**** this giveaway is now closed**** so here's the long awaited reveal/giveaway! i made these letter blocks for rory's side of the family for christmas. my dad cut down two 4x4's for me, and i sanded them down on his power sander. (not by hand, i would have given up after one, no doubt) then i painted them...(many, many coats), and stuck the vinyl … [Read more...]
see ya, 2009
December 31, 2009 By 8 Comments
isn't she the little mommy in the making? minus the binky, of course.notice her painted table and chairs...finished them yesterday. i'm sick of painting. SOOO......almost-happy new year! here are some of my favorite posts from this past year. thanks to all of you who read my blog...it's nice to know there's someone on the other end of all these … [Read more...]
goings on…
December 30, 2009 By 16 Comments
sorry, did i make you drool? didn't mean to. i got this amazing book from my mother in law for christmas, and just had to try out the technique! you make a big batch of dough (no kneading!), let it rise, store it in the fridge, and cut off bits whenever you want some bread! uh, yeah...my kind of bread making! it can last for weeks in the fridge. … [Read more...]
play kitchen materials
December 29, 2009 By 6 Comments
sooo, you want the rundown?here's where i got everything...and as good a price list as i can do....i'll break it down as best i can...as best as i can remember, at least! (i'm horrible at saving receipts!) lumber- 2 4'x8' pieces of 3/4 inch plywood-$70 flourescent light-$10 light box and switch-$4? (dad?) wood for … [Read more...]
by the way…
December 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
....our christmas was great! i didn't post yesterday because my camera died so i charged it but then forgot to take pictures. horrible, i know! i saw lots of people taking pictures, so hopefully they will send me some! (nora, mom?) the two here are the few i got.we started off our morning at 6 am for stockings at my parents house. sadie did really … [Read more...]
play kitchen=DONE!
December 26, 2009 By 52 Comments
we finished the kitchen with time to spare...alright, christmas eve afternoon. so not much time to spare, but it was done, anyways. here it is! in all it's painted, handled, glory! here, please notice (and make a big deal out of for my dad's sake, hehe), the light behind the window, oops, i mean the sun shining on our mountain/lake … [Read more...]
merry christmas
December 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
(our card was made by this talented lady...won them in a giveaway!) IT BEGAN IN A MANGERby Max LucadoTHE NOISE and the bustle began earlier than usual in the village. As night gave way to dawn, people were already on the streets. Vendors were positioning themselves on the corners of the most heavily traveled avenues. Store owners were unlocking … [Read more...]
a few sadie-isms
December 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
...the other day we went driving to look at lights with my family, and sadie would say,"whoa" or "wow" every time we'd see a house with lights. uh...cutest thing ever!...somehow this little stinker shoves her binky down INTO her footed pj's sometime during the night (or early morning), and it ends up down by her foot. what a weirdo! haha. but only … [Read more...]
happy news
December 22, 2009 By 38 Comments
so, i guess you heard the news? har har. yep, i'm pregnant! we're way excited for this new little one, due june 24th. so the new baby and sadie will be about 22 1/2 months apart, if this one is born on time. hopefully my future kiddos will be more prompt than sadie was. (she was 11 days late) we find out the sex of the baby in the middle of … [Read more...]
