tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82658435947352283692024-11-05T18:46:38.198-08:00This is another blog about crazy, daily living! You will get to hopefully experience the flavor of our family. It's my husband and I, with our two children The kid 7 and The boy 4. We like adventure, honesty, movies, enjoying the sun, healthy living and I have a brain crammed with too many diy ideas to put to fruition, that I thought it would be fun to share with others...why not? I know it's not original, but I promise to try to make it interesting!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10943528289372151977noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265843594735228369.post-53030192702341704112013-03-24T22:36:00.000-07:002013-03-24T22:36:24.583-07:00

Today I was able to spend a nice, kid-free lunch with my husband! Thanks to my mom we were able to go down to Main St. Seal Beach and dine at one of our favorite BBQ restaurants, Beachwood BBQ. Now don't mistaken this time as a needed break from our children...their Bama just wanted to hang out with them:) So they did a sleepover and we went out for dinner and a movie with friends! Actually,

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I was asked to post monthly on a blog that I follow! It is for a California based Etsy team that I am a member of :) Here is the link! Tell me what you think:)

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Every month I will be featuring a product that is near and dear to me. (I only refer products that I believe in) Right now I am thinking of my kids' immune system. We have heard of so many families being hit with colds, flus, stomach bugs, bronchitis, you name it! Joslyn and Holden did get a bit of congestion last week, but so far they have kept away from these illnesses! Biomega Jr. is a

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Here is a cute knitting pattern from Simply Notable (cute blog as well) and it seems pretty simple! Try it out and post your pictures:) http://www.simplynotable.com/2011/hooty-and-his-owl-pals/

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Every year I think the same thing..."why did I give up?", "why did I make such a big goal?". If you knew me well, you would know that I am a dreamer! I can dream, imagine, envision pretty much anything. I like to think of myself as an idea lady! I have lots of ideas, as most creative people do...but for the life of me, I can never get from point A to B. I see B...and it looks awfully close, but I

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Join me this 2013 in getting the body and health you have always wanted! Starting January 7th USANA is offering a contest for your New Year resolution of weightloss to come true! Check out the link for more details... www.resetdestination.com Contact me if you have any questions or if you are ready! christinaenglish@usana.com

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So I know the quality of photos here are awful! But I am getting a camera for Christmas:) So no more camera phone for me... maybe! I found these vine wreaths at the Dollar Tree and I had a lot of felt from some old hair clip I used to make:) Here is our 25 day countdown to Christmas....I really wished I had done the 12 days of Christmas instead:( It has been fun! The mini stockings are

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With the overwhelming access that we now have to professional photo cards, the options are endless! I have started a card on 4 different websites.... Tiny Prints, Shutterfly, Minted and Pear Tree Greetings. Obviously card design is a huge factor, but all of the sites have 100s to choose from. Paper quality is important, the price is important (they are just going to be thrown away!), and quality

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There is a term that is not new... which refers to the equality in a marriage! Egalitarian vs complementarian! I was doing a little Google searching on this topic and came across a plethora of sides (so to speak), on how we should interpret the scriptures to define our 'roles' as men and women. I never truly gave it much thought, until I started reading Rachel Held Evans book (see

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source: http://mejuki.tumblr.com I love this! Maybe an UP themed party or I don't know...using this picture as your inspiration what kind of themed party would you decorate like this for?

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Ok it's not an actual book club, more like a virtual book club! I am beginning a book called A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband "Master" by Rachel Held Evans. You may have heard of her before. She is the author of a well written blog based on her "big questions about faith, doubt, culture,

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Halloween is by far my favorite holiday! Although I wish it happened more often, when do you ever have everyone outside walking their neighborhoods...together? Dressing up, acting a part, candy...?!? Yes, I have a sweet tooth like the rest of woman-kind:) Dressing up for our family, usually happens more often due to themed birthday parties! For Halloween we plan out our costumes well in

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Today as I was dropping Holden off at school in workout clothes, he stopped me and said "mom, whay are you wearing pajamas?". Now, for background, I need to let you know that my husband does not really like or understand why people wear their pajamas outside of the house. And of course the kids know this, because all kids know what their parents' likes and dislikes are....no matter how aloof we

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So awhile back I wrote a post about how Dan and I had a series of discussions dealing with me doing to much! Here is an update. I love homeschooling Holden for preschool. I especially love that all of my pins on Pinterest were going to good use! However, after careful consideration and thought, I decided to put him back in the classroom. He was doing great with everything, he even looked

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If you are reading this post, you must have seen the movie Sandlot! If you haven't rent it! It's about a bunch of neighborhood kids who get together everyday during the summer and play ball on a worn out field. One boy is new to the gang and knows next to nothing About baseball and gets laughed off the field. One of the other boys, who has the makings of a baseball legend, sticks his neck out

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Today Joslyn had picture day at school. She said she wanted her hair straight and wanted to wear a dress. She did not have a dress that was clean (don't worry, I'm doing laundry while typing), so we went with a cute grey shirt from Forever 21....did you know that they had a little girls section? She wore it with sparkly grey tights and a lace purple skirt...I know you can only see her shirt in

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Last year I laughed my butt off, while watching the Sarah Jessica Parker movie "I Don't Know How She Does It"! Watching her run around trying to accomplish everything for her career, kids, husband and appear to have it all together...was exhausting. There were some things I could relate to: the laying in bed and can't sleep because you are thinking of all the things you need to get done, the idea

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I love blogging! It's like an unpersonal diary, that strangers can be influenced or impacted by my story. Unfortunately I have not always shared my complete story with you...dun, dun, dun! The way I function is, by not vocalizing my emotions until the situation is cleared up. I had every intention of introducing myself to you in a honest way...my favorite blogs are the ones where the author is

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My Joslyn turned 7 on the 24th! We spent the day at Disneyland with her brother too! We were able to experience some new adventures there, and coming from people who have had passes for the past 5 years that's quite a big deal. We finally went on the canoes that you paddle around the Pirate's Lair (formerly known as Tom Sawyers Island). Joslyn did great, Holden tried for awhile but kept

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I have been wringing out every last.drop of summer! The fair, the beach, the pool, frozen yogurt, eating out (a lot), birthday parties, swim lessons, camping, business convention,  berry picking....oh my goodness that is not even all of it! I have a draft list of partial posts up the wazoo, plus a running log of future posts in my brain! My goal is to do 2 posts a week, more will end up

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Ever wondered what it would be like to live your life in whimsy! I'll be giving my "unprofessional" review next week! Read with me!

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Ok I do not have the birthday blues...I am actually wondering what year that will hit me! I don't know about you, but I am 32 and I still do not feel like an adult. I sometimes feel that I'm pretending and someone is going to find me out!!! I look at my kids and think....you can't possibly be mine, I'm just a kid! I do hope this feeling of youth lasts as long as I live. My Grandmother once told

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I realize that I was quite negative about this early on! One of my main thoughts for accepting this challenge, was to figure out a routine to update my blog more consistently! Well...how many days has it been? It has been 4 days! Out of those 4 we have, played 5 board/card games, went on 3 walks, read a little bit each day, had every meal WITHOUT the TV on (it's a big deal for our family),

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I finally made a pinterest inspired craft! I used an old frame added some paper and stickers....and a lot of ideas! I wrote on the glass with a dry erase marker and wa-la....summer fun! My favorite idea is Holden's "lay in the grass and watch the clouds"! So precious...

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This last Saturday my beloved husband came home with a wonderful idea....a fast from television. What a great thought....we have abstained from the tube for a day or two before, but have not committed to a whole week! So you can imagine my excitement at the mention of the opportunity to BLOG about something new, besides my failed cooking:) He talked about a week, a few weeks...a MONTH! Whoa,

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