tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31014192691452257362024-03-05T04:52:56.896-07:00Extra Frosting PleaseHeather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-31369862430001178472013-10-31T19:29:00.000-07:002013-10-31T19:29:11.282-07:00Get Along, Little Doggie- preparing to bring your pet to Okinawa<br />
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Can you bring your pet with you to
Okinawa? Of course you can! You’ll probably hear stories about how
expensive, complicated, difficult, <em>nearly impossible</em> it is, but
I pinky swear- it’s not that bad. So, please do not leave -or worse-
abandon your pet out of fear of the unknown. As with everything else
involved in an overseas PCS, the key is to be organized. Plan ahead.
Know what steps you need to take. Make a list and check it off. If you
have a base veterinary clinic, have everything done there. They know
what they’re doing.
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Here’s what we did:<br />
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<li>Microchipping- Although your dog may already have one, there is a
good chance it’s not internationally recognized and she may have to get
another. International microchips are 15 digits. Khloe (our dog)’s was
not international, so she got another one. She is practically a cyborg
now, right? The microchip has to be done prior to the rabies (or any
other) vaccination or FAVN testing. Our vet literally did it right
before at the same appointment.</li>
<li>Rabies Vaccination- Stateside, our dog was up to date on her rabies
vaccination, but the rule is that your dog must have two new rabies
vaccinations <strong>after</strong> being microchipped. When you get the
first rabies vaccination, schedule the second for at least 30 days
later. At our base clinic, the microchip and rabies vaccination were $10
each. Also, all other vaccinations must be up to date. If you’re not
sure or can’t prove that they are, be prepared to have them done again.</li>
<li>FAVN- This is something you’ll see a lot. FAVN stands for
Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization and it’s the lab test that
confirms your dog is not carrying rabies. This test is done via blood
sample and can be taken immediately following the second rabies
vaccination. This will typically be sent to the nearest Army veterinary
lab and will cost you money. In our case, it was $42. I was allowed to
pay via debit/credit card, but if you don’t plan on paying with plastic,
be aware that personal checks are not accepted. Call the vet clinic to
find out the cost and come prepared with a money order or cashier’s
check. The results will be sent via regular mail to your address. The
results take about 2-3 weeks. When you receive it, file it away in your
organized binder in the “DOG” section along with her vaccination
records, rabies certificate, etc. You don’t have a binder? Get one. We
refer to our PCS binder as <em>The Book of Life</em>. It holds everything pertinent to our PCS and we carry it with us during the trip.</li>
<li>Quarantine- Now, when most people hear that their dog needs to be
quarantined for a move to Japan, we imagine our furry family member
shivering in a cold, concrete boarding kennel for months on end.
(Awwwww…) If that’s what you expect, be prepared to do a cartwheel. Are
you ready? <strong>Quarantine can be done in home</strong>. SOFA status
personnel can complete pet quarantine in on-base housing. And the
quarantine period begins as soon as your pet’s FAVN results come back
clear. You may continue to quarantine your dog in home when you arrive
in Okinawa, as long as you are staying on base. If you end up living off
base, you <strong>will</strong> need to board your dog in a kennel for the remainder of the quarantine period. <em>*Honestly,
if you’re off base and are good about keeping your pet indoors other
than for potty breaks, it’s probably safe to keep them with you<strong>. </strong>But you didn’t hear that from me.</em></li>
<li>Health Certificate- No earlier than 10 days before arrival in
Okinawa, you will need to obtain a signed health certificate, DD form
2209, from your base vet. <strong>This is valid for only 10 days</strong>
from date of issue, so I advise to schedule this as close to your
departure date as possible. Now, if you do not have a base veterinary
clinic nearby, this does get a little more complicated. If your dog is
seen by a civilian vet, the health certificate and rabies certificate
will need to be taken to the nearest USDA facility, be signed by the
attending vet and stamped with a raised seal. See where your nearest
USDA is well in advance. I know here in the Phoenix area, the closest
one is in Tucson, which is over 2 hours away.</li>
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Aside from all that, it is very, extremely, <strong>super important</strong>
that you book a space for your dog on your AMC flight (assuming you are
flying non-commercial) to Okinawa as soon as you possibly can. There is
a limited amount of space (more specifically, weight allowed) for pets
on each flight and as you can imagine, they fill up super fast. <em>This is one of the best reasons to obtain orders as early as you can</em>
(because you can’t book your flight without them). Get in touch (and
make friends) with TMO to find out when flights for your PCS month open
up. Then, about 2 weeks prior to then start calling them daily to
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-75515088343393075222013-10-31T19:23:00.001-07:002013-10-31T19:30:50.764-07:00And So it Began<div class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">The Husband received <i>notification of permanent (ha ha!) change of station</i>
in December. I don't recall the exact date, but early enough in the
month that we knew it would be our last Christmas here in Arizona. Wah
wahhh.</span></div>
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As soon as Christmas break was over, I started things moving with our paperwork.<br />
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Medical clearance for the family includes:<br />
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<li>Pediatrics appointment (basically a wellness check) for all three kids</li>
<li>Family Practice appointment for moi</li>
<li>Women's Health appointment for me, too. (I was due anyway. Wheee!)</li>
<li>Dental checkups/cleaning for the kids</li>
<li>Dental checkup/cleaning for me. This also meant I had to seek out a
dentist because I had managed to put it off for over three years. No
cavities, by the way...</li>
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I brought along the required paperwork for the doctors to fill out (not
necessary in women's health, as your primary doctor in Family Health
signs off). Dental was easy-peasy, so those were completed right away.
Pediatrics took just a day or two. Mine was completed immediately as
well.<br />
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Plan on not being able to get an appointment in pediatrics right away. We had to wait about a month.<br />
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Next up, the kids' school paperwork. Basically, it's a fairly short form
that wants to know whether your child has any sort of special needs in
school...an IEP. Other needs, such as requiring gifted learning
instruction, etc. were not mentioned. This is not important to them. :)
What I did was fill everything out myself and had an office administator
at their schools look it over and sign and date. That's it. If my
children were in school on base, I would have left it for the staff to
fill out, but I didn't want to make it seem uber complicated and
intimidating to the regular public school, since they're not used to
seeing military documents and might be afraid of getting court
marshalled or sent to Gitmo if they happened to fill something in
without complete accuracy. (This is just an assumption.)<br />
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Was that all? For being such a fat looking stack of papers, that doesn't
seem like it was much... but that was that! After everything was filled
out and signed off on, The Husband scheduled our medical clearance,
which is a pretty fun family event. You all get to sit at a long
boardroom table and seemingly get quietly observed by five or six
people as someone goes through each individual's medical records
verbally. Thank God there was nothing embarrassing in there. In a
nutshell, they're looking for:<br />
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<li>Severe/debilitating/ongoing physical illness or injuries (We were
quizzed about our asthma status.Our youngest and I have it, but haven't
had a major issue. )</li>
<li>Severe/debilitating/ongoing mental illness </li>
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I have an anxiety disorder and have taken medication for it for years,
so they decided to pull my records for Kadena to review and decide if
they could handle another wacked-out military spouse (I kid!). They had a
14 day window to get back to Luke, but I was cleared in less than a
week. Thankfully, there was a shortage of wacked-out military spouses at
the time. Whew.<br />
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Other than that, medical clearance was seamless. After ours was cleared,
The Husband was able to schedule his. The servicemember does theirs
separate from the family's. They're special.<br />
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Having your medical clearance done is a big "WHEW!" moment. If everything is going as planned, your <i>actual, real, written on paper and signed by people in blood </i>orders come shortly thereafter.<br />
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This took place over about a two month period. Next task: the dog.<br />
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-7680166749234113342013-03-23T19:48:00.001-07:002013-03-23T19:48:48.233-07:00You Still Here?<div style="text-align: center;">
If any of you are reading this, you must really love me. Perhaps you are a stalker. Thank you! </div>
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It's been awhile. Not much has changed. I still decorate stuff, make stuff, paint stuff, buy stuff, eat stuff. I still have a husband who plays a lot of fantasy sports, three kids who never eat what I make for dinner, and two dogs that shed. Same ol'.</div>
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We're moving. Really moving. </div>
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Here. <a href="http://www.okinawastory.jp/en/" target="_blank">Okinawa, Japan</a>! </div>
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It doesn't really look like Japan as you know it, right? That's because Okinawa is a tropical island south of mainland Japan. </div>
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As of July, that's where you'll find me! Yes, it's nerve-wracking. Yes, it's exciting. Yes, it's a big, scary pain in the butt. Being a military family is all of the above. Adventure finds us.</div>
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p.s. I don't like sushi.</div>
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-70088879371635478512012-11-24T13:48:00.001-07:002012-11-24T13:48:46.996-07:00Latest Obesession<div align="center">
Not that I need another "thing", but I have been noticeably enamored with vintage mercury glass ornaments. If you know me, you know I love vintage and and I LOVE color. And I love pretty and shiny, too... just for the record. *cough*</div>
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I've been on the hunt for them this year... I need them specifically for my little white tree I have in the front room. It's pretty much my favorite place in the house right now, so it's pretty important business. ;) I've been lucky; I found a box of small ones at the last <a href="http://junkinthetrunkvintagemarket.com/" target="_blank">Junk in the Trunk market</a> I went to. I also found a couple of vendors at <a href="http://brassarmadillo.com/phoenixwest" target="_blank">The Brass Armadillo</a> who had some real cuties (and really delightful displays, too). I lucked out and found a couple of boxes at the local Goodwill today (This is when it's pretty awesome living near a lot, a lot, a lot of old folks).</div>
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It's feeling merry around here! How's the decorating coming along for you?</div>
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-15024750094899106472012-08-09T09:25:00.000-07:002012-08-09T09:25:25.765-07:00Simple Framed Art { frame a greeting card }<div style="text-align: center;">
I love wall art. I love prints, I loved framed photos, I love metal or wood signage. Just love it. </div>
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I always seem like I want to buy it. </div>
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But I've learned that restraint is important; for the wallet, </div>
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and also so your home doesn't end up looking a wall at <a href="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6181/6032747073_89986021ca_z.jpg" target="_blank">TGI Friday's</a>.</div>
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Here's the easy way I get my kicks: Greeting cards. Did you know standard greeting cards are 5x7"? And as fun and artistic as they are these days, they happen to look great matted and framed. It's such a super, super simple way to refresh your decor. I change mine out seasonally and for holidays, or whenever I find something cute.</div>
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And to boot, it's totally inexpensive! I got this pretty little card for a BUCK at Michael's. </div>
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(Get it? Deer? Buck? Punny!)</div>
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The frame came with a mat. I found her on clearance at Target a couple of years ago.</div>
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(Telling my kiddos that elicits dramatic groans.) I am knee-deep in backpacks and fresh pairs of shoes, and I couldn't be happier. Naturally, I think my kids are awesome and I love them to pieces, but you know what they say about absence making the heart grow fonder and such.</div>
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We recently got back from our family trip to San Diego. (I was told that a getaway with the kids is called a <em>trip</em>. A getaway without the kids is a <em>vacation</em>. I'm still waiting for a <em>vacation</em>.) It started out great: we stayed on beautiful Coronado Island.</div>
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The kids had a blast riding boogie boards and splashing in the waves. There was a seal sighting. They collected shells.</div>
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Three full days and three amusement parks later, my youngest fella was pleading with us to leave <a href="http://seaworldparks.com/en/seaworld-sandiego/" target="_blank">SeaWorld</a>... or begging me to take him to the van so he could take a nap. Oh my gosh.... is that remotely normal???</div>
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God bless him. And the tween daughter really took one for the team at <a href="http://legoland./">Legoland.</a> Minimal eyerolling. I am so proud.</div>
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I did it. I finally got around to creating these fun, new hair pretties that I've had whirling in my mind the past couple of months!</div>
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Fun, right? Right now, I have them available on your choice of clip or headband (I love that they can be worn by practically any age.), but I'm thinking of offering them as a clip with interchangeable bands. Still working on perfecting that notion.</div>
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This morning I am chugging chamomile tea, trying to chase away my sore throat and general cold-yuckiness I've been battling for, oh.... forever now. Going to a rib fest to see KC and the Sunshine Band tonight with The Husband, woo! (Guess which one of us likes which of those two things, right?)</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't you feel sad for me? If you don't, that's ok. I had a pity party big enough for all of us. We found out last Thursday that The Husband's orders had been cancelled. We kind of had an inkling that it might happen, but it still felt like very bad news. I was very sad. No pretty little English house. No day trips to London. An even slimmer chance of befriending David and Victoria Beckham. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">But, que sera sera. It just wasn't part of the plan. Actually, all of my family are happy about it. And my friends, too. Except the one who felt emboldened by our international move and decided to let her husband look for a new job in another state -across the country- and now is moving herself, this summer. Sorry about that. Totally not my fault. Sad, though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, thankfully we don't have to get our house ready to rent (I was going to have to paint it all neutral. NEUTRAL, people!), I don't have to sell my beloved old mom-van, send our elderly dog to live with her grandparents, and most importantly, I can continue to enjoy all of my fun lamps (which wouldn't have worked in the UK)!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-74191229978348389212012-03-02T09:25:00.000-07:002012-03-02T09:25:13.808-07:00Clean up, clean up...<div style="text-align: center;">You know what my initial reaction was to finding out we're moving to England? (Well, aside from "OMG, maybe I'll run into<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=strict&client=firefox-a&hs=2pq&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=595&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsuo&tbnid=8Ex02NnLZn06IM:&imgrefurl=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20505597,00.html&docid=qpkdtJgltcibwM&imgurl=http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2011/cbb/blog/110328/victoria-beckham-240.jpg&w=240&h=320&ei=2fBQT7a5KseniQLZ0JS1Bg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=114&vpy=112&dur=2641&hovh=256&hovw=192&tx=127&ty=157&sig=117518454609012165258&page=1&tbnh=122&tbnw=100&start=0&ndsp=25&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0" target="_blank"> Posh and Becks</a>"!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I immediately hit up Craigslist and unloaded a couple of furniture items. Then I began to attempt to clean up my craft closet. I got about oh, a third into it, threw away some bits and bobs, organized some wrapping paper and then gave up. I still have a few months, after all. Anyway, I did determine that I MUST downsize my stock. I'm still undecided as to whether I'll even continue my hair accessory business once overseas...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I suspect I'm not a good multi-tasker... even with my own thoughts. I can only obsess about one thing at a time. And in my defense, I've had a couple of doozies to focus on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> First, The Husband <strike>is becoming an old man</strike> somehow injured himself and has a herniated disc (C-6 C-7) in his neck. I don't know which is worse: seeing him in pain or listening to him talk about how quickly he's going to recover and become a beast in the gym again. I don't know why he hasn't just <i>completely healed himself using shear will</i> like he usually does (Right, honey?). It must be serious. He's scheduled for surgery on Monday. Pray. Seriously.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Second, (and I think this is better news?) right before Christmas The Husband received orders to RAF Mildenhall. Civilian translation: We are moving to England. Surprise! We didn't see it coming at all. We moved here two years ago and bought our first house because we thought we'd be here a good 4-5 years or more. Now we'll have to rent the house. And sell the cars (because they drive on the "wrong" side of the road in the UK, you know). And completely purge and downsize a lot of our belongings because our home in England will likely be half the size of our current home. And anything that has a plug will not work over there, either, because both the electrical voltage as well as the outlets themselves are different than what we have in the states. (I admit, this bothers me because I have a lot of really cute lamps.) There are really a slew of complications and inconvenient details involved. The move itself is the pits. I know because we lived in Germany for four years. However, I swear I am not Debbie Downer about this. Because it's England! And <a href="http://extrafrostingplease.blogspot.com/2011/04/thoughts-on-royal-wedding.html" target="_blank">I like England</a>! We'll be about 90 minutes north of London. I can quite easily hop on a train and spend the day there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The other night, I had a dream that I became friends with Victoria Beckham. It was awesome.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (This is my actual wee Posh figurine courtesy of my pal <a href="http://www.fabrichound.com/blog/" target="_blank">Myrinda</a>. XOXO Oh, I should specify that I've had her for a couple of years and can't bear to remove her from the factory sealed box.)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find this pretty penguin clippie <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88193028/pretty-penguin-felt-hair-clip-for-girls" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">(My husband is bald. Shhhhh.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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(In the form of a t-shirt <a href="http://shirtstastegood.spreadshirt.com/things-rick-astley-will-never-do-A6342417">here</a>.)<br />
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That song is going to be in your head all weekend. You're welcome!<br />
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xoxo, <br />
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Last night my dear husband asked me, "Did you quit blogging?". <i>Ohhhh, knife to the heart!</i> Bloggers don't quit, silly... sometimes we just like to space our posts out. Like once every three weeks. I can't be putting all of my EFP delight out there at once. The blogosphere would combust.</div>
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Since I'm mainly a share-your-project type blogger, I should say that I have hit a crafting wall. I have two pieces of furniture that I cannot decide on a paint color for, a front porch that is crying out for some fall pillows that I can't locate fabric for (Seriously. The fabric that I want is lost in my closet somewhere.), and it's OCTOBER... so ohmygosh, I had better get some pumpkins and probably some mums out, too! But I am just not there.</div>
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Oh, wait. Wait. I did, in fact, make a quick wreath for my front door. That really <b>is</b> a must.</div>
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However, I have been keeping up on television (I know, you're impressed!). Is it just me, or did about 100 new shows just begin over the last month? Some I really enjoy: New Girl, Free Agents, Whitney. Some I wanted to enjoy, but were bad: Pan Am, The Playboy Club (Yes, I do enjoy the 60's, but Mad Men these shows were not.). Others I thought I'd hate, but like: Prime Suspect.</div>
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All these shows and I still feel like I haven't seen all the good, new ones. What do you like?</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">She is still not 100% housebroken, partly because she doesn't like to walk on grass that is over one half of an inch long, she is borderline hyper, but what is really bad is that she chews. Mainly the kids' beloved plastic toys. While this is decreasing the amount of "junk" toys in the house (yay!), it's also upsetting to the kids when something they really like (but failed to protect! Ahem!) is found in chewed up bits and pieces on the floor. This is where pet experts will point out that her less than choice behavior is somehow MY fault, but whatever.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But what is actually most concerning to me is that she is kind of eating these plastic bits. I know because, well... I see her poop. My gosh, you'd think pooping chewed up pieces of Pokemon figures would make you think twice about eating something like it again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com3Surprise, AZ, USA33.639099 -112.3957576000000233.5499255 -112.55257860000002 33.7282725 -112.23893660000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-17744018596811553062011-09-02T17:12:00.000-07:002011-09-02T17:12:40.109-07:00{GIVEAWAY} Get some EFP for FREE!<div style="text-align: center;">Dear, darling Tracy of <a href="http://cremedelagems.blogspot.com/2011/09/extra-frosting-please-50-shop-credit.html">Creme de la Gems</a> is hosting a giveaway for a $50 credit to my shop! Go check it out!</div><br />
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-32889220132149906992011-09-02T10:03:00.000-07:002013-10-31T19:35:23.358-07:00I Got Around to It.<div style="text-align: center;">
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I won some cute vinyl from an <a href="http://www.uppercaseliving.com/">Uppercase Living</a> party several weeks ago. Woot! Plus, the hostess so kindly gave me a great little cabinet door from a repurpose store. Double woot! The project <i>practically had itself made</i>.</div>
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But, with the kids in school one day I braved the 112 degree heat outside and spray painted that cabinet door. (I believe it dried in a millisecond.) I used the same (leftover) paint that I used for my <a href="http://extrafrostingplease.blogspot.com/2011/03/blues.html">beloved coffee table</a>. I applied the vinyl (So easy) and dolled it up with a few rosettes.</div>
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Eventually...yesterday...I found the perfect place for my new little pretty: paired with our family photo canvas. Looking at it now, I'd say it was much needed. </div>
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-64624502846088495432011-08-26T11:40:00.000-07:002011-08-26T11:40:46.144-07:00*Insert Chirping Crickets Sound Here*<div style="text-align: center;">Why, hello there. Remember me? Yeah, I'm that bad blogger who has trouble focusing on more than one thing at a time. I literally forgot where to go to get to my blog to post. (Pssst.... it's blogger.com. Brilliant!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, I got really sucked into back to school time stuff and the creative business end of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/extrafrostingplease?ref=si_shop">Extra Frosting Please</a>. I was on Heartsy! I was going to let you know about the super deep discount voucher to my shop I was offering, but they were gone, Poof! before I knew it. It was quite thrilling, really, but I was about one and a half inches from being in over my head. Even though I thought I came prepared. I would do some things differently if I were to do it again.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, another week has already gone by. To make up for my absence (har har), I offer you these tidbits:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Use coupon code FREEFRIDAY for free domestic shipping in my Etsy shop. Valid until Monday. Tell your friends!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And also, I present That's My Jam! Friday. I have a little George Michael this week... because when I was 14 I was absolutely fascinated with <a href="http://www.90s411.com/90s-supermodels.html">THE Supermodels</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-74770920654923553762011-07-22T09:01:00.001-07:002011-07-22T09:02:13.538-07:00OMG. Summer's Almost Over.<div style="text-align: left;">SUMMER <strong><span class="hw">sum·mer<sup> 1</sup></span><script>
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</div><div class="ds-list" style="text-align: center;">My head is spinning. (Not literally, of course. Har. Har.) I thought there were four weeks left of summer vacation, but I looked at a calendar yesterday and it turns out the kids go back to school in just two and one half weeks! </div><div class="ds-list" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="ds-list" style="text-align: center;">I am taking the former preschooler back to school shopping today. I used to put big, crazy bows in her hair that matched her outfit. Lately, she's declared herself a tomboy. She will not wear a dress or a skirt, only graphic t-shirts and bermuda shorts. No glittery shoes; only Converse or Vans skate shoes are permissable. Hair accessories? Fuggidaboudit.</div><div class="ds-list" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="ds-list" style="text-align: center;">I will take the fellas on their BTS shopping trips seperately this weekend. The first will be easy peasy. He's not concerned with a sense of style. He likes what he likes and doesn't give it any thought beyond that. Hey, that shirt is funny or has a cartoon character that I like on it or is a color I enjoy. Buy it. Done. He is still wearing Super Mario pajamas that are snug highwaters because he "still likes them". Honestly, I admire his complete comfort in himself. WTG.</div><div class="ds-list" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am a beauty product junkie. It's true. I once emptied out my purse to find no less than 8 lip glosses. I have friends to attest that I could live happily inside a <a href="http://www.sephora.com/">Sephora</a> store. I have a husband who will (angrily) tell you about all the beauty products I've bought from QVC and put on <a href="http://www.qvc.com/cgen/render.aspx?qp=class%7C5414&cookie=set">easy pay</a>. I may be very vain... or just very curious. <strong>Definitely</strong> a little irresponsible with the credit card. Either way, I love the stuff.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Speaking of Stila, I love, love, love their lip glaze. Love. My current fave (also on clearance) is <a href="http://www.stilacosmetics.com/product_detail.asp?PMID=438&dept=8&cat=33">Honeydew</a>. Sheer, shimmery, hint of melon. A really good glossy neutral. <a href="http://www.stilacosmetics.com/product_detail.asp?PMID=235&dept=4&cat=13">Kitten</a> is great, too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">There is is: My hair savior. <a href="http://www.walgreens.com/store/catalog/Styling-Products/Glossing-Cream/ID=prod6012352-product?V=G&ec=frgl_&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=sku6011248">Fekkai Glossing Cream.</a> I honestly am lost without it. I just run it through my (often somewhat straw-like) hair after blow drying, before the flat iron, and it works like magic. It's the only way my tough to manage hair has the appearance of something soft and shiny. I buy it at Target. Sometimes if I need to be less spendy, I buy the smaller tube at <a href="http://www.ulta.com/?cmpid=PSMS">Ulta</a>, which is nine bucks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, one more local thing that I love: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/54469693/summer-shaving-soap-bar">The Summer Shaving Soap Bar</a> from Pink Bow Bath Boutique. Not only does it smell delicious- like summer- (I kind of want to eat it.) but my legs have not been so smooth since I was a baby! And it's only 5 bucks. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Enter Kiddo #3: Elliot, age 6. This boy is literally the messiest child I have ever known. He doesn't play with toys as much as he destroys them. I like to think of him as imaginative. Every toy becomes something other than it was intended to be. Plastic storage bins become drums. My craft dowels are drumsticks. Stickers become tape. Pillows and blankets appear in a corner of his closet and become a "bed" in which he wants to sleep at night. These are non-messy examples.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">His bedroom is the eye of his, um, creative storm. Now, beyond the "creative" destroying, he really is just kind of a slob, too. Wet towels and swimsuits are on the floor, accompanied by papers, books, tissues, random socks, clothes he wore, clothes he got out and decided not to wear, bottles of water, other containers filled with water, or sand, or rocks, bits of paper either torn or cut, pencils, broken crayons, dried out markers, paper bags, backpacks and totes stuffed with more things, granola bar wrappers, popsicle sticks, and about two dozen stuffed dogs. He loves dogs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found a framed art print-of a dog- that was once on his wall, under his bed with the glass broken. Thank heavens it didn't occur to him to use it as ice for ice skating, or something! Have mercy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday was the day. We decided to clean the room. Under the bed, in the closet, clean out all the bins... The works. It was mostly as you see on an episode of Hoarders: junk galore was put into trash bags, with a few things being decent enough to donate. He really was down with most of it, but occasionally there was a little outburst of, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"I have to keep that! It's filled with memories!" (Broken plastic firefighter helmet)</div><div style="text-align: center;">"You're getting rid of THAT? But it's special to Grammy!" (Broken game, pieces long gone missing)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But all in all, once the room started to clear and he realized how wonderful a clean room with space to play can be, he was very, very pleased. So, his room is clean. Organized. Devoid of junk.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll see how long it lasts. Fingers crossed.<br />
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Also... Veronica at <a href="http://lifeinthethriftylane.blogspot.com/2011/06/extra-frosting-please-giveaway.html">Life in the Thrifty Lane</a> is having a giveaway week, and today is Extra Frosting, Please day! Go check it out and enter to win a $25 credit to my shop!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This little project started -like oh so many of them do- with a trip to my favorite Goodwill. Half off Saturday with my fellow thrifter-crafter-all 'round awesome chick-friend <a href="http://fabricbliss.blogspot.com/">Jen</a>. I somehow found this great frame before she did...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was so excited! I loved the mat with it's linen-y texture and three oval cutouts. At first I thought it was PERFECT because I have three children. And it was only a buck fiddy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I decided I really don't need more pictures of The Kiddos on display. I really see their faces quite enough. (Summer vacation. ahem.) I knew just the thing I wanted to do. I had purchased a couple of sets of antique-looking keys from <a href="http://www.pickyourplum.com/">Pick Your Plum</a>. Please tell me you're familiar. They have great stuff. Craft stuff and other pretties. Cheap! I adore.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to just mount them with glue on some Amy Butler scrapbook paper...</div><div style="text-align: center;">But first, I removed the glass and I hit up that lame frame with my favorite of the moment spray paint- <span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=1&sid=7929830">Rustoleum Lagoon</a></span>- a really fabulous deep teal. Once it was pretty and dry, I slid the mat back in with the scrapbook paper behind it and glued on the keys.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So. Easy! And it makes me smile every time I walk by it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 4th of July is coming up fast! I've been busy switching things over to the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/extrafrostingplease?ref=si_shop">Extra Frosting Please etsy shop</a>. I'm so excited to have the blog and business under one name.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Heather- Extra Frosting Pleasehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05798586757055524193noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101419269145225736.post-64301363870716205312011-06-10T07:30:00.006-07:002011-06-14T08:56:43.652-07:00I Make Stuff!<div style="text-align: center;">Did you know I make stuff... and <em>not just stuff that involves spray paint</em>? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It has been brought to my attention that my blog readers might not know I have a (small, very small) business. And my customers might not know I also have a delightful (Shush, you know it is. You're reading it.) blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, here's the truth: I have been in the hair accessory business since 2003. I did eBay for <strong>years</strong>, along with a couple other online venues, wholesaled and drop-shipped to boutiques, even had my own website. It was fun. And draining.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But in an effort to actually live my life away from the glue gun and post office, I made the decision to downsize when we moved here from California about a year and a half ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So now? Now I have my little Etsy shop and local handmade markets (which I love)... and I'm beginning to feel the itch to expand a little more again. We'll see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Visit my <em>other</em> thing... <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littleedesigns"><strike>Little e Designs</strike></a> now <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/extrafrostingplease?ref=si_shop">Extra Frosting Please</a> on Etsy.<br />
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