tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77598082373080793802024-02-06T23:38:19.116-06:00happy girls are pretty girlsDarcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-48832866556413142262020-11-11T19:52:00.005-06:002020-11-11T19:52:44.138-06:00Merry Merry<p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"> </span></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">I have been sharing my Pretty Girl Favorites on my Instagram account! Hoping to help you get your Christmas shopping done!</span></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">Today is Day 3 and I have a <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/04pw7mfi8oqfh6d/front%20porch%20sign.pdf?dl=0">freebie</a> to share! Do you leave treats on your front steps for all the delivery people? We do! And I always have a version of this sign sitting right next to the treat bucket!</span></p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">I hope you will follow along for my 12 days of favs! <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz-tVaXqITzKiaGv-V1xochrDZdl3ptFIdVNQW4-tqH6tUNIWCXtR0MQ5r5iu8320aat7WrQ4lJHZBotT0y2nd3t2TJHMWVnhdGgYLgZqFSWl0KKqlKTVXMDX7tSawOVrIi9S-FDp3O8/s2048/front+porch+sign+2-Recovered.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFz-tVaXqITzKiaGv-V1xochrDZdl3ptFIdVNQW4-tqH6tUNIWCXtR0MQ5r5iu8320aat7WrQ4lJHZBotT0y2nd3t2TJHMWVnhdGgYLgZqFSWl0KKqlKTVXMDX7tSawOVrIi9S-FDp3O8/w494-h640/front+porch+sign+2-Recovered.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa fgxwclzu a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><br /></span></p>Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-46712382912570002502020-10-15T18:49:00.004-05:002020-10-15T18:49:54.926-05:00Staying Positive<p>What are doing to stay positive during this crazy time? Here are a couple of my go-tos! I used a new font by my talented friend, <a href="https://www.crystalkluge.com/" target="_blank">Crystal Kluge</a>! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaqMy0VQ6QjejJagZZ2Lm9QWyU7qvYCd0msMKtX8nOIBbL3awWCWqO5xZ128H4qfUV2SHzlC_TlmFTJdO07THMVsngA4089GaOKXAtzWPFGZ3vDP_GCRlyUI9QJEZbH8sNZfRo9VitEA/s2048/move+your+body.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaqMy0VQ6QjejJagZZ2Lm9QWyU7qvYCd0msMKtX8nOIBbL3awWCWqO5xZ128H4qfUV2SHzlC_TlmFTJdO07THMVsngA4089GaOKXAtzWPFGZ3vDP_GCRlyUI9QJEZbH8sNZfRo9VitEA/w457-h640/move+your+body.jpg" width="457" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-67479558207717908052019-08-12T13:43:00.000-05:002019-08-12T13:43:27.360-05:00Who's Heading Off to College?<br />
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And just for fun . . . total flashback to when I was in college! The higher the bangs the better!! UW Stout during the 90's! <br />
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I collect goodies all year long for my porch. Some never make it to the stage and some are cast year after year. I am loving some of my new pieces! The <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=morrell+snow+cap+lard+tin&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=shop&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi91_Tvw-zXAhUr4oMKHequAQkQ_AUICigB&biw=1356&bih=661&dpr=2">Morrell</a> red container, the Seater Heater and the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1&biw=1356&bih=661&tbm=shop&ei=ID4jWqX-CMrEjwTAo5iQDQ&q=scotch+plaid+cooler+vintage&oq=scotch+plaid+cooler+vintage&gs_l=psy-ab.3...5412.6383.0.6534.8.8.0.0.0.0.134.652.3j3.6.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..2.0.0....0.7V2XOCJN4Ic">Skotch Coolers</a> (which are my favorite).<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the things i have been teaching the kiddos each week is USE WHAT YOU HAVE! Paper bags from the grocery store are my new favorite thing to try and incoprate into the craft!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I thought these might be a bit out of our wheelhouse but the kids did so well, and they loved how they turned out! I followed this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yekhQqWn-o">tutorial</a> from the cutest little girl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cleo and I are hosting an Art Camp in our garage this summer. Yesterday was the first one and it was a huge success! Cleo had so much fun being the leader and she was so good about going around and complimenting everyone on their projects!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday's theme was birds. I found these <a href="http://artsymomma.com/shredded-paper-cd-birds.html?utm_content=buffere2d07&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_campaign=buffer">birds</a> on Pinterest. {can I get an AMEN for Pinterest} I really tried to stick to my rule of using what I have on hand but I did need to pick up a couple more supplies since we were making so many. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each week I am going to try and add a service project into our Art Camp. This week we made bird seed ornaments. I plan on dropping those off at the local assisted living facility! Hopefully, the residents and birds will enjoy them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The birdseed ornaments were super easy to make! I found the same recipe over and over again:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">some sort of cookie cutter or mold (i used ramekins)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We checked off the first item from our <a href="http://prettygirldesigns.blogspot.com/2017/05/summer-bucket-list_21.html">Summer Bucket</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> List </a>. . . <a href="https://www.ymcamn.org/camps/camp_icaghowan">Camp Icaghowan</a> family camp! We had a great time and it was clear, Cleo was made for summer camp! This will definitely be a summer bucket list repeat. Art and crafts, s'mores, swimming, parent free-time, the climbing wall, games, horses, hiking; camp had it all! Do you have a family camp in your area? Might be worth looking into! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of Cleo's favorite books is about summer camp: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0873588916/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=prettygirldes-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0873588916&linkId=82810574c0063866499286abd5d37a1d">Thank You, Aunt Tullulah</a>. A really cute book about a little girls who exchanges letter with her aunt during summer camp. </span><br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-2730402761964977862017-05-30T10:16:00.001-05:002017-05-30T10:16:45.921-05:00Start the week with Sprinkles . . . <br />
Lots and lots of sprinkles. I whipped these up yesterday! I am not a baker. Not even a little so I am totally going to toot my own horn on these things!<br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-50875987236190476412017-05-21T12:53:00.000-05:002017-05-21T12:53:51.234-05:00Summer Bucket List<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love filling out our Summer Bucket list! And I find if I don't jot down our list we never remember everything! Here's a <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1nNuaxJb00ndFV1dUlaWTA0VDg">printable</a> to get your started! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What's on your list this year? I will be sharing some of ours in the next couple weeks! Happy planning! </span>Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-71072770226265011622017-05-01T11:33:00.005-05:002017-05-01T11:35:03.825-05:00May Day Baskets<br />
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I love a good May Day basket! When I was a little girl my Grandma Marion always celebrated May Day. And now I am trying to continue that tradition! <br />
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tins = My parents received a big box of candy for a Christmas gift years ago. I have been holding onto these candy tins since then.<br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-47164569419396045742017-04-30T17:47:00.000-05:002017-04-30T18:20:38.159-05:00Henry's Confirmation | Our Family<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday we celebrated Henry's confirmation. It was a beautiful day filled with lots of sunshine and family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a non-traditional family, or do they call it a blended family? We just call it family. It's not what I ever would have chosen for Henry. Can you imagine? "When I grow up, I hope I have a baby and I am not married to the dad!" I struggle with the guilt of this still 15 years later. It never goes away. And maybe I have parented a bit differently because of it too! But here's the cool thing about our family . . . we all get along! There have definitely been some lows and some fights and some hurt feelings, but we have always tried to put Henry first and what is best for him. And we want to be a positive example to our other children too!</span><br />
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bit emotional. First, as a mom it's always emotional seeing your
children growing up. Second, to have his grandmas and grandpas, his
siblings, his mom, his dad, his bonus mom, his bonus dad, his grandpa's
girlfriend, Henry's friend's dad all stand with him and pray with him and
for him . . . made my heart so happy. But I also had a sense of pride knowing we are being and doing our best for him.</span></span></span><br />
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think he chose this verse because he really loved the friendship part
of his Wednesday nights and found comfort in those new friendships. But as I re-read it again today, I instantly thought it was a fitting verse for Our Family. </span><br />
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A couple weeks ago I discovered the most adorable greeting card line called, <a href="https://www.stripyarms.com/">Stripy Arms</a>. I added several of her cards to my collection and I also, added this print. I almost cried when I found it on her site!<br />
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told me I was "too much" for her. A 13 year friendship finished. Hard
words to hear . . . heartbreaking nonetheless. I was also helping a
friend with all of her marketing for her new store called, The Bees
Knees! So if those two things weren't enough to convince me that this
print needed to be in my home. A friend then pointed out that the girl
in the print had short hair. I just cut off all my hair! EEEEK!!<br />
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Do you believe in signs? I call these God taps! <br />
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This midwest girl is ready for spring!! A little Mary Poppins to get us in the mood!<br />
{download it <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1nNuaxJb00nWDFrMlRQX2RzQ1U">here</a>} Happy Spring, friends!<br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-36120923133909171752017-03-02T11:28:00.000-06:002017-03-02T11:28:09.268-06:00Hello 46<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is 46. I have earned every one of these wrinkles. The best ones i can safely say are the laugh lines around my eyes. I know that I have laughed far more than I have cried. I am working on being proud of this body. The body that made me a mom. The body that fed my children. The body that allows me to run and bike and climb the stairs. I am working on it.<br /><br />
I have the best little family who really is something else. A cute husband that makes me laugh every day and two kids that I couldn’t be more proud of and of course our Sully dog. Want to know what unconditional love is? Get a dog! It really is one of the best gifts i have ever given myself. I have an amazing group of friends. As you get older your friendship circles change. Some leave on their own and some you choose to gracefully exit, but I don’t regret any of those friendships. There is always something good that comes out of people sharing chapters of your life with you! Look, I promise you will find something.<br /><br />
I have found things in my life that make my heart happy. That are my very own. Photography, helping our furry friends find their forever homes, running an Etsy shop and most recently, working with some amazing women to help make our community a better place . . . things that I hope make my kids proud of me! <br /><br />
Saturday, Henry and I are heading to Flordia to spend a week with my parents. Another reason to celebrate. I have two parents that are always on an adventure and we want to tag along. We still have time together. I really want to make it count!<br /><br />Hello 46! It’s great to be here! Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-53541327946468173062017-02-07T14:35:00.002-06:002017-02-07T14:35:28.929-06:00Valentine Word Find<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When my son first started to read he loved doing word finds so this may be a hit with your new readers as well! You can find the printable <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1nNuaxJb00nSzJRRXdqMUZaTzQ">here</a>! This one is super easy . . . just two cuts and you have 4 cards! Boom! </span><br />
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A design for a friend is a win for you! Another easy Valentine! You can find the printable <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1nNuaxJb00nRGNmUTI2Smh5a0U">here</a>!Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-35835017360217902352017-01-31T12:58:00.001-06:002017-01-31T12:59:28.690-06:00you COLOR my world<br />
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YOU COLOR MY WORLD ❤️ I am putting together Cleo’s Valentine’s Day classroom cards today! I am not against candy at Valentine’s Day, but I have a ton of these crayons so I designed this coloring sheet! #usewhatyouhave<br />
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Need a quick coloring page for Valentine's Day? You can download it <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1nNuaxJb00nN1BJLXNnQmpyZ3c">here!</a>Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-48564195423868028392017-01-30T12:10:00.000-06:002017-02-26T10:12:23.057-06:00the best pancakes in the whole wide world<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thank you Pioneer Woman for the best pancake <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/edna-maes-sour-cream-pancakes/">recipe</a>! This is our
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Part of cleaning up is always cleaning out, right? And holy crap I have a lot of stuff! So my new motto is USE WHAT YOU HAVE. I discovered I have a very large collection of blank CD's. I can't even use CD's in my current computer so they moved from my supplies drawer to my craft supplies drawer. With Valentine's Day coming up I thought it would be fun to try and come up with a couple craft ideas I could do with Cleo using the old CD's. This is what we came up with. The best part for Cleo: using the hot glue gun. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Supplies: CD's, paper hearts (I had the pink ones on hand and the green and hotpink I paper punched) a hot glue gun and googly eyes</span><br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-53851721907817533282017-01-20T17:37:00.001-06:002017-01-20T17:37:33.966-06:00Valentine's Day Printable<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Send your favorite gal pal a valentine's day card this year! It will surely brighten her day! #snailmailrules #daybrightener</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Grab your free printable <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1nNuaxJb00nR1AwS3RwZC1ydWc">here</a>! </span><br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-78080305550694183512016-12-21T16:53:00.000-06:002016-12-21T16:53:16.176-06:00The Stockings Were Hung . . . <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes I have these grand ideas in my head and then it ends up just being a big mess! But these . . . I just love how they turned out!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I printed a 12x18 copy of a stocking I found online and traced it onto some shipping paper. I wanted to use what I had on hand, but it probably would have been easier to use flat paper (for tracing and sewing).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can not say enough about this <a href="http://www.papersource.com/item/PEGZ-Stackable-Letter-Set/530105.html">stamp</a> set. I use it ALL the time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stockings were for a favorite things party. I filled each of them with my new favorite <a href="https://www.pamperedchef.com/shop/Cookware/Cookware+Utensils/Mix+%27N+Chop/2583">Pampered Chef</a> tool and some fun note cards from <a href="http://www.papersource.com/item/Foil-Monogram-T-A2-Stationery/3929991307.html">Paper Source</a>. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-6482419015750206822016-12-12T19:13:00.001-06:002017-01-30T20:32:19.763-06:00Image Transfer Gift Tags<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Looking for a fun way to step up your holiday wrapping game? Try these gift tags!</span><br />
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*I think it's fun to look back through all your pictures from the year and chooses some<br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-60646370629607755332016-12-09T12:46:00.000-06:002016-12-09T12:46:33.070-06:00Take a Treat for the Road <br />
I do most of my holiday shopping either on Amazon or Etsy and then of course downtown Hudson too! So that means this time of year my mail woman and my UPS man are working overtime just delivering packages to my front steps! <br />
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I spotted this idea on IG (@jessicawoodford) and thought it was such a great idea! I created this <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1nNuaxJb00nQVpwbTFTZWh6ZkU">printable</a>, just in case you wanted to throw a buckets of goodies on your front steps too!<br />
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<br />Darcy Jerome Kealyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10834490384011753454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7759808237308079380.post-35136332972264265862016-11-30T13:38:00.001-06:002016-11-30T13:51:11.855-06:00ADVENT<br />
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When Henry was a little boy I did the whole Advent Calendar with the fun little toys, money, candy and whatever else I could stuff into those little doors! But then he turned into a little ass about it (I didn't want more candy, I already have this car . . .) It left me feeling sad and defeated! And Henry was missing the point of the season. <br />
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Along came Cleo and I didn't even start with the little doors. I went the storybook route instead. Thank you to whomever came up with this great idea! She LOVES it! We cycle through some of the same books every year, but I also try and add some new ones every year too! Our collection includes some Christian based stories, classics and popular characters. Garage sales are the prefect place to get Christmas books. And this year I found some fun ones at Home Goods! You can find them at Amazon too!<br />
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<a href="http://amzn.to/2fMoRTL">Little House Christmas Treasury </a><br />
<a href="http://amzn.to/2fMisbu">The Day Santa Stopped Believing in Harold</a><br />
<a href="http://amzn.to/2gLd0qf">How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas</a><br />
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I try and wrap them a bit differently every year. This year I used butcher paper (I have a HUGE roll from a restaurant supply store) and I created these fun tags from artwork I purchased <a href="https://creativemarket.com/citrusandmint">here</a>. You can download the tags for <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1nNuaxJb00nRkJUN2tMWXUtOVU/view?usp=sharing">FREE</a><span id="goog_1486241654"></span><span id="goog_1486241655"></span>!<br />
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I think they could be used for all sorts of Advent ideas . . . write notes to friends and family (#snailmailrules), list a different service project on each tag, porch fairy . . . Be creative! <br />
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