tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85257716546947108022024-03-13T23:46:37.843-05:00Three Men and a Little LadyScott, Sandra,
Austin and JacksonSandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08343364455701416876noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525771654694710802.post-59379974805644379072014-05-22T15:35:00.000-05:002014-05-22T15:35:49.610-05:00So....This happened?!?<div style="text-align: center;">
It seems like yesterday that Jackson was</div>
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going for his Kindergarten interview....</div>
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This Big Man has GRADUATED!!</div>
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Last Monday evening, Jackson and his Kindergarten class</div>
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put on a program for all of the parents, friends and family.</div>
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We are so proud of how well Jackson has done this year.</div>
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He's learned a lot, grown a lot and changed so much </div>
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He got to walk in with Carolyn...</div>
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They have know each other since birth.</div>
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She and her family go to church with us and she was born</div>
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just 2 weeks after Jackson.</div>
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Jackson and his Kindergarten class all ready to go!</div>
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He was so cute sitting up on stage.</div>
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He did very well and followed along and sang out loud.</div>
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At one point though, he let out a BIG yawn...</div>
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doing all of that singing was a lot of hard work!</div>
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Almost done...Getting his diploma from Mr. Adams</div>
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After the program we all headed in for a reception.</div>
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Suzanne's Bakery made us a yummy cake and we had </div>
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Jackson had lots of friends and family there to </div>
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Now school is officially out for summer!</div>
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Austin was finished yesterday and we all got sleep late this morning.</div>
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June is already filling up with lots of fun</div>
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summer camps for the boys....</div>
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soccer camp...</div>
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baseball camp....</div>
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Youth group camp....</div>
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And then in July...someone gets his Driver's Permit....</div>
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Lots of summer plans...</div>
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Lots of organizing...</div>
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Kindergarten is in full swing!</div>
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The first fun celebration the kids have had </div>
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Johnny came to visit and ready them a story.</div>
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He even hung around and had his photo taken with the kids!</div>
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He gave each child an apple as a treat.</div>
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kinds of different apple treats!</div>
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The kids had lots of fun making home made applesauce</div>
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One of the fun things the kids did was to make a </div>
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They made an apple tree out of their hands and then</div>
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made apples with their thumb prints and their name</div>
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They had so much fun dressing up and doing all of the fun</div>
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08343364455701416876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525771654694710802.post-45204063939683600402013-10-28T11:24:00.000-05:002013-10-28T11:24:59.831-05:00All About Jackson<div style="text-align: center;">
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We have been running in a whirlwind around here lately...</div>
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Time for a little catch up!</div>
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A few weeks ago, it was Jackson's </div>
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All About Me week at school.</div>
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The kids get to have a bulletin board in their classroom decorated</div>
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all week with photos and things that tell all about them</div>
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and then on Friday it's their All About Me Day.</div>
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They get to have a special snack and do </div>
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crafts or games...</div>
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I had gone the Friday before and set up his board.</div>
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We had photos of him as a baby,</div>
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I thought his little board turned out really cute.</div>
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We all dressed in Auburn colors for his all about me day</div>
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It was a lot of fun and Jackson had fun telling his friends all</div>
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Today we got Austin a car...</div>
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08343364455701416876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525771654694710802.post-67783544346473196482013-09-13T20:29:00.000-05:002013-09-13T20:29:39.032-05:00Grandparents Day 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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Austin started 9th grade and Jackson</div>
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On Tuesday night, the kids had orientation.</div>
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Austin went to grab his schedule and we took all</div>
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All of the Mom's looked like the paparazzi out in the hallway...</div>
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On Sunday, June 30th we took him</div>
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They were getting all of their gear together and meeting</div>
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He was even MORE excited that I kept taking photos...</div>
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Full Swimmer for the week!</div>
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When you own a house, you always have a </div>
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The Front Porch Steps</div>
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As you can see, our sidewalk has settled away from the garage wall</div>
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and in turn was making our steps fall forward and away from the house.</div>
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It's a little hard to see in this photo,</div>
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but there was a gap in the top step that was </div>
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You can see on this photo that the steps had moved down </div>
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almost an entire brick row...</div>
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Scott thought about trying to break out each brick,</div>
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about 9:30 PM...I'm sure my neighbors loved him!</div>
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He quickly discovered that this was going to be one tough</div>
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He then thought he would see how the Jackhammer would</div>
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work on the brick steps...and quickly decided that trying to </div>
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save the bricks was for the birds!</div>
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Bright, but not too early the next morning he was at it!</div>
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By lunch they had the steps almost done.</div>
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Many, many buckets of broken up bricks were</div>
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The barn-swallows we also ready for him to be done.</div>
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Bright and early last Tuesday morning they came to </div>
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So happy to have this project DONE!</div>
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We made it through another year with flying colors!</div>
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Before Austin's last day, the calendar was FULL of last minute</div>
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Austin had his Awards Day last week</div>
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This is an award from the President</div>
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6th, 7th and 8th grade.</div>
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He seemed less than excited...</div>
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Then he headed across the hall to see Mrs. Nave and </div>
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Jackson was trying to tell Aunt Leisa the "new" rules for checkers</div>
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Jackson was not really interested in having his picture made! </div>
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All 83,401 from the stadium walked to Toomer's Corner </div>
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The Trees with their final rolling</div>
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Austin was carefully planning out his final roll...</div>
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Little ones were having a blast playing in all of the paper on the ground.</div>
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Jackson and this little girl has a blast taking turns throwing paper</div>
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Jackson waiting to be dumped with paper!</div>
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It was so pretty all dressed in white.</div>
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I can't wait to see what traditions are to come for</div>
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the little Tiger fans like Jackson...</div>
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It really just seems like yesterday that we </div>
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All signed up to start Kindergarten in August</div>
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Jackson was having lots of fun with</div>
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The happy little birthday boy and his Nana.</div>
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Jackson loved eating his yummy cake from Suzanne's.</div>
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There was just enough wind to get it to fly a little.</div>
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We have been busy lately!</div>
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Austin had Spring Break a few weeks ago and we headed to </div>
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Usually you try to go somewhere warm</div>
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We found snow...</div>
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We woke up to snow on our first morning there.</div>
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It was so pretty.</div>
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The snowflakes were so big and fluffy...</div>
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There was a light dusting on the ground and on the cars,</div>
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The little hoot owl thought it was too cold,</div>
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It was so beautiful and relaxing.</div>
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The trees always look so pretty with snow</div>
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Sweet cards for my boys...</div>
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My beautiful hot pink roses!!</div>
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It's a girly little home for my new camera!!!</div>
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My new little camera has a new little home and</div>
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some M & M's, gum and Pac-Man band-aids.</div>
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08343364455701416876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525771654694710802.post-44972928315737460322013-02-11T09:28:00.000-06:002013-02-13T09:28:51.758-06:00One More Painting Project...DONE!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Scott has been a painting machine lately!</div>
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Scott took everything off the walls and patched</div>
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we were all lost when we took the clock down!</div>
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say goodbye to Sage Green!</div>
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Nomadic Desert!</div>
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the Dining Room is finally back together!</div>
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The Science project is still laid out across the </div>
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This week has been full of lots of up and downs...</div>
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The Father of one of his classmates was killed in </div>
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Austin goes to a very small private school,</div>
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This Dad was also pretty close to Austin's class.</div>
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He has come in and taught their Bible class</div>
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The kids are all very upset, but are banding together</div>
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Austin did not have to be at school until 10 o'clock...</div>
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we were suppose to have an ice storm...</div>
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umm...yeah, it had not even rained at 8 o'clock this morning!</div>
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We do still live in the South...</div>
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it was 47 degrees this morning.</div>
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Scott has spent the entire day</div>
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It's lookin' good!!</div>
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"Sandy Ridge"</div>
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There's my little painter...</div>
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he's so good!</div>
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I can't wait to see what it looks like in the morning!</div>
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Then it will be time to move the furniture back and </div>
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get things put back in their place.</div>
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And getting my Dining Room table out </div>
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of the foyer and the china back in the cabinet!</div>
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I've been nervous all day, but </div>
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Jackson has been really good and </div>
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left everything alone.</div>
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One more project is about to be checked off the list...</div>
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Scott is moving like a mad man...</div>
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08343364455701416876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525771654694710802.post-64399809596631199312013-01-23T11:32:00.000-06:002013-01-23T11:33:05.655-06:00Movin' to the Next Project<div style="text-align: center;">
Our Powder Bath project is complete...</div>
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with the exception of all of the </div>
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But, that will take a while...and a little savings...</div>
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but the paint and trim are all complete.</div>
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I love the new color and it makes me happy</div>
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when I walk by.</div>
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Scott started our next project last night...</div>
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and I'm getting really excited about it, too!</div>
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I asked him to take everything off the walls...</div>
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curtain rods and all.</div>
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We had several spots that needed a little help,</div>
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so he placed a few screws in the sheet rock and put </div>
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a little mud on them and is giving it a day to dry really well</div>
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and then he'll come back in and sand before we get ready to paint this weekend!</div>
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Here's a little peak at some of the things I have found for the </div>
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The paint is called</div>
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"Sandy Ridge"</div>
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from Sherwin-Williams</div>
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I found the little bird picture at Kirkland's</div>
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I have some more ideas for the room that I talked about</div>
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Much to do....so much to do...</div>
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I am also still in the market for new</div>
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But first I have to clean up the space</div>
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I guess I'll take this opportunity to take the</div>
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Scott asked me the other night if I thought I was going to </div>
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have to unload "everything" to move the furniture to paint.</div>
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I reminded him that when Mom and I got the wild hair to move it </div>
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before, we only emptied the top of the china cabinet...</div>
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whew...that would be a job...</div>
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Scott is off on Friday, so hopefully we'll get </div>
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the things we did over the holidays.</div>
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One of the biggest</div>
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things on our agenda was</div>
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seeing our sweet Kerri get married!</div>
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We have watched Kerri grow up and were</div>
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so excited to celebrate this next step in her life.</div>
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A few friends threw her a bridesmaids luncheon</div>
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the day before her wedding at a local little lunch spot.</div>
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The Brides' mother had boat totes</div>
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for all of the girls filled with</div>
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little treats for the big day.</div>
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Here's a photo of Kerri and her girls.</div>
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Three of these girls have know Kerri, literally, her entire life.</div>
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We had a charm cake for all of her bridesmaids</div>
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and Kerri picked out charms that had special meanings</div>
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for the ladies in her bridal party.</div>
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The girls all pulled their charms</div>
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and were then given a card with the meaning of the charm</div>
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and a happy wish for each of the ladies.</div>
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Each of the girls listening to the meanings of the charms...</div>
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And last, but not least, Kerri's Momma had bought</div>
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her a charm as well. Kerri's Momma started her</div>
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filled it with many milestones and happy memories over</div>
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the years. This charm was a wedding cake.</div>
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The next night I tried to dress up my crew and make them act</div>
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right for the night! Here is Jackson all dressed up...</div>
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Mom and Dad ready for a celebration.</div>
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Nana and her first grandson...he's taller than she is now...</div>
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And this was the best we could get of the four of us...</div>
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08343364455701416876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525771654694710802.post-54898407557551281682013-01-12T19:40:00.000-06:002013-01-12T19:40:17.934-06:00New Year...New Projects...<div style="text-align: center;">
Scott and I are jumping on some house projects</div>
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now that we have made it through the holidays!</div>
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First on my list was to paint the </div>
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Powder Bath Room.</div>
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This room was the original color that we had</div>
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it painted when we moved in ten years ago.</div>
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There was no crown molding and </div>
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it was pretty plain.</div>
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So, down came the mirror and small little</div>
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The crown was up and Scott had not decided to leave me!</div>
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I think he did an awesome job!</div>
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All painted, crowned, caulked and DONE...</div>
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Christmas morning we were still nursing the sick,</div>
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Christmas afternoon for a yummy lunch</div>
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and Christmas with his family, but this year</div>
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Presents waiting to be unwrapped...</div>
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A shot of the tree.</div>
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A few years ago we bought a new tree. </div>
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Austin was about to explode...he was ready to start opening</div>
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Austin went in and drug him out of the bed at 7:30 and poor</div>
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Jackson didn't come around for another 30 minutes.</div>
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Jackson is funny on Christmas.</div>
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He's not one of those kids who unwraps one present and </div>
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that we in his stocking...Austin had moved on to his Santa Bag.</div>
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but Jackson was still taking in the stockings...and still half asleep.</div>
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Austin was about to bust a gut to see what</div>
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Austin was really excited that Santa</div>
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Sleepy little Jackson was trying to figure it all out.</div>
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Austin had opened his bag on the corner so Jackson</div>
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"Well...look at that, Santa brought me the castle I wanted"</div>
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Austin was trying to convince him that it was time</div>
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Jackson was just wanting to open his new toys that </div>
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Austin finally got to start in on his stack of presents..</div>
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My little stack of stuff...</div>
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can't wait to see what's inside...</div>
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One of my goodies was a set of zip ties and a zip tie</div>
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(this was a gift from Scott so I would quit using his)</div>
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Nana got a new iPad for Christmas....</div>
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I have been <strike>begging </strike>hinting for a new camera</div>
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I think we are about to come out of the funk!</div>
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Scott is still not back to normal, but after a third trip to the Doctor,</div>
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I think he is going to live!</div>
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This was horrible...</div>
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but we did manage to squeeze in some fun time around the sick times.</div>
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We threw a little party for Jackson's </div>
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4 year old bible class kids the week before Christmas.<br />
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Everyone puts out cookies for Santa,<br />
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The kids wore their Pajamas to the party,</div>
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It had been a very warm December, until this night and it </div>
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Jackson even had on Rudolph shoes for the party.</div>
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His nose would light up when he stepped on them.</div>
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A place just for Jackson.</div>
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Then they played Pin the nose on Rudolph </div>
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Mrs. Kim had found little paint with water pictures</div>
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All of the kids had a great time and I think </div>
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We have a house full of sickies!</div>
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We have had to postpone Christmas with Scott's </div>
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Mom and Dad and all of his family until we are all better</div>
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The kids will have all day to lay around and play with</div>
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The boys have already opened their traditional</div>
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But was excited to see he got a new </div>
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Austin LOVES that show and quotes </div>
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Jackson is so meticulous about opening </div>
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He takes his sweet time...</div>
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deck the halls and enjoy a little</div>
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but to keep up from piling stuff on it!</div>
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we are all wrapped up in paper and bows!</div>
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My mother kept walking by the table and</div>
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08343364455701416876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525771654694710802.post-32044040857860935802012-11-11T20:47:00.000-06:002012-11-11T20:47:14.808-06:00Be Prepared...<div style="text-align: center;">
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While this week I am preparing for </div>
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Toni over at </div>
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how bad things can get when you go without power</div>
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and pray for the best!</div>
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