Pretty Peony Blog
I unthreaded a Hmong Green skirt earlier today in preparation for Heritage Day at Kida's school this Friday. I am not good at explaining the process of unthreading but basically when the skirt was made it was tucked together tightly with thread in order to create tiny pleats. The thread is removed only when the... Continue Reading →
The photo was taken over the summer. The quote is from a book I purchased. Feel free to take. Also, if you want to print this (up to 8x10,) you can grab it here.
Husband and I took a couple of weeks (maybe even more) trying to decide on what colors to paint a couple of our rooms. We'd really like to get the living room painted and decorated. It's been empty for two years now. We're in no rush but it would be nice to get our house... Continue Reading →
When Kida asked to switch from tap dancing to lyrical and then asked for lyrical socks, I had no idea they would look like little boy undies. When the front desk lady held the socks out for husband and I to look at, we couldn't help but laugh. The lady laughed with us. She understood... Continue Reading →
Today is the first big snow this year fall. I think this one will stick around for awhile. The previous snows melted way too quick. Both girls's schools were canceled this morning so they sat around watching TV and ate their favorite soups while husband cleared the driveway. He was beyond excited to finally see... Continue Reading →
Mid October, my sister (left in photo -- I'm next to her) had a girls night at her place. She invited a few of her friends and then the sisters (my other sister didn't show up until later). It's been awhile since we've done anything with just girls. It was a lot of fun even... Continue Reading →
[2011: Southlands Shopping Center] I'll be taking the girls trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. The girls' dentist is offering $1 per pound of candy (up to $5) they donate to the dental office and they will ship those candy out to our military in Afghanistan. I think that's a really awesome idea! My 4-year-old was pretty... Continue Reading →
I took the girls trick-or-treating at the Southlands Shopping Center yesterday evening. My 4-year-old refers to the place as 'Halloween Town' because of all the costumes and the door-to-door store-to-store candy going on. The girls had a great time even though it was quite chilly. Once again, I used the free actions from dbox.tumblr.com on... Continue Reading →
My daughter just started the Children's Christmas Choir this year (she skipped last year's) and they will be singing "Silent Night" again. We were talking about how she could eventually play her violin during Christmas mass in the future and I told her I'd find an example of "Silent Night" on youtube for her to... Continue Reading →
It will be snowing for most the day today. These photos were taken this morning and I made them black and white because I think it looks better. I've also posted many snow photos in the past and wanted to make these a little different. Mentally, I'm ready for snow. Physically, I'm not. I'm still... Continue Reading →
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