Every Days Secret Ingredients...

Rainee is such an incredible little girl... and for so many reasons I know I'm very lucky to be her mom!!! Her beautiful smile brightens any day... always making it more enjoyable... it's just one of my days secret ingredient I can't do with out!!!

This layout is done with this weeks sketch from SketchyThursday. Thanks for making it possible for me to do a fun playful layout with extra photos I've had lying around... thanks bunches!!!

Make today lovely... share a smile...

Stuff For To{day}...

Lately, I've had several baby shower's to go to and I've been enjoying making each one a little something...

Along with the booties and headband, I added a little sunflower to the top (I bought) for a cute outfit. I also make a sunflowers hat, so if she didn't want to wear the headband... she had a hat. Love it!

For the other gift I made sunflowers again... but with red this time... and made the sunflowers a bright yellow and a little different... I love this color combo... so bright and fun... it would cheer up any day!!! I'm enjoying making these so much, I'm thinking of putting some in my etsy shop...we'll have to see.

Well, that's it for today... have a bright sunflower kind of day...

10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Happy Friday! Here is my every{day} HAPPY list
   for this week... I hope you'll join in and play along...

    1.   Lemonade sorbet...

    2.   After school, cooling off in the pool....

    3.   Otter-pops... cool, refreshing, fun hot weather treat...

    4.   Making a garden box to start growing vegtables...

    5.   Making Giada's Fusilli... so quick & easy... love that...  

    6.   Laughing til your side hurts...

    7.   The sound for the A/C kicking in on a super hot day...

    8.   Ice tea with lots of lemon... 

    9.   Using chop sticks at dinner...

    10. Lawn chair evenings... chit-chatting with Rainee...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Thursday, midnight. This is all about sharing the little things in our lives.... So, join in any time with what makes you HAPPY!

What's For Lunch???

Here are four more fun silly lunches I made for Rainee... 

That's it for to{day}... Here's hoping your lunch is filled with something special!

A Daisy Thanks...

Happy Tuesday!!! I love these daisy... and I still have sooooo many left, that when I went to make this Thank You card... I made sure to use one of them.... they are always so bright and cheery... This time I added a button and a brad, instead of the yellow checked center it came with. I love changing things up. Well, that's it for today...
See you tomorrow...

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10 every{day} HAPPY things...

   Now that I'm back blogging, my every{day} HAPPY list is
   back too... I hope you'll join in and play along...

    1.   Back to school shopping...

    2.   The smell of sharpened pencils... 

    3.   Meeting Rainee's new teacher...

    4.   Back to school night...

    5.   Taking a dip in the pool after school...  

    6.   Making fun lunches for Rainee...

    7.   The smell of dinner on the BBQ... yum...

    8.   Enjoying picnic s'mores... 

    9.   Grilling pizza on the BBQ... too fun & so yummy...

    10. Falling asleep reading books with Rainee...

To play along... use the linky below anytime before Friday... and share your list. It's about sharing the little HAPPY things in our lives.... So, join in any time with your Happy list!

Lunches With Love...

For Rainee's school lunches... she's a PB&J-no J kinda girl (if you remember this layout). And because of this, her lunches can be pretty b-o-r-i-n-g... last year I made cut out heart sandwiches every day. But, this year I decided to step it up and make her sandwiches into something special... something she can't wait to open with a little surprise to enjoy... because let's face it... PB&J-no J can make you want to eat everything else BUT your sandwich.

This year I've added a few chocolate chip inside her sandwich as a little treat. AND... I have to say, I've been having so much fun making her sandwich faces... and shapes... and well, Rainee, she can't wait for lunch to see what creation mama has made for her. So totally fun!!!

These 3 were from last week... Here we’ve got some...

• Whole Wheat Bread
• Eyes - - Marshmallow cut up w/black eatable ink 
• Hair - - Carrots curls or spikes
• Mouth - - Cheerios mouth w/eatable red ink or an apple smile
• Doggie Nose - - a raisin
• Carrots, Apples, Cheesy Balls, or Trial Mix as an added treat
• And a sweet little bubble note... just for fun.

Who knew you could get creative making a sandwich. I try to make it healthy, but I do add some favorite fun things.  Oh, and I'm loving the Ziploc divided containers (at Walmart) I bought for her lunches this year... there are some more expensive divided containers on the market, but when I can get 2 for $2.37... I think I'll take these.

Well, that's it for to{day}... I hope your lunch is filled with something yummy... enjoy!

Believe In Yourself...

Every day I put some kind of little note inside Rainee's lunch... sometimes I write the note on her napkin... sometimes it's on top of her sandwich... she loves finding them. And she makes sure to tell me where she found it that day.

But along with those notes,  each week I also make her a new card... and inside I put something encouraging to help her get through a difficult day or week. It's another way to show Rainee, I'm thinking of her. And this year she really needs that extra little bit of love... Two of her friends moved away this summer, and although she has other friends, she's finding herself eating and playing alone most days... so those notes (and my prayers) are a little bright spots in her day!!! I think it's important to encourage, support and pray for our kids... because they can have some tough days too!

I hope your day is filled with lots of hugs & kisses from the little ones in your life... have a wonderful day!



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New Teacher Gift...

I love love love these cups!!!! You can get them almost anywhere... they make for a quick inexpensive gift... and I love that you can add sooooooo many different things inside them to customize them to whoever you're giving it to.

I did this one is for Rainee's new 2nd Grade Teacher... I can't tell you how happy I was when the pencils fit perfectly inside the cup.... because a teacher can never have enough pencils.

For the tag... I printed my note on notebook paper... glued it to card stock... added some cute little school stickers... cut out the flag for the straw... and there you have it... a fun simple teacher gift!!! Love it...

Hope you day is filled to the brim with wonderful things too...

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Second Grade Mini...

Ever since Rainee started school (including preschool), I've made a mini book for her to keep in her backpack... for those days when she's having a rough time... or just misses her family. I know it's something she falls back on often throughout the year... because at the end of the year... it's pretty much thrashed....

Anyway... For this year's back-to-school mini I made the cover to look like a box of crayons.... and the photos inside, are from this summer. I think it's a great way to let her know I'm not far away, even if I'm not right there.

Make today special and enjoy it!

Summer Is Over... And It's The First Day Of School...

When my husband went on vacation... I thought... I think I'll take a blogging break too... which I never thought would turn into a whole month off... but I needed it... and I'm so happy to say... I'm back... ready for a new school year... ready for blogging...ready for more creating... and my new (paid) 2/hr a day job at Rainee's school.

So today, I thought I'd share Rainee's first day of 2nd grade photo... and the rest of the week I'll be showing you all the fun things I put together to make her 2nd year start off wonderfully...

sooooo Rainee enjoy your day and your new school year... I love you bunches!!!

See you tomorrow... have a lovely Tuesday...