Links of Interest

Recent discoveries:
Rate My Space via HGTV
Zillow - A fun Real Estate Search
CraftGossip website
Templates - various templates from a generous UK based website

Birthday Classroom Favors

Back in February for my son's birthday, he wanted to take some birthday party favors in to share with his class. He's in the 5th grade, so we opted for something a bit more quirky than a standard baggie of candy and trinkets. We filled up ice cream cones with random colored animal cookies, circus peanuts, candy dots strips, rub-on tattoos, etc. Sorry for the not so good pictures. I was having trouble with my main camera at the time the photos were taken.

Vacation!

I just returned from a week long vacation to NYC and Ohio and where was my first stop after being dropped off at the hotel? Why, Serendipity of course! I own both cookbooks, but had never had the opportunity to visit the restaurant on previous Big Apple visits. It was everything I expected it to be and more! I ordered the chicken pot pie and of course... the Frozen Hot Chocolate. Delicious! The interior was an eclectic mix of cute and bizarre. Here's a shot of the monster dessert just before we devoured it. More photos and trip highlights soon...

A Christmas Story

The movie. A classic. The leg lamp - every home should have one... or in my case... two! Coming in July... A Christmas Story Monopoly! Also, for those that might not know... there was a sequel called My Summer Story.

* UPDATE * 08/08/07 - Mine arrived this morning and ooh is it neat! The Monopoly Money has Ralphie's face on it and instead of houses and buildings, the green and red pieces are gift wrapping and crates! Too cute!

Birthday Classroom Favors

Tomorrow, little D turns 6, so to celebrate, he asked if he could take in party favors for his class. Here is what I came up with. Since tomorrow is also Flag Day, we added a miniature American flag to each bag. The stickers on the front are word bubbles that I wrote each child's name in. The poem I wrote reads:

Magic Birthday Rock

It's Dylan's birthday
So what does that mean?
Everyone gets a special magic rock
That's shiny and green!

In the summer month's ahead
When finding new things to do is a chore
Rub it for creativity
And let your imagination soar!

Each contains a 'shiny green rock' I picked up at the craft store in addition to the flag and a few small pieces of candy.