Wednesday, April 29, 2009

31 Cent Scoop Night

Tonight is 31 Cent Scoop Night at Baskin-Robbins®!
They'll honor America’s firefighters with a $100,000 donation to the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) National Junior Firefighter Program. Participating stores will reduce prices of small ice creamscoops to 31 cents. At some locations, you may also have an opportunity to make a donation to local fire charities.


Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Wednesday Welcome: Green Earth Jewelry

Each week I'm using Etsy's Pounce feature in order to discover new items "from undiscovered shops waiting for their first sale" as the Etsy site states. This week's welcome is extended to Green Earth Jewelry of Philadelphia. This shop is a perfect choice for an Earth Day feature since this jewelry designer says in her profile "My second love is the environment, which is why I only use recycled metals in my designs now. I purchase my metals from a refiner that never buys metal from mines, meaning they recycle precious metal scrap from jewelers or buy from other refiners who do not buy from mines. I also use fair trade or responsibly mined gemstones when possible." Nice policies and nice jewelry!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Home Sweet Home

It is great to get away with the family for a vacation but it is also good to be home. We had a fun time in Florida over the kids' spring break earlier this month. We enjoyed beaches, pool time, a day at Epcot, mini-golf, and even an ice hockey game in Tampa.
While we were away we celebrated my husband's birthday, our 15th Anniversary, and Easter. It was a busy trip and a long drive but well worth it all.
Our time in Sarasota was fun, but I am glad to be home and have some quiet time to myself with the kids back in school and the hubby back to work. Although I've been working at catching up on laundry and house cleaning, I still squeezed in some much needed exercise time at Jazzercise and a few volunteer hours at the animal shelter where I'm a "cat cuddler".
And now we're all caught up! Did anyone else travel this month? Tell me about it!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Wednesday Welcome: Peas On Earth

Each week I'm using Etsy's Pounce feature in order to discover new items "from undiscovered shops waiting for their first sale" as the Etsy site states. This week's welcome is extended to Peas on Earth of Nashville, TN. The artist creates t-shirts that are "Inspired with messages that influence the environment of the future and hopes to change the world around us". There are also many adorable art prints to enjoy; have a look!