Month: May 2011
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Let the summer begin!
The warm weather is really here. Finally! And just in time for school to get out this week. We had a marvelous weekend – spent most of it with family and friends – and I am so ready for this summer and the beach, trips and vacations, and spending time with friends. This weekend was… Read more
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This is a SMASHing idea
Even though I don’t do traditional scrapbooking anymore, every once in a while, I miss the paper and glue experience. Enter the SMASH journal. It’s brilliantly simple. A journal meant to collect those little tidbits and ephemera that make up your daily life – what scrapbooking used to be about before it became about design.… Read more
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She is my child
Anyone that knows me well knows that I love to organize. Love, love, love it. However, it is not to be confused with cleaning. They are two very different animals. My husband can attest to that. Organization just calls to me. In any way shape or form. But especially when it involves school supplies. I… Read more
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She needs the Iron Butt
About 11 days ago, Libby fell very hard and broke her tailbone. There is not much you can do to treat a broken tailbone except wait for it to heal. (Bonus points if you know what the title of this post means.) She spent 4 days on the couch in a lot of pain but… Read more
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Let the Sun Shine
The ice cream truck has begun to make its rounds and I am so ready for this summer season to begin. We have started planting flowers, weeding the flower beds, prepping for a small veggie garden, and doing a lot of yard work. We've already had multiple gatherings of friends and neighbors on the sunporch… Read more
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The beginnings of a hexagon quilt
I am going to do something totally crazy. I'm going to make an entire quilt top by hand – no machine sewing until I get to the border and binding. I love hand sewing and my favorite part of quilting is putting the binding on by hand. And I love to have something to do when I'm… Read more
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Wow. I see it.
Everyone tells me that Emily looks just like me. I hear it all the time. And sometimes I see that we look a bit alike but not exactly alike. And then Em sent me photos that a friend took of her over the weekend after they had put on some makeup. She texted me, “I… Read more
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A viewing party
About a month ago, my girls were talking about the royal wedding constantly – begging for me to let them stay home from school to watch it (ummmmm….no way) and then planning on how and when to watch it with friends. I was joking with them about all the moms staying home and watching it… Read more
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Vintage Patchwork Pillows
Five months ago, I found some vintage fabric on Etsy and fell in love with it. So in love with it that I couldn't decide what to do with it. Vintage fabric is very cheap but I was still nervous about cutting into it because it's not always easy to replace if I messed something up.… Read more
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Ten on Tuesday
1. Last week was crazy, crazy busy and this week looks to be the same. Except for the teenager who took advantage of the one nice day we had last week to lay down on the driveway while she talked on the phone (with a boy). Brings back so many memories of being a teen… Read more