It slowed me down just a tad but I'm so glad I let her help! She's talking of making her own quilt.... it won't be long and she...

while I did my sewing Lexi did her's I hope I can remember to adjust my serger before attempting to use it again.

After much deliberation I have finally settled on a 'pattern' for my delicious fabric Now I just gotta get the white cut out... and...

I'm pooped! In the past 12 days we've celebrated 4 birthdays and 6 graduations (technically - 1 graduation, for 17 graduates, 6 of ...

so we're driving down the road and I hear Lexi laugh excitedly. "What's she so excited about?" I ask in the direction of t...

In honor of My Love's birthday today I just can't help myself I have to share this story ~ We've been having a marriage class at...

Lily and I are in the kitchen getting ready for Papa's birthday tomorrow. We've got 3 pots going on the stove; the kitchen is a wrec...

It's kinda silly but I eagerly anticipate it twice a year. I've gone in the Spring and Fall since I was 7 1/2 months pregnant with ...

Have you met Kelle ? If not, you really ought to. This is a good place to start. It's where I started anyways. I should warn you; you m...

We went on a family walk / ride this evening Papa was going to ride his unicycle but decided he was a bit rusty so he opted not to. You'...

my babies are sick again ~ I haven't slept well ('well' being used loosely, here) in days. My mind is foggy. So is my heart. ~ A...

Everybody has been talking about their gardens lately. And us? I've tried not to even think about ours. I knew I'd just get overwhel...

I still have a bit of pillowcase and the top 2/3 of the capris left from yesterday's thrifting finds so factor that out add in the elas...

Every great once in a while I have a flash of genius. This morning I solved my how-to-store-patterns problem ~ It's no surprise that I h...

We were lying down and Lex' decided she wasn't quite ready for bed yet. "She can play Peek-a-Boo Barn on my i-phone," Lily...

I'm quite pleased with the goodies I found today The top two pieces I snatched up for my friend, Abigail . She's a tiny little thing...

all grown up and applyin' for jobs

so I'm on facebook scrolling down down d o w n suddenly my heart skips a beat oh my! he's gorgeous! ~ He doesn't ...

Both boys learned how to ride a bike yesterday at Gramma's house and today they rode over 4 miles up and down the 'bumpy road' ~...

Mom didn't have all of her kids there but I did and it was nice. Moms like that sort of thing! Aiden and Uncle T the twin cousins (and s...

and I am addicted to cheap cotton/lycra shirts. I'd buy one here and one there. I never spent more than $1.50 but then I went to Branson...

When Tyler was changing Lily's diaper this evening she told him, "You bless my heart." ~ That girl is a treasure! Her Papa is...

Lunch - as it often is - was a group effort. I was scrambling the eggs while Ton' was mayonnaising the bread while Brandon was dealing o...

The Master of the house is quite bothered by the fact that the woman hasn't bothered to post in an entire week. Figured I'd best rem...

I always said she was a doll-baby

was some dark jujumagumbo ~ The boys let me sleep in ridiculously late this morning and still I hadn't managed to wrack up even close to...

collection I have wanted this fabric ever since Ashley posted about the quilts she made with it. When I couldn't find it online anywhe...