This Is The Year

I have just a couple of items of business to take care of here today. And I finally got the picture linked up for Sunday's Mod Podge Mania ...sorry to take so long! First off: You want some of THIS? I had a number of requests for the recipe to the tropical slush that I made for my girls' night/luau a couple of weeks ago. This is the result of my not thawing the slush for long enough before the party, so I had to try to smash/scrape it with a spoon...it ended up with a nice hole in the middle...so I decided it would be a a slush sculpture until it thawed completely! Aren't these pineaple cups fabulous? They were the hit of the night. 2 of my girls Kristy and Nancy having a slurp-off! We have such a good time together. Here I am with Heidi, our fabulous hostess. It was such a great night. I know I've said this before, but I want to say it again. I am surrounded by the best group of friends, and I'm so glad they're part of my life! Now for the recipe! Tropical S...

FINALLY! Here's a picture of my fabulously creative friend Heidi's "1,000 cubes" Heidi homeschools her daughter who has struggled in the regular public school system. She amazes me and inspires me. She is always building and creating new tools to help her daughter learn the concepst she needs to know. She made the 1,000 blocks by mod podging "beaded" paper onto 4x4 cubes. The cubes represent 10 layers of 100 beads. Each cube represents 1,000 beads. The cubes are used to teach place value, and eventually multiplication. Thanks Heidi for allowing me to share your project with my blog friends!!

Y'all didn't really think we were gonna party seperately did you? Not when we have so much fun TOGETHER! And it's better this way, because it means you have TWO chances to win an awesome Blogiversary giveaway! One year ago today, Tanielle and I both started blogging. For me, I thought it might be a good way to promote our hairbow busines. But I quickly learned that the true value of my blog was in the wonderful women I've met and the wonderful friends I've made - some who have even become close friends outside of Bloggerville. I've laughed, cried, been inspired, and received the best comments from some of the smartest, funniest, kindest ladies I've ever known. Thank you all for all of it! And thank you Tanielle for partying with me, and for being one of the people I've had the most fun with in my life. Ever. 10 things I love about Tanielle 1. I love that she shares a maturity level equivalent to mine (in it's near non-existence!) 2. I love that s...

Okay Tanielle, I know I said I'd never tell people who your secret love is. But all bets are off now. Mr. and Mrs. Horatio Caine

Tomorrow is MY blogiversary so back off! Tanielle 's not pregnant any more, so I am totally not afraid to throw down with her! Come back tomorrow and party with ME!

ACK! I have had some craziness going on this weekend that I may share at a later date. So sorry for the lack of posts and the lack of visiting...but I'll be back tomorrow! Stop by to celebrate with me okay?

Wanna hear what a freakin' idiot I am? MiMi says I should share with you then link up to her! I think she's exploiting her friend's (my) misfortune for her own amusement...what do ya think? So, I'm going to a Luau tonight. It's a girls' night with some of our neighborhood/ward friends. We get together every so often and just have fun and relax. Have I ever mentioned how much I love our ward and my friends here? Yeah...it pretty much rocks. ANYWAY.... My assignment for the party was to bring tropical slush. My mom has this fabulous recipe (for real, it is SO GOOD), but it makes a HUGE batch. Like a 5 gallon bucket-full. I've never made it before. When I called to get the recipe she invited me to come over since she had the 5 gallon mxing bucket, and the smaller containers to freeze it in. So I armed myself with my ingredients and headed over. The process includes disolving 12 cups of sugar in water, and boiling it before transferring it to the bu...