luckyyyy

i am a lucky (blessed) girl.
sometimes these beauts remind me of it
(especially when i find two in a matter of minutes)
& if you look closely, one appears to have a tiny heart cut out!
(reminding me how lucky in love that i am)

i am also lucky that i have a mom who blessed me with such talent!
i have the ability (most of the time) from her
to look down and spot the treasured 4-leaf clover amongst it's boring friend - the 3-leafer!

i have always loved 4-leaf clovers
and get super stoked when i spot one!
it's like a natural high for me -
i find one and want more and more
(until i realize how silly that makes me)
does anyone else possess this 'talent'?!

i'm thinking a 4-leaf clover tattoo is in my future
even if society has cliched them!

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loves

how 'dahling' is this? must have!

everything on this site is super cute!

i would LOVE to host a review/giveaway for her. 

cough cough!

&&

yeah - definitely pinned this on my boards! 

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giraffes ♥

giraffes have always been a favorite of mine BUT

i think it's time to replace my owl love for my giraffe love.

the love for owls has gotten OUT-OF-CONTROL!

i feel like everybody and their mother has recently become obsessed with owls.

and since i don't have a baby girl to share mine with - i'm moving on.

sorry hoots - it's been great.

[i will always love you, don't worry!]

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oohmoon.com 

she's offering up a free graphic download EVERY day for an entire year!

i can imagine my entire house covered in these beauts! 

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my silhouette SD.

[speaking a little ahead of myself]

i haven't gotten her YET - but i AM!

i cashed in some of mypoints for a 50$ amazon gift card and as soon as i get it -

purchase will be made! 

i cannot WAIT to get my craft on!

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speaking of crafting - 

CROCHET!

i have been hooked [pun intended] lately!

i finished up this little 'fun'bag the other day and am already working on two more!

[sorry for the crappy cell pic!]

AND!

i will be hosting a giveaway for a customized 'flowered coin purse' soon!

once i reach 30 Facebook fans OR 200 blog followers! 

so spread the word about rogue poags!

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william and kate! ♥

i, of COURSE, am lovin these two cuties!

no, i didn't get up at 4am to watch the live coverage but i did set it to tivo!

and i did listen to the vows on my drive into work!

and i DID watch it once i got into work!

and i DID tear up just a tad. 

i have always loved you Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis ♥

i'm glad you married a girl who is ALMOST as pretty as me! [HA!] 

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venti decaf iced caramel machiatto 

on top of a cup of coffee - i've already polished one of these off today.

no wonder i'm a little funnayyyyy today! ;]

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CAPITALS HOCKEY!

we are back for round 2 of the stanley cup playoffs tonight!

playing the tampa bay lightning!

[we crussssshed them during regular season so i speak for all CAPS fans when i say 'LET'S DO IT AGAIN BOYS!]

alex and alex

♥

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AND in conclusion ;]

i am LOVIN my boys ♥

i get to see my wittle one this afternoon :]

i'm happy that adam AND kullen will be present for it.

pray that kullen behaves himself. PLEASE! 

HAPPY FRIDAY CHAP!

[sorry, my inner brit is coming out a wee bit!]

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oh! and give me a click!

i'm in the circle of mom's top 25 pregnancy blogs!

& the top baby blogs!

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egg dying!

as a 26yr old adult - i don't think i've ever dyed an easter egg!

[parents - correct me if i'm wrong!]

from memory, it wasn't a tradition on our house but i wanted it to become one for the Poags'! 

we got our kits and boiled our eggs and sat down thinking how perfect this would be. 

HA!

watching daddy!

 excited to see what this is all about!

 orrrr because he thinks they're bubbles! HAHA!

 and this is what our egg-dying adventure turned into. kullen squishing perfectly good eggs and playing in the dye [and spilling about 3 colors in the process!]

here's hoping next year is a little better!

at least we got some purdy eggs :)

adam's bunny egg! hehe!

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a second birthday?

seriously. already? UGH. 

kullen's first birthday was ALL me - since he wasn't old enough to officially be 'into' anything yet!

we, of course, went with the 'rock star' theme. 

i debated doing something similar again this year but decided against it.

he is a whole YEAR older and definitely has his interests.

after contemplating those [which include: elmo, cars/trucks/buses, Capitals, dogs, yo gabba gabba and/or monkeys] i decided to go with yo gabba gabba!

i don't want to just order all the cheesy crap from the party site; i want it to be creative and his own! 
& i'm not wasting money on themed plates, cups, napkins again! i'll just do plain colors that coordinate with my decor because let's face it - who gives a hoot about plates!

i shamelessly stole all these from etsy and plan on purchasing some and of course some DIY. [like the banner, come on - i can do that, right!]

i'm also contemplating purchasing the silhouette SD machine, finally. 

this will help me on the DIY stuff!

whatcha' think? ;]

[banner]

[similar banner - probably what i'll go with]

[invite - will be purchasing and printing myself]

[gift bags!]

[graphic]

[favor lollipops!]

[animal cracker favors with DJ Lance's boom box cut out on front!]

[cupcake graphics]

[ok - how awesome would i be if i crocheted these little dolls for the kids as favors!]

how about these cakes??!

dude, that first one would be SWEEEEET!

[images courtesy google images]

anyone else have some super creative birthday idea's?!

yo gabba gabba themed, of course?

maybe my husband will paint himself black and dress up as DJ Lance! 

BA HAHA! :]

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strawberry cream cheese squares

i got my usual email from pillsbury last week and a strawberry cream cheese dessert was featured. it looked SO good so i decided to make it for easter! 

YUM!

strawberry cream cheese dessert squares

1 roll (16.5oz) Pillsbury fridge sugar cookies

2 packages (8oz each) cream cheese, soft

1/4 c - sugar

1c - strawberry topping (from 11.75oz jar)

2 - eggs

1 container (16oz) cool whip - thawed

couple drops of red food coloring, if desired

heat oven to 350.

roll cookie dough out and press into bottom of 13x9 dish. 

in bowl (or kitchen aide mixer!) beat cream cheese, sugar and strawberry topping on medium speed for about 1 minute. add eggs and beat for another 2 minutes or until creamy. spread evenly over cookie crust in dish.

bake 30-35 minutes and cool one hour. 

in bowl (or kitchen aide mixer!) mix cool whip with remaining 1/4c strawberry topping and food coloring. spread evenly over top and fridge 2hrs.

ENJOY! :) 

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yard work

here is what we did over the holiday weekend! :)

got our BUTT'S in gear - finally!

the front garden bed is mostly done. i need to pick up a few more small plants to line the walkway!

i still have a lot of work to do on this. if you notice - the 'bed' [left] goes all the way up to our door and it's totally bare. we don't get much sun because of the big trees so i need to plant something that can survive with little sunlight! 

pictured: three in the back are a type of azela! 

middle are two different kinds of lillies!

and up front - lining the walk way - are English daisy's!

this is our first year planting - fingers crossed that SOME survive! 

veggie's are planted :)

i also didn't realize how big this bed was so i'm going to need to pick up a few more things [more cucumbers, green peppers and maybe some onions] to fill 'er up!

i for see lots of margherita pizza's in my future :)

&& mr. poag turned our jungle into yard with great potential! we cleared it ALL out - which was A LOT of shrubbery and CRAP - and laid grass seed down so hopefully we have some greenery soon! 

dontcha' think a swing set would be perfect there?!

or a koi pond :)

see him hard at work ;)

ALSO!

this makes another thing crossed off my 101 list! 

WOO HOO!!!!

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new :)

rogue poags

has a 

facebook!

like? you should!

also - i updated the contact tab but i also have a new email 

just in case any of you lovelies would like to holla' ;)

EMAIL!

& i went ahead and update the twitter to correlate with the blog!

TWITTER!

annnd with all the updates/changes - you know i had to make a new button! 
so grab it!  [pretty please!]

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so, there ya go!

'like' me, email me, tweet me and grab my new button!

phew, i swear - last time! 

and whatcha think of the new header? 

kinda cute if i do say so myself  :D

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sweeties

linking up at my three boybarians for sweet shot tuesday!

does it get any sweeter?

nineteen weeks!

How Far Along: nineteen weeks!

baby is the size of a mango :)

Total Weight Gained: nothing since last week but i'll know for sure when i go to the doctor tomorrow!

Sleep: starting to get a tad uncomfy. 

Best Moment of the Week: baby kicking the crap out of adam ;]

Food Cravings: chickfila spicy chicken sandwich with pepperjack cheese. omg. <-- STILL. ek.

Food Aversions: nothing really. shocker, haha.

Symptoms: heartburn and prego brain!

Hubby's Symptoms: my coworkers thought he looked 'heavier in the face' so i'm going to say he's gaining some sympathy weight! ;]

Movement: yesssa :) he is pretty active!

Gender: BOY!!! :)

What I miss: tanning. HAHA.

What I'm looking forward to: wednesday - hearing the heartbeat and friday - another sono!

Weekly Wisdom: eh, nothing aside from don't leave the house without tums!

Milestones: hmph, nothing for me. baby is growing though - around 6inches! that's half a ruler, kids! and he is growing hair [although since he's my kid - probably not much! haha! 

& for fun - here's a 19week pic from when i was prego with kullen! 

definitely bigger now!

random pregnancy updates:

still no name :( we have quite a few that we're debating but nothing that i'm 100% about. i just feel like with kullen that i KNEW it was his perfect name. nothing is hitting me this go round like with kullen.

this baby is very active :) i took a spill down the stairs over the weekend and later that night, adam was rubbing my back and baby was going CRAZY. adam felt quite a few BIG kicks/moves! 

i'm ready to get started on the rooms but haven't totally decided what we're doing. i know on my last post, i laid out my plans but miss indecisive hasn't totally decided if that's what i want to do! one option [and probably the smartest/easiest] is to keep the nursery as is and move kullen to the other room and have it be his 'big boy' room. i'm just afraid he will be confused because he is being moved from his current room to another room. the other option is to make his room into a 'big boy' one and redo the spare as the nursery [reusing kullen's nursery furniture and bedding]. opinions? i'd love some feedback! 

i am feeling humongous! i feel like i waddle already, lord help me :)

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