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my plans for the evening.

with my two favorite little guys.

life doesn’t get much better.

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in between the snowshoeing, the dinner with friends, the cooking, the reading, the errands, the coffee date, and the movie about jack kevorkian, i had a little crafty time.

say hello to my new pillow cover made of muslin.  i still need a pillow form for it, but i think it looks pretty good by itself.

pattern [...]

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my husband is amazing.  he’s the best.  the greatest, if you will.  he fixed our stinking dryer.  AND!  this is even better.  he decided to tackle our sump pump, which although it isn’t broken, has been making some pretty weird noises lately.  so he donned a respirator and got down and dirty.  literally.  i am [...]

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never, ever, cheap out and buy an amana anything.
mr. halloran is in our laundry room attempting to fix the beast that is our washer as we speak.
fingers crossed that buying a new washer is not in our future.
amana, you are on my poo list.

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i sold my wedding dress.  i packed it away in a box and shipped it to a new bride-to-be yesterday.

doesn’t it look so sad all smooshed in there?
i think most girls dream of the dress they would one day get married in.  i sure did.  and i get attached to material things as it is. [...]

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hi yall.
i’m one (very small) step closer to opening my little etsy shop.
here is my first creation.

i made several of these as bridesmaids gifts for our wedding, and i really dig them.  cute and functional.  i totally meant to add a strap, but forgot in the final steps.  whoops.  next time.  pattern is from noodlehead. [...]

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i was diagnosed with a little thing called strep throat on saturday, so unfortunately my little bloggy blog has been a wee bit neglected.
after a lot of cepacol, chloraseptic, lidocaine, halls, ludens, tylenol, and smooooothies…
tomorrow i will be back.
in full force.
to show you some pretty things i’ve been working on.
<3

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battling the worst sore throat in recent history has not stopped me from browsing the internet for pretties.  some of my favorites on this blustery friday:

my affinity for all things owl is well known.  an owl cookie jar from anthropologie?  yes please.  <3 x 1000000

speaking of anthro, these beauties have been on sale for more [...]

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this, my friends, is what you look like after consuming an entire large wendy’s frosty to soothe your sore throat… only to discover that its frozen deliciousness only works for a few moments.

in case you were wondering.

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little by little, my goodies have been flowing in from that sweet giveaway i won over at gussy sews.  handmade is my favorite.

this is me displaying a sweet little owl from i sew lucky.  we have several friends that are expecting right now but i’m just going to keep this little guy for the little [...]

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