Last year for 2014 – after much soul searching – I selected as my word of the year, “Christlike“. (You can see that blog post here.) Because it embodied so many other characteristics that could have been my word of the year. And, though I certainly failed to reflect that word on a number of occasions (of course –…
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EASY, TASTY HOLIDAY SIDE DISHES!!
Like a lot of people I have several holiday dinners and gatherings at my house during the holiday season. And, it’s easy to get “stuck in a rut” making the same dishes year after year. With all the “busy-ness” that ensues it’s much easier to fall back to the good old tried and true than the come up with…
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LIFE BY DESIGN: 3rd Annual Staycation 2014
My last post focused on the Staycation invitations that I sent out this year for my family’s annual weekend get together. So to follow up on the event this post focuses on the actual Staycation itself…. and all the planning and decorating that went into getting ready for the big event. If you read my last post you saw…
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“Life By Design”: 3rd Annual Staycation Invitations!
Like most everyone else in the world it’s my family, of course, that makes my heart the happiest…my family that fills my heart with joy. They’re the reason I work so hard and they’re the ones I look forward to spending my spare time with. And, our annual “Staycation” is one of those ways we all get to spend…
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COOL AND CHARMING COLLEGE “COTTAGE”!
My daughter transferred up to OSU in Stillwater, Oklahoma this year – (as an Interior Design major by the way). And, while sad to see her go we were also happy and excited for her to embark on this new chapter in her life and experience university life. Her new roommate, Lauren, who was also transferring there, and her roommate’s…
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BABY SHOWER GIFT IDEA: PERSONALIZED STORY BOOK
As one of three friends who were giving a baby shower for a dear friend of ours (who was expecting her first grandbaby) we decided to build the shower around children’s story books. It seemed the appropriate theme to go with since the young mother-to-be is a librarian at an elementary school. My role was to create a “personalized…
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