tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16733789037809842472024-03-04T23:28:45.507-08:00urlvdKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.comBlogger523125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-34053144650480532842013-04-07T20:53:00.001-07:002013-04-07T20:53:13.807-07:00SEVEN!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is hard to believe that this little munchkin </div>
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<i>Ella at her Two Year old birthday part</i></div>
turned 7 years old this weekend!<br />
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And oh what a Birthday Weekend it was!</div>
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We started the birthday celebration Thursday morning with chocolate chip muffins.</div>
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Then Ella had to go to school:( But that did not stop the birthday celebration. Murray lead the entire school cafeteria in singing Happy Birthday to Ella. I don't think the cafeteria will ever be the same.</div>
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Miller and Sara Wells were thrilled to have Ella back home for the rest of her birthday celebration.</div>
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Her smile here says it all!</div>
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The Irish Dancing doll dress was just the icing on the cake.<br />
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But the weekend was not all about Birthday celebrations.<br />
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Sara Wells had her Spring Performance Friday morning.<br />
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This performance were not there just to cheer on one of the Lee Kids,<br />
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we had cousins to cheer for too!<br />
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After the Little Love Bugs performance, we all headed back to Ella's school for the talent show.<br />
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Ella had the whole audience clapping along with her as she danced. I could not believe she got up on that stage by herself and danced in front of all her friends. But I don't think she ever even got nervous! Look at that cute little dancer on that big, big stage! Ella felt right at home performing for an audience!</div>
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After two soccer games, it was finally time for the much anticipated Tie Dye Birthday Party<br />
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We could not have asked for a more perfect day to be outside tie dying t-shirts.<br />
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Everyone had a blast.<br />
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And surprisingly, there was very little chaos and very little mess!</div>
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Sara Wells was not about to be left out of the tie-dye action.<br />
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Nor was Daddy!<br />
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What would a tie-dye birthday party be without a tie-dye birthday cake!<br />
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Of course Ella (and all the girls) thought the cake was the coolest thing ever! Which made me so happy to see her so happy! (fyi, this cake is very easy to make!)<br />
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Oh our sweet <b>7 </b>year old! My how the time has flown. Ella you make all of our days brighter! <br />
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Happy Birthday my love!<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-17054541876232510792013-04-03T19:26:00.000-07:002013-04-03T19:26:07.545-07:00Soccer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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But not just for Ella,<br />
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Miller started playing Soccer!!!</div>
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I cannot tell you how incredible it was to be at a soccer game for Miller and watch him run up and down the field for 45 minutes.</div>
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This time last year, I would never have believed you if you told me Miller would be playing soccer in a year. </div>
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Miller has gone to so many soccer practices and games just to watch and had such a great attitude the entire time.</div>
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He has never one time complained that he has not been able to play soccer (or any other sport).<br />
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Everyone told us Miller would outgrow his asthma. After all we have been through, I really doubted that he would outgrow it. His asthma is not totally gone, but he is a different child! When he does have a flare up, he needs his nebulizer for 4 maybe 5 days instead of 2 to 3 weeks.<br />
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The time has finally come that we all get to sit on the sidelines and watch MILLER play soccer.<br />
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Miller even had his own cheering section at his first game.<br />
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As excited as Miller was before, during and after the game, I see many many more games in our future!<br />
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I hope you had a blessed Easter weekend.</div>
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Our weekend was filled with family and fun! </div>
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Last minute Easter Egg dying.</div>
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Which the kids did not notice was last minute. <br />
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They were just excited to have colorful eggs for their baskets.</div>
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(I bought this really cool marbling Easter Egg dye that I knew the kids would love, probably Wednesday or Thursday, and could not find it, or the candy for the Easter Egg Hunt. Thank goodness I bought an extra dye kit last year and then actually hung onto it!)<br />
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At the last minute I finished the Easter dresses. (Ironed Easter morning)<br />
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When I decided to make these dresses I promised myself I would not still be sewing up to the last minute. But one thing after another kept happening and it kept taking longer and longer than I ever expected.<br />
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But I did finish just in time for Easter! And the girls loved their dresses.</div>
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I let Ella pick out the pattern and the color. Her favorite part of the dress is the split sleeves. <br />
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Easter Sunday was perhaps my favorite Sunday at Cahaba Park. The glory of the Risen Lord was proclaimed throughout the entire service. What a glorious Lord we serve! Christ is Risen!</div>
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Once the kids were out of their new Easter clothes, the Easter egg hunt began.<br />
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Each egg was closely inspected because over half the eggs did not have candy. I have looked and looked and just cannot find where I hid the Easter candy!<br />
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True colors came out. The desire to have the most eggs in their basket regardless of what was inside the egg, drove the Lee kids to run from one hiding spot to the next.<br />
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Happy Easter</div>
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-62937235199971551722013-03-28T18:23:00.001-07:002013-03-28T18:23:23.025-07:00Resurrection Cookies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As you are preparing for Easter with your family I just wanted to remind you of one of our favorite Easter traditions. I share last year about Resurrection Cookies. As you make these cookies with your kids you teach them about Jesus's Death and Resurrection. It has been the best tool for our kids to really start to grasp the reality of Jesus's death and the miracle that HE ROSE from the grave! These cookies do not take long to make. It is a great way to slow down the Saturday before Easter and really focus on the meaning of Easter. <br />
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You can find the recipe <a href="http://www.annieshomepage.com/resurrectioncookies.html">here</a>.<br />
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May you have a Joyous Easter Weekend<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-64642937881985067582013-03-25T19:28:00.000-07:002013-03-25T19:28:33.938-07:00Flat Stanley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When you are an Irish Dancer, you are in high demand on St. Patrick's Day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvk0rDBTyDYtO3alu-slCAFmH3HTyHRRcVfQxmDzuKmAcHQ5v0nuu-bHM3bMGyx2XRn0Y4w83Lo53vmQEA4CI3MfuLZvoyMQ1LFdWC7RkLAyDEXqNAenqX6ktyt7-K1Aw84rkK2xGcedU/s1600/IMG_2500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvk0rDBTyDYtO3alu-slCAFmH3HTyHRRcVfQxmDzuKmAcHQ5v0nuu-bHM3bMGyx2XRn0Y4w83Lo53vmQEA4CI3MfuLZvoyMQ1LFdWC7RkLAyDEXqNAenqX6ktyt7-K1Aw84rkK2xGcedU/s640/IMG_2500.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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Thank goodness St. Patrick's Day fell at the beginning of Spring Break!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZC6We26DfCxL3tP7U6rg859Vt1DDMxSmiUyI8ycoog_hpuJxZcLcUzoruhvdChNjuU-cpRpolWwDOHCBXQRnXrmVUir0FLSIyR_rLKUE6_zHwfIJIqhT2i1NamKSM6-_oeMq1efQwH4/s1600/IMG_2504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZC6We26DfCxL3tP7U6rg859Vt1DDMxSmiUyI8ycoog_hpuJxZcLcUzoruhvdChNjuU-cpRpolWwDOHCBXQRnXrmVUir0FLSIyR_rLKUE6_zHwfIJIqhT2i1NamKSM6-_oeMq1efQwH4/s640/IMG_2504.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
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After the 8 performances over the weekend, yes <b>8!</b>, we needed the rest of Spring Break to recover!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4RwJ9cU3tEjddJFSjSwn2opShBuJXT-r_H7NH60QLmbFDT1aNqSxvTOcY0DmPtqPvzltB9Aw5cbtN2lZQgJNvtUBtcfGQzNIknihXkIer7fMviQ-g8HkfOGLSc2wQ_rzMpW63HqgZB0/s1600/IMG_2502.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4RwJ9cU3tEjddJFSjSwn2opShBuJXT-r_H7NH60QLmbFDT1aNqSxvTOcY0DmPtqPvzltB9Aw5cbtN2lZQgJNvtUBtcfGQzNIknihXkIer7fMviQ-g8HkfOGLSc2wQ_rzMpW63HqgZB0/s640/IMG_2502.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>
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Ella's class just finished reading the book Flat Stanley. So, as a Spring Break project each student made their own Flat Stanley to share their Spring Break adventures. This week they will be writing their own Flat Stanley adventure books.</div>
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Our Flat Stanley had quite the week.</div>
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Not only was he in the St. Patrick's Day parade,</div>
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Throughout the weekend, we had lots of friends and family come and cheer on Ella</div>
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And if the parade was not enough, Flat Stanley made his way to the Harlem Globtrotters!</div>
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After Flat Stanley finished his St. Patrick's Day tour around Birmingham, he got to help clear our lot!</div>
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Yes, that is right! We are finally starting to build!!! Our lot is now cleared and hopefully foundation will be poured this week!</div>
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After a day of scrubbing and scrubbing and scrubbing, washing and washing and finally waxing, we made a 26 year old boat look brand new!!!</div>
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It may have been too cold to go for a ride in the water, but we sure did go for a ride behind the truck!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKvOlmjBv4ovGn8VbHEYJaQCCOdsAlHIdlJ7wRoW4oo6SWH1gcWfloBcF14m7h7AgSwzyllDspRuifsFVk0qT_kCSP3DXJSnsoR_mGOab72hpmpBExnzsv53mZmRQqxb51NqXz7ZrnV4/s1600/IMG_1335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKvOlmjBv4ovGn8VbHEYJaQCCOdsAlHIdlJ7wRoW4oo6SWH1gcWfloBcF14m7h7AgSwzyllDspRuifsFVk0qT_kCSP3DXJSnsoR_mGOab72hpmpBExnzsv53mZmRQqxb51NqXz7ZrnV4/s640/IMG_1335.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
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Oh, and it was FREEZING!!!</div>
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Flat Stanley did not know what he was getting himself into when he came to spend the week with the Lee's! Not a boring moment!</div>
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<i>Fitz fell asleep under a table while he was playing hide-and-seek.</i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4_Ux7DfG9RQ20LCfO8JkzDFHjPSrG7LzJYkq-ts0Y2cwP8PclJwD1Gxpg30W1u3N1QyyW9W8x0-Lg6Pj5QMhJTJLkTGTHNjajrNBNJkj3zqcpF8-cWMn1jBvC8IDIJ8aJKf4KIwfbH8/s1600/IMG_1711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy4_Ux7DfG9RQ20LCfO8JkzDFHjPSrG7LzJYkq-ts0Y2cwP8PclJwD1Gxpg30W1u3N1QyyW9W8x0-Lg6Pj5QMhJTJLkTGTHNjajrNBNJkj3zqcpF8-cWMn1jBvC8IDIJ8aJKf4KIwfbH8/s640/IMG_1711.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
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<i>Sara Wells fell asleep before we were out of the neighbor hood with a half eaten </i></div>
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join us downtown for the St. Patrick's Day Parade at 1:30!</div>
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(starting at the Alys Stephen's Center, continuing up 20th Street and then up 13th Street) </div>
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Ella has been practicing hard all week long preparing for her big weekend.</div>
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(<i>I am going to be honest, I am a little embarrassed by all that laundry, but that is life! The laundry just seems to NEVER go away!!!)</i></div>
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And I have been taking every opportunity I can to squeeze in work on Easter dresses! </div>
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I figured this might be this last year that I could make an heirloom(ish) dress for both of the girls and they would actually both be excited about it, so I am doing it. I thought I was giving myself plenty of time, but I am starting to feel the pressure.</div>
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Miller has been begging and begging to do "messy science." I don't really know where he got this idea, but I have kept my eyes peeled for science projects that might be up to Miller's standards of being messy and up to my standard of not being too messy:)</div>
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So, of course where do we all go now in search of ideas??? Pintresest. I actually just saw this as I was scrolling through all the recent posts and tucked it away. Thursday both Miller and Sara Wells had a cold and we needed to stay home so it became our "messy science day." </div>
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When I saw the pin for making your own bouncy balls, I knew it was perfect for Miller! What child would not be thrilled to make their own Bouncy Balls. </div>
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<i>I will warn you. All the pins make it look like the bouncy balls you will be making will end up like a real bouncy ball. That is not the case. But your kids will have a blast making them and playing with them!!!</i></div>
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The secret ingredient is BORAX (found in the laundry detergent aisle)</div>
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1. In one cup mix 1/2 tsp borax powder with 2 tablespoons warm water.</div>
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Stir until dissolved. (For a more opaque/lighter bouncy ball add food coloring to this mixture.)<br />
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Remove the mixture and start kneading and then forming into a ball with your hands.<br />
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It starts out very, very messy.<br />
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And then let the fun begin!<br />
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In the end, this is what my kitchen counter looked like. Not too bad for an afternoon filled with fun that got their minds off how crummy they really were feeling.<br />
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It was a big day in the Lee House.</div>
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Both Ella and Miller learned how to blow a bubble!</div>
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Ella was first. I heard excited screaming as Ella sped into the kitchen.</div>
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"Mommy, Mommy!!! I did it, I finally learned to blow a bubble!</div>
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This is something they have been working on for a long time.</div>
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I thought Miller was years away. </div>
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But oh no! He was not about to be outdone by his sister.</div>
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He tried and tried and tried and finally got it!</div>
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If you look really close you can see that tiny bubble.</div>
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It counts!</div>
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I see lots more bubble blowing in the Lee House!</div>
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Before you just blow me off and go back to all of your old memories of what Shepard's Pie used to be, hang on! I promise you, this is one of the most SAVORY, delicious comfort foods ever! </div>
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Besides the fact that this just melts in your mouth AND your house will smell like heaven all afternoon, I love this dish because you make it early in the afternoon (and enjoy the aroma all afternoon) and you have this delicious dinner without the stress of getting dinner ready along with homework, baths, sports, dance..., .... </div>
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I promise you, your family will love you for this!</div>
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2 lbs of sirloin, cut in bite size pieces</div>
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1 cup onion, chopped</div>
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3 to 4 carrots, sliced on the diagonal</div>
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1 tbsp tomato paste</div>
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1/2 cup red wine</div>
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2 tbsp all-purpose flour</div>
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2 cups beef broth</div>
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1 cup frozen sweet peas</div>
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several sprigs of fresh thyme and rosemary</div>
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salt and pepper</div>
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2 1/2 lbs golden potatoes</div>
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butter</div>
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Preheat oven to 275.</div>
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1. Salt and pepper the meat. Always, always season meat before cooking. It just adds soooo much flavor!</div>
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2. Brown the meat, in a very hot pot. Of course the number 1 rule when browning meat is NOT to crowd the pan. I was in a big hurry and tried to speed up the process a little bit, but it ended up taking longer and the meat did not get a good sear on it. So, take it from me, DO NOT crowd the pan. If you do not have a pot big enough, just brown the meat in two batches.</div>
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3. Sear the carrots (then remove from pot)</div>
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and then the onions. The goal is not to fully cook the carrots and onions, but just to get a good sear on them.<br />
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3. Add 1 tbsp tomato paste to the onions and cook for one minute.<br />
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(I like to use tomato paste in the tube rather than buying a can of tomato past for just one tablespoon)<br />
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4. Add wine and cook for 2 minutes until wine is almost evaporated, stirring constantly while scrapping all of those yummy, yummy brown bits off the bottom of the pot.<br />
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5. Add flour, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.<br />
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6. Gradually add in broth, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and cook until slightly thickened (about 3 or 4 minutes). <br />
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7. Return meat, carrots and herbs to broth mixture.<br />
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8. Cover and bake for about 3 to 3/12 hours.<br />
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9. Add peas, mix in and continue cooking for another 30 minutes.<br />
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10. Make your mashed potatoes. I have found that golden potatoes make the very best mashed potatoes. You almost do not need to add anything. But of course I do! What would mashed potatoes be without 1/2 and 1/2 (or heavy cream, I just cannot bring myself to do it).<br />
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Butter. of course I added more than pictured. You can never add too much butter!<br />
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And cheese! <br />
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11. Remove pot from oven and and set oven to broil. Cover the meat and vegetables with mashed potatoes. Return to oven until top is golden brown. I prefer my top to be a little more golden than this, but the kids were starving and it was just time to eat! <br />
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And it was oh so delicious!!!<br />
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Enjoy! It will warm your soul!</div>
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-69453138183259949562013-03-03T19:47:00.002-08:002013-03-03T19:47:24.185-08:00Another Tooth!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I don't understand... it just keeps happening. They just keep growing up! As much as I try I just cannot seem to stop them! </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Miller ran up to me on the playground, "Mommy, Mommy, it just fell out all on its own!"</i></span></div>
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It does not seem possible that Miller is old enough to loose his first tooth.<br />
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Our sweet, creative Miller drew a picture for the Tooth Fairy (of the Tooth Fairy) with a note on it asking for a toy. We tried to convince Miller that the Tooth Fairy was too small to carry a toy all the way to his bedroom, but that reasoning did not work with him. We were a little worried Miller might be a bit let down in the morning when there was no toy under his pillow and only a dollar. But we were wrong! He was just thrilled the Tooth Fairy paid him a visit. After watching the Tooth Fairy visit Ella 6 times, he was so proud that she finally came just for HIM!</div>
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I keep telling Miller he cannot grow up, but he just won't listen!</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-58852430258516902742013-02-28T20:25:00.002-08:002013-02-28T20:25:18.574-08:00Easter Dress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I should have posted this weeks ago.<br />
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But I just realized a few days ago, there are only about 5 weeks to Easter!<br />
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So, if you just had the same realization as me and are scurrying to find the perfect dress for your 2 year old,<br />
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This beautiful dress is made of Antique Linen and Antique Italian Lace.</div>
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There is a long story how I ended up with an extra Easter Dress that I posted <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/2012/03/dress-for-sale.html">here</a> last year.</div>
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This dress was only worn for these pictures. When Sara Wells tried this dress on she got a small sucker smudge on the dress. I had the dress dry cleaned and there is no trace of the sucker. <br />
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The dress is a size 3 and is 22 inches from shoulder to hem. The back has 3 button closures.<br />
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And has a beautiful slip (that Sara Wells loves more than the dress) that closes with ribbon ties.</div>
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(Just so you know, these pictures were take a year ago. This is Sara Wells 2 years old in these pictures)<br />
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Please let me know if you are interested in this dress. The cost is $80.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-35755835441887769592013-02-25T19:59:00.001-08:002013-02-25T19:59:18.766-08:00Moving On...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been making it to my blog a little less often over the past couple of weeks. There are lots of reasons, life is crazy, kids are keeping us busier than ever, there is so much laundry it is pouring out our windows... But there are two main reasons I have been less frequent. The first is we finally started watching Downton Abbey. I know, I know. Where have we been? I don't know! But we are so glad we finally caught on. However, it is definitely keeping my away from my computer. Oh well, its soooo good! You will just have to bear with me:)</div>
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The most asked question Murray and I have gotten over the past 2 years is "how are things with your house coming along?"</div>
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Well, we can finally say, "It is all over!!!!" Wahooooo! We are finally moving on...</div>
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Hopefully within the next 6 or 7 months we will be finished with rental houses and will be in our forever home!</div>
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We are in the processing of selling our lot and are building on a lot in the neighborhood where Ella started school. <br />
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April 26, 2011 we never would have imagined what the next two years would look like. But looking back now, it is amazing to see how even though this is never what we would have planned, God has gone before us every step of the way and prepared our perfect path.<br />
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Over and over and over and over again, the Lord provided exactly what we needed at exactly the right time! This will be one of the experiences in our life that we will be able look back on as a family and always remember how faithful God is! </div>
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One of the things that Murray misses most about having our own house is having projects to do around the house. It seemed pretty fitting that our first project at the new lot was to bring over the tree that knocked down our house.<br />
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The kids were not thrilled that we choose one of the two days it has snowed this year to move the wood.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">But the really cool culvert on the side of our lot helped get rid of bad attitudes.</span></div>
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Sadly, my camera died and I did not get anymore pictures of our new lot. So, you will probably just get glimpses along the way:)<br />
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The last several weeks (and many, many, many more to come) have been spent planning, pouring over house plans, getting lots and lots of ideas and trying to decide what is best for our family. I have been filling up my Pintrest boards! We are so excited to finally be planning all the details for our home!<br />
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Praise the Lord how even when we did not understand His ways, he continued to be faithful to our family! Thank you for all of your prayers for our family over the past two years! </div>
Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-14789606491890608032013-02-20T20:43:00.002-08:002013-02-20T20:43:58.433-08:00Lessons from Miller<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I tell you what, this little boy is the sweetest boy I know!</div>
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This year Miller is in the Honey Bee Class Room. Which means every student has a week where they are the Honey Bee of the Week. Usually being the Honey Bee of the Week entails a special poster and being the Line Leader for the week.</div>
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But not for Miller! In September, only weeks after he learned the details of Honey Bee of the Week, Miller saw this advertisement in a magazine.</div>
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And of course he knew they would be <b>perfect</b> for all of his friends in his class. Since September, Miller has been pulling out this piece of paper and planning for the day that he gets to make his honey bees.</div>
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The week finally arrived.</div>
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It was finally time to make the Honey Bees.</div>
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but that did not phase Miller! He worked for about an hour getting each Honey Bee just right!<br />
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And, oh my goodness where they cute!!!<br />
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(Although Miller did tell me that ours did not look as good as the ones on the piece of paper! It made me laugh because of course I was comparing ours to the ones in the advertisement and they came nowhere close in comparison. So we had a quick lesson in comparing yourself to others - really more for me than him).<br />
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The next morning Miller woke up <b>ecstatic</b> that he was finally Honey Bee of the Week. All morning we planned what he was going to tell say when explaining his poster to his friends. And he just knew how excited his friends would be to get their very own Honey Bee.<br />
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We went upstairs to brush our teeth before heading off to school...<br />
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And came downstairs to the worst scene ever...<br />
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Sage (our dog) had eaten the Honey Bees!</div>
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I don't know who was more heart broken. Even Sara Wells knew the gravity of what had just happened.</div>
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Every tear that Miller shed just broke my heart to pieces! (there were quite a few tears) Months and months of anticipation and planning just gone in 3 minutes! It was A W F U L!!!</div>
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I think Miller knew making the Honey Bees again was out of the question, but I assured him I would find something special for his class. As heartbroken as he was, Miller accepted what had happened and left the house that morning a little sad, but with a great attitude (he was not even upset with the dog!). </div>
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I can definitely learn a lesson or two from my sweet boy. If only I could handle disappointments and frustrations with such grace and forgiveness and willingness to let it go and move on!</div>
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Of course the really cute cookies I found really helped make everything better.</div>
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We were honored this weekend to be a part of Team Bess</div>
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in the Mercedes Marathon.</div>
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Ella ran 25 miles at school</div>
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and then ran the final mile</div>
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with thousands of other kids from the Birmingham area.</div>
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It was a great morning.</div>
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We froze.</div>
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Ella and Murray ran and stayed somewhat warm.</div>
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We spent our cold, rainy Tuesday getting ready for Valentine's Day.<br />
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Of course any mention of a Holiday Celebration and the Lee Kids are thrilled!<br />
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Sara Wells and Millers picked out their Valentines<br />
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weeks ago<br />
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and have asked almost every day if it was time to make their Valentines.<br />
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And of course URlvd bags for the teachers<br />
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filled with our favorite <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/2011/02/strawberry-cookies.html">pink cookies</a>!<br />
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We are all ready for Valentine's Day here!<br />
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Can't you tell Sage it thrilled about her Valentine's sticker that Miller put on her?<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-14547370166232772752013-02-10T20:12:00.001-08:002013-02-10T20:21:19.377-08:00Changes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I feel like this year has been a transition year. First of all Ella starting school (all day school) was a huge transition. </div>
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<i>Celebrating 101st day of school as a 101 year old</i></div>
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And within about a month of carpool, Sara Wells dropped her afternoon nap. So now we have no nappers. </div>
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<i>First family trip to skating rink - which was sooo fun!</i></div>
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I only realized recently what a change this has been. Before this year, I mostly used afternoons as "me time." Usually that ended up being sewing projects or just getting odds and ends done around the house while the kids were quiet.</div>
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With no naps and Ella getting home at 3:00, that "me time" has pretty much disappeared. </div>
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If you would have told me last year that this time might be going away, I probably would have been really sad and tried to hang on tight (not in a good way, but more like it was some right that I was owed). </div>
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But looking back over the school year so far, realizing that I have hardly made anything for the kids or sat down at <b>ALL</b> during the day, I don't think I would change a thing. </div>
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Yes, I always love when I get a chance to sneak down to my sewing room and create something - anything, we have filled up our time just having fun together. </div>
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I know next year will be a whole new transition because Miller will start all day Kindergarten, so it will be just Sara Wells and me all day. </div>
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So, for now, I am doing my best to really enjoy and make the most of the time we have together. Which often means giving up that 15 min I thought I might get something done to read the 3rd or 4th transformer book of the day. </div>
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<i>Sara Wells did not love the Candy Land characters</i></div>
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<i>But, the ice cream made up for it!</i></div>
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I can remember just a couple of years ago saying, "the days are long but years are so fast." </div>
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Those days at home with several toddlers and babies can be so long and so trying! But now, wow, I feel like I blink and Ella is home! The days are going by so fast that when Sunday rolls around, I can hardly believe that another week has slipped by!</div>
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So, I am trying, trying hard, not to get bogged down in all the little things (laundry, spelling tests, dishes, laundry, grocery trips) and just enjoy the time we have now!<br />
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Here is a fun, last minute Valentine's Day project. </div>
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Now let me clarify, this will be lots of fun for your kids. And if you can let go of keeping everything neat and clean and done the way you think it should be done (a-hem -- speaking to myself here!) it will be lots of fun for you too.</div>
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All you need is glitter, glue, magnets cupcake liners (or small bowls) and a paper plate for glue. Oh, and of course something to cover your table with!<br />
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To reduce as much stress as possible, I would suggest getting everything set up before you tell your kiddos what is about to happen.<br />
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Your kids will be super excited when they walk in the room and see the cupcake liners filled with GLITTER!<br />
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This is very simple: rub the magnet in glue,<br />
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then in the glitter<br />
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It is a little messy, which makes it all the better for the kids :)<br />
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And then add your message (draw with glue and then add glitter). I just used card stock because that it what I had on hand. Cardboard, or even a cute tin tray could work well too. I attached the magnets to the paper by putting magnets on the back. <br />
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The kids actually gave these as Christmas presents this year, but they would make a great Valentine's Happy for loved ones.<br />
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**<i>After the magnets dried, I put a coat of modge podge on the magnets so the glitter would not get every where. The recipients will appreciate this!</i></div>
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So, it has been forever since I have shared any recipes! It is killing me because I have so many new, great recipes! I just have not had time to cook and take pictures recently:( Lately I seem to be cooking dinner while doing spelling words with Ella, coloring with Sara Wells and putting together Lego sets or playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Miller. Needless to say, it is a little bit crazy around here!</div>
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Before Christmas I made this soup I think 3 times in one week! Evidently one of the times I actually took pictures of the process. I really don't remember doing it, but I found the pictures on my computer and was so happy because the is <b>T H E B E S T </b> chicken noodle soup ever! </div>
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As Murray says, "It just speaks to the soul." This is a great dish for your family on a cold winter night. But this is the perfect dish when anyone in your family, or any of your friends, is feeling a little puny (or a lot puny!).</div>
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1 rotisserie chicken, shredded (not pictured because it just looked gross)</div>
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1 onion</div>
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2 carrots</div>
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2 celery stalks</div>
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1 box chicken stock (maybe plus a little)</div>
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1 to 2 tbsp Herbs de Provence </div>
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Dice the veggies.<br />
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Salt and Pepper veggies and sauté in 2 tbls of olive oil until veggies are tender and onions are translucent.<br />
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Add Herbs de Provence and cook for one to two more minutes.</div>
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Add the chicken stock and then slowly whisk in the Cream of Chicken.<br />
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Then add the chicken. (You may need to add more chicken stock at this point, just depending on how soupy you want it. I usually end up adding a little more than one box of chicken stock)<br />
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Cover and cook on low for 1 to 2 hours. <br />
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MMMM!!!! So Delicious!<br />
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Everyone will love you for this!!! This is a family favorite at our house. My kids, who are pretty particular about what they eat, gobble this up.<br />
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-45773836924159975572013-02-02T20:41:00.002-08:002013-02-02T20:41:43.078-08:00The Winners are...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When I think of my favorite Valentine's memories, it is the times that I have spent with the kids as they labor over making their perfect Valentines - either signing their name 20 times, which at certain ages is a huge labor of love, or planning and making the perfect Valentine treats for loved ones. The Lee kids are so thoughtful and get so excited about making or buying the perfect gift and then <b>giving</b> it. It is such a joy for me to watch them carefully plan and then implement their perfect Valentines. I can remember working very hard with my mom making the perfect Valentines and the perfect Valentines boxes. And I love that I am now making those memories with my kids!<br />
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And, of course, I always loved getting a box of chocolates from my parents! What would Valentine's Day be without chocolate???<br />
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And now, the Valentine's WINNERS...<br />
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The winners are (chosen randomly)...<br />
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Sara and Jane!<br />
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Happy February to all!</div>
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a set of snack bags of your choice (one sandwich bag and two snack bags).</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-56930369779504408072013-01-30T11:55:00.001-08:002013-01-30T11:55:50.611-08:00Quickly Approaching<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
If you are like me, you really look forward to January. Besides two birthdays (which I really do keep pretty low-key) January is a pretty laid back month for us. This is always very nice after a crazy December. We usually have a couple of weeks of total down time where nothing has started back up and then the last week or two of January things slowly pick back up. But for those last two week I tend to stay in laid-back, slow-moving mode not realizing that things are zooming by! <br />
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And then all the sudden, BOOM! It is February! And I start frantically scrambling for the spring and most importantly Valentine's Day! I do love Valentine's Day, I do wish it was a little bit further away from Christmas and Easter (the flood of candy kills me!), but I think it is a fun holiday.<br />
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I do wish I was super organized and on top of things and always prepared for every holiday and upcoming season. But I am NOT! Just about everything I get done is by scrambling at the last minute. <br />
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<i>I actually did put up our Valentine's Wreath last night.</i></div>
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<i>It always makes me happy!</i></div>
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<i>full tutorial <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/2011/01/valentine-wreath.html">here</a></i></div>
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So, if you are like me, I thought I would make things a little bit easier for you...<br />
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I had the realization just the other night that February was quickly approaching and I had not thought about Valentine's gifts (especially for teachers!). <br />
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And then I realized, I have a newly stocked inventory of the cutest <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/p/photobucket.html">sandwich bags</a>, <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/p/photobucket.html">snack bags</a> and <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/p/shop-hair-ties.html">hair ties</a> that are all about L O V E !!!<br />
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The kids teachers will be getting either sandwich bags or hair ties. That makes one part of Valentine's Day super easy! And hopefully will give a big smile to all the recipients :)</div>
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So, go no further for your Valentine's needs! Shop <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/p/shop.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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But, even better than that...</div>
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I will make Valentine's Day even easier for two lucky readers...</div>
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I will be giving away two sets of bags of your choice (one sandwich bag and two snack bags). </div>
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To enter, leave your favorite Valentine's memory in the comments section.</div>
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Also, leave the pattern of your choice.</div>
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Don't forget to leave your email address so I will have a way to contact you when you win.</div>
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Winners will be chosen randomly and announced on Friday.</div>
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Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10862746642972661587noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1673378903780984247.post-68504789847618065352013-01-27T20:42:00.000-08:002013-01-28T09:14:04.490-08:00Irish Dancing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We entered into a new world this weekend.</div>
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If remember <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/2012/09/dancing.html">this</a> post from early September, Ella started taking Irish Dancing.</div>
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Since September, there has been lots and lots and lots of Irish Dancing in the Lee House!</div>
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And it was all leading up to this weekend.</div>
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<i>checking in for her first dance</i></div>
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We transitioned from just taking Irish Dancing lessons to competing in Irish Dancing.</div>
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Ella competed this weekend in her first Feis, pronounced "fesh" (Irish Dancing Competition).</div>
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We were all so excited we could hardly wait for her first dance!</div>
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After the Opening Ceremonies</div>
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the dancing began!</div>
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Ella danced 3 individual dances and one dance with a partner.</div>
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We found out quickly that cameras and video cameras are not allowed, so this is it for pictures while dancing:( I wish you could see her sweet, excited face while she was dancing!</div>
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This is one of those days that I will remember forever.</div>
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Ella has worked so hard over the past couple of months to get ready for this day.</div>
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And then she did it! She danced her little heart out with such grace and confidence!</div>
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<i>Ella with her teacher, Ms. Chelsea</i></div>
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We were all so proud of Ella!</div>
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After the dancing you just have to wait and wait for the results to be posted.</div>
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Miller passed the time by trying out Ella's dance number.</div>
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Sara Wells's sat enthralled, watching this older dancer getting her hair done.</div>
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E L L A W O N!!!</div>
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She won 1st, 2nd and 3rd place!</div>
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We had one happy, happy little girl!</div>
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What a fun weekend for everyone!!!</div>
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I was there today and there are some cute, cute clothes at great prices.</div>
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Lots of smocked girls and boys clothes.</div>
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I even saw a single Bob!</div>
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Come and shop!</div>
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And don't forget, I will be selling my <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/p/photobucket.html">bags</a> and <a href="http://www.ur-lvd.com/p/photobucket.html">hair ties</a>. </div>
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Perfect for Valentine's Day!!!</div>
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So, what makes something in the kitchen a failure???</div>
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I will be the very first to admit that everything that comes out of my kitchen is definitely not a "success," but that does not necessarily mean it is a failure.</div>
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I have mentioned before that Murray is reading The Chronicles of Narnia to the kids. To say that the kids are loving it is an understatement! It is the first thing they ask Murray about when he walks in the door. "Narnia" is their favorite thing to play with each other.</div>
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With this new fascination (and our love to cook), Aunt Wellon gave Miller and Ella "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Unofficial-Narnia-Cookbook-Gooseberry/dp/1402266413/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358909569&sr=8-1&keywords=the+unofficial+narnia+cookbook">The Unofficial Narnia Cookbook</a>" for Christmas.</div>
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The way that Edmond is so enchanted with this simple pleasure makes my mouth water every time I read the book. Any dessert that is good enough to trade a brother and sisters for more definitely has my taste buds very curious.</div>
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The kids have been begging and begging and begging to make Turkish Delight (since Christmas Day). Last week, with rain, rain and more rain in the forecast, AGAIN, I figured it would be as good as time as any to make the much anticipated Turkish Delight.</div>
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After Miller got over the initial let down of not eating his Turkish Delight right away, it actually made his anticipation grow even more!</div>
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Turns out, it was not such a delight!</div>
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No one ate more than one bite :)</div>
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So we made Caramel Popcorn! </div>
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And, oh, it was so good! I could not stop sneaking handfuls every time the kids left me alone in the kitchen.</div>
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I feel pretty confident in saying this is one of the kids favorite snacks that I have actually made. </div>
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The first time we made caramel popcorn?</div>
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Or the time we made Turkish Delight together?</div>
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I can almost guarantee that making Turkish Delight will be something we will talk about for a long time! While it may have been a failure to the tastebuds, it was definitely a huge success in spending time together and building memories that will last forever:)</div>
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So, thank you Aunt Wellon for our Narnia Cookbook! Hopefully our next dish will turn out better than the first. But if not, oh well, at least we are having fun together and bringing some of the magical world of Narnia into our home!</div>
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2. In a large pot, over medium-high heat, melt butter, sugar, honey, vanilla and salt and then bring to boil. Use a candy thermometer and bring temperature up to 250 while constantly stirring (I had actually just bought my candy thermometer the day before to make Turkish Delight.) It only takes about 3 or 4 minutes to get up to temperature. </div>
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It will be a beautiful golden color.</div>
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The caramel will then become beautiful and creamy!</div>
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Pass the time with an impromptu drum session</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Snow Day from the Lee's</span></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpulPwz0fYCpdxJ7TGBE888-bhMAdZWfIgJzBHrYLpG7ouAY0wbiethBcr9qJozffYmk5YpzGCMghqWhZr2bkme5Q4KMJmCwbZIb_WjgrVj4veAw-ZyN6F-8DptRPEhSSBrUI1s2BREh8/s1600/IMG_1555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpulPwz0fYCpdxJ7TGBE888-bhMAdZWfIgJzBHrYLpG7ouAY0wbiethBcr9qJozffYmk5YpzGCMghqWhZr2bkme5Q4KMJmCwbZIb_WjgrVj4veAw-ZyN6F-8DptRPEhSSBrUI1s2BREh8/s640/IMG_1555.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
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We watched the snow like this for several hours.</div>
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If this was all we would have gotten all day, it would have brought plenty of excitement to The Lee's!</div>
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But the temperature finally dropped,</div>
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and in the blink of an eye, we suddenly had real snow!</div>
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And there was no keeping the kids inside after that!</div>
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And then Daddy got home </div>
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