Friday, November 23, 2012

Weekly Recap (Instagram Style)


The mister turned another year older.  Cookie dough cupcakes make the perfect birthday treat.....



We had a little Thanksgiving fun at school.  The kiddos loved making (and eating) these Oreo turkeys.......



This face.......



I'm pretty sure every leaf in the neighborhood is in our backyard............



I hosted my first ever Thanksgiving yesterday.  I even got crafty and made a floral arrangement using berries from a bush in my yard.........



And I lived to see another day.

In fact, the house is so clean, that I've decided hosting gatherings is a good thing!

I mean, I dusted.  And that just does not happen.

Unless I let people into my home.

This could be the start of something new.



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30 comments:

  1. Lovely photos, that cupcake looks amazing and those turkeys are too adorable!

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  2. Great job on hosting, you are a far braver woman than I !

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  3. Great pictures. Happy birthday to your husband. That cupcake looked delicious! I've never seen a more expressive doggie :). And, I am impressed that you hosted thanksgiving! You rock!

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  4. You've got to be kidding me with that cupcake! I need one! I love your berry centerpiece. Makes me wish we had those berries in our yard!

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    1. Thanks!!!! It was tasty!!!!!! And that berry bush was from Lowe's a few years ago!

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  5. I need that dog - too cute!!! Looks like you did a great job for Thanksgiving, love your centerpiece and the turkey cookies too. So hosting Thanksgiving is how dusting happens? I'll have to try that sometime ;) Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving weekend!

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  6. Almost forgot - Happy birthday to the mister!

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  7. Happy Birthday to the mister! Also, major kudos to you for hosting your first thanksgiving! Anytime I think about doing that in the future, I have a minor panic attack. Just sayin'.

    Please stop by sometime and say hello! leslyni.blogspot.com

    Have a great weekend!

    xoxo
    Les

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  8. stopping by from life.rearranged. // I love those chairs in your backyard. // I also only dust for company and should therefore have company over more often... // have a great week. //

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  9. Are there any berries left on your bush?

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  10. happy thanksgiving and happy birthday to k! love your berry arrangement!!!

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  11. stopping by from life.rearranged too. crazy cupcake. looks super decadent. was it yummy?

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  12. faaaaaaaace! and that hair-do... puppy love. <3

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  13. Love that doggie's face! And your chairs! And high five for hosting! I am totally relishing my clean house today, too. Even my bedroom got dusted.

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    1. HA! We shut the bedroom doors. That was LAST on my list!

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  14. Great looking cupcake. Could eat one right about now and not feel one bit of guilt.
    Oh your oreo turkeys are adorable and the look on your sweet dogs face, cracked me up. Looks at you like. 'did you really have to take my picture now when I'm having a bad hair day.' :} No matter what he or she is adorable.
    Must say, I do Love that berry bush cuttings. You don't happen know the name of the bush right off hand do you?
    Thanks 4 sharing your lovely photos.
    ColleenB.

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    1. I DO! It's called a "pyracantha" and I bought it at Lowe's one spring!! Thank you for your sweet comment! My little dog.......ohhhhh what a turkey! He is our circus dog, for sure!!!!

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  15. Happy Birthday to him!! Cookie Dough Cupcakes..Yummmyy!!

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  16. Your turkey cookies are so fun looking. And the dog. Killing me. Seriously. :)
    I dusted and cleaned today so that we can decorate for Christmas. Clearly these holidays should come more than once a year. :)
    Glad your gathering went well. And happy birthday to your mister. :)

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  17. I just died over that cookie dough cupcake! May I have one, please....NOW! ;-) And those oreo turkeys are too cute!

    -AJ
    FitTravelerAJ.blogspot.com

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  18. Hah, I'm the same, I only dust if like my mother in law is coming over! Everytime I do dust though I'm all "that wasn't so hard, why don't i just do this more often" and then weeks go by!

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  19. That cupcake is definitely birthday worthy! Yum! Loved your Thanksgiving table decor! I'm glad you had a great experiencing hosting TDay dinner. I'm stopping by from InstaFriday!

    Nicole
    http://adventuresofasemperfifamily.blogspot.com/

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  20. Everyhting in this post is so yummy from the cupcakes to the pie. ;) Happy birthday to your mister!

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    1. Thank you! I'll pass the birthday wishes along!!!

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  21. that cupcake looks sooooo good!!

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