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Valentines Day Cards with No CANDY!

Posted on: February 8, 2013 Last updated on: August 28, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
There are tons of reasons why parents would want to limit the candy on Valentine’s Day, but nobody wants to be a scrooge. We’re all concerned about our kid’s diets, their teeth, health concerns, and I’ve even been hearing that…
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Year of Pleasures: Winter Coat

Posted on: November 20, 2012 Last updated on: March 3, 2026 Written by: Reese Dixon
videos xxx cherylann_ggfree One of the best parts about the cold weather blowing in is my little kitties growing exponentially fluffier. Gizmo loves to stretch out with his belly in the air and I can never resist rubbing it whenever…
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Tutorial: Military Jacket Makeover

Posted on: November 16, 2012 Last updated on: January 14, 2026 Written by: Reese Dixon
kamala harris nude Sassy Back in the 90’s, I was a teenager in Seattle. There’s no way I could have escaped the grunge influence. Once I moved to Provo, Utah I amped that influence up even more to make myself…
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Make a Thanksgiving Tree

Posted on: November 9, 2012 Last updated on: September 1, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
With two Halloween trees, and a whole forest of Christmas trees, November always presented a bit of a problem for me. Do I take the trees down and put them away for the month of November only to take them…
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DIY Star Wars Halloween costumes

Posted on: October 19, 2012 Last updated on: September 3, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
We love to dress up for Halloween, and we love to dress up as a family. And I also like to incorporate Atti’s wheelchair into the look. Which means that Halloween requires a lot of creativity. This year ended up…
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Salsa Season

Posted on: September 18, 2012 Last updated on: September 5, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
My stove has been going full time for two days and so far I’ve only gone through three out of ten boxes of tomatoes. And I leave town on Thursday for nearly a week. Um…I might have gotten a wee…
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Year of Pleasures: Terrycloth Robe

Posted on: August 14, 2012 Last updated on: September 7, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I dug this photo out from my archives. During a hotel stay on one of Bear’s work trip this robe was waiting in the closet for me. I think I only took it off to take this picture. That was…
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Tutorial: Clay Pot Windchime

Posted on: July 27, 2012 Last updated on: January 22, 2026 Written by: Reese Dixon
navi-chan000 angel reese nudes I just found out my team came in third place in the Lowe’s Designer challenge I did at the Evo conference, which is pretty great, I think, since the competition was STIFF! In honor of that,…
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Tutorial: Faux Mosaic Pictureframe

Posted on: July 20, 2012 Last updated on: September 7, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
A few months ago Elmer’s sent me a big box of stuff to play with, and there was so much good stuff that even after I made my Spring Birdhouse centerpiece, I had to keep right on going. While I…
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Year of Pleasures: Troublemaking Cat

Posted on: April 17, 2012 Last updated on: September 13, 2023 Written by: Reese Dixon
I got a couple of dog food samples in the mail, but since Boo is still eating puppy food, I put them back in the shipping envelope and left them at the top of the stairs for Bear to take…
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