Archive for the ‘Things We Love’ Category

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Spring Cleaning

To say that my house could use a good spring cleaning is an understatement. With three kids, a husband, a dog, and a cat, I’ve always said instead of the “3 second rule”, we have the “3 day rule”. If you find food on the floor, it’s yours for the taking! As I look around [...]

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Spring Break 2013

My family and I are headed to the beach for spring break this year and we can’t wait! Every morning this week my 4 year old has asked, “is today the day we are going to Orange Beach?”. While it is exciting to think about a vacation, I also know that it requires a lot [...]

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My Guilty Pleasures

We all have our Guilty Pleasures don’t we? Here are a few of MY Guilty Pleasures! Wendy’s Guilty Pleasures 1. Brown sugar & vanilla body wash by Archipelago is one of my favorite guilty pleasures! I can’t explain to you how decadent and fragrant this stuff is. I could shower for hours with it. The [...]

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Parenting 101

  I read this quote last night on Pinterest after my children had gone to bed. It made such an impact on me that I just wanted to wake them up and go get ice cream, or play soccer in the dark, or fingerpaint at the kitchen table. But, I didn’t. Common sense started kicking [...]

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13 Billion ways to say I Love You

I just read this morning that American’s are expected to spend $13-$14 billion dollars on Valentine’s Day this year. All I can say is WOW! That is a lot of money to be spending on something that we should be doing every day…telling someone that we love them! But, doesn’t this day make it easier [...]

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To market, to market to buy a….

  We’ve just returned from gift market in Atlanta, and while it is hard work, we do manage to have some fun. Some of the showrooms provide live entertainment for us weary shopppers. This particular band was amazing and even got some of the folks to get out there and get their “boogie” on! But, [...]

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Flying Sharks?!?

We just got in one of the most unique toys I have ever seen…it’s a remote-controlled flying shark that is about 4 feet long! These things are unbelievably realistic. Even one of our canine-staffers, Belle, was fooled by it. She was going crazy barking at this thing. My husband had the remote control, which meant [...]

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Shop for Mom at The Crown Shop

That heart tattoo with Mother ink’ed across the front? Why we’re sure Mom would appreciate the sentiment, we’re guessing The Crown Shop offers more practical, and well, capable-of-unwrapping, symbols of your affection and love this Christmas. The Crown Shop is the exclusive area provider of Southern Made gifts. Southern Made is a cooperative that supports [...]

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Cotton Bowl Bound!!!

Cotton Bowl tickets? Check! Hotel Reservations? Check! Razorback Gear? Check, Check! Since this will be my very first bowl game to attend, I’m super excited and really want to go ALL OUT with the Hog gear! I have: Razorback pom pom gloves, Razorback watch, Razorback earrings and necklace, Razorback wine glass (for tailgating) and ,of [...]

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Shop for Your Grandparents at The Crown Shop

Let’s face it. Grandparents are good at giving. There’s that whole unconditional love thing, as good a gift as there is. It comes in various forms. When Dad flips out over our Junior’s “borrowing” of the car and subsequent “fender bender,” grandparents are there to soften the blow. When all that’s needed is a hug, [...]