Easter Wishes

Have a wonderful, blessed Easter! I hope you get all the chocolate eggs (or peeps) your heart desires!

Happy Easter!

It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question(s):

* Will you be making Easter baskets for your kids this year?

* Do you actually use baskets or do you use something else to put the goodies in?

* If your kids are older like mine, do you still make them Easter baskets?

* How old is too old for getting an Easter basket?

I say you're never too old to get an Easter basket! My kids are 21 and 24 and I still try and make the holidays special for them...and for the AZ college roommates too!

This week I sent off 3 Easter baskets wrapped in cellophane to Courtney and her roommates in Arizona, along with some other treats tucked into the shipping box.

My son isn't big on sweets anymore so I did something different for him this year. I purchased and sent him a new Bible, engraved with his full name on the cover. I'm sure he still only has the Bible from his high school years, if at all. I wrote a personal message inside just for him. I hope he likes it and keeps it for years to come. More than anything else though, I hope he uses it and finds comfort in it.

I'll be making some treats to bring into work on Saturday too. A co-worker of mine who is about 25 years old told me a few years back that she loved it when I brought in holiday treats because it made her feel special and like a kid again.

So here's another question: Don't we all just want to feel special and like a kid again! I say YES!


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I'm checking out something new today...

It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: Do you like "peeps" Easter candy? You know, the pink, green, yellow, blue, and purple marshmallow bunnies and chicks that are ALL sugar! As much as I like candy, I've never cared for peeps. I don't like jelly beans either. Just give me something chocolate and I'm happy!

Warm Easter Wishes!

This clip is a little long but it's amazing and beautiful. It will really touch your heart.

Happy Easter Friends!

It's Friday

And I'm nosy...

So here's the question: When you were growing up, what was your favorite thing to find in your Easter basket on Easter morning? Jelly beans? Peeps? Chocolate?

For me, I loved the hollow chocolate bunnies...and the bigger the bunny the better (say that 3 times fast!)

Wordless Wednesday

My Oh So Productive Day!

I can be so productive when I want to...and yesterday I wanted to!

The day started out slow. I was tired. We went out of town on Thursday and didn't get home until after midnight so Friday was slow going at first. Thankfully I picked up speed as the day progressed.

I spray painted and believe it or not, no black this time. I used white paint for another project/idea that I got from blogland. More on this later I promise!

I spent a good portion of my time working on these...


Yay! I was able to package up lots of "good mail" and get it ready for mailing. I also got 5 Easter gift bags ready for our college girl and her roommates. Hey, you're never too old for a visit from the Easter Bunny!

Speaking of Easter, aren't these carrot bags cute! I packaged these up for the dialysis techs that work in my unit. I'll hand them out at work next week but at least they're done and ready to go.

I was able to make all of these treat bags for about $12! I spent $10 on the candy, $2 for 20 treat bags, and I already had the ribbon. It just goes to show that you don't have to spend alot of money in order to do something nice for someone. I appreciate the people that I work with and I like doing little things for them during the holidays. It doesn't have to be extravagant...just from the heart.

We have a very very busy week ahead of us next week so I'm glad I was able to get some things accomplished yesterday.

Have you had any productive days lately?

Woe Is Me And An Easter Craft

We are so short staffed at work I decided to volunteer to work today. We need 9 nurses to staff our unit properly. Today we had only 4 on the schedule! Working 4 12-14 hour days in one week is not my idea of fun but I felt bad for my co-workers. It's very frustrating to say the least. To top it off, we got a new phone system at work this week too. They've cut back on the hours for our secretaries so we all are answering the phones alot. I can't tell you how many calls I accidentally lost when I tried to transfer them...oops! Hey, I'm a nurse not a telephone operator!

On those rare occasions when I wasn't working this past week, I was busy, busy, busy at home. Still so much going on but the painters finished today. Now to just put this place back together.

I did do a few crafty things this week and I thought I'd share one with you...


I took a piece of scrapbook paper that I had cut down to size, sprayed it with adhesive, and stuck it onto the glass from a frame. I had already spray painted the frame black for this project. I then just placed the glass back in the frame. The little "Happy Easter" plaque was a magnet that I found at Joann's for about $1.99. I took the magnet off of the plaque then sprayed it with adhesive also and stuck the plaque directly onto the scrapbook paper. Super glued a bow on it and that's the extent of it. It doesn't get any better...quick, easy, and cute!

Have a great weekend!