tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16631744849099282032011-10-22T06:42:52.403-05:00Rebelling against the rebellion of feminism and embracing the life of a typical housewifeAnneatheartnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-29857012806779242892010-10-06T15:30:00.003-05:002010-10-06T15:39:31.395-05:00

I've been dreading this. I've been avoiding the computer, avoiding my blog...but, it must be faced soon.After 4 years, my time for blogging is over. At the time I started, it was just what I needed. I had lots of fun with it, getting to "know" other people that blogged. It was something that I looked forward to and was able to help some people as well.But, the last several months, blogging isn't

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Hi friends,I am just letting you all know that I am reevaluating my blog. I am going to continue blogging, but I'm thinking of changing some things to accommodate the ever changing me! I am wanting to move away from the homemaking theme blog, and make it more just for me. Of course others benefit, but I am thinking it over and how I want to do it. I am planning to stay with blogger and it may

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I have had some ask me about how I had my hair tested and who I was working with. I found a woman, a fellow blogger, and I was just a reader. She went through some special nutritional therapy training, and works with a doctor that created the curriculum she studied. She takes my hair sample and sends it to a lab near her and they test it.I had to cut about a tablespoon of clean freshly washed

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-79498843297220916622010-09-27T08:54:00.002-05:002010-09-27T09:18:08.065-05:00

Good morning everyone.This has been an eventful weekend, but not stressful in the least, yea! A lot of good things happened, one of which was finally knowing what is wrong with me!As I was talking with my nutritional therapist, I was overwhelmed with awe at how we, our physical bodies, are basically atoms. For those of you who had to take chemistry, remember atoms are defined as the basic

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-64441127551311151332010-09-24T10:50:00.002-05:002010-09-24T10:59:10.801-05:00

20 years ago...my husband graduated from highschool. Yes, in 1990!!!! Guess how old I was?8 years old. LOL.I graduated in 2000. My school is very small and my class was very small, and we're all connected in facebook, so there was no 10 year reunion for us. Plus, no one knows where in the world the valedictorian is, and I think that's the one that does the reunions??Anyhow, it's odd because it's

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Jesus has been talking to me. A lot actually. It's amazing that when your heartfelt desire is to do what He wants you to and you endeavor to listen, you hear things. I've been practicing for a loooong time, to listen to that inner, still small voice. A lot of the time it just sounds like my own thoughts, but, He is speaking to my spirit, so it does sound like me.I know it's Him because it prompts

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I am almost done with the painting! Just some touching up to do and then the gradual process of getting things to decorate with :)I am taking a break from painting after the living room is done. I don't want to, but I really really need to declutter. Many of the things that have been in boxes since our move a year ago have stayed in boxes and I don't even know what's in them. They are taking up

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I did it! I took pictures!This is the entry way, the most decorated spot so far :)A close up of the fabric of the curtains...And talk about the simplest thing ever! I simply cut the piece of fabric in half, the make 3 yards for each window, made a pocket in the top (one straight seam with edges turned in) and hung it on the existing rod. I plan to get more decorative ones too. Then I just tied it

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Why is it that once you make out a schedule, everything out of the ordinary happens all in one day?Almost everyday this week has been wild and unusual. I have really tried to stay on schedule as best as I could, but, it's not perfect. That is why I usually chuck them out the window, because I feel like I've failed if I don't get things right.However, I don't feel that way this time. I am going to

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It's Monday, and it has been extremely out of the ordinary. But I'm not writing about that.Over the weekend I realized something. I've slipped up a lot in my home management. I honestly think the Holy Spirit said this to me, " You're just gonna have to bite the bullet and put yourself on a schedule." I don't do to well with those...I feel enslaved by them.But, I found my cope of Mrs. Sharp's

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I have been contacted by Candy. She is just done blogging and didn't want to say anything about it because she didn't want others to try to talk her into staying with it. She is enjoying her "freedom" LOL.I have decided that we are indeed going to be doing some type of paint glaze treatment on these marigold walls. I haven't taken any pictures for you because it's been cloudy all week! And to get

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-71218341829121080332010-09-08T15:20:00.007-05:002010-09-08T15:48:38.931-05:00

Hi everyone.I'm trying to decide if I should make a separate blog for the decor stuff. My blog is just me, and I write what is going on my head and life at the time, so that is what it is. I don't have a "schedule" or a specific focus- if I feel it, I write it.But, I know some people might not want to read about all that I am doing regarding decor, for whatever reasons. I know back when money was

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For those that have asked, I don't know what happened to Candy. I tried emailing her and it didn't go through. Sometimes they get a wild hair and just go some place, or move even!! I'm sure she'll pop back on eventually and tell us all what's going on. Her computer could have crashed too.

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Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-28738510209687796732010-09-07T10:39:00.002-05:002010-09-07T10:40:50.783-05:00

I have not EVEN been on this computer for DAYS!!!My living room looks like mustard!!! THe gold color wasn't gold!!! But the paint is expensive so we shall have mustard walls :) It's not that bad- with furnishings it looks much better. But I'm not taking pictures until the paint is completely done.So, since I've been painting, I am behind on other work and have to tend to it now.I'll be back soon.

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I'm going to do a post about the style of French Country.When most people think of French, they probably think of very fancy and snobby. Their minds recall an image of the Versailles Palace, Napoleon, and grand artwork. While this is indeed French, and I actually did go to the palace (WOW!!!!) and the Louvre (got thrown to the Mona Lisa painting, thanks cousin), that is not what I am going for at

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I have been on the computer a large part of the day. I've been 'shopping' :) Much easier than wagging my little ones around with me from store to store...I know, I must sound like a shop-a-holic. But I am SO not. Pretty much the whole summer I ventured like once a week to the grocery store. It was just too hard to shop. Anyways, there have been times in my life where I was fine with just

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I wish I lived here. I've always liked this picture. Maybe someday it'll live on a wall in my home.

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Well I'm sure you're all waiting in suspense to know how the weekend went :) LOLSo here ya go:Friday at 4:00pm - my sister picks me up and we go to my moms, pile in her car and drive for awhile before picking up my cousin's daughter. We are now, a 50 something year old woman, a 30 something woman, a 20 something woman, a 17 year old girl and a 13 year old girl. Let the fun begin.As we drive, I

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Yesterday was amazing. The weather was so pleasant!!! I could actually sit on the front porch and not sweat. It was cloudy and there was an actual nice breeze blowing. So shocking, and SO great!!!The garden is done. We have some cherry tomatoes still producing and bell peppers, but everything else is done. It amazes me if I happen to go north in the summer, and they still have green tomatoes on

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LOL, I'm laughing at myself. Do you ever crack your own self up?? I do all the time. I was re-reading yesterday's post and started laughing about the tomatoes.I have natural sundried tomatoes on the vine. Every time I go out the pick the pretty red ones, I find that one side is just shriveled and oozing. Yep, roasting on the vine. Then there are others that are way beyond roasting and are in

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-78847475105196235932010-08-23T16:49:00.004-05:002010-08-23T17:04:26.800-05:00

We have made it through the first day of school!!How did my cooking day go? Well, it was fine, but I didn't get much done, because we were too busy chatting :) Oh well...I got lots of pancakes in the freezer and 1 loaf of bread in there. I still plan on making the other things this week and let you know how the breakfast cookies and breakfast apple pies go.Many things happened this weekend and

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I have two things to blog about today.First, what am I doing today? Well, I know that this summer I have not done well at all with getting up on time. My poor husband has not had breakfast made by me all that much. School begins on Monday, and I've been trying to get up early this week, but, still, I know me.So, today I am going to make large batches of breakfast foods and freeze them. I could

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Miss Alexa, my 6 year old, had to get a tooth pulled yesterday-!!!!She did really well, and the reason it had to be pulled was instead of her regular permanent tooth coming through the front, and extra permanent tooth came in. It was odd shaped, and we wondered why her other front tooth hadn't come in after like 9 months. So, it had to come out. She has an amazing dentist and now it's gone. One

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Goodness!!! I've been MIA huh???Well, Thursday I went shopping the whole day for school things. Literally the whole day. Then Friday I was busy cleaning etc. until about 3 pm when my husband called and said,"Hey, why don't we pack up and go to Galveston for the weekend?" It took about 2 minutes for me to decide that would be a good idea. Except, Galveston is 5 hours away, so even after a crazy

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Here is the article that I was talking about- it took me awhile to find it.http://kellythekitchenkop.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/Budget.pdfI gotta go!

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The cake is dead now. We demolished the rest of it yesterday and threw what was left in the trash. Wow.Interestingly, over the weekend, Samantha "found" an article for me somewhere in my room. I re-read it and it has really inspired me as far as food and eating go. It was about how to afford good healthy food for a good size family. (6 people) The lady went into detail about her own methods and

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Ta Da!!! After two days of solid working, me and the husband came up with this.Some closer views...This is what the kitchen looked like...Party Pics!!!And there's still half a cake left. I don't even want to look at it now! It did actually taste good. I learned many things- what NOT to do, how to fix problems and so on. We made our own fondant, which is basically a sugar dough. We learned more

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So why did I decide to try this??Because they're just so cool!!! And, why not? First birthdays only happen once.I'm not sure what I will do yet...I have several options. I want to try a recipe for fondant and see how that goes. I think I will make the bottom of the cake a square, double layers and in chocolate, the middle cake a double layer round cake in a white cake, and the top plus cupcakes

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-62107659432846700512010-08-05T13:27:00.002-05:002010-08-05T13:31:58.991-05:00

There are 3 little girls running around in swimsuits and panties on their head right now. Another has about 5 layers of clothes on plus the panties on her head, and the baby is just observing the craziness.I've had my niece today. I'm tired. I had wanted to start Samantha's birthday cake. Can you believe it- she will be one next week!!!! I'm having her party on Sunday though. I never mentioned

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Yesterday I realized I must be in the midst of pms, because as I was thinking about what I needed from the grocery store, my thoughts suddenly, yet oh so naturally added oreos and dr. pepper to my mental list. Immediately this song popped into my head, one I haven't heard since I was like 14 or so?? Anyways, I busted out laughing, and had to see if I could find it :)P.S. I did get the Dr. pepper

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I'm sorry, but I just accidentally deleted three really nice comments...sorry!! Thanks though!

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-44201699402134869832010-08-03T09:13:00.001-05:002010-08-03T09:13:05.260-05:00

Trying something new- sorry I'm always in the bathroom!Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

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****I meant for this post to be included with my video but it didn't work that way.***I have been very surprised at all the encouraging and sweet comments. To the "mean" commentor- it wasn't that I felt you were mean to me exactly, but rather I didn't feel I could defend what I said because it was too precious to me??? I accept your apology and am not angry at you. Thank you for coming back and

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-643287198699391012010-07-31T17:31:00.002-05:002010-07-31T17:37:54.193-05:00

I think that rather stupidly, I wrote something deep within my heart. Maybe there are some things that should only be put in a journal or something. Maybe opening oneself up for others to see is just too dangerous. Every time I check the comments on this blog, I cringe, wondering who I've offended and what nasty words I might get.Maybe sometimes deep within our souls, we do whine. Maybe there are

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I'm gonna go out on a limb here. Don't freak out.The last several months have been, well, hard. I haven't been able to figure out why. I remember when I had Sarah, I seemed to bounce back a lot better. At the time my other two were only 3 and 2 years old, so I'm not sure why that would be easier. I really embraced my role as a Godly submissive wife and mom, and I was happy. I continued to get

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-78110695748038459642010-07-27T14:30:00.003-05:002010-07-27T14:34:20.173-05:00

I'm around.Something in the air has caused some upper respiratory issues in my husband and some of the littles. I have been really really tired too and just focused on getting my work done each day.I have also gotten rather addicted to ebay, watching vintage sewing patterns get auctioned off for cheap, and of course I'm buying them! Can't wait to show you all some of that. I want them all!!My

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-86998373570713273002010-07-22T15:32:00.005-05:002010-07-22T15:48:32.540-05:00

I'm sorry I don't have time to quote scriptures and stuff for this post, but I'm going to do my best."Why does God allow this evil?"Yes, when we hear about the awful evil things going on in the world, that question comes up. How can a loving God allow this horror?Well, does He really allow it? Can He really just swoop down and pluck those little children out of that situation? No..He is on the

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-70442693742692166492010-07-21T16:07:00.007-05:002010-07-22T09:42:31.966-05:00

I have learned that my life has been very blessed and very very very sheltered. The little teenage girl I was planning to foster shared some things with me today. Each time I learn something new about her past, my paradigm is shifted.Can you imagine that you're 5 years old, and your mother drops you off at a drug house for the summer? By drug house I mean literally that- people are there using

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-11242468832107917992010-07-19T15:47:00.001-05:002010-07-19T15:47:44.473-05:00

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Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-13014444333170024982010-07-19T15:14:00.002-05:002010-07-19T15:16:19.112-05:00

For anyone who was disappointed that there was no post today, I'm uploading a video tour of my house, and I tried to do one of my garden but the camera failed miserably out there. I basically was just talking to myself...So stay tuned. It'll be good, I'm quite goofy sounding :) You get to experience the real me...

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-49458343230805495602010-07-15T13:01:00.001-05:002010-07-15T13:01:01.129-05:00

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Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-61162948903786699582010-07-15T10:28:00.002-05:002010-07-15T10:31:00.865-05:00

I have 7 kids today- a 9 year old boy, a 7 year old boy, a 7 yr old girl, a 6 yr old girl, a 4 year old girl, a 3 year old girl and 11 months old girl. And two cats.So far so good, amazingly they picked all the garden produce voluntarily- woo hoo- and I've started supper and lunch, made drinks and have homemade cookies in the oven- how??GRACE OF GOD!!!

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-36227336556210428942010-07-14T16:31:00.002-05:002010-07-14T16:33:49.386-05:00

I saw this article today on kombucha. Yeah, they're taking kombucha off the shelves because of it's so called alcohol content, but let's leave all the awful soda and diet drinks that are known to be bad for you.Maybe if you drink a liter of it, that might not be the best, but I can honestly say that all the times I've ever drunk it, there was no alcoholic effects. Kombucha is not wine in the

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-45740903885648459902010-07-13T18:22:00.001-05:002010-07-13T18:22:42.618-05:00

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I made a dinner last night, that in my husband's words, was better than any restaurant. And it was just soup, salad, and bread! I was gonna take pictures but it was GONE!!!My family really likes tomato soup, but I don't usually buy the canned stuff, just because it's not that hard to make it yourself. Yesterday I was picking the ripe things in the garden, and my basil plant is really taking off.

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-39073393358580111062010-07-12T07:57:00.002-05:002010-07-12T08:07:53.791-05:00

I've got a busy day ahead....I decided I would try the Flylady method of doing a Home Blessing on Monday. A home blessing is just doing some cleaning, but not a lot, in order to get the house back to regular shape after the weekend. I can't remember everything on her list, but this is my home blessing list:mop the dirty spotsvacuum the visible junkwindex obvious spotssort mail/paper build upput

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-61620377434135135262010-07-07T08:44:00.003-05:002010-07-07T09:07:30.315-05:00

Lately I have sort of felt, in a very mild way, like I was in an identity crisis. What I mean is that I get confused about what I really want or who I really am with things that I think should want or be. Make any sense?This hit me yesterday. You know, generally, your home is a reflection of yourself, your personality, values, likes and dislikes. Thus the importance of making it just right- it

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-24977856727367009322010-07-06T10:21:00.002-05:002010-07-06T10:23:40.804-05:00

I changed my living room again, so the blog changed too :)I have been super duper busy with my husband off work and we were out of town a bit. I am still terribly sunburned in one area, possibly a second degree burn (yes I used sunscreen!) and it hurts to do certain things.Anyways, I will be back later.

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-52880044120080003082010-06-29T10:16:00.021-05:002010-06-29T10:51:57.150-05:00

Yesterday we went to a waterpark, a Christian one called Splash Kingdom. It's for families, and much smaller than some other ones around. They play Christian music and have scriptures in the park as well. We had a lot of fun, but unfortunately despite using spf 45 sunblock, I am burnt to a crisp. I'm a burner then tanner, or I just tan, but apparently I just burned yesterday. Thankfully the kids

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-12940962937228053492010-06-26T11:10:00.001-05:002010-06-26T11:10:14.439-05:00

Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com

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Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-52647465371337214582010-06-25T16:14:00.002-05:002010-06-25T16:14:43.518-05:00

I worked on my post yesterday, and was greatly disappointed that my pictures didn't turn out. The problem is I can't view the picture after I take it, I have to download it to the computer before I can see how it turned out. And then I'm out of time :)It's nothing mysterious, I was just taking pictures of new dresses I've made, trying to show how simple it is and how you can repurpose clothing

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-47933390526528714912010-06-23T16:22:00.001-05:002010-06-23T16:23:05.635-05:00

I do have a post coming soon. I've just been busy with what I want to post about :)

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-5541182190511096742010-06-21T13:40:00.000-05:002010-06-21T13:43:12.674-05:00

sorry I keep changing the blog background- I had to do it because it matches my living room :)

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That was a fast weekend!I am trying an experiment. Lydia always says that you will work better and feel better if you dress importantly. I never thought it was that important, in fact when I wore dresses all the time I sometimes felt overdressed and like I made others uncomfortable. The past 2-3 months I've been wearing mostly stretchy knit capri pants and t-shirts. And flip flops...I was fine

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-44972932038985932922010-06-18T08:23:00.006-05:002010-06-18T08:58:18.795-05:00

Well I've been trying to get a "schedule" or routine together for summer. Everyday this week I just feel like I am working SO hard and nothing to show for it. I've gotta change something around because working that hard makes me not want to get up in the morning!I'm sure having a moving baby makes things a bit harder too :) And I know that letting her have crackers in the living room will result

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-92204231167157341152010-06-17T10:42:00.003-05:002010-06-17T10:59:31.708-05:00

Well I was quite surprised at the anonymous commenter on my last post, lol. I just saw it even though it was written yesterday- that sneak! (you'll have to go and check)So, I am rather sad.I just found out that most of the walmart stores around me got rid of the fabric department. Crud!I was so disappointed yesterday, because I drove to the city and they didn't have it. I could have gone to the

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-80544991734401362532010-06-15T07:40:00.005-05:002010-06-15T08:39:31.045-05:00

For most of my blogging, er, life, I've been very candid. I'm so...real. Well, lately, I've not allowed much of that to come through, hence the lack of posts.Honestly, my husband and I have been in a hard time. When you say your marriage vows, you say " In good times and bad...." but, I don't think you have any idea what a bad time means. When I was 18 and at the altar, my husband and I were SO

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-73179863103528450722010-06-13T23:13:00.005-05:002010-06-13T23:24:32.134-05:00

My local walmart got rid of the fabric department. If want pieces of material, I have to go to a different town. Sometimes that just isn't possible or desired, so, what can I do? Well, they do have twin sized flat sheets in a range of colors for $3. Even the pillowcases cost more than that, and you get a large piece of nice cotton fabric. 3 BUCKS!!Sooo....I got a few. I do get tired of pink. I

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-66217535436574863862010-06-08T08:42:00.015-05:002010-06-08T11:42:37.149-05:00

Now I did try to post yesterday, I really did! But blogger was down. Ok so this is why I've been absent--- new decorating!!I finally found a style that I like, works well, and requires no painting or wallpaper. Why is this so important? Because, the only home I've been able to really personalize to me was 6 years ago. Since my job is here, it's very important that I like to be here. I currently

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-4631718676741232682010-06-05T15:51:00.003-05:002010-06-05T15:57:17.219-05:00

I've had a wild week. Lots of things, but mostly I've been sewing (which I'm very excited about) and shopping around. You'll see later....when my camera works again :) And honestly, yall I have been sooooo fatigued. I've been very worried because my monthly friend did NOT come last month, and I still get the signs/symptoms, but no,um, evidence :)Then my mind thinks, oh great, I'm like one in 1000

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-68747703689010876902010-06-01T11:38:00.002-05:002010-06-01T11:45:35.329-05:00

Sorry guys, blogging goes down to the bottom of the priority list :)Well....Samantha is better, but I finally gave in and gave her the antibiotic. Her eyes were not clearing up! I just didn't catch it early enough. However, she is doing much better, except for getting very hyper at bedtime and not wanting to go to sleep :(My girls' last day of school was today. Now we have three whole months of

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-2595270244516694882010-05-27T09:11:00.002-05:002010-05-27T09:23:14.831-05:00

I've had a sick baby.She started looking kinda bad Tuesday, but then after her nap that afternoon, she looked really bad. Her eyes were red and swollen and had a discharge, her nose was running thick yellow snot, her whole face was puffy and red and she was crying/screaming most of the evening. The nurse told me to give her zyrtec, because it seemed like allergies. But we also made an appointment

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-35172790499975218922010-05-25T09:26:00.002-05:002010-05-25T09:44:17.877-05:00

You know it's interesting how we change.I think back 10 years ago, when I graduated from highschool, not knowing what was in my future. I'm still the same person, but I went through a lot of changes pretty fast. Some things I miss about myself (a smaller less flabby body), but mostly I'm glad that I am who I am now.Lately I have changed even more, and it's been hard on me inwardly. I used to be

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-3808617805781930612010-05-25T09:07:00.004-05:002010-05-25T09:19:17.187-05:00

Saturday we had some babies...very small ones, lol :)We really needed some more family members huh? Am I crazy? Actually, they are very well behaved and have adjusted quickly.And naturally, they're girls. My husband couldn't believe that I picked all girl cats- I didn't know how to tell the difference, they were the friendly ones.Since they're girls, and one was very playful and spunky, we named

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-91853065232303482602010-05-21T10:05:00.004-05:002010-05-21T10:13:44.072-05:00

You know awhile back I posted about the lady giving makeup tutorials. Well I went to the store and bought this two ended stick- of cream eye makeup by Cover Girl. One side is silvery and the other is a charcoal gray with brown in it. I also got black gel eyeliner, that you apply with a brush. That combined with regular black eyeliner on the lower lashline and black mascara was what my husband was

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-40411573675396870912010-05-20T09:24:00.005-05:002010-05-20T09:33:23.912-05:00

I finally finished it. My first real knitting project. I had it mostly done for a month, I just lacked time or energy to finish it off. But last night I did it, and here's the results:This was pre-felted or pre-shrunk wool yarn in "Strawberry Smoothie". All you had to know was how to cast on, knit, purl, increase and decrease stitches, cast off and how to double crochet the legs. Also I had to

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-83992953580494000542010-05-17T10:14:00.029-05:002010-05-18T08:53:03.012-05:00

*** I started this yesterday, but kept so busy that I never finished it.Also, my 9 month old is trying to walk. Wahhhh!!!******************************************************************************It's working already!My temperature has been up to 97 degrees in the mornings, and I usually wake up HOT. Also, today, I actually felt energized this morning. Finally! Used to I could get up and

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-58970857617251250282010-05-12T08:50:00.003-05:002010-05-12T08:53:41.127-05:00

Sunday night I heated up a bowl of refried beans in the microwave.Without a lid. And I put it in there way too long. Needless to say there was a bean explosion.I kept forgetting to clean it until this morning, so of course it's all dried on there. My mom taught me this about 5 years ago.Put a mug or bowl of water in the microwave for three minutes. Wait a few more minutes after it's done. Then

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-69208113934591266242010-05-12T08:32:00.004-05:002010-05-12T08:53:57.570-05:00

I know the diet thing is confusing, but it's so much more intricate than I have time to explain, especially seeing how I'm no expert. The idea is to first heal and repair, and in my case, I want to gain a little just to freak out my body and make it realize that we're getting fatter.Ok, one more tidbit. You fat cells emit a hormone called leptin. Leptin tells the hypothalmus that there's plenty

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-80867889607749579612010-05-11T09:05:00.010-05:002010-05-12T08:54:12.097-05:00

So, I've been on this diet.Yeah, basically, it's the EAT-YOURSELF-SILLY diet. Not kidding at all! I am serious, it is backed by research done by a guy on my blog list. He's committed himself to researching the problem of dieting and what is really going on with overweight people.He came up with something called the High Everything Diet. What does that mean? It means, that you don't eat low carbs

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-74656798192058025072010-05-09T07:52:00.004-05:002010-05-12T08:54:38.967-05:00

Happy Birthday Mother's Day to me. Happy birthday mother's day to me...My two school girls brought me cards and presents that they made at school at 7:00 this morning. Sweet. The first time they've done something on their own. (well, I mean Daddy didn't do it for them)I was born in May 9th 1982, which was also Mother's Day that year. I came a month early, a measly 5lbs 4oz and 19 inches long. I

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-48668096680116587442010-05-05T08:38:00.003-05:002010-05-05T09:01:32.566-05:00

It's unbelievable what a difference having an extra person in your household makes in the atmosphere. I've had my husband's father since April 6th- he left yesterday morning. He is a strong personality and a true man if you catch the drift. There were some fun times, but overall, I'm breathing a sigh of relief :)This morning I realized that in that amount of time, MANY things got neglected, and

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-83666830845140336782010-05-03T08:14:00.005-05:002010-05-12T08:55:01.547-05:00

Yay my camera is fixed! My best friend whacked it around and it fixed it, lol. So there will be some much more interesting stuff coming, including how I redecorated my living room with orange. Yes, you read that right. Orange. In the living room. Hope the suspense doesn't kill you.I'm not going to revisit my sad posts, since I took them down. But, I just wanted to mention how God is so loving and

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-26065196579609137192010-05-01T09:13:00.005-05:002010-05-12T08:55:19.575-05:00

I'm doing two posts today. I am very blessed that I have really nice skin. It's normal to dry, evenly colored, smaller pores, and I hardly ever get a blemish. I also hardly ever take care of it- aahh!I noticed the other day some whiteheads under the skin and thought I should probably take better care of that. I had heard about something called the Oil Cleansing method of face care.The idea is

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-19958373160242324342010-05-01T08:59:00.004-05:002010-05-12T08:55:34.392-05:00

I took my sad posts down. However, Tereza gave me some very good advice and I took it. I'm accepting who I am. I did some searching online and found some great info about plus sized women and decided I should make the most of it :)So, I know that men like women to be pretty. My husband always tells me I look beautiful, but I never believe him because I know things he doesn't, LOL. My makeup bag

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-77493002815288090832010-04-23T08:38:00.012-05:002010-04-23T09:28:09.140-05:00

Well, I think I've decided to do wallpaper in my kitchen. I have such a huge wall that is totally blank and I can't decide what color to paint it, so, introducing a pattern might work. I can't decided between something country or something more elegant.My cabinets are a medium golden oak color, my counters are a brownish pink (yeah, weird) and the tile is sort of a mauve/brown. I thought of

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-31727843598631085912010-04-21T08:42:00.025-05:002010-05-12T08:55:55.359-05:00

An 18 year old girl and a 29 year old man tied the knot. We were completely unprepared for what lay ahead of us, but we were so completely in love, we knew it would be fine.The fruit of our marriage....And sometimes we're really strange....We've acquired lots of new skills.... Many celebrations....Many moves, 6 in fact, none recorded film :)Many hair dos....And

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-45538784482127553622010-04-20T10:23:00.002-05:002010-04-20T10:26:23.055-05:00

Hey everyone.I have been really busy, and will continue to be for awhile. I've been making plans for improvements in the house and sewing and getting ready to do some major painting etc. AND, I want to get it done before my older girls are done with school, so that leaves about a month.I would take pictures of all I've been doing and had planned to, but my camera is acting weird. I may give it a

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-18635354721761413212010-04-15T08:28:00.006-05:002010-04-15T08:34:02.455-05:00

My camera died, so it took awhile to get the picture. Here it is!A TABLE!!! We finally fit! I could put all the food on the table and 7 of us fit with plenty of room. The side by the wall has a black bench seat- three kids can fit on it. And, it fits perfectly in that space- not too big.And, it was the first table in the the first store I went to. They had just gotten in after months on backorder

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-21494095182572472302010-04-14T08:18:00.001-05:002010-04-14T08:19:09.156-05:00

I'm so excited! Something new that i've been wanting for a looong time is arriving today. Pictures later gals!!!

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-21946293587867941562010-04-12T08:38:00.003-05:002010-04-12T08:56:47.848-05:00

I have been rather absent huh?My father-in-law drove down from Upper Michigan last week and is here indefinitely to help my husband build our barn!!! Well, it's a storage shed, but it will house our future chickens and vegetables from the garden. Plus it will look like a barn, per my request.Anyways, so we've been a bit busier than normal. Also, Texas has been HIT with every pollen known to the

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-41409057744507249552010-04-07T08:28:00.001-05:002010-04-07T08:28:25.685-05:00

Make photo slide shows at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-38867582577085613892010-04-06T08:20:00.002-05:002010-04-06T08:26:08.774-05:00

My grandmother cooked some asparagus a week ago that was amazing. I loved it!But, I can't stand asparagus. I've tried it, and hated it. Wow!!So I made my version of it yesterday, because of course, she couldn't remember what she did. (she's 86 ya know)I bought a bundle of fresh asparagus, however many pounds that would be. It was a lot, and they were on the skinnier side. I cut off the woody ends

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-25094654658968987972010-04-05T08:32:00.002-05:002010-04-05T08:44:21.948-05:00

Umm, forgot the pictures of the bread. Oops. It's things like that that make me wonder if I'm just too busy for this blog. When I first started blogging, I was great at taking pictures and having interesting posts. But now, I just get too involved and by the time I'm done I realize I should have taken pictures.For instance, I've almost completed my first hand knit wool diaper soaker. I've made 4

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-21531273122883043332010-04-02T08:17:00.002-05:002010-04-02T08:29:11.716-05:00

Good Friday.I wish more people celebrated today. My children are out of school, but almost everyone else is working regular hours today. I remember when I was little, it was more common to have a holiday on Good Friday or at the least the Monday after Easter.A couple of years ago, it was on my heart to create a Last Supper type of feast for Good Friday. I just really felt that God could use the

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-50002083485603014322010-04-01T12:31:00.003-05:002010-04-01T12:40:48.808-05:00

Hi everyone,I've been very busy this week. I have lot going on Friday and Saturday, so I've been cramming all my work and errands in the other days. I need to post some pictures of my front yard soon. I have 5-6 dogwood trees blooming and we're finally seeing green grass and leaves! The weather has been pleasantly warm and breezy. I'm soaking it up because it won't be long until we're sweltering

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-75775956351271391582010-03-29T08:17:00.007-05:002010-03-29T10:52:28.213-05:00

Well, I don't know how much everyone is exposed to, so this may be new to many of you or not.We are living in exciting times. I believe and feel in my spirit that Jesus is returning VERY soon. Almost everywhere I turn- the church, the radio, the TV, people- I hear the same thing.Awakening. Waking up to the truth. Turning the Light on. Eyes being opened.A fairly well known minister was charged by

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-27080529547219708352010-03-26T08:03:00.003-05:002010-03-26T08:11:57.058-05:00

I was searching for a recipe for sourdough bagels the other day. I ran across a website, which led me to this video. Odd, because it has nothing to do with sourdough at all, but it's FASCINATING!!!It's 10 minutes long, but this little French pastry chef is doing things I only dream about, lol. In fact, I did eat some of these things in Paris- the ones with strips of chocolate and the croissants.

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-70202454036555731182010-03-23T12:21:00.004-05:002010-03-23T12:43:47.232-05:00

Look at what I made! Yes, homemade mayo. Why? We really like regular ole Helman's Mayonnaise a lot. Welllll...I've been learning a lot more about oils lately. While Helman's doesn't use trans fats like partially hydrogenated soybean oil, oil from soybeans is still not something we want.I read this post about how the omega 6 in polyunsaturated fats are actually causing inflammation in our body

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-28569471782169135842010-03-22T09:26:00.002-05:002010-03-22T09:34:36.992-05:00

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-56970788551576057992010-03-22T08:14:00.009-05:002010-03-22T09:35:54.314-05:00

Yesterday morning I awoke to an inch of snow on the ground. SNOW!!! IN MARCH!!! I know this isn't too uncommon in other parts of the country, but everything has bloomed here! All the tulip trees and pear trees and daffodils etc. There's new grass and leaves and it all got toasted!Not to mention, the beautiful fairy birthday party I had planned for out of doors... I was not a happy camper at all.

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-34249868133622459352010-03-19T22:50:00.002-05:002010-03-19T22:55:14.703-05:00

My Dear Lady,PLEASE do not take offense!! I was joking about the fat lady comment, and keep in mind, by 'used to' I meant when I was 13 years old. I'm almost 28 now :) My mindset has changed a TON since then. Besides, I'm fat too! And I eat very healthy and am active, yet I don't appear that way.Also, since you are new to my blog, you probably aren't familiar with my 'writing style'. I'm just an

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-5202298077872286692010-03-18T08:49:00.003-05:002010-03-18T08:59:07.620-05:00

I was going to wait until I had mine finished, but I thought I should pop in here for a minute. I happened up on some great organization resources the other day. I was visiting Lindsay at Passionate Homemaking, and she was showing off her homemaking journal/notebook. She had listed a free source of pre-printed pages for her notebook that were not only adorable, but very helpful.All you have to do

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-42819778425901907132010-03-15T09:52:00.003-05:002010-03-15T10:18:21.474-05:00

I just wanted to thank everyone for all their encouraging and sweet words. I am so surprised that there are that many people that are really interested in me, lol.So I'm just going to be me. Well, last week was rather hard, both physically and mentally. It just confirms to me more and more that I have been suffering of adrenal fatigue, and no wonder!!! I am so thankful that when we ask for wisdom

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-11836996225274053372010-03-10T09:32:00.002-06:002010-03-10T09:46:18.284-06:00

After several months of earnestly seeking this out, and several years of wishing I could figure this out, I finally got it. Yes, I am here to tell you why I have not lost any significant amount of extra weight the last 6 years.I learned it here, and you have to go to the bottom of the post and watch the 10 minute video. It just makes perfect sense!!! My metabolism is screwed up, not because of yo

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-1231625118008604492010-03-09T22:03:00.002-06:002010-03-09T22:09:46.424-06:00

Wow ~ I'm smiling, I had no idea others were interested in my life, ha!Well, alrighty then, since you're all fine with just plain ole me, be ready for randomness.I will say that, I have not focused much on faith/God etc. because I am so extreme in my faith, that many people who have not been exposed much to it get rather offended, and I just don't have a lot of time to do lots of teaching on it.

Anneatheartnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663174484909928203.post-28585704080960674792010-03-09T11:16:00.010-06:002010-03-09T11:45:55.405-06:00

We're back yall.I've avoided the blog because I am just so tired and so NOT in the mood to rehash the trip. It was good, but stressful and un-relaxing at times. We were so busy I hardly got any pictures! Branson is like a mini Las Vegas! The last time I was there was when I was 6 years old and I didn't really recognize much.However, the meetings were great, my children did very well considering

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