2010 Blogging Recap

December 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Writing out my thoughts for this blog has been a lot of fun over the years.  I tend to be pretty random going from a thought provoking post to a recipe post to a sewing post all in the same week.  Those of you who read what I write probably wonder at my randomness. When [...]

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Pregnancy Update - 24 Weeks

December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment

This is me and my pregnant belly at the end of last week.  We had a wonderful Christmas and I had plenty of energy to make it through all of the gatherings. Janna has been moving and kicking quite a bit.  I am finding some patterns to when she is awake.  She usually kicks me [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I want to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas.  Your comments and kind words mean a lot to me.  I pray you all have a wonderful weekend celebrating the birth of our Lord.  May God send his blessings overflowing upon you.11For unto you is born this day in the city of [...]

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15 Years Later

December 23, 2010 By 2 Comments

Fifteen years ago I woke up for the last time as an unmarried girl.  The day was cold, but there was a beautiful blanket of snow on the ground.  All of the months of preparation came down to that day.  I was going to get married and I felt like I was walking on air. [...]

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Christmas Goodies

December 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

My daughter and I have been busy making Christmas goodies to give as gifts and to have available for guests to eat while they are here this Christmas. My daughter made 24 of these chocolates by simply melting a one pound package of chocolate candy coating in the microwave. She then put the melted chocolate [...]

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Pregnancy Upate - 23 Weeks

December 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment

This has been a busy week with ballgames, parties, programs, crafting and more.  I am thankful that I have been feeling good during all of this holiday hustle and bustle.  I have noticed that Janna’s kicks are harder and more noticeable with each passing day.  She is active whenever I sit down to relax which [...]

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Jar Gifts for Teachers

December 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The kids and I worked on gifts for their teachers earlier this week.  Having been a public school teacher I always appreciated the gifts my students gave me.  I got many #1 teacher ornaments and other teacher gifts.  However, I like to make gifts for my childrens’ teachers that aren’t the traditional “teacher” items. This [...]

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Sweatshirt Quilt

December 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment

When my sister-in-law saw the T-shirt quilt I made for my husband she asked if I would be interested in making one for my brother.  I didn’t have anything figured out for him for Christmas, so I said I could do it.  Instead of T-shirts my sister-in-law brought me 8 sweatshirts.  I had to use [...]

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Pregnancy Update - 22 Weeks

December 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Another week has flown by and things are still going well with the baby and I.  The most exciting thing that has happened is that the kids have been able to feel Janna moving and kicking. Last Wednesday evening I was reading a story to Joshua and I noticed that Janna was kicking.  I had [...]

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Fleece Hats & Slippers

December 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I was able to do a little sewing over the weekend and made some fleece hats and slippers for my children for Christmas.  I had all of the materials in my stash which meant I didn’t have to purchase any new supplies.  Yay, for using things I already have! The burgundy hat was made using [...]

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