tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20105242218335800632024-03-13T05:10:15.846-04:00just a little houseour house is just a little house
but God knows where we liveJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-69785569777443461172012-07-26T00:58:00.001-04:002012-07-26T00:58:19.188-04:00Canada or Bust....We have moved to Canada! It's crazy-we know-but it is gonna be an amazing adventure for our family! Since we won't be able to just pick up the phone and call family and friends, I decided to jump back into the world of blogging and keep everyone updated this way!! I am looking forward to sharing our adventures and fun as we live in a different country for the next 2.5-3 years!!
This is a test post to play around since so much has changed since the last time I blogged!! I will begin at the beginning in the next post!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-84402026868227616742010-12-02T02:49:00.002-05:002010-12-02T03:33:23.268-05:00ChristmasIt is that time again...time to Celebrate our Savior Jesus Christ, time to Decorate, time to Shop, time to Cherish our Families and Friends and time to Give! I love Christmas! I love the lights, the decorations and the genuine feeling of love that surrounds most people at this time!<br />This year is different for us since we are in Texas! It is colder than I thought but also warmer than VA. Our decorations are in VA (no room on the truck) so that simplifies things alot! Although it is VERY hard for me to not decorate it has been nice to not be so consumed with decorations - oh! what a feeling Simplicity brings!!!<br />We are reading the third book in this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=jothams+journey">series </a>for Advent- Tabitha's Travels. We love these books! It is really neat to read and for them to remember the people and things we read in the previous years! I have also collected quite a few christmas books and we have been reading those during the day!<br />Enjoy the Season!!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-62047960522517745452010-10-30T11:39:00.004-04:002010-10-31T13:18:43.358-04:00I'm Baack!I have felt like I have fallen off the face of the earth and I am sure it seems like it since I have been around on my blogs!! I haven't fallen off - just landed in Texas!<br />I have really struggled with depression since we got here but I am starting to feel the fog lifting off of me - Praise the Lord!<br />We have now been here for almost 3 months and life is getting groovy! It is not Home but I am feeling a little settled since we found a church(we think) and have met some fellow homeschoolers!<br /><br />Anyways - I wanted to share some pics........<br /><br />The first good rain since we got here flooded us in for the day!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguo94n1WsVwG99JZlOjBu_ZrgORpS8ZPCMdtxpm0GUtVirST25lONpV5VJEgHyqg8jMYJlDIpk4wLewe1UL9nndLCk-MhUG32EZwEmEa8Ahq3vH34OoU0qVaQ6yjchQ0FYkHhaRTCO8oKr/s1600/IMG_2510.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533865296996924802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguo94n1WsVwG99JZlOjBu_ZrgORpS8ZPCMdtxpm0GUtVirST25lONpV5VJEgHyqg8jMYJlDIpk4wLewe1UL9nndLCk-MhUG32EZwEmEa8Ahq3vH34OoU0qVaQ6yjchQ0FYkHhaRTCO8oKr/s400/IMG_2510.JPG" /></a><br /><p><br />The boys went out to the pond and down to the street looking for creatures after the rain stopped. Don't you love Alex's boots?? He borrowed them from me!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8tKXFjwK3EriRHT5K_e_JQH0tQSpblEQRohMkx2gvA8iIsAeoLSpqOKRubc_R4_DHrR6V-egL2nrnmYK-tsp-TkGWdscP6R3Kcld34v9dkUtRw9x1WQmUuWXsmvAtAQ1Kkx2KTEDZzX9/s1600/IMG_2535.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533865289964201650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8tKXFjwK3EriRHT5K_e_JQH0tQSpblEQRohMkx2gvA8iIsAeoLSpqOKRubc_R4_DHrR6V-egL2nrnmYK-tsp-TkGWdscP6R3Kcld34v9dkUtRw9x1WQmUuWXsmvAtAQ1Kkx2KTEDZzX9/s400/IMG_2535.JPG" /></a><br /></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-M8Pm4FEO1VLCVYKVxkKSTUHXUv1ubXS8HK1n7syXAfChp1g5cPiE4lhn6fN0Qb8Du5BkVKh3xxp88HDWBAL64Zjjt1F00ULZe65dAD4RzR3WURikSyGiHTpdMt_4jSYW6q_jaywnudp/s1600/IMG_2428.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533865287989081746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-M8Pm4FEO1VLCVYKVxkKSTUHXUv1ubXS8HK1n7syXAfChp1g5cPiE4lhn6fN0Qb8Du5BkVKh3xxp88HDWBAL64Zjjt1F00ULZe65dAD4RzR3WURikSyGiHTpdMt_4jSYW6q_jaywnudp/s400/IMG_2428.JPG" /></a><br />Alex reading....a miracle???<br /><br />we got chickens! we now have 3 more chickens and a new rooster. as beautiful as this rooster is - he was mean as all get out and attacked us anytime we went into the yard - he had to go!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyDy1Rth6KOTOovI1Oxg9s2xSTYXoRQQstkOeibwSIYHT16r6UY8KClbNgKAzH_BNx44YcwP7GVdWaRtjQWL4xggsYJVqTyhh_flc4RMLYwuS-chDgsydEku4rwBumOwRIByvFEttsVdl/s1600/IMG_2410.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533865283689169714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyDy1Rth6KOTOovI1Oxg9s2xSTYXoRQQstkOeibwSIYHT16r6UY8KClbNgKAzH_BNx44YcwP7GVdWaRtjQWL4xggsYJVqTyhh_flc4RMLYwuS-chDgsydEku4rwBumOwRIByvFEttsVdl/s400/IMG_2410.JPG" /></a><br /><br />These three love to take baths in my big tub - so do i!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkKy-Z-gMNxfaExjs8QhH-LxQlQR5C2uYBKWibceqOy5EJJiNv3__6EZIVEuAiRQoskE2kgvvxtJw1Fst_w80Z6vGNc8RYI8eTMB4l3GFWZlGyC7yXEWvQxIMo8-1TO0pp6krICuM5AvU/s1600/IMG_2390.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533865276305680002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkKy-Z-gMNxfaExjs8QhH-LxQlQR5C2uYBKWibceqOy5EJJiNv3__6EZIVEuAiRQoskE2kgvvxtJw1Fst_w80Z6vGNc8RYI8eTMB4l3GFWZlGyC7yXEWvQxIMo8-1TO0pp6krICuM5AvU/s400/IMG_2390.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>We miss VA but we are getting used to being here and are starting to find friends. </div></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-23493314713855058582010-08-30T14:50:00.003-04:002010-08-30T15:16:29.776-04:00pictures from Texas...finallythis is my new best friend.....the yellow garden spider<br />there were quite a few of these on the outside of the house(until i powerwashed them off) and still are a few on the garage! they are totally harmless but they are BIG and just creepy! We are waiting to see the babies come out of this sack - homeschool science!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NIGSf0kiMs08OtKsTl0yUQ6SmIbphstTl45aiqpf9drmtkCpgMhCR68RY_8DpCA77CZrSvJeh9nuoucx1AEmeQQo4Ybr_DWRkI9y6IykDE6lj3-X8iTSG9hZjE5KWLNmLbuo3KKiUyBx/s1600/texas+house+(28).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 314px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278449794613826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NIGSf0kiMs08OtKsTl0yUQ6SmIbphstTl45aiqpf9drmtkCpgMhCR68RY_8DpCA77CZrSvJeh9nuoucx1AEmeQQo4Ybr_DWRkI9y6IykDE6lj3-X8iTSG9hZjE5KWLNmLbuo3KKiUyBx/s400/texas+house+(28).JPG" /></a><br /><br />Our plans changed last minute when we got here and we are renting a house 1 mile down the road from Dan's parents house! The boys are loving that! We are about 20-30 minutes from all the other family - Dan's 3 sisters and my sister!<br /><br />We got here at the hottest time of the year and had a very long run of over 100degree days - it was gross and hot and yucky! We ended up being inside all the time!<br />The boys have had so much fun playing with all of their cousins - it has been so neat to watch!! We miss VA so much but it has been a true joy to see the boys surrounded by so much family and just loving it!!<br /><br />the pictures of the house and yard are totally out of place but I just don't have time to switch them around for you...sorry! it was get them up this way or not at all!!<br /><br />the main living room looking from the kitchen towards the front of the house<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszQqOdWq3kZYCRgCYNfVi81VnD3sC9RpJG_1WRax9D_FA72pkEoLZvPFZBgt-gnUFYdIRI8syDo6FhZzeTWeO-zfM7KYzn3gIUvLhvbhBCUA3tdaw7SbnBFXLs1O5BGhOpD2dDPHQFSno/s1600/texas+house+(25).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278444201780450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhszQqOdWq3kZYCRgCYNfVi81VnD3sC9RpJG_1WRax9D_FA72pkEoLZvPFZBgt-gnUFYdIRI8syDo6FhZzeTWeO-zfM7KYzn3gIUvLhvbhBCUA3tdaw7SbnBFXLs1O5BGhOpD2dDPHQFSno/s400/texas+house+(25).JPG" /></a><br /><br />my favorite thing in this house.....how gross is this???????<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbTkEp-644_qQq5WoOR0mUmaIoijmNcaxcpyJYCKpL7C8TFhtNwUfh2CePTeUI7VWWf5aNiloTNDnXMowmUCamHkCVuWyUm1tmnSKXjvWWzO4MmqU4zhMuQ-96l1MzHYPQxPcF6YgRxQ9/s1600/texas+house+(24).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278428609595778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbTkEp-644_qQq5WoOR0mUmaIoijmNcaxcpyJYCKpL7C8TFhtNwUfh2CePTeUI7VWWf5aNiloTNDnXMowmUCamHkCVuWyUm1tmnSKXjvWWzO4MmqU4zhMuQ-96l1MzHYPQxPcF6YgRxQ9/s400/texas+house+(24).JPG" /></a><br /><br />the living room from a sideways view<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bZJGA6-lue9_atw4AflxCxlIMytxBh4fEUaozi0c_RWbKyBJco9mE0aipv5XIGa3bCm3Ulf05saUYXmn1hQfmPeh5H6D7SSAe4PuC44wbpHk4DWlybBe5XzulrYNJiLqhRpLII_qplVu/s1600/texas+house+(22).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278423279836210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bZJGA6-lue9_atw4AflxCxlIMytxBh4fEUaozi0c_RWbKyBJco9mE0aipv5XIGa3bCm3Ulf05saUYXmn1hQfmPeh5H6D7SSAe4PuC44wbpHk4DWlybBe5XzulrYNJiLqhRpLII_qplVu/s400/texas+house+(22).JPG" /></a><br /><br />what you see when you open the front door<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWmbbuqm-4LrjSL16b1JpTJr2J-cOaqWnIzCyAKeF4WrNRuZzUa1_2v05qfi838cHEBGCd-5Cvo31wvYUAE_ENNcx6gdimVkZz-ECny6Lp_UyCZM1KfHeqhA-Nmp7nmLqy9VM7sIKCrxd/s1600/texas+house+(21).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278414413471202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWmbbuqm-4LrjSL16b1JpTJr2J-cOaqWnIzCyAKeF4WrNRuZzUa1_2v05qfi838cHEBGCd-5Cvo31wvYUAE_ENNcx6gdimVkZz-ECny6Lp_UyCZM1KfHeqhA-Nmp7nmLqy9VM7sIKCrxd/s400/texas+house+(21).JPG" /></a><br /><br />the rest of what you see when you open the front door<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYZTAPBV1BPgJlL_xqZSG-U7JUmFzYYEkJyE3ZrKbcVOie1-xGsg5fC-MflAMupd6ocBbHJrCImRIViDSqIIrH-KJqcZCuN4rGa0uUJwoML623sV8SKn_oLAgC05-KP2wg2JIELxZiEtE/s1600/texas+house+(20).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278060888601762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSYZTAPBV1BPgJlL_xqZSG-U7JUmFzYYEkJyE3ZrKbcVOie1-xGsg5fC-MflAMupd6ocBbHJrCImRIViDSqIIrH-KJqcZCuN4rGa0uUJwoML623sV8SKn_oLAgC05-KP2wg2JIELxZiEtE/s400/texas+house+(20).JPG" /></a><br /><br />the front of the house with the garage<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mrWGczf3hIWvvd2682NIBPwPcxhDiQQzhZpMQGknWWYf9yp_Bc32xHeogDXG82tGISndponlViqr3Twpa8yMA_VxWOtwsROww1h0cGnXQpWkICuW-9CxiUoqIeyk-g37AB6fnnTYM4KO/s1600/texas+house+(17).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278055142948818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mrWGczf3hIWvvd2682NIBPwPcxhDiQQzhZpMQGknWWYf9yp_Bc32xHeogDXG82tGISndponlViqr3Twpa8yMA_VxWOtwsROww1h0cGnXQpWkICuW-9CxiUoqIeyk-g37AB6fnnTYM4KO/s400/texas+house+(17).JPG" /></a><br /><br />the house...ain't she cute???<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvDKZfNTFDpPWPvocz07oCdiX7W-Vgs2nArB4HgCrGbHc5ucc9ByN4Lhj4n2aUvC064ZVrTugExEj2P5dmOQRPzTUmDXfeuUD3dhbrXykWzG43sVEmtlgpdIcFLqNFwT1U9slpz1rgB_h/s1600/texas+house+(16).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278050499371426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRvDKZfNTFDpPWPvocz07oCdiX7W-Vgs2nArB4HgCrGbHc5ucc9ByN4Lhj4n2aUvC064ZVrTugExEj2P5dmOQRPzTUmDXfeuUD3dhbrXykWzG43sVEmtlgpdIcFLqNFwT1U9slpz1rgB_h/s400/texas+house+(16).JPG" /></a><br /><br />the back of the house from outin the field a little bit....lovin the porch!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdtb8DI_B2YH3KGm67ZP2qNgkgHepYokxZ0A_wLjz1-5RYxrX_Zu1EAfNWvJLvS_plrJwhJWfGlE8zYE5-7ZYvdszkIUsV9F25kpXvKzp8BbeItErYeoOB6RvyrawV7khVNMM6FAYPXFf/s1600/texas+house+(15).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278043860137154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKdtb8DI_B2YH3KGm67ZP2qNgkgHepYokxZ0A_wLjz1-5RYxrX_Zu1EAfNWvJLvS_plrJwhJWfGlE8zYE5-7ZYvdszkIUsV9F25kpXvKzp8BbeItErYeoOB6RvyrawV7khVNMM6FAYPXFf/s400/texas+house+(15).JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>the boys hunting for grasshoppers(TONS of them all over the yard) for their trip to the pond...pics below</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJiSB4qCAUmkGlGWMokJ1e6tJ14EnS6QJmoLQU0CPSd29SOAOSsnkZko1JmZjl1eZz-fvfucJKJMTJvZ3G7lC2gkRwRI8xWfFlQMwJa3sNuVpPA3dHd6lvQMK4SW5g3T8ytrgFM4Y-87F/s1600/texas+house+(14).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511278037050870850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJiSB4qCAUmkGlGWMokJ1e6tJ14EnS6QJmoLQU0CPSd29SOAOSsnkZko1JmZjl1eZz-fvfucJKJMTJvZ3G7lC2gkRwRI8xWfFlQMwJa3sNuVpPA3dHd6lvQMK4SW5g3T8ytrgFM4Y-87F/s400/texas+house+(14).JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>the yard to the right of the driveway(from the house)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWzgZ5LETMQ6EBa_9S7LjUc6JgfPRJ3nEwLhzyU01bO8ZNsgx_DcHMCscJGfzZo3muMoqy6scrVQPNOsGCeBlMiTLC75MKZNQ1Mk5JJe2PINnhrQL1nZz5TgYsUsoK79Jb0L435CBpo7k/s1600/texas+house.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511277460234524546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWzgZ5LETMQ6EBa_9S7LjUc6JgfPRJ3nEwLhzyU01bO8ZNsgx_DcHMCscJGfzZo3muMoqy6scrVQPNOsGCeBlMiTLC75MKZNQ1Mk5JJe2PINnhrQL1nZz5TgYsUsoK79Jb0L435CBpo7k/s400/texas+house.JPG" /></a><br /><br />the pond at sunset...beautiful!!!</div><div>the boys collect grasshoppers and go throw them into the pond to these crazy fish that eat them up so fast you never see the fish.....fun for the boys!! we have grasshoppers by the thousands in our yard!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQXwyHTJ4a8SfOeGiHmghXmc3-ANxSZ4IW9pMklJtfqeluO8ibibDfKLFxtR9SbqNegoIxU43k0T8aIksGSjes-t2QYQMKHjtsD1Ryg6CYdD4NkeSufkLTmTiHW04VniZMxmXPeowCUyN/s1600/texas+house+(11).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511277448876715922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQXwyHTJ4a8SfOeGiHmghXmc3-ANxSZ4IW9pMklJtfqeluO8ibibDfKLFxtR9SbqNegoIxU43k0T8aIksGSjes-t2QYQMKHjtsD1Ryg6CYdD4NkeSufkLTmTiHW04VniZMxmXPeowCUyN/s400/texas+house+(11).JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>boys headed out to the pond. the little barn is cute - hoping to get some cows....</div><div>this is the yard to the left of the driveway</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXE2KFEPSKLrabTGxBXZTrhCJ02oqowOOwUBnhLwJRP9sHBZVOJ7xXOUaCfT1U2962ykyxhkTxAr-TFhX99CIbsjyNr55DVl7v0ldqy3LPw-DVTlMn7J6argrbfuda-HMlNcVSYn0RRez/s1600/texas+house+(9).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511277440558577122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXE2KFEPSKLrabTGxBXZTrhCJ02oqowOOwUBnhLwJRP9sHBZVOJ7xXOUaCfT1U2962ykyxhkTxAr-TFhX99CIbsjyNr55DVl7v0ldqy3LPw-DVTlMn7J6argrbfuda-HMlNcVSYn0RRez/s400/texas+house+(9).JPG" /></a><br /><br />the upstairs room - the tv is one area and the school table and books are towards the left on that wall and under the window. small but it works!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMsT7mzpvnwpkrJZTIKG4iy_hY4HuLXpSHbKA3xO2S1OALDxGwBYR2cfbKJrJ4bmMmPgCxEPXFV4eCEkr-B9vrANSF_6U3bXX2J0oOOD4xbEcvQBXMAzxz33Gm7WYkQNdZADtaNg-8Aid/s1600/texas+house+(7).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511277425106110770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMsT7mzpvnwpkrJZTIKG4iy_hY4HuLXpSHbKA3xO2S1OALDxGwBYR2cfbKJrJ4bmMmPgCxEPXFV4eCEkr-B9vrANSF_6U3bXX2J0oOOD4xbEcvQBXMAzxz33Gm7WYkQNdZADtaNg-8Aid/s400/texas+house+(7).JPG" /></a><br /><br />the downstairs room before we put furniture in it - lovin the big tree in the living room!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY7zh8IIfdehe7wmFqwQEinl94TM3_GH1yS4FT09lkvN9OLpi94ABFm2ukO_lqxZz8y1eMnQzp1VEgUMg2mDkZtA4clgOahX-EXCIq8tSTOc0rb3ith5srrw_LrbqXyODRh7oGx_RmLNT/s1600/texas+house+(3).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511277423673941698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNY7zh8IIfdehe7wmFqwQEinl94TM3_GH1yS4FT09lkvN9OLpi94ABFm2ukO_lqxZz8y1eMnQzp1VEgUMg2mDkZtA4clgOahX-EXCIq8tSTOc0rb3ith5srrw_LrbqXyODRh7oGx_RmLNT/s400/texas+house+(3).JPG" /></a> </div><div> </div><div>We miss VA soooo much!! But we are confident this is where we are supposed to be right now so we are pressing on and getting acquainted with Texas!! It is hard but it took us awhile to buidl the relationships we had in VA so we have faith that God will build relationships here too!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-73428115791246301592010-08-27T01:49:00.004-04:002010-08-27T01:55:15.385-04:00Bella....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7khzbNgQM3EvrpWFAX2tW-NGjXQK5CES5HrBGpnRcPtTD-PkqekqNJN3rOQbvJt3p6C_0nOlzh3C-g9nn4Xeixk52mDZGIHmTxTO0zPaPcMcg8LrMGDYeUGfuinkWifWO8mT5IrNK0VjK/s1600/bella+(5).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509963319698000098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7khzbNgQM3EvrpWFAX2tW-NGjXQK5CES5HrBGpnRcPtTD-PkqekqNJN3rOQbvJt3p6C_0nOlzh3C-g9nn4Xeixk52mDZGIHmTxTO0zPaPcMcg8LrMGDYeUGfuinkWifWO8mT5IrNK0VjK/s320/bella+(5).JPG" /></a><br />is our new family member! We got her free off of craigs list about 2 weeks ago! She is probably the craziest thing we did in adding to the stress of moving but she is worth it!!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509963309584417090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj548d2rr1wfSjISd1aUthr6kgGl5gFwM6xi60pPWOycTIzgzw4oGAzgYFnLySZBWDVnV5q_6ldAQcZS0_tw9O6eIzQ7ZrH2j8NT-7zdQn5F_2j3-HQlrdH6pOVzlpueEAlERv3M2iOaTFn/s320/bella.JPG" /><br />she catches and eats the grasshoppers<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6EJR9uOsAXWSkxcSjCVTDhGUhW9iQ1GnVgVpNsL5zRwo3CULmaBbNHVXHKKZbkJWDOLgrQ0sUE0-x0g_H0ijVI-qcruNeJWapn0-0qUaDZGEU_9Zpgm58inRn2oRA63EX2_TcmkbYkZL/s1600/bella+(7).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509963303392486066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6EJR9uOsAXWSkxcSjCVTDhGUhW9iQ1GnVgVpNsL5zRwo3CULmaBbNHVXHKKZbkJWDOLgrQ0sUE0-x0g_H0ijVI-qcruNeJWapn0-0qUaDZGEU_9Zpgm58inRn2oRA63EX2_TcmkbYkZL/s320/bella+(7).JPG" /></a><br /><br />she sleeps alot!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz2SaeRUekcsB9Ch4iZk1RVMK5eithfea2Mzf_pGchQT8ReRLs_q7nlwnoH2-Zs5HKMjFQMFOFEoMSi2EYBnZxXWB38yMRTE6-UzIQ_0WhebvtsVLDMihrq_EP0shRKI-BUME8kCNKEDT/s1600/bella+(6).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509963297458083826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFz2SaeRUekcsB9Ch4iZk1RVMK5eithfea2Mzf_pGchQT8ReRLs_q7nlwnoH2-Zs5HKMjFQMFOFEoMSi2EYBnZxXWB38yMRTE6-UzIQ_0WhebvtsVLDMihrq_EP0shRKI-BUME8kCNKEDT/s320/bella+(6).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1alrwQ4Htv1qyIU0lrly37rnpZ9hLgdI8FNOD9y7XvBx2reFKq0gyVvWw19GP-Arrxj3qOXHTsRsS3XG8GukM_VmGjjDa2wshrPzzamFZAmtY4xS4NSmqd3lmY5kJzZiz296eUF2_8xW-/s1600/bella+(4).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509963291472287218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1alrwQ4Htv1qyIU0lrly37rnpZ9hLgdI8FNOD9y7XvBx2reFKq0gyVvWw19GP-Arrxj3qOXHTsRsS3XG8GukM_VmGjjDa2wshrPzzamFZAmtY4xS4NSmqd3lmY5kJzZiz296eUF2_8xW-/s320/bella+(4).JPG" /></a><br /><br />isn't she cute????</div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-25282486416234455752010-07-31T10:12:00.003-04:002010-07-31T23:59:51.116-04:00Texas...here we comeChaos - our life these days!!! Everything has seemed to happen so quickly yet is moving so slowly! Our house didn't sell so we decided to rent it so that we can all go together as a family to Texas. It just didn't feel right to leave me and the kids here and Dan go ahead of us while we waited for the house to sell! Who knows how long it would have taken and we didn't want to be without our hubby and daddy for that long!<br /><br />We had found a house to rent through a homeschool group in Texas but when we got there another house - 1 mile down the road from the Grandparents - was available. We had to make a hard decision but we think it was the right one and we will be living just down the road from the in laws. We feel this is a once in a lifetime oppurtunity for the kids so we will take it!! The boys are so excited to be able to ride their bikes down to Grandma's house! We couldn't resist the <strong>22 </strong>acres that come with the house!!<br /><br />I will send pics as soon as we get there and get internet set up! Right now we are in VA but will be packing up the truck on Tuesday and heading out Tuesday night! We are planning to get there by Thursday am!<br /><br />Very exciting but sad! We have been so blessed by friends and church here in the Valley and we are really sad to go! So many people have been in and out of our lives over these past 5 years - it is hard to even begin to try to say good-bye to all of them! This makes me grateful for internet!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-23712187835553078492010-07-10T13:59:00.002-04:002010-07-10T14:03:53.721-04:00Happy (late) AnniversaryMy husband and I both FORGOT our 10th Anniversary!!! We were driving to Canada when I realized we had forgotten. Dan looked at me like I was crazy and Alex couldn't believe we had both forgotten - what a pair we are!!! Guess we have a lot on our minds these days!!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-46080639938975087222010-06-30T10:57:00.005-04:002010-06-30T11:21:43.945-04:00Niagara Falls....the Canada side of course......<br /><br />the America falls as we rode past on the Maid of the Mist<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8_LXAE0DmE0N_2OUXuToGo5QtoSs8luaiXoqfTePmJogO7ZSge3C8bhc4eyCqR3MiCedWf_Jo0jtP6TzSomovN9gWFApfSum-N89owKi5gX5klllcE7rWOFWhi_GXltX98T5rPHFKQFf/s1600/niagara+falls+(45).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488583793070568050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8_LXAE0DmE0N_2OUXuToGo5QtoSs8luaiXoqfTePmJogO7ZSge3C8bhc4eyCqR3MiCedWf_Jo0jtP6TzSomovN9gWFApfSum-N89owKi5gX5klllcE7rWOFWhi_GXltX98T5rPHFKQFf/s320/niagara+falls+(45).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p>another pic of the America Falls from the boat<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sSXYLrjk5evcGRcakbRi262iXusrJOYxwePH3lFjkQ9N4_uvHB2iVMQINkdAJ5OXvguBPMmhW3qlYB-LbmhDrGmnpSqdq5pWbNjwQkk44Lpn7UBw8QvT4LA2rekYxkRGzziond-TQOMq/s1600/niagara+falls+(36).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488583787495363458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sSXYLrjk5evcGRcakbRi262iXusrJOYxwePH3lFjkQ9N4_uvHB2iVMQINkdAJ5OXvguBPMmhW3qlYB-LbmhDrGmnpSqdq5pWbNjwQkk44Lpn7UBw8QvT4LA2rekYxkRGzziond-TQOMq/s320/niagara+falls+(36).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />that is where we were on the boat taking the pics above.....so totally cool!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz7rGsRM4HnfdXZMTb3V1lBk6ze9gnNsFoMjOOAKwQ-DaiFqjVPBtUWcvfJsmQIvYnVCaWu8KvkRYIc_dIG7q_Dg5-9woIJ30MYNbFGVJJ0wfIo_srzZCV1lGyT_4zmZBfrqAz4xRsQ4N/s1600/niagara+falls+(8).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488583777356492498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz7rGsRM4HnfdXZMTb3V1lBk6ze9gnNsFoMjOOAKwQ-DaiFqjVPBtUWcvfJsmQIvYnVCaWu8KvkRYIc_dIG7q_Dg5-9woIJ30MYNbFGVJJ0wfIo_srzZCV1lGyT_4zmZBfrqAz4xRsQ4N/s320/niagara+falls+(8).JPG" /></a><br />HorseShoe Falls from the wall above<br /></p><div><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488583768961745378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdfuqZsp6e3VeyFQJaWHT0MjztRnoWCzj8aTbXIsgAodyHS00KJ86i57VX-CYr-4SGKNWBq3ci03pbuQi6HVF_AyFW05Q93FLm6p5xpDYLDCAxSOctK_w8-wkOXL6pZm2yrPAjYiZv7_5m/s320/niagara+falls+(9).JPG" /><br /><br /><div><p>on the Maid of the Mist.....YES - YOU GET WET!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53t6feeCutOZJCG5fbc9wWMkxVGdpigdk8Oshl2lI6kk7AG-MdR4Ly4PSHQCguOTJMllcLnm-HC3tCr7P08SlMvvJE3cqi4jaSkSKknF1QEckaQRe_UcYIsRHuJJCHg8CfTq4ZxZxkt_-/s1600/niagara+falls+(17).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 251px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488581796676281794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53t6feeCutOZJCG5fbc9wWMkxVGdpigdk8Oshl2lI6kk7AG-MdR4Ly4PSHQCguOTJMllcLnm-HC3tCr7P08SlMvvJE3cqi4jaSkSKknF1QEckaQRe_UcYIsRHuJJCHg8CfTq4ZxZxkt_-/s320/niagara+falls+(17).JPG" /></a> </p>these 2 were having fun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSs_zfoXEMREl29Nu0EyTMpdfDWPSNXCFx_ZXZQJVCahqBMwmFfRw6kWDldgVNLaog_8sTzWAQywH_VMhbjGCMbhiKG3Ad42_kZY11kgTaYwz4JJZq4dHoPxBoZicH3zJr5BoiQkl0cytT/s1600/niagara+falls+(57).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488583804861360626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSs_zfoXEMREl29Nu0EyTMpdfDWPSNXCFx_ZXZQJVCahqBMwmFfRw6kWDldgVNLaog_8sTzWAQywH_VMhbjGCMbhiKG3Ad42_kZY11kgTaYwz4JJZq4dHoPxBoZicH3zJr5BoiQkl0cytT/s320/niagara+falls+(57).JPG" /></a><br /><br /><p>Alex brought his best friend Zach along for this last trip to Canada<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSECTetEbxttmXP_jgrowLaVgOrLGiQEnnK35lwXVYOkFxcqwXWMH03OhZBDKUs5q8qlfEMX5UwbJCWrAn2Te4ctOztpzLLEREMW2gHEvPZBsNvLHSmWEA9FpQJUD2dTCs5_pgo62JM4y/s1600/niagara+falls+(10).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488581779047314546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiSECTetEbxttmXP_jgrowLaVgOrLGiQEnnK35lwXVYOkFxcqwXWMH03OhZBDKUs5q8qlfEMX5UwbJCWrAn2Te4ctOztpzLLEREMW2gHEvPZBsNvLHSmWEA9FpQJUD2dTCs5_pgo62JM4y/s320/niagara+falls+(10).JPG" /></a><br /><br />it was a long drive......<br /></p><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24pIGVpgddTQGUY-QKzY_LfyHGJJRQ09Nu_O-fN55I7agdEvGE8hkQ9Z87y9cgfUxAQfrf8bpgSFE4MuuPwHpbiwEq9gzFlLlcw11ba6a4eW2b_E0EFu1aCXSUJj3FfgxKq4hj3m4bKE9/s1600/niagara+falls.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488581776364176690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24pIGVpgddTQGUY-QKzY_LfyHGJJRQ09Nu_O-fN55I7agdEvGE8hkQ9Z87y9cgfUxAQfrf8bpgSFE4MuuPwHpbiwEq9gzFlLlcw11ba6a4eW2b_E0EFu1aCXSUJj3FfgxKq4hj3m4bKE9/s320/niagara+falls.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />the America Falls are behind the boys<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq-4Ea1waNr6Xhf3rlru3NSiEVhoaWECURJHQAX5cYF_pbI1MqxNFQYPBCYyUwyUy0xIZB1RFvfzGTBobfvPthlEVqP1GA8RXdwErSjN4uWdbj6nGLiaxYfuxDV2JjLZA5huW7r8Mo-Fj/s1600/niagara+falls+(3).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488581768564550066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBq-4Ea1waNr6Xhf3rlru3NSiEVhoaWECURJHQAX5cYF_pbI1MqxNFQYPBCYyUwyUy0xIZB1RFvfzGTBobfvPthlEVqP1GA8RXdwErSjN4uWdbj6nGLiaxYfuxDV2JjLZA5huW7r8Mo-Fj/s320/niagara+falls+(3).JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br />the Horseshoe Falls as we drove out of the Mist and were NOT getting soaked anymore!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOLI0IylgsrkQJK3z4Q-ZUdZ7XvS_6Jbot0PODX3IN570yLOqSZBdulfqJsxH-xFY_N4SVCm0cKN35QTdCHWjvSweFSlo_bxDRRJ8LoixDblI0mw_YB5rrRgvnl_kLRJdYM65TqljY1O4/s1600/niagara+falls+(60).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488586150702730322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOLI0IylgsrkQJK3z4Q-ZUdZ7XvS_6Jbot0PODX3IN570yLOqSZBdulfqJsxH-xFY_N4SVCm0cKN35QTdCHWjvSweFSlo_bxDRRJ8LoixDblI0mw_YB5rrRgvnl_kLRJdYM65TqljY1O4/s320/niagara+falls+(60).JPG" /></a></p><p>the cameras went into hiding while we were literally at the base of the horseshoe falls!! It was awesome but very wet!!!<br />Zach & Alex - 2 cool dudes!!</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHO5vS7duv9ihRtLUXoBTbgr23HlzYpmmv56dAL6bKBblWk5xDL8qP9PAnPpnBW8gCcVqSKIaTC2rlwuonNav6CNDarck347XKVElnPabRHIyur2tk9Uf-xmalKvGKc_oU0YUsIYB96Fi/s1600/niagara+falls+(24).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488586142645434994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHO5vS7duv9ihRtLUXoBTbgr23HlzYpmmv56dAL6bKBblWk5xDL8qP9PAnPpnBW8gCcVqSKIaTC2rlwuonNav6CNDarck347XKVElnPabRHIyur2tk9Uf-xmalKvGKc_oU0YUsIYB96Fi/s320/niagara+falls+(24).JPG" /></a><br /><br />soaking wet but still in awe of God's amazing Creation!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSedpqVBnJsazgpRtjna8NIuHUitXmIYtV-cpM3QJjycIzoCoNOtTJ_WssRdwBO4mYovnhgx8M5L2NvIwY3HDQEZeBhNPoH1HzkVLq-nkkZeA5_Lhyphenhyphen5PpEoMNoyYY4HXqLLSNSIIbL7xb/s1600/niagara+falls+(70).JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488586130390026946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSedpqVBnJsazgpRtjna8NIuHUitXmIYtV-cpM3QJjycIzoCoNOtTJ_WssRdwBO4mYovnhgx8M5L2NvIwY3HDQEZeBhNPoH1HzkVLq-nkkZeA5_Lhyphenhyphen5PpEoMNoyYY4HXqLLSNSIIbL7xb/s320/niagara+falls+(70).JPG" /></a>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-25353896468557642532010-06-18T00:29:00.002-04:002010-06-18T00:40:48.263-04:00I finished this yesterday.......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu36UrpePgl_uQx3g1wPtTQvrCBeBKkalZg3zuoXJd9I7xaRTZPkPOb8MlYoEkldj9zFtvzd6GNOxXHZoTrM6dY7GD-ugsmdpFpVrNiCmsWqsVL8-USZOrlGZjzztXIYQPC_FLZAFHpOv/s1600/IMG_1702.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 319px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483967911110243714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDu36UrpePgl_uQx3g1wPtTQvrCBeBKkalZg3zuoXJd9I7xaRTZPkPOb8MlYoEkldj9zFtvzd6GNOxXHZoTrM6dY7GD-ugsmdpFpVrNiCmsWqsVL8-USZOrlGZjzztXIYQPC_FLZAFHpOv/s400/IMG_1702.JPG" /></a><br /> I was hired by a friend to paint a mural on her daughter's wall and this is how it turned out! I know the tree is smaller than the butterfly but - oh well! It is super cute and I must say I was pleased with how well it turned out!<br /><br />The flowers across the bottom are my favorite!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9AsI4x2P0GReeN42EotJ9UZJg6OTkqPZlVkmT_nvOGjMBHNHtN8QATNHoTjvag3EQSJSGI7bTVSGcbuSCoLjOSvpdk_3_5ErIhUv499c_VZlr1E-yY-P9j1EbSeU4x89N4slT9ADmRzk/s1600/IMG_1704.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483967911512167346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9AsI4x2P0GReeN42EotJ9UZJg6OTkqPZlVkmT_nvOGjMBHNHtN8QATNHoTjvag3EQSJSGI7bTVSGcbuSCoLjOSvpdk_3_5ErIhUv499c_VZlr1E-yY-P9j1EbSeU4x89N4slT9ADmRzk/s400/IMG_1704.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl16j1MBUBMm0_mEQUC7H23y_MyNJbOHCF16-vtY-uVA4mSSClEut8yavtLLZ1VyXppzE95vyocMEAmrpLOwUXs5lNfUkxqzLx_eD0mdp8C5qcnplhpAu8gVNVcjds-daMblcAaXvXT91Y/s1600/IMG_1700.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 354px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483967900403374850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl16j1MBUBMm0_mEQUC7H23y_MyNJbOHCF16-vtY-uVA4mSSClEut8yavtLLZ1VyXppzE95vyocMEAmrpLOwUXs5lNfUkxqzLx_eD0mdp8C5qcnplhpAu8gVNVcjds-daMblcAaXvXT91Y/s400/IMG_1700.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This flower is alone on the wall behind her bed.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmgjHESISGNSM9nB3UWrbxWWPxmyHh2jiLQe8OHuGK_WtfC7ymKZDlz0q5b00DOQXIX48rGR38Gg4Ao5CUk8pqY2Lk1iWh0pzCfDZbEypuCKFo1Mo9QRHm5zwLXpEy6L_0-BzNFp2PyFD/s1600/IMG_1695.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 237px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483967892193867794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmgjHESISGNSM9nB3UWrbxWWPxmyHh2jiLQe8OHuGK_WtfC7ymKZDlz0q5b00DOQXIX48rGR38Gg4Ao5CUk8pqY2Lk1iWh0pzCfDZbEypuCKFo1Mo9QRHm5zwLXpEy6L_0-BzNFp2PyFD/s400/IMG_1695.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I did this for her on canvases with decopauge and paint. Again - I love how this turned out - super cute! It looks really good hanging above her closet and the colors are the ultimate girly girl!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFaCGdG1apzXStZLDka4Fw0463GRbSIj9hKPjVXKs4zH5k2SPPq9a0t7BIPGcphk6lCBaLNTlPJb6zk_eM__BgoA8XUBDaYrOyFouiGCDODNI4VsiUJ89-5VVw704yysuhMd2FHwoZaBU/s1600/IMG_1699.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 159px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483967891598462338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFaCGdG1apzXStZLDka4Fw0463GRbSIj9hKPjVXKs4zH5k2SPPq9a0t7BIPGcphk6lCBaLNTlPJb6zk_eM__BgoA8XUBDaYrOyFouiGCDODNI4VsiUJ89-5VVw704yysuhMd2FHwoZaBU/s400/IMG_1699.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-6862745972214360672010-04-29T23:10:00.002-04:002010-04-29T23:19:04.134-04:00DeClutteredOkay - it is done....the house is officially decluttered!! We got rid of 2 couches, 2 chairs, 4 bookshelves, 1 loft bed, 2 side tables, 2 desks, 1 buffet and that is just the BIG stuff! I am sitting back in shock looking at that list - how did I let that happen - okay, okay I know. it is my love of thrift stores and yard sales!<br />A friend was here today helping me pack up some stuff and she kept saying how big my house looked with all that stuff gone and my oldest keeps saying how clean it looks!! I guess I should really listen to what they are saying since I am LOVING how clean my house looks!!<br />This has been a very busy 2 weeks of cleaning out and I know I keep talking about it but maybe that is because God keeps talking to me about it and convicting me to NOT do this again!!<br />There are so many more important things to do with my time and I am so excited to have the space and the mindset to be able to do them!!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-55155497567830815142010-04-24T22:40:00.002-04:002010-04-24T22:58:14.121-04:00Yard SalesI LOVE yard sales. I LOVE a good deal, a bargain and the search for a bargain but boy has that gotten me into trouble!<br />With the moving, comes the selling of our house(obviously) and with that comes the decluttering and cleaning of the house we have lived in for 5 years! I always thought I was good about decluttering and selling stuff every year at a yard sale. Until.....we decided to move and I was told we only get 1 truck and we will be moving ourselves! That put a whole different spin on the idea of decluttering and getting rid of the stuff that is not a necessity -aaarrrggghhh!!!<br />We had a yard sale this weekend - after I spent the past 2 weeks decluttering, shuffling things around and really taking stock of what we need and what we don't need but we have for some reason or another(couldn't possibly have anything to do with my addiction to thrift stores and yard sales)! We had a very good yard sale, got rid of alot of stuff and made some money but boy has God been working on me thru this process! I have been asking myself all day if having a 'good' yard sale is a good thing or a bad thing? Yes, it is a good thing to make money off of the stuff but why did we have that stuff to begin with?? Because of my sinful desires to get a good deal and letting my creativity control my actions! It has been so refreshing these past couple weeks to not have any desire to go into the thrift store or to be changing things up and creating more stuff to go on the walls or shelves or wherever I can put them! Don't get me wrong - I love being creative and I will never stop doing that stuff but I do need to learn to control it and not try to recreate everything I see that I like or try to redesign every piece of furniture that comes across my path! I have really enjoyed this whole cleaning out process and the simplifying of all that goes with it and I am really praying that God will help me to continue to feel this way and not let it take over our lives again!!<br />Here's to a successful yard sale!!!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-82655921045376270822010-04-18T23:29:00.003-04:002010-04-18T23:53:57.574-04:00We are Moving.........to Texas!! While we were in Texas for vacation Dan had an interview with Target in the Frisco area for a possible transfer to that area. Well - it seems that God wants us in Texas - they have a position for my hubby in the area where all of our family is living!!! We are not sure exactly what store he will be in yet but we do know he will be in that general area and that is good enough for us! Dan has 3 sisters(and their families), his mom and dad, 2 aunts and 1 cousin and his family and they all live within 20 miles of each other. My sister and her family will be moving to that exact same area this summer also!! Once we found out my sister was moving to that area we immediately started praying about what God has for us here in Harrisonburg and if moving to Texas was something we should pursue or not. We felt he answered with a very sound 'yes' so we started the process of asking for a transfer and it just worked out that Dan was able to interview while we were there on vacation!!<br />God has definately been guiding this decision and has his hand all over this and we are believing and trusting in him completely(or trying to) to work out all the details to get us there! Selling our house is gonna be the biggie! We are believing in God that it will all work for the good!!<br />This is a very hard move to make! We have never lived near family and it has been good for us but also bad and sad for us as the kids are getting older. We have been blessed by so many families and people in so many different ways since we moved to the Valley that it has been like having family around us! Every step of the way, thru the good and the bad of our 5 years here in the valley, we have been surrounded with love and support and friends and we are truly going to miss the people that have had such a huge impact in our lives!! We have all grown tremendously, in our faith and our walk with God and our commitment to family, since we moved here that it is easy to look back and see why God brought us to this place when he did!!<br />It has been hard at times to not have the unconditional support of family that this is exciting for us to be able to move to a place that we will be surrounded by family members!! We are fully aware this can be stressful at times but it will be worth it for my boys to be able to play with any of their <strong>12</strong> cousins that will live within 30 miles of them - <strong>any time they want to</strong>!!!<br />We are sad, excited, hopeful and trusting that the things God has in store for us cannot be measured - good and bad!!<br /><strong>God is Good.....All the Time</strong>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-59895492369512134492010-04-10T22:52:00.002-04:002010-04-10T23:01:44.711-04:00Shiloh cont...I forgot to tell the end of the story with Shiloh.....we had to put her down. We took her with us to Texas in hopes that she would get better with the steroids but she didn't. She got worse and so we had to make a hard decision and it sucked!!<br />I don't think it really hit us till we got home. I keep looking for her and waiting for her to join us when we go outside and to sit with us on the couch every night. The boys have mentioned almost every day that they miss Shiloh and wish she was still here with us.<br />I didn't realize what a part of our lives she really was and I miss her - even though she is just a dog!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-55676085131251644832010-04-06T11:18:00.004-04:002010-04-06T11:51:46.825-04:00Texas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEZDXj-nChn_299XtlZsgWiViMwyQW-Op6NkMl53ghzldTsYk9pPSrjfFtS17IiaJ4OfohVqk2e8v55BQi69ln3RFJmam-Dzoxm_1Uiv2YjC4gTd0ew1uLIQVz3vND3yR-nOv91qijrQC/s1600/IMG_1019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457046110186155266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWEZDXj-nChn_299XtlZsgWiViMwyQW-Op6NkMl53ghzldTsYk9pPSrjfFtS17IiaJ4OfohVqk2e8v55BQi69ln3RFJmam-Dzoxm_1Uiv2YjC4gTd0ew1uLIQVz3vND3yR-nOv91qijrQC/s400/IMG_1019.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><div>We drove 20 hours to visit our family in Texas over Spring Break. It was a VERY long drive but it was soooo worth it! All of my hubbies sisters and his parents live near Dallas and we hadn't seen the sisters for 3 years! There are also 2 cousins and their families and 2 aunts that live in the same area!! It is just a BIG group of nothing but family!!! </div><br /><div>The grandarents have 14 Grandbabies - the oldest is almost 16 and the youngest is 6 months. They are quite the crew!!</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzb5WPCQrJB04KvNlyW3XY5GTRmmzmdds-MGD4_UZt0AX7YktF0IH81sas2al6wXAKgR22eWBBZnJOYP4L4i4wb2P1ThgaPOAxIEaJxRj2x1y1ilCpeb8Ye0DblI5pq9zP-cOGgmWoLiY/s1600/IMG_1082.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457046121242015522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzb5WPCQrJB04KvNlyW3XY5GTRmmzmdds-MGD4_UZt0AX7YktF0IH81sas2al6wXAKgR22eWBBZnJOYP4L4i4wb2P1ThgaPOAxIEaJxRj2x1y1ilCpeb8Ye0DblI5pq9zP-cOGgmWoLiY/s400/IMG_1082.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My boys had the absolute best time hanging with all their cousins and just playing and playing and playing! It is such a blessing to us that they all get along and enjoy each other's company!<br />They have heard these names for so many years but they didn't remember all of the faces and who they really were - now they will!! Thomas was a baby when we were there last so he didn't know who any of them were. He was so excited to meet them all - it was cute!<br /><br />Now we are home and the 2 weeks we took getting ready to go - I had to paint gifts for all of his sisters and buy new clothes for my big butt so I wasn't wearing paint stained clothes all week - are forgotten and life is back to normal!!<br /><br />I made these for each of the sisters.....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4bSSviBEo_GtD5h3W4TPdMjt_g0D_V5n2BhEoacX4DS560abNV012HwnaDo_sXD2Ea3kpxp8SubW_4r7NN1Yl3Ll1wqNe5o7w5aGAkmoSEgNa17EzBinysitU-4ZpkjKPxltwagcb71c/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 391px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457049857761767602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4bSSviBEo_GtD5h3W4TPdMjt_g0D_V5n2BhEoacX4DS560abNV012HwnaDo_sXD2Ea3kpxp8SubW_4r7NN1Yl3Ll1wqNe5o7w5aGAkmoSEgNa17EzBinysitU-4ZpkjKPxltwagcb71c/s400/IMG_0674.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I also got to paint while we were there - I had someone to paint for...Yeah!!!<br />This was a vinyl piece I bought to do something else and it didnt work so i made this and it is hangin in one of the sisters kitchen!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmZ-reeZOw470Nhx3P8Z1wqN1oj7Kdnq8Ex2wSrVjgByqW2y_Y8gFQmhSvd9_orfHgZRR8QMIlTYWCPenjk3jTvckOJTe8VjVXDXYEcoMbszN3TiqwJ3qxDGoF9_Mcv41j2QGDAEofk33/s1600/IMG_0919.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457049867379225682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmZ-reeZOw470Nhx3P8Z1wqN1oj7Kdnq8Ex2wSrVjgByqW2y_Y8gFQmhSvd9_orfHgZRR8QMIlTYWCPenjk3jTvckOJTe8VjVXDXYEcoMbszN3TiqwJ3qxDGoF9_Mcv41j2QGDAEofk33/s400/IMG_0919.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9fgSwp3RYOBAcLwc1f_s-BEeljRVXXGzWzxWxMhesh7f9Hr_EFkpknuub2XKWFkvCIOQI5rP5ZZeTYbhZ8YOrRt-Lv32JNQiI8VIQWBO6cAB-TKfTP8fR9pGJzHrfm_rmTZqvDW7ORIC/s1600/IMG_0921.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457049865017186274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9fgSwp3RYOBAcLwc1f_s-BEeljRVXXGzWzxWxMhesh7f9Hr_EFkpknuub2XKWFkvCIOQI5rP5ZZeTYbhZ8YOrRt-Lv32JNQiI8VIQWBO6cAB-TKfTP8fR9pGJzHrfm_rmTZqvDW7ORIC/s400/IMG_0921.JPG" /></a><br />I had seen this saying that someone had painted on a canvas and loved it so I found some junk wood and used that to make one for each of his sisters! I think they turned out pretty ok! any chance to paint is just great with me!!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-32850940779786951372010-03-22T23:04:00.003-04:002010-03-22T23:27:56.222-04:00Shiloh<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipGLRR7ycB6_CQF9sDYmkKnblan4KWqLIWSO5rYWBhfCNcgwWQnw4nGEy5i7eofG6MkReNT4fTX6luZIU9MV9A7ghxD7zaS10VLPxjlwMUTjOlXUAFy5f5YQIikHG21tcqZNYRR9dNSXd/s1600-h/IMG_7074.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451661884681002050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipGLRR7ycB6_CQF9sDYmkKnblan4KWqLIWSO5rYWBhfCNcgwWQnw4nGEy5i7eofG6MkReNT4fTX6luZIU9MV9A7ghxD7zaS10VLPxjlwMUTjOlXUAFy5f5YQIikHG21tcqZNYRR9dNSXd/s320/IMG_7074.JPG" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>Today has been a stressful and sad day at our house. When we got up today Shiloh couldn't use her back legs and I had to carry her to go potty. We took her to the vet and she has had some kind of disc misplacement in her back - I don't remember all the proper terminology! They gave her a steroid shot and we are giving her some steroid pills in hopes that the swelling will go away and she will be able to get better without having to have surgery! If the steroids do not work and surgery is the only option we will have to make a VERY HARD decision weds. morning when we go back to the vet. It is just not possible for us to pay a couple thousand dollars for her to have surgery. </div><div>There have been a lot of tears today and lots of prayers for our sweet doggy! I have been a crying fool all day! I didn't realize how much a family member the Dog was until today and the thought of having to make this choice is possibly upon us.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9JaLvvflMM4Eu_hvf7abmkcOAygFBxZLK8FANQhyYGKLxsa8ejf4eieAGzNuDmQtQNuPBlUHX44whC_l29SD1X0Bng1YLKnr-IEIQgk_mWi0ARezqFe9rJr_oVGJY7Fem-73f4zHhwpr/s1600-h/IMG_0292.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451661902468064546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9JaLvvflMM4Eu_hvf7abmkcOAygFBxZLK8FANQhyYGKLxsa8ejf4eieAGzNuDmQtQNuPBlUHX44whC_l29SD1X0Bng1YLKnr-IEIQgk_mWi0ARezqFe9rJr_oVGJY7Fem-73f4zHhwpr/s320/IMG_0292.JPG" /></a></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-35475309041378340822010-02-10T16:25:00.002-05:002010-02-10T16:37:58.682-05:00Georgia or Bust.....On Sunday night we changed our plans and headed south as fast as I could get the car loaded!! The younger boys and I had originally planned to leave this coming Friday but when I saw another snow storm headed in our direction - WE LEFT!<br />When we left our house at 7a.m. Monday it was 5 below Zero! When we arrived at my sister's it was 55 degrees! Today - it looks like we have brought the cold weather with us because it is now very cold here and windy!!! AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!<br />At least we are cooped up in a different house with our cousins - that is much more fun than being cooped up at home with our mom!!!<br />Fun, Fun, Fun!!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-12475189984485263732010-02-06T17:02:00.004-05:002010-02-06T17:19:13.602-05:00More Snow PicsThankfully, we only have 2 snow shovels and since all the boys came outside with us -I didn't have to shovel anything!! So - I took a bunch of pictures of what the snow looks like now that it has been snowing for 2 days straight!<br /><br /><br />Thanks to the snow plow we have quite a fun mountain in the front yard!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435256630915787826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedeGvsyPnMzKAhSM9PyIKrQtKuWxbWjSX8_0Yp-2aYGaNDAvNXJ8MOMN0HcKoz3MZndHXz62i062TMX0AGI7wzZAGU1nOatOc39sFueE4BR87_B1GxKFB7n-mebtfE-Moqhobw2ATjMxC/s400/IMG_0446.JPG" /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJP8H4Rea8o2DSqRN7hwKNPnhEBq1ksHq6pHGscKm2CNc8Hk_VCO25StNgQEkC4Zo2wS9cvEazRwNg-S6bhfbX4cQK8rBGV9dv-17AHyl5BdfOTh9D-Q8el78XmOIecBoVQ1PvVS0xD2_E/s1600-h/IMG_0431.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435256624327431522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJP8H4Rea8o2DSqRN7hwKNPnhEBq1ksHq6pHGscKm2CNc8Hk_VCO25StNgQEkC4Zo2wS9cvEazRwNg-S6bhfbX4cQK8rBGV9dv-17AHyl5BdfOTh9D-Q8el78XmOIecBoVQ1PvVS0xD2_E/s400/IMG_0431.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdhnBP6Fgay2Syvb30MLB89awkxhtPeQmOBNvJ2pJimQkLR61W3uRFZL9QzNtb2bOTU8rkUvLjECXAmWGRUZDtNe-9RuPcMvE8VTA2Fu-tM1meTPPorHnMO2kIRsxXQ4gUUoEZL0a8gn8/s1600-h/IMG_0427.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 273px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435256622396029698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdhnBP6Fgay2Syvb30MLB89awkxhtPeQmOBNvJ2pJimQkLR61W3uRFZL9QzNtb2bOTU8rkUvLjECXAmWGRUZDtNe-9RuPcMvE8VTA2Fu-tM1meTPPorHnMO2kIRsxXQ4gUUoEZL0a8gn8/s400/IMG_0427.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Take your eyes off the cutie pie smiling at you long enough to notice the HUGE accumulation of snow on top of the picnic table....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gxbiIWiceVOtCDv7tEGEciJN4hEqQp6aMj6inOhKKDkJPHuHLtHXRxBMTfN7_l_N1d7EWOjRy3g0eaKNpMF8HA6qOfmrFLQivxvIuNPOEM3IoGctkyo9vvpxhYjWdJjWwRCafKOXf38I/s1600-h/IMG_0424.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435256618170849330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gxbiIWiceVOtCDv7tEGEciJN4hEqQp6aMj6inOhKKDkJPHuHLtHXRxBMTfN7_l_N1d7EWOjRy3g0eaKNpMF8HA6qOfmrFLQivxvIuNPOEM3IoGctkyo9vvpxhYjWdJjWwRCafKOXf38I/s400/IMG_0424.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Shiloh LOVES the snow! She was almost completely covered and had to jump to get thru it!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaa4-a-G_0Vt0weXcswEvivQvnArfbHPHQsgdAFMq1_2SO0e-N4FvkaoeBXcpwa_A1jeDbB4vch72uz2oE7toiLl5k0AjOFSykriDza5cFZrFcpHZLuT33lGeLRpxT72T4MqWvF8qubR0/s1600-h/IMG_0417.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435256610908948546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKaa4-a-G_0Vt0weXcswEvivQvnArfbHPHQsgdAFMq1_2SO0e-N4FvkaoeBXcpwa_A1jeDbB4vch72uz2oE7toiLl5k0AjOFSykriDza5cFZrFcpHZLuT33lGeLRpxT72T4MqWvF8qubR0/s400/IMG_0417.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLnAtL0fE_ARIYBd-TTtxsbr1lPOq1giJH_oWa6GRHe054LwMwmaNAvn5GjT331MkKs5wcB3TUekE2psfkkme8fuEgK1Sd6zKrhlYsTfAFe0sCzJfzbZxnb9pWdgRMHliJkz57O0WYuqW/s1600-h/IMG_0416.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435255940456767106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLnAtL0fE_ARIYBd-TTtxsbr1lPOq1giJH_oWa6GRHe054LwMwmaNAvn5GjT331MkKs5wcB3TUekE2psfkkme8fuEgK1Sd6zKrhlYsTfAFe0sCzJfzbZxnb9pWdgRMHliJkz57O0WYuqW/s400/IMG_0416.JPG" /></a> </div><div> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb1uJgmiPd08GN-M7svvIhpI4u05gCoJjdgWwA9lwZ0bR6xrNrtKlEm0bC-Jnb4rWajWlWKVJEo_KGig4Cp140R6xu_LBGvYwBrV9aCT8WJ5sWVysRI7BAKlDWM2wBbeW41SoT2fmoByT/s1600-h/IMG_0407.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435255936673381202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFb1uJgmiPd08GN-M7svvIhpI4u05gCoJjdgWwA9lwZ0bR6xrNrtKlEm0bC-Jnb4rWajWlWKVJEo_KGig4Cp140R6xu_LBGvYwBrV9aCT8WJ5sWVysRI7BAKlDWM2wBbeW41SoT2fmoByT/s400/IMG_0407.JPG" /></a><br />The tree branches have so much snow on them they are hanging way low!</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9K-xE4WC0R2m2lcJMIqEXg8GcVoGgvkho1xqOQTgwEZAALvjzlV3jy6nOmKjsBF5A9dSFWAN6hUzwTRXXokfT7NGrCwHKh-w1rmPugygIAOUjxXY3oXF_FgHvqGLzDg3Db6Op9TqZXEZQ/s1600-h/IMG_0406.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 258px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435255929836920898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9K-xE4WC0R2m2lcJMIqEXg8GcVoGgvkho1xqOQTgwEZAALvjzlV3jy6nOmKjsBF5A9dSFWAN6hUzwTRXXokfT7NGrCwHKh-w1rmPugygIAOUjxXY3oXF_FgHvqGLzDg3Db6Op9TqZXEZQ/s400/IMG_0406.JPG" /></a> </div><div>The snow reaches the bottom of the swings!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5Hb6F8aztv5KLyQ4PHIxi68Mwsh3g6lzBGQYHl2pVC81FeeoIY805Dj6Jv_vEhq-5CnCvSMOzNMl8Z_CF-Vss6qDfX63cefusdkGiUPnrbpupyeAUQIa_Tyz7TCaN-gFJigBST9e5tnT/s1600-h/IMG_0401.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 258px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435255924916183506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5Hb6F8aztv5KLyQ4PHIxi68Mwsh3g6lzBGQYHl2pVC81FeeoIY805Dj6Jv_vEhq-5CnCvSMOzNMl8Z_CF-Vss6qDfX63cefusdkGiUPnrbpupyeAUQIa_Tyz7TCaN-gFJigBST9e5tnT/s400/IMG_0401.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGy6CSd7_axO6lqsE2VXuwJAcDhdwP-PI3NmGA8z5-TTr3T3p5FH9cu5o1xUrz5ESUpQhDp0-CQgSRJ4cruJBBEMy-gi2uLlCZpdmzmpaXi59t1s1q2UXHDnZc4Vi_IvJwx_19T5SxMoc/s1600-h/IMG_0399.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 290px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435255915232958914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcGy6CSd7_axO6lqsE2VXuwJAcDhdwP-PI3NmGA8z5-TTr3T3p5FH9cu5o1xUrz5ESUpQhDp0-CQgSRJ4cruJBBEMy-gi2uLlCZpdmzmpaXi59t1s1q2UXHDnZc4Vi_IvJwx_19T5SxMoc/s400/IMG_0399.JPG" /></a><br /></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-82220220746205641972010-02-06T15:02:00.005-05:002010-02-06T15:44:05.926-05:00MORE STINKIN SNOWI am so tired of all this snow! It has been snowing for almost 2 full days now and we are officially 'Snowed In' this go round of storms!<br /><div>Lasy night Stephen and Alex were outside for a little bit and shoveled the driveway, had a small snowball fight and made a couple of snow angels!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZU-g1soswnTogO6Zm_feg5YYe-yGT3Vsg0084qhCLbZzVGsFCWH_YEkdp3lNUuD3_d0NCVAbqb9cChc22zOzdAquSVyxZhJZ_whuWJWpp-VOeF7EafNXZiqaI2xEu7J0hRMXcGWVeUWK/s1600-h/IMG_0360.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435228992176267650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZU-g1soswnTogO6Zm_feg5YYe-yGT3Vsg0084qhCLbZzVGsFCWH_YEkdp3lNUuD3_d0NCVAbqb9cChc22zOzdAquSVyxZhJZ_whuWJWpp-VOeF7EafNXZiqaI2xEu7J0hRMXcGWVeUWK/s400/IMG_0360.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The street had just been plowed so the 2 of them laid down and made snow angels!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDESuWv3rrf3o14Pn5fTUYtkD2GYh842kSmkjLusALnJL5XqzhqpsfkEvuOotd2R66906-In6w8rf4IfmgBsmRgrHayhOGW22iBcOtHQDVnsZEtjyXKO1qNPt2oo6T8Oip4SzeeYWnyog/s1600-h/IMG_0359.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435228987218415522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDESuWv3rrf3o14Pn5fTUYtkD2GYh842kSmkjLusALnJL5XqzhqpsfkEvuOotd2R66906-In6w8rf4IfmgBsmRgrHayhOGW22iBcOtHQDVnsZEtjyXKO1qNPt2oo6T8Oip4SzeeYWnyog/s400/IMG_0359.JPG" /></a><br />There is nowhere else they can make snow angels because the snow is so stinkin deep!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEv2o_FXVUXmZkCfuqQs-0tfitb9iq08Js5z0rbCEox55H553Xicfr5HfKbghMYvUzMkdkKT08RE4yV2q8M-1HSMyfE2MKYLw_MC6RtIdJzXIBC1w5vQAAGVT0pvLooUO_mrv1Rh7iaSQ/s1600-h/IMG_0358.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435228981598276994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEv2o_FXVUXmZkCfuqQs-0tfitb9iq08Js5z0rbCEox55H553Xicfr5HfKbghMYvUzMkdkKT08RE4yV2q8M-1HSMyfE2MKYLw_MC6RtIdJzXIBC1w5vQAAGVT0pvLooUO_mrv1Rh7iaSQ/s400/IMG_0358.JPG" /></a> </div><div><br /> </div><div>This what we woke up to - after it snowed all day Friday and all night!<br /><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435229009864937698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7HLV4VjfE3lcYMZpFHxe7G7O2RddDHo3GoCdNiq-RPiLV8Zp7ooWxaSmKrRk73DYOIoV_AKJBEf7qvpyzbyWQZqNYcOHoKvb58h5tN-EG7cKPa_VCkJLj5RHWx6l60VZlbsF4fqiWom9k/s400/IMG_0378.JPG" /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqF8y51lnmM9TDS6kZ8vRUVwobslsaf35lh6lqBOV_dogu5Az2OC9WmnHwxQaSGuF-Ia_SOKvKZmJz51jL5Kq2eLP2EDcHJhkTF4KZo43UledfhQT7SYt51WGMslifYDYSfVd8mgS3S75/s1600-h/IMG_0377.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435229000269350418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqF8y51lnmM9TDS6kZ8vRUVwobslsaf35lh6lqBOV_dogu5Az2OC9WmnHwxQaSGuF-Ia_SOKvKZmJz51jL5Kq2eLP2EDcHJhkTF4KZo43UledfhQT7SYt51WGMslifYDYSfVd8mgS3S75/s400/IMG_0377.JPG" /></a><br />It sure does look pretty!<br /></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div>After lunch Stephen went out again - can you believe how deep the snow is.......<br /><a><img style="WIDTH: 231px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435230058773461170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_mDAKFU5thWp31qTUgDuajtYmP1ZrUREPe2KhxRak5OxUShIhCDMDjkEw3bgKCFT6AwyUOz1C0TAOq7d5qlTe4CRufgk3MImRDoL5LUsMckqMckZkGZYIJda_LwhjGEe-htV1_eRnffr/s400/IMG_0390.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is what it looks like out the back door onto the deck! We cleared off the deck before this storm started so this is all from the new storm this weekend!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASKHmwd1i8jGePEU2gYtPaD41ZBmjIM-7D5xC6Xd1nhrEjNPGxV3naUAvTOyO6EvP655MM47Nqfid0LDP9_HKHyLL3R650m-KEbRhdttSbH8FbUuPxjPwkPG3VQJaH2NvPLK7OfhuyBSL/s1600-h/IMG_0388.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435230050145823442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASKHmwd1i8jGePEU2gYtPaD41ZBmjIM-7D5xC6Xd1nhrEjNPGxV3naUAvTOyO6EvP655MM47Nqfid0LDP9_HKHyLL3R650m-KEbRhdttSbH8FbUuPxjPwkPG3VQJaH2NvPLK7OfhuyBSL/s400/IMG_0388.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfQ5t193TRrg97xs5QpTZtXpwV0dFpBtab47Me0ECcW8e_ncbEEYWjzV7YLFW8270k2wAWoqRlFCBsnmKAq6D_4N9IYDF_P_HmXqfswxkULvVOnEcJ9k5fOD_iN_atTp_pymJP1j1-tDP/s1600-h/IMG_0383.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435230044647818866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfQ5t193TRrg97xs5QpTZtXpwV0dFpBtab47Me0ECcW8e_ncbEEYWjzV7YLFW8270k2wAWoqRlFCBsnmKAq6D_4N9IYDF_P_HmXqfswxkULvVOnEcJ9k5fOD_iN_atTp_pymJP1j1-tDP/s400/IMG_0383.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbgnbDxHjajKzILUEV7BPnCt12OjJ19KEcr56oggMD8sbm_Ef11rtKnWKDUJoAS1rmrXxRzxk-4SGgGAA0JvtiUxo62ky37MA7wkCIUHncoSRcgIq9-Evpo_kyNCj1jfMzpBJ0bMJQvsW/s1600-h/IMG_0381.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 258px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435230035703056962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbgnbDxHjajKzILUEV7BPnCt12OjJ19KEcr56oggMD8sbm_Ef11rtKnWKDUJoAS1rmrXxRzxk-4SGgGAA0JvtiUxo62ky37MA7wkCIUHncoSRcgIq9-Evpo_kyNCj1jfMzpBJ0bMJQvsW/s400/IMG_0381.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Danny and I are headed out to shovel the driveway again - I think he has done it at least 4 times today!! He still is hoping we will make it out of here for church tomorrow! And he will have to go back to work tomorrow! They actually closed Target today so Danny got a snow day today - that was a nice suprise!!!</div><div> </div><div>My hubby just told me that it is supposed to storm again on Tuesday - I am leaving with the boys and going to FL till May!!!<br /><br /></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-28623059946583351172010-01-31T01:52:00.002-05:002010-01-31T02:02:04.640-05:00MoRe Snow...I want to move to Florida and get as far away from all this cold and snow - I don't like it anymore!! It was fun the first time we got 2 feet but this is what? the 3rd snowstorm? or the 4th? This cold weather sucks!!! <br /><br />I am done whining now......got it out....thanksJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-50134915920952826792010-01-13T11:00:00.001-05:002010-01-13T11:00:02.974-05:00Getting Shanty with it......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQouAeSYbYKz7Q-u6kZZNtVABIvF_vBbVmf8LQFmSfCAC6mppQGQKlPRSWz4Ryee55rERxdYINrIfQ_BMfQXQOEzxgiHvsDMcCONztJTE1nUVxxhgogGBVwa6UKvRxHyZ3VNSF7CikZi7/s1600-h/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 382px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426093751995091202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQouAeSYbYKz7Q-u6kZZNtVABIvF_vBbVmf8LQFmSfCAC6mppQGQKlPRSWz4Ryee55rERxdYINrIfQ_BMfQXQOEzxgiHvsDMcCONztJTE1nUVxxhgogGBVwa6UKvRxHyZ3VNSF7CikZi7/s400/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />It is show and tell time and I am gonna show off some of the things I made guided by Shanty 2 Chic!<br /><br />I have been going a little crazy ever since I sat up till all hours of the night and read every single blog post from <a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/">shanty2chic</a>!! I have been to quite a few different thrift stores looking for wooden candle holders(cheaper than buying new ones at michael's) and glass jars to make a couple of the things they have posted. i am in awe of how creative they are and I love how other peoples creativity get the ideas going in my own head!!<br /><br /><br />This is the first official project i did following the rules from shanty 2 chic!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierpHbbB2G44kH40XBcGOS6kow00FLsO1ubNqSbflzzUAb54nQ_evTuoZA1ULjjq-4k-600z8jeTh3GfS0aqxuPKPd4VZXkkCd3ICMG7wWZc3aHvs9CKE-r56gTctgrw2B_Tg1tLEH6lDN/s1600-h/IMG_9943.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425980658090326466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEierpHbbB2G44kH40XBcGOS6kow00FLsO1ubNqSbflzzUAb54nQ_evTuoZA1ULjjq-4k-600z8jeTh3GfS0aqxuPKPd4VZXkkCd3ICMG7wWZc3aHvs9CKE-r56gTctgrw2B_Tg1tLEH6lDN/s400/IMG_9943.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This bookshelf was my grandma's and it was your standard stained wood with a poly finish. Blah! I love the little shelf and I love that it was my grandma's so the girls gave me some ideas.....<br />I spraypainted a primer over the finish so I didnt have to sand (worked out rather nicely) then I used this gorgeous turquoise color I had left over from painting my bedroom(yes - my bedroom walls are this color and the accents are RED - love it!) to paint the shelf. I got out my 80 grit sandpaper and gave it some aging then I applied my smoke ralph lauren glaze to complete the shanty.....<br />I love how it turned out!!!<br /><br />I did learn a few things from my own shanty2 chic experiences <a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/2009/11/whitneys-christmas-joy-plaques.html">(copying this idea)</a>I would love to share with all of you....so you don't make the same mistakes I did!<br /><br />None of my stores had Gorilla Epoxy so I had to use Loctite. It came with this great nozzle thing that mixes the epoxy for you - <strong>don't use it!</strong> It didnt really mix it and I had to redo my first attempt at gluing with epoxy! The second time around I squirted it out onto an old piece of wood, swirled it together with a plastic fork and applied it using the fork - much better results were achieved the second time around! I also did the duct tape trick the girls recommended the second time around! This stuff really works - it is pretty amazing!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIxCvPx0y-j6mX2JELD4avhd4k9hrIzwn_poUYBzXNquzQmpkq7DKPvfBOWoPwAgwbAN_09njh33JzwhhlJxQhYqj5t6RDZ3gXfESn5dKm77s0SjjGVXtIOTVvEgZSrQh8-9K4MA7EYsW/s1600-h/IMG_9953.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425980672301357906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSIxCvPx0y-j6mX2JELD4avhd4k9hrIzwn_poUYBzXNquzQmpkq7DKPvfBOWoPwAgwbAN_09njh33JzwhhlJxQhYqj5t6RDZ3gXfESn5dKm77s0SjjGVXtIOTVvEgZSrQh8-9K4MA7EYsW/s400/IMG_9953.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Make sure you read all the info on their blog about each product before heading off to the store! I went to Home Depot 3 times for the glaze. The first time I was near there and so I went in to get the glaze and the guy was like - it doesn't have any color to it you need to tint it and I was like huh?? So I left empty handed but I did now know it was going to cost me $15 for a pint of the stuff!!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9cwpWZpYziDH-LwE3ypbSKBkcda6mkeLwWtebBBlrqH3s1Gbaj5atCdbv3cN6Aj1tm0zcSmPGMQOdDdAaWi7lP0hkipwBC-wSioko5SGshkcLg8Z0vFl9ls7QQXj2qyW90H6ZfKi-_4G/s1600-h/IMG_9951.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425980669301897778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9cwpWZpYziDH-LwE3ypbSKBkcda6mkeLwWtebBBlrqH3s1Gbaj5atCdbv3cN6Aj1tm0zcSmPGMQOdDdAaWi7lP0hkipwBC-wSioko5SGshkcLg8Z0vFl9ls7QQXj2qyW90H6ZfKi-_4G/s400/IMG_9951.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Trip #2 was the day after christmas. I went in got my glaze, completed the rest of my shopping and came home. Yeah -I can finally start my projects!! No - I then read something about the tint color and realized I had not read all the details and I had forgotten to get the glaze tinted. Trip #3 back to HD to get the glaze tinted! Now - I can get started on my projects!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsW3rZl0TRKO-iyzpSIQNIQIl5EtIYRfF0K9i-TCo9dHlxLje9I0dfYnUk0HQUdIyEp7_ObCNpDw7HvIqXhLigUPlbxDxO5of3Xr9SQHWLH7HtYHe44nSmwBZfeYcDqCM5B2gckgEqkaw/s1600-h/IMG_9947.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425980662037191826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsW3rZl0TRKO-iyzpSIQNIQIl5EtIYRfF0K9i-TCo9dHlxLje9I0dfYnUk0HQUdIyEp7_ObCNpDw7HvIqXhLigUPlbxDxO5of3Xr9SQHWLH7HtYHe44nSmwBZfeYcDqCM5B2gckgEqkaw/s400/IMG_9947.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The Shanty girls use the smoke tint but I did read another blog just recently who uses the tobacco. I think it is darker and I might like to try that color glaze too!<br /><br /><br />I used my acrylic paints to paint instead of spray paint - it is cold outside and I would never get it done if I did use spray paint. It took a couple of coats and I kept trying to get it perfectly covered - until it dawned on me that I was gonna take sandpaper to it anyways and if it wasn't perfect - it would be okay!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-wEZw_20SQUxSEe8npnBy_UmiZ9jSCzBJXwOy1Yj7Nysxkl5gNTqlmY-N6QZ2-o77oSHsXggvF6F5Zz8N12S5dPLwmz7NkSDGHdE1moJRVSS2ik9-AZ1JKpVAnHrNT5nVbvIV12Sza8Q/s1600-h/IMG_9962.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 358px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425980671000905922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-wEZw_20SQUxSEe8npnBy_UmiZ9jSCzBJXwOy1Yj7Nysxkl5gNTqlmY-N6QZ2-o77oSHsXggvF6F5Zz8N12S5dPLwmz7NkSDGHdE1moJRVSS2ik9-AZ1JKpVAnHrNT5nVbvIV12Sza8Q/s400/IMG_9962.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is my version of the jOy plaques. I have wanted this word somewhere and thought this would be perfect! I love it! I still can't decide of I like it without the burlap or not????<br /><br />I have done 2 show and tell posts today because I have been rearranging and redecorating since I put away all the christmas stuff and that involves being creative and lots of paint around my house!! So - you will see where Pray ended up in the next post.....Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-29521571311429668902010-01-13T00:58:00.006-05:002010-01-13T17:29:42.021-05:00Show and Tell #2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELfhshQ0YOyQ5uEq8KxZUSGkxcSlmXrmkmOaqON6j_5omCqKgWicRcoFIIgrQiL04WMJHucqG8o4fzBbiZdGRK7HyfZ2kNmRFnx4TCz56FQhWjqWVDVU5cB7IJKcDjxpVY7_KsoNr67Xe/s1600-h/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 298px; HEIGHT: 342px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426328362863174786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELfhshQ0YOyQ5uEq8KxZUSGkxcSlmXrmkmOaqON6j_5omCqKgWicRcoFIIgrQiL04WMJHucqG8o4fzBbiZdGRK7HyfZ2kNmRFnx4TCz56FQhWjqWVDVU5cB7IJKcDjxpVY7_KsoNr67Xe/s400/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div>I didn't realize how much I have been doing until I went to post for show and tell today...I have been a little bit busy but having fun!!! It is so much fun to reorganize, redecorate and rearrange after all the christmas decor ahs been taken down...fun, fun, fun!!!</div><br />This is where my <a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/2009/11/whitneys-christmas-joy-plaques.html">shanty</a> piece of work ended up! The hutch was moved from the kitchen into the family room and it needed some decor. So....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdvLNFwd3_XlHdhMBOb9IkstZk4wxez5iunDNB9ujsVsIslPQeyD7LrNG1iqKBi7xkwvXk4PGOTfzvpi4dYoTRXrlFo9lMTa4wzw-tT0ARS_e0255dkY3pKEKAe44ESuw3_0lRzMTp57p/s1600-h/IMG_0160.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 255px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426102475220053074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdvLNFwd3_XlHdhMBOb9IkstZk4wxez5iunDNB9ujsVsIslPQeyD7LrNG1iqKBi7xkwvXk4PGOTfzvpi4dYoTRXrlFo9lMTa4wzw-tT0ARS_e0255dkY3pKEKAe44ESuw3_0lRzMTp57p/s400/IMG_0160.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W1mEVtOUSSz6-8hCs3-eYQ8adYrjVljSmenQP8DQKOyin40A2Zr9MPT2sAJ9nh6esegJgVjamHlaM4p-e-3ByO9E4gQItvnd2AiO25SMSBS1nnWLQ-3jhjkNoa2_b9tYVwoVy2RkOvQd/s1600-h/IMG_0163.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 379px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426102473291713650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W1mEVtOUSSz6-8hCs3-eYQ8adYrjVljSmenQP8DQKOyin40A2Zr9MPT2sAJ9nh6esegJgVjamHlaM4p-e-3ByO9E4gQItvnd2AiO25SMSBS1nnWLQ-3jhjkNoa2_b9tYVwoVy2RkOvQd/s400/IMG_0163.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZT_zz32_Wls0kMVcbu0v92uzf_lMsRLl3Dw8SaczZFqVAaemoqz5NWsgOkS_i0EvJOjhvHH-E2MPtsuNEpz5G3AQGnuH1y_QP-B-Z-kXz-AAoOFo5sPvUyQeDfE_k8vyzYhua8mn7RrT/s1600-h/IMG_0161.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 386px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426102476586819858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZT_zz32_Wls0kMVcbu0v92uzf_lMsRLl3Dw8SaczZFqVAaemoqz5NWsgOkS_i0EvJOjhvHH-E2MPtsuNEpz5G3AQGnuH1y_QP-B-Z-kXz-AAoOFo5sPvUyQeDfE_k8vyzYhua8mn7RrT/s400/IMG_0161.JPG" /></a> </div><div></div></div><div></div><div><div>This is where the bookshelf i talked about <a href="http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2010/01/getting-shanty-with-it.html">here</a> ended up. also in the family room.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4o3O95JxhjESoA1lAwBlmyDKgqum1Ngc8bMOeISoYno4_th7AZhQ7j_gslAd4GTysAFelI7ccLk987y3BLFb1FLy88fcfWG93ETiJ2RHXSDjSv-Lv4amoMXUE1_ceJ9_6RCDi_FsB_gxV/s1600-h/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 258px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426349790323151762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4o3O95JxhjESoA1lAwBlmyDKgqum1Ngc8bMOeISoYno4_th7AZhQ7j_gslAd4GTysAFelI7ccLk987y3BLFb1FLy88fcfWG93ETiJ2RHXSDjSv-Lv4amoMXUE1_ceJ9_6RCDi_FsB_gxV/s400/IMG_0165.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>This table has needed a special spot since I <a href="http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-painted.html">prettied it up </a>last summer. So - with a little hutch movement we have a new home for the table! And the fantastic shelf wall thing I found at a yard sale last weekend.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoAW7OrGVDT1hYazwshXVdkqSH3g7K7EzmOJALFw3JoG57to_Cx5dNo-xVsrpnBHurac4TwJNH6MT2gxXVHgm8zgXkjfKttik_zr1PpG2u56zt23_EE2Mm7NKoBUjLkftUT2Kna7mfuJl/s1600-h/IMG_0186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426327407958932050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoAW7OrGVDT1hYazwshXVdkqSH3g7K7EzmOJALFw3JoG57to_Cx5dNo-xVsrpnBHurac4TwJNH6MT2gxXVHgm8zgXkjfKttik_zr1PpG2u56zt23_EE2Mm7NKoBUjLkftUT2Kna7mfuJl/s400/IMG_0186.JPG" /></a><br />The wall shelf was a very country blue color that does not fit into my decor but with a little antique white, some smoke glaze and 80 grit sand paper she turned into quite a nice shelf to display my pics of old schoolhouses and my funky chickens! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEvRKBzP0bySp2kEa49T_bQ47hd-HWz91qCasvYg6Zd0CbNoThK49QjIG4vHoDaw75YzrDle1H7K_0upCpsUwb91zmZ1NY0lDZoxngQVfd6rmtg3MY-t3ochrySvRUtKdSJAdw4cHC48c/s1600-h/IMG_0189.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426327412744591522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyEvRKBzP0bySp2kEa49T_bQ47hd-HWz91qCasvYg6Zd0CbNoThK49QjIG4vHoDaw75YzrDle1H7K_0upCpsUwb91zmZ1NY0lDZoxngQVfd6rmtg3MY-t3ochrySvRUtKdSJAdw4cHC48c/s400/IMG_0189.JPG" /></a><br />the round frames I also found at the yard sale and gave them a nice coat of heirloom white spray paint. They are displaying Winslow Homer and Beethoven - our musician and artist that we have been studying in school! The big picture is the picture by Homer that we have been studying for a couple weeks now - it is time to change it! I love including school stuff in the decor because homeschool is a huge part of our lives but our house doesn't have to look like a class room!<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYrLfuBbweupYxVEl_hogjlHCCo0jgG0T37JXBpfquw8gp10HFv3hW5AptdfAoq1U-XHjUpMCJd6W6yBgdlg3HjXKz-2T8xDk9RVyyGZ62UW6g_lafMm2kAmsLEeYbZqaz7FfxgIHBMtk/s1600-h/IMG_0190.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426327418766262162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYrLfuBbweupYxVEl_hogjlHCCo0jgG0T37JXBpfquw8gp10HFv3hW5AptdfAoq1U-XHjUpMCJd6W6yBgdlg3HjXKz-2T8xDk9RVyyGZ62UW6g_lafMm2kAmsLEeYbZqaz7FfxgIHBMtk/s400/IMG_0190.JPG" /></a> </div><div>my hubby heard this word and said I want you to paint that and put it up in the house. so - 3 months later - here it is! every time i see the word there is something new i think of that we are victoriuos over and it just speaks of God's amazing work in our lives!!</div><div></div><div>we hung it on this little wall that you pass under as you walk down the hall and into the kitchen!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YoRADwq5wrJRBEgkKhpAUbaMlp2HJV3-R5jLFW7lMtVt1CULxtNvejk2hY-7n-nnwbfMWuOIVeHEET6nVmAgFUuG84gBXmOnSDl4txW5bfn-Kv3YO4o8AAdlw_Ck1gBqdwr_apw9OIRU/s1600-h/IMG_0197.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426327428572475442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YoRADwq5wrJRBEgkKhpAUbaMlp2HJV3-R5jLFW7lMtVt1CULxtNvejk2hY-7n-nnwbfMWuOIVeHEET6nVmAgFUuG84gBXmOnSDl4txW5bfn-Kv3YO4o8AAdlw_Ck1gBqdwr_apw9OIRU/s400/IMG_0197.JPG" /></a><br /><div>i painted the wood and then decopauged different pieces of scrapbook paper onto the board that the letters fit on. The letters are chipboard that I spraypainted black and then decopauged to the paper. i think it turned out cute and fun!</div><br /><br /><br />the wall of bookshelves in the kitchen also got an update after the decor was put away!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq42VJu85Sp1DXcfmtQUXWotZIQEBhWaN4jz0tN2p9EgdfCjySBR6w5R2FgB9db3y_QHLJS0GapS1V8KyRr8d-D1knVlrP_EosuVPge-Ebs1JfToyzO5ja97_ixEd6vTXR_d1lTWgk7xEV/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426101385152483714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq42VJu85Sp1DXcfmtQUXWotZIQEBhWaN4jz0tN2p9EgdfCjySBR6w5R2FgB9db3y_QHLJS0GapS1V8KyRr8d-D1knVlrP_EosuVPge-Ebs1JfToyzO5ja97_ixEd6vTXR_d1lTWgk7xEV/s400/IMG_0179.JPG" /></a><br /><div>i love pigs and I have a new infatuation with funky chickens and roosters - maybe it is from living in the country! the silhouettes were an idea I got from a blog last year some time. easy peasy to do! and that empty space in the middle turned out to be the perfect place for our ocean box we made in science today!<br /></div><div>the new lantern(the crack in the back piece of glass got me a discount at Ross) paired with my $2 pig is on the top of the left bookshelf.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcdE7zda8rwH7Y46op8bbaX8T7pT-buPoQsvvkjMpZIt1C6hvY5bE77o-CZlxrr9au7pnujeN0XtMGTlG8I9YGHVoozs3MFJxD5E6GstWRHFqqZ24EtVlKoL2b-tAKDOWFZJ_hS3kowEv/s1600-h/IMG_0176.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426101399748963458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcdE7zda8rwH7Y46op8bbaX8T7pT-buPoQsvvkjMpZIt1C6hvY5bE77o-CZlxrr9au7pnujeN0XtMGTlG8I9YGHVoozs3MFJxD5E6GstWRHFqqZ24EtVlKoL2b-tAKDOWFZJ_hS3kowEv/s400/IMG_0176.JPG" /></a><br /><br />this is what's on top of the right hand shelves. the flag was a father's day gift a couple years ago and i just painted the little sign over christmas break.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR-zuIZggmzJ21DiYfYoLtAR5elccQUmPVIlPpT_mETgJfUCdUuO5fjpCE8nnZkT3sQjBVMSHGKC85F2ACdMpwoeE7eDaIL5GfIo3z8bAoP0UOXwtCawmkb_4U2Qq-MbIV1sTRSJWOcXc/s1600-h/IMG_0175.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426101395150673570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnR-zuIZggmzJ21DiYfYoLtAR5elccQUmPVIlPpT_mETgJfUCdUuO5fjpCE8nnZkT3sQjBVMSHGKC85F2ACdMpwoeE7eDaIL5GfIo3z8bAoP0UOXwtCawmkb_4U2Qq-MbIV1sTRSJWOcXc/s400/IMG_0175.JPG" /></a><br /><br />i have been collecting colorful and old glass vases for a couple years now and every once in a while i find a vase that i like that doesnt fit into the <a href="http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-have-love-of-all-things-polka-dot-but.html">collection</a> or is too big to go with the others so I put them in other places around the house - like here!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIy9h_koT9Ww2iH34vH7uuMzUwcvDJbO4r4-sr1Dn_jl0qeOCvkOZ-HdtvMA4tbj9PmRzwoL-komJhB6ZiBouxKef-0dU205HajFnR6ePvIchxJyYi9SPQqR09sGAQkUJ4YDffROIsdYo/s1600-h/IMG_0177.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426102495173291426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIy9h_koT9Ww2iH34vH7uuMzUwcvDJbO4r4-sr1Dn_jl0qeOCvkOZ-HdtvMA4tbj9PmRzwoL-komJhB6ZiBouxKef-0dU205HajFnR6ePvIchxJyYi9SPQqR09sGAQkUJ4YDffROIsdYo/s400/IMG_0177.JPG" /></a><br /><br />this stuff is on the other side of the middle shelves! my version of the <a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/2009/11/ashleys-christmas-apothecaries.html">shanty apothecary jars </a>with an old schoolhouse pic I love because on the chalkboard is written - I will obey my teacher.</div><div>The other pic is stick figures of all the boys fishing - done by a friend of mine who has some amazing talents!</div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkFfsf1eYauFWX2ZPLHeKMKPx3apbHEPkmMbpi7upshHJ65tH288HaS6rlE-eLmVxA5p6wxwHzB7vW-82D587JDRnUEp054pSk6MWJWsEIGrg4ds64_eXO7NI3hJ3DsNN9g8yn_TKdzOk/s1600-h/IMG_0173.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426102485498425586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkFfsf1eYauFWX2ZPLHeKMKPx3apbHEPkmMbpi7upshHJ65tH288HaS6rlE-eLmVxA5p6wxwHzB7vW-82D587JDRnUEp054pSk6MWJWsEIGrg4ds64_eXO7NI3hJ3DsNN9g8yn_TKdzOk/s400/IMG_0173.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br />i filled the jars with sand i have had from our favorite beaches. my hubby asked me to do something like this a few years ago and the sand has been sitting there waiting for the perfect spot to put it...here it is!! i still have to paint the top of the back jar black and add it's tag but until i get it done it will sit right here!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwJ0qowyNsKazIZ_yiQwZT_-j5lYS5E8NxsQUp9ApgBvYUK0qxoVNTPYctBCnSX05fv_tQR7osf6OaP7U_JHc0-psWgBA_iUpLdkr6qttQYmqSMDuqOWm_AT79O4h9t73cjtV0QomoEVc/s1600-h/IMG_9963.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426101384125575586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwJ0qowyNsKazIZ_yiQwZT_-j5lYS5E8NxsQUp9ApgBvYUK0qxoVNTPYctBCnSX05fv_tQR7osf6OaP7U_JHc0-psWgBA_iUpLdkr6qttQYmqSMDuqOWm_AT79O4h9t73cjtV0QomoEVc/s400/IMG_9963.JPG" /></a><br /><br />i made this big fork about 2 years ago. i cut it out of mdf with my jigsaw. it has been ina closet since i made it and i finally put it on the wall about 2 weeks ago! for some reason i have been hesitant about putting up all the things I have made or painted.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWreZgV27Xl5vRYblNDqvPmXum_e70xVVWQg_VwW1f9uOR0GJuXO5qf7Wy4RfRThGkZbLsWqvsxY6Ub37H14JDXZHzS6hHADeJScOsI8AZfq12Ia37wIS5vjZ_gmYiM3KTs4JDTpv6bdin/s1600-h/IMG_0181.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 160px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426327428185250914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWreZgV27Xl5vRYblNDqvPmXum_e70xVVWQg_VwW1f9uOR0GJuXO5qf7Wy4RfRThGkZbLsWqvsxY6Ub37H14JDXZHzS6hHADeJScOsI8AZfq12Ia37wIS5vjZ_gmYiM3KTs4JDTpv6bdin/s400/IMG_0181.JPG" /></a><br /><br />a bench from a yard sale that cried out for some chicken fabric and some new paint. the barrel i found at an antique shop - LOVE IT!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rg3MPumAEALoDD3IzUdnGDSTWX1IpOQVb1aExcN2EBYXF1piM0FNWxL4vmHyYr_JBhdJcleVEc73SJmUF6bPu7L5U4r7iAW5NwdOj300ybsb_I6rti7zDWdUp07K6tBTD_Exf8XG0tEm/s1600-h/IMG_0182.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 385px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426349788273519330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_rg3MPumAEALoDD3IzUdnGDSTWX1IpOQVb1aExcN2EBYXF1piM0FNWxL4vmHyYr_JBhdJcleVEc73SJmUF6bPu7L5U4r7iAW5NwdOj300ybsb_I6rti7zDWdUp07K6tBTD_Exf8XG0tEm/s400/IMG_0182.JPG" /></a> </div><div> </div><div>well - that is it for now and probably for awhile! coop starts back this week and we have some catching up to do in school so my playing days are over....till I get another great idea I just have to do!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-6422919927634110462009-12-30T14:38:00.003-05:002009-12-30T14:47:44.389-05:00Show and Tell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvlwjKeQ6amE_RkGzos_VgTqDeTkaPqqTpRbJp-yDvrJToH7dZN1NP88eRKtBF1_voobd8rSE4u7Q1iV70fQ9Z9e6hXsy_Mb94O4LYv2qV-H0DTWwpz3jmb9ixP7Dt3I8yfcPzi0l_Or-/s1600-h/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418575765065052674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvlwjKeQ6amE_RkGzos_VgTqDeTkaPqqTpRbJp-yDvrJToH7dZN1NP88eRKtBF1_voobd8rSE4u7Q1iV70fQ9Z9e6hXsy_Mb94O4LYv2qV-H0DTWwpz3jmb9ixP7Dt3I8yfcPzi0l_Or-/s320/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg" /></a><br /><br />It's wednesday and that means time to show off....YEAH!!! I am in th emiddle of a couple projects that I can't wait to show off so I thought I would link you to some of my older posts that I did before I had a place to share my show offs!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/busy-busy-busy.html">http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/08/busy-busy-busy.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/06/ive-been-painting.html">http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/06/ive-been-painting.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-finished-it.html">http://justalittlehouse.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-finished-it.html</a><br /><br />As I was going through old posts I realiezed I have been blogging for over a year now - wow. That seems long to me!! It was fun to go back through and see all the things we did! I will have to do that more often!!!Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-65699002378584690262009-12-23T17:13:00.005-05:002009-12-23T18:23:31.828-05:00Show & Tell<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvlwjKeQ6amE_RkGzos_VgTqDeTkaPqqTpRbJp-yDvrJToH7dZN1NP88eRKtBF1_voobd8rSE4u7Q1iV70fQ9Z9e6hXsy_Mb94O4LYv2qV-H0DTWwpz3jmb9ixP7Dt3I8yfcPzi0l_Or-/s1600-h/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 306px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418575765065052674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvlwjKeQ6amE_RkGzos_VgTqDeTkaPqqTpRbJp-yDvrJToH7dZN1NP88eRKtBF1_voobd8rSE4u7Q1iV70fQ9Z9e6hXsy_Mb94O4LYv2qV-H0DTWwpz3jmb9ixP7Dt3I8yfcPzi0l_Or-/s320/Show+and+tell+poster+copy_jpg+w.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />I do love this idea and have been anxiously awaiting this week's <a href="http://bluecricketdesign.blogspot.com/2009/12/show-and-tell_23.html">Show and Tell </a>to show off what I did with the nativity and O Holy Night I purchased from <a href="http://ishowoffcrafts.blogspot.com/">I Show Off</a>.<br /><br />a><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418559282407613410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnCz2VX0H_j9yQSEd71IcNxRhNxzqOd93EECT6oulJTs-OOSv-q1xQcIBCzWspS64YBWLbVR5kVfpZfnUzSbgaEQ4_IrEiQ_N4nJHfELTm7-ilkjy1RwNsiI-mJV4DkhVT1kiX7Tp5Ayg/s400/IMG_9726.JPG" /><br />This board is leftover from some bookshelves my dad and I made over thanksgiving. I painted it balck and then sanded it down. I learned a cool technique to crackle so I tried that with the white center. I think it turned out pretty nice! When it was all dry I put on the vinyl and then put a clear coat over all of it!<br />to do the crackle effect: just use regular old elmer's glue!! i dont know what the actual crackle stuff you buy looks like when it is done but this worked well enough for me so I have done it a couple of times now!! i forgot to take pics during the process - sorry!<br />step 1 - paint your base color - the color you want to show thru the crackle - Let Dry<br />step 2 - apply elmer's glue to cover the whole area you want to crackle. not thick but not too thin just a nice coating<br />step 3 - let it dry but not completely. it will be just a smidge tacky<br />step 4 - put the top color on top of the glue. do it in one direction. don't keep applying to make it thicker. you are going to want to cover in one stroke going in the same direction and then do the next stroke. the more you go over it and the thicker you make the paint on top the less it will crackle.<br />dont hesitate to email me with questions - you will be suprised how easy it is and how fast it works! you should see it start in a couple minutes!<br /><br /><br />I love these nativities and knew I wanted to do something with them so...I bought them! She was nice enough to size them down a little for me so I could put them on this star as an ornament. I traced the star onto a piece of wood and cut it out with my jigsaw. It required a little sanding and then I painted!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1dNk-4u_YlYKKYinDZDHgH6fdhau7-KPAPMJ6cebxwhcCaiUDWKZczzofQ8piKsjyxguts0Va7Pa3oxu9eCipfHbXYq2Ooi3gkzZHbS9HH6JnPMpBNFpDBZnWO2np-Zo18gFerFG12Jj/s1600-h/IMG_9731.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 295px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418559278809064738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1dNk-4u_YlYKKYinDZDHgH6fdhau7-KPAPMJ6cebxwhcCaiUDWKZczzofQ8piKsjyxguts0Va7Pa3oxu9eCipfHbXYq2Ooi3gkzZHbS9HH6JnPMpBNFpDBZnWO2np-Zo18gFerFG12Jj/s400/IMG_9731.JPG" /></a><br />on the back I wrote the different names that were prophecied in Isaiah 9:6.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5h7kvjzLhyLZDVWRWnGtx0-_Hr8lThuKJJgN0onObJ7CCZiHqZ1KslXzIpSRT4JzXElY648ODdxilYh6Hd-2nQmS3m6nLKgpS1dxAEp9iP5pdKrws5Ik5VWRGO8bgaIzCYwB09jTvhLL/s1600-h/IMG_9727.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418559273599828370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5h7kvjzLhyLZDVWRWnGtx0-_Hr8lThuKJJgN0onObJ7CCZiHqZ1KslXzIpSRT4JzXElY648ODdxilYh6Hd-2nQmS3m6nLKgpS1dxAEp9iP5pdKrws5Ik5VWRGO8bgaIzCYwB09jTvhLL/s400/IMG_9727.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>I have a red one on my tree and Ijust love how they turned out - cute!!!</div><div></div><div>I am looking forward to cruising around all the other show n tell's!!!<br /><br /></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-18131641139174354882009-12-20T11:25:00.004-05:002009-12-20T12:38:40.182-05:00Snow......Glorious Snow.......<span style="font-family:georgia;">the Grand Total at our House was <strong>20 inches </strong>after snowing from 5pm Friday through about 8pm on Saturday<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippqLYoRWkdjQXp1Yhp1JJsMBBtPL0T56qqnPHhyphenhyphen2yGGX3sRQ5TXg_QMhl3CGmJPbG1BaDmzdbQYikGPvFosN5NIjRwZj1DRgq6PsaKB1hhyphenhyphen0vmzQnvIGQvtLex3GFXcOsLkLsjAEDhYX5/s1600-h/IMG_9713.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357922307360034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippqLYoRWkdjQXp1Yhp1JJsMBBtPL0T56qqnPHhyphenhyphen2yGGX3sRQ5TXg_QMhl3CGmJPbG1BaDmzdbQYikGPvFosN5NIjRwZj1DRgq6PsaKB1hhyphenhyphen0vmzQnvIGQvtLex3GFXcOsLkLsjAEDhYX5/s400/IMG_9713.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I love the way the snow looks on the wreaths...so pretty!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgyu2r8Jh5dkwdhpRwL3qfXTTXd170DV_j7I9lDzosvR7g9usOb_-Z8N43FlwdrbkDL2-1p55Lal18_hlPHD-_gLUqjm8RzDUWxcjaNNgAJTaDqIHKCU6Co_YB4OR6-zprQJSqdGP_bSM/s1600-h/IMG_9718.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357916942157170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgyu2r8Jh5dkwdhpRwL3qfXTTXd170DV_j7I9lDzosvR7g9usOb_-Z8N43FlwdrbkDL2-1p55Lal18_hlPHD-_gLUqjm8RzDUWxcjaNNgAJTaDqIHKCU6Co_YB4OR6-zprQJSqdGP_bSM/s400/IMG_9718.JPG" /></a><br />of course it would look even prettier if I didn't take a picture of the broken window that is duct taped!!<br /><br /><br />Stephen and Ben headed out at 830 and we didn't hear from them for at least 3 hours!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqyHRxWZSSs8ZoUSaScc-4trjcuXjBZyUTfjuNT-wUOQMb-8wPoIIRP-Knx1KXH514kLCdQTU0kS9WUVTxSaSkUdu7dfPn1EhNsCDgLHMn9Dl27UTlW_0WSImpKabxW_zAElmPp4wDgYl/s1600-h/IMG_9615.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417356103922971442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqyHRxWZSSs8ZoUSaScc-4trjcuXjBZyUTfjuNT-wUOQMb-8wPoIIRP-Knx1KXH514kLCdQTU0kS9WUVTxSaSkUdu7dfPn1EhNsCDgLHMn9Dl27UTlW_0WSImpKabxW_zAElmPp4wDgYl/s400/IMG_9615.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />the snow started falling harder again about lunchtime<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qeGGF7gU4r0CfgzjK7xCg3nZ6cfWilAa76jJX_s1mrUacm6u6UeQfcJHNSO6dlTxRbtUPTf9xIs5X9rAzQOnDzj8EQNTRUqe5RpgeznNlpaH-NOLbYHDEcFoGsvfmZrRcvc0i0PAeGS1/s1600-h/IMG_9643.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417356100802181314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qeGGF7gU4r0CfgzjK7xCg3nZ6cfWilAa76jJX_s1mrUacm6u6UeQfcJHNSO6dlTxRbtUPTf9xIs5X9rAzQOnDzj8EQNTRUqe5RpgeznNlpaH-NOLbYHDEcFoGsvfmZrRcvc0i0PAeGS1/s400/IMG_9643.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />after lunch daddy had shoveled the driveway and walkway and built some nice walls for the boys to climb on. thomas finally headed outside after lunch...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcjdglUAqsNco8nxJ6Qg4mnEPtRhmqiiNBeUfX-6yrASk43BiuYyZYEl3Uk8nILHdaYCkuujNcmF3ZXOdaF62vH0RKn-F8kBB1StK9SK6rth7_x6on2JLtfOsTseRk2tKMewri6Vr11rN/s1600-h/IMG_9648.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417356092753179122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcjdglUAqsNco8nxJ6Qg4mnEPtRhmqiiNBeUfX-6yrASk43BiuYyZYEl3Uk8nILHdaYCkuujNcmF3ZXOdaF62vH0RKn-F8kBB1StK9SK6rth7_x6on2JLtfOsTseRk2tKMewri6Vr11rN/s400/IMG_9648.JPG" /></a><br /><br />the snow was a little hard for Thomas to walk in....<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImenWgsq3IvWp3MdpgC8-bLo2iatsvw4OYb5FJXkspIjc7yj6m6jIoWq5OcEyO-0ZU3JhB1hHYklzLJGpwDyzWepga32NNJ2hDN5_X9x0mGzRBII2qklv0uaKSysA6cYleT44nsp748tO/s1600-h/IMG_9650.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417356083630190386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjImenWgsq3IvWp3MdpgC8-bLo2iatsvw4OYb5FJXkspIjc7yj6m6jIoWq5OcEyO-0ZU3JhB1hHYklzLJGpwDyzWepga32NNJ2hDN5_X9x0mGzRBII2qklv0uaKSysA6cYleT44nsp748tO/s400/IMG_9650.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Thomas and Shiloh had fun in the snow although I htink Shiloh had more fun than Thomas!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWgY2_k2icmynM91gt1qHqCfuuPUXIc5DgY8fJ4oxR1iHCVoJp9-p9Q8nTuV6umcWhmaJVoZqLB0c2GjD8JIK5_kmlIDi5s8F0WWQzGwpMwgDh4B69f6epwsWekKyNY6hZ5X533dgTz91/s1600-h/IMG_9654.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 284px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417356079837264418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWgY2_k2icmynM91gt1qHqCfuuPUXIc5DgY8fJ4oxR1iHCVoJp9-p9Q8nTuV6umcWhmaJVoZqLB0c2GjD8JIK5_kmlIDi5s8F0WWQzGwpMwgDh4B69f6epwsWekKyNY6hZ5X533dgTz91/s400/IMG_9654.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>Big Brother walked outside and immediately fell over too!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS4tqvwcA4GM8z9DejlTPpWm6v27Igp56ad1NZEadSVujGc4Ggj3Nw2uxSMKrEtUS8aO9AZdPoE7At7FP-dIqiGDmIZ_fKMjcySb2Ryamy9C4TWJAhuLUfXeh2oc_3g1hxW03lu5R0Ies/s1600-h/IMG_9681.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357926831397890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLS4tqvwcA4GM8z9DejlTPpWm6v27Igp56ad1NZEadSVujGc4Ggj3Nw2uxSMKrEtUS8aO9AZdPoE7At7FP-dIqiGDmIZ_fKMjcySb2Ryamy9C4TWJAhuLUfXeh2oc_3g1hxW03lu5R0Ies/s400/IMG_9681.JPG" /></a><br /><br />This is the first mound of snow created by our neighbors clearing their drives and the snow plow. The mound has since doubled in size and will provide hours, days and weeks of snow play for the boys!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QcMA86N3AWpn_A5hFnQ2mpJceBahBllHCrusp4EUllx2rNqfj7m0pxpNlDoHSRCFquQa1jj3M4ZfXMN4W-0H9JD1b57z-uXqVRs-5t-a7ot8eiYXQbywfd2bEOPJjBVFc4-O5cK8YIWJ/s1600-h/IMG_9664.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357933339139074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0QcMA86N3AWpn_A5hFnQ2mpJceBahBllHCrusp4EUllx2rNqfj7m0pxpNlDoHSRCFquQa1jj3M4ZfXMN4W-0H9JD1b57z-uXqVRs-5t-a7ot8eiYXQbywfd2bEOPJjBVFc4-O5cK8YIWJ/s400/IMG_9664.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The boys wait for the snow plow to come through and create this huge pile of snow for them! This year our neighbor had a little bobcat out here shoveling his drive and dumped all the snow in this pile for the boys!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzkDW50-0b2YszKIzCFMwhFqJqAwuaTkPH3DgfmNgbEqovNC9ddXyJj6DMPXKwcFEsjO-7skjmS816zrZZe2BECFKbd0Xb_NPVJIAI_7aA96JOz4v8E6TB_en9Yf1crF1getdEYt-vCOF/s1600-h/IMG_9687.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417357923248010802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzkDW50-0b2YszKIzCFMwhFqJqAwuaTkPH3DgfmNgbEqovNC9ddXyJj6DMPXKwcFEsjO-7skjmS816zrZZe2BECFKbd0Xb_NPVJIAI_7aA96JOz4v8E6TB_en9Yf1crF1getdEYt-vCOF/s400/IMG_9687.JPG" /></a><br /><br />As FUN a sthe snow is - I am about to go crazy from all the clothes and towels laying all over the kitchen so they can dry in between plays! I am soooo grateful that everyone but Thomas can dress themselves!! Oh how it is the small things in life that make me happy!!</div><div> </div><div>It is beautiful outside with all the snow covering evrything.....Thank you, God - you Rock!!!<br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010524221833580063.post-27759786346102074832009-12-18T02:57:00.001-05:002009-12-19T03:49:22.759-05:00Decorating for Christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu2tp_IzsAp9BfRrxRYjpfOHQSl_zFedGfym5toTGxUG-njlMhFVzsXZeQ2Rw1Zof_hdXg_ZGyuvb1_rmZ3ELSKd1X0ocqw-kVsJidGZZfpEpv4qEBfojv_m6gAS8E3uN5H7KemBuksTn/s1600-h/IMG_9388.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 172px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416859643758933138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRu2tp_IzsAp9BfRrxRYjpfOHQSl_zFedGfym5toTGxUG-njlMhFVzsXZeQ2Rw1Zof_hdXg_ZGyuvb1_rmZ3ELSKd1X0ocqw-kVsJidGZZfpEpv4qEBfojv_m6gAS8E3uN5H7KemBuksTn/s320/IMG_9388.JPG" /></a><br /><p align="left">I do soooo LOVE Christmas! I love everything about it - except the shopping! But - I especially love decorating for Christmas. I love getting ALL the boxes out from under the house and opening each one to see what is inside. I love the moment of remembering those items from last year and the little smile that I get from those memories. I love opening a box that is full of all the clearance items from the year before I bought to use this year and trying to remember what I was gonna do with that??? I must admit that a few items got put back into a box this year because I had absolutely no idea what I was thinking when I bought them and couldn't figure out what to do with them this year!!!<br />I was so excited when I found this<a href="http://www.thenester.com/"> tour of homes </a>hosted by The Nester so I could peek into how you decorate and get some ideas for next year!! But - I missed the cutoff to join in her party and through her Ifound these other Holiday Home Tours to join and visit! <a href="http://hookedonhouses.net/2009/12/10/hooked-on-holiday-house-tours-party-time/">Hooked on Holiday House Tours</a> and <a href="http://southernhospitalityblog.com/home-for-the-holidays-2009/">Home for the Holidays </a>.It is gonna be so much fun for me to look thru all those homes.<br /></p><p align="left">I hope you enjoy the tour.......</p><br /><p align="left"><br />This is our new card tree. We love this idea and will be doing it from now on! I can't wait to see what it will look like the day before Christmas! It has already doubled since I took this picture!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwraO0cES3pBWcGgQKxZAfc6vgiHA-j7Pi6XMNeNKvhh_kBP6mPVd75qbAuK_3SnH11y7CUt4XfjYo2H5ua3qlXha9AgGBlraQPOxfZcZ774TpZTcXXI7n61_m0o8AwY9ItUIL_UathO6p/s1600-h/IMG_9571.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416853337052096898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwraO0cES3pBWcGgQKxZAfc6vgiHA-j7Pi6XMNeNKvhh_kBP6mPVd75qbAuK_3SnH11y7CUt4XfjYo2H5ua3qlXha9AgGBlraQPOxfZcZ774TpZTcXXI7n61_m0o8AwY9ItUIL_UathO6p/s320/IMG_9571.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />This ledge just recently got put up in the tv room and has yet to be decorated - except for the window - so it was fun to put all our christmas frames on it and give it some life - finally!! I have painted the frames each year and we try to put our christmas morning pic in them but there are a couple that we missed so it is just the card pic from that year!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLs-Lyt4uLMKvNz_rguPfVb6G0eBhsPq8gL5xeCD2dSMAn7aaTLlR-eMYRBkH3jQb-YxieZIOtll2cL5K7yhXxXJKfoSXdirN7g78BZAclvH9PCpIH3yDNN81JGNm4ERh-MSmuLe_Zgdl/s1600-h/IMG_9498.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416452862265346594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLs-Lyt4uLMKvNz_rguPfVb6G0eBhsPq8gL5xeCD2dSMAn7aaTLlR-eMYRBkH3jQb-YxieZIOtll2cL5K7yhXxXJKfoSXdirN7g78BZAclvH9PCpIH3yDNN81JGNm4ERh-MSmuLe_Zgdl/s320/IMG_9498.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vqr2laLFnqY/SysPatocKKI/AAAAAAAAA2I/k-h_2Oo1jrU/s1600-h/2009-12-14+001.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vqr2laLFnqY/SysPatocKKI/AAAAAAAAA2I/k-h_2Oo1jrU/s320/2009-12-14+001.jpg" /></a><br />The three wisemen are ornaments that my hubby hates putting on the tree becasue they are so heavy! I think they found a nice home!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL_XgewfsZMAcKfk8qMUHrHzH_rG11gmXbiA132SwEjpe2I03XiF2E8zxyrPEVRPx5bFQIvjZA-f7aZz1Vx0S3rrG59eo_iNiBgCXgtY3JPT2wwiIzMMsQ2sOagrXGXPzcvgerByyBwmY/s1600-h/IMG_9421.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416452844547910706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinL_XgewfsZMAcKfk8qMUHrHzH_rG11gmXbiA132SwEjpe2I03XiF2E8zxyrPEVRPx5bFQIvjZA-f7aZz1Vx0S3rrG59eo_iNiBgCXgtY3JPT2wwiIzMMsQ2sOagrXGXPzcvgerByyBwmY/s320/IMG_9421.JPG" /></a><br />this was fun to decorate with ribbon and bright little ball ornaments<br /><br /><br />kitchen table centerpiece<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnqnWi1UgTIIt4SBenbhd8LS45gXV-IzmynnKxpGWn6gIzooel4sqTSRZ1TEhyphenhyphenNoAYEF-JD2HdM4LHUCxHx0enOw7gHW8CLCH61wNVCcLIpBI2JwFIe9jYM4SpfFzIxfLvEqTfDwzIPfc/s1600-h/IMG_9247.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416444476785087122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnqnWi1UgTIIt4SBenbhd8LS45gXV-IzmynnKxpGWn6gIzooel4sqTSRZ1TEhyphenhyphenNoAYEF-JD2HdM4LHUCxHx0enOw7gHW8CLCH61wNVCcLIpBI2JwFIe9jYM4SpfFzIxfLvEqTfDwzIPfc/s320/IMG_9247.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />our house is just a little house and we do no thave any mantels so the stockings hang in the front hallway. I did this last year and I tried to put them on a bookshelf this year but Stephen requested I put them here like I did last year - so I did!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB6QpFKHursgi1-YxWcaQLlIBhQIWj-A4-a4TpsvuleyaN8EbJJP_wqyHzICj1v-yt39Pq6OjBM4XROUDYq4GpN2mOCrCfLdwTNBRxYFSXCB-efs47vd2WaMTome2x0wxbJC3apqpzXbF/s1600-h/IMG_9241.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416444461366636690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQB6QpFKHursgi1-YxWcaQLlIBhQIWj-A4-a4TpsvuleyaN8EbJJP_wqyHzICj1v-yt39Pq6OjBM4XROUDYq4GpN2mOCrCfLdwTNBRxYFSXCB-efs47vd2WaMTome2x0wxbJC3apqpzXbF/s320/IMG_9241.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Our tree.....when we first got married we went to the farm and cut down our tree and brought it home and it was such fun a nd smelled so good. After child #4 came along it was no longer fun it was just plain torture with a lot of yelling and crying involved from mommy and small, cold children so we bought a fake tree! It is nice to be bale to put the tree up on black friday and leave it up till i feel like taking it down! But we decided this year to get a real tree next year since the boys are older and we do miss the smell of the real tree! </p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xxssObk15gos6YOr8Pql7762EYVv0bbSUtPF4yq49oWmbimhZ7iyWitUX52Exql7KUBZduj_joWc_LJ8qaNa9KWyAo1vv2IsEQpLmsAfxffK4lV1P2suxw4cKxyNPoy207lbP4yasumE/s1600-h/IMG_9212.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 175px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416444457907830578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xxssObk15gos6YOr8Pql7762EYVv0bbSUtPF4yq49oWmbimhZ7iyWitUX52Exql7KUBZduj_joWc_LJ8qaNa9KWyAo1vv2IsEQpLmsAfxffK4lV1P2suxw4cKxyNPoy207lbP4yasumE/s320/IMG_9212.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My hubby works retail so putting up the tree the day after Thanksgiving doesn't usually happen as he is busy with all the Black Friday madness. So the tree ususally gets put up during that weekend at some point! It is a family event and all must be present before we can start! Mommy is in charge of the ornaments and the boys get fussed at quite a bit to "be gentle" with the ornaments throughout the process but it is pure family fun we all love! It is so much fun to remember the ornaments from year to year and see the ones the kids made from year to year and to open a new one from Grandma each year. The boys take turns each year putting on the star. It was Thomas' turn this year and he was just so stinkin' proud of himself - it was way too cute! I love sitting next to the tree and just enjoying the lights and the ornaments!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I took these pics below because I thought it would be enjoyable to show off the giant clumps of ornaments and the big holes in the tree that have no ornaments! This drives my hubby crazy and when he tried to be all sneaky and move some of them around the kids actually noticed and got upset with him!! So we now have a very badly decorated tree but it adds to the charm and beauty of it and the lights are still pretty!<br />i wrote on the pic but you can't read it...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vqr2laLFnqY/SysPbHfmv2I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/S9SYs5hWUjI/s1600-h/2009-12-14+0011.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vqr2laLFnqY/SysPbHfmv2I/AAAAAAAAA2Q/S9SYs5hWUjI/s320/2009-12-14+0011.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Alex started a little tradition of his own with his brothers a couple years ago - He hides baby Jesus in the tree and on Christmas morning the little ones have to find him. They love this and can't wait to find the baby Jesus christmas morning!<br /><br /><br />front door wreath I just bought at JoAnn's for 75% off and quickly came home and took down the berry one we have had for a few years now! I would really like to have a big P to put on it but I can't find the bigger wood letters around my small town so it will remain bare till I travel to other parts of the world in search of better craft stores!!! I love the rusted bells. I found some rusted stars at Ben Franklin the stoher day that I think I will add to this one of these days!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGXG2EpglznnNndmakjh0KLd0PlgJZgJIPMR3rEllILbvcA3FUSyxFTA5Sbo0hZG5UVHvR7cB4F-Cv1mBsv8DduFQyUGq14SytfBQKLUhPPt39K9rBOjMbkE5swPnbMa56voRG45zpz12/s1600-h/IMG_9577.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416444453161550594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGXG2EpglznnNndmakjh0KLd0PlgJZgJIPMR3rEllILbvcA3FUSyxFTA5Sbo0hZG5UVHvR7cB4F-Cv1mBsv8DduFQyUGq14SytfBQKLUhPPt39K9rBOjMbkE5swPnbMa56voRG45zpz12/s320/IMG_9577.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I love putting up ALOT of christmas lights outside and I especially love driving home after being gone all day and it is dark and all the lights are on - that is my absolute favorite part!!! It is worth all the work for that moment!! I would keep the lights up all year if I could!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWndH1cCu6v8r7tGMiHcvJvQ1Wl9FSdM4ViJivLKZlaj2IBpiK8DDqBFKQMkNlb-fwGB_CNBdD-xDoC5tb30MNJvNVw2KIaAaLaKS8-j82hgd6EgV9FdUXOIkSrAEi6Wcj4-ytxSu9gEyW/s1600-h/IMG_9443.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416452858318879938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWndH1cCu6v8r7tGMiHcvJvQ1Wl9FSdM4ViJivLKZlaj2IBpiK8DDqBFKQMkNlb-fwGB_CNBdD-xDoC5tb30MNJvNVw2KIaAaLaKS8-j82hgd6EgV9FdUXOIkSrAEi6Wcj4-ytxSu9gEyW/s320/IMG_9443.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZEZ_-bq8KdImrSa6cdK_AJdVgjh5ZVcgUGl0vQWRezva4vaQ1FhD88whvIirDaXEwPxkkJfXpYShJkKL4AcRWcHWDMpfuF0DXFtum3H05bBjuo3Mn4VBJw2-A6TuZtcQNA-4XQ2yZ0El/s1600-h/IMG_9591.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416853335558696098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZEZ_-bq8KdImrSa6cdK_AJdVgjh5ZVcgUGl0vQWRezva4vaQ1FhD88whvIirDaXEwPxkkJfXpYShJkKL4AcRWcHWDMpfuF0DXFtum3H05bBjuo3Mn4VBJw2-A6TuZtcQNA-4XQ2yZ0El/s320/IMG_9591.JPG" /></a><br />not enough lights yet...we are thinking we should put some around the windows too!<br /><br /><br />I must admit that I do tend to skip right over Thanksgiving and move straight from Halloween(which I could easily skip as well) and go straight into Christmas! I tried to put up Fall decor this year and keep it up till Thanksgiving but I just couldn't hold out - I caved - like 2 days before Thanksgiving!! I'll try again next year!<br /><br /><br />This is our Advent Log. My dad drilled some holes into a 2x4 for me to put the candles and I decorated it with garland and holly and berries that each have symbolism this season! Each night we do an advent reading and the boys take turns lighting the candles. The white ones are the sundays of advent and the last one will be lit christmas morning before we do presents! This is the first year doing the log. Last year was our first year doing advent and we used a wreath. I saw the log at a friend of ours mom's house and loved it and wanted to do that instead of a wreath. I could never bring myself to use the purple and pink candles that are traditional advent candles - red and white work just as good for us!! They still have the same meaning just not the right color - Oh well! You should see these all lit up - it is gorgeous!<br />We also celebrate christmas morning with a donut cake for Jesus' Birthday.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRt7PuYMndp55Jus4YBShw7qmJAYPQviF0lKQbTufuqgCr7W_cS11eGcmqLo6nx34kIOl76I1OMzPSNMz5YQZAKaPBCYwugnCIvOlDzja7OBnGT_qzEzxsLgsIC7ppEB_SvoLD51kE_DZo/s1600-h/IMG_9424.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416452849288459730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRt7PuYMndp55Jus4YBShw7qmJAYPQviF0lKQbTufuqgCr7W_cS11eGcmqLo6nx34kIOl76I1OMzPSNMz5YQZAKaPBCYwugnCIvOlDzja7OBnGT_qzEzxsLgsIC7ppEB_SvoLD51kE_DZo/s320/IMG_9424.JPG" /></a><br />Thomas' turn - notice the concentration - this is hard work<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaGu2922BVI4Ge13rQLTZxUbuTRgwtBxW7NDMn7k8o6wy5UBKQni6MagwagS3vSstgz-s-_WTgAwYo0oHC-9Mm5iXLeWoQEzKKgcqoETPMVm35ZyI03kSKpiu8duspumRJKujH737YgMv/s1600-h/IMG_9530.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416452867894593634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPaGu2922BVI4Ge13rQLTZxUbuTRgwtBxW7NDMn7k8o6wy5UBKQni6MagwagS3vSstgz-s-_WTgAwYo0oHC-9Mm5iXLeWoQEzKKgcqoETPMVm35ZyI03kSKpiu8duspumRJKujH737YgMv/s320/IMG_9530.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My Santa's are one of my favorite things to put out! Quite a few years ago my mom started buying me one of these Santa's every year and I LOVE them! She hasn't gotten me a new one in a few years because they no longer go to SC on vacation! So they are scattered all over the downstairs and even on the bookshelves in the hallway upstairs!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYup5sbsqCqgSqMuZ9vC5Dg3vByrCVVNNIgqyrXDylfMvUqF5QXjSTkNsy1RYqgeDzcjr8F43kXMEC127D_GpRJKvk4okx5TwhlOtvWjbGbvKXrzqkIUlgBNRSxlOBBKTOI0ijcMdKcgzP/s1600-h/2009-12-14+0012.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYup5sbsqCqgSqMuZ9vC5Dg3vByrCVVNNIgqyrXDylfMvUqF5QXjSTkNsy1RYqgeDzcjr8F43kXMEC127D_GpRJKvk4okx5TwhlOtvWjbGbvKXrzqkIUlgBNRSxlOBBKTOI0ijcMdKcgzP/s320/2009-12-14+0012.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5RcIyz2_AXLQiGQJI0TJL2fuIYFUZzTQXNzhZ6tZOrenAmGwQS-9GbAIu0HAuQhSaIuRZFX-rXG24SCkrG0ctBZRhelDxQ-1zeA8GwTnAoRidf2WNBsogXNfv62Vw3ix28c3TDSSIqPT/s1600-h/2009-12-14+0013.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5RcIyz2_AXLQiGQJI0TJL2fuIYFUZzTQXNzhZ6tZOrenAmGwQS-9GbAIu0HAuQhSaIuRZFX-rXG24SCkrG0ctBZRhelDxQ-1zeA8GwTnAoRidf2WNBsogXNfv62Vw3ix28c3TDSSIqPT/s320/2009-12-14+0013.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031640193625593655noreply@blogger.com2