Pet Appreciation Craft-Furry Friend Picutre Frame

Let me introduce you to our furriest family member, Bailey!  He's 10 years old, lazierthen your neighborhood teenager and he smells worse then my kid's 1/2 empty lunch boxes that have been left in their school bag for an entire weekend!!!  He's also the most obedient, loyal and affectionate animal you'll ever meet!  He's a 100% pure bread mutt but I'm almost certain he has a bit of hound in him because he gets instant satisfaction from sniffing crotches, mail boxes, tires, trees, and anything else he can shove his muzzle into.  He's a perfect play companion for my 3 Jewels, provides protection for our family and takes care of all the leftovers.

Do you have a family pet?  What have you done to show appreciation for your pet lately?  Why not dedicate the entire day to pampering your pet?  Yesterday we made a Furry Friend Picture Frame for our dog, Bailey.  

Would you like to make a picture frame for your pet dog?  Here's how we made it...

Supplies: 

• 5x7 picture of your pet
• a piece of cardboard
• glue
• scissors
• milk bone dog treats
  

1. Glue your picture to a piece of cardboard and trim off the excess cardboard

2.  Glue your dog treats to the parameter of the picture and let dry

I would love to hear about your family pet{s}.  What type of animal do you have, name, how long has he/she been apart of your family.  Feel free to send pics!   I hope you enjoyed today's pet project!

Hello dear friends!
I'm back from our fantastic vacation in the Caribbean!  The results~ 7lbs heavier, 164 more freckles and new appreciation for grain fed meat!   Words can not describe what a fabulous time we had, so I decided to share some of the moments that I captured on film!
This trip was enjoyed by myself, my husband and several close friends.  My 3 Jewels stayed at home to party with our fabulous family and friends!  I won't lie!  It was extremely difficult to leave them behind.  This being said, I'm very thankful we took this time to reconnect, as a married couple.
After months of preparation, this adults only trip, was nothin' but smooth sailing.  This is why I feel obligated to share some of my tips on how to "Vacation Without The Kids".  Showing your kids, you still love them from afar, is the key to conquering separation anxiety while vacationing without them.   Stay tuned, this post will be publish later on this week!

Well folks, hope you enjoy my video clip!

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I'll leave with this one final thought...Life Is Short!  Enjoy it to the fullest!  If you're thinking of vacationing, then don't delay! Think of all the memories you'll be missing out on if you don't go!  You deserve it!

Toots Giveaway Winner

Thank you to all who entered the Toots Giveaway!  The winner is Regina Honeyman!  Regina has been notified and has 24 hours to contact me to claim her prize!  A special thank you to Adrianne Boyer of
Moxy and Toots for crafting the adorable Toots Valentine's Day Monster!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Friends, I've gone on vacation with Mr Connell for a week!  This means I'll not be posting while I'm away, so feel free to catch up on some of my past posts!  The good news, I'll be returning just in time to announce the winner of the Toots Giveaway!  Be sure to submit your entry before midnight, Feb 13, 2011!  

I'll miss you all terribly!  Thank you all for being such faithful followers! 

If you could jet set anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?  

Boredom Buster Ideas

Wondering what 12 inches of snow looks like? Cool hun?

Wondering what a couple feet of snow looks like?

This pic was snapped about 2 years ago!  

Well friends, instead of packing for my trip this weekend, I'm entertaining my 3 Jewels, who are home from school today!


Just a quick shout out to my new friend, Sarah Roe of Money Saving Queen.  Yesterday she contacted me to let me know she was featuring my Snow Cone post.  I was flattered! Apparently, Oklahoma was being hit hard with a storm front and everyone down there was a little shell shocked!  To be honest, I've never seen so much traffic from Oklahoma on my blog before!  Hugs to all my new friends from the South!  Hope your coping with all that snow!

If you ask my Mr Connell, {aka my husband~I realized recently that I very rarely mention my sweatheart on this blog. An oversight of course!  Well honey, here's your "15 mins of fame"}he'll tell you he welcomes all this snow. It entertains his healthy obsession with snowmobiling! 

Check out his winter beard!  This is an older pic as well!

He grew it for Movemeber last year. Unfortunately, much to my dislike, he decided to keep it for several more weeks after that!

I finally had to rally the troops on my facebook page to get him to shave it!

Anyway, I just wanted to quickly offer a few "boredom buster ideas" for all you parents who are home with your little ones today!  

The Celery Experiment 

All you'll need is a couple stocks of celery, water and food colour! 

Step 1 Place several drops in a cup of water

Step 2 Add celery stalks to water, making sure not to submerge the leafy part

Step 3 Play a game of mouse trap, followed by a game of candy land

Step 4 Document the findings

Explain to your child that just as people have veins to make our blood flow though our bodies, plants have veins that water flows through. The plants "sucks up the water" from the dirt and the water flows through the

plant.  In this case the celery sucked up the colored water and as a result the leafy part of the plant changed color! 

Still bored?????

Check out some of my other "Boredom Buster Ideas"

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Happy Snow Day Everyone!!!!!

Vlog Episode #3 How to remove temporary tattoos

Hey everyone, I'm back again with another vlog episode!  Hope you enjoy!  Ignore the fact I'm wearing my scrubs!  Heading into work soon and hoping not to get stuck there {30 cm= 16 inches of snow headed our way! Yikes}Be gentle with the critiques!  Still new at the vlogging game!  Would love feed back!

Anyone have any horror stories to share in regards to temporary tattoos?