Personal Post Monday - Random stuff :)

So just gonna throw out some random thoughts today - little things I want to post - but haven't had time.  I'm loving retirement - but so busy.  The good thing is that it is busy with fun stuff.  I've been crocheting - a lot!  I don't know if I shared this baby blanket on here - don't think so - but I loved the way it turned out.  Since I made this have also made 5 Christmas gifts (which I'll share after Christmas), an afghan for a friend, and a few snowflake ornaments. 

I also purchased a Christmas cactus.  When we were in Wisconsin my sister had a huge beautiful one, and my hubby was reminded his Mom always had one - so when I saw them on sale - I had to get one.  Now I hope I can keep it alive and blooming.

This is the newest member of our household - Hello Kitty.  Those of you who follow me on instagram has probably seen my pictures of her yarn mazes.  She has her own yarn ball that I probably roll up about 10 times a day, and then she creates amazing webs of yarn all over our house.  She especially likes to drag it up stairs, drop it down through the railing and then run up with it again.  She is truly a lot of fun - and so pretty.

Then yesterday we got our tree up and decorated.  Not much else up - but will work on that today.  Took this picture last night around 10PM as I sat in a dark living room with just the tree lights on - one of my favorite things to do as I have my prayer time.  Hope you are all getting ready for your Christmas season, and enjoying all the blessings it has to offer. 

I'll be back soon with more stamping creativity - see you then!! ~Maureen

Gramma Day with Paisley

Last weekend I had a Gramma Day with Paisley - one of my most fun things to do.  We started out at the Mall where she got a cute little stuffed animal from Build a Bear.

Then to Red Robin for lunch of Chicken strips and fries -

And a yummy mint/brownie shake - just look at that face!!

Here's my beauty with Gramma right after lunch -

And back at my house with her stuffed Hello Kitty from Build a Bear.  Note the duct tape - we spent much of the rest of the afternoon crafting. 

Great day with such a sweet young lady.  Can't wait till next time.  Love you Pais!! ~Gramma

The Sweete Buffet

Just wanted to share some of the great pictures from Zamarah's party - Heidi's new business "The Sweete Buffet" is taking off and this is why - just look how cute!  The tables were set in "Hello Kitty" style.

Each child had their own drink bottle with their name on the little flag - and their Hello Kitty favor.  The take-out boxes were decorated......

and used to get some yummy treats from this "Sweete Buffet" - candy, treats and the candy drizzled popcorn was amazing.

more candy, pencils, and look at those adorable "Hello Kitty" suckers.

Here's the candy with the "Zamarah" Hello Kitty banner on the front and balloons behind - everyone loved it!

Besides all the sweets - we had wings, pizza, veggies and more - delish!!  One grandbaby party done - five more to go :)  Good thing we like to PARTY!!

See you soon!! ~Maureen

Hello Kitty Party - Updated with a picture and some text on 4/5/12!

So like I shared earlier - Zamarah had a "Hello Kitty" party - it was so cute seeing all the little girls in their "HK" clothing.  I love "Hello Kitty" so this was right up my alley.  The kids played Pin the Nose on the Kitty as one of their games - and Heidi made up this poster for them to "pin" on.

Here's a picture of the tables before everyone arrived.  Heidi has been doing some new party stuff through her company "The Sweete Buffet" a new business offering custom candy buffets and party favors. She and Jenee spent a lot of time putting everything together for an amazing party for an amazing little girl.  The make a great team and did a great job!  In case you can't tell - they decorated drink bottles, put out little HK favors, and the take out boxes are for filling candy before the kiddos leave!

  Here's Jenee with our 2 year old princess (and cousin Solo) - blowing out her candle  -

And here is our birthday girl Zamarah, with her siblings - brother Prince and sister Paisley -

I love this picture of them!  Thanks for stopping by - see you soon!! ~Maureen

Hello Kitty

Yesterday we celebrated Zamarah's 2nd birthday (she turned two on the 15th) - so today I'm sharing the packaging of her gift.  She wanted LEGOS like big brother Prince - so I got her a cute little set of the Duplo Legos and a Lego Friends set.  So glad they've extended this cute toy to more girlie styles. Her party theme was "Hello Kitty" and I'll share more on that in days to come, but here is the present wrapped for her - note the cute bows I added all over the bag.

And here's her card - Isn't it cute!! I saw this idea on a blog or somewhere and just had to try it.  It's all punches - the bow is made with the SU butterfly punch cut in half and connected with a circle - cute idea huh!

Zamarah LOVED it - and that is really what matters.  Thanks for stopping by!  ~Maureen