state microbe for wisconsin.

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-wisconsin-state-microbe-lactococcus-lactis,0,7997036.story

i like the suggestion for the state microbe for california

leg warmers

tutorial for leg warmers here.

found via marnae and homemade by jill. tutorial for lazy days skirt here.

isaac modeling the man scarf.

a man scarf, 2008

man scarf i made for my dad. this was actually the second draft. the first draft was too small and so i gave it to my mom.

frosted seed pods from my weed patch

dish rag

dish rag from doug's aunt. and mallory said, "this is too pretty for a rag." and so she uses it as a doll blanket.

fisher price nativity

got the kids a nativity set they could play with. which has been well loved and one of the favorite things they like to get out at christmas time.

and sometimes they all go for a ride in the tractor.


and sometimes they go hurtling down a race track.

tee pee

my sister in law made us a tee pee.

and the kids loved it.

and so did the cat. one of my favorite memories so far (sometimes moms can be cruel), is mallory trapped inside the tee pee crying while the cat is jumping all over the outside of the tee pee trying to get her.

christmas joys

 

doug's present from my brother. he spent the day after christmas when the lab wasn't busy trying to get that golf ball on the tee. then my sister in law did it in her first try...

Expendable t-shirt

which is a star trek joke, in case you were wondering. used a freezer paper stencil, and stamped the enterprise. yes i have an enterprise stamp. i even have a "beam me up" stamp. my son and daughter play with a Picard action figure. life is good.

this was a christmas present for my brother in law last year for christmas.

the stenciling part was great, cutting out all the letters with an exact-o knife, not so hot. i tried to pawn it off on doug, but he wouldn't have any of it. shucks.