Chronicles of the Willi

And a deal is reached!

Stay tuned for future developments!

Filed under: Family News, Moving on January 31st, 2008 | 15 Comments »

I was preparing dinner one evening, – boiling a pot of potatoes to be exact – when Kerrianne came over and peered over the stove to see what I was up to.
“Oh look!” she cried excitedly “Onions!”
“No Kerrianne,” I corrected her, “Those are potatoes.” I couldn’t let her grow up ignorant concerning the difference [...]

Filed under: humor on January 31st, 2008 | 8 Comments »

Well, here it finally gentlemen! Would I ever go back on my word? I hope this shall inspire y’all to expand your costume wardrobes; or begin one if that is the case By the way ladies I’ll have you know that the gentleman’s costume is far from boring.
I realized that my last [...]

Filed under: Odds and Ends, sewing on January 29th, 2008 | 19 Comments »

Where you able to watch the video a couple of posts below?

Yes. “No problems.”

Yes. “Poor quality though.”

No. “Why can’t you just use youtube like everyone else?”

No. “Video? On my computer/slow-internet? You got to be kidding me.”

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Which do you like better on TheWilli.com – videos or pictures?

I love both!

Pictures [...]

Filed under: Photos, Video, blog on January 27th, 2008 | 7 Comments »

I’ve been meaning for a long time now to chronicle a basic example of our trips to Tennessee, but I keep forgetting to take pictures! (I tend to be somewhat of a forgetful person I’m afraid) Well, I’m happy to say that this week I’ve been a faithful photographer, or family journalist or whatever you [...]

Filed under: Moving on January 26th, 2008 | 12 Comments »

I threw this together from yesterday’s trip to TN. Hope you enjoy it!

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We looked at a couple of additional properties (one of which had an absolutely unbeatable mountain view), but I didn’t put it in because of time constraints.
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Filed under: Moving, Video on January 24th, 2008 | 27 Comments »

Old-fashioned elegance. Doesn’t that phrase feel like a soothing piece of music just floated by you? Or a cool wind breathing beauty and refreshment? Or you just stroked a luxurious rich piece of velvet? It is all that and more. It is an encouragement to modern maidens to remember past days. To grasp what our [...]

Filed under: Odds and Ends, Photos on January 23rd, 2008 | 23 Comments »

This is just a quick little note to bring to your attention a few new features of TheWilli.com – features that I hope will enhance the overall user experience .
First off, I’ve installed a handy little plugin that allows you subscribe to comments via email. Considering the conversational tendency of some of our [...]

Filed under: blog on January 20th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Ahh….. sewing…. the art of combing fabrics…the sound of the machine humming a busy tune… looking forward to a new outfit for my wardrobe… this is what comes to mind when I think of sewing! How I love this time of year winter-early spring when I catch the sewing bug. [...]

Filed under: Odds and Ends, Uncategorized on January 20th, 2008 | 10 Comments »

“Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
~Philippians 4:6

 
How hard it is during certain times of our life not to be anxious, but instead to put all trust in God! One simple act of surrendering everything to Him is so much [...]

Filed under: God on January 19th, 2008 | 18 Comments »