Brian had hiding duty for the Elf on the Shelf once again. Kudos for hiding him before bed ... because the 5:20 am hiding is the worst! He put Elf on the Shelf, Kingston, behind the new reposition recipe holder on the counter. Brian once again rearranged the counters in the … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Day 13: Elf on the Shelf My Kids
After we cleaned up from Sophie's party, we thought about crawling in a hole but nope. It was time for my work party which meant getting ready for babysitters! YAY more cleaning ... OK not really. After we partied and Brian took the babysitter and her college buddy home, we did … [Read more...]
Day 12: Elf on the Shelf Party Day
Saturday was Sophie's friend birthday party. I totally forgot to move the darn Elf on the Shelf from the Cookie Jar. Matthew got up at 5:15am that day. I told him to go back to bed. I went back to bed. As soon as I pulled the covers up, I remembered the dreaded Elf on the Shelf. … [Read more...]
Day 11: Elf on the Shelf Missing Cookies
Have you noticed Elf on the Shelf was missing. Yeah I wasn't feeling great and I dropped this. Apparently, I wasn't feeling great mid-last week and no one noticed. Did you catch there is a Day 8 post and another Day 8 post? yeah. Classic, Beth!! I am just going to skip Day 10. … [Read more...]
On the Road with the 2014 Mazda 6
Many thanks to STI Fleet Services for making this review of the 2014 Mazda 6 possible. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I love to drive. Sometimes, when things start to get a little stressful, it's nice to just go for a drive. In a way, you leave all of the troubles … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf: Day 9 Birthday Tree
Today is Sophie's 6th Birthday! Happy Birthday, Sophie! Last year, I gave up on a birthday Elf on the Shelf idea as I was in the middle of final projects for a graduate class and gave up. I knew I wanted a special Elf on the Shelf idea for her birthday but was stuck. I knew I … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf: Day 8 Lazy Elf
Today Kingston ventured upstairs. We purposefully don't put Kingston in the kids room upstairs so I think this was his first visit upstairs. He was hanging out on the landing between the kids' rooms on the coat rack Brian put there. See ... cute Elf on the Shelf, … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf: Day 8 Brighter Days
As I said last night, the kids kept looking for our Elf on the Shelf in our room. We stole their idea and Brian put our dear elf, Kingston, in the first thing he saw in our room. My childhood lamp/nightlight that sites on my dresser not plugged in. I failed to show you the … [Read more...]
Making Memories with The Cat’s Meow Village
We participated in a review compensated campaign on behalf of CatsMeow.com with TGP Media Group campaign. About Cat’s Meow Village ... The Cat's Meow Village hand-creates wooden replicas of buildings and landmarks that you can hold in your hand and display in your home or … [Read more...]
A Snowy Escape with the 2014 Kia Sorento
Many thanks to STI Fleet Services for making this review of the 2014 Kia Sorento possible. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Recently, Beth and I took a trip down to Southwest Virginia to attend Mixed, a small food blogger conference held at Mountain Lake Lodge. This is … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf: Day 7 Baby It’s Cold Outside!
The kids insisted our dear Elf on the Shelf was in our room this morning. He wasn't ... so we stole the idea and moved him there for tomorrow. (YAY for not forgetting!) After running up and down the stairs, they finally found him tucked in one of Brian's hats behind the front … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf: Day 6 In the Tree
As I said yesterday, we finally have up Christmas decorations! YAY!!! We even put the empty boxes away this morning ... double YAY!! YAY!! As it tends to go the first day the tree is up, our Elf on the Shelf ends up in the tree. I love this day. It is easy. The kids seem to … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf: Day 5 Spelling Test
You when you get to bed and THEN you remember you didn't move your Elf on the Shelf? Yeah that was last night at our house. So I looked at Brian and said, "hey, you wanted to move the elf. He should be moved now not in the morning." He got out of bed and moved our dear Elf on the … [Read more...]
$100 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway
We are excited to partner with a great group of bloggers for this Amazon Gift Card Giveaway! Be sure to check out the other bloggers involved ... Think. Talk. Blog! Moving Through Life Southern Girl Reviews Texas Type A Mom Jenn's RAQ Oy Vey A Day Mommy Has to … [Read more...]
Recipe Planning with eMeals
Thanks to Markerly.com for making this post about eMeals possible. All thoughts and opinions are my own. For a 35% discount on your eMeals subscription, enter the coupon code "cyber35". The holidays are a busy time and trying to plan out and cook meals can often take … [Read more...]