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Tiered Plates

14 June 2010

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The Junk Market is only a few days away! Tiered cake plates are ready to sell. Wanna do it to? Gather or purchase plates, vases and candle sticks. Glue them together with E6000 industrial strength glue. And there you go! Add brownie bites and appetizers or seasonal home decor…like a bunch of red Christmas bulbs [...]

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I’m Still Cruising on Proverbs 31

14 June 2010

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Currently, I’m putting my nose to the grind on two verses from my ‘project passage’ 18 She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night. and 27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. So what am I actually [...]

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Lately We’ve Been…

8 June 2010

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Watching movies like Madeline, Veggie Tales and G-Force. Aren’t my little screen-zombies cute? Grilling several times a week on our new gas grill. Love it! Collecting “Junktiques” to be a Junk Market vendor in a local show. Letting Claire and Leah explore their curiosities. Claire loves dumping out the DVDs. Leah loves chomping on her [...]

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Walking in My Shoes

19 May 2010

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My blog has gone quiet over the past several weeks. Below is a lettered list of where I’ve been during this time. After all, it is said, you  can’t really tell about a person until you walk a mile in their shoes! a. Ballet flat I walked to a funeral. Peter’s Grandma Rose passed away [...]

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Chocolate Blue – I won!

18 May 2010

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Heidi at Wonder Woman Wannabe (fellow bible huggin’, live lovin’, crafty blogger) had a Chocolate Blue giveaway (custom signs and stationary) and guess what? I won! Nothin’ kicks a writing slump to the curb, like getting a custom sign in the mail! Whoot! When Emily, from Chocolate Blue, asked what initial and kid’s name I [...]

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Her Arms are Strong for Her Tasks

3 May 2010

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Proverbs 31: 17b Her arms are strong for her tasks.  Peter and I are both feeling that our arms are not strong enough for our tasks. Also, my muffin tops have now turned into a muffin loaf. I gave myself 6 months post twin delivery to “not care” about exercise and watching calories. My [...]

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A Day with Strength and Dignity – Part 5

30 April 2010

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Welcome Home Pete Fatigue is just part of the game. He and I greeted each other with a hug. We st00d in the kitchen, sleeping on each others shoulders, until one of our kids asks to be lifted up into the hug with us. We don’t really rest until 4 other little bodies are completely [...]

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A Day with Strength and Dignity – Part 4

30 April 2010

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The Rest of our Outings I used my $2.50 store credit. How could I let the credit expire? It’s like throwing money away, right? I fed Leah a bottle in her stroller, saved Molly from being smashed inside 4 turning jewelry displays and fielded 3 conversations about “How busy we must be!” I replaced about [...]

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A Day Clothed with Strentgh and Dignity – Part 3

27 April 2010

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The Store It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s…It’s a mom burning rubber in her minivan to get her child to a bathroom! Park the van. Whip up the double stroller. Buckle in both babies. Grab two hands. Check to see if I have my van keys. Okay, Operation Commode underway. Riiing! Just as we [...]

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A Day Clothed in Strength and Dignity – Part 2

20 April 2010

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Preamble, here. Part 1, here. The Park The kids and I unleashed ourselves onto the crowded park area like a breaking dam. Sun, slides and freedom! In case hunger were strike at a moments notice, I was armed with a cooler full of hummus, flat bread sandwich thins and clementine oranges. White puffy clouds, cool [...]

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