Chalkydoodles Blog » children http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog Living the best, erasing the rest. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:41:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Spreadin’ some Cheer – Friend and Photographer Chelsea Green http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2011/12/21/speadin-some-cheer-friend-and-photographer-chelsea-green/ http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2011/12/21/speadin-some-cheer-friend-and-photographer-chelsea-green/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:14:34 +0000 Lyn Pollard http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/?p=1657 I have to take a minute today to spread some holiday cheer about my friend and new favorite photographer, Chelsea Green.

Our family spent a fun and relaxing hour or two with Chelsea during our photo session last month, resulting in some amazing shots and a ton of great memories!  We met up at the Heritage Farmstead in Plano – just off of 15th and Custer.  It was the PERFECT place for a rustic, festive photo shoot (and was less than 15 minutes from our front door!)

Check out our Christmas card and some of our favorite shots from the session:

Interested in booking Chelsea for your next family photo shoot?  If you’re lucky enough to live in the Dallas area, she just may be your new favorite photographer, too.  Check out her website and shoot her an email.  I know she would love to hear from you.

Also, read the blog post I wrote about Chelsea recently on the Dallas Advocate blog as part of my “How It’s Done” series.  Chelsea does a great job of balancing working from home, caring for her sweet family and mentoring local high school girls through Young Life Richardson.

Merry Christmas from the Pollard Family!  Thanks again, Chelsea!

]]> http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2011/12/21/speadin-some-cheer-friend-and-photographer-chelsea-green/feed/ 0 How It’s Done with LeAnn Weigel – Advocate Far North Dallas Blog http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2011/10/19/how-its-done-with-leann-weigel-advocate-far-north-dallas-blog/ http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2011/10/19/how-its-done-with-leann-weigel-advocate-far-north-dallas-blog/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:25:45 +0000 Lyn Pollard http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/?p=1551 Check out my first post in the “How It’s Done” series I’m writing for the Advocate magazine’s Far North Dallas blog.  The series will focus on local women who balance careers and kids while working from home.

 

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 Here’s the TOP TEN from our countdown for Summer 2011.

 

#10 - Getting Ice Cream in our pajamas after bedtime!

 

 

#9  Free Slurpee Day!

 

 

#8 – Visiting an Animal Shelter

 

#7 – Cat Birthday Party!

 

 

#6  Bowling!

 

 #5 

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 Custom Silhouette Vinyl Wall Decals

Can’t decide how to decorate your space?  These personalized vinyl wall decals are the perfect solution.  Just send us your photo and our artists will turn it into your very own removable masterpiece!

Vinyl Wall Decals are all the rage right now in decorating because they are oh-so-easy to apply and remove in a snap if you change your mind or your venue.  

We take it a stop further by creating your very own one-of-a-kind silhouette decals, the perfect way to add personality to a room without making a permanent commitment.

Created by my sweet friends at Le Papier Studio and Elephannie, these decals are sure to be a fabulous focal point for your home and conversation starter for years to come!

]]> http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/02/18/custom-silhouette-vinyl-wall-decals-are-here/feed/ 0 Chalky Valentine’s Day http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/02/05/chalky-valentines-day/ http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/02/05/chalky-valentines-day/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:01:31 +0000 Lyn Pollard http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/?p=680 Our NEW Kid’s Chalkboard Tees are In stock and Ready to ship!

Order for your little gal today for delivery in time for Valentines!  Shop>

 

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Kid’s Chalkboard Tees

These Chalkboard Tees are gonna make your kids smile! Write on with chalk, erase, repeat. The chalk stays put ’til you wipe with a damp cloth – now that’s something to smile about!

Available in children’s sizes 2-8.  Machine washable - that’s right!  These shirts are easy care and fun to wear.  They even come with a start-pack of chalk!

Better get your chalk on – these babies are moving fast.  Order now to get your PINK HEART style in time for Valentine’s Day!

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Get 25% off all personalized oilcloth aprons, lunch bags and placemats!

Visit the NEW Chalkydoodles.com now!  Shop >

]]> http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/01/29/grand-opening-sale-25-off-aprons-lunch-bags-placemats/feed/ 0 Re-Post: Sew or Swim (originally posted on 7/12/08) http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/01/28/re-post-sew-or-swim-originally-posted-in-708/ http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/2010/01/28/re-post-sew-or-swim-originally-posted-in-708/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:42:09 +0000 Lyn Pollard http://www.chalkydoodles.com/blog/?p=449 Packing Up

I successfully moved all of my old Blogger blog posts to my new WordPress blog last night.  It was like moving from one house to another.  I was so worried something might get lost or broken (just like I worried about the set of my great-aunt’s handpainted china when we moved from Memphis back home to Dallas – I ended up taking it with us in our car instead of the moving truck!)

Thankfully, all but a few lone posts made it intact.  Looking through the stragglers, I decided that this one was worth re-posting rather than deleting.  (The comment is a reproduction of a comment left by a reader on the original blog post.)

Sew or Swim?

Yeah, I have a ton of work to do. Yeah, I really need to sew, blog, update photos, list new items, email at least 20 people… But my 3-year-old just said, “Are you going swimming with us, Mommy?”

This is one of those moments when the idea of “balance” seems almost impossible to grasp. How do I love on my kids, support my husband, take care of myself and still have time to sew AND swim?

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ecclesiastes%203&version=9;

The idea of seasons has been on my mind the past few days. For some reason, my kids have been completely obsessed with the Christmas “season” this week. Christmas in July 100% -complete with musings on the “Naughty List,” multiple viewings of “Polar Express” and even the singing of “Jingle Bells” by little voices. Pretty cute.

So if there’s a season for everything under Heaven, there must be a season for both swimming and sewing? But how do I know when it’s time to do one – or the other – or both at the same time? (Hopefully not both at the same time!)

Goodness knows as hard as I try to seek and strike balance every day, most days I mostly, or sometimes completely, miss.

So, I’ll continue to ask for help and try to enjoy the season that is today. And I’ll sew tomorrow…(or at least after bedtime!)

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