Category Archives: home sweet home

Memorial Day Weekend – 2013

Posted on May 27, 2013 by queenvanna

The Memorial Day Weekend started like any other for me… at work.  I managed to make a few treats and trinket boxes.  The white one in the back is a special order – she’s going to decorate it herself with … Continue reading →

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Mama’s May Vacation

Posted on May 15, 2013 by queenvanna

The past 3 years I’ve taken a little break in May and flown to Florida to meet up with my sister and long-time friends.  It’s just 4 grown ups (I guess) (and 2 doggies), poking around here and there, hanging, … Continue reading →

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Late Winter, Early Easter

Posted on March 27, 2013 by queenvanna

So this happened on March 19.  Absolutely ridiculous. And my Easter decorations are chilling out IN THE LATE MARCH SNOW. If there’s some good news, it’s that it’s lighter longer, and the pavement is nice and clear for sidewalk chalk. … Continue reading →

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American Girl Uneven Bars

Posted on March 17, 2013 by queenvanna

My girls weren’t interested in dolls until fairly recently.  My Mother in Law bought them American Girl Dolls a couple Christmases ago and I kinda thought it was a bad call because they’d rarely ever played with dolls up til … Continue reading →

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So There’s That

Posted on March 5, 2013 by queenvanna

We got about 3 gallons of maple sap over the course of 2 1/2 days.  I filtered it, I boiled it a while, I put it in my crockpot.  Then I didn’t know when to stop.  Here’s what we got: … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on February 26, 2013 by queenvanna

I know folks who schedule blog posts weeks in advance.  They plan holiday posts and birthday posts, but I just can’t.  If I think of something to tell you, or if I’m in the middle of a project I just … Continue reading →

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Time dances on…

Posted on February 22, 2013 by queenvanna

and skips and hops and cartwheels… I’ve got my Bean (Big Girl) home with me today.  While I still can’t figure out if it’s a little tummy bug or some 2nd grade stress that caused her to be sick last night she’s here … Continue reading →

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Vanessa, Kris, Chuck and Craig Ferguson in NYC

Posted on October 7, 2012 by queenvanna

We got the tickets 10 months ago in December.  I waited by the computer to get good seats.  For a while we were worried that they would be TOO good, that we’d have strained necks from looking up at the … Continue reading →

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Fresh Lemons – Kitchen Re-decor

Posted on July 17, 2012 by queenvanna

The time had been coming for a while.  The girls had outgrown their table in the kitchen.  This was a great spot for them – breakfast while I unloaded the dishwasher, a place for crafts and important little-girl work, somewhere … Continue reading →

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ice ballons

Posted on February 1, 2012 by queenvanna

i saw the idea on flickr, way back in the summertime and i just waited and waited for the right time.  preschool ice sculpture time!!  we are all graduated from preschool, but sweeties that they are, the teachers invite the … Continue reading →

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