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Kallyn is 1 week, 3 days old today. It's strange how she's only been here for such a short amount of time, but yet I truly cannot imagine our lives without her. This last week has kind of been a whirlwind. I have so many things that I want and need to write about. So many pictures to post. Cute things to share. But I'm still adjusting to this new life with three children, all while still trying

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Kallyn Hope FilkinsAugust 7, 20118 lb, 10 oz20.5 in  * Kallyn (Kal-lyn)

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So, today has become quite the ordeal. I was supposed to go in at 5 am this morning. I worked SO hard last night: getting things packed, cleaning the house, getting Maddison's birthday party invitations ready to mail today, etc, etc, etc. Everything was ready, and I was completely ready to go. At 3:30 am I got a phone call from the hospital. The message said that the hospital was full and they

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Okay, sorry I didn't pop in to post an update last night. I thought about it, but wasn't up to it. Yesterday afternoon I had my appointment. I didn't gain any weight (yay!) and was dilated to a 2. It was funny because as he was examining me, I whispered, "Please don't say 1.5". My mom and I were laughing later that he probably lied about me being a 2, just so I didn't freak out. After

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We don't have a baby here yet, but she is on her way! Last Monday (7/25), I was dilated to 1 cm. That night I had contractions about 5 minutes apart for 4.5 hours. I thought maybe I would be going in by the next morning, so I started cleaning up the house and getting ready. Well, the contractions lessened, and eventually stopped. When I went last Thursday (7/28) I was only dilated to 1.5 cm. I

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No baby.... yet!  I thought last night was the night though. I had contractions every five minutes for 4.5 hours! I went in to the doctor yesterday and he checked my cervix. I'm 1 cm dilated, but he said that my cervix isn't quite ready. It's still a little thick. He's having me come back in on Thursday afternoon, and hopefully it will be thinned out. I'm thinking that if I keep having

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It dawned on me last week that we hadn't done any true maternity pictures yet. I started to get nervous that we would lose our opportunity, so I called my cousin up a couple days ago and asked if she would take some for us. She took our last maternity photos when I was pregnant with Saylor, and she's done our family pictures a few times. We met yesterday at a nearby wedding venue. It's out in

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I really have to quit leaving my blogging until the evenings. I'm always so tired that I put it off. And then I never get around to it. I wanted to share about our weekend, and now here it is Tuesday night. So I'll just smoosh the last few days into this post. I had a great weekend. Saturday I went to yard sales with my mom. That was probably my last yard sale day for awhile. Thankfully our

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Okay, it's only been a couple days, but here is my Week in the Life post from Friday. :) We took a little time getting up and around on Friday. I think I woke up before everyone (as usual) and rested a bit at my computer. I'm sure I cleaned up a little, because that's what I always do. I have one of the best moms in the world. I know everyone says that, but I do. We'd asked her earlier in the

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I'm way too tired to write up today's post for my Week in the Life series. I'll make sure to do it tomorrow. ♥ Amber

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*Don't judge my crazy. I didn't get any pictures taken today, as you'll soon read why, so I'm adding in some random happy pictures. :) This morning I had my (rescheduled) 36 week doctor appointment. Baby is doing great, her heartbeat was in the 140's. I asked my doctor if he could tell around how much she was weighing, how big she was. He says "average". Lol. He thinks she'll be in the 7 pound

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Wednesday. Started out super productive, and then ended very quietly. I woke up at 5:15 when Saylor came into our room (or maybe I was already awake? I don't know). I laid in bed forever, contemplated getting up, and decided that I needed to get more sleep, even if I had to lay there forever. I'm so glad I went back to sleep. I got up at 9:00 and immediately started getting tons of stuff done. I

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Yes! Our day started much earlier today. Everyone got out of bed much earlier today, thank God. My mom called at 8:30 to say that they had picked up the food bank stuff for the church, so we got up and around and headed right over to help. We love helping my parents with the food bank stuff. They work so hard, every week. They pick up, sort, organize, and keep the room clean and tidy.

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I wanted to do a Week in the Life to document what our life is like, right before the birth of our little miss. Since she could come at any time now, I knew I had better do it this week. This morning I got up at 8:30 to get ready for an appointment I had to register Saylor for preschool. I was super tired since I accidentally had a Diet Coke instead of a caffeine free in the evening. But I got

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I woke up pretty early today since Saylor was coughing so bad. She's been cough, cough, coughing so bad every night lately. I suspect it's because our ceiling fan is set on blizzard. As much as I love her, I just cannot turn it down. Oh, you caught that? Yes, she is still in our bed. When she was a wee one, she did actually sleep in her crib. But a few bad habits from daddy, and she gradually

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35 weeks, 3 days(Notice my belly button) I've been trying to stay cool, and trying to stay patient. I love feeling little miss move inside of me. I love being pregnant. But lately, the pain has been excruciating and almost unbearable. I finally remembered to buy more Tylenol PM and those babies are going to carry me through the next couple weeks. (fingers crossed on the 'couple' part). My "

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(33 weeks, June 22) That photo is from June 22, at 33 weeks. Tomorrow I will be 35 weeks! Almost there! I'm now 35 weeks, 3 days. You'll see why the next sentence is so true. :) I do not know why, for the life of me, I cannot blog consistently. I really would like to. I do. But time just goes by, and here I am again. It's been a week or so since I blogged anything. Yet I could probably blog

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**(Stupid) Blogger won't let me add pictures, so I'll try again later. So my plan of blogging every day (or almost every day) this summer hasn't exactly happened, has it? Thankfully, I have kept up with the little daily journal that I started for us. I had hoped to get the girls a little more involved, so maybe that will happen soon. Basically, I took a package of hole punched Real Simple

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Okay, I missed my weekly post, and didn't post a new picture on Tuesday. BUT, it was Saylor's 4th birthday, so I guess that lets me off the hook. My baby is FOUR! Four years old. We did her birthday party last Saturday, June 4. My cousin and mother-in-law took all of the pictures for me, so hopefully I can get a CD from each of them soon. It was a Disney Princess party and was so cute! Of

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Once again, not many pictures of my belly. My weekly posts are making me realize how horrible I am about taking belly pics! Well, I am now 29 weeks as of yesterday. And yes, in full nesting mode. You might recall that we were looking for a new (bigger) house. We've had that Mesa house fall through on us twice. We have an offer in on a really great house, but were told that we could expect to wait

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As of yesterday, I am 28 weeks. That means that I am officially in my 3rd trimester! All of a sudden it just hit me HOW thankful and overwhelmed I am to have a living, growing baby inside of me. It truly feels so surreal. Even though I have obvious reminders every day, I sometimes just cannot believe that we are actually going to have a baby.  28 weeks And yet, it is such a strange feeling to

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I'm currently in the middle of my three hour glucose test. I know for a lot of you that evokes a gag reflex thinking of the drink and the wait. Amen to the amen. I had my one hour last week and tested 146. I was supposed to be 140 or under (130 by some new standards). The good news is that my hospital no longer does the 3 hour test, so I only have to endure 2 hours of yuck. I never had blood

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Happy Mother's Day!Hope you had a wonderful day. I did! Here are some pics of the girls and I this afternoon after church and lunch. It wasn't easy trying to wrangle them for a picture AND get them looking at the camera at the same time. They wanted to get changed, jump on the trampoline, and swing on the swings. And it was a bit sunny, so we're all squinty. :) 26 weeks, 5 days   ♥ Amber

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I know my blog is all about babies these days. Sorry, I've got baby on the brain. ;) And just today I find myself thinking "I'm REALLY going to have a baby!"  I absolutely cannot wait for her to get here. Let me just tell you, there are definitely benefits to living in a smaller house. And that is AIR CONDITIONING! Our old house was way too big and open to run the air, so we used swamp coolers

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I feel very bad to ever complain since I feel so incredibly blessed every single day to be pregnant with this precious baby girl. But, I have to say this is the hardest pregnancy I've experienced yet. Normal, yes. Comforting, no. It's common knowledge that each pregnancy can get increasingly difficult. I say can. Usually it does...unless you're Michelle Duggar. Apparently, it's really easy for

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I'm starting to think about the bedding for the baby's room. Up until now, I've really had no idea what I wanted to do for her nursery (we don't even know where we'll be living or what her name will be). But looking around online, just taking it one step at a time, I'm starting to get an idea of what I want. Here's my start: Crib Skirt:  PaulaAndErika on Etsy I want one of these in white.

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I'm 25 weeks! We've been pretty busy around here. Today is our first day back from Spring Break. We had such a good break! It's always so hard to go back. But I've got such a positive outlook and plan for the rest of this school year. For each of us. 24 weeks--taken last week at the zoo My pregnancy has been going pretty good. Out of all of my pregnancies, this one is definitely the hardest.

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It's been about a week since I updated. I think the last update was that We are having a GIRL! I think it is still sinking in for me. We are all super excited of course. I think I just assumed that we would have a boy next since it seemed like the most likely outcome. But I love girls. :) I don't typically go crazy buying stuff, but I did have to buy a few things that we on my wish list on

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It's a Girl!!

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We’re expecting a baby A girl? A boy? We’ll find out soon ...Either gender’s a joy We have lots of boxes Filled with pink hand-me-downs Pink onesies, pink bows… Pink layettes and gowns So if it’s a boy We’ll need blue stuff, we think Because SURELY daddy Won’t dress him in pink What’s your guess? Thinking pink? Thinking blue? Go ahead, take a shot! Wanna hear it from you! Love, Amber,

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These are my 2 inspiration photos. Don't you just love Jennifer Aniston? I do. She's even cute when her hair is a little messed up, like in the first pic. I love her hair in the second picture. My favorite. This is the picture that I showed to my stylist last night. And I think she did a pretty good job of pulling off the new "Rachel" for me. I've wanted my hair like this for the last year,

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Just thought I'd share some things from my "Love" folder on Pinterest. It just so happens that most of the things in this folder are soft, pretty and romantic. All of the things that I love.  If you haven't heard about Pinterest, or you haven't taken the plunge, you should definitely do so.It is the coolest site. Just hop over, request an invitation, and a day or so later, you'll be ready to

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I don't have any cool projects to show you. That'd be nice. But I don't, so you get to read about what's been going on in my life, and some random things that go through my head. We've had a really sick household for the past couple weeks. Tahner got sick first, which is weird because he rarely gets sick. Last Friday after school, Maddison started feeling ill. She was very sick all weekend.

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Tahner: "How do you spell 'geyser'?" Me: "I'm not going to tell you. Sucks to be you, Oak Street". Have you heard that video yet?? Oh my gosh, I saw that on Facebook last week, and seriously laughed forever. I even think about it in the shower and laugh, lol. So funny. ______________________________________ A few words about Words (With Friends): *I am Tahner's Words With Friends

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  Can you see which one she said is her daddy?  ☺ Saylor called us into the bedroom today so she could show us her puppet show. I didn't even know she knew what a puppet show was. It was the cutest thing ever. And here is poor, sick Maddison. It's not fair to be sick, but especially on the weekend. She got sick right after school on Friday, and has gotten increasingly worse.

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Another recipe. Are you sick of my recipe posts yet? I promise you'll love this one too. And don't tell, but it will be the easiest thing you've ever made. I made this recipe in ten minutes as we were walking out the door for an afternoon double date with friends. And I've never made this recipe before. Super Easy Pot Roast ___________________________________________________ 3 to 4 pound

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Oh, I know. I think this is like 3 posts in one day, even though the Mesa house post was written and scheduled last night. I guess I'm finally finding my groove again. I hope that people will find their groove in reading my blog again. I keep telling myself, "If you write it, then will (eventually) read". I hope that's true. And to those of you that faithfully read my blog, thank you. Thank you.

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I guess I'm making up for that first trimester where I didn't do much cooking for my family. I've been cooking a lot lately, and I have lots of new recipes in the works.  Today I tried yet another new recipe. (Yesterday's recipe--Three Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake) I don't know what's gotten into me. I made a grocery list, with all new recipes in mind, and I stocked up with lots of yummy

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Mesa House#1 Contender We would close up top slanted windows over living areas to update The other day I told you that we are actively looking for a new home. From the living room looking towards the front doors   Living space to the left of entry  Living space to right of entry   Main living room/Den Kitchen (needs MAJOR work)(Needs a complete gut due to water damage under

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Three-Cheese Chicken Penne Pasta Bake___________________________________________________ Yields: 4 servings (much more if you ask me) Ingredients:  • 1-1.5 cups Multi-grain Penne Pasta (1 used a small box) • 1 package (9 0z) fresh spinach leaves • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces • 1 tsp.  dried basil leaves • 1 clove garlic (

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Sisters... They may not always get along...   So when they do,  you'd better take pictures.  ("catching" worms in our backyard yesterday) ............................................................................................. Happy Presidents Day!  Hope you get to enjoy a day off with your family. We're still laying around at almost 10 am. Maddie & Saylor are in our bed with our phones

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God always keeps His promises.  There is no promise that we will never have heartache. There is no promise that life will be easy. Or fair. Or just. There is no promise that when bad things happen, they will make sense.  Thankfully, all throughout the Bible we can find so many promises that God makes to His people. Promises to accept us, forgive us, hear us when we pray. Promises to comfort us

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We've been on the lookout for a new house. We're blessed to have our starter home. But it's cramped for us now and with another baby on the way, it will be super squashed. We wouldn't even have any space in our room for a cradle. Saylor's room is not big enough to share with the baby. So we have decided to take advantage of the market and find a more long term home. We plan on renting out our

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Here are some snapshots of our lives right now. Enjoy looking through bits and pieces of our lives.  (What do you spy with your little eye? These are Maddie's clothes) You cannot imagine the weight that has been lifted since my posts the other day. Just getting all of that off my chest, I feel so much lighter. And it has translated

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 littlebrownpen on Etsy I will be 15 weeks tomorrow! It is still just so hard for me to believe. I think with every week that passes it becomes more real to me. We are ACTUALLY going to have a baby. Yet even still, a part of me waits for something to be wrong. Even now and again, I expect to see blood. I worry that it will be the appointment that we won't hear the heartbeat. Heaven forgive

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I've struggled for quite awhile with my blog. I have been lost as far as purpose, direction, content, etc. And not blogging for awhile made it that much harder to return. I liken it to when you're a kid doing jump rope, and you stand there and wait, and wait for the perfect opportunity to jump in as the rope passes you by each time. I've been standing in that same spot for the past 4 months. I

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Okay, okay. You get some pics of my preggo belly. I'll be FOURTEEN weeks on Tuesday! ♥ This morning before church. It's official, I'm huge. After church, with makeup. :)  There you have it! I'm huge! But, I was skinny when I got pregnant with Saylor, and I was just as big at this point. So there, my defense. :)  Happy football day. I vote for the team with the prettiest colors. No, I don't

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Lately. Last week, I got a little worried, so my doctor's office let me come in and they used the little dopler, so I could hear the baby's heartbeat. The nurse tried one machine, and couldn't get it to work. Then she used a heavy duty one (that doesn't pick up earlier heartbeats as well) and she wasn't able to find a heartbeat. She tried for what seemed like forever, and then reassured me not

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Yesterday I finally had my first official appointment with my doctor. Before I got pregnant, I had scheduled a "What the heck is they problem, and what the heck can we do to get me pregnant" appointment. It was ironically postponed and ended up being on December 2. Two days after I found out I was pregnant. So, I kept my appointment, and my doctor and all of the staff were genuinely overjoyed to

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I went to the doctor on Monday for a scheduled ultrasound. I was a bit nervous because I went from feeling really sick, to not very sick at all New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Thankfully everything was okay with the baby. It's getting bigger, and everything looks right on track. I was especially relieved because we had the girls with us. I'm still feeling pretty sick. All of the normal

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Ultrasound pic at 6 weeks I suppose it's about time that I updated. I'm getting really really bad about blogging. Maybe that should be included in my new year resolutions. I've been feeling really confident about the pregnancy lately. I feel VERY miserable--headaches, constipation, bloating, tired, indigestion, nausea. You know, all those wonderful things. But, it gives me confidence that

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So, it's been awhile since I've blogged. Mid October to be exact. When you haven't blogged for awhile, it's hard to know when and how to start. SO, I'll just distract from all of that by telling you this...... What a great early Christmas present!! I found out Tuesday afternoon that we were pregnant. The first day of my missed period. So I'm still very early. We told immediate family right

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::A Conversation with Saylor:: Saylor: You're a girl, and I'm a girl.             Daddy is a really big boy. Me: With a really big butt. Saylor: Like you! Me: Nooooo, I have a tiny butt. Saylor: No, you have a big butt. Me: No! Saylor: Ya. You do. See your butt?             It's really big. Gotta love the honesty of a child. :) The cutest little Saylor on earth. Picture

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What's cookin: Barbecue Black Bean Chili A family favorite. So yummy and easy too! What I'm buying: At least it's in my shopping cart. I'm not too sure about paying $14 shipping. I want to put them in our dining room somewhere. I'll probably get the letters to spell "Joy". On Etsy. What I'm smellin: Coffee scented candle.I'm really in need of some new candles. Most of mine are

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In my efforts to simplify and declutter, I've been weeding through all of my old magazines. This is something that I tend to do a few times per year, and have finally found a system that works for me. I've always had a huge place in my heart for magazines. It's my kind of reading. And I love the inspiration each one brings. Over the years my magazine subscriptions have changed a bit. I used to

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I know I haven't posted in quite a few days. Oopsie. I've got a lot on my plate, and a lot on my mind. I'm sure I'll be sharing soon. In the mean time, I've been trying to go through the nooks and crannies and get rid of extra stuff that we don't need. Extra stuff takes extra time and extra energy. I don't want to waste precious time and energy on stuff. I'd rather spend it on my family. new

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Everywhere I turn, people are pregnant. Everywhere. Some are just popping, some are just announcing, some are just growing. But they are everywhere. And I am not. ♦♦♦ Sometimes it is hard to watch people that are wasteful, irresponsible, and undeserving, prosper. We work really hard. We don't have the latest and greatest. We don't go on vacations. We are (for the most part) responsible with

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We'll be moving back to our old house in the city soon. Our old house is much smaller than where we are living now. Much smaller. I've been planning in my mind, trying to figure out how I want to arrange ourselves in the house. When we lived there before, it was just Tahner, Maddison and I. And when I was just about to pop with Saylor (literally we got our new floors in the DAY before she was

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If you're visiting from House of Smith's,  Welcome!!  Make yourself at home! If you're a regular reader, head on over to House of Smith's, where I'm hosting a giveaway to my Etsy shop! Have a great day!

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Happy Tuesday night!! Did you watch all of the season premieres?? What did you watch!? We're watching The Biggest Loser, and I'm going to watch my favorite, Parenthood. I know it's not a premiere, but I'm still watching it. :) I know, I know. We're not watching Glee. But I'm sure most of you are, right? What shows are you most looking forward to this premiere week?  .......................

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Finally, something creative and pretty! It has been way too long. I deal with pretty things every day for my Etsy shop, but I don't want to flood my blog with Etsy things. And my house?? Oh, my house. It has suffered on behalf of my Etsy shop. So anyhow, it gets hard to list pretty pictures of your house when it's in transition and has stuff everywhere (waiting to be photographed, needs to be

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   Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6 (New International Version) (Thank you to all of you that have prayed for Maddison. She is still having anxiety, but it is getting a little

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You probably noticed, though I never even mentioned it, that I changed the name of my blog awhile back. For those of you that are new here, the name used to be {ae filkins}. Why? Because I couldn't think of anything when I started it. And I really only started a blog to document my miscarriage, and ultimately, our lives. So, I just stuck with my name. I'd wanted to change it for a long time.

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My dear friend, Jessica, has graciously offered to host a giveaway to all of you, my wonderful friends and readers. Jessica has just opened an Etsy shop called Oh So Chic Baby Boutique on Etsy. It is the cutest shop with lots of fun hair bows and other goodies. Some of the amazing items at Oh So Chic Baby Boutique:  new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(9369196, 'favorites','gallery',1,3).renderIframe()

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Happy Monday! I did a little decorating last Friday, and I thought that I would share it with you.  Yes, I ♥♥♥ fall. Even though the last few years (including this one) have had a dark cloud of unfortunate events hanging over head, it is still hands down my favorite season.  I love the crisp air in the mornings.  I love drinking green tea. I love all of the fall shows. (Yes, I know. Pathetic

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Happy Birthday to my wonderful, amazing husband. I love you so very, very much. You're my best friend, the amazing father of our children, and everything in between. Thank you for loving me, in spite of all my many flaws. Love you so much. ♥ me

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I know I promised a lot of different things coming up on the blog (my aunt's home, fall decor, etc) and I will still deliver, but for today, this is what I have to share. Pretty little things. These are some of the pretty things I've been styling and photographing (and listing) in my Etsy shop. Enjoy! Have a great weekend! I'll be spending time with

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While I've seen small glimpses of fall, and the promise of fall around the corner, I'm not quite in autumn mode with the 100 degree temps we've still been having. As I type, the temperature is dropping and we're experiencing a "cold front" and drop in temps to the mid 80's for a few days. So it's a little easier to start shifting my focus towards Fall. Only my favorite time of year! Melissa

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I'm taking a poll. I'm sure that you can guess that there is a story behind my poll, but for now, I'll just ask the question:                        Do your kids homeschool or go to public school?  (Or private school. But for the sake of the poll, I kept it to the two).  In the comments, please let us know why you have the made the choice that you have. There is no right or wrong. Both

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I'm dreaming.... I'm dreaming of simplified living spaces. I'm dreaming of white. I'm dreaming of less clutter. I'm dreaming of a peaceful retreat. The last month or so, my mind has been shifting towards all of these things above. If you follow me or are friends with me on Facebook, you know that I've been posting about purging and decluttering my home. Selling things that we don't need and

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Welcome back to another week of Friend Makin Monday! I kinda sorta forgot to line anyone up for hosting this week, so we'll just have it here. :) Quick & easy. What are you doing for Labor Day? I plan on spending the day with my little family. All of the girls in the fam have come down with something yuck, so we've been laying low since Saturday afternoon.  I'm going to finish going

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Please pardon my lack of blogging. It seems that going into 4th grade is proving for a tough transition for my little miss. (trying not to cry) There's lots of tears, begging and pleading to be homeschooled, and lots of lessons in tough love. I'm getting really good at the "there are a lot of things in life that we don't want to do, but we still have to do them" speech.  (after she'd had a mini

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Welcome back to another great week of  Friend Makin Monday! I am so glad you're here! If you're new, you can check out any of the old archives here, to get more familiar with the process. But basically, this is a place to come and make some friends, and have a little fun!I've made so many great friends through FMM, and I'm sure lots of the other ladies would agree.  We're shaking things up with

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Okay, I am not proud of how things look in these pictures. So don't judge. With school (and homework!) starting, my Etsy shop, going through every nook and cranny, selling stuff on Craigslist, moving my parents, and getting ready to rent our other house, it's been pretty busy around here. So it's easy for Saylor to get a room trashed faster than you can say 'Saylor...........what are you doing?

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One of my amazing readers, Rebecca over at This Present Life, featured me on her blog today in a post about her favorite things,   globes. Who doesn't love globes, right? They're classic, and chic. And I think they look the best against a white palette. It just so happens that most of the pictures Rebecca featured are of mostly white rooms. Globes add the perfect splash of color! Here are

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You might be getting tired of hearing about babies. And baby stuff. You might be waiting, and waiting, ........and waiting for me to post something pretty. And inspiring. And tutorial. I'm sorry about that. Right now, I have babies on the brain. And if you want to continue to read my blog because you like me, I am so happy for that. .............................................................

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I know. I do. I have baby fever. I flipped and I flopped. And I just can't stand it. I still want to try for another baby. No matter what. I need another baby to hold. A little fuzzy head to kiss. Little tiny fingers to hold, and big eyes to look into while we nurse. I need to carry a baby in my womb, and actually feel them kick this time. I need to have one more baby to love. I told you that

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 Welcome to Friend Makin Monday! With school starting, it feels like it's a new year to me. So that is why I am bringing Friend Makin Mondays back! Thanks for being so patient while I took a break (due to my m/c in May). With each new school year comes lots of jitters. And I can tell you, I'm definitely nervous about bringing this party back. Call me crazy, I don't know why, but I am! I'm just

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I feel like I haven't actually written a post in a really long time. I mean, with lots of words. Most of my posts are kind of short with a picture or two lately. I'm trying to feel out where I want to take this blog. I should be asking where God wants to take this blog, because I want Him to be glorified in it. Along with pretty things. :) Anyhow, I feel the need to write about some of the

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Mark your calendars! Starting Monday, Friend Makin Mondays are back! And it's going to be better than ever. I'm teaming up with some really great bloggers so look forward to a fresh new party! This Monday, it will start here, so come back Monday morning! Spread the word! Oh ya, and I'll be making a new button. Since, uh, I kinda changed the name of my blog since last time. :) See you Monday

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I am loving the new shop layouts over at Etsy. I love how they are now large screen, and the layout is just fantastic. It doesn't hurt when you have pretty things in the there and a pretty header (if I do say so myself). Hey, even the fonts match! :) Not trying to self promote, just using this as a reminder that even on crummy days, it's important to take note of the small things that can help

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Today I... Today I...woke up with an alarm. Gotta start training myself to get up with an alarm again. Today I...got right into the shower. I usually wait awhile.  Today I...cleaned up a ton in the basement. News: My parents are moving in with us.   Today I...took Saylor and registered her for preschool.  Then found out she probably won't get in. It's headstart and we make too much.

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How is it that I could be registering this cute little thing for preschool this morning!? Time really does fly. It just seems like yesterday that I was registering Maddison for preschool and now she's heading into 4th grade. She's an "upper grader" now!!  .................................................................. Is this a monumental or transitional year for you with your kids?

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I wanted to share some FUN news with you about a party event taking place next month. It is a Gorilla Glue Party event and it will take place Sept 9th through Sept 30th over at the www.DIYClubinc.com This is an additional event, a Special Event, (their regular monthly party will still take place). If you have not visited the DIY Club, you should check it out. They have awesome

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Remember a couple weeks back when I was talking about letting go? I said this: "With growth and maturity, I am able to process a situation, a feeling, a desire, even an item, and truly evaluate it with this saying in mind. And then, I release." I've had to follow my own advice. I had to actually come back and reread it today. Because today, I chose to let go. I've been going back and forth

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The other night I was bored and checking out the free section on Craigslist (basically the only section I care to check these days). Nothing good. But since I was bored, I hesitated and then clicked 'furniture'. I don't need any furniture. And in our furniture section, there is mostly "dealer" postings, which irks me. So I don't even bother. But, like I said, bored. I came across a listing that

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My Maddison Paige is 9 years old today! NINE. I cannot even believe it! How is she getting so old so fast!? I don't know, but she is. She is a little diva, with a lot of attitude. Oy. Here are some cute pictures from today. We had her birthday party on Saturday, so I'll share that soon. It was super cute and she had a blast!  :)

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School is just around the corner (sooner for some of you) and we're all starting to shift back to thinking about schedules, routine, and order. Along with school comes massive amounts of paperwork, projects, etc. I can only imagine how it must be for those of you with multiple school aged children.  If you're anything like me, it's a constant battle to keep it all under control. In the past week

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OH MY GAWD Yes, I just saw Eclipse. Tonight.Sigh. I want to see it again tomorrow.  To quote Buddy, the Elf:"I'm in love, I'm in love, and I don't care who knows it!" If ever there were THE perfect man...Jacob Black.  (Yes, I realize it's just a movie. And there are no such things as vampires and werewolves)(I don't care!!) Can we fast forward to November? **I've been informed that

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Here's a quick and easy display using a vintage cheese grater. A lot of times people tell me that they just don't have the eye for thrifting and decorating with different objects. So here is a simple example of how you can take something old and not only give it a new purpose, but it can be pretty too. I love the look of old vintage kitchen items. The chippier and aged, the better. Some

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Hello and welcome to everyone coming over from Tatertots and Jello!  I am so happy that you are here! Look around, and please follow along if you'd like! I just absolutely ♥♥♥ Jen. She was one of my first blog friends, and I'm happy to say, one of my best. I have many, but she's definitely on that list! I ♥ her so much, and she is just so darn creative! I am sure that I am preaching to the

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Remember when I showed you this beauty the other day? It's been quite the popular little lady. Lots of people want to take her home with them. Can you blame them?? She wasn't always so pretty. I promised I'd give you glimpse into what she looked like before her Extreme Makeover::Frame Edition. :) Isn't that quite the difference?? I forgot to take a true before picture, so these are

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Sigh. I think I'm in Heaven. Remember the other day when I said, "If you love something, set it free"? Well, I'm pretty sure this one is not going to come back to me. This is a quote from that post:  "With growth and maturity, I am able to process a situation, a feeling, a desire, even an item, and truly evaluate it with this saying in mind. And then, I release." Now you know

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I love to thrift. I love to go to yard sales, the thrill of the hunt, scoring good things for super cheap. Since yard sales are (typically) only one day per week, I also end up finding a lot of things at thrift stores. Some people may not like to thrift, and that's okay. I have some friends that just do not like it, and do not get it. That is fine! Especially because that means there's more

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If you love something, Set it free... If it comes back, it's yours, If it doesn't, it never was yours.... I have had a lot of instances in life lately where this saying has been very applicable. Over the last few years, I have really come to understand the depth of this saying. And, through quite a few hard & trying times, have learned to put it into practice whole heartedly. Although

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I've been super busy getting my Etsy shop going. I've been working very hard researching, prepping, listing, promoting, and trying to become better familiar with how to run a successful Etsy shop. If you know me in real life, or have read this blog for any length of time, you know that I love to thrift. I love vintage, thrifty finds, beautiful things, home decor, and creating. I am happy when I

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Each morning Is the birth Of a new Opportunity... Lotus leaf candle holder featured in my Etsy shop, Silver Lining

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Yay! Tahner got the job! It was pretty much a week long ordeal, with interviews each day. The first day (Tuesday) was a basic interview, with a panel consisting of the vice superintendent, the principal, chair of the math department, and a current math teacher at the school. He was asked to go back on Wednesday and do a 30 minute lesson plan for the panel. Tahner used the clip from Monsters

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We've probably all heard those words before, some of us a million times. And we've probably quoted them several times in our lives. In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus says: "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened" (Matthew 7:7-8). But if you read in

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I know it's been quite awhile. I'm finally getting back to me. I've been on quite a journey. While at first though it may sound lovely, most of the ride was dark. I've been very introverted over the last month or so. Introspective. Wading through a sea of one million emotions. Trying to find myself, wading through what I've temporarily become. I turned 31. source I feel like I'm

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