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A Quilt for Violet

One of my best friends in the world, had her third baby recently.  Little Violet joined two older brothers, and inherited absolutely nothing of use from them. Well, nothing pretty at least. Auntie Sarah...

Meal plan for May 19th – 26th

Meal plan for May 19th – 26th

My sister and brother-in-law are keeping Jack next Saturday.  We took my nephew last weekend, so it is a bit of a swap.  This week, Troy and I had the following conversation about our...

chicken coop

Chicken Coop Tour – Downton Eggy

Chicken coop tour of an adorable homemade coop full of charm and built with salvaged materials. This cute chicken coop has so much personality. My father-in-law dubbed this the Taj Mahal of chicken coops. ...

Meal plan for May 13th – 19th

Helllllllllllo friends!  Big news in our house.  The coop is done, and the chickens are in da’ house!  I picked them up yesterday morning.  Friday night, I couldn’t sleep because I was so flipping...

Confessions

It is time to get some things off of my chest.  And thanks to two years of nursing, sadly it can’t be my bra. -I feel like if I see one more blog showing...

Meal plan for April 15th – 21st

Let’s start with a recap of Jack’s birthday party, shall we? I made a huge ass chocolate cake that was supposed to look like Angry Bird Star Wars Chewbacca.  Decorating and artistic stuff is...

The Power of Saying No

The Power of Saying No

I don’t make New Years resolutions, or anything like that, but I do like to set goals for myself that I do my best to follow. This year, my focus was on learning to...

DIY Jedi robes

DIY Jedi robes

Jack requested an Angry Birds Star Wars birthday party this year.  Knowing he already had an Angry Bird Star Wars shirt, and my friend Kat had already designed an invite for our friend Erika’s...

Four. Seasons.

I was driving home the other day, and the scenery overwhelmed me.  The spring in the Pacific Northwest can easily take your breath away.  The flowering cherry and plum trees are so gorgeous with...

Meal plan for April 1 – 7th

I spent a very exciting Saturday night grating large amounts of mozzarella cheese, and doing our taxes.  It was wild! As long as we have been married, I’ve handled all the money.  I pay...