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Goddess hosts Thursday Theater. Wanna join in? Go add your name to the list!
Burke and Maggie graduated today! (Well. Technically, they’re going back to the same school next year…but apparently everyone graduates. 🙂 )
The theme for their ‘show’ was America the Beautiful – it was super cute. (If I do say so myself 😉 )
It’s about 2:40 … 2:55 with the stuff OneTrueMedia puts around it.
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Cheryl over at Twinfatuation hosts this one. Go on over to see who else is playing – and join in too!
I have no idea when this picture was taken (1976? 1977?). But one of my fondest memories of my Grandma is snapping beans with her (although, if she were still alive, she’d kill me for posting a picture of her in her rollers *grin*). The beans, of course, were from the garden. We’d fill the big green tub up and then have at it.
Snapping Beans
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When this ad came out, I nearly peed my pants.
That is my Dad! (well, that’s not my Dad, but my Dad puts that much butter on EVERYTHING.)
Don’t get me wrong … the mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving are to die for (heh, literally considering I’m pretty sure he uses 2 sticks of butter).
My sister once asked him how he gets his salmon so tasty. Knowing that she’s very health conscious, he went into the detailed description of how he does this and that … after about 5 minutes he came clean and said “I use a stick of butter.” LOL!
Are you a Butterton?
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…of paint!
Step 2 in the kitchen renovations. (Step 1 was new curtains.) I don’t know how many steps there will actually be…but there’s definitely at least one more (HUGE!) one. *grin*
Before
After
A lovely shade of “Lantern Light” (yellow).
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Debi hosts the Baby Picture Sundays. Hop on over there to see who’s playing, and join in too!
Today’s theme is Mother’s Day.
For Mother’s Day I got a lot of cards from the kids…Mike helped the kids pick some out, my nanny helped the kids make some, and the twins even made some at school!
Mother's Day Cards
I received a hammock a week early because Mike knew I’d be on vacation the week before Mother’s Day. I LOVE it. Unfortunately, the kids do too 😉
My Mother's Day Present
...Or is it for the kids??
It folds up for easy storage and to keep it dry (if I remember to bring it out of the rain…oops!) and it attaches to the frame with two chains on both ends, so it doesn’t flip! Perfect for if you have little kids (or if, like me, you’ve flipped out of a regular hammock too many times to count…)
My other Mother’s Day present is huge. HUGE I say! You’ve gotten a glimpse of it in my last Fx4 post. More to come!
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I was happily munching away on my artichoke last night when all of a sudden I see a hole in some of the leaves. Huh. Wonder what THAT is…I poke around a little bit more and find a lovely little green worm. In my half-eaten artichoke!!! Eww eww eww eww eww!!!!!!
I know that these things grow … outdoors even … and I shouldn’t be too surprised to find a little critter every now and again, but it doesn’t mean I have to LIKE it.
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Candid Carrie sponsors this one – head over to her blog and find LOTS of links for bloggers who’ve joined in! (You can join in too!)
It’s amazing what a new set of curtains can do for a room.
I forgot to take a “before” picture before putting the new ones up, so I found this photo from a previous post…not a great one, but you get the idea.
Before
These are the new curtains…a first step in our kitchen makeover – stay tuned for more!
After
And YES. The chickens will be leaving us when the renovations are complete 😉
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The Zimmer Zoo 
500th Post!
Crazy. I never thought I’d have this much to say! LOL
I figured I’d share some facts/stats about my blog.
Top Posts:
This blows my mind…St. Patrick’s Day has been over for a while, and yet, this is the one that still gets the most hits.
A post from FB notes. Kind of scary that people do searches on FB…are they trying to find some personal information to hack my account?
I have to guess parents are trying to find one that isn’t??
This is how I got rid of a virus on my laptop. I sure hope those 395 people found it useful.
Another FB note.
Hm. People are actually interested in who I am! 🙂
This makes me smile – I love our wedding story.
I have to guess that people are trying to see if the show is worth it?
(yes, yes it was. 🙂 )
I have 2,016 comments. Thank you 🙂
Most bizarre search that found my blog: “Spanking Burke Video”
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Happy Birthday Grandad! I can’t believe you’ve been gone for almost 20 years now. I used to call Grandma on this date every year – even if I’d just talked with her the day before. It’s really strange to not have that opportunity any more either.
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