I half expected to be bored for 3 hours at my stepson's graduation yesterday, as I was at my own high school graduation 18 years ago. Let's face it, I was even bored at my college graduatio...
When I think about what I want out of life, the word that often comes to mind for me is "balance." But I wonder if that's just another way for me to try to have it all, in a way that g...
One thing I love about the Take Twelve year-long photography challenge is that I have a reason and a deadline, once a month, to take pictures of whatever is going on that day. It's so easy to ge...
Today I realized again just how important it is to write. And to write in the moment. I just stumbled across a post I wrote exactly one year ago today, The End of Infertility? And yes, those words ar...
Keira Jane's very first residence (and only residence so far) is the red brick house on Diamond Way, where she has spent many blissful hours chasing the dog around the backyard. She said "D...
I may have skipped Marchs Take 12 layout, but I DID take the photos, which is the important part. And I didnt let being behind on my March page keep me from finishing my April page, though, and I hop...
She'll mingle with goats. And ride on a pony that's 50 times her size. But she won't go near a baby bunny. Or a baby lamb. Or a baby duck, turkey, or chick. No way. Not a chance. And t...
Part One: BackgroundMy sister and her four cute kids are in town from California. We arranged for a photo shoot with my friend, Elisha Snow, in scenic Farmington, Utah. Elisha took us to a gorgeous o...
Keira loves fruit of all kinds, but especially cherries, and her mom loves it when Mt. Rainier cherries are in season, because they don't stain clothes and fingers. Dried cranberries are also a ...
I've been invited to be a part of this awesome eBook compendium featuring some really fun people in the scrapbooking industry! Here's a screencap of just three of the 33 contributors (those...
I was on the Paperclipping Roundtable this week with Noell Hyman, Nancy Nally, Izzy Hyman, and May Flaum. Our topic? Procrastination (or proscraptination if you please). It's a fun listen! Also,...
It may sound like a mouthful, but it's fun and really quite simple! New on Books & Crafts for MyCraftChannel.com!
As I was posting yesterday's link to the Kony 2012 movement, I glanced at my blog "dashboard" and noticed that it was my 365th post! It's like that moment when you glance at your ...
I sat down to post links to our latest Books & Crafts episodes, as season two is now three weeks underway. But as I went to post my links to Facebook and Twitter to spread the word, I came across...
On Leap Day, my frustrations runneth over. But I'm already laughing about it--and not in the half-crazy way I was cry-laughing about it yesterday. Leap Day did get better from there, despite a l...
It seems that this "extra" day, this February 29th that only comes around every four years, is cosmically cursed. Everything was going along swimmingly until 12:30 last night (technically t...
Our plans for an anniversary getaway were interrupted by a sick little baby, who, when the 24-hours-in-advance deadline arrived to either cancel or keep our reservation, was the sickest she had ever ...
Of the four family members I roped into the Take Twelve photography challenge, just two of us have completed our pages so far. And that's okay! The important part is to take the photos. Pages ca...
It's National Wear Red Day for women's heart health! And we've got fun giveaways on the Ella blog today: http://www.ellapublishing.com/ blog/rachel-gainer/are-you-wea ring-red-today Here...
Until the last few months, when Keira really started experimenting with sounds and language, I didn't realize how important the letter B is to a baby. And since it's such a simple sound to ...
A is a very important letter in Keira's little life. First of all, she was adopted at just 2 days old. The gift of adoption has blessed more lives than she, or her birth parents, may ever know. ...
And the winners of the random drawing are: #13 Lisa Hansen #16 Cindy Recker #27 Annalys Wilson #30 Rebekah Winners, email your mailing addresses to angie@ellapublishing.com! Thanks everyone for shari...
I love the whole idea behind the Take Twelve photography challenge so much that I talked my sister and my two sisters-in-law into joining the fun! I sincerely wanted them (who have 10 young children ...
Procrastinators, rejoice! If you haven't yet settled on a planner or calendar system for 2012, then have I got the the giveaway for you? Yes, yes I do. I know I'm not the ONLY one who'...
Yesterday, on January 12th, 2012, I took twelve photos of my everyday life, and I printed them for my forthcoming scrapbook page for January. Here they are, awaiting some paper, glue, and all that ot...
If you've been to my house at any point in the past 7 years, you'll be shocked to learn that I, Angie Hill Lucas, deliberately put several nail holes in several of my walls in the last few ...
Yes, I'm serious. I gave someone a plush uterus. My sister had hers removed earlier this month, so I sent her a new one! She loved it. And it's giving her far fewer problems than her previo...
With only five more shopping days to go before Christmas, I decided it's time to disappoint my friends and family yet again with my list of things they will not be receiving from me this year. 1...
I have 10 nieces and nephews, ranging in age from 12 years to 2 months, so I knew this before, as everyone does and mentions a million times a day, all over the world. But now that I have a 14-month-...
Just before Keiras first birthday, I got in gear and finally finished decorating her bedroom. Well, "finished" is not a word you can ever really apply to decorating, just like you cant apply ...
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