Mixbook Chrismas cards

My friend Fran always gives me a hard time. I love Christmas. It is my fave holiday of them all. I think I got that from my mom. I am always on the hunt for presents. My closet overflows with stuff waiting to find the prefect wrapping paper. The only part I really don't like is Cristmas cards. What a pain.

This year is extra special. We get to announce that Phil is engaged and we are adding a wonderful young lady to our family. I couldn't wait to find the perfect Christmas card. Mixbook made it so easy to put together a card I can't wait to send. I took pictures from our Disney trip from last Christmas up loaded them and VIOLA! I did spend some time moving pictures around and getting them just the way I liked them. Mixbook made that easy.

I am not revealing mine at this point.  Don't want to ruin the surprise.

Mixbook also has some great deals you will want to get in on.  check these links:

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Mixbook Holiday cards http://www.mixbook.com/cards/holiday-photo-cards

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incredible cakes - Bella Roca

I am all about cake pops. I love cake pops.  I adore cake pops.  I love Themed cake pops like this

And this

And wedding cakes like this

And Groom cakes that are whimsical.

Allow me to introduce you to my new favorite cake lady.  BellaRoca  If I was in Lawrence still I would use her exclusively.  Her whimsy and talent are incredible.  I have not ordered from her....YET but I will say in talking to her she has got to be one the nicest people.  But all of us from the Midwest are.  You can find her on Facebook at BellaRoca.  I happen to know when she hits 500 fans there will be a VERY nice giveaway.  Tell her I sent you. She does ship cake pops.  I am thinking Drew will be getting some Nightmare Before Christmas ones soon. But then I started wondering about Phineas and Ferb and good old Dr. Doofenshmirtz.  Something tells me what ever I want she can make it happen.  I have told Phil and Betsy that if they get there wedding cake here I will pay for it.  I know I have lots of friends in Lawrence who read my blog.  I suggest looking to her for your next cake and if you want some incredible themed cakepops you now know the best place to go.

great tween party theme

I never really watched Minute To Win It.  But I was asked to review this party theme.  The have simple games that you can get the supplies around your house so there is very little investment.  Drew personally loves the Dizzy Mummy game.  You have teams and rolls of toilet paper- what could be more fun for a nine year old?  One person holds the roll of paper while the team mate spins around as fast as they can to see how much toillet paper they can get covered in.  The offer a couple different options on how to decide who wins.

It comes with great printables so you can download and print off the rules, invatations, candy wrappers and anything you need for it to be a successful party.  I just had a few of drew's friends over to test it out but I am thinking it may be our birthday theme next year.  Go to Party Games Plus to check out this and other awesome theme parties for any age.

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party planning

Any one who knows me knows I LOVE to throw a party.  I have to have lists when I am planning a party.  I am planning a non engagement open house during the holidays when Phil and Betsy are here.  I am already thinking about menus and what I am going to need to buy to hold food and decorations.  I plan way in advance so I can find things on sale in the off season.

I found a company that is making that easier.  THEME PARTY QUEEN They have put together checklists to plan recipes, grocery lists, when to prep recipes, extra things to buy list and where you plan to put them in the party area.

Check out Theme Party Queen and make your party planning easier.
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new direction

Hello my readers.  Life certainly throws us some doozies doesn't it.  I am finally taking stock in what is going on and where I want to go.  In addition to using this blog to update people about what is going on in the Anderson household I am working with a couple companies to start having giveaways and increase my readership.  We all know how entertaining my family can be.  But things are a changing and I am realizing it is time I step up and do what I love.  And that is write.  I want to be able to give reviews of products I love so you can find out about them as well.  Hopefully the two sites I have contacted will feel this little old blog is worthy of some new blood and I can bring some new ideas to you.

I promise to get here more often and let you know what is going on in the Anderson household.  Now that Drew is back in school, and Phil is finishing up college and getting married it is time for me to pursue what I want to do.

Cathy

Unstoppable

I have found the best product for the wash. I am one who likes to know laundry has been washed and there is a hint of "clean" smell to it when I take it from the drawer or linen closet. I got a sample of an item that is not in the stores yet the other day in my mailbox. Try it and blog my opinion. Those who know me, know that I have opinions on what i like and don't like so this is my totally unbiased opinion of Downy Unstoppables.

The little pellets look like smaller versions of "button candy" I ate as a kid. When I opened the bottle to smell - it smelled like Downy - sort of. According to the directions add a little or a lot to the water before you add the clothes. I sprinkled some in and threw in some jackets I was getting ready to put away for the season. Put in detergent and downy softener and let it do it's thing. After it came out of the dryer I thought I was imaging things. It smelled good. But I wondered if I was wanting it to smell good.

Do you remember the Brady Bunch episode with the laundry detergent? Where they were deciding which one they liked best? That is what I did. I took out a measuring cup and did 2 loads with Unstoppables and 2 loads without. I wanted to ensure they all had the same amount so I could ensure the validity of what I was dong. Scott folds laundry so I asked him to take notice of the differences in the loads. That is all I said. After he had folded the laundry he told me that the green baskets smelled better - and had a stronger scent than the others. yes those were the ones with the Unstoppables. My nose hadn't failed me the first time around.

I have yet to wash sheets with it but that is next. I love climbing into bed with clean sheets that smell wonderful after a shower. I think that is the best nights sleep you can get.

I will use Unstoppables in the future and I can honestly reccomend this product based on the smell test I did.

Vocalpoint.com supplied this full size sample free of charge and requested that I give my honest opinion of it.