Valentine's Day Festivities

Did everyone have a good Valentine's Day?  Valentine's is not a HUGE deal at our house.  I do not expect flowers and presents, etc.  I do not expect a date, although I did just have a weekend away with my Hubby so my date was kind of all weekend long this year. 

Because I wasn't working today, I decided that I would get up early and cook a good breakfast for my family for Valentine's Day.  I made bacon (fried in the pan, NOT microwaved), scrambled eggs and my favorite buttermilk pancakes with pecans added for Hubby.  So, were my kiddos excited?  Well, my little one got up and said, "Um, no......I want a muffin please."  WHAT?!?  You want a Little Debbie muffin over real breakfast?  ugh!  KIDS!  And, I'm mean, so I totally made her eat eggs, bacon and pancakes. 

This is what the kids found at their place at the table this morning.  Valentine's plates and cups filled with candy.  All but L's were filled with chocolate.  L doesn't like chocolate (I still can't believe he's mine and doesn't eat chocolate - WEIRD!).  The gift bags were from my mom.  They were filled with treats too. 

It was a day filled with field trips and school parties and Valentine's crafts.

Tonight I decided to make one of our favorite dinners.  You see, the first meal Hubby ever cooked for me was Chicken Fettucine Alfredo.  He also made it for me the night he proposed.  So, I thought I would make it for him for Valentine's Day.  MMMM!  Throw in a salad and you've got a great meal!  Seriously, you must try it.  You will NEVER eat it at a restaurant again.  Homemade is soooo much better!

Well, it's almost time to put the kids to bed.  Then Hubby and I can have dessert.  I have chocolate covered strawberries in the fridge, hidden from the kids.  Happy Valentine's Day to us!

So, what did y'all do today?  Anything special?

Weekend and Valentine's Day Stuff

So, how was everyone's weekend?  Hubby and I had a wonderful weekend.  Hubby and I took a trip for Valentine's Day.  We went to our favorite little cabin in Eureka Springs, AR.

I had planned on sharing a few pics with you but in my laziness, I used my iphone to take pictures and then it crashed on the way home.  It's up and running again, but I lost my pictures.  ugh!  Oh well!  We had a wonderful weekend anyway.  Thanks to my aunt and mom for keeping an eye on the kiddos.

So, because of work, illness and preparing for this trip, I am waaaay behind in the Valentine's decor department.  I am reusing my Framed Love Note from last year.

E has to bring a decorated box for her Valentine party tomorrow.  So, I bought some scrapbook paper, a heart shaped paper mache box and got out my modge podge.  Okay, so technically I should have let her make it, but I couldn't help myself.  So, I cut and modge podged the paper and she will get to add stickers if she likes.  Wanna see?

Don't ya love the big ole crooked opening I cut for her Valentine cards to go in?  And the way I didn't get the air bubbles out on top of the box so it's all wrinkledy and stuff?  Nice, right?  Have I mentioned that I'm not a perfectionist?  Oh well!  Maybe her sticker placement will distract from my sloppiness. 

Gotta go make a big ole batch of Oreo Truffles for L's teacher for Valentine's Day.  Have a great Monday!

Valentine's Day Framed Love Note

So, when I was trying to decide what quote (or lyric) I wanted to use for my Valentine's Day Sewn Art, I happened upon a quote that I loved.  "You're nothing short of my everything." - Ralph Block    - Isn't that sweet?  I knew it sounded like something I would say to my Hubby.  Okay so it's a little more poetic than my usual "Baby, you totally rock!"  So, I thought I would make a little love note for Hubby that he could look at everyday, even though I'm quite sure he won't look at it everyday, or tomorrow, or even ever again.  Oh well!  I'll know it's there.  So, let's get started shall we? 

I started by searching google for "printible envelope template".  I would LOVE to link you to the one I used, but sadly, I can't find it again.  Sorry.  Anyway, I printed out my template and cut it out.  I traced around the template on to my scrapbook paper, cut it out and folded it into an envelope.  Then I used craft glue to glue down the edges and secured it with paper clips until it dried.

I also added the patterned paper at the top so it would show behind my love note.  Then I went into Word and typed my love note, printed it out and cut it down to size. 

My note says, "Beloved - You're nothing short of my everything.  I love you!"  I left Ralph Block's name off of my love note.  I hope he's not offended.  Sorry Ralph!  And, yes, I do call my Hubby "beloved" all the time.  I know.  I'm weird. 

Then I found a frame I had stashed in the closet that has been there so long I didn't know I had it.  Love that!  BUT, I couldn't find another piece of scrapook paper to put in the back of the frame.  White wouldn't work because the frame is white.  I had a piece of gold, but it was almost the same color as my wall.  Nope.  I needed black.  I went back to the junk holder closet and came across a black file folder.  YES! 

Y'all do that kind of stuff too, right?  You cut up weird things to use as backgrounds in frames.  Seriously,  tell me I'm not the only one.  Anyway, this is how it turned out.

Sorry about the pictures.  I was having a really hard time with the flash and the glare of the lights. 

Yes?  No?  Let's try something else. 

Yes?  No? 

So, what do you think of my love note?  I think I need to go shop my house and find some more color to add to the table. 

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Valentine's Day Sewn Framed Art

Hello bloggy friends.  Boy, time flies when you're almost 40.  Valentine's Day snuck up on me...again.  I've been seeing some really cute crafty stuff floating around on everyone's blogs and I finally decided I needed to get something cute made up before Valentine's Day is OVER.  Since my sewing machine is sort of fixed, I decided to try my hand at something new.  I wanted something out of the quote, "All you need is love" or what that be considred a lyric?  Either way, I wanted the "All you need is....." printed and the "LOVE" to be appliqued.  I thought I would NEVER figure it out.  I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to this computer stuff, but I finally got it right, or at least right enough. 

I started in Microsoft Word and typed up "All you need is...." and copied it to Photobucket.  Then I used a few of their editing tools to make a mirror image of it and printed it off onto these...

I cut it out and ironed it on to a piece of white fabric.  Then, using Word again, I typed the word "LOVE" in a different font and traced it right off the screen (don't tell Hubby).  Then I traced it onto my heat and bond, ironed it on my favorite fabric, cut out the fabric and ironed it on my piece of white fabric.

 and zig zag stitched around it, in red of course.  Does any of that make sense?  Then I framed it in a $3.00 frame from Wal-Mart. 

So, what do ya think?  Easy custom Valentine's art.  I had everything except the frame so this was a $3.00 project.  Love that!

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Have a great day bloggy friends!