Happiness on a 1/2 Acre

Over the past two weeks I've finished up a few quilts that now need to go to the quilter. Whew. I only started this Buggy Barn Friendship Quilt 6 or 7 years ago! I did decide its my claim...

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This pretty gal is growing up on me. It hurts. I put a shirt on little Kenna today that Kelsey used to wear when she was two years old. I swear that was just a few months ago.  Its s...

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I planted a Canadice seedless grape about 6 years ago by an awesome arbor my brother in law welded for me as a birthday gift.  Its a gorgeous arbor, but I was so excited for this new grape vine...

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Its mid September and I am trying not to mourn.  The weather here has been incredible and Autumn really is so beautiful in this high mountain valley I live in, but still, I mourn the loss of ...

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A bit of an update:   I checked out a much desired book at the library on Monday. It is my carrot for finishing up a few quilting projects. When I finish three certain quilts (the tops...

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There is an incredible woman who lives in Pullman, Washington named Diane Wilson. When I was a 25 year old wife of a busy vet school student a long long ways from home, she was my mother fig...

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    I won this super fun work of crafty art over the weekend. My sister made it, and I was lucky enough to win it. I love it! We have a craft raffle at our family reunion to gener...

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I grew up in a pretty small town in a pretty remote part of Utah. When my great grandpa George Alvin Chappell lived there at the turn of the century, it was even more remote.  The largest town ...

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It rained for a week a few weeks ago here. It was glorious.  I love it when Heaven waters my yard and garden. The rainy weather made me want to sew, something I don't get to do very much in...

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Being a mom to these four little gifts from God is pretty incredible. Its crazy how I used to think I knew them better than they even knew themselves.  Then they grew some more, and it se...

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Today, August 12th, is a big day for me.  Its my anniversary!  My one year Crossfit Vapor anniversary. One year ago today I went to my first class at Vapor; it was a foundations class th...

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  The August weather is incredible. I dream about these sweet summer evenings all winter long. School starts next week. Kelsey goes to a new school for 7th grade, Kendal enters ...

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I bought some stain/paint/sealer type stuff for the chicken coop about 3 weeks ago. I told Kelsey it was her job to get the coop done.  She hated working in the heat, so she woke up ear...

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I've lived in the beautiful Heber Valley for 12 years.  It truly is a gorgeous place to live and there are so many outdoor recreation activity options. One of those options is hiking Mount Ti...

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I'M SUCH A FASHION IDIOT! There is a store going out of business here in town, and the other day I was in the area and I was alone so I decided to stop in and see if there was anything I neede...

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Yesterday Emmitt asked me to lift him up to look out the laundry room window.  Our neighbors across the street fly an American flag everyday and he told me he wanted to see it.  So I obliged...

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ON JULY 3RD 2004, KELSEY BECAME A PET OWNER.  SHE WAS TWO YEARS OLD.  MY AUNT NOREEN GAVE HER THIS LITTLE KITTEN THAT SHE HAD NAMED OREO.  KELSEY WAS IN HER 'PRINCESS PHASE' AT THE RIPE O...

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On the quilting homefront: I have a hard time sewing in the summer.  There is just so much going on with the kids, the yard, and the wonderful weather.  So I make myself sign up for my local q...

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My four kids have birthdays in February, March, May, and June.  I wish I had an April baby in there, but oh well.  So much for my planning! So, just a snippet from the 2014 birthdays. Ken...

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Back in March I was at the local quilt shop in Midway and I saw this family tree panel and some coordinating fabrics. I loved it and bought it, not sure what I would do with it. I got it ho...

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Emmitt and I went to a civil war event near Boise, Idaho last week. Last year I took Kenna since we were still attached for her nourishment needs, but this year I wanted to take the lad. ...

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Once again we spent Easter at the ranch, well, Saturday anyway.  We had a fantastic time playing a killer game of townball in the sagebrush and rabbit brush flat, but we were too busy play...

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I bought this men's XL 100% wool sweater at the local thrift store last year.  I threw it in the washer with hot water and washed it, then dried it in the dryer.  I did that twice.  It felte...

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Kenna loves my phone.  She loves anyone's phone.  She loves remotes.  She loves the computer.  She loves the ipad, Kindle, tablet, anything techno. She is good at them too.  She can get t...

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Easter is a favorite holiday, it might actually be my (gasp) favorite one of all!  Truly.  I have such great memories of Easter as a child, as a young married wife, and now with my own kids.  ...

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