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Lately I have been dreaming about traveling to a tropical paradise, mostly just to see Hawaii again. I know it must be just because I am nearing the end of this pregnancy and can’t make trips like that now.Read more

I was so excited to do an end of year post on what were the top 10 posts on the blog, but due to the influenza that swept through our house that wasn’t possible.Read more

Last month, I perfected my “recipe” for bath fizzies when I was asked to do it at a Relief Society activity. For our activity, I created tags that could be placed onto the bath fizzies container to help “complete the look” or to help label it if it would be given as a gift.Read more

My oldest, who is in Preschool, took a little treat to share with all his classmates today, for their christmas party. He loves the candy cane kiss candies right now and knew immediately that is what he wanted to take.Read more

For my last christmas nail design of the year, I decided to do all red and white. I wanted to create a more classic look and thought these two colors would help get that across.Read more

It seems to me that every year when christmas comes around I spend an entire day {or two} in the kitchen making sugar cookies.Read more

This recipe is perfect for my mom’s sugar cookies, or her cinnamon rolls. I even use this recipe half of the time to frost a cake or cupcakes.Read more

This year, the outside of our home couldn’t look more scrooge-like. I was almost embarrassed whenever someone driving or walking by saw me pulling into my drive.Read more

This week I did my mother’s nails and she requested her favorite holly berry nail art. We decided to do the holly berry on a glitter nail to help create a very sparkly, attention-grabbing nail art design.Read more

This year I decided to try something new. I thought it would be fun for our kids to receive a package from Santa containing all the supplies they would need to write him a letterRead more

I am loving this nail design that I did to welcome in the Christmas season. I love red, white and gold together and to me the color combo just screamed Christmas.Read more

Last week, I stumbled across these amazing nails. I was instantly in love; I mean how could you not be!!! I decided I could recreate these nails with my own twist — using tin foil from my kitchen.Read more

A few weeks back I posted, on my social media accounts, this picture.Read more

Last week, my grandmother passed away. I asked my mother and aunts if I could be the one to do her hair, make-up and nails for the services.Read more

Over the weekend, I went on a girls getaway with my three sister-in-laws and my mother-in-law. We had a wonderful weekend with no kids, shopping, eating out, staying up late, and a whole lot of talking.Read more

Last week, I posted this picture of me in Curlformers and commented that I felt like a kid again having to sleep in curlers. I had several people interested in these curlers and asked questions such as, where did you get those, how much did they cost, how did they work and how to putRead more

My boys could not love the Wild Kratt brothers (on PBS) more. They are constantly running around acting like Chris and Martin {they even call each other Chris and Martin on occasion}.Read more

Right after Kevin and I were married {8 years ago} I made this calendar with a magnetic back and interchangeable scrapbook paper design to help us keep track of work schedules, college exams, family gatherings and ect. I’m sure you have probably seen something similar around. Well if you know me, you know I likeRead more

Last year, I stumbled across these adorable pumpkins on Pinterest. I told myself that when fall came around this year I would make something similar for our front porch.Read more

First of all, I have been looking for a second dresser for my boys for a while now. I have periodically been searching craigslist and different classified for a used dresser for a reasonable price.Read more

A few weeks ago, I was casually glancing through a family fun magazine and saw some adorable paranormal pretzels. I instantly decided that those would be in our candy dish for the month of October.Read more

We are officially into the month of October. Halloween is less than a month away. I am getting excited. Today I did my mom’s nails and I talked her into doing black nail polish for Halloween.Read more

Two months ago, I paint my nails in this golden girl design. It is one of the few designs, that I have done, that I received compliments on my nails several times a day.Read more

When we were getting ready to go to Disneyland, I knew that I would need to pack hats for all the boys to wear. We were going to be outside in the sun for more than 11 hours until the sun went down, for 3 days in a row.Read more