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Melissa Haworth

Hi, I'm Melissa. I like to make stuff.

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Fishing Theme Birthday Party Invitations

Every year I seem to remember anew that I really like planning theme birthday parties. Just like my mom except with more emphasis on the cake and food and less pre-planning and organization. This year the boys-of-the-family birthday party theme... Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2018 at Under Construction

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Spreading the 'wealth'

I was so encouraged and inspired by the comments in Swistle's post about "Doing Good with Money" that it's really got me thinking about my own philanthropy. Now, you'd think since I'm an actual fundraiser I'd think about this all... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2018 at Under Construction

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Project associations

I'm snuggled in bed planning on adding a bit more hand quilting to the quilt I'm making for my new nephew. I decided to take my time and enjoy making it so it's got lots of hand done details. I've... Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2018 at Under Construction

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Project associations

I'm snuggled in bed planning on adding a bit more hand quilting to the quilt I'm making for my new nephew. I decided to take my time and enjoy making it so it's got lots of hand done details. I've... Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2018 at Under Construction

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Hmm, all the good intentions and desire to document yet it's been pretty quiet on ye olde blog. I'm loving using Instagram to mark memories I want to keep. I print all the photos in books using Chatbooks. They arrive... Continue reading

Posted Jan 8, 2018 at Under Construction

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Biscuit is 12! Those of you following along for a while may recall she was once a few months old. She's in 7th grade and Mr. H and I agreed that it was time she got a real phone. She's... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2017 at Under Construction

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I have been trying (with mixed results) to be less lazy. Nothing dramatic, I'm not back to running marathons. It's more like "picking up the random piece of paper lying in the middle of the floor rather than stepping over... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2017 at Under Construction

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I have been trying (with mixed results) to be less lazy. Nothing dramatic, I'm not back to running marathons. It's more like "picking up the random piece of paper lying in the middle of the floor rather than stepping over... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2017 at Under Construction

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Like the rest of America I got a good case of eclipse fever. This was 100% caused by an episode of the podcast Every Little Thing (which I love). So I made plans for our family to stay with friends... Continue reading

Posted Aug 25, 2017 at Under Construction

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Lego birthday party for the boys (plus extra celebrations for Mr. 6)

We've got a bit of a tradition going that the boys on my side of the family (well, at least my husband, father and son) get a themed joint birthday party celebration in during their mutual birthday week. Hard to... Continue reading

Posted Aug 7, 2017 at Under Construction

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T-shirt quilt for Biscuit's elementary school years (plus a taste of 6th grade promotion)

Biscuit (and now Oscar) have attended a really wonderful elementary school with a focus on experiential learning and tons of field trips. There is a great parent volunteer structure which allows for tons of extras including lots of t-shirts for... Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2017 at Under Construction

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Junior Rangering

After five years of thinking about it I finally bought a half yard of canvas and made a little holder for the kids' Junior Ranger badges. It came out just about how I imagined it except I didn't add the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2017 at Under Construction

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Lake Topaz 2017

I just had a pleasant walk down memory lane looking at posts from Lake Topaz in 2008, 2009, 2013 (Oscar was such a baby!), 2014 Not always the best documenting and a serious lack of photos but I had totally... Continue reading

Posted Jul 26, 2017 at Under Construction

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So, it's summer. My favorite. I love the long days though I get tired of the fact that the kids don't go to bed until 10 pm and then I'm too far gone to get anything done. Like blogging. And... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2017 at Under Construction

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Picnic Day 2017

Another year, another Picnic Day. I continue to love it. Mr. H continues to not be a fan and not attend but he was happy this year because I brought home seven grapevines for our new vineyard. The Department of... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2017 at Under Construction

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Book club with no assigned reading

I have been thinking that I want to be part of a book club but 1. I don't do well with assigned books (or timelines for that matter) and 2. I don't want another evening commitment away from my family.... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2017 at Under Construction

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Disneyland and Joshua Tree

This summer rather than one big vacation we are planning a bunch of weekend getaways taking advantage of my part time schedule and everyone else being on school break. It will be our year of many mini road trips. We... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2017 at Under Construction

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Tonight Oscar and I were playing a rousing game of Shopkins (as you do when you have a five year old). And it reminded me I never posted about a lot of things. Including the fimo "shopkins" we made as... Continue reading

Posted Feb 18, 2017 at Under Construction

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A very colorful quilt

I finally made Oscar a quilt for his big boy bed. Four years after he moved out of his crib. Poor second child. The top is scraps from other projects paired with solids in "bright colors" which was all the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 17, 2017 at Under Construction

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One second every day for one year

Inspired by Elise, I started using the 1 Second Everyday app in January 2016. And I proceeded to record my 40th year one second at a time. Since I turned 41 this week the video is done. It's SO far... Continue reading

Posted Feb 4, 2017 at Under Construction

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Hi Melissa, nothing to do with this post specifically but I wanted to let you know how grateful I am that you're back in this space sharing your stories and a bit about your family. I so appreciate your perspective and the links you provide to other writers and perspectives.

Commented Jan 26, 2017 on Briefly: On Fades and Belonging at all buttoned up.

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News anxiety and marches

Good gravy the news is upsetting these days. Conflicts of interest for days, suppression of science and the media, lying all over the place, bans on immigrants, walls, "checks and balances" that neither check nor balance. It's stressful and I... Continue reading

Posted Jan 25, 2017 at Under Construction

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Holiday baking 2016

Following news (politics) has completely taken over my brain in a way that is no longer helpful. I hop online and instead of doing something productive (finding a recipe to cook for dinner) or even something innocuous (looking at quilts... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2017 at Under Construction

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American Pen Pals

I'm copying my own Facebook post here because I wanted to encourage blog readers to participate in the project I created--American Pen Pals. I just sent out the first pen pal matches this evening and it was so cool. I... Continue reading

Posted Nov 12, 2016 at Under Construction

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#neverendingdirt

If you're on Instagram you may have noticed that every spare minute of every bit of daylight has been consumed with our major front yard relandscaping. It's been 80% moving of dirt. As of now, it's mostly moving mud and... Continue reading

Posted Oct 30, 2016 at Under Construction

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