Month: October 2009
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A disappearing act
I didn't mean to pull a disappearing act. I really didn't. I just thought we'd look at this pretty little farmhouse out in the country for something fun to do. And in the two weeks since, this is what has happened: We looked at the farmhouse a second time and decided we really did love… Read more
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Am I crazy to put my house on the market now?
At times during this past week as I've been knee-deep in closets cleaning them out, I've gotten spooked by some invisible force and the hairs on the back of my neck start to raise. And then the doubts creep in. "Are we crazy to put our house on the market in this economy? Especially in… Read more
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To everything there is a season
This must be my season to change. As if perimenopause and having a pre-teen weren't enough. Sigh. To know me is to know that I don't do change well. So, this is all taking some adjusting for me. We went to see the farmhouse again last night and we still love it. But, we've also… Read more
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We’re in for it now
We're going back to look at the house tomorrow night. I think we're in for it now. We're pretty obsessed with this house and can't wait to get back there tomorrow. This time, we're taking family with us to help us with some architectural and building questions. If all goes well and the assessment is… Read more
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So now what?
This is the back of the farmhouse we went to see last night. And we love it. LOVE it. But we weren't planning on moving. We sure weren't planning on moving out-of-state and lengthening Tom's commute. And we definitely weren't thinking about changing the kids' school. So, now what? ACK! Read more
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Here & Now
(Another CZ template – all supplies listed here at Designer Digitals.) It's been a crazy and very busy week around here. We have had Parents' Visiting Day at school, family movie night, done a lot of sewing, gone to the library, gone to the apple orchard, decided on a total whim to look at… Read more
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And we have a winner!
The winner of the free pass to YOUR KIDS: CAPTURED THROUGH THE LENS with Katrina Kennedy is: True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 17 Powered by RANDOM.ORG And that person is: Kathleen said… If there's ONE thing I need huge improvment on right now for my three kids, it is this. My baby is… Read more
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How to take great photos of your kids
You all know how much I love photography. It's a huge part of my life and it matters to me that I have great photos of my kids. I have very few photos of my childhood and I would give anything to have better photos of me growing up. So, I make it a… Read more
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Life is a rollercoaster
It feels like Christmas morning at Designer Digitals! We are having so much fun with Cathy Zielske's new templates and there's more coming every week. Her first templates go on sale this Saturday at 6 p.m. For now, you can see a sneak peek on Cathy's blog (including my layout 🙂 ) and a lot more layouts by… Read more
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Did I mention I was lucky?
I may have mentioned just a few times how lucky I am to be on the Creative Team at Designer Digitals, right? I just got luckier. 🙂 I spent much of yesterday jumping up and down with excitement over this news and it was announced last night and we then spread it around Facebook gleefully!… Read more