tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87767510916092766072023-11-15T23:04:10.082-08:00~ I'M NOT MESSY... I'M JUST BUSY ~This is my comeback line anytime my husband tells me I'm "MESSY"... =)Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-39412557341986023882014-01-16T07:10:00.000-08:002014-01-16T07:10:00.700-08:00Chicken and Stuffing Casserole Recipe<div align="center">
Four years ago, our office put together a cook book. I've made</div>
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think is my favorite (so far anyways!) is this Chicken and</div>
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Stuffing Casserole.... courtesy of Marcia Canterbury...<br />
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4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and chopped</div>
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1 can cream of chicken soup</div>
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8 oz sour cream</div>
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4 to 6 slices Swiss cheese</div>
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1 box of chicken flavored stuffing mix, prepared as directed</div>
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Directions:</div>
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.</div>
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Spray a casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray.</div>
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In a small bowl, combine the soup and sour cream, set aside.</div>
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Place cooked/chopped chicken in casserole dish.</div>
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Place cheese slices on top of chicken.</div>
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Pour the soup/sour cream mixture over the cheese.</div>
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Top with prepared stuffing. Bake for 40-45 minutes,</div>
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until stuffing is golden brown and casserole is bubbly.</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-42726291374653438932014-01-07T07:19:00.001-08:002014-01-07T07:19:54.340-08:00Bub's Photo Blanket!<div align="center">
I seriously think this is one of the the</div>
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funniest gifts I've ever helped with....</div>
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My brother is in a long distance relationship, (we</div>
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love her!) and even though it's super corny, he liked</div>
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the idea of getting his girlfriend a blanket with his face </div>
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plastered all over it - So even when they're apart,</div>
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she can still snuggle with him! Dorky, but sweet, right?!?</div>
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Originally, we thought we could do one giant</div>
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picture of him, but because the resolution of the</div>
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pictures I had weren't high enough, we had to go with</div>
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a collage... which I think I like better anyways now!</div>
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I just ordered it from Walmart.com and had it shipped</div>
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straight to his girlfriend in Los Angeles. </div>
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I know...</div>
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Best. Gift. Ever.</div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-4876710524512512842014-01-02T14:21:00.000-08:002014-01-02T14:21:33.694-08:00HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY New Year... Duck Dynasty Style!<div align="center">
I honestly thought that New Year's Eve would be spent </div>
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at the house, in sweatpants, struggling to stay awake til that</div>
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dang ball drops at midnight... and with December being such</div>
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a crazy busy month, I was OK with the idea of a lazy evening.</div>
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Until I went to Wal-Mart the Saturday before Christmas...</div>
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(don't even get me started on that... I was DONE Christmas</div>
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shopping, and then my brother talked me into helping him</div>
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finish all his...) But, that's when I decided I NEEDED to have</div>
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a New Year's Eve Party. And it HAD to be Duck Dynasty theme!</div>
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At first, I wasn't really a fan of the show... I watched it with Isaiah</div>
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because he liked it, but I just didn't see what was so funny about it, </div>
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and it was obvious that it was scripted. But after about four </div>
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episodes, I was hooked! Maybe it's because those guys remind </div>
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me so much of my husband.... especially Jase!! Anyways, I bought</div>
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up a bunch of Duck Dynasty party stuff and invited a few friends</div>
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to the house. So here's what I pulled together...</div>
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Camo tablecloth, plates, napkins, and toasting cups<br />
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Camo banner... HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!<br />
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Duck Dynasty cups for everyone to take home </div>
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Hats, glasses, beards, and headbands<br />
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Duck call party horns<br />
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Some of the food I served got redneck-ified.....</div>
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FROG LEGS (fried chicken)<br />
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SQUIRREL FEET (weenies)<br />
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'COON TURDS (baked beans)<br />
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RABBIT FOOD (veggie tray)<br />
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"That fruit is for Yuppies" (fruit tray)<br />
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chip cookies, and pretzel/rolo treats.</div>
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And you GOTTA have a little tea at a Duck Dynasty</div>
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party... but unlike Uncle Si, it's gotta be SWEET.<br />
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Loved spending the evening with these great friends!!</div>
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What a fun way to ring in the New Year, "and that's a fact, Jack!" <br />
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mid-November when it was 60 degrees out! But I did</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-38681915000844272332013-12-23T12:20:00.001-08:002013-12-23T12:20:43.444-08:00O Christmas Tree... A Fancy Tree...<div align="center">
I LOVE CHRISTMAS TREES!</div>
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This year, I've put up 19 trees between my</div>
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This is the main tree at my house... a 9 footer. </div>
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Everything on the tree is gold, silver, champagne or clear.</div>
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I found this gold beaded garland at AC Moore.</div>
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I have about 6 strands of them on this tree. </div>
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I love the huge plastic snowflakes that I found</div>
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I've got a few larger ornamental pieces that I have</div>
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coming out of the tree at random places. I can't </div>
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it was Hobby Lobby or AC Moore probably.</div>
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I got about 8 different gold glitter leafs from the dollar store.</div>
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I mean, some people would say this is a gaudy ornament,</div>
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but I think it looks amazing! Also from the dollar store.</div>
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I have quite a few different word ornaments...</div>
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peace, joy, noel, believe, merry. </div>
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Most of them are from Wal Mart.</div>
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This ornament came from my mother-in-law and is a "new home"</div>
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momento - she gave this to us the year we moved into our house.</div>
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I think she found it at Kohl's.</div>
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These crystal dripping brances were the centerpieces at my wedding! </div>
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They look perfect laying on the tree branches. They are from Michael's.</div>
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The larger crystals were also used at the wedding - I have hundreds</div>
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bit bare gets one of them! </div>
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This ornament is a new addition this year, from Hobby Lobby.</div>
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I got about 4 of these that are different shapes/sizes but </div>
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they are all the same glass color - they're enormous!</div>
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I really do love this tree.... and the picture's just do NOT do it justice.</div>
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Merry Christmas Eve-Eve!! </div>
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So maybe I'm just a little bit crazy.... but I started</div>
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I had decided that I wanted to get some pictures taken at </div>
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the cabin my husband's side of the family has been</div>
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in the processing of building this year. My family was all</div>
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The picture below is a cell phone screen shot of the card,<br />
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guide to draw on the words.... she did a great job!</div>
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5 out of 7 Old Wives Tales predicted a boy....</div>
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IT'S A BOY!!!!</div>
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Bronson Josiah Arrick... due May 2014!!</div>
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Can you believe Lauren is almost 5 months</div>
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"every party has a pooper that's why we invited you" to him!</div>
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This couple got their sweaters straight from her mom's</div>
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closet... I think the Cow sweater (complete with bells and</div>
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These are what I consider the "pretty" ugly sweaters!</div>
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Our small group leaders.... love the reindeer antlers!</div>
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Front entrance tree:<br />
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a light that the glass had busted!<br />
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the church! It's a huge undertaking, even when doing something</div>
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more muted and understated. I really want to say THANK YOU</div>
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to the following people who took their precious time during this</div>
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busy season to help me out, whether it was for 5 minutes or for</div>
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7.5 hours!!! I can't even describe how much you all saved me - </div>
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there's no way it could have been done without you all pitching in!</div>
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Rebecca Albert</div>
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Debbie Bandy</div>
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Mark Bandy</div>
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Brittany Belcher</div>
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Paul Belcher</div>
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Beth Calvert</div>
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Elizabeth Cooper</div>
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Evie Davis</div>
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Karisa Dillon</div>
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Judy Gibbs</div>
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Mary Greene</div>
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Lee Hale</div>
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Isaiah Haynie</div>
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Keith Herbert<br />
Randy Jackson</div>
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Paul James</div>
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Melinda McComas</div>
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Terri McCoy<br />
Brad Miller</div>
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Roger Mills</div>
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Terri Owens</div>
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Mindy Reed</div>
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Rob Reed</div>
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Bethany Sharp</div>
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donating another tree to the church this year! </div>
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Now.... who's free to help take DOWN the decorations </div>
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on January 1st, New Year's Day?? Pretty please?!?</div>
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Many hands make light work!!!</div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-52576367468664953952013-12-12T09:03:00.000-08:002013-12-12T09:03:45.543-08:00Progressive Dinner 2013 for Church Staff<div align="center">
Saturday was the second annual church staff</div>
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Christmas Progressive Dinner... it's just the tiniest</div>
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way to show the staff at our church (along with their</div>
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spouses, who usually end up doing quite a bit at the <br />
church too!) that they are appreciated and loved!<br />
*Click <a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2012/12/progressive-christmas-dinner.html">HERE</a> to see the first one done in 2012*</div>
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There were three host homes, and I got to host again!<br />
I set up a table for 7 in the living room, and a table</div>
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for 8 in the dining room. I hate that I had to split the<br />
group up, but there was no other way for me to have it.<br />
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I used silver chargers at each place setting. For the dining room,<br />
I made white/black napkins cinched with silver napkins rings.<br />
In the living room, I used silver snowflake napkins.<br />
There wasn't much room left on the table for centerpieces, so<br />
I had to keep them small. The living room centerpieces were just<br />
a couple silver decorative tealights. The dining room centerpiece<br />
was just some ornament balls on a decorative tray.<br />
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My house was the main course meal stop.</div>
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We served prime rib, mac n cheese casserole, green</div>
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beans, deviled eggs, and rolls. MMM mmm good!</div>
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I can only take credit for the green beans though.<br />
Thanks to Tom, Susan, Danya, Mandy, Evie and <br />
Bethany for helping me out with the main course!</div>
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And why didn't I take a pic of the FOOD?!? </div>
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When the staff arrived, we had them pick a seat and they<br />
could eat rolls while they waited on their drink and plate of <br />
food. BUT.... I realized that I am not a very good waitress!! <br />
Good thing I stuck to babysitting when I was in college!<br />
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After everyone was finished eating, I had the staff play a <br />
little white elephant game. We did this last year - I had good<br />
intentions of coming up with some sort of entertainment that <br />
would be different, but time got away from me. Maybe next year.<br />
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Anyways, I just went to the dollar store and bought things that I</div>
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thought were pretty useful.... lint roller, back scratcher,</div>
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disposable casserole dishes, garment bag, ear plugs, </div>
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expandable water bottle, high heel insoles, lighter, </div>
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Christmas socks, 8 pack of tissues, multi outlet adapter,</div>
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massage tripod, eye mask, a shammy and thermal socks.</div>
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I think they had a pretty good time... if they didn't, <br />
you could have fooled me!! <br />
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Sorry mom... but you are so darn cute, I had to include it!<br />
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Also, just want to give a HUGE thanks to all the others<br />
who were involved in putting this night together....<br />
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Rebecca Albert and Kurt & Jami Buchanan<br />
for opening their homes as well as making food<br />
for the appetizer and dessert stops.<br />
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Leslie Arrison, Sharon Rice, and Jim & Melinda<br />
Beuhring for babysitting 12 children! Whew!<br />
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Stacey Martin, Mary Beaty and Jennifer Cottrell<br />
for providing food for the kids and babysitters.<br />
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Lauren Savory, Tom Halfhill, Susan Greenwood,<br />
Danya McClintic, Mandy Black, Mary Beaty<br />
and Anna Lewis for making delicious food and drinks!<br />
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Evie Davis and Bethany Sharp for helping me serve food.<br />
I don't think they knew what they were signing up for... the<br />
poor things ended up helping me clean my house too because<br />
I was running out of time, and they came over early! Love you girls!</div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-70238162024902558872013-12-11T07:02:00.003-08:002013-12-11T07:02:20.171-08:00A "Golden" 50th Anniversary Celebration<div align="center">
I hope and pray that Isaiah and I will live long</div>
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enough to make it to our fiftieth wedding anniversary...</div>
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In this day and age, it's almost unheard of for a couple</div>
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to stay married for (or live) that long! But there's a special</div>
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husband and wife at my church who celebrated this</div>
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event last month, and my sister and I had the privilege of<br />
helping them put the party together! </div>
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Allan and Donna had a pretty good idea of what they</div>
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wanted for this party... they had already picked the day</div>
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and time, asked that it be a more casual affair, and wanted</div>
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the colors to be black, white and gold. So my sister and I took</div>
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that information and ran with it! Now, black and gold aren't<br />
your typical "casual" colors, but we decided if we used<br />
chalkboards throughout the party, it would help create the<br />
informal atmosphere that the Hutchison's were wanting.<br />
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the invitations I looked at online! I mean, this looks professional.<br />
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The invitations were sent in handmade envelopes, made from</div>
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gold antique-colored scrapbook paper. They were so sweet!</div>
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Wine bottles that we spray painted with chalkboard paint, and </div>
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then Rebekah wrote on them with a chalkboard marker. The flowers</div>
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in each bottle were borrowed from a coworker of mine (thanks Jenna!).</div>
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The mason jars had a couple pictures of Allan and Donna in </div>
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them, and were filled with vegetable oil. And I already had </div>
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the gold fabric leftover from a party a few years ago. </div>
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Next, we found this adorable printable for FREE... </div>
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how perfect?!? The breakdown of just how many</div>
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months, days, hours, and minutes that Allan and Donna</div>
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loved you then</div>
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love you still</div>
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always have</div>
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Donna requested that there to be gold candy at the reception</div>
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Our idea for a guestbook came from <a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/09/navy-and-coral-summer-wedding.html">my cousin's wedding</a></div>
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earlier this year.... a canvas print that everyone signs!</div>
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So we arranged with Allan and Donna to take some pictures</div>
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on a weekend that Rebekah was coming into town. The</div>
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enough years on them to have been married for this long!!!)</div>
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and there were so many good pictures to choose from.</div>
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Of course, we had a chalkboard with a rhyme that told</div>
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people we wanted them to sign the picture... </div>
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I wish I would have taken a picture of the canvas after</div>
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everyone had signed it. I just love that it's something </div>
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different than the usual guestbook!</div>
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Rebekah made an enormous 50, painted gold with a hint</div>
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of glitter. And we reused these gold yarn balls from a friend's</div>
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wedding that was in 2010... I honestly can't believe they haven't</div>
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For cups, we used mason jars with gold scrapbook paper</div>
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tags tied on with various ribbons. And don't you just love</div>
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Allan and Donna happened to get married the day after</div>
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President Kennedy was killed. She kept these newpapers</div>
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all these years... along with her wedding announcement.</div>
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So we displayed these wedding day headlines.</div>
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Donna had this delicious cake made, and she still had her</div>
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original cake topper that was used on the top! I love it!</div>
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This piece of decor at the party came right off Allan and Donna's</div>
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I was a tiny bit overwhelmed because this was a big party</div>
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Allan and Donna had about 100 friends and family that were able</div>
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Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison! </div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-80629531445596464172013-12-10T11:30:00.001-08:002013-12-10T11:30:21.166-08:00Merry Christmas Deco Mesh Wreath<div align="center">
Here lately, the only time I've had to craft has been</div>
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They liked the wreaths just plain and would have been </div>
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fine without any kind of decoration on the wreaths at </div>
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all... but I was determined to find a Merry Christmas sign </div>
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it wasn't already so close to Christmas, I probably would have</div>
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added some ornaments or something else to them, but they liked</div>
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dad and, like most girls, think my dad is pretty</div>
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much the best dad ever. Only difference is, I'm right</div>
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and everyone else is wrong :) My dad gets first place in </div>
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the BEST DAD EVER contest, and everyone else's dads</div>
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can tie for second. Sorry. He's just that great!</div>
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Thanksgiving Day with mom and dad (it was our year to be with the in-laws)</div>
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but we would all be in town the weekend after Thanksgiving, which is also </div>
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the weekend before dad's birthday... So that worked out perfectly. BUT...</div>
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We had to throw a FAKE party for dad before the REAL party! We had a </div>
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dinner party at my house the night before with family and a few good friends. </div>
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Us kids made a big dinner and had balloons and streamers and gifts - it</div>
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was a good little party... and we hoped that it was just enough to where</div>
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dad didn't think (or hope!) that we were planning anything else!</div>
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Next, the children's choir sang Happy Birthday to dad... it was so</div>
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Then everyone got to eat... we had chicken tenders and all kinds</div>
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"60 Reasons We Are Glad Larry Alan Greene Was Born" board...</div>
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HAPPY 60th DAD... LOVE YOU!!!!</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-31095990291683771542013-12-05T10:44:00.001-08:002013-12-05T10:44:09.911-08:00DIY Ornaments Using... Scrabble Tiles<div align="center">
I haven't posted in such a long time.... but I've just<br />
been a little busy bee so I've got lots of good stuff<br />
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For today, I'm sharing Scrabble tile ornaments that<br />
I made for zero dollars - I had everything just laying around<br />
the house.... We've had a Scrabble for years and never play<br />
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tiles. If you happen to use your Scrabble game to actually play,<br />
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Thanksgiving at our house - usually either at my in-laws or visiting</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-65546878560423570842013-11-07T11:05:00.001-08:002013-11-07T11:05:22.441-08:0010 Year High School Reunion<div align="center">
I can't believe that TEN YEARS have passed since I graduated</div>
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high school.... I'm now officially one of "those old people" that<br />
my younger self always pitied! You know, the one who can't function</div>
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past midnight, who has an internal alarm clock that won't let her sleep<br />
past 7:00, who would rather spend most Friday evenings at home, in her<br />
sweats, watching a redbox movie while eating kettle corn, and if she's</div>
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feeling a little crazy, will drink a root beer! Yeah, that's my life now.</div>
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BUT, I'm 100% content with where I am at this point in my life, and I</div>
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graduated with a relatively small class, around 100 people, and although</div>
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Facebook has made it much easier to keep up with what's happening in</div>
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everyone's lives, I was excited to catch up with friends I hadn't seen for years.</div>
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So Saturday was the big day. Even though I knew for ten years that it was</div>
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coming, it kinda crept up on me! Weird. Unfortunately, I've been sick for</div>
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over 3 weeks now, and Saturday was actually one of the worst days I'd had.</div>
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But, because my sis was one of the people in charge of planning the reunion,<br />
I, of course, had to help her! And I ended up spending a good portion of<br />
Friday and Saturday helping set everything up. I was pretty much exhausted</div>
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by the time the reunion actually started. At any rate, I'm so glad I went and</div>
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stayed the whole time - I loved seeing everyone, meeting their spouses, fiance's</div>
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and significant others, and had fun dancing, eating, and laughing! Too bad I <br />
look sick and tired in every picture. Oh well!! Better luck next time, I suppose.</div>
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**I found my necklace in New York City the weekend before the<br />
reunion.... the pictures don't do it justice because it was so pretty!**<br />
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A special part of the reunion decoration honored our friend<br />
who was tragically killed in a wreck shortly after graduation.<br />
Antwuane was everyone's friend and he will always be missed<br />
and remembered. His picture was set up at the entrance, along with<br />
our senior yearbook, a chalkboard welcome sign, and some music playing.<br />
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Although only 27 alumni were able to come, it was a really</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-84842246185941833582013-10-31T07:17:00.000-07:002013-10-31T07:17:09.269-07:00Beak's Halloween Party<div align="center">
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love everything that they had! It looks "spook-tacular"!</div>
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Here's the invite she sent out... I love the fonts!!</div>
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They served TONS of food (no tricks, all treats!) and</div>
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labeled everything a gruesome or scary name... so creative! </div>
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The tables were decorated simple but so cute....</div>
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the centerpieces were made just by printing a picture</div>
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My sister looked so cute... she made a parrot costume out of</div>
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who doesn't really like to get all costumed up, but went as a pirate</div>
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I think it's cute that Rebekah was a parrot and her nickname is BEAK =)</div>
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And this is one of my favorite costumes that was there....</div>
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Mr. and Ms. Pacman! They won the prize for the most creative =)</div>
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Great party sis! I wouldn't expect anything less from you =)<br />
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I already had the black stands and orange burlap.</div>
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I found the candle at Marshall's, and the owl and </div>
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what cute stuff they had there!! While I like everything </div>
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that's on the table, I still think it's missing something...</div>
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I really like the mixture of the white, silver and black items.</div>
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I found this cute little towel at Target for $1... you can't</div>
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get much better than chevron and polka dot pumpkins!</div>
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The glittery pumpkin is also from Big Lots.</div>
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And this is one of the printables that I shared</div>
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last year (click <a href="http://www.notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/search/label/Holidays">HERE</a>). I'm loving it!!</div>
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I borrowed this burlap pennant from our church (one of the</div>
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I made potato soup (click <a href="http://www.notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2012/10/potato-soup-in-crockpot.html">HERE</a> for the recipe) & cheesy<br />
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pie, and another family brought appetizers - pepperoni</div>
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chips, perogies, and sausage dip/chips! Yum Yum!</div>
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Happy Halloween!!!</div>
Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-69314389404242241002013-10-23T11:05:00.001-07:002013-10-23T11:05:42.540-07:00Mexi-Pot Roast in the Crockpot Recipe<div align="center">
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I'm calling it Mexi-Pot Roast.... if you know</div>
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shoulder/bottom roast</div>
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rice (saffron is best, brown rice is good too)</div>
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sour cream</div>
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shredded cheddar cheese</div>
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<strong><u>Directions:</u></strong></div>
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dump the salsa on top of it. Let it cook on low all day.</div>
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Serve over rice, and top with sour cream and cheddar cheese.</div>
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Then mix it all up and dig in! It's delicious!! </div>
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I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new Halloween</div>
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wreath!! I only have one other Halloween</div>
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wreath (click <a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-wreath-2011.html">HERE</a> to see) and I've used it the </div>
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past couple years. So I knew I wanted to do</div>
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something different this year. I'm so happy</div>
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with how it turned out!!! What do you think?!? </div>
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Here's the supplies I used. I found the spider at the</div>
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dollar store!! Also, not pictured is black paper and</div>
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yarn, as well as a hole punch and hot glue gun</div>
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In all honesty, the pennant is a little bigger than I would</div>
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I hot glued the spider, and then added a black/white striped</div>
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ribbon to finish it up. I think it's so stinkin' cute!!!!</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-15813922900244741162013-10-17T14:10:00.001-07:002013-10-17T14:10:40.695-07:00More Diaper Wreaths<div align="center">
I've made a few diaper wreaths here in the</div>
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last couple weeks... lots of people having babies!</div>
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I did a little something different with all three....</div>
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The parents-to-be aren't finding out the gender</div>
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of the baby beforehand, so I used yellow and green</div>
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for the color scheme. I cut circles out of scrapbook</div>
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This next wreath was for a coworker of mine. They are</div>
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For this last wreath I used scrapbook paper for the</div>
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You can't tell, but the scrapbook paper has parts that are </div>
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glittered! I put the wreath together at work during my </div>
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progress. The picture doesn't do it justice - it's so sweet!</div>
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Click <a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2011/08/diaper-wreaths.html">HERE</a> to see previous diaper wreaths I've</div>
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It's so easy, but everyone really loves them!</div>
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DAY 1: TRI COLOR YARN WREATH<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>ROBIN WETHERINGTON!</strong></span> </div>
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DAY 2: BURLAP WELCOME PENNANT WREATH</div>
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And the winner is......<br />
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DAY 3: ORANGE MINI WREATH WITH BURLAP BOW</div>
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And the winner is......<br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">NATALIE FISCHER!</span></strong><br />
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DAY 4: MINI BURLAP WREATH WITH ORANGE FELT FLOWERS<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">THE RUBESHA'S!</span></strong><br />
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DAY 5: BURLAP LEAF YARN WREATH<br />
And the winner is......<br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">DANIELLE IRBY!</span></strong><br />
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-43347240401306900132013-10-11T13:01:00.000-07:002013-10-11T13:01:01.817-07:005 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS, DAY 5: Burlap Leaf Wreath<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's the last wreath in my</div>
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5 Days of Fall Giveaways...</div>
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Day 5: The Burlap Leaf Wreath </div>
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This is a medium size straw wreath wrapped in tan yarn.</div>
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The burlap leaves are from Hobby Lobby and I just hot</div>
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glued them to the wreath. A skinny orange ribbon finished it up!</div>
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So to win this wreath, here's what you gotta do!</div>
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1. Leave a comment on this blog post.</div>
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2. Share the post on Facebook.</div>
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So simple!</div>
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Have you missed the last 4 days of free wreaths?</div>
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You still have until midnight on Saturday, October 12th </div>
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to comment/share on all of them, and the winners of</div>
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each wreath will be announced on Sunday, October 13th!</div>
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Here's the links for the other wreaths:</div>
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<a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/10/5-days-of-fall-giveaways-day-1-tri.html">Day 1: Tri Color Yarn Wreath</a></div>
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<a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/10/5-days-of-fall-giveaways-day-2-pennant.html">Day 2: Burlap Welcome Pennant Wreath</a></div>
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<a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/10/5-days-of-fall-giveaways-day-3-orange.html">Day 3: Orange Mini Wreath with Burlap Ribbon</a></div>
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<a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/10/5-days-of-fall-giveaways-day-4-mini.html">Day 4: Mini Burlap Wreath with Orange Felt Flowers</a></div>
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Get your front door in the fall spirit with one</div>
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of these wreaths! Good luck - hope you win!!</div>
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Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453396138525986781noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8776751091609276607.post-74698070695579821352013-10-10T09:14:00.000-07:002013-10-10T09:14:44.822-07:005 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS, DAY 4: Mini Burlap Wreath<div align="center">
Another burlap wreath is up for grabs on DAY 4<br />
of the Fall Wreath Giveaways... this one is a<br />
Mini Burlap/Orange Felt Flower Wreath.</div>
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Two different kinds of felt flowers over a burlap<br />
wrapped straw wreath. The ribbon on the top is brown.<br />
I think this wreath is precious and as much as I love it,<br />
I'm giving it to one of YOU! In case you are seeing this<br />
for the first time and don't know the drill - here's the rules:<br />
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TO WIN THIS WREATH:<br />
You have to do BOTH of these steps:<br />
1. Leave a comment on this blog post.<br />
2. Share this blog post on facebook.<br />
That's it!!! Easy, right?!?<br />
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You have until midnight on Saturday, October 12th<br />
to comment/share, and the winners will be announced<br />
by another blog post on Sunday, October 13th. <br />
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Missed the last three days? Click on the links below:<br />
DAY 1: <a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/10/5-days-of-fall-giveaways-day-1-tri.html">Tri Color Yarn Wreath</a><br />
DAY 2: <a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/10/5-days-of-fall-giveaways-day-2-pennant.html">Burlap Welcome Pennant Wreath</a><br />
DAY 3: <a href="http://notmessyjustbusy.blogspot.com/2013/10/5-days-of-fall-giveaways-day-3-orange.html">Orange Mini Wreath</a><br />
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Only one more wreath to share tomorrow!<br />
Hope you have a great day =)</div>
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