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First Post For 2015

This will be the first post for the year!!!

A lot has been going on. I keep meaning to post more... but just haven't got to it yet :) This will just be another quick update :) Here are some things that have been happening:

Remember I was writing 100 words a day for 100 days for a challenge? Well, that challenge ended. Now a friend and I have decided to write 200 words a day, and report back to each other at the end of every week.

Do you like You Tube? Here are some new ones I've discovered recently: Julian Smith, Blimey Cow, Pentatonix (some of their stuff might be weird), and Kid Snippets.

A friend of mine, Clara Stone with Quixlan Heirloom Seeds has a new email catalogue going out, so if you plan to be ordering any seeds, make sure to check out hers!

I did some baking for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The chocolate bread I made both times, the cake I made a couple weeks before Christmas for some girl parties, and the rolls were for Thanksgiving.

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Everyone seemed to love this!! Especially since it was THM approved :).

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I forgot to take pictures of them iced, but they were delicious!! There were a couple kids that didn't like my rolls, but that was just because they preferred white trash ;).

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Here are some outfits I have worn recently:

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A scarf I made. [Special order this in any color!! If you provide the yarn the price is $15 + shipping]

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A necklace I made:

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On Christmas, Meadow Barrett sang a song she wrote.

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I won a story writing contest! The link to it is here.

Sorry this isn't a very long post! Hopefully the next one will be MUCH better :).

Comments

  1. Congratulations on winning!!!! Also, can you send me your recipe for the spelt iced rolls? They look good.

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  2. I really like your pink dress that you wore on Christmas!!!!!

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  3. I like the purple shirt that you are wearing in the third photo!

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