I had told him no twice already. His plan was to wait until I left for 1 minute. Stinker.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
You will be missed
Jan Berenstain! Our family relishes the wonderful books your family has created. They are some of our favorite, with such wonderful lessons and values. Rest in peace dear Jan.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
I did it!
Now I don't even need to use if today, since I got such a good workout bringing it in from the garage. I really don't like it there, but it shall stay for now.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I knew it!
I should have quick shut the door! I only walked away for 2 to 3 minutes. The rainbow is: now I can reorganize the beads.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Monday, February 20, 2012
New collars
The kids were so excited, even with the cheap Walmart collars.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Thanks Mack
She cleaned our drawer without being asked and didn't want anything for cleaning it either! Such a sweet helper.
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I still fit!
I think Cody just wanted to make sure he still fits. When I walked in the kitchen, he was running the water too. Maybe he just wanted a bath :)
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Ice cream flavor...
What The Wife Loves! That is what Mike said when someone asked what flavor of ice cream he was buying.
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Twins
The kids read a book, unknown to Mike and me, where the kids dressed and acted like their parents. Wyatt and Addie decided to try it out. I got a little too much sun, hence the red face.
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Hat
I fixed Addie's doll dress this morning. When I got back from putting the sewing machine away, this is what I found. Thanks for trying it out Cody.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
FINALLY!!!!!!
We paid off our Ford Expedition!!!!!! I am so super excited! Now we have two paid off vehicles. Mike's truck is going super strong after 12 years, hopefully 6 years from now I can say the same about my Expedition. We paid off both of them early too. Now we have a small RV loan and a credit card, then we ARE DEBT FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Valentine's Day to all!
Thanks to my sweet sister for the great Valentine's gifts! Grandma spoiled us early with her super train set gifts! I have such a great family!
Congratulations to my cousin and family, the Stone Family, for the (super soon) Grand Opening of their Pepper Palace store!
Also, Congratulations to my cousin, Josiah, for graduating with a Bachelor's in Engineering!
Another Congratulations to their sister's family, Abi, Jacob, Lily, and Cati, for expecting another sweet blessing! We will call it the Stone Family's month!
Thanks to my sweet sister for the great Valentine's gifts! Grandma spoiled us early with her super train set gifts! I have such a great family!
Congratulations to my cousin and family, the Stone Family, for the (super soon) Grand Opening of their Pepper Palace store!
Also, Congratulations to my cousin, Josiah, for graduating with a Bachelor's in Engineering!
Another Congratulations to their sister's family, Abi, Jacob, Lily, and Cati, for expecting another sweet blessing! We will call it the Stone Family's month!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
Ants and Addie
Addie got food all over and I told her she was making a mess with crumbs everywhere. She asked, will ants come? I said, yes probably. Oh, goody I meant for ants to come so I can have them as pets! Oh, I can't wait! Can we get an ant farm for them? She is so silly!
Taxes
First the 27th, then the 1st, next the 7th, then the 14th, now no date, it just says six weeks. Nice to see the government isn't held to the rest of the Country's standards. If you were an employee you would be fired! I don't desperately need my return. It is just frustrating that the IRS can't and won't do their job while everyone else is expected to do theirs. Another F for a government agency.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Happy Birthday
Thanks for the Delicious cupcakes Angie!!!!!!!!!!! That was so sweet of you! Thanks for the subway gift card too Pammy! Mike is excited to finally get a real lunch. Thanks for all the well wishes from everyone. Love you guys!
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Laundry Basket Dresser
Mackenzie ripped out Addie's closet shelf twice now, so instead of hanging it again for a third time we made this handy piece of furniture.
The kids' dresser were trashed, so we ditched them about a year ago. New dressers cost a small fortune, over $2,000 for all four, and by the time we bought cheap ones, $50 isn't really cheap, and the kids trashed those every year, we would be spending a ton. There was no room for two dressers and two beds in each room either. A near catastrophe with a the girls' bunk beds plus the extremely high cost of bunk beds ruled that option out too. It is amazing how much quality furniture costs.
I had a brain storm, we could install wire shelves for about $30 for both closets. We installed the lower shelves for the two younger kiddos and started hanging all their clothes. Wow, we had no idea what a pain this would become. I should have known that shelves make good step stools for reaching toys.
I found these plans at Ana-white.com. They are really cheap and super sturdy, plus we put our wood skills to good use. Addie is thrilled she doesn't have to hang her clothes anymore, I think the others are envious. Now I need to build a replacement for the broken bookshelf upstairs. We are going to build Cody a toddler bed too. We are also in the process of building a beautiful hall tree for our entry, I am thinking heavy stud mounts.
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Good theory
Addie didn't want to get out of bed this morning. "I am trying to sleep so that I can grow."
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Bench
This is the bench we made. The picture doesn't do it justice. It is so beautiful. We are going to make a matching table and maybe another bench. We might make chairs instead.
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Conversation with Addie
Here is my discussion with Addie tonight as she was washing her hands. We were talking about Cody getting bigger. Mom, it will take weeks for Cody to grow up. Just like it took weeks for me to finally turn 5, but now I am five. Addie, is five your favorite number? Yes! Mine too. Why? Cuz you’re five. Is that because I am your favorite child? (Big grin!) No. Who is your favorite child? All four of you! Well, typically Cody gets all the attention!
She has had a hard time giving up her role as baby of the family. Such a little character!
Happy Birthday!!!!!!
Happy Birthday to my sweet husband!!!! We met Mike for lunch and had a great time. Although, we didn't get the waiters to sing Happy Birthday, complete with a sombrero. Wyatt and Addie tried pretty hard, but Mike was too embarrassed. Two other people were sung to while we were eating. We just got Angie's sweet treat! What a bright and beautiful day to turn 38!!!!!!
Amazing story!
I am sure everybody already knows about this, no-TV people here :)
This is such a wonderful story!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Mack's gift
From a sweet woman we met at the Christmas tree stand/shop, not sure what you call it. She sent a Christmas card and Mack sent her something back. Mack got this today. Very sweet. She was so impressed with Mackenzie's kindness.
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Library cart
I finally took pictures. I cut all the wood, did the rounded sides, and cut the handles. I put half together and Mike finished it. It is super convenient. I am thinking of building a much smaller one, in length, for the kids and using this for homeschool books. Then we can just wheel it to our table.
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