Goodness, it’s been almost 3 years (I believe?) since I sat here to visit with you.. inexcusable! Truth be told, I’ve really missed writing to you; things in my life have been so constantly changing that it’s hard for me to settle down and summarize how a day or moment went because it is suddenly and abruptly the next day…

I just want to hop on here really quickly and let you all who inquired know that I will be mailing out the new releases to shops as soon as my printer can have them back to me! Right now, the shops that have them posted online are taking pre-orders. But they will be in-store soon! 🙂 I hope you…

Hi All! How's that for a title to the post? Not very inventive, but to the point. 🙂 I've had such fun designing this year, and am so blessed to have met many new friends in my travels and over the internet. What a busy time 2013 was! I hope you like my last two designs for this year.. thank…

 Spring break was quite an eventful one for Sabrina this year.. and quite a nervous one for me. She decided to go skydiving with a friend of hers, which completely surprised me, as my Bean has never been quite the adrenaline-junkie her dad and Bre have been. Mind you, Sabrina is a crazy-on-the-mountain ski bum, and all 90 pounds of…

We've missed Bre so much since she moved out to western Nebraska to her new life! A few weeks ago she was able to visit us, and she brought along a sweetheart of a guy. Meet Josh… Here's what makes him a sweetheart: He adores Bre, although she doesn't seem to adore his idea of kidding around sometimes. But she…

Last week Sophie was telling me how she and a schoolmate got into an argument, and on the playground, the schoolmate stuck her tongue out at Sophie… "I can't believe she did that!" Sophie said. I felt badly for Sophie, and with a sympathetic tone, I asked, "What did you do when she did that?" "I called her an oompa-loompa,"…

I wrote the post below ("Fridays with Bre") yesterday morning and auto-scheduled it to publish today. But I felt it necessary to post again this morning, and ask each of you to pray for Lisa Roswell and her family. I am heartbroken. (February 28, 2011) Multiple rescue agencies are currently searching the Huron River for Lisa Roswell, 51, of North…

My oldest baby girl turns 20 today. She's grown into such a lovely, sophisticated young woman.   Well, she could be sophisticated, if she wanted to be. Happy Birthday, Breanna! I love you so much.

It occured to me yesterday after I posted this photo…   …that one of the sisters looks a little like this: I loved Beaker when I was growing up. And then there's this character, who reminds me of pretty much any Muppet. He got a little bummed that Breanna's muscles are almost as big as his are…   I think…

Just posted this recipe over at the Four Seasons Cafe! Congo Bars!