Friday, January 30, 2009

BiRthDay FuN

What does a 13-year old boy want for his birthday? Plaid flannel shirts, of course. These are Boone's new favorite clothing item. I hit the jackpot when I stopped in at my local thrift store, Snowline Hospice (a.k.a. HotSpice) and found 7 plaid flannel shirts outside on the 'fill a bag for a dollar' rack. Nevertheless the boys were thrilled with the 'party favor', and I, thrilled with my crazy bargain huntress skills.

What does a 15-year old boy want for his birthday? Yarn of course. Yarn. Oh yeah, yarn.
Hey, did I mention yarn? (oh, and a cell phone.) Cole can't crochet enough. Beanies and headbands are his specialties.

What do I want for my birthing day? (a reason for my sister and I to give each other a gift to celebrate our pains and joys of birth.) Another dancing, twirly, square-dancing, fluffy slip. I have 3, a black, pink and white one.What does one woman do with a collection of twirling slips? Stash them under your bed, display them on the wall, use them as curtains, the possibilities are endless. What do I do with such nonsense?Well my daughters wear them more often than not and when everyone is at school.........
I put them on and dance around the yard as I listen to ABBA.
Check out this Dancing Queen remix! -Great outfits!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

BEAD FOR LIFE

Thanks to everyone, family, friends and neighbors for supporting our efforts in raising money for Bead for Life. Together we raised over $1300.00!! Beadforlife is a non profit organization providing impoverished Ugandan women an opportunity to lift their families out of poverty by making beaded jewelry out of recycled paper. BEAUTIFUL--colors, jewelry,people! My kids were so touched by the video they had to buy some too! To find out more, to purchase or to host a party go to www.beadforlife.org.

Peace & Love,
Sonya