tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72091145030680940052024-03-06T00:16:52.989-07:00Happiness on a 1/2 AcreOur busy life with an amazing veterinarian and cattleman, a gardening, quilting and history loving wife and mother, a creative perfectionist violinist, a spunky and kind epileptic princess, a sweet yet wild little man, and the most mellow and happy babe, on a joyful 1/2 acre living and loving in a beautiful mountain valley.Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778710423208334975noreply@blogger.comBlogger925125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209114503068094005.post-13420597836522763232014-10-08T10:29:00.003-06:002014-10-08T10:29:55.943-06:00a few quilts<div style="text-align: center;">
Over the past two weeks I've finished up a few quilts that now need to go to the quilter.</div>
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I only started this Buggy Barn Friendship Quilt 6 or 7 years ago!</div>
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I did decide its my claim to fame though.</div>
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My friend Jen and I wanted to make a friendship quilt together and we found this pattern and wanted to have one more gal in on the project.</div>
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There was a new quilt guild member that we decided we would ask to do it with us.</div>
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Her name is<a href="http://www.pieceandquilt.com/" target="_blank"> Natalia.</a></div>
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THE Natalia of <a href="http://www.pieceandquilt.com/" target="_blank">Piece N Quilt</a> who is now a published quilting author, national award winner, pattern designer, quilting magazine contributor, and on and on and on. She is incredible.</div>
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And so now I think I'm awesome because she made some of these blocks with my friend Jen and I when she was just starting this wonderful time and money sucking hobby! </div>
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She has built an amazing business and career with her quilting talents and I'm still trying to find enough time to piece together quilt tops!</div>
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But its good, its what I can handle.</div>
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So, thanks Jen and Natalia! Its finally finished!</div>
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Last winter at one of our guild meetings my friend and neighbor Debbie gave a fun fun lesson on log cabin quilts. I have always loved the pattern of log cabin quilts, and I've always wanted to make one, so Debbie gave me the inspiration to finally get busy.</div>
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I pieced all the blocks together last winter and I couldn't decide which layout I wanted to go with, so I put them all away.</div>
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I got them out last week and sewed them up in the<span style="color: #76a5af;"> </span><span style="color: #134f5c;">Streak of Lightning</span> arrangement and I really like it. I love traditional quilts in boring deep, dark colors, so this is perfect for me!</div>
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These pictures were from quilt guild last week with crazy lighting, and the picture below is crazy lighting in my bedroom. The real colors are something in between.</div>
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I made it plenty big!</div>
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Now I need to get a backing ready, and then I'll have another quilt to bind in no time.</div>
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I love fall sewing weather!</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778710423208334975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209114503068094005.post-56242143639189502912014-10-05T13:13:00.003-06:002014-10-05T13:15:14.106-06:00She melts my heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This pretty gal is growing up on me.</div>
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It hurts.</div>
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I put a shirt on little Kenna today that Kelsey used to wear when she was two years old. I swear that was just a few months ago. </div>
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Its so cliché, but where has the time gone?</div>
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These two pictures were taken exactly one year ago, to the day. </div>
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And here she is a month ago.</div>
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So much growth in just a year. Physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, socially, in every way.</div>
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Holding her chubby little hand years ago melted my heart. Everyone loved this cute little social bug girl of mine from the very beginning. </div>
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We used to go to the grocery store and she was so friendly with everyone. When we passed another mom and daughter duo shopping she used to say "Mom, look at that pretty girl. She's my friend!" Even though had never met them. She has always been a social little butterfly, full of compassion, smarts, and laughs.</div>
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She still melts my heart.</div>
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When I see her longs legs spread out on her bed as she sleeps, when we laugh at her morning hair, when she comes home with the highest midterm score in her honors science class, when she sits down at my sewing machine to make her cat a bed, when she helps me in the kitchen with dinner, when she reads Kenna a Dora book that I used to read to her, when I find crazy-faced selfies of her on my phone, when she sings in the shower, when she accepts her fate of watching the kids with a smile while I run an errand, and even when she suggests I change my shirt into something nicer, she melts my heart.</div>
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Sometimes I get too caught up in mourning that the summer is over so much that I miss the beauties of the fall season. Sometimes I get so caught up in missing my little Kelsey girl that I forget she is still here and mine to enjoy.</div>
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And I do enjoy her. So so much.</div>
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She is growing up, but she is growing into a pretty incredible person, and I am lucky.</div>
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And, just a little photographic evidence of the 162 or more crazy girl photos I get to find on my phone.</div>
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She melts my heart.</div>
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I planted a Canadice seedless grape about 6 years ago by an awesome arbor my brother in law welded for me as a birthday gift. Its a gorgeous arbor, but I was so excited for this new grape vine to cover it. It would just look so so cool.</div>
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Well, the grape struggled for a few years there by the arbor; only getting a foot or so tall and never really even touching the bottom rung of the arbor. </div>
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So I dug it up and moved it. I replanted it right by the deck. Same sun situation, just not so many kids tramping over it and a bit more water. Last year it did so great. It grew along the deck railing and was so so lush and pretty. </div>
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This year its really happy. REALLY happy.</div>
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Its so happy that it gave me grapes! There are about 10 of these clusters of grapes on my grape vine this year. I just tasted one. They still need a little more time I think, but the flavor is so strong and delicious, its like chugging grape jelly! And who doesn't like grape jelly? Oh, especially with some peanut butter and wheat bread!</div>
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Anyway, I am glad my grape is so happy. I did send my brother in law a photo and asked him to weld me something for next year so we can get on the deck without being attacked by the foliage. We live in an alpine valley where grapes are not something that really grows well here. So, my grape vine thinks it is pretty cool.</div>
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There is so much fall yard work to do, but how am I supposed to mow the lawn with a distraction like this?</div>
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Its mid September and I am trying not to mourn. </div>
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The weather here has been incredible and Autumn really is so beautiful in this high mountain valley I live in, but still, I mourn the loss of summer.</div>
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Its been a good one.</div>
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One of the things I will miss tremendously is crickets.</div>
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I love love love to hear the crickets sing me to sleep with my window open at night. </div>
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That's just one of those simple summer pleasures for me.</div>
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I am going to keep that window open for as long as possible!</div>
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But fall means I am actually baking and cooking again.</div>
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In the summer I have the hardest time cooking. It just seems way too hot and its the last thing I want to do when there are so many more fun things going on outside.</div>
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I was feeling fallish and I made some pumpkin cookies today from a <a href="http://alwaysfixinneversittin.blogspot.com/2014/09/mill-hill-meadow-messenger-edition-3.html" target="_blank">recipe from a blog I read</a>. </div>
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So good, so easy.</div>
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1 spice cake mix, 1 15 oz can of pumpkin, and a half a bag of semi sweet chocolate chips.</div>
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That's it. THREE INGREDIENTS!</div>
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Mix it all up, bake at 350 degrees for 16 to 18 minutes. DONE!</div>
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Thank you <a href="http://alwaysfixinneversittin.blogspot.com/2014/09/mill-hill-meadow-messenger-edition-3.html" target="_blank">KERIN!</a></div>
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Another great thing about fall is the sandbox.</div>
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For some strange reason, the sandbox is a hot spot in the spring and the fall.</div>
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But not in the summer. </div>
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My kids hardly touch the sandbox in July and August.</div>
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I can't get them out of it in the spring and the fall.</div>
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My floor is constantly gritty from their sandy little bodies returning to eat dinner that I ACTUALLY cooked after they have spent time in the sandbox making mermaids out of themselves for hours before we eat. I actually made them strip down in the garage last night before they came in.</div>
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So, here is to more scouring baths and an enjoyable fall.</div>
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I am trying to not miss summer, but still, oh how I miss it already!</div>
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One funny thing today:</div>
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Emmitt and I were picking our raspberries and putting them in a colander. He is my fruit bat and eats more fruit than all my kids combined. He loves it.</div>
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After he picked a rather nice juicy red handful he said "I just love the dark red raspberries. They are like flavor bombs in my mouth." </div>
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I love him.</div>
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I checked out a much desired book at the library on Monday. </div>
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It is my <span style="color: #e69138;">carrot</span> for finishing up a few quilting projects.</div>
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When I finish three certain quilts (the tops), I get to start my book. </div>
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It sits on my bookcase and taunts me and helps me get busy!</div>
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I have wanted to read this book for about 4 months now, but reading in the summer is too crazy for me so, I took one quilt top and back to the quilter two days ago.</div>
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I finished this one two days ago.</div>
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It is a family friendship block quilt for my mom.</div>
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Some of her sister in laws, some of her nieces, some great nieces, and her daughters made her purple and green blocks for this quilt. I am putting it together for her.</div>
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It will go to the quilter next week after I find some backing fabric that is GROOVY like my mom!</div>
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And today I am putting the LAST border on this baby!</div>
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When it is sewn on and ironed, I get to READ!</div>
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YIPPEE!</div>
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Kelsey is busy rocking 7th grade and her 5 honors courses and homework.</div>
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She is also busy watching crafting videos on YouTube!</div>
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Kendal started gymnastics this week and is LOVING it. It is good for her to love something and enjoy it so much! She stays busy with her 3rd grade math homework as well.</div>
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Emmitt thinks he is in heaven in Kindergarten.</div>
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With his new peers, he has learned ALL about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and that is his newest CRAZE!</div>
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And Kenna, sweet Kenna.</div>
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She sings. A lot.</div>
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I love it.</div>
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And what about Matt you ask?</div>
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No picture of that fella. He is too busy taking care of everyone's dogs, cats, cows, horses, and getting the hay hauled.</div>
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Wait, he did come to the park the other night for a bit and practiced batting with Emmitt.</div>
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He is a busy man and we are grateful for him.</div>
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There is an incredible woman who lives in Pullman, Washington named Diane Wilson.</div>
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When I was a 25 year old wife of a busy vet school student a long long ways from home, </div>
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<br />She is EVERYTHING I ever want to be when I grow up.</div>
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Smart, funny, spiritual, compassionate, giving, physically active, amazing gardener, amazing cook, well read, thoughtful, and just a great woman.</div>
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Since I met her, I have always thought I wanted to be like her.</div>
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She shared this delicious recipe with me, ITS SO SO GOOD!</div>
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I am sharing it with you. </div>
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I think I will be making some this week.</div>
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Pullman's elevation is around 2500 feet, so you need to add 10 minutes boiling time if you are from 3000 to 6000 feet, and 15 minutes if you are between 6000 and 8000 feet.</div>
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I won this super fun work of crafty art over the weekend.</div>
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My sister made it, and I was lucky enough to win it.</div>
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We have a craft raffle at our family reunion to generate money for the reunion the following year.</div>
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Its my grandparents' wedding photo, a photo of my handsome grandpa, and a picture of the house they built and lived in for most the 59 years they were married. </div>
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Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy.</div>
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Plus is was a fantastic weekend with my great siblings, parents, cousins, aunts, and uncles.</div>
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It looks great if I do say so myself!</div>
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Thanks Tori!</div>
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I grew up in a pretty small town in a pretty remote part of Utah. When my great grandpa George Alvin Chappell lived there at the turn of the century, it was even more remote. The largest town is 60 miles away to the west. There isn't much to the north, south, or east for about 100 miles.</div>
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One day, a loooooooong time ago, a fellow came to town peddling apple tree seedlings. Two families bought them in town. The George Alvin Chappell family and the Eric Torgerson family.</div>
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George planted them in a pasture close to where the irrigation ditch cut through the pasture.</div>
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His son Glen eventually purchased that pasture, and then his son Marion eventually bought that pasture.</div>
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Marion remembers sitting in those apples trees with a salt shaker enjoying those apples. So does his daughter, Rachel. ME. But I vividly remember hearing the one and only Johnny Appleseed was the one that came peddling apple tree seedlings! </div>
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On Labor Day, my sweet kids, my dad, and I picked a few buckets of those apples planted by George Alvin Chappell more than a hundred years ago.</div>
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Today, Emmitt and I made applesauce with those apples.</div>
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It was a great morning together with my boy.</div>
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It was fun for him to see the process of how applesauce is made. </div>
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It was fun to have his help. He loved peeling the apples and he loved mooshing the apples through the old fashioned food processor. But most of all, he loved eating the warm, delicious applesauce.</div>
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He kept telling me to add more sugar and cinnamon, silly boy.</div>
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It was a good day. A busy day.</div>
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I also got a good hold of this monstrosity of a shrub and took some pruners to it.</div>
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Vanhoutte Spirea is also called BRIDALWREATH because when it flowers, the white flowers flow downwards like a waterfall and I guess that looks like a bridal wreath. </div>
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It is an old variety of shrub. It was popular in the Midwest. </div>
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I can just imagine a Nebraska farmhouse a hundred years ago with this shrub in the yard.</div>
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Native Americans used it to treat venereal diseases and a tea of spirea helped with abdominal pain. I would imagine some young brides had a handful of it for their mid-summer weddings as well.</div>
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Anyway, my shrub looks much better than this now, and I found the long lost strawberry patch under all those branches I trimmed away.</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12778710423208334975noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209114503068094005.post-13717998293017578612014-08-19T11:45:00.003-06:002014-08-19T11:48:42.178-06:00a time to sew<div align="center">
It rained for a week a few weeks ago here.</div>
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It was glorious. I love it when Heaven waters my yard and garden.</div>
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The rainy weather made me want to sew, something I don't get to do very much in the summer.</div>
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So I dug out some blocks I made in a block of the month from 2010 and bought some sashing fabric.</div>
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It took me a few days, but I finished this quilt top. The colors really are THAT ugly, but it was what was included in the block of the month packets.</div>
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So now, off to the quilter for this one.</div>
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The girls started school today. </div>
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Yes, I cried. I need a diversion!</div>
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But I do I need to decide which unfinished quilt project to work on.</div>
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I have at least 30. No kidding.</div>
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Here are a few I am considering: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is ALMOST finished, one more border I think!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one will take a lot of brain power to figure out what I REALLY want to do with all these stars made as friendship blocks by my friends.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this one is just blocks laid out on the floor, they aren't sewn together.<br />
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So now that I have dried up from my girls growing up and being gone,</div>
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its time to sew.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Being a mom to these four little gifts from God is pretty incredible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Its crazy how I used to think I knew them better than they even knew themselves. Then they grew some more, and it seems I knew them less.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then they go to school and it seems I know them even less because of all the outside influences they experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">But I know them. And they know I know them better than anyone else on the planet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And that's enough for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">They know I care more about them than anyone else on the planet as well, and that's the incredible part about being a mom.</span></div>
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Today, August 12th, is a big day for me. Its my anniversary! </div>
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My one year Crossfit Vapor anniversary.</div>
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One year ago today I went to my first class at Vapor; it was a foundations class that taught the basics of crossfit.</div>
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Two months earlier, I got off the couch (thats a figure of speech, we all know moms don't have time to sit on the couch!) and joined my neighbors, the Joneses, for a garage style crossfit workout. </div>
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I was super nervous because I was going from doing practically nothing cardio-wise, to working out with my super fit fun neighbors. For part of the warm up we were supposed to run 800 meters. I couldn't do it without stopping and walking. There were lots of things I couldn't do.</div>
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But we had a fun group of 6 or 7 neighborhood moms last summer working out in the garage and we were all the encouragement we needed.</div>
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I was in rough shape. </div>
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I couldn't do 10 sit ups without peeing my pants, no joke.</div>
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I couldn't do a box jump, so I did 7 or 8" 'curb jumps.' </div>
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I couldn't do a legit burpee.</div>
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50 single jump ropes were all I could breath through.</div>
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I found out I ate a lot of GARBAGE!</div>
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I got so much better that summer just working out in the garage with my girlfriends. It was my favorite part of the day. I even cleaned up my eating a bit (cleaning up to me then was less bread and more eggs) and I lost 19 pounds in 2 months. </div>
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I bought my first pair of size 7 pants since my Freshman year of high school. (9th grade was a <strong>really</strong> long time ago!)</div>
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I would have been happy as punch doing my garage modified style of crossfit forever. Lots of cardio, some strength work, and a little bit of weights. </div>
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Then my other neighbors, the Scotts, opened Crossfit Vapor, the only real crossfit gym in town.</div>
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I look back now and laugh at a conversation I had with McCall Scott in May of 2013. I remember talking to McCall that summer even before I started working out in the garage and before they opened their gym. It went sorta like this:</div>
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McCall: I love working out, I love lifting heavy, I wish Heber City had an awesome Crossfit gym. </div>
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Me: I hate working out. I hate sweating. I would just rather not really eat than worry about exercising.</div>
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McCall: Oh, not me. I love food. I love to eat. I workout so I CAN eat.</div>
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Me: (only consuming 1100 calories a day at the time) Really? It works like that?</div>
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Yeah. I had things backwards. I was truly counting every calorie and not going over 1100 of those babies while nursing a baby full time and not doing an ounce of exercise beyond normally Rachel-mom life. Backwards living.</div>
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We moved weight. A lot of it.</div>
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When we worked out in the garage, the Joneses said that what we were doing wasn't true crossfit because we weren't lifting very much. His garage wasn't equipped for all of us to lift.</div>
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I learned what true, real, crossfit was. And I wasn't sure I totally liked it.</div>
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Even when I started at Vapor, I still kept going to the garage gym for a few weeks with my neighborhood gals because I just loved it so much. But that didn't last long. With the crossfit workout I was getting in the mornings, and the cardio garage workouts in the evenings, I was just crushed tired. Dog tired.</div>
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So Crossfit Vapor became my thing.</div>
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The second workout at Vapor I did was FILTHY FIFTY (50 reps of 10 different activities). I threw up doing the 50 wallballs and didn't finish the workout. But I kept going back, 4 times a week. And strange things happened. I got better and stronger. And some muscles.</div>
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In September I did my first rope climb in a workout.</div>
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I did a one rep max on my power clean at 105 pounds.</div>
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I did FRAN (21, 15, 9 reps of 65 pound thrusters and pullups) in 7:27 with a band to help me do pullups because I couldn't do a pullup.</div>
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And I still peed doing sit ups and box jumps.</div>
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In October I got a 95 pound snatch one rep max.</div>
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I did a 205 pound deadlift.</div>
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And I got my pullups!</div>
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In November I rocked 10 rope climbs in a workout.</div>
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I got a 125 pound power clean max.</div>
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I learned how important core strength is in many movements, like the overhead squat. </div>
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And I learned that I needed a whole lot more core strength!</div>
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In December I bought a few more pairs of fun fun jeans (my sister is going to die laughing because I just used that word) I would NEVER have bought before. I also gained some weight, about 10 pounds since September. But the fun clothing still fit nicely. WIERD! I was worried. I talked to McCall, she was not worried. She actually smiled.</div>
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I also did 100 power cleans in a workout and learned I should really be using that hook grip they keep telling me about.<br />
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In January I turned 39 years old.</div>
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I felt better at 39 than I have in years and years.</div>
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I saw this picture of Kendal telling me what to wish for before I blew out my birthday candles and was surprised. I had arms. I figured out where that 10 pound weight gain might be!</div>
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In February I did FILTHY FIFTY again with these friends.</div>
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I didn't throw up and I finished it.</div>
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And it was awesomely awful.</div>
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I learned that's how most of the workouts are, but that's the way I like it!</div>
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I also finally learned that I like to lift. I like it a lot. It makes me feel empowered.</div>
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Crossfit Vapor had a winter nutrition seminar and I decided in March that eating healthy really DID make me feel better and it really DID help me perform better in my workouts. </div>
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I cleaned up my eating even more and totally stopped counting calories. The fuel you feed your body sure does make a difference in how you feel, think, and perform.</div>
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I hit another power clean max at 155 pounds.</div>
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In April I did a 275 pound deadlift that was super exciting for me.<br />
I did sit ups without peeing, 24" box jumps without whimpering, and burpees like a pro.</div>
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In May I worked on double under jump ropes and still had to run to the bathroom in between sets. <br />
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I did the FRAN workout again and did it RX (as prescribed) in 6:38. A major improvement from my FRAN time and skill level from a few months before. </div>
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I learned that sometimes my body hurts, but that my mind is stronger.</div>
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I realized I LOVED my time at Crossfit Vapor. </div>
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I love the fun relationships I have made there. There is something great about doing something hard with others and getting through it. It binds you.</div>
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I love being stronger.</div>
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I love being able to do more.</div>
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I love pushing myself.<br />
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Sometimes I even love it when my body hurts so badly, </div>
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I wake up and know I am still alive because I can feel sore muscles.</div>
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Or sore hands, or healing rope burns, or stiff knees.</div>
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And I love sleeping like a rock.</div>
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In June I went to the Regional Crossfit Games and saw some incredible athletes compete to go to the World competition. I was inspired, I was in awe, I was so proud to be a part of something so great, I was amazed, my heart was filled with pride and compassion for all of the athletes that competed that weekend and sometimes came up short.<br />
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I saw and felt the vision of Crossfit. And yes, I am a crybaby. I cried. A few times. When that last guy crossed the finish line and everyone in the stands was cheering and clapping for him and the athletes that had already finished, congratulated him, I cried. When that one gal couldn't get one last rope climb in before the time clock sounded, I felt that frog in my throat and a few tears leaked out. It was wonderful.</div>
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In July I ran my first 5K EVER and I didn't even die! My name is on that board in 39th place. Of course I didn't kill it, but I did it in under 29 minutes. That was a big deal for me.</div>
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In July I also wore a swimming suit in public without being COMPLETELY MORTIFIED!<br />
Just a little self conscious.<br />
July was a good month, I also back squatted 195 pounds. </div>
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My one year of doing crossfit has been great.</div>
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It has made me a healthier, happier, stronger person.</div>
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Some times I rock the workout, and some days I just make it through the workout.</div>
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But I love going and I love seeing this:</div>
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And I love the feeling I feel when its over.</div>
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Stronger, faster, better, hungry.</div>
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This right here. These scenes make me happy. This is my happy place. </div>
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This is why I get out of bed at 5:30 in the morning. </div>
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I love to sweat and laugh and grunt and yell with the people that come to my happy place with me.</div>
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So, here's to another year of Crossfit Vapor.</div>
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The August weather is incredible.</div>
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I dream about these sweet summer evenings all winter long.</div>
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School starts next week.</div>
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Kelsey goes to a new school for 7th grade, Kendal enters 3rd grade,</div>
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Its been such a great summer break.</div>
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We participated in the HEBER UNPLUGGED incentive program.</div>
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It got us out of the house and had us do activities we wouldn't have done otherwise.</div>
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Like this rocking redneck outdoor fort Matt and Emmitt slept under the other night.</div>
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And checking out the crater in Midway.</div>
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And so many other fun activities we've done in our beautiful valley this summer.</div>
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Oh, I wish August could last all year long.</div>
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I bought some stain/paint/sealer type stuff for the chicken coop about 3 weeks ago. </div>
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I told Kelsey it was her job to get the coop done. </div>
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She hated working in the heat, so she woke up early a few mornings to get it done.</div>
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This was in July, so by 9 am, it was warm. </div>
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It took her a few painting episodes, but she is almost finished. </div>
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I told my friend Jen about her duty, so one morning Jen brought her son Jacob (who is Kelsey's age) over to help Kelsey paint. She of course was mortified because she was in her pajamas and hadn't brushed her hair or teeth, but I think she secretly enjoyed it and she for sure appreciated the help. Jen said Jacob set his alarm early that morning and asked her to drive him the 5 or 6 miles to our house so he could help. What a sweet kid.</div>
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There is one spot she hasn't finished yet because the raspberries are right against it and in their ouchy, pokey prime, so she will have to get that spot in the fall. </div>
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I can't wait when she tells the story in 15 years about how she had to paint the ENTIRE chicken coop by herself in the 100 degree weather facing near amputation by the raspberries, or her mom wouldn't feed her. It will be a great story.</div>
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A few nights ago, we all went on a 20 minute bike ride and when we came home, feathers were everywhere. The neighbor across the street has a dog that just couldn't bear the lure and temptation of a handful of fat plump hens in our yard eating bugs in the lush grass, so she burst through her electric fence and got two of our gals. So, if anyone is getting rid of some laying hens, please let me know. Our one last gal is so lonely, and I want some more eggs!</div>
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They will have a gorgeous newly painted home, and I promise to protect them from the vicious canine. So does her owner.</div>
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I've lived in the beautiful Heber Valley for 12 years. It truly is a gorgeous place to live and there are so many outdoor recreation activity options.</div>
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One of those options is hiking Mount Timpanogos. I've wanted to do it for a long time, and it finally happened on July 19th. </div>
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Some of the fantastic people at the gym I go to, Crossfit Vapor, met at the gym on Saturday morning at 5 am and drove to the Aspen Grove Trailhead. By 5:50 am, we were on the trail.</div>
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There were 11 of us that wanted to hike Timp, and we had a great morning. I am grateful we started as early as we did though!</div>
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Jaren and McCall Scott are the gym owners and coaches. They are wonderful and such great people to sweat with, laugh with, lift with, and learn from.</div>
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We made it to Emerald Lake in a little over 2 hours. It was gorgeous. There is a glacier that runs into the lake and it is COLD!</div>
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I was a little disgusted with my soaking wet shirt when we stopped at the lake. It was so sweaty under my backpack, I could ring it out! We took a 50 minute break here and enjoyed the views. I kept saying the entire way up the mountain "Its just so pretty" and "Oh my goodness, look how beautiful it is here" and all kinds of annoying comments on the gorgeous alpine forest. I had to hold my tongue so I didn't make everyone CRAZY!</div>
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The mountain goats were very fun to watch and quite friendly. I suppose they would have to be because there were hundreds of hikers up in their mountains on that Saturday, and I'm sure many other days in July and August when the mountain is gorgeous.</div>
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After the lake, we had to hike to the summit, which is at the very tip of this picture. There is a little shack up there that is right out of the picture. The summit of Timp is 11,752 feet. We started around 6,900 feet, so we climbed a mile in elevation in about 7 miles on the trail. Its a 14 mile round trip.</div>
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After Emerald Lake, we hiked across this snowbed near what is called 'the saddle.' Of course there were snowball fights!</div>
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This was one of my favorite parts of the hike for some reason. Maybe because it looks so cool! That's my friends right on top giving me a big wave. It looks wicked, but it wasn't that bad.</div>
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We made it to the top at 10:11 am. So, four hours and 22 minutes. That of course included a bunch of rests and breathing spots. </div>
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We enjoyed ourselves some yummy morsels from our packs and some water, and enjoyed the incredible view.</div>
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There is a shack at the top with a registry. I was surprised that when I wrote my name in it at 10:30, there were already 5 pages of entries for the day. It was a busy busy day for hiking Timp.</div>
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It was sort of surreal to be able to see so far from the top, in all directions. This is looking East towards Heber City. You can see Emerald Lake in the corner of the picture. It took us about an hour from Emerald Lake to the top.</div>
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I'm glad I had such good company to hike with. I think some of them learned a little too much about me in one day, but I had a great time with them.</div>
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Back down at Emerald Lake, we all regrouped and headed off the mountain. My knees were tired and sore and going downhill wasn't super comfortable, but it was all good. When we were at the top, Denver went around the ridge and slid down the glacier on his rear end while the rest of us hiked down the way we went up. He totally beat us to the lake! </div>
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I am so glad I was finally able to climb Timp and with such fun fun people. We had a great day. I passed so many gorgeous waterfalls on the way up, I had to catch a picture of at least one on the way down with Terra.</div>
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When I got home, I took a cold water soak for my old knees and then I got in the shower to clean off all the trail dirt. What a good day.</div>
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There is a store going out of business here in town, and the other day I was in the area and I was alone so I decided to stop in and see if there was anything I needed for a killer price. </div>
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I have been wanting some white Christmas lights to put up outside to replace the half-lit ones on our canopy. I wondered where I was going to find Christmas lights in July, but lo and behold, I did. And pretty cheap as well.</div>
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I also saw a few things in the home décor area that I thought Kelsey would like. She recently redecorated her room (she does a major overhaul every two months or so) and I thought she might like the looks of this. There were three of them, so I bought them for a buck and a half a piece.</div>
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When I saw them, I thought that she would just use the frame and the canvas and make her own original design with scrapbook paper, photos, and mod podge. She is great at creating projects like that. Because, who wants a 9 inch by 9 inch picture of a fat triangle cat with a scarf on, right?</div>
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Yep. That is what I thought it was. A cat. A fat one. With flowery fur and a long long scarf. And words that said LOVE IS FASHION. </div>
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I'm a complete fashion idiot. When I told Kelsey what I thought it was after she hung a few of them up in her newly redecorated room, she laughed so hard she cried.</div>
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Does anyone else see the fat blob of a cat with a winter scarf and skinny ears, or am I the only fashion idiot that didn't realize it was a dress? </div>
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I think Kelsey wants to trade me in for a new mom sometimes. This was one of those times.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday Emmitt asked me to lift him up to look out the laundry room window. Our neighbors across the street fly an American flag everyday and he told me he wanted to see it. So I obliged. He disappeared and I didn't think anything about it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He had helped me decorate our little seasonal decoration area for the 4th of July a few weeks ago and seemed to enjoy it very much since it didn't involved flowers like our spring, Easter, and other recent decorations. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So last night I saw this on our front porch. It made me smile then it brought tears to my eyes. I love that in his 5 years of life experiences, he has a love for something that I love as well. </span><br />
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On July 3rd 2004, Kelsey became a pet owner. She was two years old. My aunt Noreen gave her this little kitten that she had named OREO. Kelsey was in her 'princess phase' at the ripe old age of 2, so she renamed her new kitten FIONA, after Shrek's princess.</h2>
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Having a veterinarian in the family, we soon learned that FIONA was a male, and the new kitten became SHREK. SHREK has been an incredible cat for the past ten years. We love him. He is a year-round outdoor cat and is the most patient fella with all our kids, but he loves Kelsey the most.</h2>
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Kelsey had a great idea a few weeks ago that SHREK needed a bath. First one ever. So she got some Head and Shoulders shampoo, conditioner, water at the perfect temperature, multiple towels, and got busy. Even though he is a good cat, I was sure we were going to have a rodeo. But Kelsey's sweet-talking and cooing the entire time she had him in the water proved effective.</h2>
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When Kelsey told her dad what she had done, he once again stated what a great cat she has. Then he asked what kind of shampoo she used. She told him and he laughed and laughed. Apparently, one should use baby shampoo for a homemade cat bath and no conditioner. Kelsey replied smiling "But his dandruff is gone and he is just SO SOFT now."</h2>
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I have a hard time sewing in the summer. There is just so much going on with the kids, the yard, and the wonderful weather. So I make myself sign up for my local quilt guild's round robin exchange, just to get some stitching time in.<br />
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I added this border for the month of June to this round robin quilt of Deonn's. The rules for the round robin exchange stated that the second border had to be applique. I am awful with applique, but that's what I came up with.</div>
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I did get this one sent off to my mom. When I was there for the 4th of July weekend, it was hanging up in the cabin and looking so spiffy!</div>
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For July's round robin exchange, I added this red and black checkerboard to the cute little farm scene that Sue started. I am not good at being creative and I couldn't figure out how to extend the scene, so I just framed it. The rules for the third border stated that you had to add cornerstone blocks in the corners and it couldn't be over 6 inches wide. I can't wait to see how my round robin turned out. I get mine back next month.</div>
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During the 4th of July Torrey Apple Days Celebration, I went to their fun little quilt show. These two were my favorites. I love traditional scrappy stuff. Love it.<br />
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And last but not least, last month I finished this one.</div>
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It was a block of the month quilt we did at church more than five years ago.</div>
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She is going to hand quilt it at the DUP (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) Museum here in town this winter. Then I will bind it for her.</div>
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It turned out lovely if I do say so!</div>
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So, that is my summer quilting thus far. Kinda lame, but my garden is looking a bit better!</div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Kenna turned two in June. Right before she opened her gifts, we sang Happy Birthday to her. She covered her face and cried! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">She loved the ribbon more than opening her gifts, of course!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">Kendal turned 9 in May. I love this picture of my little crew. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">When I asked her what kind of cake she wanted, she said, some some chocolate with some candles. My kind of girl!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">I love Kendal's face in this picture. She is making a wish.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Emmitt turned 5 in March.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">We were in Salina for his birthday, so he was fortunate to have a few cousins celebrate with him.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">We worked at the farm on Emmitt's birthday. I suppose that is fitting for this little dude. He found this cow skull while we were moving gated pipe and considered it a birthday miracle!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Kelsey turned 12 in February.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">My kids only have friend parties on big birthdays, so this was one for her. All the girls in her class came over for a fun pajama and pizza party late night.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">They had a noisy great time, and I am grateful that those birthdays only come every four years!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">She has a really great group of great girls for friends. She is a lucky gal to have such good friends.</span></div>
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Back in March I was at the local quilt shop in Midway and I saw this family tree panel and some coordinating fabrics.</div>
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I loved it and bought it, not sure what I would do with it.</div>
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I got it home and tried to make it work for me, but since my progeny is only 4 children, it didn't really work.</div>
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So I decided my mom needed it for Mother's Day.</div>
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I had oodles of time to complete it.</div>
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I put it away for a month or so, then got it all out and got busy.</div>
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I made little birds depicting me, my siblings, and our families.</div>
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I added a few simple borders, appliqued the birds on and put it away again.</div>
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For another month.</div>
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Then I sewed Emmitt civil war clothing during the month of April and figured that I could quilt my mom's little quilt the week before Mother's Day and get it completed.</div>
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Well, I got out the machine the other day and started machine quilting it.</div>
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I got about 2/3 through it and broke a needle<strong> and</strong> the darning foot.</div>
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I thought I had a spare darning foot, but it was broken as well.</div>
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I was stuck.</div>
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So I put it away and called my mom and told her what a procrastinating daughter she gave birth to, and apologized. She was too kind and understanding. Way too nice. </div>
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I did the same thing to her for Christmas! </div>
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But today, I had the chance to stop into the sewing machine shop and get a new darning foot.</div>
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Tomorrow, a week beyond Mother's Day, I will finish quilting my mom's quilt, get it bound, and send it off in the mail on Monday.<br />
Its going to be really great.</div>
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I will learn one day.</div>
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And one day, my mom will get a gift in time for the occasion it was meant for!<br />
Her birthday is coming up in a few weeks. I think I will purchase something for her, not make it!</div>
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Emmitt and I went to a civil war event near Boise, Idaho last week.</div>
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Last year I took Kenna since we were still attached for her nourishment needs, but this year I wanted to take the lad. The girls are not fond of missing school, so it was the perfect idea.</div>
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But I had to get busy sewing for Emmitt.</div>
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I haven't really sewn any period clothing for him since he outgrew the dresses he used to wear.</div>
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So I found a <a href="http://howtodresslikeapioneer.blogspot.com/2011/03/mansboys-shirt-tutorial-simplified.html" target="_blank">shirt pattern</a> Emily posted on her blog,<a href="http://howtodresslikeapioneer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Buns and Baskets</a>. </div>
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I made Emmitt two shirts with this pattern that worked up really quickly. </div>
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I used Emily's 5T math for the first one, and tweeked it a bit for my scrawny boy for the second one I made. </div>
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When Emmitt saw the shirts, he said </div>
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"Why do my shirts have flowers on them?"</div>
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I assured him all was well with his little flowers.</div>
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I have a friend who enjoys buying great things at thrift stores to rework into period clothing.</div>
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So, I got a few pairs of adult men's pants in linen, wool, and a heavy cotton from him and got busy.</div>
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I made linen trousers with suspenders and vest, cotton short trousers with suspenders and a vest, and then also a pair of wool trousers.</div>
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I couldn't find a suitable pattern, so I just made it up. </div>
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Which is pretty apparent, but its okay for the sweet boy.</div>
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Emmitt wore his linen trousers and vest the first day in Idaho. It was a warm day, gorgeous day actually, in the low 80s and so by the afternooon, Emmitt found the creek and I changed him into the short pants.</div>
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Emmitt has a super simple pair of elastic waisted church pants, and I just sort of laid them on the table and traced them, then did some more tweeking to make a pattern.</div>
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The linen trousers have three shell buttons in the front for a button fly opening. </div>
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The braces, or suspenders, are very necessary for these trousers to stay up.</div>
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The vest is just a simple one, and on the linen one I made four fabric covered buttons.</div>
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There were around 1000 5th graders there on Friday, and of course they did some drilling.</div>
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Emmitt did as well, but was a bit shy about it because he couldn't remember what was his left and what was his right! Check out that cute cute hat too! </div>
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The next day Emmitt wore the looser shirt with the cotton vest and short trousers.</div>
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These short ones are also button fly and also require suspenders to stay on.</div>
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They have just one wooden button in the fly, and wooden buttons for the braces, but the vest has self fabric buttons.</div>
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I made Emmitt wait until after lunch before he played in the creek on the second day.</div>
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He was of course joined by the sweet girls cooling off too.</div>
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I also just loved that President Lincoln watched my lad playing in the water.</div>
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For some reason, that just made me smile.</div>
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Emmitt and I had a great time with our sweet Idaho friends.</div>
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He of course said he will be going back next year.</div>
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He loved camping in our canvas tent with me and thought it was a great adventure.</div>
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The last morning, as I was cleaning up and packing up, the little lazy britches didn't want to wake up.</div>
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So, after everything in the tent was packed and loaded but him and his bed, </div>
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I drug his cot outside the tent so I could drop the tent.</div>
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He finally woke up, but said in a sleepy voice,</div>
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"Lets not go home mom, lets just stay here."</div>
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I am glad he had such a great time.</div>
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He made so many fun friends, and they were really great to be so good to him.</div>
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There was one pair of wool trousers I made that he didn't get the chance to wear in Idaho.</div>
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So, he wore them to church yesterday.</div>
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Matt gave me a "REALLY?" look, but it was Mother's Day and so I just got him dressed the way I wanted to!</div>
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I totally just made these up as well, but I was going for the drop front, or fall-front style.</div>
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So there are two buttons on each side to allow access.</div>
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These trousers actually stay up and in place without suspenders.</div>
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I had him wear the cotton vest to church just because it looked sharp, not to hide the suspenders like they would have done in the mid 1800s. The weave, color, and pattern of the cotton vest and wool trousers are very different, but it still was a nice overall look.</div>
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Two of his sisters could not handle Emmitt getting his picture taken, without them in it as well.</div>
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So friends, that is Emmitt's new mid 1800s wardrobe I made him.</div>
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I really should have made him a coat too, just to be completely proper, but I usually work with a strict time limit!</div>
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He looks so handsome!</div>
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Once again we spent Easter at the ranch, well, Saturday anyway. We had a fantastic time playing a killer game of townball in the sagebrush and rabbit brush flat, but we were too busy playing to take any photos. So, its the usual 4 wheeling and egg rolling pictures.<br />
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The weather was perfect with a gorgeous sun shining on us, and a little breeze when we needed it. The wind blew a bit of course, but we didn't notice too much. We enjoyed a delicious dutch oven chicken lunch cooked by Mark and Emiko with some salads to round us all out. MMMMMMM. <br />
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Matt and I took a little ride to go check on some cows that were in another mountain pasture, and I made him stop so I could get a new homesteading photo. I love love love old places. All old things actually. There was actually still wallpaper up on the walls inside!<br />
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The kids had a blast playing with cousins, rolling eggs, enjoying an egg fight, and of course riding and driving in all the toys.<br />
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We had the usual Easter Egg hunt and this year I put money in the eggs I filled. Not sure if it was a hit or not, but we were candied out! Kenna was so excited, she loved finding the eggs and filling her basket.<br />
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Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays. Its the first big outing of the year, great times with cousins, treats, good food, and good times with family. I hope my kids have great Easter memories like I do.<br />
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I bought this men's XL 100% wool sweater at the local thrift store last year. I threw it in the washer with hot water and washed it, then dried it in the dryer. I did that twice. It felted that wool sweater, and of course shrunk it like crazy. </div>
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I intended to make some cute little wool shoes out of it for Kenna for civil war events as well as everyday footwear. That never happened.</div>
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Emmitt needs a sweet new hat for a civil war event we are headed to next week, so I got out that wool sweater, <a href="http://mushroomvillagers.wordpress.com/the-eddie-cap-tutorial/" target="_blank">used this tutorial</a>, and made this cute little thing for him. </div>
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Its also quite cozy and warm, not the ideal summer cap for a sweet 1860s lad, but that will have to be okay as well. I should make him another one out of a lighter fabric, but it was either wool or just quilting cotton, and that wouldn't work either. </div>
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He did have some Easter candy in his cheek for this photo, I promise there isn't an impacted tooth! </div>
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And Kenna had to give it a whirl as well.<br />
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Kenna loves my phone. She loves anyone's phone. She loves remotes. She loves the computer. She loves the ipad, Kindle, tablet, anything techno.</div>
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She is good at them too. She can get to someone's games, Instagram, Facebook accounts, apps store, you name it, in no time.</div>
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If you are not careful, she may video you while you are putting on your makeup.</div>
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So, since I use my phone as a camera sometimes, she often messes up the cutest picture I intended to take because she wants my phone. And cries.</div>
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I am actually sort of concerned that Kenna will look back years from now at photos I took and think she had an awful time as a one year old and was a grumpy monster.</div>
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She wanted my phone.</div>
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My super cheesy girl has turned from "cheese" to "whaaa!."</div>
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The other day she was looking so cute on my sewing table, just smiling and laughing and being cute. I got my phone out to capture the darling moment, and this is what I got.</div>
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I did do a trick the other day when she was playing Batgirl. I turned the screen view so she could see herself while I took this one.</div>
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No tears, but still not a great picture of my little Batgirl.</div>
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Anyway, some of the wonderful Easter memories include coloring eggs. I loved coloring eggs with my siblings, and hopefully my own offspring will have delightful memories of it as well!<br />
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This year nobody ate a PAAS coloring tablet, nobody tipped over a tea cup full of dye, and nobody cried! That's worth remembering!<br />
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Kenna loved touching and looking at her eggs. She just couldn't get enough of them. She was mesmerized.<br />
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Hopefully your Easter was lovely and you were able to bear the coloring eggs photos well. They are so much sweeter in real life! The kids AND the eggs!<br />
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