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Introducing Baby #4: A Birth Story
I opened up blogger the other day and noticed that it’s been almost one month since I posted anything. That’s the longest I’ve gone in a while, and I apologize for the absence. The last few weeks of my pregnancy were pretty tiring. However, our little girl has arrived! She’s two weeks old today! Introducing…. Most people who read this…
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When You Can’t Run and Hide
source “Mama, I’m scared,” whispered softly from the steps for the umpteenth time one night. “There’s nothing to be afraid of. Get back in bed,” I say, not so whispered, and not so softly, from my place on the couch. I wish she would stop stalling and just go to sleep, I say to my husband. Then, I hear them,…
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Beautiful Ways to Arrange Hydrangeas
We’ve lived in our house now for over two years, and the yard this spring has been blowing us away with beauty! Most of our plants started out in Bradley’s parents’ yard up in PA, and then were transplanted to our yard. It’s taken some time for them to grow, but this year they are finally coming into their own.…
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DIY Canvas Finger Painting
My oldest daughter has recently become quite interested in doing crafts. I guess I could be biased, but she is becoming quite the crayon artist! I love watching her drawings get better each day. Her sidewalk chalk drawings are also pretty good, and she really loves to paint. I have to admit the painting doesn’t happen as much as she’d…
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Adding Ribbon to a Shower Curtain
The kids’ bathroom upstairs has been a work in progress for quite some time. It started off builder’s grade tan, then I used the same green from the girls’ bedroom to change it up a bit {I had leftover paint}. I didn’t like it, though, because with black accents it looked a little too much like mint chocolate chip ice…
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Simple Layer Cake with Vanilla Frosting, from Martha Stewart
When my Martha Stewart Living magazine arrived in the mail a few weeks ago, the girls loved the picture on the front: source They proceeded to look at the entire copy with me on the bed one day. It was fun to have my girls interested in home decorating, baking, and gardening. When they found out that there was a…
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It’s Strawberry Time & a Strawberry Tart Recipe
My strawberry picking this year consisted of driving 5 minutes down the road and carefully selecting eight gallons of pre-picked strawberries from a local berry stand. The price wasn’t that much more, and in my current pregnant condition, the husband forbade me to go to the strawberry patch with the kids this year. I’m glad he put his foot down!…
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Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Salad is a favorite in our home. Broccoli was on sale last week, so I decided to try a new recipe and see how it went. I was happy with the results. I used to prefer the broccoli salad with shredded cheese in it, but I now like just the combination of fruity and salty with Craisins and sunflower…
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Framed Silverware Tutorial & Dining Room Updates
Our dining room walls have been barren for the majority of our time in this home, a little over two years. I just couldn’t seem to decide what I wanted to do in there, and what I really wanted was too expensive. So, I waited. Decorating a home on a small budget takes time, thought, and patience. Sometimes that can…
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Snippets from Our Weekend
This past weekend was the first weekend we had as a family, in a long time, without anything to do. And by anything, I mean no commitments, no social activities, no responsibilities other than whatever we wanted to do with our time. It was wonderful! I tried to capture some of our moments because I thoroughly enjoyed everything that we…