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I thought I would share a dress I made today. One of the outreach programs for our Homemakers' club this year is to make Pillow Case Dresses for the  Little Dresses for Africa  program. We needed a "prototype" to show at the county board meeting, and I was asked to make one. I had this beautiful vintage pillow case just hanging in the closet, and I knew it would be great for the demo dress & perfect for my S.R.  The needlework on the bottom of the dress is all done by hand...it's beautiful!  Instead of tying a bow on either shoulder, I decided to go with the "less-fuss" approach, and go for the one shoulder bow. I can't wait for S.R. to wear this dress. She squealed when she saw it. Hopefully that same enthusiasm will be there when spring arrives;o)

This winter has been one of the strangest I can remember. It has felt like spring most of the winter months. It's been great for the kids because they have been able to spend a lot of time playing outside with our neighbors. Yesterday, I decided I needed a break from all of the insanity that has been going on here lately...lack of sleep, and trying to catch up on that..homemakers club stuff...and then there is a certain someone's birthday coming up on Saturday as well:o) Our neighborhood is nestled in beside a river, and there is a nice paved path and picnic tables there as well. So we grabbed the wagon, some food & the dog and headed down to the river and had a wonderful little picnic. I sat back, snapped pictures, and enjoyed just watching my children...just watching:o)  E being silly, and S.R. mad because he "bonked her head."  Flowers that S.R. picked for me  Sweet smile  Throwing rocks into the river  Scosche waiting patiently as we eat in front of him:o)  St

The world of academics baffles me. I consider myself reasonably aware of business issues and yet I can't make any sense of most of the research publications that come out on business. Actually I can't make any sense of even the title - let alone the contents. I challenge you to figure out " Tabu Search for the Single Row Facility Layout Problem in FMS using a 3-opt Neighborhood" or " On the Blowout Preventer Testing Problem: An Approach to Checking for Leakage in BOP Networks". Yes, I know, I am a bit dense, but still ........ So it was with delight that I discovered the Ig Nobel Prize - given annually to what is euphemistically called "Improbable Research". 2011winners were PHYSIOLOGY PRIZE : Anna Wilkinson (of the UK), Natalie Sebanz (of THE NETHERLANDS, HUNGARY, and AUSTRIA), Isabella Mandl (of AUSTRIA) and Ludwig Huber (of AUSTRIA) for their study "No Evidence of Contagious Yawning in the Red-Footed Tortoise." CHEMISTRY PRIZE : Mako

I am hard at work putting the finishing touches on The Wizard of Oz birthday party. The house has started to transform into Munchkin-land...it's actually really neat looking:o) Since I am on a strict budget right now, I am trying to come up with inexpensive and free favors. I am not usually one for handing out coloring books, but most of the girls attending love to color. I found a site, Kids-n-Fun.com , that has a great selection of W.o.O. color sheets. I copied and pasted them in Publisher to turn them into a mini color book. Here's how I did it. Supplies you need: Blue & white gingham paper cut into 9.25"x6" sheets(folded in half) Scissors Print outs of Pages 1, 2 & Cover Double sided tape Sewing Machine  Start out by printing your color sheets. To make them double sided, I printed page 1 first. I then laid the printed side UP into the printer with the Tin Man going in first...see pic below...& then printed page 2.   Once you have printed your pictures,

Peter Lynch Investment Book Most people who will make investment in stock,option and commodities will choose a book written by Benjamin Graham " Intelligent Investor ", because a lot of  people says that this book is a holy investment book. It was very reasonable because a great investor like Warren Buffet alone are praise this  book as the best investment book that ever written in the earth . In this investment book we will learn a lot about   how Benjamin Graham pick a stock. But I personally think Intelligent Investor is a book that make me  boring and difficult  to understand. I myself do not finish reading this investment book. Although this book is very good but the material presented is too complicated, so that a novice in the field of investment should strive to understand this . For that reason I suggest to you that want to start learning to invest in stocks to read the investment book One Up on Wall Street written by Peter Lynch. This investment book is easier

I have been M.I.A. for a bit.  I had to go to the doctor on Tuesday because I was uber sick. I found out I have an upper respiratory infection. I am on meds right now, one being a steroid...I am tweaking my blog right now because I can't sleep because of said steroid...grr!  I have been up since 12:00 a.m....it's now 4:10 a.m.  Some good news...I have been decorating for S.R.'s birthday party this week. It's gone a lot slower just because I have felt miserable, but it's coming together.  I hope to share some pics very soon:o) I think I am going to try to lay back down:o)

There's something about the corporate world that makes smart and decent people do incredibly stupid things. Maybe its the anonymity of being part of a company. Maybe its the pressure generated to perform. Maybe its the brutal focus on the ends and not the means. Don't know what . Why else would some British honcho in Sony decide to raise the price of Whitney Houston's albums on her tragic death. There was surely going to be a memorial upsurge in sales of her records. But what sort of a decision is that to raise the prices then ? Predictably there was a huge outcry; Sony had to back down and I'm sure the guy who did it has egg on his face. Similar is the decision by some Starbucks Manager near the World Trade Centre to raise the prices of water on that fateful day in 2001. Or the decision by the Chairmen of the auto giants to fly by private jet to Washington to plead with Congress for a bailout. Or the insistence by Jack Welch to award himself retirement benefits that i

"Complete review about basic principles of value investing to gain success and popularity from your investment business." -Money magazine "The best book of value investing ever written and incomparable" -Warren E. Buffet As an investment apprentice I study plenty of investment ebook and now i just make an study about value investing philosophy. I just finished studying the The Intelligent Investor ebook that written  by Benjamin Graham, pioneer of value investing philosophy and the menthor of Warren Buffet. This is one of the best investment ebook and a lot of people says that this book are like holy bible for some one who want to make an investment use value investing philosophy. The writer has a excellent writing skill and is able to deliver very complex investment strategy into a approach that even the most newbie investor can understand the essent of value investing. Benjamin Graham invented and published philosophy of value investing, which exploit the differ

Hey Guys! Just wanted to let you all know that Google Friend Connect is shutting down March 1st...for those of you who have no clue what I am talking about...you remember that little button you clicked on my sidebar to become a follower? Well that little thing is going away. However, I put a new little "follower" box up, so you can just click on it to become a "follower" again.. Easy Peasy:o) And if you didn't know that you could sign up for emails, there is a little box for that too!

Last night for Valentines Day, we celebrated at home with a Drive-In movie night. I made these Cars for the kids to sit in using some cardboard boxes, acrylic paint and foam sheets. The kids LOVED them, and the hubs called me the best mom ever;o) They were geared up and ready to go with their bean bags and travel pillows tucked inside for comfort.  I attached little storage bins to the sides with clips to hold their food and drinks.  Can you tell that S.R. wants to show off her Valentine card from her brother...when she opened it, she squealed and jumped up and down...unicorns are her favorite right now:o)  ...and purple:o) Can you tell what the licence plate is supposed to say?  E called his a hot wheels car:o) And this was the concession area:o) These were some leftovers from E's 3rd birthday party...the decorations that is:o) Our spread... This is what was hanging under the refreshments sign. I just used publisher and one of the templates.  And I had this hanging on the front do

I hope you all are having a fantastic day. I wanted to share the Smilebox Card that we sent out to our family.                                   This free digital ecard created with Smilebox Also, since S.R. is still recovering from strep throat, we decided to have a special girls day in...including manicures...  along with heart-shaped mini pizzas. Can I just say that I love have a girly tom-boy:o) We have lots of fun things planned for this evening. I can't wait to share it with you all later on this week!! Gotta go get Mr. E so we can get ready for the festivities!! Have a great Valentines guys!!