Fantastic Bag Pattern

I just stumbled upon this free tutorial today:
Tiny Happy Bag
Scroll through the links to find links to commenter’s pictures of their bags. I think it will make a great diaper bag! I’ve been using the same generic navy blue Eddie Bauer diaper bag from Target for almost five years! Blah. I think I’ll use some [...]

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surprising lead paint recall

I suppose nothing should surprise me when it comes to lead paint recalls, but this one does. The spiral binding on these notebooks (and more) contains lead paint! It seems nothing is safe.
(Other surprising recalls I’ve discovered in the past include lead paint on snaps, zippers, and fasteners of name brand clothing, in addition to [...]

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looking up & link page update

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your prayers for our health. Things are on an upswing, for sure. The girls seem totally normal, and I’m eating again. That’s something. Your continued prayers for my body’s return to health and for my patience and endurance through sick, pregnant parenting are much appreciated!
I’m going [...]

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sicky sick sick

This bug, whatever it is, will not leave me be. I’m still running to the bathroom all day (sorry if that’s TMI; honestly, that was the super-edited version) and feeling just plain awful. I keep making myself eat crackers and fruit and drink fluids to keep myself out of the ER again, but it just [...]

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what i did today, sunday edition

8 vials of blood taken
4 pokes in Mama’s hands
3 sick girls
2 liters of IV fluid
1 day in the hospital
Turns out, it wasn’t just Elly who was sick. It all started Friday afternoon, but I didn’t realize how sick I was until this morning. I spent this afternoon and evening in the Labor & Delivery unit, [...]

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what i did today

Made salsa with the kids:

Fresh Tomato Salsa, Fresh Hot Tomato Salsa, and Salsa Verde
 
Ordered a kindergarten curriculum:

My Father’s World Kindergarten

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kiddos

Keeping busy here. Here’s quick update on the kids:
Elly

She has a high fever this morning. Please pray for her to feel better and heal quickly.
Somehow, she’s got herself almost all potty trained! It was really unexpected for me, and a wonderful blessing. I was waiting until closer to spring, when she turns three. I [...]

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back from boston

We’re back! Whew! It was a fun and eventful trip. A full trip write-up is coming next, for those of you who sit on the edge of your seat for those sorts of things. For the rest of you, there’s lots of crafty and kid posts coming up, as well as pregnancy updates.
Notables (just to [...]

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Wee Weka Knickers

Not much time for a full write up on this knicker sewing experience, either, but here are some pics, a quick summary, and links at the bottom. To protect the kids, no pictures of their faces will be shown (since they’re wearing some pervy googler-worthy stuff). To see all the cute pics, go to this [...]

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Rita’s Rump Pocket (RRP): One Size Pocket Diaper

Not much time for a full write up on this diaper sewing experience, but here are some pics, a quick summary, and links at the bottom. To protect the kids, no pictures of their faces will be shown (since they’re wearing some pervy googler-worthy stuff). To see all the cute pics, go to this album. [...]

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