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Isabella spent the last three weeks at camp. Three different camps in three weeks!</div>
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Needless to say, Alex was lonely because he is used to having a big sister around to play with. We had to come up with some things to do with him while she was gone. We did swim lessons, trips to Oceans of Fun and Worlds of Fun, walked around the Plaza, and went to the park.</div>
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On this particular day Alex decided he should get out the rollerskates his grandma had gotten him for Christmas and give them a go.</div>
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He was a little unstable at first.</div>
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But he got much better!</div>
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It only took about 10 minutes of skating before Alex was exhausted and wanting to do something else.</div>
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Luckily, parks also have play equipment!!</div>
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Alex recently finished some swim lessons at the local community center. I was so pleased with how his lessons went this year. He is finally over his fear of the water and told me to give his goggles to some little boy who needs them. We have done swim lessons every year and he always cries because he is afraid. As recently as last fall he was afraid of even taking a bath and I had to let him wear goggles in the tub, only put in a couple of inches of water, and keep his hair short enough to use a washcloth. This year, however, things have improved. He has gotten so much more comfortable with the water that you wouldn't even know he was the same little boy who refused to do much more than stick a toe in last summer! In fact, we spent today at a local water park and Alex was rushing ahead of me in the lazy river yelling "Don't worry about me, I can swim!" </div>
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Practicing his stroke. I love how he has his little tongue stuck out in this photo.</div>
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Here is another set of photos from an outing with my children. Once again, Isabella had a friend staying the night. One friend of hers in particular lives far enough away that I pick her up and usually keep her for 24 hours straight. The first night, they are so excited to see one another. The next morning they are doing crafts and setting up all kinds of clubs or stands to make money. By lunch, they start to bicker over whether to use their earnings for voice lessons or acting coaching. They can't agree on a game, I still have 4 or 5 more hours until the little girl is due home. Even my son is screaming because they have been leaving him out and he doesn't like ANY of the games or activities they have been picking. This is when I usually decide to leave for some local free children's activity where everyone can have a change of atmosphere and find something they enjoy. It works like a charm. This time we went to a local children's museum that is free.</div>
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Our family recently went on a trip to a local farm. It was so much fun! I had never been before, but my sister in law invited us, and I am glad we went. Admission is free during the week, and we brought sack lunches to eat in the picnic area to also save on money. Although the farm charges for pony rides, goat food, bottles, and fishing, it isn't much and the park is big enough that this is a great (and cheap) way to spend the day! Bella had also had a friend spend the night so it was a nice way to get all of the kids out of the house so that they wouldn't get tired of one another and start fighting after having spent so much time together the next morning. I love to take friends on little field trips to prevent them from getting stir crazy and the resulting bickering. </div>
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I love this shot of Bella!</div>
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Tiniest horse ever!</div>
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Bella feeding the goats. You have no idea how many times I yelled "no more goat food, and I mean it!"</div>
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Bella looks very serious about her pony ride. </div>
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Feeding the goats from bottles. Alex kept yelling because both of these goats wanted his bottle and he didn't know what to do! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is my little man, almost 5 years old! It is amazing how much he has grown up and how quickly. I got to attend his preschool graduation and I was surprised that it didn't make me sad. I am happy that my children are getting older. I am ready to move forward to new and exciting stages. I love that we can go to movies, do crafts, play games together, and occasionally my husband and I get to sneak off for a night alone together! That being said, I still cherish all of those little moments that are slipping away and might be gone forever before I know it: the early morning cuddles, the arguments over who gets to sit by mommy at the dinner table, and the insistance to sit in such a position in the car so that he can "see my pretty face." These instances happen less and less and one day they will be gone. So that is why a day of sitting around watching him dance to silly songs with his classmates (he spent most of the song yelling 'my partner isn't here today!") is so special. </td></tr>
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In May we had a pretty big event in my house. It was my little girl's 10th birthday. This event was met with both joy and a bit of sadness on my part. My first baby is growing up! I decided that I wanted to do something very special to mark the occasion. My daughter always has these grandeose ideas of what she is going to buy when she saves up enough money. One of her recent plans was to save up for an entire bedroom makeover. I knew that this would take her much longer than she could ever begin to comprehend, but her desire set the wheels in motion for a plan of my own. Why not give her a bedroom makeover for her birthday present? It would be big, surprising, and convey the sense of growing up and excitement that turning 10 really deserved. So I got to work. I spent 6 months bargain shopping, saving all of our extra money for supplies, and creating side projects after my daughter went to bed. In the end, I think it was worth it. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I switched out her bedroom while she was at school and she was having a sleepover that night, she was so surprised! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made the short curtain to match, and got the bedding and long curtain off of Amazon. The wall art I made using shoe box lids and scrapbook paper. </td></tr>
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Here is a close up of the butterfly wall art. The lighting was a little off and this is before I got my new camera so I was actually having to take pictures with my Ipad. It looks much better than this color-wise. </div>
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The final touches were some zebra paper lanterns from Hobby Lobby that I also used as party decor that evening and a zebra photo frame. All and all I am very proud of what I did with that room considering I only spent around $150</div>
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Zebra cupcake boxes for each girl to take home a cupcake, zebra chinese containers for gift boxes, and zebra baloons adorned the take home table. There were crafts like bottle cap bracelets, chalk doilies, homemade bouncy balls, and we made hair barrets with zebra print flowers on them. We played truth or dare, apples to apples, and put on face paint. </div>
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The table looked fabulous and my friend Suzy was kind enough to make strawberry flavored zebra cupcakes that matched the party and one for each girl to take home. She also put those little pink bows on each cupcake box. You know that had to take time!!</div>
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Here is another close up where you can see the crafts better, there are the flowers we turned into hair accessories and the ribbons for the bracelets. You can see zebra pencils sticking out of the goodie boxes. There were also hair extensions, temporary tattoos, jewelry, and polka dot rubber duckies in each box. It was probably the most successful party that we have had so far!</div>
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Here is a picture of Bella with buttons on her eyes pretending to be Coraline and wearing a zebra print outfit she got at her party! What a great day! It was totally befitting a girl turning 10. I can't wait to see what I come up with when she turns 16! (My husband had better start working overtime now!) </div>
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Blanket I made for a boy at Alex's school that has Autism</div>
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So, it has been several weeks and the weighted blanket is still working wonders for Alex. He is still off of Melatonin and he goes to sleep within 10 minutes of laying down at night. My husband has nerve pain in his legs and he even borrows the blanket during the day sometimes to sleep with when his leg pain is keeping him awake and he says it helps him a lot. I did some research and weighted blankets have shown to help not only children on the autism spectrum, but also people suffering from Restless Leg Syndrome, anxiety, depression, or people who were abused. Some nursing homes use light ones on many of their patients with good results. I am definitely a big supporter of the weighted blanket!<br />
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I have decided to spend some of my extra time and resources this summer making weighted blankets for families who might not otherwise be able to have them. I feel it is a very good cause, and I want to do what I can to help every child have the tools he needs. Right now I am working on a blanket for Rick's grandma who has restless legs syndrome. It is over half way done and will be my fourth blanket I have made! If you know of a family who has a child who might need one of these blankets, please contact me!<br />
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<br />PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-14306170418106089012012-02-26T15:24:00.000-08:002012-02-26T15:24:41.398-08:00Pinterest - How to Make it Work for YouSo we are all using Pinterest by now, I hope. If you aren't using it, that is a whole separate problem. You need to get over there and see how awesome it is! If you are using it, you have the new problem of how to actually USE the things you are pinning. Today I am going to discuss how to use style posts in particular.<br />
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I have now separated my own personal style posts into 4 separate categories, and I may add more if I find that I need it. Currently I have makeup, hair, my style (which is just a dress, piece of jewelry, or pair of shoes) and complete outfits.<br />
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I have an actual binder that I keep for these items. I printed the mystyle pages first making sure to select minimal margins so it wouldn't cut off part of the pages. I then needed to print the hair, makeup, and outfits one picture at a time so that it was big enough to copy. How you do this is you go to "edit picture" then just hit "save" it will now put the picture big on your page alone and you can select print and it will only put that picture in the print without cutting it off. I printed all of my outfits, hair, and makeup, I went to the actual blogs and printed makeup or hair tips if they were on a blog and not complete on the pinterest site.<br />
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I then put all of this information in my binder and used dividers for the sections. I put notebook paper behind the outfits and made notes on what wardrobe pieces I would need to complete the outfits. I looked for common threads (for instance for me I have several outfits that I need red shoes and a red cardigan for) and added a piece of paper to the front of my binder that says "Top fashion wants"<br />
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I am hoping this will help me to be more purposeful in my shopping and buy things that will make the outfits I am admiring. Also, the use of accessories in the pictures are motivational. My outfits have been much more accessorized and colorful the last few days. Thank you, pinterest!<br />
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Here are my current top fashion wants to look for on sale or when I have some extra money, what are yours?:<br />
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Red flats<br />
Black belt (wide, front clasp)<br />
Red belt (wide)<br />
red cardigan<br />
mint cardigan<br />
Kelly green tank (spaghetti strap, dressy)<br />
canary yellow shirt<br />
canary yellow and grey scarf<br />
canary yellow purse<br />
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<br />PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-4327620785435723712012-02-23T07:27:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:27:26.340-08:00Privacy Please!We have a problem in our house. Alex, age 4, has asperger's and does not want anyone to be away from him. Ever. He will shove his hands under the door while you pee, storm into the bedrooms while you are dressing, and he even was shoving a block under the door from the waiting room while Bella tried to talk to her doctor about how she needed more privacy!!! (Ironic much?)<br />
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When talking about things that bothered her this week, one very legitimate concern Bella brought up is her lack of alone time. Her brother is always begging her to play with him, asking if they can take turns should she try to use the lap top for her screen time, and following her around crying should she want to read a book or do some other activity that does not include him. The more we try to discourage these actions, the louder the fits got. I plan on bringing this up with his behavioral therapist, so we can work on strategies to put an end to some of these behaviors, but we don't have an appointment for a couple of weeks due to scheduling issues, and I felt we needed a fix to this problem now.<br />
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So, I started thinking. I had a book about 1001 great ideas for Autism and it suggested implementing a sibling knock so that the child has to use the special knock and knock before entering the sibling's room. This makes it fun and special as well so that he wouldn't get so upset. Also, Bella had been asking to be allowed to stay up 30 minutes later and we decided to go ahead and allow that so she can have 30 minutes of reading time uninterrupted every evening before bed. The third strategy I came up with was to discuss "quiet areas." I talked to Alex about how there is a quiet area at his school where you cannot bother whoever is in it. He said that he likes that area and goes in it for a little while every day. We gave each kid a door hanger and made a new rule that when one of them has the door hanger on their door their room is now a quiet area and they are wanting to be alone. NO ONE, not even mom or dad, is allowed to bother them for 30 minutes unless it is time to eat or leave for an appointment. We made the 30 minute rule so Bella will still spend time with the family and not be tempted to hide in her room all day every day. Not that she would do that. It has been two days now and so far everyone is happy. Which, when dealing with siblings, is quite the blessing.PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-6702054983282035652012-02-22T06:54:00.001-08:002012-02-22T06:54:47.536-08:00Wordless Wednesday - It Snowed Once.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Study Sweden<br />
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Make cheese: <a href="http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1145.html">Easy White Cheese</a><br />
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Here is her Valentine's lunch. The cups are heart shaped. There are crackers, bell peppers, and tomatoes to dip in a red container of hummus. A red box juice, and granola with strawberries. To keep the cups from moving around I used a babybell cheese because they are red, and this box has a red lid.</div>
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Also, speaking of Valentine's Day, remember that box I helped Bella create? She ended up winning the prize for most beautiful Valentine's box! So proud!</div>
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<a href="http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=1912168">Chicken Fried Rice</a> from Spark People.<br />
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We ate sesame chicken on Sunday and I have a PTA meeting from 5 - 6 so I made double the sesame chicken to cut down one of the steps of cooking on this one.<br />
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<a href="http://www.yankeekitchen.com/five-pepper-chicken-recipe/">Five Pepper Chicken</a> from Yankee Kitchen.<br />
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Cheeseburgers, Salad.<br />
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Isabella has Missionettes and I have a Zumba class so we aren't doing anything fancy this night!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1639,133173-243199,00.html">Mediterranean Chicken Breasts</a> from Cooks.com with feta cheese, chicken broth, penne pasta, and broccoli.<br />
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<a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/middle-eastern-rice-with-black-beans-and-chickpeas/detail.aspx">Middle Eastern Rice With Black Beans and Chickpeas</a> from Allrecipes. This recipe is quick and easy, goes good with red rooster sauce and pita bread, and would even be good inside of corn tortillas.<br />
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When I first met my husband almost 8 years ago, I hated real food. I only wanted to eat McDonalds and maybe I would come to your house if you were making tacos or fettucini Alredo or something. Otherwise, I was out. No vegetables, no drinking water, and lots of candy and Mountain Dew. (Then I wonder how I got to almost 300 pounds, but whatever.)</div>
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I still have weight to loose, but it isn't just about weight, it is about health. I mean, I know weight is a health issue in itself. I am now on cholesterol medicine and have had to have the plantar's tendons severed in both of my feet because they were permanently injured when my feet couldn't handle the weight of my body any more and my arches collapsed.</div>
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But also, there is fatigue, behavior problems (my son has some that food helps regulate), migraines (I have those and changing our diet has helped so much), depression, and the list goes on and on and on. We all know the information, but it is really a matter of choosing to do something with it. Sure, McDonalds tastes great. It is nothing but sugar and sodium, I am suprised it can take on the form of real food. It seems it should be some white crystal that you snort and then feel placated for 5 minutes and like crap for a couple hours afterwards...At least they got the side effects right. Have you ever looked up just the protein on the meat? There is like no protein in it. How do you make meat with no protein? Creepy. </div>
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Nowadays we try to eat mostly white meat like chicken and turkey. Or even fish or beans for our protein. We opt for organic fruits and vegetables. What is for snack? Carrot sticks and hummus, peppers and ranch, string cheese, a yogurt, or maybe a banana or some granola. In the past it would have been cookies and cupcakes or ice cream. I make my daughter's lunch and try to make it different but healthy everyday. I am by no means an expert on health.<br />
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In fact, I would have no idea how to begin making any of these changes if it weren't for my friend Shasta who eats super healthy and was a big motivator to some of my changes. As it is, I still like the chocolate mint flavor Luna bars best after I work out, and I still make bad choices more often than I would I like. All I am is a person who is trying to slowly make a move towards better choices for my family, and who is noticing the changes are good. I have less headaches, my son's behavior is improved, and our entire family has more energy and better moods overall. I think that it is worth the effort (and extra expense, because yes, eating healthy costs more) and I would encourage you to do the same. Really, once you get used to the taste, food is more appealing when it is real.<br />
<br /><br />PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-28449454204513523942012-02-08T21:50:00.000-08:002012-02-08T21:50:40.422-08:00What I Did With My Spare Time TodaySo, I injured myself so bad in that body shaper class that I can hardly walk. I am currently unable to go to the gym, lift Alex, or even have him sit in my lap without wincing in pain. Now that you are done smugly giggling at my pain. Lets talk about what I CAN do. I CAN use that time to be two days ahead of my homework schedule, have finished reading all of my library books, caught up on all of my tv shows, and now today I finished Bella's quilt top. It kind of looks like it was made just in time for Valentine's day.<br />
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Isn't it a beauty? It is twin sized. She wants her blanket weighted like Alex's so I will have to go buy more beads before I can quilt this one. If anyone has suggestions on cheap places to get those beads, please fill me in! I have done okay so far thanks to coupons, but it isn't a cheap habit. I eventually want to start making weighted blankets and donating them to centers, schools, counselors, or families who might not get them otherwise. They are expensive and not everyone has the skills, tools, or time to make them for themselves. I think that is what I want to spend my time doing this summer. I already have one family at least I have promised to make a blanket for.PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-1939422694785856442012-02-08T09:18:00.000-08:002012-02-08T09:18:10.017-08:00Wordless Wednesday...Family Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-32384545437607371112012-02-07T17:46:00.000-08:002012-02-07T17:46:59.560-08:00More Valentine's CraftsHere are some more awesome Valentine's crafts Isabella and I made this week!<br />
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A couple of cards I made for some of my closest :X:X:X</div>
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Last but not least is Bella's Valentine Box! A shoe box, some scrap paper, foam stickers, and a feather boa = perfection!!</div>
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Okay, I worked on this blanket all day yesterday and still did not get the binding on! But other than that I am done, so we will call it successful. </div>
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The first thing I did after having finished the quilt top was smooth out the back I chose on the floor or other large surface.<br />
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Now it is time to add the batting. Here is the batting I chose. I also chose to use two layers of batting so that it wouldn't "feel" like there were 6 pounds of beads in there, but this also makes for an even hotter blanket, so I don't know if I will do that for my second blanket or not. </div>
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Spreading the batting out over the backing is the next step. It is very hard because you match the corners up and then you have to try and keep the backing from wrinkling up under the backing. It can be very annoying. </div>
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You then lay your top out over the other two layers (much easier) and pin it down everywhere. You sew three of the four sides, then sew lines up quilt on the seams vertically so that you have 10 long lines going up where your squares were.</div>
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Next you measure out your beads. I had 6 pounds or 96 ounces and I had 130 squares in my quilt. This means I need to divide 96 ounces by 130. This gave me about .74 ounces per square. I have a kitchen scale and I just alternated between .7 and .8 ounces in my squares since it doesn't go that precise, using a cup to pour in. I also shoved a broom handle down the holes so it would open them up a bit more.</div>
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Once you have beads in all 13 holes you shake them down to the bottom and I would like to suggest using straight pins to try to keep the beads where they belong. You need to sew a line along the entire row, horizontally, where your squares ended on your quilt top. The beads will try to move up on you and I will be honest. I broke 6 sewing machine needles making this quilt, and also my floor is covered in stray ones that kept flying out. It was frustrating.</div>
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After you have sewed the horizontal line, pull the pins out, and then repeat filling the next 13 squares, and sewing the horizontal lines, until the entire quilt is full of beads. This will take much longer then you might imagine. I think the pins holding the beads in place will help though. I didn't think to do that until my last row. So much for brain power. The last step is the binding, which I have not done yet because the beads were secure enough and Alex couldn't wait to sleep with his. On the bright side, he took no melatonin last night and was asleep in less than 10 minutes for the first time in several months! </div>
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Even his sister thought it was comfy!! </div>
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<br />PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-28775595060134477642012-01-29T18:02:00.000-08:002012-01-29T18:04:19.654-08:00Weighted Blanket...Step 1Today I finished the first step(s) in making the weighted blanket for Alex.<br />
These instructions are for a blanket where the final product will be 40X52 and the weight of the blanket will be 6 pounds.<br />
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Today I cut out 130 4 1/2 X 4 1/2 squares and sewed them together, lining up the seams with straight pins. The final product is 10 squares X 13 squares big. The entire process took 3 - 4 hours.<br />
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I chose Batman material for the front since Alex is fixated with Batman, and I have chosen to use a solid piece of fabric for the back that is a very soft flannel since he also only likes "soft" blankets. Hopefully I will have time to work on it some more tomorrow.PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-8913222388410713002012-01-28T06:19:00.000-08:002012-01-28T06:19:06.105-08:00Valentine's Day!!!Between a sale on Tim Holtz dies and texture folders at the Scrapbook Page, and a DVR full of about 3 weeks of shows I had yet to watch, I decided to have a craft night. The result? Awesome Valentine's for my friends and family...
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Heart paper from Target - 8 pages/ $1 in the dollar section up front. The glasses sticker came from a Tunes & Seasons 12X12 sheet of stickers at The Scrapbook Page.
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Heart paper from Target - 8 pages/ $1 in the dollar section up front. The typewriter sticker came from a Tunes & Seasons 12X12 sheet of stickers at The Scrapbook Page.
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The gears texture folder and the dressform and thread spool die cuts are all from the Tim Holtz collection. They are currently buy one get one 1/2 off at the Scrapbook Page in Shawnee Mission. I used a sander to make the white part show through on the gears.
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The gears texture folder and clock texture folder were actually in the same package. The clock die cut and bird with cage die cut are also part of the Tim Holtz line. I actually just bought that clock die cut this week because I wanted it to go with my clock textures. This is the heart paper from Target flipped backwards, this picture doesn't show it very well but I sanded the textures so that the red of the heart paper would show through.
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This puzzle die cut is actually one of the first die cuts I ever bought for my sizzix! I got it at Jo Anns the week that I got my Sizzix, and I love it. It looks super cute on paper, like in this example, or to cut pictures!
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Another type of eyeglasses from the Tunes & Seasons stickers on heart paper. (It has mustache stickers on that sheet, also!)
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This sticker comes from a paper packet called "All About Boys." In edition to paper it has one 12X12 sheet of cardboard punch outs and one 12X12 sheet of stickers. You can find this packet at most craft stores, I got mine at Target. This one will be Alex's card, in case you couldn't tell.
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This is Isabella's card. The Hello Kitty sticker actually comes from a Christmas Hello Kitty sticker set that Target had in their $1 section at Christmas time. Target has started having a lot of paper, ribbons, and stickers in their dollar section when you first walk into the store, so it is a great place to find scrapbooking supplies if you don't have a lot of money. Also, keep in mind that all stores - Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's, Michaels, Archiver's, and the Scrapbook Page (which has the selection of Archiver's but is privately owned so is cheaper and has a train table for the kids!) almost always have coupons. I never, ever buy scrapbooking stuff unless it is on sale, super cheap off of Amazon, or I am using a 40% off or higher coupon. Otherwise, it is just ridiculous. Last week Hobby Lobby had a bunch of their scrapbooking paper for only $.17 a piece, so I bought a ton then. Otherwise, it can get horribly expensive, and quickly!
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Here are the dies I currently own. Trust me, there are way more on my Amazon wishlist! I have one whole wish list just for Sizzix dies *sigh* A girl can dream of cutting up paper, can't she?PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-42408559974786780122012-01-27T00:00:00.000-08:002012-01-27T05:34:23.681-08:00How I Saved A Fortune at Target!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First of all, I would like to start off this post by apologizing to the people who were stuck behind me in line at Target. That had to suck. I had no idea that they would have so much trouble scanning all of those coupons one at a time. Also, I didn't know that they would only have one cashier on duty or that she would have to manually enter the coupons that wouldn't work. But I have a right to savings, and so do you. If you had a bunch of coupons, I would understand. You would just rather spend that money on makeup, just like me, right? Right.
So, see that picture up there? That is my lovely Target haul. Before coupons it rang up at $90.67. The shirts I didn't have coupons for, but I put them up there because they were a steal, on clearance for only $2 a piece. After my coupons My total was down to only $69.62!! Then you add the redcard giving you 5% off and the total goes down to $66.14. We are talking $24.53 in savings! I am one happy little coupon girl! My favorite thing is that if you have a Target coupon you can stack it with a manufacturers coupon for double savings. I got so many awesome things! Feel free to wonder at my shopping savvy now....
And since my taste in makeup is unfortunately much more high-end then my taste in everything else, here is what I will be buying with all of the money I saved...
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That is right. One eyeliner. It is an awesome eyeliner though! Now you know why I need to use coupons so badly. If you have a similar makeup problem, try subscribing to some of the awesome blogs where I find my deals. My favorites are:
<a href="http://www.livingrichwithcoupons.com/lrwc-coupon-database?">Living Rich With Coupons </a>
and <a href="http://www.pennypinchinmom.com/">.Penny Pinchin Mom </a>
I follow them on Facebook so I can stay current on all of the savings around town!PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1569018523559279511.post-53800324041516696722012-01-26T15:21:00.000-08:002012-01-26T15:21:05.955-08:00It Has Begun!Today I got the stuff to start making Alex's weighted blanket. I used some coupons and ended up spending about $25 on the supplies, I bought the Polly Pellets and Batman fabric, the rest of the fabric is actually leftovers I got out of my storage box in the garage. We are only going to the therapist this week and then we are taking three weeks off so hopefully that gives me some time to get him a weighted blanket and weighted vest made and see how it helps Alex out.
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Also, the therapist is recommending we buy a cuddle swing for our home. She tried it with Alex in the office, and it seemed to help some. Before she tried it he was running into walls and stuff, and he calmed down afterwards. Have any of you tried any of these things or do you know someone who has? Any suggestions/advice? We are only a couple of months into our life with Asperger's, so it is all pretty new to us.
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Here are the swings I am talking about. One is the actual one from his therapist and the other is a similar product from IKEA that is much cheaper, but a bunch of the comments say that it works well for children with autism and sensory needs.PrettyGirlInAPlaceLikeThishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02538072885547161758noreply@blogger.com0