this fiLE caBiNEt is in our dining room next to my craft cabinet. it sticks out like a sore thumb. but i’m attached to it, so it has to stay. plus, what else would i do with the year and a half of pictures and drawings i’ve yet to scrapbook? anyway. here’s your bEfORe i was …
joplin: there are no answers
i don’t know what to do with all of this but to hand it up to God. still, it weighs heavy on my heart. the tornadoes that have ripped across the country in the past months have been horrendous, unlike any in the past. but the latest, in joplin, missouri …
personalized for Pip
Pip, my teenager, is obsessed with pArAmoRE. she started liking the band during her tWiLiGHt sAgA phase. now that she’s realized how similar it is to vampire diaries, it’s sort of lost its sParKLe (teehee). when we re-decorated her room the fiRSt time, we put 3 twilight posters on the long wall. i chose to …
the long wall
my husband and i have different tastes… mine is more eCLeCTiC, thrift store while his is clean and tRaDiTiONaL. we’ve got quite a long wall that runs in our living room and dining room. before we repainted, i struggled with what to put on it. i’ve seen several examples of gallery walls on a few different sites… i wish …
Bible character file folder matching game
our house is a collector of all things uN-nEEdeD, uN-waNTeD, uN-wHAtEVeR. we’re constantly donating trunk-fuls of items to charity, but seem to accumulate things just as fast. not that we’re super shoppers or anything. it’s something here and there, bags of things brought over by my mom, that sort of deal. that being said, my …
water spots and soap scum, oh my!
we have had hoRRibLE problems with our dishwasher lately. it doesn’t seem to be getting the dishes clean. they come out sPoTTy and coated in wHiTe fiLm. i added more jet dry thinking that it might work, but it didn’t. my husband suggested getting some of that dishwasher cleaner stuff that you put upside down …
ugly, sticky chairs
sticky chairs, sticky chairs what’s all over you? sticky chairs, sticky chairs it’s not your fault ok. if you’re not a fRieNDs fan, the above will mean nothing to you. if you are, then you will have that tune stuck in your head for the next 3 dAYs….. and, you’re welcome. a few …
he changed my life
the second i saw your face, i fell in LovE. then i fell over and over and over again. when they placed you in my arms, i felt such a powerful rUsH go over me… it is one that words can never explain yet other mommies understand fully the first moments so full …
love yourself
yEAh. tHaT abOUt sUMs iT Up. blessings to you all! Keep in touch with Crayon Freckles on Facebook to get daily post previews and hear about other great activities! You can also follow Crayon Freckles on Pinterest and Twitter. Check out Why Does My Teen?, which is an informational site for the parents teens.
a big boy transportation room
here’s a tour of Bear’s bIG bOy transportation rOOm. it’s filled with anything that goes VrOOm, zOOm, or bEEp! yes, my boy has a kitchen set. yes, he loves to play in it. no, i don’t believe that playing house is for giRLs and cars are for bOYs. for the book cover art, i had a few of …