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Wordless Wednesday ~ Homemade Graham Cracker Crust

Wordless Wednesday ~ Homemade Graham Cracker Crust

One of his favorite things to dive into!

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Confession time

Confession time

I’m going to let you in on a few secrets. Well, a secret implies you shouldn’t tell, and that isn’t entirely accurate. I guess I am just going to share a few things about myself that maybe you did not know. And I hope you will reciprocate in the comments. You are my good friends, [...]

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Baby Step Cleaning Tips Progress: Success!

Baby Step Cleaning Tips Progress: Success!

Hi friends! I am happy to report that I have seen success with my own baby steps to a clean home. Remember in my first post about how I discovered the small steps I needed to take? I am glad I made them so small and attainable. I really believe the key to success is [...]

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Funny Faces in the Car!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Funny Faces in the Car!

A 2.5 hr car drive + cookies = one silly little boy! Happy Wordless Wednesday!

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My Brother's Wedding

My Brother’s Wedding

This weekend was quite an exhausting one, yet for a wonderful reason. My brother – 5 years my junior – married a beautiful girl, inside and out.  This all took place 2.5 hrs from my house and Lizzie was the flower girl, David the ring bearer, Josh an usher and I was free to control [...]

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5 Baby step cleaning tips from an overwhelmed home maker

5 Baby step cleaning tips from an overwhelmed home maker

This is my desk. Notice the small amount of space I have to work with.  That is the story of my life, living in a small space and wondering where in the world things belong. I have decided that part of the reason I have been stressed out lately (besides the influx of pregnancy hormones [...]

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Even cute when he cries!
I am now 26-35 years old

I am now 26-35 years old

Ha! I typed “Birthday” in the search box on one of my favorite stock photo sites and this pictures was on the first page. I couldn’t pass it up. It is just as silly and random as I feel right now. Today is my birthday.  I am 26 years old, which means on all the [...]

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Manhattan KS Thunderstorm with 90 mph winds!

Manhattan KS Thunderstorm with 90 mph winds!

Friday night (August 13th) a severe thunderstorm tore through eastern Manhattan in Pottawatomie County. The worst part of town to get hit was east of Dillons on Highway 24. Dara’s Fast Lane lost part of their awning above the gas pumps, Sirloin Stockade’s sign was badly damaged and there were power lines down as well. [...]

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Solved the cat pee, cleaned the carpets

Solved the cat pee, cleaned the carpets

For the past 3 weeks I have been battling the cat peeing in our toy room.  At first Josh couldn’t smell it and thought my crazy pregnancy nose was just on overdrive. So I tried to solve it myself. I used vinegar as my own version of carpet cleaning but that did not work at [...]

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