This & That

So...I'm starting something new today. "This and That Tuesdays". Basically, just a hodge-podge of whatever is floating around in my head, or what's happened in the last week of my life as a homemaker, mama, and crafter...

Yesterday was my Memaw's 84th birthday. She's one of my

very favorite people. Ever. She taught me to memorize scripture,

to sew, to craft in general, to love Jesus in all circumstances.

She taught me a zillion little songs and rhymes, and now she

is teaching them to my little Allie. She still teaches the same

Sunday School class she's taught since I was little (and even before).

Sunday, my mom, brother, and I surprised her by coming

to her little class and singing a few verses of Amazing Grace/My

Chains are Gone. It was so fun! {We win - she totally cried.}

Me with my Mom & Memaw on Mother's Day earlier this year.

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We finally took the plunge and got miss Allie a "big girl" car seat

yesterday. {She still fit in her infant seat until now! Yes, she's

18 months old. She's tiny.} I feel like we should get a parenting

award for resisting the temptation to turn her front-facing. 

We did good. She's still rear-facing. At least now, she can sit up

straight, and doesn't have to stare at the back seat. She can now

successfully look out the window and see the world. Or at least

see Fort Worth. We went with the Graco My Ride in the

black/gray combo so that we can use it with {Lord willing}

our future kiddos.

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So, the truth is, we watch the Bachelor/Bachelorette. Did I

just say that out loud? We really just love to laugh at how

utterly dramatic the whole thing is, and how crazy most

of the people are. Just a couple of notes on this season {that

is finally wrapping up}...

Ashley's skirts just keep getting shorter. Like

I need another reason to turn the show off.

Ames. Bless his heart. He's just weird. And

what was up with his saggy pants during the

hometown date? Eew.

My pick? J.P. I guess we'll find out after

they drag it out for another few weeks of 

totally ridiculous skydiving, waterfall-jumping,

sunset-watching dates.

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I'm listening to some old school Amy Grant this afternoon.

And kind of loving it.

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Alliebean

Last week, I dressed little Allie up in a dress that was mine

when I was around her age. I couldn't find any of the photos

of me in the dress, but just seeing her in it brought back

memories. I saved those things for so long! It's so fun to see

her dressed in my clothes. 

Luckily, my mom came across one of the old photos, and

was able to send it to me! I spliced us in next to each other

so I could see the "me vs. Allie" shot. Love it.

Sorry it's a little blurry. It was an iPhone import...

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Speaking of blurry, I've noticed that my photos don't seem to

come out as crisp and clear on my blog as they are on my computer.

I know there has to be resizing and such, but they look so fuzzy!

I {hate} don't like blurry. I'm uploading them as JPG's. Anyone

have any tips? Should I be converting them to a TIFF? I have no

knowledge on the subject. Clearly.

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Lastly, I am really excited about the possibility of 

getting a brand new MacBook Pro in the next couple of

weeks! My current little white MacBook is starting to fall

apart {from overuse, no doubt}. It sure is doing great to be 7

or so years old! {Not quite sure. We bought it on CraigsList

with a broken screen, and my hubs fixed it right up for me!}

I want to clean up and organize all of my computer files for

the new one. We'll see if that actually happens...

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