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Messy Independence

September 30, 2008 by Elaine

Little G has always been an independent eater. When he was an infant I tried feeding him baby food with a spoon and that lasted maybe 2 weeks. Let’s just say I was tired of washing it off of and out of everything. Including my own hair. So…. by 7 or 8 months I was…

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Filed Under: Baby, Little G, Photography

Weekly Winners – 9/28

September 28, 2008 by Elaine

September 21st – 27th I only took a few pictures this week while on a trip to the park with some of our friends. We were supposedly on a nature hunt. We found some nice trees, a cool rock, a “flower” (a.ka.blooming weed) and a beautiful sunset. Oh and some cute kids! Unfortunately only one…

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Filed Under: Little G, Outings, Photography, Weekly Winners

So Far This Week is Better

September 16, 2008 by Elaine

Last week at this time I had the accident. I know, sorry to remind you all (and myself) but I failed to mention how my week didn’t get THAT much better. Oh and TODAY, I found out my car won’t be fixed until the end of this month. It’s gonna take three weeks people!! Lesson…

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Filed Under: Little G, Misc., Photography, The B Man

Weekly Winners – 9/14

September 14, 2008 by Elaine

September 7 – September 13 Park huddle Cleanin’ the rocks out of their Crocs I just love that little boy hair! Turning the camera on myself Hangin’ on the sofa Very, very thirsty Oh the dimple… it melts me into a puddle on the floor. Checkin’ out brother’s train catalog Sarcastic Mom is the hostess…

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Filed Under: boys, Friends, Little G, Playgroup, Weekly Winners

Scrappin’ Saturday

September 13, 2008 by Elaine

These days I require MAJOR inspiration to get any scrapbooking done. Thankfully I can find that on the good ole internet. This time I found my inspiration at Erin’s blog – Erin’s Scrappy Place with a sketch done by Adrienne. Here’s what I produced. This is also my entry for the little contest that is…

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Filed Under: contests, Little G, Scrapbooking

Family Time, It’s SO NOT Overrated

September 8, 2008 by Elaine

Do you ever find you and your spouse looking at each other on a Saturday morning and saying, “So, what are we going to do this weekend?” There are many weekends when we are booked up and end up with very little “free” time but this weekend was an exception. Thank goodness. We had time…

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Filed Under: Family, Little G, Outings, The B Man, Tim, weekend

Weekly Winners – 9/7

September 7, 2008 by Elaine

August 31 – September 6 This last week we enjoyed the long weekend, welcomed a new friend into our home, Miss Anna Banana (I’m sorry, I just HAVE to call her that!) and started school. It was a busy and fun week! Best buds in the pool! Dude, is it nap time yet?? Spider lilies…

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Filed Under: Anna, Little G, Photography, The B Man, Weekly Winners

My Boys

September 4, 2008 by Elaine

Sometimes I get SO caught up in other things that are going on that I forget that I need to talk about my little guys on here. I WANT to talk about them so I can go back and read what was going on with them at that certain time. I mean 1 and 4…

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Filed Under: boys, Little G, Milestones, The B Man

Wordless Wednesday #31 – Ready for School!

September 3, 2008 by Elaine

There’s more WW over at 5 Minutes for Mom! (BTW, we added a little girl to the mix! She’s my friend Lisa’s daughter that I started babysitting this week. Isn’t she cute?)

Filed Under: Anna, boys, Little G, School, The B Man, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday #30 – Cute But Stinky

August 27, 2008 by Elaine

This picture was taken in the boys’ play tent right before we had to evacuate due to the gas this child passed. Oh the joys of boys! : ) Make a bee line over to 5 Minutes for Mom for more WW fun!

Filed Under: boys, Little G, Wordless Wednesday

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Hi! I'm Elaine, a transplanted Texan who has spent almost 16 years living in Cajun country. I am re-married to Brandon and we have five "kids" together, ages 21, 18, 17, 16 and 15 and crazy but cute dog, Charlie. I am also an office manager, occasional writer, prayer, and lover of life! Find me on Instagram (misselaine0375) and contact me at misselaineous0375 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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