tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89888707786854341262024-03-13T01:21:45.428-06:00Eclectic Nutmaeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-80574550422380959032013-05-09T10:56:00.001-06:002013-05-09T10:57:07.433-06:00Church History Sites 2: Kirtland, Ohio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kirtland was a lot of fun. The church has restored a lot of Kirtland to what it was in the 1830s. You can see the saw mill, school house, Newel K. Whitney store and home, The Johnson Inn, etc...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took a tour lead by two sister missionaries. The weather was perfect, and the first warm, sunny day they'd had all year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Newel K. Whitney Store was one of my favorite places to visit. Joseph Smith and his family actually lived upstairs above the store for a short period.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a very sacred place where amazing revelations were received. <span style="background-color: #ffe599;"><a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89?lang=eng" target="_blank">The Word of Wisdom</a></span> was received in this home!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The School of the Prophets met in this room:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Part of the tour brought us to the Johnson Inn, which has been turned into a visitors center. They have a kiosk there where you can search for people that lived in the area during the time the church was there. I found my ancestors, which was pretty neat :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And of course the highlight of Kirtland was the temple. None of the pictures have been edited so they're a bit dark...sorry. The temple is also such an amazing and sacred place. It is no longer owned by our church, but we were still able to tour it. We weren't allowed to take any pictures, so you'll have to take my word for it that it was pretty cool. The workmanship was pretty awesome too. The Spirit was so strong during the whole tour. It was just amazing! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were lucky to get a <span style="font-size: large;">tour with a small group. If there's too many people in the group they won't take you <span style="font-size: large;">to the top floor of the temple because it can't hold a lot of weight. We had so many little "<span style="font-size: large;">coincidences</span>" during our visit th<span style="font-size: large;">at made everything just perfect<span style="font-size: large;">, from having the perfect weather, to being <span style="font-size: large;">somewhere at just th<span style="font-size: large;">e right time, to <span style="font-size: large;">being allowed to join a smaller <span style="font-size: large;">group</span>, etc. We just felt very blessed that we could experience everything and feel the Spirit so strongly.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span>maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-46843509249666563742013-05-09T09:17:00.000-06:002013-05-09T10:56:47.043-06:00Church History Sites 1: John Johnson Farm<span style="font-size: large;">Our Spring Break was in March. It's different here. Instead of a
full week off Monday-Friday, they schedule it around Good Friday. So
spring break is actually called Easter Break and we're off Thursday,
Friday and then Monday...and that's it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We decided to
go explore some church history sites. Kirtland is only 3.5 hours from
our home...yay! On our first day we drove straight to the John Johnson
Farm in Hiram, OH. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlPZ-dQnSMBacB7W3chB0nUj8k2eWgO6bgbeYmoXydls3bZ5GExGEeyHJA8wsRO1k_zMWjvs3Qzx3s8TU4-Mr8UZy5sfrnA-YtrXCR9gZcj1vlY2PAm5vHeQ1ZJkRTRjPocyTMv6CFgk/s1600/IMG_7478.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlPZ-dQnSMBacB7W3chB0nUj8k2eWgO6bgbeYmoXydls3bZ5GExGEeyHJA8wsRO1k_zMWjvs3Qzx3s8TU4-Mr8UZy5sfrnA-YtrXCR9gZcj1vlY2PAm5vHeQ1ZJkRTRjPocyTMv6CFgk/s640/IMG_7478.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Emma and Joseph and their family lived here in 1831-1832. Some really amazing and sacred things happened in this home. <span style="background-color: #ffe599;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/76?lang=eng" target="_blank">The 76th section of the Doctrine and Covenants</a></span></span> was received here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the room that Joseph and Emma slept in. One night they were sleeping in a bed like this one with their twin babies who were sick. Emma was on the bed with one baby and Joseph was on the trundle with the other baby when I mob broke in and dragged him out. They stripped his clothes off, beat him, and tarred and feathered him. The mob also dragged Sidney Rigdon out of his home across the street and when Joseph saw him he thought he was dead because he had been knocked unconscious. When Joseph made it back home, Emma screamed and fainted at the first sight of him. She thought the tar covering his body was blood. They worked all night scraping the tar off of Joseph's battered body... <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb7sHFawsWw3c38_nTXfxJ3nBxsMeX_eUrz8oZoaXpJFiuysdlK30TlPEH4jzpI537OhQDqBLTZQlxi_FG0NYx9Vqrzyi-h7OU_GAgLBvlrO7NS_7QQJgy0oTZQd3yZPYlwyophPYIvY/s1600/IMG_7464.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCb7sHFawsWw3c38_nTXfxJ3nBxsMeX_eUrz8oZoaXpJFiuysdlK30TlPEH4jzpI537OhQDqBLTZQlxi_FG0NYx9Vqrzyi-h7OU_GAgLBvlrO7NS_7QQJgy0oTZQd3yZPYlwyophPYIvY/s640/IMG_7464.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">... Early the very next day, Joseph stood on the front porch and preached to a congregation like nothing had happened. A few days later, one of the twins died from <span style="font-size: large;">exposure to the cold the night of the mobbing</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here we are on the steps that the prophet often preached from:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlPZ-dQnSMBacB7W3chB0nUj8k2eWgO6bgbeYmoXydls3bZ5GExGEeyHJA8wsRO1k_zMWjvs3Qzx3s8TU4-Mr8UZy5sfrnA-YtrXCR9gZcj1vlY2PAm5vHeQ1ZJkRTRjPocyTMv6CFgk/s1600/IMG_7478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAhwBss0UxW276rZcgtXDXvaQeLPpTAGM1gmQG52YuVNTjttLnLcWAZqmKWzEkJILvb2osJbf0z39Afk9EW3Jt2G_kQt4TWCjo93Ti0KbA9u11DZuGdw6xB7oZAkOZ5g7DcSVf6jWNf0/s1600/IMG_7477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAhwBss0UxW276rZcgtXDXvaQeLPpTAGM1gmQG52YuVNTjttLnLcWAZqmKWzEkJILvb2osJbf0z39Afk9EW3Jt2G_kQt4TWCjo93Ti0KbA9u11DZuGdw6xB7oZAkOZ5g7DcSVf6jWNf0/s640/IMG_7477.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">After touring the John Johnson Farm we drove to the home that Eliza and Lorenzo Snow were born and raised in. It is privately owned so I just snapped a few pictures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Snow home is so charming!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's a very old cemetery next door. I was excited to find "Lydia". She was Lorenzo and Eliza's aunt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our explorations in Hiram we drove north, hoping to find Lake Erie.... It would have been hard to miss! We walked along part of the shore, but there were dead fish everywhere! E<span style="font-size: large;">w</span>www! So we didn't stay long<span style="font-size: large;">, a</span>nd we were cold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-46340487193573835262013-04-16T08:01:00.001-06:002013-04-16T08:19:26.108-06:00My Irish TWINS<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Irish Twins = two siblings born within a year or less apart from each other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam and Kaeli are a year apart...and 3 weeks. Both born in March. When they were little they were always very similar in weight, Sam was always just a pound or two ahead of Kaeli. He was tiny and Kaeli was a chunk :) So I pushed them around in a double, side by side stroller. I always got asked if I had twins. I thought that was silly because one was a toddler and one was a baby, and the difference seemed obvious to me. I didn't think they'd ever be mistaken for twins again, but ever since we've moved to Ohio they have been<span style="font-size: large;">!</span> Both are new middle-schoolers, and now they're the same height! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam turned THIRTEEN this year! Seriously...a teenager?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He requested apple pie again this year :) I would much rather make <span style="font-size: small;">(and eat)</span> a pie than a cake any day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Kaeli turned TWELVE! Which is pretty awesome because she is now in Young Womens! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtaJ2tWPZKvPEKzN6pLrksHRTYyNhdXd_qTvu7M9z1J1aw4ShyphenhyphenZjgrF7hRLmZwiZeRImgJk1KFiUvnTycEyWbE0uyA6X8COe6Obg6XflpjWESGPMsReZkF44m4-bUpSOmQBSkigYCv0A/s1600/IMG_7429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNtaJ2tWPZKvPEKzN6pLrksHRTYyNhdXd_qTvu7M9z1J1aw4ShyphenhyphenZjgrF7hRLmZwiZeRImgJk1KFiUvnTycEyWbE0uyA6X8COe6Obg6XflpjWESGPMsReZkF44m4-bUpSOmQBSkigYCv0A/s640/IMG_7429.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam and Kaeli participated in their first musical, School House Rock. They had a lot of fun <span style="font-size: large;">doing it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="font-size: large;">have been so impressed with these two! <span style="font-size: large;">As members of <span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he Church <span style="font-size: large;">o</span>f Jesus Chr<span style="font-size: large;">ist of Latter-da<span style="font-size: large;">y Saints they really stand out as "peculiar" in our new home town. This play wa<span style="font-size: large;">s also performed on a Sunday which t<span style="font-size: large;">hey <span style="font-size: large;">both chose not to be in. They didn't even ask Aaron and I if it would be alright<span style="font-size: large;">, they made the decision on their own<span style="font-size: large;"> immediately after they heard the second performance would be on a Sunday. That decision<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">made it so they couldn't have any major roles in the play. </span></span>They also stand out in their dress and language. <span style="font-size: large;">Middle School is not an easy time to feel different than <span style="font-size: large;">your peers, so I am so grateful to them for their <span style="font-size: large;">examples. They really are STRONG and meant for this time...and this spot!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Violet's birthday was on February 9th. The third birthday is always one of my favorites to celebrate with the kids, because it's the age that they really get excited about it. Violet was excited to EAT her birthday and blow out the fire :) <span style="font-size: large;">G</span>etting presents hadn't really occurred to her, so it was an added bonus!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Those little fingers really worked hard to make three!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep, this just about sums it up! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Violet and Aaron celebrate their birthdays just a few days apart. So Happy Birthday to an amazing daddy and hubby, too! I just love these two! </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiiLFiDUjaI0g4BiuNQXqLUZ7uj2SUoyv1dGmfjHFJFc0Th7loX26IKGsOw328KBjssVmrgLtMPmH4QHTb9V9QeNYGxY2_vJP8lJsh0TWjv6v528fLLMtRb-TDmyzBAuAvKfvmt4efR0/s1600/IMG_7220.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiiLFiDUjaI0g4BiuNQXqLUZ7uj2SUoyv1dGmfjHFJFc0Th7loX26IKGsOw328KBjssVmrgLtMPmH4QHTb9V9QeNYGxY2_vJP8lJsh0TWjv6v528fLLMtRb-TDmyzBAuAvKfvmt4efR0/s640/IMG_7220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-43760269758283413502013-04-04T12:23:00.002-06:002013-04-04T12:24:49.075-06:00mOoDs...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">...oh the moods of a three year old! I took these on her birthda<span style="font-size: large;">y<span style="font-size: large;">:</span></span> </span></div>
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maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-62271427447396066312013-03-15T12:05:00.000-06:002013-03-15T12:18:05.591-06:00Christmas Break 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I am blogging about Christmas in March! That should tell you how CRAZ<span style="font-size: large;">Y</span> life has been for us <span style="font-size: large;">since we moved here</span>. We moved in a week before Christ<span style="font-size: large;">mas...after two long weeks of living in a hotel! We were so happy to have a home again!</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the kids in front of our new (super old) house<span style="font-size: large;">...and</span> our goose! He came with the house and he's growing on me :)</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRt6IEIFraOtTeYMF-9IOPbrEA8zfPus1UsvYpdde-rmZoWssS6lmTEgeOWTt7KMxuKiIesUQbQ851d4WqWqyOs4wO9K0E6K_QO1HSkR5OWJWxsQh0x072XkjVAlGpeQC6UNUEbp24X7p/s1600/IMG_6967.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqRt6IEIFraOtTeYMF-9IOPbrEA8zfPus1UsvYpdde-rmZoWssS6lmTEgeOWTt7KMxuKiIesUQbQ851d4WqWqyOs4wO9K0E6K_QO1HSkR5OWJWxsQh0x072XkjVAlGpeQC6UNUEbp24X7p/s640/IMG_6967.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One thing we like here in Ohio is our YARD! After an impressive blizzard, we had an abundance of fluffy stuff to play in! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0glp6hFW0w-ht4Nae33hdSWguBToY5BHujeHdu5IGgx7RnI1JwTrpoE2i33T0h0TW0OuYJiRN9o7di-g5QcBTy49PSx1AAGXPZeMXrIvqQSePWBL1JrCbVipPiGOQzKGwi-MnSL-WLyK/s1600/IMG_6994.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0glp6hFW0w-ht4Nae33hdSWguBToY5BHujeHdu5IGgx7RnI1JwTrpoE2i33T0h0TW0OuYJiRN9o7di-g5QcBTy49PSx1AAGXPZeMXrIvqQSePWBL1JrCbVipPiGOQzKGwi-MnSL-WLyK/s640/IMG_6994.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And here is our snow-covered house!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is our garage...we use the term "garage" very loosely here :) When you're inside you can see daylight coming in between the boards. The back side of it was used as a chicken pen (we think) so there are boards slid over to close the openings. A bird lives in there. How he gets in or out, we're not sure. But sometimes he's there and sometimes he's not. It's quite startling when he is, and you've forgotten about him. We were told that when our property was the pony express stop, that horses were stalled in there. I can't imagine it being THAT old, though. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8aYAJ1hhEYcKL78kO9DLoS0NoMZXVCqb7cMsg5UyPsw2EiWGuIKSxOT1OQKXz1RXceDKs4x-ks9oEXiCUnMDYoozip1jUBFZ3Cs7zQUUmUvZbpGA5-rbYRHh-POfxGWDHSnZXCeqgZNn/s1600/IMG_7015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8aYAJ1hhEYcKL78kO9DLoS0NoMZXVCqb7cMsg5UyPsw2EiWGuIKSxOT1OQKXz1RXceDKs4x-ks9oEXiCUnMDYoozip1jUBFZ3Cs7zQUUmUvZbpGA5-rbYRHh-POfxGWDHSnZXCeqgZNn/s640/IMG_7015.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some pictures of the yard. We have some amazing, HUGE trees. <span style="font-size: large;">I see a TIRE SWING in our futu<span style="font-size: large;">r<span style="font-size: large;">e!</span></span></span> This tree is one of my favorites, but it's hollow, so I'm worried about it. It's home to a few squirrels :)</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPLeS7frmkZvNqaVY0YhyphenhyphenMxIXosSvx_nhMrAw4UA5IGn5xtF-upzVs4qeJv-OhHDsY4_3kLxAGxRoxGjkm8WH2dmi-EAQj21tpAWPuWqxMYeEcRK_AopxXTfEOEDfZ8WGZ624bOYFTk3q/s1600/IMG_7010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPLeS7frmkZvNqaVY0YhyphenhyphenMxIXosSvx_nhMrAw4UA5IGn5xtF-upzVs4qeJv-OhHDsY4_3kLxAGxRoxGjkm8WH2dmi-EAQj21tpAWPuWqxMYeEcRK_AopxXTfEOEDfZ8WGZ624bOYFTk3q/s640/IMG_7010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Our back yard borders a forested area <span style="font-size: small;">(swamp for part of the time)</span> of several acres. It's pretty dense, but I'm sure that won't stop the kids from playing in there<span style="font-size: small;"> (on non-swampy days)</span>. There is also a creek that runs back there called Koop Creek. It feeds the Saint Marys River.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We're on two acres. We can't wait until the <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">w</span>eather warms up<span style="font-size: large;"> and we can <span style="font-size: large;">spend even more time out there!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We love our quirky old house, but we're still trying to get used to some surprises that have come with it. I'm sure each season we'll discover more issues. But I guess that j<span style="font-size: large;">ust comes with the territo<span style="font-size: large;">r<span style="font-size: large;">y.</span></span></span></span>maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-2845074296361841752012-12-16T19:39:00.000-07:002013-02-21T12:05:31.556-07:00sniff, sniff<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The hardest part of moving is leaving behind good friends. Those old friends are never replaced. They are really really missed!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sara made a new friend when she started kindergarten. We carpooled with Rylan and those two just really hit it off. They were BFFs from the start!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rylie and Kaeli had a great group of friends from church. The "activity day girls" ha<span style="font-size: large;">d</span> a going away party for them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These two have been together since preschool!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Neighbors!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And there are so many more that we love and miss. We also really miss the school the kids went to and their teachers. Rylie still gets letters from her classmates and we both cry when we read them. Aaron and I also cherish those friendships we made while in Utah. I've tried to adapt the motto "bloom where you are planted" during this move. But there are days when it's hard not to focus on what and who we left behind. I'm sure we'll love Ohio in time, but boy am I homesick for Utah today! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span> maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-83761996645939018432012-11-25T19:11:00.000-07:002013-02-20T19:13:51.143-07:00Thanksgiving<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This Thanksgiving was a bit of a whirlwind for us. I think it was a little crazy of us to have company so close to our move, but we knew it would be so much harder to see family once we were in Ohio so it was worth it. My brother and his boys came up from California and my parents came down from Idaho. It was fun to have them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oh my sweet Sara! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This year's photo shoot was taken a few days after her birthday in the backyard of our Utah house. We had so much fun taking these pictures! She just has those amazing blue eyes and sweet smile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you don't mind a little bragging from her momma...Sara is super smart, incredible sweet, spunky as ever, the bestest big sis<span style="font-size: small;"> (in the words of Violet)</span>, and has the biggest heart! She truly cares about the happiness of those around her. Sara loves the color orange, gymnastics, coloring, and reading. I just love this girl!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ever since we've been in Utah we've gone to the same pumpkin patch to pick out pumpkins and take pictures! <span style="font-size: small;">(We <span style="font-size: small;">love <span style="font-size: small;">M</span>abeys!</span>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The BES<span style="font-size: large;">T</span> thing that happens in October is Sara's birthday! Our little ghoul turned SIX this year!</span> (More on that later...)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Halloween is one of my favorite holidays! This year I wasn't as prepared for it as I would have liked to be...something about trying to sell the house and mov<span style="font-size: large;">e</span> across the country got in <span style="font-size: large;">the</span> way. But here are the kids all done up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam was a grave digger: </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kaeli was a skeleton:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rylie was a rag doll...kind <span style="font-size: large;">of </span>like the la la loopsie dolls. Very few people actually knew what she was supposed to be, but I thought she was cute any way:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And Violet was a monkey: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are the silly trick-or-treaters, minus Sam. He left early to trick-or-treat with friends:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a lot of fun to take Violet out. It was the first time she understood the concept of trick-or-treating, and it was so cute! The weather was unseasonably warm so a lot of our neighbors were sitting out on their porches handing out candy. It was bitter-sweet for Aaron and <span style="font-size: large;">me</span> to visit with friends we've had for the past 5 years, knowing that we would be moving soon. Overall, it was a memorable night!</span><br />
<br />maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-1091115852188918362012-10-29T10:41:00.001-06:002012-10-29T10:42:51.662-06:00Slightly delusional???<span style="font-size: large;">So we put an offer on this little house in Ohio, and it was accepted<span style="font-size: large;">!</span> I love it, and at the same time I'm terrified of it! It was built in <b><span style="font-size: large;">1838</span></b>! Holy cow, that's before Abraham Lincoln was president! That's before the Civil War! Sometimes the reality of how old this home truly is sinks in and I wonder what the heck we're doing! Are we crazy or what!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The house has some cool history. The property was once a pony express stop. The home was built as a stage coach stop later on. It housed guests in the front part of the home and the family lived in the back of the home. Abraham Lincoln and Johnny Appleseed have stayed here! And there are two giant apples trees in the back yard that are rumored to be planted by Johnny Appleseed...well, that's how the story goes any way :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm excited to make this home our own. I'm sure there will be lots of pictures and updates as soon as it becomes officially ours!<span style="font-size: large;"> Now we just need to se<span style="font-size: large;">ll our Utah house...any t<span style="font-size: large;">akers???</span></span></span></span><br />
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maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-62673594237459065252012-10-27T13:00:00.000-06:002012-10-27T13:00:00.209-06:00Fireplace Mantle<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This summer I re-did our fireplace mantle! It was super easy too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure why, but the builders of this home never put in a for-real mantle. Instead it was just a slab of sheet rock, textured and painted just like all the other walls. Soooo boring!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I went to Home Depot and purchased two trim pieces. One is a header piece like you would put above a door. And the other is a much thinner piece. I didn't put anything in the middle, it's just the bare wall. I measured and cut at a 45 degree angle with a chop saw, and nailed them in place with a nail gun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After filling in holes and gaps, I painted the trim pieces and the wall in the middle with the same paint I have on my trim. I was hoping to fool the eye and make<span style="font-size: large;"> it</span> look like one giant piece. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It's certainly not perfect, but I like how it turned out<span style="font-size: large;"> :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So of course the bathroom has been done for awhile now, and I'm just now getting around to blogging about it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want a "before" just imagine a concrete wall and and concrete floor and nothing else :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>he green sheet rock is a special kind for bathrooms.<span style="font-size: large;">..and humidity.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hubbs did <span style="font-size: large;">the plumbing and installing of it all and I did the trim and c<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">aulking</span>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's a very long and narrow bathroom. Most people would have put in two sinks, but since we have so many girls I knew counter space would be more important. <span style="font-size: small;">I obviously didn't know we'd be moving when I designed the bathroom...oh well.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We bought the cabinets from Home Depot. They were just the pine-looking cheapo ones. I must've put at least five coats of paint on them though! Come to think about it, I think everything for this bathroom came from Home Depot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has been so nice to have a separate bathroom for the older kids, especially when it comes to getting ready for school in the mornings!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">During the kids' Fall break this year we decided to do... <span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our kids had never been so this was a BIG DEAL for us! We wanted to go before our move east<span style="font-size: large;">. </span>Luckily, we have some super awesome siblings that let us crash with the<span style="font-size: large;">m</span>. We stayed with Aaron's sister and her family for two nights and then my brother and his family for two nights. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had heard so much about "Carsland" so we knew we needed to visit California Adventure for a day. <span style="font-size: small;">And for anyone out there who may be like me and not know...California Adventure is not Disneyland, but still Disney. It's right next door...in a separate park. Now you know :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In line for our very first ride at California Adventure:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The scariest ride there by far was the Tower of Terror. You're taken up in an elevator super high and then go through several jerky free<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>falls...FREAKY! Kaeli is our thrill seeker and loved it. She went twice! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Bumper cars!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Carousel!<span style="font-size: small;"> I really couldn't tell if she was excited or not...what do you think?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Littles hung out with me quite a bit as the taller ones rode the rides that they couldn't. We did our best to ride just as much but on the smaller rides. Still we ended up waiting for them every once in awhile.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Violet was being naughty in this picture, but it's still cute:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> CRAZIES!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day was the day we had all been waiting<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>for...DISNEYLAND! Truth be told, I loved Disneyland so much more than California Adventure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And going around <span style="font-size: large;">Halloween time was a lot of fun. I want to decorate my house like this!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sammy gave Violet a lift every once in awhile :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Driving at 11...impressive!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lots of standing in line, but we got really good at the fast passes so our waits weren't too bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The parade was so much fun. We got to see a lot of characters. Violet LOVES Mickey Mouse, so seeing him was a highlight for her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And yes, those silly girls HAD to wear their princess dresses both days :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second day at Disneyland my brother and his two boys joined us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> All the little rowdies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Violet and I snuck off to Toon Town because the older kids thought it would be boring. We loved it :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each day we arrived at the park as early as we could and stayed until closing. We were so tired by the end of the third day, and still had to drive back home in one shot. <span style="font-size: large;">We were so glad we took the whirl-wind trip<span style="font-size: large;"> despite the last minute planning.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Grows a lot of this? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Is named the "Buckeye State"?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Is located right about there? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aaron is being transfer<span style="font-size: large;">red to the Dannon <span style="font-size: large;">Plant in Minster, Ohio as their new Engineering Director. Every move is hard and this one is especially so. We love our <span style="font-size: large;">little spot here in Utah, and love having family only a day's drive away. So why move??? </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're always up for a new adventure, but most importantly Aaron's new job requires <span style="font-size: large;">A LOT L<span style="font-size: large;">ESS TR<span style="font-size: large;">AVEL than what he does now<span style="font-size: large;">. The kids will have their dadd<span style="font-size: large;">y back and my days as a single mother will be behind me. We feel so blesse<span style="font-size: large;">d<span style="font-size: large;">,</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> and secretly terrified!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our moving history so far looks like thi<span style="font-size: large;">s.... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our first place<span style="font-size: large;"> a<span style="font-size: large;">s <span style="font-size: large;">newlyweds</span></span></span> was in Pullman Washington then to Alexandria Virginia then <span style="font-size: large;">back to Pullman Washington and then to Culpeper Virginia and then to Albion Washington and then to Boise Idaho and then another move into our first house in Boise I<span style="font-size: large;">daho<span style="font-size: large;"> and then we <span style="font-size: large;">moved to Herriman<span style="font-size: large;"> Utah and now we're headed to St. M<span style="font-size: large;">arys Ohio...phew!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sam and Kaeli were both born in Washington<span style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rylie and Sara were both born in Idaho.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">And <span style="font-size: large;">Violet is our Utah baby.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Although Ohio looks like an "<span style="font-size: large;">Eastern S<span style="font-size: large;">tate" it's considered "Mid-West".</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Neil Armstrong, Annie Oakley, <span style="font-size: large;">and the Wright Brothers are from <span style="font-size: large;">Ohio.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A buckeye is a small, shiny, dark brown nut with a light tan patch that comes from the official state tree of Ohio, the buckeye tree.
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According to folklore, the Buckeye resembles the eye of a deer and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">H</span>alf of the US population lives within a 500 mile radius of the city of Columbus<span style="font-size: large;">. We'll be about <span style="font-size: large;">1.5 hours west </span>of Columbus.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ohio's name comes from an Iroquois Indian word meaning "Lake Erie's on fire again". </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7 presidents were born in Ohio</span><br />
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maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-47903586770695601102012-10-25T09:00:00.000-06:002012-10-25T09:01:36.609-06:00PROOF!<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to take this opportunity to document the abuse my children suffer from their father!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam called me one day after school and asked if he could stay to try out for the cross-country team. No more thought went into it than that. He decided to try-out just minutes before.<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: large;">How's that for <span style="font-size: large;">spontaneity</span>!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam had some good races and some <span style="font-size: large;">not-s<span style="font-size: large;">o-good races</span></span>, but overall he stuck with it and didn't quit! I couldn't have been more proud of him for that<span style="font-size: large;">.</span> Overall, his time improved and he had a good experience!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So we are FINALLY done with the basement!!! When we first moved in only the stair well in the center of the basement existed. We finished Sam's room<span style="font-size: small;"> (minus carpet) </span>3 or 4 years ago, and Kaeli and Rylie's room<span style="font-size: small;"> (minus carpet) </span>2.5 years ago. The rest we have been working on slowly but surely. We finally decided to bite the bullet and just get it DONE<span style="font-size: small;"> (you know, since we've been living here for 5.5 years...it was about time)</span>! We hired out some and we did some. We know we could've done it all on our own, but that would have taken us another 5 years at the rate we were going :) So the "before" pictures are not really from the very beginning, but from the beginning of the final stretch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got to design it all...and I LOVED it! I had it all on paper, but wasn't satisfied until I literally drew the plans on the concrete :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The french doors lead into my art studio...they were a PAIN to hang, but I love them.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpVfRrdOidc085n1StbeUoEi_JZno8PH80KqGOCdMIngGTdpgnUNIAtYmPm2R8eeYzQbb1D2xUVvGv0XADxarFRHbDxg5C1xwkjZF0sLu6lWfG13e1tpeYyO1xPxYonMWC1U9kd5jAITM/s1600/IMG_5846.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpVfRrdOidc085n1StbeUoEi_JZno8PH80KqGOCdMIngGTdpgnUNIAtYmPm2R8eeYzQbb1D2xUVvGv0XADxarFRHbDxg5C1xwkjZF0sLu6lWfG13e1tpeYyO1xPxYonMWC1U9kd5jAITM/s640/IMG_5846.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">STUDIO</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I was little I loved drawing house plans. And just about every house plan had an art studio. Never did I think I would actually get one!</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aaron did all the electrical so I was spoiled with lighting and he put them wherever I wanted :) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUKwQEhxXq-1wxPcuFYoF0hFzII3nnN6u8XLJ5UqHbxXIguDnU9FCb0jt63utdzA4qP0s373keDuEHaBTRr2yw6rSDQ_ybmh8fEErQd0FpjzgaSXqUaiIZRNc5kk7vOeA6Lx7fR-2RBZ0/s1600/IMG_5843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUKwQEhxXq-1wxPcuFYoF0hFzII3nnN6u8XLJ5UqHbxXIguDnU9FCb0jt63utdzA4qP0s373keDuEHaBTRr2yw6rSDQ_ybmh8fEErQd0FpjzgaSXqUaiIZRNc5kk7vOeA6Lx7fR-2RBZ0/s640/IMG_5843.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">COMPUTER NOOK & HALLWAY</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We took out the wall<span style="font-size: small;"> (still exists in these "before" pix) </span>under the stairs to create a computer nook for the kids.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">BATHROOM</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This is a "<span style="color: #bf9000;"><b>during</b></span>" picture. Now it's almost done, but needs some final touches...so the bathroom reveal will come later. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We are just about burnt out! So glad we're close to the end. We've moved some furniture to the basement and already enjoying the extra living space. And the kids are thrilled to finally have carpet in their rooms!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-81735221315747592012012-09-11T21:44:00.001-06:002012-09-11T21:47:37.658-06:00First day of school 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rylie started third grade this year! CURSIVE and MULTIPLICATION here she comes!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kaeli started 6th grade...which apparently comes with some AT-TI-TUDE! This is her last year of elementary! Say whaaaat??? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And.......</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">.......drum roll please......</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sam da man started MIDDLE SCHOOL! Holy freakin' COW! Not sure when THAT happened!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> What a good lookin' bunch :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The following week Sara started KINDERGARTEN! She was soooo ready and soooo excited! No nerves at all...she just couldn't WAIT!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Unfortunately, Violet thought she was going too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> BIG GIRL SARA walking into her classroom!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really wanted to cry when I saw her go in, but it wasn't me who broke down. Violet cried and cried, and as we walked down the hall out of the school she was screaming, "NO! Sara? Sara? I want Sara!" It was an impressive tantrum. All day she asked me where Sara was and if we could go get her. I'm glad she loves her sister so much. </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">Ridge and Violet <span style="font-size: small;">(only 3 weeks apart)</span> are showing each other their owies:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My nephew Porter can ride the unicycle!!! That's pretty cool.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our kids are close to the same ages so it makes it really fun when they come. Here's the rowdy bunch...kinda a lot of kids from just two families :)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just in case you were curious (L to R): Porter, Ridge, Rylie, Spencer, Kaeli, Lindsey, Kami, Sara, Dallin, Violet & Sam</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just as my brother left, my sister was rolling into town...their timing was a little off. There's cousin Hannah in the middle<span style="font-size: small;"> (love her new glasses!)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Will and Ollie</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Baby Clara wasn't feeling well at all :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> dem cousins :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come again soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We don't ever see these! It's camouflage doesn't work so well on a trike :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After our Oregon trip we went to Washington to stay with Aaron's parents. They have a pool so needless to say that's where we spent most of our time. A very important thing happened while we were there...Sara and Violet overcame their fear of dogs!!! I don't think Keagan minded the attention :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent an afternoon out at Grandpa Dave's. His place is picture perfect country living! We love it out there!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He always gets out the horses, 4-wheelers, and ice cream when we come!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sam and Kaeli were thrilled to go solo on the 4-wheelers! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ha ha ha, Sara's face tells it all! Daddy's a wild man!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Of course cousins showed up!<span style="font-size: small;"> (Natalie and Violet :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Lots of rides!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Rylie even got to drive Grandpa Dave around! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> These boys were up to NO GOOD...as usual!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We loved our visit and wish everyone lived closer!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-5851554673354621442012-09-11T12:32:00.002-06:002012-09-11T12:39:48.120-06:00Oregon Coast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This summer we drove to the Oregon coast and stayed in Manzanita with my parents. It was cool and windy...just the break we needed from the hot summer we've had in Utah. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The kids loved the beach and loved the sand!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> SAND angels? Maybe not such a good idea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Sammy is our little architect!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> LOVE those parents of mine :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cannon Beach has always been one of my favorites. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Kaeli was eaten by a giant fish...and survived!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Violet the mermaid. She fell into the water early in the day and was cold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who needs a dog when you can walk a kite?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The beach is always prettiest around sunset!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I always forget how much taller than me Aaron is until I see pictures of us, so funny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We had such a fun time playing in the sand, playing beach paddle ball, and of course we ate well too! Of all our meals, our favorite was when Aaron convinced my mom to make clam chowder...way better than any we bought! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>maeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00523624958092217532noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8988870778685434126.post-82849769267564235842012-07-24T18:36:00.003-06:002012-07-24T18:40:01.070-06:004th of July<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's not a celebration without yummy food!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Turkey burgers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The perfect summer lunch :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I discovered a super easy way to make a layered drink, and you can do it with any color combo you want<span style="font-size: small;"> (of course we went with red, white & blue)</span>. The secret is in the <b>sugar content</b> of each beverage! Start with the drink with the most sugar and top it off with the least amount of sugar. In order for it to work you'll need to fill the glass with ice first, and then pour directly on the ice so the layers don't blend. We started with cranberry juice (the most sugar) then added blue Gatorade (still had sugar, but not a lot) and finished it off with diet sprite (no sugar)! The kids were impressed...and it tasted good! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was so nice that Aaron didn't have to work and we could just spend the day goofing off...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...and this is what "goofing off" looks like: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> We went down to Thanksgiving Point for fireworks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When referring to these two we just say "the littles". They're the sweetest little littles ever!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aaron and the kids played frisby in the parking lot<span style="font-size: small;">...we're all about safety!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a fun day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the highlights of the 4th was wrapping up Violet's potty-training-boot-camp, as we call it! We did it in three days! </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">YAAAAAAY!!!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I may have bribed her with candy..., <span style="font-size: small;">and a cell phone</span>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">...and gave in to her every request<span style="font-size: small;"> (no matter how silly or gross)</span>...<span style="font-size: small;"> like a blankey</span> <span style="font-size: small;">for her lap</span>...<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">BUT she's potty trained and I couldn't be happier :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aaron and I could definitely be considered the type of people who live to eat...not the other way around. So when planning our trip to France, we were just as excited about what we'd eat as what we'd see.</span> <span style="font-size: large;">All of these pictures are of the food we ate while in France. And all of them were taken by Aaron's cell phone, so excuse the quality :) I will do my best to remember what it is we ate!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was a duck pate of some sort. The menu was in French, so we knew we were getting duck, but we didn't know how that duck would be served. It was good. You can see my mint diabolo in the top left corner.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I think this is chicken, but it could have been turkey. I can't remember what we finally decided it was :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">CHEESE! If you're going to France you have to get a cheese platter. My favorite is camembert. I also had some really strong goat cheese.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was an apple dessert that Aaron had.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Croque Madame = grilled ham and cheese sandwich with a sunny-side-up egg on top. The waitress made fun of Aaron for ordering a "madame". The Croque Monsieur doesn't have the egg.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this restaurant we did a lot of second-hand smoking. Thankfully, we were outside or it would have been a lot worse. You can see the soccer game on behind me. People were watching these games everywhere! They were in the finals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was really interesting, and turned out to be really good. It was a croissant type bread with escargot inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And since it was a snail, I had to get my picture taken while eating it <span style="font-size: small;">(this one's for you mom :)</span>...yum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yummy pasta: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Aaron's pizza. It had bacon and potato on it...weird:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Quiche Lorraine! I'm usually not a fan of super-eggy things and didn't think it would be that spectacular. But it was on my list so I ordered it. It turned out to be one of the best dishes I had there...LOVED it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My favorite drink there is called "Diabolo". It's basically a lemon-lime soda with flavored syrup. Mint was my favorite flavor and once it is mixed it's bright green. Pschitt is the name of the soda...so funny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also opted to sit outside if there was a choice. That's another part I love about France...the street cafes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was the most delicious steak I've had in a long time, and it was cooked perfectly! It came with a special sauce and we couldn't figure out the ingredients, but it was good. And FRENCH fries...imagine that :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The following pics are of the food we had at Le Jules Verne (in the Eiffel Tower). This was an appetizer that was really fresh and springy tasting. It was a cucumber and cream type dish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another appetizer: lobster in shell fish sauce...and caviar. Ooooh la la! It also had wedges of mandarin oranges. I would never have thought to combine those flavors, but it was so good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Marinated artichokes:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Talbot (fish):</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Veal. This was one thing I didn't like very much. It may have been more my conscience, though....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This dessert had a very unique texture and it was puddled in ewe's milk...that tasted like coconut. I think it was a pistachio and raspberry concoction. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yummy ice cream:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ooooh! That chocolate cakey thing was sooo good. I think it was also hazelnut. Aaron and I were so full at this point that we could hardly finish it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And to top it all off they brought us macaroons and some other delicate little desserts. We couldn't eat them! So I took a bite of each and nothing more. I just couldn't fit another bite!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day we had Greek food!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And more escargot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tomatoes and mozzarella:</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this guy is making our crepes!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The French put just as much effort into the presentation of the food as making the food. It's an art form, and everything is just so pretty! But not too pretty to eat :) Most of my breakfasts were croissants and breads and yogurt and fruit. I'd also have fruit juice and sometimes chocolat chaud (hot chocolate). I got used to drinking sparkling water and now I really like it. My favorite food EVER is creme brulee, so of course I had a few of those too! Their ice cream is very creamy and reminds me more of gellato. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And of course you're all wondering how much weight we gained <span style="font-size: small;">(so rude)</span> I can happily report that it was only a few pounds. Thankfully, we walked as much as we did or it would have been <b>A LOT MORE!</b> I can honestly say those few pounds were soooo worth it!</span><br />
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