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Sunny Day T-Shirt Dress
One of my goals this year has been to make more clothes for my girls. I have found sewing things for my home to be much more fulfilling up to this point, as I can hide my mistakes a bit more easily and usually don’t have to put zippers into my projects. When I was contacted about reviewing a new…
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Sophisticated Desk Makeover for the Foyer
Shortly after we moved into our house, over 2 years ago, we purchased a wooden desk that has been in our foyer ever since. I bought it knowing that it would need a makeover at some point, but I couldn’t make up my mind how to fix it. I thought about trying chalk paint, and then even milk paint. But,…
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Paula Deen’s Lemon Bars
When I returned home after being gone for 2 weeks, it was nice to have several magazines to look through. I received a subscription to Food Network for my birthday, and I am loving it. Their magazine has such a great balance of easy to make dishes and some that require a little extra time and not-so-on-hand ingredients; I love…
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Travels with my 3 Little People
Whew! April was a whirlwind of a month, and I can’t believe we’re already into May! Is this year going by quickly or what? The kids and I had a great {just shy of} two week trip to Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland for some visits with family and friends. We planned our trip around two weddings, but ended up only…
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Tips to Surviving the First Trimester of Pregnancy
Now that I’m in my third trimester with this pregnancy, I thought I’d look back and share some tips for surviving the first trimester. Everyone’s experience is different, but these things have definitely helped me. The first trimester of pregnancy can be a challenging time. Having young children adds to the challenges, and instead of rejoicing in the expectation of…
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Great Weekend
This past weekend was absolutely wonderful. Nothing overly exciting happened, but we had a great time as a family, playing outside, working in the garden, finishing a few things in the house, and being together. Bradley and I even got a date night in, thanks to a sweet friend from church. I’m usually ready for our week to begin again,…
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Spring Evening Fun
We’ve had a few evenings of spring weather and we are loving it! As soon as dinner is over, we run outside and catch as much of the remaining sunshine as we can. The girls love it, Mason enjoys the breeze, and Bradley is able to get some work done in the garden. I enjoyed snapping a few pictures of…
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Caramelized Beet & Onion Pizza
When my husband goes to the grocery store for me I never really know what he’s going to come home with. Even if I send a specific list, there is at least one item that I hadn’t asked for. Many times it’s a great treat, like the other night when he came home with some Lorna Doone cookies because he…
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No Bake Cheesecake in a Jar
A few weeks ago we were preparing to host over 20 adults for lunch after church on Sunday. I wanted to serve a nice meal, with a good dessert, but I didn’t want to do a ton of work in the morning before church, or as people were arriving to eat. After some brainstorming, online research, and input from my…
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3-21
If you had asked me eleven months ago what was special about today’s date, I would have immediately answered, “Sometimes it’s the first day of spring.” Now, a new answer would come from my mouth, “Today is World Down Syndrome Day.” They chose this day, March 21, because it represents what is true of all people with Down Syndrome: instead…