Friday Five

Happy Friday! How has your week been? Our week has had it’s usual ups and downs and somehow it felt like a hard week, so we are glad it’s Friday I was inspired by this picture I found on Pinterest… Source … to capture a few blue and white images around our home (’cause you … Continue reading »

For This Mother’s Day

Source Ann tells it like it is – make sure you read all the way through Why Mother’s Day is for the Birds For all you mothers, in whatever stage of life you find yourselves, I pray that you will have at least a few moments to have your soul fed in its deepest places. … Continue reading »

Friday Five

Source How has your week been? I think we had a little bit of everything this week, and now we have Friday Here are some good reads from this week… 1. A Whole Lotta Happy – from my new blog friend Camille. I’ve got to try this And check out the rest of her blog … Continue reading »

I ♥ Slipcovers

Happy Monday! Bit of a rough start over here this morning – I have a cold, sent one boy to school slightly under the weather, and the beagle gave us a scare by escaping from her harness during her walk this morning. But, she’s back and now we are proceeding with our day. Just wanted … Continue reading »

It’s a Saturday Six (?)

Well, this was supposed to be a Friday Five, but yesterday was kind of a full day, so I’ll do it today Here is how the week went… 1. Monday we spent the morning visiting the neurodevelopmental optometrist with our oldest and found out how much vision therapy could cost I guess we have some … Continue reading »

Birthday Friday Five

Our oldest is 9 today and, as parents are prone to asking on days like this – when did this happen? How did this bundle of sweetness get to be this big boy? So, in honor of this day, I present a Birthday Friday Five (kleenex alert!)… 1. The day you were born was a … Continue reading »

Dressmaker Details

Let’s talk slipcovers… I know, finally, right?!? The slipcover project I have been working on for the last while has got me thinking about slipcovers and the details that can really make them special. This current project has a lot of details! I remember when I was first introduced to the idea of using clothing … Continue reading »

Just popping in…

…to say hi! And wow, what a week – I am continuing to pray for Boston, and now for West, TX. And I am not forgetting about this little blog, I’m just in the middle of a large slipcover project and I’m “in the zone” (does anyone say that anymore?) and these days are relatively … Continue reading »

Friday Five

Where did this week go?!? Yikes! I didn’t intend to be away from the blog all week, but the Professor was out of town, so that meant single-parenting. And, how does that saying go? When the cat’s away the mice will play?  Well, this mouse likes to tackle an extra project or two… Here we … Continue reading »

Friday Five

It’s Friday! I thought I would try something new; maybe I’ll even make it a regular thing Here are five random things from this week… 1. The sun is shining today – can I get an amen!?! 2. April is Autism Awareness Month. With the grey, rainy weather outside much of the week and a … Continue reading »