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My Nora has dreamed of opening her own etsy shop someday... after much planning and hard work, her dream is realized!

Stop by and visit when you have a moment. If I do say so myself, it is lovely! Well done, Nora! :0)


www.etsy.com/shop/alornia
  • mountaingirl
    Wow! Love it~
    by mountaingirl at 11/26/12 10:03PM
  • jaydon
    So pretty! I just love the leg warmers, and the cowl, and the hats... okay.. I love it all!
    by jaydon at 11/26/12 10:43PM
  • schmidtkins
    Cool! I LOVE the models...okay, that sounds creepy, but I love them simply because I KNOW them! Looks like momma taught someone how to crochet! Nicely done, as you say!
    by schmidtkins at 11/27/12 10:25AM
  • Nelsda01
    Wow! Nora is very talented! It is all so beautiful. I love the color choices too. I will pray for success with this. Maybe she will be able to continue this from home when she is a wife and mother someday. :)
    by Nelsda01 at 11/27/12 6:36PM
  • spinningbee
    I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
    by spinningbee at 11/30/12 7:59AM
  • jaydon
    Keyne, I love that idea too. Let's brainstorm on how we can do this.
    by jaydon at 12/05/12 11:45AM
  • Americha
    So excited that her dream came true! some cool stuff:)
    by Americha at 01/06/13 2:25PM
  • schmidtkins
    Happy New Year to you, as well! I miss you all... we hope to see you in May... we will be up there for a few short days... gotta see Auntie and show Mark and his parents a little of New England. Mark and his mom, Tricia have never been. Lewis used to work in CT a lot, so he flew up there often, but he never got to SEE fun stuff! So, we are trying to make a list of places to go and squeeze in as many as we can in the few short days Mark can spare from work! Wright's Farm is on our list! LOL.. Seriously, we are talking like Mystic Seaport, Old Sturbridge Village, etc...
    There is way more to do and see than we can possibly do, but we will have fun no matter what. I just hope I don't get my usual weeps when i come. I will have just had the baby.

    Has your new year started well? Any exciting news/happenings? Hope all is well.
    by schmidtkins at 01/09/13 12:36AM
  • tweedledee
    I like it!!
    by tweedledee at 01/11/13 6:39PM
  • schmidtkins
    Love you, too. Looking forward to hearing some of your news. (((hugs)))
    by schmidtkins at 01/16/13 12:59AM
  • schmidtkins
    Cole sounds like a real sweetie. Mark does all of those things you mentioned that Cole does. He even got out of the car yesterday, as sick as he was, to come around and open the door for me... he gets upset if I don't wait for him to do it. I am a very loved, cared-for woman. Glad your Cole does it for you, although I will have to give Jerry the business when i get up there, if he is not ALSO doing things like that for you! (feel free to delete this after you read this)
    by schmidtkins at 01/25/13 11:26AM
  • schmidtkins
    cool. Do you have pictures of your Jewelry? I would love to see them
    by schmidtkins at 02/05/13 11:39PM
  • schmidtkins
    THank you!
    by schmidtkins at 02/19/13 12:45AM

Rejoice with us!!

My daughter, Nora, was baptized tonight!!

YAY!!!
  • _sylviaanne_
    I am so happy!!! Tell her I am REALLY excited to see her at DOV camp.
    by _sylviaanne_ at 07/19/11 10:53AM
  • sallyanne
    How exciting! Congratulations!
    by sallyanne at 07/19/11 4:58PM
  • mrs_rosshead
    God is awesome! Give Nora a hug from us!
    by mrs_rosshead at 08/02/11 12:45AM
  • granny
    I've lost track and soo behind! What wonderful news. And a happy happy family, yours and Pleo's!
    by granny at 08/27/11 12:51AM
  • raifhaus
    Thank you thank you. I always think of the October set.... there were so many of us in one place back then!
    by raifhaus at 10/05/11 9:15PM
  • octaveleaper
    Hi Keyne, I recorded the lessons myself and can send them to you if you'd like!
    by octaveleaper at 10/14/11 12:34AM
  • jaydon
    Love you xoxo )))))))hugs(((((((
    by jaydon at 11/10/11 11:36PM
  • rtlagt51
    Keyne! I get on Pleo about once a year and just now read your post. How wonderful! I'm so happy for all of you. Please tell Nora "congratulations" for us!
    by rtlagt51 at 11/30/11 5:58PM
  • zsha_zsha
    I miss you, too!!
    by zsha_zsha at 08/06/12 5:42PM
  • raifhaus
    I "take it personally" much too often. THank you letting me know you're rooting for us and believe in us, as long as we strive to do it God's way.
    by raifhaus at 08/07/12 10:47AM
  • zsha_zsha
    I know!! I am really excited for that!!
    by zsha_zsha at 08/11/12 9:44PM
  • jaydon
    Happy Birthday girlfriend!!!!!
    by jaydon at 10/08/12 8:39AM
  • zsha_zsha
    Yeah! It is the recipe from Nora! She sent it to me through email!
    by zsha_zsha at 10/10/12 12:00PM
  • zsha_zsha
    Aw! :) I have to admit, when I was writing it i got a little teary-eyed.
    by zsha_zsha at 10/12/12 11:36AM
  • schmidtkins
    Ugh, I came on here to wish you happy birthday on your birthday, and got distracted reading other's updates. Please know that I thought of you ALL day on your birthday, the days before, and since... remembering many special fall days together. Hope your birthday was a special day for you. ((hugs)) (Sorry about the belated-ness) Happy Birthday, Belated!
    by schmidtkins at 10/18/12 11:35AM
  • jaydon
    My sneaks are on and I am off walking. Yesterday was 2 miles and today I added the extra mile. Tomorrow I am going to start to run a little in bursts and walk. I really can not walk longer then 3 miles or it will take up too much time - but I thought I would try to intensify it. I am also going to add some hand weights.
    by jaydon at 10/23/12 11:52AM
  • canardmom23
    came by to see if I could get a glimpse of that peppermint water comment somewhere...saw above so congrats.
    by canardmom23 at 10/25/12 11:19AM
  • marmee
    I simply use essential peppermint oil ... most bottles are labeled not for ingestion, but as long as you get 100% peppermint oil you can use it. It only takes a couple of small drops for about 2 quarts of water! More or less for your taste. Keep it light, though. For me, it just makes it easier to drink larger amounts of water and it has a "cooling" effect on my system. I keep a glass decanter of it on my kitchen counter and drink it at room temperature.
    by marmee at 10/25/12 2:03PM
  • jaydon
    Hope you can get some walking in this weekend. My family has been so encouraging that this morning I wasn't sure if I could do it because of going out for breakfast, but Courtney said she would wait in the parking lot for us so that I could walk. It is so good to have that family support. I never thought that I would put all this weight back on - but I realized last week that I have not had any real stresses in my life in a long time. God had blessed me with a pretty easy going life for a few years and that I believed had helped me. I do not feel like I am an emotional eater but I do think that I am a stressed out eater. I do not take care of myself when I have a lot going on. Looking back on this past year I can definitely see when all this weight came on. Now, I am going to retrain myself to include my health in taking care of others. I need to be healthy to take care of these little ones. You would think with all the activity they bring into this house that I would be a toothpick. lol
    by jaydon at 10/26/12 7:38AM
  • angelad
    Thank you for your sweet comment! Yes health is the goal but I can't say that I mind looking a little better. : )
    by angelad at 10/28/12 9:43PM