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Old MacDonald’s Farm
We took a trip to Bever Park to visit Old MacDonald’s Farm, which is not so much a “farm” as it is an “exhibit” in the middle of the city with some farm animals. Chickens, cows, pigs, lots of ducks,...
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Gunner’s New Room
Last year, we began remodeling the back room to move Gunner into that larger room. A long, long time ago, it was a roommate’s room, then when the new baby (namely Gunner) came along, it became the...
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Good Noodle Success!
In other Gunner news, he filled his Good Noodle Jar, and got a LEGO tank! He switched his “prize” several times over the course of the months: LEGO tank, Wolverine Claws, Spider-Man web shooter. He...
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Nola’s Room Makeover, Intro
Now that Nola is no longer a flailing newborn, she needs a proper baby girl’s room to grow into. I have plenty of plans swirling around in my head already, and most of them are simple and I already...
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Sharing This Week: Your Dogs
The topic of “sharing” this week in Gunner’s kindergarten class was pets — either pets you have or pets you’d like to have. Since we couldn’t exactly take the dogs in to the school (for a multitude of...
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Boxes.
This is what happens on a restless summer afternoon, when Mom falls asleep on the living room couch for half-an-hour: I gotta admit, he did a really good job — it stayed up until bedtime.
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Halloween Costumes 2011
I made the costumes for both kids this year and actually finished them. Several stuffed animals (and one leather handbag) were sacrificed to make Nola’s barbarian costume. Her boots were the cutest...
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Adventure Time!
I made a 4-foot Finn doll for Gunner! This was my first attempt at a real “plush” sewing project, and it turned out pretty darn good (and big)! I call him Proto-Finn; I’ve made some planned adjustments...
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Nola is 2, and has a “new” room
Nola is now 2-years-old, and continues her refusal to both sit still and smile for pictures. 75% of her photos are either exuberant-grinning-blur or disinterested-curmudgeon-stare. She really is a...
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Gunner’s Birthday: It’sa Mario Time!
My little boy is 7-years-old! To celebrate, we had planned a morning-to-night birthday Saturday — with family in the morning, friends in the afternoon, and a couple friends staying over night. BUT...
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KCWC Spring 2012 Results
So, yeah, I’m a bit late in posting this. HA-HA! Go figure! I applied myself to the Elsie Marley Kids Clothing Week Challenge Spring 2012 with blazing ferocity, and the result is a cute little...
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Summer’s End
Cramming in some last-minute summer fun, before Gunner’s return to school on Monday for second grade! The summer break went by way too fast, as usual. Gunner has all his school supplies, complete with...
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Halloween 2012: Finn saves Frog Princess with Lady Rainicorn!
We had a great Halloween! Nola as Frog Princess, Gunner as Finn the Human, and me as (at least half of) Lady Rainicorn! Nola kept the glitter-tulle dress on for all of 10 minutes; long enough to get...
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Handmade Christmas 2012
I made blankets for the kids this year for Christmas, and gave them on Christmas Eve. They both look exhausted in this photo because it was 9:30 at night and we had just gotten back from a long night...
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