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I stumbled across this quote by Mother Teresa last year and instantly knew I wanted it in my home. After casually trying to find it on-sale in home decor stores, and never seeing it, I figured I could just make one.Read more

This years valentine manicure had me a little stumped. 😉 (ha, ha) I have done the simple heart, accent heart, collage of hearts, glitter accent and heart, hearts and stripes, hearts and polka-dots, vintage heart and stripes, and the love tic-tac-toe.Read more

This is the nail design that I currently have on my nails. I love the black, white and red combination for valentine’s day. I have received several compliments and questions on how I did the black pattern.Read more

I love doing Valentine nails! What nail art is easier than painting hearts? Hearts are one of the easiest nail art designs to paint on yourself. Last years nails were very simple (Simply in Love) with a single big heart and glitter.Read more

Since it has been silent on here the entire month, have you been wondering if we went on some magical getaway? I wish we had, but we have been building up amazing immune systems. Since the day after Christmas, we have caught every sickness that is going around. We get better and immediately begin disinfecting the entire houseRead 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

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 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, 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

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

I have a sister that takes her family to Disneyland several times a year. So when it came to getting good advice on how to have a great time at Disneyland I immediately turned to her.Read more

I love summer soooo much and am sad to see it come to an end. So I decided to do one more very bright and fun nail design as a farewell to the summer.Read more

Two weeks ago, my grandfather passed away. He was a good man. I have such wonderful memories of him and his love for me. I miss him, but am happy he can now move on with his eternal progression.Read more

Have you wanted to get together with a couple of girl friends and do a craft night? The hardest part with doing that is being the one in charge. You need to organize which craft to do and then go out and buy all the supplies.Read more

I love to make homemade cards, but I don’t love to shop for all the supplies. All the cute buttons, stickers, paper, ribbon, etc. can add up very quickly! Plus my little kids can only sit in the cart so long at the craft store as I pick out what colors I want and whatRead more

Tonight . . . 5:20pm rolls around and I saw the reminder flier on my fridge that the stake is doing the Relief Society birthday dinner tonight at 6pm.Read more

I have to admit that patience is something I struggle with everyday. With 3 little boys, ages 4 and under, it takes all I have to just stay sane without being patient. BUT I want that all to change.Read more