Here at Clayton Hill. It’s all good, I wouldn’t have it any other way! Tubby had her babies – 7 beautiful, healthy, fat pups joined our gang on Saturday. DH and I are smoothing out the process of providing 24/7 pup-watch coverage for mom and babies, while still getting chores and jobs done. As it’s …
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So, we will be off to Brighton Farmer’s Market Harvest Fest in T-7 hours … We put in some work, but we’re as ready as we’re gonna be! All but Chloe, that is … who managed to catch a few fading Summer-rays in the pool this week! (She does love her float!) PenDots and glass …
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So, my dad and grandpa got Amazon-love … Umm, without cards! What’s up with that??? Where are the ‘gift notes’ Amazon?!? [Horrible daughter/grand-daughter hangs head in shame …] DH bought himself a gift (a pneumatic tire changer-thingy), along with my father’s day gift (an XT glass tile saw – thanks, Babe!), and his own (surprise) …
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It’s official – Clayton Hill Studio will be at the show on November 18, 19 & 20th. Come join us for some Holiday shopping! All are WELCOME! Now to get busy! PS – tried to embed a countdown clock … After spending an hour with no success … I give up! Grr!!
We lost power on Saturday. Repair estimate had us getting electricity on Christmas night at 1130pm. So, I had started to wrap my head around embracing what I would officially call the ‘Dark Christmas’ … I was excited about the prospect of ZERO cooking (watch out Taco Bell, here we come). But, unlike many of …
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WWU: I got sick – at work. For a minute there, I thought maybe DH was trying to take advantage of my food allergies (umm, poison me! – But ya know, my life insurance policy stinks, and I’m not quite THAT paranoid); so maybe it was … – actual food poisoning; – salad overdose; – …
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Let me just take a moment to say ~ regardless of how shameless it is … I love how varied my Etsy shop listings are looking right now. And – public awareness moment: We have only 55 days until Christmas … Just sayin’!!! But – here’s where I’ll start to get nutty: I have 2 …
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Had some fun with the birthday kids (the twins) the other day. I have my son convinced [and dreading the fact] that he’s getting a sewing machine and my daughter is getting a tow bar (a ‘man-gift’ … I panicked and that’s all I could come up with on the spot) for their birthday … …