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Dressing Up

February 12, 2014Maddie0
Maddie loves dressing up. We have a couple boxes full of various dress up clothes. Here are some of her combinations. At least she’s creative!
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Our Little Singer

February 6, 2014Maddie0
Alternate titles considered: “Videos to Embarrass Your Child Later In Life” “Videos to Hold on to In Case She’s Famous One Day” “If Only She Could Stay This Small & Sweet Forever” “I Think We Need to Get Her Some Private Lessons” Maddie is really into singing and making up songs/words right now. This morning...
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Recent Videos

January 30, 2014Dannie, Maddie0
I have been taking videos of the girls, but I never do anything with them. So I recently uploaded some and thought I would share. For Christmas, my mom gave Maddie a vanity. She intended to get fake makeup, but got her real stuff by accident. So I was on the hunt for some fake...
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Reading Rut

January 29, 2014Books0
I’ve been in a reading rut. I have about 6 books (maybe more) started on my Kindle right now. I keep starting them hoping I’ll be able to finish one. It appears that I get about 40% into a book and just stop. I don’t know if it’s boredom in reading, poor book choices or...
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My Little Baker

January 25, 2014Food, Maddie0
Maddie loves to bake. Muffins, cookies, heck, she just likes to help out in the kitchen. She gets giddy to set or clear the table for meals. Maddie loves making muffins. And since I am lazy, I buy muffins that I need to add only water to. She likes to stir, put the batter into...
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Final Christmas Celebration

January 15, 2014Crafts, Dannie, Maddie0
We had our final Christmas celebration last week while Chuck’s mom was back in town from Florida. We had a great time Our niece, Amira, was handing out presents. Maddie sat with all her presents and had a blast opening them! Amira got a bunch of art stuff. Her face cracks me up in this...
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Favorite Books For Kids

January 14, 2014Books, Dannie, Maddie0
We do a lot of reading around here and there’s a good chance when you ask Maddie what she wants to do, her answer will be “go to the library”. And since I write about the books I read, I figured I should write about some I read to the girls, too. A while back,...
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Uncharted

January 13, 2014Books0
This book was by the author of On The Island which I read for Book Club. I was excited when I remembered this book was out and quickly downloaded it. I couldn’t put it down. It was a fun story and it was nice to see the characters of the first book in their new...
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Cheesy

January 12, 2014Dannie, Food, Maddie0
One night at dinner we were laughing at Dannie. She was sitting there with loads of cheese hanging out of her mouth. Maddie thought it was funny, too and tried to make cheese hang out of her mouth. She wasn’t very successful, but she was really cute trying.
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Cupcake

January 12, 2014Dannie, Food, Maddie, Products & Places0
A new Cupcake store opened and MOMS Club went there one morning so we could check it out and eat cupcakes. The girls picked out cupcakes to eat. They were very pretty and very yummy! Some friends and I also went there for dinner one night. They have a restaurant attached called “The Mason Jar”....
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Snow Fun

January 10, 2014Maddie0
Last year, Maddie was not a fan of the snow. She would cry when we set her even near snow. This year is very different and she even asks to go out with Chuck when he snow blows the driveway and sidewalk. This is her snow blowing outfit. I bought Maddie a shovel and sled...
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Vegetable Soup

January 9, 2014Food0
I had been looking for a crockpot vegetable soup that didn’t have meat in it and I came across this recipe. I think I found it on Pinterest. There were a lot of ingredients, but it was really simple to make. You just need to give yourself enough time to chop all the veggies. First...
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So Many Pictures….

January 8, 2014Dannie, Maddie0
I have a bunch of pictures that have piled up that don’t deserve their own post. So here’s a big random blog post full of pictures.of the girls. Since I’m not doing monthly posts for the girls anymore, a lot of these pictures get forgotten. This probably should have been two posts with all of...
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Winter Playdate

January 7, 2014Dannie, Food, Maddie0
My friend Tricia hosted a MOMS Club playdate early in December. She always makes the most adorable snacks for playdates! Check out these cute snowmen. The kids enjoyed eating them. Maddie liked the chocolate chip eyes and the M&Ms the best. Dannie was all over the donut!
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Norling Christmas

January 6, 2014Dannie, Maddie0
The weekend after Christmas we celebrated with my dad, stepmom, brother and his wife. We opened presents and hung out. The girls had a bunch of fun.and so did my brother and sister-in-law! After presents, we ate Wild Rice Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries. It was a little unorthodox for a Christmas meal, but it...
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Christmas Day

January 5, 2014Dannie, Maddie1
The weekend before Christmas my mom and her crew came over to bake cookies and take a family photo for her holiday card. My mom also helped me paint while the kids were sleeping, which is why I am wearing painting clothes. When we got home from our Christmas Eve celebration, we helped Maddie put...
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Breakfast With Santa

January 4, 2014Dannie, Maddie0
We took the girls to see Santa at our local Community Center. They have a bunch of games and activities for the kids and a breakfast with Santa. It’s a cute little activity and it’s basically across the street. A couple of my friends from MOMS Club went this year as well. One of my...
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Schminke Christmas

January 3, 2014Dannie, Maddie, Products & Places0
Chuck’s mom’s parents have recently moved from their home in Iowa where they lived for 60 years to an assisted living home in Austin, Minnesota. Chuck’s Aunt and Uncle live in Austin, too. So this year, on Christmas Eve, we made the drive to Austin to spend time with Chuck’s grandparents. It was a much...
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January MOPS Calendar

January 3, 2014Randomness0
A recent post from the MOPS website included the image below. It is a calendar for January 2014 giving you something to do each day. I may not do all of them, but I loved the ideas. There are some great ideas on here and I love having a place to look for ideas if...
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2014 Resolutions

January 2, 2014Randomness0
In the past I have made resolutions. But they aren’t always attainable things or they are something you do then don’t really continue. A few friends have talked about having a word for the year. I love this idea. I have seen it done very well here. So let’s seewhat will I do/be in 2014?...
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Today marked one year since my dear dad passed awa Today marked one year since my dear dad passed away. 💔 

I woke up early and saw the sun rise, then made the kids breakfast and went into work for a while. I knew if I sat around all day, I’d be sad…and my dad wouldn’t want that. 

When I got home, the kids and I sprinkled some of his ashes under the trees we planted in his memory. Then we hopped on the kayaks and sprinkled some by the buoy straight out from our house. Dannie and I listened to some voicemails he left me. It was so good to hear his voice. I listen to them sometimes just to hear him say “Hey Mo!”. 🥰 

I worked on a puzzle for a few minutes (because that’s how I spent a lot of my time when he was sick and after he died) before taking Dannie to hockey. On the way home from her game, my alarm went off for the time he died. So I had a good cry listening to “Miss You All The Time” by OAR (which is my alarm ringtone). Chuck made me a delicious dinner and then I put the kids to bed. Before bed, I curled up on the couch and watched a show with Chuck. 

I spent time thinking of him today and also doing everyday things. Because that is what living with grief and missing someone is. There are moments to stop and remember and honor them, but also mostly doing everyday things.

I love you, dad and I miss you tons. I can’t believe you’ve been gone a whole year. I wish you were here to talk to about and enjoy all these everyday things with us. 😘
Dannie’s @furyaaa_hockey team took 2nd place in Dannie’s @furyaaa_hockey team took 2nd place in a tournament last weekend. This was the longest game I’ve ever been to. 3 15 minute periods, ice between 2nd and 3rd, then three over times which was about 30 seconds from being a shootout before the other team scored. It was so fun to watch these girls play their hearts out! ❤️🏒
The kids and I had a great day at Valleyfair today The kids and I had a great day at Valleyfair today! 🎢
Our summer training program (STP) for hockey ended Our summer training program (STP) for hockey ended last week. This was my car every Friday for both girls to skate then Dannie’s goalie practice. It takes up our mornings for a big chunk of summer. With all three kids playing, we were at the rink 5 mornings a week. But it is also the most requested to do again by all three kids. ❤️🏒🥅
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I'm @minihays. Book lover📚❤️. Includes 📚 I've read, 📚 read with my kids (👩🏽8,👧🏽7,👦🏼5) & other book related stuff. 1⭐️ to 5⭐️ ratings.

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Happy National Book Lover’s Day! May you have mo Happy National Book Lover’s Day! May you have more books than you know what to do with….than pass that love onto your kids. 🥰🤪📚

#bookloversday #books #booklover #reorganize #sort #bookshelves
Here are the books I read in July. There is a link Here are the books I read in July. There is a link in my bio and I'll post a link in stories as well to the blog post that will include links for each book.

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Anyone else read in the car while waiting to pick Anyone else read in the car while waiting to pick your kids up from activities?
I may seriously consider this. I might be out a lo I may seriously consider this. I might be out a lot of money, though. 🤔💸📖💰
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The kids had a blast when we grabbed food from chi The kids had a blast when we grabbed food from chipotle and ate it on the floor in the house! I’m guessing there will be a few more times doing this as the build continues. So much fun! 🌮
Here was the final view of the lake from the stree Here was the final view of the lake from the street before the garage went up! 👋🏼
Saw the most beautiful little catamaran on the lak Saw the most beautiful little catamaran on the lake the other night. 🌈🤍
True story of why I’m a nutcase. While sitting o True story of why I’m a nutcase. While sitting on the boat recently, watching the kids play and listening to the house be built, I panicked. Crap! We should have put our house the other way. Left side on the right, right side on the left. That tree will be in our way! WHAT HAVE WE DONE?! 
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So I immediately text Chuck who is working and tell him about how I am worried almost to tears about this. That we messed up.
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It isn’t something we can do anything about even if we maybe should have done it the other way, which is probably nonsense. But we love this tree. And it’s going to add to our amazing view. And I want to plant another one on the other side one day anyway. And that big open spot will have a deck and porch behind the main floor garage. And what...I may have to turn my head slightly to see the lake better?🙄
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Yep. I’m a nutcase. I don’t worry about the things right in front of me. Or even things I should worry about. Nope. Just things that can’t be changed...now that’s where my worry shines! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤪
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