Yikes! It's been so quiet here! I'm so sorry about the little hiatus. We just returned from an absolutely fabulous family vacation filled with sun and water and children and laughter in my beautiful home state of Michigan.
For the past three years my husband and my daughter and I have gone to the Great White North to visit with my parents, my sisters, and their families. I actually wound up missing the first year due to work, but have made sure not to miss any others. Last year and this year both we drove the great distance from DFW to Detroit before making the final journey to the Lake House.
Between all of the little ones running around (most of whom I don't get to see but once a year since we live so far away) and all the catching up we had to do, not to mention the lack of internet and extremely meager mobile phone service, I had to take a vacation from the blog. I wound up taking a vacation from Scentsy as well. I was going through withdrawals! We had to sleep with the windows open so I never even bothered to use my plug-in. I have to admit, I was quite tempted! I know I could have made it work, but we weren't inside much and when I did think about it was when we were about to walk out. My husband turned our warmers on as soon as he walked in the house last night, though!
In any case, I'm back! A few quick things to note: BBMB is almost done. Don't miss out! Cupcake and Happy Birthday are still available at a discount through the end of the month.
Also, I am working on a fundraiser for some friends of mine from college. They recently gave birth to a beautiful baby boy who just happens to have a heart condition that has required two surgeries so far and will likely require more in the future. A few of us are trying to raise some money for them to help cover travel and other such expenses. Any orders placed through this party will be credited to this fundraiser. All proceeds will be donated to the Rosenthal family to help them through these tough times.
Stay tuned. August's warmer and scent are in. Pictures to follow soon. :)
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Time flies...
Today marks the day Sophie ends Pre-K. Her graduation program is this afternoon. I still can't quite come to terms with the fact that she starts kindergarten next year.
One of my plans for her now that she's hit this milestone is to get her to start doing chores on a more regular basis. We'll probably use something like this. To get her started, I've been working on cleaning her room today. Of course, now that I'm just about done, I realize I should have had her helping me through the entire process so she could see just how much fun it is to clean her room when disaster strikes.
I've cleaned out the toy box and drawers with the hope it will prevent a massive buildup of toys on top of the toy box and drawers. I've also cleaned out the closet, organizing the toys and clothes in there with the same thought in mind. She'll probably be upset with some of the toys I decided to pull, but I think they're all toys she hasn't touched in some time.
We need to consider a big girl bed for her. She's just about too big for the toddler bed. The question is, do we get a loft style bed to give her extra room, a bunk/trundle so she can have a place for other people to sleep if she has a sleepover, or a regular twin sized bed that chews up the entire floor? If we can get a bed with storage in it we could possibly remove the dresser. So many choices!
What I find I like most about this whole cleanse and purge is that there is now room for a Scentsy warmer in there. I'm not sure if she's ready for the responsibility, so it will probably be on a probationary period. She'll probably pick something pink, with a pink scent to warm.
Yikes, my baby is growing up! Kindergarten, a big girl bed, a Scentsy warmer...I'm not so sure I'm ready for all of this!
One of my plans for her now that she's hit this milestone is to get her to start doing chores on a more regular basis. We'll probably use something like this. To get her started, I've been working on cleaning her room today. Of course, now that I'm just about done, I realize I should have had her helping me through the entire process so she could see just how much fun it is to clean her room when disaster strikes.
I've cleaned out the toy box and drawers with the hope it will prevent a massive buildup of toys on top of the toy box and drawers. I've also cleaned out the closet, organizing the toys and clothes in there with the same thought in mind. She'll probably be upset with some of the toys I decided to pull, but I think they're all toys she hasn't touched in some time.
We need to consider a big girl bed for her. She's just about too big for the toddler bed. The question is, do we get a loft style bed to give her extra room, a bunk/trundle so she can have a place for other people to sleep if she has a sleepover, or a regular twin sized bed that chews up the entire floor? If we can get a bed with storage in it we could possibly remove the dresser. So many choices!
What I find I like most about this whole cleanse and purge is that there is now room for a Scentsy warmer in there. I'm not sure if she's ready for the responsibility, so it will probably be on a probationary period. She'll probably pick something pink, with a pink scent to warm.
Yikes, my baby is growing up! Kindergarten, a big girl bed, a Scentsy warmer...I'm not so sure I'm ready for all of this!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Happy Birthday!
To my darling daughter, who celebrates birthday number five today:
She had a fabulous day today, starting off with announcing to me first thing this morning: "I'm five now." She said it feels good, for those of you wondering, and was quite excited when I wished her a happy birthday.
I had to work at the office today, but it was a short day for me, thankfully. I missed everything up until after her nap, but she told me she had a wonderful day, so I can only assume she did. She noticed the Melissa & Doug birthday cupcakes (which had Happy Birthday written on them with the "icing") right away and dragged Daddy out of bed for him to see them. She also requested tonight that we safely store these cupcakes (wooden play cupcakes) so that no thief comes to take them. Apparently there has been a rash of cupcake burglaries lately.
Daddy took her to Chuck E Cheese's for play time and lunch today. She was excited to find she had just enough tickets for pink cotton candy, which she says tastes like strawberries and sugar for those of you wondering. She was not afraid of Chuck E this time, though she did not give him a high five as she's been promising for two years now.
She barely made it home from the house of ROUS awake and took a pretty decent nap. When she woke up, I was already home and we were able to open presents. As parents, we fail in the present category for birthdays since we always wait until she opens gifts from everyone else before getting her anything, but we DO take her to Toys R Us and allow her to select a toy within reason. She was quite excited by her other presents to make up for it, though ("Oh, this is what I dreamed of getting!" and "Oh, this is what I always wanted!"). I have never loved watching any child open gifts as much as my little girl because she's positively appreciative of everything she receives. It's just adorable!
It took her some time, but she finally decided we were going to Cheesecake Factory for dinner. She ordered the corn dogs and instead of fries requested fruit. She managed to get two small bowls of fruit somehow instead of just one, which just tickled her to no end. She also requested strawberry cheesecake, and when they brought it out, they had the plate decorated with her name, a candle in the cake, and a whole crew of people to sing happy birthday. She was absolutely beaming!
All in all, I have to say this was a pretty good birthday for her. I have to admit, it was a pretty good day for me, too.
Happy Birthday, big girl!
She had a fabulous day today, starting off with announcing to me first thing this morning: "I'm five now." She said it feels good, for those of you wondering, and was quite excited when I wished her a happy birthday.
I had to work at the office today, but it was a short day for me, thankfully. I missed everything up until after her nap, but she told me she had a wonderful day, so I can only assume she did. She noticed the Melissa & Doug birthday cupcakes (which had Happy Birthday written on them with the "icing") right away and dragged Daddy out of bed for him to see them. She also requested tonight that we safely store these cupcakes (wooden play cupcakes) so that no thief comes to take them. Apparently there has been a rash of cupcake burglaries lately.
Daddy took her to Chuck E Cheese's for play time and lunch today. She was excited to find she had just enough tickets for pink cotton candy, which she says tastes like strawberries and sugar for those of you wondering. She was not afraid of Chuck E this time, though she did not give him a high five as she's been promising for two years now.
She barely made it home from the house of ROUS awake and took a pretty decent nap. When she woke up, I was already home and we were able to open presents. As parents, we fail in the present category for birthdays since we always wait until she opens gifts from everyone else before getting her anything, but we DO take her to Toys R Us and allow her to select a toy within reason. She was quite excited by her other presents to make up for it, though ("Oh, this is what I dreamed of getting!" and "Oh, this is what I always wanted!"). I have never loved watching any child open gifts as much as my little girl because she's positively appreciative of everything she receives. It's just adorable!
It took her some time, but she finally decided we were going to Cheesecake Factory for dinner. She ordered the corn dogs and instead of fries requested fruit. She managed to get two small bowls of fruit somehow instead of just one, which just tickled her to no end. She also requested strawberry cheesecake, and when they brought it out, they had the plate decorated with her name, a candle in the cake, and a whole crew of people to sing happy birthday. She was absolutely beaming!
All in all, I have to say this was a pretty good birthday for her. I have to admit, it was a pretty good day for me, too.
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