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Giveaway Winner and Thank You!

Congratulations, Julie, you’ve won my Barefoot Books Giveaway! I’ve sent you an email.

And a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me in the See Mommy Sew tutorial contest – I WON!!!

A note and a request

I’ve run out of scheduled posts, so this blog is going on vacation for the next week or so in order to enjoy every second of our time here in Vienna. I will post the winner of my Barefoot Books Giveaway, so be sure to enter before 3pm US Eastern Time December 10th!

And if you [...]

CSN Science Kit Promotion

 

The CSN Toys and Games Online store is offering 20% off all of their The Young Scientists Club brand science kits, including the award-winning Magic School Bus Collection, from Monday (11/23) through one week from Tuesday (12/1). Just enter discount code YSC20 at checkout. These kits cover a wide range of topics, from physics [...]

I have a blog button!

 

 
I’ve had this on my to-do list since I started blogging one year ago today. I’ve also added a blogroll, so please let me know in the comments if you would like me to link up to your blog.

 
 

Blog updates

I’ve moved all of my blog downloads (now in the much more user-friendly PDF format) into the downloads section of my navigation bar. Let me know if you have any problems with them or any other aspect of this site. I am aware that photos don’t currently show up for most of my 2008 posts, [...]

Pay it forward

I recently signed up for the pay it forward giveaway at Mouse Grows, Mouse Learns. I was excited to be one of the first three people to comment, because I really enjoy reading this blog. We got a package full of things my children love, and they were so excited! Emma asked to [...]

Welcome!

Thanks for dropping by my new site! Please let me know what you think of the new design and if you run into any problems on the site. I hope you’ll continue to visit my new blog home.

A long overdue thank you!

MANY weeks ago, I got this lovely package from the incredibly talented LiEr at ikat bag with these beautiful bibs, my favorite nursing cover ever, and (knowing that I like to sew) a fleece ball kit to put together for the soon-to-arrive baby Lily.

That Saturday, Emma and I spent some time together deciding how to [...]

My first swap!

I just took part in my first blog swap! Beth from be the thread sent us this adorable dress for baby #3, and we sent off a travel felt activities kit with a felt board similar to this one, felt shapes, and some laminated geometric shapes activity templates. Emma was super excited when we got [...]

Happiness

I got these adorable baby shoes in the mail this week from my bloggy friend Valerie from the Frugal Family Fun Blog. Valerie and I started our blogs at around the same time, and I’ve loved reading about all of her wonderful ideas. She has amazing recycling craft ideas, and posts a lot of [...]