tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87006507395099162182024-03-19T07:22:36.775-04:00loved to the endsandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613160883829695295noreply@blogger.comBlogger338125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700650739509916218.post-46746990007737466342013-07-20T19:21:00.000-04:002013-09-24T11:02:14.246-04:00a new project ~ baby grand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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we were semi-gifted a baby grand piano. </div>
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john david's aunt needed to place it in storage and well, we had a place to store it! </div>
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there were scratches on the top from it being in storage before... </div>
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the wood underneath, once the finish was off, was in great condition. the scratches were just on the surface and the wood was in good shape. </div>
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the pieces that can be removed have been taken off. and this is what the room looks like while this is going on. this might take a while. </div>
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p.s. one day while sanding the top in the garage, the children were riding bikes around the block. it dawned on me that come school time, I would have lots of time on my hand for this project. </div>
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so, I put it neatly away and will pull it out once school is underway. </div>
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all the children have gotten up on trainer skis, but they were starting to outgrow those. Wesley was brave enough to try *real* skiing. once he was up he decided to try dropping one. so glad that the others were cheering him on and he was successful. </div>
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sister offering him congratulations after his success. he then wanted to try getting up on one. the picture below shows how much water he has to fight in order to get up. seriously, after seeing this us adults now know why we have to hang on so long!</div>
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we took the boat out to the middle of the lake and enjoyed the fireworks ~ along with snacks.</div>
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as small as the lake is, these are not professionally done (gasp!). individuals around the lake set off fireworks, one at a time, from their pier, while others clap and holler appreciation. </div>
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I love when several are set off at the same time around the lake. you can see the reflection of the water, pier and sometimes people in the water setting them off. </div>
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we always have sparklers at our pier which the children love.</div>
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Meredith was trying to make a heart, but we could not capture it just right. maybe next year. </div>
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sometimes you just need an afternoon nap!</div>
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daddy pulling the girls... oops one must have fallen </div>
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I love McKinley's hair in this one!</div>
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beautiful girl and those handsome boys getting ready </div>
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some serious air</div>
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funny how air gets under it when they all fall off! </div>
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down about a mile from the lake house is a wildlife preserve. somewhere along this road, sister cues up lauren alaina's dirt road prayer and cranks it up loud. there are a few canals where we spot many varieties of birds and deer. </div>
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as we drive farther into the preserve, the music stops and the children get really quiet. what they really want to see are the bears. this night we saw two. </div>
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the first was a baby. the second was a bit larger but took off quickly. we only got a look as he was leaping into the woods. maybe we will have better luck tomorrow night. </div>
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sandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04613160883829695295noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700650739509916218.post-14160070764764361312013-06-22T13:11:00.000-04:002013-09-10T14:32:09.073-04:00a denial break<div style="text-align: center;">
i'm a bit sad that my caboose will be going to all day school this year. </div>
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she talks my ear off all. day. long. boy is it going to be quiet.</div>
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after a great week in topsail we headed home for church, a <a href="http://lovedtotheend.blogspot.com/2013/06/we-went-ape-zip-line-adventure.html">fun day zip lining</a> and morgan's ballet recital <span style="font-size: x-small;">(due to a dead camera battery, there are no pictures of that event).</span> now we are back to the lake... our summer home away from home. </div>
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it's always more fun when daddy can take off work and join us for a few days! </div>
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ha! Meredith is in there somewhere. </div>
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somebody needs to alert the crew to the coming storm! </div>
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they come up quickly here and head out just as fast. </div>
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it's relaxing watching a storm on the porch. </div>
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and yes, these pictures were taken from the back of the jet ski... </div>
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with my nice camera and zoom lens. I must really trust my husband's driving!</div>
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the day after school got out, john david and I were scheduled to take the older two on a secret adventure. we had plans for morgan to stay with her nana overnight. some huge tropical storm roared up the coast so we had to push back the date until after the topsail trip. </div>
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coming in for a perfect landing... upright!</div>
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they have a bigger course (higher off the ground and much longer) that is designed for those over ten. we cannot wait to try this once Meredith is a year older. we will definitely be returning! google go ape to see if one is near you!</div>
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I like the way her feet are not touching the ground... she had such a fun trip. We all did. sister and the children were great hosts (except for our meal last night ~ nothing was good) and we had a great first week away from school. </div>
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waiting for uncle dane to arrive Friday night. it's a shame that father's have to work during the week! </div>
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cookie doodle and sugar </div>
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tomorrow we are heading home for a few days and then we will be lake bound. we are really blessed to have options in the summer. </div>
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Thursday night we headed down the street for a game of putt-putt. </div>
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this little girl thinks she won because she had the MOST POINTS with 102!</div>
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shortly after this picture we realized that Wesley had a high fever and strep throat which was why he did not do well. and m1, well like always she just had a fun time!</div>
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with his last minute heroics and a hole in one on number 18, he beat his momma by one stroke. lucky dog!</div>
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the exact moment that she realized her aunt sissy had walked around to all of the people at the putt-putt place and asked them to sing happy birthday to her! blurry picture because I was balancing a dripping cone in one hand and holding the camera between sticky fingers with the other hand. we had already celebrated her birthday with friends and it's really not until Saturday but we celebrated over ice cream tonight!</div>
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skipping shells in the waves ~ he's quite a pro. </div>
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me and my favorite five year old. </div>
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our children are early risers, but the 13 year old niece is not much of a morning person. several mornings, my children and I headed out for a beach walk before breakfast. the first morning we were in pajamas... I had forgotten how many runners like to take the beach path when on vacation. lesson learned! </div>
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there are so many pictures that I just can't choose. the board my nephew uses belonged to his daddy when he was younger. luckily these cousins like to share and have patience with each other. </div>
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why do kids like doing this? sand gets in every nook and cranny... but they had fun and spent time with cousins and that I love!</div>
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dane's cottage is located between the ocean and the sound. this morning we opted for the sound side. </div>
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ruffles accenting the bottom are only cute at a certain age! </div>
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your head is a perfect base for a drip castle... not! </div>
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finally... a clear shot of the face with a blurry background. this only took me a year to perfect and countless emails from <a href="http://keepthefaithgoing.blogspot.com/">emily</a> (and re-reading my manual weekly) on how to achieve this. </div>
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uncle dane took us to a *private beach* on Monday and we had a blast. much like we have been going to the lake for the past 40 years, dane's family has been coming to topsail. although it was a long ride, it was nice to finally see where sister and her family spend so many wonderful weekends. dane's father built the home and the walls are covered with plaques and magazine articles about the numerous fishing tournaments they have won together. </div>
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meet lisa ~ she was in our small group bible study for a few years before moving away... far away to oklahoma. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>other than a job, what does oklahoma have that we don't have?</em></span> lisa is many things... beautiful, single, a great listener, a provoking question asker, a tight hugger and a fun girl to be around. oh, and she gives the children fresca and trader joe's chocolate, so they really like her! </div>
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she was recently back in town and we had such a fun time! we spent about six hours cleaning and organizing her closet here trying to figure out what she would need to take back to oklahoma for the summer. <span style="font-size: x-small;">if you know me and my obsession with closets that was actually very fun!</span> one night she joined us for our weekly bible study and afterwards stayed for dinner and hung out with the family for a while. the children went to bed and we sat side by side while my husband watched us have an eight minute conversation about light bulbs. now he understands why i can't recall what we talk about, we are all over the map! i love that when she visits she is fine simply hanging out. one afternoon she walked in while i was folding towels. plopping herself down on the floor she said, *oh, i love folding towels* and pitched in and helped finish them. she's now back in oklahoma so we have to email and talk on the phone. lisa, i love you and know you will be back here one day hopefully soon! </div>
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although it was chilly, we made the best of the weekend. why is it that no matter how cold it is the children always want to be in the water? while setting the table for dinner sunday evening, we heard a loud noise overhead and discovered a homemade flying machine. I also discovered the girls had been playing with little man's hair. </div>
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and this would be the sneak peak... the master bathroom is in progress.</div>
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sometimes chores don't always get completed... homework, piano lessons, ballet, sports and year end school projects get in the way. this is real life, people! luckily, the downstairs and our room is clean and that's what counts (at least that's what i tell myself).</div>
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this girl loves taking pictures. thankfully she took the pictures above on mother's day, because I did not pick up my camera. it's a blessed life and i am thankful.</div>
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we had a fun morning strawberry picking. about ten minutes after left the heavens unloaded with torrential rains ~ great timing! we went to chick-fil-a for lunch (somehow the children talked daddy into milkshakes ~ which is an important fact for something that happened later in the day).</div>
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little man and m1 were playing outside with some neighborhood children a few hours later. the ice cream truck came around and a dad a few doors down offered to buy all the children playing some ice cream. when john david went down to get the children for dinner, the dad retold the story of his ice cream offer. both of our children declined because in their words, they had already had dessert earlier. proud of their honesty when we are not around. </div>
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hey, it's daniel boone! he's working to get his *fire* under control before the other classes walk through. the past few months, each student in the 4th grade has been working on a report about a non-living (why can't they say dead?) historical American. today, was the culmination of that hard work. they dressed up, had props and speeches memorized so that when their button was pushed they could come to life and tell about who they were. all of the children did a great job! below, daniel boone is telling his nana who he is and why he is famous. the chair held his button and name plate... somehow it became his security too! </div>
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jackie robinson and annie oakley </div>
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daniel's not so excited here, since his sister and her friends rushed to his station first. </div>
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orville and wilbur wright</div>
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shel silverstein and rosa parks </div>
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lucille ball and robert e. lee</div>
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one additional story: during this project, little man has been creating things out of the twigs we collected ~ sling shots, arrows, guns ~ and his momma has allowed him to use a knife at times (he already uses one to help on his nights in the kitchen with tomatoes, cucumbers and various fruits). last night he came in from outside, asked for a Band-Aid and then passed out on the floor. i saw a stream of blood from the door to the kitchen, as well as some smeared on the fridge and dishwasher. i picked him up and got him to the sink so i could rinse his hand off to see how bad it was and he passed out again (hitting his head hard). i took a rag of cold water and threw it on his face. asking him his abc's, he was able to get to W before saying he did not know what came next. on a positive note, he was able to repeat his daniel boone speech word for word! the cut was not very deep, i think he was reacting to seeing a large amount of blood spurt from his body. after a little while he was feeling better, but his hand was mighty sore. talk about exciting!</div>
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