Month: December 2007

wrapping up

wrapping up

As I wrap up an amazing and surprising (and uprooting!) 2007, here's a quick reminder that the cyber book launch cupcake give-away ends at...

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fresh out of babies

fresh out of babies

Tonight I put a 5 year old to bed. Tomorrow he wakes up 6. My youngest. My 'nilla puddin'. I look at this early photo and I swear I can...

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jack horner pie

jack horner pie

Here we are on the other side of Christmas...hope yours was very merry! I loved tucking the boys in on Christmas Eve. They got their...

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housekeeping

housekeeping

Happy friday before Christmas! Busy like elves, all of us....just a few newsworthy mentions for you today before I'm off to do some long...

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my favorites…new and old

my favorites…new and old

New: Santa socks from Target. I know, they look a little "house-fell-on-the-wicked-witch" paired these shoes, but I couldn't resist trying...

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peas, please.

peas, please.

Anyone remember my Christmas Peas from last year? I decided to make them for quick teacher gifts this year, so I pulled out the felt balls...

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do you believe?

do you believe?

Yesterday Blair posted about a conversation at her house regarding Santa and his existence. I thought I'd share a quick story about the...

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not the early bird

not the early bird

Did you ever have a project that you'd been meaning to do for like, EVER, and after you stood on your head and held your breath and the...

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did ya know?

did ya know?

I'm giddy. The little button on the Amazon listing for my book has changed from "pre-order" to "add to shopping cart"! Big news indeed! (I...

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8 on the 8th

8 on the 8th

My first baby, born eight whole years ago today. You made your way into the world on a cold wintery night in Wisconsin. At 2 am, your dad...

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Weeee!

Weeee!

Just popping in to say Weeeee! We got white stuff! I have to admit, I was feeling a bit wistful, missing my Wisconsin snow. (I know, I'm...

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shop sampling

shop sampling

Shop update today at Noon, EST. Here's a little sampling of what's in the shop. I think this was my last all-out, self-imposed, sweatshop...

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