THE BLOG BUZZZZZ

Did anyone see Studio 5 today... you would have heard the blogger buzz about a woman named Emily Matchar a writer from Chapel Hill, NC who is a self proclaimed feminst athiest woman who is obssesed with reading "mormon housewife blogs."

Here's a link to the article, it's pretty interesting. I guess I don't really take have reason to be offended by it, it's quite uplifting and positive (surprisingly.) Thanks to my mom calling this to my attention. It is food for thought.

speaking of food....

I'm in love with cupcakes as you know and will be teaching a class on them Feb. 8th @ my ward's young womens... thought these free printable downloads were cute, just wanted to share.

thanks Martha

Time to fix some "stuff"

I guess because it's a new year I feel the need to make some improvements on ME.

Here's a couple of things I'm doing...

this is an online tool I stumbled upon that I'm giving a try. Here's why I like it...

• it has a calorie tracker... you put in what you've eaten in a day and it tallies up your calories. You set limits and you track them.
• It has charts for weight loss
• it has search querries for all the questions you might have along the way.... (like my thyroid issues... I'm doing a little research and getting more "in the know")
• it's as easy as blogging...

Heaven knows relationships are always in need of feeding!

click on both and see more.

Saw these on a blog and thought it would be cute for a romantic valentines dinner. While at a dollar store this past weekend I saw some bigger glass goblets and thought that they would make a perfect sized "lamp". Then imagine the possibilities for the shades with cute valentines day scrap book papers... you could even embellish with dangly things around the bottom... and for light you use a tea light candle. DARLING!!!

for project details and the blog that inspired this go here

love this blog too...

treat to try

Ever tried this...

with these?

(walnuts)

"HEAVEN"

camo bedroom

Once again, I'm an idea theif. Saw this idea on a blog and loved it. I'm happy with the way it turned out, and so are they!

It was easy as 1 - 2 - 3

go to the Idea Room to see my inspiration room.

"ONE" of my favorite gifts...

my 6 year old boy...

too busy for pictures....

I never get very good pictures of Christmas... I guess it's because we're too busy having fun....

doing things like this: "NERDY NERF WARS"

She sat in this position all day sewing up a storm.... HOW FUN!

It was a TOY STORY year for Andy! (appropriate, don't you think?)

It was such a fun morning and a very long enjoyable day... nothing like Christmas day spent in P.J.'s watching movies, playing with new things, being together, and taking it easy! (that's what the kids did... ME? well, even if it's christmas there is still laundry to do and meals to make and constant messes to be cleaned up... all in a "ELF's" day's work)