Monday, May 21, 2012

Tickle Me Tuesday, 70th edition


Welcome to the latest edition of Tickle Me Tuesdays, where we all share what's been tickling our fancy!


If you'd like to participate (and you know you do!!), here are the rules:
  
1. Write a short post with anywhere from one to five items that have been tickling your fancy recently. Please include pictures and links :)

2. Make sure to link back to the party in your blog post (you can grab the button or include a text link)

3. Come back here and link up your blog post!  

4. Visit some other links and HAVE FUN!





Now it's your turn! What's been tickling your fancy lately?


Star Sponsor: Along for the Ride

Do you know my friend Laura? If you don't, you're in for a real treat!


I spend much of my time with a glue gun in hand, making lovely things for my shop. My motto is "keep it simple" and I try to make simple accessories that aren't too dramatic or fussy, but add just a pretty touch of whimsy to an already beautiful you.
"Keep it simple" is my motto for my life as well and I blog a lot about the simple, little, imperfect things that make life sweet.
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And did you know that every Monday, Laura posts prayer requests on her blog? Readers send in emails, and prayer requests are posted and prayed for throughout the week! What a great way to foster community and relationships!

Star Sponsor: Geeky and Sassy

I have another new friend to introduce to you today! Meet Virginia from Geeky and Sassy!


My name is Virginia aka V.  A northern girl who blogs about her not so perfect journey of her faith, family, life and home.   I've been married to my wonderful husband for 5 years and have 2 amazing kids.  When not chasing my muddy kids around the yard and biking them to the park I can be found reading, writing and sewing. 

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AND! Every month there's an Illuminate Challenge where we read through a book of the Bible together and / or memorize a verse.  I hope you'll join us!  

Star Sponsor and Giveaway: Matriarch Vintage

Friends! I'm so excited to share my latest sponsor with you: Autumn Rose from Matriarch Vintage.


Autumn Rose. 21. Michigan born and raised.
Proud mother of a brilliant and gorgeous two and a half year old baby boy.
Loving fiancée to the man of my dreams and father of my child.
Currently living life as a SAH Momma. Taking each day one at a time and loving every moment.
My interests include: blogging, crafting, camping, thrifting, cooking, baking, gardening, spending time with my family and running my Etsy shop.
Isn't she lovely? She sells fabulous vintage items in her Etsy shop. Take a peek at some of my faves:


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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Giving up

Have you seen this floating around the blogosphere?



It started with a great post on The Tiny Twig, and the idea has caught on. I first heard about it from Beth at Dot... in the City and it got me thinking!

It's important to me to try and post something on my blog every day. It's a self-inflicted pressure as this little blog grows :). But, it's also a lot of work! And with my parents in town (a rare occurrence), I want to be able to spend time with them as much as possible...

So I'll be taking a little hiatus from the blog. Hopefully guilt-free! I'll see you all back here on Monday... I have some fabulous friends I want to share with you!

In the meantime, I wanted to remind you that 10% of my sales for the month of May are going to The Sparrow Fund to help adoptive families. Have you checked out the fabulous vendors who are also participating?

Monday, May 14, 2012

Tickle Me Tuesday, 69th edition

Welcome to the latest edition of Tickle Me Tuesdays, where we all share what's been tickling our fancy!


If you'd like to participate (and you know you do!!), here are the rules:
  
1. Write a short post with anywhere from one to five items that have been tickling your fancy recently. Please include pictures and links :)

2. Make sure to link back to the party in your blog post (you can grab the button or include a text link)

3. Come back here and link up your blog post!  

4. Visit some other links and HAVE FUN!




Now it's your turn! What's been tickling your fancy lately?


A Mother's Day Surprise

Sometimes, life's totally spontaneous moments are the most fondly remembered. That's how I'll remember this weekend!

My dad's been in town for the week. He was driving his way from Florida to California and decided to stop and stay with us for a while! It's been fun, but he's been sad without my mom around (she stayed in California while my dad had speaking engagements in other states. He's been on the road for 6 weeks!)

On Saturday morning, my parents were talking with each other on the phone and it was clear that my mom was feeling really down and depressed about spending Mother's Day all alone. My sister's in New Jersey, my brother's in Maine, mom's parents are in Washington, and the rest of us are in Texas.

On a total whim, my amazing husband decided that instead of sitting on all of those frequent flyer miles, we should use some for a good cause! Within ten minutes, he had booked a flight - and that evening we picked up my mom from the airport!


It was all so exciting - this is the first time I've been able to spend Mother's Day with my mom in about 13 years!!

My parents will be here for a few more days and already we've been having fun: Sunday we ate at seafood restaurant, then went out for frozen yogurt.


The only sad part is that I still have to go in to work! My husband's semester is over so everyone is hanging around without me! Oh well.... in three more weeks I'll be on my summer break :)

Hope you all had a great weekend too!