What happens when...

Your husband is cooped up in the house for a week with nothing to do but help cut & heat seal ribbon (hee hee)....This happens...

This actually happened last weekend, but my computer was being friendly to the housecleaning and not so friendly to the blogger, lol! He came to me last Sat. night at 5 pm mind you & said "I'm Bored" Me: Ok, well I wish I was what do you want me to do about it... Hal: I want to do the guest room. Me: LOL, it's 5 pm...Hal: it won't take that long. Me: Ok, go for it, lol!

So...he painted 4 different colors, and decorated all of it~! We had accumulated all of the stuff except the blue paint which I ran to Home Depot and got (yes HIS project right?) LOL. He did a great job huh!? I wanted to do kind of a nautical but Lakey feel since we are right by the lake, kind of serene sanctuary for our guests. Now, I want to go buy lots of pretties but I am so impressed with how cute it is without planning at all. Does that mean I have a shopping problem if you can virtually shop from my house, bahhh! BTW, he (we) finished after 1 am! So much for it won't take that long, lol!

Ok, anyone wanna come visit now? We are booking for summer *wink* Ya Right! I do however promise to make yummy food! Ahhh....I am off to grab a shower so we can go to Drewy's game at 10. HUGS

PS~ Here is a pic of our beautiful city by the lake and some close ups of my husbands handiwork :)

It is so beautiful here in all seasons :0)

The test results are...

BENIGN!!!!!!!! HOORAY! Thanks so much everyone for your thoughts and prayers! I am so grateful to God for my husband being ok! I am kinda fond of his tall awnry little bratty self! :0) Have a great weekend!

Kids to Work Day!!! :0)

Today is National Kids to Work Day & Kohl's is too cool! As a corporation they recognise this day and this is the agenda they sent out! Haliee is off to work with Daddy and even gets to sit in on some interviews today! LOL, can you imagine going to an interview all nervous to walk in and see a kid sitting there! The only down side is they have to be 10 or older, so Drew was less than thrilled, lol! He tried to stay home and go to work with me ,lol, but I shot that idea down. I am however going to surprise him with lunch at school today!!! Here is the memo I thought it was so cool they did this as a corporation I had to share. Everything is so money driven these days, I was so impressed with them caring about kids. I think it is one of the few honest family compassionate "BOXES" left, so SHOP AT KOHL'S~ "Where you can Expect Great Things" *wink*

I have been so busy and my internet and landline (it is cable) were down for 3 days, AHHHH, so I am so busy trying to find my happy place after surgery, etc. Monday was Haliee's birthday, so I will be posting about that. She is having her party in a few weeks as that was the soonest we could fit it in with the kids and Daddy playing ball! Saturday is Hal's birthday and also my "Other" Dad's 50th birthday party, AHHHH! Calgon...Finally, I have a new set of sweet bowsies up for our fairytale launch. I have about 20 sets in my head, but I have too many customs to bring them into fruition just yet, they will be coming! :0) Here they are Sweet Euro Fairy Princess! I hope you like them! HUGS!!!!

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Remember When...

I was running to the School for the 2nd time this morning and this song came on...I was thinking to myself wouldn't that be nice. Remember When you used to say the words "I'm Bored" My kiddos occasionally say it, but me...I think I was in grade school the last time I actually breathed those words! Man what I wouldn't give to be bored right now, lol! Not for along time, just a day! Just a day of lazy jammies, hot tea, a clean house....ahhhh...I always ask the kids if they will ground me to my room "PLEASE" LOLOL! *sigh* Not this time of year for sure! Ok, I am off to get my orders ready for the post man and work on some customs! Still no word from the doc with test results. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers! I have the best friends and family! :0) HUGS and YAY for a Sunny DAY! WAHOO!

LOOKIE WHAT I GOT!!!!!!!

OMG!!!!!! I am bawling! I can't believe how sweet Miss. June is! The doorbell just rang and it was the most beautiful bouquet of flowers from my Sweet Customer & FRIEND! I have known her for a couple years now and I am so thankful to be her friend and design for her princess LILLI!! She knew Hal had surgery & she sent these just because she is the greatest! I used to think people who made friends online were crazy and now I am so thankful to be one of the crazies!!!! I truly have made some GREAT friendships and I am so thankful for that! THANKS MY SWEET JUNERS! You made my day & touched my heart! I LOVE roses, snapdragons, & hydrangeas btw they are my fav's!!!~ XOXOX Tab

Happy Easter & My Poor Man!

Man, we have had an eventful few days! Hal had surgery to remove a tumor on his neck on Friday morning, it was a relatively minor procedure and the dr. thinks it is benign, but I will feel alot better next week when we receive the results. Please pray for him. Anyhow, as they were taking out the breathing tube, his esophagus spasmed & it made his lungs suck in fluid & blood, so when he woke up he was coughing blood and his oxygen level was like 58%. FREAKED ME OUT because they weren't letting me in to see him. So I threw a Tabby tantrum & they finally let me back 3 hours later. :( His dr. was in another surgery and they wanted him to look at him. They did a chest xray and they thought there were nodules on his lungs (possibly cancerous) so they wheeled him over for a ct scan & then numbed his throat & scoped him (poor guy). *sigh* So it turned out to be the fluid & blood in his lungs not nodules and they just kept him overnight on oxygen and the iv to push all the junk out of his lungs.

He wasn't able to be mobile as the oxygen was in the wall, so the kids & I stayed the night in the hospital with him so I could help him potty instead of the nurse. LOL, he is so shy, when I went back to see him at 1st when he was coughing blood, etc. he had his clothes around his ankles trying to get himself dressed while no one was looking. He was traumatized by the gown. So I dressed the crazy guy. The sleeping arrangement was fun! The nurses were too cool to the kids, but Drew & I slept in a hospital bed and Haliee slept in the fold out chair, lol! Between bathroom breaks, vital checks, and the elbow, knee, & fists to my body and face by my sleeping son, I got little sleep. To top it off, Drew had opening day and his 1st ball game the next morning at 8:30 am! So, I got them up at 6:45 and ran home to shower us all. Papa Ken came and took Drew to his events in the pouring rain I might add :( I was so sad I missed it. And Haliee & I ran back to the hospital to be with Daddy.

They did another chest xray that am and all was well so we came home yesterday afternoon. He is so sore from coughing and the yucky scope. He is ok but super nauseous. We got Daddy settled & I ran and got his prescriptions, etc. He has a drainage tube in his neck for a few days, so I am changing bandages. I got into the fridge to boil the eggs for dyeing, but my Mom used them while we were in the hospital, lol. SO....I ran out the market again really quick. Of course we couldn't find the Easter baskets last night as they were in the garage behind some heavy boxes Daddy can't help us with! We improvised! "Makin' Memories" right!

Good thing The Easter Bunny always comes through for us right! The tooth fairy also paid us a visit in the night as Haliee lost a tooth! The kids got tons of fun goodies, moolah, movies, etc. They were jazzed! Hal is still not feeling well so I am scared to leave him even for church & I am super sad. :( We are just going to hang today. Do some more eggs, and I can catch up on some chores around here. We decided to do Easter with the family next weekend, I am the cook in the family, so everyone is waiting for me lol!

Please pray for us next week when we receive the biopsy results. Happy Easter everyone. I am so thankful for this day and I guess my husband having the procedure this weekend just makes it all the more real. HUGS to your family on this wonderful day! :0)

Got Games??

Ok, here are 2 more fun custom sets for our games launch~! Also, here are the matching duckie pieces from our collaboration! :0) Too much fun! Don't forget to enter to win a 3 piece outfit from the lemonlime girls, all you haveto do is email your guess about the marbles!!

PacMan Anyone...How bout' Hungry Hungry Hippos...

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Craziness...

1st things 1st...Lookie what I woke up to this am!!! I am starting to think we really will be playing ball & hunting eggs in this never ending white stuff :0)

Ok, enough whining *wink* I have been burning the midnight oil, bowing my little fingers off! I have several customs going...I just finished an order for one of my sweet UK customers, I have a sweet baby girl of which my computer seems to have eaten the pics of, I looked everywhere, I guess her Mommy will have to send me more, our bow giveaway winner's goodies, 2 of my boutiques I sell to, this is just to name a few, and don't forget launches with my #1 LemonLime Peeps :0)

Before I forget, I have these Easter goodies listed, I know it is last minute, but I was determined to finish these sweeties I had started no matter what, so here they are! The 1st ones are so Euro Fab, they could be Easter or just fun & bright all year long! Can you tell I want Summer! :0)

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Our launch theme this week is Fun & Games. We are giving away a super fun prize...so make sure you check it out! I am collaborating with some of my sweet LL friends for a duck duck goose theme. Here are some sneak peeks of my goodies and I will post the matching outfits, etc. as soon as Nicole sends me pics! Also, 1 of my super sweet customers had a strange request which actually turned out so cute and with perfect timing...Her daughter's favorite stuffed friend is a hippo, lol~ She decided she needed some hippo bows, so I had to make her some right! Well, turns out, I "need" to list them as Hungry Hungry Hippos for our launch cuz it is too fun not to!I can totally add marbles to if you wanted them :0) I will be doing that in a few so check them out! XOX Tab

Happy Birthday Angel Baby Kayden!

I can't believe she would be 5 today. :( If you want to read about her, here is the link to her page.

http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/k/kaydenmw/

My Kid's new Spring Break Restaurant! :0)

So today is the 1st day of Spring Break here & we are laying low this year! I am so tired of running like a maniac, we decided to stay home!

Anyway, my kids have been playing while I worked all morning. Softball, Tether ball, Wii, Board Games, etc. Haliee's friend Ally spent the night last night, & they have all been playing so well as a threesome "YAY"!! So a few minutes ago, in came Ally & Haliee to offer me lunch at their Restaurant! They created menus, made all the food and waited on Drew & I. Aren't they cute!!! In their pockets are order forms, napkins, and silverware. Drew's place setting even included a charger plate, lol!

Drew of course chose all JUNK for lunch. I tried to adjust his order but Haliee shut me down, claiming ownership of her restaurant. LOL, I guess once is ok. Here is what Drew ordered:

Hazelnut Italian Soda

Nachos

Pringles

Crackers & Dip

Samoas

Chocolates

He is also quite smart, he had his bill sent to my table, what a terd! Forgive his piggie shirt!

LOL, I guess since they literally ate 3lbs. of strawberries after dinner last night, I can let them slide right!? Ok, I am back to work, I just had to share! I hope they make you smile as much as they did me~ Look for some new Easter goodies this afternoon & some fun & games goodies starting tomorrow!

Mr. MacGregors Garden Bows & clip!

Ok...IT IS STILL SNOWING TODAY WAHHHH! At this point, we will be finding eggs in the snow! Here are some sweet spring garden bowsies & clippie! I LOVE how they turned out! Especially the stuffed bunnies & carrot clip! Thanks for peeking! I am off to an afternoon of craziness! :0)

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And the WINNER is...

Sorry for the delay, Haliee had softball practice after school, so we had to wait until after dinner. Haliee made the names & Drew picked it so there was no fighting (well almost, lol) Congratulations sweetie! Email me with your design wants :0) Haliee just did the cha-cha slide in your honor (and maybe to stall going to bed just a bit!)

HUGS Tab

Today is the BIG Day!! :0)

Thanks so much to everyone who posted! I had a few emails saying they were too late, I feel bad for them, but I have to stick the the rules! Guess I will have to do this again soon! I am going to be a bit awnry though (this is completely out of character, bahhh!) MUAHHAHAHA *Evil laugh* and make you all wait til' the kiddos get out of school to choose a winner for me! :0) GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! Tab

Lindsay...I would LOVE to make her some strawberry yummies! Keep me posted! XOXO

Free Bows Contest & New Bows for the launch!

Ok, 1st things 1st...I am leaving around 1 for the "tour" of the Middle School. WAHHHH! I cannot believe this. My Baby Girl. So, as a distraction...I need to do something FUN! So how about winning some FREE totally custom bows! :0) That's fun right!? All you have to do is leave a comment on this thread between now & Sunday at midnight & you will be entered to win! If you also bid on one of my auctions you will receive an additional entry for every bid & 2 additional entries for every purchase including store purchases & customs from today until Sunday only! GOOD LUCK!

Now, I finally got 2 things listed for the "Favorite Things" Launch. I have more to come, but aren't these yummy! I LOVE how they turned out!

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Wish me luck this afternoon! HUGS Tab

A SURPRISE Getaway!! :0)

We had a great weekend! My Other Mom (step - mom sounds I don't know not important enough right?) was nominated for this awesome "Women Making Herstory" Award for her awesome commitment to society by Boise State University (SO AWESOME), so we decided to surprise her & drive down for it! You can read about it here...
http://womenscenter.boisestate.edu/content/wmhdetail.cfm?wmh_id=201

So we planned all week and no one knew! I called Boise State and secretly RSVP'd for our family :0) We got Drewy a suit and I worked my tail off to get my customs out before we left!!
We drove down Friday (it is about a 6 1/2 - 7 hour drive) and just walked in the house! She about jumped off the couch when she looked up & saw us standing in the living room!!! It was great fun to surprise her like that!

We had a fun weekend and I got to surprise my whole family as no one knew we were coming! The kids looked so cute in their formal wear and I guess I will have to go get their pictures taken because we were so busy, the photo shoot was cut out of the plan per usual. LOL, despite my best efforts, I am unable to squeeze 30+ hours out of a day.

It was so fun nevertheless and we are so proud of her for being chosen. It was nice to see her hard work recognised. My kiddos were excellent as they had to sit for 3 hours through the ceremony. I got to see my new niece who is 5 months old now, so I was so glad to meet her finally!!! We hung out with family, I had the pleasure of the wii fit deeming me "obese" thanks so much, lol. We went bowling which the kids LOVED, stayed up all night talking both nights, & My Dad even got up at 5:30 Sunday morning to make his spoiled brat daughter Prime Rib before we left. I am a brat I know!!! We begrudgingly got back in the car for the ucky drive home (man I should've flown, lol) and decided it would be fun to donate some $$ to the casino along the way.
:( We were feeling extra generous to the state of Washington as well and will be donating $154 to their cause for "excessive speed" apparently 44 mph is excessive!
:( Short moral to this story...When the parents want Red Robin, don't allow the 7 year old to decide otherwise and head to Olive Garden, there is an officer waiting in the parking lot of Toys R Us to ticket you. UGH! So feeling wonderfully FULL in our hearts and unfortunately LIGHT in our pocketbooks, we are home!!!

I will be bowing my little fingers to the bone this week and I have a fun launch coming up tomorrow themed "My Favorite Things" with LemonLime.

ANYONE have any "Favorite Things" they would like me to create bows around this week!? Just let me know & stay tuned! ;0)
HUGS, here's to a great "GREEN" Week!
Tab

New Spring Bowsies & an AMAZING Charity...

This Morning in Church these amazing kids were brought up on stage to be thanked for their kind hearts. These kids were so little I would say 4, 6, 9 if I had to guess, I am not totally sure. Anyway, they visited a rural medical clinic in Mexico and were inspired to help sick children, so they started a lemonade stand. After realizing they weren't quite making the money they were wanting, they came up with the idea of selling dish towels. Interesting choice I know, but these little selfless entrepeneurs are doing something right! The middle daughter designed the logo & they basically have been selling them just on word of mouth. They are only $5 each. They have raised over $15,000 selflessly selling these towels! Here is a brief bio of the kids which comes attached to the towel when you purchase it. Sorry it's kind of blurry & small, I tried to enlarge it, but it was cut off when I posted. Needless to say after hearing these little kids speak there wasn't a dry eye in the place. How amazing that such little kids could make a difference! I thought I would share! Here is a picture of my towel, of course somehow between church & now, it is dirty, lol, apparently I spilled lunch on it?~ I think their email is kidshelpingkidsfixbrokenhearts@gmail.com They posted it on the screen but I didn't pay much attention (oops) :0)

***Ok, so no sooner than I posted this & walked away to switch the laundry...my Miss. Thang Tech Savvy daughter found this on u-tube. Man, I feel old, lol. Anyway, here are the kiddos if you want more info! Thanks Miss. Haliee Girl :0)

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Also, here are some new spring bowsies as I sit in my snow filled world, lol! I hope you like them! The 1st one is already listed, the link is below. I will be listing the last 2 tomorrow. I hope everyone had a great weekend! I scrubed my house today, ugh, but it is all sparkly now, YAY!! HUGS Tab

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My Baby Girl!!

Do you ever have those moments where you just realize how quickly time flies. I notice little things all the time, but man, life really does just keep flying by. It seems like Haliee should be 3 or 4 and she is going to be 11 soon. :( This is her last year of elementary school and this Momma is just NOT READY! It is so neat to watch all her triumphs and she is such a good girl. I am so proud of her & wouldn't trade a minute, I just wish I could TIVO life so I could rewind and freeze when I need a moment to hold them as babies again. How did my binky clad bow wearing baby turn into a loud music texting preteen???? WAH! NO FAIR! I lost my little baby somewhere has anyone seen her? Good thing she was replaced by the best 10 year old around! Ok, off to watch LOST and pout, lol!My Baby Haliee at 15 mos.

More Easter Pretties & made 2 match Jottum!

Here are 2 more pretties! More coming this week! Thanks for peeking! Tab

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My Sweet Son & some new bows!

Wednesday while I was cooking dinner, my kiddos decided to make a video!! I know I am biased, but I have the best kiddos! I sure love my little man! Isn't he sweet!

Here are some sweet & funky new bows for LemonLime's Retro & Easter launches, I love them & I hope you like them too! The easter bows are the 1st of many for this season, so stay tuned! Thanks for peeking! Have a great weekend! Tab ;0)

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