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list 1 : wishlist

December 3, 2012

Welcome to the Book of Lists! Today we’re sharing our first list, and the topic is wishlist. (How many times can I say “list”?) My goal is to keep this book simple but still cute and fun. This was so easy to throw together and I plan to keep the format mostly the same each time, just changing up small stuff. an organized + pretty craft room wood floors to replace the carpet printer to work part-time iPad quilting stuff dining room table + chairs Uncle David’s health For the content of my list I debated whether to put small things, like what I asked for for Christmas, or larger & more important things. I went with the latter because…
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project life 2012 : weeks 39 – 40

November 26, 2012

Be prepared because I might just be posting every day this week. Apparently I have a lot to say. Today’s Project Life episode comes from the weeks of October 21 to November 3. It’s not immediately apparent but I actually included an insert for Halloween. On the left we have a photo of our single fall decoration, a couple of Meredith’s “trial run” costumes, a celebration at the nursing home, and Lauren & I out and about. By the way I like the weekly quote cards, but they are totally random at this point and I don’t know if I’ll keep them up for next year. Here’s the insert I was talking about: I just wanted to get a few…
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two new holiday traditions : december daily and advent calendar

November 21, 2012

I know it’s just about time for Thanksgiving, but that means December and advent (my favorite) are right around the corner and I am already preparing for it. One of the fun things about starting your own family is figuring out what your holiday traditions are going to be. I’ve written before about what my family’s traditions were, and many of them are still intact, but now that we have a kid we are adding new ones. Here are a couple that I’m starting this year. December Daily One of the memory-keeping blogs I read is Ali Edwards. She has so many great ideas, and one of them is that every year she makes a December daily album with a…
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two new holiday traditions : december daily and advent calendar

November 21, 2012

I know it’s just about time for Thanksgiving, but that means December and advent (my favorite) are right around the corner and I am already preparing for it. One of the fun things about starting your own family is figuring out what your holiday traditions are going to be. I’ve written before about what my family’s traditions were, and many of them are still intact, but now that we have a kid we are adding new ones. Here are a couple that I’m starting this year. December Daily One of the memory-keeping blogs I read is Ali Edwards. She has so many great ideas, and one of them is that every year she makes a December daily album with a…
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two new holiday traditions : december daily and advent calendar

November 21, 2012

I know it’s just about time for Thanksgiving, but that means December and advent (my favorite) are right around the corner and I am already preparing for it. One of the fun things about starting your own family is figuring out what your holiday traditions are going to be. I’ve written before about what my family’s traditions were, and many of them are still intact, but now that we have a kid we are adding new ones. Here are a couple that I’m starting this year. December Daily One of the memory-keeping blogs I read is Ali Edwards. She has so many great ideas, and one of them is that every year she makes a December daily album with a…
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