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independence.

Sometimes Will is so independent it breaks my heart.  I was sewing in the dining room, Nic was napping in the living room, Ellie was in her jumparoo and Will was playing all over the downstairs with his toys.  It was 4:45. He went into the kitchen, and, without a word to me about being […]

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wip: halloween pumpkins gone wild charm pack quilt

In honor of October’s arrival, Will and I started working on our Halloween quilt yesterday.  I picked up the fabric–a Moda Pumpkins Gone Wild charm pack–in Breckenridge last fall but decided to move a few days after purchasing it, so not much sewing happened last September! I love getting Will involved in my projects.  Whether […]

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welcoming fall

Last year I spent $9 at Safeway on baby pumpkins and pinecones, put them on our mantle, and was shocked at how nice and festive $9 can make a place feel.  I’m not the best decorator, but I was having a hard time last month letting go of summer and mentally preparing for winter, so […]

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I don’t want a baby stister. I want the officers to take the baby away. Will.  Mark your calendars—it took 8 months to hear that stereotypical “I want the baby to go away” line.  And you know what did it?  It’s the age old shit-rolls-downhill.  The older boy whom Will adores that lives next door […]

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Is having one of those days of limited patience where I desperately wish Will didn’t have to say “Mommy?” requiring a “what?” before he says whatever it is he wants to say every 2 minutes.  Who else would he be talking to?!  I’m right here—just SAY WHATEVER NONSENSE YOU WANT TO SAY.  Because it’s all […]

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Look what came in the mail on Friday!

I re-caught the fabric bug too late to catch the Flea Market Fancy fabric line, but I was up early enough one morning this week to snatch up this amazing quilt by Ashley of Film in the Fridge.  It’s exactly what I’ve been wanting to make for baby/kiddo shoots, so I had to test it […]

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