Easy to Make Valentine Earrings

Here is a quick and easy Valentine project anyone can whip up in just a few minutes.

Start with a long metal post and put a bead or two on.

Bend the post and add another bead. Using needle nose pliers twist the end of the wire so beads do not fall off.

Attatch the earring to the bend.

Repeat for a pair of beautiful Valentine Earrings!

Happy Birthday Yoda!

Yoda is 64!

I can only hope I am as wise as he in 31 more years!

One of my favorite quotes comes from Yoda (the character) and is the way my Yoda lives each day......

"Do or do not... there is no try."

Here are a few party highlights. One of my favorites was the game we played thinking of qualities that described Yoda and then sharing them with the family. I love party games! It was a great way to take a few moments and focus on the man of the day in a positive warm way! Everybody had no problem thinking of great things to say about Yoda, even my 15 year old nephew! Doesn't he look like he is having fun, what a great sport to put up with his aunty's silly ideas!

I hope you had fun Yoda! I made/invented individual chocolate butterscotch ice cream cakes just for you! McDreamy made a point of asking me why he didn't get ice cream cakes on his birthday, next year McDreamy, I promise! Here is how I did it...

Crust - crushed fudgeo cookies and margarine. Layers of white soft serve, butterscotch syrup, chocolate sauce and pudding mixed and chocolate ice cream. Top with a monogrammed gingersnap (Yoda's favorite too!) and character of choice! Cover with cling wrap and freeze until ready to devour!

Nana's Birthday Bash

It's a Party!

Nana will be 60!
Friends and family please rsvp here under tidbits!

...will we be visiting under the Blue Moon to the tunes of Elvis?

...swooning along to All I Have To Do is Dream with the Everly Brothers?

...or maybe just Staying Alive with ABBA

This is one party to you don't want to miss!

Valentine Charm Bracelet Give Away!

Today Saucy and I hosted our Valentine Charm Bracelet Party....it was fun fun fun! This good looking bunch of creative gals created the most amazing tiny charms ever!

I love them all but a few of my favorites were the tiny Hershey Kisses by Karen and the tiny milk chocolates with cherry filling by JL. Also the .......tiny IPODS, sugar cookies, heart beads and Vintage Valentines won my heart.

Do you wear chocolate, sweets and treats well? You will be excited to know Saucy and I are hosting a Double Blog Give Away! Just leave a comment, one on each blog if you would like to double your chances! We will let you know Tuesday who wins the bracelet!

Here are a few pictures of our creativity in action!

This is my finished masterpiece!

Thanks for a great day Gals! It was wonderful to see old friends and meet a few new ones too! ( thanks for the homemade mac and cheese advice, I had just enough time to whip it up for supper and look like I slaved all day in the kitchen after our charm party!)

McDreamy-Dreamy

My McDreamy really is the best. He is a great husband, friend, and father. I am constantly surprised at how much energy and time he has for the Sprout and I after his long hard days at work. I love every second of our family time- visiting with everyone at Yoda's restaurant, Costco trips, play time, bath time.

I'm not sure how, but I seem to love the Sprout a little more everyday.......and the same goes for McDreamy.

I know The Spout gets most of my time and attention these days but every time I look at these pictures my eyes tear up and I just when I think I can't possible love you any more McDreamy........I fall in love all over again!

I'm Fourney Famous!

This is the first time I've been in print with my new last name!

Fourney, Fourney, Fourney

......whoops, I forgot about anonymity on the blog........

You can read the entire article here

Berry Baby

Mrs Bentley (grade 2 teacher extraordinaire!) will be proud of these
Berry Good Fine Motor Skills!

The Sprout was very pleased as he fed himself 3 whole delicious strawberries today and washed them down with his own sippy cup full of water.

The truth is my Magic Bullet died today...before I made the Sprout his breakfast! In a panic I called McDreamy at work ( and later realized how crazy I must have sounded)

McD - hello?

Sassy - the magic bullet died!

McD - um...hello?

Sassy - Oh Hi, the magic bullet died before I could make the Sprout his breakfast.

McD - ....and you are calling me at work because......?

Sassy - You don't understand.......the magic bullet.....

McD - I get it, mash up some bananas with a fork- the baby will be fine.

Sassy - .....but how am I supposed to puree his favorite strawberry, banana, oatmeal with a hint of papaya and 3 blueberries?

McD - banana.

Sassy - Do you remember what time costco opens?

Don't worry dear readers I have reequipped myself with a new magic bullet and the Sprout is once again in culinary heaven. For lunch today he gobbled up terriaki chicken with fresh steamed broccoli and baked spaghetti squash......with strawberry chunks for dessert with his 5 sweet little teeth, I guess we'll be keeping the strawberries out of the magic bullet from now on.

Today he's eating strawberry chunks, tomorrow it will be nachos with some little hussy with too much make up and too little clothing. My baby is growing up!

Answer!

Great Guesses!

Corn for the Bar-B- Que!

I ran out of pots on Thanksgiving so I had McDreamy cook up the corn outside, it was soooo good we have Bar-B-Qued corn probally once a week now.

Mystery Object

Let's have some fun!

Any guesses what this could be?

Vegas with Baby!

A baby in Vegas? Are you crazy? Even Sassy herself thought she was going a little nutty taking a baby to such a place but the little Sprout is just too cute to leave behind!

Well, there should be a Lonely Planet Las Vegas book For Babies and Sassy could write it! The Sprout had a fantastic time visiting his 4 th state in 8 months. Here are a few highlights baby style...

Airplane Rides
(the Sprout flys very well, a fellow flyer commented upon arriving in Saskatoon customs at 11:30 pm ..."there was a baby on our plane?!" Yup, he's that good

Hotel Room Photo Shoots
( our room was amazing, 2 bathrooms, his and hers closets, a table that seated 14, huge bar area, lime green chaise lounge, 18 foot ceilings, 16 foot windows, pillars, extra deep tub...)

Eating Sand

Swimming with Mommy

Eating only avocados, bananas, ribs and strawberries because I refused to eat baby food out of a jar the whole trip.

Playing in Sand with New Friends

Seeing Mom's Favorite Glass GalleryEating Sand

Big Shiny Horses

Miracle Mile Shopping Mall

Sucking each DELICIOUS Grain of Sand off of Sandy Fingers

Eating Sand When Mom's Not Looking

Eating Sand When Mom is Looking Right at Me

BBQ Ribs

Sneaking in Just one More Grain of that YUMMY Sand!

The Green Valley Ranch was just off of the strip and was the perfect hotel for us. We shopped at Anthropologie which was right out our front doors in The District, a great outdoor shopping area and perfect to walk and snack and lunch with a stroller. We also hit Primm so Sassy could treat herself to a Juicy purse, 2 pairs of new sketcher sandals and some CO Bigelow lip shine. The Sprout is all set for summer now, he just loves Carter's, a store we don't have in Canada. Sassy picked up a pile of new sleepers (this 8 month old fits nicely into the 18th month old size right now!) and a couple of pairs of swim trunks, shorts and pants for summer time. On the way to the airport that wonderful McDreamy found Sassy a NEW mall which has a good stock of the lemon lip creame from CO Bigelow. Thanks for the 411 on that one Saucy.......I picked up an extra for you so you don't have to steal The Fan's! I really didn't want to leave Vegas this trip, McDreamy was a little worried I wouldn't get on the plane. That smart guy knew just how to get a smile on my face as we flew over snowy Saskatchewan, 3 sweet words..........Phoenix in March!