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Handmade Replacements
Owen and James both made valentines for their classmates this year. The actual making of the valentines was such fun and great time spent together, I hope to do it every year even with the little boys...
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Just a few thoughts
Lately it seems I get the inspiration to blog once every month. I wish it was more often, but I have been trying to limit my time on the computer and focus more time on the kiddos. Also, during the...
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Garden 2012: Part 1
In the past month, amidst all the rain, and even one freak snowstorm that dropped 6 inches of heavy, wet snow, I have found the inspiration to get my garden beds filled with fresh compost soil and...
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Spring Cleaning
I've never been one for spring cleaning, but I do appreciate a cleaned-out garage, an organized closet, and a large box of discards in the back of the car ready to donate to the local second-hand...
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Firmness & Boldness
In Mormon chapter 2, we read about a group of Nephites who are in the midst of fighting many battles with their enemies.These particular Nephites were a wicked and unbelieving group, living in the city...
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Garden 2012: Part 2
These pictures were taken one month apart. Check out the raspberries up against the house!! They are growing like crazy, and if every blossom we see right now yields a raspberry, we will have a banner...
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Mercy
In parenting, if I have learned anything, it is that you learn as you go. I find myself at each new stage with growing children feeling challenged, frustrated, and looking for any help in any form.One...
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Summer, Summer, Summertime
Busy, fun summer so far: Trip to Portland Rose Garden (amazing, as usual)Olympic Track Trials with the Suttons Happy Birthday to Jeffrey Ride on Frontrunner with Fuller cousins to see Church Museum...
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Summer Bingo
The idea for summer bingo was originally inspired by this post back in 2010, and last year we added it to our summer routine. Like many things, my older boys were excited and gung ho for the first...
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Fullympics 2012
I live in a house of competitive big and little boys. We have thoroughly enjoyed watching the Summer Olympics these past two weeks, and it has inspired much Olympic-themed play around here. Froggy...
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The hated tree
Today we said goodbye and good riddance to a gigantic, horrible tree that we have hated from the day we moved into this house two years ago.Picture about 6 more branches this size all over the tree--it...
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Garden 2012: Part 3
Every single year I get frustrated with how long plants take to actually produce edible veggies here in the northwest, but, as usual, it is worth the long, long wait.I wouldn't say that 2012 has...
View ArticleA few opening thoughts
Since I haven't posted anything on this blog in four months, the continuity of writing and sharing has been a bit lost, so I feel as if I am starting again. Hence, the title of this post. So, I will...
View ArticleFine, wear whatever you want!
I cracked up at a friend's facebook post the other day:Packed almost my entire house today (except kitchen). I packed most of all of our clothes, which doesn't affect the boys since they only want to...
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Yesterday began with a productive carpet cleaning session, laundry, playing on the floor with the baby and a bit of sewing. It ended with baby vomiting at the pinewood derby, a broken toilet, and...
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Origami craze
Last weekend while Jeff was gone picking up our van and making the unbelievably long drive home, the boys and I watched Between the Folds on Netflix. The documentary is just the right length for kids...
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Origami Valentines
Since the origami craze is going strong, the boys and I found this pattern for a folded heart to give away in their classrooms for valentines. The older boys decided they both wanted to do these...
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New hemp
After a long hiatus, the shop is open again. Hooray! Feels good to be sewing again, and I have accomplished something that has been on my to-do list for months now, with the listing of some new...
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Delicious compost
We always get a few sunny days in the middle of rainy ones in February here. It is a welcome sight, and it is usually the thing that I need to get outside and start preparing the garden beds for the...
View ArticleSmall improvements
Since receiving this inspiration and posting this back in January, I am happy to report that things have been going more smoothly in our house, and I feel more calm and less grumpy. There has been a...
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Garden 2013: Part 1
Here is the first update on the garden. The compost has been stewing for a couple of months and some plants are growing. I decided to try something new and planted some bush sugar snap peas at the...
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The Great Kiwi Experiment
When we bought our house, we were surprised to find that kiwi vines (both a male and female) had been planted next to the kitchen window. The realtor tried to make it a big selling feature of the...
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The Great Kiwi Experiment: part 2
For anyone interested in a kiwi update:The mammoth plant got so top heavy, it threatened to tip the trellis over.Our only solution was to prune all the non-fruiting vines, hoping that this doesn't...
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Handmade Christmas Gifts 2013
I always want to remember the fun the boys have in making Christmas gifts for each other. This is a tradition that makes special memories for weeks during the planning, making, wrapping and opening of...
View ArticleRight Now I Am
Reading "We took to the Woods", a piece of non-fiction by Louise Dickinson Rich, where she chronicles tidbits of her life living deep in the woods of Maine. I can't get enough of the rich, descriptive...
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