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Halloween!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok, I'm a nut. Two days before my daughter's preschool Halloween party, yes, that's when I start working on her costume. Well, it's done with some help from dh. He stitched down the collar and did a damn fine job. It was done by 11 pm last night. I had to size it down, then I made a mock up in muslin, made adjustments, then cut out of the ( Read more... ) -
Random rants and observations
Don't let me cook chili. If I turn the pot up way high to get it boiling, I may forget to turn it down low to simmer. Then, after 15 minutes when the beeper goes off, the whole pot tastes/smells burned ( Read more... ) -
Recreating a wedding...
I said I would post them. Here are some pics from our 1880s wedding. I am not responsible for the clothes, except for research on one in our HQ and notes from newspaper articles.
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Lovely autumn day off
My dear husband (dh) has gone on a weekend trip. I get to have the kids to myself and three days in a row off from work.... Dh's best friend traveled all the way from VA to nearby so he went down to meet up with him and spend some quality guy time. That's good for him. I don't complain and encourage him to go out with his friends, because I know ( Read more... ) -
Don't you love color?!
Dear daughter is parading around in her new clothes. Light purple socks, magenta colored turtleneck, and turqoise socks on her hands. It's lovely. Speaking of color, the leaves are turning, the leaves are turning! Yay! I love autumn.
Today has been relaxed, trip to Target for huge spending spree, but all stuff the kids and us needed. Finally ( Read more... ) -
Not made for mornings...
Oh, man, I can't wait until 3:30 pm. I have to drive 30 minutes to get to work, so in order to get some work done on a computer that only holds the graphics program for the brochures I was making, I had to get to work by 7 am, which means I left at 6:30 am, which means I had to get up at 5:45 am. I had to work on it at 7 am, because someone else ( Read more... ) -
Am I a Slacker Mom?
I don't think so! Took a silly quiz, funny, I am a Smarty Pants Mom!
Are You a Slacker Mom?
Your quiz results make you a Smarty Pants Mom
Smart parents like you have smart kids. They need plenty of intellectual stimulation and you provide them with all they need, plus lots of love. You know how to help them with algebra homework, and you are ( Read more... ) -
Hello Autumn!
Guess I should post or someone will wonder what the heck happened ( Read more... ) -
Autumnal renewal
I don't know why, but fall makes me sentimental, but also boisterous and excited. There's some kind of anticipation I feel about this season, whether it be for the holidays or what. I love autumn ( Read more... )
