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Halloween costume ideas

Yep, that time – and I LOVE this mask tutorial! Go check it out! I actually might try this.  Oh, and I have to make a Wall-E costume for “Mr. Director” (Matey Moo) – anyone have links to good tutorials?

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Video day

One of our fun adventures this summer was being invited  to a Kinect preview party (they make games for the Xbox) – their new games are pretty cool and you don’t have to have controlers – nifty eh?  Our kids LOVED quite a few of the games and I think

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Meditation and why can’t I ever find time

The question comes to me because I just read this blog post by a favorite author and read this passage: For years my routine has been to arise early and enjoy stillness before the world awakens. I brush my teeth without thinking, then sink cross-legged into my soft salmon-colored chair

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It’s not too early for Halloween

I’m horribly behind on my blog reading, but I ran across this adorable item: Isn’t that the cutest? Now it’s a pattern and I’m not really hip to patterns, but I have many many friends who love em – if you want them – they’re here: http://www.valeriebothell.com – she’s a

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Hug Bugs!

Aren’t they cute? This summer we’ve started the family tradition of “hug bug” – which came from “slug bug” – but two children in the back seat of the car in a pacifist family hitting each other each time they see a cute car seemed wrong, so we’ve modified it.

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A nice little interlude

We’re off to swimming lessons and then to ride gondalas today (not kidding it’s a promotion for McDonalds) – so that should be fun! However, I just ran across this fabulous little visual ditty from Anna Maria Horner:

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Always busy? Not sure

So, I seem to be forever posting here how busy the last week was – surely sometimes I have boring weeks? Don’t I? But in this case, the kids are wrapping up school (which means field day and a sunburn) and we had the graduation of our LONG time babysitter

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Crafty roundup!

I’ve had a few links I’ve wanted to post for a while, so bear with me – this may not read like a normal thread (a little scatter brained). First, for beginniners or even advanced who want a handy guild, be sure to download this fantastic little guide from Sew

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Learning a new stitch – colcha embroidery

We were thrilled to visit Ranchos de las Golondrinas day before yesterday. I visited there as a school trip years ago (how many – I’m not telling, ha ha) and they now have a tie in with the American Girl doll Josephina, so my daughter (who is reading the books)

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