HAPPY , HAPPY , HAPPY

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! WISHING YOU  JOY, GOOD HEALTH ,AND  PROSPERITY IN 2016 !



 

Well, HELLO BLOGLAND!!!

 

 I finally did it ...I made it back and on schedule too !!! I'm SUPER HAPPY  to be here , and though I love the speedy simplicity of Facebook , I just often felt that I was missing something....or someone , or maybe many :) . I also felt many times while posting to FB that I was "including too much info for FB" . Maybe I'm just crazy ( which we all know to be true ), or maybe I am just a blogger at heart , that needs a longer, more involved post to feel I've shared things properly , either way I am BACK and look forward to visiting your blogs and  catching up with each of you !

 Well 2015 came and went, and though I'd love to catch y'all up on the details, none of us have that kind of time , nor the attention span ! All I can say is this ....2015 was NOT exactly kind , however it was far from the worst, we SURVIVED  and continue to  STRIVE to take each day as it comes and make the very best of it that "we" can , and Look forward to positive changes in 2016 ! However,  if you are curious about anything specific or just really nosey lol .... please do NOT hesitate to ask me "whatever it may be "  in a comment or email me , I will respond ASAP! New Years Day  was spent putting the final touches on the party décor and making the cake , we also dined on an amazing dinner of balsamic pork loin , coleslaw, and pasta salad, followed up by an extra special RAZZLEBERRY  PIE ,  and LOTS of Princess snuggles  !
  With  the Happy New Year comes... a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Lil Princess! You aren't going to believe this but ...PRINCESS IS NOW 9!!!! YES 9 YEARS OLD !!! HOW ON EARTH DID THAT HAPPEN???? Seems like just yesterday we started this blogging journey  and she was only  2 1/2 years old...GASP...yes it has been that long !!! She has developed into quite the adorable( maybe I'm a lil partial ) , very independent , challenging, sarcastic , caring , sweet lil character ! Well for her Birthday she requested a "shopkins " party with 9 of her friends , I agreed. We turned to Pinterest for "pinspiration" however , regardless of their ever growing popularity , Shopkins Party Ideas were far and few between , so we just picked a few ideas we liked to start with and went from there with our own creative imaginations! Pretty much everything for the party was handmade by me , as funds are very , very limited and retail selection was virtually non-existent !
 So , this past Saturday Princess and 6 of her lil girlfriends spent  3 hours at our home having a BLAST!!! We had pizza, cake, ice cream , party games, coloring , free play time in the royal kingdom , and we even had a GLOW IN THE DARK DANCE PARTY!!! Everyone was begging to stay when their parents arrived , I'd say we were a success and my Princess was THRILLED with the outcome, after the party one of her bff's came back over for a sleepover , they stayed up really late and slept in way too long Sunday morning , guess I really do know how to throw a party , I wore them plum out ....lol !
 That sums up our New Years weekend , I hope each of you had a Super Holiday as well, and know just how much we Love our blog friends and how HAPPY we are to be back  ! I shall return  tomorrow( health cooperating )  to give you a lil update on my health and whatever else I can conjure up ....until we meet again ...Ill always be just a lil raggedy ...hugs
 

Princess before her Christmas Program at school

My homemade Shopkins cake, top half is chocolate bark over brownie , bottom is strawberry cake with homemade buttercream frosting

ONE HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRL!

PIZZA PICNIC AT THE BIRTHDAY PARTY :)