tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64930815997140346032024-03-13T13:54:20.588-05:00Baddorf BabblingsHi, I'm Rachel. A wife, mom of two, reader, eater, home cook, and gardener. Rachel Baddorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977338009762488873noreply@blogger.comBlogger751125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493081599714034603.post-32639150915534483472018-10-15T06:00:00.000-05:002018-10-15T06:00:10.421-05:00Cookbook Review: Cooking with Scraps by Lindsay-Jean HardCooking with Scraps is a creative resource for using every bit of your food and ingredients. From artichoke leaves to tortilla chip crumbs. I loved how it was organized by ingredient alphabetically so that it can be an easy reference. There were some obscure items: shiso and bacon ends you might not come across in your daily cooking, but overall most recipes featured common ingredients. I tried several different recipes and they were both good and were easy to prepare when following the directions. There are several more I bookmarked to try another time. Great book to add to your collection.<br />
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Thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to read an early copy. All thoughts are my own.Rachel Baddorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977338009762488873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493081599714034603.post-10329229721214005872018-06-06T11:09:00.002-05:002018-06-06T11:09:38.322-05:00Cookbook Review: What Can I Bring? by Elizabeth HiskellI thoroughly enjoyed cooking through this book for the last month or so. What can I bring? is a question most of are faced with at least several times a year, if not weekly. I enjoyed reading her suggestions for the various situations. The book is divided into chapters of scenarios in which you might bring food. Everything I made (which is listed below) was great and simple to prepare. Directions were clear and easy to accomplish. My one criticism is that it would have been nice to see more healthy sides included. Otherwise a solid cookbook to add to your collection.<br />
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What I cooked:<br />
Yoste Roast, p. 24 - Similar to the famous Mississippi Roast floating around the internet. Simply delicious. (Side note: I was brought a similar dish after having my second baby and we thoroughly enjoyed it with a couple of healthy sides.)<br />
Pimento Cheese, p. 48 - Great. I'm forever in search of the best pimento cheese recipe and this one is one I will try again.<br />
Crack Crackers, p. 78 - I actually took these to a family as they were packing to move.<br />
Roasted Vegetable Pasta salad, p. 84 - great side dish. Especially for the spring/summer months.<br />
Chicken Enchiladas, p. 104 - awesome. I will for sure be making this again.<br />
Refried black beans, p. 105 - also awesome.<br />
Tossed Green Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing, p. 110 - Served this with the above two recipes. Great.<br />
Pasta Jambalya, p 165 - Delicious<br />
Hangover Sliders, p. 190 - good.<br />
White Bean and Kale Soup, p. 207 - delicious. One of the more healthy dishes I tried from this book.<br />
Turkey, Brie, and Apple Sandwich, p. 240 - Great. I didn't make the hot mustard sauce because I was short on time and ingredients.<br />
Cola Cake, p 257 - A classic.<br />
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There are still many more recipes I'd like to try from this book and I will be turning to it again and again.Rachel Baddorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977338009762488873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493081599714034603.post-70948340536929960842017-05-08T13:03:00.001-05:002017-05-08T13:03:16.044-05:00Garden Start of 2017!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's officially garden season! Hooray! </div>
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Months ago I started my tomato and pepper seeds. A few weeks ago I transferred them to individual, slightly larger pots. And I had also started cucumber and squash seeds. </div>
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They've been living on the driveway for about a month now. </div>
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On Saturday we packed up the car and headed to meet my grandfather at our Shelby Farms plot. </div>
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Bryan tilled up the plots for us. We were only able to get the squash and cucumbers in the ground as we forgot to pack a hoe! Doh! </div>
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Back at home I got our raised beds planted. </div>
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We've got lots of herbs, peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, zinnias, squash, zucchini, and cucumbers. </div>
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My garden helper checking on the progress. </div>
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So excited to watch everything grow this year! </div>
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In the new (how long can I keep saying that?) house we have a laundry area between the kitchen and the half bath. It is sort of in our pantry, mud room, garage entrance area. I don't mind it being in the open so much, but I've always wanted to put a counter over our washer and dryer so that we can use the space more effectively. Soooo many things had fallen behind the washer. </div>
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Here's what we were working with. See how we liked to store things on top? </div>
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We needed to find a work around the water hookups and the electrical outlet. </div>
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I pinned a bunch of images and had an idea in my head. Fortunately, Bryan was patient enough to see out my vision. </div>
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First up a trip to Lowe's where we purchased this: </div>
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Our house came with some beautiful, mature azaleas bushes. We adored them from the beginning and couldn't wait until the spring to see them bloom. They were gorgeous, but were way way way overgrown. So after the blooms had died off it was time to prune. Who doesn't love a good before and after?!</div>
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A few snapshots from April 2017:</div>
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We opened the pool early in the month. This is what it looked like under the cover. It didn't take very long for it to start looking swimable. </div>
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It's time to potty train this kid!</div>
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We kicked off our Easter festivities with IPC's annual concert at the Shell Saturday night. The weather was absolutely perfect. It was a great way to start our Sabbath after several days of yard work. </div>
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Charlie's first Easter basket. Bubbles, garden gear, books and stickers were a hit. </div>
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Oh, and candy. Can't forget the candy. </div>
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We picked up donuts for Sunday school and shared bacon donuts on the way to church. </div>
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Sadly I didn't get any photos of our other events. Needless to say, we enjoyed spending time with our families and celebrating our risen Savior! </div>
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This past Saturday I took Charlie to Cameron Brown Park here in Germantown for the city Easter Egg hunt. It was kind of on a whim that we decided to go and I had no idea what to expect. Since Charlie is two and still in the youngest age bracket (yup, that's an Easter egg hunt thing) his age group hunt started at 10:30. We pulled in at 10:10 and walked straight to the hunt area. </div>
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They had the hunts on baseball outfields. Tape blocked us from hunting too early. </div>
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Quick selfie before the hunt. </div>
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Charlie didn't get a ton of eggs, but he was happy. Especially when he realized there was candy in each one! </div>
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Those hunts are competitive and go FAST! I had no idea what to expect, but man, those parents were snatching eggs left and right. I let Charlie pick up his own and he was totally content with his loot. But spying the other kids baskets as we left I was feeling pretty angry at the other parents. </div>
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They also had a great petting zoo area. There were some sheep tied up in the grass that we could comb and pet and even feed! Charlie touched a bunny and a sheep. </div>
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We had other things to do so we skipped the bounce houses and the playgrounds. But Charlie had a great time and I'd consider coming again next year. </div>
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Our new house has many mature azaleas and ever since we bought it last year I've been so excited to see them bloom. When we moved in at the end of May last year they had already dropped their blooms. So this spring is the first we are seeing them in their full glory. </div>
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The bushes in the driveway have already bloomed and are slightly past their prime. But the overgrown bushes in the front yard are in their full glory right now. I took this as an opportunity to get some pictures of Charlie. </div>
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The sweetest little thing. Probably need to frame this one. </div>
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What a goofy, but fun boy! </div>
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When I was sitting down to write this post I was going to say that not much happened this month, but then I uploaded a bunch of photos! I guess things did happen this month. </div>
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It was a month marked by swings: beautiful weather to terrible weather, feeling great to getting a stomach bug, etc. Here are a few pictures from this past month: </div>
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Slide at church. </div>
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Charlie and our neighbor's granddaughter are such sweet friends. I love seeing them play together. </div>
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Charlie took this of me trying to catch a quick nap while he played. </div>
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Having snack at Riverdale Park. </div>
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Charlie and his friend Mabel found filling cups with mulch super fascinating. </div>
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Wearing Mommy's shoes around the house. </div>
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His favorite book of the week. (Currently its a tractor book.) </div>
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March often feels like an in-between time. Not winter anymore, but not yet full spring or summer. I'm grateful to see all the flowers and trees blooming. Everyday its another new plant. </div>
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When we are down with illnesses or setbacks it's hard to be thankful for these happy times. Lord, help me not to forget. </div>
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So you know how I like to <a href="http://rachelmb.blogspot.com/search/label/gardening" target="_blank">garden</a>, right? It's a sickness really. One of the things I've missed about our old house was our established garden and established herbs. Sob! I'm still a bit tender about that loss. </div>
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When we were looking at houses I knew I would need space to garden. I guess it wasn't so much a deal breaker as good schools and two bathrooms. But it was always a consideration. We also wanted to make sure there was yard space for play too. And this house/yard delivered big time. We even got a pool as a bonus! </div>
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Anyways, my February goal was to get our gardens up and running so that I could get my herbs started early. (Most herbs can be started before your first frost date, FYI.) I wanted to do higher raised beds here. I've always liked the look of wood ones so that's what I started planning on. I looked at the ready-made kits and do to what I wanted to do (2 8'x4' beds) it would be about $300 before tax. When I priced out treated wood it would be over $200 and then tax. </div>
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I really love the look of wood raised beds. But the problem with wood is that it rots. And I don't really want to go to all the trouble and expense to build the beds only to have to replace them a few years down the road. </div>
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My mom suggested we price out cinder blocks and we did. They came in at $100, with tax. So yeah, that's what we went with. While not the most aesthetically pleasing, they are durable, inexpensive and will last us until we are tired of the beds. </div>
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Here we are in process. It took us two trips to the Lowe's to get all that we needed. </div>
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Before dirt we removed the top layer of grass and put down a bunch of cardboard as a barrier. The cardboard will breakdown and enrich the soil over time. </div>
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We called Yardworks, a local company we have used previously, and they delivered three yards of dirt the next day. </div>
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I thought Charlie would love this, but he was mostly freaked out. Oh well... </div>
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He helped with dirt distribution though. Based on calculations 3 yards should have been the perfect amount, but we had a ton leftover. We're slowly adding more as the dirt settles and will put some in other places too. </div>
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I planted parsley and spinach seeds right away. I also started my pepper seeds inside. Is it already garden season?! Yay! </div>
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Next up: fruit bushes! The City of Germantown had a fruit sale last Friday which we took advantage of. After <a href="http://rachelmb.blogspot.com/2016/10/shed-problems.html" target="_blank">redoing the shed</a> last fall I had planned to plant some berry bushes around it. I'm glad I waited as we got some good deals. I'll do another post on this later when I have pictures. </div>
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So, what kind of garden beds do you have? In the ground? Wood? Cinder blocks? Pots? </div>
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This past Sunday I was lucky enough attend a sauce making class with my parents at The Pasta Maker here in Germantown. We have known the chef for nearly ten years now. Bryan and I really loved one of his first restaurants here in the Memphis area while we were dating. So much so that we had our wedding reception there. It was amazing. </div>
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Chef Michele opened The Pasta Maker within the last six months and on Sundays he teaches classes. </div>
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The class we took was sauce making. He taught us how to make three mother sauces and then some variations and implementations from there. </div>
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They approved. While he did not give us written recipes or instructions, Mom and I took copious notes. I'm pretty excited to get in the kitchen in the next week or so to start making his sauces! </div>
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<br />Rachel Baddorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977338009762488873noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493081599714034603.post-57530539761746060822017-03-01T07:00:00.000-06:002017-03-01T07:00:02.629-06:00Coloring on PaperMy mom got Charlie a child-sized table and chairs for Christmas. We put it in his room and keep paper and chunky crayons out at all times. Charlie has gotten really into "color on paper" which sounds more like color purple. I spent about a week correcting him until I realized he was saying paper and not purple. Don't get me wrong, he still hasn't learned all his colors, but at least I now know what he's really saying. Whoops.<br />
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I need to start researching other art projects we can take on at this time. About six months ago I got out some paint to try to finger paint with him, but he was NOT into it. He doesn't like getting his hands dirty so finger paint is probably out.</div>
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If you have any good ideas for art projects for two year olds, please let me know!!! </div>
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The new Deli Mexicana opened near us! </div>
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I picked up this cookbook on a whim when browsing through the new releases section of the library. I am not a competitive runner, but my husband is/was (ran in high school and college, does a few races still). While I'm not sure it will actually make you run faster, we both loved the recipes I made from this book. They were healthy, nourishing, and satisfying without leaving us feeling heavy and slow. <br /><br />Here's what I tried: <br /><br />Swiss Muesli Bowl, p. 46 - a type of overnight oats. It wasn't my favorite recipe for overnight oats I've ever eaten, but good. <br />Root Lovers' Winter Salad, p 84 - great meal. I served this to friends with roasted pork tenderloin. A great side dish, but would also be fine on its own. <br />Wild West Rice Salad, p 90 - Good side dish. Really loved the edamame with it. <br />Recovery Quinoa Salad, p 99 - delicious salad I ate for lunch many days. <br />Hearty Minestrone with spicy sausage and beans, p 107 - this was the first recipe I made from this book and it was outstanding. I really loved this recipe and would absolutely make it again. <br />High Altitude Bison Meatballs with Simple Marinara p 121, 171 - Substituted beef as bison is not readily available in the South. Great family dinner. I didn't even mind the kale in the meatballs. No one even noticed! <br />Shalane's Breakfast-Meets-Dinner Bowl, p 128 - good weeknight meal. Easy to make it your or your family's own. <br />Fish Tacos with Mango-Avocado Salsa, p 136 - delicious. Especially the salsa. My husband forfeited his share of seconds because he knew how much I loved that salsa. <br />Spicy Black Beans, p 162 - I can't do spicy so I left out the chipotle pepper and it was just fine. Enough flavor to keep it interesting. I was able to use the whole pot in various recipes throughout the week. <br />Lemon Miso Dressing, p 168 - this is REALLY lemon-y. If you love lemons, it's awesome for you. It was a bit too strong for us, though. Just cut back on the lemon juice. <br />Apple Cider Vinaigrett, p 173 - good<br />Coffee- Vanilla Peanut Butter, p 205 - this was the only recipe I had an issue with and I think it was my own doing. My peanut butter is more of a crumble than butter-like. Maybe I didn't let it blend enough in the food processor, or my peanuts were too dry to start with. However, it was still delicious. I put it in a zip-lock bag and keep it in the fridge. When we need a pick-me-up we'll get a spoonful or two.<br /><br />I have plans to make the pecan butter chocolate truffles this afternoon before I return it to the library. <br /><br />I really enjoyed this cookbook and if I see it on sale some place I will be sure to grab it. If you are looking for healthy, yet satisfying meals this book has some great options.<br />
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The master bath is one of those things that has bothered me about the new house since we first saw it. Purple walls, avocado green counters and accessories, boring beige floor, square white tiles in the shower. Ugh. It's a mess. </div>
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One of my goals for the year was to work on the bathroom in the month of January. We do not have the budget for a full reno, so taking my cues from Young House Love, I thought a Phase 1 redo would help me live with it for the time being. Lord knows when we'll be able to do the full reno. </div>
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First order of business: Tearing out the avocado green accessories: the toothbrush holder, soap holder, and toilet paper holder. A previous owner took out the towel bar at some point and left it poorly patched. I also switched out the towel rack that was there and installed an Ikea double hanging towel rod. </div>
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I spent all day Saturday priming and painting and by the end of the day got the light fixtures and pictures hung. I did some more trimming on Monday to have it finished. </div>
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Charlie's developed a bit of a phone addiction. I've made the unfortunate choice to allow him to play with my phone on occasion and now he can't stop. He's constantly asking for it. It's actually a bit of a problem. </div>
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Lately he's gotten into playing with the camera and taking pictures. I'm constantly deleting photos by the dozens. But every once in a while I'll keep one. Here's a few lately that I've kept. </div>
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If you ever want to be convicted of your resting bitchy face, let your toddler take pictures of you. Yikes! The one above was after being convicted of how my face looked as I'm changing diapers. It's usually not good. Since those first changing table pictures I've made a habit of trying to be happier and fun when changing diapers. </div>
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Poor Charlie and Bryan see this view probably too often. Side note: great book. </div>
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This past Saturday it was in the high 70s with mostly cloudy skies. Which means it was the perfect weather for being outside! We hadn't intended to spend the whole day outside, but we did. </div>
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Our goal for the day was to do some research on our future raised beds. We shopped at Lowe's, compared ready-made beds and building it ourselves. Bryan was going to purchase some lumbar at the local lumbar yard, but it closed early on Saturday. Womp womp. </div>
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Instead, we ended up building and establishing our new compost bed. We composted for several years at our old house, but haven't set up a new pile in this house. I'm so glad we finally got it started and I can start tossing our food waste in there. </div>
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Bryan and Charlie raked up some leaves to put in the new compost heap. Charlie was great at helping. </div>
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Here they are with the new pile. </div>
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Bryan was trying to get Charlie to point to the pile. He stood up close and pointed very closely with his hands. It's hard to see above, but it was so cute. </div>
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Charlie was able to pull the bin all by himself. It was so sweet to see him doing it all on his own. He has a special little heart that loves loves loves helping. I hope I can remember to be patient with him and let him help and learn, rather than doing it myself simply because it's faster. </div>
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We picked up three bags of leaves and gumballs. We also ended up burning a good number of gumballs in the fire after Charlie went to bed. We have about a million gumballs in the yard thanks to three mature trees. Any other ideas of how to dispose or collect? </div>
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The delights of a new yard for a gardener! I'm so excited to see how things shape up for the spring and summer. Thank you, Lord, for new life! </div>
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We kicked off the celebrations on Sunday at my parent's house.<br />
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At church the sweet nursery workers made him a sign and had all the kids "sign" it. One of our favorite nursery workers even gave Charlie a present. It is so sweet to me to see how others love on this boy. </div>
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Charlie wasn't so sure about most things and looked like this most of the time. But he warmed up some. </div>
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At the two year mark we are now officially helmet free!!! I am so excited to be able to kiss my babies head and play with his hair anytime I want now! </div>
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Charlie has learned to ask for his picture taken and pose. It's pretty adorable and I continue to amuse him for as long as this stage lasts. </div>
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Happy boy! The days we can play outside lately have been rare and we are loving it when we can. </div>
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We've got a serious runner of halls on our hands. Especially at church he will just take off. But part of me thinks its so sweet since these are the same halls I used to run too. </div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1836365242">3 of 5 stars</a><br /></span></span><br />
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Since Bryan works from home, I don't work, and Charlie isn't in school it didn't really effect us. But we did get dressed and go out for a little while late morning. We were anxious to see how Charlie would take to the snow as he really hasn't seen any before. </div>
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Charlie did not like being out in the snow and insisted that we carry him most of the time. Since 35 lbs of toddler isn't so much fun to tote around, we didn't spend too much time out. Bryan kept a fire going all day and on Saturday too. We still have some on the ground, but as tomorrow will be 60 degrees I doubt it will be around much longer. </div>
<br />Rachel Baddorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977338009762488873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493081599714034603.post-13807905021947404092017-01-03T12:04:00.000-06:002017-01-03T12:04:04.161-06:00I fell in love with a pillow, also titled Memphis got an IKEA<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">On Bryan's birthday we received a very large gift, a new IKEA! Only 20 minutes away. Previously we had to go to Atlanta or Cincinnati, a 6 to 7 hour distance. I've only managed to go once before for a quick pitstop on a long road trip. It was less than ideal. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I had been holding off going the first few weeks it opened because I didn't want to deal with crowds and I loathe the part of town it's in. Also, with Christmas and our birthdays I've been trying my best not to spend money on extra things. But the other day Bryan was busy with work and I wanted to get Charlie and I out of the house. We mostly try to stay out of his way when he's at home working, but he had a big deadline and I knew he could use some extra quiet time. Plus, we really needed some distraction. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So off Charlie and I went early on a Friday morning. We arrived at 10:15 and they opened at 10. I guess everyone had the same idea I had because it was super crowded and no carts left. The idea of chasing an almost two year old all over a crowded Ikea did NOT sound like fun to me. Charlie actually did fairly well staying close or holding my hand. By the middle we found a cart that I hoped was abandoned. I stood around for a few minutes watching and asking anyone super close if it was theirs before taking it. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Since I didn't have a cart half the time it really helped in my not-buying-anything goal. All I had a picked up was a set of 4 dish towels. I had purchased a set on my initial visit and they have been a well loved and worn treasure. And for $3.99 you can't beat the price. Anyways, as we were walking I spotted a pillow that I loved. I decided to follow what Katie Bower does with her boys and takes a picture of the <strike>toy </strike>pillow for later. I snapped a quick photo with my phone and moved on. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Charlie got in on the picture taking too. This is obviously pre-cart and I was starting to get tired. More adorable pillows. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">Later, after finding a cart and tossing a few organizers and some bathroom accessories in, but successfully avoiding the plants (a big feat if you know me well), I saw the pillow one final time. Between my previous sighting and this one it had dawned on me the colors would be perfect in my bedroom. I had thought for half a second about going back, but decided to wait. Knowing that I'll probably make another trip to Ikea just for fun with either Bryan and/or my mom. But low and behold, there was the pillow again! I snatched it up quicker than Charlie could look and proceeded to check out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;">It does look fantastic on our bed. I love that it brings a little more action to the room. Bryan is convinced it has tribal faces on it, even though I've told him numerous times its flowers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">What are your favorite Ikea finds? I'm looking forward to going again and really exploring. </span>Rachel Baddorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977338009762488873noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6493081599714034603.post-80253696795896394162017-01-02T12:08:00.000-06:002017-01-02T12:08:13.437-06:00Books I Read 2016Overall I ended up reading over 55 books. I say "over" because this is the count from Goodreads and I read many children's books and also the entire Harry Potter series without counting it on Goodreads. Below I'll list a few of my favorites:<br />
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<u>Fiction</u><br />
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan<br />
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin<br />
Eleven Hours by Pamela Erens<br />
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran<br />
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<u>Non-Fiction</u><br />
I Feel Bad About My Neck, by Nora Ephron<br />
When Breathe Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi<br />
You'll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein<br />
Let Them Eat Dirt<br />
Dirty Chick by Antonia Murphy<br />
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<u>Cookbooks</u><br />
It's All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow<br />
Alton Brown Every Day Cook<br />
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<u>Favorite from the year</u>: ugh I just can't pick. It was a great year of reading. Nothing absolutely jumps out as my favorite. Any of those listed above are worthy of a read.<br />
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<u>Least Favorite from the year</u>: Eligible by Curtis Littenfeld - I made a valient effort to finish, but ultimately wanted to throw the book against the wall, so I called it quits before I destroyed a library book not worth the cost of replacing.<br />
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So what was your favorite book of the year?Rachel Baddorfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00977338009762488873noreply@blogger.com0