tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25615163439936249872024-02-19T01:16:10.571-07:00The Jenson JauntsMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-27908266335174626082013-09-28T19:33:00.001-06:002013-09-28T19:33:26.929-06:00Skinny Butternut Squash Mac 'n CheeseSo this weekend I'm tending my friend's daughter. She is so much fun and we have had a blast so far. She is the same age as Marcus and they get along so well, and of course Astrid loves having another girl to play with all day. <br />
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The thing is, she isn't always super easy to feed. Sometimes she eats what I make when she comes over and other times she will pick at it and turn up her nose. But that's okay, she's five... I wanted to make this weekend go super smoothly, and so I decided to make a no fail macaroni and cheese recipe. The good news, she ate the whole bowl! The better news: It has squash AND onions in it and no one under five was the wiser! ;)<br />
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I have recently been on a quest to eat healthier, and I know that this isn't the *most* healthy thing I could be eating, but it's better than blue-box yellow death and it's better than six cheese full of butter and white flour and cream. So, here it is. It makes a big 9" x 13" dish and one serving is 1/6 of it, enough for a big bowl!<br />
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2. Add in the cottage cheese and pureed butternut squash*.<br />
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3. So to cheese it up, add the Italian Blend cheese and mix. Put in a 9" x 13" dish and top with breadcrumbs and 1/4 cup cheese. Bake until browned, about 5-10 minutes. Enjoy!<br />
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466 calories, 8.2 g fat, 74 carbohydrate, 22 g proteinMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-26331857340637612632013-09-22T12:46:00.002-06:002013-09-22T12:47:49.090-06:00Peach Cobbler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I recently went to the grocery store and came across these ginormous Chilean peaches... I could not pass them up because you could literally smell their sweetness as you walked by. I scooped up four of them and took them home because luckily in my recipe box I have an amazing peach cobbler recipe. This cobbler has lots of topping because, well, it's my favorite part. It's like a snicker doodle dough almost, and so delicious with the peaches, but you can use any type of fruit. It would be good with pears, apple, skinned plums... yummy. Anyway, here you go!<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-79739934504738075972013-09-18T23:32:00.002-06:002013-09-22T12:48:17.607-06:00Jaunting BackI was in the car with my mother in law and sister in law earlier this week and we got to talking about BLOGS...<br />
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You know what I mean? But then I got to thinking, and they actually are pretty cool... So I'll give you a recap of FIVE big things that happened since the new year. (Mostly Chronological...)</div>
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1. We Moved. </div>
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We are still in good 'ole SL,UT but in a different location...and I'm loving it. We walk EVERYWHERE, I have probably driven myself somewhere MAYBE twice a month. It's LOVELY!</div>
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Since I don't have a picture of the house readily available, here is a new wreath for our door. Heh.</div>
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2. I started a business...</div>
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I've been doing transcription with my mom for the past year and recently started my own business with it. Basically I type out audio files for movies, businesses, and people doing investigative work. It's pretty cool. And I've learned A LOT!</div>
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So far I've worked on 3 documentaries and with various companies, and most recently the 2013 America's Cup. Pretty fun! </div>
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Here's my website:</div>
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So it's been a pretty fun year so far. Probably blog worthy... sorry I didn't let you in, dear readers... I'm starting anew (again!), and am going to try harder (again, again!), and make more time for y'all (again, again, again!). I'm going to try to add more tutorials on fun C-R-A-F-T-S and add more yummy recipes! And of course lots of kid pics and (hopefully) funny, good stories. So to start it off... </div>
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*Here is that recipe I promised...</div>
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(Birthday-Cake Pancake Variation Below!)</div>
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*Birthday Cake Variation: add 1/2 cup powdered sugar instead of granulated sugar and lots of sprinkles into the batter to liking. When the first side of your pancake is cooking and the other side is still runny, add more sprinkles! We serve ours with a thinned down royal icing made of powdered sugar and milk. (And happily only enjoy this on birthday mornings!)</div>
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The Jensons have had quite the adventure this year! We started out our year in Columbus, Georgia and are ending it back in Salt Lake...<br />
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Here is a photo bomb of fun things that happened along the way...<br />
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Went on Adventures, and discovered new things...</div>
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Had Fun with Colored Eggs and Bunnies </div>
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We had hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw and potato salad. I made yummy cupcakes (to look like soft serve ice cream *of course!* and a cake for her to dig in to. We also had a ice cream bar stocked with sprinkles of all kinds, cherries, coconut, chocolate chips, and caramel and chocolate syrup for topping. :) It was a great day. So many of our friends came, and after being in Georgia for so long, it was lovely to see everybody!</div>
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Crock Pot Rio Chicken<br />
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3 large chicken breasts<br />
1/2 cup Zesty Italian Dressing<br />
4 cloves of minced garlic<br />
1 packet of buttermilk ranch dressing mix<br />
1 tbsp chili powder<br />
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)<br />
1 tbsp ground cumin<br />
1 cup water<br />
1 tsp chicken broth base (the refrigerator kind)<br />
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Put breasts in the crock pot and add the dressing,4 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp broth base and 1 cup water. Then sprinkle over all of the dry ingredients and DO NOT MIX. Cook on low for 8 hours (or high for 5 or 6) and then shred with a fork and enjoy! <br />
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Tonight we had ours over brown rice and lettuce with cheese topping and some buttermilk ranch dressing made with the mix, 1 cup Greek Yogurt, and 1 cup milk. So yummy!<br />
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As you can say my kids really hated it. {wink}<br />
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Here you go! Astrid Walks. :)<br />
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<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-22290248616560551252012-06-21T10:28:00.000-06:002012-06-21T10:28:06.393-06:00Rain-check.I failed the 30 day photo challenge... No photos taken or posted. FAIL....<br />
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Oh well... I'm hoping to try it again after this bug that is going around our house is finally gone. Right now all of my "cute" pictures would be of snotty noses, crusty eyes and tired faces. :( Once its over it will be MUCH better... Hopefully. ;)<br />
<br />Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-71633197859581986012012-06-19T18:19:00.001-06:002012-06-25T14:47:23.958-06:00Conversation with a 4 Year OldThis just happened. <br />
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MARCUS: Mom, will my college have a Lego floor that I can play on?<br />
MOM: Probably not honey. But you can bring your Legos if you really want to. <br />
MARCUS: Only if I don't pee in them right?<br />
DAD: Wow. Marcus has a better understanding of college than I thought. <br />
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Hahahahaha!!!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-27908028138463120252012-06-05T15:28:00.001-06:002012-06-05T15:28:53.726-06:0030 Day Photo Challenge!Kinda fun right! I'm starting tomorrow! Ok here is my list:<br />
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We each took turns helping Marcus find the scriptures and we read them aloud and had him listen for the ingredients we would use. We had to explain what "leaven" was though! Anyway, enjoy! Quick Family Home Evening idea with a built-in treat! Here is the recipe!<br />
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3/4 c <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ps/55.21?lang=eng#20">Psalm 55:21</a> {<i>butter</i>}<br />
1/3 c <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/26.25?lang=eng#24">2 Nephi 26:25</a> {<i>milk</i>}<br />
1 1/2 c <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/jer/6.20?lang=eng#19">Jeremiah 6:20</a> {<i>sugar </i>(I used 1 cup white and 1/2 cup brown)}<br />
2 large <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/10.14?lang=eng#13">Isiah 10:14</a> {<i>eggs</i>}<br />
2 c <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-kgs/4.22?lang=eng#21">1 Kings 4:22</a> {<i>flour</i>}<br />
1 tsp <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/ex/30.23?lang=eng#22">Exodus 30:23</a> {<i>cinnamon</i>}<br />
1/2 tsp <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/13.33?lang=eng#32">Matthew 13:33</a> {<i>baking soda</i>}<br />
1 tsp <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/5.13?lang=eng#12">Matthew 5:13</a> {<i>salt</i>}<br />
3 c <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.17?lang=eng#16">D&C 89:17</a> {<i>oats</i>}<br />
1 c <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/1-sam/30.12?lang=eng#11">1 Samuel 30:12</a> {<i>raisins </i>(I used a mix of dark and golden)}<br />
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Mix the first 4 ingredients together, and then mix in the rest. Make tablespoon size drops onto a greased baking sheet and then bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes and enjoy! :)Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-20125815881193752732012-03-18T15:03:00.000-06:002012-03-18T15:03:37.366-06:00Fun St. Patricks Day!We have been very blessed this move because Cooper and I both received very social callings <a href="http://mormon.org/">at our church</a>, so we have made lots of new friends! Cooper has been called to be in the Sunday School presidency, so he helps coordinate all of the lessons and making sure each class has a teacher. He gets to teach some Sundays too, so that is really fun for him. I have been called in the <a href="http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,6822-1,00.html">Young Women's</a> Presidency and I've had such a great time getting to know the sweet girls! <br />
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Anyway, this past weekend was a blast! We went over to Lindsay's mom's house and had a pool party with some people from our church! It was really fun and the best way to spend a 87 degree day in MARCH! {Hear that cold weather folks! We went to an outdoor pool party... in MARCH.... It's STILL winter time! ;)}<br />
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So many thousands of ideas flooding on my screen! Through my head! I stop to "just check" and end up spending an hour on this dang site! Oh well... I HAVE gotten good ideas, and I HAVE tried amazing new treat recipes. It's SO MUCH FUN! Anyway, if you are NOT on Pinterest you should be, let me know if you want/need an invite!<br />
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Anywho. I was quite excited when I finally scrolled through my comments and realized that one of my posts had found its way onto Pinterest! My <a href="http://thejensonjaunts.blogspot.com/2011/07/thrifty-fun-diy-make-your-own-nursing.html">DIY Nursing cami tutorial</a>! How funny is that?! I was scrolling on the "DIY and Crafts" section and saw one of my pics... so I came back here and looked through my comments and at my statistics and sure enough... as of today, that one post has had 1,284 page views! That is INSANE! I really should check out my comments section and statistics more often! haha!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-89938091099154980902012-03-14T13:37:00.001-06:002012-03-15T22:34:15.616-06:00March Family VisitSo this past week was Auntie M's LAST EVER spring break! She and Gma S came to visit us here in Georgia! It was quite a fun trip and it was great for them to see the kiddos! We had lots of fun, ate too much food and treats, and went to fun places around the area. Here is a little recap:<br />
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First off, we went to go see <a href="http://www.theloraxmovie.com/index.php">"The Lorax"</a> movie, which you may or may not know, is my FAVORITE Dr. Seuss book. I remember reading it in elementary school and I still read it to my kids regularly. I was extremely nervous that I WASN'T going to like it because of how in love I am with the book. Luckily, I do love it just as much as the book, and will probably be buying it when it comes to DVD! :)<br />
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The next day we went to<a href="http://www.gastateparks.org/ProvidenceCanyon"> Providence Canyon</a>, about 45 minutes south of here. We had such a great time doing the loop and exploring on the canyon floor. I felt like a bit of a supermom carrying Astrid in her <a href="http://www.mobywrap.com/">Moby Wrap</a> while hiking canyons! Marcus was a little 4 year old rock star and hiked the whole 3 mile loop AND through all the canyons. He didn't even fall asleep on the ride home! He's getting so big! Anyway, here are some pictures!<br />
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</div>After all that fun, we spent the next day at home just hanging out and getting ready for Auntie and Grandma to leave. We did go see "<a href="http://www.themysteriousisland.com/">Journey 2: the Mysterious Island</a>" and we were the only ones in the theater! It was a fun movie. I loved the first one so it was fun to see the sequel. Marcus really liked it!<br />
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Anyway, that's a recap of our fun adventure!Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-90247870774876486642012-02-06T16:40:00.000-07:002012-02-06T16:40:39.178-07:00Wake Up!It's FEBRUARY!<div><br />
</div><div>This blog is in <b>major desperation </b>for some good ole keyboard <b>lovin</b>'. It needs more pictures and more stories and more posts! I'm so sorry dear reader that it has not been updated in practically a month. Where has this month gone!? Moving is stressful, yo! I haven't had the time to curl my hair, let alone sit down and blog about it. <div><br />
</div><div>But, we are all {mostly} moved in.</div><div>The house is {mostly} in order.</div><div>And I am still {mostly} sane.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Anyway, I KNOW this blog needs some love... and what a better way than a great surprise! </div><div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE JENSON JAUNTS GOT AN AWARD! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Das finde ich toll! {I think that's great!}</span></div><div><br />
</div><div>How sweet is that?! We are the proud recipients of the<b> "Liebster Blog Award"</b>! Given to us by our oh so amazing fellow Mormon Mommy Blogger: <a href="http://momtheintern.blogspot.com/">Mom, the Intern</a>. If you haven't started following the adventures of Jenna, Dill, and their two minis, <a href="http://momtheintern.blogspot.com/2011/09/kidlets-in-nutshell.html">Bubby and Smush</a> (you seriously should take a minute and click this link and see her pretty minis!), you are missing out! Jenna is one of the best mommy bloggers I know and I'm proud to call her a friend! Her blog is great with posts about her life along with posts about current events too. She is great and will keep you guessing about what you are going to learn next with every post. :) enjoy. </div><div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>So, now is time for your German lesson....</b> </div><div style="text-align: left;">which is pretty funny considering I don't speak German! Please dear reader, no comments about my bad German from people who *actually* Sprechen Sie Deutsch. {mmmkay?!}</div><div><br />
</div><div>"Liebster" is German for "dearest", "beloved" and "darling" {It's also for boyfriend and sweetheart... but we are going to ignore that fact, unless there is some news that Jenna wants to share with me...?} and it's quite fitting for the month of February... blogs I love. :) </div><div><br />
</div><div>The great part about this is that I get to turn around and give the award to five other bloggers...</div><div><br />
</div><div>BUT, FIRST... Here are the RULES for the award:</div><div><br />
</div><div>1. Acknowledge the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them. </div><div>2. Give this award to FIVE other bloggers who have FEWER THAN 200 readers. let them know through a comment on their blog.</div><div>3. Post this wonderful award on your blog.</div><div>4. Bask in the glory bestowed upon you and appreciate all the amazing bloggers out there. </div><div><br />
</div><div>So, my five winners are:</div><div><br />
</div><div>1. <a href="http://www.katied.me/index.php">Katie D</a>: Ok, this one might be cheating because 1. I don't know how many readers she has, and 2. She has more of a "site" than a "blog"... but I'm going to give it to her anyway because it is AWESOME! There is a host of yummy recipes and Aquaponics (growing plants in water with out soil) and in case you have a tech-y side she even has a section with information about different web browsers, and extensions you can use. :)</div><div><br />
</div><div>2. <a href="http://katravis.blogspot.com/">Be Grateful</a> (formerly What's Cookin?): This is my dear friend Kat's family blog. She and Trav just had the sweetest baby boy via homebirth. She is a fellow crunch-momma and I love her SO MUCH. She is such a great writer. Right now on her blog she is doing "12 this for 2012" and it is SO great to read. Her theme this year is "Be Grateful". I'm loving every post. </div><div><br />
</div><div>3. <a href="http://connieanddan.blogspot.com/">Mama Bell's Blog</a>: Connie is my former <a href="http://mormon.org/faq/relief-society/">Relief Society President</a> our neighborhood church when we lived in Utah. She such an amazing woman. Her blog is lots of fun tidbits about her family, and she posts about her quilting! She is an amazing seamstress who makes beautiful handmade quilts. I love going on and seeing her fun quilts and reading about what is going on in her life. She is such a great woman and I love her so much. When I grow up I want to be like Connie. <3</div><div><br />
</div><div>4. <a href="http://annieandpaulstaten.blogspot.com/">The Staten's</a>: This is a family blog of our good friends Paul and Annie. They have a sweet baby boy named Connor (that I blogged about in, <a href="http://thejensonjaunts.blogspot.com/2011/02/heart-of-matter.html">Heart of the Matter</a> last February). We just recently found out that they are expecting TWIN GIRLS and we couldn't be more excited for them. She hasn't updated in a bit, but I'm hoping this will spark some blog love. :)</div><div><br />
</div><div>5. <a href="http://teamkreamer.blogspot.com/">A Day With KT</a>: This blog is my AWESOME FRIEND Katie's blog. She has some fun posts about her and her husbands fun doings! I love reading and seeing pictures of their sweet puppy kenobi! :) </div><div><br />
</div><div>So go read! </div><div><br />
</div></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-14620052991754373352011-12-29T08:59:00.001-07:002011-12-29T08:59:11.890-07:00Our Big Fat Georgian Adventure: Day 6Yesterday we drive from Tulsa, OK to Birmingham, AL. It was MUCH better than Our drive from Denver to Tulsa. That drive was brown, flat, and ugly. This one was beautiful! Arkansas is such a beautiful state, an we drove it for most of the day. It was so sad though to see all of the crops still flooded and underwater from this year's late spring flooding. <br />
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We drive until Birmingham, AL where we stopped at a pretty nice hotel (for 100/night!) and got to sleep in... Now we are off to Columbus to See our new home! Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-47014404992253598162011-12-27T08:16:00.001-07:002011-12-27T08:17:13.487-07:00Our Big Fat Georgian Adventure: days 2-5Day 2: Christmas Eve<br />
Every year my Dad's side of the family does a Christmas Eve dinner and present swap. We had yummy turkey, and went to the only Deseret Book in town and bought Lion House Rolls to eat. There was so much food and it was delicious! <br />
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Day 3: Christmas Day<br />
We woke up early and Marcus opened all of his presents, and most of Astrid's too. We then went to my Grandma's on my mum's side and ate even more turkey! It was delicious. We visited a bit and then headed home to nap. <br />
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Day 4:<br />
We went out to breakfast with my Aunt and Uncle, and had the most delicious pancakes. Cooper had a green chili eggs Benedict. Mmmmm. <br />
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e found out today that one of Marcus' toys that was going to keep him occupied was broken, so we went to return it and the store was all sold out across the state! I was so upset. We decided to try to return it at another store, and they were also sold out. We ended up driving across town to another Target and were able to exchange it for a working one there. (Can I say how much I LOVE Target recently!? They have AMAZING customer service!)<br />
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Day 5:<br />
So, today we are starting our 24 hr. Drive to Georgia. Driving Denver to Tulsa, OK and should arrive this evening. Hopefully we can get into a place with a pool and accepts pets so we can get some energy out! <br />
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Anyway, I'm posting from my phone, so all my pics have to be at the end... So here ya go!<br />
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It's now 9 am and we are almost to the long highway 6 stretch to Green River, and on to Colorado. We are so glad we decided to drive today instead of yesterday... It felt so hood to just rest and have a day to get things organized and packed perfectly in our trunk. So far, our day has been pretty uneventful, see?<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS24yT8tlL6LMlcIiWYsxjiGP3c81GXiSUO4qbn2FaOzBJ0n8oOaDhMmPmG8bMxlEwVtHFR5_32-tE1zHEWdvvjEDZoVU8WwFo1IiB1YQLVal6_LxQZR6uR740VnOEex_xWQMv_lB_h-w/s640/blogger-image-1610074276.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS24yT8tlL6LMlcIiWYsxjiGP3c81GXiSUO4qbn2FaOzBJ0n8oOaDhMmPmG8bMxlEwVtHFR5_32-tE1zHEWdvvjEDZoVU8WwFo1IiB1YQLVal6_LxQZR6uR740VnOEex_xWQMv_lB_h-w/s640/blogger-image-1610074276.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcbMYBVcNHbPECWeb6vip6Agx5-9-wYsJSV6Seb7FylLSOqC0vlOUIpFMqREA9vpUEtlYgfg7w6G6c86VrQYDouiKTBxJsSBYmVhmag7jqmG58udl46zWNi79fMkwrdOXBlhTdc6p9VE/s640/blogger-image--778407418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcbMYBVcNHbPECWeb6vip6Agx5-9-wYsJSV6Seb7FylLSOqC0vlOUIpFMqREA9vpUEtlYgfg7w6G6c86VrQYDouiKTBxJsSBYmVhmag7jqmG58udl46zWNi79fMkwrdOXBlhTdc6p9VE/s640/blogger-image--778407418.jpg" /></a></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-8053237454098181432011-12-21T17:15:00.001-07:002011-12-21T17:15:09.257-07:00Bye bye house.The movers came yesterday. Today we cleaned. <br />
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It was sad.<br />
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We are driving away from our house now. It's empty, but full of memories. <br />
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It's sad...<br />
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But on to new adventures and new memories, right?Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-27448664989033910292011-12-14T10:55:00.001-07:002012-03-15T22:37:22.110-06:005 years!Cooper and I have been married five years! Yesterday was our anniversary. We had a great time, we went to take pictures at the chapel that we got married in, and then we went out to eat at the Melting Pot! It was so much fun. We took the kids and had Auntie M and Gma S come. It was the best. I loved spending it with family! :)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">2006...</span><br />
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</div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-59410207639033281482011-12-06T19:39:00.001-07:002011-12-06T19:39:09.935-07:00A+ guys!Great guessing! <br />
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We are moving to Georgia! Cooper has a great job opportunity so we are taking a leap of faith! Movers are coming on the 20th... And we will be spending Christmas in Denver. Send lots of prayers our way hoping it all works out. We feel really good about this move. A few weeks ago we were at a crossroads as to where we are and where we are going next. I got a blessing from a GREAT family friend and we felt in so much peace. After the blessing, he said, "I don't like to say these things during blessings, but I gotta say, in the middle of it I got a very strong impression, you're goin to Georgia!". And that was that! <br />
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So, the Jensons are going on an adventure. We are so excited! Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-85283436017984575032011-12-04T17:00:00.000-07:002011-12-04T17:00:05.178-07:00WE ARE MOVING!POP QUIZ AS TO WHERE:<br />
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What do these things have in common?<br />
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</tbody></table>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-32915362846431796722011-11-26T22:44:00.001-07:002011-11-26T22:44:27.487-07:00Love this movieTonight I'm watching Mona Lisa Smile. It's such a great movie. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujDrWTJqtT7r2LcZQXRmbUAtNoIbroyHekVZpvfYkQqQbBxpniDfEgYVf1UyS5dQZqe2y0mFfBYsMnDkIpLPpKNAJJ6iMiBbF0VXtdyRc3HoSuhgpZcOXcSXaZakynn1WHOPnDfqftjk/s640/blogger-image-1301076455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujDrWTJqtT7r2LcZQXRmbUAtNoIbroyHekVZpvfYkQqQbBxpniDfEgYVf1UyS5dQZqe2y0mFfBYsMnDkIpLPpKNAJJ6iMiBbF0VXtdyRc3HoSuhgpZcOXcSXaZakynn1WHOPnDfqftjk/s640/blogger-image-1301076455.jpg" /></a></div>Melaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04935713271433706568noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2561516343993624987.post-91406009242274943852011-11-24T20:28:00.000-07:002011-11-24T20:28:05.806-07:00Thanksgiving!Oh. My. <br />
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So. Full.<br />
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Seriously. So full.<br />
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We had a pretty dang good thanksgiving. :) We had Maddi and Stori over and we made WAY TOO MUCH food. We had:<br />
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</div>Chips and Cranberry Salsa as an appetizer. (SO YUM!), Turkey (duh.), Cornbread Stuffing, Butternut Squash Gratin, Amazing Sweet Potatoes (Thanks Connie! So delish!), Creamy Parmesan Peas, Green Bean Casserole, Roasted Carrots, Scalloped Potatoes Mushroom Gravy, Cranberry sauce and rolls...<br />
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Then, For dessert, we made a Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle, Pecan Pie, Apple Cranberry Crisp and Maddi and Stori surprised us by bringing Fluffy Pumpkin Bars.<br />
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I'll have to come on and post all of the yummy recipes!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">8,000 calories later...</span><br />
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We were tired. We all got together and watched Jim Carey's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". It was lots of fun. :)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We love you all and are </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">very thankful</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> for all of our friends and family. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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