tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80552570312546252772024-02-19T01:47:50.844-08:00Songbird Cotton CoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-42311985624422315702013-01-15T17:48:00.001-08:002013-01-15T17:48:10.254-08:00New in the shopJust added some new flower hair clips to the shop today. Each set of three is $18. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX9d9QPKm85VBFyMdbF43y0bjz5tmHwBS_tF435itHtPbF5pJEd_L-3TDZK_ioFNHU3Nj6vXgzvB1bWCYf52PVLaWeYWq22jiDhGizvd4JSfk2853_fhi4FiLN7YRiIftFsvnEev4wIF4/s640/blogger-image--301459668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoX9d9QPKm85VBFyMdbF43y0bjz5tmHwBS_tF435itHtPbF5pJEd_L-3TDZK_ioFNHU3Nj6vXgzvB1bWCYf52PVLaWeYWq22jiDhGizvd4JSfk2853_fhi4FiLN7YRiIftFsvnEev4wIF4/s640/blogger-image--301459668.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSICTLKqkuObgCI2lwK79ySVgVXpp_BNH8E16-As6e-5Xo4vU7gNALKjwxkGcMt8tgNkv7C73g9YyxdZouRd_RRqa-Byj-N26mAQLFZUVjCXrZ3qnXr5hP9iNVZ_Taelhav90Q81CRFoS7/s640/blogger-image-569598619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSICTLKqkuObgCI2lwK79ySVgVXpp_BNH8E16-As6e-5Xo4vU7gNALKjwxkGcMt8tgNkv7C73g9YyxdZouRd_RRqa-Byj-N26mAQLFZUVjCXrZ3qnXr5hP9iNVZ_Taelhav90Q81CRFoS7/s640/blogger-image-569598619.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih3KocMqy2zNYxjLzav8qrrs0pQQSt7IsdPtnjcMPElfSLrX-86As8YUTPriuUBwtS2F857s24cTcqhHIPRmN5wjG249xBBAXQ5fAm-Tu7pQ39XsXSDAOBTvQ0J-WzsiiNLyOcGZtf8Al/s640/blogger-image-1081319948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiih3KocMqy2zNYxjLzav8qrrs0pQQSt7IsdPtnjcMPElfSLrX-86As8YUTPriuUBwtS2F857s24cTcqhHIPRmN5wjG249xBBAXQ5fAm-Tu7pQ39XsXSDAOBTvQ0J-WzsiiNLyOcGZtf8Al/s640/blogger-image-1081319948.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4C_YNIlBM9BidJ6CoqC9v53aJNntNLcbQ0f39knhVN32k7z8qpx3chy9re1PmcexN2Q8oON4VWfzeLOwU3qULOuXKMQL7xP2hP9j0tYpjANlDfREHQCmyEVT69ubZu-oolLT14_sYdAx/s640/blogger-image-810540705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4C_YNIlBM9BidJ6CoqC9v53aJNntNLcbQ0f39knhVN32k7z8qpx3chy9re1PmcexN2Q8oON4VWfzeLOwU3qULOuXKMQL7xP2hP9j0tYpjANlDfREHQCmyEVT69ubZu-oolLT14_sYdAx/s640/blogger-image-810540705.jpg" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-11073836111429977142011-08-19T06:25:00.001-07:002011-08-19T06:43:01.078-07:00New Style in the Shop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhxn1cr9X_xq182Hk2EEKIl3gkFrmrjhrjZLq3kZtv15UjLlPX9OQdxfrbgV5-_qvzq9C3hnXVs3JtZAurGuy2CHyUbOr0nGTk7JqszeOZnRNVFxJIgmjr2A-_voBX6H9nLfVdpeVIu-y/s1600/SAM_1062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642558454020074482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhxn1cr9X_xq182Hk2EEKIl3gkFrmrjhrjZLq3kZtv15UjLlPX9OQdxfrbgV5-_qvzq9C3hnXVs3JtZAurGuy2CHyUbOr0nGTk7JqszeOZnRNVFxJIgmjr2A-_voBX6H9nLfVdpeVIu-y/s400/SAM_1062.JPG" /></a>
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<br />I've added these lovely new bags to my shop. The first two have extra long straps that make them perfect for wearing as a cross body style bag. The last two are wristlet styles, making them a great accessory or to give some added organization to a large bag.
<br />These bags are made using a pattern from Palm Harbor Designs called a Charming Little Purse - O - Nality*. I really love this pattern. The directions are easy to follow and clear. I have made two small modifications, however. I have changed up the pocket configuration and enlarged the pattern by about one inch......just to meet my own personal preferences.
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<br />Well, I am off to finish sewing a quilt top for our new baby girl. I only have 46 more days until she is due to arrive. Yikes!
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<br />* I met the designer for Palm Harbor Patterns at Houston Quilt Market. We chatted about how much I loved this pattern and I told her that I always get requests to make them for sale. She graciously gave me permission to make a very limited number of bags using this pattern for sale in my shop and at craft shows.
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-30353669120643136702011-08-14T05:02:00.000-07:002011-08-14T05:21:22.455-07:00Oh. My. Cow!! **
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<br />Well, folks, it has been a loooooooong time since I've written anything on this blog. Over a year! But boy has it been a busy year!
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<br />I somehow had a big Blogger problem last August. I made a post and this weird graphic inserted itself right in the middle. I have no idea where it came from........but it appeared and would not go away. I used my (limited) knowledge to try and remove the graphic - which led to me being locked out of Blogger for months! And then I got out of the habit of blogging......and sort of forgot about my blog. Yikes! But now I am unlocked, the graphic is gone, and I am ready to start blogging again :)
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<br />As I said, it has been an eventful year. Here is a short and sweet recap:
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<br />August - My son started pre-K
<br />September - My husband returned from months working out of state
<br />October - I needed to put my beloved doggie to sleep...he was only eight and had cancer
<br />November - Hmmm.....guess nothing eventful happened
<br />December - We took a long road trip from Florida to Pennsylvania to visit my grandmother for Christmas
<br />January - We adopted a very sweet new doggie for our little family
<br />February - I spent much of February in bed, constantly sick and tired because .......
<br />March - We found out we were expecting number 2!
<br />April - I opened a little shop in an open air market in our town
<br />May - I closed my little shop in the open air market because that air was nearly 100 degrees!
<br />June - We learned that our new little bundle will be a GIRL!
<br />July - My son graduated from pre-K
<br />August - My son starts Kindergarten
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<br />Whew! There you have it....a whirlwind tour through my last year! I am excited to get back to blogging. I have a bunch of crafty things coming up, including several pattern reviews and a few tutorials.
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<br />** When my son tells me a story, I often find myself answering with an "Oh my goodness" or a "Holy cow". The other day he sat reading a book when I heard him exclaim "Oh. My. Cow!" I laughed so hard I nearly cried.
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And the exciting part.....</div><div>She will soon be available as a pattern.</div><div>In case you want to make your own.</div><div>I have written the first draft and now</div><div>I am waiting for feedback from pattern testers.</div><div></div><div>Yeah!<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-60283436372683551512010-07-13T16:50:00.001-07:002010-07-13T16:54:50.312-07:00I've got my Kleenex ready<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vqqWyW44MSo7RGBgoFsgYK6VK5CRS9w1qxach37PVI5Oo1UsMoDJj-4FkRNljpEW7rFm4q32cupabVbN93b-Ok2fGs8NL4247yn9RfIV_XEM4fUc1zTT7p2rtPS8TD8ooeVExe3kBwWE/s1600/deadliest-catch-cornelia-marie-1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493542469516243250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vqqWyW44MSo7RGBgoFsgYK6VK5CRS9w1qxach37PVI5Oo1UsMoDJj-4FkRNljpEW7rFm4q32cupabVbN93b-Ok2fGs8NL4247yn9RfIV_XEM4fUc1zTT7p2rtPS8TD8ooeVExe3kBwWE/s400/deadliest-catch-cornelia-marie-1.jpg" /></a>I love this <a href="http://http//dsc.discovery.com/tv/deadliest-catch/">show</a>.</div><div align="center">I love these <a href="http://http//dsc.discovery.com/fansites/deadliestcatch/boats/cornelia-marie.html">guys</a>.</div><div align="center">I am preparing for a good cry tonight.</div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-9562922499739974672010-07-06T18:24:00.000-07:002010-07-06T18:43:31.162-07:00New in my shop<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ39IeRC4GYaVnDOoN8uJ5ALOJkhyphenhyphenMrUT9Wafm8XZALUNUwAvZ92FbAZo8J9-ejCfnn18t4nsItA9ng-wmAhAI4Q3pu7plrIcH6lX8x1H6YBH6gpRHvS0kk2lDHK9DwNAJZ-V0DubuCX_m/s1600/IMG_5878.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490969616385580050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ39IeRC4GYaVnDOoN8uJ5ALOJkhyphenhyphenMrUT9Wafm8XZALUNUwAvZ92FbAZo8J9-ejCfnn18t4nsItA9ng-wmAhAI4Q3pu7plrIcH6lX8x1H6YBH6gpRHvS0kk2lDHK9DwNAJZ-V0DubuCX_m/s400/IMG_5878.JPG" /></a>{<a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/listing/50934632/pleated-wristlet-in-retro-metro-floral">here</a>} </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeq-_ocKWDHZ1XPGnYLmCM39ei7UYsKI1mbGnGBk3Uck4pKKTPh_R9FMSUS3BgA9HOchJYAQ8HeoUw-5qnGlH4kNNmODquwHzablAivzkqPxiU0BV1jp7B4OnmkgY4a34_-x41Ak9GbLJ/s1600/IMG_5876.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490969612992653138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeq-_ocKWDHZ1XPGnYLmCM39ei7UYsKI1mbGnGBk3Uck4pKKTPh_R9FMSUS3BgA9HOchJYAQ8HeoUw-5qnGlH4kNNmODquwHzablAivzkqPxiU0BV1jp7B4OnmkgY4a34_-x41Ak9GbLJ/s400/IMG_5876.JPG" /></a> {<a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/listing/50933297/pleated-wristlet-in-green-medallions">here</a>}<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiLL_ex56mm-5Kv8TSm0CLNB255f3_NsYxoZUrHoP6KF1_ayZpEl4bBHU_uVqjHEmfXulw1zraoexDIZOQwjA1RRXo9T1VAIcT7rlVXhr4PHPM_giXPu1RJs-EkbhpBQtgHAfxKhlMXYu/s1600/IMG_5849.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490969607019009602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiLL_ex56mm-5Kv8TSm0CLNB255f3_NsYxoZUrHoP6KF1_ayZpEl4bBHU_uVqjHEmfXulw1zraoexDIZOQwjA1RRXo9T1VAIcT7rlVXhr4PHPM_giXPu1RJs-EkbhpBQtgHAfxKhlMXYu/s400/IMG_5849.JPG" /></a><br />{<a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/listing/50956503/flower-pin-in-charm">here</a>}<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcF-Qc0Gb6l3SbJ9yDcUwPc1oTWuQt8DJD4mLbVlVaVL1W7vHeaHx1BVGpqG-uNjaSao0wrNsInazSs8kwhIDs7gwDUr8zaiFgY8KCF0U2bUw8qkAcPoO1wIhXduwlXq9Pz3MalyB-bjL/s1600/IMG_5838.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490969601151604658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcF-Qc0Gb6l3SbJ9yDcUwPc1oTWuQt8DJD4mLbVlVaVL1W7vHeaHx1BVGpqG-uNjaSao0wrNsInazSs8kwhIDs7gwDUr8zaiFgY8KCF0U2bUw8qkAcPoO1wIhXduwlXq9Pz3MalyB-bjL/s400/IMG_5838.JPG" /></a>{<a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/listing/50956096/flower-pin-in-eggplant-floral">here</a>}<br /></div><div> </div><div>I've been pretty busy.</div><div>Cutting and sewing.</div><div>Clicking and editing.</div><div>Listing and organizing.</div><div>Wrapping and sending.</div><div> </div><div>I am also finishing up a shop sample for </div><div>my favorite local <a href="http://http//thequiltplace.com/">quilt shop</a>.</div><div> </div><div>And the summer just keeps rolling on by........<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-36407130342077886942010-07-03T13:24:00.000-07:002010-07-03T13:38:53.992-07:00A sale....Yeah!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQy87wv3ayIaBLdU7Nt5F-MpQ16lnsVbVtDVlGcP5Bx1hBx9uxKhIWDZz78is2CAxlduuR012XuynzuHrDitfMYi72D5VMRsflSMKrmC7qJa4o_urDBg7e_xEPGCJab0eEfP9t8RTbl3E/s1600/happy-birthday.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489780294087253506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQy87wv3ayIaBLdU7Nt5F-MpQ16lnsVbVtDVlGcP5Bx1hBx9uxKhIWDZz78is2CAxlduuR012XuynzuHrDitfMYi72D5VMRsflSMKrmC7qJa4o_urDBg7e_xEPGCJab0eEfP9t8RTbl3E/s400/happy-birthday.jpg" /></a> It's true.<br />I am having another birthday.<br />Turning 29 (again)!<br /><br />To celebrate, I am offering an additional discount<br />on all items in the <a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/shop/songbirdcottonco?section_id=5853084">sale section</a> in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/songbirdcottoncohttp://">shop</a>.<br />Simply write "turning 29" in the notes to seller<br />during checkout and you will save an<br />additional 15% on the already reduced prices<br />in the sale section. Yeah!<br /><br />You will receive a refund to your paypal<br />account in the amount of the 15% discount.<br />This disoount is valid for the entire month of July.<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-13970730457304992982010-06-28T12:35:00.000-07:002010-06-28T12:43:55.499-07:00Well, it's about time!Yep, it has been a long time since I posted.<br />Nothing bad happened.<br />Just life, I guess.<br /><br />But I am back now and I promise to post daily.<br />Well, probably weekly.<br />OK, realistically, at least once a month.<br />Pinky swear :)<br /><br />Here are a few new things in my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bluebirdyboutique.etsy.com">kids shop</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ4JtQyb229dltrKf0P97AiCn1i6FN2ZejBicSQQmvQ8tMZVWjTxV1psngcMDPVjCF4_EpeXqVoWHFA6maNlABD4Fg4a_GJCAh7_FVOVSLu4u5wsacju_TCbXsrWzrcv1sQyKAiNg9r1c/s1600/IMG_5741.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487911371331693874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ4JtQyb229dltrKf0P97AiCn1i6FN2ZejBicSQQmvQ8tMZVWjTxV1psngcMDPVjCF4_EpeXqVoWHFA6maNlABD4Fg4a_GJCAh7_FVOVSLu4u5wsacju_TCbXsrWzrcv1sQyKAiNg9r1c/s400/IMG_5741.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHeILYsG8cAjLEAsxMTL9hhrYCX2eZmee2JA9jEJBUI0Lrixh5rByAl0hARqkXlQuITiRDrD86X4wNc0sfhmsy8Z5yYcNS0-E_7Q5yPjo1-MWfdxGY_N1K38bd8Z2qrNIopNE6Ijdined/s1600/IMG_5737.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487911365635198898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHeILYsG8cAjLEAsxMTL9hhrYCX2eZmee2JA9jEJBUI0Lrixh5rByAl0hARqkXlQuITiRDrD86X4wNc0sfhmsy8Z5yYcNS0-E_7Q5yPjo1-MWfdxGY_N1K38bd8Z2qrNIopNE6Ijdined/s400/IMG_5737.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-6PzLz2OPQDbEstjYJE6xTUDB4S_TYBUTc5j9Acz7HQpysc7TPphRy23-ubDRKZO-DPzLh5QNEh3CRLbbgTJ0MJpTIIFHznNkyGV2Cy8L-XJdC5Vc-F2XnBLMxxuxnmd_EpsBCmPVQBl/s1600/IMG_5728.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487911359054176370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-6PzLz2OPQDbEstjYJE6xTUDB4S_TYBUTc5j9Acz7HQpysc7TPphRy23-ubDRKZO-DPzLh5QNEh3CRLbbgTJ0MJpTIIFHznNkyGV2Cy8L-XJdC5Vc-F2XnBLMxxuxnmd_EpsBCmPVQBl/s400/IMG_5728.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXUHdhsRIUlnN3wn77-d9V5iZH4mXyianK2ZnGEb_wKVU-Nw-1j_A-k3IGoTrYirtZ59aN_KXK5wmXCP1wFYrvJK6J-2jwVgwK2U71mkwWYvPl4r24g5nCBZEOO0zHDqJYKEhQO_wSX7a/s1600/IMG_5736.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487911350888197570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXUHdhsRIUlnN3wn77-d9V5iZH4mXyianK2ZnGEb_wKVU-Nw-1j_A-k3IGoTrYirtZ59aN_KXK5wmXCP1wFYrvJK6J-2jwVgwK2U71mkwWYvPl4r24g5nCBZEOO0zHDqJYKEhQO_wSX7a/s400/IMG_5736.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-45036704046638347752010-04-29T09:03:00.000-07:002010-04-29T09:19:48.418-07:00Addicted<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FnDqrm8Y5XVlxUzTwLtPCNpsa4UwxzuxWSX98fLS1RRCWZvg2X1DZMTSOQl-AGBsw9-Jaya20I4wPVcnCDTJZZFJFt5_YLnmpn_3rGml8htJb_dg7b3rNHglU9AGvmugxY9d3on7FSpr/s1600/IMG_5351-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465590742432975858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FnDqrm8Y5XVlxUzTwLtPCNpsa4UwxzuxWSX98fLS1RRCWZvg2X1DZMTSOQl-AGBsw9-Jaya20I4wPVcnCDTJZZFJFt5_YLnmpn_3rGml8htJb_dg7b3rNHglU9AGvmugxY9d3on7FSpr/s400/IMG_5351-1.JPG" /></a> This is pretty much like crack to me.<br />And my husband.<br />And the Noodle.<br /><br />We love it.<br />We can eat a whole batch in one day.<br />So I only make it for special occasions.<br />But it leaves me searching for new occasions to celebrate.<br /><br />Like today is National Zipper Day.<br />Yippee!<br />And tomorrow is Manual Typewriter Day.<br />Hooray!<br />And how could I forget the upcoming holiday on May 3:<br />Tighty Whitey Appreciation Day!<br />Certainly a day worth celebrating with some Crack.<br /><br />Here is the recipe for Crack, er, I mean Ranch Oyster Crackers<br /><br />3/4 c salad oil (I use a little less than this amount to keep crackers crisp)<br />1 envelope ranch dressing mix<br />1/2 tsp dill weed<br />1/4 tsp lemon pepper<br />1/4 tsp garlic powder<br />16 oz plain oyster crackers<br /><br />Preheat oven to 275 degrees. In large bowl, whisk together oil, dressing mix, and seasonings. Gently fold in crackers, stirring to coat all crackers. Pour crackers on baking sheet and spread out evenly. Bake for 15-20 minutes, stirring once.<br /><br />Now go find a reason to celebrate!<br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-70134238295360724892010-04-15T13:04:00.000-07:002010-04-15T17:59:29.837-07:00My very first tutorial!<div align="center">I am excited to post my very first tutorial today!</div><p align="center">Since I am new to this, please let me know if any of the instructions need clarification.</p><div align="center">So I LOVE,LOVE, LOVE fabric headbands!</div><div align="center">But I think I have a weird shaped head </div><div align="center">because they never stay put.</div><br /><div align="center">I've tried several options, </div><div align="center">including those found <a href="http://http//www.heatherbaileydesign.com/Headband.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.youcanmakethis.com/info/free/FREE-Fabric-Headband-Sizes-Baby-Adult.htmhttp://">here</a>, </div><div align="center">but still no luck.</div><br /><div align="center">The elastic either slides up the back of my head</div><div align="center">or the fabric slips down the back of my head.</div><div align="center">The only headbands that stay in place </div><div align="center">for me are the narrow metal ones.</div><div align="center">But they score a zero on the cuteness factor!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">So I decided to solve my problem with</div><div align="center">some headband slipcovers!<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-1LX8_tn1dmrxWMwAPnWGdYrzOj-UPlbay6BVKUgX-E6FugNRYt-VqwLtf2e0XHs2wLOB73Sy7emb4o3ZmayKdSjUdHp9pmfxworzgri1mP95LwvRZc_ZB9r2ghVA9FBs5_o5l3tv3R2/s1600/IMG_5347-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473918811108498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-1LX8_tn1dmrxWMwAPnWGdYrzOj-UPlbay6BVKUgX-E6FugNRYt-VqwLtf2e0XHs2wLOB73Sy7emb4o3ZmayKdSjUdHp9pmfxworzgri1mP95LwvRZc_ZB9r2ghVA9FBs5_o5l3tv3R2/s400/IMG_5347-1.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;">First, gather up your supplies</span>.<br />You will need:<br />narrow metal headband (mine was about 1/8")<br />2 fabric strips, each measuring 2" wide by at least 15" long<br />velvet ribbon, measuring 5/8" wide by 13" long<br />1 Decor-Bond strip measuring same as fabric strips<br />Typical sewing supplies like thread, sewing machine, scissors, rotary cutter, ruler, and pins<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0cVm5mKonkNGIacGNO1U4eKoaPYXJvxqqvOspEbc_xU_Q3w9S8cxuNLrknQjXCi8T0qYYE9LtoS8htHq4iNLfiDcDsmOc73yHUk9pRDtItgJAEPoZ-zZhVfzhCRyK1rXYNxXq4l5dgF3/s1600/IMG_5317-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473915393002034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0cVm5mKonkNGIacGNO1U4eKoaPYXJvxqqvOspEbc_xU_Q3w9S8cxuNLrknQjXCi8T0qYYE9LtoS8htHq4iNLfiDcDsmOc73yHUk9pRDtItgJAEPoZ-zZhVfzhCRyK1rXYNxXq4l5dgF3/s400/IMG_5317-1.JPG" /></a> First, measure your headband from end to end (mine measured 15" long) </div><div align="center">to determine the length of your fabric strips. </div><div align="center">Next cut your fabric strips 2" wide by the </div><div align="center">length you just measured. </div><div align="center">Following the manufacturers directions, fuse the Decor-Bond </div><div align="center">to the piece of fabric that you want on the </div><div align="center">outside of your headband. </div><div align="center">Next, cut a length of velvet ribbon 2" shorter than your fabric strips.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQkpx9VlKGnrGxvwW-VnZAvrk5DsP241mmvqSmAV92s5Gs4nPRr_RvJJKHacitouxEE79ucwulUloClFyWPxBb5aGF8nkrRCBm5ejTpITGWsBZ86Ei3hw5EFmLu_ZX_tANX2HOK6Pfzr7/s1600/2010-04-151.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473913165602338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQkpx9VlKGnrGxvwW-VnZAvrk5DsP241mmvqSmAV92s5Gs4nPRr_RvJJKHacitouxEE79ucwulUloClFyWPxBb5aGF8nkrRCBm5ejTpITGWsBZ86Ei3hw5EFmLu_ZX_tANX2HOK6Pfzr7/s400/2010-04-151.jpg" /></a> Center the ribbon on the fabric that is NOT fused with Decor-Bond </div><div align="center">and pin in place. </div><div align="center"> Stitch close to edge down both long edges, making sure to backstitch at the beginning and end on each side. </div><div align="center">(Do not stitch the ribbon on the short sides.) </div><div align="center"> This creates a tunnel that you will use to slide your </div><div align="center">headband through when you are done. </div><div align="center"> *Note- The velvet ribbon adds a little friction and helps keep your headband from sliding. You can also use an extra length of fabric or </div><div align="center">grosgrain ribbon instead of the velvet ribbon.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzlWVVUK4IkZEd3cv9seKcNpLgdcmD2YXrKWhiBMgXavMasAEEJwNqoO_Lz7umjJjPGoghUOYfA_fEG2GoCM_8WCc3Gnj1UfISmcIat4jGhfVrOwj9tqhd0zX3NfwEWYehXK1trVS0WN0/s1600/2010-04-152.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473722615801746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzlWVVUK4IkZEd3cv9seKcNpLgdcmD2YXrKWhiBMgXavMasAEEJwNqoO_Lz7umjJjPGoghUOYfA_fEG2GoCM_8WCc3Gnj1UfISmcIat4jGhfVrOwj9tqhd0zX3NfwEWYehXK1trVS0WN0/s400/2010-04-152.jpg" /></a>Next, measure in 2" from each end and mark. </div><div align="center">Then measure in 1/4" from each short side and mark with a dot. </div><div align="center">Using your ruler, connect the dots to the line you drew and </div><div align="center">trim both fabric strips along the line. </div><div align="center">This will taper the headband to make it fit nicely behind your ears. <br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXDaM7RCezX0dAdmzwFOwV0C42ayLWBtbeFcW58-ERZcc6blEEKJgBET1a24LG8edz5EY9NjQ6MSkKlkOO4RMQtnJacwRd61knVIaz6YZie6CCFQEEWxjEOL1vaPibRdEkW5VKTjzkvMq/s1600/2010-04-15.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473720448033938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXDaM7RCezX0dAdmzwFOwV0C42ayLWBtbeFcW58-ERZcc6blEEKJgBET1a24LG8edz5EY9NjQ6MSkKlkOO4RMQtnJacwRd61knVIaz6YZie6CCFQEEWxjEOL1vaPibRdEkW5VKTjzkvMq/s400/2010-04-15.jpg" /></a>Now you are ready to sew!</div><div align="center">Placing right sides together, pin your two fabric strips together </div><div align="center">and sew down both long sides using a 1/4" seam. </div><div align="center">Using your favorite method (I use the good old safety pin method), </div><div align="center">turn your tube right sides out and press flat. </div><div align="center">Edge stitch down both long sides to create a finished look. </div><div align="center">Next, finish your headband by running a satin stitch </div><div align="center">along the short raw edges. </div><div align="center">I set my machine to zig zag and shorten my stitch length.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC5_SkbtVPNCgC0PsqLfH1bunKyn9U9DASVmba_802fImU39JOWMDkEQs3Z2x_ZrQPqB9JeRXLt-GRyXzB9h7FBZBxjMTk65lWCRJkKXdujMtAQzqlgytubDJ4NXj5j4cg9yH_sCvdQ4E/s1600/IMG_5339-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473711795598642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC5_SkbtVPNCgC0PsqLfH1bunKyn9U9DASVmba_802fImU39JOWMDkEQs3Z2x_ZrQPqB9JeRXLt-GRyXzB9h7FBZBxjMTk65lWCRJkKXdujMtAQzqlgytubDJ4NXj5j4cg9yH_sCvdQ4E/s400/IMG_5339-1.JPG" /></a> You are done!</div><div align="center">Simply slide your metal headband through the ribbon tunnel to create </div><div align="center">a super fabric covered headband.<br /></div><div align="center">Now go be cute!<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUNBHaglDMec4XKeEytnzN2esUwnFxykeJFdfbcFxkTpC4wMDu3pkp2nny4UnUPOB3DJyV5KznBJOpemDE_pRKrxeb1R4L8eUbwnZJcFMXsYd6HTCAvOmcaE8HuuRAniUONhCxHmZSAWY/s1600/IMG_5344-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473706845869858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUNBHaglDMec4XKeEytnzN2esUwnFxykeJFdfbcFxkTpC4wMDu3pkp2nny4UnUPOB3DJyV5KznBJOpemDE_pRKrxeb1R4L8eUbwnZJcFMXsYd6HTCAvOmcaE8HuuRAniUONhCxHmZSAWY/s400/IMG_5344-1.JPG" /></a><br />I hope you like my first tutorial.</div><div align="center">I hope to have a few more in the near future</div><div align="center">so please check back soon :)<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx9yF8ghhAkxxAe2s8y50cdEEJTb3C8IWRZ_29SkYGQLdFRT7tEjJiEp0KYXGIfO4490h-wb7TqWgzntc82gji_QV60bjToDpIkRhgq72lt46L4J2PO2caAQzNWXhtU7dXklRaXoXXPml/s1600/IMG_5345-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460473699732314370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMx9yF8ghhAkxxAe2s8y50cdEEJTb3C8IWRZ_29SkYGQLdFRT7tEjJiEp0KYXGIfO4490h-wb7TqWgzntc82gji_QV60bjToDpIkRhgq72lt46L4J2PO2caAQzNWXhtU7dXklRaXoXXPml/s400/IMG_5345-1.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">p.s. I would have posted pics of me in my new headband</div><div align="center">BUT....</div><div align="center">the only other person around today was four </div><div align="center">and he is not a great photographer</div><div align="center">AND....</div><div align="center">my roots are showing.</div><div align="center">I really need to go buy my red :)<br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-59162333875532815062010-04-14T18:40:00.000-07:002010-04-14T18:42:57.995-07:00Almost Wordless Wednesday<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMWkroPNnoQ4-qpLm-T0lMG8aRV7i3hRxGCtC_qeqALk2FOzZMyGmqdLbaUPfmjE5vCwoPbGfTGOuwtiSN0y689aa7d5us0vpi-FhcMvt0My245_EnlD3Z_3qd-H176yqYMKrbz9_nlFG/s1600/dreamstimefree_6007920.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460173248671751938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMWkroPNnoQ4-qpLm-T0lMG8aRV7i3hRxGCtC_qeqALk2FOzZMyGmqdLbaUPfmjE5vCwoPbGfTGOuwtiSN0y689aa7d5us0vpi-FhcMvt0My245_EnlD3Z_3qd-H176yqYMKrbz9_nlFG/s400/dreamstimefree_6007920.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#000066;"> Tomorrow I will be posting the first tutorial on my blog.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">Come on back for something super cute (and useful)!<br /></span></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-33490618596784573612010-04-12T18:07:00.000-07:002010-04-12T18:17:57.607-07:00Look, Look<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfbM4XLEbhmFKMhBInGj0QF6AkrbtspDcVNANp_Lupg2rdZ5w6NNYJKdZ1ARuhq1qq7-s2IXZ3ZwqXYlv80m16cYNFUJbA0c6ZF-nb0aAgJJqrNC-eGth1njoxbm05kaCLxPYs_altWOM/s1600/IMG_5275-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459423592196464290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfbM4XLEbhmFKMhBInGj0QF6AkrbtspDcVNANp_Lupg2rdZ5w6NNYJKdZ1ARuhq1qq7-s2IXZ3ZwqXYlv80m16cYNFUJbA0c6ZF-nb0aAgJJqrNC-eGth1njoxbm05kaCLxPYs_altWOM/s400/IMG_5275-1.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">I am back from a super busy weekend spent at</div>the Lake Eola Spring Fiesta in the Park.<br /><br />The show was pretty good for us and<br />we even won a ribbon and $100 from the judges!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ccff;">Woo Hoo!</span><br /><br /><br />Since pretty much everything in our booth is for girls </div><div align="center">I decided to whip up a few pairs of bandana pants </div><div align="center">for the little boys.</div><div align="center">I did make two pairs of girly-girl bandana pants</div><div align="center">just because the bandanas were too cute to pass up.</div><div align="center">And wouldn't it just figure that the only bandana pants that </div><div align="center">sold were the little girl versions!</div><div align="center">Oh well!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And did you notice the new button on my blog?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Yep, you can now purchase a gift certificate </div><div align="center">to my little store right here on my blog!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ccff;">Yeah!<br /></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-39605797499922306962010-04-04T20:16:00.000-07:002010-04-04T21:23:16.603-07:00Happy Easter My Peeps!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13pQRq12FpQ-MDgiNFnhYo0AdEkyIgCINueMCJoznJq9NWldQg6RK6ywgh3CrwGOHUq5v7rfC-JNdedOKAHYnwJsVDnv6V_yrnQv6QZzTUL6S6MxKB95pnmnLUgpWdH_4mlfk7gF7spdQ/s1600/IMG_5142.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456496091231298706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13pQRq12FpQ-MDgiNFnhYo0AdEkyIgCINueMCJoznJq9NWldQg6RK6ywgh3CrwGOHUq5v7rfC-JNdedOKAHYnwJsVDnv6V_yrnQv6QZzTUL6S6MxKB95pnmnLUgpWdH_4mlfk7gF7spdQ/s400/IMG_5142.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#000099;">I was driving home from my parents house this evening,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">with the bright orange sun sinking in the sky,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">when, from the backseat, I heard the Noodle say</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">"God made the sun."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">me: "Yes, buddy, he did."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Noodle: "What else did God do?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">me: "God made the earth and people and animals."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Noodle: "Why did He make people?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">me: "So that we could love and be kind to each other."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Noodle: "Why did He make animals?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">me: "So that they could help people and teach us kindness."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Noodle: "Even elephants? And </span><a href="http://http//disneydvd.disney.go.com/finding-nemo.html"><span style="color:#000099;">Bruce the Shark</span></a><span style="color:#000099;">?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">me: "Yes, buddy, even elephants and Bruce the Shark."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Noodle: "What is God going to do next?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">me: "That's a good question."</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Noodle: "Can I have a popsicle?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Explaining God and faith to a four year old - funny and charming!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">On a crafty note, I whipped up some super cute bandana pants today.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH73PxX8xIQoKvYxZ8Y9X9QODuv8MVPhCOHqtFS86w-v-z4RBJ4aDe4Z7k8CqSIPIHRWM2w7ozbMqw0lZ7X2WJ-0_llW0w2RzjR-0LUJNqJqh52mBgRKv6Btxxr54iigtcAnvCYlXSIns7/s1600/IMG_5288-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456496089426575890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH73PxX8xIQoKvYxZ8Y9X9QODuv8MVPhCOHqtFS86w-v-z4RBJ4aDe4Z7k8CqSIPIHRWM2w7ozbMqw0lZ7X2WJ-0_llW0w2RzjR-0LUJNqJqh52mBgRKv6Btxxr54iigtcAnvCYlXSIns7/s400/IMG_5288-1.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I am getting ready for a few spring craft shows and I wanted to make</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">some quick and easy things for boys.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">As the mom of a boy, I know it can be frustrating to wander</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">booth after booth of adorable little girl stuff</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">and find nothing for little boys.</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsgD-qm8zsLwrH1pGUiE5uxaFsAwyP7_g31C01sgF2h8naJwROcOdsSq33e2F6gT5uStpaHxk3LG0thyphenhyphenK5NmA53Fc7sE1A5k7bXMuZ_8PyZc3xtXgykRv4p2HMQNFJ6aAWVPg8pDP34i/s1600/IMG_5285-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456496085665587170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSsgD-qm8zsLwrH1pGUiE5uxaFsAwyP7_g31C01sgF2h8naJwROcOdsSq33e2F6gT5uStpaHxk3LG0thyphenhyphenK5NmA53Fc7sE1A5k7bXMuZ_8PyZc3xtXgykRv4p2HMQNFJ6aAWVPg8pDP34i/s400/IMG_5285-1.JPG" /></a><span style="color:#000099;"> So to balance out my own booth, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I wanted to have some things for little boys.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I know, I know...there are two pairs of girls pants there too.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">The bandanas were too stinkin' cute to pass up!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVZk5katMRPzJMeOMwSPNcxHBxsa0ewJNO8Bq1rZsv-HXBVGmzagcMLdxmCNWy70qSdaiOdJ8TUUPnpFdzDmAbssnz8kL9nYjTltlbygsJPsKFww_-xSeots3E8d20jBeXg0_IxXKkTdW/s1600/IMG_5282-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456496074828711170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVZk5katMRPzJMeOMwSPNcxHBxsa0ewJNO8Bq1rZsv-HXBVGmzagcMLdxmCNWy70qSdaiOdJ8TUUPnpFdzDmAbssnz8kL9nYjTltlbygsJPsKFww_-xSeots3E8d20jBeXg0_IxXKkTdW/s400/IMG_5282-1.JPG" /></a> <span style="color:#000099;">This week I'll be finishing some messenger style book bags</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">for preschool boys. I made one for the Noodle and he loves it!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I'll post pics soon....you know, in all of my spare time :)<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-26207136701207734902010-03-31T18:40:00.001-07:002010-03-31T18:41:01.159-07:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs69c1ndKsfPWfs1_N9lyTppnlReuY5eIzsshm_uJ-tIhKNoAavQid1Yg9-bRzXrjINenMXECUtEmAtykLIw4A-4Lg-aAIGlSgjC2JdvFl5bNz8gbi2_OV4Fart-Af31dLs5zYwXKtFFJB/s1600/IMG_5263-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454978043909809346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs69c1ndKsfPWfs1_N9lyTppnlReuY5eIzsshm_uJ-tIhKNoAavQid1Yg9-bRzXrjINenMXECUtEmAtykLIw4A-4Lg-aAIGlSgjC2JdvFl5bNz8gbi2_OV4Fart-Af31dLs5zYwXKtFFJB/s400/IMG_5263-1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-18101404344924963642010-03-22T16:57:00.000-07:002010-03-22T17:12:44.744-07:00I heart Crocs<div align="center">Okay, I am a bit embarrassed to admit this</div><div align="center">but I love my Crocs. </div><div align="center">I can barely remember wearing "regular" shoes.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvDZDdWwT0wpSiTjLOWEKmxNaJj4cHCDyaFKNYRfxGInj5DBfy59vl4RRalOGG5diG0WzFW-1NnivZCZsFjX6ibDlryBuw_HDuNfc5Mug6HYKYglMNZ9q-tgaieLjzQx__7sjssIREzcJ/s1600-h/brown+slides.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451612073231145986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvDZDdWwT0wpSiTjLOWEKmxNaJj4cHCDyaFKNYRfxGInj5DBfy59vl4RRalOGG5diG0WzFW-1NnivZCZsFjX6ibDlryBuw_HDuNfc5Mug6HYKYglMNZ9q-tgaieLjzQx__7sjssIREzcJ/s400/brown+slides.jpg" /></a>I have spent most of the past year in these </div><div align="center">lovely brown and pink slides<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KCAWbx7iQl8m1lMl1GdCotYDiCTt78AdCzVyBLzmy-FqHfIyv4hQd5qgsmMGAYEIiQ-rd9pCF5VC6P8G_d9OxFQEyptEKiDaqZXXZ2jgDvbp7hyphenhyphenJgX1RSfrsGxE9CjHQGy5JS9n3eImz/s1600-h/pink+mary+janes.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451611959388343314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0KCAWbx7iQl8m1lMl1GdCotYDiCTt78AdCzVyBLzmy-FqHfIyv4hQd5qgsmMGAYEIiQ-rd9pCF5VC6P8G_d9OxFQEyptEKiDaqZXXZ2jgDvbp7hyphenhyphenJgX1RSfrsGxE9CjHQGy5JS9n3eImz/s400/pink+mary+janes.jpg" /></a><br />or in these super comfy hot pink mary janes.<br />But, sadly, it is time to retire my trusty old Crocs.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTrx9aXR0EXjc1eeeGK4zDBxyj_K2AkhfWZ0J_gRsgjOLntgM-lgXJ786op2rGnu1mGv1-N7rgTDRKi8PZaVcUN15yeeINMcnJk6lZbVhKVcT_tOTUsIeKFy0m1YCz0KmzBg39_HKxv_4/s1600-h/green.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451611949736937570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTrx9aXR0EXjc1eeeGK4zDBxyj_K2AkhfWZ0J_gRsgjOLntgM-lgXJ786op2rGnu1mGv1-N7rgTDRKi8PZaVcUN15yeeINMcnJk6lZbVhKVcT_tOTUsIeKFy0m1YCz0KmzBg39_HKxv_4/s400/green.jpg" /></a>And replace them with some new Crocs!<br />Yeah!<br />I really am in love with these super cute green ones.<br />Perfect for summer, right?<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeFkrxW97TnnDh45O3buEX-cD_xfJkA3KTs80ewxxaGmxSZQMfe18GSDUf2XMF3L2T2XZ8ENAwtEg2i4pRuBb3JpB7OddnYMHCrKFz2dbjk9HnoDCxMvhLPRuD_9iq6m_xjPCumC4eQzF/s1600-h/bow+crocs.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451611941481610162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyeFkrxW97TnnDh45O3buEX-cD_xfJkA3KTs80ewxxaGmxSZQMfe18GSDUf2XMF3L2T2XZ8ENAwtEg2i4pRuBb3JpB7OddnYMHCrKFz2dbjk9HnoDCxMvhLPRuD_9iq6m_xjPCumC4eQzF/s400/bow+crocs.jpg" /></a><br />And how about these feminine and flirty ones.</div><div>I love the bows! <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJIUb8NmsBNHjrWwNiTU1wH6wzhnHbrijET_oOe2XnROYNcqeUYCmEIZ9D-Gcs7APOsPRHQflSiLUfqD8InmtTVd-ODdqgzQucwzwuW4pCJQ6Vy7UFz1ERBkdPFYBBBgsCcNzjuK1Ox7l/s1600-h/blue+heels.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 249px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451611931462175970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJIUb8NmsBNHjrWwNiTU1wH6wzhnHbrijET_oOe2XnROYNcqeUYCmEIZ9D-Gcs7APOsPRHQflSiLUfqD8InmtTVd-ODdqgzQucwzwuW4pCJQ6Vy7UFz1ERBkdPFYBBBgsCcNzjuK1Ox7l/s400/blue+heels.jpg" /></a><br />And what about these stunners!</div><div>Perfect match for summer sundresses.</div><div> </div><div>Oh, I love me some Crocs!</div><div>And my toes love them too :)<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-57243798748297465092010-03-21T17:37:00.000-07:002010-03-21T19:11:14.255-07:00Saturday<div align="center">On Saturday I drove from one coast to another.....</div><div align="center">from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf coast of Florida that is!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I spent the afternoon at one of my favorite spots </div><div align="center">Tarpon Springs</div><br /><div align="center">In decades past, Greek immigrants settled in Tarpon Springs where they harvested the sponges growing in the Gulf. </div><div align="center">Now, Tarpon Springs is mainly a tourist destination, </div><div align="center">chock full of delicious restaurants, charming shops, kitschy Florida souveniers, and sightseeing boat tours. </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi80tjDYgc8mENZqZ6saJhLRoV4oNrdHOVM0f_NH-ntWOl-l6xZoReWDYAn36MS3h5NTgW5n6OpoAnrqkqawQzDioPJl23tI-NX24glrlnjH-aAMMA52DOUHpO8RgxR0F6Kh6xrca_H4y/s1600-h/IMG_5118.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451252276677794978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCi80tjDYgc8mENZqZ6saJhLRoV4oNrdHOVM0f_NH-ntWOl-l6xZoReWDYAn36MS3h5NTgW5n6OpoAnrqkqawQzDioPJl23tI-NX24glrlnjH-aAMMA52DOUHpO8RgxR0F6Kh6xrca_H4y/s400/IMG_5118.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC22smaXNbPKCAtrG_nYRiAb9dt7pCYTdOpOIZUDDmcuRYks0fLhaufLWE2VcTyFzBTriRRnLakPNPbPx4BeHGkv_uC8mQT7_-K7yTEFmvufkfRCDAwkz28x3mimlfgWopHaWBWS6wZbRW/s1600-h/IMG_5119.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451252270304796834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC22smaXNbPKCAtrG_nYRiAb9dt7pCYTdOpOIZUDDmcuRYks0fLhaufLWE2VcTyFzBTriRRnLakPNPbPx4BeHGkv_uC8mQT7_-K7yTEFmvufkfRCDAwkz28x3mimlfgWopHaWBWS6wZbRW/s400/IMG_5119.JPG" /></a> After a great afternoon at Tarpon Springs</div><div align="center">we drove to Anna Maria Island for the beachside wedding of a family friend.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XXR9KyCr4ocsKtgCrpw9hasoSeAWtGUn6MheEqZzEYlnjkIgw4JcHPv8x7_ewm98xvcfzQUTWZEP8L_I2AjnntbMNMO_AhK4c7psOd7VwEWdAYJ5iXfm3tOyr7GKS2k2Cry-mOdm-bTz/s1600-h/IMG_5120-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451252260952517234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XXR9KyCr4ocsKtgCrpw9hasoSeAWtGUn6MheEqZzEYlnjkIgw4JcHPv8x7_ewm98xvcfzQUTWZEP8L_I2AjnntbMNMO_AhK4c7psOd7VwEWdAYJ5iXfm3tOyr7GKS2k2Cry-mOdm-bTz/s400/IMG_5120-1.JPG" /></a> The wedding was to take place at sunset.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe8wyW9FoTsr2rUI2qfg4qpiQX5GboJHXnvCMMzyWYZ9X0Em4f2yqM0vYs8KJ7AKD_CVGNCuC-aTs4GvcTgtsN23YulNLpcbw6dzf9nd0FRnqtgiT9bGgHXEGmg9FJXsOq0KD1PeiX3jp/s1600-h/IMG_5121-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451252251441341954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSe8wyW9FoTsr2rUI2qfg4qpiQX5GboJHXnvCMMzyWYZ9X0Em4f2yqM0vYs8KJ7AKD_CVGNCuC-aTs4GvcTgtsN23YulNLpcbw6dzf9nd0FRnqtgiT9bGgHXEGmg9FJXsOq0KD1PeiX3jp/s400/IMG_5121-1.JPG" /></a> We got to the beach at 6 o'clock.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSw_Bs7VG1n4daNo9_SpFu3Cxit8or0NWyr4W9f0tYZOpNGxdmZHSpYwszcsFLTKU6yKTCMGt8RNKGdTBa36Ygj0My2jBdGzrvKrHP5YOeZEozM-Iv99Sx3bekkr61RTpVM6AicvXwWSu/s1600-h/IMG_5122-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451252251966735682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSw_Bs7VG1n4daNo9_SpFu3Cxit8or0NWyr4W9f0tYZOpNGxdmZHSpYwszcsFLTKU6yKTCMGt8RNKGdTBa36Ygj0My2jBdGzrvKrHP5YOeZEozM-Iv99Sx3bekkr61RTpVM6AicvXwWSu/s400/IMG_5122-1.JPG" /></a> The Noodle ran around for over an hour.</div><div>He had a blast and was covered in sand</div><div>even in his underwear!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsUlSfJJPH1cdRJVX_jBKoubOcfRZRtiuBQZDbMlb5wkTl9V3wHvUTpmhHoPwdfhs3iLaP1RM8CRSDrOvoWw61ggdLbjUFGuzcamgNrVHmjIwbDmzNpljbm5D5gXHog1UFpn9oTO1G8SD/s1600-h/IMG_5127-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451251855672549730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsUlSfJJPH1cdRJVX_jBKoubOcfRZRtiuBQZDbMlb5wkTl9V3wHvUTpmhHoPwdfhs3iLaP1RM8CRSDrOvoWw61ggdLbjUFGuzcamgNrVHmjIwbDmzNpljbm5D5gXHog1UFpn9oTO1G8SD/s400/IMG_5127-1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiVsPmpf_WUdY4q8_0H3WTQgZYMXZAkixMmNIFz3jg7hRe8drHZKK04wVVsRxFIQJ-P_oBrcmjZ3NOnc4gwBOez3Bn-0cPzsSyahmEU13IxUYDIIMPCbKwNrEB-EtJIKFs_Ju5R1kd6_6/s1600-h/IMG_5128-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451251850914797314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiVsPmpf_WUdY4q8_0H3WTQgZYMXZAkixMmNIFz3jg7hRe8drHZKK04wVVsRxFIQJ-P_oBrcmjZ3NOnc4gwBOez3Bn-0cPzsSyahmEU13IxUYDIIMPCbKwNrEB-EtJIKFs_Ju5R1kd6_6/s400/IMG_5128-1.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRmxDnKAes0o_N4zqCVU4YKSqk6yf35j_bmI39mPnHAibQXZ6EUZMXkm9rKLIi7ZIzrJ1AvJgGRRWatJo0FtmBA_-LIHIGXC5VWVBlUFCcwobLfTpc8RDsWQS9q-ldFNQYDEd_KLw95Zg/s1600-h/IMG_5129-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451251847945076258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRmxDnKAes0o_N4zqCVU4YKSqk6yf35j_bmI39mPnHAibQXZ6EUZMXkm9rKLIi7ZIzrJ1AvJgGRRWatJo0FtmBA_-LIHIGXC5VWVBlUFCcwobLfTpc8RDsWQS9q-ldFNQYDEd_KLw95Zg/s400/IMG_5129-1.JPG" /></a> What time, exactly, is sunset?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN46Gc0dQ_qp1H1ENYYizjMlA6JUFPQ6PqrWKocxVRKbxt-1PGJ6DZYXpUmuvHFZPrslW6KnNPT292ieP4_8y9DevodJ27PEZD-exTB0_3cnQC-lzSHPzgAnCcpX1MbubAN5MxnmU9VOmk/s1600-h/IMG_5140-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 399px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451251839969602290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN46Gc0dQ_qp1H1ENYYizjMlA6JUFPQ6PqrWKocxVRKbxt-1PGJ6DZYXpUmuvHFZPrslW6KnNPT292ieP4_8y9DevodJ27PEZD-exTB0_3cnQC-lzSHPzgAnCcpX1MbubAN5MxnmU9VOmk/s400/IMG_5140-1.JPG" /></a> And finally</div><div>the happy couple<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBMLMFqvoBaeuP3Ivk96eP9EeCrG5aqtBBYtPF2tX0L4MUTt3Oce-go_9BEFKVaX08XBS14R_Z3bRW2yreUZJ5GmAEjdh0i3El-WfMNZpP7ATt6EVtQd0FY737iEWcVjiNBJi8wpWmPBe/s1600-h/IMG_5141-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451251835780645858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBMLMFqvoBaeuP3Ivk96eP9EeCrG5aqtBBYtPF2tX0L4MUTt3Oce-go_9BEFKVaX08XBS14R_Z3bRW2yreUZJ5GmAEjdh0i3El-WfMNZpP7ATt6EVtQd0FY737iEWcVjiNBJi8wpWmPBe/s400/IMG_5141-1.JPG" /></a> And the sunset!</div><div> </div><div>Hope you had a lovely weekend.</div><div>And if you get the chance </div><div>visit Tarpon Springs</div><div>and eat lunch at </div><div>Hellas.</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-11259675087628203642010-03-15T13:07:00.001-07:002010-03-15T18:53:49.295-07:00I've been busy<div align="center">I've been pretty busy lately.</div><p align="center"><br />Well, I am always pretty busy.</p><p align="center"><br />But recently........so.very.busy.</p><div align="center">Anyway, here is a little look at how I have been occupying myself lately.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I started teaching some purse classes at my favorite <a href="http://www.thequiltplace.com/">quilt shop</a>. </div><div align="center">Not only had I never before taught a class, </div><div align="center">I had never even taken any sewing class!</div><div align="center">I am pretty much a figure-it-out-on-my-own kind of gal. </div><div align="center">So I never saw a need for a class....after all, I could read a pattern, right?</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLWiitkfKoQbh0f5lA4olk4W0K88CkazZLKj8_08vsiNM_J_cM6vjDC-IbhDURlmfyUyThplaWR7aR-9rf_qFNEBi-nlb1mNzJZG1Gjt6u8FSM0noyS5LByXLDJBGgnY0XQQ3h92jV7Ov/s1600-h/IMG_5108.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448955750585512034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLWiitkfKoQbh0f5lA4olk4W0K88CkazZLKj8_08vsiNM_J_cM6vjDC-IbhDURlmfyUyThplaWR7aR-9rf_qFNEBi-nlb1mNzJZG1Gjt6u8FSM0noyS5LByXLDJBGgnY0XQQ3h92jV7Ov/s400/IMG_5108.JPG" /></a> I started out with any easy one. I love <a href="http://www.quiltsillustrated.com/shop/Quiltsillustrated-Patterns/p/ps008-Bow-Tucks-Tote-Pattern.htm">this tote </a>because it is super simple </div><div align="center">and has a lot of pockets. </div><div align="center">Please ignore the fact that I have yet to attach the button. </div><div align="center"> You know........... busy, busy, busy!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bHZkzqySZIS_0iLWhYvvVjcmEKdVkYJaoy2ZOI2EpumZ0KaUWEng1yoldjuPM9o-Qm_02nCvjVPSCPw3knCfpf-Rc_6WuEo3X-0KiYlWNt7JG0c4ot-su9AR1s2qNvP1L6PLxS587734/s1600-h/IMG_5107-1.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448955747249998658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-bHZkzqySZIS_0iLWhYvvVjcmEKdVkYJaoy2ZOI2EpumZ0KaUWEng1yoldjuPM9o-Qm_02nCvjVPSCPw3knCfpf-Rc_6WuEo3X-0KiYlWNt7JG0c4ot-su9AR1s2qNvP1L6PLxS587734/s400/IMG_5107-1.JPG" /></a><br />Then we made <a href="http://amybutlerdesign.com/products/patterns_display.php?id=44">this bag</a>. Slightly more challenging for my students </div><div align="center">but they did learn how to install a zipper. </div><div align="center"> Yeah! </div><div align="center">I really loved this bag when I saw the pattern, </div><div align="center">but it turns out that I really don't like it. </div><div align="center">I mean, I like the shape and the zippered interior pockets </div><div align="center">but I just don't like carrying it. </div><div align="center">I don't know.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh0k_oBaEAmhYbP7c6T05b-cXmV07bCxAgfrwqtG89U4coNGkwRMhd-adTX46GJpzD3VkntfU7XCdp9viQ_YSPMP7uF1u_5QEl6YCvIvijfy5JitFct_3GzENGzDtvEQfrorMNtR4d2P6/s1600-h/IMG_5101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448955061995794370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTh0k_oBaEAmhYbP7c6T05b-cXmV07bCxAgfrwqtG89U4coNGkwRMhd-adTX46GJpzD3VkntfU7XCdp9viQ_YSPMP7uF1u_5QEl6YCvIvijfy5JitFct_3GzENGzDtvEQfrorMNtR4d2P6/s400/IMG_5101.JPG" /></a> My upcoming class is for <a href="http://amybutlerdesign.com/products/patterns_display.php?id=35">this bag</a>.<br />I finished it today and I am very pleased with how it turned out.</div><div align="center">I did change the way the zipper is installed</div><div align="center"> as I couldn't find a purse zipper to coordinate with my fabric. <br /><br /><br />I've also done a lot of sewing for my little guy too.</div><div align="center">I'll post pics of those projects later this week.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-9531359070731286292010-03-11T12:55:00.001-08:002010-03-11T13:09:48.317-08:00Dear Noodle<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i5Hfc-VlAFkkewBu9fxS41URFllYiPA7gZI9ifZp3Xv-15c_sKrvDuLKM3_rTsArLeE3-Vn-P7CVOx4omFXkFEHscbBmUJsIW8cgEytFijpy4mFXxpDBvGGqgGuUqT_Lwv7eYcTVY1Co/s1600-h/IMG_5071.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447484001975069682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3i5Hfc-VlAFkkewBu9fxS41URFllYiPA7gZI9ifZp3Xv-15c_sKrvDuLKM3_rTsArLeE3-Vn-P7CVOx4omFXkFEHscbBmUJsIW8cgEytFijpy4mFXxpDBvGGqgGuUqT_Lwv7eYcTVY1Co/s400/IMG_5071.JPG" /></a> Today you turn four. </div><div align="center">Although I sometimes miss the snuggly baby days, I am really having fun with you now.</div><div align="center">I love the funny things you say. </div><div align="center">Like when you said "Mumma, you stinky like blueberries. Go take a shower."</div><div align="center">And I laugh at the funny things you do. </div><div align="center">Like when you licked the shaker cheese dispenser at the pizza place.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U_2Yi-nKs6bfIS46XS_HaiQNypeJyhjfU3lKfENysefcLNopfUGCkcm9_itSe2vXppb_m0QfDzZljD-K39YlCo51mmY7Jv14N6a7-SAMHmu9mc3F7paO5kQOpgGx-t9VQJg-HRrplIX2/s1600-h/IMG_5075.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447483999489001666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U_2Yi-nKs6bfIS46XS_HaiQNypeJyhjfU3lKfENysefcLNopfUGCkcm9_itSe2vXppb_m0QfDzZljD-K39YlCo51mmY7Jv14N6a7-SAMHmu9mc3F7paO5kQOpgGx-t9VQJg-HRrplIX2/s400/IMG_5075.JPG" /></a> I am proud of you for being a good boy at school.</div><div align="center">For being polite and kind to your classmates.</div><div align="center">For being creative and imaginative with your projects.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I love you very much!</div><div align="center"><br />Mummy<br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-10356634536787077052010-01-15T11:29:00.000-08:002010-01-15T11:49:17.316-08:00Some craftiness and some direction<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC44d8jpnCBfAdzTSHqI_tU2h2YXp464GL_4RuuKPFKCxgX1UefXfgGUegXLIiG7-1JC6A8Srwx4ruRl55GSJWrCBQYjcX4slUM-VY113hTdtsax1yYbddwjw2NnLb4Dt2zBH9WsKEpYrW/s1600-h/147CANON.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427054424764401314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC44d8jpnCBfAdzTSHqI_tU2h2YXp464GL_4RuuKPFKCxgX1UefXfgGUegXLIiG7-1JC6A8Srwx4ruRl55GSJWrCBQYjcX4slUM-VY113hTdtsax1yYbddwjw2NnLb4Dt2zBH9WsKEpYrW/s400/147CANON.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Oh, there are just not enough hours in the day!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">My to-do list is growing and growing</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">but my days just seem to be getting shorter.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">How does this work?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I am still trying to make friends with my new laptop.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">And, trying to figure out if I can save my files</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">from my old laptop and movew them to my new laptop.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">But I did get some craftiness done this week.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I made myself a laptop sleeve!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">It has been so long since I have made</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">something for myself.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">And I am totally thrilled with the way it turned out!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I even quilted the fabric.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">So I just had to brag about it here.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Because, really, my husband is getting tired of</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">feigning excitement over my projects.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">I can't blame him, though. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">After all, not many men are interesteed in purses and quilts!</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-82075148518087888942010-01-09T18:03:00.000-08:002010-01-09T18:18:51.222-08:00Technical Difficulties<div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">So....my trusty old laptop has died.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Even with days of TLC in the ICU</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">She could not be revived.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Luckily, most of my photos were backed up.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">But not so luckily, I never backed up any of my etsy graphics</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">or my itunes, or my business spreadsheets, or my patterns.</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">Sigh.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">So I had to rely on my husbands laptop this week.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">But it just wasn't the same.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">You know the feeling you get when you </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">walk out of the house without your cell phone?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">That is how I felt this week.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Naked.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Lost.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000099;">Unconnected.</span></div><br /><span style="color:#000099;">So today I broke down and bought a new laptop.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">We are still making friends.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">But so far I like her.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">I am really hoping that she will make friends with my old laptop.</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">And that someone smarter than me will be able </span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">to transfer my files, folders, and pictures to my new friend.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-586929699400934902010-01-01T19:41:00.000-08:002010-01-01T19:44:26.135-08:00Fresh<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlQmNt7UnISBcIUQJnJKOAnX8MKo7YU_Ms9p_X3sC-CqUvJsLcszMzRSeoLMhHrgj_GVPm8RA05-wi8vfkL3CKssaGckVbJipLMmYe6QsMNlxwFXEaVcGqGA5z6b09bFwxdgI8sMxOap4/s1600-h/sale+tag.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421982893055286162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlQmNt7UnISBcIUQJnJKOAnX8MKo7YU_Ms9p_X3sC-CqUvJsLcszMzRSeoLMhHrgj_GVPm8RA05-wi8vfkL3CKssaGckVbJipLMmYe6QsMNlxwFXEaVcGqGA5z6b09bFwxdgI8sMxOap4/s400/sale+tag.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Fresh markdowns in <a href="http://www.songbirdcottonco.etsy.com/">my shop</a>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Pop on over and score a great bag!</span> </div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-48251537467799307072009-12-31T19:48:00.000-08:002009-12-31T19:52:14.350-08:00<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV33hFa-qw20OT1GHhJCQ4kxTKEnh1HiCdWCmeLpvC4TYgAQ6Um98EzVtKYA64vQwZ5jcGtBHlyTrjsC-6W6RiH3_6AxSlGgVisCq4kSmQ0yDqjfHirrj8o-y03HFLBnQDkgheQpKLJTUq/s1600-h/calendar.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421613765025201522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV33hFa-qw20OT1GHhJCQ4kxTKEnh1HiCdWCmeLpvC4TYgAQ6Um98EzVtKYA64vQwZ5jcGtBHlyTrjsC-6W6RiH3_6AxSlGgVisCq4kSmQ0yDqjfHirrj8o-y03HFLBnQDkgheQpKLJTUq/s400/calendar.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://http//www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37625306&ref=sr_list_13&&ga_search_query=calendar&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=2&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">via</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">Happy New Year!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">May 2010 be your best year yet!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/395/68CFE87D146770A01424C4BECEC4E88D.png" /></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-34494714623540538642009-12-22T11:37:00.001-08:002009-12-22T17:31:15.376-08:00Christmas Fun<p align="center">I love Christmas.</p><br /><p align="center">Except for the crowds.</p><br /><p align="center">And rude, frustrated people.</p><br /><p align="center">Oh......and traffic, too.</p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">But, really, I love Christmas.</span></p><br /><div align="center">It is so awesome to watch my Noodle discover the magic of the season.</div><br /><div align="center">And it is funny to see what he remembers from last year. </div><br /><div align="center">As we walked our neighborhood looking at Christmas lights last night, </div><br /><div align="center">he remembered which house had the giant snowman.</div><br /><div align="center">And which house had the nativity with "Baby Jeje".</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva9yRU06CKjBRqkwTOPvEaIDYjtsnOYhaTbmQqPRehyphenhyphenpGH84Qw7odFrLKB_kixQYcxi8hzl0VLuZShQdNHCS4iVGlXH0fuMMfXWKUFYI5C0r_ZVuMQeeU7AVk-92JjGgPV1DbUmVjgK2U/s1600-h/IMG_4691.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418150179341216034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva9yRU06CKjBRqkwTOPvEaIDYjtsnOYhaTbmQqPRehyphenhyphenpGH84Qw7odFrLKB_kixQYcxi8hzl0VLuZShQdNHCS4iVGlXH0fuMMfXWKUFYI5C0r_ZVuMQeeU7AVk-92JjGgPV1DbUmVjgK2U/s400/IMG_4691.JPG" /></a> But my holiday rituals have changed too.</p><p align="center">My tree no longer has the ornaments beautifully and evenly spaced.</p><p align="center">Instead, my precious ornaments are carefully hung on the top branches</p><p align="center">and all others decorate the bottom half of the tree.</p><p align="center">Because even an artificial tree needs to be trimmed up with a fake Home Depot saw. <br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCpweqKaF1Z5khzQ_cSlbdjWpSRHWOdhg0eO__B2B-j9PTExJm7vBspE_PzvQlGT58cMDvfZwwyRTDudWUGofSrG-OhdPsNCzZIHRUE49R9hQqTFH8yTsnKsp8DkRvNhOdE3kjaFYUoSq/s1600-h/IMG_4683.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418149081094888754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCpweqKaF1Z5khzQ_cSlbdjWpSRHWOdhg0eO__B2B-j9PTExJm7vBspE_PzvQlGT58cMDvfZwwyRTDudWUGofSrG-OhdPsNCzZIHRUE49R9hQqTFH8yTsnKsp8DkRvNhOdE3kjaFYUoSq/s400/IMG_4683.JPG" /></a> And we are starting some new family traditions, too.</p><p align="center">My local grocery store had these super cute gingerbread house kits</p><p align="center">marked down to $2.99. Seriously, $2.99.</p><p align="center">So we made a "gingerbread man house".</p><p align="center">And we got STICKY.</p><p align="center">We might possibly have snuck a few pieces of candy.<br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xLYD2qB2p2IdNz7TDHQkwVvxlLxEUPhcJl9XEQ5vLHRDVg4aNsKjCVxSr-IX9o012A9GnWx-SylDFtjyJbThiVuVaUuwmqYzAK5OxwQ_aYwbeyDsqDKhyQdiBDnAGZL3SUddlvi8_ZeS/s1600-h/IMG_4674.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418149069113421426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xLYD2qB2p2IdNz7TDHQkwVvxlLxEUPhcJl9XEQ5vLHRDVg4aNsKjCVxSr-IX9o012A9GnWx-SylDFtjyJbThiVuVaUuwmqYzAK5OxwQ_aYwbeyDsqDKhyQdiBDnAGZL3SUddlvi8_ZeS/s400/IMG_4674.JPG" /></a><br />But our house turned out darn cute, right?</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Every day with my Noodle is an adventure.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Full of memories and smiles.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I love Christmas.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And, I love my life.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Merry Christmas!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggYZp2pvC2a6epcRutV4weex2cUqVkZkab9igFej2kaSxD-FCGVJHnMVobByLq08ZahPZe5Oy__AH565a9NpqwQTGMW56TZAPuj7UnxqC9mHIJT7iEeO49fG1CaXs8aT5eeBbrXM8oIPvE/s1600-h/IMG_4671.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-xPTUnGlnZXDTtH9BlPrMhnJO8aLEwC9taS_KSNVJTxQNx5blh3ZHcADo9BjuhNzjDJtCc5MOUNk-P1nOGHGOlq12FJGKFPVJGSJ6hlIjJwwVRvms4Zif3bgD4Jq5A5hYmplB1NAtcYn/s1600-h/IMG_4669_edited.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-12365810021306990742009-12-17T16:34:00.001-08:002009-12-17T17:02:51.643-08:00Teacher Treats<div align="center">Ever have one of those "Oh no!" moments?</div><div align="center">You know, the kind where you ask yourself "How could I forget that?"</div><div align="center">I had one at almost midnight last night.</div><div align="center">I realized that the Noodle would be going to his last day of school before Christmas break </div><div align="center">and I had no teacher gifts ready.</div><div align="center">But a quick search through blog land and my problem was solved!</div><div align="center">All with stuff I had on hand!</div><div align="center">Yeah!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBh1djJNNIkWsNYEB21a6rdnC7biZk5lE3OT6xPWOChTeZhgBjVVidS7kBCgidRFT9Zz5-qkiwscJ5MHSui0N39V-CrnO_VqDj7rFO06rldtggEdakZa5pPuKqWEODBfGYfQQriAAQSwg/s1600-h/IMG_4665_edited.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416369230024272802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBh1djJNNIkWsNYEB21a6rdnC7biZk5lE3OT6xPWOChTeZhgBjVVidS7kBCgidRFT9Zz5-qkiwscJ5MHSui0N39V-CrnO_VqDj7rFO06rldtggEdakZa5pPuKqWEODBfGYfQQriAAQSwg/s400/IMG_4665_edited.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I snagged <a href="http://http//bluecricketdesign.blogspot.com/2009/12/mulling-spice-gift-bag.html">this idea </a>that I found wandering <a href="http://http//lolaagain.blogspot.com/2009/12/teacher-gifties.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EPteE4zvtqagYRDdWlv8ssVhaTNh-pqD5HMV20brQYAHTMTEaotyQyJX1bcCMSHY2dMdd9Yk7KRnz4OpVzVuEnqvvbaosceg9cQQ53wQNQrLXXAoR51JvcQ-V6pibzstVUADSlqrAkuM/s1600-h/IMG_4667_edited.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416369223784573730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EPteE4zvtqagYRDdWlv8ssVhaTNh-pqD5HMV20brQYAHTMTEaotyQyJX1bcCMSHY2dMdd9Yk7KRnz4OpVzVuEnqvvbaosceg9cQQ53wQNQrLXXAoR51JvcQ-V6pibzstVUADSlqrAkuM/s400/IMG_4667_edited.JPG" /></a><br />The Noodle has three terrific teachers, each blessed with infinite amounts of patience.</div><div align="center">I guess they have to, working with three and four year olds. <br />I know I could never, ever be a pre-K teacher!<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055257031254625277.post-76422376906989207762009-12-12T17:45:00.000-08:002009-12-12T17:51:50.393-08:00Hello There!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMKQAT2Mw-VbaCv6twOm0JZ225PieKQ8FhZrbgFHrB3tL7d5fBjSaKKBVzrDOEkRuNRhoI8ZeyTKDYRQdGCW9I1-QGKBGOWS4Tkdkx0iTfQIGTNDG5uPN28cg25NV_1mN1S7nXGVtLVNm/s1600-h/IMG_4578_edited.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414532426724968226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMKQAT2Mw-VbaCv6twOm0JZ225PieKQ8FhZrbgFHrB3tL7d5fBjSaKKBVzrDOEkRuNRhoI8ZeyTKDYRQdGCW9I1-QGKBGOWS4Tkdkx0iTfQIGTNDG5uPN28cg25NV_1mN1S7nXGVtLVNm/s400/IMG_4578_edited.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">I am excited to finally have some super cute and girly aprons in my </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.songbirdcottonco.etsy.com"><span style="color:#000066;">shop</span></a><span style="color:#000066;">.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">Stop on by and check them out.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#000066;">Free shipping on Christmas aprons through the end of December</span>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkea1hyphenhyphenwX8rdfLKX9fd9pDYVULr0BdxdXfFf_mw2ygzithxp54g-VeYiWW7dpTqDApntyPwMCvzNd6DbNs0XV6qy5ML51-fi4xRCSY1nBQXvT80tfRmEoISq7vPFExjGyAdWs0zUnt75F/s1600-h/IMG_4613_edited.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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