Paints decided, drawing with bunny nuggets, sunshine days, and rainy afternoons. A whole lot of celebrating, birthday breakfast, sweetest gifts from the sweetest siblings, wonder at sparklers, and three incredible years. Rosebuds mouth, sun-kissed cheeks, curly locks, and tangled tresses. More planning, packing, strategies, excitement, anticipation, and the countdown – two days until we hold […]
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Apr
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Apr
Three years are just a drop in the bucket. But they are three years which have changed us forever. Three years with this sweet boy full of love, kindness, and hilarity. Three years of little boy curls. Three years when my heart has been squeezed that much more. photo by: Cheryl MacLennan Photography Happy Birthday, […]
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Apr
When our organic foods order came in for sorting last weekend my big bin of cocoa brought forth visions of brownies. I simply could not resist them. The lovely Irina asked if there might be a recipe and it was just the prompt I needed to make a batch to share with you here. Oh […]
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Apr
on needles: birthday stripes and procrastination
Posted by Rachel Published in books, knitting, yarn alongAs usual I’ve set myself a tall order (and looming deadline) for an upcoming birthday. Our little guy turns three later this week (*sigh*gasp*sob*) but I am not ready with gifts, and certainly not for another child the leave the wonders of toddlerhood. But sentimental gushing aside, I am knitting away wondering if there may […]
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Apr
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and […]
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Thanks for stopping by! I'm mommy to six lovely little people with a wonderful husband who loves us well. We spend our days homeschooling, baking, loving, laughing, cleaning and creating. Here's a little window into our joy, our chaos, our moments.