• 01mrm,  Crafty Stuff,  Motherhood

    It’s Okay Not To Let Go

    The obvious solution was to sell it.  ALL of it.  Every last piece. Every basket full of stamps, scissors, and ink hiding in the closets, every folder bursting at the seams with stickers and do-dads in my desk, and every beautiful sheet of hand selected 12×12 paper stacked up…

  • 01mrm,  Lucas,  Motherhood

    Whirlwind

    It’s been a whirlwind of a week.  Seriously.  I have yelled.  cheered.  and cried.   I sat in the pediatrician’s office, listening to words like “curable”, “recovery rate”, “leukemia”, “blood diseases”, not believing I was really there, wanting to just fast forward to the next day.  I have hugged my…

  • 01mrm,  Motherhood

    On Mothering

    Every night when I rock Nathan to sleep, I look at his sweet face and think how lucky I am.  To be a mom.  His mom.  I savor the moment, knowing it won’t be long before he doesn’t need me to rock him anymore.  As I sit there, not…

  • 01mrm,  Lucas,  Sewing

    Hello Monday! And Last Weeks Projects.

    It’s going to be a busy week.  School.   Gym class.   Doctors appointments.   Playdates.   Errands.   Mile high To-Do list.   I’d like to just go back to the weekend.  The nice, leisurely weekend we had together as a family.  We planted our garden.  We took a walk.  We drank iced tea…

  • 01mrm,  Crafty Stuff,  My Boys

    The Backpack!

    Here it is!  My never worn, too small dress – reincarnated into an awesome little boys backpack. I used an old receiving blanket as the inner liner rather than interfacing, and stitched the whole thing with bright orange thread for some added color.  The pocket on the back was…