tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330720502012-01-27T01:44:59.657-08:00<a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b2.lilypie.com/oxIOm4.png" alt="Lilypie 2nd Birthday Ticker" border="0"></a> <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b1.lilypie.com/3CnKm5.png" alt="Lilypie 1st Birthday Ticker" border="0"></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-47325160583116988342012-01-25T14:38:00.000-08:002012-01-25T14:38:47.043-08:00

Any guesses what the theme of our upcoming 3rd birthday is?  By the way, in case you didn't know, (almost) 3 year old boys are NOT good helpers when it comes to assembling gifts bags and keeping a count of your materials. There will be confusion and possibly crying...by the Mom.

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-30993215547209416732012-01-21T15:39:00.000-08:002012-01-21T15:39:10.363-08:00

Because why wouldn't she? The Newsboys rock! Can you tell that she really only knows the chorus?

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I wasn't even going to mention the cookies I made the other day, but Jeremy has designated them my second best recipe, right be hind the dark chocolate onyx cookies. Really? I guess I thought they were pretty unremarkable until I noticed Charley starting to regularly beg for them ten times a day as well. Well, it started when I saw these on clearance sale at Target.... So I simply followed a

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-27050517264678611482012-01-14T13:14:00.000-08:002012-01-14T13:14:54.822-08:00

Yesterday we finally had real snow on the ground for the first time all winter. I don't know what's going on with this crazy warm weather. Global warming? Anyway, the kids and I had nothing planned so I had hopes of playing for hours outside. I bought new sleds at Miejer earlier in the week (historically we have used the tops of rubbermaid tubs or cardboard), and I had the snow gear all out and

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We just discovered Angry Birds when Jessie was here over Christmas. I know...the rest of the world knew about it long ago. That's kind of the way we work. We latch onto trends and shows once everyone else is over it. Angry Birds is so much fun! And I like that the kids can play it too. For the first year or more that I had my iPad they were not allowed to touch it at all, but I think now they

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-5850708336805818352012-01-12T16:30:00.000-08:002012-01-12T16:30:03.433-08:00

On days they have preschool, the kids usually nap when they get home. Today they were so energetic about the snow and playing together so well that I decided to forgo naptime. I figured that only means an earlier bedtime so I can spend time with Jeremy, who I haven't seen all week. Pretty sweet deal....they were in bed by 7:10. But shortly before dinner they were chilling out and watching a

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-86103245823560688222012-01-06T16:51:00.000-08:002012-01-06T16:53:06.181-08:00

If you're wondering why we're ignoring Charley's cries for help, it's because he's sitting in time out in the dining room after an attempt to beat us all up and steal our instruments. Carry on...

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I often get cool articles and anicdotes on parenting handed to me via email or FB. I saw this one yesterday and really liked it. It hit home because I was just recently thinking about Tessa is inching up on 5 and that seems impossible.  But there's some old saying that the days go by SO slow, and the years seems to FLY by. Totally true, especially since I am always with the the kids. Some

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This afternoon was unseasonably warm for January in Indiana. Upper 50's...what?! So I took the kids for a walk around our neighborhood. Yes I can walk around the neighborhood! As soon as we got outside Charley announced that he was in charge and we were to follow him. Then we walked and for at least 15 minutes of the walk he bossed and coached like a drill sergeant. It sounded something like...

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-3109488726968597382012-01-06T14:52:00.000-08:002012-01-06T14:52:36.170-08:00

For Christmas Tessa got a big Playmobile airplane from Mom-mom and Pop. She also got a helicopter from us. Apparently her dolls needed an air fleet. Ever since we got it, Jeremy's favorite new past time is flying the plane. ....And then crashing it. Since it's playmobil, which is meant to be taken apart ala Legos, it's okay if it breaks up upon impact. But I guess the crash scenes have

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-61612321714475570252012-01-05T12:46:00.000-08:002012-01-05T12:46:44.453-08:00

This was Jeremy's Christmas present, a pasta crank. He has been making our pasta by hand but using a rolling pin and pizza cutter. Enter innovation, the hand crank! Tessa is an excellent  helper for this job.  The pasta drying racks were part of the present. Looks like an Italian restaurant in here huh?  On a side note, my Christmas present was new cookie sheets with Silpat pads. I

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Every NYE, my parents go bowling. We used to do it when I was a kid, and now they take all the grandkids. I'm not really sure why, as none of us (with the exception of possibly my brother and his boys) ever go bowling. Only on New Years Eve. Perhaps it's some sort of good luck superstition like eating black eyed peas? Either way, we went and had a great time. I am hands down the world's worst

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I simply can't decide which of these is better, so I'll leave it up to you. In either case, Happy New Years from our house to yours!

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Bennington siblings checking recipes on the iPad by the open fire. Sounds like a Christmas song no? But the big surprise of this picture is the open fire. A WOOD fire in OUR fireplace for the first time ever. Not because we are too lazy to light fires, but because up until a few days ago we had a gas fireplace that was sealed closed and hadn't been used in 5 years. We sealed it when the

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-75198998134092268672011-12-26T11:17:00.000-08:002011-12-26T11:17:29.025-08:00

This cracked us up so I had to share....how Grammie and Grampie tagged the kid's presents. 

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I've never made a gingerbread anything in my life.I asked Jessie if when she was here she would guide us in making and gingerbread house. Then I asked if I should buy some graham crackers and candy. Then she laughed. See much like her brother, Jessie doesn't prefer take shortcuts and used prepared foods. So we made a REAL gingerbread house using in real gingerbread and frosting. It took 3 days

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Tessa- I don't want to leave the 'seum. We didn't see the Barbies today. I'm super sad with an overly dramatic pouty face. I know Mommy is immune to my pouty face but Aunt Jessie isn't. Me- Oh Tessa, sorry but we're done for the day. You've been such a good obedient girl today. There are some Christmas presents hiding in the back of the car (cause Mommy was too lazy to bring them inside and

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-55174406618587743382011-12-22T17:36:00.000-08:002011-12-22T17:36:13.069-08:00

...Buy our Christmas houseguest a pair of pink penguin footie pajamas and left them on her bed as a welcome present. Who wouldn't?

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Are both my hair and our salt dough hand print ornaments.

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My cousin Kelly is one of those super creative scrapbooking cardmaking type people. She makes the pages to add to our annual family cookbook every year. When we were down in NV around Thanksgiving time, Kelly told me to bring some old choir pictures because she had made a frame for me. I don't really have that many old choir pictures. I think most of them are in a dusty box at Mom's house.

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These are the kinds of cookies that look really cool and interesting but in reality are the easiest thing ever. Exactly the kind I like. This is the original recipe found on Pinterest, but since it called for peanut butter cookies on the bottom and we are taking them to a Christmas party where there's a peanut allergy....I simply swapped in sugar cookies. It worked just as well! I made a

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-27139475040148033692011-12-13T12:40:00.000-08:002011-12-13T12:41:01.420-08:00

As always, forgive my horrible camera operation. Maybe one of these days I will give you a video that doesn't make you carsick.

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When your husband sits next to you in church and notices that you must have a new perfume, which smells exactly like citronella.... ...You may want to evaluate the two products you have with EXACTLY identical packaging. And really WHO would store the insect repellant with toiletries anyway. Jeremy. Oh well, my armpits didn't get any bug bites today. So there.

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Earlier this week, I told Jeremy that I didn't care what we did this weekend as long as it was out of the house. Take me somewhere, anywhere that there are people and no iPad. So this morning we headed to Trader's Point Creamery for their 'Christmas on the Farm' celebration. We often order milk or yogurt from them through our produce distributor, but had never been to the facility. They

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-7749623464996095982011-12-08T16:21:00.000-08:002011-12-08T16:23:48.311-08:00

This year we had not one but two stars in the preschool Christmas pageant. Tessa sang so loud that we could hear her voice in the middle of the big auditorium, and Charley was a super cute sheep. His teacher said they were bribing them onstage with M&M's which I didn't notice, but that they were also telling them to look out for their Moms and Dads. That would explain why half the time he looked

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-77295826976526843042011-12-08T15:31:00.000-08:002011-12-08T15:48:47.024-08:00

I noticed the other day that my blog had hit 1,000 posts so I thought I should honor that.I started this blog in 2006 when I found out I was pregnant with Tessa. In the days before Facebook, it started as a way to reach far-away family and friends with our pictures, stories and general updates.Over time I began to play with my writing style and approached it more like a column or article. I mean

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On Sunday after church, we wore our fancy clothes, left Charley behind with his favorite teenage babysitter and headed to the ballet at Butler University.Tessa had seen it on Netflix a couple of times and has been excited for weeks, especially when this guy showed up outside her bedroom door on Sunday morning. (btw...I knew the nutcrackers at the show would be mega expensive so I thought ahead

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-28967507469745561422011-12-04T15:08:00.000-08:002011-12-04T15:15:01.701-08:00

What Pinterest said it would look like...What it actually looks like....Ours it the one on the right. The one on the left belongs to some friends kids we were babysitting. I think they are pretty awesome. Maybe Pinterest should post pictures of what 4 year old art ACTUALLY looks like, you know just so us Moms don't set ourselves up for disappointment. At this point I've done enough kids art to

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-58708010614423698052011-12-03T06:26:00.000-08:002011-12-03T06:28:56.842-08:00

That's Woodstock on the left and Snoopy on the right. Art at it's best.

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It's that wonderful time of year where online deliveries start arriving as well as gifts from out of town family members. Also known as box season!

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-78784634949839738122011-11-30T10:50:00.000-08:002011-11-30T10:54:26.458-08:00

Tessa and I finished our first 'big' chapter book last night. Well, and Charley listened now and again as well. I'm not even going to say how long it took for me to read it to her...just remember that 4 year old attention spans can be short, especially at bedtime.The point it, we did it! Next we can move on to Little House on the Prairie. I've started a favorite book series of my very own...the

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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving on the farm this year. After a tumultuous fall, it was nice to kick back and enjoy some relaxation with the family. We even spent the night at Mamaw's house so Jeremy could hunt while the kids and I went to Metamora. There was turkey eating.Men napping.Kids playing and reading.Mommy snuggling.Kids catching some fresh air.Handicapped people catching fresh air.Kids

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-42119595143152635782011-11-30T09:56:00.000-08:002011-11-30T10:10:56.840-08:00

It's been a while since I baked. Mostly because maneuvering the kitchen on my scooter was dang near impossible, and my boot is not much better. But in recent weeks I have become the queen of standing, and am almost back to what I would consider normal life.So I thought our normal life could use some Nutella cookies. I followed this recipe from Pinterest and I gotta say...I'm disappointed. The

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-29064036112781728752011-11-30T07:31:00.000-08:002011-11-30T07:43:28.082-08:00

You know when we're feeling daydreamy, Jeremy and I sometimes fantasize about having a small place in the country. Far enough out to feel country, but close enough to civilization to meet our monthly sushi quota.Jeremy wants to be able to hunt and grow some grapes (which we've started doing here in suburbia, even though our massive arbor violated HOA regulations). And we'd both like some freedom

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-12627140615405605672011-11-23T07:02:00.000-08:002011-11-23T07:14:18.349-08:00

Charley's thankfulness priorities.Pie pumpkins, meeting their turkey day fate.An Indian and a pilgrim girl playing with their toilet paper roll turkeys.Tessa's preschool class getting ready for their feastTessa in her class, smashing up oreos to make dirt pudding for the feast. For these scenes and many many others, I gotta say I just love this time of year.

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-72597400982128538002011-11-20T17:33:00.000-08:002011-11-20T17:53:59.089-08:00

While Tessa was gone to a friend's house today, Jeremy and I seized the opportunity to decorate her room for Christmas. I had been hoping to do it while she was at school or something so we could surprise her. And we did! It doesn't take much to shock and awe a 4 year old...just some unexpected Christmas lights and cotton snow.I also wanted to do this since we don't do the whole Santa coming down

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-17886549981707234332011-11-15T06:31:00.000-08:002011-11-15T06:46:30.541-08:00

Yesterday I had my 8 week post-op appointment with the Ortho. I'll admit I was nervous he was going to tell me I wasn't healed enough to walk yet, and that I might flip out and throw something across the room. Luckily he said my xray looked 'perfect' and that I could ditch the scooter and start walking. Slowly at first of course. And then in a month from now he wants to see me again, with a SHOE

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-40447028725503644242011-11-12T12:42:00.000-08:002011-11-12T13:07:38.050-08:00

Today was my first full day alone with the kids. Jeremy left at 4:30 to join Andy and some hunters on farm. It's opening season for deer in IN...look out Bambi! Or preferably, Bambi's Dad.I'm really really sick of the inside of our house and I think the kids are too. So, we headed to the library for some free entertainment. And also to square up on the $11 I owed them from when Jeremy forgot to

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-47869054552143696692011-11-11T12:30:00.000-08:002011-11-11T12:45:33.513-08:00

You remember our new addition, the La Creuset cookware set?Well, this happened last night...I know...how could we allow this to happen to our precious baby? Well see, we had the Pioneer Woman's Dr. Pepper pork roast in the oven for most of the day. And then Jeremy suddenly remembered at 4:30 that he had made chiropractor appointments for both of us 5:15. We rushed out of the house and forgot to

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-57647729700993685322011-11-10T17:33:00.000-08:002011-11-10T17:41:08.230-08:00

I don't know if these are called gospel bracelets or Jesus bracelets....okay the all knowing internet says 'salvation bracelets'.I just think it's funny that Tessa got one on Sunday at church AND today at preschool. And we've gone over the colors enough times that she can even tell you what it means.But in case you don't know, these bracelets are a simple way for kids (or not so theologically

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-28566274456565881342011-11-10T17:11:00.000-08:002011-11-10T17:28:09.212-08:00

We love this charity, Samaritans Purse and their yearly Operation Christmas Child boxes. I've been doing it for a few years with my MOPs group, but this is the first year that Tessa really understands and was a part of it.One reason I love it is because it's a simple way to bless a child in a third world country, and give them what will probably be their only Christmas gift. In addition they

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-59864772811052776302011-11-04T17:57:00.000-07:002011-11-04T18:13:34.492-07:00

Tessa has been begging me all week to help make more beds for her dollhouse, so we finally got to it. She has about 15 dolls occupying the place and only one double bed. I guess she finally figured out the math.So now she have a bonafied sorority house.We used our newly dedicated art table and put it to work. I fashioned very crude mattresses out of cardboard and the kids painted.And we played

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-86173013860302890832011-10-31T18:17:00.000-07:002011-10-31T18:26:19.200-07:00

Of course these costumes are good for Trick or Treating, but we've gotten alot of mileage out of them around town!Sadly, I accidentally deleted the pictures from their preschool fall party day. Well just imagine these cute kids in a preschool classroom.They are good for riding super dogs....Dancing in hair curlers....Watching movies.....Joining the staff in dancing at Joe's Crab Shack.....Riding

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2009 (2 years old) 2010 (3 years old)2011 (4 years old)

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Happy Halloween!For several years now, we've had our friends the Reddicks over to Trick or Treat with us. This year we added a few more friends to the mix. The more, the merrier right? We had a total of 9 kids, all representing Sanctuary Church, pounding the pavement of our subdivision. We had to fuel up ahead of time of courseMom-mom is still here. She stuck around just long enough to

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-9416193756242131382011-10-30T10:42:00.000-07:002011-10-30T10:55:55.154-07:00

Last year we made a Thankfulness Tree with Rachel and Joshua, and then never got around to making our own. I wanted to rectify that this year and make it an annual fall tradition.It's pretty simple. Just take some tree branches from your yard, strip what is left of their real leaves, and cut some purty ones out of paper. I just happened to have purty scrapbook paper, even though I don't

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I know, I know. I'm horribly delinquent on blogging. But my foot hurts. Ouch. A bad excuse I guess. It has been a busy and eventful week here and there's lots to post pictures of. I will, I promise!I'm getting around okay. Only two more weeks of non- weight bearing on my foot and then I can walk on the air cast. I've been bearing a little weight here and there...shhhh, don't tell my orthopedist.

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See a resemblance?

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At the end of every tomato season Jeremy makes ragu (Not to be confused with marinara, like the Ragu brand you buy in a jar. No way man.)Take a bunch of these...Add some of these....Plus lots of other things like carrots, onions, garlic and wine. Let it simmer on the stove for 10 hours like this....Until it turns into this....Thick and flavorful meat slurry. To be served with pasta or potatoes,

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Can you tell that we watched Judy Moody last night? These are Tessa's words, dictated by Mommy directly onto the sign for her door.

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That is all.

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Last weekend while the G's were still here, we headed down to the farm. I hobbled myself to a chair on the front porch where I stayed all day. The men folk did some target practice. The kids rolled around in the leaves and played outside all day. Mamaw fed us turkey dinner and apple cake. It was awesome. I was there, there's just no photo evidence.

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Sorry for my extended absence. I guess I've had blogger's block. It's not to say that there hasn't been alot happening around here, I just haven't had the inspiration or energy to sit and write about it. Plus I'm spending most evenings upstairs after we put the kids to bed...so once the computer desk becomes free from Jeremy's work day, my day is done as well. So let's see....-Me and Greased

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Things on the home front are holding steady, and improving every day. Grammie and Grampie arrived from Boulder last week just in time for Jeremy to go on a business trip. Since I was still on bed-rest at that time, they had some work cut out for them taking care of both me and the kids. I have to say they are FABULOUS caretakers...they are fun and willing to help, as well as very good cooks. Do

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Hey it's me, the blog author! Didn't you like Jeremy's post the other day about life post- surgery in our house? Good job keeping the blog alive!It has been crazy indeed but honestly not that bad. My surgery was one week ago today which means that I have been in a bed-ridden foot-elevated-above-my- heart state for a week, with one more week to go. Half way baby! (well half way to crutches and

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(JB writing) We're finding our new stride in the Bennington house. PTL for healing and patience (Laura, the kids, the dogs, JB's work, etc.).  For those of you not following on FB Laura had surgery on Friday to repair the damage that stepping on Thomas The Train did.  This involved four screws in her foot to fuse the bone where the ligaments were torn off!   Friday had pain "as bad as natural

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This afternoon after church I baked four lasagnas, then took myself to a movie I've been dying to see (The Help). Better do it now right?While I was gone Jeremy made this sweet video of Charley talking about Super Why and the new cast member, Woofster the Super Dog.He also made Baba Ghanoush, but that's completely unrelated.You gotta admit, even though you can't always understand Charley's words,

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Rather than re-write the story I've been telling everyone...here is the news on my foot, copied from an email I sent out to family:So you guys remember two weeks ago when I fell on a Thomas the Train and thought I tore or damaged at tendon? I've been wearing a space boot for 2 weeks and had my appt with an Ortho yesterday. He did what is called a stress xray which translates to OUCH! He held my

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So this is what it's like to be the daughter of a bona-fied celebrity. Not only were my parents stars of the home and garden tour, Dad's the new superintendent of Jennings County which made him a prime candidate to be the Grand Marshall of this year's homecoming parade.I'm glad this happened while I am still mobile. (After next week I will no longer be mobile, but that's another post that I don't

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I'm not good with serious stuff. Not in writing or in real life. I tend to run the other way and then wait for a good time to make awkward inappropriate jokes.So I feel like I should say something about 9/11, about the ladies brunch I went to on Saturday to raise awareness for human trafficking and prostitution in Indianapolis. But I don't know where to begin. I guess it's fair to say that both

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You all remember the TLC video with the giant sunglasses right....no?You're welcome.Moving on. I'm here to ask you to buy stuff and I ain't proud to beg. Mostly because it support the kids, their dance studio and anyone anywhere can participate!Because I'm too lazy to re-type, here's the email I sent out to few people this morning....Well first let me say that I hate fundraisers because EVERYBODY

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Today was the first day of dance class for the year, and Charley was happy to join Tessa and Rachel in the dancing. Dressed in his manly black shoes and yoga pants, he jumped right in and did a great job.The preschool class is for 2-5 year olds so this year will be that one perfect window of time for them to dance together. Not to mention Charley was chomping at the bit to join in last year. At

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Every once in a while I run across something at the store that I simply can't walk away from....

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Pumpkin spice lattes!!Then somebody stole mine. I knew I shouldn't have given him such highly caffeinated breast milk.

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I had to show off our new piece of furniture. I got it when a friend alerted me to an online sale... 1/3 the original price and no shipping. Woot woot! We needed a bookshelf (as opposed the the pile of books stacked against Tessa's bed that she called her 'library') But what I really love is that they can SEE the fronts. Brilliant! Digging through stacks can be a pain and since, ya know, they

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And by town I mean our front sidewalk. And by red I mean more like pastel pink. Thanks to my friend from HS, Brittani, and another fabulous idea from her blog (she's full of them), we made sidewalk paint. It's one of those things where you think...hey I have all those ingredients, why not? You mix equal parts cornstarch and water to make a milk like substance, then add food coloring. The corn

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I've not had the easiest time with my bum leg. It's getting better every day but my spirit has been dragging. I don't like being waited on, I don't like breaking routine and I'm starting to feel like a slug sitting around so much. Today was my first day out into the world since Sunday. I drove the kids to school and then took myself on a short trip to Target. After about 10 min of walking I was

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The other days before I fell and busted my foot, I was working on a few projects around the house. I never did get my pesto made but I did make some homemade laundry soap. I used this method, which was super easy and super cheap. We've been buying essential oils to use for medical purposes (we're actually distributors, talk to Jeremy the apothecary if you have questions)...and had gotten

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1) Thomas the Train toys should not be left on the kitchen floor. 2) Tearing tendons in your foot hurts almost as much as med-free childbirth. 3) Space boots are sexy. 4) Vicodin makes me puke...repeatedly. 5) God is still good, all the time.

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There used to be a pack and play crib in this corner, for the past 5 years. We used it for diaper changes and storage of cloth diapers and kid shoes. Amazingly, like a lot of baby items, it just up and disappeared one day.... I have to note the felt grape piece on the wall is from Mamaw for Jeremy's birthday. Thanks Mamaw! Charley is using two diapers a day right now...one for nap time and one

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Well, I was going to wait a few more weeks until it felt more real, but you know how I can't keep my mouth shut on these things. We are both excited, and understandably nervous. When I think about the months to come and how our family will change and grow, it can be overwhelming. And obviously this decision did not come without much thought and prayer. But I know this transition will be so

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About a month ago, the Indy zoo had a baby elephant. We had to go check her out before she got too big, so Friday the kids and I packed a lunch put on some sunscreen and headed to the zoo. Note for the future...I totally didn't plan it this way on purpose but it was also free admission day at the state fair so the zoo was so so quiet. There was like nobody there! We'll have to do the same next

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I was thinking it was time to check in on my cookie baking project, and that it had been about a year since I started. Then I checked the blog archives and it's only been 10 month. Huh. Oh well, close enough.I started baking cookies last fall for several reasons but mostly because I hated baking and was also very very bad at it. Very bad.So my goal was to force myself not only to learn it but to

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It's so conveinent that at this age I can pack them identical lunches and nobody complains. Today's selection pb&j on a whole wheat bun thingy, string cheese, cup of blueberries and an applesauce squirty. Add two cute lunch boxes and 'honest kids' juice pouches. Done! As a side note, they also both got a new pair of shoes for the fall. Even though Charley refuses to grow (he still fits best

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I will openly admit that while I embrace some facets of of domestic life (cleaning, laundry, baby butt wiping), I miserably fail at others such as meal planning and food budgeting. This is an issue we've talked about for years. Jeremy is clearly not only a better chef than me but far more creative when it comes to menu. I am not creative nor often heavily motivated to try. Therefore, we spend

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I love this website: http://crappypictures.typepad.com Parents everywhere must indulge themselves with these funny 'crappy' commentaries on parenting. And so so accurate. I mean, has someone been spying inside our house? For instance.... This is Charley I had forgotten what the "terrible twos" were like. I was reminded today.My 21 month old wanted yogurt. Or "fogurt" as he says.So I open the

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T- What are we having for dinner? Me- Quesadillas and beans. T- The party beans? Me- Party beans? T- Yeah, beans for parties. Me- Do you mean farties? T- No!! PARTY BEANS, LAURA! Me- ..I dunno kiddo, I don't know about eating beans at parties T- But on the front it has a BIRTHDAY CAKE! Seriously, 4 year olds can be so confusing sometimes. Party on!

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The kids started school this week so I guess the fall schedule is officially underway, even though it's early August and still swelteringly hot (except the past two days which have been magnificent...our temperatures started with 8's!) Last weekend we had one last big summer outing up to the lake. Mom and Dad were going there anyway, so the kids and I made the 3.5 hour drive to crash their

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I really wish more Amish people lived in central IN. I was up in Northern IN this weeekend and of course that's big Amish country. If they were closer I would shop at their markets, buy their well made products, eat their food, enjoy their good natured attitude and make way for their buggies. But alas, they are a good 3-4 hour drive from us. And that's like two weeks in buggy riding time. While

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...and newly discovered talents.

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Since we drove to the Outer Banks, and everyone else in the family flew...we got to bring home all the leftover groceries. We've been slowing chipping away at all the leftovers...brussel sprouts eaten, limes made into popsicles, s'mores shared with small group, Grammie's super special taco seasoning already utilized, and plans for crashed potatoes this weekend.I also came home a with alot of this

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I've said it before and I'll say it again...I'm NOT artsy. I just like gluing stuff together. Although, my recent ventures into painting might say otherwise (if drinking wine and painting trees counts as artistry). My bar for art is pretty high...you've met my Mamaw right? But I picked up a bunch of these letters before the trip, a last initial for each family plus first initials for the kids.

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A big THANK YOU to my friend Amanda who informed me that I could link blogger to a Picasa album and upload a bunch of pictures at once. This one piece of information saved me hours and hours of uploading.So without further ado...our vacation! (click to open, then click slideshow to see full captions) Outer Banks, NC- July 2011

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Yes I've been away more than a few days...to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Still in a post-vacation fog, and still sorting through pictures, I can at least report a couple of facts for the moment. --I liked the beach much more than I ever imagined. I've only ever been on a warm beach (as in the beaches of Nor Cal are NOT generally warm) like 3 times in my life, and never for an extended

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-49358404279627183162011-08-02T11:41:00.000-07:002011-08-02T11:46:09.019-07:00

Can we all agree that Jeremy is getting really good with his movie editing skills? This may be his best work so far, and definitely the most time consuming. Jeremy's sister Jessie turned 40, and we had a big family reunion type vacation to the outer banks last week to celebrate. Pictures to come soon....unlike Facebook, it's hard to load 150 pictures onto blogger. Anyway, Jeremy made a 'this is

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Since it reached 100* today, we thought it was time for a science experiment. We used our last two eggs and waited for a long time. Nothing really happened. Finally after several hours we had a fried egg over medium. Now to figure out the best way to scrape it off the street.

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I did "Wine and Canvas" for the third time. I'm really starting to see a trend here. Although I've only ever had one glass of wine...it's usually 'diet coke and canvas' because I have to drive home. Check out my art from January and March.My friend Stephanie from CA stopped into town for a brief visit. I didn't have any great ideas on how to entertain her, but this was her idea. Perfect for an

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-16193084940975352442011-07-14T17:27:00.000-07:002011-07-14T17:52:17.232-07:00

My friend Stephanie from California is coming to visit tomorrow. We used to work together many moons ago and I haven't seen her in about two year. We are going to do wine and canvas, take the kids to see Cars 2 and then just.... ya know, visit!I asked Stephanie was her favorite cookie was and she said sugar cookies cause they taste like Christmas. Geez, that's easy. So here are some sugar cookies

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-80826376122622574282011-07-10T13:58:00.000-07:002011-07-10T14:50:46.111-07:00

As in years past, we made it up to our family lake cabin over the 4th this year. I really think it's the best place in the world to be on the 4th...it's quiet and not crowded, a great place to swim and ride the pontoon, a beautiful drive through Northern IN Amish country, and fireworks are legal.I've been coming to this cabin ever since I can remember, so it's like a nice summertime escape to a

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I had to show off the fish plate that Mamaw got for us, after my first post about making a whole snapper. It's hard to tell but there's actually a whole snapper etched in glass right under the real fish. What a find!Mom came for a summer visit and we treated her to our new specialty, plus rice and dim sum.Tessa loved it, Charley ate rice. Pretty much a normal response for our crowd.

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First zuke of the year, 2011First zuke of the year, 2007

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I had been thinking about having a sign with the 'fruit of the spirit' (Gal 5: 22-23) made for some time, but when I learned that Tessa's school was focusing on learning the fruit of the spirit over the course of the summer....I considered this a SIGN from the Lord. Time to memorize!Tessa actually does have them all memorized already but I can't take credit for that. Her school has been teaching

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This past weekend was my birthday, and also Mom and Dad's house was being featured on a tour of historic homes and gardens. The proceeds went to the local historical society which helps preserve old homes and such. So I ditched the kids with Jeremy and went down to help. My job was pretty simple. Take tickets, hand out programs, direct foot traffic and sit in the sun with my big floppy hat on.

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-61979584201065004162011-06-24T14:39:00.000-07:002011-06-24T14:41:10.276-07:00

Thanks to the G's for the new cookbook. Obviously, our house is looking forward to cupcakes!

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-36302935830325226452011-06-23T17:56:00.000-07:002011-06-23T18:05:37.093-07:00

Clearly this is a girl who knows what she likes, and given her diverse food tastes, I'm usually happy to oblige. I'm picturing some awesome pregnancy cravings for her in about 25 years. Whoah...typing that just gave me a mini brain aneurysm. (and the fact that I spelled aneursym correctly on the first try just gave me another). This afternoon the kids and I were out running errands, after which

Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938716427322888477noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33072050.post-17403885631980408942011-06-23T06:56:00.000-07:002011-06-23T07:17:33.944-07:00

It's been a little while since we've done any renovation to the dollhouse. And well, I could always use an excuse to go to Hobby Lobby.We started by painting the kitchen. Tessa chose a nice mustard yellow and I chose the country wood slat flooring. It's scrapbook paper held down by a little rubber cement! Yes I assume it will eventually peel away...but that's just an excuse to change it up with

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