December 12, 2010

Kendra's Favorite Things!

December 12, 2010/ kendratheadverb

OMG! It's almost as exciting as Oprah's list, save for the free Volkswagons and cruises and giveaways of any kind. And the commercial fanfare and approval from Stedman Graham. But this list has still been thoughtfully compiled. Maybe someday it will have its own claymation special! With a soundtrack! With ill-advised duets with, like, Mariah Carey and Kenny Loggins to boot! 1.) Peppermint Hot Choco at Ula Cafe Yes those are candy cane bits on top of frothy creamy chocolatey yum tasty goodness. By jove, it's like they made it JUST FOR ME!

2.) Fancypants duct tape. I bought this from Tarjay and I cover everything with it. Gifts. Signage. Preschoolers' hands that need to be made waterproof.

3.) Darling prints from my mate Helen's Etsy Shop o' Prints that she done photographed herself. I think she is so talented!

4.) The Gingerbread Pops kit. We testdrove the house kit a few years ago with my in-laws and it was wicked fun, but the pops are the perfect activity if you are hosting a party of a motley crew.

5.) Chillin' in my holiday menagerie

6.) Little Man's Cheeks Each sold separately

7.) The Throwback Little Tykes Dollhouse I have had such fun tracing various pieces of it through e-bay.

8. A tour of the Louisa May Alcott House in Concord, MA All decked out for Christmas!

9. Don't tell my Mary Kay posse but I really like this lip tint from Fresh. It's long-lasting and has some lemon oil in it that is really yummy.

10.) The Flour Cookbook. Flour and I go way back. Both of my children gestated on Flour bakery goods. I bought this for my stepmother for Christmas. I hope she likes it, but more importantly, I hope she makes me the Chunky Lola cookies. Which may or may not be found on page 97. Please and thank you.

December 01, 2010

Edavillia!

December 01, 2010/ kendratheadverb

Here is a cranberry bog not far from the entrance to Edaville, quite close in fact to the parking lot where you will happily park for free and pay no mind as to where exactly you parked.

Here we are after arriving at Edaville where we parked the car in a vast parking lot that had no distinctive markers as to which section or row to remember where one parked the SUV in a sea of SUVs.

This is the gargantuan Santa who can probably see as far to the parking lot and bears witness to all of the hassled park-goers doing the Where Did I Park Again shuffle every night in the dark.

This is a mouse but Baby Girl thought he looked more like Roo from Winnie the Pooh. He is smiling because he didn't have to drive and park at Edaville.

This is Baby Girl mocking Humpty Dumpty who parked himself outside the gift shop. Smart move since he'll never get lost or shattered by parking himself there.

This is Little Man asking Santa for a mother who doesn't lose her car in the parking lot at Edaville.

This is a quaint little light display representative of a time in the 1800s when people never lost their means of transport because they were attached to horses that nayed and brayed in the dark so you could easily find them.