Tracy, Author at Lines From The Vine

Celebrating the Sabbath

A day of rest after six long work days!! So glad it’s Sunday!

Under SIXTY DOLLARSr! Can you believe that’s all the car repair cost us?? I’m not sure I’ve ever had a car repair bill that low…what a blessing! So now, we have our big blue truck back in the driveway and we’re now looking for our next family vehicle. Up until this week, we were pretty sold on just replacing our…

Frugal Fun!

Courtney and I have been on a dollar store/thrift store crafting kick lately. These are a few projects from last week– We found some old sweaters that I had actually intended for the thrift store. They were too worn to wear, but I did love the cuffs and remembered this idea from a blog post long ago: CANDLE SWEATERS! They…

Thrifted Find….

A recent, *very cute* thrift store find: In case you don’t recognize this (I didn’t until Courtney pointed it out!)- it’s a Gooseberry Patch pie bird still in the original packaging! Very cute and just what we need for an upcoming project idea!

It’s Been Said…

“Great-grandmother had no movies, no automobiles, no airplanes, no radios…is it any wonder she wove her pleasure into patchwork quilts?” –Carrie A. Hall

Announcing…..

I’ve been feeling a little under the weather for the past few weeks. Nothing too bad, but definitely not normal. We thought it was probably time to confirm what we suspected: It looks like baby Lambert #11 will be joining our family in 2011! God is so good! Everyone here is excited. The younger children are already debating whether we…

Garlic Smashed Potatoes

Growing up, I guess I always took for granted that my Mom always made mashed potatoes from real (whole!) potatoes. They were so yummy…I always looked forward to them when they were being served. Once, I took a meal to a family at church and the husband pulled me aside later and asked “did you make those from real potatoes?”.…

Celebrating the Sabbath

Looking forward to church worship today!

DIY- Bookmarks from Greeting Cards

Each Monday morning, we send correspondence to friends and family. It’s a time I look forward to each week…time to connect with special people in my life. Because we send out so many letters, I usually invest in greeting cards and stationery. It’s become a habit each January…re-stocking the writing supplies. By this point in the year, we always have…

More Puppies….

My children are in love!! ♥ 🙂

September 30, 2010

I *detest* car problems. In 2003, we were hit by another car that totaled our 15 passenger van. Since then, we’ve pretty much been a one car family. Generally, this doesn’t cause too many issues. Paul works an awful lot, but he and I enjoy store trips together each week. (Consider it a purposeful date, LOL!) I’ll tell you, one…