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I am so excited to share our newly reorganized and repurposed garage with you all today. We are now welcomed home by a calm and orderly space, which in turn influences the lives of each one of us living on the other side of that door. It is a testament to the power of one's surroundings. If you are on the fence about reworking a space in your home to better suit you and your family's needs I can not encourage you enough to start TODAY! </div>
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Ok, I'll climb down off my soapbox and get on with the reveal. Rather than repeat myself <a href="http://monogramsnmud.blogspot.com/search/label/ORC" target="_blank">recaps of the past weeks</a> layout the goals and challenges of this project. If you have any specific questions please leave them in the comments and I'll do my best to address them. And of course be sure to check out all the other <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2015/05/one-room-challenge-linking-event-spring.html" target="_blank">ORC linking participants</a>. We began with a dirty, cluttered 19'x19' two stall garage. With some paint, reorganizing, and DIY carpentry we now have a purposeful and tidy extension of our home. Come a take a peek!</div>
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Newly built "Sports Center"</div>
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So there you have the new and improved garage. Before I go, I would like to point out a few special touches. The door knocker was a gift from my brother and sister in law. Our front door is glass so I have been waiting on just the right spot to place it. In addition, the door color is a nod to the paint of our first home. Every time I walk through this door the color reminds me of where we began and how much Hubby & I have built together over the past 13 years. Even in the most utilitarian of spaces, you can still have your home reflect your story. </div>
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Most of all, I have to thank my husband and father for all their patience and talents. None of this would have been possible without them and I am forever blessed to always have them by my side. </div>
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XO-Amelia</div>
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Wall Color: Benjamin Moore Classic Grey (OC23)<br />
Door Color: Duron Charleston Green<br />
Wall Hooks: Menards<br />
Woven Mesh Baskets: <a href="http://www.target.com/p/decorative-basket-re-polypropylene-ebony-round/-/A-16251840#prodSlot=medium_1_31" target="_blank">Target Room Essentials Basket</a><br />
Shoe Baskets: <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-153-global-folio-bin-dark-brown/-/A-14105213#prodSlot=medium_1_56&term=threshold+basket" target="_blank">Target Threshold Global Folio Bin</a><br />
Large Ball Totes: Target<br />
Floor Mats: G-Floor Garage Mats (purchased at Costco-instore only)<br />
Wall Storage: <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60239961/" target="_blank">Ikea Trones</a><br />
Ceiling Racks: <a href="http://www.costco.com/SafeRacks-4%27x8%27-Overhead-Garage-Storage-Rack-.product.100006897.html" target="_blank">SafeRack 4'x8'</a><br />
Sports Center: Custom built for around $190<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-68909235726864859262015-04-30T08:14:00.001-05:002015-04-30T08:18:39.517-05:00One Room Challenge {Week 5}<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBxuXe5Ig_qmacXQNyAjOo6eXdExEvzKu3fqOPovcXzYJE1ac3KnZBK8n233PQ1DD398E5zNxN_f8t91rlXfqT6bTET9coE_-ydU2lBJ3rG-HhVOUZGIksSFTVzWKu2TuNNlzvn6rqttS/s640/blogger-image--1766271996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBxuXe5Ig_qmacXQNyAjOo6eXdExEvzKu3fqOPovcXzYJE1ac3KnZBK8n233PQ1DD398E5zNxN_f8t91rlXfqT6bTET9coE_-ydU2lBJ3rG-HhVOUZGIksSFTVzWKu2TuNNlzvn6rqttS/s640/blogger-image--1766271996.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hard to believe it is already week 5! One more week to go and there are lots of loose ends to tie up in the garage. 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I'll save lots more pics and the nitty gritty for the big reveal. Now I'm off to put a second coat of paint on the mudroom service door. I'm loving my choice of color, but I'm saving pictures for the reveal. Only one more week!!! </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-49495176966374846722015-04-16T21:04:00.002-05:002015-04-16T21:04:33.608-05:00ORC Week 3 {Best Laid Plans}<a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2015/04/one-room-challenge-linking-event-spring_16.html" target="_blank">ORC week #3 </a> is already here and sadly I don't have much to report except for the fact that the plan I posted last week is now on the cutting room floor.<br />
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Apparently there is a standard way 99% of all garages are framed out...we fall into the 1% category that does not have adequate joist reinforcement/ stud placement. As a result, our overhead storage system had to be hung in a way that dramatically reduced the hanging storage capacity. ***insert sighs***<br />
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As I type, Hubby is patching the garage walls. His hope is to sand and paint tomorrow.<br />
Afterwards, we will just "wing it"; reloading the garage and making organization designs on the spot. What is it they say about best laid plans?<br />
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Since I don't want this post to be all negatives, on the positive side I have held firm to my dream of the "Sports Center". Here are a couple of my favorite inspirational images all via google image search "garage built-in".<br />
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It is already time for Week 2 of the ORC. <a href="http://monogramsnmud.blogspot.com/2015/04/one-room-challenge-buh-bye-ugly-garage.html" target="_blank">Last week's post</a> was drafted on my iphone while we were on Spring Break and I was a bit vague on the details of our plans for the space. Today's post is chalked full of the ins and outs of how we are going to make our less than ideal garage work for our needs.</div>
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Hubby and I put pen to paper on the way home from vacation and the plan we drafted appeared a winner.....that was until we came home and realized that the dimensions we planned for and what we had to work with didn't match up. So not even one week into the project, we had to already alter the initial plan. Over this past week, I have spent hours standing in and staring at the walls of my garage just trying to figure out how best to configure the space so we gain both the storage and functionality we need. Below, I've broken out the plan by wall space/zones and I'll apologize from the get for the subpar, iphone pics, They aren't the prettiest, but they get the job done.</div>
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This is the wall we see when the garage door is opened, you pull in or walk by. If there was ever a wall to "decorate", this is the one. If you are facing the wall, to the left is the service door to our mudroom and directly across from that door is the service door to our side yard where the trash cans are stored. There is no room to keep them and 2 cars in our undersized 2 car garage (first world problems I know, but a royal PITA nonetheless). In my dream plan, the floor space between these two doors would remain free of any impediment so we could easily carry the trash outside via the garage service door.<br />
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As you can see above, that request was scratched and replaced with some version of what I've deemed "The Sports Center" (locker/beadboard/cubbie storage) along with one of two <a href="http://www.costco.com/SafeRacks-Overhead-Garage-Storage-Combo-Kit-%7c-Two-4'x8'-Racks-%7c-18pc-Deluxe-Hook-Accessory-Pack.product.100133736.html" target="_blank">Saferack </a>4x8 shelving units. Taking out the trash will still require us to walk outside and around the house since several large items will be hanging from the saferack in front of the service door. The trade off is well worth it though as the new "Sports Center" will alleviate the overflow of bags that currently hamper our <a href="http://monogramsnmud.blogspot.com/2013/05/mudroom-final-reveal.html" target="_blank">mudroom setup</a>. </div>
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The side of the garage with the outside service door is the right bay wall. Here the second <a href="http://www.costco.com/SafeRacks-Overhead-Garage-Storage-Combo-Kit-%7c-Two-4'x8'-Racks-%7c-18pc-Deluxe-Hook-Accessory-Pack.product.100133736.html" target="_blank">saferack system</a> will be mounted and below it will hang the littles' bikes and double stroller (pictured cabinets do not stay). Initially I wanted to hang this rack closer to the front of the garage for easier access. Unfortunately the depth between the wall and garage door track is under 2' and the shelving system is 4' wide. The plan is now to relocate our current tool rack from the back wall (see above) to the front of the right bay wall. Once we have a better feel for the space, we may add <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60239961/#/30110832" target="_blank">Ikea Trones cubbies </a> to hold items like work shoes, sidewalk chalk/bubbles, extension cords, and birdseed.</div>
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The left bay is where my SUV is parked and will remain largely unchanged. I would like to continue with the beadboard on the bottom half of the wall to help prevent door dings in the drywall (the current foam cushion is at a level too low for my doors). This wall will not have any storage because it functions as the main walkway in and out of the house. The only addition I will make is two tall recycling bins located at each end of the wall. Currently we have a small recycling can in the mudroom and it is constantly overflowing with boxes piling up in the mudroom sink or the garage floor right outside the mudroom service door. My hope is that <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/trashRecycling/recycling?productId=10029801&N=70654" target="_blank">these 13 gal. bins</a> will eliminate that problem. Plus they can easily be carried to our larger bin outside and emptied on trash day. </div>
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Now that the nitty gritty is out of the way, we can get to the fun stuff better known as "the pretties" (yes, you can still have them in a garage). To round out the space we have a) <a href="http://www.samsclub.com/sams/g-floor-garage-floor-protector-9-39-x-20-39/143270.ip?navAction=" target="_blank">flooring</a>, b) <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/34973334579792975/" target="_blank">wall color</a>, c) <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70238782/" target="_blank">lighting</a> and <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/halenavy" target="_blank">d)</a> or <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/pinkpopsicle" target="_blank">e)</a> or f) mudroom door color with <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Michael-Healy-Solid-Brass-Letter-B-Monogram-Door-Knocker-MHMB1/202606101?cm_mmc=Shopping%7cBase&gclid=CjwKEAjwo5OpBRDU64qO07OXq00SJADn5hYnOSipuiEqgatwtvfYEA6qcsZZ2o4pK09dFNO_vkB_JBoCzzvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">this</a> fabulous door knocker. I'm still pulling from my <a href="http://monogramsnmud.blogspot.com/2014/04/want-it-wednesday-garage-dreaming.html" target="_blank">initial inspiration picture</a> and loving the feel of layered neutrals with perhaps a pop of color. We'll just have to see where we end up. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-23832908764623548272015-04-02T08:24:00.001-05:002015-04-08T23:30:57.961-05:00One Room Challenge {Buh Bye Ugly Garage}I am so excited to announce that this year I will be joining in the One Room Challenge. If you are new to the series you can read all about it over at <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/2015/04/one-room-challenge-linking-event-spring.html?m=1" target="_blank">Calling It Home</a>. The main gist is that over the course of 6 weeks you challenge yourself to makeover one space in your home and share the progress or set backs every week.<br />
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Now to stop daydreaming and bring things back to reality. Our biggest goal is to get everything OFF THE FLOOR! I will admit that I have run over a bike and scooter while pulling into the garage because they were left laying on the floor. My family can attest to my common rant, "There is a place for everything; everything ought to be in its place." Now it is time to put that into action in the garage. </div>
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If all goes as planned, we will have the space compete before summer vacation providing a designated spot for all the swim team, golf, tennis, biking, and baseball gear!!! </div>
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I'll leave you all with a few before shots so you can truly appreciate the hot mess that is our current garage. </div>
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I can hardly believe I haven't blogged since the middle of January and now it is March 5th! Already this year is flying....here is what we've been up to.</div>
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For starters it has been downright frigid! We've spent way too many days curled up in front of the fire and snuggling. This poor pup has turned into lil Bear's living cuddle. I've had to teach him to leave Finley alone when he is sleeping so instead Bear just lays down next to him waiting for Finley to wake up.</div>
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<b>Snow Ice cream</b><br>
Back in January we were hit with some decent snowfall so the littles were on snow day 2 & we decided to break up the board game/movie watching marathon with a little snow ice cream. They loved it and asked to make it several times afterwards.<br>
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<b>100 Day</b><br>
Peanut's 100 day celebration at school was rescheduled 3 times due to snow/cold days. Last minute (read: 11 pm the night before) I decided to make him a special shirt for the occasion. Thank you felt & fabric glue. The grey creature is my futile attempt at a whale, the school mascot.<br>
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We hosted some friends for a dinner party and dined by candle light. It is something we've gotten out of the habit of doing and I was reminded of how much I do love the flicker of a flame. It soothes the dining experience, which is often quite chaotic with 3 tiny diners.<br>
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<b>BE MINE</b><br>
We celebrated St. Valentine and all the trinkets and semi-permanent tattoos one could dream of....next year I am finally going to make good on my promise not to wait until last minute and get something other than Lisa Frank valentine cards (yes, the same Lisa Frank cards I handed out and obsessed over as an 8 year old).<br>
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Despite the nasty weather, we made into the city twice this month. Theo N & Thea L were visiting from Toronto & we opted for Sunday dinner in the city, rather than at YiaYia & Bopi's. And this past weekend, Hubby & I made it back downtown to dine with Bestie J & her Beau just squeezing in our new year's resolution to do dinner together monthly.<br>
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Over the record breaking cold spell we experienced in early February I decided to participate in a 3 day shake cleanse....never so badly have I look forwarded to a cup of hot vegetable broth. Note to self: this is summer time thing. Nobody wants to drink a smoothie (or four) when it is -5 out.<br>
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My kids are always bringing things home from their grandparents' houses, but this takes the cake. This potato came from YiaYia & Bopi and oddly resembles a giraffe or Bullwinkle the mouse. Either way it is creepy, but seriously awesome to a kid.<br>
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The past few weeks have been a bit bumpy for the youngest members of the family. Bear fell and hit his eyebrow on our granite island resulting in a trip to the ER and 3 stitches. Thankfully the cut is healing perfectly and I've been applying mederma like a crazy woman. </div>
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The second patient of the month was Finley. The poor puppy became violently ill in the middle of the night and would only sleep if I cradled him in my arms. After much exploration all we can decipher is that he must have gotten into the peel of an avocado from the trash. He lounged on the bed most of the day and was back to himself by the following night thank goodness. </div>
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<b>To Everything There Is a Season</b><br>
This week we traded in our trusty van of nearly 8 years for a new car. I had always viewed driving it as an "occupational hazard", but when it came time to see it off I shed more than a few tears.<br>
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The B Family Birthday Marathon kicked off last week with lil Bear's 3rd birthday. This photo is one of my favorite outtakes from the day. A full post is to come next week. For now though I'll wrap up this marathon of a post with a story about M. </div>
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Here are a few of my favorites so far. <div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjft61LDoO8LCDgewa2hr_ifhtZdPgtPEvaoTJR9WfdQQSjKhCqWIJgb1v0mqdhOt1uwHDQkW_HE8hpN3DVGq3Xp8SAq5pJX91vm-mKTj1859LsfcNuYEITddm6xqoRKEDgvQqetXFXwI/s640/blogger-image--947813108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipjft61LDoO8LCDgewa2hr_ifhtZdPgtPEvaoTJR9WfdQQSjKhCqWIJgb1v0mqdhOt1uwHDQkW_HE8hpN3DVGq3Xp8SAq5pJX91vm-mKTj1859LsfcNuYEITddm6xqoRKEDgvQqetXFXwI/s640/blogger-image--947813108.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The gold pagoda would fit the space perfectly but at $1,000 a piece the price point is too high for a temporary fix. </div><div><br></div><div>I am in love with this Mercury glass chandelier from Restorayion Hardware Baby & Child. It doesn't quite go with the feel of the space....perhaps my walk-in closet need a little bling. </div><div><br></div><div>Both the bottom lanterns are from Shades of Light and I'm leaning towards the white bamboo fixture.</div><div><br></div><div>Work on the actually space won't start for awhile, but I hope to have an inspiration board to share soon. Now I better get lunches packed and some breakfast on the table. </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-48575210719749530792015-01-12T07:54:00.001-06:002015-01-12T07:56:33.204-06:00Manor Monday {Recycling Christmas}<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vkKDicxtDWfFkdMOCa9jZV2dNE4wC-bwngajYfT7PRdjErToXuiwGlPad-jHpo9AjuOXh2bhYaZCMeC0SB5RKFqs0_d2mHtu5xqac6dDnt7fQRrZBpZI9uXGBpRoujwAnhKpuWcUPlwx/s640/blogger-image-486083382.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vkKDicxtDWfFkdMOCa9jZV2dNE4wC-bwngajYfT7PRdjErToXuiwGlPad-jHpo9AjuOXh2bhYaZCMeC0SB5RKFqs0_d2mHtu5xqac6dDnt7fQRrZBpZI9uXGBpRoujwAnhKpuWcUPlwx/s640/blogger-image-486083382.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Last week the Christmas decorations were sorted though and packed away. <div>I decided to take a few of the natural elements and repurpose them around the house. </div><div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpqZ-RjU0DuW7S2TlaeEV3akHeUCtkRahLuKid4FpmIlHEfmnh5yfOGC6bjfu0L4hey0hnCwZJ-hVpEIy4wq_0hvfimzI_zP0qKOuXmDKZkMYWOTfStVn0NPrF6ftnsh4Cmi0lKMv9VsZ/s640/blogger-image-377427120.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpqZ-RjU0DuW7S2TlaeEV3akHeUCtkRahLuKid4FpmIlHEfmnh5yfOGC6bjfu0L4hey0hnCwZJ-hVpEIy4wq_0hvfimzI_zP0qKOuXmDKZkMYWOTfStVn0NPrF6ftnsh4Cmi0lKMv9VsZ/s640/blogger-image-377427120.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The dried hydrangea from the Living Room tree have found a new home arranged in a pair of silver bowls and perched atop the Dining Toom buffet. These bowls originally sat on the head table at our wedding reception and I love having them out on display. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvqNj0f37a4I0m7Zpnkm3YBCEbIZo9HBBmj0D3q49aDbAxtIRof2hsG-xwCS6Dc-YOgWgHxs1auLj08wXZGx6zm9I9ADN7QN72eVZLZqnZ6Yy9ioZu84Uvv5DapXXwuaKiXFS7FZWgZOw/s640/blogger-image--1666111422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvqNj0f37a4I0m7Zpnkm3YBCEbIZo9HBBmj0D3q49aDbAxtIRof2hsG-xwCS6Dc-YOgWgHxs1auLj08wXZGx6zm9I9ADN7QN72eVZLZqnZ6Yy9ioZu84Uvv5DapXXwuaKiXFS7FZWgZOw/s640/blogger-image--1666111422.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The two Trader Joes boxwood wreathes dried nicely. I relocated the one over the kitchen sink to our sparcely decorated master bedroom and left the second one still hanging in the foyer. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6ZaM1fpSLpsOBZCgYnuHc66jnHLpbJACUe2frN-7h0FYxhDLry7hNVnnQ164VtnPCErPcklXdU5hz68Dkm5W46vOBxEXpGGU667RFaaQbVhcxcTzw-qe9IttHmLnRIc6MXHVFVdTN9-D/s640/blogger-image--1248755580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6ZaM1fpSLpsOBZCgYnuHc66jnHLpbJACUe2frN-7h0FYxhDLry7hNVnnQ164VtnPCErPcklXdU5hz68Dkm5W46vOBxEXpGGU667RFaaQbVhcxcTzw-qe9IttHmLnRIc6MXHVFVdTN9-D/s640/blogger-image--1248755580.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Despite their "preserved" state, I like having pops a greenery in the house during the frigid winter month. And it is always nice to breath life into old objects. </div><div><br></div><div>Happy Monday! </div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-86269618666616598022015-01-09T06:00:00.000-06:002015-01-09T06:00:07.992-06:00Family Friday {NYE & Start of 2015}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Before 2014 is too far behind us, I wanted to recap how we spent our New Year's Eve. Belle helped me bake this year's Vasilopita and set the table for our New Year's Day brunch.<br />
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Later on that evening we meet up with Besties H & B for a Hibachi dinner. The boys were quite gun shy when it came to flames, but have talked about it daily since that night.<br />
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Afterwards, we headed over the Bestie H's house to ring in the New Year. She went all out with a lovely spread of desserts and even hangover goodie bags! (These may have been reached for the following day...wink, wink).<br />
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I am not sure what happened to all our photo booth shots but I do have the doggie's pose.<br />
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On New Year's day, YiaYia and Bopi joined us for a simple brunch of Vasilopita, eggs, bacon & cheese plate. I threw together a pear & basil Sangria spritzer and it complimented the meal nicely. For the littles, I picked up mini-bottles of Coke as a special surprise.<br />
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This year's coin fell between Belle & Peanut's pieces of bread so they both are destine for good luck this year. The remainder of the day we spent watching hockey and celebrating our niece's 6th birthday.<br />
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And before Winter Break's end, the whole family treated Peanut to a 2 hour bowling extravaganza.<br />
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Now that all the Christmas decorations are packed away, a few accessories have shuffled around the house including our current master bedroom lamps. Since the master is part of our 2015 goals, I went ahead and grabbed a pair of the lamps above to replace the ones now in the family room.</div>
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The living room is crying out for the addition of the pink and navy chinoiserie pillows I stumbled upon at pinterest. If anyone knows the source please let me know!!!</div>
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I finally remembered to grab a second wreath hook for the mudroom door back in November. Now that the Burlap santa is packed away, I need to get my hands on one of these wooden monograms to look at when entering from the garage.</div>
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With that I'm off to start the day. The littles are home from school due to the cold. We have a heated game of boys vs. girls monopoly to finish up while keeping warm with a pancake breakfast to mark peanut's Name Day. Stay warm everyone!</div>
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Christmas 2014 was a lovely day spent relaxing and resting as 3 of the 5 of us were sick with one ailment or another. Despite the lack of perfect health, we each enjoyed the joy and magic of Christmas day.</div>
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Belle & Peanut rose way, way, way too early and around 7 we let them wake up lil Bear and come downstairs. Every year we snap Easter and Christmas pics on the staircase. It is fun to see how much the littles (and the decor around them..lol) have changed over the past 5 years.<br />
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I am happy to report that everyone made it onto Santa's nice list this year. Belle received a Harry Potter wand, xBox Harry Potter Lego game & box set of Hogwarts texts. Peanut's loot included a hot wheels set. electronic battle ship game & moon in my room. Lil Bear was happy to find his requested helicopter under the tree along with a marble run & Imaginex city. Even Finley was visited by Puppy Paws and received new Juliska dog bowls (who knew the make puppy porcelain!?!) and a few toys.<br />
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Each of the littles took turns opening their wear, read & do gifts. They also pooled their money together and bought Dinsey Infinity as a group gift for each other.<br />
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Hubby took Belle and Peanut to Thea D & Theo J's house for Christmas dinner while I stayed home with a sick lil Bear and celebrated by watching <i>White Christmas</i>.<br />
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Happy New Year all! 2015 is shaping up to be quite a busy and exciting year for our family. As of now we have seven vacations on the books; some of them family trips and others fun getaways for Hubby & me. In addition we've carved out time for each of us to enjoy "date nights" weekly with one of the older two kiddos along with the vow to go out together twice a week (lunch date plus a Saturday night outing).<br />
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On the hone front, 2015 is game on. Over the past 2 years we've made quite a few improvements to the house and its overall function. This year it is time to finally tackle some of the main design decisions that have been hanging over our heads. I've finally learned to trust my gut when it comes to what I like in design, so there is no longer the need for continual redesign....we are all warmed up and ready to go.<br />
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A brief rundown of our 2015 house goals include:<br />
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<li>Completing several remaining <a href="http://monogramsnmud.blogspot.com/2014/01/2014-house-goals-year-of-focus.html">2014 goals</a>. We got a good start on the basement, but still don't have a clear enough vision of how we want the space to function. As for the garage and closets they still need a good organizing.</li>
<li>Master suite zushing: the bedroom is going to get a complete overhaul along with some cosmetic updates for the bath & a few additions to the master closet. We've hemmed and hawed over this space for nearly 5 years. It is time for action.</li>
<li>Drapery dilemas solved: I've gone back and forth countless times over window treatments in the living room and kitchen...it is time to make a decision and stick to it.</li>
<li>Purchase dining room chairs. In February it will be one year ago that I scored my dream dining table for $250 on craigslist...time to find that beauty some lovely chairs to accompany her.</li>
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Thankfully I did not cut any cartilage and the ER doctor assured me that the skin on top of the ear bleeds profusely, but is quite painless. Peanut was a complete trooper and received liquid stitches and a new spiderman uno game. Thankfully we were in and out in roughly an hour, but I can tell you that I was shaken up for days. </div>
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We like to unwrap gifts at three separate intervals during the evening. The littles each get to open a gift prior to dinner since they are so anxious with anticipation (honestly, who isn't on Christmas Eve?). After we finished our soup, salad & fish courses another round of gifts are opened. And the third round occurs during dessert where we all sit around sipping hot buttered rum (hot cocoa for the littles) and eating Christmas cookies. The whole process takes around 4 hours and is such a delight.<br />
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Back home, Santa's cookies and milk were tended to, the chimney doors opened and one last photo snapped before it was up to bed. The expression on M's face in the last picture is a mix of exhaustion, illness & terror over the idea of Santa visiting our home.....bless his heart!<br />
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One more sleep until Christmas!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-77954434791866332822014-12-30T22:43:00.000-06:002014-12-30T22:43:41.297-06:00Our Annual Cookie Party {2014}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
This year was the 13th year hosting our Christmas Cookie Party and I think the entire B family would say that this was the best party yet. I was a bad blogger and took very few decor/food/tablescape shots (so just trust me that it was festive), but rather tons of photos of those we love celebrating friendship & family in our home.</div>
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We started off the evening with antipasti, a cheese board, bruschetta, crudite, spinach dip and cocktail sausages (bc everyone LOVES those). This year I paired Christmas cards with a festive banner reading "HOHOHO" to create the backdrop to the main bar where we featured eggnog, wine, candy cane champagne & mixed drinks. Beer and soft drinks were set up on the wet bar and the kitchen desk housed kiddie cocktails for the littles.</div>
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When it came to decorating cookies, the dozen littles in attendance each found a set of reindeer antlers awaiting them along with a large assortment of sprinkles and candies to adorn their cookies. I always start with a plastic tablecloth add a wrapping paper runner, paper plates to decorate over & a fun mini-marshmallow runner to complete the look. When the party is over you just fold the mess up and toss it in the trash!</div>
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This year I baked around 130 sugar cookies and every last one was decorated that night (normally we have a few leftover that the kids can decorate on Christmas eve for Santa). It was a joy to watch everyone participate & socialize. While the party carried on the buffet switched from appetizers to dinner with ham, sausage, meatballs, salad, and tiropita (cheese pie) filling the island counter.<br />
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As the hours passed we set the littles up to watch <i>Home Alone</i> in the basement while the adults congregated in the kitchen. We got to talking and somehow or another the marshmallow table runner turned into a challenge of building marshmallow towers. And from there you can guess...a full on marshmallow war broke out. Ladies and gentlemen there were over 10 full bags of mini-marshmallows thrown around our kitchen. When the littles came upstairs to check out all the commotion they could hardly believe their eyes and luck! </div>
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Being the best group of friends ever, not only did everyone help clean up the mounds of marshmallows, but also wash dishes and do general party clean up. So very blessed we are to have fabulous friends in our lives. As the clock inched toward midnight I realized we had yet to take our cookie party family photo. So here is the 2014 selfie-edition. We can not wait for next year!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-10671256171734912812014-12-29T10:14:00.002-06:002014-12-29T10:14:27.219-06:00Christmas with Theo N {2014}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Monday before Christmas Theo N was in town and we had our gift exchange. Looking to do something together as a family, we headed off to the zoo to catch their Holiday Zoo Lights exhibit. Unfortunately, none of us thoughts to check the zoo's hours and we showed up 15 minutes before close. So in the pouring rain we quickly took in as many of the displays as possible....live and learn.</div>
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Hockey lessons coming up!! While uploading the rest of our photos I noticed these two pics that I know I did not take....signs of a fun evening had by all! I'll be back soon with more Christmas recaps!<br />
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We kept ourselves busy last week with a whole host of Holiday happenings. Hubby was traveling so YiaYia joined us on our neighborhood Christmas Light's Trolley Tour. </div>
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We spent a good amount of time baking, crafting and wrapping. I attended our neighborhood cookie exchange along with the little's Giving Tree assembly at school. The week's main activity though was preparing for our Annual Cookie Party.<br />
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On the last day of school I sent the littles off with these goodies for their teachers and reindeer sammies in their lunch boxes.<br />
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Sunday afternoon we gathered the crew and attended WDT's inaugural performance of <i>The Nutcracker.</i> I worked backstage the night before and was so excited to be sitting in the audience with the boys, Hubby, both sets of Grands, Bestie B plus girls, Bestie H plus family, and Bestie J and her beau. </div>
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Belle performed the role of toy soldier in Act I and marched on stage front & center. </div>
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In Act II, Belle danced the role of a squirrel. In this version of <i>The Nutcracker</i>, squirrels help Clara and the Prince find the magical golden nut that was stolen by the Mouse King. Thank you Bestie H for the photos. I vowed not to bust out the camera and just enjoy the experience.</div>
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The whole cast and crew put on a lovely performance with the countless hours of practice paying off. I can not express how touched we were that such a large group of family, friends and neighbors turned out to watch Belle perform....there were around 25 of us total. My heart is so full of thanks and love for each and everyone of them.<br />
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The evening culminated with a dinner party back at our house. We grabbed a few catering trays from a local restaurant, turned on the football game, let the kids run crazy in the basement and had a nice relaxing evening celebrating family and friendship. Until next year.....Belle's already counting down the days. </div>
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As the big day gets closer and closer our schedule gets fuller and fuller. This past week was a doozy, but worth it looking back at all the memories, milestones & merriment. </div>
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Last week I left off with a Gingerbread House cliffhanger. As promised, the littles got to try their hand yet again at confectionary construction. We were seated with Belle's bestie A and the girls had a blast together. </div>
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The boys started off interested, but were quickly lured away by the sounds of horseplay in the halls. So a majority of my evening was spent corralling two sugar-high boys....at least I didn't have to cook dinner and clean up after the sugary mess they had made.<div>
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The littles each received their annual keepsake ornament this week. A toy soldier for Belle to represent her Nutcracker role. A puppy for Peanut to mark Finley's addition to our family. And little M's was Noah's Ark reflective of his obsession with animals. Sadly it arrived busted so we are awaiting a replacement.<br />
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On the same night, Belle had her 3rd grade choral concert. Belle sang in a group duet that she managed to turn one-sided.<br />
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Peanut snapped our picture and Belle requested Finely be in the photo.<br />
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Speaking of our dear pup, he got his first haircut this week. It was time that we had all that extra length taken off.<br />
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And while we are talking about "taking it off", this is how M prefers to read his Christmas stories...this child never ceases to amaze me in the most unlikely way.</div>
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Back to the post at hand. Friday was Grinch night and the littles enjoyed these healthy snacks when they got off the bus. (Credit for the idea goes to someone or another on instagram or pintrest...I honestly don't remember).<br />
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Saturday morning we were all slow moving, but eventually made it out the door and on our way to the most amazing Lego exhibit. Every year landscapes/cityscapes/movie scenes are recreated with Legos and it is quite a site to behold for young and old alike. The shots I grabbed are from my iphone while holding a crabby almost 3 year old, so not the best quality but certainly representative of the magnitude of these creations.</div>
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After we finished at the Lego display Belle and I had to prep for that evening's <i>Nutcracker</i> performance. I was backstage and had the chance to snap a few photos of Belle. Afterwards, I surprised her with one of our favorite Christmas time treats: Chick-fil-A peppermint milkshake... heavenly! Separate post to come on the actual performance along with some awesome photos compliments of the paparazzi princess, Bestie H. <br />
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This came across my instagram feed and I thought I would share. As crazy, and at times stressful, this past week has been it certainly has been filled with happiness and life being lived to its fullest. This Christmas season I wish each and everyone of you a well lived life! </div>
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In the foyer it is simple and classic: greenery, white lights & cream satin bows. This year's major DIY project was stripping the foyer wallpaper, painting the walls BM Classic Grey along with updating the staircase treads, risers & spindles. It is now the perfect backdrop for our Holiday decor. </div>
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Most nights you will find me in the Living Room soaking in all its goodness. The tree is done in preppy green/blue/grey plaid with pink bulbs & dried hydrangeas. I wish I was a better photographer so I could capture the feel of the room adequately.<br />
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The Dining Room flows off the Living Room and is dressed with greenery, white lights, and lime green/blue satin ribbon. </div>
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In Hubby's office two red berry wreathes dress up the bookcase bar. </div>
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This little vignette over my kitchen sink brings me so much joy. A few paperwhite bulbs and a $10 Trader Joe's boxwood wreath was all it took. </div>
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A collection of apocathary jars house all the making for a festive mug of cocoa, while our collection of gingerbread houses add a touch of whimsy.<br />
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In the family room robin's egg blue and celadon ribbon accent our family tree and fireplace garland. The nontraditional color scheme is fun and sets off the red accents in our ornaments beautifully.<br />
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Throughout the house I have our past Christmas cards and Santa photos on display. I often find the littles roaming the house with a photo or two in hand. </div>
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Finally, each of our sugarplums have been spending the nights falling asleep to the twinkle of lights from their own Christmas trees. </div>
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Sunday morning the littles opened their Advent house and learned that today we were going to visit Santa. We did our best to down play the brunch's main event as M is still not at all a fan of the big elf. Belle and Peanut on the other hand came with letters in tow. </div>
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The first thing we did was visit the man in red. At this point M was shaking and crying so badly that the hope of getting him to sit in Santa's lap was quickly abandoned. He actually bit my shoulder in attempts to get away, and I was quite impressed with his survival skills. So rather than a shot of the 3 kiddos we ended up with a family picture. YiaYia and Bopi treated us again this year to the brunch and thankfully arrived just in time to join in our commemorative shot.<br />
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Once we had gotten our visit out of the way, I coerced the family into taking a few more photos just incase the earlier shots taken at home didn't turn out to my liking. I present a plethora of Santa Brunch 2014 posed pics:<br />
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Balloon twisters were once again present this year. We were a little disappointed that they weren't in costume like last year's, but their versions of Sven & Olaf made up for it.<br />
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We tasted our way through a large assortment of brunch goodies all the while enjoying the sights and sounds of the Christmas season. The boys later returned from the balloon twister with swords in hand, which were used to <strike>attack</strike> entertain our party,<br />
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After we were full and the hall had cleared out we decided to enjoy the unseasonably temperate weather and visit the outdoor decorations. By now the cookies and cocoa had our three reindeer dashing and dancing all over the place. In fact their giddiness lasted the whole car ride home.<br />
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Back at home, Hubby & I watch these 3 goof around for the better part of an hour. Belle & Peanut had created some sort of imaginary game while M and I took turns shaping pictures of one another. Me with my camera and him with the toy camera selected from the dentist's goodie basket over the summer. It couldn't have been a better way to end one of our favorite Christmas traditions.<br />
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Decorating a gingerbread house is a tradition Hubby first began with Belle when she was 22 months old. Every Christmas since he has taken on the responsibility of coordinating this beloved tradition. And every year the littles grow more and more excited about decorating. In fact this year when they opened the note in the Advent house they were chomping at the bit to get started asap. After a full day at school. homework, dinner, baths & pjs the time finally arrived. </div>
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This year there was much discussion as to where and how each decoration was to be placed. Belle handled the left side of the house, the Boys addressed the right & Hubby bounced back and forth between the two. I tried my best to stick to the photojournalist role, but the control freak/ decorating addict in me did surface a few times.<br />
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Belle could have spent the entire evening crafting various candy flowers to embellish the facade, but the hour we reserved for decorating quickly drew to a close. As in years past, Hubby gathered up the littles (including Finley at the request of Peanut) for a commemorative shot of the masterpiece and its creators.<br />
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Afterwards there was a very brief attempt at a school night sleep over in M's room lasting all of 4 minutes. Once the excitement wore off, everyone made it back to his/her regular sleeping arrangements and visions of sugar plums soon danced in their heads.<br />
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And little do they know that yet another fun gingerbread night is in store for them. I can not wait to see their faces when they learn that they have the opportunity to <i>each</i> decorate their own house later this week. So our gingerbread journey continues. <br />
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Monday kicked off our Advent house tradition and the return of some of our family's Christmas favorites.</div>
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The littles and Hubby decorated our gingerbread house. I have nearly 90 pictures of the decorating process so plans are to give the event its own write up, but for now it is safe to say that each and every year the little get more and more into this activity.</div>
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Our traditional Friday night pizza took a festive turn: Christmas trees with accompanying wreath salad. Peanut has turned into quite the helper as has requested that he be called "little elf" while working around the house.<br />
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We celebrated St. Nicholas on December 6th with clementines, chocolate coins and the return of Christmas Cocoa.<br />
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I'm quite certain a festive straw and sprinkles can cure any ailment in this house (at least for now). And FYI, we use 1/2 chocolate almond milk & 1/2 coconut milk frothed for a yummy, not so naughty treat.<br />
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And in the spirit of the season, the sprinkles and whipped cream made their way onto a pancake or two during our weekly Saturday morning family meeting.<br />
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We had a few more holly and jolly events not featured in our Advent house this week. Little M and I accompanied YiaYia and Bopi to a wonderful Christmas luncheon at the University. Sadly the live carolers were a bit much for M, so we ended up sitting far away from them and the festive decor, but we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless. </div>
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The boys wanted to help me bake a few goodies...the picture says it all.<br />
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And this weekend is both picture day and dress rehearsal for Nutcracker. I grabbed a few covert shots, one of the perks of being a volunteer. Fear not, we also ordered the official shots to frame and reminisce over during Christmases to come.<br />
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With that I am off to bed. Tomorrow holds one of the greatest Advent treats of all...brunch with the big Elf himself & the littles don't have a clue! Fingers crossed we don't have a repeat of <a href="http://monogramsnmud.blogspot.com/2013/12/brunch-with-santa-2013-aka-screaming.html">last year</a>. </div>
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I had all intentions on posting our Turkey Day part 2 yesterday, but instead I spent the day at a downtown hospital awaiting the arrival of Baby P who turned out to be a HE!!! It has been nearly 2 years since an itty bitty has been in the family and I can not wait to love on this little bundle of joy.</div>
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Now back to Turkey 2014. After 2 long hours of primping and prepping, we all arrived at YiaYia and Bopi's in our Fall Fashions: monogrammed bow ties for the boys & faux fur for Belle. And from that point forward the day turned into a never ending feast. </div>
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This year, YiaYia and Bopi challenged us all to a Turkey Building competition. The B family's turkey tied for 2nd place with Theo N & Thea L claiming the grand prize.<br />
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Every year we are lucky enough to celebrate the day twice with round 2 at YiaYia Terry and Papou Yiannis' in the evening. And every year I vow to grab more pictures of their dinner. Truth is that when we arrive the littles scramble to play with their cousins, Hubby carves out his place on the couch to watch the games & I pour myself a glass of wine & settle in to chatter with the girls. Perhaps 2015 will be the year I get my act together and document the evening properly.<br />
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With November behind us, on with the Merry Making!!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04487732064424664624noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851355998807675608.post-85514939071889278592014-12-01T06:00:00.000-06:002014-12-01T06:00:12.778-06:00Thanksgiving Part One {Thanksgiving Prep}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Growing up the Wednesday before Thanksgiving was more important than Thanksgiving. It was during those hours of cooking, baking, prepping & primping that we bonded and celebrated the joys of family. Now that the littles are a bit older, they are ready to join in the family tradition. </div>
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By dinner time we had turned out an array of pies, cupcakes, cookies & raspberry shortbread bars. Thankfully reinforcements & pizza arrived around the same time. After a much needed break, food prep continued through out the night.<br />
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As November draws to a close, I can't help but think that the month just began. To kick things off I chaperoned Peanut's class trip to the arboretum. He requested that we share the "jumper seat" in the very back of the bus & this easily car sick momma didn't have the heart to say no. </div>
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Later that same week the littles came home on a Friday afternoon to learn that we were headed to the circus. It was our first time taking them and to say they loved it would be quite an understatement. Bestie B & H's families joined us and we all enjoyed the evening out.<br />
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The unseasonably cool temps found us spending quite a few hours in the basement playroom. Finley was introduced to the magic of the bounce house.<br />
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And much more to his liking.....SNOW!<br />
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November also brought the celebration of our sweet M's Name Day. This year his feast fell on a Sunday so after Liturgy we took the littles and Grandparents out for lunch.</div>
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Hubby & I had the chance to leave the littles at home and enjoy some adult conversation at his colleague's wedding. It has been ages since we've attended a wedding sans kiddos!<br />
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The week of Thanksgiving the boys brought home countless turkey projects (3rd graders are too busy learning to produce cute keepsakes**tears**).</div>
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And finally, we are still awaiting the arrival of Baby P. This picture was snapped a few weeks ago at Mastro's when we were lucky enough to steal a night out pre-baby. All signs point to a December birthday for this little bundle.<br />
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