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I've been following along...you really went all out for the surprise! Love it! I've been looking out for an update but it sounds like you've been busy! In my small Eastern Ontario home town of 45,000 there are 4 school boards so my teacher friends are going through the same thing you are. You...

There is nothing I love more than looking at old family pictures so I thought I'd share a few that might help you out. My dad is the oldest child in these photos and was born in 1951. I'm terrible at guessing baby age but my aunt and uncle were both born in May so you might be able to tell...

Hey all! I haven't been on here in a while, lots of new faces! Though, is it really faces if it's online? ;) Anyway, just thought I'd post a few things I've made lately. Get ready for lots of (kind of terrible) cell phone pics! First is a tic tac toe game I made for Justin's Big Give...

I got some great mail today! It took me a second (OK, it was a third) look but I saw a little something hiding in there. ;)

Glad my package made it! I had to abandon the wrapping I had done to get it flat enough to be mailed as a letter and not a package...hence the no frills delivery. :) I never thought of using it as a pillow but you're right, that would work perfectly in a pinch! Thanks for the link for those...

I love photos and will look at pretty much anyone's albums! I am a history nerd (went to school for it) and one of my favourite things is old photos. The older the better. They just fascinate me. I love looking in the background of photos, especially from my grandparents' era. I like all...

Love all the pictures you're posting! Lots of great memories for your kids!

Mmmmm...steamies. You're right, they are really good! My friends and I used to always laugh at the sign for them- both because they're called steamies and that in itself is hilarious, but also because the sign was always advertising 8 steamies. It just seems like so many steamies! Of course...

Hi there! I just found your PTR and wanted to say hi from another fellow Canadian. I'm living in Ottawa now but I grew up in Cornwall, just and hour down the 401 from Brockville. Your plans look great! You all must be getting so excited!

Forgive me for going WAY off topic, but I could use some help. One of my best friends is pregnant with her first child (due in July) and I want to try to make her something very specific. We both had one of these growing up...

Hey all! I'm in need of some advice on how to fix/patch/mend a blanket that I have. It's very precious to me and some parts of it are getting worn and I want to fix it before it's too far gone but I don't really know where to start. It's made up mostly of old pajamas and stuff like that and...

Hey all! It's been a while but I've been lurking along every single page with you guys. I've had a busy summer so have not been able to participate in any Gives in a while but I hope to be back soon. I recently moved and last night when I fired up my sewing machine to hem some jeans the light...

Hi all! I just moved into a new apartment and it smells like smoke!! It didn't seem to smell when I went to see it otherwise I would not have rented it, but now it's really smelly. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the smell? I've seen a few suggestions around the interwebs but I'm...

Getting ready for the heat wave here in Ottawa, Canada. On Thursday, with the humidity, it's going to feel like 46...errr...115. Tomorrow it's going to feel like 100....oh boy. Luckily I work in an office that is kept at about 68 so I won't feel the worst of it. I'm not looking forward to...

Here's a fuzzy picture of my brother and I the year I got my first CPK (you can see her on the floor.) Her name is Bernice and I also had a girl from that same era named Marcella*. I believe this is 1985. When I was older I got 3 more; a girl that had a mechanism inside her that made...

D, were you around last summer when I posted the pics of the machine I have? My dad acquired this machine that had been painted and left outside and is in horrible condition. These are the before pictures...last summer I got a fair bit of the paint stripped off but it's still a work in...

Great space!! I have to say that, as a museum professional, my favorite part is the random antiques. Particularly the Saltines box! I live for stuff like that!! I think I would live in an antique store if I could. I have been watching antiques roadshow since I was like 13. Such a museum geek...

As always, thank you all for inspiring me to get started in sewing! Here's my latest completed project. A friend asked me to make a bag for her and she gave me total creative license in terms of fabrics. Her only guidelines were: pink, flowers, burgundy. My fabric store is the pits and I...

Great project and keepsake for your class! Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega is a great slideshow song and nice blast from the past for the parents. You're So Cool by Hans Zimmer (from the movie True Romance) is a very happy instrumental song. Firework by Katy Perry would also fit, I think. My...

Doing my part to get to 250! I was offered a new job yesterday and I am soooooooooo happy! I've been working minimum wage for about 6 months now and this new position pays more than twice that. I was really struggling paying rent and credit card bills and student loans and I'm excited to be...