Joan Ellen Cornell

I really wanted Porter to be an Octopus for Halloween, for a while now. I originally was asking my mom to make it, but since I got her old ...

SO we have this pool, it's 12 foot diameter and about 2.5 feet deep. It's pretty impossible to keep the water in it warm because it ...

 My bracelet I made that has since been broken by Porter. UGH. Polka dot nails. Couch potato. This is what happens when I babysit a...

(got the recipe here , but changed it a little bit) 2L Water 1 Lemon 1 Medium Cucumber 10-12 Mint Leaves Slice lemon and ...

I am so excited that I was asked by Shabby Apple to host this giveaway! Shabby Apple's website  is awesome.  They have a ton of rea...

TIME TO PARTY!! Janice and Susan, over at 5 Minutes for Mom, have hosted this "Blog Party" for 5 years now, and this year I have ...

Yesterday, I pulled out the sewing machine, it's manual, and some thread and taught myself how to thread the thing. Wasn't too hard...

I recently read this article by MSNBC, "Experts seek to debunk baby food myths" . Go read it, what a great article. A few quotes ...

I think to some it's called online scrap booking? Either way, it's FUN.  I've always wanted to make a book like this, and w...

I can't wait to buy some new clothes this week! It's been soooo long. When I was pregnant, I only bought a few things because I did...