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Here in Indiana we are having an extended winter.<br />
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I'm sure you've heard.<br />
Unless you live under a rock. Or a snow bank. Seems like the weather is the hottest topic of conversation around here.<br />
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Not only did we have an additional week of Christmas break due to weather related issues, we've had multiple closings and delays since then. Yes, it has added a few days of school to the end of the year, shortened spring break a day, had two Saturday schools, and we are adding an hour to the school day for a week or more depending on what kid you are. I'm not complaining.<br />
Not doing it.<br />
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I usually cannot wait for winter to be over. I love summer. Warm weather in general is my favorite. Winter comes with so much <em>stuff.</em> Coats, hats, gloves. Oh my the gloves. Drives me crazy looking for gloves. And boots that match. But I'm not complaining. Not this year.<br />
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*For the most part* I've enjoyed our snow days. I put a pot of soup on the stove and let the kids help themselves. I read a Young Adult Science Fiction series. I put clean pajama pants on after my shower. The kids played nicely. (mostly) When I needed a break from the little people, I got in the plow truck or tractor and spent some time with my husband. We also left them home a couple of times and went into town for dinner for some conversation with other adults. Not complaining about that!<br />
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The snow and freezing temperatures sure had an impact on my running plans as well, but I'm positive I'll be back training for my mini marathon like a crazy person soon. I have my running clothes on now.<br />
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I've been thinking about this long winter the last couple of days, and you know what? With all that bitter cold and snow, there were a lot of good things too.<br />
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1. Despite William getting the flu on Sunday, our family as a whole has had the healthiest winter in years. I may have just jinxed myself, but for now, I'm thankful.<br />
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2. We got enough snow and in such regular intervals, that the dirty, nasty, dead, yucky brown was covered by a beautiful, sparkly, white blanket. And when the snow got dirty, it snowed again. My favorite was when it would come down in those big, fat snowflakes that fall so slowly you wonder if they are going to change their minds. The prettiest winter we've had in years.<br />
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3. My sump pump never had an opportunity to stop working. (Can I get an AMEN?) It stayed cold. All. Winter. Long. I hate the whole "snow*melt*mud*rain*freeze*snow*melt*mud*rain*freeze* routine. <br />
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4. Not a single fly in my house all winter. And <em>that</em>, is a BIG deal. I'm really hoping that the cold temps also impact the summer pest situation as well.<br />
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5. Thanks to my hard-working husband, our house has been a cozy 74+ degrees all winter long. Not a single person has complained about cutting/stacking wood!<br />
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6. Spring is coming. <br />
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I was named Modifamily Member of The Month for September!</div>
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2. My favorite combination.<br />
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Even with my *limited* collection, it was a hard choice.<br />
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But, I went with the navy strap and the chevron face.<br />
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Which is now named: "Sarah's Spectrum" in my honor! How cool is that?<br />
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Tonight, I had my lovely assistant help me draw a winner,<br />
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In addition to my regular daily things-to-do, I have a couple of organizing projects on the list:</div>
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Organize the pantry.</div>
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Organize my side of the closet.</div>
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Combine my <i>four</i> current purses into one.</div>
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Surprised me with a face-time chat this evening.</div>
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I couldn't dream of a better way to kick-off my weekend!</div>
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<i>xxx Marieke...best host mom loves you!</i></div>
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But really, if the rest of the team is doing their jobs, she's pretty much a cheer leader. Or on-field coach if you hear the things she shouts at her fellow players. And hey, if Elizabeth was doing her job we wouldn't need a goalie either, and she's out there every game doing a fabulous job.<br />
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His practices started mid-September, twice a week. Not at the same place or same time as Elizabeth's of course.<br />
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And last week it ruined my Friday night when we had to watch him be introduced at the high school game half time show. In the rain.<br />
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Honestly, he loves it.<br />
Honestly, I have no idea how he's doing or what position he plays.<br />
Shoot I have no idea how the game works at all. I go, I sit, I cheer when the other parents are cheering. I tell him he looks cute in his uniform.<br />
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I'll not bore you with how crazy hectic it is to get home from work, pack up the car, kids, toys, drinks, snacks to get to these events, but Jackson and Isabelle are always very excited to know the nights we get to stay home!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">(Pah nee tah)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Miss Phanita moved to our home on August 28th. </span></div>
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She is a delightful young lady, and we all are enjoying getting to know her better.<br />
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It sure does feel good to have one more person at our table!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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I couldn't decide what my first post back should be. Kind of like your first day back-to-work outfit. It needed to say: "HEY!" I'm still here! Doing great! I can still do this! Life is Crazy busy! <em>But</em> I'M BACK!!</div>
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I purchased my first watch over a year ago when my friend Abby hosted a little trunk show. I really went for the food and booze, but got sucked in by all the pretty things and bought one. And my kids were in the car. And they really frown upon me driving after drinking. party poopers.</div>
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I had to make a special place for them in my closet. They have this great basket to themselves. This is my collection a few months ago. Yes, it has grown since then. It grew again today. Sometimes I rainbowtize them- you know... when I'm "cleaning" my closet. Makes me feel all organized.<br />
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If you follow happen to follow me on instagram-sarahanguilm. You've seen photos. Lots of photos.<br />
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I take pictures when they match my outfits.<br />
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Pink and black is where it's at.<br />
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Blue pants, green sweater, yellow and purple polka dots.<br />
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Green pants, coral sweater, purple and silver. Yes please.<br />
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Orchid and rose gold. Yup. I have an outfit to match that.<br />
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I wore this when Ryan and I stayed up until 5am "chaperoning" the kids after prom.<br />
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Not a single one of them were born when I was playing tetris on my gameboy. Good times.<br />
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After running. Another "new" thing in my life.<br />
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Feeding calves.<br />
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Cheering on our team, and my second husband, Tim Duncan.<br />
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When the sun was only shining on my wrist. Love these two!<br />
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Driving in the rain. Thank goodness my flight was delayed!<br />
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When Christine's Beautiful Friend matched my drink perfectly. (That's a Moscow Mule folks, not a sprite.)<br />
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When I got pulled over... good thing it was just a warning, because I was totally going to pull out: "My husband is going into surgery and I have to see him before they take him". With tears of course. True story. <br />
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Waiting, waiting on chicken nuggets. Don't judge.<br />
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Of course when my watch matched the menu at the local Mexican Restaurant.<br />
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After driving in the rain, waiting on the plane. I did have a dress on.<br />
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Delivering girl scout cookies...<br />
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Driving the carpool.<br />
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If you think I only take pictures of my watches, it's not true. I also take pictures of my shoes. Orthopedic and all. I did have a <a href="http://www.modifywatches.com/" target="_blank">Modify Watch</a> on, and you can bet it matched perfectly with my chevron skirt.<br />
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You might think I have plenty of watches... especially if I only wear one at a time. But I'll tell you what keeps me buying more. (Besides the fact that they keep coming up with great new faces and fabulous new bands and the sweet hand wrote note with every order and super fast shipping) Is the the company. And by "company" I mean the people that work there. No joke. I'm pretty sure Michelle Mitchell aka Modify Watch EXTRAORDINAIRE is my new best friend.<br />
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I received an email from Michelle awhile back asking about some of the non-profit organizations I like to support. Every month or so, <a href="http://www.modifywatches.com/" target="_blank">Modify Watches</a> donate a portion of the sales to great not for profits. They wanted to see who their VIP customers (yes, I'm a VIP!) connected with.<br />
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After listing a couple of organizations I'm passionate about, I told Michelle that I love fair trade. Fair trade coffee, chocolate, bags, beads, shoes. Ya'll know. I've mentioned it here before.<br />
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Imagine my surprise and complete delight when I got a<em> bulging</em> package in the mail from none other than Ms. Michell herself.<br />
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Fair trade bag, coffee, soap, quinoa, cherries in chocolate! with a lovely note.<br />
Turns out Michelle's boyfriend works for fair trade, and she wanted to share a few goodies with someone that appreciated them like herself.<br />
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Nice enough for this shark to shed a few tears.<br />
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Because I get more compliments on my watches than anything <em>ever</em>, and because I've not ever been more excited for <em>someone else</em> to get a package in the mail (Tracy & Pam) <strong>AND</strong> because I wanted this to be the <em>funnest-comeback-post-ever,</em><br />
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I have <strong>ONE</strong> $40. gift certificate to <a href="http://www.modifywatches.com/" target="_blank">Modify Watches</a> for <strong>ONE</strong> <em>lucky</em> reader!<br />
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To enter:<br />
Check out Modifywatches.com<br />
Leave a comment telling me what your first choice would be!<br />
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Easy peasy lemon squeezy. Have fun!<br />
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After his program, Ryan and I were talking. I said to him it was a bit strange with no little people in the pew that we had to ply with sippy cups and snacks to keep happy during the program.<br />
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You fall asleep in the dirty laundry piling up in the hall.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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It's so much fun to open up the box and see what is inside.</div>
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And this week, we got a green one!<br />
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They had a blast- on the way there, on the way home, and at Hardees in between!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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Logan, Marieke, Janneke, Jackline, Hayleigh, Shelly and Elena.</div>
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Isabelle and Elizabeth are back there too!</div>
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These two girls. Oh my. Personality overload. And William <em>loves</em> to harass them!<br />
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...and this is how Jackson spent the first two periods- at one point he woke up, looked around and pulled the hood over his face. Sweet boy has his daddy in him!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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Saturday afternoon we picked up <a href="http://strivingforfabulous.blogspot.com/2012/12/sinterklaas.html">the Sinterklaas present</a>.</div>
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Such a touching moment to witness between best friends.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I bet you've never heard ol' Marshall Dillion say</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Miss Kitty have you ever thought of running away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Settling down would you marry me?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I asked you twice and begged you pretty please</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She'd have said yes in a New York minute</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They never tied the knot</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">His heart wasn't in it</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He just stole a kiss as he rode away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He never hung his hat up at Kitty's place</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I should've been a cowboy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I should've learned to rope and ride</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wearing my six-shooter riding my pony on a cattle drive</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stealing the young girl's hearts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just like Gene and Roy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Singing those campfire songs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh I should've been a cowboy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I might of had a sidekick with a funny name</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Running wild through the hills chasing Jesse James</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ending up on the brink of danger</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Riding shotgun for the Texas Rangers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Go west young man, haven't you been told</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">California's full of whiskey, women and gold</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sleeping out all night beneath the desert stars</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With a dream in my eye and a prayer...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In my heart</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I should've been a Cowboy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I should've learned to rope and ride</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wearing my six-shooter </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Riding my pony on a cattle drive</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stealing the young girl's hearts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just like Gene and Roy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Singing those campfire songs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh I should've been a cowboy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I should've been a Cowboy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I should've learned to rope and ride</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'd be wearing my six-shooter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Riding my pony on a cattle drive</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stealing the young girl's hearts</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just like Gene and Roy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Singing those campfire songs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh I should've been a Cowboy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yeah I should've been a Cowboy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yeah I should've been a Cowboy</span></div>
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He wants to be a cowboy. Just like daddy</div>
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Jackson Ryan</div>
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February 2013</div>
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Marieke is taking photography this semester. She is really enjoying it and has gotten some fun shots from around the farm:</div>
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Oh, the things I find when I download the pictures from my phone....</div>
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February 2013</div>
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But <em>man</em>. I'm ready for a change up. One of the things I like about blogging getting all the junk out of my head.<br />
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<li>I usually average 25 appointments a month for work- November and December are typically slow- my February, March and April already have 40+ appointments on the books. blech. It wouldn't be all bad except for all the paperwork that comes with it.</li>
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<li>Marieke signed me up for 'instagram' to say I love it would be a total understatement. You can follow me at: sarahanguilm.</li>
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<li>We had Steelhead for dinner tonight. Talapia last Thursday. Besides fish sticks (and I really don't think they count) it's the only two times I've made fish. The kids loved it, Ryan and Logan have had steak both nights.</li>
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<li>Logan introduced me to a very addicting game: "What's The Word" or "4 pictures, 1 word". ugh. drives me crazy.</li>
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<li>My face has been so dry with this crappy winter weather. I totally lubed up with Mary Kay's extra-emolleint night cream. I feel like a grease ball and my face itches. Any one else ready for summer?</li>
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<li>Ruby had nine puppies on February 1st. Yes, NINE. <em>again. </em>They are so darn cute, and have grown so fast. I seriously think you could watch them grow.</li>
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<li>Ryan is recovering from his surgery very well. Thursday it will be one month- and we all will be happy that he can get back to his regular activities.</li>
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<li>I made my nieces dresses. Sewing for me is like reading. When I get started I don't want to stop. The trip to Joann Fabrics on Saturday didn't help. Probably why the laundry isn't done.</li>
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<li>Ryan and I went to dinner and a movie on Friday night. While we were eating dinner, a cute little girl came up to us carrying a box. She asked if we would like to buy some Girl Scout Cookies. Having a live-in Girl Scout of my own, I politley declined. Does that strike anyone else as innappropriate? </li>
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<li>I made the kids clean up their toys in the basement on Sunday. It looks fabulous. They have Thursday and Friday off of school this week. I sure hope they are ready to play down there because I need to clean up my stuff now.</li>
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<li>Marieke's best friend Janneke is coming in from Holland on Saturday. She'll be staying for a week. We are excited to have a peek into her other life. The day after she leaves, Marieke is going to California for week to see "my inner circle, my number one" (according to Marieke) I am so insainley jealous.</li>
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<li>Friday night at the movies, I loved all of the previews for up-coming movies. Any one ready for summer? oh, I said that already.</li>
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<li>A few of the blogs I read on a regular basis have completley inspired me. <a href="http://flowerpatchfarmgirl.blogspot.com/">Flower Patch Farm Girl</a>, <a href="http://emilyaclark.com/">Emily Clark</a>, <a href="http://theletteredcottage.net/">The Lettered Cottage</a>. I want to hire an interior decorator. Have no idea how to go about that.</li>
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I'm good for tonight. Thanks for listening.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Isabelle Josephine</span></div>
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<em>She has no problem posing for the camera.</em></div>
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1 stick of butter<br />
1 cup of flour<br />
1 cup of milk<br />
1 cup of sugar<br />
4 eggs<br />
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While preheating the oven to 350 degrees, melt the stick of butter in a 9"x 13" baking dish.<br />
Combine the remaining ingredients, stirring well. Pour mixture in pan on top of melted butter. <br />
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Bake for about 30 minutes, until knife inserted comes out clean.<br />
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As it bakes, it grows up the sides of the pan, and then falls a bit as it cools. The kids think it looks really cool.<br />
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*We usually eat with maple syrup, we also really like it with sauteed apples.<br />
*I got this recipe from my mom, but cousin Jennifer makes it too. She calls it "Danish Pancake" and has slightly different measurements if I recall correctly. Maybe she'll leave a comment with her recipe. -hint-hint-<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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I have a love-hate relationship with my bathroom drawers.</div>
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I love that they are big enough to hold everything I need, lots of things I want, and even more things I don't want or need.</div>
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What I hate is that they look like this:</div>
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When the builder installed them, he said: "Sure, I can put some dividers in, what do you want?"<br />
Since I had <em>no idea</em> what I wanted at the time, I decided to wait and see what I needed. "Feel out" the drawer- ya' know?<br />
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Two and a half years later, I don't really think I can call him up and tell him EXACTLY what I want.<br />
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I<em> think</em> I would like to try something like this:<br />
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Bamboo drawer dividers from Crate & Barrel. At this point in my life, they are a little more money than I want to spend on something no one sees but me.</div>
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I'm sure I could settle for something like these:</div>
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Cheap enough- not very customizable, and pretty ugly for even<em> just me</em>.</div>
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So, instead of spending money on something I don't like, and don't think will really meet my needs, I improvised.</div>
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Enter the cardboard box:</div>
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Over a period of a month or so, (let's be honest- I still am) I took note of the boxes we were throwing away, and saved different sizes and shapes, and cut them down to fit into my drawer.<br />
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I dumped my drawer out, put some boxes in, and started organizing.<br />
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And this, is what my drawer looks like now:<br />
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Everything is nice and tidy. <br />
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It turns out, I really did need all of those things in the drawer- except for few things....yes, that is a "Jenga" block.<br />
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This is a much shorter post about his leg.<br />
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He's having back surgery tomorrow to fix the bulging disc that is pinching a nerve.<br />
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After a doctors appointment this morning, he (the dr) decided to admit Ryan so they could do some blood work and manage his pain before the procedure.<br />
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He used to "help" me wash the dishes, and then slip into the water while I was wiping the counters. He then would proceed to wash himself with the scrubby.<br />
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cute little bugger.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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Since Ryan was feeling a little puny last spring, a few of our favorite people came and helped him get his spring work done.</div>
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We also celebrated Papa's 59th birthday!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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Last March I was helping Ryan and our fabulous new employee- Zach move <a href="http://strivingforfabulous.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-calves.html">these calves</a> from the little "hutchers" to a larger group pen. Catching our breath after that intense work-out, I noticed that Ryan's color was a little off. Upon closer inspection, (peeling down his eyelids) it was confirmed. He was yellow. Having seen very few grown men with jaundice, I told him that he needed to see the Doctor. Oddly, he agreed.<br />
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Fortunately, our Doctors office has after-hours- hours on Mondays. You know, because, Ryan had work to do. Unfortunately, Our Doctor was on a work vacation. We both were disappointed, because we love, love, love our Doctor, but I didn't think he should wait until the following week when she would be back.<br />
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Dr. Park was concerned with Ryan's symptoms, (fatigue, upset stomach, obvious elevated bilirubin) and wanted him to have some blood work done.<br />
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The results of the blood work on Tuesday prompted the Doctor to order an ultrasound of Ryan's liver, kidneys & gall bladder. Something was causing his liver to not function properly.<br />
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Ultrasound on Thursday, more blood work, and back to the Doctor on Friday.<br />
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The results of the ultrasound found no issues with his kidneys or gall bladder. Both seemed to be working fine. But, his liver was enlarged. His labs were negative for Hepatitis A, B and C. but his AST and ALT levels were 1200 and 1300. Normal range for AST is 5-40, and ALT is 7-60.<br />
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Since Ryan is not an IV drug user, alcoholic, or sexually promiscuous, The Doctor was a little stumped. When the blood work came back with such increased levels, Dr. Park had his nurse schedule an appointment for Ryan with a specialist. For the next Monday.<br />
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Dr. Park told Ryan not to miss the appointment with the specialist- it usually takes 2-3 months to get an appointment, not the next business day.<br />
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Upon visiting the GI specialist and answering lots more questions, scheduling more appointments and more blood work drawn, Dr. Jain thought Ryan may have <a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/autoimmune-hepatitis/DS00676">Autoimmune Hepatitis</a>. Ryan would need to have a liver biopsy first to confirm the diagnosis.<br />
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After hours of waiting- (we were early- go figure.) the procedure was finished and we were in the recovery room for a while. Orange Popsicles eased that waiting. <br />
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The results of the biopsy showed some cirrhosis, and the Autoimmune diagnosis was confirmed. Ryan was put on two different medications. Prednisone to quickly get the liver numbers under control, and a "maintenance" drug to maintain the liver function. <br />
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Within 4 months, he was off of his Prednisone, and just taking the maintenance medication. Liver labs were withing normal ranges and Ryan felt significantly better.<br />
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Flash forward: It took some time for Ryan to feel back to his "normal" self. He still tires easily (maybe because he's 40!) and a few weeks ago he was having some pain in his liver region. We've also noticed that he does not digest some things very well, and if he eats those things (pizza) he'll likely experience some pain.<br />
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This disease does not resolve itself, and we expect to deal with it for the rest of his life. We are very blessed that he is feeling better, and that there is medication he can take with very few side effects to keep the disease in check.<br />
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For those of you who knew all about this, we appreciate your kind concern and thoughtful prayers!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="https://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="striving4fab" data-lang="en">Tweet</a>
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