Link Love - A Day Late

I'm a day late for showing some Link Love but there's a heck of a lot of awesomeness out there!

Come April this baby is m.i.n.e.

Everything about this blog is amazing.

I would love to make this beauty for St. Patrick's Day.

I think this will be my next lens purchase.

I love these actions. Love love love. Love.

Have you checked out this blog? Her "What I Wore Wednesday" is just awesome.

I love every single one of her outfits.

I wish she had cankles, big boobs, and birthin' hips so she could teach me how to dress.

Bah!

Head on over to Cherish's blog for some more lovely link love!

Personal note to Cherish...

I love your blog. Love.

That is all.

Happy Saturday!

Mountains of Laundry, Playgrounds, and Relaxing

I was home today.

This is a good thing.

I got to clean the house.

I tackled a mountain of laundry.

It felt good.

I cleaned cat puke out of the shower.

That did not feel good.

Ick.

I love maintaining my home.

It makes me feel important and needed.

Is that weird?

Meh...

*shrug*

It has been so brown and rainy and dreary here lately.

But we got a bit of a respite today so we headed out to the playground.

It felt good to be home.

It felt good to get out and play as a family.

Hubs and I haven't spent much time together the past several weeks.

We've hunkered down while I've been working crazy hours.

He's been Mr. Mom and has been doing such an amazing job!

But today we were together and we found that it was hard to be together.

We had to get acclimated to one another again.

We worked through it.

It was good.

Right now I'm relaxing.
Staying warm under an old T-Shirt quilt, watching Emma, and blogging.
What a great end to an awesome day.

Happy Saturday!



Wordless Wednesday - From The Archives

Happy Wednesday!

Virtual Coffee - A Few of My Favorite Things

It's time for some Virtual Coffee!

And you know what that means for me.

Diet Coke time.

YES.

If we were really together we would be enjoying some chocolate goodness.

I saw a recipe today and I just had to try it out tonight.

Are you ready?

Get yer feet set now.

Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Oh yes.

Mine didn't turn out awesome looking though.

Actually, the first words out of my mouth when I opened the oven and saw the lump of Oreo under an ooey, gooey mass of chocolate chip cookie was

"EPIC FAIL".

But.

Oh but.

Oh my word.

They are good.

So good.

For Virtual Coffee tonight I'm going to write a post with a list of a few of my favorite things.

Bare Minerals.

I love this makeup (I've been using it for 12 years now!) and I wear the foundation,
eye shadows, and Glee (above picture).

Glee is amazing.

It makes, by far, my favorite lipstick shade.

Here's what I do...

I outline my lips with a nude lip liner.

I put chapstick on.

Then I pat Glee on my lips and blend in.

It stays on FOREVER.

And it doesn't dry out my lips!

Love. This. 

L'Oreal Double Extend Tubes.

Okay, here's the thing about my eyelashes.

They are stick straight.

Stick. Straight.

But long.

I've tried brands that would heavily weigh my lashes down to where they went back to straight
after I curled them.

I've tried brands that left me raccoon-eyed. Even the waterproof ones.

But this.

Oh this.

I don't have to curl my lashes anymore because they give my lashes a new look of fullness!

And they. do. not. smudge.

Not one bit.

This stuff creates a cone of mascara around each lash and it totally stays put all day.

When I'm ready to take my makeup off at night, I simply wet my lashes and gently pull.

The tubes pop off!

No more slimy, oily makeup remover!

Nice!

This is what I smell like.
Well, I have three perfumes that I wear.

One for everyday.

One for casual stuff.

One for dates.

This is my favorite.

So light.

Reminds me of my wedding day.

http://busybodybook.com/inside.html

I couldn't find an image of my planner online but here is a link.
It's the Busy Body Book.
I have used planners since I was in high school and this is the only one that has ever given me everything I need.
With room to grow.
It keeps me organized.
Sane.
Happy.
Love this!

K. There you have it.
A few of my favorite things!
For more coffee talk, head on over to Lucky Number 13!

Happy Tuesday!



Craft Weekend - Mardi Gras Mask!

Happy Mardi Gras Weekend!

For family craft night this weekend we helped G make a Mardi Gras mask.

For all of our craft nights so far, G has wanted to be in the room.

Wanted to participate.

In his own way.

Tonight was different.

He was psyched!

One look at the glitter and he. was. ready.

I think he was looking forward to the glitter all day.

Something about spilling 1/2 a jar of glitter in Wal-Mart with Daddy.

Bah.

He really wanted to be hands on.

Hubs and I had a blast watching him really create for the first time.

Then of course, he dumped some glitter on the table and was a gonner.

He just absentmindedly swirled his fingers and feathers in the glitter for the rest of the craft.

Silly boy.

I, on the other hand, am really proud of myself.

I didn't mind the glitter that was flying everywhere.

On our clothes.

On our hands.

On the floor, the chairs, MY CAMERA.

Nope.

I was just in the moment.

Loving every single messy minute.

As always, Hubs really got into it.

I love that.

Nice.

After making the mask, Hubs just swirled some glue and glitter on a plate.

*gasp*

"It so beautbul, Daddy!"

Next week is going to be another long week.

Long hours at work & long hours in between seeing my boys.

Last week I missed this blog, I missed stalking my favorite blogs, I missed listening to my favorite music & eating well.

I'm going to work really hard this week at balancing my obligations and what fills my soul.

Happy Sunday!

A Lazy Day, A Gift, and Yogurt Breaks

Today was the first day in a long time that I was able to spend the entire day with my boys.

It was a lazy day spent at home.

Nothing planned.

It was wonderful.

Hubs went to the mailbox today and came home with this.

 This awesome book was sent to me by a new friend and a photographer that I admire.

What a gift!

This bad boy will be going with me everywhere.
Thank you, Sarah!

I will treasure this always.

 G was in rare form.

Gave Hubs a run for his money all day.

Stinker.

 I'm pretty sure we have a lefty on our hands.

Family Movie Night

Monsters Vs. Aliens

G loved it.

And he loved eating pizza on the couch.

 Do you have to pause movies for yogurt breaks?

No?

Huh.

Today was good.

Tomorrow I go back to hitting it hard at work.

I miss my boys already.

Happy Saturday!

Night Night

It is 10:35am.

I am bathed and in bed.

I have a small soda and some Girl Scout Cookies.

And an entire day to sleep.

More on why I'm so psyched about this later but for now...

Night night.