Monday's 10 Things

Here's what I'm most thankful for, right now!

1. A lazy Saturday morning including a Starbucks Chai at home, compliments of Eric.

2. Spray paint...I've been using a lot of it lately and never realized how handy it is.

3. Eric's good attitude about spending the day with me and my parents at an antiques market.

4. Finding some really great deals at the antiques market!

5. My parents for letting us load up their truck with all of our large purchases.

6. Claire's new outdoor water table...no more mopping up water by the kitchen sink. (At least not until winter!)

7. Coast Guard Festival this week in Grand Haven.

8. An upcoming play date with good friends.

9. My husband's Grandma who is quite a fighter.

10. Sharing the same future plans and dreams as my husband.

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What are you most thankful for today?

Fresh Start Sunday

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

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1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV)

Picture of the Week

Claire knows exactly what she wants to go see when we arrive at the zoo...the MONKEYS!

Sneak Peek!

Heading My Way

Right now, there's an order of all this yummy fabric heading my way! Eek! A few ideas, but no major project plans for any of it just yet, but I just couldn't resist!

Pop Garden Daisy Red by Heather Bailey

Garden Maze Red by Amy Butler

Farmer's Market Petal Party Pink by Michael Miller

Basket Squares Pink by Michael Miller

Tweet, Tweet White by Michael Miller

Frozen Treat

We have a really bad habit in our house of consuming way too much ice cream...especially during the summer.

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Here's how bad it is...Eric discovered that he had eaten ice cream every day of the first week of June, and therefore decided that he couldn't break the trend and should continue to eat ice cream every day for the remainder of the month.

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But it's not all Eric. The bulk of my pregnancy was during the hot months of the summer, and I'm sure ice cream could be to blame for the few "bonus" pounds I gained over what my doctor recommended I aim for.

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A few weeks back though, Eric finally said "enough!" (crazy, I know!) He asked that I please not buy any more ice cream, because if it's in the house, he will eat it, and we'll just say it wasn't helping either of our summer physiques.

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It's not hard to quit eating ice cream, but just like any other addiction, you can't just quit, you have to replace it with something else.

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I give you, the Yoplait Whips Yogurt.

I'm not sure where I heard about this, maybe from a commercial, but we've been putting these little cups in the freezer and enjoying them as our evening sweet treat. I'm not a calorie counter, but I'm guessing that these are at least slightly better for us than over-stuffed bowls of ice cream.

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My favorite is Raspberry Mousse, Eric's is Chocolate Mousse. Go ahead, pick out your favorite flavor and give it a try!

Monday's 10 Things

Here's what I'm most thankful for, right now!
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1. Another long weekend with the family.
2. My mom who just celebrated a birthday.
3. Discovering how much money we've saved over the last 6 years, simply by putting spare change in a jar. Try it, for real!
4. Store-bought pies which got me out of two different time-restraint jams this weekend.
5. Spending time with out-of-town friends.
6. A few open days now to just catch up on life.
7. Having a daughter who is so great at just going with the flow.
8. The Farmer's Market.
9. Warm weather is predicted to return after a July weekend that felt like an October weekend.
10. Getting to stay in bed until 7:30 on a Saturday.
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What are you most thankful for today?