tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236145437969313322012-01-23T16:00:56.934-06:00Blessed by the Lord and loving lifeHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08096425252006170847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-823614543796931332.post-87720458459740490202012-01-08T19:09:00.000-06:002012-01-08T19:09:41.526-06:00

Our baby boy turned 1 two weeks ago. The adjustment to 3 little ones has been interesting and this past year has flown by.  He has been walking for about 6-7 weeks and pretty much runs everywhere now. He keeps up with his sisters pretty well.  He got his 5th tooth just before his birthday. We have been so blessed that none of the children have had too many issues with getting teeth. We

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God is present in all the moments... Wherever you are, be all there... I only live the full life when I live fully in the moment...                  All above from Ann Voskamp's One Thousand Gifts I've been contemplating and praying about my word/goal/vision for 2012 over the last couple of weeks. Last night I was flipping through Ann's book and looking at all the passages I had underlined

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I love books. I love to read. I read some in 2011, but not as many as I had hoped. Here is what I did read, what I'm currently reading and what I plan to read in 2012. Read in 2011 ~ One Thousand Gifts - Ann Voskamp            *loved this and will go back and re-read it from time to time...I underlined a lot Sacred Influence - Gary Thomas Four Season Harvest - Coleman             *will reference

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I was truly blessed this Christmas...in so many ways. I received wonderful gifts from wonderful people. I love gifting to others and try to give gifts that I think the receiver will enjoy and that are perfect for them, so it is awesome when I receive gifts that I know someone else put some thought into and picked it just for me. A few mentionables...lovely earrings, a made-for-me apron and

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We enjoyed a wonderful Christmas here. Christmas eve we spent at Joe's brothers...plenty of food and plenty of presents. Joseph opened one gift and that was enough. It worked out ok because his sisters were more than willing to help him with the rest. It is such a blessing to live close to our family. Christmas morning the kids opened their gifts from us and Joe and I opened our gifts from

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Merry Christmas from our home to yours! For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Price of Peace. ~ Isaiah 9:6 God bless!

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Charlie has been on a coloring kick lately and sometimes it turns into a lot of work... I can't believe how big the kids are getting. Since Joseph started walking about a month ago, he seems like such a big boy to me......chasing his sisters, going up and down the stairs all by himself and weighing 18 month clothes. Where did the last year go??? My babies.....November 2011

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We are in the process of changing a smaller extra bedroom into a school room. We decided it would be nice to have a dedicated space for school at our home.  This is the 'before'. That little end table is going to get painted with chalkboard paint and will be an extra table for Cori and Joseph to use while Charlie and I are working on things. I'm thinking I will put some sort of wall saying on

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My plan for meals this week is ~  Monday 12/19 - Homemade pizza...I'm trying Pioneer Women's pizza crust, I hear it's wonderful.                          Baked tilapa and roasted veggies for baby Joseph and I. (...still not eating dairy or gluten) Tuesday 12/20 - Sloppy joes (out of freezer), homemade french fries, veggie Wednesday 12/21 - Leftovers Thursday 12/22 - Garlic roasted chicken ,

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I recently received Max Lucado's The Lucado Inspirational Reader ~ Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life to review. I'm a Max Lucado fan and have enjoyed other of his books I've read and I enjoyed this book as well. The Inspirational Reader was perfect for me...a busy mom. It was easy to read just a few minutes and get something out of it, but flowed well that you could sit down and

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904. Safe arrival of our newest nephew...Silas 905. Mailing off Christmas packages...surprises sent 906. Unexpected chatting with like-minded mama out during errands 907. My baby snoring away during an afternoon nap 908. Goodwill gift card...mother-in-law knowing me well 909. Walking, walking, walking baby Joseph 910. Little one asking to go to bed...Cori 911. Yummy smells of homemade broth

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November 12th, we (not really we ~ I did nothing but take some photos) finished up the majority of the greenhouse by putting the plastic cover on it. The owner of our local flower shop / greenhouse came out with a couple of his guys and helped us pull on the plastic. It was such a blessing to have someone who had done it a million times before. The whole process probably took about an hour and

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Cori is our resident pouter....she can stick out her lip with the best of them. I find it kinda funny. She is all about copying her big sister....which is good and bad all at the same time. She is still not talking much and I'm pretty sure she like it that way. I swear some of it is stubbornness and some of it is that she has me trained to translate for her. She can say 2 words and I understand

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I was asking Charlie some random questions last week. I just like to hear what she comes up with and I remembered to write them down this time. Questions with Charlie ~What is your favorite color? whiteWhat is your favorite food? ketchupWhat is your favorite toy? tea setWhat is your favorite snack? carrots and dipWho is your best friend? Gracie and AbigailWhat is your favorite drink? waterWhat

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Seriously, where has the last year gone? It's hard to believe our baby boy is almost a year old. He seems like just a big boy already. I think it is seeing him walk that makes him seem so much older than just a month ago. The week before Thanksgiving he was taking a couple of steps at a time and by the week after Thanksgiving he was taking a lot more steps and was a lot more stable on his feet.

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Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth! Serve the LORD with gladness!Come into his presence with singing! Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his

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Counting with Ann...... 891. Lost library book...FOUND 892. Librarian letting Charlie run the scanner to check out her own books 893. Small towns 894. Hands and knees scrubbing kitchen floors in the quietness after bedtime 895. Humming of the washer and dryer 896. Never-dwindling laundry pile 897. Never-ending sink full of dishes 898. Always-emptying pantry shelves 899. Always growing,

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Counting with Ann..... 879. A fever and it's power to knock out what's ailing us... 880. ...little one's fever not lasting long and breaking... 881. ...extra cuddle time for mama... 882. ...from a very active little boy 883. Reminder from hubby that unforgiveness and bitterness only affects me and not the other person... 884. ...giving it all up and letting God work 885. Teen Challenge

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.....I love him! He makes my heart skip a beat when he walks in the room. I love him more today than I did yesterday and will love him more tomorrow than I do today. He is my rock...a steady source of encouragement and my best friend! Happy Anniversary honey! Love you!

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Anyone that knows me well, knows I have a love for books and love coffee. So, I jumped at the chance to read Nicole Johnson's Fresh-Brewed Life...a stirring invitation to wake up your soul. The cover is beautiful and I figured coffee references would be right up my alley. I was disappointed. It seemed to take me forever to get through this book. It didn't seem to flow well and the chapters

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{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments at SouleMama or here for all to find and see.

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Counting with Ann.....  867. Children eager to learn and serve868. Making, baking and breaking bread with those you love Making a loaf of bread for daddy! 869. Warm enough fall days and being outside870. Children that are friends with each other871. Big sisters that love making their little brother laugh   872. Little boys standing, pushing, testing    Cori trying to put a headband on her

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We have been talking about buying / building a greenhouse for the last couple of years. We plant a fairly large garden, but have always thought it would be nice to be even more self sufficient. I'm looking forward to being able to extend the growing season and spread some things out so that I can spread out the preserving I do. Earlier this fall, we found a new greenhouse on Craigslist and bought

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My children all love an afternoon at the orchard and we usually make it to Fall Harvest a couple of times each fall. Here are a few photos from last week when we were there.....       God bless!

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861. Crisp fall air862. Handmade knitted warm slippers...863. ...thrifted864. Good deals at the thrift store...865. ...treasures for everyone (I love when it is a per bag price)866. Library Storytime God bless!

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.....no hands! God bless!

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I read this on facebook yesterday..... "What if we woke up today with only the things that we had thanked God for yesterday?" .....and it got me thinking. I was reminded that EVERYTHING we have is a blessing from God and that I don't thank Him enough. My renewed attempt to thank Him for it ALL..... 847. Baby boy learning to crawl up the stairs by himself...848. ...and doing it well many times

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And the winner is..................................... #2 - Shelly B Shelly - I will seed them out in some time in the next week. Enjoy! Holly Last weekend, Joe and I were able to go and see the new movie from Sherwood Pictures - Courageous. Thanks grandma LuAnn for babysitting. It was wonderful! I laughed and I cried. It was inspiring and convicting. The synopsis per the Courageous

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‎"God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him" -Piper Blessings are countless and ever present.....Lord, remind me to slow down and see them all around me. 831. Sunday mornings sleeping in.....832. .....thanks to my wonderful husband 833. Saturday night date with my wonderful husband834. Grandma babysitting...even the mama-obsessed baby835. Seeing a great movie -

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My friend, Tina and I were talking the other day about many things food related and she suggested I blog more about food...about the how and why behind what we feed our family. I'm thinking I will blog some over the next couple of months about our journey to a more healthy, real food diet, the why behind what we do and do not eat and where I compromise when it comes to food. For now, I'll start

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Our big little boy is growing like crazy. He is on the move.....crawling around like crazy and pulling himself up on furniture. A few times over the last couple of days, he was taken a couple of steps while pushing a toy. I have tried to get it on video, but every time he sees me with the camera, he sits down and starts crawling over to me.     He loves the bathtub and thinks his sisters

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Charlie and I started 'preschool' in the last couple of weeks. It is going well......very relaxed. She has surprised me and likes to sit down with worksheets. And she is quite funny because she doesn't think we are doing school unless we are sitting at the table. You should have heard me try and explain how I was turning bread baking into a math lesson. She basically told me I was wrong and

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This girl and her curls just melt my heart. Our often quiet middle child is starting to assert herself.As in.....slamming doors, throwing toys and having tantrums. She also loves her siblings and is often trying to pick up her brother. It's quite funny because he weighs about as much as she does. Ohhh that cute little undie covered butt.....I've pretty much given up on potty training right

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Through our sweet neighbors, The L's and their wonderful girls that babysit for us, we found out about Friday on the Farm. The Housmans are the nicest people around and it has been a pleasure getting to know them better this summer. My girls love to make the trip to Dassel every Friday. I'm pretty sure Charlie would move in there if they would have her. It's never a quick trip for a little

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.....country style. God bless!

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Endless blessings here..... 816. Charlie sooooo excited about starting "school" tomorrow..... 817. .....Mama excited too 818. Buckets of tomatoes from our garden 819. Buckets of green beans too 820. Potatoes all dug up..... 821. .....Hubby's help with the potato digging and weed pulling 822. Dirty kids.....very dirty kids 823. All 3 of them in the bathtub together.....splashing around

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Randomness... 1. My kids can both melt my heart and disgust me all in the same day. Yesterday, Charlie asked to lead the prayer at breakfast and asked if she could vacuum for me...melt my heart. Then later that afternoon, she wiped her nose all over her hand and preceed to lick the snot off her hand...gross. 2. Last night, we saw a fox walking out across the back pasture. A moment later, we saw

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I've sort of menu planned for awhile now, but in the last month I've started planning in alot more detail. I made myself a spreadsheet with spaces for daily planning/prep. work, breakfasts, lunches, suppers and snacks. I still don't plan snacks, but have a general idea at the beginning of the week what is available for snacking. It has helped a ton. I don't need to rush around and figure out

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We love a good county fair. We have been to a couple this summer. Just last week the kids and I ventured to our local county fair for the evening. First stop.....the tractors. Their dad would be proud! This was moments before Charlie leaned forward and almost knocked the whole thing over.   Joseph chilling listening to The Kingery Family singing some bluegrass ans gospel music.Last week was

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Recently, we spent a Sunday afternoon celebrating Miss Cori's second birthday. A bunch of our family and friends were able to join us. The weather was perfect and it is always great to be able to get together. She didn't have much to say, but had no problem ripping into her presents. She was blessed with a bunch of new clothes, a new doll and baby bed, some other random toys, and cute new shoes

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A lot has happened in the 3 months since I updated here and here on the little man of the house. Joseph has had 2 teeth pop through in the last month or so. He is talking up a storm, not really sure it's real words but it sure sounds like 'dada' sometimes. He is crawling(sort of) all over the place and getting into all kinds of things. It's funny how you have to re-babyproof after just having

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A very random list from the last few weeks. 801. Sweet corn from the garden 802. Afternoon rain storms 803. Mud between toes 804. Campfires with friends, family and little ones 805. Smores 806. Higher Ground and Jesus worshipping  Go Fish 807. Family Friday afternoons...gator rides, ice cream, park playing, and homemade pizza 808. Celebrating Miss Cori's birthday 809. Opening day at

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Blessings overflow here at the Neaton ranch. Everyday brings new challenges and new victories and we rejoice in it all. 777. New schedules, new plans, new organizing778. Getting inspiration from others.....779. .....Quinn, Stephanie, Nic, Lindsay and more 780. Smiling babe.....clapping hands 781. Growing and exploring babes782. So close to crawling 783. "Chocolate ice cream" 784. New

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Stats as of today - Joseph..... .....has his first tooth popping through .....had chicken for the first time yesterday .....has already been eating sweet potato, chicken broth, avocado, applesauce, pears, bananas, and peas .....slept through the night for the first time (from 10pm to 6am and went back to sleep after nursing at 6am) .....does not nap well .....seems close to crawling .....his

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Counting summertime blessings with Ann..... 764. Clothes drying on the line 765. Flip-flop tan lines 766. Early sunrises 767. Late sunsets 768. Hammocks 769. Sisters pushing sisters on the swingset 770. Gator rides 771. Slip-n-slides and kiddie pools 772. Supper from the grill 773. First raspberries 774. Farmer's baling hay 775. Early morning rain 776. Tractor pulls Have a blessed week!

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About a month ago, the kiddos and I headed out, picked up Travis and headed to Como Zoo. It was a fun afternoon and a nice chance to visit with my brother. Como is the perfect size for a short afternoon outing and nice for little ones to walk around and you can't beat free. God bless!Holly

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I have such a hard time knowing where to start when it's been a few weeks since I blogged last. I have no idea what happened to June, but here is a little bit of the happenings...those I can remember at least. 1. We finally got the garden planted the first weekend of June after a very wet spring. And by we I mean me. It wasn't that Joe wouldn't help, but when he was available it was raining and

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I was looking over a bunch of old photos and can't believe how much things change from year to year. Thought I would share.....July 2008 - Charlie and mom July 2008 - Charlie July 2009 - Charlie July 2009 - Mom and Cori August 2009 - Cori June 2010 - Cori June 2010 - Charlie December 2010 - Joseph June 2011 - Charlie, Cori and Joseph God bless!

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A whole bunch of rambling for you..... Cori has been moved to a big girl bed and is sharing the bunk beds in Charlie's room. So far, this is only working for bedtime. I've tried a couple days in the big bed for naps and she doesn't stay put, so she is still napping in the crib. Not really a big deal, since Joseph is still in our room. He normally naps on the couch or my office chair depending

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Counting with Ann today..... 747. Little girls in fancy summer dresses 748. Little girls with their daddy on the tractor...in their fancy summer dresses 749. Lunch runs to the field 750. Haying weather 751. Tan lines on little ones 752. Hubby's smiles from across the field 753. Daddy home in time for supper (after many late nights working) 754. Praying as a family 755. Babe's first bites of

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Miss Charlie - my 15 year old 4 year old! God bless!

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Miss Cori - 22 Months. God bless!

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I could just eat this little boy up! God bless!Holly

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It's been 3 months.....3 long months since I've posted a Multitude Monday list. I would love to say I haven't stopped counting during that time, but that's not the case. I feel like I've just been getting by these last few months.....everyone fed and clothed but not a lot else. I'm realizing I need this gratitude list. It keeps me grounded. I can easily get caught up in the dirty parts of my day.

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On Wednesday May 25th, 2011 Travis graduated from the MN Teen Challenge program. I'm so proud of my little brother! I'm sure it wasn't an easy thing to enter a year long treatment program or to finish a year long treatment program. It's amazing to see what prayer and God can do for a person and for a family in the span of a year. Crazy fact...it was exactly one year between Travis attempting

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We celebrated Miss Charlie's fourth birthday a couple of weeks ago. It was a day filled with many family and friends...and clothes. Oh my the new clothes that girl received. She is outfitted for the summer. She was so excited to get bright pink gum in her new purse. Not near as excited when I told her she couldn't keep it because there was Red40 in it. What girl couldn't use another pair

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We took our first camping trip of the year over Mother's Day weekend...actually our first camping trip ever as a family. We ventured not far from home, which was nice. Joe ran home Saturday and feed the critters. We enjoyed beautiful weather and great company. The kids all behaved and had a wonderful time playing with their friends. Bonus...I actually got to take a nap on Saturday afternoon.

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Part 1 - Here With the return of icky, red sore skin for the babe, Joe and I spend a good chunk of time brainstorming what else was different during the weekend we were camping (besides being out of our house). We couldn't really think of anything I didn't eat or did eat that was different than what we were already doing. I still took all my vitamins and supplements all weekend, so it couldn't

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Even though this is our third child, it still amazes me how quickly time passes and how fast the little ones grow up and change right before your eyes. Joseph is rolling all over the place and definitely does not stay still for long. He is also real close to sitting up by himself.He's all boy and seems so much bigger than I remember the girls being. He adores being entertained by his sisters and

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Friday night, I attended the MN Teen Challenge Gala with my mom and mother-in-law. It was fabulous. Since Travis joined the program in June, I have seen the choir perform numerous times, but this was all 400+ of them. There were six students that shared their testimonies and Travis was one of them. He did great. I never could have done it, there were more than 1650 people in the room. What a

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Randomness from the Neaton ranch..... 1. My kids are funny and I couldn't imagine my life without them. Charlie's above face is a daily occurrence. Sometimes it makes me laugh and some times not! 2. The girls adore their father and can't wait to get into a piece of equipment with him. And I think he likes it most of the time too. 3. Even when she is not looking at the camera, she is

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The biggest news related to little Joseph this last month.....his skin. We are still struggling on getting a handle on his eczema. I thought we had it about figured out a couple of weeks ago and it seemed to be clearing up. I could tell dairy was bugging him and his skin looked a lot better when I avoided it, but it wasn't clearing up completely.  I then cut wheat out of my diet.....getting

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1. I got the cutest picture of Cori at the chiropractor, but it's on my phone and I have no idea how to get it off. The kids have all been getting adjusted since they were born. But this was the first time she crawled up on the table by herself and laid face down for Dr. Ryan. 2. Joseph's skin is slowing clearing up. It looks much better today than it did a week ago. This definitely means no

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I am not nearly as prepared for Lent as I would like to be. I did go back and look at my plan from last year...more to get an idea of what worked and what didn't. My fast last year from Facebook and Twitter went well. I actually never went back to Twitter. I don't remember exactly, but I'm sure I failed on the fast from Internet on Sundays. Since last year, I have reworked my schedule quite a bit

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A very random list... ...a few sprinkled blessings from the last few weeks. 716. Girls doing dishes and doing a pretty good job 717. Their faces 718. Visiting Travis719. Girls behaving720. Time to chat with my mom 721. 3 year old's drawings 722. Little books for little hands723. Children loving books just like mama 724. Charlie peeling carrots725. Cori always waking happy, even when

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Cori is our laid-back girl who surprises you with a tantrum every once in awhile. She's a big copycat that always wants to do what her big sister is doing. She has been a pretty good helper in the kitchen just like Charlie. Her favorite thing right now is buckles, buckles, buckles. If it is unbuckled, she will buckle it...carseats, booster seat, swing, everything. Thankfully, our little biter

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Not sure if this interests anyone, but the following is my tentative menu plan for the week. I just plan for supper and have a rough idea of breakfasts. For lunches, we normally eat leftovers or sandwiches. Monday - Chicken Pot Pie Tuesday - Tacos Wednesday - Chili Thursday - Taco Twist Soup (for my Bible Study group, we will probably have leftovers for supper) Friday - *not home* Saturday -

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It's hard to believe we have an almost 4 year old..... .....an almost 4 year old going on 15. We are working on manners, being polite and realizing we don't always have to have the last word (a trait she gets from her mother and I realize just how annoying it is now). She is a wonderful helper in the kitchen......making cookies, baking bread, setting the table and doing dishes. We have been

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Where have the last 2 months gone? Baby boy is growing like crazy. He weighs somewhere around 13 lbs. He will be catching up to his sisters in no time! We have been seeing a lot more smiles, sounds and smiles out of him. He nurses about every 3 hours. But I do normally get a little longer stretch out of him at night...sleeping 4 to 6 hours at first, then up every few hours. His sisters love him.

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Not sure where to start...it has been 3 weeks since I posted. How about a bunch of randomness. 1. We went and visited Dave and Kelly (Joe's sister and her husband) a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. 7 hours in a vehicle with 3 little ones is a long time, but the kids did fairly well. On the way there, Charlie was misbehaving and I told her when we got the Kelly's I would find her a

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I knew it would happen..... I proclaimed rejoicing..... .....and things happened..... .....and I didn't always want to rejoice..... .....and I didn't always rejoice..... .....but I will now count them as blessings and rejoice! 695. Defiant children696. Tripping over muddy boots697. Crumbs everywhere698. Crayons everywhere699. Unexpected bills in the mail700. Dirty dishes in the living

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This is the day the Lord has made.We will REJOICE and be glad in it.Psalm 118:24 (NLT) I'm not a resolution kind of girl. I seem to go through ups and downs of new schedules, new goals, new plans and things change from month to month and day to day. There were many blog posts about what others wanted 2011 to be to them...their YEAR OF (fill in the blank). Tina's - Year of Prayer Ali's -

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A few days late, but the counting continues..... 662. Girls helping in the kitchen663. New, fun recipesHomemade Poptarts 664. Flour covered fingers 665. Big sister love and kisses 666. Growing baby.....10lbs 4oz as of Monday  667. Fun at breakfast 668. Everyone home and together at supper669. Chiropractors...670. ...all 3 children getting adjusted (and mama too)671. Little baby

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It's been too long since I've posted a Monday list. I've been recording them off and on over the last couple of months in my journal, but I love that I have this space to record and share them. Counting with Ann today... 636. Dress up play between sisters 637. Faces...Looks...Attitudes...638. ...all that are growing both mom and daughter 639. Daughter just like her mother...640. ...in the good

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The only decorating we did this year for Christmas was to put up the tree......and Charlie did 95% of the decorating by herself. We spent Christmas Eve with Joe's parents and siblings. Our nephew Cash...equipment and food...the perfect combination. Christmas morning the girls opened their gifts from us. They both were excited about all the little things in their stockings. And it took

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Joseph Arthur Neaton Jr. Born 12-26-201010:36 am7 lbs. 1 oz.18 3/4 in. long Our little boy has arrived...almost 3 weeks ago already. I have had relatively uneventful pregnancies, but both the girls were born after being induced. So, going into labor naturally was different but good. I had been having contractions off and on the whole week before little Joseph was born. Totally annoying and

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1. ...when you get winded reading a story to your children 2. ...when your body is producing and leaking milk at inappropriate times (my husband tells me if I was a cow, that would mean I'm due to calf in the next 3 days) 3. ...when you have to pee before you get in the shower, while you are in the shower and as soon as you get out of the shower 4. ...when you need your 3 year old to take your

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Love me some pigtails and both girls rarely let me "do" their hair. God bless!

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So...remember when I mentioned a CSN Review coming. No worries if you don't. It was like 6 weeks ago. I had a hard time deciding just what to purchase, CSN Stores offer a lot of stuff. In the end I came back to something for my kitchen. I picked up this Presto Professional 22" Griddle. It worked great and cleaned up easily. I normally double a pancake recipe and then freeze some for later on (

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I sit here tonight in the quiet of the moment and can't help but be overflowing with gratitude for this life I get to live out everyday. There are so many things to be thankful for. The Lord has truly blessed me. Tonight, this season and always I am grateful for..... Hubby out plowing snow...working hard everyday to provide for our family Busy 3 year old finally resting peacefully next to me

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I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has been going. It could be that our house is just busier each week, each day, each minute and another pregnancy seems par for the course. Seriously, 33 weeks already. The name discusses are still happening. This little boy may just be nameless until we leave the hospital. My dear sweet husband is insisting on Joseph Arthur Jr. Me...not so excited about

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Blessings continued..... 626. Celebrating 5 years of marriage to my best friend627. Date night with him628. Grandma and grandpa taking the girls 629. To-Do-Lists.....finished and unfinished 630. Being here631. Being with the girls 632. Seeing His Will more clearly633. Being comfortable in His Will 634. 33 Weeks and midwife appointment this week 635. Excitement of coming baby Have a

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I do a lot of shopping online and love the time it saves me.....not to mention not having to drag 2 little ones into a store. With that in mind.....my newest love is CSN Stores. CSN Stores has over 200 online stores where you can find everything from stylish briefcases to cute cookware to chic lighting pieces! The choices are endless and I can easily find something I need while window shopping at

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I started keeping a journal out on the counter to record my everyday blessings. This week I thought I would just list the ones I have written down from last week. So in no real order..... 10-18-2010 586. Hearing our sweet babysitter upstairs praying with the girls at lunch time587. Lunch date with Joe.....just the 2 of us588. Dan & Becky's Market.....natural/organic store not far from home589.

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* Sometime Sunday night or Monday morning, the steers managed to get my chicken coop door open and let out all the hens. They also managed to eat an entire bag of organic chicken feed. The escaping hens wasn't a big deal, except I was hoping to get them use to this being home before they had complete free range of the place. Joe and I managed to catch all but 2 Monday night and they spent 2 days

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My counting continues..... 572. Living our days out.....everyday 573. Little pigtails on little girls  574. Fun in  the kitchen 575. Still being able to wear little ones close and have free hands 576. Charlie helping mop floors and dust 577. Early mornings with dad.....so mom could sleep in 578. T-Bone and Ribeye 579. My new girls 580. Finding food in your own back

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As promised weeks ago...my testimony. It seems odd to me to say that because I kind of feel like I don't have a testimony...nothing special anyways. I didn't have this profound experience. I wasn't a drug user with an amazing conversion. I didn't have a near death experience that God used to draw me to Him. I can't remember the exact date or time that it happened. But, I do know there is a moment

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Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him." Lamentations 3:22-24 Surrounded by the Lord's great love..... 556. Early mornings just Cori and I 557. Hearing Cori's little feet moving across the floor in the other room

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Here are a whole bunch of links from the last couple of weeks that I thought noteworthy. Hope everyone is enjoying their week. Food and Health..... 5 Foods Women Should be Eating  - Kitchen Stewardship          Great ideas and fat is not bad (good fat that is). Meeting Joel Salatin - Keeper of the Home The Production Myth - Eclectic Edibles          Some good insight and thoughts on GMOs and

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 I know I am truly blessed each and every day, but too often get caught up in the every day of life and don't notice or pay attention to those small-yet-large everyday blessings...the blessings that make my life and encompass all that I am.  I am going to start keeping a journal of sorts out on the counter always...to give the daily praise to Him...to remind me to live in that state of

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Charlie is our girl of extremes. Overly-funny and laughing one minute and cranky and throwing a tantrum the next.(She may just get this from her mama) We have been working on listening the first time and be respectful to mom and dad...each day seems to get better. Two little stories..... A couple of weeks ago, she and I had made a pumpkin pie. Joe dished himself up a piece after supper and was

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Time flies.....hard to believe my baby is just about 14 months old. In no particular order..... *no more walking, pretty much running everywhere *another tooth for a total of 9 *hears the word 'outside' and brings you her shoes and coat *sleeps through the night but is usually up by 6:30 am *can throw a tantum with the best of them, throws toys when she is mad *will sit in the corner with her

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Earlier this week the girls and I headed out to Fall Harvest Orchard. So much fun and so many different animals to see. Cori seems to love the chickens and Charlie really liked feeding the goats.   God bless!

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27 weeks already.....oh how time flies. God bless!

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Not even sure where to begin.....it feels like I haven't wrote in forever. The long days seem to run into short weeks and even shorter months.The long days, the short weeks and the shorter months are all filled with blessings beyond belief. And the counting continues..... 523. Growing belly 524. Growing girls 525. Change of seasons 526. Opportunity to work along side my best friend.....

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This is a little long, but I need to get it out of my head. So, we went to a different church this morning than our church we normally attend. This came about because we (Joe and I) have been having some issues with the right choice for us, for our family and we both think we are right. Imagine that huh, two sinners who think they knwo what's best. We got into an argument this morning, when he

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522. The privilege of parenting and joy of staying home with these little ones Aug 2010 - Charlie & Cori from Holly Neaton on Vimeo. Head over to Ann's blog for more Multitude Monday posts. God bless! Holly

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In everything GIVE THANKS for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Thankfulness and joy in the everyday and not so everyday..... 508. Routines of laundry 509. Washing machines and clotheslines 510. Plenty of clothes for this everchanging, everexpanding belly 511. Light, little baby moving flutters 512. Charlie's name suggestions for her baby brother.

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501. Littlest Helper 502. Silly Girl 503. Fun days marked by how dirty we get 504. God Sightings505. Beauty of His Wonder506. Double Rainbows507. Clearing Skies So thankful for my endless blessings! God bless!

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For comparison.....this photo was baby belly at 16 weeks. The next photo was taken this morning.....a little over 20 weeks along. I had an ultrasound on Wednesday. Even though I have had a few ultrasounds over the last four years, it still amazes me how cool it is to see your little one moving around in there. And the details...waving fingers...beating heart...rolling over...breathtaking.

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