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Small Graces

A weekly reflection inspired in part by Bob Bennett's song "Small Graces". " these are the small graces, the little moments when the miracles come... they are a reminder to the heart there is more to life than meets the eye... He is in the small graces.... small graces pointing me to the larger one... little glimpses of the kingdom come..." rediscovering and old favorite toy having lots of fun with a new one  free entertainment (tree cutters)  spring oreos and cold milk  glaze drippings i have no idea what this tree/bush in our yard is, but it's pretty spring flowers make me happy  a new favorite show - you should check it out photo credit   And a few not photographed... a movie date (Hunger Games!) with husbandie and evening of sharing and pray with some pretty extraordinary women watching Little Lady walk ALL the way across her brothers' room. She's really taken her time - 14 months! May

Have Light Table, Will Travel

One of the coolest toys I ever came across while working in child care was a light box. We let the kids use it for all sorts of activities: tracing their names in sand, looking at x-rays, sorting, color mixing, etc - it really makes almost anything more fun. As much as I enjoyed them, I never thought having one at home would be an option - they are expensive!  Then I started seeing quite a few DIY versions popping up on blogs and was so smitten with this idea that I shared it with Husbanie.  He's pretty great, so now a couple weeks later we have this: suitcase light box The version he made varies quite a bit from the example I showed him so I asked him if he'd be willing to write up a tutorial of his own.  With out further ado - my husbandie : )  Hi all...I'm pretty honored and excited that I get let loose on my wife's blog. Well, not really - the standard is pretty high around here, so I am actually pretty nervous; please excuse any stutters. M

Style Summary

This polka dots shirt is one of the pieces I picked up at The Garment District while we were in Boston . I'm currently loving polka dots, and blue is my favorite color to wear, so I was pretty excited when I saw it was only $8! SUNDAY earrings and bracelet: target, necklace: francesca's, shirt: thrifted/vintage, skirt: gap, shoes: thrifted   I always told myself I wouldn't do things like this but I couldn't resist... matching polka dots :) MONDAY  earrings and bracelet: target, shirt & pants: thrifted, shoes: frock swap   THURSDAY earrings: target, necklace: f21, cardigan: target/zac posen,  shoes: payless shirt & jeans: anthropologie   Yes, I'm wearing the same pair of jeans two days in a row - they are a new favorite. I find it difficult to find jeans that I love; if I'm going to wear pants I usually prefer cords. Random fact: I didn't own my 1st pair of jeans until middle school! These, however, are super comforta

Small Graces

A weekly reflection inspired in part by Bob Bennett's song "Small Graces". "sometimes they slip by without notice sometimes they are very hard to see other times it's very clear when they are happening to me"  pinwheels  a better-late-than-never st. patrick's day celebration an excited smile when they fall back to sleep in your lap diapers drying in the sun seeds stripes and polka dots neighbors who are kind enough to share - little lady  is obsessed with this thing umbrellas  and a few not photographed... evening family bike rides, especially since early this week we thought husbandie's bike had been stolen - it had been picked up by campus security by mistake the kind lady ahead of me at the grocery store - not only did she say my annoying  very inquisitive children were adorable, she insisted on giving me her $4.50-off-your-cart-coupon cuddling and praying with husbandie after a

Repurposed Toilet Bowl Brushes

Since the weather has warmed up the boys and I haven't done too many crafts - right now they would rather dig in the dirt than paint.  A couple weeks ago, however, we did do a little bit of messy painting outside. Yes, you read the title right - we used toliet bowl brushes! Don't worry the brushes were brand new and have never seen a toilet; they were one of our 70-percent-off-Target-dollar-spot-deals  - $0.33!  They actually worked quite well for painting, with each even coming with it's own little paint "dish".  They are obsessed very interested in the toilet bowl in our bathroom so I figured these were sure to be a hit.  If I can't stop them from finding it interesting I might as well "control" the fun.  Towards the end they started using them more like mallets - so we'll be waiting till it's warm enough to hose them off outside before we play with them again. 

Saint Patrick's Day Fun

Things have been so crazy around our house the last couple weeks that we actually celebrated on the 18th instead of the 17th. If it wasn't for Husbandie's aunts sending us a box full of St. Patty's day goodies we probably would of skipped celebrating all together - their thoughtfulness made throwing together a little party super easy.  The kids woke up to a find a "leprechaun" had decorated house.   And enjoyed a breakfast of Lucky Charms and green milk before we headed off to church  After church Maca and Papa joined us for lunch (corned beef, roasted potatoes, soda bread, and a few "green" sides) and cookie decorating.  In addition to decorating our house, the boys also discovered that the "leprechaun" had hidden a bag of gold. To find it they just had to follow the clues.  Big Buddy got really into it.  Little Lady, however, wasn't so sure she approved of a leprechaun mes