tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75750300968063835492013-11-03T16:34:22.136-07:00Janealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845380462750272586noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575030096806383549.post-88523571542480862572013-10-23T14:10:00.001-06:002013-10-23T14:10:28.770-06:00

“Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.”  ― William Shakespeare “When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are.”  ― Donald Miller “Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.”  ― Albert Camus “I don't hate people. I just feel better when they aren't

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I posted this on Instagram a few months ago and got a few requests for the recipe. So here it is. This recipe comes from my mom's blog, And Then There Was Health. (For those of you who don't know, last year my mom embarked on a journey to eat healthier. Not by choice; She was getting migraines that would last 3-4 days, and no amount of drugs would make them go away. She figured out it was

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I just want to thank everyone who responded to my last post. I received such an outpouring of love and support in the form of emails, phone calls, facebook messages, texts, and comments. A lot of these were from people I haven't seen or talked to outside of the internet in years. I haven't even responded to a lot of these messages yet, but just know that I appreciated them all the same! You are

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because no blog post is complete without pictures. from 30 Rock. season 2, episode 8. thanks for the advice, James Carville. I didn't originally want to write this post. I didn't think it was anyone's business. But there are things I want to say that most people won't hear if they don't hear it from me. Over a year ago, I "left" the Mormon church. (I put "left" in quotation marks,

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He loves: Machines. He is obsessed with anything mechanical. Especially trains and construction equipment. He notices the sound of a helicopter in the sky or a siren down the street right away. The other day we spent 20 minutes watching YouTube videos about lawn mowers. His favorite TV show is Mighty Machines. I tried introducing him to Sesame Street and Yo Gabba Gabba, but besides a brief

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I generally don't like receiving flowers (they die too quick and then I get sad about it), but after a day like yesterday, I was really happy (and teary-eyed) to see Rowan coming up the stairs with this rose in his hands.It was one of those days. Where nothing in particular goes wrong, yet nothing seems right. The kind of day that people in third world countries probably don't have, because they

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This weekend has been a good indicator of how great our summer will be. We spent most of the time outside or with family, and the fun is just beginning! After a long, dreary, depressing winter, I am ready for warmth. What we have on our plans this summer: Lagoon! Camping! Granite Flats, Arches, and Sand Hollow. (I'm especially excited for Arches, since I've never been.) And of course with

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(This is a touchy subject. And possibly TMI. But I am determined to share my opinion on it, because someone once shared their (unsolicited) opinion with me and it made a big impact. Please don't take offense. I only share this because this is my blog and this is something I feel strongly about.) There really is no reason to circumcise your sons. (I'm ignoring Jewish people here.) Most people in

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(once again, this post isn't geared towards anyone. so no one take offense. that is all.) It really drives me nuts when people aren't in their own Facebook profile pictures. Particularly, if it's a picture of their baby. Yeah, I know, you're proud of your baby. I get it, I had a baby once upon a time. But this is your Facebook, not your baby's (on that note, please don't make a Facebook for

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This recipe is dedicated to Jackie, who has been the best neighbor ever over the last year. She lives through the wall from me, and has a son who is two weeks younger than Rowan, so needless to say we have spent a lot of time together. We trade babysitting, make dinner for each other, have a zoo membership together, play games after the babies are asleep, go to the park together, and she even

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A) stop telling people when you have dreams about them. they think it's creepy. (even though you dream so vividly every night and dream about pretty much everyone you've ever met at some point.) B) stop telling people what celebrities/animals they look like. 95% of the time they end up offended. C) definitely don't tell people if you have made a bet about them. that's not cool either.

Janealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845380462750272586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575030096806383549.post-91975410548531282702013-03-29T10:56:00.004-06:002013-05-23T11:10:10.225-06:00

Say at least one new word a day. And it doesn't have to pass as a real word. For instance, "ba-bee" means "diaper" in Rowanese. and "Psips" means "chips" or "grapes." and "cuck" means pretty much anything with wheels.Sing/talk yourself to sleep every night.After learning how to say "Apple," being every apple in the house to your mama while saying "ba-bull" over and over. Keep saying "

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most annoying (and most common) conversation openers: me: Thanks for calling customer service*, this is Janeal, how can I help you? customer: Hello? me: Hi, how can I help you? customer: Hello? me: Customer service, this Janeal! customer: Hello!!!!!! me: *sigh* .... hello? customer: Hi! I was wondering if you could help me with.... pssst. contrary to popular belief, people don't have

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A version of Zeus that's compatible with Windows 7. This leprechaun costume for Rowan this year. To eat an entire bag of Halloween candy and still lose ten pounds. For David Tennant to be on Doctor Who again. A flip phone with an awesome camera. Idina Menzel's voice. That house we almost bought last month.

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I don't like classical literature. I feel like this makes me a dumb person. Every time I go to the library, I need to check out at least one book that will challenge my reading abilities, vocabulary, and attention span, but I never get past the first 50 pages or so. Then I feel bad about not reading "grown-up" books, so I punish myself by not reading any of the other novels I checked out. Rinse,

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I got an email the other day from my Aunt Maureen, asking why I haven't blogged lately, and what's going on in my life! So here's an update for y'all. We just returned from an awesome trip to New York and New Jersey, where we got to hang out with my brother and his wife, go to a taping of David Letterman, see Wicked (awesome!) and Cyrano de Bergerac (eh), geocache in Central Park, see the city

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If you give a girl a blog, she'll probably want to write in it. She'll want to write something extremely clever, though, so it'll take her a while to come up with something to write. Once she does, she'll sit down to write, only to notice how old and cheesy the background is on her blog. She'll want to change that right away, so she'll abandon her writing and start looking for great background

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(warning: TONS of pictures) Rowan's birthday was a few weeks ago. Most moms will say "I can't believe my baby is one!" And while that's true for me, I am also not surprised at all. It feels like Rowan has always been a part of my life. It's amazing how much he's changed. He started out like this, just a few days old: And now he's this happy little boy who doesn't look anything like the

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Happy Ryan Day, everyone! today (and every day) I'm very glad my sweet husband was born. (so thanks goes to my wonderful mother-in-law for giving him life!) here are a few of the best things about Ryan:  we're starting a new trend with kilt beach towels. He has a great laugh. (I specifically got him this insta-kilt to hear him laugh when he opened it.) It's very contagious, and he laughs

Janealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845380462750272586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575030096806383549.post-17303344103871346502012-06-01T09:00:00.000-06:002012-09-12T12:41:11.338-06:00

So far my unpopular opinions haven't been that unpopular. But I'm sure this one will be. So don't be offended if you think I'm talking about you, here. Having a camera and a photo editing program does not make you a photographer. It does not mean you can charge people $200 to take mediocre pictures and then photoshop the crap out of them. It's a huge pet peeve of mine when people buy a "nice

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For our anniversary last week, I gave Ryan a pillow I embroidered. I know, great romantic gift right? We have an inside joke where anytime one of us says something funny or cheesy, we say, "You should embroider that on a pillow." so I took a bunch of our inside jokes and, well, embroidered them on a pillow. It took me forever, and I'm so sick of embroidery I'll probably never touch another

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Here's all the pictures I would post if I still had Facebook. (if you follow me on twitter or instagram, you've probably seen most o these.) -my mom's mad cake decorating skillz -Ro chowing down on an onion ring -my thriving tomato plants! -Rowan showing me how to stand up -how babies are entertained at Trafalga -rock climbing with Rowan -"death cake:" german chocolate cake + caramel topping +

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Someone bought my hair. I gave them 18 inches, plus cut off a few more, so now I look like Tinkerbell from the movie Hook. When I told my stylist what I wanted, she freaked out a little. "are you sure? Positive?" and then showed my hair to everyone in the salon. Everyone around us watched in shock as she chopped my hair off. They couldn't believe I'd do such a drastic change, but when I told

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Rowan at 9+ Months: it was really hard to get this picture. every time I would put him down, he would immediately flip over and start to crawl off the blanket. He's a crawler! And a climber. And he gets in the "downward dog" position a lot. He loves FOOD. His favorite foods are Pirates Booty (like healthy Cheetos), avocado, and orange slices. playing in water on his tray. great way to

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I'm bored. Ryan's in class. Rowan's in bed. There are about 50 things I should be doing. What I really want to do, though, is finish the 850-page Stephen King novel I've been reading all week. But I'm afraid I'll be completely disappointed by the ending, plus that's 120 pages away from where I am now, so here I sit. I really shouldn't read books that long. Once I get into a book, it's all I do

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