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How Are You Spending Today?

Posted in Uncategorized on February 29, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Doing something special today? Doesn’t have to be big just enough to make you happy… …and I spent $300 on shoes from Zappos….(ok that was big)

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A Winner

Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2012 | 2 Comments »

A strange thing happened on my way to the red carpet last Sunday, I didn’t quite make it. I’ve started my massage practice up again (on a very limit basis) and a couple I’ve been seeing regularly decided they wanted massages on Sunday evening. OH SUGAR!!! It’s great money and pretty easy sessions but it was [...]

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BLT#8

Posted in BLT Friday, Food, Quilting Tutorials on February 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »

I’ve got some good ones this week!!! BLOG If you’re looking for incredible inspiration, tons clear and easy to follow tutorials and lots of fabric “eye-candy” try this blog. It’s one of those sites that I always remembered to check after I turned the laptop off. Trust me I don’t forget anymore. The Moda Bake Shop. [...]

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Worth It

Posted in BLT Friday, Food on February 22, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Stop whatever you’re doing, go to your kitchen right now and make Cream Cheese Rippled Banana Bread (BLT post #6 & 7). It’s too good….my mouth is literally overflowing with happiness, while my poor rear end is raging to stay contained…. This battle of wills is so worth it…. Also worth it…being honest with my [...]

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What’s Next And An Apology

Posted in Clothes, Pinterest, Quilting on February 21, 2012 | 3 Comments »

…my sewing project cup runneth over. Puppy Dog Tails is pinned and ready to go. Just have to decide on the quilting design. I’m thinking this or this. If you have room in your home I highly recommend this. Hubby borrowed/bought me 2 six-foot outdoor tables for pinning my quilts. I had been doing this [...]

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And Puppy Dog Tails…

Posted in Baby Things, Quilting on February 20, 2012 | 1 Comment »

…that’s what little boys and this quilt are made of. Here’s my latest creation. When I first bought this charm pack, Lil’ Rascals from the Fat Quarter Shop, I wasn’t sure about it. The big prints were super cute but the others seemed dull and almost boring. I put it away for a little while [...]

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BLT #6 & #7

Posted in Uncategorized on February 17, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Fell off the radar for a bit but I’m still here. In light of the fact that I dropped the BLT ball last week, here’s my 2 for 1 special. BLOG: I have so much to catch you all up on but let’s start with some of my recent reading. I took a free motion [...]

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Leading By Example

Posted in Fabric, Sewing Tutorials on February 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »

If you’ve been reading my Twitter feed on the right, you know that my family is taking a journey through the wonderful world of potty training. We’ll talk about that a bit more later. Even though my hands are full I still pushed and pulled a few moments out of 2 days to sew. My [...]

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Let’s Celebrate!

Posted in Uncategorized on February 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Yesterday, February 6th was my daughter’s 2 year and 9 month birthday. It was also our first outing without a diaper so far from home. I thought we should do something fun! About a block away from our old apartment is a riding stable and facility. We pass the stable whenever we visit my sister [...]

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BLT#5

Posted in BLT Friday, Food, Pinterest, Sewing Tutorials on February 3, 2012 | 3 Comments »

I have to admit that I’m not really feeling to chatty this week. Super busy the last few days potty training. It’s going great but super exhausting!!! Why is parenthood so darn hard some times. Anyway…enough on the pitty pot… BLOG For all you bloggers out there…I didn’t even know that I was looking for [...]

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