Category Archives: Holidays

Wordless Wednesday: Jack-O-Boogie!

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Whose Halloween Will Be A Little Greener This Year?

Last week we held a giveaway for three prize packs full of green products to give away for Halloween. Now it’s time to pick the winners of that giveaway! The winners are… Cheri, Amie, and Renee! Congratulations to you three! We realize that there’s a slim chance that you guys will receive your prize packs…

Make Your Halloween More Green With This Hallogreen Giveaway!

Typically when you think of Halloween, what color comes to mind? Orange? Black? Well we’re hoping that this will having you thinking of the color green! We’ve put together some prize packages full of green products to give away for this Halloween! The Prizes We have great prizes to give away to make your Halloween…

Santa Bring Me An External Flash, I’ve Been Good!

[flickr]photo:2934691223(medium)[/flickr] I absolutely abhor using the standard flash on my camera. I prefer to take pictures in natural sunlight. Taking pictures indoors when the sun’s not shining really funks things up. Yes I could use the standard flash, but to me that darn thing makes pictures look unprofessionally icky. So for Christmas I think I…

How To Make A Lego Halloween Costume

How To Make A Lego Halloween Costume

LEGO blocks were one of my absolute favorite toys to play with as a child. It’s hard to believe the company has been around 30 whole years! Since Halloween is around the corner, I decided to see if any stores were selling any LEGO costumes. To my surprise, the results were slim. I did find…

Warm And Fuzzy Postcard Greetings!

Searching For Postcards

How many people forgot about Grandparent’s Day? Apparently so did the retail stores. We tried our luck trying to find gifts for Boogie’s Grandmommies and Great Grandmommy, but we couldn’t find any t-shirts or inspirational plaques or trinkets. We found some cute cards that played back a recorded message along with a song, but the…

To All Of You Wonderful Grandparents Out There…

Grandparents

Today is the day that you are nationally recognized, for your wisdom and unconditional love is what makes you all such beautiful people! We would like to wish each and every grandparent, including our mothers who are celebrating their firsts today, a Happy Grandparent’s Day! If possible, go give your Grammy and Grampy a hug…

Family, Food, and Fireworks!

We’ve decided to stay an extra couple of days here in Chicago to continue our search for a new place. For those who don’t know (actually I’m not even sure if I’ve mentioned it here before), we’re moving back to the Chicago area to be closer to family. Mommy and I both have lived around…

I Didn’t Win Anything Today

But I know two people who did! The winners of the 4th of July giveaway for two Russ Shining Stars Eagle Plushes are: #5 – Sheliza #8 – Melissa Congratulations on winning, Sheliza and Melissa! We’ll be in contact with you two shortly! Thanks to everyone that entered and shared their 4th of July celebrations…

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