Pinned & Done!

I am almost at 3000 pins on Pinterest- to celebrate here are some of my reviews from Pins I've Actually Done (PIADs, if you will)

Oreo Popcorn-

I loved this the minute I saw it! Chucky Sue's two favorite treats combined?! I didn't actually read the recipe, because it looked a lot like puppy chow. I melted white chocolate with a touch of butter in the mircowave, spread it all over the popcorn and then shook crushed oreos all over it. After about an hour in the fridge the chocolate hardened and we munched on it for FHE. Next time I make it,  I'll be more careful about picking out all the un-popped kernels. Those were no fun to bite into! Or maybe I'll just buy those pre-popped popcorn bags!

Rolo Pencils

This is one craft that we're doing for the magazine, A round candy with a Hershey kiss glued to the top to make an adorable pencil! I even made a video tutorial that isn't available YET but will be soon! (Yeah, there's a youtube channel for the magazine too!)

Beachy Waves

This one  I did forever ago, and since I've chopped off all my hair! But it was my go-to "fancy" hair when I had no time or Chucky Sue was being a demanding toddler. The picture doesn't lead to a tutorial (at least the pin I saw- anyone know the source?) You plait your hair into two large fairly loose braids, then twist them tightly away from your face and use the straighter along the "grain" of your hair- meaning you twist it instead of pulling straight down. Then you let your hair cool, or put some curl hold spray stuff (I am such a good beauty blogger.) and voila! beachy waves without the beach or too much product.

Salt Dough Ornaments

Just ask Jake- there's no flour or salt left in this house. Testing a small batch for the magazine ended up as a week long process and it was SO MUCH FUN. I made pre-baked ornaments that will end up in the magazine, plus a bunch of family ones that Chucky Sue helped me color. (Nonie's has a frog, Angelina a butterfly and Chucky Sue chose a moon and stars!) I love that this craft can be adapted for a lot of different age levels. Chucky Sue loved just playing with the dough and squishing it. Older kids will actually be able to design and bake their ornaments or knick-knacks.

Nail Polish Barbie Suits

Chucky Sue has two or three Barbie dolls. One has a molded leotard on, but Chucky Sue being the ultimate american kid, strips her dolls down and plays with them naked. Not so much a problem at home, but at church it can be kind of embarrassing to be discussing modesty and chastity with a naked Barbie being tossed about under the pews. I used some left over bon-bon (remember bon-bon nail polish? These were easily from the 8th grade!) and made the other dolls permanent swim suits.


A lot of articles on the blogosphere are talking about Pinterest's decline, and whether or not the site will stick around and be successful. I think it won't ever regain it's crazy popularity it had a year ago, but it's here to stay if I have anything to say about it!

Chucky Sue's Vocabulary

Chucky Sue has recently had a boost in her vocabulary. I'd love to say it's because of all the well prepared and engaging toddler flash card lessons we've been doing all the time.

But the true credit goes to these guys:

The combination of Super Why, Dinosaur Train and Dora the Explorer has taught Chucky Sue the alphabet, words like hypothesis and a lot of spanish.

She still slurs a lot of words which makes her sound like a little drunken toddler.  That just makes it all the more adorable! It also proves that Jake and I both need to slow down and stop mumbling. :D

So here is another 

 Ten Toddler Translations Quiz! 

I know the  many grandmothers in Chucky Sue's life love these things.

1. Nemo (Hint: A character from My Little Pony)

2. Tain (Hint: It goes through a time tunnel!)

3. Char-Ee (Hint: her nickname!)

4. Uck (Hint: depending on context it is a either a waterfowl or opposite of  nummy.)

5. Teack (Hint: She loves teack on her belly and knees.)

6. Brash (Hint: She hardly ever lets me brash her, but she brashes mommy all the time.)

7. Ooze (Hint: you need ooze before you go bye byes!)

8. Arriba (Hint: she reaches her hands up with this one.)

9. Hots (Hint: a delicious lunchtime treat)

10.  Unkey ooh aah (Hint: this is an animal and it's sound all in one.)

Stuff Mormons Say

Have you seen the hugely popular video meme Sh*t Girls Say or any of the many, many, MANY spinoffs? (I know, the cursing turns me off from it too, but most are clean.) Here is my written take on it: 

Stuff Mormons Say

Hi There! Where you from?

What did you make for the potluck?

This shirt looked modest on the hanger!

Bless your heart.

Hey, I'm sorry for calling on a saturday, but I need a substitute for my class tomorrow...

Ohmigosh!

Do you need any casseroles?

Hey, how are you?

No, L-D-S not L-S-D

I'd like to bear my testimony

I'm from Utah.

Wow, that's a lot of funeral potatoes.

Have you seen Napoleon Dynamite?

How's it going?

I don't care if I brought the goldfish for the kids, I'm hungry!

Oh Em GEE

I'm from Idaho.

No, I only have one mom.

It's my only saturday off from work and I have three meetings!

Does this skirt reach my knees?

I cannot wait for this child to turn 18 months.

Habla espanol?

What hymn did they say?

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I'm sure all of you could come up with hundreds more- leave them in the comments!

Ding Dong Ditch- Mystery!

The Clues:

 At approximately 7:35pm tonight, my door was knocked. 

Feet scrambling down the stairs

Someone yelling "RUN!"

A pink bag stuffed to the brim with goodies.

The only logical conclusion my dear readers?

Ding.

Dong.

Ditch.

This is one prank I don't mind being on the receiving end of!