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playing house: ag fest 09
Lily and I went to the state fair grounds to check out the agricultural fest. It was fun to see all the animals and crazy 4H kids, but we on...
playing houseagfest
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2008/09/oh-and-by-way.html
playing house: oh and by the way...
Lily is totally crawling an pulling herself up on everything. Literally like 5 minutes after my parents left, she crawled across the room!(v...
playing houseby theohway
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Dr. Wes: Playing House, MD
From one of our local affiliate cardiologists: A patient in the hospital told me he had a "drawer full of meds" at home but didn't know the...
playing housedrwesmd
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2011/06/game-with-prize.html
playing house: A game, with a prize?
We are on the road. Guess where we are moving to?... Who ever guesses right, I'll send them a post card! (if you already know, no gue...
playing housegameprize
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playing house: just my thoughts tonight
Have you ever had the feeling like something bad is going to happen? I feel that way as of late, I have the looming feeling something...
just my thoughtsplaying housetonight
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playing house: breast is best!
does this make you feel awkward? ha!
playing housebreastbest
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playing house: prep
I was reflecting the other day about things I could go back and prepare my previously pregnant self for... With Lily I would have said: You...
playing houseprep
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2010/05/caught-in-act.html
playing house: caught in the act:
This little one is my little grabber. Anything and everything she wants her little chubby hands on. And then in her mouth. She is so cute, I...
playing housecaughtact
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2011/05/needs-vs-wants.html
playing house: needs vs wants
One of the first sentences out of Lily's mouth this morning was: "Mommy, I need to paint." Not just wanted, but needed. We didn't have any g...
playing houseneedsvswants
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2010/06/capitol-love.html
playing house: capitol love
The other day, I was sitting looking out my window and got to thinking. I really have no clue how long I have here in Salem Oregon. We coul...
playing housecapitollove
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playing house: twister
Last night we night had a tornado warning for our area. Definition of tornado warning: Issued when a tornado is imminent or occurring....
playing housetwister
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playing house: fruit or vegetable?
either way, Lily LOVES tomatoes . We opened a can of diced tomatoes and she ate and ate and ate them. She also likes to eat chili and gre...
playing housefruitvegetable
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/11/family-pictures-09.html
playing house: family pictures '09
Me, Lily, Eden, Chad.* Last year's pictures were pretty good , but these definitely trump. Christmas cards, here we come. *created by Lil y
playing housefamily pictures
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playing house: typical tuesday: Rachel Ashmore
Welcome to another Typical Tuesday! Today my friend Rachel Ashmore is sharing a tuesday with us. I have known Rachel for a few years now, an...
playing housetypical tuesdayrachelashmore
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-we-roll.html
playing house: how we roll
Auntie Jess got this snow suit for out Lils, its 0-3 months and its a tad too big:) but its so snuggly and warm! This is Lily all geared up...
playing househow weroll
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playing house: it was sunny today
Picture straight out of the camera, isn't she just perfect?
playing housesunnytoday
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playing house: heading home!
Going home in a little bit. We have a class to go to and then we are free! Here are some lovely pictures of our little lovely. I cant wait t...
playing househeading
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2008/09/think-i-figured-it-out.html
playing house: think i figured it out.
So thank you SOOO much everyone with giving me a piece of your mind and sending me to links regarding the election. I took a quiz and it to...
playing housethinkfigured
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playing house: how we began
A few weeks ago, Chad and I celebrated our SEVEN year anniversary. Here's a read-deal blog post about marriage I wrote a little bit ago:...
playing househow webegan
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2008/01/yet-again.html
playing house: yet again...
So today I went in to the doc's to get my BP checked again. Once again it was high so I ended up staying a while, peeing in cups, being hook...
playing houseyet
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playing house: slow dancing in a burning room
So fitting that song is stuck in my head: Everyday in 6th to 8th grade, I would pray that this would happen. My prayers were answered , ju...
playing houseslow dancingburningroom
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/08/our-early-morning-documented.html
playing house: our early morning documented
We climb. A lot actually. She once found a tiny little koosh ball on the ground by this ladder. E-VER-Y time she climbs it she points to the...
playing houseearly morningdocumented
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playing house: you know what a great idea is?:
Pull out all bedding, buckets of toys, magazines, laundry baskets and then dump them all in the middle of the family room. Just ask ...
a great ideaplaying houseyou know
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/10/2-weeks.html
playing house: 2 weeks
This big girl is two weeks old today. Its amazing how in two weeks a whole new person can be added to your family, trusted in your care, and...
playing houseweeks
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playing house: happy place
Today for the first time since I was with child, we went on a family walk to my happy place. My happy place is the beautiful trail that star...
playing househappyplace
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2011/02/typical-tuesday-jess.html
playing house: typical tuesday: Jess
This Tuesday's subject is the famous photographer Jessica Kettle . No big deal, but she's totally my cousin. When we were little we lived a...
playing housetypical tuesdayjess
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playing house: typical tuesday: Jess
This Tuesday's subject is the famous photographer Jessica Kettle . No big deal, but she's totally my cousin. When we were little we lived a...
playing housetypical tuesdayjess
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/10/must-be-halloween-eve.html
playing house: must be halloween eve
Pumpkin egg nog. Heaven. |ps-I eliminated all maternity clothes from my closet, got rid of other stuff and got new jeans. I feel empowered.|...
playing housemust behalloweeneve
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playing house: walmart re-vamp
Red lip stick= $5 stripy flower shirt (picked the gems off )= $8 hair dye (alllmost black now)= $3 bang trim= free, I finally got the guts t...
playing housewalmartvamp
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playing house: chapters
Today, was the day. Today was the day we closed this crazy/hard/intense/long chapter of our lives. Chad graduated from Willamette Universit...
playing housechapters
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playing house: typical tuesday: Sara Wright
Sorry this is so stink'n late! its been quite the process...needed to buy a new chargers for the macbook, and yeah. Any way, here we are! On...
playing housetypical tuesdaysarawright
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playing house: rach in real life
Do you ever get caught up in a downward cyclone? Last night Lily's teeth were not brushed, or this morning. And the past week, she has worn ...
playing houserachreallife
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playing house: snowed in
We were literally snowed in our apartment (we live at the bottom of two hills). Luckily we have friends a few doors down who invited us to...
playing housesnowed
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playing house: morning routine
I've changed my morning routine. I wake up with Chad (like, 4-5 am). I unload the dishwasher, pick up whatever is laying around, read some...
playing housemorningroutine
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2011/01/cabin-fever-literally.html
playing house: cabin fever. literally.
It snowed. Again. The town is shut down, again. Like, Chad got a call early this morning telling him to stay home. Now we are playing the g...
playing housecabin feverliterally
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playing house: dreams
So I have never been a person who thinks every dream means something. I think a lot of time its just a subconscious regurgitation of whatev...
playing housedreams
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2008/03/accomplishment.html
playing house: accomplishment
Lily had quite the accomplishment today. She didn't have an ordinary blow out, no sir, this one deserved a bath, like poop was stuck in the ...
playing houseaccomplishment
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playing house: knutson fam weekend
My family (well a part of them) came down last night in time for dinner and left today at lunchtime...short but sweet trip! Of course Lily g...
playing houseknutsonfamweekend
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playing house: got the itch
Chad and I both have the strong urge to cook today. Weird? Yes. Uncommon? No. we really want to make an apple pie, but we don't have any ap...
playing housegotitch
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/10/chores-officially-done.html
playing house: chores officially done.
For the first time all week I can sit down and not have a bazillion different things to get done racing around in my mind. I wont lie, I hav...
playing housechoresofficiallydone
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playing house: weight
playing houseweight
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Goddess Fish Promotions: Excerpt Tour: Playing House by Tammy J. Palmer
Congratulations to Helen M., winner of the tour prize and to Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock, the host winner. Goddess Fish P...
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https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/05/whats-your-guess.html?showComment=1241411700000
playing house: whats your guess?
playing housewhatsguess
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playing house: dreams
So I have never been a person who thinks every dream means something. I think a lot of time its just a subconscious regurgitation of whatev...
playing housedreams
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/11/guess-who.html
playing house: guess who?
Guess who RAN one and a half miles today?! The girl giving you two thumbs up, that's who. Oh and she was pushing a 90+ lb stroller ( literal...
playing houseguess
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/08/on-road-again.html
playing house: on the road again
on the roadplaying house
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playing house: happenings
-baby asleep (the other kicking from the inside) -blue box movie: 'Last Chance Harvey' a la lap top -pajamas -your lover -a bowl full of the...
playing househappenings
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2010/04/new-home.html
playing house: new home
So in a few weeks we will be moving apartments, We are moving into the house of my little dreams! All I will say is: Its light blue with a o...
playing housenew
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/02/vicious-cycle.html
playing house: vicious cycle.
Over flowing laundry basket. It continually topples over, and then we rearrange the clothes so it will stay... until the next person adds ...
playing houseviciouscycle
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playing house: on the road again
on the roadplaying house
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playing house: Me and the littlest
playing houseand thelittlest
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playing house: whats your guess?
playing housewhatsguess
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playing house: you know what a great idea is?:
Pull out all bedding, buckets of toys, magazines, laundry baskets and then dump them all in the middle of the family room. Just ask ...
a great ideaplaying houseyou know
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playing house: Friday the 13th
It must be friday the 13th today. Cause I have a little sickie on my hands. Lots of sprite and Go Diego Go! Crossing my fingers no one else...
playing housefriday the
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playing house: grey bow
Little schmeeg before church, I just want to take a bite. ps- Lily lasted alllllllll of nursery today at church. Our modern day miracle.
playing housegreybow
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playing house: Eden's big day
Saturday was Eden's blessing day. Chad did a great job and Eden didn't make a peep the whole time (unlike her sister who freaked) It was a ...
playing houseedenbigday
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playing house: Lily's self portrait:
I kinda cant get over how awesome this is.
playing houselilyselfportrait
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playing house: the rig
playing houserig
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playing house: Lils
Today we all went on our tour of the pre-school we are praying we get into. When I called and set up the appointment I was so excited, and t...
playing houselils
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playing house: keys to a happy life:
1.) Have people in your life that you love more than you thought was possible. 2.) Have a magic* dress. * A magic dress is one that can be ...
playing housekeyshappylife
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2008/09/here-i-am.html
playing house: here i am
so here i am , bored . i have options for things to do : blog stalk make cookies work out #2 for the day (gold gym is 24 hrs!) work ...
playing house
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/10/last-night_22.html
playing house: last night
About a second after she fell asleep, my dream baby .
playing houselastnight
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-babys-daddy.html
playing house: my baby's daddy.
To my love: Happy Father's day. You are so kind and gentle. The ideal father for our children. You change diapers as often as you can. You ...
playing housemy babydaddy
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2010/08/im-map.html
playing house: i'm the map
This morning Chad was on the computer looking at a map our current area. He zoomed way out so it showed the whole world. He told Lily that i...
playing housemap
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2012/12/hung-with-great-careor-clothes-pins.html
playing house: hung with great care...or clothes pins.
So I made new stockings this year. And I kind of love them, lots. I used my never-ending red and white stripe Ikea fabric I got lik...
playing househunggreatcareclothes
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-game.html
playing house: new game
colored-pencil-letter-quiz: We make the letters of the alphabet using colored pencils, and try to stump each other. Pretty awesome. ...An...
playing housenewgame
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playing house: how to:
catch a Lily. Let her play with the blind toggle thingies. Seriously we sat at the window for at least half hour chewing on these sucker...
playing house
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2008/05/morning-in-life-of.html
playing house: a morning in the life of...
Us. Chad wakes up at 4:45 for work and Lily usually wakes up around then too so she can see him before he leaves:)...or to eat, you pick. I ...
in the lifeplaying housemorning
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playing house: prep
I was reflecting the other day about things I could go back and prepare my previously pregnant self for... With Lily I would have said: You...
playing houseprep
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playing house: General Confrence in the Meynders casa.
We love general conference. Every 6 months (April and October)the men and women that consist of the leadership of our church give talks and...
playing housegeneralconfrencecasa
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playing house: knutson fam weekend
My family (well a part of them) came down last night in time for dinner and left today at lunchtime...short but sweet trip! Of course Lily g...
playing houseknutsonfamweekend
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playing house: nigh-nigh
our household has a cold. Me, Chad and Lils. bleh. Lils and I are on the edge of being done, Chad, thinking he was going to get out of it wa...
playing housenigh
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playing house: favorite part of the day, thus far:
Lily's prayer at lunch: "Dear Hemmy Fahder. Thank you for, five, six, sneben, eightnine, ten,three, four, five, sneben, eight, two. Mommy, b...
part of theplaying housefavoritedaythus
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-good-sunday-looks-like.html
playing house: what a good sunday looks like
We stayed home from church today (thats NOT what made it a good sunday). Lily and I have been coughing the past few days and both have stuf...
playing housegoodsundaylookslike
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playing house: new tradition
we live about a 2 min drive from the beautiful marina, so we decided that our new Sunday tradition (weather permitting) will be walks at th...
playing housenewtradition
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playing house: something
something about babies makes me completely empathise for all those cannibals out there. you add all that with that new baby smell.. .
playing housesomething
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playing house: An end and beginning of an era.
Today was Lily's first day of KINDERGARDEN! I look at this picture and just smile and am so happy it makes my heart kind of hurt? Lily ...
playing houseendbeginningera
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playing house: nigh-nigh
our household has a cold. Me, Chad and Lils. bleh. Lils and I are on the edge of being done, Chad, thinking he was going to get out of it wa...
playing housenigh
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playing house: HUGE NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO yesterday Chad was registering online for next semesters classes and realized that the classes he has left are also available through BYU...
playing househugenews
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Hope. Dreams. Life... Love: Playing House: Book Review
This blog belongs to romance author Elaine Cantrell
playing househopedreamslifelove
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2009/12/merry-indeed.html
playing house: merry indeed!
Say hello to the newest addition to the family. A one and a half inch plastic kitty. Best 50 cents I have ever spent. Lily is in heaven. I h...
playing housemerryindeed
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playing house: sharing time is happy time
Lily dumps some cherrios on the floor, Eden gets a snack. My personal (naked) little vacuum, very energy efficient. Go green! Today was a go...
playing housesharing timehappy
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playing house: Lily, part beast.
So Hannah got this rock'n thermal outfit for Lily, it is for 6 months...Lily is 4 months...and its a little tight. Lily is growing like a ...
playing houselilypartbeast
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playing house: it was sunny today
Picture straight out of the camera, isn't she just perfect?
playing housesunnytoday
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Panoply: Playing House, Piddling
It'd been a long time - just after Christmas to be exact - since I decorated or styled anything in my home. Playing house is what I sometim...
playing housepanoply
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-we-began.html?showComment=1358192862306
playing house: how we began
A few weeks ago, Chad and I celebrated our SEVEN year anniversary. Here's a read-deal blog post about marriage I wrote a little bit ago:...
playing househow webegan
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playing house: typical tuesday: Emma Wilson
One of my favorite people in the the whole wide world, Emma Wilson, is sharing a typical tuesday post with us today. Emma helped me be sane ...
playing housetypical tuesdayemmawilson
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playing house: "Don't you know I've had diarrhea since Easters?"
If you've never seen Nacho Libre before, I am sorry that you do not then appreciate the post title. Literally, the past two weeks has bee...
playing housedon tyou know
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2012/07/mediation.html
playing house: mediation
This was us a few minutes ago: All the girls were asleep, I wrapped up a project I am working on...then dinked around on the computer, ...
playing housemediation
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playing house: goal
My goal for this summer, is to look half this good in a bikini. Not going to be easy.
playing housegoal
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playing house: and so it begins.
Day one of potty training. So far, one accident for the whole day! (mind you it is only 3 pm) She is more than ready. So I hope this goes fa...
playing housebegins
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playing house: picture bliss
Today wonderful. I don't have too much to say about it, the pictures will do that. A year ago we would have been doing this in several fe...
playing housepicturebliss
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playing house: purging
playing housepurging
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playing house: wednesday's Cookie
Well, "Wednesday's Cookie" is about to change. Chad and I are watching our caloric intake, pretty hard-core like, cookies are kinda a lot of...
playing housewednesdaycookie
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playing house: flowers
My sweet Chad brought me home flowers today. I love them not only because they are so beautiful and perfect, but because he rode his bike as...
playing houseflowers
https://chadandrach.blogspot.com/2011/04/weekend.html
playing house: weekend
Hope you are having a marvelous weekend thus far. We are. Went on a great date last night, Chad surprised me by taking me to the MAC counter...
playing houseweekend
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playing house: fondue
We fondue, can you? We had some of our friends over for some cheese fondue with different kinds of bread. Hard to beat carbs with melted che...
playing housefondue
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playing house: let us eat cake!
Our awesome friend Kacie (you know, the one who babysits for us allll the time, and we pay her in food) is finished with college, tonight! M...
playing houseleteatcake
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playing house: special treats
Ever had Special K? Well, we personally don't think its all that special (unless it has berries), We accidentally got the berry-less kind......
playing housespecialtreats
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playing house: venting to the void
So scholastically, today was a dark day for me. For all those who have had those dreams that you go to class and everyone is turning in an a...
playing houseto theventingvoid