Not Lost just Undiscovered

Book review: The Lonely Polygamist

katemorgner — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:20:09 +0000

I read this for my neighborhood book club and it took me forever to get into. The beginning is slow and then at then at the end so much happens. It was a good insight into the lives of Mormons and plural marriage– a worldview that I had never really thought much about. The ladies in book club said that the reality shows Sister Wives and Big Love were insightful as well, so if you don’t have time to read this somewhat long book, then skip it and watch a few episcodes of Sister Wives!

Happy Reading!

Kate

note to self

katemorgner — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:19:35 +0000

Dear Kate,

Life isn’t going to get simpler so embrace the complexity and allow yourself to be the simple part of life. Create simplicity for your home and your family and let the complex world wage war against others.
Love,

yourself

craft night is back!

katemorgner — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:05:35 +0000

Winter time is the best time to do craft nights and we have been on a little break since having a baby and trying to figure that out. Some of my friends were coming over on a weeknight for craft night so it had to be a quick, easy to learn, and take home project. I think these trees were cute and simple. They turned out great.

Inspiration and Directions

*we ended up just using posterboard or cardstock to make the cones because the tree shape at the craft store is around $4-5 each!

note to self

katemorgner — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:59:38 +0000

Dear 22 year old Kate,

There will be way more important things to buy when you are 32, so save that money you just spent on something you didn’t need.

Love,
32 year old Kate (that sounds old)

PS- I wonder what I will think about what 32 year old Kate spent money on later?

9 months

katemorgner — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:55:49 +0000

So I haven’t posted in forever! Here is Barrett’s 9 month shoot.I decided to do this one in his room since it was getting colder and I think it was wet out.

9 months really snuck up on me

see ya nine months- off to bigger and better things!

8 months & thrifty thursday

katemorgner — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:44:35 +0000

8 months. Well at least now I am keeping up with my posts (for now). This was our 8 month photos. I love fall and pumpkins so these are my favorite so far. The sweater in these photos, I purchased for Barrett at the Carrcroft Swap Shop- Its a bi-yearly sale at Carrcroft Elementary run by the PTA- I definitely recommend it. I got him a bunch of toys, books, and clothing for under $40 and if I had needed more I could have gotten a lot more great things!

The Carrcroft Sale is March 3rd this Spring. If you volunteer for a few hours, you get to shop friday night before all the good stuff is gone. Let me know if you want to join me this Spring.

Happy Halloween weekend from the little bear!

7 months

katemorgner — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 12:37:28 +0000

I started this block thing when I was pregnant then I did it every week but that got to much, so now I am on to every month. This was my first attempt with a fully mobile child. It is much more difficult to take photos and have him not move the block– as you will see from the creative block usage in these photos.

Look at me sitting in the big chair!

7 months?

I would rather eat it but at least I let you see the number mom!

Now if I can just get that in my mouth!

thrifty thursday:designer jeans edition

katemorgner — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:18:55 +0000

So I would love to own designer jeans but I can’t bring myself to spend that much $, so this past week I went to go “shopping” at the Sunday Breakfast Mission thrift store- usually it’s only J. that shops there, but I stopped in on Monday for lunch and a quick look. On my way out, I spotted these jeans thrown over a rack. I thought “they look pretty nice”, so I picked them up and sure enough Seven jeans! straight leg, dark washed- looked pretty new. I would love to know what skinny minny teenager bought seven jeans and then donated them??? I had J. buy them and tried them on at home and they were WAY to small but I did give to them to my sister in law, so I am glad that I could make someone’s designer jeans dream come true for a buck or two.

All this to say, you can get almost anything at a thrift store :)Happy thrifting…

6 months

katemorgner — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:31:04 +0000

2 months late- but you know what they say- never late then never. THis photo shoot was serious torture for my little guy but I had to do something on his 6 month birthday. This is day that he learned to army crawl and since then he has taken off, so I like to think that he is torturing me more than I am torturing him!

a big shadow but look at that little smile

Love this old suitcase and this hat

And this is when his face told me to stop taking photos :)

DIY with a baby

katemorgner — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:04:20 +0000

DIY with a baby brings on all new meaning. It’s so much harder. I used to spread myself out and leave stuff out until I finished a project. Now I have approximately 1.5 hours of a nap to try to get something done and then hide it so my son does try to eat my project! Here is one thing that I actually got done one day as a gift for my best friend Lauren’s little sweetie Charlie. Here is her blog if you want check out that sweet little man!

And here is Barrett and Charlie- the first weekend they met. They are bound to be best friends.

Barrett looks so caring for Charlie! After this he probably tried to rip off his nose or something but it was sweet for a moment.