tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49884665937033631982024-03-18T21:34:33.824-07:00Happy ThoughtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-48554928433804711052016-09-26T06:00:00.000-07:002016-09-26T08:29:20.685-07:00Kitchen Remodel Before and After<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am finally posting the before and after pictures from our
kitchen remodel. We started this project back in March and as with any DIY
remodel jobs it took us a little bit of time to get to where we are now. Part
of the delay was I got pregnant/sick in April and things kind of came to a
halt until I was feeling better. Because we were living in survival mode, working
on the house was the last thing I wanted to do. Blake did so much work to finish this for me, and I can't thank him enough! </div>
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Our Process. . . </h2>
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<b>Step 1: The Plans </b></div>
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I sketched this up back in April 2015 when we finished our bedroom.
If you want to see my process check out <a href="http://davisfamilyhappythoughts.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-kitchen-plans.html" target="_blank">this</a> blog post. </div>
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<b>Step 2: Finding the Brick</b><br />
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Because this home was built in the 1930's the kitchen used to have a coal burning stove to cook on, thus needing a chimney in the kitchen. Blake saw it one day in the attic and decided to take the plaster off and make it a feature in our quaint little kitchen.<br />
We are still deciding if we should leave it rough or clean it up a little more and glaze it to make it pop. <br />
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<b>Step 3: Deciding it was time to Paint</b></div>
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As stated before, I had known what I wanted to do since
spring last year. But you know, MONEY, and we knew once we started it was going
to take time. I got a few bids and in March I decided it was time to get the
ball rolling. (Poor Blake). You see, when you do any work on your kitchen
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We hired Mark and Valeri Parrish to paint our cabinets. They
did a great job and were quick, which is important when working on the kitchen.
For the cabinets we did Sherwin William’s Intellectual Gray (SW 7045) which was
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On the walls I decided to go with Sherwin William's Sea Salt (SW6204) which is my new go to light, bluish-greeny-gray. I'm wanting to paint my kids room this color now.</div>
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For Trim we used the same white we used for our whole house, Sherwin William's Snowbound (SW 7004)</div>
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*Paint Chips are pictured above</div>
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<b>Step 4: Flooring</b></div>
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We used the same flooring we used when we did our bedroom remodel vanity area. Tile is from Lowes; Leonia Silver Porcelin Tile. Blake's dad, Bart was kind enough to come over to help us tile ALL DAY. </div>
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I really love the look of this tile, but it seriously shows everything. I really need to get a runner to hopefully hide my day to day crumbs and spots. </div>
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<b>Step 5: Lighting</b></div>
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Lighting is a big deal to me, so I spent a little extra on
lighting to get the fixtures I really wanted. It really added to the country
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Countertops may have been the hardest decision for me. I
knew we needed to go with some kind of laminate, but I could not decide what
direction I wanted to go. I didn’t want to go white like I had drawn, because
our backsplash was going to be white and our floor had a lot of white in it. I
was about to go with the grey pictured below, but it just made the kitchen feel
too gray and bland with the cabinets and flooring.<br />
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We were looking around at Johnson Brothers and Blake spotted
the faux butcher block laminate and we decided to go with it. We were a little
worried we were dipping back into the 70’s going with laminate wood ;-).<br />
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I could remember the name of it, but I didn’t write it down anywhere. I do know
we went with the crescent edge which cost about $200 more. I feel like it helped the laminate not look so laminate and
more like butcher block. Not to mention our laminate guy Randy did an awesome
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We did your basic white porcelain subway tile with white
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For any of you who are interested on how much this remodel was, I tried to break down the cost for you to see below. </div>
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<b>Refinishing Cabinets</b> - Labor and Materials = <b>$1,050</b></div>
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<b>Hardware</b> - Pulls from Wurth @ 1.32 ea. = <b>$50</b></div>
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<b>Countertops</b> - Labor and material = <b>$850</b></div>
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<b>Flooring</b> - Tile, Mud, Hardy Board & Grout - Tile is from Lowes;
Leonia Silver Porcelin Tile $3.85 sq. ft + 98.85 = <b>$645</b></div>
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<b>Trim</b> = apx. <b>$50</b></div>
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<b>Paint</b> - walls, trim, ceiling, doors = <b>$85</b></div>
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<b>Lighting</b> - over the sink $37.07 + ceiling mount $107.80 ea x 3 = <b>$360</b></div>
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<b>Backsplash</b> - Mud, Grout, Tile, and caulk = <b>$100</b></div>
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<b>Faucet</b> = <b>$245</b></div>
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<b>Plumbing</b> - Labor, disposal, switch and accessories = <b>$365</b></div>
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<b>Misc Materials</b> = <b>$154</b></div>
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The hardest part for me is getting Blake to plan on it. He is kind of a stinker when it comes to pictures. I made a deal with him, if we did these pictures, I would not make him do family pictures until we have another addition to our family.<br />
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Our Pictures were taken by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Natalie-Williams-Photography-551351018264554/?fref=photo" target="_blank">Natalie Williams</a>, who did an excellent job. And best of all she got all these amazing pictures and more in less than 30 minutes. When your working with toddlers and a grumpy husband that's a must!</div>
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I know getting your pictures done can seem a little expensive, but I believe family pictures are one of the best investments for three reasons. . .</div>
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1. You can use family pictures in place of art work.</div>
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2. Scrapbooking.</div>
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3. I will love and cherish these forever!</div>
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Thanks Natalie for doing such a great job. </div>
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I know what you are thinking...Why would I ever change our kitchen?? ;-) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the exposed brick! I think it will really warm up the space (color wise) and bring in a fun texture. Not to mention it shows off some of the authentic bones of the house.</td></tr>
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Blake and I decided with the area we live in, and if we decide to keep this and make it a rental property, we probably would not get a return on our money if we did the full fledge kitchen renovation. Not to mention I love the to-the-ceiling cabinets, which if you were to have a cabinet company do those now, it would cost a pretty penny. </div>
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So we are choosing to keep the cabinets and the white appliances, and do a minor makeover.</div>
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I love all of the white kitchens that are trending, but I didn't want to for a couple of reasons; #1. My kids are messy #2. With the existing white appliances I thought it might be too much white and #3. I didn't like how it would look with the tile. So we are going Grey!!!<br />
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The biggest issue is we want to pay someone to paint the cabinets so it's done right. And once we start I want to be sure we have the funds to do it all, so we don't have to cook in a remodel for months and months. Hopefully we can start soon! I'll try to be good and keep you updated on the progress.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1Rigby, ID 83442, USA43.6715042 -111.8618829000000143.3036687 -112.50732990000002 44.0393397 -111.21643590000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-88614173347809640502015-05-18T15:32:00.002-07:002015-05-18T15:32:54.835-07:00Here's some updated pictures of our house....After I posted the remodeled bedroom pictures, I realized I haven't posted any updated pictures of our home since we first moved in. And since Monday is my cleaning day I thought what the heck?! I'll take some pictures while our house is clean for 5 minutes.<br />
The thing with buying an older home is I feel like the projects never end. And when we finish one thing we think "great there are only 20 more big projects and then we'll be done."<br />
Even though it does seem like project after project; I love our old house. I love being a home owner who has a house to work on, and I love the character and quirks our little house has. It might not be exactly where I want it yet, but it does feel like ours, which is the most important thing to me.<br />
I've compiled a few pictures of our living spaces. . .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out our new rug and ceiling fan! Both were this years birthday presents to me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love the Art Deco styled vents, and a couple of weeks ago Blake added the toe kick trim which I think really classes up the trim.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the old 6 pane windows. I don't love cleaning them however which was my project last Saturday. (Another future project for this room is adding a window seat between the bookcases. I'm just trying to decide whether we should do a built in, or just by a cute fabric covered bench??)</td></tr>
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I'm going to do a different post on our kitchen and what we've got planned, so stay tuned. . .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-57817534054873532912015-04-17T14:29:00.002-07:002015-04-17T14:39:06.081-07:00Our Bedroom Remodel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's official we have a third bedroom and I am overjoyed on how it turned out!<br />
Don't think for a minute this was an easy process, it took us since September to complete. Especially since we were doing it ourselves. My sweet husband has worked almost every Saturday and occasionally after work during the week when he didn't have other engagements. But he did it...Just in time for golf season too! :-)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart (Blake's Dad) Helped us so much! He gave up a lot of fishing trips to come work on the room. It was greatly appreciated!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found this door in our basement?! I absolutely love it. It was difficult for me to paint over the original wood, but I love how it turned out in the space as our closet door. To me it's like a furniture piece that compliments the look of the rest of the room.</td></tr>
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This room cost us about $3,000 to complete. This was my first big remodel I've done, and I learned a lot from it. It was so much fun to design something for us, and to bring my vision to life. Not to mention it is heavenly to have our own little oasis to come to at the end of the day.<br />
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Product Break Down:<br />
Building Materials: $1058 (that includes; studs, drywall, electrical, plumbing, plaster, door frames, and other misc. materials)<br />
Trim: $197<br />
Lighting: $130 (both lights are from Lowes)<br />
Paint: $76 (SW Worldly Gray & SW Snowbound)<br />
Shades: $144 (Walmart.com cellular shades)<br />
Closet (built ins): $136<br />
Drapery and Rods: $156 (Wayfair from Walmart.com & rods from amazon)<br />
Tile, Hardy Board & Grout: $643 (this is skewed because we bought all the materials for tiling the kitchen later, much later :-) so really we probably spent >$100 to tile that area) Tile is from Lowes; Leonia Silver Porcelin Tile $3.85 sq. ft<br />
Carpet & pad/tack strip: $447.90 (Carpet was from Wall2Wall named soft luxury chino grey @ $2.25 sq. ft)<br />
Vanity Area: $431 (vanity & sink are from Ikea $365, I wanted something that looked more like a furniture piece than an actual vanity, and I Loved how this turned out. The mirror is from Moen/Amazon for $48)<br />
Bedding: I can't remember?? We bought it 6 1/2 years ago when we were first married from Bed Bath and Beyond. I'm a little embarrassed how wrinkly it is!! The brown pillows we got in China Town in San Fran and I have extra material from my curtains I am going to make pillows out of one of these days..<br />
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After we bought the house we weren't able to move in for a week. We decided that the best decision for us was to get the floors refinished and walls repainted before we moved everything in. Luckily we have family close to stay with and to help out. We truly are so thankful to our families for all of the help they provided, this would have been so much more stressful if we did not have you. </div>
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Here are the rooms furnished. Still feels a little baron though. Things to do to get these two rooms completely finished. . . </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Hang art and pictures</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Buy and hang drapes</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">scrape and repaint window trim</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">put up small molding around the base moulding</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">refinish table and chairs</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">new light fixtures </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">larger rug for living area</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">serving table for dining room</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">finish filling/decorating book cases</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">put in window seat in between book cases </li>
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So you can look forward to lots more post on the updates as we try to finish up the living areas. </div>
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As you will see from the pictures we have a lot of projects on our hands, but we decided that was what we wanted; an older home we could make our mark on in some way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Bedroom. (If you think that's big you should see the closet ;-))</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-73212587426180171972014-01-09T10:01:00.002-08:002014-01-09T10:12:14.672-08:00A Swimsuit, a Pair of Jeans and a Little Ingenuity<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m in that weird phase of pregnancy where I can’t quite fit
in maternity pants yet, but normal pants are really uncomfortable (even with
the hair elastic trick). I hate to admit I’ve been wearing leggings or sweats
the past couple of days. . . or weeks. Judge away. Part of my issue is all the
clothes I wore at this point when I was pregnant with P was in the summer, so I
have lots of shorts and capris that will fit me, but no pants.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The pair of pants I have are a pair of gap jeans that fit
slightly loose when I am at my normal body weight, but fit just right in the
bum and thighs when I’m preggers. One of the issues I had with these jeans was
the zipper completely busted on me, so I stopped wearing them for a while. <o:p></o:p><br />
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When we went swimming at green canyon a week ago I noticed
my swimsuit had seen better days. The stripes were faded, the material was
wearing in the chest area, so it basically looked dingy. Don’t you love when
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I am so bad at taking pictures along the way and doing
tutorials. Luckily, this <a href="http://sewchic.blogspot.com/2008/08/tutorial-how-to-convert-jeans-into.html" target="_blank">sew chic blog </a> tutorial that I used gives great directions on how to change your normal jeans
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A few of the changes that I made:</div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">I used swimsuit material instead of
jersey knit fabric.</span></li>
<li>It looked as though her jean’s
waste was a little higher than mine, so I only cut the front section of my
jeans and left the back. Where she cut up to the back belt buckle.</li>
<li>I put my 2” elastic band between
the swim material and the lining of the suit.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;">I loved how these turned out. The only big issue with them is I did make the tube part a little tight. It will grow with me, but I will only be able to wear them for I’m guessing two more months. I’m sure by then I will be in maternity pants. Besides that, they are very comfortable. These will be called my transitional maternity pants, and will probably work well after baby is born. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-7327369714275513132014-01-08T08:30:00.000-08:002014-01-08T09:16:19.501-08:00Our Recently turned Two Year Old<div class="MsoNormal">
On January first, 2014 our first born turned two years old.
Seems crazy, but I like “most” of the things two has brought. Including his own
little genuine personality, an understanding of what we are telling him to do
(for the most part), and an independence that causes him to play more on his own. With this independence is a want of discovery which leads
to the not so desirable traits, such as, not wanting to sit in a cart at the
grocery store, or wanting to explore a resturant, and so on. I believe that
just comes with the age, so I’ll take it. </div>
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Any who back to his birthday. . . we celebrated New Years Eve since that night
the whole family was going to be together anyway. I attempted to make my first
theme cake this year that went a lot easier than expected. I got the directions
on how to do it <a href="http://greatfoodfunplaces.com/2011/07/18/how-to-create-a-cookie-monster-cake/" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We love this little guy, and are so happy to have shared two
years of his life with him. Can’t wait for what the next years bring. <o:p></o:p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-11902785530880157342014-01-07T16:41:00.005-08:002014-01-08T09:41:25.395-08:00Merry Christmas from the Davis Family<div class="MsoNormal">
It’s amazing how much fun Christmas is when you have a
toddler. All those years of un-excitement and disbelief wash away, and it’s
like your experiencing it again for the first time. And I’m not just talking
about Santa and his reindeer, but it’s a different experience when you are
teaching the story of the birth of Christ. It helps you truly remember what Christmas
is about. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Just like we do every year we spent Christmas eve, and Christmas
morning with my family. And all of Christmas day with Blake’s family. Which works
out splendidly that we get to spend every year with both our families.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We thought it would be more fun/exciting for Peyton to spend
Christmas morning with everyone in my family, since it would probably be boring
with just Blake and I. As our kids get older I’m sure we’ll develop our own
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Every year my family takes the week of Christmas to New
Years Eve and choses something to do every day. Most years I am lame and do
about half of what they do, especially since a lot of it includes cross country
skiing, which has never been my favorite way to spend time. This year it was
fun for me because most of the things they did could include. Especially in
winter any excuse to get out of the house is a good one. Some of the activities
included; sledding, swimming up at green canyon, wallyball, seeing the second
Hobbit movie, playing card games, and the best part eating dinner at my mom’s
house every night. Yes, that meant no cooking for me for a whole week,
hallelujah!<o:p></o:p></div>
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As I’ve already posted on facebook and sent out in our Christmas
card. I am PREGNANT with number two. I am due July 1, 2014 which makes me 15
weeks, and will put baby and Peyton exactly 2 ½ years apart. We don’t find out
what it is until the middle of February, and honestly I’m not quite as anxious
to find out what this one is as I was with Peyton. Except I have a feeling it’s
a girl since this pregnancy has been different than my first. But who knows?
Honestly either way I’ll be happy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I feel so lucky that I’ve been able to spend so much time
with P this summer. Especially since this is an age where I feel like he can do
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Playing with Peyton has brought my inner Tom-Boy back out. I
loved bugs when I was a girl, but when I hit my pre-teen years they suddenly
got really gross. Now here I am catching grasshoppers, ladybugs, rolly polly
bugs, and even daddy long legs. I do it all for the pleasure and amazement for
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Peyton is finally in a big boy carseat which is a big deal,
but that's not the best part. . . The best part was the big box it came in. Using all of my skills gained
from cutting so much cardboard for our chair we made my junior year of college,
I decided to put it to good use. I decided to make a simple playhouse. It probably
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I should have taken pictures of building the house, but when I'm in the moment I have a hard time remembering to take pictures along the way. Everything used, were items I already had lying around the house. For the door knob I used a cork, and on the shutters I used a little bit of velcro to help them stay shut. The nice thing about this little house is that it is made of cardboard so if I feel like it is in the way or if it is just falling apart I can toss it without being too attached. For now I just store it in our unit out back and bring it out when he wants to play in it. </div>
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I have wanted to take Peyton to the zoo all summer, since he
absolutely adores every animal. But I knew it would be more fun if he could go
with other kids. He really feeds off of older kid’s energy. So I was excited
when Holly invited us to go with her and her kids. We also had two very special
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I think his favorite part was feeding the goats. He must of
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excited when nana was showing him the monkeys. We have been working hard on
animal noises and so far we’ve got the Hulk, a Lion, and every once in a while
an elephant, a pig and a monkey. When we came to the lions he roared his
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I hate to even mention it, but there was a sad part to this
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I don’t know if anyone else gets this way, but when I am
trying to drive somewhere I have never been to before I get stressed out. Which
can I say is d-u-m-b, Dumb. So I am following my navigation to get to the zoo
and I am getting stressed out. The navigation tells me to turn right a little
late, so I make a hard right, and apparently the blazer does not have good
turning radius, cause I slid. We're talking skid marks and the squealing of tires. Next thing I know there’s a stop sign in front of
me and unmentionables are coming out of my mouth. I broke the stop sign clean
off. I got out and checked my fender, and I was surprised to see it wasn’t all
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did all the filing and sent me on my way. I was a little in shock after it
happened that I could not stop shaking, but more than anything I was just embarrassed.
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Not too bad for running right over a stop sign right? When I told Blake, he just kept laughing while saying</div>
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It was kind of like the movies, except for they are better at NOT hitting things. :-)</div>
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Oh well it is what it is and all I can do now is make the best of the situation, thus why I share this ridiculous tale on my blog. For all of you to mock at my driving.</div>
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Besides that it was a very fun day. I am so thankful to Holly for making her schedule work around mine so we could go together, defiantly worth it.</div>
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Working at Inspired Living: Design and Home Décor has
taught me many important skills in decorating that you just can’t learn in
school. One of those skills I would have to say is putting together a wall
collage. Here are some tips and tricks on how you can put together your own
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get excited about something) I prefer to draw it out. All of the items I drew I
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If you absolutely hate drawing you can skip the first step
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It is important to have items of different depths or shapes to add visual
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By so doing you can see how high you should go above the
furniture piece and easily see/remember where each piece needs to go. For
placement of the hanger; I just poked a pin where I felt the hole of the
frame’s hanger. I also saw a great idea <a href="http://roost-home.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-take-on-gallery-wall.html" target="_blank">here</a> where you use wax paper so you
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It’s funny my sweet husband is a stickler about everything
being level and even, so he insisted on hammering the nails into the wall,
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I’m always changing my shelf with the seasons, and when I
find something better to use. The Christmas picture was taken 2 years ago it has changed since then. I do want to eventually buy a large 18”
apothecary jar for the longer shelf, but I need to make a special trip to Tia
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It might not look like much, but we have come to really like our little apartment. It helps when you make it your own through decorating and baby toys :-)</div>
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I hope this was useful, if you have any questions feel free to comment or email me at <a href="mailto:chelseamccoy1989@gmail.com">chelseamccoy1989@gmail.com</a></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">This summer has been so much fun, and not to mention very busy. So, alas I’ve been lacking on the blogging. Anther excuse is; I’ve been trying to be so good to keep up with my scrap book, and because I have already journaled the events I forget all about the blogging scene. Thus I give you an overload of pictures </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; text-align: start;">J</span></div>
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Blake's youngest sister Megan was married to Colby Tidwell in the Idaho Falls temple.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fourth of July Weekend</span></div>
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We went to the Huntsman Firework show in Driggs and it was the best fire work show I'd ever been to. Blake would probably be mad that I am putting this on the world wide web, but he admitted to even tearing up during it. If you are in eastern Idaho during the fourth I would defiantly recommend going to this show, trust me you will not regret it. </div>
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Our friends Kevin and Kimmie spent their fourth of July break with us. It was so fun to have them stay with us. They were friends we made back when we were first married and have been great friends ever since. We love it any time we get to see them. It was especially fun, because this was our first time meeting their little Emerson.</div>
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We just love going to Bear Lake. Where we go is just perfect if you have little ones. It takes a while to get out very deep, the water is warm, and the sand is ideal for building sand castles. This was a very fun, family filled weekend. It was so wonderful that everyone was able to be there so we could grow a little closer as a family. </div>
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A couple of days after we got back from Bear Lake Blake left to go drive truck for his brother in North Dakota. So when my parents invited me to go (tent) camping with them I was very unsure. I knew Peyton would have fun, but camping with a toddler ALONE is daunting. But my parents were a big help, and we had lots of fun during the day (as you can probably tell from Peyton's extremely dirty face). Night time however was a different story. Between my Dad's earth rattling snoring and Peyton waking up and crying through the night, ooh buddy it was a little rough. I decided that only staying three days and two nights would give me my fill :-)</div>
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The cool thing about the spot we go to; Colter Bay, Wyoming is that is the spot my mom's family went to when she was eight years old and has been going to every year ever since. Now since a lot of grand kids are married and live all over, its just one of those things if you want to go great, if you can't make it that's okay to.</div>
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Our Boy is already 18 months old. Well, actually he has been
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It just amazes me. I remember being pregnant with him and receiving
18 month clothing and thinking; “he will never fit in these?!” <o:p></o:p></div>
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But lo and behold he is in his 18 month clothing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">He can climb up on everything</span></li>
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barely feed himself with a spoon and fork, but we're still working on it</span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">He
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enough guacamole & chips</span></li>
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to pretend to drive anything, whether it be a car or a lawnmower</span></span></li>
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Though this age can have its rough moments I truly love
watching my boy grow. Though it wasn’t that long ago, it’s hard for me to
imagine what it was like when he was a newborn. Partly because of sleep deprivation
it’s all a bit of a blur. This is such a fun age, I sure feel lucky to call him mine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So here’s a little update on the family. In January. I
started working just two days a week in Idaho Falls. I work for the same people
I worked for before I had Peyton. My mom, the saint she is, watches Peyton for
me. It has been such a blessing to have her near. At the beginning it was very
difficult for me to go back to work. I’m talking sobbing while driving to work.
I’ve adapted though, and some days I look forward to going to work. My plan is
to work until Blake graduates next April, or when we have our second baby
(whichever one comes first, and this is not an announcement so don’t get any
ideas). I do enjoy working, but for me, I feel like I am needed home. Peyton is
getting to an age where consistency is so important, so we’ll have to see what
the future holds. . . <o:p></o:p></div>
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Blake has been so busy with school and his lawn mowing
business. We really just see each other for an hour or two before bed. It’s
hard, but probably a good thing. I feel so lucky to have a man that works so
hard to support his family. He is going year round at school, so he can finish
in the spring next year. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Peyton is 16 almost 17 months now and we are loving every
phase. He is starting to understand what I am saying, which I know might not
seem like a big deal, but for a mom, when you ask your baby to throw away his
diaper and he does it, you feel like “hey maybe I’m doing something right.” Another
proud moment as a mama, he has been sleeping through the night for four months
now. Can I get a Hallelujah! We love him so much and can't get enough of him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We just feel so grateful for all the blessings that have
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-17741743416206251312013-01-21T08:00:00.000-08:002013-01-21T09:00:29.928-08:00Flirty and FunI like my makeup natural and clean most of the time, but every once and a while I like to add a little extra to spice up my look. Whether it be for a date night, wedding, or just for fun. My secret, I add little fake eyelashes. Most of the time I will add two lashes to the ends of each of my eyes. For our anniversary I decided to go all out and I put about eight on each eye. The lashes only cost $3, and to me it's well worth it. Even if Blake can't tell I'm wearing them I feel extra pretty, and really when it comes down to it that is what really matters (am I right ladies?) ;-)<br />
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My friend who does makeup showed me how she put on fake eyelashes, these were the tips she gave me. . . </div>
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To Apply: Put all the makeup on like normal including mascara. This is the secret she shared with me; you don't apply them to your eyelid, you SET the lash on top of your real eyelashes. I dip the lash in a glue dot with tweezers and add. After, I let it dry for about 5 minutes, and I apply one more coat of mascara and add a little bit of eyeliner. </div>
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PS. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I am so thankful for the country that we live in, and the freedoms that are offered to everyone.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-50641214205482774892013-01-17T06:00:00.000-08:002013-01-17T06:00:07.196-08:00Rocking Chair Slip Cover DIY<br />
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fitted for nursing. You may be thinking, whatever that means?! But I tell you
the chair you choose to nurse in is very important, because, especially when
your baby is a newborn, you do a lot of sitting. My personal preference is one
that I can easily fold my legs in and rock. <o:p></o:p></div>
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With furniture the most important part are the bones. Ask
yourself when looking at furniture what the frame is made from? Or what kind of
joints it has? Etc. This will determine whether the piece is going to last months
or years. I noticed that besides this chair being super comfy it had great
bones as well as the cushion was in good condition.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I bought my fabric at JoAnns in Utah back in October. It is
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I then organized my bigger patterns on the fabric to ensure
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I love the look piping gives to a chair. Just helps define
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of this fabric justice. I loved that it was feminine with the big bold flowers,
but the colors; green, blue, grey, and yellow were more masculine. I would love
to get a solid, textured, grey pillow,
but honestly any pillow I put on that chair just ends up getting in the way.
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I just loved how it turned out, and it looks so cute next to Peyton's bright green dresser. I did have to bring the hem up on the chair. I'll post another picture in the future of everything completely done. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-16842032080271800482013-01-05T08:00:00.000-08:002013-01-05T08:00:04.533-08:00SleddingSomething I remember doing with my family every year when I was younger was sledding. So I decided this was something Peyton needed to experience. I did not realize how much of a pain dressing a baby in snow clothes was. It made me really appreciate all those times my mom used to dress all of us before going out to the snow to play. It was very cold but fun!<br />
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<span id="goog_406752319"></span><span id="goog_406752320"></span><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-6128827899699455202013-01-04T12:26:00.000-08:002013-01-04T12:26:30.571-08:00Peyton's First BirthdayIt's been a while since I've posted anything, mainly because the holiday season gets so crazy for us (as I'm sure is true for everyone). So I'm going to post a little backwards this week starting with the most recent. Confusing I know, but I'm waiting for pictures. <br />
Just as the title states January First was Peyton's birthday. We are so lucky to have family close, because everyone on Blake's side was able to be there. And just my sister and her husband were not able to be there from my side. All in all we had a houseful. (so we had his party at my parents, so we could fit everyone)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Peyton's personal cake I did a tye dye green and blue cake. I think he loved it, mainly because Blake and I have tried to not give Peyton sugar until he turned a year.</td></tr>
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I can't believe my little guy is ONE YEARS OLD. This year really did go by so fast. Here is where Peyton is developmentally. . .<br />
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<li>Says Mom, Dad, tries to say Grandpa and Grandma, and Aub</li>
<li>Takes 10-12 steps, but has not quite figured out how to stand up on his own</li>
<li>Eats food really well, as long as he can feed it to himself</li>
<li>Is really good at getting into EVERYTHING</li>
<li>Dances every time he hears music </li>
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Blake and I sure are blessed to have such a wonderful little boy! We have loved him as a part of our family and can't wait to see what the future holds for him!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988466593703363198.post-68599159608035771002012-11-30T13:21:00.002-08:002012-11-30T13:29:13.256-08:00Thanksgiving in St. George<div style="text-align: center;">
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We went to warm St. George for Thanksgiving with my mom's side of the family. We were missing quite a few cousins, since it was a little bit of a drive, but still lots of people were able to be there. We ate outside since it was so warm.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys (uncles, cousins, nephews, etc.) played a game called skeet shoot. I had no idea but appariently Blake knows how to shoot :) he won twice. <br />
(that cute yellow house in the background is my uncle's vacation home that Blake and I stayed for our honeymoon)<br />
Any ways back on topic. . . Blake also taught me how to shoot, and I did pretty good. If it didn't hurt my shoulder so bad I probably would do it more often.</td></tr>
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My loving parents watched Peyton while we went on a triple date with Mallory, Robert, Chase and Heather. We went to the arcade/fun zone; Fiesta Fun. Though the place was kind of run down and everything was breaking, we had a great time. We did the batting cages, the gold range and multiple arcade games. You know that game Deal or no Deal? Well I did that arcade game and I won the jackpot of 200 tickets. That was the first time I'd ever won like that. While I did that Blake did this other ball jackpot thing, and won a few times as well. All together we got 467 tickets! With all the toys we got, boy oh boy was Peyton lucky when we got back that night :)</div>
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It seems like when ever we go to St. George, Blake and I always talk about how we could totally live there. It's funny to me cause before I got married, I always planned on getting out of Rexburg and Idaho. Maybe it's the "Idaho Boy Curse" (made that up), but I really don't want to live far away from family. It has been such a blessing having both sides of the family so close to us. I have grown to appreciate my mom so much, especially after having Peyton. She does so much for me (probably more than I even know) and I'm ashamed I have not noticed until I became a mom myself. We really are so lucky to have such a wonderful, loving family. But more than anything we are lucky to have the gospel. That we have a deep understanding of Christ and what he has done for us. It is such a blessing to know that we will all be together forever. </div>
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That is what I am grateful for most of all! </div>
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We did not take very many pictures from the party (I'm the worse at remembering to pull out the camera), but luckily Katie remembered to document the occasion. It was so festive and fun, we had a mummy, a gypsy, frankenstein, the devil's brother, a kosher canibal, a depressed witch, a deranged dentist, and a crazy killer woman (I actually don't know what her character was?). </div>
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Blake was a little upset, because he did understand how we could just play the game and nobody really wins :) what a man. Once we got the hang of it, it was really fun. I wish my sister was able to be our server like we had originally planned. I think it would not have gone as long if we had her helping. </div>
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Drinks: Kylie and Kade brought Martinellis </div>
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Appetizers: Katie made some yummy guac, and I bought some festive black and orange chips. </div>
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First Course: Ceasar salad made by Arianne</div>
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Main course: Katie made a creamy potato soup, and I made home made chicken noodle soup with my mom's sweet whole wheat rolls</div>
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Dessert: Cinnamon balls (I don't actually know the real name of the dessert) with ice cream and Katie's home made carmel sauce</div>
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So about two months ago I read a blog that had some tips on how to potty train your baby early, or making potty training easier. One of the great tips was let your baby have some naked time. This helps them be aware of their body, because sometimes babies just get so used to going in their diapers, and they don't even realize when they are going. </div>
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Peyton loves to be naked. I've noticed he can crawl and climb a lot faster without that bulky diaper. I try to keep him on the tile (because accidents are inevitable), but to him, everything is so much more fun when he is diaper-less.<br />
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Also our toilet paper roll looks like this about 75% of the time. So I'm sorry if you come to our house and this grosses you out :) </div>
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Peyton made the cutest monkey. I was going to make him a flying monkey to go with my wicked witch costume but I guess you could say I got lazy. </div>
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We went to my mom's house for dinner and trick or treated around her neighborhood. The weather was perfect for trick or treating, but Peyton was bored so we went home after about ten houses. I was so nice though. . . Blake and I have been trying not to give P candy/sweets until he is a year old, but I let him have a dum dum for being such a good sport. He loved it, and sucked it down to the stick.</div>
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It's amazing how much more fun holidays are now that I have a baby :) </div>
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I got the recipe off of <a href="http://www.life-should-be-delicious.blogspot.com/2012/09/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cupcakes-with.html" target="_blank">Holly's Blog</a>. </div>
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Christmas is going to come before we know it, so I decided to start making gifts. These are made from old t-shirts I never wear anymore. I got the instructions on how to do it <a href="http://zszywka.pl/p/opaska2-297588.html" target="_blank">here</a></div>
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And I have to give a special thanks to my little BOY; who modeled these so well. And I'm sure his dad would be mad if he ever found out, but hey I needed to make sure these were the right size.</div>
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And I put out some fall decorations, and I realized I have lots of Halloween decor, but not very much for Thanksgiving. Guess I just need to keep adding to it. </div>
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And I promise I will put up pictures from our murder mystery dinner just as soon as I get them. </div>
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