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I am a huge yogurt fan, however, I really dislike fruit in the bottom of the cup.  Usually I feel that the fruit seems more smashed and not very high quality, so I never buy it. I just buy the yogurt that has the fruit all ready mixed in with the yogurt.

I was excited to try Dannon's® Oikos® Greek Yogurt Series to give the fruit in the bottom of the cup another chance and guess what... I HONESTLY liked it!  

I bought different varieties to try out - plain, raspberry (fruit is already mixed in), vanilla with 

strawberry at the bottom, & vanilla with peach at the bottom of the cup.

Dannon® Oikos® Plain and Fruit on the Bottom contains 0% fat, while the Dannon® Oikos® traditional blended varieties contains about 3% fat. Both are an excellent source of protein, twice that of most regular lowfat yogurts.  This is great for me because I don't like to drink milk & don't eat enough

protein, so this yogurt helps with my protein & calcium daily intake.

The texture was my favorite part about the yogurt. I found out that Dannon® Oikos® is created through an authentic Greek straining process which gives it a rich and creamy-thick texture.  

I felt like I was eating delicious & healthy whip cream.  The texture was 

cool & creamy & made my mouth water for more. 

I LOVED the peach flavor! The peaches did not taste mashed at all but tasted like real peaches. The yogurt was sweet, but not sweet enough to make me feel like I was eating sugar for breakfast.

I loved how filling the cup of yogurt was.  I know I can eat it with my gluten free bread & feel like I

will get full for the day from a nice healthy & filling breakfast. A quick healthy breakfast is so nice, especially when I'm trying to get 4 kids ready for the day in the morning. 

I bought the plain flavor and found this yummy recipe.

Doesn't it look delicious!  Mmmm

This would be a great appetizer for all the 

football parties coming up.

Blue Cheese Avocado Dip

(click on the picture for the recipe)

I am so glad I was able to taste test Dannon's® Oikos® Greek Yogurt.  I love knowing 

there are so many flavors and possibilities for a healthy breakfast.

For the Love of Paint...

 After seeing these pictures, we will all want to paint!

Yesterday, I noticed in my garage that I have a lot of bottles

of spray paint in different colors that are just sitting on the shelf.

They look pretty in their bright & fresh colors
but also look like they can't wait
to be used.  My thought,

"What can I do with all that paint?"

I found some GREAT answers!

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Spray painted folding chairs!

This would brighten up any gathering & look so pretty.

I saw this yesterday at House of Smiths and 

instantly fell in love with it!  She used Martha's

paints again & made this adorable cake stand.

So cute!  I can't wait to make one!

And, go here to Michael's to get a 40% Coupon

off of your first paint supply kit- maybe I should go today. :)

Wouldn't this be fun to paint these in fall colors!

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and these too

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These pillows would be fun-and

she even gives you a tutorial on exactly how to do it!

Go HERE to check the tutorial out.

Look how cute this desk is-

Here's the LINK

And, of course frames!

Wouldn't this be a fun gift to give for the holidays

coming so soon?!

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There are so many options with spray paint. Did you know

that you can also go to most paint stores and they can put

any color of paint into a spray paint can for you.

How cool is that!

Wow!  I guess I better go and get some colors on my hands. :)

Time to Laugh...

Ah... Monday

I am ready for a new week, especially because

Jackson starts kindergarten today.  

But, doesn't it seem like Monday always comes really fast!

Mondays always seem kind of heavy- so much to do this week.

So, I decided to start the week by laughing :)

Here are some funny pictures I found that made me smile

& even laugh out loud.  Ba ha ha ha

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Cat + Titanic

(I am not a cat fan at all, but Brian is & I thought this was funny)

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Wow! I would LOVE a pair of these!

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Have a great week & laugh! :)

Peanut Butter Bars & Free Recipe Printable

Now, I know I am struggling a little with making things "gluten free,"

so, I decided to make something I know I can make-

ANYTHING that is NOT gluten free!

  These peanut butter bars just happen to be everybody's

favorite treat.  I am not kidding!  Even my 

sweet grandma, who claims she doesn't eat sweets,

can be found eating these babies at parties-

and she requests that I bring them every time!

(Now that is really saying something!)  :)

We make a pan of these to share for birthdays,

(it was my Dad, sisters, & friends birthday the

other day when I made these-luckily I saved

a couple for Brian because they were gone quick)

parties, funerals, neighbors, & of course just to eat.

Brian says he can eat a whole pan by himself too!

(He would if I let him & of course wouldn't 

even gain a pound- lucky guy!)

Here they are::

 Mix all the ingredients & pat out evenly onto greased

cookie sheet.  Wet hands a little to smooth out.

 Bake

Mix frosting together and let sit for a little bit.

Then pour on cooled peanut butter bars.

Frost all over peanut butter bars. Mmmmm

 Cut into bars and enjoy!

Here is the recipe on a fun printable for you too.

Go HERE to download

 the recipe & the chocolate frosting recipe.

Enjoy!

These prints are as a PDF file,

so you can print it on regular

paper and put it in your cookbook.

It's Party Time!

I have been thinking a lot lately & talking a lot too-

 my poor husband who gets loves to listen to me!

I have been working on this project all summer & couldn't 

decide when I was ready to start selling them- NOW IS THE TIME! :)

I have decided to open my Etsy store for all of you to see!

Are you ready?!?!

The beautiful Do It Yourself Princess Party Pack

 This Princess Party Pack includes 4-8x10 poster prints, cupcake picks,

cupcake wrappers, labels, treat bag toppers, tags, 8 coordinating

scrapbook papers to use for scrapbooking and for the party, 

a banner to make, and so much more!

You can buy this digital party pack HERE

I knew if I created a Princess Party, I need to create a

Pirate Party Pack too. My little boy LOVED his

pirate birthday party.  Here is the Pirate Party Pack-

 This pirate party pack includes all the files that the

Princess Party Pack includes, as well as 

Pirate Subway Art & Pirate Hershey Kiss labels.

Go HERE to buy.

 This is a picture of what the 8x10 poster prints

& files look like before the party.

and

A Sea Baby Shower Party Pack

These are tags used for display or as cupcake picks.

We just had a baby shower for our cousin and it was

so much fun using this kit and it made decorating so easy!

Go HERE to check it out.

Each of these party packs contain over 20 different

digital PDF files that you can print yourself for your

party needs. They are so fun to work with and

everyone will love the final results.

Princess Party Pack

Pirate Party Pack

Sea Baby Shower Party Pack

I love & am so happy with how beautiful each party pack has

 turned out.  Brian (that sweet listening husband)

 has been so patientwith listening to me talk, 

watching me work, & of course helping with 

the kids while I let my creative juices flow.

I am so excited to create more parties!  My mind 

keeps going non-stop and I would love to hear ideas that

you have of a party you are wanting to have too!

Have a great day!

Audrey Hepburn Quote

I LOVE Audrey Hepburn

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My Mom also loves Audrey Hepburn, as well as my Grandma.

While I was growing up we would watch movies like

"Sabrina", "Roman Holiday," "Funny Face", "Paris When it Sizzles",

and of course, "My Fair Lady!"

I think this is why I am such a sap for chick flicks and 

movies from the 50's & 60's.  

I love being wrapped up in a soft 

cozy blanket on a snowy cold day,

with a mug of hot chocolate 

and watching "Sabrina."

I think Audrey is a classic- I love how graceful &

beautiful she is.  I love the way she speaks &

all that she accomplished in life.

This is one of my all time favorite quotes:

(* 8x 10 jpeg printable for you)

(for personal use only)

(It is best to print this on photo paper,

or at your favorite photo print

 store for the best quality with all the pink.)

I can't wait to print this out for 

Morgan! She loves pink and wants

her room to be all pink.

My husband agrees with the part,

"happy girls are the prettiest girls."

I do too! :)

Enjoy!

DIY Pillow Tutorials

My living room is in some definite need of some pillows to brighten

up my solid black leather couches.  Now that school has started,

I think this might be my new project to work on.

Check out these fabulous DIY Pillow Tutorials!

First up:: Have you seen Martha's new Decorative Paint Line?

I saw it yesterday at TaterTots & Jello & fell in love with it!

I would love to do something like this with the paints

especially for Morgan's room-she loves pillows.

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Who would ever think to paint on a pillow and have it
look fun  & great?  Oh- Martha!

I also love how the rosettes look on pillows like these ones-

Click HERE for Alissa's tutorial

and I love the pillow with the yellow flowers in the back.

Click HERE for Tanya's tutorial, and 

she even used the flowers for hats!  Soo Cute!

And check out these adorable flower pillows Laura made-

and guess what she used- hot glue- hey even I can

make a pillow with a hot glue gun! :)

Go HERE for the tutorial

I LOVE these-I think I'll have one of each

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This isn't a tutorial, but I'm sure you could

use Laura's tutorial from above and alter 

it a little for these fun pillows.

And finally, here is another favorite 

from Thirty Sixth Avenue

How fun!  I can't wait to get started!

I hope you see something you like too.