tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33855943912968601512024-03-04T23:47:59.377-08:00We Dont Give A Hoot<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93328753@N02/12904253613/" title="blog.jpg by graciengabesmommy, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3764/12904253613_fcb8041749.jpg" width="750" height="305" alt="blog.jpg"></a>Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-12314087293500395192014-05-20T11:05:00.004-07:002014-05-20T11:05:50.538-07:00A Day Of BlissA few weeks ago we had the pleasure of working with an amazing talented photographer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeniannElliottPhotography">Geniann Elliott</a>. I heard of her through several Facebook Friends so I went to her page and looked at her work. I was blown away. Her photographs are simply breath taking and each one tells a story in that very moment. I scheduled our appointment with her and could hardly wait although it was a month or so away.. It seemed like time dragged forever before the day finally came we could get our pictures taken.<br />
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I am a huge worrier so I was praying the whole time please don't let anyone get sick, or get any marks that will be in the pictures and thankfully besides Gabriel's shocker of a haircut none of that happened. We met up with Geniann in my hometown for our photos. We had discussed where we wanted them taken and I was a bit skeptical because our town has really taken a rough turn the past decade or so...BUT I love trying new things and I could not wait to see what she had in store. I was not let down either.</div>
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Gabriel was being a toddler of course and did everything in his power to not look at the camera OR smile. Gracie on the other hand LOVES to get her pictures taken so I felt totally confident with her. Our session was wonderful. Geniann was so easy going and fun to work with, and although that was my first time meeting her I felt I had known her forever. </div>
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A week or so went by after our session and she sent me some of our pictures...I was in TOTAL SHOCK. I mean not trying to brag but wow...she had really captured my family and all of our personalities perfectly. Here are a few of my favorites.<br />
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I am seriously so happy with our photos! If you are in the Raleigh NC area please find <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GeniannElliottPhotography">Geniann Elliott Photography </a>to do your photos! You will not be disappointed!! Also, even if you are not in the area like her page on Facebook and look at her marvelous work!</div>
Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-40482655792941897762014-05-09T12:24:00.000-07:002014-05-09T13:45:31.491-07:00Mary & Mak StyleI am going to share a few photos from our recent family portraits we had made and tell you all about this amazing boutique we have here in good ole N.C, MARY & MAK. I have the pleasure of knowing Leslie and Teresa (the owners of the business) and let me tell you they are simply wonderful. The millions of times I have been in their shop one of them has always been there and helped me with my every need.<br />
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Not in North Carolina? No worries...They have a website where you can order from and guess what? 48 states have FREE shipping! How many businesses do you know where you can order from and get free shipping? Not very many I have found from previous experience.<br />
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<a href="http://maryandmak.com/">MARY & MAK</a> offers preppy, colorful, trendy clothing, gifts and accessories. It is a family operated and owned Boutique. I have SEVERAL pieces from this shop and most recently bought some shorts and new necklace which I will share on a later post...For now I wanna share my dress that I am absolutely in LOVE with.<br />
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If you are like me, it is hard to find clothes, especially dresses, that are flattering for your figure. <a href="http://maryandmak.com/">MARY & MAK </a>clothing ALWAYS fits me good and makes me feel so good about myself, their pieces are so unique as well which is something I love.<br />
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<a href="http://maryandmak.com/">MARY & MAK</a> was so kind and wanted to share a discount code with my wonderful readers so hop on over to their site and order you some goodies!!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This is seriously such a rare occurance, hence the shocked look on my face. Gracie fell asleep one day last week during the middle of the day...We can hardly get the child to sleep at night so it was a shocker to have her sleeping so of course I captured a photo.</span></td></tr>
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Me... On a Friday...Happy :-) I love the weekends.</div>
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Gracie made her bed and boy was she excited!!</div>
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My sister Tori going to her SENIOR prom...how in the world did that happen?! Time flies. I can still see her following me around the house and wanting to be connected to my hip...not so much anymore..lol</div>
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Took the kids to Barnes and Noble and held my breath while Gabriel played on the train set. I HATE germs and was totally thinking of every child that has ever touched it and if anyone was sick or sneezed on it BUT I could not pass on letting him play. Look how excited he was!!</div>
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Happy Early Mother's Day to me! The hubby and kids got me this wreath when we went to Carolina Pottery this weekend. I LOVE it!</div>
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Gracie has been wanting to start a fairy garden for a LONG time now and we finally got a few small pieces. We still have a while to go before we get it completed, I want to get a huge metal tub to put stuff in for them, but for now...she is loving it!</div>
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<a href="http://instagram.com/sew_darling">Sew Darling</a> made these adorable dolls for my babies. They are brother and sister dolls and I am SO in love with them. My kids are already carrying them everywhere and sleeping with them. Right now she has the Frozen dolls, Elsa and Anna and I want them SOO bad! They are simply wonderful. Ashley is so talented so please check out all of her amazing creations!</div>
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<br />Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-72908111797786710662014-04-30T09:14:00.000-07:002014-04-30T09:15:44.699-07:00Whoooo doesn't love Origami Owl?Guys...if you are like me you have totally heard of Origami Owl and all of their products BUT for those of you that haven't, it is a very unique company where you can design bracelets and necklaces. First you pick your chain you would like, then a locket, and fill it with charms, plates, and dangles. I am obsessed with mine I just recently received from the amazing <a href="http://www.origamiowl.com/collections.ashx">Kelly</a> who is a Designer that introduced me to the world of this awesome company.<br />
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The prices are not bad either once you consider the quality of the necklace and how much of a story your piece of jewelry could tell to someone. Mother's Day is right around the corner and these are the absolute perfect gift for any mother.<br />
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I have been eyeing these necklaces for at least a year and thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Origami-Owl-Kelly-Gross-Independent-Designer/234466173423577">Kelly</a> for showing me how easy it is to have an online party I am finally able to have my very own!!<br />
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Thank you all so much!! Also if you want to host your very own Origami Owl party contact Kelly! It is easy as pie and you do nothing but advertise and you can earn yourself TONS of free jewelry!</div>
<br />Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-26372038252301560082014-04-28T12:37:00.001-07:002014-04-28T12:37:16.319-07:00Just Call Me Slacker...Hey guys. I am SORRY I have been such a slacker blogger lately. I truly love blogging so much but lately I have been SO overwhelmed with life. Every day I have so much to do and between taking care of the kids, house, and ballgames I have found little "free" time which is usually when I do my blogging.<br />
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Last week Gracie had an appointment with her eyes...as much as I was worried everything went perfect and she did not need eye surgery or glasses at this time. Thank God. We honestly had such a wonderful family day last week because Rick took off the day of us going to Duke so after her appointment we were able to hang out as a family and enjoy a weekday just being together.<br />
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Also last week...I made a huge "boo boo" with Gabriel's hair...I was trying to give him a cut but he jerked his head right as I was cutting and basically had a huge bald spot. The only way I could fix it was by scalping him. I did make sure I left the top of his hair and now he wears a proud mo-hawk...My mom was not thrilled with me when she saw his hair last week at the baseball game.<br />
BUT..hair grows back and in my honest opinion I think he looks adorable and is rocking his new style like a champ.<br />
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If you do not follow me on Instagram please feel free to because I am constantly posting photos on that.<br />
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This weekend was a super fun one and we stayed busier than ever. Yesterday we did lots of yardwork and I planted flowers, dug out roots, and cut the grass. Here are a few photos from last week. I assure you I will do better because I have lots of fun post coming up. :-)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">2. Go see Heaven is for Real. I. CAN. NOT. WAIT!! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>DONE! This was a super great movie! Gracie and I went to see it with my grandparents and we had a blast.</b></span></span></div>
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Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-78822896790441690162014-04-16T08:30:00.001-07:002014-04-16T08:30:41.335-07:00Mini Style Wednesday: Chic Fil A Date!Monday Night as we were walking out the door to go to Baseball practice, the bottom fell out and practice was cancelled. Since we were all ready to go somewhere we decided we would just go get us all a milkshake. What a treat. :-) Tori, my sister was also working so we were able to spend some time with her when she went on her break.<br />
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<br />Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-80258685614922475112014-04-14T12:14:00.001-07:002014-04-14T12:14:45.132-07:00Weekly Wishes 7I had a VERY productive week last week! It was awesome! I feel so empowered about everything I did and honestly I hope to get just as much done this week.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1. Take Gracie to get her 5 year old checkup and shots for school. <b>Done. Long story...and I am still not totally up for sharing everything but will soon. Also, she was up to date with her shots so she didn't need any. :-)</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2. Run 6 miles. <b>DONE. This is one I am SUPER proud of. I not only ran 6 miles but I ran the most I have ever done in a week and ran 10 miles! YAY!</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6. Pray with Rick and my kids every night. I really want to start making this a habit and praying over our family. <b>DONE. God is so important and I want to continue to make this an important part of our life.</b></span></div>
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Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-1426170841657090712014-04-11T07:48:00.000-07:002014-04-11T07:48:08.363-07:00Happy Friday Folks!It is Friday and I am a happy girl. I always look forward to weekends when Rick is home and we can all spend time together and go out. We had a good but busy week. One of Rick's friends had their baby, Gracie had baseball practice and I had to take her for her 5 year old checkup. ( We will talk about that on another post...the visit didn't go as planned and I am waiting for more info before I tell you all about it.)<br />
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Gabriel found Gracie's buckets...that boy loves to climb into things.</div>
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Me after a long and busy day. I love being able to relax in bed at night. :-)</div>
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Here is me and Rick...could you tell how excited we were??<br />
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The Outer Banks is now only about a two and a half hour drive for us so not to bad. We made good time and chatted plenty along the way.<br />
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When we got there Friday evening we went straight to one of our favorite mexican restaurants and met up with my cousin and his girlfriend for supper. It was SO yummy. My cousins girlfriend Nikki, even made me this amazing five layer monogrammed chocolate cake. :-)</div>
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Saturday morning we got up and ate then we headed to some surf shops, after that we met up with my dad and stepmom and they took us shopping for mine and Gracie's birthday. Gracie ended up getting this high heeled shoes and also some craft goodies while I got two strapless bras and a dress. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Then we went out to eat that night where my sister works (Applebee's) and then went bowling after. SUCH. A. FUN. WEEKEND.</div>
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Honestly...I so slacked getting pictures. I was just trying to soak up the time with my dad, stepmom, brother, sister, cousin, and Nikki that I totally didn't grab my phone or camera much...which I totally regret now, but even so we had a wonderful time and I really enjoyed our visit.</div>
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On the way out Sunday we were all feeling kinda sad...I have felt that same bummed feeling most my life whenever I left my Dad's after a visit but while I was looking onto the side of the road I saw an alligator....just chilling. So I told Rick to pull over so I could show the kids.</div>
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Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-48329172258176798372014-04-03T08:20:00.001-07:002014-04-03T08:20:12.598-07:00Doctor Gabe!Gabriel LOVES to play with Gracie's Doc McStuffins toys. I can usually find him in the "check up" center. He is such a funny boy. He loves to play with the oddest things. Right now he is playing with a piece of plastic from an art set.<br />
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This little boy makes me laugh daily. He is such a joy and his personality is coming out more and more each day. He loves to give me kisses. It is the sweetest thing. EVER. I put my face close to him and he puts his chunky little hands on my face and opens his mouth on my forehead or cheek. AH. So precious.<br />
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<br />Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-53981320271414018282014-03-31T07:38:00.003-07:002014-03-31T07:49:14.422-07:00Weekly Wishes 5Last week was a super productive one. I feel awesome about everything I got accomplished and I am seriously loving this link up each week. It really helps me to stay focused and know .that I do not want to write that I didn't complete one of my goals.<br />
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2. Gracie starts Coach's Pitch Baseball this week! We are thrilled! So I need to finish getting her cleats and baseball pants. <b>DONE! We found all of her items she needs to play...all we have left to get is red socks :-)</b></div>
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3. Run 6 miles. <b>GUESS WHAT!! I did 8.5 miles last week!! AND I did a new record of running a mile in under 10 minutes!!! AND I ran 2 miles straight without stopping! I feel amazing about this accomplishment.</b></div>
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4.Get the Hotel in order for when we go to visit my Dad April 4th! Super EXCITED about that! <b>DONE! We have the hotel lined up and we are ready to go visit my Dad!</b></div>
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5. Sell 5 boxes of V3 Max! Wanna lose weight!? Ask me how or click on tab on the side of the blog :-) <b>DONE!! Yay!</b></div>
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6. Do 100 crunches. <b> DONE! I did exactly 100!</b></div>
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Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-5465338279612247962014-03-28T13:12:00.001-07:002014-03-28T13:13:30.986-07:00Little ManI was looking back at my post and noticed I had quite a few of Gracie recently so I wanted to write about my little guy.
Gabriel is very shy. He doesn't like pictures and he is super laid back, he is pretty chill as long as he isn't restrained in a high chair at restaurant. Even though he is over 1 he isn't walking yet. I am not bummed about it either...at first I was worried about it but I know that every child develops at their own pace. When Gracie was his age she was walking, talking, and off the bottle, BUT I am enjoying this time with Gabriel and taking things slow. We are slowly taking him off the bottle....I can already see that is going to be a HUGE ordeal.
He is such a sweet boy. He loves to cuddle and play with electronics. He loves to say "WEEEEEE" and whenever he does it my heart melts.He is the perfect fit for our family and I could not ask for a better son! I can tell you he is for sure a Mama's Boy!
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Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-137034791197106692014-03-27T07:46:00.001-07:002014-03-27T07:55:46.598-07:00She's a Natural!Today Gracie starts her first baseball practice! She was supposed to start Monday but they cancelled practice because of the weather. We are beyond excited and already see how much of a natural she is.<br />
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We all went to the park after her birthday party and practiced with her on throwing, catching, and hitting the ball. She did AMAZING! The weather is still a bit chilly and I do not want little man getting sick so my mom will be watching him while we head off to practice tonight.<br />
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Here are a few pictures we took while at the park last weekend. Wish Gracie luck tonight!<br />
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<br />Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-14911605318581065922014-03-26T07:30:00.002-07:002014-03-26T07:30:51.739-07:00Mini Style Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday was Gracie's official birthday so I let her pick out whatever she wanted to wear. She is finally starting to wear jeans (on a very special day) but I am hoping baseball will get her wearing more "pants" because she is going to have to wear cleats, sport pants, and a tshirt. Wish us luck :-)<br />
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This is what she decided on.<br />
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<br />Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-19386047889720289762014-03-24T06:36:00.000-07:002014-03-24T06:43:02.616-07:00Weekly Wishes 4<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Meet with our Cake Lady and pick up Gracie's Frozen themed cake.=<b>DONE!! The cake was AMAZING and SO Beautiful!! We could not have been more pleased!</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Gracie didn't get into the Charter School here in my town...I found out Saturday Night. I was bummed at first but now I think it's best. I have heard alot of wonderful things about the Elementary school she will be attending so I need to find out more about registering her.= <b>DONE! I called Zeb Vance and found out I can register her on April 17, just need to get her real birth certificate. I have the mother's copy only.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Run 5 miles= <b>KILLED IT!! I ran 7.25 miles last week and ALMOST made my goal of running a mile in 10.00 minutes or below. I ran a 10.21mile last night. I was SO close!</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Gracie's Party is SATURDAY so there are several things I need to get together :-)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(Food, Goodie Bags...)=<b>DONE! I think this was the best birthday party she has ever had and I couldn't be more happy!! YAY!</b></span></div>
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1. Get Gracie and Gabriel's Insurance in order. I received a letter last week and the system has screwed it up so that must be fixed ASAP!</div>
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2. Gracie starts Coach's Pitch Baseball this week! We are thrilled! So I need to finish getting her cleats and baseball pants.</div>
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4.Get the Hotel in order for when we go to visit my Dad April 4th! Super EXCITED about that!</div>
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5. Sell 5 boxes of V3 Max! Wanna lose weight!? Ask me how or click on tab on the side of the blog :-)</div>
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I first wanted to order her another chunky necklace from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Affordable-Custom-Creations/468455279863310">Affordable Custom Creations</a>. I had worked with Lacey before and she makes adorable necklaces (see post <a href="http://wedontgiveahoot.blogspot.com/2013/12/gracie-and-her-doc-mcstuffins-bling.html">here</a>) so I messaged her and asked if she could create me an Elsa necklace, of course she said she would and when I received it I was so excited!! She even sent a special little hairbow for my girl!!<br />
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I then wanted to order some Frozen bows and I saw these precious ones on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FancyFreeAndSparkly">Fancy Free and Sparkly</a> so I messaged that shop owner and scooped those up before they were sold out. I love how you can change out the clip with whatever character you want, and then still have 4 hairbows to wear! Win in my book.<br />
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I also knew I wanted to order something from the lovely Christina over at <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/EmilyAnnsKloset">Emily Anns Kloset</a>. I have been eyeing her adorable goodies for a LONG time now and so I couldn't wait to get this Frozen inspired <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/102142912/girl-hoot-owl-doll-18-tall-soft-plush?ref=shop_home_active_13">Hoot Owl Doll</a>. Christina came up with exactly what I wanted and she is an absolute joy to talk to.<br />
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I am seriously so thrilled about this party!! I am can't wait for Gracie to see all of her surprises and have a blast bouncing around with the other kids :-)Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-80417545104053072222014-03-19T10:00:00.000-07:002014-03-19T10:00:32.012-07:00Mini Style Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Run 5 miles= <b>DONE! I actually ran 6. Every single day I know I need to run so I normally push through and just do it. I still do not LOVE it though.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Sell 7 V3Max boxes=<b>DONE! I sold all 7 of my boxes! It seems like TONS of people are taking it now so I may not have as many customers this coming week (at least until they run out)</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Go through my shoes....try again=<b>DID....Kinda. I am not going to even attempt to do this one anymore right now until my mind isn't so slammed with all of the other 100 million things I need to do.</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. ALSO this week I want to try and do 100 squats=<b>Nope. I think I did 50?</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I feel pretty good about Last Week's Wishes. It feels amazing to see a list of things you hope to accomplish and then actually achieve it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Meet with our Cake Lady and pick up Gracie's Frozen themed cake.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2. Gracie didn't get into the Charter School here in my town...I found out Saturday Night. I was bummed at first but now I think it's best. I have heard alot of wonderful things about the Elementary school she will be attending so I need to find out more about registering her.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1. Have a frozen themed party for Gracie</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2.Take Family Photos</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3. Lose 15 pounds.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4. Get Gabriel Walking</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">5. Help Gracie learn to spell 6 new words!</span></div>
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Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-20182231730643368182014-03-15T18:50:00.001-07:002014-03-15T18:50:15.487-07:00A Bright Sunshiny Day!Today..We had a beautiful day of weather here in NC. We had a birthday party to attend at the park and boy was it a perfect day to be outdoors. A blast was had by every single person!<br />
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<br />Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-53648171744372532202014-03-13T05:28:00.001-07:002014-03-13T05:28:37.613-07:00Gabriel's New Crib Skirt: Sarah's Slings and Things ReviewOne of my favorite things to do is work on my house. I love making each space in my home more inviting and more me. Last year while we were working on Gabriel's room I decided I wanted the color theme of yellow and grey. I had pinned at no less than thirty pins of children's rooms that color. I LOVED the color combo. One Sunday I got the itch to paint every piece of furniture in his room grey and yellow (minus the crib) and when I was finished I thought it was beautiful!<div>
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Ever since I have finished his room I love finding accents to really bring out the yellow and grey, his handmade blanket and grey chevron rocking chair are just two things that we have done recently. I have been speaking with Sarah over at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Sarahs.Slings.and.Things">Sarahs Slings and Things</a> for a little bit about making Gabriel a three tier crib skirt. She makes such beautiful items that I literally could not wait to see what she had made for my little man.</div>
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Sarah has her own website, check it out <a href="http://shop.sarahslingnthings.com/">here</a> where she is known for her very unique and wonderfully crafted handmade slings. Her prices are great too because I know how hard it is to find a sling that we enjoy to carry our babies in that is comfortable and affordable.</div>
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When I received the crib skirt in the mail this week I was seriously blown away. The colors, the fabric, the way it was put together...every piece was just perfect. To me, it pulls Gabriel's whole room together!! I could not be more pleased and thankful for Sarah's hard work. It takes ALOT to have a a handmade shop succeed and Sarah is doing that simply because her work is so amazing!</div>
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If you, or someone you know is having a little one soon, you should check out Sarah's <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Sarahsslingsnthings">Etsy Shop</a>. She can make just about anything your little heart desires for that new bundle of joy, or if you even want to spruce up one of your children's bedrooms with a bed skirt give her a shout you will not be disappointed!</div>
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Amanda Dementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02882488691472049414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385594391296860151.post-72351903147985006832014-03-11T07:38:00.000-07:002014-03-11T07:38:22.296-07:00Crazy Monday! Remember yesterday when I said "Today was a day from you know where but that is a post for a different day?"<br />
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*DISCLAIMER* If being a parent and sometimes poop makes you sick maybe you don't need to read this, because that is what this whole post is about....<br />
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Ok. Well first let me tell you Gabriel is not constipated much...but...sometimes when he goes they are super hard and you can tell it gives him a hard time, well Sunday he went about four times and each time his BM's were all small and hard. There is a reason I am telling you this by the way...not just to share my son's poop.<br />
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Yesterday morning when he woke up I changed his diaper like always and when I opened it up it was FULL of blood. I am talking ALOT. I seriously aged about thirty years right there on the spot BUT the first thing I did was grab my phone and take a picture because I knew I wanted to have proof to show the doctor. I cleaned him up and checked his butt to make sure he had no rash or cut that would have caused this, of course he didn't so I called the parents of the 2 babies I keep and told them they needed to be picked up then I called the doctor and made the earliest appointment I could. We went in and like I knew they kind of brushed it off UNTIL they saw the picture, then they were worried. They checked his temp, his heart rate, and looked at his bottom. They thought that maybe since he had hard BM's maybe one had cut the inside of his bottom but they wanted him to go to the hospital and have an ultrasound just to make sure since everything was okay....and it was...THANK GOD!<br />
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