Author Archives: Laura

Handmade Christmas 2012: Baby Gabe’s First Christmas Ornament

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Laura

Like last year, I made a little birdie to celebrate my little sister’s son’s first Christmas.  I’ve made several of these so far but this is the first time I’ve made one for a boy.  It was fun to use … Continue reading →

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Cross That Kitchen Off The List

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Laura

Well, no baby in sight so today I took everything out of all our kitchen cupboards/drawer and pantry, washed them inside and out, tossed/gave away stuff we don’t need/use any more, threw out outdated spices, reorganized, and generally gave myself … Continue reading →

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Handmade Christmas 2012: Thermal Protection for Our Mothers

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Laura

Although unintentional, we ended up with a bit of a theme for our mothers’ presents – protection from heat! For my mom’s morning tea, a mug rug! And for Nik’s mom’s hands’ protection, some potholders!

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Handmade Christmas 2012: Ornaments for My Siblings

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Laura

This year, I made a Christmas decoration or ornament for each of my siblings’ families. For Eric and Meggan, Noah, Selah, Jonas, Ezra, and Violet, a green tree garland: trees in a tree! For Jon and Leah, Kaitlyn, and Maria, … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Laura

Merry Christmas to all our family and friends! We love you! Love, Nik, Laura, Ellie and Baby B2 Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and … Continue reading →

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Impeccable Timing

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Laura

Just in time for Christmas… Ellie is cutting her two-year molars! And so we not only are anticipating a new baby, but we have a grumpy, slobbery, hand-chewing, not sleeping toddler on our hands. I knew those molars were going … Continue reading →

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Is It Nesting If I’ve Been Planning to Do This For Weeks?

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Laura

Today, I spent most of the day cleaning our upstairs.  I even swept/dusted the stairs on my way down.  Keep in mind we don’t use the upstairs – at all – in our daily lives.  My sewing room is up … Continue reading →

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It’s time for a photo shoot!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Laura

We’ve taken almost every important set of milestone pictures in Sherwood Gardens so we didn’t want B2 to miss out! And so, I present to you, “Laura was very pregnant (38 weeks pregnant to be exact) with B2 so she, … Continue reading →

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Favorite Books of 2012: Fiction

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Laura

I’m not quite going to hit 2011’s mark of books read (almost 150) but I’m going to come close (almost 125!).  I track my reading on Goodreads.  So if we’re not friends there, you should join me! Here are my … Continue reading →

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This Post Is Not Meant to Induce Guilt or Envy

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Laura

I mean what I say in the title because believe me, none of what I’m about to write would be true if we didn’t have the imminent arrival of a baby to motivate us. We are completely finished with Christmas … Continue reading →

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