From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Tips for Journaling with Kids

by This is Carrie on September 10, 2009

Back-to-School is a perfect time to start journaling with children, so head on over to Make and Takes, the ultimate blog for family friendly crafting, where I’m giving my tips on how to best preserve the personality of your kids.

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My Iraqi Bundle of Love

by This is Carrie on September 9, 2009

Just in the nick of time, I got my Iraqi Bundle of Love shipped out. Word is, the color green is really popular among Iraqi women. Inside: A stack of prints, a piece of denim, a length of ready to dye velveteen, a few yards of wool, a cut of mint green linen, a handful […]

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Race Report: The Disneyland Half Marathon

by This is Carrie on September 9, 2009

This last weekend I ran the longest I have ever run beating out my camping run by a full 5K. It was the most enjoyable and well organized race I have ever entered. I was sad not to have my personal cheering section (Todd and the kids), but with a start time of 6am and […]

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Birthday Stuff: The Gifts

by This is Carrie on September 7, 2009

As has become our family tradition, and fitting with the Super Why theme, we asked guests for donations of new or gently used kids books for The Orange County Rescue Mission in lieu of traditional party gifts.

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Birthday Stuff: Goody Bags!

by This is Carrie on September 7, 2009

Pumpkin helped me stuff all the tiny lunchboxes with alphabet refrigerator magnets, alphabet stickers, crayola crayons and a mini notebook all sticking with our Super Why Alphabet theme. But, in one of our party guests words, “there’s no candy in this goody bag!”I think the kids liked them just the same.

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Birthday Stuff: Don’t forget the cake and ice cream!

by This is Carrie on September 6, 2009

Cake decorating has never been my strong suit, but I always like to give it a try. Thanks to a friend, I found out our local cake supply shop rents their specialty cake pans for just $3 a day which helped us start off with a nice open book shape and the girls were more […]

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Do You Have Scrapbooking Guilt?

by This is Carrie on September 5, 2009

Then leave me comment over at the OC Mom’s Blog. I’m guest posting today about the day I decided to scrap the scrapbook!

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Birthday Stuff: The Food

by This is Carrie on September 5, 2009

Highlights of dinner:Trader Joe’s alphabet pasta in Pumpkin’s favorite preparation: buttered with parmesan cheese.The girls also helped me create bread stick letters so each guest could eat their first initial.

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We Interrupt These Birthday Posts for an Important Message

by This is Carrie on September 4, 2009

I’m so late to the game on this, but just in case there is another fabric/trim/yarn-hoarding crafter out there who hasn’t heard, there are only a couple more days to put together an Iraqi Bundle of Love. The stated intent of this operation is to put sewing and quilting and knitting supplies into the hands […]

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Birthday Stuff: Little Bo Peep Letter Hunt

by This is Carrie on September 4, 2009

Story: Little Bo Peep Game: Letter Hunt Word Puzzle Answer: “Pumpkin”(well, not actually Pumpkin, we used her real name) The girls decorated a huge stack of letters and my party helpers (a couple of our fave babysitters) hid them throughout the yard. Once found, we taped the letters on our mural to spell the birthday […]

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