From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Some Notes

February 18, 2009

I’m on my way to Houston early tomorrow morning for the Mom 2.0 Summit. It’s being held at the Houston Four Seasons. Today has been full of packing and unpacking and repacking — sweet Ben Blair has been asked to offer opinions on at least a dozen different outfits as I’ve attempted to finalize my [...]

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Yudu Screen Printing Machine

February 18, 2009

Another indoor activity for this week: screen printing t-shirts. Here’s the sitch. 1) We were sent a Yudu screen printing machine in December to test out. Here it is February and we hadn’t tried it out yet. 2) Three and 1/2 years ago, I ordered 10 orange t-shirts to be decorated and given out as [...]

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Sixx Design Interview

February 18, 2009

Remember all those wonderful questions you came up with for Sixx Design? Well, my friends. I’ve got answers. Here’s the interview. For you. By you. On Interior Design & Sources: 1) Tell us about your new book. How did it come together? What was your favorite part of the experience? Do you have a chapter [...]

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Giveaway — Olli and Lime Baby Goodies

February 17, 2009

It’s back-to-back Giveaways around here. Crazy! But so many great companies want to give you such pretty things. What can I do but oblige? The prizes for today’s Giveaway are sponsored by and created by the fab England-based-company Olli and Lime. Take a look at what you can win: It’s the total Olli & Lime [...]

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Treehouse

February 17, 2009

As I’ve mentioned, my kids are out of school this week. It’s still very cold outside, so we’ve been coming up with fun indoor projects to fill the time. This one is fantastic: Calafant makes blank, sturdy, cardboard toys. They are easily constructed, and can be decorated with any art supplies you have on hand. [...]

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Girard Objects

February 17, 2009

House Industries carries a line of rad objects designed/influenced by Alexander Girard. Any of these would make fantastic, unique gifts. And they’re the kind of thing that both adults and children love owning and and don’t mind seeing strewn across the floor. Thanks for the link, Hailey! Share and Enjoy:

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Red Dress Collection Fashion Show

February 17, 2009

Oh my! I loved getting to attend this show. Loved it. Loved it. You can see my report over at kirtsy. And you can learn more about having a healthy heart here. Share and Enjoy:

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Happy President’s Day!

February 16, 2009

It’s almost 7:00pm and I’m just now sitting at the computer. It was a fun day off for the whole family. We spent the morning on a silk-screening project (pics coming). And the afternoon was spent running errands — including a trip to the Apple store to replace Ben Blair’s phone. His old one was [...]

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Wombagully Wonders

February 16, 2009

Take a look at the colorful felt hair clips at Wombagully Wonders. The little China Girls are womba-licious. Share and Enjoy:

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Winners — Business Minded Ladies

February 16, 2009

I’ve got five winners to announce for the Business Minded Ladies Giveaway. How’s that for a Happy President’s Day? 1) Shauna who said, “You are absolutely right…Peek is brilliant and I WANT my own!”2) Ellen who said, “oooooooooooooohhhhhhh!!!! I am excited about even the remotest possibility of owning a Peek!”You both win a cherry red [...]

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Happy Valentines Day!

February 13, 2009

My kids are out of school today. And all next week as well. A nice mid-winter break. We will be baking heart-shaped cutout cookies this afternoon. And planning for our annual Valentine Breakfast tomorrow. And I have a cute gift for each of the kids from the ladies at You Can Make This — pics [...]

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Keep Em Busy Activities — by Guest Mom Amy Stigler

February 13, 2009

As essential as planning the food is organizing a few activities to keep the kids engaged. Once again, we keep it pretty simple and try to involve our kids in the planning and preparations. In fact, it has become so routine, our oldest sets up ‘activity stations’ on any given weekend evening, regardless of whether [...]

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Giveaway — Business Minded Ladies

February 12, 2009

Goodness. There’s a whole lot happening this month with women and social media. Women everywhere, who started blogging or twittering or podcasting on a whim (like myself) have seen a lot of potential for growth and opportunity in this emerging field. And we’re getting together right and left to talk about things and get ideas [...]

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Miscellaneous

February 12, 2009

I’ve got a new post up at Cookie Magazine’s Nesting blog. Featuring Nameflat custom posters. And I also have a report about my trip to Mexico on Cookie’s Going Places blog. But my favorite thing at Cookie this month is an article about painting your kitchen chairs. Love it! Oh. This is fun. Tomorrow, I [...]

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The Foods. — by Guest Mom Amy Stigler

February 12, 2009

Rather than menus I thought I would talk about the specific foods we heavily rely on when guests are coming. The premise with all of our menus is that the kids dinner can be a variation of the adult dinner. Of course, the kids are always welcome to eat what the adults are eating but [...]

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Book of the Week: I Like You

February 12, 2009

I think both me and my sister Jordan post about this book every February. It is hard to imagine a better Valentine’s Day book — and I don’t think it even mentions Valentine’s Day at all. It’s called I Like You. It’s by Sandol Stoddard Warburg. And it’s just the most charming book ever. Kids [...]

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Maude’s Valentine Friendship Bracelets

February 12, 2009

Have you reached Valentine’s Day overload yet? I hope not. Because I’ve got more good stuff coming your way. Yesterday we finished up Maude’s school Valentines. Maude is a maker. Last year, she gave origami hearts filled with treats. This year, she is way into friendship bracelets — and she wanted to make one for [...]

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More Valentine’s Day Goodness

February 11, 2009

So many fun links today! Here’s more: 1) Kirtsy has a great contest this week. It’s called the Blend of Love Giveaway. Choffy is the sponsor. It’s not coffee. It’s chocolate that’s brewed like coffee. Or something. I honestly don’t really know. But the packaging is sure pretty. 2) I wrote a post about love [...]

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Fierce Hugs Tees

February 11, 2009

Cute tees and onesies at Fierce Hugs. Don’t miss the Confused Cloud. Share and Enjoy:

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Food & Drink — by Guest Mom Amy Stigler

February 11, 2009

Today I thought I would just chat about all things food …. and drink. In addition to suggesting a few of our favorite things to serve I thought I would start with a few of our food-and-drink-related rules of thumb. Happy – Appy’s. Snacking is seemingly when my kids get ‘their fill’ especially in social [...]

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