tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731846146771011402024-03-13T09:13:54.062-06:00Thinking AudiblyEmiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.comBlogger850125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-12465617029338886682016-03-03T23:21:00.001-07:002016-03-03T23:21:19.032-07:00Sanders turns 7!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's a little odd to realize it's been seven whole years <a href="http://thinkingaudibly.blogspot.com/2009/03/fresh-air-near-death-and-new-life.html" target="_blank">since I was last pregnant</a>. Sanders turned 7 yesterday on March 2. He was SO excited to reach this milestone. Me? I'm still processing it.<br />
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7 years is old. 6 is still little, but a seven year old really feels more like a big kid than a little kid. Even though they are still little. It's quite the paradox.<br />
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Sanders only wanted two things for his birthday. A fish and a pokemon binder. My sister had a 10 gallon fish tank she wasn't currently using and said we could use it for as long as we'd like! We took her up on that generous offer and set about setting that fish tank up in his room when Sanders went to sleep on his last night of being a six year old. The tank is bigger than a small fish bowl so we got him 8 fish. 5 neons, two gold fish, and one dalmation molly.<br />
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The set up went smoothly without a single stir from the birthday boy. I knew it would most likely happen, but it was even better when it did. He woke up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. I didn't hear him say anything, so when he returned to his room I went in to check on him. He said, "I just had to use the bathroom."<br />
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"...I saw my fish," he said with a sly little grin.<br />
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"Do you love them?!?!"<br />
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"YES!"<br />
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He got out of his bed and we laid on our bellies (the tank is currently on the ground) and talked about all the fish in there while we enjoyed each other's company. It was magical. Sanders is a bit stubborn, bossy, and moody at this stage in his life, along with a <i><b>slew</b></i> of good qualities, but you know, sometimes they go through these not so awesome phases. It was pure heaven to be reminded of his true personality in those quiet moments in the middle of the night.<br />
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Sanders is inquisitive and truly finds joy in the little things. He's very intelligent and remembers and seeks information just like his dad and his brothers. He gets his silliness from me though. I'll claim that trait any day of the week.<br />
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He is a dare devil and loves all big, fast rides. He can't get enough of them. It's the best that he's finally reached the height that he mostly likely will not be turned away from any ride.<br />
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Pokemon are life right now. His friends come over and they trade and barter. It's a good life lesson on making sure you get the value you want before you agree to give up something you love.<br />
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I got to go to his school and pass out his requested treats, green sprinkle doughnuts.Thank goodness his birthday is in March! We talked about the pictures on his poster and I read a Dr. Seuss book, "I Can Lick 30 Tigers", to the class. He shares his birthday with the author. School has been an emotional roller coaster this year. I was very grateful to help him have a happy day there.<br />
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For his birthday breakfast he wanted the cereal Lucky Charms. I love it when my kids make it easy to please them.<br />
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Our family isn't perfect, but they are perfect for me. Sometimes, in the still moments, after the chaos of the day has settled, my heart nearly bursts in gratitude that <i>I </i>get to raise these amazing humans. We're changing and growing. This might be my favorite stage yet.<br />
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Happy Birthday Sand-man. We love you!<br />
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<br />Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-90962189475768752992015-12-17T11:21:00.000-07:002015-12-17T11:21:14.031-07:00Getting to know you circa 2007<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found another little gem in my emails from March 2007.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">28. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? <span style="color: #993399;">Karaia got her hearing aid AND Kevin only has 8 more wks until he graduates!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">33. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? <span style="color: #993399;">Fist week in May (Graduation!)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">52. When was the last time you cried? <span style="color: #993399;">Are you kidding? I'm pregnant. It a daily occurrence :)</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: #993399;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">53. What is under your bed? <span style="color: #993399;">Kevin's firearm, sheets, clothes, and a jumper for a baby and....yup I think that covers it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">54. Who is the friend you have had the longest? <span style="color: #993399;">my mom</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">55 What did you do last night? <span style="color: #993399;">Mutual. Played human Foosball</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">57 What are you afraid of? <span style="color: #993399;">Not teaching my children the gospel well enough </span></span></span></div>
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Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-36570082637903879822015-12-16T11:12:00.000-07:002015-12-16T11:40:32.620-07:00Throw back Wednesday<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I found this email as I was cleaning my inbox of OVER 5,000! Sheesh. I don't think I believed in deleting or putting things into folders in my early days of gmail. Now that's the first thing I teach my kids!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyway. This email was to all of Kevin's female cousins' wives, his grandma Janice, and Lyndi. So basically anyone from that side of the family that didn't live close. It was sent 02/06/07. I was pregnant with Tennyson.I'm also going to include the responses to the email.</span><br />
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<span class="gmail_quote" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi everyone,<br /> Since we don't see each other that often, I'm taking a page from Katie's book and sharing our news through email. I hope we can see each other soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have two big announcements this month. On Jan. 25th we found out we are having a little boy! Karaia was a bit disappointed about not getting a sister. This pregnancy just isn't working out for her. No twins and no sister. But, she has thrown her sorrow into naming her new brother. The current frontrunner for her is <span style="color: #006600;">Marvin</span>..............which is really a step up since her first choice was <span style="color: #006600;">Dinosaur Web</span>. Beckham has refined his name choice to <span style="color: #006600;"><br />Buzzlightyear The Robot Daly</span>. Kevin and I currently have no favorites. Or even a list for that matter. And on Jan 13th we bought a van. We<span style="text-decoration: underline;">LOVE</span> the extra room and that we can transport more than just our little family now. We bought a new 2006 Toyota Sienna.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> In Jan. we also took a trip to Bear Lake (in our new van with the extra room) and we went snowmobiling (no Emilie did not go) and extreme sledding. Karaia loved both and Beckham's pretty sure making a child participate in those kinds of activities can be categorized as abuse. The "hill" was about 1/4 mile long and VERY steep and fast. Karaia could not get enough of it. "I just like to scream on the way down", she told us. Beckham wouldn't even SIT on the sled...... even while it wasn't moving. Emilie finally put him on the sled kicking and screaming and just pulled him around awhile. He did eventually warm up to snowmobiling. And when we asked him later what his favorite part of the day was he said, "The snowman building ride".</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Speaking of funny things our kids say. Karaia was asking about baptism and she wanted to know if you got baptised with your clothes on because you go in the water. We told her yes, and explained how they are white because they symbolize being clean. Then Emilie said that when you come up out of the water all of your sins and mistakes are washed away. Karaia asked, "Do they go to the bottom?". To which Emilie explained, "No, you can't see them. It's kind of like a metaphor." There was a long pause from Karaia after which she finally announced, "Mom, I think you're speaking Spanish."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Beckham's been learning what letters words start with and had quite the amusing if not confusing conversation with Kevin.</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beckham</span> : "<span style="font-weight: bold;">B</span> is for me!"<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin</span>: "I thought <span style="font-weight: bold;">M</span> was for me."<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beckham:</span> "No, <span style="font-weight: bold;">M</span> is for mommy. <span style="font-weight: bold;">D</span> is for you!"<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin:</span> "I thought <span style="font-weight: bold;">Y</span> was for you."<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beckham:</span> "No! <span style="font-weight: bold;">B</span> is for me!"<span style="color: black;"><br /> Aw the mind of a 2 year old :)<br /><br />Love, Em</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi Emilie--I laughed out loud at your email. Thanks for sending it to me. We just bought a van too. I keep telling myself over and over, "I can still be cool and drive a van!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Beckham has finished the 5th Grade material on Think Through Math and will now be working on 6th Grade stuff. Yay! I am so proud of him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Elementary school has been a challenge for him in that he can't always progress as quickly as he'd like. This is fine with Kevin and me because we realized that he only has these short years to be a kid. The majority of his life will be spent on being an adult and excelling as fast as possible. We've promised him that in Jr. High we will help him navigate any barriers he might encounter that impedes forward progress. But for now, we are happy it's mostly social learning for him (heaven knows that social learning is such an asset in real quality of life situations) with a few academic cherries he's been able to work for sprinkled in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm excited to see where he goes once the gates are open and he can run as fast and as far as possible. Love that kid. </span></div>
Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-8000233319868167752015-10-04T22:01:00.001-06:002015-12-16T11:39:55.319-07:00Sanders, Sonja, and Glasses<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sanders has been friends with Sonja from nearly the second he was born. They are only two weeks apart. She being the older one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last year, whenever anyone asked Sanders or Sonja if they were going to get married, they both would basically say, "Duh! Obviously." Sonja even gave Sanders a darling framed picture of the two of them for his birthday...all her own idea. He keeps it on his night stand and makes sure it never tips over for very long.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This year, well, they are in first grade. First grade is different than kindergarten in a lot of ways. The biggest social way is that they are starting to care a little more about what everyone thinks. It's a shame really, to see their innocent personalities become contained into acceptable boxes. But it also provides for some humorous insight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He stopped mid-bite, turn his head so he was fully facing Beckham, and stated in all seriousness, "If you want to keep your love a secret, you don't play with each other," and then continued with his cereal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sanders earned some plastic glasses for good behavior at school. He since getting them, he worn them all day at school and home for nearly two weeks straight. Sometimes he even sleeps in them! I asked if they were really comfortable to which he told me, "No, not really. They kind of hurt my ears." HAHAHAHA! What a great kid!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He has big plans to spray paint them black and be Harry Potter for Halloween.</span><br />
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<br />Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-36628680931471874302015-08-20T11:27:00.001-06:002015-12-16T11:39:29.615-07:00Records and Mom's Surprise <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Too much time has gone by since I've recorded my family's journey...and they've still grown and changed. Stinkers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are entering a new era around here and I'm feeling a bit nostalgic about the things I haven't written down. However, I can't change the past, so I'll reshape my future instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know how often I'll write, or even if I'll keep this a public publication. Sometimes I really want to document the less than perfect parenting moments so my children will know it happens and how I learned and grew from it. I'm not sure that's something I need to world to know about though ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We went to Lagoon at the end of July. It was the first time our whole family was able to ride on just about every ride if we wanted to. It was also the first time we could send some of the kids to ride one ride while the rest of us stayed back to ride another. IT. WAS. MAGICAL.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I loved it. No one whined. Everyone communicated their needs and wants like human beings. They were grateful and plain ol' fun to be around. It made me so excited for this stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A few things I learned about my kids:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sanders has turned into an Adrenalin junky, just like his sister. He would hardly go an any rides last year and this year he went on Cannibal at the ripe age of 6. He was in tears when he thought he might be too short and not able to ride it. Thankfully his hair topped him over ;) He thought it was the best!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tennyson, like me, has a strong sense of survival when it comes to amusement rides. He opted not to try Cannibal, but declared his favorite rides to be Wicked, Colossus, the White Roller Coaster, and Wild Mouse. Which is a far cry from refusing to go on ANY daring rides at all last year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Beckham, has learned that he traditionally feels flutters and anxiety before the big rides, but if he powers through those hurtles, he LOVES those big rides. His strong sense of mortality and his need for the rush and, to be completely honest, a good story to tell, fight with each other. He's learning to trust the statistics that most people simply do not actually die on roller coasters. It's been fun to see him work through this process and not let fear keep him from doing things he loves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Karaia is CRAZY! The bigger, the faster, the higher is all the better in her book. She reminds me a lot of her Uncle Landon who does big adrenaline rush things because 1. It sounds fun. 2. The payoff of fun is so much better than wondering what it would have been like if he'd done it. It's just not worth staying up at night wondering about that stuff I guess.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kevin loves a good roller coaster too and thankfully thinks the same amusement park rides karaia likes are pretty awesome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I went on Wicked for the first time this year. I used to be SO afraid of roller coasters and never once felt like I was missing out when I politely, but firmly, kept my feet planted to ground while others strangely rushed off smiling to be nearly killed. Something changed this year. I found myself thinking, "I could probably do that without hyperventilating".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When my family rushed off to ride Colossus, I found myself sitting next to Wicked with these thoughts. Next thing I knew I was in line, BY MYSELF. Then, without any warning whatsoever, I found that I had willingly buckled my seat belt on the ride.</span><br />
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Just as I clicked the belt, my phone started ringing. It was Kevin. My family was wondering why I wasn't predictably waiting on the ground for them. The kids joked, "What if Mom comes walking out of the Wicked exit?" To which Kevin nearly forgot how to breath because of the laughing. He has known me for 18 years and that scenario was 99.9% unlikely to EVER happen.<br />
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Except it did. It was perfect. Like you'd expect to see in a movie. The kid's mouths broke out into HUGE smiles and they all rushed over with lots of whooping and screams of delight giving me big hugs and high fives. Kevin's jaw dropped and his feet became glued to the ground. Where were the prank cameras? There is no WAY this just happened. But I saw the twinkle in his stunned eyes.<br />
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The kids begged me to go on it with them. So we all went, as a family, together.<br />
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The beginning of the end of our time with the kids home is so bitter sweet.Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-29147631950244802962014-12-31T10:27:00.000-07:002015-12-16T11:38:50.247-07:00How it came to be - the story of one girl's journey to becoming a fabric designer <span style="font-size: large;">Can I share a small glimpse into my story?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I believe, no, I've had too many confirmations for that word, I know Heavenly Father has asked me to pursue becoming a fabric designer. Why? I have yet to have the question answered. All I know is one day I woke up and out of the blue,with a physical longing, an aching, to be a fabric designer. I had no prior history or knowledge of fabric design or a desire to even learn about such things and with only a small,vague conscious awareness that there was someone who actually designed the patterns on fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In 2009 just before I turned 30, with this new found seemingly unreachable goal, I made a game plan. Every time I began a new decade I would choose one crazy hard to accomplish goal. I gave myself the whole decade to complete it. For my 30s, clearly, the goal would be to become a fabric designer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wrestled with this goal a little. What is the world did it have to do with the eternities, with raising my young children (my youngest at the time was just over 6 months old), with returning to my Heavenly Father? And yet, I have been taught that we should use and develop our talents. That IS something that will help me attend to those other top priority items.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of my talents happens to be art.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the first week after I woke up with the new direction Heavenly Father had given me, I cried. Every night. I didn't know what I was doing. At the time there was NOTHING out on the internet to guide me. There is a ton now, but if you notice nothing published before Sept. 2009. I was shocked to realized the interwebs had failed to provide me with the information I asked for. Even the public libraries were no help.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had just started and already was failing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you ever been driven to do something and then, despite your very, very best efforts, you realize there is no way YOU, small little you, can make it happen? It's a rough place to be.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was expressing this misery to Kevin, my husband, when he said, "I have a friend who owns a fabric manufacturing company."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I believe my words to him were, "You do not. Please don't joke about this. This is really important to me for some reason."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I mean I had been crying for A WHOLE WEEK. He knew what I was crying about, I'm not really the silent sufferer type. So you can see why I thought he was fooling around. But no. He meant it. He actually does have a friend who owns a fabric manufacturing company. Riley Blake Designs no less.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was thrilled! They were local, Kevin knew them personally, I thought I was in! I thought, the intensity of the feelings I had been given were a clear indication that things were going to fall into place rapidly.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Clearly, that didn't happen. In fact, they HATED my designs and told me in so many words. I was crushed. I kept it together long enough to get into my car and then I just cried and cried. However, I decided early on that, "no" did not mean, "never" it just meant, "not right now."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next few years were filled with more leads, and open doors, and tears, and many, many, MANY no's. But with each No I'd try really hard to look at it as one no closer to my yes. I believed with all my particles that there was a yes. It was out there, I just had to keep working my tail off.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I kept teaching myself the computer programs I need to know like, Illustrator and Photoshop. I read anything I could get my hot little hands on that would lead me to more knowledge of how becoming a fabric designer actually happened. In September of 2010, I came across a blog, <a href="http://7layerstudio.typepad.com/" target="_blank">7 Layer Studio</a>. Shelley had just recently announced she had licensed with Benartex and was coming to SLC that spring because that's just where Quilt Market happened to be that year. Right in my backyard! I reached out to her and offered to be her minion at Market and that she could stay with me while she was here. I know it sounds crazy. I didn't even know this lady, but it felt like a door opening. At least I'd get to SEE what Market was like and I would get to help an actual, real life, designer. I'm a hard workers so I knew it could be beneficial to her as well. There's a LOT that goes into a booth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">She said yes! I couldn't believe it and she couldn't believe it either.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Market went great! Shelley's booth was in.cred.ible! You can see that <a href="http://thinkingaudibly.blogspot.com/2011/05/exhale-more-of-quilt-market.html" target="_blank">here</a> (May 15, 2011). She is SO talented in a lot of areas. It really is inspiring. She put me to work, we got things set up, and then I was off to walk the floor.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I showed my portfolio to a great number of manufacturers. The most common response was, "we like it, but it's similar to so and so's designs that we already have signed on. But THEN I got a YES! From Paintbrush Studios. You can read all about that <a href="http://thinkingaudibly.blogspot.com/2011/05/first-official-quilt-market.html" target="_blank">here</a> (May 13, 2011). In the end, it just didn't feel right to sign on with them. It was hard to say No to a Yes. REALLY hard. It felt ungrateful and pretentious. But at the end of the day, it wasn't a good fit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back to the drawing board.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The rest of the year I kept submitting work to various manufacturers I had met at Market, but had been unable to meet with them OR they had said they'd like to see more work. Benartex and I even began talking. I get SO close and then weird things would happen. With Benartex, the day I was supposed to have a final meeting with a bunch of the head people, their high rise New York building caught fire and their phone systems were out for days and days. We never made it on the same page after that.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was feeling hopeful and utterly discouraged at the same time all the time. Which, consequently, really drives a person to the chocolate! The rest of 2011 came and went. No contract. Still working hard. Still putting my work out there. Most of 2012 came and went very much the same. BUT in October of 2012 my dream came alive! Out of the blue. Well, not really. It came after YEARS of putting my hard work out there and all the networking finally came full circle. I signed my contract with <a href="http://www.modernyardage.com/shop/category/shop-by-designer/emilie-daly/" target="_blank">Modern Yardage</a> Oct. 24, 2012 ! You can read all about how that came to be <a href="http://thinkingaudibly.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-contract.html" target="_blank">here</a> (October 24, 2012)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am beyond grateful that this is part of my story. This is part of the legacy I will leave my children. That big dreams CAN come true with a lot of hard work. It won't be easy and I'm grateful for that too. I hope they reach. I hope they shoot for something they might fail at. I hope they even fail a little along the way, but learn to use the "No" as the next step up to reach the "Yes". I hope working for it brings them fire in their hearts, sleepless night of longing, and sends electricity through their bodies.</span></span><br />
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Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-49010493308069534562014-03-16T09:42:00.000-06:002014-09-17T09:44:15.065-06:00Sanders turns 5!Oh, Sanders. <br />
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Your 5th birthday (March 2, 2014) was SO highly anticipated by you. I kept asking the day before if you were sad this was the last day you'd ever be 4. (Truthfully, it was because I was feeling a bit sad it was your last day ever to be 4). Each time you'd look at me like I was crazy and say, "NO!" You could not turn 5 fast enough.<br />
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Your birthday landed on a Sunday this year. Earlier in the week you suggested, "So....if your birthday is on a Sunday, you don't have to go to church!" You are really disliking having to go to church every week. Partly due to the fact that you have to change out of your pajamas (which you hate to do everyday anyway) and into church clothes. And partly due to the length of time sacrament meeting takes. I can't say I disagree with you on that one.<br />
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You wanted legos and you got them! You have been building, imagining, and building some more.<br />
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We had a family party for you that Sunday. You wanted a lego cake, but you made sure to let everyone know that even though the cake was green it was NOT a GREEN lego party. Just a lego party. It was not the finest cake I have ever made. In fact, every time I passed it, I laughed at how messy and sad it looked. But when YOU saw it for the first time you gasped, got the biggest smile on your face, and ran to grab your siblings so you could show them the, "awesome Lego brick cake mom made!" Thanks for seeing past the imperfection to the love. <br />
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We had lots of people come. You are very loved. Nana and Pappa weren't there because they are in Nebraska this year, but we got to skype with them in the evening. Grandpa Jim wasn't there because he is working out of the country, but he got to skype with you too!<br />
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Opened presents (almost all legos and one <i>very</i> special picture of Sonja and you in a small frame) and had doughnuts for a treat.<br />
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We forgot to play the game<i> Lego, Lego, Build</i> that you made up. It's like <i>duck, duck, goose</i>. Our hearts were both sad when we realized that too late after the friends had left.<br />
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Other than that you had a wonderful time and were smiles the whole party through!<br />
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Sanders, you are so snuggly. Every morning your grab your froggy blanket and you climb into bed with me for a few quiet moments of hugs before the crazy of the morning seeps into our lives.<br />
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You like things YOUR way and often question why I should have ANY say in how you conduct yourself throughout the day. But when you decide YOUR way includes trying to be obedient, you have such a glow about you and you can't wait to tell me all the good choices you are making.<br />
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You hate changing out of your pajamas and leaving the house. You love preschool after you get there, but hate getting ready to go and leaving. We argue about this most preschool days and I worry for when you have to go to school every day.<br />
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You LOVE your siblings and will chase them half a block away in the mornings if they gave you no less than 5 hugs and kisses each. That goodbye time is important to you and you follow them around like a puppy in the mornings because you don't want to miss it.<br />
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You also love movies, t.v., and the computer game, <i>Mine Craft</i>. We argue a lot about how much time you'll get with those. You are convinced there is no good reason I should have all the control when it comes to the amount of time you get to enjoy those activities.<br />
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You complain about what we feed you most nights. Usually with a loud, "YUCK! I will <i>NOT</i> eat that."and some tears before you have even seen what is for dinner. Which gets you sent to your room until you feel like you can be grateful you have food to eat and you didn't have to prepare it. Your happiest meals are when we say, "It's cold cereal for dinner tonight." Karaia groans and you run around like a crazy person doing a happy dance.<br />
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You like to give me random hugs and kisses. I like them too.<br />
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You eat a peanut butter and honey sandwich almost every lunch.<br />
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You can read! And have been able to for about 4 months before you turned 5. You can read a lot of three letter words, but you don't like learning new words so you usually guess when I ask you to sound something out. You loved learning to read at first and now it feels too hard. We are working on making it fun together. <br />
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You tell us Dad is your favorite grown-up, but won't let anyone but me help you with most things. Even if I am the only one busy.<br />
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We love you so much and are so happy you are part of our hearts! <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We were walking into Joann's to see if we could find the magazine that had an article about <i>me </i>in it <i>(I KNOW!!! More on that in a second)</i>. I told him I needed to hold his hand in the parking lot, but he was welcome to let go when we got to the side walk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Plus," I added, "I know you like me a little bit."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"</i>Okay. You <i>are</i> my <i>second </i>favorite adult."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Second? Who's your first?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When Kevin got home from work today, armed with the knowledge of the above story, he asked,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Mom!" Looks over at me as if he's just given me the greatest gift EVER. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Sonja's mom! Well, actually my third favorite is Sonja's dad. *sigh* I've never seen Sonja's dad."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"OH! Actually, Nana is my fir...," looks at Kevin as if he's torn, "Okay, see there is a boy first and a girl first. Dad is the first boy and Nana is the first girl."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Hey!" I shouted. " I don't even make it as your first favorite <i>girl </i>adult?!?!?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Mooom," he said soothingly, like someone trying to sell some really bad news by pretending it's awesome, "you are riiiiight next to Nana! You're second!!!!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's me! In an actual magazine you can buy at a store. A store other people go to and might buy it and bring it into their homes. SO weird and cool! I bought mine at Barnes and Noble, but, as I mentioned, I headed on over to Joann's to see if the magazine was available in a more main stream quilting location. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.thequiltermag.com/" target="_blank">The Quilter Magazine</a> published an article about my journey and <a href="http://www.modernyardage.com/" target="_blank">Modern Yardage</a> in their Feb/Mar 2014 issue. It ended up being THREE pages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It also features some projects I have sewn as well as some sewn by my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dreamingofstitches" target="_blank">Sister-in-law Danica</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>(My projects are the skirt --worn by Karaia in this picture--- and the faux cathedral window pillow. Danica sewed the tea towels and the table runner) </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's true you can't win them all, but I am sure grateful for the balance in the universe today! </span></div>
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Sanders called me from the bed he was supposed to be sleeping in, "Mom, I have to tell you something so hurry up and say, 'What?'".<br />
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"What?"<br />
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"You're cute, Mom."<br />
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How do they do that? Just when you are ready to put them up for sell, they suck you right back in with their cuteness.<br />
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Dang, cute, kids.<br />
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Also, isn't Ferb the best?!?<br />
<br />Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-40279853503099916372014-01-27T21:26:00.001-07:002014-01-27T21:26:29.831-07:00Beckhamism <br />
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~ Beckham, 3rd grade, Age 9...going on 60Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-81859571328500578722013-11-08T01:21:00.002-07:002013-11-08T07:29:05.147-07:00Deck Before, During, and mostly AfterOk wow. I knew I'd taken some time off...the longest break in this poor little blogs history in fact.<br />
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BUT, I didn't realize I neglected to show much of a completed deck. At all. The last deck post with pictures is <a href="http://thinkingaudibly.blogspot.com/2013/05/scabbing.html" target="_blank">here</a> and that was clear back in May!<br />
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There are so many pictures to share, so curl up and settle in :)<br />
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The last post left you here, <br />
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Alright, so skipping ahead because the last post talked about installing the new ledger board and all that, we had to double scab on the old joist to make sure they would support the new deck. BUT while were at it, don't those white columns look fantastic! Love a good white accent.<br />
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Are yard was a gigantic mess!<br />
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Here is another really exciting part! The little bridge over the downstairs door. This little bridge allowed us to move the stairs and really open up the deck. It was SO heavy!<br />
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Then after the did a dry fit they realized the ledger was not square, which is not a problem, but they had to custom fit the little bridge to compensate. Down it goes again.<br />
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We put glue on the edge that butts up to the large portion on the deck to really help it be one solid piece. <br />
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Here is a completed double scab on the old joist.<br />
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Can you see that little square just under that white plastic table? That was the home of the furthest post of the old deck. <br />
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There's that little square of cement again. We really bumped out the deck in a big way. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> May 25</b></span>:<br />
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we added stairs. Here are a few before pictures first.... <br />
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A good shot of the double scab from the top.<br />
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What under the deck looks like without stairs. <br />
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Contemplating how much work needs to get done still. <br />
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I don't have a picture of the stairs being built. If my memory serves me right, we had to be somewhere and Dave is a machine and whipped them out while we were gone. SUCH a hard worker!<br />
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I tried to help lift the stairs, but my height and the ridiculous weight of the stairs prevented me from being much help. Thankfully, our awesome neighbor has more than enough height and strength to spare! <br />
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After the stairs we worked on installing the trex to the whole deck. I don't know why I don't have pictures of that because it really took SO long.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> June 8:</b></span><br />
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we worked on installing the post brackets.<br />
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Oh, and in the next picture you'll also notice that we added white fascia to the outside of the deck. We really, really, REALLY wanted this to be super low maintenance. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>June 9th:</b></span><br />
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Greg came to help and brought their awesome water slide to entertain the kiddos. Thanks!<br />
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Here's a good shot of the fascia around the outside of the deck and on the stairs. Again, LOVE a good white accent!<br />
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You'll notice that some of the posts are taller than others. That's because, eventually, we plan on adding a pergola over the deck and the tall posts will support that. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">June 11:</span></b><br />
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Posts with white sleeves and caps. Gorgeous! <br />
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We used some Pick Your Plum twine and washi tape to determine how high we needed the bottom post. <br />
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The stairs are wider than average and we love, love, love them! <br />
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Now one of my favorite bits. Outlets! Under the deck! <br />
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That metal tube runs all the way up through the tall post in the middle on top of the deck for future lighting. Hooray!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>June 14:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Adding post sleeves and more fascia to the stairs. </span><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>June 15:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">While researching railings, we discovered AGT. To purchase the railing from them AND have them install them cost just as much as just buying the railing from Lowe's. We were SO grateful at this point to have someone else doing installation! </span><b> </b></span><br />
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Perfect shot of all the old deck wood sitting in our garden.<br />
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And that's it for now. The slide proved to be a gigantic pain. But this post is far too long already. I will continue shortly....I hope! Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-79667855138110735862013-07-26T22:38:00.001-06:002013-07-26T22:41:38.196-06:00Deck camping<p dir=ltr>Our ward's camp out is this weekend, but we have a bunch to do tomorrow so we had to stick close to home. </p>
<p dir=ltr>The kids were sad until we told them we would camp on the deck. </p>
<p dir=ltr>They are still awake. Who knows if we will ever get to sleep. Everything is too exciting to sleep when you are camping on the deck.</p>
Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-24369557766409834142013-07-26T00:55:00.001-06:002013-07-26T00:55:27.512-06:00No jobs = no fun and something smells fishy Today we had plans to meet with my cousins and their kids at a splash pad and have a picnic. I excitedly told the kids this and reminded them that we had to have jobs completed before we could go.<br />
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Beckham had a nana night scheduled and wouldn't be joining us, but I told him the same rule applied to him. No jobs = no fun.<br />
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It was so surprising to me that we still had the same battles over jobs we have every day. EVEN with the added incentive of something extra fun at the end.<br />
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We were an hour late to our play date.<br />
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I'm glad we went. They had a wonderful time.<br />
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We came home and just hung out reading and playing the Wii for awhile.<br />
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Then one of the school board members, Larry Smith, called me and talked for 45 mins about reasons behind the board's decision, well the maintenance manager's decision, to take out all the permanent goal posts at the schools...except for the ones on the soccer fields that the soccer club, Forza, doesn't use...because they claim they were safety hazards...except for on those fields Forza doesn't use. Apparently, those goals they are willing to take a risk with. OH and the board also claims they don't care about the soccer clubs. They only care about the kid's safety during school hours. Except, what about those permanent posts they've left remaining?<br />
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Right. I smell something fishy too.<br />
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I've sent a number of emails and keep chipping. They keep trying to cover something up. Thankfully, I don't get intimidated easily. They have sure tried. Still, being lied to is exhausting. <br />
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I'm grateful for Larry. He thinks they are hiding things as much as I do. It's nice to have an ally on the inside. <br />
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Kevin took Karaia to a baseball game. She had a great time and got a few signatures.<br />
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Tennyson and Sanders and I watched the movie "Elosie". Tennyson's pick. They were both so tired though that by the end they were wiggling everywhere just to stay awake.<br />
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It was really fun to just be me and the littles tonight. It reminded me of when it was just me and Karaia and Beckham at those ages. Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-4196519515648347362013-07-24T00:35:00.002-06:002013-07-24T00:35:36.072-06:00Saying sorry is goodBeckham and I have a rough go of it today. I'm sorry was said in both camps. Sigh. Days like this make me really wonder about my ability to parent these amazing souls. I <br />
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I want to document all the wonderful things I know about Beckham.<br />
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I love his thirst for knowledge. That kid can't learn information fast enough.<br />
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I love his dimples. They only come out if he is really, truly smiling. If you see those you've hit gold.<br />
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I love his ability to eat broccoli even though, second to tomatoes, it is the worst tasting food to him.<br />
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I love his retention of gospel related things.<br />
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I love how he loves his siblings.<br />
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I love to hear him play the piano.<br />
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I love how quick he is to say he is sorry. And mean it. <br />
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I love how he is a good friend.<br />
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Of course the list could go on, but it's a good start. Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-84049387885616405452013-07-04T21:55:00.001-06:002013-07-04T21:55:15.452-06:00The 4th<p dir=ltr>"I'm going to try the walk away slowly method next time." -Beckham</p>
<p dir=ltr>This was said after he lit a few fireworks on his own and high taled it out of there to save his mom's heart from dying from stress.</p>
<p dir=ltr>After he successful slowly walked away from a lit firework with a humorous gettin on his face he contemplated,</p>
<p dir=ltr> "I feel like such an adult when Uncle Alex hands me the lighter and a fire work and I walk away slowly."</p>
<p dir=ltr>All I know is, I'm an adult, and I see it as life perservingly necessary to run from a lit bomb. </p>
<p dir=ltr>No matter how colourful the explosion promises to be.</p>
Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-1071962402457411192013-07-01T21:55:00.001-06:002013-07-01T21:55:23.061-06:00Swimming<p dir=ltr>We started swimming lessons today. Each child has a private half hour lesson because that way I find that they actually learn how to swim.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Case in point Tennyson jumped off the diving board today and swam over to edge,all by himself. It does my mom heart good to know that he will be safe in the water.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Sanders has quite a ways to go but he thinks he can swim...which is kind of dangerous.I'm grateful that his teacher is helping him learn to be safe.</p>
<p dir=ltr>I wasn't able to watch Karaia and Beckham because Tennyson had piano lessons at the same time. But I hear they did great. </p>
<p dir=ltr>Tennyson and Sanders actually had two sessions of swim lessons today. One this morning and one in the afternoon. Because of the 4th of July holiday they won't get a full week so we're craming a full week into a few days.</p>
<p dir=ltr>I'm really exhausted.</p>
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I do want to document my daily goings on, but not enough to add it to my daily to do list. I already have so many things on there, like laundry--folding it and getting it put away mainly--that I don't get to that I just leave blogging <i>off</i> the list so it doesn't stare me in the face mockingly when it's not crossed off.<br />
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I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with my house at the moment. So. many. piles. that I have just not taken the time to find a home for. I <i>know</i> exactly what I want my house to feel like and even look like, but putting forth the effort to get it in that state makes me feel even more tired than I already feel.<br />
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I sit here, with my first world problems, trying to figure out why they are indeed problems. I'm not sure. All I know is I am coming to terms with not being able to do it all and really not caring much how the outside world feels about that. That may or may not be a good thing.<br />
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In other news, the slide off the deck is functional! Man oh man did we run into all sorts of obstacles with that thing! One of which resulted in a chunk of the bottom of the slide being cut out only to realize later that that was unnecessary. Ah well. The kids don't notice or care. <br />
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AND we got a new niece, Aurora, today. I haven't met her yet, but I am sure that when I do my unfolded laundry will be the furthest thing from my mind. Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-55084649598254308642013-06-15T23:00:00.001-06:002013-06-15T23:00:36.817-06:00Mr. T is 6Tennyson turned six today!<br />
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I felt really bad though because I ordered his presents online, well in advance I thought, but by the time they shipped everything told me they wouldn't get here until Tuesday.<br />
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I explained the situation to Tennyson and he was so understanding. I told him I'd make him a super big breakfast of whatever he wanted. Eggs, hash browns, sausage, bacon, toast, and Orange juice was the order. Done and Done.<br />
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I kept asking him if he was really going to be ok with no presents to open on his special day. He kept telling me yes and wanted to know why I kept asking him. SUCH a great kid!<br />
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So we stuffed him for breakfast and then got to working on installing the slide on the deck. I know I am painfully behind on updates, but taking a break from blogging was a necessary insanity saver. I'm learning my boundaries and that I don't have do do everything. Anyway, the slide. And since It was his birthday, Tennyson didn't have to do any chores today. AND because mom was feeling super guilty about no presents and being so busy on such a special day he got to play as much wii as he could even imagine in the morning.<br />
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But the magical part was during all of the this Tennyson's presents arrived!!!!!!!!!! But he didn't know it and the slide was only hanging on by a few bolts and couldn't be left at the moment so we had to wait to tell him. <br />
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We stopped working on deck stuff around 1:30 and took everyone out to Tennyson's restaurant of choice, Chuck o' Rama. (we still didn't have time for presents yet) Everyone makes fun of that place, but we love it. The kids don't have to wait to be served and the is something everyone likes.<br />
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At 3:00 we went over to Kevin's parents home to help put back together a playhouse that had been blown over in the big wind storm a year ago. We worked until about 6 and then headed to an Elder's Quorum BBQ. We stayed until 9 and then headed home.<br />
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I wish I would have had a camera in my eyes when we told Tennyson his presents had come. Pure joy!<br />
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Tennyson is such a bounce back kid. He sure has his emotional, irrational, moments, but when it really matters he is so good to see the big picture and go with the flow. His eyes and smile and giggle kill me. He is so kind to his siblings and rarely selfish. He is an excellent reader now and I love, love, LOVE his inventor's brain. He comes up with the best ideas!<br />
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I am so lucky I get to be his mom! Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-36009126330123125892013-06-03T22:34:00.000-06:002013-06-03T22:34:05.449-06:00Almost thereOne week left of school.<br />
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WE can do it!<br />
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I'm having a lot of fun with the launch of my new line, <a href="http://www.modernyardage.com/shop/category/shop-by-category/personality-by-emilie-daly/" target="_blank">Personality</a>, for Modern Yardage. My in-laws sewed something with each of the four colorways and it's been wonderful to have their help!<br />
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I find myself saying, "Hey! That looks like real fabric!" and "Oh, that's cute....wait, I designed that!"<br />
I've been looking at these designs for so long now as computer files, that when they are in print I keep forgetting they are mine. Funny. <br />
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I was short with the kids today. Lack of sleep. Extra things to do. Not enough hours in the day. I read all my friends blogs who are always making these great memories with their children. I need to be a lot better in this area. It's amazing how quickly the love I wake up feeling for them thins when the whining and disobedience begins. How does Heavenly Father do it? <br />
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I tried to start the day out with some scripture study and work on my <a href="https://www.lds.org/young-women/personal-progress?lang=eng" target="_blank">Personal Progress</a>,
but I was having trouble with the log in and then real life started. I
am just now remembering I never got back to it. Do you think I get an
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Beckham had his last regular season baseball game tonight. Playoffs start tomorrow.<br />
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Today was Sanders' last day of preschool. They had a water party. He must have had fun because he came home and didn't take a breath during his 20 minute recount of the afternoon.<br />
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I feel like I am super behind on my business web site. I <i>know</i> how to make a site successful, but it takes a lot of time. I'm just not sure I want to spend that time, but then I think I am missing out on this great opportunity.<br />
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But my young family is a better opportunity and that is just the way I like it.Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-56130694988877718992013-05-30T23:30:00.000-06:002013-05-31T00:01:44.165-06:00Preschool program<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sanders was hilarious. He only recently began to think that singing was "cool". Before that, any time I sang to him or asked him to sing he would only tolerate it and that was only if the song was on his short list. A list that mainly consists of Thomas the Train songs. I was over the moon when <i>I Am a Child of God</i> made the cut. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I digress. Sanders loved his program. He was wiggly and excited. He knew most of the actions and occasionally graced us with a word or two of the song. I know he knows more because he sings to himself now and again. But mostly he just did his thing and forgot that he was in front of a bunch of people. There may or may not have been some nose picking, booger eating going on that makes me gag. WHY does anyone do that?!?!!??! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The highlight of the whole evening came after the last song. He thought his teacher had given them permission to give their moms the gift they had made us. Instead of walking around the tubs that held the props he, like any rational, fun loving boy, decided the fastest, most fun way, to me was to jump over the tub. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yup. You guessed it. His foot caught the tub, tipped it over, <i>while</i> the teacher was still talking, and he sprawled out on the floor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In other news, we have decided to have Karaia and Beckahm go competitive in soccer. We found a leauge, DFC (Davis Futbol Club) that will give them the competition they need without sucking the fun out of soccer and there isn't too much travel. Karaia had try outs today and Beckham's are tomorrow. </span></div>
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Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-41097152055496495842013-05-29T22:27:00.000-06:002013-05-30T00:18:07.083-06:00One day at a time<p dir=ltr>I had a few calming thoughts these past few days amongst the stress that I'm starting to believe I don't know <i>how</i> to live without.</p>
<p dir=ltr>The Lord has a time line for me. Whether or not I try and micromanage it or not. I noticed it <a href="http://thinkingaudibly.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-breaks.html">last week</a> too. What I didn't share is that on my end, things seemed to keep getting in the way of progress, but it was also happening on the production end. The printer threw a hissy fit for two whole days. So even if my part had been able to be completed it would have just sat as a file, waiting for the printer to show up for work again.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Interesting.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Also, I finished all my files done before May even started so I would have time to get yardage out to the helpers (oh my goodness, how I LOVE the helpers!). But today, two days before June, I just barely got the fabric to them.</p>
<p dir=ltr>But I'm ok with that. For some reason, I very much feel like things are happening as they should. Which is weird, but cause technically every last thing is late.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Are deck is taking a bit longer. OH, but it's going to be gorgeous. I'd show you a picture but our hard drive died on our desk top and this lap top doesn't play well with the SD card. But trust. It's a beautiful space.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Still, not stressed about it. We are working on it when we can and when life demands to be lived we break from the deck and know that we will get back to it.</p>
<p dir=ltr>I did post a few pictures of my new line :) I am loving how it inspires me to create with it. I keep having moments where I think, "I love this fabric! ....wait...<i>I</i> made this!" It's surreal to have those experiences and I am so grateful for them.</p>
<p dir=ltr>June is going to be FUN!</p>
Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-25347458083556912432013-05-23T23:44:00.000-06:002013-05-23T23:44:11.585-06:00I feel love with youToday Sanders walked into the living room. I was in the kitchen. He stopped, looked at me, gasped, and then ran and put his little arms around me legs.<br />
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Looking up at my face he said, "I feel love with you! I want to marry you!"<br />
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"You do? What did I do to earn your love?"<br />
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"You snuggle with me."<br />
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Tonight he set the table and whispered to me, "I gave you the first fork because you snuggle with me."<br />
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Those two little interactions make everything worth it and then some. <br />
<br />Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1573184614677101140.post-11462343531708610172013-05-22T23:35:00.000-06:002013-05-22T23:45:04.036-06:00The definition <span style="font-size: large;">The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm so grateful Tennyson and I had a wonderful day yesterday because today was exactly the reason Heavenly Father gives you good days so you have a little reserve to pull from. Tennyson is still learning to listen to his body and take the appropriate measures when it tells him to<i>. (Yes, I know this is potentially embarrassing for him and I realize my blog is public AND I also print my blog into a book for my children to read. But guess what, this is my real life and it isn't always pretty and quite often things are embarrassing. I have no wish to scar my children, but I do wish to document what our life was really like. The good, the great, the awful, the embarrassing, the wonderful, the silly, the unhappy, the joyful, all of it. I want it all down where we can remember it and grow from it. )</i></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tennyson is working on stuff and today seemed to be one of those days he decided not to work so hard on it. Sigh. He will be in first grade in a few months. It's a concern. Mostly because he really is SUCH a great kid. His giggle is amazing and infectious. He is so independent and gets things done when he sets his mind to it. He has an incredible mind for inventions. He is a wonderful friend. Even when we are super frustrated with each other and I don't like the choices he's made and he doesn't like the consequences he's earned, that I'm enforcing, he still will curl in my arms for a hug if I offer it. I try to offer it when I am most mad so I can remember he is still little and we are both still learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But nothing seems to be helping the learning in this area. Day after day, multiple times a day. Night has it's own set of things we deal with, but I'm not worried about that. Sometimes a body just needs to grow more to be able to handle the night. But the day? Yeah, that one should be handled. already.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I really have no idea what to do. It doesn't seem to matter what he is or isn't doing at the time his body tells him it is time to <i>move</i>! It's frustrating and I worry it will affect how he thinks about himself. I want him to focus on the good. Are you kidding? <i>I</i> want to focus on the good, but it's tremendously hard when his behaviors require multiple consequences for the SAME behavior during one day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've got to change the way I'm doing things. I'm just not sure what. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Someday, Tennyson. You can do this!!!! Go Mr. T!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To completely change subjects, my dear friend, Jo'ell, had some complications shortly after delivering a baby yesterday. It was pretty scary stuff most of the day today and I asked the kids to include her in all of their prayers. Later in the day the kids asked me how she was doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Well, she was bleeding a lot and they couldn't get it to stop so they had to do surgery to stop it."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rolling his eyes and shaking his head, Sanders piped up in the background, "No, no, no. They should have just used a band aid!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ah kids. I would never trade this job for anything! No matter what. </span>Emiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978853243490630148noreply@blogger.com2