a day!

Maybe if I put them out there in the blogging world I'll try harder...worth a shot ;)

I saw this fabulous sign the other day and thought, THAT'S IT! THATS MY NEW MOTTO!

It's by Barn Owl Primatives...I adore their work. Find them on Etsy here!

How true is that? Keep Calm and Carry On. So that's my main resolution. It's simple, right? I'm trying not to flip over the small stuff. Not to even bring it up. We'll see how it goes ;)

And here's my obvious one...GET MY ASS BACK IN SHAPE! I mean enough is enough already. I can't blame it on "I just had a baby" anymore when she's 20 months old. I've always been an athlete and in great shape. Then I got married and figured I was set. Then I had Ry and thought why would I ever get back in shape now when I know someday I'll have another. So then there was Em. Now I'm done, so there are no more excuses. I just need to get my butt to the gym or start P90X again. Once I push through the first few weeks I know I'll be ok. It's just actually DOING IT and not talking about it....ugh!

Another very important resolution this year is for my family. We need to start eating better. I've actually been cooking healthy meals all week so I think this resolution MIGHT have a chance! I love to cook I just despise to clean up! My kids are getting older and I want them to learn what healthy eating is all about. I would love to hear anyone's recipe ideas and I'd love to share mine as well. Was trying to think of an easy way for some healthy recipe sharing. Any ideas??

Now for Emmy's Closet. I have B I G plans! I have tons more new items to list and I'm so excited about it. That's really my goal for the year. I want to expand and offer as much as I can, a little something for everyone! I just added some itty bitty baby bows, that I LOVE! They are the perfect starter set. Almost makes me want to have another little one ;) Although, I have lots of preggo friends right now so maybe I'll just pray for some pink from them! Some things to look out for are toddler belts (all finished JUST have to list them), bigger bows, holiday packs and felt clippies.

Lastly, I really want to learn more about blogging. I decided to start this blog on a whim and here I am. I've met soo many wonderful bloggers and am having such a fun time. I still really just wing it all the time though ;) Something will take me 2 hours to figure out and accomplish that someone else would get done in probably 20 mins. That frustrates me! I would love to get a "real" layout and have someone who actually knows what they are talking about teach me some new stuff. Although I am kinda proud of myself for learning as much as I have about this whole blogging thing and for getting this far!

PS: I am not proofreading. Don't judge me! I am not a writer, I rely on spell check and often ask my husband where commas should go and what deserves an apostrophe. What can I say?!

Buzz on by Thursday Blog Hop & Giveaway!!

Welcome to “Buzz on by Thursday" blog hop, hosted by Fashionably Organized, The Two Savvy Sisters, Emmy's Closet and Sunny Bug.

Buzz on By Thursday is a great way to meet new bloggers and increase your Google followers! Join us, we promise you will have a blast!

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GIVEAWAY: This week Liz of Sunny Bug has graciously offered us a wonderful giveaway. Forget the Year of Rabbit...in my opinion, it's the Year of the Cupcake. These are from Essence on Main - one of my favorite local boutiques offering all things cupcakes {well maybe a few other things too...I just get distracted by the cupcakes!} The winner will receive a Cupcake Charm that can be hung from your rear view mirror in your car, "Cupcakes for Your Car" and a hand-made glass-blown cupcake, the more comments you leave the greater your chances are of winning.

All comments must be placed by Monday, January 10th by 6 PM EST. The winner will be picked by adding all of the comments from your hostesses and using random.org to generate the winner.
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