File under Misc.

*Yesterday I met with a rep for the store and I scored a great carry-on piece. Made from recycled materials these bags come in carry-on size all the way down to coin purses. Super affordable, durable and they come in trendy prints. Coming soon to a store near you, ;)

Grad gifts! Summer weekend trips!

*I've been making some cards and tags. I used an old geography book and my heart punch.

More Misc.

*Yesterday I started sneezing and wheezing. I accused my boss of giving me his cold. I blew and I blew. My face really hurts! Which I try not to mention because as soon as I say my face hurts my guys respond, "well, it's killing me."

Hubby comes home and mentions that it could be allergies. DUH!

I fly into the bathroom, grab the first allergy drugs I see, take them and then Hubby mentions that those are night time allergy meds.

So, I made dinner and went to bed. I had no choice.

* In one week I will be in Hawaii. That makes me very happy!

We are leaving Blake in charge. He understands our dog and knows our fridge and likes it.

*I'm not sure if it's a cold or allergies. I just know I don't feel so good.

*The windows in the Stone House need to be washed and since we only have one teenager living here... yep, Max, you're on!

*Spring cleaning... maybe I'll just put it off until summer or fall?

*I got a skirt for spring from Banana Republic. It's the grey and yellow that you see everywhere this spring. I love it! Although it's kinda short...

*Happy Thursday!

The Promised Groovy...

I promised you that something groovy was coming to the Lynden Pioneer Museum Gift Shop... and the groovy has arrived!

Charms + chains= groovy necklaces

Each charm is two sided. This heart charms says, 'keep love in your heart' on the other side.

{love}

There are many Spring and Summer designs, Easter designs and Garden designs in the shop now, with a spattering of Autumn, Christmas and Winter to give you an idea of what will be added as the year goes by.

Jerrie asks me everyday if, Keep Calm and Eat a Cupcake has arrived. Not yet, but it's coming.

You can wear them on your chain or pick one up at the shop for $2.

The charms... only $4 each.

The perfect gift for so many occasions or for no reason at all.

Cake Balls

I sent Danny a care package for his birthday. I baked a lot of treats including cake balls. It was my first attempt. Cake balls are a great way to mail a birthday cake.

I sent Sam a box of treats too. The last picture I saw of Sam he was skin and bones. He had been out in the field for a few weeks and hitting it hard. He needed some high calorie snacks.

The recipe for cake balls in on Bakerella.

Happy Birthday Danny

Happy 24th Birthday Danny!

Even though he lives half way across the U.S.

today Danny is very close in my heart and thoughts.

Love you kiddo!

I hope you got your package in the mail...

luv,

mum

Bikes on the Brain

Last Friday Hubby and I went to Fairhaven, we had lunch at Boulevard Park, got haircuts and walked around the corner flower shop. I spotted this bike with its basket of glass balls. Wouldn't it be fun to find all of these glass floats while walking on the beach and then pedal home with a

basket full of floats?

Last night we honored our museum volunteers with dinner. Jerrie and I made it Spring with bright yellow, daisies, and bikes. We had a delicious dinner, a dessert bar and a great band too.

Baskets of flowers tied to the bikes made for a fun entrance.

So, why all the bikes? The Lynden Pioneer Museum is putting together a bicycle exhibit this year. It will open in May and run until November.

I've been buying bike accessories, necklaces, towels, and bags to have available in the museum gift shop. It's coming together and I can hardly wait!

Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies

I baked Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies for the guys' care packages this week. Karen makes these or a similar cookie and the guys love them. I found this recipe and was not disappointed.

Hubby helped frost!

They are a sweet, pretty treat and would be delicious with a cup of tea in the afternoon.

Almond Glazed Sugar Cookies

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp. almond extract

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

*Glaze:

2 cups powdered sugar

1 1/2 tsp. almond extract

6-7 tsp. water

Combine butter, sugar, and almond extract; beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low, add reamining ingredients and beat until well mixed. *Roll dough into 1 inch balls, place on cookie sheet and then flatten with the bottom of a buttered glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 400 degrees for 7-9 minutes or until edges are browned. Cool 1 minute and then remove from the sheet. Cool completely before frosting.

For the glaze: stir all ingredients together and then frost the cooled cookies.

* My changes... I use my cookie scoop from Pampered Chef.

It seemed like a lot of glaze so I made 3/4's of the glaze recipe and it came out just right.