Hurricane Sandy - Auction To Help

Lauren, from Tutus and Tea Parties, has put together an auction to help benefit those affected by Hurricane Sandy.  Take a look below to see how you can help:)

I want to thank everyone participating in running & donating to this auction. It really means a lot to me and everyone affected by the Hurricane. Today's auction will be found here and you can bid in the comment section of each post/item.

There are a variety of items up for grabs including products, ad spaces and gift cards. Some are available worldwide, some only to US; some are free shipping and some winning bidders will be required to pay shipping. You can use the labels on the side of this page to search around for what you might want to bid on.

I will be accepting donations until Wednesday, November 14th. If you would like to add an item to the auction, please fill out this form and I will get it posted as soon as I can.

The auction will end on Sunday, November 18th at midnight. All winning bidders will be contacted by email by Wednesday, November 20th. Please do not bid if you have no intentions of paying for the item. All money will be collected through PayPal and donated to Occupy: Sandy Relief NYC. I have been following them on Facebook (as well as other relief pages) and found them to be super helpful in reaching out to communities, not only in NYC, but in other areas of need. They are the one's delivering & collecting items and physically reaching out to those who need help. I feel like the money raised would do loads of good there.

Click here to go to the auction site!

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TGIF - Share what you did this week:)

Welcome back to the party:)  We are so happy you are here and cannot wait to see all the fun things you have been working on!!

 

But without any further delays...let's start the party!!!

What have you done this week??  

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Hurricane Sandy - How to Help!

Lauren from Tutus and Tea Parties does not live too far from us here in NY, so when I found out she was doing something to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy, I knew I definitely wanted to be a part of it!  Many people here in our little town are still without power - it has been over a week!!  Read on to see how YOU can help and be sure to come back on Sunday for the auction!!

It's heartbreaking to hear of tragedy, but it really hits you hard when it's in your own backyard! We were so fortunate to have had no damage (other than some down trees like the one in the photo), but others lost family members, homes, cars, and so many memories. I would love to set up an auction as a fundraiser to help heal those who have lost so much.

Do you have something you'd like to donate? It can be anything from a handmade item to ad space on your blog! Please take a moment to fill out this form. The auction will be posted here on the blog on Sunday November 11th and will be open for a week. All the proceeds made from the auction will be donated to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts. 

I'd like to thank the other wonderful ladies helping to promote this fundraising event:

• A Proverbs 31 Wife
• Earning My Cape
• Pam's Party Planning
• Satisfaction Through Christ
• Natural Living Mama
• Two Sasters    

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Wordless Wednesday - Cupcakes

Today's snack was "pumpkin" cupcakes since my little one's class had their Halloween Party today:)

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Preschool Snacks

This week I was charged with providing snack for my daughter's preschool class:)

Rather then just sending in a couple of boxes of crackers or cut up fruit I decided to make it a little more interesting!  After much searching on the Internet and Pinterest this is what I came up with...

Monday:  Rainbow Fruit

Cut up Strawberries (red), Cantaloupe (orange), Pineapples (yellow), Melon (green), grapes (purple) and arranged in the shape of a rainbow.  Added mini marshmallows at the end as clouds! 

{I didn't realize until after I got home from the store that I forgot the blueberries!!!  But I think the kids forgave me:) }

{Inspiration here}

 

Tuesday: Butterfly Snack

Filled up half of a snack bag with goldfish and the other half with Triscuits.  Tied a pipe cleaner around the middle and curved the ends to look like antennas. 

I actually made a slightly different version in June, but since she has a different teacher and different classmates, I thought I could do it again!!

 

Stay tuned for the rest of the weeks snacks!!

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Guess What?!?

I recently joined the club and upgraded to an iPhone!!!!  

To say I am excited would be an understatement!  My hubby thinks I am addicted:)  And maybe I am....

Here is my new baby!!

Since this is my first iPhone, this is also the first time I have joined Instagram!!!  I.AM.IN.LOVE!!!

Are there any apps that you recommend??

Feel free to come follow me:)

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TGIF - Share what you did this week:)

Welcome back to the party:)  We are so happy you are here and cannot wait to see all the fun things you have been working on!!

Apologies for being MIA, but we really needed a break!  You can see some of what we were up to here.

But without any further delays...let's start the party!!!

What have you done this week??  

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Wordless Wednesday - Hurricane Sandy

After being stuck inside since early Sunday morning, I just HAD to get out of the house!!

I just drove about a mile into the center of town and found this...

...and to think this is nothing compared to what they are dealing with in Queens and the Jersey Shore!  

Thoughts and Prayers go out to everyone impacted by this storm!!

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Halloween Came Early...

Unfortunately with Hurricane Sandy hitting our area pretty hard, I am not sure we will be able to Trick-or-Treat tomorrow night:(

Luckily, last Saturday our town had a Halloween Parade and my little chicken marched down "Main Street"!!

This year I decided to make her costume!!  

Truth be told, I have actually been thinking about it all year long after reading this post by Amy from While Wearing Heels {one of my favorite blogs}!!   

I just made one mistake!  I should have followed ALL of her directions and made the headband too!!  I opted for hairbow clips instead as after asking my little chicken if she would wear a headband like Grace; I got a very stern "NO".  AH well, I guess you live and learn....♥

Since Grandpa is a volunteer fireman in our town, she also got to ride in the fire trucks:)

And the town sponsored a Magic Show.

Soon of course it will be Thanksgiving time...

But for now, we are all just hoping that tomorrow will not be a total loss:)

Happy Halloween!!

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What we have been up to?

I know, I know...it has been WAY too long:) 

....we really needed a break....

...but really missed blogging:)

Here are some of the things we were up two since we last posted.

As you know in June, we added a new addition to our family!  At two months old we celebrated the little lady's Christening:)

{I got to be her "fairy" godmother!}

Early this year I shared my Brother-in-law's engagement gift.  Well, a few weeks ago they tied the knot:)

{My little peanut was the flower girl}

My little peanut is now doing gymnastics and loving every minute:)

She also started a preschool program.  I had a bit of a hard time getting her to pose for a picture:)

That brings us to today....we live in NY and are experiencing the crazy Hurricane Sandy.  Schools are closed, markets are closed, we are all home from work and watching huge trees blowing around in these huge wind gusts!!  What a sight!  

Stay Safe East Coast!!!

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We're back!

Hi everyone! Sorry for taking a break from our blog but we're happy to announce that we're back!

Lots of exciting things have been happening these past few months. I (Cortnee) had a baby! She's now 4 months old and really starting to develop her personality. I'm back at work and trying to juggle that with my new family life.

We hope all of you are doing well and had an excellent end of summer/beginning of fall. We will definitely be blogging more so stay tuned for new stories about our little ones!

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Wordless Wednesday - Montauk

Before we were married, the hubby and I used to go camping with his family around this time of the year.  One night I was looking back at my old photos and came across this.  We went to the lighthouse in Montauk, climbed to the top and I snapped this picture.  Love how blue the water looks!

Happy WW!

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Techy Tips on Tuesdays

Did you miss our tips last week?!?

Well....we are back!!

Truth be told, I am finding it more and more difficult to come up with more "tips" each week!

Thankfully, one wonderful gal asked a question:  How do I get my button and grab box to appear in a post as opposed to my side bar!

So here we go!

Step 1:  Open up a new post and head to the HTML section.

Step 2:  Using the code we learned here, paste the button code and grab box code.

Step 3: Add the center tags before and after both the button and grab box code.

Step 4:  Head back over to Compose and add in any information to your post.

Your post with added button / grab box should look like this now:

Do you have any questions??  Email me or leave a comment!!

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Shop Handmade on Mondays - {Linky}

Summer is more then half way over...can you believe it?!?

This sign from Bonn Bonn Boutique made me laugh out loud!  How often do you put your little ones down for a nap and have the UPS man ringing your bell?  It always seems like "perfect timing"!  This would make a great present for anyone with little ones:)

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I have so much fun selling our Handmade items in our Etsy Shop and I know so many others out there feel the same way I do:)  That being the case I have decided to promote handmade items every Monday by hosting a weekly Link-up party...YAY!

So for all of you small business owners selling handmade items (on Etsy or elsewhere), please feel free to join in on the fun and promote your items!!

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Link up here!! Note:  It would be helpful if you could include a description of what you sell in {}'s - for example: CGCDesign {children} 

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TGIF #31 - Share what you did this week:)

First off...apologies for being MIA this week!  Long story, short - my day job is getting in the way of my hobby:)

In any case, I have been trying to catch up on all I have missed out on and I am SOOOO looking forward to checking out what you have been up to this week.

But first, some of my favs from last week...

I am DEATHLY afraid of spiders and I practically jumped for joy when I saw this DIY Bug Scoop post by crafty journal!!  What a great idea!!

On my to do list is sewing a cute little bag to stick inside my HUGE diaper bag / purse.  However, I have never sewn a zipper before.  You can imagine my excitement when I saw how charming zeeuh shared her How to sew a zipper tutorial!!

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Without any further delay...let's start the party!

What have you done this week???

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