When I was pregnant with Sofie, I traveled to see an old friend from high school. She gave me several gifts while I was there, but one of the things was these bibs made from washcloths and handkerchiefs. “These are a novel idea” I thought. But shamefully, I didn’t use them. Sofie is the neatest eater I’ve ever met. I could dress the kid head-to-toe in white, give her chocolate cake, and she’d still be…
Continue readingToday was one of my very favorite days of the year–Dress Like a Cow for a free meal day at Chick-fil-A!! And let me tell you, we dressed for the occasion! We made plans to meet a friend of mine and her girls there and my friend suggested we outfit our girls in cow print pillowcase dresses. She’s the same friend who showed me Sof’s 4th of July dress and suggested the rick rack.…
Continue readingI’ve always loved the 4th of July. Growing up an Army brat, I take great pride in celebrating all things related to the independence of our nation, and honoring those that came before us who fought so hard to allow us to be free. We gathered and ate and enjoyed spending the day together as a family. It’s hard to celebrate yet another holiday without Grandpa, especially one that was so special to him, too.…
Continue readingI’ve seen some interest in my latest doll clothes, so I need some help. I need a handful of people to test the pattern and get back to me about it. Anyone interested?? ***WOW! I wasn’t expecting this much response! 🙂 Thank you, to all of you, for wanting to test the pattern! I haven’t started getting it together yet, but now that I know I have you all waiting to sew, I’ll…
Continue readingFirst, I just want to say thank you to all of you who reached out, left me comments and sent personal emails about my Grandpa. Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers, words of encouragement, and especially those of you who shared about losses of your own. It’s been overwhelming to see how the life of one man close my heart touched the hearts of so many of you, too. I appreciate your kindness…
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