Fashions in the 1920s and 30s are some of my all time favorites. Close seconds are 1940s and 50s. I think I was born in the wrong time period. This article , posted on Etsy, gives a brief histor...
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While I knew on some level the price of silver and gold had been rising over the last two years I was not quite ready for how truly high the price had gotten. I've designed several new pieces i...
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Sunday's church service focused on honoring those who served and paid the ultimate sacrifice. This isn't just a three day weekend. This is when the country should remember that our freedom was bo...
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I made new jewelry this week. Three pieces actually. Of course, I haven't had time to photograph any of it yet, but that's okay because two pieces are gifts. One has already been gifted so no p...
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I'm sure somewhere on this blog, way back when, I wrote about having Marshal's cord blood stored when he was born. Since my family history with cancer and just knowing all the horrible things tha...
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Our kitchen remodel is very nearly done. The granite was installed last Friday so now I am beginning the process of putting things back in the kitchen...including my jewelry making supplies. Hu...
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My boss recently brought to my attention his perception of some of my jewelry. We do not generally share similar tastes but I was truly surprised by his comments. The biggest surprise to me was...
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Marshal has the cutest, most infectious laugh I've ever heard. Of course, I could be completely biased...seeing as he is my son. Kids and dogs make for great entertainment, and mine did not dis...
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I joined the gym. Again. When I was pregnant with Marshal I went there for the Water Aerobics class but now that I can move outside of water I decided it was time to lose some weight and get in ...
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In going through my jewelry photos from the last few years, it's clear to me that I have no style. And by "no style" I just mean that there's no one defining theme among the different pieces I've...
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Wow...It has been a long time, hasn't it? My last post obviously was an emotional and difficult one. And I took a lot of time "off" from things. Including blogging. I'd like to start back up ag...
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It's been an emotionally exhausting Thanksgiving holiday. My mother in law passed away Thanksgiving morning. She'd been sick for quite some time (I posted several times about it but don't feel li...
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It's been awhile. But the last couple of weeks I've had the desire to create...mostly jewelry but also cards and scrapbooking. I don't know what's brought the urge back but it's great. And so f...
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It's been a wacky 24 hours. The storm started building yesterday and by late evening many people in the area were out of power. Our lights flickered but thankfully we kept our power. Which is wei...
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This post brought to you by Carmex® . All opinions are 100% mine. Who says Carmex is just for your lips? I was given an opportunity to try out Carmex® Healing Lotion and Carmex® Healing Cre...
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I had a fun adventure tonight. We finally got a WinCo Foods close to our house. I'd never been to one but I've always heard really great things so when I found out they were building one I was pr...
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Marshal had a fever from Saturday morning until Tuesday late evening. It was not a pleasant experience as it was his very first fever ever in his 13 months of life. He stopped eating and getting ...
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I lost my voice. If you find it will you please direct it back to me? I miss it very much. It's very annoying to not be able to communicate with people. Even whispering hurts. My job kind of...
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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of PlayStation MOVE . All opinions are 100% mine. Do you need some inspiration to get moving? I sure do. I feel like I'm constantly moving, but ...
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Hubby, Marshal, and I went to the grocery store yesterday late afternoon. I actually enjoy shopping with Marshal because he can generally be entertained by the surroundings. Hubby...not so much. ...
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Marshal started daycare last week. Talk about stressful. He did fine the first two days when I dropped him off. After that... Well, it hasn't been all that pleasant. The poor kid just screams a...
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I love that movie, Up! It so describes my life sometimes...look a Squirrel. Distractions are prevalent. My boy is one. I can't believe he is so big. And seriously tall. He's in the 92nd perc...
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I don't know how comfortable I am with the idea of a genetically engineered fish . I mean, I guess it's not that big a deal considering that scientists have been modifying genetics this way or th...
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Oh boy. Yesterday we went to the Puyallup Fair. I wanted to go last year when I was uber pregnant but the doctor threatened me - if I went into labor up in Puyallup I had to go to the hospital...
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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boost Mobile . All opinions are 100% mine. Way back when hubby and I were reviewing our cell phone plan we signed up for 700 minutes and unli...
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