Today I get to share a skirt that I made for the JoAnn #SewYourStyle National Sewing Month Challenge. For this challenge I got to make a non-quilted item using quilting cottons and Pellon....um....awesome! I love quilting cottons and Pellon and I wanted a new skirt for fall! It was a perfect match. So I was telling Elizabeth about this on the phone and she just happened to be at JoAnn...and saw this blue floral print which was exactly like the kind of fabric I was describing.....so she ... View the Post
7 Fun Fall Projects (To Help Me Stop Crying Over the Disappearance of Summer)
I've been trying to fight it....I really have...this ending of summer business... I tried to pretend that it wasn't happening...and then I was in denial...but last week as I was running down the canyon and saw the leaves beginning to change color I knew I would have to accept the facts: Summer is over...and the autumn season is upon us. So instead of mourning the loss of late nights and sprinkler filled days with my kids I'm going to change my mind set and look forward to the ... View the Post
My Family is My Strength…
This isn't the post that I had planned for today...I had planned a sewing project...but plans changed...this week has been a whirlwind. Starting with last Tuesday I've run Simon's Boy Scout den meeting, gone to back to school night, held a meeting with the principal, been to the doctors office twice, attended a business meeting, had an interview for the national nightly news here in my family room, gone to a family reunion, taken Ruth to her first day of preschool, run a half marathon, and ... View the Post
September Holidays (And a Few Ways to Celebrate Them)
September is back to school month. But because I am even worse than the kids I dread school starting all summer long. Anddddd.....right about now I could use some holidays and reasons to celebrate....so, let's get to the list of September "Holidays"... ... View the Post
25 Ways to Ask Your Teens “How Was School Today?” WITHOUT asking them “How Was School Today?”
NOTE: This post is now an APP that is available for purchase for 99 cents and will send you a different question everyday all year round that you can ask your teen. You can find the App HERE. On Wednesday I posted 25 ways to ask your kids "How was school today?" without asking them "How was school today?" and the questions came from a list that I made to ask my own children who are in elementary school. But all of those questions are geared toward elementary school aged ... View the Post
25 Ways To Ask Your Kids “So how was school today?” Without Asking them “So how was school today?”
This year Simon is in 4th grade and Grace is in 1st grade and I find myself asking them every day after school, "So how was school today?". And everyday I get an answer like "fine" or "good" which doesn't tell me a whole lot. AND I WANT TO KNOW A WHOLE LOT!!!! Or at get at least a full sentence. So the other night I sat down and made a list of more engaging questions to ask about school. They aren't perfect...but I do get at least complete sentences...and some have lead to interesting ... View the Post
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