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| this is chewy.
laying on top of my legs, as i relaxed on the couch, after i had been at my retreat & gone for 24 hours… he wasn’t letting me out of his sight. he was sooo happy to see me. |
so happy to see me
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pajama party
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| whew! it’s been a craaaazy week of preparing all of the menu/food for the youth retreat this weekend. nick will be heading with the youth group to an all-weekend retreat and i will be heading to a girl’s get-away overnighter with some ladies of the church. my hubby will be enjoying silence & time alone. poor chewy will probably not be a happy camper without us.
it’s one of those weekends when i am looking forward to monday. that’s not good. hopefully we will all benefit & grow from the different activities. enjoy your weekend! |
been busy baking
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| saw this pic online…funny…i used to have this exact cookbook when i was young.
i’ve been busy baking cookies for our youth retreat this weekend. last night was monster M&M/chocolate chip cookies and today was oatmeal raisin with sugar glaze icing. yum!! i love to bake, but i don’t like having the temptation of yummy sweet calories sitting around… tomorrow will be brownie bars & chocolate chip bars… the next day with be blueberry muffins & cinnamon streusel muffins! *of course i also enjoy the baking because this makes sure that all items are peanut-free for nick. no worries. that’s a +plus+ now go bake something sweet for your family! : ) |
lying {whisper a prayer}
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“The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy.” Proverbs 12:22
-taken from Praying the Scriptures for Your Teenagersby Jodie Berndt
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warm temps
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| this is a layout that i created on scrapblog.com
i haven’t played around on their site in a while. i forgot how much fun it is!! it’s the only time that i mess around with any form of digital scrapbooking. the journaling reads: “Temperatures in the 60’s today. It was the first time that I finally feel ready for Spring. Enough of Winter. I opened teh back door and Chewy assumed his normal position…looking out back and keeping his eye on any neighborhood activity.” if you’ve never tried scrapblog, give it a try!! happy friday!! |
triple the yum
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slug-bug altered gift box
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| my mom has a yellow VW, so when i saw this new paper, by paperloft, i new that she would love it!
i used the paper and coordinating papers from the same ‘slugbug’ line to cover the gift box, inside and out. then placed her wrapped bday gifts in matching tissue & ribbon. i even made a notebook for her to keep in her car…and a bookmark…(she loves to read) for better instructions on how to cover a white gift box, you can refer to another post, from a month or so ago. that’s all for today! hope your week is going well! |
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the dark side
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| the dark side of monopoly.
did you know there was a dark side? i see its evil side, every time the 3 of us try to play a nice, friendly game of monopoly. kevin kicks butt at monopoly. (& enjoys his win) nick gets competitive and despises the fact that kevin is really good. i hate monopoly. i never buy the right properties. i save my money. so, i always lose. BUT, i’m ok with that. which sets me apart from those two. rarely do we even complete a full game, because someone gets mad and gives up….(generally, someone under the age of 15). so this is what i did in between taking my turn and being the banker. i fiddled with my new camera and took pictures of the game board, (which also upset those under the age of 15). so, the game ended early. of course. we are considering banning monopoly from our family game nights. ha. |
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you decide
| Fiction and Reality collide Faceless and so busted up inside You’ve been searching you’ve been crying out, Will you be destroyed by all your doubt You decide God is calling out to you again, Every day you hold on to your lonely broken heart |
hey, look @ us
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| found this link over on another blog…. how cool!
make your own superhero! here’s kevin’s… |
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