Every spring I look forward to hanging laundry outside on the clothesline. It’s not about saving money or being eco-friendly, although those are both important to me; the real reason is that after a frozen Wisconsin winter hanging out laundry is therapy for my soul. As I bend down to…
Peanut had spent the morning at Cowboy’s mom’s house being thoroughly spoiled. She fell asleep on the way to the church and wasn’t sure what was going on when she woke up. She was happy to sit on my lap looking around, but we couldn’t get her to smile for…
I don’t look at my stats anywhere near as often as I should because no matter how many comments there are it always seems to me like I’m talking to just a few people. That means I don’t check referring URLs – the Google searches that lead people to me…
I have a confession to make. I am in love with this dress. I love the sexy, sheer sleeves that cover my jiggly arms. I love the wrapped bodice that defines my waist and hides my post-six-babies belly. I love the swishy skirt that makes me feel…
Finally the Big Day arrived. Despite weeks of planning and preparing, I was nowhere ready for it. My friend, my daughter, my baby was getting married. She’d never sleep under our roof as a member of our household again; after the wedding she and Cowboy would set up their own…
A box arrived at our house the other day. A very big box, and it’s for me! Teacher said I was getting a belated Valentine’s Day present. Will you help me open it? What do you think it could be? I’ll take off the styrofoam, you grab out that…
Even before Princess and Cowboy set a wedding date Princess had been dreaming about her wedding dress and veil. “I want to look like a princess…” she sighed with stars in her eyes. Since I’d made her prom dress a couple of years ago she asked me to make her…
When we peeked into the bridal dressing room last time all you got to see was the patterns and fabric. Here’s the pattern and fabric again, in case you forgot: Are you ready to see the finished dresses? Are you sure? Ok, here you go… Aren’t they pretty?…
Switching to reusable, “unpaper” towels was an easy way for our family to be more eco-friendly. When I decided to mane the switch from paper to unpaper towels the first thing I did was research online. I found tons of different types of unpaper towels made of a wide variety…
My Happy Crazy Life has received the Sunshine Award from both Gillyweeds and Joyful Rose. Thank you both for thinking of me! Since I follow the rules – most of the time – I’m passing the award along to some of my favorite blogs; please take a few minutes to…
