tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50734663291641158652012-02-05T20:02:23.570-06:00a little bit of the everyday...Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-51116996385439674502009-10-26T11:19:00.002-05:002009-10-26T14:11:07.439-05:00

Well so much for my plan to become a regular blogger again. Let's just call this a slow return. ;o).Last Monday (19th) was R.'s 3rd birthday. I thought it would be fun to see how he has grown and changed through pictures. Here he is at one week old with his new friend Elie. He and Elie are still buddies today. R. had wavy hair, but sadly it was just not curly enough to let it grow long. Jeremy

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I can not believe that 2009 is almost over. Where has this year gone? How has it been nearly 10 months since my last post? I recently started updating my recipe blog , to get all my recipes in one place. In doing so, it has gotten me excited about returning to blogging. It also helps that I have a brand new *shiny* reliable laptop (thanks honey!) that makes getting on the computer fun. Back in

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C. had his first Christmas program at preschool on Dec.10th. As you will see in this video he sang his little heart out. Listen carefully, he is the one who is singing the loudest and a little slower than the others too! ;o) In the picture below he is with his teacher. We feel so blessed that we found his little school, he is learning so much and he loves his teacher. M. had his 3rd grade

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I saw these ornaments earlier in the year and thought they would make great gifts. But they were a little overpriced so I started searching the net and found the Tiny Tots and Polka Dots site. Erin's were much more affordable and made great Christmas gifts for the boys' teachers. I recommend that you check out her site. She has lots of cute items that would make wonderful gifts throughout the

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Happy birthday little brother! I hope that you have a very special day. I will be praying for your 2009 as many exciting adventures are ahead of you - not to mention a wedding! Love you!

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I thought I would share one of my favorite Christmas songs called "I Believe" (by Natalie Grant). For me this is what this special day is all about. We wish your family a very Merry Christmas!In a land far awayTime stood stillLong agoThere were shepherds in fieldsOr at least this is howThe story goesThe story goesWoman with ChildAnd a man with no roomBorn in a mangerFor telling it tooThis is how

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For part one of A Tree With a Story click here. Before we can talk about the ornaments, we have to put up the tree. We have a new tree this year - no stringing on the lights because it is pre-lit - what a bonus! I know we are behind the times, but we now see what all the fuss was about - what an awesome invention. Now to my favorite part - taking the ornaments out of the boxes. As I unwrap each

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I recently read Mary Beth Chapman's Christmas letter that she posted on her blog. Here is a part that really touched me:As I anticipate Christmas 2008, I have many thoughts flying through my heart and head. The last several days, my mind has not been able to stop thinking about Mary, the mother of Jesus. Pregnant and scared, knowing that the baby she was carrying eventually would pay the ultimate

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Despite the fact that the picture looks like it was taken in 1972, today is our 13th anniversary (all of our pictures are currently in storage and this is the only one I could find). I love that we had a Christmas wedding, maybe that is why we enjoy the holiday season so much. Last night Randy and Vicki kept the boys so we could go out. We had a scrumptious dinner at Mignon, afterwards we drove

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I have been absent this week because I have not been able to get all my ducks in a row. But the laundry is done, the Christmas card picture has been taken, my mom's tree is decorated, our yard is very festive, some Christmas gifts have been bought, our tree is up - fluffed - but not decorated, took a meal to a friend, even squeezed in a lunch date with Jeremy and I have been getting to bed at a

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On Monday we went to my parent's house to help set up their tree. I love my parent's tree because they have so many ornaments - it is hard to find a branch that is covered! I guess after 37 years you have quite a collection. The boys enjoyed helping - as a matter of fact C. , R. and I are going to work on our tree on Friday.Mom I hope you have a very special birthday today! Be looking for a

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We spent Thanksgiving with Jeremy's parents and his brother's family. It was such a relaxing time and it was nice to just hang out with everyone at Jeremy's parents land in Oklahoma. Here are pictures from our first day. Our sweet nieces decorated the gate for our arrival! What a fun greeting. Playing a little horse shoes while waiting for lunch. Getting ready for our delicious lunch!R. hanging

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Today I have enjoyed cooking my part of the Thanksgiving meal. The grocery trip this morning was another story - how crazy was I to wait until the last minute to buy my ingredients?! I thought I would share the recipes I made (mainly because I am avoiding the huge mess that I have to clean up).Mac & Cheese (omitted the last 5 ingredients because this dish is for the kids)Mashed Potatoes (secret:

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Fall Break is here! I am so glad I do not have to make lunches, sign folders, get clothes & backpacks ready. Can you say no HOMEWORK - yeah!! We are enjoying a slow morning of getting ready to spend the day with my parents. I am so thankful they are only 45 minutes away now and that we can see them often.Here is a little randomness...Meredith did this MEME so I thought I would play along. Let me

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The past three 3 months Jeremy's work schedule has been beyond busy. He is working late every night and still has to bring work home in the evenings and on weekends. The hours are taking a toll on him and we miss him, but we try not to complain. We are just thankful that his industry is not being affected by the current economy issues. We really cherish our weekends with him! I told myself about

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As a reward for his first report card he asked if he could have a night at Mimi and Papa's land alone with his dad. So on Saturday they drove the 2 hours to Oklahoma for some father/son time. Just hanging out in Mimi and Papa's cabin. Hot dog dinner with dad! Jeremy even made breakfast tacos the next morning. Our son's favorite breakfast! Sunday they fished, played some baseball and football.

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Our 8 year old was baptized tonight at very special service at our church called Deeper. It was an hour and a half of baptism, praise and worship, communion, prayer and reflection. It was the first time our church has ever done a service like this and I am really looking forward to the next one. This is one of our senior pastors, he and his wife are also in our life group, so it was special to

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I had a wonderful birthday weekend! On Saturday evening I stayed at my favorite hotel and just relaxed. Jeremy's parents were nice enough to watch the boys so he could have dinner with me. We watched the Texas vs. Texas Tech game while we ate and were very sad about the outcome (Tech won - hard for a longhorn fan to swallow!). I was able to put it behind me and work on my Christmas cards for the

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This year we broke our tradition of trick or treating in our neighborhood. We dropped by Jeremy's parents house so they could see the boys' costumes. Then we found a neighborhood and did a little trick or treating before driving to my parents house to surprise my dad on his birthday. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Jeremy and I thought the mask was creepy - reminded us of this) Batman! We had the costume because

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When you are ready to pull a Britney you know it is time for a new hairstyle. I am so bad about getting regular hair appointments. Today the appointment before me was running a little late so I was given a 30 minute shampoo/massage. It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Before AfterI am so glad that I got it cut and already have an appointment for December to maintain my new 'do. Do you have a hard time getting

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This year I wanted to try a new pumpkin patch so we drove to Flower Mound today. It was a nice patch, but I think we will go back to the pumpkin farm next year. What a beautiful spring day (yes, I did say Spring)! He was so excited to see his friend Mickey. I thought it was cute that he wanted to hold his hand. Climbing the hay pyramid. Giving it his all but it was just too little to make it to

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We had family over to celebrate our 2 year old's birthday (Blaine - we missed your family). He is a BIG Wiggles fan, but those party decorations were hard to find so we chose Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (he calls him Mick-I it makes him sound Russian.) Here are links to some of the recipes I made at the party. At some point I will put them on my recipe blog but right now I have plenty of blogging to

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Today was a monumental day! I paid only $2.49 a gallon for gas. Isn't it sad that this price gets me so excited? Just curious - what are y'all paying in other parts of the country?On another note (no pun intended)...Here is a little diddy for your listening pleasure. First, I feel I must ask you to excuse his lack of attire in the video. He was on the way to the shower when he pulled out the

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Happy birthday precious boy! How is it possible that you are becoming a toddler today? What a joy and blessing you are to our family. We love you!!

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Wednesday I kept Karen's baby while she went on a field trip with her oldest daughter's class. It was honestly a joy to spend part of my day with this precious little one. She was so easy and it was awesome holding her and getting to feed a baby a bottle again. That smell - there is just nothing like the sweet smell of a baby! Just look at that face!! Our 4 year old was glad he had a few minutes

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I am a little behind posting this, as it is almost time for the weekend again. Saturday was yard day. Our bushes needed a lot of TLC, so we winterized our yard and put our Fall decorations out. It was a beautiful Fall day! A new face that he is making these days. The boys helping to trim the bushes with their scissors! His Kung Fu Panda pose Trimming with scissors backwards - so cute. On Sunday

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A couple of weeks ago on a Saturday morning I heard our youngest crying in his room. As I got closer to his room, I could tell he was not in his crib. He had climbed out of his bed for the first time, thankfully he did not hurt himself! Not wanting to push our luck, we put the toddler bed in his room that evening. We were a little worried about the transition from crib to bed because his brothers

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I did not have the energy to blog or read blogs this week but I have been wanting to update my blog a bit so I played around with that on my down time. I began to do some research on cheap blog makeovers. Have I ever said how much I love to do research? Whether it is to learn something worth while or something useless like checking out the latest news on Jen and Ben it somehow relaxes me. Side

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have been full of germ buggies at our house. Everyone but our 8 year old has had some form of a stomach virus and the two youngest are still fighting theirs off! The doctor says it just takes awhile to get out of their systems - but SEVEN days? The little boys are about to start a riot because I have taken away their dairy along with almost everything else they enjoy eating. I would be mad too if

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On Tuesday morning(8/5) we took our last ferry across the Savannah River into the historical district. Here are some of the things we saw on our way to breakfast. One of the many barges traveling down the river. City Hall Rustic cobblestones on River Street. How many pirates do you think walked these streets? The Chatham Artillery was given this gun by President Washington after his visit to

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Monday (8/4) was beach day!! We had breakfast in Savannah at The Express Cafe & Bakery. I had the exact same breakfast I had on Saturday - quiche, fruit and half a cinnamon roll - YUM!!We made the 45 minute drive to Hilton Head , once there we drove to the Westin for our day at the beach. I had only been to the ocean one other time (back when I was 18), but it was on a rocky beach off the New

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Gotta love those hotel curtains! We slept in until 11AM on Sunday(8/3) - I am not sure we have done that since our first child was born over 8 years ago. Just awesome!! Once ready for the day we did a little Internet search for lunch before heading out at 1:00pm. Taking the ferry from our hotel across the Savannah River to River Street. The view of our hotel as we cross the river. The Westin was

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On Saturday (8/2) we got up early to go stand in line to eat at a place I have longed to visit for many years. I have to thank my sweet husband for going along for the ride as his wife unashamedly acted like a tourist. We headed to The Lady & Son's so we could get in line to get priority seating for dinner that evening.9:15 in the morning - this is our place in line. Again not for reservations

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How could the picture below almost end our trip to Savannah before it started? Let me tell you... We got home from our trip to Colorado on Thursday(7/31) and Jeremy and I had to be at the airport on Friday(8/1) at 3:00pm. The morning started out great - we were unpacking and repacking for our trip as well as getting the boys ready to stay with family. Jeremy ran to the store to get groceries for

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Sorry for the tease today with the accidental post about Savannah. Amber and Karen , your comments made me laugh. I will try to post Friday afternoon after I take the 4 year old to his wellness check up. He is so excited about going to see our Pediatrician because she aways gives them little trinkets and stickers. Sadly the appointment will not end well, as he will receive 5 shots. I hate that

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I told someone that I was going to start posting about our trip to Savannah today. I am still planning to do it, just look for it later in the week.I have a friend who's father passed away on Saturday and I along with some other girls from church are planning to drive to Tyler for the funeral tomorrow afternoon. This friend also co-leads with me in our Bible study small group, so I have to get

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I have always wanted to attend the Plano Balloon Festival . Since we now go to church on Saturday evenings, I thought today would be a great time to go. 5:30am came really early this morning, but I was proud of everyone - they got up without a fight! Here are part of the troops at 6:00am, ready to get breakfast on our way to see the 7am balloon launches.What a beautiful morning with perfect

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I have to share a little secret desire - I would love to have a garden. Not just one garden but three.*Flower Garden* How wonderful to sit outside in the morning with a cup of coffee during my QT or entertaining family and friends.*Veggie and Fruit Garden* To teach my boys that carrots and strawberries do not grow at the grocery store.*Herb Garden* I'd love to step outside and snip what I need

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Today this precious boy (Blaine & Lesli's youngest) turns 3! I hope you have a great day. :o)We are sad that we can not be at your petting zoo party but I know that you will have a wonderful time. We can not wait to see pictures!Happy Happy Birthday! We love you!

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If you have a blog reader you may notice that there are eight new posts on my blog today. I spent yesterday playing catch up and since I use this as a scrapbook, I wanted them in order - sorry for any confusion.The week of September 1st was full and I did not have time to sit down at the computer - a couple of days I never even turned it on. So Thursday, September 4th was going to be my day to

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Happy Birthday to our 10 year old niece today. We hope you had a very special day. We love you! On Saturday she was very gracious to share her party with our 4 year old - Buzz Lightyear cake and decorations to boot! Here are a few pictures from the party.

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He is changing so much each day - I can not believe he will be 2 next month. Here are some fun pictures of him over the last few days.

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Today was a big day for this sweet boy! He turned 4 andstarted his first day of preschool! A quiet birthday dinner and presents which included a Nerf gun and Gator Golf. He requested a strawberry cake. I will have to post my friend Lisa's Strawberry Cake recipe soon. Happy Birthday to our precious boy!! We love you!!!

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Sunday(8/31) we drove to Oklahoma to spend some time at Jeremy's parents land. Before we went out there we met everyone at the airport as Cameron, Sloan and the girls flew in for the day. Cameron offered to take our two oldest ones up in his plane for a little spin. Our 8 year old has flown with him before but it was supposed to be the 3 year old's first time. Right before take off the 3 year old

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I will post about our time in Savannah later, as I am a little burned out on vacation wrap up right now. Wednesday (8/6) Jeremy took our 8 year old with him to play golf. Here are some pictures of their time together.

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On our way home Wednesday (7/30) we stopped in Cripple Creek, Colorado. Think of the old wild west and you will have a picture of this little town. Before we went into town we stopped at the Pikes Peak Heritage Center (thanks Leah for the tip). Taking his own audio tour They had a boat, car and covered wagon to ride. The 3 year old loved them and rode them over and over and over again. He

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Tuesday (7/29) afternoon, while Dad, Jeremy and the boys were exploring the Garden of the Gods, Mom and I were having a tea time at the castle at Glen Eyrie. I was so thankful that Jeremy and Dad were willing to take the boys so mom and I could do this together.I think out of everything we did on our trip to Colorado this was probably my favorite. It was nice to slow down a bit, spend time with

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Back to school week is going great! Our 8 year old likes his teacher and is making new friends. Tonight was “meet the teacher” for our 3 year old - he is so excited about starting school on Tuesday. I have been having allergy problems this week and the last two nights have not slept much. Today I feel lousy and feel like my allergy issues are turning into a cold. Does anyone know if that is

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Praying for a fabulous third grade year!! Traditional first day of school donut breakfast.

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Happy 88th Birthday Granny! It was an honor to celebrate with you on your special day. We love you very much.Updated on Monday (25th): Please pray for Granny as she was in the hospital last week (Monday through Friday). Last night her blood pressure was all over the place so Jeremy's mom took her to the ER. They were able to give her medication to get her blood pressure back to normal - she has

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After the zoo we went back to the vacation house in Divide. Speaking of the vacation home, Leah wanted to see pictures. Can you believe that I really did not take any pictures of where we stayed? If you click here you can see lots of pictures through the rental site.That evening, Jeremy and I drove back to Colorado Springs so I could meet Meredith (thanks mom and dad for watching the boys for us)

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First I need to thank Meredith and Leah, all the information they shared with me helped me plan a great trip. Thanks girls!As I said, we stayed in Divide while we were in Colorado. If you plan to spend most of your time in Colorado Springs (like we did) I would not recommend staying that far away (the drive was gorgeous though). The place we stayed would be perfect for a family trip at Christmas

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We left home on Friday afternoon (7/25) for my parents and finally got to their house at midnight. We gave the kids a day out of the car and just hang out at my parents and relaxed on Saturday. My two oldest boys really like animals but the baby loves them. Here he is making friends with Jack. On Sunday we left my parents house for our road trip to Colorado. Thanks to my friend Ivey's luggage

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is how long it has been since my last post. Here is what we have been up to...~We came home on Tuesday the 5th from our dreamy getaway in Savannah. The next few days were filled with laundry, house cleaning and yard work. Fun, Fun. :o)~Then 08/08/08 arrived and since that point we have been obsessed with the Olympics!! Our Tivo has been on overdrive since that day just taping up a storm. We love

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Today was a busy day of cleaning, unpacking, yard work and laundry. I am happy to report that we are completely unpacked and almost all the laundry is done - makes me smile! Thursday is a sad day because Jeremy has to go back to work. I guess all good things must come to an end. :o(If you are interested in seeing the Chapman's interview that was on GMA this morning you can click here. Thursday

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We are home! The boys have been fed - time to get everyone ready for bed and then time to unpack but maybe I will be lazy tonight and save it for tomorrow.I wanted to do a quick post to let you all know that Wednesday the Steven Curtis Chapman family will be on Good Morning America. It looks like it will air in the 7 AM hour (where ever you are). You can read more details here at Jim House's blog

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Hi Y'all! We had a great (but quick) time in Colorado with the boys and my parents. I will share lots of details and pictures starting later this week. On Friday night Jeremy and I arrived in Savannah, Georgia. I have always dreamed of visiting the deep South and I am here! It is all and more than I ever imagined. Tomorrow we are going to Hilton Head for the day to play at the beach. We are

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Nan Naw is my dad's mom and today is her birthday. On our way home we stopped for a little while to visit my Pap Paw and her.I was fortunate to grow up near both sets of my grandparents. The memories of my Nan Naw that stand out are that she was a whiz with a crochet needle and she made lots of yummy goodies over the holidays for us all to enjoy. She tried so patiently to teach me as a child how

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We are almost ready to go! All that is left is one last errand, getting the house ready for an Open House (your prayers would be appreciated - we are so ready to sale!) on Saturday and loading the car.First stop the parent's house! I am glad my mom and dad are going with us - the boys are looking forward to some mommal and popple time. I am excited about our family trip and I will be sure to

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Happy Birthday Karen! I hope that you have a very special day and enjoy your birthday dinner with your family. It is so fun that we have things like making cards, collecting recipes, cooking and our love for the Food Network in common. Thanks for inspiring me to be "crafty" and coaching me through projects. I am so thankful for your friendship.Praying for your day my friend! Go over to Karen's

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It may be a little quiet around here this week as we are getting ready for vacation. I am taking a cue from Meredith - I am going on a blog fast (writing and reading) for the next two or three days so that I get everything done before we leave.Have a great week! Off to fold laundry before bed.

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My boys want a dog so BAD, but we are waiting until we move (if we ever move) to the new house. Over the last two days they invented substitute pets to fill the void. :o)Tuesday night they played like this until bed time. They were being so silly and had the giggles (loved it!). This puppy liked to lick, could do tricks and carried baseball cards while he walked around - very talented!! He loves

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One of our nieces spent a few afternoons with us this week. On Wednesday they made a popcorn cake together. They had a lot of fun making it and thought their work tasted really good. Even the baby enjoyed a little.Today was her last day to hang out with us. While the three year old slept the big kids played with the baby. He loved the attention - here are some pictures of them playing.

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Tonight when Jeremy walked in the door he turned on the All Star's Home Run Derby. Normally that would have garnered a sarcastic response of "oh joy" from me. I have never been a big baseball fan - watching it kind of bores me to death. I am more of a football girl - lots more action! If I am going to watch all NINE innings - I must watch it at the ballpark with a hot dog and a bag of peanuts. It

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First I want to say thank you to all of you who were praying! The video you are about to watch is such a miracle to us. What you do not understand is that this boy would never put his head under the water in a pool and would never venture out of the shallow end for any reason. As a matter of fact he would not even get in a pool without a noodle. I mentioned before that he was not going to ask

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On Wednesday the boys had a day with their girl cousins. After running some errands, we began talking about lunch. We took a vote on "home food" (as my boys call it) or Sonic. There was a tie (little man could not vote) so this being an election year I decided to be a good politician and we compromised - Sonic drinks to accompany the "home food". Indoor picnic while watching Alvin and the

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A little late, but here are our 4th of July weekend Pictures. **WARNING** - there are A LOT of pictures so get ready! :o)We had an unconventional 4th of July - during the morning we just hung out at home and relaxed. For dinner we decided to take the boys to GattiTown - it was a great time to be there - we basically had the whole place to ourselves. Our oldest loves the bumper cars. Our

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How did another week go by so fast? We had a fun week of swimming lessons, parks, picnics, splash parks and a Wii tournament. I am having a hard time balancing house stuff, cooking, activities with the boys and finding time to blog and visit friends blogs. How do you all manage to do it all? Any practical advice would be helpful! Thanks! :o)Jeremy and our oldest are at the movies tonight seeing

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On Thursday I took the boys to one of our town's splash parks. We started out with a picnic and I ended the day sunburned (trying to fix my farmer's tan). It was fun to see the youngest get in and play with his brothers (up until this point sprinklers of any kind were not his friend). We had a great time.

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We have the dates for our family vacation and getaway set. As a family (with my parents) we are going to the Colorado Springs area for a few days. It is a quick trip but I hope while there I will get to see Amy and meet Meredith.We had to make some drastic changes to the trip Jeremy and I are taking. Due to the fact that we are doing this whole trip on points and the fact that Jeremy only had a

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Enjoy your day with your family and friends! Remember to think of our soldiers, who sacrifice so much to keep us safe, and their families, who stand by them, love them and wait for their safe return home. Happy 4th of July!!

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Last Saturday our 8 year old, along with his friends, had a lemonade stand to raise money to find a cure for Niemann-Pick Disease which their friend's twin sisters' were born with (you can learn more about the family and the disease by clicking the picture of the angel twins on the right side of my blog). Our neighbors and community really stepped up by donating $624.50! I am so proud of these

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I have been lurking (mostly) at the Whittaker Woman's blog for a few months now. I found Heather through her husband Carlos (Ragamuffin Soul), who I found through Shannon (Rocks in My Dryer). Heather and Carlos went on the blogger trip with Compassion International that went to Uganda a while back.Anyhoo, Heather and her family do weekly themed Family Nights - she is so creative and I have wanted

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Yeah it's fixed! It was the power source (not sure what that really means) - not the mother board. Going to take my friend Leah Belle's suggestion and during the next lightning storm unplug the computer from the wall!! The boys and I sat down last night and said a prayer of thanks that our computer is back.I have a few things to blog about - so check back later! It is becoming a habit, but I am

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Well Jeremy could not fix it with the troubleshooting documents. It is not looking good - probably the motherboard. If it is the motherboard it will be the second computer in two years that lightning struck and ruined. See our luck with computers? So our friend is now in the hands of the Geek Squad. Praying they can fix it - sad how dependent I am on the computer!

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Thanks to everyone who entered the drawing! I appreciate everyone who took the time to stop by. :o)Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers: 6Timestamp: 2008-07-01 01:54:51 UTCLeah Belle you are the winner! I will let you know when I send your package so you can be looking for it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. If you did not win, I highly recommend that you read this series.

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struck my computer yesterday. We have such bad luck with computers! I hope that Jeremy can figure out what is wrong - if not we may have to take it to have someone look at it. Praying it is fixable!I will use Jeremy's laptop Monday evening to do the drawing. I will have the winner posted by 10 PM. Side note- I will try to check my email tomorrow night - so if I owe you an email I will try to get

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Gretchen, at Jewels in My Crown Someday is hosting a carnival. I wanted to join in and if you have gently used books that you would like to giveaway, you can go here to read how it works. Even if you decide not to do a giveaway make sure you check out her blog because in her side bar (right hand) she has a list of participants.I finished Sisterchicks do the Hula last week so I decided this would

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I just wanted to say good morning and let you know I am not on hiatus. In 15 minutes I leave to work out with my sister-in-law at a real live gym. This body has never worked out at a REAL gym (apartment gyms do not count) - it is used to DVDs and walking so pray it can handle this foreign environment. Ha, Ha! I will be back later today.Update: 10 minutes into the elliptical machine (which sadly

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Meredith!! Thanks to everyone who entered. Meredith, please email me your address so I can mail your prize. :o)

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Okay so it was really not cool, but 85 degrees is much better than the almost 100 degree weather we have been experiencing. In our neighborhood we have ducks - so we decided to feed them before heading out to lunch. Our 20 month old was so excited to be close to the "quack, quacks"! He did not feed them - he was more interested in holding one. After lunch we stopped at a park we had never played

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I mentioned the other day that I really like the blog Make and Takes. Here are just a few of the posts (because I can't list them all) that I have enjoyed.Frozen Grapes Pops Chewy Granola Bars Recycled Chunky Crayons Food Coloring Flowers Pop Up Pancakes Top 10 Crafting Supplies Can't Live Without Today Marie posted a link for a new blog called Just Spotted. This blog is geared for real moms in

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Sisterchick: a friend who shares the deepest wonders of your heart, loves you like a sister, and provides a reality check when you're being a brat.I finished the book this morning! Since having my third child, I really have not picked up a book unless it had to do with parenting or was a Bible study - I just did not think I had time for fiction. I decided that this summer, I was going to start

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I love this picture! It was taken after her precious baby girl was born.Leah Belle and I met in June of 1992 at Glorieta Conference Center, we were there to work in the Preschool area as summer staffers. We enjoyed exploring Santa Fe, hiking, shopping, sun bathing, trips to Albuquerque and eating Mexican food with all our new friends that we made that summer. We all went back to our Universities

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On Saturday we drove to Oklahoma for the afternoon to play and fish at Jeremy's parent's land. The baby and I had never been there, so it was fun to see where they are going to retire in a few years. It was really hot, but it was a nice afternoon! While we were driving back, jet lag set in and poor Jeremy was not feeling well at all.After a good night of sleep we gave Jeremy his Father's Day

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I love it when I do not have time restraints and can just take my time at a store - Thursday I was able to do just that (thanks again Sloan). This is one of the things I bought. I have been wanting to pick up this series since Amber mentioned it on her blog. I started the first book Friday and I have already read 4 chapters. I will let you know what I think after I finish it - but I am really

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Jeremy left Saturday the 6th for a business trip to India. Our oldest thought we should have a surprise fiesta to welcome him home (because Jeremy's favorite food is Mexican). The boys and I decorated last night so that when he came home this morning they could jump out from their hiding place and yell "welcome home" (with Tejano Music playing in the background). For lunch we went for Tex-Mex

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~Saturday in Okie~ During my blog hiatus - Jeremy's parents took our oldest two for a day trip to their land in Oklahoma. It was our 3 year old's first time to go (Jeremy took our oldest camping last August) and also his first time to fish. They had a great time playing and running around - so much so that the 3 yr. old fell asleep on the way home. When they got home they said one of their

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This afternoon I took my 8 and 3 year old to the movies. It was a big day for the 3 year old, because it was his first trip to a movie theater. We picked out seats and began eating our lunch of popcorn, Icees and Reese's Pieces. Am I a good mom or what!? As we were waiting for the movie to get started, I noticed that the oldest had almost drank one of the two Icees we were sharing. I told him to

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You can tell school is out - we have had 5 showings in 4 days (that is good for us as things had slowed down quite a bit). So with showings come cleanings. I do not know how 5 people can cause a house to have to be cleaned on a daily basis? I have mentioned before that I am missing the housekeeping gene, so these past 8 weeks have been a challenge for me. But oh how peaceful it is to have a clean

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-28997503198016455202008-06-09T11:54:00.007-05:002008-06-09T14:48:06.492-05:00

I feel like a broken record - I am still only at 12 pounds. Monday June 2nd I gained 1 pound, but today I lost a pound. I am not complaining because I am not doing much to loose the weight.In the Texas summer heat, ice cream is a must for me. Skinny Cow's products have helped me not gain all my weight back! :o) In my opionion, they are just as good as the real thing. Now if they could figure out

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-10501417966717218442008-06-08T23:20:00.010-05:002008-06-09T14:46:57.809-05:00

I really can't explain why I haven't posted in the last 10 days, except that I've just been a little lazy/busy. Something you should know about me - I am an all or nothing kind of girl with things in my life. Not only have I neglected my blog, but I haven't visited any other blogs for awhile. Maybe this all or nothing lifestyle explains my dieting issues? ;o)Summer has officially started at our

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-68308724947229890032008-05-28T16:32:00.016-05:002008-05-28T17:59:27.534-05:00

We had Karen's family over for dinner on Memorial Day. It was so fun to see them and it was our first time to meet their sweet new baby. Thanks Xavier for playing Wii sports with our 8 year old. I hope Jeremy did not get you hooked on Guitar Hero. :o)Here are some pictures...Our little guy playing with his brother's flag. I pulled the camera out because he was waving it like kids do at parades.

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-42198834742313455962008-05-28T11:06:00.007-05:002008-05-28T16:04:34.960-05:00

I weighed in this week and lost one pound (12 pounds total lost). Once you see my next post, you may wonder if I will gain 5 pounds at my next weigh in. I am tired this week - I am not doing as well on my diet as I should be. Wondering where my motivation has gone?As I said last week, Turbo Jam came out of the package. Due to the boys and Jeremy being sick last week that is all it did. Boy satan

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-76325569979218287132008-05-25T09:59:00.004-05:002008-05-26T01:12:29.181-05:00

Don't you just love getting snail mail from friends? I do! I used to write letters and send notes all the time before email, but since that day in '97 when I got my first dial up AOL account - I really now only send special occasion cards. So Friday when I checked the mail and saw a hand addressed envelope it instantly brought a smile to my face. Here is what I found. It was a sweet note from

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-69953993722801431682008-05-23T16:21:00.020-05:002008-05-24T10:08:34.100-05:00

Today started a four day weekend for my 8 year old. Jeremy is out of town for work, so I encouraged everyone to sleep in this morning. I even put them to bed later than usual just to help them out a bit. No such luck - my 3 year old was up a little before 7 with his big brother not far behind him. Maybe they do not understand the meaning of sleeping in? ;o)My sweet 19 month old listened to his

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Today I am incredibly sad - my heart is sick and my stomach is all in knots. Ironically yesterday before hearing of the Chapman's heartbreak I was in the process of typing a post about the hard week I experienced a couple of weeks ago. The sadness from that week had put me in a funk, but I had planned to write at the end of my post about the rejuvenating weekend that had lifted my spirits - today

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-76397285920485186362008-05-21T11:14:00.013-05:002008-05-22T00:22:06.131-05:00

I was checking blogs before bed and was reading Carlos' blog (Ragamuffin Soul). Click here for his actual link. From the Associated Press: The 5-year-old daughter of contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman was struck and killed Wednesday by a sport utility vehicle driven by her brother, authorities said. The girl, Maria, was hit in a driveway on the family residence Wednesday

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-20239245406243544842008-05-20T16:56:00.004-05:002008-05-20T18:26:18.118-05:00

It makes my heart sad just to look at this picture.Last night my three year old commissioned today as "book day". Today after breakfast all we were going to do was read books all morning until lunch time. We had it all planned out -we were going to start with the "If you give..." books and I even printed out color sheets that coordinated with the books so we could be "crafty" (does not happen

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01093977536726563591noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5073466329164115865.post-59186331686918677362008-05-20T07:26:00.007-05:002008-05-22T13:28:07.452-05:00

Yesterday was my weigh in, but I put it off a day to see if the bloating would go down some (enough said). This morning I weighed in and well, I did not gain any weight so I guess that is good (still at 11 pounds total lost). I am hoping to see better results next week.I finally did it - the wrapper came off the Turbo Jam DVDs this morning! I went through the intro and it looks like a great

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