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Where I'm at
I'm over on Bec's blog today with a tutorial for the circle of geese block. Come visit me! I've also been busy getting ready for the Sewing Summit. I pack my bags and fly out tomorrow! This will be the...
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100 hours
As I type this I'm lounging on a settee looking out at the mountains in Salt Lake City. For a Midwestern girl like me, it's pretty spectacular.I've learned a lot this trip.After years of sleep training...
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Modern God's Eye Revealed
Remember this Modern God's Eye pattern I came up with for my Habitat quilt challenge? It made me chuckle how many people complimented me on what a great back it was. Um, yeah, it's the front but...
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Rosalie has developed an alter ego named "Rose the Dog." When she's Rose, she calls everyone else "customer." It's all very odd and yet amusing, except when Rose the Dog is face down in her dinner...
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Impromptu singing
I love the age Rosalie is at. I know everyone always talks about age three being hair pulling and patience trying, but Rosalie has been an absolute doll. It's just her nature. She's sweet and kind and...
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Before you carve the turkey
I almost didn't post these pictures because -- hello -- Halloween was weeks ago and doing so only further illustrates and documents my complete and utter inability to keep up with things in my life...
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"I'm so busy, I don't know who to disappoint first." That's what I told a friend today in a rare moment of clarity about how I have been feeling.Lately, most of my sentences begin with "I'm sorry...
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Two minutes
Yesterday I dropped my car seats and the back popped off exposing the button battery inside. Button batteries are those flat batteries that look like buttons or coins. To kids, they are pretty and...
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Our wild flowers
A few months ago, it occurred to me that we had no family pictures of the five of us. None. And I'm not talking professional photo. I mean we had no photos of all of us together. Shame.So we pulled...
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"Mom! Wake up! Santa's coming tonight!!!!"Merry Christmas, everyone.
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Crossroads
Life has continued on in my neck of the woods even though I haven't taken the time to capture it here. Lila graduated to a twin-size bed and, in the process, got her own room while Rosalie got a new...
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Tonight as I was attempting to get the girls to bed...Rosalie (said very seriously): "Mom, I have some very bad news for you."Me: "What's that, Ro?"Rosalie: "I'm not sleepy."
View ArticleWise beyond her years
Rosalie: Mom, I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up.Me: That's what I wanted to be when I was your age too!Rosalie: Really? What do you do now?Me: Public RelationsRosalie: Oh, so you're a mommy.
View ArticleJillian Michaels is out to get me
It's been almost a year since I went back to work and lots of things have changed in our life, including my waist size. Nothing drastic but enough to make me feel bad about my appearance. A little too...
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Mind, Body, Soul
When 2012 rolled around, I told myself this would be the year of mind, body, and soul. In other words, I would work on becoming more mentally balanced (sane), more fit, and work on my relationship...
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Itty Bitty
Did you see these adorable magnets on flickr? Well, our St. Louis Modern Quilt Guild leadership did and decided we needed an itty bitty quilt block magnet swap. The rules are simple: make a quilt block...
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This and that.
Just a handful of sewing things from the past few months... Not nearly enough sewing happening over here right now for my liking.
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Is it ironic or appropriate that it's Fat Tuesday?
One thing I'm learning about myself as I'm getting back into shape is that I need someone to help me keep myself accountable. Jillian Michaels does a pretty good job, what with all her yelling and...
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