tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307994502024-03-14T01:21:32.239-07:00SoInspiredSOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.comBlogger416125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-27793412999689943602012-07-15T14:14:00.002-07:002012-07-15T14:14:57.122-07:00Cole's Graduation and Party
What an exciting time for all of us, especially Cole. We are so proud of him. My friend, Laurie, gave me some great advice. I am very emotional so I really appreciated this advice. She told me not to be sad but to really enjoy all of the festivities. It worked!! I loved every minute of his graduation and had a blast at his party.
Cole graduated with honors. He was 11th in his class of around 500. He wore a National Honor's Society Stole, 5 Honor cords and 2 Tassels. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With his proud little sister.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With Grandma and Grandpa.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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His best friend since 5th grade.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of our projects was to tear down the kid's playhouse that their grandfather built for them. I wanted a keepsake from the wood, so we made a sign for our "candy bar" out of the wood.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made cookies with my William's Sonoma "Message In a Cookie" set.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I cooked pork for pulled pork for four weekends. Friends and family brought salads and desserts and my dear friends, Carmen and Tina helped in the kitchen. Wish they wouldn't have work so hard, but things sure went smoothly.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had over 75 guests including my Aunt Betty and cousins and their spouses, my Bunco friends, Mark's family, Cole's friends and our good friends and neighbors.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At the end of the night, my husband and I presented Cole with his graduation gift. Needless to say, he was one happy guy.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It all started with the darling little robin-egg blue birds from the Easter section at Target. My friend Loretta called me to tell me about them. I'm sure that she heard the lack of enthusiasm in my voice, so she announced that she had to bring one over to show me. Well that did it. I was on a search and ended up with five of them.
We just had our son's graduation party. To say that I am behind is an understatement. About four and one half years ago, I went back to work full-time. My husband works about a gazillion hours a week and that leaves me to do just about everything. Well, I can't do everything, no one can, so I got behind. I must say it is very motivating when you are inviting 100 people to your home for an open house. I wanted to share a few of our projects.
We had a bought a new cushion for our front bench a few months before. Once I added the new blue birds, I realized that we need a few new pillows. Hello Pier One. Have you been there lately?? Their outdoor selection is amazing. Loving my green flower-petal pillow. We are having issues with feral cats. They knocked over two of my faux-stone bunnies. Since I love to decorate with threes, I bought the new bronze lanterns for the side tables. We also have a new baker's rack next to the front door. There sits another blue bird, along with a new lantern, topiary and moss ball. Looking good now.
Once the new cushions, pillows, lanterns and birds were added, the rug looked tired. A new green and white one did the trick.
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My daughter had been commenting that my moss Pottery Barn wreath needed spruced up. I thought it looked just fine, but then I fell in love with this huge green flower with script writing from Poppies Home Decor and incorporated it with one of the burlap flowers my friend Tina made for me. We also re-painted a pretty Welcome sign replaced the red paint with robin egg blue. Hopefully our entry is welcoming now.
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Next, my two black urns that belong on each side of the bench needed repainted. They were hiding in the back yard. I spray painted them and planted new plants. They are happy now and so am I.
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My husband has been grilling vegetables with olive oil and spilled onto one of our bar stools as he walked by. Luckily I picked up a small roll of home decor fabric at Hobby Lobby for $3 just because it was only $3 and it was cute. With the help of our son, Cole, and my next-door neighbor, we recovered our bar stools.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYySssV0imQZFSRh5aE181tjCS7ek8uCN4FtiAaMQOgRkYq0kvndHPV2RfVTmUa96k6Xy-DePuOnoHgpLz9ggp9tQAZy1AsDGBcwe0Lq-VW_KDPL28wWzgNSfJMz5p7KZACDACHA/s1600/DSC02606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYySssV0imQZFSRh5aE181tjCS7ek8uCN4FtiAaMQOgRkYq0kvndHPV2RfVTmUa96k6Xy-DePuOnoHgpLz9ggp9tQAZy1AsDGBcwe0Lq-VW_KDPL28wWzgNSfJMz5p7KZACDACHA/s400/DSC02606.JPG" /></a>
Are you tired yet? There is much more.
Now onto the inside of the house. I decided to spruce up the kid's bathroom upstairs, just in case anyone needed to use it. Wow, things get outdated quickly. I bought two new rugs, a new shower curtain and a new picture that Taylor selected.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUWb9ornSsgM-IovUmn3fN7NBzN3SbPD-gXTobYNBFsLHHGjdbmcJVgVn-JbNKGOJyjX1qUn0PC53Tp441uP9lRKza1XTOFR8P_LSkT-IpywqAlmqSIKSfY2pbpfmer9Sp9MsSw/s1600/DSC02640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUWb9ornSsgM-IovUmn3fN7NBzN3SbPD-gXTobYNBFsLHHGjdbmcJVgVn-JbNKGOJyjX1qUn0PC53Tp441uP9lRKza1XTOFR8P_LSkT-IpywqAlmqSIKSfY2pbpfmer9Sp9MsSw/s400/DSC02640.JPG" /></a>
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New rugs for our master bathroom - just in case.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5q-o0xW82abLte0GS5N9Vgdlw36vLhxOHNo-eH4UsOvMNnU-G-IfcJBcWow5XP1pBwyJIkL5xcC-q0W2aBkwM_mournrHiZMxVKDRc2UuEGzIjLzqqgWJAvd5F6Qy5IIY3GH-A/s1600/DSC02643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5q-o0xW82abLte0GS5N9Vgdlw36vLhxOHNo-eH4UsOvMNnU-G-IfcJBcWow5XP1pBwyJIkL5xcC-q0W2aBkwM_mournrHiZMxVKDRc2UuEGzIjLzqqgWJAvd5F6Qy5IIY3GH-A/s400/DSC02643.JPG" /></a>
Now back downstairs. Wow. Have you every noticed how everything, all at once, starts looking dated. I threw out my two rugs that help with the traffic flow in my family room and found these that I love. Chloe loves them too.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALOQL3W4sz5xqgRF8yiWjz1XUnvevJ5-KnDsO1IepUFmffvorraqS64XJ5FAUPsNrqZNEYikUltCDDRQ4MsiY69cLAa4nIGkUptpFwjnn7Z3gJk0v25dm1VOgpJp3qbGlXwTTwA/s1600/DSC02777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALOQL3W4sz5xqgRF8yiWjz1XUnvevJ5-KnDsO1IepUFmffvorraqS64XJ5FAUPsNrqZNEYikUltCDDRQ4MsiY69cLAa4nIGkUptpFwjnn7Z3gJk0v25dm1VOgpJp3qbGlXwTTwA/s400/DSC02777.JPG" /></a>
Do you have a Dyson? Man do they ever have a ton of suction. I decided to vacuum one of my lampshades and it ripped it. I just turned it around to the back, but later realized "Oh my gosh, someone could see it now" so a new lampshade purchase was made.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzjxNFBWyTypkbeM392JbErMcuPBDxDdvdIU-1DRaLlIXw0-SaxBXDOJewt8p1KtZtIBbh10I_bPEeKtx-9jhC5cMBjkpUcuEwIENrWwLH7cUj-cVUxdoxg1MqMUZN7yDc_-l-A/s1600/DSC02795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzjxNFBWyTypkbeM392JbErMcuPBDxDdvdIU-1DRaLlIXw0-SaxBXDOJewt8p1KtZtIBbh10I_bPEeKtx-9jhC5cMBjkpUcuEwIENrWwLH7cUj-cVUxdoxg1MqMUZN7yDc_-l-A/s400/DSC02795.JPG" /></a>
I was shocked at how messy our wall unit had become. Apparently, I had just been dusting around all of the messy books, etc. I shopped my house and re-merchandised everything. One of my former, part time jobs was merchandising so I always think of it that way.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi7XNpvvYhE-n6EQARWFg9HMa3kmT72Yn9k0hZ7guw9QR86HhNJwpqQTR5Pmqjyyh_mfQsOyvTGBwsE8reAkAaJx5azUoQCJ6He9NInPCm9J5YDJId-Iz5os5dMItZXmIlbd8WQ/s1600/DSC02704.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPi7XNpvvYhE-n6EQARWFg9HMa3kmT72Yn9k0hZ7guw9QR86HhNJwpqQTR5Pmqjyyh_mfQsOyvTGBwsE8reAkAaJx5azUoQCJ6He9NInPCm9J5YDJId-Iz5os5dMItZXmIlbd8WQ/s400/DSC02704.jpg" /></a>
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Wouldn't you know that one of our sofa cushions ripped a few months before the party? Gee Whiz. What next. Over spring break, I found some new fabric and had all six of the cushions replaced and recovered. Guess what? Now the pillows looked old. After several weeks of searching, I found Paris and London and a French script pillow to go in between.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgfFV1k_cpSWHCj2MMIOMe1SRvSErB28aCBtM94iTr-9kJ9wMAf1QCCR3S5k3BHNBx-LnuMKyahHdOAaQ8HRfM6UwuB-jzXdLeiYiI1ffcPET5WOwPSkZD70X7NQ_w8ENK9QfXA/s1600/DSC02776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgfFV1k_cpSWHCj2MMIOMe1SRvSErB28aCBtM94iTr-9kJ9wMAf1QCCR3S5k3BHNBx-LnuMKyahHdOAaQ8HRfM6UwuB-jzXdLeiYiI1ffcPET5WOwPSkZD70X7NQ_w8ENK9QfXA/s400/DSC02776.JPG" /></a>
Other than hours and hours of cleaning projects to include the inside of the china cabinet, every imaginable switch plate, light fixture, baseboard and dust-able surface, I think the only other major ordeal was to finish painting Taylor's room.
Now onto the backyard. This was, without a doubt, our biggest project. Our enormous putting green had finally bit the dust. My husband had been cutting it with an Exacto knife for weeks to dispose of it a little at a time. Everything went crazy all at once. The part-time landscaper got a real job. Our sod arrived a week early and my husband and son worked until midnight or later about five nights in a row installing the irrigation. Then they work for several more days installing the sod. We removed the pool fence and sold it on Craigslist. We had curbing poured around the grass, planted pots and pots of flowers and I did lots of fun shopping. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3FpiCmJTe5Zq932EjVxqlVxXVxnMez7LPVCSANZv3WxDM-9ZvNNw_Vljk9o-cDyvgT4W_KpW0wlCX2iXh2GHdab4ta2cBfUQbvDLqO2mfCjVpxDtFQiGY9BPF4RkzEfAGMDjZw/s1600/DSC02857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3FpiCmJTe5Zq932EjVxqlVxXVxnMez7LPVCSANZv3WxDM-9ZvNNw_Vljk9o-cDyvgT4W_KpW0wlCX2iXh2GHdab4ta2cBfUQbvDLqO2mfCjVpxDtFQiGY9BPF4RkzEfAGMDjZw/s400/DSC02857.JPG" /></a>
We also had pavers installed to extend the patio and finally have a place for our new outdoor kitchen.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DungAXtz5A2zYPcZUm2WQxBE6cdc_B4OiKLwkhbIbq2rloU3SQGeBdSdQ7xskABnBwJg4-dnjbyQp0_JnnbXr2BhZ2tGlTLp6ndW7YZsvvr5RkwPpZiLc7z1h9mQdhl45sSYmQ/s1600/DSC02736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DungAXtz5A2zYPcZUm2WQxBE6cdc_B4OiKLwkhbIbq2rloU3SQGeBdSdQ7xskABnBwJg4-dnjbyQp0_JnnbXr2BhZ2tGlTLp6ndW7YZsvvr5RkwPpZiLc7z1h9mQdhl45sSYmQ/s400/DSC02736.JPG" /></a>
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I think our home is happier now. I know we are.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-24062694180066223222012-02-12T09:18:00.008-07:002012-02-12T09:27:56.162-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8x50FGaEgxt0GdZshrKmZBl3XOBNXEmg8LePzLbrrReoCiZuDQ-0VxdR-Hw_3ACSqwKJbPZXhdkERvMWJDeFeSs6yRQ4qrtSZQE6k4IJ3QrEZerclCIc_13LGYGg_abiz4h2nUA/s1600/DSC02455.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8x50FGaEgxt0GdZshrKmZBl3XOBNXEmg8LePzLbrrReoCiZuDQ-0VxdR-Hw_3ACSqwKJbPZXhdkERvMWJDeFeSs6yRQ4qrtSZQE6k4IJ3QrEZerclCIc_13LGYGg_abiz4h2nUA/s400/DSC02455.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708286239053170530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wQ-MIsRqIfe95cs79KLeIE7OS7mxZgY2JPtecMg9tGTSbmTYv0mlVHOuShtnugZZ0FA3nhG3i0I0hNbQ88Gu511TLdVRMVclLZZNjAOQve6y7i1781vzFNi9kWxex7vmTpsL_w/s1600/DSC02408.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wQ-MIsRqIfe95cs79KLeIE7OS7mxZgY2JPtecMg9tGTSbmTYv0mlVHOuShtnugZZ0FA3nhG3i0I0hNbQ88Gu511TLdVRMVclLZZNjAOQve6y7i1781vzFNi9kWxex7vmTpsL_w/s400/DSC02408.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708285983325179058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SHRIMPZkMQuwhk_It8Z7Ic__y2duibkTe9HGN6TQsHd_43AhOIXir27sRRBn1iojR46i7jj0HkCf1DqX8gxIbB3uL1Nf6JWhCWlp_lP03cCQ0hwyB7CQ4p-DAiSu3whx-kkrsA/s1600/DSC02410.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SHRIMPZkMQuwhk_It8Z7Ic__y2duibkTe9HGN6TQsHd_43AhOIXir27sRRBn1iojR46i7jj0HkCf1DqX8gxIbB3uL1Nf6JWhCWlp_lP03cCQ0hwyB7CQ4p-DAiSu3whx-kkrsA/s400/DSC02410.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708285976016740738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtSKVS5F0AdWy-6qVZOqMU0sr_JvAQ9R4Q2QDLSXcN-MaQZGOYq1avl5IhsuUCkLin2HE7xQ8nmHY_8x5z1dkdengmK4rsZmvbTw8il-d3mnfJXae9FyM5KTIVTKWaD9yPUFEmQ/s1600/DSC02453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtSKVS5F0AdWy-6qVZOqMU0sr_JvAQ9R4Q2QDLSXcN-MaQZGOYq1avl5IhsuUCkLin2HE7xQ8nmHY_8x5z1dkdengmK4rsZmvbTw8il-d3mnfJXae9FyM5KTIVTKWaD9yPUFEmQ/s400/DSC02453.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708285966635567842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1TYa_cJHButshqhaqNy-SjhDvPWNC9AspkaLWjT6aK24qboykuHcfukZO6_4Ffm9mXMz-homsxgaHlrp_c47ytTwTMjt3msP1Sp_z_-iLzGXlQlSsqsbu-q86E-Ukff3Q2MpCQ/s1600/DSC02404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1TYa_cJHButshqhaqNy-SjhDvPWNC9AspkaLWjT6aK24qboykuHcfukZO6_4Ffm9mXMz-homsxgaHlrp_c47ytTwTMjt3msP1Sp_z_-iLzGXlQlSsqsbu-q86E-Ukff3Q2MpCQ/s400/DSC02404.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708284859514187938" /></a><br /><br />Happy Valentine's Day! Taylor and I visited the "LOVE" statue in Scottsdale for a little photo shoot. Very fun. We had to wait our turn. In fact there were wedding photo shoots and several other families and couples taking advantage of this great Valentine photo opportunity.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-59860128051299889272012-01-01T09:53:00.004-07:002012-01-01T09:59:21.605-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpL4RYrESXtInOrpDq8Va0Dx0PwLkvTNaEPuM6N2LniMTUCoRPuva8K4QqqfJ-Tf2CJ81tjhH9gASBkigGYGDPXZxeeyLCfBsvx5DCGbSGMtwJoju6pbuifM84ombbSVlsvfp5Q/s1600/4035376.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpL4RYrESXtInOrpDq8Va0Dx0PwLkvTNaEPuM6N2LniMTUCoRPuva8K4QqqfJ-Tf2CJ81tjhH9gASBkigGYGDPXZxeeyLCfBsvx5DCGbSGMtwJoju6pbuifM84ombbSVlsvfp5Q/s400/4035376.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692708090392618338" /></a><br /><br />Last week I received an email from one of my favorite estate sale companies, Arizona Estate Liquidators, that included photos for their upcoming sale. I was very excited to see this outdoor barbecue/kitchen listed. I showed it to my husband and he said he would love to have it. Well . . . these sales are very popular. I contacted the company and she gave me suggestions that included arriving two hours early. My husband gladly waited. He arrived two hours early. He was all ready the fourth person in line, but HE GOT IT. We are beyond thrilled. It is brand new and was priced at least $1,000 under value. We really needed/wanted this. We are trying to spruce up our back yard for our son's high school graduation party. Yeah! It looks like it is wooden, but it is a faux finish on metal.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-14416500099243202392011-12-27T10:40:00.021-07:002011-12-28T08:09:40.051-07:00Christmas - 2011 - Recap<br />Wow! What a blur. I can't believe it is over all ready, my favorite holiday. I did so much baking this year. I tried the white chocolates dipped Oreos with crushed peppermint. Definitely, a girl's cookie, pretty, but why mess with an Oreo, they are so great on their own. They were for our neighborhood cookie exchange. Next up, my husband asked me to bake and decorate 32 cookies for his junior golf clinic. 16 Tuesday and 16 Wednesday. It took two batches of sugar cookie dough. It was a 3-night process after work. I also individually bagged them in cookie bags and tied them with ribbon. Then on to our favorites, 3 batches of peanut brittle, 2 batches of chocolate balls, my Grandmother's Snickerdoodles and my Sister's butternut balls. We also made ten candy sleighs for Taylor's Christmas Caroling Party. Taylor and I wrapped beautiful presents for each other, we went and looked at Christmas lights, we celebrated Grandma's birthday at Aunt Janets. Mark's beautiful cousin, Patrice, came for seven days. We love her and love spending time with her! Santa left money for Cole and a new IPOD Touch for Taylor. Mounds of gifts were under the tree. I got a Kindle Fire and love it! Mark got a stereo system for our TV. The kids gave each other clothes for Christmas and I we enjoying a relaxing Christmas morning and had a nice breakfast at the dining room table. We went to Taylor's Winter Dance Recital. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeBUQaW5HRsjBATjSprzBwueDLbNHpXXqgOt6IZbw6golTYKtRgsNkt-G1qHZmgtTFWTHTkRixYiZBFAVk63gPYra0_7LcjkqD7vH6mLH6889FW53f0XGOka61xS3462cV_GZiw/s400/DSC01794.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688223232904019010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiDHwZtj4qR_UJAO2sKVLL4mzJuikjyyzNpyr6Y7YQOF9GkaY2YRvlelqwBJPi2ovVl4V80bjNcc4PzyNp_5n0cHHY35CR7vVMEl9Ta47EZsKyCwHaClJGftOyf9V5tBP-xsRpw/s1600/DSC01793.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiDHwZtj4qR_UJAO2sKVLL4mzJuikjyyzNpyr6Y7YQOF9GkaY2YRvlelqwBJPi2ovVl4V80bjNcc4PzyNp_5n0cHHY35CR7vVMEl9Ta47EZsKyCwHaClJGftOyf9V5tBP-xsRpw/s400/DSC01793.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688223020610525586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLnBJF431eOLYxyFngXOiFvJkOroE9jWuYsfKStEw5nVaFrlB41kaByuw35qOYon8GMTa3FUCfxgmTD6I6TG6AMapoqKCOeWnMBURgLf41m0-8GyyQzie8kRvGWbsl7HfUtvGbg/s1600/DSC01792.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLnBJF431eOLYxyFngXOiFvJkOroE9jWuYsfKStEw5nVaFrlB41kaByuw35qOYon8GMTa3FUCfxgmTD6I6TG6AMapoqKCOeWnMBURgLf41m0-8GyyQzie8kRvGWbsl7HfUtvGbg/s400/DSC01792.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688223017725422370" /></a><br /><br />Remembering my Sister this Christmas and our happy childhood Christmas's. We lost her in July, due to a very long illness. She was my only sibling and the holidays can be very difficult for those who have recently lost family members. I am so lucky to be surrounded my friends and family, near and far.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-16603503631188287582011-10-12T17:41:00.005-07:002011-10-12T17:55:15.323-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tBg5QGWeQfSd4MBHRiPR9yaqcDHXprQGgWinswyGYeO9w-1JxEwJv-lchWSE0UhtgVqMY3PIQvx2KMnz-NsywlsoqyaR1jVbFNruZQqy6pfvTcsSTYt8SqNrxSzcMMZxGQ3NhA/s1600/MeltingPot.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tBg5QGWeQfSd4MBHRiPR9yaqcDHXprQGgWinswyGYeO9w-1JxEwJv-lchWSE0UhtgVqMY3PIQvx2KMnz-NsywlsoqyaR1jVbFNruZQqy6pfvTcsSTYt8SqNrxSzcMMZxGQ3NhA/s400/MeltingPot.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662772387007620402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCe09z_BOajXqLlvkDswtIxI7Qx7z-TKVGAoPHtoRuNpepbahzDrs0Bru-n6myy_VgDwO3_kMKJLi99s4saQtcORXehUoGxek9J-TT82nKL54KG6vfeKKTSWM6CwexSl8yJeH9A/s1600/DSC02025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCe09z_BOajXqLlvkDswtIxI7Qx7z-TKVGAoPHtoRuNpepbahzDrs0Bru-n6myy_VgDwO3_kMKJLi99s4saQtcORXehUoGxek9J-TT82nKL54KG6vfeKKTSWM6CwexSl8yJeH9A/s400/DSC02025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662771366955180466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii74K63UtTt1vtOZlqLGrYQLGKCga6BVSkkw-Nk9Nc3NgGBVguocedjIJZjUgKKDSjUnEiZ2EXTaYNyKRBj8tPXc4k17zWoHp07NkcpK-f_WgK4t0xMgmHqbT76QcjjmpHAqMb5A/s1600/DSC02024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii74K63UtTt1vtOZlqLGrYQLGKCga6BVSkkw-Nk9Nc3NgGBVguocedjIJZjUgKKDSjUnEiZ2EXTaYNyKRBj8tPXc4k17zWoHp07NkcpK-f_WgK4t0xMgmHqbT76QcjjmpHAqMb5A/s400/DSC02024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662771364547941250" /></a><br /><br />We celebrated our 25th Anniversary yesterday. My husband made reservations ahead of time, had a card waiting for me when I woke up and delivered these beautiful roses. We dined at The Melting Pot. I loved it. It was private and romantic and perfect. We have other celebrations planned for our 25th and are stretching them out throughout the year.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-52145140112852248872011-07-04T17:55:00.003-07:002011-07-04T19:05:22.414-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvhTWCQGJst75yQfOfe5Zsxb_qBkoNMVUIy_pnkYyzBKGc0U8dc4WYJYciMjO18aXMh6ajdrsDUjL3qaiFnyGeLE33HT1cMpQZiQqPfjyoyLUJRF01m-XdOTk2G_k-tQD1yo0EQ/s1600/DSC01603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAvhTWCQGJst75yQfOfe5Zsxb_qBkoNMVUIy_pnkYyzBKGc0U8dc4WYJYciMjO18aXMh6ajdrsDUjL3qaiFnyGeLE33HT1cMpQZiQqPfjyoyLUJRF01m-XdOTk2G_k-tQD1yo0EQ/s400/DSC01603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625669974945071010" /></a><br /><br />Happy Fourth!<br />I hope that you are enjoying a Happy Fourth of July, celebrating with family and friends. We are! My sweet friend, Loretta, had a festive party yesterday. She taught several of us to play a fun card game called "Skit Skat". I'm enjoying my festive banners hung on my vintage window. Tina gave me the window and she will be up from Tucson on Wednesday. I can't wait to show her how I'm embellishing our window.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo9Fd4Nm-1fijIO5v_1cE1mMhFMQEHNWg2bh_P7b9hDjAzUpVeY3UIqOXG7PCTFGEScsrwjMSU4syZGVkh8HjDixYu3fuzKJEI7qa7Krrzt9vY52gAzpl1sJYt7tjox6Gp2ASUQ/s1600/654debc8-bebd-4078-a42a-127d228fc5fa.Large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUo9Fd4Nm-1fijIO5v_1cE1mMhFMQEHNWg2bh_P7b9hDjAzUpVeY3UIqOXG7PCTFGEScsrwjMSU4syZGVkh8HjDixYu3fuzKJEI7qa7Krrzt9vY52gAzpl1sJYt7tjox6Gp2ASUQ/s400/654debc8-bebd-4078-a42a-127d228fc5fa.Large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625669990902167602" /></a><br /><br />I made these cookies with my William's Sonoma Message in a Cookie set. Of course I was in a hurry and was out of unsalted butter. I used margarine and promptly threw them in the trash as soon as they came out of the oven. I learned my lesson.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf_m2wQuIzOxMOwghA0giwUiuhGgNWW97swsyhDpfvCsuAx_xhNKJoLVc1IKBb9b3n4TJzEZ7hCZ2_yQtvChXGIuGRsG_-7SseaFYCtjL4-SS3RqQ0Z5Jc88J4JhUkkbHTJ4Okw/s1600/DSC01600.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnf_m2wQuIzOxMOwghA0giwUiuhGgNWW97swsyhDpfvCsuAx_xhNKJoLVc1IKBb9b3n4TJzEZ7hCZ2_yQtvChXGIuGRsG_-7SseaFYCtjL4-SS3RqQ0Z5Jc88J4JhUkkbHTJ4Okw/s400/DSC01600.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625669982687711234" /></a><br /><br />Today the four of us are home together. I made a summer dinner of burgers, potato salad, watermelon, lemonade and flag cake for dessert. We will be watching the fireworks from our master bedroom window enjoying the air conditioning. I think it only hit 110 today.<br /><br />Happy Fourth!SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-45519926626579587462011-06-18T12:22:00.006-07:002011-06-18T12:33:12.772-07:00Taylor's dance recital was last night. It turned out really well. Their performances were held on two days which helped significantly with the length of the recital, parking, etc. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4nYmSw59kur405GmZPKrHgvxzv0_sfA08rzHNkVCIrzoSQNwmpObXOVRfYU4FwBYQaIgr9wycixCSQgm2vuLgMvs54sXFghpZ9bZz8qV3JiIWCoP9u4K_hmoty3fIyri0oFHOw/s1600/DSC01063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4nYmSw59kur405GmZPKrHgvxzv0_sfA08rzHNkVCIrzoSQNwmpObXOVRfYU4FwBYQaIgr9wycixCSQgm2vuLgMvs54sXFghpZ9bZz8qV3JiIWCoP9u4K_hmoty3fIyri0oFHOw/s400/DSC01063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619643414801796162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPmod151r4AXpmCmLL5A7RwJWQUVpJRuWNOgMtTs-Ov2fyHpJMq73wmRfcyMfzq9ouN-5yyLkBmH13UErqoUIjRogkmg9b3_KW_hfjStgUlF8tuemt-8PDAC4VFqQw-hIZMNYjQ/s1600/DSC01081.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwmqYOojmPcxPROX7vddRG8X1Q7sylZ3K8_lAbdYz6ZDt5_BMDeh_plr95egisAm9HjXl8i2bd5vk_QO6dKAhMlDY-JA3LzqLNpwkmlg1tSQpOnCtUd4jiYUh94XksdwyA2SBjw/s400/DSC01095.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619643389643841426" /></a><br /><br />The backdrop was amazing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Wy0hPNIB-yAd1k86CFasKploqQqeCU03ZyF6Y7Y0aHaoSI3MH9ehyM69NIakixv8HqLjnwtbH5-Gvx9JWcgpL1xUzrFYcR9fq1cTD5OotG5h3yl6ohh3ATnuDF3zn3LrE_tKg/s1600/DSC01200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-Wy0hPNIB-yAd1k86CFasKploqQqeCU03ZyF6Y7Y0aHaoSI3MH9ehyM69NIakixv8HqLjnwtbH5-Gvx9JWcgpL1xUzrFYcR9fq1cTD5OotG5h3yl6ohh3ATnuDF3zn3LrE_tKg/s400/DSC01200.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619644475419150930" /></a><br /><br />Daddy brought flowers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXbI3KWsKG87Wg8deFLpN4xETawy8P_UNuhejVsFbSrEKzH_K0Hj4ISm7aMxrcctgSgrzM4voNjn-JUG4307J97UrR2FMbSOq4rtVTq7R9214gZPZq5gLkbYRs-7Nypv2WeTL3Q/s1600/DSC01219.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXbI3KWsKG87Wg8deFLpN4xETawy8P_UNuhejVsFbSrEKzH_K0Hj4ISm7aMxrcctgSgrzM4voNjn-JUG4307J97UrR2FMbSOq4rtVTq7R9214gZPZq5gLkbYRs-7Nypv2WeTL3Q/s400/DSC01219.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619644849778866610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1PzWGeqdCJq7TFeMxvUAqEbLqupwAUV2cXEh1uF4Pi49lnBtUwAETIWG0MND93giqHF7CV-r-6GeMEtQ81apOpQSoVNnNjKMPo4nnHnemPeEYDf8inwUjw1Io1F18zTotYMVnQ/s1600/DSC01209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1PzWGeqdCJq7TFeMxvUAqEbLqupwAUV2cXEh1uF4Pi49lnBtUwAETIWG0MND93giqHF7CV-r-6GeMEtQ81apOpQSoVNnNjKMPo4nnHnemPeEYDf8inwUjw1Io1F18zTotYMVnQ/s400/DSC01209.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619644842086449522" /></a>SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-70679292561619459242011-06-12T19:57:00.001-07:002011-06-12T19:58:26.569-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1V7rkiKnuloTvSHtJypNP9cZflxl4XXefKtJTWU7XWY8NVp3YL8ksoFZYrihw61h_kSxMsyJnPm4he2BbdrRRjodqRPLFM-L0k6kkSZ7XZRBx0D4lqvs6Kuh1Nxf2abVqNjeH5Q/s1600/thumbnail.aspx.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1V7rkiKnuloTvSHtJypNP9cZflxl4XXefKtJTWU7XWY8NVp3YL8ksoFZYrihw61h_kSxMsyJnPm4he2BbdrRRjodqRPLFM-L0k6kkSZ7XZRBx0D4lqvs6Kuh1Nxf2abVqNjeH5Q/s400/thumbnail.aspx.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617533144508588450" /></a><br /><br /><br />My husband got a Hole In One today. It's his fifth one. I'm so proud of him. He was so excited when he called me.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-28751820023636061712011-06-07T16:56:00.002-07:002011-06-07T16:58:41.636-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswqoUSDqSjDiDv6FhBNfIxA_us55i5fItOaq7vRhQq5BcBL2nw02eezdf76gXWegH0JljMpIaz_AlFPmL6AFzA-rHlI8ZU81XiB_0sqnd5UrAEPzLCYCYn3ldtMBy-GNs4dNyTA/s1600/DSC01127.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswqoUSDqSjDiDv6FhBNfIxA_us55i5fItOaq7vRhQq5BcBL2nw02eezdf76gXWegH0JljMpIaz_AlFPmL6AFzA-rHlI8ZU81XiB_0sqnd5UrAEPzLCYCYn3ldtMBy-GNs4dNyTA/s400/DSC01127.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615631264930125010" /></a><br /><br />Hello Pedicure! My husband left for work this morning while I was sleeping. When I came downstairs, I found this awesome surprise. I can't wait to go get my pedicure. What a great way to start my day. Thanks hon!SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-63708453260017242302011-06-06T10:25:00.013-07:002011-06-06T10:38:08.215-07:00Eighth Grade Graduation<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68kqRPzRyF-HNqlwLjSuxu4Z8M62Iad4UNGBNB2kKHe8CqjpayTCDimVsa-KvLHjydb06JTw_tmN5tVw0-QkujMSfGhSkVMCtd_lGa1titPR45CQ-tPDDw5POQ-LeoKttANULxg/s1600/DSC00941.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68kqRPzRyF-HNqlwLjSuxu4Z8M62Iad4UNGBNB2kKHe8CqjpayTCDimVsa-KvLHjydb06JTw_tmN5tVw0-QkujMSfGhSkVMCtd_lGa1titPR45CQ-tPDDw5POQ-LeoKttANULxg/s400/DSC00941.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615159617336192418" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqehYXQYl5GIpjJTZcv00xOGJ33E_sXorv41RlhtE1pguzBeNJMPNNaP-WG-qfn6Eb39nD44KpzZIVSacirnebWZHF15pe8x_ieWQbuSFSkQkfm39_5TVlgQaZbL61SBeSnbRHNg/s1600/DSC00933.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqehYXQYl5GIpjJTZcv00xOGJ33E_sXorv41RlhtE1pguzBeNJMPNNaP-WG-qfn6Eb39nD44KpzZIVSacirnebWZHF15pe8x_ieWQbuSFSkQkfm39_5TVlgQaZbL61SBeSnbRHNg/s400/DSC00933.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615159842438814338" /></a><br /><br />These girls have been friends since third grade! I'm so proud of all of them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PNgYWSjDfED3LktVdrrGmGssIrycrKnMzCOhDJPEnv_oC6xhNdtYkzTWfOjLRdZxfgDkR95PLOhH1bcn9XYV6LqNkLXgwO4tteP-gK422EK8p4F1hymvn14Of2e-_GNbLTxxlg/s1600/DSC00973.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4PNgYWSjDfED3LktVdrrGmGssIrycrKnMzCOhDJPEnv_oC6xhNdtYkzTWfOjLRdZxfgDkR95PLOhH1bcn9XYV6LqNkLXgwO4tteP-gK422EK8p4F1hymvn14Of2e-_GNbLTxxlg/s400/DSC00973.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615160328026617954" /></a><br /><br />Taylor and her friend Maddie. Maddie is so talented. She sang the National Anthem at the assembly a few weeks ago, just had an audition in LA, has stared in several musicals and sang a duet from Wicked at the graduation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh0AEOV_JyY6r5oZRAFHg6Hg4R3beCYg-pFB4SbbS6u_6U0F7l9_WYHgBaVM5N6ChIFEKUUaXyGFQtYUhT0Q81Md3JzhC6027-qFJoBllSVFW30wBExWN2lSmn2vV_Lrf0any0A/s1600/DSC00977.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJh0AEOV_JyY6r5oZRAFHg6Hg4R3beCYg-pFB4SbbS6u_6U0F7l9_WYHgBaVM5N6ChIFEKUUaXyGFQtYUhT0Q81Md3JzhC6027-qFJoBllSVFW30wBExWN2lSmn2vV_Lrf0any0A/s400/DSC00977.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615160895322975074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVtjDqzqjy5-jaxOB-DU17pRv1w3KV8HJNixZ6XIZFvXLtxvfnNctzKKoIYfHxILnNwPzQFZnG5w_0-w1GMUvJSZZLpee4cMyy-tEH82Q7h3Wyj2Nw81WMum9G4EaX-h_Rh-fLw/s1600/DSC00981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVtjDqzqjy5-jaxOB-DU17pRv1w3KV8HJNixZ6XIZFvXLtxvfnNctzKKoIYfHxILnNwPzQFZnG5w_0-w1GMUvJSZZLpee4cMyy-tEH82Q7h3Wyj2Nw81WMum9G4EaX-h_Rh-fLw/s400/DSC00981.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615160764584956226" /></a><br /><br />Two of her favorite teachers. She had them for the past two years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPE-ZYLjPvUVp_vmB9GIxrASzZtSoeJBZPFvcDeUV7ZtQVx3fEqh4L_qcstsQZ5pkX0eN1TZBOis-dr0A9esiQAwroDs6vUw_ep7PN6EcpNQ-A8XD8ZMFkwfTE_nYVz8a86AJkw/s1600/DSC00998.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPE-ZYLjPvUVp_vmB9GIxrASzZtSoeJBZPFvcDeUV7ZtQVx3fEqh4L_qcstsQZ5pkX0eN1TZBOis-dr0A9esiQAwroDs6vUw_ep7PN6EcpNQ-A8XD8ZMFkwfTE_nYVz8a86AJkw/s400/DSC00998.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615161275075894146" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jwovfqirpHdU7RaWdN2Zsz56FWbrnHIj1zyo-oN6C7WiEeZRYOHeISOBuJGWjRzzKj_Kyt6o1-ZHernN_Sl-23LkbJcjAMkuRVPpDkwCxDjY8pZ0Pnc2HwJa1fK1qslkyPcvcQ/s1600/DSC01000.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jwovfqirpHdU7RaWdN2Zsz56FWbrnHIj1zyo-oN6C7WiEeZRYOHeISOBuJGWjRzzKj_Kyt6o1-ZHernN_Sl-23LkbJcjAMkuRVPpDkwCxDjY8pZ0Pnc2HwJa1fK1qslkyPcvcQ/s400/DSC01000.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615161712408767650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUriamhszgI5dDaRirD7JklYZUTtwlvlC69Sixy7VOFnf6FKrs2IeK3L3qSfGmWQ7C-XjJTySmMCWs5fcckTcx3Ws85pwRbB_9sO3yYN70YsMVOu-x-go4JSS58Sgz-ODE5ooEEA/s1600/DSC01001.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUriamhszgI5dDaRirD7JklYZUTtwlvlC69Sixy7VOFnf6FKrs2IeK3L3qSfGmWQ7C-XjJTySmMCWs5fcckTcx3Ws85pwRbB_9sO3yYN70YsMVOu-x-go4JSS58Sgz-ODE5ooEEA/s400/DSC01001.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615161688558715570" /></a><br /><br />Taylor and I whipped these cute cookies up for a graduation party. We literally had about one hour to work on them. I bought an awesome new gadget called "Message in a Cookie" from Williams Sonoma. I love it and highly recommend it. I wish I could write a review on it. You just never know if products are going to live up to your expectations.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-4815218247788483572011-05-31T07:42:00.003-07:002011-05-31T07:46:19.883-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpjuDf6chArVQjoVQeFoL-4mJVOmcHC5v4vM6LyNbJ2LoaBmU8UVm0z5bO7vFWo8x9NqvBnOEusbLSb2M29nZ5z1MLiyekKSmjhXwpJJvVCo2FRepdtN4yRj5rUzThZb4ejMLAw/s1600/DSC00834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpjuDf6chArVQjoVQeFoL-4mJVOmcHC5v4vM6LyNbJ2LoaBmU8UVm0z5bO7vFWo8x9NqvBnOEusbLSb2M29nZ5z1MLiyekKSmjhXwpJJvVCo2FRepdtN4yRj5rUzThZb4ejMLAw/s400/DSC00834.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612890893591165858" /></a><br /><br />I think the baby hummingbird has outgrown its nest. Google tells us that only stay in the nest from 3-4 weeks, so it is about time for this little one to try out her wings!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlr5-ZEIfRm2KDvuUqa8GTnr1dbjn4bmveEJEpeQes9hxuVp1jnmd6PDU2z4uT-FGB8MMEv7EayHUis4iTTOIJKAKhutqDSQS30oGqPn3a8qQiecaiW9Jksh3WLmHTrelzraQYg/s1600/DSC00865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlr5-ZEIfRm2KDvuUqa8GTnr1dbjn4bmveEJEpeQes9hxuVp1jnmd6PDU2z4uT-FGB8MMEv7EayHUis4iTTOIJKAKhutqDSQS30oGqPn3a8qQiecaiW9Jksh3WLmHTrelzraQYg/s400/DSC00865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612891301784584466" /></a><br /><br />We celebrated with Mark's family Sunday and our own little family yesterday. I love celebrating every occasion.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-26392517730713238862011-05-30T12:00:00.006-07:002011-05-30T12:06:31.183-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPQtUt1nHMNQFBvlzqC64ZqCprB3ecRGEg09QGMmrgrltNJU2cOoe3uu_Pev708cOvLJCHIG9Lq4inUujzJhUsv1lmZMmDiLCYhVOhEcsvzWoOkuc61X5SbqUiPxIUc57Ip2n9g/s1600/Scan+21.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPQtUt1nHMNQFBvlzqC64ZqCprB3ecRGEg09QGMmrgrltNJU2cOoe3uu_Pev708cOvLJCHIG9Lq4inUujzJhUsv1lmZMmDiLCYhVOhEcsvzWoOkuc61X5SbqUiPxIUc57Ip2n9g/s400/Scan+21.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612586230831204818" /></a><br />Happy Memorial Day! Remembering my wonderfully sweet Father who has been gone for four years now. He enlisted in the Navy when he was just 17. He had graduated from high school at 17. His parents had to sign the permission slip. Now that our son just turned 17, I've been reflecting on my Grandmother's decision and how difficult that decision must have been. It was the last year of WWII. My Dad would be 83 now. I am thankful that he was not involved in any combat. He spent four years on a Navy ship. He always told us that it ruined travel for him. He was very happy staying home and was without a doubt, the kindness man I've known.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-25513258148240059332011-05-28T08:39:00.065-07:002011-05-28T11:05:49.081-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0mxTSKG7AQTg1-n4Ktl-PbBVU8JMbDpX6DSETh364i5pLUGZlt68lcVjvDvZbSS7JpWJ1cC3OzDTU71r2iG-8dKf7kHJoYVnzXh4oNfrTw80CkMZbeT3mod6S3EHhgP3kG2YhA/s1600/DSC00552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0mxTSKG7AQTg1-n4Ktl-PbBVU8JMbDpX6DSETh364i5pLUGZlt68lcVjvDvZbSS7JpWJ1cC3OzDTU71r2iG-8dKf7kHJoYVnzXh4oNfrTw80CkMZbeT3mod6S3EHhgP3kG2YhA/s400/DSC00552.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611792350562427874" /></a><br /><br />MAY HIGHLIGHTS<br /><br />Spent an afternoon with everyone's darling Canadian girl, <a href="http://saucysprinkles.com">Sasha</a>. We met through Club Little House about five years ago. She is my go-to girl for EVERYTHING. I have never met anyone with so much expertise in so many areas. Read her blog and you will agree. I treasured every moment of our afternoon. She brought the necklace for me and the darling button bracelet for Taylor. Of course she made them both. Notice the vintage coin with the harp and the typewriter button. Love them! I was thrilled when I received Sasha's email saying she was going to be in town. Can't wait till she comes back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxFHHD4np9hl36YbdUQo2LP__mMz7WLrPFG80c8Y2zF_VGiVFZGhCqMG6dXdQ0MOlm29ukeBWCRJJC81oH_bsyKs_NVQxZqqg4ZtQ508qCuZnb4Kcf5CL2Gd7TW22nhJuAo_E_Q/s1600/DSC00831.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxFHHD4np9hl36YbdUQo2LP__mMz7WLrPFG80c8Y2zF_VGiVFZGhCqMG6dXdQ0MOlm29ukeBWCRJJC81oH_bsyKs_NVQxZqqg4ZtQ508qCuZnb4Kcf5CL2Gd7TW22nhJuAo_E_Q/s400/DSC00831.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611815056509247666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh111FHlngWPKiPkZRwubqxGY-n95LihZ2WD2gVavY7cAuLAEfsIRd3BIHYSVADsJaBzq5Im8Jq-BzkRujxVIDT3f3CJOcQErwcBqkDXJ7OVAJPTl_KlaiAZLidVocrCiNqNtmUyg/s1600/DSC00830.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh111FHlngWPKiPkZRwubqxGY-n95LihZ2WD2gVavY7cAuLAEfsIRd3BIHYSVADsJaBzq5Im8Jq-BzkRujxVIDT3f3CJOcQErwcBqkDXJ7OVAJPTl_KlaiAZLidVocrCiNqNtmUyg/s400/DSC00830.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611815046518235138" /></a><br />Celebrated Mother's Day feeling very loved and spoiled by my family.<br /><br />Watched a hummingbird build its nest above my porch swing. I couldn't wait to peak out at the nest every morning. Now we are watching the baby grow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHznbtHd5gPmcLiAIGTw8LKDBDtU8toc1zW3k45I-DXWKQ_0eDSKi2SRC31w8K2gLBCHwC9BmGtZcrkle3zSYqe0bDzPvodkoJN84_q6Jckw69L_XMbw61gRmTMTLQsaT3UurRvQ/s1600/DSC00828.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHznbtHd5gPmcLiAIGTw8LKDBDtU8toc1zW3k45I-DXWKQ_0eDSKi2SRC31w8K2gLBCHwC9BmGtZcrkle3zSYqe0bDzPvodkoJN84_q6Jckw69L_XMbw61gRmTMTLQsaT3UurRvQ/s400/DSC00828.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611807473998285890" /></a><br /><br />Celebrated our son's 17th birthday. I'm so proud of the young man that he has become.<br /><br />Taylor and I attended our National Charity League's end-of-the-year brunch with several friends. So happy that my friends Angie, Laurie and Roxanne are members.<br /><br />Cheered and cried after learning that Cole made Drumline for his senior year after four weeks of tryouts.<br /><br />Attended banquet to watch Cole receive his high school letter for Drumline.<br /><br />Celebrated my birthday and was spoiled again! <br /><br />Took the photos for my daughter's school formal. They looked so pretty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGwFzEDNRWkqfDd2Iu7Q7W_XrxO8MY1SlfVupEEkVm2iyseH7jSKz-5i2LkTX02zeZKmSaWdkNDfjUvJvEOGHjXaeYaN7Lj5IKe4BdsAIkLn5i1Rel6xdR3ZGLP_JWPFybOivoA/s1600/DSC00734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGwFzEDNRWkqfDd2Iu7Q7W_XrxO8MY1SlfVupEEkVm2iyseH7jSKz-5i2LkTX02zeZKmSaWdkNDfjUvJvEOGHjXaeYaN7Lj5IKe4BdsAIkLn5i1Rel6xdR3ZGLP_JWPFybOivoA/s400/DSC00734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611797081305684530" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIFrBp138DSVPpKmtGp0PPri0yMW25xV1iCU148DcbAgpFsWhel27nBSiI8OMDLHsSXV00iJSqhWI_hpY6JNhOkNeKRRpiMUdaSKICgb2PqPA2wLKK-w61fFjtMAid56sHye_fQ/s1600/DSC00785.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIFrBp138DSVPpKmtGp0PPri0yMW25xV1iCU148DcbAgpFsWhel27nBSiI8OMDLHsSXV00iJSqhWI_hpY6JNhOkNeKRRpiMUdaSKICgb2PqPA2wLKK-w61fFjtMAid56sHye_fQ/s400/DSC00785.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611798209842899010" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDCPtuHqziZdDrXO3wF5NebW4XxVOE9ikqysBDe4ELqy6FEpmSV45QVmqb9nkhlIX4AAOpznx_xbFstC7GWrN8KS-3yYcIvk2R5eJTAN_1HG3C5SusBgYAxUT5Z2lDN5bfb609g/s1600/DSC00759.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDCPtuHqziZdDrXO3wF5NebW4XxVOE9ikqysBDe4ELqy6FEpmSV45QVmqb9nkhlIX4AAOpznx_xbFstC7GWrN8KS-3yYcIvk2R5eJTAN_1HG3C5SusBgYAxUT5Z2lDN5bfb609g/s400/DSC00759.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611798207732191650" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAFdv7y5phud3KaTWL_RNIco0kRYIjaPzdw4232UAf5bPiZSnY8iJOWDMNUJjhu7ldx4zxOM7RZ71ov9jY8qpF-q2JRyVnfUSDQJGvrmTJdXcjEw-U6b99R3PlAer2zoAMEeilA/s1600/DSC00800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAFdv7y5phud3KaTWL_RNIco0kRYIjaPzdw4232UAf5bPiZSnY8iJOWDMNUJjhu7ldx4zxOM7RZ71ov9jY8qpF-q2JRyVnfUSDQJGvrmTJdXcjEw-U6b99R3PlAer2zoAMEeilA/s400/DSC00800.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611798492882510338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6NJvOA4bHNU7t6flPo2Ookq2rVahNhJS_EdwOT06QY25lubDxcFDCDVGBgSm-FoH1RNQO7Nnh1kXKgFesTrVzQzlIZoSIuabioC8REP6SzjCNG_iDicQfYW7RYDpmzHs1T-qEQ/s1600/DSC00790.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6NJvOA4bHNU7t6flPo2Ookq2rVahNhJS_EdwOT06QY25lubDxcFDCDVGBgSm-FoH1RNQO7Nnh1kXKgFesTrVzQzlIZoSIuabioC8REP6SzjCNG_iDicQfYW7RYDpmzHs1T-qEQ/s400/DSC00790.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611798488795758514" /></a><br /><br />Went to a going-away party for our incredibly talented girl <a href="http://maigirlz.typepad.com">Maija</a>. She is moving to Colorado and will be missed! Saw a friend at her party, Lisa, that I haven't seen in 15 years.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc6fEo2IUawO7QU9ugGIjrqOdOa8d0Hmph6r8pOPvhe5JZz-6wKqW7qzNpCFpFRmBg2rnlqr5XcrzC7TJNvyrmv9zcNnuV04CZSpYVesLiUGOeEinYFMDcr2utsGtmBmH2ZK80A/s1600/250094_2088894908072_1416190947_32526206_3972639_s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 98px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGc6fEo2IUawO7QU9ugGIjrqOdOa8d0Hmph6r8pOPvhe5JZz-6wKqW7qzNpCFpFRmBg2rnlqr5XcrzC7TJNvyrmv9zcNnuV04CZSpYVesLiUGOeEinYFMDcr2utsGtmBmH2ZK80A/s400/250094_2088894908072_1416190947_32526206_3972639_s.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611816288711183154" /></a><br /><br />Attended the junior high assembly to witness my daughter receiving an award and $50 more (she all ready received $175) for her award-winning Patriotic essay. So proud of her!<br /><br />Attended the 4.0 High Honors ceremony to watch Cole receive his academic letter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6CN_u4FyV6Futnbhk3r7uDJzIEJYf4GS60MwjZfJx-Tq1WpaMhw0mCl8H4Q2R657ydTTGbXVUQWMTInOUioZ9VVjZWSC84UHWg-9XNgDelWvTibLYAf2wBgpcTGVp4QQVxLxrw/s1600/DSC00571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6CN_u4FyV6Futnbhk3r7uDJzIEJYf4GS60MwjZfJx-Tq1WpaMhw0mCl8H4Q2R657ydTTGbXVUQWMTInOUioZ9VVjZWSC84UHWg-9XNgDelWvTibLYAf2wBgpcTGVp4QQVxLxrw/s400/DSC00571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611801318269996370" /></a><br /><br />Went to the Chandler Flea Market. I look forward to this event. Met <a href="http://vintagebliss.typepad.com">Tricia</a> there several years ago and have friends with her since. Saw her twice this month. She was at Maija's party too! She has the most awesome finds. I've never left her booth empty handed. Hands down, she's my favorite at the flea market, Blissfest, Art Unraveled, you name it. If she is there, she's my favorite!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrnsxb1mbTZZpCSUl8vECkwIOdZc5mwbomiYkhL6sT0cE-Y8v6QdcShkAUbDkhdle1n7EJzTXBCfX08ZgzXTE4QYfFE682qsaMBEuH6cmOap1rbA70pFf4qyknKEQDTKS8Mkb2g/s1600/DSC00812.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrnsxb1mbTZZpCSUl8vECkwIOdZc5mwbomiYkhL6sT0cE-Y8v6QdcShkAUbDkhdle1n7EJzTXBCfX08ZgzXTE4QYfFE682qsaMBEuH6cmOap1rbA70pFf4qyknKEQDTKS8Mkb2g/s400/DSC00812.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611816993168895682" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV96bARBYdfjrbgKVJzXggJP_vsqGq3kzF2t3_HDIG9hIS3SG9fqVdOIL5TeTzRRIMbPzCD6HZM-ZlF9nd6o6OQvFtRw4MwFTW-6DqBdbTOb37DkZbIu8nLT3OhoUStdok1A-IIQ/s1600/DSC00813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV96bARBYdfjrbgKVJzXggJP_vsqGq3kzF2t3_HDIG9hIS3SG9fqVdOIL5TeTzRRIMbPzCD6HZM-ZlF9nd6o6OQvFtRw4MwFTW-6DqBdbTOb37DkZbIu8nLT3OhoUStdok1A-IIQ/s400/DSC00813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611817575188074194" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1os2Pog_K-dpVbiggOfq3hx2QroTBxdTHv5jlLLx5iUouuRZHkUAv91kYiNEwPHa43vGKiahkXuTG2EhK2jpHQ-iGIqt7ev7I7dTAOH_qm3EYzhM245HB7phekMn-jI2DKGOQA/s1600/DSC00805.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1os2Pog_K-dpVbiggOfq3hx2QroTBxdTHv5jlLLx5iUouuRZHkUAv91kYiNEwPHa43vGKiahkXuTG2EhK2jpHQ-iGIqt7ev7I7dTAOH_qm3EYzhM245HB7phekMn-jI2DKGOQA/s400/DSC00805.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611802512314841634" /></a> <br /><br />Spent some time organizing around the house. Reorganized and decluttered our pantry. Love it now!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFY1mc42qYPyqGYF9iBN7oe_Mcsibsh6prGfg_6ftQql1RNNswrJTmz8bk3ZX_B740QvqYvuh53WPRLmEK7lvcn6HJGevbMuLp_4vA6E7x52wdv_gXeGkKCN0Op14iWv9RWrwOg/s1600/DSC00804.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFY1mc42qYPyqGYF9iBN7oe_Mcsibsh6prGfg_6ftQql1RNNswrJTmz8bk3ZX_B740QvqYvuh53WPRLmEK7lvcn6HJGevbMuLp_4vA6E7x52wdv_gXeGkKCN0Op14iWv9RWrwOg/s400/DSC00804.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611802966538850082" /></a><br /><br />Dreaming of these jars for my pantry to replace my ancient bright orange Tupperware canisters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w9P8mYQ3tFq8__G0ZSjuKiFVM42Vu5RTWuf3vQcjpkvw2EJz8oy4RnZ1CoOusxoPQz035apDPKX9X0ufIwRcL1lCXqltpGKPdZtmrD4wnEu3HXUjwZb3pLlcAXse3n5TRAn9ng/s1600/pantry+and+valentines+day+2010+064.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-w9P8mYQ3tFq8__G0ZSjuKiFVM42Vu5RTWuf3vQcjpkvw2EJz8oy4RnZ1CoOusxoPQz035apDPKX9X0ufIwRcL1lCXqltpGKPdZtmrD4wnEu3HXUjwZb3pLlcAXse3n5TRAn9ng/s400/pantry+and+valentines+day+2010+064.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611803258531768306" /></a><br /><br />Also with my de cluttering efforts, had a garage sale with a girlfriend, made $192, but more importantly watched our girls have a lemonade stand. They had a blast and made $18. A firetruck did a uturn and bought lemonade from them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5EvmqpKA1tem6z7Gjo1BDO56iAZYg8wTDJnsPBmgsv76Q8g1lbC8aPv-M1y1lvEWSwH46n3IXoPuCXvVYemq05v4Yq0z3UuhKDsbCLMZbRIyCfBlug3sbb3MAFqWkC3Nih1O6Q/s1600/DSC00718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB5EvmqpKA1tem6z7Gjo1BDO56iAZYg8wTDJnsPBmgsv76Q8g1lbC8aPv-M1y1lvEWSwH46n3IXoPuCXvVYemq05v4Yq0z3UuhKDsbCLMZbRIyCfBlug3sbb3MAFqWkC3Nih1O6Q/s400/DSC00718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611804450639228098" /></a><br /><br />Sold broken necklaces and single earrings, etc at Valley Gold and made $805!!! Couldn't believe it.<br /><br />Ended the school year with both of our kids getting FANTASTIC grades in their AP and gifted classrooms. Equally important, ending the year with both of them happy with their schools, friends and having fun!<br /><br />My Cup is Full.<br /><br />Now onto the weekend to include my birthday dinner, Cole's birthday get-together with friends and a Memorial Day family BBQ.<br /><br />Summer is almost here. Yippee!!!SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-83514243343925133362011-05-08T17:49:00.005-07:002011-05-08T18:02:47.112-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrebj-_DLZdVfBDI4lgAR58WYVT_f_IyAI9jf7MCnYiwXVY1Hsykz1dj61ncSS-sslnXF8YMAlGcaDhtbneXEXo-ZvE3O6xwv-TuoeU8wWQzVDocmqCnb7qP9lkw1tn2BVOWNIA/s1600/DSC00729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrebj-_DLZdVfBDI4lgAR58WYVT_f_IyAI9jf7MCnYiwXVY1Hsykz1dj61ncSS-sslnXF8YMAlGcaDhtbneXEXo-ZvE3O6xwv-TuoeU8wWQzVDocmqCnb7qP9lkw1tn2BVOWNIA/s400/DSC00729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604512583102681218" /></a><br />Happy Mother's Day!<br />Mine began with a celebration last night. My husband surprised me by delivering these beautiful, pale pink hydrangeas to me. Our teenagers both went to birthday parties and we had the evening to ourselves. He not only grocery shopped, but cooked for me. We dined on salad, salmon and strawberry shortcake. This morning he gave me a sweet card. Taylor designed a darling card on Tinyprints.com. I cried when I read it. She is the most incredible writer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMuSoolCrqhGh8BVQRDO0Hrr07BGRhYF5mPZkB1B9KTciwqtB8ICEzh4pwQxJNzZSFFgdtRh04BYomlnd8uOb48FlmxjN0TFnBE2_4Xwm3v-PEZW0Qj_qOEkKR0QPSr9zgIbovw/s1600/samsara.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMuSoolCrqhGh8BVQRDO0Hrr07BGRhYF5mPZkB1B9KTciwqtB8ICEzh4pwQxJNzZSFFgdtRh04BYomlnd8uOb48FlmxjN0TFnBE2_4Xwm3v-PEZW0Qj_qOEkKR0QPSr9zgIbovw/s400/samsara.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604515141732757778" /></a><br /><br />I've been out of my favorite perfume for a few years now. I'm thrilled to have this new bottle!<br />We went to church this morning. They gave each of the mothers a carnation. We went out to lunch, shopped a bit and we are looking forward to a nice dinner and movie tonight.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-60675920723072394092011-04-17T07:23:00.003-07:002011-04-25T07:38:55.520-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QtqtSj5SZMiW_xmB4_3OXHsxFCNHTIdG509oRfORJiCbto4_QSO0jUAEmhXYJkXYm6dY8Bvc9uZNlu3ZtcUAIIvy5MeHcULu1hswI9hfvupsYQCfZVykGrV3rmc1XBHLtkpHnw/s1600/216214_1739740656214_1319599918_31767730_3599955_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QtqtSj5SZMiW_xmB4_3OXHsxFCNHTIdG509oRfORJiCbto4_QSO0jUAEmhXYJkXYm6dY8Bvc9uZNlu3ZtcUAIIvy5MeHcULu1hswI9hfvupsYQCfZVykGrV3rmc1XBHLtkpHnw/s400/216214_1739740656214_1319599918_31767730_3599955_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599530675006221218" /></a><br />Our son is extremely involved in his high school band's drumline. We are very proud of the young man that he has become. Their drumline just won the state championship for the fifth year in a row. Friday morning we had to be at Channel 12's news station by 5:30 a.m. Here is a clip of their interview. (Note, fast forward 3/4 the way through to get to the interview with the female anchor.)<br /><br />Here are some of us outside the News Station watching them perform.<br /><br /><br />http://www.azcentral.com/video/905738724001SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-21873014477944764982011-04-03T09:39:00.024-07:002011-04-03T11:24:32.308-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQjgnZGFbj1N6OCbuWzzQ1_uyVXBAPI0kIB9eg0sTYc3c6iheNe7_k2sTaReKmDtVSK-5-Yo0IQCQj4DjY8FCgqhWVsqJHnAnFjb05mxt13BsVWDkE93fdK46P4xlGPT2KMdttQ/s1600/DSC00402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQjgnZGFbj1N6OCbuWzzQ1_uyVXBAPI0kIB9eg0sTYc3c6iheNe7_k2sTaReKmDtVSK-5-Yo0IQCQj4DjY8FCgqhWVsqJHnAnFjb05mxt13BsVWDkE93fdK46P4xlGPT2KMdttQ/s400/DSC00402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591398127527816530" /></a><br /><br />More of San Diego. I hauled all of my family to the Urban Barn in Escondido. I must say that they are very patient with making sure that I get to most of the places on my list. I always have a list. (wink). I also have a list of places that we didn't have time for which makes me look forward to our next trip. I didn't ever make it to the Barn in Temecula so I was thrilled to finally see Urban Barn. I was not disappointed. Of course, shopping with your husband isn't as ideal as with girlfriends that get the vintage thing. I would have loved to have brought home some furniture. I've been looking for a settee for over a year and they had one! It just wouldn't fit in my car. I even have the linen to have it reupholstered. should have asked about the history of that Gypsy wagon. Wow!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUnuOHBySMmh9GzN13mA0Sul3yfMf-oP_4ybUFeX9NbT5W3VmZ1dKeIi3g6mnVxNpGyBi9lw0lqL_abx2vwpxVcrIJWzy8wrh-89Ctmh2OMg-fBkATs77rBewF__jjBotauk9Xw/s1600/DSC00401.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUnuOHBySMmh9GzN13mA0Sul3yfMf-oP_4ybUFeX9NbT5W3VmZ1dKeIi3g6mnVxNpGyBi9lw0lqL_abx2vwpxVcrIJWzy8wrh-89Ctmh2OMg-fBkATs77rBewF__jjBotauk9Xw/s400/DSC00401.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591398993369926578" /></a><br /><br /> Love the shell cabinet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWMrp6V7vI4Kspfd8ZqLwkOGmA5oKTfX4VblSs1zuetIFoDx09NT8hO2HFLBsba26Z8RJeXvr_bNmDwNB2nEE57qn8u_aP6WfTp44lhs4iqdAwmdjJGqT1slTPw_WyKJLY_pnDA/s1600/DSC00400.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWMrp6V7vI4Kspfd8ZqLwkOGmA5oKTfX4VblSs1zuetIFoDx09NT8hO2HFLBsba26Z8RJeXvr_bNmDwNB2nEE57qn8u_aP6WfTp44lhs4iqdAwmdjJGqT1slTPw_WyKJLY_pnDA/s400/DSC00400.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591399348060574274" /></a><br /><br />And the cute little tiara. Why didn't I buy it for her??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhNJVaolGIOr_JCUIxAIOBjCWXYKUdOxhwPALdRRSPqXra157iagt_8k2O0XPmN_tu5s3JKJLlap02A1BEy95edGTcmXaMsA3mbxY_7G4EwrVugxiaPliVHDcv3X19ggH4uHkgA/s1600/DSC00399.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhNJVaolGIOr_JCUIxAIOBjCWXYKUdOxhwPALdRRSPqXra157iagt_8k2O0XPmN_tu5s3JKJLlap02A1BEy95edGTcmXaMsA3mbxY_7G4EwrVugxiaPliVHDcv3X19ggH4uHkgA/s400/DSC00399.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591399617014366546" /></a><br /><br />I did find a necklace that I fell in love with. It did fit in the car!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmwRCqgX_yEyU2hPJ0E5USPXBNTN1lJsI6WF6KGBIvvx4fmbiDoSV5tKi0rIltBryxu5waDqUsHtkUA2KK-vr_n8G-PpPtYaoxkhFXEGz3M5ti5zUcy7-f97SsYdjP4zltNeiAw/s1600/DSC00470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmwRCqgX_yEyU2hPJ0E5USPXBNTN1lJsI6WF6KGBIvvx4fmbiDoSV5tKi0rIltBryxu5waDqUsHtkUA2KK-vr_n8G-PpPtYaoxkhFXEGz3M5ti5zUcy7-f97SsYdjP4zltNeiAw/s400/DSC00470.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591423763489479634" /></a><br /><br />I forgot to show off the little bird I found at Paper Tales. She fits right in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAIioWTyT2AyAK7eUTmBSnJDnw5IpYHJRveTxwWDHAvBNlyXGGs4Iqk4h4264gJCfg7kXC51R75V8gkJ6BtQtqE_LRzb_zOb7OC_A8rsvKM9IaAU21cxFvMWtha0a4enIVYhf5Q/s1600/DSC00476.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjAIioWTyT2AyAK7eUTmBSnJDnw5IpYHJRveTxwWDHAvBNlyXGGs4Iqk4h4264gJCfg7kXC51R75V8gkJ6BtQtqE_LRzb_zOb7OC_A8rsvKM9IaAU21cxFvMWtha0a4enIVYhf5Q/s400/DSC00476.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591424153431472930" /></a><br /><br />On our last night, we stopped at Fashion Island. Fun stores. Restoration Hardware, Antropology, Kate Spade, Jimmy Choo shoes, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus. Love the Kate Spade window.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCk5PLTLJa25nckbu_nWFbiNQCoj4wGb1rCrxyQPwA0pdyXDjG3780jKgkjsD3dd6-lO0C9xZ5W9AgKAW3wGmNHeWDeosoUT0b9K4N5WjEUt_foCBMJnPfYoZEnMcVBHP3mj4VQ/s1600/DSC00443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbCk5PLTLJa25nckbu_nWFbiNQCoj4wGb1rCrxyQPwA0pdyXDjG3780jKgkjsD3dd6-lO0C9xZ5W9AgKAW3wGmNHeWDeosoUT0b9K4N5WjEUt_foCBMJnPfYoZEnMcVBHP3mj4VQ/s400/DSC00443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591405479062679890" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd49hwEPpJnjvsJj_Y5ZacbWoWwgSOvA8VjDzcTXs4Ew5P22IGdZvT11kQiWt4GfEOP9IHIcsPlQoYEkeRZH6q_sxF7tI1Mcnle8v6cS8NOWJQEA_2wLwxqYjhRxN5xXcDFkJuQ/s1600/DSC00417.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOd49hwEPpJnjvsJj_Y5ZacbWoWwgSOvA8VjDzcTXs4Ew5P22IGdZvT11kQiWt4GfEOP9IHIcsPlQoYEkeRZH6q_sxF7tI1Mcnle8v6cS8NOWJQEA_2wLwxqYjhRxN5xXcDFkJuQ/s400/DSC00417.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591405742356064482" /></a><br /><br />Here we are, dreaming of our next trip.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-46178754555293501152011-03-23T08:24:00.020-07:002011-03-23T21:03:04.094-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig-kEKM-LhG6kDDdeGR0KPIZZB2oQm6TaQI1ZIChjW8UdkpPBS10AaBN0pj7wdv4JqUQmRvyDZWfFYpxkiq7HGbykOmxXQ1m3iuVxIBhPkO3ycvXQnYyq0-Sya4sLaaJuBE3W2w/s1600/DSC00328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig-kEKM-LhG6kDDdeGR0KPIZZB2oQm6TaQI1ZIChjW8UdkpPBS10AaBN0pj7wdv4JqUQmRvyDZWfFYpxkiq7HGbykOmxXQ1m3iuVxIBhPkO3ycvXQnYyq0-Sya4sLaaJuBE3W2w/s400/DSC00328.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587296743914635474" /></a><br />Spring Break Get Away. Aaah, it was bliss. I think it was the first time in months that I truly relaxed. It probably helped that I had a serious cold/flu, asthma, sinus virus that I've been fighting for over a month that got worse the day we left. My husband bought me some Nyquill and I had a wonderful nightcap of that every night and was asleep before 9. Wow! I wonder what they put in it. It was a tad chilly in Southern California, but that didn't deter us. Luckily, the sun was shining the day we went my favorite beach on Coronado. It was a successful, beachcombing day. I found two sand dollars and a beautiful piece of sea glass. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsooOpyHaF7RIgjVxFOlEmCuBShY3234uHvfKe80LCbgRGECAe9Z3FN0MWPc0zP_4PiRHvoGJ9XGctzCrfjLSrI13aGu047jo2LAnYS3O3sfIdGHwa5kOajDf5hvX7TtEgjHIbiw/s1600/DSC00385.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsooOpyHaF7RIgjVxFOlEmCuBShY3234uHvfKe80LCbgRGECAe9Z3FN0MWPc0zP_4PiRHvoGJ9XGctzCrfjLSrI13aGu047jo2LAnYS3O3sfIdGHwa5kOajDf5hvX7TtEgjHIbiw/s400/DSC00385.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587299081563361442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXgfWvY6U-_y4c3fZxPw4zGwrpJR-PAU2ftMKH6bgePqvc7jwo40thulPnxKDy_vy33rDR0Qq9BF7tIyXQdPjXX7WbfLW-JlhNMv_IptLJ1r5aa9FNNg4khsrUShfew0PMJHfwQ/s1600/DSC00386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXgfWvY6U-_y4c3fZxPw4zGwrpJR-PAU2ftMKH6bgePqvc7jwo40thulPnxKDy_vy33rDR0Qq9BF7tIyXQdPjXX7WbfLW-JlhNMv_IptLJ1r5aa9FNNg4khsrUShfew0PMJHfwQ/s400/DSC00386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587356539578476738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx__DJJ71qzoCX02kh1d4mj7rrbOElobwSJe_aL-J4Qr9E_nCz54BI61kLj4Yyk2Nb1C3UKVZKSXc2E8Frn5DuKcs1WjgTgNh6KAq1138PBb12EyVpA3-bGnUw1JiJFqQXP3Cyg/s1600/DSC00384.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifx__DJJ71qzoCX02kh1d4mj7rrbOElobwSJe_aL-J4Qr9E_nCz54BI61kLj4Yyk2Nb1C3UKVZKSXc2E8Frn5DuKcs1WjgTgNh6KAq1138PBb12EyVpA3-bGnUw1JiJFqQXP3Cyg/s400/DSC00384.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587299076777824690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEliRKdvsAUq3r0lUjJgg18kFIloO9IWjcNb2oc8NJC0oEjW47gKDEA8W_W-nofXVpp5DNSbh0SxxW1Nhyphenhyphen03jA2CykJVuaSCLP7jkezFG5ZCawToldEFMppom6f_QBLciY21swqA/s1600/DSC00383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEliRKdvsAUq3r0lUjJgg18kFIloO9IWjcNb2oc8NJC0oEjW47gKDEA8W_W-nofXVpp5DNSbh0SxxW1Nhyphenhyphen03jA2CykJVuaSCLP7jkezFG5ZCawToldEFMppom6f_QBLciY21swqA/s400/DSC00383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587299072788156658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZLPKW9pdfy5s_na0OqVTPHNqbHXFwlnU0sY1xjIb6dh2XgS9ZXt1AkPG5AR0TDtN-pq1cbC2TbHfJUvmK3c9tfFAY2mOjxfTPz76qQPhxEdacs99R6Be_VLr-gpvYsDhL-NOCg/s1600/DSC00374.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZLPKW9pdfy5s_na0OqVTPHNqbHXFwlnU0sY1xjIb6dh2XgS9ZXt1AkPG5AR0TDtN-pq1cbC2TbHfJUvmK3c9tfFAY2mOjxfTPz76qQPhxEdacs99R6Be_VLr-gpvYsDhL-NOCg/s400/DSC00374.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587299069493365714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEA74ifVJYS9zis48T7AxGSIb7vIq_0RprVZRFnKPfrEXem0xN7J_WjxPv5vgYFk9kwIbOGGmAPCrSH-oQ0haN9WoU0ndH6LTPBde0Hyrrmcuuju5aNjR8sIOJOLOUKt-jM9le2w/s1600/DSC00373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEA74ifVJYS9zis48T7AxGSIb7vIq_0RprVZRFnKPfrEXem0xN7J_WjxPv5vgYFk9kwIbOGGmAPCrSH-oQ0haN9WoU0ndH6LTPBde0Hyrrmcuuju5aNjR8sIOJOLOUKt-jM9le2w/s400/DSC00373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587299060601302274" /></a><br />We stopped in at Seaport Village. We were walking along the promenade and noticed these beautiful exotic birds. As soon as we walked up, the man put two birds on Taylor's shoulders. I'm so glad that I had my camera out!<br />I wanted to tour the Midway, but we arrived a little too late. I am crazy about the solider/nurse statue. It reminds me of the movie Pearl Harbor. It's gigantic! <br />After leaving the harbor, my dear husband drove us to Paper Tales, an incredible Scrapbook and Paper Arts store in Point Loma. Last time I saw Michelle and Helle, they were still in the planning stages of the store. I was thrilled to find Helle teaching in the store. We had a short little reunion and then I got to shop. The store is just darling. I love all the vintage decor items. Look at the sweet little pink stove and the doll buggy. I wanted to take them home. I adore both Helle and Michelle and wish I could have spent more time with both of them. Just as we were leaving, Michelle pulled up so I got to see them both!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bPx556Us9m_DOvklGKcDJEibTNagdQPNMGO_FvD61uLt-3LOTrZeQHr2AenrdLthSCg6eC4gjaZfBRHEZf6jV4hWLlTCf3f0FItNN_iZiZ9COIFp_5djEIYC3GpikdUd52rAZA/s1600/DSC00398.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bPx556Us9m_DOvklGKcDJEibTNagdQPNMGO_FvD61uLt-3LOTrZeQHr2AenrdLthSCg6eC4gjaZfBRHEZf6jV4hWLlTCf3f0FItNN_iZiZ9COIFp_5djEIYC3GpikdUd52rAZA/s400/DSC00398.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587479304832769938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLXF885llADnia-CdlbmYOm0saZ9Xlq6gXT-zMHRhvC-7rCsv5CqHDgX-TxlrBG4y22EZrt4OriUs0LOWPYHake5DnZaPzXxlsfsHd-Wk0Z8j8RrJho8Y6-x9nlpL2qZmIRTFWg/s1600/DSC00392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLXF885llADnia-CdlbmYOm0saZ9Xlq6gXT-zMHRhvC-7rCsv5CqHDgX-TxlrBG4y22EZrt4OriUs0LOWPYHake5DnZaPzXxlsfsHd-Wk0Z8j8RrJho8Y6-x9nlpL2qZmIRTFWg/s400/DSC00392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587478804963222098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFwOCdM_5eRZmC4khw0Vb_Em7EW4-RsASzKrEwtq8-Mo6Y3E-J3bdIzoyK8o-c-rCmmTTzW0onIIqMOdsbru4Y_01iYsR1KEN4bPQ4Ndd_iEJGeCEU8Ey9UHSX-tAd1IK-xXfBQ/s1600/DSC00396.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFwOCdM_5eRZmC4khw0Vb_Em7EW4-RsASzKrEwtq8-Mo6Y3E-J3bdIzoyK8o-c-rCmmTTzW0onIIqMOdsbru4Y_01iYsR1KEN4bPQ4Ndd_iEJGeCEU8Ey9UHSX-tAd1IK-xXfBQ/s400/DSC00396.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587491001630785042" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCFt8zt-qGVWqhXKGTm2GoeUKCJWT54WbnECUwIfBHvT6mjoDuPrlsXfxG8icCsSn6uCG0rc_kkBqsZUY1pvyMb74gw6Oi_mNRS9GNDuudxaKoTSaqDY4puqlj5LCLlyj_qs6wQ/s1600/DSC00397.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCFt8zt-qGVWqhXKGTm2GoeUKCJWT54WbnECUwIfBHvT6mjoDuPrlsXfxG8icCsSn6uCG0rc_kkBqsZUY1pvyMb74gw6Oi_mNRS9GNDuudxaKoTSaqDY4puqlj5LCLlyj_qs6wQ/s400/DSC00397.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587490781558358418" /></a>SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-31994089947939282772011-02-21T09:46:00.014-07:002011-02-21T10:05:08.765-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKsamsmkmI2lgV-U89IiPrK633eC_b-cZvRQvkuCZvc_V-W5XlD56bDt7KN7WYQwayuBOS-0I3ZS9pEFnG7x9Ab37noB-w8qXmSQE9oDeH6n14P-y7uhTAK_9-msE7UrsDSOfyA/s1600/100_4402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKsamsmkmI2lgV-U89IiPrK633eC_b-cZvRQvkuCZvc_V-W5XlD56bDt7KN7WYQwayuBOS-0I3ZS9pEFnG7x9Ab37noB-w8qXmSQE9oDeH6n14P-y7uhTAK_9-msE7UrsDSOfyA/s400/100_4402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576185433962731922" /></a><br />Happy Valentine's Day!<br />Valentine's Day is very special to me. It is the anniversary of my husband and I's first date! Not to mention, I am a romantic, sappy fool. The guys in our family cooked for us on Sunday. It was a crazy day because I took my son to a four-hour driving course entitled BRAKES. We both got to drive on Firebird Raceway. I learned quite a few things myself. Cole and Mark went to my inlaws house to cook and Taylor and I went to our National Charity League two-hour meeting. It was very nice to arrive at my inlaws where the guys were doing the cooking. They even decorated the table! They've been well trained.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0wyiUn2JZtwoNyqTpnVpuSN8_q38_DvkcIDKgJ7yos8i2IZwnGUeARmrW5wegPky1Av6rDVu4smU9r2av_MKlSdoBckOVej56coS3Dy3RVFxuy00hDTZaRqOTih93Ljm3jhumQ/s1600/100_6632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN0wyiUn2JZtwoNyqTpnVpuSN8_q38_DvkcIDKgJ7yos8i2IZwnGUeARmrW5wegPky1Av6rDVu4smU9r2av_MKlSdoBckOVej56coS3Dy3RVFxuy00hDTZaRqOTih93Ljm3jhumQ/s400/100_6632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576186424555887138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-s4lA5_3E4g_OVTET3lOBcp6wrkLuNyFr_juuoGReCmZCc7otS_GiyqKtnrn-W7ruyFb3-ZErxFOsPfqYRUJ3BjUGyXCq-j9VOFLiSweCdOmNIfJOWTt4tEhJRlLi76eKXVaEg/s1600/100_6631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-s4lA5_3E4g_OVTET3lOBcp6wrkLuNyFr_juuoGReCmZCc7otS_GiyqKtnrn-W7ruyFb3-ZErxFOsPfqYRUJ3BjUGyXCq-j9VOFLiSweCdOmNIfJOWTt4tEhJRlLi76eKXVaEg/s400/100_6631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576186415330067890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYIRKqtcg4PYInzCxKkC38jAPjYs4P7YKZFqjGOO4uIXmzR76nHW1EQnVqw7qQbek5WmOEASmG-ADxvg5r3BU6RT-C_wLqmMfdIbWmVTGdhhyzoNjx6UL4HdprGF6XRXhNhtWNA/s1600/100_6630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYIRKqtcg4PYInzCxKkC38jAPjYs4P7YKZFqjGOO4uIXmzR76nHW1EQnVqw7qQbek5WmOEASmG-ADxvg5r3BU6RT-C_wLqmMfdIbWmVTGdhhyzoNjx6UL4HdprGF6XRXhNhtWNA/s400/100_6630.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576186411012854066" /></a><br />I received a special delivery at work Monday. My husband usually uses Pro Flowers. This year he sent Shari's Berries, which is a division of Pro Flowers. Take a peek! Don't they look yummy?? They were! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM72BbwlHyUFbDHGiGXB0tQCBuNLvNii8KdDMiw2EJbtkvzGx_o32qAavofWOpshyUbSwElgElsT2BsHUPMCz1B5Sx0JbaQMmv_l6wVmBpyBJIciMDJOeYozBnRZbxAXnmJvrwtw/s1600/100_6635.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM72BbwlHyUFbDHGiGXB0tQCBuNLvNii8KdDMiw2EJbtkvzGx_o32qAavofWOpshyUbSwElgElsT2BsHUPMCz1B5Sx0JbaQMmv_l6wVmBpyBJIciMDJOeYozBnRZbxAXnmJvrwtw/s400/100_6635.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576187270519114354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVqerd1rm6SAHyNbsFKiqdyD6E4sR71q9cHnsGIFwIpR4XiHdURgPoz7N7Ulr6pvfuYIlFG5GbilEwkxRrbVkdURLO2PXymt-0nr3BWIlOGrTTdzsT3UKHxXLgS9WUtfDQEqcQw/s1600/100_6634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgVqerd1rm6SAHyNbsFKiqdyD6E4sR71q9cHnsGIFwIpR4XiHdURgPoz7N7Ulr6pvfuYIlFG5GbilEwkxRrbVkdURLO2PXymt-0nr3BWIlOGrTTdzsT3UKHxXLgS9WUtfDQEqcQw/s400/100_6634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576187262836727394" /></a><br />This year I sent my Valentine's through the post office at Love Park, Idaho.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNYmUCghgo-UpCm-XBToR5SguCQIGRVjg4Jz2h04pWRdpUXAl14C2rDvUaDF0DbORa-dzf1Ls9fcvGdprIF_Q8D1Sc7iYwa1xIreO8qRuCA-G-4p4RLqnl5Qx2gi3ajmzBvVS9g/s1600/100_6685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNYmUCghgo-UpCm-XBToR5SguCQIGRVjg4Jz2h04pWRdpUXAl14C2rDvUaDF0DbORa-dzf1Ls9fcvGdprIF_Q8D1Sc7iYwa1xIreO8qRuCA-G-4p4RLqnl5Qx2gi3ajmzBvVS9g/s400/100_6685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576187814499698658" /></a><br />I was spoiled by my students!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjngQWDTByLw8TwwoTw94PhqZamdzuzFdi-YF9oKgDJGykhYDVLHlNYMUfpMGvC0pfpq3GzOtcTpTKJF6_8zNWKICRfHcGxBgsuw2X92WNJhvTgG9Y2_B12gfeTtkdbtNlegMaQ/s1600/100_6639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjngQWDTByLw8TwwoTw94PhqZamdzuzFdi-YF9oKgDJGykhYDVLHlNYMUfpMGvC0pfpq3GzOtcTpTKJF6_8zNWKICRfHcGxBgsuw2X92WNJhvTgG9Y2_B12gfeTtkdbtNlegMaQ/s400/100_6639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576187995870002034" /></a><br /><br />Of course I brought them treats too!<br /><br />Since I worked on Valentine's Day, I wasn't able to cook a big dinner so I bought heart-shaped pizzas from Papa Murphy's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hYF3R6T1hMpjz9EJHOhyphenhyphen4uiNgJlCrb_XTF3rwUpTEUbQMKlUd9Kxr_thUVvmtEJPIFvBRNRRt8LnHyZN4Ad34vsx8v-cE2vQkjfpUqwGJKe_eUIeFUfMqbl67k4Lq2fb5E304Q/s1600/100_6637.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hYF3R6T1hMpjz9EJHOhyphenhyphen4uiNgJlCrb_XTF3rwUpTEUbQMKlUd9Kxr_thUVvmtEJPIFvBRNRRt8LnHyZN4Ad34vsx8v-cE2vQkjfpUqwGJKe_eUIeFUfMqbl67k4Lq2fb5E304Q/s400/100_6637.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576188302875149874" /></a><br />I'm very particular about my Pizza. I have to say, that their pizza was not bad.<br />I bought these beautiful, delicious cookies from AJs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIq3U7apTTy335Syx7cuHzowWp5_9WPTKv-XZHFT8ySvnYVyB-2lPcToLSqWQrgAoEz4qidj7qs_DPoyJS6m4ERcqATbgWtH9zf1rCw4insS4lMiKlGHkyn_2jGrsehxFvFQlrg/s1600/100_6644.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIq3U7apTTy335Syx7cuHzowWp5_9WPTKv-XZHFT8ySvnYVyB-2lPcToLSqWQrgAoEz4qidj7qs_DPoyJS6m4ERcqATbgWtH9zf1rCw4insS4lMiKlGHkyn_2jGrsehxFvFQlrg/s400/100_6644.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576188593237339362" /></a><br /><br />I set our table too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4jdb5QV9ytjTmfqWpEcvSuiBfqB2tahTfqyllX8-lfIi9o20_iWO6GCbBeQICO-HCpu3Be7WexRhJR3hzAhqBPJwR4oCnsi0U8F2MdZKgCTLp3OOVPmfxMb0cSwdhPInn26yeA/s1600/100_6646.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4jdb5QV9ytjTmfqWpEcvSuiBfqB2tahTfqyllX8-lfIi9o20_iWO6GCbBeQICO-HCpu3Be7WexRhJR3hzAhqBPJwR4oCnsi0U8F2MdZKgCTLp3OOVPmfxMb0cSwdhPInn26yeA/s400/100_6646.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576189002346022866" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-GeKY6aFe7GfNL19F5siI0rAU2YyZGel2yBzLHmNeVuhFmqmjmtm8RtA7AW7I1dZdcB1sE18cT-HM3tFGZYbIOP1GbLZwPP14fCa0KkBEU_fx-Ir9EtpqwcXk7DCkBA_x5yheQ/s1600/100_6649.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-GeKY6aFe7GfNL19F5siI0rAU2YyZGel2yBzLHmNeVuhFmqmjmtm8RtA7AW7I1dZdcB1sE18cT-HM3tFGZYbIOP1GbLZwPP14fCa0KkBEU_fx-Ir9EtpqwcXk7DCkBA_x5yheQ/s400/100_6649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576188883546879186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd7GLTuZ7k8CEdTqy97QwCMuX4eN9VfF1XwHxYOJxVNaqf0aJvrmfFYo2-ypF8agdPzS27laYU20ONEtzJgQmc7gQoYiP9NFrEityqAM5N8fFquFYMyq1ixO9srXwWeUX7QZtLQ/s1600/100_6641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghd7GLTuZ7k8CEdTqy97QwCMuX4eN9VfF1XwHxYOJxVNaqf0aJvrmfFYo2-ypF8agdPzS27laYU20ONEtzJgQmc7gQoYiP9NFrEityqAM5N8fFquFYMyq1ixO9srXwWeUX7QZtLQ/s400/100_6641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576189188037366290" /></a><br />Isn't this beautiful? I've been taking a friend of Taylor's home everyday from school. She and her Mom surprised me with this darling, bilnged out container filled with chocolates.<br /><br />I found this cute frame at World Market. I need to get some photos in it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62aPSxR0ao63fEgWGXKFw9OfndO-g-x0NIl5aIWjIvagCQ4RFZCu8Wv-stsc8C75Krg21YyWYYT1YS4F6esz-JO5aKpWheNhdji4kxYHXYHp_W0TANDho0EBW0XDCh-W2mkrgig/s1600/DSC00043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62aPSxR0ao63fEgWGXKFw9OfndO-g-x0NIl5aIWjIvagCQ4RFZCu8Wv-stsc8C75Krg21YyWYYT1YS4F6esz-JO5aKpWheNhdji4kxYHXYHp_W0TANDho0EBW0XDCh-W2mkrgig/s400/DSC00043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576189663302860658" /></a>SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-35544742117178877622010-12-23T23:16:00.002-07:002010-12-23T23:19:07.329-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVHTYzbkki76zFSQbhnTIsbvvQeQgMEYHTUaFlSencOifoBOZ7m6HCvUqwAEybExUzPpme9j8pBw6ihBJF4ErHRhPE9RKNEPfOX7y772-Y20rMj_Pb0jXObo_37p3w3h5SKck8Q/s1600/100_6580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVHTYzbkki76zFSQbhnTIsbvvQeQgMEYHTUaFlSencOifoBOZ7m6HCvUqwAEybExUzPpme9j8pBw6ihBJF4ErHRhPE9RKNEPfOX7y772-Y20rMj_Pb0jXObo_37p3w3h5SKck8Q/s400/100_6580.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5554129112661624738" /></a><br />We noticed this sign from one of the ranches in our neighborhood. Love the simplicity of it, as well as, the message.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-76600461605341242412010-12-19T12:36:00.006-07:002010-12-19T12:41:43.292-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzD-xse5OEqNnGXZa1344KIkhdzqaYcevbDpUUrqDli83vGcr0JUBkU6g3SAA1U6lcg7Ij6eA_-qZL19vQLTlVQeB45r4kDiFMsw1SE1T2AEzG52nkMClQCudlEjte25vJtx8fg/s1600/100_6593.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqzD-xse5OEqNnGXZa1344KIkhdzqaYcevbDpUUrqDli83vGcr0JUBkU6g3SAA1U6lcg7Ij6eA_-qZL19vQLTlVQeB45r4kDiFMsw1SE1T2AEzG52nkMClQCudlEjte25vJtx8fg/s400/100_6593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552479673193559602" /></a><br />This are the snowflake cookies that I made for our annual neighborhood cookie exchange. Even though I have my favorites, I change it up every year and challenge myself with a new cookie. I love the way they turned out. They are far from perfect, but it was my first attempt using royal icing. I bought the edible pearls from William Sonoma.<br />Taylor hosted her 3rd annual Christmas Caroling party at our house Friday night. I baked for five hours Friday, my first day off from school. We also set up a little hot chocolate bar, and of course, filled some candy jars and cookie trays.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaEdIkrOwgNIBvjmjStQA31YNEqlJzDwffe7t-T3vqoOpHpIOv4HzEzbCWG1X9ST9u75GE9mTMuAcKjVN9HPAF1Ck8D9ilzwfhQiBpEkt5x-Q77L5PSti1IW8OXkwsC2QAVvfPA/s1600/100_6581.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaEdIkrOwgNIBvjmjStQA31YNEqlJzDwffe7t-T3vqoOpHpIOv4HzEzbCWG1X9ST9u75GE9mTMuAcKjVN9HPAF1Ck8D9ilzwfhQiBpEkt5x-Q77L5PSti1IW8OXkwsC2QAVvfPA/s400/100_6581.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552480418667615426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACOA3fXabutm1MEcOt0Q1YdvEWaD0N2OjFONE4nWQereeUaViXimddUgGvp6g8HvjSvGjeMh-CbzMWEgG5JycJRhx14DGabttaTQXkU0qoiD1zSi8Xibea6eWidPdOBSenjC8vA/s1600/100_6591.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACOA3fXabutm1MEcOt0Q1YdvEWaD0N2OjFONE4nWQereeUaViXimddUgGvp6g8HvjSvGjeMh-CbzMWEgG5JycJRhx14DGabttaTQXkU0qoiD1zSi8Xibea6eWidPdOBSenjC8vA/s400/100_6591.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552480568792144914" /></a>SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-29188956593024307932010-12-13T07:23:00.006-07:002010-12-13T07:34:05.074-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Er49ad54ahom2atJtXch1OX9xEJSEmrWUzQ-q1x8XrhxX7vkhSO4TBwTNUeqAn9hBtMK0ESQ8otLy8LvVJ3cwVTLQHzWN1Y32iKRcqcmSt8gi5fWOChXirPkCXdxlecjz6GuLA/s1600/100_6568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Er49ad54ahom2atJtXch1OX9xEJSEmrWUzQ-q1x8XrhxX7vkhSO4TBwTNUeqAn9hBtMK0ESQ8otLy8LvVJ3cwVTLQHzWN1Y32iKRcqcmSt8gi5fWOChXirPkCXdxlecjz6GuLA/s400/100_6568.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550173424020886802" /></a><br />Hello Cupcake!<br />Saturday I went to a cupcake decorating party. It was actually for a fundraiser. We each brought a dozen cupcakes and received a lesson from a professional cake decorator. Needless to say, it was not as easy as we thought it would be. We got to bring two of our own cupcakes home and donated the remaining ten for the fundraiser. I wish I had all of her tools so that I could make recreate them while I remember all of the techniques we learned.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmsxEkP8toUqS-P1JW9ZjQ1LL-wZiF6FEF8haUh0DO28sysonpEWnljoz-YhKxH7qvfjqWKBXoNcVs13YFmL7LudNZ2CircJclz2DuirNljkHxbegsWNPmvhEgh88FwRjOr_7qw/s1600/100_6571.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFmsxEkP8toUqS-P1JW9ZjQ1LL-wZiF6FEF8haUh0DO28sysonpEWnljoz-YhKxH7qvfjqWKBXoNcVs13YFmL7LudNZ2CircJclz2DuirNljkHxbegsWNPmvhEgh88FwRjOr_7qw/s400/100_6571.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550174723893821442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK8tehnAXuP7eDI1GQ8AklTWT6wQKedyjX72oP2XYUgLVKM9Oz0WmgLSUzXyCjy9Ba7bcvahFK2dZJH67BD2dkLuMIn5t62jIPsHzxxCZhSG5HdvkFa2WQJb6t2e1TinYUDh2cA/s1600/100_6570.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwK8tehnAXuP7eDI1GQ8AklTWT6wQKedyjX72oP2XYUgLVKM9Oz0WmgLSUzXyCjy9Ba7bcvahFK2dZJH67BD2dkLuMIn5t62jIPsHzxxCZhSG5HdvkFa2WQJb6t2e1TinYUDh2cA/s400/100_6570.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550174713860742370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9y7_CFTxtn8UrF1IXJiP9G2p3g9fJsgwVIpzFHOEUnN73aOaYBp5j55zbTbqhx_5GhZwxybEhnDrbEoNN8GBv3usEUwpe7_c_VuzV-SXn7lEDgXA7gzC1YnTptHzWqpJGMGFDeg/s1600/100_6569.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iw6Zvy5RJOk/TQYuft3480I/AAAAAC8o/u6wNnQ0o5jE/s400/100_6569.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550174713205551938" /></a>SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-57722645884486185042010-11-28T10:35:00.002-07:002010-11-28T10:39:25.625-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbMxrhnecExZz6KLbrBoJo-ZWTlb6gvz-xS8Hab54ef6SCk1TfnvZtNISllOiJfMv0As08gc_Yc52CDQ89GHbrWWvLONql_dbTXuZjiMKMfLxeUupQW_0OD9V_Yx87N0v7691Lg/s1600/100_6531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbMxrhnecExZz6KLbrBoJo-ZWTlb6gvz-xS8Hab54ef6SCk1TfnvZtNISllOiJfMv0As08gc_Yc52CDQ89GHbrWWvLONql_dbTXuZjiMKMfLxeUupQW_0OD9V_Yx87N0v7691Lg/s400/100_6531.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544656082721351266" /></a><br />Another milestone. Our 16-year old son got his driver's license yesterday. Yikes. Half of me was hoping he didn't pass the driving test. I'm not ready for this yet. He is though. He certainly is. I caught him smiling so many times yesterday. By the way, this rare photo of him was his extra credit for his Calculus class.SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30799450.post-13973638159509911412010-11-25T12:49:00.000-07:002010-11-25T12:51:07.426-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVQ2P_iSM2iSrpbZ_TSjO8NdbVWnT_93gQ4q2w8l7PueKTgn6koE6GvQHvpdF21myyqMddGGrwwVh7rbTpkWnC0aEHDE0D7Km_DKCt0_N1YsJ-UwBqjxuJ-YnAK2hEdcPw_UX9g/s1600/100_6530.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvVQ2P_iSM2iSrpbZ_TSjO8NdbVWnT_93gQ4q2w8l7PueKTgn6koE6GvQHvpdF21myyqMddGGrwwVh7rbTpkWnC0aEHDE0D7Km_DKCt0_N1YsJ-UwBqjxuJ-YnAK2hEdcPw_UX9g/s400/100_6530.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543577084601421010" /></a><br /><br />HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS!SOINSPIREDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09077072143195097478noreply@blogger.com0