Small Successes (9)

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We started work on our very first St. Joseph's altar. This is not a tradition that we are familiar with but we are doing it in our own small way, with the help of some sweet friends. It should be completed later today.

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I have completed sewing three Quilties, two angel dolls, one set of cushions for a rocking chair that never had any, one pillow head rest for the same rocking chair, one set of curtains for two very odd shaped windows in our schoolroom to help keep the hot summer sun from blinding us in the afternoon and two fun headbands for my beautiful girls based on this tutorial that MommaLlama shared with me. And just yesterday, my daughters asked if I was going to sew their Easter dresses this year. Wimper, wimper, sigh.

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I stayed on track with my exercise even though a week of sewing projects and other projects threatened to derail it.

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Small Successes (7)

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I made banana bread especially for my littlest guy who has been hungry all day lately (must be a growth spurt coming on) and who also requested it so sweetly.

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I reorganized the boys' bedroom, got rid of a lot of junk (with their permission) and even got rid of the old broken dresser they were using for clothes storage. I also came up with a fairly inexpensive replacement using some shelves we already had and some new canvas bins. Loooooove canvas bins!

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Played at the park with the kids for over an hour and taught Shortcake how to pump a swing. She needs a little more practice but she definitely got the gist of it. Why is that so hard? I think teaching them to read was actually easier!

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Small Successes (6)

Why is this so hard? I have been wanting to join in with this exercise for weeks now but every time I see it, I feel like I am back in school with the writing prompt on the board in front of me and absolutely nothin' in my noggin'! Here goes:

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I have persisted in my new schedule of exercise and was finally able to complete the 4 mile walking workout I wanted to all while maintaining a very realistic attitude about exercise and the results I hope to see from my effort.

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I made my very first King Cake and although it was nowhere near authentic, it was pretty and the kids devoured all of it leaving nothing leftover to tempt us on Ash Wednesday.

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I finally wrote a Small Successes post? Baby steps, OK!