tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11863858263127104872024-02-19T02:11:50.884-08:00Seven Olive PlantsMarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.comBlogger825125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-68614393415197712172020-12-29T08:44:00.000-08:002021-03-13T08:45:21.721-08:00Holidays 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmDbpqNTqn5trcaB9rLwT3xXUTLHmECXT_e1bHs3yLbzsW8Sx9QBUOV3K49aHS_NWXMDyO97Mrgncnr9S6h5cwacz66FbWzyVOoYp3dLrA-N3QZNpMRBO2hxbibJmi6mlZDwrK6YcfmU/s960/133723315_10220582989499348_2516872270447881762_n.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmDbpqNTqn5trcaB9rLwT3xXUTLHmECXT_e1bHs3yLbzsW8Sx9QBUOV3K49aHS_NWXMDyO97Mrgncnr9S6h5cwacz66FbWzyVOoYp3dLrA-N3QZNpMRBO2hxbibJmi6mlZDwrK6YcfmU/s400/133723315_10220582989499348_2516872270447881762_n.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmBZm-Uxd0-kdy90nk1fUL6UJI9-2bszeHIifYh0G8wL3g2GMtY_wBmr4MXuc_0r98BSyFMuLq8c5D3URjS8Gk16iwNMzNSOWKWwyyq34MKmyfQ-fHAsuBSwf7RhUqBhIoaAzIFDZkGQ/s960/133812350_10220583006819781_2918314558283830931_n.jpg" style="display: block; 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We celebrated our anniversary in June and Marc wanted to get away for a week. Our older children are all busy with work and the two oldest were taking summer classes this year. Our foster baby is extremely demanding because of feeding issues, so we didn't think it was wise to leave a busy two year old at home.</div>
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It ended up being perfect! Our place was right on the beach and had plenty of room for Matthias to go to bed at night and allow us to stay up late. We watched a lot of HGTV! :) <br />
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It was so relaxing. We walked the beach, hung out at the beautiful pool, ate dinner on the water multiple times at different restaurants. <br />
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We rented bikes for the day and rode all over the island. Matthias slept through part of it in his little seat.<br />
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Life has been so busy and so hard lately that it was a much needed get away! Our fostering journey has been a tough one this past year, and then things with my dad have been hard this spring. We had just moved him to be close to other relatives last fall, but through a series of events we had no choice but to bring him back. After a tremendous amount of stress... this was perfect!<br />
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I love this man so much!Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-19004425862787698352020-05-30T11:20:00.000-07:002020-07-31T11:20:56.164-07:00Girls' Trip May 2020<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We started the tradition of a girls only trip eight years ago! This year with the quarantine we didn't know if it would happen or not, but things started lifting a bit in May and we took off for the beach!<br />
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It was so nice to do something normal! We had a fabulous condo right on the beach with plenty of room to spread out and relax. It had a full kitchen and a washer and dryer! That is a big deal to this mama! :) </div>
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We cooked yummy food, watched brainless movies, spent hours at the beach, slept late and did a little bit of shopping!<br />
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Mostly it was just sweet to get away and spend some time with my girls.<br />
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(oh these hats,,,, they made me laugh,,,, but they did protect our skin!)<br />
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This spring has been very stressful for everyone, but ours was extra stressful because of my dad's health. He declined during quarantine (I'm convinced he was depressed!), and got so bad that he fell and broke his hip. There has been a lot that has gone on around this situation and it has been a nightmare for my family. Things that I never dreamed,,, nor should I have even had to go through. <br />
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It has brought my family even closer together though. I know the Lord works through all circumstances and this one doesn't take Him by surprise... but it sure did blindside me.<br />
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I am incredibly thankful for my family and some close friends that have been with us through all of it.<br />
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A new thing.... sometimes God causes changes in your life that are GOOD. The circumstances around it might not have been, but when you get to the other side you look at things differently. Some things... situations,,,, or even people need to be removed. I am so thankful for Godly people that have given me the boldness to walk through this journey. The "blinders" are removed and you see things for what they are.<br />
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This spring is not one I wish to go through again, but the Lord is faithful! He has walked with me through all of it.<br />
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Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-74242524221804010542020-04-24T18:55:00.000-07:002020-05-05T18:58:37.123-07:00Dusting off the blog...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Gosh... life has been happening. I will sometimes think about writing on here, but the words just haven't come. I really like blogging so much better than social media... I love going back and reading old posts. Maybe I will get back on here and be more consistent! :) </div>
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April 14th brought this little angel's 2nd birthday! How is it that "Baby L" (as some of you "old readers" probably remember him being called) is already two!?! He has brought more joy to our home than I ever dreamed! When we started our fostering journey... I had ideas in my mind of what it would "look" like. Never did I dare to dream we would get a beautiful baby boy! He has taught us SO much.… he has blessed us way more than we could ever bless him!<br />
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April 17th was the anniversary of the day we got the call asking if we could go pick up a baby from the hospital. I had no idea if it was a boy or girl.... what race he was... no details of the story except that his mother had tested positive for meth. Oh the emotions that I felt that day. Sadness.... excitement....fear.... so many unknowns. His story is one that I won't tell all of the details. It is his story to tell one day.... if he chooses. I do hope one day he will choose to share it. It is one of so many twists and turns... so many times that God protected him! He truly is a miracle!<br />
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We still have our foster placement that we got back in September. She is another little miracle and blessing! She has come an incredibly long way since fall! I will write more about her later.<br />
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We have had a beautiful spring.... in spite of the crazy pandemic that has rocked the world... we have enjoyed lots of outside time! Praying things settle down soon. I have lots of thoughts on what all is going on. Maybe another day. :) I am headed to bed.<br />
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~ Good nightMarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-88188222653691734042020-02-21T06:52:00.000-08:002020-02-21T06:52:41.174-08:00Winter days...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It has been a long, dreary, hard winter. Not so much because we have had harsh cold days,,,, it has just been extremely wet and dreary.<br />
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I recently ordered some non-toxic candles from Antique Candle Co. (I scored free shipping and bought everything off of the clearance sale!) I love the warm glow on these dreary days!<br />
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The cool bench is a church bench that our family sat on every Sunday in one of our old churches. They recently built a new church and asked if we wanted it!</div>
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Our foster placement is still here,,,, and we are praying hard that she won't be going anywhere! It has been physically and emotionally hard! She has come such a long way though and we are grateful! I will blog more about that on another day. It is a school day.... and I need to get busy!<br />
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~Until next time.....Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-15961728127711182622020-02-09T12:58:00.001-08:002020-02-09T12:58:02.946-08:00Happy Birthday, Macheus!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Oh, the joy this little boy has brought to our family! When Myles was born I sort of thought he was the "caboose". Then when I miscarried a couple of years later I was fairly certain that was it. So thankful that the Lord blessed us with this boy!</div>
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He is such a kind boy. He loves people <b><i>BIG</i></b>! When we opened up our home to foster children he welcomed them with open arms. He has made the BEST big brother to our two little nuggets! He just asked me the other day, "When is court gonna decide on our baby?" He prayed so faithfully for Matthias to be our forever baby, and now he is praying again!<br />
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Madeline asked him what kind of a cake he wanted. He told her, "A chocolate cake, white icing, and chocolate balls." So she made exactly what he wanted! She is such a sweet big sister!<br />
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We had a picnic at the grist mill with lots of homemade food! The kids played by the water, and then we hiked the mountain!<br />
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We all made it fairly fast considering we were six little kids!<br />
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Macheus told me halfway up the mountain that it was a terrible idea. :)<br />
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Matthew wore Matthias in a hiking backpack and beat us all up the mountain!<b><i> #beast</i></b><br />
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We had many yucky, rainy days the week before, so we were very thankful for a beautiful day!<br />
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My sweet Myles....<br />
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We spent a couple of hours on this cool playground before we loaded up to head home.<br />
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My "biggest girl" with her "biggest girl"! :) <br />
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Taking a rest on top of the mountain.<br />
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Because you need a dramatic shot on top of the mountain! haha...<br />
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Such a beautiful spot. I had picnics here with my family growing up. We have had MANY picnics here with our children over the years!<br />
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Love her... and those two sweet baby girls!<br />
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He made it!<br />
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Once upon a time Marc thought we'd only have girls!<br />
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My biggest and littlest boys!<br />
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My four girls.... even the tiniest sweet little girl!<br />
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I am going to attempt to get my blog back up to date as best as I can! It has been a very busy and hard past five months. I copied what I shared on FB last fall below to update my blog (if I have any readers left! :) I contemplated being done with my blog, but I have so much fun going back and reading old posts. I know these years are going to slip by so fast, and I want to remember all of the busy, crazy, sweet, special.... moments!</div>
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Last week I was leaving the hair salon when my daughter texted, "Call...". When DFCS calls, my heart always falls a little. I guess it always will. The voice on the other end said something like... "You don't have to say yes, but there is a baby that we think y'all would be perfect for. She has no one." My response was... "You guys are going to put us through this AGAIN!?! I don't know if I can do this. Is there not ANYONE that can take he<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">r? Have y'all checked ALL family? " And then I said, "Let me call Marc." I called him and without hesitation he said, "Absolutely!" I talked to the children and we all agreed, we felt like we were supposed to do this. Macheus was sitting at the table quietly, and throwing his head back said, "How will we ever take TWO babies to church!?!" That's the least of my worries child <span class="_5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t27/1.5/16/1f600.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">😀</span></span>. <br /> I remember this time last year being in the thick of court dates. I was completely overwhelmed and said that I was never doing this again. Matthew sent me a song that night with a message that basically said, "If not me than who?" I also said after we adopted Matthias that I was finished with babies, and I happily passed all baby stuff on! We knew we were willing to take more placements, but I pictured young children. <span class="_5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t27/1.5/16/1f600.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">😀</span></span></span></div>
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Please pray for sweet "Baby A". She has some issues that need much prayer. Specifically pray that her feeding issues would resolve. Pray for Marc and I as we juggle our already busy schedules and now take daily trips to Macon. Pray for our children as this affects them too. <br /> Thank you all for your prayers! She is a little miracle, and I know God has a plan for her life! <span class="_5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 1px; margin-right: 1px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tc3/1.5/16/1f497.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-decoration: none; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">💗</span></span><br /> <a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"type":104,"tn":"*N"}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/fostercare?source=feed_text&epa=HASHTAG" style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;"><span class="_5afx" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl _5afz" style="color: #365899; font-family: inherit;">#</span><span class="_58cm" style="font-family: inherit;">fostercare</span></span></a></div>
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Her birthday comes after we are all sick of party food and festivities! This year Mariah, Madeline and I took off for a girls' day of shopping!<br />
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We ate yummy food at Cracker Barrel and shopped most of the day!<br />
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That evening we went home and Mariah requested Oreo milkshakes! A girl after my own heart! Forget the cake.... bring on the milkshakes!<br />
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I cannot imagine life without our "Lucille.... Lou... Lucy... or Lou Mama (as McKenzie calls her!) She has brought so much joy to our family! I love you my sweet Lou!Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-68097377329371267482019-12-31T05:43:00.000-08:002020-02-10T05:43:20.476-08:00Happy Birthday, Matthew!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wasn't it just a few years ago that I laid cozily in my hospital bed with a tiny baby boy!?! I don't know where the years have gone, but they went by way too fast!<br />
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Matthew has been a joy to raise! He is loyal, hardworking, honest, sweet... and messy! :) He can't be perfect, right? I am so thankful the Lord made him ours!Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-71291033565894798632019-12-29T21:54:00.000-08:002019-12-30T21:55:08.017-08:00Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My blog has been pretty quiet lately, and there is a really good reason why! As you will see in our family's Christmas picture there is another little blurred out face. </div>
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We had our adoption in July, vacation right after, school started the beginning of August, my dad's health was bad throughout that month, we moved him to be closer to my sister in September, we got a call to take another foster placement the first of September... and THAT is a long story! Grandbaby born in October in the midst of our chaos, McKenzie and her family finished building and moved into their new home this fall. Yeah... it has been <b><i>crazy</i></b> around here!<br />
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It has been a really hard fall, but things are starting to get a little better around here! For those of you that follow me on social media you have kept up with our journey. I have been trying to write more in my journals at home, but I am hoping to start writing on here more this coming year. Posting on social media is super easy and fast, but I have missed this little corner to journal our lives. It was always sort of therapeutic for me. I have no idea who still pops by here to read... but I am back! :)<br />
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I hope you have all had a very Merry Christmas, and that you have a wonderful and healthy New Year!<br />
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~Until next time....Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-20479604026267400852019-09-23T09:04:00.000-07:002019-11-24T09:04:26.749-08:00Happy Birhday, Myles!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy 10th Birthday to our sweet Myles Truth!</div>
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He requested waffles for breakfast, and hamburgers and French fries for supper!<br />
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We have a tradition with our kids that they get a "big person" Bible with their name on it once they learn to read well. Myles was still using his Precious Moment's Bible that they all got at birth and was quite hard on it. :) He has been reading his Bible and loves copying passages out of it. We decided it was a good time to get it! He was so proud and sat and read multiple chapters the night he got it. <3 br="" nbsp=""></3><br />
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I pray he will always treasure God's Word and live for Him all the days of his life!Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-25676985010984637792019-09-14T17:52:00.000-07:002019-10-25T17:52:57.002-07:00Happy Birthday Malachi!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On September 13th, Malachi David turned 13!</div>
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Keeping the tradition, he got his first gun for his birthday. Wasn't it just yesterday that Mathew got his!? :( <br />
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I sure love this crew! Matthias had already gone to bed.<br />
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We moved my sweet dad to be closer to my sister. He has lived down here close to us for 3 1/2 years. It was becoming increasingly difficult to care for him with all of my responsibilities at home, especially with home schooling. We were glad he got to celebrate one more birthday with him down here. <br />
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I am very thankful that the Lord made Malachi ours!<br />
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~For those that have noticed my absence on here..... we have had a lot going on! I will try to catch up on all that I am behind on and you will soon find out! :) I probably will adjust dates on my posts too. It helps in the future to be able to click on the months when you are looking for certain posts/pictures. )<br />
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In my quest for minimizing our home the hardest part for me has been our books and our children's clothing!</div>
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The boys have a large walk-in closet and it was the perfect spot for bookshelves. However, they were a huge mess! I recently emptied all of them into the floor and went through them. I got rid of a large box full!</div>
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This little shelf has all of our baby/board books on it for Matthias.<br />
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This shelf is mostly chapter books and educational books. (Well, sort of.)<br />
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This shelf has seasonal stuff and picture books. This is not even counting two shelves in our classroom/office. We have a large collection of Lamplighter, another shelf with G.A. Henty, and our Hero Classic collection!</div>
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I have always loved children's books! It is definitely my weakness. I am going to try to weed out a few more, but this is probably the way things are going to be for now! :)</div>
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Most evenings that we are home I take Matthias for a walk. Sometimes Mariah or Madeline joins us, sometimes Marc... and sometimes Macheus!</div>
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These two play so hard!<br />
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We ventured off the beaten path and into the peanut field!<br />
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Summer zipped by, and even though it isn't technically over with.. we did start school back! I had so many summer posts that didn't get done. We traveled a good bit, and of course the adoption dominated so much of our time and attention! </div>
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The years slip by so fast.... I can't believe that Macheus is in the first grade. I went back and looked at some of my old blog posts earlier today, and they grow up way too fast! :( <br />
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Our curriculum this year is going to keep these guys busy. I am doing Saxon math with Macheus, but the rest of the crew is doing Teaching Textbooks on line. They like it and it saves me a ton of time not having to grade it! I am working through Explode the Code workbooks with Mac, handwriting and just some fun books to read together. Until he is reading independently this will be all we do.<br />
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Malachi and Myles are doing Rod and Staff Language programs. They are pretty rigorous, but they are doing well. We used it with the older kids and it definitely prepared them for college. The Reading program in the 4th grade is covering Bible; so Myles won't do a separate Bible curriculum, but Malachi is. We are finishing up our study of Human Anatomy with Apologia. Not sure what we will study next. I wanted to do Notgrass Georgia History this year, but they aren't selling it anymore! :( We had a copy that I used with the oldest three, but it was worn out. I got rid of it thinking I could replace it for the next crew. If anyone has suggestions feel free to share! :) I have had some blog readers communicate with me through e-mail after I shared it. I will post it again... maynor7@windstream.net. Feel free to e-mail any suggestions!<br />
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Sweet Mariah.... I so enjoy this girl! God was so good to give me my three girls! I adore my boys... but life without my girls would be lonely!</div>
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She is doing Notgrass Economics, Government, TT Algebra 2, Apologia Anatomy and Physiology (Bio 2), and Learn to Write The Novel Way. This will be her last year home schooling, as she will be doing dual enrollment next year. Makes me sad...</div>
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This sweet little nugget couldn't be left out of the back-to-school pictures. Oh how we all love him!</div>
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We have gotten on a pretty decent schedule. I get up at 6:00, fix smoothies, start laundry, and then I head out the door to go running. I run a pretty long time (usually around 10 miles), so it works best for me to start while everyone is in the bed/just getting up! By the time I get home the kids have gotten chores done, drank smoothies and started school. When I get home I shower, throw the next load of laundry in, and then I start school with Macheus. His usually takes me from 10-12. In between helping him I usually help the other two. Madeline is a huge help too! She usually does everyone's English! At noon I feed Matthias and spend a little time with him. I try to lay down with him for at least a few minutes and then I put him down for his nap. While he is napping the other kids eat lunch and we do any other school and grading that we need to get done. The afternoon is spent putting laundry away and getting things done that need to be finished before the guys get home from work. I try to at least let Mac and Myles have several hours of free time outside. It is so important for boys to be outside and moving!</div>
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These two started back to college classes. Matthew works full time and is finishing up his senior year! He is very ready to be done! Madeline has been a journalist for our local newspaper for the past year, but Marc encouraged her to take a break from that for now. She is currently taking SIX classes and needs to concentrate on that. She is teaching piano lessons out of our home though. She currently has a 4.0 and we knew she couldn't keep that up while working a very demanding job.</div>
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Three days after adoption day our entire family took off for the beach.</div>
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The timing of it was just perfect, and it was so weird not having to crop or cover up Matthias' face in our social media posts!<br />
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Our condo this year was a great setup for us. It had a full kitchen and a washer and dryer!!!<br />
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The island was so beautiful!</div>
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Our balcony was nice because the railing was high enough that they could play out there without me worrying.<br />
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Such a sweet, sweet baby...……<br />
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This kid has eaten his weight in Purely O's!<br />
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We mostly had the pool to ourselves.<br />
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My beautiful and sweet Madeline!<br />
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McKenzie's family went down four a couple of days. This is the only picture I took the day we were at the beach together! The babies had fun playing together.<br />
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Macheus always has to pose like he's falling in at the end of the pier.<br />
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The annual "line up" picture. I wish I had thought to take one when McKenzie was still there. :( <br />
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I sure love this girl! Everyone talks about the dreaded teenage years. I have loved my teenagers so much!<br />
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Worn out.....<br />
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Madeline was my photographer this year. :)<br />
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I am always sad when another summer comes to a close. Even though summer is far from over, our summer travels are over and school is right around the corner. Thankful for the sweet memories we made this year!</div>
<br />Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-87318193582762077532019-07-13T07:08:00.000-07:002019-08-06T07:11:44.078-07:00Adoption day ponderings.....Several weeks before the adoption I attempted to write a draft that I would share after adoption day. I would write.... back space.... and write some more. I couldn't even dream of what it would be like when it was all over. I never did get it finished, so here is a post I wrote on FB. I thought I would just share it on here. There are still times I look at his sweet little face and just want someone to pinch me!<br />
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I have been wondering what this day would feel like for a long time. The next day.... the dust has settled... and he is mine. It is hard to put into words how we feel today. I have lots of thoughts going through my head.<br />
Several months ago Madeline made these t-shirts for Matthias and me. They have the lyrics to a song that has come to mean so much to me on this journey. It started with it playing on my very first day as his foster mom. I had been to court for the first time and was headed to Savannah. Let me back up....<br />
I have had lots of questions throughout this process, and for the most part I have been pretty vague. I still don't plan to share much of his story, because.... it's HIS story to share one day. But for our part, one of the things we get asked. No, we didn't go into this to adopt. We were willing, but our goal was to foster. We also didn't request a newborn. <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta5/1.5/16/1f642.png?_nc_eui2=AeHAABeKrfcEJYDvbK70guf0iXwGvI0ZEEVDkbWEQcFjuvbDdvQO1kayaYVB9c_HtqtyyY94OlmCroHeJdydvR4EnfRv07QNgQU8FE2DieEfkw" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe">:)</span></span> I have had seven babies.... and I KNOW how much work they are! <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta5/1.5/16/1f642.png?_nc_eui2=AeHAABeKrfcEJYDvbK70guf0iXwGvI0ZEEVDkbWEQcFjuvbDdvQO1kayaYVB9c_HtqtyyY94OlmCroHeJdydvR4EnfRv07QNgQU8FE2DieEfkw" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe">:)</span></span> However, we said we were willing to take up to two children at a time and up to 5 or 6 years old. Macheus was only four when we started this journey, and we didn't want to go much older than him. <br />
The day they called me and asked if I would be willing to go pick up a newborn I had no idea for how long this placement would be. I didn't know if it was a boy or a girl, the race, or any details, and I kind of assumed a relative would step up and get him. As I pulled into the hospital parking lot I prayed for his mother. I cried thinking about how excited I was when I took my babies home from the hospital. I felt so guilty for "taking" this precious baby from its mother. I went up to the NICU door and told them why I was there. We had to wait on DFCS and a court order before I could even see him. Once our social worker got there I got to see him and learn his story. I think that is the moment that I felt a fierce protective mode kick in. My prayers have never stopped for his mother, but they changed to a desperate cry for the Lord to protect him from the dark, dark place she was physically and spiritually.The court dates where they terminated each parent were filled with thankfulness, but also with sadness at the great loss. Christmas, his first birthday (I think my family was worried when I started crying. <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta5/1.5/16/1f642.png?_nc_eui2=AeHAABeKrfcEJYDvbK70guf0iXwGvI0ZEEVDkbWEQcFjuvbDdvQO1kayaYVB9c_HtqtyyY94OlmCroHeJdydvR4EnfRv07QNgQU8FE2DieEfkw" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe">:)</span></span> ) , all of his milestones, and of course yesterday I thought of her.<br />
When Marc and I considered the journey of foster care we knew it would be overwhelming and scary, but we didn’t realize the impact it would have on us or the blessings it would bring to our lives. I stand in amazement at how the Lord took a broken and heartbreaking situation and created the story that He has. <br />
So, back to the song.... I can't even imagine how many times I have played it. It usually made me cry, and I would pray that my faith would be strong. There were SO many "God things" throughout this year. God's hand has been on this little fellow, and I am so humbled that I get to be his mommy and watch it unfold! <br />
I can't end this post without talking about my amazing husband and kids. Marc has been a rock throughout this process. We sat many hours in the courthouse lobby waiting for hearings. It isn't a fun place to be, and I was always so anxious. He would sit with his Bible reading scripture after scripture while I would give him the "buts", and the "what ifs". The stress took a toll on us at times. If you want to test your marriage, be a foster parent! <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta5/1.5/16/1f642.png?_nc_eui2=AeHAABeKrfcEJYDvbK70guf0iXwGvI0ZEEVDkbWEQcFjuvbDdvQO1kayaYVB9c_HtqtyyY94OlmCroHeJdydvR4EnfRv07QNgQU8FE2DieEfkw" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe">:)</span></span> And my kids.......This year has shown me that they are pretty awesome kids! It does affect the whole family. Last minute.... "The social worker is coming..... or CASA worker is coming!" and they would get busy picking up the house or helping with the boys' school. Watching them take this little stranger into our home and love him like one of our own has been one of my favorite parts! Matthew told me the first week that he wasn't going to "get attached" until we knew he was staying. It wasn't long until he was wrapped around that tiny pinky. <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" title="smile emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ta5/1.5/16/1f642.png?_nc_eui2=AeHAABeKrfcEJYDvbK70guf0iXwGvI0ZEEVDkbWEQcFjuvbDdvQO1kayaYVB9c_HtqtyyY94OlmCroHeJdydvR4EnfRv07QNgQU8FE2DieEfkw" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe">:)</span></span> <br />
There are so many things I could say. So many people that prayed..... God gave me an incredible social worker that was always a peaceful presence....a wonderful pediatrician that assured me that the baby was fine when I would be worried....and most importantly a Heavenly Father that loved this baby more than I did, protected him from so much, and was incredibly long-suffering with me.<br /> "A child born to another woman calls me mommy. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me." Jody LandersMarcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-8723647332417295532019-07-12T20:37:00.000-07:002019-08-02T20:38:23.571-07:00Adoption Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /></3>Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-41545283968415045062019-07-11T20:36:00.000-07:002019-07-17T20:38:49.279-07:00Introducing....<div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_5d2fe8399ca083198552773">
<strong><em> Matthias Levi !!!</em></strong><br />
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The Lord is my strength and my shield;<br /> in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped;<br /> my heart exults,<span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> and with my song I give thanks to Him."</span><br />
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<br />Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-31675550971395298952019-07-11T03:10:00.001-07:002019-07-11T03:10:29.740-07:00It's here!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">to foster care!!!!</span></div>
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Life is a whirlwind right now! We have a court date and "Baby L" will be officially ours this week! I will post more later. I have lots of thoughts swirling in my head but too tired to write! Thank you all who have prayed for us during this long journey!<br />
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~Until next time....Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-52268662062415777732019-07-03T22:13:00.000-07:002019-07-03T22:13:20.992-07:00Summer travels...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I feel like the month of June I was gone more than I was at home. Marc had two work trips back to back and was going to be gone over a week. We took Mariah on down with us!</div>
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Part of the time was spent in Savannah. One evening we went on a dinner cruise. It is always so much fun!<br />
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After dinner they had live music and "Baby L" had a blast! :) <br />
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It was a cloudy evening but thankfully it didn't rain.<br />
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He is his daddy's "mini'!<br />
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The other place was one of our favorites.... Jekyll Island! So many good memories on this island!<br />
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This was the pier on St Simons. Macheus always likes to pose like he is falling off. :)<br />
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Oh how I love this boy...….<br />
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One evening we ate dinner on the ocean, under a tiki hut.<br />
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All of my munchkins! <br />
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I love this trail that goes right beside the ocean. It is such a beautiful path to run on.<br />
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Girls trip 2019 will go down in history!</div>
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We planned over the winter that this year we would go to the mountains to do some hiking for our girls' trip! McKenzie also planned a tubing adventure for us, and it <em><strong>was </strong></em>quite the adventure!<br />
I won't go into details on here because I'm tired and ready to post these pictures and go to bed, but we found out after we almost died that the river we were on was not safe for tubing. Madeline and I both fell out of our tubes and were sucked under in the rapids. We both were pretty banged up afterwards and just thankful we survived to tell about it. The locals were very upset that the business we used put us in that dangerous of a situation. The business owners even told us not to worry about wearing our life jackets! Crazy!!! We will be a little smarter next time!<br />
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When we were driving through Atlanta we stopped to have breakfast at this cute little place. I realized while we were there that we weren't far from my mom's childhood home.<br />
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I heard many stories about my mom growing up in this house with her parents, two brothers, a cousin and her grandma!<br />
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The view by the river! So beautiful!<br />
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Just look at those smiles! We thought we were in for a fun time! Haha... I can laugh (well, sort of) now, but it was so bad!<br />
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It wasn't long after this that we got separated because the water was getting rougher. Madeline was way ahead, I was in the middle and McKenzie and Mariah were together. I actually looked ahead when I was stuck in a whirlpool (still in my float at the time), and watched as Madeline got sucked under and wasn't coming up. After it was over I was so thankful that McKenzie hadn't fallen out. I don't know how she would've done being pregnant!</div>
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That evening we drove out to our little house that we rented. It was SO nice! We had four bedrooms and three full baths but ended up piling up in two bedrooms, and we all would end up in the same bathroom talking while we got ready. :) Such sweet memories.....</div>
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It was so peaceful sitting out in the back.<br />
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I always enjoy different scenery while running when I'm out of town. It was so peaceful!<br />
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We hiked three different trails while we were gone. We certainly didn't lay around and rest on this girls' trip!</div>
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We saw beautiful water falls!<br />
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My favorite part of the house was the screened in back porch. We are already scheming about closing in our back porch at home now! :)</div>
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One day was spent shopping in downtown Blue Ridge. This little shop was our favorite, and these mugs said it all! :)</div>
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We have had several more trips since this was! Life is so fast paced right now. Lots going on AND things are moving along concerning Baby L!!! I will update soon!</div>
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~Goodnight....</div>
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When Marc and I got married we were poor college students. :) We didn't have much.... but we didn't spend much either. We worked our tails off to get through college without student loans. When I was expecting Matthew we bought our first little starter home. We always had a frugal mindset, but it never occurred to us to opt for a fifteen year mortgage. We lived in that house throughout graduate school and the birth of our third child, Madeline. Marc finished his specialist degree and took his first administrators job in another town, which meant a move. When we sold that first little house we made enough off of it to have a good down payment on the next house, but we still took out another 30 year mortgage. We lived in that house for three years and added our fourth baby, Mariah.</div>
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During this time, we always lived modestly and paid cash for everything. We never felt like we were missing out on anything, we just lived simply.<br />
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Our last move was to our current house. We bought this place in the country fourteen years ago with the hopes that it would be our forever home. We knew we didn't want to raise our kids in the city! This place allowed for McKenzie to have her horse on our property and to add lots of other animals! </div>
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We bought less house than the bank said we could afford, but again.... we took out a thirty year mortgage. We added three more babies during this time and when Macheus was a toddler we attended our first Financial Peace University. Wow! I wish we had learned these things when we got married! So during the next four years we got serious about paying extra payments on the house, but we also renovated almost the entire house. We remodeled the kitchen, completely gutted two of our three bathrooms, ripped out carpet from upstairs and put wood floors in, refinished the ceilings throughout the entire house, and built the tiny house on our property... <em><strong>and </strong></em>we cash flowed all of it!<br />
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About a month ago, Marc and I walked into the bank and paid our mortgage in full- sixteen years early! It has been amazing to be completely debt free! I am very excited to see where we will be in another ten years! It is exciting to be able to save, and also have the freedom to give even more when we see needs!<br />
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I think the key to financial freedom is contentment! Along this debt free journey has also been my quest for minimalism! My goal with our home is to love the space we have, but to do it with less! I still have a ways to go, but it seems that each day we learn a little more. I have let go of so much "stuff" and it has been so freeing! <br />
I love this place and the memories we have made here, and look forward to many more!<br />
<br />Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1186385826312710487.post-84469919038591009302019-05-30T14:51:00.000-07:002019-06-01T14:51:54.570-07:00Just for fun....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love changing little things in the house just for fun. I don't spend a lot on decorating, so that when I get tired of it I can get rid of it without feeling guilty. :) </div>
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The girls and I went on our annual girls' trip a couple of weeks ago. I need to post about it! It was quite the adventure! We spent most of our time outdoors doing activities, but we did spend one day shopping in downtown Blue Ridge! I was not finding anything to spend money on (which was great!), until we went into two of the cutest stores! One was a cotton store and when I saw this pillow it made me laugh. The girls were like.... "Yep, that is our family!" :) <br />
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I decided to go ahead and put some of our patriotic décor out instead of waiting until closer to the 4th of July! Why not enjoy it a little longer! :) <br />
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I like simple. Too much clutter makes me crazy! I don't want it to be bare either though. Typically, if I find something new that I like, something else has to go! That has helped keep things from looking too busy!<br />
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~Until next time......Marcyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09591643727729317496noreply@blogger.com0