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I just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (#7) for the second time, and I am amazed all over again at the brilliance of J.K. Rowling. The story is a masterpiece.
Reading it through the second time was […]
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A few weeks ago we purchased our first child safety product: a baby gate. That’s kind of a big deal! We knew it was time when baby was halfway up the stairs after only 5 seconds of being unsupervised. We used to block the top of the stairs with the playpen, […]
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In my house as a kid we had what we called “Blue Jobs” - things like filling the wood box, changing the oil in the cars, etc. “Pink Jobs” existed too, but those are trickier. Maybe picking the fat off the meat - men seem to be squeamish about those sorts of things, […]
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We have a family get together each month to celebrate any birthdays in that month. We usually eat lunch or dinner together and then have some sort of activity. My husband and I were in charge of the March party, and we decided we wanted to talk about how we met our spouses, […]
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I picked up A Conspiracy of Paper, by David Liss because it’s my book club’s selection for this month, and I can’t wait to discuss it tomorrow night with my fellow book clubbers (this month’s meeting will be my first)!
A financial mystery set in early 1700 England tells the story of Benjamin Weaver, a Jewish […]
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My linen closet has been in serious need of attention. I love organizing, so figuring out a solution for the piles of sheets was a joyful challenge. This is what I came up with:
I love it! Rolling sheets and towels actually takes up less space, and it also looks neater than piling […]
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I am a youth leader in my church for young women ages 14 and 15. Last Saturday we went to a conference called “Best of Especially for Youth” to listen to three youth motivational speakers. The first speaker talked about learning to be yourself, which is a challenge among people of all ages, […]
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Recently I remodeled a cardboard food container into a pencil holder - an easy and fun project for all ages and spaces. I noticed that my night stand was constantly cluttered with pens/pencils, scraps of paper, etc and I wanted to organize that in a way that would fit the color scheme and theme […]
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In order for hand washing to do any good, you have to wash them for more than 5 seconds. A fun idea is to teach kids to wash their hands to “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.” Sing that song in your head, and when you’re done you know your hands have been sufficiently […]
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This book is a great resource for everything that concerns the home. She goes through every room in the house and talks about different choices for textiles/floor surfaces/etc., how to clean EVERYTHING, and sooo much more.
One of my favorite parts was a little section with instructions for folding a fitted sheet. Fitted […]
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I’ve been learning about fabric appliqués and getting really excited about doing them. My sister emailed me a link to a page on Martha Stewart’s website that teaches how to do fabric appliqués on onesies, my favorite appliqué application!
Appliqués are so cute for onesies and pajamas and burp cloths and blankets […]
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I’m really into my craft projects right now. I’ve been hitting the blogging jackpot lately with all these awesome creative people’s blogs to give me ideas! I found some cool stuff the other day that I’m definitely going to try.
One idea that I really like (and can’t remember where I read about ) […]
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So over the last few days I’ve decided that I would like each member of our family to have a name that starts with a different letter of the alphabet. We already have Boyd (my husband), Kelsey (me), and Joel (baby boy) and we have three more names picked out that begin with R, […]
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This was my review of the first book, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, over on goodreads.com:
I was a little hesitant to read this one because of the general craze surrounding it, but I caved, and I’m happy to say that I really enjoyed it. I did not fall in love with Edward. Am I the only […]
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I love the Kraft Food & Family magazine, and each time it comes in the mail I tear out the recipes I want to try (with the pictures, of course) and put them in plastic sheet protectors in my recipe notebook. Once I have tried a recipe I either throw it out or integrate […]
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I took a bookbinding class in college and that class was my top favorite. We learned how to make four different books, clamshell boxes, and how to decorate paper using walnut ink and paste. My teacher was such an inspiration - she helped me develop a deep love for making books and boxes.
We […]
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I’ve had this spice rack for several years now and haven’t been using it for the majority of that time. I found that I it was more of a pain than a convenience because it took up too much of our precious counter space and I only used a handful of the 20 spices. […]
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I just finished this one on recommendation from my English teacher sister, and it was a great read. I felt a full range of emotions as I got to know each character and tried to put myself in each of their shoes.
This book tells the story of a young boy in 1904 Georgia whose […]
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