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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: January 2011

We have to get the dragon, Jerk. Will, to Nicolas while playing WOW.  APPARENTLY someone has picked up on game smack talk.  A quick discussion about that not being an appropriate thing to call your father, EVEN IF IT’S A JOKE followed.

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christmas pillows: how the grinch stole christmas

And here it is–the last of the Christmas presents!!  These are going to my parents–they already got their store bought gifts (in time for Christmas), but I asked for an extension on the handmade portion.  I had wanted it to arrive while it was still 2010, but they are only hitting the mail now.  They […]

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I think Ellie wants her daddy. Will, from the back seat.  Will always has the handle on what Ellie needs when she starts crying.  “I think Ellie needs a new diaper.”  “I think Ellie’s hungry.”  “I think Ellie’s tired of being in her seat.”  So when she started fussing and Will announced that she wanted […]

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infinity scarf

Today I made up for my lack of sewing yesterday.  I finished off a final Christmas present (pictures to come!) and made an infinity scarf. Yep.  It’s Innocent Crush.  I know, I know–I keep saying it’s not my favorite and then I keep seeing  it in person and changing my mind.  First it was the […]

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