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Dining Room

Posted on April 14, 2011April 14, 2011 by Andi

A few weeks ago, I gave my dining room furniture (which belonged to my grandma) to my brother. It just didn’t fit in our house very well. So over the weekend, Chuck and I went looking for replacement furniture.

We found some we liked and I went to buy them yesterday. Here’s what they look like.

This is the table. We also got two of these chairs that are shown with the table.

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Then we got two of these chairs. It might seem weird that we got two different chairs, but they were on display this way at the store and I really liked the look. And we have 30 days to exchange them if we don’t like how it looks.

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And this bench. I have always wanted a bench!

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And finally, we got this buffet.

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I can’t wait until it’s all set up in the dining room. I still have one big wall I want to do something with. We didn’t get a hutch so now I have a bunch of crystal that used to live in a hutch that needs a home. So I have to come up with something creative to display them.

After everything comes in and it’s set up in the dining room, I’ll post a picture. I was just too excited not to write about it!

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Maddie Is 8 Weeks Old

Posted on April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 by Andi

My baby is 8 weeks old already! Time sure flies by. If you haven’t seen the newest news from me, is that I quit my job last week to stay home with Miss Madeline. I’m so excited for this new adventure!

Maddie has her two month doctor’s appointment next week. She’ll get some shots. I’m going to try to be strong while my poor baby gets poked by needles. Smile

Since Maddie is such a good sleeper, I thought I should post a bunch of sleeping Maddie pictures I have been collecting on my phone over the last 8 weeks. Just stop reading now if you don’t care about pictures of a baby sleeping!

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I love her!

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I Quit!

Posted on April 12, 2011April 12, 2011 by Andi

Guess what I did?! I quit my job! That’s right. Last Tuesday, I finally made the decision to stay home. I had been thinking about it since I found out I was pregnant. My neighborhood is full of stay at home moms (SAHM) so we have a great neighborhood for me to do the same.

There was nothing really wrong with my job other than it wasn’t great fit for me. I also didn’t like the commute. It was almost an hour each way and anything I do after this job I would want closer to home. Or some place that didn’t have such expensive parking (parking downtown costs A LOT!) so I could have a car to leave for Maddie if I needed to.

This week would have been 3 years there for me. I went in yesterday to tie up some loose ends and clean out my desk. One of my friends had this on my desk.

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I am sad to leave a few coworkers, but I know this was the right choice for me. Here’s to my new adventure with my new boss, Maddie! 🙂

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Foil-Pack Chicken Fajita Dinner

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Andi

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Kraft Foods makes a bunch of foil dinners. I think they are brilliant and so simple. This one was really tasty. I made 4 foil packs and had two for leftovers. I ate mine just the way it was. Just dumped it on a plate. Chuck put his in tortilla shells. We both enjoyed the meal and I will make this meal again.

Give a foil pack dinner a try. Really simple to make and extremely easy clean-up!

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Quick-Fix Cheeseburger Meatloaf

Posted on April 7, 2011April 7, 2011 by Andi

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This was another meal from Kraft Foods. It was really simple to make and very tasty. I did add a little worchestershire sauce to it. I think all beef meals need some!

I made this with some mashed taters and we gobbled it up! I highly recommend giving it a try!

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7 Weeks

Posted on April 7, 2011April 7, 2011 by Andi

Miss Maddie was 7 weeks old yesterday! She’s smiling more as you can see!

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And I am happy to say that I have officially quit my job to stay home with Maddie. She’s a wonderful boss! I am so excited for this new adventure and I am so blessed to be able to stay home. Life is good great!

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No Fuss Tex-Mex Roll-Ups

Posted on April 5, 2011April 5, 2011 by Andi

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After many weeks of sitting on the couch, eating out and zero exercise, it’s time to start eating better.

I’ve always loved Kraft Foods website. But I have started to make more meals lately. They are quite simple without too many ingredients and I can usually get a meal done between feedings.

This meal was pretty darn tasty. I modified it slightly and added a little extra cheese, a little water when cooking the peppers and corn. I also only used 6 tortillas instead of 8. I liked them more filled up. Next time I’ll add onions, too. But we both loved it and I even have some leftovers.

Kraft has a section on their website for budget meals and this came from the 1Bag, 5 Dinners – Chicken & Beef section. I am definitely going to use this idea again and try the other meals. They have other protein combinations you can see on the left side when you click the link above.

Overall, yum! I have made a couple other meals, too, so I’ll work on sharing those with you soon!

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I Know You

Posted on April 5, 2011April 5, 2011 by Andi

This may not make any sense, but that’s ok.

I sit and look at Maddie for so many hours during the day. Something about her is so familiar to me. Like I have known her little face forever.

Maybe other moms or parents out there feel the same way. Or maybe I am just insane. It’s hard to explain really. Maybe it’s because I can’t imagine life without her. Maybe it’s from seeing her ultrasound picture. Or maybe it’s just because I’m her mom.

Whatever it is…I love her to pieces and can’t remember what life was like without her.

I am one very happy mommy!

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It’s Hard To Wake Up

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Andi

I have learned after watching the videos I have taken of Maddie that I am bad at taking videos. I’ll hopefully get better, though. 🙂 And I have to get over my dislike for hearing my voice on the recordings. I don’t think anyone likes hearing their own voice, though! 🙂

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Play Time

Posted on April 1, 2011April 1, 2011 by Andi

A video of Maddie playing. I’m so glad Chuck taught me how to upload and attach videos!

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