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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2012Maddie0
Last weekend we had my mom, stepdad and brother over to help clean and carve pumpkins. Maddie had a fun, just like last year. First, here are a couple videos of Maddie helping to clean out her pumpkin. She was a little hesitant at first and really didn’t want to touch it, but she eventually...
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So I Don’t Forget

October 30, 2012Maddie0
I have a few things saved up about Maddie that don’t really need a full post. So I thought I would just put them all in one little post. I didn’t want to forget about these little tidbits! * Maddie has started to say “grandpa,” but she says it “ba-ba.” She gets really excited when...
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Dumb Mommy

October 29, 2012Maddie0
Last night, Maddie decided she wanted something. So she came on the couch next to me and said “leh-low.” In Maddie speak, that is yellow or window. I kept trying to figure out what she wanted and she just kept repeating “LEH-LOW” with growing frustration in her voice. Finally, after a couple tries of me...
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Paper Cups

October 27, 2012Maddie0
Chuck came home one day with a huge stack of paper cups for Maddie to play with. They had loads of fun building towers and knocking them down! I love how patient she was with Chuck waiting for him to build a tower before she knocked it down. Who knew paper cups could be so...
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Nursery Photos

October 26, 2012Dannie0
I had Chuck’s sister come over yesterday to help me put the finishing touches on the nursery. We decided to use the same room that we used for Maddie’s nursery. So a while back we moved Maddie into a new room. And here’s a little recap of what the nursery looked like when it was...
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Sticks & A Cup

October 24, 2012Maddie0
I came across a few projects recently that I thought Maddie would like. I picked up some popsicle sticks from the craft store. I had intentions to cut a small hole just large enough for the sticks to fit into on a peanut jar or other canister. But then I realized that the opening on...
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Toilet Paper Art

October 23, 2012Maddie0
Maddie likes to play with toilet paper. With a toddler in the house, I don’t usually get to go to the bathroom without her joining me. So I can usually keep her happy by giving her a square or two of toilet paper. She likes to wipe her nose with it, clean things with it...
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Maddie & A Hamper

October 22, 2012Maddie0
Maddie is at such a fun and curious age. She is always trying new things. The other day I was washing her clothes and she thought it would be fun to play with her hamper. She was walking all over the house with it on her head.or really her body. She brought a toy phone...
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Chasing Maddie

October 21, 2012Maddie0
Maddie has recently realized that running around the kitchen island is fun. She does it all the time. I remember my parents had a place we could run in circles around their house and my brother and I spent a lot of time chasing each other around it. When I saw the island when we...
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More Canvas Painting

October 20, 2012Randomness0
Last month, a friend and I went to a canvas painting event. The company was offering a new painting that I wanted to do, so I got my friend, Camilla, to come with me again! We painted the spoon and cherry from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. Here is the picture we were painting. So with...
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GRRRR!

October 19, 2012Maddie0
Maddie likes to growl. It’s normal for growling to happen when she is making the noises of a bear or lion. But lately, she has started growling words, too. Mama, Dada, Baby, No.it’s weird and frankly, a little creepy. Take a look! Yeah, she’s special!
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Winking

October 17, 2012Maddie0
Maddie has learned to wink. Well, sort of. If you wink at her, she will blink. But she thinks she is winking and it’s really cute. Here’s a video of her demonstrating her “skill.” I love that little face!
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Countdowns & 20 Months

October 16, 2012Dannie, Maddie0
I have 4 weeks to go until we will have TWO little girls! That is just crazy! Today I also realized that it is only 3 weeks until my birthday. Having another baby a week after my birthday and our anniversary (Annibirthary) made me completely forget that I am almost a year older. Yikes. And...
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Bouncy House

October 13, 2012Maddie0
Last week I took Maddie to a local community center. The first Monday of the month, they set up a bouncy house for the kids to play in. Maddie had never been in one before, but she thought it was a lot of fun once she got over her initial hesitation of it. It’s incredibly...
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34 Weeks

October 9, 2012Dannie0
I’m 34 weeks today. (Even though it is late, it is still technically 34 weeks.) I can’t believe how quickly this pregnancy is going. Of course, at the same time, I feel like I have been pregnant forever! I realized last night that we are going to have a baby in no more than 5...
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If I Were Made Of Money

October 8, 2012Products & Places0
Or knew someone that needed a perfectly wonderful high chair.I would replace mine with this one: Only because I love the pattern. That is all. I just wanted to share a picture so that when I want to look at its pretty chevron stripes in wonderful shades of grey, I have somewhere to look. And...
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Mommy Calls Me Monkeypants

October 7, 2012Books, Maddie, Products & Places0
A number of months ago, I came across this book at the library. I was renewing it all the time because Maddie loved the book and so did I. I did a little looking online and found that there are actually three books in the set. Mommy Calls Me Monkeypants Daddy Calls Me Doodlebug Grandma...
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Canvas Painting

October 5, 2012Randomness1
A couple weeks ago, my MOMS Club was invited to join another club for a fun Mom’s Night Out event. We went to Canvas Collaborations which is located in a café/wine bar. They provide the paint, canvas and instruction to paint a picture that we chose. This was a private event so we got to...
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The Norlings

October 4, 2012Randomness0
Adam (my brother) and Katie’s wedding was wonderful! They had great weather, a fantastic turnout and everything went just the way they planned! We started the day by getting my hair donewhich quite frankly, I spent way too much money on for the atrocity that ended up on my head. Thankfully I had a couple...
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BlueFin Bay

October 3, 2012Maddie0
Over Labor Day weekend, we went up North with our friends the Fishers. They had made plans to go and invited us to go along with them. We went a couple years ago with them. Trisha and I were both pregnant then with Maddie and Chelsea. This time we were both pregnant with our second...
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I leveled up my yoga game and moved by the firepla I leveled up my yoga game and moved by the fireplace. It’s such a wonderfully peaceful way to practice and start the day. I’m not convinced it the right choice for everything because of the carpet, but it’s been working, so I’m sticking to it! 🔥💗📿🧘🏻‍♀️

#yogawithadriene #ywabreath #yoga #namaste #fire #zen
My first book of 2021 and some thoughts are on @mi My first book of 2021 and some thoughts are on @minihaysreads.
And we can’t forget this little cutie who is my And we can’t forget this little cutie who is my favorite White Hawk! ❤️🏒
Dannie was so excited to finally get her Warriors Dannie was so excited to finally get her Warriors jersey last weekend.💙🏒
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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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Here is my first book I read in 2021. This is one Here is my first book I read in 2021. This is one of our book club picks. I listened to this, read a summary and still just didn’t love it. It wasn’t bad, but not my favorite either. I actually liked it better after hearing the ending. I can’t really say what it was exactly that I didn’t like about it. The story was interesting, the characters were good, it just didn’t do anything for me.

This is actually a well-known and popular book. Have you read it? What are your thoughts?

🎧📚⭐️⭐️⭐️ (1/60) #minihaysreads2021 #audiobook #audiobooks #book #books #bookreader #booklistener #booklover #bookstagram #peacelikeariver #leifenger
I hadn’t seen this one in a while and found her I hadn’t seen this one in a while and found her with her nose deep into a book! 🧡
Here are my results from my 2020 reading challenge Here are my results from my 2020 reading challenge. I love seeing all the books I’ve read in one place. 📚

#readingchallenge2020 #readingchallenge #reading #2020 #books #goodreads #goodreadschallenge #goodreadschallenge2020
I’m probably going to get lots of comments about I’m probably going to get lots of comments about my thoughts on this book, but I thought it was just ok. The beginning pulled me right in and I wanted to consume it all. I was excited to learn more and see where the book went. But then a few chapters JB, I had to force myself to keep reading. I found myself skimming and just waiting for the point.

Don’t get me wrong. There were parts that I loved. Parts I highlighted to remember and moments I thought I might like the book as a whole.

After talking with a friend, I realized what I didn’t like was that it felt like a bunch of jumbled blog posts thrown into a book. Had I known this was going to be the point (random “entries” over years of her life) maybe I would have had a different outlook.

Overall, I didn’t connect with it. I was really hoping to love my last book of the year, but found myself wanting it to be done just so I could contribute in book club. Oh well, can’t love them all!

📚⭐️⭐️⭐️ (60/50) #minihaysreads2020 #books #ebook #kindlebook #glennondoyle #untamed #bookreader #booklover
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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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