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Yesterday, I stopped by the vet's office to pick up a special memorial they created for us.
Isn't it wonderful? It is a plaster cast of Sailor's paw print with his name stamped along the side (hard to see in the picture). 
Today I am tackling a review. I was recently asked to try the new Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash by Caress and then blog about my experience. Fashion expert, Carson Kressley and Kim Kardashian have teamed up with Caress to show women the season's hottest styles and how to flaunt them with beautiful skin as the centerpiece of their look.
I love using body washes in the shower so I was excited to try a new product. According to the bottle, the "Evenly Gorgeous Body Wash with burnt brown sugar and karite butter, gently exfoliates and lusciously moisturizes to reveal beautifully even-toned skin." After using the product for a week, here are my observations:You can try it for free by requesting a sample or look for coupons from the 4/5/09 Sunday paper Unilever insert. At the Caress website, you can register to win a trip to NY's Fashion Week or play an instant win game for a chance at $100 gift card! You can also check out great fashion tips from Carson Kressley.
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Laughing Cow Light cheese wedge spread over 3 Wasa Crisp'n Light crackers. So yummy and not at all diet tasting, even though it is only 2 points!
Arnold Sandwich Thins are so delicious and only 1 point each! I make a sandwich with them everyday, but I've also read of people using them for a low-cal mini pizza base and using spray butter and garlic salt for a low point & tasty garlic toast.
*weekly guest post by my BFF Karyn ~ enjoy!
I'm not a prude, but I am conservative (morally & politically). I just don't think it is appropriate that the Leader in Chief should be on the cover of a magazine dressed (or not dressed, as the case may be) like this.
Here is my little Frog Prince (smack dab in the middle). The third grade put on a performance at school last night.
Go look outside to catch a glimpse of Venus, visible just under the crescent moon.
On Saturday, we had to put our sweet dog Sailor to sleep. Sailor just had too many medical issues and it was time to end his suffering.
On Monday, the phone rings and the Caller ID says, “Honey Baked Ham,” I start wondering if I left something in the store as I answer the phone. The lady on the other end is saying, “Is this Karyn? You won the ham! And do you want the jelly beans?” Now what kid would not want almost 4000 pieces of candy? Zach guessed 3984 jelly beans and the container had 3996. The store (and I) could not believe how close Zach guessed. I had to wait almost five hours until Zach came home from school to tell him and he was so excited.
The manager, Stacey, was so nice and we chatted while Zach acted like he had eaten 3996 jelly beans. I mentioned to Stacey how much we liked our Easter ham and Zach told her we had some leftovers, so she offered for us to get a ham at a later date- how nice was that? I heart Honey Baked Ham because they really have the best tasting ham and great customer service!
Here's my 94 year old grandmother having her hair done at "The Beauty Parlor" (as she likes to call it). She's getting all dolled up for Easter - isn't she cute???
The big tackle for this week was to get this huge TV out of the master bedroom and into the kids' playroom. Then we moved the Wii from the family room tv to this one. I've been wanting to get the Wii out of the family room for a while now, mainly because I was tired of listening to the kids playing video games and not having the television when I wanted it.
Now the kids can play Wii and I can close the door!
So many tackles, so little desire to do them!
We had a nice, quiet Easter. My mom & grandmother came over for lunch and then we played Disney's Scene It Game. These are the pretty flowers my mom brought over.
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And packaged them up for my BFF and family -
*weekly guest post by my BFF Karyn ~ enjoy!
Happy Birthday Pooh Bear! My DH is such a good sport to answer to Pooh Bear and today is his Fiftieth Birthday. I managed to corral DH and our children for a picture this morning-I am blessed!
Have a wonderful Easter. Peace and joy!
~Karyn
Today is the first day of Spring Break. I really like to think of it more as my mental preparation for Summer Vacation. I love my kids, but having them home 24/7 - not so much!
This is the living room table-I love Winnie the Pooh!
Shelves in the living room.
My mom got me the nail wreath a few years ago.
The top of the TV is pretty in pink-my favorite color.
The chairs in the den get some Easter pillows.
Half wall in foyer is all bunnies and carrots.
Top of the desk in the den, I cannot believe I have not killed the orchid yet. I put some gel clings from Joann’s on the candle for Easter.
The buffet in the dining room has lots of Spring-y birds and nests.
I love sparkly things and this green glitter sign announces Spring over my china cabinet. 
This graphic really says it all - Americans waste so much food. This amounts to 1 pound of wasted food each day for every adult and child in our country. With our country (and world, for that matter) in a recession, think of how much money in food gets thrown away each day.
I tried this recipe for the first time last night and it was pretty tasty - and very easy to make! The recipe comes from April's All You magazine. According to the recipe, this dinner serves 6 and costs $1.46 per serving ($8.76 total). I had all of the ingredients on hand and most were purchased on sale with coupons. I figure this recipe cost me about $4.00 to make. Add a side salad and you have a filling and economical meal.
