Wedding Day, May 6, 1995, at Amicalola State Park Fifteen years ago I married my sweetheart! Time sure flies when you are having a good...
Best Day Ever
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bright spot
You guys are definitely a bright spot in my life. Thank you so much for all of your birthday wishes! I realize it's been a little quiet...
my day
My sweet family took me out for a delicious birthday brunch this morning. Happy Birthday To Me! I was also treated to handmade cards and...
The Easter Gorilla
Last blog post I shared some of my family's April Fool's traditions. I hope you had fun with them! As I was planning our Easter baskets...
April Fool’s Eve
I've always loved the month of April. It's my birthday month, it's the beginning of Spring, there's Easter to celebrate...and let's not...
Upcycled Water Bottle Sling
Head on over to the online magazine Petite Purls to check out their new Spring 2010 green issue! You'll find my Upcycled Water Bottle...
new neighbors
It started on Christmas morning, the same week as our first big snowfall this winter. A few deer found a safe little haven under some bent...
Snow-my-gosh!
Whoa. What a winter weekend. Even after having grown up in the Midwest and living a large part of my adult life in Wisconsin, I have never...
building character
photos altered by the iPhone app, LEGO Photo. Between bad head colds, days off from school and a husband working a lot of overtime, the...
message from Santa
I was looking for some vintage photos from my Christmas Past when I stumbled upon this Santagram from Western Union, dated 1970. It's one...
palette cleansing
Yesterday was a beautiful day for a family hike. The woods have become a monochromatic palette of dried leaves, fallen trees and fungus......
Halloween 1977
In 1977, Star Wars changed everything. It feels ironic that 32 years after my brothers and I dressed as the Star Wars trio you see above,...
me and the boys
Lately I've been feeling very sentimental about my boys. They are biggering and bettering every day. While I am loving each and every...
the unwished wish
Did you ever have a wish come true before you wished it? I had one of those on Saturday. Baseball started for my 9 year old son. I watched...
well, hello there!
We've had a week full of sandy feet, wet bathing suits, swings in the hammock and fishing off the dock. We're home from vacation and those...
happy trails
I'm so happy you're liking what I've shown you so far of my new organic print line. Thank you (again!) for following the little trail of...
field guys
Last year I made a field bag for the boys out of an old pair of outgrown cargo pants. I used this field bag tutorial (via the Crafty...
what i learned on our family hike
enjoy the view gain a new perspective stick together persevere, despite obstacles enjoy the unexpected appreciate the small things find...
forecast: fun
The kids finally have a decent snow day! Yay! Five inches. The bush out front is wearing little hats. Out back this morning I saw two doe...
closely knit
Even though my brothers and I live hundreds of miles apart from each other, I consider us to be a closely knit family. This winter I did a...
lego my cupcake
This is what happens when you are: • playing with your kids' new stash of legos • have cupcakes on the brain • inspired by the clever...
at your service
There's a fence alongside a busy road near us. On one side of the fence is a picturesque field and farmhouse. On the road side of the...
2009. Feels like 2008.
When my little guy woke up a year older last week, we asked him, "How does it feels to be 7?" "It feels like 6. I just feel like me.", he...
from my home to yours…
I want to wish you a Happy New Year! Thanks to all of you for being my friendly blog neighbors, for stopping by to say *hello* daily,...