tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34328825168180084492024-03-05T07:01:16.256-07:00Everyday life According to UsLexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.comBlogger251125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-72043891007775891282012-04-04T16:12:00.002-06:002012-04-04T16:12:32.536-06:00April 2012...thus far<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
It has been beautiful weather. </div>
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March went out like a Lamb. </div>
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April 1st the high was into the 80's.</div>
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and got a wee little sunburn. </div>
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Then it snowed on April 3rd.</div>
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(and it was garbage day...) </div>
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I was so afraid all the pretty blooms would drop from the trees. </div>
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My neighbors pink blooms are MY FAVORITE</div>
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But here we are on April 4th with these beauties:</div>
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I believe her tree is a fruit bearing plum tree. </div>
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We just might have to become a little better friends this year! :-) </div>
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Happy Spring, from beautiful Colorado</div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-60921892323855503792012-01-02T09:45:00.001-07:002012-01-02T09:49:22.026-07:00Resolution 2012<div style="text-align: center;">
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Resolution 2011</div>
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was to <a href="http://www.everydaylifeaccordingtous.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-enjoy-life.html">ENJOY</a>.</div>
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I did well. I took time to enjoy the little things. </div>
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I enjoyed every little minute I was able to spend in my studio</div>
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I enjoyed each of my children.</div>
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and for the most part I enjoyed each of their personalities </div>
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and embraced each of them for the little people they are becoming. </div>
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I feel like make it my resolution I was able to </div>
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better live my life "in joy."</div>
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This has probably been one of the happiest years of my life.</div>
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Nothing spectacular happened, </div>
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and each challenge I was given was met with a positive attitude </div>
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and a smile! </div>
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THIS YEAR</div>
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my Resolution 2012</div>
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is to CREATE.</div>
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Create happiness in my home</div>
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Create memories with my family</div>
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Create healthy meals on a regular basis</div>
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Create energy and strength in my body </div>
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Create art</div>
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Create Harmony</div>
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I am so excited to for this new resolution. </div>
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It is such a small word </div>
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that is going to have a big impact in my world. </div>
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I hope your 2012 brings you all the Enjoy's and Create's that you are looking for! </div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-34698098846412815862011-12-31T14:59:00.002-07:002011-12-31T14:59:55.157-07:00Christmas 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We have survived the holiday season of 2011!</div>
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I made homemade popcorn for our friends and neighbors.</div>
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Peanut Butter with Reece's Pieces & Butterscotch drizzle</div>
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White Chocolate with Dark Chocolate Drizzle</div>
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Nutella with Chocolate Drizzle</div>
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Cinnamon White Chocolate with Craisins and Sugared Pecans</div>
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The kiddos did an amazing job making sugar cookies. </div>
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They did A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.</div>
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This is what our house looked like when we left for </div>
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Taking some time for a little pre-Christmas shooting!</div>
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Crazy as ever! Living life to the fullest!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but said "kindsight" over in my head 10 times </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">so I could remember to google it when I got home. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a woman who likes to</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have found the holiday's especially stressful, trying to make everything perfect instead of living in the moment and making memories. If I look back to my past 3 years I am amazed at all the things that I have learned. By opening myself up to what the universe wants to teach me, i have learned to stop and breathe. I am not perfect at it. But this journey has been worth the effort. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am looking forward to being in the moment with my family this holiday season. And I hope that I can treat myself with Kindsight.</span></div>
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We left a festively decorated house this year </div>
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For a cozy family weekend in </div>
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Estes Park Colorado</div>
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We stayed in a darling swedish inspired hotel</div>
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Ate Carmel Apples</div>
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We had Thanksgiving dinner at the charming onsite restaurant!</div>
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(My favorite was the savory squash)</div>
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and we can't wait to go back to visit.</div>
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Billie has been begging me to let her cut her hair again for charity....</div>
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a little wind blown! </div>
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Brittany did a wonderful job. </div>
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We ended up with 4 pony tails</div>
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12 inches each. </div>
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I was freaking out inside a little bit.</div>
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But not as much as dad was...</div>
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He liked her long hair....ALOT!</div>
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AFTER:</div>
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Don't worry daddy.</div>
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It'll grow out.</div>
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And it went to a wonderful cause.</div>
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Her heart, makes mine swell 10x's bigger.</div>
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She is so thoughtful and amazing! </div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-12425048421867440692011-11-30T20:52:00.001-07:002011-11-30T22:03:43.050-07:00Thankful Moments<div style="text-align: center;">
November FLEW BY!</div>
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WOWZER...</div>
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Grant and Billie went to their first Middle School Dance.</div>
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All the kids wanted to wear white because </div>
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James celebrated his 10th Birthday on </div>
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Our cousin came to share his birthday with James. </div>
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They were born on the same day. </div>
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It was so much fun. </div>
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We played, had dinner at Red Robin (YUM!), shopped at the Lego store,</div>
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Opened Gifts, Had Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake,</div>
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Played XBOX Kinnect, legos, watched Cars 2, swam at the hotel</div>
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and most of all made wonderful memories!</div>
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November 1st:</div>
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The morning came all to early after our Halloween Candy Hangover</div>
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but we trudged along, </div>
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glad when the day came to a close.</div>
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November 2nd:</div>
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A winter storm crept down from Wyoming</div>
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blanketing us with a good amount of snow.</div>
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The kids had a snow day, </div>
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(the roads were terrible at going to school time.) </div>
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The satellite was not cooperating with their morning cartoons.</div>
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So Billie put her boots on over her jammies </div>
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and borrowed daddys jacket to clean it off. </div>
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We ended up with 8 or so inches by the afternoon. </div>
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November 3rd:</div>
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Grant whipped out a batch of brownies for me.</div>
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From scratch, I might add.</div>
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I tossed him a bag of Mini reece's pieces</div>
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and he incorporated them nicely. </div>
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(yes he is getting tall</div>
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he is definitely taller than me</div>
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and not much shorter than Bill these days.)</div>
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November 4th:</div>
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James' last day of school until after the Thanksgiving holiday.</div>
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I took in Lofthouse Sugar Cookies</div>
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and Juice Boxes to share.</div>
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While the kids were singing happy birthday to him</div>
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he kept pointing to himself. </div>
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I then promptly checked him out of school</div>
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because he hasn't been feeling well, had a sore throat </div>
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and I could feel his temperature creeping up.</div>
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On the ride home he asked me if he was going through puberty </div>
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"because my voice sure has been changing a lot!" </div>
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We must have a teenager in the house. </div>
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Pumpkin Spice Waffles for Breakfast....</div>
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(My sad attempt to make a jackolantern out of them </div>
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the kids didn't care they weren't perfect</div>
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I had em at waffles and chocolate chips.)</div>
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For 13 years I have dodged the bullet </div>
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on having to do </div>
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major face painting...</div>
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(Thank you Billie for thinking enough to grab the camera and get some progress shots!)</div>
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Pretty Tabby Cat</div>
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Stealthy Ninja</div>
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Zombie Skateboarder</div>
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2011 Halloween</div>
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We had a terrific night. We have such a fun active neighborhood.</div>
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And I guess now that Halloween is over, </div>
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winter can officially start! </div>
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On October 23rd. 2010 we said good bye to Arizona early in the morning.</div>
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We pulled into our new home @ 12:30 am</div>
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(I guess traveling with 2 vehicles, 3 kids and 2 dogs is slow going.)</div>
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They removed all the doors on the house </div>
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and for a good part of the day, brought all our things in. </div>
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The weather that day was in the high 40's and the house was chilled.</div>
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Nothing like October 26th, 2011</div>
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Where we woke up to this:</div>
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Good thing we blew out the sprinklers,</div>
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Dug out the snow shovels</div>
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and put the ice scrapers in the vehicles.</div>
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It continued the whole day....</div>
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But it's okay.</div>
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Cause this is why we moved here. </div>
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And I am ready...set...go! </div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-91629897991087982322011-10-30T17:10:00.000-06:002011-10-30T17:10:32.240-06:00Halloween-ish house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last year, at Halloween, we were still surrounded in box after box.</div>
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(Wow! Does time fly. I can't believe we have been Coloradans for 1 year now.)</div>
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This year I determined to be decorated by the middle of October. </div>
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(It helped I was hosting the neighborhood Halloween Bunco party on the 15th)</div>
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I love my fireplace....</div>
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It is really hard to decorate though </div>
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because it is massive</div>
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because it is a 2 story room, it goes all the way up!</div>
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One of my obsessions this season is 3D letters. </div>
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I made these fall letters</div>
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out of old shoe boxes and cereal boxes.</div>
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(Now I want a whole 3D alphabet wall, watch for XYZ to come first.)</div>
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These are my take on a Pinterest find. </div>
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It took 1/8 of a yard of stripe fabric, and some black scrap fabric.</div>
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I sewed little magnets into the the top </div>
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so we can rip em down when we need/want the fireplace on.</div>
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And the pumpkins in the tub...</div>
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in 2009 I had a great idea to have the kids write what they were thankful for.</div>
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We then embroidered them into the stripes. (Grant and Billie did their own sewing</div>
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and I helped James do his.)</div>
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I wanted a little keepsake of their handwriting and their thankfulness.</div>
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(This will probably be the last time with THIS particular tradition. It was time consuming)</div>
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I used up the leftover strips from the thankful pumpkins to make a runner for my end tables.</div>
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I love stripes.</div>
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18 foot ghosts...</div>
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Ginormo Jack o lantern...</div>
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one of my favorite decorations EVER...</div>
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Even though Bill hates storing and moving it. </div>
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Replaced all the picture frames with Halloween pictures past. </div>
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Picture of halloween last year. Grrrr. </div>
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I know this is the bathroom, but this is one of my favorite views. </div>
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Or maybe because I have a Apple Cider Warmer in here, so it always smells like fall. </div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-78299119741895763882011-10-30T16:44:00.003-06:002011-10-30T16:44:43.441-06:00Quiet Moments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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James was having a friend sleep over last weekend. </div>
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The scheduled time was 4:00pm. At 3:55 James started watching patiently.</div>
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(he only asked me every 5 minutes what time it was, that's pretty patient for a 9 year old.)</div>
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Then Grant joined in the wait for a little while. </div>
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I love that my boys can be 13 and 9</div>
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and still be friends</div>
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and still have lots to talk about. </div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-76295157554612590652011-10-09T10:08:00.002-06:002011-10-09T10:08:24.113-06:00First Snow of the Season<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-65528995156051656612011-10-03T07:48:00.003-06:002011-10-03T07:48:46.468-06:00Favorite Fall Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I love fall</div>
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I love the leaves changing</div>
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I love the cool night air</div>
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I love everything that screams fall</div>
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like pumpkin spice lattes</div>
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pumpkin scones</div>
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pumpkin bread</div>
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soup simmering on the stove</div>
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rolls baking in the oven</div>
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Cozy evenings spent near the fireplace</div>
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and Amazing Spiced Chai Concentrate:</div>
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I found this recipe on Tasty Kitchen and I <3 it! </div>
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It is such a good base recipe but completely customizable.</div>
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You can use black tea, white tea, herbal tea (honeybush tea is delish in this recipe)</div>
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Click Here----><a href="http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/drinks/amazing-spiced-chai-concentrate/"> Amazing Spiced Chai Concentrate</a></div>
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We took a quick trip through the mountains to Grand Junction this weekend. </div>
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In Grand Junction we met up with Grandma and Grandpa</div>
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Grandpa and dad took the kids to Cabelas</div>
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After a wonderful Outback dinner</div>
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It was a quick trip but a wonderful reminder of what is important:</div>
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Small moments</div>
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Taking in pops of color</div>
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Uninterrupted family time</div>
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A perfect way to usher fall into the rocky mountains! </div>
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Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-68853576775471985242011-09-09T22:29:00.004-06:002011-09-09T22:29:51.606-06:00WAHOOOO!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
Bill had a follow up with his doctor this week.</div>
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Everything is healing nicely</div>
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and he doesn't need the boot any more.</div>
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HOORAY!!</div>
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He still can't run on it. </div>
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I am super excited to be able to pair socks again.</div>
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a regular sock with his shoe.)</div>
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He is super excited to be able to wear 2 of the same shoes again<br />
Not to have to limp 4 blocks from the parking lot to his office<br />
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The high today was 64 degrees</div>
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Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-36738739840473500702011-08-22T16:30:00.001-06:002011-08-22T16:47:41.703-06:00First Day of Middle School<div style="text-align: center;">Today was the first day of middle school.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't know if I was more excited or Grant. ;-)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZD24zH2exxbSJzGnLwWOEMbbIe9mQAyh6t_jNQ-YVlZAPGIfdFxj4NTUAHGPGuGsmqCjJ0VJZHYB_k_m25HngcdJhZ2kEHcJDr4ns3c3D47xBQ-kD2yJ9r1yMXfuQ79blhz25U8tWrA/s1600/DSC03503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZD24zH2exxbSJzGnLwWOEMbbIe9mQAyh6t_jNQ-YVlZAPGIfdFxj4NTUAHGPGuGsmqCjJ0VJZHYB_k_m25HngcdJhZ2kEHcJDr4ns3c3D47xBQ-kD2yJ9r1yMXfuQ79blhz25U8tWrA/s200/DSC03503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643812482316490866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Billie has a great fashion sense. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">She has picked out some really cute clothes for this school year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">We are still wearing some pants and shorts from last year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I told her we need to save the rest of her school clothes budget for her next growth spurt. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >(We did the "no heat headband curls" and I love the way it turned out. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > I embedded the link below for the tutorial. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >She showered yesterday morning and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" > then sported a "70's roller blade babe" all day </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >and slept in it last night. </span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >Her hair was still curly when she got home from school.)</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwpKmPnpLxC8Fwf5bBoZncv9CNXqDnDPmWPH12-iq6vZG7z-t1BkuQ1RiZyBUAfkPcDfpkoAKP3VcDTQHb6AsG7tS3EofFANuvvt4XkxRJ9RtGHKx1EhkaCNQbhM-rsOp2S2WoDUxtzk/s1600/DSC03505.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwpKmPnpLxC8Fwf5bBoZncv9CNXqDnDPmWPH12-iq6vZG7z-t1BkuQ1RiZyBUAfkPcDfpkoAKP3VcDTQHb6AsG7tS3EofFANuvvt4XkxRJ9RtGHKx1EhkaCNQbhM-rsOp2S2WoDUxtzk/s200/DSC03505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643812470601458546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Grant has the fashion sense of a 7th grade boy. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Pick it up off the floor and smell it to see how smelly it is. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Camo pants are a staple in his closet. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It matches everything. :-)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgnCoRGOfhrpuiMbhg-pRZzTq3dvqiqN3aPbTw84KPsY7uiUINIsXbF59cu9rJpI143TUt4EbB13JvMzYNPj1VJlblVBIDXKl18nDi366rF1JgA2PMu2eRQmH6TqgXNAXqwNU_XXFIjc/s1600/DSC03507.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgnCoRGOfhrpuiMbhg-pRZzTq3dvqiqN3aPbTw84KPsY7uiUINIsXbF59cu9rJpI143TUt4EbB13JvMzYNPj1VJlblVBIDXKl18nDi366rF1JgA2PMu2eRQmH6TqgXNAXqwNU_XXFIjc/s200/DSC03507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643812419013723234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">******</div><div style="text-align: center;">On a side note and basically for my memory:</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Car pool fiasco: I ended up doing two drop offs. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys and then driving back to get the girls. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Got home</div><div style="text-align: center;">*burned mine and James pancakes</div><div style="text-align: center;">*the strawberry syrup exploded in the microwave</div><div style="text-align: center;">*my shin fought the dishwasher door </div><div style="text-align: center;">and the dishwasher door won </div><div style="text-align: center;">leaving a nice big scratch</div><div style="text-align: center;">and one hell of a bruise</div><div style="text-align: center;">*opened a can of soup while putting together</div><div style="text-align: center;">a crockpot dinner and sliced my pinkie finger</div><div style="text-align: center;">all of that between 8 and 12. </div><div style="text-align: center;">*Billie forgot which door i was picking her up at</div><div style="text-align: center;">so 25 minutes after school was over we finally connected </div><div style="text-align: center;">and were on our way home.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I'll sit on the couch the rest of the day and read a book. </div><div style="text-align: center;">;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;">My tomato plants:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwbMS_ug6SRm7CO4VWwUIlLy0w994rR9d3bRiT-DImE8XAp9Dd6TDy9hmIg25VDwjq9zGzqP938QH2WVGXQaG9XyfcX2FKd8XE1udJXQ4LkdMK30IA-Z4638fxiHaPIDIxea6Lio6unA/s200/DSC03477.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642335197138356434" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They are producing slowly</div><div style="text-align: center;">Perfect amount to eat on a salad</div><div style="text-align: center;">or to slice and eat alone for a snack</div><div style="text-align: center;">I got some sort of pest on one of my 4 plants.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It pretty much killed half of it before I noticed</div><div style="text-align: center;">(even though I water them daily).</div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last weekend we hit up a Food Truck Gathering. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was fab and fun and just a tad warm out.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmcB2p7BkgbIJIFRrmfPcsDsh_PdcnMWPt6s_mCaI-hXvO6Fq0hhg-Fz2vl7wL26E8R7LPh4aqJJN1In6yaRXILQuG2BMDK0VarsZikzjmnOVa3VIvNg9FT06nC648CpCCZ6vbIBRKYqg/s200/DSC03471.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642334225758263266" /><div style="text-align: center;">Some of us had biscuits,</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkI-H_XALrtNGiqGMS8fhIj_XYNc8u0wUn8iYAsIpzalEtCvJGVFziPGx0rbHuKz4orHKvQLM-e7m_kGQ5F-RnJl-C8iFso6MEYihJpfBDj8oIesCNvDNKW_0qxEjfHGFcmp7of4zkIQ/s200/DSC03467.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642335174701997858" /><div style="text-align: center;">some of us had tacos</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYtOHURiBu-Q5cleZLK_pkMBAu6MxwoMsXb-DBZnibYJft6AQEyANMmNX915cqtFUL3uEl8wrrE2_p6cEzEcZhhatbj81_x1TUghodL5T-SX-p13rNGaXUHS8aOCSAaav_uwxobDxfow/s200/DSC03475.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642335182290884338" /><div style="text-align: center;">and some of us had the most delish cupcakes</div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;">This "ugly bug" had a mock day today.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing like practicing for 6th grade. </div><div style="text-align: center;">But who ever came up with it was</div><div style="text-align: center;">PURE GENIUS!</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugySSICJIXBlXpk9k3S5fPR6WyPEDrOhNlEPqjpKwryGtfho_dEXF-kB-yriqekLpBGxtbuo8BdM_CUEa8efdSx-v7K2pBjkAXWtkNW4-CKQROzjrsC61hdL9Ezt981xQrUWIH1WHoDE/s200/DSC03490.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642334216354448002" /><div style="text-align: center;">All of our little butterfly's are gone.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we even have a new BFF</div><div><div style="text-align: center;">(her 5th grade BFF moved to another school)</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYTbVYRqAUreOwyvck2vIhCxofC-pYFVmxkixtDMqIqZilGyBCLA4nnhAeXCIjnUfDEEjRmH7HdnJ-7oYzw3wjb8gO9Kasuk3RoipF3MxAChtSaUkOvYRiwsmeG2FKBd88zINSeEj8Uo/s200/DSC03487.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642334202925448770" /><div style="text-align: center;">Traditional Front Door Picture.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll have another photo shoot Monday </div><div style="text-align: center;">when the Granster joins her at school. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*****</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">Summer has been great but</div><div style="text-align: center; ">I am ready for winter.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">but I love my fireplace,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">my double ovens,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">my scarfs,</div><div style="text-align: center; ">my boots </div><div style="text-align: center; ">and </div><div style="text-align: center; ">school time.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<br /></div></div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-88393012074585104882011-08-11T19:32:00.002-06:002011-08-11T19:35:02.205-06:00<div style="text-align: center; ">Tuesday night 8/2/2011...League Softball game in the rain.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">Bill came home with a "pulled" calf muscle. </div><div style="text-align: center; ">He iced it and elevated it for 2 evenings.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Last night...8/10/2011</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOdHwj-fRSSfyIhYGk1hOBXH0HkKWaQ52xSrxFye4dKD3APkcXczEwrXkrLng2GJz_F26thGLGAAWusQCeQeDt-R3ZHX0vkPe0-eyepNdvXQ1OWrqm0w1NIqK5IAfoHKrbrmsdbYuzl8_/s1600/photo+%25287%2529.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOdHwj-fRSSfyIhYGk1hOBXH0HkKWaQ52xSrxFye4dKD3APkcXczEwrXkrLng2GJz_F26thGLGAAWusQCeQeDt-R3ZHX0vkPe0-eyepNdvXQ1OWrqm0w1NIqK5IAfoHKrbrmsdbYuzl8_/s200/photo+%25287%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639775339801812834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Tonight....8/11/2011</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjJJCNZnKov55PLm11L0aDfWBn_iCLDXGBSTy1MfuYdzgwD7x0FEQQuhNSHjlpoS3sMypvLJs0OAE4I_yO0KAe44xyFUAQ0sWNjUtRo0DgjQGevHr-QjC1cL68DzpEv_KhR4xJlDtC8l0/s1600/DSC03464.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjJJCNZnKov55PLm11L0aDfWBn_iCLDXGBSTy1MfuYdzgwD7x0FEQQuhNSHjlpoS3sMypvLJs0OAE4I_yO0KAe44xyFUAQ0sWNjUtRo0DgjQGevHr-QjC1cL68DzpEv_KhR4xJlDtC8l0/s200/DSC03464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639775337302813842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Another Angle tonight</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1M54ynLiSEpmUETIEE_9TYp1111_0waHo9VKMxd2XxRQNHnxfgPrnRbIsUQWBnQ31kEE7SByr_qRXBdWmG6uOWGpvn7FSaEa8mkxBwS4FdqFyunFMRbJOUs58OOYModa47nEu7YnYygR/s1600/DSC03465.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1M54ynLiSEpmUETIEE_9TYp1111_0waHo9VKMxd2XxRQNHnxfgPrnRbIsUQWBnQ31kEE7SByr_qRXBdWmG6uOWGpvn7FSaEa8mkxBwS4FdqFyunFMRbJOUs58OOYModa47nEu7YnYygR/s200/DSC03465.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639775332484656482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">The preferred foot apparel by Orthopedic Specialists....</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsh_NdlrhLQ9E4cjBwq3fcQuiWsHGaGPsgpCdW4FFBSIoeENZ6ME7EJs70Tjh-qziDUrv2PtrqikKfl89IJFRAZRA7jp9wny_eX0atQKpoXh0K73hyphenhyphenLLCaMyOoLUbRMJPNBNJpxhe_e66r/s1600/DSC03463.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsh_NdlrhLQ9E4cjBwq3fcQuiWsHGaGPsgpCdW4FFBSIoeENZ6ME7EJs70Tjh-qziDUrv2PtrqikKfl89IJFRAZRA7jp9wny_eX0atQKpoXh0K73hyphenhyphenLLCaMyOoLUbRMJPNBNJpxhe_e66r/s200/DSC03463.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639772630542235122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">MRI...tomorrow to determine if his calf muscle is more than 50% torn.</div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-63339307932113880822011-08-10T07:08:00.006-06:002011-08-10T07:48:53.318-06:00Aspen in the summer.<div style="text-align: center;">We took an early anniversary trip and drove up to beautiful Aspen.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I mean, what says I love you for 16 years more than a trip with your children. ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We picked Bill up from work in Downtown,</div><div style="text-align: center;">armed with an iced venti white chocolate mocha</div><div style="text-align: center;">I took on the mountain with my little nissan</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a "fun" little drive up to Independence Pass. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The Colorado Department of Transportation </div><div style="text-align: center;">must have decided it was easier to leave the guard rails off </div><div style="text-align: center;">the twisty, turny, windy road </div><div style="text-align: center;">than to have to replace them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFfUnT_tRLZfpu9AY9x5bEJ0pghlS7o8rNC878RhxYU0w2QtMe8OKkkgZ5ZKpyHr1QUxvsXdlrEacs_bhM-eCf7JdzGex_heGXDNcFQTRLv20fXK2HoS-H-Y18Pav85qpspT2B4BL5nI/s1600/DSC03369.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFfUnT_tRLZfpu9AY9x5bEJ0pghlS7o8rNC878RhxYU0w2QtMe8OKkkgZ5ZKpyHr1QUxvsXdlrEacs_bhM-eCf7JdzGex_heGXDNcFQTRLv20fXK2HoS-H-Y18Pav85qpspT2B4BL5nI/s200/DSC03369.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639218385959351938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It was a beautiful afternoon at 12,095 feet. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids (and I) thought it was so cool </div><div style="text-align: center;">that there was still snow on the ground </div><div style="text-align: center;">at the end of July. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJHtqVbUcGPr37hVkl6_pRZ7VaeE3SrpMnG-Xj4FJE0yHqNMZfC_DUlVHggg8bb4jj2qPg-uQplsrwYd062HsDVT2SxaavhT-xv-dS9078GzRvLSkwgv6mjLwsYrdzaRCZdvVMzT1E24/s1600/DSC03391.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJHtqVbUcGPr37hVkl6_pRZ7VaeE3SrpMnG-Xj4FJE0yHqNMZfC_DUlVHggg8bb4jj2qPg-uQplsrwYd062HsDVT2SxaavhT-xv-dS9078GzRvLSkwgv6mjLwsYrdzaRCZdvVMzT1E24/s200/DSC03391.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639218335229551186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aspen is an amazingly gorgeous mountain town. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1MFb_5Wsg86hlDF5hXKI4TR2ufpjz5dljbTY527NCKjQnzTGYrqNJeNs_tolXyf5TTfzLlE8-bm_xT5tTQHyPMVRzCbiN1Fv-eAQrOkO9tcjjZ-JTpnI1Y4LVyeoIDKO3ngvH7n1y44/s1600/DSC03396.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1MFb_5Wsg86hlDF5hXKI4TR2ufpjz5dljbTY527NCKjQnzTGYrqNJeNs_tolXyf5TTfzLlE8-bm_xT5tTQHyPMVRzCbiN1Fv-eAQrOkO9tcjjZ-JTpnI1Y4LVyeoIDKO3ngvH7n1y44/s200/DSC03396.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639215742007851650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The kiddos got a kick out of the winding stream through the middle of downtown.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The dogs kepts jumping all the way in to cool off. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihefLRNzPrUeuiW4mha20uzkk6R7SnCXATP_tNCFvQFCYMO8UzzLWcNVQxL9yMdFycpLnxHCMXGTqbUJeXS696fdayYQEUE_VVvnDunSD8pjwj-8ut0mVBVOFkZG6iAiInUJjpDNvzPkM/s1600/DSC03399.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihefLRNzPrUeuiW4mha20uzkk6R7SnCXATP_tNCFvQFCYMO8UzzLWcNVQxL9yMdFycpLnxHCMXGTqbUJeXS696fdayYQEUE_VVvnDunSD8pjwj-8ut0mVBVOFkZG6iAiInUJjpDNvzPkM/s200/DSC03399.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639215737482209538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We road the gondola up to Apen Mountain. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">F-A-N-T-A-S-T-C</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8SBM2bnpZcwv6TbIVS3b5U4GJ8L3JeruaxSsdLLYk_sWIYmXQeteoEtymIAwCTTeima5jxn2-qlkG9yXZoSV9ILWArn6UJUvYOcwSlzk89FND_OsBRPWIBd2t-OMoJvfFA5MbEi80eY/s1600/DSC03403.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8SBM2bnpZcwv6TbIVS3b5U4GJ8L3JeruaxSsdLLYk_sWIYmXQeteoEtymIAwCTTeima5jxn2-qlkG9yXZoSV9ILWArn6UJUvYOcwSlzk89FND_OsBRPWIBd2t-OMoJvfFA5MbEi80eY/s200/DSC03403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639215722351277458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing says summer vacation </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">like an ice cream bar on the top of a mountain. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0bSFk26Aqn1OENNSbcdAyNR9m9dGYD4nCuyqCa56D_5blomZUd94DccQIRZXOjlFulN6rn-H5SHtgqvKCm0qx0r4XhHHnZQsVkS25SYhDY5PT3510hYLouFm6dJiQxoBni2tqrLl44Q/s1600/DSC03410.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0bSFk26Aqn1OENNSbcdAyNR9m9dGYD4nCuyqCa56D_5blomZUd94DccQIRZXOjlFulN6rn-H5SHtgqvKCm0qx0r4XhHHnZQsVkS25SYhDY5PT3510hYLouFm6dJiQxoBni2tqrLl44Q/s200/DSC03410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639214747282826498" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Bungee Jumping for the kids. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSW1fkaIp6DS2-JSScjgrHQsHur4lMG38BnPVt92vo4LqZWGt-TBrndI_0eJPT8txtbHiqyppcTE2tw80PGnWTW5NK06URV01c8KzTflJKoU6IGJO_34ymNSa6OHMKSSoDPFOhI1Pr2xs/s1600/DSC03414.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSW1fkaIp6DS2-JSScjgrHQsHur4lMG38BnPVt92vo4LqZWGt-TBrndI_0eJPT8txtbHiqyppcTE2tw80PGnWTW5NK06URV01c8KzTflJKoU6IGJO_34ymNSa6OHMKSSoDPFOhI1Pr2xs/s200/DSC03414.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639214740282718082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">James flipping out. :-)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h-LEiEswwx7N37AHiNmYmy_dWBkKxqkhG_PIwy-SkpBBRviYK5FXuFzpVbw8kr-LN8JzN3izW_jkTW_QiGLwdOAdV42TFro9dQlnvItQAz4jlvOp6fg4ydo6eYFUbr9CKn6XlJJSxDM/s1600/DSC03415.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h-LEiEswwx7N37AHiNmYmy_dWBkKxqkhG_PIwy-SkpBBRviYK5FXuFzpVbw8kr-LN8JzN3izW_jkTW_QiGLwdOAdV42TFro9dQlnvItQAz4jlvOp6fg4ydo6eYFUbr9CKn6XlJJSxDM/s200/DSC03415.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639214737229261890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Chair lifts in the summer. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Bill drove down the mountain, and thank goodness he did.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We were stuck in traffic for an hour and a half. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And if you are going to be "stuck" you might as well be coming down the mountain.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*Grant was with G&G Daniel this weekend </div><div style="text-align: center;">so we can't wait to be able to take him back to Aspen.</div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-68020612876024400412011-08-10T06:52:00.004-06:002011-08-10T07:08:00.252-06:00Summer Art Festivals<div style="text-align: center;">Bill has a childhood friend who is an amazing artist. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(You can check him out <a href="http://www.gabeleonard.com/">here</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">He came and did several shows here in CO </div><div style="text-align: center;">So we took the kids for some culture.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This guy *below* was amazing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He is covered all in mirror.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He had an assistant that was </div><div style="text-align: center;">armed with a windex bottle </div><div style="text-align: center;">keeping him shiny and clean.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXcIp3cXbUew9tdJS8Yzxw4WDZosioABXhZYYSOR33eGJesWpLUNa_qNnPXbPwouD8oxYuFhfWMtvkt9iQ3HgBKVdz_SCMz14CKExjzJN3z20IHS1OdIFzCyufZBjiWCeuZ2q_M7VfTU/s1600/DSC03302.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXcIp3cXbUew9tdJS8Yzxw4WDZosioABXhZYYSOR33eGJesWpLUNa_qNnPXbPwouD8oxYuFhfWMtvkt9iQ3HgBKVdz_SCMz14CKExjzJN3z20IHS1OdIFzCyufZBjiWCeuZ2q_M7VfTU/s200/DSC03302.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639211002156174386" /></a>
<br /><div><div style="text-align: center;">Grant loved this target. *grin*</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67OduzNoQozAwkqdtv9PiS6Jb5NwJNTgo_K-Uv0RmhyGjoaNf_VMPvIwvZ05t0SxK4W3SoFZwAkx5HMP9cnhvF7ZxabPu8fqWVK1UkscIzH06CXcUGosQQC9eyG4BfEDoGma3cVIX8G8/s1600/DSC03307.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67OduzNoQozAwkqdtv9PiS6Jb5NwJNTgo_K-Uv0RmhyGjoaNf_VMPvIwvZ05t0SxK4W3SoFZwAkx5HMP9cnhvF7ZxabPu8fqWVK1UkscIzH06CXcUGosQQC9eyG4BfEDoGma3cVIX8G8/s200/DSC03307.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639210994058596930" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Billie loved everything.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(a girl after her mom's heart)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBmIoEHY8nfHZqX3CJHAqMlHK_evivcRX0Bg1NLUPnsMgQEeC8owDqZTn0lN74IfGD2RckrMAm5nK3tlzstoPaUCsJSMcRmPBQ31MOYXOpJjw7SVOledFfbo0fCQ735TV-WwnQNGJV0g/s1600/DSC03310.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBmIoEHY8nfHZqX3CJHAqMlHK_evivcRX0Bg1NLUPnsMgQEeC8owDqZTn0lN74IfGD2RckrMAm5nK3tlzstoPaUCsJSMcRmPBQ31MOYXOpJjw7SVOledFfbo0fCQ735TV-WwnQNGJV0g/s200/DSC03310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639210436783679042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">James really "really" wanted </div><div style="text-align: center;">to bring this guy home. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQpdBeTMexH6Vmu22Ube3PtEKKySpQIMWXuynqmdRZO401TuWpTaVAzeZ9-SbD2lXHpXtS9VKfUCjfQg4c_Dy641dMtkBewUTozwhHPhLXjgZcKiJO-JaLu2msw7c3aw1k0Va68H7_JU/s1600/DSC03305.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQpdBeTMexH6Vmu22Ube3PtEKKySpQIMWXuynqmdRZO401TuWpTaVAzeZ9-SbD2lXHpXtS9VKfUCjfQg4c_Dy641dMtkBewUTozwhHPhLXjgZcKiJO-JaLu2msw7c3aw1k0Va68H7_JU/s200/DSC03305.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639210433134182194" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">It is amazing to see lots of talented people in one place. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just goes to show that you can really do anything you put your mind to. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div></div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-68453137522612506592011-08-05T20:48:00.005-06:002011-08-05T21:09:02.560-06:00bi"11"ie<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >When you are busy making memories,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >the time floats away on a cloud. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can remember her birthday like it was yesterday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We (my body especially) waited for a whole long week. </div><div style="text-align: center;">July 10th was just not going to be her day. </div><div style="text-align: center;">at 12:35 am on July 17th you took your first breath.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now she is 11. </div><div style="text-align: center;">always a friend</div><div style="text-align: center;">the most creative person I know</div><div style="text-align: center;">she is becoming a plan maker</div><div style="text-align: center;">a risk taker</div><div style="text-align: center;">a neighborhood socialite</div><div style="text-align: center;">a fashionista (with her own style)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">She asked for just a few things for her birthday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They were very well thought out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A new bike to ride to middle school. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6vp_kHxaH8qFrmuzLk4byNnKtKtU-FknKBOLDHl_mYZ5jQZYFEvQPvnj0qLuiuEST5N5l8Ufu6PA3nNMfiEBv50yn5eBbtV9NMwd9NeIWascL5dE9raiNZRGqRnbxJCRzaHqWzBciP4k/s200/DSC03346.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637573157573837234" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhZKDgoP2_ldwBg40cZIXShFPlqThhkAbZ3kaf9tzadDFpW0VQPDbg5BfDgk7AEtZ4pwBKIHveFfariiXlBlF6zxMo176i8kJ3QiDvDlrIyOQlCDAfgxFXAlBYIsyyYmMz29EIobLALI/s200/DSC03347.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637573146864532562" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Justin Bieber movie. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >(she's 11 enough said) </span></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-7RtWbEeE4NeBuDKnYFhL7Nh0oJCrUacNuu3b367OSL9RX-DKFYKxf59qDNNcKaIX052qiPX7sFQv9M0_I2SIIVmscx4kTw_kbVSr3HtBbOkQMIleNPHA2Whjo-8HJHYch7Bvb7xwzg/s200/DSC03351.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637572521179563090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a few friends for a weekend sleepover. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I kept if simple with homemade individual pizza's,</div><div style="text-align: center;">individual chocolate strawberry filled cakes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >(which we ate at 11 pm because daddy had to work late)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >and Pink Sodas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I *think* the girls finally went to sleep at 2:45. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >We love you Ugly Bug!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432882516818008449.post-19731083696591386212011-08-02T21:29:00.003-06:002011-08-02T21:42:31.682-06:00I broke up with Book Face<div style="text-align: center;">I love <span class="Apple-style-span" >LOVE</span> reconnect with people.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am my father's daughter, and i love <span class="Apple-style-span" >LOVE</span> visiting with people. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love <span class="Apple-style-span" >LOVE</span> sharing ideas, my day, my "brilliant" spurts of information. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >I love <span class="Apple-style-span" >LOVE</span> bragging that I made a homemade veggie lasagna from scratch. TODAY.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I also love <span class="Apple-style-span" >LOVE</span>:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Playing the piano</div><div style="text-align: center;">updating my Project Life</div><div style="text-align: center;">updating my Blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">baking Mocha Chocolate Cheesecake Brownies with my kids in the kitchen,</div><div style="text-align: center;">working on a little sewing project i want to finish this century</div><div style="text-align: center;">playing my bassoon for the first time in 10 years (yes I have 3 working reeds and not terribly squawky either)</div><div style="text-align: center;">hanging outside with my kids and my neighbors</div><div style="text-align: center;">grocery shopping with coupons</div><div style="text-align: center;">reading a fun summer novel</div><div style="text-align: center;">keeping up with the laundry for a family of 5</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So something had to give for a while.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I did it cold turkey, no grace period.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe someday we can be friends again. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(on Book Face that is) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >And really I have been cheating on bookface with <a href="http://pinterest.com/lexid3/">pinterest</a> for months. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like i told Bill:</div><div style="text-align: center;">my mom knows where I live</div><div style="text-align: center;">my true best friends text me</div><div style="text-align: center;">my friends email me</div><div style="text-align: center;">and everyone else who might care, find me here. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For 3 days, it has been VERY liberating</div>Lexihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02355301767809739087noreply@blogger.com5