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Welcome to My Kitchen

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It's been a little over two years since we moved in to our home. It seems like I have been wanting to do a home tour here on the blog for what seems like forever. You know when you get something new...and you worked REALLY hard on it...you want to share it with the world? That's kind of how I feel

Crown Molding + Ladder Climbing Baby

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We started a house project this past week. And when I say "we" I clearly mean "my dad". *cough* We He is putting up crown molding for us in our living room, office, and entry way area. Hopefully I will have before and after pics to share soon, but for now...I've got to run so I can keep SJ from

{Guest Post} Getting Your Baby to Sleep

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*This is a guest post Hello there...my name is Lindsey and I blog at Love to the Moon and Back Again. I can't even begin to tell you how honored I am that Mandy offered me this amazing experience to guest post for her. I am praying that I won't disappoint her or all of you. When I asked

Stool Meets Foot

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  Last week, THIS stool and I...we had a collision. A pretty bad collision actually. I think we have one of the kiddos to thank for our nice "foot meet stool - stool meet foot" collision. The stool somehow landed on top of my foot. But, not just a casual "Oh I'm falling over and about to

{Vlog} Stop and Smell the Roses {3}

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I've been so heavy and emotional in my Stop and Smell the Roses vlogs lately that I thought this week...I would keep it light and fluffy. And only 3 minutes. That's a record time for me. I am usually struggling to keep it at 4 minutes. I like to talk. A lot. Plus, I can already promise you

Friends That We Call Family

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I'm an only child. Yes, that means I have no siblings. None. Zero. Zilch. It's just me. And that's it. My parents were not the kind of people to have just ONE child. My mom would have probably had TEN if God would have allowed. I think God knew my dad may lose his marbles if he had to deal with

{Fun Activity for Kids}: Instant Farm Animals

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I would like to pretend that our weekends consist of these BIG huge FUN eventful things, but when you have 3 small kiddos, eventful is defined as cleaning poo poo off the toilet after your toddler (trying to be a big boy) decides that he is going to go to the bathroom independently. That's about as

Enjoying a Much Needed Pause

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 After reading this post by Rachel over at Finding Joy, I decided to take a break from my social media life this weekend. From Twitter. From Facebook. From blogland. I've been enjoying every single moment with my crazy little boys. And it feels so good! Do you ever just need a break? Do you

Guest Post: The Power of Thank You

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*This is a guest post. My name is Katie Lake. I live in a small town in Tennessee with my football coach husband and two hound dogs. I blog over at Dressed In Cotton.  The Power of Thank you In a time where everyone is especially busy it can be far too easy to forget those two little words. I

My Husband is Starting a Movement

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Most of you know that my husband is a personal finance blogger. He is VERY passionate about personal finance. *understatement* At times, I find it boring. I can only read so much on saving and investing before I'm asleep. Ahem. I'm just being honest. And lets be serious, he doesn't find mommy

February 2012 Income Report

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Two months into 2012 and the online business is still rocking and a rolling. My wife just got back from attending her first blogger conference – Blissdom – and had a fabulous time. She was at the Financial Blogger conference with me last year, but didn’t take part; she opted for shopping