tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44682873166379095722024-02-19T05:33:31.328-06:00So This is Life, as Husband & Wife.We are the Power Family. Aaron & Denise. Mr. & Mrs. with baby Rivers. We are learning what it is to lead & submit, to live together, to pray together, and to mesh two completely separate lives into one single life while attempting to raise our beautiful son to love the Lord with all of his heart. We are already so thankful for the grace of our Father and for the grace of each other in this time of learning: failures and successes. All glory for any good from our lives is only His.denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-62559929410139330982012-08-03T23:49:00.001-05:002012-08-04T00:20:35.434-05:00Day Four - Guess I'm Stronger Than I Thought!Well, folks, we're done with Day Four of our Primal Blueprint experiment! I'm still going strong, and loving it. I've found so many amazing sounding/looking recipes that I've tried/ am looking forward to trying. Can't wait to share another with you here, tonight. And I picked up some tuna steaks at the seafood counter today, so I can't WAIT to come up with an amazing Crusted Tuna Steak recipe in the near future. Get excited for that one... ;)<br />
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<b>DAY FOUR:</b><br />
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<b>Breakfast: </b><a href="http://heathereatsalmondbutter.com/recipes/almond-flour-extra-fluffy-pancakes/">Almond Flour Pancakes</a> topped with a bit of honey, blueberries and cinnamon. Okay... these were SO GOOD! I did modify the recipe a bit since I don't have any seltzer water in the house, but I can't imagine it being better with the water than what I did :)<br />
Instead of using the seltzer, I whipped some heavy whipping cream until it was thick - not quite "whipped cream" consistency. I think using this along with the whipped egg whites made the pancakes as fluffy as they could be! Also, it says to use a sweetener of your choice, and I used regular sugar. I hate the taste of every other sweetener I've ever tasted (other than honey... that might have been really good, too! I'll have to try that next time instead of the sugar).<br />
If you've not purchased almond flour before, as I hadn't before this week, I've learned the hard way to NOT buy it at the grocery store. I've only seen one single brand at Target and Kroger (only stores I've looked at), and they sell it in one pound bags for $15 (Target) and $10 (Kroger) a pop! RIDIC! I'm placing an order along with a few friends tomorrow to get a better quality (finer grounds- better for baking) flour for just $5/lb! What?! yes. That's right. So, if you're in need of almond flour, check out <a href="http://www.nuts.com/">www.nuts.com</a> (or there are several others I've heard of) if you have the time to wait for it to come in, before wasting your hard-earned money at the grocery store. <br />
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Tip: Going in with friends to place a bulk order and split shipping really brings the cost down.<br />
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<b>Lunch: </b>Leftover Beef Balls from last night's dinner. GAH!!! SOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!! I seriously could eat this every single day and not get sick of it (for a while, at least...). It really is so delish. This will be a long-time keeper.<br />
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<b>Dinner: </b>Again... forgot to take a picture of my dinner, but I'm new at this whole "blog about your food" thing, so forgive me, won't you? :)<br /><br />
Ok. HERE's the kicker. Are you ready for it?? We went out to dinner tonight with some dear friends of ours, and guess where we went... a PIZZA joint... yes. That's right. Temptation City is what it SHOULD have been called for someone trying not to eat grains (pizza crust/breadsticks/pasta). So what was a Primal Blueprint girl to do?? Well, I threw the sweet waitress for a loop, and ordered a pasta dish... sans pasta. :) So I basically had Grilled Chicken with a SunDried Tomato/olive/pesto sauce . It really was quite good. I definitely had enough to eat, and my dear sweet husband even commended me on how easy I made it look to not partake in the pizza/breadstick eating that was going on at our table! :) *aww shucks*<br />
Don't get me wrong, it was hard to not reach out for one of those tasty looking breadsticks sitting right in front of my water glass, but I just kept thinking to myself that the point is to train my body to use the right (stored) energy and not depend of the quickly-accessed energy sources such as breadsticks. The longer I can go without, the more apt I am to actually see a noticeable difference in how I feel overall. With my history of digestive issues, it can only be a good thing for me to try this thing out.<br />
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<b>Snacks: </b>I just realized that I didn't actually have any snacks today! WHAT? That is super unusual for me... maybe there is something to this Primal thing... ;) Though I'm sure this will come and go with different days depending on what my body needs... BUT for today? nada. super weird, but nada (other than the spoons of almond butter before bed)!<br />
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<b>Today's Workout: </b>Ten Minute Trainer Video - Core Cardio. Somehow it always surprises me how out of breath and sweaty I am after TEN stinking minutes of working out! Pretty good little workout :)<br />
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<b>How I'm feeling: </b>I have been sleeping better the last few nights/falling asleep faster. I think part of it has something to do with the fact that I've been eating a spoonful or two of peanut butter/almond butter before bed each night, and again when I have to get up with Rivers during the night. It has kept me from trying to fall asleep with that annoying bite of hunger that is always there (is it just me??) late at night. <br />
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<b>Interesting Fact of the Day: </b>One suppliment that I have noticed is widely recommended to people who have trouble sleeping is Manganese. What just happens to have lots of this fancy little element (Mn) contains proteins which help your blood sugar level stay even among other things. If you want more info on Manganese, you can get lots of it <a href="http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=77">here</a>.<br />
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P.S. You may have noticed at the top of the post tonight, that I said I'M still going strong... My beloved husband jumped ship when the offer of pizza arose. He informed me that he's down for trying it most of the time, but he will not be giving up his pizza. The man loves him some pizza. We both do, really. I almost can't believe I didn't break down and have some tonight ;) SO... we'll see how long I can keep this up without him chugging alongside me as much as he was before (this whole thing was totally his idea, BTW)!<br />
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Wish me luck!denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-74297255747915408412012-08-03T00:46:00.002-05:002012-08-03T00:46:52.169-05:00More like "Primal Blueprint" (Days 2 & 3)After doing more research these past days, I'm realizing that what we're doing is more Primal Blueprint than Paleo, but they are pretty similar. <br />
Tonight's post will be short (I think), although I'm going to go ahead and post for days 2 AND 3 since I'm here, and our meals are already done for today, as well.<br />
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<b><u>DAY 2:</u></b><br />
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<b>Breakfast: </b>Aaron had the leftovers of Day 1's Breakfast (the scramble), and I had a bowl of oatmeal.<br />
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<b>Lunch: </b>Aaron's lunch was the leftover Maple/Dijon Chicken from the night before. Mine was a delicious salad again, but a bit different than the day before. Today's salad was made with Romaine, tomato, feta, sunflower seeds, almonds, grilled shrimp (with coconut oil), and for the dressing I used olive oil and balsamic vinegar.<br />
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<b>Dinner: </b><a href="http://paleomg.com/crockpotcuban-pork-lettuce-wraps/">Cuban Pork Lettuce Wraps</a><br />
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<b>Snacks: </b>Carrot Chips with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus while preparing lunch and Pink Lady Apple with Peanut Butter (hadn't picked up the almond butter yet, so the peanuts had to do) while preparing dinner.<br />
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<b><u>DAY 3: </u></b><br />
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<b>Breakfast: </b>Oatmeal and a bit of our usual breakfast scramble.<br />
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<b>Lunch: </b>I used the leftovers from our cucumber/cream cheese/shrimp finger foods from Day 1 to make myself a tortilla-less lunch wrap. I used some of the nitrate-free deli turkey I found at Target, took the cream cheese and shrimps from the cucumbers, then chopped up the cucumbers to sprinkle on top. I wrapped up the whole thing, and then used a fork and knife to actually eat it (you can imagine how messy it would have been to try without the utensils)! OH.MY.GOODNESS. This was so surprisingly good!!! It honestly reminded me of rice-less sushi! YUM!<br />
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<b>Dinner: </b><a href="http://www.health-bent.com/beef/paleo-thai-basil-meat-beef-balls">Thai Basil Beef Balls</a>, Mashed Butternut Squash, and Watermelon slices (fresh from Aaron's Dad's Garden).<b> </b>Another surprisingly DELICIOUS new recipe - both recipes, actually. I seriously cannot get over how great these tasted! The Beef balls recipe was such an interesting mix of ingredients, I honestly didn't know what to expect, but was extremely pleasantly surprised! You really must try this recipe!<br />
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<b>Snacks: </b>Baby Carrots and some Tomato & Basil Hummus while prepping lunch today.<br />
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<b>How I felt: </b>I felt great today except for a little bit before dinner. My stomach didn't feel great, but let's be honest - that is NOT an unusual thing for me (unfortunately)...<br />
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<b>Workout of the day: </b>Ten Minute Trainer video - Cardio<br />
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<b>Interesting Fact of the Day: </b>I mentioned it in my Day 1 post, but I never knew it... Peanuts aren't nuts at all! WHAT? They're actually Legumes! So crazy!<br />
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And on that note, I'm going to eat a scoop of almond butter and hit the sack! :)denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-27504706473334261112012-08-01T13:24:00.000-05:002012-08-01T14:17:14.591-05:00Paleo?Ok. So we have decided after a bit of research and encouragement from friends (for several different reasons) to try out the Paleo diet. Not diet, as in "way to lose weight". Just diet, as in "what we eat". Essentially this means that we are no longer eating breads/grains, and we are trying to focus more on eating veggies, fruits and grass-fed, uber-good-for-you meats/fish. Not really much different than how we are used to eating, except that we (and by "we" I mean "I") love bread... We are one day in, and last night I was already daydreaming about bread... no lie.<br />
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I have decided that I need to chronicle this journey (we are trying it out for a month(ish) to decide whether we are completely on board or not). We are also working out with the Ten Minute Trainer videos by Tony Horton, and we are working on a one month goal for that as well. So far we are LOVING the workouts. Easy, but surprisingly hardcore for ten minutes a pop!<br />
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My thought process is that if I update about this Paleo Journey we are embarking on, I am more likely to stick with it since I have more accountability. So, here we go. I think the easiest (and least boring - at least, to me) way for me to do this will be just to post what we eat each day. If you know me at all, you know I love to cook/share recipes anyhow, so this isn't too much of a stretch, I feel. :)<br />
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I'm going to try and be good about taking pics of each meal as I prepare it, and just update each day's meals and a quick note as to how I've felt about it that day. Here goes nothin'.<br />
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**Note that I am not going <i>completely</i> Paleo bc I have a hard time with producing enough milk for our little guy, so one of the things I am continuing to do is eat oatmeal for breakfast every day. Also, some find dairy acceptable with the Paleo diet, and some don't. We are still eating dairy, but we will just be limiting it a little more than in the past.<br />
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<b><u>Paleo Day One: </u></b><br />
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<b>Breakfast</b>: Scrambled eggs with Spinach, Chicken Sausage, Nitrate-free Ham, salt/pepper, and cheddar (and for me, I also had a bowl of oatmeal).<br />
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<b>Lunch</b>: Salad with romaine, spinach, sunflower seeds, almonds, tomato, Nitrate-free ham, and instead of salad dressing, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt/pepper. Also, I had some carrot slices with roasted red pepper hummus. yum.<br />
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<b>Dinner</b> (I can't believe I forgot to take a pic of dinner! We had friends over, so I'm using that as my excuse) :)- Maple/Dijon Chicken Thighs, roasted acorn squash, and cucumber/cream cheese/boiled shrimp finger foods.<br />
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<b>Snacks</b>: Didn't have many snacking opportunities today with my stomach feeling the way it did (details coming up...), and with Rivers just being a babe :) I think I may have had a few spoons of peanut butter to tide me over at one point. Yes, I know... Peanut butter isn't really "allowed" on the Paleo diet track since peanuts are actually legumes (not nuts), but we have a half jar left, and I didn't pick up any almond butter when I was grocery shopping on Monday... So, it's going to have to be yet another "cheat" of mine until next grocery day. I'm ok with that... I am trying to make large enough portions of meals that I won't feel hungry so easily since it's not always so easy to snack.<br />
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Loved all of the meals. Only thing I would change about them, is that I don't think I'll use thighs next time I make the chicken. It was the first time I'd cooked with thighs, and I didn't like how much fat was in them... yuk. Next time I'll just stick with chicken breasts or tenders.<br />
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<b>How I felt:</b> I won't lie, I felt not-so-great yesterday (day one). I was going on just a few hours of sleep because of some random bouts of insomnia lately, and during the afternoon my intestines revolted against me. My thought is that I just ate way more fiber for breakfast and lunch than I was used to eating (there was a ton of spinach in breakfast and lunch...). Hopefully I'll just get acclimated to the amount of fiber we're introducing again. After stomach issues like that just drain your energy for the rest of the day, if you're anything like me, so that sort of zapped me. LUCKILY I had already done my workout for the day, so it didn't keep me from getting that in. woo!<br />
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<b>Workout of the Day</b>: Ten Minute Trainer videos: (2 today) Abs, and Total Body 2<br />
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<b>Interesting Fact of the Day:</b> I learned that olive oil is actually NOT good to use when heating to extreme temps! WHO KNEW?! All these years, I've been thinking I was being MORE healthy by cooking with olive oil instead of veggie oil and the likes... In all actuality, olive oil (along with other monosaturated fats like oil from sunflower, sesame, flax, peanut, safflower, etc.) are not recommended to be heated to high temperatures because it can cause breakdown and free radicals. So instead of olive oil, I've been trying to cook with my coconut oil instead. :)<br />
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This is a great blog - it's where I learned the bit about the olive oil: http://wellnessmama.com/743/guide-to-fats/<br />
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<br /></div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-19302147553982346832012-07-13T20:04:00.004-05:002012-07-13T20:04:40.151-05:00DIY Bench CushionsMUST get better at writing posts... There are several things that I've meant to make posts from, and just never ended up getting around to it! Maybe I'll do those one of these days, too... We'll see! ;)<br />
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For today, though, I'm really going to do it! Here's a little "how to" on the bench cushions I FINALLY got around to making today. Most of the reason it took so long for me to make these (even though I got the foam a few MONTHS ago) was that I just hadn't found the right fabric to cover them with!<br />
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Enter Target and their curtain panels. Love them. Found some on sale, so I went for it - hoping that one panel would give me enough fabric to cover both cushions. Actually, I hadn't even considered that it wouldn't be enough...until I laid out the fabric and cushions as I started the project. <br />
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Ideally, I'd have more fabric to work with, but in all honesty, anyone who comes to our home is only going to see one side of the cushion, so if the underside isn't perfect (or completely covered, even)...who cares?! Not this gal! But seriously...dont' peek at the underside of my cushions. They may not be covered... Just assume they are :)<br />
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OK. on to the project! I'll describe these steps as best I can for those of you who are wanting to do this yourself. Forgive me if I am terrible at it - I've never done this before either. I basically looked at a bunch of DIY's online, but didn't find any I really liked, so I made it up as I went on this one. If it turns out terribly... well, at least it was less that $25 that I wasted, right? ;)<br />
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<b>Foam ($2)</b>- this stuff is RIDICULOUSLY expensive at JoAnn Fabric, the only stinkin' fabric store we have in Denton (other than Hobby Lobby...), so I was PUMPED when I found TWO strips of two inch, dense foam at Denton SCRAP a few months ago. <br />
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ONE<br />
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WHAT?! Yes. that's right. I said ONE dollar each. This is easily $75.00 worth of foam if I paid full-price at JoAnn... Booyeah!<br />
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<b>Fabric ($20)-</b> As mentioned before, I got one 84" window panel from Target to use as my fabric. It was on sale (The other one in the pic is going to be used for pillows...and maybe some napkins??)<br />
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<b>Straight Pins (</b>free) - already had them. Always best. "Free ninety-nine", as my father-in-law would say.<br />
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<b>Thread </b>(free) - again. already had. Probably should have gotten some thread that actually matched the fabric, but I didn't really plan on making any visible stitches that would be visible from the top side of the pad, so I wasn't too worried about it. Just went with brown since it was close, and everything in our house is brown anyhow, so at least it matches...right?<br />
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<b>Sewing Machine </b>(free)- already had. LOVE that I have a working sewing machine. By far the best Christmas present in a long time. Thanks, Mom! ;)<br />
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<b>Fabric Scissors </b>(free) -Everyone should have a pair on fabric scissors. Never let anyone use them on anything BUT fabric. It ruins them. No one likes a dull pair of fabric scissors. No one. Trust me.<br />
Again, wonderful Christmas present from the Mom! She was on a ROLL this year... ;)<br />
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<b>Electric Bread Knife (</b>free) - already had. Thanks, Dad! What do you need this for, you ask?? To cut the foam. Only way I know to do is properly... if you don't have one of these, you'll want to google search a good way to do it. It's harder than it would seem!<br />
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<b>Iron (</b>free) - I should have ironed the fabric before I started pinning, BUT I forgot, and by the time I realized it, I was too lazy to have to start over... so I waited until after sewing to give it a quick once-over.<br />
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And the fun begins:<br />
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1. Trim foam to the size of your bench. As I did this, I realized that one of the foam pads I had was shorter than the other... bummer! BUT luckily, the excess I cut off the edge of one of them worked to lengthen it. Don't know how well this will hold up in the end, but I basically gave my foam a really sketchy looking sew-up job to make them the same length. For 2 bucks, it works for me!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cutting extra foam from the sides to add to the end.</td></tr>
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2. Lay out your fabric, and cut your pieces for the top, bottom, and all four small sides leaving at least an inch for seam allowance and pinning. the more fabric you leave, the easier the pinning. trust me. I learned that the hard way. Plus, you can always trim the excess when you're done pinning.<br />
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3. Let the pinning commence! MAKE SURE YOUR FABRIC IS WRONG SIDE OUT!!! There is NOTHING worse than to be finished pinning (or better yet - SEWING) and to realize you did it with your fabric facing the wrong way... SO bad.<br /><br />Pin your pieces together in lines as straight as you can get them, and as snugly as you can get them.<br />
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Now, for my bottom side, I didn't cover the whole thing at first because I'm running low on fabric and am too cheap to spend another 20 bucks for just a little bit of fabric...So I'm waiting to cut all of the necessary fabric for the other cushion before finishing the bottom, here...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's this guy doing here?? Well, as you can see, he was supervising the whole thing.</td></tr>
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4. Sewing. Now, just CAREFULLY (so that your pins don't come out) remove the cover, and sew following your pins! It's just a bunch of straight lines. easy peasy!<br />
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5. When I was done sewing, I ran a warm iron over it to get the "folds from packaging" lines out of it.<br />
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6. Turn your cover right side out, and slip in your foam! VOILA!!<br />
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It's not as great as I was originally hoping, but really... for under $25, and for NOT having to sit on that hard bench anymore, it was a steal!<br />
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Anyhow... hope this was helpful for you! Next, I will be making those cute rust/white curtains into some pillows for the living room! Excited for that bc it's going to be SO EASY! :) <br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Happy sewing!</span>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-45025170580801125192012-03-22T16:01:00.000-05:002012-03-30T14:45:11.297-05:00Lil' Monsties™<br />
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Exciting news! We are finally going to launch our Etsy store, Lil' Monsties™ this summer! I'm busy working on our collection of products that will include</div>
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Personalized Burp Cloths<br />
Cloth Wipes<br />
Wipes Solution - several different customized scents available - made with all natural essential oils<br />
Whipped Baby Butter (All Natural Moisturizing Baby Balm) - Infused with customizable essential oils<br />
Plush Toys<br />
Plush Rattles<br />
Taggie Blankets - with crinkle paper inside for more stimulation<br />
Rice Heat Packs with removable cover (for easy washing)<br />
...and more to come (including some fun children's books featuring Aaron's infamous Monsties™ characters)!!<br />
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We are hoping to be accepted as a vendor in the Denton Etsy's Summer Bazaar that will be happening this May, and our Etsy shop will officially open for business around the same time. There are no products for sale through the site just yet, but feel free to go ahead and add us as one of your "favorites" so you can check back in as soon as we open up for business! The link to find our store is: lilmonsties.etsy.com<br />
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For a little preview of what's to come, here are a few pics of the "prototypes" for some of our products - enjoy!<br />
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Taggie Blanket - made with super soft cuddle flannel on front. Crinkle paper inside for more stimulation as baby plays and learns!<br />
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Taggie Blanket backed with Minky chenile-type fabric (super cuddle-worthy!)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Burp Cloths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wipes Solution (We have jars of pre-mixed solution plus jars of concentrate for Refills!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Whipped Baby Butter (All Natural Moisturizing Baby Balm) - Infused with customizable essential oil scents. Pictured is our Lavender scented Butter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plush Toys (before stuffing is added) - Scotty Dog and Whale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plush Toys (before stuffing is added) - Music Collection: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Microphone & Tambourine</td></tr>
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Play Mat/ Tummy Time Quilt!</div>
(obviously this one is for girls, but we will have some for little guys, too!! Our little guy was barely ok with "modeling" this "girly" quilt, but he was a good sport about it, as you can see) :)<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Just a FEW of our different fabric options available right now:</span><br />
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If we are accepted to be a part of the Denton Etsy Summer Bazaar, we will also be selling some amazing crochet products made by little Rivers' very own Nany (great grandmother extraordinaire). Here are a few pics of just SOME of the amazing things she can do with a crochet needle!<br />
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If we do, we'll be sharing a table with the amazing <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Delightfully-Denton/240666236020120">Delightfully Denton</a> (Mrs. Taylor Barnes' phenomenal creations. You should check her out!)denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-59267334972873257802012-02-20T15:36:00.006-06:002012-02-20T16:26:02.238-06:00Seems Like Just Yesterday...<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">About 3-4 weeks before our sweet Rivers Lane was born, our friend Chris Newby and his sweet wifey were kind enough to take us out and do a maternity photo shoot with us. We had a great time: shared awesome TV quotes, thought we were going to be eaten by some sort of wood animal (it was just a donkey in the distance - don't worry...and yes, I did just say that), and he got some great shots for us. Thank you, Chris and Liand! I can't wait to print some of these for the nursery :) Thought I'd share a few of my favorites with you guys. If you'd like more info about Chris as far a pricing and availability, you can contact him through his </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Newby-Photography/250843784967750" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">Facebook</a><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"> account, if you like! :)</span></span><div style="text-align: center; "><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span >We'll start out with the obligatory "hand heart" photo, and go from there :) Enjoy!</span></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGTVs3IKP9iU4Kry5Jszzs5_bMlBwdDI0EuNS04U4PtRi0rZthUSL2LcrNDU8CoKQmAAR_nb0lOE__MSeh0STwGZxR5AunmB0d7gNJ77Ufr3RBBlL-VRTj2EbDMdmLTHj0-0BU7Gd4WKn/s1600/IMG_8779.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="display:block; 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height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKQbIW8V2h_dLJwuYSpnRZZFpH_-azQgdZI_tFUTyxssAq-TkBycobVaP8hjCHX44DP4VeiX0SkBjdEyUnyHb1fP-4CHNNxCSJjfaV9TvHLTIxipS6vYCeiT6f-rZu0gqn4zWHOirsihH/s320/IMG_8421.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711340032330643202" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-70380311783559000702011-11-22T16:34:00.004-06:002011-11-23T10:39:49.724-06:00Riv is on his way!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It has been QUITE a while since the last post. I figure I'm going to have to get back in the swing of posting when little man Rivers shows up in the next 6 weeks or so!</div><br />For a warmup post, I thought I'd share a few pics of my first attempt at crafting Riv's little onesies :) enjoy!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OpIjS0k0uKtXt9UftX7S_Zy-jumBrrkByBlyb2xGjngDDxZNe1yFohiFPFkfh7gGLMr2Xsx7-SBbxdPXfakrpjhyphenhyphenj3k2HGiEAipUdAK0pE6PtYtjqXuVXyxK-DyQ2XDeqXen21xraxo8/s1600/4.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OpIjS0k0uKtXt9UftX7S_Zy-jumBrrkByBlyb2xGjngDDxZNe1yFohiFPFkfh7gGLMr2Xsx7-SBbxdPXfakrpjhyphenhyphenj3k2HGiEAipUdAK0pE6PtYtjqXuVXyxK-DyQ2XDeqXen21xraxo8/s320/4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678231722239976642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-38442496837448848872011-01-17T09:12:00.003-06:002011-01-17T09:19:27.063-06:00Less Is MoreHey everyone! I have a question to pose... It's been so long since I've actually posted, I hope people actually stop to see this!<div><br /></div><div>I was reading an <a href="http://www.sunset.com/home/natural-home/zero-waste-home-0111-00418000069984/">online article</a> last week about a family in California who "lives green". They have gotten it down to a "T". They literally do not have ANY trash. Only a little recycling each week when the trucks come by. It's insane (You can click the previous link to see the article/pics).</div><div>Now, this family is a little over the top, in my opinion, but to each his own. The one thing that I LOVED that this family did, was shopping at wholesale stores for groceries where they could literally bring in their glass containers for dry goods, and not take home any packaging...</div><div>The only catch is, I have NO idea what kinds of stores DO that! Do you?? If so, let me know how we can start doing this, please! :) I'd love to not have the flour/sugar/bean/etc. wrappers taking up garbage/recycling space around here if it's not needed.</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><img src="webkit-fake-url://18A3D880-AC8C-4308-9BCB-F8D6461FBDDB/kitchen-0111-l.jpg" alt="kitchen-0111-l.jpg" /></p></div><div><br /></div><div>Love, </div><div>Denise</div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-71268438007795622482010-10-30T20:16:00.004-05:002010-10-30T20:55:05.310-05:00Halloween 2010<div>Introducing our halloween characters: Deb and Dexter Morgan from the TV show <b><i>Dexter</i></b>. Brother and Sister. However, in real life, they are Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter - Husband and Wife! We love this show. Don't judge until you watch a season or 5. Seriously. It sounds deranged, but it's actually brilliant. </div><div>Enjoy the photos. :)</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPx4ux0wV9yYKSeUFwVCYMPPtlJjg2UWCa2d0DKdspvmLz5uaCxUCKh_ayafbL0sux2pv2MjXH2rKYgidmSNdAbihxRIOGRcHgxhuod4r1CB4m3uG3rr902nD9IaXBKo9_L2jQuzE7kgp/s320/dex+and+deb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534021413894024786" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhziDrr_nCOj1NHr2Zf1cfr5rw7-51HRuyGnmzXOQCMHITi9ruTD6vOhM3Ks0g3pjJxEc96FptzfVp28NSGaIa3mIYjVsqyU50EuYJNlXnjKKogmd8BQOe_vUIi_0Tm9mNKl_qIEoOiK6cO/s320/dexmorgan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534021406843696546" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNKcHBlQ4dfOksc2n7154tkZDwAGjfJeW6lCHy22WaEzPEX1ngVLz3b4uUlsqjvl3Krqgl2WFixkoZa2OkrAb6ZaeqsdDfIq-EYDQomZ-gZ5bHxd1zhslf4vokSQrhVXU68oqboQ25TZ2/s320/debinflannel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534021398569031058" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiesFWgnrdBQx6JeaQ9MFVOrqvKc37LdiTQ-op6PPAUaoBgEO5gtNcLtXMmWAuT-eKr6i7jf-Kw7qV5wQIw3OXSsNYeej1mjKDhPRSGuEfMSGblWzCJr921mi9AmOJSbaeUtJHKCdxJksTV/s320/deb+and+quinn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534021403090390962" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4JPe8fYiDlxFoBQjpP_kaXAe7O24nz8wGYRvnFPwQLCVdMHUBY6oqPmXHZ3ba9QCMyJNTBYUz0uViElD4JJ7jZHrAy63614I2r0NAHRu21LMgAYTszEnWl26I1Dz-4ot06mcomr70-Yz/s1600/therealdexanddeb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4JPe8fYiDlxFoBQjpP_kaXAe7O24nz8wGYRvnFPwQLCVdMHUBY6oqPmXHZ3ba9QCMyJNTBYUz0uViElD4JJ7jZHrAy63614I2r0NAHRu21LMgAYTszEnWl26I1Dz-4ot06mcomr70-Yz/s320/therealdexanddeb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534021418098993714" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A little sneak peak before the party :)</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_oZTqlu-Z3ItsNGyaEwm_D8qdUEot43gEwiVpeGasceQuKfuTRhJ4hN13RHe9sBkfLKqczc9761ZS9dFTysQEdKJHPslWyt8-1XkqTDQIl3-SKLePR6gq6mvr-cHwREJSZpvfM-oWHiz/s320/DEB+MORGAN.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534013005686192546" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Deborah Morgan from <b><i>Dexter </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(i don't quite have the "Deb" scowl down...)</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvM5Sou7pfcZGgm87ZsZsScXS0pIDnK1TdkvTW8CW2j1rR2VAD8THE5xS2CE-a3_7k26ip4WXd3Q7c5e_Fjdrq9v4PMfVBOS9DxSG1qZaNmd6QTFAlBnxX5LC8OhzUgPQIRRfiC2NvM_Qh/s320/DEXTER+Morgan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534013012566958162" /><div style="text-align: center;">okie dokie! Now we're off to party like it's 1999!</div></div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-85088572292471123992010-09-09T13:02:00.002-05:002010-09-09T13:14:26.102-05:00delicious find!I just tossed together a few things for lunch today, and it was so delicious that I had to share it with you!<div><br /></div><div><b>New Chicken Salad:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>1 small red apple - chopped</div><div>1/2 chicken breast </div><div>salt/pepper to taste</div><div>1 teaspoon cinnamon</div><div>2 tsp sour cream</div><div>2 teaspoons lemon juice</div><div><br /></div><div>cut away any fat from the chicken. Then boil to cook. </div><div>Shred chicken and toss with other ingredients. </div><div>You can chill it in the fridge for about 20 minutes or you can just eat it right away (i ate it right away. I liked the mixture of the warm chicken and the cool apple).</div><div><br /></div><div>try it! Enjoy :)</div><div><br /></div><div>love, denise.</div><div><br /></div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-16717065191750245182010-08-09T00:49:00.002-05:002010-08-09T00:52:12.402-05:00Who wants to dance?I do! After listening to computer generated music for some time, I thought, hey, why don't I take a stab at it? So, for anyone who is interested, here's a new jam I worked on today. I still feel bad for not going to work out...<div><br /></div><div>Hope you love it!<br /><div><br /></div><div>http://www.purevolume.com/TheRedShoeMarchTeam</div><div><br /></div><div>go there and listen to "To Sleep..."</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17724689557492459264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-72694603967080680912010-07-30T14:54:00.003-05:002010-07-30T15:03:49.857-05:00Making My Own Sourdough Starter<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-6Nx1SvncFQ_K4a-4pPsuekr0GXZuO5Y8IZoyngulFvoI04gWyH8WXMxPY2_RU7vWcyx0CtaXNezPR_3TyuU4YiuQ3K6UmoirYnY4awYpvvgzPSZzHqRJdTPaqxJRBzZkxYdH_82tcQ-/s1600/wholespelt1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499792115546642098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-6Nx1SvncFQ_K4a-4pPsuekr0GXZuO5Y8IZoyngulFvoI04gWyH8WXMxPY2_RU7vWcyx0CtaXNezPR_3TyuU4YiuQ3K6UmoirYnY4awYpvvgzPSZzHqRJdTPaqxJRBzZkxYdH_82tcQ-/s320/wholespelt1.jpg" /></a> I have decided that I want to make homemade sourdough bread! For this, I will need a "starter" to...well, to get started... I could get one from a friend, but I like the idea of starting completely from scratch... SO I did a little Google-magic research and came across this website: <a href="http://www.breadtopia.com/">http://www.breadtopia.com/</a> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499792102476481442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IJG0ZzCCn19tjcVQtFsIHBMACaGWEIfAd61ZpCu69AGPaoF6OD-33tOo22g0kgOiCAminNM-d-qqEdaXi8uVK7mmSwHpiTbtcJfhudPStSymBuY4y61hO53c0hGV1UIj87Tg2zOeknR4/s320/whisk-mini320.jpg" /><br />I watched the guy's <a href="http://www.breadtopia.com/make-your-own-sourdough-starter/">video tutorial </a>of making his own whole wheat sourdough starter, and I need to go buy some pineapple juice! :)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 203px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499792098354760882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns4pyVwfrP5n3_YuviozRwwUTv6bd1PDWGjsx7Oj3wGgdd7ya8ORtFb2QEMKLFaA4XSXDGjpF8BmHWeO1WFc7EP8D9UFkc5PpctC412FoCfDY5dD1h9u99RxPSZvaunqJ8fLqJrRQrcRy/s320/RyeVertical203.jpg" />(this rye looks SOOOOOOOOOOO delicious!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-48857519896503942292010-07-29T22:13:00.002-05:002010-07-29T23:15:34.491-05:00Videos of Loveit has been a WHILE! yikes... sorry, guys! I've been painting the house, gardening, cooking, cleaning, blah blah blah. Lots more excuses up my sleeve if you need them. To tide you over until the next "real" post, I want to share with you ten of our current favorite YouTube videos. Enjoy!<div><br /></div><div>(in no particular order)</div><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXS0nEOx_20">Taylor the Latte Boy</a> (I sometimes change the lyrics to "Darrel, the Latte Man" in my head as I drive away from or towards Starbucks...) - i cannot for the life of me find a better resolution video for this, but you'll be okay. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>2. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs">Cutie Little Doped Up David</a>: Is this FOREVER?!</div><div><br /></div><div>3. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcqOgnQyXp4">Latarian The Hoodrat</a>: Oh, Latarian...</div><div><br /></div><div>4. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dXGj_-orxw">And You Know What He Did?! </a></div><div><br /></div><div>5. .<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE0LRjQkWKk">..Hide yo' Husbands!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>6. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR3rK0kZFkg">I Can Do Anything Good -- Better Than ANYone!</a> (is this Kristen Chenoweth as a wee lass?? haha)</div><div><br /></div><div>7. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJwshQJ39Og">Speakers on Bl...HI!!!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>8. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsvAj6qfmFQ">It's Time for Daddy to Make Some Funny!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>9. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMNry4PE93Y">World's Best Zombie Interview</a></div><div><br /></div><div>10. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=759086028522&ref=nf">2010 Navo Middle School TEACHERS' STEP PERFORMANCE</a> - what what!!! (if you can't tell, I'm the one in the front (left) in the black shirts.) - I'm not sure if this link will work since it's on Facebook, but we'll try it anyhow... :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And I will leave you all with that. Hopefully this post brings you many joys. And laughs. And stomach aches from the laughs. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Love, Denise and Aaron.</div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-56183811425876160372010-06-12T10:16:00.003-05:002010-06-12T10:30:02.477-05:00A New Addition??No, folks, I am not pregnant, so just go ahead and get that idea out of your little heads... :) <div><div></div><br /><div>BUT... we have been talking for a while about getting a PUPPY! And... yesterday we found her. She is not ours just yet...she's not available until Monday, but you can bet your sweet bottom that I will be the first one in line when they open to claim her as a POWER! :) </div><div></div><br /><div>She is the sweetest thing EVER. No joke. She was in a cage with about 3 other dogs, who were all rowdy and play biting and all, but she just sat over in th<br />e little corner squished between the doggie bed and the fence. Her little tail was tucked so far between her legs, and she was trembling. I went over to pick her up, and she just snuggled right into the crook of my neck and didn't even move at all. It was definitely love at first sight - and for BOTH of us! Can you believe it?? :) I thought she would be too small for Aaron's taste, but he was the one that said she was perfect! We took her back to the Puppy Room to play with her for a few minutes, and she slowly became less frightened. She really seemed to like both of us - so snugly!!! She really just wanted to be close to one of us the whole time we were in there. She would investigate the room for about a minute, and make her way right back over to whoever was closest at that point. AND.... she didn't make a PEEP - even ONCE - the whole time we were there... definitely not a barker! :)</div><div></div><br /><div>She is a 6 lb. Black, Brown, and White Chiuauah/Dachshund Mix, and is ADORABLE!!!! She's only about 6 months old. Here are a couple of little pics of her. We are trying to not get our hopes up for her, because there's always a chance that her owners might claim her or that someone else (please no, please no...) will also come to adopt her... If that happens, then they will just draw names from a hat... If that is the case, I don't have the same "luck" as Jeff does, so let's just hope it doesn't come to that... Oh, and as you can tell, I have definitely failed the "not getting my hopes up" part... :/ Praying that she is supposed to be ours!!! We love her already!!!</div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 171px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481908908759879298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfnKUTvmxEUpwI9ymb44PXCMngFTHWX1BJi11KR6xqPAjadrP7ga4CQQfS0DFBL0ydJmp5QIanI9Stwqe389v6hitXhXRltGcmpGWNXfPUolz8prrTLxzi_RlNIwnszxaJCnAlsrIJ6w5/s320/ash+2.jpg" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 188px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481908900001738818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyuRcgrNgTQM-cEBwzqwxVRG-CgefYbBUL_Jq0jeg1-JkfoN9pFx3wOu1tA5_FJSfHUb4SZa6ClP5UovVI6HrWu6taoGYxcJHQczx0wQbLEM9oYLe-UbxM85YWCtjyrNcY1lDWEcLuc-F/s320/ash1.jpg" /></div><br />How much are you totally in love with her?! :)denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-50531430077351268482010-06-03T14:52:00.002-05:002010-06-03T14:54:57.187-05:00white ninja = love.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnluoQN_bZ7LWozsfsI0gIgATLSXucpEEpQni5ddm-fBxT5lJ10pKSiRMiGoJtR_IiejtJ6XAmDl5Auhl1jMxQT46Cqdsp9Zdfot9y4X4DeKWFJ8FU5d6-Il0q63kDF15902ByNalXeFu/s1600/ninja.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478638280744267634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 251px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnluoQN_bZ7LWozsfsI0gIgATLSXucpEEpQni5ddm-fBxT5lJ10pKSiRMiGoJtR_IiejtJ6XAmDl5Auhl1jMxQT46Cqdsp9Zdfot9y4X4DeKWFJ8FU5d6-Il0q63kDF15902ByNalXeFu/s400/ninja.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-yjD5uVIHmpS1UANQ382S0c66tRXTwmVsKa_BGVgdBuXDhQGYhozdD2h8TY4e4zWIgbSOyFWxfDo9JxYzgB5wswNneyig4EiQ-86KGvCmVGQV_f1wi5w1gBv3Zkq5Ffw_ylkM42Gg4Wt/s1600/ninja.bmp"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-23928122466229562722010-06-02T11:03:00.002-05:002010-06-02T11:11:59.719-05:00Bonus Laughokay, first of all, I promise to get back on track with regular posts after this week is over (and SCHOOL is over! haha... weird!), but until then, I thought I'd share with you another story from the classroom. <br />This week is Finals Week for our Middle Schoolers. On their exam, I gave them a bonus question (which is so silly, I'm basically BEGGING them to get 3 extra points on their test...) was this: "What is your favorite new thing (OR the most memorable new thing) that you learned all year long in Mrs. Power's class?"<br />I would like to share with you the response that I got from the same child (8th grader) you are already familiar with due to his Blog Debut in <a href="http://aarondenisepower.blogspot.com/2010/05/day-in-life-of-middle-school-teacher.html">A Day in the Life of a Middle School Teacher</a> a few weeks ago. His response was this (his spelling, and all...):<br /><br />"1. When MRs. Power steped in the talent show<br />2. When my phone ranged in MRs. Power's class<br />3. How easy Reading has gotten for me in MRs. Power's class"<br /><br />It's hard to stay irritated at him for not really answering the question at all (and it was SO EASY!!!!) when he includes his #3, right?! I mean, who can blame me for going ahead and giving him those points??<br /><br />:) Love, Mrs. Power - The almost not still a first year teacher - ;)<br />(i know that's probably grammatically atrocious, but let's just be thankful that I'm a READING teacher, and not a grammar teacher...)denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-25252324259115042032010-05-26T16:12:00.002-05:002010-05-26T16:16:37.785-05:00Math RapCheck out this video that three of our Navo Students recorded today. Their math class with Mr. Hummel had a contest to see who could write the best Math Rap, and these are the three winners. The two boys in the video are two of my most fun students. Bright kids. I don't teach the girl, but I'm sure she's great, too. lol<br /><br />Enjoy! :)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yx-y7O0_Po">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yx-y7O0_Po</a>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-68376156627079459562010-05-24T08:49:00.002-05:002010-05-24T08:57:40.454-05:00Renigok... sorry guys, but we will be postponing the house party. Aaron is a kind husband, and requested that we wait until school is over for me (only two more weeks!!! YEA!!!). He wants me to be able to focus on work while that's what I need to be doing, instead of party planning. I would much rather be planning the party, but I am thankful for his responsible mind in waiting. I don't need any help in procrastinating with my responsibilities! :) I wonder if I will go through "Senioritis" symptoms EVERY year... Probably. <br />My prayer this week is that I will be diligent in my work to prepare and stay on top of everything that I need to be doing this week (which is a LOT...). I told Aaron I have a feeling I will be here at the school for many late afternoons/evenings this week (hopefully not next week as well, but maybe...), and that's okay, but I want to be diligent and hardworking while I am here so that I'm not just wasting a lot of precious time...<br /><br />Recap: Party is postponed, but we will let you know for sure when we get the final date set!denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-1825408812190849692010-05-21T12:11:00.001-05:002010-05-21T12:13:35.487-05:00Beautiful VideoGood Message. Good Video. <br /><br />It is surprisingly cool...<br /><br /><a href="http://embracethis.co.uk/">Watch it Here.</a>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-31572146566739441522010-05-20T08:33:00.002-05:002010-05-20T08:50:43.143-05:00A Day in the Life of a Middle School TeacherI must appologize for being so tardy in my posting. I have been thinking much about the post that is to come, but I lack the apropriate pictures to acompany it. Therefore, the blog has remained stagnant for many days. Sorry, friends! <br />To make up for the days of silence, I decided to give you a snipet of my life at a Middle School teacher. The following account is from yesterday. First class of the day. I emailed this to my husband yesterday afternoon, and he was so entertained by it that I felt you might be, as well...<br />As I am about to post this, I am wishing that it was a humorous story instead of infuriating, but hopefully I'll have the humor side by the end of the week... Let's see if we can take this full circle... :)<br /><br />(I have changed the child's name for obvious reasons...):<br /><br /><em>Me: Joe, are you talking (during a quiz)?<br />Joe: yes<br />Me: why? What do you need?<br />Joe: (no response. Simply looks back at his quiz.)<br />Me: Joe, did you hear me?<br />Joe: yes<br />Me: okay. What do you need?<br />Joe: (no response. Ignores me completely)<br />Me: Joe, please do not ignore me. What do you need?<br />Joe: (completely enthralled in his quiz paper. Ignoring me completely – still).<br />Me: Joe, step out of the classroom.<br />Joe: (no response or movement)<br />Me: Joe.<br />Joe: (no response or movement)<br />Me: (I walk over to his desk to help him gather his notebook and open the door for him)<br />Joe: (snatches the notebook away) I AM!<br />Me: Joe, get outside. Now.<br />Joe: oKAY! (very sarcastically )<br /><br />As Joe is walking out the door, I am holding the door open for him. I shut it after him, however, he decides to pause right in the doorway, so the door clips his shoe as it closes. He opens the door back up and for the entire class he says, “YOU CAN’T HIT ME WITH THE DOOR!”<br /><br />I go out in the hallway after him and speak with him more. Every response from him is disrespectful, completely claiming innocence and oblivious to what actually happened. He tells me that all he was doing was asking what the last part of the question was. I ask him if that were the case, why didn’t he just tell me that the very first time I asked him what he needed. He does not have an answer. <br /><br />He continues to have an attitude as we talk, and I tell him to go down to the office. As he is walking away he is muttering disrespectfully under his breath, so I tell him to stop. He ignores me AGAIN. I tell him to STOP. He stops and says, “WHAT?! You told me to go to the office!”<br /><br />I tell him that it should not take me two times of speaking to him to get a response. He says, “I don’t care.”<br />I say, “You really don’t care?“ <br />He says, “nope.”<br />I tell him that he can just go to the office and wait for someone to talk to him. He says again, “I don’t care.”<br /><br />When the bell rang to let out 2nd period, he comes back to my classroom and asks me who he’s supposed to be talking to. I sent him back and again told him to wait for someone to talk to him.</em><br /><em></em><br />Later that afternoon, "Joe" brought me a note folded up in the fashion we used to love in middle school (the fold with the little tab that you pull to begin unfolding...). It read:<br /><br />"<em><strong>Joe's Apoligy Letter</strong></em><br /><br /><em>Dear Mrs. Power,</em><br /><em>I am truely sorry for my actions. I know that I deserve the concequinces that I have brought upon myself. I apoligize for treating you in such a way that you don't deserve. I promise that this kind of situation will never happen again. I apoligize that I'm disrespectful at times. I realize that you are trying to help me when you get on to me about my behavior. I promise you that my behavior will definately change over the remainder of the year. You are really a great teacher and I just wanted to let you know that I appriciate you always being there when I need help. I really hope that you accept my apoligy, Because I really meant what I said. OOOOh, and another thing that I forgot to mintion (you are a really really great stepper).</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>,Luv Joe Tyrone Jones.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Lol:)"</em><br /><em></em><br />Yes. I know a lot of it is misspelled, but I wanted to give it to you the way I received it. :) Gotta love my eighth graders... haha.<br /><br />Here's to hoping for a great day today. I'm going to do my best to make it fun for them. I'm praying they don't turn it into another "yesterday"... My seventh graders are going to do some fun things with The Brothers Grimm stories, so that should give me a good story or two.... right?! :)<br /><br /><br />...I'll do my best to get some good pictures of the garden/house by next week. PROMISE!<br /><br /><strong>also</strong>: we are going to have a House Party next weekend! the 29th. We didn't want to call it a Housewarming Party because we don't want people to feel like they have to bring us gifts. We just want you with us!<br />It'll be the classis BYOMeat & bring a side (and drink(s) if you like) to share! LOVE this kind of party! It's to celebrate the many friendly gatherings to come in our new home. Having our friends (aka: family) over to our home is one of our MOST favorite things to do. We're really excited, so we hope you can make it! email me if you need the address/directions! <a href="mailto:denisecpower@gmail.com">denisecpower@gmail.com</a>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-54350835986594721022010-05-04T12:21:00.002-05:002010-05-04T12:35:40.054-05:00When All You Need is Dr. MarioWhat goes on inside my brain would be hard to describe. I'll try, though, however, if you'd like to read something more interesting, I recommend www.relevantmagazine.com, becasue they always have interesting articles. For those of you who are from the DFW area, I'll put it like this: take the intersection of I-635 & 75, Woodall Rogers and I-35 near the AAC, and any road in Denton and pretend they all exist on top of each other. That's my brain. I would like to come to a conclusion, speak a well-crafted sentence, maybe even stop drooling, but I can't. It's a traffic jam, and I'm not even in school anymore. What can I do to clear this up? I think there are several things that I could do. I could stop caring about a lot of ancillary things. I could condition myself to filter out all things that don't improve the relationships in my life I care about, or I could stop talking so that I'd have time to think, arrange, and delete the thoughts I need/don't need.<div><br /></div><div>OR I could wait patiently for the Lord to answer my prayer for patience and the never ending river of lava in my soul to cool. Yes, I have lava in my blood. It courses through me. Most people would call it anger but I call it lava...lava blood. The worst part is that when I'm pressed, squeezed, put on the defense, I start gushing. The aftermath of the eruption is nothing good. You see, when the book of James says that when sin is conceived it gives birth to death is true. If someone doesn't believe in God they should come hang out with me, because my lack of ability to be kind and loving would prove to these people that sin does run it's little old feet over to death and high-five it. And then there I am just chilling, going, "Well, I guess I'll go workout and be grouchy." What a tired game that is. At what point does the open-heart surgery come that I really need? When does the Dr. Mario-esque healing come? So many questions to be answered. However, if I were to step outside of myself and look at myself, I'd probably say something to the effect of, "Are you praying about this? How can I tell you're serious about squashing your sin? If you really are serious, why aren't you on your knees right now?"</div><div><br /></div><div>Aren't those the questions I could be asking? Probably. I don't want to wreck my household and as we all know from both Tommy Lee Jones and Pierce Brosnan, volcanoes are no laughing matter and lava really does jack stuff up.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't end on a funny note. This is a real struggle for me. Impatience and anger. I really need help.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17724689557492459264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-53759102742637122902010-04-27T14:09:00.005-05:002010-04-27T14:57:46.928-05:00Cabin Fever<div align="left">Denise here.</div><div align="left">Yes, I am at work this week, but other than that, I'm pretty much stuck at home because my poor little RAV4 has decided to die yet again. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464902959237515314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMwjWIw8Mr-5S8qogUPj2ZDJDBXMShFiyh7-fabjcMmzXKQbOKi8Q1ziRao89qGkGN_qmBk5gdG-DTaObxU6phOERjXlXP1-sazOFxhqtFYWiItT6LRM-6XScK_K0HzqhaW2NTycGLJpG-/s320/car.bmp" border="0" /> That is not my actual car, but mine is so old that when I tried to search for a picture of one... well, I didn't have many pictures to choose from... haha<br /><br />It has been resurrected before, yes. And it is in the process of rising again... our dear friends <a href="http://jeremyandkelleyirwin.blogspot.com/">Jeremy </a>and <a href="http://www.jdrewconstruction.com/">Josh </a>were a part of the first round... pushing my sweet, sad, little car up the ridiculous hill on Carroll Blvd... Oh, those were the days...back in 2005... I found <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Uxf8tYVDQ">this</a>... boy, am I annoying... haha.<br />so... My dear, sweet sister in law will be picking me up from work today as my father in law comes to take my car away to be fixed. Again.<br /><br />All of that to say, I have plenty of time (WAY too much since I'm also administering the TAKS this week. My 7th graders are "TAKSing" as we speak...write?... and 8th graders go on Thurs and Fri...) to daydream about how much I hope everything stays on schedule with the house so that we can actually move in on Saturday!!! CRAZY! We did the initial walk-through yesterday, and only found about 4 small yellow legal pad pages worth of small things to take care of... not too shabby considering most of it was paint platters and cabinetry dings that will be a cinch to fix! We go back today after work to check it all out again. They're being really great about trying to stick to the April 30 closing date as originally scheduled. :)<br /><br />Along with dreaming of moving into our new home, I am dreaming about all of the delicious meals I will be able to cook again with our beautiful stainless appliances and all of my cookware that has been packed for about a week now... we are eating sandwiches, cereal, and frozen pizza until this weekend when we move in... I have this need to cook an amazing, impressive meal...probably because I can't... ;)<br /><br />on another note, I am jonesing for a soft, delicious chocolate chip cookie like the ones I devoured at <a href="http://pinkantlercakes.com/">Alyssa's </a>the other evening during Ladies Night 2010... ;)<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464903870606109042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r-BKso6Vv7DQFfUksUiT7PYOV8XUY7Sr2abyHODFQ8BSTG1jty9J6w2GG7cN2QOvp79KVFxqD5bUrRKNLiYZEU-xwBITXXH-XURBlFjrmJO9FeyD-T1dlOMeuXR9bF_xndDlX4rPKf1G/s320/chocolate-chip-cookies.jpg" border="0" /> </div>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-13859954675802186222010-04-20T13:49:00.005-05:002010-04-20T15:17:24.273-05:00HOUSE UPDATE!<div align="left">okay... so we got a call yesterday saying that we may be able to do the primary walk-through of the house sometime next week! woo! Basically, what that means, is that we will go through and pick apart every little bitty thing that is not right or needs to be fixed or tweaked before we sign off on the house :) We are really excited about it!</div><div><div>We went to see the house on Saturday since we had heard that they put in the tile and granite (we had to see it!). We're really happy with our choices. The colors all look great together (in our opinions!). I took a few photos to share with you, of course!</div><div> </div><div align="center">The granite is in!!! It is quite dusty, so it probably seems a lot lighter than it really is... we didn't have a rag or anything to wipe it away, though!</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462294752976454642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8n96NQkf_uAQcFzhkjgs_tkYW_mZP4P7pJQN45ygkKbE1OtKI4igkiDKYjIHyBXy20-574ttCFPwCzLG21ASt22UvMdKaDAIqP49ao-s1FhXa6M-rjDZa_Yj-Vy5DgmbvtcNXa4j194v/s320/island.BMP" border="0" /></div></div><br /><p align="center">This shot shows the granite color a little better. The plumbing fixtures are all in, too! I'm super excited about having the spray nozzel and the 60/40 under-mounted sink :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462294765310103202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHHJo56wJkwhZrcRdIglHwB59Mz6GVO9Ty6iEmd6ftIJDcg-Fen65wzDwMPzrDqU-54T5q9FbtX-MezMrSWwdbr_8eAYjZqKdfQhCmE5I2xuUSo7hkzkscYb138UIPIuyIGksPlx9LdjG/s320/sink.BMP" border="0" /></p><p align="center">This next photo made my poor husband look like an alien... so rather than allow you all to be frightened by Alien Aaron, I "spray painted" him into the Smoke Monster via LOST. Not that that is any less frightening, though... </p><p align="center">The kitchen having the granite countertops in already makes the house feel so much more like a home than a shell... it's pretty exciting :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462294764239408706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqJs706fwIHb7qnWrbbDACCpwgiIZDhYXwRADyz39mAglBUbFAFYDGK0JS8xQ6_QNrvPZPZ5C50Zw67N-M650NCgVipi8AJH4R68vG9xAmtzNZjhf8oL67aWlAVnNO6UYh2Z0XuG3R5pE/s320/kitch.BMP" border="0" /></p><p align="center">This is our tile that we picked out. We're really happy with our darker grout next to the other house colors.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462294769545251826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2FB2TYT0hLywfFtHSoV6Br6N9FCwIaPXkCAUUVJszitb-yLOEsunRGyWr-RTH47iqc554B8K4jQDnSORoPuFxWaohyr8nZGDwTSjt4lnRgz83UQ_r9cD4JUopecSFt9g4vafJZSXGFsO/s320/tile.BMP" border="0" /></p><p align="center">TOILETS are in! woo! no more holes in the ground! haha<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462294780642640050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGHzsFoCFAVCyClEHn1xR1ex3ec-RJ3NEknfn0MoCXuUkQWbM29O8ZPCs5suJTv7n3DbUWOV63lVGePFlr_WtvjDjGeozF4uXD759w_aZcfR7tbPbzmg6XaJpMFZWpTrDDsCsCHX4cwuq/s320/toil.BMP" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Another couple of shots with plumbing fixtures - bathroom style :)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462301507470363474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O-eCz6lcEIIh2xFpsa_8nU62CbRmMQk75T2DH8xigGfoGAu8mgT0XKYfM9grE2Gms831YoGVPGPSnUkU_ai5FUJ94gfntYmX5M-65s6tm-FS_S5FGWhgAL9xcxTEu44eDZB8rK8bJYeR/s320/sinkie.BMP" border="0" />i LOVE this tub!!!! it is so deep I still can't believe it. I will be able to take a bath and actually have my entire lower body submerged at once!! First time in my entire life... :) crazy long-legged genes... thanks, mom ;)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462301512493468626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTh8rR3evnnS1shn9BXaOkBoPbq-pJ7-N05YHt2aMEY784xiDpv8TzsrqfBgultH9YRLH7TLPccnSYkKxPWKqzHfo4MRtdOriZLINq5SA9jtrA7i9YWg-vEVneC_5eg_R9sVcnM29B2KRA/s320/tub.BMP" border="0" /></p><p align="center">Before I wrap it up, I have a few garden-ish pics for you (of course...):</p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">We are not big cucumber eaters at our house for some reason, but we do love pickles... SO... I decided to try my hand at growing some of the smaller cucumbers to pickle this year! Aaron's grandmother (Nanny) is quite the master gardener, and I have heard many stories of her delicious pickled veggies, so she promised me yesterday that she will teach me to pickle these buggers this year! I am really excited about it!</p><p align="center"> </p><p align="center">...also, I think these cucumber sprouts are just adorable... :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7A6478qtSFZL8389z5uWOJLo1IYGfD33kLrdCZdRNj62AldYWFzA_LPjEHgG_riXXXiV8X-HNEzgcV_V3YChRMAXbR4em6QFpxfe_hKagXULZH8O6ty8i2x-mfWAQEwVzB8Tt_K_kfX7/s1600/pick.BMP"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462301495438200530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT7A6478qtSFZL8389z5uWOJLo1IYGfD33kLrdCZdRNj62AldYWFzA_LPjEHgG_riXXXiV8X-HNEzgcV_V3YChRMAXbR4em6QFpxfe_hKagXULZH8O6ty8i2x-mfWAQEwVzB8Tt_K_kfX7/s320/pick.BMP" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">THIS little one is going to make some delicious sweet peppers for us! We might just have to pickle a few of these as well!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrr4mMFTjo2jfeBzTUX0J2QoUuUUjTCq0SPcmyY52xeUnBrJ1suzgj0kk74rfq6Dq0XMzMiauHy7BsQo8FaDJfRDp08qRuotPBp5EyJYEH3BGsqWNSnaoHlv-dkyW3kphuqhW8kakoHLh/s1600/pep.BMP"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462301490405693810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrr4mMFTjo2jfeBzTUX0J2QoUuUUjTCq0SPcmyY52xeUnBrJ1suzgj0kk74rfq6Dq0XMzMiauHy7BsQo8FaDJfRDp08qRuotPBp5EyJYEH3BGsqWNSnaoHlv-dkyW3kphuqhW8kakoHLh/s320/pep.BMP" border="0" /></a>I am SO excited about this plant. It's the tall skinny one with the long leaves. It's called a Lemon Verbena and I got it for ONE dollar at Calloway's the other day. They have a HUGE rolling cart (three teers high) of veggies and herbs that are only one dollar just because they are taller than they like to keep on hand. They got new shipments, so they are trying to get rid of some of the older plants. Basically, they're ready to go in the ground, so they're UBER cheap! You should go by if there are any that you are needing. I think I remember them having lots of tomatoes and peppers, and I'm pretty sure there were some eggplants and a few other great plants. </div><div align="center">The picture above this (the sweet pepper) is one that I got for the same deal along with a cayenne pepper plant and a couple more mature tomatoe plants than our little sprouts so that we can have some fruit a little earlier in the season than we would otherwise get. Next year we'll have a cold frame so that our OWN will be more mature! I love how gardening is a constant learning game. It is completely trial and error and learn as you go. :)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeMZM38bG74r5yXlEYh-H873ujF12TCSJtlZ88G3h1ueNdyQstq9EmmnvMj17hhYn0odxVBWar6ITugoGQZQNtflVeHt6hQO75Jf2NgY3j23Odx258-DNyb5tZ1r8gVCPVlDSq8ufrdX2/s1600/lem.BMP"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462301486604348610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfeMZM38bG74r5yXlEYh-H873ujF12TCSJtlZ88G3h1ueNdyQstq9EmmnvMj17hhYn0odxVBWar6ITugoGQZQNtflVeHt6hQO75Jf2NgY3j23Odx258-DNyb5tZ1r8gVCPVlDSq8ufrdX2/s320/lem.BMP" border="0" /></a><br /><p align="left">One last thing to leave you with: I got <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Grow-Your-Own-Herbs-Pots/dp/1907030212/ref=sr_1_3/186-1208012-6934365?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269888298&sr=8-3?ie=UTF8&tag=valuefinding-20">this book </a>in the mail today from Amazon. I'm really enjoying it so far! I hope you all are having a fantastic week so far. Be encouraged... It's almost halfway over if you're not... ;)</p><p align="left">love, denise</p>denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-34688176680009936842010-04-19T12:49:00.003-05:002010-04-19T12:56:34.373-05:00Welcome Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc4HK2F-9trMaLDQshaTPTwZM7qd2FPf5TCMyxRyH5iaL8ycp1eltuGYIjLZSUdxyu_fOKIdrHrk8T8FoGLDObapjJELH0qvqCVYlM6TtipTREaRtfX8FOV4SczVZCCzb5A7J9LEdd7oZ/s1600/Mamaw+and+Mello+at+our+Wedding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWc4HK2F-9trMaLDQshaTPTwZM7qd2FPf5TCMyxRyH5iaL8ycp1eltuGYIjLZSUdxyu_fOKIdrHrk8T8FoGLDObapjJELH0qvqCVYlM6TtipTREaRtfX8FOV4SczVZCCzb5A7J9LEdd7oZ/s320/Mamaw+and+Mello+at+our+Wedding.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461907450736744178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Aurora "Buddy" Perez</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">November 3rd 1926 - April 15, 2010</div><div style="text-align: center;">My grandmother set a legacy in her Christ-like example of self-sacrificial loving, giving, and helping.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She was known as "Buddy" by most everyone her entire life. We are thankful to have had such an amazing grandmother. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Welcome home, Mamaw!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17724689557492459264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4468287316637909572.post-47225567176059710802010-04-18T08:28:00.002-05:002010-04-18T09:20:03.892-05:00Sweet WhispersI'm sitting in Starbucks as my husband faithfully serves by playing bass for a church in the Garland/Mesquite area. In a few hours, we will be alongside the rest of his family at the viewing of his sweet grandmother who went to be with the Lord Thursday evening.<br />As I take a short break from wrapping up some work emails/planning/etc. since I will be absent tomorrow for the funeral and to support our family in this time, I am encouraged by my dear friends and their wise, struggling, persevering, submissive hearts and words. The Lord is wooing me. He is drawing me closer to Himself through these Godly women He has, in His eternal wisdom, placed in my life. I hear him whispering sweet comfort to my heart and mind as my flesh struggles with the stress of work (and not being there to catch up), with the inability to shield my husband's heart from breaking each time he thinks about how much he misses his grandmother, who had a significant part in raising him to be the man who he is today, and with my feelings of imposition in this time of grief as I am still somewhat of a "new" member of the family since we have not even been married for 2 years yet. I only shared such a minuscule part of this self-sacrificial woman's life.<br />Through all of this, though, the point of this post is that I can feel the Lord's gentle tug at my heart.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> "Cast your burdens on me for my yolk is light..."</span><br /><br />Sherry encouraged me to memorize that verse over a year ago. The Lord is gracious to have it in the forefront of my mind today.denisie powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00145274856854322222noreply@blogger.com0