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2013 Books in Review

My goal was to read 52 books this year... so far I have read 37. I don't think it's possible to reach my goal at this point, so I'll be happy with the amount I did read. I highlighted the ones in RED that i really loved, and I'll say a few words about why. So in the order that i read them... Is Everyone Hanging Out without Me? By Mindy Kaling Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler If You Lived Here by Dana Sachs - Beautiful insight into relationships, the past, the things we carry, and adoption. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos - Another relationship book with all the ugly and the good of friendships 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker -   This book really made me think about my life, my choices and my stuff... and how it's okay to get rid of things and less is more! The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow Bossypants by Tina Fey The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen Summer Rent

Merry Christmas!

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We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 

12 Months!

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Happy Birthday to our sweet little boy! You have brought us nothing but happiness from the moment you decided to come into our lives. We love you Deacon! 

I forgot about November

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Since I was too busy to blog in November, here is a summary of the 11th month.  Popcorn is life Tunnel of Love Cozy I'm sure they are plotting against me First Snow! Couldn't care less about snow, just like mommy Who needs Christmas presents! Power Tower 11 Months Old!  French Pear Tart & Pumpkin Pie. From scratch. Thank you very much. The Stripe Cousins on Thanksgiving Turkey Butt

10 Months!

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My sweet Halloween boy! 

Halloween Wreath

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I made this wreath a few years ago, but I decided to bust it out again... This wreath was so easy to make! I mean it's a seriously no fail project. And it's oodles of cute! I bought a foam circle thingy, burlap, ribbon and I had the crow\raven... I forget the difference. I wrapped the burlap around the foam circle, then wrapped the orange ribbon around that.  I put the crow\raven on there, slapped on a bow and hung a Spooky sign on it.  Simple and fun!!!  Linked up at:

What I'm Reading

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This past new year I challenged myself to read 52 books this year. Obviously, my goal is one book a week. Call my crazy with a newborn and toddler, I was set out to do it. And at first it was pretty easy to read daily. The baby would sleep in my one arm and I would read the book with my other. And it was even easier to read it using my Kindle and then even easier using my Kindle app on my phone. But then the baby got bigger, and needed more attention so some weeks I didn't read at all. I've currently read 26 books out of 52. So as Bon Jovi sings, "Whoa Oh I'm half way there"! That's awesome! But not so awesome when there are only 11 weeks until January First!!!!! Eleven weeks until the New Year??!?! Ooofta. So I probably won't make my goal, but that is okay because I can pat myself on the back and say, "Hey I read 26 books this year"! I constantly put books on hold at the library and sometimes I'm like number 400 out of 500 people waiti

Fall Frolics

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The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping, the leaves are changing color and pumpkin flavored everything abounds. We have yet to get to the apple orchard, but we still have the rest of October .. unless it snows, which is totally possible. blech. Here is what we've been up to... ECFE Class "That's Pie Style, Jack" October Reading We like it Hot Hot Hot!  Someone's happy to have his own Adirondack Chair Mini Donuts with Dad Chili Cook-Off Party Way cuter than Tom Brady Halloween Decor Chillin' on Great Grandparent's Lawn Chaise Brothers in a Basket Target is awesome! Fire Department Open House Great Grandma Angie with her Great Grandbabies

Sponsored Post - Frigidaire Water Filters

Having a Frigidaire refrigerator  we love our Frigidaire water filter. It makes our mineral dense city water taste fresh and clean.  Well water often tastes far different than city water, which can be rather annoying if you are used to city water and this is the first house that you have owned that has its own well. Now, some well water is very pure and clean naturally, fueled by underground springs, so you might be fine, but some of it tastes like iron. This is due to the mineral deposits that are in the soil, which are getting into your water. They are not bad for you at all, but they can make your water taste different, which is not ideal.  There are a number of things that you can do to improve the taste. First, just make sure that the water is cold. Put a bottle of it in the fridge after you fill it up at the tap and let it cool down. If you are pouring it straight from the tap, think about adding ice to it before you drink it. Lukewarm water tends to carry more flavor than cold

9 Months!

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9 Months! Deacon has two adorable baby teeth and is now army crawling.  He had the croup again last week and ended up in the ER in the middle of the night. Thankfully, he does well with some steroids and a nebulizer treatment. He's also started  baby classes and seems to enjoy the other babies. 3 short months away until his First Birthday!!!  Whoo hooo! 

Summer Flowers

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Some of my favorite flowers from this summer. Not one of them came from my garden, because we did zero gardening this summer. Maybe next year...  We have a little under two weeks of summer left! And we are taking advantage of every day of summer that we have.