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  • courage for the week 6.30.13

    30 June 2013

    cheerfulness

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    cleaning up outside + $100 giveaway!

    25 June 2013

    * this post is sponsored by Lowe’s and P&G, but all pictures and experiences are 100% mine *
    Our deck was screaming for a good cleaning and facelift. It has been neglected for 3 years since we moved in, and we decided it was time to get to it. This is after a round of power washing:deck before
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    courage for the week 6.23.13

    23 June 2013

    true friendship

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    summer patriotic mantel

    20 June 2013

    Here is our mantel decked out for summer in a classic patriotic theme:summer mantel 320 sycamore
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    courage for the week 6.16.13

    16 June 2013

    fishing poles

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    happy flag day!

    14 June 2013

    to all of my U.S.A readers~how I love Old Glory! Wave it proudly today :)
    Here are some more splendid stars and stripes:flag 1photo source: Pottery Barn

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    easy roll recipe you will love.

    11 June 2013

    dill rolls
    I got this gem of a recipe from my friend Lori in Idaho. We love them, they couldn’t be simpler, and are great to set out in the morning and will be ready for dinner.
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    courage for the week 6.9.13

    09 June 2013

    humility

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    tidbits 6.5.13

    05 June 2013

    They bloomed! So fat and lush and beautiful. I want a bush in every color.peonies

    I adore end-of-the year cards to teachers.teacher card
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    courage for the week 6.2.13

    02 June 2013

    rat poison

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    deals 5.29.13 : summer edition

    29 May 2013

    Some deals to start our summer break off with!

    All summer, Sonic has their shakes half off after 8 p.m. Is this a good thing??sonic

    Burger King has 50 cent cones most of the summer:burger king

    Cinemark and Regal Cinemas have their summer movies for $1! Click here for more info on Cinemark, click here for more info on Regal.

    * Pack of 100 Glow Sticks! for $8.49

    *crazy good deal for new moms: when you sign up for Amazon Mom (free + prime shipping for 3 months) you get $20 off your first diaper order with code BABYDEAL at checkout. For new sign ups only, warning: once you try the free prime shipping, you may never go back. I’m completely addicted.

    * you know you have someone on your Father’s Day list that needs one of these :can holster

    * or a sweet flashlight at a sweet price

    * The Duke is always appropriate for Father’s Day.

    * a 12mp camera for under $40?? (also in black!)

    Have fun!!

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    *note: I have no affiliations with any of these companies, except for Amazon where I may get a portion of sales through these links. I choose the items and the deals to share with you all though! Happy shopping~

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    easy + inexpensive teacher thank you

    28 May 2013

    Here is what we are giving my oldest daughter’s teachers this year. She has has a lot more teachers in middle school, but we still wanted to do something to show appreciation that didn’t break the bank, so this is the $3 gift that we came up with:

    FLIP teacher gift
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    courage for the week 5.26.13

    26 May 2013

    smallest act of kindness

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    tidbits 5.24.13

    24 May 2013

    last tulip

    Yummy dinner: Chicken Bacon Ranch Taquitos

    Articles I have bookmarked over the past couple of months and didn’t want to forget to share with you:

    * Top 10 Things Kids Really Want Their Parents To Do With Them

    * What I didn’t buy at Ikea

    * 10 Ways to Be a Better Mom

    * A Lesson from the Dust Bowl

    * Teenager Offense

    Have a wonderful weekend~signature

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    more cabinet/closet organization!

    23 May 2013

    I told you yesterday that I had more bins to use, closets to conquer, under-sink darkness to overcome. Here is the other upstairs bathroom, under the sink. The previous owners already had the little shelves on the side installed, so that helped a lot. I love the plastic shoe bins from the dollar store, but when 3 or 4 are stacked on top of one another, it gets a bit ridiculous. The open bins were the perfect solution, the yellow ones are from the dollar tree.
    under bathroom sink organization

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    under the sink organization

    22 May 2013

    I was so inspired when I saw how Alejandra organized under her sink!  As in, I came across it at 10 p.m. while I was perusing Pinterest, was mournful that we don’t have a Container Store within driving distance and I even thought about driving out to our 24 hr Walmart right then and there to see if they had open stackable bins.


    I restrained myself though, and headed out the next day and this is what I found:


    - nesting bins from Walmart or Amazon and nesting bins at the Dollar Tree. As an alternative I also love these 2 tier drawers that are also slide out!


    organizing with stackable bins
















    plus a shower caddy at the dollar store that I cut the bottom shelf off:dollar store shower caddy
























    And then I cleared the nightmare under the sink out. And yes, that is a Bumpit you see stashed in the back!!under sink before





















    Oh dear.


    take it all out





















    I hung the cut off shower caddy on a little screw,hairspray on dollar store shower caddy























    and everything else went into the bins. It’s sooo nice to just reach in and grab instead of digging through dark piles.


    Who needs therapy?? Spend $10 and organize under your sink!


    under sink organization




















    And I didn’t stop there. It’s the give a mouse a cookie syndrome, if you start there, then you go to the other sink, then the hall closet, and then….more coming!! Watch out…


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    courage for the week 5.19.13

    19 May 2013


     Happiness is best attained by learning to live each day by itself.
     The worries are mostly about yesterday and tomorrow."

     - Michael Nolan 

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    thrifty treasures 5.14.13

    14 May 2013

    This weekend was my favorite yard sale of the year. It’s a church sale they have twice a year and they have always had good stuff. The line is forever down the street by the time they open at 8:00, it’s well organized, super nice people, and pretty good prices. I found some good junk :)
    Two globes, $3 each (I’m collecting them for something kind of cool!) and the bulletin board underneath for $2. I was SO excited to find the navy one.globes
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    courage for the week 5.12.13

    12 May 2013

    interruptions

    Shawni shared this quote last year in a guest post, and I thought it was fitting for Mother’s Day.

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    some things I have learned about being a Mom

    10 May 2013

    every year, I have asked guest bloggers and friends to share their thoughts about being a Mom. To be honest, I wasn’t on the ball this year and forgot to ask. Bad Melissa. So here are some of my own thoughts about being a Mom:

    * if you start collecting a dollar right when your second baby is born for every time someone tells you that you have your hands full, you will be set for retirement at age 35.

    * rice and pasta sweep up so much easier the next morning when they are all dried up.

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