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I like how Charlie is posing and looking at the camera in every picture. And Jake just looks like he is nervous and might be told to get off the bed any moment!<br />
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Stop at Starbucks and pick up a gift card and ask for a coffee sleeve for each card you purchase. The example I worked from used the underside of the sleeve, but I decided to use the logo side. Just staple it down to make a little pocket and slip your gift card in.<br />
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Depending on the time of year, Starbucks has different options for themed gift cards. They happened to have teacher appreciation cards which were perfect for my project!<br />
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Full instructions and free printable found <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/04/14/printable-thanks-a-latte-gift-card-holder-teacher-appreciaiton/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821196131478213730.post-74367536867075480342012-09-17T09:45:00.001-05:002012-09-17T09:45:24.579-05:00Fly Guy<i>**I am going to start going back through my pictures from the last 6 months and blog some of the things I missed. So these will be out of order with life as it is happening right now, but I want to have a record of these things for our family.*</i><br />
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He said, "Well, I am not really a lake person." And after thinking for a moment, he said, "I am not really a boat person either." He was taking one for the team since it was my nephew's birthday and he requested that we all go sailing together.<br />
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My sister braved the radioactive green waters to swim with the boys - thanks sis!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821196131478213730.post-67709628133455891202012-08-20T09:53:00.000-05:002012-08-20T09:53:49.669-05:00A Good DogI haven't given a Charlie update in a while. She is about 10 months old now. She is very sweet and very submissive, a great combination when you have kids. She is also very much a "herder". She is a mix between a Border Collie and an Australian Shepherd mix (so she has some other things mixed in that we do not know.) This is not so great when you have kids.<br />
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When the boys want to play in the backyard, they want Charlie inside. It turns out that little boys don't really like to be "herded". Especially when it involves a hyper puppy that has sharp nails no matter how many times we file those suckers. She used to nip at their heels quite a bit, and we were able to mostly curb that. But she still chases and uses her paws to grab at their legs and heels.
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I was getting pretty frustrated with her, so I decided to go and get a book from the library on understanding herding dogs and their instinctual tendencies. I found a book called "A Good Dog" by Jon Katz. It is a memoir of his years with a hyper, difficult to control border collie that liked to herd everything from school buses to UPS drivers.
I was about halfway through the book, beginning to have some sympathy for the strong instincts that our Charlie must have and realizing that it is very difficult for an animal to learn to go against those instincts that are specifically bred into them. And then she went and did this...
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This is the aftermath of jumping on the trampoline with the sprinkler spraying underneath. Somehow, that turned into unhooking the hose from the sprinkler and turning a low spot in the yard into a huge mud puddle. And when that got old, I guess they had a mud fight.<br />
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Someone was really not happy with the results. And someone was pretty pleased with himself. <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821196131478213730.post-41882934280624053652012-08-11T23:49:00.001-05:002012-08-11T23:55:43.715-05:00Last Stop: Fort Walton Beach, FloridaSo after a l-o-n-g drive back up north from the Miami area (about 10 hours) we arrived at Fort Walton Beach, Florida. It is right down the road from Destin, so it is on the "Emerald Coast" as some have named it.<br />
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We rented a condo on the beach for the weekend and the view was spectacular! We were on the 2nd floor, and the sand was about 20 feet away from the balcony. The sand was white and sugary, the water was a beautiful greenish-blue, the seafood was fresh and tasty! Couldn't have asked for a better end to our vacation. Now I will stop talking and let the pictures speak for themselves. There will be lot's. Sorry in advance...<br />
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Our condo<br />
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Two things: 1.) Yes, Caleb is usually way too big for a stroller at 5 years of age. BUT, if you are trying to fit everything into one day at Magic Kingdom, you have to stay on the move and little legs get tired. Also, the crowds were crazy (summertime at Disneyworld = mayhem!!) so it was so nice for him to jump into the stroller after a ride and we had one less kiddo to worry about. And lastly, we could hook our backpack to the stroller and put all our water bottles in the basket and that was nice for all the adults!<br />
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2.) Caleb is wearing headphones in a lot of the pictures. This is not because he can't go a day without his favorite tunes. He has sensitive ears and doesn't like loud noises, so this helps him to be able to go on many rides that would be uncomfortable for him otherwise.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821196131478213730.post-23941832583977330312012-07-31T21:54:00.003-05:002012-07-31T21:54:37.665-05:00Disneyworld: Part 2 - Around the ResortOutside our room, things were just as magical! When you arrive in the lobby, there are artist sketches lining the walls of all the favorite Disney characters. The "Cast Members" that work at the resort are seriously some of the friendliest people you will ever meet. They greeted the kids with balloons and everyone was always so happy and helpful. I guess you are out of luck if you are having a bad day and you work there. Better perk up and act happy!<br />
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The pool area was pretty unbelievable. They have the biggest pool on Disneyworld property (of course, only until the next new hotel is built and builds a bigger one!) and it is decked out in the Finding Nemo theme. The coolest feature is that when you go under water, you hear characters from the movie talking to you. </div>
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In the Cars area where we stayed, the sidewalks looked like roads and there were life-size cars from the movie along the way. The entrances to the buildings looked like movie sets, and in fact, they were shooting commercials to advertise the resort while we were there! Steve had to sign a waiver to get in the pool one afternoon because they were shooting a "model" family in the pool. But even though there were film crews and cameras everywhere, they never asked you to stay out of the way or blocked anything off. They were all incredibly friendly, greeting people as they walked by. These Disney people know a little something about customer service!<br />
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We stayed in the Luigi building...<br />
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Seriously. How cute is Mater? And that little boy standing next to him is pretty darn cute, too. :-)<br />
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We were so glad my Mom was with us on our trip. It was so fun to experience everything with her!</div>
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With Nana, last picture before the real afternoon rainstorm started. Next up, the Magic Kingdom!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821196131478213730.post-1768806597934439612012-07-27T16:49:00.001-05:002012-07-31T16:38:57.220-05:00Disneyworld: Part 1 - Our Room at Disney's Art of Animation ResortWhen we left Jacksonville, we headed to the happiest place on earth. My Mom had discovered a brand new resort on Disney property that was opening this summer called <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/art-of-animation-resort/" target="_blank">Disney's Art of Animation Resort</a>. They had family suites that were decorated completely in either Finding Nemo or Cars (the Little Mermaid and Lion King buildings are still under construction.) With two little boys, the Cars family suite was right up our alley.<br />
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This was the dining table/murphy bed. All you had to do was move the chairs out of the way and pull the handles on the bed. The bed came down and the table collapsed and became the foundation for the bed. Genius! Then in the next image, you can see the bed pulled down and the boys asleep. There was a picture above their heads with a built in nightlight...a dimmer switch controlled the moon and light on Mater's barn. Again...genius. What fun touches for little kids to enjoy!</div>
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If you are planning a trip to Disneyworld and staying on the property, I would highly recommend this resort. Wait until you see what it looked like outside our room!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821196131478213730.post-28860647399101336172012-07-22T23:07:00.000-05:002012-08-25T15:46:01.648-05:00JacksonvilleThe next day of our trip we headed to Jacksonville, Florida. My aunt and uncle live there, along with one of my cousin's and his wife, so we planned to stay two nights visiting with them. We had a great time visiting and catching up. <br />
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First stop after 7 hours in the car - their neighborhood pool!<br />
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My Mom and her sister look a bit alike...<br />
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The next day was Father's Day, so we visited their church in the morning and went to the beach in the afternoon. There is a great beach about 20 minutes from their house that you can drive right out onto the sand. When you have kids and lot's of gear (towels, sand toys, sunscreen, snacks, drinks, chairs...), this is a really great thing!<br />
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A totally random picture whose sole purpose is to prove that Steve was on the battleship with us. He was taking most of the pictures and didn't get in many.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821196131478213730.post-19378008654344022002012-07-09T21:14:00.000-05:002012-07-09T21:15:00.426-05:00Florida - Summer of 2012I know. It has been a long time. And I have so many good excuses. but I won't bore you with those... <br />
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We just got back from Florida! My Mom went with us, and we had a great trip visiting our family there and doing some sight seeing along the way. We drove almost 3000 miles over the span of 10 days. This was our route...<br />
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Look how close we were to the Bahamas! (Nassau is down there in the bottom right corner of the map not far off the coast from Miami.) But alas, I don't think I would take a 5 and freshly turned 8 year old to a tropical island for a "relaxing" vacation, so we will hold off on that one a bit.<br />
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Miss Charlie is growing up fast.</div>
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People always stop us at the park where we take the dogs for walks and ask what kind of dog she is. Several people have thought she was a Saint Bernard. We are crossing our fingers that she won't get THAT big!</div>
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She is definitely a "herder" (both collies and australian shepherds are herding dogs, and she is a mix of those breeds and something else that is unknown, so maybe Saint Bernard, too!). She likes to herd the boys when they run around the backyard, so we have to correct her on nipping at their heels. </div>
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We watched an episode of the Dog Whisperer where they took a herding type breed who had always been a family pet to a working ranch. Within 5 minutes, the dog had successfully corralled an entire herd of sheep and he had never been around a single sheep in his life! </div>
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I added card stock to the back of the prints to make them more sturdy, and then just cut a slit at the top and bottom of their hands. I let the boys put the suckers on their cards, and they were done!<br />
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