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Hello? Are you out there? My family?? Friends? I am back...not that I ever went away but my attention has been elsewhere. Don't worry! Nothing big has happened...the second story of our house is still sitting half primed and we are still sleeping in our den on the main floor. I will take a second and fill you in on a few minor things.1) Jack is a big boy now.He is potty-trained and loves to crash

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When you remodel an old house, there is always anticipation of hidden treasures. Not ones of cash that some people find (though at the time of this post, that would be a WONDERFUL find to help pay for marble tile), but of vintage hardware found tucked away in the basement or an old metal cabinet that the previous owners used for paint storage.On the flip side of this, our friend Larry refuses to

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You know how getting a friend to workout with you makes you go to the gym all the time? We have that...but they are our "house-remodeling-partners". Every Wednesday, our neighbors Jeff and Keri come over to our house and we work all day on a project. Saturdays, we end up at Jeff and Keri's rental helping them with a project. It is really awesome!So far, our list of accomplishments include: a

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Our cottage cheese is from Utah, heavy cream is from Portland, and the buttermilk hails from Washington. Thank goodness I am out of dairy products because this website is strangely addicting...

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For those of you that have not had the privilege of meeting our dog Inchie Squinchie, consider yourself unlucky. I mean, not to brag or anything, but she is possible the most athletic wiener dog I know and she is Jack's best friend. So you can imagine how devastated and scared we were when she was attacked by two pitbulls last week.We were just coming back from the park and the Inch was on her

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I share this post with you in hopes that I will not get comments about what a bad choice I made. Both LJ and I strongly disliked the tin/shed/two-by-4 awning that was hanging off of our house. Not only does it look a little ummm....how should I say this...interesting, it also blocked out tons of light to our dining room. I wanted it gone from day one but we were not sure what was underneath.We

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Hmmm I think I should be proud?

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Message-in-a-cookie, $19.95I would love to tell you that I made these cookies but I can't because these adorable cookie cutters are on backorder until June. After that, watch out world. No on will dare have a baby without a box of "It's A Boy" cookies around...

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A 3-layer white chocolate macadamia nut cake with huckleberry filling and a white chocolate buttercream frosting. 11 eggs and 20.5 ounces of white chocolate later, I ended up with this. I told the lady that I was making this for that I don't use fondant because hand painted white chocolate leaves taste SOOOOO much better!

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How cute and handy is this calendar that lists the month as well as what fruits and veggies are in season. Let me answer my own question...REALLY CUTE! Yeah so I am a tad bit excited to not only run across this but then to realize that you can download the first 6 months for free at Cottage Industrialist (the next 6 months are coming soon). So go now, print and be merry and more importantly,

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Another great interview by Jon Stewart in which he plays the antagonist by questioning our government's role in our food supply. The best quote (besides pointing out that one should not be eating cereal that turns your milk colors) was by Pollan: "I think we need to recognize that cheap food has a very high cost, in terms of health and the environment. That cost is getting paid by other people,

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I like bags. Strike that I LOVE bags. I think it has to do with the fact that when all my friends were shopping for clothes, I always went for the accessory department to peruse. I mean really, when you are 17 years old with a size 15 foot and a 37" inseam, there are not a lot of options for you in the teen department.So you can imagine my delight when I ran across Bayan Hippo handbags on

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Christmas movie quotes. How many can you get?1. This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back. No toys, nothing but Peter, Kate, Buzz, Megan, Linnie and Jeff. And my aunt and my cousins. And if he has time, my Uncle Frank. Okay?2. No, no. I mean "Jingle Bells". You know, deck them halls and all that stuff. No, no, no. You

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Been baking. Coaching basketball...baking...coaching...wrapping presents for Jack and LJ...re-wrapping said presents that Jack opened...coaching...baking...baking...baking...NEED HELP! Thank goodness I stumbled across this helpful blog post from The Kitchn that makes my mornings a wee bit more adventurous! Yum.Pumpkin Spice LatteEggnog LattePeppermint MochaGingerbread LatteHappy Holidays everyone!

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my mom has been on me about what I want for Christmas. I am sharing my list with you because who knows, it might turn out that you want the same thing and did not even know it!1) Cooking MagazinesI know, I know. In this day and age, it is so easy to find recipes on the internet especially when you follow blogs like The Kitchn, Tartlette and Joy the Baker. However, there is just something about

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I was checking some blogs when I came across this...I will give you a hint: it is a bag that was described as drool worthy.Comments anyone? Am I just out of the loop on what's up?

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Thank goodness they won! Don't think I could handle all the OSU fans gloating all the time. Instead, we have Darth Duck! Only in Eugene!!

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My friend Amy introduced me to these new toys. Well, I should say I saw her son playing with them and became insanely jealous that Jack does not have a set...or more along the lines of Jack does not have a set that he and LJ can play with. The wooden train set we picked up at Ikea is great but LJ has been complaining to me for about a month that "the track can not be completed until we find the

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...it's supposed to snow this weekend!

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How can I resist this adorable poster that lists a dachshund as D?ABC poster by Enna, $15Plus, when everyone else in his class is struggling to think of a word that starts with "Y", our kid will coolly raise his hand and reply, "Yeti."

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Rainbow Brite Flashback! Groovy!!

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Ok really. It is not my fault this time! I was on it...had the Halloween stuff downloaded and ready to go but my flickr account was busting my chops! For the last two days I have been trying to figure out how to post more than one photo from my account to my blog. I finally broke down and had LJ show me. Hope these all come through!Happy Belated Halloween!Jack was a dalmatian and Inchie (our dog)

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Ohhh what could ever motivate me to get back on the computer and share my life with all of you? Darling pictures of toddlers, dogs and chickens? My new baking pans? A volleyball season done with? The answer...none of the above. It was these little, adorable morsels of meringue and buttercream. When I saw the October DB Challenge I could hardly contain myself! These have been on my list of things

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I know, I know! It has been awhile since I posted last but things have been crazy around here. Volleyball (that's right, I am coaching VOLLEYBALL) started on the 27th of August and time has just been flying by. This coupled with Jack and I trying to enjoy the last few months of beautiful weather has let no time for our poor little blog.So I am going to make this official and take a vacation from

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The Fair here in Baker is not the normal cotton candy eating, puke on a ride event. It is ALL about the 4-H kids. Just about every girl I have coached had an animal there so Jack got the special treatment...which means he got shoved in with different animals. Here are some of the better moments...No go on sheep and pig. Didn't want anything to do with them.Loved, loved, loved the cows.What do you

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But don't try to slap my mama because she has the quickest backhand around. Or you could just avoid the slapping all together and simply enjoy these deliciously scrumptious zucchini whoopie pies. There was supposed to be a picture of them here but they were all gone before I got around to snapping a shot of them. Oh yeah...they are that good!Zucchini Whoopie PiesBorrowed from Gourmet.com

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Ohhh how times flies! This time last year I had just started this blog up and one of the first posts was about our new chicks. Now our chicks have chicks! We stuck three eggs underneath our ever brooding hen and twenty-one days later this happened...followed by two wet little chicks stumbling around.Now they are all puffed and cute as can be!

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Photo courtesy of grannybutton.comNo not the line of cows peering eerily at you from the river bank...but the latest in recalls. Just in case you have not heard, there is another HUGE ground beef recall. I say another in reference to the previous meat recall during June 2009.We are lucky because we get out beef from the family ranch out in Sumpter so these recalls never pertain to us. Want to be

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Anybody that has ever used a Kitchen Aid mixer knows that the dimple at the bottom of the bowl needs to be scraped with a spatula. Blah and I always forget to. Consequently, my whipped cream is not so whippy and sometimes my egg whites are a little less than stiff. However, help is on the way...or so it seems to be with this new beater blade. (You can read reviews here)Has anyone tried this/have

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This man was brilliant. Please enjoy his some of his finer works...[waking up after sharing the same bed on the motel]Neal: Del... Why did you kiss my ear?Del: Why are you holding my hand?Neal: [frowns] Where's your other hand?Del: Between two pillows...Neal: Those aren't pillows!Gary is chanting incoherently. Wyatt seemed very confused by his best friend's odd behaviour. They are both wearing

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Our laptop crashed this weekend. Not just crashed but locked it's little hard drive behind a password that no one will ever know. Gone are all the pics of current projects in the works and more importantly, some of Jack's baby pictures.In honor of this event, I am taking the week off to organize what I do have left. Blah!

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You guys have to head on over to Classic Bride for a super duper surprise! (No...it is not more pictures of pimping wallpaper.)

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Let me make something clear first...I like wallpaper. I really do. I go on to ferm living all the time and drool over their fun designs. That being said, I will avoid putting up wallpaper at all cost in our house.Why, you ask? It is such the HOT thing to do!Right....I reply...and obviously this was the HOT thing to do at one point...Oh wait...you can't tell just how beautiful this old wallpaper

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When I first saw what July's DB Challenge was, I automatically thought of my dad. He loves chocolate covered marshmallow anything. I will figure out away to send him some when it is not 90 degrees outside.On to the cookie which makes WAY more than listed 24 cookies. I ended up doubling the marshmallow puff part but everything else worked fine as listed. I was a little short of the chocolate

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I am starting a new series called "Old Wives Tales" where I will be trying out different items that work for other, sometimes, more environmentally friendly purposes.This is how we will rate things:1-A complete and utter failure in ever single way possible2-Some SERIOUS issues but we can see how it might work...in some far off land3-Downsides still outweigh upsides4-Pretty sweet deal...HOWEVER (

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I know it is a hot mess right now (nicotine covered...damn you smokers!) but this is a General Fireproofing Co. Tanker Desk that was at our local Salvation Army.What's the big deal you ask? Well you can check this desk out here and here as well. I have no idea what model mine is due to the fact that I can't find a pic of it anywhere. It does have a spring loaded typing tray that almost took

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I hope you all enjoy your Monday as much as Jack enjoyed this pickle. Thanks for the pic J. Robb!

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It is a total crap shoot as to whether Jack will eat what I am making for dinner. One night, he will scarf all the chicken and the next spit out anything that even touched chicken. Forget about beef while marinara sauce is ok if he dips his pasta into it. To avoid going crazy, I always keep a back-up in the fridge. Something that I can pull out if he decides nothing on his plate taste good. Right

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Now that we have our lovely egg-laying, plant-scratching, fertilize the world chickens, growing anything on the ground is a challenge. It takes a total of 5 seconds for one of my lovely ladies to rip out a plant and scratch it all to shreds. When it came time to plant some veggies around the yard, I had to get creative.I have seen commercials for the Topsy-Turvy tomato planter but at $20 a pop (

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You are all such perverts. I, on the other hand, was referring to this plate rack...I love the rustic feel of it but am wondering if this would ever really work in a house. What do you guys think? Too "why the hell is there a pallet on your wall" or CHIC! CHIC! CHIC!

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I know he was a strange-plastic-surgery-addicted-maybe-child-molesting-chimpanzee-loving man BUT before he was a punchline...he was the original Michael Jackson. Just try listening to Billie Jean without bouncing your foot up and down.I remember watching MTV with my older brother Brian and the "Thriller" song came on for the first time. Oh the good ol' days of music movies. I swear to God I did

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The kids that grew up in our house stopped by a few weeks ago to see the place. It was so much fun showing them the house and then having them tell us how things used to be. Apparently, the last time they stopped by the place (I believe they said early 80's) the basement was covered in velour and when they first moved in the stairs were painted red, white and blue. How patriotic of the previous

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Ever since we moved into our house, I have been extremely unhappy with my spice storage situation. There were some spice shelves left over from the last owner but not all my jars fit in the little spaces. Plus, if I didn't cram things in just right, the door would not shut. Blah. As you can see from the pic below, there was mass chaos in the cabinet......and on the wall across the way. I have a

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I have been away all week at basketball camp in Halfway Oregon. You have to look it up on the map sometime cause it is wayyyyy out there. However, there is the coolest little fabric shop here. I will post more on it and the latest project in the works next week. I promise!

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My little brother and I were just discussing the topic of this new movie. Hopefully this will persuade him to take advantage of the local farmer's market...

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Maybe not that bright but we have been enjoying our new patio! Here is a little look at what we have been up to for the last three weekends.Before: The back gate that was taken over by lilacs.After: Now, a sweet new path so our gas meter reader does not have to wallow in the mud anymore!Before: Two random herbs beds that were overgrown with catmint.After: Even more herbs than before and tons of

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I know I am supposed to be posting pics of the new and improved backyard BUT we had the Sumpter Community Flea Market this last weekend and it was full of fun little finds. Case in point, this cute little plastic table that my in-laws had out in their yard. Hurray for free!Some pretty magenta spray paint......pair it with an old glass light shade...also free.A sweet outdoor table!

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In the kitchen, I have found that there are two kinds of moments. The first is the calm feeling that happens when you hit your stride and everything comes together...your dough rises, condensing happens, a cheesecake emerges crack free. Then there are those other moments. The kind that make you feel like you have never cooked before...the dough that is supposed to double in size does not budge,

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I know that I have not posted in a week or so BUT I have a wonderful excuse. It really is the fault of the three truck-loads of gravel, all the perennials I have been stealing from friends and families houses, and a very large amount of rocks brought in from the in-laws pasture. I have to say that the yard is starting to look like a little Garden of Eden.So I will leave you with some gravel patio

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...and people are worried that I am going to push him into playing basketball.

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We started here with one rotten deck......and we took it apart......then we dug and dug and dug......and maybe tried a little of the dirt too......and now it is all coming together! We still have another load of gravel to put down, a bar to build and our plants to grow in but I think it is coming along nicely. We won't be ready for the big reveal yet but here is a taste. What do you guys think?

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LJ and I have been telling all our friends that we were going to tear the two decks in our backyard out. We were met with mixed results of "are you crazy?" to "oh, uh, that will be nice."We have a vision though...and we started on it today.Dear God what were we thinking.Here is our backyard before...this is upon moving in so please don't judge us by the random animal parts hanging around.Same

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Coffee caramel cheesecake. Desserts don't get much better than this! Let's start with the crust, I used chocolate cookie crumbs instead of graham crackers and put about a 1/2 tsp. instant coffee grinds into the crust. I also used Kahlua instead of vanilla but ended up putting 1 T. in instead of a tsp. due to my inability to concentrate while a 15 month old is tugging on my pants. The result? The

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So, uh, funny story. I have been experimenting with cheesecakes all month for my work so when I saw this challenge, I thought I have this on in the bag. I got all my ingredients together and planned on making it this last Sunday when *bam* Jack's sick. Not the oh he-has-a-cold-kind of sick but the if-you-put-me-down-I-am-going-to-scream-until-I-puke kind of sick. Poor baby..and poor cheesecake

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I totally realize that I am a little late on this but ebay has plants! I found a lot of 26 assorted succulents and managed to scoop in at the last second and win the auction. Three days later, this is what arrived at my doorstep.I was like a kid in a candy shop! Each little plant was labeled and packaged separately and I had no problem telling what was what. The seller even threw in 2 free

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I heard through the grapevine that someone (Wade) is talking about a pizza rematch. That same person (Wade) is going to take it serious this time and train...and maybe not order a pizza topped with sausage and olives. I will keep you all posted...

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Here it is! We finally finished the new coop for the chickens! Well, there is still a clear poly-carbonate roof to screw on but everything else is done. Want to see all the extras? You know you do...We'll start with the basic coop design. We have a little hen house (any suggestions on paint color?) that is accessible by a ladder from the dirt run below.I know it is kind of hard to see, but there

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Thanks goodness The Kitchn does! Here is their post on "75 Ideas for Leftovers and Ingredients".

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This post will not be pretty. I tried my hardest to make these guys look nice and yummy but they don't look the part...but ohhhhh do they taste the part! I promised a friend of ours that I would post how to make these little boogers after he visited us one night for dinner. Here we are three weeks later (sorry Mark!).Anyways, here is how you do it!Huevos RancherosAdmiringly Stolen from Smitten

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How cute are these prints by Noelle Dass? We got "I Dropped My Banana" for Jack's room......and "Ottertopia"......and "Paradise Gained"......yeah and also "Hippo Doing a Handstand"...what can I say. These are sooo cute and not all "hey look baby art!"I just checked her site last night and was pleasantly surprised to see some new pieces out. Here are two of my favorites......"Furthermore"......

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He carried his little bucket up to the line and held it the whole time we were waiting for the hunt to start. The true sign of a competitor.The hunt begins......soo we only nabbed four eggs but what a glorious four eggs they were! AND, unlike some people, Jack actually grabbed all four eggs. Not LJ or I. Jack and his little egg-hunting self.Added bonus, our little man did not cry when he saw the

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Now that we are getting fresh eggs courtesy of our lovely ladies, I am trying to find recipes that are Jack friendly. He won't eat eggs by themselves (not in any form...I have tried) so I found a great french toast recipe for him. Yum.French Toast SticksAdapted from The Super Baby Food Book2 eggs1/2 cup milk1/2 tsp. cinnamon1/2 tsp. vanillaMix all ingredients onto a platter. Place two pieces of

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Sometimes while I catch up on other blogs, I come across things that I find very amusing in comparison to my life. One of those things is the "Through Her Eyes" series by Maria at Layers of Meaning. She featured a sneak peak into 9 bloggers purses and I had to laugh at how simple these ladies live. Oh the good old days of manicures, cell service everywhere one goes, and long dangley earrings.

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The attention to detail is...scary? I just ran across this new blog called "What Not to Craft" and I have to say it is pretty funny.If I start now, maybe I can finish a screaming, horrified looking angel with twiggy arms for everyone by Christmas! Really, who couldn't use that looking at you everyday?

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Sooooo we don't have cable at our house *huh* I know! How dare we! We do, however, have our poor man's tivo (no not a VHS recorder and TV in one...which is what we did have for awhile) but Hulu.com. That being said, the list of TV shows that I am watching these days is slowly dwindling. I gave up on Grey's after Izzie started sleeping with her dead ex-fiance...(yeah I know she is sick...still a

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After painting my new purple lamps, I wanted to something a little funky-cool to spruce them up a bit. I decided to line them with a black and white fabric that you would only really notice when the lamp was on. I have mixed feelings on the print that I went with but it was the only black-white print at our local Jo-Ann's fabric so I will learn to live with it. Anyways, here is how to line a lamp

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Right...Happy April Fool's Day. Check out Ugly House Photos for more "inspiration".

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I am all for supporting homemade goods but what the hell is this? A scorpion with green armpit hair and blue balls?Not for Jack. I can't have anything that strange in the house on account of watching too many PuppetMaster/ Child's Play-like horror movies.On a lighter note, I am finally sitting down and teaching myself how to sew. Turns out I am kinda ok at it and I really enjoy hand stitching.

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For the past month, I have been on the lookout for a pair of lamps at our local Salvation Army. Actually, it has been WAYYY longer than that so when these two lamps popped up I grabbed them off the shelf without thinking twice. Turns out I should have thought twice due to the fact that they were covered in a nice thick layer of nicotine. Yum. I had to scrub them both in the sink and then let them

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Design*Sponge just posted this "Sneak Peek" on designer Jessica Helgerson. I am digging her style! What do you guys think?We already have the tub...just have to paint it.And that is the look I was thinking of for the sconces!Love, love, love the hardwood floor color.I am going to warm LJ up to this by showing him this room...because we have a total of 2 guitars, 1 ukulele, one drum set and 2

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(Sooo this recipe doesn't really involve a bun. Nor is it much of a recipe...more like a cool trick.) Take a piece of bread and roll it flat with a rolling pin. Then spread peanut butter and jelly on the flattened bread and roll it back up. For some reason it is easier to feed this to the little monster without having to cram it into his mouth. Yes he will eat this after thoroughly inspecting it

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Before:After:Gone is the non-working gas stove and in its place is a hole in the wall...that now contains the wiring to the attic. The big thing up front is Wade, LJ's brother. Oh yes ladies, he is single and available with or without the sledgehammer.The second floor of our house is now officially re-wired and ready for action all thanks to Kevin and his band of merry men. They spent all day

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Red Velvet Art Underwear Set Wall Decal ($30)

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Happy Birthday to you,Happy Birthday to you!Happy Birthday dear Brianna,Happy Birthday to you!!!Your present is on the way...as soon as I finish it. Hmmm taking a little bit longer than expected.Love,The Josephs

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I love, love, love gig art. It is pretty, bright and always a little out there. Here are some of my favorites...The animals looking a the UFO are very amusing to me...$9.99Magnolia Electric Co. at Cricket Press, $20Poor Of Montreal...if only they hadn't sold their number #1 hit to Outback Steakhouse...$25StrawBerryLuna had this Decemberists poster for sale. It’s a limited edition of 140 and is

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Slowly but surely our furniture collection is building...waiting to eventually be refinished after the living room is remodeled. $25 at Sane Jane's in Baker City...

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#14. Pull all baby wipes out of little container.Not the way to start off the day. Inchie is pretending that this is not happening.

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Hey guys! This is actually LJ's post but I will put my two cents in when needed...by the way, so you can tell what is my witty banter, I will keep my thoughts in hmm...orange!)I've been frustrated lately by all the hype surrounding a few recent releases and I want to warn everyone before they buy in and potentially blow $20. These are going to be in the indie/alternative genre, if you haven't

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We are finishing up on the bath tear-down tonight and the questions are already coming from the guys. How many lights do you want? Where do you want them? What color are you painting the walls? Where do you want the fan? Are you sure you want all white? Don't you think that will be somewhat "institutional"? What is for dinner?Oh yes. The fun part begins and I am feeling a little overwhelmed. LJ

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But K. Mack was here again this weekend. This is now our front lawn. Do you remember to which room this lovely contraption goes to? I will give you a hint...we hit our heads on it ALL THE TIME.If you guessed the kitchen then you are 100% right...if you said bathroom then you must have been looking at the half of toilet next to the magneficent hood. We will get to that later. The hood looked like

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A friend of our family's (affectionately now know as K. Mack) showed up early Saturday morning to help us tear out our bathroom. In previous conversations, we found out that he lists working on old Victorian mansions as his "hobby". Our kinda guy! While our house is hardly a mansion, he did get really excited when he saw our place and now shares our enthusiasm with the potential of it.Plus, the

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Sorry kids but we spent all day tearing out our bathroom and I am exhausted. So down to business...this was a flop for me. I made it twice and while it tasted awesome, the middle didn't come out quite like I wanted it to. I blame everything on the pan I used (it was a little too big). Anyways, I made this with whipped cream and a raspberry sauce...divine.Chocolate ValentinoPreparation Time: 20

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Hmm I don't think so but we have developed some very strange games as of late. How about this one...I throw a piece of clothing over Jack's head and he starts madly giggling while crawling around. Here he is crawling......and crawling......and crawling right onto the wall.Here is a close up of the action...and yes there was a bit of a thunk. But again, HE WAS MADLY GIGGLING!Hmmm maybe if he

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This recipe if dedicated to my mother. She LOVES the apple cinnamon bread that you can get from Costco so I thought I would try this homemade lower-fat version out for her. Mom, You have to make this bread."Makeover" Apple BreadBorrowed from Healthy CookingIngredients3 cups all-purpose flour1-1/2 cups sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon2

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It's my birthday! I am leaving BC soon to go thrift store shopping in Boise and also stop by the Bulls-Eye Boutique to see what is new. I haven't been to a Target since we left Eugene. A girl has some needs that just need to be met. My friend's joked that they were going to give me a Salvation Army gift certificate...they were being funny but I was thinking "sure...oh wait. You are kidding."

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Remember these guys......they have since turned into these beautiful hens......and are laying these eggs!

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I know! Wiener dogs...Jack LOVES them!

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I really hope so! After losing many of my favorite shelter/DIY/inspirational magazines, there is hope on the horizon! A new magazine is coming to town and I am so excited. Fresh Home is boasting that it's content will "focus on thrifty, do-it-yourself projects that will appeal to young homeowners even in an uncertain economy." Holy cow said the chicken! So I am crossing my fingers and hoping that

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I love furniture shopping. However, I don't like shopping in furniture stores (I will make the exception for Clark and Company in Baker City Oregon!! Shout out to my boys!) and I hate matching furniture sets. So where is a girl to turn? Consignment stores. The one here in Baker has a pretty good flow of furniture and I have been watching it for about a year now...waiting...patiently waiting for

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I love online quizzes! I stop and do anything that will give me insight into my psyche. According to Sproost's online quiz, I am 50% vintage modern, 36% modern elegance, and 14% rustic revival. While not an exact science (one time it listed me at 50% cottage chic...WHAT!), it is fun and offers some pretty decors. Take the quiz more than once to see even more (and totally redeem yourself)!

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I promised Anne at the City Sage that I would tell her my two tragic prom stories due to the fact that I am lacking on the blogging front which, by the way is because of very important project in the works. Anyways, you have to check out this blog post starring our own Queen Anne. I cracked up when I saw that because that was SO opposite of my prom experience.First off, let's start with one of

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I hate shopping for clothes. Then I got pregnant and my loathing was taken to a whole new level. Where do you go to find a 37" inseam in maternity wear that doesn't set you back $200? Sad to report, nowhere. Some way, some how, I managed to make it through 9 months (the first 7 required nice work clothes) and here is how.maternity wear - by mowe34 on Polyvore.comTwo necessities for the larger

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It has been a year since he was born! How time flies when you are having fun. A year of dirty diapers, breastfeeding, and miscellaneous mishaps (ask LJ about Jack's deadly aim). Jack had no idea what was going on so we kept the party small inviting just the family. I debated about what to make him and finally settled on mashed potato casserole, peas, and meat pies made by my mother-in-law. All of

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Marshall, Will and Holly On a routine expedition Met the greatest earthquake ever known High on the rapids It struck their tiny raft (insert screams here) And plunged them down a thousand feet below To the Land of the Lost To the Land of the Lost To the Land of the LostYou know it is good when your

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Here is what I would buy today...if I had the money and absolutely no conscience or self-control.Though suede would be prettier, I wouldn't be able to wash it when the Tupperware dish full of applesauce leaks onto the interior. Taupe McCloud Handbag, $49Pretty. Pod Vase, $80Brilliant idea! Reusable Sandwich Bags, $8Because I feel like a hypocrite putting plastic-bagged veggies into my cloth totes

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I am pretty sure that is not how that quotes goes but rather how my life goes. Just as my little basketball team was starting to win, we were struck by two season ending injuries to my two top players. You are kidding me right.That is about as funny as my Meyer Lemon tree that my mother-in-law got me for my b-day last year. In the planting instructions, there was a clause that said the tree would

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Yeah that is me on our wedding day. There is something about posing with your two brothers that just makes you go crazy...or maybe just try to appear tougher than what you are. Anyways, a friend of ours is getting married in March and she was asking me for some ideas. Haha! Oh how I enjoy this type of post!Idea #1: The Wedding CakeI really, really despise wedding cakes. I do not think I have ever

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I know, I know. The big 6'5" girl likes super girlie things and although I have managed to put everything Sanrio behind me, flower prints still get me every time. On a recent Ikea shopping trip, I spotted this lamp and was immediately awestruck by the flower print cascading down the side. Ahhh pretty.I fought the temptation and ending up putting this little guy back. Just a little too modern for

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