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Wise Men Bring Gifts

Bymichelle December 25, 2011July 27, 2022

This is a lazy Christmas for us-  no outdoor lights, no inflatables (thank goodness), no handmade gifts (except the sweater I made me) and we’ve been sleeping til ten every…

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cheap stuff | craft | diy | family | my home | parenting | photography

Ornamental

Bymichelle December 17, 2011July 27, 2022

The tree is up, school is out, and I have enough time to play with twigs and glue.  This is one of my favorite kids’ Christmas crafts  (as long as…

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animals | family | my home | parenting | photography | thinking out loud

My Thoughts While Burrowing

Bymichelle December 6, 2011July 27, 2022

Lately I’ve been a real homebody.  I’m not alone.  My old guy, here, only wants to go out in the cold when he has to.  This means we will be…

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Happy Purple Friday

Bymichelle October 28, 2011July 27, 2022

You know, like Purple Tuesdays… only not. There is just way too much purple on my memory card these days.  It’s all due to my daughter attending a high school…

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How to Grow a Full Beard in Seven Days

Bymichelle October 14, 2011May 5, 2023

First you have to do some prep work by reading The Lord of The Rings. Secondly, you have to have a mother who knows how to knit. day 285  …

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Sentimental, Sappy Stuff

Bymichelle October 3, 2011July 27, 2022

I kept waiting and collecting images of my children, thinking I’d write some meaningful post about them, but I feel too scattered to do them justice.  All I have are…

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Proof He’s Not Grown Up

Bymichelle September 27, 2011July 27, 2022

I guess I felt like I needed some. Bear with me as my ever present camera collects the evidence. I found him: frog hunting,  day 239 sliding with his friends…

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End of Summer

Bymichelle August 27, 2011July 27, 2022

These are the last of my weekend beach trip photos.  Hope you have a lovely weekend. my Flickr

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Sea Treasure

Bymichelle August 26, 2011July 27, 2022

One of the biggest thrills as a kid at the beach was to find a whole and perfect shell, especially at the Gulf Coast where we’d usually find shell bits.    …

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Sharpied Saddle Shoes

Bymichelle August 17, 2011July 27, 2022

It’s like I have my own pair of back to school shoes. (Sharpied saddle shoes, day 218) I tried a fairly quick diy that I’d seen on Bleubird Vintage :…

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