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Month: March 2007

Tackle It Tuesday: Closets

Posted in Homemaking

Click on image for link Whew! It’s hard to believe it’s that time of week again; time to post another tackle. I have to admit that this week’s tackle was a bit easier than the last couple of weeks (thankfully). This week, I’ve been tackling re-doing some of the closets. They all need to be updated to meet our needs instead of the previous owner’s. So, without further ado… The master bedroom before and after photos: The master closet has matching plastic storage drawers on both sides that the previous owners left behind in the garage. The closet organizer was…

Make It From Scratch Carnival #6

Posted in Homemaking

The entries are in over at Stop the Ride for the Make it from Scratch carnival. There are all kinds of yummy treats and creative ideas to see this week. You can see my entry here. Munchkin and I had a lot of fun filling the planter boxes with plants that will hopefully turn out to yield yummy fruit. To find out how you can participate in the Make It From Scratch Carnival, head on over to Stop the Ride. Next week’s edition will be a Make It From Scratch for the 1st time edition which means that you will…

Quirky Quotes Contest Entry #2

Posted in Commercial Break, and Thoughts

My second entry into the quirky quotes contest is (first quote and more detail can be found here): “Courage is endurance for one moment more…” ~Unknown Marine Second Lieutenant in Vietnam ************************************************************ As you can see, I decided to do one quote for myself and one quote for my husband. I also wanted to post a few extra quotes in honor of my husband… * “The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth.” ~Thomas E. Ricks; Making…

Quirky Quotes Contest Entry

Posted in Commercial Break

Here’s another fun contest that anyone can enter. It’s easy to do. Just “post your favorite quote to your blog by midnight on Saturday March 31st, in an entry entitled “Quirky Quote Qontest Entry”… to see the rest of the details, head on over to So Much To Say, So Little Time and tell her that I sent you. The great thing is you can actually enter the contest twice. Plus, if you refer someone over to the contest, and they give your name, you receive another vote (more about the voting in the entry details). The prize? Your blog…

Marriage Monday: Encouragement

Posted in Christian Life, and Family

For this week’s Marriage Monday over at Fruit in Season, we are being asked to talk about ways that we lift up and encourage our husbands. This is one that I can easily write about as D has recently told me some of the things that I have done recently (and in the past) that really encourage and lift him up. It’s always nice when we get a nice little bit of help in that area. One of the main ways that I can really lift up and encourage my husband is by making sure our daughter and our home…