Have you seen/heard of these things? Our new best friend! I am not a good hair bun maker. My poor Lauren was in a preschool ballet recital and the bun I had put in fell out in the middle of the song! Hair flailing everywhere = mortifying!
I have been fired from buns ever since. Until I met these~they are called spin pins and this is how they work (thank you to Hailey, my trusty model)
1. twist your hair into a bun.
2. take one and twist it down into the bun
3. take another and twist it up into the bun, make sure they don’t interlock
4. your bun stays in all day! Bring on the ballet recitals! We have lots of hair in this family, so it was a great find for us.
I’ve seen them at most stores that sell hair products for $6-7 for 2 and also on on Amazon in a 6-pack
We hope they make your hair life a little easier~
(no affiliate with spin pins, we just love them)
I got the ultrasound, and found out it was a solid mass about 1 cubic inch around. The radiologist said that he'd get it taken out and not mess with it. Dr. Robinson felt the same. Nodules are actually very common on thyroids, 95% are benign, and most everyone will get some at some point or another in their life and never have to do anything about them. But, they were worried if this grew, it could interfere with my breathing or swallowing and felt it was just best to get it out and rule out cancer.
Do you all remember Heather, m{?
’0onogram bucket girl? Look what she did with her duvet covers from Target:
Don’t they look fantastic?
And here are the ruffle curtains she made for her girl’s room~I love her taste.
And here is another WOW makeover from Crafty and Caffeinated ~ she used the same gel stain that we did on our kid’s bathroom on her oak kitchen:
What a difference! You can read about all of the details over at her blog.
And of course, a few good deals to share for the weekend:
* a new Redbox code available for a free DVD rental! Only fo use at the kiosk only and does not work for online reservations. Good for one night’s rental, if you keep it longer you’ll have to pay for additional nights. At the kiosk, enter MCPC213S
* Snapfish has their penny prints back! 99 4X6 prints for 1 cent each, plus about $6 for shipping. Good through 9/17 Enter code: SEPTPRINT99 at checkout after you upload 99 prints to your cart.
* Tom’s shoes has a $10 off code, plus free shipping! Use code: THANKYOU13
*Groupon is offering $70 Worth of Picaboo Product for $19! Think holidays - photo books, calendars, canvas prints, etc.! Make sure you’ll be able to finish it before Nov. 16 though.
*Amazon deals:
* If you have a school party, fair, or birthday party coming up (or trick or treat favors!) these are a BIG hit: LED Finger Lights (40 pcs)
* I love these American Girl books for explaining growing up and body changes for girls. Now, they have them for younger girls ages 8-10 and older girls 10 & up. Lowest prices I’ve seen:
The Care and Keeping of You: The Body Book for Younger Girls
The Care and Keeping of You 2: The Body Book for Older Girls
Some great deals on essentials that are delivered right to your door. You can buy them in your pajamas ♥
* 24 Rolls of Sparkle Paper Towels
* Quilted Northern 48 Double Rolls
* Tide Free and Gentle 2 Pack
I was going to say have a great weekend, and please do, but I will be back Saturday, Sunday, every day until the end of the month:
Until tomorrow!
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Moving is expensive. Let’s just get that out front. It’s not just the obvious things like the truck, gas, boxes, tape, bubble wrap, but the hotels, eating out, eating off paper plates, getting rid of everything in your fridge and freezer and then that killer first grocery trip when you have NOTHING to eat and have to buy everything like ketchup and creamer and dish soap and toilet paper. And then you gain 20 pounds from all of the eating out and moving stress eating and have to pay money to join a gym! :)
a birthday wreath that turns into a fun party game at the 36th Avenue:
* a great list of life skills for kids, listed by age from Busy Kids, Happy Mom
* 3 Unbelievably Simply Parenting Ideas (that work!) from Power of Moms
* the Sweet Spot by Julianna Miner (this touched me because this is kind of where I am right now)
* 20 Great Questions to ask your children as you are tucking them in.
* Liberty's Kids - The Complete Series
Do you have a special time or date night coming up?
Here is a buy 1, get one for 99 cents blizzard at Dairy Queen.
or
Buy 1, Get 1 Free Sundae at Carvel
or
you can either get your first 5oz FREE or buy one get one free with a friend at Yogurtland!
Happy Saturday~
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We have one of those heavy foam mattress toppers that I love, but it seems we were having to yank it up every morning to put it back into place. The solution?
Some random pieces of rug grippers that we placed between the topper and the mattress. No more slipping and sliding around!
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