Little Missy is taking lessons at the Y this week. Poor girl was in tears yesterday after a series of times gulping down and breathing in the unwanted water. It’s so darn hard to teach your kiddos to release their fear of water. So after …
The kids had a blast taking apart the toaster. Love my sweet little elves!
This was taken from my friend, Dave Reed’s blog. Thanks Dave! This is so cool!
I have to admit something. I have an aversion to wilderness sweatshirts. It’s not the edgy graphic shirts that I have a problem with. It’s the very realistic shirts that depict animals with great detail. I often see such sweatshirts being sported by hunters and …
Today I went to Confectionately Yours. It’s located on 19th Street SE, between Vista and McGilchrist. I LOVE that store! Michelle, the owner, was there to greet me as I walked in and as always she was super friendly and helpful. She’s the type of …
I see it all of the time. Someone gets a copy of photoshop and they start clipping heads of dogs onto superstars or create rinky-dink brochures chocked full of clipart and poorly laid out text. Then they have the audacity to call themselves designers. It …
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred …
Goodness, it’s been a crazy day! Nothing as bad as losing a limb or a job, but it’s been one challenge after another. It started when we woke up and hubby’s car wouldn’t start. Since he had to do some traveling across town, he couldn’t …
My friend Angela sent out an email with a great idea. She was looking for a way to somehow thank our local librarians at the Salem Public Library. After asking the director, she found out the staff wasn’t able to accept gifts, so Angela decided …
It’s been a fun past few days getting ready for Valentine’s Day. Both my kiddos have had fun celebrations in class. Little Missy had cute gingerbread house decorating, and Little Man just experienced his first Valentine’s party in a classroom. At home we’ve decorated the …
My family and I had a fun-filled day in Eugene. Eugene is still a magical place in my mind. It’s the place I met my husband, the place I really felt comfortable being me, and the place where I had my daughter. It’s also the …
Here is a new shirt design that I made. Some reason I’m on a real bird kick lately. I hoping to start screen printing on my own soon.
