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Rizzoli & Isles TV Show

04 Monday Feb 2019

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Billy Burke, review, rizzoli & Isles, tv show

I finished watching this series yesterday and was sad it ended.  I was happy to see Billy Burke in some of the episodes.  He was in my top 2 of favorite characters from twilight.

If you are looking for a show to watch I definitely recommend this one. If you already seen it and need another show to watch you can check out the other shows I have watched here.

 

 

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Pokémon Beanie

31 Thursday Jan 2019

Posted by createdbymeggan in Crocheting, WRITING

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beanie, Crochet, pikachu, pokemon

My daughter seen the Eevvee baby outfit I made and wanted a Pikachu hat.  Patterns for these are not easy to locate and I didn’t want to buy it so this was my attempt.

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#Bellamy #pikachu #beanie #pokemon #createdbymeggan

A post shared by Meggan (@created.by.meggan) on Jan 28, 2019 at 6:34am PST

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Law in Order: Special Victims Unit

28 Monday Jan 2019

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currently watching, law in order, series, special victims unit, tv series, TV shows

On Tuesday, 1/22/2019, I finished watching Law in Order: Special Victims Unit Seasons 1-20 Episode 12.  The next Episode airs on 1/31/2019.  I recommend this show!

Are you looking for something new to watch?  Check out my recently watched tv series, I recommend them all.  I have marked the Shows that have ended and the ones still airing.

TV Shows Watched

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Happy New Year’s

06 Sunday Jan 2019

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goals, New Years, new years resolution

This is the first year in many years I have not made a New Year’s Resolution.  I am just going to start making monthly goals.  Nothing to major and just to make sure I am accomplishing something.

January Goals

  1. Clean/Organize/Declutter the Kitchen/Laundry area.
  2. Post all completed crafts for sale on my Facebook group Meggan Moore’s Treasure Box (You can check it out to see what I have currently made).
  3. Work on getting vendors for Frontier Days in Iowa Park, TX.
  4. Crochet 10 items.
  5. Start Zumba.

Hope everyone has a great New Years!!

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Craft Show – How much to make!

26 Wednesday Sep 2018

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amount to make, craft show, starting point

How much should I make and bring to a craft show?  I have searched this question a lot, have you?  Also how much variety to bring etc etc etc.  No one gives you the magic number!!!  Found some that say 10xs the booth fee, enough to replace the items sold on your table (I am not a future teller (I wish)).

My friend asked me to do a craft booth on Oct. 6 at the Zombie Palooza.  My half of the booth is $15.  (If I don’t make the money back, it is ok because the money is going towards building a Veterans village to help them get back on their feet).

$15 x 10 = $150.  That will be my initial goal of items to make and have available for sale.  As for amount, I have set a limit of 15 of each item.  I don’t want to be stuck with 50 items of something that wont sale.  Is this going to be too much or too little.  To be honest I have no idea!  I feel this is a good starting point.

Now the work of getting these items made has begun.  I also have to think about how to display them. I haven’t been to a craft fair in forever!  I have never done one myself so it should be interesting.

I still have some of my dirt cheap items that I need to get rid of.  So I am going to bring them a$nd have boxes of these items for $1 each or $.50 each with purchase of a craft item.

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Safari Baby Shower

21 Friday Sep 2018

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B, baby, Closet Organizers, Diaper Cake, gifts, Photo Back Drop, Safari, Safari Baby Shower

Here was my first attempt at a diaper cake.  I really like how it turned out and definitely want to give another one a try some day.

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#diapercake #safari #babyshower

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I covered a B to use to take photos and go with the Photo back drop.

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#Bellamy #safari #babyshower #B #Dominique #photobackdrop

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I was in charge of drinks so to go with the Safari theme I made Sea water.

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#seawater #babyshower #safari #sherbertpunch

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One of my homemade gifts was closet organizers.

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#closetdividers #babyshower #babyboy #grandsonontheway

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9-10-2018 Journal Update

10 Monday Sep 2018

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Baby Shower, blog catch up time, Halloween Fest, Injustice, October, Pre K, Safari Baby Shower

Prek Injustice

There was not enough time to fight for my son to be able to go back to school.  It saddens me because school was so good for him.  I am going to look on the bright side and now we are able to move sooner than expected (hopefully).

Baby Shower

This Saturday is my daughter’s Safari Baby Shower. I have been working hard on it and plan to make post about it.  Since we are trying to keep the details secret until the big day I will work on those post next week.  I can’t wait to share some of my creations with everyone.

October Halloween Fest

My friend and I plan on having a booth at the Halloween Fest in October.  I started creating items for it.  Since it will be my very first time trying to sell my crafts in public I am pretty excited/nervous about it.  Of course all the research online I could not find anything about how much product or how many different types of products I should have, I will wing it.  I will keep everyone updated on it.

Getting Caught Up

I know I have fell completely behind on reading other people’s post and I apologize for that!  I will be starting today on trying to get caught up with as many blogs as I can.  Looking forward to some inspiration!

 

 

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Prekindergarten Injustice

28 Saturday Jul 2018

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education, no child left behind, prek, prekindergarten, school

Back history:

We lived in Winnie, TX during Hurricane Harvey and we weathered the storm in Beaumont, TX.  It was very stressful because my daughter was in Winnie during the storm and it was a really bad one!  We lost our home in Winnie and we had to move to Electra, TX.  Because of the hurricane I was able to enroll my son into the PreK program in Electra (because they could not turn us down because of my income).

Understanding:

I completely understand that Prek is not mandatory in the state of Texas.  I also understand that you have to meet certain guidelines in order to enroll your child.

Last Year:

When I enrolled my son into school last year the principal told me that he always had ways around getting a child enrolled into school.  He told me since we evacuated from Hurricane Harvey he could not turn me away from the school.  He also said since my electricity had not been turned on in my new house that we also qualified because we were technically “homeless”.  Not once did he tell me that I would have to reenroll him the next year or that he may not qualify to be in school the next year.

His teacher also seen some actions and behaviors that worried her and she asked for him to be tested.  The testing showed he did not have Autism or anything severe enough for him to be in special education.  They did find that he had emotional trauma from the hurricane (losing his home and moving away from his sister and other family).  They also said he had some issues with speech that would work itself out with him being in school.

At the end of last year the teacher informed us that he would not need to fill out the paper work to be enrolled for the next year.  A week later we were told that although he was enrolled for next year he would need to fill out some forms.

This week:

Earlier this week I received a call from the admin stating I forgot to answer some questions in the paperwork and asked me about my income.  She said that they were reviewing our application for the upcoming year and in a couple days would let me know if my son qualified.  She hung up the phone before I could ask her any questions, but I had hope he would be ok.

Then yesterday she called me back and informed me my income was to high for my son to be accepted back into school.  I was not happy and the principal got on the phone and said that the teacher misspoke to me and the principal would never had led me on to think my son would be allowed back into school next year.  He told me since he did not know my financial situation he could not have anticipated my son not being accepted.  I told him yes he did because I made it clear when I enrolled him last year.

After I hung up the phone the admin called back and talked to my husband.  At that time she said she needed copies of my paycheck stubs to ensure they had not made a mistake.  She told my husband that if we had enrolled him into head start that he would have been accepted back this coming year.  He told her that the principal never told us that was an option!

I called the Texas Board of Education to see if they could lead me into the right direction of someone who could change the principals decision since he said there was no one else I could talk to.  Now I have to wait for a phone call back on Monday.

My Concern:

How can you enroll a child into public school and then kick them out because there parents are barely over the income threshold.  I feel once a child starts public school they should always be accepted and should not be turned down for any reason.  What happened to No Child Left Behind.  It would be a huge injustice for my son to have to be out of school for the year.    I think PreK should be available to all children equally and not just to those who are on government assistance (they have head start for that).  If no child should be left behind then why are middle class children being deprived of an education because their parents are working hard not to be on government assistance.

Have you had to deal with anything like this?

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Moving Checklist

22 Sunday Apr 2018

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Moving Checklist

Here is my moving checklist (it will be a growing living document!

Financial

  1. Pay of work loan 1
  2. Pay of work loan 2
  3. Pay of Credit Card
  4. Put money in savings to pay off car
  5. Save up enough money for Moving Expenses
  6. Save up enough for any appliance purchase we may need
  7. Save up money or deposits
  8. Save as much to assist with Down Payment (will be taking a work loan for the remaining)

Getting Rid of Located Clutter

  1. Make sure to list all for sale items on my personal Facebook group
  2. Make sure to actively list items in all the surrounding Facebook groups
  3. Look for places that will allow me to sell items on the weekend (flea markets etc)
  4. Starting 4/28, start donating items to Faith Missions and the Special Olympics that haven’t sold.
  5. Post things to bidders during trips back to Beaumont
  6. Have lots of garage sales!

Declutter

  1. Move all unwanted items immediately to the garage
  2. Go through closets once a month to get rid of unwanted or needed items
  3. Determine furniture that will be moved and the ones that wont start making arrangements to sell/donate

Packing

  1. After each Holiday pack neatly and well label all decorations.
  2. After Winter next year start packing all clothes no longer needed.
  3. Joey’s clothes, pack and label all clothes he is still to big for.
  4. Start packing dishes that are not needed on a daily basis.
  5. Start packing craft items and clearly labeling (so I can still use but quickly pack)

 

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4/21/2018 Journal Update

21 Saturday Apr 2018

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1 year to move, buying a house, journal update

Do you ever get where your mind is so full and disorganized.  That is where my mind is right now and I am slowly working to get it organized and cleaned out!  I big hurdle for my husband and I, was our living arrangement.  We moved to Electra due to Hurricane Harvey and we have been trying to determine if we wanted to stay or move back down south.

We had a lot of pros and cons for staying and moving back.  The ultimate decision maker was my son.  He misses his sister way to much for us to even consider staying.  We want to make it the best move back that we can and we want it to be permanent.  So I am trying hard to take the right steps to get us there.

I will be making a very extensive moving plan and trying my very best to stay on schedule.  I want to be able to purchase a house June 2019.  An be moved in and ready for Joey’s Kindergarten year!

Having moving suggestions or a blog that helps with moving, buying a house, etc. Please drop a link or a comment below!

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