Archive for May, 2011

Memorial Day: remembering my dad.

Monday, May 30th, 2011

It’s Memorial Day here in the US.  A holiday to remember those that died in service to our country.  My dad is one of those…technically.  He was in the Army and served several tours in Vietnam and died almost 40 years laters as a result of the effects of Agent Orange.  {I’d refer you to the […]

Adventures in Couponing.

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Did you think I had abandoned couponing altogether? No way. There were doublers at Albertsons the week we left on vacation, and then some the weekend right after we got back, and I was completely unprepared. Then I had to readjust to normal life and get back in to studying the deals, finding and printing coupons, […]

I ♥ me some S’mores.

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

Do you ever want to do something sweet and personal for a loved one but don’t have a lot of time?  Well you know what, it doesn’t take a lot of time to be thoughtful.  I love creating memories for my kids.  Just making the mundane a little special.  We took the trailer out for the […]

Happy Happy Happy Birthday.

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Whoa, that’s a lot of happy. I suppose you have to have a lot of happys to go with this many buttons – ha. I like buttons, what can I say? I guess I like them a lot. Happy Friday!

Happy Bird-Day.

Thursday, May 26th, 2011

If you know me, this card should surprise you. It surprises me – and I’m the one who made it – LOL This is my attempt at a quick & easy card. Quick and easy means CAS, doesn’t it? I mean I can’t imagine another style that could be quick and easy? To me it […]