Cage Free Monkeys

I love wine racks.
I have collected them since before I drank wine. But let me be clear, I am not a big wine drinker. However, that hasn't dampened my love of wine racks.

So rather than add more bottles of wine that I will never drink to my newest and coolest rack, I have repurposed it here as a towel holder in my main floor bathroom.

Rather than make the puffles flat 2 dimensional icing, I opted to frost munchkins to make the cake 3 dimensional. Frost each munchkin before laying it on the cake. Top each munchkin with 'hair' by using the star tip for the icing. Put some in the corral and some escaping.

I was sent a review copy of Pocket Doodles For Kids by Bill Zimmerman recently to try out with my kids. We are always looking for new and exciting things to do when you can't be doing exactly what you want to do. For example, Michael has karate twice a week where Meagan must be a good sport and either watch him or keep herself busy-- perfect time to give this new book a whirl.

The pages inside are great. They are sometimes half-drawn comics that you need to complete, pictures that are started, or ideas for something to draw. It answers the age old question: "What should I draw?" I love that it sparks creativity, and gets them thinking while drawing. We found the pages addictive, moving on to the next one and the next one with excitement.

The book is pocket-sized (as described in its name) so its great to tuck in a bag, glove compartment, or backpack. The book is 272 pages and is available from Amazon.com for $9.99. Some of the pages offer writing or fill-in-the-comics prompts so some pages aren't perfect for the super young-but my 4 and 6 year old both loved it.

Meagan gets very bad rashes. She has since she was a baby. She still needs to wear a pull-up to bed at night because she has an immature bladder and is a super deep sleeper. So, she ends up with rashes still and they are stubborn to get rid of. I have used all the creams and balms; but they don't help that much.

In April I went camping with my friends and Melanie introduced me to her balm, Kissed-By-Nature. It is fantastic. It has been the only thing that has cured Meg's rashes. They are gone for the first time. Melanie's shop offers lots of natural baby, health and beauty products that she makes herself and they are unquestionably fantastic! Please swing by her shop and check her out--she and her products rock.