Work is keeping me so busy, that I haven’t had time to be very crafty lately and it’s driving me nuts. This is why I LOVE the internet. I went searching one of my favorite sites and found these easy projects that inspire me to be crafty. Please act surprised if you get these for Christmas gifts:-)

Cinnamon Candles

Here is something SO easy. Anyone can glue cinnamon sticks onto a candle. Gotta love this project from Martha!

Paper Covered Pens

One Pearl Button has a tutorial on how to make these pens. Basically you cut a strip of paper and stick it to the inside part of the pen with double stick tape! Super fast and super easy! My kind of craft.

Blog Assignment

Listen up ladies. I have an assignment for you!! Because we had a blast meeting each other’s husbands, I thought of a fun way to get to know them even better.

Does your husband own something that drives you crazy? Did he come into the marriage with that dreaded torn up lazy boy chair? Does he refuse to get rid of that 20 year old concert shirt full of holes? Or maybe there is a running joke in your house about something you own that he thinks is ridiculous! Maybe it’s something your kids or parents own? Either way, take a photo of it and create a post. Monday, I’ll have Mr. Linky ready to go along with what my husband can’t live without, but I definitely can!! ha!

If you missed out on the fun during Meet My Husband day, I’ve copied Mr. Linky here. Check out our husbands and add your link! Can’t wait to see what you come up with on Monday:-)

Gifts of Grace- Toys for East Plano

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Beep! Beep! Okay, that’s what we’ve been hearing all night. Yaaaawwwwn. We have 11, yes 11 fire alarms. 10 of them are beeping. It’s like 10 little birds have snuck in the house. We changed all the batteries, took all the batteries out, turned off the power (they were still going off), reset them all and still, Beep! I’m waiting now until it’s late enough in the morning to call an electrician. Don’t know what else to do. I hope someone can come out today, otherwise I may have to get the hammer out. My husband says I’m being impatient, yeah, as he’s walking out the door to sit in his quiet, beep free office:-)

Okay, I don’t want to bore you any longer with my beeping story. I want to talk about husbands!!!

Last night, a friend turned the big 4-0! Her very sweet husband planned a surprise party. While a neighbor took her and the kids to dinner, he cleaned the entire house and made the best fondue ever with strawberries, angel food cake and bananas! An entire house full of people showed up and the surprise was a success. We couldn’t believe it because she’s not one to pull the wool over her eyes. The first thing she said, was “OMG, the house was a mess when I left!” ha! I assured her that it was spic and span when I got there. Her husband spent the night stirring the fondue and taking photos of everyone. Then to top it all off, later he pulled a giant chocolate cake out of the fridge! He even put candles on it! I was shocked at his attention to detail:-) It was a great night and he was beaming because he’d pulled it off. The men in the house were not too thrilled to have to live up to his greatness… ha! Happy Birthday Kim! You’re one lucky gal.

So ladies, I want to hear your stories about something great your husband has done for you. Can you top this?

Because of all the beeping, all I can think of right now is that my husband tried his very best to turn those alarms off last night, he was up way past his bedtime. 

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Alright… fast forward several hours after the electrician fixed the alarms. Yeah!!! Now I can think! I haven’t had a party planned for me, but my hubby does lots of little things everyday. Besides keeping our yard looking beautiful, no joke ladies, this is what he does each Saturday:

1. takes out all trash
2. does everyone’s laundry
3. washes dishes and puts away clean ones from the dishwasher
4. fixes anything that needs fixing
5. plays with the kids so I can run errands

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