One of Derek’s holiday gifts this year was a puzzle. I will admit, I did have an ulterior motive for getting this for him – and I am sure you have no idea what that might be, right?! ? Basically, he loves the movie but has almost zero interest in doing puzzles and I have zero interest in the movie, but…well, you see where I am going with this. HEE HEE So when I saw this cute little 300 piece…
I am starting 2020 off with something a little different – a series of posts garnered from “interviews” with fellow puzzle enthusiasts like myself. I want to get different perspectives from people around the world on various aspects of puzzling – what got them into puzzling, what types of images they love and / or dislike most, what their biggest challenges are (if any) to getting puzzles in their respective countries, etc. I think it will add a new dimension…
As I sit here in my extremely empty office at work on the last day of 2019 with more time on my hands than work, I wanted to take a moment to reflect back on 2019 and what I accomplished as a puzzler and as a blogger. Here’s what I came up with: My single biggest accomplishment was FINALLY, after 8.5 years, finishing Educa’s 24,000 piece Life: The Great Challenge. While I only put together the final 3,000 pieces of…
This will be one of my rare “non-puzzle” related posts. In keeping with the spirit of the blog being not only puzzle related, but also parenthood, TV, movie, and book related as well, I felt it was still appropriate. I have a funny story to share involving me and my kids, but first you need a little background for context. In 2006, we were in the height of popularity for the TV show American Idol. In its 5th season, and…
I almost never receive puzzles as a gift for Christmas. I think it’s because my husband already thinks I have way too many as it is — as if that were even possible?!?! I have received a couple over the years from my SIL and several from my mom, but usually more for my birthday than Christmas. They clearly know how to be puzzle enablers — the hubs needs some work! LOL So for Christmas this year, I was delighted…
When I started this cute Christmas set, I had intended to do a write up for one puzzle per day on the blog for 12 days straight. As usual, this Puzzle Momma got bogged down with real life events due to the holidays and our travel plans to Atlanta. Now Christmas is officially behind us and I am trying to play catch up. Therefore, I will group days 8 through 12 into one longer post. Day 8 was probably my…
This puzzle is very cutesy. Until my friend Stacey pointed it out I never thought about it, but she is right. Most Christmas images are of a very similar type — Santa, a fireplace, lots of wrapped and unwrapped presents strewn about, and is almost sickningly sweet. It made me think of what I like in a Christmas image and I realized I do prefer ones that are a little bit different too and not always the typical ones. I…
Day # 6’s puzzle was tougher than I thought it would be! I loved the image but felt myself struggling just a little bit with the three tires on the car. I could not for the life of me figure out one of the pieces. As it turned out, it was a duplicate piece! This is the first time I have ever had a puzzle with an extra piece. Plenty of times I have been missing one or two, but…
This puzzle was fun and not overly challenging. Its very sweet and cute. For some reason that I cannot explain, the image reminds me of a care bear. I am envisioning one I used to see as a child– I think it might have been a rainbow care bear? I am really not sure. I just know every time I look at the puzzle all I see in my mind are those bears. LOL So now I am on to…
I love snowman puzzles! They are one of my most favorite puzzle themes. They always have such cute faces and colorful clothing. They just make me happy. They do remind me a bit of my childhood growing up in a wintery area of northern California. I usually made a snownan at least once a year. This is the 4th puzzle I have completed in this set. So far each one has been fun. Of course I have my favorites and…