Category Archives: spring

easter crafts: part four, jellybean packets

inspired by this blog post, and trying to come up with a way to package more inexpensive candy, but still make it special, i decided to make jellybean packets.  again, they’re pretty simple and you could probably figure them out … Continue reading

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easter crafts: part three, sidewalk chalk

i also bought some sidewalk chalk and i suppose i could have included it in the art kit, but it didn’t really fit and i didn’t want to get chalk dust all over everything, plus, i found this great idea … Continue reading

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easter crafts: part two, easter art kits

just a quickie today to show you what i did with yesterday’s notebooks. i decided to make an art kit that contains: a homemade notebook a box of crayons a few special stickers (some are felt and some have wiggly … Continue reading

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easter crafts: part five–last-minute basket idea!

one of the things i also said i’d provide at this year’s easter egg hunt was a basket for any kids who forgot to bring their easter basket with them.  i didn’t want to go out and buy a bunch … Continue reading

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easter crafts: a mini-series, episode one–notebooks

this year, i am in charge of the annual easter egg hunt at my church.  basically, that means i’m in charge of orchestrating the hunt, but i’m also responsible for providing some treats for the kids’ baskets.  now, i could … Continue reading

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spring inspires me

actually, i’m not sure whether it’s spring that inspired me tonight or if it was because i’m 98.2% done with my class for this semester, or if it’s because i just had a long break from any serious cooking (because … Continue reading

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why didn’t we do this earlier?

last christmas, at my parents’ house, we really enjoyed watching the birds at their birdfeeders and mr. happy stuff made an off-hand comment that maybe we should get some birdfeeders at our house.  i’m not sure why this hadn’t occurred … Continue reading

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a walk

today was such beautifully warm weather and the days are so nice and long now that when i got home, mr. happy stuff and i agreed that we wanted to walk to our favorite local mexican eatery for dinner.  it’s … Continue reading

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i love tuesdays off

this is one of those rare weeks where my day off falls on a tuesday.  and i had a really great day.  the house was still (mostly) clean from the weekend.  i didn’t have any homework because my class is … Continue reading

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things that made me smile today

1.  today i rode my bike to work for the first time since last fall.  i did get mr. happy stuff to come give me a ride home, but that was because it was very cold outside after the sun … Continue reading

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