tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364059212024-03-18T19:54:57.198-07:00Little TreasuresUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1445125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-86240559966986302002014-02-10T14:06:00.003-08:002014-02-10T14:06:41.032-08:00Finding Beauty in the Everyday<div style="text-align: center;">
I was reading Ashley's new blog today & was inspired by her pictures.....finding beauty in this bleak month of February. So, naturally I grabbed my phone to snap a few pictures myself. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How cool is the sun.....it just LOOKS snowy to me!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eponene came over to say Hello.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing quite so cozy as a snoozing kitty with a little bit of hooky goodness peeking out in the background.</td></tr>
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A nice hot cup of peppermint tea. And add to all that, a special package in the mail this afternoon from Kaye. She always makes me smile. Will take a picture later & show y'all what she sent me.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy February, Everyone!</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-16169885271115153962014-02-07T17:35:00.000-08:002014-02-07T17:35:10.613-08:00Just a few more pages....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought I'd share a few more of my art journal pages.....This is a tag off a shirt I got for Michael at Dick's. I just thought the tag was cool & so used some washi tape to add it in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flip-side of the tag shows what a Bargain-Hunter I am. A $20 shirt for only $2.48. Now, that's what I'm talking about!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of a new month....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I decided to try my hand at sketching one night.....so what did I choose? My reading light clipped onto my bed. LOL! But what I really loved, was the quote I found to go with it the next day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I can't take credit for this one at all. Alli had started working on a water color painting & didn't like how it was going & so she was going to toss it. I had a fit because I thought it was really pretty. So, I cut it down so it would fit into my journal.....glued it right into the middle & then used my colored pencils to finish off the background.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-4029271612481996472014-01-30T14:30:00.003-08:002014-01-30T14:30:58.527-08:00Afternoon Walk<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well, before the afternoon walk....let me just share a quick update with y'all on my Daisy Blanket. I'm using the join-as-you-go method, so things are coming along quite nicely.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've been really inspired the past two days get outside & enjoy the fresh air. I was reading Jaquie's blog <a href="http://bunnymummy-jacquie.blogspot.com/">BUNNY MUMMY</a> & she always has the most beautiful pictures that she takes while out & about. So....I bundled up & grabbed my phone to snap a few pictures this afternoon.</td></tr>
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I know that they are pretty much always the same old pictures, but I tell ya.....I never get tired of this view!</div>
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Counting my Blessings:</div>
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Clay & Michael have been getting lots of firewood cut * Lots of birthday celebrations * potato chips & cream cheese * Clay brought me a Dr. Pepper * kero heaters on these really cold days * Angus Beef hot dogs on sale-- $2.44/16 * a new address book * Chocolate Cheerios * watching Ferris Bueller with my kiddos * home made apple muffins * BD supper out with my hubby * Having Ashley & Brendan take us on a tour of the new Jerry Falwell library * snow * letters written & mailed * reading some of Ashley's short stories * </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-52985751750630294112014-01-28T11:32:00.002-08:002014-01-28T11:32:50.563-08:00The Daisy Blanket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a little 'progress report' on my first big project of the new year.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-72528581744167662552014-01-27T17:50:00.001-08:002014-01-27T17:50:19.824-08:00Good Times!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">My birthday was this past Thursday & since Clay had to work, we had decided that Sunday evening would be when we went out to celebrate. So, off we went last night to go eat supper at Texas Roadhouse. While we were there eating, Clay texted Ashley to tell her we had her tripod that she needed & we would drop it off after supper. Come to find out she & Brendan were at La Carreta eating & so they decided they would just walk up the road & meet us at Texas Roadhouse. It was really funny....becasue the way we were sitting, I saw them come in, but Clay didn't & so he was surprised when Brendan came up & just sat right down beside him. To make it even funnier, was the fact that we were sitting in these tiny little two-people-only booths & it just tickled me seeing Brendan sitting there with his arm around Clay. They were good sports & let Ashley take their picture. After supper & a quick run by Starbucks we took them back up on campus & they decided that they really needed to take us on a tour of the newly-opened Jerry Falwell Library.</span></td></tr>
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It was so nice having them there to show us around. It really is a beautiful new facility. Such a fun, unexpected evening & it really meant alot to me that the kids were willing to hang out with us 'Old Folks'.....nothing like double-dating with your kids. Good Times!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-37627795457788157312014-01-25T14:13:00.003-08:002014-01-25T14:22:11.310-08:00Art Journal Pages<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FINALLY.....after much grumbling & fussing/cussing with my computer.....I found a way to upload some pictures of my art journal pages. I love looking at all the mixed media type of art journals & they are fun to play with from time to time....but I have found my nitch, I think.....for my everyday journaling/creativity. I love to use markers & sometimes some colored pencils. Oh & I've pulled out my folder of stencils.....I'm loving those! Basically the journaling is a simple review of my day/my gratitudes/special scriptures or quotes that speak to me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here you can see that I've ripped some of the pages.....I just like the variety & texture that it gives. I also used some snowflake stamps here.....& I saved my postage stamps from Christmas cards that I got.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little close-up of the torn page.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's an example of using my stencils.....for the star, swirlies & the funky lettering.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was copied from something I found on Pinterest. You can find tons of inspiration there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used one of those tiny little calendar pages to mark the date, stencil letters for the word 'peace' & the 'ho, ho, ho' border across the bottom was stamped....just some of those cute little stamps that you can pick up at Michael's for $1.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of stencil play here.....the triangle border, letters, sunshine, cloud & rain drops....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used a home-made stencil & some paint mist for the spotted background. Then the row of little Christmas trees was done with a stencil. I got the inspiration for the little colorful trees from a pair of my Christmas socks of all places. Inspiration can be found EVERYWHERE.....you just have to look. ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More Christmas stamps & a little coin envelope attached to hold the note someone left on our van & the receipt from our dinner out that night. Just a fun way to keep little bits of ephemera from our everyday lives.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More stencil play, yet again! I traced a tag off of someone's clothes to make my NYE banner in the corner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a totally random, fun page. I heard Toby Mac singing 'Speak Life'.....<br />
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'Some days, life feels perfect.<br />
Other days it just ain't workin.<br />
The good, the bad, the right, the wrong<br />
And everything in between.<br />
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Though it's crazy, amazing<br />
We can turn a heart with the words we say.<br />
Mountains crumble with every syllable.<br />
Hope can live or die<br />
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So speak Life, speak Life.<br />
To the deadest darkest night.<br />
Speak life, speak Life.<br />
When the sun won't shine and you don't know why.<br />
Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted;<br />
Watch them come alive as soon as you speak hope,<br />
You speak love, you speak...life.'<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stencils, stamped bird cage & date, spray mist, washi tape & a cool tag that I wanted to keep.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a close-up to show how I save the tags off my tea bags & use them as page tabs. Just a fun little addition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A doodled page that was inspired from Pinterest.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just showing you the beginnings of a few pages. I sat down & played with some of my stencils....making some borders, etc.</td></tr>
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I just LOVE how the pages look....full of color & texture. Gotta love a good journal!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Taken from a little devotional book that Maw gave me for my Birthday 2 years ago called 'Joy For A Woman's Soul'.</span></div>
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I don't know about you, but I don't want to live my life in the past lane. I want to find a zillion things to be thankful for today. One little girl was overjoyed one Thanksgiving Day because broccoli wasn't on the table! When God does make broccoli part of the menu, I've learned it's only because he has a greater good in mind.</div>
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What are you thankful for right this moment? Start today by being grateful for the tiniest things: water to drink, a moment to rest, the color of a flower or sunset or bird. A piece of bread. A song on the radio. Keep looking for sights, smells, sounds that make you feel pleasure. Write them down.</div>
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Let's decide to be thankful & encourage one another to cultivate grateful hearts. God is thankful for you. He gave his Son to reclaim your life. He invites you into the joy of salvation. That's an awful lot to be thankful for right there. And something else to be thankful for? The fact that you are here to be thankful!</div>
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Today I'm thankful for:</div>
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*That God has blessed me with another year * 5 wonderful kiddos * my amazing hubby * beautiful flowers that Chris brought me * The delicious cake that Alli baked for me * a jar full of my favorite candies from Ashley * the sunshine * our wood stove * kerosene heaters that keep our pipes from freezing when it's REALLY cold * music--listening to Third Day right now--Lift Up Your Face *</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-863149880973857242014-01-23T17:03:00.002-08:002014-01-23T17:03:38.368-08:00Happy, Happy, Happy!<div style="text-align: center;">
Birthday Celebrating!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This past Friday, we began the birthday celebrating with lunch at Cracker Barrel with Ella, Cori & Taylor. I wish I had a picture handy of these two way back when....they've been Best Friends since they were 3 & 4 years old! What a blessing friends are!!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday was Alli's actual birthday & it was spent celebrating here at home. We had our taditional Birthday cinnamon buns & coffee for breakfast. Then Alli opened presents. Here, she is modeling her new slouchie hat that I crocheted for her.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jon & Naomi came up to join the evening celebration. We had home-made pizzas for supper & then cake & ice cream for dessert. Don't you just love Alli's moustache cake?! So easy to do.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sunday, Alli went home from church with Cori to spend the night. Then we met for lunch at McDonald's on Monday & headed on over to Maw's house for more partying. As you can tell, in our family we drag the celebrating out for several days!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When we got to Maw's on Monday, we saw all these work gloves laid out on the table & Maw told us she had a party game planned. It was called Haul the firewood to the basement. LOL! Whoever carried at least 4 pieces of wood to the basement for her was rewarded with some punch. Pretty clever, if you ask me. ;-)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was such a nice day Monday...in the 50s. Anna & Taylor enjoyed the warm sunshine by having a picnic in the back yard. Outside....barefooted....in January! Hard to believe that it was cold enough the very next day to SNOW.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We did cupcakes for the party instead of cake. And I MUST take a moment to explain about our candles. We were celebrating 3 BDs....Anna (12), Alli (15) & me....gasp (49).....There are two '30s' on that candle + a '9' + 7 more.....so that's a total of 76....all our ages added together! <i class="_4-k1 img sp_di1y20 sx_715e6e"></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Love the expressions on their faces! Sarah was hemming Ella's new dress pants. There's just no telling what we might end up doing at one of our parties. Good times, I tell ya!</span></td></tr>
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Yesterday, when Chris came home from work, he brought me these pretty flowers for my birthday. They are so cheery looking sitting on my kitchen table!<br />
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And Alli stayed up way too late last night....after I went to bed...baking me this yummy Red Velvet cake. She made it totally from scratch.....cake AND frosting both. I am so proud of her. And so very blessed too. Better scoot......folks are waiting to cut into this & have a little taste.</div>
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Thought I would share a little bit of the learning that's been going on around here over the holidays.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right after Christmas Alli looked up online how to tune her new ukulele. She also changed her guitar strings all by herself for the first time ever. She had always gotten Jon to help her before, but now she can do it herself!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashley & Brendan went to see where Edgar Allan Poe was buried in Baltimore, MD.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This got us to talking about the EAP museum in Richmond...how he was born in VA & even went to the University of Virginia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This led us off down the rabbit trail about Thomas Jefferson & how old UVA is. Learning like this can be SO much fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because of Ashley & Jon's train travels from Charlottesville we researched the Amtrak trains that run by our house every day. There are two that go each day.....north in the morning & then the return trip south at night. It has really made me pay more attention to when the trains go by & if they're on schedule or running early/late. It was so cool....the night we picked Brendan up in C'ville.....didn't really give the south-bound train another thought.....until we got home. We had to stop as the Amtrak went by right in front of us. So basically we made the trip back from C'ville at the same time the train did. Pretty neat!</td></tr>
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We learned that the two trains that travel our tracks out here...up & down the Eastern United States are The Northeast Regional (this is the one both the kids traveled on) & the Southern Crescent.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also looked up information about the wreck of the Southern Crescent which derailed right up the road from us here in Shipman, VA....killing 6 people. Back in December of 1978. I found the aerial image shown above when I googled it. </td></tr>
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Alli is creating a memory book on Shutterfly.....with photos from the Taylor Swift concert back in Sept. I was going to surprise her with this for her birthday, but got to thinking it would be more fun & meaningful if she designed it herself. I set up the account & she did ALL the rest completely on her own. She asked me to 'Edit' it & check for spelling errors when she was done & the only thing I corrected was one comma error & a 'Too'.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clay & Michael have been enjoying the nice sunny warmer weather these past couple of days. It's given them both golf fever.....BIG TIME. They were out in the field Sunday afternoon & measured off 100 yrds. They also have markers at 75 & 50 yrds. And their plan is to build a form, pour some concrete & make their very own tee box to hit from now.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a few of the scarves/cowls that I made for Christmas gifts this year. I wish I had thought to pile ALL my Hooky Christmas gifts together for a picture like Sarah did before I gave them all away. Oh well.....live & learn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For Clay's birthday (Dec. 20) I gave him Miss Kay's cookbook since he had been looking at it & really wanting it. He was SO tickled & began making a mental (ok, verbal) list of the recipes he wanted to try. His first choice was Egg Custard Pie. He said he remembers eating it at church dinners when he was a kid. I'm proud to say that they turned out awesome. My man was 'Happy, Happy, Happy!'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I didn't have quite the same luck with my pumpkin pies. Ok, maybe I did......maybe it's because they were just so tasty that Charlie couldn't resist sampling one. I tell ya, I about strangled me a cat when I heard that he was up on the table eating my Christmas pie! *sigh*</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now that our kids are older & stay up later than we do......'Santa Clause' had to kind of do things backwards this year. Instead of sending kids upstairs to play video games/go to bed while Santa worked his magic....WE went to bed & figured that since Clay wanted to video opening gifts.....meaning the girls would need time to primp in the morning.....Santa Clause would come while the girls were primping & the guys were still snoozing. Whatever works, right?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frederick looked so cute with his red Christmas bow.....though it didn't last very long at all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This right here was one of the main reasons we were videoing this year. We pulled off a really cool surprise.....along with Brendan & his folks. Ashley had been needing a good camera for her classes & so she can hopefully shoot for the school newspaper this coming year......so Brendan came to us with the idea of all of us going together to get her a good camera for Christmas. He & Clay had been texting/researching since before Thanksgiving. There was alot of texting/messaging/deleting of messages going on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And even though EVERYONE knew about it......no one slipped up.....& we were able to pull it off!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just look at that face! It was great!! What made the surprise even better was that several times Ashley had mentioned to me that she & Brendan had decided to start saving all their loose change so they could go together & buy a nice camera. And Clay & I had even given her loose change & a dollar here & there telling her it was for her camera fund. We can be pretty sneaky when we try.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade cinnamon rolls for Christmas breakfast made by me & Ashley. I think these turned out the best ever. I guess practice makes perfect.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alli took all these pictures of her goods. She knew MOST of the stuff she was getting, but the ukulele was a total surprise for her. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She was really spoiled by her brothers this year. Chris knows the way to this girl's heart.....a CHOCOLATE cookbook. She says she & Cori MUST have a sleepover soon so they can try out some recipes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faith & Purity</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the ipod is from Jon. His room-mate was just going to get rid of it....said the battery was weak & he wanted a new one. So Jon took it & surprised Alli with it. Only Ashley knew about this.....so, another great surprise pulled off. I really thought she looked like she might cry when she opened this one. I just love how my kids love each other!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christmas evening at Maw's house. The lighting was terrible for pictures, but I took them anyway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah's really 'glowing' there! And just for the record.....Clay & David have on matching flannel shirts. LOL! Totally NOT planned. That's what happens when you find flannel shirts on sale at JCP for $4!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Anna felt so bad.....you can see it in her eyes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sporting her new 'Olivia Owl' hat that made for her.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love my super-sized Chickfila cup that Sarah gave me!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David thoroughly enjoyed playing Alli's ukulele all evening. I think that might give Sarah an idea for future gift buying.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this painting that Alli did for Clay & I!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashley, Jon & I went to meet Brendan at the train station in Charlottesville last night. He spent the night & then I took he & Ashley back & put them on the train this morning going to DC to meet his mom & brother. They were going to spend the day in Baltimore & then I'm not sure what else is on the agenda for the rest of the week.</td></tr>
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Birthday dinner with Clay at Macados*coffee*sunshine*hanging clothes out on the line*Ashley's cleaning around the house*Taking Jon Christmas shopping with us to Richmond*Clay shot an 8pt.*homemade cinnamon rolls*celebrating Jesus' birthday*Christmas dinner at Maw's with family*health--last year this time everyone was sick with the flu*Brendan got to come visit*Putting Ashley & Brendan on the train to DC this morning*new flannel sheets on my bed!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's see....over the past week we have.......enjoyed some cozy snuggle time with Frederick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spending the afternoon baking cookies for our Homeschool Christmas party....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying all the yummy goodies at our party.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying friends & family....Alec, Donna, Lora & Taylor....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maw, Anna, Alli, Jesse & Aunt Linda.....Maw was reading to us from Isaiah about the names of Jesus. 'For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ashley, Ella, Sarah, Mike.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jesse & Daniel looked so handsome in their matching sweaters!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And what can I say about Ella?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three beautiful girls!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our party was this past Monday & on Tuesday, Clay & I headed out to do our usual Christmas shopping day with a BD dinner thrown in there for good measure. Clay's BD is the 20th....so we always celebrate while we're out. Don't you just love that T-shirt I found in Target on the clearance rack?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sunset over Liberty University when we came out of Target was just breathtaking!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having a little fun in Walmart. Clay said we needed to get these footy pajamas for Michael. Yeah, right!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wednesday found me wrapping all the goodies we have so far.....Charlie thought he'd help. Isn't it funny how cats LOVE a box....no matter the size. LOL! This one was a VERY cozy fit for Charlie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, there ya have it. My busy week. What have you been up this Christmas season?</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-38539509700383785892013-12-12T07:20:00.003-08:002013-12-12T07:20:58.552-08:00Around the House......<div align="center">
I've been really slack with my blogging over the past month & decided this morning that I would try & spark my creative writing juices by doing a repeat of a journaling prompt that I've used before.</div>
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*Outside my window-- The sun is shining, the cows are out in the field & there's a fine sheet of ice on our swimming pool. Love watching the cardinals 'walk on water' ;-)<br />
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*I am thankful for-- That both my college kiddos are home now!</div>
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*In the kitchen-- There is a sink full of dirty dishes that need attention. How does all that multiply AFTER supper time when everything has been cleaned up & put away??</div>
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*I'm wearing-- Red flannel pj pants, a red LU t-shirt & a black hoodie.</div>
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*Around the house-- I have boxes & bags piled everywhere, it seems.....as mentioned above....my two college kids just came home....so they are still getting stuff unpacked & put away. </div>
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*The smell of our Christmas tree*watching all the cardinals outside*Hand-me-down-clothes*Lunch with my girlie yesterday*Having ALL my kiddos home*Sunny weather for moving the kids back home*Getting to visit with Judy, Dan & Brendan before they left*Compliment from Donna---you made my heart smile!*Music*looking at old scrapbook & recalling special memories*Alli's twinkly Christmas lights upstairs---such a cozy glow*Laughter---it's such a good medicine!*</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-90808090416053487272013-11-19T14:00:00.001-08:002013-11-19T14:00:21.878-08:00Our Daily Learning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a peek at what my days have been looking like this past week. Clay has been off for the past 9 days & he & Michael have been doing ALOT of hunting! And while they are out in the woods, Alli & I have been enjoying our quiet, lazy afternoons. She has been on a Harry Potter kick here lately. She wanted to start at the beginning & see if we could watch one movie each afternoon while they hunted. So, that's what we've been doing.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Frederick is becoming quite accustomed to being INDOORS. He thoroughly enjoys his snuggle time in the afternoons with us girls.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Granted, we DO get a bit of 'book' learning in here & there. I was just musing the other day over how things have gradually changed/evolved in our home learning. I used to try & get everything done in the morning hours....before lunch. If it didn't get done before lunch, then it most likely rolled over to the next day because we 'played' in the afternoons. The kids would be outside or doing whatever & I could be found at my scrap table working on Design Team projects & what-not. But now....we don't even think of cracking a book til later in the afternoon or into the evening now. Especially when it's prime hunting time & Clay is off. He & Michael are up & out in the woods before daylight. Come home to grab a quick bite of lunch & then head back again until dark. And that's all ok. That's the beauty of learning at home. We can roll with the seasons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some of Michael's learning over this past week has included cooking. One morning, Clay was in the kitchen cutting up some of their recently harvested deer meat & decided they'd fry up a bit to go with some eggs for their brunch. So, while he cut on the meat, he put Michael over at the stove & taught him how to cook the meat. I stayed out of the way & just kind of quietly listened from the other room. Thinking to myself what a great learning experience between father & son.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Last night, Michael came to me asking for his math to do & since I was talking to someone online, he grabbed his telescope & headed outside to check out the stars & planets, etc. while he waited on me. Instant science. Then, when he came back inside, he got off doing another project with Clay (never got to the math last night, by the way, but again.....that's ok). They were going to make deer jerky with one of their hams & so Michael's job was to cut all the meat off the bone while I mixed up the brine to marinate the meat in. He got so tickled once he got all the meat off the bone....because he was showing me how the joint was still intact & hinging. He said it was like it was 'spring-loaded'. What a great example of Biology! Who knew late-night learning could be so much fun?!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A little arts & crafts going on here. I couldn't help myself after Ella told me about their coloring book time around the table. We now have a stack of Christmas coloring books sitting on our table along with the crayons. What fun! In the above photo, you can also see one of my hooky projects that I NEED to finish up. Notice I said ONE of my many hooky projects. That's a little cowl that's meant to be a Christmas gift.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remember back to the beginning of this post when I said Alli was on a Harry Potter kick. Clay & I came home from a date night last week & she showed me this awesome wand she had made. When I asked how she did it, she proceeded to tell me that she had found these little wooden craft spools in my supplies & an old paint brush & just went from there. She hot-glued the spools together. Broke the brush part off the end of the old paint brush & glued it down into the spool handle. Then came the fun part of painting/decorating her wand. On the far left, you can see the first one she made. Then she got fancier/more intricate in her detailing the more she made. My very favorite is the one in the middle. She used hot glue to give the texture & then painted/inked over it to give it the aged look.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I tell ya....she could do props, make-up for the theater or something. That girl's got talent!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She even went online & found these cool labels to print out & put on her wand boxes. And Yes...she's making her very own wand boxes complete with the Ollivanders label & wand number.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of her wands along with the scarf that I made for her a few years ago.</span></td></tr>
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And, here she is sporting her new 'Sly Fox' hat that I crochetd for her. I wanted to do it as a surprise for Christmas, but the pattern I had was for a child with edits at the end to make it fit a larger head....& I just wanted to make sure it fit. So, I had her try it on at different stages as I went along. Really pleased with how it turned out & I'm glad she likes it!! So funny.....she put it on & got down on all fours & scared the living daylights out of Charlie. It was SO funny! He still doesn't like it when she wears her hat. LOL!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a couple of Thanksgiving cards that I made yesterday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And I've been doodling in my art journal again. So relaxing & just plain old fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed my walk down to the mailbox today. Was mailing a birthday card to a sweet friend. ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a little drizzle earlier in the day, the afternoon turned out to be absolutely gorgeous! So much so, that I grabbed my tea & my crochet bag & headed out to soak up some vitamin D in the afternoon sunshine. It was great!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is another one of those 'Redneck Moments'......you might be a redneck if you have a deer blind in your front yard. Now mind you, the boys aren't hunting from the yard......they just set this up to let it air out some.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When I took Rocky out to potty late this afternoon I just couldn't get over how pretty the sunlight was.....making the sky such a gorgeous blue!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at the moss on the tree.....it's gold just like Gibbs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love that one red tree up on the hill. It always stands out.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Counting my blessings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">*New yarn for Christmas projects * Outside hooky time in the afternoon sun * Fire in the wood stove--so cozy * Halloween sales * The new 'Duck the Halls' Christmas cd *home made chocolate chip cookies * morning art journal time * Frito Lay company store & the yummy treats Clay got * the Smell of Fall * Clay brought me a Dr. Pepper * Peppermint chocolate covered pretzels *</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-23470109785411787622013-10-21T18:23:00.000-07:002013-10-21T18:23:09.945-07:00My Weekly Random-ness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This past Wednesday, Alli & I met Ella & Cori & we went to hear Bethany Hamilton speak at LU convo.<br />
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The girls have both read her book 'Soul Surfer' & watched her movie with the same title. What an incredible story of inspiration. You can check her story out <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Hamilton">HERE</a>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I finsihed this cowl that I started last week. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the design, colors, etc. but I think next time I will make it just a smidge longer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a pretty cozy, snug fit & will be wonderful on a truly cold/windy day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A stack of quilted & crocheted coziness.....straight from the dryer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a friendly little Halloween card going into the mail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saturday afternoon found me starting yet another new hooky project. I'm making a Spiderman afghan for my little nephew who will turn 4 right after Christmas. This will be a combination Christmas/birthday gift for him.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alli & I decided to go check out the Apple Festival at Drumheller's Orchard Sunday afternoon after church. It was such a gorgeous fall day! The above picture we were waiting in line to go on the hayride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the pumpkin patch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such grace & balance. ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what we ended up with. Both Alli & Michael had been really wanting to carve a pumpkin. So, when we got home...they set to work while I whipped up a couple of pumpkin pies to have for our dessert.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">....and Alli did this carving of the Joker. I had to snap a picture of hers in regular light because it just didn't show up right in the dark. Because hers is just scraped & not actually carved all the way through, it just didn't give enough light to get a good picture. It looks really cool in real life though.</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-23572462712781951962013-10-15T09:23:00.002-07:002013-10-15T09:23:41.124-07:00Peanutbutter....Who Knew?<div align="center">
After I had done all the picking-up-of-pinecones yesterday...I was in here at the sink trying to get all the sap off my hands with some rubbing alcohol. And Alli decided to google. Her ever-favorite learning tool these days. One of the things she discovered was that peanutbutter would clean sap off. Of course she found this out AFTER I had scrubbed & scrubbed some more to get the sap off my hands.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, today after I picked up another bucketful of pine cones, I decided that I would try the peanutbutter.</span></td></tr>
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And what do you know? It was wonderful!! I just smeared some peanutbutter all over my hands & down in between my fingers. Rubbed in real good & then rinsed with warm water. No sticky left at all! Another Unschooling/life-learning moment. The very best lessons ever in my opinion.</div>
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Well, not really.....nothing manic about this Monday....pretty mellow if truth be known. It was kind of icky this morning with the wind blowing in the wrong direction for the boys to go hunting. So they enjoyed sleeping in for a few more hours. When they did get up, they headed to the woods to do some scouting & put up stands.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Before he headed out, Clay asked if I'd mind picking up some of the pine cones all over the yard. They make wonderful kindling for the wood stove....nice & sappy & all.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, I grabbed a bucket & set to work. What an awesome work-out this is for your legs & buns.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Didn't take me long at all to fill a whole bucket. But at this point I was starving so I knew a lunch break was in order.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I came in, this is what I found curled up on my couch. Charlie on one end & Rocky on the other. Such cute snuggle buddies.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another bucket filled after lunch. I still have more to do....but there were other chores to do inside, so I'll get back to the pine cones later.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">When Clay & Michael came back in for lunch, he asked Alli if there was any ribbon around. Said he needed a piece. Whatever. Said he wanted to see which way the wind was blowing. It wasn't until a little bit later when I went out on the back porch that I saw this. 'You might be a redneck if.......' came to mind. The red post is a broken piece of an old bunk bed set stuck in the ground with the piece of ribbon tied to it.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">As you can see, it worked. They could obviously see which direction the wind was blowing from.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So nice to see the sun peeking through & shining across the field.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I got the urge to do some paper crafting this afternoon. I hauled out all my Halloween supplies, queued up Mannheim Steamroller's Halloween music on Spotify & Alli & I got busy doing some crafting.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made some Halloween cards & she had a go at some of her Halloween make-up creations. It was really neat to sit at the table & craft together.</span></td></tr>
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And, as promised earlier.....here's the picture of my not-so-spooky Halloween skulls decorating our mantle. Time to get up from here now & go get some supper going so it'll be ready when my hungry hunters get home later.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thought I'd catch up & share some of my latest Hooky projects. I had rememberd saving a 'candy skull' pattern last year thinking they'd be fun to do for Halloween. Well, anyway....the other week I came across <a href="http://kristinskrazyknits.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/day-of-the-dead-skull-motif/">THIS</a> pattern which I liked a whole lot better & decided to give it a whirl. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They work up so quickly & easily! I love this multi-colored guy the best!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ended up making 5 of them & stringing them together to make a cute little bunting to hang along the mantle in our dining room. Will have to see if I can get a good picture of the finished project to show you.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In other Hooky news....remember this sweet little afghan that Aunt Linda had given me back in the spring. Well, I noticed a place where I guess the yarn had just worn out & broken. As you can see in these pictures, it was right smack in the middle of a square & I wasn't at all sure just HOW to go about fixing this. So, I googled.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found some wonderful information on this blog: <a href="http://yarninyarnout.blogspot.com/2013/04/shes-come-undone-how-to-repair-granny.html">Yarn In, Yarn Out</a> . I was able to tie off the loose ends & then just completely removed the innermost two rows. I replaced the inner two rows with the gold & off-white as seen below......</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">....and viola! As good as new. I was so proud of myself! This was my unschooling for the day.....learning how to repair a granny. Pretty nifty to know.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was my Saturday afternoon. After taking a lovely walk outside in the misty-ness....I came in, fixed myself a nice cup of hot tea & spread my Granny Patch out on the floor so I could choose colors for the next row. I try to keep it pretty random, but I do sit down & choose the colors for a row at a time. That way, I only have 10 colors of yarn in my project bag at a time instead of having to drag along my whole stash.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here's a peek at how it's coming along. The beginnings of row nine. Not sure just how many rows it will end up being. Will just see how it goes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday afternoon found me learning something else new. I love it! I had 4 balls of yarn that I had bought on clearance at Michaels...which I wanted to make into a cowl for myself. I found this lovely <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/248753579391015186/">Mosaic Infinity</a> cowl on Pinterest. It looked simple enough, but what I learned was how to make a<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCm1mnyRCfI"> Chainless Double Crochet Foundation.</a> I was thrilled. It's super simple & eliminates the chain foundation...just one less step in the process. Terrific for when you have a really long foundation row like this one....with 162 DC.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Counting My Blessings:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">*I'm thankful for waking up & having another day--'His mercies are new every morning' * lunch at O'Charley's with Ella & kids * taking lunch to my sweet hubby * silly texts from Clay * Seeing Jon & Ashley * Clay got off early Friday & was able to go hunting with Michael * squirrels--we've never had so many out here & I love watching them play * nature walk in the misty-ness---seeing God's beauty everywhere! * Peppers frozen * laundry done * pumpkin scented candles * the privelege of prayer * a new trash can--yes, seriously!! *pumpkin pie *</span></td></tr>
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Wow, I've had some busy days this past week. I started off last week cleaning & just basically getting everything ready for the kids to come home on Fall Break. Then Wednesday evening I headed to Lynchburg to pick the kids up. Ashley, Jon AND Brendan would be here through the weekend. It was such an awesome feeling Wednesday night knowing that ALL my kiddos were together under one roof. All the noise & boistrous-ness was great! I didn't even mind all the piles of laundry that came home with them. I was prepared.....I had made sure to get caught up on ALL our laundry before they came home. So I tackled the 'Mt. Everest' of laundry with joy!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday was spent kind of lazing around. The kids slept in & I did laundry & put a pot of chili on for supper. After lunch, Ashley took Brendan on a walk...showing him around our neck of the woods.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Friday, Brendan & Ashley came with me to town. We did La Carreta for lunch & then dropped Brendan back off at school so he could work that evening. After our grocery shopping & errand running, Ashley & I hit McDs for a much-needed treat.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of course, Frederick enjoyed keeping me company.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And Charlie helped to keep Alli company. I think he's just a tad too big to stretch out on the piano.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rocky was a little jealous that Charlie was sitting on the bench with Alli.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Saturday was also Opening Day of bow season here & don't you know that Michael got himself a doe on the very first day!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rocky was about to bust a gut to check out the deer. Jon could hardly hold him!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So, we finally gave in & let Rocky join the boys in picture.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also, Saturday afternoon Ashley took Alli out for a 'Portrait Shoot' that she needed to do for her photography class.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The late afternoon sunlight was amazing. She got some really wonderful shots!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Late Saturday evening, Brendan borrowed his buddie's car & came back to spend one last night of Fall break here at the Bunner house. And so Sunday morning found these two headed back to school in time to meet friends for lunch. Jon stayed & helped Clay & Michael with a few things around here before I took him back late Sunday afternoon.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was absolutely gorgeous driving home Sunday evening. I just love this spot of road.....just topping the hill, looking down into the town of Amherst with the mountains in the far distance. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Crossing the RR tracks at home.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Monday morning as I sat out on the porch drinking my coffee, I was amazed at how many leaves had fallen all of a sudden. I love how they look here on the brick steps with the ivy growing here & there. Very cottagey.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Counting My Blessings:</span><br />
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* All my kiddos together under one roof for Fall Break * All the laundry caught up & put away * Jon fixed the light on Clay's car * ice cream from the Dairy Isle * Beautiful double rainbow * Letter from Ms. Carol * Lunch with friends * Leftover Vitos pizza for lunch * Watching Cosby with Jon * Michael shot a doe * Watching Jon & Michael work together to skin Michael's doe---best unschooling ever! * music * LU * smell of the evening air * watching the leaves swirl & fall from the trees--I love October * clean sheets * rain * Quiet/slow/peaceful mornings *homemade banana bread * taking a walk with Alli *</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-61489223653606961052013-09-30T17:48:00.000-07:002013-09-30T17:48:04.223-07:00It's that time of year......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yep, it's that time of year again. Clay & Michael have been going to get fire wood most everyday that Clay is off.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Their goal is to get as much as they can out of the woods & then they can deal with the splitting & stacking as they have spare time. Opening day of bow season is next Saturday & they've got Buck Fever now.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This past weekend, Clay & Michael went to yet another Sportsman's Show in South Hampton, VA so Michael could show is big buck from last fall. He won several different awards. Two big plaques, two smaller ones & several certificates that we will get framed.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">He won first place in the Eastern division for Muzzle loader & he got second in the whole state for Muzzle loader. We are SO proud of him!!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">While Clay & Michael were gone this weekend & Chris was at work, Alli & I enjoyed some quiet girly time. I spread my quilt out & enjoyed me some Hooky time in the warm sunshine. I started working on Anna's owl hat that I'm making her for Christmas.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After doing some cleaning today, I went back outside......just can not get enough of this awesome fall weather......& spent some more time working on the owl hat.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">While I was sitting on the swing crocheting, I happened to glance up & I thought how pretty & 'happy' my clothesline looked with all the colorful hookiness hanging to dry.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And here we go.....ALMOST a 'Ta-dah' post....I still have to add tassles & few other little details & my 'Olivia Owl' hat will be finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Counting My Blessings---</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">* The smell of clean clothes fresh off the line * Our firewood pile is growing * Jon took his OT exam this morning & feels like he did really well * Ashley took her math exam & passed----they are both so ready for Fall Break! * Slow-paced weekend * catching up on laundry * watching Monk * Michael's awards for his big buck!! We are so very proud * Mocking bird singing out on the grapevine post * dusting done * kitchen floor mopped *</span></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-25309825390804020312013-09-26T09:39:00.000-07:002013-09-26T09:39:01.783-07:00Crochet Goodness<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got a wild hair the other day to organize all my printed/freebie crochet patterns so they'd all be in one place & easier to find. I had NO idea just how many patterns I had accumulated.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, here they are....all nicely organized in a binder with divider tabs to help categorize things. I have patterns for hats, cowls/scarves, dishcloths, blankets/afghans, etc.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here, I'm working on Christmas presents. This is the beginning of a Star Wars hat...Boba Fett, to be more specific. Mr. Daniel is really into Star Wars right now & I showed him several patterns to see which he liked best & this is the one he chose.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot pad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">disch cloth & hot pad set</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I came across this star pattern back in the summer...done in red/white/blue for the 4th of July & thought how nifty it would be to save & do in reds/greens/golds,etc & give for Christmas gifts. So, here is the first of my Christmas Star disch cloths.....along with Frederick's tail in the picture. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here is the finished Boba Fett hat. I'm pretty pleased with how it turend out. I did have to do a little tinkering with the pattern as I didn't think it was very clearly written. Who knows....maybe my brain just wasn't getting it, but anyway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the antenna.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And a few more little details on the other side. Sure hope he likes this!!</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-19471537459603998452013-09-19T07:17:00.000-07:002013-09-19T07:17:27.266-07:00Woodshop<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our unschooling has involved alot of wood working these past few days. We've been having trouble with something getting into our chicken pen/house & getting our chickens. We thought it was a weasel, but come to find out, after a little night surveillance, we have an awful lot of possums around here at night.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, while Clay & Michael worked on repairing the chicken building, we'd let the ladies be free-range during the day & we'd put them up in the smaller pen at night.</td></tr>
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The last couple of days, I've worked on a few dishcloths, pot holders to build up my stash.....so I'll be ready for Christmas gift-giving.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's the dishcloth I made......</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and the matching pot holder.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Makes a nifty little set, doesn't it?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really do enjoy having the chickens out & about in the yard. Here you see Teensy & Weensy (remember that 'I Love Lucy' episode?) along with Gibbs the cat. Funny how they all get along together. It's so funny to call 'Here kitty, kitty' or 'Here chick, chick, chick' & to see them ALL come running. ;-)</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-16574148646083275782013-09-16T07:27:00.002-07:002013-09-16T07:27:19.019-07:00Taylor Swift RED concert<div align="center">
God certainly did bless our entire evening SO above & beyond! We had safe travels there & back (although on the way home we did see about 10 deer, 1 dead bear, a skunk & a racoon!) We had a quick & easy supper at McDonald's there at Barracks Road, super close parking (literally just across the street from the side door we went in)because we had a pre-paid parking pass....SO worth it! Hardly any line to wait in & the security check was a breeze. But THE BEST part of the evening came a little bit later.</div>
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The girls had their two seats together & we got them situated & then went to find our seats directly across the arena from them. We could see them & we each had cell phones & plans to meet up after the concert, so all was well. And then we got a call from Alli.....it was really loud & Ella was having a hard time hearing her, but she could tell she was crying......I mean REALLY sobbing & we kind of freaked for a minute. But Ella thought she heard her say something about the Front Row. So, she slipped out to try & check on the girls & find out what was going on. Come to find out, Taylor Swift's mom had come up to them....tapped Alli on the shoulder & asked if they were having a good time & did they think they'd have a better time if they came with her & sat down on the FRONT ROW!!</div>
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When Ella found them, she could see that Alli was just a sobbing mess, but Cori was smiling. 'Mama Swift' had chosen 14 girls from around this arena of 13,000 people to come with her & sit down on the floor....& our two girls were literally on the floor, front & center....not 2 feet away from the stage! And I love that the first response out of Alli's mouth was, 'Thank you, Jesus!' At one point, Taylor even leaned down & held Alli's hand! What a memory.</div>
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Before the concert, as we were walking around.....looking at all the tour buses & the 10+ tractor trailers, Ella was telling me how for the past several nights when she'd say bedtime prayers with Tay that they prayed that the girls might get a chance to meet Taylor/go back stage/Club Red, etc......& I responded that when two of us agree together in prayer....& we both just kind of spoke a quick prayer out loud as we walked on to our seats......What an amazing lesson to our kids about prayer! It was a night I know that the girls will remember for the rest of their lives!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a couple of 'Swifty' fans honk at us along the way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just look at all those tractor trailers.....we counted at least 10 of them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These were Alli & Cori's seats to start with.......</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">.....and this is where they ended up!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Could it get any better than this?</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405921.post-80266184813881601982013-09-09T06:35:00.002-07:002013-09-09T06:55:14.675-07:00Happy Birthday, Ashley-Girl!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had an amazing night at Campus Church this past Wednesday night......where they had a record number of students baptized! You can read about it <a href="http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&MID=98075">HERE</a>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So proud that my Jon-Boy was one of them! 'Buried with Him in baptism, raised to walk in newness of life.'</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were all there to celebrate with Jon.....even Maw, Sarah & family & Ella with Dillon & Cori. Clay stayed home with Alli since she wasn't feeling well....but they still were able to watch it live....streaming on Clay's phone.</span><br />
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As noted in my title.....today is my Ashley-Girl's 20th birthday! So hard to believe......her teen years are behind her & now begins a new chapter in her young adult life. I'm getting all teared up just trying to type this morning. Words cannot begin to describe our love for her & how proud we are of the way she lives her life. She is one beautiful, godly woman.....inside & out! We celebrated together yesterday at Maw's house after church.</div>
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Church was awesome yesterday too.....as we got to hear from David Ring. 'I am Blessed!' And I am truly blessed with the most wonderful family & friends a person could ask for!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Happy Birthday to you, my sweet baby girl!'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we sang Happy Birthday to Taylor too....her birthday is Wednesday & she'll be 7 years old.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone was teasing about how much taller Brendan is than Ashley & next thing I know, he's down on his knees over in the corner. It was too funny!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taylor is really into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles right now. That was the theme of her BD party on Saturday. So in honor of the turtles....I made her a Raphael hat. ;-)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome job of wrapping, Emily!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emily painted Ashley this cool picuture of Edgar Allan Poe. The background was even stained with COFFEE....how appropriate is that?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Opening her gift from Brendan.......</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just look at that face!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poor Brendan....nothing like having an audience & everyone trying to take pictures too.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these next few pictures! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My very favoritest of the day, I think!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful birthday girl!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just chillin' in the living room after some of the commotion had setteld down.</td></tr>
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* Met all my appointments/deadlines on Friday * Michael did yard work for Clay's buddy at work who had hurt his knee * Getting to have lunch & hang out with just Michael on Friday afternoon * Quick visit with Ella & Melanie * Hearing David Ring at church yesterday morning * Having EVERYONE together at Maw's house yesterday to celebrate Ashley's BD.....I love my family!! *</div>
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....of school....for the college kiddos, that is. And all seems to be going really well. I'm such a proud mama right now. I just read Ashley's very first article that she had printed in the Liberty Champion. You can read the article <a href="http://www.liberty.edu/champion/2013/09/student-activities-hosts-outdoor-movie-night/?fb_action_ids=10201946731576100&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210201946731576100%22%3A428015130653377%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210201946731576100%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5B%5D">HERE</a> if you want.</div>
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And if that's not reason enough to be a proud mama.....Jon is getting baptized tonight at Campus Church. The whole bloomin' bunch of us will be there to cheer him on......All of us, Maw, Sarah & family plus Ella & her kids!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our youngest chickens have started laying now. Isn't that little speckled egg just the cutest.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just look at the variety there....all the different sizes & colors. Pretty cool!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And on the creative front.....I sold my very first ever hat. Again, I'm so excited! I had set out to do a trial version of the Despicable Me Minion hats for Ella's kids for Christmas. When I posted my first hat, I had a friend say she wanted to BUY one for her little boy & so it began. I mailed her that first hat & started on another. When she received the hat, she posted pictures on her blog/website & said she had freinds interested in purchasing hats. So far, I've sold two minion hats, making another for this friend's little girl plus I made these adorble turban-style hats for a friend to give to ladies at her church who have cancer.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">So....I've been busy crocheting here lately. It's very relaxing & I'm thrilled to be making a little extra money at something I enjoy.</span></td></tr>
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As of yesterday, this is the beginnings of a Ninja Turtle hat....for a BD present for a special little someone who's turning SEVEN (gasp!) this next week!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">counting my blessings for the past few days:</span></div>
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Sold my first crocheted hat * cotton yarn on sale for $1 * Michael had his first golf lesson with a PGA pro * Got my cell phone back * lunch with Maw, Sarah & Ella * LAUGHTER....it's a good medicine! * Alli got to spend the weekend with Cori * Took both my college kiddos to Starbucks for a treat * Jon's getting baptized tonight! * a bag full of 'new' clothes for Alli.....thanks, Cori * Reading 'Happy, Happy, Happy' * Clay & Michael fixed the 4-wheeler * Michael went to visit Mason * Clay told Chris about a new graphic design job available at LU * Watching Clay & Michael shoot their bows & thanking God for a Daddy who spends time with his kids! * Ashley getting her first article printed in the Liberty Champion....way to go, Girlie! *</div>
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