Category Archives: kids Ellie’s been asking to sew and knit for…well…as long as she could speak. She’s five now, and since child labor laws were put in place partly to prevent five year olds from professionally knitting for 12 hours a day, I figured it was time to pour myself a glass a wine, pretend I am patient, […]  Melissa is one of the most generous people I know, and one of the things that she does that is totally crazy is pretend that family photos are a decent swap for time on her long arm quilting machine. And I am in love with that thing. I quilted two baby quilts this morning in […]  Sharing a peek at my morning’s endeavors: starting an improvisationally pieced baby quilt for my soon-to-be-nieces. When this line came out four or five years ago I bought a fat quarter pack and some yardage because my sister-in-law is a huge Dr Seuss fan. It never occurred to me that the line would have so […]  Ellie got to model my friend Erin’s awesome floral hair wreath today. She is completely in love with it–I’m thinking this might be a perfect Easter outfit if it gets warm enough and it would be adorable at her cousins’ baptism this summer! Check out Erin’s Etsy shop–she makes them for adults, too!  The biggest thing I did this year was this: I finished all of my nursing school prerequisites with a 4.0 and got a job as a CNA at the birth center of our local hospital. And also I kept up to date with Project Life, which anyone can tell you is a miracle. (This is […]  Last month we moved Ellie from her crib to the futon in her room and got rid of the crib. Suddenly there was a room there instead of just a giant pile of furniture! I made her room my November project,building a bookcase for her (and look! there’s a floor where all the books and […] |
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