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2011 New Year ‘One Word’ Resolution

22 January 2011

Last year, 2010, I focused on the word ENRICH. I sought ways to enrich my experiences as a mother, wife and artist. I tackled my biggest fear, the sewing machine. I took time to give back to the community through MOPS. I stitched together important relationships in my family. It was a great year! Onto, [...]

Top 10 Projects of 2010

20 January 2011

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Happy New Year! I meant to sit down and write about my New Year’s Resolution Word for 2011. But instead, I found myself drawn to reflect on the past year. Below are 10 projects from 2010 that I had fun doing. Some were easy, some were life-changing and most were somewhere in between. The text [...]

Christmas 2010 Recap

20 January 2011

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We ate cookies everyday, for over a week. A sparkly new sign, made it into my Christmas decor. (Hand painted by my fellow Shabby Mama, Andrea.) The felt “board” was laid out with our Velcro Nativity set. My sil, Carly, gave all the sils a meaningful Christmas ornament. It means a lot to me, as [...]

Merry Christmas from the Just a Blink Kids

22 December 2010

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Have a happy holiday! Love, Jessy

Mug Shots

22 December 2010

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Perspective is a funny thing. Memories of an object, topic or experience can look and feel so different to different people. Grown siblings are bound to tell you, different stories, about “how it was” growing up. Any two married people will definitely tell you how a certain “tone” was perceived. I photographed my new Christmas [...]

I Found the Reason for the Season

20 December 2010

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Molly as Mary and Ryan as Joseph (Molly calls him Joephus) The day started like any other day. Little did I know about the challenges that lay ahead. A blur of breakfast dishes, playing, arguing, and Holiday crafts, led quickly into afternoon. A dinner guest was to be expected in a few hours. I busied [...]

Sweet Shot Tuesday

14 December 2010

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I’m linking up to Darcy’s Sweet Shot Tuesday. Our gingerbread village was a little too tempting for our little Molly! Love, Jess

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

13 December 2010

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At least 17 inches of snow blew into town this past weekend. The roof of the Mall of America Field collapsed, cars were in the ditch everywhere and community activities were cancelled. The news called it Snow-ma-gedon! I called it a Blizzard. Molly called it a “Lizzard”! We made a gingerbread village. Peter taught Ryan [...]

Christmas Mantel, Vingette, Craft & Tree Party

11 December 2010

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Hey Guys! I love Christmastime, so of course, I’m going join up with a few decor linky parties! Christmas Mantel Layla’s party My faux mantel, (a huge shelf in my dinning room), provides a lot of surface area for seasonal decor. It is one of the only areas that my 4 kids can’t reach. Which [...]

Dear Molly, Don’t Grow Up Too Fast

10 December 2010

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My Little Lady seems to think she’s the boss around here. She recently gave me a, “Count to trouble…1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 11-teen. Now do what I say!” Of course, she had one hand on her hip and the other hand waving a finger around, in my face. She’s a dreamer, alright. [...]

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2011 New Year ‘One Word’ Resolution

Top 10 Projects of 2010

Christmas 2010 Recap

Merry Christmas from the Just a Blink Kids

Mug Shots

I Found the Reason for the Season

Sweet Shot Tuesday

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Christmas Mantel, Vingette, Craft & Tree Party

Dear Molly, Don’t Grow Up Too Fast

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