Yes.... it is!
You've got that right Kathy. It is so amazing. I know I keep using that word but it is.
You, Melody and especially Juliana are very welcome. I'm glad she liked everything.
Oh we do! Melody was snuggled up under it tonight while watching Dancing With the Stars.. hence my DIS time!!! 
It was left out in the living room so Melody was using it tonight!
A man and his dog, it's textbook testosterone!
My mistake. It's not pretty, it's m-a-n-l-y! And I'll overlook your Yankee magnet too! I'm sort of addicted to it. Tonight they sent the wrong couple home, it should've been Bristol Palin. Make sure you tell Melody that!
See I knew I could get my point across!!Sorry Tim, you are right, your shirt is 100% manly!
Cinderella was always Juliana's favorite. It was the first princess movie Juliana watched and she was hooked ever since.
DWTS is on in the background and I usually make my comments to Mel while she is watching it. Then I start cracking on the judges because they are so dramatic and over the top. But I don't watch it and I don't really care about it.Do you mean to say that you don't watch Dancing with the Stars??
We are going to join too! I think once we get through the holidays I will contact Wendy (billwendy) and see what we can do. There is no way that I am sewing anything either!!I think what makes this so special is how sweet and truly excited and grateful Juliana is after each and every gift. Your beautiful girl deserves special things and it's awesome that big give chose her. I agree with another poster here, I'm tempted to join it myself after seeing just how wonderful it is for Juliana. As long as I don't have to sew!
It's been a busy night with updates. I need to keep up with them. I haven't even had time to talk about the trip at all!
LOLOL Your tiara fit perfectly! I still couldn't my eyes when I saw that picture!!!!Everything is beautiful, but I especially want that snuggly looking blankie!!! Afterall, Cindy does wear a tiara too. And to think it's not even bigger than mine.
LOLOL Your tiara fit perfectly! I still couldn't my eyes when I saw that picture!!!!
RUT ROH!!!!!
I have come to realize that money doesn't matter once you pass under those beautiful signs that cover the highway.
I made myself one that is Red Sox on one side and Patriots on the other.
. There's sort of a funny story behind the blanket:
I'm sure the toys/other stuff costs pennies to make.Sad but true. Until you realize the mark up. REmember, I used to live next door to where all that cheap crap comes from.
Sounds like a great blanket......Tied fleece blankets are da bomb!
Thank you Rosie!!!! It is wonderful!
That's OK. I've been updating like crazy.
Thank you. Juliana was a big help in getting it together.First, love the countdown calendar!! It is too cute! Yeah for being under 30 days and counting
The Big Give has been an unbelievable experience. I've seen other families but to see your own kid receiving the gifts has been amazing.Love all the Big Gives!!!
She looks adorable in her sweatshirt and that blanket is gorgeous!!!
Thanks for sharing the pics!
Oooh good idea!My grandmother went with me to the post office when I was packing it up and she fell in love with it. I think I know what her christmas present is this year
HAHA... Great story!!! I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself while you were making the blanket!The day I made it I was scheduled to have oral surgery to remove my wisdom teeth, 3 in one go. I knew I had some time to kill before my appointment, so I stopped at a Joann Fabrics down the street from the surgeons office and saw the blanket. I saw it and had to get it.
The night after the surgery, I had to take all my post surgery meds, which included oral steroids for swelling and some pretty heavy duty pain killers. Now I didn't realize it at the time but the pain killers had caffeine in them. So, from the oral steroids, which make me jittery as it is, the pain killers and the fact that the only thing to drink in my fridge was Moutain Dew. I was pretty hyper.
After I drank the whole can of Dew trying to kill the gross taste of the pills, I had to DO something! That when I remembered the blanket in the next room just waiting to get worked on. I think I got that blanket finished in 30 minutes.
Think back wielding a sharp pair of fabric scissors in my narcotic induced mania was probably not the best idea. My boyfriend kept trying to convince me to sit down and relax. Now I know why he sat at his computer on the OTHER SIDE of the room.
I hope your mouth is back to normal. 
I've heard those are the worst. One of the wisdom teeth abscessed the Saturday before my surgery and I swear it was the worst pain I've ever felt in my life.
Thank you everyone for the lovely comments about the blanket! It did seems very snugglly.
Thank you! I need to check out your thread to see if you posted pics of Claire.
I saw your posts on the Dec canceled thread.
