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Wine Bottle Gift Sack

Posted on January 8, 2018 by

Now that Christmas is over, I can start sharing my holiday knitting.  For my aunt I made this wine bottle gift sack. This year I wanted to get her something a little different, so I found a nice bottle of … Continue reading →

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How to Survive Hospital Waiting Rooms

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

My life is always one full of adventure, some planned, but mostly not. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s day, my family has supported the local doctors and hospitals. I have sat in the surgical waiting room 6 times, I have … Continue reading →

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AHG Merit Badge Help – Family Helper #2

Posted on July 27, 2016 by

I firmly believe that children of any age can help with chores.  Somewhere between the age of 2 and 3 my children began working along side of me helping to take care of our home.  Granted the quality of work … Continue reading →

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AHG Badge Help – Family Helper #7

Posted on July 13, 2016 by

Last week I shared a printout to aid Pioneers and Patriots in tracking the chores they did to complete Family Helper requirement #12, so I thought it would only be fitting for me to help the Explorers as well.  Don’t … Continue reading →

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AHG Badge Help – Family Helper #13

Posted on July 6, 2016 by

Are you excited that school is out?  Summer is a great time for girls to work on merit badges.  With less responsibilities at school, they have more time to devote to other things. The Family Helper merit badge is a … Continue reading →

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Fingerless Mitts

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

A couple of weeks ago the phone rang.  Caller ID identified the caller as my sister. Answering it as I usually do, I was surprised to hear the sweet voice of my niece on the other end.  “Aunt Rebecca, would … Continue reading →

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I’m back

Posted on November 9, 2015 by

To all my faithful readers, I send my apologies.  I have been absent for a month now because my life has been extremely chaotic.  Let me explain. Late this summer my husband was laid off. (Yay – gotta love that!) … Continue reading →

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Christmas Ornaments

Posted on December 18, 2014 by

One of my favorite things about the Christmas holidays is that we get to take a break from our normal routine and spend time with family.  As the kids have gotten older it seems harder than ever to stop the … Continue reading →

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Another year comes to a close

Posted on January 1, 2014 by

I have been AWOL lately. Life has once again got in the way with my blog. But have no fear, I am back. The latest move has really taken a toll on me. I managed to get everything moved, a … Continue reading →

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