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It's amazing how quick the weekend flies by. 1) enjoyed walking at the outdoor mall in Arkansas. 2) being a kid (with the kids) in a candy store- wax candy, sour strips, and root beer jelly beans. 2) ate at On the Border (with leftovers for tomorrow, yeah!) 3) found out Carter's new love....Elmo :) and listened to him scream out loud with delight in Walmart. 4) watched Jerry chase an armadillo..

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And I can't even remember what's happened the last few months. LOL It must be a sign of my old age.In February, I went on another cruise. This time to the Mexican Riveria - Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, & Cabo San Lucas. It was amazing, beautiful, and I didn't want to come back. Actually right now, I would LOVE to be back there.Then later in May, Tiffany & I took the kiddos out to California for a

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We had a great Christmas. Lots of food, lots of family, and lots of fun stuff to play with! :)

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Here’s just a few highlights from 2009! *Kalli’s 10th birthday   *Lots of ice and snow….and several school cancellations *One of the sweetest little boys….James Matthew 2.13.09   *Lexi & Riley sleepovers *Rock Band jam sessions *Fishing trips *Free Biloxi trip *Thunder *Dylan’s 9th birthday *Lots of swimming and fishing *Snake wrangling *Lots of

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I cannot believe this Christmas has snuck up so quick on me this year. I barely have anything bought and I’m not sure what to buy even when I go. I am glad we’ve not gotten all the snow that Virginia and the Carolinas are getting right now – that sounds COLD! The temps are staying pretty cold here but *thankfully* we’ve not gotten ice or a huge accumulation of snow. The kids are hyped up about

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Man, so much has been going on – but rather than go into all those details now….I’d rather show some fun photos for the stuff I’ve put together for my craft/antique/stuff booth up at Vendor’s Mart. It’s my first try at something like this so hopefully it goes over well.     So, what do you think?

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I really guess my body is totally out of whack. I woke up this morning feeling rested and ready to tackle the day but just about noon I felt my body drooping. Now I can barely keep my eyes open long enough to type. The kids had a pretty quiet Halloween. Neither one of them were really into the dressing up this year but Kalli did just because of the Halloween party she was invited to. We made it

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Today we made another road trip to get some fall pictures with the kids but this time we trekked through Eureka Springs. The weather was perfect and only got sprinkled on a couple times.

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I love when the leaves start changing colors. I always ooohhh and aaaahh but usually never get around to getting pictures. That was until this year. I will say though it’s pretty amazing how you can purposely drive around to find beautiful colors and then come to find out the most beautiful ones are right around home. Here’s just a few of my favorite shots:

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The kids are loving that the playstation is actually working. We thought it was broken but if they can set it just right – it works. It’s almost as good as having a new toy again. Dylan’s itching to get on it but right now the girls have taken over and it’s SingStar time. We may be goofy but our family loves these games. We’ve got almost all of them and they don’t ever get tired of them. It’s

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My old phone finally bit the dust (after going one day without it – isn’t it crazy how you go so long without one but then when you have it, you can’t be without it for a day?) so Tuesday we went to check out the Alltel store. Here’s my new little gadget: She’s going to take getting used to….I’ve got to get down the touch screen thing. I’m now a email checkin’, internet surfin’, music

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Although they aren’t real exciting to look at now, here’s a few of my weekend steals. I got a little impatient and had to put my chalkboard paint to use but now I need to do a little more to the doors. 1) Cabinet doors - $1 each (and they are having the sale next weekend so guess who will be there to swipe up some more?!) 2) Wood drawers - $2 each. My plans for these were for my

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This week I finally wrapped up the whole nasty flu bug. I’m on some strong cough syrup now but I can definitely deal with just a cough. Today Dylan, Jerry & I took out to check out Apple Fest. Our steal of the day was at a wood/cabinet store shed where we got a few cabinet doors and drawers for cheap! I’ve got plans for the doors and hopefully can do something with them for Christmas gifts. The

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Well it started out okay....we went for Bingo on Sunday and I actually ended up winning a game. We didn't come home with much but it was fun to get away and get to win a little money (which never seems to happen when we go to the casino). But then I starting getting sick. It started with a sore throat Sunday night and by Tuesday, I was so stopped up I couldn't hear much less breath from my nose.

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about this!!!!!Now, to just be patient for a while.

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Dylan & I made a trip to Springfield today. Our intentions were JCP, Kidco (to spend our $48 store credit), & garage sales.We got a good deal on some jeans for both Kalli & Dylan @ JCP and me a cute summery dress, got some cute things from Kidco but my favorite stop wasn't even a place we had planned to stop for - an antique store in Republic.Check out this beauty...not only does it match the

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I just have to say - Court sucks! Today I appeared for my traffic ticket (which was absolutely NOT right- the officer wrote it for 64 in a 45 but she clocked me in a 60 zone). I felt like a total criminal having to sit there with the prosecutor & plea my case - which by the way - I would not have even done if I'd known it was only going to be $91.50 rather than the $350.00 Jerry had told me &

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1) A few trips to the Mt. Vernon pool & one to Republic2) Float trip with Jerry, the kids, Dad, Jamie & Chris3) Eating & wearing dirt at the stock car races4) Another float trip - just the 4 of us plus Chris5) Silver Dollar City tomorrow6) Probably one final float trip before school starts (August 12)I just wish this month wasn't flying by. There's so much more I'd like to have time to do before

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I will never forget her big hugs, tasty desserts, Skip Bo games, and her loving heart. Always a tough woman and always in control. We will miss you so much Grandma.At least now she's in a better place and no longer has to live suffering. And as much as that is a comfort, it's still sad to think of a world without her in it. She will always be in my heart and on my mind.Rest in Peace Grandma. We

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I cannot believe we are already into June. We are definitely loving this weather. Warm enough for fishing, swimming, and getting a tan. :)Here's a few pictures from a couple weekends ago:

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I've done a little cleanup here on my blog. It was time for a new summery feel to it. I'm thinking I like it, so this is how it will stay for a while. :)Not a whole lot to report on....mostly it's work, home, cleanup, blog surfing, bed & then the cycle all over again. I've become a tad bit obsessive over blog surfing lately. There are so many gorgeous decorating/home blogs out there & not even

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Here's my late posting of our trip to Biloxi. We had a wonderful time. The weather was awesome. It was a wonderful little break from our everday life.Here's some shots from the trip:The shots with the brick background were on our excursion out to Ship Island which is where the Fort of Massachusettes was located. It was a little cool taking the 12 mile trip out on boat (it took a little over an

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And why haven't I blogged?? Good question! On February 13th, we were introduced to this sweet little guy. James Matthew, Jr. weighing in at a whooping 6.5 lbs & 21.5 in long.Look at all that red hair!Little frog legs!Makes me miss those days - you know the ones back when your kids were sweet little angels & didn't talk back, or trash their rooms, or drive you absolutely bonkers!Also, here lately

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Here we are on day 2 of this week's snow/ice days. It's absolutely beautiful looking out at all that white, but don't let it fool you - under all that pretty snow is packed ice and it is oh SO slippery!

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Really I have a few, tiny reasons why I haven't blogged:1) Moving2) Christmas3) Cleaning4) New Year's...nah, that doesn't work for an excuse5) Dial-up (thank goodness that's done with!)6) Okay...probably a little laziness tooI'm headed back to work Monday & am disappointed that it doesn't seem like I've gotten much done over the break. I mean, heck -I haven't even taken down Christmas decorations

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Since I'm just now getting around to posting my pictures from the cruise, I'm doing a bit of touching the high points of the trip.1) The ship was huge. Seriously we were on there 7 days & know that we did not see everything on the ship.2) The entertainment was good. Loved the goofy cruise director & his assistant.3) The food was a bit odd at times but I'll have to say that I've tried more in that

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So much I'd love to get my hands on & do...seems like no time to do it...the weekend flies by...the week goes so slow...and my vacation is a near 2 weeks away. And I've not even planned out my packing. I did, however, make some fun purchases today for my trip. I've been wanting to get a big purse so that I can pack as much possible in it for the plane ride.And I got away with two! Aren't they

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for Clear Dollar Stamps. It's been a fun few months being a part of their team & playing along with their stamps. A huge thank you to Lori & Laurie for giving me that opportunity!So here's what's in store for October:Tag Frames stamp setWhat a Hoot stamp setTag Frames stamp setWhat a Hoot stamp setTooth Fairy Tag stamp

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For the new stamps over at Clear Dollar Stamps!"Jim" using the new Log It Stamp & Pinstripes & Pretties Stamp"Little Girls" using Ribbons & Borders Stamps"The Girl Who Stole My Heart" using Pinstripes and Pretties Stamps"This is Me @ 27" using Pinstripes and Pretties Stamps"Zoo Day" using Log It Stamp & Ribbons & Borders StampsThese are awesome stamps! Go check them out!! Available September 1st!

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2 posts in 2 days! That's a record for me! Today was the first day of school for Kalli & Dylan. They both seemed to have a really good 1/2 of a day. Here they are all decked out in their school gear. :)We got a call that the dentist could work Jerry & both kids in so they jumped on it. $650 later they were all clean & had a plan for their teeth. Thank goodness all that was insurance paid! The

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We were able to get Dylan in to see Dr. Hicks on Friday. It's really a sad thing though when an orthopedic doctor can come into the room & say "Brother now? What are you trying to keep up with sister?" and remember us from Kalli's last broken arm. After examing his x-rays the doctor concluded that it was a greenstick fracture rather than the buckle break that we were told at Urgent Care. Either

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we thought the loose tooth was a big deal......look what happened today.....Dylan broke his wrist. What they say is a buckle break. Was really hoping Dylan would shy away from the whole broken limb thing after all the trouble we've had with Kalli. Not even 3 years & this is now our 3rd break (1st for Dylan). Jerry had the kids at the new playground park today & Dylan was playing on the glide bars

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Clear Dollar Stamps!I loved that little bird in the Kitty Toys stamp set that I had to use him over & over again! Also, I seem to have found a new obsession....font characters. And boy does scrapNfonts have a huge variety! Now just to narrow my cart down to what I actually want!

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some Clear Dollar Stamps sneak peeks! These will be available August 1!"Kitty Love" made with the Kitty Toys stamp set"Game Boy" made with the Timeless labels stamp set"Pure Delight" made with the Leaf Impressions stamp set

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Man I am really depressed that I have to go to work tomorrow. It's been nice having the last 5 days off. Here's a little breakdown of these last 5 days:-Picked up Jerry's car & it was only a $250 fix. Whooo hooo! -Home phone hook-up & our own fax-My yearly doctor visit. Wow. Yeah so exciting there too.-Fender bender at the outlet mall & totally NOT my fault!-Celebration City fun -Republic

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For the 2nd Annual “Summer of Scraplovin” challenge at ScrapLove!Beginning July 13th, participants will compete in 6 weekly challenges for a chance to win great prizes and a chance at a one-month guest Design Team Lovely spot at Scraplove.com. Winners will be chosen and will be announced on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008. For more information or to sign up, Go HERE!

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I've got a few things I'm excited for this week:1) I didn't win the grand prize, but I did get First Place in the Gauntlet contest over at Scrapperie.com. Whoo hoo! I'm just in total shock that I actually got that - really there was SERIOUS talent in that contest! Here's the final week layout that I did for the contest.2) This week is a short week! I'm working Monday through Thursday. Then next

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As it's nearing the beginning of July, I get the honor of showing a few sneak peeks of new stamp sets from Clear Dollar Stamps. I've always been a swirly lovin' kind of girl so this stamp was perfect to work with!Stamp: Damask DesignStamp: Damask Design & Colossal SubtitleStamp: Damask Design

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And I even have some news!I'm now a Design Team member at Clear Dollar Stamps! Woo hoo! I'm really excited to be able to create with such cute stamps and take my scrapbooking to a new level!And in other scrappy news, I've moved on to Round 6 @ The Gauntlet. Really was not expecting to but hopefully I can stay in the game after this week. There are some really talented ladies there & I feel

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(as I'm totally copying Em's technique of highlighting the weekend):Friday 5.23.08*Dead snake in the house - THANK YOU Tigger!*Late for work & school*Last day of school*Digital cable - OH YEAH BABY!*8GB high speed internet (we're movin' up!)*Grey's Anatomy*Transformers*Sleepover*Evan Almighty - Love Steve Carell*One of my new favorite scrapbookers Saturday 5.24.08*Scrapping (nothing real

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And it looks like this whole week will be the same. I'm just so happy that we are getting warm temps & the rain has subsided (at least for a while). Today we made a little trip to Branson, seen the dam, took a little nature walk, & then let the kids do go-carts. Dylan just about spazzed out when he found out he was too short for both tracks that we stopped at, until finally the 3rd one he was

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And it was a quite a happy day. My choice for lunch & then time for me to scrap. Too bad I had to keep Kalli & Dylan from killing each other. I don't know what it is but here lately those two cannot stop fighting!

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And not much else. :) Peace Out!

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but it was the "best weekend EVER" for Dylan. My baby turned 8 on Friday so we celebrated by letting him invite boys over for a slumber party & then skating the next day. Six invitations went out with the assumption that not all would come but we ended up having 5 additional boys at our house! Talk about noisey & rowdy! They stayed pretty amused playing Wii, legos, & air hockey - I just had to

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is what I've been up to so that's the reason behind my lack of blogging. I think things have just become such a routine, we'd not really taken time for much of anything besides the work/school, dinner, homework, bedtime rotation. Same thing, different day. Plus it doesn't really help that it is just so dang expensive to even go drive somewhere to go do something. I paid $3.12 a gallon the other

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Three little girls made their special journey up to heaven - Cristel, Gracy & Gabrielle Miess. You will forever be in our hearts. And as much as it hurts, I know God must have a special plan for you.

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Last night I was messing around in the bathroom & hear this yell "MOOOOMMMM! Dylan knocked out his tooth!" I meet the kids, Dylan's mouth dripping blood but him happy as a lark & Kalli cracking up laughing. Apparently they were goofing around with the video rocker chair & Dylan some how fell & knocked his front tooth out - which wasn't even barely loose!So the rest of the night I get to see his

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but it just takes so long to type it all out. :) First of all - I am planning a vacation. A vacation with my bestest buddy, Tiffany, to ride a cruise ship! We're leaving August 31st & will be traveling to Jamaica, Cozumel, & Grand Cayman! How cool is that? Now to just get to that weight I want & a tan. I'm so so excited for that!Then comes a little scary stuff. Last week I came down with the

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Yeah, teeth - that's right. Actually tooth the be exact - the very front one. Here I am sitting here munching away with my chips & Twizzlers & I feel something stuck to my tooth. I can't rub it off with my tongue so I go to the bathroom to inspect. Low and behold I've chipped my front tooth. So not cool. So totally ruining my weekend - no more smiles, no more going anywhere in public. And I've

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This has been a pretty nice weekend. Especially nice since we had no school/work Friday & Monday. Woo hoo! And it's not because of the weather - that's even better! Friday me & the went to Springfield to get their pictures taken at Picture People. They turned out really cute so I was happy we went.Then I did Michelle's mini-album class yesterday & got some scrapbook pages done. Michelle is one

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Is what we got Monday & Tuesday. Like probably around an inch total accumulation. Nasty, scary, slippery stuff. Luckily we cozied it up at the house & didn't even attempt to get out until late Tuesday. Today we started the thaw. The sun came out for a while & melted away a lot - enough to get the kids back in school for one more day (which happens to be party day) before their February

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The Giants won the Super Bowl! Okay so that's not too exciting for me but it definitely put Jerry in a good mood so YEAH! for the Giants! Yesterday was another fun snow day. The kids played outside and worked on snow men. These were a couple pics from the day that put a smile on my face.And here's what I've been up to today. Between just a relaxing day & keeping busy during the Super Bowl, I got

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Yippee! We actually had a honest, to goodness SNOW DAY! Not a whole lot of snow but enough to go sledding! And for it being the kids' first time, they were not scared at all. We loaded up this morning & headed to Aurora to hit the big hill at White Park. Here's some fun shots from our sledding:And for some odd ball reason, I actually have a little scrapping mojo right now & have gotten some pages

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I have totally been slacking on my blogging. I guess I just haven't had anything really exciting to write about. And - sometimes that is a good thing!I'm scoping out the weather tonight because tomorrow we're supposed to be getting 5-10 inches of snow. YUCK!I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that if it does come, we don't lose power! Definitely not my ideal weather but I think I'm convinced to

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Between my stupid computer & the retards at Geek Squad, I am just about to throw this computer AWAY! I did though, amidst all my computer hatred, decide to go get an external hard drive for our computer. And got an awesome deal on it! Now at least I feel a little better about the computer crashing knowing that all my pictures are saved. That is definitely a huge relief!Anyways, I was finally in

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Last week we had quite the exciting week. Jerry got the shingles. Not cool. Not fun. And so not the person that needed to get them. He's not the best when he's sick anyways, so with this just imagine how super cranky he was. The best news of the week though was when I got the camcorder to work. It hadn't worked since the house fire and I wasn't too sure it would ever work but I plugged it in,

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Just a few fun lights around the house. Now on to work on the rest of my to-do list.

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Don't quite know why I've actually been productive this weekend. Maybe because I've waited all week to sit down and scrap (since I was all out of glue). Maybe because this whole digital thing has me thinking differently. Who knows. But it's nice to crank out so much in one day. :) Here's my first digi attempt (from earlier this week). I still need to practice with it though because I'm not super

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EVER. Yeah seriously, I am. I'll admit it. I guess I'm just easily amused & excited over the smallest, miniscule little dorky things. Dorky computer things to be exact. Yeah, I got so excited when I figured out that I could run letters/labels/practically anything from the school's SIS system. Then came the Parent Portal thing. Oh yeah - that's cool. Totally cool that parents can look up info on

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from Ms. Elizabeth Swan (from the Pirates of the Carribean)...and the cutest Grim Reaper.

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Kalli & Dylan got their flu shots on Friday. Dylan was surprisingly brave & wanted to be the first to be shot. He's getting to be such a tough guy. I got to questioning a 2:00 appointment though after thinking about Kalli's game at 5:30 but it all worked out fine & her arm didn't bother her at all. She had her game face on because she had a whole clan of fans. Mom, Jess & Larry were there.

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The insurance paperwork from the fire is finally finished. No more keeping track of all receipts and putting them into the spreadsheet. No more worrying about getting them all in. I didn't get them all in but it's done. It's over. No more insurance! Hooray! Not much else going on. On Friday I'm taking a much needed vacation day & going to Applegate with Tiffany. I canNOT wait! So many cute things

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I never quite understand this. You work all week & then have 2 short days off to try to go out and do something or just relax. Usually what I have planned for the weekend and what actually happens is two entirely different things. Our weekend started out at Kalli's basketball game on Friday evening. She was playing some of her old softball teammates so she was really hyped up about playing. I am

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Okay so I had this great idea. Why not get the kids & head to Jolly Mill for some new photos. For many reasons this did not go as well as I had planned. For instance:1. There was a wedding going on- definitely not a good sign to bring our wild children down there.2. All that water & stuff to do & we expected them to smile, hold still, & wait for our perfect picture - numerous times.3. I had to

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Kalli had her first basketball game Friday night and it was INTENSE. I think I was more stressed watching her than I was worrying about their score. She stayed on her feet though so that was good. She is just amazing to watch. She is so focused on basketball. She knows her position, knows where to go, & keeps her head focused on the game the entire time. She even made a great shot from a ways

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We had to do a little beautification to make Kalli feel better. :) And here's hoping that tomorrow is a no fever day.

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Well today I wake up to Kalli Brooke climbing in bed with me BURNING HOT! She felt miserable & was clearly running a high high temp - so I stayed home with her. She ran her fever off and on all day & then I started stressing. Jerry mentioned the tick she had found on herself on Sunday. We had gotten it off but just the coincedence of having a tick & then now this fever, it really got me scared. I

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Man, I haven't blogged in awhile. Not sure what to blog about but here it goes. :)We have moved to the apartments over in Marionville. Not real thrilled being in an apartment for another year but WAY better place than where we were before. Plus it's been really nice that me & the kids can actually go out & walk at night.Kalli's been released to normal activities - whatever that is for this girl -

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Yesterday I finally got my splinter out! Yeah, I know that sounds like I'm a total weiner but I don't even care. That was seriously the meaniest splinter/chunk of log ever!! Back last Sunday when I was helping Jerry do some tree trimming work, I grabbed a limb & somehow shoved a massive chunk of tree into my leg - DEEP! I dug & dug & dug on it & couldn't ever get it out & it got really

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I'd be a scrappin' machine. :) I finally decided to take the plunge & scrap something 8 1/2 x 11 & WHOAAA! does that feel good! I have gotten so many layouts done & am pretty pleased with most of them. Who knew 8 1/2 x 11 was so fun??!!?? And this one? I was really beginning to think I couldn't do it. I did it for the challenge over at Scrapncircle. It was to create a different shaped layout

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I might as well blog. :)Well things will be changing soon. We've decided to switch apartments & sign a year lease over in Marionville. I'm not super thrilled but I know I didn't want to sign a year lease here. At least when we move over there we'll have a bigger apartment, the kids will have a playground to play at, & it'll be $100 less a month. Plus that will be good so we can actually be saving

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Today I was tagged a "Rockin' Girl Blogger" by my friend, Suzy. Thank you girl! :) So... it is my duty to pass it onto five people:1. Em2. Michelle3. Tanisha4. Coni5. BabsYou're all rockin' bloggers so enjoy your awards, ladies. Put them on your blog, wear them proudly, and pass them on down!

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Or at least that's the conclusion that I've came to today. I had a million things to do & didn't even end up getting very much done at all. Errgghhh! I think I'm just a little more sane when I have my lists made out, schedules planned, & things in order. I don't know when I lost it though, I'm thinking probably back after the house fire - that's about when I started letting things go by the fly.

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and have really gotten busy the last couple of days with my scrapping. Here lately I usually can crank out a page or two during the week but haven't been real impressed with how they turned out. Somehow these last two days I have been a scrappin' machine (ok not really! but for me yeah - kinda!). I think it's the fact that I've been chillin' & relaxing on having yesterday & today off but then I

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It started out with Lana's beautiful wedding on Saturday, 7/7/07. Kalli was my little photographer & was snapping pictures of everyone. Here were some of my favorites: She was so beautiful! It just seemed so unreal that she was old enough to be married. Makes me feel REALLY old!Then yesterday dad came up & spent the day with us. We started with a yummy Taco Bell lunch, then on to a matinee movie

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If you haven't already (and someone is actually reading my blog), you need to go see all the cool happenings over at Scraplove.com. The site has a total makeover & looks awesome thanks to the talented digi girl - Michelle! So so totally cool! Also, we're coming up on an awesome contest starting July 10th. Scraplove is having the Summer for Scraplovin' Contest which has some really amazing prizes!

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Well I'm not really knowing right now what to blog about but since I know it's been awhile, I am forcing myself to blog.Today has been a bit of a sad day. My Uncle Bob died yesterday. He was really the sweetest man you'd ever meet. Never upset, never a harsh word - just always smiles, joking, & a true caring heart. It's just one of those times you know it's best because there's not one bit of me

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She has a broken arm & still manages to hang upside down in the swing. Go figure! I wouldn't even attempt that without a broken arm! Anyways, here's a few fun pics that we got at the park today. It was absolutely beautiful outside so we made sure to bring out the camera. And see Kalli's hair? That's her new haircut - otherwise know as "a Swedish girl haircut" as Kalli now calls it. I think it's

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Well I thought this wouldn't happen (or at least not this soon) but it did. Kalli re-broke her left arm. The same arm that she broke back November 2005. The same arm that required surgery & a metal plate & five screws. The same.....exact.......arm. :( Except this time the break wasn't as bad but it did require surgery.Kalli had basketball camp Wednesday after school. She was working with the

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Well lots & lots of baseball & softball practices and games with Kalli & Dylan. I think a majority of the week, we are at the Little League fields. This week Dylan's team won their game & although Dylan keeps the outfield lookin' good, he was so so happy that they won. We ended up at the batting cages yesterday so both of them could get a little practice hitting. Dylan was hitting them right &

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of what I came up with for the DT projects for Scraplove.com. Lots of goodies from WRMK!And here's the inspiration layout from last week (also WRMK products):Check out Scraplove on Monday for the Grand Re-opening day!

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on my blogging. So here it is. :-)Last weekend was Easter. The kids woke up to these awesome baskets: Can you tell they were still pretty tired when they got up?Then we went to Grandpee's farm to hunt eggs there. They had a blast running outside & getting some fresh air.Then last Tuesday, Jim flew in from San Diego. He is now quite the tattoo freak & still seems to think he's a stud. Ha! At

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Well I'm finally going to post about our nice little drive last weekend. We decided rather than go to Springfield (the usual weekend getaway), that we'd just take a drive down to Arkansas. We all loaded up in the car & I made sure to take the camera! Here's just some of the photos I got:Towards the start of the journey - down an old country road:At an old rickety bridge (and yes, we actually

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And here's what I accomplished: Not much else happening this week. It was really nice having a 3-day weekend but makes it even harder to go back tomorrow. :( Maybe the day will go by quickly.I got my hair colored last week (and then touched up on Saturday). It's definitely different and more funky than I've done before but I think I like it. Here's what it looks like:The kids also had their

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Today there's not much on the agenda but cleaning and maybe some scrapping & sleeping in my new bed!!! It's not that big of a deal but it is so so nice to have a dresser again. We just need to put the mirror on the dresser and it'll all be together. My next mission will be to find some new bedding for it, since what I have now looks terrible on my new bed. :) Anyways, here it is:We also got the

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Kalli finally worked out another one of her teeth tonight. She has said for the last couple of days that it was loose because another little girl had hit it but I guess tonight she'd had enough so she grabbed her rag and did her tug. I tend to let her just do her own thing with pulling out her teeth - one because she is a total trouper and will yank those suckers out if it means an extra dollar

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just think things just don't go right? Feel like everything is a disorganized, heaping mess? Wish that there were more hours in a day? Well I'm having that day today. Nothing has gone right. I have every intention of bringing organization and order into my home, but nope - not today - that thought is gone right out the window. There's too much to do and not nearly enough time to do it. Maybe

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Okay so not quite yet but I figured hey - I might as well be ahead of something I post. Happy Valentine's Day!

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Not a whole lot going on. It's been cold, cold, cold here. Work stress. The kids have been busy with all their basketball games & practices so they are definitely getting their exercise. Kalli is quite the ball player. Last Saturday she made 10 of the 14 points that her team had. She is a pretty good little shooter. Dylan is gradually understanding the game but needs the occasional help

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This is our first MAJOR ice storm of the year. And as you can probably guess, we've had some major power issues. We first lost power for a few hours on Friday and then Sunday it went out completely until Thursday evening. Jerry decided to brave the cold & stake it out in the apartment but me & the kids didn't want anything to do with a cold, boring apartment especially since school/work was

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It's 2007! Not too much exciting happening this year yet (thank goodness) but I have been able to get a little scrapping done. I'm hoping I can get a lot of that done this year. The kids have had a fun day of video gaming so we've had a pretty lazy day. Tomorrow that changes though - I start back to work after my 2 week vacation. Talk about sucky!! :) Yeah I REALLY don't want to go in but I guess

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Whoooaa! The holidays are officially over (okay except for New Years but no stress on that one)! Well I guess they're not - we have one more Christmas with Tiffany, Jim, & the twins & then it'll be over. This year it has been exhausting! But all that matters is the kids were so pleased this year. They got a Playstation 2 & have had a blast playing that. Apparently Santa thought they were good

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I've been busy lately so I haven't had much time to update my blog so here's a little run-down on what's been going down.Last weekend we went to see the Santa train. Both kids got to sit on his lap and tell him exactly what they wanted. Dylan told him he wanted a PS2 and Kalli wanted an Amazing Allison doll.This week Dylan had his Christmas program. He was the cutest darn reindeer ever! They sang

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I cannot believe it. I am still in utter shock. I was just so NOT expecting this. I made it. I actually made the cut for the Design Team at Scraplove. (now I have even more reason to be on there all the time) Emily & I were the two chosen to start out Scraplove's first design team. This is just all so crazy to me. I worked for 8 weeks with such awesome & talented scrappers and it's been nothing

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I was tagged by the talented Ashlee, so here it goes...A - Available or single: don't they both mean the same??B - Best Friend: TiffanyC - Cake or Pie: pie (key lime - yummy!)D - Drink of choice: PepsiE - Essential Item you use everyday: deodrant :)F - Favorite color: pinkG - Gummy Bears or worms: wormsH - Hometown: AuroraI - Indulgence: junk foodJ - January or February: January (Kalli's b-day)K

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It started with us going to get Dylan's hair cut. Then we went to check out the house we've had our eye on in Mt. Vernon. We thought we would possibly make an offer today but after today's inspection we're not willing to offer what they'll want. We liked the house - just not enough to spend that kind of money to fix & update it. Which bums me out some. I really want to get into our own home but

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nothing like a good ole' snow day to help me get some things accomplished. Actually we've had 2 snow days which was kind of nice after going 2 yrs without any. I ended up having to work part of the day yesterday (& then working some at home too on work junk) but I was able to get most of it out of the way so today has been nothing but a lazy day. I love LAZY days! Actually now that I think of it

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for the Superbowl of Scrapbooking over at Memory Creators. I've still got one more to do for it & then come up with an "I wish..." titled layout for the DT contest at Scraplove. It's been fun doing these challenges & getting some scrapping done. It was really nice though to have this Thanksgiving break too just to kind of take a break & relax from all this scrapping.

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I'm kind of bumming a little. Thanksgiving is next week and we are no where near being ready to decorate for Christmas. For as long as I can remember we've decorated the day after Thanksgiving but this year I don't even have a tree yet. I miss my old tree, my wood snowman, & all my cutesy decoration.I've been busy this week with the challenges for Scraplove. I got to work with Laura on our

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