There’s a first for everything and today was mine with canning. I had a traumatizing experience when my mother canned a batch of pickles that went oh so wrong. Today, I had to rewrite my memory of canned pickles. I made a hot, garlic, dill pickle but won’t know how they really turned out for [...]

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Mary & the boys made a pit stop at our home last night while on their way to I-da-ho to visit her family. I love seeing Charlie play with his cousins; I love all of my boys.

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Needless to say, the door to the bathroom now remains closed…if I remember.

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Olive Elizabeth Cramer
July 22, 2010
8 lbs 1 oz, 19.5″
We’re so happy for Scott & Nicole’s little family of three.

This now makes 1 niece on each side, both with the middle name Elizabeth, I’m so honored they were named after me…wink, wink.

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I knew today was going to be a great day when we got the first, front parking spot in a packed lot.
Today, Little Man and I took advantage of the Denver Botanical Garden’s FREE DAY. We strolled around looking at flowers, bees, waterfalls and sculptures. Charlie’s favorite part was crawling on the grassy hills. The [...]

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I Love…
…how your little tooshie looks in PJs
…when you grab both of my cheeks and give me a big smooch
…when you’re all wrapped up, ready for bed and look up and me with your beautiful blue eyes while I’m rocking you and you give me a big smile
…when I start singing our songs to you, [...]

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After months of search Craig’s List & Ebay, I found the perfect little, antique, wooden, highchair. I sanded and painted and sanded and painted until I got the finished product. I’m pretty thrilled with this unique little piece:

Charlie is just glad that after 9 months he finally has a real high chair.

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This is so belated, I know. I even thought about not posting any pics because I hate to blog in the past, but we had such a fun time I caved. My parents were here to help us celebrate the 4th of July, my dad’s favorite holiday…now I’m just oozing with sarcasm.
We celebrated by riding [...]

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This was my first time to the Northwest and I fell in love. Seattle was the perfect, romantic little getaway. My OCD research proved to serve us well and provided a fun yet relaxed itinerary for the weekend.
{Friday}
After checking into our hotel, we walked down to Pike Place Market to share a fresh halibut sandwich [...]

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