Nov. 21, 2009 -

Today I'm grateful for:

1.  That feeling you get when a big project is completed.  I spent a few hours cleaning and decluttering our bedroom today and It feels so good!

2.  A few quiet moments alone in the house to get caught up on some work.

3.  Planned meals.  I try to keep our menu planned.  But every Saturday we have soup and bread.  That makes the thinking/planning so much easier!  Friday night's pizza.

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Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Little ballerinas

This was a very exciting week for Katie-Noel and Annabelle.

It was "parent observation week" at ballet class!
At the end of their class, the parents were called into the classroom to see all that the girls have learned up until this point.  They even put on a 'mini-recital.'   It was SO cute!

Of course...this would have to be the week that we forgot their shoes....



I love my ballerina girls!

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Nov. 21, 2009 - Mendell Moments!

Mendell's hair has grown long enough to french braid!  I never realized how time consuming putting two little braids in could be.  I guess it's working with the smaller amounts of baby fine hair.  She was so excited to have princess braids put in with her silky curls hanging down!  LOL! 

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Nov. 20, 2009 - Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina

 I write you sitting comfortably in my home - although that may not sound surprising - I have been without use of my pc/internet access for what seems like forever.  But tonight, it is working again, and I am sitting on my couch with my laptop, watching The Sound of Music with my family at the same time.  I do hope to visit with all my friends, but before I go around and visit, I wanted to at least finish my post of Biltmore Estate.

Have you ever visited the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, North Carolina?  If not, it is worth the effort if ever given the chance to visit it.    The house covers 4 acres, totaling 175,000 square feet. It consists of 250 rooms and  includes 35 guest and family rooms, 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces, and three kitchens.  The old fashioned kitchens are my favorite rooms in the house.  In fact, I love everything in the basement - the 70,00 gallon indoor pool, the old fashioned laundry rooms, and the multiple pantrys.  I wish I had pictures to share of all this, but you are not allowed to take pictures once in the house.  Also in the basement is a gymnsasium and a bowling alley. 

.A favorite room of my children and husband is the two story library.  This is an amazing room filled with old books and beautiful woodwork.   

Upstairs on the third floor, in addition to more bedrooms, are areas where guests once
played parlor games and took afternoon tea, as well as rooms formerly occupied by ladies’
maidservants.

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Fully electric and centrally heated, Biltmore House, at the time of its completion, was
considered one of the most technologically advanced structures ever built.  It used some of Thomas Edison’s first lightbulbs, elaborate indoor plumbing for all 34 bedrooms and even had several elevators (that still work today.)

So that's it - now I'm going to see if I can come by and visit and say hi!

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Nov. 20, 2009 - Extreme $5 Friday is almost over!

Friday's almost over - hope you had a chance to take advantage of the Extreme $5 Friday sale! One of the most popular items today - my workshop on Understanding Unit Studies. Orders will start shipping tomorrow, and thanks for your orders!