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i heart faces-- Yellow & paper mama's-- Bluecheck out all of the great photos this week at i heart faces & paper mamacome back friday to link up to my "photo friday" link party. it is an...
View Articlehand painted wallpaper: tips
as part of my 11 weeks 'til summer cleaning and organizing challenge, our spare room got a bit of a makeover. it is a super small room, we're talking less than 150 sq. feet (but it does have it's own...
View Articlesummer "mantel"
i love mantels, and have no fireplace in this house.... but that has never stopped me before :) i just used a newly "antiqued" shelf as my mantel up against the newly hand-painted wall paper wall in...
View Articlephoto friday--lighting & link party!
front lighting or back lighting?now that is the question. seeing as how i NEVER paid attention to lighting before i got my new camera, this is an en'light'ening discovery for me (hardy, har, har)! like...
View Articlebest peanut butter cream cheese frosting + (a little cake to go with it)
i've had lots of visitors this weekend and one of them---this guy---my brother in law, carlhad a birthday. i made him this delicious cake (i know, right.........it's really crazy good) it's chocolate...
View Articlereferring friends for may
wanted to again recognize those friends who are referring people to my blog (whether you know it or not!) and say a big THANK YOU! the top 5 referring sites for the month of may (excluding google and...
View Articlephoto friday--"embrace your inner photojournalist"& link party!
welcome to photo friday! (link party...at the bottom of this post) wowsie, i'm excited to have bri here from mod memento. you aren't going to believe how photo-savvy this girl is and not only does...
View Articleweek-in-review photos
if you missed "photo friday" yesterday, don't worry, because you can catch up and link up today! here's our week-in-review photos:friday:saturday: mysister and her family (from indiana) came to visit +...
View Articlemilestone monday--becoming a debt free family (through lowering our grocery...
~if you are new to milestones & memories, each monday i do a post that updates you on how we are doing at accomplishing our family goals/milestones. here's a complete list if you are interested....
View Articlei heart faces 6/6
this week's theme @ i heart faces is "from a distance" i'm just lovin' her daddy's hand on her back......and those braids.....and the summery carnival backdrop there are lots of great photos in this...
View Articlehead injuries and two year olds
wow! today was a different day..... it started out as a regular monday, but quickly turned complicated when Sister fell out of her highchair around 11:00 am. of course, she cries a bunch..... i...
View Articlei {heart} my hubby
yes, it's true..... i love my husband. and even better than that, i like him. i am happiest when we are doing something together (or as a family). i am thankful everyday that i met him, moved across...
View Articlecelebrate summer--carnival style
i love summer....... fairs and carnivals i'm a 4H girl (ten-year member, baby!) through and through and this little street fair just brought me back to that exciting time every summer--- my weeks at...
View Articlethursday ramblins
just have a couple of random things to get out there to my fab readers: 1. have you seen this amazing deal on living social for two movie theater tickets for $9.00?!!!! around here a movie costs...
View Articlephoto friday--"aperture basics"& link party!
welcome to photo friday! (link party...at the bottom of this post)I'm so excited to introduce you to our guest blogger, sarah from cozy.cute.cottage. she's a talented photographer and i feel very...
View Articleaperture continued + our week in review photos
wow, wasn't sarah's guest post on aperture yesterday really helpful? i learned so much! today, we continue with learning about aperture...... i'm glad you stopped by today, because i have some really...
View Articlewhere i've been
anybody missing me, yet? i've been meeting a milestone this week (well kind of----more on the technicalities later) also, can't forget to remind you about tomorrow's photo friday link party~ come on...
View Articlephoto friday--"iso and shutter speed basics"& a link party!
hi to all my fellow photo-lovin' friends! it is time for another edition of photofriday. starting last week, i began working my way through an online photography course created by two peas in a...
View Articlein lieu of a father's day card
*reposted from a couple weeks ago.....an oldie, but a goodie (and also jon's father's day card)* yes, it's true..... i love you, husband. and even better than that, i like you. i am happiest when we...
View Articlemilestone monday--planned a family summer vacation
~if you are new to milestones & memories, each (or i should say,) most mondays, i do a post that updates you on how we are doing at accomplishing our family goals/milestones. here's a complete...
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