Top 5: Favorite Kitchen Items

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Top 5: Favorite Kitchen Items

Happy Monday!  Did everyone have a fabulous weekend?  It was freezing here but the sun was shining so we counted that as a mini-win.  Nate and I celebrated the sun by going out for pizza and sleeping a lot.  Makes sense, no?  Ike got in some sun bathing on the rug but was disappointed in the lack of walk.  Little dude doesn't understand below zero temperatures.

We don't have a lot on the project front lately but I have a weirdly strong desire to blog this week. I thought I'd start a mini-series sharing our Top 5 Favorites in various life categories.  (If the past is any indication of the future, this will be the only post of this sort that you'll see because I'll lose interest.  Michelle = attention span of gerbil.  Sorry to all offended gerbils.)

Today I'd like to share Nate and I's top 5 favorite kitchen items.  These are tried and true items that we use often.  A few of them were things that I wasn't even sure we actually needed but now I'm not sure we could live without them.  (You know, first world couldn't live without.)

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Curing the Winter Blahs with Minted Art

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Curing the Winter Blahs with Minted Art

Man.  Will this Winter ever end?  I keep getting questions of why I haven't been blogging as regularly. 
Well, I was battling some nasty stomach issues for awhile.  Once those resolved, Winter really took hold in Iowa and it's been gloomy and freezing.  I haven't had motivation to do anything productive let alone DIY.  The muscles of this operation is working 80+ hours per week.  Hence, no blog posts.

What have I had the motivation to do?  Snuggle Ike, hit "view next episode on Netflix" and put a lot of things in virtual shopping carts. 

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Life With a Wire Fox Terrier

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Life With a Wire Fox Terrier

Yesterday was a big day.  This dude turned eight.

We celebrated Ike's birthday with homemade dog treats (find the recipe here), tennis ball playing and snuggles. Sounds like a great birthday to me.

I often get asked questions about Ike.  That squishy face attracts people left and right.  We rarely make it through a walk without someone wanting to pet Ike.  Nate and I love the Wire Fox Terrier breed and we think Ike is a perfect fit for us.  The breed does have it's challenges and I'm not sure I balance that enough with the squishy face pictures. I feel that we will always own a Wire Fox Terrier because we love them so much. A lot of the qualities that we find charming, may not be so charming for a lot of people.  I'm pretty confident that none of Nate or I's family members would own a Wire Fox Terrier (maybe my brother?).  And that's okay.  I always warn people to do their research before adopting any breed of dog!

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