Vintage Nursing Dress

When Betty showed me these beautiful dresses, I knew I could never (well, never say never) afford them.  So I went in search for something similar that I could buy today to wear for Easter.

Look what I found:

I found it on eBay for $29.99 {free shipping}!

I just got the dress today and I love it!  It fits perfectly.

I'm going to wear it with strappy sandals or pretty high heels.

For all you nursing mamas ~ this is the dress!  I can nurse easily in it as long as I have something to cover.

I definitely won't be saving this dress for special occasions, I am going to wear it all the time (and maybe sew myself a cute apron for it so I don't ruin it while cooking).

Love Story

I heard this story in Mass a couple weeks ago.  I don't know where it's from or whom to credit...but I managed to find it online at a broken link.  If anyone knows where it was first published, please let me know.
Updated: Here's another link I found with a bit more information.

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I'd like to tell you about a man who had a beautiful trust in God. It is a Valentine story because it's about how he found his wife. It happened back in 1920, long before on-line dating services. What the man did was place an ad in a newspaper. This is what the ad said:

"Middle-ranking civil servant, single, Catholic, 43, immaculate past, from the country, is looking for a good Catholic, pure girl who can cook well, tackle all household chores, with a talent for sewing and homemaking with a view to marriage as soon as possible. Fortune desirable but not a precondition."

A woman named Maria Peintner answered the ad. She was 36 years old, a trained cook and the illegitimate daughter of a baker. She did not have a fortune, but even so, they married four months later. In spite of their somewhat advanced years they had three children - two boys and a girl. The youngest child received the same name as his father: Joseph Ratzinger. He is better known today as Pope Benedict XVI.

Southern Living At Home Online Party

Hey y'all!

I've been busy visiting my sister and working on some handmade gifts that I hope to post pictures of soon.  

In the mean time, here are some pictures of the yummy dessert we made for my sister's Southern Living At Home party!  Southern Living At Home has high quality decorative products for the home, garden and kitchen.

 

 

Since I'm without a home at the moment, I'm hosting my own online party which you can participate in until March 25th.

To browse the catalog, visit Our Products on Ellen's website

 To order put in my name as the hostess:  Elisa Armstrong

Contact Ellen (info on the bottom of her website) for questions about ordering.

Shipping and handling is $10 and everything will be sent straight to your house.

You'll be helping me win hostess rewards towards free or discounted prodcts.

Thanks!