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Continue reading →: Card Swaps
In mid-March I went to Stampin’ Ups annual convention. We got to see the new products from the catalogue and watched demonstrations for the new products. It was a lot of fun. I finally got to meet some of my team mates in person. We all got together a couple…
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Continue reading →: What has been happening…
It has been quite a while (4 years) since I have posted anything here. Many things in my life have changed! Since my last post I have become a Grandmother to 2 beautiful girls and 1 handsome boy. When they say you have children just to have grandchildren, they may…
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Continue reading →: February Ideas and Deals
February brings a new month in the Pampered Chef Consulting business. My goal is to host 2 parties so I can try to make my 90-day incentives. The hosting special for February is great and it is one of the few ways you can purchase the stoneware these days. They…
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Continue reading →: One Year Anniversary
Today is the one year anniversary of the death of my Rex. He became sick in November of 2019 and he went downhill fairly quickly. He died of Kidney disease. We did just about everything we could do for him, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough. He had a big personality…
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Continue reading →: National Spaghetti Day
National Spaghetti Day on January 4th offers an opportunity to pick your sauce and add it to that long, thin cylindrical pasta of Italian and Sicilian origin. There are a variety of different pasta dishes based on spaghetti, and the sauce determines most of them. In celebration of National Spaghetti…
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Continue reading →: National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
Celebrated on January 3rd, this is a day I can truly get behind. Both of my boy’s request Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cake for their birthday’s. The National Confectioners Association has been known to recognize this day as an annual event. Chocolate-covered cherry lovers know how impossible it is to eat just…
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Continue reading →: Welcome 2021
If ever there was a year that needed to be welcomed it is 2021. I have high hopes for 2021, though I believe it may be a few more months before we see some semblance of normal. I am looking forward to that time. In the mean time, I am…
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Continue reading →: This is me and my whole heart!
I have been thinking about getting the blog going again. I think I need to re-learn how to do this – but I am game, so stay tuned!
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Continue reading →: Black Friday Freebie
Happy day after Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. My celebration this year was on the smaller side. We have had to cut it down the last couple of years because my dogs don’t behave well with so many people in the house. We were a total…
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Continue reading →: Dear Dad – I miss you!
It was 5 years ago today that I (*we – see below) had to make the hardest decision of my life to date. My beloved father was admitted to the hospital because his heart was not beating fast enough. Shortly after he got to the hospital he coded. They tried…
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