A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the monthly archives:
We started off our trip with a short visit to the self-proclaimed “crazy-chicken lady’s“ house. Even though she had childproofed the house, the kids still managed to get in and boy did they love her 5 foot stuffed giraffe, her “streetwalker” Barbie, her bingo drum and her chickens (of course). Now, when my children run […]
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Well I have spent the last few days in preparation for our annual family camping trip. I even glanced back over my own tips for successful camping with children, hoping to build my confidence now that two has become three. Ready or not, here we go!
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“Mom, if Grandma and Grandpa aren’t there, who will spoil the children?” -Princess (age 5) We’ll miss you guys.
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I needed something really big for our sand castle making supplies. Some nylon mesh and a random piece of vintage polyester trim I picked up at a garage sale made the perfect, practical bag. And it’s just in time for our camping trip.
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So when I said I didn’t bring any projects on the UT vacation, I lied. I started this crazy doll quilt a while back but never got around to binding it. Since it is my FIRST. QUILT. EVER., figuring out how to miter the corners wasn’t something I wanted to tackle on my own. It […]
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It seems we should be worried less about the effects of Baby Brother’s participation in Princess tea parties and more about his sisters hooking him up with a bunch of half-naked women.
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(after) While we vacationed in Northern UT, Sugar got a new, shorter “do” in Southern UT. It’s her first professional stripping in 7 years and boy did she need it. We had started describing her as a dog cancer patient because it was long in some spots and had already fallen out in other spots. […]
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Some days I feel guilty driving in the carpool lane with my kids because I’m not really taking any cars off the freeway. But then there are days when I think driving in the carpool lane with my kids is one of the few perks of motherhood.
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“This park is so cool it almost makes you believe in dinosaurs.”What can I say, my brother-in-law is a bit of a conspiracy theorist.
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At least that’s what we’ve been calling this beautiful flower we spotted here in Utah. Anyone want to help us find it’s true identity?(And did you spot the little ladybug down in there?)
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