It’s Here Somewhere…

Ever find yourself knowing you have something, but can’t find it anywhere?  I’m having this problem now with a knitting bag and accessory pattern, and some fabric that I’m positive I had cut out, pinned, and had ready to sew into a zippered pouch. Last weekend, in preparation for getting back to some sewing, I’d [...]

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Feeling Scatterbrained

The past 2 weeks I’ve felt like I’ve been trying to do a number of things, but not really finishing much of anything. Last week my son got sick with some stomach virus (the first one for him!). He was only really sick for 1/2 a day and then his energy was mostly back. I [...]

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Snow, snow, and more snow

It’s supposed to be spring, right? Well, this was our back steps this morning:
and the street out front:
I took these around 11 this morning, and it’s still snowing! I *think* it’s supposed to stop tomorrow. Now that I have no reason to venture out into the snow, I can say it looks pretty. But it [...]

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Stitching Progress

My progress on the Ellen Maurer-Stroh Rose Sampler; not as far as some of the other stitchers taking part in this SAL, but I’m on track to finish it by the end of the year (which is the group’s goal). Surprisingly, I’m really enjoying this monochrome stitching; I though I would find it boring.
I’m not [...]

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A Blanket of Fresh Snow

I know spring is officially only a few weeks away, but I love a good snowfall. And we had another one last night. I enjoyed watching the big snowflakes start to fall as I was beginning preparations for supper. The snow continued all evening, and when I headed to bed last night at 1 am, [...]

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Christmas!

I know Christmas is still a few weeks away, but I’m really excited to start the Advent calendar today with my son. I found a really neat one at one of the local Christian bookstores; instead of a chocolate for each day, there is an ornament to pull out each day that is also a [...]

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mmmm…cookies…

Before baking

I guess because it’s been chillier here (we’ve actually turned the furnace on already!), I’ve been feeling like baking, so this morning I baked some oatmeal raisin cookies. The house smells good, and my son can come home from school and have a cookie after lunch. They did turn out a bit darker than I [...]

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According to my 5 year old…

…I have lots of helpers. He keeps telling me of various toys of his that are vacuuming, doing laundry, and other household chores. If only they really were And if only the blanket would remake the bed after my son’s done playing with the blankets. But I’m hearing his imagination at work, and [...]

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Highlights from San Francisco

We had a wonderful time last week visiting my cousin Tracy in San Francisco. I’ve had a hard time selecting a few pictures to highlight our trip (we took 250+), but I’ve narrowed it down a bit.
We arrived on Tuesday, and we definitely noticed some jet lag. We were ready for bed EARLY! The next [...]

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Time to Catch-up a Bit

I guess it’s about time that I posted again. The past few weeks have flown by! I knew it had been a while since I’d posted, but I hadn’t realized that it was nearly a month! A lot has happened in that time…

We survived VBS week at church; DH was the Grade 3/4 leader, and [...]

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