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Dog Days of Summer Bloggy Giveaway: Win a custom blog header!
If you haven't been there yet, go check out the Dog Days of Summer bloggy giveaway going on at Shannon's place! There are hundreds of contests - something for everyone! As my contribution to the festivities, I'm giving away a Custom header plus installation for...
A meaningful day for a mommy
My 5-year-old son has a stuffed animal, Puppy Dog, which is his most indispensable treasure. Puppy Dog lost an ear a few weeks ago, and then today his head was pulled halfway off of his neck, requiring a call to the paramedics, a.k.a. me and my sewing basket. Lily (my...
Simply Devastated
Me, to 7-year-old daughter (a.k.a. Drama Queen): Why aren't you helping your sister fold the clothes? 7-year-old daughter: She told me that she didn't want my help. . . (dramatic pause) and I am SIMPLY DEVASTATED! (Imagine how Anne of Green Gables would say this, and...
Apparently my good standing on the Family Friendly Blogroll isn’t in danger:
“You like me, you really like me!” or “The absentee blogger catches up!” or “Look, a meme!”
I never imagined that my blog would become a barren wasteland once my design business picked up steam, but that seems to be the state of things lately. Yes, I am alive and well and going to try to catch up a bit: Amber at Trust in the Lord awarded me the Rockin' Girl...
Go win some bows!
Amber at Trust in the Lord is one of my newest blog designs. She is running a contest to give away 3 Love-Me-Knots bows. These styles are so new they haven't hit the website, yet. Go check them out, enter the contest, and say hello to her at her new blog! Click here...
“All work and no play…
make this a dull blog." I'm discovering that being a busy blog designer means being a lousy blogger! If you want to see what I've been doing, it's here, not here. I'm way behind on my blog reading, too, but I'll catch up!
We MIRLed!
If you're like me, you suspect that non-bloggers think you're a little nuts when you talk about your bloggy friends. Although most of us haven't met, I consider that I have many true friends that I've become acquainted with through blogging. Today Miss Lily and I...
Woman to Woman: Pressure to have the “latest” baby everything
I am a very frugal person, so I don't tend to invest in a lot of big ticket baby items unless they're really necessary. Unfortunately, since we didn't set out to have a large family, there are lots of things I might have bought had I realized how much use we would...
the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
My 3-year-old daughter was doodling in church and I reached over, taking the pen and writing her name in a whimsical hand. My 10-year-old daughter, observing, leaned in and whispered, "What font is that?"
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