Kent and I decided months ago this year we were going to keep Christmas low-key and simple. And for a number of reasons, we decided to keep gift-giving on a small but meaningful scale. It was easy to choose fun board games and special Lego kits for
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NEW YEAR Happy 2009! It has certainly been quite awhile since I’ve posted a blog, and I apologize for being so out of touch these past few weeks. We spent a wonderful, relaxing, quiet holiday here at home and enjoyed having some much needed “down time” with
Read more →…mixed with catnip. Actually, I found both Poppy and Tuffy enjoying a nap this morning while soaking up the warm sunshine on the sofa in the living room. Looks like a great way to spend the day after all the festivities, doesn’t it? Wishing you all belated
Read more →My blog here will be short and sweet today, because I posted a new entry on the “Where In The World Is Kimberly?” blog this morning. I hope you’ll check it out. It’s entitled, “I volunteered to do…what?” But in the meantime, while you’re here, check out
Read more →That thought was the first thing that darted through my head when my eyes opened at the sound of the alarm yesterday morning. Yikes. As my mind came into focus, it was true. What on earth had I been thinking when I had volunteered — willingly —
Read more →My Mom and I have been making “Nuts and Bolts” every Christmas since I was a little girl. I’m not sure where she got the original recipe, but over the years, we’ve tweaked it a bit here and there until we came up with the version of
Read more →According to the dictionary, the word laden means “burdened; weighed down.” It seems the best word to describe the tree limbs and branches covered with snow! After two days of continuous snowfall, we are living in the most beautiful, picture-perfect, wintry, Christmasy wonderland. Stuttgart and the areas surrounding
Read more →It snowed! We heard there might be flurries, or even light snow yesterday. But the flakes fell softly, steadily throughout the day on Wednesday. And into the night. There were still flurries this morning when I got up at 5:45am. And everything is covered with a beatuiful
Read more →I met so many wonderful folks at the recent 2008 AQS Quilt Show in Des Moines. In particular, I got to know four sisters who took my mystery quilt class together. These talented ladies live in different states around the country and met at the show to enjoy a “sisters’ quilt reunion!”
Read more →During our recent trip to London over the Thanksgiving holiday, we went to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe to celebrate Andrew’s 10th birthday. We had a marvelous time — especially Andrew — when the waitress brought out a banana split and everyone in the restaurant sang “happy
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