When I was in college I bought a pretty little cheap suit at TJ Maxx. I got rid of it at one point, but I still miss it. It had a jacket with a flounce all the way around and […]
I remembered I had this story written up and emailed out to my friends and family about 9 years ago (geesh has it been that long??). I thought I would post it for True Story Tuesday. ***************** November 2002 To […]
Our Tuesday nights are a bit busy right now. The kids both have swimming starting at 5pm, which go until 5:45pm. Then Kailan has baseball at 6:15 until 7:45. That’s right, the kid has to shower, change into his baseball clothes […]
Swinging…her favorite thing to do outside We planted this apple tree 7 years ago…it has FINALLY flowered! We might actually get apples this year! Garden pictures – love our angels and fairies. We added two new ones this year. Those […]
My next inspiration dress comes from Chasing Fireflies. They have tons of pretty girly dresses. This dress was done in denim and retails for $238 (ouch!). Very pretty with lots of detailing, so I can understand why it is spendy. […]
A few girly things… Birthday gift for one of Anya’s girlfriends I really wasn’t going to make a gift for this party. I was busy and stressed and really didn’t want to have to sew a dress. Then I thought […]
Last weekend was a whirl of parties for the little princess. On Saturday we had her party at the art center, which was well received by all the little kids. They got to make something akin to an animal…of sorts. Anya’s […]
Costco had a sale on pork last week, so I picked up some tenderloins and chops. They have these small pork tenderloins in a pack of two, with two to a bag. I can get 4 dinners out of that, […]
More sewing for your’s truly. I think part of the joy I get out of sewing is making patterns and sewing things that fit me. This tends to backfire occassionally when I spend hours making something for myself and then […]
Children do They believe in a world where the impossible is possible Their imagination is limitless Tempered only by the limits we put upon them They believe they had wings and spoke to the fairy folk I do hope we […]
This is one of those simple appetizers that tastes pretty yummy. Make sure you take the puff pastry out ahead of time so it can thaw in the refrigerator. 1 package puff pastry 1 wheel of brie 1 small package […]
