tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74439720401087340852024-03-05T02:08:09.909-08:00This is our story.Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-20520896088694904222012-08-27T08:01:00.000-07:002012-08-27T08:01:25.566-07:00How do I organize my blog?I like to pretend that I am very organized. I love making lists and crossing things off of lists. I use post it notes for everything that I can. And somehow when it comes to the blog, I've gotten a little disorganized. Well, a lot disorganized. I've been working on a way to keep me organized and making sure that I'm consistently posting quality diy's, recipes, or something else. It has taken a lot of planning but I finally have figured out a system that works, for now at least. I'm sure in the future I will fugure something out that will work better, but for now this is it and it is working. <br />
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Here is what we have been up to lately. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a fun night out for Logan and his friend at a baseball game. That night we got ice cream, they played in a bouncy house, and ate some ballpark food. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to Ikea and bought nothing but a storage bin for my crafting supplies and some meatballs and mashed potatoes to make at home. Oh. So. Good.</div><br />
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I spent a night with some mod podge and had a few drinks while working on a present for a friends birthday (oh, I'll be sharing soon).<br />
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My husband thought it would be a good idea to try these peanut butter cups. It was not. <br />
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Oh. I had a McDonald's chocolate dipped cone. Now that was a good idea. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-60752907115640508372012-08-08T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-08T06:00:05.369-07:00I never thought I would own stamps.Now this isn't the kind of stamps you are thinking. I did not start collecting stamps. I use to collect coins but never stamps.<br />
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I needed to get a card for the besties birthday and I was already at the store so I just picked up a couple of supplies that I needed: cards, a stamp, and a stamp pad.<br />
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Then I used supplies I already had at home: craft glue, paint chips, yarn and scissors. And yes, I usually do use my 4 year olds scissors.<br />
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Using the stamp and the stamp pad, make the stamp. Easy enough.<br />
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Glue the yarn to the inside.<br />
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And then just cut the paint chips into triangles to make an adorable bunting banner for the inside.<br />
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Just don't write inside of it with permanent markers because it will bleed through and you have to blur it out so the world doesn't read the card you made. Yeah, because the world is following my blog.Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-69060574511214080062012-08-07T04:30:00.003-07:002012-08-07T04:30:01.980-07:00Oh spray paint. How I love thee.I am not the type to decorate and accessorize our house. Growing up, my parents had so much clutter and junk around that I just couldn't stand it. If I had photos of it, I would show you just so you know how cluttered it was. I can't even describe how much stuff there was. Photos on the wall, knickknacks, decorative plates, porcelain dolls, and everything else that they could fit in our home. I vowed that I would never ever, I mean never in a million years, decorate like them. So far I have stuck to my word. Thankfully, the husband is the same.<br />
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That was until recently. Now I'm not putting decorative plates up along the walls but I am putting a few things out here and there. And when I say a few, I really do mean a few. Three to be exact. I've been picking up some items as I go to Goodwill and then spray painting them. It's addictive. <i>I'm addicted to spray paint. </i>Not like the huffing of spray paint, but watch out, I have a can of spray paint and I'm painting something kind of addicted. It's awful. Really. But I have been practicing. See.<br />
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I have plans for these three, big plans. I am just not ready to put them in their permeant home but soon. I love them. They aren't too much clutter and their colors look so nice in our living room.<br />
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I wonder what I will paint next?Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-35430798466441721102012-08-06T18:38:00.000-07:002012-08-06T18:38:44.142-07:00Thank you Pinterest.I feel so lucky to have Pinterest around to help with new recipe and craft ideas but there is so much more than that out on Pinterest. I have used it for some cleaning suggestions, educational games for Logan, and even more. Here are two simple and very useful ideas I found from Pinterest. I never pinned the ideas though, I just saw them and figured I could throw them together. Simple enough.<br />
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I bake a lot. I mean, I probably make cupcakes three times a month at least. So I really have more than what is needed when it comes to cupcake liners. Usually they are just thrown in a drawer and get crumbled up so I can not use them and just toss them out. We have a set of these glass containers that we got from our wedding shower. This large one has been empty because I don't have that much flour or sugar. Instead of being empty, it is now filled with cupcake liners. It is so much easier when needing to pick some up to just glance over instead of dig through a drawer. Plus, it's stinking cute.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Maybe my next organizing post will show you my junk drawer. Don't laugh, I have two. That's not terrible though because apparently some people have more than that. So I guess that's my goal. One day this week I'll tackle the junk drawer. I first have to figure out how to organize all of the junk. <i>Eek.</i></div>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-1525695030035567812012-08-02T01:00:00.002-07:002012-08-02T01:00:02.855-07:00Oh! Chocolate chip, oreos, and brownies.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8Ri0pev9fY2_owfth6F1RPPIkEvhfUNUHUJUAon_sYqT5kBe2bCLo_bIwbclnFY3PCe92XYAiXEy8DpQuvSalwEy3BfpoTf4MHAk0PpaKpqqo1CAnAEo_vzjNZS1p9UhLBSQok1EWnvI/s1600/DSC01433.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8Ri0pev9fY2_owfth6F1RPPIkEvhfUNUHUJUAon_sYqT5kBe2bCLo_bIwbclnFY3PCe92XYAiXEy8DpQuvSalwEy3BfpoTf4MHAk0PpaKpqqo1CAnAEo_vzjNZS1p9UhLBSQok1EWnvI/s640/DSC01433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
I've seen this delicious mixture on so many different sites since I've been on Pinterest that I couldn't even begin to remember which one I found it on first. Let's just say that I'm so happy that I found it. And so were so many other people! My bestie and I snacked on these during our craft night a week ago and my husband ate plenty and his mom and uncle had their fair share too. I wish I would have made double but I know better for next time (and there will be a next time)!<br />
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I used all prepackaged items for these. It made it so much easier on me and they were still delicious. I used packaged cookie dough, boxed brownies and of course store bought oreoes. And to make them were so easy that it should even be considered a recipe.<br />
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Logan called these Cookie Sandwiches for some reason, so that is what they are called around our house now. And here's this "recipe".<br />
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Oreos<br />
Roll of cookie dough<br />
Box of brownies (and ingredients called for on the box to make fudge brownies, not cake like brownies)<br />
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Directions<br />
Spray a 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray.<br />
Spread cookie dough on the bottom of the pan.<br />
Make 1 layer of oreos.<br />
Make brownies according to directions on the box and then pour over the oreo layer.<br />
Bake for 45-55 minutes.<br />
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You can enjoy these warm and fresh from the oven or even cover with a lid and enjoy for a few days. I'm not kidding, these are one of my favorites right now. I just wish I had more valid reasons for making them more often! <br />
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Enjoy!Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-32509948851372534662012-08-01T16:30:00.000-07:002012-08-01T16:30:29.162-07:00Button Swap. Are you interested?So I've seen a lot of blogs in the past that had swapped buttons with different blogs and since I'm just starting to really blog again I thought doing a button swap would be a great idea. I know I already have several readers who are regulars at this point, but I would love to promote you blog and vice versa. If you are interested, please email me from the <a href="http://ourabercrombiefamily.blogspot.com/p/contact_29.html">Contact </a>page and I would be more than happy to post you button. Feel free to grab my button at the top of the page! I can't wait to link up with everyone else!Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-78343810179940780272012-07-31T09:21:00.000-07:002012-07-31T09:21:58.898-07:00And this is where I do my blogging.I have so many ideas going around on what I should post next and I seriously have numerous drafts of different projects and recipes that are saved and waiting on me to finish them. For now, I've decided to show you a glimpse into my Monday-Friday life. I work at a large financial institution dealing with customers from 830-5 daily. It gets stressful, it's hardly rewarding, and I always find myself wishing that I had a different job. I shouldn't complain because it's a job and a darn good job but I will always want something different. At first I thought how crazy I must be about sharing this part of my life with you but this is where I blog the majority of the time. Sure, at home I edit some photos and work on different projects, but for the most part it is all done here at work. I edit my blog layout, reply to comments, and so on all while at work. Since this is a huge part of my day, I figured it would be fun to share. Plus, I got some of the strangest looks while taking photos of my desk and I always appreciate strange looks from those that I work with. Please forgive the mess and clutter though. It is a desk after all.<br />
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I told you to not mind the mess. At least at work I have a large monitor to work on. It's not quite as big as at home and it's not a Mac, but I make do with it.<br />
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And here are my drinks. I always write on the free styrofoam cups that we are given at work. I doodle on everything and my cups are no different. <br />
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I keep a small collection of things pinned on my wall as well. Here you will find the save the date from our wedding last year, two crafts that Logan made at the library this summer, my team bride button from the rehearsal dinner and a pipe cleaner shooting star I made for work (I have no idea why now).<br />
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I love this little sticker. We got in when we spent a weekend in Cleveland for the filming of The Avengers. I have kept it at work ever since. Plus, there's Thor. I love Thor.<br />
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I always have a large stack of assorted post-it notes as well. I use them all of the time. You can see from the first picture that I stick them all over my desk. On any and everything. Plus, who doesn't love that Paper Tweet paper my husband got me at the bookstore. I love it. <br />
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Next you'll see my Disney Vinylmations collection. I started collecting them this year after deciding to visit Disney World. I had no other logical place to put them than here at work.<br />
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I already said that I loved Thor, right. Yes, I did.<br />
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I keep this photo of Logan at my desk. I've had it in a frame since this picture was taken. He was so little here, only six months old. Oh how I miss him being a baby.<br />
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Here's a close up of this snail. I don't know if it's a snail or not. I thought he was a turtle when I bought him and he's not a turtle. I got him in Mexico this year. He keeps me company during the day. <br />
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And there is my computer screen. I love my background of wedding photos. I hardly see it though because I usually have a million windows opened for work things. And yes, I was working on this post as I took a photo of it.<br />
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I love ink pens almost as much as I love Thor. I keep a huge collection at my desk.<br />
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I have a fancy phone that I don't use. Well, I'm lying. I used it once to call my doctors. That's it. I need it to be removed. And I keep a notebook of notes everywhere I go. And do you see that on the calendar? I have a photoshop class tonight at the library. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">And there it is, my desk at work. I have 3 calendars and 3 things of Thor. It's a little crazy and cluttered but I need these things to get through the day. Ha.</div>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-58011264165567352992012-07-29T00:01:00.002-07:002012-07-29T00:01:01.065-07:00Button BraceletI found a few pieces of jewelry I have been wanting to make thanks to Pinterest and so far I have made 2 different necklaces and 2 bracelets. I'm going to share with you the most recent bracelet I made because it was much easier than the other bracelet and it was the one I was able to get more photos of so you can make it too.<br />
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I had no directions to follow, just the picture from Pinterest. <a href="http://www.repinly.com/pin.aspx?pid=6313&p=0&by=&t=&cat=&rnk=0">Here</a> is the original picture. I just looked at the picture and gathered my supplies and got started. Thankfully I had some butcher twine leftover from a different bracelet and my mother in law gave me a huge pack of buttons awhile ago.<br />
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And for future reference I have learned that I need someone else to model a bracelet, I have awfully ugly arms when photographed. And I should probably paint my nails before taking pictures of them.Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-89005175693342785202012-07-28T07:07:00.003-07:002012-07-28T07:16:52.120-07:00Currently.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Listening</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: I drove myself to work on Friday (something that I hardly ever do) and I had a few minutes alone to listen to the radio. I hardly ever listen to the radio but I did today. I listened to a repeat Jason Ellis show on Faction. I think he's hilarious and so are the other guys on the show. I know this isn't music at all but it is still something that I did listen to.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Watching</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: I saw <em>Brave </em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">on Wednesday. I fell asleep. It was cute for what I could stay awake for but I didn't last the entire movie.</span><br />
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</div><div>I did get an amazing serving platter. It might even just be a large plate with a small lip around the edge. I am not really sure. But I love it and have so many ideas of what we can put on it. Even if I don't use it for cupcakes (what I'm really wanting to do with it when it dries) I figured it would match the living room colors to be a nice little spot to drop keys and other items when we come home. I got it for $1.66 (yay for sale days). I used some green paint chips I grabbed at Home Depot and some mod podge that has been sitting quietly since I got it a few weeks ago. I also use a circle punch I bought when I was making some stuff last year. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>Seriously, so easy and very cute. All I did was punch out some circles.<br />
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</div><div>And put some mod podge on the back of the circle. And then the top. I didn't read the directions but I think I did ok. It's currently drying and I did not have the patience to wait to post about it. I can't wait to find a perfect spot for it in our home.</div><div><br />
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Now I have finally found a great use for it. I'm sure this will temporary as most things are that I do, but this works for now. And I think it's perfect.<br />
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Right now it is holding all of my handmade jewelry and I love it. And no, it is not going to always sit on top of a guitar case.<br />
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</script>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-89711935377988908372012-07-22T07:50:00.003-07:002012-07-24T10:19:58.502-07:00Deep fried corn on the cob. Oh my.I do not want to give off the wrong impression with this post. We do not live in the country, it's very much a city. Maybe not a big city, but we are minutes away from a big city. But every now and then, we love to take part in our little community by going to different events. This week we did go to the county fair that was in town. When I was little we use to go to the fair every year and I loved it. This is our second year going as our own little family and a tradition I hope to continue. We rode some rides and had some delicious fair food (yes, I did have deep fried corn on the cob. Amazing.)<br />
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<span id="goog_1256894157"></span><span id="goog_1256894158"></span>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-12585802753631249662012-07-21T08:30:00.019-07:002012-07-21T08:30:01.904-07:00Currently.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Listening</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: I spent this week listening to the Glee Graduation Album. It was by far one of my favorite episodes of Glee ever so the album is pretty much the same.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Reading</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: Oh my! I read <i>The Fault In Our Stars </i>in 3 hours. Probably one of the saddest books I have ever read. I found out that it's going to be a movie (can. not. wait.) so I plan on seeing it when it comes out. The book had me in tears at so many different parts. If you haven't read it, read it now. I really mean it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Watching</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: Where did this week go? Seriously. I don't feel like I watched much television or any movies. I hope to see The Dark Knight Rises soon though. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Working on</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: Oh I have so many things I've worked on in relation to the blog this week! I made some wonderful papers to help me organize all upcoming posts. It's pretty fantastic how I managed to get it all organized.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Thinking about</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: Work. I applied for a new position and only hours later I found out that the position is now only going to be hiring in Texas. I'm not moving to Texas. So I'm not getting the new position. </span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Anticipating</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: How can I seriously type that I'm anticipating nothing? Well, I guess it is because I really am not at this point. Let's hope this changes. And fast.</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Eating</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: So many tasty things this week. Haha. And by tasty I really just mean normal food but everything seemed to just taste so much better. I did make some delicious pizza casserole dish that has now made me want to have a casserole party with our friends. Recipe to come soon.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Wishing</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: For Logan to snap out of whatever bad mood he has been in lately. I don't quite get it. He's been moody, rude and just plain mean this week. I do not know why he has been this way but I just wish he would go back to being the nice little guy he usually is. </span>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-9809645764379227032012-07-19T19:17:00.002-07:002012-07-25T05:33:32.292-07:00Pizza Casserole<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6k6oxxZ79uOklxCb1Obckc-abYBjqBaLSCMV7i3H75CDNLMpNBSEMBuCOJ1cCdyJHcN0Yo5fyX80ZiW_OSKVxXfM4qLS9KB6MytFNoRnQ3wfsi8tqa6k91PqaT6Iy1SMoi9TBgGaseaf/s1600/DSC01460.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib6k6oxxZ79uOklxCb1Obckc-abYBjqBaLSCMV7i3H75CDNLMpNBSEMBuCOJ1cCdyJHcN0Yo5fyX80ZiW_OSKVxXfM4qLS9KB6MytFNoRnQ3wfsi8tqa6k91PqaT6Iy1SMoi9TBgGaseaf/s640/DSC01460.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
I found a recipe that I knew my husband would love as soon as I saw the photo on Pinterest, Pizza Casserole! I found the original recipe at <a href="http://formamas.blogspot.com/2011/08/pizza-casserole.html">For Mamas</a> and boy is my family thankful that I did. I changed and added a few things of course but here's my take on pizza casserole. Yum<br />
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<u>Ingredients: </u><br />
1 bag of egg noodles<br />
1 jar of pizza sauce<br />
1 jar of marinara sauce<br />
4 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese<br />
1 pound ground hamburger<br />
1/2 pound ground sausage<br />
1/2 package of pepperoni<br />
Pizza seasoning<br />
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<u>Directions:</u><br />
1. Preheat oven to 350.<br />
2. Brown both hamburger and sausage (I did this separate so I could make sure both were fully browned). Once both are browned, mix together in a large bowl.<br />
3. Boil egg noodles and drain.<br />
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The next steps are so similar to a lasagna that it should be more like a pizza lasagna.<br />
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Layer in a 13x9 in baking dish:<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">1. Thin layer of marinara. </div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Half of the egg noodles.</div>3. Half of the meat.<br />
4. The rest of the marinara sauce.<br />
5. Rest of the noodles.<br />
6. Half of the cheese.<br />
7. Rest of the meat.<br />
8. Half of the pepperoni.<br />
8. The whole jar of pizza sauce (sprinkle pizza seasoning on top of this layer).<br />
9. Rest of the cheese.<br />
10. The remaining pepperoni.<br />
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Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes before eating.<br />
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Trust me, your family is going to love this. Plus, the leftovers are just as fantastic.Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-70546174149029783352012-07-17T19:55:00.008-07:002012-07-25T05:34:21.555-07:00BabbaBox Review and Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwCLwNj4zjPjsMXO486MzebNRyyrBs6_dphOR3o4EKrkfXjx_2nFOPMgsK9_aDnqa-yMolq537FroedTzDXtA7XRW7AyqTWV-ss2s8oB9N67X6MDv1qsyVGPsAOs-UyRDczkpiyguj9vH/s1600/DSC01463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwCLwNj4zjPjsMXO486MzebNRyyrBs6_dphOR3o4EKrkfXjx_2nFOPMgsK9_aDnqa-yMolq537FroedTzDXtA7XRW7AyqTWV-ss2s8oB9N67X6MDv1qsyVGPsAOs-UyRDczkpiyguj9vH/s640/DSC01463.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
So I have been obsessed with the idea of monthly subscription boxes for me (more about that later) but when I found out that they actually had subscription boxes for children, I became even more excited. And that's where <a href="http://www.babbaco.com/">BabbaBox</a> comes in. Seriously, a monthly box sent to the house each month for Logan! A new theme, new crafts, activities, books and more! I couldn't ask for something more perfect for him to get surprised with. I felt like a kid myself this evening when I came home from work and found his very own <a href="http://www.babbaco.com/">BabbaBox</a> in the mail! Yay!<br />
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So what is <a href="http://www.babbaco.com/">BabbaBox</a>? It's a monthly subscription box that is delivered to your home with all of the physcial materials plus know how content to really engage with your kids. The <a href="http://www.babbaco.com/">BabbaBox</a> has 5 different types of activities: Create, Explore, Story Tell, Connect and Extra. Each different section focuses on either motor, cognitive, or creative areas to help your child with the theme!<br />
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Now we haven't had time to start one of the activities just yet, but we did open the box, read through everything, and take some photos. Here are all of the different activities that the box comes with. If your kid enjoys doing crafts (oh boy, mine does) then this might just be the perfect little monthly box to surprise them with!<br />
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This <a href="http://www.babbaco.com/">BabbaBox's</a> theme is The Way I Feel. There are activities that will help your child with expressing their feelings, exploring their feelings, learning about caring about others, and playing games to help them learn positive social behaviors. The <a href="http://www.babbaco.com/">BabbaBox</a> is filled with activities to reinforce the theme. There is puppet making and magnets to create. Spy glasses to observe the feelings of those around you. A book to read and even a digital app! <br />
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We are beyond thrilled to get started with these activities! I will be posting each activity that we complete and including Logan's review as well! Be prepared for those to be coming shortly.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Listening</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: I got Lee Brice's Hard 2 Love cd from the library last week and loved it. I know, I'm publicly admitting to liking country for the second week in a row. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Reading</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: I finished <u>Signs Of Life</u> last week and started on <u>Beautiful Boy</u> this week. It's a very moving story so far. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Watching</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: Unfortunately, all of our regular shows are on break right now and I've been watching a little bit of everything. This week I did watch <i>Franklin and Bash</i> and <i>Love in the Wild</i>. Ha.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Working on</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: We had a big Pinterest craft night last night. I made some oreo treats, a bracelet, 3 necklaces, 3 mugs and 2 plates. Photos will come soon.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Thinking about</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: My mother in law being sick. She's never sick and for over a week now, she has been in the hospital 3 times. It started with cellulitis and then it got worse. And now she is allergic to one of the two medications that they prescribed. It makes me think how lucky Logan is to have her around still since my mom isn't here anymore to be his grandma. I just hope she gets better very quickly.</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Anticipating</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: The next week. We will be going to the county fair with some friends and we are going out of town next week for a wedding. I love going to weddings since it gives me a reason to dress pretty.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Eating</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: I feel like I didn't eat much this week even though I know I did. We did have a food day at work. Oh my. I had rice krispie treats, brownies, veggie pizza, buffalo chicken dip, Skyline dip, chips, crackers, cinnamon rolls. See, I knew I had a lot to eat this week.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Wishing</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #535353; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">: That we have a great weekend! We woke up late. Very late. And haven't even showered or left the house today. And yet, we have nothing planned. </span>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-20270245457474211252012-07-13T12:08:00.002-07:002012-07-25T05:34:53.847-07:00Owl Craft.I had some free time while Logan took a little nap in the evening so I decided to do some crafting. I had the oatmeal container leftover from when I made the <a href="http://ourabercrombiefamily.blogspot.com/2012/07/did-you-notice.html">Strawberry Muffins</a> and <a href="http://ourabercrombiefamily.blogspot.com/2012/07/and-6-dozens-of-cookies-later.html">Oatmeal Cookies </a> so I wanted to make sure did something with it. I thought about letting Logan decorate it and using it just as a little bank but figured I could do something on my own with it.<br />
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Now we have this cute little owl who sits quietly in our living room. I love them and can't believe that the husband was ok with me keeping him out.<br />
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The only supplies needed for this project:<br />
Oatmeal container<br />
4 different pieces of scrap booking paper<br />
Scissors<br />
Glue stick<br />
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</div>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-18372341198612677442012-07-12T20:47:00.003-07:002012-07-24T10:21:05.270-07:00Incredible lemon cupcakes.I made some cupcakes this week that I'm so excited to share. It's two of my favorite flavors together (white cake and lemon). Plus, any recipe that calls for a box cake to start with always has me interested since it will take less time to make. I would have made these if they took all day because they were that darn good. No joke.<br />
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And so you can make the cupcakes yourself, here is the recipe!<br />
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<u>Lemon Cake Ingredients</u><br />
1 box white cake mix<br />
4 egg whites<br />
1/4 cup vegetable oil<br />
3/4 cup buttermilk<br />
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice<br />
3/4 cup sour cream<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
zest of 3 lemons<br />
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<u>Lemon Glaze Ingredients</u><br />
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice<br />
1 teaspoon lemon zest<br />
1-2 cups powdered sugar<br />
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<u>Cream Cheese Frosting</u><br />
1/2 cup softened unsalted butter<br />
8 oz softened cream cheese<br />
2 teaspoons vanilla extract<br />
4-5 cups powdered sugar<br />
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<u>Cupcake Directions:</u><br />
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are my go to favorite cupcake liners.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>2. Sift cake mix into small bowl and remove any lumps.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I always use a colander to sift anything with.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>3. In a large bowl, gently whisk egg whites, oil, buttermilk, lemon juice, sour cream, vanilla, and lemon zest.<br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Combine cake mix and wet ingredients and stir well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1DDf8lTq-U_AcUqVEjN29xvKktciSPc49x1sJjOQGTT_FJDUsO-t-o_jeu8WqNTGt0sXzUxYK2pSiNQNeYqtfScV2FuXZcpZ7l4ptc-8M_L6yLG1Q2sUNRW56_Zvz9OuqJYkhMW5XyJy/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1DDf8lTq-U_AcUqVEjN29xvKktciSPc49x1sJjOQGTT_FJDUsO-t-o_jeu8WqNTGt0sXzUxYK2pSiNQNeYqtfScV2FuXZcpZ7l4ptc-8M_L6yLG1Q2sUNRW56_Zvz9OuqJYkhMW5XyJy/s640/9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake 15-18 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQMkov6VRe29anwJVeyczujqVL0pFkJriZZNXeYvssFnFpbh7JJshwBJu6vR5HEZg352Ml3YZSThdnBKkAIRua2jZYryV-PNTyAO-f8QwsrUJYJffkWLS_R6SC8rtzh_HN99MIhuf1Qln/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQMkov6VRe29anwJVeyczujqVL0pFkJriZZNXeYvssFnFpbh7JJshwBJu6vR5HEZg352Ml3YZSThdnBKkAIRua2jZYryV-PNTyAO-f8QwsrUJYJffkWLS_R6SC8rtzh_HN99MIhuf1Qln/s640/8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Glaze Directions:</u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. In a bowl, combine all ingredients using a whisk. Add powdered sugar until your glaze reaches a cream consistency. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPTm85EfUaL1oC4pVsgxOLkrEJcMnWDCfKFI6LBO_Z_EBXwxeBhcyFNxvNmkTHlAuYfmBUczE3Q0Ad-vG7RzCRzO9OV0Erk6eS1JOU6vq6OLpU6cVxsqbYeScHs5IF5kNYEKXMUsztGm9/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPTm85EfUaL1oC4pVsgxOLkrEJcMnWDCfKFI6LBO_Z_EBXwxeBhcyFNxvNmkTHlAuYfmBUczE3Q0Ad-vG7RzCRzO9OV0Erk6eS1JOU6vq6OLpU6cVxsqbYeScHs5IF5kNYEKXMUsztGm9/s640/7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Use a toothpick to make holes in the top of each cupcake so the glaze goes through the whole cupcake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhearWcNTi9tsET1EfacXX5a9lNsnoifzLXKiD3IX4uBVtQPcilKttyP-w98lqdfdzs64mT22Oor8jwuUU_rX-5iUTgN_mRVVLlnvcDcdMS3x0P1dyJrd7GnROJqtRUCsEIaLkxTD8bVZZU/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhearWcNTi9tsET1EfacXX5a9lNsnoifzLXKiD3IX4uBVtQPcilKttyP-w98lqdfdzs64mT22Oor8jwuUU_rX-5iUTgN_mRVVLlnvcDcdMS3x0P1dyJrd7GnROJqtRUCsEIaLkxTD8bVZZU/s640/6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Pour glaze over the warm cupcakes and let the glaze set. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpzvJ5HrF6BeRyeXNlKyol2rg0dMw_S9GNQ0OVJlfGNgJs8X2SnE7Zdh6vAoXmZqnckXTNBuL9TqW2mVh__aCVAFy-v30QMAWZG9a5HshKwmtkS993VtgFfyxLpWs81wJre5YtIosME9w/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpzvJ5HrF6BeRyeXNlKyol2rg0dMw_S9GNQ0OVJlfGNgJs8X2SnE7Zdh6vAoXmZqnckXTNBuL9TqW2mVh__aCVAFy-v30QMAWZG9a5HshKwmtkS993VtgFfyxLpWs81wJre5YtIosME9w/s640/5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><u>Cream Cheese Frosting Directions: </u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Beat butter and cream cheese for a few minutes. Add in vanilla extract and powdered sugar and continue to beat. Add yellow food coloring if desired. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXxhwaG2oN_rIfkj14921e23as0MAMDQqCHXBcRLAeG5LaSnaYeJ_AzUn0Imy1Mb-t3pt5i_cBZLGCI4a1w70sp6Ilvacsy5YPbZEF8B4BvI8it6Vs_2qr_RCFKLUP64jFbJ6jJ0zRvJ_/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXxhwaG2oN_rIfkj14921e23as0MAMDQqCHXBcRLAeG5LaSnaYeJ_AzUn0Imy1Mb-t3pt5i_cBZLGCI4a1w70sp6Ilvacsy5YPbZEF8B4BvI8it6Vs_2qr_RCFKLUP64jFbJ6jJ0zRvJ_/s640/4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spread icing on the tops of the cupcakes. I like to decorate my cupcakes with sugar sprinkles and one white pearl on top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgEBeS3IkHuTPc_HBep_h0Gq6Um-1BR7daF6GtrL429oOI0F6vhDOX4qxqjB-RAgawDLvf0UBdYwCE4A6TeovM6EKmpK2DZIG4RSqIZZYTNa0AtwpEycWA-fdrs1VkoGTp4JtZ0Y1IlI1/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsgEBeS3IkHuTPc_HBep_h0Gq6Um-1BR7daF6GtrL429oOI0F6vhDOX4qxqjB-RAgawDLvf0UBdYwCE4A6TeovM6EKmpK2DZIG4RSqIZZYTNa0AtwpEycWA-fdrs1VkoGTp4JtZ0Y1IlI1/s640/3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here they are. The lemon cupcakes in all their glory. Oh my, they are delicious. I wish I had more left!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim21JuYDpfikhUgGtnUmub00QJiM4IZdSW3elV1sBiLo84zfI42NibsUE1EgzCUfe9TPC-jiD7SQ0fprzhCPgyqWIo4LRW1TnIx-Gj5wsNwtMNz00fMxm4o736GKQXSgz0tDr9dcLvF5n3/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim21JuYDpfikhUgGtnUmub00QJiM4IZdSW3elV1sBiLo84zfI42NibsUE1EgzCUfe9TPC-jiD7SQ0fprzhCPgyqWIo4LRW1TnIx-Gj5wsNwtMNz00fMxm4o736GKQXSgz0tDr9dcLvF5n3/s640/2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-11076070348518938772012-07-09T09:52:00.001-07:002012-07-25T05:36:07.110-07:00An Instagram kind of weekend.<em>This post would have been a whole heck of a lot easier and quicker to post if Instagram did not keep closing on me. As much as I love Instagram, I have an equal amount of hate towards it as well. My photos will fail when I am uploading or something or the entire application just keeps closing. Now this only happens sometimes, very rarely to be honest, but when it does, it's a total love-hate relationship that we have going. </em><br />
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So my weekend is over and everything that we had planned for wrapping up Independence Day is over. I know this is silly but after 4th of July I always feel like summer is over even though summer just began. This weekend we went to a local festival with fireworks on Friday night with our best friends, then our family went to the parade for our city on Saturday. We did some grocery shopping on Saturday and planned our meals for the week (I always feel like I've accomplished so much when I get meals completely planned ahead of time). And then Saturday night we went back to the festival with the husband, Logan and my sister and her family. Sunday Logan attended a teddy bear picnic at our local library. It was a busy and hot weekend. I'm looking forward to some much needed cleaning this week!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Logan got so hot we had to put his hair up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys decided to climb some trees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The City of Independence parade.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ha. Grocery shopping.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What?! Deep fried peanut butter and jelly sandwich! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My husband.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting his 2nd tattoo of the weekend.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cousins.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If I could have roasted corn for breakfast, I would.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a teddy bear necklace at the picnic.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-35704739742287601682012-07-06T04:45:00.007-07:002012-07-25T05:38:50.396-07:00A preview of some past DIYI wanted to share all of the things I have made over the last year or so with you. There's a huge assortment and it ranges from birthdays, holidays, cupcakes, weddings, and more. There's a lot. I warned you ahead of time. The photos were all taken on my iphone so I apologize if they aren't the best of quality. I will have some different posts on a few of them in the near future with instructions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italian Love Cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Derby day hat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Name meaning baby shower gift</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spiced apple pie cupcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire truck birthday party</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muno birthday cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojy6kcDdC6xcSP_vM_rThtNyKzLCzTxbfNwcESP89T38oqt07AtuWKh8jNPv7bIikMp97PTmN5Lcy7kp4u8HGZRg7AlRRDh-u2DDmWCO_jaGz0LZzI6xAP6E1wG3eZdGZVfYL5hTL8qQs/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojy6kcDdC6xcSP_vM_rThtNyKzLCzTxbfNwcESP89T38oqt07AtuWKh8jNPv7bIikMp97PTmN5Lcy7kp4u8HGZRg7AlRRDh-u2DDmWCO_jaGz0LZzI6xAP6E1wG3eZdGZVfYL5hTL8qQs/s640/photo+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy corn headband for Halloween</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4DK4JOK3Pr0ruQYeetlvg8cwV8-JBeN6h5l4RphLmIexhYX0nwziZTtRyc-cqRALMQ8cWC1foLf9OoqdOBHj6a0DljUQcVVypgFMgACRIuKvWD3Iqn8qFPySfzbTX-YUWoyWO-VTF-WG/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4DK4JOK3Pr0ruQYeetlvg8cwV8-JBeN6h5l4RphLmIexhYX0nwziZTtRyc-cqRALMQ8cWC1foLf9OoqdOBHj6a0DljUQcVVypgFMgACRIuKvWD3Iqn8qFPySfzbTX-YUWoyWO-VTF-WG/s640/photo+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Escort card for wedding</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjmh7H0aYcyI9RJsW6B4Ecgw1UQpwX37OYpE0KLz_udnQrjKqWV0_AmxP_yi0M7DHTGvj-9jbdo576h2r-LAtRyGMATJw2HtUJkFT4MkNOenqZszMTHpROTIme8_FBr-fiaAVhyJg3IdW/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjmh7H0aYcyI9RJsW6B4Ecgw1UQpwX37OYpE0KLz_udnQrjKqWV0_AmxP_yi0M7DHTGvj-9jbdo576h2r-LAtRyGMATJw2HtUJkFT4MkNOenqZszMTHpROTIme8_FBr-fiaAVhyJg3IdW/s640/photo+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thumb print Christmas lights</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7DEFo2odLXrRacJVRIgwKLQU4YPIOGt7QNZFW61f5ftynbjpThvqqj-mGQ-zqI3rYhyphenhyphenj5_5u4M4RBtRutzcMANJkQq-vD4cX0dvQ1irkExn2adixbH_oe251sOFOK5w7UUSrfLYQ9X0T/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7DEFo2odLXrRacJVRIgwKLQU4YPIOGt7QNZFW61f5ftynbjpThvqqj-mGQ-zqI3rYhyphenhyphenj5_5u4M4RBtRutzcMANJkQq-vD4cX0dvQ1irkExn2adixbH_oe251sOFOK5w7UUSrfLYQ9X0T/s640/photo+4.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Countdown to Disney World Vacation!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGp8QFncuJ0Gk6ep179pyMsN6KL8j3ihdr-Quq4rCus7ZpxSPN_icpxIyF0VlW6tFS_SOEkoApTDN_i9sIi-umI_3LdflUehaH41jYBGUBmKECBq9Hl5CAuRIjOBnXViIjO2jXlQOjbFG/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGp8QFncuJ0Gk6ep179pyMsN6KL8j3ihdr-Quq4rCus7ZpxSPN_icpxIyF0VlW6tFS_SOEkoApTDN_i9sIi-umI_3LdflUehaH41jYBGUBmKECBq9Hl5CAuRIjOBnXViIjO2jXlQOjbFG/s640/photo+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Button L</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36vlI5cJpZIdPNeBWRoZU46usmhm1z6qZL941Fdx7RR-HFETyL3sdVwrJDMGfA2pbs8a8iqIDQJyUOI9wjtSgvPnmb9PPKp_OxZcuOZAzKowqcAnxmY0jFPf7OMPH4LNzl3Ew4RPUrCDI/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh36vlI5cJpZIdPNeBWRoZU46usmhm1z6qZL941Fdx7RR-HFETyL3sdVwrJDMGfA2pbs8a8iqIDQJyUOI9wjtSgvPnmb9PPKp_OxZcuOZAzKowqcAnxmY0jFPf7OMPH4LNzl3Ew4RPUrCDI/s640/photo+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridal shower centerpiece</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYcXmaHBmI2ahfgBLfe15rdm6N4k8ovc2iRSkavnUFDTRnwLqt4fpFTM49rdfLawh1w4hjaFQPm67RiJnfojRTwFuDJpUeW2l-v1mFvgeaQlHbTCcr-1lUq51UT5iICgGEU5JFdLb8z1D/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYcXmaHBmI2ahfgBLfe15rdm6N4k8ovc2iRSkavnUFDTRnwLqt4fpFTM49rdfLawh1w4hjaFQPm67RiJnfojRTwFuDJpUeW2l-v1mFvgeaQlHbTCcr-1lUq51UT5iICgGEU5JFdLb8z1D/s640/photo+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridal shower party favor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGR4dcyK_RLExedg2FW56fbmPUnnT8XIcBBcQ9MudpabxSUEZ4zZQl-pbK4tpTA5oqpmzqmKGxeUq3Q2b7MEI6hpSjA4kgvx2WzdREBd4AVVu4AwqIAZ_cssVMOXaLJPorVlOX3WR0Lrj/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGR4dcyK_RLExedg2FW56fbmPUnnT8XIcBBcQ9MudpabxSUEZ4zZQl-pbK4tpTA5oqpmzqmKGxeUq3Q2b7MEI6hpSjA4kgvx2WzdREBd4AVVu4AwqIAZ_cssVMOXaLJPorVlOX3WR0Lrj/s640/photo+3.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot chocolate stir sticks for bridal shower</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDPhvIK1lmvXdVfk5cHzLhy9H-NQKmkBJtlZQhgxrSaAQf2U5jaEKPElzfnR-o5ZHSe_vjJ7B726Od_QcZZUpgbVCyueIK-d2OtYBK5kW54wVPxI4xkMaBppZL0jqtC7nvkn8ie95_NWq/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcDPhvIK1lmvXdVfk5cHzLhy9H-NQKmkBJtlZQhgxrSaAQf2U5jaEKPElzfnR-o5ZHSe_vjJ7B726Od_QcZZUpgbVCyueIK-d2OtYBK5kW54wVPxI4xkMaBppZL0jqtC7nvkn8ie95_NWq/s640/photo+4.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween cupcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEDfoL2_PWlmdcosSziGJgB-hoYHjam_KeuAQ9Yf0sB0a02fRVTXEr4bCO-AIKQoqc2WskrLKt8G9P2YbSo9at3V6rCjg52cPSLKnq_o_WfiVcDD6rlj4hqf277i_8ifBr13VZquZWs2m/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEDfoL2_PWlmdcosSziGJgB-hoYHjam_KeuAQ9Yf0sB0a02fRVTXEr4bCO-AIKQoqc2WskrLKt8G9P2YbSo9at3V6rCjg52cPSLKnq_o_WfiVcDD6rlj4hqf277i_8ifBr13VZquZWs2m/s640/photo+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween cupcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ3P6XdKZoNP39CHqdIAjLRGlPumk82D3StPsSKqqKqCvTQJzpJykGB9_f7k4agQyqeTbYcmnZP-Y8rH4F8Lv3guMdaM2w_EvDoB17LrlMfxxrk6IAJ07zqOGA7ggImN7bvnWjJIZ_hTk/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZ3P6XdKZoNP39CHqdIAjLRGlPumk82D3StPsSKqqKqCvTQJzpJykGB9_f7k4agQyqeTbYcmnZP-Y8rH4F8Lv3guMdaM2w_EvDoB17LrlMfxxrk6IAJ07zqOGA7ggImN7bvnWjJIZ_hTk/s640/photo+1.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday cupcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe10RE1Sh9YS5qW66Ykj9YnXKhUUgUHRhm85-vOFAFLOuOvhgJVEG-MNHuZURtlImDbxjWhCm3eE4KMBsQTiQTqJuma9CZNjSH84IfdplcpUM00pnjWyimFz_VYosADgLiw1V5vjYKt_c/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNe10RE1Sh9YS5qW66Ykj9YnXKhUUgUHRhm85-vOFAFLOuOvhgJVEG-MNHuZURtlImDbxjWhCm3eE4KMBsQTiQTqJuma9CZNjSH84IfdplcpUM00pnjWyimFz_VYosADgLiw1V5vjYKt_c/s640/photo+2.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gift for the ladies in the wedding</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8cQN-qqOshqHdff9QI6tvMfCeJm9eeJVJAWzJt2B1QQaOaxyb9K55dZyp0NNuTaX6YfYOU1G_g1etYxH8wHS_Djh8MIV10YAmPeZC2L3hJmKF5IT-ptWaWRh6d_f3ghLiNZVP2fr-F-j/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm8cQN-qqOshqHdff9QI6tvMfCeJm9eeJVJAWzJt2B1QQaOaxyb9K55dZyp0NNuTaX6YfYOU1G_g1etYxH8wHS_Djh8MIV10YAmPeZC2L3hJmKF5IT-ptWaWRh6d_f3ghLiNZVP2fr-F-j/s640/photo+3.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cupcakes made from diapers, washcloth and socks for baby.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVmghUgbzoxfnUzFAXdDHVfuHgfi7UY4XA6t0pGBGbge4yDF1elVSU7ieZLiywgfMYzFCdzRWMIg7CSa3eCjr5mas1evgAk7JSUH9kVBDeW8RGJJQg5OYClgL_w5gCO1EKRB7P0t8c2UG/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVmghUgbzoxfnUzFAXdDHVfuHgfi7UY4XA6t0pGBGbge4yDF1elVSU7ieZLiywgfMYzFCdzRWMIg7CSa3eCjr5mas1evgAk7JSUH9kVBDeW8RGJJQg5OYClgL_w5gCO1EKRB7P0t8c2UG/s640/photo+4.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diaper wreath</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYW3ynq2IfI-z0ths9YLJhXx1MChx8WSpTEBvi9S2CLFdU-1zp4wNi7C-0SoE7-zcNDCd3KiUlwyMyd-QKXjgfxrH3jw6v-mEwVShRrsKlLfxU7uyyxEJdMJ7xHLUw5ta4Cy7qtT2kXkqB/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYW3ynq2IfI-z0ths9YLJhXx1MChx8WSpTEBvi9S2CLFdU-1zp4wNi7C-0SoE7-zcNDCd3KiUlwyMyd-QKXjgfxrH3jw6v-mEwVShRrsKlLfxU7uyyxEJdMJ7xHLUw5ta4Cy7qtT2kXkqB/s640/photo+5.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I spray painted some awful birds silver and sparkly</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9hi8Tm5xCtXA1EqS0bnmL4ZST5StqxWjLKCQSwgNOXT3HUib6Djpje37CTUv9gncCcmQ9FYYy8Cg3pgvJRO2x8L2m5XYCpRqtiFnsRowzesfiH7ND8yZ13ZQPd1zAOUL4LnwyjPMrfSV/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv9hi8Tm5xCtXA1EqS0bnmL4ZST5StqxWjLKCQSwgNOXT3HUib6Djpje37CTUv9gncCcmQ9FYYy8Cg3pgvJRO2x8L2m5XYCpRqtiFnsRowzesfiH7ND8yZ13ZQPd1zAOUL4LnwyjPMrfSV/s640/photo+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diaper cupcakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diaper wreath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diaper wreath</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rehearsal dinner invitations</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fun filled New Year's Eve cupcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue iced cupcakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pWyIQF9j4SC_TxjOUNo35V4_NkmKjGRnOEUcDax0Re8LudjVgE1HeiDsF7Lqpy9Zl76FjwVkIt_zM3FoBe_uR9h9Ns-8UGWvX1VqbzQKf0qUGOFxuVVgSgfc_cn8myFpltntJK80EsQP/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pWyIQF9j4SC_TxjOUNo35V4_NkmKjGRnOEUcDax0Re8LudjVgE1HeiDsF7Lqpy9Zl76FjwVkIt_zM3FoBe_uR9h9Ns-8UGWvX1VqbzQKf0qUGOFxuVVgSgfc_cn8myFpltntJK80EsQP/s640/photo+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Patrick's Day cupcakes</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFEDkCnonD49dgl_VGyTUO1kXahHQv6byUenUfngIGkxjIaoTaf7CfMLkpTgfzVj0BDk0Aw9n_Okv087w9S6GRUexP_xjxgsoffXSYLI2ArQIpvstHA20hq6O1bGCy5z9WihJUJiz5TkF/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFEDkCnonD49dgl_VGyTUO1kXahHQv6byUenUfngIGkxjIaoTaf7CfMLkpTgfzVj0BDk0Aw9n_Okv087w9S6GRUexP_xjxgsoffXSYLI2ArQIpvstHA20hq6O1bGCy5z9WihJUJiz5TkF/s640/photo+4.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DIY attempt at wedding centerpiece</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eqsTyV56Pfv_IJ2n0RIRDPqxNa_K87y8rwhHbuwGGafIh-_Vs_t12EqQb-h2IQxfpFdKWbd_cTZUqoAVohgwTPaDoarrPVNOBADHEzmX2HKXv_nYcQlsa641Z-5JseswlPLZRbK2WrdT/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eqsTyV56Pfv_IJ2n0RIRDPqxNa_K87y8rwhHbuwGGafIh-_Vs_t12EqQb-h2IQxfpFdKWbd_cTZUqoAVohgwTPaDoarrPVNOBADHEzmX2HKXv_nYcQlsa641Z-5JseswlPLZRbK2WrdT/s640/photo+5.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2nd DIY attempt at wedding centerpieces</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7B2C3XkysZyTTgXwG2PAuFFTdbGWwcmO5xRjAjnkuF6Sc-CK_7MUHww6HV88USyH8mep3Xhvtn-Rab6xDf6IqdHxQivCu6Sbgaxn930B95ZUOfRfBk9adp-yFYOodEh_dy2lmMwHQS1Y/s1600/photo+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7B2C3XkysZyTTgXwG2PAuFFTdbGWwcmO5xRjAjnkuF6Sc-CK_7MUHww6HV88USyH8mep3Xhvtn-Rab6xDf6IqdHxQivCu6Sbgaxn930B95ZUOfRfBk9adp-yFYOodEh_dy2lmMwHQS1Y/s640/photo+1.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ugly Christmas Sweater</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNs11SQug60U4C1h0QvyimBtbWmhJAJwY_VdlYzOSpvHF_iK8JBxPIlhNUKAthRsQNM6Zypze71NgIyTr0krXFOHI0GbOqWpWYCL9pAT-uQ7nuwi_SS50e8imGyD-y4ws_44125XMVPymZ/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNs11SQug60U4C1h0QvyimBtbWmhJAJwY_VdlYzOSpvHF_iK8JBxPIlhNUKAthRsQNM6Zypze71NgIyTr0krXFOHI0GbOqWpWYCL9pAT-uQ7nuwi_SS50e8imGyD-y4ws_44125XMVPymZ/s640/photo+2.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Child's Ugly Christmas Sweater</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGmsez8p-IggSsnAmxkMJtXsp1pLutM3JmWwdbgloZz5VRnjCiplYttyL61RdHuOlVrwPRaF6THWPBSEU8C_2KX0DiHH0iHxq5KXtVqySRN5gACjlpMmpZZAwXQN0YBpp2bO6HZPMjzQC/s1600/photo+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGmsez8p-IggSsnAmxkMJtXsp1pLutM3JmWwdbgloZz5VRnjCiplYttyL61RdHuOlVrwPRaF6THWPBSEU8C_2KX0DiHH0iHxq5KXtVqySRN5gACjlpMmpZZAwXQN0YBpp2bO6HZPMjzQC/s640/photo+3.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ugly Christmas sweater</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALhkWtsUHAlzmuMWHBk_ZBNeaNd5SLseZZNpWh1sEGjDn5kffYS8_73atvYUomSlhS2wZuTzAFwv8eeZ-orEwpJH17UIVUc7rgJdLGHFBY5UcmkyntwMSDi8KbbqDawD9w4P5V2jl5AMT/s1600/photo+4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALhkWtsUHAlzmuMWHBk_ZBNeaNd5SLseZZNpWh1sEGjDn5kffYS8_73atvYUomSlhS2wZuTzAFwv8eeZ-orEwpJH17UIVUc7rgJdLGHFBY5UcmkyntwMSDi8KbbqDawD9w4P5V2jl5AMT/s640/photo+4.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Candy cane cupcakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVDFmGOs02HMDSUuMZUxux1vdn5HvnynYkYvjxUT_TTqDrMt9L7z8yxq7Us9cVsoRTOD8Wo7ztxhLPgPpGN-JrSHzn5Yv7uVQxLljhjoMDLr2YNhpG10xJvfyT6rl5hbXA8FBQuCE4FGy/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVDFmGOs02HMDSUuMZUxux1vdn5HvnynYkYvjxUT_TTqDrMt9L7z8yxq7Us9cVsoRTOD8Wo7ztxhLPgPpGN-JrSHzn5Yv7uVQxLljhjoMDLr2YNhpG10xJvfyT6rl5hbXA8FBQuCE4FGy/s640/photo+5.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apple pie cupcake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ribbon wrapped around wedding invites</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYoIVnWwp7nAq-XiLq6wYZVyz1GoA6F7pU0eN-_xAD5o1JTF50UlsRkXb-M0Z8PjYODkt6M9Tkme4Bol8XAC4Vi6Hch_-xSqV-w1JLO-HvJIBlMPGhODV4dtM1h0uKhs-ixUHH6WATfLo/s1600/photo+3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYoIVnWwp7nAq-XiLq6wYZVyz1GoA6F7pU0eN-_xAD5o1JTF50UlsRkXb-M0Z8PjYODkt6M9Tkme4Bol8XAC4Vi6Hch_-xSqV-w1JLO-HvJIBlMPGhODV4dtM1h0uKhs-ixUHH6WATfLo/s640/photo+3.PNG" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thor birthday favor bags</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyOUmaWrx2dS29c2430mjN2xR9To425wgp-K8zfjS2K3TbKoKaaQwVoffgcak4Jg6jL3qPIfI7uoLALXPxHW-cmqjoprzX6ur28PVRsTuFaE-fHYc_54qY2CPc1R62fwpcdUdinsq_UXt/s1600/photo+4.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxyOUmaWrx2dS29c2430mjN2xR9To425wgp-K8zfjS2K3TbKoKaaQwVoffgcak4Jg6jL3qPIfI7uoLALXPxHW-cmqjoprzX6ur28PVRsTuFaE-fHYc_54qY2CPc1R62fwpcdUdinsq_UXt/s640/photo+4.PNG" width="426" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thor birthday cupcakes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AwteST2OYnFh6GwNiZHEt7ry-SAF2BuYMizRFNvwIb2OoRLkCKnok3Ex3JPY9D1iaMb5rj30u4Mo22huEGw-c_n1kzTM5_RDDX2mtRt44uELEyxteWIOrIcjM1QNRocBK492-ugcKK-2/s1600/photo+5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AwteST2OYnFh6GwNiZHEt7ry-SAF2BuYMizRFNvwIb2OoRLkCKnok3Ex3JPY9D1iaMb5rj30u4Mo22huEGw-c_n1kzTM5_RDDX2mtRt44uELEyxteWIOrIcjM1QNRocBK492-ugcKK-2/s640/photo+5.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paper flower ball for wedding </td></tr>
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</div></div>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-23020352566621795622012-07-05T18:09:00.003-07:002012-07-25T05:39:35.816-07:00And 6 dozens of cookies later.Before I ever start baking or cooking of any kind, I always take my wedding and engagement rings off. I failed to do so one time and had icing stuck between the diamonds for several days. To make it even worse, it was red icing. A couple of years ago I was given this cute ceramic cupcake that the top comes off. I've kept it in the kitchen ever since and always place my rings there before cooking.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiy0gNB45V0ZKRJQ8d40-lo16_MCTxStorXt6uWP9qUkTG_XBNKvQUFfmHpCPe4ethZ0wpPWf-G75BHY4P9LXduxfrGd5SYlVXUhT2OmxldBnRK9CXhavN6lUdAJTDKZQEesIWpzqvpRx/s1600/photo+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiy0gNB45V0ZKRJQ8d40-lo16_MCTxStorXt6uWP9qUkTG_XBNKvQUFfmHpCPe4ethZ0wpPWf-G75BHY4P9LXduxfrGd5SYlVXUhT2OmxldBnRK9CXhavN6lUdAJTDKZQEesIWpzqvpRx/s640/photo+2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>1 cup softened butter<br />
1 cup granulated sugar<br />
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 tsp vanilla extract<br />
2 cups all purpose flour<br />
11/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
3 cups uncooked old fashioned oats<br />
1 cup raisins<br />
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1. Preheat oven to 375.<br />
2. Cream butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla.<br />
3. Combine and blend flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.<br />
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5. Stir in oats and nuts.<br />
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After the homemade oatmeal raisin cookies, Logan made some chocolate chip cookies from the box. He put in the egg, butter, and cookie mix all by himself and then used my hand mixer to mix everything together. The best part was when he ate the cookies and said that he should bake cookies all the time because they were good!<br />
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When I was little, we would have our friends, neighbors, and family over for an all day long event. We would spend the day outside playing and shooting off bottle rockets and sparklers. Then we would grill out, eat some wonderfully tasty food, and then spend the evening shooting off fireworks with our entire block! I looked forward to it every year. As I grew up, we continued the tradition but without the family and we started bringing our boyfriends or my brother would have his girlfriends over. The last Independence Day that we spent together as a family was in 2008 and it was different than we usually did it, but still nice to spend the evening with family watching fireworks. Since then, we haven't had much of a tradition of our own. This year was a nice change to that and we had a wonderful day.<br />
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It was far too hot outside to really enjoy being out there but we managed and stayed out for a parade with our best friends. The kids all collected lots of candy and treats. I'm happy to announce that all three of us in our family was dressed with red, white or blue on. It's a big deal to me that we dress in appropriate colors on holidays! We planned to go to a local lake and swim on the "beach" they have there but after the heat from the parade, we couldn't manage to go. Instead, we did a little back to school shopping, had a picnic in the car (we planned on a picnic at the lake but since we didn't go there, we ate sandwiches, chips, and watermelon while driving on the interstate) then headed off to the movies. We saw <i>The Amazing Spiderman</i>, played outside with some chalk, and then had some pizza. The husband and son are playing Lego Batman again tonight while I'm on the blog. I do have the blinds opened in the office and am enjoying the neighborhood fireworks that I can see.<br />
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I always thought when I was growing up that we would continue the same tradition that we had with my family but it has not been the same since my mom passed away. Even though my mom didn't really care for Independence Day, she always made it seem like such a special day. Now that she's gone, my family seems to do their own thing on the holidays. I hope that we end up making Independence Day a great memory for Logan every year going forward so he has some traditions to pass on to his children.<br />
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We have our final Independence Day plans for Friday and Saturday and those are the ones that I am most excited about. We will be going to our towns fireworks display Friday night with my best friend and Logan's two best friends. I plan on eating roasted corn on the cob and letting the boys play at the park until the fireworks begin. Then Saturday night we are going to watch our towns Independence Day parade and the fireworks again that night. Saturday night I am going all out with snacks and treats and having deep fried oreos and deep fried reese cups (I look forward to these all year long). I'm hoping the fireworks and parade are especially good this year since the husbands company is the main sponsor of the events. Next year, I need to see about getting Logan in the parade somehow!<br />
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Now, here are some photos from our Independence Day!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Meranda.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13268472355581702359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443972040108734085.post-32435948576605870162012-07-03T07:54:00.004-07:002012-07-25T05:41:04.053-07:00My summer reading list.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Since we have been spending so much time at the library doing art projects, storytime, and checking out books for Logan, I've decided to start checking out some books for myself. We have been very slow at work so I've had the chance to start reading here and it's been wonderful. I can escape from the everyday stresses of being at work and read, read, and read. <br />
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Here's what is on my list for this summer (including some I have finished already or am currently reading). <br />
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