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No-sew cord cover & chandelier re-do (Getting ready for Bunco week! )

August 6, 2012 11 Comments

Do you play bunco? Do you know what it is? (It surprises me how many people don’t know what bunco is…) Basiclly, it’s a group of 12 women who play a dice game together. We eat dinner, drink wine, and occasionally roll dice and keep score to win prizes. (Husbands of bunco playing wives often […]

Bacon – Blue Cheese – Chorizo Bites.

July 30, 2012 6 Comments

Last month when I was in Atlanta for the Haven Conference, several of us went out to dinner at a tapas restaurant that had been recommended. (I am so glad I get to type tapas instead of say tapas… “What?! Topless?!” gets really old, really quick…) Anyhow, the food was amazing, and I was inspired […]

Being a “Yes Man” isn’t always a bad thing.

July 27, 2012 4 Comments

This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. I know it came out a few years ago, but we only recently saw the movie Yes Man, with Jim Carrey. The premise of the story is that a guy who normally said no to everything was going to say “yes!” to every opportunity that presented […]

What do volcanoes and bologna have in common? Why, Grant, of course.

July 26, 2012 2 Comments

Scene: The dining room. My good friend Dave is visiting. He is Grant’s Godfather and in that role, he is subjected to endless stories, games and all around squirrely-ness. After one long winded story about the Lego ship he built, Grant said the ship crashed into a volcano. Dave: “Crashed into a volcano? Bummer. OK, […]

Elements for creating outdoor rooms… summer time or any time.

July 25, 2012 4 Comments

We love to be outside, especially during the summer and, being in Southern California, we can pretty much be outside all year long. We have a big family and we LOVE to entertain, but being near the coast in Southern California, our house is on the smaller side. As a result, we frequently end up […]

Banana Boats… a tasty twist on campfire desserts.

July 24, 2012 8 Comments

I’ve done plenty of camping posts and dessert round-ups, but a few months ago I heard about “Banana Boats” and I knew we had to give them a try on our next camping trip. These were yummy and SO easy to make! You will need: a few bananas, mini-marshmallows, peanut butter, chopped chocolate (or mini […]

I’m going to start letting Grant pick out my shoes.

July 20, 2012 3 Comments

This post may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. Scene: I am working on the computer. Grant is in the next room watching TV. I cannot see him or the TV, but I can hear everything. I hear the word Shoedazzle, whatever that is. I assume that it’s like the Bedazzler, but specifically for shoes. […]

Make lunch fun: Sea Monster Hot Dogs

July 19, 2012 4 Comments

I shared this little lunch time project over at Skip To My Lou’s Craft Camp series last month. I am not generally a “kids’ craft” kind of mom, but I still need to make Grant lunch, right? Might as well liven it up every now and then. In this particular case, we made sea-monster hot […]

Easy Tomato-Basil Salad

July 18, 2012 2 Comments

You didn’t kill your tomato plant and now you have fresh, delicious, home grown tomatoes!Great.Now what…? How about a quick spin on a Caprese Salad? Easy and tasty.And only a few ingredients. Take your bounty of home grown tomatoes… Dice them up and toss them in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and snip a few […]

Easy summer decor with sea shells.

July 17, 2012 6 Comments

I loves me some sticks for fall and winter. Sea shells are my summer version of sticks. There is no easier way to bring a bit of the seaside to your home than just to dump a few shells around the house! (Yes, I said dump some shells… quite the home designer lingo, […]