Cards!

I have had cards on my mind a lot this week! =)

First, I made some (what I think are) cute thank you notes to send out for the lovely birthday presents I recently received!



I wish I could say the idea was original, but alas it was not and I found them here. What a great idea and I'm so glad I stumbled upon it! She has two sets for sale in her etsy shop, so if you want them but can't make them yourself, go buy!

Then the bride to be came over (from when I made these invites) and we have the details for the invitation she would like to send out. They will look beautiful I think and I can now start to work on them sooner rather than later - which will be good for all of us (because what bride wants to worry whether her invites will be done on time or not).

In other wedding news - a different wedding but still a cousin of mine - I whipped up some rehearsal dinner invitations tonight!


Seriously, aren't they a cute couple? And she's like super-model gorgeous. Of course I met her for the first time when I was, I don't know, 29 months pregnant (okay, I was really 8 months but it felt like a lot more!). But she is so sweet and I just know the wedding will be wonderful. The inside just has the info printed straight on the paper. Of course, they haven't seen them yet so I have to hope they like them as much as I do! LOL

My 2 cents ....

not that it matters, but you might have heard about the uproar because Subway had a contest and specifically said no home schoolers may enter. (story here if you care)
Seriously, I do NOT care that they have excluded home schoolers. I CHOOSE to not enroll my kids in a public school. I CHOOSE to keep them home. No one forced me to do it.
When you pull your kid out and home school, you have to realize there are things they will miss. Sure, you can recreate some of them - art shows through co-ops, dances through co-ops, etc, etc ... but there are things that you give up when you home school.
I will NOT throw a fit about being able to miss out on a prize that includes playground equipment. My family does NOT need 5000 of playground equipment in our backyard. We are not part of a co-op that could use it. We do not belong to a YMCA to donate it to. I am not crying about being excluded from this contest.
I will not complain to Subway. I will not boycott them. I will not forward links to every person I know asking them to do the same because Subway must surely be against homeschooling.
I think many are making a mountain out of a mole hill! It's a contest to win playground equipment. It is not a law that is making home schooling harder. It is a contest sponsored by Subway.
I do not understand the big deal or why so many are so upset about it. Would these same homeschooling parents then not take part in a contest that was only open to homeschoolers? My best bet is probably not, but I don't really know and I frankly I don't care.
I just wish people would stop flooding my inbox with e-mails telling me to write letters and complain and not eat there anymore, because truthfully, I am NOT offended at all by being excluded from this contest. And I don't understand why other people are.

More Wii Fit

Because I am obsessed with it ... but I will have to admit that my muscles ache. My legs, especially are sore, but it's all so worth it.

So Tina requested some pictures of a Wii Fit work-out and I laughed, thinking, no way was I gonna let the whole world see me exercising! But then I decided that maybe I would share with you ... so, here I am, doing some skiing:

Yes, there are toys everywhere. Please, I beg you to ignore them because well, I have decided toys everywhere are just a part of the stage of life I am in and so it no longer bothers me anymore!

The strength training is the hardest for me by far (and anyone who knows me in real life will not be shocked by this). I was doing the push-ups/t-position exercise and I stopped. The game said to me (not kidding) "Hey! Your muscles won't train themselves" I can't type here what I responded to the game, but it was along the lines of whatever you nasty witch. You freaking lips don't even move so what do you know anyway? At which point I heard my husband crack up laughing at the fact that I was yelling back at a GAME! LOL!

But, I also want you to know, I am not the only person obsessed with Wii Fit in my house - so here is my 8 year old doing the tightrope game (which I might add, she totally gets WAY higher scores than I do on this game!)


But it's fun and it's worth it and I love how the game encourages us to get up and move!

Speaking of Wii Fit, don't forget about the giveaway going on over at Been There!

Hello

Happy Memorial Day to everyone who reads this blog.
And a big thank you to everyone who has served our country, or is currently serving our country. And also a big thank you to the families who stay at home while loved ones serve. I can not even imagine what a sacrifice it is for everyone involved. I am truly grateful for it.

For those of you who would like to reach out and help soldiers and/or their families, please visit Soldiers' Angel to find out how you can help!

Everyone have a safe, happy, and healthy memorial day!

Wii Fit Giveaway!

Holy Moly Cow! The lovely women of The Motherhood are givng away a Wii Fit and a Wii Console! Seriously, how amazingly awesome is that!
So if you want to win one, go here and read the directions!

As an owner of the Wii Fit, I have to say, that this is a fabulous opportunity and please, please, please go enter!

And oh, if you think about, help spread the word to others as well!