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Reading

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Wanna see something cool? Ta-da! Lamp can read! Well OK she can’t read, but she can flip through the pages of a book all by herself. This is something she’s been able to do for a while actually, but I sorta forgot the amazingness of it until her grandparents were visiting last week...

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Skirts

Monday, April 11, 2011

This weekend was the weekend of skirt making. That’s one thing I love about sewing….instant results. I don’t have a lot of casual skirts that I like to just hang out it and I have a feeling I’m going to want some skirts in San Antonio. I made a couple of skirts for Princess Sparkle...

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AlyApril 11, 2011 - 1:35 pm
i'm making this this week!
http://www.freshlypickedblog.com/2010/02/elastic-waist-skirt-tutorial-mama.htmlReplyCancel
Linda P.April 11, 2011 - 2:21 pm
Very cute, Miggy. Oh, and I must add that I am very envious of that slim and trim tummy of yours! ; ) Those occasional indulgences in banana cream pie and such don't seem to have done you much harm!!! : DReplyCancel
lmtApril 11, 2011 - 4:35 pm
Cute skirt. Thanks for the tutorials, it seems I am always looking for a new one.ReplyCancel
AnonymousApril 12, 2011 - 12:55 am
Cute skirt!

And spill it…what are the details on the shoes? Loooove!ReplyCancel
CareGiving DaughterApril 12, 2011 - 4:25 am
I love skirts in the summer (here in Seattle spring doesn't offer up much skirt wearing weather.) I have a collection of them I bring out and wear.

We were in Austin in March for SXSW, where my son's band was performing and we went to San Antonio one day, as we always do. I wore skirts the entire week we were in Austin and San Antonio. I love Austin and keep telling my husband we should retire there (his sister lives there and teaches at UT, and his parents are retired there and live across from the BIG retired UT football coach.)

You inspire me to get out my machine and sew up a few skirts for summer.

–MariReplyCancel
SuzyApril 12, 2011 - 12:07 pm
Miggy, you look fabulous! Now we all see where Ms. PSP gets her svelte figure:) The skirt is great, too! It is so hard to find the stripes going in a flattering direction, no?:) I think that you are right about TX… here is SC I live in sundresses and skirts, because I really only wear shorts to work out or go to the beach:) I have never felt like shorts work for around town. Is that crazy? Maybe bermudas, or the kind that are flowy like a skirt? anyway, I digress… you are a fantastic seamstress and model! XOXOReplyCancel
MigonApril 12, 2011 - 2:22 pm
Thanks everyone.

Aly–Ha! I made that skirt yesterday…a little different, but basically the same.

Linda–thanks! You're sweet.

IMT–Yes, I want to see some of your sewing skills!

Anon–Aw shucks, I do love those shoes….so I got them at Anthro years ago, and they were the lower end of the price range. Anyway, the brand is Kenzie. Good luck!

Mari–Yes totally get your sew on! Also, I'm dying to know what band your son is in…I love music and am always looking for new stuff, or maybe I already know the band???

Suz–Oh you! I'm blushing…and I actually cut the fabric at an angle to get the chevron pattern…if I ever figure the waist band on this skirt out I'll put up a tutorial. Hugs to you and the family!ReplyCancel
Chaunté VaughnApril 14, 2011 - 1:49 am
so cute! you rule.ReplyCancel

In Love

Thursday, April 7, 2011

I did something stupid. Really stupid. I fell in love. As cliche as it sounds I didn’t mean to…it just happened. I know what you’re thinking…what do you mean you fell in love? You’re still…involved, committed? What about your current…situation? And to that I say…well things were already in the works. We’ve already started the...

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AzúcarApril 7, 2011 - 3:20 am
You are not nuts. Absolutely go talk to them. I would if I had fallen in love with a house. I HAVE done such a thing when I've fallen in love with a house.ReplyCancel
thefoxkidsApril 7, 2011 - 4:03 am
i've actually known lots of people who have had really good luck with renting empty houses but I would DEFFENATELY go for it! but also San Antonio has some great neighborhoods so if itdoesn't work there is another house just as awesome promise.. lots more fish in the sea!ReplyCancel
Bugg's mamaApril 7, 2011 - 4:04 am
You should show up at their door with Lamp in your arms. That'll get 'em!

good luck!
Love, BreeReplyCancel
CLApril 7, 2011 - 4:09 am
There's a cul-de-sac in our ward where 4 out of 5 families are LDS. One of them got their house by knocking on the door and asking the lady currently living there (house hadn't been on the market or anything) if she would sell to them…and she did. At least in this case, you know they had wanted to move. Go.For.It.!!ReplyCancel
painting lessonsApril 7, 2011 - 7:26 am
I like your blog!…DanielReplyCancel
TereseApril 7, 2011 - 8:27 am
Good luck! Show us a picture!! We are in the same situation. I'm trying so hard not to fall in love, but when you find a gem, it's so hard not to obsess.ReplyCancel
Linda P.April 7, 2011 - 11:48 am
Go for it, Miggy! A little knock knock on the door, and you never know–the old "nothing ventured, nothing gained"! Do keep us updated. Somehow I'm thinkin' you will . . . .ReplyCancel
arleneApril 7, 2011 - 2:55 pm
My daughter is in a similar situation as you. Husband doing a residency with the army in SA beginning in June. We drove down one weekend and found a house (mid-century modern, exactly not what she was looking for and turned out to be EXACTLY what she was looking for). We drive the 4 hours down every other weekend to renovate before her husband returns from his deployment at Gitmo. Let me know if I can take a peek at that house for you and ck out the neighborhood! We'll be there this weekend.ReplyCancel
RobinApril 8, 2011 - 12:00 am
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only house stalker. I could share some ideas to contact them, but I think showing up in person (with Lamp) would seal the deal!ReplyCancel
AmberliApril 9, 2011 - 12:13 am
you're not nutso. it could work. i'm a classic fall-in-love-with-houses-er and i've seen miracles happen for people who died over certain houses, etc. so what do you have to lose? knock on the door, play in your eyes, let the magic happen! good luck!ReplyCancel
arleneApril 11, 2011 - 3:20 am
Shoot! We are leaving in the morning! They don't have internet in their new house (or furniture for that matter, we sleep on air mattresses when we are here on weekends), but I was able to hack into someone's tonight and cked my blog. Leave the address if you get a chance, I won't publish your message, and if I get it before I leave, I'll at least try to drive by and ck out the neighborhood.ReplyCancel

Sickies

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

We’re just a bunch of sickies around here today. The only items on the agenda are going to the Doctor and watching movies. I really hope our little walk in the rain the other day didn’t bring this on. Princess Sparkle and I got decked out in our rain gear and went on one the...

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Mormon Week: Family Home Evening

Friday, April 1, 2011

This next topic comes from a question I got a couple days ago and it’s a great question: Total agnostic here who would love to hear more about Family Home Evening – I’ve heard about it on other blogs written by Mormons and it sounds like such a great concept. Is it always the...

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AnonymousApril 1, 2011 - 6:56 pm
Thank you so much for answering my question!!! I had always wondered how it works with younger kids (mine still go to bed at 7-7:30) and don't have the best attention spans…thanks again!ReplyCancel
RudiApril 2, 2011 - 2:36 pm
Thanks so much Miggy! I've always had such respect for Mormons for their sanctity of family bc it was very similar to my faith and how we live our life, but I never knew how your community was so disciplined at it…and this explains it! I always thought…"How do they do it soo consistently?" because most every Mormon I met I noticed the same theme. I can't agree with you more that you have to make time to instill values in your children (with a variety of family activities) consistently for them to be able to navigate the waters when there are so many obstacles in their way. But also for your own spirituality not just them. It so easy to let the weeks pass you by without you realizing you haven't focused on what is most important.ReplyCancel
Ashlyine BrookeJuly 12, 2016 - 2:43 pm
This short article posted only at the web site is truly good.RYANReplyCancel
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cách ngâm rượu với đông trùng hạ thảoMụn bọc là tình trạng nặng của mụn trứng cá khi nó bị viêm ở các nang lông bên trong và sâu của da, làm cho tình trạng ngày càng nặng thêm nếu không có biện pháp chữa trị kịp thời
đông trùng hạ thảo cách ngâm rượuBạn đang lo ngại các sản phẩm kem trị mụn chứa nhiều thành phần hóa học, gây ra phản ứng cho da. Nhưng nếu không dùng kem để chấm dứt mụn thì làn da bạn trở nên xấu xí, sần sùi hơn.
đông trùng hạ thảo có ngâm rượu được khôngĐể chấm dứt những hạt mụn li ti này, chúng tôi sẽ giới thiệu đến bạn cách đơn giản nhất từ mật mong. Với cách trị mụn cám bằng mật ong sau đây sẽ giúp chị em cải thiện làn da hiệu quả.ReplyCancel

Doll Baby

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Interrupting Mormon week for some Princess Sparkle and Lamp pictures. If there’s one thing we hear again and again in reference to Lamp it’s, What a doll baby! So Princess Sparkle decided to make Lamp her very own, real live doll baby… These two kill me.

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Mormon Week: The Plan of Salvation

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

I try not to be snarky on the blog, but sometimes I think I accidentally come off that way. At the beginning of yesterday’s post I said I probably lost a few readers just from the title. I meant that perhaps some people might find the topic boring, not because I think there are rampant...

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