Nicole VanPutten | Member of Team VP, knitter and Mama to Blue. Life, is bloody good.

Adoption On The Farm

Nicole Everyday April 10, 2014

This cat is a parenting badass. Oprah Winfrey would say, ” Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” ...Read More

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Growing up on Glendale Boulevard my Mama would put Easter eggs on the trees in our front yard. Like all things that happened during my childhood there is photographic evidence that there were two Easter trees at our house. Here is tree one: Tree ...Read More

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The Circle of Life

Nicole Everyday April 8, 2014

My video today is not for the faint of heart. I have heard it said that sometimes you are the bug and sometimes you are the windshield, but I suppose in our great big world sometimes you are the praying mantis and sometimes you ...Read More

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I Need A Vacation

Nicole Everyday, Me April 7, 2014

Life can truly be unkind and no matter how many inspirational quotes I Google and subsequently copy and paste to my calendar, I simply cannot motivate myself to ignore the negative. Today, I’m in a ridiculous funk. Last night I woke up smack in ...Read More

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Vegan and Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Nicole Directions, Eating, Everyday, Me April 4, 2014

Usually when I hear the words vegan and gluten free next to the words chocolate chip cookie I’m either prepared to pay five times more or taste something truly horrible. Sometimes I simply prepare myself for both outcomes because eating soy, dairy, and gluten ...Read More

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Ahh-chooo

Nicole Everyday April 3, 2014

Today I’m sharing my current favorite YouTube video with you. I feel for the kid in this clip, but I also have sympathy for the Mom because I too sneeze very loudly. Mr. MVP has asked that I warn him before I sneeze because ...Read More

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