tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77621324963597739752024-02-06T20:37:57.191-08:00An Ordinary PrincessLife can be ordinary, but when you use the gifts you've been given, it becomes a life of a Princess.Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-49016455600885194842015-06-03T09:36:00.001-07:002015-06-03T09:36:17.167-07:00The one with the blessing board….<p><font face="Georgia">We recently had baby dedications at </font><a href="http://jfc.org/" target="_blank"><font face="Georgia">our church</font></a><font face="Georgia">, and one of the great things about it was that we got a chance to publicly speak a blessing over Vivian. I wanted to have something that can be hung in her room so that she could also see the blessings that we have been praying over her, so I made her a blessing board. </font></p> <p><font face="Georgia">In the week prior to the dedication, I had been hearing the word “fierce” for Vivian. At first I wasn’t sure if I heard correctly, because the word has such a strong definition. In all of the research I have done, usually the somewhere in the definition it has the word barbaric in it! But as I read more into it, there are the words passionate, unrestrained zeal, determined, or the best one: a heartfelt and powerful intensity. So I stewed on it for a bit. Then to gather items to make the board, we headed over to Michael’s to check the clearance section. And there hanging on a hook was a bracelet jewel set that said……..FIERCE! Um. Okay! I get it! So I snatched that little bedazzled gem up so I could add it to the board. It just so happened that I could place the letters to fierce, on each letter of her name, which is perfect because we want her to have a fierce desire for the Lord in her heart. Sweet! </font></p> <p><font face="Georgia">The board was originally brown, and I spray painted it white. I then cut out the pink ribbon and pinned it to the border with these cute jeweled pins I found. I glued down the letters onto thick ribbon so they would pop. I left the edges of the thick ribbon frayed because, well, we all have frayed edges don’t we? I finished up the board by placing scripture and quotes onto scrapbook paper, and added a key and cross secured also with the jeweled pins. (The N looks a little wonky….but it only looks like that in the picture. Strange.) </font></p> <p> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_0MQijaPDpo/VW8s9ni3LqI/AAAAAAAAA7g/7TOCBfzd0ng/s1600-h/20150430_132722%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150430_132722" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150430_132722" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TPRoUxTudzE/VW8s-GEa6XI/AAAAAAAAA7k/DLDVtcrkuXQ/20150430_132722_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="194"></a> <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UaXP_LvD0dM/VW8s-ah6brI/AAAAAAAAA7w/A6iRdDibB9w/s1600-h/20150430_132739%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150430_132739" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150430_132739" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--eBllrsfSzw/VW8s-4L0KuI/AAAAAAAAA70/OmS7NKK4aIw/20150430_132739_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font face="Georgia">Here’s our little peanut on her dedication day:</font></p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFXDzBuyMoMEwUjRQZXw-L4VdWms3Ba6_SBY7IZoSXklQGWcBccbE15Vi4rLmUpHwfobA_d0xKMfmaR3TDKHpRDUE0ZpKy4DWElnJmmKv627PHKt-fzi5tc4CtubWW5YAlev_nN9ABME/s1600-h/20150419_123439%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="20150419_123439" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20150419_123439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZRtSr0UNfMuUeFzuIFhVXRwWusMINJko3AuGT9FsNjkHdqtIiGmBrSKrLPV0wXl1wTikBFJqsPSxCGjCUM1Bm8kQPFfFKTmbnH2pBrGImGz4_ZsFgfQJb5KDBpnEDdT8FXD3w1u0Lb8/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font face="Georgia">Honesty note: We still haven’t hung up her board yet…but it will eventually be hung on her door.</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-58504671354688182722015-03-23T21:12:00.001-07:002015-03-23T21:12:56.426-07:00So….my husband was right.<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font face="Georgia">Sheesh. I hate to admit it, but on a couple of occasions, I should have just given in and listened to him right away without trying to make excuses. Or trying to sway him to do things my way. Or just shrugging off what he said. Of course I don’t do that all the time. Mostly just on these occasions when he was right. So totally right. </font></p> <p><font face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font face="Georgia">About a year ago, Jeremy had mentioned that we should start to recycle. Our HOA offers pick up for free, so he really wanted to. Here was my reply- “Oh honey, we don’t really use much to have to recycle.” And he politely listened without argument or discussion. Fast forward to about 3 months ago. We have a bin in the garage that he cleaned out, and he started to put recyclables into it. Um. Yeah. We go through a lot of things that can be recycled!! </font></p> <p><font face="Georgia"> I stand totally corrected, and I’m in awe of our mass quantities of plastics and papers. </font></p> <p><font face="Georgia">This is 13 days worth of things that we were able to put into our bin- </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkkDoI-2w7VUBjZhevNnWqZmDRCyp5O21e-WY3OVZwB_dp5Nynw6F5FBQCfhJlUPJfHZEovbQjn3IC5dYCgVudPOgb0Km2cHqK0gLBl9459rO2Y54n0yEscUYRMg1tOx4MneTKPvRw2F4/s1600-h/20150322_110106%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><font face="Georgia"><img title="20150322_110106" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20150322_110106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhiaDSH8-X-p-ewDBHnXFm00MBbGFO5yArKGy51aVwx6bBVNVntxVRvMSLyrOnDdfxP8wH_koXieWKeDzRZ4KUmr6RxEnuyOLO8Dl_9JAM-1gngp4-lhOt0-hQ4y3PCzKF-5d_faL4Pw/?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200"></font></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HhvCIISeh9o/VRDkQIkQ-lI/AAAAAAAAA6o/NpMnGu387KI/s1600-h/20150322_110158%25255B15%25255D.jpg"><font face="Georgia"><img title="20150322_110158" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20150322_110158" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HR3Vv1X5SjE/VRDkQ9VvjKI/AAAAAAAAA60/SI6PltkQvmM/20150322_110158_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="260" height="200"></font></a></p> <p><font face="Georgia"></font> We have almost this much every two weeks. </p> <p><font face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font color="#4bacc6" size="3" face="Georgia">Here is my challenge to you. For two weeks, get a box, or a trash bin, or even a rubber made bin, and put your recyclable items in it to see just how much you throw out. I’m still shocked every time we put it all out at the curb. </font></p> <p><font color="#4bacc6" size="3" face="Georgia">Reduce, re-use, recycle. </font></p> <p><font color="#4bacc6" size="3" face="Georgia"><img class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="Smile" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Xu2qc8swMDc/VRDkRorj5uI/AAAAAAAAA68/-QlnbqgFSV4/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-500432061520191052014-12-20T14:01:00.001-08:002014-12-20T14:01:57.607-08:00Top 14 photos of 2014…<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">I love the idea of sharing favorite photos from the year! I saw this on another blog, and I decided to totally copy them! Yes there will be MORE baby pictures, so if you’re irritated at the over sharing of them by now, click out of this post immediately! Hehe! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#1: This is from when Seth and I went to The Goonies quote along in January. We had such a great time there! (Even though one of us ate so much candy/food that they almost puked in the theater.)</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tpk5KS5QBNGxih3bsTfIlr0W1Ltj8WoHIGavs3MnLFavGSWbMEylWbB60DVhS-oxYc7PtLG97358QmDeRkYE-znXQFeOUnZWJe3tvbJzwaSs4yvVCSTf0Ghiy4NGUhLvwYkZhiOV5GA/s1600-h/20140117_181217%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-03SqriWlD9Y/VJXxdLymJuI/AAAAAAAAA00/s20W1Pmm-ZI/s1600-h/20140117_181217%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140117_181217" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140117_181217" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wda9xNi900k/VJXxed3ax6I/AAAAAAAAA08/t7jbbfGT_G0/20140117_181217_thumb%25255B9%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#2: We had to practice using a carrier before the baby came, so Jeremy was the tester. And we used the stuffed dog. It was either use the stuffed animal, or shove one of our cats into it. We thought this way would produce less scratch marks. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"> </font><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MIO6qZgWlXY/VJXxe8RGXUI/AAAAAAAAA1E/G1VptBLYPzE/s1600-h/20140810_143915%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-MIO6qZgWlXY/VJXxe8RGXUI/AAAAAAAAA1I/aky0uNUCiU0/s1600-h/20140810_143915%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140810_143915" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140810_143915" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-T4v9TeGy2L4/VJXxgHq7C7I/AAAAAAAAA1M/Cy_NkWsaAVA/20140810_143915_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#3: I love this picture of Marvin. Keep this one in mind, because most of the other pictures I post of him are when he’s being a naughty boy. Here he was just calmly looking out the window. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KzTufbr1Trs/VJXxgkYgRII/AAAAAAAAA1Y/m0HmLQ95QBA/s1600-h/20140815_155859%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KzTufbr1Trs/VJXxgkYgRII/AAAAAAAAA1g/9E9SJ_qIO3U/s1600-h/20140815_155859%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140815_155859" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140815_155859" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-smChcsC84Hk/VJXxhbnUIdI/AAAAAAAAA1o/RnniuN2hXZE/20140815_155859_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#4: Sweet little Luna. She’s really branched out and likes to be close to us now. She’s come a long way since we adopted her from the Denver Dumb Friends League. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8Ml0HQHiOZA/VJXxh-n_KzI/AAAAAAAAA1w/YGbA2ooHIiU/s1600-h/20140828_231720%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-8Ml0HQHiOZA/VJXxh-n_KzI/AAAAAAAAA14/658ej6R4TGs/s1600-h/20140828_231720%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140828_231720" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140828_231720" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Fs8cZRUxRrM/VJXxjNFvj4I/AAAAAAAAA2A/WXlWxYIk9_M/20140828_231720_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#5: On of our first Ultrasounds. Her head is at the right, and her long legs on the left. You can also see her hand there above her tummy waving hello to us!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_W4a3GVQYLI/VJXxjrdgOqI/AAAAAAAAA2I/_yCIVJ4Q4FI/s1600-h/20140422_171616%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_W4a3GVQYLI/VJXxjrdgOqI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/8Bc3ZQPWM20/s1600-h/20140422_171616%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140422_171616" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140422_171616" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-VI0epMJXzFE/VJXxkkg0KKI/AAAAAAAAA2Y/JTdEprbncV4/20140422_171616_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#6: Jeremy was painting my toenails since it was really hard to bend over to do it myself. He was such a help during my pregnancy. You could see my legs and feet were starting to become swollen. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wKVfnEXcMx_V8q1-YklYjvwVswZuudUx-Y-ndXXxahvzLNxOlACm3sfxKwnD_PFdQVk0sRHSBmj75I5RuBb63zk5KksR9y0eQGAORMYrigcvOtlqMxnfNtHfq75aNpl2gZ2WXQv0O8w/s1600-h/20140808_232606%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9AP8tZlLn7jDADeKnIZLTfamyMXHjM0v1P2Bop_Uq6xdKQbh65DqED-UQ-tp_zgeJufi1ivF3kvLFVQG0LTsM0NFLWecu8Z-EJJP_MskH1co2wtNDBbP4BfqgO8zpMmuqd_wucUOjuw/s1600-h/20140808_232606%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140808_232606" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140808_232606" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WgWpF4qKkbg/VJXxmbtDZ-I/AAAAAAAAA2w/EgPAR2SA8mU/20140808_232606_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#7: One of our maternity photos. I can’t wait until she can fit into these cute shoes!</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Dt_1HTMfK9zXZYM-nou20Db4Hve1JMaABbHCTgWRE_PDdjqDPKMtcZ6hmKz9z_VKZTVwrr-CHYwscrFHF61riV9_X_7F6J8dF1QAlQh3tAZ1_ovw7yGQeHyP6g32Cu0IqsK8AybfII/s1600-h/DSC_0015%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mbDkBMV6NKE/VJXxmodTB9I/AAAAAAAAA3A/n1RLlhUEiMc/s1600-h/DSC_0015%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0015" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0015" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyelQVaBrts0KI9T9RyjDMZwCqvU180pB5lVA3pkM2v2DYwx4nc9cIp8X8AS-LAoGNpaOGEnGvk7DvzEi-2vgKwSzE0VXkUa0tl6oEiCH5ncO9gCqA3q4HSoMPIQ1-FpFPXrDC1c1LI4/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="163"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#8: I love this photo! I was around 8 months pregnant here.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LmhB5FWDSDM/VJXxoOMSIbI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/6wZnB_G-m-I/s1600-h/DSC_0019-002%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-LmhB5FWDSDM/VJXxoOMSIbI/AAAAAAAAA3Y/tT8RQP-MVPc/s1600-h/DSC_0019-002%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0019-002" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0019-002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPo9qp2l1SXbTbjv9KyUsrQ_CZBeeZ7eTAS2btlpuj1ss1EAAXQGKbXrUGbqR_suoqu1mt3TR7ctJ9sVWfHeYJmcTuczuEX5AQCmWR5z2espaexOMYovuT-HEB-BrWgYDM-PvjkvmNlGY/?imgmax=800" width="163" height="244"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#9: This is me in the hospital right before my contractions started to get really heavy. The last photo of me before I became a parent. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUoxsgBKnBziPWo5O-lLaORlFK7i2Y_qwtWa_cAnPgiET0g596eByNX9moqs6G1q447gRlx10j1Yhh5PV6OpopvWX8bI-u293hBr6PElMqX4Jd7uULBVj2MG6AaF7scE_XzqNDV-elbc/s1600-h/20141001_183645%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hA_Sz3oCk8Q/VJXxp9rXrSI/AAAAAAAAA3w/_0GMnG1T9mU/s1600-h/20141001_183645%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20141001_183645" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20141001_183645" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ap5S3ome0YE/VJXxrErclwI/AAAAAAAAA34/m-mXCeTVKsc/20141001_183645_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#10: Knowing that our new baby has a nurturing father is such an amazing feeling. Everything is going to be just fine. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1I-MazgzlVg7JlNanaLkHw7Rjcq7qllBwWAPE6T0_oLNolLkYkRbnD0GVFyW79I4qMoP_qCVSTzK06sHB3UGIQsipdvOvs2dY1HK3WYDi7qTX8ZizC4tAPkFpTPYIjpbpMHvcW5TmQjs/s1600-h/20141002_230740%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-rrPC3PW5_t8/VJXxroezcGI/AAAAAAAAA4I/sskODHkUF5k/s1600-h/20141002_230740%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20141002_230740" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20141002_230740" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vQmPPZ4xoII/VJXxswIBFpI/AAAAAAAAA4Q/S_VhJDWkpO8/20141002_230740_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#11: Our first family selfie. In the middle of the night. After the first of many middle of the night feeding sessions. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vEu2-rGqPGM/VJXxtIUtsuI/AAAAAAAAA4Y/EgIsJOSZSrk/s1600-h/20141005_013536%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vEu2-rGqPGM/VJXxtIUtsuI/AAAAAAAAA4g/_BwE2iHTiPk/s1600-h/20141005_013536%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20141005_013536" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20141005_013536" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Apv0yHksAqo/VJXxurHzW6I/AAAAAAAAA4o/c_GfbrwEXWo/20141005_013536_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#12: This is one my favorite photos of Vivian. It was taken by the Bella Baby photographer at the hospital. After they take the pictures, they come back after a while so you can see a slideshow of the bunch. Well, they also set it to music, and this was the very first one to pop up, and I just started crying my eyes out when I saw it! It just made everything so real! </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qWoAPVODK4E/VJXxu5cy2vI/AAAAAAAAA4w/sD6ZEm1LKEc/s1600-h/01-DSC_8006%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qWoAPVODK4E/VJXxu5cy2vI/AAAAAAAAA44/rRbToHuEMmo/s1600-h/01-DSC_8006%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="01-DSC_8006" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="01-DSC_8006" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uRgzP5YW8DM/VJXxwZRK40I/AAAAAAAAA5A/E9sYZlf2ZOA/01-DSC_8006_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#13: Not every photo session goes as it’s planned. This picture makes me laugh every time I see it! She was not a happy girl this day.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LaNLCrkGsyM/VJXxxBEQhhI/AAAAAAAAA5I/tVux1i0hCOU/s1600-h/DSC_0258%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkAybMVD4SCR_BBtLeAwGAGqhO5BM2JMgi9I53TuQzTqWZpemoAbcH8xfMxs-1WAlbJTd3EwTdVnB2CU-EnYnU4nRrsbKxMDEY4WTXUsaHeMjp4YkgM5jHsKlmxloHKwR3C50GpZ1k34/s1600-h/DSC_0258%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0258" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0258" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-byiMuxGS0vc/VJXxyjdkUFI/AAAAAAAAA5Y/dNOHKv5iJbE/DSC_0258_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="163" height="244"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">#14: Although this is a tad blurry, It’s so cute!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-w5FV3266TAg/VJXxyzVr97I/AAAAAAAAA5g/LEgDJKmwgss/s1600-h/20141208_131440%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-w5FV3266TAg/VJXxyzVr97I/AAAAAAAAA5k/jVv722ZSqY8/s1600-h/20141208_131440%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20141208_131440" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20141208_131440" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XeH1_dUuIhk/VJXxz__VdoI/AAAAAAAAA5s/uQhtENKknZ0/20141208_131440_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">Bonus #15: Such a statement.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-tfKbmeuQ04A/VJXx0qU1YEI/AAAAAAAAA50/iV4d2U6VC-M/s1600-h/DSC_0255%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="DSC_0255" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="DSC_0255" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nyxs5PcQaXg/VJXx1KVzFOI/AAAAAAAAA54/hA_grMnyVWE/DSC_0255_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="163"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Georgia">After going through all of my photos, it made me realize that there are certain photos I need to take more of. Like more of family members. I’m going to add that to my list of goals for 2015. I’m starting to make that list as we enter the new year. Can’t believe the blessings 2014 has brought. I pray 2015 is even better.</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-65654195198129039922014-12-14T15:09:00.001-08:002014-12-14T15:09:28.525-08:00So, this one time, I was bullied.<p> </p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">I think it’s a good thing for people to share about a time in their life when they were bullied. Back in the 80’s there wasn’t really a word for it, but it happened. Now of course I was teased a lot. Because of my weight. I’ve been called lots of names because of my weight. Horrible names. But to me that’s name calling and not full on bullying. Yes the words sting still to this day, but I can get past the thought of those names. This is the story (not really a story, it did happen) of a time in 7th grade when I was actually bullied. And when I think about it, there is this sickening feeling in my stomach. Even 27ish years later.</font></p> <blockquote> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">I moved around a lot as a child. I attended 6 different Elementary schools, and 2 Middle schools. It was at Arvada Junior High in 1988/89 that this incident took place. I don’t even remember what started it. What I did to make this girl and her cronies mad at me I have no idea. I don’t know why they chose me as their victim. One day a girl started to call me the “B” word as she walked past me in the hallway. I didn’t even know her. Soon after that her friends started to do the same. Lucky for me this happened towards the end of the school year. We had pad locks on our lockers, and on morning when I got to school I started to turn the knob to enter my combination, and I noticed something was on the pad lock. Someone had sprayed something on it that smelled like urine. Awesome. I went to the office to see if I could put my books in there since who knows what else would happen to my locker. The office ladies looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out my ears. I don’t think they believed me. Jerks. (Great. Now I’M name calling! Hehe!) It got to the point where I hated going to school. Junior High sucks enough without this crap to deal with. </font></p></blockquote> <blockquote> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">The next couple of days were not very fun. Rumor started that I was “Talking S&%t” about this girl (I don’t even want to justify her by writing her name here.). So her friends took every advantage to taunt me and tell me that “What’s her name is going to kick my ass”. Lovely. So the rest of the week I walked around wondering if I was going to get jumped. Unfortunately I had gym class with this girl and her followers, so it was hard to avoid any of them. This one day we had to do aerobics to a Jane Fonda video. That was torture in its own way! I had heard that the ass kicking was going to happen after gym class today. I asked the gym teacher if I could leave class 5 minutes early because of this situation. She said “Yes” but didn’t even offer to stop the situation, or to offer help. So I snuck out 5 minutes before everyone else, and I hid in the girls bathroom in the locker room. It was a one seater, so no one could look under the stall or anything. I hid there for about 15 minutes while the girls were banging on the door, saying terrible things. I remember tracing the tiles on the floor with my eyes just praying that I could magically be home. Imagine being afraid, hiding in a bathroom. There is quiet. And then loud banging on the door. My heart was already pounding, but add in the startling banging and it just sent me into overdrive! Or almost heart failure! Finally the gym teacher came and had the girls clear out. She suggested I go to the principal and talk to him about what was happening. So I skipped my next class and went and talked to the principal. He listened, and told me that She-who-must-not-be-named had to stay at least 50 feet away from me. Yeah. That didn’t help the situation at all. I started to get sick at home because of the anxiety this all caused. I remember one night I was vomiting and my Dad came into my room and just held my forehead as I wretched. I SO did not want to go to school. Please. Just let me stay home! At that point I only had one week of school left until summer. One. Long. Week. I was still being tormented in the halls, and in class. Rumors were still flying, and I was still going to get an ass-kicking at some point. Fast forward to the last day of school. My Mom was going to pick me up in front of the school so I didn’t have to walk home out of fear that the girls would follow me. I walked out front, and who comes right up to me and started yelling in my face. She accused me of the good ole’ “talking s&%t” business. At this point I had had enough. I slammed my books down on the ground and yelled, like, adrenaline yelled back at her “Do you honestly think I would talk s&%t about you when I knew you wanted to kick my ass???!!!” She was stunned, and not sure how to respond back. All she said was “Crap, my bus is leaving!” She grabbed her books, and ran to the bus. Turns out her bark is bigger than her bite. Sucker!!! Thank God for the last day of school. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Summer was awesome, and I moved one more time. In the fall, I started Everett Middle School, and was about to meet Kiirsi, one of my best friends that I’m happily and luckily still friends with today. </font></p></blockquote> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">I understand that this case of bullying is small compared to some horrific cases. But I’m just here to remind people that it does get better, you can get help (especially these days!), and you will meet people that will help you get through it! Now I’m going to post a picture of me from that year at Arvada Jr. High. I think I marked on the picture, but this is me from the Arvada Jr. High year book in 1989. Yikes. 7th grade is the pits!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-UesAngv3agY/VI4Yo0sHBdI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/82aZTx-i_3g/s1600-h/20141214_154109%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="20141214_154109" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="20141214_154109" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1q5uNfnArQI/VI4Ypi00o_I/AAAAAAAAA0c/lZ9_KGI6qRA/20141214_154109_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Back when I had an obsession with the group Good Charlotte, I came across this song that has a great message! I love it!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia"></font></p> <p><a title="http://youtu.be/x27ANIY2QzU" href="http://youtu.be/x27ANIY2QzU">http://youtu.be/x27ANIY2QzU</a></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-18206059510411021192014-10-22T21:27:00.001-07:002014-10-22T21:27:20.087-07:00Birth story part 2.<p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">If you missed part 1, make sure you read it <a href="http://an-ordinary-princess.blogspot.com/2014/10/birth-story-my-crazy-eventful-glorious.html?spref=fb" target="_blank">here</a>, so you know the whole story. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Again. It's long and full of TMI!!! Read at your own risk of getting visuals. Haha!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Where did I leave off? Oh yes. The dreaded shift change. We had just gotten our mobile monitoring straps on, and were headed out to the hall to do some more walking. Gotta stay off the bed to get this going! The mobile monitoring system is horrible! One slight move, and you flat line. Or you flat line your baby, which is nerve wracking! I would rather have walked around in circles by the bed whilst being hooked up to the machine. Anyways. Here comes the new nurse. She had to adjust my straps like a million times, and at one point all I wanted to do was sit down, but couldn’t because she just got the heartbeats all lined up.*Cue sarcasm here: Next comes the best part. The nurse says to me “I bumped your Pitocin drip up to a 4”. Um. What? Excuse me? Speak into my good ear. You what? So much for low and slow. I want the other nurse back!! My poor family stood there helpless as I asked her why she did that. “We need to see some progression.” After that I knew it was going to be an interesting night. I just wanted my baby to be safe and come into the world healthy. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">So the adventure continues when this new nurse tells me that she wants to put me on internal monitoring because it’s more accurate to tell the baby’s heart rate since she was still dropping down to 40, 50, 65, with every contraction. I’m sure the Pitocin had a lot to do with that. So in goes the internal baby heart rate monitor tube thingy. Let me tell you. This is SO painful. I don’t even know what this woman was doing down there, but all I know is that I never want that to happen again. There was a lot of blood, well, it sure looked like a lot, and a lot of pain. Of course she couldn’t get it in correctly, so it took like <strike>10 hours</strike> 5 minutes. 5 painful minutes. Then for the internal contraction monitor thingy, one of my doctors came in to do that one. Thank the Lord she did! It didn’t hurt at all, and she was in and out! So now. I sit there and wait. For contractions. For baby. At that point, Vivan’s heart rate still wasn’t behaving through contractions, which were coming on really strong and fast at that point. Apparently her heart rate dipped really low, and the nurse instructed me (through level 9 pain contractions) to lay on my right side to see if her heart rate would rise. Then I had to get onto my left side. Then she had me get on all fours with my badonkedonk in the air, my head down on the bed, with tubes and wires coming out of me all over the place. This one was hard, because I couldn’t move for the contractions that were coming. They had given me a shot of something to stop the pitocin for the time being so that Vivian can recover. It was at this point that I heard a prompting from the Lord that I needed to get an epidural. I just knew I was going to have a C-section, and if I didn’t get the epidural, I would be put under general anesthesia. I wanted to be awake for the big moment. So in a way I took back control, and asked for the epidural. In less than 5 minutes the Anesthesiologist was there, and in less than 10 minutes I was numb. My heart rate started dropping right away. Of course. So I got an IV and some drug to help with that. All I kept thinking was “This happened to Becky Ditchfield too!! This happened to Becky Ditchfield too!” Haha. Shortly after this, the Pitocin drip kicked back in, and the Doctor came in and gently told me I needed to have a C-section. She was so very sweet about it the whole night knowing that I did not want one. I really appreciate her sensitivity about it. Anyways. It was Vivian time! I got rolled down the hall, and into the surgery room to be prepped. One of the nurses got Jeremy surgical clothing to change into, and he joined me in the room after they got the drape set up. A couple of minutes later, we heard loud suction, and crying. She’s here! Woohoo! And what happens next? They bring her over to show me…..and I promptly have to throw up. Nice, Lisa. I see my baby girl whom I’ve waited years to have. And I loose my cookies. Awesome. Got it in my hair too. Come to find out I was really dehydrated, and all of the drugs in me were making me a little sickish. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">So I didn’t get to do skin to skin. Nor did I get to breastfeed right away. Totally bummed about that. But she’s healthy. That’s what really matters.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">I got rolled into the recovery room with Miss Pitocin Drip, and the next thing I remember is seeing her with a syringe to put something in my IV drip. I had to ASK her what she was giving me. And WHY she was giving it. Demerol. Really? You’re not going to tell me you’re giving me DEMEROL??? I had the shakes really bad, and Demerol helps it apparently. Oye. I was glad at that point that Jeremy got to join me. I just couldn't wait to see our baby again!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia"> I finally got wheeled over to the post natal side of the hospital. And boy was I glad about that! New nurses! And they were awesome. The rest of our stay at the hospital was fantastic. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">And we got to take home this little bundle of cuteness.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia"> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tMjHDr6Lphs/VEiDpMsXJFI/AAAAAAAAA0A/LepQ-aHqCAo/s1600-h/01-DSC_8006%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="01-DSC_8006" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="01-DSC_8006" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TQOb7L60Q9U/VEiDpiHYtMI/AAAAAAAAA0E/yXG8UYAhiRo/01-DSC_8006_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="164"></a></font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-53473423397641210072014-10-21T15:29:00.001-07:002015-01-29T19:33:12.004-08:00Birth Story. My crazy, eventful, glorious Birth Story. Part 1.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Be forewarned. This will have a lot of TMI in it. It is a birth story after all. Haha. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Oh. And this will be long. I’m going to make two posts of it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">So. Wednesday, October 1st. I had my weekly appointment at the OB at 11:00 ish. We got in the room, and the Doctor did a cervix check. (Those are not very pleasant! It’s like having a whole hand shoved up your vajayjay. Although it’s nothing compared to what happens later…) Apparently I was dilated to between 1-2 cm. Sweet. After she finishes, I notice that she has nails like a vampire. Long ass nails. I thought to myself, “She should not have long nails like that especially if your putting them up inside a woman! What the heck!!” After that, we go use the restroom and head to the elevators. And that’s when I felt it. Did I just pee myself? What is that wet feeling? Umm. Jeremy? Of course on this one day, there are literally 5 people waiting for the elevator. Never on a regular day. Just on the day that my water breaks!!! So yes. We head back to the doctor’s office as I’m gushing fluid down my jeans. So. Weird. Then I start thinking. I bet the doctor ruptured my water sac with her talons! Cut the nails, lady!!! We were instructed to go home and get our things, eat, and get back to the hospital. It’s go time!! So our first stop? Jimmy John’s!!! I had to go 9 months without that lovely lunch meat of yumminess! Italian Night Club. Oh Yes. It was SO good! I did realize that I may barf it up later (I didn’t) but I surely didn’t care at that moment! We ran home, got our bags and last minute things that I thankfully had made a list for. Then we headed back to the hospital. Yikes! I started to feel contractions by the time we left the house. Nothing consistent. One every 8 minutes. 4 minutes. 6 minutes. 3 minutes. Totally sporadic. When we get to the hospital, I get hooked up to the monitors to see how baby and I are doing in the heart rate department. All is good so far. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">I get the IV tube put in. She blows up the first vein. Man that hurt! Finally got it on the second shot. Thank God! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">After about 20 minutes, I was cleared to go walking to progress the labor process. Around 6, the doctor comes in and suggests Pitocin to get things started. Just one drip of it to help out. I didn’t really want it, but I wasn’t progressing at all, so I agreed as long as it was low and slow. Which my nurse assured my multiple times that it would be. I was put back on heart rate monitoring because of the Pitocin. Good thing, because for almost every contraction I had, Vivian’s heart rate dropped for a couple of seconds. Quite concerning after a while. The Doctor came in frequently to monitor the heart rate drops and assess the situation. This went on for an hour and a half. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">See part 2 tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">*Here is the link to Part 2: <a href="http://an-ordinary-princess.blogspot.com/2014/10/birth-story-part-2.html" target="_blank">http://an-ordinary-princess.blogspot.com/2014/10/birth-story-part-2.html</a></span>Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-41865161120074687172014-09-23T07:30:00.000-07:002014-09-23T07:35:54.218-07:00Nursery reveal…..<p><font face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Someone around here decided it would be a fabulous idea to put bead board in the nursery. Yep. That was me. And the conversation in my head went something like this: “How hard could it be?” “It will look so good!” “It can’t take too long could it?”. Um. Yes. It could take “that” long. Haha!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">The room started out in a bright Mediterranean yellow color. It took 2 coats of primer, and 2 coats of Glidden paint in the color Reed to cover it. We didn’t paint all the way to the bottom since it will be covered with the bead board. Click photos to enlarge.(Remember, my forte is absolutely NOT photography!)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8vy3kvhaGbo/VCGFIRSbivI/AAAAAAAAAwA/TGDv1-oIhXs/s1600-h/20140717_093746%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140717_093746" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140717_093746" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Y2vo7aehkiY/VCGFIva7VUI/AAAAAAAAAwE/L8am4qMWXvk/20140717_093746_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_o3_muSFcG9_-2QmtlQOaXRqTGyT6oMQUzkYRoqj5Xf8DUAeI_Zr0Hbswg7CxEjIbHPnox2eG5Ibo6qGSXLL7zjvCH62OHjZD8fAEOgYEXA0Ig2oqJSWInxaPzYcx9zUgGhx3bqn504/s1600-h/20140717_093819%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140717_093819" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140717_093819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgedZNjUtvQ0z3V65KgDeQNKLjlUasVR7AZF7OsnZAwik4v0_Rdi4PpDUW1taGKprrI85I2fb3qMPooxMS6UPDeN6sk8XvYX3ycxA2zzMskuatsNbChL3Ca-mTTDgW8clK2f5dDMFj1Q/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">After we got the painting done, we started the bead board. It takes a lot of measuring, cutting, measuring again, and trimming, and then cutting again. It was interesting cutting the holes for the outlets. I had seen a tutorial on a website that saved us!!! We covered the bare outlet with painters tape, then colored it with chalk, then pressed the whole board against the wall. The outline of the outlet box then imprints onto the board thus making it easy to cut the hole with the proper dimensions. Jeremy got the hang of it after the first one <strike>we</strike> he did. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEAwQ6H3uiSwWLYoQahAn975S7EfKgOmrGmuCim-utu8LlhmezjjQ3-B4KUabdLwLUuskctHK83QtDU59BGPNLN5DWfqo-ec1FSO2XMzcANsJeIHJQK5VMeiPAOsB3p-JAbIiXJTJnaw/s1600-h/20140819_100607%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140819_100607" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140819_100607" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Eck9d8Tyje8/VCGFKGsMPCI/AAAAAAAAAwk/TfmQoYbYw4M/20140819_100607_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SNL2G0o_vr4/VCGFKZCVcZI/AAAAAAAAAws/ZPQd9GpjY2Y/s1600-h/20140819_100549%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140819_100549" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140819_100549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vpkp8WD2AynAdlVvNqpXolGB2ZtV4bYydsDnyT2HeW2QTGx9pnOCUBqizJCRAizEt0csI_RwdWGvUtRzywwJ4H8augjlkrMju9o6usNzVu7yLsZk32CnHP9sOyYwQNHyoQcbBPe1_mw/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Finally we were finished! We cold start to put together the dresser: (Blurry photo alert!!)</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fqpbF4ribyM/VCGFLBkAqvI/AAAAAAAAAxA/uvc7pIjYGBA/s1600-h/20140823_171500%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140823_171500" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140823_171500" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ip8bSQxJmG8/VCGFLyyIaGI/AAAAAAAAAxE/MwhjxA42Yrs/20140823_171500_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">I got the lamp from Kirkland’s for $24.00, and added the little burlap lace and flower design. I then hot glued the little gem to the middle of it for extra bling. (I always thought people meant Costco when they said Kirkland’s, because that’s their brand name for products they carry. But nope. It’s an amazing store in Lone Tree! Hit me up if you want to take a trip there.) </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Now we could start moving in the fun stuff! I got a lot of the décor from my friend Kim who moved to California and downsized her belongings. It SO helped to design this room with all of the things I got from her. (Thanks, Kim! Miss you!)</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">It looks a little cramped in this shot, but It really isn’t. I think it’s the way I’m holding the phone. Also, the letters aren’t crooked like it looks here. Good Lord I need a photographer! I got the letters from JoAnne’s, and painted them a shiny brown, then hot glued pink ribbon to the back so I could then hang them. That was the easiest project aside from the lamp burlap flower. The pink ottoman used to be a bright, ugly pink color, but I bought some light pink softy material to cover it with. It looks much better this way, and it’s soft, soft, soft!</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-moi0sQp1WNY/VCGFMFggFfI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/Ep_2kKi84P4/s1600-h/20140923_080144%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140923_080144" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140923_080144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8UWEjHBb9GAhdXAhi9W3n1_oZKOtrZPcxHLC_ZdiiElH7PiH4j1HU02-qVKxs1kWq9CGESSiJtoS_SDhq1kyzOvJmlrZ3zhLiei7W870AhGjVhh8e7yHo0wDZ7mRRpif3P5Z0XajACNM/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NaHSHmum0qI/VCGFM37aQ-I/AAAAAAAAAxg/lAaw__XrJaQ/s1600-h/20140923_080241%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140923_080241" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140923_080241" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dTyc7vIm28I/VCGFNQAtmNI/AAAAAAAAAxk/9nHX4JFkNFU/20140923_080241_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">My Aunt made the crocheted coat, hat, and blanket hanging here. They were too cute to just hang in the closet, so I had to display them. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TkVJ2Fy_8m0/VCGFN6fAdjI/AAAAAAAAAxw/Ac4zj8BxvdU/s1600-h/20140913_153956%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140913_153956" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140913_153956" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPosvFU7bLqlQstNs-gbg8WDqil4SYRugKrBSGlEM1UebQkJs8i4DQPZu-qNE9KI452nR7sGEaFzEmH8fUHXYzsqogX19HhkJ_RM48gqaaFeJZhBz0JEmXnuW5wFkp8-DpsD-Ls81q2w/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bn7cpIbNwZk/VCGFOqSwrRI/AAAAAAAAAx8/IjDpttUWO9E/s1600-h/20140923_080205%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140923_080205" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140923_080205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtndBGlBHrbHSpue2b_wcowwDXQVzZZZoghmel3sgqvK1WCiTsDb6P_n_tZZSb92jzvvorMpTb9E5TfHOPzRCfrkmOahl0_1tsXoXOYnV5grOPfW-SAnpxOv-ZJHsK-VCswCxY-6Qqbk/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">I got the baskets here from the dollar bins at Target. I tried to find all white ones, but after going to 3 Targets, and visiting each one several times to see if they would re-stock them, I gave in and got 3 pink ones.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">I made the labels with Microsoft Excel, printed them, laminated them, and then hot glued them to the ribbon and the basket. </font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WaubuSE3a5Y/VCGFPeIo8hI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/qgo6TaxFFME/s1600-h/20140913_154134%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140913_154134" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140913_154134" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ze6WKPWlNVc/VCGFP1VTA6I/AAAAAAAAAyU/qXoCcuRVxqo/20140913_154134_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">This is as you are walking in the door. The picture used to be held up by a wire, but I removed that, and added pink ribbon instead.</font></p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxCDkYFtmWFQ1-c1ZnexUJdMp_WStYXRxvYXkhPXsMWoa5w_Y6YSEpv6PEHwE1ieynr-NKstr6-H8ZWfc11PdfGB9tanqiXG_FAx-V-kD0QZaVb1zI-n9E80LPkUzoYorlJNY_yDH_lg/s1600-h/20140913_154150%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140913_154150" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140913_154150" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-3SpWGbibLyU/VCGFQmlAMgI/AAAAAAAAAyk/JaoWvb7o_ik/20140913_154150_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Thus concludes the nursery tour. I really wish I had better photographic abilities! Here’s a bonus shot of the stinker, Marvin, just for fun. And let’s not leave out Miss Luna. </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6d4-27V9Aps/VCGFRF2THGI/AAAAAAAAAys/vb_qXR2zK0s/s1600-h/20140829_155806%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140829_155806" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140829_155806" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JG9DnWrspOM/VCGFRlHtGyI/AAAAAAAAAy0/JV26_SQAt-I/20140829_155806_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pGgnTbcI0fI/VCGFR_f8PHI/AAAAAAAAAy8/MLeo53roT0Q/s1600-h/20140918_172121%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img title="20140918_172121" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="20140918_172121" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_tI-S3KqKsQ/VCGFSM5NX_I/AAAAAAAAAzE/ktK2X6qYd84/20140918_172121_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-37168403012195024152014-09-07T12:47:00.000-07:002014-09-07T12:48:46.490-07:00A long time coming……<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">November? That’s the last time I did an update??? Slap my hand!! In my defense, though, life did get a little crazy after January rolled around. In a good way. In an exciting way. (Although I can’t believe I didn’t post ONE thing about Christmas?? What in the world?). </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">So. What’s been going on? Well, in January we found out we were pregnant! So exciting and fun. But boy was I nervous. After having a miscarriage prior to this great news, every symptom and lack of symptom was heightened by nerves and fear. Part of that is the reason that I haven’t posted much <strike>at all</strike> during this whole pregnancy. The what-ifs spoke, and still speak loud in my ears. I have sat down a bunch of times with this page open to write a post, or to share a photo of an ultrasound, but honestly I was scared to. Because if something happened, I would have to announce to everyone again that things didn’t go as planned. And that scared the crap out of me. A lot. In some ways it still does. (Even though as I sit here typing, I can feel my baby kicking against the laptop as healthy as ever.) </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">So how have the trimesters been treating me? Well, I didn’t have any morning (or all day) sickness that a lot of women get. I was hungry All. The. Time. But nothing sounded good to eat because I did have food aversions. That seemed to pass pretty quickly once I arrived at the second tri. I don’t really have strong send-my-husband-out-at-2 AM cravings, but McDonald’s Cheeseburgers are on my list of delicious wants, along with sweet things. Luckily fruit can pass as a sweet thing! I haven’t had any major symptoms during my third tri, but my thighs go numb if I stand too long when the bean is laying on my sciatic nerve. It’s not pain, so I’m totally fine with that. I also have carpal tunnel issues over night where my two middle fingers go numb, and then tingle with pain. It wakes me up frequently, so that’s annoying. But it’s just a little nuisance. I haven’t had any back pain (thank God!) so I’ve been quite blessed. Now I just have to get through labor and delivery. Yikes!</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">In a couple of weeks, I’ll post a tour of the nursery. We’re so close! All we have to do is install one more shelf in the closet, and hang the drapery rods and wall décor. Woohoo! Then we’ll be all set! </font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Georgia">Until then, here is a little reminder for us all:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1SokgeqjVKY/VAy2mwIIe9I/AAAAAAAAAvo/2XrVGVp8BB8/s1600-h/365%252520days%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="365 days" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="365 days" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_Yu0ptc6KaA/VAy2nYvR5-I/AAAAAAAAAvs/xc1yo9-3iBw/365%252520days_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="182" height="244"></a></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-5600541556088137082013-11-25T15:49:00.001-08:002013-11-25T15:49:22.739-08:00The Thankful Post…..<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Several of my friends have posted on Face Book the things they are thankful for. I have always wanted to do this, but knew I would forget to post every day, so I thought I’d just do it all in one Blog Post. So here goes:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I am Thankful for:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">1. A relationship with God. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">2.A loving husband.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">3.A close family.</font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">4.Friends who love me unconditionally.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">5.For men and women who fought for my freedom. Without them I wouldn’t even be able to type up this list. It’s silly in comparison really.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">6.The jobs that Jeremy and I both have.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">7.My church. Jubilee has saved us several times. From ourselves, and from our electricity being shut off.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">8.Our Pastors. Caring. Selfless. Willing to pray whenever. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">9.My boss. Understanding. Caring. Gets it when “life” happens, and doesn’t balk when I have to call in sick or miss a day. Advocate for her staff. Awesome.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">10.My co-workers. Even when Craziness ensues, we’ve got a great thing going on in our little preschool. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">11.Life’s lessons. Although hard when going through them, I’m always stronger on the other side.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">12.My Kitties. Even though Marvin is Mr. 5:00 A.M., he’s a sweet guy. And Luna the sensitive one. So sweet is she.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">13.My car. I’ve got butt warmers in the seats. Nothing else need be said. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">14.Negative test results.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">15.My treadmill. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">16.Hope. Without it, life would be boring.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">17.My imagination. Although it may get me into trouble sometimes, I’m glad I have one for all of those crafty ideas. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">18.Snowy days. I don’t like driving in snow, but there’s something about a cold snowy day at home that’s just so cozy and heart filling to me.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">19.Food on the table.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">20.Free television. Yes I miss ABC Family, Food Network, and HGTV, but choosing to not have them saves us 130 bucks a month.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">21.Farmers Insurance. They’ve helped us on 3 occasions now.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">22.New Friends. Proof that I’m not such a weirdo. Haha. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">23.Vacation days with Jeremy. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">24.The ability to taste, smell, touch, see, feel, walk, talk, and move.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">25.Christmas!! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">26.Apple TV. It allows us to have movie nights way cheaper than going to the theaters. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">27.A roof over my head.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">28.A week off from work. Wish it was a paid week off, but I’ll take it anyways!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">29.A busy December. We made a pact that we wouldn’t hold back on doing fun Christmassy things this year. So our calendar is full of fun things.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">30.Hobby Lobby. It’s my happy place. I’m sure I’ll think of something much better to put at number 30 after I’ve gone live with this…but oh well. I love a good Hobby Lobby therapy!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cDOiKXRke_s/UpPh_KAQ7EI/AAAAAAAAAu4/AFQhMWnkcfw/s1600-h/thankful%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img title="thankful" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="thankful" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UQ1jj_pAy70/UpPh_8-5PiI/AAAAAAAAAu8/QPudnYgvXz4/thankful_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="190" height="244"></a></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-12320889533425583092013-11-23T14:46:00.000-08:002013-11-23T16:13:14.449-08:00Updates and a huge reality check.<p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4">I haven’t posted in quite some time. Life happens, and I just got busy with things. And one huge thing happened that I wasn’t ready to post about until now. (No. I’m not preggers.) I had surgery that you all know about in the end of July. All is healed and well from that expensive episode. Each bill that comes in seems to open a new wound, though. Haha. School started and I have two amazing classes with children I completely adore. Challenging at times, yes, but this year I am blessed with fantastic children, and amazing parents. (Some of whom are now friends and not just acquaintances.) Everything was moving along smoothly……until the end of September. A week before our 6th Anniversary. </font></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p><font size="4">We had just finished our church service and went to Freddy’s with a bunch of people for dinner. On our way home, we stopped in the parking lot of a church to watch some very loud and awesome fireworks. After that was over, we continued on our way home. It was about 10:15 at night, and we had just turned down a pretty dark road in our neighborhood when all of a sudden there was a man walking in the middle of the road. We had no time to break or swerve….and we hit him. In the Jeep. Let me tell you. In the movies when a person gets hit by a car, they get it right. Really right. He flew up onto the hood of the Jeep, and then flew about 8 feet in front of us. I can’t even begin to tell you the feelings and thoughts going through my head at that moment. Nerves, fear, anxiety, are we going to jail, can I see a thestral now, is he dead, my life is changed forever, oh my God, oh my God. I always thought I’d be the person who would sit in the car and just rock myself in a situation like this. But we were out of the car in an instant. I was on the phone with 911, and thank God the man was alive. The police and paramedics got to the scene in like, 3 minutes. Amazing. Come to find out that the guy was intoxicated. He was wearing dark clothes and had sunglasses on. Remember this is at 10 at night. Sunglasses. Awesome. There was blood. Not as much as I thought there would be. There were several people stopping to check out the scene right before the police came. There was a lady who claimed to be a nurse, who ran over with her emergency care box. She got out some gauze to put on the man’s face. And she did not put on gloves! Not a nurse. Absolutely not a nurse. First rule of universal precautions. Glove up! After assessing the scene, the police kept telling us it’s not our fault and that we aren’t going to jail or anything. Obviously they saw that we were shocked and worried. Which we were. The man got a ticket. We are in the clear. The paramedics took the man away, and we filled out our accounts of what happened. By that point, the adrenaline started to wear off, and I started to feel a little woozy. How do you move on from something like this? We had to go home and go to sleep so we could get up and go to church in the morning. Yeah right. I slept maybe an hour that night. Sporadically. I was glad we had to go to church though, because we had our support system around us, and were comforted by our friends. The truth is, we have to move on. It wasn’t our fault. Even the insurance company ruled that it was not our fault. Driving at night was really tough for a while after the accident. And I drive on that road every day on the way to work. The orange spray paint on the ground from measuring distances and speeds has finally worn off, and our hearts are healed. The man’s injuries were non-life threatening, and he should heal up just fine. We only hope and pray he finds healing in his life. So dear friends, drive carefully at night because you never know what will come your way. </font></p> <p><font size="4">*Oh. And I wasn’t kidding about the fleeting thought going through my mind about seeing a thestral. It’s strange what your brain does in the seconds after a traumatic event. And apparently I watch too much Harry Potter. And if you readers get the point about seeing one, you also watch too much HP. Haha. </font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-15878900553948574332013-07-18T09:09:00.001-07:002013-07-18T09:09:35.532-07:00Christmas Tree and Plans for the Moon….<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I was recently going through a box of paperwork from when I was in Fourth grade, and found some weekly reader magazines! It was so funny to read the articles and see what was “in” back in 1983/84. I took a couple of screen shots of them:</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3tTPYafnx3o/UegTKCkozXI/AAAAAAAAAs0/mUJVb4JeZMM/s1600-h/20130707_130508%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130707_130508" border="0" alt="20130707_130508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvHDRrphmkEimjaquaqpX5lhNg8rzubRNq_0wPpOzaawU3iY7n8yA_TtvCG4hWv2KP5Lows5V2_zQvut9iGhD2CFxEqbCiSUS6mZhIOwhl1zBF1mDBwH1x7vSEIiWim17NO59IlfD3_U/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-6WJxVFmqezw/UegTK_GxhMI/AAAAAAAAAtE/P1z9I5D8-a4/s1600-h/20130707_130558%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130707_130558" border="0" alt="20130707_130558" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-G1_EO9WwitE/UegTLZwRL1I/AAAAAAAAAtM/DloYqqRSkQc/20130707_130558_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-b6iT4SapIXk/UegTL5HamPI/AAAAAAAAAtU/n52CCZJZOpg/s1600-h/20130707_130659%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130707_130659" border="0" alt="20130707_130659" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqf3stTb4hvWztHLDKHD5LTtgl_CUt58JXZfakDR_mcOZqLg1p-uv0ssRVajv2r9iz0i9BTPGBwKELulEaePu0EaSUu5wEu-_38epJPSMFPi-_eSoK1KkDwAvr26HMzYAU79oRR7B4Ok/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Obviously we’re still working on the drug problem! And wow are “Robot Toys”A.K.A. Transformers back from the dead! Little did the creators know that there would be movies made about them! And I guess we fell behind on the Moon Base. I think that plan was a little ambitious! It was so fun to read through these!</font></p> <p> <hr> <font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Weigh In Thursday:</font> <blockquote> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">After the hospital ER and all of that jazz I thought I’d get really thrown off task. Especially since I had to stop walking for a bit. I’ve been really watching what I’ve been eating, with treats every now and then, and it’s actually been working out well! My total loss as of this morning since my first post is <font color="#ffc000">–11 Pounds</font>. I’m curious as to what will happen after my surgery. I’ll probably be on pain meds, and all of that crazy stuff that goes along with it, so I’ll have to give myself some grace. If I do gain some, it will come right off after I start work because I’m constantly moving all day long. This is one reason that I’m so happy that I lost this much! Usually over summer I gain weight! Huzzah!</font></p> <p> <hr> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Back in December, we were determined to find a tree bag to store our Christmas tree in. I happened to be walking around TJ Maxx and found one in the sale bin. (Score!) So I happily brought it home with high hopes. Here are some photos of Seth and Jeremy trying to shove the monstrosity into the bag. Now our tree matched every physical attribute that was listed on the bag as to what will fit inside it. I think they need to re-assess these requirements. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfOpMlS5pf0q4PCr5iT1_ychULOOluvturneIOlpwLtEL4e3mz4pjCA776CEybp_c68recqQpMLy77btVpzGeHV3PF15I81wOdpaTbZc9iGbYzJRYdG-xBBAhj-H0ggPa0wIcVkU1xOs/s1600-h/IMAG0636%252520%2525281%252529%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0636 (1)" border="0" alt="IMAG0636 (1)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-nk34XccfUSk/UegTNG5fQvI/AAAAAAAAAts/hXhwET5kpqw/IMAG0636%252520%2525281%252529_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5-03RuPryyQ/UegTNnWRo2I/AAAAAAAAAt0/zUV7SHDIr_o/s1600-h/IMAG0637%252520%2525281%252529%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0637 (1)" border="0" alt="IMAG0637 (1)" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EP_piEJcstg/UegTOGGNwpI/AAAAAAAAAt8/tw9Xyk1nhho/IMAG0637%252520%2525281%252529_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">So this is what we wound up with: A lawn/garden bag for the top part of the tree, the rest of it gaping out the zipper of the bag, and a bloody hand. Fail!!!!</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UFfvh3M7x2E/UegTOew9ptI/AAAAAAAAAuA/UdhSOzVmNQk/s1600-h/IMAG0638%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0638" border="0" alt="IMAG0638" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8iw33VpDt3s/UegTO65HwmI/AAAAAAAAAuM/7Kujv9GTmVA/IMAG0638_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlPfpndKvFaVO1Aq59kJfTuFGMoAD7El6zOnr3_Yah6xG8Q39x7peHUZx9UzXyOsJAEK9kX4pYk2_lSwDDP1Ybl1wXwEweI6hPctbXzLgj_tfkrrmsb-cTXe1tbb4cn4_zYDDgmk30pY/s1600-h/IMAG0634%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0634" border="0" alt="IMAG0634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EVE0iez3-rCMd8XZplInIwDJ-9vbW6Xl6WghmKHqvkz53pkEyRM8b-OS1C3HFUWaaPwNm8y4GHiDh-QoEZcFINIxKG7FqlSonfE7Ri05PxoPWxobhLt51TDSALY-QOXbnzi7nNYyakU/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">So now this ridiculousness sits in the basement. I’m not even sure if we’re going to use this tree this year. I’m tired of the light debacle that I encounter every year. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I should add that Seth and Jeremy both agree that we should just buy a body bag because the tree is sure to fit inside it. Gross. Not happening, guys!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font></p></blockquote> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-31822096524125582842013-07-02T11:18:00.001-07:002013-07-02T11:18:15.574-07:00A night in the ER…..<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">As you all know, I’ve started walking to up my fitness level and loose weight. It’s been going really well, and I’ve learned a lot about my body. For instance I can’t walk in heat. It’s got to be below 72 degrees or I’ll feel yucky from walking in the sun. I also need to drink water and eat a proper meal before I go out and walk. Well, yesterday in ideal walking conditions right when I hit mile 1, I started to feel like a vertigo dizzy feeling. I slowed my pace waaaay down for the rest until I got home. Then I felt crappy the rest of the day. I made an appointment for the doctor so I could go get it checked out. (I go to that appointment today at 1:00.) Well right before Jeremy got home from work I started to get this pain on my breast bone. Not sharp, but almost like when you need to pop your ribs at the chiropractor. I got a little concerned when it would come and go for a while. We decided around 7:30 to go ahead to the Urgentcare/ER. Better safe than sorry. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">We walked in and right when I told the desk clerk why we were there she called and got us in right away. No wait time. They hooked me up to the EKG($$$$) machine and everything was clear and normal. (Whew!) After what seemed a million hours I had to go for an ultrasound ($$$) of my gall bladder. Apparently it can mimic the type of pain I was having. This part was actually really hard for me, because I wanted an ultrasound, but not for this reason. I had imagined my first ultrasound seeing a baby…..not looking for gall stones. After that we went back to our room, which was a “sitting” room, meaning that I was in a chair that someone who would need something removed from an eye or ear would sit in. </font><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I later found out that it can recline, but I’ll get to that in a minute. Now it was time to give some blood for more tests. ($$$$) I also had to drink a concoction of Maalox and a numbing solution that would numb my esophagus and chest. Weirdest. Feeling. Ever! About 5 minutes after I drank this solution, I started to feel really nauseous and light headed. I started sweating and getting really hot. The whole room was spinning, and Jeremy said I turned pale white. I threw up into the trash can, and then all I heard was the air conditioner in my ears. All of a sudden about 5 people were in my room talking and planning. Two people came around the chair and laid down the back of the chair. Thank goodness they did, because I sure felt better! That was so scary! Apparently my heart rate went down to 20!!! But right after I laid down all of my vitals shot right back up to where they needed to be. (Again, whew!) One of the Doc’s said that I was sitting on the nerve that usually affects elderly people when you hear about them passing out on the toilet. Same thing here. They ran another EKG ($$$$) and again, all clear. And they hooked up an I.V. ($$$$) 2 bags to be exact!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8Fb23zbftfc/UdMZXTvSBYI/AAAAAAAAAr8/-nL5f2AopgM/s1600-h/20130701_230152%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130701_230152" border="0" alt="20130701_230152" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0zZc-zmy4I8/UdMZXzRfD2I/AAAAAAAAAsE/OnauMBMY0Ss/20130701_230152_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">After everyone cleared out, Jeremy leaned over me and said, “Um. Honey….I think you wet yourself”. Oh great! I pissed myself in the ER. Just what I needed! So I had to put on these paper pants and thread underwear. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsunphiZUdYnAn3rSKP5G9C_oQmqi0xKeWnQwZ8aXdFbsYyZOJriuvSP4Zt-j8yTsV73o6caPdnHgq9x-FSmuRj1Dy68HxQO0aRwwO32r4HKblhENamaxkiaA1jKYEWMuZuu45QZ3mnY/s1600-h/20130701_230218%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130701_230218" border="0" alt="20130701_230218" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-TrsyvuCOUBs/UdMZYswJKfI/AAAAAAAAAsU/b1PRlgYgbGM/20130701_230218_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Oo79PwCxMv4/UdMZZCwjDoI/AAAAAAAAAsc/1-BQbxQfZ_M/s1600-h/20130701_230221%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130701_230221" border="0" alt="20130701_230221" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-HxDy9umKhig/UdMZZiWQ6TI/AAAAAAAAAsg/9hPxTR_Sdos/20130701_230221_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Fun times. All of my other tests came back normal, so they are pretty sure the symptoms were from my gall bladder, which in turn did have stones in it. While we were waiting to be released, Jeremy was sweet and read aloud to me from the book he was reading on his iPad called Wild At Heart. Finally around 12:30 A.M. we were released. Today I have to call the surgeon to schedule a consult. I’ve never had any sort of surgery or anything where I’ve had to be put under anesthesia so I’m nervous! I’ll let you all know what the plan is. Until then, I’m taking it easy. <hr> </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">On the way home, I told Jeremy the whole “almost passing out incident” felt like this scene from A Knight’s Tale with all of the people standing above me. </font></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdhQWkTl1PQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdhQWkTl1PQ</a></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-40286433337617592692013-06-28T16:44:00.001-07:002013-06-28T16:44:03.160-07:00Book Shelf Cuteness<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">This is my second week of sharing my weigh in results. I was kind of dreading it because although I’ve been walking longer distances and eating really clean……week 2 of any weight loss is always the doom week. I’ve seen it a billion time on The Biggest Loser, and it happened to me too. I figured. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Weigh in results: Down .5 ounces.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Total loss: 5.0 Pounds.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Next week will be better. Week 3 usually rocks! </font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-bQL0rHGmwPA/Uc4fr6xrZwI/AAAAAAAAAqU/Adshi6sdup0/s1600-h/peanuts%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="peanuts" border="0" alt="peanuts" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rIQ3Y2uS9ik/Uc4fsfWwZyI/AAAAAAAAAqY/wN_wudl88Xk/peanuts_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="195" height="244"></a></p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"> <p> <hr> <p> </p> <p>When Jeremy and I got married, one of the purchases we made were tall black shelves from Wal-Mart. They are cheap-o shelves, but have served us well holding our readable materials, and sometimes DVD’s and CD’s. Well, I’ve been wanting to fix them up a little to make them look more attractive, and I finally went and got some scrapbooking paper to do so. My plan was to find yellow scrapbook paper with a design on it so I could tape it to the backing of the shelves.</p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PLP3MhXOIpY/Uc4fs5FewPI/AAAAAAAAAqg/vHCv_0q1bj8/s1600-h/20130627_183754%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130627_183754" border="0" alt="20130627_183754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixAFQ_BGHrcvd6nUNBMiKYK-CCRNDa4OCV88iCX4fDcawEnanTnqPCgvu9tPrSoLNybjnmxsa828vvBmh638AulbsZEdz7roVlMDpv6h9EHURPaxYmh8XxFfXWziENPROhoizFZfOW_g/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p>Of course Hobby Lobby had the paper 50% off (score!), so I got 16 each, of two yellow designs. I alternated the designs on each shelf.</p> <p>Before: Although I almost forgot to take pictures of the before…so one row is done already.</p> <p></font><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-U661lktdduM/Uc4ftv0Jt9I/AAAAAAAAAqs/Ezp_UGQS3Q0/s1600-h/20130627_155818%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130627_155818" border="0" alt="20130627_155818" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wCp3vyRgYDU/Uc4fuEh4iLI/AAAAAAAAAq8/mVI6Z0INqOc/20130627_155818_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dIY0BK2tz6A/Uc4fuW9p-NI/AAAAAAAAArE/rT8HvbmsB-4/s1600-h/20130627_155833%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130627_155833" border="0" alt="20130627_155833" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ImrbotZ1hAcWe2jbkckbytgj0NAeNusSWXDLFPI1__4V5B7CQbRnNx7nV72mLa0-xqcwkeBrY_heYgiGxNp8tD7otPlP1I9dp3_WPcBsygWAKYIWqOdyqBCqWyILnzkuvnSZ3AIp4LI/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I then scooted out the books a bit, and taped the paper to the inside backing. Doing this gives a little life to the otherwise cheap looking shelves and makes the books ”pop”. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">After:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-clCEvRUl6f4/Uc4fveg51CI/AAAAAAAAArU/BfgxS-RTQbA/s1600-h/20130628_134943%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130628_134943" border="0" alt="20130628_134943" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1NnPs5oZrXo/Uc4fv6rMXcI/AAAAAAAAArc/PsP_lFM88ZE/20130628_134943_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--1AzKymJQ8Y/Uc4fwD6js2I/AAAAAAAAArg/Lhht_Xeuq40/s1600-h/20130628_134956%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130628_134956" border="0" alt="20130628_134956" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ps1Z1ytDt5WTA5gntZUzFdQnYV3JVcSCiKfDf3McTtyO4P3f9bPgx1SSFoq6t7tynbKVxZYg8nJMyyYCB9-UHR0-AbgI3pxurbTC3Im6B-g3-zWnKcpudJPcRWxAEBe0JqWrOg3tsGg/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <hr> <p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Next week I’ll do a post about memory lane. Things from my past. Later!</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-49176022046223389052013-06-22T09:15:00.001-07:002013-06-22T09:15:19.591-07:00Upcoming Projects and Weigh In Thursday…..<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p><font color="#666666" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">One of the main projects that I want to accomplish this summer is painting the kitchen cabinets white. It will open the kitchen up and brighten it quite well. Thanks to a friend at church, I found a great kit that has everything that I’ll need for doing the job. </font><a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/RUST-OLEUM-Transformations-9-Piece-Light-Color-Cabinet-Kit-258109/202572588#.UcSw6_nVCws" target="_blank"><font color="#c0504d" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here</font></a><font color="#666666" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><font color="#c0504d"> </font>is a link to the product. I’ve heard a lot of great things about it. I dread the mess….and the frustration, but it will look good! Here are some before pictures:</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ftk_amwTpHGKtDcvXUF7kpuUWUsWOAzp5IhXBOFLWT9SXqRWyjJ7m0jF5ggOddBh96X6VkI-vZQAORw5YC73GTGxloqHwMnO1zjLPWOtYU5_FdnfdXlcWhr2J0UuJPWNnAvLSMVrT14/s1600-h/20130622_092531%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130622_092531" border="0" alt="20130622_092531" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LZr_ZyP5QIg/UcXNifN7ONI/AAAAAAAAAo0/NhVg4jTg4IA/20130622_092531_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pk5Alv5jxnY/UcXNihWFRzI/AAAAAAAAAo8/DQA5coNAW1w/s1600-h/20130622_092506%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130622_092506" border="0" alt="20130622_092506" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AyU79rZIgZw/UcXNi9pc8GI/AAAAAAAAApE/iSCJLbsjEK4/20130622_092506_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W3d0fvucjG8/UcXNjXrYyoI/AAAAAAAAApM/m10lZMj1VBs/s1600-h/20130622_092441%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130622_092441" border="0" alt="20130622_092441" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-XWMsKM1OlVw/UcXNjnr4lFI/AAAAAAAAApU/mCkd497ZcbA/20130622_092441_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <hr> <p><font color="#666666" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I’m already planning for the fall and for Christmas thanks to this tree dying:</font></p> <p><font color="#4f81bd" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ywL_CxQVcwM/UcXNj7VZJiI/AAAAAAAAApc/w4SIXDhPydI/s1600-h/20130622_093320%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130622_093320" border="0" alt="20130622_093320" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZvPTXCfnXnc/UcXNkPqILjI/AAAAAAAAApg/Us4hCeboNjY/20130622_093320_thumb%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I’m terribly sad about losing this tree because it was SO beautiful in bloom! But my plan is to make it pretty again by taking large branches, and placing them in cute buckets on the front porch and hanging lights from them for fall and Christmas. </font></p> <p> <hr> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Thursday weigh in= </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Down 4.5 pounds this week!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">It’s a good start! </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-R-4gDQOvSlc/UcXNko6maWI/AAAAAAAAAps/qlaKX416zjo/s1600-h/going%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="going" border="0" alt="going" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mdJdoFTJFUs/UcXNk9iWwtI/AAAAAAAAAp0/xYzF7hCLTEs/going_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="232"></a></p> <hr> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I went to Estes Park on Thursday with my parents and Seth and walked around the downtown area. Boy was it busy!!! I had my first experience with sweet potato tots. My. Oh. My. They were delicious! I had 6 little tots out of my Dad’s basket and they were like candy!!! It was my treat for the day. Weeeeeelll….I guess I did have a tiny sliver of fudge sample at the Christmas store. On the way back home I was starting to get a little car sick, so we stopped at a pull off on the side of the road when we saw it. A face in a tree! Seth and I had to take a picture with our new friend Bernie! </font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-NyVY6y-bS9g/UcXNlHIvTrI/AAAAAAAAAp8/zBPxcNdZrTg/s1600-h/20130620_160507%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130620_160507" border="0" alt="20130620_160507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGM2PN6yZdS5T25KLI6RIDy6tmLBECOHWNuHBWY_U1yr6WsB6T3wvUuRWnDHCg2LI4A8jIaEILHc77iHXe1e__8IA0PnZ8sdAXErRkhislb4g7-c2GhQGYkgdQhhrzbdh0BFpHoQjQlCA/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">It was quite a fun day!</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-71387370853027794492013-06-17T20:16:00.000-07:002013-06-17T20:17:45.499-07:00Hey! I’m walkin’ here!!!!<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">It’s been quite a busy past couple of months. Buttoning up the finish of school, graduation for Seth, house guests, yard work, and lots of meetings and events. Things are finally starting to settle down a bit so I can focus more on this blog. </font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><font size="3">I hosted Seth’s graduation open house at my place, and I scrambled around trying to think of fun and crafty things. Here is the luscious cake: </font></font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8z6_URjzokQ/Ub_RPPtFNRI/AAAAAAAAAmE/qedqWqVIieo/s1600-h/20130608_110311%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130608_110311" border="0" alt="20130608_110311" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4byAf2qiPxk/Ub_RPQGcB0I/AAAAAAAAAmM/QB5CpwacYdY/20130608_110311_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Calligraphy">And the ice cream sundae bar:</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClK1SJ176YliAjX-uuceaSFFVu5lvlEq8DbaikiOL8FUwc-T0QKBalSTLPy1VMg_DBw1v9SzaFpYEqJAQA8e09LNVSFhDfiTmv9R3cUFOtAOE-IkSwAJTT_eHloQMJuiqQp2fbVBR4Xw/s1600-h/20130608_110216%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130608_110216" border="0" alt="20130608_110216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTV8bkoQ6RgKMqbmXzjzz87XQ-BSGgw1yv2EcrCDWxCYQcEP4hVlBVSAlQeIL9XfXFF8eFsVlQClZ5-dopipqIym8l_niUOTlUk7d0eR81azAGkUh-wQ4-Q4waNCQ-Z_MHaEBI1GM-5So/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AXXVuTq7-os/Ub_RQ2Zb9GI/AAAAAAAAAmk/GxjI2vSCpgA/s1600-h/20130608_110246%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130608_110246" border="0" alt="20130608_110246" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-lRYGBedSkfQ/Ub_RRE-aSvI/AAAAAAAAAms/XiXxINnnY8M/20130608_110246_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">One little crafty idea I had (which I wish I would have thought of for my graduation!!) was to have everyone who attended Seth’s graduation party sign his grad cap. I set out sharpies in a glass cup so people would be encouraged to sign. </font></p> <p><font face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1E695jUAGwg/Ub_RRfl2gII/AAAAAAAAAm0/G2KJhOe4bTQ/s1600-h/20130608_110406%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130608_110406" border="0" alt="20130608_110406" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yBx8U9pEAqQ/Ub_RR8nMBhI/AAAAAAAAAm8/cRkSM_4Rhm0/20130608_110406_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--jsOLBcYBts/Ub_RSCiigcI/AAAAAAAAAnE/JxfEg1TQVPw/s1600-h/20130608_173558%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130608_173558" border="0" alt="20130608_173558" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-A4EIhFIyvAY/Ub_RSqUudBI/AAAAAAAAAnM/9ytBGp9Pmwo/20130608_173558_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Luna has been doing well! I need to take her in for a check up soon here just to be sure all it still well inside her little body. She has adjusted though. She’s also a big chicken. You should see her when we turn on the attic fan. Chicken!</font></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8aE-Sl34qAs/Ub_RTB-Fy7I/AAAAAAAAAnU/1x-uhI28_wU/s1600-h/20130524_063137%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130524_063137" border="0" alt="20130524_063137" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--5YMvPNzkmA/Ub_RTakDn0I/AAAAAAAAAnY/fih_5_jPoEs/20130524_063137_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPC5tO0ZsyAElEkObz8g6qQfQRp5XWFLYpNLcq4ZjY-T4Cmzx4tZj8SMM-VOJ6SipQiiwEV92nKY-nG-bo7dwWf-Iq_c6XeI9i5oxB2Lnq28UYzcI1KiQMQIRlnqRVHbvL9_uWkGGOrEI/s1600-h/20130325_162204%25255B10%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130325_162204" border="0" alt="20130325_162204" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FOvEFnl7Kc8/Ub_RUOsLgZI/AAAAAAAAAns/WYDJqKlpmBM/20130325_162204_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <hr> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Towards the end of the school year, I had been feeling really sluggish and uncomfortable with myself. I think that’s just the worst un-sexy feeling ever! I know that it’s from not eating right and lack of activity. So as the school year came to finalization, I had made a goal to start walking and adding in more activity to my days since I wouldn’t be working. I’m happy to report that I have stuck to that goal so far, and I notice that I do feel better! I also know that I can’t sleep in! If I do, I get that sluggish tired feeling. So I get up before Jeremy leaves for work, get him all set to go, and then right when he leaves I change and head out to walk. I realize that I like to walk in the low 70’s, so it fits perfectly to do the deed early on when it’s cooler.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I have read several blogs that post a weigh in day. I’m not comfortable posting my weight yet….but I do want to weigh in every Thursday from now on. I’ll report whether I’ve lost or gained. I’m believing that my posting it on here will give me some accountability to really stick to it! My goal is to loose 50 pounds. After I conquer that, I’ll make a new goal. But for now….it’s 50.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">It used to annoy the crap out of me on Pinterest when people would post sayings that had to do with fitness….well now I’m hooked on the encouragement! Here are a couple of ones I like:</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Tt80oextpO0/Ub_RUYmSAmI/AAAAAAAAAn0/U5MZSPR3_qw/s1600-h/off%252520ass%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="off ass" border="0" alt="off ass" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hemDzJETnbo/Ub_RUk--EqI/AAAAAAAAAn8/K1wY64f6Jkg/off%252520ass_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="163"></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wzK409nr79g/Ub_RVJoQMQI/AAAAAAAAAoE/DQKFFk2_OiI/s1600-h/fitness%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="fitness" border="0" alt="fitness" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3JnQrBjdqb-ImipjEL-8BQkVW7V47aBfckMGD1lkdl58_1x8NxgchcMiPGfXq3zyA7yWKTgZuc4m7IHxDGkI-0G1TZ3IEtXHRwvWlMdELcQ1C542GHUi7JbKYzmhlJUKdA9gayR4fXE/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">And of course:</font> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-z6zDKi24asM/Ub_RV65xnbI/AAAAAAAAAoU/-bqCfzcd7Ws/s1600-h/boobs%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="boobs" border="0" alt="boobs" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zdm4E3nd-rI/Ub_RWNu078I/AAAAAAAAAoc/dpxHxFDRQ-E/boobs_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="171" height="244"></a></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-62218263593167529702013-03-30T09:56:00.000-07:002013-04-08T18:31:00.223-07:00Tears, new things, and challenge accepted.<p> </p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">The end of February came with sadness. As many of you know, our little Sox died. It was a strange situation. I walked in the door at 8:45 P.M. and heard Jeremy crying. I thought for a split second that he had fallen and hurt himself, but as I came around the corner, there he was sitting on the ground above Sox who was laying lifeless. Apparently Sox was lying on his usual spot on the couch when all of a sudden he just fell off the back onto the floor. Jeremy said that he even gave some rescue breaths to no avail. What the heck do you do with a sudden loss like that? He was only 8 years old! We had to take him that night to the animal hospital to get him cremated. Very sad indeed. After that we had to go to bed and somehow function to go to work the next day. We prayed a lot that night. Jeremy got sleep. I didn’t. I made it about 2 hours into work when the sleepless night and headache from crying set in, so I left. We still don’t know what happened to him, but I think not knowing has saved us from a lot of “what if” and “should have” questions. We miss his quirky habits and funny ways. Just like these shots:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-sJhmCn4_CJE/UWNvPDWluAI/AAAAAAAAAjo/WUY8NZkNYwI/s1600-h/IMAG05387.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0538" border="0" alt="IMAG0538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Lh8DYGlOC2z2bV9GNcidHN5KxcwNalltBU4NeGGgpqBs-RdAZaikaYPZ3zPq3IVXM8RM0H2vX6sTIPRp6dUe4DXAVtY0Sek1ZPnDSOS0whEhyphenhyphen_H7AFayYY5H8MSLgoijuYp6cpqfI_k/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-WZczYk7Y9FM/UWNvPopEEhI/AAAAAAAAAj4/pbzCLVjxZAI/s1600-h/06080019107.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="0608001910" border="0" alt="0608001910" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kabuQwRn7Tw/UWNvQNLVieI/AAAAAAAAAkA/gIgyzS-f6mU/0608001910_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-bcJDga-UUfs/UWNvQukFG0I/AAAAAAAAAkI/yNlz9QqBf7Q/s1600-h/04130015057.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="0413001505" border="0" alt="0413001505" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-e_5n8iw_fhY/UWNvRJ9AVMI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/23HQ1sXGZ1M/0413001505_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> </p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">And of course the pretty shots:</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-n7B1dnavi_w/UWNvRSl3aMI/AAAAAAAAAkY/rd6kvOPTJso/s1600-h/10180013507.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="1018001350" border="0" alt="1018001350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjdLA01JJyi7TN3zE5jzAz050VGGqn37KnTuB-hkNK36P_wPMUofUvu1B8ttzn0I_ydtaxtX3ON_3hmzH3GK344DdwVxcc8fOL4ljIzA9ctvLAyL9RsL24-C6ESiwaxAXZFjVV_dHP8MY/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzaz5BRtnCvEOEOEq_xv-2L0RuG-SiVPjnqC0NTw3XiickYROwQjNo3rXyKams4XCxwwkk0HGK5EMD7uCGrCwTKvJhe3u99fbueSqtP3QnsE37i5hNhDq0EopC4ihB5JUz7iSIFfL7_f8/s1600-h/IMAG0267-17.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0267 (1)" border="0" alt="IMAG0267 (1)" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-t2hw6PzHLOY/UWNvSZ92FaI/AAAAAAAAAkw/vCAg5LuDobY/IMAG0267-1_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">We now have a new kitty named Luna. A couple of days after we got her, she came down with an upper repertory infection,which means she was sneezing and having a hard time eating because she couldn’t smell or breath while doing so. She is much better today!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-c98gK313A1U/UWNvS5C-AoI/AAAAAAAAAk4/CJQxm_aNaWQ/s1600-h/20130324_2105167.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130324_210516" border="0" alt="20130324_210516" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ptl27OOSgNs/UWNvTOWDUVI/AAAAAAAAAlA/ReJiO1VxVKc/20130324_210516_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hD8TX2mCSOU/UWNvTpSGLlI/AAAAAAAAAlI/UBj0ELxQTKU/s1600-h/20130324_090939_27.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130324_090939_2" border="0" alt="20130324_090939_2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hCvcX9DtEZs/UWNvTxvurAI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/2_-si183wTc/20130324_090939_2_thumb4.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p>**Edited to add that today she has conjunctivitis. Yay. More medicine! Oye.v</p> <p> <hr> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">I got a new(ish) car! My poor little Pontiac started to have a lot of problems, so an opportunity came about for us to purchase a newer car! I had wanted something the size of a Hyundai Santa Fe or a Kia Sorento, so imagine my excitement when our broker called and had a Santa Fe to test drive. Well, truly I wasn’t all that excited because it was just a day and a half after the Sox incident, so it felt wrong to be happy about something. I didn’t expect at all to be driving home in a newer car. But I did! I love it! It’s got leather interior, a DVD player in the back seat, and third row seating! It’s a 2007 with only 27,500 miles on it. We got a great deal!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eRnOy8_1-w0/UWNvUZxMpvI/AAAAAAAAAlY/2IyneIBLY6g/s1600-h/20130408_132219%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="20130408_132219" border="0" alt="20130408_132219" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F7UPTTLU0M8/UWNvUsTpLjI/AAAAAAAAAlg/uRpHuMaphuE/20130408_132219_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p> <hr> </p> <p><font color="#666666" size="3" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font color="#666666" size="3" face="Georgia">In March, we spent almost $300.00 on eating out at restaurants!!! WAY too much!! Part of it was due to the fact that we didn’t really want to be at home the first two weeks after Sox passed. It was just too hard. And then the last week was spring break. We went to Estes park and splurged on a nice meal up there. But still. A little excessive? I think so!! For this reason, we instilled a challenge for April. No eating out. None. Not even fast food. The whole month of April we are eating at home or at friend’s houses. If someone else wants to pay, it’s perfectly fine. But not out of our pocket. It’s been okay so far, until today when we had to take Luna to the vet again. We got out of there at 5:15ish, and got home around 6:00. I hate eating late, so it would have been so much more convenient to hit Chick Fil A on the way home. But no. I heated up the oven to put in our chimichangas we made at Once A Month Cooking. So here I sit, almost 7:00 P.M. and it’s still cooking. Again. I hate eating after 6:30. I prefer 5:30. </font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="3" face="Georgia">Challenge Accepted!!</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-37924687574173750812013-02-18T18:37:00.001-08:002013-02-18T18:40:51.477-08:00One year Blogiversary.<p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">So here I sit, 1 year after I decided to do a blog. I spent an evening the other day reading through most of my postings just to look over what I wrote. I noticed one major thing. I have GOT to figure out how to take better pictures! This statement alone has got me thinking about goals for the upcoming year. I like to have a list of things to do, because once it’s done, I get to check it off, and then I can visually appreciate that I have accomplished something. So I am going to make a goal list here that everyone can see, and that I’ll be able to look back at and appreciate once I accomplish it. Here goes:</font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">*Figure out how to use the digital camera so my pictures don’t look like doody.</font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">*Run a 5k. I follow a blog called <a href="http://www.runsforcookies.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#9b00d3">Runs For Cookies</font></a><font color="#9b00d3"></font>, and have built up this curiosity about actually running in a race. I’ll have to get some supplies first, and I need to start the couch to 5k program. I’ve already got a running partner to hold me accountable, and it looks like April is our go month. </font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">*Make a duvet cover for our bed. Yes I can sew a beautiful grand Renaissance dress. Yes I can sew a bodice and chemise. Yes I can sew a bride into her dress in an emergency (been there, done that). But for the life of me I have the hardest time sewing a really long strait line! What gives?? </font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">*Take more pictures of Jeremy and I as a couple. I have maybe 3 pictures of us together from the whole year. Pretty pathetic. I’d like to have more taken so I can actually have more to post or scrapbook with.</font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">*This one may be silly….but it’s important to me. Mop the kitchen floor more. I can’t stand a dirty kitchen or house, but for some reason, the kitchen floor is the one thing that I kind of <strike>ignore</strike> “forget” about. I’d like to find new carpets for in front of the fridge, sink, and stove. </font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">I think this list is good for now. I don’t want to make so many goals that I can’t get to the big ones. (5K!) </font></p> <p> <hr> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">If you have followed my blog, you may remember<font color="#9b00d3"> </font><a href="http://an-ordinary-princess.blogspot.com/2012_09_01_archive.html" target="_blank"><font color="#9b00d3">this</font></a> post where I made a three tier flower pot piece. Well, winter has been cruel to it. Very cruel. I’m going to have to turn it around so the words face the house because I can’t think of anything that will adhere to the plastic. Here is what it looks like now:</font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-t8hJpy8J0JE/USLlZ0O9k8I/AAAAAAAAAiU/ufwKUeDgysw/s1600-h/IMAG0103%252520%2525281%252529%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0103 (1)" border="0" alt="IMAG0103 (1)" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hdMxU9uqBb4/USLlaRaYneI/AAAAAAAAAic/-86fFsIv0Rw/IMAG0103%252520%2525281%252529_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">Do you see all of the colored spots where the glue was sprayed? Such a bummer. Lesson learned.</font></p> <p> <hr> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">Jeremy brought me flowers one day (and it wasn’t even Valentine’s Day!), and there were these pretty flowers that look like purple cabbage, but smelled like roses. SO strange! I loved them!</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_zuh5TX3SXLu2KGuJ6FT7ey1trrQx8zY_70d9E8P6EA9HIuljEAWtYjPbb6KXi9f4wHR1mY2pf-80wghPobDOVK0Gp4ZGmDwmIdViAEXe_TSnp0OLQc3HIgdnkYR__SUGRNBFHG54l0/s1600-h/IMAG0650%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0650" border="0" alt="IMAG0650" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-8vf232DYWg0/USLlbV3nO9I/AAAAAAAAAio/3bZePIFKH9Q/IMAG0650_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-05hUOb-T0hQ/USLlb0a2DqI/AAAAAAAAAi0/x6k8ba0TZiI/s1600-h/IMAG0652%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0652" border="0" alt="IMAG0652" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-EGx1g0xNews/USLlcbDeSWI/AAAAAAAAAi8/oYaFw8zmEM4/IMAG0652_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">Until next time,</font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Georgia">Lisa</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-24736105570235976692013-01-07T13:22:00.001-08:002013-01-07T13:22:00.660-08:00Public service announcements:<p><font size="4" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4" face="Georgia">These public service announcements are brought to you by me. The one who had to fail in order to bring them to your attention. :)</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4" face="Georgia"></font> </p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4" face="Georgia">1. Make sure to check your air filter in your car. You may just one day have to be rescued by your Dad (which isn’t such a bad thing) when your car doesn’t start up very well. He’ll find out that your air filter is so dirty and gross, that it needs to be replaced ASAP. But hey. My car starts now! </font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4" face="Georgia">2. Make sure you have a rinsing agent in your dishwasher before you freak out about why it’s not drying or cleaning the dishes properly. Duh!!! I was googling how to take apart the dishwasher before I noticed that the holder for our “Jet Dry” fluid was totally empty. It’s now on a fresh wash cycle, and I’m actually looking forward to emptying the dishwasher!</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4" face="Georgia">The End. </font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4" face="Georgia">We now return to your regular broadcasting show……</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4" face="Georgia"></font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-10586899399845781332013-01-03T19:03:00.000-08:002013-01-03T19:05:18.142-08:00‘Tis the season to purge the closets….<p><font color="#646b86" size="4">I’m about to show you all something that I’m not proud of. I try my best to make my home tidy and neat, but there are hidden areas that not everyone will see that get neglected. For me, when people come to my home, everything has to be perfect. If someone “drops by” and there are dishes on the counter, or my husband has made a computer “re-build” mess around the house, well, I sort of freak out. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love to host things and have people over. BUT it has to be perfect. It’s just the way I am. I sure wish my husband felt that tinge of “oh my gosh, people are coming over and the house is cluttery! oh my gosh, oh my gosh!”. He doesn’t get it, nor does he care what people see when they come over. Grrrrr! Anyways, it was time to purge the master bedroom closet, and the linen closet. As always, I have a limited budget, so my goal was to get all of the supplies I needed for under $50. I had a specific look in mind for the master bedroom closet (MBC) in which I would need actual baskets. Not cheap. I was worried. However the linen closet (LC) I knew I could get away with for around $14. Easy Peasy. </font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Here we go. I take you to the MBC before :</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Sheets, sheets, and more sheets. I couldn’t believe the amount of pillowcases I’ve accrued through the years. Seriously. This is ridiculous.</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">And check out that nasty pile of lovely purses! I’ve seen several ideas on Pinterest about purse storage, and I was going to try one that involved hanging them from a shower curtain bar. No go on that one. </font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Now, our closet has the most horrible lighting for photos so I apologize ahead of time for the horrid quality of these. Click to enlarge.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xfFBnQL9UtU/UOZGrkeYpEI/AAAAAAAAAdg/mBeZ3YRP9Wg/s1600-h/IMAG0615%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0615" border="0" alt="IMAG0615" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsBT4iKcE94LWi_DTToyXwbwFJc0TmhB-HDZ4BaqSSdOEmfj0_xlBUv5a5HVzkPbvOZNJSVXpwslcueHzapxqLq_MWbvVZRLw85ZOgsidsfXFVLBcwcoYEAIVFyhu36gbLNBNrO-F3oH0/?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsbUmoCPN5Olf_ie4XvVKnh6TzfTyGbgXQEwsi2nnUAjSlAoOoWoClVmhSnFbhegjEg4bNsPU8VfFQj5SlMkTTWXDwqB5Nqr9ZUgz751iDDtpGhSjanfJNnqJtRYu2LY_QBAnzTrEqTMk/s1600-h/IMAG0617%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0617" border="0" alt="IMAG0617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaIVEvVQompnuN2_elYyt_Uvu1yOA7CCpcVVqjrRg0DeX8RHadXGv_ceSgeJ5BzgOhwODS45jeUDWi4KZieZHfvgbkxr69U2IuttcsuBKyIY_NWiClsh1tVELSfOwcO4Z9KZ4FVMEGpKA/?imgmax=800" width="242" height="155"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">I went to Hobby Lobby for the baskets as they were on sale for 50% off. When I got there, I was super excited because they had just put all of their Christmas items on sale for 80% off! LOVE that! So as I was glancing over the sale items, I spotted 4 baskets that had a Christmas ornament print liner in them. I knew I could just take those liners out of the baskets, so I quickly <strike>pounced like a ninja</strike> snatched them up! (It can get crazy in those sale aisles!) </font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Here are the baskets with the liners: And without:</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZiiBs3OTmeBgeVgUPsSCS9c1IByHsZYDnblxz-gif-UwlaSaIMxNACeeZXT-nnF1KsRnAyAL1KaQJRJVMGA0R_e_y5RtfQAQY-XswH8cxGREVlU7Lznou14bHcu603hfRTWsewH2z4Y/s1600-h/IMAG0608%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0608" border="0" alt="IMAG0608" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QhpeznfuYtc/UOZGuo0V3uI/AAAAAAAAAeI/ZWx1KTO-9zY/IMAG0608_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4Sho9on8CSs/UOZGuzKbzSI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/zXPKZWpei8k/s1600-h/IMAG0610%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0610" border="0" alt="IMAG0610" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1Yaz12jCcik/UOZGvRsyjQI/AAAAAAAAAeY/D9TM1w096ZA/IMAG0610_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">I also bought some scrapbook paper to place along the backside of the shelves for a nice look and feel. Love those 50% off sales! Here are the lined walls:</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-d0rREWp9OHg/UOZGv65_JmI/AAAAAAAAAeg/TZcOL6ldVOQ/s1600-h/IMAG0607%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0607" border="0" alt="IMAG0607" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aktw6G_PUAE/UOZGwvGShNI/AAAAAAAAAeo/onw4vzER40s/IMAG0607_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMc6Lxd7OgenoI4IgKhExEoFR-tT_ZJw1E8cazGiakbDr62xUW8FsuF2iChOr6wnZ6R6Sd9MWoJDEeZ0iI04VfPBpAs0lMk2w3EHTLvplhRBGHZ5SNyE18UPmb7EDjIJKhq0nO-rsy78/s1600-h/IMAG0619%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0619" border="0" alt="IMAG0619" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7b0GQ7fb5L4/UOZGxcD7FNI/AAAAAAAAAe4/WMUhBH4elqM/IMAG0619_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Here is the view with the baskets:</font></p> <p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hQsY-IsbGLeoat_B6AGLdRykc-LpCD9fWuLTDzF7MfysS5ZE0AimqNPJd8tSKPnQjWbUl_QT5I9LA86syZr-csTg68GqTS4GIMLeKgpkzx8W1bWDH_kBJenMX2rxVaXmDAmhyw3_Wcg/s1600-h/IMAG0621%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0621" border="0" alt="IMAG0621" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9U36pulT7jM/UOZGyHzaHnI/AAAAAAAAAfI/noNfXFWCthw/IMAG0621_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Here is the finished product. Click to enlarge. I added my purses to the top shelf. I thought it looked nice, so I did the same on the other shelves too.</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-l7Fa_Pw5e1A/UOZGyvy436I/AAAAAAAAAfQ/VSFz6fDDUZc/s1600-h/IMAG0630%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0630" border="0" alt="IMAG0630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQMYl41IckhZghRGnGhEBhr10S_6w46urcUk_E_VJAFmICMibeyRdEBlX2fPvBjGKVUo33Rl1ac55zHey4EODXhCyBt7mCUZe84gOXwOQjIZfcxGvRkBy8WrNjScO4izB8TsHWUsrQyU/?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFJmjKQk4d9LkB7KWxo_RugJOdxg3nxZtowswp6j6zM5-vU2ZhHj3wiybrIAhmJRop9usOCTxdRcORCmKgluRZ3t11-tU53P9rIFejWEcUL7duGUyRsCPyU7rrgHWBot0OWfOvpPQ1EA/s1600-h/IMAG0633%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0633" border="0" alt="IMAG0633" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-n0E1MGEHKmI/UOZG0I8EsPI/AAAAAAAAAfo/AnxXu9JRP9A/IMAG0633_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0N3KjBqOQok/UOZG0ti1Z7I/AAAAAAAAAfw/A9eH3rlhX3s/s1600-h/IMAG0632%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0632" border="0" alt="IMAG0632" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9T5eAqmLgpY/UOZG1LEsw9I/AAAAAAAAAf4/612eZcPYENs/IMAG0632_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Part of me wants to get only white hangers. Anyone want any mix and match colored ones? <img style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" alt="Smile" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-WLZnikQFx3o/UOZG1uiUQqI/AAAAAAAAAgA/XH_UE1T8Trg/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800"></font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Now onto the linen closet. This was a mess! Way too much stuff, and a lot of pills and random medicines that we don’t need or use anymore. </font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Here are the baskets I used. Again, Hobby Lobby had them, and they were 30% off! They are in the spring section. The Dollar Tree has some like these, but they are a lot smaller there</font>. </p> <p> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-aePmmbAhfcU/UOZG2Ko-55I/AAAAAAAAAgI/_J20sCQ45Dw/s1600-h/IMAG0614%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0614" border="0" alt="IMAG0614" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-k7OSservNvg/UOZG2klLOhI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/9GirfQ6v8y4/IMAG0614_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p> <font size="4"> Before: Click to enlarge.</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Gef5tKIkbHk/UOZG3AR1OjI/AAAAAAAAAgY/uBFS9h3kHP4/s1600-h/IMAG0618%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0618" border="0" alt="IMAG0618" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HrSqj_qwwdo/UOZG3WrB9lI/AAAAAAAAAgg/eUbWkR4Trng/IMAG0618_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">I can’t believe how much stuff I threw out! I had read somewhere that if you are throwing out medicine, you’re supposed to put the pills in a zip lock baggie, and throw that baggie out in a different trash bag then the actual pill bottle. I made sure to do that right after I tore off the prescription labels.</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">I made labels on the computer, and then laminated them so I could hang them on the baskets.</font></p> <p><font size="4"> <font color="#646b86">Here are the after photos: I pinned on the towel label:</font></font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Um7VEiYJVco/UOZG3nNBBgI/AAAAAAAAAgo/U_1EPiTsx-M/s1600-h/IMAG0626%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0626" border="0" alt="IMAG0626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik6kn1A9Jl1_X4lEY4SY4Z5j3T5ruW7ysgq138vLRb8-M6BQKEEH4lZDuApdVXG1fafsgIqmx-qql5H-QrW8OSO8kRZ3Ep4LhOhmAkEZ3hTrS7O_lGJM4s0G1SLaw64N36FmzSOlOHbH4/?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXbNiUhFKN2g-fUrt9Y9YsRJDK8asUMZwl01MMLWQZG6FASUaF-Wa8aL2NeCtq5jEBcZ3ARDjdAR4B9PfbVMzaKge0KHaHMs2ipdkR0p4_u6G6sJspIS_84DzII-0MmziCf7yTeFIbKw/s1600-h/IMAG0627%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0627" border="0" alt="IMAG0627" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-899obWREreA/UOZG5PmbhcI/AAAAAAAAAhA/q05tDxkTwAQ/IMAG0627_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jfotZlbDuPw/UOZG5ka-YJI/AAAAAAAAAhI/SSL-QuHEnWI/s1600-h/IMAG0628%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0628" border="0" alt="IMAG0628" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W88lcUT5mxE/UOZG5zo_DeI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/kvlrHtRv_zA/IMAG0628_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Sox even joined in while I was making the labels. He loves his paper.</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4ysgIMrA9wh9Vg4vHNuOMuzdIddkSga6CHOsUqRqNAfiMuIpCv10o8r9FFuDFygl6fl3Hc5Qz3G3nPPrW3cY0aVvYToZX313VysNPGdUXZfIn-RugK11TG3MDGXibTR0mO0V0EPm10Q/s1600-h/IMAG0624%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0624" border="0" alt="IMAG0624" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VsJM3VUrY3s/UOZG7XAT5AI/AAAAAAAAAhg/PQdGDJTmhkg/IMAG0624_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">I did hit my goal of staying under $50! I spent about $25 on all of the baskets!</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">So there you have it. Closets have been purged, cleaned and organized. I wish I could say the same about the basement. </font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Cheers!</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4"></font> </p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4">Lisa</font></p> <p><font color="#646b86" size="4"></font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-39129692103123277972012-12-20T20:43:00.001-08:002012-12-20T20:43:31.566-08:00Christmas!<p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">So here I sit. One day left of work before break. (An unpaid break mind you. Catch 22. Yes I love the time off, but the paycheck at the end of January is going to majorly sting!) 5 days before Christmas. Am I done shopping for gifts? Nope. Am I done planning gifts for people? Not so much. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I’ve realized that I’m a horrible gift giver. If I had a nice amount of cash, it would be easy to lavish gifts upon people. But on a super tight budget, it’s really hard to find something that’s not cheesy, and something that’s meaningful. Also, for someone who thrives on being a “planner”, I’ve SO waited until the last minute to do all of this! What the heck? </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here is the progression of the Christmas tree…</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Carnage of the boxes. I decided to transfer all of my decorations and such from cardboard boxes, into plastic tubs. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PsArm8_x09U/UNPo1L8mi1I/AAAAAAAAAa0/HbqWQ3SzlVc/s1600-h/IMAG0570%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0570" border="0" alt="IMAG0570" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cf6_HWBmmso/UNPo1Q8FfiI/AAAAAAAAAa8/xUpmyhz7tHU/IMAG0570_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here’s the naked tree with just the lights. It is pre-lit, but of course there are 2 strands out. One at the top, and one at the bottom, so I have to add some strands to it. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-2cIrYH3QgY8/UNPo15gvLlI/AAAAAAAAAbE/T0tLpBohKUQ/s1600-h/IMAG0561%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0561" border="0" alt="IMAG0561" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-01avZV-Z8BY/UNPo2Kyq39I/AAAAAAAAAbM/cTxzLinxmnQ/IMAG0561_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here she is all done up. It looks lopsided, but it’s not. The cat thinks he has ultimate rule of the Christmas tree skirt, and therefore runs at warp speed across the room, and jumps onto the skirt skidding it across the ground. Turd. For some reason he also likes to vomit on this tree skirt as well. Thanks, Sox. Let’s show a picture of the guilty party as well:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ay4a6OokbLI/UNPo2UL2mxI/AAAAAAAAAbU/DFF7fEqr3uU/s1600-h/IMAG0565%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0565" border="0" alt="IMAG0565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_uZ0Q0LAY6CHxCaRqeZqjmBV6VDjRN-kHJeWkarQmVaa-Ug3la3bhewfTIQNpyRTKJjma7F9lwyrHtkKeJLmzXSROZfpj6qmU9CoQZMCnYpd9F-56NWrp5QRWNazgSbwTfvo_CItGIGQ/?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2ZUrxyvIsl4/UNPo34bpJaI/AAAAAAAAAbk/atX5VF697zc/s1600-h/IMAG0553%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0553" border="0" alt="IMAG0553" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzGP6DKj2O_8EIP3_9SiCfJi0vKQ-TnAWf0jNBq5uHK8E8tSYSXDVWJaMHcOplIrl2lG3fuwzdrWN-jDOdC7_VXVCI4bQdg04_mU-0JI9MsIMMrLDLYvBNha_eaKVEdv4qGHbtd6usSk/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <hr> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I tried my hand at making sugar cookies for a cookie exchange we had at my church. The cookies turned out fantastic, and looked amazing. But to do the six that I took a picture of, it took me a ridiculous amount of time. We’re talking like 5 hours start to finish including refrigerator time for the homemade dough. Here is the recipe I used for the dough:</font></p> <p><a title="http://www.marthastewart.com/275176/sugar-cookie-recipes/@center/276956/cookie-recipes" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/275176/sugar-cookie-recipes/@center/276956/cookie-recipes">http://www.marthastewart.com/275176/sugar-cookie-recipes/@center/276956/cookie-recipes</a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">And the frosting I got off of this amazing site:</font></p> <p><a title="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/" href="http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/">http://www.sweetsugarbelle.com/2011/04/royal-icing-101-or-all-roads-lead-to-rome/</a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here is a photo of my frosting:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">It was so thick, I could shake it, and it wouldn’t fall off the beater. To loosen it for frosting the cookie, you just add a little water.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dbAjXv4IQ7U/UNPo4tUDV3I/AAAAAAAAAb0/vMZ1VJ3STXA/s1600-h/IMAG0578%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0578" border="0" alt="IMAG0578" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jgzylrflHKw/UNPo5LaksrI/AAAAAAAAAb8/wBSNUL6c1lQ/IMAG0578_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here is what the cookies looked like. I’ll try them again when I’ve got a whole day with nothing else to do but make them.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NvUpCl9_IFI/UNPo5sV0qjI/AAAAAAAAAcE/AP5XD1Vm31g/s1600-h/IMAG0579%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0579" border="0" alt="IMAG0579" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7M08L-vwpOQ/UNPo56lyJtI/AAAAAAAAAcM/a0oJmFpFprw/IMAG0579_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-hP3T0l6pXEc/UNPo6tCE0KI/AAAAAAAAAcU/NWpvtbq7em8/s1600-h/IMAG0580%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0580" border="0" alt="IMAG0580" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5ATSK8_YjbE/UNPo67-6fKI/AAAAAAAAAcc/VUIJjh8EThU/IMAG0580_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-orieBsIrlSw/UNPo7K0W8eI/AAAAAAAAAck/eMxosqI0eO0/s1600-h/IMAG0581%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0581" border="0" alt="IMAG0581" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IvxXtLTRZd0/UNPo7uHNKyI/AAAAAAAAAcs/2i_25IMUYzQ/IMAG0581_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <hr> <p><font face="Lucida Calligraphy">To finish up, <a href="http://an-ordinary-princess.blogspot.com/2012/12/catching-up.html">last time</a> I mentioned about my labels on the bins and how I wanted to fancy it up. Well here are the labels I made for the Christmas bins. I like them so much, I’m thinking about doing this for every bin in the house and garage! Obsess much? I think not!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tDcq-ORMGFE/UNPo8Lsa6XI/AAAAAAAAAc0/xMOsr2fI9AA/s1600-h/IMAG0568%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0568" border="0" alt="IMAG0568" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-WLcyYwS55z8/UNPo8ef79DI/AAAAAAAAAc8/60RhkZTenTo/IMAG0568_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a>\</p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Have a fantastic Christmas <strike>all 3 of my blog followers</strike> everyone!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Lisa</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-35705795416868613222012-12-02T15:04:00.000-08:002012-12-02T15:04:00.392-08:00Catching up……..<p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Have the last two months really passed by? How did that happen?? It seems like yesterday that it was Halloween, and I was getting ready for parent-teacher conferences. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Let’s go back in time and re-cap what’s been going on. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Ready…..</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-v_kQz5Nsigg/ULu9geYYliI/AAAAAAAAAYI/dHA-YM3Knpw/s1600-h/BTTF%2525201%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="BTTF 1" border="0" alt="BTTF 1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-kuOPSAmQtro/ULu9gxr58pI/AAAAAAAAAYQ/JY0ryvuOvZ8/BTTF%2525201_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Set…….</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtQQb1REekvGO4AL1-3D9H8yulecfZWYyni9HqmvPUsFAsdgtfMEMOD_i8KBuN5GPkrKl3GkOKmi9bfbhv0Jh9f4calZfH3b6ueAU2-mJHU4FNruGpzTPEiQHFdG0BCSKbb-seboUQd0/s1600-h/bttf_time_machine_ebay_lead%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="bttf_time_machine_ebay_lead" border="0" alt="bttf_time_machine_ebay_lead" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gNdOWjJpvQg/ULu9h9Skx5I/AAAAAAAAAYg/3OXhH1jINfI/bttf_time_machine_ebay_lead_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="153"></a></p> <p><font face="Lucida Calligraphy">GO!!</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9y2ttf_S9ew/ULu9iRZDJEI/AAAAAAAAAYo/CX3WDIcCVlc/s1600-h/Bf1firetrails%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Bf1firetrails" border="0" alt="Bf1firetrails" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-LsH6LfCHMLw/ULu9i4EWcYI/AAAAAAAAAYw/nyJa0ggS5W4/Bf1firetrails_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="157"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">October-</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Things at my work started heating up with the prep for conferences and ratings that were due. We also had to make sure we were documenting notes about the children. We had a LOT of deadlines to meet, and it was overwhelming. But all of us made it through. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Jeremy got some part time work at Rachel’s Challenge doing IT things. We are hoping and praying that he will be asked on full time soon. But if not we’ll keep the faith that something fantastic will come. What a great place to work, though! They have the BEST employee morale boosting events that I’ve EVER heard of! Since he’s been there, they have had gift cards to Starbucks for the employees, costume contest, pumpkin decorating contest, pot luck, Thanksgiving lunch out to a restaurant, and so much more.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here is Jeremy’s pumpkin. We used a drill and went old school with the design. He couldn’t really cut well because his back was tweaked that weekend.</font></p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_wnjMKC75QI/ULu9jCpC8fI/AAAAAAAAAY4/OQfxv4-1TFc/s1600-h/IMAG0547%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0547" border="0" alt="IMAG0547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhigtE8ypClGETsZ0FyMDOCl-gf874_-bjA9sPQuZtR_r1cSG8l8Otf5ghA8dqp8EZGOYaAcLJEGzlHB46m8TtDbifuU71nbqziJ9Qd3aQreedSaHinfe2QBTFx0-tQXo7T0DveCnvgCw4/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a> <font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KeQc6AgT9QE/ULu9kVr_TKI/AAAAAAAAAZI/uQLVNIIAH-s/s1600-h/IMAG0548%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0548" border="0" alt="IMAG0548" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fLSmI-ARuLk/ULu9klf2I_I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/4fuDRGmEjtE/IMAG0548_thumb%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-oH5hImzBobE/ULu9lBsTKgI/AAAAAAAAAZY/XZ6oqp83FdA/s1600-h/IMAG0550%25255B7%25255D.jpg"> <img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0550" border="0" alt="IMAG0550" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-XmFWLkNpuqU/ULu9lixFc7I/AAAAAAAAAZg/u7Mf_AnhjUA/IMAG0550_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">And finally…</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWlteL4YoYt17sgeJBMWiV-yXY4pqSsB5Vvht7nAmuZ99iwAQalY-sbOqGGAB2j6KQI1XsOcSFtw6J1GfLsErAupzrWd64h-ajzt56iiUny-2uLuEkIKOpWhQBD5hbaybxw_WKHJtXr0/s1600-h/IMAG0549%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0549" border="0" alt="IMAG0549" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HUbd7nUloBk/ULu9mq-ZGlI/AAAAAAAAAZw/eWfZHSRE4lM/IMAG0549_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">He didn’t win. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">There were pumpkins with way more character there, but it was fun to use the drill! (And his work even supplied the pumpkin!)</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Thus ends October. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Enter November:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">November was nice and busy with church commitments and business at work. Thanksgiving was lovely, and a whole week off was AWESOME!!! (Wish I got paid for the whole week though.) While prepping for Christmas set up, I found this in one of my boxes: </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-H-DftWffnao/ULu9nFyap9I/AAAAAAAAAZ4/CXLdDENHoTQ/s1600-h/IMAG0566%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0566" border="0" alt="IMAG0566" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fVqjtiW-TYo/ULu9n10M-eI/AAAAAAAAAaA/OYyMbGgiHtg/IMAG0566_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Hetty had made this sign a looooong time ago when we were still fascinated by New Kids On The Block. This was a nickname we had for them. Can’t even believe I found this! Just for old time’s sake, here is one of my favorite songs by them. Just the beginning notes of it take me back to 1989.</font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:de28bf9d-cc76-4001-8d2f-2f9262d68c95" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div><object width="448" height="252"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lht_tdJQFbs?hl=en&hd=1"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lht_tdJQFbs?hl=en&hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="448" height="252"></embed></object></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Horrible quality….hello 80’s. :)</div></div> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Okay. On we go. The day after Thanksgiving we always go to the Littleton Tree lighting ceremony, and I start to set up my Christmas decorations. (I say start to, because it took me about a week and a half to finish, and we still have the humongous train sitting in their boxes in my living room.) I had a couple of projects in mind for Christmas. One being a Christmas tree made out of a tomato cage. I actually made 2 of them with lights. I also wanted to re-label my Christmas boxes with something cuter than this:</font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Pr5-Zeg_vCSBBJ-kqL7PIwb6Hmtgmpt2ZcjoGB-6MNWTFOXFB9BSeTFkSSyj4QHB2yxoviFB9ozltDhIVAcBXz8RgzlXhRF-NfTmtNa7V7f2TcOccBN3ne9087Xp8i82bpqhXQjcfuQ/s1600-h/IMAG0571%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0571" border="0" alt="IMAG0571" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-131Zay02phY/ULu9pGJ4XXI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/jKUB325skxs/IMAG0571_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I’m going to do a full on December/Christmas post soon. Stay tuned. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Happy December! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Lisa</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-9529365835896385992012-09-30T19:03:00.000-07:002012-09-30T19:04:10.174-07:00Home Sweet Home….<p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">It’s been pretty fun getting the house ready for fall. I’ve had a couple of projects in the works, and I have finally finished the big one. Here are a couple photos of the process: </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I had seen a picture of this type of 3 tiered decoration for the porch on pinterest, and decided to make my own variation of it.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I got 3 different sizes of planters from Wal-Mart, letter stickers from Archivers (43% off coupon, baby!!!), and luckily I had adhesive spray on hand for this project. </font></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CwIZAMLWqEU/UGj6Dyk_YTI/AAAAAAAAAW8/ZW6tye-jkeU/s1600-h/PICT0129%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0129" border="0" alt="PICT0129" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ak0NyRPfeN4/UGj6ETMRU5I/AAAAAAAAAXE/bX_eTdgM7SE/PICT0129_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eIDnBIuW-Z4/UGj6Er4il0I/AAAAAAAAAXM/_du_LLYkV8g/s1600-h/PICT0132%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0132" border="0" alt="PICT0132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQC2Kz2mp8RNWUTfyNFRFxbBCmDRXog4XDSQMUrku6a2l-hFhYobYVDjT9PQVmefOG6e8K6UlFGZP6B_-7ECdBsKBvH7sgcsH1UbcRR8bDP-MON8MqLJd-Ic4BtHyI4cRSXADXbRTM1kg/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">First I added a little ribbon around the smallest planter using a glue gun to make the bumps.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I then added the stickers spelling out “home sweet home”. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*sigh* If only it was that easy. See, there’s a little thing called stickers-won’t-stick-to-plastic, so I had to get creative to make the buggers stick! Luckily I had that adhesive I talked about, sprayed it across the front of the planter, and very messily add the letters. Yep. My fingers were very sticky afterwards. When I decided to add the numbers of our address at the bottom, apparently I didn’t think about measuring it, so it’s completely not centered! Bugger! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I couldn’t decide if I wanted to put fall plants in the planters, or add fall décor to it. Unfortunately my bank account decided for me, so I used some decorations I already had for now. Who’s frugal? This girl! Ha-ha!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Here is the finished product after adding the cutie scarecrows:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhYEhkND6PLre5JXEVhyYFFgoV0bv3wT8xWT3V5aaEfx9U3H7NCe5uifFuxnxecmH3tf6hp0hizzB4QCNzVA5qGMj7FJ4wDJMT1vgq4TkZmmSiRUqVTPCQOEZ0JbY4c1IxR_CN7NOVmo/s1600-h/IMAG0535%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0535" border="0" alt="IMAG0535" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qY9AjzU58cU/UGj6GXORmBI/AAAAAAAAAXk/QDSmTc4HYc0/IMAG0535_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="148" height="244"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I may add some little sprigs of fall foliage I have to the planters too….we’ll see.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Until next time!</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Lisa</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-2806432722574330532012-09-25T15:32:00.001-07:002012-09-25T15:32:11.181-07:00Fall adventures!!!<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Yesterday Jeremy and I went up on a drive in the mountains through Guanella pass. We met 6 years ago yesterday, and we like to re-trace our steps through the pass, and then have dinner at Tommyknockers in Idaho Springs. It was the perfect day to look at the aspen trees! The weather was great, and there was no traffic! I would urge you all to go on a Monday afternoon to beat the crowds to view the aspens! It was awesome! </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-SaniEXemRMg/UGIw26VHNLI/AAAAAAAAAVk/vDPs3lfqy9Y/s1600-h/PICT0167%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0167" border="0" alt="PICT0167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg712hG80dImIbdyAtCcomy0taxHOBcStFAqD5_MT-whE3UHUrijKpErA8fBCvN7e9J3Em_gJnfT4L6EIc4-oXZgVUtnRZPjAK8JSFcD6UCpn7U9qH9bYlSztidlRoR4XCtSmDEihZBgLk/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-GtCXwudaJSU/UGIw3xrAwxI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Z0x6LZkBB2Y/s1600-h/PICT0168%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0168" border="0" alt="PICT0168" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VYSEogoSiWw/UGIw4QwvLnI/AAAAAAAAAV8/E6W5ghIkq6M/PICT0168_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">We even found a huge waterfall that we hadn’t ever seen before. That prompted a little backwoods hike so we could find the perfect spot for pictures.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-XkCxmIkmi30/UGIw404IjxI/AAAAAAAAAWE/z-81kFSDXm4/s1600-h/PICT0180%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0180" border="0" alt="PICT0180" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CDYEWfdoES8/UGIw5ZNzZ3I/AAAAAAAAAWM/luTYFew3rnA/PICT0180_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4mII-lqh-sw/UGIw5zoeG7I/AAAAAAAAAWU/YG7m4wc1YVQ/s1600-h/PICT0192%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0192" border="0" alt="PICT0192" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Owt4COjyXy4/UGIw6W3t-dI/AAAAAAAAAWc/xR7E-b_Ww2Y/PICT0192_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244"></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Today it is overcast, chilly, and moist. I LOVE it!!! I’ve got the candles going, and my soft pajama bottoms on. Time to unwind from the day….</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-17047290203054955172012-09-02T12:43:00.000-07:002012-09-02T15:25:07.602-07:00Tis’ the season for pinterest crafting….<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Everyone should know by now my affinity for all things Christmas. I could listen to Christmas music every day. All. Year. Long. It’s only September, and I am itching to get into my Christmas boxes. I mentioned to Jeremy that since it is in fact September, it gives me the right to start my decorating process for fall time. Right? Last Christmas was tough for me. We were having serious trouble with unemployment, and we had literally zero money to spend on gifts for people. I didn’t even have money to make gifts to give people. It sucked. Now, I know that gift giving isn’t what it’s all about, but I like to give to people when I can. This year though, I have high hopes. I’ve started planning for Christmas early instead of waiting until the last minute. I’m sure this little bundle of holiday fun would have helped me last year in a big way.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I now present to you, the Christmas planning binder-</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-y14FDJWoXR4/UEO5PpXAwAI/AAAAAAAAATs/jHjtKAWRnAQ/s1600-h/PICT0136%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0136" border="0" alt="PICT0136" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wTvQfJ_0WKw/UEO5P42aOFI/AAAAAAAAAT0/Rc_1ecW8aGo/PICT0136_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I bought a red binder from Wal-Mart, a fun pack of Christmas scrapbooking paper from Archiver’s with a 43% off coupon, and made sure I had my double sided craft tape handy. For the cover I chose 3 pages whose colors matched in a quirky way, cut and pasted them together to make the background, then I added the Christmas and Joy stickers. I finished off the look with the Christmas tree. All of these stickers came with the scrapbook kit. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYlssZfD3RUiX1CPiyuIKiGTJOWLkQDGzS3ngDdJukH_sr1S3OtkyYDm4rO9sm53xMJ5MJaO62JBWBT7i0u4yWb7peX97NgIoCyoniwrA8B8seYsGTxrEVqG9YG6Zov4rMwwr7yNfpak/s1600-h/PICT0138%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0138" border="0" alt="PICT0138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYfxFGPLjdbgcL15v25RlH-NG8ZgUIyxP1KyhBFINZxz0uNeAsMtEpXosU2C1bqvA2leDjDjUXNuzVhKTGG78MQV5kYOiyCAda0KL2t23kUyZ8I1MG669QAkCUOoFHOsxYdPlT8NOooc/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I cropped the pages to 10”x 11” so they would stick out a little bit from the binder when I hole punch them. I wanted to be able to see the page tabs sticking out of the binder for easier access. For the tabs, I cut the extra paper into rectangles, wrote the section name, and then laminated it on my creative laminating machine. I then used really good quality packaging tape to tape them onto the pages. </font></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6UcRBwSrFRw/UEO5RMSMNJI/AAAAAAAAAUM/UukJM4SfYEY/s1600-h/PICT0152%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0152" border="0" alt="PICT0152" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eMqyO28VsQM/UEO5RrLcyWI/AAAAAAAAAUU/394gCBEGSVk/PICT0152_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">For the tabs, I cut the extra paper into rectangles, wrote the section name, and then laminated it on my creative laminating machine. I used really good quality packaging tape to tape them onto the pages.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I searched on Pinterest to find pages to go with each section, and really they are SO easy to make on your own computer that you can make your own. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">The sections I made are:</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Memories/Traditions</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Recipes</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Card distribution list</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Calendar</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Gift planner</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Wish lists</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Ideas and cut-outs</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">*Receipts</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Viola! The finished product-</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SR6J7KAIKvY/UEO5SJVYqCI/AAAAAAAAAUY/Pk7K-SJvxek/s1600-h/PICT0159%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="PICT0159" border="0" alt="PICT0159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngw6txXIIDSF63X1J8_dcNB5V5TuQFOo8AQA9dy7sXLrrDHY4OMHq1QdQpTov3Fn3cliyEpzTRy6Eq1hyBaC-w88nTABgqG1QuNzXKami55ZmChB35AQGWU7OBtYiFac8AcstRCqHpJA/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">The tabs look a little crooked, but it’s just because I have the binder standing on its side. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">On a side note….I’m still working on taking good pictures. At least with these I’ve posted, I actually used a real camera and not my cell phone. We’re getting a newer digital camera soon, so hopefully that will help with quality. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Now for your viewing pleasure…..a Christmas song and video by my second favorite guy, Michael Buble. </font></p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:5bf214c6-1a8d-4ac0-961e-8a9153eb4c9e" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="4f17a618-2e3f-4a07-9c9a-bf2775fabe6d" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnA52s7qceM&feature=branded" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-BLrVp36RlXI/UEPcwmVeDsI/AAAAAAAAAVI/bRKxFBb_mqU/videoee5a328dd75d%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('4f17a618-2e3f-4a07-9c9a-bf2775fabe6d'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/SnA52s7qceM?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/SnA52s7qceM?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Love!</div></div> <p><font color="#ff0000" size="6" face="A Yummy Apology">Merry Christmas!!!</font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762132496359773975.post-66817869873967663912012-07-28T15:20:00.001-07:002012-07-28T15:20:01.224-07:00Honey Do……<p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">On a regular basis, I have to remind, and remind, and remind, Jeremy to do something. I can’t place the blame on him though, because I should know by now that if I want something done, I must write it down, or email it to him. This whole debacle got me thinking that I need to have something that is bright and in sight for him to see. Thus comes another use for the umpteen thousand pieces of scrapbooking paper I have upstairs in the craft room.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Disclaimer-I do know that umpteen thousand is not a real number. Just thought I’d defuse that bomb before it explodes. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">So. I got a cheap-o wood frame from the Dollar Tree, some paint from Hobby Lobby, and got a piece of manly man paper from my paper selection to make an erasable Honey Do list.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Dat0Oolce7omPLh2kAt_d4yrKftGqtCPJEOnKCKFUPiMnzZr1rbI8d_CTbcGbE1zFvNOdlE34mgeTXd5qlcgFNFr9j3ick0IgcOEURo-Hs-EHkstkIRgeyeS2W0LYzNCBRADQ0GNHU0/s1600-h/IMAG0481%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0481" border="0" alt="IMAG0481" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RF9wem0bkaM/UBRlid61YoI/AAAAAAAAASc/5-VD-vASBsY/IMAG0481_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">I painted the frame a nice green color with a foam applicator, and cut the paper to size so it fits in the frame.</font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-wgsxL3wQaS8/UBRliskJ8fI/AAAAAAAAASk/OURUcRB36Qg/s1600-h/IMAG0484%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0484" border="0" alt="IMAG0484" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BFkAIIkv2IM/UBRljNmAzgI/AAAAAAAAASs/q8hIcoJZl-8/IMAG0484_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">The glass allows me to write on it with a dry erase marker, and command strips allow me to hang it on the wall without a nail. </font></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LO37ZDuzlFa8PctiGZwZpsZapoE31l2MKO6lnnY6I58otAG73uXLPPp4HQnd8rq0oOh1iciFFUcLcuc_4UBlXUz14XxfzfMQqUK0xdefPgZVH-_0KSp2H_-7RBNxhIqIpwghNMqBD5c/s1600-h/IMAG0485%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0485" border="0" alt="IMAG0485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bHCpFNkOCY4UY6pOTGs9TMeB5s0zfwT24liWoJ2Hj6f27J4eUU0vVepnmIAogeknmOwzH6nb2510WTaTPPWh7Zljj-20hjMYhhBH4JUnB4RORwk9x1JVRte4VViCJewrpDtWDZQlFsM/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">My next venture is a menu planner. I’ve seen a bunch of them on Pinterest that I like, but I’m still deciding which one I want to put the effort into. I’m also working on envelopes made from double sided scrapbooking paper. I’m going to use them to put money in so we can adopt the Dave Ramsey budget strategy. I figured if I’m going to do it the Dave way, I can’t use plain white ugly envelopes. I have to “princess” it up a bit. </font></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font> </p> <p> <hr> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy">Now for your viewing pleasure, wet Sox.</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sEQG7WmvsEQ/UBRlj4TiIKI/AAAAAAAAATE/7lwzkKbV-Bg/s1600-h/IMAG0482%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMAG0482" border="0" alt="IMAG0482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK64gzSw-AjvPhISb8edJegAx7QobLVscKOI8FIZkoxq-XaiUzd_BbFJvQy_0R9hRG9kYpKZA0Q6UCxZJG06T8kvxHx-H0j-xlT7tBvxnIosaO2-YoF4oc3hoyr3eRELAjwXVYbPi1eIY/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="148"></a></p> <p><font size="3" face="Lucida Calligraphy"></font></p> Lisa K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00970666152949098584noreply@blogger.com0