A couple of months ago I was on Pinterest and I saw a Halloween costume that blew my mind. As soon as I saw it I was in love! I saved a copy of the picture to my phone and have been thinking about how I can make it. I am crafty but I am [...]

A couple hours after Lily put her balloons in the freezer we thought it would be a good idea to shake them up a little before they froze all the way through… DON’T DO THIS. I will explain why later. Just leave them alone… DON’T TOUCH THEM ONCE THEY ARE PARTLY FROZEN. This is what [...]

I was on Pinterest not to long ago and I saw an article about how to keep kids busy during the summer. I showed Lily one of the articles about making homemade ice globes. After she looked at it she said something like “Well, what’s the point?” I didn’t have an answer I just thought [...]

Ever since I made that t-shirt the other day my mind has been going crazy with other ideas. I made two more today! I Shoot People and Cleverly Disguised As An Adult. I totally crack myself up. And YES I will be wearing these T-shirts this weekend!  

Yesterday morning I had Lily comb through pictures of herself on my website and pick her ten favorite pictures. Once she put ten pictures on the desktop I had her narrow it down to her top four pictures. She is funny because once she got down to about six she was struggling to get it [...]

#1 – I am not sure if you ever click on my other pages above. See the one that says “BofC”? I just updated it today so go ahead and click on it again! #2 – Yesterday I was on the phone with my brother and he said he was working in Boston, Massachusetts this week. I [...]

A couple weeks ago I was going through a box of stuff and I found a cute little toy cabinet with a penguin on it. When I first saw it I knew exactly what it was but I wondered what I could possibly do with it. It is not very big… actually it is quite small. [...]

Today I made the world’s best frosting in the world and I have to share it with you guys. Earlier I told you about making rainbow cupcakes so I needed something to top them with. These are the only ingredients you need. Granulated Sugar, Real Butter, Flour, Whole Milk and Vanilla Extract. First you combine [...]

I have been running into lots of articles about people making rainbow cupcakes so today I decided to give it a try. The first thing I did was make the batter per the directions on the back of the box. Then I seperated the batter equally into different bowls. I put approximately 1 large cup of batter in each [...]

In order to make a mermaid you will need the following things: 1 small human 1 or 2 large humans to help build the mermaid 1 Shovel (not necessary but very helpful) A large sandy area (beaches work the best) 1,000 or so miniature shells to decorate the tail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Step 1: Dig a hole wide enough [...]

I would guess that about 80% of the people that come to our house at one point will end up in the pool. The math is pretty simple: San Antonio + dessert climate + 90° or more outside + big blue wet pool in the backyard = POOL TIME! So now imagine that when you leave my  house you forget your sunglasses. Next time you [...]

JP has been out in California all week for work. Do you remember what I did back on October 18th? If you have been reading this website for awhile you know that I have done this more than a few times. I have never worn the same costume twice so in order to keep up the tradition [...]

What would an Easter weekend be without dyeing some eggs? Remember that dye I showed you the other day? Today was the day! While I was at work Lily and Amanda boiled up every egg that I had in the house. She made a comment that was something like “This is the least amount of [...]

Hello readers! I wanted to let you know to click on the Adventures of BofC tab above. I just did a big update! A few months worth of BofC have finally been added!   Do you have any BofC pictures that you have taken? Please send them along with a caption so that I can [...]

Lily ended up spending the night at Cameron’s house last night. The came home around 9am and told me Cameron had gymnastics. Around 10am Cameron was back and they started playing again.  I asked Cameron if she had a birthday present for her Mom today. I know it’s her birthday because we were invited to [...]

That our vacation is only 8 days away! Maybe it is actually 7 days? We leave very early next Tuesday!

Today I went with a group of friends to a studio named “Painting with a Twist“. Basically you bring a bottle of wine or champagne and your friends and you learn how to paint a painting. The instructor stands in the front of the room and step by step shows you how to paint the painting. [...]

At my work we have an employee club that does different things throughout the year to boost employee moral and make work a little bit more exciting. The name of our employee club is “Social Stag” because our company logo is a stag. I have an officer position so I am pretty heavily involved with what [...]

I have been picking my brain for what picture to take and add to my final post of 2010. I can’t come up with anything so I decided to take it in a different direction. 2010 was a big year for me. I went through a lot of changes and I learned a lot this year. I also [...]

How do you make a fun wreath? Check this out. First you need a plain wreath. Some Playmobil toys, a glue gun and lots of glue sticks. A couple hours later you will have this. I took some closer pictures so you can see the detail.

When we were on vacation I saw some birds in a boutique that I totally loved. The woman in the shop told me that wool birds are all the rage this season. I thought about those birds a few times since then and then today I saw them again. We were in a store and [...]

The other day when I was looking through JP’s Christmas stuff in the garage I found this wreath. I have never really been a big fan of wreaths but I really like this one. I especially love the little vintage angels! And the little Santa Clauses. I totally plan on putting this one out on the [...]

I have told you before that I like sugar. I really really like sugar so it only makes sense that I would like candy. Yes, I love love love candy! I am not sure if candy is the reason I like Halloween so much but I am sure that somehow it all makes sense eventually. [...]

Have you ever had Puppy Chow? Not the stuff you feed your dog, the stuff that is peanut butter, chocolate, and crispy deliciousness! Lily, Adeline and I made some today. The fist step is to measure the amount of Crispix you are going to use. Then in a pan melt the chocolate chips, butter, and vanilla. [...]

I love things that make rooms smell good. I usually buy our room plug in things at Bath and Body but as of today I think I might be over that. I ordered some Scentsy products from a girl named Laura at work.  It smells so wonderful! It’s a wax that you put inside a [...]

Before I put the girls to bed we finished the project that we started earlier today. Check out these guys! They were originally going to be scary.. but I think they ended up being cute or goofy! Which one is your favorite? #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 And the entire group!! Would you [...]

Today we started a project that isnt quite finished yet. We started with 9 miniature pumpkins and some spray. Then we drilled 8 holes in each one. 4 on each side. Then Lily and Adeline painted them black. After the black paint dried I sprayed them one more time with the clear finish. We haven’t [...]

Since it is to early to carve them Lily, Adeline and I painted pumpkins today. Here is Lily working on her pumpkin. Adeline’s pumpkin. And my pumpkin!

Today after I put dinner in the oven Lily and I mixed up a batch of peanut butter cookie dough. Thankfully we didn’t have any crazy accidents with the kitchen aid mixer. Then after dinner Lily, JP and I put the cookies on the sheets. Say cheese guys! We decided to make these after seeing them in a magazine earlier [...]

I stopped drinking pop a few weeks ago in an effort to curb my sugar addiction. In replace of pop I have been drinking sparkling water like crazy. We found this stuff at the local grocery and I love it. They have so many flavors like grapefruit, berry, lime, cran-raspberry, lemon and orange. They are all delicious [...]

Every once in awhile me and JP like to drink a martini and Lily likes a cherry temple!! Something about the perfect blend of stoli vodka, olive juice and olives really tastes great. A couple days ago I found out from a friend at work about Sip-N-Style and I thought it was very awesome. I sent Melinda [...]

Here is a picture of our dinner tonight. Cut everything up into bite size pieces and enjoy. This is especially fun if there are only two for dinner!

I spent today finishing the desk painting project that I started on Sunday! The only thing left to do is put on new drawer pulls which are coming from Seattle next week!

A few months ago I bought this desk at a garage sale for like $10 maybe even less. As soon as I saw it I knew it had potential .. it just needed some attention. I washed it down and took the drawer pulls off. It became very obvious that this was not the first [...]

Today Lily and I spent a little time being crafty. I read about altered books a few months ago and I have been thinking about it ever since. Last weekend I combed through websites and decided I was going to go for it. This was the best website that I found http://gomakesomething.com/category/ht/ab/ While I was [...]