Inspired by a new (to me) blog SmallNotebook, I finished our home inventory today. Yippee. I had started this project months ago, but the house was never clean enough, or things were not organized enough to finish it. Who cares, I finally said, and finished taking the pics of all the rooms in the house. [...]
Do you ever feel like everything around you is crashing in…pressing on your mind and shoulders, and weighing heavily on your chest? Like there is no way to get everything done that has to be done without making yourself sick or those around you crazy (or both). A bit melodramatic, I suppose but close to [...]
Taken on the side of our house…..
I watched my sister’s kids Friday and Saturday this weekend. With my one and her four, there were five very active kids under the age of five to keep busy. Granny was also there to help; all in all we had a good time. This is what we did to keep busy: made sugar cookies [...]
Making waffles with LM and eating them with sausage and syrup for dinner Taking a shower at night in an outdoor shower at the beach The little puffing sound my husband makes when he is sound asleep Homemade bread My mother-in-law’s homemade applesauce Warm homemade bread with homemade apple butter How cute our dog is [...]
I do love the taste of a good margarita. I just purchased this pattern for a quiet book from SW designs on Etsy. May be a bit ambitious for my sewing skill level, but I want to try at least a couple of the letters for my good friend’s daughter’s christmas present. I am also [...]
Today, I made this reversible fleece vest for my nephew whose birthday is next weekend. One side is camouflage, and the other is blaze orange. He loves being outside, so I think this is something that he will definitely wear. I used McCall’s pattern 3416, and then these instructions for making it reversible. I wish [...]
Fun with the puff balls, googley eyes, glitter, and yarn tonight.
We had an awesome weekend at the Outer Banks, NC. Here are a few of my favorite photos. Beautiful sunset The biggest grasshopper I have ever seen Fun catching crabs in the sound Boat ride around the canal
