I saw it in my mother's eyes the first time she said goodbye to a 7-day-old Katherine and went back home.  Kennett was no longer her home.  Where ever her granddaughter was, was her home.  Four months later, she had left her current job in Arkansas and had found a new job and apartment 15 minutes from our house.  Two months after that,...

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I wanted to add decorative pillows to our couch, but because our couch has large pillow cushions already I didn't want large decorative ones.  I wanted a certain size and a certain pattern, so I decided to make my own.    Making pillows is probably the easiest sewing project you can do.  For my pillows, I picked out a couple of patterns I liked...

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Trying to stay organized with a toddler in the house is like shoveling snow in the middle of a blizzard.  I've learned that there's no reason to try to "pick up" during the day, or any time Katherine is awake.  I've also learned not to stress out when the floor is cluttered with toys.  There will come a day when I'll wish Katherine was still...

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This post will be a little more personal than usual.  It's been a rough week around here. We came home from a week in Kennett to find that none of our fish had survived the week.  While my mom checked on them daily, the filter wasn't on as much and lots and lots of rain may have caused the pond to overflow at...

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When I turned 30, I decided to do a list of 30 things about myself for the blog.  That was 10 months ago.  At one point, I decided to wait until October and just make it "31" things about me.  Oh well. Anyway..... Here we go: 1.  I'm not a procrastinator.  I work horribly under pressure.  I like to have things done early....

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We've been getting our summer on, pretty hard core around here.  Since Jason started his vacation, we've been busy every day this week. In addition to daily trips to the pool, we made our second visit to The Magic House on SLCL night and our first family trip to Grant's Farm. Seeing the city with a toddler is like seeing the city for...

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