Wedding Anniversary, with a coupon code?

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Fabulous

I have been with my Husband for 7 years, but have only been married to him for only 3 years, I have commitment issues, plus for the first couple years we were together I was eiether pregnant or nursing… I know, I do things backwards sometimes, and that is ok!

Our Wedding Son Is by Little Big Town “To Know Love”, But when we were first dating, OUR song , well the one my Hubby would sing to me: is A little more you, by Little Big Town, Now to save up money so I can have them play at our 10 year anniversary! Watch this video, you will fall in LOVE with this band too!
Little Big Town, A Little More you!

And just because I love all of you so much, I am giving you a 30% off for anything bought on the Website, It will only be good thru Saturday May 25th, 2013 at 12 Midnight MST. Use the code “LOVE30″ at checkout!

Here is the link to the Website: FabDecor

Thank you all for being such an important part of my life!

5 FUN things to do with Water balloons!

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Fabulous

I am so excited to be a part of the 31 days of summer FUN with Girl Loves Glam and many other Fabulous Bloggers! Be sure to check out all the posts HERE.

I love the summer, I also dread it! It can get expensive, but one thing my kids LOVE to do, and is super CHEAP, is play with water balloons! I went to the store the other day and got this HUGE pack of water balloons! It was only $5.00 for 800 of them! Plus it came with 2 of the connectors that are a must have! They make filling balloons so much easier! Of course the normal water balloon fights, which we all know you need to have bags, and bags of balloons We have done some where we had filled at least 300 balloons, and every one had their own bag! This kind of water balloon fight is super FUN! So I have come up with a short list with some of the ideas you can do with them!

Water-ballon fight
Water balloon toss: You start out only about a foot apart from each other, then slowly move farther and farther apart… This is fun to do with a several people the last people who break their balloon win!
Tie the balloons to a string and tie the string between 2 strings, then use water noodles and try and break them Piñata style!
Draw numbers, letters or animals on your sidewalks, and have them throw them at them, teaches them numbers, or letters while having a great time
1. I had a friend who did a Star Wars birthday party for her daughter, they drew a Death Star and fighter planes on their driveway with sidewalk chalk. Then had a contest to see who could destroy the Death Star and fighter planes the fastest with water balloons. The kids had a lot of fun “destroying” things.
Water balloon volley ball… Which could be described several different ways, How would you do it?

And don’t forget that you should take some time to have some fun with them as well, even if you don’t plan on getting wet, your kids may have a different idea!

Silhouette Cameo Giveaway!

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Fabulous

I am so very excited to be able to let you know about the Silhouette CAMEO® Giveaway! I am teaming up with Nap Time is My Time and several other amazing bloggers who made this great giveaway possible! One very lucky winner will receive a brand new Silhouette CAMEO® electronic cutting tool! In the box: A Silhouette CAMEO® electronic cutting tool, Silhouette Studio® software, 51 exclusive cuttable designs, Power cable, USB cable, 12″ cutting mat, Cutting blade, $10 gift card to the Silhouette Online Store, and Basic Instruction Guide. Giveaway is open to US only. Prize valued at $300!

This giveaway is open to US and ends May 31 at 11:59 PM EST. Come back everyday for more chances to win by completing our daily entries!

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Follow along thru Bloglovin

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Fabulous

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To my kids on Mom’s day

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Fabulous

I am not sure when we started this, maybe just last year, but for Mom’s day I get to work on the garden and plant more flowers..Which I LOVE.. I would also love it if all my kids could spend the day with me ,(but that would be super selfish) … I will never have a Mom’s day were all my kids are here, which is the way it should be, my “bonus” kids each have great Mom’s. Mom’s that love them, that sacrifice for them. I thank their Mom’s for being so generous in allowing me to share in helping them grow-up. Your kids are amazing, you have both done an amazing job!

Today I will say what I really want for Mom’s day. From all my kids. Mom’s all make sacrifices, not because they “have-to” but because we “want-to”:

To my Kids, A small list of what I want for Mom’s day:

May you always know your worth, and know that
YOU set the standard on how others treat you, set it high.

Don’t be afraid:

of becoming you
to allow yourself time to find exactly who that is
to Love someone with all you have
to Love another when your heart has broken to what feels like a million pieces
to change your mind
to change it back again
to cry
to smile
to laugh
to tell me you love me
to get angry, then get over it.
move on
to clean up after yourself
to give more than you have
to accept help from others
to ask for help

Love:

this life, we only get one
generously
the human race
like there is no tomorrow
your family, we, they will always be here for you
YOU! you are amazing, unique, and deserve your love

Don’t regret:

the choices you make, know that everything can be learned from
loving anyone
mistakes, you only make them once, after that they become a choice.
one day, we learn as we go

Take time to live this life, to smell the flowers, to walk barefoot in the grass and on the sandy beaches…

Never forget that I love you, and every sacrifice I made never felt like it was a sacrifice, I felt like it was a choice, and if I had to choose again, I would still always pick me going with out so you could have something more.

On this Mom’s day, and any day that we aren’t together, know I love you more than anything. I miss you, and always hope and wish the best for you.

Massage Envy GC Winner

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Fabulous

I have emailed the winner! Thanks for everyone that entered! Don’t forget some bloggers still have theirs running so check this post for more ways to enter: Massage Envy GC.

Lindsay G.

Check you email!

Thanks everyone!

Melissa

Diaper Dilema

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Fabulous

I knew that at some point I was going to have to buckle down and really start working with Denver on the whole potty training thing..I also realize that if I push too hard with her, it only makes things worse. She has the type of personality that she does what she wants, when she wants and at her own pace. But what do you do when your child seems super attached to her diapers???

This is part of a series, start Here if you want to her the back story: Denver’s Diaper Diaries

Every time I get low on diapers, I keep saying I wont’ be buying anymore… But I stopped as she would just get too upset. I mean not a little whimper, it was like a full-blown toddler panic attack! I couldn’t see her do this. So I told her that when she was ready we would talk about it.

That was until about 3 weeks ago… We were at the grocery store, and I had to buy some diapers. Well I went to go buy the cheapest box they had, she started bawling! Telling me I bought the wrong kind.. another one of her dramatic, tears steaming down her face, episodes. Those tears hurt my heart, when people hear her, even THEY think she has been hurt… So I buy our normal brand Huggies. oh and to the guy who had witnessed this whole melt down, and decided he needed to give me his opinion. You really didn’t help, Like I didn’t realize she was a little on the older side of potty training. He says to me: “If she is old enough to tell you which diapers she prefers, well then she is old enough to go to the toilet herself”I couldn’t say anything back.If it had it would have been along the lines of: “Not your kid, she isn’t being beaten, she is not hurting anyone, except my pocket-book by taking a little longer… so really NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! I already beat my self up enough wondering if I am a bad mom because she isn’t potty trained.. So thanks for your sage advice…(RANT OVER) this is why I didn’t say a WORD!

Fast forward to Sunday night… Which is the reason I am writing this, I need to start coaxing her into getting ready.. Enough is Enough, but I know I need to do it in a way where she feels like she is the one in control…Ok, so Sunday night my husband had gone to the store to grab some diapers, well he “supposedly” grabbed the wrong ones, melt down ensued.. My husband does not have the patience for it.. So she is super upset when they get home, asks me to change her diaper, and informs me she only has 1 left.

Me: “Daddy bought some at the store”

Denver, in a very quiet tone, lip quivering, “He bought the wrong kind”,

Me: “He did? Are you sure? let’s go see…”

I looked at the box of Huggies, “Denver, that is the kind we always buy,”

She starts crying, no it’s not…

In this picture she is holding her “regular” diapers… She is very upset …

Seriously isn’t this the saddest face ever! Well silly me, I thought I would show her that they were her “regular” diapers…. Look what I found:

This is the same diaper, just a new design… OHHH MAN! I tried to find one similar to her “regular” diaper…

Nope, none with just Mickey… I talked with her about how cute Minnie is, that she LOVES Minnie… she even likes Pluto, I reminded her of the Hot-Dog dance… (If you don’t know what that is check it out! This actually really helped persuade her! WHEW, Disney to the rescue!

See folks real tears…. This is where I need to figure it out… Oh and no worries she is feeling better now about them being the same diapers…Because they are, just a new design. Once she wore them, she new they were her “regular” diapers, everything was fine…

What to do, what to do… It would seem I have to find something that she will love more than her diapers.. I hate seeing this sad face. I also KNOW that it has to be her choice, her making the big move… Wish me luck!

A massage and a cure for headaches?

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Fabulous

Thursday night I was invited to Massage Envy! Have you been there? Have you ever gotten a massage? Do you know all the benefits of a massage? This was my first time there. I LOVED it! I have been getting some serious headaches for sometime..I figure it is just a part of my life, No amount of ibuprofen has been able to get rid of them. Well I am happy to say I haven’t had one since Thursday evening! Today is Sunday! Check out their website for all the benefits massage has!

We were treated to a sampling of the services that Massage Envy offers.. A massage on a table…a sugar scrub on our feet and a chair massage! Everyone was so super nice, and they all LOVED their job! Massage Envy employees over 20,000 people thru out the United States! WHOOP!

The table massage was so super nice, my guy, Jacob, was great, he knew I was right-handed, and even asked if I was getting a lot of headaches??? Weird right, not so much for them, they study anatomy..which helps them to know how to help you! He worked on my neck and back for about 20 minutes. I can’t tell you how much better I felt not having my head pounding, to have the tension that seemed to be living in my back and neck, gone! I can’t wait to go back! Then I went and had a Sugar Scrub on my feet, my feet are seriously neglected! But did you know we should take better care of our feet because they are what carry us thru our day! Andrea put these super warm towels on my feet at first…ahhhhh so relaxing! Then used a sugar scrub on my feet…Oh my feet loved me after!

Do my feet and ankles look swollen to you?

Then the last service I got a sample of was a chair massage,

If you are nervous about getting a full massage, I would start with a chair massage it is a short or up to 30 minute massage…Ahhh it was so very nice.

On the drive home I was so relaxed, it felt so good that my body didn’t feel all tense and tight. It is amazing how much better I felt…Also don’t forget to drink lots of water! Our body will store all sorts of not great things, by drinking water after it helps our body flush our all the toxins that may have been loosened after the massage.

The best part of my little trip to Massage Envy is that I get to give one of you a gift certificate for a one hour massage to any Massage Envy along the Wasatch Front! It also must be used by May 31st 2013. I want to be able to have it to you, in case you want to give it as a Mom’s day gift, or just give it to yourself for Mom’s day… The giveaway will only run until Tuesday May 7th at midnight MST, I will contact the winner via email and get it mailed out! WHooP!
Here is a list of other blogs that are also doing the giveaway: Enter them all. WHOOP!
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Pallet used as a garden trellis!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Fabulous

I LOVE how this turned out. This is the first of many posts to come on how I am going to add some Fabulous to my yard! I will Fablifyit! Whoop! This is what this little area looked like before I got started: Can we say “NEGLECTED!”

I still can’t believe how well my Clematis has grown. I love this “Aristocrat of climbers” go to Home of Clematis to learn more about this amazing plant. I have a friend that has been trying to grow them forever… I planted these two about 4 years ago.. It has gotten quite large, so I wanted a large and different type of trellis! I also have a lot of pallets You can find them anywhere. So all in all this project cost me less than $10.00 plus my time..I LOVE playing in the dirt.

First I picked out the pallett I wanted, then I sanded the edges and boards just a bit, I didn’t want to have any really rough edges.

My little girl was so excited that we were going to paint it pink!

I was trying to decide which color, I had a pink and a blue I narrowed it down to, I used Valspar spray paint and primer in one, I also chose Valspar, as I will be repainting my trim…and I LOVE valspar, also I will be able to get the exterior flat paint to match perfect…. You can find Valspar at Lowes. I only used 1 and a half spray cans, and I could have just done one can, but I wanted it a little more covered. This is what it looked like with one can:

First things first, I sprayed a quick sealant on the entire pallett..as it will be getting wet and sitting in the sun. Once the sealent was dry I started with the sides and corners of the pallett, I didn’t worry about the backside, as it will be leaning up against my brick and won’t be seen, the back is sealed.

After I got the first coat done, I let it dry…While it was drying I worked on pulling all the weeds… BLEH! I can’t wait to go get some mulch, I didn’t realize that mulch was only guarenttedd for a year. I will be getting knew this year and will be figuriing out which is the best most cost effective way to go…yes I will let you know what I find out..

I sprayed this area with weed and grass killer a week before I started this project. When I don’t have time to wait, I just use my shovel, hoe and gloves and hard work to clear the area…I really didn’t see the benefit to useing the weed killer, as I had to clear the space anyway. It did make the job a little easier, but a little water and some elbow grease work just as well.

Now to figure out how to get my vines to cooperate, it took me a little bit of time as they were very grown together, I did lose some vines, but she is doing fine, and needed to be thinned out just a bit anyway.

I can only compare it to getting knots out of somewones hair… you have to go slow and be gentle… It took some time, and patience…look at all these crazy vines! OHHHH I can’t wait until the blooms start!

I had so much fun with this project…the best part was that it cost me only about $7.00, and that is going high, and now this spot looks Fabulous and not neglected! I painted a couple other things, and can’t wait to show you more and more of my yard transforming!

I think your Fabulous! Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think, or share any tips and tricks with me.
Places I have linked this fun project:
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Why I need a clean house!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Fabulous

I am one of those people who needs a clean house, I HATE (yes strong word) my house in chaos! I get cranky and walk around in circles not knowing where to start. When I was younger, and only had 1 child I could keep it clean. Fast forward 10 years add 2 full-time kids 2 part-time kids and a husband who really could care less, (and he is super super busy) You have a recipe for destruction. I keep trying to remember how I stayed so organized…then I remember I have 5 more people I am taking care of…

A couple of months ago I even hired someone to come clean my house every other week…Seemed like a Fabulous idea! Nope, if you can believe it things got worse! We have way too much clutter! No one really helps, my husband has worked 15 hours a day 7 days a week for the last month of two, with no end in sight..(yes a blessing but still hard) , and I am right in the middle of Spring boutique season. I am about to lose my mind…

I mean really look at this:

I have yelled all morning, because I can’t even find a brush, yes a hair brush!!! We have several, 2 of which are the ones I use to brush Denver’s hair.. WHY, WHY! Oh because this house looks like a bomb went off! I really can’t take it anymore. There is no reason for this clutter and mess! I can’t live in this chaos.. We can have a clean house! It is time for some changes… This and other reasons are making me want to make changes in my world.This is reason 1…I need to have a clean and organized home!

I do not like who I become when my house is filthy! I am cranky, I can’t think, and if I am not happy, than no one is happy..I can’t stand when I start yelling and screaming because my house is a horrible mess…My kids don’t deserve this… BLEH, then I feel MOM GUILT! “I am a horrible Mom:, Why do I yell at them, this isn’t their fault.” .Changes are coming my friends and this is just one of the numerous reasons why! I understand that having a clean house isn’t so important, but if it affects my mood, I would say it does…I am sure that this is something that stems from my childhood.. But for now, we will be making some changes..Stay tuned this may be fun, or crazy or a little bit of both.

In closing some of this is my fault, I need to learn when enough is enough who am I to think I can keep doing more withoutethings falling between the cracks? But also look at some of the fun projects we will be doing along the way: