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Treasures in the 'hood ~ Orphan Annies

February 7, 2010

One of my strategies for enjoying the rest of winter and getting more weekly exercise is to go for a walk with the kids 2 days a week. This is working with mixed success. We are getting more exercise and I am definitely feeling better. But the kids don't particularly ...

a purple wool sweater

February 4, 2010

Brienne has a new friend, from her dance class, who has a lovely mother who can knit. We've had some playdates with Brienne's friend and her mother, enjoying a couple winter Friday afternoons together. When we met last week, R. (the friend's mother) gave Brienne a wonderful gift. A merino ...

announcing winners

February 3, 2010

A couple giveaways wrapped up here in the last week. So I need to announce the winners of those and get the goodies out to you. But first I'll share this photo, because the first giveaway was food related. My kiddos rinse and soak beans each morning as part of ...

this just in

February 3, 2010

I'm up late tonight (it's almost 10 pm but I'm signing off as soon as I hit publish) fooling around on the blog. Changing my banners, updating the gallery and adding buttons here and there. If you snoop around a bit you'll get a sneak peek about some big news ...

Welcome February ~ Time to mix it Up

February 1, 2010

In years past February would kind of sneak up on me. January would be a great month of post holiday cleaning, organization and home making projects and I'd expect February to follow suit. But February never did as I expected. My enthusiasm for what worked in January would wane as ...

pizza and beer night ~ the morning after

January 30, 2010

Last night we had a few of Damien's co-workers/friends over to our house for a pizza, beer and card playing night. Apparently some of Damien's co-workers like to hang out on Friday night after the work week. They invited him along but my husband, great guy that he is, wants ...