Apr 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Spring Break has come and gone…
Here is a breakdown of last week-
Part 1:
We tried to get old house packed out and ready to sell and paint living room and hall at our new house and hang pictures. (Half accomplished anyway, still a lot to do!)
I’ve struggled with paint colors so much at this house- plaster makes everything look different when you get paint on the wall.
With lots of help I settled on:
Sage Tint by Benjamin Moore for living room
(on walls it looks almost like a robin’s egg blue)
Amulet by Benjamin Moore for hallway/stairs
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| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art |
We managed to squeeze in a quick day trip to Bentonville to see the Norman Rockwell exhibit at Crystal Bridges. I have always been a Rockwell fan, and this was the exhibit to end all- I think all of my favorites were there. Seeing the brushstrokes and sketches really makes you understand the complexity of the paintings. It was absolutely amazing.
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| Maybe my favorite? |
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| Or This? |
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| Max’s fave |
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| Artistic kids (My fave) |
My mom brought my niece and nephews, and my aunt and grandpa met us there for a fun day.
Coming home we stopped in Eureka Springs for dinner at DeVito’s!
What is your favorite Norman Rockwell painting?
Not sure? Go see the exhibit at Crystal Bridges and let me know! 🙂
Dec 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
Christmas is almost here!
With the crazy rush of the season I was happy to take some time
to visit with some bloggy friends and taste some goodies from
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| Chef Brian telling us about some of the goodies from their catering menu. |
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We sampled:
- Buffalo sausage bites from Ratchford Farms in Marshall, AR (well, I didn’t try them as I don’t eat red meat, but they looked good)
- Wonderful Coconut Shrimp with Cranberry dipping sauce. (Argenta Market has very fresh seafood flown in weekly from the Gulf- see their website for what’s in this week!)
- Lovely fruit and cheese tray with Honeysuckle Lane Arkansas cheeses from Daley Dairy in Rosebud, AR.
- White Chocolate and Cranberry cheese ball with cookies from a mix by Resident Chef in Maumelle, AR. *I normally don’t like sweet dips but this was so yummy. Like a cheesecake on a cracker!
- Spinach Parmesean dip also by Resident Chef. Everyone loved this but I thought it had a tad too much onion for me. My hubby would love it.
- Croque Monsieur- a lovely Monte Cristo-esque sandwich made on jalapeno cornbread by Arkansas Fresh bakery, with Petit Jean ham, Argenta Market’s smoked turkey (my kids ADORE this,) and chipotle mayonnaise. It’s dipped in an egg wash and panko breadcrumbs and oven-fried. (Again, I didn’t try this but it had rave reviews by fellow bloggers!)
Need fruit or cheese trays in a hurry? I’ve gotten entire fresh smoked salmons for parties that are DELICIOUS. Just give them a few days notice as they smoke meat once a week I believe.
Entire holiday meals are even available!
Small Turkey Dinner (serves 10-12) – $89.99
Large Turkey Dinner (serves 20-24) – $149.99
Small Ham Dinner (serves 10-12) – $99.99
Large Ham Dinner (serves 20-24) – $169.99
Dinners include meat, gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, dressing, cranberry sauce and rolls.
Pie is also available (a necessity.)
Call 501-379-9980 to order!
(Ordering information can also be found online.)
For Christmas dinner the deadline is December 14th and pick up by December 24th at noon.
My family adores Argenta Market. It’s on the way to school so if we have time we stop for snacks or last minute dinner ideas. One of those local places where people remember you and
make you feel at home. My kids beg for their smoked turkey.
It’s also a great place for lunch! During the season it’s across from the North Little Rock Farmer’s market (all organic and local!)
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| Our favorite cashier! |
We were given wonderful gift baskets to sample. The baskets are made in Little Rock and contain all Arkansas made products. Beautiful and already wrapped! They have two options available and both are limited so call and reserve yours today! (I’m going to!)
My basket had:
- K-Bee’s Cream Honey & Blueberries– great on fresh biscuits
- My Brother’s Salsa (medium)
- The Resident Chef’s Spinach Parmesan gourmet dip mix
- Stutzman’s Pantry Peach Jam
- War Eagle Mills– Hot Roll Mix
- Southern Girl Soapery’s Home Brew Soap (made with Diamond Bear beer!) Great manly gift!
It was so nice to see my AR Women Bloggers friends again and get great holiday ideas.
Thank you Stephanie and Argenta Market!
For more Arkansas goodness enter for a chance to win a Petit Jean gift basket
on Arkansas Women Bloggers.
Dec 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
What a busy few weeks…
Nutcracker week and one more show to go!
If you are in LR make sure to come see the last show at 2:00 PM today!
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| My tiny cannon soldiers are the 3rd and 4th from left |
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| Old Statehouse |
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| Lights Downtown |
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I have two cannon soldiers, an Arabian girl, and flower in the show this year!
Also downtown today is the AR Craft Guild’s show at the Statehouse convention center.
Lots of great deals on beautiful things by Arkansas artists.
If you say you’re a FB fan they will give you a free ticket to get in the art show.
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| Helping his dad with French Drains |
Off stage we are trying to get the house done so we can move in this week…
Wish us luck!
Nov 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Trying hard to get in the house by Thanksgiving…
Cabinets and Countertops are done!
I adore my cabinets and glad I didn’t compromise.
Thank you to HomeWorks of Arkansas for Dwight’s gorgeous woodwork.
We did green granite on island, and cherry on rest of countertops.
I had vintage colors we found matched for island and cabinet colors.
Still have to pick wall color, install tile backsplashes, dishwasher/fridge panels, and install faucet.
The floors came out beautifully. We used
Monocoat in Dark Oak (an all natural, LEED certified product.) Scott did the upstairs and we had McMillon and Sons do the downstairs.
This weekend we framed in the playroom and got most of the sheetrock done (except for all of the ceiling.) Hopefully we’ll get it floated soon and then I can paint and start cabinets there….
Thankful for a great hubby who knows how to do everything and an awesome brother in law that takes time from his vacation to come help us!
Nov 4, 2012 | Sponsored Posts
What do you get when you have eight lady bloggers,
a gorgeous candy-apple red truck,
and a sultry, early fall evening?
FUN!
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| Photos by Whitney Loibner |
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A few of my bloggin’ buddies got together to show off boots that Country Outfitter gave us this summer. (Just give us any excuse to get together!) Pictured above from left to right are: Alison, Jacklyn, Me, Jerusalem, Melissa, Kyran, and Sarabeth. Whitney (who also takes all our family pictures) took all of these beautiful pictures and she and Alison made the yummy homemade margaritas and snacks.
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| Putting our feet up |
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| Jerusalem, Me, Kyran, and Whitney being silly |
I have always wanted cowboy boots. I adore my Ariat’s from Country Outfitter. My feet don’t like many shoes so you know they are comfortable. Hey, don’t tell my kids but I think at least a few of them are getting boots for Christmas…
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| Showing off our swag from AWBU– Thank you sponsors! |
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Now for the part you’ve been waiting for…
Country Outfitter is giving you a chance to win a $150 gift certificate! You could pick these great boots I picked or whatever your little heart desires! (Believe me it’s really hard to choose!)
It’s as easy as these two little clicks:
1. Click here to submit your email address to Country Outfitter (you may receive occasional e-mails from them.)
2. Leave a comment below on my blog letting me know you submitted your e-mail to Country Outfitter, and let me know which boots you like the best!
A random winner will be selected in two weeks and announced here on November 19th, 2012!
DISCLOSURE: CountryOutfitter, a retailer of Ariat Boots gave me these Women’s Heritage Western R Toe Boot -Brown Oiled Rowdy Boots to review and I love them!
*Make sure to enter my baby basket give-away too!
