tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104557172024-03-07T21:00:43.594-07:00BECKSTREETBeckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.comBlogger631125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-53583578533882617952021-06-07T18:36:00.000-07:002021-06-07T18:36:08.307-07:00Kids & Family Summer Bucket List<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B-utq42iMZJ4_Bq7CBc1IpCeb9DtjlzsU8tVa0TQBMFo4pgd5L-IPhSd8f-uN50xvXj5sDl7V2kws_X2Vzt6UiOdR9Ob36habC6n0JGlgaeFfFz9GMVPYRpyEtkRivt10S1E8w/s1350/IMG_20210607_101015_023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7B-utq42iMZJ4_Bq7CBc1IpCeb9DtjlzsU8tVa0TQBMFo4pgd5L-IPhSd8f-uN50xvXj5sDl7V2kws_X2Vzt6UiOdR9Ob36habC6n0JGlgaeFfFz9GMVPYRpyEtkRivt10S1E8w/s320/IMG_20210607_101015_023.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fNp8wcsZIKeEtSevf5vssMY2icvn1HHNlLl9qqhyphenhyphenjWgXftNPJQCTOaSMQOS1_HjWfaaYctUeoL06kDuvpu-9zBN8s3NM_iuwhJdXUnheeim00035hykta7B9PQ8kZmGpiE7gUQ/s1350/IMG_20210607_101015_282%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fNp8wcsZIKeEtSevf5vssMY2icvn1HHNlLl9qqhyphenhyphenjWgXftNPJQCTOaSMQOS1_HjWfaaYctUeoL06kDuvpu-9zBN8s3NM_iuwhJdXUnheeim00035hykta7B9PQ8kZmGpiE7gUQ/s320/IMG_20210607_101015_282%257E2.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-63064673182625512502017-09-04T01:43:00.003-07:002022-01-14T10:10:50.744-07:00Skippers Clam Chowder Copycat Recipe<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've searched the interwebs far and wide and no one has a a decent Skippers knock off recipe for their amazing clam chowder. Several "claim" to have something similar yet include bacon or hot sauce which are definitely NOT in Skippers' version. So, I did what I always do, test, test and test and came up with my own version!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Give it a try and let me know what you think. I love reviews! Good and bad. Suggestions are welcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Skippers Clam Chowder Copycat Recipe</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 small yellow
onion, chopped or 1 Tbsp. dried minced onion or 1 tsp. onion powder</span><br />
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stalks finely chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1 Tbsp butter</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 (5 ounce)
cans minced baby clams, strained, with juice reserved<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 8oz. jar clam juice
OR 1 c water + 3 tsp. clam base<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5 medium potatoes,
peeled and finely cubed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3 (10 1/2
ounce) cans cream of celery soup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 cup heavy
cream<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 teaspoon
dried parsley</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">¼ t pepper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pinch dried
dill weed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Add onion,
celery and butter to large pot and cook until translucent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Add clam juice
from both minced clams and the jar of clam juice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Add potatoes and bring to a boil. Co</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ver and reduce to until potatoes are fork tender, about 15-20 minutes. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stir
occasionally so potatoes don't stick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Add clams,
soup, cream, parsley, pepper and dill weed. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stir together.</span></div>
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30 minutes on low until heated through. Don’t let it come to a boil or cream separates. Mix occasionally to prevent burning. </span></div>
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Some of the ingredients are more difficult to find. Here are the brands I use, most can be found at Walmart. The clam base is difficult to find in any store, but of course Amazon carries it all and you can have it delivered to your doorstep too.<br />
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Clam juice</div>
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Minced clams<br />
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Clam base<br />
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My favorite cooking pot!<br />
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</iframe>Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-41298999041525745732017-03-22T12:13:00.000-07:002017-09-04T00:18:43.608-07:00Rebecca's Chicken Pot Pie & Butter Flake Crust<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Makes 1 pie with either single or double crust<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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*Pie crust needs to chill 4
hours before baking. Pre-bake bottom crust and let cool before starting pie filling.
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3T butter<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ c celery,
chopped<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ bag frozen
carrots and peas<o:p></o:p></div>
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1-2 medium
potatoes, chopped<o:p></o:p></div>
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2-3 t minced
garlic<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 c cooked
chicken, chopped<o:p></o:p></div>
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1-2 T dried
minced onion or 1 small onion, chopped<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ t dried
parsley<o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ t dried
thyme<o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ t celery
seed<o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ t poultry
seasoning<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 chicken
bouillon cubes<o:p></o:p></div>
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1-2 c water<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 cans cream
of chicken soup<o:p></o:p></div>
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Salt and
pepper to taste<o:p></o:p></div>
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*if sauce is
too runny, add premixed 3T cold water & 3T cornstarch to thicken<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a
medium-large pot, saute celery until softened. Add peas and carrots and
potatoes and cook 5 min. Add minced garlic and cook until fragrant. Add
chicken, onion, parsley, thyme, celery seed, poultry seasoning, bouillon cubes,
and water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer for 5 min. Add cream of chicken
soup and salt and pepper. Adjust sauce consistency if needed with cornstarch
mixture. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Butter Flake Crust</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Makes 1 crust, make 2 batches separately for a top and bottom crust<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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1 ¼ c flour<o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ t salt<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ c chilled
butter, cubed<o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ c ice
water<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a food
processor or large bowl, combine flour and salt. Add butter and use two forks
or a pastry blender (if not using processor) to mix until coarse crumbs form.
Add water a tablespoon at a time until mixture comes together slightly. Don’t
over mix, and don’t use all the water if possible. You want little bits of
butter not mixed well to make dough flaky. Dump mix onto floured counter top
and knead a couple times. Form into a round disc and wrap in wax paper. Fridge
4 hours or overnight. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Dough can be
made and baked right away and still turn out fine, it will just be harder to
work with. Keep dough in freezer to help it chill faster if baking right away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Roll out dough
into a circle. The edges will be crumbly. Fold edges to center and roll out
again. Fold circle in half, then fold in half again. Transfer to deep dish pie
plate. Have dough come all the way to pie plate edge and even a slight
overhang. The dough shrinks about one inch while cooking. Poke holes with fork
all over crust. Cover with parchment paper and fill with pie weights, or rice
or beans to weight down. Bake 400 ° for 6-8 minutes until no longer dough
looking. Let cool completely while cooking pie filling. Fill pie crust with pie
filling. Roll out second disc of dough and transfer to pie. Seal edges well to
avoid overflow while cooking. Brush dough with beaten egg. Make several slits
to allow steam to escape. Bake Pie at 375° 40-50 minutes until crust is
golden brown. Line oven rack with foil or a cookie sheet for any overflow. Let
pie rest for 10-15 minutes to let sauce thicken up before serving.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2 (13 oz.) Kielbasa or </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Andouille</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> sausage sliced into </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">½” medallions</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Green pepper, finely diced<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3 celery ribs, finely diced<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 T. minced garlic</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">8 c. chicken broth</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 t. Liquid Smoke, hickory flavored</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 T. Tony
Chachere's Cajun Seasoning<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 Bay Leaf<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">½</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> t. parsley<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1/4 t. basil<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1/4 t. oregano<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Jimmy is 18 months now, but I thought I'd share his cute nursery that we worked (Steven worked) hard on. First getting that darned wallpaper down. It took WEEKS. I swear they super glued the stuff to the wall. We tried glue softener, good ol' scraping, and finally our steam cleaner "kind of" worked at detaching it. It absolutely destroyed the wall coming off so we had lots of patching and sanding to do afterwards.</span></div>
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-68857183209860754482014-10-24T10:08:00.002-07:002017-09-04T00:58:03.035-07:00The BEST Ramen Asian Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love a good ramen salad! This one turns into a full meal packed with protein from the chicken and edamame and just the right amount of sweetness thrown in with some mandarin oranges . Plus, I usually have everything in stock in my pantry so I don't have to take a trip to the grocery store if I get a craving for it! </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "calibri light" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The best Ramen Asian Salad <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1 c. shelled, cooked
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1 can chicken breast
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<span style="font-family: "calibri light" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">½ c. sliced almonds <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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crumbled (best done in Ziploc with a rolling pin)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ramen under broiler until golden brown. After cooled, combine all ingredients.
Add dressing and mix well. Serve immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-46943583747281357582013-10-22T13:09:00.001-07:002017-09-04T00:58:58.521-07:00Jimmy Michael<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, we've got a baby! He's 4 months old now and our life has been turned upside down since he decided to come three weeks early via c-section.<br />
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My blood pressure was dangerously high so they admitted us and got me started on drugs to help me deliver, but then his heart rate starting dropping to they whisked us away to get him out.<br />
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Our little turkey came June 13th 2013 at 12:13pm weighing in at 5lbs 5oz, 19 in. long. He came out with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, but other than that, he was perfectly healthy.<br />
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You can see how tiny he is compared to Steven's hands! Such a little thing. We didn't have any preemie clothes so he had to drown in newborn clothes for a while.<br />
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His favorite place on Daddy's chest :)<br />
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A few days old. Not quite fitting into his skin.<br />
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Drowning again in his clothes.<br />
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This swing is the only thing (other than Steven) that would save my sanity. I could sometimes get him to sleep in it (day or night) other than that, this kid DID NOT SLEEP. Never more than an hour at a time and no more than 8 hours in a 24 hour period. FOR A NEWBORN! Let's just say those first two months of no sleep were the hardest of our lives. This kid is a crier and will not be put down under any circumstances. He has to be held or it's screaming bloody murder all day long.<br />
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After we added a head support, it was still too roomy in his car seat. He was such a little guy!<br />
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After a month and a few days he started to chunk up a bit and was wearing newborn clothes at last.<br />
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<span id="goog_487966126"></span><span id="goog_487966127"></span> It's still SO difficult to get anything done or go anywhere because he's still our little inconsolable screamer who has to be held 24/7. Thankfully he has started sleeping 8 hours through the night so we have our sanity back.<br />
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We sure love our little drool monster and wouldn't trade him for the world. Some day soon I'll get back to blogging, but not until this little man gives me some time on a regular basis :)<br />
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-27230187918190291872013-06-11T08:55:00.002-07:002017-09-04T00:59:07.588-07:00Counting down the days!<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #453a1f; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; line-height: 20.796875px;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>How Far Along:</strong> 37 weeks. Should have 3 weeks left, but sudden super high blood pressure is making this baby come in June! 2 weeks left and I"m getting induced. Pray I don't get a C-section :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong style="color: #444444; line-height: 20.796875px;">Total Weight Gain:</strong><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 20.796875px;"> I think I'm at 15 lbs now. Possibly 20. Yikes! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Maternity Clothes?</strong> Yes and YES.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Stretch Marks?</strong> OHHHHHH yeah.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Sleep: </strong>HA HA HA HA HA!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Best moment this week:</strong> Getting the car cleaned out, the wallpaper down, the changing table set up, and all the baby clothes washed. My to do list is almost finished!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Miss Anything?</strong> Being able to walk without my pelvis hurting, and being able to do things. I was on partial bedrest, then pretty much full bed rest now. BORING! Although, I don't mind the naps!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Movement:</strong> Slowing down, but when he does move, I can tell he's big and running out of room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Food Cravings:</strong> Gushers :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Anything making you queasy or sick?</strong> Mornings. I wake up everyday now and take a vitamin B6 which usually helps. bleh.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Gender:</strong>Still a bouncing boy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Labor Signs:</strong> nadda</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Belly button in or out?</strong> Almost an outie. about 90% there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Wedding rings on or off?</strong> On, but the CTR ring which is a size smaller has been off for weeks. Stupid swelling hands and feet.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><strong>Happy or Moody most of the time:</strong> TIRED</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b>Body Changes: </b>I'm exhausted, constantly have a headache, and am DONE! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;"><b>Looking forward to: </b>Tomorrow's stress test to make sure he's still okay.</span></div>
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Our two year anniversary Steven had the day off so we went to see Star Trek into Darkness, then to Dickey's BBQ. We had been getting the house ready for days and it was wonderful to take a break! We even bought popcorn and a slurpee for the movie! (We NEVER buy concessions!)</div>
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Ivory is just a doll. She grunts like a little piglet and watches everything like a hawk. I love having a niece! And Babies in general!</div>
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Part of the Mother's Day tablescape. We were all at my parents' house for when Rachel called. Good food and my first "Technical" mother's day! It was wonderful and Steven spoiled me!<br />
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Michelle got a new camera and Randy was testing out the continual shot mode. MIchelle abliged with crazy faces :)<br />
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We also celebrated Miles birthday that day. I can't believe he's starting kindergarten this year! It makes me feel old!<br />
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That Wild Laulu tongue!<br />
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We were SO happy to see Rachel!<br />
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Poor Dad held the laptop the entire time. He eventually conked out.<br />
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The little boys wanted to be carried around in a box for some reason, so Steven obliged. They LOVED it!<br />
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Yeah, Carter is in the box!<br />
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My beautiful mom! I love her so much!</div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;">Michelle is about to pop! Just a couple more weeks! It's so fun to both be pregnant and consult each other on everything. I'm glad we'll have our kids so close so they can have a friend.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>How Far Along:</strong> 28 weeks. Third trimester here I am! Only 2.5 months to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong style="color: #444444; line-height: 20.796875px;">Total Weight Gain:</strong><span style="color: #444444; line-height: 20.796875px;"> 6-7lbs, but Jimmy is measuring right on schedule! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Maternity Clothes?</strong> Yes and YES.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Stretch Marks?</strong> Still just by the belly button.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Sleep: </strong>Hard to do because my back hurts all night and the usual bathroom breaks. Oh, and constant restless legs and occasional leg cramps. Pregnancy is FUN!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Best moment this week:</strong> Getting kicked so hard it hurt. I know he's strong and healthy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Miss Anything?</strong> Sleeping on my back, STILL</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Movement:</strong> Steven laid his head on my belly to listen for the heartbeat. Instead he got a big kick in the face. It was awesome ;)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Food Cravings:</strong> Lots more salad and Arctic Circle Cherry Toppers! I ALWAYS want one!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Anything making you queasy or sick?</strong> Still meat once in a while. And elevators. I used to love the anti-gravity feeling, but now I feel like puking or passing out every time I ride one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Gender:</strong>Still a bouncing boy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Labor Signs:</strong> Possibly Braxton Hicks? either that or just some serious random pains in my stomach once in a while.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Belly button in or out?</strong> Almost an outie. about 80% there. You can now see my appendectomy scar poking out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Wedding rings on or off?</strong> On, but tight some days. Must remember to drink more water and move around!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><strong>Happy or Moody most of the time:</strong> Happy but wow, watching Cars almost made me cry last night. EMOTIONAL. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><b>Body Changes: </b>I have a bump that gets in the way of kissing Steven and also itches like mad from the stretching. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"><b>Looking forward to: </b>A family baby shower next week. and almost at a point where we can paint the nursery and then fill it up with everything!</span></div>
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Life is crazy and wonderful as it should be, thus keeping away from the blog!<br />
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Get ready for a long one!<br />
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Daxy and her daily ritual of either sunbathing on my desk, or screaming at us to let her out back to "play" with the birds.<br />
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Mumsy and Daddykins on a Sunday evening I think? They were watching a slideshow of our pets that I put together.<br />
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Playin' games.<br />
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Randy and is camera smile.<br />
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BLue seemed to be the color of the day.<br />
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The boys racing their cars down the stairs and as usual making a racket!<br />
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Mom and Dad's 55th birthdays (they are 12 days apart)<br />
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Neither wanted to fess up to being that old and accepting the cake.<br />
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Mom's winter flower in bloom<br />
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So much smoke!!<br />
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The flames melted the frosting it got so hot!<br />
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Dad bought a box of twinkies off ebay and shared it with everyone. SO delish! (mom wa excited, can you tell?)<br />
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Steven giving Dax "loves". She's TOTALLY enjoying it.<br />
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David and his cute girlfriend Andie<br />
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The freezing rain (a while ago) that made everyone's lawn into a skating rink<br />
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My valentines surprise. He even hid the flowers!<br />
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Our VAlentines Dinner was made 100% by Steven. He shoveled a good two feet of snow to cook us steaks (which turned out AMAZING!)<br />
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Dax showing the love.<br />
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One of our date nights "in" to save money for Jimmy who is already draining the bank account, and he's not even here yet!<br />
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Our neighbor's house caught fire and was completely gutted. A tractor came two weeks ago and leveled it. Now just a big hole in the ground :(<br />
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One of my other Valentines gifts. One can never have too much jewelry!!<br />
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Randy's Birthday! The boy just can't do a normal face for a camera.<br />
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I found this quote one day and loved it. So I made my own little printable that's now in a frame on our dresser. Helps me put things into perspective everyday.<br />
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-33703758009786892732013-02-18T11:20:00.000-07:002017-09-04T01:01:37.803-07:00February and still snowin'!<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>How Far Along:</strong> 20 weeks. We're halfway done!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Maternity Clothes?</strong> Yup, and they are getting snug!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Best moment this week:</strong> Feeling my first kicks!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Movement:</strong> 3 kicks on Sunday morning with Steven sitting next to me, then 2 more in the evening with Steven next to me again. I think the baby kicks when he hears Steven's voice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Food Cravings:</strong> Salad! Meat makes me queasy most of the time, but any time of day I could go for a salad. I keep calling our baby a vegetarian. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Gender:</strong> Found out last week it's a boy!! I'll have a little Steven following me around and I can't wait! And I can finally buy baby clothes! Everything else we've already been getting is in neutral colors so we can reuse it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Belly button in or out?</strong> Surprisingly not as deep as it used to be. I might be getting an outie at the end. Steven will be "thrilled" about that! I think I'll rub it on him to freak him out.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><strong>Happy or Moody most of the time:</strong> Happy, but emotional. Stuff makes me cry all the time. Dumb things too.</span></div>
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Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-56410761116922859752013-01-24T15:00:00.000-07:002017-09-04T01:02:08.286-07:00It's a baby, baby!<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Our lives have been consumed by everything baby and Christmas the past few weeks. Christmas because we went through a MILLION boxes of Steven's family's christmas stuff, then our own. We finally have everything organized, D.I.'d, and ready to put out in the shed. We're trying to get the house all organized and efficiently running before the baby, and that is NO small task. Housing our stuff (which we have way too much of), Steven's mom's stuff, and some of his brother's stuff is just too much. I'm glad we have the nine months to work on it. Although we're down to just 5 months now plus Steven starting school 4 days a week, I hope we can do it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">The day after Christmas I screwed up my back and it's been impossible to do anything at my regular pace of things. I'll do the laundry, then go lie down for 30 minutes to recover while icing my back. So everything takes 10 times as long, and that's if I last the whole day. I usually quit by 7pm and lie in bed the rest of the night because I can't walk anymore. Sure has made this pregnancy "fun". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><br />This week has been "fun" in it's own right as well. Our car decided to burst a line from the power steering pump and is un-drivable. Steven can't drive his work car anywhere but for work stuff, so that doesn't help us. So he goes out last night to start up the truck to get it registered and it's battery is dead. I'm stranded at home and we're car-less. And school starts next week. Should be interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">This is all getting a bit depressing, so I'll switch over to my weekly(ish) tracker of pregnancy stuff that I wish I started long ago. I don't even have belly pictures! They'l start soon though, promise.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>How Far Along:</strong> 17 Weeks. Almost to the halfway mark! Time has FLOWN by.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Baby Size: </strong>Sweet Potato and 5.5 in. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Total Weight Gain:</strong> None technically. When I had the stomach flu I lost a bunch of weight, was scolded by the doc and hubs, and now am trying to eat on a regular basis. It's only going up from here!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Maternity Clothes?</strong> Yuss. My pants are too tight and push my tummy down on my bladder. Not that I wasn't running the bathroom enough already. LOVE my stretchy maternity pants!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Stretch Marks?</strong> Nadda.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Sleep:</strong> I've been waking up a few times each night, and Unisom is my best friend. Every once in while I'll wake up lying on my back as Steven pushes me or tells my to roll on my side. I call him "the back police".</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Best moment this week:</strong> Getting a package from Old Navy with maternity clothes. They fit and I can breathe in them! Oh, and all the spoiling I get from Steven :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Miss Anything?</strong> My migraine medicine IMITREX. I'd sell my arm to be able to take some when I get a migraine. Oh, and being able to bend. The back hurts and never quite seems to get better.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Movement:</strong> Not yet. I'll lie in bed sitting really quiet and focus on my stomach waiting to feel any kind of flutter, but nothing yet :(</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Food Cravings:</strong> water, water, WATER! and crazy bread. Every.stinking.day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Gender:</strong> Unknown. My mom and I both think it's a boy though!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Labor Signs:</strong> Just the usual stretching of ligaments, no labor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Happy or Moody most of the time:</strong> Happy about being pregnant, frustrated a lot because of my back limiting me .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><strong>Looking forward to:</strong> Probably buying the crib this week!</span></div>
Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-87383734436482850602012-12-24T10:24:00.000-07:002017-09-04T01:02:42.140-07:00Coming July 2013!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I put the onesie in a box and the positive test underneath. When he got home from work and we were about to sit down and eat and watch our show I said I had something for him. He opened the box, pulled out the outfit and said, "Oh, that's REALLY cute!!" Then paused, looked at me kind of curious and said, "Wait, is this an announcement?" I had just started treatments a month and a half before, and we weren't expecting anything for 6 months to a year, so he REALLY wasn't expecting me to say yes. So when I DID say yes, I have never seen his eyes get wider! Then a long paragraph of, ARE YOU SERIOUS?! REALLY?! YOU'RE PREGNANT?! REALLY?! OH MY GOSH?! REALLY?! - ensued for a good 5 minutes until he came over kissed me, rubbed my belly, kissed me again and said in utter disbelief, "WE'RE PREGNANT!!! HOLY COW!!!" over and over all night long.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I told myself when we found out it would take a while to get pregnant, that I wouldn't buy anything baby related until we were actually pregnant. So now I was going nuts scouring the internet, looking at all things baby, FINALLY going through the baby aisle at stores and loving every minute of it. It's definitely a new thing for me!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Our little one is due July 2nd (REALLY hoping they don't come on the 4th!!!) so we only have 6 more months to prepare. It's already going by so fast!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span>Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-61869444652712524492012-12-18T16:09:00.000-07:002012-12-18T16:09:04.395-07:00End of 2012 updates.I figure if I get one post a month, I'm doing okay, right?<br />
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We finally finished getting the tree decorated for Christmas! Steven put on all the lights (he's a PERFECTIONIST!!!) all 1200 of them (possibly more, I can't remember) and our house feels like it's ready for next week. I swore I would be finished with christmas presents by the 15th this year. Yeah...didn't happen. I'm shooting for the 21st instead. Last year both Steven and I were up until the early morning hours of Christmas day, wrapping, cooking, cleaning etc. Never again! We were so stressed out and it wasn't as fun as it could have been. Hopefully things turn out better this time.<br />
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I'm counting down the minutes until we get to talk to Rachel on Christmas. We might even get to skype and see her! We just hope she doesn't have a stingy mission president like Michelle's. He only let them talk for 30 minutes. Jerk! I don't care about your mission rules when it comes to talking to your missionary on CHRISTMAS!<br />
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Anyway... Updates in the family, Michelle is pregnant with their 3rd, a baby girl!! She's due in July and I have already started making cutesy things as this will be the first granddaughter of the family. We are all so excited for another grandbaby. Oh, Michelle and Lema are buying a house! It happens to be one street away from us so they'll be in our ward again! We'll get to teach Eli in nursery which will be fun. Michael is engaged to a cute girl named Dee. They are planning on a March wedding at the Logan temple and we are SO excited for them. I'm so very happy that Michael has found someone to share his life with and to love. Marriage is wonderful! Rachel is still in her first area even though they've done transfers. Kinda the slums, but she loves it. She'll hit her 6 month mark soon!<br />
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This past week I was hit with a stomach bug or flu. I've never felt such constant nausea before in my life. It was like someone was stabbing my insides with a fork, all day long. I stayed in bed for 4 days straight, watched 2 seasons of Downton abbey, dragged myself into work for an hour, then sped home to die in bed. Thankfully by this Sunday (day 6) I could keep normal food down and not feel like passing out when standing. So what did I do? I cooked a ham. It had been in the fridge for a while and needed to be done, so I did it. The smell made my head spin and stomach lurch, but I'm loving it yesterday and today as real food in my diet again. And of course Steven could eat for every meal if I offered it. Boo to Stomach flu!!<br />
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We're starting the process of a home loan and are starting to look and see what's out on the market. So scary! Steven's mom wants to get the house fixed up to sell (new carpet, paint, repairs, etc) so next year their will be lots of changes in life. Weddings, babies, houses, oh my! Plus Steven is going back to school in January for his MCSE (a huge computer certification) that may end up in a change of career. Plus lasik for both of us and a possible 2nd deviated septum surgery for Steven, 2013 will be a year of craziness! Bring it on I say!<br />
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-37483288607781497302012-11-15T09:20:00.003-07:002017-09-04T01:03:22.276-07:00An update by pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's been months since I've blogged. Ya know why? Because I write Rachel a letter every week, and honestly, I don't want to do it all over again on here!!! But I shall try.</div>
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The parents went to Niagra Falls (here they are in their raincoats for the Maid of the Mist) and then through Canada. My mom would travel until the day she dies if she could. They love it. Oh, they drove too!</div>
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Amber Lamber (My name for her) got married. Couldn't be happier for her!</div>
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Dax thinks my cabinet of fabric was made for her. Lucky duck.</div>
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She also thinks she can somehow get inside that tree to eat the birds that live there. Yeah, not happening.</div>
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We had Halloween! We hosted the yearly Hodgson Christmas party this year and it was a blast. Most of the pictures are on facebook if you'd like to see more.</div>
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These irises were in my great grandmother's garden and then moved to my grandmother's garden for a while. A few years ago my grandma gave them to me. This year I finally planted them. It's nice to have something growing in our flowerbeds that reminds me of both of them.</div>
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A few pictures of our "spring" home. This week I pulled out a lot of the spring flowers that were dying and planted some fall hardy ones, so I made sure to get some pictures beforehand.</div>
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Of course the lily's!!<br />
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Then July<br />
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Steven's idea of playing with the cat (tying random objects to her tail)<br />
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-78477992501785983012012-08-14T08:43:00.003-07:002012-08-14T08:43:50.248-07:00DaxWe got a kitty and her name is Dax. Aka "Peaches", "Kitty" or "Miss Kitty" (Her old names) <br /><br />
Yes I'm a dork and chose a name from Star Trek. but Steven won't let me name any of our kids Dax, so the cat got it :)<br />
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Steven's Grandma passed away a while ago and the her cat went to two different homes before settling in with us last night. I LOVE having a pet again. And a cat is the best kind I think. She follows us around and sleeps at the foot of our bed already. She's the clingy type.<br />
<br /><br />At night these eyes are big and black. Like Puss n' Boots on Shrek.<br /><br />
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-4783819081603113812012-06-22T14:29:00.000-07:002012-06-22T14:29:16.254-07:00High Five for FridayIt's Friday (FINALLY!!!) and I thought I'd shoot a quick post!<br /><br />5 of my favorite things from this week:<br />
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1. This lovely Q&A journal from <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/home-gift-q-a-a-day-5-year-journal/22817787" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> that I am wanting. It asks you a new question every day, and it's a five year journal! Kind of fun so you can see how your answers change through the years.<br />
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3. My loverly family!! My uncle Clayton married Neesha a week ago and I took some impromptu family portraits. I love my family so much!<br />
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4. So glad this is gone!!! On June 1st my appendix decided it hated me and wanted out. Worst stomach pain of my life. Today is my 3 week mark and I am allowed to go back to normal now! Still sore once in a while, but I'm feeling recovered and grateful everything went well.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">5. Going home to make this goodness for our Thacker outing tomorrow at Copperton park. Gotta love some frog eyes!!</span><br />
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There's my five for Friday!Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-72010963443706374482012-06-07T15:28:00.003-07:002012-06-07T15:28:50.439-07:00Cox Honeyland, Logan, Utah<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of our stops during our anniversary trip was Cox Honeyland in Logan. They are famous for their creamed honey that Steven and I both love. </div>
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In the giftshop they have tons of cute things relating to bees and honey. They even have a hive type thing showing the bees making honey. Really cool!</div>
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Cute candles and sculptures made on beeswax<br />
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Every kind of honey you could want too.<br />
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They have a little testing station where you can try all the flavors with a small spoon. The raspberry creamed honey was our favorite! Next to that is a little fudge section where you can get a free sample too. Really tasty stuff, but just too much sugar for the both of us.</div>
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We left with some raspberry creamed honey and a brown sugar keeper. Ir's a terracotta disc that you soak in water and it keeps yoiu sugar soft for months. I've been wanting one forever! Time to make some homemade bread for that honey!<br />
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<br />Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10455717.post-36353528717645928712012-06-07T14:59:00.001-07:002012-06-07T14:59:43.805-07:00Smith and Edwards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As part of our 1 year anniversary trip we stopped in Ogden to a store called Smith and Edwards. This store is like a mish-mash of about 10 different stores with a giant junk yard in the back. Kind of like a D/I/, an NPS, a Cabelas, a walmart and more. If you go, plan on spending at least two hours. That will be a "quick" run through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div> The biggest part of the store is probably the army surplus section. They have EVERYTHING an army would need to go to war. Clothing, parachutes, tents and more.<br />
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Old uniforms of every kind.<br />
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Bomb fuses - one of the MANY random things they have.<br />
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Want to go panning for gold?<br />
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Lots of weird German things<br />
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Lots of heavy duty fabric, mostly camouflage.<br />
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Need a machete?<br />
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A giant bell!!!<br />
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This entire isle was all cast iron things. Even a wok!<br />
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A giant canning jar<br />
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Wrapping paper<br />
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WWII helmets<br />
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Which the cleverly made into flower pots<br />
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Having a mother that was born in the east naturally makes me a fish lover. Crab especially. I feel like a hoarder with all the cans of sardines I have stashed away in our food storage area. I only eat them when Steven isn't home (he can't stand the smell), and when I remember. I think I even have a crab leg in our freezer somewhere. I feel like heading to the nearest pier, ordering some fish n' chips and building a sand castle.<br />
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Pulling out my swimsuit for our most recent trip has made me was to go swimming like crazy. I think I'm ready for summer! Bring on the BBQ's, Popsicles, farmer tan(already have that!), and capris!Beckstreethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01075013567470649145noreply@blogger.com1