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Crafty Saturday

July 19, 2008

in Family, Leisure, Sewing/Crafts

We got the kids up this morning to go to my all-time favorite store, Michaels. They were having a crafting demonstration and the kids only had to pay $5 for the materials. Anton and Isay were to young and too old, respectively, so they went to Best Buy with Bobby while Paula and I attended [...]

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Circus Jonathon, the One-Man Circus

July 15, 2008

in Family, Frugal living, Leisure, Sewing/Crafts, Windsor

We trooped to Devonshire Mall today to watch Circus Jonathon, the One-Man Circus. We missed the first 10 minutes of the show, but we still enjoyed it. Circus Jonathon can juggle 5 bowling pins or 3 bowling balls — while balancing on a ball or riding a unicycle. I just hope Anton doesn’t try to [...]

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Sewing Day

July 12, 2008

in Family, Frugal living, Sewing/Crafts

We stayed home today, except to hear Mass at 6 pm, and I got some sewing done.
I finally finished the table napkins that I cut out weeks ago. The picture is crappy because I took it at night with artificial lights on:

I decided to use table napkins instead of paper towels so we can reduce [...]

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Martha Saves the Day … And Paula’s New Friend

July 3, 2008

in Family, Housekeeping, Sewing/Crafts

I slept fitfully last night. Our toilet bowl had been backed up and I was having nightmares about it. So this morning, Bobby and I were ready to call a plumber. We know plumbers in North America are very expensive to hire, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.
I remembered that I [...]

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