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Thanks for stopping by my blog! The hats I wear include wife (to a retired Army field artilleryman), mom to three super busy teens, and high school math teacher. In my “free time” I love cooking, reading, creating (mostly papercrafts), photography, travelling, and exploring the PNW with my family…you know, all the usual things!
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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Honoring Heroes
Veterans Day is a pretty big deal at our house. As I write this, my husband is attending a ceremony at Marquette honoring veterans, and our boys went off to school talking about how important it is to serve your … Continue reading
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Farewell to Fall?
As we woke to a white lawn this morning, it occurred to me that perhaps the time had come for a final fall post. I’ve been taking photos all fall, thinking each day the colors were more vibrant or the … Continue reading
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Still Lovely as a Tree
All Stampin’ Up!: Lovely as a Tree and Sincere Salutations stamp setsVery Vanilla, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, and More Mustard cardstock and inksScallop Circle and XL Oval punches; Cutter Kit; Sponge Daubers I know, you may have made … Continue reading
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Daily Gratitude
Most of the year, we take turns each night at dinner saying something that made us smile that day, or our favorite part of the day. In November, we change it up a little and say something we’re thankful for … Continue reading
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Fall Flavors: Pumpkin Butter and Cranberry Chutney
My entire house has been so fragrant (in a good way) ever since I made these canned goods on Friday. If you have a house full of fragrant (not in a good way) family, you can appreciate the goodness of … Continue reading
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Ack! I almost forgot National Digital Scrapbooking Day!
Yes, that really exists. I think this might be the first one. Nevertheless, as you probably know, I don’t do paper scrapbooking at all anymore. I’m all digital…it frees up lots of time (well, okay, some time) for card-making and … Continue reading
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A Little Comfort
All Stampin’ Up: Thoughts and Prayers stamp set; Very Vanilla and Early Espresso Cardstock;More Mustard, Pear Pizzazz, and Early Espresso inks;Pear Pizzazz Seam Tape; Spice Cake DSP;Large Oval, XL Oval, Corner Rounder, and Eyelet Border punches; Gold Glow Smooch Spritz … Continue reading
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A Grunged Up, Manly Card
All Stampin’ Up!: Extreme Elements and Full of Life stamp setsCrumb Cake and Whisper White cardstock; Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy, and Pumpkin Pie inks Now that I look at this photo, I’m thinking I should have stamped the entire … Continue reading
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Acting like kids in Chicago
The boys had a couple of days off from school last week. I’m pretty sure it was not for good behavior. Anyway, they actually did have really great conferences, so we decided to reward them with a little trip down … Continue reading
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Feeling like a “Domestic Goddess”
With such long posts yesterday, today’s is just a quick little card using some Domestic Goddess DSP… All Stampin’ Up!: Pursuit of Happiness stamp setDomestic Goddess DSP; Pool Party and Whisper White cardstockItty Bitty Shapes punch pack; Basic Gray ink; … Continue reading
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