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this weekend, like this week, was low key. quiet and peaceful were on the agenda.<br />
pjs was the wardrobe choice of all. nibbling on festive leftovers was the feast of choice.<br />
errands that had been put off had to be run. at some point we had to get dressed and fill the depleted larder.<br />
much time was spent pondering the upcoming new year. what will my *word* be? my focus?<br />
today we shared a leisurely breakfast.<br />
worked side by side on our outside chores.<br />
this afternoon will bring culling of roosters followed by broth making with a few of said roosters. Cruella will get a haircut. Sawyer will exhaust his rc car batteries over and over.<br />
just the kind of weekend i crave...easy and quiet.<br />
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i am joining with the ever fabulous <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://www.thehabitofbeing.com/journal/?p=8245">amanda</a></i></span>.<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*the look in my children's eyes on Christmas morning is the true gift</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*being comfortable in your own skin is liberating beyond measure</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*its not Christmas without a book or four under the tree</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*there is nothing better than a clean sheet calling out for a good list</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">* bread made by your own hand tastes better than any other</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*relationships are complicated, marriage is hard, but rarely is anything of value easy</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*giving grace blesses you more than the receiver </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*listen more, speak less</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*there are few things funnier than Modern Family. i am sorry, that show is hilarious. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">*i have missed this space</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">what do YOU know for sure?</span></div>
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it was a quick look in an estate sale...the late Ms Jeffrey</div>
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she was a fascinating women</div>
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lived in Japan just after WW2, was extremely well read, and an exceptional conversationalist. i adored her.</div>
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Sunday brought garden work. the Autumn garden is started.</div>
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a fish fry for my Cameron</div>
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the best part of the weekend was snuggled up with the mister </div>
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watching a <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1870479/">marathon</a> </div>
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linking up with the ever fabulous <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thehabitofbeing.com/journal/?p=7710">amanda</a></span></div>
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today was the best kind of summer day.<br />
morning chores, kayaking, my sweet Aunt Janice's vanilla ice cream, playing with pals, watching movies.<br />
what perfect days we have on our daddy's day off.stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-67447074144263262462013-07-05T06:00:00.000-05:002013-07-05T06:00:09.890-05:00this moment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-21902255407834775572013-07-04T13:11:00.000-05:002013-07-04T14:18:18.902-05:00pomp and parade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">As John Adams wrote to his beloved Abigail...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Bonin family will celebrate by watching the John Adams mini series, reading David McCullough, making ice cream & eating watermelon, and loving each other.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Happy Independence Day.</span>stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-6523933543156370132013-06-15T09:38:00.002-05:002013-07-04T14:19:46.433-05:00road trippin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we are taking a break from the garden, the kitchen, and work today to celebrate our sweet daddy. we are taking him on a little culinary road trip. it must be good if Guy Fieri says so.<br />
happy saturday friends!stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-24975684780102493402013-06-14T16:53:00.004-05:002013-06-14T16:53:58.023-05:00this moment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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summer has arrived on the bonin farm. cameron graduated from high school. we are picking tomatoes and squash from the garden. hours are spent at the water with rods and reels. i love this time of year. here are 10 things right now...<br />
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<li>tomato sandwiches made home baked bread and a tomato from the garden</li>
<li>sitting on the bank with my peeps wetting a hook...and even catching a few</li>
<li>pouring through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Blue-Chair-Jam-Cookbook/dp/0740791435/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371127904&sr=8-1&keywords=the+blue+chair+jam+book">this</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Cajun-Creole-Cuisine/dp/0962515205/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371127991&sr=1-1&keywords=the+evolution+of+cajun+and+creole">this</a> for kitchen fun</li>
<li>ice cold lemonade and soft teacakes</li>
<li><a href="http://ethelthemovie.com/">this</a> documentary is so interesting to me...i love to see how others live</li>
<li>raw milk...our family has made the 100% switch to raw milk. that means our cream and butter are too. delicious and healthy! and a fantastic ride to the farm each week!</li>
<li><a href="http://www.polyfacefarms.com/speaking-protocol/joels-bio/">this</a> guy! he is a rock star</li>
<li>making <a href="http://bluechairfruit.com/tag/rachel-saunders/">her</a> strawberry jam...the best i've made yet</li>
<li>planning camping trips...LOVE state parks</li>
<li>culinary road trips</li>
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stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-71834866598376474862013-06-07T07:00:00.001-05:002013-06-07T07:00:54.226-05:00this moment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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realized that i was starving. so i cooked breakfast. scrambled 2 eggs and made an heirloom tomato salad from the basket and a cold glass of raw milk. oh how i love a good glass of milk.<br />
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::baseball season...Sawyer made All Stars yay!<br />
::<a href="http://www.beauty.com/products/prod.asp?pid=335612&catid=298359&cmbProdBrandFilter=77067&mp=True&aid=338669&aparam=goobase_filler&device=c&network=g&matchtype=">red geranium</a> nails<br />
::Spring vegetable gardens<br />
::cast iron skillet pizza<br />
::sitting in the shade in MawMaw Vincent's chair watching the birds on the feeder<br />
::this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Redeeming-Love-Francine-Rivers/dp/1590525132">book</a><br />
::sheets on the clothesline<br />
::red french toile<br />
::antique garden cloches<br />
::birthday parties for my littlest peep...and birthday cake!<br />
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<br />stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-62314588172407380452013-05-12T06:30:00.000-05:002013-05-12T06:30:00.579-05:00the day for mothers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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wishing all you mothers a very special day. may it be filled with loads of laughter, tons of hugs and kisses, and all your favorite things.</div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: pondering</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">where my life is and how far i have come. reaching and surpassing goals. life is good!</span></span></em></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: hearing</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> a symphony of bird songs</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: smelling</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> the sweet smells of Spring...dirt, tomato plants, herbs. Ahhh.</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: wanting</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> pecan trees</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: anticipating<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">a fun birthday celebration for my darling Sawyer</span></span></em></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: growing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> so much...7 varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers, squashes, eggplant, asparagus, Kentucky Wonder gr beans, peppers and more peppers, and anticipation of preserving it all.</span></em></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: reading</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Joel Salatin's Folks, this ain't normal and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;">Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague with Sawyer</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: loving</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> bird migration season. so many beautiful visitors to my feeders</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: feeling</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> comfortable and content</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: listening</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Joel Salatin podcasts and the magical sounds of baseball season</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: making</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> breads, cakes, cookies...and plans for some canning, dehydrating, and freezing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: counting</span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> my many blessings </span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">:: wishing </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> i could share all this with my mother</span></span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: pondering</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">the gift of forgiveness...giving and receiving</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: hearing</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> the hearts of my peeps...small wish lists tells me they are content & happy</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: smelling</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> the aroma of meals & baked yumminess made by my own hand...ahh sweet comfort</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: wanting</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> to have the absolute best holiday ever and knowing simplicity is the key</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: growing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> broccoli, cabbage, and tomatoes in our garden</span></em></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: reading</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory and The Wizard of Oz with Sawyer...LOVING both!</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: loving</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> the beautiful twinkling lights of the holiday season</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: feeling</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> more and more like my normal self</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: listening</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">to Christmas music on a constant loop</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: making</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> ornaments, snow globes,stockings, and wreaths...oh my!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">::playing</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> countless rounds of GeoBee, Yahtzee, and Rush Hour</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: counting</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> my many blessings </span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">::needing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">winter shoes...obsessed with driving moccasins</span></div>
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">:: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">sending </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Christmas cards to friends & family...oh how i adore stationery</span></div>
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Halloween and Thanksgiving have come and gone. so has the pity party i threw when we last spoke. i am all better now. being down for 6 weeks really put me in funk. enough about that.</div>
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the most wonderful time of the year! </div>
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time to make lists...gift lists, Christmas carol playlists, must see Christmas movie lists, and...</div>
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the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">official</span> 2012 Christmas bucket list</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">ride the <a href="https://www.texasstaterr.com/polar/">Polar Express</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make hot cocoa mix & set up a hot cocoa station</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">deck our halls</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make a <a href="http://pinterest.com/stephaniefromtx/c-est-noel/">wreath</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">look at Christmas lights...often</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make a Christmas music playlist</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make a <a href="http://pinterest.com/stephaniefromtx/c-est-noel/">snow globe</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">hang Christmas lights on our home</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make treats for those we love</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">watch our little town's lighted Christmas parade...and my little hometown's</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make Christmas ornaments</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">watch our must see Christmas movies</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make eggnog</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">have a <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/256845984969822794/">Grinch party</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make a gingerbread house</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">read Luke 2, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mansion-Henry-van-Dyke/dp/1613821069/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354083610&sr=1-2&keywords=the+mansion+henry+van+dyke">The Mansion</a>, and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Carol-Deluxe-Gift/dp/1848581777/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1354083551&sr=1-6&keywords=a+christmas+carol+by+charles+dickens">A Christmas Carol</a>...and of course, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Best-Christmas-Pageant-Ever/dp/0064402754">The Best Christmas Pageant Ever</a></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">go ice skating</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">bake cut out Christmas cookies</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">kiss my mister under the mistletoe</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">see the Nutcracker</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">make Christmas candy</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">send out Christmas cards</li>
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tonight it is hot cocoa weather and i am wishing we had made the cookies already. </div>
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what is on your list?</div>
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<br />stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-79319329150988031352012-10-18T00:31:00.002-05:002012-10-18T00:31:34.846-05:00measuring up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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where do i start?<br />
so much rolling around in this brain of mine. i have that measuring tape that i carry around with me.<br />
the one that measures me up against it all. the one that gives the dimensions of who i am supposed to be...wife, mother, daughter, sister, daughter, friend, teacher, keeper of our home, nurturer.<br />
it has that mark just as Mary Poppins's did that reads perfectly perfect in every way. that particular mark seems to evade me.<br />
this past year i have taken out that measuring tape quite often.<br />
and a mirror along with it. i look deep, deep in the reflection staring back at me.<br />
who is this woman with grey showing on her temples and small wrinkles around her eyes? she has changed since her first discovery of tumors, her marriage fell apart, and then came back together. she thinks she has evolved for the better...certainly that was the goal.<br />
but still, somehow, she just doesn't feel she measures up.<br />
so i will move forward. one step in front of the other.<br />
always striving to be that better wife, mother, and friend.<br />
striving to teach the lessons that need to be taught.<br />
striving to make our house a home in every way possible.<br />
striving to be the best me i can be...and to leave that measuring tape in it's drawer.<br />
<br />stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-41010636679200074352012-10-06T21:34:00.001-05:002012-10-06T21:34:22.940-05:00taking it easy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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taking it easy tonight since i waaay over did it today. oops!</div>
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projects and reading and quiet.</div>
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hoping your weekend is cozy & comfortable.</div>
stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-2801291436770812012012-10-05T06:00:00.000-05:002012-10-05T06:00:20.142-05:00this moment<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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sitting here in my usual perch, since the surgery anyway, i am noticing. noticing the breeze rustle the trees from my window view. out of doors looks amazing these days.</div>
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noticing the slight hum of the air conditioner that is still needed a bit here in the deep south. </div>
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noticing all the little comforts that Kevin has made sure i have as he has had to return to work. being as my world has been contained to home, namely our room, he continually makes it more comfortable, even more of a home. i notice that he works all night long, checking on me through out the night, to come home and take on my normal duties. i watch as he cooks, cleans, plans, organizes, and tends. i am in awe of him. this man who tries to do it all...and more often than not succeeds. a simple bowl of beef tips and a ginger ale, a fresh folded stack of laundry, a gentle hand to ease me up from bed, a garden watered or eggs gathered. service. compassion. simple acts with greater meaning.</div>
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i love you too Kevin.stephanie from texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07836659804085756248noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068472131834693766.post-60156342353338399282012-10-02T18:13:00.001-05:002012-10-02T18:19:05.146-05:00right now...<br />
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<em>::obediently </em>on my bed with cross stitch in hand. it has been far too long since i worked with needle & floss.</div>
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<em>:: riding</em> the wave of goodness that comes after surgery. i have been feeling love & comfort from so many sweet souls.</div>
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<em>:: hearing</em> Sawyer walk his goat, Tank in the back yard. it is music to my ears.</div>
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<em>:: smelling</em> spaghetti and meatballs lovingly prepared by the hands of my first born. i am truly blessed to have Jordan here with me while recover.</div>
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<em>:: wanting</em> to go.anywhere. and do something!!</div>
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<em>:: adoring </em>our choice to homeschool. our lives have been changed for the good...forever.</div>
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<em>:: growing </em>anxious for a package to arrive. i am finally going to teach myself to knit! hurry my little how to book!</div>
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<em>:: reading </em>a great deal...everything Charlotte Mason, Project-Based Homeschooling, Northanger Abbey, and Team of Rivals</div>
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<em>:: loving</em> my Master Gardener course. i am learning and sharing and making friendships.</div>
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<em>:: feeling</em> grateful that i can see the light at the end of the tunnel.</div>
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<em>:: listening</em> to Norah Jones these days.</div>
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<em>:: making</em> lists for me, lists for Christmas, lists for easy dinners for Kevin & the boys to prepare, lists of things i want to master. i adore a good list.</div>
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<em>:: counting</em> the moments until Downton Abbey returns...and until i can be fully mobile.</div>
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<i>::loving </i>deeper and deeper my sweet mister and that is home with us to stay. my world was a dark, sad place without his smile. </div>
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<em><strong>:: </strong>sending </em>love, warmth, and good wishes to each of you my peeps!<em> </em></div>
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