Author Archives: Laura

This Girl Really Loves Peanut Butter

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Laura
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April/May Sewing: Drawstring Bags for Double Birthdays!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Laura

This past weekend, we had the fun of attending two birthday parties, each party for a sibling pair.  I decided to make drawstring bags for each child, personalized with their initial. Saturday’s party was for A (a girl, age 3) … Continue reading →

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Dressing Herself

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Laura

Sometimes, the learning curve is a little steep! She is very fast at getting them off!

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More Alaska Pictures (don’t get too excited)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Laura

Really, I’m fairly appalled at the lack of pictures from our trip.  I suppose I could claim that I didn’t have the good camera so I was uninspired.  The truth is really more like I just hardly ever remembered to … Continue reading →

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April Sewing: One More Baby Blanket

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Laura

And I just keep on making them ( a tutorial coming soon!) This one is for a precious baby girl who came much sooner than she should have.  Praise the Lord she’s at home and doing well! We didn’t know … Continue reading →

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April Sewing: Betsy’s Quilt!

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Laura

Betsy and Dan are having a baby and our Sewing Club made a quilt to celebrate their little girl!  Just like the two quilts we made last spring, this was a fun group project!  I found the design (in this … Continue reading →

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KIOS: Parenting, Part 10: Playing Naturally (and why we don’t have toys with batteries)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Laura

This post is part of my series, “Kickin’ It Old Skool: Why and How We Are Old-Fashioned” or KIOS for short.  If you’re new to the series, please read my disclaimer before continuing on.  I’m keeping a table of contents … Continue reading →

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Learning Lessons, Again

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Laura

The past few days and nights have been pretty tough.  Ellie was really sick, starting last Friday, with a high fever Saturday into Sunday and she really didn’t start feeling better until yesterday.  She also has entered the “I’m easily … Continue reading →

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Does Talking to Your Father on His Birthday Count?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Laura

Even if you forget to wish him “happy birthday”? Happy Birthday Dad! [Sorry we’re one day late!]  We love you!

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As Promised: More Picture from Ellie’s and my trip to Alaska last month

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Laura

I gave you all the cool Alaska pictures that I took in my last post so it’s pretty much just family pictures from here on out.  So sorry, all you non-family readers! First, we’ll start with all the cousins: Ellie … Continue reading →

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