Zombie Apocalypse Package!

Okay, this is for the zombie lovers out there. I am NOT a zombie lover but my husband and my friends are, so I get dragged into the saga. With the help of Pinterest, my friend Kim and I put together this rockin' apocalypse package for our friend in honor of the new season of Walking Dead. I should also add that husband was quite jealous of the gift.

It included: a zombie bowl, walking dead toy, zombie key covers, gross candy, zombie style army men, syringe pens, bloody hand gel clings, refrigerator cover, zombie snacks, zombie hunting license, paracord, flashlight, and a nerf gun (not pictured). We packaged it in a painted box stuffed with biohazard bags we snagged from work.

Just add ice cream!

A sweet family friend took a terrible fall a month or so ago and wound up with a severely broken ankle held together with lots of metal.  Ronnie asked me to do a little care package to cheer her up.  I put together this "Just Add Ice Cream" box.  It turned out super cute!  I added toppings like chocolate, caramel, nuts, cherries, and a variety of sprinkles along with waffle cone bowls and cake cones.  The cute little scoop, stickers, and shakers were touches from an ice cream themed basket I had just won at a silent auction.  They topped everything off perfectly.  I'm really happy with how it turned out and I know our sweet friend was too.  

Happy Easter!

Easter kind of snuck up on me this year.  Maybe it was because it has been so cold for so long... I really don't know.  We "egged" our neighbors on the Friday before Easter.  They have two sweet kids that we so enjoy and we wanted to bless them in a fun way.  We stuffed about 30 eggs with candy and little toys and hid them all over the front time.  Our timing was perfect as their daughter arrived home from school about twenty minutes after we were done.  She had so much fun collecting the eggs.  She ran inside to grab a bag and kept telling her dad she would need another one if there were more than a few more eggs!  It's funny how we are blessed when we bless others.  

Groove Book

Okay, I had to tell everyone about the coolest App I discovered a couple of months ago.  I'm kind of a memory junky.  I love pictures and scrapbooks of all kinds and have a stack of photo albums and a zillion framed pictures to prove it.  I print pictures ALL THE TIME which costs a pretty penny.  But for the most part, my iphone pictures have stayed on my phone which is sad considering my phone is my most handy and accessible camera for those spur of the moment photo opps.

Ronnie saw Groove Book on the Shark Tank in January right at about the time I started seeing it on Pinterest.  It sounded too good to be true:  $2.99/month for up to 100 4x6 prints bound in a cute book- THIS INCLUDES SHIPPING.  We took the risk and signed up and I couldn't be more pleased.  The prints were great quality (keeping in mind that these are low resolution cell pics that can often times be a tad blurry when you take them) and the price is unbeatable.  Trust me.

For those wondering how it works, all you do is

• Download the App
• Upload pictures from your cell phone
• And wait for your monthly close date!

A few days later, your book arrives!

The possibilities here are endless.  You can print last months pics, create a book for an event or trip, or print a theme book (all my puppy pics)!  Since all the pages have perforated edges, you can also tear them out for your own photo books or frames!  Another plus is once you create an account, you can access your account from other phones.  Ronnie did a book on his phone the month after I did mine on my phone.

We have been very impressed with Groove Book and are excited to continue receiving memories in the mail.

PS~ Let me know if you want a code to get your first month free!

Care Packages!

As many of you know, I have a love for snail mail.  There is nothing quite like getting a letter or package in your mailbox when you least expect it.  I just wanted to share a couple of the fun packages I sent out last month.  I had fun with them.

A box of sunshine

A "Heart Attack" for Valentine's Day