I've been doing lots of scrapbooking this week, and I was able to get a new Sunday dress 90% finished for my youngest daughter. I tried something new on it and was so happy with the results. So was my daughter. The weather is finally warming up, and my children are thoroughly enjoying our back …
This week we've had some really gorgeous days, and my children have had so much fun playing outside. I've done some de-cluttering and scrapbooking, some sewing and card making. It has been a productive week. We've hung our laundry outside a couple of days and see our rhubarb starting to poke up! Yeah! I've moved …
It's been four weeks since I put a "Friday File" up. Between my sickness, the children's sickness, and rural internet not working March was just not a good month for my blog. I'm hoping now that we are all better to get back into the swing of things because I have so many things I …
I had a lot of fun sewing and crafting this week. First, here is a picture of the nightgown I made for my second daughter. Well, actually two pictures. The second picture is a close up of the pin tucks and lace on the collar because even a flannel nightgown can have a touch of …
We're still in a bit of recovery mode here from the flu. It's that time of year when we all take turns being sick. It's especially good when my oldest daughter and I manage to be sick at different times so we can take turns taking care of everyone. I've spent all week playing catch …
Last Saturday my husband bought me a new sewing machine. The one I had had served me well for over fifteen years. I'm passing it along to my daughters for them to learn how to sew on. My new sewing machine is computerized and runs like a dream. I've been having so much fun learning …
I'm still addicted to knitting socks. I'm on my seventh pair! These are my smallest pair yet because they're for my four year old. Here's a couple of pictures. The brown pair is my husband's, the tweed pair is my dad's. Now on to what I found interesting this week on the internet. This post …
We've had a busy week - two birthdays, I started a fleece quilt and nearly finished it already (for myself), designed a Legos game with my daughter for the birthday boy, I'm trying my hand at knitting a pair of socks without a formal pattern, lots of snow for the children to play in, started …
We've survived our first week back at school after the holiday break. This was such a nice holiday time for us because my husband had both weeks off. We eased back into school by just going full steam ahead. I've also gone back full time to the "Trim Healthy Mama" (THM) diet. I have to …
Taking a break from school - life is wonderful! We're all in full swing of making gifts for each other. There's sewing and digital paper crafting, cardboard crafts and baking. Plus we were recently given the game "Skip-Bo" and have had many happy games the past few weeks. I've also nearly finished my third pair …
Intentional Simplicity 