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• Genuine.
  on Aug 3, 2011 in decor
  I love beautiful spaces, and there are so many perfectly put-together, expertly staged spaces to drool over.  But lately, I've been seeing the value in spaces that are "real".  Spaces that look lived-in and inviting, where the furniture doe...
• Giveaway
  on Aug 1, 2011
  After going through the adoption process and meeting so many wonderful adoptive families and children, and bringing home two amazing babies of my own, I have a special place in my heart for anything adoption-related.  I've "bumped" into many fam...
• What's happening around here:
  on Jul 28, 2011 in lula etsy my house Projects
  *New kitchen table & chairs.  {Craigslist find for $50.}  Fresh coat of paint and a yard of fabric later:*A new art print I've been working on, soon to be in the shop: *More progress on the built-in:  The goal is to end u...
• Field Guide to Twiblings: Introduction
  on Jul 26, 2011 in lula tips gus twiblings
  Twiblings - noun.  Two or more children, not biologically related, who belong to the same family and are very close in age so that they experience life much like twins.  i.e.: Gus and Lula are twiblings.    {term & defini...
• I love my little family....
  on Jul 21, 2011 in lula gus
  ....and I love how the photos from my birthday photo shoot turned out:It's so hard for me to believe that we've been home for three months now and that we'll have 2 one year-olds before we know it.  I'm so glad that we were able to capture a few...
• Cheery Gray
  on Jul 19, 2011 in decor
  One of the really cool things about blogging is "running into" people you've lost touch with in real life.  Last week I got an unexpected message from Toni, a friend from college who had stumbled on my blog, and who is now hoping to become a fos...
• What's Going On....
  on Jul 14, 2011 in etsy
  It's been a busy week or two.  Not so much with actual events, just with the busy-ness of having two babies.  So here is a summary of sorts of random tid-bits happening at our house, in my shop, and in my brain:*We now have two crawlers. &n...
• I'm Awake!
  on Jul 11, 2011 in gus
  Gus and Lula were bouncing away in their activity seats the other day when I looked over and saw this:Being the good mother that I am, I immediately scooped up my tired little boy and put him to bed decided to exploit his adorable antics.  Aren'...
• Compassion
  on Jul 7, 2011
  When we started the adoption process, we ended up choosing Ethiopia based on a variety of practical reasons, and after a ton of praying for God's guidance.  Well, He put Ethiopia on our hearts in a big way, and we decided we wanted to do more fo...
• Someone needs to scoop these up quick
  on Jul 5, 2011 in decor Steals
  via Atlanta craigslistSee how pretty they are:I would be after them myself if I hadn't just bought my almost-matchy-but-not-quite metal barstools.  Someone give them a good home, pretty please.  P.S. We survived our weekend trip to St. Loui...

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