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around the house
around the house
laundry room makeover
A long time ago I decided I really wanted to spruce up our laundry room. It started by removing the drawers under the washer and dryer so I could use them for folding clothes. I also purchased peel and stick wallpaper for the back wall. It's taken me
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throwback thursday (december 1, 2021)
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throwback thursday (november 17, 2021)
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snow
It's not even Thanksgiving yet and we already have a good amount of snow on the ground. Emma keeps singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...." and Olivia will only go outside with her umbrella.
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throwback thursday (november 10, 2021)
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candle fail
Well... that was a big fat fail. Emma and I missed a critical step in the candle making process. Ope. We were able to redo that step and still get half a candle out of it. She's pretty happy with the candle she did get, and can'
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beeswax candles
Last weekend Braden brought home 10 frames of honey, so this week I got all the honey into bottles. There is always so much honeycomb and beeswax left over that we've talked about making candles with it for a long time. I just never wanted to deal with
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throwback thursday (october 27, 2021)
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throwback thursday (october 13, 2021)
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throwback thursday (october 6, 2021)
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throwback thursday (september 15, 2021)
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throwback thursday (september 8, 2021)
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bye bye butterflies
We let three more butterflies go this week. All hatched on the same day. We have only 1 caterpillar and 1 chrysalis left. I've been out looking for more, but haven't had any luck. I love when you can see their wings through the chrysalis.
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first day of school
I have no idea where the summer (or the years) have gone.
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twas the night before school...
... and Olivia lost her first tooth! She really wanted to hang onto it until she showed her teacher her very first loose tooth, but I think she was too excited to actually lose it that she decided it had to come out tonight.