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xoelle
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The life and times of one Laura Elizabeth Hawker Plouzek as she bakes, sews, and paints her way through life.
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Dear Mr. Muffin Pants,
9 months? no way! You are growing everyday! We see you learning new things and taking risks everyday and we try to keep one step ahead of you. You came with us to Atlanta for a craft show. You and I squeezed into the back seat of our tiny vw c...
Mr Jack’s first mohawk
Story: Mr Jack (who was sporting a mohawk for the first time in his whole life) peed on his Dad’s pants tonight right before his Dad’s piano solo at a Christmas concert. I quietly slipped out and took him to the restroom, where I disco...
the weekend of one rain-out and two too-lates
So I made this totally functional advent calendar (I’ve been looking to purchase one for two years and have yet to find one that meets my expectations, but that’s another story) and filled each day with two chocolates and a note on which ...
december and stripes
Just wanted to report that we are about halfway through the month of December and I am still going stripey strong. I almost sissied out today when none of my clean stripey socks matched any of my clean skirts or dresses- but then I remembered that ...
the red room
My very first apartment in Everett, WA had high walls and seriously thick moulding. I purchased strand after strand (after strand) of red christmas lights and ran them up and down one wall in the main room. I would plug them in and the entire room ...
written in my journal only moments ago
so, Jack is different everyday, as any relationship/person is. Still so cluttered. Still so much to do. Thank goodness he makes me stop everything and pay attention to him or I might be missing who he is right now....

