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Garden Update

August 12, 2011Food, Glendalough0
My garden is flourishing! I am quite surprised I made anything edible at all. I don’t consider myself much of a green thumb. I was talking to my brother about gardens and he told me I should probably pull my potatoes. I pulled one to see how it was and before I knew it, I...
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Fisher Playdate

August 11, 2011Maddie0
Last weekend we went to our friends’ house to hang out and let our kids play together. Their daughter, Chelsea, is a little over 3 weeks older than Maddie. It’s so cute to watch them play together. Here is a video of the girls playing! It’s hilarious! Thanks for having us over to play, Fishers!...
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On The Move

August 10, 2011Maddie0
Maddie is officially mobile! She goes anywhere she wants now. She likes to army crawl her way to my glasses or a laptop. I love the determination in her eyes when she is crawling to something!
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Great Grandparents

August 9, 2011Maddie0
Chuck’s dad’s parents stopped by last week on their way to visit Chuck’s dad. I snapped a couple pictures when they were visiting. Maddie and great-grandpa Chuck. Maddie and great-grandma Kathryn (with great-aunt Deb in the background).
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Sitting Like A Big Girl

August 8, 2011Maddie1
Maddie has her very own personal trainer. Did you know that? Don’t you wish you had one? Chuck’s sister, Paige, is an Occupational Therapist and likes to work with Maddie on things. Maddie is also a great guinea pig for Paige to practice on for the kids she works with. She helped work on getting...
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Scooter

August 7, 2011Maddie0
Maddie has been scooting around. She inches herself forward to get to something she wants (which is usually a cord to a laptop or a mouse). She’s really getting her feet up and her knees under her. She just needs to push onto her hands instead of her elbows.then she’s really going to move! She...
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Baby Playdate

August 6, 2011Maddie0
The other day I went to visit a friend from my old job who just had a baby. Maddie was quite fascinated by baby Joslyn! They are definitely bound to be great friends! Maddie really wanted to eat her. I’ll pretend she meant to kiss her instead of eat her! Welcome to the world baby...
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Cereal

August 4, 2011Maddie0
We started giving Maddie cereal the other day. It went very well! Here is a long video of the first attempt. About 6 minutes in, she starts coughing, then sneezes and hits herself in the face with the spoon. Am I a terrible mother for laughing at that? The second day was an even bigger...
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Taggies

August 3, 2011Maddie, Products & Places0
Chuck’s mom is fabulous at sewing. She asked me to keep my eye open for ideas for her to make things for Maddie. I suggested a Taggies blanket. Maddie is obsessed with tags on her toys. So Linda made these for her. This little one has bells inside. Which made me want to try making...
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Giggles

August 2, 2011Maddie0
Here’s a video of Maddie laughing the other day. She was sitting on Chuck’s lap and he was holding out the video camera. I was just leaning towards her and she kept cracking up. I love her laugh!
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Maddie likes daddy’s computer

August 1, 2011Maddie0
Now that Maddie is rolling all over the place, we need to start baby proofing. But really, what’s the harm in her learning about computers early? In this next picture, do you see all these toys behind her? Yet she insists on going right to the laptop. This one was just taken today.
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Mojito Cookies

July 31, 2011Food1
I was going to a neighborhood BBQ and I was hankering to bake something new. Then I came across this recipe. It was the strangest, yummiest cookie. It was so unique and such a  hit. I thought it would be a fun summer cookie. You’ll need: package of sugar cookie mix 1 package lime jello...
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Chuck builds things

July 30, 2011Glendalough0
Chuck is a builder. He can build anything! He is currently building us a porch/deck in the back yard. Here is a rendering of what it will look like when it’s done. The porch will be screened in and the grill will be on the deck. We will also replace the window in the porch...
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Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

July 29, 2011Food2
I found the most delicious cookie recipe online. It has easily become my favorite cookie and I would eat the entire batch! The only change I made was to add a teaspoon of vanilla. But they are really easy. No harder than any other cookies you would make. Here are some pictures I took. Put...
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Swim Baby, Swim

July 28, 2011Maddie0
Maddie and I have gone to my mom’s house a couple times to go swimming. This video was from a couple weeks ago when we were there swimming. Maddie LOVES the water. We were there again today, and she was even more active than she is in this video. It’s so fun to watch her...
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I actually grew things….

July 27, 2011Glendalough0
A while back, I posted about a little garden I was planting. I started with some seeds. You can read about it HERE. Then Chuck cut out grass in an area of our yard and made way for my garden. We decided to make it a nice shape in case I hated gardening, the area...
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5 Months Old

July 16, 2011Maddie0
How did my baby get to be 5 months old already? Where does the time go? I think I this same thing every month. I am sure, as a parent, you never really stop feeling this way and wondering how your kids grew up so fast! Maddie is a rolling machine. Last month I said...
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Long time no bloggy

July 12, 2011Randomness0
It’s been a long time since I have posted on here. I think I am saying this a lot these days. 🙂 Maddie has been keeping me busy. She is rolling all over the place and I think she’s getting close to getting a tooth, so nap time has been thrown way off and she’s...
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HIYA!

June 23, 2011Maddie0
My mom took this picture of Maddie last week when she was over. Maddie has learned she has hands AND feet! I love this picture. It cracks me up!
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4 Months Old

June 21, 2011Maddie0
I’m a little late posting this. Time just got away from me. My little peanut is growing up so fast. On the 16th, she was 4 months old already. She has learned so much in the last month. She rolls over.lots! She has been doing great sleeping. Since she started rolling over, we had to...
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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! 🔥💗📿🧘🏻‍♀️

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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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