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Love and Lights

Last night, 14 of us met up at Winterhaven to check out the holiday lights. Winterhaven in a housing development here, and is known for their elaborate holiday light displays- I think itโ€™s part of the Homeownerโ€™s Association requirements. There are designated nights to walk or drive through, as well as horse-drawn carriages and trolleys.…

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Nursery Fail

I was excited to get the nursery officially finished this weekend, but it looks like it may have to wait a while longer. Most of the time, online shopping is a major win (shopping in PJs and delivered to my door- whatโ€™s not to love?) but this time, it was a little bit of a…

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My first B.B.

Today, I was on-call for work since my schedule is winding down until my leave begins. I didnโ€™t plan on being off in case they needed extra coverage, but ended up not having to go in. So, instead of teaching, I got to enjoy my first Brotherโ€™s Breakfast and spend the morning with these two…

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Tinsel Hair

As much as I love all holiday decorations and wintery things (SNOWMEN!), thereโ€™s one thatโ€™s not really my fave:ย Source tinsel. Itโ€™s made a comeback in the holiday decorating world over the past few years, but I canโ€™t help but think of how hard it would be to clean up (especially with an artificial tree) and…

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Notes from the week: 12/9

Walking has become progressively more difficult every day. Climbing up the stairs, I clutch on for dear life and use the the stair rail to propel myself upwards. When I reach the top, I usually need to take a little break. If I forget something downstairs, it will usually stay there, or Iโ€™ll ask Tom…

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End it in pizookie

Any night that ends in โ€œpizookieโ€ is a good one. After the dance show last night, the Pilot and I each munched something random to hold us over until we determined what the rest of dinner would be. [I had a couple of sweet potatoes with goat cheese, and I have no idea what he…

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3 Little Javelinas

is a lovely childrenโ€™s story that was read to pretty much every Arizona child while they were young. Itโ€™s like a southwestern version of โ€œThe Three Little Pigs.โ€ Even though Iโ€™ve always known about javelinas, Iโ€™ve only seen them from afar. A guest walked into my tubing class today and said โ€œI saw a wild…

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Outside the tortilla

Last nightโ€™s enchiladaโ€™s were a little different than the usual chicken or veg that Iโ€™ll make. Iโ€™ll usually serve them with rice and beans, but last night the rice and beans were inside the enchiโ€™s <โ€”an idea I got from my โ€œCooking for Isaiahโ€ cookbook In all my years of enchiladas, Iโ€™d never tried them…

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“Baby, it’s cold outside” workout

I donโ€™t think Bell has a problem with her sporadic walking schedule since the weather has changed. We still play around the house to get the crazies out: sheโ€™s a fetch pro yesterday, we chased around the yard (she went into full on sprint mode! see the dirty paws?) and today, we snuggled on the…

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Focus On: Stability Balls

Weโ€™ve already talked about medicine balls and resistance bands, so today I thought it would be fun to focus on another gym staple: stability balls. They look so nice and innocent, huh? Not only are they inexpensive and easy to find, but you can get in a killer total-body workout, particularly challenging your core, using…

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Din for the win

Last night when the Pilot got home from work, I had showered and was wearing real, non-workout clothes (a feat when youโ€™re fighting fatigue) and tonight, dinner was ready and waiting. Iโ€™m on a roll, friends ๐Ÿ˜‰ The Pilot LOVES pulled pork, but itโ€™s one of those things that I donโ€™t think to make until…

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36 weeks

and feelingโ€ฆ good. (Random: the Pilot recently found a video on his old computer of my friend and I doing our pointe dance to that song. It was one of my faves) Is there some kind of pre-labor euphoria that hits? If so, maybe thatโ€™s whatโ€™s going on. Even though my hips still hurt like…

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