Just a Little Pinterest Rant

Okay, it's about time to clear something up.

It is driving me bonkers!

My intention in writing this mini tutorial is

not to make anyone feel dumb, I just have to

write this, or I'm gonna pull all my hair out. :)

Pinterest is the best website ever. Agreed?

Seriously, props to whoever created it.

So anyway, what's the problem you ask?

Inaccurate linking

Let's go over it.

First, I want you to take a minute

and visit this lovely blog:

http://www.dandee-designs.com/

Okay, now I want you to visit this specific link:

http://www.dandee-designs.com/2009/10/rustic-ghost-suckers.html

I'm sure you see where I'm getting at.

One is the direct link to the main blog/website, and the other is

a direct link to a specific Halloween craft on that same blog.

The second type of link example {like the picture below} is

what needs to be added to the blank box when pinning a link.

So then when someone clicks the pinned link {image},

they are taken to the exact source.

Note: to get the direct link, just click on the

title of the blog post and then copy the URL.

I can't tell you the number of times I've clicked on a

pinned image to get details about a project or recipe, and

was directed to the main blog where I had to either:

a.) use the search engine

or

b.) scroll, scroll, scroll, next page, scroll, scroll, scroll, next page,

scroll, scroll, scroll, next page. Oh whatever! I give up!

Is this making any sense?

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Hope this helps and please, please pass it along! :)

Oh, and click here if you'd like to follow me.

Smooches from Samson

My parents dog, Samson, is quite the lover.

Any chance he gets, he will steal a kiss from you.

Samson especially loves Noah's sweet, kissable cheeks.

I can't blame him... I do too!

It's Been a While

Hey there!

Remember me, the girl that used to write in this little space?

I've been a super horrible blogger lately.

Life has just been busy! In a good way, of course.

But I do miss writing, and I miss sharing what's been

going on with us... especially about our little guy.

He's growing and changing and learning so much.

I hope to get back to blogging regularly very soon.

But for now, I'm busy with last minute laundry and packing.

Tomorrow we off to San Antonio to take Noah

to Sea World for his birthday! Can't wait!

Halloween Printables

Need a cute Halloween printable to fill your frame?

I framed the second one a couple days ago and it is super cute!

Click here to download printables.
They are both sized to fit a 5x7 frame.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Ink

Our apartment walls are in bad shape. Bad, bad shape.

I don't know what it is about toddlers, but it seems their

dirty little hands naturally gravitate to clean walls.

Our toddler is no exception.

Last night I caught Noah using chocolate ink

to stamp his hand print on the wall. Yes, CHOCOLATE.

Josh and I were in the kitchen talking, and all of the sudden

my Mom-Alarm went off... Noah was up to something.

Noah was darting back and forth from his

little table in the living room to a nearby wall,

covering it with little chocolate hand prints.

His plate was covered in melted chocolate Popsicle, so

Noah thought he'd use it to paint the walls Curious George style.

I think I literally gasped out loud when I saw what Noah

had done. I called Josh into the living room and we both stood

there looking at each other trying to hold back our laughter.

More and more often, we find ourselves faced with situations that,

while hilarious and/or painfully cute, require a firm disciplinary response

so that Noah understands his behavior is not to be repeated.

As hard as it is, we just can't let Noah catch even a hint

of a smile, otherwise, he thinks it's all fun and games.

Toddlers! They're something else, aren't they?

Quote Love

via pinterest