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So, if you are one of the loyal readers actually looking at this post, you will notice that I have not been doing much blogging for a while. I have been thinking about getting back to blogging, though. Starting...NOW! I am not planning on blogging on That's {FAM}tastic anymore though. Sad day, I know. But not really, because I have started a new blog! And this one will be even better, because

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I had the pleasure of rooming with a girl named Ashley my last semester in college before I got married. She is one of those beautiful, totally classy, kind, funny, go-getter type of people who is just so likeable. She's been blogging for awhile, and her blog also exudes all of those characteristics. She just switched over to a new blog address, and is hosting a giveaway in celebration. And she

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Just a heads up that Lands' End has their backpacks on sale for around 50% or more in some cases. I bought this one for my 3-year-old for his birthday (minus the monogramming).Sorry the picture is ridiculously tiny...I tried multiple times to save it bigger, but I guess I'm just not savvy enough for that! Anyway, this is It's the ClassMate Small Haul. It's on sale for $12.99 and I found a

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I'm not sure what's up with Photobucket these days, but my blog sure is struggling because of whatever technical difficulties they are having. Sorry for the ugliness. Hopefully the problem will be fixed soon!

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Always look for coupon codes before ordering stuff online! I just got free shipping and 10% off of orders I made for supplies for Mother's Day presents this morning.I usually just type the name of where I'm ordering from followed by "coupon" or "coupon code" in the little search box at the top of my internet window. More often than not the codes I've used have come from retailmenot.com.I know

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Well, it's only been 3 months since I wrote this list... I kept meaning to post it on here, to hopefully keep myself accountable, as well as giving myself something to blog about. We've finished 11 goals so far, which isn't bad, right? Thanks, Autumn, for teaching me how to do strike-throughs! That'll give you an idea of some of the things I'll be blogging about next, if I can ever get into the

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I've been on an extended hiatus from this blog, so kudos to you, if you are actually reading this! For a while I just decided it wasn't worth my time to post on here anymore (which is probably still true...) but lately I just keep thinking, "Oh, I could put that on the blog," so I'm just going to go with it!I wrote a 101 Things in 1001 Days list this year instead of my regular New Year's

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It's Caroline, I'm hijacking Elizabeth's blog again to spread the word about Home Spun Threads. Right now she is offering super cute patterns to download from her shop for (my favorite price) FREE! Check it out now, it won't last forever!

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Okay, I apologize for the poor quality of the picture (sent it to my email from my phone!) and the rushed manner of this post, but I just wanted to take a minute (literally) and post about the homemade Woody costume I made for my 2-year-old boy this year!It was touch and go there for a bit, but I think it came together so cute! I can't wait for him to put it on this afternoon for our first of 3

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Lately I feel like I need to wear a gas mask when I clean the bathrooms. Because, ironically, the bathroom is about a million times smellier while I'm cleaning it than it is between cleanings. It's not the smell that's really bothering me, I guess, it's the fact that I'm sure something that something that smelly can't really be very good to be around...So, I want to know, what do you use to

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Today I'm blog swapping with Michelle from Fun On A Dime! She has a great blog with lots of fantastic ideas for inexpensive family fun! She was kind enough to share one of her fun projects on my blog today! Thanks, Michelle!Hi my name is Michelle (aka the Fun On A Dime Lady) from Fun On A Dime. If you are looking for some inexpensive fun for the whole family, you should come over and check out

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A few months ago I bought a set of popsicle molds from the Target dollar spot thinking it would be a fun activity/treat for my little boy. Then of course I pretty much forgot about them, and never used them until I saw this challenge at Fun on a Dime.So a couple of weeks ago we broke out the molds, our blender, and some fresh fruit and milk. I believe our concoction consisted of some milk, a

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Life always wins, when it comes to that one. That's my excuse for not blogging much. I had big plans of posting everyday and whatnot, but I just haven't felt like it.I've been trying to adjust to living in a new place with a husband who is at school until after dinner time everyday and an almost-2 year old, who is totally acting his age. As I type this, I just realized that this is the first

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Image SourceMy cute husband and I began discussing paint colors and such for this new house before we moved in. We even picked up a bunch of paint chips at a home improvement store while we were scouting out fun things like new fridges and washers and dryers. Right away, we noticed a difference of opinions when it came to paint colors. I was all over the "tan is neutral, and you can add color

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Well, we survived the move. It was actually a little over a month ago, now, but I'm sure glad it's over. I'm not gonna lie, I had a little meltdown when I was stranded at the gas station with a dead car battery and neither my husband or father-in-law (who was driving our other car--thank you!) answered their phones. I think they were talking to each other... It all turned out fine, thanks to

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Ta Da! Do you love my blog's new look?? I do. I love the bright colors so much! I wasn't going to make it over just yet, but I started playing around with the design, just for fun, and loved it so much I had to go ahead and do it!There are still a few things I want to change, though. I want to figure out how to make that header a little less "large and in charge".... just shrink it down a bit

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This post almost started like this:THE DISASTER: I cannot find my camera cord....And then, right after I typed that, I got up, walked right over to where the camera cord had most definitely been sitting the entire time I looked all over the house for it. "It's this brain of mine..it's got a mind of its own!" (If you can name that movie, I will think you are SO cool!)Sorry, I realize this

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I love this video. If you haven't seen it already you should watch it. It's about the blogger NieNie, and the things she's gone through and her wise perspective on life, including motherhood, so I thought it was perfect for today. One of my favorite parts is around minute 5, when she says "Beauty and motherhood are one; they're the same thing."Happy Mother's Day! Love you!

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Mmmmm...Avocado, anyone? Michael Miller Laminated Cotton Dandy Damask in Avocado, that is. I painted my dining room table black a while back (sorry, never got around to posting about it), but I think after we move this summer I want to paint the chairs black too, and recover the seats {again}.And I think this fabric would be perfect! It's laminated, so we could wipe them off easily, which I

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I love cinnamon rolls, but I've never been that great at making them. Sure, they've always turned out pretty good, but the process... not good.Let's just say there have been tears shed over the making of cinnamon rolls at my house, and they were mine. I don't have a fancy mixer or anything, so I've always mixed them by hand, and ended up with sticky dough that stuck to everything when I was

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I finally uploaded a ton of pictures off of my camera onto the computer, and realized I've taken lots of pictures of things to post on this blog! Woohoo! Now I just need to sit down and actually do it.One of my excuses for being a bad blogger lately (sorry new followers!) IS good news... We know where we will be going for medical school next year, and are now in the process of looking for a HOUSE

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Or am I the only crazy one? Let's find out! Look at the pictures below and see if you can tell the difference.Here's what it looks like when my husband loads the dishwasher:And when I do it:What? You think both pictures look exactly the same? Well... I know, they do look pretty close, but they ARE different. Does anyone else like to arrange the silverware by type when they load the dishwasher?

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I meant to post this a week or two ago. Better late than never!I posted about my renter's mantel here, and this is what it looked like after we got moved in and set it all up. I thought it was nice, but now it kinda looks like a bunch of stuff all lined up in a row across the mantle. But it worked.I didn't take a picture of the mantle at Christmas, though it was lovely. Mini ornament wreaths

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I just wanted to say a quick "thank you" to everyone for commenting on and following my blog! It totally makes my day when I check my email and I see that I've got new comments to read! And when I see that I've got a new follower, it feels so good to know that someone likes what I'm doing! And emails are very wonderful too!Anyway, thanks! We've got spring break this week, so I may kinda

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You may have noticed in my mess of a blog redesign, the tab above that says {FAM}tastic Idea File. It's pretty much my new favorite thing! I started a tumblr account and I LOVE it! It instantly blogs pictures, links, quotes, etc that you find online, automatically linking them up to where you found them! Easy peasy.So if you click on that tab, you'll see what I've put on there so far... just

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A couple of weeks ago I was shopping at Walmart and saw these green t-shirts for $2 each, and I thought that for $2 I could make a St. Patrick's day shirt! I'm usually too cheap to buy a holiday shirt that's only going to to get worn a couple of times, but even I could handle $2!So I picked up 3 and had my sister and sister-in-law come over so we could make shirts for our little boys. I knew I

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I've got several things to post about but have just been too lazy to get the camera cord out and download (or upload? which is it?) the pictures onto the computer. Look forward to a post about a super cute St. Patrick's Day project (hopefully tomorrow), a mini mantel makeover (say that 10 times fast), and proof that I might be a little bit crazy...I still have yet to "Fling" anything for the

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Okay, I'm doing it. A blog I read linked to a great Spring Fling challenge, and I think I'm up for it.The host is a blog called Life Frosting. I browsed a bit and it looks like she has some other interesting ideas on there as well, so check her out.The challenge:"Fling" 100 things in your house before the first day of Spring, March 21st.How to Fling:Throw away, donate, give away, re-gift, sell,

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Thursday night Bitty and I spent the night at my sister's house while both of our husbands were out of town! That's always fun. We've done it a couple of times now, and it's fun to watch a totally girly movie and just hang out.On Friday we decided to finally finish the necklace I made her for her birthday (and the one I made myself!) I got a set of metal alphabet stamps for Christmas, so we

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I've never really liked peas. Growing up I HATED them. I can eat them now, but I don't usually choose them. As legend has it, my mom would serve peas with dinner and I would not cooperate. I gagged when I tried to eat them. When my mom said no dessert if I didn't eat my peas, I would opt out of eating the dessert as a way to get out of eating the peas...I actually told her I'd just smell the

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On my list of projects to do this year, is a twin-sized quilt for my little boy, that he can start using when he moves to a big boy bed.I'm not planning on starting it until after we move this summer, because I have so many other projects to finish first (including 2 other quilts!). But, I have been keeping my eyes out for cute patterns and fabrics. I want something that will definitely look

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I hope everyone had a great Valentine's day! I didn't make a fancy Valentine dinner, but I did make some awesome PINK heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast! Not really very original, but so festive and fun! It may just be a new Valentine tradition for our family!And this is what happens when you leave a plate unattended at our house...I made my hubby a little coupon book for Valentine's Day (

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About a year ago, I was looking at my sister's blog and noticed a link to a few blogs I'd never heard of. At that point I really had no idea that home decor and craft blogs existed. The blog that I looked at and got totally hooked on was the Nesting Place.I read it, oh, every day, and today she is re-posting her 10 Minutes to a Room You'll Love series. This was originally posted last year when

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This is how I {attempt to} keep my house clean during the week. When I stick to it it works pretty well! I laminated it, and hung it on my fridge so I could use a dry erase marker to check the boxes each week. Because I need the reminder and the accountability to help me get motivated. (Confession: This has been hanging in my kitchen for a month and I still haven't dusted or cleaned any glass

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Here's a fun video I found on Studio 5's website about making your home decor personal and something that reflects your family.Don't hang anything on your wall that isn't meaningful to you...LOVE it!And don't you just love those kid paintings? I don't think I'd have the guts to hang them in the formal living room...but maybe a playroom, or kids' room. Hmmm...maybe even a kitchen or dining room;

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Kneader's french toast is delicious. If you've had it I'm sure you'd agree.My first experience eating it was while my husband and I were dating. I was working a couple of on-campus custodial jobs that summer, and since I didn't have a car my then-boyfriend would come pick me up and take me to work in the mornings (he also made my lunches for me a lot of days! What a sweetie!)Well, one day he

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In case you missed my post several months ago about needing an entertainment center because we didn't bring our old one with us when we moved here in July, let me just show you what we used for the first few months of living in this apartment:Pretty sad, right? "But where could you possibly be storing all of your movies and games when you've got such a {cough} sleek and streamlined entertainment

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My friend Vanessa of Vintage Brush Boutique is hosting a giveaway to celebrate the grand opening of her adorable Etsy shop (and her birthday!).She sells some great vintage-style accessories for women, girls, and babies. Here are a few of my favorites from her shop:Mrs. Jupiter Rosette BraceletMrs. Roosevelt Rosette Beaded NecklaceMrs. Good Girl Rosette BroochMiss Glam Pink Child HeadbandMiss

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I know a girl named Serene. I've been reading her blog for a while, and folks, I just love it. She blogs about her life as a mommy of 4 cute kids, and she has such a way with words. She makes the most mundane daily occurrences SO funny. I need to take a lesson from her and just enjoy the time while Bitty's still bitty instead of getting so frustrated when he makes so many messes!Anyway, it's

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I have one of these suction non-slip bathmats in Bitty's tub. Because when he takes a bath without it he's sliding all over the place... I guess he's just a slippery boy. While I was cleaning his tub out this week, I noticed that the underside of it was looking a little iffy. Like it needed a good cleaning, you know.So, I used the big scrub brush I use on the tubs and scrubbed at it for a little

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So, a while back I had heard about You Can Make This, a website where you can buy instructions for lots of different sewing and craft projects. I thought it was a neat idea, but didn't ever check it out, because I've usually got more projects in mind to do than I have time for, so I didn't really want to pay for more project ideas, ya know?Well....I just found out that they have a whole ton of

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I've been wanting to make some of those cute fabric covered bead necklaces for a while now, and today I found this great little video tutorial on Studio 5's website.I love how she got creative with the simple idea on the necklaces the mannequins were wearing. Love the long double strands, and of course the fabric flowers! My sister's got little girls and is always making fabric flowers, and I

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Happy New Year everyone! I always get excited when it's the new year, because I love making new goals. There's just something about the start of a new year that makes me feel like I can start over and that maybe I can accomplish more this year. I love it!I decided this year, that in addition to my new year's resolutions (which are generally self-improvement type goals) I would also make a "To

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-81704873436873975492009-12-18T07:30:00.002-07:002009-12-18T07:43:03.544-07:00

So, I've obviously had quite the unannounced hiatus from this blog...Update on the dresser/entertainment center: I was going to try to finish it before all of the Christmas festivities begin tonight, but it's just not going to happen. But I did get 2 or 3 coats of paint on it so far and it is looking much improved. I'll finally be getting my handles over the break, so shortly after the new year

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-66740858312579594122009-12-15T22:03:00.003-07:002009-12-15T22:11:12.769-07:00

On Saturday, September 19(ish), 2009, my husband and I bought an ugly dresser for $40. A couple of weeks later my sister came over with her heavy duty sanders and wood filler and helped me get it prepped for painting.3 Months Later...I finally primed it tonight!! Want to to know what motivated me all of a sudden? Caroline once again offered her services (and more importantly, moral support),

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-4009917618594898352009-10-27T08:41:00.007-07:002009-10-27T19:56:06.156-07:00

I found my camera! Yeah.... It was actually put away in the desk where it was supposed to be. Guess I should have looked there yesterday!So, just for funsies, here are a few pictures of the new fall decor I made this year!A fall wreath for my red door:A toilet paper pumkinAnd a Halloween bannerThese were all really easy, really cheap projects. And I LOVE them all.My SIL thought I was boring for

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Baahhh... Don't you hate those unexpected little hangups {that pile on top of your laziness to make a slow-going project come to a screeching halt}? Here's mine. I ordered new hardware from an Ebay store a couple of weeks ago for the dresser/entertainment center and have been waiting for it to come in. Then yesterday my husband just happens to look up the order information on Ebay, and sees

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-50744082477150656962009-10-23T19:14:00.002-07:002009-10-23T19:19:31.047-07:00

Want to win this cute diaper and wipes pouch?? Go check out the giveaway at the Crafty Clique!And in case you don't win it, Lyssa was kind enough to give us a tutorial as well, so you can make your own!

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Last night I had fun checking out all of the successfully finished projects from The Inspired Room's latest Procrastinator Party.Here are a few of "Afters" that I really enjoyed:Master bedroom makeover...it just looks so relaxing after! Adorable solar system bedding...hers looks better than the one she got the idea from if you ask me!Laundry room makeover. Someday...someday I will have a house

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-84241964210264198872009-10-22T08:46:00.003-07:002009-10-22T08:52:49.650-07:00

That's me....I wish I had a clean house or some terrific finished projects to show for my neglect of this blog... but no. My dresser-turned-entertainment -center is still yet to be primed and painted.I know, "What do you DO all day??"I have no idea. Make meals. Eat them. Play with the baby. Watch HGTV. That about sums it up. I could probably be a thousand times more productive than I am,

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-59337440288809327232009-10-08T22:00:00.000-07:002009-10-08T22:00:01.392-07:00

I've been working on a project for one of my friends using my digital scrapbooking program. I needed a particular sort of embellishment (and I'm too cheap to pay for that sort of thing...), so my wonderful sister sent me a link to a blog called Digifree.Um.....yeah, you basically just have to check this site out to believe me. There are a RIDICULOUS amount of free digital scrapbooking downloads

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-48140192768333966962009-10-01T22:00:00.000-07:002009-10-01T22:00:00.757-07:00

I wanted to find a cute and easy (and cheap) fall decor craft idea yesterday, and I found a couple that I like.This cute felt leaf table runner is from Fireflies and Jellybeans.I also really liked using that same idea to create a felt leaf garland! I found this one at whipup.net.How cute and fall-like are these dried bean balls?? I love all of the different colors! I found them on the Better

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-42447247953312036932009-09-30T22:00:00.002-07:002009-10-06T06:00:34.791-07:00

We had a big weekend. Bitty's first birthday was on Saturday and we had a big little family party. Then my husband's birthday was Sunday.Just look at this adorable kid. I think he had a great time!We celebrated with lions...tigers...and monkeys...Oh my! So, for Christmas last year my brother-in-law gave me the book Hello Cupcake! It's a good one. I had been planning on making cupcakes for

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-4290270767206182282009-09-28T13:28:00.003-07:002009-09-28T13:34:33.237-07:00

I have some fun stuff that I was going to post about today.... Our birthday weekend and whatnot, but I was too busy leaving comments to enter myself on all the giveaway posts at Nesting Place today! Check it out!Don't worry, I've also been cleaning my house and playing with the bitty boy. Not JUST entering giveaways.. :)

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-37874826292507092132009-09-23T08:11:00.006-07:002009-09-23T13:36:38.051-07:00

About a week and a half ago, my BFF Jackie came to visit. While I was grocery shopping before she came I happened to walk past the cake mixes and realize I didn't even have any treats for her visit, and you can't have a weekend with your best girl friend visiting without treats! That would just be insanity.So I solved that problem!I picked up some of this:And a can of this:And made one of the

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-45907930793812535612009-09-22T06:00:00.001-07:002009-10-08T21:10:58.900-07:00

{Edited to add: I'm submitting this project as my Procrastinator Party entry at the Inspired Room. I know I posted this originally before the party...but in true procrastinator style, the project has hardly been touched since the original post date.. And the icing on the cake is that even procrastinated linking my post up. OOPS!}Here's the story. We moved into our apartment on July 29th. We

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Okay, I didn't mean to totally ignore the blog this week, but on the up side, I did get some things done that I needed to!My sister told me about a blog called Our Best Bites recently and said she had tried a few of their recipes and liked them. So, when I was doing my meal planning a week or so ago I decided to check it out and work a few recipes into my plan.I tried the guiltless alfredo sauce

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Last week I was good and wrote a blog post everyday as well as getting some projects done and other projects started. Awesome, right? It would be if I had done the other important things I should be doing in my life, like my church responsibilities, etc.I've been realizing lately that I don't really feel like much of an adult. This hasn't been much of a problem in the past, but ya know...

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-44102511551459625172009-09-11T05:37:00.003-07:002009-09-11T05:53:38.870-07:00

So, I felt kind of under the weather all day yesterday, and then really started to feel crummy and feverish last night (so I ended up laying in bed reading Pride and Prejudice and watching HGTV instead of painting my table, darn.)And this morning I woke up with a huge headache, and of course, somehow with the move we ended up with no tyleonol in the house! Luckily I have a wonderful husband who

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-51665794544554542902009-09-09T22:00:00.002-07:002009-09-10T08:19:11.597-07:00

I finished the curtains for the sliding door in the dining room, and I know you're all just dying to see what they look like. Or you can humor me and pretend like you are at least!I bought a pair of khaki chino curtains at Walmart for $16, and they were a little small, so I worked up a plan to add on to them. I won't show you the WHOLE picture, until I do the entire dining room reveal (

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Don't you sometimes wish that you could just SEE what that new paint color would look like before you actually take the plunge (and spend the money)?Well, I know a great girl, Ali Mae, with a great blog. It's called Alt-erior Design, and she does virtual design consultations. What she does is takes a picture that you give her, and works her magic on it to show you all of the possibilities! And

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I had a lovely Labor Day, how about you? We had fun time on a picnic at a park with my brother and his family, but I also managed to get a few things done. I cleaned out the fridge, and with the help of my handsome husband we finally arranged the laundry room, and hung up my cute little black thrift store shelves in the dining room. Love it! Here's what I still need to do this week (before

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-56990143056399887972009-09-06T22:00:00.002-07:002009-09-10T08:18:34.707-07:00

...or "corny board", as my husband affectionately calls it. He thinks decorating terms are silly. When I said something about spray painting finials, he stopped what he was doing and said, "Finials? Really? Are you just making these words up??" Oh, I love him!Anyway, back to the point...Remember when I finished my high chair seat re-do and showed you this picture of my cute boy in front of

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-50832236143326117962009-09-03T20:41:00.002-07:002009-09-04T06:14:00.256-07:00

So, the way I do my "research" for these Friday Faves posts is basically just, well, reading my usual blogs in my Google Reader, and then clicking links that look interesting that I find on those blogs. While I was reading this week I saw a lot of good ideas and such, but not much that stuck out to me as extraordinarily awesome (or {FAM}tastic, if you will)...BUTI found one post that I

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With the encouragement of my sister-in-law, I finally got started hanging the curtains in the living room today. Got started, you ask? Why couldn't I just have done it and be done with it? Yes... if life were easy... So, we figured out where to hang them, and when I screwed the first screw in, it wouldn't go all the way in. I thought it was just me being wimpy, so I moved on to the next one

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-76923546212917089192009-09-02T14:01:00.003-07:002009-09-02T14:07:56.797-07:00

Don't you LOVE these black kitchen shelves?! I think they are great, and if I had room in my kitchen I would probably try to make some! Traci at Beneath M Heart has an excellent step-by-step tutorial on how to make them. Go check her out...she's giving the one she made for her tutorial away! Leave a comment on her blog to be entered in the drawing!

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-34646773227900620992009-08-27T05:43:00.004-07:002009-08-27T06:52:02.307-07:00

Wow, it's almost been 2 weeks since I posted last. Sorry, I guess a week of posting was not enough to get me back in the groove... try, try again!You may remember I mentioned here that I wanted to recover my desk chair. This wouldn't really be considered trash to treasure, since it was really trash before. What I started out with was our blue cheapest-chair-they-sell-at-Office-Depot office

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-60403045016046220452009-08-13T22:00:00.000-07:002009-08-13T22:00:01.718-07:00

I found several goodies this week!First off, I'll start with a couple of blogs I stumbled across that I LOVE.The first is U Create. Or Ucreate. I'm not sure if there's a space or not, but either way, this is a really fun blog! Lots and lots and lots of project inspiration, craft ideas, etc. She features her favorite ideas from a ton of different blogs, so it's like finding the best of the

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We moved into our new apartment two weeks ago today. It's got some really nice features like crown molding and a wood-burning fireplace in the living room.The only negative in the living room was that our fireplace didn't have a mantle...it was just a little bare. Well, kind of a lot bare. Here's the before picture:Pardon the mess...this is the day of or day after moving in.I knew as soon as

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-47335315781269871772009-08-11T22:00:00.002-07:002009-08-11T22:00:00.719-07:00

I use a Google reader to keep track of all of the design/craft/decor etc. blogs that I read everyday. I recently made a discovery that other Google reader users have known about since day 1. I'm going to share it anyway, on the off chance that someone else is as clueless as me :)You can SEARCH for specific topics/keywords on your Google reader! Hello, helpful! I'm pretty sure I've spent a

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This is our little table and chairs. Pardon the mess and the poor photography. The mess I can explain. We found a great, cute apartment, that has so many things that we love about it. Especially the things our last apartment was lacking: dishwasher, washer and dryer, 3 big walk in closets, and almost twice the amount of space!Maybe you could call us inexperienced, or even dumb, but we decided

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-31944170948792135632009-08-09T23:00:00.008-07:002009-08-12T20:16:34.500-07:00

So, right about the time that my bitty boy was old enough to need a high chair, one of my old neighbors called me up and asked if I wanted their old one, since they had gotten a booster-style seat instead.Heck yes! I LOVE FREE STUFF! Thanks neighbor! We were so grateful to get this high chair for free, and I really do like it; it works great!But, let's just say it didn't exactly go with the

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-16367274162604114752009-08-06T23:00:00.001-07:002009-08-08T19:29:02.950-07:00

Hello?Does anyone still read this blog... It's been neglected, poor thing.I guess that's what happens when you move halfway across the country, go on vacation, find an apartment, move into the apartment, have less-than-desirable issues to deal with in said apartment, etc., etc...Anywho, I'm going to try to pick the blogging back up! I'll hopefully have some interesting things to post about, with

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-43808670302378895072009-07-07T21:45:00.003-07:002009-07-07T21:59:31.169-07:00

Hi! It's Elizabeth's big sis again. I just wanted to share one of my new favorite things. I love Monkey Hooks. I discovered them at Target and have been using them to decorate the new house. They are so much easier than using anchors or trying to find a stud in the wall. If you get them in the wrong place, and need to adjust it only leaves a small nail size whole. Not to mention you don't

Carolinenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-45693336530429536092009-06-22T08:17:00.002-07:002009-06-22T08:35:27.588-07:00

Sorry for the absence of posts... We recently had a change of plans as far as where we'd be moving. We were planning on moving to Vegas, then decided on Texas instead...small change... :)Anyway, there's been lots to figure out with the change, including job training, housing, moving trucks, etc... Not to mention packing! We're leaving in 2 weeks, so I apologize if my posting is sporadic at best

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-26418266559274690142009-06-12T00:19:00.000-07:002009-06-12T00:20:31.800-07:00

You may or may not know that I am a native Texan. Born and raised. Every once in a while I get "You're from Texas? Where's your accent?" Maybe because I've lived in outside of Texas for the last 5 years, my accent has faded away.What has not faded is my loooooove for good ol' Tex Mex cheese enchiladas....mmmmmmmm... I decided about a month ago, that I wanted to try making some, since you can't

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-53080255780017539712009-06-10T23:00:00.003-07:002009-06-10T23:01:29.764-07:00

If you thought my menu planning method was too much work, you might want to...Wow. This website really does all the work for you. On the home screen of the website, you'll a pre-made calendar for the month, with recipes on each day of the week.To the left of that is the shopping list for the current week of the calendar. And WOW, they even divide the ingredients into categories (according to

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Menu planning is one of those things that everyone does a little differently. It's always interesting to me to learn how other people do the mundane daily things in life, such as menu planning. I thought I'd share my method. It works for me.I will admit, I don't love coming up with something to make for dinner every night. Not that I don't like making dinner. I like to try new recipes, to

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Sorry I've been so lazy about posting lately. I need to find a blogging rhythm I guess...One of my favorite things in my apartment right now is a red cabinet door I have hanging on the wall above our couch. It's really cute, but I also really like it, because it makes me feel creative to have thought to hang it there. Not that I'm the first person to ever hang a door on the wall... but we'll

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I've been considering teaching my baby a few signs, so I wanted to look into finding out how to get started and learn some signs {WITHOUT BUYING ANYTHING}.I found a few sites with some interesting info and resources. Here are a some I found. Each of these websites has more to choose from than just the section that the link will send you to, so if you're interested, check out some other parts of

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So, I just got off the phone with my mom, and she was telling me all about the water party she's helping to throw for the kids at church. I told her I would love to go to that party with all the fun activities she has planned, so I thought I would share!The kids range from ages 3 to 11, so they've got a range of activities planned.Here are the activities geared toward the younger kiddies:

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In April, I saw my mom coming for my husband's graduation as the PERFECT opportunity to recover a loveseat! We'd been needing more seating in our living room, and I found this wonderful fabric store, Home Fabrics, that has ridiculously cheap decorator fabric. I knew I couldn't tackle that kind of project on my own (seriously, my dresser took months, and all I was doing was painting it!)...so I

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-68193353913495204582009-05-31T22:28:00.003-07:002009-05-31T23:07:55.905-07:00

{Once again, please excuse the sub-par photography.} This is seriously so good! To me it tasted just like Olive Garden's. I made a few modifications because I'm cheap...I'll tell you what they are below the recipe.Recipe: Olive Garden Toscana SoupCDKitchen http://www.cdkitchen.com/Category: O - Copy Cat Restaurant RecipesServes/Makes: 5Difficulty Level: 3Ready In: 30-60 minutesIngredients:3/4 cup

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One of the blogs I read is The Inspired Room. Each Friday this year she has been focusing on living a beautiful life. Here are a few things I did last weekend to live a beautiful life: Learned something new...Spent some quality time with some of my in-laws...Was surrounded by the beauty of nature... Created something beautiful...And I did all of these things in one place...QUILT CAMP!My

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One of my favorite blogs, Nesting Place, is hosting a Lampapalooza Party today! So naturally, this post is about lamps!We have an end table that is nestled between our big couch and the wall, on which sits a very cute little table lamp we bought with wedding gift cards at Target a couple of years ago. Because of where the table is, and the size of the couch, etc., our lamp was really too small

Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438729134952715017noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-86329186427599275512009-05-26T19:52:00.008-07:002009-05-26T21:12:05.955-07:00

Thanks Elizabeth for letting me bother you with my BIG time nesting! I will have house pictures for you soon!First, show off my great kids. And yes for those of you who can count, Elizabeth said I am almost done cooking my sixth baby and there are only four kids pictured. Number three baby, died of SIDS at two weeks old and so is not in this picture. Just so you won't think Elizabeth is doing

Carolinenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706991661387732952.post-74372373939834509152009-05-26T18:40:00.004-07:002009-05-26T19:21:22.152-07:00

Well, I got back from Quilt Camp last night and it was AWESOME! Seriously so fun. I need more time to do it justice in a post, so I'm hoping maybe Friday that will be coming. We'll see when it gets done.In other news, my sister Caroline is going to start writing occasionally on this blog with me! I think she will write her first post tonight or tomorrow! You are in for a treat! She's got a lot of

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So this is my first "Questions & Suggestions" post. Here is the question:As I mentioned before, I am slowly saving up for a new camera. In a perfect world, I would like to get a fancy SLR and learn how to take great pictures with it. I know they are super pricey though. So, I am wondering, what kind of camera should I get? I'm not ruling out an SLR, but it'll be a LOOOOONG time until I can get

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Okay, so it's only famous among a few of the people I've made it for. But it is OH SO DELICIOUS! And also oh so easy! We made this yesterday to go with some delish cheese enchiladas I made (I'll post that recipe after I make them again... I forgot to take a picture!).Anyway, I ate about half a bag of chips worth of this salsa today for a snack and figured if I knew how to make something THAT good

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I love looking at all of the links on Reinvented's Trash to Treasure blog party each Tuesday, and now I get to participate! I also just came across A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words and her 2nd Time Around Tuesdays, so I'm excited to be part of that too!And this is a good one. Here's what I started with: BEFORE Sorry for the crummy picture. And sorry it's upside-down. And still has the price tag

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I knew when I first had the idea for this blog that I wanted to share a really great segment of a local show, Studio 5, that I saw back in February.This segment is all about "Take 'n Go Activities," or in other words, activity kits to bring with you while you are out and about (restaurants, doctor's office, church, etc.) to keep your kids entertained. The activities they show are pretty much

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Would you think I was too much of a dork if I told you that one of the reasons I started this blog was so that I could participate in blog parties? Did you even know there is such a thing as a blog party? I didn't until a couple of months ago, when for better or worse, I became a blog junkie. Seriously. Anyway, if you don't know, a blog party is when someone dedicates a post to a specific theme,

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Hi! My name is Elizabeth. I am a stay-at-home mom, to the two best boys, ages 3 and 8 months. I am the lucky wife of a handsome medical student whose jokes are as terrible as mine. I am constantly dreaming up new projects to work on, and occasionally I actually finish a few. I love trying to make my home look nice, make meaningful gifts, and feed and care for my family, all on a student

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