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An Empire of Ottomans…

On: July 28th, 2011 at 6:17 am | Number of Comments » 2

…or maybe just one.   So my kids are a little more rough on my furniture than I would like to admit.  I have had this ottoman for a couple of years now and it is beyond trashed.  Having it has sold me 100% on NEVER buying anything microfiber again.  I don’t care what the [...]


Ruffles, Truffles, But So Much More!

On: June 26th, 2011 at 6:25 am | Number of Comments » 2

It’s summer and anything goes.  Man, I really should needlepoint that on a pillow.  Okay, so maybe not, but can you guess what the kids and I decided to make together?  That’s right…120 truffles!  We made oreo cream cheese, dark chocolate and dark chocolate with a mint shell.  Oh my, are my taste buds happy. [...]


“Egg”cellent Use of My Time…Maybe…

On: April 22nd, 2011 at 6:19 am | Number of Comments » 2

Don’t ask!  I don’t know what possessed me to think that blowing the guts out of eggs sounded like a good use of my time.  Oh, but I did it anyway and quite frankly, enjoyed suspending them from my kitchen ceiling.


Sew, Sew, Sew Your Boat…

On: April 20th, 2011 at 6:34 am | Number of Comments » 2

Hey, I think I can sew…maybe.  So here is the first item I have ever sewn in hopes that someone would actually wear it.  I made it the next size up, hoping she wouldn’t wear it until she was 5 or 6, but she saw it and wanted to wear it so I pinned it [...]


To Set a Trap…

On: March 18th, 2011 at 5:48 am | Number of Comments » 3

  Hudson begged me to let him make leprechaun traps this year.  So FHE found the kids on the floor with pipe cleaners and other assorted goodies for trapping.  We had the traditional rainbow cake for dessert.  It looks like they came…the saw and they went.  They did leave our toilet water and milk green. [...]