tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39545739863110642892024-03-14T01:14:59.251-05:00M.E. {Mommy Extraordinaire}Trying to Scrapbook Everyday LifeSarah Bluhmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395790340417041739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1097125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954573986311064289.post-48914542020520207542015-12-03T15:58:00.001-06:002015-12-03T15:58:59.305-06:00Spirit WeekIt's spirit week at school and today was Throwback Thursday! A day to wear clothes from another decade. The boys had not planned anything. <div><br><div>I really didn't even think about it until this morning when Ben asked, "what today's theme?"<div>ME: "throwback Thursday, you wanna wear a tie-dye and jeans?"</div></div><div>Ben: "and be a hippie? NO WAY!, I wanna be a farm boy"</div><div>ME: "well, we do have overalls that would fit you and I think you have a button-up that will work" </div><div><br></div><div>I gathered these things and the result.......</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKbrUSm_SzieZPOiCTx34fe21kAZsBs_fJeIDjbDj_nWUqubdsvKyBFhXvwjt34ywmnRWQeKIEhGq6n6urIgifn5tMRuoLYQBnnMhVAr7rUfXXF2pfk0pTwAhKJPKSgqE8c5Q_yKazHc/s640/blogger-image--921718140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKbrUSm_SzieZPOiCTx34fe21kAZsBs_fJeIDjbDj_nWUqubdsvKyBFhXvwjt34ywmnRWQeKIEhGq6n6urIgifn5tMRuoLYQBnnMhVAr7rUfXXF2pfk0pTwAhKJPKSgqE8c5Q_yKazHc/s640/blogger-image--921718140.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div>Sarah Bluhmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395790340417041739noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954573986311064289.post-25510751111977884732015-10-24T18:51:00.001-05:002015-10-24T18:51:20.063-05:00Tonight's Sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqsRFg_RJj1dGiT92erx1Si_qr_TN2gSi1CGur0ZjUdnDeEfKaKJsMWhQf0zkb7NVKrELVjdxgJgayyJBviy_8ehlOCDWky4svWQOES1NEqGwWUNlx6YEUjGJVG6G62BOuUMFEFwazTA/s640/blogger-image-1139348038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqsRFg_RJj1dGiT92erx1Si_qr_TN2gSi1CGur0ZjUdnDeEfKaKJsMWhQf0zkb7NVKrELVjdxgJgayyJBviy_8ehlOCDWky4svWQOES1NEqGwWUNlx6YEUjGJVG6G62BOuUMFEFwazTA/s640/blogger-image-1139348038.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Glad I'm not the only one who lives a good sunset! Ah. This Oklahoma sky! </div>Sarah Bluhmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395790340417041739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954573986311064289.post-27477285271923456962015-09-22T16:12:00.001-05:002015-09-22T16:12:48.910-05:00Picture Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MtCxTUnT_17-qhAaEf1tsvrdjm6-G9ibaI_7QKEDqiY40A4oqh3KPBBDqAxyWOcSfrZ-FoNURcnEII6nKpjAF7OXCu_ghY1JEK6AjrzatlPEzbGS5x68hUW8ddS3Mfe_sO9BB3V_BeE/s640/blogger-image-1636179747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MtCxTUnT_17-qhAaEf1tsvrdjm6-G9ibaI_7QKEDqiY40A4oqh3KPBBDqAxyWOcSfrZ-FoNURcnEII6nKpjAF7OXCu_ghY1JEK6AjrzatlPEzbGS5x68hUW8ddS3Mfe_sO9BB3V_BeE/s640/blogger-image-1636179747.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He was very specific on "the look" he was going for. I love it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2zo0Am68Xtv8xGscC-3cLr_FOtlA0wBNUuQ9G4Z9rmcA5zpklsUXg5MO5pGwhOq1-2kSln4pr0qWBsVD9oXfloKV2ZkUT7ueAiCIiNzLcIxBg-sOBYYgdV-WMneGAdteuyeFgqZatbU/s640/blogger-image-1121607995.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2zo0Am68Xtv8xGscC-3cLr_FOtlA0wBNUuQ9G4Z9rmcA5zpklsUXg5MO5pGwhOq1-2kSln4pr0qWBsVD9oXfloKV2ZkUT7ueAiCIiNzLcIxBg-sOBYYgdV-WMneGAdteuyeFgqZatbU/s640/blogger-image-1121607995.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Sarah Bluhmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395790340417041739noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954573986311064289.post-83700447770733976752015-08-24T13:40:00.000-05:002015-08-24T13:40:02.132-05:00Week In The LifeA Week In The Life is a trademark project developed by Ali Edwards, my all-time favorite scrapbooker. She did her project last week, but with it being the first week of school here with a new routine and a very lonely mommy, I didn't participate. But I decided to do it anyway, just a week late. <br />
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It is my hope to share here everyday the previous day, so that a mini album will be easy to assemble later.<br />
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Last year, I did this project (the week of Halloween), I used the prompt "I want to Remember…"<br />
This year, I think I'm going with "Currently…", some will have photographs others won't.<br />
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Sunday, August 23<br />
Currently, the Man already has duck hunting on his mind. Got up at 6AM to go scout the levels of the lakes. The Oklahoma summer has been one of RAIN, therefore all ponds and lakes are full and even higher than normal. Honestly I haven't seen the Arkansas River stay this full for so long in the 7 years we have been here.<br />
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Currently, my body is getting used to the new wake-up time and I'm usually waking up, just before the alarm goes off. Today however was a sleep late morning with thunderstorms and rain. ahhh.<br />
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Currently, Ben has discovered a new series on netflix, Dinotrucks, a show about trucks that are also half dinosaurs. In front of the computer is where I found him when I got up. par for the course.<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">(I love his moods; the jeans, plaid shirt and toothpick are his 'cowboy' look.)</span></div>
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Currently, Jack is back in the middle bedroom, he calls his. And he sleeps as long as I will let him EVERY. SINGLE.DAY. </div>
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(I love the seahawk curtains. I made those a few weeks ago)</div>
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Currently, loving the fact that the Man actually got home earlier than expected and then said he'd cook breakfast. WIN. </div>
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(I love that he's the chef. He cut peppers from his garden to go in the hash browns)</div>
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Currently, the Babe is into his 'phone'. He found an old iPhone 3 and calls it "his phone" and has been carrying it around as such for a few days now. It has a few old games and one movie on it, so he was all about being quiet this morning and watched a movie with headphones in my bed. I rolled over about 8 AM to see him like this. He moved to the couch with me a little while later. So sweet. </div>
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(I love these pajamas, a hand-me-down from the boys I used to Nanny in WA so they are about 15 years old. The best.)</div>
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Currently, so happy that Ben is into science and engineering. He decided he needed to build a lego boat then test it in real water to see if it would float. This turned out to be a 2 hour project that the Man got involved with and there was Styrofoam, tape and all manners of stuff involved.<br />
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Currently, rooting for Bowling Green East in the Little League World Series. They didn't play today but that hasn't kept Buddy from watching it for hours, with his glove on.<br />
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Currently working on many projects. Today was all about the boys school albums. Last week, I completed the cover pages for each of them for each of their grades including preschool. 19 layouts.<br />
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(I love my scrap space now, but still need to purge more.)</div>
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Currently, waiting on the printer to scan homework from Ben's 3rd grade. It's soooooo time consuming, but the finish project will be unbelievable. Jack's 6th grade is done as well as Babe pre-K. <br />
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(I love the fact that I'm still in the same clothes that I wore to bed last night. Pajama days rock.)</div>
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Currently, tag teaming supper duty. I'm doing the potatoes and veggies, he is doing the grilling. </div>
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Currently, as in this summer, we have begun teaching Buddy how to do more chores, like mowing and weed eating. Tonight's lesson, how to prepare the grill and coals. The Man did the lighting and dumping of hot coals. Buddy's not ready for that yet.<br />
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Currently, trying a new recipe, teriyaki burgers with grilled pineapples. <br />
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Currently, in the middle of the season for Wicked Tuna: outer banks. While the boys showered and got ready for bed, we waited for it to start by playing on our phones. This is a constant. The couch was moved Friday night for a movie night and we just haven't moved it back. </div>
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Willem's first day of Kindergarten. </div>
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Buddy loves school. He actually he counting down the days until it started. </div>
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He is so ready to start switching classes. </div>
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The Man and I took Ben and Babe in. </div>
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At open house on Sunday, Babe was super excited until he got there then he totally baulk and didn't want anything to do with it. We practically made him go in and meet his teachers, etc. </div>
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Several hugs for Daddy during the transition to the classroom. </div>
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Once the plan was hatch, Buddy and the Man were so excited with the details. </div>
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It's unbelievable to me that this little Babe is 5 years old. I am truly blessed and grateful for all the doctors and nurses at St. John's Hospital for their dedication that saved his life after a collapsed lung and eight days of NICU when his was born. </div>
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Happy Birthday Babe. </div>
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Brandi and I met back in 2000 in Bellingham, WA as grad students at WWU. (a life time ago). </div>
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She has always been a part of my life and will be forever. We get to visit about every 3 years or so. And this go around it was my turn to travel. </div>
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Rockefeller Center made M.E. laugh because its so tiny. Seriously you see this place on tv all the time and it seems like this great ice rink, but in reality, it's just the size of normal house. No joke, its that small. </div>
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Saturday we spent the day in Brooklyn. First stop of Shake Shack a local hamburger joint. It was pretty cool, and I'm glad I checked it out. </div>
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Next stop Juniors, home of the New York Cheesecake. Oh my. </div>
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<br />Sarah Bluhmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14395790340417041739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954573986311064289.post-83647182759270948172015-03-31T08:49:00.000-05:002015-03-31T08:49:00.503-05:00First Middle School DanceFriday afternoon, Buddy happily got in the car after school to go home and get ready for his first middle school dance that was 4 hours away. I was a little surprised at his happiness and eagerness to go a dance. I would have that he would have been like, Really? <br />
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But during the week we had got him some khakis and a nice button up (to match a girl) and tie and even a vest. He hates shopping, but was insisted on a particular look. The dance was semi-formal. "wedding attire"<br />
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At 6 we were finally making our way home from errands and picking up some food and he turns to M.E. and says, "Mom, I don't know how to dance." <br />
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To which I replied, "you want me to show you?" and I got a head nod. I wondered if this had just occurred to him right then or if he'd been thinking about it all week. <br />
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So after a quick bite to eat, a shower, and got all spiffed-up, we started a quick dance lesson. First was the cupid shuffle, a very common and easy line dance. He thought it was boring but did it. I sincerely wish I'd thought to set my camera timer because Ben and Babe were also learning. So funny all four us around the computer learning this dance. <br />
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Next we slow danced. Practiced finding the beat and moving in a slow circle, discussing possible conversation topics. He was a little nervous.<br />
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And of course, I signed up to chaperone. Buddy wanted to complain about this, but I think he secretly likes M.E. being available for these new experiences, so I'm gonna be there as much as possible. We agreed I wouldn't talk to him or take pictures unless he asked. And honestly I did a great job. I didn't even make eye-contact. ha! </div>
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So stinking cute - after this photo (she requested I take) they went back to their groups and that was it. They did finally play the cupid shuffle near the end and I saw Buddy run out onto the dance floor because he knew it. Awesome. </div>
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He said he had a great time and wished they would have more dances a year. And even said, I might go out for the social committee next year. He may be my son after all - an event planner. : ) </div>
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The second part of Spring Break was spent at home in Kentucky. </div>
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Babe was beside himself to get there and hang out with Uncle John. Wonder why?</div>
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Spring Break found us once again on the White River trout fishing. </div>
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It's always pretty here, even without leaves. I think we'd likely not like it as much because you wouldn't get to see these gorgeous sunsets. </div>
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Babe and I took a long walk in the sunshine. I love shadow pictures. How cute is that little hand? </div>
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This was our second year at the Sportman's, between Flippin and Bull Shoals, AR. </div>
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Our cabin was way smaller this year, but we managed. </div>
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Ben has always loved solitude in nature. He especially loves sitting next to water. I think he will one day live on a river, lake or ocean. He fines such peace there. I need to make a scrapbook pages with all the pictures I have of him sitting next to water. </div>
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Buddy is a rainbow slayer. The Man said he was awesome and I think he had a good time too. </div>
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I love the White River. </div>
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I like knowing the lay of the land, and where walmart is and all the local necessities. </div>
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And the team won 6 - 0. He was pretty stoked, as were we. </div>
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He was aggressive and confident and took shots. Love it. </div>
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We have know for days the storms were coming. The Tulsa National Weather Service Office actually broke a record on Tuesday for the longest stretch without a tornado warning - 174 days! I'm not complaining. I was pretty excited about that record. But all things end.<br />
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Yesterday at 3:45, I was exiting school to get Buddy from after school soccer and the clouds were already black. Looking a doppler, I discovered they were closer than I thought and early. We weren't expecting them until 5PM.<br />
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He was a drenched, muddy and very cold Raven after the game. </div>
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He played really well. He was in the entire game and took two shots, unfortunately the keeper got to them for no goal. They lost 4-1 to an all 8th grade boys team, but it was still pretty good for a group of 6th, 7th and 8th graders who have only been practicing together for two weeks. </div>
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It wanted until Buddy's birthday to finally snow for the first time this winter. </div>
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I could write a book or a very long essay asking how it is possible that my little Jack is 12. </div>
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Happy Birthday, Buddy! We are so proud of you and love you so, so much! </div>
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This might be my new favorite of Ben - snuggled on the couch with a good book wearing fake harry potter glasses. Love it. </div>
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