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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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Monthly Archives: November 2010

“there will always be cute fabric”

Sometimes it’s hard to let fabric go.  To let it go in the sense that you acknowledge its cuteness but know that you don’t need to purchase any more fabric, or to let it go in the sense that you’re actually going to cut into it and use it.  In times like that I try […]

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Ellie was in her bounceroo.  I was at the table sewing.  She started fussing.  I tried to get a few more stitches down.  And then I heard “Ehhh!  Ehhh!  All done!  Ehhh!” Holy crap.  I think she might be the smartest baby ever!  Or maybe even a normal baby seems brilliant after your first one […]

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Yesterday in the car Will asked what his Bioncles’ names were.  I told him that he could pick their names.  He chose George and Hello Kitty.

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You look gorgeous, Eloise. You look so gorgeous. Will, while ‘buffing’ Ellie with my scarf.  I think he’s playing out the grooming robot scene in Wall*E.

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Super pretty snowy night—we’ve got an inch or two.  I’m ready for Christmas!

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