
Forgive my absence, my friends! I am still here and still tied to Penelope’s Pitstop. Not only am I working hard on getting Tippie Toads going and keeping up with those orders, I am juggling 3 kids, a husband, and a sick doggy . And I thought I would have MORE time this summer to [...]
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My sweet middle child just turned 5 last week. He is absolutely obsessed with baseball, so I opted for a new birthday idea and we had our party at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros. I thought it would be fun and definitely more fun for the parents. It was beyond our expectations. Everyone [...]
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I have gradually worked my way into this crazy world of Tippie Toads. I am having so much fun doing it! Today, Tippie Toads is officially in the lunchbox business! I am so nervous wondering, “What if?” What if people don’t like them? What if the designs aren’t cute? I am over-thinking it, but mostly [...]
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I LOVE sending out Valentine’s Cards…as long as I can get a picture snapped in time:) Write Away has some darling Valentine ideas. We are doing more custom cards, as well, so feel free to contact me for a more customized card for your family! [...]
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These are fabulous! My mom and dad just gave one of these books to my boys and they love it…I love it! They are recordable Storybooks from Hallmark. When you go to the site, you can choose a book by occasion or you can choose from any number of your favorite children’s books. Once you [...]
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Hello, my friends! My absence was unintentional with a minor hiccup in my health, but I am on the mend and feeling good! In the midst of my crazy week last week, I brought out the Magnetic Mosaics for my boys to have a fun project. We have often played with mosaic art with the foam [...]
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I am a rookie this year. My oldest son entered Kindergarten and I have a huge learning curve. I was a little nervous going in knowing all the “rules” and “systems” our school had from my friends. It was ME that was intimidated, not my son. Two weeks in, however, I am completely impressed with our [...]
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Oh my word! I mean gluestick. I set about to find a great theme for my precious one-year-old’s birthday. Having three boys, we have already had a whole lot of great boy parties to date. But, I wanted something special for #3, yet something still “baby-ish”. As I perused the Internet, I decided a monkey [...]
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Hello, friends! I am back from a last minute knee surgery and two weeks of vacation and I am ready to get back in routine! It is always great to go on vacation, but it is always great to come home. I am dreaming up a new look and lots of fun new things to [...]
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My friends, I introduce you to the Hippo Chair. I don’t remember who told me about this, but I remember hearing about it with my first son and buying it immediately. We are still using the same chair in great condition with my third son. I bought this portable hook-on chair, not for my home, [...]
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