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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Once this warmer weather settles in, we cant wait to get the grill cleaned up and ready to go for the season. I love grilling because its so easy, but I often exhaust my same four or five grilling side dishes in a few weeks, and then I start repeating. Which isnt always bad, but something new is always appreciated.

Well, I now have a sixth side dish to add to my repertoire.

Last time we were together, my sister was raving about a bean salad recipe shed had at my grandmas house. She wanted to make it as soon as possible, and because we cook when were together, we had a batch whipped up in no time. Let me tell you, it was amazing! Ive only have a bean salad a few times in my life, but never remember loving them. This one, I do! Its amazingly fresh, and I find myself craving it!

Its a simple recipe. You just need to make it the night before serving so it can marinate.

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Now you also have a fantastic side dish to add to your repertoire for all your summer barbecues. I promise itll be a crowd-pleaser!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you found a little something worth your time.

Linking up to these parties & Savvy Southern Style.

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FOUR PERCENT

I believe there is such a thing as a blessing in disguise. When we heard the news, though, "a blessing" was the furthest thing from our mind. Gut-wrenching, painful, "why us?", was more like it.

Several months ago we were told that we had a four percent chance of conceiving a baby naturally.

This information was a blessing. And once we realized it, we could prepare for our future. We could make a plan; we could ready ourselves for a tough road ahead. Most couples try to conceive for a year before receiving a referral to a fertility specialist. All of this information came our way before we even started trying to get pregnant. We were fortunate that a hunch led to a simple blood test which led to a diagnosis, that led to more testing, that led us to the fertility specialist who delivered the hard facts. The same fertility specialist who made our baby a reality. I never knew I could hate and then love a stranger so much.

So the blessing, undoubtedly, was knowledge. Knowledge that spared us from cycle after cycle of pain.

There were times when I could not tell whether infertility was breaking us down or building us up as a couple. The reality is, it did both. We shared some of our darkest, most angry, most vulnerable moments and also found deep strength in sharing our complete dedication to the process and the end result. A baby. OUR baby.

Sparing the exact details of our diagnosis and treatment, I will say that we were also blessed that we got pregnant very quickly. And for that, I couldnt feel more fortunate. It may not have been easy, but it is completely, overwhelmingly, wonderfully worth it.

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Four Things To End the Week

One.

I have a big article about the indie games biz up on Gamasutra. Im quite happy with how it turned out. Enjoy!

Two.

Everyone all justifiably atwitter about how Tim Schafer raised upwards of one million dollars on Kickstarter to make a new adventure game. Its a great proof-of-concept for the whole publicly funded game thing. If Tim Schafer couldnt pull in some coin to make an adventure game, nothing else has a chance.

I think its brilliant, and it ties well into what I said in my Gamasutra article. The secret power of indie devs is to exploit underserved niches. Expect other Kickstarter-funded games in future. I only hope the results match the expectations.

Three.

Heaven forbid that I should be thought to criticize Notch or Minecraft. (I wont even point out that the whole end boss/enchantment/potion/combat system is taking the game in entirely the wrong direction to please exactly the wrong group of people.)

But, about this.

Hey, I wouldnt presume to give them advice. But, after I make my 30 million dollars, Im not going to rely on Anonymous to finish my games for me. Just sayin.

Four.

Every once in a while, I read someones critique of OK Go as a band, focusing on the fact that they basically fine and only have one decent single. (Dont click that link. Youve seen it already.) But that misses the point. They arent a band. Theyre much more interesting than that. Theyre a meme-generation factory, and really good at it.

So here is my legally mandated one link a year to an OK Go video. Yeah, like you have something better to do with three minutes and fifty-four seconds.

Look for my next link to them in roughly fifteen months, when they play some pleasant and non-threatening power pop by shooting kittens out of a cannon into steel drums, or whatever.

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Four Things You Didnt but should Know about Economic Inequality

According to a June 11, 2015 Fortune article by Chris Matthews, there are four things you didnt (but should) know about economic inequality in the United States:

1. Americans don’t like the way wealth is currently distributed in this country. But they dislike wealth redistribution policies even more.

2. There’s no such thing as the 99% and the 1%.

3. The American economy has treated older generations much better than the younger ones.

4. It’s the older, richer Americans that are increasingly benefitting from the distribution we do have.

Read more here:

http://fortune.com/2015/06/11/income-inequality/

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Four Wheeler Apk Data v0 7 Mod Full

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Descrição:

Prepare-se para ação de alta alimentada eo máximo de quatro veículos adrenalina!
Explore a grande aventura, natureza global das corridas off-road e competir contra vários adversários para se tornar o número um! Conduza em diferentes veículos 4x4, de picapes dos badass para buggies de areia e jipes; este jogo tem tudo!

Sobre este jogo:
Four Wheeler

Versão atual: 0.7

Necessita do Android: 2.3 ou superior

Categoria: Corrida

Link: Google play

Tamanho: 211 MB

Instalação:

1- Extraia e mova o arquivo apk para seu Sd

2- Mova a pasta de dados para Sd:/Android/Obb

3- Instale o arquivo apk

4- Divirta se!

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Four Fun Ways to Reuse Old Jeans!

Here are a few more fun ideas to

Re-Use Old Jeans!

Super Mommies, Teacher Appreciation and Mothers Day are just around the corner! These are perfect projects to make as gifts while teaching the kiddos to be Earth Friendly this Earth Day~ReUse!

Dont forget to check out the Instant Button Giveaway for those jeans that dont fit
quite right but you still love much you dont want to turn them into something new [yet]!

Here are Jens Ideas [my super mommy sister-in-law who contributes but doesnt blog yet!]:

The Pocket~ Jen just cut a back pocket off of the jeans (leave the back of the pants on when you cut so you have a full pocket to hold the treats). Then hand sew the ribbon knots onto the pocket. Hot glue on some embellishments...like flowers and jewels. Stuff it with some goodies and a note that says "A Pocket Full of Wishes from [childs name] to You!" and you are done! Isnt it cute and easy to do?

The Purse~ This one was a birthday gift to Jen from our friend Heather. Isnt this purse adorable? She even lined it with corduroy, sewed real beads on, and stitched Jens initials onto the front. You can make it as simple or as detailed as you want. See her fabulous tutorial on her blog here or her inspiration here.

Here are my Ideas:

Grams Purse~ Grams made this for my neice at Christmas when she made the Denim Aprons. It is another version of a Denim purse. You can make it from the leg of jeans or the arm of a jean jacket. Use the side with the hem for the opening and sew the bottom closed with a little zig-zag. Then fringe the edge and tie on a leather cord for the strap!

I Spy Bag~ When I went to make this about 5 years ago, I didnt want to go to the store for fabric so I cut up some of my old jeans. They are sturdy enough that the toys inside wont poke holes or wear through. I used some cute ribbon that my friend, Missy, had to bind it. You could just sew the bag up and use pinking shears on the edges. Plain bean bags would be cute made with jeans as well.

If you still want more ideas for old jeans check out Ginger at SuperStinkyBoys, she has a bunch more!

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Four Ways to Engage Students with Technology

Here are four terrific ways to allow kids to process material using technology. Ive used both StoryMap and Storify with my students. You can see examples by clicking on the titles below.

StoryMap
Storify
Movie Credits
TimelineJS from Knight Labs

I played with TimelineJS and think that its the best vehicle for creating timelines. Its a product of Northwestern University and very simple to use. You simply click on the google spreadsheet template and and fill in the columns with text. You can also link images and videos. Below, you can see a sample I made for the life of the Buddha.

Once you finish with your spreadsheet, you publish it and paste the url in a box on the TimelineJS homepage. You can preview your timeline and get the embed code, which you can then use to embed in a blog or website. Heres a short clip explaining how to make a timeline.

Making movie credits is another interesting way for students to process material. The amazing teacher, Russel Tar, made a template onto which you can input your own text. The text scrolls into infinity and music plays in the background. This might be a great way for students to introduce big events like World War 1 or the Cold War.

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

Four

Four

Monday, February 27, 2017

Four Bean Salad

Four Bean Salad

FOUR PERCENT

FOUR PERCENT

Friday, February 24, 2017

Four Things To End the Week

Four Things To End the Week

Friday, February 17, 2017

Four Things You Didnt but should Know about Economic Inequality

Four Things You Didnt but should Know about Economic Inequality

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Four Wheeler Apk Data v0 7 Mod Full

Four Wheeler Apk Data v0 7 Mod Full

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Four Fun Ways to Reuse Old Jeans!

Four Fun Ways to Reuse Old Jeans!

Thursday, February 2, 2017

Four Ways to Engage Students with Technology

Four Ways to Engage Students with Technology