Posts tagged projects

Project Pinterest: Craft Storage

1 year ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Crafting, Media

THIS YEAR I HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO DO MORE OF THE “GOOD IDEAS” IN MY LIFE. THOSE IDEAS WHICH REMAIN SUSPENDED FOREVER IN MY MIND, BUT NEVER USED. Pinterest is a perfect example of that. I love the browsing of cool crafts, neat outfits, and beautiful rooms, but how many of those ideas am I going to put into practice? My friend Meghan began a group of Pinterest lovers who are putting their More >

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Proof we are raising a future engineer

2 years ago

in Family, Parenting, technology

IT WAS A SUNDAY NIGHT AND WE WERE GEARING DOWN FROM OUR WEEKEND FOR THE SCHOOL WEEK. I entered William’s bedroom last night to get him ready for bed. I was shocked to find a huge stack of books on his desk supporting this:

and I just had to laugh about how it swayed from bookcase to bookcase.

The funniest confirmation of our inner geek family personality was the type of books he stacked it upon More >

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Halloween 2010

2 years ago

in Family, Holidays

As I’ve mentioned before, I truly enjoy Halloween with the kids. There is something wonderful about enjoying the fun of dressing up and seeing the smiles on their faces. I hate that it started as a pagan holiday, because that is not how we celebrate it. For me, it is much more of a chance to socialize with my friends from the community at church festivals and my neighbors. Our neighborhood More >

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A special milestone – 20 years

2 years ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Family, Friends, Media, technology

LAST NIGHT I RETURNED from a wonderful evening with my girlfriends at the movies. We saw “Eat Pray Love” together. My friends Loren and Gina had the idea for us to “eat” together, “pray” together, and then enjoyed a night out together. It was so lovely to have my husband take over the school night kid duties and enjoy time with friends. I liked the movie just as much as I liked the book. It’s a More >

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5 Things: Old School Style

2 years ago

in Blog Nostalgia, Family, technology

PONG, TRS-80S, AND THE START OF MTV…THOSE ARE SOME OF MY MEMORIES FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL. Last night we attended the Open House of our middle schooler. It’s really one of the few chances you have during the year to see their teachers in person. In elementary school we had many chances to help in the classroom, but by the teen years those moments are few. Our school makes the parents follow our More >