For months (since this post), we’ve been planning to see Little House on the Prairie the musical. Prepping for the big night! Finally on Saturday night the big day was here. To prepare for it, Naomi took a quick bath and a little nap (which...
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::A Simple Afternoon Project: So you can’t keep EVERY painting, coloring page & scrap doodle, but you can re-use some of them! We’re all about printing on the back of old copies, painting on trash-mail, recycling unwanted...
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We’ve loomed a few hot pads on a metal loom from the craft store, but it was frustrating for Naomi & required a lot of input. The other day there was a feature of CraftSanity on Etsy & I look forward to buying one of these as a gift...
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When I was a kid we didn’t own a VCR. No, I’m not that old, we just lived very un-extravagantly. This characteristic of my childhood always seemed like a misfortune when I was there, but looking back the memories of it all are a...
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quilt square pillow quilt squares on the mantle–in embroidery hoops. Anyone else thinking a giveaway is in order? Perhaps a random square for you? First, looking back I should have included at least 1 picture for the last post. To make up...
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a girl’s dream came true on Tuesday evening. Her grandmother bought tickets to The Sound of Music in Raleigh & it was fantastic. All dressed up, jeweled, & lady-like, Naomi couldn’t sit still, after all she is only 4.5, but...
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fonetics are sort of silly. I realize it as I try to teach them. how frustrating it is for there to be exceptions to ANY rule for a 4 year old, but language? should be cut & dry… and as much time as I spend telling Naomi how things are...
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So, in a moment of weakness I bought knit miniatures of our chickens, Henrietta (white) & 3 red hens (Sarah, Lacey, & Ivy–eldest first of course) as named by Drew** You’ll notice mamma4earth’s chicks in my Etsy favorites...
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Naomi called me “mama turtle” for 2 days & she went around the house comparing everything to a turtle, balling up into one, & finding every last turtle related item we own…this puzzle being one of them.
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