Thanks Uncle Sam

Last night I did my part to stimulate the economy. Most of my economic incentive check will be donated to the dentist for a crown on my tooth, but that just didn't seem all that fun. So I went to the store and came home with this:



It was already wrapped. Wrapped or unwrapped was the same price...why pass up the opportunity to get a piece of ribbon I can use on another package! What is underneath that beautiful ribbon?



The panini maker Oprah had on her favorite things 2007 list! No I do not have unlimited storage space in the kitchen, so the breadmaker that never gets used is on it's way to Goodwill...

The cutest purse

I just had to show y'all what I bought on etsy a month or so ago. It's just the cutest purse! I carried it when we went to the Edgefest concert and it was the perfect size for a camera, credit card, cash and keys. Spirited Style has some awesome funky fabrics...check them out!

THANK YOUS!!!!

I am so horribly late posting a few thank you's and shout outs. Each day I think, "I need to update my blog", then the day comes and goes and it doesn't seem to get done. The same thing seems to happen to me with phone calls... They found a way to give us an extra few days during daylight savings time, why can't they find a way to put more than 24 hours in a day????

First I need to thank Ribbon Rock Star for the Sweet and Tranquil soap giveaway she had a while back. Sorry no picture...but it looked great in the shower and was YUMMY smelling!

Next up is a big thanks to The Full Mommy and Beansoup for the apron giveaway. The chef apron was absolutely adorable!


Diana of Ladybug Limited makes some of the cutest hair clippies. They arrived perfectly and uber fast. Check them out!


And last, but certainly not least Ellinghouse for hosting the Froggy Girl Designs giveaway! I won my very own rice pad. ...Several of my friends have bought them at craft shows over the years, but I've never owned one. The fabric is super cute! I can't say that I'm looking forward to having to use it (you know what I mean), but it'll sure be handy...especially during a particular time of the month

Life is Good again....

New dishwasher is installed...time to PARTAY!!!! I went to my always trusty consumersearch.com and decided on the Kenmore 1374. LOVE IT!!! The turbo wash zone RAWKS....casserole dish, not a problem. Just face it towards the turbo jets, set on pots and pans setting and it comes out clean as a whistle. I'm not sure what all the other settings are for...smart wash, sani-rinse, high-temp wash. All I know is the dish rags are once again retired to the drawer!

Texas Size Cupcake

I saw this pan the other day at the grocery store of all places.

How cool is that...A ginormous cupcake!

I think a trip to Michael's is in order to see if they have one there (so I could use a coupon of course!)

I wanna go back to bed

It's raining, I loaded the dishwasher to the max only to find out it isn't working and my neighbor found some guy sleeping in the alley behind their house. What a wonderful Tuesday...

I need these like I need a hole in the head....

So I have my china set, Grandma's, Mom's Johnson Bros. Christmas set and a set of Fiesta I use for everyday. BUT, these are just too cool!




Varsity China has a whole line of University plates. Even a few for that other school. I'm telling myself I need to wait until they add another A&M plate. That way I'd have a set of four...