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We had a few pants-optional days (for the younger set). We used those up planting all the acorns we could find. Good practice for winter weeding.This is not an uncommon sight.This is Margot doing her daily/hourly Bible teaching for Stella (with an Italian-English dictionary, because she thinks it's a hymnal -- don't ask). The picture is terrible because I have to sneak and skip the auto focus

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There is lots of jumping, pajama wearing, rough housing, frozen/convenience food eating, drive through runs, plan changing, and daddy praising.

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My chard!Tonight, I am going to make http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/poached-eggs-over-rice-recipe.html">Heidi Swanson's Poached Eggs Over Rice"You can use any type of wholegrain rice you like - just think non-white. There are many wonderful whole grain rice varietals out there to try - brown rice, red rice, wild rice - I used a black Japonica rice in the version pictured here. If I were

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I had to re-do this picture. The first one just never really felt right to me. I hope you enjoy it. If you want a copy of the full sized version, please click that Gmail button at the top and ask me! If you want a copy of the other one, I will send that one too, just be sure to specify. Then I did it again with some nandinas. When did I become such a leaf lover?We've spent some good time outdoors

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I'm home from True Woman! My family is so happy to have me back, most notably Stella.I made this for dinner with fresh green onions from my garden. I think I yanked them prematurely, but I couldn't wait!They look so tiny chopped!It's good to be home. I had a great time with my mother in law, sister in law and sweet niece Karis.

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I'm on my way out of town! Praying that the lord fills these little girls with heaps of grace for their daddy! And that he would fill me with his Spirit.Love you guys!

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I loved painting these little peg people. I found some inspiration online to go out and buy some at Michael's craft store. I'm so glad I did! I think it's just good for us to have an outlet for ART. Another outlet of mine is taking pictures of things on a white background. Oh! I love it. Would that babies never learned to roll over!! I would just be laying them on a white board and snapping every

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Fall is really here and changing our neighborhood! What about yours?There are still many days that feel more like summer than fall. Cool mornings, fall's hallmark, are coming in with open doors and windows.I've just gotten into painting wooden peg people. My sister in law gave me some of these last year. I never thought to try to paint them myself ... Be careful if you're considering. It's

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Margot got to pull the first vegetables out of the ground today.Our first harvest was very exciting for the girls. Also for me! Something about gardening has inspired me to try to sketch all the different leaves. Carrot greens are my favorite so far. Can hardly wait until I can photograph that harvest!I'll try to post the video of Stella eating this radish straight out of the dirty ground.Oh, I

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John 1:48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”We have a fig tree around the corner. We go to "get in the fig tree house" when we know Daddy's on his way home. We wait for him there. He pick the girls up in his car. I walk home alone. Blessed moments!Every time they get into the fig tree house, I

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We did a day trip to have lunch with my mom and swap cars. Stella collected straws and clutched them all day!Will you join me in prayer for the True Woman conference? One week from today I will travel to Fort Worth for 3 days for the conference. Let's pray that God would do a great thing there! My mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and niece will also go!

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Are mine the only children that get sick the day before their well child check-ups? Stella is producing sneezes to make anyone gag. Her check up went great this morning though. 25th percentile for everything but weight, there she's 10th. If you follow me on facebook, you have already seen some of these photos. The one above was just before we needed to leave for church one Sunday. I was on the

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stella september 2009, originally uploaded by Times Two Photography.Just stopping in to say our prayer meeting last night was great. Our nephew is staying with us for 5 days. I'll try to get some good pics of him to share here.--blogged from flickr, hence change in resolution--

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Just stopping in to give my condolences to those of you who did not win the CD. I think I will have another Seeds giveaway in the near future. However, I charge you to head over there and dive into their scripture memorization check list with us. We're moving more slowly than we might if I were feeling peachy all the time. Scripture memorization isn't a race though. It's more about watering your

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AND THE WINNER IS......KATIE PARKER!!!!!! Good ole number one! Congrats, Katie! I'll be in touch about shipping.

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Happy Fall!This sweet girl's surgery went well this morning. It is rather disturbing to see a fighting baby suddenly go limp when the anesthetics kick in. She's doing well now. A little bit concerned about her new gap, but, honestly, not too concerned.

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I'm hosting a giveaway here because I love you guys and I want to share what God has been doing in our lives. These CDs are scripture verses put to music; not just any music but really good music that I want to listen to whether my kids are around or not. Do you want to learn more about God's word? Enter to win. There may be only five of you who enter, but the winner will be chosen at random by

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A little update on Margaret: She has been unwell today. Fever, pain, fussiness, sleepiness. I think she's getting sick again from the infected (abscessed) teeth. They will be extracted at 7:45 on Wednesday morning. How can I make her fast through breakfast? Fancy sequined shoes from her grandmother should help, but I'm really calling for suggestions here!I know she's going to be darling still,

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I'm trying to get the last few shots of Margot with front teeth.This is what she's been giving me.Here's Marge teaching Stella how to text.Such a coachable little lamb.

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Lots of whining lately. And a bit of fun. I've taken up real gardening. We've had raised beds with vegetables -- no biggie. Using a pitchfork and tilling up our front beds -- BIG DEAL. My hands are dirty. My back hurts. My heart is happy!Continue in prayer for Margot's surgery. Week from today. Finally, happy half-birthday to the Stella baby. You're a lamb and I love you!

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This is Stella looking like she's aged several decades. She had just done a big jump in her crib and gravity was tugging at her face.

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Taking road trips with kids is not always easy, but friends and family make it worth the pain!I went to Houston last week. The trip maker for the girls were their sterling silver cups (from their grandmother) filled with ice cold grapes.Stella had been whacked in the head that morning with a rocking chair. She may or may not have had a concussion. But she looked like this most of the trip.What

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HiThe month of August, 2010 will forever be remembered as the month of the month-long-headache. I'm coming out of it slowly, but still feel the terrorizing threat of a headache hovering at the door.With that said, I hope you'll forgive my absence and jump in with me to the pictures that have been getting dusty in my camera.While I was sick, the children learned to lie still beside my bed and

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Jeff's out of town with the computer. Tons of fun images coming up. Until then, phontography.

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For everyone who prayed for Margot today, thank you!! Our visit went better than I could have dreamed. The Lord is faithful and good. He is, of course, even when confusing things happen, but I feel some special grace today!Thank you again.About a year ago, Margot fell on a sippy cup and tore up her gums terribly. We made an emergency visit to the dentist who saw no permanent damage. Fast forward

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I plead you to join me in praying for courage for Margot when we go to the oral surgeon for a consultation tomorrow.Appt @3:10 seriously, PRAY!

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Just a little video before I leave town.I only know one song on the piano. I played it the other day for the first time. Stella started weeping. I stopped playing and she was fine. Then I sang the song again later. Weeping.So Jeff did a fancified version of I Dropped my Dolly in the Dirt. She didn't like it, but didn't weep this time. Check out our other nursery rhymes by clicking the link near

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This is Stella and her dadoo. One of my best friends lost her dadoo on August 3rd. She shared sweet moments like this with her dadoo too. Hal Hecht was a great man and his memory will be honored by the legacy he left in his daughters. I'll be taking a blogging break to travel to Houston for his funeral. If you want to read about his courageous fight against pancreatic cancer, check out his online

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A frog came to visit us on our porch today. It may be the first frog Marge has ever seen (Stella didn't even take a single gander. Too busy yanking up hunks of grass).There were some ... mixed emotions about the visit.Even inside, it was sometimes too much to think of this little guy hanging out where she might again walk.So up on the couch she got.There he is nestled amongst our many water

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Can you tell which is her favorite? There is something so telling about a little person's favorite color. I think she would like hers to be pink (the color of her beloved blanket) but it's not. Can you guess what her go to color is?

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Giving a lesson on library etiquette by pretending we are there. Margot has been to the library three times TOTAL. I just can't handle the chaos and excitement. It helps that it is summertime and all the Baylor students are at the lake and NOT in the library. What are your public-spaces-discipline-secrets? Oh-- and ML, the Baylor library reminds me of sophomore year "studying" for latin.

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A summery and light dish that is very good served hot and fresh and sometimes even better served cold (with a little extra oil). This is a recipe for 4-6 people. Add or subtract as you are inspired:INGREDIENTS8 oz pasta (this works best with thin pasta like capellini, angel hair, spaghetti and fettucini--but I have made it even with gemelli and ditalini).2 lemons10 fresh basil leaves (If you

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Margot and Olivia in Stella's crib jumping up and down for about 20 minutes solid.Apparently, Margot has been dreaming. "Mama, while I was sweeping, I tee-teed in my crib and it filled up with tee-tee. Then my boats (she has a mobile attached to the ceiling above her crib) came down and fell into my crib. Then, I floated and I sailed away in the yellow boat!"

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If you don't follow me on facebook then you might not know that Stella turned into a little tantrum beast in a trice! I think there are three tantrums in her repertoire: 1. You are denying my right to hold this forbidden object so I will throw myself on the floor, arch my back, look up at you red-faced and scream. 2. I simply do not know how to tell you how mad I am about not being able to tell

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I can't stop laughing about the face Margot makes when water gets anywhere near her face. It poured buckets of rain for about 2 hours while we were in Houston last week. I managed to capture some pictures of the girls behind my parent's house. Her facial expression just kills me! I tried to recreate it for Jeff with the hose yesterday while we were having ice lollies on the front porch.

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We are home from our four day birthday celebration trip. The sprites are tuckered and ready for some snuggling. With their own blankets in their own cribs. We went to spend my birthday with my parents in Houston. It's truly grand to be with your parents on your birthday -- a day that is not only important to you, but also one of the most important to them as well! I loved being with them.They

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We put a baby pool in our backyard Saturday. We spent practically all day in it. We put a slide in and everything.Stella would slide in and then look like she has just gulped half of the pool down her throat. She is so tough. Margaret is so completely convinced that she is Stella's mama. She is touching her or confiscating from her all the time! Chalkings

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Hi, there. We've been going to the swimming pool everyday. Not even time to launder the towels and suits. I've just been hanging them on our deck. Above, you see Stella playing amongst the clutter.They come home exhausted and hungry. I lay them out and give them milk and have 2 minutes of quiet.Odd thing about film: I sometimes photograph the same things with both of my cameras. So, I've already

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It's 7:10AM right now. I laid both girls down at 5:55PM and still haven't heard a single chirp from either of my little birds. Nothing quite like a 13 hour night.This is my favorite from my second roll of film. Stay tuned for a recipe this afternoon.

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Love this little sweetie girl and she loves letters! On my way to pick up my second roll of film. More soon!

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2 cups medicinal chamomile (steeped 15-20 minutes)1 tbs honey (for the over-ones)1 cup apple juice (or whatever juice you have on hand)Expect one of your children to insist on holding the icey part and suck on the handle. Insisting is to ruffle. Leave it. That rogue child may also try to convert your other children. Just a warning.Check out my other recipes too.

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HiStella is such a willful little girl. She is practically insisting on holding my lens cap any time my camera ("cambra") is in sight.I figure that I should just pick my battles.Because they really becomebattles!Even though they are short lived battlesHave I mentioned that I now love film? Jeff thinks I'm crazy: Why should I go back to something that has been so much improved?Well, I just enjoy

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Well, I've been taken by film. It's magical and difficult. It makes me slow down just enough. It's limited. Only 24 exposures. They all have to be deliberated over and metered. I love it. If it weren't so expensive,I daresay it might play a more prominent roll in my blogging.But, I will just be posting images from time to time.We did an all afternoon session at the University pool. I packed

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This is just a test to see if I can shoot my photos from Flickr to the blog with the pixelage I desire. We're enjoying our weekend. Hopefully off to the pool after naps.

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We went up to the SLCafter dinner last night and didn't plan to get wet but they did.

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My Stella dear has such personality. She is determined and coordinated. Strong and very happy.Up for almost anything.Not really into doing what you want her to do just becauseBut relatively obedientLoves getting hooked into a good stare.Uses most anything as a phone (you'd think her mama talked on the phone alot, but I DONT! I don't know where she got this).Easily amusedA little bit crazyAn

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Happy Independence Day!We had a little parade in our neighborhood. Judge Kenneth Starr drove by in the first car. Here's a short clip.@ 1:00 - you can see the picture of the fire engine I captured above happening in "real time"Margaret has been talking about this parade, this moment, for the past year. After the parade (2009) we came home and talked about it, Jeff played the National Anthem (NA)

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Our church is spending a month in prayer which, for us, means, temporarily, no services and no corporate worship. In this season, I've spent time thinking about why we do go to church. Here are some of my thoughts inspired by several sermons from the past. (I did not do all of this middle ages reasearch)Why Go TO Church?To learn something?Hear a good message?To hang out with my friends?To find

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I love how she says, "mama" and then reaches back to swat my hair. Stella, you are a little doll!

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Dear Bloggy friends, I know it's not really the bloggy thing to say (this is supposed to be about remembering and communicating good/fun parts of life) but things have been really rough here. Rough, relatively speaking, of course. Margaret's going through a period of seemingly unwarranted anxiety that is resulting is some untowards and slightly repulsive behavior.Anyway, I had to get that off of

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I wish I could say the number of days (months) that I have been meaning to scan these pages and post them here. Jeff has been wondering for years about how to know when to buy organically grown produce and when to buy conventional. When he saw this, it was as if someone had finally turned on the light!ConventionalOrganicI haven't totally figured out my scanner, sorry about the sloppy crop job.

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It turns out that the last couple of years, when I thought she was saying "cheese", Margaret has been saying "cheeds".

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These girls ...whew. They wear me out.Sometimes they're sweet to each other. I try to capture these moments.And then sometimes Margaret teaches Stella the tricks of the trade. Stella got so into jumping. I think they did this non-stop for about 45 minutes (Which is a ridiculously long time for babies to do anything! Even jumping!).

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A few more from the lake and some from yesterday evening:Granddaddy with the two two-year-olds. They love him so much! Happy birthday, Roy!Three charming cousins. I love the look of each of these cousins as they sit and observe the conversation(s).All the grandchildren (except my own kids) celebrating granddaddy's birthday.Jeff's two sisters, Jenni and Holli, usually separated by a 12 hour time

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Stella baby at the doctor's office last Monday.Antibiotics for 14 days: sinusitispictures on LG phone

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Take OneTake TwoTake ThreeWe had such a great time at the lake! We spent precious time talking with very dear people!And we even spent a little bit of time on the water!Stella caught a couple of dragonflies.Now we're home and spending our days sprucing up our house for an appraisal on Monday.You can see the grime on the roof where Jeff has yet to spray.And running through the streets.

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We're back from the lake and exhausted! One more vegetable-free meal for dinner tonight and then we need to see some greens! Convenience food, be gone! I ate two almond butter and honey sandwiches for lunch today; coffee for breakfast. Too tired to cook any veggies.

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We're leaving for the lake in just a few hours so I'm squeezing in one last post of sister pictures. Here's Stella keeping a leaf away from Margot. I love this series.

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I think I have mentioned in this space before that my children are currently on opposite napping schedules. There are times that their 3 hour nap cycles overlap for an hour (ah, such sweet moments are sweeter than honey, yea honey from the comb!)But mostly the end of Stella's nap almost perfectly coincides with the beginning of Margaret's. I'm working on stretching Stella out. My friend Lisa

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I was inspired by a bloggy friend to make this very simple fine motor game for Margot.She's really not that into it. Maybe when she's 3.Simply a bowl and some clothes pins. I used little sea-creature stickers, but you could use blank stickers and write numbers or letters on them.I won't post the picture of her screaming at the game ... I do hope you enjoy!We leave tomorrow for the lake, so I will

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Margot's sweet friend down the street is named Olivia. We love her and we love her mama Tricia.Tricia is a real cook and she teaches me some things.Olivia tries to teach Margaret how to run (she's like a lightning bolt and M is more like a praire dog).They have a mini piano which is M's obsession.Livie also taught Margot how to scratch her back like a bear on a tree or a fence. Margot is sooo

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Love this girl!

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Going through a rough patch with this little bairn. I think she may be having night terrors. I can't really be sure just yet, since she's also sick, but she's been so sad. Lots of crying and she now hates her crib. Will you join me in prayer?--Be the cloak of Michael Militant over her. Be the cloak of the Archangel around her. Christ's cloak, Blessed Savior, safeguarding her. God's cloak of

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Someone has a thing for watering. And boy did my ferns need it.The ferns didn't make it. Maybe next year I'll have my act together.Happy Weekend.

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Hi. DISCLAIMER: Our lives are fairly boring right now. Not a lot of blogworthy material here. So this post will serve as simply an update. If you're in it for excitement or interesting tidbits, stop reading now.Jeff's parents came for lunch last Saturday. As usual, Margaret and Stella had a blast playing with them.Stella wouldn't sit still long enough to get a decent picture taken.These must be

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Stella has an ear infection. That baby has been so hot. I pulled her hair up off of her neck and put a cold rag there to help cool her. I think this up do really suits her well. Elegant. Classy.We found this inflatable ring in one of the drawers I was cleaning out. It provided Margaret with some unnoticed exercise. She just wants to sit and color all day. any ideas about other ways to get her

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My grandmother gave me a quilt, sewn at the hand of my great grandmother, Margaret. Oh my, I do love this quilt. I've never felt this way about ANY quilt. It simply suits me perfectly. So I drew a miniature of it and then photographed every block. I hope you will scroll all the way down and see the wonders. It's an old quilt, washed alot, so it does have holes and patches. But isn't it grand?Can

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Here we are. The end of May. Anybody have a grand scheme to do one of those read the Bible in a year plans? I would just like to share my thoughts on those plans and just hope it blesses someone.How wonderful it is to have a daily time in the Bible. Simply to learn more about God and reflect on what you already knew; and, of course, to worship the King of Glory.I think that daily time in the

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I had a good time at my paternal grandmother's house. I also got to see my maternal grandparents! I'm so grateful to Jeff for making it all happen.I will post some more pictures soon. Just working on recovering from a long day's travel.In the meantime, just think of all those eyes have seen!

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I'm leaving tomorrow. I don't know what a day will be like with out these little critters scurrying around my ankles at all hours.I've been cooking and storing up some food in the freezer to make things a bit easier on Jeff. Pray for him!Also, Stella finally got the hang of using a crayon and it blew her mind. She was creating!

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I painted this table and these chairs yesterday. They were unfinished wood. Very simple. I used the paints we had in our garage: Spanish Red (also in our entry hall), Atmospheric (also in our dining room and hallway), and Butter Yellow (a paint that we tried and didn't like in our bedroom: all by Benjamin Moore's Aura. The paints weren't mixed well before I started painting which made them all a

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Hi.We've been struggling a lot with bullying and general meanness around here. It started at church. The nursery worker called me in to tell me that Margot was terrorizing the other children. I gave her a time and out then put her back in the group of kids. I made my way back to the sanctuary and missed the sermon because I was pleading with God for answers. On the way home I asked if she kicked

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While in HoustonI had to remove everything with a face from Margot's room.I washed my hair with what I later found out was "Gentle Puppy Shampoo".Margot insisted that I put a bandaid on her rabbit, Wimsey.Stella wouldn't go to sleep until I removed the five-feet-tall inflatable clown from the corner of her room ... who doesn't like to sleep with an unnatural smiling face lurking in the corner?I

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We're having a nice time here in Houston. We've been here two days without my parents. They come home tonight from Mexico. That's when the fun really begins! We'll spend another three days with them. Mother's Day will be great!We've seen lots of old friends already. More to come. Today we're off to the www.JBFsale.com -- my main excuse for coming to Houston early. I hope I can manage two babies

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I'm sure you've noticed my absence. I know you were all checking in to see if I'd written a new post. All three of you. Hi. Here I am again.We're potty training. So far, we are completely unsuccessful. We're pulling out all the tricks. My next step is just to make the switch to panties and just put all of our rugs away for a month or so until we get the hang of it.Until we do get the hang of it,

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Found my camera ... now I just need a card reader! To tide you over:

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Hi, I'm back. Whew, that 24 hour break did a work on my blogging, to be sure! I'm one of those people that LOVES a new package of markers. I love it so much that I try to think of every excuse not to use them just to preserve their pristine condition. I have to regularly ask myself, "What is the use of hoarding these things if I'm not going to use them!?" I used to be the same way about clothes

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Taking a bit of a blogging break to work on some other things. Love you guys!

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We went to the Easter Egg Hunt at Baylor yesterday. Margot was so completely in love with the Easter Bunny that she couldn't let her go! I was about 20 yards away at one point and I saw the Bunny lean over to ask another girl to help her detach Margot.--a picture from my cell phone -- excuse the pixelation!

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Stella loves any kind of teething biscuit. They are such disgusting messes that I usually skip them all together ... but when you're out in the country, getting dirty is a necessity.I handed her the biscuit and tried to take a picture ASAP to show how clean she was when it all started.How To Transition from Bottle To Cup I finally figured out how to do the transition from the Nuk Learner Cup (

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We spent last week with this amazing stud ... at least when he wasn't sawing logs. He did saw quite a few logs.*I think he liked me. I know he liked my girls!We miss you, darling Eddie Edward Word Eastland Junior.For the people who haven't heard the term sawing logs before I will define it as simply sleeping hard.

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We're home from a wonderful trip to the country! It was a last minute trip. Sorry I didn't give you readers any warning about my disappearance.Pictures soon ...

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Hands down her favorite toy. We've been spending so much time outdoors! I need to be spending time indoors cleaning out closets ... Looking for the inspiration. Putting up a few craigslistings this afternoon.

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Starting tonight, the girls will be sleeping in the same room. Anybody who has babies sharing a bedroom, give me all the happy stories and none of the fill-me-with-dread stories. Leave those for later.This is how Margot "reads books" to her wooden people. I guess her hand is acting as the book. And here's Margot playing with Stella's birthday doll house on Stella's birthday rug.

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Stella turned one year old on the 15th of March. Here are some pictures of our celebrations.My parents came over the weekend. Here are the girls reading on the morn of Stella's birthday.I presented Stella with her grass that afternoon. She was so excited!She did not want to make memories with the camera...Margaret singing Happy Birthday to Stella!Our family cupcake celebration!Stella sleeps on

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I feel like we've gone through so many sippy cups at our house. Most of the time I don't even look for reviews, I simply go to the store and pick something that is the least aesthetically offensive. I've ended up with many more than we really needed so I hope to spare you that waste.A few of the sippy cups we used and my personal take on them:NUK Learner Spout, 5 Ounce -- This cup has been used

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Margot has not enjoyed coloring half as much as I remember enjoying it. I gave her some coloring boundaries and she just took off. My mom used to do this for me with little hearts divided into different sections. I think boundaries, in general are good for toddlers. Even though we've been going through a period of testing all those limits, I am quite sure that Margot appreciates them and is glad

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Give thanks for all thingsOn the plucked lute, and likewiseThe harp of ten strings.Have the lifted hornGreatly blare, and pronounce itGood to have been born.Lend the breath of lifeTo the stops of the sweet fluteOr capering fife,And tell the deep drumTo make, at the right juncture, Pandemonium.Then, in grave relief, Praise too our sorrows on the Cello of shared grief.Words from my guest blogger,

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Stella has been waking up from her nap with one arm out of her shirt. It's very amusing for me. She's a bit confused, but proud nonetheless.I've been extremely tired and not really having as much computer time. Sorry for my long absences! I hope to figure out this fatigue soon. I think it's something to do with my diet ... I would hate to discover a gluten allergy. I think I'm avoiding getting

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I got to shoot a one day old lamb today. His (her?) mama was NOT too happy about me coming in there with my loud baby strapped to my back wielding my camera. Thanks to Haley for letting me shoot and helping me wrangle the kids (humans).Mama ran away, and then I got the goods.You can still see that sweet little umbilical cord.I resorted to doing a lamb call to get him (her?) to come back over to

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I kept things like crackers and goldfish from Margot for so long. She would have tastes here and there at friends' houses, but I hardly ever gave them to her willingly. I knew she had a weakness (like Jeff). One day, I bought some. For no reason, really, I just threw them in the cart. They set themselves up in our kitchen, and Margot has never been the same.Two days ago, I told her that she could

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No, the toes of her right foot have not been amputated. They are merely overexposed and curled. She was doing a victory dance because I was tempting her to walk towards my camera by using our home phone (her very favorite object).I did end up giving her the phone for a minute, just to reward her for playing along. Here she is walking away with the prize

Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18051948560106260045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428513125146297559.post-51192093263149504182010-03-04T19:25:00.004-06:002010-03-04T19:37:18.222-06:00

Picture problem solved. I no longer have to jump through 87 hoops to put up pictures on the blog because I found an old macintosh laptop in the placemat drawer. I really dislike PCs now. The Mac has photoshop, an added bonus! Whew. What a find! I put it there in December of 2009, and it sat happily under the placemats for almost 15 months untouched. When I opened up Firefox, it asked me if I

Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18051948560106260045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428513125146297559.post-29311891273559602022010-03-04T09:41:00.005-06:002010-03-04T09:47:43.628-06:00

My new thing is cold milk coffee with splenda. I used old glass baby bottles and baby food jar lids to make it more portable than a traditional cup. I must admit that even 4 ounces of coffee made me just a bit uncomfortable. I think I will do half-caff next time.4 oz cold coffee4 oz vanilla soymilk1 packet of splenda. I made four at a time and stored them in the fridge.And what's a post about

Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18051948560106260045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428513125146297559.post-60836533633810372622010-03-03T11:05:00.002-06:002010-03-03T11:08:11.180-06:00

The birds have fooled me several times in the last days. I hear something that I take to be the sound of a waking Stella only to find, after bumbling into her room with a loud toddler at my heels, that was was indeed NOT a waking Stella but a jovial bird.We're making it OK without Jeff, though we all miss him dearly. I'm so happy to report that his first talk went well this afternoon.Had a great

Hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18051948560106260045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428513125146297559.post-27687928282147187152010-02-27T12:52:00.003-06:002010-02-27T13:01:58.400-06:00

We've made it to the weekend.I should be jumping for joy.BUTmy husband, my dearest husbandleaves in the wee hours of the nightto fly overseas.Some journeys may be in store for the girls too, so stay tuned!

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I hate piles, generally. Show me a pile of gummie children's vitamins, and I'm happy (yes I'm still eating the children's vitamins with gusto) but a pile of paper in my house makes my heart rate rise and my brain flop. I discovered over the last days that piles aren't so bad...collections, if you will.Here are some of the tolerable collections in my house.The infamous "kitchen drawer:My 1980s

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