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Leggings - Rose Pattern

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  I had a phone call with a friend from college and her exact words to me: Her: I can't believe you haven't bought those rose pattern leggings yet. Me: Ohhh. *LONGGGGG pause*  Her: You have them, don't you? Me: I might. Her: Of course you might. Is it sad when all your

Happy Valentine’s Day Hijack {Take 2}

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Yup, it's the hubby. And just like Britney Spears, "Oops, I did it again"...... I've hijacked my wife's blog. If you're new here, then you probably weren't aware when Professor Van Puppet made his appearance last Valentine's Day. This is of course much sweeter than when I hijacked her

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #48

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. I want to pretend that I love this holiday. Because, after all, isn't it about love? But I can't even lie. I'm always stressed out about Valentine's Day. Mainly because men don't like lovey-dovey gifts. You can't just buy them flowers and call

Our Finished Basement!

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I realized that I start and finish all of these decor projects with this HUGE intent to blog about them and then BAM... 6 months pass and I tell myself, "Sooooon. Very soon I will take pics and blog about it." But guess what? I never do. It's almost like a sickness. Because sometimes the whole

Two Weeks In A RV – NOOOOOOO!!!

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It was approximately last summer when my husband casually mentioned that he wanted to rent a RV and take a 2 week hiatus from the real world. I typically like his ideas {sometimes}, but when he brought up taking our entire family around the United States in a house on wheels I almost puked a

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #47

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. It's ANOTHER snow day here in Illinois. Snow. Ice. Snow. Ice. More ice. Can it just be spring already? I'm convinced I'm much nicer when it's warm outside. On top of the lovely snow... I ventured out to Target this morning and got pulled

Our Adult Only Vacation to Cozumel

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I still wake up every morning and ponder how I can lay in that hammock...in the sun...on the beach. I want to go back. ESPECIALLY when my wake up call is a toddler who needs me to get him apple juice, a hot dog and a new diaper at 6:00 am sharp. #mylife When my husband originally

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #46

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. Goodness gracious... my husband has been out of town for the last 2 nights. It's been just me and the babes. I'm so accustomed to J taking the older boys to school while I take SJ to daycare. But when he's away, I fly solo. And I do school

{Photography} Introduction to White Balance

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There’s a light at the end of the long winter tunnel!  What better time to master some new photography tricks in preparation for all of the awesomeness of spring? The park at sunset, blowing bubbles, rolling in the grass...ahhhh - These are the things that make my photographer and mama heart

A Plea For My Mother-in-Law…MOVE IN!

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I'm probably one of the only chicks on the planet that can say I wish my mother-in-law would pack up her house, her husband and her entire set of cooking skills and move in with us. And not just say it, but mean it. And gawwwd do I mean it. I hear horror stories from women who say

Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop #45

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Welcome to the Inspire Me Please Weekend Blog Hop. It's operation "Back to Reality". After a 5 day tropical vacation and then another week with a live in mother-in-law...I had a MUCH needed mommy break. I should feel refreshed and ready to go, right? So..... Why did I feel like a bag of