great deal for mios in florence

I just bought today's LivingSocial deal for Mio's Pizzeria - Florence, and thought you may be interested in it too! $16 to Spend on Food and Drink for $8. Click the link to get the deal. https://livingsocial.com/deals/151137?ref=conf-jp&rpi=32775999
The deal is only available for one more day, so scoop it up soon!
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listening to the Lord

it was if the Lord reached down and opened my Bible to this passage. He knew that i needed to read it and not think of others and their faults while reading it. i needed to examine myself and my short comings. humbling but i have been learning through the reading of this passage. learning so much!
Proverbs 27
1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
3A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming, but who can stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke than hidden love.
6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
9 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.[a]
10Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far away.
11 Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12 The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
13 Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger, and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.[b]
14Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.
15 A continual dripping on a rainy day and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16to restrain her is to restrain the wind or to grasp[c] oil in one’s right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.[d]
18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
19As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
22 Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his folly will not depart from him.
23 Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,
24for riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 When the grass is gone and the new growth appears and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 the lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field.
27 There will be enough goats’ milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your girls.

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photo credit:reinyputri.wordpress.com

harvest in the garden

that pumpkin made some yummy pumpkin muffins

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teacher chair

i recovered this at the beginning of the school year in a lovely oil cloth...thought you might like it:) my "antique" friend suggested i add the H, and no she is not old...just my sweet friend who loves antiques as much as i do. i think it was a great idea!

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GREAT Penzey's Spice Deal

***MADE CORRECTION TO THE CODES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY LISTED...IF YOU TRIED IT BEFORE AND IT DID NOT WORK, TRY IT NOW. THE CODES ARE RIGHT***

i love this company and their spices...they are the best that I have ever used. here is an excellent deal.

1. Add any item (with a cost) to your Cart. Cheap option would be the Penzeys Empty 1/4-Cup Jar for $0.79.

I chose the bag of cajun spice...it is a 4 oz bag of spice for 4 bucks and some change...well worth it trust me...your chicken will thank you!

2. Add Free Kind Heart Gift Box to Cart. Enter in the coupon code box on the cart check out screen 82440C.

3. Add Free Penzeys Forward 1/2 Cup to Cart. Enter in the coupon code box on the cart check out screen 15958C.

4. Add Free Teacher's Gift Box to Cart. Enter in the coupon code box on the cart check out screen 83018C.

5. Choose slowest shipping option at $3.95

My total came to around $10 and I got over $40 worth of spices shipped to my door! Gotta love Penzey's!

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woops wrong blog

hahahahaha...posted this to the wrong blog

Next week's spelling words

1. table 2. north 3. slowly 4. money 5. map 6. farm 7. pulled 8. draw 9. voice 10. seen 11. ankle 12. freckle 13. knuckle 14. sprinkle 15. dimple 16. camouflage 17. habitat 18. hibernate 19. mimicry 20. predator 21. prey

I'm alive...just super busy

i just wanted to give you a quick update. i am in hopes to sit down sometime this weekend and type out a "book" about the last few months and post all kinds of pictures about what has been going here. the new job teaching 4th grade is going great! i love it! forgot how much i love the classroom and the learning process. i WILL type to you soon! i promise! i do miss you!

have you heard this

this song touch my heart deeply...please take the time to listen HERE
let me know what you think.
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roses for you

thought you might need a little pick me up today...

some roses for you sweet friend.

don't they just look lovely in a simple mason jar?

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summer garden 2011

the harvest is plentiful

the laborers are few:)

i have working most days in the garden

it is so nice to see crops mature and taste so yummy

my friend rachel has a garden this year too

read all about it over HERE

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ps...more pictures of the garden to come

fourth smoothie

we enjoyed this delicious strawberry banana smoothie at lunch on the fourth. spent the evening with some lovely long time friends. long time friends are a delight. you always just pick up right where you left off, even if you left off long ago.

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product #2

here is another product that i just love for kids. i found these at the pottery barn outlet last year before school started. the kanteens that i bought have more designs on the outside of the bottle but the function of these is just great. plus the added bonus of no harmful stuff...

• bpa free


• food grade18/8 stainless steel


• the inside of the bottle is not coated with epoxy


• flavors do not stay in the material because it is stainless steel...drinks always stay fresh

as i thought about the kids drinking day after day out of whatever bottle i sent to school with them, i decided it was worth the initial investment. if i want the drinks to stay super cold i throw them in the refrigerator the night before. they not only are the drink they are also the "ice pack" to keep the food cold.

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a favorite product

let me first start off my saying that my opinion on this product has not been bought, coerced, or pushed in a certain direction due to some sort of incentive. this is something that i just really like because i really like it. they are excellent quality, have stood the test of time, are extremely useful, or they are just really cute...the majority of the time the last one does not come into play around these parts. i am going to tell you about one product today (more to come) that i think are a must with little ones.
1. the LLBEAN backpack...oh my word...let me just say they had me at hello after my sweet husband (was just a "friend" at the time) bought me one as a high school graduation gift (16 years ago) uugghh...did i just type that? 16 years!!!!! that makes me want to vomit a little bit...BUT that should really be a true testament to this backpack. i am still using it and it really still looks like new. no worn corners, zippers work great, no problems at all. so i bought the junior version for our little ones when they started preschool. "dub" is going on his 5th year of using his backpack and there is absolutely no sign of wear. "cheeks" is on year 3. g is going on one year but you could equate that to ten years of use and it still looks like new. these things are excellent. dub is going to outgrow his before it wears out and we are not easy on backpacks around here.
moral of the story...quit buying those backpacks you have to replace every year. these are not expensive...maybe $5-$10 more than a walmart backpack but you have to replace those all the time, sometimes mid-year. think of the money i have saved in the case of buying "dub" a backpack that i did not replace every year. this is one of those situations where quality matters.
link to the kid one HERE
link to the adult one HERE
now...go fourth and purchase ll bean backpacks
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yard sale finds

retail: $59.00 bought today for $8 new in the box still wrapped in the plastic...the best part...i needed one, mine broke over a year ago and i had not replaced it.

i also bought a set of pottery barn dishes, glasses, coasters, 2 trays, and 2 cookie tins for a friends birthday. they suite her perfectly. they were still new in the boxes...retail over $120 paid $15.

oh my, what a day of savings:)

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fresh from the garden this morning

the kids have already downed every little bit of this...i had one pea.

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it's been way to long

photo credit: compassion dave

go ahead and give me the years worst blogger award. i know it has been ridiculously long since i posted, in fact probably no one will even read this because they have given up on me. so here is the long list of updates...

1. God has blessed me with an amazing new job. i will most likely be teaching 4th grade.

2. our garden is bursting at the seams with peas and strawberries right now.

3. i have done very few domestic things lately but i have done a few

a. make vanilla extract (post coming VERY soon)

b. transplanted lots of plants to different places in the yard that look so much better iin the new spot

c. made homemade yogurt (a great use for whole milk before it goes bad)

d. dried a serious amount of pineapple and apples that i bought from aldi and the co-op

for really cheap

4. but most importantly i have been spending as much time as possible my husband and children. returning to work has really given me a whole new perspective on time with them. realizing this, my goal for posting will be 2-3 times per week on the average. more at times when we are off and away on vacation and i can sit by the pool and type away. blogging really is fun for me when i am on vacation and have time to spend and be creative. its my own mini vacation on our regular vacation...i know i'm weird. no need to point out the obvious.

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what's going on

i promised to share with you what has been going on around here lately. after much prayer, seeking Godly counsel, and time i have made the decision to return to the classroom as a teacher in the fall. i have thoroughly enjoyed the time that i have been able to stay at home with our little ones the past eight years. i would not trade this time for the world. our youngest will be going to kindergarten in the fall so the timing will be perfect. daddy and g will get some wonderful time together in the afternoons, some time that g will love and daddy has not been able to take in the past.

i am very excited about my upcoming adventure. I LOVED THE CLASSROOM! teaching children, watching the learning process, being a part of those "ah-ha" moments are just a few of the things that i look forward to.

thank you for being patient with me. i am sure that the next few months will be spotty on the posting front. i will be sure to post things that are deals that are unbeatable and things going on around the suburban farmhouse that are "must knows", but i will be focused on interviews and learning updated law and educational practice.

i am clinging to the verse Psalm 20:4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

i will be sure to keep you updated on the process and i would greatly appreciate your prayers that the Lord would guide my path.

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great magazine deal

go HERE to read all about it. I know I have been so absent lately. I will tell you why later today...no I am not pregnant...I would always welcome that little surprise but that is not it:)

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cake pops for cheeks

after daddy took cheeks to Starbucks for her birthday breakfast she became a huge fan of their cake pops.

her request for her school snacks was cake pops.

her request for her home snack...cake pops.

her daddy's request for after work snacks...cake pops.

needless to say cake pops are our new favorite treat around here.

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