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Happy Birthday, Nikki!

Tomorrow is my lovely sister-in-law’s birthday. Happy Birthday to you, Nikki!

I am so thankful that I married into such a wonderful family. A few summers ago, we lived with my in-laws while we were in limbo between moving out of our CA apartment and moving across the country to IL. Most people would be [...]

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Chubby McChubster (a.k.a. Parker Thomas)

I’m getting really familiar with the phrase “wow, he is really big for his age.” Just about anyone who meets my little Parker dude seems to proclaim it. He didn’t start out big, 6 months ago on his Birth Day — just 7 pounds 11 ounces of awesome.

He’ s a little bigger now.

As [...]

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Spicing it Up!

I recently saw this spice cabinet project from Smitten Kitchen and couldn’t help myself. I’m a sucker for all things glass, so thinking of my beloved spices all gussied up in glass jars was just irresistible. Not to mention, I like to buy my spices at Penzey’s Spices (we have a local shop in [...]

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Adventures in Bagel Making

Did you know you can make your own bagels? I know that sounds like a stupid question, but until a few weeks ago it had never occurred to me that you could make bagels (or as I like to think of them: little, round, pieces of heaven) at home. I love bagels. Can you tell? [...]

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When the Kitchen Goes Awry

Sometimes when I’m reading other people’s blogs, I get the impression that I’m the only person who can’t keep it together 24/7. You know, you see people with their beautifully decorated houses, clean floors, freshly baked food, and smiling children. Of course it is easy to post all the lovely parts of our lives, but [...]

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First Foods

Our little guy is officially 6 months this week and we’ve just started him on solid food. Yippee skippee! Before I was a parent I had no idea there were so many little milestones to look forward to. Now I know: from first smile, to first laugh, to first foods–parenthood is one huge [...]

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Welcome to Deliberately Domestic

I’ve had a couple of turning points in my blogging career (if spontaneous blogging could be called a career!). I’ve had the thought-provoking blog, the family update blog, and most recently, the crafty blog. It occurred to me that I don’t have to separate all these parts of my life, but could incorporate them all [...]

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