On Cotton Candy Apple Fun
Yesterday the boys were out of school
AND
it was $1 day at the Arkansas State Fair!
(Guess what we did?)
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| Jac showing off his Heifer Int. T-shirt with a friend |
On Hayrides and Such
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| Pretty Pumpkins |
It’s starting to feel like fall now.
Our school went to BoBrook Farms for a pumpkin fest last week.
(Sunflower maze, hayride, pumpkin patch, corn pit, petting zoo, and haymaze!)
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| Best friends |
This pig and horse were so cute.
The boys came home wanting a pet pig….
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| Happy Fall! |
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| Spooky Ghosts |
I can’t really get too into decorating right now because I keep hoping we’ll move soon.
But, it would be cute to put these ghosties around a tree in the yard.
Might have to attempt it!
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| Flowers on my Front Porch |
On Kitchen Decisions (Countertops & Backsplash)
The kitchen is coming along…
Very (VERY) Slowly…
Cabinets are in and painted (but without doors until next week)
Undercabinet lights (LED) are in. Haven’t picked lights for ceiling but not in a rush.
I am not going to put pictures on until the doors are on!
We’ve decided on butcher block countertops for several reasons:
- They are pretty
- The green factor (we’ll use an oil finish and use a company that uses sustainable woods etc.)
- Toughness factor- just have to sand to get dings and such out
- It’s pretty cheap
Not sure about the countertop for the island though. I wanted something I could roll dough on, that was cooler like steel or marble but the prices I’m finding are crazy!
Trying to decide on a backsplash now.
I want recycled glass tiles I think. Maybe some handmade tiles for accent. To keep costs down this is the way to go. I found glass tile from $3-$9 per square foot which isn’t bad.
For the glass I’m waiting on some samples from a company we used for our bath remodel in our current house (we used Hakatai Emerald blend and it’s beautiful.) LOVE their tile and it wasn’t expensive. Also considering ordering from myknobs.com if the shipping ends up being cheaper.
The handmade accent tiles I’ve found on etsy and on earthsongtiles.com I really like.
Debating these now:
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| Handmade Tiles from www.earthsongtiles.com |
On Autumn Memories
Fall Haiku Memory from 2010…
Leaves fall to the earth,
Autumn’s children spinning fast,
My own growing up.
On Fall Break
Fall is officially here
which means
Fall break for the boys,
Nice weather (meaning under 100…)
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| Mushroom picture (by Emily) |
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| Boys playing in the park |
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| My crepe myrtle in bloom |
On Food Blog Fun
What do you get when you put a bunch
of Arkansas food bloggers in one room for a day?
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| Great Information, |
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| Healthy Competition, |
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| Great food, |
Cool Swag,
And LOTS of Laughs!
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| Whitney & Our little friend |
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| Alison, eating a tomato and sporting the cool aprons they gave us! |
Thank you to the great ladies of AR Women Bloggers for setting up Foodie Friday!
Also a big thank you to the sponsors, epecially:
- Ziploc (for the great goodie bag especially the wonderful VersaGlass!)
- Petit Jean Meats
(I don’t eat pork but my kids will only eat PJ bacon! Did you know they
do gift boxes and can even ship a complete Thanksgiving or Christmas
dinner? Also great coffee cake!) - Yarnell’s Ice Cream (Yes, it’s back!) How about this fun picture Whitney took on our way home?
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| Thank you from- Alison, Sarabeth, Me, and Whitney! |