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10 Months Old

December 16, 2011Maddie0
Can it be? My little baby is 10 months old already! I think she is growing up too fast! She really seems to be getting more independent each day and it cracks me up to see all the funny things she has been doing! Maddie (or Maddy.I can’t decide) has gotten 4 more teeth this...
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Maddie vs. Maddy

December 12, 2011Maddie2
Ok.I have had this on my mind for a while. I can’t decide which way I want to spell Ms. Madeline’s nick-name. She really doesn’t care. And it IS just her nick-name so it shouldn’t matter at all. Currently, I have been using “Maddie”. That is what is on all your Christmas cards that went...
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Wine Bottles To Vases

November 19, 2011Randomness0
I have been spending lots of time on Pinterest. (If you haven’t been there yetbe prepared to be addicted.) I saw wine bottles that were spray painted and then used as vases on there. So I knew I had to give it a try. I got a couple bottles from my neighbors and sprayed the...
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New Entryway Table

November 18, 2011Randomness0
I have been wanting a new table in the entryway for a while. So I did some looking around and was surprised tables were so expensive. After some more looking, I realized I could get a bookshelf that would serve the same purpose and was cheaper than a table for some reason. I think it...
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9 Months Old

November 16, 2011Maddie0
Maddie turns 9 months old today! What a big girl! She is turning into the sweetest little person ever! I just love her. Her 9 month doctor’s appointment is tomorrow, so I’ll update with some stats tomorrow. (Beware.this is going to be long!) She is busy busy busy and has learned lots of new things...
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New Do!

November 15, 2011Randomness0
I got my hair cut today! I am pretty excited about it!
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I’m Thankful For…

November 3, 2011Randomness0
There are a ton of fun things you can do for November/Thanksgiving to show what you are thankful for. I decided to do this: I just wrote on a piece of paper and stuck it to a vase. Then I cut up some colored card stock, placed a pen next to it and voila! I...
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Rawr….I’m A Monster

November 1, 2011Maddie1
Maddie was a monster for Halloween. I figured I only have this year and maybe next to pick what she is without her telling me what she wants to be. So I found this blue monster costume (which matches her eyes perfectly!) and added a pink bow to one of the horns. My mom babysat...
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Pumpkin Carving…Kind Of

November 1, 2011Maddie0
I didn’t think Maddie was going to be much into carving pumpkins, but after a visit to my mom’s house and Maddie’s fascination with her pumpkins, I thought I should cut one open and see what Maddie thought of them. Here is Maddie enjoying my mom’s pumpkins that my brother and his friend carved. (WARNING.There...
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Eos

October 19, 2011Products & Places0
A friend of mine introduced me to a wonderful line of products. Eos makes chapstick, lotion shaving cream I have a number of the lip balms. I love the little sphere shape. It is so unique. I have found these (and other Eos products) at Target, Walmart, Walgreen’s and CVS. The stores seem to sell...
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Sweet & Spicy Chicken

October 18, 2011Food0
I am a little behind in the food times, but I just recently learned the joy of sweet & spicy chicken. I first learned of this from the sweet & spicy wings from Applebee’s. After having these (and making “mmm” noises the whole time I ate them), I decided to find a recipe and try...
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8 Months Old

October 16, 2011Maddie0
Time hasn’t halted. It is still flying by. Which means that my little peanut is 8 months old already! She is such a sweet little girl. We are so lucky to have such a happy, social, fun baby! She started saying “mamamama”. She was saying only this consonant for a long time. She says it...
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A Great Decade

October 15, 2011Randomness0
One of our best friends moved to Seattle at the end of September. I put together a photo album for her and kept crying looking through pictures from the last 10 years. Kelly moved to Minnesota from Georgia and worked with Chuck at the U for many years. Then she started working at Microsoft with...
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A Schminke Visit

October 14, 2011Maddie0
Last weekend, Chuck’s cousin got married. We traveled an hour and a half to celebrate with them and introduce Maddie to some family members she hasn’t met yet. The most excited of which were Chuck’s grandma and grandpaMaddie’s great-grandparents. Side noteAll four of Chuck’s grandparents are still living. I am so envious of this since...
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Mayhem

October 12, 2011Randomness0
Oh my goodness. I love the Allstate Mayhem commercials. I just saw this one and couldn’t stop laughing, so I thought I would share.  
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Hanging With a Future Hubby

October 6, 2011Maddie0
Yes, I am already arranging marriages for Maddie. She has been promised to a number of little boys. This may pose a problem when she gets older. We might have to have an auction for her hand or something.   We went to one of my best friend’s houses for dinner last week and she...
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Play Dates

October 5, 2011Maddie0
We have had a couple play dates with Trisha and Chelsea lately. A few weeks ago, they came over and played. Both girls were really into eating puff cereal. Trisha took out a container of them, and both girls went over to her and looked at her like they were little puppies begging for food....
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Tree Fort

October 4, 2011Maddie1
My dad was over one day and told me that I had to go to a garage sale he drove past on the way over because he saw the cutest thing for Maddie. He wasn’t kidding. I walked over there and I was sold! I was sold before I even saw the price tag. For...
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7 Months Old

October 3, 2011Maddie0
I am really late in doing my 7 month post. Maddie is quickly approaching 8 months old and I haven’t even wrote about her being 7 months old! Yikes! Time is flying! She is changing every day! She is climbing up everything.the couch, chairs, toys, laundry baskets, my legsshe is so busy! She has really...
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Crock Pots Rule

September 23, 2011Food0
All other ways of cookingwell, they just don’t rule! I have rediscovered the joy of the crock pot. I am not sure why I didn’t use this every night when I was working. It’s the most wonderful thing. It is so nice to put something in the crock pot while Maddie napsand I have a...
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Played with some beads today. It was so soothing t Played with some beads today. It was so soothing to make a few bracelets.📿
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A little nod to @kamalaharris with the jacket. A l A little nod to @kamalaharris with the jacket. A little nod to RBG with the black and necklace. Red, white and blue bracelets. Sparkly eyeshadow and some bright red lipstick for today! It’s such an exciting day with this inauguration! I’m so excited for the change in our leadership and even more excited to see a woman as Vice President. Today I am filled with hope and happiness! 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙👩🏾
This was a beautiful book. More on @minihaysreads. This was a beautiful book. More on @minihaysreads.
I may have hung out in Dannie’s hammock for a wh I may have hung out in Dannie’s hammock for a while this afternoon. It was so peaceful and relaxing! Definitely going to need to do that more.

#hammock #hammockswing #zen #relaxing #swing
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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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The joy of learning how to read on your own! #rai The joy of learning how to read on your own!

#raisingreaders #lovetoread #loveofbooks #kids #kidsread #books #read #readers #reading
Today marks an exciting day in history! I am fille Today marks an exciting day in history! I am filled with so much hope and joy and happiness to see a woman as our Vice President. She will not be the last. 📚🇺🇸❤️🤍💙

#madamevicepresident #kamala #kamalaharris #makinghistory #women #womeninhistory #kamalaandmayasbigidea #rootedinjustice #superheroesareeverywhere #thetruthswehold
What a beautiful book. There are so many different What a beautiful book. There are so many different topics that could be discussed with this book. It would make a great book club read. I bet each person would have their own takeaway from this one.

I think it was so well written and the characters were so unique. The way they took different paths and then come back to each other was so well done. She has a magical writing style and I can’t wait to read more by her!

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We watch The One and Only Ivan movie the other nig We watch The One and Only Ivan movie the other night. The movie was really cute as a stand-alone movie. But my kids were disappointed after reading the books. Some scenes were different, some parts weren’t included and they were kind of bummed it didn’t follow the book perfectly. The book is always better I told them. 😁

Any movies you have seen that didn’t quite live up to the book?

#bookisbetterthanthemovie #oneandonlyivan #movies #booksintomovies #read #books
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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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