tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12590853860414287332024-03-17T21:59:10.589-05:00Three Little Knitted Frogs<center> Three Little Knitted Frogs </center>Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.comBlogger363125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-34269901070295241702015-02-17T09:40:00.000-06:002015-02-17T09:40:00.504-06:00We Moved!Not a new house though...just a new site!<br />
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-31781242739126777012014-08-26T08:06:00.004-05:002014-08-26T08:06:34.722-05:00Life is good.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've had a beautiful, full first summer here filled with lots of garden time (LOTS), flowers, fields, balls, chickens, family, and just freedom. <br />
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As we get ourselves back into the routine of early mornings, catching the bus, and homework, we look forward to the next season to come. <br />
<br />Wool is once again on the needles and always on the brain. Spinning class happens soon...and maybe, just maybe, so do those sheep and feeder calves, meat birds, and.....<br />
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(but not the season after that. Winter can just not come)<br />
Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-2088688717460094392014-02-05T22:11:00.002-06:002014-02-06T20:20:20.240-06:00In action:::With another week of super cold, snowy, and blowing weather hitting us, we find ourselves quite stuck inside. That retched wind took out 4 big boards in our old barn too. Not gonna lie - I shed a tear. <br />
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:::The boys find themselves around the table, keeping warm, working on projects, building Lego creation after Lego creation, eating us out of house and home, and generally in good spirits about it all. <br />
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:::Luckily we've got the littlest member of this boy band's crazy fever under control and he is ready to take the world on one digger at a time.<br />
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:::Wool is everyday. On the head, legs, feet, and hands. Sometime I rock two sweaters. This weather makes it easy to pick out an "outfit". Wool.<br />
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:::We turned our heat down even lower and celebrated that we had the option to do that by having a candlelight dinner. Now we are just cold. Burr 60.<br />
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:::It looks like it could be yet another day out due to extreme cold weather and wind chills. We are getting so used to being home that when an actual full week of school happens, it will be a bit of an adjustment. <br />
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-71240550204340182242014-01-22T10:01:00.002-06:002014-01-22T10:01:20.374-06:00On the needles My knitting stride is just about back. Between moving, Christmas makings, and the puppy (oh and those kids), I've not had a lot of time to knit.<br />
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I think I'm finally under control enough to start back at my <strike>addiction </strike>hobby again. Good thing too since I need to finish my kids' solstice/winter/Christmas sweaters. I've forgotten that as they get bigger, their sweaters take longer.<br />
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All three are getting <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/treefroggin/tea-with-jam-and-bread">Tea with Jam and Bread</a>. As soon as this pattern came out I knew I'd make it. Not only is it one of my favorite songs, it is the perfect boy (and me!) sweater with its tunic style and pockets for various rocks, bugs, and other found treasures.<br />
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Between reading everything I can about raising chickens and coop building, I've also been reading and experimenting with recipes from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/MaryJanes-Ideabook-Cookbook-Lifebook-Farmgirl/dp/1400080479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390404440&sr=8-1&keywords=Mary+Jane%27s+For+the+Farm+girl">Mary Jane's For the Farm Gir</a>l. My oldest thought I needed to check this out from our library. Turns out it is pretty cute and has some good, basic, whole food inspired recipes. I've worked with sourdough this week. My bread was a fail though. I think it was just too much whole wheat. It will make good croutons though! <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>linking up with Ginny at <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/">Small Things</a></i></span>Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-19322388304484604352014-01-20T21:12:00.003-06:002014-01-20T21:18:19.044-06:00Weekend WarriorsThe last two weekends we've been able to ink out some good ol' farm working time. Each have given us one day of temperature that was not at that "my teeth are cold" cold.<br />
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Last weekend we were able to organize the pile of lumber in the field next to ours. All of that leftover lumber was available to us from the previous home owner. We've put in a call to make sure but now it is out of the ground and ready to move. Dragging wet, frozen boards a few acres at a time was not a lot of fun but our crew of merry men did it. If we get the go-ahead with the lumber (again), we will be using them for the chicken coop. <br />
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All of that soil "food" as the crew calls it, is our "pumpkin graveyard". Last weekend we buried our Halloween pumpkins and leftover gourd seeds. There was piles and piles of roofing tiles behind the barn and there still is a lot left. Hopefully those vines will help us dig them up. Mason really enjoyed making each pumpkin a grave marker - hence, the pumpkin graveyard garden.<br />
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Happy "Famer/Cowboy/Monticello Worker" who is now not a boy but the a fore mentioned people at any given time. <br />
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Our break from school for the holidays has been fun. Long...but fun! We started off before Christmas with visiting Nathan's parents and then back home for Christmas, followed by visiting my family. It was more than wonderful to see everyone. Next year I plan on either getting lots of B12 shots or living in a bubble so I'm not sick the entire time my niece is here! <br />
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This Christmas brought us, thanks to my Mom and Dad, our first new animal to the farm, Carwyn! She is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi and is just the sweetest thing. Like a true member of the family, she has already been to the emergency room (via our sweet neighbor's Lab) for being a bit too bold with her puppy bites. Luckily it wasn't as bad as it looked and she no longer nips to hard. <br />
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Before the blizzard and the low temperatures (-15!!), we were able to do some farm work on our fence line. Our goal is to be able to put up new fencing next fall and with the 40 odd years of growth to work through, we're going to need all of the time we can get. We were grateful for even 2 days to work outside before the weather hit. There will be so much to do come Spring!<br />
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I'm so glad it is over. I'll feel really glad when our other house finally sells. <br />
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Today Reagan told me, curled up with his next book by the fire, that he loves his new home. <br />
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I do too. Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-58651234311083177582013-10-22T17:00:00.001-05:002013-10-22T17:00:34.760-05:00Wash, rinse, repeatHaving three boys seems to cause a duplication in days.<br />
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I never knew I would be an expert farm builder. I can put together a homestead in a matter of minutes.<br />
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Boy #1 was always concerned with feeding the animals.<br />
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Boy #2 was always concerned with babies being by their mommies.<br />
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We have some big changes coming to our family.<br />
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We've decided to take a risk. Something that usually doesn't go with my husband and I.<br />
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Often as we drove home from our parent's farms, we would hear our children "whine" about not having the space, animals, things to do- pretty much everything associated with living in the country. We often echoed them as well. As parents, we always wanted those "country" things for our kids and the chance to raise our kids much like we were raised.<br />
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So - we talked about it, daresay "dream" about it until one day I sent my husband a link to land that was for sale. From there we looked some more, determined what we could responsibly do, what we couldn't do in our county - which turns out a lot, and just looked.<br />
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Then it popped up. Something small enough to afford but big enough for my crew to grow into and in turn something small enough for us to take care of when the kids grow up (not that I plan on letting them).<br />
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A place with lots of projects. A place with just a bit of more space but still a small home that we like. A basement so we don't have to huddle in the bathtub with glass shower doors during a tornado. Close to town but surrounded by beauty.<br />
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Our kids are pretty excited. Chickens and kittens in the spring. A cow or two in the following year and whatever else they talk me into. A huge garden. Planting apple trees, strawberry rows, and blueberries.<br />
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We are all pretty excited. So excited that maybe I'll actually blog about it. <br />
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My littlest one and I were reading a chicken raising book (he is now a chicken farmer -if you ask), and I stumbled across this paragraph that totally sums up our life in the last few weeks:<br />
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First day of 2nd grade, Kindergarten, and Pre-School.<br />
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The garden looks good despite my fight with the bugs. I pray daily to the tomato Gods to keep the blight away and the bottom fruit rot at bay. Using a copper spray may have worked!<br />
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Pool days are a daily thing. I can't believe how well little Logan swims. I forgot a swimmy yesterday and he swam all over with just one. Totally unafraid that one is. He is a maniac on his bike too. He will talk a good clip on the merits of riding a John Deere bike. <br />
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Reagan continues to enjoy his easy days with reading, swimming, and lots and lots of Lego play. In two weeks he travels to Florida for Oceanography camp at Mote Marine Laboratory. He has checked all of the marine life books out from the library. He is just a little bit excited!!<br />
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Both of the above two just returned from a week at the farm while I was gone with #2. They had so. much. fun.! I spiked Logan's hair this morning and he promptly told me "that not farmer hair!"<br />
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Mason and I just returned from a great time in San Fransisco visiting my new neice, brother, and sister-in-law. We had such a good time. We were very gluttonous - Thai, Sushi, Noodles, Crepes, and drip coffee... Mason is having a hard time adjusting to not being the only child. Luckily, his brothers don't let him get away with much.<br />
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Knitting is still happening -just not as much. I've picked up some other hand work to work on while it is so hot. I need to start thinking about Christmas. I find it hard to contain myself when there is a baby girl to knit for in the family.<br />
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Hard to believe there is only a month before school begins. I hope to take it nice and slow! Somehow - that never seems to happen around here.<br />
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-38948171533606009782013-05-06T14:30:00.002-05:002013-05-06T14:31:25.184-05:00Right now...Right now we are trying to be patient with the rain...<br />
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Enjoying a show together...<br />
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Being busy, busy, busy with trips to grandparents and times on the farms...<br />
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knitting, knitting, and knitting for friends and fund raising....<br />
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Loving Spring. <br />
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-41922659580351045552013-04-17T05:00:00.000-05:002013-04-16T23:25:19.338-05:00Yarn AlongFollowing along with Ginny over at <a href="http://www.gsheller.com/">Small Things </a><br />
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I'm still plugging away on my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/treefroggin/aestlight-shawl-2"><span style="color: #351c75;">sweet friend's shawl.</span></a> After learning that I have two weeks less than I thought to do my <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/treefroggin/small-things-sweater"><span style="color: #0b5394;">next project,</span></a> I motivated to get it done. Plus, I'd like her to have it before it suddenly becomes summer.<br />
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Because of this motivated knitting and some recent sewing projects, I've not read much for myself. I have, however, read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-Do-Diggers-Sleep-Night/dp/0375868488/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1366172671&sr=1-1&keywords=where+do+diggers+sleep+at+night"><span style="color: #351c75;">Where Do Diggers Sleep At Night</span></a>, at least a hundred times. I have to admit - it is one of the cutest construction books I've had the pleasure of reading and need to get it for our own library. It doesn't get better than learning how a mama backhoe tucks in her baby backhoe at night. Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-26074577283572519612013-04-16T23:04:00.002-05:002013-04-16T23:04:28.390-05:00Happy Farmer Currently --- <br />
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::The wee one is so into his tractors, trucks, and construction vehicles
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tractor and wagon. All of them are out. All the time. My home looks like I have booby traps between the Lego projects and the farming implements. <br />
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:: mending, mending, and more mending. My boys will soon have patches with a few bits of jeans left. I got a fist pump today from the oldest when he saw his football patch. <br />
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:: Reagan had his second violin concert this Sunday. He played "Happy Farmer" for his solo. Such a big boy. <br />
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:: The first canning of the year happened. 14 half pints plus a few pints of strawberry jam. Logan has deemed eating the "foam" from the cooking strawberries - "Num vommm Mama". I had to peel his undershirt from his chest tonight. Apparently, foam is also a fantastic glue. <br />
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-61778331225426647272013-04-12T06:00:00.000-05:002013-04-12T06:00:18.791-05:00This MomentLinking with <a href="http://www.soulemama.com/">Soulemama for this Friday Moment</a><br />
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Also, I'm working on a trade of sorts for a dear friend. This is the second time I've knitted the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aestlight-shawl">Aestlight shawl</a>. It is a fun knit. I love anything Shetland: garter, feather and fan, a good working shape, and not too boring.<br />
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-46424664236220118092013-04-09T14:48:00.001-05:002013-04-09T22:33:17.116-05:00Not any betterWell there you go. More than a month since I last posted.<br />
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Yep. Still can't get myself to be better at blogging.<br />
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What have we been up to? A lot. Playing outside. Getting the garden ready. School work. Violin. Reading and reading and reading. Visiting family. School things. Boy things. Family things. Our first horse show (that I forgot to take my camera to). <br />
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Next up? A shawl for a friend. More hexipuffs- so close to being done. A quilt for Reagan. Play shorts. Mending. Garden plantings. A charity knit with my favorite bright spring green.<br />
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Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-64584311878677483512013-03-04T11:16:00.000-06:002013-03-04T11:17:02.969-06:00Bur Day Last week was little Logan's 3rd birthday.<br />
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It was event that he has waited for ever since he was 2. Seriously. "My bur day" talk all the time. All the time.<br />
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From the best we could tell, be wanted a cake. Lots of cake. The boys decided he would most like a Gold Rush cake since, next to Pioneer Woman, that is his favorite thing to watch and play.<br />
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Reagan made a trommel, Mason helped make "rocks", and Logan and I made gold (candied lemon peels).<br />
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It was good. It was more than tragic when he woke up from a nap and the rest of the cake had been eaten. <br />
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Playing Gold Rush has been happening since the party last Sunday. Thanks the his Aunt and Uncle, he has a very large excavator that is all the rage here. Reagan likes to narrate what is happening while they play.<br />
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::We've moved the boys around again. Now everyone has their own room. Nathan and I were at our last straw with how long it took to do simple tasks like getting dressed. So far, it seems to be working well. The big boys are enjoying their own space.<br />
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::Logan has his IEP meeting today. I'm excited to hear how his therapy will continue. Quite anxious too. It is weird to be on the other side of the table at these meetings.<br />
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:: We now are "cool" and have wireless internet. It has been great as our computer sounds like it runs on diesel fuel. Reading downloaded publications (like <a href="http://katedaviesdesigns.com/textisles-2/"><b>Textisles</b>)</a> is awesome. As well as watching all of season one of Downton Abby. Yes, obsessed with it here now too. I admit to pumping my fists at the library when I caught Season Two as it was just brought back. I tried not to be smug when someone came in right after me to see if it was available. Ha, it was not.<br />
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::The newest member of the family is getting something made too. All the buttons we have now are fun dig through - for me and the boys. <br />
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-92028428435920170392013-01-23T21:32:00.002-06:002013-01-23T21:34:34.407-06:00Hammer and CarrotWhile surfing the web this week, I checked in at <span style="color: #4c1130;"><a href="http://alphabetglue.com/">Alphabet Glue</a></span> (and coincidentally <span style="color: #4c1130;"><a href="http://www.gsheller.com/">Small Things</a>)</span> to find something for my Niblit to do. <br />
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One look at it and I knew I could make it work.<br />
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Yes, a hammer. I got this.<br />
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I get the previlige of playing with kindergarteners and dye. What fun!<br />
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We started off by planning our soon-to-be dyed skeins with watercolor paints in just the colors of red, yellow, blue, and green. With these 4 paints, the children experimented in mixing colors (even though they have been studying this) and how their colors were going to be ordered. Once it was their turn, they got to dye it up! It was interesting to me which child followed their plan and which child didn't.<br />
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Completely unrelated to the above commentary on knitting, but I've found an awesome pizza crust. Pizza crust is one of those things that I've failed at more times than I can count! Last night we had a summer pesto and alfredo pizza and tonight was a bbq cowboy pizza. <span style="color: #990000;"> <b><i><a href="http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2011/04/our-most-favorite-pizza-crust-ever.html">Yes, the crust is that good! Make it! <--link </a></i></b></span><br />
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Dressing in layers of wool and snow pants - off "hiking" (his new favorite word next to Happy Birthday) through the woods and trespassing where ever we feel we need to go. </div>
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<br />Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1259085386041428733.post-61247185486263531412012-12-05T17:04:00.000-06:002012-12-05T17:04:29.818-06:00Almost thereOur kitchen is almost there.<br />
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I have a functional sink. At the moment it is fun to wash dishes in it.<br />
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I should have it all done on Friday.<br />
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Minus the light and paint. The light will happen this week one way or another.<br />
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We changed a textile plan this week from marble back splash (that was discontinued) to bead board. <br />
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Why bead board wasn't the original plan is a mystery -- as almost every "inspiring" kitchen I've pinned on Pinterest has it. I'm looking forward to painting it this weekend. <br />
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Hurry up Friday!<br />
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The house is almost trimmed.<br />
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The kitchen is "almost" (and I emphasize the air quotes) done. Tomorrow is "supposed" to be the finishing day minus the backsplash.<br />
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The Nutcracker ballet was seen and reported as "perfect", "amazing", and "awesome". Now the middle boy is pirouetting around the house (more than usual).<br />
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The Santa Train is checked off our list. <br />
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The Santa train is always fun. This year the big boys were very honest in that they knew this was not the "real" Santa. I could tell that it wasn't as magical as it was before but nonetheless, it was fun!<br />
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Reagan reported that he'd like Lego's, Mason would like a surprise, and Logan would like Santa to leave his seat and then maybe bring him a tractor, combine, and wagon.<br />
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lots of projects.Kristihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07732086426283813244noreply@blogger.com0