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Well, this was supposed to be a 10 on 10 post. But, I took too many photos and I want to post them all. Plus, I took a nap and stopped taking them eight hours in. Not ten. Oh, well :)</br>
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It was a very good day. We woke up to our first snow (finally!). We all got up early enough to have a hot breakfast. My people were in good moods. There was a baptism at church. Playing in snow. Two batches of cocoa (always after playing in the snow). Just all around good. And restful. One short day after moving in, Sam had to travel to San Antonio for 5 days. That was not fun timing. It was very weird to be trying to get used to a new house, but not have him here. It felt entirely different today with him with us. Finally right. Happy to be gettin' on with the business of making this house home. </br>
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<center>Cathead Biscuits</br><br>Preheat cast iron round pan in 400 degree oven. </br> 2 and 1/2 cps White Lily self-rising flour</br> 1/2 tsp. salt</br> 5-6 T. very cold salted butter cut in pieces</br> Cut butter into flour and salt until course crumbs (handle quickly and keep butter cold).</br> Mix in just enough *cold* buttermilk to form slightly wet dough. Handle lightly. </br> Divide dough into 8ths.</br> Take pan out of over and melt 2 T. butter in bottom of it </br> Gently and quickly form each 8th into a ball and press gently into pan making sure sides touch each other</br> Turn each ball over so buttered side is on top. Make sure sides still touch.</br> Bake for 20ish minutes or until tops are lightly golden. Serve split with jam or gravy :) </br> </center>
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<center>Scratch Hot Cocoa</br><br>1/2 C. white sugar</br>1/4 C. Hershey's unsweetened cocoa</br>big dash salt</br>1/3 C. really hot water</br>Mix all together in medium pan on stovetop. Low boil until sugar dissolves.</br>While waiting for cocoa mixture to boil, heat 5-6 C. milk in microwave or in separate pot.</br> After sugar dissolves and milk is warm/hot, slowly pour and stir milk into chocolate.</br>Heat through to desired temp. </br>Stir in 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract. YUM. </br></center>
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Then these two had rest time, our oldest girls went to a movie with friends, and I konked out. It was lovely :)</br>
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We start back to school tomorrow. I can't put it off any longer. I think there's just barely enough order to make it reasonably possible. But there's still one math book I haven't found yet.</br>
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"Hi" to visitors from <a href="http://www.rebekahgough.com">Rebekah's link up</a>. Thanks for stopping by!</br>
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<br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-84234723970563445962016-01-07T11:58:00.003-05:002016-01-07T12:11:01.147-05:00Shopping<br />
It's silly how many things you seem to need to buy when moving. Little, necessary things like extra trashcans, doormats, hooks, organizers. But it's also nice if you can budget a little for some extra things that just help the new house feel more like home. I did a little online shopping this morning, and thought I'd share some of my favorite purchases from the last two weeks.
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I bought one of <span style="color: cyan;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/72990880/olive-you-pillow-pillow-cover-decorative?ref=shop_home_feat_4">these sweet pillows</a> </span>years ago, and absolutely loved it. But, then we got a puppy. And he ate it. He's almost 14 months now, and I think (hope?) old enough now to not eat a new one. From <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/72990880/olive-you-pillow-pillow-cover-decorative?ref=listing-shop-header-1">Olive Handmade</a> on Etsy.
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These were a re-order of sorts, too. For the past four years, I've ordered these 11x14 calendar prints from <a href="http://www.linneadesign.com/calendars/2016-linnea-design-calendar/">Linnea Design</a>. It took me a few days to figure out where to hang them in the new house, but I think I have a spot now. I like to hang 3 at a time. Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, July-Sep, and Oct-Dec. It's kind of a seasonal change that way, instead of having to remember to change the print every month. I'm not so good at keeping up with stuff like that.
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I use three of the black-edge glass front frames. Available <a href="http://www.linneadesign.com/frames/">here</a>. The Fall months are some of my favorites from the 2016 set.
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This <a href="http://www.target.com/p/room-essentials-home-with-heart-door-mat-ebony-1-6-x2-6/-/A-23983952#prodSlot=_1_1">Target door mat</a> is in the new laundry room off the garage.
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I love the <a href="http://www.target.com/p/signature-soy-under-the-mistletoe-15-2-oz-container-candle/-/A-21410917">Signature Soy candles</a> from Target. They don't give me headaches like non-soy options do. Right after we closed on the new house, I went to Target to get some things for cleaning that night. It was the week before Christmas, so I chose this scent. I've still been burning it even though the holidays are over. It's such a pleasant, not-overpowering, evergreen mix. And the mint color with the copper lid is a win :) I turn it backward so the label doesn't show.<br />
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These are the <a href="http://www.target.com/p/room-essentials-153-6-pk-dishcloths-gray/-/A-16551595">Target dishcloths</a> I've used for a while now. I needed new ones. Somehow we lost about half of ours in the move. I have a sneaking suspicion they accidentally found there way into a bag destined for Goodwill. These are the only type and color of kitchen dishcloths I have.
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I'm not big on strongly scented hand soap. I especially don't like hand soaps that smell too girly. Like men don't have to wash their hands? What guy wants to walk around smelling like plumeria? This <a href="http://www.target.com/p/j-r-watkins-aloe-green-tea-scented-hand-soap-11-oz/-/A-13969366">Watkins soap</a> is my favorite for bathrooms. The scent is very subtle and not too perfumey or fake smelling. It's a little pricey, but large refill bottles are available online, and those really help keep the cost reasonable.
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Lastly, I picked up a few of these <a href="http://www.corelle.com/livingware-south-beach-18-oz-bowl/1114047.html#start=9">fun cereal bowls</a> yesterday at our local grocery store (they were cheaper than on the Corelle website, so you might want to shop around). I noticed there is a gray version, too, which I probably would've liked even better. There's just the right amount of color detail. Kind of reminds me of old enamelware. When I gave Hope her cereal in one this morning, she squealed, "What a cute little bowl!" Maybe that's just because she's four, but it could be that they're just that cute.
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That's all. Just some little things to cozy up a new space!
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This house is our fifth house. We'll celebrate our 16th wedding anniversary next month, and in that time we've moved four times. That seems like a lot to me! I think our third move was our hardest. We were moving 30-35 minutes away and thought we could make little trips with the van for a lot of our stuff... ahem...(don't do that unless you're moving <i>really</i> close). We didn't have much time to prepare, we had 4 children ages six and under, and it was Christmastime. Hard. This move was also at Christmastime, but although it probably wasn't our easiest (we have a LOT of stuff between the seven of us), it really was on the easy end of the spectrum. I would say it was well paced. We had time to stretch it out a bit and even get the kids' rooms painted before moving in. The gradual pace meant we also had time to unpack as we went and get things feeling fairly settled quickly. I'm so, so thankful for that! Historically, I haven't done well with moving. The limbo of not feeling like the new house is home yet, but the old house isn't home anymore... I'm kind of a baby about that part. I hate feeling so unsettled. So, being able to have a good bit of the house set up already is a <i>huge</i> deal for me. I don't take it for granted. </br>
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Our friends have helped so much, too. And my sister and her family. Oh my. What would I do without them? Seriously. Friends to help clean, to help unpack, to help remove the basement handrail and force a full-size freezer down the steps, friends to bring meals. I am so thankful for all of them and the ways they've shown love to us.</br>
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I picked up my camera this afternoon. I wanted to remember they way things looked this first week here. We first slept in the new house on Saturday night. This is our fourth full day. It feels... homey (?) but still kind of surreal. Like it's ours and familiar but it isn't and it's not. Moving is so weird, isn't it?</br>
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Here is the house around 3:30pm today. I didn't move much around. Some things are just as I want them and some I'm really antsy to change. Kinda crazy that this is our home now. </br>
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Now, time to feed everybody and get out the door for AWANA!</br>
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(I just had to mention that I shot all these in jpeg and didn't edit them at all. The white balance is making me crazy, but I'm making myself deal with it. Kind of.)</br>
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I really thought we'd be living in our current house for another ten years or so. It wasn't our plan to move this soon. But, we can't see what will come, and our best laid plans are just plans. Here we are. Moving. Again. </br>
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This new house is very different. It's much more like the house we lived in two houses ago. It's 15 years old and BIG. It's in very good condition, just needing some cracks fixed up, holes patched, and walls painted. The couple we purchased it from were the original owners (I think) and they never had children. As far as we can tell, the paint on the walls is the original builder's white. <i>They've kept white paint in good condition for 15 years. </i> There are some things about the house that make me wonder if they were here much at all or ever had guests over. At any rate, I'm afraid with 5 kids, a big dog, a cat, and plenty of gatherings, this poor house won't know what hit it :)</br>
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The main reason for getting such a big house is that part of it is going to be converted into an apartment for my parents. They live an hour away and everyone agreed it was just the best decision all around for them to move up to where my family and my sister's family lived. Having their own private space in this house will, we all hope, be a great situation. Mom and Dad are excited about the change and happy to be able to see their grandchildren so much. </br>
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My favorite thing about the house is the windows. And the high ceilings. And the floor plan. And the huge kitchen island. There's a back staircase, too! Cosmetically, it's pretty vanilla right now, but I know the power of paint from experience, right? :) But with all the transition in store for us as we get Mom and Dad's space ready and we all adjust to a new normal, I know the painting projects are going to need to be at a fairly slow pace. First things first... and that means getting 9 people safe, comfortable, cozy, and cared for.</br>
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Here's the main floor of the house :) </br>
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That's it. I wonder how long it will take for it to feel like home. Friends help. We've had 17 people in it within the first day and a half of receiving the keys. Three of the older girls best friends were here to help us clean on Friday night. Church friends old and new were here. My sister has been out of town, but she gets home tonight and I'm sure she and I will get over there tomorrow. The more happy times with sweet, familiar faces in this new house the better. It's a great house for big groups. Which is good, because when Mom, Dad, the seven of us, and my sister's family are all together there are 14 of us. And I think we'll be together a lot :)</br>
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It's been a while. To say the least. But here I am :) And I have news!<br>
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These boxes were in my foyer this morning, but they're at the new house now! We closed on it yesterday, cleaned it last night, and had our first moving day today. Craziness. There's lot to catch you all up on, but for tonight let's just take a look at a few photos from the weekend and the first 36 hours after receiving the keys :)</br>
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We had so much fantastic help cleaning on Friday night. The house was already very clean, but it just doesn't feel right to me to move my family in somewhere without <i>knowing</i> what has and hasn't been done. Is that weird?</br>
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Then this morning, Sam rented a 26 ft. truck and six friends of his came to help us move the first stage of our stuff... trampoline, outdoor furniture, many boxes of books, a sofa that has belonged to Sam's grandma, a few chairs, a loveseat, all the attic stuff, most of the garage stuff... things like that. But not the main stuff we use day to day. We are still living here through Christmas. The next phase of the move will happen around the New Year.</br>
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The new house is just across town, so that part was really easy and nice.</br>
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For the whole first part of the day, our oldest daughter stayed with the other kids at home while we got through the bulk of the loading and unloading. Then, around 1pm, I picked them all up and brought them to the new house for pizza. We wound up being there for another four hours... which was a long time for the youngest two. But, they lived.</br>
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Hope has a bruise on her forehead from sword-fighting with her brother. She's four now! Can you believe it???</br>
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Cate fell asleep after lunch and stayed knocked out on the pink couch (yes, it's pink) for a couple of hours. </br>
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I was really excited Sam was able to get the trampoline up before it got dark. It was only down for a few days while it made the move :) This was last year's Christmas gift to the kids.</br>
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After we closed on the house yesterday, I went to Target and bought a celebratory candle. I think it's called Under the Mistletoe. It has a really nice, not too overpowering Christmasy scent. This photo reminds me so much of one of my first posts on this blog. Just after we moved in to the current house. I guess I'm always hoping candles will make houses feel like home faster :) </br>
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It's nice to have a few of our things in the new house now. We won't actually be living there for two more weeks, but we will be spending time there quite a bit before then. We're planning to start painting the kids' bedrooms on Monday. I'm <i>thrilled</i> we get to do that before moving in!</br>
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I snapped a few more shots right before we left to come home late this afternoon. It's fun to think of how these rooms will develop over time. And it's fun to see some of our home moving to a new place. </br>
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I'll show more of the new house soon! Now I'm going to go heat my back! I turned 40 while I was away. Ha.</br>
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I'm coming out of retirement, y'all.<br />
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Molly's class is going to want me to blog it seems. So, I blog.<br />
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I tried sharing these photos in other ways, but really - there isn't a whole lot more gratifying than seeing your photos in a blog post. Well, except having them actually in your hands. But on the interwebs... a blog is hard to beat.<br />
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I took these all this morning. Baby found the hose out front, and the rest was hooliganism at its finest :)<br />
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Here at the end of a crazy busy June, summer is well underway. Time to breathe...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-81907661773472708162013-06-03T11:23:00.002-04:002013-06-03T11:37:01.216-04:00blurry<br />
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I'm pumped.<br />
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I'm starting a new photography class today. It's called <a href="http://visualstorytelling.thedefineschool.com/">Visual Storytelling </a>and <a href="http://mollyflanagan.com/">Molly Flanagan </a>is the instructor. Ex. cit. ed!<br />
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I was browsing through Molly's website just now, and was so pleased to see a little blur going on. I've been enamored with blur lately. I think it's been brought on by some really inspirational ladies I follow on IG. <br />
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I've only browsed the first lesson, and although I feel like in many ways I've already worked through the main ideas presented in this first week, I'm still so thrilled. I know from past experience in online classes that I will learn <i>a ton </i>through comments from classmates and from taking the time to really dig in to the topics deeply. I'm in the mood to push myself, and since we're wrapping school up this week (hurray!), I'll have more time to do just that.<br />
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I'll have more time to blog, too, which is also exciting! <br />
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So, I'm in a good place creatively. I'm coming out of a significant "big camera" rut... ruts stink. Big times. But I can sense my enthusiasm springing back to life. I'm ready to grow and <i>expecting </i>to grow. And that feels good :)<br />
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Do y'all have some project or hobby lined up to fuel your mind this summer? I know it can be so difficult with little ones, but the hobby doesn't have to be big or fabulous or time-consuming. But just a little something lined up? I'd love to hear about it!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-50922087970324716402013-05-31T18:11:00.004-04:002013-05-31T18:13:09.612-04:00Nursery Tour on Life Made Lovely!<br />
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How fun is this? Lily's room is featured today over at <a href="http://lifemadelovely-blog.com/post/51807529507">Life Made Lovely</a>! I would love it if you would check it out :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-80519748386187294682013-05-22T00:58:00.002-04:002013-05-22T01:02:44.934-04:00Making Home (photo project) - April<br />
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Heeeeey, there! (waving smiley face)<br />
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Did you think I was gone? Me, too. But then I discovered I wasn't.<br />
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It is late, peeps. But <b>I have missed you</b>. And this sweet little blog. So, I want to post something already!<br />
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When I logged on to Blogger tonight and came to the Woohooie homepage, I remembered by photo project. I had pretty much forgotten I was even doing one until just then. Thankfully, I hadn't forgotten that I liked to take pictures, so I still have a pretty decent showing for my April MH. Obviously, they're a month late. But who's picky like that?<br />
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You know the drill by now. Quick captions for most. Chit chattiness for others.<br />
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Pretty light.<br />
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New shelf and such in the kitchen. I like it!<br />
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More pretty light and an even prettier babe. For several weeks she was obsessed with climbing this little step ladder and looking out the front door windows. Looking for doggies. Looking at trees. Waiting for Daddy. So sweet. The ladder was there because I was (and still am) painting the interior side of the front doors gray. Much lighter in the foyer that way.<br />
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I was having a grumpy day. So I organized the books in roygbiv. I can't believe this, but they've actually stayed that way! Apparently, it's fairly easy for the younger ones to put away books by color. And they're just plain happy to gaze upon organized that way.<br />
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School. For dayzzzz. Seriously. All that "love of learning" talk we homeschoolers are so fond of is totally out the window at this point in the school year. Who are we trying to kid? These people don't want a thing to do with anything else but the pool.<br />
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Both of these pictures make me so thankful for cameras. Sweet little nugget.<br />
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The four older kids and I had a movie night one night when Sam was out of town on business. I made it special for them. Snacks, blankies, pillows, staying up late... all that. I also made brownies. Yummo. Something told me when I put four full glasses of milk on the coffee table... On her way back to the couch from a bathroom break, one of the girls tripped and careened straight into the table. Milk flew EVER.Y.WHERE. It was a good excuse to shampoo the carpets. And wash all the slipcovers. And all the throw pillows, too. Oh, and the curtains.<br />
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And while the curtains are down and the sofa is moved out of the way, why not just paint a little?<br />
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But just a little. Because paneling is a <i>pain in the neck </i>to paint. It took forever to do one wall. <br />
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I must've been working on light in April. Lots of backlighting going on. Kiss the baby, Daddy! :)<br />
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Silliness. This child is TOO OLD to still take a bottle. But, we're suckers and give them to her anyway. (We're down to only at night now... progress!)<br />
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Have you had Trader Joe's chocolate croissants? Totally worth it in every way.<br />
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And... more school. We're getting really close to wrapping up the school year now. A little over two more weeks! I am really, really ready. We all are.<br />
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So, what have YOU all been up to? Anything exciting?<br />
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There's lots of photo editing, wall painting, and soccer playing going on around here. I'll be back with an 11 on 11 post (since I missed 10 on 10) soon! See you then!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-27083032489378381332013-03-31T23:20:00.002-04:002013-03-31T23:37:24.923-04:00Making Home project - March<br />
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First of all! Happy Easter! We had a wonderful time with family, celebrating the truth of our risen Savior. And I ate way too much cheesecake. I only make it about once a year, though, so... I kind of had to. Right?<br />
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This month was a big one house-wise. You may remember that March marks the anniversary of our <a href="http://woohooie.blogspot.com/2009/03/operation-no-more-pumpkin.html">first project </a>in this home. We have now been working on this house for <b>four years</b>. Four! As we start this fifth year, I'm getting pretty excited. I really think by the end of this year we're going to have come a long, long way from where we began. Although there's still plenty left on the to-do list, I like our home now. I'm not nearly as prone to getting overwhelmed by it as I once was, and the torn up spots are more equally balanced by pretty spots now, too. It's encouraging, guys! Those first couple of years seem to move at a snail's pace. There's just a mountain of projects looming before you. And no matter how much you work, it just doesn't ever seem to happen fast enough. But, by God's grace, we've kept at it. What a blessing to start to see such a difference! To realize that all the little bits add up over time.<br />
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They really do.<br />
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This is a long post. I have a lot of photos to share. If I continue to post the <a href="http://woohooie.blogspot.com/p/in-trying-to-decide-what-kind-of-photo.html">Making Home </a>pics once a month, I think they'll always be fairly lengthy. 20+ photos is a lot. I'll try not to talk your ear off and make it even longer. <br />
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Okay... our home... March :)<br />
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Baby is at the age that she loves anything that makes her feel like a big girl. She's still too wobbly to sit at the table on one of the benches, but this little set up is a fun arrangement for her breakfast if she's up before the others.<br />
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I shared these three photos in an earlier post. We had two good snows this month! (I sure hope we're done now, though!)<br />
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I love when I can have fresh flowers on the dining room table. It's fun to play around with new colors in an easy way. We also added pieces of plywood cut to size to fit between the china cabinet shelves. Right now, I have them painted a pale, warm pink. It's probably a little too sweet of a look to leave up for long, but at the end of winter, it's been a welcome change. It made the cabinet that we've had since the first year of marriage feel fresh.<br />
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I already shared this image, too. We started painting the stair risers leading down to the family room. I'm pumped about that!<br />
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I also finally got around to repainting the entryway closet doors white. I had test-swatched a light beige color on them a loooong time ago, thinking it'd be no deal to paint over it if I didn't like it. But, it definitely took longer than I anticipated to get to it! Anyway, there's one coat of white paint on them now. Hoping it won't be another 3 years before I get the second coat up :)<br />
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And this was a game changer for me. This little slice of wall completely changed the feel of the main level. It was just the unexpected pop of color and fun we needed to shake up a fairly traditional, suburban look.<br />
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The triangle color was left over from painting Baby's rocker. It. is. <i>bright</i>. I had told my sister about it, but when she walked into the living room and saw it, she still said, "Woooah!" :) It's high energy. And, again, a little unexpected. I guess I've been craving a sense of fun this month.<br />
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The yellow table was there temporarily while I was painting the rocking chair. I had fun with the paint colors this month :) <br />
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I got antsy one day early in the month and re-did the mantle. I wanted Spring. Stat. I used things we had on hand and made a few. That garland is left over from last year's summer list :)<br />
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I can't remember for certain, but I think I made those pillows at the end of February. A scrap of that fabric came in an assortment I purchased from Etsy, and I immediately fell in love with the vibrant colors. They are very bold in person. Super happy with the white chairs. The fabric is Amy Butler... I think it's from her Bliss line.<br />
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She's so funny about that hat.<br />
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And just this weekend...<br />
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Pie.<br />
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I just ate another piece of coconut cream while I was posting this.<br />
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Bloat.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-24240849311988123922013-03-27T17:04:00.002-04:002013-03-27T17:18:39.736-04:00I got a little crazy<br />
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First, I got inspired... <a href="http://www.ferm-living.com/wall-stickers-mini-triangles-neon/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ashleyg">here</a>.<br />
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Then, I got a little crazy... here!<br />
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I painted the wall pink on a whim a couple of weeks ago. Then, earlier this week, I traced one of my kid's math shapes onto the wall over & over again in a random pattern. It may have been an excessive reaction to yet another snowfall (during the last week of March), but it worked out.<br />
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Then I slowly and carefully painted the traced shapes in with a very bold orange/red/coral. Both the pink & orangish paints were leftover from other projects and both of them are semi-gloss. Which is kind of weird for a wall. But, I was in a zone and just rolled with it.<br />
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And I really, really like it!<br />
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It's just a small wall... but, it's really the perfect size for a bold pop of something super unexpected and fun. You know, like cheerful orange triangles :)<br />
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It's very happy. And very high energy. It gives the whole main level of the house a little "lift". Like a skip in its step.<br />
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What do you think?<br />
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p.s. Print is by katygirldesigns and can be found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/katygirldesigns">here</a>.<br />
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The warm, pale pink paint is Behr's P180-1 "Deco Shell"<br />
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The bold orange coral is Behr's P170-6 "Race Car Stripe" - but, in the semi-gloss it looked more like P170-7 100 MPH, so I asked them to mix a little white into the Race Car Stripe to get it to read more like the card (which is flat) in a semi-gloss finish. Does that make sense? Good.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-53577311550450096252013-03-22T02:14:00.000-04:002013-03-22T02:21:27.547-04:00InstaFriday<br />
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It's currently 1:48AM.<br />
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As in... <i>late at night</i>. And I am awake.<br />
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This would be because the little decaf K-cups and the little <i>not</i> decaf K-cups are both green on top. I decided to have a nice, hot cup of decaf before bed at around 11:15pm. When I was feeling rather zippy about an hour later, I put two and two together. Not decaf. I drank the real deal.<br />
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What kind of attention deficit problems do I have these days? And people (Sam) leave me in the sole charge of <i>children</i>?<br />
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Soooo, I didn't pay attention. It's late. I'm up. And blogging.<br />
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Since today is Friday, I thought - hey! Let's join Jeanette with an InstaFriday post! Here we go. I'm just gonna download whatever pops out of my phone... in phone order. With or without captions or explanations. Quick like. Because after I post this I'm going to finish painting a rocking chair. Make hay while the moon shines, I always say.<br />
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Does this one require a caption? I let my baby stand on the counter. But just for the picture. Because barefoot babies in overalls standing on kitchen counters are cuuuuuute.<br />
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My aesthetic in a nutshell.<br />
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Pel. vis.<br />
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Chef salad bar for dinner. Communal cutting board service is extra sanitary.<br />
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She worked so hard to get these Calico Critters in her brother's land speeder. Then squealed with glee when she took them for a spin around the room.<br />
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Yummo.<br />
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Giant houndstooth at Hobby Lobby. Ready. Set. Go!<br />
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Seriously.<br />
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Yes. It was very <b>bright</b>.<br />
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Aaaaand... last one...<br />
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Me on St. Patty's Day. No pinches.<br />
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The End.<br />
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Wait! Why is that last one smaller? <i>Annoying.<br />
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Now, to get to that rocker. It's small which is a bonus. And I've already painted 2/3 of it, which is another bonus. So, it should be fast. Hopefully I'll be sleepy and ready for bed when I'm done... maybe around 3?<br />
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I'm such a dork.<br />
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Why am I such a dork?<br />
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Linking up with Jeanette. Happy Friday, y'all!<br />
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<br/>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-73135119773427510792013-03-20T20:58:00.002-04:002013-03-20T21:02:25.060-04:00Let's just pretend<br />
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Let's just pretend that the first day of spring actually means something <i>other than </i>the incessant cold, gray days that have been here for weeks upon weeks upon weeks. Let's pretend it means <b>COLOR</b>. And brightness. And newness.<br />
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And leopard print.<br />
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?<br />
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Is it warm where you are? Springy?<br />
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Tomorrow's high for us is 33 degrees. <i>And possibly snow</i>.<br />
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Not that I really had different expectations. I've lived in Ohio long enough to know it's not going to magically become balmy and sunshiny just because of a little thing like an equinox. I have also lived here long enough to realize you just gotta do what you just gotta do. So, I've been making the inside of the house festive and colorful... declaring - despite the snow and freezing winds - SPRING! At least in our house!<br />
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Did you notice I'm painting the stairs? Finally. After, like, four years of bare, unfinished wood. Even half done, they look much different. Makes me excited to paint the rest.<br />
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So, I've been keeping busy. Making the most of free moments to paint, sew, and spiff. I think I'm freaking out a little knowing that my life is about to be completely overtaken (again) by soccer season. I won't have much free time at all then. I feel like I need to strike while the iron is hot. I have the energy and the motivation <i>right now</i>, so I'm going for it.<br />
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Soccer practice begins in less than two weeks.<br />
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Fun :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-89035174958718003942013-03-08T14:31:00.000-05:002013-03-08T16:47:12.288-05:00snow day! <br />
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We had snow this week!<br />
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Which was exciting. We haven't had a decent snow all winter. It only lasted one day, though, which meant I put the pressure on myself to make all kinds of snow day traditions happen basically within 24 hours <i>and</i> made myself grumpy in the process.<br />
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But let's not choose to remember that part... 'kay?<br />
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Let's choose, instead, to remember chocolate chip muffins (obviously vigorgously beaten...), cocoa for breakfast with lively conversation reliving the previous night's movie (Avengers), hours outside, and a tent in the afternoon.<br />
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Glass half full.<br />
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Just know that it wasn't all pretty... Baby is teething and there were attitudes all around (me included).<br />
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<b>But we're going to focus on the happy parts today</b>.<br />
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Our snow day :)<br />
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There were definitely struggly moments, but there were also sweet moments mixed in :)<br />
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And I'm thankful for those.<br />
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p.s. I'm still doing the <a href="http://woohooie.blogspot.com/p/in-trying-to-decide-what-kind-of-photo.html">Making Home project</a>, but I was starting to get bogged down by posting those photos weekly. And I didn't like the way the blog was overtaken... so, I'm going to do just one post a month with all the MH pics for that month... starting here at the end of March.<br />
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We're headed out for a little impromptu road trip to Kentucky tomorrow! That sounds like just the thing for right now. The walls start closing in by this time each year. A change of scenery is a good thing.<br />
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Have a great weekend!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-14167088776793446192013-03-08T01:35:00.000-05:002013-03-08T02:25:32.653-05:00Good morning<br/><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-43858879147190454772013-03-06T01:02:00.003-05:002013-03-06T01:54:20.512-05:00happy nordic homes<br />
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Do y'all remember waaaay back when I decided to quit looking at such a wide range of design stuff? Because it was <i>confusing</i> me. There was just too much variety and too much volume. So, I pared it down... and, honestly, I think it was one of the best things I could have possibly done.<br />
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Once the extraneous stuff was weeded out, I was able to focus.<br />
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I'd say very few people truly have <i>original</i> style. Those that do stand out. For most of us, personal style is a conglomeration of other people's ideas... aesthetic influences that have slowly built up, like layers, over time. Then, there's our own experience, too. Slowly building up in the same way.<br />
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Some of the influences are personal. Our grandma's kitchen. The house down the street with the jar of marbles we loved. The gorgeous crystal chandeliers in (too) expensive anniversary getaways. Others don't really have personal meaning, but something about them resonates with us more than most. They stick with us. An art exhibit one Sunday afternoon. A magazine article with colors that stayed with you for days. A movie set. <br />
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I'm beginning to believe that we get our truest personal style when we just let these influences all crash together and then settle down in their own places within our homes. Or it could be said another way. When we stop and think too much or play it safe too much or try too hard to make the (sometimes very disparate) pieces come together neatly... we goof it all up. There's a place for analyzing (like when a lot of time or money is involved)... but there's also a place to step back from all that and just <b>go</b> for what looks good.<br />
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That's not a scary thought to me anymore.<br />
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It makes no real sense that I should have a huge affinity for Scandinavian family homes. Danish & Swedish, in particular. I'm very clearly neither one. There's <i>zero</i> presence of either in my real life world. I have no personal experience with the land or the people. But, when I see just the right Scandinavian home online, there is <i>just something about </i>it. (And you immediately know it's Scandinavian, too. There's such a developed aesthetic). They are bright. Cheerful. Very, <i>very</i> kid-friendly. And the homes - although designed - seem to be designed for <i>real life</i>. They feel like... like... little blonde kids eating homemade pancakes for breakfast on vintage Danish dinnerware while watercoloring at a table with a colorful polka dot oil cloth cover in a white room with INCREDIBLE light while wearing striped tights, pirate hats, and no shirts. <br />
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That's exactly what they feel like.<br />
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A little bit crazy, but very fun and <i>completely gorgeous </i>eye candy.<br />
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I love it.<br />
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And I want some of that in our home. Maybe we already have a little... but I want to <i>highlight</i> it... maximize it.<br />
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Of course, you know I've already analyzed room after room after IKEA-filled room. It's what I do. And I've tried to figure out how on earth I could mix in some of <i><b>that</b></i> with my pretty traditional, suburban American style. How I can help it all make sense?<br />
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But... I'm done. I'm moving on now. I'm not going to try to really make sense <i>all the time </i>anymore. I'm going to trust that it will come together. That it will work. Let it all crash and settle. I mentioned I was feeling comfortable about our own style at this point. It's good. I have a few definite ideas, even a few things already rolling. Beyond that, we'll just have to keep moving forward and see where we wind up... have a little fun! <br />
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Like a happy nordic homemaker.<br />
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These are the rooms & families I'm pretty much stalking right now. I follow them on Instagram and I've just about pinned <a href="http://www.aprillaprill.se/">Johanna</a>'s entire house. I'm loving the steady influx and I want to share! Happy overdose coming your way...<br />
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<center><div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/143481938100654636/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/550x/3d/49/eb/3d49ebe0fdaa34296d80bf52d19fbc7f.jpg' border='0' width='550' height ='825'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.aprillaprill.se/search?updated-max=2012-05-22T01:47:00%2B02:00&max-results=100&start=31&by-date=false'>aprillaprill.se</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/home4thebetter/' target='_blank'>Jacci</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br />
<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/143481938100654572/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/550x/cf/2e/9a/cf2e9ae0600993e6bb41d56823b79d70.jpg' border='0' width='550' height ='808'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.aprillaprill.se/search?updated-max=2012-10-18T22:28:00%2B02:00&max-results=100'>aprillaprill.se</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/home4thebetter/' target='_blank'>Jacci</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br />
<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/143481938100654338/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache-ec1.pinterest.com/550x/fd/43/8f/fd438f27fecafb2b5f19db557e02ab85.jpg' border='0' width='499' height ='640'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://myscandinavianhome.blogspot.ca/2012/04/pastels-and-white-in-norway.html'>myscandinavianhome.blogspot.ca</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/home4thebetter/' target='_blank'>Jacci</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br />
<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/143481938100654657/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/550x/a0/6c/1e/a06c1ee30ad3466f49f14f26e6b5680c.jpg' border='0' width='550' height ='412'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.aprillaprill.se/search?updated-max=2012-03-23T00:07:00%2B01:00&max-results=100&start=45&by-date=false'>aprillaprill.se</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/home4thebetter/' target='_blank'>Jacci</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br />
<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/143481938100766194/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache-ec3.pinterest.com/550x/2d/eb/c2/2debc29d5c89cc5f783fa9b945bd49b6.jpg' border='0' width='497' height ='750'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://madebylon.com/'>madebylon.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/home4thebetter/' target='_blank'>Jacci</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br />
<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/143481938100766198/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/550x/5b/0b/6d/5b0b6d2951336894a8cea4f06935ccab.jpg' border='0' width='500' height ='666'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://madebylon.com/page/2'>madebylon.com</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/home4thebetter/' target='_blank'>Jacci</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div><br />
<div style='padding-bottom: 2px; line-height: 0px'><a href='http://pinterest.com/pin/143481938100654922/' target='_blank'><img src='http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/550x/76/d8/8e/76d88e1fb92901ae45241c0e66fb7140.jpg' border='0' width='550' height ='366'/></a></div><div style='float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;'><p style='font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;'>Source: <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://www.aprillaprill.se/search?updated-max=2011-08-24T20:52:00%2B02:00&max-results=100&start=101&by-date=false'>aprillaprill.se</a> via <a style='text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10px; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com/home4thebetter/' target='_blank'>Jacci</a> on <a style='text-decoration: underline; color: #76838b;' href='http://pinterest.com' target='_blank'>Pinterest</a></p></div></center><br />
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Do those rooms make you want to be there? They totally make me want to stay for hours and hours.<br />
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What about you? What would you say have been the biggest influences on your personal style? Are there are any new influences that have really inspired you lately? I'm really excited to have discovered more about myself this way. And just as excited about how that will translate for our home :)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-90484003717703885302013-03-04T00:52:00.001-05:002013-03-04T01:14:30.373-05:00comfortable<br />
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ha.<br />
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I had to do one.<br />
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Especially after reading some of <a href="http://www.viewalongtheway.com/2013/02/hey-girl-come-link-up/">these</a>.<br />
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There are some funny folk out there.<br />
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So, we painted the master bedroom. For the record, I only test swatched ONE color... not twelve. We painted the bedroom the same color as the kitchen. Sherwin William's "Balanced Beige" in flat. Don't let the name fool you... it's not beige. It's <i><b>greige</b></i>.<br />
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It's exactly what I wanted in there. No questioning my choice. No second guessing. I think, friends, I am finally at a place where I feel comfortable... even confident in my own style. For those who have been reading for a while, you know I spent quite a lot of time thinking through and trying to define my style those first couple of years in this house. But, we've hit a groove now. And I don't need to think nearly as hard any more or be as concerned about making a "wrong" choice.<br />
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I keep a decorating journal of sorts. It's horribly unorganized... very free-flowing. I sketch in it, glue things in it, write thoughts, ideas, feelings. Entire magazine pages are wedged in it. Falling out. <i>Right-brained</i>.<br />
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The other night, I was looking back at older entries. It's interesting to see what sorts of things have been constants all along and what ideas and trends have already phased out. Encouraging, too, as I see all I've worked through about myself and our home. Before I put the journal away, I came across an entry from last October. Part of it summarizes the sense I was trying to describe earlier of just being comfortable...<br />
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<blockquote>"I feel like I'm growing confident in what I find beautiful, happy, comforting. I don't feel compelled to make seemingly incongruent components make <i>sense</i>. I'm okay with just letting them be what they are. They make me smile. Make me remember. Make me hope..."</blockquote><br />
I have more ideas and inspiration right now than I have time or money to make reality. But, things are happening. And it's to the point that it's really fun... less work... less deliberation.<br />
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That's a nice place to be.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-30993548631519880972013-02-28T01:02:00.002-05:002013-02-28T01:23:48.673-05:00The Nursery <br />
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We have the nursery <b>completed</b>.<br />
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Really done.<br />
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I honestly have a hard time believing it. Everything that I had in my mind's eye to do in this room... we did. I have never been able to say that about any room in any of our homes ever before... not even a nursery. I'm sure it will continue to change as Baby grows, but - as "done" as a room can get - <b>it's done</b>.<br />
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And I am <i>immensely thankful</i>.<br />
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That last sentence in itself makes me want to cry. I know I just said I wasn't much of a sentimental blogger, but you get me going on babies... and I'm done for. I am so thankful that we were able to make this room. To give our baby girl a bright, cheerful, clean place to rest and play. (Remember the "<a href="http://woohooie.blogspot.com/2012/03/house-tour-2012-bedroom-2-sweetp-and.html">before</a>"?) But, also, because the room is <i>for me</i>, too. I've mentioned before that it's very likely Baby will be our last little one, and I am so glad to have this one finished nursery. This one little room that expresses so much of what my mama heart feels about the privelege to nurture and cherish a little soul entrusted to us. <br />
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Physically speaking, the room was inspired by the scrap quilt created by my grandma and great-grandma many decades ago now. And also the pink & blue vintage piggy bank that is exactly like the one my sister and I had in our yellow bedroom as little girls. But, emotionally speaking, it is inspired by motherhood... by family... the joy and wonder of having a baby in the house. This baby. <i>Our baby</i>.<br />
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I wanted this room to celebrate her. And all the love that surrounds her. And to be a room meant for <i>enjoying</i> her.<br />
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Have you ever read the poem, <a href="http://www.lullaby-link.com/song-for-a-fifth-child.html">Song for a Fifth Child</a>? That link gives a little of the author's background, and I'm struck by how similar the ages of her children were to our own. I started out in my motherhood as such a "doer". A listmaker. But time and perspective have a way of mellowing us. I'm sure sometimes I take my gypsy ways a bit too far now, but I still so much appreciate the overall reminder the poem gives. It's really the perfect sentiment for Baby's nursery photos.<br />
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For our fifth child...<br />
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<blockquote><i>Mother, oh mother, come shake out your cloth!<br />
Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,<br />
Hang out the washing and butter the bread,<br />
Sew on a button and make up a bed.<br />
Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?<br />
She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking!<br />
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<blockquote><i>Oh, I've grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue<br />
(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby, loo).<br />
Dishes are waiting and bills are past due<br />
(Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo).</i></blockquote><br />
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<blockquote><i>The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew<br />
And out in the yard there's a hullabaloo<br />
But I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo.<br />
Look! Aren't her eyes the most wonderful hue?<br />
(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo.)</i><br />
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<blockquote><i>Oh, cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,<br />
But children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow</i>.</blockquote><br />
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<i><blockquote>So quiet down, cobwebs.</blockquote></i><br />
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<blockquote><i>Dust, go to sleep. </blockquote></i><br />
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<blockquote><i>I'm rocking my baby.</blockquote></i><br />
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<blockquote><i>Babies don't keep.</blockquote></i><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-57223215484923532522013-02-24T22:51:00.001-05:002013-02-24T23:06:30.854-05:00Blogging Is A Gift... (and a phone dump)<br />
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Blogs are so weird.<br />
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I mean, really. When you think about it... they're weird. People sharing SO much with whoever cares to read. People feeling like they know people they've never met. Look at my sink. Look at my lunch. Look at my laundry.<br />
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Weird.<br />
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Do you ever wonder why we read them? Or do you ever stop and think about why on earth we <i>write</i> them?<br />
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(Wait... we need some photos... let's phone dump and chat at the same time...)<br />
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(Look at my globe).</center><br />
I'll introspect about my motives and the nuances of those motives until the cows come home.<br />
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It's kind of annoying.<br />
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As I am naturally analytical like that, from time to time I analyze my motives behind continuing to keep a blog. Why, in the little bits of free time I get, would I choose to document and share my bathroom mirror with the Internets?<br />
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I usually need to have a pretty good reason for why I do what I do. I tend toward being intense like that. How is this making good use of my time? How is this benefitting my family... my marriage? How is this glorifying God?<br />
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Those are all, of course, well and good to ask.<br />
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But, then my mind takes it a step farther. And I start to analyze myself to the point that I begin to see what seems like a fairly innocuous hobby as a thinly veiled attempt to seek approval... recognition... praise.<br />
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And I wonder all over again? Why am I <i>really</i> blogging? Why do I feel compelled to not only take a phone pic of my chicken dinner but also share it with people I've never met? Am I trying to show off? To get more "likes"? More comments? More people to tell me things that I love to hear... about my pictures, my kids, my home, my life...<br />
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It can all seem just so grossly self-promoting. Me. Me. MEEEEE!!!<br />
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Gag.<br />
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Isn't my life supposed to be about bringing glory to God? To Jesus Christ? Not to my self!<br />
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See? It gets deeeeeep very quickly round here, y'all. Profound, even.<br />
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I am nothing if not terribly profound.<br />
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But, then, right about the time that I'm about to stop blogging altogether... or Instagramming... or decorating our home... or whatever I've been recently picking apart in my brain and declaring as worldly drivel, a little voice comes in. It says, "Wait a minute, Jacci... you know some things about yourself at this point in your life. You <b>know</b> you tend to over analyze. You <b>know</b> you tend to be intense. You <b>know</b> you need to quit. picking. things. apart."<br />
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Consider that you are no longer under the law but have been given freedom in Christ.<br />
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Consider that freedom as an invitation to receive even earthly gifts gladly, with thanksgiving, and <i>enjoy</i> them.<br />
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Consider the many beneficial things that come from blogging... from Instagramming... from sharing when you're wired to be a sharer.<br />
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My Father God is not a kill joy. I am allowed... no, <i>expected</i>... to enjoy the gifts He gives.<br />
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Cameras are gifts. Our home is a gift. Our children are gifts. My time with them each day... this fleeting time... gift.<br />
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And blogging? As long as it doesn't steal time away from my calling to care for my family and home... make me lazy... encourage idleness... or puff me up. As long as it doesn't get in the way of my devotion to my God... as long as it encourages me <i>toward</i> Him and not <i>away</i> from Him... <b>blogging is a gift</b>.<br />
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I know not everyone "gets" it. Some in my own family think it's beyond weird. That's okay. But, truly, for me... this blog has been a gift.<br />
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I enjoy it.<br />
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I believe I can glorify Him by growing in thankfulness and enjoying <i>all</i> His gifts. Even seemingly silly ones like my little Woohooie.<br />
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I am thankful for it. I am thankful for encouragement... from you guys! I am thankful for documented years. Thoughts written down and worked through.<br />
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And I'm thankful for eyes to see and ears to hear, among other wonderful things, that my God is a Father... Who gives good things to His beloved children... <br />
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...often just for His glory and our ultimate enjoyment in Him.<br />
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Amen.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-65290154475759218412013-02-18T23:54:00.000-05:002013-02-18T23:57:15.954-05:00Heee-ey there! {MH catch up}<br />
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Heeeee-eeeey.<br />
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Wrapping up a crazy couple of weeks around here. Who gave two of our children permission to be born right in the middle of February anyway? One even on Valentine's Day itself? So that we have parties two days apart. Right after our anniversary? And basically replacing Love Day altogether? Hmmmm?<br />
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Rude.<br />
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But we're on the other side of Birthday Mania now. But not on the other side of the massive mount o' laundry that accumulated whilst I blew up balloons and slaved over boxed cupcake mix.<br />
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For realz. You should see my laundry right now. It would be depressing if it weren't also pretty hilarious.<br />
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I dropped the ball last week and never posted any Making Home photos. So, we're doing double duty tonight... extras!<br />
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Hold on to your hats, peeps.<br />
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I have mentioned many times why I'm doing this photo project. Well, I guess really there are multiple reasons why, but chief among them is my desire to grow in thankfulness for our home and to see the bits of progress and beauty around me as we continue to renovate. So, all the photos are things that are pretty to me for one reason or another. However, another reason I'm doing the project is to document a year in our home... and leaving out the messy and the grumpy is not a realistic or honest portrayal of our everyday lives here. So, I kind of pulled a reversal of sorts and looked for the messes... and the negative. I have tried to be very forthright on this blog... last year's house tour was pretty bare all. We are not always tidy. We are not always smiling. We do not always get along or want to be together 24/7. And sweet Baby? She throws fits and cries and whines just like every 18 month old child. And gets a runny nose. Bleck.<br />
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I hope it's no surprise to you that other people have piles of total junk lying around, too. I hope you know that that's totally normal when you have children, especially. And especially if they're living at home with you all day long. Blogs are neat and tidy... real life rarely is.<br />
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I really doubt that this blog is in danger of making anyone feel like things are too perfect around here... but it still needs to be said from time to time. If we're going to put ourselves out there and share our lives in photographs... it seems to me it should be our real lives. I think we owe each other that. Without it, we start to believe what isn't true and blogland can be a quick ticket to even more discontentment and vanity on top of what most of us already struggle with. Who needs that?<br />
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So... my messy Making Home.<br />
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Now, with all that in mind, back to our regularly scheduled photo project :)<br />
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Dude's birthday really is on Valentine's Day. Because of that, I don't usually get around to much in the way of heartsy decorations. But this year we did just a little, and I really, really enjoyed the happy little hearts and special artwork.<br />
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I love babies. The end.<br />
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Birthdays & babies. I know I'm blessed to make our home with such wonderous stuff.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-68024111668872930372013-02-06T15:46:00.000-05:002013-02-06T23:11:49.176-05:00Shug & SweetP's Bedroom - Making Home {photo project} 11<br />
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I was feeling really uninspired to shoot the Making Home pics last week. I've been so out of the loop with our home... Sam and the children (well, at least SweetP) have done such a fantastic job of keeping things tidy & running pretty well while I heal. Such a blessing. But, despite valiant efforts on their parts, the house was still needing a lot of attention. I have about twelve loads of laundry to do. I'm not exagerating, either.<br />
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So, I took all five of these pics within about 5 minutes. I just wasn't feeling like going from room to room... and I haven't picked up my camera much at other times this week. Maybe burnout from the class? <br />
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I got my five, though. But, I should probably first give you just a little back story... <br />
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When we first started this blog, it was almost exclusively a "house blog". Most of my posts were about the work we were doing on the house or about trying to define my style or inspiration photos to give me ideas, etc. Slowly... I got bored with that. I wanted it to be more of a "home blog". Less house. More home. More real life. But, we're still very much living in a home that is partly torn up and getting built up again. We don't often really tear something down to the studs, but sometimes we do. And projects like that take <i>forever</i>.<br />
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This room is a case in point. Sam completely reconfigured the closet wall and made two closets out of one strangely loooooong one. There's a post explaining more of that <a href="http://www.woohooie.blogspot.com/2011/10/bedroom-4-underway.html">here</a>.<br />
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I also cannot remember if I ever shared photos of the two older girls painting their IKEA Rast dressers last October. I let them do pretty much whatever they wanted since the dressers were going inside the closets, anyway.<br />
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These girls are certainly not afraid of color. I'm sure you fellow moms of 10 & 11 year old girls are nodding your heads in understanding right about now.<br />
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So, with that little bit of a background, I think the MH photos for this week will make a little more sense... and maybe the wee bit of progress will mean more. This is the room that I expect to get the most attention in the next few months now that Baby's room is wrapping up...<br />
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SweetP's finished dresser :) She loves it. She painted her name running vertically down both sides of the drawer fronts, so I had to be sneaky in getting this photo. And her name is painted in big, multi-colored bubble letters on the very top. Makes me remember sixth grade.<br />
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Their comforters & the heart pillowcase are from IKEA. I can't remember where we got the polka dots. We've had them for a while.<br />
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This is one of Shug's most treasured possessions. Seems she has an affinity for rascals. Hmm... maybe we need to keep an eye on that...<br />
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SweetP is the most orderly member of our family. In my past life, I may have rivaled her, but age and five chilluns have mellowed me to my current gypsy status.<br />
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That's it! The bunkbed and the dressers in the closets are the only furniture in this room right now. It's pretty simple. But, we have plans. And the girls definitely know what they want.<br />
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Now, I'm going to take a nap. Right after I put in another load of laundry.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-18136349413038321392013-01-30T18:47:00.000-05:002013-01-30T19:03:49.487-05:00Making Home {photo project} 10<br />
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Wow!<br />
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I am feeling, like, 200% better overnight. Very weird. Like someone flipped a switch and I was... better. Soooo thankful for that!<br />
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I'm still not running up and down the stairs or anything, but I think I'll actually sit at the kitchen table and eat dinner with my family tonight! It's been exactly a week since I've shared a meal with them.<br />
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They have all been so precious. Seriously. Not perfect (who is?)... but so loving and precious. They've all made cards and little notes for me. This one from Shug cracked me up. It's so her. "To the Conqueror, having fought the evil Lord K. Stone and destroyed him." ha.<br />
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I had to cheat a wee bit this week on the Making Home stuff. I couldn't really take any pics after the surgery until today. So, I took this one this afternoon, but I'm including it because it's really <i>about</i> last week. Make sense? My in-laws sent me those lovely tulips. So bright and cheery.<br />
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Last week, when I posted the MH photos, I mentioned that something was different. I had shot almost all of those photos at f/1.8 (which I don't normally do) and I had edited them all differently than my usual method, too. I'm liking the "stepped up" editing. I think I've always had a tendency to under edit just a tad. Can you tell a difference? Probably not. <br />
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Total change of topic... but, I've been thinking about blogging... why we do it. Why it's worthwhile. I appreciate so much that you guys come back here to read. That you leave a little note. I've been thinking about the blogs that I feel like really build me up... either by giving me perspective that I might not otherwise have, reminding of things I know are true, or encouraging me to be thankful and delight in the blessings of my gracious God. <br />
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I want to build you guys up, too. But, I'm not really one to speak poetically or write in flowery language. I am a pretty sentimental person... commercials can make me cry at the drop of a hat... but, that's not really what I want from this blog. Lots of sentimentality. If I encourage you, I hope it's to see that there's a lot to read between the lines in Blogland. Even if someone presents their life as nearly perfect... it isn't. Real life is not smooth and easy and Pinterest-ready. There is laundry. There are bills. There is illness.<br />
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But, there is beauty.<br />
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And, let's face it, all of you reading this are among the world's wealthiest people. There is blessing. In theological terms, we call it the "common grace" of God. He sends rain. He shines the sun. He gives babies impossibly adorable buns. Although we ignore Him, defy Him, and sometimes even deny His existence... He gives. <br />
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He gives. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-22984900974382150172013-01-28T20:51:00.002-05:002013-01-28T20:58:30.216-05:00So, I had surgery the other day...<br />
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Hey, all :)<br />
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I'm happy (and thankful) to report that I'm on the mend after Thursday's surgery. It was fairly minor... but surgery is surgery, I'd guess. Not pleasant. But, I'm glad to have it done. My kidney stone was larger than the x-ray had indicated because much of the outer most layers were soft and didn't show up. It turned out to be just slightly smaller than a golf ball. <br />
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<b>A golf ball</b>. <br />
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Craziness.<br />
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So, I'm resting. And resting. And resting.<br />
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I went downstairs today for the first time since Friday night. I can't seem to be comfortable for long anywhere else but propped up in my bed. But, really, even when I'm uncomfortable... it's not bad at all. I think of all the major surgeries my poor mom has gone through. This is nothing in comparison.<br />
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Since I'm sitting here staring out the window, I might as well post something, right? I took my camera into bathtime with Baby the other night. I miss her. I've read her a few books, snuggled her some, but she's kind of in a bouncey, rough stage. I can't have her on my lap for long. And it will probably be weeks before I can give her a bath, again. So, I'll share those photos and we'll all smile at her squishy cuteness together :)<br />
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Sweet baby girl.<br />
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I'm seeing the children, of course. And definitely <i>hearing</i> them. It's just not... normal. Yet. And it's weird to not be in a position to take care of your own family. To have your husband take care of you. <i>Strange</i>.<br />
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I've been more emotional that I thought I would be... I'm always analytical and reflective, but I didn't really expect to <i>cry</i>. But I've just been missing normal... but being thankful that normal is there to get back to. Lots and lots of thankfulness.<br />
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Finally, today I just had Punkin and Dude come sit on my bed and cut out paper hearts with me. Just to do something motherly with them. I think that was good for us all. And we'll make a cute garland for the kitchen out of them. I like that.<br />
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And baby just sat here beside me for a while tearing up toilet paper and trying to stuff it in my mouth. Which cracked me up completely. Sam walked in to see shredded toilet paper on the bed and just shook his head at me. <br />
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Deep down he loves my gypsy ways :) <br />
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I don't think we'll be away from normal all that long. I already feel so much better than I did Friday night. I'm hoping to be able to be with the children alone by the weekend. Until then, my sister and mom are helping. Friends from church are bringing dinners. I couldn't be more supported or feel more loved.<br />
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It's very humbling... in a good way.<br />
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Sam and I are about to snuggle up together and watch a couple of episodes of Downton Abbey. We're behind and trying to catch up. Please, do NOT tell me about last night's episode! I had to block a good friend's Facebook post today for fear of reading too much. I know it was something shocking, though. <br />
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Eep!<br />
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I love shocking.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471143316486769236.post-41667624167560884272013-01-21T15:57:00.001-05:002013-01-21T15:58:23.539-05:00Making Home {photo project} 9<br />
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Hi, guys :)<br />
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I'm wondering if you're going to notice anything different about this week's <a href="http://woohooie.blogspot.com/p/in-trying-to-decide-what-kind-of-photo.html">Making Home</a> shots. There are actually *two* differences this week... in all the photos. <br />
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I'm still taking Kristin Roger's <a href="http://www.thedefineschool.com/index.html#/the-inspired-home/">The Inspired Home </a>class. It's been... good. Honestly, very different from what I had expected going into it. But, good. I know I've learned valuable things as a "photographer". They weren't necessarily the things I was setting out to learn, but they were maybe things I didn't realize I needed to work on. Does that make sense? And without the class, I may not have realized it for a while.<br />
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This week is focused on being a "present" parent, living a creative life with your family, and documenting it all... even the mundane. I can't say there was a whole lot new for me to chew on in the lesson per se, but as in other weeks, I know the discussion and sharing of photos from other women in the class is going to be very, very profitable. And I'm really looking forward to that.<br />
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Speaking of documenting it all (even the mundane)... here's my five for the week. It doesn't really get more mundane than a hallway mirror with someone walking down the steps in the background, does it? ha ha.<br />
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I'm probably going to be a little scarce for the next week or so. I have a minor surgery scheduled for Thursday morning. I've never "gone under the knife" before, so it's kind of weird to think about. But, it's nothing dangerous. A routine kidney stone removal. But, because of the small fact that they have to cut into one of my major organs, it <i>is</i> an overnight stay. Weird. <br />
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I'll be back as soon as I'm coherent enough.<br />
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ha.<br />
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Y'all have a GREAT week. Bye!<br />
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