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Adiós, Army! Military Retirement Party!

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My brother-in-law, Tim, served in the Army for more than ten years. During his service he was sent overseas on short assignments more times than I can count and was deployed for up to a year and a half multiple times. Meanwhile, my sister (and her four children) served the country too. The entire family, like all military families, made countless sacrifices for our freedom. So I was THRILLED when my sister asked me to help her plan a “freedom party” for my brother-in-law and the family when they were finally done with the Army. I started brainstorming ideas immediately and came up with quite the list. When I went to do a quick search to see how other people celebrate this momentum occasion I came up with nothing. I couldn’t believe it. So here it is folks. Spread the word! EVERY FORMER SOLDIER DESERVES A CELEBRATION LIKE THIS! End of Military Service Retirement, Discharge, Who Cares, We’re OUT Party! Important note: My dear brother-in-law has a very hard time moving his lips into a full-fledged smile. It’s like he’s the tin man in need of oil. So just trust me on this, he’s having a good time. It’s taken

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Army Party Games
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Army Themed Party Games

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What’s a party without a few games? I came up with these ideas for my brother-in-law’s Adiós, Army party, but decided to do a separate post because these would be great for a child’s army themed birthday party, too! Sargeant Darts  My sister stumbled across this toilet tattoo at the party store. (What, you’ve never tattooed your toilet????) It looked like the perfect target for darts! The family loved it. And, it can easily be recreated by printing out a sergeant cartoon. Or, have the kiddos draw one. Discharge/Stop-Loss When I was a kid, one of my favorite games was something my mom called “Cockroaches.” It involved tieing corks to strings, rolling dice, and catching the corks with a handled strainer. (Doesn’t that sound like fun??? No, really. It is. I promise!) This game is a twist on that one. Supplies: Poker chips Toy army men tied to equal length strings (enough for each player to have one) 2 dice “Catcher”- either a long-handled strainer or a funnel or something else that will do the trick Each player gets a toy soldier attached to a long string and 10 poker chips. Determine who gets to be the “General” by having each player roll the dice. Highest roll

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Halloween Brunch
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Halloween Brunch Ideas: Just Another Excuse to Celebrate

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It’s the last day in October and I have a confession to make. Halloween is not my favorite holiday. There, I said it. In part, I just don’t understand what it is we’re celebrating. I do enjoy a good costume, but really? You expect me to traipse all over the neighborhood in this: So, I was delighted when a fellow grocery shopper (spotted shoving a case of booze and six bottles of champagne into her car at 8am on a Saturday) let me in on the smart way to do Halloween. Host a Halloween Brunch! I’ve been thinking a lot about brunches lately. Maybe it’s my intense love for quiche and bloody marys. Regardless, what a unique way to celebrate a holiday traditionally done at night. And so, I give you: The Benefits of Hosting a Halloween Brunch It’s family friendly. And since it’s during the daytime, you can absolutely tell all the kids to go outside and play some fun Halloween games. There are the classics like bobbing for apples and donuts on a string. Or, make an adorable “squash bowling” set and let them go to town.  Brunch makes it perfectly acceptable to have a drink in the morning. After getting Johnny and

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Dyed Cupcake Liners
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Dyed Cupcake Liner Extravaganza

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The majority of my weekend was spent making a very time-consuming decor element for an upcoming event. Dying three to four HUNDRED cupcake liners is only step one. I’m not ready to spill the beans about what we do with all these dyed cupcake holders, but trust me it’s freaking awesome. In the meantime, I want to share my experience with this crafty cupcake trend that Lauren over at Little Wren started. Lauren makes it look so easy (and beautiful). My experience was a bit more frustrating. First, I could not get my colors to come out the way I wanted. I had my heart set on purple, pink, seafoam, blue, and yellow. Based on Lauren’s experience, this shouldn’t be so hard. I KNOW that blue and red make purple. And red and water should make pink, just like Lauren says. So why did mine look like this: Eventually, I blamed the problem on crappy food coloring, took a deep breath, and decided that blue, seafoam, and yellow would be just perfect. For my project, I needed 300-400 cupcake liners. Which means I spent my entire afternoon peeling apart liners, dipping & swirling them, and covering my fingertips in dye. Oh, and

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