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From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Friday Fix It – Take action!

May 28, 2009

Note: Jodi totally didn’t pay me to write this post. Maybe she should.
It’s Friday Fix-It over at I Heart Faces. And I wanted to prove that you can make photos look amazing without really knowing much about Photoshop. So, I only used actions.
More specifically, I only used Jodi’s [...]

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On Turning Nine…

May 26, 2009

How is it in the blink of an eye, they can go from that… to such a big, smart boy?

Today, my Einstein turns nine years old. Nine! How in the world did that happen?
And I know all moms are ridiculously biased about their kids. Here are some of the reasons why I [...]

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Farmers, Photoshop and Giveaways, oh my!

May 19, 2009

Doesn’t that just make you want to get a green sack and load up on locally-grown goodies at your own farmers’ market? This week was asparagus, rhubard, peppers, morels and radishes. My applause to any veggie that has managed to grow locally when we’ve only had warm weather for about 3 weeks.
The boys’ [...]

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We went back in time…

May 18, 2009

… to 1875!

Des Moines is home to Living History Farms. It’s a blip on the map – a hidden treasure here in the Midwest. If anyone outside of the state of Iowa has heard of it, it’s usually because His Holiness Pope John Paul spoke there. It was one place [...]

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There is life!

May 14, 2009

I’m so excited to see things grow that even the weeds look pretty right about now.

Whatcha growin’ in your yard?

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Sprung a Leak

May 12, 2009

Okay, in retrospect, it would have been wiser to use fresh rather than frozen strawberries.

“Mommy? My birfday cake is leaking.”

The Lego Power Miners were a hit, though.

In the end, though… he didn’t have any cake. Not a single bite.

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Really really really want to win this!

May 12, 2009

Did I mention that I want to win this???
“Rosetta Stone is the fastest way to learn a language and has been the #1 foreign language curriculum among homeschoolers for a while — and you can WIN the *all new* version 3 Rosetta Stone Homeschool LATIN program… FOR FREE! This is the first year you can [...]

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A Million Tulips

May 10, 2009

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms, but special wishes to the moms in my life! Love you.
There are entire months that go by when I can’t figure out why I live in Iowa. But then there are certain days that are so close to perfection that I can’t imagine missing them. [...]

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Six Years Ago and Today

May 6, 2009

Yesterday and today I tried to capture some photos of my 7-year-old wonder boy, Picasso. Aren’t kids so stinkin’ cute with those two front teeth missing? He lost them both yesterday after a running crash with Trouble’s noggin. They were wiggly already but having your 5-year-old brother head butt them certainly speeds [...]

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Inspiration from the Blogosphere

May 4, 2009

How many of you spend more time surfing blogs than blogging yourselves?
As a blog designer, I spent a ton more time on others’ blogs than my own. I always say I would be such a great blogger, if it weren’t like bringing the office home. Even still, I love the blogosphere. Not [...]

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Winner and Spring. Love Spring.

May 3, 2009

Every. muscle. aches.
Every single muscle in my body is cursing me in a drunken, lactic-acid stupor. But it will be sooo worth it.
We spent the day getting all the annuals in the ground. I weeded, dug, planted, and repeated ad nauseum. And now, the yard has the making of a baby nursery. [...]

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Friday Fix-It @ I heart Faces

May 1, 2009

Don’t forget to enter my Mother’s Day give-away!
It’s Friday and I decided to take another stab at Friday Fix-It.

Before Picture:

Photographing children with hats or hoods on is usually a recipe for disaster, and while this photo isn’t exactly a disaster, it did render some unfortunate lighting problems on the child’s face. Also, probably because [...]

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