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Over the past few weeks I have been starting to upload new items to my shop. They are actually items that I generated for the sale I had at the end of April. Due to not feeling quite in the game I never got around to actually photographing the surplus items. Now that most of the items have been documented I have been uploading new products to my Etsy shop. Enjoy. I am excited to also be

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Alena has grown to love the water and was quite excited to start up with lessons again this summer. It has not been since she was a little over a year old that she had her last class but still she could not wait. For two weeks her and I would trek to the pool with our bathing suits in hand ready to take to the water. We would both plunge in and learn new skills. After class she would come

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I can hardly believe it when I think over the years. Three seemed to pass so quickly and yet here we are. Alena turned three yesterday and as we went through the day with family celebrating I was struck by just how much she has changed over this past year. She is so eager to explore and try thing on her own. Next week she will be a Goldfish in swimming and is eagerly looking forward to getting

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At the start of the New Year we decided to make it a monthly practice of getting a family Photobooth strip taken. Last year we did a handful and ended up using the images for our Holiday card. So this year I wanted to document us as a family over the course of the whole year. So far we have three strips and it is turning into quite the event. We now make a day of it. I enjoy looking at the

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Well I have been tagged by my sister to write seven random things about myself. I always love reading what other people write but have a hard time with myself, I will give it a try. 1. Savory not sweet I have to be in the mood for ice cream or chocolate but will almost always crave a savory treat. 2. Cream no sugar Coffee is a must every morning but it is always just a

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Monday was the perfect day to go to the beach for the afternoon. Miss. A is now at that point where the wonders and exploration of the sandy beach are all encompassing. She could have spent the whole day wondering around digging in the sand and playing with the water. We are looking forward to a few more trips like this in the coming spring/summer months.

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I am excited to announce that the shop has been filled with a new run of items I have been working on recently. I had aimed to have the shop loaded on Friday but decided to not push myself and instead enjoy distractions that came up. The weather has been wonderful around here and so it was hard to stay inside. In the evenings I was continually being drawn to a book I was only pages from

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These items have been ready to go into the shop since November but things got in the way. The Coffee Sleeves are currently in the shop and I will also be adding a new addition of baby items on Friday morning. I am quite excited for the new items I have been working on, thank you for your continued support and encouragement.

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Miss. A has been asking for months when she was going to get a haircut like mom and dad. She has never had her hair cut at a barber shop and really the only time it was cut was when she was about six months old. At that time we had to get rid of the mullet that was getting out of control. It's funny Miss. A has always had quite a bit of hair. I distinctly remember the ultra sound tech making a

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For weeks and maybe months Daniel deliberated over what to give his brother for a birthday gift. It had to be just the right gift and of course ironic. So after finding the perfect gift [with the help of Miss. A], he set to designing the packaging. Now if you know Daniel the you understand that the packaging of a gift is almost as important as the gift itself. Oh, I am sure you are wondering

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So as many of you know Miss. A has quite the opinion when it comes to getting dressed. I know that this is a true of most children and the costumes they come up with are quite ingenious and entertaining. Well after posting this image of Miss. A last week my good friend Jessica suggested that we start a flickr group. We are quite excited to announce that there is now a group called "They Dressed

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So in a random tangent of links today I ran into this funny site. I was searching for different railing ideas for the den at Apartment Therapy and I came across a post about Mark Malkoff [comedian and writer] going to live at Ikea for a week. This is the same guy who attempted to make a purchase from 171 Starbucks in Manhattan in one day. So for this week he will be living, eating and

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So I may be going out on a limb to say that 08 will be the year for house projects but that is my hope. We seemed to wane on our enthusiasm for projects last year. Not that we did not want to be working on them but there were just so many other things on the list as well. It is always hard to motivate myself to just start in on painting or pulling wallpaper once Miss A has gone to bed. Not that

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family portrait Originally uploaded by devinemom It is amazing how the prospect of a new year effects me these days. In years past I don't think I really gave the coming year much thought but it seems as if that has now changed. In the weeks leading up to the new year I found myself becoming introspective about goals and desires for the coming months and I was pleased with what I came up

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you and I alone on a train [4:30am] Originally uploaded by devinemom just wanted to say "hi" and get that last post down the page a bit. life is wonderful right now but i have made little time for the blog. for a glimpse into a bit of what has been going on take a peek over here. i will add more images there in a day or two.

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for all of you local holiday shoppers here is an event for you.... This great craft bazaar is being held this weekend in Portland. I was going to have my own booth at this sale but had to back out due to getting slammed with the flu right before our trip to San Francisco. I was reluctant to back out but knew that I would not be ready due to my health. Proceeds from the sale go to helping find

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This past month plus has put me into major production mode around here. It seems as if all of my wholesale orders came one right after the other without much room to breath. On Halloween I delivered the last batch of goods to a local store and then set my eyes on filling the Etsy shop for the holiday season. It feels good to keep the momentum up and at the same time try to be intentional about

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The humor of a child never ceases. I am constantly amazed by how funny Miss A can be at times, she is even at the point now where she will laugh at her own antics. Today was no exception. So back in August we transitioned Miss. A into her 'big girl bed'. We had thought that we would start with her taking the nap in the big bed and sleep at night in her crib. Well she was quite excited for

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So the kid is sleeping and I should be working but... of course I got a bit sidetracked by an email. A friend of mine just sent me a link to this site [look up this MLS 7095450]. No we are not in the market for a house but one can always dream of the next place. I mean what is wrong with going to an open house now and then just to see what is out there. This is not beyond us. I signed up to

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Spending a lot of time working here. But wanted to say Hi. Today I am... Cutting a lot of this Drinking one more cup Listening to this currently Avoiding thinking of something better then this and this for Halloween Working through this big project. Finishing this order and then some. Some day soon I will be back in the swing of both reading and posting blogs. For now I am enjoying

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::beautiful image courteous of Jessica Poundstone:: for me to start thinking about the idea of making a list of Christmas gifts to make this year. You know the idea of planning ahead always sounds good to me and then it never happens. The list of items to make far out weighs the number of days to make them in. So this year it is all about planing ahead a little [something I don't do often].

devinemomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18193853885963119090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26613447.post-36892471406922691242007-09-25T09:06:00.002-07:002007-09-25T10:07:25.456-07:00

I have been meaning to post about this topic for some time but now is as good a time as any. In the greater Portland [Oregon] area there is a team of Master Recyclers who biannually have a plastic roundup. It is wonderful considering the amount of plastic that our curbside recycling accepts is laughable. This roundup takes in items at four locations twice a year. I mention all of this

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There are many aspects in the creative process all of which when used together contribute to the finished product. I have grown to love every aspect of working in my studio and especially relish in the moments when I get fully engrossed in a project. One thing that I find helps me with this is audio stimulation. I tend to pick things according to my moods and more often then not it consists

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It is amazing how quickly the summer months passed and with it milestones. During this time Miss. A has changed from a toddler to a little girl right before our eyes. These past few weeks it seems as if every other pair of pants I put on her is an inch or two short and the shoes are all small. With her growth surt has come a desire to help with everything. I have my sister to thank for Miss.

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