tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61304551185822006682024-02-07T22:17:11.288-08:00Keep Calm and Carry Onmichaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-78528073948486525992012-10-29T17:07:00.001-07:002012-10-29T17:07:04.738-07:00<h1>                                  Congratulations !</h1> <p>Welcome to the Book Club for Girls! Our first meeting will be this Thursday Nov. 1st, from after school to 4. Our first book selection is Tuck Everlasting. I will be providing a copy of the book for you to read for the duration of the club. Please come prepared to share ideas and interact with the other girls in a fun and friendly way! </p> <p>                                                                                               <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ark3tMKfhaw/UI8aJenUr9I/AAAAAAAAB_I/FzxvZO4vVoo/s1600-h/T30MW1CAEDV2QXCAYWN96UCA9Y2NG77.jpg"><img style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" title="T30MW1CAEDV2QXCAYWN96UCA9Y2NG7CAQ1IEZ6CA3O71LACA9EJUECCAZ8X6D8CAE76HC5CAEBHYY6CAYCF27DCAX77SZKCAUJNTDLCAKFQTJ6CA2LSRZJCAGUTFWACA4LQCA3CAMCWCS4CA09A6S2CAEV8AIU" border="0" alt="T30MW1CAEDV2QXCAYWN96UCA9Y2NG7CAQ1IEZ6CA3O71LACA9EJUECCAZ8X6D8CAE76HC5CAEBHYY6CAYCF27DCAX77SZKCAUJNTDLCAKFQTJ6CA2LSRZJCAGUTFWACA4LQCA3CAMCWCS4CA09A6S2CAEV8AIU" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-SWAaofxof6w/UI8aJqzgz5I/AAAAAAAAB_Q/_CuU5Me_4Gk/T30MW1CAEDV2QXCAYWN96UCA9Y2NG76.jpg?imgmax=800" width="152" height="228" /></a></p> <p>The blog is currently under construction, but as soon as it is up and running you will all have the opportunity to contribute to its contents! <a href="http://www.mrshoneysbookclubforgirls.blogspot.com">www.mrshoneysbookclubforgirls.blogspot.com</a></p> michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-10871108626629636742012-02-03T18:39:00.001-08:002012-02-03T18:39:30.604-08:00For one and all<div align="center"><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">“As you take the normal opportunities of your daily life and create something of beauty and helpfulness, you improve not only the world around you but also the world within you.”</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><br />
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I entered this giveaway for moi. But I thought I'd share it with you!michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-88937320434124272722011-02-10T14:41:00.001-08:002011-02-10T14:41:09.997-08:00Countdown to Valentines day. A Quote/Story/Poem a day....<h5><a href="http://leloveimage.blogspot.com/2010/10/three-words.html">three words</a></h5> <p><a href="http://i53.tinypic.com/x4hz5d.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/x4hz5d.jpg" /></a> <br />unknown <br />I just love you. <br />Words demand explanation. They require analysis. They are the construction and expression of my thoughts. Of my heart. But they can't describe it. They can't describe any of it. They can't tell you how deep the memories are, or how often I think of them. They can't scream what I really want to say. They are the mask of how I really feel and they try to disguise the pain, but someone will strip it away. And someone will make those words worthless. <br />So what is a word worth? Nothing. What are three words worth? Nothing. But we say them anyway, because you know. You know, more than anyone what they mean. You know when I say I love you, I really mean that those three words can't describe what it is we have. When I say you're amazing, I know the word is just a cover; a quick way for me to remember all the things that amaze me about you, a mask for the memories we share, a disguised version of our adventures together. And I really believe that you know, when I say I miss you, it's not just that. I miss you every moment, and I miss just what your name means to me. It means an alphabet of sounds and letters and words. But none of them really mean anything, because words are based on trust, they rely on how truly and deeply we feel. Remember, always, that they don't mean anything, they are letters and they are constructions, but we deconstruct them every day and we twist them; we manipulate them so that they say what we want them to. But no word, no shape, no photograph could ever twist so far that it could begin to explain even a little bit of how I feel.</p> michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-92080053391680326402011-01-31T22:11:00.000-08:002011-02-10T16:03:29.676-08:00Valentines and love stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzbJj2F4b_Rd7iujigJRIKQLpT2cjpD7sSEwx8gxtD9q2QA6aPm-1AK7ClrpGyhOezoEqGkj_uyLfh6q3lQ56MhJ_T3wtT3CJKWz9eiXYGEE_p4pkFiQglbk6FxQxzg277ROMz5-r/s1600/love+you+lots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzbJj2F4b_Rd7iujigJRIKQLpT2cjpD7sSEwx8gxtD9q2QA6aPm-1AK7ClrpGyhOezoEqGkj_uyLfh6q3lQ56MhJ_T3wtT3CJKWz9eiXYGEE_p4pkFiQglbk6FxQxzg277ROMz5-r/s320/love+you+lots.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I happen to have a dear little one that just adores horses and ponies. I left her a little love note on this cute printable from <a href="http://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/">here</a>.<br />
She can't read, so I tried to write it in a way that she would understand.<br />
Basically I dumped her favorite nail polish on it , then tried to wipe it off with her favorite shirt and then hid it all under the couch for her to find a year from now.<br />
That's the love language she speaks.<br />
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The husband wants to know why I like a picture of a green onion with love written in it. I say " It is not a green onion with love written in it. It is a green swirl signifying eternal love and the never ending circle of life. " To which he rolls his and says " Whatever" by which he means, " You are brilliant, I am so glad you are my wife, and can see things so much more clearly than us simple minded men " To which I rolled my eyes back at him, and which really means " your welcome husband. Glad that you can so clearly see you are wrong. I am right."<br />
We talk a lot like that with our eyes.<br />
That's just how we are.<br />
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Uses a picture to get your point across.<br />
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</div>michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-84545796899656691842011-01-23T19:33:00.001-08:002011-01-23T19:42:45.589-08:00What we have to give.......Elder Neal A. Maxwell rightly said: “The submission of one’s will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God’s altar. The many other things we ‘give’ … are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.”<br />
President Thomas S. Monson, stated: “I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish—and in effect save their lives.”<br />
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In fact, she would read to any time we asked her to.<br />
A book that was on high demand from us back then was a story about 3 kittens. Each kitten had their own distinct personality and traits that made them distinctive.<br />
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There was George, the only boy, who was filled with curiosity and often found trouble.<br />
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Then came Geegee ( it is said with a soft g ) who was stingy and bossy.<br />
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Lastly comes Ginger. The quiet, shy, kitten.<br />
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We loved this book because there was a kitten to represent each of us children.<br />
My brother Justin was of course George.<br />
Hilary was Ginger. <br />
Which inexplicably left Geegee for me. Although,at the time I fiend ignorance as to <i>why</i> I was Geegee, I knew without a doubt she was me. I was her.<br />
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My favorite story was when Geegee took Georges red ball and sat on it to keep him from finding it. Then she took Gingers ball and sat on it. Then to finalize her act of greediness, she sat her her own ball as well. It seems uncomfortable and pointless since she couldn't even play with her own ball after that, but the point was that she was stingy. And stingy is bad. <br />
There are more of them, then there are of you, and they <b><span style="font-size: medium;">will</span></b> gang up on you.<br />
And forever call you Geegee,and when you tell your mother a funny story about your own stingy daughter she will laugh and say " remember that one book you loved about that cat named Geegee......" (this is all said in a wicked witch voice as I am typing this)and continue to laugh at how she always told me I would end up with a daughter <i>just</i> like me. <br />
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I fortunately was able to learn this deep and thought provoking lesson from that long lost book. However, since it was lost, my own children have not been exposed to it's infinite wisdom. Such as: no sitting on something that is not yours, or if you do sit on something that is yours, you will miss out on all the fun. Oh, and being stingy is bad.<br />
Case in point: Gwenna <br />
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This girl is a coloring fanatic. Little does it matter what she is coloring on or with. She will color it. Just ask my hubby about the "<i>why-are-faces-drawn-all-over-my-desk-in-permanent-marker-!?!?!"</i> incident.<br />
Today, we had her best friend/cousin, over to play.<br />
The coloring books were quickly brought out. The crayons passed around. All was well in the land of coloring.<br />
Until I saw this.<br />
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Not the dirty shirt. I <i>honestly</i> don't care. In our house I subscribe to the philosophy that you get one shirt a day. That isn't because I do the laundry, I just hate finding 20 shirts thrown on your floor. ( This is only <i>my</i> philosophy. Because when your hubby looks at you with a horrified expression that you actually <i>wore</i> <b>that</b> out of the house and you are <i><strike>shamed</strike></i> convinced to change before you got out together)<br />
Back to Gwenna.<br />
Do you see what is under that cute booty?<br />
A coloring book. No, it isn't to help boost her higher so she can see over the table. No problems there.<br />
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I am pretty sure, no, positive it is so Brooky can't have any pages from it.<br />
How do I know this?<br />
I am super smart. And good at looking at a situation from many angles and from the facts that I am able to gather in mere seconds am able to form a probable hypothesis gleaned from my mecha of motherhood knowledge and experience.<br />
Just kidding. <br />
I asked.<br />
Me: Why are you sitting on that coloring book?<br />
Gwenna: I don't want Brooky to have any pages. ( Bless her heart, she is still naive enough to tell the truth)<br />
Me: Why can't she have any pages? <br />
Gwenna: 'Cause it is my favorite book.<br />
Since Brooky was fine with this ast of greediness, I explained to Gwenna that if she sits on her favorite coloring book ,then even she can't color in it.<br />
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As with Geegee, if that was the price she had to pay, so be it. It was worth the sacrifice. It was worth not getting something for herself in order to keep someone else from getting it as well. <br />
Luckily her good deeds far out weigh her bad. <br />
Right after this they decided that they were starving and desperately needed a popsicle. Only problem was,there was only one left.<br />
Gwenna told Brooky she could have it since she didn't like that kind. <br />
Hey, it counts.<br />
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Even if was also because she would have had to get off of the coloring book to go get it.<br />
It <i>still</i> counts, okay?<br />
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She was brilliant enough to come up with the idea of having everyone vote on their favorite craft, and the top 10 picks are what we had the chance to sign-up and make! <br />
Even better, after the voting was done she threw together a blog featuring all the crafts and even had Paypal access so we could find what we like, and pay for it all at once.<br />
This was all done in-tandem of setting up a beautiful display table every Sunday, taking order forms, making assignments, the list goes on.Shavonne is someone that just exudes talent and craftiness.<br />
That being said, one of the projects I voted for was something I had had my eye on at another blog, but wasn't in the least bit motivated to make!<br />
Shavonne asked that if whoever was willing to teach a class would get a priority vote, I jumped at the chance to finally make this, and cast my vote. Well, it was picked and I am teaching that class now.<br />
So, many hours and mess ups later, I did it!<br />
And I thought that to at least justify all the time I invested in this lovely craft, that I could at least share a tutorial, to save you the same heart-ache if you decide that you want to make one too. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> ~Birthday Calender & Card Storage~</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I added the year they were born next to their name so I can also see how old they are. Disclaimer: The names are real, the year and dates the are by, are not. Except mine. I was absolutely <strike><i>not</i></strike> born in 1985.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also used an old stamp set from Joannes to do the lettering and numbers. The "Happy Birthday" larger stamps were a set from Hobby Lobby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.For the front I stamped out Happy Birthday onto white card-stock..Then I just free hand cut them out, so they ended up different sizes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. While they are drying, cut out your scrap book paper for the background behind the calender months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then you will need, 12: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.Next, either make a calender from your computer, or meticulously hand stamp your own and end up hating your stamps by the time you are done, or click on my copy I scanned for you and print it off onto card-stock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since that is what I did, my copy has that too, just print 12 and trim it to the month accordingly. You will have to configure it to fit 6 & 3/4 x 5 & 1/4 for the top and 8 & 1/2 x 5 & 1/4 for the bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Ink it all up. All of it. The envelopes, the patterned paper, the card stock. Everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Stamp all your months onto the top flap of the envelope.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> On the back of Decembers you will have an extra envelope. I stamped Miscellaneous for, well, miscellaneous cards</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> 7. Now is the time to get all your ribbon and zippers and staple it to the card stock. I really enjoyed this part and tried to do them all differently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. Apply sticky tabs to the corners of your card stock, put it on top of your patterned paper, put more sticky tabs on the back of that, and stick it to your envelope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">10. Finish up the front with the " Happy Birthday". In the picture you can see that I stamped a birthday cake on the envelope first, but it is side ways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">11. Take a bow, you are done! I am going to be making a few more of these for gifts this year and now it will be a lot easier this time around. If you found this helpful at all feel free to comment and let me know!</span><br />
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There is something to say about decorating for Fall.<br />
The warmth of Fall colors is so inviting. The muted reds, the pumpkin oranges, the warm yellows. <br />
I love pulling out the cable knit throw blanket to snuggle under with a nice cup of honeyed herbal tea.<br />
The overall implied coziness of Fall is what makes it so great.<br />
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Years ago Mom asked me to help her put together a Fall center piece for her dinning room table.<br />
I picked out the supplies and made the arrangement, she footed the bill.<br />
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Fast forward a few years.<br />
I now have the Cornucopia arrangement and the dinning room table. <br />
What can say. Mom is a very giving and generous person.<br />
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I have had to add and take away from the arrangement, but to this day it remains a favorite piece of mine. It even gets lovingly tucked away in the ceder chest in the interim, while other seasonal decor is either in plastic bins in the garage or shoved in garbage bags up in the attic.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I have seen these candles on the bloggishere a lot lately and thought I'd give it a go.<br />
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You might be able to burn the candle for a few hours, but I am not that careful, so these will stay just the way you see them.<br />
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Here's a little easy peasey tutorial. Hope this helps! <br />
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<a href="http://www.mycoolsigns.net/"></a>michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-59572143662297866322010-11-01T23:34:00.001-07:002010-11-02T20:18:47.370-07:00The deffinition of a Mom Cave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/10/homegoods-mom-cave-linky-partywelcome.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BetweenNapsOnThePorch+%28BETWEEN+NAPS+ON+THE+PORCH%29"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCNHWdrtC-hNn1S1cXj4ZClobnc3u1XQ66dXZYLesAKI_hzptYSQX5HCk5VKBvp7fxZEILk63UqrqcPNOG8rgjN6z21a6zbKEKxbzPIOykPdtUWehxUQ4GiVZSPJpuiHyESCcDpOx7/s320/Button.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am entering a great giveaway over at <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/2010/10/homegoods-mom-cave-linky-partywelcome.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BetweenNapsOnThePorch+%28BETWEEN+NAPS+ON+THE+PORCH%29">Between Naps on the Porch</a>. She is an amazing Blogger with a plethora of tips and ideas on things like:</span><br />
~Decorating <br />
~Tablescaping <br />
~Before and Afters <br />
~DIY Tutorials <br />
~Thrifting <br />
~Antiquing <br />
~Historic Home Tours <br />
~Gardening<br />
Go check her out!<br />
So, when I received an e-mail from her saying that she has partnered up with <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/index.asp?panel=discover">Home Goods </a> for a Mom Cave giveaway, I was super excited to say the very least! They are graciously offering a gift certificate to a lucky winner to help spruce up their Mom Cave.<br />
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Do I qualify on the "<u>Mom Cave</u>" part?<br />
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Let's see.<br />
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<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>mother:</b></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>NOUN</b></span></i> <br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>1.female parent: a woman who has a child, or a female animal that has produced young</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>2.woman acting as parent: a woman who acts as the parent of a child to whom she has not given birth </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>3.originator: a woman regarded as the creator, instigator, or founder of something </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>4.origin of something: the cause, source, or origin of something</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>"Necessity is the mother of invention." </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>5.protector: something that protects and nourishes like a mother</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>6.good or bad example of something: something very big, good, bad, or extreme, or particularly noteworthy in some other way ( slang ) ( sometimes considered offensive ) </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>"a real mother of a headache" </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>7.taboo term: a highly offensive term for somebody regarded as objectionable or contemptible ( taboo ) </b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>TRANSITIVE VERB</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>1.take care somebody with tenderness: to look after somebody with great care and affection, sometimes to an excessive degree</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>2.give birth to baby: to give birth to and bring up a baby</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>3.bring something about: to give rise to something</b></span></i><br />
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Ok. <br />
Check on the Mom part.<br />
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<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>cave <br />
definition:</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="color: teal; font-size: x-small;"><b>1.large underground hollow: a large, naturally hollowed-out place in the ground, or in rock above ground, that can be reached from the surface or from water</b></span></i><br />
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Ummmm.Well. This might be a loose interpretation of a cave.<br />
But, I do feel like this is where I can go to do numerous things.<br />
<i>Relax.</i><br />
<i>Learn.</i><br />
<i>Plan.</i><br />
<i>Tune out</i>.<br />
Just plain old <i><u>me</u></i> time.<br />
Yep. <br />
This is a Mom Cave.<br />
So, I will share with you my Mom Cave and what I dream about having, to make it a more complete and "me" space.<br />
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<b><i>"How can a $250 gift card to Home Goods help you create your own 'Mom Cave'?"</i></b><br />
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<b><i> I would finally be able to have a space that I designed with just me in mind. I would love to draw together different design elements to make the space feel more cohesive. ( being all wordy makes me sound like I know what I am talking about, even though we all know I have no design style other than O.C.D! )</i></b><br />
<b><i>Winning would also allow me an afternoon of unmitigated, guilt free shopping. Just being honest.</i></b><br />
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(These next few things I found on the <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/index.asp?panel=discover">Home Goods website</a> will help share my vision with you.)<br />
From this:<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w6Oz_eKI/AAAAAAAABeA/xJYb6eI4iek/s1600-h/IMG_0043%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0043" border="0" height="318" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w6fs5bxI/AAAAAAAABeE/dC_t8Je3klg/IMG_0043_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="IMG_0043" width="422" /></a><br />
To this:<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w6isZGuI/AAAAAAAABeI/t547_sqbvWk/s1600-h/IMG00572_20100330_1453%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG00572_20100330_1453" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w6wkjccI/AAAAAAAABeM/-xjDkXjzin0/IMG00572_20100330_1453_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="IMG00572_20100330_1453" /></a> Yeah. That's <i>the</i> ONE.<br />
From this:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqLCphv_mOSQ0gsFDmKvIUkuKz5kcPdFnZZVHP75tS-snyleLdKvLKDwXVz-2jTxZPrN8YH9FVSKbfMfLf7TIYkJUt7BCD34KIz_FghQ42Kb14_WytEg1JaRBI1zner5kDB3N1vFT/s1600-h/IMG_0039-2%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0039-2" border="0" height="640" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w7rApxBI/AAAAAAAABeU/YJq1r7gtqpU/IMG_0039-2_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="IMG_0039-2" width="427" /></a> <br />
To this:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWT7KXH8nAyB-dPo8PoIYEXVMsMTK2p735xfvh-qoKU598NWZV4R82M3lbZjvCWZ56hlnDncqow0TR5OgOQ-K0EVaBGyWrDPJLTN2LMFCxJc5BvdoTAACEYJXdLl9i-72ImChgrikw/s1600-h/bookcases%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="bookcases" border="0" height="462" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w8A4nlQI/AAAAAAAABec/GzYby7MtylE/bookcases_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="bookcases" width="309" /></a> Can we say storage heaven. The baskets, the boxes, oh my.<br />
<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w8fukL8I/AAAAAAAABeg/39rbpfSZm28/s1600-h/baskets_homegoods%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="baskets_homegoods" border="0" height="261" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w8joWhsI/AAAAAAAABek/0E6-b-Swwis/baskets_homegoods_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="baskets_homegoods" width="312" /></a> Or any of these lovelies. I love the natural texture of the woven bins. They can be used for a multitude of things. Paper stuff. Office supply stuff. My photography stuff. Stuff I don't want anyone to see....the possibilities are limitless.<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w81M_I_I/AAAAAAAABeo/ZIyZntErIfY/s1600-h/generic_find%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="generic_find" border="0" height="350" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w9FsiliI/AAAAAAAABes/-rjA8bAEY9g/generic_find_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="generic_find" width="233" /></a> Clear turquoise glass? Nuff said. This is definitely a statement piece. And the one thing my Cave <u>needs</u> is <i>LIGHT</i>. Badly.<br />
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From this:<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w9TnykbI/AAAAAAAABew/MutydIHLg9c/s1600-h/IMG_0036%5B8%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0036" border="0" height="413" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w9vycFxI/AAAAAAAABe0/y5k3lkghr68/IMG_0036_thumb%5B4%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="IMG_0036" width="277" /></a>The back wall and doors are <i>screaming</i> for something.<br />
To this:<br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w9y6MbaI/AAAAAAAABe4/DVMGnywR84g/s1600-h/IMAG0413%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMAG0413" border="0" height="475" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w-EFTIlI/AAAAAAAABe8/YWZS6xQ0Rh8/IMAG0413_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="IMAG0413" width="318" /></a> Now that's a perfect inspiration board or two. I am thinking that if I find something similar it would work hanging from the cabinet doors .Cork on one side. Chalkboard on the other. <i>Divine</i>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3BvNir60RVGBB4LQuUNs20fDXAM1VgbTsEi_iq1orsdbcNu25rX8pjZXj2CzUnDBNd0-yKLcFaAaCyY-H2_8m4A1M8pwDDgRhqXFIkVhd6xp3LhYt7sfE3_D3kDX_66y2xmXqbfT/s1600-h/DSC00521%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC00521" border="0" height="139" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w-nY23DI/AAAAAAAABfE/cgY95l1uswk/DSC00521_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="DSC00521" width="207" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w-1r6ZUI/AAAAAAAABfI/YhivB5xWmc0/s1600-h/065%5B2%5D.jpg"><img alt="065" border="0" height="244" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w_CWZIAI/AAAAAAAABfM/-vjatDR1OuE/065_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="065" width="163" /></a> <br />
A little of this, a little of that. I love how silver can really help brighten up a space. And candles add a nice ambience. <br />
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From this:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIYBid0AyW-16_7411LrBFZVh5ypciA1pW9fLsV-PRcpHesdpNygrASjTHyU4_RuhRCKKBhYMCxq0rffKtIav0XfZiqoWhleG-gv3LRQ-bxX4A1kR5AEVve085P4mc3YXJB7yCGdx/s1600-h/IMG_0046%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0046" border="0" height="320" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-w_2eUt-I/AAAAAAAABfU/uKqL3oYCx_k/IMG_0046_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="IMG_0046" width="426" /></a><br />
To this: <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFObGSyoTYA8vHo__jzEMftjYPV9d3bZVT7KVvE5pwN_8K_rhXicrBTGLy5Sf2JQtHov2gt3BbhjXdBQHcgF27UsmurPVvFjGseTqpHECfsRvuSvZvuyQuYlUH8sjYC_IuY9qmKE_J/s1600-h/style-frames%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="style-frames" border="0" height="246" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TM-xAZvxIEI/AAAAAAAABfc/7uRJ5AlcG80/style-frames_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="style-frames" width="331" /></a> These would work just fine if I do say so. The perfect pop of color.<br />
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Even if I don't win,I now officially have a wish list and know what to look out for. <br />
<i><u>Especially</u></i> that chair. <br />
When you are at <a href="http://www.homegoods.com/index.asp?panel=discover">Home Goods</a> and if you see it.....call me. ( I said that with a fake hand phone gesture to my ear ) <br />
I would owe you one.michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-61652992285982465722010-10-29T23:59:00.001-07:002010-10-30T00:44:22.484-07:00B is for Body language<p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCF72X-FI/AAAAAAAABbQ/Wz0BExK1d54/s1600-h/IMG_0012%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0012" border="0" alt="IMG_0012" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAiHR_aiTHA_-Di7U3LTegz6pQ97EBN5fGYjYeM_yv8AZcXZ9cA3krC4jtPlBfQG1Uhm2DdGk0PnRMG45MbF-sj6Lr5bbvofw6GzUuBPjpqCC8vTHq-gBxzgyu5Mse1y83gI16Aht/?imgmax=800" width="295" height="392" /></a> </p> <p>This week I was able to go on my first ever field-trip with my baby girl Gwenna.</p> <p>We went with our pre-school group to a family owned farm over in Gilbert and,</p> <p>since it was a ways away we all decided to carpool to save on gas and plus its just more fun getting to visit with someone you might not see a whole lot of otherwise.</p> <p>I had the privilege of riding with the lovely Laurie and her kiddos. She is one gorgeous girly and so fun to talk to.</p> <p>Anyway the weather was lovely and the day seemed to be filled with promises of adventures and future memories.</p> <p>Or so it seemed.</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCGupZ1iI/AAAAAAAABbY/qRTuOGMHbvk/s1600-h/IMG_0043%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0043" border="0" alt="IMG_0043" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCHeSxqoI/AAAAAAAABbc/iwkdCcvNGRI/IMG_0043_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="305" height="405" /></a>  </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvG6dDv4wI/AAAAAAAABcY/6p5L0P6jIHA/s1600-h/IMG_0045%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0045" border="0" alt="IMG_0045" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAns2JaWchrs9mOo2fvnzJK7Q8P5RoxLCCzbm_eutD8vHWcf01E9vpACF0uLXBa0ePlWPTkOCMi3ZlCi8cJ8dSDL1HFv2tjB3xPdZ9pzDb6EpYDbMXKIbKc3HP1D5RfgJ_qWyogvTt/?imgmax=800" width="310" height="234" /></a></p> <p>Laurie, having a baby boy about 18 months old, brought along her stroller to push since we would be doing a lot of walking.</p> <p>Gwenna innocently asked if she could push the stroller since the baby was out and walking around.</p> <p>And that's when the trouble began. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCHlOtsZI/AAAAAAAABbg/ZYUU66ViRTo/s1600-h/IMG_0013%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0013" border="0" alt="IMG_0013" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCIKdCK8I/AAAAAAAABbk/vS1JMnO0blA/IMG_0013_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="255" height="381" /></a></p> <p>The stroller somehow became an extension of herself.</p> <p>She wouldn't walk away from it unless she had the reassurance that no one else would touch it.</p> <p> </p> <p>-Lets look at the cow.</p> <p>The stroller looks at the cow also.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCId83AhI/AAAAAAAABbo/hhDKLq4I6f0/s1600-h/IMG_0018%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0018" border="0" alt="IMG_0018" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCIo2J7ZI/AAAAAAAABbs/CLS55KV9wPU/IMG_0018_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="256" height="382" /></a>  I nicely cropped out the stroller at the expense of cutting her in half also.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvG7X972DI/AAAAAAAABcg/sGbowP5RuyM/s1600-h/IMG_0017%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0017" border="0" alt="IMG_0017" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6is7FsFEz1n4f81rZ_2FCQV8p1Fcj5N5FBy7K88V8zgKbZSzple05p_qpymu2Bu9m39R0Fnsm0nDt7viUalHSxfEMc3GQuJ3vOXOJnc-hQofkmYQ_IZBJtB894oI4ir7oMKyM5ZB/?imgmax=800" width="367" height="276" /></a>These little piglets were so cute that I really wanted one. Even though I sometimes feel like I already have four little pigs as it is.</p> <p> </p> <p>-Let's ride the tractor.</p> <p>The stroller couldn't ride, but was safely waiting for her anxious return. Trust me, she was not happy about it being out of sight. Someone might <em><u>touch</u></em> it. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnln3svL94RO6XHJs6eVAoP5L37YiXMg5fsYcrH9fCZFF2wN1EmliolOTULvdY2FWQUG30lJtI8i2isDmG-gPuqfx6wLz-m-YuHihc5bFzBlMpQ9g3ebQTEtI-RNlczD2msWwQxCQ/s1600-h/IMG_0020%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0020" border="0" alt="IMG_0020" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCJdGD0ZI/AAAAAAAABb0/iUSGfwmzPhQ/IMG_0020_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="360" height="271" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCJwj-VkI/AAAAAAAABb4/ab9B29XRJAg/s1600-h/IMG_0021-1%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0021-1" border="0" alt="IMG_0021-1" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUauhUuf_SoPHYRRrJiHpN6GXa1XP-3unLL2rJ3tm_TmX7WrKri5vvspvoRou50JaBHO2Or2UTkBnwgwzvUSOonyVtR9r1rQhGlDK4NYJptXz7079z4ec9eenSFhJPM0uZyAYLAWh/?imgmax=800" width="406" height="270" /></a> Brave little Brooky sitting on the bench.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>-Next, lets take some pictures by the pumpkins- so Mommy can feel like this was worth the $10.00 and since you won't do anything else because that would mean leaving the stroller and heaven forbid anyone else should get a turn pushing the now very popular and highly requested stroller among other 4 year olds and even the suggestion that you take turns or at the very least share a handle has brought tears to your eyes and I want photographic proof that we did indeed go on our very first field trip together which you won't remember because you are all consumed with this new obsession that has made your My Little Pony collection seem like a long forgotten dream and which you will talk about for the next week straight to the point of which you even convince Daddy to get out your old baby stroller so you can push it around the house and scrape up all the walls and even more surprising to even take it to the store with us and push you around in it even though Daddy is slightly embarrassed that you are a 4 year old in a baby stroller and now even I am slightly regretting having gone to the Farm in the first place even if it meant missing out on the missed photo opportunities.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>I tried to get her to let it go long enough to take some photos.</p> <p>Her body language says it all.</p> <p>Anxiety.</p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCKuogFsI/AAAAAAAABcA/p6z3sOVBfWc/s1600-h/IMG_0023%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0023" border="0" alt="IMG_0023" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCK9hnU4I/AAAAAAAABcE/iJ7RgW3gjoA/IMG_0023_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="246" height="365" /></a> Look at that hand! So tense!</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCLPetZ6I/AAAAAAAABcI/7JnjIOCH784/s1600-h/IMG_0024%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0024" border="0" alt="IMG_0024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8t7sdQSpKdLdw9G3vZPLdX-MUKgq3UJhQtbcVg780KrF2WnsPiJN2LSLCwr5hW6O_AZiCMgCmoB6nqjsFFI9EgJK-7CljmHdtpwP_7wX885B7ZmkQhdxKEYyTneiKq68KNkxy-vA/?imgmax=800" width="263" height="392" /></a> Way beyond tense. Even the foot is in on it now. It isn't even worth showing her fake smile, it was terrible. Painful.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCamJfglI/AAAAAAAABcQ/mVQ1Hb8QadY/s1600-h/IMG_0040%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0040" border="0" alt="IMG_0040" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvCbGiZNgI/AAAAAAAABcU/H5mTwi8tMTk/IMG_0040_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="273" height="407" /></a> Here it is not so bad. But again, body language. Someone else was <em><u>thinking</u></em> about touching the stroller. Her hands are saying " I will rip off your head if you touch it..."</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvG73usEhI/AAAAAAAABco/K322hF9mpwo/s1600-h/IMG_0025%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0025" border="0" alt="IMG_0025" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvG8aWl71I/AAAAAAAABcs/RfBXbvHgoLA/IMG_0025_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="269" height="401" /></a> So I distracted her with a giant squash I said was as big as a baby. Then she wanted to hold it like a baby. Oh look. In the background. The stroller.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjA-F0PgT037Az-7nz0b81NjI74eXlVtJsN5DvTbgmqB2QI_BoaGphx9pAruFp9F7BMaGsYJ3l46UiBXW_TpQ59lRfWpm-YMZgVpAVfrvHHrOAISA3X_Alw-Md0jg0W4h_ydMFFfM/s1600-h/IMG_0026%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0026" border="0" alt="IMG_0026" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvG9MaJxMI/AAAAAAAABc4/YvNzXxn83D0/IMG_0026_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="358" height="240" /></a> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7sCskT1VAXVig1Z5dAywAW5D7AgK-WvC80ll4Xirf8S-xqhg8FgctaIhSjNs4rc0YOw3GGY0YTnKaIeulIpAlnkLWMpRvQyHx4vuzeXxoG4nHAKWLP23wWvDOztE4YPNOHqfL6Xl/s1600-h/IMG_0027%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0027" border="0" alt="IMG_0027" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvG9yhp1EI/AAAAAAAABdA/Vce0pS-XyJw/IMG_0027_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="261" height="390" /></a> Brooky also held the Baby sized squash. She said it was an ugly baby and dropped it. I agreed.</p> <p> With the ugly part. Not the dropping a baby part. </p> <p>Well, only if it's as ugly as this squash.</p> <p> Kidding! </p> <p>Imagine if my mother had felt that way.</p> <p> I would have been a dropped baby. </p> <p>Dropped many many times. I looked a lot like this baby squash.</p> <p>So, no. I do not condone the dropping of any babies.</p> <p> Even ugly squash babies.</p> <p>Or ugly babies that look like squash. ( Thank you Mom  for never dropping your baby that looked like this squash either.)</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZDdV2ixOmp-AljkhN81mDck2TehKzmhgjTOZJ9CTXtHqu69y4X7Ok1BBfmiA_zYBKUfdBYI_8oni-5YIOrzR_yRBGj1wlME-hQQmdI8Oqe-ZTox3vscUaFdYekEoHET0mz0QwbT_/s1600-h/IMG_0031%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0031" border="0" alt="IMG_0031" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwYQMTJ7A4a1f_bVUmIAEGtNb5S2Io8t7CjgJ5IBHDLkZqMGbCmVBGlft_IITwY7iiLzVI2z0OCthFlanNDasFMysY_0f0ggqh9mkYm1q1whxkVLKT598Iu2UcmjJfhz2ddGIXDRe/?imgmax=800" width="260" height="388" /></a>I said this was probably the Mommy squash. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvG_O-KpGI/AAAAAAAABdM/l4meZ3tmLyc/s1600-h/IMG_0032%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0032" border="0" alt="IMG_0032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjF2tjequjofSIwCwoe8oeJkcmlEtMhtGNMAdHVEAaoFh-5Sm3IyxtocCfmrxiTpjwYtuONq5EsOIlqk5auoChEaqmW3cIZtAZOwV_6OVtu9NCq5nfv6KG5FBxyKINEWdhg13DwXod/?imgmax=800" width="424" height="284" /></a>So she did what she does to her own Mommy. </p> <p>She walked all over it, and was very ungrateful for the time and energy the Mommy Squash put into making her a special Halloween hair bow after she begged and begged for one.....oh, wait. </p> <p> </p> <p>On to more contrived photos.</p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvHARMvg4I/AAAAAAAABdU/d7WIwKDVQd8/s1600-h/IMG_0033%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0033" border="0" alt="IMG_0033" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvyw-pOAWfvlb59kzrEfyUCAsGuJqO7Ll_D7xKzGsujojDsOrpyN3e6arXnG30ScqWjRVvC044Bdk_K233DMrJIxwJ0JtCYR86QL8pNE3V0DA1nE-GdgRv0FWYTqGEvepd7Obkqhj/?imgmax=800" width="252" height="376" /></a> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvHA5hRScI/AAAAAAAABdc/MM_TaOdlRKs/s1600-h/IMG_0034%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0034" border="0" alt="IMG_0034" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvHBAhBqTI/AAAAAAAABdg/FqZ5MLNcBPc/IMG_0034_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="255" height="383" /></a> Body language people! You play the expert here and tell me what you think she is thinking about. She is darling though. I will give her that. It is the only reason she gets away with the stuff she does. Well, and maybe because I love her too.</p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvHBlSXGAI/AAAAAAAABdk/Ll1qDLYgcMQ/s1600-h/IMG_0039%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="IMG_0039" border="0" alt="IMG_0039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TMvHB8wUk7I/AAAAAAAABdo/_mg0fD_3vGk/IMG_0039_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="282" height="374" /></a></p> michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-32116109574907860732010-10-28T00:23:00.000-07:002010-10-28T00:31:25.301-07:00B is for Blue skies <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzXrpvPM2-As9wPq7rxCy06JPGNdctS2MiMVe8A6HprUF_32OFr2Jsk8NNGq-VkvMSccoN9A98XPfaVNtEHUF9bvf7SsK5sw2nB8ejWj_QguSVFC-sgfB1Tx4PkJPgfOVdEeFMkmZ/s1600-h/image%5B15%5D.png"><img alt="image" border="0" height="484" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ONe-fJLaWTA/TKpcOC10HhI/AAAAAAAABRE/DkpnspmEMbU/image_thumb%5B9%5D.png?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none; display: inline;" title="image" width="407" /></a><br />
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I fall instantly in like with anyone who also can appreciate art. To be able to look at something seemingly simple, but that transcends time and the ordinary.<br />
To me that is beautiful.<br />
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“Joseph Pielichaty couldn't go on vacation (neither can I Joseph, neither can I) so he created a book featuring blue skies from different countries he found in the travel section of newspapers. By doing this he could "travel without leaving his room". Awesome. I can't travel, but all I really do is mope about it. Joseph's way is much more productive. And artistic.”<br />
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I found this great post and pictures <a href="http://www.wherethelovelythingsare.com/home/i-heart-art-joseph-pielichaty.html?lastPage=true#comment10060318" target="_blank">here</a> .<br />
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Then I added a few of my own blue sky.<br />
Forgive the clouds.<br />
They are rare here and they are what makes the sky pretty to me. <br />
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What is the sky like where you are? <br />
Where would you like to see the sky from?<br />
I'd like to see the sky from.......<br />
I don't know.<br />
I'll have to think about that for a little longer. <br />
But for you, here is the sky from Arizona.<br />
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I am posting a great list I found at the Crafty Crow of FREE Halloween printables!<br />
<h5> </h5><h5> </h5><h5> </h5><h5> </h5><h5><a href="http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2010/10/free-halloween-printables-roundup.html">Free Halloween Printables Round-Up!</a></h5><a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552af28970b-pi"><img alt="One Charming Party halloween treat bag labels" border="0" height="260" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552af28970b-800wi" title="One Charming Party halloween treat bag labels" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://onecharmingparty.com/2010/10/15/candy-bags-for-tricks-treats/">One Charming Party</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0134887294a6970c-pi"><img alt="Babalisme Halloween girl paper dolls" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0134887294a6970c-800wi" title="Babalisme Halloween girl paper dolls" width="247" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://babalisme.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloweenie-dress-up-printable.html">Babalisme</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef013488729592970c-pi"><img alt="Babalisme Halloween boy paper doll" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef013488729592970c-800wi" title="Babalisme Halloween boy paper doll" width="245" /></a> We made these! I so appreciate the boy version too! <br />
<a href="http://babalisme.blogspot.com/2009/10/halloweenie-dress-up-printable-boy.html">Babalisme</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872963b970c-pi"><img alt="The Graphics Fairy trick or treat bag label" border="0" height="269" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872963b970c-800wi" title="The Graphics Fairy trick or treat bag label" width="200" /></a> I made this and shared it in am earlier post. <br />
<a href="http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2009/09/free-halloween-printable-trick-or-treat.html">The Graphics Fairy</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef013488729ea5970c-pi"><img alt="Paper Crave printable owl treat box" border="0" height="242" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef013488729ea5970c-800wi" title="Paper Crave printable owl treat box" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://papercrave.com/weekly-wrap-44-free-printable-owl-favor-treat-box-templates/">Paper Crave</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f5562a8c970b-pi"><img alt="A Fanciful Twist halloween printable" border="0" height="262" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f5562a8c970b-800wi" title="A Fanciful Twist halloween printable" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/2009/09/printable-halloween-treats.html">A Fanciful Twist</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef013488729f95970c-pi"><img alt="Rob Ives paper pumpkin printable" border="0" height="221" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef013488729f95970c-800wi" title="Rob Ives paper pumpkin printable" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.robives.com/blog/pumpkin">Rob Ives</a> <br />
via Paper Forest <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a07d970c-pi"><img alt="Paper Trails halloween card printable" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a07d970c-800wi" title="Paper Trails halloween card printable" width="233" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://eachpennypretty.blogspot.com/2009/09/paper-trails-exclusive-free-download-to.html">Each Penny Pretty</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a1ee970c-pi"><img alt="Two Straight Lines halloween tags" border="0" height="263" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a1ee970c-800wi" title="Two Straight Lines halloween tags" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://twostraightlines.typepad.com/two_straight_lines/2009/10/goody-goody.html">Two Straight Lines</a> <br />
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<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552bd9d970b-pi"><img alt="Made By Joel scary cats match game" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552bd9d970b-800wi" title="Made By Joel scary cats match game" width="263" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://madebyjoel.blogspot.com/2010/10/match-game-scary-cats.html">Made By Joel</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a387970c-pi"><img alt="Design. wash. rinse. repeat. halloween printables" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a387970c-800wi" title="Design. wash. rinse. repeat. halloween printables" width="243" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://celesterockwood-jones.typepad.com/designwashrinserepeat/2010/10/freebie-creepy-halloween-treat-labels.html">design.wash.rinse.repeat.</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552bef5970b-pi"><img alt="Cheeky Magpie specimen tag printable" border="0" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552bef5970b-800wi" title="Cheeky Magpie specimen tag printable" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/?p=1651">Cheeky Magpie</a> <br />
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<a href="http://urbandebris.typepad.com/urban_debris_journal/2009/10/halloween-printables-free.html">Urban Debris</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.welovetoillustrate.com/2010/10/free-printable-halloween-treat-box.html">We Love To Illustrate</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a7ae970c-pi"><img alt="FoldingTreeshalloweenmasks" border="0" height="231" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a7ae970c-800wi" title="FoldingTreeshalloweenmasks" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://foldingtrees.com/2009/10/printable-halloween-masks/">Folding Trees</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a89b970c-pi"><img alt="A Little Hut halloween note cards printable" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a89b970c-800wi" title="A Little Hut halloween note cards printable" width="263" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://alittlehut.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-cards-for-kids.html">A Little Hut</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a962970c-pi"><img alt="The Idea room halloween paper dolls" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872a962970c-800wi" title="The Idea room halloween paper dolls" width="229" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/10/printable-halloween-paper-dolls.html">The Idea Room</a> <br />
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<a href="http://creativemamma.com/free-printable-halloween-treat-boxes/">Creative Mamma</a> <br />
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<a href="http://chiccookiekits.blogspot.com/2010/10/monsters-all-over-your-candy-bags.html">The Decorated Cookie</a> <br />
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<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552cb62970b-pi"><img alt="Blue Yonder halloween jokes" border="0" height="200" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552cb62970b-800wi" title="Blue Yonder halloween jokes" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://blueyonder.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/10/print-out-some-halloween-giggles.html">Blue Yonder</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552cc3b970b-pi"><img alt="Chica And Jo cupcak collars pumpkin" border="0" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552cc3b970b-800wi" title="Chica And Jo cupcak collars pumpkin" /></a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/2009/10/05/halloween-cupcake-collars/">Chica And Jo</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552cd07970b-pi"><img alt="Living Locurto dress up dog" border="0" height="199" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552cd07970b-800wi" title="Living Locurto dress up dog" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.livinglocurto.com/2009/10/halloween-doggie-dress-up-free-printables/">Living Locurto</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552ce1b970b-pi"><img alt="The Idea Room don't eat frank halloween printable" border="0" height="175" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f552ce1b970b-800wi" title="The Idea Room don't eat frank halloween printable" width="226" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/10/free-printable-halloween-game.html">The Idea Room</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872b643970c-pi"><img alt="Design.Wash.Rinse.Repeat. jack-o-lantern lolli" border="0" height="275" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348872b643970c-800wi" title="Design.Wash.Rinse.Repeat. jack-o-lantern lolli" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://celesterockwood-jones.typepad.com/designwashrinserepeat/2009/10/freebie-pumpkin-pops-1.html">design.wash.rinse.repeat.</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.cheekymagpie.com/?p=1707">Cheeky Magpie</a> <br />
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<a href="http://craftily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-keep-calm-and-scary-on-printable.htmlhttp://craftily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-download-halloween-version-of-keep.html">Craftily Ever After</a> <br />
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<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0134887871da970c-pi"><img alt="Creative Kismet halloween print" border="0" height="267" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0134887871da970c-800wi" title="Creative Kismet halloween print" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://blog.creativekismet.com/2010/10/15/spooked-free-printable-halloween-art/">Creative Kismet</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f5588897970b-pi"><img alt="Paper Glitter halloween pencil topper and stationery" border="0" height="238" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef0133f5588897970b-800wi" title="Paper Glitter halloween pencil topper and stationery" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://paperglitter.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-halloween-pencil-topper-stationery.html">Paper Glitter <br />
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<a href="http://paperglitter.blogspot.com/2010/09/free-halloween-circle-tags-boo-oval.html">Paper Glitter</a> <br />
<a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348878e63e970c-pi"><img alt="Fun With Mama halloween games" border="0" height="259" src="http://belladia.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cc08553ef01348878e63e970c-800wi" title="Fun With Mama halloween games" width="200" /></a> <br />
<a href="http://www.funwithmama.com/2010/10/printable-halloween-games-and-activities-2010/">Fun With Mama</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mycoolsigns.net/"></a>michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-28019540998044659292010-10-21T15:01:00.001-07:002010-11-03T22:13:34.877-07:00A is for AutumnWhen we lived back east/ish in Ohio, something magical would happen every Fall. The leaves on the trees would go from green to a kaleidoscope of beautiful colors.<br />
The vibrancy of those colors is what was so amazing.<br />
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What I realize now is how little you actually appreciate things like Fall leaves when you live in places with trees and seasons! People would hire landscapers to do Fall Clean-ups, where they basically come in and strip the trees of all the dying leaves and pile them up and haul it all away! The tragedy of it all <i>still</i> boggles my mind. I mean don't the leaves fall for the soul purpose of allowing us to rake them up into great big piles and then stand backwards and put your arms out, close your eyes, and fall backwards into the pile?<br />
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Living here in the desert of Arizona, you miss out on Autumn leaves.<br />
But fortunately, we have places like Hobby Lobby to help us all pretend that we have an actual Autumn. We can go there and buy all the fake leaves we want.<br />
Sad, I know.<br />
It's like all the people we see with fake snowmen in their yards and icicle lights at Christmas time around here. You just sort drive by with a sad expression of pity for all the lack snow. <br />
Because it is A week for my Illustrations of Life Project: A is for Autumn.<br />
So, without further ado. My version of an Autumn Wreath.<br />
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It is so easy to make I feel like it is redundant to even tell you how to make one!<br />
Oh well, here goes.<br />
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I found 3 of these metal stars at a garage sale for .25 apiece. ( I hate when I read that people find things at garage sales and fix them up. All that means is that the rest of us can't go buy on too!)I just spray painted it with some spray paint from another project.<br />
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Then I went to Hobby Lobby while they were having a 50% off Fall sale. Grabbed a few of these lovelies.<br />
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I originally was going to buy a couple packages of the loose leaves that come with I think 10 or so to a pack. But then I saw the display for the garlands and they were so much fuller and this one even had pinecones on it too! ( no before pic )<br />
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I gathered my supplies. Wrapped the garland in a big circle and attached it to the wreath with white twist ties that you can totally see and that bother me to no end. I am OCD so a normal person would tell you to randomly stick the accent pieces into the wreath, but I'm not normal. There is no rhyme or reason to the way I did it ( other than to me) so, randomly put your picks anywhere you please.<br />
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I hung it from my door with one of those great removable hooks that you just pull the sticky tab and it comes off. Not sure if it is supposed to be permanent, but I am pretending, and have used it all year. and yes my door is dirty. It's dusty here ok. And we just had a major dust storm not too long ago. Yep, we are lucky enough to get dust storms. So all you people that are snuggled up to your cozy little fireplaces when it snow, think of all that your missing out on.<br />
Like dust. On your front door.<br />
And Cactusmen instead of snowmen..<br />
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I laugh-cried when I watched this. He is one of the funniest people. But I especially appreciate his testimony.<br />
<a href="http://www.mycoolsigns.net/"></a>michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130455118582200668.post-38230974487034317482010-10-16T22:19:00.001-07:002010-10-16T22:22:08.009-07:00Our new obsession......pumpkin bread!<p> </p> <p>Today we had the honor of witnessing a baptism of a friend of ours. </p> <p>We were overwhelmed with feelings of gratefulness for the time that we live in and the blessings of having the Gospel in our lives. We are a family that relies heavily on the power of prayer and daily guidance from our Heavenly Father.</p> <p>After the baptism we opened our home to all those that wanted to come and congratulate Jennifer and her family and also to enjoy some yummy food.</p> <p>I made several batches of pumpkin muffins with Cream cheese frosting that I thought were divine. Stephany made a to dye for Strawberry Bundt cake and Jeanette was kind enough to bring a yummy Red Velvet cake. </p> <p>Food was had by all.</p> <p>Good times.</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSu7_2SCgDcBND3oCqVCXT8HvtkzlGLgxGxLmPaKJF8YrdqvZPqyqEaiCFq8HKZPWMm3cFVxgt-MATgQGFmhw4JXMAjWsWJ4p0L4lk-FM-6GT5kxLBR9AgKk7JVgm3K_R8KsOA_jC/s1600-h/pumpkin_cupcake%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px" title="pumpkin_cupcake" border="0" alt="pumpkin_cupcake" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWOFpiiaU-cBpnxByAtVT-1DymmSSiHQMeDeEgIhrUdd-VKbS3LyE-dUbcSFVOeAuO1AueiWVsrSviPBMz14TsAFSoMQ6E70xX6foK58XR1DSY9BMwGWvqZfMHGG5bP4ZTv1YLy-0M/?imgmax=800" width="343" height="295" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Pumpkin Bread *<a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Bread-2/Detail.aspx" target="_blank">Source</a></font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Rated: <br /><img alt="rating" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/print/color/FB6400/4.5.gif" width="82" height="14" /></font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Prep Time: 15 Minutes <br />Ready In: 1 Hour 15 Minutes</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Submitted By: Shirley Sober <br />Cook Time: 1 Hour <br />Servings: 32</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">"A friend of mine graciously shared her 'secret recipe' for this bread with me. It's become such a family favorite that I'm not allowed to enter my family's get-togethers without this bread in hand!"</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Ingredients:</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 cup butter or margarine, softened</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">3 cups sugar</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">3 eggs</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">3 cups all-purpose flour</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 tablespoon baking powder</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 (16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Directions:</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1. <br />In a mixing bowl, dream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Stir in pumpkin. Pour into two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until bread tests done.</font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><em>And don't forget the icing!</em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Cream Cheese Frosting II *<a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe-Tools/Print/Recipe.aspx?RecipeID=9926&origin=detail&servings=24" target="_blank">Source</a></font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Rated: <br /><img alt="rating" src="http://images.media-allrecipes.com/global/print/color/FB6400/4.5.gif" width="82" height="14" /></font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Prep Time: 10 Minutes <br />Ready In: 10 Minutes</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Submitted By: Janni <br />Servings: 24</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">"This is a wonderfully creamy frosting that goes well with pumpkin bread, carrot cake, chocolate cake, on cookies or between cookies."</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Ingredients:</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese,</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">softened</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1/2 cup butter, softened</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1 teaspoon vanilla extract</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">Directions:</font></p> <p><font face="BatangChe">1. <br />In a medium bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Mix in the vanilla, then gradually stir in the confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator after use.</font></p> michaela hoenigmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08431744848100550424noreply@blogger.com1