If anyone is interested in getting a decent deal on Magna-Tiles, DiscountSchoolSupply.com has the lowest price I found online: 100 piece set for $112.95. With code STACKUP, you can get 15% off. I did have to pay tax, so the total came to $102.04.

Does anyone have any Gymbucks they won't be using?

http://www.zulily.com/p/deluxe-cooking-set.html

Playful Chef cooking set on Zulily is only $19.99. I recently got it (full price) for a 4 year old and it was very well received. Highly recommend!

In case this week has exhausted you as much as it has me, here's some end of day entertainment.

A rather humorous look at the what we will be missing if the world comes to an end on Satuday. I will be most bummed about the last one. I want to know Who the hell is the mother on "How I Met Your Mother"!

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/19/what-well-miss-if-the-world-ends/?hpt=C2

Gymboree Circle of Friends sale started today. Your entire purchase is 30% off with code GYMCIRCLE.

For baby girls they now have a tutu shop.

Note to self: back away slowly!

If you know where I live, you'll understand why this sight made my morning!

Oh why did I have to get that Dragon Roll for lunch? Now I want another...

Elizabeth Grady salon is doing a one day special this Thursday: 25% off gift card purchases. They call it a Men's day, so get your men to buy you a gift card :)

Last week, we had one of those days, when I decided to clear out my fridge of leftover ingredients and make dinner from them. Here's what we ended up with:
( Pictures of food... )

For my dear husband's birthday, my child announced that birthday cake had to be big and round. And naturally all birthday cakes have to be chocolate. So I relied on a tried and true brownie recipe from Sonulya, including the addition of dried cherries. I doubled the recipe for a 9-inch round baking pan. With the addition of powdered sugar, it took on not just the look but also the taste of an actual birthday cake. No creams or decorations (other than candles) necessary.