The Spirit of 1776

Jillian told me that 250 years ago on July 8th the Declaration of Independence was officially read to the colonists. So in commeration of that auspicious occassion, and in the true Spirit of 1776…

I’m going to…

…watch National Treasure because it’s sort of about the Declaration of Independence and it’s got Nicolas Cage in it so…you know. Heh, heh.

…wear my comemorative pins all over the place and impress the cats with my patriotic spirit.

…work on my star garland because it’s terrifically patriotic.

wave my fireworks around and holler BOOM a million times!!! The neighbors may just call the police–but I don’t care!

…work on my perfectly patriotic puzzle. Say that 10 times fast.

Eat one thousand-seven-hundred and seventy-six Bomb Pops…no explaination needed. Didn’t these used to be way bigger? What the…?

…stick my America 250 stickers all over the house and my water bottles and my phone and the wall and the car and the windows and the furnature and the cats.

AND…watch my cute son’s new video and sing and dance along with it!!

I suppose this is what happens when you live all by yourself and nobody even tries to stop you from doing wild and crazy things clear into the wee hours.

And you know me…even all alone, anything for a party!

USA! USA! USA!

 

Mother’s Day Getaway~ 2

Day 1 (cont.)

~Noon~

April’s idea of a lovely Mother’s Day treat was for all the ladies in the family to head on over to The Clique in Lindon, to get a pedicure–all at the same time! Now I’ve never had a pedicure before in all my life and I have to say–it was positively heavenly!

First they soaked our feet in these little warm jacuzzi foot baths. Some of us ancient folk had to have double time in this phase. Ok, so these old feet haven’t been baby soft in a long time–so between you and me, I didn’t mind the extra time and attention. It felt fabulous!

I always thought that I’d be mortified to have a foot massager give me a foot massage or rub warm lotion on my legs and feet, or that I’d be too embarrassed to just sit there and let someone else do the work of making my feet…actually pretty. But the ladies at The Clique were just adorable–they helped us all feel relaxed and comfortable–so comfortable in fact, that I nearly fell asleep at one point. And oh, how good it felt to just sit back and let it all happen.

After nearly an hour of pure pampering, there was only one thing left to do…

–choose the perfect color! And choose we did–each matching our…um….unique personalities. Then, some of the girls found the perfect boots to go with those fancy new feet. But we’ll be wearing sandals for a while yet. I mean, honestly, no way we’re hiding these pretty little pinkies.  :}

If you haven’t had a pedicure before–do it, do it! Your toes will thank you. And if you’re in the neighborhood–check out The Clique. Sincerely, our feet never felt so good!

Thanks, April~we love you.

Clockwise from the top we have mine, then April’s, then Lyndi’s, then Emily’s and Kortney. Jillian’s weren’t quite finished when we got the picture. But she chose a beautiful pink with silver glitter.

Up To My Neck…

in this…

this…

and all this.

Not to mention this…

and this…

and lots of this.

All because of this.

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Only two more days till the Breaking Dawn Premier! Wooohooo! Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win the very last ticket in our theater!

See you there!

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Happy Birthday Mom…

I miss you.

Harry Potter Frenzy

Thought you might fancy a glimpse of what’s going on at our place. We’re running around all crazy-like getting everything ready for our Harry Potter Movie Premier Party that happens next week. Here we have a sleeve from Mrs. Weasley’s sweater…that’s coming right along…thank you. Must. Crochet. Faster.

Collecting giveaway prizes has it’s perks–for sure. Here’s a pretty little necklace that one of our sponsors gave to me.

How would YOU  like to crochet 200 teeny tiny Hogwarts House Color rings? That’s just what another of our sponsors did. They are lovely, but I can’t imagine sewing anything that I can barely see. Amazing.

Lyndi found the Gryffindor shred for the gift bags…

and just in time too, cause the prizes just keep on coming…

and coming…

and coming.

But we don’t mind one little bit. I mean, really…

who doesn’t like getting packages in the mail–

from some very good friends?

Only one week left!!