The Intersection of Design & Motherhood
The patterns at Paper Boy Wallpaper make me happy. Check out the shadow hands.
Also. Until I was old enough to hire myself out for babysitting, I would earn money from my paper route. Did you ever have a job as a kid? Are there still such things as paper routes?
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We love coming up with fun valentines to make and give. Here are some of our favorites (many are candy free!):
3-D Lollipop Valentines - Easy! And a big hit.
Wild Animal Valentines - Family Fun Magazine requested my idea for their latest issue.
Mad Lib Valentines - Family Fun requested this idea too!
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Here's something fun. Our family was featured in an episode of House Hunters International! Spoiler: we choose the gorgeous French Farmhouse. It's called La Cressonnière and we take pictures of it all the time. If you're curious, try these links:
The Kitchen
Summer at La Cressonnière
The Halfbath
The Stairwell
The Neighbors
Ralph's Bedroom
The Studio
Springtime at La Cressonnière
The Living Room
Maude's Bedroom
The Artists
Oscar & Betty's Bedroom
The Exterior
The Floors
Olive's Bedroom
The Treehouse
The House: La Cressonnière
I hope you enjoy the house tour! Oh. And if you'd like to see the episode, you can find it on Youtube here (it's in four parts).
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i had a job folding t-shirts after my dad screen printed them. i got 10 cents a shirt. i was pretty thrilled!
love the wall paper! how’s the preggers?
Paper routes are now so huge that they must be done by adults in cars in my city.
Gah! I totally want that dinosaur paper for my 3 year old’s room!
I was paid for some of the “above and beyond” chores I did. Then I started babysitting.
yep, there are still paper routes. the minimum age is 11 as far as i know, and no, i never did a job till i was 16 [my first job was working as a food and beverage assistant in a very famous stadium] :)
No way!! Amazing. I LOVE the shadow hands!!
I love that you brought up paper routes! My family had a paper route – it was passed down from the oldest to the youngest of 9 kids over the years. We usually had two at a time splitting the route – I had it from about age 8 to 13. It was a great way to earn money and for our parents (who could no way afford to pay us all allowance) to teach us about tithing and savings. I have great memories of pedaling my bike around each day after school and early Saturday mornings, and my Dad taking us around in the car early on Sundays. Good memories.
LOTS of babysitting as a kid. Thinking back, I can’t believe a mom had me watch her toddler son for a few hours here and there when I was just 10 or 11. My whole family had paper routes we did together! For a few years we got up early and threw one, and then did another in the afternoon. Sometimes…still seems like a decent way to earn money!