Crafty Things

On Saturday we ate breakfast out with my parents. I now remember why we don't eat breakfast out anymore. It's very tricky with little ones. Kenzie was not a fan of being whisked out of the house first thing in the a.m. :) She was totally fussy until we left the restaurant. But I did get to enjoy the most wonderful breakfast crepes I've ever had. They were amazing!

Next, my Mom and I went to a craft fair here in town. Wow! My senses were overloaded with so many wonderful things. Sparkly art. Aromatic potpourri. Fleece hats and mittens that were way too adorable. And there were prints from the artist I've recently discovered: Marla Anders. LOVE her work! She's my type designing hero. I can hear the graphic designer inside me {deep inside} wanting to get out. I bought two prints. One was from a different booth, but still a Marla Rae (her art name) and it has a black frame. This is the print:

Image from Penny Lane Publishing.

I adore this print. And it is now hanging in my living room. I also got one from Marla's booth that says, "Keep Calm and Carry On." And it has Romans 8:28 at the bottom. LOVE.

Cookie Review

I've been a BzzAgent for 2 years now. I love receiving full-sized products and coupons in the mail. I've gotten packages with goodies such as Covergirl NatureLuxe makeup (my personal favorite), Children's Claritin Chewables, and Tom's of Maine toothpaste. As a BzzAgent, you get to review the products you receive. The package I got yesterday contained the Kroger Truly Awesome homestyle chocolate chip cookies.

I was excited to try these. Along with 5 $1/off coupons, I received 2 boxes of cookies. Mr. P was pretty pumped when I told him I'd gotten the cookies for FREE in the mail. It was not love at first bite, for me. I thought they tasted like boxed cookies should. The natural ingredients lured me in, and yes...they do have good buttery flavor and chocolate chips are the number one ingredient, but homestyle? I think not. When I think of homestyle cookies, I think of fresh from the oven chewy, chocolatey cookies. The Kroger Truly Awesome cookies are crunchy. However, Mr. P loved them, and asked for more. He's not picky when it comes to chocolate!

Micellaneous Musings

I thought I'd try out a Miscellany Monday post. This is actually my preferred writing style: random, miscellaneous musings. It's the way my brain works. Click here to join in the fun!

1) I found my keys!! I was about ready to go crazy. Every morning for nearly a week, I'd wake up and think: "KEYS. Where are they?!" I discovered them in Joel's sweatshirt pocket which I'd forgotten that I slipped on the night I ran out to get the mail and lost them. *Reunited, and it feels so good!*

2) We went to the pumpkin patch again, as a family this time. I loved it, although Kenzie had reached her limit by the end of our 2 hours spent there. This pic of Mr. P cracks me up!

3) Mr. P dressed up as Superman, and Kenzie had a cute little ladybug costume this year. We handed out candy and Halloween tracks that I picked up at Parables last Monday night. Before I put Kenzie to bed at 8pm, I had 34 trick-or-treaters. I enjoy seeing the little ones in their costumes. One little boy (maybe 2 years old) had on the cutest little camo outfit and hat. His Dad had on camo pants and wore dogtags around his neck. I loved their costumes!