tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20210442220355087832024-03-15T21:09:41.132-04:00The Great Adventures of Big G, Middle G & Little G!<a href="http://lilypie.com/"><img src="http://lb1f.lilypie.com/5lFmm5.png" width="400" height="80" border="0" alt="Lilypie First Birthday tickers"></a>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-57148899828420108032014-03-03T20:59:00.001-05:002014-03-03T20:59:12.586-05:00the tooth fairy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the tooth fairy stopped by last night and left my oldest a few bucks! needless to say, he woke up super excited and couldn't wait to get to school to show his friends!!! this kid has been messing with that stupid little tooth for days - I am <i>so</i> glad he finally got it out. :) now if only his other front baby tooth would fall out so he'd stop messing with that one!</div>
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love you to the moon & back gavin arthur!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-26424606676761163212014-02-27T19:21:00.000-05:002014-02-27T19:27:01.003-05:00for my children.<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm not a cleaver writer (I actually don't really enjoy it at all most times) - I don't have wonderful words of wisdom to share with the world - I don't have special talents or a business to blog about. I do, however, have 3 children I <strong>want to write <i>for</i></strong>. So, I'd like to eliminate the title of 'blogger' and simply call myself 'mom' - a mom who wants to document special parts of her children's lives so they have something fun to look back on and read - and yes, share it on the world wide web so family and friends can have a peak too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">after 7+ years we are done with diapers! Gage is now potty trained and I am loving it!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Gavin is doing really well in 1st grade and he's now signed up for baseball starting next month!!! (pray I can juggle working full time, getting home, making dinner and lugging all 3 kids to baseball practice by myself since Steven works 2nd shift... yikes!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">One struggle we've been having is aggression - these 3 <em>love</em> being physical with each other - punching, kicking, pushing, wrestling - it's awful. I sure hope they work themselves out of this phase because I'm over it :)</span></div>
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hello - my name is Kiley - I'm a 30 year old momma of 3 kids and I suck at blogging.</div>
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- had 4 birthdays - my Aunt Connie turned 70, my mom turned 65, Gavin turned 7 and Gage turned 3 <span style="font-size: x-small;">(something happened with my SD card and I can't access any of the photos from my mom's birthday weekend :( - - no worries though, I'm working on getting them back!!!)</span></div>
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- Gage had his first dentist appointment - and did an AWESOME job!!!</div>
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- oh yea, Gage was in a full arm cast for 2 weeks - again, he was AWESOME!!!</div>
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well, I haven't done one of these for a few months so I thought it would be something fun and mindless since so many other things in my life right now are not fun or mindless...<br />
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<em>[before I begin, a quick prayer request - I am taking one of our dogs, Abby, to the vet to be put to sleep tomorrow :( very sad but is the right decision... please pray for comfort for our family, especially Steven, as Abby has been his dog since she was a very tiny puppy.]</em><br />
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- I have a 'thing' for punctuation and writing with lower case letters... believe me, I know better but it's fun to throw in a - - - or a ... or a [] once in a while :) :) :) </div>
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- I don't like cheap crayons - I don't like the way they feel when you're coloring with them - I don't like the sound they make when you're coloring with them - and I especially don't like how they (98% of the time) break when I'm using them </div>
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- I've got a thing for magazines - InStyle, People Style Watch, People, Real Smiple, Better Homes & Garden, Sports Illustrated, US Weekly, Runner's World, etc. [I only have a subscription to 4 of those listed, 2 of which were/are Christmas gifts] but once in a while I will treat myself to a US Weekly or some other fun magazine just because!!!</div>
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- I am totally guilty of using my bank card <b>wayyyyyyyy </b>too much... I even use it when I know I have cash... I really need to figure out a better system...</div>
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- I've been too lazy to edit pictures lately. I am proud of a lot of the shots I get SOTC (straight out of the camera) but I know they could be so much better if I just took a little time to edit them... someday... maybe!</div>
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- I love investigative reporting shows like Dateline and 20/20 - I get picked on for it but that's a fun Friday night for me after the kids are asleep :)</div>
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- I have a horrible habit of letting the gas tank in my car hit E before I head to the gas station... some people never let their car hit half a tank... <i>not this girl.</i> </div>
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- I used to hate anything animal print - clothes, accessories, paper, balloons, pictures, you name it, if it was animal print I didn't like it - but recently I've been coming around to leopard print, thanks to this pic on pinterest!!! </div>
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I now have a scarf very similar to this one, that I've worn with my green cardigan! I just bought Gabby a leopard print top and I've been eyeing up some leopard print flats... my tastes, they are a-changin'<br />
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- I am <b>obsessed</b> with spaghetti. plain & simple spaghetti. noodles & prego traditional sauce, that's it. I think I could eat it every single night for dinner and I'd be a happy gal :)</div>
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- I make up weird sayings - my latest is "word to the nerd bird" and I have all of my kids saying it ;) I also say, every time I leave to go somewhere, "peace in the middle skittle" :) :) :)<br />
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[no worries - a first day of school post will be coming soon - once I get the photos loaded and <i>maybe</i> edited.
We'll just say Gavin is loving "everything" about first grade (his
words, not mine!) and he's been a champ about the long days... he's such
a great kid!] </div>
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Being an aunt has always been a role I've loved... </div>
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I've had the privilege of knowing and loving my niece Shayna Louise and my nephew Lucas Samuel from the very moment they took their first breath. Yes, I was in the delivery room and was able to witness and be a big part of their birthdays, which I am SO grateful for.</div>
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From the moment I held my beautiful newborn niece and nephew in my arms I knew we'd have a special relationship. It's hard to believe my niece is quickly approaching 16 and my nephew is already 13 years old. They have both faced their share of hardships, sadness and trials in their lives but I am very <strong>very</strong> proud of both of them. I am SO thankful for these photographs and the thousands of special memories I've shared with my sweet Noodle and Blue :)</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Blue</span> - enjoy your last year in middle school - focus and give your very best!!! Be kind to everyone you meet and have fun :) :) :) </div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Noodle</span> - enjoy your last year in high school before your baby brother joins you ;) give this year your ALL - make girlfriends a priority and have a blast :) :) :)<br />
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all my love to both of you!!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-28055919829134612212013-08-19T22:32:00.002-04:002013-08-19T22:32:26.384-04:00 - now pick your nose!!!<br />
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hahaha!!! - such a classic picture - that I encouraged :) :) :)</div>
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I adore their smiles - and the fact that after this shot they tried to pick each other's noses ;)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-67000373875134825212013-07-16T20:38:00.000-04:002013-07-16T20:38:16.729-04:00never judge a book by it's cover.this has been on my mind for a really long time and today I was given the courage to write about it... <br />
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Never judge a book by it's cover.<br />
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While at the gym today I was watching the news and a piece came on about Cory Monteith's death. <br />
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Such a sad story. It was confirmed today that Cory died from a heroin and alcohol overdose. I don't watch Glee often (only seen a few episodes) so I can't comment to Cory as an actor but I can comment to addiction and the power it has over a person. And I can say, judging from appearance and fame and talent, I wouldn't have 'pegged' Cory as a heroin addict. <br />
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Truth be told... I wouldn't 'peg' any of the heroin addicts I know as heroin addicts. (yes, that's plural.)<br />
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Never judge a book by it's cover.<br />
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I've been exposed to serious drug addiction for the past 13 years. I personally have struggled with an addiction of some sort at various points in my life as well. I don't feel the need (nor am I really ready) to go into detail about any of that here, but it's a testimate to never judging a book by it's cover... never judging a person based on what's visible and known on the surface... whether that judgement is good, bad or indifferent. <br />
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It's not fair to you and it's certainly not fair to the person being judged.<br />
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that's all. something that's been on my mind a lot lately that I had to share. <br />
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<em>Thank you Cory for giving me the courage to post this. My thoughts and prayers are with your family and and your loved ones. My heart breaks for them and for you.</em><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-4232612961855739192013-07-02T22:45:00.002-04:002013-07-02T22:53:46.279-04:00June favorite things.I haven't done a favorite things post in a while so I figured I'd finally do one while sitting here trying to get Miss Gabby to fall asleep... grrrrrrr, this chick is so stubborn!!!<br />
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June fav #1 - Geico's Camel Commercial - LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!<br />
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beyond hilarious - - and I love it even more because I collect camels!!!<br />
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June fav #2 - my tervis cups - they are pretty and they keep my water nice and cold!!!<br />
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June fav #3 - amazon.com - I found a replacement eye piece for my camera and my favorite book from my childhood - only spent $6, free shipping and I had them both within a few days!!!<br />
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June fav #4 - Despicable Me 2 previews - - cannot wait to see this movie!!! I am just so excited about it I couldn't resist putting it on my June favs :)<br />
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June fav #5 - pilot fine ballpoint pen - - these are the pens my Grammie always used and I love them now just as much as she and I both did back then. They don't leave 'ink poops' when you write ;) they are perfect!!!<br />
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<i>lots going on the past few weeks - sorry for the lack of updates - hopefully I will get back into the swing of regular posts now that school is out, we are adjusting to Steven's new shift and our vacation is over...</i></div>
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<i>The kids and I just got back from a family vacation to Traverse City, Michigan. My Grammie was born and raised there - and is now buried there - so myself and 12 of my family members went back for some fun family history exploring and to enjoy the beautiful lake, funky downtown shops and endless cherry orchards. [and they went to their first drive-in movie!!!]</i></div>
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<i>I had a wonderful time on the trip. Our drive was about 16 hours and the kids did really </i><i>really well. There were a few moments when I wanted to pull my hair out, but overall, they were rockstars!!! <span style="font-size: x-small;"> [thank you Up!, Despicable Me, Mary Poppins & Cars for saving me]</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I miss my Grammie so much but I know she's with me constantly. And I have her (and God) to thank for blessing me with such an incredible mother who has continuously given so selflessly to her children and her family. She is a wonderful listener, encourager, friend, grandmother and mother and I am so very thankful for her!!! :)</span></i></div>
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#29 - I shot a gun, which was freaking AWESOME!!! A huge thank you to my big bro (but not my biggest bro - I have 2 older bros!!!) Andy for letting his little sister tag along with him to the range. He even bought me my membership for an entire year - word!!! I shot a .22 revolver and I really enjoyed it. I'm really hoping he and I can go back again soon :) :) :) </div>
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#27 - I've finally organized the thousands of toys we have in the basement. I put out a lot for our yard sale on Saturday (and hardly sold any b/c there weren't many people - darn heat!!!) and rest of the toys we have downstairs I will donate. Oh my goodness, it sure feels good to have those toys organized and on their way out the door!!! We could have opened a toy shop with the amount of toys we had.</div>
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#1 - pay off my car... DONE!!! I wrote the final check this morning, using my birthday money :) :) :) Sweet Blair is ALLLLLLLL mine - she no longer belongs to M&T Bank... word ;) too bad she goes to the garage tomorrow and is gonna cost me a fortune... boo. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>#30 - Have a kick butt birthday party - - when I put this on the list it was kind of a joke between Steven and my oldest son - - they always joked about throwing me a 'Justin Bieber' party when I turned 30. WELL, boy was I SHOCKED when what I thought was a 'girls lunch' yesterday turned out being a <span style="font-size: large;">WONDERFUL</span> surprise 30th birthday party!!! WOW WOW WOW - - it was beautiful and we all had a really nice time. I am SO grateful to my family and friends - you all are SO incredible!!! No worries... we took lots of photos... I will post some soon!!!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">okay - so let's recap - there are still some things I haven't done - most of them cost money, too much money and will need to be postponed for a little while! (a tattoo, painting, landscaping and redecorating my office). I'm bummed I didn't go skiing or snow tubing but the winter just sort of went too fast :/ I do have plans to take Gavin ice skating very soon - I wanted to take him on Sunday but they were closed because of Memorial Day. We can definitely scratch the bikini on my birthday thing. I have lost weight - I'm 3 lbs shy of what I weighed in 5th grade, which feels pretty darn good to say on my 30th birthday - but still going to pass on the bikini!!! In regards to chaperoning a field trip, I really didn't put much thought into that when I put it on the list; given the ages of my nieces and nephews, they don't take many field trips. I didn't conquer my fear and ride a horse - I had a couple friends offer for me to come over to their farms and ride - but I never found the courage to get it arranged. It's a pretty serious fear - I think they are beautiful animals but they scare the begeebers out of me. :( Baby books... oh my goodness... Gavin's baby book is basically done. Gabby's baby book is a little emptier than Gavin's but still have a decent amount done. Gage's book is barely complete at all... poor 3rd child. :( Gage's will be the first one I work on when I find the time to sit and focus and get photos organized!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Maybe I will take my friend Jody's advice and give myself a 15 day grace period - like you get with your mortgage. Check back in 15 days - maybe by then I will have a few more things crossed off!!! And check back for party photos :) :) :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-53586971621581334042013-05-22T16:46:00.001-04:002013-05-22T16:46:30.777-04:00400th post - silly words from g-cubed!!!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
holy smokes, this is my 400th post... that's insane!!! I've had this blog for 4 years now (when I found out I was pregnant with Gabby...) and before that I had another blog where I wrote mostly about Gavin. I'm certainly not a great or clever writer but I've loved looking back at different posts and reminiscing about my kids, their milestones, silly moments, cute photos... that's what keeps me writing.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, in honor of my 400th post - and in honor of Mother's Day (yea, I'm late, so what!!!) I decided to copy off the wonderful <a href="http://www.oxboroughchaos.com/">Kelly</a> and ask my kids some fun questions about their mommy!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">g1: Gavin Arthur (6)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">g2: Gabby Louise (3)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">g3: Gage David (2)</span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">1. What
is something mommy always says to you?</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: you always say NO when I ask about the green gum in your purse</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: you tell me I'm silly</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: grace. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>2. What makes mommy happy? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: food and soda - (thanks Gav - not what I was expecting)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: birthday balloons</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: Caillou </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>3. What makes mommy sad? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: fighting</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: not listening</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: diapers (hahahaha!!!)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>4. How does your mommy make you laugh?</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: making silly faces</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: dancing fun</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: sing funny songs</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>5. What was your mommy like as a child?</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: cute </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: a girl</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: I don't know</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>6. How old is your mommy? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: oh, I know! 29!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: 6 years old</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: a baby</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>7. How tall is your mommy? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: big</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: bigger</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: tall like poppop</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>8. What is her favorite thing to do? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: go to stores</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: go for a walk </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: dance</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>9. What does your mommy do when you're not around?</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: clean up</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: chew gum</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: play</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<i>10. If your mommy becomes famous, what will it be for?</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: being an all star</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: coloring</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: eating (nice one Gage, thanks!!!) </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>11. What is your mommy really good at? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: working</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: driving</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: funny faces</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>12. What is your mommy not very good at? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: cooking</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: finding us when we play hide & seek </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: hockey</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>13. What does your mommy do for a job? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: help people</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: work hard, I don't know</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: give hugs (yes actually, this is true!!!)</span><span style="font-size: 7.5pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>14.What is your mommy's favorite food? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: crab, fish & spaghetti</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: spaghetti & pancakes</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: chicken nuggets</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>15.What makes your mommy proud of you?</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: cleaning up my room and being a best friend</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: cleaning up the downstairs</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: hands are not for hitting (you got it Gage!!!)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>16. If your mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: Nicki Minaj from American Idol (bahahahahaha!!!)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: Doc McStuffins <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: Yoda</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>17. What do you and your mommy do together? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: get a hair cut</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: go shopping and laugh</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: do pictures (I guess he means take pictures)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>18. How are you and your mommy the same?</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: same eyes, same nose, same head, same feet</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: same nose and we are both girls</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: same eyes and face but you're bigger</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>19. How are you and your mommy different? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: mommy works and I don't</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: you run races</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
g3: I'm a boy</span></div>
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<b><i>20. How do you know your mommy loves you? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: you take us to do special things</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: lots of 'I love yous' </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> :):):)<br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g3: love you so much, moon & back</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<b><i>21. Where is your mommy's favorite place to go? </i></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">g1: Target</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">g2: Target</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">g3: Grammie's house</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;">*more mother's day photos to come...</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-82522990426339299522013-05-08T23:37:00.000-04:002013-05-08T23:37:36.587-04:00flowers, weeds & meatballs - oh my!!!<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
been in a blogging slump... boo.</div>
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crazy busy with work... lately there has been lots of pregnant teens to counsel... lots of babies born... lots of tears shed... lots of praises given... lots of hugs... lots of stress. </div>
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oh... and <i>lots and lots</i> of Mother's Day cards written to almost every client that made an adoption plan for their child since I started with Bethany almost 6 years ago... did you know the day before Mother's Day is Birthmother's Day?</div>
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one nice thing about my job right now = <i>the flowers outside the office </i> </div>
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: I <span style="font-size: x-large;">hate</span> the heat... I'd take snow over 90 degree weather any day of the week... </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Dear Darla - I hate your stinkin' guts. You make me vomit. You are scum between my toes. Love, Alfalfa</span></div>
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<strong>Gage David: </strong>no more pacicifers - WAHOOOOOOO!!! We've made it a week without them and surprisingly, the transition was pretty smooth :) the 'paci fairy' came Saturday night and gathered up all his pacis - and gave him a couple bucks so he could buy a new book!!! Gage is just too darn cute but he sure is a Mister Whiney pants and he's getting really really good at saying 'NO' - which I am sure he gets from his brother and sister. He still loves reading, playing hockey with Gavin, watching Caillou and playing Hungry Hungry Hippos - he really is the 'hippo mater' :) Oh - how could I forget - the kid is <strong>obsessed</strong> with the color green. wants green everything - shoes, clothes, toys, food, paper, crayons, toothpaste... you name it, if it comes in green, he will take it ;)<br />
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<strong>Gabby Louise: </strong>my silly girl had her first dentist appointment and she did AWESOME!!! I was <em>sooooooo </em>nervous about going - was fearful she wouldn't even open her mouth - but she totally surprised me and did such a great job!!! She also got a fancy new haircut last weekend!!! Gabbers hates me combing her hair in the morning - it was pretty long and super curly which always meant knots and tears. Gabby is becoming quite the helper... and I have found that seems to be helping with her listening and stubbornness. She is very into makeup and nailpolish but <em>loves</em> playing outside in the dirt and wrestling with her brothers... :) <br />
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<strong>Gavin Arthur:</strong> Mister I'm obsessed with sports ;) Gavin started playing tball a couple of weeks ago and is loving it!!! He wakes up Tues and Thurs mornings with a <em>huge</em> smile on his face because he knows it's tball day :) Oh, and of course, he is still completely obsessed with ice hockey - more specifically the Flyers. He knows everyone on the team and their jersey #s... even knows the coach! Gav still really enjoys going to school - and he hasn't missed a day yet this year!!! And... this kid can eat... oh my word I am scared to know what my grocery bill will be in 10 years ;)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-66159915526774674292013-04-17T22:54:00.000-04:002013-04-17T22:59:33.576-04:00(way back) wordless wednesdayjust a few of my favorite way back photos... :) <br />
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college graduation - West Virginia University - Go EERS!!!</div>
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my sweet baby Gavin Arthur... I LOVE his big brown eyes!!!</div>
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First I have to share - Miss Gabby Louise had her first dentist appointment yesterday :) She did AWESOME!!! I will post pictures as soon as I get them loaded and edited... but I am one proud momma! And, the dentist said her teeth look super!!!</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"God trains His soldiers not in tents of ease and luxury but by causing them to endure lengthy marches and difficult service."</span></i></div>
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Here are some of my favorite fashion pinterest 'finds' for March... sure wish these things were in <i>my</i> closet instead of just on pinterest :)</div>
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these Toms are SO fun :)</div>
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isn't this GORGEOUS?!?</div>
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love this necklace... so simple and classy</div>
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I WANT THIS!!! (too bad it's already sold)</div>
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I love green & navy together :)</div>
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this would be beautiful as a necklace too</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-70839019627295915532013-04-08T22:28:00.000-04:002013-04-08T22:28:04.829-04:00pedicure = blissI had my first ever pedicure today... <br />
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haha, yea, shake your head, I know, this chick is almost 30 years old and has never had a pedicure!<br />
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no surprise - I loved every single minute of it!!! I went to a salon & spa close to my house, figured it might be a little more pricey than your normal nail salon but the experience would likely be a lot nicer... pretty sure I was right. (I was also very thankful I could carry a normal conversation with the manicurist and I knew she wasn't making fun of me or talking about my short, stubby, fat toes in another language!!!)<br />
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I debated waiting a little while until my toenails grew back some (I trimmed them a good bit for the race) but I wanted some pampering today so I decided to go for it! :)<br />
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I will spare you a photo of my ugly feet ;) Instead, check out this gorgeous <a href="http://plumsalonandspa.com/index.html">salon & spa</a>...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-66689374032739103662013-04-06T23:25:00.000-04:002013-04-06T23:25:09.947-04:0013.1 miles - #1009lets back up to March 14, 2013... this was the day I first felt pain in my right knee. I had just gone down a hill then up a fairly steep, lengthy hill... at the top of the hill I began feeling pain on the outside of my knee. I started running on a regular basis in January and never once felt any pain but this was no longer the case. I didn't get too concerned until I tried to run the next day and I couldn't even go 1/2 a mile without wanting to cry. It was seriously sucking the fun (and 'ease') out of running.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I took this pic right before I started down the hill... it was SO windy and SO freaking cold that day!!!</span></div>
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fast forward - a few more incredibly painful runs - saw the family doctor - had an MRI done - met with an orthopaedic doc - diagnosed with 'runner's knee' - thankfully no structural damange - took prednisone for 6 days - should have started physical therapy - tons of RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevate) - lost the last 3 weeks of running - had to really pray about doing the race or not - was really torn about it - then I saw my bib # -<br />
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1009.<br />
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Gage David's birthday. - October 9th<br />
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and - the day my grammie passed away - 0109 - January 9th<br />
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that was all I needed to know I was going to run - call me crazy - I know it's just a number - I know it just so happened that I was the 9th person, in alphabetical order, who signed up for the half marathon - but I didn't care about that - that number meant everything to me - that number signified overcoming two pregnancies just 6 weeks apart (this still blows my mind, no woman should ever ever have to experience that...) - that number represented my Grammie, my hero and me continuing to shine her light in everything that I do - and that included a HALF MARATHON!!!<br />
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during my training I wanted to run under 3 hours... ya see, I can run for a decent distance but I am not fast at all... I'm super putsy, which is fine with me. I knew at the start of the day today that goal was out the window... new goal - finish. I just wanted to finish and with a smile on my face instead of tears in my eyes, if at all possible.<br />
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3:25:56<br />
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I did it!!! :)<br />
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this once chubby, slow, non-athletic, unhealthy, body/weight obsessed, depressed girl is now a [still chubby] strong, healthy, half marathoner!!! (with a busted up ghetto knee who may not run again for a while!)<br />
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around mile #8</div>
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Gabby congratulating me with rocks as I make my way to the finish line...</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-31524934343942360252013-04-06T22:39:00.003-04:002013-04-06T22:39:55.212-04:0030 before 30 update.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been slacking... on a lot of things lately, one being my 30 before 30 list.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">oh well. I'm allowed. :) it's my list, if I want to slack then I'm gonna slack ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so, a couple weekends Steven and I went to Boston for a couple of days and the weekend before that we went to an auction - 2 things down!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here's the list with my updates...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">1. pay off my car. [her name is Blair and I love her!]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">2. do something fun with my blog related to fashion and/or fitness.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">3. get my third tattoo. [something fun and unique]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>4. research & open a college savings account for g-cubed.</strike> <span style="color: purple;">done!!! made this momma feel really good :)</span> </span><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">5. try to crochet.</span></strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> 9.23.12 - <span style="color: purple;">I tried it - sadly - I sucked!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">6. conquer my fear of horses. [yes, this means riding one. yikes!]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">7. redecorate my office with some of my photographs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">8. get a pedicure. [still never had one]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">9. take Gavin ice-skating.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>10. sponsor a child from Africa.</strike><span style="color: purple;"> her name is Olivia and she is adorable!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">11. write a will. [I’m dragging my feet.]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">12. paint our bedroom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">13. wear a bikini on my 30th birthday. [not a ‘skirt' bottom bikini.]</span><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">14. teach Gage his ABC’s.</span></strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="color: purple;">11.22.12 - I</span></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: Tahoma;">'m one proud momma!!!</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>15. go to <i>and</i> buy something at an auction. [preferably something super old!]</strike> <span style="color: purple;">3.16.13</span></span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Tahoma;"> - spent $27.00 on some cool old (maybe useless) stuff ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">16. get caught up on baby books.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>17. complete a DIY project that’s blog post worthy.</strike> <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">9.12.12 - button flowers!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">18. chaperone a field trip for my niece or nephews.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">19. go skiing or snow tubing. [never done either.]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>20. buy and <i>rock</i> a pair of funky skinny jeans. [they always look so cool!]</strike> <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">10.28.12 - not as 'funky' as I had hoped but at least they were cheap!!!</span></span><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">21. do something special with my Grammie’s shirts.</span></strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> <span style="color: purple;">12.25.12 - had lap quilts and a pillow case made - gorgeous!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>22. take Gabby to Disney on Ice.</strike> <span style="color: purple;">11.4.12 - SO SO SO much fun!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">23. give our house a major landscape overhaul.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>24. try sushi.</strike> -<span style="color: purple;"> 8.18.12 - really liked it!</span></span><br />
<strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">25. run one mile on my old high school track. [to erase the terrible memories of ‘mile run day’ in gym class.]</span></strike><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"> - <span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">9.3.12 - 12:53 - felt good!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strike>26. travel to a city Steven and I have never been to before. [maybe Boston.. not sure yet!]</strike> <span style="color: purple;">3.22.13 - 3.24.13 - went to Boston - beautiful city - but still very much a country girl!!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">27. organize, then donate the [millions] of toys the kids no longer play with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">28. 5k, 10k, half marathon. [need to pray about this.]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">29. shoot a gun. [for the first time!]</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">30. have a kick butt 30th birthday party!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">I've still got a lot to get done - I doubt I will accomplish everything - some of this stuff costs too much money right now that we really don't have - like the painting, the landscaping and redecorating my office. I'm just going to focus on the inexpensive (or free) fun stuff!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma;">my auction items:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">God sent His son, they called Him Jesus<br />He came to <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">love</span>, heal, and forgive.<br />He lived and died to buy my pardon,<br />An empty grave is there to prove <strong>my Savior</strong> <strong>lives</strong>.<br /><br />Because <strong>He</strong> <strong>lives</strong>, I can face tomorrow.<br />Because <strong>He</strong> <strong>lives</strong>, All fear is gone.<br />Because I know He holds the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD12">future</span>,<br />And life is worth <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">the living</span> just because <strong>He lives</strong>.<br /><br />How sweet to hold a newborn baby,<br />And feel the pride and joy he gives.<br />But greater still the calm assurance,<br /><strong>This child can face uncertain days because He lives.</strong><br /><br />Because <strong>He lives</strong>, I can face tomorrow.<br />Because <strong>He lives</strong>, All fear is gone.<br />Because I know He holds the future,<br />And life is worth the living just because <strong>He lives</strong>.<br /><br />And then one day I'll cross the river,<br />I'll fight life's final war with pain.<br />And then as death gives way to victory,<br />I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know<strong> He lives.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><br /></strong>Because <strong>He lives</strong>, I can face tomorrow.<br />Because <strong>He lives</strong>, All fear is gone!<br />Because I know He holds the future<br />And life is worth the living just because <strong>He lives</strong>!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-46996989268267217982013-03-13T00:19:00.000-04:002013-03-13T00:21:27.468-04:00my wish...<div style="text-align: center;">
wahoooooo!!! I finally got a photograph of all 3 kiddos actually looking at the camera. I don't think that has ever happened before!!! (okay, maybe just a couple times - but certainly <strong>not</strong> recently!!!)</div>
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January 2011<br />
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November 2011<br />
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<!-- start of lyrics -->I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,<br />
And each road leads you where you want to go,<br />
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,<br />
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.<br />
And if one door opens to another door closed,<br />
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,<br />
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,<br />
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But more than anything, more than anything,<br />
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,<br />
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,<br />
You never need to carry more than you can hold,<br />
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,<br />
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,<br />
Yeah, this, is my wish.<br />
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I hope you never look back, but ya never forget,<br />
All the ones who love you, in the place you left,<br />
I hope you always forgive, and you never regret,<br />
And you help somebody every chance you get,<br />
Oh, you find God's grace, in every mistake,<br />
And you always give more than you take.<br />
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But more than anything, yeah, and more than anything,<br />
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,<br />
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,<br />
You never need to carry more than you can hold,<br />
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,<br />
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,<br />
Yeah, this, is my wish.<br />
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My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,<br />
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,<br />
You never need to carry more than you can hold,<br />
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,<br />
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,<br />
Yeah, this, is my wish.<br />
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This is my wish<br />
I hope you know somebody loves you<br />
May all your dreams stay big</div>
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[one more wish - look at the camera & smile!!!]</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-35488931032767025562013-03-07T23:04:00.004-05:002013-03-07T23:04:50.255-05:00wordless wednesday... or not!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
oh crap... it's Thursday... DOH!!!</div>
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tough - I'm doing a [not so] wordless wednesday post anyway... or I guess maybe it's a talkative Thursday post now ;)</div>
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here is my favorite photo of the week so far... it's not a great photo but the moment in the photo is wonderful :) the meatballs were pretending to make snow angels - in the blocks!!! they are just too darn funny!!!</div>
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another favorite of the week... my oldest and me before school/work on Tuesday... he's growing up so fast... and I think he looks <i>a lot</i> like me!!!</div>
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one more photo just for the heck of it... :) I'm in love with my Brooks headband... this thing keeps my ears nice and toasty warm during my run!!! Having cold ears is such a distraction for me... but not anymore with my super cool (but boring, sure wish our local running store had it in more colors than just black) Brooks headband!!! ;)</div>
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(don't judge ;) - this was after 4.5 miles in not so fun wind)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-19225603340761734562013-03-05T09:41:00.001-05:002013-03-05T09:41:15.719-05:00February favorite things...my February favs... let's see...<br />
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panera bread: <b>LOVE</b> this place. I love their blueberry bagels. I love their chicken noodle soup. I love their smoked turkey breast sandwich. I love their chicken caesar salad. I love their fresh lemon slices for my diet pepsi :) oh, and I always love my 'my panera' card - I'm always gettin' the hook up with free stuff!!!</div>
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up&up makeup remover towelettes: I don't have a great skin care routine - but these things are a must for me every night. They remove any dirt, makeup or whatever nastiness that's made it's way to your face. I hate when my face feels real dry and these definitely don't leave my face feeling like that!!!</div>
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covergirl clear mascara: so, I'm gonna let y'all in on a secret of mine... I use this crap on my eyebrows. My eyebrows are incredibly dark, long, thick and often times out of hand. I have to use this stuff to keep them tame ;) [ps: I'm allowed to say y'all, I lived in North Carolina for a year ;)]</div>
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love you LOTS dad!!!</div>
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goody stayput hairbands: these freaking things ROCK!!! they don't move what.so.ever during any of my workouts and they come in a ton of cool colors :)</div>
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mossimo tank tops from target: I have 2 white ones, a black one, 2 beige/tan ones, a green and navy stripped one and an aqua one. I always like to have a cami/tank top on regardless of what I'm wearing and these are <i>by far</i> the most comfortable and cheapest ones I have found!!!</div>
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sweetFrog: YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!!! Lemme tell ya, if you've never been to a sweet frog, get your tush to one <b>today. </b>I love this place :) My favorite is a mix between country vanilla and chocolate with a bunch of cherries, a few mini chocolate chips and some waffle cone pieces... (okay, some hot fudge too!!!)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10973182722540581384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2021044222035508783.post-46253128590187275092013-03-03T18:06:00.002-05:002013-03-03T18:07:50.027-05:00'training' weeks #5-8I'm kicking myself in the butt for a few different reasons in regards to this half-marathon -<br />
1. I should have found and <strong>stuck to</strong> a legitamate training program<br />
2. I should have been running outside intead of on the treadmill<br />
3. I should have found a friend to train with<br />
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I'm still very pumped up and excited about the race but I am also very terrified. My 'training' began well but I pushed myself way too hard and didn't pay attention to rest and nutrition. The past few weeks have been a struggle - both physically and mentally - and because of an extreme lack of time. (yes, I know I should make time but that's pretty impossible when you have 3 young kids and when you work about 45-50 hours a week)<br />
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here is a re-cap of the past few weeks...<br />
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week #5<br />
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Tuesday, Feb. 5th: total 7.13 miles total</div>
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Thursday, Feb. 7th: 4.18 miles total</div>
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Friday, Feb. 8th: 2.5 mile run - eliptical, 40 min. </div>
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Monday, Feb. 11th: 4.19 miles total </div>
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Friday, Feb. 15th: 4.28 miles total</div>
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Tuesday, Feb. 19th: 5.12 miles total</div>
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Tuesday, Feb. 26th: 8.12 miles total - LONGEST RUN SO FAR - WORD!!!</div>
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Thursday, Feb. 28th: ??? total - likely around 3 miles</div>
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my goal for March... get my rump on the ROAD.</div>
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