tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43572477416099314652024-03-12T22:23:45.842-05:00The Wacky LackeysGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.comBlogger601125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-72177469618231963632014-03-07T23:18:00.000-06:002014-03-08T22:15:11.868-06:00The week Brit spent Sunday and Monday recouping from the play. On Tuesday morning, I dropped her off at Karen and Keilee's. They're doing a creative writing co-op in their home and thought Brit might enjoy it as well. This week, they went to the Cook's museum before their writing, art and stop animation group project. She had a pretty darn good time :)<br />
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I picked her up at 12:30 and the two of us headed to <a href="http://www.berkeleybob.com/" target="_blank">Berkeley Bob's</a> in Cullman to meet with the Teen Scene group. While the kiddos played various games, most of the adults sat in on an essential oils conversation. Honestly, I think I'm going to succumb when I have the money and buy the kit. I've heard so many good things about Young Living oils and really think we would benefit from it. <br />
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Brit went home with the Crawfords. <a href="http://roamschool.blogspot.com/2014/03/round-here-lately.html" target="_blank">Here</a> is Esther's post about their adventures. My kid is the blonde chick ;)</div>
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Dakota checked out a new site, <a href="https://gamestarmechanic.com/" target="_blank">Game Star Mechanics</a> that I found while reading Karen's blog. Thanks, K!</div>
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He's also been teaching himself the Dr. Who theme song on the keyboard. He has been working on this for months. I just asked Heather if she could help him since I am of NO use when it comes to reading music. She sent me some tips that we're going to work with but this is what he's come up with on his own.</div>
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Yesterday we had an appointment that took...hours. I'm glad Dakota brought his DS and a pad of paper and a pen. Tic tac toe really passes the time.</div>
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Today was beautiful! Sunny and near 70*. Brit and I went for a walk/jog and she spent a lot of time flipping around the front yard. Dakota and I took the <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/physics-terms/radiometer-info.htm" target="_blank">radiometer</a> out on the porch and had lots of good conversation. </div>
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We worked on cleaning out D's closet. His closet...it's the magical realm that holds an insane amount of science kits, toys, boxed sets of...stuff, art supplies, games, etc. Oh, and even some clothes! We bagged up three bags to take to donate and two were garbage. In the last couple weeks, I've loaded up 7 or 8 bags of things to donate. Half of those were my clothes. Baby steps to declutter but I sure do like seeing progress.</div>
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Last night, Brit and I went out to with Sarah and Tori. I had NO idea that on Thursday nights, Guadalajara Grill has karaoke night! As well as some dance party, yo. Brit had SO much fun! She got up and danced with Sarah and Tori. The girls sang a song. Brit wanted to, but the song she picked, wasn't available. It was Let Her Go by Passenger...pretty darn famous song, people. Anyway, lots of fun was had by all. I sure do love my girls.</div>
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I think that's about it. We watched Monster's University. It was SO cute! I wanted them to make a second one, not a prequel but it gets my stamp of approval.</div>
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Esther came up with some awesome ideas for Brit and Chan's makeup. </div>
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We carefully watched each scene we were filmed in and nothing...until the VERY end. You can see the side of mine and Brit's heads. Hahaha!<br />
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The very far left in the first pew. </div>
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Brit scoured the extra and deleted scenes and found herself one more time:) </div>
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Right before dark, Dakota decided he wanted to go out and play. Brit was less than interested. She really doesn't like being cold. <br />
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Snowball fight!</div>
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Brit joined us! </div>
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Then we came inside, made hot chocolate and ate snow cream. Yum! Around 9:00, I decided to go for a walk. It was SO beautiful out! Snow in the moonlight is magical. <br />
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I've also never given much thought to owning a 4 wheeler, but DANG I wanted one that night! It seems as though 60% of Decatur either has a 4 wheeler or Razor. They were having such a great time speeding along, doing doughnuts. Gah...jealousy took over a little.<br />
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I came home pretty much long enough to check on the kids and then I was going back out. I asked if they wanted to join me, and to my surprise, they did! They bundled up and off we went.<br />
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Dakota wanted to start a snowball from our house and roll it to the end of our road to see how big it got. We took turns rolling and got about three houses down when it got SUPER heavy. I lost my footing and smacked my knees HARD on the road. The giant snowball was no more. Sigh. And ouch! That hurt! I'm nicely bruised now. </div>
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We had such a great time! Yay snow! :)<br />
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-5378712057608988902014-02-12T11:53:00.000-06:002014-02-12T11:53:20.009-06:00Kids in The SnowThe kids played in the snow for all of <i>maybe </i>15 minutes before they were ready to go back in and drink something hot. I can't say I blame them!<br />
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Bailey had SO much fun! She would run and run and run, stop, sit down, stare at me and shiver...and then take off again :)<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-11516652286284537032014-02-11T09:27:00.001-06:002014-02-11T09:35:00.998-06:00FebruaryFebruary is shaping up to be pretty busy. The Little Mermaid is the
last weekend of the month so practices are in full swing. Brit has to
be in Hartselle three days a week for that and she's in Hartselle all
day on Sundays. I'm seriously thinking about moving there.<br />
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On Friday, Brit, Chan, Jake and Rho went to a dance in
Cullman. The Cullman High School jazz band preformed for a couple hours
and refreshments were provided. They met up with some of their other
homeschooling friends and from what I hear, they all had a great time!<br />
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Sunday, Brit went to <a href="http://www.jamtour.com/shows/birmingham-al" target="_blank">Winter Jam</a>
in Birmingham with her youth group, which includes Emily, who is her
official concert buddy:) She went with them last year and had a blast
and was really excited about it! From what she said, this year was no disappointment. They had the 15 passenger church van and two other drivers so that's a pretty good size group. She said it was packed and she screamed and sang so much she could barely speak when I went to pick her up :) That's always the sign of a good concert.<br />
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Last night, we all met up at Dave and Suzette's to hang out for a bit, have cupcakes and ice cream to celebrate Chan's 16th birthday. 16? It seems strange to me that our babies are growing up so quickly. Dakota will be 13 next month and Brit will be 16 in August. *sigh* I need a moment...<br />
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We had planned on going to a Valentine's Day party tomorrow, but I'm thinking the weather is going to change those plans for us. I hope that still happens or gets rescheduled. Even though the Teen Scene plans events that are nearly two hours from here, we like hanging out with our friends!<br />
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Other things this month...birthdays! Lots of birthdays. I'm trying to plan a gathering for Max and Dad. It's Max's 35th and Dad's 70th. I hope something will work out so we can all get together :) Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-18819153227237278802014-02-11T08:58:00.001-06:002014-02-11T08:58:52.927-06:00I'll believe it when I see it.We had snow in the forecast for last night/this morning and all I kept saying is 'I'll believe it when I see it." Well...I guess I believe it :) We got about an inch to an inch in a half. Bobby is stuck at work because the next shift can't make it in. The guy does live about an hour from here, farther south so I don't know how much they got. The roads are quite slick.<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-20859517996686881652014-01-25T11:12:00.001-06:002014-01-25T11:13:14.382-06:00Lunch hereI dub yesterday's lunch here a success :) We had lots of fun just hanging out, eating too much, laughing, talking about possible upcoming camping trips and being renamed by Ice Shivers. I swear, Inde is the cutest 5 year old in the world! Even Bailey got a name tag.<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-45818827033481051562014-01-20T18:23:00.000-06:002014-01-20T18:23:33.492-06:00Catching up and some ideasThursday was a long day. A great day...just long. The kids and I got going and left the house by 9:00. I had a couple errands to take care of before heading out to Esther's. Once there, we loaded into her van and went to Deb's house for a lunch/gathering/play day/chat-a-thon. We had a really good time. In fact, when it was time to leave to get the kids to dance class, the opted to miss class and stay there longer. I did not take one picture. I'm slacking, I tell ya. I could hijack some off FB, but that seems like too much work right now. Anyway, we ate lots of food and the kids played games, and walked down to the river. D hung back with me since it was cool out. Brit had a really good time, but I don't think Dakota enjoyed himself that much. He wasn't interested in playing the card games the other kids were playing. He just didn't have a niche that day. But I think everyone feels like that now and then. Then we headed back to Esther's, stopping at Subway for Dakota on the way, ate a bite at their house and headed off for play practice. I also went to sit down in the papasan chair and it shifted on its base. I fell in the floor and the seat flung into the wall, sending the huge window frame- picture frame into the floor. Good times being me...<br />
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We've been discussing changes and updates we want to make on the house. This place does not reflect the people who live here and I think it's time it did. First, I'm painting the kitchen. What color, you ask? I'm going with a color very similar to the paint I used <a href="http://thewackylackeys.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-camper.html" target="_blank">in the camper</a>. I LOVE that color. It's so happy and it will brighten that room up tremendously. Brit sat in the floor and sketched out what she'd like to see in the den. It involves orange paint and hanging chairs :) I just want that to be a really cool room for the kids to hang out, read, create, be on the computer, play games and have a place to just be. Dakota and Brit are both ready to update their bedrooms. I'm also thinking about ripping the carpet up and trying my hand at painting the floor! The carpet needs to go. I know it contributes to breathing issues. We'll see how that goes. More research is needed. </div>
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-89085444918730610372014-01-15T10:24:00.000-06:002014-01-15T11:52:08.095-06:00COLDThe cold snap that hit most of the US was miserable. We stayed home for a week, curled up in blankets with hot tea and hot chocolate. But to have a little science fun, we took one of the coldest days and sprinkled some boiling water on it. It was 12* with the wind chill putting us in the negatives.<br />
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When you toss the water into the air, it creates a larger surface area, turning the water into small droplets. If it's cold enough, the droplets freeze, turning them into a cloud of crystals before hitting the ground. Pretty cool, huh? Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-15305291234571644242014-01-15T09:55:00.000-06:002014-01-15T09:58:14.600-06:00OutsideOn Saturday, while Brit and Dakota were both out, I went to the trail at Point Mallard. I walked/jogged 5.5 miles. It showed me just how out of shape I am and how far I have to go, BUT no matter how slow I am, I'm going faster than if I was sitting on the couch!<br />
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Esther invited me to walk a portion of the refuge with her and Matt on Sunday. I went back and forth about it, and finally decided moving my sore muscles was the best thing I could do for myself. It was a beautiful day and felt warmer than I thought it would. I'm glad I went! We even got in trouble for being on a non-public use area of the refuge. This was not my fault...no matter what Esther says.<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-3494432221630556922014-01-15T09:31:00.002-06:002014-01-15T09:31:49.684-06:00The BoyDakota had such a great time at Brick Fair! I picked him up and chatted with Dave and Craig for a few minutes about the day. I'm pretty sure the dads had fun, too :) Once on the road back home, Dakota talked nonstop about everything they saw, built, touched, joked about, tasted...he was pumped! When we got home, he showed me all of the pieces he bought, describing in depth about which gun would go best with which minifig, and played and played with his Legos for another two and a half hours. <br />
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Dad and Rosie got him the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DQC2FPM/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=34197440722&hvpos=1t2&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1332152651517432822&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_4q31fzg0ac_b" target="_blank">DeLorean Lego kit</a> for Christmas and we started putting it together last night. We got about halfway finished and stopped so we could watch Back to the Future. He'll finish that up today. It's looking pretty good and I really enjoy doing projects like that with him. <br />
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Here are some other Lego projects he's been working on. They are inspired by Dr. Who and Venturian Tale. He's quite proud of them, wanting them photographed so I would put the pictures on FB and the blog :)<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-11374095873456413952014-01-10T12:54:00.001-06:002014-01-10T12:54:18.471-06:002014Well, we're 10 days into the new year and I feel like I haven't accomplished much of anything. I'm not about resolutions. It seems like any time I put pressure on myself like that, I not only fail, but fail tremendously. If you could find a picture of what self sabotage looks like, it would be of me.<br />
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That being said, I start this year weighing about 20 pounds less than last year. I hope to see continued progress in that area. I also REALLY want to challenge myself by participating in a <a href="http://warriordash.com/" target="_blank">Warrior Dash</a> and/or <a href="http://www.spartanrace.com/" target="_blank">Spartan Race</a> this year. The idea of an obstacle course race appeals to me greatly. I put something out on FB about it and got more of a response than I anticipated! It's going to be awesome to team up with friends, challenge ourselves and kick some ass this year :)<br />
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I also want to do a <a href="http://thecolorrun.com/" target="_blank">Color Run</a> or <a href="http://theneonvibe.com/" target="_blank">Neon Vibe</a>...or a copy cat race with a cheaper registration price. Those look fun! <br />
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Let's see...Rosie's daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter visited from Israel and the kids and I went down to spend a day with them. I like them SO much. Max came for the day as well and we all ate and talked and laughed. Good day :)<br />
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Britney is in The Little Mermaid and she had her first practice last night. She's spending the day with Esther so her and Chan can go over some costume ideas. The girls are Flotsam & Jetsam, which is kind of perfect. Emily is Sebastian, which is also perfect. They are going to have a blast with this one! Anyway, they've given Brit and Chan creative leeway on their costumes and I can't wait to see what ideas they come up with.<br />
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Dakota is still in major Dr. Who and Minecraft crazed phase. And Legos. And playing the piano. He's teaching himself how to play the Dr. Who theme song. Last night when Dave picked Brit up, he invited Dakota to go to <a href="http://www.brickfair.com/" target="_blank">Brick Fair</a> with them this Saturday. We went <a href="http://thewackylackeys.blogspot.com/2013/01/brick-fair.html" target="_blank">last year</a> and had a blast and he's very excited about going again!Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-68680171222179321072013-12-25T21:34:00.000-06:002013-12-25T21:36:05.663-06:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas Eve was quite a lazy day around here. Bobby did go to the store for a few things, but other than that, we completely vegged out. Before bed, we provided Santa with cookies and eggnog, I read Auntie Claus to the kids, and then Bobby read The Night Before Christmas. While Bobby read, Britney mouthed the words and did an interpretive dance. It was one of the funniest things EVER. I wish I had videoed it. YouTube gold right there! Then we made hot chocolate, piled into the bed and watched Polar Express. Well, Bobby and Dakota watched. I felt horrible and crashed almost immediately. Brit made a place in the floor and played DS. Polar Express is not one of her favorite movies but she was nice enough to hang out with us. <br />
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Brit started waking people up at 6:00 this morning. That's early, but I'll take it over the 4:00 they've poked me awake on Christmas morning before :)<br />
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I got a turkey in the oven and took a shower. I still feel sick, but better than I did last night. Bobby went to bed since he had to work tonight. Brit disappeared in her room for a really long time and thought she was asleep, but no...she was skyping with Chan. She is SO freakin' happy about that laptop. Way to go, Santa and Elisa :)<br />
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Dakota got the 7th season of Dr. Who so he watched a good chunk of those, played on the computer and lounged most of the day. I made up some mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and brown and serve rolls. I took a nap on the couch. Bobby got up and we all ate and then I crashed in the bed again. I'm telling you, I'm fighting something off. Meh. Anyway, the kids are happy and it was a quiet, all around nice Christmas.Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-33064606405189243672013-12-24T07:34:00.000-06:002013-12-24T07:34:03.717-06:00Presents, Moe's, Fresh Market, The Galaxy of Lights and BAMKeilee called Brit yesterday morning and invited her over for the day. We had planned on Elisa coming over around 3:30 to do presents and go off on a secret mission. Brit had a blast with Kei! She came home giggly and exclaiming they had made crack! Hahaha...of the candy variety :) Elisa got here and soon Brit, then we opened presents. <br />
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Elisa loaded Dakota up with a huge assortment of Dr. Who items. Talk about a happy kid! Brit got make up and nail polish with pens so she can draw on her nails. Pretty cool! The rest of Brit's present will make an appearance tomorrow morning ;)<br />
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Then we were off! We headed to Huntsville and ate at Moe's. Then we made a stop at Fresh Market and picked out candies and chocolate and coffee. You know...all the main food groups :)<br />
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Then The Galaxy of Lights. It's tradition around here to make a trip through the Botanical Gardens every Christmas. However, we've NEVER gone this close to Christmas. It was ridiculously crowded but we sang songs and laughed and had a great time :) Elisa had never been before and I'm pretty sure she enjoyed it.<br />
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On our way back home, Dakota asked if we could go to Books A Million. Earlier in the day, Bobby found Dakota's wallet and inside were two BAM gift cards and a Toys R Us gift card that were forgotten about! Score! So we made a stop at the house so Brit could pick up her money and were off to look around. Dakota barely made it in the door and found the Minecraft and Dr Who displays. He didn't get any farther in the store. He picked out three Minecraft toys and bought those. Brit still had a gift card too so she picked up Fiona and Cake figurines, a bracelet, a manga...and maybe something else. She was super happy about the manga. It was one she had been reading free online and in mid read, they took it off the site. Or the site completely was taken offline. Something like that. Anyway, she's a pretty darn happy kid too :)<br />
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We made it home and immediately made a pot of some of the new, fancy holiday blend coffee. Yum!<br />
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We had Thanksgiving at Dad's. The only thing Rosie wanted me to bring was a green bean casserole. I thought I'd try a new recipe so I searched online and decided on <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/11/green-bean-casserole/">THIS</a> one by Ree Drummond. I was SO excited to make something new and it has tons of awesome reviews. I woke up early and got to work and not that it's a difficult recipe, it is more work than I'm used to when throwing a green bean casserole together. Well, it was good, but it wasn't as 'HOLY COW! THIS IS AWESOME!' as I had hoped. I mean, there's bacon in it. That makes everything better. Other than that slight disappointment, it was a wonderful day :)<br />
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Dakota woke up with a little cough. The next night, I took the kids to the Christmas parade and by the time we left, his cough was so much worse and raspy and sounded like it hurt his throat. You know that sound. He coughed all night and by the next morning, that kid was SICK! I took him to the doctor completely convinced he had a sinus infection. I thought I could get him some antibiotics and he'd be feeling better in no time. The doc checked him out and one look in his throat later, he asked me if I had looked in his throat. No. So I took a peak. There were tiny blisters all over :( That was a sure sign of...some word I can't pronounce...cold. Viral. Crap. I hate when the kids are sick and there's nothing I can do to make them better. We stocked up on orange juice and chicken noodle soup (just about the only thing he'll eat when he's sick) and just waited it out. He was sick for over a week and a half :(<br />
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Brit landed the lead role in her church's Christmas play. This was her
first lead and she did an amazing job! She was worried it wouldn't turn
out well, but on the day of the performance, everyone nailed it :)
Emily and Chan were also in it and they did an awesome job as well. Not
that I'm surprised in the least. These girls are so very talented.
Dad and Rosie came up to watch the play and support my girl. I love
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Brit had been fighting off getting sick and it was like as soon as the play was over, exhaustion set in. She felt awful for a couple days too. Coughing and achy. More orange juice was administered. Hopefully, this will be their only round with sickness this winter!<br />
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On the 21st, we went to Dad's to celebrate Christmas. Dad made his authentic Italian roast beef sandwiches. SO yummy! Max made a freakin' ginormous fruit cake that was delicious. I was in charge of...buying pre-made potato salad. I don't think they liked my green bean casserole either! Hahaha. Oh well. It was a wonderful day full of eating too much and taking a food induced nap. The kids opened presents that they helped pick out and LOVE...seriously. Brit got the coolest boots EVER.<br />
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Last night, the kids each opened a present early. It was intended for Christmas eve, but last night worked out well. They each got new pajamas, a movie, popcorn, hot chocolate and candy. Fun night :) <br />
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This evening, we have a little surprise in store. More on that later :)Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-58668761135713654542013-11-07T07:34:00.002-06:002013-11-07T07:34:34.743-06:00Yeah yeah yeah...I know. I did it again. I'll walk by the computer while Britney is searching the internet. She'll pull the blog page up and that not surprised, yet disappointed look crosses her face. Mom has failed at blogging...again. *sigh*<br />
<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-30216701475330756652013-09-06T11:25:00.000-05:002013-09-06T11:25:02.252-05:00What's upLast weekend, we went to Zachary's 11th birthday party. Fun was had by all while flinging themselves down a tarp covered in baby shampoo and splashes of water. If I hadn't been nursing this back, I would have been in the middle of it. Well, not nursing it, but trying to not re-injure myself. I was outside for a good chunk of it snapping pictures of the fun and then manning the hose so Dave could have a chance to slip-n-slide. My favorite moment was Dave and Zachary holding hands, running for the slide together. It was just so cute:)<br />
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This week has been kind of slow. I've been going to the track every day. I'm down about 13 pounds since before the Tennessee trip! We're gearing up for a beach trip so we went shopping for some more beachy appropriate clothes. Have I mentioned how much I love our local thrift store? I do. I bought a brand new bathing suit for myself for $3.95 and I REALLY like it! It's a big deal because I usually wear men's swim trunks and a t-shirt :) We're so excited about this trip! Eep! I have to start packing. <a class="photoTextTitle" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4634813928295.1073741853.1831351649&type=3"><strong></strong></a>Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-61752127075652382242013-08-31T12:20:00.000-05:002013-08-31T12:20:09.072-05:00Not Back to School - Multi Family - Camping Adventure! Pic HEAVYI don't even know where to begin. Seriously! We had an amazing week
that consisted of four families in one house (that's 20 people up in a 3
bedroom 2 bath house!) lots of canoeing, hiking, swimming at beautiful,
COLD waterfalls, 5 gazillion mushrooms and just as many mosquitoes,
rock climbing, a spectacular overlook, crazy steep stairs, an absolutely
adorable and amazing Ranger named Park, campfires and celebrating my
girl's 15th birthday in the middle of it.<br />
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week's worth of stuff, but dang if it didn't all pile in nicely. The
ride there was rainy, driving out of one storm and into another. We headed up a day early so we could get settled in and check everything out before the other families got there. <br />
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That evening, Esther showed us THE STAIRS down to the waterfall on the adjoining property. Holy Frack!</div>
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The kids played and played and ran around and played hide and seek. I just LOVE a house full of kids laughing and having a great time. </div>
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I hadn't been sleeping well for weeks. I wanted to try out the bed's comfort level and CRASHED at like 8:30. It was AWESOME! I slept better than I have in a long time. Of course I woke up at some point in the middle of the night, but was able to fall back to sleep without much trouble. Yay!</div>
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Soon, other families showed up! </div>
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My flower princess :) </div>
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We walked over to a campfire that had been prepared for us by Carl, who is potentially the nicest man in the whole world. And Park came too so he could hang out with everyone and get to know us a little better before we showed up the next morning at the ranger station. He had driven to Memphis and back that day and still chose to spend time with us. Seriously, some really awesome people up in the Tennessee! </div>
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That night, the older kids set up in the downstairs shop. They had a ridiculously good time! They had their hammocks hung up and different games being played. At midnight you could her them SCREAM for Britney's birthday!</div>
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Some of the younger kids set up in the living room eating popcorn and watching a movie. I'm still impressed by how well everyone got along. </div>
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The next morning, we all got ready and headed to the ranger station. Park introduced himself again and played a quick 'Get to know you' game. He went over safety and we watched a short film about the history and attractions of South Cumberland State Park.</div>
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Then he brought out three of their corn snakes for everyone to touch and talk about. Sweet little critters. </div>
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We headed back to the house for some lunch and then ventured over to Grundy Lakes for a walk around the lake and some canoeing. </div>
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It was a pretty interesting 1+ mile walk. Park explained the history of the area and the coke ovens and that process. </div>
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Esther spotted a little garter snake and Park picked it up, which the snake was none too happy about. Park was bitten two or three times...which he said he didn't even feel. </div>
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Then we were off to canoe. I didn't take my camera because I'm afraid I will take it for a swim.</div>
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Katy took this picture. My reflection looks like the GRIM REAPER! </div>
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That evening we walked the nearly mile trail to Raven's Point to watch the sunset and mist come in. It is a beautiful spot in the world.</div>
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Brit and Chan. I just love this picture :) </div>
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It is a considerable drop off the cliff and you know my aversion to heights. I laid down and scooched on my belly as close as I could and put my camera over the edge and snapped this picture :) </div>
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The next morning, we met Park and headed to Sycamore Falls. It was a beautiful hike, although a little difficult for me since I was carrying the backpack and Dakota most of the way in.</div>
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My poor kids froze! Brit got so cold, she was miserable. And then she twisted her ankle :(</div>
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Park seemed to take special care of the younger kids. On hikes, he hung back with the mommas with little ones and helped whenever possible.</div>
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Brit wrapped up in one of the hammocks. She was so cold and drained. Then Dakota was blue and shivering, so he changed into dry clothes and went to snuggle up with her. The next thing I knew, Jake came to tell me he was taking the hammock down and didn't know Dakota was in it. He dropped that boy to the ground! Brit was looking after him and he's fine.</div>
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Esther along with all of the older kids walked back to the house. I was surprised Brit did the extra miles with a hurt ankle and feeling puny, but she did...and she can always say she did. I hiked back out the entire way with Dakota on my shoulders, which Park later said was 2.8 miles. That was rough, but I'm glad to provide him that service. I want him to get out and enjoy nature and beautiful things, but I realize he isn't physically able to walk THAT far.</div>
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I sprayed bug spray all over me, grabbed the marshmallows and headed to the fire. I noticed the bag was sticking to me so I put the flashlight on my arm. How cool! The bug spray made the ink transfer. I showed all the kids and soon we were ALL covered in Kraft advertizements :) </div>
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During the campfire, Carl disappeared for a bit while Park told local legends and Esther and Matt told stories of their haunted house. Soon, this emerged from the woods! He wanted to scare the kids but he really only spooked Matt (who KNEW it was coming) and he tried to climb Esther like a tree! Hahaha...that was awesome! </div>
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The next morning...ROCK CLIMBING!</div>
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We headed to Foster Falls and met up with Park who had gone earlier in the morning to set things up for us. Seriously...I'd keep him if I could. He's quite handy.</div>
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He quickly went over the equipment and safety and we got geared up.</div>
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Park taught everyone a little trick. Next time you're at a waterfall, stare at it for a whole minute and then look at the rocks beside it. Trippy! </div>
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Britney getting ready to go!</div>
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Her shoulder kept her from going much higher. She swung around the rocks twice, but my pictures of that are blurry. It was so cool! She did really well! </div>
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The helmet kept falling back and the strap was choking him and he just couldn't get it to stay on his noggin'. I really thought Park was going to tell him he had to get down, but he didn't! He told Dakota to take it off and keep going.</div>
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Look at that face. He's afraid of heights like I am (BIG) and I'm so proud of BOTH of those kiddos for conquering some fears and giving this a try.</div>
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And then me. Park brought a whole bag full of climbing gear, but did I put on the nifty climbing shoes? NO! My tennis shoes had zero grip so I kicked them off, tried climbing in my socks and barely got a couple feet up. I was done. I was SO disappointed in myself. I don't like being afraid of heights in the first place, but I hate that it keeps me from experiencing things. So...I went again. I got up MUCH higher. Yay!</div>
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Bobby put his monkey skills to good use.</div>
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After the climbing, some of us went to play in the water. I left my pants on to swim, which was not a smart Gina moment. It's difficult to swim in some loose fitting work out pants! </div>
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Oh and I was just over half way swimming to the fall when I remembered Park saying he had recently found a large snapping turtle in that water. GREAT time to think of that...</div>
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Other than thinking a snappy, this was one of my favorite moments. The picture is deceiving. It's much bigger and swimming with the falls and cliffs surrounding me was quite surreal.</div>
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Some down time after a big morning. At one point, all the kids were downstairs and we could hear them singing 'Happy Birthday' to my sweet girl. I told her I was disappointed we weren't there to share it and she was like "No. That was just the kids. It was special" :)</div>
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That evening, some of us went back to Raven's Point to watch the sunset...which never really manifested. That smudge of color is all we got. It was still a beautiful night for sitting out on a cliff watching bats.</div>
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Park told us that he had a 6:30 am canoe trip planned the next morning and a couple people had signed up so he would definitely be there if we wanted to join. I'm SO glad I got up in time. It was such a beautiful, peaceful morning out on the water.</div>
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After 40 minutes or so of paddling around searching for non-existent baby ducks and seeing HUGE fish and a hornet's nest, all the canoes came together in the center of the lake. The people in the middle boat held on to the outer canoes. We paddled in like that...all together. That was kind of cool.</div>
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Afterwards, Park, Esther and the kids wanted to show me and Matt the trail they had helped clear Thursday morning. Park is adding an additional mile to the trail system and as a service project, the kids used sharp objects to clear the path of destruction. It was VERY impressive how much they got accomplished in such a short amount of time. Those kiddos ROCK!</div>
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And then...I did something stupid. There was this little ravine we had to cross on the trail. Everyone got to the other side just fine, but when it was my turn, I jumped the darn thing instead of going down it and back up. I landed hard and wrong and my back immediately started hurting. I was able to walk the remainder of the trail just fine, but once in the vehicle and back at the house, I could barely get out of my seat. Leaning forward AT ALL hurt SO bad. Esther let me use her heating pad and I just whined and barely moved on that same big, comfy bed I had slept so well on earlier. We had talked about going home a day early because of Brit's injuries. When we added mine on top of her's, it didn't make sense not to go ahead and pack up. Which I didn't do any of. Bobby and Brit got everything ready and we said our goodbyes. We hit the Dutch Maid Bakery on our way out of town...of course. No amount of pain should keep that from happening :)<br />
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We had such an amazing time! It's been a week and my back is finally feeling better. I was afraid it was more serious than just muscle. Whew! And Brit's getting around just fine on her ankle. Her shoulder is another story. That poor baby :(Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-58400270460479332292013-08-18T12:58:00.000-05:002013-08-18T13:04:51.432-05:00The GirlBritney had a spend the night party for her birthday. Her 15th birthday...wow. Her actual birthday isn't until the 21st so I have a couple more days :)<br />
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That's all she really wanted for her birthday - to have her favorite people over to spend the night. We didn't go anywhere or do anything major. They were just together...happy, laughing like fools, smack talking, and just being their amazing selves. <br />
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Rachael had other plans and didn't get dropped off until about 10:30. I'm just glad she was able to come. That darn kid is SO busy!<br />
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Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-6078976005689206362013-08-10T07:46:00.000-05:002013-08-10T07:46:51.663-05:00SunriseI went to Point Mallard this morning, put in some miles and enjoyed greeting the sunrise. I haven't been sleeping well for weeks and after cat napping for a couple hours early this morning, was awake after Bobby left for work at 5:00. I just went ahead and got ready. No sense in running when it's HOT out. I decided to take the camera with me because let's face it, I don't see the sunrise often. I thought I should document such things. It's a PITA to hang onto the camera while jogging so I don't foresee me doing it again anytime soon. <br />
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We went on our MUCH needed adventure today! We wanted to go back to Horse Pens 40 but there was a 70% chance of thunderstorms for Steele. We kicked around a few other ideas and ended up deciding to go to Bankhead with it only having a 40% chance of storms. The kids and I had been to Caney before but Bobby hadn't and I knew he'd really enjoy it. Even though, from experience, hiking back out with a kid on your shoulders sucks ass.<br />
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I did some searching online and found out that Natural Bridge is quite close to Caney and none of us had been there. I'm ALWAYS up for a brand new adventure! We all got up and going this morning, made a stop to pick up some fresh fruit, trail mix and granola bars and were on the road by 10:30. We almost brought Bailey with us, but she had been really sick for a couple days. She's just now feeling better and I didn't want to push her little body too hard right off the bat. I don't know what caused her to be sick, but she lost weight and was completely pitiful. I'm SO glad she's on the mend. I love that little fluffer pupper :)<br />
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We headed to Natural Bridge first. The parking area is nice and there are picnic tables right next to a little creek. You have to register with the office, which basically just means hand over money :) There's an admission of $3.50 for adults and $2.50 for children just in case you go, expect that. The natural bridge is about 100 yards from the office and then there's about a mile hike that doubles back on itself and takes you back to the office.<br />
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It was a really nice walk, but the word of the day is SPIDERWEB. Holy shit, the spiders were abundant! Poor Britney. <br />
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Then we were off to Caney Falls! It's a mile and a half walk/hike to the falls from the trail head and like most hikes to cool places, it's harder getting out!<br />
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This picture cracks us up! It looks like Britney just smacked Dakota when she in fact is just splashing him with water :)</div>
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LOOK! I was there today!</div>
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Dakota was saying "I'm Batman" and flapping the towel out.</div>
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We weren't home for ten minutes when Elisa called to see if we were hungry. We were after all that playing and needed some real grub (no offense almonds and dried mixed berries. you rock) We all got changed out of our wet clothes, she came over and we decided to go to Moe's. It was SO good!! And then as an extra treat, we went to Kaleidoscoops. We made it home just before the weather got really nasty. You know that yellow, tornado looking sky? Yeah, that. Thankfully it was just some rain although there was flash flood warnings for our area. <br />
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I greet August with a sinus infection, a blanket and hot tea with honey. Because of my horrible sore throat that manifested in mere minutes, I thought I had strep at first. But by the next day, I was relieved my head was full of stuffed up and drip. I'd rather have just about anything over strep. *shudder*<br />
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We have received our confirmation email from Dayspring so we're officially in our 6th year of homeschooling!<br />
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When we went to Hobby Lobby, Bobby picked out some paracord and buckles and a little instruction manual on how to make bracelets. He taught himself during some free time at work the other night and was very excited about what he had learned and shared his knowledge with me when he worked off. We've bought additional paracord in various colors and have made several. I want to learn how to make different weaves and discover new purposes for our creations.<br />
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Britney is with friends...again :) We saw her long enough to eat lunch with her yesterday before she was off again! I think she's really moving out and just hasn't shared that information with us yet :) While she's gone, she will go get her haircut in Birmingham by the same girl who did it the first time. She's excited about that. It's grown so much and she's definitely needing a trim. Her fauxhawk seems to be quite inspirational as I've heard Jake and Emily are getting the same do! Can't wait to see pictures! Then she's going to a play (which Dakota and I will too if I'm feeling better) then home with another friend so she can help with their church's kids' service. I guess we'll see her sometime Sunday.<br />
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The cucumbers are coming in full force and Bobby canned up the first batch of pickles for the year.<br />
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I guess that's about it. I have the go bug BAD but since I've been sick, we didn't go anywhere while Bobby was off work this week. :( I wanted to do a short trip back to Horse Pen's 40, High Falls Park, Canyon Mouth Park...or somewhere. Maybe next week while he's off work *fingers crossed*<br />
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<br />Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-57239101287490333642013-07-28T07:00:00.001-05:002013-07-28T10:45:35.297-05:00HappeningsYesterday morning, Donna stopped by and dropped off a couple bags of veggies from her garden. One bag had 6 large, beautiful green peppers. I immediately thought about making stuffed peppers even though I'd never made them before. I searched online for some recipes and went to Aldi's to pick up the rest of the ingredients I needed. Also, Dakota specifically asked for some muffin mix. He wanted strawberry, but they only had blueberry. I got back home and he and I made up the muffins. He measured things out and mixed it all up. Those were some yummy muffins!<br />
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I love finding new-to-me blogs and websites from homeschooling/unschooling families. I enjoy the discovering of new ideas for projects or finding a book someone might enjoy or a link to some amazing video. I found just that video yesterday. Go <a href="http://www.wimp.com/vedicmath/" target="_blank">HERE</a> and watch and learn. My life changed. For real.<br />
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At Christmas, Max gave Britney The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. She picked The Hobbit up the other day and started reading and yesterday began reading it to Dakota. I absolutely love when she reads aloud. She puts so much emotion into it. She does voices and sings and acts things out. It held The Boy's attention, that's for sure. I just don't have that power. She's such a wonderful big sister :)<br />
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Back to the stuffed peppers:<br />
It's kind of a long process and I didn't go by a set recipe, but they turned out pretty darn good!<br />
I filled them up with ground beef, brown rice, sauteed mushrooms, onions, garlic, tomato sauce and different seasonings and topped them off with parmesan cheese. Yummo! Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357247741609931465.post-14418684632603968942013-07-25T00:32:00.000-05:002013-07-25T00:32:10.916-05:00Shaving Cream ArtIn the spirit of trying to be more creative, I've been searching the internet for art projects we would all enjoy doing together. I came across the idea of shaving cream art. I had never heard of such a thing so I googled it. I must be living under a rock! I think everyone knows about it!<br />
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They spent a good chunk of time playing with the foam and mixing colors. </div>
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We really enjoyed this! It's super simple, lots of fun and a very inexpensive project. Plus, we think the results are pretty cool :) I definitely want to try it again (maybe tomorrow) so I can mix the colors together better to give it more of a marbled effect.Ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062935991618473456noreply@blogger.com0