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Author Archives: Laura
Another Super Secret Sewing Post (for Christmas of course)
I’ve made these before but this year, I’m making a couple of my own design and I’m very excited about them because they involve non-parallel lines and circles. I’m making Nik, the geometry teacher, proud!
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That’s a lot of pumpkin!
That’s 37 1/2 cups of pumpkin puree, to be exact. Most of our winter’s supply of pumpkin, it’s now living in the freezer, waiting to be made into pumpkin pasta, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cookies, and maybe even a pumpkin pie … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, KIOS
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In Which I Resolve to Act Like the Smart, Confident Woman That I Know I Am, Even in Home Depot
Yesterday morning, I needed to buy yard waste bags because I am desperately trying to finish up one last yard work project before winter hits. I have a pile of mulch on our driveway that just refuses to die. And … Continue reading
Posted in Ellie, parenting, reflecting
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Putting Back On, Not Just Taking Off
Last week, Ellie figured out that the rings on her toy are not just for taking off. Instead, she discovered the joys of putting them back on! She’s been practicing and has become quite proficient at it. She’s also very … Continue reading
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A Flock of Felt Birds: A tutorial just in time for Christmas!
It seems fairly ironic to me that the first tutorial I’ve put on this blog is for a hand-sewn item when I love to machine sew and very rarely do any hand sewing anymore. But regardless, I’ve loved making these … Continue reading
Climbing Stairs!
We don’t use our upstairs much so Ellie has never climbed our stairs. She’s never really even noticed them. On Sunday at church, something clicked and she climbed the stairs, over and over again. She climbed them so many times … Continue reading
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Those cheeks
They aren’t nearly as fat as they used to be but they still get me every time!
Another Cryptic Sewing Post
Pretty much everything I’m going to sew between now and Christmas is a secret. I love sharing about what I’m sewing though so I’m just going to keep on giving you cryptic sewing posts! I’ll reveal all after December 25th! … Continue reading
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Speaking of Squirrels…
If you ask Ellie where the squirrels are, this is what she does: Points out the window! She really does love to point. One of these days, I guess we’ll have to teach her that it’s not polite to point, … Continue reading
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Mom, Meggan, Jon, Leah?
Don’t worry. I was only joking. We only kept one chocolate bar (thank you Jon and Leah!) and we only kept half the tea. And we only kept half the tea because Dad didn’t have room for all of it … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 