Perfecting Imperfection

I have a new obsession - in one word I'm obsessed with: I LOVE Pinterest.  I spend so much time finding amazing things that - I want to do once we move into the new house - I want to do with the kids - I want to make for gifts - I want to share with my friends - I want to...

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I didn't sleep well last night.  I was tired.  I was REALLY tired.  I tossed and turned all night, though.  Then . . . at about 1 o'clock in the morning, I woke Jerry up because I needed a hug and someone to tell me everything was going to be okay.  I went into Nate and Danika's room to check on them ....

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Today has not been a good day.  Babies have been crying and their older siblings have been fighting.  I tried and tried to get something accomplished but it just didn't work out.  I couldn't even get my grocery list and coupons organized to try to get my butt to the store for an early morning shopping trip.  (I'm holding out hope that I...

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Two songs - I was thinking that maybe I would just put my iPod on random and see what the first two songs that popped up were.  I don't think that would make for a very interesting blog post, though.  So, I decided to write about the two songs that remind me of my Dad every time I hear them. 01. Everything I...

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Three Films . . . ugh. I love movies but I'm not really big on having a favorite movie.  I also don't like to watch them over and over again like my husband does.  It's kind of like reading the same book again and again.  There are certain movies that he will watch if he comes across it on TV no matter how...

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Four books . . . only four?  Wow.  Okay 01.  Two Kisses for Maddy by Matthew Logelin - this is the last book I read and the first nonfiction book I've read probably since High School (or maybe college, I guess).  You can read the review of it I did on my blog here.   If you don't handle sad books very well...

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I figured out what I wanted to do for five foods this morning.  I figured that I would post 5 of my favorite recipes from Allrecipes.com - so, I went to my Allrecipes recipe box to get started.  I was signed out...which I hate because I have 3 different email addresses and about 5 passwords I use.  So, I began the process of...

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Six Places I want to take my children someday . . . 01.  New York City and The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: 02.  Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida:  (Love, love, love this parade!!!) 03.The Florida Keys - I have had a lot of great times there...really beautiful and I'd love to take my kids someday to see a Sunset Celebration! http://www.sunsetcelebration.org/index.html 04....

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Ha!  This one has perfect timing! Seven Wants: 01.  I want someone to buy my current house so that I can find and move into a bigger house that we fit better in. We have really really run out of room here!  :) 02.  I want a maid service to come in and clean my house before our open house on August 7th!...

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Eight fears...not as easy as I thought it would be. 01.  Dying -  I'm not sure that it is the actual leaving this world part that scares me or if it's what I'm leaving that makes me afraid of dying...either way, it's a biggie. 02.  Helplessness - I am so afraid of being helpless.  I hate the thought that I can't do something...

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There are so many things that I love that it might be tough to narrow the list down to nine - but I'll try! 01.  My Kids 02.  My Husband 03. The rest of my family and friends. 04.  My iPhone - is it rude to go from people to inanimate objects?  I seriously LOVE my iPhone.  It does everything and then some....

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So...I found this from Krystal...who found it from Ang...who found it from Kim...and if you want to see where she found it - knock yourself out! I do think I'm going to give it a shot.  I really enjoyed doing the 30 Days of Truth in November so I thought this would be fun to do, too. Of course, they have to start...

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Having 4 kids is exhausting.  I swear I am lucky I make it through most days let alone actually accomplish something.  I try to check off at least 3 things on my "to-do" list every day . . . but it doesn't always happen.  Today, I'm going to hopefully work on the bedrooms and the bathroom.  I have to declutter and get the...

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When I was little, I always knew that I would get married in my church.  I would actually sit and "pretend" to listen to homilies while I was really imaging myself walking down the aisle in a big, beautiful, white wedding gown.  I'll admit, my vision of the guy standing at the end changed a few times (I needed to practice a little...

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I love kids.  I love playing with kids and acting like a kid.  I work with kids and I have 4 kids of my own.  I am usually surrounded by kids.  I even like playing with the kids at big family functions.  When I started dating Jerry he had a niece and nephew (now we have 4 nephews and 3 nieces).  I LOVED...

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We have hit the terrible twos...no, they aren't technically two yet but it was the same with Nate and Danika, too.  I'm convinced that kids actually start the terrible twos somewhere around 18-22 months. For us, the terrible twos have always been associated with a lot of screaming and crying and getting into things.  With my boys (these 2 and Nate), it also...

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I doubt my brain is capable of writing a really detailed blog post about our vacation.  In fact, I doubt my brain is capable of doing anything detailed right now.  I can't think straight and I have a million things to do.  Unpacking is 1000 times worse than packing!  I'm planning on making a list and getting started after my hour online and...

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