Grace, my mini-me, loves to sew. I am equal parts proud and annoyed that I have to share my machine with her. Anytime she hears me down in the basement, she comes running to see what's going on and usually turns my project into her ... [ Read More ]
Love Separates
Joshua came home on Valentine’s Day with a love story using candy hearts as part of the sentences. I can remember doing that too when I was a kid. This is his story: Once upon a time there was a boy and girl. They were ... [ Read More ]
Penny Love
Each year, I like to make a new decoration for Valentine’s Day. I don’t like all the foo-foo stuff year round, but I love me some hearts and decorations right around February 14th. The girls get so excited to pull out the Valentine ... [ Read More ]
Sewing with Help
"Mommy! I want to help!" is something I hear when I'm sewing or painting. Internally, I groan because I'm selfish and impatient and an introvert. BUT, I also long to have my kids learn some of the skills I have, to enjoy being creative, make fun ... [ Read More ]
Wooden blocks
A few years back, I bought some Melissa and Doug wooden blocks for Joshua at Christmas time. I bought the “Standard Unit” and the “Architectural Unit”. They are really nice quality and I had visions of my brilliant little guy building castles and ... [ Read More ]
Painted bracelets
When my mom comes to visit, the kids swarm her looking for the “bag of tricks” that she always packs full of projects, stickers, books or other things for the kids. There’s often something in there for me too, which is awesome! On her last visit, ... [ Read More ]