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Archive for August 2009

How to sew a Driving Cap

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 24, 2009

I spent countless hours searching the internet trying to find a pattern for the Driving Cap (Ivy cap, Flat cap, Golf cap,  Scally cap) depending on what you call it. My oldest son wanted one and we couldn’t find one, so I thought I would find a free pattern and print it off and sew it [...]

Today we learned another reason why Benny is part of our family!

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 20, 2009

Today we learned why God had sent me Benny so many years before. If you know Benny than you know he is always 2 feet from my feet. He is my dog. My husband and I have always wondered what he would do if someone or something tried to hurt me or the kids. I [...]

More on the blackberries

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 18, 2009

So I decided that since we have these huge blackberries I am going to make some Blackberry Jam and can it too! So tonite I went out and got an ice cream container full. I wanted to make a test run before I did a huge batch. Test run was successful!    And just remember [...]

What was my girl drawing???

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 18, 2009

My girl was sitting in the wagon facing the neighbors field, so I went over to see what she was doing. She was drawing a picture of a cloud over the barn. She loves to DRAW! So here are some pictures of what she was looking at. I did some black & whites too, but [...]

Our trip to the ER

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 12, 2009

My daughter suffers from pretty bad eczema. We have been to the dermatologist and allergist with pretty much no avail. She has been given steroid creams and has been told she is allergic to pretty much everything. She is allergic to peanuts, eggs, milk, beef, chicken, soy, dogs, cats, dust mites, umm what else……..For the [...]

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Our trip to the pool

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 12, 2009

On my little guys birthday he wanted to go to the pool, so we headed up. But on the way hubby wanted to stop and get his hair cut & I said the little one needed his hair cut too. We all went in and about 2 minutes into hubbys cut I got bored and [...]

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After the party…..

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 12, 2009

After I cleaned up from the party and rested for a bit we headed down to the festival in town. They were having spectacular fireworks b/c it was the 30 yr anniversary of this festival. The kids got to do some rides, hubby got his mom to go on the train with them & she had [...]

My baby’s 3rd Birthday

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 12, 2009

My baby turned 3 last week and we had a little family BBQ-Party to celebrate since my family was already here for the cruise. Hubbys parents had come too for the weekend so it worked out well. I found a cake decorator off of craigslist and she made him a rocket cake as he requested. [...]

Dinner Cruise and my sister’s surprise engagement

Posted by: stayinhomensewin on: August 11, 2009

  On Friday 7/31 we went on a dinner cruise that my sister had bought tickets for everyone as a christmas gift. What she didn’t know is her boyfriend was going to purpose on the cruise! We all went to the front of the boat and he got down on one knee and purposed! She [...]


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