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Entries Tagged as 'Random Musings'

Color Me Happy

March 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Happy Homemakers, Random Musings

I’m sure you’ve seen the color career test floating around. I’ve seen it at How About Orange and Young House Love.

Matt and I gave it a shot. I was always a sucker for those tests in school where they tally up you answers and tell you what you should be when you grow up. [...]

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Just Because

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Craftiness, Random Musings

Those are the gifts we’ve always gotten from our Grandma when she would visit us. “Just Because Gifts” have included everything from the free gift sets from Clinique, new polos, or other fun trinkets she’s found for us since she’s last visited.
This year I got the mother of all Just Because Gifts. Behold people. A [...]

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Merry Christmas

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Random Musings

 
Since all of the cards have been sent out, I thought I’d show you our Christmas card. We’ve used the same Etsy shop, Thirty One Designs for the past two years. She is fabulous! It’s a flat fee for the design and you can print your cards at your preferred printer. It’s really easy and [...]

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Snow Day!

December 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Happy Homemakers, Random Musings

They’re not just for kids anymore. We’re currently snowed in, and the Today Show even made it over to check us out! So, what to do with 2 unexpected days off from work? Board games, cookies and drinking of course! My brother, sister, Matt and I have had an exciting 36 hours. We have made: [...]

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Happy December

December 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Random Musings

This month is full of fun and flurry at our house.  It seems that November is really just a warm up for the big show in December.  We have so many birthdays and parties and even a college graduation to attend this month!  We decided to get an early start on decking the halls.  Early [...]

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Our Epic Journey

November 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Random Musings, What's Cooking Good Looking?

The newly minted Mrs. Calahan and I set out for Minneapolis on Saturday morning at 7:30 am.  We were on a mission.  The Pioneer Woman was signing books at the Mall of America, and by god, we were going to be there!  We set out on our whirlwind day trip and arrived at the mall [...]

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It’s Your Birthday?

November 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Happy Homemakers, Random Musings

No?  Well, it was mine!  The big 2-6.  I spent the weekend before the big day at my Dad and his wife’s in New Jersey.  Fun times were had by all, back when the Hawkeyes were 9-0.  Oh, those were the days.  Well, back to the subject at hand- whadcha get?  Whadcha get?
Books galore…The Time [...]

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ReStore Saturday

November 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Random Musings

In an attempt to declutter the garage and basement we penciled in a trip to the ReStore.  We love this place!  Usually we’re the ones buying but Saturday we dropped off all of our bits and pieces left over from our home improvement projects of late.  The ReStore is run by the Habitat for Humanity [...]

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Housewives Unite

November 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Chiweenies, Random Musings

and I shall live vicariously through you.  I found this wine and just had to buy it!  I thought it was so cute.  Once it’s gone I’ll have to think of some crafty project for the bottle.

Why was I busting out the wine on a Thursday evening?  Because of the path of destruction I returned [...]

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Decking the Halls

November 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Random Musings

already?!  I saw this cute feather wreath tutorial and knew I had to make one of my own.    Chris made her wreath a part of her fall decor but I thought it would look perfect in our guest bedroom during the holidays.  What do you think?

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