secrets of an illusionist

Mom of the Year: Grocery Cart Lunch Bunch

July 15, 2011

Yeah, so yesterday I had a crazy day.  One of my dearest friends, Susan, came to visit Wednesday night and we stayed up WAAAYYY too late talking and catching up.  She’s a missionary in Guatemala and is home raising support to go back this fall.  She’s UH-mazing and has been a dear friend for years.  [...]

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Secrets of a Great Illusionist….The Perfect Pedicure!

May 24, 2011

I’m in serious need of a pedicure.  I mean…BADLY! Last night I went to town on my heels with a PedEgg because they looked something like this. photo by Ariadne Van Zandbergen No, I’m not kidding.  It was a bad bad scene.  It was so bad that my pride and vanity took over and would [...]

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How to Test Doneness of Steak (a trick)….

May 5, 2011

I worked as a line cook in a really fantastic restaurant in college for a semester and then for a period of time after I graduated too.  The best things I learned there have stuck with me over time…things like how to cut an onion, some great information about using spices, how to make homemade [...]

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Secrets of a Great Illusionist….How To Do It all!

April 28, 2011

This morning I had the super fun surprise of talking on the phone to an old friend from high school.  She asked me how on earth I was hosting 2 parties in one week (the Egg Hunt on Saturday, and Tid Bit’s 5th birthday party today,) so I thought I’d share about how I’m making [...]

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Parties!… Easter Egg hunt and Brunch

March 28, 2011

I’m gonna try to be a little strategic here to throw out ideas I have for upcoming seasonal stuff in time that you could actually implement them for THIS current season.  But… I have to be completely honest and tell you that I didn’t do a darn thing for St. Patricks Day save wearing green [...]

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Secrets of a Great Illusionist….Creativity Revealed!

March 1, 2011

“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”- (I don’t know who said this, but it wasn’t me.) I’m always beyond flattered when people pay a compliment about something creative I’ve done.  Honestly, I think I’m often not sure how to receive the compliment, so I try to figure [...]

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Secrets of a Great Illusionist….the junk drawer!

January 27, 2011

I am always flattered when someone asks how I “do it all.”  If only they knew that…GASP… I don’t.  Not even close! Heaven knows I don’t, and you should know too!  And when it seems like maybe I have, it’s only that I haven’t done it all at once.  I must be a good illusionist [...]

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