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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!

So tell the truth - how many of you thought this would be a pregnancy announcement? Well - I'll have to twist my husband's arm a little more to get him to agree to that one! But this is the beginning of something very exciting...at least I think it is! SO HERE IT IS! Ribbon Blossoms Chic Boutique is now LIVE! And we’re celebrating with an Awesome Giveaway! If you have been following my blog, you know that I have a small business with my friend Tanielle , making and selling hair bows and other girly accessories. Until now we have been selling our items at craft shows and our local boutique mall. We also have had a few of our items listed on Daisy Craft, an online site for handmade items. But now, TODAY …we have our very own WEBSITE !!! Please celebrate with us by entering our Fabulous Girly Giveaway! Now don’t run away if you are not a mother of girls…this prize will make a wonderful baby gift or birthday gift for someone you love! Are you ready? Are you dying to know wha

huntin' for ladybugs

Was browsing through my pictures and came across these. I long for summer! This little monkey LOVES lookin' for bugs! Don't you wish this was you? Don't forget...come back on Friday for my exciting news!

You Decide

So Tanielle passed along this picture Tag: I think she may regret it! Rules: 1. Go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. 2. Go to the 6th Folder and then pick the 6th Picture. 3. Post it on your bloggy and tell the story that goes with the picture. 4. Tag 5 other glorious peoples to do the same thing and leave a comment on their bloggy tellin’ about it. Well, my 6th folder only has 4 pictures. Does that mean I post the 4th picture? Or do I go to the next folder which does have more than 6 pictures, and get the 6th picture from there? My 6th folder: Hubby decided to start a folder with some carpet cleaning pics (we own a carpet cleaning business) with the intent of keeping a sort of portfolio. He ended up keeping the photos somehwere else, so this folder is left with 4 pictures. Here's number 4: My next folder HA HA - so funny. So I love to embarrass my dear friend T (I know clever code name). For her birthday I decided she needed a video mon

Friend Makin' Mondays!

Today's task is to share 10 of your favorite things : 1. my ipod. It's awsome not to have to "pick" a c.d. - but just put ipod on "shuffle" and hear a great combo of ALL the albums I love! 2. Mustangs. I do love the animal - but I'm talkin' about the car! My first and favorite car was a Mustang. sigh. 3. Cute shoes - especially high heels! 4. Spring flowers - the sight of them just makes me happy, they feel all "new" and young - kind of like I'd like to feel again! 5. Mountains. I don't know what I'd do if I had to move away from my mountains. 6. These: Thanks a lot to Tanielle for introducing me to them - now I can never eat regular popcorn again! 7. Good books. Is there anything better than curling up in your favorite chair with a good book? 8. Temples. Beautiful buildings, where beautiful work is done. 9. My husband. He won't let me post a picture - even though he's really cute - I think! He works so hard t

Welcome, Welcome Sabbath Morning.

This is not how I felt this morning. For some reason, even after my exhausting week - I was unable to sleep last night. I had all sorts of thoughts and ideas running around in my head about Ribbon Blossoms, and what to do to help it grow and be successful, and my body was beat but my mind was wired. So - unable to sleep, I ended up watching TV and getting caught up on all my wonderful bloggy friends posts that I had been neglecting the past few days - until 2 am! So when morning rolled around - I did not welcome it! I tried to justify sleeping longer and then I would hurry really fast to make it to church on time. That was until Cowgirl came in and said "Mom! Remember I have to be to church early for choir practice!" Crap. Daddy was already at the church for meetings so he couldn't take her - which meant I needed to have everyone ready early so we could all go over and take her to choir practice. Up I jumped and whirled around and we all got ready and out to the car. A

There's chips on my treadmill

So here I am. I'm sitting in the middle of my living room floor. "Why?" you ask? Well, because. It's because I am exhausted. Today Ribbon Blossoms had a booth in a boutique held at a local historic farm. Do you know what that means? That means that for the last month I have been anticipating all the unanswered questions, such as "How will we stage our booth? Will there be a good turnout? Will we make our booth fee back? What items should we showcase? Which things should we concentrate on making the most of? For the last month I have been anticipating everything I need to do to prepare, and not let my business partner down, and then, suddenly it was 4 days 'til the show and I had wasted a month thinking about all that I needed to do, and now only had 4 days to finish!! So, reminiscent of my high school days, and true to form, I spent the last 4 nights CRAMMING! Yes my friends, I have pulled all-nighters most of this week, sewing, cutting, gluing, fake-swear

We will miss you.

Thoughts and prayers for the Miller family. Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller passed away today due to complications of diabetes. He will be greatly missed.

I can't believe it!

Seriously, I can't believe it! I have been given an award! Julie over at Tattered Threads and Willing Hands was so sweet to choose me as one of her recipients for the Sisterhood Award. I've been following her blog for some time, and I LOVE reading her posts! She has the cutest ideas, and wonderful, genuine thoughts on all sorts of things. It is now my task to pass this award along to some blogging sisters who show a great attitude or gratitude! Here goes: 1 - Tanielle from The Polka Dot Daisy - my dear friend and business partner who first introduced me to what a "blog" was! I really look up to this talented, funny chick! 2 - Gramee at The View From Gramee's Porch - Such fun to read - with thoughtful, inspiring posts, and a loving, warm personality that shines in her writing! 3 - Sarah at Thrifty Decor Chick - The very first fellow blogger I EVER contacted. She was so sweet to respond and give little ol' me some tips on blogging and leave me one of my very

Progress Report

I haven't given an update for awhile on my goals, but it's not because I haven't been working! I have increased from walking for an hour on my treadmill to jogging for 20 minutes and walking for 40 (in intervals). I am down 15 lbs!! I have some before and after pics for ya. This is my spice cupboard - another spot people just shove anything and everything, after they've shoved the pantry so full that nothing else will fit! Digging around looking for what I needed always caused a mini avalanche! Found these nifty little baskets and tote at Big Lots for $1!!! I labeled the tops of my spices so I can just get the basket down, look at the tops, and find what I need! Food Storage: I won't show everything, but we are making progress. I have recently purchased a year's supply of chili for my family - on sale at Smith's for 50 cents! Also got a 6 month's supply of Miracle Whip, a variety of salad dressings, and 40 cans of Chef Boyardee (also for 50 cents)! I

How to Be a Mean Mother

So today over at SITS , the featured blog is Straight From the Heart . She has a post titled "I'm a Mean Mother...and Proud of it!" Go over to SITS to check it out. Anyway, I enjoyed her post and it reminded me of a poem I love - so I decided to share it today! There's kind of a funny story behind me coming across this poem. Several years back as hubby and I were shopping on a weekend get-away, we came across a framed copy of this poem, and decided it was a perfect Mother's Day gift for my mom. On Mothers day, as I watched my mom open her gift, she read it and thanked me, but with a funny little twinkle in her eye. I then proceded to open my gift from her and my dad (I know why should THEY give ME a gift for Mother's day, right?), guess what they gave me? YUP, a framed copy of the same poem!! How to Be a Mean Mother A mean mother never allows candy or sweets to take the place of a well balanced meal. A mean mother insists on knowing where her children are at

Friend Makin' Monday!

It's that time again. Go over to Kasey's to link up and play along! This week's task: Today we will be doing a game that I am calling the this OR that game.Please pick the one that you prefer (it doesn't necessarily have to be what you have just what you would prefer): 1. jog or walk: jog 2. coffee or tea: neither 3. pepsi or coca cola: definitely Coke. 4. flats or heels: I love high heels! 5. fries or onion rings: depends on the restaurant. 6. cats or dogs: dogs 7. skim or whole: um..neither! skim - too skimpy, whole - too creamy! 8. small purses or large: large 9. van or suv: van 10. winter or summer: summer - right now, but at the end of the summer I'll be jonesin' for winter!! 11. 1 piece bathing suit or 2: 1!!! 12. sit down restaurant or fast food: sit down 13. McDonalds or Burger King: Mickey D's all the way! 14. White Gold or Yellow: White 15. Fish or Chicken: Again, depends on the place! Or my mood! 16. Edward or Jacob: Can't I pick Angel? Okay,
It's not just another day off from school. Think of them today, and be grateful.

Better Boy Band?

Ahh....Valentines day. Remember the song Valentine Girl? If you're in your 30's I bet you do! Remember who sang it? Did you love them? Did you hate them? I'll admit it. I'm a fan of the Boy Band. There's something mighty attractive about a group of young men with nice voices harmonizing for our listening pleasure. Most of them aren't too bad to look at either!! So my question to you is this: Who's the Better Boy Band? New Kids on the Block or The Backstreet Boys? I wanna know what you think. Leave me a comment - take the poll (upper right corner of blog)! Let's discuss this all too important topic. I'll tell you what I think after you all tell me what you think!

Recipe of the Week 2/14/09

I thought we definitely needed a sweet treat for our Valentines Day recipe of the week. Don't you agree? My Aunt Darla makes fabulous brownies. I have to give the recipe out whenever I take them anywhere. I hope she doesn't mind me sharing!! Darla's Delicious Brownies 3 sticks margarine - melted 3/4 C cocoa 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 3 C sugar 2 1/4 C four 6 eggs - slightly beaten 1 small jar marshmallow cream 1 can chocolate frosting In large mixing bowl mix first 4 ingredients until smooth. Add add sugar, flour, and eggs and stir until well mixed. Optional - add some chopped nuts if you like! Pour into lightly greased jelly roll pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Let cool, then frost with marshmallow cream. Allow cream to set, 1 hour or more, then frost with chocolate frosting. YUM!

Diorama Fun!!

So Cowgirl had to make a diorama for school. They are learning about arctic animals, and each student had an animal that they were to research, write a paper, and build a diorama of the animal in it's habitat. Havin' fun with the paint! Ooh...look at that concentration! Her animal was the Harp seal - she made him out of cotton balls sprayed with my fabric stiffner. She had to include a food source, so she made the fish in the mouth out of aluminum foil. She also had to include a predator, Mr. Polar Bear was also made out of cotton balls. She used a piece of my scrapbook paper that looks like water for the ocean, and mod-podged it with glossy mod-podge. The ice and mountains are made from white craft foam coated with mod podge and glitter. The 3D mountains are plain white paper saturated with mod podge (are ya catching a theme here?), sprinkled with glitter, then molded into mountain shapes and allowed to dry. She was so proud - she did it all herself!!

Lined clippie tutorial

I admit it... I like "over the top" kinds of hair accessories for my girls. The bigger, the fuller, the fluffier - the better! Yes, I'm the mother whose baby girl has that daisy on the top of her head that is actually bigger than said baby's head. Whose 5 year old resembles Minnie Mouse, or maybe even Princess Leah when I put her hair in 2 pigails. Yep, I'm that mom you all secretly make fun of behind your hands! I know that I have some allies out there, I just know it. But I know there are others who prefer a more understated look. This tutorial is for you! You will need: a glue gun, a lighter, scissors, alligator clips, ruler or measuring tape and 3/8" ribbon in color and design you like! Cut a length of ribbon approximately 4 5/8" Seal your ribbon ends with a lighter. On the wrong side of the ribbon, glue from about 3/4" in, to the end of the ribbon. Then pinch open your clip, and press ribbon onto the underneath side of the top prong. Next,

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to Composing Hallelujas for winning the tutu and pixie wings set on the Daisy Craft giveway over at Tip Junkie! Ribbon Blossoms also has an adorable Bitty Baby Bundle donated as a prize in the Leelou Blogs baby shower giveaway. Go check it out, and while you're there, learn about the 2 little miracles who are the honorees of this little celebration.

Friend Makin' Monday

Kasey over at All That is Good has set up this fun "getting to know your fellow bloggers" activity. I decided I want to get to know all of you, and I'm just sure you feel the same way about me! To play along, go here . This week's answers: 1) My favorite book is : Too many to name. Off the top of my head - The Book of Mormon, The Lottery Rose, I love David McCullough's work, The Barrington Family Saga Series , One in Thine Hand... I could go on and on. 2) I drive a : minivan - woo hoo! 3) My favorite type of food to eat is : I seriously have to pick just one? Anything spicey. 4) My favorite dessert is : cheescake from Cheesecake Factory. 5) My favorite movie is : chick flick: Just Like Heaven, when I'm in the mood for some action (not that kind - get your minds out of the gutter!) I love the National Treasures, and anything Harrison Ford. 6) When I go to Starbucks I get a : I don't drink coffee - hence, no Starbucks! 7) My favorite vegetable is : I like

A Child's Faith

I wanted to share a sweet story with you all this Sabbath Day. I am continually amazed at the ability children have to teach us valuable lessons that we sometimes forget, or at least forget to think about, as we get older and get busy with our lives. The other day I was told that there was a charter school that was on lock-down because of a shooting. It was in the neighborhood where my children's charter school is located. My heart sank. We live in a decent area, in a state with a relatively low crime rate. However this is the kind of thing that you hear about, and dread the thought that it might someday happen at your school. With a knot in my stomach I turned on the news, and was quickly relieved to learn that the incident had actually taken place a little ways away, near a high school in the area, and that the students involved had been taken into custody. At this time there was one injury, but no casualties. Our school, as well as some other elementary schools in the area had b

Recipe of the Week 2/7/09

Honey Mustard - another find from allrecipes.com 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon prepared mustard 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice whisk together and...voila! Tastes better than a restaurant. We like it on chicken, but would be good for a salad dressing too!

Friendship

I just wanted to take a moment to tell you about my wonderful friend. Tanielle is my friend and business partner. She is the craziest (said with love), craftiest, most organized person I know. A couple years back she told me she wanted to start making and selling hairbows. As I was looking around online, researching what other sellers were doing for pricing, shipping, etc. I saw some really cute things and thought "I want to make bows!" I asked her if she wanted a partner and Ribbon Blossoms was born! We have had so much fun, even if we haven't yet achieved wealth unmeasured! You can visit her adorable blog here . 5 things I love most about her: 1. She is such a good mother. I always feel like I am telling my kids "not now" whenever I am in the middle of something and they interrupt. I have witnessed so many times where she stops what she is doing to listen to what they have to say, or look at what they want to show her. Lucky kids...I want to be more like that

Don't forget...

Go here to enter the Daisy Craft giveaway at Tip Junkie where I'm giving away this: and these: Visit our store here .