tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46583465590239265342024-02-19T06:52:36.304-06:00my sweet everythingssweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-11271333186766632282012-11-14T21:41:00.001-06:002012-11-14T21:41:06.025-06:00Quick one...<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In what I'm sure will prove to be a futile attempt to stay more current with blogs, I'm popping in tonight - barely awake - to share Addy's highlight of last weekend...a trip to the dinosaur exhibt. My favorite lens broke, so I don't have a lot of photos. In fact, I literally have none of them with their cousin Ethan, who joined the fun. :(</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I'm pretty sure underneath the "Dinosaurs" on this sign, the small print said something like "or a Paralyzing Fear of Animatronics."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Addy was fearless though...hugging dino legs, examining teeth up close, and taking a "ride" on a triceratops. Only our daughter would yell, "Gitmeup, Triceratops!" Personally, I prefer Gitmeup over Giddyup any day of the week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That subject line? That's October, in a tiny lil' nutshell. A tiny lil' acorn shell, to be more specific. You can see it, right? Humor me. I'm a little loopy as I'm still dehydrated and exhausted from a bout with a stomach bug...and election night is going make for another late one around these parts. Anyway, that's what this post is going to be, our family's month of October, in a nutshell. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">almost as much as she loves a trip to the park... </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">but not nearly as much as she loves making a new little friend.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs54B3WqobR0v0E4ZA926tVRQMbQgBzrte-BfDuEF73S7nrT3XP1RdMAq0bQdWZD5q7qxrwKP5Wxv1orNlaEvfc_O1fuWoBBmSX0tobRmuRheGL17G1hyphenhyphen1mN26J-V0wWBMKDRxoRozFE/s1600/newfriend+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs54B3WqobR0v0E4ZA926tVRQMbQgBzrte-BfDuEF73S7nrT3XP1RdMAq0bQdWZD5q7qxrwKP5Wxv1orNlaEvfc_O1fuWoBBmSX0tobRmuRheGL17G1hyphenhyphen1mN26J-V0wWBMKDRxoRozFE/s640/newfriend+9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We had a blast eating Whitey's in the back of dad's truck, watching...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We had our first fires in the fireplace and settled into quieter routines...starting the steady build to Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I spent some time learning how to use my mama's old sewing machine (more on that later), but I'm addicted. I considered sewing myself a cape, people.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Addy has been loving the fall colors and obviously the leaves. This beauty is the hard work of a leaf hunt in our neighborhood and also some abrupt stops along the side of the road on our way to gymnastics. Picture a chinese firedrill, but I'm the only person hopping out of the car and running around like a fool scooping up leaves. Addy's hanging out in the backseat, out of the view of passersby, giggling and gripping a bag of leaves. Yeah, I'm that mom.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6lcrF8CCo6J3XC5p9RCjNACnD-ZvtxCGLZiPzlYtROcM_9s2Uc7CwADP3eb4qw0TlyclewKCIQBMCWxZmag8cAbfRykDAaIgOiBFjoq7W9naHWDQtPw2WffmPccMhzMc1rfEAzUVrPE/s1600/leaves.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6lcrF8CCo6J3XC5p9RCjNACnD-ZvtxCGLZiPzlYtROcM_9s2Uc7CwADP3eb4qw0TlyclewKCIQBMCWxZmag8cAbfRykDAaIgOiBFjoq7W9naHWDQtPw2WffmPccMhzMc1rfEAzUVrPE/s640/leaves.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> Cohen has taken the title of King Cuddler. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSJxwj2t-B7whEjhkjVpzUhxIb-5OyTB7Dw9-cX2y6AN2pHgJ3jjLWMH5YFpptm1zu7vPfjH-ftF8iEQ1ThomP246vKqC-jptkQufMFqjUtY52-xhz3-FmHzotFGrSFwU3Z6ls-WksXk/s1600/cuddle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTSJxwj2t-B7whEjhkjVpzUhxIb-5OyTB7Dw9-cX2y6AN2pHgJ3jjLWMH5YFpptm1zu7vPfjH-ftF8iEQ1ThomP246vKqC-jptkQufMFqjUtY52-xhz3-FmHzotFGrSFwU3Z6ls-WksXk/s400/cuddle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We hit some milestones...Aunt Kristen gave Addy her first haircut! She still talks about it (we're keeping a close eye on the scissors in our house).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And Cohen got his big boy bed. Addy was so excited to help put it together.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I love these smiley IKEA drawings.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And while Addy and Jason were hard at work, Cohen was unimpressed, reading a good book in the room next door. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">He was all about inspecting their work and seeing it all made up with his new bedding though. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We of course made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Addy spent a long time scouring the patch for a perfect pumpkin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">If she couldn't pick it up, it it wasn't a contender.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkUIvq_emiw6hx0O9MYH3S1YNfQcXAS0HOmnjqK9WIny644r8K59nWN_FVYJDZcI52XjBci7LQNRlveeg8ZFWhzxpRpEOF4H3SKyrj9GeQuM3YV_boA-RHNdtw5YY1A2g9eyEm7o2328/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMkUIvq_emiw6hx0O9MYH3S1YNfQcXAS0HOmnjqK9WIny644r8K59nWN_FVYJDZcI52XjBci7LQNRlveeg8ZFWhzxpRpEOF4H3SKyrj9GeQuM3YV_boA-RHNdtw5YY1A2g9eyEm7o2328/s400/3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">After she put down a pumpkin and circled back to <em>the exact same one</em> 5 minutes later, Cohen decided he was pretty much over it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> The prize pumpkin? Yeah, Jason had to fashion a stand for it to keep it from tipping over on our front stoop. That's what we call "character."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;"> The sweet face of a proud pumpkin picker...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Halloween would have been the cherry on top of an amazing month if poor Cohen wouldn't have picked up that stomach bug I mentioned earlier. Addy still had herself a blast and brother was a trooper. She was so excited about her red riding hood costume (and my sewing actually held up!). When we first set out in our neighborhood, she excitedly yelled after groups of kids, "Wait up guys! I have to go trick-or-treating!" Her honest compliments about other kids' costumes had me grinning from ear to ear.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_O1tV2F59abkdZL6MCcG2wzw5koPWXaGjdVRGYwTc1j2x8rvTE3p-G1fitG_68N_FZMVB-eUv08Dv7Lp0ImXEzwdjiXIeY51mR3Mn9NeGi5FvqP9pZKbBZn1vXke0_PZzqZgV7Sp546s/s1600/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_O1tV2F59abkdZL6MCcG2wzw5koPWXaGjdVRGYwTc1j2x8rvTE3p-G1fitG_68N_FZMVB-eUv08Dv7Lp0ImXEzwdjiXIeY51mR3Mn9NeGi5FvqP9pZKbBZn1vXke0_PZzqZgV7Sp546s/s640/14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">While he might not have been a big, bad wolf, he was definitely a cute and slightly pathetic one. He had the hoodie on for less than 10 minutes before he tossed his cookies all over it. :(</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Also, I'm collecting frickin' stickers today. I'm thinking about heading down to Wal-Mart to add a smiley face to today's collection.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Tonight, this girl (ya know, the one with her eyeshadow applied carefully above her eyebrows) excitedly ran up to me with a blank legal pad and bounced around while she asked me, "Can I have this for my very own <em>diarrhea</em>?" I'm still losing it (I know, I'm like a third grader when it comes to poo jokes). And in case you're wondering, she needs a diary to write her name and draw pictures of people with large heads and limbs - no bodies necessary.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy Hump Day.</span>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-72607685088424095022012-09-23T09:51:00.000-05:002012-09-23T16:29:26.086-05:00Geeking Out<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last weekend, my lil’ family and I joined 12,000 people to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of John Deere Harvester Works (and also the 175th for the company).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The factory tour, speeches from leadership, machines on display, and </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpeUZ0KJXjQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">THIS VIDEO</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> (I seriously squealed when I found Deere shared this video on youtube) left me spilling over with pride to work for Deere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Addy officially thinks I go to work to play in corn mazes and bouncy houses, while I inhale watermelon slices and cotton candy and plan my next airbrushed tat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The point is, sister totally understands why I’m excited about my job. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last week, I was lucky enough to head to Saskatchewan, Canada for Deere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got to run our biggest machine (the S690) to harvest canola, watched some functional testing, talked with dealers, met some amazing customers, and learned more about our product than I ever have. It makes me all mad-crazy-excited about my job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bleeding green over here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Honored. </span>Like totally geeking out to be a part of this company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I found a random youtube video </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgRmZOD4ht8"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> of a S690 running a belt pick-up in canola (thanks “plowboy73”) in case anyone is curious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I didn’t take a photo of Elmer (the farmer I rode with to harvest wheat who was on his 50th harvest), but I truly wish I had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an honor to meet him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Prett</span>y wheat field, eh? (you know I had to throw in some Canada-speak)...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’m used to seeing the machines all shiny, straight from the factory or on a display floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not often I see <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this</i> is why we’re there, because we’re “committed to those linked to the land.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And then I got to go home to a boy who has learned to say “yeah, yeah” before he’s learned to say “no, no”, a girl who wants to rub <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> back while <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">she</i> falls alseep, and a husband who chases me around the house until I almost pee my pants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I.am.grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Confession:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been creepily watching each of them sleep (yes, this includes Jason) because they aren’t going to look like this even tomorrow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We headed to Stone’s apple orchard (where I forgot the card for my camera…boo!) to stock up on some autumn must-haves:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cider, apples, a basket perfect for a certain someone’s costume, and firewood. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first day of fall had me saying, “Bring on the pumpkin patch!”</span></div>
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</span></span>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-78692747462159388792012-09-08T16:39:00.002-05:002012-09-08T16:39:53.646-05:00Chucks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">OK. So I have one other thing to say. I'm bursting at the seams with thoughts about the recent political conventions, but I'm deciding to keep it safe. "Yes. I am better off than I was four years ago. So thanks, <strike>Obama</strike> Addy and Cohen." ;-) </span><br />
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sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-27575466433325750742012-09-05T18:48:00.004-05:002012-09-08T18:59:25.099-05:00magic<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I’ve never had my cards read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pay little attention to sidewalk cracks (as evidenced by the amount of scars on my knees).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve literally broken every hand mirror I’ve ever owned, and I’m not unnerved by it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">But</i>, I read my horoscope each week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It started because an amazing friend introduced me to Rob Brezsny (check out </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.freewillastrology.com/">www.freewillastrology.com</a></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> if you’re curious).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His writing is witty and full of the-universe-is-smiling-on-you sort of sentiments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I look to his horoscopes for entertainment, motivation, and sometimes to take pause to notice what’s going on around me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s an example, “Grace emerges in the ebb and flow, not just the flow. The waning reveals a different blessing than the waxing.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s the kind of tidbit we can all see some value in, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So back to my point, I don’t typically allow my horoscopes to change my behavior (I know, it’s rather non-Pisces of me to not believe in all things mystical, but I digress).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Last week was different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I read my horoscope and thought instantly that my ol’ pal Rob couldn’t have been more right…He said, “You need more magic in your life, Pisces. You're suffering from a lack of sublimely irrational adventures and eccentrically miraculous epiphanies and inexplicably delightful interventions. At the same time, I think it's important that the magic you attract into your life is not pure fluff. It needs some grit. It's got to have a kick that keeps you honest. That's why I suggest that you consider getting the process started by baking some unicorn poop cookies...”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Labor Day parade delivered a sense of community for me and a boat load of candy for the kiddos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, say it with me now, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Magic</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean, hello?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weinermobile!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Maybe we should call it magic that I found the time to upload some photos and write a darn blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyway, here’s my challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make some magic of your own kind this weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re only 2 workdays away, and I promise it’ll be worth the effort. :)</span></span></span> sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-32313676578302004812012-08-05T07:47:00.003-05:002012-08-05T07:47:54.630-05:00♥Jessica & Bobby♥<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So this cake post is a little late because I had to wait for the awesome photographer's photos (I was so excited to drop the cake off and get to the wedding that I forgot my stinking camera). Thanks for the photos, Ann Steward Photography. And thanks for letting me be a part of such a beautiful celebration, Jessica and Bobby. (They are one seriously cute and dangerously fun couple!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend...we've got some rickety fair rides to attend to! </span></div>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-63072514533217701052012-07-25T20:44:00.002-05:002012-07-25T20:47:40.376-05:00More Pics :-)<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In case anyone's curious, here some of my other favorites from our recent shoot with Shauna Welch. The first collage I posted had a lot of my favorites in it already, but of course there are more. These photos are melting my heart tonight...how did my babies get so big!?</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">There was a lot of this...and honestly people, can you blame him for running?</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnF5ejXUS515WK5nazQ-vT-Sinq5bzm34onDfEjv01QieOEXbXGlcVbqP_DveYHc8ZbdoLLEk_09lHSbUtytjrQPjEUMeTcW3NxOdwE0BUIyA42bnTF0gx_AGz8znDkFLFqcYnEeVRPQ/s1600/8166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCnF5ejXUS515WK5nazQ-vT-Sinq5bzm34onDfEjv01QieOEXbXGlcVbqP_DveYHc8ZbdoLLEk_09lHSbUtytjrQPjEUMeTcW3NxOdwE0BUIyA42bnTF0gx_AGz8znDkFLFqcYnEeVRPQ/s1600/8166.jpg" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Ask Shauna (OK - actually please don't...she knows far too much <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Verdana; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Verdana; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="color: black;">J</span></span></span>), it was a hot mess but worth every minute. Nitey Nite!</span>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-55243620558610093632012-07-22T20:50:00.001-05:002012-07-22T20:50:58.795-05:00Hi-Ya!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So as to my promise from earlier this week. Jason has spent the last month working on a job a little over two hours away (2 hours away plus 10 hour workdays equals only coming home for Saturday and Sunday). For me, this has meant a taste of life as a single mom. After a measly month, I have a whole new appreciation for military wives and single parents. We did the skype thing, Addy did her dramatic, "I've always needed a daddy" thing, and I got used to throwing up my hands and laughing in the midst of the chaos that was me versus the kiddos. I didn't sleep so well without Jason in the bed to "protect" me. This may have had something to do with his impromptu instructional on the use of our handgun and his "dead men don't tell lies" speech. Anyway, it didn't seem wise to shout from the rooftops that I was home alone and paralyzed with fear. So after the kids went to bed and the chores were done, I watched embarrassingly horrible TV shows (gulp. Real Housewives) and worked until I fell asleep. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Like I said, I have a lot of blogging to catch up on now that Jason's back, but for now, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I've got a Sunday night movie and popcorn calling my name. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Seacrest, Out.</span>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-91072493790184296542012-07-18T20:36:00.000-05:002012-07-18T20:37:29.909-05:00sneak peek...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I know it's been a while, but I wanted to share a sneak peek at our most recent family photos (to capture Cohen's 1 year and Addy's 3 year milestones). This is all we've seen so far, but I can already tell that Shauna Welch did an amazing job...we look nothing like the hot messes that we actually were. That's a story for another day - a day when I have even more redeeming photos to share. :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I promise to be back this weekend with a cake and an update on where I've been (obviously not blogging). There have been some changes around here and I have lots of blogging to catch up on! Toodles! (yep, I said "toodles"...that's how stinkin' happy I am at right now)</span></div>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-60486090749690278912012-06-26T22:03:00.000-05:002012-06-26T22:07:07.097-05:00Happy Birthday, Brother.<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">At this exact time a year ago, I was in labor. The wheels were in motion. The air was electric. I was minutes from <em>this </em>moment. Bliss.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We threw him a birthday party on Sunday...here it is in photos...</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Banana cupcakes filled with chocolate ganache and topped with peanutbutter buttercream frosting</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">much less mess than expected...a true gentleman</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">He even shared with my Papaw, who shares the same birthday as him.</span></em> </div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Maybe he's just more of a cereal kind of dude</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Yes, I went craft crazy and made his onesie.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Brother's girl, Miss Brenleigh Drew came to the partay. I love her scrunchy face.</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iGOSl0xdlabmwtyH7npIEpt5xn_ZmOcCny_szJ8IoES5Vzsd-de0ucavzbwS2rQi3MBAUdL1PfQSCLPylbGPn1jCWeQkyqR3qcWtTG1QT58pAFRLulHPhNdgh9_KfytBhd4YmkBWYHk/s1600/brenleigh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iGOSl0xdlabmwtyH7npIEpt5xn_ZmOcCny_szJ8IoES5Vzsd-de0ucavzbwS2rQi3MBAUdL1PfQSCLPylbGPn1jCWeQkyqR3qcWtTG1QT58pAFRLulHPhNdgh9_KfytBhd4YmkBWYHk/s640/brenleigh.jpg" vca="true" width="640" /></a></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">her gift. seriously. so cute.</span></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwNHMUvNuFlGWKITmwgl-LoaDhqW6TLnUaqE3FT6uUWwsAuejZtRzeOX0yR2DtVkV-lTcF3j6k77Fm60jlVZUeWGdUaAVOdb55sZLi555FzU6dtJXkmvAHA1HE451meC44SXvq05WYrM/s1600/party31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmwNHMUvNuFlGWKITmwgl-LoaDhqW6TLnUaqE3FT6uUWwsAuejZtRzeOX0yR2DtVkV-lTcF3j6k77Fm60jlVZUeWGdUaAVOdb55sZLi555FzU6dtJXkmvAHA1HE451meC44SXvq05WYrM/s640/party31.jpg" vca="true" width="640" /></a></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Can you tell they're both learning how to give kisses? This one will definitely come out again in the high school years.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">adorable sock monkey backpack</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">John Deere of course!</span></em> </div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">His first guitar</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And honestly, who doesn't love a giant red balloon?!</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Tonight, Addy and I softly sang Cohen "Happy Birthday" as he was falling asleep. He couldn't decide who to watch and he did the thing I love...when he grins so hard his pacifier just drops right out of his mouth. That, my friends, is true happiness.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy First Birthday, Cohen. We love you.</span><br />
<span id="goog_1660244709"></span><span id="goog_1660244710"></span>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-42467776414217108312012-06-20T21:24:00.001-05:002012-06-28T08:23:03.386-05:00Summa, Summa, Summatime!<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">In honor of the first official day of summer, I thought I'd share some photos of one of my favorite ways to pass a weekend day - water fun in the yard! I love me some babies smelling of sunblock, feet covered in wet grass, snack time on picnic blankets, and smiles almost too big for sweet faces... </span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love how it looks like Cohen is explaining the mechanics of the watertable to Miss Brenleigh...serious stuff.</span></em></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy Summer, ya'll! The fun is just starting!</span></div>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-76283816620022031952012-06-03T21:40:00.003-05:002012-06-04T06:34:50.724-05:00THREE!<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">This week, my baby girl turned three.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it any surprise that the girl who has this mob of mermaids along for every bath wanted a mermaid birthday party?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, if my girl wants a mermaid party, a mermaid party she will have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Miss Addy loved her mermaid party.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of her favorite people were there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had blue juice (which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">obviously</i> tastes better through an umbrella straw).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were fruit kabobs, homemade seashell party favors, goldfish crackers, strawberry lemon oyster cookies, and of course, a cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">She’s still thrilled about all of her presents…outdoor fun supplies, dress-up clothes, a cash register, new favorite movies, a microphone for 6 AM performances of Carly Rae Jepsen (“this is cwaaaazy…call me maybe”), baby dolls, a new fish tank, and a shiny red bike (this necessitates the full suit of armor that I'm still looking into purchasing).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been playing hard, folks.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Her three year old independence is wonderful and heartbreaking all at the same time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here come the waterworks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess that’s what happens when the growth of your baby feels as palpable as it does this week.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Tonight, as I lie in bed typing this, I look back at the memories we made this week, and I feel so freaking lucky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems the universe is smiling on us, and I’m feeling all kinds of grateful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you all had a wonderful week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Love.</span></div>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-17580640140002406702012-05-08T21:12:00.000-05:002012-05-08T21:12:01.576-05:00Umm...yeah...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So...I'm not the best at the discipline part of being a mama (OK, ask Jason, I suck.). I almost always end up erupting in giggles right along with Addy. Seriously though, I'm supposed to tell <em>this </em>girl to stop playing with her food and eat her dinner? She's clever enough to use a chewed up carrot stick to apply ranch dressing nailpolish (yes, that's what you're seeing on her left hand nails). I can't discipline that. I just can't. That is all. </span></div>
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<li><em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">the window crank in his hand and mouth (it seems that he needs something in his little fist to keep his mind off of what his feet are doing) - I promise he won't choke</span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">his personal cheering section </span></em></li>
<li><em><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">the fact that my voice is almost indistinguishable from my two year old daughter's</span></em></li>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I've also been completely distracted by dandelion crowns, a teething baby (4 top toofers all at once!), cookie dough, mid-year performance management (coworkers, can I get an "Amen"?), a ten month milestone, late night conversations (you know who you are...and I love you!), a couple of good books, and party planning for some VIP's (more on that later).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Unprompted, without an example to follow, <em>this</em> happened in our driveway tonight . This crazy proud mama gets tears in her eyes at this sight. When did this happen?! When did my two-year-old decide she wanted to write her name and do a darn good job at it, with a big clunky piece of sidewalk chalk?! I. can't. take. it.</span>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-26234414881870227062012-04-21T22:05:00.003-05:002012-04-21T22:05:52.020-05:00Happy 1st Birthday, Ries!<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, if you've been following my blog, you've probably noticed that I've been taking a bit of a break from cakes. Starting this month, I'm easing back in (no more than two per month for a while though). I just couldn't stay away from the challenge and, as I've said before, the opportunity to be a small part of a celebration in someone's life. And, in case you haven't heard, a first birthday for a lil' girl is quite a celebration...<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Is there anything better than a smash cake and zebra stripes for a diva?! Considering I could barely remember how to make fondant, I'd say it didn't go too poorly (I've typed and deleted the glaring issues I see on this cake because hopefully you're not noticing them and I know without a doubt that a one year old surrounded by her friends and family isn't). :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">the start...egg dyeing (two tones, glitter, sequins, and only 2 seriously cracked eggs)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">chipped lilac nails and madonna-style lace gloves (modified by dad as the fingers were far too long...I'm sure anyone who has met her would agree - these are much more "Addy")</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">You're looking at Reason #829 that I'm thankful Jason is father of my children. Only a really good daddy takes the time to draw, in crayon and on the back of a coloring book page, a map of North America for a <em>two year old</em>. Please note the star indicating "Mowine." Finding this made me smile a week ago and it still makes me smile to think about it today. Eat your hearts out gals...he's all mine. :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">She impressed me, once again, with her little social butterfly attitude. Except of course when it came to the Easter bunny. Seriously!? This is the same girl who shouted from a shopping cart to a teenage boy, "Hey big boy!" And although that may sound like a pickup line, which is why we're still laughing about it, she meant it in the most friendly, admiring way. She's loving the idea that she's a big girl right now. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy Monday!</span>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-16813263534268809912012-03-26T21:30:00.000-05:002012-03-26T21:30:57.743-05:009 months!<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nine months ago today, these baby blues were unleashed upon the world...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">you know it! Brother can do the slow rise from a squat position. You can see the concentration on his sweet little face. He'll be chasing Addy in no time and judging by how she's already grabbing his hands to force him to dance, sister is <em>ready.</em></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happy nine months, Cohen. We love you. </span></div>sweeteverythingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00131848625287258770noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4658346559023926534.post-48425188315224947582012-03-25T08:03:00.006-05:002012-03-26T21:35:28.051-05:00Welcome to the family...<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last Friday, the 16th of March, my mother in-law and her fiance (more commonly known in this house as Mimi and <strike>Clint</strike> Cwint), made it official. We couldn't have asked for a better husband for Doris, grandpa for our kids, step-dad for us, and friend for the whole family. He's a great dad to his three beautiful daughters. He has no obligation to be "there for us", but he has been...and keeping us laughing all the time. We're so happy to have you, Cwint and happy <em>for</em> you, Mimi. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And on another note, we added one other member to our clan recently. After much debate, Addy passed up the rats and bunnies and decided she'd like to have a fish (cue the collective sigh of relief from all the mothers out there). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">She proudly picked out the rock, plant and most importantly the little goldfish she wanted to take home. She named her Coral (from finding Nemo). Although we wanted Coral to have a spot on Addy's dresser, I kept picturing her "taking Coral out to play" or trying to move her and ending up with a flapping fish and a lot of rock on her bedroom floor. I guess I didn't give her enough credit, because it only took a quick discussion about Coral needing water to live to keep her from even moving her bowl. Here she is...Addy's grossly overfed golfish (seriously, see all those floaties? fishfood.) Sometimes, out of nowhere, Addy will say, "I just love my new pet, Coral. She's the best fish." This fish has been every bit worth the 15 bucks we spent on her. I love the excitment in Addy's eyes and you can tell she enjoys the little bit of responsibility attached with feeding Coral. </span></div>
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