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Hooty Owl Bag
Keely was quite crafty this Christmas, making a whole host of neat things for her friends. One of her cutest projects was this sweet little owl bag.I'm not really sure what inspired the project, but...
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Beginning of a New Year
I'm not sure I've ever really made New Years resolutions. I tend to be a list-maker year round, constantly thinking about what I want to accomplish in the upcoming weeks, and then tweaking and making a...
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Enjoying My Milk Glass
I collected milk glass before I hosted Brae's shower, thinking it would be the perfect, elegant accent for my pale pink theme. It served its purpose well, and I liked it so well I now have several...
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Perfect Present
Don does not like to shop for clothes. Since he's male, I'm sure that will not be shocking. So I had to giggle when I opened up a gift from him and saw this tag!How easy that must have been! My name...
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Little Mommy
There I was in AC Moore. I really only ran to the back of the store to put away a ball of yarn I had decided against purchasing (yes, the sale was lovely, but a girl really should use what she already...
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Belated Birthday
At the ripe age of 22, Keely has officially reached "old". You know this is the case when birthdays cease to have a variety of festivities planned, and you can wake up in the morning quite content for...
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An Economist on Homeschooling
"What is most important and valuable about the home as a base for children's growth into the world is not that it is a better school than the schools but that it isn't school at all. It is not an...
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Flax Seed – found a way to grind it!
This is my present to any Google searcher out there looking for methods to grind flax seed.You’ve read how nutritious it is so yes, you’d like to add it painlessly to your foods.Yes, you’ve found and...
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Work Well Done
This evening by 7:30 I was ready to relax with a book in front of a roaring fire.Dinner had been served and the kitchen was clean.The rest of the house was clean and straightened.Dinner prep for...
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Chicken Dance
Keely was really the crafty one around Christmas, but I did work on one handmade gift this year. Inspired by the "Chicken Dance" pattern in Fons & Porter's March/April 2009 issue of Love of...
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It's Time to Start Gardening!
With large, beautiful snowflakes falling right outside, you may think I've lost my mind, but it's true: I'm planting my garden in February this year. A friend sent me several links on winter sowing,...
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Very Loved
My daddy brought me a rose for Valentine’s Day, his sweet way of saying how much he loves me. But he says he loves me all the time…When he spends hours working on a pretty picket fence for my garden...
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Joy in our Labor
...God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart...I have, for quite a number of years now, heard people compare the important things in life to a ballgame. It goes something like this: "How can people...
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"Oreo" Cookies from Scratch
I have a recent addiction to Oreo cookies... particularly Golden Oreos. I think I've found a bit of happiness in cookie form. :) But as I've been enjoying my serving and a half of cookies (does anyone...
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Iron Lady
Walking out of the theater, having just seen Iron Lady, Mom, a pensive look on her face, turned to ask Kate and me, "So what do you think the movie was about?"My opinion: Iron Lady takes a look at the...
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Homeschool Day at the Capitol
Last week we were privileged to attend Homeschool Day at the Capitol with several of our friends and co-workers.This has been a rather busy year with homeschooling threats at both the county and state...
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Helper
It's so nice when guests help with the dishes :-)And here our little guest helps me "text." Brings back sweet memories... "Sugar and spice and everything nice!"
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Only My Gardening Friends Will Truly Understand
Only those of you who garden will truly be able to understand why my heart is singing over these little green sprouts.And maybe not even then…Maybe it’s something peculiar to those of us who raise our...
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Knitting and Dickens
I took my knitting in a bag to the Senior High Fine Arts Festival this year. There are always long gaps in between performances for the judges to make their remarks, so having something to fill the...
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Grandma’s Bush
I think I post pictures of this darling little bush every year, but I adore it.Mom got a “slip” for it from my great-grandmother’s childhood homestead (a ruined cabin in overgrown woods when we...
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