Once again, we boxed up our Halloween candy along with bags and bags of candy left at our front door by friends who heard we were sending it off to a better place.
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The day after we signed up to be part of Operation Baking Gals, our assigned soldier’s convoy was attacked in Afghanistan and he was seriously injured. So heartbreaking. This box of goodies will find him stateside and hopefully make his long recovery the tiniest bit easier.
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A little over a year ago, I organized a Garage Sale with the women at church. We invested the $300 in proceeds with women business owners through Kiva.org. A year later, here is a breakdown of the amazing journey of our money: Loans made: 25 Total amount lent: $625 Total amount repaid: $401 Total amount […]
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My church’s Humanitarian Services has an immediate need for full size quilts, so with the help of a “quilter friend” we set up a couple, all ready to tie in between Super Saturday crafts. Even though I had big plans for my thrifted floral sheets, this was a far better plan.
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Allison took me to lunch at One World, Everybody Eats in Downtown SLC.from the website: “The concept began when owner Denise Cerreta in mid 2003 had an epiphany to serve organic food, let people choose their own portions and let them price those portions themselves. Since then, she’s gained local, national and world-wide notoriety for […]
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Just in the nick of time, I got my Iraqi Bundle of Love shipped out. Word is, the color green is really popular among Iraqi women. Inside: A stack of prints, a piece of denim, a length of ready to dye velveteen, a few yards of wool, a cut of mint green linen, a handful […]
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As has become our family tradition, and fitting with the Super Why theme, we asked guests for donations of new or gently used kids books for The Orange County Rescue Mission in lieu of traditional party gifts.
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I’m so late to the game on this, but just in case there is another fabric/trim/yarn-hoarding crafter out there who hasn’t heard, there are only a couple more days to put together an Iraqi Bundle of Love. The stated intent of this operation is to put sewing and quilting and knitting supplies into the hands […]
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This year, the annual Primary Summer Splash Party included scrubbing over 100 dirty church chairs. Wish my kids were this enthusiastic about cleaning at home.
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I watched a video yesterday about the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” and yet I was still surprised today when I got to the beach and the shore looked like this: I’ve never seen it this bad. The amount of plastic debris that had washed up on the beach was staggering. Bottle caps, styrofoam, cigarette lighters, […]
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