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Team Bettendorf http://teambettendorf.com Teaching, Training and Telling it Like it is! Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:14:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Nixa Dance - Part III http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/19/nixa-dance-part-iii/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/19/nixa-dance-part-iii/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:07:36 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/19/nixa-dance-part-iii/

The dance in Nixa was a blast. My twins, Joshua and Josiah with Angela and Amber. They shared a very twinnish dance. Two cuties. Excuse me while I digress for a moment. This is Jillian. Over two years ago she was diagnosed with cancer. 3 months later she was declared cancer free. Jill looked absolutely angelic at the [...] Related posts:

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When we first arrived we staked out our spot. All in a row. Reeling. It’s Angela, no Amber, no Angela. I’m kidding. Amber was wearing red so this is clearly Angela. Little boys that have to sit with their mother. Under the bridge. Our version of the Grand March. Ladies dressed for the occasion. My built in babysitter. (I have to [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/18/nixa-dance-part-ii/feed/ Cost of Pork - Grow Your Own http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/17/cost-of-pork-grow-your-own/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/17/cost-of-pork-grow-your-own/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:19:18 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/17/cost-of-pork-grow-your-own/

The whole time we have had these little piggies (that then became big piggies) they have been the bane of my existence. A pain in my neck. A constant frustration. They escaped constantly, they squealed loudly, they became big and intimidating although not because they had done anything to make us intimidated, we just read [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/17/cost-of-pork-grow-your-own/feed/ Nixa Dance - Part I http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/16/nixa-dance-part-i/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/16/nixa-dance-part-i/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:12:43 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/16/nixa-dance-part-i/

I have many many pictures so I’ll make several posts about the fun dance in Nixa last Saturday. Here are the highlights. Amber and Joshua in all their twinny goodness. May I have this dance? Paper plate fans. Swing your partner. Left hand swing. Waiting your turn. Big and little friends. Old friends. Cute couples. Hey, how’d my son get so tall? Share [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/16/nixa-dance-part-i/feed/ Going Dancing… http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/13/going-dancing/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/13/going-dancing/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:31:51 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/13/going-dancing/

going dancing…at a fancy ball or minuet. Going dancing, going dancing. You’ll impress them with your etiquette. These are pictures from a dance way back in August 2008. But there is a dance in Nixa tonight. We are so excited!! And Buttercup the jersey cow is coming home this afternoon. See you Monday. Share on Facebook Related posts:A [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/13/going-dancing/feed/ 7 Day Broth http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/12/7-day-broth/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/12/7-day-broth/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:43:28 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/12/7-day-broth/

Or 5 day. Or whatever. Kim asked where I get all of my bones to make and eat bone broths all week. Well, I am going to show you a trick an old friend of mine told me. This post is a part of Fight Back Friday over at Food Renegade. Here is my broth that [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/12/7-day-broth/feed/ Food Bill - Eating NT Style http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/10/food-bill-eating-nt-style/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/10/food-bill-eating-nt-style/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:44:10 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/10/food-bill-eating-nt-style/

I’ve had many many questions from people about the food bill our large family has while trying to eat a healthy. So I thought I’d sit down and work it out for ya’ll. I’ve been meaning to do this but well…there was always something else stealing my brain cells. This post is part of Real Food [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/10/food-bill-eating-nt-style/feed/ Star Goes to the Salon http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/09/star-goes-to-the-salon/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/09/star-goes-to-the-salon/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:46:29 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/09/star-goes-to-the-salon/

When we bought Star we were told that eventually she would need her hooves trimmed. We called the ferrier because we figured we may as well get it done sooner as opposed to later. Imagine our surprise when I found a ferrier half a mile down the road. Isn’t that convenient? Out he came [...] Related posts:

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Farm Journal - 09Jan09

Farm Journal - 04Jan09

Farm Journal - 06Jan09

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If you follow Jeff or the kids on Facebook you know that the big kids were camping last night. Since they were gone, the littles and I decided to have some fun of our own. It all started at 7 o’clock. We had already eaten dinner and the big kids left with Jeff to go [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/07/while-the-big-kids-are-camping/feed/ Scary Monster Quilt http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/03/scary-monster-quilt/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/03/scary-monster-quilt/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:01:00 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/03/scary-monster-quilt/

I’ve spent all day just trying to get by on very little sleep. So, I’ve been taking my boys to the orthodontist, (braces are so expensive they require a payment plan) catching up on my Internet life (as if), attempting to take a nap (stupid telemarketers) and watching A&Es version of Pride and Prejudice (I’ll [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/03/scary-monster-quilt/feed/ The Ducks. http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/01/the-ducks/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/01/the-ducks/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:20:38 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/01/the-ducks/

These animals are getting so big. We can almost watch them grow!! They are starting to feather out and a couple have even started quacking like real ducks. This is what I do in my spare time. I make puddles for the ducks. If you call them "duck, duck, duck, duck." they come waddling over. Then [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/06/01/the-ducks/feed/ The Mower. http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/31/the-mower/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/31/the-mower/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 11:26:43 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/31/the-mower/

Long, long ago in a place and time far, far away Jeff, my amazing husband, was not the best dad. That is all over now. Jeff is now Super Dad. I can’t begin to tell you how impressed I am when Jeff takes the boys and keeps them with him while he works on a [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/31/the-mower/feed/ Bull Riding. http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/30/riding/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/30/riding/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 13:45:47 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2010/01/29/riding/

This is how things used to be. Since we didn’t own an equine type creature the kids made due. I’m so glad we bought those bull calves. The kids fashioned halters out of this and that. Then, without fear, they jumped on and … they tried to ride. Calves are temperamental creatures and don’t particularly [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/30/riding/feed/ Star is Home http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/29/star-is-home/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/29/star-is-home/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 02:34:02 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/29/star-is-home/

We bought Star from a wonderful woman named Kathy. She not only brought Star to us (from Arkansas!!) but also gave Jenna a crash course riding lesson and let us borrow her tack!! Kathy’s daughter Christine walked Star around and introduced her to the goats and Domino and, of course, Jenna. Then it was time for [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/29/star-is-home/feed/ Milestones. http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/28/milestones/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/28/milestones/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 02:39:43 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/28/milestones/

Missing front teeth. Did I ever mention that Jill is the only child in this family that has green eyes like me? Share on Facebook Related posts:Treasure HuntCan I Just Vomit?Samuel Backus… Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/28/milestones/feed/ Where’s the Birth Certificate? http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/28/wheres-the-birth-certificate/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/28/wheres-the-birth-certificate/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 15:59:00 +0000 Jeff http://teambettendorf.com/?p=2892

Is Robert Gibbs really so ignorant that he doesn’t know the difference between a short-form birth certificate and a long-form birth certificate? I don’t think so. He knows what the American people want to see. They want to see the long-form birth certificate that shows the name of the hospital he was born in and [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/28/wheres-the-birth-certificate/feed/ Mahnken Quilt http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/27/2806/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/27/2806/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 11:12:18 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2010/05/10/2806/

Back when I put up this post people began putting in their requests for a baby quilt. So I had to put some limits on it and decided that I had to have met the person in real life before they were worthy of a Bettendorf quilt. Well, it just so happens I have met Veronica [...] Related posts:

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/27/2806/feed/ Look… http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/26/look/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/26/look/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 02:55:25 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/26/look/

Star is Home

Star Goes to the Salon

Reason 723 to Homeschool Your Children

]]> http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/26/look/feed/ I’m Back. http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/25/im-back-4/ http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/25/im-back-4/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 16:21:01 +0000 Katie http://teambettendorf.com/2009/05/25/im-back-4/

I guess I thought that just removing mindless distractions would induce me to more activity. Not exactly. As I began my week I found myself sitting outside reading quite a bit. Reading my Acres USA or Wise Traditions is far better than mindlessly reading Internet drivel. I didn’t feel that I really got much more [...] Related posts:

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