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... a million everything.Richard D. Worthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16591093104884750866noreply@blogger.comBlogger843125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-16362336122693949172018-08-01T21:54:00.002-04:002018-08-01T21:54:16.690-04:00Chloe + Isabel Changed My LifeI know it's been *years* since I updated this blog at all, but I've been looking for every opportunity to talk about the amazingness in my life. Two years ago I decided that it was time for me to join the throng of women who work from home. I wanted a job that was flexible - no deadlines or forced sales requirements. I wanted a job where I could enjoy sharing something that I loved with friends, family, new friends, and total strangers. I needed to feel good about the product so that I didn't feel scummy. I wanted a job that did not require recruiting to make money. I wanted a job that would help me move outside the comfort zone that I built up around myself for the previous 12 years of motherhood.<br />
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I did my research. I looked into LuLaRoe, but didn't want to have to wear LuLaRoe every day. I looked into nutrition options, but frankly that felt hypocritical and too science-y. I looked at multiple websites comparing Direct Sales company options. I kept coming across Chloe+Isabel. I'd never heard of them before and never seen their jewelry. I was skeptical at first because the only other jewelry being sold like that I had seen was a certain $5 jewelry company that I knew I did NOT want to be with (for quality issues). So I asked my husband and Mom to each buy me a piece of Chloe+Isabel for my upcoming birthday. On my birthday I opened three pieces of C+I...and instantly fell in love! I could feel the quality, and the sparkle was even better in person than what I'd seen online. I wanted to wear these pieces every day! I was sold!<br />
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But I was still nervous about joining the company so I took my time and thought it through for a few days. The morning that I finally completed the online form to join I was so nervous and anxious that I actually left the house as soon as I hit "submit". I took my kids to the mall. And when I got back, I was IN! I had emails waiting for me congratulating me and telling me what to do next and how to set up my online boutique! Just like that! A few days later a big box of $700 worth of jewelry arrived at my doorstep! I was so excited that I put every piece that I could on simultaneously!<br />
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The first two months of my business I was so on fire with excitement that I actually had trouble sleeping! I couldn't wait to jump back out of bed and get back to work! I learned that I am super competitive with myself! I love to set a goal and then crush it! I love earning the free jewelry incentives that C+I offers each month. My kids even get excited with me and love to ask "Did you earn that necklace for FREE?" And I love to tell them YES! It was hard work, but it was very satisfying work. I've done home parties and vendor events and fundraisers and online selling and even setup in office building lobbies.<br />
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In the two years since I joined Chloe+Isabel (2 years this month!) I have pushed myself further out of my comfort zone than ever. In fact, my comfort zone has moved and expanded! I've had awesome months where I meet every goal and feel like the conqueror of the world, and I've had slow months where I didn't work my business much and feel a little sad about that. Actually, one of my favorite things about this job is that I CAN work it hard when I want to/can, and can ease up when I need to give my full-time job as Mother-of-5 more attention. I've met so many awesome boss-babe fellow-Merchies (as we call ourselves) and learned so much from them! I've attended the Chloe+Isabel Convention twice now and each time come away with a renewed fire and determination as well as so much new knowledge and dozens of new "sisters". I feel like my self-confidence has soared to a place where possibly it has never been before. I think I'm a pretty awesome person - I like the {imperfect} way I look and dress, and I confidently take selfies wearing the jewelry now.<br />
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Overall, I can honestly and without exaggeration say that, Chloe+Isabel has changed my life! And I hope it keeps on changing! I'm just starting a path of leadership where I will be building my own team of empowered, self-motivated women who want to lift each other up as we rise together. I can't wait to work with these women. Learn together. See growth in them and in myself.<br />
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Perhaps the biggest change in myself is that I'm saying "Bring on the change!" I can see that inner change is growth, and there's no downside to that!<br />
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If this kind of growth in a job interests you, you're the kind of person I want on my team! Comment here, stalk me on Facebook, order yourself a piece to try...or just contact me and we'll meet up for a chat. You could have a paycheck next month! (Or another paycheck) You can change your life.<br />
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shop or join at www.candibynancy.com<br />
stalk me on FB at www.facebook.com/CandibyNancyW/<br />
<br />Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-44168738856918550412015-05-08T10:39:00.002-04:002015-05-08T10:39:13.674-04:00Mother<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-27232334868420170972014-04-15T08:50:00.000-04:002014-04-15T08:50:23.135-04:00Beautiful Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The fact that Millie is adorable is well established. But what I really love about this photo is that it seems to me that Naomi's inner beauty and peace are shining through and enhancing her own image, and Camilla's too. I hope my beautiful girls will always love each other and depend on each other and make each other better. <br />Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-37115109075440653172014-03-08T15:48:00.003-05:002014-03-08T15:48:48.505-05:00Friday (er... Saturday) Five1. Naomi has mono. The poor girl is totally exhausted, spent a couple of days throwing up, has a rash and... other problems from being on amoxicilian, and couldn't be sadder. She's all set up with a small TV/DVD player in her room, a pile of books, and comfy pants. But it's going to be a long road to recovery. <br />
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2. This coming week is Spring Break for the kids. We didn't have anything big planned anyway, but because of Naomi's mono our plans just got even smaller. We'll try to plan something fun each day for the boys. And we'll try to not let Mom go insane however necessary.<br />
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3. Asher got his first bloody nose last night. He panicked and ran around his room yelling and spraying blood for at least a full minute before Mom got there. Professional carpet cleaners have been called in to fix the crime-scene-like horror show that their room became. The "story" is that he fell of his bed. Face first. Really hard. ...We think there may be more to the story that will come out at some later date. <br />
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4. I've been selling pillows at a local consignment shop. I use designer interiors fabric that my Mom gave me and pillow forms that I buy using coupons. It's a good way to keep me busy during nap time and help me feel just a teeny bit like I make a difference outside of my tiny sphere of home. Plus there's some money - but not much.<br />
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5. Richard loves his new job at DonorDirect and they love him so much that what started as "You're a contractor and we'll never hire you permanently" four months ago, has indeed become permanent. We feel very blessed.<br />
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We are now a fully mobile biking family. Even *I* have a bike!<br />
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Sammy's new bike helmet is too awesome for words.<br />
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Naomi's sad, sad face at the Dr's learning about mono.<br />
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Milli's silly face eating carrots.<br />
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Asher's happy face after scoring 100% on his math CBA (curriculum based assessment)<br />
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Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-72948789304681916622014-02-13T09:38:00.001-05:002014-02-13T09:38:32.045-05:00Family Night At the MoviesLast night we took the family (minus Camilla and plus Grandpa) to see Frozen at the theatre. We don't take the kids to the movies very often because it's just plain crazy and crazy expensive. But we all really wanted to see Frozen so off we went.<br />
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Sammy sat next to me and pretty much talked through the whole movie. The only time he was quiet was when his mouth was full of Grandpa's popcorn. Luckily the noise was fine since there were only five other people in the theatre. The fun with Sammy really started during the previews. At the start of each new preview he would say to me, "Is <i>this</i> Frozen?" He tripped in the aisle several times as he walked back and forth stealing Grandpa's popcorn time after time. He sang along to the chorus of the songs - songs he had never heard before, but that didn't stop him. Then during the climax of the movie, as the main character is frozen into an ice sculpture, Sammy starts crying (with real tears!) and saying "Oh no! Oh no!". I comfort him by saying, "It'll be OK, buddy. It'll be OK." And he looks at me, motions toward the screen, and says, "<i>No</i> it won't! ... Just look!" It was adorable. Then, to highlight the whole trip, as we're walking out of the theatre and down the long hall toward the exit, two men are walking past us in the opposite direction and he says to them, in a very compassionate and concerned voice, "Awww. You missed it! It's over!" They laughed and said he was cute. Then Sammy tripped, fell flat on his face, jumped up and kept going like nothing happened. <br />
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What a sweetheart.<br />
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She started with a bath and combing her hair.</div>
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She wore the same dress Naomi wore for her blessing - it fit her perfectly.</div>
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Her headband is made from trim leftover from Naomi's baptism dress - which will be Camilla's also.</div>
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We didn't notice until later, but Camilla cut her first tooth this day also - hence the finger in the mouth in all these adorable pictures. She really is such a doll!</div>
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Everyone was so happy to celebrate Camilla. She is such a great addition to our family.</div>
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Daddy was able to bless her using the power of the priesthood.</div>
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Like I said, a perfect day.</div>
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Camilla was blessed to know the love of her Heavenly Father, to recognize truth, to know the Lords will, to be faithful, and be directed on her path. It was beautiful. I could feel God's love for this beautiful baby so strongly. And I could feel that same love for everyone else - since we are all God's beautiful little babies. Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-80406074411072568692014-01-09T11:14:00.002-05:002014-01-09T11:14:17.581-05:00Millie Photo Bomb<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Im trying to be better about blogging so heres a little photo catch-up of Millie.</div>
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Millie always has her eyes on the other kids in the room.</div>
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Christmas dress</div>
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My beautiful girls.</div>
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First solid meal!</div>
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Jeggings!</div>
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Christmas 2013 was awesome. Ang and the Qshurst-Mcgees came to town, Ruth and Mom both had the entire week off work, Richard came home each night to party. It was all so fun and festive! And we didn't even have to pack or travel!</div>
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It was so much fun to have Angela and Ruth and I all together. I just love that my sisters and I are close.<br />
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We had an epic Nerf battle at our house. Richard bought dozens of guns and hundreds of ammo. The kids shot the adults, the adults shot the kids, teams lasted ... minutes before turning on each other.<br />
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Christmas morning we Worths stayed at our house to open presents. The kids were pretty good about taking it slow opening presents and enjoying each other's happiness.</div>
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Asher really loved his "Inventors Kit". "Look! My very own blue tape!" he cried.<br />
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Any time we were hungry we just headed to Grandma's. Massive amounts of pies, mashed potatoes, cookies, ham, etc. We were stuffed for a week straight!<br />
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A perfect Christmas.</div>
Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-42557854890719239742013-05-13T15:38:00.001-04:002013-05-13T15:38:23.151-04:00Sammy's Big Boy Bed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
There's an "extra room" in this house that doesn't count as a bedroom solely based on it's lack of a closet. So for a few months it was my craft room (a dream come true for me!). But one Saturday in April, it turned into Sammy's new big boy bedroom. Everybody pitched in to move all the boxes of craft stuff out, Daddy assembled this bed we already had, we moved in the one other piece of furniture we have for this room, made the bed, and Sammy was all set!</div>
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All the kids felt that they needed to try out the new bed.<br />
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Here it is looking all actually put together. <br />
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And here is the happy <strike>little</strike> big boy (looking very little in the that big bed!). <br />
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We didn't force Sammy to move over to this bed because we didn't want him to feel kicked out of his crib. We just invited him to try it out at every nap and bed time. After 3 days he tried napping in it and did a great job. It took another two days before he willingly tried it at night. But after that he was all in and he hasn't gone back! The xuxa (pacifier) <b>did</b> make the move with him - but that's next on the list of things to go! (Right before diapers)</div>
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Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-4233823137030270452013-05-13T15:25:00.000-04:002013-05-13T15:25:51.608-04:00Isaiah's 6th BirthdayI'm afraid I did a pretty poor job of taking pictures on Isaiah's birthday this year. He did have a very fun, family filled birthday though. He started the weekend with a father/sons campout with Dad and Asher. They got back around 10am - dirty and tired but very happy. The real partying began after lunch when Aunt Karen, Uncle Jared and cousins Jessica and Joshua showed up. Grandma and Aunt Ruth came over, too.<br />
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We started with presents (we've discovered this works for us). Jessica and family gave Isaiah some fun games!<br />
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Isaiah was also very excited about the Batman watch he received from Mom and Dad.<br />
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Then we all swam in the still-bathwater-warm pool for a couple of hours, gorged ourselves on pizza, then ate cake. Isaiah requested a puppy dog cake. Since he's made this request several years in a row now, I was running out of clever ideas. So I did puppy foot prints made from Oreos.<br />
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After that Isaiah requested some Wii playing and we played until bedtime. It was a fun-filled day that made this little boy happy. And I do love to see that smile!Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-20784312708809568362013-05-13T15:14:00.001-04:002013-05-13T15:14:24.377-04:00Asher's 7th BirthdayWe packed Asher's birthday with as much fun as possible! He woke up to a pile of balloons on the family room floor and his new goldfish.<br />
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The goldfish had arrived the evening before when Asher and Daddy went to the pet store together to pick one out. <i> (*Goldfish #1 died within 24 hours, but Goldfish #2 has been living strong for a month now)</i> </div>
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Then we headed to the Perot Museum of Science. Asher could not have been happier. We even managed to leave Sammy with Grandma and Grandpa so that Mom and Dad could focus on the big kids. It was a great morning.<br />
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Below, Asher designed his own light show and then projected it onto this spinning wheel by cranking a lever around and around.<br />
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Here is Isaiah and Daddy racing a T-rex (and not doing too bad!)<br />
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Below Naomi and Asher are racing a Cheetah. See that Cheetah? No? It was long gone before they basically even started!<br />
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Then in the afternoon it was cake and presents. A fish themed cake in honor of Goldie - the new fish.<br />
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And Grandma and Grandpa joined us for the present opening portion of the party and won the "best present" award with a remote control car.<br />
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These days of making all my little ones dreams come true are long, exhausting days. But I do love doing it for them. There SHOULD be one day a year where all your dreams come true!Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-50026584210838059382013-04-17T16:17:00.001-04:002013-04-17T16:31:44.619-04:00Graduation Day<div><p dir="ltr">Today Isaiah graduated from speech therapy. They had to do a reevaluation when we moved to Texas and the conclusion was, he doesn't need any more speech at this time. He still makes a few errors, but they're "age appropriate". <br>
We're very proud! He really did work for this. He earned it.</p>
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Sunday morning was a beautiful, but wet, morning. The kids looks smashing in their coordinating outfits. <br />
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And Grandma A even bought an "Easter dress" for Baby Girl! Silly, but sweet.</div>
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We hosted Easter dinner since it was also a party for Grandma A's birthday. I made these bunny cakes to do double duty as birthday cakes.<br />
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I think the birthday girl was pleased.<br />
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It was a lovely, calm, family-filled, spiritual Easter weekend. Just exactly as it should be.Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-4071082796982933712013-03-28T08:58:00.003-04:002013-04-02T12:27:48.861-04:00Sammy's "Lovey"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Ever since our summer vacation last year when we stopped at the home base of "Grave Digger", Sammy has been attached to this toy monster truck. He sleeps with it, he plays with it, he brings it to the store with us, etc. It's what he uses as other kids use their "lovey". </div>
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Sammy and Grave Digger watch TV.</div>
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He has several other monster truck toys as well, but this one is his favorite. Sometimes this one is "Mommy" and the other monster trucks are the babies. They have discussions about going home and crashing. They line up matchbox cars and run over them. Sammy does an excellent, throaty, "vroooomm!!" They watch Netflix shows about monster trucks (Sammy's favorite is a History Channel documentary about the creation of monster trucks).</div>
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I admit that this wouldn't have been my choice for his "lovey" - but at least it's easier to clean than a blankie dragged around in the dirt all day!Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-80737641774955683762013-03-27T14:13:00.001-04:002013-03-27T14:13:28.496-04:00His Infinite WisdomI was pondering today the blessings that were poured down upon us during Sammy's pre-birth drama. If you recall, it all started with a late-night trip to the hospital which they sent me home from having learned nothing. But then the next morning, Saturday, I passed out several times and was in a lot of pain as the spotting continued. That time that I went to the hospital they did an ultrasound and discovered my thinned-out-to-almost-non-existent cervix. But nobody could ever give me any reason why I would have actually passed out (in fact, I think they thought I was exaggerating). It was a mystery that was overlooked because it just seemed random. <br />
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Flash forward to September 1. I am checked into the hospital again, this time having labor induced. Things seemed to be going well until I started passing out randomly again. It was finally decided that something must be wrong and an immediate c-section was needed. Upon doing the c-section, they discovered that Sammy had a 4-inch long cord. There was no possible way he could have made it through the birth canal with only that 4-inch cord. So for months I had been crossing my legs if I so much as sneezed in fear that Sammy would "fall out" and in the end he couldn't possibly have come out even if he tried.<br />
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So now think about those two parts of the story. The connection is my passing out. I believe (although no Dr will confirm this because it is speculation) that Sammy would have been born on my living room floor - and immediately died - if he didn't have that 4-inch cord. I believe my body was trying to give birth on that Saturday morning. And the only thing that stopped it was the impossibility of it, brought about by the short cord length. <br />
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So, in conclusion, what my current doctor calls "a fluke" saved Sammy's life. What some might call a birth defect, is the only reason Sammy is here with us right now. Heavenly Father, in His infinite wisdom, made something "wrong" with my son that saved his life. <br />
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I am pondering this now because all of this drama with Sammy started when I was 22 weeks pregnant. And here I am approaching my 22nd week (it starts Friday). As I think back on this, and so many other miracle stories surrounding Sammy's birth, I can only pray that we will be just as blessed this time around. I can wish that I won't be on bed rest at all and that the next few months I'll feel good and that this baby girl will be healthy and strong, but all I can really ask God for is the same kind of loving care for her as Sammy received. Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-11391654695788038722013-03-27T13:56:00.001-04:002013-03-27T13:56:19.003-04:00With Renewed VigorI declare that I shall post on this blog with renewed vigor. Because I was just reading through old blog posts from years past and I just love the mundane details that I recorded. When I blog these days it seems to be just for the big stuff - which is great, but I miss the small stuff. So I shall pick up the regular-blogging banner again. I swear.<br />
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Last night we invited all our extended family in the area over for a little "Open House" type thing. We had some fun treats and the kids played and the adults wandered around and chatted. It was lovely. I had to work pretty dang hard the last few weeks to get the finishing touches all done on the house. My handyman (AKA Dad), Richard and my mom all deserve kudos for their help.</div>
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Here's the dessert bar from the party:</div>
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Here's the family room as I stand in the kitchen nook. What you can't quite tell from this picture is the depth of the room. It's a lovely, spacious room!</div>
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Then if you, from there, turn to your left, there's the kitchen. The kitchen with three times the storage as the Virginia house. I still have a few empty shelves in there even though there are all kind of things stored in them that were not in the kitchen in Virginia!</div>
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In front of the entry way is the living room. It's a small room, but I like it that way. I am glad to have a formal living room to entertain guests without them seeing the mess in the rest of the house, but in our Virginia house I felt like we hardly used half our house because it was all formal. </div>
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If you follow the hallway past the living room, you get to our bedroom on the main level. It's more than twice as big as our Virginia bedroom. I am looking forward to having this room as a sanctuary on the main level when I have a new baby who sometimes needs to be protected from the chaos of the rest of the house. (And, it's not too shabby as a sanctuary now either!)</div>
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The master bathroom has a big jetted tub that Richard and the kids very often enjoy.<br />
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And there's a vanity for Richard and a vanity for me! Also in here is a huge walk-in closet.<br />
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If you go up the back stairs, which are next to the kitchen nook and straight in front of the door to the backyard, on the right is the playroom. (Notice that orange rug. Recognize it from the Virginia house? It use to cover the entire family room floor. That gives you some perspective to how small that house is and how big this one is!)<br />
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Over Spring Break Naomi and Asher and I cleaned and sorted all the toys in this room and all the bedrooms. We put away about half of the toys that were in there so it'll be easier to keep clean. We'll rotate toys every once in a while.</div>
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To the left of the stairs is a walk-in game/linen closet, Naomi's bathroom, and Naomi's room. Grandma A just made this gorgeous quilt for Naomi's room. With the cheery yellow curtains and the vintage furniture set that I had when I was a girl, this room is just plain adorable for our big girl.<br />
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Asher and Isaiah's room is still a bit of a hodge podge of themes at this point. They wanted a "space room" in the new house so they have planets hanging from the ceiling and galaxy curtains - but their beds are still covered with cars and trucks. We'll work on that!<br />
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Sammy's room is joined to their room with a Jack and Jill bathroom. We also haven't done much to Sammy's room because when baby girl is born this will become her room and Sammy will move to what is currently my craft room (off the playroom). <br />
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And that concludes our tour of the Texas house. I think I hit the major highlights. If what you caught from this post is that each room is spacious and more roomy than we could have dreamed of - well, you're right on! We feel so blessed to be living in this house!Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-56333922340437923322013-02-20T08:42:00.001-05:002013-02-20T08:42:37.792-05:00Reveal<div><p dir="ltr">We all gathered together after dinner, anxious kids and more anxious Grand ones. The vote was unanimous - we want a girl. As Asher put it, "I need another sister! I have plenty of brothers!"</p>
<p dir="ltr">Then we cut into the cake.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Inside was PINK!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Its a girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
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What do you think?</p>
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The 2 day drive to Texas was, thankfully, rather uneventful. We left Virginia in a small flurry of snow flakes and thought it a fitting goodbye, but then the weather was fine on the entire trip. There was basically just two days of this:</div>
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We arrived in Texas in time for a great Christmas Eve and Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Ruth, but we'll post more about that later. </div>
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On move in day (the day after Christmas), we didn't expect it to look like this:</div>
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The initial unpacking of boxes was actually a little fun because there was so much space to move into! I unloaded all my kitchen cabinet boxes - and there was still empty cupboards and drawers!</div>
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We had a few weeks to settle in before school started on January 7. By then the kids were pretty anxious to get out of the house and meet some people!</div>
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And I was equally anxious to have them doing something not under foot! I started in on hanging pictures and unpacking more with just Sammy for company.</div>
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We love the new big playroom upstairs! It's so nice to have few toys in the family room and to be able to say to the kids, "If you're gonna be that crazy, go to the playroom!" and then they all disappear!</div>
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The sporadic weather! We've had the windows open several times to the 74 degree weather. And once we've closed the windows because it was getting too hot! In JANUARY!<br />
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In fact, one 75 degree day, Richard led the kids in a quick, cold dip in the unheated pool. They just couldn't resist! (I think it cured them of that desire until true warmer weather arrives.)<br />
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We love, love, love our Sundays (And Tuesdays and Fridays and whatever else) with Grandma and Grandpa and Aunt Ruth. It's so nice to have them close enough to just drop by or pick up one kid or another for this or that. I'm afraid moving away might be very, VERY difficult - because we are already use to this!<br />
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Did I mention the kids are excited about the pool? It's not big, but it's cool and close!</div>
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And the weather. Did I mention that? We love it.<br />
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One last thing - the closets. Here's a closet in Sammy's room that is entirely devoted to currently-out-of-use baby things. And that's all! It makes me happy every time I open this door to put one more thing in there. There's just so much room!<br />
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A quick note: I don't think I've even mentioned on here that we're expecting. Baby #5 is due August 2. This is a stressful thing for me emotionally, but also physically I was very restricted. I've packed our entire house, and then unpacked it, without lifting a single box (under doctor's orders). And last week I had a little surgery (cerclage) to help prevent last times insanity from repeating itself. I am almost allowing myself to be hopeful that this time will bring no bed rest. So far the little peanut is looking good! We'll find out Friday if it's a boy or a girl.</div>
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In summary, we're starting to feel pretty settled here. We're very happy with our move. We're thrilled with the house. We've unpacked bazillions of boxed, but still have dozens more to go. We've hung hundreds of things on the walls, but there are still plenty laying around on the floor waiting their turns. Everyone is happy and healthy (a bit of a miracle itself this time of year - move notwithstanding *knock on wood*). Write us a letter or give us a call! We miss our friends even as we make new ones!</div>
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We love our house. I kinda feel like I'm betraying it by abandoning it willy nilly like this. I promise it's nothing personal, House. We just need more space! Isaiah and Sammy came home from the hospital to this house. We rode bikes in the cul de sac, ran to neighbors houses, swung in the backyard, climbed trees, played in leaf piles, planted Lilacs and Roses. </div>
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What started as a whim two days after Thanksgiving in Texas, quickly became one packed box:</div>
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Then it became empty walls. (So sorry, House! We really do love you and have so many fond memories!)<br />
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Then there were piles of boxes. Everywhere.<br />
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And more empty spots. On walls, bookshelves, and a little in our hearts.<br />
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And before we knew it, here we were eating breakfast on the floor because everything has been packed into trucks on their way to Texas. <br />
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We will follow soon. Because for now, this is the best (and only!) seat in the house:<br />
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Walls have fresh coats of paint. Soon cleaners will come for the bathrooms and carpets.<br />
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And before we can blink, we'll be driving to Texas. And our new home. New adventures. New friends. <br /><br />Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-5098364751016051042012-11-28T18:37:00.001-05:002012-11-28T18:37:26.040-05:00Quick Change ArtistWe spent Thanksgiving in Texas at Grandma and Grandpa A's house. We ate great food, saw dinosaurs at an awesome park, played at a playground until we were too sweaty in the 76 degree sunshine, and hung out with some our favorite people. Saturday night we were sitting around chatting and my Mom asked, "Have you guys ever thought about renting out your house in VA and moving into a rental somewhere else? Say...like...here?" And the answer is, yes. We have thought about that. We love our house in VA, but it is too small for us. We are bursting at the seams. We need more bedrooms and we wish Richard had a better office at home.<br />
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So we thought we'd just check out the market so that we could continue to consider this later. And we became drunk on the thought of square footage. Nearly triple the square footage as we have in VA could be ours for almost an equal price! And a pool! And the schools are amazing! And close to Grandma and Grandpa A! And Aunt Ruth!<br />
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By Tuesday afternoon we had signed a lease for a 5 bedroom, 4 bath, pool, 4,000+ square foot rental house. By now, Wednesday night, we have a moving company booked, a property management company chosen, and boxes ordered. I've (happily) resigned from the PTA, asked to be released from my calling at church, and declined to help at several other things. Hopefully by Friday our home will be listed on websites as "for rent". By December 18 our stuff will be driving to Texas. We'll follow in a few days when school is out. We'll spend Christmas with Grandma and pa. Then we'll move in just after Christmas. The kids will start their new school January 7. <br />
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This started Saturday night and today is Wednesday. This whirlwind is totally blowing my mind. But it's so right. Every thing that could have been a block to this grand scheme, has easily breezed past us. It's all just falling into place. We can only thank our Heavenly Father for guiding us through this.Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-33538137565564997322012-10-22T19:34:00.000-04:002012-10-22T19:34:54.235-04:00Seven Favors From Seven Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Naomi went to E's house, Asher went to W's house, Isaiah went to Kevin and Kelly's house, Sammy went to H's house (then switched to M's house before heading to Kevin and Kelly's). Plus Naomi and Asher came home from school to a neighbors house and were picked up from there. So, all told, it took seven favors from seven friends for Richard and I to leave home for 36 hours. So, I thought, we'd better make every moment count! We'd better love our 11th Anniversary celebration!</div>
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Our plans were to head toward Baltimore, take a sunset hot air balloon ride, then head to our Baltimore hotel. But the weather had another plan. Our hot air balloon ride was cancelled for wind. So we bought tickets to a comedy club. But then we went to dinner at this incredibly fancy and seriously delicious restaurant in Baltimore and spent so long there that we missed our comedy act. (If you're even in Baltimore and have plenty of spare change, go to <a href="http://www.charlestonrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Charleston Restaurant</a>. Yum!) At this point in our day, it sounded like we were having a bad day. But in reality we were just happy to be together. We enjoyed our dinner and each other so much that we didn't feel bad about missing the comedy club.</div>
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When we checked into our hotel room, I was blown away by the view. Right outside our window was Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Gorgeous.</div>
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We walked around the pier, took a water taxi to another place just for the sake of the boat ride, did some window shopping, peeked in a few art galleries, ate way too much and way too often, saw a movie, and reminisced about our wedding day, engagement day, anniversaries past, etc. <br />
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It was all just lovely. Worth every one of those seven favors from seven friends!<br />
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<br />Nancy Sabinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029590892785316279.post-32493168213543143492012-10-01T14:42:00.000-04:002013-04-08T14:50:35.669-04:00Fall Family Photo Shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My friend Carrie (of <a href="http://bchannaphotography.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Carrie Hanna Photography)</a> did such a fabulous job on these photos. It was a pretty chilly day so she did a lot of photoshopping-out snot and red noses. I love the colors and the reminder of beautiful Fall Virginia days.</div>
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