tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64340220341642225802024-02-07T07:01:14.684-06:00Ordinary Miracles of LifeA peek at my life and the things that bring me joy and laughter and maybe a sprinkling of crazy. These are the ordinary miracles of my life.Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473567562285885265noreply@blogger.comBlogger724125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434022034164222580.post-24841838740148226472023-02-20T19:00:00.000-06:002023-02-20T19:00:26.934-06:00It's been so long....<div>I can't believe I haven't posted since January of 2019.</div><div>Where do I even begin?</div><div>Back to work full time</div><div>a graduation from high school </div><div>Covid</div><div>A job change</div><div>A job promotion</div><div>Another high school graduation</div><div>and a college graduation.</div><div>Navigating middle school.</div><div>An engagement......</div><div><br /></div><div>Life has been good, bad, happy, sad, frustrating, nerve wracking, exciting and everything else.</div><div>But, I've missed this little part of my world.</div><div>A part that meant so much to me for so long. </div><div>This part of internet where I "met" so many people I would have never met; where I have shared joys, sorrows, recipes, tips and crafts, and ordinary miracles.</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope to be back - whether anyone reads or not.</div><div><br /></div><div>For now, if you're still here, how have you been?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/246/151F657CF35A03B3C6730F6B54151AD2.png" style="background-color: transparent; background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>
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I saw a little blurb on Facebook yesterday that stated my state was currently colder than Mount Everest, Antartica and Siberia. </div>
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My kids haven't had school yet this week ~ <b>3</b> snow/too cold to go days so far and tomorrow is up in the air. Not that they are complaining!</div>
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And breaking news, I just got a phone alert that states we have now hit 57 degrees below zero wind chill. Brrrr......</div>
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Anyway, this past weekend my hubby's parents drove 4 1/2 hours to come visit and celebrate Jackson's 15th birthday (which was last week). </div>
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Saturday morning after I made a yummy egg bake via <a href="https://www.theseasonedmom.com/crescent-roll-casserole/">this easy recipe</a> I found on Pinterest, Hannah and I jumped in the car for a 40 minute drive to a softball photoshoot. She was one of two players selected from her varsity softball team to be a "featured" player for a high school sports publication.</div>
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After that we warmed up at home, went to mass, out to dinner at Jackson's requested restaurant ~ Red Robin (that kid loves a good burger) then bowling. I sat out of bowling as I tweaked my arch while working out and wasn't able to put a whole lot of pressure on it. It was fun watching a couple of good games of boys vs girls. Oh, and the girls won!</div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473567562285885265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434022034164222580.post-71090289612183860762018-12-18T22:39:00.000-06:002018-12-18T22:40:28.050-06:00One Week!<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been awhile, but I am still here.</div>
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This kid is Sassy, Spunky and a bit Dramatic!</div>
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<i style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">(Alayna's last day of 2nd grade. Notice the black eye?! She was playing volleyball at a graduation party with </i></div>
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<i style="font-family: -webkit-standard;">some teenage boys and took a volleyball to the eye ~ YIKES!)</i></div>
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This kiddo is strong willed and typically has a lot of ideas going on in that head of hers, from what I should make for dinner, to how she could re-arrange her room and to planning parties with the neighbors that she forgets to tell me about. </div>
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Last fall she was fascinated with mermaids (and still is). She decided for her 8th birthday she wanted to have a mermaid themed party. Before she was able to celebrate with friends, we were able to celebrate with family at my sister's house in another state. My sister was sweet enough to get her a lovely mermaid cake!</div>
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When we were finally able to schedule a "friend" party she wanted to continue the mermaid theme. </div>
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She went swimming with a few friends, then back to our house to celebrate "under the sea" with food and fun.</div>
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Besides her fall birthday, she had a couple of other fun fall events:<br />
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Pheasant hunting with family (she walks alongside the hunters and tries to scare up birds)<br />
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However, much to her brothers dismay, she wanted to <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2017/06/actions-aka-school-year-in-review.html">be like him </a>and chose to be Robin Hoods Sister ~ HA!<br />
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This 2nd grade year was a big year for her at church.</div>
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She made two sacraments, Reconciliation and First Communion.</div>
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She had to learn a lot and was very proud of her accomplishments ~ as were we!</div>
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Alayna is spunky and definitely has some not so great moments with her siblings (and hubby and I if I'm being completely honest here). </div>
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But she does love her family and is always cheering her siblings on</div>
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Like I said, she loves her family ~ once in awhile I'll wake up to notes like this one (her spelling has gotten better since this first one)</div>
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Action finished his last day of 7th grade. Let me tell you, this school year wasn't without some struggles and frustrations both for him and Hubby and I. Don't get me wrong, it was full of good, fun, laughs and happiness as well! </div>
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Action.... Action got his nickname not only on this blog, but in real life as well. We don't really use it anymore, but we use to. Jackson is his actual name. Action wasn't his only nickname either, Sodbuster was his other one. Just as the busyness the name Action implies, Sodbuster does as well. Technically it means a farmer or worker who plows the land. Jackson was busy and full of life. Some of that constant moving and busyness has faded away, but he is still full of life.<br />
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Lets begin with September 2016<br />
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School started ~ 7th Grade<br />
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Football was in full swing. Jackson had fun working hard and learning new positions. It is definitely a proud parenting moment when you see your child work so hard.<br />
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Football Season ran right into hunting season. Jackson took the hunter safety course required to get a hunting license, meaning instead of just walking along, he was able to shoot. This was an exciting first time for him and he couldn't wait to get out in the fields.<br />
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Of course right after that came Halloween. I'm not sure Jackson has many more years of dressing up (and trick-or-treating anyway) ahead of him but this year he decided to dress up as Robin Hood (much to his dismay, his little sister dressed up as Robin Hood's Sister ~ as we called her anyway! Pics of that in my next post) This costume seemed to carryon the hunting theme ~ bow hunting instead<br />
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January was a busy month!<br />
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First, Jackson was able to travel with Smiley and I to meet his new cousin. We thought we were heading on a 4 hour journey to attend a baby shower. Baby shower turned into a birthday party when this little guy decided to arrive 3 weeks early! A surprise for sure, but wonderful as we were all there to celebrate anyway!<br />
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The next weekend, he was able to head out of town with Dad, a buddy, and a few other guys for a fun boys weekend. They had a lot of fun hanging out and ice fishing.<br />
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Finally, we had a big day to celebrate. Jackson's 13th Birthday!!! We didn't just have one celebration either. (all the details are in <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2017/02/another-teenager-in-house.html">this post</a>) <br />
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One with just us as a family (<a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2014/01/chocolate-chocolate-cake.html">with his favorite chocolate cake with chocolate frosting</a>)<br />
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Finally, he had a small party with a couple of friends. First things first they went and worked up an appetite at a paint ball facility. They had a blast ~ literally and each of them had a few paint ball bruises to show for it! Afterwards, they had a cupcake (or maybe a couple) to celebrate. Again ~ <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2014/01/chocolate-chocolate-cake.html">chocolate cake with chocolate frosting</a>, just in cupcake form.<br />
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Once we got through January, things slowed down a bit. The holidays were over, his birthday was celebrated. Time to focus on school and family. Soon enough though, spring was creeping up on us. <br />
Easter took us to Grandpa and Grandma's house where church, good food and lots of family were just what we needed. Of course there was time to do a little four wheeler riding'<br />
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Baseball tryouts happened, and the team is practicing and gearing up for some fun baseball. Jackson is playing with some buddies from previous years and is excited to play.<br />
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And just like that, 7th grade is over.<br />
Jackson isn't very organized and finds himself playing catch up a lot of times when it comes to homework which hubby and I find completely frustrating. However he had a good 7th grade year. He made some fun memories and ended up with good grades. We are definitely ready for summer though (and a haircut! Sheesh!)<br />
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Today is Sassy's last day of 10th grade. As of tomorrow, I am the mother of a Junior in high school. As I reflect on this school year with her, I have to acknowledge that the nickname I gave her years ago when I started this blog no longer fits. She is not a sassy girl. She does have a little sass from time to time of course, but don't we all? Therefore, from this point on, I am going to talk about her with her actual name, Hannah.</div>
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This year for her was filled with laughter, family, friends, God, school, sports and so much more! The memories she made this school year will be with her forever.</div>
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Here she is:</div>
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excited for her first day of 10th grade (on the left) and really excited for her last day (on the right)<br />
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She was able to play volleyball for her high school ~ she was on the JV team, but sat for the Varsity team </div>
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and was able to play in a handful of games:</div>
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Once the high school volleyball season ended, it was time to play club volleyball. Between that, offseason softball training and school there was little free time left. She definitely worked hard at all three!<br />
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However, she was a "superman" for a friend who played on the high school basketball team and seemed to find time to make him fun treats on home game days as well as go to a few games when her schedule would allow<br />
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She also was able to go to a SnoDaze dance at a different high school that many of her friends attend</div>
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She attended her<a href="https://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2017/02/a-dance.html"> own high school SnoDaze dance </a>and asked a friend (click the link to see how she asked) to go with her<br />
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March brought with it a big milestone. Hannah celebrated her 16th birthday.</div>
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The day after her birthday, she easily passed her driving exam and got her license.<br />
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Once spring hit, high school softball was in full swing. This is the first year in many years we didn't go anywhere for spring break. Kind of a bummer to be home but Hannah was able to go to softball practice everyday!</div>
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This softball season brought challenges right along with it. You see, Hannah usually plays shortstop or is a pitcher. Those are the positions she has played in high school and club softball. Those are the 2 positions she worked on all off season a minimum of a couple times per week. So, when her coach told her to go to right field the practice right before their first game, her jaw hit the floor. I'm not going to lie, it took a few days for her to wrap her head around this decision, but ultimately she decided her coach must have enough confidence in her to do well in that spot and to want her on the varsity team in general. She worked hard all season long and for that I am very proud of her!</div>
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She had a great time except for the fact that she had an 8am volleyball game the following morning!</div>
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<br />Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473567562285885265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434022034164222580.post-34313484679467112292017-06-07T16:20:00.001-05:002017-06-07T16:20:52.282-05:00In the beginning....At the beginning of this year I set my mind on getting back to blogging. I mean, besides the fact that I enjoy writing and have met many people via my blog, I really just wanted to get back to why I started all of this in the first place. In the beginning, I wanted this space to be an avenue for our family members and friends who live in different states (or simply just a few hours away) to always be able to connect with whats going on in our lives. I wanted to inspire people to love the life they live and seek the beautiful in the ordinary.<br />
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However, since I haven't kept up, you all are going to get blasted with a school year review for each kiddo. This will be similar to how you got blasted with a summer review. If you don't remember, here you go: <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2016/11/sophomore.html">Sassy</a> ~ <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2016/09/7th.html">Action</a> ~<a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2016/09/27-and-10.html"> Smiley</a><br />
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Sassy and I went shopping with our mind set on one thing:</div>
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She tried on a few and we decided on one together.</div>
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The day of the dance arrived and I helped her fix her hair, get ready and attend to some last minute touch ups.</div>
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I pulled out the camera and started snapping away.</div>
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A Daddy - Daughter dance. </div>
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She even issued an official invitation (check it out <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2010/05/all-dressed-up.html">here</a>)</div>
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She loved fixing her hair, getting dressed up and applying a little lip gloss.</div>
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I loved watching her anticipation - joy - enthusiasm and touch of nervousness.</div>
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She had a blast - She danced with her Dad and her friends.</div>
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I had ordered a dress Sassy liked online because they did not carry it in the store. She received it in the mail, but wanted to go shopping to make sure she had the perfect dress for the occasion. Sassy tried on many dresses, we took pictures of her in all of them. She thought she had decided on a red one instead of the one we ordered, but wasn't quite ready to bite the bullet. </div>
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She looked liked a fancied up version of her already beautiful self.</div>
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She looked older and mature and I couldn't believe my little girl who just years ago was going through these similar motions for a dance with her Daddy, was going to this dance.</div>
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She asked, and he said, "Yes"</div>
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I don't know why, but when Sassy turned 13, back in 2014, I thought it would be fun to get her 13 presents ~ a couple bigger items and a bunch of little items: lotions, nail polish, fun socks, you know 13 year old girly stuff. </div>
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What I didn't realize was, I was creating a new tradition. One that Action couldn't wait for. Thirteen presents on your 13th birthday! Oh, the anticipation!</div>
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Fast forward to Sunday January 22nd. Oooh the air was abuzz with excitement. Action came down from his bedroom in the morning after a good nights sleep to see that there were indeed 13 presents lined up in front of the fireplace just waiting for him. However, upon further counting, he was bummed to see there were actually only 12. I had to explain to him that the headphones he "needed" a few days earlier because his older ones had broken were actually part of the 13 (*wink *wink ~ more to come later!) gifts.</div>
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No worries, he was still excited!</div>
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Now he just had to wait until his Dad and Sassy got home from softball practice........</div>
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When they finally got home, present opening began:</div>
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He received:<br />
A Book Light<br />
Nerf Gun Darts<br />
Body Spray<br />
Body Wash<br />
Deodorant<br />
Twix Candy<br />
A DVD<br />
A Duvet<br />
A Duvet Cover (time to redo his room ~ an update the decor he'd had since he was 2)<br />
A Book<br />
New Wall Art<br />
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Sneakly I wrapped presents 12 and 13 together in a one, so it looked like he was only getting 12 presents! #12 was his first cell phone and #13 was a case for his phone.<br />
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Needless to say he was excited!<br />
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We went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch and when we got home it was time for CAKE!<br />
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True to form, he requested his favorite chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (<a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2014/01/chocolate-chocolate-cake.html">RECIPE HERE ~ with update pictures</a>!).<br />
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A week later Grandpa and Grandma were able to make the 4 1/2 hour drive to visit. Sassy had a volleyball tournament, but we still found time to celebrate our newest 13 year old. This time the requested dessert was cheesecake ~ yummy!<br />
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(I think 13yr old stayed up too late the night before ~ he looks a bit sleepy in this picture!)</div>
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But that wasn't all! Just last weekend, Action had a couple of buddies over to celebrate as well! They went to an indoor paintball facility for a few hours, came back to our house to have ~ you guessed it ~ CAKE, chocolate cake (although in cupcake form), and spent the night.<br />
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The years go by so fast.....</div>
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I look at Sassy and I am sometimes taken aback at what I see. </div>
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The little girl who use to cry as we were trying to get out the door in the mornings because her socks didn't feel right, </div>
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has become this beautiful young woman. </div>
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<i>(teaching her sister how to pitch)</i></div>
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Hard to believe she is in 10th grade, working hard at school and sports, preparing for confirmation and </div>
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It is fun to cheer her and her team on. Win or lose they played hard and are a great group of girls!</div>
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This season for high school volleyball, she made the JV team and was a "swinger" for the Varsity team. Meaning, she attended varsity events, practices and games and played when called upon. Her JV team ended the season 22-4, with one first place tournament finish and her Varsity team ended 24-2 with two first place tournament finishes. She received a high school letter for her hard work. </div>
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She had a fun season and made new friendships along the way.</div>
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Her sports never seem to end ~ she had softball tryouts for next summer's club team in August. </div>
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He is 12 1/2 years old and just started 7th grade.</div>
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School is definitely not his favorite place to be and his lack of organization skills doesn't help, but we work hard to help him do his best.</div>
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He doesn't really like to read, but he did devour <a href="http://www.jamespatterson.com/books/treasure-hunters#.V9G2bGXiNss">The Treasure Hunters </a>series by James Patterson this summer ~ helps that it was interesting and a bit of an easy read for him!</div>
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He is definitely an almost teenage boy and can find humor in the silliest things....objects and smells....I know, disgusting!</div>
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He was gifted a remote control boat this summer and it has been the best thing ever! He really enjoys driving it around the pond behind our house. Only downer was when it ran out of battery power in the middle of the pond. While he really wanted me to put on hubby's waders and walk in and get it, I let him do a little brainstorming and figure it out himself. It was fun watching him use his resources to solve the problem!</div>
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He enjoys playing with friends, going on bike rides and spending time on our actual boat.</div>
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Today is day 2 of new school year.</div>
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Yesterday was her first day of 2nd grade.</div>
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She can be stubborn, persistent and crabby (especially when she doesn't get enough sleep!)</div>
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She has a great imagination and like to draw and create things. She is very creative.</div>
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She played 8U slow pitch softball this summer and had a lot of fun (her team even ended up with some 2nd place hardware!)</div>
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She loves playing with other kids and is thrilled when the neighbors drive into their driveway at the end of their workday, so she can play the moment they get home!</div>
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She finally learned to ride her bike without training wheels this summer and now loves going on family bike rides.</div>
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She enjoys listening to and playing back music ~ she knows the words to so many songs and it cracks me up when she starts singing songs word for word that I had no idea she knew.</div>
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She makes me laugh and smile with her goofy personality ~ I am blessed!</div>
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When I heard the news I was shocked.<br />
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Sure, I'd heard the reports that he was sick, cancelled some shows, and an airline he was on was forced to stop for a medical emergency.<br />
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But I also heard he was fine. Threw an impromptu party at his "compound" and expressed that fans were not to believe the rumors and to save their prayers. <br />
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When I heard the news on Thursday, it took a bit for me to wrap my head around the fact Prince was dead. <br />
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Maybe you were a fan, maybe not, perhaps you didn't care either way, but you have to admit he was an amazing artist. He could play around 27 different instruments, wrote his first song at the age of 7 and never stopped. He wrote music for all types of artists: Kenny Rogers, Sinead O'Connor, the Bangles, Madonna, Cindi Lauper, and Stevie Nicks, just to name a few. Wrote songs for himself, performed like it was nobody's business and fought the music industry for artist rights. He helped those in need and helped others achieve their dreams. Just listen to some of the stories out there. He didn't get in trouble and wanted to be himself. He had his own color. Purple.<br />
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He was interesting, flamboyant and broke the music "rules."<br />
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When I was a child, I was intrigued by him and his fashion, his dance and his sound. And I'll admit, it was probably a good thing I didn't understand what all of his lyrics meant!<br />
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This morning, I was compelled to visit Paisley Park. The flowers, balloons, artwork, and notes being left at his home, his studio, his compound are a beautiful tribute to this man.<br />
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With roads being closed, I had to take a walking trail to get there. The trail was lined with luminaries. As I got to the side of his property, the purple balloons and flowers on the fence began. When I turned the corner to the front of the property, I was struck by the smell. The scent of flowers permeated the air. An amazing smell. It was early, so the amount of people there was less. I was able to walk up and down the fence line and look at and read some of the beautiful tributes to Prince. Besides the smell and the beautiful sight of remembrance, I was in awe at how quiet and peaceful it felt standing on that grassy area, on the corner of a highway, with all of the news camera and reporters and the fans/mourners. Prince was a proponent of peace and love and believe me when I say it was in the air. <br />
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The world has lost a music genius. Whether you liked him or not, his music influenced the musicians of today and there will never be anyone quite like him. RIP Prince.<br />
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473567562285885265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434022034164222580.post-86505995415917230542016-03-14T23:28:00.002-05:002016-03-14T23:28:58.372-05:00O Christmas Tree...O Christmas Tree....<i><span style="color: #674ea7;">I just realized that I wrote this way back in December, but never published it! Oops! </span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #674ea7;">Well here you go... here is the Christmas tree story of 2015.</span></i><br />
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Yesterday I told you the story of the year our fully decorated Christmas tree fell over. Today I have another story to tell, this was the year the tree HAD to GO.<br />
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I'm going to rewind a little, to December 2014. For years we had purchased our Christmas trees through a local seller. Unfortunately this gentleman's property was seized via eminent domain. Basically the government forced the owners to move off of their property (they were paid) so a new freeway could be paved in its spot. Since they were gone, we were left looking for a place to purchase our perfect Christmas tree. <br />
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I recalled a friend of mine raving about her Christmas trees throughout the years. She would tell me how good they smelt, how full and pretty they were, how they lasted from Thanksgiving until well after Christmas had passed. Where did she buy these wonderful trees? Costco.<br />
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Of course! Costco has everything! So, in December of 2014, we purchased our first tree from Costco. She was right, the tree was pretty, tall and full. It had a great pine scent that permeated the living room and its branches stayed soft and flexible through the new year until alas, we took it down.<br />
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(Action and Smiley decorating the Christmas Tree in Dec. 2014)</div>
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So this year, we decided to go to Costco again to find our perfect Christmas tree. <br />
Hubby had time over his lunch to help us find and load up the tree. We climbed into the car (2 of them actually ~ needed room for the tree, you know!) We purchased our tree inside the store, then drove around back to pick it out. They had just received a new shipment of trees. They were all bound up in netting so we chose mainly by height and whether or not it looked straight. <br />
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The tree was loaded up and we headed for home. When we got home, hubby cut a few inches off of the base of the trunk, put it in the tree stand, brought it into the house, gave it some water and cut off the netting. We made sure it was straight and he went back to work and I began decorating in a different area of the house.<br />
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About 30 minutes later, my son yelled, "Mom! A worm just fell out of the tree!"<br />
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And that it did. I worm about 2 inches long and the width of a piece of spaghetti was squirming around on my hardwood floor. I swiped it up and went back to decorating, only to be interrupted with another shout out about another bug. <br />
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I started by picking up one slug....and then another would fall.....soon I would see another wriggling on my floor.....5...10....<br />
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My hubby and I took the tree outside. Gave it a good shaking and brought it back in.<br />
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11.....12....13....<br />
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NO WAY this tree was staying in my house!<br />
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We took it outside not quite knowing what to do with it.<br />
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After talking to my dad, we decided we would try to return the tree to Costco (I've been told they take everything back). <br />
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We carried the tree to the driveway, removed the stand and shoved it into the vehicle. My 11 year old and 7 year old jumped into their seats. They looked at each other, then down at the tree trunk that had been pushed into the vehicle between them and noticed the 5 slugs stuck to the bottom of the trunk. They jumped right back out of the car and told hubby and I we were on our own to return this one and find a new tree.<br />
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We returned it at Costco ~ the employees were a bit shocked at our story ~ we were given our money back, no questions asked. They didn't even ask us if we wanted to simply exchange it. Which was wise, because we wouldn't have.<br />
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Then we went across the parking lot and found a nice little tree at Lowes. It was smaller and a little more expensive, but it was bug FREE!<br />
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O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches!<br />
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Twas a night in December when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.</div>
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The kids were all tucked in their beds warm and tight and hubby and I crawled into bed ready to call it a night.</div>
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When all of a sudden we heard a loud crash, not a sound you ignore and hope it will pass.</div>
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It was so loud that we sprung out of bed.</div>
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We hustled down the stairs where I was filled with dread.</div>
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The sight in front of me was a lot to take in.</div>
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The ornaments that were once on the tree, had scattered about and I wanted to flee!</div>
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The tree had tipped over, the ornaments broken, </div>
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we were both quiet, not many words were spoken.</div>
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Hubby and I set to work, we uprighted the tree; the ornaments were sorted into piles of three.</div>
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One group was broken.</div>
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The last group however, required more of my time.</div>
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A few days later and a bit of glue, one would never guess what we had been through!</div>
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Thursday, the girls hung out with another family and did a little shopping while Hubby, </div>
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Action and I went zip-lining. Action was<a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2015/04/puerto-vallarta-part-1.html"> feeling MUCH better </a>and was excited to have his turn. </div>
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The three of us had a blast ~ it's a bit invigorating to find yourself flying through the trees and over a river on a beautiful, warm, sunshiny day.</div>
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Friday ~ kind of a sad day ~ our last full day in Puerto Vallarta.....</div>
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Since Hubby, Action and I missed out on walking around and shopping a bit, we decided to to that on Friday morning with the Sassy and Smiley. It just so happened that Friday wasn't just any Friday, it was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday">Good Friday</a>. We took a taxi to the <a href="http://www.puertovallarta.net/what_to_do/puerto-vallarta-malecon.php">Malecon</a>. The Malecon is basically a boardwalk with lots of little shops and interesting sculptures. On this particular day, there were also lot sand sculptures. </div>
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This was one of them:</div>
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The hustle and bustle of school, work, sports and daily life. </div>
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Wednesday we had scheduled a dolphin swim experience (<a href="http://www.vallarta-adventures.com/tours/dolphins">through this company</a>, which I would definitely recommend). Two other families in our group were scheduled for the same time. We all set off to create some lasting memories. As we waited for our opportunity to interact and swim with the dolphins, the kids were able to hold a monkey (Smiley wasn't so sure about it, so she opted out):</div>
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Finally, our wait was over. After some brief instructions as a large group, we were separated by families with our respective dolphin and trainer. We got in the water with the dolphin (ours was a male) where we were able to learn about him, "pet" him, dance with him, get and give a kiss, get him to "sing", do a few tricks (act like a shark, wave, have a water fight, blow bubbles) and ultimately we were given a ride by this amazing creature. For me, this was a highlight of our trip, something I have always wanted to do that I can now cross off the bucket list.</div>
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After our dolphin experience, we were able to pick and purchase some pictures and a short video of our time with the dolphin. While we were waiting for those to print, the kids were once again able to hold another animal, this time a parrot. </div>
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The day of Sassy's birthday (March 28th) we landed in warm, sunny Puerto Vallarta. Spring break was upon us. We were all looking forward to a week of relaxing with each other as a family as well as the 6 other families who we were spending the week with ~ 14 adults and 16 kids in total!</div>
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We stayed at the Velas Vallarta in Puero Vallarta. It was a beautiful all inclusive resort (<a href="http://www.velasvallarta.com/">check out this link and see for yourself</a>).</div>
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The first two days we spent at the pool and on the beach, and those two days just happened to be Sassy's 14th birthday (Saturday) and Hubby's Birthday (Sunday). What a way to spend your birthday! </div>
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They brought out this yummy cake, complete with personalization! </div>
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We said our goodbyes to the girls and Hubby, told them to have fun and watched them go off on their adventure. They had a BLAST! After zip-lining the adults did a little tequila tasting, had some lunch and the kids did some swimming in the crystal clear river, complete with "waterslides". If you go to Puerto Vallarta, I would definitely recommend the company we used ~<a href="http://www.canopytours-vallarta.com/"> Los Veranos - Canopy Tours</a> ~ they were great to work with. While they wouldn't credit us for Action and I not attending, they did let us reschedule for later in the week (that will be in one of my next posts!) </div>
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a fabulous way to end a wonderful day ~ a walk on the beach as the sun was setting</div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04473567562285885265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434022034164222580.post-12245373000066560282015-03-28T06:30:00.000-05:002015-03-28T06:30:01.679-05:00Sassy is 14!Hard to believe that this little girl of mine (regardless of the fact that she is almost as tall as me!) turns 14 today! <br />
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I remember the day she was born like it was just yesterday. I was a first time mom ~ nervous, a little scared and so filled with a new intensity of love and joy that I didn't know even existed. <br />
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She has grown up into a fabulous teenager. I know, I know, we are early into the teenage years, but it's been fabulous so far!<br />
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She is a very driven and motivated young lady. She has been on the A honor roll every trimester and does a fine job balancing all of her activities. Currently she is playing club volleyball and high school fast pitch softball. She was pretty excited when the head coach told her she would be practicing with the JV team and pitching games for mostly the JV, but also for some 10th grade games as needed. Pretty exciting for an 8th grader!<br />
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Anyway, 14 years ago my life changed in ways I couldn't even imagine and even though they have flown by, I have enjoyed every minute with this beautiful girl!<br />
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It isn't that I haven't had ideas to write about. I have many drafts started. I just haven't finished them for a variety of reasons: I didn't have my pictures watermarked and ran out of time, I couldn't find the words to finish a post the way I wanted, the kids came home from school and I had to step away from the computer, and the list goes on and on.... Hopefully, I will get them finished.....soon. They feel like unfinished projects.<br />
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Let me get you caught up on the happenings from the last month over here at my house:<br />
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Volleyball is still in full swing for Sassy.</div>
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Someone is excited about playing softball and found a bat that she thought would be perfect.</div>
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I was able to sneak a picture of Action reading to Smiley. </div>
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I love that he grabbed some books and asked her if he could read to her. So sweet!</div>
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Action had the opportunity to meet someone he really looks up to: </div>
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<a href="http://www.linorulli.com/">The Catholic Guy himself, Lino Rulli</a> and we have a blurry, bad light, cell phone picture to prove it!</div>
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A certain little 6 year old was asked, by her dad, to attend a Daddy Daughter dance. </div>
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It was fun to watch their sisterly bond even though there is an 8 year difference in age.</div>
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Breaking news....SOMEONE LOST THEIR FIRST TOOTH!</div>
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I made their favorite, yellow cake (from a box) and <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2011/03/embrace-camera_31.html">chocolate frosting</a> </div>
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Finally, our TV took a turn for the worst. I guess if you like to watch television shows in double and in strange colors, it works, I however, do not. Now I'm trying to figure out what to do with this wall. What ever builder thought it was a good idea to cut a hole in the wall to fit a tv obviously wasn't thinking about the future and the problems that might pose. So, if you have any ideas for me, my ears are open. Leave a comment or shoot me an email. I'll take any ideas you have (note the whole area behind the tv is hollow)!</div>
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It seems like one day it's Friday and a blink of an eye later you are already here. But don't fret, we still had a wonderful weekend.<br />
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Friday night hubby and I attended a prayer service and renewal of wedding vows at our local parish. This is something our parish does every year and I find it to be a wonderful celebration and beautiful reminder of our commitment to each other. <br />
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Following the prayer service, there is dinner and a dance that follow. We have a lovely group of friends who attend this event as well and we always end up having a lot of fun. <br />
This year was no exception.<br />
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Saturday morning was a nice, lazy morning. I even slept in.... until 7:15 (darn internal alarm!). <br />
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After lunch, another afternoon of watching Sassy play volleyball was upon us. After last weekends volleyball tournament resulted in a bloody elbow and bruised and swollen knee, I was hoping for an injury free event. Not the case. Girly hurt her shoulder somehow during their first of their 3 games. However, she powered through and played hard all 3 games (her coaches opted to not have her serve in their last game of the day to prevent further injury). Now she is taking it easy and using lots of ice. <br />
During the course of the games, the girls had about a 2 hour break. Unfortunately the players can't leave (they have to ref the other games and be there in case one starts early.) But hubby, Smiley, Action and myself, snuck off to <a href="http://www.buffalowildwings.com/">BW3's</a> for a little dinner. Quite tasty!<br />
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Sunday was a relaxing, uneventful day. The day started by going to church. Once we were home though, the sweatpants came on and a day with no agenda lay ahead. Smiley and I found some cute valentines on the blog <a href="http://www.kristendukephotography.com/">Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke</a>. And YAY! for downloadables! Seriously, check out these cute <a href="http://www.kristendukephotography.com/ahoy-matey-valentine-printable/">Ahoy Matey valentines</a>. I think Smiley's kindergarten classmates will love them!<br />
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So you see Monday, you maybe snuck up on me, but this weekend, unlike many others, was beautiful, fun and relaxing. I'll put up with you today and your 4:40 morning alarm and I will choose to have a wonderful week, no matter what gets thrown my way!<br />
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Yesterday, I reverted back in time. I pulled out a recipe for a dessert that I started making way back when I was probably about Sassy's age ~ 8th grade. This use to be my favorite dessert, and I still find it delicious. <b><i>No Bake (Cherry) Cheesecake</i></b></div>
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You start with a graham cracker crust. You can purchase one, but they are so easy to make that I always make mine. </div>
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Firmly and evenly press the crumb mixture into a 9" pie plate. Microwave the crust for 1 1/2 minutes - 2 1/2 minutes. This depends on your microwave. I only cook my crust for about 1m 45s. Take it out and let it cool while you make the filling.</div>
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Right now, Smiley is sitting next to me, talking. As usual. Action is hangin' on the couch enjoying the last few minutes he has of iPod time. And, Sassy is chillin' in the recliner with her leg elevated and ice on her knee, watching an episode of "Love it, or List it" on HGTV. The kids have the day off of school today due to a teacher inservice. Needless to say, we've had a lazy day. I did start the day off by making <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2012/01/we-call-em-sticky-buns.html">sticky buns</a> ~ they were delicious as always! And, I whipped up a no bake cheese cake, which I can't wait to dig into tonight! Hopefully I'll get the recipe posted for you all tomorrow!<br />
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I don't know about you, but our weekend flew by. Hubby and Action went to a friend's lake cabin to have a boys weekend and do a little ice fishing with friends. While they were off us girls had our own plans, mostly involving Sassy's volleyball tournament on Saturday and Sunday.<br />
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We did go to the movie theatre on Friday night. We found one theatre in our area that was still showing Annie. The girls have wanted to see that since it was released in December and we just haven't had time. When we arrived we were pleased to find out we were the only one's in the theater. The movie ended up being very cute and Sassy leaned over about halfway through and said, "We have to buy this!"<br />
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Saturday morning was relaxing and uneventful. At 1pm we hopped in the car and headed to volleyball. Sassy's team won all 3 of their games and took first in their pool. We got home around 8:30.<br />
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Sunday morning arrived early....too early. Sassy had to be walking through the gym doors when they opened at 7:30 am as per her coaches. Us girls loaded in the car, grabbed some coffee for the 35 minute drive to the high school they were playing at and prepared for a long day of volleyball (as you'll see in the pic ~ some little girl just couldn't stay awake for the final game). 5 games later. The girls took 2nd in their bracket and 6th overall out of 40+ teams. Not to shabby for 16 1/2 hours of volleyball in a weekend.<br />
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We headed home to see the boys and watch a little football. We made it back just in time to see the halftime show with Katy Perry. I'm not a huge fan of Perry, but I thought she put on a good show. <br />
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I didn't see a ton of commercials (missed the first half and dozed off a little bit in the second half ~ oops!), but I did like this one (I actually started a blog about this one last year on June 30, but never finished writing about it):<br />
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Anyway, New Years Resolutions.<br />
I know, I know, I'm over due....too bad :)<br />
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I've never really been one to make new years resolutions (<a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2012/01/is-it-really-over.html">here</a> and <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2011/01/something-to-think-about-sunday.html">here</a> are some of my resolutions ~ sort of ). But I do like to have goals and I always want to strive for something. The last few years I've noticed the "word of the year" trend amongst many. I like the idea of it. Check these blogs out and read about the words they chose for this year:<br />
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<a href="http://ohmyhandmade.com/2015/head/entrepreneurship/2015-super-simple-intention-setter/">Oh my Handmade Goodness</a> (Organize)<br />
<a href="http://www.holy-craft.com/2015/01/my-one-little-word-intent.html">Holy Craft </a>(Intent)<br />
<a href="http://snapcreativity.com/one-word-goal-a-girl-and-a-glue-gun/">Kimbo</a> from <a href="http://www.agirlandagluegun.com/2015/01/word-to-ya-sisters.html">a Girl and a Glue Gun</a> (Balance)<br />
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Organize, intent, balance or how about simplify, breathe, joyful, loving, whole, and vibrant, etc.<br />
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Those are all good ones, but I was wanting more. And I decided <i><b>MORE</b></i> was going to be my word of the year. I mean, I want <i>more</i> patience, <i>more</i> energy, <i>more</i> focus, <i>more</i> understanding, <i>more</i> love, etc. <br />
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<i><b>MORE</b></i><br />
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But, I don't want or need more stuff. I don't want more physical items in my life. However, I do want more of the things that are intangible. More of myself ~ everyday. So I kept thinking, <b><i>MORE</i></b> just didn't feel right.<br />
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And then it hit me. <br />
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I want to <b>BE</b> more loving<br />
I want to <b>BE </b>more patient<br />
I want to <b>BE</b> more optimistic<br />
I want to <b>BE</b> more forgiving<br />
I want to <b>BE</b> more considerate<br />
I want to <b>BE</b> a better wife<br />
I want to <b>BE</b> a better mom<br />
I want to <b>BE </b>a better friend<br />
I want to <b>BE</b> more determined<br />
I want to<b> BE </b>more prayerful<br />
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And the list can go on and on and on. So you see, I don't want to change myself, I just want to <b>BE </b>more of who I already am.<br />
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We are at our house, unfortunately our favorite team, the Steelers, are done for the season. </span><br />
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This edition of Friday Funny is football based, however it has nothing to do with deflategate ~ although, I could come up with many funny jabs on that subject (as have so many others!) but I will refrain.</span><br />
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This may be silly, but I have always been a fan of the Bad Lip Reading videos. I've previously posted a couple of them on my blog (<a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/search?q=bad+lip+reading">here</a> and <a href="http://ordinarymiraclesoflife.blogspot.com/2013/02/friday-funny.html">here</a>). This week the newest NFL version came out. Maybe you've seen it already. It's been popping up on my Facebook news feed consistently for the last two days. However, if you haven't and you need a laugh or if you have and you want to laugh again, I bring you the 2015 NFL Bad Lip Reading Video:</span><br />
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