Bliss Images and Beyond

It is yet another snow day here in central Pennsylvania! The kids are loving it, of course.  I am sure they will be complaining when the middle of June hits and they are still schlepping to the ...

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When we purchased our house back in 2006, we had a 6 month old baby boy.  At that time, a three bedroom house seemed plenty big...one more child and then we'll call it quits.  Or, so we thought...

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My husband and I just spent a long weekend in the Northwest, specifically, Maple Falls, WA.  Our friends quite literally live across the road from a Canadian resident.  That is just how north i...

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Hair!  GAH!  Stupid, stupid HAIR!  Can I tell you how much I love other people's hair?  I love her hair... And hers... I even love hers... What in the HECK am I to do with my...

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My 6 year old...well, to put it mildly, she oozes SASS!  She knows what she wants, and unfortunately for me, that changes more frequently than I can keep up with.  But, one thing is for sure......

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Here's the situation... 1. Three active kids 2. One hardworking husband 3. One insanely cute dog 4. Two basketball practices a week 5. Two gymnastics practices a week 6. One religious educ...

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Let me tell you this...nothing makes me more nervous than planning a party for elementary school kids.  It is one of the scariest jobs.  A 7 year old has little to no filter and they are brutal...

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What a difference a little decorating can make, eh? I thought I'd take the stuff I have gathered and spruce it up a bit to get an idea of how it'll look.  I tackled painting the kitchen on Wedne...

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Oh my!  Has it been a whole year since I have posted?  Yup...life has been, in a word, BUSY!  My youngest is now approaching two years old (time really does fly when you're having "fun") and M...

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I cannot believe it has been MONTHS since I first posted about redecorating my master bedroom!  I believe I may have been pregnant way back then and my baby is now a 10 1/2 month old!  Aaaaah.....

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This post will be plain and simple...because it really was SIMPLE!  So much easier than I anticipated.  I, like you, I am sure have seen SO many beautifully painted pianos recently.  When a fr...

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My baby turns five this month...and I love to throw parties!  About six months ago, I decided on a Candy Shop Party.  Particularly because I saw a picture of a lollipop tree.  That was it for ...

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Can't believe my baby girl is turning five years old next month!  Time is truly flying by.  It's extremely bittersweet, but I know I am probably preaching to the choir about that.  For the b...

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Baby Jayla was a bit more alert than we would have liked, but with a little patience and persistence, we got her to sleep for a brief amount of time, and I was able to get these lovelies.  I lov...

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This is by far one of my most favorite sessions to date!  How cute are these guys...and the husband and wife are some of the nicest people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.  We had a gor...

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Mother's Day...it's a tough holiday.  Let's face it.  I am a mom, I have a mom and I have a mom-in-law.  And, many, many a Mother's Day (particularly when I was a teenager) was spent driving e...

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My daughter's 5th birthday is coming up and I am throwing her a candy shop birthday party.  I have been busy planning the big day for about 6 months now...cause that's how I roll. I've got the...

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My mom used to make "Swizzle" for dinner, and it was a definite favorite in our home.  She just mixed up ground beef and onion on the stove top.  She added some seasonings for flavor, mostly sa...

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I haven't written about my journey, because it's been in a word...SLOW!  I don't want this to be a venting post, but there may be parts that are precisely that.  I don't want to pay for a thera...

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I bought this piece of furniture six years ago for $125 at a local flea market.  It is such a solid piece of furniture, I just couldn't pass up the deal.  I decided that it needed a facelift r...

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I haven't posted in a while, my life has been in a word, overwhelming!  Some days I am not sure how we stay afloat.  Between school, extracurricular activities, the baby's needs, running erran...

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I have been known to say, "If I could do it over again, I would have gone to school for Interior Design."  I just LOVE design and decorating.  My "go to" channel on the TV is none other than H...

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Instagrams, instagrams...all I ever hear about is instagrams for the iphone! Well, I'm a Droider, and I keep hearing that they are "working on" Instagram for the Droid, but I have yet to see th...

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I have heard it SO many times..."You have to take care of you in order to be a better mom to them."  And I would nod my head and say, "I know, I know." But, truth be told...you just can't do tha...

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We have friends who unfortunately, and so sadly, lost their house to flooding in the Fall of 2011.  It was the "100 year flood" here in southcentral PA and it devastated a part of my home town. ...

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