I remember a Christmas many years ago when my oldest was four years old and our second was just barely one. I'd kind of gone all out that year and there were presents, presents and more presents for everyone in the family. I originally thought it was going to be the perfect Christmas. It took us all day to open gifts, we visited both families and by the time we got home that Christmas night I was sick---super sick. I didn't know it at the time but it was the start of a 3 week bout where each ... View the Post
Pumpkin Scones with Cinnamon Glaze
These would be the perfect way to start Thanksgiving Break! We have been enjoying them all Fall long...and I am still not sick of them. They are so, so delicious! We hope you have a wonderful time this weekend with family, friends and loved ones. And lastly, please know that we are so very thankful for you all. We are grateful for each and everyone of you. And for more pumpkin goodness, this pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting...is definitely one other of my ... View the Post
Skip to My Lou Holiday Sewing
Today we are over at Skip to My Lou with a simple Holiday Gift that is a fast sew!!! And there is a FANTASTIC giveaway for a lucky winner.....make sure you enter to win a brand new sewing machine!!! a Rafflecopter giveaway ... View the Post
Madeline Dress PDF Pattern
This month we are the guest designers at The Sew What Club with our good friend Kelly of Sewing in No Man's Land. And this month one of the children's patterns is a dress that both liZ and I have been making for literally years. (For real, THIS dress, THIS dress and THIS dress were all made from this pattern we drafted years ago, and I could have put 5 more tags in...we LOVE to sew this dress.) ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: To be thankful for dirty dishes….
The last couple of weeks I have been a grump about dishes. I felt like all I did was clean the kitchen. It seemed like it was the first thing I did in the morning and the last thing I did at night....wipe off counters and do the dishes. Only to wake up the next morning with bread bags open, peanut butter jars already out and open, knives full of peanut butter, and crumbs everywhere. The other day I had had it. I was seriously having a mommy hissy fit over yet-again wiping crumbs off the ... View the Post
A Dress and a Story…..
Hannie had a part in our Children's Primary Program at church singing with a small choir yesterday. She was so excited about it and a couple of weeks ago she and I talked about making a new dress for the program. So, we picked out the fabric, picked out the pattern and laid it all out in a pile....waiting for some time this week to get her dress done. Fast forward to this week when there were unexpected doctor's appointments, colds, and just well....life. On top of that I spent most of ... View the Post
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