Pecos Bill and Slue-Foot Sue (and Widder Quackenbush)

It's been a little while since I posted some family news. This spring is just FLYING by! Last week was a busy week for the Z family… Natalie (7th grade) was in the school play, and Dan and Mike ran the sound and light boards. I didn't paint the set this year, but was still …

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A little sun, a little sand, a lot of fun

Haven't shared much family news lately… things have been quiet around here. But this is our Spring Break week and we decided to take a little trip and test the waters to see how much I can physically handle before we make our final preparations for the Stampin' Up trip to Thailand in July. It …

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Fall in Wisconsin

I know these aren't cards, but this is something I've been "working" on lately, too… just getting out the house. I've fallen into some terrible habits working from home for 10+ years, and I'm trying to get outside more and enjoy the simple things. I started a healthy home cooking class by mail, which I'm …

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Christmas at the seaside with us four, no more

Merry Christmas, everyone! We had a pretty unusual one this year as we just got back from a week in Florida. It was SO surreal to see Christmas decor and hear Christmas music as we ate seafood fresh from the ocean, outdoors, wearing sunglasses, flip flops and tee shirts! They tried, with holiday food and …

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Happy Happy Happy

Yesterday was Mike and I's 18th wedding anniversary. It's so funny to think I was 18 when we met and now we have been married longer than that! This isn't the card I made for him but it's close, with the giant word "happy" on the front, stamped in the new In Colors and paired …

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A Red Convertible Day… Stampin’ Up Hawaii 2015

I still can't believe we did it. Before we went to Hawaii, knowing we'd be staying in Honolulu and the highly commercialized Waikiki district, I decided that I'd rent a car and get out into the real Hawaii. However, after experiencing Honolulu traffic just getting to the hotel from the airport, that plan went right …

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