tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15376735962881440002024-03-14T12:52:08.756-05:00Resa's RamblingsTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.comBlogger1186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-88326667203038573752019-03-10T13:09:00.002-05:002019-03-10T13:09:33.101-05:00A New PantryOne thing I am blessed with in my condo is a really big kitchen with a lot of counter top space and cabinets. And on top of that, I have a big pantry. But I have always been a little frustrated with the pantry because the space was not utilized very well and the shelves were ugly metal. No matter how much I tried to organize the pantry, it always looked like a tornado had gone through it. One of the things that stressed me out about home ownership is that I do not have a single handy bone in my body. And I don't have a desire to learn handy things (some of my friends have loved this about home ownership, but it's not for me!) So, I asked a friend if he could add some new shelves into the pantry. It is amazing what two extra shelves does for a space! And we put in pretty white shelves rather than ugly, metal shelves.<br />
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Quincy, of course, felt he needed to be a part of the process!<br />
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Above is a before picture. I forgot to take the picture before I started unloading all the food, so the shelves are normally much more full than that!<br />
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After. The shelves are a little deeper and the top shelf is about half the size so that I could put a shelf up higher to store things that I don't use as often, such as the crockpot.<br />
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And it's full. At first I was shocked at how full it became. I thought I would have empty space since I have two new shelves. But I think the shelves just allowed me to spread things out a little and not hide things behind other things. </div>
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I am humbled by the people in my life who are willing to do things for me that I cannot do myself. This simple project would never have gotten done without help!</div>
Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-55171707699056274452019-02-17T11:58:00.000-06:002019-02-17T11:58:35.395-06:00"Thank you for being a part of my mess."I said it flippantly as a joke, but my friend was really struck by my statement. Today at church, led by the Spirit, I shared a prayer request with a friend. It was a convoluted mess of a request that I didn't really want to share, because I didn't really know what I was asking prayer for. But I shared all of that and my friend said she would definitely pray and then she said, "Thank you for trusting me with your request." And I said as a joke, "Thank you for being a part of my mess!" But she just stared at me and said, "That's good!" And I couldn't get it out of my head. <br />
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Isn't this just what the Body of Christ is all about? Joining with other believers to point each other toward Christ, who is sufficient to take care of all our messes?<br />
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Then I was driving home and the song, O Church Arise, came on. This lyric struck me: "When faced with trials on ev'ry side, we know the outcome is secure." The trials I face, whether known or not, already have a victory in Christ! The outcome is known and I am secure in Christ.<br />
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A few Scriptures that keep coming to mind when thinking of this beautiful mess that is our life in Christ:<br />
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Romans 8:26--"Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words."<br />
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1 Peter 1:22--"Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart." <br />
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That is what my friend did when she agreed to pray for me, loved earnestly. So, again, thank you for being a part of my mess!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-69077326200530379112018-01-06T10:59:00.001-06:002018-01-06T10:59:26.621-06:00Books I have readOne of my friends shared an image on Facebook of a printable page where your children can write in the spines of books each book they have read for 2018. I thought it was such a good idea! I love to read, but I have never actually tracked the books I have read in a year and I thought it would be interesting to see the list at the end of he year! I didn't print the page, but am just going to keep a list in the notes on my phone so it is easily accessible. Maybe I'll share the list at the end of the year.<br />
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Happy reading everyone!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-84790882688042226762018-01-01T09:05:00.001-06:002018-01-01T09:05:48.628-06:00Peaking OverThis phrase, "peaking over," was in one of the Christmas letters I received and I loved the image it portrayed. 2017 is done. It is like I am on this journey to climb a mountain with lots of peaks along the way (38 so far). I'm at the peak of 2017 and can look back and see the whole year, January way in the distance and December just within reach. But now I face the next journey and I'm just barely peaking over into 2018. <br />
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2016 was a rough year for me with lots of changes, with a big loss, and with lots of little trials along the way. 2017 was much calmer, less emotional, and more even-keel. I needed a year like that. It started with a significant loss, my cousin. But then I feel like I sailed through with hardly any bumps or bruises.<br />
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I always like to take the beginning of the year to take a breath and think about the next year. A couple of days ago, I started re-reading a book, None Like Him, by Jen Wilkin. I HIGHLY recommend it! It is a book about how we try to attain to the attributes of God that only He can possess. She says, "We are capable of bearing [God's] image as we were intended only when we embrace our limits. Image-bearing means becoming fully human, not becoming divine. It means reflecting as a limited being the perfections of a limitless God." I want to rest this year in the knowledge that I don't have to be perfect. I don't have to live up to the expectations of others. I don't have to be afraid of what others think. I only have to seek to glorify a limitless, perfect God and to bear His image to others. This is my goal for 2018. <br />
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I also want to go on more adventures. I really want to take a vacation somewhere other than on my couch! My vacations the last two years have been staycations, which are great, but I have felt this need to get away for almost a year now. I don't want to keep putting off doing something. The big problem is, I'm a horrible planner. So, if anyone wants to plan a vacation for me, you would be my friend for life (and you could even go with me if you want!)<br />
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Happy New Year to all of you!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-37599850073323897632017-12-19T21:31:00.002-06:002017-12-19T21:31:35.367-06:00Chicago Trip, Girls OnlyThe first weekend in December, when it was a balmy 60 something degrees, my friends and I took a day trip to Chicago to see White Christmas and do Christmasy things in Chicago. It was such a fun trip! And I wouldn't have traded the weather for anything, except maybe less crowds. Because apparently great weather in December equals everyone in a million mile radius being in Chicago.<br />
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The play did not disappoint. Not the same as the movie, but you can't really mess with a classic.<br />
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After the play, we moved on to other Chicago must sees.<br />
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I believe this was my first time seeing the huge tree in the park.<br />
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Above, the requisite selfie. Below, someone took pity on us and took our picture.<br />
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And we saw the bean. This was also my first time seeing the bean at night. I tried to teach Emily how to take a picture of yourself without having your phone in the way.<br />
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The buildings all around were lit up for the holiday season<br />
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Ice skating outside! We did not do this, but I decided it deserved a picture!<br />
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Pretty city lights reflected in the bean.<br />
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Macy's all decked out for Christmas.<br />
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Our hot chocolate mugs from Christkindl market. The extreme crowds made it difficult to enjoy the market, but I was glad to get a new mug.<br />
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A lady took expert pictures of us at the bean!<br />
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We attempted Zoo Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo, but because of the above mentioned millions of people, it was pretty impossible to move around and it was getting late and we had a 3 hour drive ahead of us,<br />
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...so we took some selfies to prove we were there and then headed home!<br />
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I love this group of ladies that I get to do life with! We have had many adventures together and I hope we get to continue this tradition and add some more in the future!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-83536408700283863842017-12-03T14:20:00.000-06:002017-12-03T14:20:20.850-06:00Setting up Christmas!I don't know why I always feel the need to post pictures of setting up Christmas. It looks the same every year, but I like to reference the blog sometimes to answer questions like, "where did I put this last year?" So really, this is for me, not for you :) But I'll let you look if you want!<br />
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The main difference this year is...the cat. He made decorating an interesting (and sometimes stressful) experience. Stressful mostly because I didn't know what to expect from him. Christmas stuff has been up for over a week and I still check the tree first thing when I walk in the door to see if it's standing.<br />
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"helping put up the lights"<br />
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Above: He really just wanted to nap and was a little perturbed that I was not sitting in one place for him to do that. So he forced his way onto my lap anyway.<br />
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Supervising the efforts!<br />
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This year I stressed about where to put the nativity. It's pretty expensive and took several years to collect, so I don't really want the cat knocking over the pieces. Last year I put it in the bay window, but that was most definitely out of the question this year! It's on my side table. So far, I've only seen the pieces moved around once or twice.<br />
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One of the sets of decorations on one of the bay windows.<br />
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The tree with all of its lights. I waited a couple of days to put the ornaments on. Someone suggested letting him acclimate to the tree and it would be less likely he would pay attention to the ornaments. I put the lights on Friday and ornaments on Monday.<br />
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My new 2016 ornament from Mom. I always hang my new ornament first!<br />
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All the ornaments on!<br />
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The glow of the tree with no other lights on in the room.<br />
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The tree sans lights. Sometimes I like to leave the lights off so I can better see all my ornaments!<br />
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The decorations on the TV stand.<br />
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The bay window. I "had" to buy a few new decorations since I couldn't put the nativity set in the window this year.<br />
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The centerpiece on the table. I bought the wheelbarrow for fall decorations but realized I could use it for Christmas too!<br />
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Pretty kitty in the lights!<br />
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I also have a little two foot tree that I decided to put upstairs in my spare room.<br />
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It was a little too much temptation for Quincy.<br />
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After three knock overs I took some drastic measures! Actually, I don't think he was purposefully knocking it over. I mean, technically he was messing with the tree, but it is small and fairly unstable, so it was falling easily. The funny thing is, I don't have a skirt for this tree, so if you walk into the room, this is really what you see!<br />
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The other reason I share all my decorations is because I realized that I spend all this time putting it up, and hardly anyone comes over, so not very many people actually sees the decorations. Now, I can share with more people.<br />
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Merry Christmas!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-14325491769518402202017-12-03T13:57:00.001-06:002017-12-03T13:57:42.969-06:00Thanksgiving DayThanksgiving Day started very differently for me. I woke up in my own home. It was the first year in a long time that I didn't have to travel for Thanksgiving. Unless you count driving across town as travelling. I got to Dad and Amy's about 11 and hung out with Amy and talked for a while. There were two "kids" (they are all actually adults, but of the just-barely-adults variety) from Arizona and Caitlyn (also an Arizona kid, but she's going to school in Peoria). Amy and I talked about doing a puzzle and were surprised when everyone wanted to join us. It was like my dream come true, everyone sitting around doing puzzles (we actually finished two! A 500 piece and a 1,000 piece).<br />
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And of course we ate lots and lots of food. This is the only picture of the food that I took!<br />
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Daynah and Hayden came later in the evening and I was able to meet Nahla, their new kitty. If anybody wonders, it did not make me want another kitten!<br />
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And of course Elleigh, the monstrous puppy, hung out with us too. <br />
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It was nice to be close to home. I left their house around 10:00 and had to drive past the mall to get home. Traffic was almost worse than a normal Saturday!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-74218911082186634572017-11-05T21:42:00.003-06:002017-11-05T21:42:52.762-06:00Time flies...Where did the 2.8 pound ball of fluff go?!
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<br />Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-47061337431589256432017-10-15T19:48:00.005-05:002017-10-15T19:48:50.006-05:00Visit Part 3We ended the day at Dad and Amy's house. Again, the weather cooperated fully. The rain stopped as we were leaving the musuem, the temperature dropped, so we were able to have a fire outside as planned.
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We made and ate caramel apples (well, John and Amy made them and the rest of us ate them)...<br />
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And colored...<br />
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And cooked hot dogs and roasted marshmallows...<br />
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And played with sticks...<br />
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Don't ask me why his jacket was on his head. I really have no clue.<br />
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And played football...<br />
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And ate marshmallows...<br />
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And played with a flashlight and a fence...<br />
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High five! And a heart (awww...)<br />
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And played with the kitty, of course!<br />
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I loved the time I spent with everyone! I hope we can do it again!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-47620406612107527512017-10-15T19:30:00.001-05:002017-10-15T19:30:39.218-05:00Visit Part 2: CAT Visitor CenterNext we headed to the Caterpillar Visitor Center. Even though I've lived in Peoria for 12 years, I'd never been. I love new experiences in my own town! The boys LOVED it. And the adults got in on the action too. The entrance to the museum is through this huge machine here:<br />
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There is actually a movie theater in it where you go on a ride in the machine to see how it works. The front of this is the actual machine, while the wheels are plastic because the machine itself is too heavy and would fall through the concrete! All the facts about this one machine that CAT makes were fascinating. <br />
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There were tractors that you could actually climb into and pretend to drive.<br />
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The boys were trying to push me over!<br />
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When I said that even the adults got in on the action, I wasn't kidding.<br />
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There were simulators where you could experience driving a couple of the tractors.<br />
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These are the fake wheels to the actual truck!<br />
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We sometimes have a morbid sense of humor in our family... Apparently, Michael later told Grandma, "don't worry Grandma, the wheels were fake, so we wouldn't actually get run over."<br />
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John is almost as tall as me!!!<br />
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We had to drag the boys away, even though they had already been on every tractor two or three times!<br />
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Next up, a fun evening...Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-27145520421373824322017-10-15T19:15:00.001-05:002017-10-15T19:15:39.785-05:00Visit Part 1Ann, John, and Michael came to visit the first weekend in October. I'm so thankful to have a place for family to stay. We had a relaxing but eventful Saturday. We started with a drive up Grandview Drive with the obligatory stop to take some pictures. I was hoping that more of the leaves would have changed, but it has been too warm of a fall and we are still waiting for all that color!<br />
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How far can we toss Michael?!<br />
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Michael wanted to try to toss John!<br />
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Reliving their "childhood" :)<br />
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We also went up in the tower. You can't tell from the pictures but it was crazy windy. We thought we were going to blow over the edge, so we didn't stay very long.<br />
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We also went down to the river front in order to take a few pictures and say that we saw it.<br />
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The rain held off all morning for us to get the outside stuff in. We headed to Avanti's after and as we sat down to eat it started pouring rain! Just in time.<br />
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More fun activities to follow...Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-16533877732715314722017-09-30T13:35:00.001-05:002017-09-30T13:35:28.087-05:00Decorating complete=CheckIt only took my 11 months to get everything hung on the walls! Really, most things went up months ago, but I didn't have any decorations for the living room walls. And I'm not a decorator at all, so it took me a long time to decide what I wanted to do. I finally decided on owls as the theme, but I struggled because owls are such a fad right now, and I didn't want to do something that looked like I was following the crowd. Honestly, owls remind me of my Grandma Forsberg. She passed away when I was really young, so I don't have very many memories of her. But I remember the bathroom at her house being decorated with owls. So, this is why I settled on the owl theme. It helps that owls are the fad, because I can find them almost anywhere! Here is the living room. The pillows on the couch were a new addition after my birthday. I had never liked the pillows that came with my couches, but never took the time in my apartment to search for anything.<br />
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The layout of the owls allows me to add to them if I want to. I'm so happy to finally have things hanging on my walls in my living room! And, of course, hanging credit goes to Amy. There would be zero things hanging on the walls anywhere in the condo if it weren't for her! Actually, I hung the calendar on the wall in the kitchen, so there would be something!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-9705067053978762142017-09-10T14:18:00.000-05:002017-09-10T14:18:48.887-05:00Spirit of Peoria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If I've never said, I have the best Sunday School class at our church. Some might say the class is a little too "old" for me, or I'm a little to "young" for them. But this is totally and completely what I love about the body of Christ! We are just believers in Christ, doing life together. And yesterday we did life together by heading out for a 1 1/2 hour tour on the Spirit of Peoria, a paddle boat that does short and long tours. I've lived in Peoria for 11 years and never done this before, so I was excited to try something a little different. Here is a picture I took of the boat a few years ago:<br />
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It was the perfect weather. I may have completely forgotten that the sun does sometimes burn and so I forgot the sunscreen at home. I got a little pink, but not too bad, considering what I could have looked like after 2 hours in the sun! Below is the group that went:<br />
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And here are some candid shots that I may have "stole" off someone else's Facebook page! I always intend to take pictures, but most often never get around to it!<br />
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We ended our evening by eating at the Blue Duck. Yum!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-68758274028412027322017-09-05T20:41:00.002-05:002017-09-05T20:41:26.260-05:00Babies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend I made a very quick trip up to the suburbs to meet this little guy. My cousins Michele and Sergio welcomed their first baby on August 8th. He was a little early and had to spend some time in the hospital where visitors were limited, so we had to wait patiently to meet him. But I took the first opportunity available. And he sure is a cutie. Gabriel, I can't wait to snuggle with you more. Just remember, I may live a little further away, but I can still be your favorite second cousin once removed (or whatever the title might be! It doesn't matter, just remember that I'm the favorite!) Cry for everyone else, but snuggle cute with your hand tucked behind your ear while I'm around!<br />
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Thanks Michele and Sergio for sharing your sweet bundle with me for a few hours of snuggling and catching up! You are loved!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-58433865911856006062017-09-05T20:34:00.000-05:002017-09-05T20:34:08.473-05:00Need help with that?I sat down on the couch to do some stuff on the laptop. Two seconds later, I had this "helper":<br />
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Two seconds after that, he was fast asleep.<br />
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I very unkindly moved him beside me, and this is how he ended up:<br />
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where he is now fast asleep, while my left arm continuously moves with my typing. It has not seemed to bother him yet. My arm might fall asleep though. This kitty is no light weight anymore!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-11545921948959536202017-08-19T13:35:00.000-05:002017-08-19T13:35:18.275-05:00Pay off car: check!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I drive a lot for my job. Because of that, I get paid quite a bit of mileage when I drive. Soon after I got my job 11 years ago, I decided I wanted another car, so I bought a Civic Hybrid. I had the Civic for 7 years but paid it off in 4 (I think). My budget allowed me to continue to put my mileage checks into savings for my next car. Two and a half years ago, a little earlier than I had hoped, the Hybrid started having some problems. Instead of putting money into the car, I decided to buy a new car. I had been hoping to pay outright with the money I had saved, but didn't have quite enough, so I've had a car payment for a couple of years. But today, I wrote the last check for that car payment! Adios car debt! Hello, saving for the next car!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-85327685971836623662017-08-17T20:05:00.000-05:002017-08-17T20:05:20.729-05:00Poof!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These little pom poms are Quincy's all time favorite toy. I discovered this by accident because he chewed a pom pom off of one of his toys. But then I was afraid he was going to lose it. So I found a bag of a whole lot of them at Hobby Lobby. I'm down to half a bag. Quincy never leaves the condo. Hence, the pom poms also should never leave the condo. However, there are currently about 20 of them mysteriously missing. I have always called these pom pom, "poofs", but I recently realized it is an apt name because we are currently losing them at about 2 per day. Sometimes he is playing with one in my presence, I turn away for two seconds, I turn back and there is nothing there. I don't think he is eating them, but seriously! In case you are going to suggest it, I regularly check under the couches, in the couch cushions, and behind closet doors. Nothing. He has me stumped. Good thing these cost me about $2 and I have plenty of them, so I can hand them out freely. Usually he gets one in the morning to occupy him while I am getting ready (his favorite game is to get it stuck under the scale so I have to fetch it for him). He also gets a new one in the evening when I am trying to exercise if I can't find any other ones around!<br />
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So, if you ever come to visit, we might spend some time hunting for poofs!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-1319287798199899162017-07-13T20:34:00.000-05:002017-07-13T20:34:14.357-05:00Just to clarify...Just to clarify, Quincy is allowed on my bed at all times except for the hours of me sleeping and me waking up! This is him the other night while I was getting ready for bed:<br />
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He was also popping up above the pillows too!<br />
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And he likes to sleep in my bed while I am at work. Most of the time, he sleeps under the covers and there is a little mole hill look-alike when he leaves. :)Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-66741052072242481602017-06-11T21:05:00.001-05:002017-06-11T21:07:12.752-05:00The Many Naps of QuincyBeware, cuteness overload...and a lot of pictures...I might have an obsession...<br />
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This was he first time I found him napping not on me while I was home.<br />
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The above four pictures were a progression of a nap. He was deeply asleep and would stand up and plop into the new position.<br />
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I love how he is wrapped around the pillow!<br />
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Couldn't make it into the basket...<br />
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I love when his paws are near his face.<br />
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He maybe could get closer to my face, but I'm not sure!<br />
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Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-91634971566535612422017-06-04T20:32:00.001-05:002017-06-04T20:32:14.889-05:00June 3rd, AKA Daynah and Hayden's WEDDING DAY!June is the month of weddings. And my life was no exception. We started the month off with preparation for the wedding...decorating, shopping, more decorating...<br />
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Josh was lucky enough to help unload the car after all the shopping. I made him pose for this picture after I told him he should go into the kitchen and tell everyone, "I carried a watermelon." It still cracks me up. He had no idea I was quoting Dirty Dancing, but he still humored me by posing for the picture. I love my brother.<br />
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I also love my sister! Who is now a married lady! This was at the rehearsal dinner. <br />
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I was able to hang out with her and the bridesmaids while they were getting ready. Always a fun time.<br />
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Pictures before the wedding. She looks like a princess.<br />
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Dad was a ball of nerves, but you wouldn't know it by this picture.<br />
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The bridesmaids!<br />
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More waiting, so we took more pictures. She looks so happy and ready to get this show on the road!<br />
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Giving away the bride.<br />
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Vows. Awe...<br />
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Exchanging of rings.<br />
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The kiss.<br />
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A prayer for the new Mr. and Mrs.<br />
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And I present to you...Mr. and Mrs. Fox.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-25306192492434986352017-05-29T10:11:00.003-05:002017-05-29T10:11:56.452-05:00QuincyIf my getting a cat came as a surprise to anyone, you have to understand the nature of decisions in my mind, I have been debating a cat since I moved into my condo in October. But there is not a good place to keep a litter box and so I was stumped. Everyone said if I really wanted a cat, I would figure it out. And I began to think they were right. I guess I didn't really want a cat. But this is how I tend to do things. I deliberate for months on a decision, and then I impulsively make the decision. Sometime the week before I got Quincy, I started thinking about it more seriously. I got on one of the local shelter's websites to look at options. I talked incessantly about it with my coworkers (the poor people) I showed them pictures of my top four picks, one of which was a kitten. But the shelter stated that you cannot request a specific kitten. It is first come first serve. On Monday evening I impulsively filled out my application, putting those four picks including the kitten. On Tuesday I got a call that my application was approved and one of the adult cats plus the kitten were available but I needed to come in within 24 hours. I couldn't get there until after work on Wednesday. One of my coworkers told me she would bring me a cat carrier. I went right after work, and there was Brantley, the cutest, tiniest ball of fluff. And his equally cute gray and white sister, all cuddled together in this hammock (we won't talk about how I debated coming home with two kittens!). It was a pretty seamless process and I was out of that shelter in less than an hour, with the kitten!<br />
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Then I had the excruciating decision of naming him. I had started thinking of names earlier in the week, just in case. Top names at the beginning were Baxter, Sully, Tanner, Ryder, and Quinn. The day I got him, the names that stuck in my mind were Spencer and Quincy. But I could not decide! Thursday after work I had to call the vet to make my first appointment and they needed a name. I told them that I was still trying to decide but that right now it is Quincy. Then, through the shelter, I also got 30 days of free pet insurance. When I called to set it up, they also needed a name. So, Quincy he became. I think I was always leaning toward that name but I was being swayed by the crowd, because most people liked Spencer better. I just kept thinking that it was a good thing I haven't had any children. How do you ever decide?! It's such a permanent decision!<br />
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As most of you have seen on Facebook, Quincy likes to sleep right at my neck. I don't mind it much, except when I have other things to do because he will follow me around and meow incessantly until I finally just lay down with him and watch an hour of TV while he naps. I know, I'm creating bad habits, but he really is cute. I'm at my kitchen table while typing this and he is sleeping in my lap, but he kept trying to crawl up to my neck with those sharp little claws!<br />
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I love the white tips on his ears!<br />
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That cute little orange marking on his nose is what I loved in his picture the first time I saw him.<br />
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We're adjusting. Apparently, my condo is not very kitten proof, and he can only get to the lowest level of things so far. He's about a two pound ball of fluff. He purrs the whole time he's asleep, unless he falls into a deep sleep and then he stops purring. He has this mouse on a stick that he loves to play with and carry around in his mouth. So far, I've been keeping him in the spare room when I leave or at night. I want him to know early on that he is not going to sleep in my room. No pets in my bed. People think I'll change my mind on this, but it's a pretty adamant rule that I have. I'm too light of a sleeper.<br />
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It was nice timing to get him. Things have been a little calmer at work, so I've been able to get off earlier and be home at night with him and then we had a three day weekend, and I'm off Thursday and Friday for my sister's wedding on Saturday. We are off to the vet first thing Thursday morning because the shelter required a visit within the first week. <br />
<br />I'm sure there will be plenty more cat posts to come. Such as his sleeping habits. I have so many cute, sleeping pictures it is not even funny! Yesterday I wasn't feeling well, so we laid on the couch together most of the day. And I documented every nap in pictures!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-33913752413060341782017-04-05T20:58:00.000-05:002017-04-05T20:58:04.125-05:00Food Log FailSo, first of all, I don't really keep a food log. But if I did, I would have failed today. Not in the recording, which I'm about to do, but in what I'm recording!<br />
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As with most of my stories, I have to preface this one with another one. :) I know you guys love me, so you humor me. And I let you. <br />
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This weekend, 9 of my friends and I went away for a weekend to play games, watch movies, and eat. A lot. Some people also hiked. Since I only packed lounge wear, I was not one of them. I never left the cabin and I was perfectly okay with that. Monday, when I weighed myself, I would have to say that I gained several pounds. And a little more on Tuesday.<br />
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So, today I decided I needed to get back on track with what I was eating. I packed the rest of the cookies I made for the weekend to take to work so I wouldn't eat them at home. When I got to work, I offered a cookie to one of my co-workers and then took them to the kitchen and may have eaten on my way out the door. I then headed to another building to pick up a check. It was Angie's birthday and she offered me a doughnut. Don't get me started on how little self control I have for doughnuts. So I ate one. Then I went to my client's house and to court. On the way back to the office from court, I decided to get a Dr. Pepper from McDonald's (this was not anything new, so it wasn't a deviation. I simply would rather a fountain drink than a can sometimes). But while I was waiting in the drive thru I decided that a McChicken and fries sounded better than the frozen meal I brought. And I had saved a cookie for myself. And the kitchen had a tin of caramel popcorn that I might have had a handful of every time I went to the bathroom or kitchen. And the cookies weren't gone, so I think I had two more. And then we had lasagna for dinner at church tonight...<br />
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Fail. Fail. Fail. Fail. Oh, and, fail. <br />
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Tomorrow. I'll think about it tomorrow.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-31942852304443029072017-03-27T19:57:00.000-05:002017-03-27T19:57:13.325-05:00DreamsLast week the mom of one of my clients told me about something her daughter said in her sleep. Apparently her other daughter said, "I'm going to tell Teresa about it." Meaning she thinks that I can interpret dreams. If only...<br />
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Last night I had a dream and the Toy Story characters were in it. Except they were white and cloth, specially made so that you can color them. They were breaking out of the boxes they came in an were upset that they were all white. That's all I remember.<br />
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In the Bible, every time someone has a really obscure or weird dream, there is always someone to interpret it and make it seem really logical.<br />
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I am not that person...Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-77855611840063892972017-03-09T18:51:00.001-06:002017-03-09T18:51:34.066-06:00Thick skinI told my last client of the day that it is a good thing I have thick skin and don't get offended easily because she was the fourth person this week to ask me if it was time for me to leave yet! It was just one of those weeks. The first time was a client I have been seeing for over two years. She LOVES seeing me. Seriously, I could come every day to see her and she would be okay with it. But this week, after about 20 minutes, she said, "Is it time for you to leave yet?" When I told her "no" and asked her why she wanted me to leave, she said, "I don't like you." I don't remember what I said back, but then she smirked and said she was just kidding! Eye roll please. My last two clients, I responded by telling them that every time they asked, I would add a minute to their time. Not the most therapeutic answer, but I was a little done with being therapeutic at that point! :)Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1537673596288144000.post-16964248421234553332017-02-13T19:16:00.001-06:002017-02-13T19:16:11.727-06:00Be My ValentineI picked up my client at school today and he said he had something for me and handed me a piece of paper. I didn't think much of it, because kids often give me things that they say they did for me that I know they are just digging out of their backpacks. But this one actually had my name on it! It was so sweet. He had folded the Valentine into an "envelope" that he had made.
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A little ego boost, if I do say so myself!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06656708005052211950noreply@blogger.com0