tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87886162106934130732024-03-05T04:33:30.827-05:00The Y Journals!Snakes and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails! That's what our house is made of!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-18710837169366081272013-12-01T21:11:00.000-05:002013-12-01T21:29:49.378-05:00Heeee's BaaaaccckkkkHe's back and I have more plans than ever for him!<br />
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Here are a few ideas I have for Elfie this year. Just like my menu plans, it will probably get switched up a bit, but it really helps when it's 11pm and I have forgotten to move him! I don't have to try too terribly hard to get creative!<br />
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<a href="http://thephillipsyjournals.blogspot.com/2012/12/one-word-wednesday_12.html">Here</a>& <a href="http://thephillipsyjournals.blogspot.com/2012/11/guess-whos-back.html">here</a> is some of the trouble that Elfie found himself in <a href="http://thephillipsyjournals.blogspot.com/2012/12/one-word-wednesday_12.html">l</a>ast year. Enjoy your elf time!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-77726908917167682042013-10-25T13:44:00.000-04:002013-10-25T13:44:14.274-04:00Outdoor NurseriesI tackled two nurseries over on <a href="http://www.refreshandrepurpose.blogspot.com/">Refresh & Repurpose</a>...<br />
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A baby boy themed <a href="http://www.refreshandrepurpose.blogspot.com/2013/10/two-roads-diverged-in-wood.html">Camping Nursery</a><br />
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and since we don't know the gender, I did a <a href="http://www.refreshandrepurpose.blogspot.com/2013/10/two-roads-diverged-in-wood-part-ii.html">Girly Camping</a> one as well. Much more challenging..<br />
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Come on over and see the details!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-47858070901503770972013-09-30T15:17:00.000-04:002013-09-30T15:21:02.052-04:00Game Time. A football themed party for my future Heisman winner.<br />
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My youngest son B, turned four recently. He also started flag football. And since that day we talk football. All day. All night. Literally. The boy talks in his sleep and two <strike>early</strike> mornings ago he was screaming "Go <a href="http://www.ecu.edu/ecu/athletics.php">Pirates</a>" in his sleep. From his bed. He wasn't having a party unless it was football themed. If I didn't love planning a party so much, I may have taken my chance and run. Far far away from partyville. Thankfully he wanted it at a park, so no cleaning the house. Done!</div>
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There was a lot of Etsy and DIY for this party but it was still very super simple. </div>
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I worked with Anne of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LetterBeePaperie?ref=pr_shop_more">Letter Bee Paperie</a> for the invites. I wish I could have gotten these out in the mail. I wanted it to be more VIP like with lanyards etc. But alas, September snuck up on me.</div>
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Since we were at a park, I wanted easy food and nothing that had to be refrigerated (for long). This party was fun and my husband had a good time helping with it! I created the food tags with picmonkey. I covered the tables with astro turf.<br />
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My collection of food tags: I can send you the jpeg if interested!</div>
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There wasn't a need for many games. The creek kept most of the kids busy and certainly entertained. But <strike>my husband</strike> the boys found a helmet pinata at Target. We filled it with some candy, football shaped erasers, rubber bracelets that said things like win, goal, score etc. I also had some pretty heart and sparkly ones for the girl guest. <br />
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The hubs and the boys also made a target tarp. It was really hard for me to not join in and tell them what size and colors and and and..but I didn't and they did a great job. The littlest guest may have had fun running and diving through the lower holes...We didn't assign points for different holes, although some are smaller than others. The tarp was less than $10 at Walmart and we bought a few rolls of different colored duck tape.<br />
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The cake. I bought at a local grocery store. This is the cake I wanted. I bought the figurines at Party City. I was hoping that they could put the lines on the field and a nice blocky B in the middle. For $20, they would have!! Say what? Instead I had to have the terrible white rolly boarder (which I scraped off) I already had to pay $4 for the green icing. Not that anyone cared or noticed? At least the 4 & under set..<br />
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The favors...I was trying to keep it easy. Although, I'm sure people are still cursing me for sending home whistles...sorry, but it goes with the theme! I could have sent them home with cookies!!<br />
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I got the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/108651578/football-printable-football-drink?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=football">drink wraps</a> (to wrap Powerade) from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EllisonReed?ref=pr_shop_more">EllisonReed</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/157192469/football-party-personalized-diy?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=football%2Bfavor%2Btags">favor tags</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/chickabug">chickabug</a>. All on Etsy. Everyone was great to work with, even though I was super short on time....not their problem!<br />
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I could not be more excited and proud to be this boys mom. He is smart and sweet with a dash of snakes, snails & bad temper. He is strong willed and 100% B-O-Y. <br />
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Happy Birthday Beezie</div>
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Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-76926124204011441272013-09-19T14:54:00.001-04:002013-09-19T15:03:51.134-04:00What is Black, White & Pink all over?A book themed baby shower for a little girl of course!<br />
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There is a new baby in my life....And she is cute cute.<br />
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Meet Miss Vivi. She is the first child of one of my<a href="http://thephillipsyjournals.blogspot.com/2011/10/weekend-wrap-up_11.html"> lifelong friends</a>. But before she came...and she came early...her mama needed to be celebrated! Her mom and our friend Jenny is a huge fan of books so Vivi's Auntie Lissa, Aunt Bertha and I pulled together our talents to throw a book themed party. It was a no brainer. <br />
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For this party I worked with Candy at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/yourmonogram">Your Monogram</a>. She was fantastic to work with and just happens to live in one of my favorite cities! She took my ideas and created what I wanted and worked on edits!<br />
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<b>The Invite:</b> It had to be pink and it had to be "story book"<br />
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Inside the invite envelope we included book plates. Instead of cards we thought everyone could fill out a bookplate and put it in a book to build Miss Vivis library.<br />
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Then it was party time..Welcome wreath for the door, now on her door at home. A book wreath of course. Book pages make up the wreath and tiny little "books" spell out babies name.<br />
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<b>Our guest of honor</b></div>
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This rocking chair belonged to Jennys great aunt, who Vivi got her name from. Her Aunt Bertha recovered the cushions in pink minky!</div>
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<b>Food:</b> We created a game and my co host took over! I stuck to making the game cards and covering stacks of books in pink paper!</div>
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We also played a music game. All the songs were "baby girl" songs and everyone had to guess the title and artist. No pics. Boo. Bad friend.</div>
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Words for the Wee Hours" a table for writing funnies on diapers for midnight changes. </div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">Guess how many jelly beans. I like this game because it's easy! And I really like coconut jelly beans.</span></div>
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The amazing and delicious cake from <a href="http://edibleartnc.com/">Edible Art</a> in Raleigh.</div>
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<b>Favors. </b>I forgot to print this our pretty so I had to write it. Eeek. Favors where cd's with all the baby girl songs from our game and a monogrammed book mark (no need for Etsy on this one, I made them!)</div>
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It was a great time and I'm so glad I had super party planners & executors to work with!!</div>
Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-65933546951143860552013-09-18T15:07:00.000-04:002013-09-25T14:46:58.836-04:00My Little Lego MasterSo it's been awhile. A LOOOONNNNGGGG while. I've done a few parties and room designs since my last post, and while I'm laid up with a broken ankle and high ankle sprain and my two littles run a muck in the play room I thought I'd stop in with these. <br />
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Q turned 6 (I know, I can't believe it!) in April. Our kick off to the world of Legos was a trip to <a href="http://florida.legoland.com/">Legoland Florida</a> in February. It's an amazing place and I highly recommend it. We only spent one full day and would have spent more time but the park actually closed some what early.<br />
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After that trip it was ON. Our house was all things Lego. It was my go to bribe. Thank you Lego for making those little packets of mystery <a href="http://minifigures.lego.com/en-us/Bios/Yeti.aspx">mini figures</a>!! I keep stashes of them EVERYWHERE!<br />
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Needless to say Q had his birthday shortly after and he wasn't having anything else but Legos. I perused <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/jennpiron/boys-parties/">Pinterest</a> for ideas. Thanks to my lovely little addiction, I rarely have to come up with my own ideas,which is kind of sad at the same time. <br />
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<b>Invites:</b> I got the invites, Thank You postcards, and Thank You tags from Heather at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/154693199/building-block-birthday-invitation?ref=listing-shop-header-2">Tiny Corner Store</a> on Etsy. Heather was great to work with! She created exactly what I wanted and turn around time was super!<br />
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I made the birthday boy and his siblings (Q said they could) Lego figurine tees. They were great the first five minutes and then after that hands and heads started falling off. I used double sided heat n bond. Ultra hold. I could have reinforced with some stitching but that would have required taking out the sewing machine..I drew on their faces with a black fabric marker.<br />
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Thankfully (or not?) Q wanted his party at <a href="http://www.chuckecheese.com/plan">Chuck E Cheese</a>. They supplied the pizza and I didn't have to clean my house! There was no reason to plan "Lego themed food"! Which is fantastic because I hate planning the food part. A little tidbit about CEC...there is no space for a tip on the credit card receipt!! Our hostess was fantastic and my husband and I didn't have a clue that we couldn't put a tip on a restaurant receipt!! I had to go back later to give her a cash tip. <br />
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But we did have cup cakes. We bought the <a href="http://search2.lego.com/?q=ice+tray&lang=2057&cc=US">Lego man ice tray</a> at Legoland, having no idea what to do with it. I couldn't make a living, but I think they were fine for six year olds!<br />
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<b>Gift Bags</b>: I love to involve the kids in craft stuff when I can. Especially if it's for their party. Q cut the bags, drew the eyes and smiles, cut the tags and taped them on. There weren't too many Lego favors to be found. We found a tiny note pad and some crayons with the Lego logo. The rest were items that were either, red, yellow, green or blue. We got all of the trinkets at party city. I'm sorry moms. I hate it when nothing but trinkets comes home too.<br />
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<b>Thank You postcards</b>. Which I thought would be great for postage savings. However, the guy at the post office told me I needed to buy 100 post cards stamps. I didn't bother going back, and asking someone else. I just sent them using a regular stamp. My kids love getting mail, so I really love mailing them. Q was able to write them (woo hoo kindergarten!!) and I addressed them! <br />
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It was a really fun day and every one was exhausted...including the hubs and I!<br />
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Since it seems to be birthday season in our neighborhood, he is already planning his next one...I love that he wants to be involved and pick things out....I better get to pinning.Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-16559716685176110832013-01-28T13:05:00.001-05:002013-01-28T13:06:19.842-05:00Bird On A WireI'm over at Refresh & Repurpose today with a design board for a little girls nursery! Check out <a href="http://refreshandrepurpose.blogspot.com/2013/01/bird-on-wire.html">Bird On A Wire</a>!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-78680711732823487502013-01-23T10:39:00.002-05:002013-01-23T10:39:56.955-05:00One Word Wednesday<div align="center">
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Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-40470793545265271412013-01-07T09:00:00.000-05:002013-01-07T11:43:07.435-05:00Winter ONEderlandI took a nice long break from blogging to spend time with lots of friends and family. I'm going to skip the Christmas recap and head right in to our Winter ONEderland celebration for Little Miss. That's right. We now have a ONE year old. The past year went by so fast. Honestly, they all do. Warning this post is HEAVY. Picture heavy. But I promise you won't mind, because while it might be heavy it's filled with cuteness!<br />
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First: our birthday girl<br />
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She was pretty tuckered out after a morning photo shoot at home and at the studio <br />
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But let's get to the party. I decided on a Winter ONEderland because, why not. It's winter and she is one. <br />
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First, the invite that went out: I worked with Wendy at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/119657306/winter-onederland-printable-party-decor">Green Beansie</a> to create an invite and a few other items. This was not the first party I have worked with Wendy on, but the first one <strike>we</strike> she designed specifically for me! I sent her a few things I had seen, but after looking at my <a href="http://pinterest.com/jennpiron/">pinterest boards</a> to see my style she designed the perfect invite! She is so great to work with and super creative! <br />
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I blew it up and put it in a frame that I doused in glitter. <br />
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Welcome. I ordered 30 balloons. 10 of each color. The stairs, mailbox and walkway all got them. I tied the ones in the grass to golf tees. It was fun and colorful and there was no question where the party was! For whatever reason they popped frequently?!<br />
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The wreath I made for the door: Blue and white glitter tuelle. It was a mess. I can't believe there is any glitter left on the tuelle. I painted the snowflakes with the pink leftover from her room. I sprinkled glitter that fell off the tuelle on them and then coated with some clear acrylic spray paint hoping to keep the glitter on them.</div>
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Seriously, doesn't get much cuter. <br />
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So glad these ladies were here to help me! The birthday girls Grandma and her Aunt Kelly! <br />
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Her Auntie 'Lissa delivered her cake and cookie favors, all the way from the Outer Banks! Sorry, but when you have someone that bakes as well as her mom does, you have to make it work! Thankfully Melissa was coming anyway!<br />
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The cake was absolutely perfect (& delicious). Seriously. I wanted a blue cake with some snowflakes. Strawberry flavored, which is a tradition among a few of us. I gave Melissas mom about as much direction as I gave Wendy. This was her beautiful creation: <br />
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Smash cake up close: Before <br />
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It had little clear sugar crystals that resembled snow or ice crystals. Simple and perfect! <br />
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I made 2 banners from felt snowflake ornaments. The one on the mirror (above the cake table) spells out her name and the highchair says "ONE". They were so cute up close, even though you could hardly read them, silver letter stickers were not the best choice. They took a bit of work, especially since I coated them in glitter too! Oh well. It wasn't a total fail since they were cute and added a little more punch of glitter & snowflakes....just partial, since you couldn't read them! On several tables were sticks the boys and I collected in the yard and spray painted silver. We hung glitter (of course!) snowflakes from them. Snowflakes also hung from the stairwell and chandelier in the dining room.<br />
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I didn't go crazy with picking food that had cleaver names. I picked some favorites of Little Miss and a few of ours. I wrapped some different sized boxes in pink (Target), blue and silver (Michaels) snowflake wrapping paper. <br />
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Wendy also created food tags for me. I didn't use too many of them, since everything was pretty self explanatory. However, I did want people to know a few things. I didn't want people to confuse the mayo and horseradish or fluff (Auntie JLa, you couldn't make it, but I was thinking of you!). Since there was alcohol, I also used one to let people know the pink lemonade was kid safe! <br />
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I did take 52 weekly pictures of Little Miss. I decided to scallop the bottom edge and put them on a one, that I cut out of poster board and covered in pink card stock. It was a fun project at first...then it got a little old. But once I had them all laid out and in front of me, I was glad I did it. It was so great to see all the changes before my very eyes. I could see where she chubbed up(between week 14 &15) and started rolling over (week 23) and where she was sitting up (week 28) and the one photo shoot she wouldn't stop blowing raspberries (week 30) and the one she only wanted to suck her thumb (week 41). People really enjoyed looking at it and I loved hearing the feedback. I'm working on something to do with all those yards of fabric. (1 yard a week. Some fabrics I used things around the house...a comforter, <a href="http://www.refreshandrepurpose.blogspot.com/2012/09/window-inspiration.html">curtain fabric</a>, a dress before it was hemmed, etc)<br />
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I also put her monthly pictures on silver doilies. I thought they sort of resembled snowflakes. Originally, I had something else in mind for these pics, but I saw the already silver (so much more fun than white, even though snowflakes aren't silver) ones at Michaels and went with it!<br />
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She was in awe as everyone sang happy birthday to her. <br />
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Her crown was a last minute add on. I saw it and fell in love. Kari at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/114274370/vintage-pink-rosettes-imagination-crown">Adams Blankie</a> was great to work with. She has such pretty pieces (for girls AND boys!!), you have to check her out! <br />
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After an hour or so, it was cake time! <br />
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Three hours later everyone was headed out the door..Don't forget your favor (homemade pink & blue snowflake cookies from Mrs. Janie) <br />
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Tied with a tag from Green Beansie <br />
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And then it was time for a melt down/sugar crash: <br />
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We've had quite the year and Little Miss helped us in many ways. She was a nice distraction, and a reminder that our future was bright and we had to keep going. Happy Birthday Little Miss, you've changed our life!</div>
Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-27761587328563565752012-12-13T09:00:00.000-05:002012-12-13T09:00:02.080-05:00Giveaway TimeI'm hosting a <a href="http://charles-emerson-designs.myshopify.com/">Charles Emerson Designs</a> giveaway over at <a href="http://refreshandrepurpose.blogspot.com/">Refresh and Repurpose</a>! Come check it out. You won't be disappointed!<br />
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HAIRCUT</div>
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<br />Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-68872892089574782722012-11-27T09:00:00.000-05:002012-12-11T21:56:31.935-05:00Guess who's back...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Elfie's back. Back again. Elfie's back. Tell a friend.<br />
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Our Elf on the Shelf is back. And better than ever, I must admit. This year he got a calendar so I'm not trying to think of something creative to do with him at the last minute. By last minute, I mean running down the stairs when I hear the pitter patter of little feet in the am to throw the elf in some crazy place, that will keep me on the mom of the year list...(in the eyes of my littles, which is the only place I care if I am mom of the year!)<br />
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Last year Elfie had some good clean fun. Good clean fun that I didn't have to spend too much time cleaning up. I had two kids, one hairy dog, and I was 34+ weeks pregnant. I didn't need to clean up after anyone else!<br />
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This year, I still don't want to clean up after Elf. I also don't want Elfie to hang out on the light for 3 days because "he must like the view". So I made a calendar. Nothing strenuous and nothing I haven't see before (thankyoupinterest), but it's all spelled out. This also helps the hubs join in on the "fun"! I'm sure he goes to work and talks Elfie with his friends, like I used to with mine.<br />
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Here are a few of Elfie circa Christmas 2011:<br />
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Enjoy your holiday season, I will check in when I can. We are going to enjoy seeing the end of 2012. It's thrown us some curves, but we are excited to see what 2013 brings us!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-73518543920602356882012-11-21T09:00:00.000-05:002012-11-21T09:00:04.227-05:00One Word Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-22755157969551801802012-02-16T21:51:00.000-05:002012-02-16T21:51:44.130-05:00Thoughts on ThreeLike every parent I think I was forwarded Glennon Meltons Huffington Post article <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glennon-melton/dont-carpe-diem_b_1206346.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false">Don't Carpe Diem</a>. I read it. I laughed. I cried. And then I thought about it. And what I thought she really meant. <br />
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Then I read Emily's take on <a href="http://jonesdesigncompany.com/thoughts/on-being-a-mother-of-four/">Jones Design Company</a>. I laughed. I cried. And then I thought about it. And what I thought she really meant. This is not the first time a blogger that I read daily has come clean about how tough it is to be a mom. Emily is also pretty good at keeping it real. But as an outsider looking in, she still seems to have it all together and make you ask "Just how does she do it"?? It's nice to know that people we admire (she is a mom, a wife, a blogger, a designer, a friend, a sister, homeowner) still have to find a balance and struggle to do so. <strike>We are</strike> I am not alone.<br />
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Three. Wow! I have three children. Three beautiful and amazing children. Precious gifts from God. Chad and I always said we wanted three. Why? I have no idea where the number three came from. And everyone said, oh three <i>sounds</i> great until you have one. But once I had one, I wanted another, and I knew I would want another. We never once, NOT ONCE prayed for a specific gender. Our first, a boy, brought so much joy to our lives and the poor kid, was the guinea pig. Hopefully, we didn't mess him up too bad! I loved being a mom. I simply forgot what life was like before his arrival. Then we had boy #2. I couldn't believe I could love another child so much. I absolutely without a doubt, loved being a mom to boys. I loved seeing them interact. Loved seeing Q "take care" of his little brother. I loved watching B's face light up every single time Q walked into his line of sight. <br />
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Having another child was something we wanted for our family. Not to have a girl. I had no idea we would have a girl. A petite and pretty princess. Who I believe has brought as much love to her brothers lives as she has ours. They can't seem to get enough of her. <br />
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Of course we weren't trying for a girl. As if that is even possible. And, we weren't praying for one either. Quite frankly, I felt like we had the boy thing under control. Had a good thing going. Had LOTS of clothes! And because choosing a gender was not an option (yes, I do understand it can be done) I really hated it when complete strangers asked me if I was trying for a girl, ready for another boy, hoping I got girl, what am I going to do with three boys, etc etc. The absolute worst was at my six week post partum visit, the nurse asked me if I was so happy I finally got my girl?! Really? Of all places?! Glad my boys weren't with me! <br />
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I have a friend, a mom of three boys, that while on a walk shortly after delivery, a neighbor approached her. She thought the neighbor was going to take a look at her adorable new infant and congratulate her. What she actually did was say "Oh, I'm sorry you had <i>another</i> boy. I was hoping for you,that you would have a girl! <br />
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Why can't we just simply adore our children so much we want more than one? Or two? Or ten? <br />
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Then there is the Carpe Diem or don't. Thankfully, I have some really great mommy friends, who I can be real with and know that I am not alone. Even some of my not mommy friends understand, because they are either realist or they have honestly spent a day in my shoes. <br />
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Being a mom is tough. They challenge me and show me true love. However, this chapter I'm in right now is so short and I do, honestly try to soak up every minute. I didn't say I enjoyed every minute. I'm thinking those are the minutes when I will one day be able to look back and laugh. Or just tell my then grown children that my beautiful, amazing, talented, well rounded grandchild could not have possibly run from rack to rack through out Target screaming "Mommy can you see me? How about now?" <br />
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Then there is my beautiful seven week old. I can rock and rock and pat and pat and tickle and tickle and she won't wake up and won't burp. She sleeps through it all. Until I set her down. Then she is wide awake and nap time (or bed time) is over. During the day she wants to be held. She can't sit up yet, so being a part of everything means being held. Which means today, I emptied the washer and the dishwasher with one hand. But it's only for a short time.<br />
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As for the 4 year old, he likes to talk his brother into doing things he shouldn't. Then he likes to come tell me, what the other is doing wrong. I know this, because I hear him! He likes to "offer" B things he can't have. "B, let's go get some gum!". I know this, because I hear him! But it's only for a short time.<br />
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Oh father time. You go by so fast. How long my days seem, but how quickly a week seems to pass. <br />
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Not my favorite holiday. Never has been. I don't know why. It just isn't. So I think it's funny that one of my favorite traditions is for valentines day!<br />
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Nine years ago today while living in Boston, my husband (then boyfriend) decided he was going to take me out to dinner in the north end. He made a reservation at a great Italian restaurant. (For all you Boston people reading, you'll have to give him a break, it was his first valentines in Boston, he had no idea what he was in for!) We got ready and headed out on the T to dinner. With 500,000 other people. It was FREEZING. The T was hot. The T was PACKED. Not my favorite way to travel on my least favorite holiday. <br />
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We made it to the restaurant on time and waited patiently outside. And waited. Pretending to be ok with not being seated on time. While we waited patiently outside. Smiling. Trying to laugh. While we waited outside. Trying not to drool over everyones dinners from the windows, while our stomachs growled. While we waited. Outside. In the cold.<br />
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At 11pm we left the north end and headed back to our apartment. Hungry. On the hot T. At least now it wasn't crowded, going the opposite way of traffic! When we got back to Davis Square we headed around the corner for Chinese take out. We got back to our apartment, changed into comfy clothes and finally got to eat our romantic valentines day dinner. <br />
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And here we are, valentines night 2012, eating Chinese take out as we have done every valentines for the past 9 years. This year as a family of five.<br />
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Wow, things sure have changed!<br />
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Our fortunes tonight were: <br />
Jennifer: You would make a good lawyer.<br />
Q: You always bring others happiness.<br />
B: The will of the people is the best law. <br />
(They only gave us 3!)<br />
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Happy Valentines Day y'all!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-32131990280936300082012-02-13T23:45:00.000-05:002012-02-13T23:45:26.370-05:00Weekend Wrap UpOr should I say weekend, week and weekend?<br />
Two Thursdays ago Aunt Kelly came to visit! <br />
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She met Little Miss<br />
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Took pictures<br />
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But now she is gone and we already miss her like crazy! See you soon!! XOY Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-7114637713072463252012-02-01T23:30:00.000-05:002012-02-01T23:30:21.579-05:00One Word Wednesday!Office<br />
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I had my first baby Q, bright and early (12:45am) on Wednesday April 4, 2007. We brought him home on Saturday April 7. <br />
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My next handsome guy, B, came in the afternoon on Thursday Sept 3, 2009. We left the hospital on Sunday September 6. <br />
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Baby girl came on Wednesday December 28th. We left the hospital on Saturday December 31st. <br />
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I know I am a lover of all things holiday, but think this is kind of funny.Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-46843987860604955812012-01-23T21:12:00.000-05:002012-01-23T21:12:48.948-05:00Weekend Wrap UpThis weekend we didn't have much planned. Two birthday parties were the extent of our plans. Chad took B to the first one and mom, C, and I went to the second one. Both bounce parties. Thankfully B's party was early which led to a nice little nap!<br />
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My parents came up for the day on Saturday. We had given my dad University of RIchmond basketball tickets for Christmas and this was the game. They got beat up pretty good, but I think they all had a great time. Since my brother and his oldest boy went to the game, my sister in law came over and brought their 4 year old. It was great to see her and the boys all played great together! <br />
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Unfortunately, I didn't take a single picture, even though it was the first time they had all met and held Little Miss.<br />
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Sunday it was too cold and rainy to take Little Miss anywhere. Chad got to run out and do a few errands including the grocery store. I was actually a little jealous. That's saying a lot considering I despise the grocery store. <br />
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This week isn't looking too exciting either. Thats ok, we could use a little down time! Lots of time for games, crafts (maybe a pinterest pin or two), coloring, and reading! And it makes it a little easier that it is winter time and not beautiful outside!<br />
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What have you got planned for your week?! Something fun? Fill me in!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-45851492439054681022012-01-20T22:43:00.000-05:002012-01-20T22:43:01.604-05:00The NurseryYou can check out the finished nursery <a href="http://refreshandrepurpose.blogspot.com/2012/01/fit-for-princess.html">here</a>. I'm so glad to have this space finished for Little Miss. I love it and I think she is going to as well! Hope you do too!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788616210693413073.post-24957439598363693022012-01-19T20:55:00.000-05:002012-01-19T20:55:05.963-05:00Our week so far....We've had a really great week so far! It's almost over, but we plan on having a really great weekend too!<br />
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On Monday Grammy & Granddaddy made their way up to Richmond, to meet Little Miss, play with the big boys and help mommy out!<br />
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Tuesday we headed to the Science Museum of Virginia! Everyone had a blast and Q was more than a little excited to show G&G <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBWw-VMHWnA">Rat Basketball</a>. <br />
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I got to enjoy some thrift store shopping with Grammy and a few hours of downtime!! I got a nap one afternoon and a few hours of just laying down on another! Little Miss was not going to let me nap! It was fine, I got to hold her and snuggle her all by myself in peace and quiet while the boys were playing with their grandparents! It was a win for everybody! Besides the boys getting to and from school, I didn't ask them to "help" much. I don't think they felt like they were much help, but they were! Just being here and making the boys smile and play with them is a HUGE help! And for that I am greatful.<br />
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Can't wait to do it again! I don't think it will be long. Grammy learned we have a Home Goods and an antique mall within a mile of the house!Y Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11745046016327323406noreply@blogger.com0