What does Mom want for Mother's Day?

We should be thinking about this now. It'll sneak up on us if we don't. Just like every other holiday, SNEAKY. There you are, minding your own business, trying to get all your little day-to-day things done and Bam! another holiday hits. I'm not complaining, I'm just not prepared either. If I were on the ball, I'd have some lovely homemade thing ready and wrapped pretty each year for all the special ladies in my life.  (It's the thought that counts, right ladies?) As it is, I seldom remember in time to even order flowers. Isn't that awful?! As a mother, I don't expect much. I'm generally happy with my children's drawings and homemade cards & gifts. I have a basket of such for keepsake. My favorite thing to do for Mother's Day is dress up pretty and have a picnic. (Then take a nice long nap, cause guess who usually fixes & cleans up the picnic...? LOL)  What are your favorite Mother's Day gifts?  Flowers, Cards, Diamonds...?

I try not to bombard you with a lot of sales & giveaways, but I do like to let you know when I have something fantastic. Lilla Rose is having an excellent pre- Mother's Day sale. Every year I've been a consultant, the Mother's Day goodies have sold out QUICK.  If you'd like to get something special this year, this might be worth your time. They are releasing May's Flexi-of-the-Month early for 10% off! They've also redesigned the Hair Bands & added this new style Elegant Flower plus 20% Off "Select Items" during April 23rd -25th, 2015. The girls and I have loved the hair bands, so when they announced a redesign I was worried.  I am very happy though. These wonderfully adjustable hair bands just became even more adjustable.  You will love the different colored, detachable bands! The bands will now match your hair color better and you can clip two together if you have real thick hair and put several bead strands on them.  So cool!  If you've bought hair bands from me in the past and would like to change them out or exchange them, let me know and I'll work with you to get updated.

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Now for #AfterMyCoffee Linkup!  My favorites from last week:

I just HAVE to tell you, I tried this Gravy recipe (doesn't it look so good!) and it was a hit!  I didn't use mushrooms, hubby doesn't care for them, but the family LOVED this recipe!  We had it for Sabbath dinner last weekend and I know we'll be having it again!

Beautiful Expression: One CBB Student’s Descriptive Essay - Isn't this a BEAUTIFUL painting? Learn about the artist in this article.

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