tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82410926913503731432024-03-05T03:20:44.839-05:00Blessings and Raindrops(Formerly known as The Pink Putter)Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-21434726821422656542015-10-11T22:14:00.000-04:002015-10-12T20:36:27.839-04:00Fall Break<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We were on fall break last week, and I can honestly say that I enjoyed every bit of it. Several people I know traveled to either the beach or the mountains, and I have to admit I was a wee bit jealous of them at the beginning of the week. Mr. P (I still call him that even though the blog has changed, I'll come up with a new nickname sometime.) is on a big project right now so he could only take Monday off of work. But I ended up enjoying the down time, and I was glad that we stayed at home. We managed to stay pretty busy, so here's a recap of our week. I've tried to do some collage pics to keep this from being a total photo unload. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We started our fall break off by spending last weekend at <a href="http://jellystonemammothcave.com/" target="_blank">Jellystone Mammoth Cave</a>. I've blogged about this park before, but I'll say it again-this is an awesome family park. If you live anywhere near this area, I highly recommend it. They have themed weekends each week from March until the end of October, and we usually go 3-4 times a year. This past weekend was the start of their Fall Festival weekends, which run until the end of the month. They had hayrides, visiting the pumpkin patch, painting your pumpkin, a costume contest, trick or treating (at over 300 campsites/cabins!), and karaoke. In addition, they have putt putt golf, basketball, a jumping pillow, two playgrounds, and a huge field to play football and other games in. They also have two pools and some water slides, but it was too cold for them this past weekend. We usually only camp with one other family, but every year for the past 4 years our Fall Festival weekend group has grown. This year, we had 6 families and 19 kids, including Mr. P's sister and her family. So much fun! Saturday was cold and rainy, but we managed to do most of the activities anyway. Sunday was a beautiful day, so we spent as much time as we could at the playground, playing basketball, riding bikes, and more. I was glad the weather cleared off after Saturday because we stayed an extra night at Jellystone and came home on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tuesday was my birthday, and even though Mr. P had to work he made sure that I would have a special day. He had his mother to watch the girls for part of the day, and arranged for a spa day for me. Such a sweet guy! So I got some much-needed "me time" during the day, then we grilled steaks and enjoyed birthday cake as a family. It made turning 45 very painless! ; )</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday was our first Gotcha Day. Mr. P was of course working, but I wanted to make it a special day for the girls and me. I decided to take them to Bowling Green to the train museum so they could learn about some of their ancestors. My grandaddy, great-grandaddy, and several uncles worked for the L & N railroad, which is featured at the train museum. I made my homemade lasagna for our celebratory dinner that night.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Friday was a cloudy, rainy day so we decided to make that our stay-in day. I caught up on laundry, redid my blog, did my meal planning for the upcoming week, and made out my grocery list for Saturday. We had make-your-own-pizzas for dinner and watched a movie on Netflix. Little A made a traditional pepperoni pizza, Little A made pepperoni-onion-bacon (yuck!), Mr. P made an "all the meats" pizza, and I did chicken-bacon-alfredo with veggies.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today our minister was out, so Mr. P, being a lay speaker for the church, delivered the sermon. I think it was his best sermon yet, and I was so proud of him. I am so thankful to have him in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Well that's all the news that fit to print from our house! Mr. P and I are sitting here eating the last of my birthday cake. It's a good thing that it's all gone now because I <b><i>have</i></b> to get back to healthy eating tomorrow. I've had a little too much food in the past week, but it was my birthday week after all! Tomorrow starts back with school, dance, soccer, tumbling, and everything else. Have a great week!</span><br />
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Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-23336908269715952582015-10-09T15:40:00.000-04:002015-10-11T22:34:39.892-04:00New Name, New Attitude??<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So, it's been a while since I've posted, right? I could say that life just got in the way, jobs and kids and church and soccer and dance all those other things took precedence over my poor little blog, but there are lots of bloggers out there whose lives are just as busy (or busier) than mine and they still manage to blog regularly. I know they are out there because I read their blogs and tell myself that if they can do, why can't I? So here I am, trying this blogging thing again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'll do some catch up posts later on but the biggest change in our lives has been the adoption of our girls, and what a glorious day it was!! We adopted on October 7, 2014 so we just celebrated our one year Gotcha Day this week. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And as you can see, we had quite the group of family and friends to help us celebrate. In fact, when we were walking into the courtroom, I heard the judge say, "Are all these people here for the adoption?" Lol</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And a few weeks later, my mom's family had a big "Welcome to the Family" Party for my girls. It was so sweet. This is one of my favorite pictures of them, taken at the party.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You'll notice that I changed the name of the blog to Blessings and Raindrops. I thought long and hard about what I wanted the new name to be. It definitely didn't need to be the Pink Putter anymore as I haven't had a putter or any golf club of any kind in my hand for a long time, but I wanted it to reflect my life now. My life is different now, so I"m sure my posts will be a little different too. It is still going to be a mishmash of clothing, home stuff, and cooking but I also want to add in some devotionals and testimonials on my relationship with God. So for my blog to reflect that, I turned to something I love, music. One of my favorite songs is "Blessings" by Laura Story, and the chorus goes </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We certainly experienced our share of raindrops in our journey to get our girls. It was so incredibly hard, harder than I ever imagined it would be. I had what felt like a thousand sleepless nights, but actually it was 847 nights from the day they came to live with us until the day we went to adoption court. And although life has gotten much much easier since the adoption, we've also had some challenges in other parts of our life. But if our journey taught me anything, it was to keep moving forward no matter what happens. And after the storm that we went through on our journey, other things now just seem like a passing shower! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Stay tuned for further updates on our life...I have lots of things to share! You might even get a second post this evening : ) Right now, I'm going to sign off and head to the kitchen. We are having make-your-own pizzas for dinner tonight, so I need to get the ingredients ready for that. The girls are very excited about it, and some of the combinations that they've come up with sound...um...interesting to say the least. We'll see how it turns out! </span></div>
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Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-45350504323767358462014-02-04T15:17:00.003-05:002014-02-04T15:17:57.802-05:00Catch Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Christmas (ha!), then I would do an “end of year” post around New Year’s
(double ha!), and here it is February. So I’m just going to call a spade a
spade and do a “catch up” post, with a comment (not a promise!) that I miss
blogging and hope to come back more regularly. I truly do miss this little
world but carving out the time to post is another story. So here I am…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I won’t do a full detailed holiday post, but I do want to
say that we had a wonderful end to 2013. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday,
and this year was wonderful as we spent time with family and friends. Christmas
was also a good holiday for us. We took the girls down to Opryland to see the
Rockettes and stayed at the Opryland Hotel for one night. The girls were
thrilled and had a wonderful time. It was definitely a pink Christmas at our
house; both girls got Barbie houses from Santa. Big A got the Barbie Dream
House and Little A got the Malibu Barbie House, along with toys, clothes, and
anything else you can imagine! We are so blessed with big, wonderful families
and I am always so grateful for the wonderful times that we have with them each
Christmas. We basically do Christmas from the 24<sup>th</sup> through the 26<sup>th</sup>,
and it is always such a good time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 started off with us organizing and reorganizing the
house. Both girls’ rooms got a thorough clean-out, and we bought shelves and
tubs for them to keep everything organized. Part of the dis-organization was
our fault-we got the girls so quickly and unexpectedly that we didn’t have the
rooms ready for them, and we were picking up things randomly and not being very
organized about things as we got them. Now the old/unused toys are gone, and all of
their new stuff has a place to go. I’ve been so proud of the girls since we got
our new system in place; they are doing a fantastic job of keeping their rooms
neat and organized. Mr. P and I cleaned out and reorganized our closet also,
and I’m embarrassed at the amount of bags that we filled up to donate to
Goodwill. We’ve also done some work on the garage and basement, and some
rearranging in the great room and kitchen. I love, love, love my clean and
organized house! So far, we’ve done well with keeping everything organized now
that we are back in school/work mode.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like most of the rest of the country, we’ve had a
challenging winter weather-wise. We’ve missed 6 days of school so far, but
until this week we didn’t have much snow on any of the days. But Sunday night
we got a good dose of snow, so we made the most of our snow day yesterday by
sledding, making snowmen and snow angels, and eating snow cream. We’re out
again today, so the girls are outside playing in the snow right now as I type. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Christmas, I dusted off my old bread baker, and we
have been experimenting with making different types of bread. I’ve really
enjoyed playing around with it, so if you have any good bread recipes be sure
to send them my way!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do want to say that we are at a point where we are a little frustrated with our
case and I have been praying hard about our situation lately. A friend sent me
this the other day, and it is one of the many verses that I have been drawn to
lately for comfort. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope that everyone had a wonderful Halloween. The weather was less than cooperative here in The Bluegrass State-rainy and extremely
windy, followed by some strong storms overnight. But we managed to have a good
one despite the weather. Since we live out on a country lane, we get <s>very
few</s> no trick or treaters, and it’s very hard for the girls to go house to
house. We usually meet up with our friends C and L in their neighborhood and
we all walk around their neighborhood to trick or treat. It was just a misty rain when we started
out, so instead of walking we drove around and let the kids get out at different houses, then we made stops at the grandparents’ houses, and finished the night
at a trunk or treat event at church. By the time we made our way home, the wind
and rain had really picked up so we were glad to call it a night when we did.
Once we got home, the girls counted their candy, took a quick bath, and headed
to bed, while Kevin and I settled in on the couch with the fire roaring and the rain
blowing outside. A pretty cozy way to end Halloween!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just around the
corner, followed up by Christmas! Where did October go? I’ve spent part of the day on Pinterest
looking at ideas for Thanksgiving. It is my favorite holiday, and although we
have it at my brother and sister in law’s house in Nashville, Kevin and I help them
with food and decorations. So I’m looking for some ideas for centerpieces and
decorations. Lots of good ideas out there! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School is out tomorrow, so the girls and I have a three day
weekend-woohoo! I had all sorts of plans for these three days off, but on
Friday afternoon I started feeling like I’d caught some sort of bug. Not really
sick, just kind of achy and having little energy. So I’ve spent the better part
of my weekend at home taking it easy. I’ve finally gotten a little bit of
energy back, so it looks like tomorrow is going to be a busy day catching up on
things. I’m just thankful for the extra day; otherwise I’d be stressing about
heading back to school tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Long, long ago before I turned into such a bad blogger, I used
to post recipes on Sundays and call it Sunday Suppers. I have several recipes
to share, so I thought I’d share one today. This is a recipe for White Chicken
Chili that I received from a friend of mine a couple of years ago and it’s one
of my favorites. Enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One 32 ounce carton chicken broth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Put chicken breasts in a stock pot and cover with enough
water to remain covered while boiling. Bring to a boil, add bouillion cubes,
and cook until chicken is fully cooked. Remove chicken to a plate to cool and
reserve broth. Reserve one or two cups to cook the rice in and pour the remainder of
the broth into a crock pot. Cook rice according to package directions in reserved chicken broth and set aside
until just before serving. <span id="goog_978321591"></span><span id="goog_978321592"></span>When cool, tear chicken up into pieces and add to
crock pot. Add carton of chicken broth, beans, cream of chicken soup, onions,
Ro-tel, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 6-8
hours. Add rice just before serving (if you cook it all day in the crock pot,
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I made this on a day last week that we had school/work,
followed by a home visit/meeting with our case worker. I planned it because I
knew that I would need a quick dinner after our case worker left, but it also made
the house smell yummy and homey too-a bonus when you are having your house
inspected! : )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As I was fixing dinner tonight, Big A noticed these sweet
deer outside near our woods. Even though we see them quite often, we always
stop to admire them. Even Miss Sunny behaved and didn’t scare them away. She’s
pretty used to them now, so we all just took a moment to look at them.</span><br />
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wonderful. I think that I received about 8 emails total this week, and most of
them were junk emails or mass emails that I didn’t have to act on. Heavenly!
Thanks to Mr. P being on a big project right now, we were unable to go on a
trip like we had planned, but the girls and I enjoyed a stay-cation
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a few errands and then came home for the rest of the day. The girls relaxed and
played while I did some things around the house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On Tuesday, I took the girls for their first-ever manicure,
then we went out to lunch and did a little shopping. I stopped in at a local
store called <a href="http://caughtyalookin.net/content/splash/splash.html" target="_blank">Caught Ya Lookin’</a>. I had heard of this store, but I had never
stopped in to see what they had. Little did I know how cute it was…and turned
out that the owner and her daughter are people I know. I hadn’t seen her in
years, but it was great catching up with Rose and seeing the shop. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was at the Leitchfield store, but they also
have a Lexington store too. All of the items are so adorable, and I’m thinking
this is where the girls Christmas dresses will come from. They are also
featured on Zulily . The girls each picked out a bow, and what cute bows they
chose! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After we got home from out mani/shopping/lunch expedition,
the girls went over to play with their cousins at my mother in law’s house, and
I did a little shopping on my own. I picked up a few items for myself,
including two cute dresses at Gap. I’ll do a separate post for them, along with
my birthday goodies from last weekend.</span></div>
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vacate the house by 8 a.m. We went to school for a little while so I could take
care of a few things, then we met my friend R and her three boys at the park to
eat lunch and play on the playground. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The girls love playing with R’s boys, and I enjoyed
holding and playing with R’s seventh month old daughter. She is such a cutie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yesterday, we met my mom in Bowling Green for a girls day
out. The girls proudly showed off their manicures to “Granny” and we all
enjoyed lunch at Chuy’s, followed by some shopping. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ended the day by stopping by <a href="http://www.rileysbakerybg.com/" target="_blank">Riley’s Bakery</a>
for some goodies. The girls each picked out a treat (brownie for one, iced
sugar cookie for the other) and I picked up some of their famous bite-sized tea
cookies. The girls also chose a treat to take home to Mr. P, a strawberry
cupcake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today was a pretty low-key day for us; we stayed home all
day. The girls played in their rooms and in the playroom all day (and got along
pretty well all day too!) and I did some things around the house. Mr. P finally
got off work early, so we all went out to dinner tonight. We just got the girls
to bed and now we are settled in with some coffee, ready to watch Hawaii Five-O
and Blue Bloods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Have to end my post with this little surprise I received today-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sunday was my birthday but the weather was yucky and I didn’t
feel well, so overall it wasn’t one of my best birthdays. That, coupled with
the fact that I was disappointed that Mr. P had to work and we didn’t get to go
on a trip for Fall Break put me in a little funk all week. I’ve also been
battling a horrendous migraine this week too, so I haven’t exactly been in the
best of moods. Mr. P sent me these with a sweet note about how sorry he was
that we had a rough week. So sweet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tomorrow is a busy day for us-soccer in the morning,
followed by our church fall festival, then tomorrow night is our annual church
hayride and bonfire, hosted by us and my in-laws. Busy, busy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hello all, your <s>intermittent, rarely shows up with a
post, slacker</s>, misses you all dearly blogger here. Wow, it’s been almost 3 months
since my last post and a lot has happened in our little household. Nothing that
should excuse my long absence, but I’ll tell you the tale anyway. In my last
post, I said that I was pondering some big decisions…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">As you all know, last summer we were given the opportunity
to foster two beautiful little girls in our home. It has been 15 months now,
and we still have them. We love them so much and thank God every day for
bringing them into our lives. Last summer, although we had been through the
months of training, home studies, and paperwork, nothing prepared us for
instant parenthood. Don’t get me wrong-it was and still is wonderful but it was
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">When we got the girls, I was heading into my fourth year as
an elementary school principal. Thank goodness it was the summer so I could
adjust to being a working mom at a time when my schedule was fairly flexible.
By the time school started, I felt like I was somewhat in the groove of juggling
the roles of wife, principal, and now mama. And I did manage it (very well, I
might add) for the whole school year. I couldn’t have done it without my
wonderful husband, Mr. P though. He is an amazing husband (always has been!)
and an awesome daddy. You should see him with these girls-he jumps in and does
everything, and they adore him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">My school was about 45 minutes away and in another time
zone, so on a good day we got home from school around 6:00 p.m. Most days, it
was closer to 7. Some days, Mr. P would pick the girls up from school for me
and bring them home, but then I still wouldn’t get home until 7:00 or 7:30. By
then, he would have homework done, usually baths done, and the girls were
headed to bed. And on the days I had meetings or events, the girls were in bed
before I got home. Told ya he was an amazing husband and dad!! And as much as I
appreciated everything he was doing, I still felt guilty for not being there,
not to mention the fact that I <b><i>wanted</i></b> to be home. On the rare days
that I did get home early, I savored the family dinner and family time
together.</span></div>
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babysitters or daycares for the girls because I had to work most days in the
summer. And I realized that I didn’t want to do it. I didn’t want the girls to
have to get up every day in the summer for “school”; I wanted them to be able
to stay up later and sleep in some mornings. I wanted to be able to go places
with them in the summer. So I started thinking long and hard about what I
really wanted to do with my career.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Now anyone who knows me, knows that I am a silent sufferer.
I will be dying on the inside about something, but still put a smile on my face
and get through the day. I only talk to my closest friends and family about my
worries and stresses. Mr. P knows me well enough to know when something is
wrong, but even he has to work hard to get it out of me sometimes. And I was
struggling with this decision big time. I felt that if I walked away from this job
that I would be a quitter…and I hate a quitter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I finally came clean with Mr. P about my thoughts and
worries, and he was totally supportive. He said he knew I had been under a lot
of stress, not only from trying to juggle family and school but also the
stresses that come along with being a school principal. We decided to think and
pray about it for a few days and see where God led us. I remember at some point
during our conversation that day, I said “If I could have my pick of jobs, it
would be at Great Elementary as either assistant principal or third grade
teacher.” Great Elementary (pseudonym of course) is a wonderful school, 5
minutes from our house with a great reputation. I have always wanted to work in
my neighborhood school and have our kids go there with me.</span></div>
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see if there were any jobs available closer to home, and lo and behold, Great
Elementary had some openings and one of them was third grade! I truly felt that God was leading me to this
position. It was a nerve-wracking month though...the job had to be posted for
thirty days and over 100 people had put in for the position. In the end, I got
the job so I am now teaching third grade and working very close to home. We
just finished our first quarter of the year, and I am so unbelievably happy. I didn’t
realize how much I had missed teaching until I was back in the classroom. I
love being so close to the students and teaching again. I simply love
teaching!! I work with a wonderful team of teachers, and one of my very best friends is on the third grade team with me. The girls and I are home before 4:00 most days. They are playing
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trust God, which is why I've interspersed bible verses throughout this post. I was certainly leaning heavily on them this summer. God has brought us through so many things, yet I still question and
worry when things like this come up. And He still forgives me for this and
continues to show me His great mercy and grace. We are always where He intends
us to be…and the things that happen to us always happen for a reason. Don’t get
me wrong-I struggled and still struggle with this decision sometimes. I feel
like I walked away from a job that was not finished, I sometimes feel like I
let a school and its community down by leaving with very little warning. But I
also feel that I am in the right place for me and my family. I just tell myself
that those doubts are just the devil trying to get inside my head, and my God is
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our new routine. Leaving one school and settling into another in mid-July made
me feel as if I were playing catch up the entire first nine weeks. But I’ve settled
into a routine and I’ve got a week off (it’s Fall Break) to get a little bit
ahead with lesson planning and stuff. I’ll have to post pictures of my
classroom sometime because I’ve really enjoyed decorating and getting my classroom
together. There’s so much cute stuff out there! I’ll leave you with one image
from my room. This is the wreath that I made (sort of) for my classroom. The
webbed part was already done, I just added the H and the school things. But I’m
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comment on my last post back in June that really hit home with me-it was like
she read my mind. Thank you, thank you so
much for your kind words. : )</span></div>
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Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-36211777549244691962013-06-14T12:12:00.000-04:002013-10-11T16:38:42.664-04:00Confessional Friday<div style="text-align: left;">
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the agenda for tomorrow and I couldn’t be happier. Can’t remember the last free
Saturday that we have had.
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our PJs. I took today off and we are having a lazy morning. The girls love it. We are going to venture out in a little while. There’s a fundraiser/yard
sale at a school I used to teach at, so I thought we would go visit and support
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for DIY project and I’ve been having a little too much fun with it. Every bow
that has come unglued in the past 6 months is now glued back securely, along
with anything else I’ve seen that needs fixing. This may have something to do
with how cute it is.</span></span></div>
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decisions right now and I alternate between excitement and stress. Leaning on
lots of Bible verses and telling myself to listen to God and leave it to Him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My word, I am a terrible blogger! I'm just going to apologize once
again and jump right back into life in the Putter household…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">First of all, I should probably change the name of this blog
to something else because I have not picked up a putter, pink or any color or
any kind of golf club for that matter, in well over a year. Instant motherhood will do that to ya. But I’m too <s>lazy</s>,
<s>tired</s>, <s>overworked</s>, busy to find a clever new name. And I’m still
holding out hope that I might hit the links sometime in the near future. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Onto more important things, such as the state of our
household…</span></span></div>
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on a high note with the girls. Both report cards were great. They don’t get
A’s, B’s, etc. in the primary program but both girls were at or above grade
level in all areas. Big A ended the year almost a year above her grade level-a
wonderful accomplishment since she started the year almost below grade level.
So proud! She has decided that she wants to read Charlotte’s Web over the
summer, so being the teacher that I am, I found a little book study for us to
do as she reads. Little A ended her kindergarten year by reading at almost a second
grade level. She is one sharp cookie! I’m also trying to keep her momentum up
by having her read over the summer, but she is not nearly as interested in it
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cheerleading/tumbling class. We had a showcase in April and both girls received
a trophy. They were so proud of themselves!</span></span></div>
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party for her with lots of friends and family. It was a great day for her…I
don’t think she’s ever had a birthday like the one she had this year. One of
her presents from us was a new bike…I didn’t know until we started shopping for
one that a lot of the bikes have gone back to the vintage look. Here is the one
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Place the potatoes on the bottom of the crock pot, place the
tenderloin on top of potatoes. Pour teriyaki sauce and wine into crock pot. Sprinkle
lemon pepper on tenderloin. Place peppers, onions, and garlic over and around
tenderloin. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Outside of all this stuff, I am just enjoying my summer. I didn’t take
the time to do that last year, so I’m hoping to be better about it this year.
I’ve enjoyed cooking more and having leisurely dinners out on the deck in the
beautiful weather. I’ve also got a couple of organizing and DIY projects lined
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How is <i>your </i>summer going?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since it was our Fall Break, Mr.
P took Friday off and we headed to Bowling Green for a family day out. We
started out by just sleeping in and having a leisurely morning. That was
heavenly because we don’t do that very often. After finally getting up and
about, we hit the road and began our day by having lunch at the newly-opened
Chuy’s in Bowling Green, followed by taking the girls bowling. Then Mr. P unexpectedly
said that he was taking the girls to Chuck E. Cheese to play games, and he
ordered me to go shop by myself for a little while. I was also not allowed to
buy anything for the girls, only for myself. (This came from several shopping
trips over the summer where I said I needed to purchase some things for myself
only to come home with only things for the girls. I can’t help it-I have too
much fun buying for them!) Believe me, it was very hard to say no to all of the
cute little girl things, but I obeyed and only bought for myself. I actually
didn’t have much luck until right at the end but I did find some trouser jeans that are dressy enough to wear to school on Fridays (yeah!), and <span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I stocked up on some basic
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also fell in love with this cozy
shirt-can’t wait to wear this with leggings and boots.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It actually hangs longer on my because I'm so short, so it is the perfect length to wear with leggings. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After meeting back up with Mr. P
and the girls, we decided to take them to see Hotel Transylvania. Very cute
movie and a very fun experience because the girls had never been to the movies
before. Since it was the first time for them, we went to the 3-D version of the
movie. They loved it!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Saturday was my birthday and it
was a perfect, low-key day for me. We spent the morning at home, just hanging
out and then Mr. P took the girls out shopping for me for a little while. I
stayed home with orders from Mr. P to relax, but I actually ended up doing some
laundry, finally putting up some fall decorations, and catching up on my Real
Housewives of NJ. After Mr. P and the girls came home, we walked over to his parents’
house for a little while to visit with some relatives who were in town. Then we
came home for dinner. Mr. P had planned dinner full of my favorites: grilled
steak with veggies, roasted squash, and baked potatoes. We finished off dinner
with birthday cake and presents which included new clothes and a new purse. <span> </span>The highlights of my birthday were definitely
being serenaded with “Happy Birthday” by the girls at breakfast and the sweet,
sweet cards that they gave me.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday, we ventured to Bowling Green
again to meet my parents for lunch and more birthday celebrating. We very much
enjoyed the lunch with my parents, and Mama brought me the cake that she always
bakes for my birthday-a homemade strawberry cake, with strawberry icing. Yummy!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s been back to the real world this week with school and work starting back-boo! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hope that everyone is having a great week! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Geez, another long blog break from me…I just can’t seem to
get into routine blogging even though I miss it terribly. Life in general, new
mommyhood, and some unreliable internet service (no thanks to Windstream) are
the causes of my most recent break. I’m just going to dive right in with our
current state of the household…</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">School is off to a great start, and we are on Fall Break
this week. Renovations are 99.9999% complete-praise God! It’s been a dusty, inconvenienced
way to start a school year but we have rolled with it the best we could. The
end result, a beautiful school, is well worth it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The girls are doing wonderfully, both at school and at home.
Little A knows all of her upper and lower case letters and sounds. She’s working
on blends, knows many sight words, and is reading little books. So proud of my
little kindergartener! Big A is averaging 100s on spelling, performing
proficient on her flashbacks each week (small assessments to gauge how they are
doing on state standards), and reading like a fiend. Both girls met their AR
goals for the quarter, have been Student of the Week, and are running cross
country. So proud of them!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We just returned from another camping trip this weekend. We
live close to a Jellystone Park, which the girls love. We’ve camped there several times this summer,
and there is always a weekend theme with lots of activities for kids. This
weekend was the Fall Festival, with hayrides to the pumpkin patch, painting
pumpkins, a costume contest, and trick or treating. Our group won the costume
contest-the kids dressed up in 50’s costumes and they were so cute. Poodle
skirts, ponytails, bobby socks-I wish that I could post a picture of them
because they were stinkin’ adorable!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mr. P is off today so we are going to have a family day. Not
sure what we are doing but the weather is supposed to be beautiful, at least
until late afternoon when a cold front is due to come through bringing rain and
much cooler weather. Lots of people are bemoaning the weather but I’m kind of
excited about it. I’m ready for cooler weather and I love cool weather on my
birthday which is tomorrow. Might even have to break out some boots!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bringing the girls home has of course brought some changes
to our house. I’ve had to rearrange and reorganize many things, and it is still
a work in progress. We originally had the girls in one room, but then decided
to give them each their own room. They love it and are so proud of their rooms.
Of course, I’ve had a ball with decorating their rooms. I'm currently working on shelves for their rooms and some other organizing stuff, so hopefully I can post some pics soon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Since this is a long, long post anyway, I’ll go ahead and
throw in a recipe too. Like I said earlier, I have the fall/cold weather bug
which makes me want to cook soup. We’ve already made chili and minestrone in
the last few weeks, so on Wednesday I decided that potato soup sounded good. I
use Christy Jordan’s <a href="http://www.southernplate.com/2011/08/my-favorite-potato-soup.html" target="_blank">My Favorite Potato Soup</a> recipe from <a href="http://www.southernplate.com/" target="_blank">Southern Plate</a>. She
gives you several options, so here is my version of it, using her suggestions.</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>4 Cups Chicken Broth</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>4-5 Russet potatoes, washed, peeled, and cubed
(I totally cheated on this (which Christy completely urges you to do) and
bought frozen diced potatoes. I bought <a href="http://www.oreida.com/products/steam-n-mash.aspx" target="_blank">these</a>, Ore-Ida Steam n' Mash. I didn't steam them or anything, just opened up the bags and dumped them in, using about 1 1/2 bags. I liked them
because they were bigger chunks of potatoes than canned or other frozen ones.)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>1/2 cup instant potato flakes (original recipe
calls for 1 cup, but it made it too thick last time)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>1 12-ounce can evaporated milk</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"></span>1 onion, diced (not sure if it was a whole cup,
it was what was left of my frozen bag of chopped onions)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1 cup smoked chopped ham</span></span></li>
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garlic powder in there, next time I’m going to throw a bit of diced garlic in)</span></span></li>
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over medium heat.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Peel and chop onion and potatoes (or open up bags and dump!).</span></span></li>
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top with your favorite toppings. We had chopped green onions, bacon, and
shredded cheese. Makes 4 generous
servings.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Seriously, this was such an easy recipe. Since I bought everything pre-chopped, you just dumped everything in according to the recipe. Don't get me wrong, there are times when I love to spend a lot of time chopping and cooking but this recipe is great for a quick weeknight supper. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hope that everyone is having a wonderful Fall!</span></span></div>
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<![endif]-->Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-13996178562285904492012-08-18T17:34:00.000-04:002012-08-18T17:34:18.377-04:00First Days of School<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">With our first full week behind us, the new school year is
well underway! The first day of school is always exciting, and this year was
even more exciting with the girls. We had gone shopping a couple of weeks
earlier to pick our first day of school outfits. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/girls_double-yoke_skinny_flared_jeans/thing.outbound?.embedder=2183281&.svc=copypaste&id=63631223"><img alt="Girls Double-Yoke Skinny Flared Jeans | Old Navy" border="0" height="320" src="http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/x/tid/63631223.jpg" title="Girls Double-Yoke Skinny Flared Jeans | Old Navy" width="320" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While Little A picked this
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/girls_licensed-character_tiered_dresses/thing.outbound?.embedder=2183281&.svc=copypaste&id=62659296"><img alt="Girls Licensed-Character Tiered Dresses" border="0" height="400" src="http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/x/tid/62659296.jpg" title="Girls Licensed-Character Tiered Dresses" width="400" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/sonoma_life_style_mary_janes/thing.outbound?.embedder=2183281&.svc=copypaste&id=63631339"><img alt="SONOMA life + style Mary Janes" border="0" height="200" src="http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-thing/size/x/tid/63631339.jpg" title="SONOMA life + style Mary Janes" width="200" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Back to School Fairy also paid us a visit. She brought a bag of goodies, including a new hair bow for each of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Zebra hair bow for Big A, polka dotted for Little A. I took some really cute pictures of them on the first day, but unfortunately they can't be published. : ( </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It’s been different but we are settled into our morning and
evening routines. It’s actually kind of fun after all these years to be
checking homework, signing papers, and checking agendas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">How has your life been?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blessings,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">TPP </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's a stressful time of year for me but I'm trying to hang in there. I need to take the last image to heart and mark those verses in my Bible. Currently sitting on the couch with Mr. P-that should help de-stress me a little. Breathe in, breathe out.</span></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-46691646585785858542012-07-31T22:33:00.002-04:002012-07-31T22:34:55.338-04:00Teacher Gifts<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whew, I'm tired tonight! Stayed up too late watching the Olympics last night and then I had to be up bright and early to go to Lexington for a training today. On the bright side, we got out early and I had some time to shop and run a few errands this afternoon before I came home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the last week of summer program, and the girls’ last
day will be Thursday. I picked up some little
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get ready for school to start and still adjusting to being a working mom, I
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girls and I to work on tomorrow night. We have lots of cards to send out to
generous friends and family!</span></div>
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L introduced me to these on one of our camping trips this summer and I am
totally hooked on them. So quick and easy-just pop them in the microwave for a couple of minutes and voila-a yummy side dish! Here are the some of the favorites
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<span style="font-size: large;">This weekend was my annual family reunion in Tennessee. We
meet at the Irish Picnic at St. Patrick’s Church in McEwen, Tennessee. This is
a family tradition of ours for my whole life, and you can read more about the
Irish Picnic <a href="http://www.dioceseofnashville.com/st-pat-homecoming.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. My grandfather’s family were members of this parish, and he
attended church there until he moved to Nashville. Several of my ancestors are
buried in the church cemetery.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mom and her
brothers and sisters arrive early to set up tents and chairs under the shade
trees in the church yard. The rest of the family arrives throughout the
morning, bringing food and desserts. We all chip in on the barbecued pork
(which is divine-there is nothing in the world that tastes like this barbecue)
and just basically tailgate all afternoon. We bring cornhole and activities for
the kids, and sit around under the trees and catch up on things. It was so much
fun this year to bring the girls and introduce them to my family. They were a
little overwhelmed-I have a very large family, and there were about 55 of us there
this weekend. And that’s not even the whole family!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is an area with games and prizes, so we spent a great
deal of time there with the girls. One booth that has always been at the Irish
Picnic is the doll booth. It is called the doll booth, but is should be called
the Barbie booth because that is what you win! I remember spending countless
minutes and dimes at the doll booth with my cousins when I was little. We would
pick the ones that were our favorites, based on their outfits, of course. Then
we would spend dimes playing the game until we finally won at least one doll.
On Saturday, we took the girls there and played until they each had a doll of
their own-one ended up with a High School Musical Barbie and one with a wedding
Barbie. Of course now you spend dollars instead of dimes! Right before we were
leaving, I tried again for the fun of it and ended up with a Snow White Barbie
and a Cinderella Barbie for them. We also came home with a cake, a goldfish (I was really hoping that we DIDN’T win on that one!), Dora bracelets, and some
other <s>junk</s> treasures. It was so much fun to take the girls around and
play the exact games that I played when I was a little girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, the best part of the weekend was getting to see
my family and having the girls get to know them. They had already spent some
time with my parents, so they were able to spend more time with them and meet a
whole lot of other family members too. I received lots of supportive hugs from
aunts, uncles, and cousins who were all thrilled to meet our girls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Above pictures were taken of the t-shirt I bought at the picnic. Top picture is the small logo on the front, bottom picture is the logo on the back. Cute, isn't it?)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Between our family and friends, Mr. P and I are truly
blessed. Last week, our church friends hosted a “shower” for us and the girls.
They called it a “welcome to our church” party, but it was basically a <s>baby</s>
little girls' shower.<span> </span>The girls received
clothes, shoes, books, games, and gift cards.<span>
</span>It was such a thoughtful gesture, especially with back to school
shopping just around the corner. We are so lucky to have so many wonderful
people in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On another note, are you enjoying the Olympics as much as we
are? I love cheering for Team USA, and the girls have really gotten into the
spirit also. Mr. P is working late tonight, but the girls and I have been
snuggled in watching the games tonight. The little one got sleepy, so I just
put her to bed but the older one is holding out for the gymnastics. She’s
looking a little sleepy-eyed too, so I’m not sure if she will make it or not…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blessings,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>TPP </i></span></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-8975385829344365882012-07-21T10:39:00.002-04:002012-07-26T22:40:55.755-04:00Joy and Sorrow<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First of all, long time, no post!! I apologize for the long
pause in posting but once you read a little further down, you’ll see that I had
one, rather two, very good reasons for it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you who have been reading the very infrequent
posts I’ve had this year, a few months ago I asked you all to pray for a very special
but secret request in our house. Well, the request was for Mr. P and I as we
went through the process of becoming a foster/adoption home. We completed the
process through the spring, and we now have two little girls, ages 5 and 8 with
us! It’s a long story of how we ended up deciding to do this and how we ended
up with these two particular girls in our home, so that’s a post for another
day. But for now, we have been blessed
with two beautiful little girls and we are enjoying every minute of it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, our home life has completely changed for the
better! Our quiet evenings have now been replaced by bathtime, storytime, and
bedtime but it is wonderful. Although
Mr. P and I would eat dinner at the table, there is nothing like sitting at the
table as a family and talking about the day. Shopping is also much more fun when you are
buying for little girls. I have to exercise a lot of self-control when I am shopping
for them because I just want to buy them everything! Poor Mr. P-his world is
now full of hairbows, Barbies, and pink but he is taking it in stride. I
considered myself blessed and lucky to have him before, but seeing how good he
is with the girls just fills my heart even more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We know that we may have a long, difficult road ahead of us.
It looks like this may be a long-term situation, but you never know so it may
end up being short term. We just continue to pray and leave it in God’s hands.
Our family and friends have a wonderful support group, and we have so many
people that are praying for us. It was very sudden and unexpected when the
girls came into our home, and so many of our friends offered clothes, toys,
books, games, etc. in the first few days that we had them. We are truly
blessed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, in the midst of this joy we have also
experienced great sorrow in the last few days. On Thursday night, our church
burned down. We had just been out at church at a revival and as we were all
leaving, we saw a storm coming our way. We were able to make it home just
before the storm hit, and it was a terrible one-lightning, wind, hail, etc.
Shortly after the storm, we got a phone call that the church was on fire. Mr. P
went out there while I stayed home with the girls, and he didn’t get back home
until after 1:00 a.m. The state fire marshal is investigating it, but it looks like lightning struck the bell tower at the top of the church. Several people who live near the church have told us that they heard a simultaneous lightning and thunderclap with loud boom during the storm and it was shortly after that when someone saw flames coming from the roof.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The sanctuary was completely destroyed and the basement
had about three feet of water in it. Once the firefighters got the fire out, Mr. P
and some other men from the church were able to get into the basement and
salvage a few items-the communion set, some pictures and trophies, and some of
our VBS materials. (VBS is next week.) We spent all day yesterday working at
the church and trying to get some things from the sanctuary. Amazingly, a large
wooden cross at the front of the church did not burn at all and the silver
cross at the top of the Christian flag pole was not damaged either. I believe
it was God’s way of reminding us to have hope! We pulled out part of the altar
and pulpit and some of the pews. I think they are also going to be able to save
a few of the stained glass windows. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My heart just aches for Mr. P and his
family. His family was one of the ones to start the original church and his
grandfather helped build the church building. Many of our friends grew up in
the church with Mr. P, and they have attended since they were babies. They have lost a huge part of their lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although we are devastated by the loss, we are blessed with strong community support. Even though this is a very small community, there are several churches in the area
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>TPP</i></b></span></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-9521820754412001502012-05-23T22:24:00.000-04:002012-05-23T22:24:00.130-04:005 Things I'm Into Right Now<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello blogging world, I’ve missed you! I’m going to jump
right back into the groove and start with a “5 Things I’m Into Right Now” post
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<span style="font-size: large;">I’ve been into this for quite a while now, but since I’m
still into them I thought I’d put it on my list. I love playing around with the
different combinations of bracelets each day. Most of mine right now are silver
with a few gold pieces thrown in. I need to get some cute colorful ones for the
summer. I saw some really cute and inexpensive ones at the new (huge!) F21 at
Opry Mills. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here’s a couple of recent “Bracelets of the Day”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I gave up soft drinks for Lent, and I went the entire time
without one soft drink. Now I drink maybe 1 Diet Coke a day. I discovered
raspberry iced tea when I was out at restaurants and looking for an alternative
to Coke, but I make my own at home now.<span> </span>1
glass of unsweetened tea, 1 packets of Splenda, and a dash of this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So after trying to lose weight on my own, trying WW by
myself and failing miserably at both, I have officially joined Weight Watchers.
One of my good friends joined a couple of weeks before me, so we go to meetings
together and support each other. So far I’ve lost 10 pounds-woo hoo! And the WW
app for the iPhone? An absolute lifesaver-I don’t think I could do it without that
little gadget.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ok, I’ll admit it…Pinterest is one of the reasons why I
neglect my blog sometimes. So much stuff on there! I’ve found so many good
recipes, home decorating tips, organizing ideas, school stuff, clothes, the list goes on
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<br /></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-25143526476484969672012-05-21T18:12:00.001-04:002012-05-22T21:20:34.254-04:00OOTD-5/21/2012<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Oops-this was not supposed to post-I was just playing around on Polyvore last night! Oh well, it really is what I wore yesterday! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">White cardigan, white tank, black shorts, ON floral scarf, red Jacks, jewelry, and sunglasses.</span></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-26175122059162768242012-04-08T20:21:00.000-04:002012-04-08T20:21:14.467-04:00Happy Easter!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"Now let the heavens be joyful,<br />Let earth her song begin:<br />Let the round world keep triumph,<br />And all that is therein;<br />Invisible and visible,<br />Their notes let all things blend,<br />For Christ the Lord is risen<br />Our joy that hath no end."<br />-- <strong>John of Damascus</strong></i></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I hope that everyone enjoyed a beautiful Easter. The weather was absolutely gorgeous here, which makes celebrating the day even more joyful. Mr. P and I attended a sunrise service with his parents, then headed to Nashville to meet my family for Easter Brunch. We really enjoyed the time with our families, and we are now home watching the end of the Masters and preparing for the week ahead. My lovely spring break has come to an end, so now I am back to planning my outfits and meals for the week, and looking over my schedule for the week ahead. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">In the spirit of my old Sunday Suppers series, here's a report back on the <a href="http://www.thepinkputter.blogspot.com/2012/04/spring-break-to-end-blogging-break.html">three recipes</a> that I tried out yesterday for small group. </span></strong><br />
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<li><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">The <a href="http://www.plainchicken.com/2011/12/hot-party-ham-sandwiches-football.html?m=1">Party Hot Ham Sandwiches</a> were also very good. I had made a similar version several years ago, but these were much better. They are definitely going into my file for great party/tailgating/appetizer recipes.</span></strong></li>
<li><strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">The <a href="http://kendallboggs.com/2010/08/03/a-simple-absolute-must-have-appetizer-recipe/">Rotel Cups</a> were good also. A little on the spicy side, but very good nonetheless.</span></strong></li>
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Well that's all the news to report from the Putter household. Enjoy the rest of your Easter and have a great week!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>ETA: Hallelujah! I've been fighting Blogger all day to get this post up! First it would only publish half the post, so I put it in two different posts. Then only the first post would show up on the first page of my blog. I finally figured out my problem (Trying to shortcut when adding photos-I won't be doing that again!) and all is right in my world again.My apologies if you attempted to read my half-post earlier today.</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Well, hello! It has been 3 months since I blogged-far, far too long to go without a post. Life just got really crazy there for a while-nothing bad, just lots of time consuming stuff. Lots of things have been happening, so I’ll just jump right into a recap of my life in 2012 so far this year. Excuse the long post to follow…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Daddy has been doing well since the heart scare in January but we have a good news/bad news situation. Bad news-further testing showed that he contracted a virus sometime last year that has permanently damaged his heart and his heart was only operating at 25%. The doctors put him on a strict low sodium diet and medication for 3 months to see if this will help his heart function better. Mama has done an awesome job of researching low fat/low sodium versions of his favorite dishes, and they have both had a great attitude about the whole situation. Unfortunately, tests last week showed that his heart is still functioning at only 25%. I had a feeling that the test was going to show this because despite his lifestyle change and weight loss, Daddy still gets very tired very easily. Good news-he will get a pacemaker/defibrillator in the next couple of weeks. He has had a few friends tell him that this will make such a difference in his energy and how he feels, so we are hoping that this is going to help him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">School is school…crazy-busy but rewarding at the same time. This has to be the most stressful year for school people-new standards, new test, and all sorts of other new stuff coming down from the state. It can get absolutely overwhelming at times, but we are just doing the best we can and trying not to get too stressed out about everything. On a brighter note, when we get back to school on Monday, there will be 5 weeks of school left…yes, 5 weeks. Since we’ve had 10-15 snow days a year lately, the calendar was set this year to allow for plenty of make up days at the end…and we only ended up with one snow day this year. Murphy’s law, I guess. But that means that we will be out of school on May 11<sup>th</sup>-woo hoo!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">I just attended the Women of Joy conference last weekend. It was a great weekend of prayer and worship with a great group of women. I’ll have to do a whole post on the weekend, but let me just say that if you have an opportunity to attend WOJ, you must absolutely go! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">We also eat really well on bible study nights too! : ) We always have a theme-Italian, Mexican, breakfast, country/Southern, etc. Tonight it’s appetizers and I am trying out some recipes I found on Pinterest:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">For
my SB week, I’ve kept myself quite busy. On Monday, I ventured to
Nashville with a friend. I had a hair appointment with my awesome Stacey
to get a cut and color that afternoon. We had to run an errand
downtown, then we headed to the newly opened Opry Mills! I’m so excited
that “my mall” is back from the terrible flood of 2010. I’ll have to
give Opry Mills its own post sometime soon because there’s too much to
talk about in one paragraph! After our shopping trip to
OM, we met up with my mom and SIL at the hair salon. Oh my, it was like
an episode of Steel Magnolias while we were all getting our hair done!
Girl talk, a little gossip and lots of laughter-such a good time!</span></span></div>
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goal was to not get on any interstates on our trip. We just love
driving country roads and going through the small towns and communities.
We would have made it except that we forgot about the bridge over
Kentucky Lake. A couple of months ago, a barge hit the bridge and it has
been closed for repairs ever since. After we got to the non-functioning
bridge, we consulted the map and had a choice between a 2 hour detour
on country roads, or a 30-45 minute detour on I-24. Since it was late
afternoon, we decided to get on the interstate. We took a different route
through Tennessee on our way home so we didn't have to get back on an interstate. </span></span></div>
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addition to trying to avoid interstates, we also wanted to avoid chain
restaurants for our meals. We hit a few fast food restaurants to take a
restroom break and get a drink, but our meals were all at small, family
owned restaurants. As a result, we had some wonderful meals! </span></span></div>
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have a blue denim jacket that I wear quite a bit in fall/spring, but
I’ve never had a white one. This cutie caught my eye when I was shopping
with the girls on our WOJ weekend. How have I gone this long without
it? It looks great with everything-jeans, khakis, dresses, etc. Just
last night, I did a late run to the store to avoid the crowds today. It
was a little cool out, so I grabbed the white jean jacket and paired it
with a cute scarf. It gave such a boost to the jeans/tee shirt combo
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this is where I will get a little vague and I apologize in advance for
this. There are some possible big changes coming to the Putter household
and we have been very busy this spring with it. I wish I could say more
about this and hopefully I will be able to tell you soon, but for now
if you could keep us in your prayers I would really appreciate it. </span></span></div>
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you for sticking with me through this long, long post. I have truly
missed the blogging world. I had been behind on both reading and
posting, and I have enjoyed catching up on both this week. As I read
your blogs, it keeps me more in check and inspires me to keep pushing
along with everything that life throws at me. So I am pledging to be
better about taking some time for myself to read and post in this
wonderful blogging world.</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-83739163316776843732012-01-01T20:39:00.000-05:002012-01-01T20:39:44.004-05:00Welcoming Twenty-Twelve with a Sunday Supper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://croatiancrafter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRsftLbmc8z2XXO2tE5mlnD_F9ynWqk2leDYVyf8Rc_lBujVOGEsXIfmPPx4kB3BpyJwi38v0PJgaX2rg4GTE0RV8NAefsZLkg8x4ycbvhxPOEWcsGxgZUQSqbh5LWKbkBY6paeA8Bick/s320/2012-new-year-cupcake.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Found this cute cupcake on the </span><a href="http://croatiancrafter.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">Croation Crafter </a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">blog)</span></i></div><br />
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<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year! Twenty-twelve just has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">I cooked a big New Year's Day dinner for us and included the traditions that I grew up with in my family. I tried a new pork roast recipe that I found on Pinterest, <a href="http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/2011/12/slow-cooker-parmesan-honey-pork-roast.html" target="_blank">Slow Cooker Parmesan Honey Pork Roast</a>. Sounds yummy, doesn't it? It turned out really well. It came from a great recipe website called <a href="http://sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Six Sisters Stuff</a>. Along with the pork roast, we had cabbage, black eyed peas, and greens. Gotta keep up with those traditions! </span><br />
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<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As far as resolutions go, Mr. P and I both have some goals that we have set this year. I want to keep them personal for the most part, but I will share two of them with you. </span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Part of our goals include spending more time during the week praying, both as a couple and individually; basically being more focused on God and less focused on everything else. I think that one way to help both of us keep our goals in sight is to focus on a few bible verses or quotes. So I've chosen two in particualar to focus on this year. One is very familiar, it is at the top of my blog and one of my favorite bible verses:</span></div><br />
<div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." </span></span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Joshua 24:15</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found a beautiful wall hanging with this verse on it while we were out Christmas shopping, and since it is such a meaningful verse to both of us, we went ahead and purchased it. It helped very much that it was on sale and the colors in it matched our great room perfectly! Anyway, it is hung in a prominent place in the great room and is a wonderful visual reminder for us.</span></span></span><span style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #009900;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The other is a quote that I have seen several times, but I recently ran across it again and it has stuck with me:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"Christ is the center of our home, a guest at every meal, a silent listener to every conversation." </span></span></span></i><span style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #009900;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like so many others (and so many years before), another resolution for both of us is to eat healthier and exercise more. I'm reading this book to help me kick off this resolution:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't gotten very far in the book, but from the table of contents and what I've read so far, she helps you to look at your food choices and taking care of your body from more of a biblical perspective. There are also some recipes and other tips for balancing good eating habits, exercising, and making time for Bible reading and prayer each day. </span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Between my verses and my new book, I think I'm ready to head into 2012!</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #274e13; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope that each of you had a wonderful beginning to the year, and I wish you many blessings to come!</span></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-46500432562961818302011-12-31T16:30:00.000-05:002011-12-31T16:30:55.211-05:00NYE Outfits<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I was playing on Polyvore the other night-Polyvore and Pinterest have taken up a LOT of my time during my Christmas break!-and I thought, "What would I wear if Mr. P and I had fancy-schmancy plans for NYE?" I "shopped" around on the site and came up with this lovely ensemble:</span></div><br />
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<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">In reality, we have plans for dinner with two other couples at our favorite Japanese steakhouse, followed by dessert and ringing in the new year at one of their houses. I am exhausted after the emotional ups and downs of the last few days, so we may even head home before midnight. I really just want to ring in the new year snuggled with Mr. P on my couch at home. Yikes, that makes me feel so old! Oh well, us old folks want what we want! Anyhow, this is the outfit that I'll be wearing for my low-key NYE:</span></div><br />
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<div><small><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sweater dress, white tee, leggings, boots, and jewelry. I might add a scarf too. Fun and comfy!</span></span></span></small><br />
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<small><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I hope that everyone has a safe and happy New Year's Eve! </span></span></span><br />
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<small><br style="display: none;" /></small>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-33023064019217381332011-12-31T16:20:00.000-05:002011-12-31T16:20:40.180-05:00A Review of 2011<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">January</span></span></b></i> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">A shopping trip with the girls, a conference in Lexington, more camping and golf…and I worked a little bit too!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">By the end of the month, we celebrated at our annual family reunion/church picnic and gave thanks for the recovery of my uncle and cousins.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">At the end of the month, we went on our l</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">ast camping trip of the year was a big one-5 families, 13 kids and 10 adults. We had a blast at the annual Fall Festival which included hay rides, a costume contest (our group was the Smurfs-and they won!), and lots of bonfires and smores!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Attended a conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, actually it was the best education conference that I have ever attended. If you are an educator and you have a chance to attend a PLC Conference by Solution Tree and Rick and Becky DuFOur, don't hesitate to go. It had a huge impact on me and how I approach my job.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">We stayed <a href="http://www.peabodylittlerock.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, and I got to see these cute little guys parade through the lobby each day. </span></span><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> </span></span></b></i><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Another great family celebration with some long lost relatives. We never would have found them if it wasn’t for the awful wreck in July. For the full story, read <a href="http://www.thepinkputter.blogspot.com/2011/11/i-am-so-blessed.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Lots of Christmas celebrations with family and friends including our annual trip to Lexington to see our neice in The Nutcracker and a trip to Nashville with friends to see the Opryland Hotel.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Another year is coming to a close, and I’m looking forward to</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";"> </span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">2012!</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-43198373100366576472011-12-31T10:31:00.000-05:002011-12-31T10:31:19.814-05:00Prayers Answered<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:TargetScreenSize>800x600</o:TargetScreenSize> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves/> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:DoNotPromoteQF/> <w:LidThemeOther>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:LidThemeAsian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:LidThemeComplexScript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:SplitPgBreakAndParaMark/> <w:EnableOpenTypeKerning/> <w:DontFlipMirrorIndents/> <w:OverrideTableStyleHps/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathPr> <m:mathFont m:val="Cambria Math"/> <m:brkBin m:val="before"/> <m:brkBinSub m:val="--"/> <m:smallFrac m:val="off"/> <m:dispDef/> <m:lMargin m:val="0"/> <m:rMargin m:val="0"/> <m:defJc m:val="centerGroup"/> <m:wrapIndent m:val="1440"/> <m:intLim m:val="subSup"/> <m:naryLim m:val="undOvr"/> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" DefUnhideWhenUsed="true"
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .25in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";">Great news late yesterday afternoon-arteriogram showed no blockages, just some fluid around the heart, and they didn’t have to put a stent in. So it’s medicine, therapy, and a change of diet for my daddy. Praise God!! Thank you all for your prayers. As we were driving home last night, I reflected on how many people showed their support to us through Facebook, texting, emails, blog world, and, oh yeah, some good old fashioned phone calls too! Like many other people, sometimes I worry how “high tech” our world can get, but we were able to use all of those devices to get the word out to family and friends. As a result, we had so many people praying for us and lifting us up yesterday and we truly felt those prayers. God is good, all the time!</span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-22934273471721420642011-12-30T13:47:00.000-05:002011-12-30T13:47:20.905-05:00Prayers NeededI was working on a 2011 in Pictures post last night when I received a frantic phone call from Mama. My dad went in for a doctors appointment yesterday because he had been short of breath the last few days. The doctor immediately sent him over to the hoitalmand scheduled a stress test for this morning. Results of the stress test indicate that he may have congenital heart failure, so he is having an arteriogram/heart cath this afternoon and possibly a stent put in. So we are sitting here in the hospital playing the waiting game right now. Please keep my daddy in your prayers.Mary Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03081257058408184136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241092691350373143.post-24712126310021275102011-12-27T19:46:00.001-05:002011-12-27T19:48:25.917-05:00Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMTNeUqIyniOanroYytyxzGaoZkjA4S1oqlV52zZgbnu-nZLcMFlndkrbV3F2P64paOgIdZ-IJDTef_kOJ2o7JBQSRcnoOFfzjq5Z8wyrkDHR2g8oVQnuwC9qoXiYummXQvUHCFohTds/s1600/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-card-by-labelleviedesign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="134" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMMTNeUqIyniOanroYytyxzGaoZkjA4S1oqlV52zZgbnu-nZLcMFlndkrbV3F2P64paOgIdZ-IJDTef_kOJ2o7JBQSRcnoOFfzjq5Z8wyrkDHR2g8oVQnuwC9qoXiYummXQvUHCFohTds/s200/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-card-by-labelleviedesign.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas and Happy New Year dear blogging world! I hope that everyone had as lovely of a Christmas as we did here at Chez Putter. It’s always a busy three days for us, but it is filled with family, friends, and food so it’s all worth it. Here’s a little Christmas recap for you…</span></div><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Christmas Eve</b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">We headed south bright and early on Christmas Eve to spend time with my family. We arrived at my parents’ house, unloaded the food and presents and spent some time with them before heading out to an early church service. We went to services <a href="http://www.bumc.net/" target="_blank">here</a>, and it was a beautiful service with a great message. After church, we headed back to Mama and Daddy’s house for a great meal of prime rib roast, ham, corned beef, potato casserole, squash casserole, rolls, corn salad, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and strawberry salad. It was a lovely meal topped off with a yummy selection of desserts-red velvet cake, coconut cake, Toll House pie, and Hershey Bar cake. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our group for dinner included my parents, my brother and SIL, my niece Katie, Mr. P and me, my uncle Joe, one of my brother’s friends, and one of my brother’s fellow policemen. With my brother being a cop, sometimes he has to work on the holidays and Mama always invites anyone from his shift to stop by if they can. So we usually have at least one police car parked at my parents’ house on the holidays, and sometimes as many as 3 or 4. My brother didn't have to work this year, but we still had one policeman with us. Luckily, the neighbors know my brother so they never think that we have any trouble on Thanksgiving or Christmas!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">After dinner, we sat around and just enjoyed each other’s company for a while before Mr. P and I headed home with my brother and his family. They have a little apartment built onto their house, so we stay with them when we are in town. We sat up and talked with them for a little while before turning in for the night. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Christmas Morning</b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were up early and headed back over to my parents’ house with my brother and his family for gift opening and Christmas breakfast. We had a lot of fun during the gift opening. Mr. P and I had selected some unique, special gifts for my dad and my brother and it was such a treat to watch them open the gifts. After the gift-opening, we sat down to our annual Christmas breakfast of ham, cheese grits, hash brown casserole, breakfast casserole, and strawberry salad. Yummy! We always have so much food on Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, but Mama fixes all of us kids up with lots of to-go containers so we have the leftovers to eat after Christmas. And Mr. P and I have certainly enjoyed ours yesterday and today!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Christmas Afternoon</b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">After breakfast, Mr. P and I packed up the vehicle and headed back home. We made a stop at home for a little while to unload and unpack. We also took some time to open our gifts from each other during this time. There’s nothing better than sitting together in front of our fireplace and the Christmas tree as we open each other’s gifts. I don't even care that much about the gifts at that point, it's just nice for us to have some quiet time together.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">After that, we headed over to his parents’ house to spend the rest of the day with his parents and his sister and her family. After the gift opening and dinner, we ended the night by playing a board game. It was men vs. women in Trivial Pursuit this year, and the women prevailed!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Day after Christmas</b></i></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s one more family celebration for us on the 26<sup>th</sup> with my mother-in-law’s family. They live about 2 hours away and my mother-in-law and her brother alternate hosting each year. This was her year to host, so we didn’t have to make the drive but we did offer to help out with food. So I was up early on the 26<sup>th</sup> to make lasagna, appetizer cheese bake, and a Toll House pie. One more round of food and gifts ensued—I swear I was absolutely waddling by last night!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">Luckily, my nieces and nephews received the JustDance 3 game for the Wii, so last evening we took turns at a dance off. I surprised the nieces and nephews with my prowess in dance-they didn’t realize that I had 20+ years of ballet, tap, and jazz that helped me earn the top score of the night. It was so much fun and it felt so good to get up and move after all of the food we’ve been eating!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for today, we have both been relaxing around the house…and I have to confess that I was in my PJs all day. We don’t take these types of days very often but we were both so busy with work this month, then when we finally got some time off it was spent preparing for Christmas and celebrating. But we both have the rest of the week off, so we thought we could take a day for some R & R! It was also cold and rainy, with even some snow mixed in so that made for a perfect day to stay inside. I wasn’t completely lazy though-I straightened up the house, unloaded the dishwasher, and cleaned out the refrigerator. We also cooked a yummy dinner together of mini burgers with smoked cheddar, garlic fries, and corn salad. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: large;">We’re snuggled in for the night-Miss Sunny is curled up in the basement and we are relaxing upstairs. I'm getting ready to head into the kitchen to fix a cup of coffee with my new Keurig coffeemaker that my thoughtful staff gave me last week. I'm already totally addicted to it...and so is Mr. P!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.25in;"><br />
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