tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330051932024-03-06T23:10:37.341-07:00 Giedd Flock
Enjoying the Good Life with our
Growing FamilyMandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.comBlogger559125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-62358864351840176482013-05-22T15:59:00.001-06:002013-05-22T15:59:35.210-06:00Aaron turns 2!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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His brothers and sister made him a crown!</div>
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Yes, I cheated on the cake and I don't feel bad either.</div>
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Our big 2 year old!</div>
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He LOVES his firefly (and puzzles and everything else that was sent).</div>
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<br />Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-26765615703206975962013-05-06T10:00:00.000-06:002013-05-06T12:22:40.688-06:00Our DVD Books<h5 class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
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books according to category: Chick Flicks<span style="font-size: large;">-</span> drama<span style="font-size: large;"> & </span>comedy, Guy Movies- action<span style="font-size: large;"> & </span>adventure<span style="font-size: large;">,</span> Disney, and
kids non-Disney<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> I had a big dilemma though~ finding a good label for each
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sort of hoard ribbon and grabbed a few that would remotely coordinate. I heat sealed all the edges and then hot glued them (very low
temp) to the spines. I was going to <span style="font-size: large;">try to write o<span style="font-size: large;">n the ribbons with a sharpie or something, but after lo<span style="font-size: large;">oking at the pretty colors <span style="font-size: large;">I de<span style="font-size: large;">c<span style="font-size: large;">ided against it.<span style="font-size: large;"> Now, they're <span style="font-size: large;">color-coordinated and we think they're quite <span style="font-size: large;">great.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really wanted to share this post for a long time, but it's been a pretty emotional issue for me. I don't even like to talk about it, but I've also learned so much that I couldn't help but blog about it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This post is about my vehicle. It's a minivan. From 1997. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We bought this Plymouth Voyager in 2003, a few months before Dabney was born. We brought each of our babies home from the hospital in this van. It has taken us to North Dakota, Texas, North Carolina, Utah and through all of those states inbetween. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the years went by and we needed more leg room for the kids, I figured we needed a bigger car. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we hit 150,000 miles, I figured we definitely had car shopping in out near future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">As our babies grew in number, I always figured we'd get a
new car because we needed one. Especially when I was pregnant with
Aaron. We needed another seat and seatbelt! Hurray! We need another car! PLEASE!
Imagine my reaction when my creative and incredibly thrifty husband
went to the salvage yard 2 days later and found a 3 seat belt minivan
bench seat to replace the 2 seat belt bench seat so we "don't need to
buy a new car"! Yeah, imagine my pregnancy hormone induced reaction.
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<span style="font-size: large;">Buying a car is not a big deal for most Americans. You pick the car you like, go down to the lot, get a good interest rate, sign the papers and drive away on your merry way. And you pay for it for at least the next 4+ years. And you also pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars in interest. We don't want to go that route. A few years ago, thanks to Dave Ramsey, we decided that we would not be borrowing any more money, and especially not for a car payment. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With a growing family and 5 kids and one income, saving money is not easy. We have been saving money for a car inconsistently for 3 years. It has been such a long, long road. I've been dreaming of a newer car for much longer than 3 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've dreamed so much about our future vehicle, that I've even bought a few little accessories for it. My little dream car stock pile is only stash of little clearance items I've picked up along the journey: a new key chain, a down mitten ice scraper, a coffee sleeve to keep in the car, a packable shopping bag to stow in the back for the shopping trips in the vehicle that will fit my kids and giant packages of toilet paper (not that the bag will fit the toilet paper...), and my favorite scent from Yankee Candle (Ocean Water!) in a car air freshener. Ironically, buying these little treats have kept me motivated to save money for the big purchase. They remind me why our budget has been so tight for so long. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God has been gracious to us in the last few months and
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grateful.<span style="font-size: large;"> To be completely honest, I don<span style="font-size: large;">'t k<span style="font-size: large;">now when this vehicle will be moving into ou<span style="font-size: large;">r garage<span style="font-size: large;">, but I'm pret<span style="font-size: large;">ty s<span style="font-size: large;">ure it will be quite soon. We're still waiting on God's<span style="font-size: large;"> perfect timing and a perfect deal. In the meantime, we're amazed at God'<span style="font-size: large;">s prov<span style="font-size: large;">ision and we're filled with hope. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> If you've spoken to me at all in the last 5 months, chances are that I've mentioned my latest obsession. It's a blog called <a href="http://abowlfulloflemons.net/" target="_blank">A Bowl Full of Lemons </a>. This lady is who I want to be when I grow up. She is completely and totally organized and I've been studying her every move and implementing many things in my own home. Something Toni is big on is binders for corralling paper. She has budget binders, planning binders, cleaning binders, etc. This week I instituted my own binders and I wanted to show them to you. The first one is my exercise log. I found a great printable online <a href="http://www.designfinch.com/2012/09/01/planning-to-get-fit/" target="_blank">here</a> and I printed out many copies on cardstock and I've found them to be s<span style="font-size: large;">imple<span style="font-size: large;"> and really</span></span> all I need. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Every day I log my miles, calories, time and incline on the treadmill in the basement. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the sheet where I can see how many days in a row I've exercised. I love checking off the day on this sheet post-workout!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hauled out my 1" wide label tape for the binder spine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got my binders at Staples (because I had a coupon) and while I was there, I found this handy thing. It's like a wall pocket for binders and office papers, but it's smaller than letter size. It's called a supply organizer. It fits my mini binder perfectly! My treadmill is set up in the basement next to the heater and all of it's duct work, so the magnetic mount organizer is just what I needed! I throw in my favorite mechanical pencil and I<span style="font-size: large;">'m good to <span style="font-size: large;">go<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tr</span>acking my <span style="font-size: large;">card<span style="font-size: large;">io consisten<span style="font-size: large;">c<span style="font-size: large;">y is suc<span style="font-size: large;">h a motivation for me</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I made a quick binder cover with old scrapbook paper and brought out my handy label maker again to print out the necessary divider labels. My labels are Transportation, Accommodations, Packing, Itinerary, Calendar, Food and Maps. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I have one place to stash all of my packing lists, mapquest routes, hotel confirmations, maps, brochures, EVERYTHING!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also bought the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/65944655/vacation-planning-kit-3-documents?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">Vacation Planning Kit</a> for CleanMama on Etsy. I love her printables, but I haven't filled these out yet. That's one fanstastic thing about printables<span style="font-size: large;">~ </span>once I buy and save them to my computer, I can print these out for as many trips as I'll ever need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> In the "Maps" divider, I have a clear plastic binder pocket where I keep road maps and brochures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the "Calendar" tab. I have a few months included (even before and after vacation) so I can be fully prepared and see more of the big picture of how vacation fits into our life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is our old charging station. I bought it quite a few years back and it has definitely seen better times. I don't like it because the cords never stay where they should be, and it's ugly and its in the way all the time.</span></div>
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Here are the end tables that I bought off Craigslist last year. I really love them. They are exactly the right height and style that I wanted.I think they were $45 for the set of 2. The only down side was that it looked like they had been used as coasters for crazy people who had been doing shots of turpentine. There were small circles all over the top where the finish was completely gone.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I almost ran a race. An official-type, wear a number, cross an actual finish line race. Almost. I signed up for it back in February. About a week before the race, I found out that it was just not going to work out for me to do the night run in Denver. I picked up my racing stuff (above) in the middle of crazy Metro Denver a few days before in the hopes of selling my packet to someone who didn't sign up before it sold out. I had 3 Craigslist people fall through. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last week, I did what I didn't want to do and got back on my treadmill. I haven't signed up for any more races (more local this time) but when I do, I'll be ready. In the meantime, I'll enjoy my cool, unearned, very expensive t-shirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> My kind and sweet husband actually took pictures of me this year! (This is why my birthday even made it to the blogosphere.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tim went all out for my birthday~ he took us all out to Carrabba's for lunch and he picked up a strawberry cheesecake for dessert. Strawberry cheesecake was Dabney's idea. And, you guys, he got me the best, prettiest present EVER. I can't wait to show it to you! (It only came this past Saturday.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I had a fantabulous birthday. I got to talk to far away family, hug my closest family, eat delicious food, see friends, worship our risen Lord, and feel very loved by my husband and my slew of children who showered me with homemade cards and my very own starter collection of Matchbox cars. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I've gotten a few minutes in the quiet</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of the night, I've been adding to my scrapbooks. I have been woefully behind for months now and it feels good to be catching up. I've added our most recent pictures, but I have lots and lots of random pages to go spanning back to baby #1. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're studying botany in school this spring so we popped a few beans into some soil and we've have been watching them sprout through our re-purposed soda bottle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, this guy. So many things. Let's just say he's really, really "helpful". He<span style="font-size: large;">'</span>s so helpful that he grabbed 7 eggs out of the fridge when I was<span style="font-size: large;"> apparentl<span style="font-size: large;">y engross<span style="font-size: large;">ed in writing my gr<span style="font-size: large;">o</span>cery l<span style="font-size: large;">ist yesterday</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">and cracked them on the counter for me. All this while standing on my <span style="font-size: large;">kitchen stool. Yes. Really <span style="font-size: large;">h</span>elpful.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday was pretty busy around these parts. In the <span style="font-size: large;">morni<span style="font-size: large;">ng, while the kids were doing their chores</span></span>, I made 3 pies, strawberry jello salad, a gallon of yogurt, and a large quiche. All of<span style="font-size: large;"> this is normal for our househ<span style="font-size: large;">old, great food for our <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">E</span>aster feast</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">, baskets for the kids, etc. Here's my bad mom confession. I don't usually dye eggs with my kids. It had been years (and a few kids) since I had attempted it. <span style="font-size: large;">Five kids<span style="font-size: large;"> + egg dye + clothes <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">= too mu<span style="font-size: large;">ch for me to handle<span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span></span> </span></span>But this </span>yea<span style="font-size: large;">r I was <span style="font-size: large;">d</span>etermined to be a good mom and <span style="font-size: large;">dye eggs with the kids<span style="font-size: large;"> and even</span> make cut<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>out sugar cookies</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: large;">as penance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm happy to report that we all survived.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a boxed sugar cookie mix and my new (clearance) cookie cutters from Williams -Sonoma. I divided the cookie dough in quarters and used my food colorings and colored each quarter a different color</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Turned out pretty great huh? I w<span style="font-size: large;">as pleased until I took them out of the oven <span style="font-size: large;">when they were done. The <span style="font-size: large;">cookies <span style="font-size: large;">turned brown just like the<span style="font-size: large;">y shoul<span style="font-size: large;">d have, but the brown really didn't l<span style="font-size: large;">ook so great <span style="font-size: large;">with ye<span style="font-size: large;">llow chicks, blue eggs, orange carrots and pink bunnies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Onward to the eggs. All 5 dozen of them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Josh made fantastic yellow- orange- green hues. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Dabney made lots of purple, and David stuck with varying degrees of blues. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This guy just walked around eating warm cookies, handing things to people saying, "Here go", and randomly interjecting "Pur-p<span style="font-size: large;">le!"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>That wound healing under his mouth is from Wednesday when he bit right through his lip. I'm so grateful his injury wasn't as bad as it could have been.</span></div>
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Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-87542719867751407222013-03-29T22:12:00.000-06:002013-04-02T09:42:11.840-06:00Secret's Out<span style="font-size: large;">It's funny how things can be so busy although nothing new is happening. And that has been<span style="font-size: large;"> the case arou<span style="font-size: large;">nd here </span>for the last<span style="font-size: large;">, </span></span>I don't know, YEAR. We still l<span style="font-size: large;">ive in th<span style="font-size: large;">e same small house (<span style="font-size: large;">small </span>for 7 people)<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">, we still homeschool. Tim has been with <span style="font-size: large;">his company for <span style="font-size: large;">almost<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>9 years now.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">But some e<span style="font-size: large;">lements of o<span style="font-size: large;">ur life are pretty tough right<span style="font-size: large;"> no<span style="font-size: large;">w<span style="font-size: large;">. We have 5 rapidly g<span style="font-size: large;">rowing kids that need room to r<span style="font-size: large;">un and play and work. <span style="font-size: large;">Although we know that God<span style="font-size: large;"> always <span style="font-size: large;">provides for his <span style="font-size: large;">children, w</span></span></span></span>e <span style="font-size: large;">could use</span> a bigger grocery budget</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(and clothes budget and curriculum budget)</span><span style="font-size: large;">. We would love to have a verdant g<span style="font-size: large;">arden where we could supplement <span style="font-size: large;">said budgets with fresh produce and where <span style="font-size: large;">our</span> kids would learn to work hard and lea<span style="font-size: large;">rn the rewards o<span style="font-size: large;">f </span></span>working the la<span style="font-size: large;">nd. </span></span>It would be n<span style="font-size: large;">ice to live in a place where the cost of living<span style="font-size: large;">, housin<span style="font-size: large;">g espec<span style="font-size: large;">ially, would <span style="font-size: large;">be more reasonable. </span></span></span></span></span>As a homeschooler, I see such a value in living <span style="font-size: large;">close to areas where our American history was forged<span style="font-size: large;"> and <span style="font-size: large;">trips to DC, Williamsburg, Philadelphia, Jamestown would be such a blessing to my teaching <span style="font-size: large;">efforts<span style="font-size: large;">. I want my kids to be as w<span style="font-size: large;">ell aq<span style="font-size: large;">uainted with these places as I was growing up.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>We <span style="font-size: large;">really dream about living closer to family that wa<span style="font-size: large;">nts to be involved in our kids' lives.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span>Family is precious and we're so tired of living so far apart from those we love.</span> <span style="font-size: large;"> The places that would fit all these bills seem to be in the south eastern US. We're thinking NC, SC, TN, VA, etc. I <span style="font-size: large;">was raised</span> on the east coast<span style="font-size: large;">, so any of those places would definitely be <span style="font-size: large;">'home<span style="font-size: large;">' to me. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've been dreaming about all of these thing<span style="font-size: large;">s for quite a while now and I<span style="font-size: large;"> thought I just might share<span style="font-size: large;"> with you all. I'm also sending this out<span style="font-size: large;"> the<span style="font-size: large;">re <span style="font-size: large;">s<span style="font-size: large;">o you all will be witnesses as we <span style="font-size: large;">watch God do amazing things in our lives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can pray that God will make our way st<span style="font-size: large;">raight <span style="font-size: large;">and clear and </span></span>send a wonderful job offer <span style="font-size: large;">for us and that we<span style="font-size: large;">'d be wise and prudent a<span style="font-size: large;">s w<span style="font-size: large;">e take the <span style="font-size: large;">first (half) steps in selling our home.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-45283790429694111482013-03-28T13:07:00.000-06:002013-03-28T13:07:00.376-06:00B-B-Butter<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing that fascinates me as a homeschool mom (or just a mom in general) is how amazingly different each child is.
A few of our kids look very similar and they have so many shared
mannerisms, but each one is his own person and they all learn very
differently. So I had to take all of that to heart in January when I
needed to change up our phonics program for the little boys. We decided
to make the investment and purchase the Veritas Press Phonics Museum
curriculum for Kindergarten and 1st grade. The little guys (Josh and
Adam) are doing fantastic with it and I love that they are learning to
read with songs and projects and pictures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sample word for the letter B was "bull" complete with an art card depicting the ancient bull leapers from<span style="font-size: large;">,</span> but the project at the end of the lesson was making butter<span style="font-size: large;">. Josh color<span style="font-size: large;">ed the <span style="font-size: large;">lab<span style="font-size: large;">e<span style="font-size: large;">l for his new jar of butter<span style="font-size: large;"> while I poured heavy whipping <span style="font-size: large;">cream into a mason jar with a mar<span style="font-size: large;">ble.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Poor guy! After a few mintues, he couldn't shake anymore so we threw the ingredients in our mixer and watched as the air bubbles were forcing the fat molecules to join. After a few minutes we certainly had achieved butter! We separated the butter from the buttermilk and slathered our fresh new butter on a piece of homemade bread.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sorry that I don't have any more pictures of our great project, but it was eaten too quickly<span style="font-size: large;">, <span style="font-size: large;">b</span></span>ut we <span style="font-size: large;">just may do this project again<span style="font-size: large;"> and I<span style="font-size: large;">'ll remember to cap<span style="font-size: large;">ture the finished pro<span style="font-size: large;">duct.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-89878691605298722142013-03-27T11:49:00.000-06:002013-03-27T12:19:12.630-06:00I finally did it!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This May will mark our 8th year in this house, believe it or not. We moved in just after Baby #1 turned a year old, and I was about 6 weeks pregnant with Baby #2. Of course, being a first time homeowner, we had a lot of builder-grade everything and I woke up every morning with the burning desire to paint every wall in our new abode a deep, rich color. Fast forward almost 8 years, and I'd like to think that I have matured and mellowed quite a bit. Our walls are <i>much</i> more neutral and we have marks and scuffs of much love from living as a family of seven in our sweet, albeit shrinking, home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I'll be the first to admit, I am a home junkie. I think growing up as the daughter of an architect and touring great homes and building sites had a fantastic affect on me. The smell of drywall is easily one of my favorite smells ever. Anyway<span style="font-size: large;">,</span> I've noticed a growing trend of painted cabinets on HGT<span style="font-size: large;">V, on Pinterest<span style="font-size: large;">, in home magazines</span>, etc. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">(Check out my <a href="http://pinterest.com/mandieg/" target="_blank">Pinterest page</a> for some of my favorite home ideas.)</span> My kitchen cabinets were a medium oak-y color, but the finish was not wearing well with our large family dynamics. I knew I had to face my fears and help my poor cabinets a little. Why "face my fears"? Well, like I said, I grew up around a lot of spectacular homes and the term "resale attributes" is something I think about everytime I bring out my hammer or the paint or my drill. "What if I screw it up?" What if it looks terrible?" "These are solid wood cabinets! What if I'm ruining them forever?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, 2 weeks ago, I put the "what if's" behind me and dove in. I sanded, primed, sanded, painted and repeated. I still haven't sanded after the first coat and applied the second coat, but it's coming very soon. My family was really tired of not having drawer fronts and cabinet doors and they wanted their dining table back, so I'm taking it one step at a time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Can you see the huge difference? It is almost like night and day! It is spectacularly bright in our kitchen and so much more cheerful than that oak-y brown stain. You can also see that old brown color in the above shot where I haven't done the spot under the cabinets, but believe me it will be done soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used <span style="font-size: large;">Kil<span style="font-size: large;">z</span></span> oil<span style="font-size: large;">-</span>based no-odor primer (<i><span style="font-size: large;">highly</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> recommende<span style="font-size: large;">d) and <span style="font-size: large;">Olympic o<span style="font-size: large;">il-based semi-gloss in 'Horse<span style="font-size: large;">r</span>adish'. My original paint chip was Valspar's 'Bay Oyster' <span style="font-size: large;">~ I love that n<span style="font-size: large;">ame~ but <span style="font-size: large;">'</span>horseradish' was the closes<span style="font-size: large;">t shade that</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> Olympic could match<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I even picked up some better cup pulls for my drawer fronts when I was they were clearanced at Target. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So there you have it. The mini kitchen make-over that cost lots of hours and hard work,<span style="font-size: large;"> but only </span>about $40 and gave new life to the hub of our home.</span></div>
Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-32978878121695229982013-03-25T11:08:00.000-06:002013-03-25T11:21:42.709-06:00I Ikea-fied our bedroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last <span style="font-size: large;">month</span>, my family and I trekked
northward for our first Ikea experience ever. And let me tell you it
was everything I had imagined, all at once. We had made plans to hit up a
few of the other stores we don't have in our town, but we didn't
actually get that far. We twisted and turned our way through the Ikea
Marketplace, not even venturing up into the showrooms, and that alone
took almost all of our time. I loved the kitchen wares and the textiles,
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had a cash budget set aside for this trip and I had a piece of furniture that was on the top of my list, so I calculated all the yardage for the duvet cover carefully and realize that it would be more economical to back the cover with that blue bedspread I had just passed up in the linen section. I was in love <span style="font-size: large;">just looking at ever<span style="font-size: large;">ything already coordinating in my cart</span></span>, yet also not being matchy- matchy, which is exactly what I wanted to avoid.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">I p<span style="font-size: large;">icked up that ruffle pillow and I t<span style="font-size: large;">hat point I couldn<span style="font-size: large;">'t wait t<span style="font-size: large;">o get home and finish my new b<span style="font-size: large;">edroom.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This whole project was so super simpl<span style="font-size: large;">e. How simple? <span style="font-size: large;">Simple enough to not<span style="font-size: large;"> even use a patter<span style="font-size: large;">n. I cut<span style="font-size: large;"> my huge </span></span></span></span></span>6yd cut of stripe in half, matched the<span style="font-size: large;"> edges</span> and sewed the panels together so that you can't see they were pieced. I used my old pillow sham dimensions to make the new navy check shams.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">I made the duvet ties from some torn scraps from th<span style="font-size: large;">at</span> navy check</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(A word about the chicken pillow. I was not anticipating putting a chicken of any sort on our bed. However, I found that our Ikea has a clearance section off to the side of the warehouse right before you get to the checkouts. I took a peek and found a large plastic bag of fabric scraps stapled shut. I saw quite a bit of that navy check in the bag and decided to take the $2.99 gamble. I check out, make my way to the car and open my goody bag: that piece of blue check was actually this 19" pillow cover. For now it <span style="font-size: large;">lives on ou<span style="font-size: large;">r bed, but I haven't <span style="font-size: large;">decided it that is the permane<span style="font-size: large;">nt ho<span style="font-size: large;">me. Fe<span style="font-size: large;">e</span>l free to</span></span></span></span></span> give your opinion in the comment section.)</span><br />
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<br />Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-58816083904440308802012-11-27T17:24:00.000-07:002012-11-27T17:24:00.043-07:00Scenes From a Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03724794367583553263noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33005193.post-88442079606617571512012-11-27T17:02:00.003-07:002012-11-27T17:03:41.425-07:00Christmas Card Preview<div class="sflyProductPreviewWidget" style="height: 494px; width: 425px;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We went fishing at Grandpa's farm <span style="font-size: x-large;">last week</span>. I just wanted my kids to have the experi<span style="font-size: x-large;">ence of fishing and I really wa<span style="font-size: x-large;">sn't expecting to catch anything (except alg<span style="font-size: x-large;">ae and a few fallen branc<span style="font-size: x-large;">hes). <span style="font-size: x-large;">I just got some fake bait (because I <span style="font-size: x-large;">really wasn't feeling up to digging for bait and picked up some little <span style="font-size: x-large;">cheap <span style="font-size: x-large;">fishing pole from Wal-<span style="font-size: x-large;">mart</span></span></span></span></span> but lo, and behold! </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I helped reel him <span style="font-size: x-large;">while th<span style="font-size: x-large;">e kids we<span style="font-size: x-large;">re just screaming with e<span style="font-size: x-large;">x<span style="font-size: x-large;">citement.</span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was a gorgeous big mouth bass! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sw<span style="font-size: x-large;">eet Aunt Marlo helped unhook him and held him up so <span style="font-size: x-large;">I could get some pictures. <span style="font-size: x-large;">David </span></span></span>really w<span style="font-size: x-large;">anted to keep it, but in the end we let him go so he can <span style="font-size: x-large;">get bigger and we can <span style="font-size: x-large;">cat<span style="font-size: x-large;">ch<span style="font-size: x-large;"> him again next time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">How many kids can put that in their home<span style="font-size: x-large;">school portfolio?</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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