tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149673887911179862024-02-18T21:53:34.103-08:00Quarter Acre CottageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514967388791117986.post-29478353815946106382016-11-22T15:05:00.002-08:002016-11-22T15:09:11.834-08:00Updates on the room most lived in. <div style="text-align: center;">
We have been busy little beavers over here and I'm so excited that things are finally calming down, for a while at least. It seems like we always get caught up in a crippling stand off when it come to house stuff, a battle of the wills..or will nots..or budgets..or screw the budget </div>
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Okay snapping right back to reality now.. Everything we do around here runs on a tight budget and <i>most</i> of the time I like the challenge. It's like a giant Tetris game of trying to make all the pieces fit with little time and just enough space, some how I've figured out how to do most of what I want done and often times that involves a lot of good ole fashioned bartering. </div>
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It started with scraping the lovely 1980's popcorn off of our ceilings, which was exhausting but also convienient since I counted it as an upper body work out. Seriously try being 5'2" and scraping over 400 sqft. of ceiling that is several feet over your head (up the ladder, spray, scrape, down the ladder, move the ladder, repeat often).</div>
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Once all that was done, it was sanding which made me look like the abominable snowman. </div>
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Then priming and then painting the beautifully flat new ceiling!</div>
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After that we moved onto painting over the golden mustard colored walls that were all the rage with the tuscan decor style that I got sucked into over a decade ago.. :/ </div>
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They are now an amazing shade of blue/gray/green from Behr called Horizon Gray.</div>
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It's super cool how the wall color changes with the light, it's a light blue gray in the daylight and more of a green beige under lamp light. </div>
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Then the cherry on top... I spent my days painting sheds (another upper body workout) in exchange for a custom bookcase which was built for the back wall of my living room. We beefed up the trim and painted it Pottery Barn's 'Simply White'. I would love to say there was a researched and tested train of thought behind picking the "perfect" white for the space, but honestly I was so fried at this point that I just picked what Pinterest told me to and it ended up being perfect! </div>
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YAY for a Pinterest win! </div>
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That was what this space has been needing for so long!</div>
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Ahhh... It's amazing how dumb I felt since it took me so long debating if I really wanted to put a bookcase in that back corner or not... It completed the room and added so much instant charm and warmth, don't even get me started on the storage and practicality of it. </div>
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All of this had to be done back to back.. since our house is small and EVERY square foot of it is put to good use it's not like we could just sit back and take a break while we avoid the rooms that are "in progress". There are no short cuts in our house, you really have to walk thru the whole thing to get from the kitchen to the bathroom, or bedroom, or upstairs, or back deck... It may have taken a while but I am so happy with the outcome, I laugh and shake my head every time I think of how long it took me to get up the nerve and actually get it done. </div>
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This is all that was left when I drove by. As soon as we were in view my husband heard an audible gasp of disbelief and saw my watery eyes and knew exactly what had caught my attention. His response was "oh, I'm so sorry honey" an automatic response of condolence, like this was a personal affront to me. In reality, although I have driven past this house pretty regularly since childhood this was not my house, I never knew the people who owned it or where the family is now, I've never been inside or walked the wraparound porch that graced most of this home. Even so, to see it like this was heartbreaking to me and even worse is knowing that many more grand old homes are being torn down to make way for fancy new subdivisions. </div>
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I know it's economics, housing for people moving into our area by the masses, people bring money, they find and create jobs, they boost our economy. But it's just hard having been raised here and remembering all the dirt roads and barns and fields and ponds that have all disappeared and been replaced with houses and shopping. I get it... I love to shop too. </div>
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As my sweet and charming husband got out to talk with the demolition crew I sat patiently waiting all doe eyed in the passenger seat while our three year old was singing ' Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ' in the back (in broad day light). </div>
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I saw the foreman look my way and shake his head, apparently his wife is crazy too because just then my hubbs waved me over. He was sweet enough to walk around the perimeter with us and pulled out any planks of wood I pointed at. Unfortunately most of the house was already down and carried to the landfill, so all we could see was just a pile of wood. </div>
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We were able to get enough beaded board planks and trim for some projects but not much more than that. So the other day I fired up the chop saw and went to work. </div>
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I loved how these trees turned out and that I know exactly where they came from. Even if I can't save a whole house I'm happy that I can at least make something joyful from the destruction of it. </div>
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Thank goodness the heat and humidity is (<i>maybe</i>) over.... I say that because you never really know in the South. Monday it's hot and humid then Wednesday you're snuggled up in flannel only to step outside on Saturday and be drenched in sweat again. I've lived in the south all my life and for some reason it still catches me off guard. </div>
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The only sure sign of fall is obviously the brightly colored falling leaves which I LOVE, but in case you haven't noticed yet...it's getting dark about 7:30 now. I just assume God timed it that way so we <span style="font-size: small;">can </span>still get outside and enjoy a nice bon-fire with out freezing our hind quarters off. <br />
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<span id="goog_888788210">We are so lucky that our Raleigh area is brimming with so many wonderful and lively downtown communities. Many of them have been restored to their former glory or are at least on their way to be. Others have salvaged what they could of the past and then expanded upon it with a seamless transition between old and new. </span></div>
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<span id="goog_888788210">Sometimes I get nostalgic and remember how there used to be an ice cream parlor in a space that is now an automotive store. I remember those days I would walk into town after school and stop to get ice cream on my way to the Library until my mom could pick me up. I remember wandering around with a friend and popping into a pet store to play with the cute little puppies only to be commissioned into bathing them for the owner who was tied up with customers. For some reason we thought that was a ton of fun and kept coming back to wash puppies. Talk about free child labor. </span></div>
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This girl right here, I am such a sucker for Cows and absolutely LOVE that they are trending right now....</div>
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Seriously the Owls are cute and one of my baby's favorite animals, and Deer... I mean who doesn't love Deer? I love Deer as much as the next person but the one I <span style="font-size: large;"><i>adore</i></span> the one that <i>melts my heart</i> is the Cow!</div>
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I love how large and in charge they are. You never hear of a Cow being insecure about how big they are, they just strut their stuff across the field like it's nobody's business. </div>
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Let me just tell you, they are fiercely protective of their women and children. He let me know real quick that I was not in the right place... of course innocent little me just turned to my Hubby (who by the was safely behind the fence at the other end of the pasture) and yelled "You hear that? He's making a weird sound". My ever so patient husband kindly implied that maybe I should slowly and calmly start backing away from the angry Bull and his young. </div>
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This is a beautiful painting that one of my sweet friends made for my Birthday! I get a warm and fuzzy feeling every time I look at it, it reminds me of those baby calfs you see in the mountains with all the crazy fluffy hair. I wish I could reach into the painting and give it squeeze. </div>
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The tomatoes have taken over my garden! Really that's no surprise since the eager little plants tend to quickly out grow their designated area and spill over to smother whatever else is too close to their radius. This year they took out one of my peppers :( </div>
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Now some of you may be thinking "that sounds crazy, we have grocery stores with canned tomatoes already in them" and you would be right. I could run to the store and pick up a couple cans of pre packaged tomatoes for a couple of dollars and be back home in 15 minutes. </div>
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It makes me slow down and take time to soak it all in. It reminds me of how life should be, not always rushing around trying to get everything done as quickly as possible in the most convenient way.<br />
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Sometimes life should take five hours in a hot kitchen with the doors and windows thrown open on a hot summer day in the south. Sometimes it should be the craziness of kids and dogs running in and out of the house with free reign while four women can talk about God and life, sip wine, and openly breastfeed a newborn with no shame, all while elbows deep in tomatoes. </div>
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I was on the hunt for something durable that I could leave out with easy access for the little and something that would allow her to be able to see and grab her color of choice without having to dig for it or leave crayons all over the table which eventually roll off and snap in half. <br />
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This chippy old test tube holder fit the bill. The grid is just big enough for jumbo crayons to fit right in and is easy for little toddler hands to get them in and out. </div>
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So keep and open mind the next time your at the flea market, vintage finds can make some really cool storage and organization solutions. </div>
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As I was wandering down isle after isle of pure paradise at my local Home Goods I could barely keep my hands to myself. I am definitely one of those tangible people, <i> </i></div>
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By the time I get to that last isle, I realize that I can no longer afford all of the beautiful things that have graced my shopping cart. Luckily it is easy to separate out the impulse buys, from the "I really have been looking for this" buys, and then always the "well, I'm sure I can make something like this" buys. Thankfully that is exactly the category this little beauty fell into.</div>
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As silly as it sounds, the "I love you more" battle is pretty constant in my family. Not sure if we really do think we love each other more than the other or if it's just a battle of who gets the last words. Either way, this simple frame really struck a nerve with me. </div>
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We have been so fortunate to be surrounded with an amazing group of friends in our area, these are friends that we have come to love like family, friends that you can pop over unexpected and sit on the kitchen floor drinking wine and eating cake together, friends that realize they can not do this life thing wholly on their own and may ask you to come over and help clean their toilets, friends that trust enough to share their deepest secrets and fears. Friends that will love, clothe, and feed you if you need it. We are so grateful to have friends like these and hope that our children can grow up together and start that bond at an early age. </div>
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To give these wonderful people a little break from the daily grind and some alone time, I hosted a Valentine party for the kiddos with some help from a very brave friend. </div>
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You guys remember that brown bathroom that I posted about <a href="http://quarteracrecottage.blogspot.com/2014/07/bathroom-makeover.html" target="_blank">(here)</a> a while back, the one that I loved how it looked bathed in candle light and bubbles, so relaxing and calm and adult. Well with a toddler running around like a crazy person that just wasn't practical anymore. </div>
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I love having these tea towels in here instead of the normal hand towels, it makes the room feel more like a part of the rest of the house.</div>
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I have had so many words floating around in my head for the last few weeks that I've kinda felt like a pin ball machine was constantly going off in my brain. There are just so many ways I want to improve and step it up in all areas of my life. It's very difficult to choose just one that sums up everything I want to accomplish or do or <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>be</i></span>...</div>
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This year I have the ability to <span style="color: #45818e;"><i>be</i></span> and do and accomplish anything I want. Not totally sure why I don't think that every year but I guess it's because I will have so much more freedom in 2015 than I have ever had in my life. </div>
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In 2014 I started the year feeling CRUSHED, my soul felt defeated by the daily grind of life. </div>
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How sad is that to actually tell people... uhh. I was working the retail life, which I honestly never minded (but still always complained about it, if you're in retail you're supposed to complain) I didn't mind the crazy unpredictable hours, the late nights, double shifts that sometimes were back to back, or the always having to be cheerful and helpful to the not always deserving public. I thrived on that kind of chaos way more than working the 9 to 5 gig. </div>
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Not everything changed, a lot stayed the same. What did change was my <i>priorities</i> and my heart. </div>
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Some of the things that I <u>loved</u> before were replaced with something I <u>love so much more</u>. </div>
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Last January I had just come off a retail Christmas, an entire season of working crazy hours that forced me to leave my baby girl at my moms house for sometimes two or three days. Sure I could go wake her up at my moms to load her into the car, bring her home (waking her again) and put her to sleep in her own bed. I did that a few times just to have to get her up at the crack of dawn to reverse the role and head back to work for another double shift. Seriously I can't even tell you how many times I cried to and from work. </div>
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This is what CRUSHED my soul, and really that schedule doesn't end at Christmas for those that work retail. Something had to give, I couldn't continue feeling like the worst mother in the world just because I had to go work. </div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: black;">So many times I sat in church and prayed for a way out, for a sign that something would change, that God would open a door and show me what purpose my life held besides a paycheck. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: black;">Overtime I noticed more and more sermons about leading a life of purpose, is God the focus of your life or is something else your #1 priority, do you put your trust in God or act solely on your own accord? </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: black;">With the stubbornness that runs in these veins it took a while for me to get the hint. I could feel God tugging on my heart trying to get me to listen but thru the fear of the uncertainly it took a lot of changes at work and very adamant husband to finally make up my mind and give my notice. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: black;">I know some people wouldn't think twice about calling it quits and working somewhere else, but for me it was a serious leap of faith. I wasn't going anywhere else I was going home to be a mommy, to be present in my community and raise a human who will one day change the world. (talk about a high pressure job). This change didn't fall into our carefully laid plans to get out of debt first, save up some money for property, blah...blah...blah. In the end it was the best, most rewarding fearful decision we have ever made. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: black;">And get this... half a year with half of a household income and the debt is (-) this close to being DONE! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: black;">Here's to an amazing new year and to find you what God has prepared for me. </span></span></div>
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Fall has always been my favorite time of year, and I'll encourage it as much as the next person, however with September days hanging on to the 90 degree temps around here.... </div>
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It's a good start to the overture of fall decor, soon enough I will have the scarecrows and painted pumpkins scattered on the front porch mixed in with a few crawly little spider to spur on Halloween. </div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">* Angela *</span></i></span></div>
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When the Hubbs and I got married it was so simple, a nice ceremony in the back pasture at my in-laws house. We were nineteen, just bought a house and had no money... but we were in love and knew there would be no one else so why not, right! The Wedding took very little to plan, guests came, we had a ceremony, ate barbeque and cake, and rode out on a firetruck in a nice gentle rain. </div>
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It wasn't big and fancy (although to be honest, that wasn't even a choice) but at the end of the day we were married! And wasn't that the whole point... to get married!</div>
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Well now, ten years later we have a LOT of friends getting married... and I can tell you getting married in your 30's is a lot different than getting married in your teens (which is just weird to even say). There is so much more that goes into these weddings...thank you Pinterest ;)</div>
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The reception for this last wedding was at <a href="http://www.driftwoodraleigh.com/" target="_blank">Driftwood Southern Kitchen</a> in Raleigh, NC</div>
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<i>* the thoughts and opinions of this post are completely my own, in no way was I compensated by Driftwood, I just truly enjoyed my experience there and can't wait to go back. </i></div>
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One of those things that you just shut the door on, you know "out of sight out of mind" well it was working for a while, at least until the popcorn ceiling started falling down all by itself (easiest popcorn removal ever). To be honest I left it like that for about a good two weeks, with a bare round spot right above the tub... I was kinda hoping it would continue to fall on its own. </div>
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Finally I just couldn't take it anymore, staring at those loose bits of popcorn precariously hanging over the one place that is meant to be clean and shiny, where we go to bathe and wash away all the dirt and grime from our busy days... it just made me feel so dirty and grimy, also I was tired of all the "bob and weave" tactics we've had to perfect just to take a shower with out getting covered in plaster. </div>
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It's funny how your style changes over time and what you were once so excited about later on you feel the need to explain your decision so that people will understand and not judge so harshly. Hopefully no one is really that "judgie" "judgy" whatever I don't even know if it's a real word but I do know that I have walked into places and been like " ok..that's different, what were they thinking". </div>
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...and it looked so cozy in the candlelight with all the lights off and
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Since this is our only downstairs bath, and our bedroom is on the first floor, it acts as a "master" bath and "guest" bath. Storage will be a main key, but it also needs to be hidden or at least pretty. I don't want guests to feel like they are intruding into that private area of our lives just because they have to go potty. </div>
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Don't you love it when a Pinterest project actually turns out the way it is supposed to! </div>
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Most of the time I can find a really cool DIY gift idea on Pinterest, then read the instructions and the supplies list is twenty pages long... Seriously? who keeps that much <i>stuff</i> on hand? </div>
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I found this super cool and easy Fathers Day inspiration from Kim over at <span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://aspottedpony.com/diy/easy-fathers-day-shirt-personalized-with-your-childs-handprint/3158/" target="_blank">A Spotted Pony</a></span></div>
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This was cool because it really turned into a 2 for 1 kinda deal, the blue shirt on the far right is how the shirt is supposed to look with a cool tye-dye effect. Since I am not one to waste good crafty things I took the other piece and made the brown shirt in the middle so that it had the opposite effect as the original. The grey shirt on the left was more of an oops that I doctored up a bit ;) </div>
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With all the crafting and creative thinking going on I decided to try my hand at some homemade cards for the amazing men in our family as well. </div>
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I adore Pinterest and all of the inspiration it provides, however sometimes I see what other people are doing and think to myself <i>"those are amazing whatever I end up with is going to look like a preschooler made it" </i>normally that wouldn't be a bad thing with all the crayons and markers and giant smiley suns in the corner of the page. Unfortunately when you're going on thirty those cute hand drawn pictures of your stick people family and chubby puppy aren't going to cut it. </div>
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So with the computer closed I set to work with everything crafty one could possibly need to make a Fathers Day card, and I have to say it is so much more fun to create and imagine without comparing what your doing to someone else. </div>
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What.. can you blame me, they are super cute! </div>
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My amazing, loving, patient, unfiltered, and sometimes crazy parents have been married <b><i>35</i></b> years now! That is almost unheard of in today's society, to be married for so long and still have such an amazing relationship that inspires so many!</div>
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Don't you just love this picture! It was taken either just after they met or shortly after they got married, I can never remember but I do know that this is the most iconic picture of my parents. <br />
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They had a big trip all planed out for their Anniversary, unfortunately it got cancelled at the last minute. So we decided to go ahead and throw them a party to celebrate all the time they have had together and all the people that have been impacted by their outpouring of love. </div>
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Since we only had a few days to put everything together the theme was very real, natural, and laid back...which describes my folks to a T so it was the perfect way to go. </div>
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One of my favorite aspects was the "letter art". I literally took a picture frame off of my wall and now have the re do our whole gallery wall just so I could make this. Not only does the initial represent our family name but it also has special meaning to my mom and I. </div>
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All my life we have had a button tin in our family, it is nothing special just a round faded yellow tin that housed all of the loose buttons we acquired over time. Most seemed to come off of a blouse, or were extra buttons that came with a blouse, or were bought for a sewing project that never happened. Whatever the reason, all rouge buttons went into this little round tin that somehow I seemed to have taken possession of over the years. It's one of those silly random things that floods your brain with emotions and memories from the past. I could never bear to part with any of those buttons, I would always go out and purchase new ones if needed. Until I decided to make this for my mom. </div>
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It never ceases to amaze me that two crazy kids who met in a bar and fell in "lust with potential" (what my dad calls love at first sight) can turn out to be a couple who has demonstrated how the power of love, selflessness, and a heart to serve can impact the lives of so many. I am very proud of my parents and thankful for the daily lessons I still learn from them. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure everyone has a piece like this just floating around, something that we think is totally awesome and a bit unusual or something not totally awesome but your best friends mother gave it to you saying "<i>I thought of you as soon as I saw it</i>" and leaves you thinking, really? Is that the image I portray? So now you feel obligated to find a way to tastefully display it among your cherished belongings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well just the other day my Hubby comes back from his guys camping trip and proudly presents me with his treasured find. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He said it looked like the Buck was trying to get under a fence surrounding a forgotten grave yard tucked way back in the woods. I guess things like this happen as the deer change seasons or something. All I can think of is the poor deer with the lopsided head trying to navigate his way through the woods with only a half rack of antlers</span>. <span style="font-size: large;">I just hope the other deer don't give him too much of a hard time. It seems to me it was one of those "<i>hey ma, watch this</i>" kind of moments that never end well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Especially when you don't have to go anywhere or do anything, when you have the option to snuggle up with a cozy cable knit blanket while the baby takes a nap and you can sip on a glass of sweet red wine ( <i>noon is a good wine time for me</i> ) and you can really truly be one hundred percent focused on that really good book that you picked up from the $1.00 table at the flea market the other day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yeah I wish my rainy day was like that too...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Instead my rainy day consisted of a little bundle of joy who just wanted to squeal instead of using her words, who had no interest in taking a nap even though her eyes were bright red, and a crazy puppy dog who is very vocal as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this forty five minute time of bliss, be productive! Do something positive like baking some pretty fantastic <a href="http://pookiepantry.blogspot.com/2009/03/cowboy-oatmeal-cookies.html" target="_blank">Oatmeal Butterscotch Cookies</a> that I found on Pinterest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the last few months of freak snow storms in between lovely 70 degree days, Winter could not make up it's mind. This was a good one too, Ava was able to really play in the snow now that she's walking. Although I had that girl bundled up so tight it was kinda hard for her to move. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hopefully (<i>fingers crossed</i>) spring is finally here! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has been too long of a wait for these little buds to make their appearance...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This will be the second year for our beautiful blooming Hydrangeas out back, that is if they can resist the toxic Chihuahua pee coming from our neighbors dog. While I love that little guy to pieces, he has already made me dig up / replant / dig up / move / replant more (<i>everything foliage</i> ) that I have ever wanted to. I have got some pretty hardy trees in his <i>go to</i> spot right now, so if they can survive a year there than they can survive anything! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> (<i>I adore the pup, hes just a grumpy old guy who pees 8 million times a day</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are so many wants on my to do list this year for the back yard and all of this warm, breezy spring weather is making my (<i>very lite shade of green</i>) thumb itchy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>* Angela *</i></span></span></div>
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