tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37046113090935123472024-03-21T12:03:38.973-07:00In Every Little MomentJoy can be found.Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-18217769180294907372017-04-05T15:56:00.001-07:002017-04-05T15:56:11.898-07:00Penny's First Year <br />
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About 2.5 years later, here is my birth story for our PMA, Penny Mae. Better late than never, right?!<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 days before my 28<sup>th</sup> birthday and about 3 weeks
before Penny’s due date. I was uncomfortable all day and was having Braxton hicks
contractions. Vic was getting ready to head out to a show to see Murder City
Devils and I was pacing back and forth. Nervous. All I could think was, what if
I go into labor tonight and he’s at a concert!? Remember, this was a valid fear
since Lori was born on the sidewalk…<o:p></o:p></div>
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He kept getting ready while asking if I wanted him to stay.
I felt like the contractions were getting stronger and my nerves kicked in. I
told him that I needed to go to the hospital. At this point the pain was
getting stronger and I was worried everything would move just as quick or
quicker than it did the last time. We grabbed our bags, asked a friend (Penny's Godmother) to meet
us at the hospital to stay with the girls and away we went. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We checked into triage and then waited. Belly hooked up to
the machines and nothing. As my nerves calmed so did the contractions. Full of
different emotions I didn’t know what to think. I remember looking at Vic,
sitting in the chair, eyes closed wishing he was at the concert and feeling AWFUL (probably why it's taken me this long to write her story). I wanted to be
excited about the baby on her way but felt SO bad that he was missing a concert
he had waited for, for so long. We sat and waited some more. They said it was
only Braxton hicks but to stay due to my labor history. So we paced the hospital
halls to see if any progress would be made. The pain left but I still had
contractions pretty evenly spaced. The girls were in the lobby with now most of
our family. We sent everyone home and they put Vic and I in a room. This was
it. I either went into natural labor or they induced since I was already there
with small contractions. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Excited and disappointed at the same time we sat. I remember
doing squats in the room while he slept through the night so things would
happen naturally. I got to 3cm dilated…that was about it. The next morning,
8/26/2014 labor began to progress much quicker! By this time I was hooked up to
the Pitocin to induce labor and it was doing its job. Contractions were MUCH
stronger. Family now in and out of the room time began to fly. I remember
sitting on the medicine ball trying to keep a conversation through
contractions. One time Vayda and Lori were even in the room and I tried to hide
the pain during a strong contraction lol. Moments later I got the epidural, things
calmed down and the Dr. said it was time to break the water. I wish I had time
stamps for each step because my body kicked into gear the moment she broke my
water. There was a huge gush. She left the room, came back and said it's time. I looked at Vic, the Dr. said to push and we didn’t even have time to
ask people to leave the room. In hind sight, I’m so glad we had who we did in
the room. This being our last baby we got to share the amazing experience with
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I feel like I wrote Vayda's birth story just days ago, I can't believe she's 5 now! To catch you all up, she turned five back on Nov. 2nd....yes, I've got a lot of blogging updates to do. But what better way to jump back in than with a birthday party post?!<br />
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We went through months of watching Brave on repeat. Vayda was obsessed! Naturally, my mind was running wild with a million ways to incorporate the movie into the party. I tend to have a million ideas and be disappointed with the little I am able to do, but I have to tell you, this one was a fun one. Even if I didn't get to do everything I wanted to do.<br />
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For the invite we had a mini photo shoot at a park nearby. Took her bow and arrow and outfit of course. I then used these <a href="http://www.irocksowhat.com/2012/11/free-photoshop-arrows-and-tutorial-on.html" target="_blank">great arrows from irocksowhat blog</a> to complete the look of the invite.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Originally I made these whisps for the front yard, they ended up in the centerpieces. If it did it again, I would make 3-4 smaller whisps for the centerpieces and keep the larger ones outside. </td></tr>
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And we cannot forget the ponies! That's right, my MIL said about 2 years prior that she was going to get ponies for Vayda's 5th birthday...she sure followed through. They were a hit! I told the girls to enjoy it because this will most likely never happen again ahaha. </div>
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After a little while my birthday girl slowed down. She got a bit cranky and wasn't her normal party self...you know, the last one in the jumpy, running a muck with all the kids. I didn't realize till that night after all the madness she was coming down with a cold! She has such a high fever that night :(. All in all it was a good party despite that cold. She bounced back a few days later to play with her presents :).<br />
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My party bags were featured over at <a href="http://www.momsandmunchkins.ca/2013/11/15/despicable-me-party/" target="_blank">Moms &Munchkins</a>. Cheryl posted a great round-up of <a href="http://www.momsandmunchkins.ca/2013/11/15/despicable-me-party/" target="_blank">Despicable Me party ideas</a>, make sure you check that post out! Thank you for the shout out Cheryl!<br />
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Below I have a bit more details about those fun party bags...enjoy!<br />
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Because you can find party bags in so many different sizes, I don't have measurements for the overalls. I simply placed the blue construction paper under a bag, traced the width and cut out a template. I used that one and cut the "arm holes" out. Make sure you save that first overall as a template to use and trace the rest out before gluing them to the bags with your glue sticks. </div>
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Next, grab your sharpies and draw on those cute sideways smiles, circles for buttons on the overalls and the pocket on the front...if you have time (which you probably do because you're not doing this the night before...like myself) make a pocket shape out of blue/black paper and glue it to the front of the overalls. </div>
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That’s right, as if we didn't have enough going on already, we adopted
a puppy dog :)! Our neighbor volunteers at many different shelters and when she
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She told us about a really special pup she had her eye on
and for some reason she thought he’d be perfect for us. We saw a picture and
fell in love. Well when the day came around that he was available to adopt, another
family came in and swooped him up. I was bummed but was glad there was already
a family who wanted to love him too. A week later she stopped by and told us
that they took him back because they were unaware they couldn't have pets where
they lived. We said we’d take him and two days later she was on our doorstep
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So here he is, <b>Gus</b> (Augustus) <b>Arreguin </b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Looking for a new BFF? Adopt a pet! We're strong believers in saving lives...go check out what's available near you at <a href="http://adoptapet.com/">adoptapet.com</a> or visit your local humane society :)<br />
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Happy Friday!<br />
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By lunch I was pumped and ready to go, yes lunch. I liked the idea but wasn't ready to wake up in the AM haha. I felt like going and not stopping. Today I wanted to run. I was ready to run with Banana at lunch but needy co-workers got in the way :P. I easily could have kept working but I decided to just do it. I took a screenshot of the pic below and took off.<br />
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I LOVED it! I've never done cross fit so I don't know if that's what its really like, but it was intense and changed up my gym routine forever. I'm going to try to do this at least 3 times a week. Anyone else up for the challenge?<br />
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Now on to Turbo Fire when I get home :).<br />
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I'm back, I haven't had any desire to blog and have felt too busy to sit down and write. Well maybe there was too much to write about and I didn't know where to start. I'm going to try and catch up with home updates and family updates but first thing is first. You can't have a happy healthy home and family with out being healthy and happy yourself, right? Right. </div>
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Every year I have the same resolution, I’m going to get fit
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I finally woke up. I was tired of wondering how I would look
and feel had I stuck to eating right and exercising. I decided enough was
enough and I was going to do it. No more wondering where I’d be at now had I
just stuck to the plan. It takes time to transform physically and mentally (man
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I've stuck to it. I made no more excuses, packed my gym bag every
day, looked at it and knew I’d have to go since it was already there. I got
used to changing at lunch (which was an excuse before, I wouldn’t want to
change in the middle of the day haha) and enjoying that warm uninterrupted shower
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I started <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.c25k&hl=en" target="_blank">C25K (Couch to 5K)</a> and that kept me going. It was
kind of a personal game for me just trying to get to the next level. I’ve NEVER
been a runner. Ask one of my best friends Val, she had me tryout for cross
country in high school and I think I only made it a week, if that. Hah! I’ve
now completed c25k and I’m continuing the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.c10kforpink&hl=en" target="_blank">program for a 10k</a>. My first 5k is in
August for my birthday…unless I get a bug to sign up for another one sooner.
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I have 6 days left to my
30 day liver detox….details on that to follow. And I'm restarting <a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/turbofire.do?code=SEMB_GOOGLE_TF&s_kwcid=TC|17312|turbo%20fire'||S|e|18783466333&gclid=CLSlxICOtLYCFa9eQgodHicA_A" target="_blank">Turbo Fire.</a> I’m on a roll and I don’t plan
on stopping now. I’m not too
tired to play with the girls and I feel the side effects after eating
unhealthy. Let's kick it into high gear! <o:p></o:p></div>
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We took the plunge and signed our lives away. Well for the
next 30 years that is. To say that the last few weeks have been a little
chaotic in our parts is an understatement. Buying a home is an emotional roller
coaster I tell you! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Really quick, TWO things people don’t tell you when buying a
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your folder (so to say) getting paper work back and forth, just one person can
keep things from moving forward so it’s best not to get your hopes up…it’s a
bonus if you close on your projected closing date. <o:p></o:p></div>
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up, come to find out the forms had to go back to the escrow office and then
taken to the recording office so we could receive our keys (this is where that
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-48431611380013351232013-01-07T17:21:00.000-08:002013-01-07T17:21:34.178-08:00Christmas/NY 2012/13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is SO much that has happened over this Christmas/New Year break. So much that I've been too overwhelmed to put it in writing. And frankly I haven't had the urge to post. Call it a rut, writing block, whatever you will. I'm going to call it living in the moment. I write when I have spare time, usually at work when I need a teeny break (hope the boss man never sees this lol). So I'm not in that routine to take time out at home and write a blog post. When I'm home, I'm home and living in the moment. Enjoying my family and me time. *kudos* to those who post regularly, I wish I did, but I don't. And I am OK with that. :) So here are a <strike>few</strike> lot of scenes from my vaycay...and a little news at the bottom. Please do expect a post on that soon ;). Sorry in advance for the picture overload.<br />
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More to come on that last one, you better believe it!!!<br />
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For having her Folkorico recital on a weekday, <a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/2012/06/her-1st-recital.html">everything was moving all too well</a>. When we got to the auditorium we did have a few hiccups (i.e. thought I dropped her shoe at home and was going to send her on the stage in her dress and tennis) but nope, everything went as planned.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Their first dance was great...well they fumbled on the floor but they "danced" so cute! I had to stay in the front of the room to keep my photo op spot so I asked the hubbs and Nana Tula to run back and help with the costume change for the next dance. </span></td></tr>
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That's when the fun began. A few songs later, performed by the older girls, Tula said Vayda needed to go potty. I jumped up and went to the back of the auditorium to help her out. As I was walking back there the girls in her class were all in a line holding hands going to the front of the room, their dance was next. I couldn't see which was Vay because they all had HUGE sombreros on their head lol. I frantically looked at the hubbs asking where she was and he said the front of the line. Without thinking I went back to my spot and prayed that she wouldn't have an accident in the middle of the dance floor. The Cucaracha song came on...yes I said Cucaracha lol, and she wasn't there. We all shot looks at each other screaming with our eyes, WHERE IS VAYDA?!? I ran back to the back of the room and at that very second the teacher was running out of the bathroom asking if they found her mom. OMG she was in the potty lol! I ran in and could not help but laugh a little...I was waiting for something to happen. Thank God it wasn't on the dance floor in the middle of the auditorium!!<br />
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The moment I had her skirt back on and ready to go, the teach swooped in, picked her up and got her to the dance floor the moment their next song came on. It was classic. After little things like that it makes me breath more, enjoy every second and reminds me not to feel like everything has to be perfect. It's the little imperfections that make everything worth while. I began taking pictures and even face-timed my parents and Oma so they could see her last dance. Made my heart smile.<br />
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I know she's going to kill me for this later, but how adorable does it get?! This is def going in the wedding slide show ;)<br />
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-7488354744087158542012-12-18T11:07:00.001-08:002012-12-18T11:15:13.932-08:00Speechless<br />
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There are no words for the devastation and harm done in CT.
No words. Every time I think about that massacre I wish I could hug each and every
one of the family members effected by it and sob with them. I cry every time I
hear a new detail or see a picture of an innocent face that was lost. And then
I think about the children that witnessed things their eyes should never have
had to see and the innocence lost. The amount of heartache this has caused is
too much too great. There is no way I can even begin to feel and imagine how
those parents feel right now and forever more. All we can do is pray for them
and appreciate what we do have every moment of our lives because you really
never know what can happen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-54321765724881132012012-12-05T11:03:00.000-08:002012-12-05T11:06:38.560-08:00VnL House Hunt: Letter to the Underwriter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Even though I share a lot on my blog, I’m actually a pretty
private person, I never want to share too much. Especially house hunting I feel
like if I share too much and things fall through I don’t want to look like a
failure. But I’m writing this series to share our journey and possibly give
insight to people who are beginning the journey/want to start their own journey
and to look back one day on our own journey. I've also come to realize that it’s
not us failing if things fall through, it’s just not the right one (I need to
nail that in my head), the right one will come. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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With that said, I’m going to let you in on a secret, we put
an offer in on a house we LOVE. If this one is rejected the hubbs and I will be
pretty bummed (to say the least). We are now waiting to hear if they accepted
our offer. This stage of the game is not good for the heart. My heart won’t
stop pounding, all I can think about is the house, what the seller is thinking,
how we would decorate, when would escrow close, what if they say no and the list
goes on and on. I feel like an elephant is sitting on top of my chest, but when
I sit back and think about everything we’ve been doing to get to this point I
smile, because you know what? I’m proud of the hubbs and I. We’re doing big kid
things to set up a great thing for our little girls. Make sense? Am I rambling?
I sure feel like it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>letter to the
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Along the way we were already approved for the loan amount
we decided on day 1. The underwriting process was completed and that was that. After
learning our way around the market, seeing house flippers come in left and
right paying cash for homes on the spot and finding out that on every house we
put an offer on so did at least 6 other families we went back to the drawing
board. The hubbs and I reviewed our budget and decided we were good to go over
what we originally planned to insure we get the house of our dreams and at
least are able to offer enough to be on the top of the 6(ish) other offers. Since
we had a loan approved already our lender advised that we write a letter to the
underwriter explaining why we’re now asking for a higher loan. She said to make
the letter personal and to the point. I didn’t know where to start so I went to
Google of course lol. I really didn’t find too much. What I did find got the
ball rolling and I went from there. I then sent it to my mom (thanks again Mama!)
who proof read it, made a few tweaks, the hubbs and I signed it and off it
went. We then got this response back from our lender a few hours later: <o:p></o:p></div>
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letter is AWESOME!!!! I already sent it to my manager and was advised you
are qualified to purchase a home with a Sales Price up to [….]. WOW!!!!</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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Ok I took out the amount number…remember me saying I like to
keep some things private? They offered more than we even requested and more
than we even want to spend, but that’s got to mean our letter worked :). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Below is a copy of our letter in case you or someone you
know is looking for an example to write one of your own. I did take out our personal
information but you get the gist. I hope this helps! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To: Underwriting Dept. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Re: Request to Increase Home Loan Amount<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Underwriting Team [if you know the
underwriter’s name throw it in and make it personal!], <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are writing to request an increase on our
home loan from [first amount approved for here] to [new amount you’re
requesting]. Since becoming more familiar with the house market and reviewing
our budget, we now see that we can afford a higher mortgage and the home of our
dreams.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 15pt;">We have both been very diligent at maintaining
our good credit together [add personal examples with how you’re doing good with
your credit].</span></div>
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jobs and pay increases. The more examples the better. </span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are in a position financially to finally
become homeowners rather than renters. With our monthly expenses and our budget
of [enter your new requested amount here] we are a responsible family and will
undeniably make the monthly mortgage payments with ease. We are looking forward
to living the American Dream of becoming homeowners [make it cheesy and pull on
their heart strings!] and truly hope that you can see we are capable of living
that dream. My family and I look forward to working together with you as our
Mortgage Lender and would be pleased if you allowed this lifetime opportunity
for us. If you would like a reference letters from our employer we would be
happy to provide those as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Thank you for considering and replying to our
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This was my first ornament swap, but I think it was the
best ever!! Like I've said before, I’m obsessed with Christmas and everything
to do with Christmas! When I found out <a href="http://www.livinginyellow.com/2012/12/tis-season.html">Erin at Living in Yellow</a> and <a href="http://www.dreamingofdimples.com/2012/11/best-ornament-swap-ever.html">Jessah atDreaming of Dimples </a>were holding a Christmas ornament swap I didn't have to think twice
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forgot to check the list to see who I was assigned to and who received my name
so when I got her email I was ecstatic and thankful she reminded me =P.<br />
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I was thrilled when I got the box in the mail, nothing is sweeter than getting snail mail. Check
out the awesome ornaments she sent! I love these little guys, especially the
little one’s top hat :). Thanks a ton Jenn! They will add some fun cheer to our
tree (once we have the time to get one…hint hint hubbs) and I know the girls
will love them! For now, they are chillen’ on the garland above the fireplace. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was assigned to <a href="http://www.bmoregirlie.com/">Tricia over at B’more Girly</a>. Just reading
her blog I could feel the positive and fun energy she gives off and I knew I
wanted to send some fun and girly (of course <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>)
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Right now she and her husband are going through a tough
time, they lost their adorable dog Cayman. So sorry for your loss!<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ll leave you with a little Christmas Cheer from our casa
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-79643717886178619422012-11-28T10:32:00.000-08:002012-11-28T10:34:44.137-08:00 Her first school pics!!I have what feels like, a million things going on right now. I had projects thrown at me at work, house hunting is NOT my friend right now (let alone our Realtor, but that's another post) and projects that need to get done on the side. Yesterday was a pretty crappy day...till I came home to these beauties. Vayda's preschool pictures! I'd say her first picture day went waaaay better than all of mine combined haha.<br />
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-25903466776110887592012-11-26T11:13:00.001-08:002012-11-26T11:15:28.875-08:00Our weekend in pics & MARGEE SLIM!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I hope everyone had the best long Thanksgiving weekend ever!
I definitely enjoyed the break, it was MUCH needed. One thing I will say
though, the people who came up with Cyber Monday knew EXACTLY what they were
doing. Having a desk job on cyber Monday is not ok. Just saying. Anyone want to boast about your best cyber deals so far? Please share, I love hearing about great finds! :) <o:p></o:p></div>
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3 pies made in our jammies (pants optional for the girls haha) and the cutest/most entertaining table cloth from the MIL! </div>
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My sister, Rita, finally
opened an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mslimdesigns"><b>Etsy Shop</b></a>! I say finally because everything she makes is amazing and
I’m not just saying that because we’re related, she is stuffed with talent! So
go now, check out her shop it’s called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/mslimdesigns"><b>Margee Slim</b></a>. It’s the first of many
different products she will be providing…right Ritz? And if you’re a coffee
lover like we are or you know one, you will LOVE these French press covers. They add so much character to your kitchen while keeping that coffee goodness warm (Rita, I kind of want them all). While
you’re at it, <b><a href="http://margeeslim.blogspot.com/">check out her blog too</a>!</b> There you will see a glimpse of all of
the amazing things she can do not to mention my pretty adorable nieces that
model her work. So go now! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-16785184398978395512012-11-19T10:15:00.001-08:002012-11-19T10:15:04.262-08:00Short Week & Giveaway Winner! Hallelujah, we made it to the short Thanksgiving week! This weekend was ahh interesting. We are all still sick with this effing cold so the little we did do took a lot out of all of us. That's no fun. BUT we did put anothe<a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/search/label/vnl%20house%20hunt">r offer in to a house</a>, so cross your fingers we will hear back this week (today would be nice).<br />
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To keep myself occupied and hopefully off Redfin for a while, I'm going to focus on Thanksgiving. Our contributions this year are pies (my Oma's famous pecan pie is a must) and the Ham. If I have time I want to make some cranberry sauce. This <a href="http://reluctantentertainer.com/2012/11/jezebel-cranberrysauce-recipe/">Jezebel Cranberry sauce from the Reluctant Entertainer</a> looks amazing. Here's our weekend in pictures...minus the runny noses and snot tissues, you're welcome. ;)<br />
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I would also like to announce the winner of my very first giveaway. <a href="http://likethemoonandthestarsandthesun.blogspot.com/">Jordan Dunne</a> the Starbucks money is yours!!! Thank you everyone that joined in the fun! I can't wait to host another giveaway. Jordan, expect an email shortly. :)<br />
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-LLLibby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-74585554538338238982012-11-16T10:11:00.001-08:002012-11-16T10:15:57.986-08:00Friday's Letters<br />
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<b><i>Vayda</i></b>, I loved dropping your off at school yesterday and I hate that I can't do it everyday! Watching you interact with your friends was so fun. And hearing you announce to your friends that I'm your mama made me feel proud :). Well that's until you got up in their face and repeated it haha. love you baby!<br />
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<b><i>Lori</i></b>, Your obsession with shoes is growing like mad! I realize you LOVE shoes and you are worried when people are barefoot but this shoe craze is kind of crazy. But because I love you so, I will wear my one old flip flop you found, who knows where, all morning while I get ready for work and I will help you slide into my heels. But please stop fighting me when I go to take Vayda's old shoes off your feet (which are too big for you still) to put some on that fit you. love you darling!<br />
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<b><i>Hubbs</i></b>, Thank you for the fancy honey last night! I seriously thought about eating that whole honey comb. This cold sucks, but thanks for taking care of your 'ol lady ;). love you muchoooo!<br />
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<b><i>New blog friends</i></b>, Welcome to IELM and thanks for following!!! I love new faces and I can't wait to explore your blogs as well!<br />
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<b><i>New haircut</i></b>, (yes, you get a letter too) I think I love you! I needed a cut SO bad. With that 3 almost 4 inches gone my head feels much lighter. I think we are going to work.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/2012/11/blog-face-lift-1st-giveawayever.html">Don't forget to enter the Starbucks card giveaway!! Only 1 day left! </a></span><br />
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Have a great weekend everyone!!<br />
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I’m a mess today. Woke up late and I feel like I’m coming
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-72259943730993789652012-11-13T09:50:00.001-08:002012-11-13T09:51:09.786-08:00can we move fwd please?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Maybe she is a girly girl after all? Lol. Is it bad to wish
your kid has to wear glasses because she looks so darn cute in them? Ok, I
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Last night I came home to yet another mess. Our apartment has
now had 9, yes NINE, leaky pipes/roof. That means nine times out of the 2 ½ years we've lived there, there have been open holes in either the wall or ceiling to
fix them. 9 times I have had to clean our stuff off because of their mess. And
8 out of the 9 times it took them 3 weeks or more to fix the problems and patch
things up (surprisingly this last one took only 1 weekend, wow). I've had
enough. I told our landlord last night that I did <i>not </i>want their “fix it crew” to come back tomorrow (now today) to change
the wood out from under the sink. I told her I didn't want to clean up after
that and they can revamp the whole place if/when we eventually move. She then
said, so you’re moving now? No! If we had a place to go I would have left a
loooong time ago. I was a little emotional I’ll give you that. And she’s not
the one to blame so I can’t be hard on her. Her boss is the worst apartment manager
EVER. It could possibly be because she’s preoccupied with her affair. Oops.
Anyway, I am grateful for this apartment, despite the leaks it’s been good
for us. Quite honestly it’s kind of spoiled us. Since we’re looking at older
homes our bedrooms and bathrooms now are much bigger than any homes we've looked at =\. Womp. Point of this rant? Please <b>PRAY</b> we find a home soon. <o:p></o:p></div>
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p.s. don’t forget about the<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/2012/11/blog-face-lift-1st-giveawayever.html"> Starbucks giveaway!</a> </span>Only 4 days
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-62038673605910499272012-11-12T11:12:00.000-08:002012-11-12T11:49:48.373-08:00blog face-lift & 1st giveaway...ever! <br />
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Well there are going to be some exciting changes around
here! Nope, no house <i>yet. </i>But the
bloggie-blog is getting a much needed face-lift! Back in September I purchased
a fun new banner and button design from the talented Jess Craig over
at<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1695748223"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></a><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.irocksowhat.com/"><span style="color: blue;">irocksowhat.</span></a> </span></span>Definitely go check out her work, she does some fun stuff! Then
I was strolling through<a href="http://www.livinginyellow.com/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">livinginyellow</span></a> (daily read for sure) and Erin was
having a fun giveaway by <span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.melissarosedesign.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Melissa Rose Designs</span></a>.</span> Not thinking I would win (but
crossing my fingers) I WON! WHAT?! I love giveaways and to win one is that much
sweeter lol. I was then in a dilemma...I just bought a banner what to do?! I
saw the premade blog I won was valid till April so I was going to wait a while
till I used it, but seriously who would wait? I was stoked! I asked Melissa if
we could combine the two and being as amazeballs as she is, she said yes! :D<o:p></o:p></div>
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So soon enough (hopefully today) you will all get to see my new blog design! So excited to share<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>. Thank you SO much <a href="http://www.irocksowhat.com/">Jess </a>for the awesome mug design and <a href="http://www.melissarosedesign.com/">Melissa for the amazing and much needed layout</a>!!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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And because I'm<i> super</i> excited to share my giveaway win with
all of you, I’m going to have my first ever giveaway here. Pay it forward, right?! It’s not huge, but
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<br />Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-51952673521900712332012-11-09T10:32:00.000-08:002012-11-09T10:39:51.150-08:00VnL House Hunt: Rejection.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">TGIF! Seriously. This week has been such an emotional roller coaster. I just realized "emo" is from emotional. lol slow much? =|. <!-----seriously--></span></div>
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How?! How are you not supposed to get attached when you’re
almost 100% positive you just put an offer on your dream home? You sat there
decorating it for hours in your head and imagined your kids playing in that
beautifully landscaped yard. How are you supposed to take the rejection of your offer when you see the
sale pending sign and you know it’s not for you. That sale is not yours and
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I did everything they told me<i> not</i> to do. This heartache
hurts. All I can hope for is that our real dream home is still out there and we
will meet it soon. Till then I will have to do my best and be positive while we’re
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I'm happy to say we have turned a new leaf. We have found a few homes that have spiked our interest since Tuesday (the market moves freakishly fast on this side). Nothing I can comment to as far as thee home, but at least we can see that there are other homes out there and when it's meant to be it will happen. I also feel like I've become a little cold and stone faced since the first offer fell through. Crazy to say, but I think I needed that. I needed to go through that process at least once (praying it was our first and only) to experience it and know...yep, you really can't lead with your heart till you get that key in your hand. This is me positive till the next rejection haha. </div>
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<b>Past house hunt posts: </b><br />
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<a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/2012/10/vnl-house-hunt-so-it-begins.html">VnL House Hunt: So it Begins! </a><br />
<a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/2012/10/vnl-house-hunt-bargain-basement-shopping.html">VnL House Hunt: Bargain-Basement Shopping </a></div>
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-75204661384699290172012-11-08T17:16:00.000-08:002012-11-09T10:05:48.013-08:00The Big Kid turned FOUR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Following our bite-sized Halloween, we woke up Thursday
morning at the crack of dawn to spend a magical day at the happiest place on
earth. Why the crack of dawn? It was Thursday so we needed to beat AM traffic
to LA. Annnnnd we picked Thursday so we could avoid the big DL crowds. I packed
our bags (I wish I could say they were already packed, but I lagged), packed
the girls and off we went, the four of us plus <a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/2011/08/duty-calls.html">Nana Tula</a>. Vayda knew we had talked about going to Disneyland for her bday but we never said that was the day and it was the day before her bday that we went so we hadn't made a big deal about it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Seriously exausted reading this lol. that's it for a year! =P Happy birthday Vay! </div>
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-56034740224335702752012-11-06T15:53:00.002-08:002012-11-06T15:53:29.452-08:00Halloween 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Can we all agree that Halloween on a weeknight is not the
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I stayed up the night before to finish *<b>cough*(start)*cough</b>*
Lori’s Robin costume. Mind you, I have no sewing experience and thought I could
whip this baby out without any kind of issues. Nope. I definitely need to work
on my sewing skills. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_eOrKBRy_oBzqne64ODuuHaKvspz22SYVpKBI-ngIhat3uH9GJ4askeKgvSVEq96pJGJLjHsZjJla5jPsH7rrDRYUG8Hg6ggbT2pNtujmHLJKayH5QA_alI7e2dgBwqibESVrrR1WYTs/s1600/DSC_0022.jpg">This was my inspiration</a>. Adorable, right?!<br />
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I had already bought Vayda’s Batgirl costume from <u><a href="http://ineverylittlemoment.blogspot.com/2012/09/thread-up-recap.html">Thread Up so she was all set. </a></u>Poor poor Lori. All I kept telling myself was at least she’s
too young to even care what she’s wearing lol. I started by making the vest
last week, halfway through I tried the lining on her and it was too small…we
almost changed her costume to a 7/11 employee, the vest would have passed
perfectly. Yes, I know, it has to be the easiest thing to make out there. Bad
mama :(. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Anywho…I then decided to find a green onsie and sew what
looks like a vest to the front. It worked! Well from far. The side seems did
not match at all. Long story short, it was messy. My mom and sister would hang their
heads in shame. The silver lining: I have an itch to sew more now. *<b>woot*woot</b>*.
So here you go…please do not enlarge the picture…to many flaws in HD lol. <o:p></o:p><br />
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We cut our trick-or-treating short due to house hunting. Had the girls been a little older I don't think we would not have gotten away with that at all. A new house came on the market the night before so we met our Realtor at the home after work (it was cute but not for us) and then we were told we needed to sign a few more documents to be ready to make an offer when we did find the right home. I thought it really would be a "few" so we went home, got the girls dressed in their Halloween best and off we went to his office. The "few" turned into a few more and there we were sitting around a desk in a conference room trying to listen to him explain this giant stack of papers while Batgirl and Robin-girl (lol) were restlessly running around. I had a flashback to all of those meetings that felt like a lifetime with my parents and their Realtor as well. (sorry in advance girls, someday you can do it to your kids ;). We ended up going to Tia Mini's after, grabbed some food (thanks Tia!) and headed out for one street of trick-or-treating.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all are happy; she got candy and and mommy is happy it's not overflowing ;).<br /> Maybe cutting it short will be a tradition?! lol</td></tr>
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Our next morning was a early one...an early surprise that is for Vayda's 4th birthday! But that's for the next post.<b><i> I hope everyone's Halloween was happy!!</i></b><br />
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-47732970873956104382012-10-31T12:01:00.001-07:002012-10-31T12:01:44.081-07:00Happy Halloweenie! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First, my heart and prayers go out to everyone that has been effected by the hurricane Sandy. It's truly devastating news hearing about all the lives lost and the damage done by this horrific storm. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">I hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween! I don't have any previews of the girls costumes for tonight, but I thought I would leave you all with a few ghosts from the past....</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first Halloween together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vay's first costume...little pirate cutie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the year of the panda....serious, she was obsessed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and announcing the little one on the way :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and last year, lady bug Lori and Captain America Vayda<br /><br /><br /></td></tr>
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All I can say is that I'm glad it's dark when you trick-or-treat....Lori's costume is handmade. Enough said. Someone needs to work on their sewing skills =\.<br />
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Have a safe one!<br />
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Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704611309093512347.post-17261066994819852382012-10-30T10:15:00.001-07:002012-10-30T10:18:44.034-07:00Shattered Screen<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">There I was,
washing dishes when the ‘accident’ happened. I was minding my own business, getting
the kitchen clean after dinner, I went to text Sam and Adriana back when the
keys stopped working. Then it started to spaz out like it’s typical self. Flashing
screen, froze for a second, you know, the typical. Then it just stopped
working. Nothing happened. I snapped and my frustration got the best of me…I
threw it on the kitchen floor. </span>OK<span style="font-family: inherit;">, maybe I slammed it face down on the kitchen floor.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s been dropped
multiple times and thrown enough times by Lori that I thought nothing would
happen. I thought I would pick it up, turn it back on and move on with my
night. Nope. I heard the screen shatter. That very second my arm went up and
the phone went down, the hubbs shot a look at me in shock. His face clearly
read, what the hell are you thinking? I wasn’t lol. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m not going to
lie. It felt SO good. But I </span>couldn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> express that feeling right away. The
second it happened I realized there were 2 sets of little eyes watching too =\.
I had to quickly scold myself, “that was not good” “mommy was bad, right?” “that’s
not how we treat our things, ok?” “Mommy won’t do that anymore.” Vayda said she
was going to tell the cops lol. Do I get the Mother of the year award yet? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">About ten minutes
later I could not stop laughing. I think I lost it. Or I’m losing it lol. Just
thinking about it makes me laugh. I’m SO glad to be free of that dumb phone.
Then the hubbs asked what I’m going to do about a phone…I could see he was
annoyed and </span>didn't<span style="font-family: inherit;"> see it as funny as I did. I tried to explain how gratifying
it felt. Maybe I can convince him to do the same…we are due for an upgrade
anyway. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Off to Verizon I
go...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">p.s. picture of the shattered phone to come </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">p.p.s What phone to get?! Android or IPhone?</span>Libby A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16085207928952408856noreply@blogger.com1