tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092251544960330012024-02-18T19:31:45.720-08:00Sweet Home Alabamahotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-45515192262358875232010-06-23T16:27:00.000-07:002010-06-23T16:30:20.241-07:00BLISS<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3n6gicmhFGXRGnT0f_nfjusUD3le_XkugrQi-FuTQddNEDeKgKAnDSYsWCDVwwFeRbhUwRpcTSt-uPwNqgXo4CyWzLnAux_YRSP1rkK1DItt5nl_Go2_RRbiVXZ7wPfv2cWfzvh7hfM/s1600/DSC_0908.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3n6gicmhFGXRGnT0f_nfjusUD3le_XkugrQi-FuTQddNEDeKgKAnDSYsWCDVwwFeRbhUwRpcTSt-uPwNqgXo4CyWzLnAux_YRSP1rkK1DItt5nl_Go2_RRbiVXZ7wPfv2cWfzvh7hfM/s320/DSC_0908.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486115229213817122" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-73107780259505201252010-06-21T06:36:00.001-07:002010-06-21T08:08:23.885-07:00What a great Father's Day....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsMh0mvHaUdy_rNaR4o085mfV_RVeVdJeUf7vTo5u3KJ0TXEKnMQmvUz-sKX4KkObFV0fjxDuw4TkMKQ4EZzZGCOdhQIruQIl9agE-70ZDW0jVRxrELCpaWGj-EGD-R4F_LjLTW8xT2c/s1600/DSC_0889.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUsMh0mvHaUdy_rNaR4o085mfV_RVeVdJeUf7vTo5u3KJ0TXEKnMQmvUz-sKX4KkObFV0fjxDuw4TkMKQ4EZzZGCOdhQIruQIl9agE-70ZDW0jVRxrELCpaWGj-EGD-R4F_LjLTW8xT2c/s200/DSC_0889.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485222849130349554" border="0" /></a><br />This was our nutritious breakfast... the best strawberry cake E.V.E.R. from Edgar's bakery.<br />All the kiddos were in such shock that I would even utter the words, "Cake for breakfast" but they weren't going to give me a chance to change my mind either.<br /><br />So, we had cake for breakfast.. not a bad way to start Father's day if you ask me!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzxi9jWyYYi9xjbHh8UD2Ph2k5GEGppBCSIuzMskyqTvvFUe5aCZNkaN17tbVHlTN_6oMOL_tVh5T389xKYpQ6amjDIfS27hCU8o7iRpxG_6FZOTWbB8lw2kHOK3bn9RcgMsGmRjJeyM/s1600/DSC_0882.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzxi9jWyYYi9xjbHh8UD2Ph2k5GEGppBCSIuzMskyqTvvFUe5aCZNkaN17tbVHlTN_6oMOL_tVh5T389xKYpQ6amjDIfS27hCU8o7iRpxG_6FZOTWbB8lw2kHOK3bn9RcgMsGmRjJeyM/s200/DSC_0882.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485222476310030066" border="0" /></a><br />Following church we had lunch with some friends and then headed out to their place for some outdoor fun!<br /><br />Daddy and the kids got to fish and mommy and baby got to watch and swing!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfT2G-6lwneulEc7h1OKcNIduQeMtSEMIGSobEG64puuKW3N3xFS376MbpNn03-AWH8lbCgL51DVcoG0XUe_o9P-fZJBHeb2WF1t1Gnh2HzH-LM4AU5kReyvESViFQCzuzwnIUjuud6c/s1600/DSC_0877.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfT2G-6lwneulEc7h1OKcNIduQeMtSEMIGSobEG64puuKW3N3xFS376MbpNn03-AWH8lbCgL51DVcoG0XUe_o9P-fZJBHeb2WF1t1Gnh2HzH-LM4AU5kReyvESViFQCzuzwnIUjuud6c/s200/DSC_0877.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485221519953120850" border="0" /></a><br />Sweet E caught her first fish and she was thrilled. BTW... she was the only one who caught a fish on Father's day.. the boys weren't too excited to be shown up by a girl.. but at the end of the day she's the one who caught the only fish of the day.<br /><br />As a friend of mine once told me.. It's called fishing NOT catching :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoR77SV_CquE-IqJjqo7TTjA0SK6NqAngVRnKDdwvfFEU_wDtFjZE5iAXU48W9AKvLI7cavrBMssyfHCIlMzap5gts3fnvtATMabJSuTrUjaXguus-8mx0QwQqRdIfZRh9HklSsaG_y0/s1600/DSC_0870.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidoR77SV_CquE-IqJjqo7TTjA0SK6NqAngVRnKDdwvfFEU_wDtFjZE5iAXU48W9AKvLI7cavrBMssyfHCIlMzap5gts3fnvtATMabJSuTrUjaXguus-8mx0QwQqRdIfZRh9HklSsaG_y0/s200/DSC_0870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485221056905256290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QC_aNjuk4yMz-GqYag7MSTuSfr4Auqe_BtMqWGi-p7u6UKFmIGHozQOztU1cxpta5yzIsGCisOd7FRSeU6yLqsgGOY8fRmNGdRFZ4Xhrojbj4eklmlvGJEKyjnxX9Wiq4E2CBKAQnUM/s1600/DSC_0878.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QC_aNjuk4yMz-GqYag7MSTuSfr4Auqe_BtMqWGi-p7u6UKFmIGHozQOztU1cxpta5yzIsGCisOd7FRSeU6yLqsgGOY8fRmNGdRFZ4Xhrojbj4eklmlvGJEKyjnxX9Wiq4E2CBKAQnUM/s200/DSC_0878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485220773817833682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyx1gPOBK-uocAn6cZ58Cpl738nNgiviCFYCppkvQZ8Mmg9j24Lp2iX_bCb6VVafDnf_CBnYrrMtUL-Ha23oRaQ7alId5dtvo2Jl6f1hyphenhyphenQTs0PUdi83zGw0ehvKroiZYM2W0TgQyEX8c/s1600/DSC_0886+%282%29.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwyx1gPOBK-uocAn6cZ58Cpl738nNgiviCFYCppkvQZ8Mmg9j24Lp2iX_bCb6VVafDnf_CBnYrrMtUL-Ha23oRaQ7alId5dtvo2Jl6f1hyphenhyphenQTs0PUdi83zGw0ehvKroiZYM2W0TgQyEX8c/s200/DSC_0886+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485243529009096786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-86632983319835699632010-06-18T06:15:00.000-07:002010-06-18T06:15:40.978-07:00The Vintage Pearl: dad's day. [ a giveaway! ]<a href="http://thevintagepearl.blogspot.com/2010/06/dads-day-giveaway.html">The Vintage Pearl: dad's day. [ a giveaway! ]</a><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-22669271229101962142010-03-15T07:28:00.001-07:002010-03-15T07:32:14.859-07:00A Great Start to Spring Break<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedB7NYbi-54Dpqj4IbY6F1ovhDVLf6T9DUCJWYCvo6R31qHMhQi2rt4_1_7Fvs1MntwvFlsza9U7wrbywBSP3AgYMAUR3a0zCMtKl-JY6TaNcPACRgxUM9G4tnmjv_m0U54oVNtfux7s/s1600-h/DSC_0042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448867609768643874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedB7NYbi-54Dpqj4IbY6F1ovhDVLf6T9DUCJWYCvo6R31qHMhQi2rt4_1_7Fvs1MntwvFlsza9U7wrbywBSP3AgYMAUR3a0zCMtKl-JY6TaNcPACRgxUM9G4tnmjv_m0U54oVNtfux7s/s200/DSC_0042.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">YUMMY!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">So... one my son's had a friend sleep over b/c it's officially spring break and I thought we really needed to start it off right with some wonderful cinnamon rolls with cinnabon icing... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">need I say more?????</span></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-31184564119750446522010-03-10T07:10:00.000-08:002010-03-10T07:19:03.079-08:00My most ridiculous post EVER....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyiHrTDXqk5kIGmGI4jULO8cKnRx2Aa6jREfWls6dNp9FZ1X69tjDcZaLUYYQ6CM4SecVxitVXOlC2OySnnhLpqKI0X2OmNTQc_L7_aevEG1yPKueJInOD8AvzgD3l2nqtCsdMOgaInM/s1600-h/DSC_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyiHrTDXqk5kIGmGI4jULO8cKnRx2Aa6jREfWls6dNp9FZ1X69tjDcZaLUYYQ6CM4SecVxitVXOlC2OySnnhLpqKI0X2OmNTQc_L7_aevEG1yPKueJInOD8AvzgD3l2nqtCsdMOgaInM/s200/DSC_0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447023178819001474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So... here is my trash can.. <br />you still with me??? I told you it was ridiculous :)<br /><br />This morning I was sweeping and mopping the kitchen floor and I had to move the trash can into the dining room to clean and the top of the trash can was calling my name.<br /><br />I should be grateful that my children don't leave their mess all over the house and they actually throw their junk away.. but when I saw the trash can top littered with yogurt and peanut butter I wasn't a happy camper. The picture doesn't do it justice.. I actually wiped some off before I decided to share it with you.. so this isn't nearly as bad as it was.. pre-picture!<br /><br />Feel free to give me a good tongue lashing.. I know it's trivial.. but I guess I need more sleep b/c this one nearly pushed me over the edge this morning. <br /><br />Oh and I forgot to mention that my precious daughter spilled my coffee all over the counter this morning.. another mess to clean up.<br /><br />Some days I wish all I had to do was wake up and drink my coffee and have a lazy day.. not likely to happen with 4 kiddos in the house!<br /><br />Alrighty... I feel so much better now just getting this off my chest. <br /><br /><br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-57690975256730030632009-10-07T07:52:00.000-07:002009-10-07T07:56:56.522-07:00Free 8 X 10 Canvas<h2 class="entry-title index-entry-title"><a href="http://www.forthemommas.com/deals-and-steals/free-8-x-10-canvas" title="Free 8 x 10 Canvas"><img class="ttf" src="http://www.forthemommas.com/wp-content/plugins/ttftitles/cache/1426d673791ee449c1bc08d6dc602c8b.png" alt="Free 8 x 10 Canvas" height="27" width="257" /></a> </h2> <div class="additional-meta"><br /><a href="http://www.forthemommas.com/deals-and-steals/free-8-x-10-canvas#respond" class="comments-link" title="Comment on Free 8 x 10 Canvas"></a></div> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/m4115hz74z6MQRURWNTMONUNTVTQ" target="_blank"><br /><img class="aligncenter" src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/ei77o26v0zKOPSPULRKMLSLRTRO" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p>This will make an incredible holiday gift for the grandparents or Mom. You can check it out <a href="https://secured.canvaspeople.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a><a href="https://secured.canvaspeople.com/"><img src="http://www.awltovhc.com/j6117c37w1-LPQTQVMSLNMTMSQQR" alt="" border="0" height="1" width="1" /></a></p> <p>If you wanted to get a larger size, they are $55.00 off!</p><p><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thanks to<a href="http://www.forthemommas.com/"> For The Mommas</a></span></span> for sharing this deal!<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-48565411292981967132009-10-07T06:15:00.000-07:002009-10-07T06:29:34.931-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What a great idea and easy to do!<br /></span></span></span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqJkh3KKhTPyrxTOd2_J7uDSNuci-9_0gzPfHSK8wMnGha96zTSbejEcSCTcNOsRgtq7bieePxU2zjysCtCQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><br />I have a son who insists on taking his lunch to school and so this caught my eye! I like to put a note in his lunchbox so that he knows that I'm thinking about him during his day. This was an easy way to help a good cause!<br /><br />Once you visit the site they have different lunch note designs that you can download to your computer and print for a unique and personal lunch note for your son or daughter! I chose one of the monster one's since it's close to Halloween!<br /><br />Also, they offer a $1.00 off coupon for one Oscar Mayer lunchables lunch combinations with water! I don't send lunchables as part of my son's lunch but I might try this one since it looks healthier than your typical lunchable.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">http://www.lunchnotepromise.com</span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-48980110522166343942009-08-18T10:11:00.000-07:002009-08-18T10:36:12.081-07:00Gavin's Baptism<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6TodM3HN6taXHND6txV4qYcTGFx_hi9HdOPsplRnxg_lbE9KovsmIhkWI6i6rtrCMkx11y9KwDRBrZqG4' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >August 2, 2009</span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >My oldest son made the most important decision of his life and this was his expression of his experience!<br /><br />My husband and I couldn't have been more proud of our son as he took this huge step! We were with him every step of the way and praying him into the kingdom!<br /><br />One child in and 3 more to go! </span><br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-83707952370053387432009-08-18T08:21:00.000-07:002009-08-22T09:02:00.637-07:00Baby Boy Has Arrived<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >August 10, 2009<br />Baby Landon<br />8lb 9oz<br />21 1/4 inches</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACAUnFSVuueVn59hOQwFfMozOKsy-Xd-1J5lFYe86KdYDoNDmCy4viRoSz0xnj49iYrMXiKvMUeQzqTnd-Tc0d7bXIZtdExsBJrSGQR7g3IngAyMIHZECYlVOjLoZObeFzyQ9DUlUpi0/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhACAUnFSVuueVn59hOQwFfMozOKsy-Xd-1J5lFYe86KdYDoNDmCy4viRoSz0xnj49iYrMXiKvMUeQzqTnd-Tc0d7bXIZtdExsBJrSGQR7g3IngAyMIHZECYlVOjLoZObeFzyQ9DUlUpi0/s200/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371327074431900018" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >This was my biggest baby by far. He was an entire pound heavier that both of my older boys when they were born. I could tell he was going to be big and I even asked my doctor how big he thought he'd be and my doctor just said don't worry.. if you haven't had a 9 pounder before then you don't have anything to worry about... well.. he was wrong!!!</span><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn83-HzNEASWabml6p7O18Ylp3bQ7apalVGEPzzv8bw59JBtu5JHPSk4Pjk1v50tj90HqrXsrPMfJqmYkQjGvbyPBk5cooW_TWsMm-BnNBIMMtUQKcgYhVXG8EHtZVLiWuWbSJJSAt0t8/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn83-HzNEASWabml6p7O18Ylp3bQ7apalVGEPzzv8bw59JBtu5JHPSk4Pjk1v50tj90HqrXsrPMfJqmYkQjGvbyPBk5cooW_TWsMm-BnNBIMMtUQKcgYhVXG8EHtZVLiWuWbSJJSAt0t8/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371326945908896114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ_THC46GtlKP3AFE75ZFy_YhgLjDo6Ri-6EREJurdHGZq2hkegb2eka6-qW5lBtTiSSmMMDda_a6WyG-htykzQtiFoJehhFylzXUwQWIaW2Q30OlBjhr4qWoKgljy0uyK_WHJ0G9VV0/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZ_THC46GtlKP3AFE75ZFy_YhgLjDo6Ri-6EREJurdHGZq2hkegb2eka6-qW5lBtTiSSmMMDda_a6WyG-htykzQtiFoJehhFylzXUwQWIaW2Q30OlBjhr4qWoKgljy0uyK_WHJ0G9VV0/s200/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371326753490747458" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Sleeping so peacefully.. just before his brothers and sister arrived to visit.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y6rYvQvstOJlaHeXCNqtBwUNj5n2JCGTVqTJcJ28BmyPxwQmaFVZjAytZmBdIh4qhXCJWnyJ_m9hQ4Kq5QpDNA90zhc8leKMbagvdsOd_CIxjtmiQmRLVqt0huxR9Gm0uszC2U-nZfk/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Y6rYvQvstOJlaHeXCNqtBwUNj5n2JCGTVqTJcJ28BmyPxwQmaFVZjAytZmBdIh4qhXCJWnyJ_m9hQ4Kq5QpDNA90zhc8leKMbagvdsOd_CIxjtmiQmRLVqt0huxR9Gm0uszC2U-nZfk/s200/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371326628927769266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Daddy was so happy that we all made it through the delivery without any complications and both Landon and I were doing fantastic!</span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwDAf2U9RioNJmjrWLHX8sJugp2AlFELOFI3vieBPqGHK5RmpqxtLnIaeI9sxCMv-8SMJzzScTNnczMu5uY8up4CWpenMLBrOvOJSmrnMwH8KDkyy0kF6Yjs5RfGOJiIBDTQatk-_5Ncc/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-kLf3zzxRYYfnGF8_yDgayximyR7tBG5nxXcnrwK0Ye_Qu4PHbPgvdZGVkmtSUTOKqn3deWLnur-vg8S6Ao68OGweRloyDg77pQnkNpoUrABOIOVslybQQTy_pxhxToOzSxNW-sLyXM/s200/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371326144116347858" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">My parents brought all the kiddos soon after I delivered and they were all so patient in waiting their turn to hold their new baby brother.</span></span><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm-gob-NGelCWrs8rXonVGrW7zaZMY6eXaa0i0-z4FRSUTHQ3qwLzLILBDIyYBFH-pvdbKiIFbFWw-0MGeRgo-QunyjgGYBwiGnxtr49WkSE_QC3dPovlcEBIcFt8U0Qlz_hqyGiL0zxA/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhLgM6MLf4-ZHzcy-96gTe8h27flZv8E-I5JEdlecJY1yd7x982RZ6cPpIWslb8oryH06qrDmP5F_606HjPiZp00zW3SN7UO-oMr589DfscjmIAblB1Ddtngez9LOZrzVGuhlXKtkv0Q/s200/DSCF0293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371325016388580130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br />This was such a wonderful birthing experience and one I will cherish always. It's always bitter sweet when you know it's the last one.<br />However, I feel so blessed that the Lord has gifted our family with 4 beautiful and healthy children.<br />Now a new journey begins as we adjust to having a family of 6.<br /></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAXMc0o8IeyWC5gF2rACzOiwnvTLO5zp5CpZAzwWIdJM8cUSc_4xjwAX6DRdJPM4T6C_Dek48gJHhpT2ipSmjLtp1b86QMZwIfZ_e0GitIV5akbwk5gMMzR3UTReQc4sFr4TEAspM210/s1600-h/DSCF0292.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAXMc0o8IeyWC5gF2rACzOiwnvTLO5zp5CpZAzwWIdJM8cUSc_4xjwAX6DRdJPM4T6C_Dek48gJHhpT2ipSmjLtp1b86QMZwIfZ_e0GitIV5akbwk5gMMzR3UTReQc4sFr4TEAspM210/s200/DSCF0292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371324879605042898" border="0" /></a>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-875861173516714592009-07-28T08:00:00.001-07:002009-07-28T08:08:38.334-07:00Our ever growing family!<div style="text-align: center;">If you can believe it I've never done a maternity shoot despite having 3 children already. <br />So... since this is our last baby, I decided it was time to bite the bullet and go see a professional and have our family/maternity pictures taken.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW64P0U21F7iVENUt5WkaRtkXeExH0Im7BqcJkh-yvWTOrlE5eg8uHKiiMypyyl14rO02QKk-aKltHYIlmNBvFPuW2PwqbBkz-eWgKz9ybvcALePfTUBaGc8tJAe99-TPldJlIuzmJERI/s1600-h/IMG_4959.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW64P0U21F7iVENUt5WkaRtkXeExH0Im7BqcJkh-yvWTOrlE5eg8uHKiiMypyyl14rO02QKk-aKltHYIlmNBvFPuW2PwqbBkz-eWgKz9ybvcALePfTUBaGc8tJAe99-TPldJlIuzmJERI/s200/IMG_4959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363527171178510706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsCdfx-MKRruYY-5cjSeWJtGmMlOyr4JlKmDB7GkwvQgSbC-X-nypBQ2HSw0arGH1rk3As-tLtpUua95rD8xB_ARZkplBRKBejuBxPc0VXKBLzK8QcvcnxhcwbDKPOwQwpOgzkPCEyMc/s1600-h/IMG_4979.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEsCdfx-MKRruYY-5cjSeWJtGmMlOyr4JlKmDB7GkwvQgSbC-X-nypBQ2HSw0arGH1rk3As-tLtpUua95rD8xB_ARZkplBRKBejuBxPc0VXKBLzK8QcvcnxhcwbDKPOwQwpOgzkPCEyMc/s200/IMG_4979.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363526595921422466" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozlYAgnDlr6E-eQRl11G7bBls7Tdd-ZAPsP00nJdvRAHmGvrnDW9EuksnS2-kl-CuL-TOe3IpEMP1AE2ut6cgn9u001Kk-pFmwbcT_Iq9H5BapLAOeryQWYP90X5AjGH6L_Sz30OS97Y/s1600-h/IMG_4983bw.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozlYAgnDlr6E-eQRl11G7bBls7Tdd-ZAPsP00nJdvRAHmGvrnDW9EuksnS2-kl-CuL-TOe3IpEMP1AE2ut6cgn9u001Kk-pFmwbcT_Iq9H5BapLAOeryQWYP90X5AjGH6L_Sz30OS97Y/s200/IMG_4983bw.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363526377693223666" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love this photographers work and can't wait to see what she'll do once the baby arrives.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOLpa7FFpjNRs5ThYedGzNRJDhPUiCJHgFwxkFMh6O6C4yiwI6XTvsOnocSwo1lI2fhbr_vdflp6_gAovfpqN1G9lpdoGOFPcIhdqJ1DSTViSblHnjxuleudM-pCZ5RfAm3XR6sdO1-s/s1600-h/IMG_5006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOLpa7FFpjNRs5ThYedGzNRJDhPUiCJHgFwxkFMh6O6C4yiwI6XTvsOnocSwo1lI2fhbr_vdflp6_gAovfpqN1G9lpdoGOFPcIhdqJ1DSTViSblHnjxuleudM-pCZ5RfAm3XR6sdO1-s/s200/IMG_5006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363526769779486786" border="0" /></a>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-48901981056222516902009-07-23T06:32:00.000-07:002009-07-23T06:37:48.569-07:0036 Weeks and Counting<div style="text-align: center;">If he only knew.... <br /><br />This is me at 36 weeks pregnant after my 8 year old son's birthday pool party! A friend of ours thought it would be hilarious to put a beach ball under my husband's shirt while we stood belly to "belly".<br /><br />So, here we are and from the looks of things I am ready to pop. It won't be long and I'll be posting pictures of a newborn instead of me with my ridiculously huge belly.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKHrTLp1SWCz3QWBcDD1q72AIESiN8pqUZaOf9Sx7hnsCPfN6viwvZQKggjhTuvcETEbwo6AC3Fl1mcAp5XXqy42B_WCUFn_nWNVB-_FwxJqgnDbcd98taHOsuu4xm4bb99RGfp8BAJA/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKHrTLp1SWCz3QWBcDD1q72AIESiN8pqUZaOf9Sx7hnsCPfN6viwvZQKggjhTuvcETEbwo6AC3Fl1mcAp5XXqy42B_WCUFn_nWNVB-_FwxJqgnDbcd98taHOsuu4xm4bb99RGfp8BAJA/s200/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361648260969004210" border="0" /></a>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-36211347241784782422009-07-23T06:21:00.001-07:002009-07-23T06:32:12.218-07:00The Nursery<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Baby Landon's Nursery</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI73si3oUN9yt_e_-945bYZMTvspPRYw81yU4441TVENUQacjoCHQcdlzd5v_Y6872YaLQSMP19f2TCFtAN3XBM6slLXy9U7069swy20MXv5SWc083QaGl-ssRS49nhjxwwUBc0xOgS0/s1600-h/092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI73si3oUN9yt_e_-945bYZMTvspPRYw81yU4441TVENUQacjoCHQcdlzd5v_Y6872YaLQSMP19f2TCFtAN3XBM6slLXy9U7069swy20MXv5SWc083QaGl-ssRS49nhjxwwUBc0xOgS0/s200/092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361645805026400130" border="0" /></a><br />I covered the lamp shade.. added the striped fabric to the bottom of the curtain panels (which are lined and I found the pair for $17 at Old Time Pottery)<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep_iZtEj_W2Xj0Ezp4y_jEugSU1hajNHxmSRKpq3xKYqThKYGb1GgrYGmjwbJIMqvFjep6lSHhtkwy7EgWMtyeL_STSbugMUDgfEu8zFZDmMDYeGrIwIfIK3JFUumpu-gzXCvS_tFExk/s1600-h/093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhep_iZtEj_W2Xj0Ezp4y_jEugSU1hajNHxmSRKpq3xKYqThKYGb1GgrYGmjwbJIMqvFjep6lSHhtkwy7EgWMtyeL_STSbugMUDgfEu8zFZDmMDYeGrIwIfIK3JFUumpu-gzXCvS_tFExk/s200/093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361645690797502290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The blue frame and the "L" on the wall are from Hobby Lobby.. my favorite store!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8hE1hGiFuj1s_h4_9Q9dhtFdXJVKIS8YF22Zo0DQwUxkL_n_RFDbFuG6GZjakF_MKULhO4pmB-KcES4oW5gXaRAPXV6xdhDBcsAQLFFeOGKjeCnq8g0dx95mxZhgQItAjjCwb6E0TvI/s1600-h/094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8hE1hGiFuj1s_h4_9Q9dhtFdXJVKIS8YF22Zo0DQwUxkL_n_RFDbFuG6GZjakF_MKULhO4pmB-KcES4oW5gXaRAPXV6xdhDBcsAQLFFeOGKjeCnq8g0dx95mxZhgQItAjjCwb6E0TvI/s200/094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361645570676489346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The beginning of a ragamuffin garland that will go on the opposite wall over a small love seat.<br />I'll post pictures of that later.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-OpsKk_twXqphUpPTuNibyhJYH0D7ArN00_T_aj5lh8pJ9vVP_Nd1zg8eYRIXSj5WiqqDi-ENY-vXOmjHp7dGytNXPJF1FdrZLKvAHNnlMtm1iJ83gPC005rFCLWrte3JkPpbXOhnFY/s1600-h/097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-OpsKk_twXqphUpPTuNibyhJYH0D7ArN00_T_aj5lh8pJ9vVP_Nd1zg8eYRIXSj5WiqqDi-ENY-vXOmjHp7dGytNXPJF1FdrZLKvAHNnlMtm1iJ83gPC005rFCLWrte3JkPpbXOhnFY/s200/097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361645457774595026" border="0" /></a>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-37992800588989625802009-07-23T06:09:00.001-07:002009-07-23T06:21:24.705-07:00I've been a busy bee...<span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Before and After</span><br /><br />I bought this desk on craigslist for my boys room.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1U4coGi2MzvbpF1fO2mot_4uAeReLQ918KdJbexd4zmwfds8QTnkHZtzKby8gLb4eU8wuKiJ6VgvRa3ynp4D3OdjSdh3ht2LycWedpAz1K1C4jGvg05_GeFzQ4MBXlxP0uKQfw9OX3A/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1U4coGi2MzvbpF1fO2mot_4uAeReLQ918KdJbexd4zmwfds8QTnkHZtzKby8gLb4eU8wuKiJ6VgvRa3ynp4D3OdjSdh3ht2LycWedpAz1K1C4jGvg05_GeFzQ4MBXlxP0uKQfw9OX3A/s200/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361643937074324674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l_i-16JT3Y5M-RdJOJLWTeyi7kbDakzfA_YrzPmSxzhzyYxfShm6jkq4IjLNlCop7R45s08j22X-Jjcw8-VU7SmEOtVZl6Bb98PwRar9IpWxI4Q1JqbZZK6alXo1fZmKEKnMKdLaDZI/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4l_i-16JT3Y5M-RdJOJLWTeyi7kbDakzfA_YrzPmSxzhzyYxfShm6jkq4IjLNlCop7R45s08j22X-Jjcw8-VU7SmEOtVZl6Bb98PwRar9IpWxI4Q1JqbZZK6alXo1fZmKEKnMKdLaDZI/s200/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361643829114869730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I did some of the sanding but I have to give my husband the credit for most all of the work.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMphOAADX1Xrz0IYBd8Oe3lhNAMXZaQ9Nqv1bO3t1fFRedBZ5Y9CfWtzZUFm14ywKDJEcERCdoTmnLzBxMPjOYBVxC9rgwjVKe_wLDnhCz9jgMQP_VLXh3a96jU7ALu4Zm5w6Q6vC1DyQ/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMphOAADX1Xrz0IYBd8Oe3lhNAMXZaQ9Nqv1bO3t1fFRedBZ5Y9CfWtzZUFm14ywKDJEcERCdoTmnLzBxMPjOYBVxC9rgwjVKe_wLDnhCz9jgMQP_VLXh3a96jU7ALu4Zm5w6Q6vC1DyQ/s200/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361643340457320322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Because I'm pregnant my husband was so kind to sand and paint the desk and chair for me!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwKJJZ_IE7kpA-oG-b6RVNZyQ-4VAlofRInVynuSuQRd8WOioUGzolEOmw8VpoKJW7nqJGVc8CBIqqLyRUNq2HiX4PJemF7MPdlSYfYbS6kfE-7AkmCitAUlUyGWjHLmAjfNogqrg3s8/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwKJJZ_IE7kpA-oG-b6RVNZyQ-4VAlofRInVynuSuQRd8WOioUGzolEOmw8VpoKJW7nqJGVc8CBIqqLyRUNq2HiX4PJemF7MPdlSYfYbS6kfE-7AkmCitAUlUyGWjHLmAjfNogqrg3s8/s200/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361643223510758530" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So... here's the end result. A very cute desk for the boys room. Now I just have to get them a computer that actually works and they'll be all set to go!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAr8AWW3jymS4ogaqAOkX-UK-b2J1BSThNjfyPxKWe3lmf1GxZlLEaUPt2BPX4fNGhTMYdnuoLzB9ZGgUuX1qBgVj5TovfpyAT9OLTjpV8-aw_DLnAPzqVbXmeLKdkIdRBdt5_HQM42A/s1600-h/091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAr8AWW3jymS4ogaqAOkX-UK-b2J1BSThNjfyPxKWe3lmf1GxZlLEaUPt2BPX4fNGhTMYdnuoLzB9ZGgUuX1qBgVj5TovfpyAT9OLTjpV8-aw_DLnAPzqVbXmeLKdkIdRBdt5_HQM42A/s200/091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361642495771727602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn9j0TjQa7YMcIFPbuyIFJo4nERaFauhqj873FIRNIBwcfSpukjbAVAcVz0EuYbtuL9zcyDoah0j9U1jLDtYMaAdq-8kjQwFvikdvYfOOWDpi6FRMwcKvb6LeLORzkVYc8AJzV10_4IQ/s1600-h/088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn9j0TjQa7YMcIFPbuyIFJo4nERaFauhqj873FIRNIBwcfSpukjbAVAcVz0EuYbtuL9zcyDoah0j9U1jLDtYMaAdq-8kjQwFvikdvYfOOWDpi6FRMwcKvb6LeLORzkVYc8AJzV10_4IQ/s200/088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361642350851574578" border="0" /></a>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-66162427679955513152009-06-13T06:10:00.001-07:002009-06-13T06:25:57.308-07:00Our Beach Trip<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDzPZK02Mtm0JmaiO0d8LQfqUqetKpdZGKm9MSXG3Y1brNAWL3pYsdhKjIOTS-BQ_cQ2Ri88P_tKpbEEIegFUx6Kh-hblzI-TdEfjmk9iI6I-wer3fKJomjKRHT6aqLQDwBlDviEQpLA/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDzPZK02Mtm0JmaiO0d8LQfqUqetKpdZGKm9MSXG3Y1brNAWL3pYsdhKjIOTS-BQ_cQ2Ri88P_tKpbEEIegFUx6Kh-hblzI-TdEfjmk9iI6I-wer3fKJomjKRHT6aqLQDwBlDviEQpLA/s200/065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346800469756899826" border="0" /></a><br />We had a wonderful week at the beach!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgnJnfb9sHiG6cUumklJpcV5zoagC2zl2_rT4KszFH-XZOyxO6m9fUDi-lQ0oX7sPOy4fYOmIzg6HwpoiSIRLu5sxwPrjGGMxsEQ61Pvliy6QGcUEExKKlZ93a4LZ7Xu-pLBfs88xFL8/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgnJnfb9sHiG6cUumklJpcV5zoagC2zl2_rT4KszFH-XZOyxO6m9fUDi-lQ0oX7sPOy4fYOmIzg6HwpoiSIRLu5sxwPrjGGMxsEQ61Pvliy6QGcUEExKKlZ93a4LZ7Xu-pLBfs88xFL8/s200/050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346800326481917410" border="0" /></a><br />These two are the hams of the family.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGcn2Y2mqV_VUMNth2G2BxrQG086NMiu3ZMbZ1O6XSWS5PExLFkZAUCFsxBvDX9KtzW0qTV6iOPOoa5hcw6lhHkqgrFy2CY1sxH2xYEyxi-nAXnr2L71bBjYauRATsfRUDwrLEewy0X8/s1600-h/079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZGcn2Y2mqV_VUMNth2G2BxrQG086NMiu3ZMbZ1O6XSWS5PExLFkZAUCFsxBvDX9KtzW0qTV6iOPOoa5hcw6lhHkqgrFy2CY1sxH2xYEyxi-nAXnr2L71bBjYauRATsfRUDwrLEewy0X8/s200/079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346800038326945794" border="0" /></a><br />All 3 of my crew.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tacCq55vyP29sRC1nLuMVkciGcjZJdEnus8o9GM5xdvfoaILO_HD54ycfhQ7pgTxaQCteWwPEKfFS_i_JOFUM1xqym0PoLYbOSInuFAqNPYV8SDAz2DLogQH8yCkL4Yz8671n5BBPGs/s1600-h/052.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8tacCq55vyP29sRC1nLuMVkciGcjZJdEnus8o9GM5xdvfoaILO_HD54ycfhQ7pgTxaQCteWwPEKfFS_i_JOFUM1xqym0PoLYbOSInuFAqNPYV8SDAz2DLogQH8yCkL4Yz8671n5BBPGs/s200/052.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346799836694196866" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVLd9ESSYQjZXO_SJX9CmNr0zFue85o4ynoKUu3BphaysHYAa_Hhl7XZQJ9tQCjnf62M3dSsKGjs-hlm923vDk3WSOy8oRIuXtI1-KmZqpKICdu9XF6kcRcmauB4wseoQQOu6w45ZXqE/s1600-h/110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVLd9ESSYQjZXO_SJX9CmNr0zFue85o4ynoKUu3BphaysHYAa_Hhl7XZQJ9tQCjnf62M3dSsKGjs-hlm923vDk3WSOy8oRIuXtI1-KmZqpKICdu9XF6kcRcmauB4wseoQQOu6w45ZXqE/s200/110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346799704634954386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXlmElF3h712lE4XIGQ5kuMj2QvzqPXbzJBzK1pQA-qR4XIAk9BpxyiDgnXsE6I4OrU-9gV4DRFAKYxTjlpniiWQCGrivuwq3pK_AOpGepZpVp4J4m9mmatquRA4C1XbpG-tM1mpLfW4/s1600-h/113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXlmElF3h712lE4XIGQ5kuMj2QvzqPXbzJBzK1pQA-qR4XIAk9BpxyiDgnXsE6I4OrU-9gV4DRFAKYxTjlpniiWQCGrivuwq3pK_AOpGepZpVp4J4m9mmatquRA4C1XbpG-tM1mpLfW4/s200/113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346799460700452562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAiNfgxNTs39uDa-cEj3Nn3_lLmVwMxnAzBrXKh12W21qY7RIOZZkP8mCVucb6oC-mEUNKTBwRbQC0FxfmGmciCuMyLkX15htI_lJUmo674o3uIQXAVbYpgM_pcHvpCGkmI68IFsbuRM/s1600-h/209.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAiNfgxNTs39uDa-cEj3Nn3_lLmVwMxnAzBrXKh12W21qY7RIOZZkP8mCVucb6oC-mEUNKTBwRbQC0FxfmGmciCuMyLkX15htI_lJUmo674o3uIQXAVbYpgM_pcHvpCGkmI68IFsbuRM/s200/209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346799166429191410" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMXfWWFu1zPF_pAFhD6FmozfkQZudVbQXf7N5FVCwNs8_B7tyFTjvFWOWAJ50nMq2ePcDUNtTr2qxxfBE0ednFhtumzENUNiQhNIGyGSV1pKjUELaKEblN17D_Fk6NMwhJ9LYsvF3JyQ/s1600-h/213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMXfWWFu1zPF_pAFhD6FmozfkQZudVbQXf7N5FVCwNs8_B7tyFTjvFWOWAJ50nMq2ePcDUNtTr2qxxfBE0ednFhtumzENUNiQhNIGyGSV1pKjUELaKEblN17D_Fk6NMwhJ9LYsvF3JyQ/s200/213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346799025561293010" border="0" /></a><br />This was our last night at the beach so we decided to take a stroll down the beach after dinner and it was beautiful. <br />We are so blessed, especially during these tough times in our nation, to be able to take a week and devote to spending quality time with our family. <br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-72924555510728754112009-04-28T06:01:00.000-07:002009-04-28T06:10:00.210-07:00My Baby Bump<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMb3qxgSVLIrI92JKCM0Mn1NdnUwyFlhUmK04RKo634w6M7RlkE-8x2dsWbRcstzvWlTuuytI8vZeooRnaUh0iZpJKiXj2QQsVNvUef46EP2bca7UR16OTQXjn4wAmZWfbSjz5p2yz9M8/s1600-h/103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMb3qxgSVLIrI92JKCM0Mn1NdnUwyFlhUmK04RKo634w6M7RlkE-8x2dsWbRcstzvWlTuuytI8vZeooRnaUh0iZpJKiXj2QQsVNvUef46EP2bca7UR16OTQXjn4wAmZWfbSjz5p2yz9M8/s200/103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329726972125240002" border="0" /></a><br />Today I'm officially 24 weeks pregnant.<br />I made it past the halfway mark!<br />I'm feeling great and so excited about getting started on the nursery! <br /><br /><br />I've got some more searching to do for the perfect fabric for the crib bedding and I'm hoping to find it before my boys are out of school for the summer. Having to take 3 kiddos to the fabric store is not ideal for me and I'm sure they're bored out of their minds too. <br />Whenever my boys see Hobby Lobby they say, "Not Hobby Lobby AGAIN... please mom."<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I've shared the picture of my baby bump now b/c I'm not so sure I'll be willing to post pictures come summer time when I won't be able to see my feet anymore. :)<br /><br />I just praise God that things are going so smoothly and this baby boy is healthy and growing stronger everyday. Can't wait to meet him in August!<br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-84714559113247666782009-04-25T06:54:00.000-07:002009-04-25T07:00:11.338-07:00My couch is now complete<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwd1qOCkmg1LrEyqsJGNzZJGiH0KiAdn06Xpr8vM1akkepRbWpJWbXJu8WgNfe4rK0INfKxmCvbmOq7MUNnnONqqwqpQvighp5tbeC-wtgckIqWlK65bjQBr0ZAyJ066AU09EQYTUVa4/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwd1qOCkmg1LrEyqsJGNzZJGiH0KiAdn06Xpr8vM1akkepRbWpJWbXJu8WgNfe4rK0INfKxmCvbmOq7MUNnnONqqwqpQvighp5tbeC-wtgckIqWlK65bjQBr0ZAyJ066AU09EQYTUVa4/s200/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328627541295187410" border="0" /></a><br />The two pillows on the ends are the pillows that came with the couch when we bought it about 8 years ago. I've had the fabric for the other pillows for months and months but when I got pregnant I just didn't have the energy to sew. However, there's nothing like having guests over to your home that motivates you more to tie up some loose ends. <br /><br />So, along with the sewing that I did for Emelia's party I also finished up the pillows that I've been wanting to add to the comfy sofa.<br /><br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuGWEVNN1jEbU6eAPyoXN548b2Wqn8OxNqN-y1B16sILbcs9MIrjeSX31iCLakSrGf8shOccp9Ynyo-7hOBynboQAP2QaLxVYH_ZpD0Yi0hYl64vWTchg4x1Uj90nzjAXXzJ18QdRNZ8/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuGWEVNN1jEbU6eAPyoXN548b2Wqn8OxNqN-y1B16sILbcs9MIrjeSX31iCLakSrGf8shOccp9Ynyo-7hOBynboQAP2QaLxVYH_ZpD0Yi0hYl64vWTchg4x1Uj90nzjAXXzJ18QdRNZ8/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328627407265938002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-26719363991636555042009-04-21T06:53:00.001-07:002009-04-21T07:09:52.981-07:00My Baby Turns 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp7NFNXDI96myeny2kwcVFUuRaFpYOGTp-Z0yaGp_kgVEaJU0Tjer1aX0gh5eSGuzk1WZw1VisDzYQAtskYotBAEf9ZS3O0OOVBJN-zUbT0WcfAL3gmHLfwoQ5Cxq27m4UUf5h5OYEwk/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp7NFNXDI96myeny2kwcVFUuRaFpYOGTp-Z0yaGp_kgVEaJU0Tjer1aX0gh5eSGuzk1WZw1VisDzYQAtskYotBAEf9ZS3O0OOVBJN-zUbT0WcfAL3gmHLfwoQ5Cxq27m4UUf5h5OYEwk/s200/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327144662271629714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">She begged for an Ariel cake forever.. so a family friend who bakes cakes on the side made her this Ariel cake and she LOVED it!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzieY4N0O06aEKm7ME9jR3QbLqwru3Ty1q8rO-vrM5ETnnM3QZer9C4yAHlwU4R_2WoRPUZ3xcBWWViQcGmylqQDu496DoQwYztCIbMiqo0ITLfrv-HpKvdz5KxBXjAp4DQtCSj8XiXWs/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzieY4N0O06aEKm7ME9jR3QbLqwru3Ty1q8rO-vrM5ETnnM3QZer9C4yAHlwU4R_2WoRPUZ3xcBWWViQcGmylqQDu496DoQwYztCIbMiqo0ITLfrv-HpKvdz5KxBXjAp4DQtCSj8XiXWs/s200/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327144386308647874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1uWJ3s4aSkhzt9ms_L7l6CQ-jhbFFFK_qpSWjtMBR_9Ss2O5Oik6sofMl1Tl6k6OxvSMllWSxAm5BwKdjzeRac8wga59QdBi4Zw2JQvEV5Hf2piVAlFGhbPcHCvQLEhzoIszc7R1cQE/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij1uWJ3s4aSkhzt9ms_L7l6CQ-jhbFFFK_qpSWjtMBR_9Ss2O5Oik6sofMl1Tl6k6OxvSMllWSxAm5BwKdjzeRac8wga59QdBi4Zw2JQvEV5Hf2piVAlFGhbPcHCvQLEhzoIszc7R1cQE/s200/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327144010318996242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We decorated cookies and they were the party favors.. well the ones that weren't eaten up as soon as they were decorated. I made crowns, flowers and princess shoes for the girls to decorate and I made cars, baseballs and footballs for the boys to decorate.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGryPChP-tzb2g1PMFy-UiE9JAscaTZ8RGL2TyVFodDKuVg0AvYLb1KsVaC76hiTLO2dS6ELahSkST5erQpkUxUpZwEbiIM49SdVTTFjQACMbOkHMk-J9LXhcGDqQzmT2H8clxi5YO3OE/s1600-h/065.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGryPChP-tzb2g1PMFy-UiE9JAscaTZ8RGL2TyVFodDKuVg0AvYLb1KsVaC76hiTLO2dS6ELahSkST5erQpkUxUpZwEbiIM49SdVTTFjQACMbOkHMk-J9LXhcGDqQzmT2H8clxi5YO3OE/s200/065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327144125858441234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLHpO1kmyYlE3iPaoWnkXHcMOdpfZNeHuO7F6NL4xrtWDsz-ZCfLqQWQ2MCL2iZJToQwV3dyCVqWn-NK2zp15Y7qOqLnxvSG9223C0-kibmEJnIfjw5I2gFtgME6o3_rzYI0PNikGmg/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLHpO1kmyYlE3iPaoWnkXHcMOdpfZNeHuO7F6NL4xrtWDsz-ZCfLqQWQ2MCL2iZJToQwV3dyCVqWn-NK2zp15Y7qOqLnxvSG9223C0-kibmEJnIfjw5I2gFtgME6o3_rzYI0PNikGmg/s200/055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327143874658743266" border="0" /></a><br />These are the aprons that the kids wore while decorating cookies.. I made them with their initial and they were able to take them home as party favors as well.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOHLCfmSVcKLc9PSfoXGl7URh_zkp9HjgbpZkv5F_4sMAi9OwZR894TApFjgxcKm8_HRWbkhfS50CeK3KloqkG0t50ealmhkdX_7lS9LhUK2YZfLnDlH-5arVU4TMCWBFhDXrcN4WFVY/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOHLCfmSVcKLc9PSfoXGl7URh_zkp9HjgbpZkv5F_4sMAi9OwZR894TApFjgxcKm8_HRWbkhfS50CeK3KloqkG0t50ealmhkdX_7lS9LhUK2YZfLnDlH-5arVU4TMCWBFhDXrcN4WFVY/s200/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327143734751006770" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9X-dRDqh_07jN3aiZN4A0l1n7FEKZsgmBNEAkPXc5zRnVxVTAytjTfKm6jITjhk5Of6zBrRhg_dWpNDSVZ7HotG3Y6OnBps3e_D0D58ig_XA2NlS7zZJsmp2jtE5Su4wbYBZU9Xch8qw/s1600-h/053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9X-dRDqh_07jN3aiZN4A0l1n7FEKZsgmBNEAkPXc5zRnVxVTAytjTfKm6jITjhk5Of6zBrRhg_dWpNDSVZ7HotG3Y6OnBps3e_D0D58ig_XA2NlS7zZJsmp2jtE5Su4wbYBZU9Xch8qw/s200/053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327143555776206562" border="0" /></a><br />Having some fun decorating cookies!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_0mu3fgZg-nUk7XsgT_Pq03gIgcmNBXMK0BWLrDmnVGHmRvQVb9meK7nX90uAJCcxf4NTmycH28XfrQ0hlsWp-DEkLmQ6tioPOspBEgLn3KUXy48ZOyDmXG_BQwmxALFp7ioV1CSKUg/s1600-h/080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_0mu3fgZg-nUk7XsgT_Pq03gIgcmNBXMK0BWLrDmnVGHmRvQVb9meK7nX90uAJCcxf4NTmycH28XfrQ0hlsWp-DEkLmQ6tioPOspBEgLn3KUXy48ZOyDmXG_BQwmxALFp7ioV1CSKUg/s200/080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327143398469986322" border="0" /></a><br />Finally getting to open her presents!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDoT2nwVzK4cE-J9QDHz6eFKgUbJQlG-r6DmkQp6-Vg91nSEL67SzRveIydFXmMOy4cawzIMiowhLNCUMKRXLhk1nAKppW4-dIPwqjjjQ27JNYIv5qGD8nGXP8G6Has1TqsLRN9JnnB0/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDoT2nwVzK4cE-J9QDHz6eFKgUbJQlG-r6DmkQp6-Vg91nSEL67SzRveIydFXmMOy4cawzIMiowhLNCUMKRXLhk1nAKppW4-dIPwqjjjQ27JNYIv5qGD8nGXP8G6Has1TqsLRN9JnnB0/s200/083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327143248103910754" border="0" /></a><br />One of her favorite gifts.. a pair of princess skates that she had to put on immediately.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqNwBSDEYlmskulo4yu4G-I3Rd2uy7JHgBmNdOuldEtR7RFTnDPhKlKrX8yooCHTQsNaiJZz_vVZI89tJTfYZoeDtPbeP0NuSsyGNkHWIH1Zbp3L8rdnyrY4mwcJBoEWQYwBS5-FuNQA/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqNwBSDEYlmskulo4yu4G-I3Rd2uy7JHgBmNdOuldEtR7RFTnDPhKlKrX8yooCHTQsNaiJZz_vVZI89tJTfYZoeDtPbeP0NuSsyGNkHWIH1Zbp3L8rdnyrY4mwcJBoEWQYwBS5-FuNQA/s200/068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327142856411039618" border="0" /></a><br />This is her "embarrassed" face... she was a little embarrassed as we all sang Happy Birthday to her.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3RYDjRB7vtvtX2guL9-PhUMEb3HnevPy8q4iP2Pim8mgHk_9iYztxTfZqBzick9OgXuOjyjGpe-ZL9Qu73XljE_XeI90aIP9tatuL9uYlskcNixB9vKIyrkLaq27ZWZvz_kg6Aam6rY/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3RYDjRB7vtvtX2guL9-PhUMEb3HnevPy8q4iP2Pim8mgHk_9iYztxTfZqBzick9OgXuOjyjGpe-ZL9Qu73XljE_XeI90aIP9tatuL9uYlskcNixB9vKIyrkLaq27ZWZvz_kg6Aam6rY/s200/069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327142660221624322" border="0" /></a><br />Blowing out the 3 candles on her Ariel cake.<br />She had a wonderful time with her family and friends.<br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-87436871764184800652009-03-28T06:25:00.000-07:002009-03-28T13:37:52.687-07:00Project I've Been Wanting To Try<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFTKVb5qvdcAhWpbdNIRW44H_sZ_DiXelODJUnI3hitH3qOEWigO2K5DCgZ8NLByXiF_vLrDJU3d5zQ8gwxz1xlfp0zRdm7n5Jsm5OTTT0UJCyZgbBOyPYSXNAesZZYWQO7HkkyUgsT0/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFTKVb5qvdcAhWpbdNIRW44H_sZ_DiXelODJUnI3hitH3qOEWigO2K5DCgZ8NLByXiF_vLrDJU3d5zQ8gwxz1xlfp0zRdm7n5Jsm5OTTT0UJCyZgbBOyPYSXNAesZZYWQO7HkkyUgsT0/s200/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318232320985471698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Crayon Rolls</span><br /><br />Well.. one of my son's has a birthday party to go to for twin girls that are in his kindergarten class and so I thought this would be the perfect time to try out this project that I've been putting off for a while....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFFzyWxlO2c-5WGlVAPkH7E9_9fYjCuMJXIJAfyjJimWYUJS1rbxSgu5d00xv2lJmI10NSWPIyenuQq5R7XPVKRGMj_TSD3na31S6JXWA-PdwVi2EXhlTRN19CNvicgLI4kU9gQw6bp4/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; 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float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepDBev_SfjtLJ7GuX-XF_duugxmpNRSswq51rJqivHcKAso8DhV-yHgL4ubmW9beIKBaGxB8MKvqxX6K8cNS5dbKnjadx6e-mEQT7jabsOzJ9SpTKGbDTCxxwvyQTa1ycMIkckc48w1g/s200/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318232009717146690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yf_o1BCBJMc0R2Nkno2ZNeUCp7igxUcB9epR9OWSCNWBWp3CHsMPWv-hUb-5xMufyO_fD5fYjYBJLIiBI8ML_tMWzCXtqMdRQhWlQ6hJY3fCufdunxMgjqwUVKEx9ImVuIABF7MqHG4/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yf_o1BCBJMc0R2Nkno2ZNeUCp7igxUcB9epR9OWSCNWBWp3CHsMPWv-hUb-5xMufyO_fD5fYjYBJLIiBI8ML_tMWzCXtqMdRQhWlQ6hJY3fCufdunxMgjqwUVKEx9ImVuIABF7MqHG4/s200/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318231868747342818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/09/09/keep-on-rollin/">Skip to my Lou</a> is the site where I found the idea and she lays it out in full detail. I hope the girls like these unique gifts and they don't have to share with each other because they each have their own.hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-46171836372500731922009-02-25T14:36:00.000-08:002009-02-25T15:33:37.517-08:00Hormones are kickin' in....<div style="text-align: center;">Today I'm officially 15 weeks pregnant!!<br /><br />It's been a rough road up to this point but the hormones have officially taken over. Today "IT" happened again.<br /><br />When I was pregnant with Emelia, my 3rd child, this happened but it happened a little further into my pregnancy. Wonder what "IT" is????<br /><br />Well, "IT" was a tearful breakdown in the front seat of my mommy mobile. And of course it happened at the most inopportune time of the day. I was on the way to pick up my daughter from preschool and it happened.. a song of all things...<br /><br />While driving the song "Cinderella" came on the radio and I completely LOST IT!!! <br /><br />I was crying uncontrollably and was trying to come up with a good excuse to tell her teacher that was going to load my daughter up in the carpool line.. but my only excuse was HORMONES!<br /><br />Those sneaky jokers took full advantage of me today and caught me completely off-guard.<br /><br />With Emelia it was the Carrie Underwood song, "Don't forget to remember me" and with this baby it was Steven Curtis Chapman's song, "Cinderella". <br /><br />I just had to share this b/c even though I am only showing a little... the arrival of the hormone take-over has made this pregnancy quite official.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; visibility:visible; margin-right: auto; width:450px;"> <object width="435" height="270"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profileplaylist.net%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profileplaylist.net%2Floadplaylist.php%3Fplaylist%3D59677105%26t%3D1235603984&wid=os"></param> <embed style="width:435px; visibility:visible; height:270px;" allowscriptaccess="never" src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/mp3player_new.swf" flashvars="config=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.profileplaylist.net%2Fext%2Fpc%2Fconfig_black.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http://www.profileplaylist.net/loadplaylist.php?playlist=59677105&t=1235603984&wid=os" width="435" height="270" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" border="0"></embed> </object> <br/> <a href="http://www.profileplaylist.net"><img src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/create_black.jpg" border="0" alt="Get a playlist!" /></a> <a href="http://www.mysocialgroup.com/standalone/59677105" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/launch_black.jpg" border="0" alt="Standalone player" /></a> <a href="http://www.mysocialgroup.com/download/59677105"><img src="http://www.profileplaylist.net/mc/images/get_black.jpg" border="0" alt="Get Ringtones" /></a> </div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-2348181416248675122009-02-19T13:58:00.000-08:002009-02-20T12:59:36.690-08:0010 Minutes to a Room You'll Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_upc0ZNqUh4qixX9-qDV76PVZkshXBBO2vkwhYmXQKeWYHYwtcrcMna1LxFOpSnZWADl7hh3Mcoyd-RvnBKHP6jUpLbkmYIXBUQIdhT9S6Z9MnVpyVAu5Gm4A1BBCotIDomORId7Ukmw/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_upc0ZNqUh4qixX9-qDV76PVZkshXBBO2vkwhYmXQKeWYHYwtcrcMna1LxFOpSnZWADl7hh3Mcoyd-RvnBKHP6jUpLbkmYIXBUQIdhT9S6Z9MnVpyVAu5Gm4A1BBCotIDomORId7Ukmw/s200/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304632781243719202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My friend<a href="http://www.nestingplacenc.blogspot.com"> the Nester</a> has been doing mini makeovers for the past few Mondays by taking ordinary spaces in her home and in 10 minutes creating a completely new space. Of course I love this idea and have loved reading her posts. Well, this is my 10 minute makeover in my foyer.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://nestingplacenc.blogspot.com/2009/01/10-minutes-to-room-you-love-series.html"><img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd338/therealnester/buttons/a359ddc5.png" /></a></center><br /><br /><br />Sorry there's no before picture to share but just use your imagination... there was nothing in this space.. very boring. This little niche grew from a desperate need of mine to organize my boys backpacks and jackets. Once they got home from school there was stuff EVERYWHERE!!<br /><br />So, I took an ordinary shelf with hangers on it and simply painted it black and then took one of my many stars and painted it red and we now have one of my favorite places in the house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8FbHOe8chp6wBe7T-f7GmQmVgBBB5eYpSQXoRq9EfbphAioVhubd_sYF8EEVePyOan1y1C1xQ3Euh8enpwusciCLNQtqtRs3bTI36Gaqa1Igq7HhGKl3jnxIwvyvLFNemnwkoFuxfVk/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8FbHOe8chp6wBe7T-f7GmQmVgBBB5eYpSQXoRq9EfbphAioVhubd_sYF8EEVePyOan1y1C1xQ3Euh8enpwusciCLNQtqtRs3bTI36Gaqa1Igq7HhGKl3jnxIwvyvLFNemnwkoFuxfVk/s200/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304632660630814018" border="0" /></a>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-54972475266811615132009-01-19T08:56:00.000-08:002009-01-19T09:39:29.771-08:00Menu Planning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitySz2dcvO3eEA23o1gfr1hMaO1r4jWnos9C6xPJlVl-JhLPK0Q_L4eTiZQuSk7eBtyYVAipV1VNtqPa-YZnJ6nyN2rUwMl6UhKiA2ewfirCRqvjzngtrYGs8zgWP-4hFMWMRdEDPX4p4/s1600-h/mpm121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 82px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitySz2dcvO3eEA23o1gfr1hMaO1r4jWnos9C6xPJlVl-JhLPK0Q_L4eTiZQuSk7eBtyYVAipV1VNtqPa-YZnJ6nyN2rUwMl6UhKiA2ewfirCRqvjzngtrYGs8zgWP-4hFMWMRdEDPX4p4/s200/mpm121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293060168933453858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another one my favorite blogs to visit especially on Mondays is <a href="http://www.orgjunkie.com/">"I'm an Organizing Junkie"</a> because she has Menu Planning Monday. She shares her menu for the week and then hundreds of people share what their menu is for the week.<br /><br /><br />It's full of different menu ideas.. it's always nice to see what other people are having for dinner and it helps me to get out of my menu rut. Sometimes there are also recipes included. Hope you find it as interesting as I do...hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-36149820152054582842009-01-04T15:46:00.000-08:002009-01-04T16:06:22.194-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:monospace;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">My New Favorite HGTV Show</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbInBzAbMuav-YLEChEXIyxUGU8d8jal_J80S7UBjz7_onNyBXYy2EHr4m7ZBys1zh9lS361aKr0KuAM0RoqiqcmMTozKblGwoqieexJp0YSpWmFhb9etW0s3Z5xi4GNS1hv_IufwmGgo/s1600-h/jennifer-bertrand_s3x4_al.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbInBzAbMuav-YLEChEXIyxUGU8d8jal_J80S7UBjz7_onNyBXYy2EHr4m7ZBys1zh9lS361aKr0KuAM0RoqiqcmMTozKblGwoqieexJp0YSpWmFhb9etW0s3Z5xi4GNS1hv_IufwmGgo/s200/jennifer-bertrand_s3x4_al.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287592674643371714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:monospace;"><br /><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/on_tv/show/0,1000145,HGTV_32663_950,00.html"><br />Paint-Over! With Jennifer Bertrand</a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />I was bored on a Saturday night and decided to do some vegging in front of the TV and stumbled upon this great new show. This cute and bubbly designer has such great ideas and is very entertaining to watch! Maybe you'll find her as entertaining as I did... you should check it out!<br /></span><br /><br /></span></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-30992390052800954682008-12-19T10:30:00.000-08:002008-12-19T10:37:40.237-08:00Simple Yet Timeless Ornaments<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-c8UxFyDyPg33lOo2OUO34VQFMkg4v6Fv9RAM598cZYyvAN2pG_nBIH5fuB8jEgxiGy2wKtkPTZHOi1V_DuRQl5K8LZ_xMw2f5ywCK9fSVGOFOfwk57FCUGlrN09g0WeDvZF5rgDJy8E/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-c8UxFyDyPg33lOo2OUO34VQFMkg4v6Fv9RAM598cZYyvAN2pG_nBIH5fuB8jEgxiGy2wKtkPTZHOi1V_DuRQl5K8LZ_xMw2f5ywCK9fSVGOFOfwk57FCUGlrN09g0WeDvZF5rgDJy8E/s200/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281571901571248434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I saw what Kimba, <a href="http://www.asoftplacetoland-kimba.blogspot.com/">A Soft Place to Land</a>, did on her blog a few weeks ago with these wooden cut outs and card stock. I just fell in love with the idea of making something so simple yet so timeless.<br /><br /> I'm hoping my mother doesn't check my blog for a few days b/c then she'll be seeing one of the gifts that I made for her and my dad. Oh well, mom if you're reading this before Christmas then.. Merry Christmas to you.. early!! I made them for my in-laws as well. <br /><br />They're not only affordable to make but also ornaments that will be treasured for years to come.<br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-75522912030523608502008-12-16T10:46:00.000-08:002008-12-17T11:46:53.330-08:00Christmas Open House<center><a href="http://asoftplacetoland-kimba.blogspot.com/2008/12/kimbas-open-house-party.html"><img src="http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp225/kimba_036/KimbaHolidaysmall.jpg" /></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJF3o8gy_06aygE4IhcluHr6NnO6TE9JmDHXNc2CKjcmbS-R3I29qZ1UK-OlZgmkp9ugpbmq8GXVruZNFVpZOMrHK37ngh8KBEUuKyODQbUTHTBenYL6uIrh_92xOQ9kA6zO6qlRkKg24/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJF3o8gy_06aygE4IhcluHr6NnO6TE9JmDHXNc2CKjcmbS-R3I29qZ1UK-OlZgmkp9ugpbmq8GXVruZNFVpZOMrHK37ngh8KBEUuKyODQbUTHTBenYL6uIrh_92xOQ9kA6zO6qlRkKg24/s200/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280466043563857922" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Around the house @ Christmas time.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONH7CB9Ng0NbP6f4A3zPos6UC1QqQX2QC9K-NjPJl2oP45Io108uR8ET-uCDExfLbSMIHW21PGZt67B9by8mYgbc0CTnehFxv56RfwKL6qFGUsNbtRCsAgJfp5nmdqn5_oQAreA9RQtE/s1600-h/061.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONH7CB9Ng0NbP6f4A3zPos6UC1QqQX2QC9K-NjPJl2oP45Io108uR8ET-uCDExfLbSMIHW21PGZt67B9by8mYgbc0CTnehFxv56RfwKL6qFGUsNbtRCsAgJfp5nmdqn5_oQAreA9RQtE/s200/061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280466321598652370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This little scene is situated on one side of the mantel.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15-yhS15GPqdmB4PEd2TAktb9wbvOaXSSbDjgYUuPgzbu5oGke2bcJvjwoltjdgGj3YIxmxIUcSezTBWRYq-jHYJr1BATKjO0WszQZOGrwFVn9_mTyNhBBKpTV8xwyfRSVYjgtet1AUY/s1600-h/071.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15-yhS15GPqdmB4PEd2TAktb9wbvOaXSSbDjgYUuPgzbu5oGke2bcJvjwoltjdgGj3YIxmxIUcSezTBWRYq-jHYJr1BATKjO0WszQZOGrwFVn9_mTyNhBBKpTV8xwyfRSVYjgtet1AUY/s200/071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280463210671729506" border="0" /></a><br />This green star is by far one of my other most favorite finds at the thrift store.. love it and just so happens to be one of my most favorite colors as well.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Yoh7NB6vH9zOQVB6JKg5EYgoy5vk4snvZsSpgM8EwzigqqI_f3itVJoGTg7JB9GctHeZBWpOyblDT5p7lu2po2vMmmlaPMhyphenhyphenFjIw4CijTi5D0uU3PM8TgkxSaBYeBEsCW7751qTUpaE/s1600-h/067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Yoh7NB6vH9zOQVB6JKg5EYgoy5vk4snvZsSpgM8EwzigqqI_f3itVJoGTg7JB9GctHeZBWpOyblDT5p7lu2po2vMmmlaPMhyphenhyphenFjIw4CijTi5D0uU3PM8TgkxSaBYeBEsCW7751qTUpaE/s200/067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280463048529859634" border="0" /></a><br />This is my baby girl's stocking.. last year I took advantage of an after Christmas sale that a cute boutique had and got us all matching stockings with our names monogrammed on them.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1Zb5ZhjOW1Z7R2qdHQ2FEzZNpYnXAtQrQVcf7xkMgwxKsHpb2OIqoYSYG_jfJETTxHXPIUsgBOu1lJd3qCfdB8pRya70OhA2Aj1ONM97qB5aELBYZNFOxcwy9950in0ls87gzXDatcU/s1600-h/069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1Zb5ZhjOW1Z7R2qdHQ2FEzZNpYnXAtQrQVcf7xkMgwxKsHpb2OIqoYSYG_jfJETTxHXPIUsgBOu1lJd3qCfdB8pRya70OhA2Aj1ONM97qB5aELBYZNFOxcwy9950in0ls87gzXDatcU/s200/069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280462880353031538" border="0" /></a><br />This is an angel wreath that I purchased a few years ago... love the Christmas theme.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw3HK8sVPVw8e4L4-5BwbWlS9mcaLj78x81Cgnu-INRNXENyHA6s6rZNoVzzHa-kaiQ_of5EiL32Hb1aC6IQYpLS3XQNEd4uVlqlD_ZqTcDtjixC6d31fhBXcoSvHZ5zPL86YCWxD56M/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw3HK8sVPVw8e4L4-5BwbWlS9mcaLj78x81Cgnu-INRNXENyHA6s6rZNoVzzHa-kaiQ_of5EiL32Hb1aC6IQYpLS3XQNEd4uVlqlD_ZqTcDtjixC6d31fhBXcoSvHZ5zPL86YCWxD56M/s200/078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280462726685664386" border="0" /></a><br />This is a special ornament that my mother gave me.. it's called a blessings basket and you write down your blessings and put them inside and then year after year you read your blessings to remind you to be appreciative of all that you have.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv6fbxKHS6TNCB73cu3xS7lWYAJpJbmjeIRVsDsSW87zvr33WrK6tZsaMkOrALCutUzXIftsnYwjuEmumVPsoyNDR2Fj4snkjFRQlX_WzoC_e65udiglQgNxbKHyQj4SgOnuh5LFbfR8/s1600-h/084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqv6fbxKHS6TNCB73cu3xS7lWYAJpJbmjeIRVsDsSW87zvr33WrK6tZsaMkOrALCutUzXIftsnYwjuEmumVPsoyNDR2Fj4snkjFRQlX_WzoC_e65udiglQgNxbKHyQj4SgOnuh5LFbfR8/s200/084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280462238197942434" border="0" /></a><br />I absolutely love this metal G that I found at the Christmas village.. I painted it red and used it in my Christmas wreath, but you could repaint it any color and use it in any season to decorate. I just haven't done it yet!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img src="file:///C:/Users/BESTBU%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.jpg" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509225154496033001.post-57135255930972565212008-12-15T17:42:00.000-08:002008-12-15T18:01:02.224-08:00Has it been a whole year???<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our beloved home</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">It's so hard to believe that it's been a full year since my grand idea to make my very own crunchy onion topping for my green bean casserole turned into a complete disaster.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBy3f-Y0repU2yAl0tgcmXv6N1Wn0nHOIVj3xV-TuMyC8ZlOoIEGdgylP9_emokPlkmRDXJsA5_-JCK439GMuPa1FOVdODeLuBB37FTIuqC9HNioK4EZygI1Klj3V3uXbszWO8UOeFQk0/s1600-h/022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBy3f-Y0repU2yAl0tgcmXv6N1Wn0nHOIVj3xV-TuMyC8ZlOoIEGdgylP9_emokPlkmRDXJsA5_-JCK439GMuPa1FOVdODeLuBB37FTIuqC9HNioK4EZygI1Klj3V3uXbszWO8UOeFQk0/s200/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280199105098524866" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">This is all that remained from my iron skillet and my favorite rudolph oven mitt. The firemen put out the fire and decided to leave the charred mess on my outdoor table.. how nice of them, huh?</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">This time last year we were frantically moving out of our temporary hotel "home" and into a rental house wondering what Christmas would be like in a strange new place.</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDjVWuaGHBY5hjpw7ABb2UZpCtvJiesXRIrQfFcy2fS_72Y2ttbPlgGWHlLPLmPxKKaTMT5MhVVqlyLAt1UCdNZZCFIK5wPlRrfRSdR7_hMboi-FwOoKJ12NpE_oQgUj6eui7JvEJp6c/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDjVWuaGHBY5hjpw7ABb2UZpCtvJiesXRIrQfFcy2fS_72Y2ttbPlgGWHlLPLmPxKKaTMT5MhVVqlyLAt1UCdNZZCFIK5wPlRrfRSdR7_hMboi-FwOoKJ12NpE_oQgUj6eui7JvEJp6c/s200/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280201198970702914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">With such a wonderful, helpful and loving family our Christmas turned out to be an amazing time spent together... no matter whether we were at "home" or not.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">As Christmas approaches I'm reminded that it's not about US anyway.. it's about focusing on Jesus and celebrating his arrival into this world. Because of His birth we who choose to believe have the incredible opportunity to accept Him as our Savior and live with Him forever one day.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rejoice... our King is born!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Merry Christmas!</span></span><br /></div>hotmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17032151622510193681noreply@blogger.com1