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notice the LITTLE things april 30th

1. "mary had a little lamb its priest was white as snow" coming from the piano bench this morning. i could not laugh hard enough. 2. pretending to be a stylist today on a friend's daughter's hair for prom. seriously i love this stuff. 3. going to the movies. 4. movie popcorn. 5. a ...
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how to makeover your hand-me-down furniture

love the space you're in

do you dream of a shiny new table and chairs with no marks or dents? are you the second or third owner of a hand-me-down table? maybe you're trying to find room in the budget for a new one? if you answered yes to any of these, i can relate. we were in the same boat about a year ago. both our ...
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notice the LITTLE things april 28th

LITTLE daily lists

1. our kitchen and coffee tables. both are hand-me-downs and both are so pretty now that i use them as constant backdrops for my fb and instagram photos. {more on how we gave both tables a much needed facelift at LITTLE favorites diy.} 2. getting my trip to the dentist over with. 3. hearing ...
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notice the LITTLE things april 26th

LITTLE daily lists

1. painting K and my nails a matching aqua. 2. pushing K on the swing. 3. my new ring holder from my neighbor and friend mary. 4. riding down a hill on a bike. 5. super soft t shirts. 6. my teal porch chairs. 7. rain in the forecast that never really comes. 8. looking ...
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notice the LITTLE things april 24th

LITTLE daily lists

1. being by myself and forgetting our church activity bag and our church charts in the car and having well-behaved kiddos despite it all {guess the church chart has been doing its job}. 2. how fast our religious ed class flies by. 3. stumbling across LITTLE things lists from when noticing ...
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notice the LITTLE things april 21st

LITTLE daily lists

1. waking up slowly. 2. listening to K sing as she plays. 3. when you expect to get someone's voicemail but they answer. 4. funfetti cupcakes. 5. keven doing the laundry. 6. K's first gymnastics class. holy cuteness on the pink leotard. 7. when kids think they are smiling ...
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kids in the kitchen

parenting & family

i am not a good cook. not even a LITTLE bit actually. when church friends dropped off meals after our third baby was born, my kids repeatedly told me that the food tasted better than mine. i am aware that cooking is not my gift. and i am ok with that. but that doesn't mean i can't get my kids ...
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notice the little things april 20th

LITTLE daily lists

1. bringing the fun inside {still snowing in your city? raining? both? check out some new ideas bring the fun inside as you cope with unpredictable spring weather.} 2. saying yes to the kona ice truck. 3. saying yes to the playground. 4. quantico on the dvr. 5. wednesdays. ...
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notice the little things april 19th

LITTLE daily lists

1. happy 6th birthday will. thanks for being the guinea pig baby for all of us to learn from!! 2. my friend jenny sending this picture to remind me of a time when we used to be really fun. yes, they are wearing ties on their heads in the background. 3. my neighbor kim, who was there for ...
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notice the LITTLE things april 17th

LITTLE daily lists

1. taking the kids to indiana university's little 500 to remind them how we met and show them around a place that means so much to us. 2. the buildings on iu's campus. i did not appreciate the beauty and the history when i was a student there but i definitely do now. 3. a bathroom trip with ...
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