tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57203917243714331832024-03-14T06:53:29.283-05:00Alabama Slacker MamaRobinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comBlogger854125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-37355939633640358922013-12-24T20:01:00.001-06:002013-12-24T20:01:28.911-06:00 Merry Christmas! <div style="text-align: center;">
Thanks to all of you for being so patient while I've been on a blogging break! I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season!</div>
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-35993898356298667922013-11-11T22:40:00.000-06:002013-11-11T22:49:10.956-06:00 Post craft show crash Hey friends...or all of you that have managed to stick around in my absence. It's only been, what? 3 weeks since I've posted. I've never gone that long without posting since I started this blog. The thing is, I've been so busy with everything else, I just completely ran out of time to post. Insane!<br />
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Thanks for all the well-wishes for Marty in <a href="http://alabamaslackermama.blogspot.com/2013/10/mamas-mumblings-ive-been-away-while.html" target="_blank">my last post</a>. Fortunately, he was able to go back to work a couple of weeks ago. He's had some problems after a few long, overtime days, but he's still managed to work through it. As much as I loved having Marty home, I'm glad to be back in sort of a normal routine again.<br />
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The craft show was this past weekend. The weather was cool, but good. It started off full of sunshine, but ended with overcast skies. I didn't have the best sales day, but I managed to squeak out a tiny profit for the day. But, I did have a wonderful time spending the day with my sister and brother-in-law. I am so thankful they came to spend the day with us! My space was also sandwiched between some of my favorite friends in the world, so that was an added bonus! I also enjoyed seeing many friends and family. Thanks to all of those that came and supported our community!<br />
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Here are a few items Blueberry Hill Handmade offered at the show:<br />
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There has been a couple of articles in our local paper about recent Bigfoot sightings in our area, so a couple of us took the Bigfoot idea and ran with it. They were a big hit!<br />
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If you like anything you see here, please visit my page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlueberryHillHandmade" target="_blank">Blueberry Hill Handmade</a>.<br />
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I thought this was awesome. Two of my friends had their own booth and we thought it was so funny that our shirts matched!<br />
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Even though I had a wonderful time with friends and family, I'm not sure I will be doing any more craft shows. It was WEEKS of stress, planning, work, and time away from my family (and a lot of money) for not a lot of profit. Most of the things I make are personalized, so coming up with things that are "generic" is difficult. I'm not saying I definitely won't participate any more, but for now, I'll keep working and growing the business online.<br />
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For the past two days, I've wanted NOTHING to do with crafting and have tried to just spend some quality time with my family. We spent yesterday at church, then out to eat, and then to the movies to see Thor. Once we got home, we did nothing but watch cheesy Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel. Today, I didn't want to deal with anything, but ended up spending most of the day responding to texts, answering e-mails, getting up a t-shirt order, and cutting some things that should have been cut weeks ago. I'm completely in crash mode. Now I get to spend the next two days 100 miles away from home at work. Hopefully, by the time Thursday rolls around, I'll be back into the crafting groove!<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful, no-stress week!!! Hopefully, it won't be 3 weeks before I am back again!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-83131942955895379532013-10-16T19:02:00.000-05:002013-10-16T20:51:28.107-05:00 Mama's Mumblings I've been away a while! Hey friends! The few of y'all that have stuck around in my absence. I did not have plans to take an impromptu break. It just sort-of happened. At the end of my long days, I just haven't had the energy or brain power to come up with any sort of decent post (if you can consider any of my blog posts decent. lol). So, I thought I would just pop in and let everyone know that I'm still here!<br />
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We should have known something was going to happen. Every time Marty gets something new at work, his job or position changes and he doesn't get to enjoy his new equipment. Well, Marty has been waiting several years for a new work truck, and he finally got it about 6 weeks ago. About 4 weeks ago, Marty starting having a lot of pain in his hip and leg, and finally broke down and went to see someone about it. They initially found out his hip was out of place, and after several chiropractic treatments, it was much better. Suddenly, his pain became worse than before. After a MRI, they found he also has two bulging discs in his back. He sees a neurologist on Friday, and may be having an epidural next week. Of course, during this time, he's been out of work, and his poor new truck has just been sitting, waiting on Marty to come drive it. Prayers for a complete recovery would be appreciated.</div>
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Jameson and I went on a fantastic field trip to Stone Mountain last week. The weather was perfect and all the kids behaved. It was pretty much a perfect day! We left Talladega at 6:30 that morning, and didn't get home until around 10:00 that night. It was a LONG day, but we all had a blast!</div>
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After several years of having the same schedule at work, things are changing. We've had some staffing changes over the past few months, so I am being moved around to where I am needed the most. I'm still doing phone triage, but am also working some out on the floor, too. It's been a huge adjustment after sitting on my bootie for the past 7 years! It is nice to actually be able to see some of my patients face to face now.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Blueberry Hill Handmade has been booming! I pretty much spend every waking hour that I'm not at my bill-paying job, working on Blueberry Hill orders. My poor house is definitely suffering! I could probably clean for a week and still have a ton of work left to do! Oh well, the housework can wait, right? Here are a couple of the fun Halloween things I've been working on.</span></div>
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The pumpkin shirts have returned! These are some of my favorite shirts ever!</div>
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My friend <a href="http://www.grass-stains.com/">Katherine from Grass Stains</a> sent me an e-mail a couple of weeks ago, asking if I had ever thought about making reusable tote bags. I hadn't thought of it, but decided to try making some, using Kat's great ideas! I think they turned out SO CUTE! I love making these!</div>
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Speaking of Halloween, this is the first year since we've been in this house, that I have not decorated for Halloween. I am SO BUMMED! Since Marty hurt his back/hip, he can't get into the attic to get down all of our stuff, and my big ol' bootie ain't fitting up those steps, so I guess there won't be any witches' legs on display! Also, our temporary front porch steps have been moved to get ready for more permanent front steps, so trick-or-treaters can't even get to our front door! Not that we ever have any trick-or-treaters. But those are on hold, too, until Marty's back/hip problems are fixed...and we try to bounce back financially from his not working for a month. It's always something, right?</div>
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*whew* That's a lot to cover, and I'm sure there are 100 other things I meant to tell all of you, but just can't remember right this minute. LOL I hope you all are doing well, and I hope you have a fabulous week!</div>
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Jameson, my 11 year old son, is awesome. He is so stinkin' clever and wise, and I never know what he's going to say next! This weekend, as he was running through the house, he stopped at my chair and said <b>"You know what? Eating dessert first never killed anybody!"</b><br />
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After I finished laughing, I thought about what he said, and realized he was right. Eating dessert first never killed anybody, but boy can it be frustrating when your kids don't want to eat anything BUT dessert. <br />
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Jameson is SUCH a picky eater. Until the past year-or-so, I honestly don't know how he survived because it seemed like he didn't eat enough calories to keep him going. Obviously he did, but I'm afraid his "eat dessert first" mentality is the only way he did survive. Fortunately (?), his eating has definitely picked up over the past year, but finding things for him to eat other than pizza, burgers and chicken has been tough. <br />
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This is where Campbell's and the Wisest Kid in the Whole World came to my rescue. Campbell's Wisest Kid the the Whole World is the ultimate expert on what makes kids happy. Through their recipe destination <a href="http://www.campbellskitchen.com/">www.campbellskitchen.com</a>, Campbell's gives you tons of new, kid-friendly recipes like Mini Chicken Pot Pies, and fun ways for your kids to eat tomato soup or chicken noodle soup.<br />
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I looked through all of their amazing and mouth-watering recipes, and immediately knew that their <a href="http://www.campbellskitchen.com/recipes/pepperoni-white-pizza-skillet-61703" target="_blank">Pepperoni White Skillet Pizza recipe</a> would be worth trying! Pepperoni, chicken, noodles, and Campbell's cream of mushroom soup...what's not to like?<br />
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I decided to make it on a work night, so to speed the process up for me, I cooked my chicken all day in the crock pot. (Chicken breasts and Swanson chicken broth, low, all day long). When I walked in the door, the house already smelled wonderful, but once I started putting together all the other ingredients, the house smelled AMAZING! Marty was as curious about the recipe as I was, and he helped me put everything together. Once we completed the last step, we couldn't even wait for the final cook time to take <strike>several </strike> a bite. <br />
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OH MY WORD! It tasted FABULOUS! Marty and I spent a good 5 minutes just standing at the stove with forks eating straight from the pan! I guess it's a good thing we aren't germaphobes. Marty and I loved it, but the big question was, would Jameson like it?<br />
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YES! Success! He liked it!!! He liked it!!</div>
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So YES Jameson, "Eating dessert first never killed anybody", but it sure is nice for you to eat your DINNER first, every once in a while!<br />
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Is your kid the Wisest Kid in the Whole World? Do they say things that just make you scratch your head and then beam with pride because its just so clever? Of course they do! Through <a href="http://goo.gl/mT93RO" target="_blank">Campbell's Wisest Kid in the Whole World,</a> you can share your kid's wise sayings with all your family and friends, and with the whole world!<br />
<script language=ʺJavaScript1.1ʺ src=ʺhttp://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/SCU/OID5345_Campbells_Red_White_SCU_040/@x13?_RM_HTML_FRAMEWIDTH_=450ʺ></script>Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-4279660715436939032013-09-23T06:00:00.000-05:002013-12-30T18:02:03.391-06:00 I'm sinking in a sea of vinyl! Hey friends! Yeah, I know. I'm probably just here talking to myself by now. I know I've been a horrible blogger and I'm really sorry! I just can't seem to find a good balance between family, Blueberry Hill, work, and this blog. Heck, I can't even find a balance between my family and Blueberry Hill. HAHA!<br />
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I am thrilled that I've been asked to make t-shirts and window decals to help support one of the the most precious little girls ever! <br />
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Nina, if you need me to remove it, let me know!</td></tr>
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Miss Ava has NKH (Nonketotic Hyperglycinemia; Go<a href="http://www.nkh-network.org/OurStory" target="_blank"> here</a> for information.) It's a HORRIBLE disease with no known cure. Miss Ava's incredible mom, Nina, is doing everything she can to raise awareness for NKH and NKH research. I am so honored they asked me to help!<br />
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I've been working on this project for weeks, but I finally was able to finish some shirts this weekend. I am so exited about how they turned out!<br />
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If you would like to learn all about precious Miss Ava, you can go to her Facebook page, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Team-AVA/226321420773219" target="_blank">TEAM AVA.</a> If you would like to order some Team Ava merchandise, you can go <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.156720431192998.1073741843.130565480475160&type=1" target="_blank">HERE</a> to place your order.<br />
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Along with the Team Ava merchandise, I've been working on a lot of other goodies, too!<br />
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Over the years, I've become more and more interested in college football. I mean, I've always been a huge University of Alabama fan, but I've found myself actually watching other games as well. Last Saturday, I spent the majority of the day flipping back and forth between several football games. By the end of the night, I was asking myself "Who am I? I'm turning into my dad!"<br />
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First, on Friday night, I spent a huge amount of time checking in on Facebook, watching the score of our local school (and my alma mater), the Mighty Munford Lions.<br />
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It was a close game, down to the very end, but they pulled out a WIN! We are so proud of our LIONS!<br />
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Then, it was on to Saturday and the big Alabama game against Texas A&M. <br />
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Other than the Alabama/Auburn game, this has definitely become one of our biggest rivalry games. Johnny Football against the Crimson Tide. Last year, Texas A&M pulled out a surprising win, but this year, we bought the title back to Tuscaloosa! It went down to the last seconds of the game and I thought I would have a heart attack in those last 18 seconds! Thankfully, the Crimson Tide ROLLED and won! It may have been only by one TD, but a win is a win!<br />
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After I calmed down from that phenomenal game, I then tuned in to the Auburn/Mississippi State game. Even though Auburn is our ultimate rival, I still want them to do well during the season.....as long as they LOSE to us in the Iron Bowl. HAHA!<br />
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Oh my goodness! What a game! It literally came down to the last 10 seconds of the game, with Auburn pulling out the win.<br />
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They played against an old rival, the University of North Alabama. That game was FILLED with penalties (as was the Bama game), and neither team could seem to get a touchdown. But between field goals and safeties, the game ended up going into DOUBLE-OT, with JSU pulling out a last minute win (at about 11:00 pm).<br />
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Seriously, every single game I watched/kept up with this weekend, went down to the last seconds.<br />
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I would stay that means it was a perfect, nail-biting, Southern football weekend!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-23111092014090150942013-09-12T05:30:00.000-05:002013-09-12T05:30:00.714-05:00 I never realized each year would be even better! Today, this no-longer-little boy turns ELEVEN!!!<br />
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I don't even know how that's possible! It just seems like yesterday he was this little-bitty boy running around all over the place.<br />
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When he was colicky, then going through the terrible ones, twos, threes, and fours, I seriously never thought I would make it by the time he made it to the "pre-teen" years. I thought for sure I would be balled-up in the corner, sucking my thumb. However, it has been the complete opposite!<br />
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Every year has been better and better. He has grown and matured into this loving, sweet, tender-hearted, intelligent, thoughtful, and hysterically funny young man. He is the light of my life (along with his equally awesome big sister) and I cannot wait to spend time with him every day. The very few times he's spent the night with friends/family, I literally felt like 1/2 of my heart was missing.<br />
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Happy 11th Birthday my dear, sweet boy! I cannot wait to see what this year holds for you!!! <br />
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I LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY!!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-31800646445979431582013-09-11T06:00:00.000-05:002013-09-11T06:00:01.430-05:00 Never Forget <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-72611122863093410122013-09-05T12:38:00.000-05:002013-09-05T12:38:58.664-05:00 Mama's Mumblings Hey friends! Yeah I know, it's been over a week since I last posted. I would like to say it's because my life has been so exciting and action packed, but that would be a lie! LOL<br />
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I've been sick-as-a-dog and swamped with orders, so I really haven't had time for or felt like doing anything fun or exciting. <br />
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I just realized that I never posted about the last EXTREMELY fun and exciting thing I did. Marty and I got invited to the official<a href="http://alabamaslackermama.blogspot.com/2013/06/my-evening-with-chicken-grass-rabbits.html" target="_blank"> #TwitterSupperClub</a> part 2! Katherine and Grayson (<a href="http://www.grass-stains.com/2013/08/twittersupperclub-again.html" target="_blank">Grass Stains</a>) invited us to their house for fun, food, and friendship. We had an incredible time with Kat and Grayson, along with Rachel and Chris (<a href="http://www.graspingforobjectivity.com/" target="_blank">Grasping for Objectivity in a Subjective Life</a>) and Stephanie and Tadd (<a href="http://www.plainchicken.com/" target="_blank">Plain Chicken)</a>! I swear, we need to do this every week because I'm telling you, these people are FUNNY! I'll try to get my act together and do a proper post in a few days. But in the mean time, you can enjoy <a href="http://www.grass-stains.com/2013/08/twittersupperclub-again.html" target="_blank">Katherine's post</a> about the night!<br />
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-61434835495065594522013-08-27T09:11:00.000-05:002013-08-29T06:45:27.401-05:00 HELP! My life has been taken over by SHIRTS! Hey friends! I hope y'all have had a wonderful weekend (and Monday, too!)<br />
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Lately, my life has been just a random jumble of craziness! Not only was last week the first week of school, I've also been slammed with t-shirt orders. I'm not sure of the exact number, but I've made at least 90 shirts over the past week-and-a-half! Talk about t-shirt overload! Thankfully, my fabulous husband has been learning to master the heat press, so my back and shoulders have been spared. I definitely would not be able to do it without him. Maybe one day I'll be able to afford one of those "fancy" automatic presses that press and release on it's own, but I will have to sell a WHOLE LOT of t-shirts to be able to afford something like that. HAHA!<br />
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Here are some of my most recent designs:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the elementary school staff shirts. I've made 60 of these!</td></tr>
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My saving grace this week was actually getting to do what I love the most, making a frame!<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week, and if I go missing, just look under the nearest pile of t-shirts!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-32638863047576212382013-08-22T09:00:00.000-05:002013-08-22T09:00:04.799-05:00Creating Routines to Help My Son Succeed <br />
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Jameson started back to school this week. While many parents can't wait for their kids to get out of their hair and head off to head off to school, I dread it. A lot. I love the lazy, unstructured schedule that summer allows. Once school starts back, the super-strict and structured schedule starts once again. Why such a difference between summer and the school year? Jameson has ADHD.</div>
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After some lengthy conversations with a few of his teachers, we decided to have him "officially" tested. We completed our forms and the teacher completed her forms. We gave them to his pediatrician and waited. About three days later, we got a call from his pediatrician's nurse saying he did have ADHD.</div>
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Jameson was able to sit still and be quiet during church, and any other places where that was required. He was easily able to stay focused enough to put together huge Lego sets, and sit quietly and read several chapters in a book. But we found that if we let him go play for a while once he got home, it would take ten times longer to get him to settle down enough to finish his homework.</div>
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<li>Once home, he goes from the car straight to the kitchen table, where we do his homework.</li>
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<li>One of us always sits at the table with him while he's working. He isn't allowed to leave the kitchen table (except to go to the bathroom) until his written homework is completed. This has changed a little bit over the recent years. These days, by the time he gets home, he's usually hungry. Now we allow time for a snack break, while still sitting at the kitchen table.</li>
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<li>If he completes his written homework quickly and without too much drama, he can do his required reading wherever he wants; whether curled up on the couch, on his bed, or outside in the sun.</li>
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One of our biggest stressors during the night time routine has always been getting clothes picked out for the next day and pajamas picked out to wear after shower time. We would send Jameson into his room to get his clothes, only for him to come out 30 minutes later holding a toy instead of his clothes. We solved this problem by moving all his clothes into the laundry room. We have a small chest of drawers that holds his socks, underwear and pajamas, and a hanging rack for all his other clothes. It takes up a huge amount of space in our tiny laundry room, but has stopped all the distractions while looking for clothes.</div>
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Until now, these methods have worked, but I can tell that the older he gets and the more involved the homework gets, he has a much harder time staying focused. It's taking a little longer to get the work done and we are having to redirect his attention back to his homework twice as often as before. Depending on how he does in the classroom this year, we may consider other options.</div>
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Jameson started the 5th grade this year. This is his last year at the elementary school and I think he is enjoying the fact he will be "the big fish in a little pond." He's not nervous at all, but definitely isn't looking forward to it. He's a night owl and loves to stay up late and sleep in. In years past, it's only taken him a couple of days to get into a new routine, but I'm afraid this year is going to be tough! </div>
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He's never been a big sleeper. He stopped napping at 1-year-old, and normally only slept around six hours at night. However, this summer things have definitely changed. It is not unusual for him to sleep 10-12 hours straight. He's even been taking occasional naps, here-and-there. Who is this child? I don't know if this is puberty taking over, but I am really nervous how this will affect our "normal" school routine this year.</div>
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The main thing we are doing to try to enforce earlier bedtimes is to make him turn off the computer/iPad earlier in the evening. If we left it up to him, he would stay on the iPad all night long. We are trying to find a good balance between letting him have enough down time with the computer/iPad, that will still leave him enough time to wind down and get to sleep earlier. We are already having a struggle in this area, so we may have to try several different things until we find something that works for all of us.</div>
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We don't know what this new school year will hold for Jameson, but we know we will do whatever it takes to help make this a successful and enjoyable year for him!</div>
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-44536565239905705752013-08-20T08:57:00.000-05:002013-08-20T08:57:11.301-05:00 We all survived, despite being in denial. Hey friends! It's been a busy week for almost everyone around here.<br />
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It's the first week of school!<br />
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Jameson and I have been in complete denial about the entire thing. This summer, we have been the two laziest people on this planet. We stay up late watching movies, and sleep in late. Jameson rarely saw the daylight before noon on most (non-work) days. (I swear I didn't sleep in that late, but did sleep until 9:00 a time-or-two.)<br />
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We knew we were going to be in trouble, so we started trying to change bedtimes about two weeks ago. However, that was a complete and total failure. No matter what time Jameson went to bed, he would still be wide awake at midnight (or later). I kept thinking it would get better, but it didn't. You just can't make someone go to sleep (without drugs, anyway! HAHA!)<br />
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This weekend came way too soon, and Jameson and I were both in a funk. We were not ready for school to start back and we continued on our way, just like we had months before we would be forced back into a daily routine. We were in complete denial. <br />
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Of course, that led to panic mode Sunday afternoon when I didn't have any of his things labeled or organized. I managed to get that done, and only half-way melted the straps on his backpack while trying to put his name on them. Mom of the year, here! <br />
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Jameson went to bed before 10:00, but was still WIDE AWAKE at midnight. Bless his heart. He was a nervous wreck. Fortunately, because of a gas leak (followed by an evacuation) during orientation, the 5th graders didn't have to be at school until between 9:00 and 10:00, allowing him an extra hour of sleep. But boy, that extra hour didn't help at all!<br />
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At 7:30, I put on my "sweet, cheerful mommy" mode on, and tried to wake him up. <br />
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Total fail.<br />
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At 7:45, I tried again. <br />
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Total fail.<br />
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By now, "sweet, cheerful mommy" was being replaced by "ill and grumpy mama". I went to wake him up again, and there may have been some gnashing of teeth.<br />
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That's when all signs of "sweet, cheerful mommy" left and the MEAN MAMA came out.<br />
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Thankfully, he got up, but there may have been a few tears involved. <br />
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He finally got up, got dressed, and was in a surprisingly good mood!<br />
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Since we had a few extra minutes before he had to be at school, we decided to extend summer by a few more minutes, and went out for breakfast.<br />
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But our breakfast, and our wonderful, lazy, carefree summer, came to an end, and we headed off to school. I was a bundle of nerves as I walked out of the school and drove into town, especially when I found half of his school supplies STILL in the back floor board when I was getting out to buy groceries.<br />
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**slapping head** Still winning mother of the year!!<br />
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He had a great day, loved his teacher (she got "two thumbs up"), and was happy to have so many friends in his class.<br />
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We all survived, but still can't believe our summer is already over!<br />
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Who doesn't love this movie? LOL<br />
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Well, as Penny (Holly Hunter) said to Everette (George Clooney) in the movie about her new man, I am officially BONA FIDE!<br />
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I'm an official business owner in my hometown!<br />
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Things for my business <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlueberryHillHandmade" target="_blank">Blueberry Hill Handmade</a> have exploded over the past few weeks! I am a little overwhelmed, but I know I can do it! I would have never thought a year ago I would be getting to do what I love the most (except for being a mom) and getting paid for it! Maybe by next year I'll actually make a profit! HAHA!<br />
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Thanks to all of you who have supported my new business! I appreciate you more than you could ever know!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-23300210883274768872013-08-12T06:30:00.000-05:002013-08-12T06:30:00.103-05:00 Who's crazy idea was this? Hey friends! I hope you all have had a wonderful week and weekend! Even though it was hot and humid, the weather at my house (between the showers) was gorgeous! The skies were so blue, I could swear it was Fall already. A girl can hope, right?<br />
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Thanks to all of you who wished Marty and I a happy 25th wedding anniversary last week. Even though we would have loved to take an exotic vacation or had a big party, right now other things are more important, like work, family, school, and home. We may eventually celebrate big, but for now, low key was just fine with us. Marty did surprise me at work with these, however:<br />
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Gorgeous! Marty chose a more practical gift....a garden tiller. We are so romantic! HAHA!<br />
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Not only was it our anniversary last week, the short summer is rapidly coming to an end. We wanted to do some fun things with Jameson before he heads off to school next week. On Thursday, we decided to <strike>start</strike> finish-up school clothes/supply shopping, and I let him pick where he wanted to eat. Since his daddy wasn't with us (he's allergic to seafood), he chose Red Lobster. Let me tell you, this boy can EAT some crab legs!<br />
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This is a pound-and-a-half!<br />
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Fully cracked and ready to eat. The waiter was impressed with my cracking skills. HAHA!<br />
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He was so full, he didn't eat anything the rest of the day!<br />
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During our trip, I also picked up a little something for myself:<br />
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I'm telling you, I am obsessed with this movie! This will forever be known as "the Summer of Pitch Perfect". <br />
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Then Friday, we decided to surprise Jameson with a quick trip to Legoland in Atlanta:<br />
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Most things were a little young for him, but he said he had a great time.<br />
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After Legoland, my boss, who is also one of my best friends, took us out to eat at this fantastic Brazilian steakhouse in Buckhead:<br />
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They have an incredible salad bar and then the waiters walk around with skewers of assorted meats. When you flip the card to green, that means you want more meat. When you have enough, you flip the card to red. Everything was amazing!<br />
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Oh yeah, did I mention my birthday was also this weekend? Who's crazy idea was it to get married a few days before my birthday? Obviously I didn't think that through very well.<br />
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Saturday we didn't leave the house, but we had a full day Sunday. First we had church, then off to my favorite restaurant Fuji, where I had a green river roll:<br />
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Then, at the last minute, we decided to see Elysium.<br />
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It was pretty gory in a few parts, but it was an excellent movie. <div>
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On the way home, we saw a beautiful rainbow...so we stopped to take pictures!</div>
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What? Doesn't everybody do that?<br />
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Once we made it home, Marty and Jameson gave me the very best gift of all...<br />
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I've been trying to decrease the amount of sugar I eat, but I couldn't go to bed before trying a small slice of my birthday cake:<br />
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Doesn't it look fabulous?<br />
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Even though it's been an extremely busy week, we've had a blast spending a ton of time together! <br />
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After the <a href="http://alabamaslackermama.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-southern-bloggers-conference.html" target="_blank">Southern Blogger's Conference </a>in October last year, I knew I really wanted to try to attend Haven. Many of the same bloggers that I love and adore would be there AND it would be in Atlanta! Just a short 2 hour trip from home (or a 25 minute trip from work). I wasn't able to purchase the tickets when they first went on sale, but was fortunate enough to get a ticket and a hotel room a couple of months before Haven thanks to one of my best and oldest (in time, not in age) blogger friends, <a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/" target="_blank">Barb of The Everyday Home</a>.<br />
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Well, as the date came closer, I seriously doubted even going. I am definitely not a social butterfly, and being in a strange place with hundreds of people I don't know sends my anxiety level through the roof. As the days got closer, I became more anxious. But, just as I would make the decision not to go, Barb would send me a message about how much fun we were going to have. She just wouldn't let me say no! I am so glad she wouldn't!<br />
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The week prior to Haven ended up being extremely busy for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlueberryHillHandmade" target="_blank">Blueberry Hill Handmade</a>. Most nights leading up to Thursday, I would be up until at least 1 am working on orders. I had planned on getting a hair cut and pedicure, shopping for some awesome new clothes, and making a bunch of cute little things to hand out, but I ended up doing none of these things. I literally didn't even have my suitcase packed at 10:00 Thursday morning! Somehow I managed to get myself together, load up the car, and hit the road around 12:30...only 30 minutes later than I had planned to. <br />
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I know this is probably dorky to all you travelers out there, but this is what greeted me when I walked into my hotel room. I thought it was pretty cool!</div>
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As soon as I checked in, dug through my swag bag, and freshened up a bit (after being stuck in ROAD CONSTRUCTION for an hour!), we were treated to an awesome party thrown by Homes.com and Rent.com.</div>
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I know these photos are horrible, but <a href="http://ana-white.com/" target="_blank">Ana White</a> was the keynote speaker on Friday. She was awesome!</div>
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Here is a picture of Suzy (in the pink in the back) from <a href="http://worthingcourt.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Worthington Court</a>, Amy from <a href="http://www.attagirlsays.com/" target="_blank">Atta Girl Says</a>, and Barb from <a href="http://www.everydayhomeblog.com/" target="_blank">The Everyday Home</a>. These ladies took me under their wings and let me hang with them the whole time. I thank them SO MUCH for doing so. I know they have no idea how much that meant to me!</div>
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After lunch, I went to a presentation sponsored by Cottonelle, and let me tell you, they had me the second I walked in the door. They had scrapbook paper, Modge Podge, scissors, and paint! MY KIND OF PRESENTATION! After one not-so-appealing fail, here is my finished product:</div>
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I thought this was an awesome idea. They had a huge chalk board and encouraged everyone to sign it or "Leave your mark"! It was really beautiful, especially the more signatures that were on it.</div>
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And these next two pictures are the highlight of my Friday (other than my friends and CRAFTS!). I sat in on the Basic Blogging class taught by <a href="http://www.atthepicketfence.com/" target="_blank">Heather from At the Picket Fence</a></div>
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Even though I've been blogging for a long time, I still learned a lot! I met both of these awesome ladies at the Southern Blogger's Conference last year and love both of their blogs. If you ever get the chance to listen to either of these ladies talk, jump at the chance!</div>
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Well, after my 1 1/2 full, hysterical, entertaining, and fun days with my blogging pals, I headed back home. I missed Saturday's events, which by the looks of it, was AMAZING, but am still glad I got to spend the rest of the weekend with the family (and finish up about 18 Blueberry Hill orders).</div>
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Even though I was filled with tons of anxiety, I really enjoyed this trip! This was the first time I've ever traveled and stayed in a hotel alone. I managed to have a wonderful time without a haircut, a pedicure, or new clothes. And the best part, I wore my CROCS the whole time and even got a few compliments on how cute they were.</div>
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Thank you Barb for encouraging me to go and thanks most of all for letting me follow you around like a puppy! You are THE BEST! I can't wait to do it again next year!</div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">The Average Income per year</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #634320; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">was</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #634320; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"> </span><span class="calender" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">$24,450.00. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">The </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">Average Price for new car was</span><span class="calender" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> $10,400.00.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">1 gallon of gas wa</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #634320; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">s </span><span class="calender" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">91 cents.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">A movie ticket cost</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #634320; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"> </span><span class="calender" style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">$3.50. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">The first major computer virus infects computers connected to the Internet.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">The number one film of the year was "Rainman".</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-center;">The number one song of the year was "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: -webkit-center;"> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Goodness knows these past 25 years haven't been easy, but I can honestly say that I love this man 1000X more today than I did on our wedding day (until I just found out a few minutes ago that he thought our anniversary was the EIGHTH and not the SIXTH....so now I'm not so sure! LOL) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy 25th Anniversary Marty! I'm looking forward to our next 25 years together!</span><br />
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-16824063453529834402013-08-05T06:30:00.000-05:002013-08-05T06:30:01.152-05:00 Just a touch of Haven Hey friends! I had planned to have this fabulous post up today telling all about the awesomeness of Haven, but vinyl orders got in the way and I just flat-out ran out of time to get it all done! So, I guess I will have to wait a few days to get it up because I have a super-special post for tomorrow (if I figure out how to get it finished, also). So, I will leave you with the very first photo of the day....me on the road, 30 minutes late, trying to get there. Don't worry, I was stopped when I took this photo!<br />
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In the mean time, I had my most unusual craft related request yet. "Can you do an ostrich?" Hmmm, well, I've never done an ostrich, but I guess there is a first time for everything, right?<br />
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Isn't she the cutest, ugly ostrich you've ever seen?<br />
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Even though I wasn't too sure about it in the beginning, I think it turned out pretty well! So, if any of you are in the market for an ostrich, let me know! HAHA!<br />
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I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the weekend!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-14165910787104781332013-07-29T06:30:00.000-05:002013-07-29T06:30:01.107-05:00 Things that make me smile Every Sunday night, I review my past week by scrolling through my cell phone pictures. Some weeks, there's not much to look at, but other weeks I have tons of pictures that just make me smile. Thankfully, this was one of those weeks! These are what made me smile this week:<br />
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This is one of our oldest and dearest friends in the world, Al. We used to be inseparable, but when the triplets came, our world was turned upside-down, and we weren't able to spend time with our friends like before. It doesn't matter, we still love this guy like our own brother. I am SO HAPPY I got to see him for a few minutes (along with his awesome wife) on Sunday.<br />
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This chick was busting at the seams to go see The Wolverine on opening day. The movie was awesome and she was on cloud nine. But just when we didn't think she could be any happier, she saw the newest Hunger Games poster. Now that she's seen Wolverine, the countdown to Catching Fire in November is ON!<br />
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My nephew, Adam, and his family came over from Georgia on Thursday night so we could celebrate his oldest son, Patrick's birthday. Getting to see my sister and her whole family all together in the middle of the week was awesome! I just love this picture of Jameson and my great niece, Jessie. They are like two peas in a pod!<br />
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This is Marty's super-duper homemade hamburger, on a Mrs. Evelyn's/Renee's jalapeño cheese roll. Oh my goodness, it was AWESOME!<br />
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Not only did we get to spend time with my sister and her family this week, we got to see a ton of Marty's family at our great-nephew's 2nd birthday party. They live on a farm and all the "city folk" got to take a tour of their crops, garden, and chicken houses. Of course, the kids (and some of the adults) loved the tractor the most!<br />
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This was in my fortune cookie on Friday after the movies. How appropriate is this at this time in my life? I sure hope it comes true!!<br />
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These cupcakes come from Wal-Mart, of all places, and have to be some of the best cupcakes I've ever had in my life. They are vanilla cupcakes, with vanilla bean icing, with vanilla cream in the center. I could eat a dozen at a time! Thank goodness they only come 4 to a package! (they aren't made by Wal-Mart, but you get them in the same place as all the other bakery items)<br />
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And seriously, how cute is little Easton in his overalls? I dare you to look at this picture and not smile!<br />
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I realized yesterday that I've had a few things/realizations happen lately that have really made me sad. I know, I know, in the grand scheme of things, my life is fantastic! I have a nice home, a job, a wonderful husband, two awesome children, and family that I adore. So let's just pretend this is a silly little list of stupid little things that have made me sad over the past few weeks.<br />
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My car officially has over 10,000 miles on it.<br />
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Jameson (who is 10) is officially taller than Chelsea (who is 21).<br />
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And Chelsea doesn't like it one little bit!<br />
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Speaking of Jameson....<br />
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I stopped what I was doing to help Marty make some things for supper. While I was cooking, I heard the familiar "ding" of a text message come through. I ignored it until I could finish supper, but within a couple of minutes, a second "ding" comes through. I put the food in the oven and walked over to the phone to see what was going on. </div>
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Well, not one, but two different people were texting about wanting to order something. As I am talking to both of them back-and-forth, I decide to pull up Facebook. When that came up, I see that two other people had sent me messages, so I decide to answer them, too. So now I am texting with two people, and Facebook messaging two other people. THEN, a third person starts to Facebook message me. At this point, I am getting seriously confused and stressed. HAHA I make a comment on Twitter about my predicament, where my buddy Dennis decides to "help" me by sending me a text message. So the count now is texting - 3, Facebook messaging - 3. I am attempting to effectively communicate with SIX different people at the same time.</div>
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Then to add even more to the juggling act, my boss picks this exact time to call me on my home telephone! I mean REALLY? I decided to ignore her call (for the moment) and try to wrap up as many other conversations as possible. </div>
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After about 30 minutes of constant back-and-forth texting/Facebook communication, I finally talk to my boss on the phone for at least another 45 minutes.</div>
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Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-13566010851258709932013-07-13T10:08:00.000-05:002013-07-13T10:08:07.707-05:00 Family fun time! Happy Saturday friends! It's hard to believe that it's already the middle of July and summer is already HALF over! I am not ready for the new school year to get here yet! (And neither is Jameson!)<br />
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For the most part, this summer has been very calm and lazy. Most of our days have been spent at home, watching movies (ahem...Pitch Perfect) and staying up late. I've spent a ton of time working on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlueberryHillHandmade" target="_blank">Blueberry Hill Handmade</a>, but have enjoyed being able to do it with the kids at my side.<br />
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Marty actually had a day off yesterday, so we decided to make the most of it! (sorry no pictures!) The day started off with delicious home made cheese and cinnamon rolls from Mrs. Evelyn's bakery. These have been a favorite in our house for the past 25 years!<br />
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Then, after stuffing our faces, we headed out to a movie double feature! First, we saw Monster's University.<br />
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Oh my goodness! This movie was SO CUTE! We have always been huge fans of the original, and this movie was the absolute perfect prequel to that! This was one of those movies I went in to not expecting too much, but came out LOVING IT! This is definitely a "BUY IT" when it comes out on DVD!</div>
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<br />Again, really cute movie! We are HUGE fans of the original, and watch it every time it comes on TV! This one had more minions, which are hysterical! However, I went into this movie with HIGH expectations, and I think I was a teeny-tiny bit disappointed. It was GREAT, but just not as great as I hoped it would be, I guess! Still, it is definitely a "BUY IT" when it comes out on DVD!<div>
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Chelsea and I loved Monster's University the most and Marty and Jameson loved Despicable Me 2 the most. It must be a girl/boy thing. HAHA!</div>
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After the movies, we were STARVING! I think we were all suffering from grumpy-low-blood-sugar-itis as everyone's tolerance and happiness levels were LOW and grumpiness/whiny-ness levels were HIGH! We went to a local steak place and stuffed our faces with delicious food. Thankfully, attitudes greatly improved during the meal!</div>
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Chelsea and I then headed off to Hobby Lobby, where she found some clothes and accessories for <a href="http://alabamaslackermama.blogspot.com/2013/06/we-have-another-baby-in-house.html" target="_blank">baby Prissy </a>(who has turned into a little fashion diva, by the way). Marty and Jameson headed to GameStop for some video game therapy.</div>
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Ours was RAINY and BORING! Marty either had to work or was on primary call from Tuesday through Sunday, so we spent a ton of time at home. The ONE time I decided to go out and about, I got SOAKED!<br />
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Since we didn't go anywhere on the 4th, I thought I would cook a big meal that we could eat on all day. Wednesday, I cooked a huge pork roast, with the plans of shredding it up on Thursday and making BBQ sandwiches with it. WELL, that didn't quite work out like I planned. I left the tenderloin in the oven just a little too long and I may have burned all the "drippings"...maybe:</div>
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The meat itself wasn't that bad, but it definitely wasn't the juicy succulent pork roast I had imagined:<br />
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Fortunately, most of the sides (baked beans, corn, potato casserole, Texas toast) tasted OK.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BlueberryHillHandmade" target="_blank">Blueberry Hill Handmade</a> has been doing well since I "officially" opened the Facebook store last week! The response has been fantastic! I've really been shocked (and excited) at the positive response to the page! Thanks to all of you who have helped me by "liking" my page! It REALLY means a lot to me!<br />
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Not only did I decide to officially open my store, I had another huge change at the very same time. Remember a couple of months ago when I told y'all that my computer was on it's last leg? It actually completely died on me, I bought another computer, and that second computer died on my the first day I had it. CRAZINESS I tell you. I managed to get my old computer back up and running, but every day it would let me know that it was on it's last leg. I've had it for over three years and I've REALLY put it through the ringer, so I guess I can't complain too much. BUT, I have to have a reliable, working computer to do all of my Blueberry Hill designs. So, after MUCH thought and research, I took the plunge:<br />
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Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the computer and I know that in the long run, it will be the best investment, but BOY have I had a huge learning curve! After using PC's for the past 20 years, learning an entirely new operating system has had it's challenges! I mean, for the first day, I couldn't even figure out how to get online. Talk about feeling DUMB! But now on week 2, I can at least pull up my design software and create again. **baby steps** LOL<br />
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Speaking of Blueberry Hill designs, this is my newest creation:<br />
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This monogram is on burlap. I love the way it turned out! I made this for my friend Julie's birthday. The split letter monogram I made for her on her birthday last year went on to be my most ordered item! I figured I've made over 100 split-letter monograms since I first made Julie's!<br />
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I went to Hobby Lobby on Saturday, and this is what I saw:<br />
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It IS JULY, right?<br />
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I may have watched this movie AT LEAST 10 times over the past two weeks (probably more like <strike>20</strike> 15 times).<br />
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It's to the point that I can pretty much recite the movie word-for-word. Rebel Wilson (Fat Amy) KILLS me! She is so hysterical! I love the music, too.<br />
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For all you gardening/landscape people out there, any clues to what type of mushroom this is?<br />
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My co-worker, Cassa, noticed this in her yard a couple of weeks ago, and nobody seems to know what kind of mushroom it is. She said it was HUGE. She saw it when she was backing out of her driveway and thought it was a CAT because of all the "fur". It's really nasty looking, that's for sure!<br />
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Well, I guess that's enough for now! I hope you all have a wonderful, calm, beautiful week!Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10092297423141848525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5720391724371433183.post-52524565446925264542013-07-04T00:05:00.002-05:002013-07-04T00:05:45.788-05:00 Happy Independence Day! <div style="text-align: center;">
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