tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71871490110647114362024-03-13T23:28:54.144-07:00The Do-It-Yourself MomWe can do all things, but only in His strength.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.comBlogger556125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-21101507355088388082015-08-03T22:54:00.000-07:002015-08-03T22:54:23.876-07:00Present: How one woman pulled the plug on distraction to connect with Real Life (A Book Review)<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">
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I was so pleased to be given a copy of this book for review. I have long enjoyed <a href="http://www.ahappyhomemedia.com/">Keri Mae's blog</a>, and I loved being able to read more of her story.</div>
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My life is very different for Keri Mae's, and I would guess I actually use the internet more and that I rely on it more for relationship cultivating (for talking to friends and family back in the states), and honestly I see that sometimes other things (hmmm....... sometimes even DIY projects perhaps) as bigger distractions to my true priorities. But I loved being inspired by her journey to simplicity, quietness, true connection, and being Present in her life.</div>
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One of my favorite parts in the book is where Keri Mae decided she was tired of how media over-consumption was causing her to skim through life, and she desired full cream instead. This book makes me continue to desire a life of full cream as well. Her message is such a great reminder to "choose the best and leave the rest" for a truly fulfilling life.</div>
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And like great french cuisine this book is very rich, but has small portions. I appreciate the author's ability to be inspiring, but brief, and avoid packing the book with extra fluff.</div>
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The one thing this book is doesn't have a strong emphasis on is step by step "how to unplug" type information. This is a memoir style book, not a formula, so if all you are looking for is simple action steps this book may not be for you. However, I personally loved the memoir style without "how to"s mixed in and Keri Mae is going to offer a journal to accompany the book. <a href="http://www.ahappyhomemedia.com/2015/07/an-interview-with-me/">If you purchase the book through Amazon on August 4th, she will send you the ejournal free.</a></div>
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I love how the author's "decluttering" of her life made room for more peace, stillness, and time with those most important to her. I think that is what many people are searching for in our busy era.<br />
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You can purchase <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Present-woman-pulled-distraction-connect/dp/0996110003/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1438275102&sr=8-1&keywords=present+keri&linkCode=sl1&tag=ahaho-20&linkId=d67cde1d2b4cea5cd310440f19a4d954">Present on Amazon</a> or visit <a href="http://www.ahappyhomemedia.com/">Keri Mae for more information on her book launch at her blog here</a>.</div>
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This year I finally got around to finishing a Countdown to Easter Calendar for our family. Perfect? Oh, no.<br />
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But neither am I, and I still love how the calendar turned out despite its imperfections.<br />
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Advent calendar and countdown ideas abound, but rarely do you see a Lent or Easter or Resurrection calendar.<br />
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The way I made mine is a pretty simple idea that could be adapted in many ways.<br />
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I made the calendar in a cross shape with 47 numbered pockets, ending on Easter at the sign with INRI and 47 written on it at the very top of the cross.<br />
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Traditionally, it is said the the season of Lent has 40 days, but that doesn't count the Sundays, so putting the Sundays back in brought my total up to 47. You could adjust the number of pockets to include more or less, bring the number back down to 40 or 30 or however long your family wants to anticipate the coming of Easter.<br />
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I used a very pretty patterned cotton fabric I received as a gift for the back and upcycled a pair of felted-wool-like gray pants for the pockets. By using the felt and making the pockets in long strips, I reduced my sewing time significantly.<br />
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For the numbers I simply wrote them using a fabric marker. I'd prefer the look of embroidery, but don't have the time to devote to that big of a project right now.<br />
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The cards in the calendar are from our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/rising_of_the_son/" target="_blank">Rising of the Son: A Family Devotional Celebrating the Coming of Easter</a> printables which are original hand drawn artwork I drew specifically for this devotional. I cut out each ornament, glued them onto black cardstock, put contact paper on both sides, punched holes, and put a ribbon through each one.<br />
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You could make your own ornaments, verse cards, symbols, activity ideas, etc. to include if you'd rather.<br />
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I attached each <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/rising_of_the_son/" target="_blank">ornament</a> by safety pinning the ribbon to the calendar from the back, so the pin wasn't visible. I originally thought I'd sew buttons on each pocket so you could take the ornament out and then hag it on the pocket, but then I didn't want to spend that much time sewing on buttons either. And the safety pins keep the cards from accidentally falling off better anyway.<br />
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Not 100% sure if I'll unpin everything for storage or be able to fold it carefully enough. We'll see.<br />
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Either way I'm really happy with the way this project turned out and hope that we get to use it for many years to come.<br />
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Each night as we get ready to read from our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/rising_of_the_son/" target="_blank">Devotional</a> we pull out the next picture ornament, and the kids take a treat from their hanging Easter baskets. It is a highly anticipated event in our household, and I just love all of the memories we're making.<br />
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Another idea that you could use in conjunction with or instead of a Lent or Easter Countdown Calendar would be a <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2015/02/diy-jesus-tree.html" target="_blank">Jesus Tree</a>.<br />
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How do you anticipate Easter or Resurrection Sunday in your home?<br />
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-38874557218386503292015-02-23T00:55:00.000-08:002015-02-23T00:55:34.032-08:00DIY Jesus Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A great decoration to focus on Jesus at Easter time is a Jesus tree.<br />
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The popularity of using a <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/the_tree_of_life/" target="_blank">Jesse Tree during advent</a> to focus on the coming of the Son at Christmastime is growing.<br />
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You can use the same idea to focus on the rising of the Son at Eastertide as well.<br />
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For this little Easter tree I used just the holy week ornaments from our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/rising_of_the_son/" target="_blank">Rising of the Son: A Family Devotional Celebrating the Coming of Easter</a> printables. I cut out each ornament, glued them onto black cardstock, put contact paper on both sides, punched holes, and put a ribbon through each one. Then I hung them on a simple tree branch in a vase (a.k.a. old vinegar bottle). You could certainly use all <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/rising_of_the_son/" target="_blank">47-50 from that book</a> to make a much larger tree. Or you could put one on the tree each day/night for however many days you chose to use that <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/rising_of_the_son/" target="_blank">devotional book</a>.<br />
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Or you could make your own ornaments, verse cards, symbols, activity ideas, etc. to include if you'd rather. You could even make symbols for Resurrection Eggs and then hang them on a tree if you wanted.<br />
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You could also make a paper or cloth tree to hang on a wall for a different variation as well.<br />
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I think we are going to just use our <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2015/02/diy-lent-or-easter-countdown-calendar.html" target="_blank">Easter Countdown Calendar</a> alone this year since I finally got it done. But Last year we did this mini Jesus tree during holy week and the kids really liked it too.<br />
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What are your favorite Resurrection minded decorations or traditions?<br />
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-66986228985826139552015-02-08T19:59:00.000-08:002015-02-08T20:01:50.160-08:00Lovely Devotionals for the Whole Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband and I love using holidays to help teach our kids important concepts and at the same time get them really excited about the things their learning and the holidays. One of the main ways we've done this is by creating our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/">Family Devotional</a> books.<br />
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These books pull together important scripture readings, discussion questions, suggested hymns, as well as activities and some little extra fun decorations. <i>Now in our house we add some special treats and family countdowns to holidays, <b>done and done!</b></i><br />
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This year we've been moving our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/">Family Devotionals</a> over to our educational site <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/">Greenfield Education</a>, so people can access <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/">all of the PDF versions in one place</a>. We are also working on updating them, making them all available in Kindle form and adding new books as well.<br />
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This year we were able to finish Rising of the Son: A Family Devotional to Celebrate the Coming of Easter, which was a huge project for us. To celebrate <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2015/02/08/more_lovely_family_devotionals.html">we are giving away the PDF version of Growing in Love: Garden of Charity Family Devotional</a>.<br />
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This short ebook focuses on what true love really looks like and is packed with bonus printables at the end (which are already worth more the the regular price).<br />
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You can get it for <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2015/02/08/more_lovely_family_devotionals.html">free until February 15,2015</a>. All details <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2015/02/08/more_lovely_family_devotionals.html">over here at the Greenfield Education Blog</a>.<br />
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Here is some photos from last year showing us using some of the included printables.<br />
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Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-73741877013866328162014-12-03T05:00:00.000-08:002014-12-03T05:00:00.788-08:00Preschool Christmas Holiday Craft: Paper Cone Christmas Trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This preschool activity required little time or supplies, but my kids loved it when we made these a couple years ago. They thought is was so much fun to decorate their own little trees. I thought they were a fun addition to our dining room decorations, but you could let your kids keep them in their own room too (or anywhere else of course)!<br />
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You could by pre-made cones at a craft store as well if you think a more professional look would fit better with your holiday decor, but your kids will have fun either way.<br />
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One other variation to consider if you want to do this craft in a group (or just want a simpler approach) would be to just let them color on paper cones and put stickers all over them. This would cut the mess factor way down.<br />
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Preschool Christmas Holiday Craft: Paper Cone Christmas Trees</h3>
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Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-55599194778636460152014-11-10T14:44:00.001-08:002014-11-10T14:44:12.068-08:00Family Devotionals Updated<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband and I are in the process of updating our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/">family devotionals</a> and moving them over to our educational site <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/">Greenfield Education</a>.<br />
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We have already updated our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/the_thanks_giving_tree/">Thanksgiving</a> and <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/the_tree_of_life/">Christmas</a> devotional books. <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/the_thanks_giving_tree/"><i>The Thanks Giving Tree: Seeing Blessings Everywhere</i></a> will be<a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2014/11/10/family_devotionals.html"> available for free until the end of November</a>. And <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/the_tree_of_life/"><i>The Tree of Life: Seeking the Son This Christmas</i></a> has been revised and had new printables added to it as well.<br />
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See details about <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2014/11/10/family_devotionals.html">how to get The Thanks Giving Tree: Seeing Blessings Everywhere for free here</a>.<br />
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We hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season!<br />
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Blessings!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-3256548311925801212014-10-14T03:08:00.001-07:002014-10-14T03:08:20.192-07:00Things Progressing Around Here<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So long time no post. I know. This summer we went to America for two months and then back home. It was a great trip and things are going well settling back in at home now too. It was just too busy to post anything in this space.<br />
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But we have been working on a lot of different projects. I am happy to be able to share one of them with you today.<br />
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Over at <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/" target="_blank">Greenfield Education</a>, my husband and I are pleased to have <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2014/10/13/pilgrims_progress.html" target="_blank">just released The Pilgrim's Progress in graded readers levels 1-4.</a><br />
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To celebrate we're giving away the first two levels until October 31st. <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2014/10/13/pilgrims_progress.html" target="_blank">Head on over to Greenfield Education to get your free readers and find out more.</a><br />
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Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-19728527164180606312014-06-30T04:48:00.000-07:002014-06-30T04:48:00.234-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Loving Smile (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-76715858941994600152014-06-21T19:10:00.001-07:002014-06-21T19:10:59.089-07:00Happy Birthday Aaron!How did he get to be six years old already?<br />
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Aaron had a very full and fun birthday here, but is still really looking forward to his family party with the grandparents next weekend!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NOk1S6NtGN8/U6YzncqH9iI/AAAAAAAAL3o/iy1M6jd3sfc/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(1)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NOk1S6NtGN8/U6YzncqH9iI/AAAAAAAAL3o/iy1M6jd3sfc/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(1)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One boy came over in the afternoon for cake</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G3J10OEZCGc/U6Yzn4rWNeI/AAAAAAAAL3w/Gleyjz8ZNQM/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(2)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G3J10OEZCGc/U6Yzn4rWNeI/AAAAAAAAL3w/Gleyjz8ZNQM/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(2)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He stayed for quite a while playing with the boys</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5oliPX4IOV0/U6Yzn-8cUuI/AAAAAAAAL30/Rdwp07Wpx7U/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(3)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5oliPX4IOV0/U6Yzn-8cUuI/AAAAAAAAL30/Rdwp07Wpx7U/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(3)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He brought this giant bear and a music box as very unexpected presents. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tJHpnDo0ncY/U6YzoU9sKfI/AAAAAAAAL4A/7jOHNbWw7Ns/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(4)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tJHpnDo0ncY/U6YzoU9sKfI/AAAAAAAAL4A/7jOHNbWw7Ns/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(4)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Played animal charades; its a good bilingual game. (Aaron the snake)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JO1ooSx9bQs/U6YzojY844I/AAAAAAAAL4E/5-9ouOsN_C8/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(5)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JO1ooSx9bQs/U6YzojY844I/AAAAAAAAL4E/5-9ouOsN_C8/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(5)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Andrew the bee (stinging everyone with his bottom, also unexpected)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F1P0-2XMVhU/U6YzpHibsMI/AAAAAAAAL4M/SYxqYOnx-8M/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(6)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F1P0-2XMVhU/U6YzpHibsMI/AAAAAAAAL4M/SYxqYOnx-8M/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(6)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This boy was such a nice kid and seemed like he had fun.<br />
(Or at least found us amusing)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IYrvdZgQqrQ/U6YzpRGuFSI/AAAAAAAAL4Q/72UF-yhq91o/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IYrvdZgQqrQ/U6YzpRGuFSI/AAAAAAAAL4Q/72UF-yhq91o/s1600/5+boy+came+over+for+birthday+celebration+brought+huge+bear+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He made a balloon hat for baby;<br />
baby liked wearing it this way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wS8FUUbX_Kc/U6YzvPv1FGI/AAAAAAAAL40/yEKcHy8MGa4/s1600/6+chicken+nugget+dinner+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wS8FUUbX_Kc/U6YzvPv1FGI/AAAAAAAAL40/yEKcHy8MGa4/s1600/6+chicken+nugget+dinner+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicken nugget dinner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks Grandma Lorna!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pSfBaghycXU/U6Yzva9ZsPI/AAAAAAAAL4w/R55YVwrwmEE/s1600/7+a+bunch+of+girls+came+for+cake+(1)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pSfBaghycXU/U6Yzva9ZsPI/AAAAAAAAL4w/R55YVwrwmEE/s1600/7+a+bunch+of+girls+came+for+cake+(1)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we invited the little girl who comes over a lot over for cake.<br />
And six girls (on roller blades which made them<br />
feel like there were 12 of them) came.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jOWDbJSWqcs/U6YzwED8ruI/AAAAAAAAL5A/ejpRg89Kszw/s1600/7+a+bunch+of+girls+came+for+cake+(2)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jOWDbJSWqcs/U6YzwED8ruI/AAAAAAAAL5A/ejpRg89Kszw/s1600/7+a+bunch+of+girls+came+for+cake+(2)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They calmed down to a dull (giggly) roar<br />
once we asked them to take off their roller blades.<br />
We bought a musical firework candle that are popular here<br />
and all the kids liked it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFNngk40lYQ/U6YzwdLjouI/AAAAAAAAL5Q/xNkqRn4rqRk/s1600/7+a+bunch+of+girls+came+for+cake+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lFNngk40lYQ/U6YzwdLjouI/AAAAAAAAL5Q/xNkqRn4rqRk/s1600/7+a+bunch+of+girls+came+for+cake+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls sang, ate cake, played for a few minutes,<br />
and then put their roller blades back on and<br />
ran down the stairs and out to their homes.<br />
The boys had fun having friends over.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8qJoMkMBMJE/U6Yzwvv0ymI/AAAAAAAAL5I/n3jZ-PaA8N8/s1600/8+Aaron+beat+daddy+using+new+chess+game+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8qJoMkMBMJE/U6Yzwvv0ymI/AAAAAAAAL5I/n3jZ-PaA8N8/s1600/8+Aaron+beat+daddy+using+new+chess+game+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then Aaron beat daddy in chess using his new travel chess game.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BUFYkZHwQkg/U6YzxFgioOI/AAAAAAAAL5Y/CRb-38YM5pA/s1600/9+treasure+hunt+(1)+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BUFYkZHwQkg/U6YzxFgioOI/AAAAAAAAL5Y/CRb-38YM5pA/s1600/9+treasure+hunt+(1)+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lastly the much anticipated treasure hunt</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-McjZ_RtoycU/U6YzxUnM5eI/AAAAAAAAL5o/571QUqlaf8E/s1600/9+treasure+hunt+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-McjZ_RtoycU/U6YzxUnM5eI/AAAAAAAAL5o/571QUqlaf8E/s1600/9+treasure+hunt+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daddy is making a chess game with the best chess AI out there,<br />
and it is going have all kinds of levels and graph how the game is going.<br />
Aaron was very excited to see the start of it. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rxLpCHsf7bc/U6YzxzpqUOI/AAAAAAAAL5g/xkzVaS_aVYk/s1600/happy+Birthday+Aaron+(Large).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rxLpCHsf7bc/U6YzxzpqUOI/AAAAAAAAL5g/xkzVaS_aVYk/s1600/happy+Birthday+Aaron+(Large).JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Aaron!<br />
Aaron BiRthday Haqpy sign made by Andrew<br />
(actually great copying for a 4 year old)</td></tr>
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-61690367866519156142014-06-16T06:36:00.000-07:002014-06-16T06:36:00.623-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Hello Milk (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-84165437369596735302014-06-09T06:28:00.000-07:002014-06-09T06:28:00.062-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Lovely Rabbit (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-77595561173955998542014-05-26T06:23:00.000-07:002014-05-26T06:23:00.495-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Waste Discarding Prohibited (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-56900582447030216152014-05-19T06:21:00.000-07:002014-05-19T06:21:00.239-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Don't Drive Tiredly (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-36247463739244205282014-05-12T06:20:00.000-07:002014-05-12T06:20:00.288-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Cats Flour (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-25845789365787355982014-05-05T06:15:00.000-07:002014-05-05T06:15:00.698-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Life Needs Better Quality (The Chinglish Files)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And so does this picture</td></tr>
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-74815787826629524372014-04-28T06:06:00.000-07:002014-04-28T06:06:00.055-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Jeep Jeans (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pwxHm6RLiIU/Um-yte1lTYI/AAAAAAAAITA/uBOocGb6IFE/s1600/jeep+jeans+(1)+(Large).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://lh3.ggpht.com/-pwxHm6RLiIU/Um-yte1lTYI/AAAAAAAAITA/uBOocGb6IFE/s1600/jeep+jeans+(1)+(Large).jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-88718285916775189692014-04-25T06:00:00.000-07:002014-04-25T06:00:01.734-07:00DIY Brownie Pizza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Making a brownie pizza is a great way to use up some leftover holiday candy in a fun and unusual way. My boys love helping to to add the toppings.<br />
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For this brownie pizza I used this <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2014/02/diy-natural-mint-grasshopper-brownies.html" target="_blank">cake mix brownie recipe</a> and baked it in a 10 inch springform pan. I think ou could spread it out thinner onto a 12 inch pizza pan and just shorten the baking time as well. I had half of a can of cream cheese frosting leftover, but you could use homemade <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2011/10/diy-pumpkin-bars.html" target="_blank">cream cheese frosting</a> or any other kind of frosting as well. The one cup of frosting was just enough for the 10 brownie pizza, and held the candy on nicely.<br />
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Next we sprinkled M&Ms, chocolate chips, and chopped up Twix bars on top of the frosting. You could use any other candy you like. Because we didn't have a lot of frosting and I already had some of this <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2011/12/diy-amazingly-delicious-no-corn-syrup.html" target="_blank">amazing caramel sauce</a> (and because I am always looking for an excuse to eat chocolate and caramel together) I drizzled some on top.<br />
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I love chocolate. My husband likes chocolate, but often prefers fruit flavors like strawberry over chocolate. hence my obsession with combining <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2014/01/diy-strawberry-cheesecake-chocolate.html" target="_blank">strawberry</a> and <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2013/01/diy-strawberry-heart-brownie-cheesecake.html" target="_blank">chocolate</a> desserts. We both agree that this Strawberry Swirl Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream is amazing.<br />
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And this flavor combo is easy to achieve. Even easier with store bought ingredients but you can make all of the components at home as well. Take <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2011/08/diy-vanilla-ice-cream-making-ice-cream.html" target="_blank">vanilla ice cream</a>, when nearly frozen but still soft, mix in <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2011/09/diy-chocolate-chips.html" target="_blank">chocolate chunks</a> and big globs of <a href="http://www.thedoityourselfmom.com/2012/03/diy-2-ingredient-crock-pot-strawberry.html" target="_blank">strawberry jam</a>.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-44966463459050558002014-04-14T05:56:00.000-07:002014-04-14T05:56:00.192-07:00Mandarin Mondays: Trust Make for Brand (The Chinglish Files)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>Update 2015: All of our Family Devotionals are currently available on our family's educational site, <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/">Greenfield Education</a>, <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/glimpse_of_the_son/">A Glimpse of the Son: A Holy Week and Easter Devotional is now available in PDF form for free there</a>.</i></b></div>
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My husband and I have been working on a family devotional to celebrate Easter as a family similar to our <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/the_tree_of_life/" target="_blank">Christmas</a>, <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/the_thanks_giving_tree/" target="_blank">Thanksgiving</a>, and <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/growing_in_love/" target="_blank">Valentine's Day</a> books. We hope to make one for all of lent in the near future, but did not have time this year.<br />
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The good news for you is that we were able to finish a short version for holy week through Easter or Resurrection Sunday and we're giving the PDF version away for free.<br />
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If you would prefer the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JN2O1QU" target="_blank">Kindle version, it is reasonably priced</a>. <br />
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Easter or Resurrection Sunday is truly the most
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He arose!</div>
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He conquered death so that we all can live
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excitement. This short ebook shares a glimpse of the final days of
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There are also printable resources including:</div>
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Download <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/glimpse_of_the_son/">A Glimpse of the Son PDF version here</a>.<br />
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Want more free Easter books? Check out <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/readers/resurrection_story/" target="_blank">The Resurrection Story readers Levels 1-4 (free!)</a> at Greenfield Education.<br />
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Download A Glimpse of the Son <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/books/devotionals/glimpse_of_the_son/" target="_blank">PDF version here</a>.<br />
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Purchase the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JN2O1QU" target="_blank">Kindle version here</a>.<br />
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Check out <a href="https://greenfieldeducation.com/blog/2014/04/the_resurrection_story.html" target="_blank">The Resurrection Story readers Levels 1-4 here</a>.<br />
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Happy Easter!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17857643441730820081noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187149011064711436.post-5113093847460821802014-04-10T01:15:00.001-07:002014-04-10T01:15:27.090-07:00DIY Nail Monogram Ornaments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been making some new Easter decor this year, and these nail monogram ornaments are one of my favorite additions. I used them to mark our hanging Easter baskets, but they would look great on an Easter tree as well.<br />
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These ornaments are so easy to make they hardly need a tutorial, but just in case, here it is anyway. <br />
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DIY Nail Monogram Ornaments</h3>
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<li>Nails</li>
<li>Wire (I used green florist wire, because it is what I had on hand, but I imagine wire that matched your nails would look even better)</li>
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<li>Cut short lengths of wire and twist around points where the mails meet.</li>
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Hang up, enjoy, and reflect on the reason for celebrating Easter.<br />
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