Blog Candy Search

Brenda at Sweet As A Gumdrop just gave away her Blog Candy today.  She had some cute stuff to giveaway!  Then I got on a mission to search for some Blog Candy.  What'd ya know?  So many wonderful ladies offering some sweet stuff!  So . . . I'm doing a little advertising, but also, want a chance for all to have the opportunity to win { me too *he, he* }!  So, here I go . . .

Jacque's Magnolias

The Pixie Cottage

I think I like the reindeer the best!  It brings back memories from my childhood.  In school, we'd sing Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.  I also have the Rudolph VHS (yes, old school . . . need to update and get it on DVD).  Just luv all the old Christmas stories!

Passion For Crafts

Paper Crafts by Rach

Island Scrapbooking

The Stewart Stuff

This one ends today, Nov. 13th!  If you run on over, maybe you still have a chance at winning!

OMG!  So much goodness!  You can just feel the luv & the appreciation from these ladies and how they want to give back to their fellow "FOLLOWERS".  They are definitely luvn their JOURNEY!  I'm really feeling the luv . . . hmmmm, maybe a Blog Candy from me?  You need to check back to find out!  *SMILE from ear to ear!*

Happy Veteran's Day

Quick post . . . hope you all had a restful Veteran's Day.  A time to reflect and a time to give thanks.

My family & I met a bunch of our friends at Ala Moana Beach.  For the past 2 days, it was touch and go because of the weather forecast . . . FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL ISLANDS AND RAIN, RAIN, RAIN!  Plan B?  Our place!  That would be a bummer if it rained, but thankfully, the skies cleared up and it was such a nice day!  The kids got to swim & play in the water (had to watch out for the invasion of box jellyfish though) and the parents got to talk-story.  Of course, had some delicious grinds!  Zippy's chili and crispy chicken, layered rice with spam, noodles, roast pork, bbq meat . . .  shall I go on?  Okay, mac salad and veggie sticks, chips and brownies!  OMG!  The food always taste good at the beach!  We all had lots of fun . . . so much fun that I forgot to take pictures!  The little girls had manicures and pedicures by Aunty Corena . . . yes, Little Peony too!  I couldn't believe she actually sat there letting Aunty Corena do her nails!  That I have pics of . . . maybe I'll have to post them to show proof!

Well, 2 more days till the weekend!  Enjoy the rest of your week people!

The Circle of Life

The 'Circle of Life' is something we all experience . . . in the birth of a newborn to the death of someone we care about.  That's just the process of how God made it.  Joy, at A Place To Be Me, sent out a post the other day.  A dear friend of hers had passed away and was asking if anyone wanted to make a handmade card for the family.  ~ Go over to her site to see the details ~  I had to make one for the family because a good friend of mine emailed me about a week before to specifically pray for "Susan".  Can you believe how small this world is?  Not knowing "Susan", I prayed for healing and recovery, but the Lord had other plans.  Then my focus became praying for the family especially the children she left behind.  Here is a card that I made for the family . . .  very simple.

I added a mini circle accordian album on the front of the card.  If you pull the album one way, it reads, "You're In Our Prayers" & if you pull the album the other way, it reads, "With Heartfelt Sympathy Kawelo Family".  I didn't take a picture of the inside, sorry.  Keep the family in prayer too, as this is a difficult time.

Well, the Baby Shower is over and we all had a blast!  No card to share here, but wanted to share how I made the Parents-To-Be cake or should I say, cupcakes.  Take a look . . .  no laughing please ;o)

I get inspired when I watch Cake Boss, Ultimate Cake Challenge, or Ace of Cakes.  I wish I had that kind of talent to build a cake.  Unfortunately, I don't!  My last cake that I made was a disaster.  So, instead of baking a cake for the shower, I made cupcakes.  Who can go wrong with cupcakes?  I baked red velvet cupcakes & topped it off with Butter Cream Frosting.   Added some strinkles and voila!  I printed a picture of Shelley & one of Will to top the cupcake.  I then used my Cricut to cut the baby image.  This is how it came out!  Nothing fancy . . . simple!

Today is rest day for me and the family since we had such a busy weekend.  Looking forward to JOURNEYING through this week.  The madness never ends!  That's part of the 'Circle of Life'.