I was talking to my mom last week after having a particularly hard week and lamenting about how hard my kids were and how crazy life was at the moment. I was whining and complaining and genuinely hoping she would pity me.But like any good mom, she didn't. She looked me straight in the eyes and said "Enjoy the noise.....for soon it will be gone."How is that to put my life back into perspective? So that is my motto this week. I even made a printable to put up on my fridge (that took every last ... View the Post
With Heartfelt Gratitude I’d like to Thank The Red Solo Cup
Last week was our spring break and I was so excited. I literally counted down the days until it came and meanwhile had made a list of activities and projects to do during those long anticipated days that I'd have all the kids home together. I seriously couldn't wait. And we started off great---taking Simon and Grace to Holi Fest and later that evening to an Easter Egg Hunt at my parents house. But as we played in the yard that night we noticed that something was wrong with Ruth and by the ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking—April Holidays
I like weird holidays. I always have. Even back in college I would make up my own holidays to celebrate with my roommates---and everyone else who lived around us. Some of them were happy like "Peg Your Pants Day", "Hooray for Cheese Day" and "MC Hammer Appreciation Day" and then others of them were.... just, well, just like "Poke Someone in the Eye Day" and "Hug a Sasquatch Day". I like having something to celebrate and something to make each say special and different (and like Simon says I ... View the Post
Sewing Secrets: Pattern Cutting
One sewing secret (although I don't think it is really that secret) that I like to do is to cut patterns out all at once. Once a week my husband has late meetings, so I usually use that time to cut patterns of things that I want to make that next week.It's the time of night that my kids are in bed, I can spread things out on the floor and make a huge mess while listening to a good movie. I usually spend 1-2 hours going to town pinning and cutting out every pattern that is in my ... View the Post
Holi Fest or The Story of What Really Happened to Gracie’s Hair
Yesterday on Facebook I posted a picture of Gracie's currently lime green hair and asked if any of you could guess what had happened to it...that was kind of an unfair question...there was pretty much no way you were ever going to guess. Sorry...I wasn't trying to be difficult...ok, maybe I was but today I'll explain what happened. Here's the story of how I turned Grace's hair green: Saturday was Holi Fest at the Sri Sri Radha Krishna Lotus Temple.It's an annual event and loads of fun so when my ... View the Post
A Five Minute Pillowcase How To and A Riley Blake Fabric Giveaway!
Ok...maybe it's a 15 or 20 minute pillowcase if you count the time it takes to cut it out. But I swear it's crazy easy and in honor of the first annual National Serger Month I used a serger to make it. (I actually don't have a serger of my own but I borrowed my moms for this project and it was AWESOME!!! Now I need to start saving up for one of my own!) ***NOTE***Since publishing this post I now have a baby lock Evolution serger of my own...it is AMAZING...and I have used it to put together ... View the Post
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