A Fairy Went A Marketing

Remember this post?... well, I got my package and everything is so cute. Missy even made us all little catalogs.


here is a close up of some of the goodies.

Many of these items are going to end up on my YOE tree...they are just too cute!

Thank you for hosting Missy!

April's Toy Society drop

I fell in love with these bunny finger puppets I found at purl-bee's blog.

Here is the link to make your own....

I made one in a hurry to take with us into New Orleans to the City Park. It was super easy which was great because I only had a few minutes to put it together.



We left it at the entrance to Story land.


The wind kept blowing the box between the lamb and Mary so you couldn't see it....I was tempted to move it but Dean convinced me to give it a while.

We went back about 2 hours later and drove up in time to see a little girl run off with it.

A day out.......

Dean had Good Friday off so we all went into New Orleans for the day.

Since Rip stick Boy's ankle was still messed up, we couldn't do too much walking.

Besides snowcones and lunch, we also went to the Sculpture Gardens in City Park.

Here are just a few of the photos Dean took.

This tree reminded us all of Mardi Gras....there are beads in trees EVERYWHERE this time of year. I really thought this one would be entitled "Mardi Gras Tree." But the artist called it the "Tree of Necklaces."


This spider was HUGE



I loved this one...called "Overflow"...reminded me of how my brain never stops....


This freaky one is called "Monkeys"....the texture on the hands and faces was disturbingly realistic. It was one of those sculptures that you could look at for a long time....weird!


I loved this one....but I'm a sucker for horses.


Of course, we had to check out Blue Dog....which had a yellow and red side...

anyone who knows me well, knows I ADORE tortoises and turtles. I would love to have this giant in my own garden....


RB's ankle was getting tired so instead of going through the Botanical Gardens, we took a paddle boat out...it was so much fun!

Here is a sweet little duck nest right by the paddle boat dock....


one of the many swans.....

here is a pretty bridge...there were 2 wedding parties here and both brides were getting photos taken on the bridge. One groom was crying...kinda loudly. We couldn't tell if they were tears of joy or regret!

a view of the Museum of Art...

make way for ducklings...


You could go back through part of the Sculpture Garden from the water..


and this one is in the water.....gorgeous. It was about 30 feet tall.

the kids enjoyed themselves...while Dean tried to soak them in the fountain!


We only rented the boat for an hour and all agreed that next time, we would rent it for much longer...there was so much we didn't get to explore!

Happy Easter everyone!

Ah, a little ME time......

bubble bath- check

chocolate-check

good book-check

good wine-check






cat....uh...cat?


hmmmm.....not quite sure he was invited......

Sunny

On a lovely day this past weekend, a beautiful little doll named Sunny arrived from Thimbleprim Studios. (I was the lucky recipient of Sunny, through a giveaway hosted by Cindy.)

She was made with care and arrived packed just as carefully...with obvious love.

I showed Sunny around so she might feel at ease with her new family. After all, we have 4 pets that prowl the house and they can be quite disconcerting to small folk.

She liked being in the dining room....but said she would rather be out with us than tucked away within the safety of the china hutch.


She enjoyed visiting the fairies at their home....but she felt their nocturnal activities would keep her up too late.



She loved the small herb garden, especially the thyme. However, we both agreed that with no shelter this simply wasn't the best option for her.



She had a wonderful chat with a few of the local cherubs...but decided they were much too flirty to live with....I mean, REALLY what would people think? (She has heard rumors about a young lady living with 7 dwarfs and is simply ALARMED at the thought!!!)
Here they are gathering grapes to feed her!


Sunny really liked the new birdhouse....but once outside, it will be inhabited by birds. (They can be quite messy, you know.)


She seemed most happy here amongst the mushrooms......so here she will stay...


Thank you Cindy. Sunny is perfectly exquisite and I adore her!

To anyone new to Cindy and Thimbleprim Studios, click here to go to her blog...she also has an etsy shop for anyone interested. Oh, and go here for her blog store...

I know I should act my age. But really, couldn't they have named this a little better?

I mean, REALLY.

People get paid A LOT of money to come up with names......so when I first heard this one on TV, I thought they were talking about flatulence (but it's for heartburn...)




in case your wondering,....it's pronounced:
\ˈas-ə-ˌfeks\

The first (and only) time we saw the commercial, we did what all abnormal, immature families do:

We started making horrid jokes like these:

Who has the 'best' aciphex? (It isn't me.)
Who has the 'loudest' aciphex? (it isn't me.)
And
Who has the most 'interesting' aciphex? (it isn't me)
I personally don't HAVE aciphex.

Interestingly enough, we haven't seen the commercial since...I guess marketing pulled it....wonder why!?

Enchanted Annie

I already posted about the Annie I sent Sandy, but look what she made me!

Enchanted Annie is sooooooo cute!

Here she is in her travel basket with a blanket and pillow.....don't you love her little wand! It's reversible. (In case she meets up with a frog...or someone who NEEDS to be a frog!)

Here is a photo of the other goodies....

Everything came individually wrapped and labeled.
You can't see them but there is a teensy jar of pixie dust and a teeny box that she can store secrets in. There is a candle with a star shaped holder, some baubles, some bubbles...and more!

Here is a closeup of the birdhouse


She also sent me this cute page of paper dolls!
Curly Girl SQUEALED when she saw them. CG makes her OWN paper dolls to play with and immediately whisked them away.

Here is a close up of Annie....don't you love her acorn necklace? She has willow branches for 'wings'....so sweet!

Thank you Sandy!