tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20844638483599029032024-02-19T19:52:33.803-05:00Life's a highway... and mine's surrounded by cornWhitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-59222409239103184532012-05-04T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-04T08:00:10.541-04:00Be Our Guest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
After working on the hallway, I hit a wall. </div>
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It was a teal wall and I simply couldn't stand it any longer. </div>
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I finally got started on our guest room shortly after Easter. When we went home for the Holiday weekend, we brought back a matching bed and dresser that came from my grandparents' house and that my parents used as their guest bed for a while (after my brother used it for a while). </div>
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Long story short, the bed and dresser set have been around a while (it was the set my uncle used as a kid) and my mom sent it back to Illinois with us. She said she didn't have a place for it anymore, but I think she just didn't want to have to sleep on an air mattress when she and dad come over anymore. </div>
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Either way, having the furniture there was enough of a kick in the pants to get the room painted. </div>
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We picked a pale yellow (which turned out to be a bit more "yellow" than I originally thought, but it's growing on me... and I am not about to repaint it!) And of course we kept the white trim going throughout the house!</div>
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There's a close-up of the pretty teal color that we worked to cover.</div>
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Here's the lovely "after!" </div>
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I'm hoping to find some sort of coordinating patterned fabric to make some nicer curtains.</div>
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And there's still plenty of wall space that needs to be accentuated, but that'll come in good time. </div>
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Until then, Elvis is the only art in the room!</div>
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Next time you're planning a trip to the middle-of-nowhere-Illinois, stop in and be our guest.</div>
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<br />Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-89276392082676050242012-04-27T08:00:00.000-04:002012-04-27T08:00:10.156-04:00The hallway that made me feel smart (thanks to Pinterest)<div style="text-align: center;">
We're (meaning "I'm") still working on redecorating the new house. </div>
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We've (meaning "I've") got a ways to go yet, but the <a href="http://lifesahighwaysurroundedbycorn.blogspot.com/2012/03/never-ending-hallway.html">never-ending hallway</a> is a little bit closer to done. </div>
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I hung abuncha pictures in the hallway and I did not:</div>
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Instead, I looked through abuncha "gallery wall" tutorials and idea on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">Pinterest </a>and I settled on this idea that made me feel like one of the smartest girls in the world. </div>
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Arrange the photos on the floor on a giant piece of (or several small pieces of taped-together) paper.</div>
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Outline all the frames on said paper, set frames aside and tape the doodled-on paper on the wall. </div>
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Gather necessary tools: hammer, nails, level and some nail polish.</div>
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Waalah! A picture wall that looks like a million bucks and that made me feel brilliant!! </div>
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(Yes, I am aware that a couple of the frames are still empty, but I'm working on it!) ;)</div>
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Ok, so you saw the last post about the cute shirts I made for the boys and older girls to wear to Monster Jam when it was in our hometown, but I made something extra <strike>crazy </strike>special for the little girls. </div>
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I made the little girls tutus... out of tulle coated in glitter. </div>
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When I saw this sparkly goodness in the store, I just knew the little girls would love it.</div>
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So I bought enough to make four lovely tutus.</div>
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Here's one of the little angels blowing kisses - not sure if she's blowing them at the trucks or if Uncle Awesome was on the big screen... either way, she was pretty cute in her Maximum Destruction tutu. </div>
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After having a few tutu-clad gals running around our seats and crawling all over us, we all had enough glitter all over us that we could've gone out and stood on the corner and fit in with the workin' girls, ifyaknowwhatimean. There was so much glitter on the floor in front of our seats that it was actually slick to try to walk on. (The poor, unfortunate folks sitting in the row in front of us had glitter all over their backs...whoops... hope none of them were married men that had to answer to their wives when they got home as to why they had glitter all over their back! HA!)</div>
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But here's the group of kiddos in their cute gear after the show. All of the kiddos did a great job and everyone had a lot of fun. It was a great show. </div>
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I have some pretty outstanding nieces and nephews. </div>
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They have a way of really making my heart melt with their sweetness. </div>
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Most of them think their uncle (the one I'm married to) is pretty awesome, and I think it's pretty awesome that they thing he's Uncle Awesome. </div>
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And when Monster Jam is coming to their town, they think he's neater than sliced bread (do people still say that? Have little kids <i>ever </i>said that? I don't know...) </div>
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But the point I'm making is that these are some monster truck lovin' kids... especially Maximum Destruction since that's who their Uncle Awesome works for. </div>
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And, because I <strike>want to be their favorite aunt</strike> wanted them to have something special for this year's Monster Jam and because I tend to be distracted by shiny things, I decided I was going to make the boys and two older girls t-shirts to wear at the show, and the smallest of them all would be getting a hand crafted onesie. (I made something different for the four younger girls, but that'll have to wait for another post... I still haven't recovered from all the glitter)</div>
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That's an order for four boy t-shirts, two girly t-shirts and one adorable onesie. </div>
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I used my little Cricut to cut the words out of freezer paper and peeled out the letters and kept the negative space to use as a stencil, along with the middle of the o's and a's.</div>
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I ironed on my handy-dandy stencils and used some Tulip glue-for-tshirts-stuff and then sprinkled it with gold glitter. And then I let it dry for many, many hours. (but the directions only said two hours - that was my bad.)</div>
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For the boys' shirts, I made stencils the same way and used some silver fabric paint to fill them in, and then I repeated the painting, and then I put on another coat, and then I put on another coat (seriously, like four coats of the stuff!)</div>
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Here's the finished product of the older girls' shirts (I secretly LOVE them and was really tempted to make one for myself, but thought that might be a bit too "crazy-craft-lady")</div>
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For the little guy, I made two onesies, but only because I put a hole in the first one trying to peel off the stencil (turns out if you use old-school puff paint and let it dry, the stencil won't come off. And then, if you try to peel if off using your brute-force, you just might end up ripping it. Oh well, guess that's why plain white onesies are sold in packets of three!) But for the onesie that turned out, I used the old-school puff paint and then PEELED OFF THE STENCIL BEFORE IT DRIED! See, I do learn from my mistakes.)</div>
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The older girls loved theirs too, but I didn't get a picture of <i>just </i>them, so you'll have to stay tuned.</div>
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(but for reals, yo, don't I have some of the most adorable nephews you ever did see? Yeah, I think so, too)</div>
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Hi readers!</div>
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'Member me? The chick that writes this blog on a no-way-regular-or-planned-or-even-slighty-scheduled manner?</div>
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Yeah, that's me.</div>
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I figure you've either written me off or forgotten about me, so I reckon I'm writing this for a whole 'lotta no one.</div>
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Hi, no one.</div>
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Have you ever had a dream that you're walking down a hallway and you never come to the end of it?</div>
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I have. In my dreams, it kinda looks like this...</div>
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And it's not that long... but it is never ending, in a less-than-philosophical way.</div>
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I start painting it... I painted all the grey and half of the white trim....</div>
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She ain't big, and she ain't beautiful (yet!), but I already love her. In our old house, the laundry was in the corner of the basement. It was nice because I could spread out, but it was a basement and there were occasionally spiders in our dirty clothes and that, for many reasons, creeps me out!</div>
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So here is my new hardest-working-room in the house.</div>
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<br />It's pretty basic at this point - washer, dryer, baskets and dog feeding/drinking area.</div>
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Mine needs a place for what I call "nasty" clothes... Hubs mechanic-ing clothes.... think gear oil, tranny fluid, etc. (I hate them... they stink and make my washing machine nasty)</div>
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Once Hubs and I moved into our new place and some of the "new" wore off, we got to thinking about just where we were going to start to make this place our own. </div>
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The day we looked at the house, the master bedroom looked like this. A lot of furniture, bed up against the wall and not much free space. </div>
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And, while I thought that we should start the renovating with the main living spaces (such as the living room, dining room, kitchen), Hubs was pretty steadfast that we start in our bedroom. And let me tell you, it's the best idea (other than marrying me) the man has ever had! </div>
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So, over a lunch break one day, I picked the color for our bedroom. While that is not something I highly recommend or typically do (I am much more of a "let me sleep on it" style decision maker), it worked out great! </div>
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It's a really soft grey. The color is from True Value and is named Stunning Maiden. </div>
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We went to Best Buy and bought two new TVs (one for living room and one for bedroom) The TVs we had were old and were big, heavy tube TVs. (The poor kid at BB looked at us like we were ancient when we told him that. Then he looked at us like we were really crazy when we played, rock, paper, scissors in the middle of the store to decide which ones to buy.... we're adults and we make decisions like children. So what?)</div>
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Remember last Christmas when I posted about my awesome Snow Village? (If not, I won't hold it against you... the post is <a href="http://lifesahighwaysurroundedbycorn.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-snow-village-lots-of-pics.html">here</a>.)</div>
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After posting the pics of my village, I got a note from one of my friends that said, "I didn't know you were one of those crazy village people!" </div>
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I don't traditionally think of myself as crazy, but in this instance, the label might apply. :)</div>
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I have new pieces to add this year and, because this blog is more of a place to virtually "keep" things, I wanted to share!</div>
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This is a grainery, or what would today be an elevator. And with my job switch, it seemed pretty appropriate. We added the tractors :)</div>
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This gazebo came with ....</div>
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...this lighted tree. Hubs got me these last year because they are part of the set that goes with....</div>
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... this inn! And how fun are the people that came with it that are checking in at the inn?</div>
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It's technically named that Eden Prairie Inn, just fyi. </div>
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Last year, Hubs also got me this sweet little log cabin.</div>
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And it came with this little guy and his dog who are out collecting firewood for the cabin. </div>
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My village is just a small part of the way I carry on our family's tradition of Dept. 56 Snow Village. </div>
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....and since I had a blog at one time *wink* I decided to just do a post about my loverly cheeseburger soup.</div>
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This is Hub's favorite, or one of them, and it is one of those meals that I only fix on rare occasion. </div>
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Because it takes me a long time to fix it. Today, it took me two Miranda Lambert albums and one Christmas music album... not kidding, dude.... <i>it takes a while!</i> </div>
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It's not hard to make, but it requires multiple steps and lots of chopping. I also made a triple batch because if I'm going to go through the work, we're going to eat it for more than one meal. And, in my opinion, it tastes better after the first day, anyway. It also freezes well.</div>
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Without further ado, here's some pics of my soup. (I'll type out the full recipe at the bottom, so you don't have to take notes throughout the post... just sit back and admire my awesome photography skills)</div>
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Step one: brown hamburger, drain and let it sit in the sink</div>
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1/2 lb ground beef<br />
4 T butter or margarine, divided<br />
3/4 cu chopped onion<br />
3/4 cu chopped/shredded carrots<br />
3/4 cu chopped celery<br />
1 tsp dried basil<br />
2 cans (14.5 fl. oz each) chicken broth<br />
4 cups of peeled and diced potatoes<br />
1/4 cup flour<br />
2 cu. cubed Velveeta<br />
1 can (12 fl oz) evaporated milk<br />
3/4/ tsp salt<br />
1/4 to 1/2 tsp black pepper<br />
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Cook ground beef in large saucepan over medium heat until brown; drain and set aside.<br />
Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in same saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrots, celery, and basil; cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.<br />
Add broth, potatoes, and cooked beef; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.<br />
Melt remaining butter in small saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle in flour; cook, stirring constantly, 3 to 5 minutes or until bubbly. Add to soup; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.<br />
Reduce heat to low; add cheese, milk, salt and pepper. Stir until cheese is melted.<br />
Garnish bowls with bacon bits, if desired.Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-32079116052872758842011-11-01T22:33:00.000-04:002011-11-01T22:33:40.005-04:00Where have I been?<div style="text-align: center;">
I feel like I've been in the middle of nowhere and I feel like I've missed A LOT! </div>
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(I have a new nephew that I didn't meet until he was almost a month old... I'm not ok with that)</div>
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You know when you feel like you've been bustin' your butt all day long, day in and day out, but when someone says, "what've you been up to?" all you can say is, "nothin' really... just work."</div>
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That's me. I've been working... a lot... or at least it feels like a lot. These 60+ hour weeks are zapping me. I know many, many people work that much all the time, but let's just say that on more than one occasion in the past 8 weeks or so, I've been happy that the state of Illinois won't legally let me work 13 days in a row without a full day off. I'm not accustomed to this much work... I'm not afraid to admit it.</div>
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In the midst of working, we finally bought a house!!! We are OUT of that daggum apartment! 6 months there was about 5.25 months too long. I will not remember the place fondly... it was small and in town and I was depressed a lot of the time that I was there - homesick, unemployed and just general ick. The Good Lord took care of us and gave us that place to stay, but I was thrilled to be done with it. </div>
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I am so happy to be putting together our nest again, I can't even find the words. </div>
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But as nice as it's been to have some space to expand and breathe again, it also looks like our old house threw up in our new one. There's stuff...boxes....dirty laundry... trash....paint cans....curtain rods....etc....EVERYWHERE! And working so much has put stress on my dear Hubs, who is just trying his best to make our house a home without my loving guidance. (ladies, don't you roll your eyes at me, you know exactly what I mean...) He has done laundry, cooked meals, taken care of the dogs, retrieved all of our stuff from Indiana. He has even painted, which he hates. </div>
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I am so blessed to have him. (We've been together 11 years...and I really am SO LUCKY!)</div>
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Soooo.... I painted our master bedroom a soft grey that I love...(which I, of course, don't have a pic of)... but if I painted all the kitchen and the entry and the dining area that same grey (it will butt up against the blue), will it be too much grey? <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You can leave her a comment on her blog or visit the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LoveForLeontien">Love for Leontien</a> Facebook page. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And while I was thinking about writing about my life today, I felt like I couldn't resist dropping a "Love Bomb" on Leontien because I know that the things on my mind are nothing compared to what may be on hers. </span></span></div>
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Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-24447288492982704082011-09-12T23:28:00.000-04:002011-09-12T23:28:23.536-04:00Pinning = WinningThat's right, I'm <a href="http://pinterest.com/wjcole05/">pinning</a>! (or am I pinner?)<br />
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Okay, but seriously... or <i>seriously </i>(if you say it with your teeth clenched together and pull your lips tight like Thurston Howell on Gilligan's Island) ... this is my ploy to try to get you to follow me on <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a>. (that's where all these pics come from)<br />
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I think I'm a pretty cool girl and I think that, like, you'll, like, like what I like. (That really needs to be read like a teenage valley girl to make any sense)<br />
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<br />Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-41192671619390512472011-08-16T22:00:00.001-04:002011-08-16T22:00:58.851-04:00Family Fried Food Extravaganza!<div style="text-align: center;">
So yesterday, some of my loyal readers (hi mom-in-law and mom-in-law's co-worker) pointed out to me it had been 41 days since I updated my blog! Whoa! </div>
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and I haven't built anything in that amount of time...</div>
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I really haven't <i>done </i>much in that amount of time at all... </div>
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Here's what happened: my dad takes an annual fishing trip where he a group of guys go spend a few days in boats and they bring back fish with the intention of freezing it and frying it before they go fishing again.</div>
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Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-89428242239301249052011-07-04T08:00:00.006-04:002011-07-04T08:00:04.659-04:00A note on perseverance and inspirational sayings...<div style="text-align: center;">Here's the thing...I've gotten addicted to <a href="http://pinterest.com/wjcole05">Pinterest</a>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And one of the most popular things about Pinterest is the sayings, the posters, the inspirational signs and notes and what-nots. I have a <a href="http://pinterest.com/wjcole05/words/">board </a>dedicated to the lovely ones that catch my eye. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">But the thing that has me conflicted is that I think some of them are a buncha crap. Sorry for the lack of discretion... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">With the situation I'm in (looking for work and feeling like I'm spinning my wheels and twiddling my thumbs waiting for people to call me back.. and side rant... anyone applied for jobs lately?! It sucks because so often, you apply through an online form and never even know if it got to the right place! grrrrrr...) and living in a cramped apartment with three dogs that have a yard the size of a putting green to do their business in (actually, a putting green is probably bigger). I'm really trying to stay positive, but it's hard to <i>dream big</i> or <i>move the mountains if they're in your way</i> when you're spending time waiting on someone else to JUST CALL ME BACK! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think everyone has their own version of inspiration and mine centers around humor and reminding me not to take myself too seriously.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So instead of turning to the internets for advice on how to <i>make the impossible possible</i> or some other one- liner of crap, I turn there for a laugh.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Some of the things on my Pinterest board that I use for encouragement include:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Pinterest and<a href="http://connect.in.com/"> here</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Pinterest and <a href="http://happy2bsad.tumblr.com/post/3810169155">Here</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More from Pinterest and <a href="http://brownbutton.blogspot.com/">here</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really am, though. From Pinterest and <a href="http://weheartit.com/">here</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Pinterest and <a href="http://bitsotruth.blogspot.com/2010/10/0216.html">here</a></td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And this one, which is the closest thing to inspirational IMO.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Pinterest and <a href="http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com/2011/05/wit-or-wisdom-week-17.html">This Blog</a></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After all, in my little world, the most inspiring thing I have going for me is a Hubs that appreciates me, prays for me and who wakes me up each morning (as he's going to work and I'm staying in bed for another two hours because I have nothing to do) with a kiss and says, "good luck today, honey."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that is the most inspiration I need, just someone to believe in me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(blogger's note: after writing this post and scheduling it for a few days later, I got a job offer! Pending a drug test and background check, I'll be starting a new job in the middle of July! Now, if I can just stay clean... ha ha! - that's funny because anyone who knows me IRL knows that's far from a problem) </div>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-41660573219215946832011-07-01T08:30:00.002-04:002011-07-01T08:30:01.122-04:00Booby-Trap!<div style="text-align: center;">One weekend before it got really hot and gross, one of my cousins and I spend some time helping our Grandparents clean up their upstairs. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It includes two bedrooms and the attic and my Grandma had gotten it on her brain that she needed to be cleaning it up. Granted, it's a mess with stuff stacked and piled everywhere, but the two bedrooms raised three kids. And since the grandparents are getting older, they really don't have any reason to be spending time up there, let alone going up and down the stairs. So, cousin, Grandma and I spent a day working in the first bedroom and got it straightened up some. In the process, Grandma let me take home a few treasured items that I remembered playing with as a kid. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of those treasurers being Booby-Trap, the game by Parker Brothers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The object of the game is to load up three different-sized pieces into a spring loaded, pressurized rectangle and to take turns pulling out pieces and not pull out ones that have pressure on them (or something like that)</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Mister really had fun playing, but I think most of the fun came from the 'snap!' the contraption makes and because he got to yell, "Booby-Trap!"</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little Miss was playing, too, but certainly wasn't following the rules...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">.... because she kept trying to chew on the pieces! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We had fun and didn't lose or break any of the pieces, so I count it as success!</div>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-46001710486811618332011-06-28T15:32:00.000-04:002011-06-28T15:32:00.362-04:00Cute Summer KiddosWe've been blessed with some pretty cute nieces and nephews. It's not something we can help and certainly not something we're complaining about, but it does make it awfully hard to narrow down which pics of them to put on here!<br />
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We've been able to spend some time with them having summer fun. And while these pics are only of about a quarter of all the kiddos, these are some of the photos I already have loaded onto the computer (and my MIL's been hounding me about not having blogged in a while). So until I have something more meaningful to say, here's some cute summer fun pictures (from Memorial Day weekend) to update the ol' blog!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Why is it always that the fuzzy pics are some of the cutest?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He decided he didn't need a napkin, that he'd get it all using his tongue!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and pushed the swing for a while.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awe, nothing cuter than some hot, sweaty brotherly love! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice to know someone thinks I'm funny!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And these two took turns pulling each other around in the wagon!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-11999271458700882542011-05-25T12:47:00.000-04:002011-05-25T12:47:59.304-04:00Wordless Wednesday... a dog's life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt4Fpu3-404Nw0VRWxJ0pSowqR3Mu9cYj55tubCRB-1qqor7td-rkCnZZ-g_eCX_HGFUKZT9OeZXOpQWVhYE2Iq3ut8GFD3G0Dmm2qh-XoOhlebeMMvkCoCqZaDo_JjzILNF_-GmmgrUb/s1600/DSC_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitt4Fpu3-404Nw0VRWxJ0pSowqR3Mu9cYj55tubCRB-1qqor7td-rkCnZZ-g_eCX_HGFUKZT9OeZXOpQWVhYE2Iq3ut8GFD3G0Dmm2qh-XoOhlebeMMvkCoCqZaDo_JjzILNF_-GmmgrUb/s400/DSC_0135.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a part of this man's heart that will never be filled by anyone or any critter other than this dog, his best buddy.</div>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-40484528888558686672011-05-24T18:49:00.000-04:002011-05-24T18:49:20.800-04:00I needed a fix<div style="text-align: center;">Hubs was out doing a show for work and left me here in this little apartment for over a week. Since I haven't found a new job yet, we're still on money lock-down. That means retail therapy for entertainment was out of the question, as was a daily fountain diet coke. (I did sneak in a couple over the course of the week that I paid for with pocket change to ease the guilt)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Before Hubs left, I already had a rack of ribs thawing in the fridge, so I fixed those for lunch one day and ate on them through supper. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've recently learned I have an addiction.... to DIY projects. And when Hubs was outta town I realized just how badly I needed a fix. Imagine my delight when I was digging around in a box of still-packed up cleaning supplies and found these babies... two brand new cans of white spray paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clearly, these were the answers to my prayers and I had to paint something, but what could become my <strike>victim </strike>project?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our table! In all fairness, this isn't our "real' kitchen table, it's an old desk table that may or may not have come from a previous employer when the department was moving to a new building. It was in my office in our old house and was eventually banished to the basement. (But, because it was in the basement, it was one of the last things to be packed and when we needed just some sort of flat space in the apartment kitchen, it was the easy answer.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, after having one coat of paint on the table, I got to looking at our furniture -- our tired, dog-hair covered furniture. I ripped it all apart (like I took the cushions off the couch, not like tearing fabric or anything drastic) and cleaned it. I stared at the ottoman, with it's dog drool stained spots (I promise, they're just drool, nothing else!) and decided to slip cover it. I had a large painter's drop cloth that I had covering the ottoman and couch and decided it needed a more tailored look. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You'll notice my "helpers" were never far away. No surprise on how the furniture got covered in dog hair!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After another coat of paint on the table and slipcovering the ottoman, I laid out the extra slipcover fabric and decided to slip cover the couch too. Looking back, I'm wondering if the paint fumes had taken over my decision making abilities!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I came up a little bit short of fabric and disassembled a slip that I made for our bench to rob some of the fabric off it to finish the couch...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then I redid the now-shorter bench slip cover. I'm gonna add some ruffles to the bottom of it, just about 4-6 inches worth to make it a little bit more flashy and then I'd like to paint the legs white. But that'll have to wait until Hubs leaves town again. (The whole project (slipcovering and the table) took me about three days.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">FYI - If you are ever going to attempt to cut anything in a straight line (fabric, paper, etc) you must invest in these tools -- a healing cutter mat, a roller cutter thingy and a clear ruler thingamajig. They will make your life so much easier! Mine are Olfa brand and I LOVE THEM! (the mat has to be stored flat, but fits right under the couch.... brilliant idea of my mother's!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh yeah, and I eventually finished the table, too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's hoping I get a job soon... I'm running out of furniture to cover and tables to paint!</div>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-27824042002281404432011-04-28T20:15:00.000-04:002011-04-28T20:15:19.918-04:00A year? Really?<div style="text-align: center;">My bloggy buddies and some of the peeps I know IRL got together for a bloggy birthday brunch to celebrate one year of blogging. Who knew a year would come and go so fast?! I can't believe I've been on this corny highway for a year now. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Honestly though, I've kinda been on autopilot. I looked and if I've been calling this blog home for a year, or approx. 52 weeks, and I've only had 57 posts, that's not a very high average of posts per week. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday to all my bloggy friends and here's to the next year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Operation: Relocation is moving along well. (I'm so proud of myself for coming up with that "operation: relocation" phrase.... I'm a dork for words like that) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We've gotten settled as much as we are going to for the next few months. I still really need a job. Not only because I like to be able to buy pretty things and crafty crap, but I'm really getting bored sitting around here! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was the night we moved in... notice the boxes everywhere and tuckered out pooch from traveling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the living room area. Hubs is sweeping up the cobwebs that were in the corners and on the textured walls. I think the curtains are ugly, but he keeps reminding me that they aren't mine and I only have to live with them for a few months. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Hubs' RC Max D truck that he ran into the kitchen table and dumped over and broke a couple candle holder/vase thingys. This was night #4.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We do a lot of bumming during the day..all of us except Hubs. (After all, someone has to work around here!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've done a fair amount of cooking and some baking because I've got time on my hands. This is a <a href="http://3kidsandpigs.blogspot.com/2011/04/sour-cream-chocolate-chip-cake.html">sour cream cake with chocolate chips from Heather's pig pen.</a> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also spent one day doing nothing but cooking ahead. Three pounds of sausage, one pound of hamburger, two pounds of bacon and four ham steaks diced into cubes later, I had a buncha stuff in the freezer ready to go. The <a href="http://www.goodenessgracious.com/">Freezer Mama</a> I know would be so proud! I also diced up two green onions. (All this cutting, I might add, was done with ONE 5 inch paring knife from the dollar store. I'm pretty classy like that!)<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">And that's what I've been up to, over here in the flatlands. It's not much, but it's keeping me busy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-75449100159026966322011-04-16T00:24:00.000-04:002011-04-16T00:24:58.927-04:00Operation: RelocationHello Bloggy Buddies! <br />
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Well, my life's been relocated. I went from my quaint upstairs dwellings at my B-I-L's house with his fam to actually living with the guy I married one state away. It's been about a week now that we've been co-habitating (is that the right use of that word?) again and it's been a bit of shell shock for us both. <br />
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First off, let me say that I haven't had a fountain Diet Coke or fountain Dt. Mt. Dew since LAST SUNDAY! My last one was literally on the drive over. And that lack of fizzy-wonderfulness isn't because of some vow I've made or me trying to be a better person, it's because I haven't eaten out since last Sunday! Again, not because I'm trying to improve my life, but because we're on money lock-down until I get a new job and that includes not going anywhere or spending the cash to eat out. Instead, I've been working my way through 2-liters (I haven't bought 2-liters since high school youth group lock-ins) because they are uber-cheap when compared to the canned version of pop. (BTW, when I was at the local IGA tonight, I noticed there are 20-packs of Coke products... not 24.... and they are not cheaper...just an FYI observation. You're welcome.) That also means I HAVE cooked everyday for the last week...that's two meals a day b/c Hubs comes home for lunch.. if bologna sandwiches and potato chips count as a meal ;) My new hometown ain't a big place, so there aren't a lot of opportunities to drive-thru, unless you want Hardee's.<br />
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In the move, some of our frozen foods thawed out, so we've been eating our way through those this week. It included a few of my remaining <a href="http://lifesahighwaysurroundedbycorn.blogspot.com/search/label/Freeze-O-Rama">Freeze-O-Rama</a> meals including Texas Two Step Soup, Quiche, Chicken Pot Pie, Shepherd's Pie, Kale Pesto Pasta and some Cheeseburger Soup. It was all REALLY good stuff and got me off the hook for being creative in the kitchen. (which was also convenient because somehow we managed to bring our "essentials" we didn't bring any knives, other than a large plastic lettuce knife.)<br />
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Also tonight when at the local IGA, one of the listings for aisle 5 among the cereal, granola, etc was "Jesus is the way." It made me laugh and just goes to show you that you can pick up some Jesus anywhere, even at the grocery!<br />
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So the apartment isn't bad, but it isn't my lovely large yard where I can just let the dogs out and check on them out the window every 30 mins or so. It also has ugly countertops (they look like they are covered in dead leaves! ugh) but Hubs reminds me I only have to look at them for six months. <br />
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It also includes a gas range, which I'm told is the hard-core chef's preference, but I've almost caught a potholder on fire twice, a towel once and my hair once. Seriously, I gotta watch that.... and update our renter's insurance.<br />
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Anywhoo, just wanted to drop a blog on ya'll and let you know that I'm still here and kickin' and once I have some fun stuff to take pics of, I'll post those too. I'm excited because I have more time now to craft and blog.... except we only brought the essentials with us over here. That means I have my sewing machine, but none of my fabric stash, don't have my silhouette machine, my scrapbooks, etc.<br />
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But I guess that just leaves me more time to job hunt ;)Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-84323759506039696382011-04-06T17:16:00.000-04:002011-04-06T17:16:59.806-04:00Wordless Wednesday...If you didn't have spring fever before you will now.<br />
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Check out these pics from the conservatory in the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas! (Yes, there's more to Las Vegas than oversized drinks and sparkly lights)<br />
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It was so beautiful there Hubs had to make me leave because I just kept wandering around taking photos.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">On a recent trip through the IND airport (it seems that I've been there more than I like, lately) this display caught my eye.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I admit, my first reaction was to chuckle. Cow tipping... that's an ol' wives' tale... and a funny one at that. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me. I mean, as agriculturalists, we work hard to "tell our story" so people have a fair and honest understanding of what we do on our farms. To dispel the rumors of the country bumpkin, backwoods way of life that is so far removed from the modern technology it takes to produce enough food to feed everyone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then, my own home state, the state with the most pro-agriculture governor likely ever seen around these parts, goes and brands us all as the state of cow-tippers! (and we aren't talking about cows that are waitresses and deserve tipping!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What the heck?! I have a problem with that. I know that the marketers that thought up this whole "Indiana is the place for cow tipping" scheme is likely not anyone that has any idea about how agriculture actually works, but this seems like a major step backwards. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCvS1aVFGgrTaI-cgMN86Yjq-Tt6LEpmT0l6zyJWvFnoHMgqeGevyRmwZIKfeBb8otvznye6KWFRdmF-nhw7GRprFXjjhTvV7qdV3LB7n7qULcsSsSdBhRE7nlt8XP9rwZePuZQJxiJqU/s1600/DSC_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCvS1aVFGgrTaI-cgMN86Yjq-Tt6LEpmT0l6zyJWvFnoHMgqeGevyRmwZIKfeBb8otvznye6KWFRdmF-nhw7GRprFXjjhTvV7qdV3LB7n7qULcsSsSdBhRE7nlt8XP9rwZePuZQJxiJqU/s400/DSC_0036.JPG" width="265" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As happy as I am to see the state embracing agriculture (they were also selling Indiana grown popcorn and corn hats among other items), I'm just not sure this is the appropriate route to take. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will say, however, this bottom photo is a photo of the magnet that I bought. After all, I was headed home from Vegas and the idea that "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" was a bit too fresh in my mind... or maybe it describes where I'd like to take the person that dreamed up the idea that Indiana should be branded as the official cow tipping state. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But at least this one doesn't make Hoosiers synonymous with animal abuse...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Am I reading into this too much? Should I have just laughed and kept walking? I don't know, but this whole Indiana cow tipping thing really stuck in my crawl....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-22251765127928274132011-03-22T21:16:00.000-04:002011-03-22T21:16:57.371-04:00Vegas Day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOp1uwud1XMl9ej4qxWKK3XY3lauMd8ygMqHIHQdEbVHZln2IaB2rhRdz8IjWYblsWkVEJZN0q7Vb4rTBwfU6E3rdOBquotcB-dantDfNKiaJxd5-b9Zi6jA0VIpw_yz5V3WrHFH-quAy/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOp1uwud1XMl9ej4qxWKK3XY3lauMd8ygMqHIHQdEbVHZln2IaB2rhRdz8IjWYblsWkVEJZN0q7Vb4rTBwfU6E3rdOBquotcB-dantDfNKiaJxd5-b9Zi6jA0VIpw_yz5V3WrHFH-quAy/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First day in Vegas....</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkowi6iYMc5tprS41giKwyHRa-2ZSIMdW9j3X6ucRp7gDFML4rSI5M84fzBP72-ilquuHJ8-pfXMLcPzImb_F4QcfYdHBgack0lUt2HU8eVElZUri6wXmS7qeo3zB9wF-qm39qI96aq39/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGkowi6iYMc5tprS41giKwyHRa-2ZSIMdW9j3X6ucRp7gDFML4rSI5M84fzBP72-ilquuHJ8-pfXMLcPzImb_F4QcfYdHBgack0lUt2HU8eVElZUri6wXmS7qeo3zB9wF-qm39qI96aq39/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...didn't do much, other than take pics from the hotel room....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrg3br9okHG_YMDnTnBrAfD4FoEo0d2795T9zkEzD79Obi-kDjfKzJBIfoZ8WYbNqLDcBxKDtiSm1pn1I5bJTjPLjbnVNnA_azDwin5_ocw0B7N3RkAX1pxppYqxZWMIBUUrhB9PWs_YD/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrg3br9okHG_YMDnTnBrAfD4FoEo0d2795T9zkEzD79Obi-kDjfKzJBIfoZ8WYbNqLDcBxKDtiSm1pn1I5bJTjPLjbnVNnA_azDwin5_ocw0B7N3RkAX1pxppYqxZWMIBUUrhB9PWs_YD/s400/DSC_0003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...this is the stadium where Monster Jam World Finals will be this weekend...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtwRHwGxjE1lkrkIjkRq7B4cVeVlthV8oHQLpfUKLsF9XaFXBJpY9jFZyuDhyvhCmnW3geNrVlOTFD7eKvyt_vblrlN0BR_d4xzCYvJ31gLWBoyvjDT5xXd8ZIQMBA7fMS4Jv0dKodxsS/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRtwRHwGxjE1lkrkIjkRq7B4cVeVlthV8oHQLpfUKLsF9XaFXBJpY9jFZyuDhyvhCmnW3geNrVlOTFD7eKvyt_vblrlN0BR_d4xzCYvJ31gLWBoyvjDT5xXd8ZIQMBA7fMS4Jv0dKodxsS/s400/DSC_0004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...here's my rental car...the one that's backed into the parking spot (because that's how I <s>roll </s>park)...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7v_7QqMZ3dhPZe8WOgJ4LYEtawSKnugxzQdTVMyxlEhDnhP8ea-RumWfQP9Sl91ucqxe2yV44lTYlS8mb5r9pHvzNLyPtEOF7CpBiEPPeT2krc1z3amgFWm8PHdbZt_xNz52whi4IzZ_/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ7v_7QqMZ3dhPZe8WOgJ4LYEtawSKnugxzQdTVMyxlEhDnhP8ea-RumWfQP9Sl91ucqxe2yV44lTYlS8mb5r9pHvzNLyPtEOF7CpBiEPPeT2krc1z3amgFWm8PHdbZt_xNz52whi4IzZ_/s400/DSC_0006.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...there's lots to do out here...</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkXcpl23lsOuTguir7bBcxchN7oiPvOEa0ETlfcjR4zgQujLgy9ZDJOG-TPHC9I5gSmnAM4MA7Ka-FVDztA3mjPkqEWEc8_Nqm5O7M7XANzE1fSSaJhTtMK9L4oGcqRj7-MfgFg0cPBcx/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkXcpl23lsOuTguir7bBcxchN7oiPvOEa0ETlfcjR4zgQujLgy9ZDJOG-TPHC9I5gSmnAM4MA7Ka-FVDztA3mjPkqEWEc8_Nqm5O7M7XANzE1fSSaJhTtMK9L4oGcqRj7-MfgFg0cPBcx/s400/DSC_0013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and there's a mall across the way. I'll be there tomorrow, fo' sho.'</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlargrRXSkTV9I2f6rR4m7EWeXW3W5iBu49JKp689APYuNbFSjkqP7ImhyEBArxBJoSUlZYHfjBMs_Z2kh1VBW8qQP8khfKyEECjt_x_UqU2xM_pB2vUjrp3B9W5rUJ4hF7wQe8dydQDq3/s1600/DSC_0019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlargrRXSkTV9I2f6rR4m7EWeXW3W5iBu49JKp689APYuNbFSjkqP7ImhyEBArxBJoSUlZYHfjBMs_Z2kh1VBW8qQP8khfKyEECjt_x_UqU2xM_pB2vUjrp3B9W5rUJ4hF7wQe8dydQDq3/s400/DSC_0019.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also painted my nails <a href="http://www.monsterjam.com/Bios/Trucks/Maximum_Destruction/">Max D</a> orange, but they turned out more hunter orange. It's okay, I don't care that much, I'm still supporting my team!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Also, notice I'm not wearing my wedding ring? Notice how swollen my ring finger is? I don't know what the heck I did, but it hurts like the dickens and I squeezed my ring off my overly puffy finger last night before I went to bed so it wouldn't swell up and fall off while I was sleeping. Overreaction? Maybe, but I didn't want to take any chances... I like to be able to count to 10!) </div>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-44569004984061682002011-03-17T14:14:00.000-04:002011-03-17T14:14:17.165-04:00Wordless Wednesday<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...actually, here at Sam Boyd Stadium....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...for this....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...because of him. (and that makes me happy!)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Whitney @ Life's a Highwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366138965418136389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2084463848359902903.post-41646786360228334062011-03-03T10:39:00.000-05:002011-03-03T10:39:14.205-05:00Homesick<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi friends (hi mom), </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm feeling a bit blue lately and I've decided it is because I am homesick.... not to be confused with being at home, sick. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nope, instead, I miss my house. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't really miss the house itself. It wasn't anything special. I don't miss cleaning it, or not having a dishwasher, or paying for it every month or my major pain-in-the-patootie, hoitie-toitie neighbors that ended up being part of the reason we left. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I miss the stability we had when we lived here. I knew when Hubs was coming home, I knew I needed to cook supper for us, I knew that we could plan for spring and planting the garden (that's lie, I actually only planted the garden one year and it was with pumpkins because they get planted so late that's all I had time to do by the time I got around to it!) </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Things in my life are in a bit of an upheaval and are unsteady and this is not at all the life I was living when we lived in our home. (Someday, I'll get into it a blog post, but today's not the day.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What life is right now, however, is the ride I signed up for when I fell for this guy. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This guy who likes to do silly things like this:</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This guy who loves me and supports me and my dreams the same way I support him. I have his back. He has mine. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We're a team.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(anyone else immediately think of the Reliant K lyrics, "we should get jerseys, 'cause we make a good team" ... no...just me.... I'm ok with that)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'll be settled again eventually, but for now, I'll opt to pay rent and not have to worry about property taxes because I know that soon, very soon, it'll all be back to normal... whatever that is ;)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Til then, I'm just keepin' the faith that it'll all work out the way it's supposed to. After all, there is no other way, is there?</span><br />
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