Journals of love

As a baby shower gift for the birth of our first daughter, we were given a journal by a friend.  I was never much of a diary keeper, but I l...

DIY- Kids art station

I wanted to show you guys my art station we created in the unfinished basement to give the kids a place to craft.  As you know I have 4 kids...

Dazzling chandeliers made from discarded objects

Drop , 1800 plastic bottles, 2007. According to British designer Stuart Haygarth , one man's trash is another man's treasure.  He c...

Sorry I have been AWOL- went camping!

Sorry I haven't posted for a few days!  I am usually a pretty regular every day or so poster, but we took some family time to go camping...

Plague and Pestilence: Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari (Blog Tour)

Stars: ****1/2 Scholastic (2011) YA Dystopian Fiction 343 pages Summary: Epidemics, floods, droughts–for sixteen-year-old Lucy, the end of t...

my week

two miracles- my nephew and niece born 9 weeks early at 2 lbs. 6 oz and 2 lbs. 14 oz.  they are so precious //  these photos were taken when...

Short Review - My Dad, My Hero by Ethan Long

Stars: ***** Sourcebooks (2011) Picture Book Summary: A young child starts off this laugh-out-loud picture book by listing all the ways hi...