The flu

If it walks like swine flu and oinks like swine flu, IT IS swine flu. Stay home if you are sick. Telling yourself that you don't have the flu doesn't make you any less contagious.

I'm just sayin'.

Two more days to enter the giveaway...

Don't forget that you'll have TONS of thank you notes to send after the holidays! Enter now by leaving a comment here!

Blue Angels birthday party

My oldest is turning six next week and he was very specific about wanting a "Blue Angel" birthday party after seeing them perform this summer. Mr. Almost Six was also very sure he wanted the party to be at our house. That would be our teeny tiny house. I wasn't so sure I wanted a house full of kindergarten boys but it worked out thanks to Mother Nature giving us clear skies.

I started the theme with these invitations from yours truly, PaperCourt Press. Next, we rented a yellow and blue bouncy house for the yard. I made a sign for the light post that said "Last Name Field - Air Station Magnolia" (Magnolia is our neighborhood). I made a badge for each child and I bought Blue Angel airplanes and pencils for party favors from Airshow.com. The cake was from Whole Foods. I also had a Blue Angels DVD showing on the tv in our playroom.

A good time was had by all and I'm so thankful that it didn't rain!

Stationery giveaway!

In celebration of the launch of the new and improved PaperCourt Press website, I'm hosting a giveaway! A set of 20 personalized notecards.

It's easy, peasy. Just go to PaperCourt Press and pick out your favorite. You'll get one entry for commenting, one more for becoming a Facebook fan or a follower of the blog and a third for posting about the giveaway on your site.

Come join the fun!
Entry deadline is Friday, October 30th at 5pm Pacific.

Tagged!

mes petit choux tagged me and I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. I disappeared from blogland months ago and I'm glad I haven't been completely forgotten.

So here are the rules:You Can Only Use One Word!Pass this along to 6 of your favorite bloggers!Alert them that you have given them this award!Have Fun!

1. Where is your cell phone? kitchen


2. Your hair? blonde


3. Your mother? inspiration


4. Your father? quiet


5. Your favorite food? cheese


6. Your dream last night? forgot


7. Your favorite drink? wine


8. Your dream/goal? happiness


9. What room are you in? office


10. Your hobby? stationery


11. Your fear? illness


12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy


13. Where were you last night? laundryroom


14. Something that you aren’t? organized


15. Muffins? chocolate


16. Wish list item? frontloader


17. Where did you grow up? florida


18. Last thing you did? soup


19. What are you wearing? loungewear


20. Your TV? off


21. Your pets? none


22. Friends? adore


23. Your life? HAPPY


24. Your mood? happy


25. Missing someone? family


26. Vehicle? volvo


27. Something you’re not wearing? shoes


28. Your favorite store? jcrew


29. Your favorite color? orange


30. When was the last time you laughed? this morning


31. Last time you cried? forgot


32. Your best friend? many


33. One place that I go to over and over? school


34. One person who emails me regularly? husband


35. Favorite place to eat? bastille

And I tag anyone who still reads my blog and wants to participate.

Open for business!

My new e-commerce website is open for business. I've added many Holiday Cards but will be adding more daily. FREE SHIPPING until November 6.

Come on over and check it out!

And I promise to blog more now that the site is up.

I think I can, I think I can

I'm slowly chugging along on the website. New invitations, notecards, labels, etc. are being added daily and it's definitely taking a lot longer than I expected. My new printer is installed and it does a beautiful job!

Website release coming in two weeks! Plus a GIVEAWAY! Stay tuned.