This weekend Paula had her first Ikea experience - both the magical store itself and the assembly of purchases. She loved both! She was skeptical when I said we were going to a store of "cosas para casas" (things for houses), but once she got inside she instantly loved it and was filled with ideas and wanted to re-do every room in the house. You ( Read more... )

Most addictive iPhone/iPad game of all time: DragonVale. I've all but given up Tiny Tower and Tiny Village and I was totally hooked on those, checking them several times a day to harvest and restock and organizing/rearranging for hours at a time after upgrading/expanding. DragonVale is even more fun and the graphics are gorgeous! The colors seem to ( Read more... )

While brainstorming and browsing around for the perfect adoption gift for Paula Andréa, I realized that her birthstone (according to most sites anyway) is pink tourmaline, her favorite color! Then I thought a matching necklace and earrings set would be the perfect first gift from her forever mom. For some reason, it was rather difficult to find a ( Read more... )

Ok. Here's me professing my undying love for Etsy.com again. I'm one of those boring/lazy aunts who (eventually) sends checks or gift cards to my nieces and nephews for their birthdays. Well, I say boring/lazy, but I think they love checks and gift cards the most anyway since it means they can go shopping. And get what they want ( Read more... )

So I got my new printer over the weekend and finally set it up last night. (You know me.) It was on sale at BestBuy *and* I had leftover from my birthday a gift card of generous proportions. A great combination. This is my first w-fi printer and that feature blows me away. I got it all set up and then successfully printed something from my netbook ( Read more... )

I received the second switch plate and outlet cover set I ordered! She had the switch plate in her shop and I thought it would match the shower curtain in my guest bathroom perfectly - and you'll see below that it does! - so I commissioned the outlet cover to go with it, just like before. The lighting in there isn't so great for taking pictures, ( Read more... )

Received my RenFest dress today and tried it on immediately. The bodice was more snug than I was expecting due to my overly ample bosom, but the listing stated: "The overdress can be worn closed completely at the bodice or slightly open to emphasize the lacing-over-chemise look." Thank goodness ( Read more... )

I *LOVE* etsy. Period. Some of these craftsfolk are amazingly creative and one-of-a-kind items are just plain fun. Today I received the light switch and outlet covers I ordered the other day as a reward for cleaning my bathroom counter. (To replace those chrome ugmos.) I saw the switch plate listed and instantly fell in love with it. I commissioned ( Read more... )

Green and the Boston Bruins - two of my favorite things! And in a few weeks I'll get to enjoy them both on the same day along with the splendorous company of mj_notes and hankdmoose! I know Mike mentioned buying something at the game, but there's tons of St. Patrick's Day stuff available online. Of course, this is me assuming that you guys are as into all things ( Read more... )

I got my Dell Inspiron Duo this weekend! I custom ordered a case for it (like this one but for the exact dimensions of my netbook and with green (!) velvet on the inside) from a craftswoman on Etsy a day or two before I bought the netbook. Doesn't take much to put me into a spending spree, I guess. I'm considering this bundle of purchases my reward ( Read more... )