Twitter...what???

I was going to change Molly Lou's Twitter picture and update something else on the Settings page. This is the message I got:

"Twitter is stressing out a bit right now. This feature is temporarily unavailable."

Twitter gets stressed too...Interesting and slightly frightening how advanced technology is getting!!

Last days to enter the contest! New products coming next week!!!! Have a great weekend. Cheers!

Scaredy cat, scaredy cat!

I. AM. A. BIG. SCAREDY. CAT. I. AM. A. BIG. WIMP.

I really try not to be and totally get that it is COMPLETELY psychological, but sometimes I am just a wimp. So, the minis and I came down to take care of my grandmother last weekend. My uncle and his wife, who G.G. (great grandmother to the minis) lives with went out of town, so we came to be with her and take care of her this week. At 4:50 am on Sunday night/Monday morning the house alarm went off...that's right-WENT OFF: loud sirens, beeping, zones violated!!! This has never happened and I have been down here plenty. It's also never happened to my sister or mother when they have been here and never happened to my uncle and/or wife. GREAT and just my luck!!! I have an 85 year old woman and two minis and I am freaking out because the alarm has gone off and it's saying "Zone 6 violated. Bed Glass Break."

Perfect...the robber/murderer is breaking in through wherever the heck zone 6 is and he is going to take out me, the grandmother, and the gorgeous and perfect little angel minis sound asleep in the bedroom. I am going to give it my best movie murderer fight off though with all of those weapons I have stashed in my pj bottoms. Also, my uncle lives in a fairly small town in the oldest house in town with lots of DARK land around. Also, for whatever reason, the owners have an aversion to curtains, shades, blinds, etc. They feel they are isolated and like the natural light. Natural light is fab when it's ACTUALLY LIGHT OUTSIDE and the alarm isn't going off. I call the police and a ten year old police officer comes to tell me that he doesn't see any broken glass and we should be fine. He was also quick to point out that alarms are electronic and go off "all the time." RIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT...never happened before, but of course, happens on my first night alone with three people that are depending on me. Of course, my husband, momma, sister, or brother-in-law aren't here to protect me. I sure wish this alarm would have just gone off randomly when one or all of them were here to protect me. Spot, the big protector dog that reigns over this land was asleep in the master bath next to where I was sleeping and seriously didn't get up during the ENTIRE FIASCO...thanks for your help, Cujo!

Naturally, I did not sleep after this happened and then I couldn't sleep AT ALL the next night or the next or the next either. Every single noise, movement, creak, or possible noise, movement, or creak made me crazy. Did I mention this house is over 200 years old? Clearly, that means there are more creaks, movements, and noises in this house than in other homes. Literally, I have laid there thinking 5 hours 41 minutes until the sun comes up, 5 hours 25 minutes until the sun is up, 4 hours 59 minutes...you get the picture.

You might be wondering why I have been sharing this story. It isn't purely for the laugh factor, but people I am seriously going crazy. I am so sleep deprived and insane. One might say, why don't you get some sleep during the day when it's bright and shiny outside. Lovely idea, but I have two minis and an old lady ringing her bell every time she needs something. Molly Lou Mini #2 has taken her normal naps, but Molly Lou Mini #1 hasn't felt compelled to nap this week (naturally).

So, the lesson from this whole thing is that I am now certifiably crazy. It was a toss up before, but now we are sure!

Housekeeping: Don't forget to send over your suggestions for the charity MLG will give 10% of their proceeds to(I have received some comments and emails...thanks to all who have passed on ideas).

The contest ends Monday, so get entering!!! Click the link at left for the details! You will want the prize!!!

Tell a friend about MLG and their NEW blog look and get them to follow us. (That also gets you entries in the contest.)

Have a great weekend! Happy Friday! Cheers!

Hear Ye, Hear Ye...

It's here, it's here! As you can see, our new blog design is up and running and the website isn't far behind. We love it and hope you do too. Thanks again Erin! She is absolutely the best and I am so grateful to call her my friend. Check out her designs at Erin Bradley Designs! I love all of her work, but I am especially loving the teal hydrangeas, pink flourish, blue bird, and orange giraffe designs. See all of her designs here. Her invitations and announcements are in our Invitation and Announcement Station and her stationery is on our Stationery pages. Cheers!

Let's Pay It Forward!

Hi all! When I started Molly Lou Gifts, I knew I wanted to give back whenever possible. Our first year, we donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and a local school. Since then we have donated to two schools, a local Moms service organization, the Epworth Children's Home Outreach Program in SC, and have continued to donate to St. Jude.

This year, I have decided to take suggestions for who should be the recipient of Molly Lou Gifts dollars this year. Since we are a small company, I have always tried to give to smaller charities that may not get the big publicity. If you know of a group, family, or organization that needs help, we want to hear about it.

This May and June, Molly Lou Gifts will give 10% of our proceeds to a charity that you all help choose. I will take suggestions until May 10, 2009 and then we will choose the charity! Get thinking, ask friends, neighbors, and coworkers, and send over your suggestions!

We have great products for all on your gift giving list...think graduations, weddings, birthdays, retirements, housewarmings, "kick off to summer" surprises, and more!

This is guilt free shopping...buying gifts for friends/family, treating yourself, and helping out a good cause! It certainly doesn't get better than that!

In other news:

Don't forget about our new contest that ends on Monday. Keep entering and getting your friends to as well. You get entries for friend referrals too. There is a link to the right with all the contest details. Thanks to all those who have entered so far.

Hopefully today is the day! Check back later to see if we have switched over to our new blog and website design. We are so excited!

Have a great day! Send over those charity ideas. Let's all help pay it forward. Cheers!

Excited Like It's Christmas!

My very good and oh so talented friend, Erin over at Erin Bradley Designs has designed the new look for my website, blog, and created a MLG logo. I am beyond excited!!! She is not only a good friend and listener, she has amazing talent and creativity that I yearn for and have just accepted the fact that I will never have. Erin designs all of the invitations, announcements, and social stationery found on our site abd has recently expanded her efforts to include graphic design. She has a shop with ADORABLE premade templates for website, blogs, etsy shops, and more. Check it out here. Many of her designs also coordinate with some of our stationery and invitation designs. She has so many designs that it will be so hard to choose. Perhaps you can have several that way you can change up looks as you change moods...well not every mood change!

After you create this great new website and blog design, you can order some coordinating announcements to send to all your family, friends, readers, and fans to tell them where it's at (hint, hint.)

Other news, I just posted some new shirt designs that are really cute including an eco chic one. I mean it's never too early to GO GREEN (and be stylish) as well. I am loving the elephant design too...how cute are those eyelashes on the little girl elephant!??! I wonder how many is too many personalized shirts for the Molly Lou Minis to wear. The a-line dresses are absolutely adorable and will get plenty of use now that the warm temps are on the rise.

Don't forget about our contest. I posted a link to the right to get all the details of the contest! Stay tuned for the new blog and site looks. Check out Erin's stuff...thanks again!!! Cheers!

VICTORY with the last piece!

As a child, when I did puzzles, I would always do the outline of the puzzle first and then do the inside. This got all of the pieces with the straight edges out of the way and then I would work methodically on various parts. I didn't just randomly put pieces together on the inside as I found them...that would just be crazy. I'm sure others were taught to do the outside first and then the inside. I did this because it was NEATER this way. I had an outline of my project and then could attack it and get to the details. I came up with this neater philosophy and was annoyingly insistent each time a puzzle was challenged. I now realize that I was way too obsessive compulsive even then and think that my parent should have seen some of the warning signs and entered me in to some kind of twelve step program at the ripe old age of 4. Perhaps I wouldn't be this way now. (Isn't it always the parents fault. As a parent now, I can only imagine the things that I will be held responsible for in my children's lives.)

I am always on the lookout for unique and educational children's toys. The toys in our Children's Depot are fun, creative, unique, and (try to be) educational! We have new personalized puzzles in our Children's Depot now. I am really excited about these...you choose any personalization for your puzzle. Kids will flip when they get to put their name together in the puzzle. This will also be a good starting place for a little one who is just getting the hang of bigger puzzles and perhaps doing them independently.

The puzzles have 20 pieces and come in a box with a picture of the puzzle on the front. These would make great birthday presents or perhaps a fun HAPPY SUMMER gift for your child on his last day of school. A great way to ring in summer and all the fun to be had over the next few months. I always keep certain surprises for the Molly Lou Mini for vacations...it never fails we always have one day of complete downpour...weather the storm with a new puzzle.

The puzzles are on sale now and you can use any of your discount codes to receive your extra savings on top of the sale price. Let me know if you have any suggestions. Have a great day. Cheers!

PS-If anyone else is too OCD...pass along your stories to make me feel better about myself. :) Don't forget about our new contest!!!! Check out Sunday's posting for the details...tell a friend.

The Aliens May Take Her

Clearly Molly Lou Mini #1 is having some true aggression at the fact that Molly Lou Mini #2 is not leaving and is now starting to move around and (GASP!!) touch something that used to belong to him, perhaps belongs to him, is within 25 feet of something that belongs to him, something he feels should belong to him, or something that ACTUALLY belongs to him.

Here is the newest line from this morning:
Molly Lou Mini #1 to me: "Mom, I found something for Molly Lou Mini #2."

Me to MLM1: "What did you find for her?"

MLM1 to Me: "A spaceship so she can fly far, far away from me."

Me to MLM1: (trying to hold back the giggles) "Wouldn't you be sad if MLM2 left us?"

MLM1 to Me: "Nope. Not one bit."

You have to love the imagination and honesty of a 3 1/2 year old. Have a great day! Don't forget about the new MLG contest. Pass along to a friend too for more entries for you! Cheers!