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Apr7

Owen’s 6th Birthday

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This kid is loved!! He had 2 birthday parties!! We went to dinner at “Texas Roadhouse” last week on his “real” birthday.  His dad’s family and our families met there to celebrate.  He does love being the center of attention – LOL.  The staff brought over a saddle on wheels & we all sang Happy Birthday.  Saturday was his party with friends & extended family.  I made his Monster Cookies for the guests and Tara did a crazy good job on his monster cake, soooo cute! We all had a great time! Check out Owen’s “ninja” move in the pinata picture- LOL.  😉

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Apr3

“Waterlogue” – A Cool New App

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Found a very cool new app!  My friend Sherry, in California told me about this new app and I just love it! It turns any of your photos into a watercolor & they are high quality if you decide to print them.  Here’s a “selfie” I took of me, Amie & Matthew.  The icon and link are below . . . have fun!

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Apr1

My Muffin Man Turns 6!!

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Today is my muffin man’s 6th birthday.   His party is Saturday so I’m making his annual “gift cookie” for the party guests.  This year’s theme is a “Monster Bash”, not sure how this will translate into sugar cookies but we’ll see.

Happy Birthday Owen!!

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Mar31

Kitchen Re-do

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Soooooo, I haven’t forgotten about my “Kitchen Re-do.  These random “re-do” pics are just because I’ve been stuck on  finding the light fixture I want for this wall.  This picture shows my cute chicken (thanks Sherry), my lanterns and you can kinda see the current light fixture on the wall that I’m wanting to replace.  I want one of those exterior wall lights that you might find on a barn but I can’t find one big enough.  I do have one in mind that I just bought from Lowe’s so hopefully it will be “it”.  Hope your Monday is going well!! 😉

Kitchen

Mar27

Tree House Bed by Jason Benson

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Just When you thought the braggin’ was over . . . the “Dynamic Duo” strikes again!!

Oh my word – Jason seriously blew me away!! He designed and built this Tree House Bed around Owen’s old bed, hung a Swing & built a Tree Book Shelf around the soffit in the corner of Owen’s room.  Tara painted all the rolling hills on the walls by hand! The Bookshelf that’s in the bed is actually a “secret entrance” to the area below.  Jason attached the bookend to that darker piece of wood which inserts into the notch on the side.  When Owen wants to enter his secret “Boy Cave” he just slides the bookend to the right and the door swings open!!! SERIOUSLY?!?!Unbelievable!!  So proud of you guys!!! Great job Jason & Tara!!!

Mar26

Wow Me Wednesday . . .

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I went crazy simple this time because I knew I’d be busy this past weekend with the surprise party.  I’ve been wanting to try this recipe that a friend of mine emailed me.  It’s “Honey Cinnamon” butter and it’s very much like the butter at Texas Roadhouse!  I made it Friday night and took it to the party – we used it on cornbread muffins . . . YUMMMM!!

Butter
Honey Cinnamon Butter

1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup honey
1 teas. cinnamon
1 stick of softened butter
 
Whip butter (I used the “wisk” attachment on my kitchenaid) for 30 seconds.  Add sugar, honey & cinnamon.  Whip till smooth (start slowly at first so the sugar doesn’t fly out of your bowl). 
Mar25

Surprise!! cont. . . .

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Here are the rest of the pics . . .  besides being a John Deere fanatic, Matthew is also a big fan of everything country & everything Bronco’s!! P.S. He MUST own every “Cinch” tee shirt ever made!! LOL

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Mar24

Surprise!!

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We had a surprise “John Deere” birthday party (at Jason & Tara’s house) on Saturday for Matthew, Amie’s boyfriend & John Deere addict.  He’s in the Air Force and getting deployed.  He leaves 2 days before his birthday so we thought it’d be fun to surprise him.  His birthday is close to Owen’s and we told him it was Owen’s birthday party so that when he saw balloons and streamers he wouldn’t be suspicious . . . . lol, he was stunned!! It was great!!!  It took him a bit to wrap his head around why HIS family & friends were at Owen’s birthday party!! I love how Jason is cracking up and Amie is hiding! LOL   . . .  Alex & Heidi are the ones responsible for introducing Matthew & Amie . . . way to go guys!!!  I wanted to share the “how to” John Deere candy labels with you – super easy.  They’re actually “return address labels, #5160 and they will “perfectly” wrap around Hershey Nuggets (not Hershey Treasures).  Just add your own verbiage or image!! P.S. I took so many pictures we’ll have to do this party in 2 posts 😉