A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
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I knew the Leukemia 5K walk for their cousin, Brayden, would be far more memorable and meaningful to the kids if they figured out how to raise their $20 entrance fee/donation on their own. After much brainstorming (and a little steering from mom), they settled on selling cupcakes (made from cake mix and frosting Princess [...]
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Back in 2009, my little nephew Brayden was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In the last two years, Brayden has been hospitalized 25 times outside of his regular chemo treatments. He has been pricked and prodded as he’s raged his battle against this terrible disease and he’s faced it all with the courage of a [...]
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On the long drive from California to Utah, I finished one scarf for The Love Scarf Project and started another. Pattern: Ruffle Scarf by Caron Yarn: from my stash, missing label.
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If you would like to crochet/knit a scarf or cap for The Love Scarf Project, you can find the details here. The delivery to City of Hope (here in California) will take place on February 14th. After getting the chance to help with last year’s delivery of scarves and caps, I can’t put into …
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I’ve always wondered what to do with my running medals. After reading about Medals of Courage, my Disneyland Half Marathon medal is on it’s way to Loma Linda Children’s Hospital. It’s such an easy thing that could mean a lot to a little one battling cancer. I ran faster in that half marathon than I [...]
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I am often overwhelmed by the amount of good people are doing in this world. Just the other night, I met a group of dedicated volunteers from The Joyful Foundation located here in Orange Country. The Joyful Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that provides quality, hand-made blankets to individuals in their time of illness or [...]
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As has become the tradition in our family, guests were asked to bring donations in lieu of traditional party gifts. When Pumpkin found a flyer for Operation Blankets of Love on our doorstep a few weeks before the party, we knew it was the perfect charity work with for her Dog & Cat party. Operation [...]
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Today I gathered together some thrifted fancy dresses and some fancy fabrics that have been sitting in my stash for years & shipped them off to Jane, an amazing Kenyan woman who has literally sewn her way out of poverty. Not only is she a sister sewist, she is a refashioner! She struggles though, to [...]
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Armed with a few fabric markers, the girls had a great time making turning their plain black TOMS shoes into one-of-kind wearable art. As letter-obsessed kindergartener, Pumpkin loved the idea of having the entire alphabet on each shoe. And Princess, my “peace and love” girl, knew exactly how to make her shoes her own. If [...]
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While some people want to shield their children from the tragedies of the world, I feel it is so important to let them know what is happening (in an age appropriate way), teach compassion, then empower them to make difference. When we heard the heartbreaking news of the destruction in Japan, the girls immediately remembered [...]
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