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Two of my intentions this year are to eliminate debt and live with less . I am not doing so well with either of these as we head into the end of Ma...

Chris and I gave each other event gifts this year. We have found that we both really enjoy the chance to get away together - doing something togeth...

One of my favorite page themes is showing a photo of hands and then journaling the story of all the things those hands do in a day - or have done o...

Ever seen this show? It is part of our Sunday night line-up...what comes after 60 Minutes. We have seen some really great interviews on there inclu...

Chris and Simon had their first taste of a scrapbook convention Friday and Saturday in Portland. Simon ran around and around during the crop Friday...

Thanks to sweet & ultra-cool Margaret, I am on the hunt for this toy: Plan City Parking Garage. I looked around online yesterday but it seems t...

"Traveling mercies,"...this is what they always say when one of us goes off for awhile. Traveling mercies: love the journey, God is with you, come ...

In the middle of the night last night the following took place: After being sick at home yesterday with a cough and fever, Simon was sleeping in be...

Reading blogs = coolness. I feel like I have seen so many new things over the last couple weeks through links from other's blogs. How cool that we ...

Seriously. Tina. She finds the coolest stuff. And then I have to get it. She loves design. She has amazing style. A couple days ago, through her si...

Ever wanted your child to like something? I was so excited when Simon began developing an interest in little cars and trains. There is something so...

"More bubbles." Sure thing buddy. We found a cool bubble *thing* at the dollar store the other day. It came with three sizes of hoops - a large one...

A few years ago (probably more than a few in reality) my Mom prepared a gift similar to the one in the photo for a shower she was attending. This g...

Thanks so much for all your comments and emails yesterday regarding being content. There is always something refreshing about recognizing our share...

"To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury; and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and weal...

Watch out for the black hole called iTunes Essentials. If you are using iTunes you can go to their music store and access a section called Essentia...

My sweet girl. My companion. She is such a sounder - meaning that she will bark and bark and bark but probably not do anything about it. Today she ...

A couple people asked to see a sample page from my class last weekend. This is one day out of seven. We used these cool Scrapworks albums that have...