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It’s a New Year – 2013

January 3, 2013 by The Domestic Fringe 13 Comments

New Year's Eve 2012 was the best New Years we've had in a long time. Think family, fun, and high calorie food. My brother-in-law high-fived me when he found the crock of Little Smokies. I think this picture pretty much says it all. *** Caption Contest *** Give that photo a caption! This New Year's Eve, the adults came to terms with their age. We all knew we were really getting old when we were ready for bed at 10:30 pm. The kids were a different story. I blame the fancy cotton candy and 7 Up drink. (Complete Pinterest Fail.) They got their second wind about 12:30 in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Family Posts, Family Tagged With: Family, fun, New Year, photos

Me and My Girl (and maybe a zombie or two)

April 19, 2012 by The Domestic Fringe 8 Comments

I can't believe how much my little trip threw me for a loop. For the past two days, I've been in la-la-land, and not the good la-la-land. I've been walking around like a zombie without the dripping flesh or the desire to roast my neighbors on the BBQ. For Bible study last night, I grabbed a few bottles of water and couple of cans of Diet Coke with lime and tossed them on the coffee table. I went all out. It was a regular free-for-all. Normally I try to make coffee or tea and throw a batch of brownies in the oven, because I study the Bible better with a warm brownie in my hand. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Family Posts, Family Tagged With: Family, Food, fun, Life, parenting, photography, photos

Jet Lag & Family Photos

April 17, 2012 by The Domestic Fringe 8 Comments

We are not awake today. I think we are suffering from jet-lag even though we never crossed a time zone and we never set foot in the air. Why is the trip home always so much longer than the ride to go away? My favorite photographer, Kelly Ferreira, took some pictures for us on Easter. We haven't had a family photo since the kids were babies, so this is a treat. I have so much to tell you, but I need a nap first. I'll be back soon! I'm going to go ahead and link this to What I Wore Wednesday even though it's only one outfit. My dress is from Modcloth and the shoes are Miz … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Family Posts, Family Tagged With: blogging, Family, Fashion, Life, parenting, photography, photos, style, travel

On Top of The World

April 12, 2012 by The Domestic Fringe 10 Comments

We're having so much fun, no one wants to come home and we're not even close to home yet! The only reason I'm blogging is because I'm waiting for my laundry to dry. Early tomorrow morning we head out for my in-laws, but today we went to Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain is a ginormous rock. In order to get to the top, you must ride in a gondola or hike three miles. I know many of you are saying, "Pft. Three miles ain't nothing!" To you I want to say one word, compound as it may be - "Hearty-Tack." This is one bad-boy mountain! It was such a nice day, I may have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Family Posts, Family Tagged With: adventure, children, Family, fear, humor, Life, photos

Decorating for Fall – Put a Pumpkin on it!

September 19, 2011 by The Domestic Fringe 12 Comments

There's something about waking up to crisp air and a house that greets me with a heavy thirteen year old robe and fuzzy slippers that makes me want to clean. It's a phenomena I cannot explain. Not even in spring do I feel this internal urge to throw everything out and scrub my house with bleach. For me cleaning is a fall thing. The other ten months of the year my house wallows in dirt, spiders cast protective webs over the furniture, and uninhibited rats feast on dirty plates and rotting food. Not really. I always clean. It's just that fall makes me want to go the extra mile. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: All Family Posts, Family Tagged With: autumn, Decorating, home, Life, photos, seasons, shopping

Not So Yellow Submarines & a Mouse Habitat

September 14, 2011 by The Domestic Fringe 14 Comments

My daughter caught a mouse today at homeschool group. She made it a "habitat" and fed it crackers. I'm totally creeped-out by her love of vermin. I'd rather see them dead than alive and she's hand-feeding them crackers. At least this particular mouse was not in my house. Mice in central New York must be extremely prolific. Not a good thing. Dang Varmits! No I did not bring the mouse or "habitat" home. Yes, she did ask, beg, and give me a poochy lip. We're expecting our first frost on Friday night. In some spectacularly ridiculous way I kinda feel very fortunate that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: children, fahion, field trips, homeschool, Life, Mueseums, photos, recipes, seasons

Everything from Hijacked Hair-Cuts to The Plague

August 15, 2011 by The Domestic Fringe 21 Comments

We had a whirlwind weekend and my mom was sucked into our fun. She even took an extra day off from work, so we could cram in as much craziness as possible. Here's our weekend in a few words... Hijacked Hair-Cuts Library Book Sales Packing and Shipping Fringe Vanilla Orders Bags of Hand-Me-Down Clothes Orange Purses Diet Coke with Lime Parades Canal Days Too Much Candy Walking Till Our Feet Swell Sunshine Coaster Cars Yard Sales Chicks Along The Canal Painted Scarves and Ruffled Socks New Recipes Dirty Dishes Winner & Losers Trophies to Take Home The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Canal Days, children, Family, Food, fun, Life, photos, random, recipes

I’ll beg if I need to.

June 25, 2011 by The Domestic Fringe 3 Comments

I'm psyched about the Summer Series being hosted right here on The Domestic Fringe. Beginning July 18th (the same day as my kids start camp :-p), a group of amazing women bloggers have agreed to be my guest and share their fabulous and sometimes quirky personalities with us. I can't wait! http://www.flickr.com/photos/47376759@N06/4560625587/ Photo courtesy of The Charming Tyrants I don't like to drop names, but this lineup includes women from blogs like Flower Patch Farmgirl, Whatever, Faith Like Mustard, Remodel This Life, Mama's Minutia, Jill Boyd's Place, Broken Poet, and a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: art, bloggers, children, cooking, Faith, Fashion, flower patch farmgirl, Food, humor, mothers, parenting, photography, photography contest, photos, ranch, recipes, Summer, The Pioneer Woman, women writers

Picture This

May 11, 2009 by The Domestic Fringe 18 Comments

I have a very special guest for Friday's Spotlight this week. Ya, I don't care if it's not Friday. I'm just not good with schedules. Don't ever let me keep your appointment calendar. I mixed up my babies so badly that they never knew if it was time to eat, sleep, or poop. Anyway, I get to introduce you to my amazing sister-in-law, Kelly. She's not only a talented photographer, but she makes the best sugar cookies and pizza this side of Texas. She fixes her coffee with 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup creamer. She's even colored my hair. Thankfully she did a better job on my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Bloggers Tagged With: Family, Friday's Spotlight, guest blogger, photography, photos, pictures

Wordless Wednesday

October 15, 2008 by The Domestic Fringe 8 Comments

I'm going to give wordless Wednesday's a try. No words! Just one picture. You can leave me some words and let me know what you think about the picture. Not sure how good I'll be at this "no words" thing, but here goes... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: birds, flight, photos