The winner is.....................

MELISSA!!!!!!!!!!! I will be sending this along with the rest of your package! LOL! Brian and I laughed so hard when we pulled her name. As her Christmas box is STILL sitting on my dresser. I promise I will get this out before next Friday.

BLOG CANDY!!!!!!!!!!!!

WhooHoo I found my camera! I can't believe my blog has reached over 5,000 hits! Thanks to all my wonderful friends and family. I wasn't sure about this blog thing a year ago and now I am addicted to it. So for the blog candy giveaway you have to answer 1 question....

The question is: What is your favorite family tradition. I am looking to start a new tradition with my family and can't wait to see your answers. I will have random.org draw a number on Friday!!! I will mail anywhere in the United States. Have fun and thank you all for your support with my blog. I hope you find lots of laughs and inspiration and keep coming back for more!

The winner will receive a package of Stampin' Up! rich regal brads with 4 different colors, a retired stamp set called Make It Count, and a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Weekend events

I have blog candy and no camera. The house is completely cleaned and I can't find my camera! That is so frustrating!

We had Mile's 3rd birthday party yesterday and we all had a great time! I really enjoyed seeing all of our families. I have the cutest pics but can't load them on my blog until I find my camera, ugh.

Brian took the boys to Manhattan today so I could have some "me time" which was awesome! I took a 2 hour nap and then spent the rest of the day cleaning up from the weekend. :) Hey at least I wasn't picking up the same stuff over and over.

Have a good week!

I wish....

I was computer savvy!! I have been trying to figure out why my blog isn't updating on other people's blogs. If you see my blog information on other blogs it says I haven't updated in 7 months. Ugh. I have tried everything. Any suggestions?


BLOG CANDY COMING SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My blog is just about to hit the big 5,0000 mark! I have enjoyed this blog and am thrilled to see so many of you return to see my lil' family and creations. Be looking for more information regarding this on Friday! :)

It was too quiet

Last weekend Brian and I wanted some mommy, daddy time after the boys woke up. It was around 7am on Sat. morning and I told Brian to turn on cartoons and give them each a bowl of Lucky Charms. The boys were being fantastic, no whining, no knocking, no fighting. We had a relaxing hour of peace, so we thought!! When I went to the living room I found choc. kiss wrappers everywhere, 2 yogurt containers, 2 yogurt tubes, and a pile of Lucky Charms on my couch. Miles was mumbling something about marshmallows and I was thinking we don't have any?! Oh yes we did, they were in the box of Lucky Charms. I went over to the mound of cereal and realized the boys had eaten ALL the marshmallows!! Brian and I couldn't believe it. Miles was running over b/c he didn't want me to throw them away and was grabbing fistfuls of cereal and then just decided to face plant so he could get a couple more bites before I threw it away.

Peaceful hour turned into cleaning for 30 min!

Valentine's Class

Every year I get excited about Valentine's Day! This year we will be in Kansas City with no children! :) I'm pretty excited. Any ideas/suggestions on where we should dine?

I have a new blinkie on my blog regarding UStamp! Great gals with great inspiration! I found the two projects below from Makeesha! Wow! Check her out!

Okay so on to the Valentine's class...

We will be creating 4 projects all using the Candy Lane designer paper. We will create a wine box, a post-it holder, a Valentine's card and a box that will hold chocolate! Perfect gifts for work, lovers, friends, etc. The class will be on February 8Th from 2-4pm at my home. The cost is $20 which includes your own pack of candy cane designer paper ($9.95 value). You will have extra paper to take home and create some more projects with. Space is limited! You must prepay so I know how much paper to order! I am accepting cash, check, visa, and MasterCard.

Payment due by Feb. 4Th!

New catalog...New product...

Oh my goodness, have I been excited to show you all the products/stamps that Stampin' Up! has in their new catalog. I have a bunch of new classes coming up!

I will be having a Stamp-a-Stack in the beginning of Feb. That is where you will create 10 cards w/ coordinating envelopes for $15! These will be of all different occasions and will be great to have on hand for the New Year! As well as a Valentine's class and some clubs will be forming shortly. Look for updates via email later to come.

Here is a sneak peek as some of the new product in my hot little hands! :) I have been creating all week and look forward to showcasing what I have made. Please email me if you are needing a catalog or visit my website at www.courtneycarpenter.stampinup.net.