tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85941654104696838732024-03-13T12:43:51.134-05:00*kimw*Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.comBlogger672125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-6779598334418252472013-07-26T16:29:00.003-05:002013-07-26T16:29:41.635-05:00babies are delightful!I absolutely love babies.<br />
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One thing I enjoy when I'm looking through the lens of my camera is seeing babies! </div>
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However, I will admit that while patience has not always been my strong suit, it is a characteristic that one must possess to capture those sweet baby moments. I have had to learn to be patient when photographing babies and young children and more importantly, try to project patience to the parents.<br />
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Of course we all love to see happy babies. As a photographer, it is satisfying to capture that perfect smile, that sparkle in their eyes.<br />
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AND there are other times that capturing the complete opposite of a happy smile is just as memorable of a moment. This one of Baby Claire is one of my favorite shots of this session....and it was a favorite of her parents' too! What a fun memory her cute little temper will be for them to look back on (although I have a feeling her cute little temper may last awhile). :)<br />
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I happen to love this shot for the lighting. It is a favorite of mine and portrays such a strong emotion of peace and quiet. The perfectly sweet baby moment laying in daddy's hands. </div>
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Sometimes a shot just "happens". I must say I was ecstatic when I discovered this gem on my camera. It was "THE MOMENT" we were trying to freeze in time. Daddy's favorite horse and Daddy's favorite baby girl. Could there be another more awesome shot? No, it's not perfectly exposed or composed, but I have no doubt that this image will be an all time favorite photo of this family.<br />
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THAT is why I will continue to work on my patience when it comes to working with babies and their parents. It's worth every minute it takes to wait for a baby to calm down, move to another location, change clothes (and diapers!), and very importantly, ease the parents so they know I want to take the time to ensure we capture the moments! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-9845736024596469832013-07-13T18:41:00.000-05:002013-07-13T22:04:16.295-05:00"Shocolate Ship" Pizza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
There is a great little pizza place in Highland, AR called <a href="http://biamarias.com/home" target="_blank">Bia Maria's</a>. They serve buffet style but have very unique flavors, such as chicken enchilada, loaded baked potato and buffalo chicken. They also carry more traditional styles as well, like supreme, pepperoni and sausage. They also have several choices of dessert pizzas. I loved the peanut butter cookie, but as you can see Carlee is happy with "shocolate ship"!</div>
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The coolest part is that they bring fresh pizzas around to your table and offer you a hot piece while they ask if you have a favorite that you would like for them to prepare fresh. It is a relaxed family atmosphere with different sports showing around the dining room on the mounted flatscreens and an arcade a la Chuckie Cheese style where you can cash in tickets for prizes. </div>
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On another note, I'm super impressed by Google+'s ability to put together these cute little gif's out of my automatically uploaded iPhone photos. I did not realize that happened and was pleasantly surprised to discover it this morning while pursuing my uploads for a specific photo. </div>
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Much like my blog, I have not been a very active poster on G+, besides using the "hangout" for video calls with the other little cutie pie in my life and his mommy, but will definitely be using it more and more for this feature. Feel free to connect with me on G+ and I'll add you to one of my circles too. </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">P.S. I'm in no way affiliated or being paid by Bia Maria's. I always like to share local places when I find ones worth sharing. We actually have several in my little community worth sharing. :)</span></i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-28957563331497303782013-07-12T22:29:00.000-05:002013-07-12T22:32:22.318-05:00Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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High time to show the progress on Project House since the outside is {almost} done. Porches and a little trim yet to go.<br />
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A little more from inside soon. I've been working in the bedrooms trying to clean and prep for painting. There are some repairs to be made in places where there was water damage from a leak in the roof, but each day I am there working, it looks a little better. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-9282671450974662332013-06-30T20:35:00.000-05:002013-06-30T20:37:59.981-05:00Dusting out the cobwebsWow, I cannot believe it's been almost a year since I have posted anything on the old blog. I am not sure why I quite posting altogether, but it makes me sad that I have neglected to write about the humdrum that is my life.<br />
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I must dust out the cobwebs and get back to sharing more on here. It seems that there are people who do visit from time to time and must think my life has either A. become so exciting that I don't have time to blog, or B. life has gotten so boring that subject matter is just not available anymore. I'm here to assure you that option A. is just laughable! My life is definitely not boring either. I really cannot put my finger on a reason for my lack of writing, but I truly want to turn that around.<br />
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First, I must change that banner header! How funny that it's welcoming 2012 and here we are halfway through 2013!! Also, must update on Project House <strike>2012 </strike> 2013. No, we are not done. Yes, it was a larger undertaking than expected. Maybe Project House 2014? We are just doing what we can, when we can and hoping we get done before the kids put us in a nursing home! I will update on where we are with photos later.<br />
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I have been developing my photography more and more and have been blessed with opportunities to photograph some lovely people over the last year. Time seems to be my enemy so I do not market too much, but I stay as busy as I want to with family and friends, and family of friends of those family and friends. I feel very fortunate to have this outlet that satisfies several desires. I love the creative side of it. I love that I'm in full control. I love that I get the chance to make new friends and interact with others. I really is fun!<br />
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Crafts and art has pretty much taken a turn into a vast, empty vacuum. Yes, I pin cool projects like the next girl, but getting those projects off the ground is a whole other story! I need to change this.<br />
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Grammyhood seems to be my favorite past time these days. Getting to spend time with the two sweetest babies on earth is truly blissful! So much love in my heart for Carlee and River!<br />
They are my motivation. They are my joy.<br />
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A little more catch up to come. For now, napping is a priority!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-56898141152580345462012-07-04T22:48:00.001-05:002012-07-04T22:49:39.259-05:00Inside Project House 2012Beware, some images in this post may be shocking!<br />
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Just because I have not posted about Project House the last couple of weeks doesn't mean there has not been some progress!<br />
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While I was in Florida last week, James and crew got the new metal roof put on. I had a hard time deciding on colors for roof and siding, but ended up choosing a neutral brown tone metal and a gray siding with white trim. I know....boooorrrrring! Just didn't want to get too carried away and become outdated in a few years. Siding is ordered and hopefully we will have it up soon.<br />
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So, today we got all the carpet and padding out (as well as all that fantastic insulation) and started taking out the carpet tacking. We also discovered a weird floor issue in one of the bedrooms that puzzled James, but I know he will figure it out! The A/C we are still unsure about - the wires have been cut, so it was a hot day to work. Luckily the house has an attic fan (one of my favorite features - we had one our house growing up) so there was a little airflow.<br />
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More to come!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-30617730596801696612012-07-01T17:02:00.002-05:002012-07-01T17:02:45.427-05:00The arrival of RiverAgain, I have neglected my dear old blog!<br />
BUT, I must say these last two months have literally flown by.<br />
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I have so much to catch up on with photoshoots, Project House, etc, but my biggest news is this little guy:<br />
Welcome grandbaby #2, River Jacob on June 16th in the wee hours of the morning.<br />
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I know it's normal to think your own are more beautiful, but really, is he not the most precious thing ever????<br />
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Here he is with his sweet momma! </div>
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I've never seen anyone so excited to become a Mom. I know she is going to be a great one too. </div>
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Karla and I have about a 10 year history.<br />
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We met when she became my boss as I was hired at my previous employer. She quickly became not only my mentor, but also my very close friend. I cannot even begin to list all the highs and lows we have experienced together, but there have been some really really good times and some really really bad times. The awesome thing is that we have remained very close through it all. <br />
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Many people have not know that Karla is a super talented singer. Along with her multitude of other God given gifts, her soft, sweet angelic voice is amazingly soothing. I have known this for quite awhile as we have had some fun karaoke nights at she and Fred's. :)<br />
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I am so proud of Karla for following her dream and having a CD made. I was also honored that she asked me to design her CD cover art for this project. After she and I discussed the music and the title of the CD, we met and did a quick photoshoot and then we worked with the company who duplicated the CDs and put together the packaging and I am excited that she took delivery of her completed product this week! <br />
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If you are a fan of old time gospel hymns like Amazing Grace, The Old Rugged Cross and I'll Fly Away, you should purchase yourself one of these. I must say, they are a steal at $5 and they can be purchased through <a href="http://www.tworushes.com/" target="_blank">Karla's website</a> through Paypal.<br />
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This weekend we started our little project. There is so much to do, but we merely worked on the yard. It needed (still needs) a lot of work, but at least it is presentable for insurance purposes. We also had to clean up lumber and brick that had been deposited on the carport and back porch. </div>
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As you can see, it is a hot mess! That brick wall you see above is in fact leaning out from the house, but that is all coming down anyway for new vinyl siding. <br />
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Yes that is view from the house looking toward the road. There is a great pine grove across the road. Very pretty.<br />
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I have photographed Bekah and her sweet little boy, Jace last Fall and can I just say this girl simply cannot take a bad picture! She is gorgeous! (Tyler is one lucky man!)<br />
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Alex graduated with her associate degree, Hadley graduated from high school, we had commencement at work, Carlee turned one, my mom had a heart cath which indicated she had 95% blockage in a main artery and had a stent put in, we celebrated a long Memorial Day weekend and got to take Carlee to the creek. <br />
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Another milestone which I hope to be blogging more about very soon is that we closed on a house today. This house is not livable at the moment and we got it by bidding it through a foreclosure sale, but we plan to put in blood, sweat and probably tears to get it the way we want it. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-61703285145812549442012-05-10T22:24:00.001-05:002012-05-10T22:24:10.013-05:00reflectiveFor some reason I have been very reflective today.<br />
Maybe it's because we had our "end-of-year" meeting at work today where we reflected on our accomplishments and challenges and looked forward to what's ahead.<br />
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Or maybe it's because my dear friend had a big interview today that will change her life tremendously whether she gets the job or not.<br />
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Whatever has made me feel this way, it has made me so thankful for the many many blessings in my life. I am amazed at how God works in my life and those around me. There have been so many times I have been angry at God for not answering my prayers the way I want them answered (because, you know, I am so much smarter than God!!!) DUH. When something happens in my life to change my circumstances I realize He is so much more awesome than I can even wrap my mind around! <br />
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Switching gears, because that is how my mind works sometimes, I want to congratulate my friend Jenny on finally starting her blog after having it for two years!!! She is ambitious as she has a goal of blogging every day this week. Cheers for Jenny! Go Jenny!!! *cartwheel* OUCH.<br />
<a href="http://jennyblakecannon.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cannon Family </a><br />
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What are you reflecting on this week?<br />
A special graduate making a new transition?<br />
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Whatever you are reflecting on I hope it brings peace and joy in your life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-51495735933544398772012-05-06T21:57:00.000-05:002012-05-06T21:57:02.627-05:00Weekend awayI took a short weekend vacation last weekend to Orlando to see my favorite middle stepchild and her husband. <div>
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It was such a welcomed break from my day to day and I was excited that they asked me to photograph their baby bump pics of my sweet little grandson, River. :)</div>
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It was also the first visit to their new home that they purchased last year. I am so happy for them and what their future lives hold. </div>
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I cannot wait until the next time I am there and can share pictures of River on this side of the bump! :) </div>
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So when someone asks me what my favorite color is, I simply say <span style="color: red;">R</span><span style="color: orange;">O</span><span style="color: yellow;">Y</span> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">G</span>. <span style="color: blue;">B</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">I</span><span style="color: #674ea7;">V</span>! (this was how I learned the colors of the rainbow)<br />
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I decided I would celebrate my favorite color with an updated profile picture for my social media profiles.<br />
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Last weekend, Carlee and I (Grammy) had our first outing to the park together. It was a pretty quick trip as we were meeting PeePaw to eat, but we had fun. That kid just enjoys everything. I love that about her. She is social, not afraid, and just takes everything in. <br />
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I must explain what she is doing in the pic above...whistling. Yes, whistling! It is the funniest thing. She learned to whistle a month or so ago and does it pretty regularly now. She calls up the horses and their dog, Jill. Her little personality just cracks me up! Definitely a character. :)<br />
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Carlee had another first today...the Easter Bunny!<br />
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She was totally un-phased and fairly un-impressed quite honestly.<br />
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Luckily she had Blakeley to help her gather eggs. Thanks so much Blakes. :) (She even forfeited her own age group's hunt to help Carlee...what a sweet girl)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">to the real reason I began blogging 6 years ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Really, it began as a way to connect to other crafty folks, but it has morphed into more over the years and quite frankly, not really interesting to me. As blogging has become a way for many others to sustain a home based business or a popularity contest of how many followers one can get, I kind of got caught up in that and forgot it is simply a way to keep a record of my life, however boring or exciting it may be at any given time; or how crafty I am or how cool my photos are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was wanting to look up something from our Florida vacation a few years again and knowing I blogged about it, it made me think of all the little details I have been missing in my life by not having something fabulous to blog about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have this incredible little angel that will soon be a year old and I am missing recording so many details of her life. </span></div>
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Do not want to jinx anything, but there are new things on the horizon....<br />
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I can feel things moving in a positive direction.<br />
Many of those things are going to take me being proactive and working for them.<br />
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I am ready.<br />
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In fact, I worry when Carlee is here because I definitely do not want him to bite her. He is the alpha of the household and is extremely jealous of anyone or anything that I may show attention to or that shows attention toward me. <br />
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Although I cannot and will not tolerate him being ugly toward Carlee, I do sympathize with him somewhat since he doesn't really understand and has never had to. He's 11 and that saying of "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" definitely applies in this situation. The really sad part is that Carlee wants to love on him and pet him - she is an animal lover all the way!<br />
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In the meantime, I decided we needed a little photoshoot. :)</div>
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I had such joy doing both of these pieces, especially knowing how much they would be appreciated and treasured. Both of these chicks are special to me and we have been through so much over the past few years...good times and bad times, I knew I could count on them.<br />
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I have just completed another canvas for a gift - this one is for my stepmom for her birthday (which was last month - I know, I'm always late!)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-10674487674112126082012-02-13T15:51:00.004-06:002012-02-13T15:51:39.078-06:00Hello February - okay, mid-FebruaryWell, at least I'm keeping it to less than a month since my last post. <br />
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Okay, let's re-evaluate those New Year's <strike>resolutions</strike> goals, shall we?<br />
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Failed: <br />
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<li>The P52 - I did one week...WTHeck? After doing two years...faithfully, of my own 52WP and I could only get through one week. </li>
<li>Dave Ramsey's debt free life....yeah, who was I fooling! (not totally giving up on this one yet.)</li>
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<li>My365 iPhone project. Love doing this to capture a little piece of my day.</li>
<li>Living more green and more frugal. Still making my own laundry soap and loving it. I used all the soap made with Fels Naptha so made the second batch with Zote. {SIDENOTE: Although I like the smell and ease of grating of the Zote better, the Fels dissolves much better}</li>
<li>Continue to dabble in some couponing, a little menu planning and putting at least one thing in the freezer per week, so I call that fairly successful! Just have not been menu planning and blogging for accountablity. I need to change that!</li>
<li>Reading my Bible through. I'm using my Bible app on my phone and have gotten behind a few times, but have caught up. I'm determined this year - I have started this and not completed it for several years. </li>
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So what about you? <br />
Have you re-evaluated your goals?<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-56076938800368059552012-01-15T20:31:00.000-06:002012-01-16T21:11:28.956-06:00My friend LauraCalling Laura "my friend Laura" is pretty much an inside joke stemming from conversations between my husband and me.<br />
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I am so pleased to have had the opportunity to photograph Laura and her family several times. She is one of my many friends who has had such faith in my photography business and the growth thereof. I feel extremely blessed to call her my friend. She is one of my prayer warriors that I call on and always know she will pray for whatever I request. I do the same for her. How comforting...<br />
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I wanted to share some of her latest family shots. </div>
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When we first met, she only had Abbie and she was just a little fart. Now, there are three little rugrats with Ty and sweet Ms. Callie Sue. <br />
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I love those kids, I tell you! When Abbie was little I taught her how to give the peace sign and say "peace out". I'm glad I could have a part in her proper raising! LOL <br />
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I am so glad to have "my friend Laura" and her family in my life!</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-28882376066201986562012-01-08T21:37:00.000-06:002012-01-08T22:08:35.686-06:00Menu planningIn order to hold myself accountable, AND to help me remember because my memory ain't so hot anymore, I am going to try to blog my menu plan each week. I hope this process gets easier and more of a habit the more I do it.<br />
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I have been reading some blogs on menu planning, freezer and crock-pot cooking and one task I have in mind for my weekend is to do some ground beef freezer cooking. I decided that would be the easiest and most versatile ingredient to start.<br />
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I used this <a href="http://deidrasheart.blogspot.com/2008/10/freezer-cooking-ground-beef.html" target="_blank">blog post</a> as inspiration and I now have in my freezer:<br />
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3 pans of 3-cheese <a href="http://deidrasheart.blogspot.com/2008/10/freezer-cooking-ground-beef.html" target="_blank">baked ziti</a><br />
12 mini-meatloaves<br />
1 lb. taco meat<br />
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and <a href="http://team-t-adventures.blogspot.com/2010/03/crock-pot-orange-chicken.html" target="_blank">crock pot orange chicken</a> ready to cook for supper tomorrow night. <br />
I also fixed a huge pot of veggie beef soup for lunch today and froze the leftovers.<br />
AND, I plan to fix Mexican chicken and Spanish rice this week, so I will make an extra pan for the freezer while I'm making it.<br />
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Not bad for my first go at freezer cooking. <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-80056879324481818132012-01-07T21:24:00.001-06:002012-01-07T21:32:23.854-06:00Week 1 | ResolutionI have talked about my resolutions already this year so I won't bore you with more of the same.<br />
Instead I'll share my first week's photo for <a href="http://my3boybarians.com/" target="_blank">Project 52</a>.<br />
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I have 3 different 365 photo apps on my iPhone right now, until I decide which one I will use. <br />
<i>Anal, I know.</i><br />
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<i> </i>Although I think a 365 photography project sounds next to impossible with my camera and posting/blogging each day, but with my mobile device, it's easy peasy!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-77259031124252412052012-01-02T21:34:00.000-06:002012-01-02T21:34:06.788-06:00I resolve...I am not a huge resolution maker, but I do have a couple of goals this year.<br />
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First, is to try to be more aware of my budget and attempt to be a better saver. I would like to work toward <a href="http://www.daveramsey.com/new/baby-steps/" target="_blank">Dave Ramsey's baby steps to living a debt-free life</a>. That seems so unattainable to me, but I know anything is possible if one works hard.<br />
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In doing that and trying to be more "green" I have started by making my own laundry soap. Super easy peasey and so far it seems to be working like a charm. :) I did the simple Borax, A&H Washing Powder and Fals Naptha soap mixture. There are several different ways to do it.<br />
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I am going to work toward better menu planning again. I am hot and cold with this one. {sort of like blog posting. ;-) } Along with that, I hope to do a better job with couponing and grabbing deals when grocery shopping; and I will try my hat at some freezer cooking. <br />
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Of course, me, along with every other human being on the planet wants to try to be more fit. We'll see how that goes. ugh<br />
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So, do I think these are attainable? <br />
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Of course they are. It just takes a little work and a lot of willpower.<br />
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Oh my goodness, I cannot actually believe it's been over two months since I have posted anything! I decided I definitely needed to post the remainder of my 52 week project for 2011 and report that I have decided not to do the self portraits again for 2012. I need a break from myself! LOL </div>
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I will be trying out a new 52 week photo project over at My 3 Boybarians using a prompt each week. </div>
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<br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594165410469683873.post-1681000267329510702011-10-22T10:58:00.001-05:002011-10-22T10:59:19.826-05:005211-42This was a quick shot I did while heading to a conference last Sunday. These trees at my workplace are absolutely stunning right now. This shot had no real plan I just aimed and fired.<br />
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In the words of Bob Ross, it was a "happy accident". :)</div>
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It reminds me of watching fireworks in July, so I call it "autumn fireworks". </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621277391920307797noreply@blogger.com4