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Down Time

January 2, 2015 80 Comments

Down Time

This morning at 6am I laid awake in bed, staring at the ceiling amidst a stillness that is nothing short of rare and precious in a household of 6.  But me and my mouth, we couldn’t help but break the silence for my poor sleeping husband.  “I haven’t blogged in over 2 weeks. <sigh>  I […]

Filed Under: inspiration, Uncategorized Tagged With: blogging, culture, introspective, motherhood, quilting, slow down, social media, stress

Extreme Living Is A Sport

October 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

Extreme Living Is A Sport

Life right now feels very extreme…extremely profound, extremely sweet, extremely exhausted, extremely challenging, extremely full. Nothing is moderate or lukewarm (other than the drop of milk on my wrist sixteen times a day). Little moments are priceless. If only I had a camera in my head…a little SD card that popped in my forehead and […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: caramel corn, grapevine, mother of newborns, motherhood, Oreo balls, sweet tooth, tea party, twin boys, twins

Stop And Smell The Sanity

April 25, 2012 1 Comment

Stop And Smell The Sanity

It’s getting to be that time of year again. Busy busy busy, go go go….the kids have music recitals, gymnastic performances, birthdays, bike rides, fishing, gardening, theatre plays, road trips, play dates, and of course lots of running through the sprinklers. I wish I could say my plate felt quite as carefree, as I layed […]

Filed Under: Decorating, Life, Works in Progress Tagged With: designer's challenge, fat quarterly, flying geese pillow, frolic, motherhood

I Cleaned, I Sewed, I Conquered

September 16, 2011 1 Comment

I Cleaned, I Sewed, I Conquered

One thing you must know about me is that I love lists. I adore them actually. Shopping lists, packing lists, to-do lists, to-say lists, to-make lists, lists of ideas, top 5 all time favorite lists… My husband jokes that I make lists of lists, which would be funny except for it’s actually true. Today felt […]

Filed Under: Life, Works in Progress Tagged With: across the sea, crock pot veggie lasagna, cross quilt, list, motherhood, mrs. piggle-wiggle, recipe, stay at home mom

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