It's 2 O'Clock...Let's Shop!

Tomorrow night we are having one of these...



And I never have enough of this...

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Aren't these the coolest Retro Marshmallow Roasting Sticks? I love the colors and the wooden handles - Who's got the S'mores?

Want to know how to build the perfect fire? Click here...it's called How To Build a Fire - and every dude with a tee pee fire building technique will bow down to your fire building prowess. No joke.
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It's 2 O'Clock - Let's Shop!

How many times have I tried to figure out a good way to pack cupcakes in my boys' lunches for special occasions?!? Lots! Look what I found! This cute Two-Pack-Cupcake-Case (say that 5 times fast) is just the ticket - and only 9 bucks! Whoot! (Clearly, I must finish each sentence in this entire post with an exclamation point!)

They have one that holds 6 cupcakes, too!

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I just got the funkiest journal and I have to show it to you! It's called the RevolveR Journal and is like a journal with a hidden compartment - it unfolds from inside and flips out to reveal a secret, hidden journal! If they have journals at Hogwarts, I would imagine them to be like this. One section of the journal is lined, for lists and such and the other is unlined for sketches and doodles.

It is beyond description - here, you just have to watch it to understand how it works (my kids now think I'm a magician!):



I like to use mine as an entertaining journal. I use the lined side to write out the guest lists and the recipes and the unlined side to sketch out ideas for centerpieces or table layouts. Also, I totally have a section in the interior hidden part of the journal for my kids Christmas lists! Shhh...

But the sky is the limit...poetry on one side, sketches on the other? How about a remodeling journal - budget and lists on one side and room layouts and swatches on the other?

This cool journal with "two beginnings and no ending" was invented on a summer evening in a log cabin in the Catskill Mountains by husband and wife book-production and design team, Ellen and Matt Dudley. Doesn't that sound like romantic beginnings for an invention? Man, I love stories like that!

I chose the red/black combo but I also love the silver, blue, and leaf green colors. Maybe I'll get them all?

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What would you use your RevolveR Journal for?

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It's 2 O'clock - Let's Shop!

Okay, hold up everyone! I'm freaking out because I've finally made a connection with a seller to include an item I'm crazy about on Open Sky. I made the call, I waited patiently, and I've got it!

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On my recent beach vacation, we walked into a beautiful home full of great books and lots of fun games. One of the games looked so interesting, like a antique box, it looked like it had fallen off a pirate ship! We learned that the game was called "Shut the Box" and began to learn to play.

Fast forward one day and everyone in the house (ranging from 7 - 43 years old) is hopelessly hooked. We play it "just for 5 minutes, pleeeeease?" before we go to the beach, after we come home from the beach, before we leave for dinner, during lunch. Late nights, after the kids go to bed the adults sneak it out to play for dollar bills with some drinks. We. Love. It.

Fast forward 2 more days and the doorbell rings. Two little girls are outside and they tell a story about renting this house last week and leaving their game upstairs, "Could we go up and get it?" I swear the whole house held their breath as they watched these sweet little girls walk straight up to our new obsession and pluck it up.

Should we wrestle them to the ground? Wait, look out the window to see how big the dad is! We can take them! No, we just smile and watch our game drive away...sigh...

Fast forward 1 day, my 7 year old munchkin heaves a big sigh and says "I miss our game..." He gets many mumbles of agreement from adults and children alike, and for kicks we get online to try to find it.

Guess what?!? We found it! Guess what?!? It's affordable! Guess what?!? I ordered 4 of them right on the spot! One for home, one for our ski place, one for the folks we vacationed with and one for the friend who watered my garden. Bonus.

Introducing "Shut the Box", our new favorite game:

Check out the lid (which I learned is rare as this game is usually sold as an open board and the dice get lost.)



Check out the felt lining, the antiqued dice and numbers, the little faux suede bag!

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If you are looking for a game that is fun for all ages, you will love this game. I can honestly say, we have played this game every single day for the last month. Try it, you'll like it! I promise.