Snapshot Saturday~Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Blogland!

This week's Snapshot Saturday features a Doctor totally able to fix you all up first aid style when that adorable bee bites you!

This picture was taken last weekend before we headed off to our church's Trunk-or-Treat/Fall Festival. (If it's possible, I know they will look even better tonight.)

The minis were just so adorable and you should have seen Mini #2 covered in chocolate after someone gave her a Hershey Kiss...down the sleeves of her shirt and of course, she grabbed me before I could stop her so my shirt had chocolate claw marks on it.

Mini #1 is totally digging the real lab coat and stethoscope thanks to his Grammy. It is also incredibly ironic that he wanted to be a doctor...the child SCREAMED at the mention of a doctor for the first few years of life.

I am praying that the weather cooperates for trick or treating tonight.

Have a spooktacular weekend!!!!

Tomorrow, Tomorrow...

The sun'll come out

Tomorrow

So ya gotta hang on

'Til tomorrow

Come what may

Tomorrow! Tomorrow!

I love ya Tomorrow!

You're always

A day
Away!

Now that you'll be singing that song all day (you're welcome or I'm terribly sorry.)

Let's call this Friday Fragments...

Tomorrow, Molly Lou Sister and Brother-in-law are running a 5k in town. This is their first race of any kind, a small one for many of you, but Mini #1 made a "Go" sign and drew pictures for her.

Mr. Molly Lou will be home this evening and he and Mini #1 need to decide the jack-o-lantern design as we have a Halloween packed day tomorrow.

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Have a spooktacular weekend. I can't wait to hear all the stories on Monday!

PS-Mini #1's class party was a success. You all are such great friends...thanks for the comments, emails, and tweets.

Haphazard Thursday~Life changes...

Today is the day...

Today is the HalloweenParty and PARADE for Mini #1. This is such a big deal to him and he is so very excited.

I stayed up until almost 2 am last night making treat bags full of little goodies, getting the craft ready for all the little minis this morning, and other household chores. Bats will be made (say a little prayer using black paint with three year olds in costume), pumpkins will be decorated, and fun will be had. We will have lunch and then the big Halloween parade with the entire school.

The thing that I kept thinking about last night: It is almost one o'clock in the morning and I am making treat bags for my son's class and folding clothes.

MY HOW MY LIFE HAS CHANGED!!! :)

Have a great day.

PS-Since it is Haphazard Thursday, I must share this tidbit. My hair is horrible. Totally not cooperating and I can feel it mocking me each morning as I try to do SOMETHING to it. I must do something and fast before the hair wins.

Worthwhile Wednesday~Free, Fabulous, and Fun!

Happy Wednesday ya'll! Hope you're having a great day! I ended up being a substitute at Mini #1's school today so I was unexpectedly gone all day, but that is a story for another day. You all know how I am about schedules so I am feeling EXTREMELY behind today.

Our Holiday plates are still 15% off and will be until Sunday...get your shopping on. These are so fantastic, practical, stylish, festive, and durable. They are made of melamine and are guaranteed not to break. Enjoy years of holiday memories with these plates, platters, bowls, and trays. Give a pair, a set of 4, or a family size of 8. Get a holiday treat for yourself. Order one, bake some cookies, and give as a gift to a hostess, teacher, or neighbor. Check out all of our holiday designs here.

FREE return address on all Embossed Graphics Stationery until Saturday. I just added a few new items yesterday. My new favorite is this Elise Monogram Note...isn't the embossed monogram stunning, elegant, and unusual? This would make a great gift.

Another staple gift for graduations, engagements, or housewarming is the Clairty Ensemble. You get 100 cards embossed in two sizes with your name or any one line of personalization. These are less and .50 a card and adding the return address is another savings of $32.00. You get to choose your paper color: white, pink, ivory, or blue.

How cute are these Pink Houndstooth folded notes? Coasters...we have some new coaster designs just in and I adore them. This is a set that is a bit different from the others, an elegant, yet simple single initial and is new-I added it yesterday. You get 50 coasters and an acryllic holder to keep them in...perfect hostess gifts.

November starts our month full of giveaways and weekly specials. Have a great day!

Playing Real-life

Mini #1 loves to play. We play anything and everything and lately he has been really in to roleplaying and playing different characters from books and television shows and then we recreate the exact scene from said television episodes or book pages.

It is always he and I and sometimes if the characters allow, he will let Mini #2 on the action as well. The same goes for Mr. Molly Lou.

Our resumes include:
Little Einsteins-I am June, Mini #1 is Leo, Mini #2 is Annie (brother and sister in the show), and Mr. ML is Quincy

Guess How Much I Love You: Mini #1 is Little Nutbrown Hare and I am Big Nutbrown Hare

Dora: I am Dora, he is Boots; Diego-he is Diego, I am Alecia

Olivia: I am Olivia, he is Ian, and Mini #2 is William

Sesame Street: He is Elmo, I am Zoe, Mini #2 is Abby, and Mr. ML is Grover. (He does a FANTASTIC Grover voice.)

Thomas: We alternate being different trains depending on the scene that Mini #1 wants to play out. I have experience being James, Percy, Gordon, Sir Topham Hatt, Daisy, Lady, Stanley, just to name a few.

Max and Ruby:He is Max and I am Ruby.

The Berentstein Bears: You Guessed it...I am Mama Bear, Mr. is Papa Bear, he is Brother Bear, and Mini #2 is Sister Bear.

This is just to name a few...I am really building quite the resume with my cartoon and literary starring roles and also have a slight personality disorder as I can't remember who the hay I am supposed to be. Mini #1 is VERY particular that these scenes or play moments go exactly as the writers wrote them. I giggle at how particular he is and how stressed he gets if we don't say the script as written. He corrects me and says "Mom, that's not right. You're supposed to say _________." OOPS! We usually go through a handful of characters a day.

Just last night, we portrayed Curious George and I was the Man with the Yellow Hat from the book Curious George Goes to the Zoo. What a riot it was to watch George feed those animals at the zoo, get in trouble from the zookeepers, and then George and the Man with the Yellow Hat save the day and get to go to the exhibit for free.

This morning he asks me if I want to play Mini #1* and Mom.

Should I be worried that my child wants to know if I want to play real life?

Come to think of it, there are plenty of times when it would be nice to play real life and then move on to playing something else.

*He uses his real name. It would add even more humor to the situation if he referred to himself as Mini #1. Have a great day.

Oh Goodness Grace!

Happy Monday ya'll!

If you haven't checked out Good Will Grace, I would love for you to pop over and take a peek. I have mentioned my friend Whitney from That Girl and Her Pug before and now she is going to be writing weekly over at GWG. I am thrilled that she is jumping on board and can't wait to see what she has to say each week.

I know that I struggle daily with my identity. As life changes, so do my issues...motherhood, friendship, business owner, wife, etc. Whitney is going to tackle those issues in "Finding That Girl" and her intro. post is up today.

Have a great day. Let us know what you think!

Snapshot Saturday~Where the Path Leads...

We went to visit Mr. Molly Lou last weekend at his new job locale and we found the most charming and perfect park. It used to be a large estate, but was left to the city in the 1970's and had to be used as a public park and gardens. There were paths, ponds, an amphitheater, a sensory garden, and live oaks galore. We had the best time roaming around and getting lost in this "secret garden."

I love this picture of Mini #1 running down this path of live oaks...I wonder where his path will lead?

Have a great weekend!