tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50870083442296236162024-02-06T18:28:46.119-08:00My Life in PicturesTrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-25167442852190813572012-09-24T13:37:00.000-07:002012-09-24T13:37:11.332-07:00Adventures in Woodworking!<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I apologize ahead of time for the excess of photos in this post but I have lots to share today. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to the internet & my favorite DIY blogs as well as <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>, I have found a large number of amazing ideas for home decor & furniture building/refurbishing (many are knock offs from my favorite stores), made by <i>women,</i> for a much more <i>budget friendly</i> price! What's not to love about that?!? </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I started talking to my husband about power tools, garage workspace, and ideas for things we need. I know he thought I was crazy but I kept telling him that "if all these women on the internet could it, why could't I"? With a new home & two growing boys, our budget is sometimes (ok, <i>most times</i>) pretty tight, so places like Pottery Barn & Restoration Hardware are not quite in our budget. This was a perfect compromise. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Let's start at the beginning. I had grown tired of our living room coffee table & side table. They were, like most of our other wood pieces, a light yellow, pine looking wood color. Very nice, just not my style anymore. Too much in our home was that color. But the tables are in </span><i style="color: #444444;">great</i><span style="color: #444444;"> shape & I coudn't justify spending good money to buy new when what we have </span><i style="color: #444444;">worked.</i><span style="color: #444444;"> So where does a girl on a mission go looking for a way to make over my tables? Yes, you guessed right if you guessed </span><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" style="color: #444444;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><span style="color: #444444;">! I came across</span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/183662491024261100/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: blue;">this</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> pin from </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.hayseedhomemakin.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Mallory Jane</span></a>. </span><span style="color: #444444;">It was seriously meant to be because she had the EXACT same table as I did and she had re-stained it & it looked amazing! Exactly the look I wanted to go for. So again I thought to myself, <i>if she can do it, so can I</i>. Off to Home Depot I went with a list of the supplies she recommended (I did have to make some substitutions because I couldn't find the exact item for several listed) and came home & got to work! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Here I am working on Step 1: removing the old varnish & stain.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgWn7bHceWpn55kg0KIimrdlPQq5zAs08ivATSGfuKNm7Fl8x8JOJ9iRpQOGalk2xIUqDQB26Fpdsi3hFJ_oX_68huMvrUR8WY10z5eIWSrgTyDSHKRRud0rtgtZ7w5-8-DW-76QpW7k/s1600/DSC_4689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgWn7bHceWpn55kg0KIimrdlPQq5zAs08ivATSGfuKNm7Fl8x8JOJ9iRpQOGalk2xIUqDQB26Fpdsi3hFJ_oX_68huMvrUR8WY10z5eIWSrgTyDSHKRRud0rtgtZ7w5-8-DW-76QpW7k/s640/DSC_4689.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvU07-Br_Es5ScpqLS_YteMvO1fIowv0dQW2SLp5Hwi50ILtS3L5x4LW7j19Ui0R5UXIOUqDEE7Jj0mADUBrhBPdUxsif3Qdx5Xk1HaKzKkW-wwgJYxEpHRwPYglrVqd4FyRCnb-qmxU/s1600/DSC_4691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvU07-Br_Es5ScpqLS_YteMvO1fIowv0dQW2SLp5Hwi50ILtS3L5x4LW7j19Ui0R5UXIOUqDEE7Jj0mADUBrhBPdUxsif3Qdx5Xk1HaKzKkW-wwgJYxEpHRwPYglrVqd4FyRCnb-qmxU/s640/DSC_4691.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">After I removed as much of the stain as I wanted, it was time to apply the first coat of the new stain. I used Minwax in dark walnut. I was going for a darker, rustic, old barnwood sort of look. Since not all the previous stain came off (I intended for that to happen but had hoped to get a little more off the legs) it came out just like I hoped. Good so far! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gOAnjX7SheeESCddwGkj9k8Pj8WZuTQGCeoA_yX8UJY5Xuq3j3aLUrLUyGtE3_sg9Oq31lkdd4t6MwXhyHI2MbwOumnyUPzRFNtWlNWTO-fbLaxfARvOsp-EX7EoMxZIULb97w658Xo/s1600/DSC_4817.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gOAnjX7SheeESCddwGkj9k8Pj8WZuTQGCeoA_yX8UJY5Xuq3j3aLUrLUyGtE3_sg9Oq31lkdd4t6MwXhyHI2MbwOumnyUPzRFNtWlNWTO-fbLaxfARvOsp-EX7EoMxZIULb97w658Xo/s640/DSC_4817.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cAWXOvex1M9fRE-GB-3CFjKjskuJ1p5Vwor0D4a8RZoPMwqLSLb7-T-ozfklFvCk8ymNOWg9SMauJM3SlNa_pzd7C8a0ZcMNf7A7sHr5VOzRDx55b5KBbDEsRWsQI2_wUEPAOCn35uo/s1600/DSC_4820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cAWXOvex1M9fRE-GB-3CFjKjskuJ1p5Vwor0D4a8RZoPMwqLSLb7-T-ozfklFvCk8ymNOWg9SMauJM3SlNa_pzd7C8a0ZcMNf7A7sHr5VOzRDx55b5KBbDEsRWsQI2_wUEPAOCn35uo/s640/DSC_4820.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">This is both tables after the first coat of stain. After it dried real well, I sanded it lightly and then applied the second coat of stain. I wasn't sure at this point how many coats it would take to get the look I was going for, so I just applied it until it looked right. It ended up being 2 coats. After the tables were dry & I had achieved the look I wanted it was time to spray them with a coat of polyurethane. I didn't want a real shiny look so this was perfect. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbP4RVSrHvwrwXOx8ezxOYxCZ8FhHkvUusUUfp3wurbLYUuT7_-3kF2KywCbISHjaYOqb0Bg72xuTWHd0tD-KmMavL3ThO4AhEiPJmP0015TNSTt5wbwqJKqRgwjacAuVUTiwKCgZpZY/s1600/DSC_4919.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDbP4RVSrHvwrwXOx8ezxOYxCZ8FhHkvUusUUfp3wurbLYUuT7_-3kF2KywCbISHjaYOqb0Bg72xuTWHd0tD-KmMavL3ThO4AhEiPJmP0015TNSTt5wbwqJKqRgwjacAuVUTiwKCgZpZY/s640/DSC_4919.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Here is the AFTER photo! I couldn't wait to get them inside and see how they looked! I'm so pleased with how they turned out. They make a nice contrast to the wood floors, the color of our furniture & the paint we chose for this room. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">With this first project under my belt, I made a list of several other small building projects I wanted to take a shot at. I started with 2 that were <u>very</u> simple with not a lot involved and not many tools needed. Thanks to </span><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/183662491023331090/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Jenna Sue's</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> blog via </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>,</span><span style="color: #444444;"> I found a shelf for our entryway that was perfect. I wanted a space for the boys to hang their backpacks, coats, my purse & work bag, etc... But</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> our entryway is quite small & wouldn't allow for all the </span><i style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">many</i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> plans I had for a perfect entryway, so I had to make the most of the space we do have.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I started with a piece of 1x6 wood that I cut to the measurement I took (several times, just to make sure it was accurate) of the space where the shelf would hang. The I sanded it down really well and painted it the same white as our trim. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn4-9RENg8YHQP_56K1HekDzPrwx9g9BFBKqJrswr0K12IWfwsFYz31DeupU3Osa27DB2XwvUSwkZtFFKfZ9tI_aCGq7wMoPyR21jAz_qx4oU7hbGmohcrkDPryDiSP-SVyW-KjkjrN8/s1600/IMG_3125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn4-9RENg8YHQP_56K1HekDzPrwx9g9BFBKqJrswr0K12IWfwsFYz31DeupU3Osa27DB2XwvUSwkZtFFKfZ9tI_aCGq7wMoPyR21jAz_qx4oU7hbGmohcrkDPryDiSP-SVyW-KjkjrN8/s640/IMG_3125.jpg" width="475" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">After the second coat had dried, it was time to add the hooks. I had my son help me with the measurements since I am definitely <i>not</i> a math genius. I had bought 5 hooks & wanted them evenly spaced out on the shelf. I did make one mistake but thankfully was able to fix it pretty easily with a little wood putty & some more paint. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6kIaUYZUF1AUFnuuwWDOeKlFTGLqvkY-H3nCvf6YsGuWZ7GGQoNhUmuNfmaUAAa7gUv0C58d_H4HUVgTcNM_0vM8KTvd-WZcmXpW_GvVW3j5OH34O0iSVnFOvvyAKRbm90DeU4JSUlQ/s1600/DSC_4924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6kIaUYZUF1AUFnuuwWDOeKlFTGLqvkY-H3nCvf6YsGuWZ7GGQoNhUmuNfmaUAAa7gUv0C58d_H4HUVgTcNM_0vM8KTvd-WZcmXpW_GvVW3j5OH34O0iSVnFOvvyAKRbm90DeU4JSUlQ/s640/DSC_4924.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">It is a pretty simple project but I wanted to do it right, so I really took my time and I'm so happy with how it turned out! Here is an after shot of the completed shelf. I still need to putty over the holes where it attached to the wall & then paint over that small area, but I love that it is now functional. It's nothing fancy and I have visions of adding a little board & batten under the shelf to spice it up, but am not sure that I have enough space for it to look right. So for now, we'll live with it this way. I have plans to put a few of my own framed photos from Bodie, CA (a great place to visit if you've never been) above the shelf, hoping to get to that today in fact! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf76reNTef3JGR2KeNijrKT-uFR7Q8bK_giAUkTLBDVzKaqHhmYyTHLkK_h_XPlVi91yic-gNAp6-6eC67cFrsdleXycl4YcZ-BCG-eZW3GQs_s4QZnGMcNPCN_gu2UeyOmb9OOgMgntY/s1600/IMG_3236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf76reNTef3JGR2KeNijrKT-uFR7Q8bK_giAUkTLBDVzKaqHhmYyTHLkK_h_XPlVi91yic-gNAp6-6eC67cFrsdleXycl4YcZ-BCG-eZW3GQs_s4QZnGMcNPCN_gu2UeyOmb9OOgMgntY/s640/IMG_3236.jpg" width="478" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Once I had that project tackled I moved on to my next project. Again, thanks to </span><a href="http://www.pinterest. com" style="color: #444444;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a><span style="color: #444444;">, I had a plan for a ledge shelf to hold some photos & small decor items. The original pin came from the </span><a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Shanty 2 Chic</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> blog and looked fairly easy. It is a knock off of </span><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/holman-shelf/?pkey=e%7Cledge%2Bshelf%7C51%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C15&cm_src=NLASEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">this</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> much more expensive ledge shelf from </span><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Pottery Barn</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">. The PB version is outside my budget at $79 for the 3' shelf. But the </span><a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Shanty 2 Chic</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> version was $15. </span><i style="color: #444444;">Much better</i><span style="color: #444444;">!! Once again I went to my local Home Depot and picked up the wood I would need and, since we didn't have a saw at this point, had the super nice gentleman in that department make the cuts for me. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPU2m_2LC2uQdye2xzPTi4qAllROtuXfIMO0vzApncfbHwEQXSiE3x8vIqqldzmqOj2uFfQLAcZSJiIPB9tdFLFZc8EfUwTrsUNR1EScuTsDqkeLR-SgvZ1hBBLU4sRWN2MaZDMJC6u7I/s1600/IMG_3229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPU2m_2LC2uQdye2xzPTi4qAllROtuXfIMO0vzApncfbHwEQXSiE3x8vIqqldzmqOj2uFfQLAcZSJiIPB9tdFLFZc8EfUwTrsUNR1EScuTsDqkeLR-SgvZ1hBBLU4sRWN2MaZDMJC6u7I/s640/IMG_3229.jpg" width="478" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I also picked up the supplies for the next 2 projects on my list while I was there (details to come later). Armed with my cut pieces I headed home & got busy. I did a little sanding to smooth up the cut edges then broke out the <a href="http://www.kregtool.com/" target="_blank">Kreg Jig </a>I'd bought for my hubby last Christmas (he hadn't even used it yet, ha!). The blog had said it was super easy to use...and she was <i>100% right!</i> So simple and seriously the.best.tool.ever! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbVcIPr9I7ChoAHznpWUuKSYZwT37zDpdq0f9n3RAKLJy1KLne2klZwYZGROb9EBGR1Mm4FLiJdNpJbhbiC-xH2cP87QO8soFamC6-zEq9Ik9VZWAje4hpz_X2wPv1nf58dQUokQ3yl8/s1600/DSC_5122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbVcIPr9I7ChoAHznpWUuKSYZwT37zDpdq0f9n3RAKLJy1KLne2klZwYZGROb9EBGR1Mm4FLiJdNpJbhbiC-xH2cP87QO8soFamC6-zEq9Ik9VZWAje4hpz_X2wPv1nf58dQUokQ3yl8/s640/DSC_5122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">It makes perfect pocket holes for screwing your boards together. Along with Gorilla Wood glue, your pieces will hold nice & tight using this system! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8p0kWUTEyA7odtGd3cKUVUX2LmqAKNje79ZJIcEMpKemvWZCCXg_zCG99F961zJkn0W6tz-k-cG20TYD-UvGPgC0ZZZEHjiooqNo9XtXmRwqSGOIUecsPxLI_vDFxggwc6-sjl0uC18/s1600/DSC_5082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8p0kWUTEyA7odtGd3cKUVUX2LmqAKNje79ZJIcEMpKemvWZCCXg_zCG99F961zJkn0W6tz-k-cG20TYD-UvGPgC0ZZZEHjiooqNo9XtXmRwqSGOIUecsPxLI_vDFxggwc6-sjl0uC18/s640/DSC_5082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Once I had the shelf put together, it was time to sand & stain it. I was doing a two step process just like the </span><a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/09/picture-ledge-diy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">inspiration piece</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">. First I stained the shelf using Minwax dark walnut stain. I just did one coat since it would only show through where I distressed the piece. Once that dried, I used Rustoleum's Heirloom White spray paint to make the shelf a country looking white color. It took several lightly sprayed coats of the spray paint to get good coverage. Once it was dry, I took my little hand sander & distressed the edges until I had the look I was going for. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhPmoEh6cawTwoKe_SQx6gdUOKPYR-Ap1rj5sJbXhl9z29TWk8WkbMldfxSWQBSOJJuV3bsdixJBm_9uIJqnRrOZNjNFbZJ4BPhLmSdzzO9twjfW-Bjl2SuRhOXcgbOeUG2v5R0_m-IU/s1600/DSC_5181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXhPmoEh6cawTwoKe_SQx6gdUOKPYR-Ap1rj5sJbXhl9z29TWk8WkbMldfxSWQBSOJJuV3bsdixJBm_9uIJqnRrOZNjNFbZJ4BPhLmSdzzO9twjfW-Bjl2SuRhOXcgbOeUG2v5R0_m-IU/s640/DSC_5181.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTDq9cviIRlBKhx_yobq2ivngpMjEMWMED0Wx_O8d_UtOhEFQ6-8T5NYVwNWSR88eEm4wp2eK4Ctyr1qcOYsvE0LCWKyT2dfvbzcFr2oAot8dLq3DU2k1KlG3BdW1CHJWjJ21R3dnCHU/s1600/DSC_5182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTDq9cviIRlBKhx_yobq2ivngpMjEMWMED0Wx_O8d_UtOhEFQ6-8T5NYVwNWSR88eEm4wp2eK4Ctyr1qcOYsvE0LCWKyT2dfvbzcFr2oAot8dLq3DU2k1KlG3BdW1CHJWjJ21R3dnCHU/s640/DSC_5182.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So there is the finished product! I am so excited to hang it up & even more excited that I made it myself and that I saved approximately $60! <i>Awesome!</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Unfortunately I don't have any really good before & during shots of the next project I tackled. It was done mostly in the evening in our garage so the lighting wasn't the best. But if you look really close at the photo of my shopping cart in the above photo above, you will see the pieces I had them cut to make this next project. Once again, this idea comes from the </span><a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Shanty 2 Chic</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> website (are you starting to see a theme here??). While looking through their project gallery I came across<a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2009/09/ashleys-large-vintage-looking-dominoes.html" target="_blank"> this tutorial</a> for some really cool vintage style dominos made of wood. I <i>loved</i> the way they looked and decided I had to make some for my home! I even had the perfect spot for them. And the cost? About $5 for the wood & about $10 for the paint & glaze (which I still have tons leftover to use on other projects). That's perfect for my decorating budget. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">It only took one 2x10 and my friendly Home Depot staff who cut the pieces for me plus some sandpaper & paint to make them. So easy! I started off by sanding the 16" pieces and rounding all the edges. Once that was done, I used some tack rags to get all the excess sawdust off and set up a little area to paint them. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">First I applied 2 coats of Behr's Cozy Cottage paint to the front & sides of the wood pieces. Once that dried I used painters tape to mark off the area for the middle line & dry brushed a line with Behr's Forever Black paint. As a template for the dots, I used my 1 1/2 inch circle punch on a piece of kraft </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">card stock. It worked great! </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used the same paint for the dots and dry brushed these on as well. The paint dried rather quickly so next I sanded down the edges really well to get the desired look. I used a foam sponge to add a little dark stain to the edges I had sanded. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, once all that was dry, I used a paintbrush to paint on the glaze and wiped off with a clean dry towel. It gave them the perfect vintage look.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs6mPW1WPZe2dJ06-FRamNHwCcOWTNYdPWXekjv5GCQVmmquziFAAUF6CmFhwOjKhxIjOM1Di0X83lF8DXACH83v_e1tPy9z3cEPTrHR29IreCd9O5NV4f4faDgmV12ueKqY42LMVNKQ/s1600/IMG_3431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs6mPW1WPZe2dJ06-FRamNHwCcOWTNYdPWXekjv5GCQVmmquziFAAUF6CmFhwOjKhxIjOM1Di0X83lF8DXACH83v_e1tPy9z3cEPTrHR29IreCd9O5NV4f4faDgmV12ueKqY42LMVNKQ/s640/IMG_3431.jpg" width="478" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pictures of them hung up will be coming soon. That is also on today's to-do list! </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">The final project I will show off today is our biggest one yet! After seeing what I was creating, my husband got the fever and decided he wanted to build something big. Yes, he's a little crazy like that; he doesn't know how to start small. He has been wanting a set of nightstands for our bedroom for quite awhile but we had never found anything we really liked that was in our budget. So I turned to </span><a href="http://ana-white.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ana White's</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> blog which is </span><i style="color: #444444;">full</i><span style="color: #444444;"> of amazing plans for all kinds of furniture! She is the guru of all things furniture building! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">We quickly realize we would need a saw to make the piece we had picked out and figured we would either rent one for now or beg & plead the friendly guys at HD to make our cuts for us. But Mark wasn't real happy with either choice so while I was at the gym that morning, he headed over to Lowe's (I had a 10% off coupon to use there) to check out the miter saws. He surprised me (and was as excited as a kid in a candy store) by having me meet him up there where he was in the process of purchasing a new DeWalt miter saw! We were both so excited to get it home & try it out. I never thought I'd see the day I was excited about using power tools! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">We went home & found a plan we both liked and printed out the directions & shopping list & headed out to Home Depot for the supplies. Once home we got right to work! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EpQrBYYAd7xCKs8qChQbWQ5D4ozjyBKEWq7O7Isv_KuBbaNwFPd2DtXsItoK4obh1Qlez0MeNcBh7ZOwDr5PzrtyL6GAkCLXSuUj6atRQjE-i9fel6kVf3qoTfP-CRjt-_tNyOuya48/s1600/DSC_5111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EpQrBYYAd7xCKs8qChQbWQ5D4ozjyBKEWq7O7Isv_KuBbaNwFPd2DtXsItoK4obh1Qlez0MeNcBh7ZOwDr5PzrtyL6GAkCLXSuUj6atRQjE-i9fel6kVf3qoTfP-CRjt-_tNyOuya48/s640/DSC_5111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">First up was making all the initial cuts for the sides of the </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">table. It went pretty quick & let me say, using that saw was <i>incredible!</i> </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the pieces were cut we used Gorilla wood glue to hold them in place & also used the <a href="http://www.kregtool.com/" target="_blank">kreg jig</a> to lock them into place. Mark was so excited with how the first side turned out. We were both grinning like fools! </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX8-HKHN1Qd7biI4Uzy5PrumaNDh28-wtjHfF8dR1WmxkApA_TIpP33namdzauSPhv_Jx43ooYC2s4AaYWzVaQxUQ9B1NasDRDzF0-4CCEv6H77PkFs1hpkyZFc6UIPYzGoh93WqSayo/s1600/DSC_5117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX8-HKHN1Qd7biI4Uzy5PrumaNDh28-wtjHfF8dR1WmxkApA_TIpP33namdzauSPhv_Jx43ooYC2s4AaYWzVaQxUQ9B1NasDRDzF0-4CCEv6H77PkFs1hpkyZFc6UIPYzGoh93WqSayo/s640/DSC_5117.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After both sides were done it was time to add the trim & attach it all together. We were cooking right along. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-k3bwS3ReRNB4qxRN5gJZSpMAt6srrAES7PoqSXOwFNOgop22c3E_H1pXNTfPgkyr_CJUvdD7Tu7FP8LYODXDd2NQ1aTo1uvaQlXuYIPFeCoa-022zdlOkcYM467ip_Ig6wWiJ3PPAU/s1600/DSC_5127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-k3bwS3ReRNB4qxRN5gJZSpMAt6srrAES7PoqSXOwFNOgop22c3E_H1pXNTfPgkyr_CJUvdD7Tu7FP8LYODXDd2NQ1aTo1uvaQlXuYIPFeCoa-022zdlOkcYM467ip_Ig6wWiJ3PPAU/s640/DSC_5127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aeF6x1XWcWOhye9HBBMnlSHSQNhoRGqyA6MGb7NaZRG-Ul8DJ_18DjLXnVQxnO8A43xWbSacI8qNL6kE74zuD4icskq4FuP8hpd6RW9a0HGOYWHOvyn1ZTRGXz6hV_1Fg6QdWJyELIw/s1600/DSC_5131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4aeF6x1XWcWOhye9HBBMnlSHSQNhoRGqyA6MGb7NaZRG-Ul8DJ_18DjLXnVQxnO8A43xWbSacI8qNL6kE74zuD4icskq4FuP8hpd6RW9a0HGOYWHOvyn1ZTRGXz6hV_1Fg6QdWJyELIw/s640/DSC_5131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was great to stand it up & see that it held together so well & was flat with no wobbling!! We could already tell this piece was going to be solid and sturdy! </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next up was the top, which was planked just like the sides. Before we finished the top part, Mark decided we each needed to sign the inside of our first piece of furniture! You can see I already signed my side & Mark is signing his here. Yes, I know, we are kind of dorky that way, but, hey, we were pretty ecstatic about what we were accomplishing! </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSmGti019OanLvB0LnMirOBLHLzEJTz5jf-iKY32DCdIvk7UZfFUXbr61qP07U9ZnhHiDJT_MjYU5GuDhSegjclgOwOL1b800EHN55hVqG61XzRJ_eNulXJmzE2fDAt8nKw-_Wm2L1uM/s1600/DSC_5132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSmGti019OanLvB0LnMirOBLHLzEJTz5jf-iKY32DCdIvk7UZfFUXbr61qP07U9ZnhHiDJT_MjYU5GuDhSegjclgOwOL1b800EHN55hVqG61XzRJ_eNulXJmzE2fDAt8nKw-_Wm2L1uM/s640/DSC_5132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jj-VH4qOfx22LtSPMMhegP88kl2Dzrut7bM_F9tza1ep7-J24MMCAI1rjXThDARqcib3vyP10H9HeAIWXLmQD_V1G6f-XUJeimkvHmZYKGfu27msNxF-YGAawDU7-iTMsXL4MAfmZ5M/s1600/DSC_5137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jj-VH4qOfx22LtSPMMhegP88kl2Dzrut7bM_F9tza1ep7-J24MMCAI1rjXThDARqcib3vyP10H9HeAIWXLmQD_V1G6f-XUJeimkvHmZYKGfu27msNxF-YGAawDU7-iTMsXL4MAfmZ5M/s640/DSC_5137.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once we got the top on, it was time to move on to the drawers. I was the most nervous about this stage because the drawers have to be <i>perfectly</i> cut & <i>perfectly</i> square! Mark was awesome on the saw & his cuts were right on. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4BIiTiSY_UTG0y-7nJDEZbfCo0Hwyko2jweallscLJsq4-cswBTClXYPktlw2KinmkRRqfj_hD3wuAs1RjHobj3n18cgjw8T6ClSw4G9OYk1QkUjBeUB7ZSrJRqa2MsB4LdTGVo1JF0/s1600/DSC_5155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge4BIiTiSY_UTG0y-7nJDEZbfCo0Hwyko2jweallscLJsq4-cswBTClXYPktlw2KinmkRRqfj_hD3wuAs1RjHobj3n18cgjw8T6ClSw4G9OYk1QkUjBeUB7ZSrJRqa2MsB4LdTGVo1JF0/s640/DSC_5155.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The drawers went fairly quickly once the cuts were made. We used the Kreg Jig again as well as the Gorilla glue to hold them in place. Here are the 3 drawers waiting for face plates & installation.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nmp3G3-T5yEA7Shw0o-RA6tU7L_KAqiqm95xv0tv0fq0itfogHcb5ec1lochGOoH5ybqNsL7vjyrtyOeB7KGyUaFi5lMzDVGaiVU6LIZJ_tk30xCuc2AaxK8LQc7Su7HsdNHXTF2tUE/s1600/DSC_5157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nmp3G3-T5yEA7Shw0o-RA6tU7L_KAqiqm95xv0tv0fq0itfogHcb5ec1lochGOoH5ybqNsL7vjyrtyOeB7KGyUaFi5lMzDVGaiVU6LIZJ_tk30xCuc2AaxK8LQc7Su7HsdNHXTF2tUE/s640/DSC_5157.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last step was adding the face plates & putting the rales in place to hold the drawers. This was the step Mark was most nervous about but he did a great job (as always) & they fit great! They slide nice & smooth & we love the hardware we chose as well. All that's left now is to sand & stain it and make another just like it for my side! We haven't decided yet how we want to stain or paint them yet, so we are still playing around with ideas right now. I will post more photos once we have that step complete! </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFIB71kwuGv_JNakpCVFHW0eQGwChyphenhyphenazDWfqEej-RD50cH9veHAt72BGexg8K4BZII6GOWfbh_5FdIAr6HiQBcik82A8gd5OSWj-Orh6S9uuyH2F9XWKGylcrzGoqBMl7ghtzwQkVXGU/s1600/DSC_5165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFIB71kwuGv_JNakpCVFHW0eQGwChyphenhyphenazDWfqEej-RD50cH9veHAt72BGexg8K4BZII6GOWfbh_5FdIAr6HiQBcik82A8gd5OSWj-Orh6S9uuyH2F9XWKGylcrzGoqBMl7ghtzwQkVXGU/s640/DSC_5165.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4lyPm86xGyduP14reKxZV1tyNg582yOF2DiosvcnJz9Fi3IJQM54cPuwi7HpYtrrUmLX8ruNlddjUd_rpiOi9G6myGyR8CgA5n8zq39wEGMwpaPM_zEadoH5sadc1_e8fpbdG68YH0w/s1600/DSC_5166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4lyPm86xGyduP14reKxZV1tyNg582yOF2DiosvcnJz9Fi3IJQM54cPuwi7HpYtrrUmLX8ruNlddjUd_rpiOi9G6myGyR8CgA5n8zq39wEGMwpaPM_zEadoH5sadc1_e8fpbdG68YH0w/s640/DSC_5166.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVMtysXzvg8WuXQPDY4Lbg2sW0wnhsRnpS36KIziXp-8dPEn36ls6bTahzQsS1sz5wMu4WS5DNrQzBHaBo8l-auuqh343EPmIPH5NXdSwOlMX92m44ZPpeVCs9tJijPjYmGP6PJ0vnK0/s1600/DSC_5170.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVMtysXzvg8WuXQPDY4Lbg2sW0wnhsRnpS36KIziXp-8dPEn36ls6bTahzQsS1sz5wMu4WS5DNrQzBHaBo8l-auuqh343EPmIPH5NXdSwOlMX92m44ZPpeVCs9tJijPjYmGP6PJ0vnK0/s640/DSC_5170.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">And if you've read this far, first off, <b><u>THANK YOU</u></b>!! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Secondly, for the price info on this project. This nightstand is a knock-off of a </span><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/search/results.html?words=mason+nightstand&cm_sp=OnsiteSearch-_-GlobalNav-_-Button&type-ahead-viewset=ecom" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Pottery Barn Mason style</span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> nightstand and retails for $399-$449. All together our supplies cost us between $130-$150. What a savings!!! At that price we can build 2 for less than the cost of 1 from PB! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">Now that's my kind of deal! </span></span>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-84906404658759827582012-09-06T10:21:00.004-07:002012-09-06T10:22:26.738-07:00Currently:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Time:</b> 10:10 am Thursday morning.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Location:</b> At home, sitting in front of my computer.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Watching:</b> nothing at the moment, but I am catching up on my favorite blogs!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Drinking:</b> a bottle of water, <i>super</i> thirsty after my morning run. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Eating:</b> nothing yet, need to go grab some food. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Reading:</b> Divided in Death by JD Robb--GREAT series! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Thinking:</b> about how quiet the house is now that my boys are back in school. Also how much I have to get done today. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Wanting:</b> to scrap all day & order a ton of fun new products (too much to do so it won't happen, but a girl can dream...). </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Needing:</b> to take a shower, pay bills & go to the grocery store. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Making:</b> a layout about Benjamin in the MUD in 2004 at the pumpkin patch.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Loving:</b> having 2 days off & getting a picture of Benjamin as he left for school this morning. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBAQ8eoCyWdKJn6hQ59N_uBQ3sQnQrBuHe6GGXcrqQO9HDP9uhtvVzoJJbbw8OdwPF0LR-P7iDoUbPD4uQx61pAqZFxyV_XGRjbw2WbZtPdg7j6n5Ta9laaRR8zWFkBJMKmXNbsVHrOY/s1600/IMG_3159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVBAQ8eoCyWdKJn6hQ59N_uBQ3sQnQrBuHe6GGXcrqQO9HDP9uhtvVzoJJbbw8OdwPF0LR-P7iDoUbPD4uQx61pAqZFxyV_XGRjbw2WbZtPdg7j6n5Ta9laaRR8zWFkBJMKmXNbsVHrOY/s400/IMG_3159.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Thursday!</span></div>
Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-49932670765504291552012-09-02T19:26:00.002-07:002012-09-02T19:27:05.509-07:00First Day | 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttSo7TxHgXS_RF8TYmtdJrtTeDCfKi5zWVAH08A2lDqgH_5XKykGsCuu3k4NaN12NN28R2CBEU_Z7QB0aICCtmGeNuv16w1Qjfg2-t4UmwaKWLGAOENh7u5Er36wVpS4HrWD7K3J5B4Y/s1600/DSC_4805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttSo7TxHgXS_RF8TYmtdJrtTeDCfKi5zWVAH08A2lDqgH_5XKykGsCuu3k4NaN12NN28R2CBEU_Z7QB0aICCtmGeNuv16w1Qjfg2-t4UmwaKWLGAOENh7u5Er36wVpS4HrWD7K3J5B4Y/s400/DSC_4805.jpg" width="265" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dear Zachery, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe that are starting your SENIOR year of high school today. I feel so many emotions. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happiness & excitement for you--senior year is such a fun year. Getting to be the "big man" on campus, senior prom, grad night, looking forward to your future, nearing the end of an era, etc... </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadness, mostly, for me--I wonder where the time has gone? Seems like I just blinked and here you are, a young man, so full of promise. It seems like only yesterday that I held your hand as I walked you into your Kindergarten classroom. You were so excited and <i>ready</i> to start school. Ready for new adventures and new friends, even ready for learning and homework (yes, you were even excited about <i>homework!</i>). Happiness, for me, too. I'm so happy that you have made it to this exciting point, that you have such a good head on your shoulders (most of the time), that you have a good group of friends, that you finally have a direction in mind and a plan to get there. I have seen so much change in you over the last year and it just amazes me. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope this is an AWESOME year for you, son. I hope you enjoy your last high school musical, hope you enjoy the time with your friends, & that you soak up all the knowledge that your teachers have to share with you. I hope you focus on your school work a little more this year and go out with a <i>bang</i> grade wise. You are so incredibly <u>smart,</u> I really want your grades this final year to reflect that. I am so proud of you, buddy! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go, Zachery, Go!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love you always, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>journaling done September 2, 2012, photo taken August 30, 2012</i></span></span>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-51736770745504665582012-08-30T18:13:00.000-07:002012-08-30T18:18:24.889-07:00Flea Market Adventures.....<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lately I have been very interested in all things vintage. Mark & I checked out a local antique market & had a great time looking through & enjoying all the old items. We purchased just a few small things to start with, but it got me thinking of what else I would like to add to our home. I did an online search and found that there is a local, very large, flea market on the 3rd Sunday of every month. I decided I needed to check it out. When I mentioned this to my oldest son, he was thought that was pretty cool so I asked him if he wanted to go with me. He said yes so I set the date on my calendar & waited anxiously for August 19 to arrive. We got up nice & early and headed out, just the two of us. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was already <i>packed</i> when we arrived so we dived right in, planning to go up and down every aisle. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunDwGfIXY1UdrZrcmw2xPRiZTlg7Nhoz00wx2Q3oAv3Yf_7hRKk5GAcMbeNbsl12FViHGmhiGFlvvTNVtpVjL7gv0OBabMYMHWJYVG1ZGVMW6gt5W-QIP0q0_KQ8bT7T2bxRzIht0lxI/s1600/IMG_3022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgunDwGfIXY1UdrZrcmw2xPRiZTlg7Nhoz00wx2Q3oAv3Yf_7hRKk5GAcMbeNbsl12FViHGmhiGFlvvTNVtpVjL7gv0OBabMYMHWJYVG1ZGVMW6gt5W-QIP0q0_KQ8bT7T2bxRzIht0lxI/s1600/IMG_3022.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so glad to get to spend some one-on-one time with Zachery. He is going to be a senior this year and I know he will be busy with school & friends. I love that he thought all that vintage stuff was so cool & was actually excited to be going with me to check it all out. We came across this <i>awesome</i> cabinet on the first aisle and I would love to have taken it home with me. I especially loved the color!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3yInoUkul3SjlGXUokC3XqDtdG-nt8z3dPpYPm7W0-DgMs__m4G7jorX1HrNIb7qmjnO440j1w000DT5B_bjnyo1AMlymBbMhtWGAEi_H5jf0k6eC0xrD_CH7m1mx4ej9vXjALK1Do8/s1600/IMG_3016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3yInoUkul3SjlGXUokC3XqDtdG-nt8z3dPpYPm7W0-DgMs__m4G7jorX1HrNIb7qmjnO440j1w000DT5B_bjnyo1AMlymBbMhtWGAEi_H5jf0k6eC0xrD_CH7m1mx4ej9vXjALK1Do8/s320/IMG_3016.jpg" width="239" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zachery had a great time at this little stand where the guy had <i>tons</i> of old postcards from all over the country. He was especially interested in the ones from Monterey County which is where we used to live. He found several he was very interested in & one of his favorites was from 1912! We ended up taking that one & a couple others he really liked. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo8lqgjXEwCtyJzEx36m88GpKbNIA5-xU4eR0kKlClDFs64qqrQhs7ipec3kgNxUTOJ4yJqFA6W6DS08QqIcdh9Dx4-QfKu15xbAMSHxaqfW5HsSKdMmPBm15z2BkAR877566O2gadg4/s1600/IMG_3017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRo8lqgjXEwCtyJzEx36m88GpKbNIA5-xU4eR0kKlClDFs64qqrQhs7ipec3kgNxUTOJ4yJqFA6W6DS08QqIcdh9Dx4-QfKu15xbAMSHxaqfW5HsSKdMmPBm15z2BkAR877566O2gadg4/s320/IMG_3017.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another vendor had these awesome old style phones. They were really beautiful and he had converted them inside to regular working telephones! You could actually use them. How cool is that? </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fNNdk4HRKckGCNowN8Mn1Xkbedgc9LGQEeCdDWM0HgqNBgDIoTBAJZPPux1ba9sfn1CkUqQBwfkkTAd-RgLmrLdknpLqyxAU25kB89bzqM3sBEvSa7sWjXzsCmRtTjpxU3TmIzW5wcc/s1600/IMG_3019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fNNdk4HRKckGCNowN8Mn1Xkbedgc9LGQEeCdDWM0HgqNBgDIoTBAJZPPux1ba9sfn1CkUqQBwfkkTAd-RgLmrLdknpLqyxAU25kB89bzqM3sBEvSa7sWjXzsCmRtTjpxU3TmIzW5wcc/s320/IMG_3019.jpg" width="239" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also saw this old fashioned bottle opener that had a Dr Pepper logo on it. My hubby is a <i>huge</i> Dr Pepper fan (but has recently stopped drinking soda) so I passed on that. Don't want to tempt the poor guy! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKyCEU61m3g1nzNPRFRbSGggp60BdcUhXY8K1o5QtDgkocAGYIIuY1xezMk2awiLchFKfYbb7uZxRCrU6IPfrXvz5VfNX1QtTWOQgj4qHZrvpUmMugurI5glF8MIBboy48ssfb4lvaVY/s1600/IMG_3031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKyCEU61m3g1nzNPRFRbSGggp60BdcUhXY8K1o5QtDgkocAGYIIuY1xezMk2awiLchFKfYbb7uZxRCrU6IPfrXvz5VfNX1QtTWOQgj4qHZrvpUmMugurI5glF8MIBboy48ssfb4lvaVY/s320/IMG_3031.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next we came across this lovely little booth. I was in love! I am slightly addicted to all these beautiful old colored bottles. I especially love the aqua colored ones. I did have to take home a clear one that actually had our last name on it though! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0ctbXSgMulAUHFtOi06Y6gQLZSYPwapvbEHTu2CNpdsxQfUVECqgj4Imif_AgFBw5SmDFG511PG7ERgL23m1zLbPpyINqloanElcJgm0ArnwL_IcdfleuzrvIcPkog9TTeqqXA8svxE/s1600/IMG_3028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0ctbXSgMulAUHFtOi06Y6gQLZSYPwapvbEHTu2CNpdsxQfUVECqgj4Imif_AgFBw5SmDFG511PG7ERgL23m1zLbPpyINqloanElcJgm0ArnwL_IcdfleuzrvIcPkog9TTeqqXA8svxE/s320/IMG_3028.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV87JtNJH5uisorQOfn_GxMy39pT2ynkifTusGAHDrSTf8ApQXzgM-sYBBE6MpV-QVrhUE5r9JD3AHpBNKtZvcpTQrQ8r4M-VU22B5JK0fMdCOZ9n1OPhjlDcavDKE6Grd6MQ7mVYLHkM/s1600/DSC_4659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV87JtNJH5uisorQOfn_GxMy39pT2ynkifTusGAHDrSTf8ApQXzgM-sYBBE6MpV-QVrhUE5r9JD3AHpBNKtZvcpTQrQ8r4M-VU22B5JK0fMdCOZ9n1OPhjlDcavDKE6Grd6MQ7mVYLHkM/s1600/DSC_4659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV87JtNJH5uisorQOfn_GxMy39pT2ynkifTusGAHDrSTf8ApQXzgM-sYBBE6MpV-QVrhUE5r9JD3AHpBNKtZvcpTQrQ8r4M-VU22B5JK0fMdCOZ9n1OPhjlDcavDKE6Grd6MQ7mVYLHkM/s1600/DSC_4659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyo2BZWxBiOJljYldT4qwM2OzsqfS27OJY0dEewR8Bqas2ihD_hMu1OHUgf6pupsxknK41PUn-YdRdkDXBhI3tQrSXsKlpj-IxY-K1Y-8mkWnL_0zJYLz2lK0RMyYwxvFmqDfHSRnvyo/s1600/IMG_3029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyo2BZWxBiOJljYldT4qwM2OzsqfS27OJY0dEewR8Bqas2ihD_hMu1OHUgf6pupsxknK41PUn-YdRdkDXBhI3tQrSXsKlpj-IxY-K1Y-8mkWnL_0zJYLz2lK0RMyYwxvFmqDfHSRnvyo/s320/IMG_3029.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
I also found this really cool old Dr Pepper bottle & I did have to grab that one. He already has one & it needed a buddy. </span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK_AE92oHAkY3BzddJmFjjaWgmcoIe6PxpiKaHJCUQmbcRYXQRdBziDiEj4UHrljvyY4EIbL90nmytV0O-D_jK5mKPH_CW88sS2kqKcWtjeJ-lt5vxxyFxqtdRBiiwPjh6VI17wrnT50/s1600/IMG_3046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEK_AE92oHAkY3BzddJmFjjaWgmcoIe6PxpiKaHJCUQmbcRYXQRdBziDiEj4UHrljvyY4EIbL90nmytV0O-D_jK5mKPH_CW88sS2kqKcWtjeJ-lt5vxxyFxqtdRBiiwPjh6VI17wrnT50/s320/IMG_3046.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had to do a double take when I came across this old wooden crate that had Placerville stamped on it. My dad lives in Placerville & it is just a little tiny town in Northern CA. I could kick myself for not buying it! Even my dad said I should have brought it home. Oh well, maybe I will find another one someday... </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_XJa6mB4y-XzUGm9hoUiwGOdEP_353EPTBS40sBcoPTytSbY8JIAXcfllhNov3jPsB4LBf2_-biYL_NRqXVau0lr8RqRUV9tXdGJGqzqWjiQp37V6e1vIYExbPlEAM4P0cpnrF2kHis/s1600/IMG_3032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_XJa6mB4y-XzUGm9hoUiwGOdEP_353EPTBS40sBcoPTytSbY8JIAXcfllhNov3jPsB4LBf2_-biYL_NRqXVau0lr8RqRUV9tXdGJGqzqWjiQp37V6e1vIYExbPlEAM4P0cpnrF2kHis/s320/IMG_3032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This old slot machine was beautifully restored & looked great! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2tW2eVVZ-xD47zM9C3bAXkQBeXlQcURlTgJ6aOSnMSYIn8rNqcQLB2wqW5most1SWvDEtkOOuekY9SrJfh1-sL47GsGA0qk0eTd6WINuObeSg4qytOgvFYPrI3PndSiAcJP1pqksnDw/s1600/IMG_3021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2tW2eVVZ-xD47zM9C3bAXkQBeXlQcURlTgJ6aOSnMSYIn8rNqcQLB2wqW5most1SWvDEtkOOuekY9SrJfh1-sL47GsGA0qk0eTd6WINuObeSg4qytOgvFYPrI3PndSiAcJP1pqksnDw/s320/IMG_3021.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My last little treasure was this old chemistry set that my hubby would have <i>loved</i>!</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves all that kind of science stuff, and especially the old beakers & test tubes, etc... </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidi7oQJ8GEqo4Zq0PbM8UVryvr1GKL37tswts3VwE7ALYvWZAOr0hAFCRZ7eGsIBI7h1DqG7-kMu3X2fPYRMHHu2TJ-phnSG9KPoozk5uDimxcaSwFdBgJiXevrJCaxo1D1UkpYDLpRs/s1600/IMG_3037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhidi7oQJ8GEqo4Zq0PbM8UVryvr1GKL37tswts3VwE7ALYvWZAOr0hAFCRZ7eGsIBI7h1DqG7-kMu3X2fPYRMHHu2TJ-phnSG9KPoozk5uDimxcaSwFdBgJiXevrJCaxo1D1UkpYDLpRs/s320/IMG_3037.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had a great day and found some really great stuff. I was so glad we had gone but by around noon we were ready to take our purchases & head home. It was HOT out there & we were wiped out from the heat. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a peak at the purchases we came home with:</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dhu3CSPpBDjrxkK45hY117KxxCygKDIc0nU0WP7ELkiMxzDRTuuL83BMKSnRZlUsVA38LSM_5-zSYv8dSvGAo3neO4eSol0c0THWVwCoBz_E-TVv6oBIt_xOD4GJyN-PbLjkLWTRa0g/s1600/IMG_3054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Dhu3CSPpBDjrxkK45hY117KxxCygKDIc0nU0WP7ELkiMxzDRTuuL83BMKSnRZlUsVA38LSM_5-zSYv8dSvGAo3neO4eSol0c0THWVwCoBz_E-TVv6oBIt_xOD4GJyN-PbLjkLWTRa0g/s320/IMG_3054.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These awesome D&D board games were a steal, and the boys have so much fun playing with Mark. Even he was excited I found them! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxazklXkCOgfI2fVKZQlxEaMtzdGDzae1j-EWZzGBweCbQOrjsskQwoGYZmGsjhacWK54pR_7NkKAOMX0Yyy6PZoHBr0-sdZtNBvVZCfzmGWchhD9Ey8L1LdBWUtdEjTNBAUaTh3j2LQA/s1600/DSC_4652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxazklXkCOgfI2fVKZQlxEaMtzdGDzae1j-EWZzGBweCbQOrjsskQwoGYZmGsjhacWK54pR_7NkKAOMX0Yyy6PZoHBr0-sdZtNBvVZCfzmGWchhD9Ey8L1LdBWUtdEjTNBAUaTh3j2LQA/s320/DSC_4652.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These were some of my best finds. I love the blue Bell jars and have some cool ideas found via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> to do with them. The small little dish is Blue Danube. My grandma used to have all those dishes & it made me think of her. I couldn't pass it up. I will use it on my scrap desk to hold little odds & ends. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCG0YGUYXi7Ht2qAUgk7cxA6CKrKGVnp7-EmSB6tHUiyDR4yF58Gaop80V_qwkQNHIsKLV7dbrsqoBtOQD9YdCZ1FW1paDfeV5Rzd30cUynSc8n-XIJLhfeSPLUIo7OFpThRgOWrPn94c/s1600/DSC_4653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCG0YGUYXi7Ht2qAUgk7cxA6CKrKGVnp7-EmSB6tHUiyDR4yF58Gaop80V_qwkQNHIsKLV7dbrsqoBtOQD9YdCZ1FW1paDfeV5Rzd30cUynSc8n-XIJLhfeSPLUIo7OFpThRgOWrPn94c/s320/DSC_4653.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These were probably my favorite finds of the day. I have been searching for these locker baskets for my scrap area for months & finally found some today! I grabbed 3 of them for now but would like to get some more soon. I love the old camera and will add it to my collection of old cameras. Can't wait to see them displayed on a shelf in my home soon. And I'm not sure why this old metal lunchbox appealed to me but I just <i>love it</i> to pieces. I plan to use it to hold some of my scrap supplies. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV87JtNJH5uisorQOfn_GxMy39pT2ynkifTusGAHDrSTf8ApQXzgM-sYBBE6MpV-QVrhUE5r9JD3AHpBNKtZvcpTQrQ8r4M-VU22B5JK0fMdCOZ9n1OPhjlDcavDKE6Grd6MQ7mVYLHkM/s1600/DSC_4659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV87JtNJH5uisorQOfn_GxMy39pT2ynkifTusGAHDrSTf8ApQXzgM-sYBBE6MpV-QVrhUE5r9JD3AHpBNKtZvcpTQrQ8r4M-VU22B5JK0fMdCOZ9n1OPhjlDcavDKE6Grd6MQ7mVYLHkM/s320/DSC_4659.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And last but not least, I just had to grab this little dog figurine for my youngest son. He <i>loves</i> dogs & has been asking for some to decorate his room with. And at only $1, he was just the right price to come home with me! As you can see, Benjamin loved him & he has a place on his bookshelf already! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can't wait to go adventuring again next month! </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyo2BZWxBiOJljYldT4qwM2OzsqfS27OJY0dEewR8Bqas2ihD_hMu1OHUgf6pupsxknK41PUn-YdRdkDXBhI3tQrSXsKlpj-IxY-K1Y-8mkWnL_0zJYLz2lK0RMyYwxvFmqDfHSRnvyo/s1600/IMG_3029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-27516352496192930502012-08-27T22:48:00.000-07:002012-08-30T18:18:13.571-07:00Catching up with Project Life.....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, this is a record for me! 2 blog posts in 2 days! I'm really trying hard to be better about updating my blog from now on. I need to make time to write my thoughts & our family stories down. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I photographed the rest of my Project Life album today and wanted to share my pages. I am still about 1 week behind but may try to catch up a little more tonight. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 22</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnVRObqd5SHdqISYxTHPgq70wp-CUIQf4cEJKbBacfzNhAtBDu94bU0MM14hOySqzATUcVjArsqp4oUCiZSUHa468-mpWe8fzyAjIQ671ht5uKBmWiQrBRZhHBh8mMFHIO9mHbeoSLCU/s1600/DSC_4758.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnVRObqd5SHdqISYxTHPgq70wp-CUIQf4cEJKbBacfzNhAtBDu94bU0MM14hOySqzATUcVjArsqp4oUCiZSUHa468-mpWe8fzyAjIQ671ht5uKBmWiQrBRZhHBh8mMFHIO9mHbeoSLCU/s640/DSC_4758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSWY72DyfAEHDPlRMPCsimDukTUO-OfWu9l1e085mgmyAOb2kydnwjOmIAIzsDZ7QQmTfhE_NxrYl1kyZDx_tkY4s8J_Z-MrBhZjarVFObk0F16Fs3uD9DxLx0uKLWC7yrXtJQpyy1e0/s1600/DSC_4717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSWY72DyfAEHDPlRMPCsimDukTUO-OfWu9l1e085mgmyAOb2kydnwjOmIAIzsDZ7QQmTfhE_NxrYl1kyZDx_tkY4s8J_Z-MrBhZjarVFObk0F16Fs3uD9DxLx0uKLWC7yrXtJQpyy1e0/s400/DSC_4717.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week we had a scary event happen. Our youngest son was hit by a car while riding his bike to the corner store. Thank God he was ok and managed to "walk" away with only a broken foot and some soft tissue damage to his ankle, it could have been so much worse. Once I stopped panicking, the scrapper in me came out & I was able to get some photos of our experience as well as a copy of the XR showing where his break was. Benjamin was a trooper through the whole thing & I was so proud of him. I am so thankful that he is ok! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9RikkzLH-YXGJNZvX0FYfjQmtu-qHpqQvgxYz9gxWRQrBGigvM-bAvY0PJK4LwzEUrizEnLhEfEA0BEGut_lm7i4XDwbNsoyUngAd3StwnECixJfPOYEcbtJAvCeHxHm7pTUTHw1RFs/s1600/DSC_4718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9RikkzLH-YXGJNZvX0FYfjQmtu-qHpqQvgxYz9gxWRQrBGigvM-bAvY0PJK4LwzEUrizEnLhEfEA0BEGut_lm7i4XDwbNsoyUngAd3StwnECixJfPOYEcbtJAvCeHxHm7pTUTHw1RFs/s400/DSC_4718.jpg" width="397" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 23</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtml7TC9-OxUCK-6CMH41lYQI7y4LRLlSilHXupd0HrC_gXep9-Qvt5-Dbm1KGLtIck3ShX_jNf0RS1xJ-9sH1caKH3q5Un0W4ZIT6X5rnNOcvqaA-CYips0P6I3Rn7BQeWyEHiJL2EQE/s1600/DSC_4757.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtml7TC9-OxUCK-6CMH41lYQI7y4LRLlSilHXupd0HrC_gXep9-Qvt5-Dbm1KGLtIck3ShX_jNf0RS1xJ-9sH1caKH3q5Un0W4ZIT6X5rnNOcvqaA-CYips0P6I3Rn7BQeWyEHiJL2EQE/s640/DSC_4757.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Benjamin had me cracking up during his first bath with his cast. We turned on the jets in the tub to help him relax. When he finished soaping up his body and put the pouf in the tub the jets had bubbles EVERYWHERE! He called out to me to come "save him" from the bubbles which were rapidly covering every little inch of him! Of course I had to run and get my camera and go that cute shot of him. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGiMlq8uZGlCLS1_A1ikCEvSDrr7iYWLFOF2FHnPBPIpiOXtFK081FYYWCGwzn5uAfHJ-cWW4rkJvYs45AZb8EOdiybDq2Gw3Og8bo_nV3J8EODYRo8Iagy_JtRK3eYHTvaIPpC51SZE/s1600/DSC_4719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioGiMlq8uZGlCLS1_A1ikCEvSDrr7iYWLFOF2FHnPBPIpiOXtFK081FYYWCGwzn5uAfHJ-cWW4rkJvYs45AZb8EOdiybDq2Gw3Og8bo_nV3J8EODYRo8Iagy_JtRK3eYHTvaIPpC51SZE/s400/DSC_4719.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zachery had a good week, too, and also had us all laughing. He had a last minute extra credit project for History class and asked if he & his friends could come over to work on it. They wrote a song called "Welcome to the White House" to the tune of Welcome to the Jungle by Guns N Roses and then made a rock video in our backyard! It was hysterical!! I was the <i>stalkerazzi </i>by hiding in the doorway to take photos of them while they were singing & playing! His friends were laughing at me the whole time. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRMa_I8MKuip2c7Uk6AoqrA5LZdZuK-ZYf1hmT9jiKWFMqjJwGtKtRDyyvKK6KM0IOe3SGBhCXTYbqf2NMAmKUKq4FhdhTvc_WKEnHfrJp_Govd2CbthLpvKmLDB9-xyTe96NuKySGik/s1600/DSC_4720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRMa_I8MKuip2c7Uk6AoqrA5LZdZuK-ZYf1hmT9jiKWFMqjJwGtKtRDyyvKK6KM0IOe3SGBhCXTYbqf2NMAmKUKq4FhdhTvc_WKEnHfrJp_Govd2CbthLpvKmLDB9-xyTe96NuKySGik/s320/DSC_4720.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also started painting the living room, den & kitchen area this week. I took my time deciding on paint colors and finally made my choice. My first choice for the living room didn't turn out so well and was much more <i>neon</i> than I had planned so it was back to square one. I ended up settling on a Glidden color called Icy Teal and had Home Depot color match it to their Behr paint which I like a lot better. It is a blue/gray color & I'm super happy with how it turned out. I went with a brown/grey color called Rolling Pebble for the den/kitchen area & the two colors work together so well. The living room is now so much more soothing, warm & inviting and I love being in here. This is the room where my scrap area is so it's nice to have it be so calming. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 24</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuqkiLqSxEQLkQp69lQ10hZvAn_O5K7djSSlEty5uAS86YbpaUWmHklyMv9MKndtjWc2vmBaAgcJX0MOudCX_ZC7Zf_62XU0VhMaBd_8gmhrU8SV_vl_ZPJU0_XO2xIroAk22ETdir5s/s1600/DSC_4756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVuqkiLqSxEQLkQp69lQ10hZvAn_O5K7djSSlEty5uAS86YbpaUWmHklyMv9MKndtjWc2vmBaAgcJX0MOudCX_ZC7Zf_62XU0VhMaBd_8gmhrU8SV_vl_ZPJU0_XO2xIroAk22ETdir5s/s640/DSC_4756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxPOhaK6vHqFhEfH6v_BcGNwEuRrS1AqRmIvDGiAscDtaSIrVFn2OpygPoh0Yxy6lgAfaV6Teojo3T4BZUsADgWNwKwimuQG0awLRX087R0XJUofjoJaevy-XI9LBGz612CblOVITFX0/s1600/DSC_4721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxPOhaK6vHqFhEfH6v_BcGNwEuRrS1AqRmIvDGiAscDtaSIrVFn2OpygPoh0Yxy6lgAfaV6Teojo3T4BZUsADgWNwKwimuQG0awLRX087R0XJUofjoJaevy-XI9LBGz612CblOVITFX0/s400/DSC_4721.jpg" width="395" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We payed for Zachery's drivers education this week as he's been bugging us for awhile now, saying he is finally ready to start driving. He had been a little hesitant in the past to drive so we had put this step off until he was ready. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBBVqtZNDUeTqXJtqPNQVvYZNpj-dsfaM564s9x_-0VOgCt8XaJjE6AVNqx0ADUcF8_lFE-Q68hcLN-l3BdCGrKQF_5Vnvv4Ve1pbD5vRHPkPyVtPRz8prouxUKzfdAmnzELsHcmwKBc/s1600/DSC_4722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhBBVqtZNDUeTqXJtqPNQVvYZNpj-dsfaM564s9x_-0VOgCt8XaJjE6AVNqx0ADUcF8_lFE-Q68hcLN-l3BdCGrKQF_5Vnvv4Ve1pbD5vRHPkPyVtPRz8prouxUKzfdAmnzELsHcmwKBc/s320/DSC_4722.jpg" width="317" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Zachery also participated in his high school's end of the year musical production this week. It was a great show & he even had a tiny little solo! We were so proud of him and it is always such a thrill to see him up there on the stage. He really does light up when he's up there! I added a 6x12 page insert with the program from the musical and used one of </span><a href="http://www.aliedwards.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ali Edwards</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> digital files to write about the evening. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bcNBoIjd6Qkotp-h5xTcW4qjiG1t_JKA7UZChDJq3t4X7N4k83VrG5f852jV8Zwa8R9bxkC-s3h5dRFUdhMsR3BU9QkyyQ_0T9-ggvyy_0jMH0Lv7gSWGjHH1MptQ4eAMaMWB9rbuw0/s1600/DSC_4723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bcNBoIjd6Qkotp-h5xTcW4qjiG1t_JKA7UZChDJq3t4X7N4k83VrG5f852jV8Zwa8R9bxkC-s3h5dRFUdhMsR3BU9QkyyQ_0T9-ggvyy_0jMH0Lv7gSWGjHH1MptQ4eAMaMWB9rbuw0/s400/DSC_4723.jpg" width="390" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The black & white photo of Zachery playing his guitar is a favorite as well. I love listening to him play. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 25</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqV2z2Mb5U5z__9EFANBVeMyv2t3GxrGOfxTQEXbymmghyaQgf2jf4tYYu8R-xbO4T7IF3I8RmlyWJJbUrqE7tstkv-9rge4HelCIxkSwRr867IW0p3gAmLgIEpKxKYhGdwGRAW_1z_4/s1600/DSC_4755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqV2z2Mb5U5z__9EFANBVeMyv2t3GxrGOfxTQEXbymmghyaQgf2jf4tYYu8R-xbO4T7IF3I8RmlyWJJbUrqE7tstkv-9rge4HelCIxkSwRr867IW0p3gAmLgIEpKxKYhGdwGRAW_1z_4/s640/DSC_4755.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcC6-ZC_np6pcYJnTdgGgWx45LSQqFzQnvA6Ob1V2xpZ7gcQ6x1Eyd4_Efvt2XSKCeihzMdsXfqp1klJuls7hx6G6Q1acaSjEXznFPAau2X3T0UCRboc7tMJ6TOIqOqUxqhidf6mDGaQ/s1600/DSC_4724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwcC6-ZC_np6pcYJnTdgGgWx45LSQqFzQnvA6Ob1V2xpZ7gcQ6x1Eyd4_Efvt2XSKCeihzMdsXfqp1klJuls7hx6G6Q1acaSjEXznFPAau2X3T0UCRboc7tMJ6TOIqOqUxqhidf6mDGaQ/s400/DSC_4724.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zachery's 17th birthday was during the middle of this week and we celebrated his actual day with just our little family. Sadly, Mark & I both had to work on his actual birthday & we felt so bad. He had plans with his friends that day so he took it in stride. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1CdTkyQuqNyXOH8wWokFHTsU4a9AZuhbOyRA7XcE6ct00JcnxllKePN0xfeAo5MXGFWBxyc5GRbvcZWuwymYNXPlwsanCQ4beuTOR16aUsm2StHx6pC0KMYTznqjbOmcj4afdudS68Y/s1600/DSC_4725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1CdTkyQuqNyXOH8wWokFHTsU4a9AZuhbOyRA7XcE6ct00JcnxllKePN0xfeAo5MXGFWBxyc5GRbvcZWuwymYNXPlwsanCQ4beuTOR16aUsm2StHx6pC0KMYTznqjbOmcj4afdudS68Y/s400/DSC_4725.jpg" width="380" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I included a 6x12 insert this week to include photos from the pool party we had for Zachery's birthday on Friday, the 22nd. We had a house full of kids and lots of food, video games, dancing, playing in the pool, etc... It was an awesome day & everyone had a great time! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncXfeFG4Y8TIpw8F_nmz3WCNF09F4XRrWEYO4AA8HlevP-dsRsNeQwvoYfKJEffR-TcCViapRfEVj45fEzVR4WXfv7i-y3nK8P-0ANvz616CrA5Uve1guPk9yjX5VOe-K-9mLDTuKL-Y/s1600/DSC_4726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncXfeFG4Y8TIpw8F_nmz3WCNF09F4XRrWEYO4AA8HlevP-dsRsNeQwvoYfKJEffR-TcCViapRfEVj45fEzVR4WXfv7i-y3nK8P-0ANvz616CrA5Uve1guPk9yjX5VOe-K-9mLDTuKL-Y/s400/DSC_4726.jpg" width="392" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We also had a small pool party the next day with our friends. We made margaritas & enjoying the sun. I made a huge batch of tacos, too! Another great day with friends. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 26</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtneV9eGc8tWClOfcU8owoE-6J1yzRMrQOVtBkxyiO5B9cc1Q-YogFeXJKg5O1hq0hQiBWS1OAvZIuidzSzaQOtJxR93erMu8IQknc9NqWZErDeE1VxItxLihgWZ0M0DEK4oMlUsIyXbg/s1600/DSC_4754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtneV9eGc8tWClOfcU8owoE-6J1yzRMrQOVtBkxyiO5B9cc1Q-YogFeXJKg5O1hq0hQiBWS1OAvZIuidzSzaQOtJxR93erMu8IQknc9NqWZErDeE1VxItxLihgWZ0M0DEK4oMlUsIyXbg/s640/DSC_4754.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZPhsJoNu78yOELLcrylna7CQjB_YFpTyUyOnLMzT87ip6FILbeEzDYpFhRpUP1Yjom4fFRedG9KTGBxOWs4WGaa2o-NM97CggoQG8IiG27kN56E8Ey8EGl7nZAgHwy8i8QpCUUP-8SA/s1600/DSC_4727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZPhsJoNu78yOELLcrylna7CQjB_YFpTyUyOnLMzT87ip6FILbeEzDYpFhRpUP1Yjom4fFRedG9KTGBxOWs4WGaa2o-NM97CggoQG8IiG27kN56E8Ey8EGl7nZAgHwy8i8QpCUUP-8SA/s400/DSC_4727.jpg" width="391" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the week of computer troubles. And I really hate computer troubles. My Aperture program was not working and I was trying to work on my Project Life album. I was so frustrated and could not figure out what the problem was. I called Apple Support and they had several ideas and walked me through a few things but none of them corrected my problem. I finally gave up and took my computer in to the Genius's. After 2 days of working on it, they were finally able to fix the problem & I was back in business. Nothing makes me more upset than problems with my pictures! So glad they were able to fix things for me with no loss! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgOl19Lxycs7YzJZyOGq1edrRL4_xtXFpvX2erhjQtvWMNqZJTQBylKOsOyBGFFTphoESUUCrN5ZJF66s5GggF3xRanifjveoAYW-iQOGv9aDky_iT6Ux9JlA8NQoAqcS88OGIRVw_9Q/s1600/DSC_4728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZgOl19Lxycs7YzJZyOGq1edrRL4_xtXFpvX2erhjQtvWMNqZJTQBylKOsOyBGFFTphoESUUCrN5ZJF66s5GggF3xRanifjveoAYW-iQOGv9aDky_iT6Ux9JlA8NQoAqcS88OGIRVw_9Q/s400/DSC_4728.jpg" width="391" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I included another of </span><a href="http://www.aliedwards.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ali Edwards</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> 4x6 digital files cut out with my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.silhouette.com/" target="_blank">Silhouette Cameo</a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I love how these digital files allow you to peek at the photos underneath. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 27</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyRQtASZ38kwnzysA_1R_N1OlAgIZDo7XfKIBbKCyUB3FxpfnX0pU9HslS7Er1wPfEpVwipW409GZBJsY7SfuwAq8URocgS9JlsauXoBAhJkJ2VNAgfp2bCBgbNswxmx9-M-L7Ih-hZY/s1600/DSC_4753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyRQtASZ38kwnzysA_1R_N1OlAgIZDo7XfKIBbKCyUB3FxpfnX0pU9HslS7Er1wPfEpVwipW409GZBJsY7SfuwAq8URocgS9JlsauXoBAhJkJ2VNAgfp2bCBgbNswxmx9-M-L7Ih-hZY/s640/DSC_4753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutz9DftNS7e_2uOtzLtEorcrFbVQrRXa5FQ63-pDeysQmLg4ysLY4hwSZ38eiGZsCAx7M37RB_GBl9c-Zp1dlTzfjNkFQwhN2CXpWHTJ4QqN7aVorcwKcGq5PZJ2s4GX3PDzWqw3_imw/s1600/DSC_4729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutz9DftNS7e_2uOtzLtEorcrFbVQrRXa5FQ63-pDeysQmLg4ysLY4hwSZ38eiGZsCAx7M37RB_GBl9c-Zp1dlTzfjNkFQwhN2CXpWHTJ4QqN7aVorcwKcGq5PZJ2s4GX3PDzWqw3_imw/s400/DSC_4729.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week was 4th of July and we had a nice quiet holiday at home. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM_PpPqgH4u9vCs_5u8-GUjFRcj5zWO66tPqjy5zrFW6m9glowMLEqKR_FbZ8zXbYg07rQqq327rmsuF2Whscxr4fVIL0KHCzcqAtxlgTkS-l7PC2WJlsr0En6-L7N6xU8MS1bvZbaZE/s1600/DSC_4730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHM_PpPqgH4u9vCs_5u8-GUjFRcj5zWO66tPqjy5zrFW6m9glowMLEqKR_FbZ8zXbYg07rQqq327rmsuF2Whscxr4fVIL0KHCzcqAtxlgTkS-l7PC2WJlsr0En6-L7N6xU8MS1bvZbaZE/s400/DSC_4730.jpg" width="395" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The best part of this week was Benjamin getting his cast off! His foot still had some bruising and he will have to wear a special shoe for another month but at least he can move around without his crutches and can actually shower without wrapping his foot! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 28</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovKSjwAixuA4vHaFqE1qfK3HzFRptcU5jntIPzRgTOAmng1fgzJULcKzZWMW3pD5ItEk9ALfqaFU5oSLMu0Cqwn5mTFAhGVl3dLc3TR5qlguzOj4Hld6qTtfWkKxv9Slh9h7kt2IK8_k/s1600/DSC_4752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjovKSjwAixuA4vHaFqE1qfK3HzFRptcU5jntIPzRgTOAmng1fgzJULcKzZWMW3pD5ItEk9ALfqaFU5oSLMu0Cqwn5mTFAhGVl3dLc3TR5qlguzOj4Hld6qTtfWkKxv9Slh9h7kt2IK8_k/s640/DSC_4752.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveailj26GPkTEcCG6IR11xlCDx34GOJQDB703BZCNccBzsqwDbaBX8M8sZViqcD0l0ITwXPssQI2b3sxay4P5Zdu5EXq6oZlLcN-eFLfSowAjNS3hdABFURTX1-yxbsRFH4GCSiDgDmE/s1600/DSC_4732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveailj26GPkTEcCG6IR11xlCDx34GOJQDB703BZCNccBzsqwDbaBX8M8sZViqcD0l0ITwXPssQI2b3sxay4P5Zdu5EXq6oZlLcN-eFLfSowAjNS3hdABFURTX1-yxbsRFH4GCSiDgDmE/s400/DSC_4732.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zachery went to visit his grama this week in OR to help her work on packing up her house. She is getting ready to move back down here and has a lot of work to do in order to sell her house up there. He was gone for 10 days and the house was so quiet while he was gone. He had a great visit up there and discovered a love & talent for photography. Jean let him borrow her Nikon camera & he went on many adventures taking pictures. He came home with over 230 photos! I added a <a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/products" target="_blank">6x12 page protector</a> include some of my favorite photos from his trip. The empty white spot is (still) waiting for a journaling card from Zachery talking about his adventures in OR in his own words. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4ybKiTvdCFbPSnuEDMV7xF9rRHlNzCuQMd4pKL2PzErJ5C9lg0adU4upUNfqT6Nf5YoC8Sbx4KtIUdDfH30ziDq2h68IdRPjaOtivR2BtpJLyaPQvvx5xI5TGVqQYyfQCr05rY_k_JU/s1600/DSC_4733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4ybKiTvdCFbPSnuEDMV7xF9rRHlNzCuQMd4pKL2PzErJ5C9lg0adU4upUNfqT6Nf5YoC8Sbx4KtIUdDfH30ziDq2h68IdRPjaOtivR2BtpJLyaPQvvx5xI5TGVqQYyfQCr05rY_k_JU/s400/DSC_4733.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl0dsJp6xjlEEiN3oXjCagGraMua2dXtr6c-VsAGv71FdMMPIIJbFdXZ_lvdFss07pVyx3xpg90KrkcbgXmw12RlSWiODyUsixQcvjgxXB6W6s9vyjVOJSE22zlZyS_IEsyhmz070GOs/s1600/DSC_4734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsl0dsJp6xjlEEiN3oXjCagGraMua2dXtr6c-VsAGv71FdMMPIIJbFdXZ_lvdFss07pVyx3xpg90KrkcbgXmw12RlSWiODyUsixQcvjgxXB6W6s9vyjVOJSE22zlZyS_IEsyhmz070GOs/s400/DSC_4734.jpg" width="398" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My best friend Kerry and her kiddos came to visit this week also and we had a great visit! The kids get along with Benjamin so well, they absolutely <i>love</i> playing together and look forward to these visits as much as Kerry & I do! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 29</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38Vf8m6e-BqZRh567XZ42J8-1tMKh-67600C2Wimcg_Lk1oMLPikQQWYLMpmu1MvYFgusXeO0UlFJ9aM-nAv9ifVRwAflCG2ISsxr866I9sg_U9Vw-DsiTfwbRzdobSMnvdFGwntP5w8/s1600/DSC_4751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38Vf8m6e-BqZRh567XZ42J8-1tMKh-67600C2Wimcg_Lk1oMLPikQQWYLMpmu1MvYFgusXeO0UlFJ9aM-nAv9ifVRwAflCG2ISsxr866I9sg_U9Vw-DsiTfwbRzdobSMnvdFGwntP5w8/s640/DSC_4751.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKb05s1wlBCVjU6JO5yTEdKp7s2a-Gqn7NZFtue9V22mWCaYo2lE6ST-CVohNDMaFRjF-zfzOGcDg7o4hxTc5nMmlozh2mHj5OyinntvbLAFhYy6nh2wve93hkLIveWiSDsmr8efKQfw/s1600/DSC_4735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKb05s1wlBCVjU6JO5yTEdKp7s2a-Gqn7NZFtue9V22mWCaYo2lE6ST-CVohNDMaFRjF-zfzOGcDg7o4hxTc5nMmlozh2mHj5OyinntvbLAFhYy6nh2wve93hkLIveWiSDsmr8efKQfw/s320/DSC_4735.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I included a photo from Instagram this week taken by my dad. He takes <i>amazing</i> photos and I am always in awe of the shots he gets! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigK2KQwD-jLGq5xlMgSnsJLMj88dhU7w3SNLXR34NOhKtYZQpHloz09Mvt0twwJaLYYQB2fU9GQj1jF3Jr_O1t9zs3xb05TCqGWg8Z_ZIXg2Ay7ZamStdIjN3Gb3T8Yh7YJ0vg1LykY7k/s1600/DSC_4736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigK2KQwD-jLGq5xlMgSnsJLMj88dhU7w3SNLXR34NOhKtYZQpHloz09Mvt0twwJaLYYQB2fU9GQj1jF3Jr_O1t9zs3xb05TCqGWg8Z_ZIXg2Ay7ZamStdIjN3Gb3T8Yh7YJ0vg1LykY7k/s400/DSC_4736.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zachery came home from OR this week, too. I missed that crazy kid and was so glad to have him back home safe & sound! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 30</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvebY1odD9qwKNzXLYfkX4ib3yVn0aDCGJ2RSWgabedsUysFVpG3ov_sAWjr3zQsIG-8lA6r0Snuck_S5_6iE1rEy_Su3GOWwca-S-O97C1HLm_weoYOW1krGmMOD6JtWPgXhLyiXG-c/s1600/DSC_4750.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhvebY1odD9qwKNzXLYfkX4ib3yVn0aDCGJ2RSWgabedsUysFVpG3ov_sAWjr3zQsIG-8lA6r0Snuck_S5_6iE1rEy_Su3GOWwca-S-O97C1HLm_weoYOW1krGmMOD6JtWPgXhLyiXG-c/s640/DSC_4750.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_PRvH3FtJQA1PlfwIv5RRs6on1HxU8_rsLYGRlki-YIYLRTo1UIgs55ovHzCaKCT5-r7slZLG-xqIbd6KB9UQRZUGGoOfQJwCSl5zMA4F_9mQ6aXa7RqQM0KV4rrTq1Ln2XJNyq4PLU/s1600/DSC_4737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_PRvH3FtJQA1PlfwIv5RRs6on1HxU8_rsLYGRlki-YIYLRTo1UIgs55ovHzCaKCT5-r7slZLG-xqIbd6KB9UQRZUGGoOfQJwCSl5zMA4F_9mQ6aXa7RqQM0KV4rrTq1Ln2XJNyq4PLU/s400/DSC_4737.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark finally got to shoot at the new shooting range. We took his new rifle out there as well as his new pistols. He was pretty disappointed when the rifle wouldn't fire, but he did enjoy shooting his new Glocks. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqM25A_HuK7RQPPgZAJW5TUMiSWgw3BkyF_6nrm-6CGNjYgZY57mkKHOj-sFzbUODPEAzG4gzzutoRnA6JNeVToUcfm3q7Qc_dSE1uvusnTCCNmFPnOKTYNJlIahtLIcNNKQMTkBuSsQ/s1600/DSC_4738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpqM25A_HuK7RQPPgZAJW5TUMiSWgw3BkyF_6nrm-6CGNjYgZY57mkKHOj-sFzbUODPEAzG4gzzutoRnA6JNeVToUcfm3q7Qc_dSE1uvusnTCCNmFPnOKTYNJlIahtLIcNNKQMTkBuSsQ/s400/DSC_4738.jpg" width="395" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was <i>so </i>proud of Mark this week. He found out that he is receiving an award called Heroes With Hearts from the people at TIPS (Trauma Intervention Program Services) for his work with a family who had a severe trauma following a car accident. It is a pretty big honor and there is an award banquet in October where he is to receive the award. What an honor for sure!! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 31</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSW5UvEHMEEZLPp4rlZ52ClQQcVl23FNZyv6cwYVN91A_DoK8IG2SfXueNdZK4f_vWbWVBeUVAx6J6lguu_ptl1jlHfrolwZqaA4aZFXP8VYewXkyMLuXX3cBKZ5eKpngKgy-0ftDqYk/s1600/DSC_4749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSW5UvEHMEEZLPp4rlZ52ClQQcVl23FNZyv6cwYVN91A_DoK8IG2SfXueNdZK4f_vWbWVBeUVAx6J6lguu_ptl1jlHfrolwZqaA4aZFXP8VYewXkyMLuXX3cBKZ5eKpngKgy-0ftDqYk/s640/DSC_4749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqFlTLvF9qxBIRtwtVQeA593wihk6rS6VjQQsjEcKeKJvHo2z_FUHIfrBVfi0RzSJDDN9TKLlS-o9GNgWr644iA7GyVp6QBOfNNEW8ncNadw8abGCfY8pZoh8wzDw9dLiSVb1bqAvXrk/s1600/DSC_4739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidqFlTLvF9qxBIRtwtVQeA593wihk6rS6VjQQsjEcKeKJvHo2z_FUHIfrBVfi0RzSJDDN9TKLlS-o9GNgWr644iA7GyVp6QBOfNNEW8ncNadw8abGCfY8pZoh8wzDw9dLiSVb1bqAvXrk/s400/DSC_4739.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made my first strawberry pie this week and it turned out <i>perfect! </i>Well, except for the wonky crust, but it tasted fine, just wasn't very pretty to look at. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaeVeq-616W8e7msHwFN585xhOqsT3TweZYEbdsXyjg72cANXmoWRSzYaSoe9VVqy2yZZxxbJ66bGo9dNQN6EACoIKJXY-LP3rDjIu8DW3-V9Eg90prKkgwpMZFgoLLskFVODvNl9qQg/s1600/DSC_4740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaeVeq-616W8e7msHwFN585xhOqsT3TweZYEbdsXyjg72cANXmoWRSzYaSoe9VVqy2yZZxxbJ66bGo9dNQN6EACoIKJXY-LP3rDjIu8DW3-V9Eg90prKkgwpMZFgoLLskFVODvNl9qQg/s400/DSC_4740.jpg" width="395" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We took a road trip to Vegas this weekend to visit our friends and their new baby girl. It was wonderful to get my baby fix in! We also stopped in at Rick's Restoration which is based in Vegas (we watch his show, American Restoration, all the time) and took a tour of his workshop. We also got to meet with him and get a photo as well as have him sign a t-shirt we bought. Kinda cheesy but so much fun! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 32</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJTENSjWkeZxUPyqFZ0NrR889HDDuefj76na8M7OeZYLM926UO6Wbu61PTpvxkwe7ZSrEKxcIbezijdjsIr-hslnZUMS4rJnjadES4DASsiAU1dLJYXA_2MA6BRgC1ZGwxn7tmrCEq94/s1600/DSC_4748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJTENSjWkeZxUPyqFZ0NrR889HDDuefj76na8M7OeZYLM926UO6Wbu61PTpvxkwe7ZSrEKxcIbezijdjsIr-hslnZUMS4rJnjadES4DASsiAU1dLJYXA_2MA6BRgC1ZGwxn7tmrCEq94/s640/DSC_4748.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hlsJtQbOP24SnxTBf1-YLnoOZhl06W3o5LFNI5zlJbEW4Ba-qaGNIhF5UtZcBParEhHVxDCRb2M_zHp0m4Iu3eKX3-TPJSKRiA9oa1Wn7S0MS5A4_0SXbelSJA5u_FTgRI64ZnE1UG8/s1600/DSC_4741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hlsJtQbOP24SnxTBf1-YLnoOZhl06W3o5LFNI5zlJbEW4Ba-qaGNIhF5UtZcBParEhHVxDCRb2M_zHp0m4Iu3eKX3-TPJSKRiA9oa1Wn7S0MS5A4_0SXbelSJA5u_FTgRI64ZnE1UG8/s400/DSC_4741.jpg" width="391" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our new niece was born this week, Kiley Leann, and we were so excited to get photos of her right away! Sure wish we were able to travel to see her. Had some routine lab work done this week also. Got a clean bill of health, thank goodness. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSLrMHTbjabwT6MpFu1KN9Vn9lGcmbm17cQHuYRGOIjwnvm0CS0HuYdSvPoDY2N3zjq3O0L0t_fIA6rgGLSUoZoUaXKcnfnPIlYGS_bp9cSpxIz4aYaGORp9wofQ1fvAzJS5yG4J7d5s/s1600/DSC_4742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlSLrMHTbjabwT6MpFu1KN9Vn9lGcmbm17cQHuYRGOIjwnvm0CS0HuYdSvPoDY2N3zjq3O0L0t_fIA6rgGLSUoZoUaXKcnfnPIlYGS_bp9cSpxIz4aYaGORp9wofQ1fvAzJS5yG4J7d5s/s400/DSC_4742.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had our first beach day & bonfire BBQ this week. It was such a relaxing day, just the 4 of us. Bob, Jeff & Chris joined us later in the evening for the bonfire with hot dogs & smores of course! I included another 6x12 to include some of the photos from the day. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1onfBVUIidE1AuWnocA3EO6kNjlmhzjFDLHA-bShPIWZ1jc5fZykX61q2_jmiy6YXxKA90rf-5GWuxEeyHpZh56C9j_bYvemVGoP06yu6kkQSInL_eTapuwebwKIiIpGGM3e0KD-tKTs/s1600/DSC_4744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1onfBVUIidE1AuWnocA3EO6kNjlmhzjFDLHA-bShPIWZ1jc5fZykX61q2_jmiy6YXxKA90rf-5GWuxEeyHpZh56C9j_bYvemVGoP06yu6kkQSInL_eTapuwebwKIiIpGGM3e0KD-tKTs/s400/DSC_4744.jpg" width="391" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried my hand at the large 12x12 photo cut into the page protector and was really happy with how it turned out! Love that large photo of my most favorite place on earth. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 33</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAiYTAHTfp-XKuOw66GBvreq7FEf0nMDE5wM1IUXsQ0rsGROxSfCEDKQHs_hlEwAIIuIsXcCX6JBPMIg1aJ8JZ4NguTOGs0YLCZmeq-DrhBcQSYGmyCzqi1d0ftBlRBQUZq1RPjXhqos/s1600/DSC_4747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAiYTAHTfp-XKuOw66GBvreq7FEf0nMDE5wM1IUXsQ0rsGROxSfCEDKQHs_hlEwAIIuIsXcCX6JBPMIg1aJ8JZ4NguTOGs0YLCZmeq-DrhBcQSYGmyCzqi1d0ftBlRBQUZq1RPjXhqos/s640/DSC_4747.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu3TZoP0EZlZZPlP3Wrdi0uhy-VsyheYSjIc6JD23slO0Wo1qPj9pTP7befBpfMeCqOE1y2x7vupVflsVz0mGOXlsIfDb0sz52VMX1SCsfTANBtsCbrtr60rER4uJGs6Oc1uuUdY3-2Y/s1600/DSC_4745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyu3TZoP0EZlZZPlP3Wrdi0uhy-VsyheYSjIc6JD23slO0Wo1qPj9pTP7befBpfMeCqOE1y2x7vupVflsVz0mGOXlsIfDb0sz52VMX1SCsfTANBtsCbrtr60rER4uJGs6Oc1uuUdY3-2Y/s400/DSC_4745.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEyZA-PGk8y7jkzKZTQ0qMMENV7E1YKkebcc4bV0EEQ4GWsIKde9vkStrkS_4Q9IjEGbEi3bfufZWi85BV_bVLA9nnXV4nUcXFx4GAQr-RTOwKrfFmMUa0-74KYXaj2BJmfPpc-xSiNA/s1600/DSC_4746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSEyZA-PGk8y7jkzKZTQ0qMMENV7E1YKkebcc4bV0EEQ4GWsIKde9vkStrkS_4Q9IjEGbEi3bfufZWi85BV_bVLA9nnXV4nUcXFx4GAQr-RTOwKrfFmMUa0-74KYXaj2BJmfPpc-xSiNA/s400/DSC_4746.jpg" width="385" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took Zachery to get his <i>Senior</i> pictures taken this week. I still cannot believe he is going to be a senior this year. I cannot believe how fast the years have flown by. I still remember taking him to his first day of Kindergarten like it was just yesterday. He looked so stylish while he was getting ready, playing around with his loose tie and fedora. So glad he posed there and let me get a quick shot of him. It is one of my favorite pictures of him lately. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And there you have it! Another lonnnnggggg post but at least I am up to date now! Hoping to be back with another post soon about some of me & Zachery's recent adventures at the local antique fair/flea market. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-86234552237955060552012-08-26T23:59:00.000-07:002012-08-30T18:17:57.972-07:00More Project Life....<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally getting around to updating the blog again. I swear I don't know where the time goes. I have the best intentions but then life seems to get in the way or there is always something else to do. I took these photos of my Project Life album back in June with the intention of posting them, but as you can see, that didn't happen. But hey, better late than never right? I'm actually loving this project and can't believe I've kept it going for more than half the year already! I'm still going strong and am already looking forward to continuing next year. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So enough rambling already, lets get to those pages! Now, where did I leave off? Oh yeah, week 11, so lets start with week 12:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 12 </u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3URfLtxq2bzB5ifLimV5R_pBTmjnOZdW6pjc0hBZFbAoAXKpVk8eFUJ34l_uE5yY1U5ARx-pPdA2y-6ni3t5Be5w2CusOYVVaukBHk4n3UtSNUICasQf3NqYSe8DyShRFkR_3Hbjna1M/s1600/DSC_3282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3URfLtxq2bzB5ifLimV5R_pBTmjnOZdW6pjc0hBZFbAoAXKpVk8eFUJ34l_uE5yY1U5ARx-pPdA2y-6ni3t5Be5w2CusOYVVaukBHk4n3UtSNUICasQf3NqYSe8DyShRFkR_3Hbjna1M/s640/DSC_3282.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZoajWvdFZI7knfFn56ejXsfVxd3XbQwSf6qOZ7jCmcsMZ9mhzE56osQ_PlQlAPjakvNwOts1Cebi2ylGTYH53kJW2lz4zraX86J3o12V_TCR5kn0x5Jsby5YcQAoyvVmv7aN1sF11_c/s1600/DSC_3283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZoajWvdFZI7knfFn56ejXsfVxd3XbQwSf6qOZ7jCmcsMZ9mhzE56osQ_PlQlAPjakvNwOts1Cebi2ylGTYH53kJW2lz4zraX86J3o12V_TCR5kn0x5Jsby5YcQAoyvVmv7aN1sF11_c/s400/DSC_3283.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zachery & Benjamin have been dying to see The Hunger Games and begged us to let them go to the midnight premiere. We finally gave in and dropped them off at the theatre right after school so they could get in line (yes, there was already several lines!). They had a great time, except for the long wait, and loved the movie. I was so glad they were able to spend the time together. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdNc7uv3_0daX9juPPETDlMH_b3F1nzjjCAAXvktktqOabcRUA2vfJQBgHoSBkvDVIjZo8HZkC4b3gv2eGfe5WTss6xohLSYgJBim8nFzpNM-7_hOgVI0GIBjXTa7De1LMp5dRYQN4bE/s1600/DSC_3284.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTdNc7uv3_0daX9juPPETDlMH_b3F1nzjjCAAXvktktqOabcRUA2vfJQBgHoSBkvDVIjZo8HZkC4b3gv2eGfe5WTss6xohLSYgJBim8nFzpNM-7_hOgVI0GIBjXTa7De1LMp5dRYQN4bE/s400/DSC_3284.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 13</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEPYSld6DCe2hkvBJEGHw7n6wqz9R_Z2pHv8nAJLbnCVuJ4btsWRwyQPM4grUfvwpLDaf3CyBVV9Y4xaE5TN2c8aHUlpvflJEQ-VGQsvDy8n1sphoCNcUTpvJN4j7sM6wU3-UcWVls_s/s1600/DSC_3285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEPYSld6DCe2hkvBJEGHw7n6wqz9R_Z2pHv8nAJLbnCVuJ4btsWRwyQPM4grUfvwpLDaf3CyBVV9Y4xaE5TN2c8aHUlpvflJEQ-VGQsvDy8n1sphoCNcUTpvJN4j7sM6wU3-UcWVls_s/s640/DSC_3285.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I included an insert this week for one of Benjamin's math tests. He got an A so I thought it deserved to be included! </span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b7Xs8H9kpszr2xiZmfjzue6ujY6kvV50d6dFn2OmXBckJocZXAFXzEPkrltp99BbS0Ene4NYYva6oS39Y-oCfmE4vTvh4KN3Wc5FFuREhlT5HfXK7tj-fvxMiXXqVsvP5RIVNVl5cHg/s1600/DSC_3287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2b7Xs8H9kpszr2xiZmfjzue6ujY6kvV50d6dFn2OmXBckJocZXAFXzEPkrltp99BbS0Ene4NYYva6oS39Y-oCfmE4vTvh4KN3Wc5FFuREhlT5HfXK7tj-fvxMiXXqVsvP5RIVNVl5cHg/s640/DSC_3287.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO_j_OoShceRl8DBm1zyltCbinWL2QdbQOLsYiDL2FTPE2yREPhmAc7spUKgrD_Gxniw2ftWvC997OF9UejWIIek68jPLu36FnIIJ3lhITgvSxYu8gMryqHG9FFkB3L1EG3CMnysiCVo/s1600/DSC_3288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO_j_OoShceRl8DBm1zyltCbinWL2QdbQOLsYiDL2FTPE2yREPhmAc7spUKgrD_Gxniw2ftWvC997OF9UejWIIek68jPLu36FnIIJ3lhITgvSxYu8gMryqHG9FFkB3L1EG3CMnysiCVo/s400/DSC_3288.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also added a black & white photo this week and I really like how it turned out. I need to remember to do that more often. </span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkXANyAaQmr2IdaKHLppK9ixA8CN6xPFiLxWV_vTCkyzGhUCK3R-Y9xqrsYAYOWRziJqO4oBWctDXnRciiD2JWlmvHwysvrdk4-3seq11Ah8GXYtRSigmz1hQ-Ik3-DZNNDwh6DRr99Q/s1600/DSC_3289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkXANyAaQmr2IdaKHLppK9ixA8CN6xPFiLxWV_vTCkyzGhUCK3R-Y9xqrsYAYOWRziJqO4oBWctDXnRciiD2JWlmvHwysvrdk4-3seq11Ah8GXYtRSigmz1hQ-Ik3-DZNNDwh6DRr99Q/s400/DSC_3289.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 14</u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gwhjSNwfomtptT2Fma0CPIQbBLRhVziAzQr88kh2QrkHgJiWt5uRlAIuMc8PdS__aR2NDVU1uS4_pfRGJ7SKJLut5cXzijpJmfQyaorxqbb-VT0XKURaxLzApT9i-nBBDE84svl9bTI/s1600/DSC_3290.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7gwhjSNwfomtptT2Fma0CPIQbBLRhVziAzQr88kh2QrkHgJiWt5uRlAIuMc8PdS__aR2NDVU1uS4_pfRGJ7SKJLut5cXzijpJmfQyaorxqbb-VT0XKURaxLzApT9i-nBBDE84svl9bTI/s640/DSC_3290.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week was a favorite because I had some really great photos this week. I also included another black & white photo. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsZdViwAYKjeEMZGldQDRgUM4s4CLhAwhOUvRm7W5uId1Mfkpceh63A4BW3FhUq02WKTHf1EqPNUIX1VPZWZXdNm4hJ-OhVZNj_kNT-BsoUAs5cfQaIYwA2a7-koK5oGyr_KVk9riK3A/s1600/DSC_3291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsZdViwAYKjeEMZGldQDRgUM4s4CLhAwhOUvRm7W5uId1Mfkpceh63A4BW3FhUq02WKTHf1EqPNUIX1VPZWZXdNm4hJ-OhVZNj_kNT-BsoUAs5cfQaIYwA2a7-koK5oGyr_KVk9riK3A/s400/DSC_3291.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love these two photos I got of the boys as I picked them up from school today. Love their expressions and how happy they are to see me. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUrMp3u3DQxA33pu-xgolfK8JmZSjzpbQU37J711torL25TnUqXqJYm1GezEGgfEeZn-OSZHnlZ6qgnmGbNMJ7Y-vkdrLdPzOgVOwsFjhg6wnHGumZnHUT2Ygx_YpR1q9Jkm4S49b9Gg/s1600/DSC_3292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUrMp3u3DQxA33pu-xgolfK8JmZSjzpbQU37J711torL25TnUqXqJYm1GezEGgfEeZn-OSZHnlZ6qgnmGbNMJ7Y-vkdrLdPzOgVOwsFjhg6wnHGumZnHUT2Ygx_YpR1q9Jkm4S49b9Gg/s400/DSC_3292.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 15</u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTF-PvLUPkK8ZPkF3K2LjDZiqGE1uYxL2_R44s-qZg2JbRzz7_y6iavgMS58sqynVzJSP1Gm0Pvj2sp5Ez1y5i76D2HSmKg_MVCwaHX6959ExKky62NXphd4Ycxwn2s2xR8RUufnMUvuc/s1600/DSC_3293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTF-PvLUPkK8ZPkF3K2LjDZiqGE1uYxL2_R44s-qZg2JbRzz7_y6iavgMS58sqynVzJSP1Gm0Pvj2sp5Ez1y5i76D2HSmKg_MVCwaHX6959ExKky62NXphd4Ycxwn2s2xR8RUufnMUvuc/s640/DSC_3293.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylSJVS-Oe9EU1aPySu6xAIYSov-ZfGhFyX8fgHjubdYtrbK3Ql8RaMQB7lbdS2uU68DVOyNVcGt2ZJTIdZKg2vG3GXAuqNc_AqLkKubYHl8WCDQTN3cHYhMonUGSzOjZw2iXu_oRGfLQ/s1600/DSC_3294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylSJVS-Oe9EU1aPySu6xAIYSov-ZfGhFyX8fgHjubdYtrbK3Ql8RaMQB7lbdS2uU68DVOyNVcGt2ZJTIdZKg2vG3GXAuqNc_AqLkKubYHl8WCDQTN3cHYhMonUGSzOjZw2iXu_oRGfLQ/s640/DSC_3294.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6hooLLuy8CJttRxXngHcXKLQepOP_QGV4Pold_M6NCM0_KK453_Tyv5WC3cjIasiy10r3o4iQiDoyI41t0-Px4PWpiwRXdsL51B-0FgwMmaMHdoocnUjt_8CsdwrumuuxPcl-i-3EvI/s1600/DSC_3295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy6hooLLuy8CJttRxXngHcXKLQepOP_QGV4Pold_M6NCM0_KK453_Tyv5WC3cjIasiy10r3o4iQiDoyI41t0-Px4PWpiwRXdsL51B-0FgwMmaMHdoocnUjt_8CsdwrumuuxPcl-i-3EvI/s400/DSC_3295.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week was Spring Break and Benjamin and I drove up to see my best friend Kerry for a few days. Benjamin loves to play with Payton and Nolan and they all get along so well. I added a 6x12 insert to include more of them photos from our trip. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dIMQIUENognJV0Islgi2o84EYbGNxb5lKhuynmMncFniPAwivNha-bslj2I_OcnM_hdxPzYn7sTUwDry0LRJHpYB_8cK3y_fUTEivSS2Relb0WfjF3IiYMNjDJARu7RKPu4Mt6jyuuk/s1600/DSC_3296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dIMQIUENognJV0Islgi2o84EYbGNxb5lKhuynmMncFniPAwivNha-bslj2I_OcnM_hdxPzYn7sTUwDry0LRJHpYB_8cK3y_fUTEivSS2Relb0WfjF3IiYMNjDJARu7RKPu4Mt6jyuuk/s400/DSC_3296.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I included a close up photo of our pain scale board at work because a family member of one of my patients did this cute little drawing. I loved it and knew I wanted to put this photo in my PL album for this week. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 16</u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWwlC5qACZ27tz5s_lUzo3Yb3xSVfN12GP2cE47QM7Lgy2mfFV2WRKTdlu3_C5_Xgj5RHEb6LzphiVKBU0AXEtQ0iO2UBwFn8RUAznU21bM7tdDSTAZjz5JoENAqdkAMIVvncqShRtYE/s1600/DSC_3297.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWwlC5qACZ27tz5s_lUzo3Yb3xSVfN12GP2cE47QM7Lgy2mfFV2WRKTdlu3_C5_Xgj5RHEb6LzphiVKBU0AXEtQ0iO2UBwFn8RUAznU21bM7tdDSTAZjz5JoENAqdkAMIVvncqShRtYE/s640/DSC_3297.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We tackled the chore of painting the outside of our house this week and it was quite a production! Mark got started one day while I was at work and did the front of the garage. We finally settled on a color called Painted Turtle by Behr after months of looking at colors and houses to get ideas. The color we choose is a gray/green and we are extremely happy with how it turned out. It isn't perfect but it sure is better than it was! We ended up buying a sprayer to do the stucco since our attempt with the roller brush was just not going to work. It made it so quick & easy to do the rest of the house! Although we did have a bit of overspray on the trim but that needs to be repainted as well, so we weren't too concerned.</span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAY5fQ5lI7fXjoYMH6DuZwyC6lf70F87DI6Pch1TQTvSZx7O_XRMJahrFAQ9nkcVFR8I65kTVp6R-1aZg3NDMZ4sYFZ2EjKfD471L8DHOfMXedGxvaCCHkrxCzk8h7rW-AhSTVJFgua4/s1600/DSC_3298.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAY5fQ5lI7fXjoYMH6DuZwyC6lf70F87DI6Pch1TQTvSZx7O_XRMJahrFAQ9nkcVFR8I65kTVp6R-1aZg3NDMZ4sYFZ2EjKfD471L8DHOfMXedGxvaCCHkrxCzk8h7rW-AhSTVJFgua4/s400/DSC_3298.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved seeing these little notes that Mark left for me while he was doing prep work on the sides and back of the house! He is always doing sweet stuff like that and it's just one of the reasons I love him so much! Jean was in town toward the end of the week and she liked our choice of paint, too. Now I can't wait to start on the landscaping to brighten up the yard. I want to plant lots of pretty colored flowers and shrubs but first I need to pay attention to the light patterns and talk to the people at Armstrong Nursery to see what </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">would grow best in our yard.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyBWrGzOOEzFBinGLQAe40V7hjYWuu6KO2-G843iKyb2wf7WicKHxpgqkQOPwbuJSXk2-8UcQ6J6cjtg-9Zq69yTVkfZFQ-SXup_W3FhrAU5vLhWRZmh_fErPvRDI5bl9lk0d1zp44X8/s1600/DSC_3299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyBWrGzOOEzFBinGLQAe40V7hjYWuu6KO2-G843iKyb2wf7WicKHxpgqkQOPwbuJSXk2-8UcQ6J6cjtg-9Zq69yTVkfZFQ-SXup_W3FhrAU5vLhWRZmh_fErPvRDI5bl9lk0d1zp44X8/s400/DSC_3299.jpg" width="396" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 17</u></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wu6yX8gIsPefR32Af-8aAcbHLT3gkpcTeAtnbXv69Y_Ez3QpPDgKTFKIZwiCw5DikcyGofuPW631rluTzfGLnKr-9-YlLGr-JGG7Xh51ApxE6CpdqXJmcshVf31q6dNJalUSuqp9SVQ/s1600/DSC_3300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wu6yX8gIsPefR32Af-8aAcbHLT3gkpcTeAtnbXv69Y_Ez3QpPDgKTFKIZwiCw5DikcyGofuPW631rluTzfGLnKr-9-YlLGr-JGG7Xh51ApxE6CpdqXJmcshVf31q6dNJalUSuqp9SVQ/s640/DSC_3300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGcP3ZbBXzJEUupIyYWjrx_jrKkbEQhZ3B21UC7dcbX2pZbGdI5cgtU7yUVyAbxvM5LkHQh0vF90iaCPHMgMQ-vVq5zO9rUE8rnGpSvMCz4yjodKi9l794cTXa8_Lo1XaXXTbbze3pHA/s1600/DSC_3301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGcP3ZbBXzJEUupIyYWjrx_jrKkbEQhZ3B21UC7dcbX2pZbGdI5cgtU7yUVyAbxvM5LkHQh0vF90iaCPHMgMQ-vVq5zO9rUE8rnGpSvMCz4yjodKi9l794cTXa8_Lo1XaXXTbbze3pHA/s400/DSC_3301.jpg" width="398" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The photo of my oldest son, Zachery, in the top right corner is one I'm so happy I was able to capture. It is the way he says good bye to me every day when I drop him off at school. He always gives me the peace sign and says "see ya!" It's the little things like that thatI love including in this album.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZcKV4gxboioqcRxcPaI0hxi27dqpbhIQv05yRVuH88rfvNadprosnONmtzR0BiT_qkvmoGLAHxzAT2wnOz4CO13zEVIb9cJ9a2agv5KEw101U_jXFcetNJmE3IZIHCunfBDwETh9Ecg/s1600/DSC_3302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZcKV4gxboioqcRxcPaI0hxi27dqpbhIQv05yRVuH88rfvNadprosnONmtzR0BiT_qkvmoGLAHxzAT2wnOz4CO13zEVIb9cJ9a2agv5KEw101U_jXFcetNJmE3IZIHCunfBDwETh9Ecg/s400/DSC_3302.jpg" width="393" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 18</u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQVV1WSKVSRnzzyGIc7p1buTyHUMaIahKuV6TPP8wEPo0NvL43ukvVL37O5eZZDnQ3QoHH8GhyphenhyphenKZuT0sHMqtkGeccQlm1EGzwpR25-hMPd3-izN9-OjEoo9KF2c2hWOVOPg3VYcDkB7U/s1600/DSC_3303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQVV1WSKVSRnzzyGIc7p1buTyHUMaIahKuV6TPP8wEPo0NvL43ukvVL37O5eZZDnQ3QoHH8GhyphenhyphenKZuT0sHMqtkGeccQlm1EGzwpR25-hMPd3-izN9-OjEoo9KF2c2hWOVOPg3VYcDkB7U/s640/DSC_3303.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA63gOdvyTwtEagxx3DTRvNgidHz4IcdW15LwItBhWMDHBEoS6GY4kG4gCpYX8eJeVhvXgcuOwdcWjN2hdLgCCakDHO_gPtGqg6sSh_Yoz6e_T6g8jpyfc38mQ2FPgJHssRt9nOV0q3Rg/s1600/DSC_3304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA63gOdvyTwtEagxx3DTRvNgidHz4IcdW15LwItBhWMDHBEoS6GY4kG4gCpYX8eJeVhvXgcuOwdcWjN2hdLgCCakDHO_gPtGqg6sSh_Yoz6e_T6g8jpyfc38mQ2FPgJHssRt9nOV0q3Rg/s400/DSC_3304.jpg" width="381" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I did a self portrait this week using the camera on my computer. I am so excited to have found a blog, </span><a href="http://www.thesmallthingsblog.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The Small Things Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> with the most amazing hair tutorials! </span><a href="http://www.thesmallthingsblog.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Kate</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> does these awesome video tutorials and goes over so many different styles step by step so even someone as uncoordinated as me in the hair department can follow along! I was able to curl my hair and actually LOVED it for the first time ever!</span></span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D8y_Z3H9wK_c9F_WVvR8tgC70C60kCnUf9FVYlGjuqAtZQyHr3b7PF5SFDyaIBqTGo5rasd946lMhrex5ZIeI6z-M5qZEAQgLDO0xTg4DuEscKdF5xBdS_2dA-0QCyc4KRiExd3s2_I/s1600/DSC_3305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D8y_Z3H9wK_c9F_WVvR8tgC70C60kCnUf9FVYlGjuqAtZQyHr3b7PF5SFDyaIBqTGo5rasd946lMhrex5ZIeI6z-M5qZEAQgLDO0xTg4DuEscKdF5xBdS_2dA-0QCyc4KRiExd3s2_I/s400/DSC_3305.jpg" width="391" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was so glad Mark took a photo of me sorting through old family photos. It was quite an undertaking and took several days to go through them all. It was so fun to see all those old photos of my mom & dad, my aunts & uncles, cousins, and my grandparents, etc... It did make me a little sad though since most of them are gone now. But I am so glad to have these photos to remember them by. We are working on scanning all of them and then I would like to work on getting some of them into my scrapbooks! </span></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 19</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeORBsmfTx6pW2MywNiJCaFjhUSetXfnfG3DoKo7l4cPlSeQnhJUqIas43yn8kiqypqu-75zcYiOUbtcy8Ju50Bz83bqHKAQXbL81ayFKuis7byVHybal6P0EVu3EyHHRfSmBX8da8bM/s1600/DSC_3306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeORBsmfTx6pW2MywNiJCaFjhUSetXfnfG3DoKo7l4cPlSeQnhJUqIas43yn8kiqypqu-75zcYiOUbtcy8Ju50Bz83bqHKAQXbL81ayFKuis7byVHybal6P0EVu3EyHHRfSmBX8da8bM/s640/DSC_3306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQ38hKjif5Z39GiEZ6jjaRFaB4ZUO-GoOUPDouOP4YulVPZCmoieqS247FK6wldVvs-7y-oRFudMQN26clJh4O7wgACKHqDutyneM5aHhFJJr6W4RsKFXNziPCRqpyX7joqtoFFjVnEI/s1600/DSC_3307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQ38hKjif5Z39GiEZ6jjaRFaB4ZUO-GoOUPDouOP4YulVPZCmoieqS247FK6wldVvs-7y-oRFudMQN26clJh4O7wgACKHqDutyneM5aHhFJJr6W4RsKFXNziPCRqpyX7joqtoFFjVnEI/s400/DSC_3307.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark & I escaped while the kids were at school and had an afternoon lunch date. We ate at PF Changs and sat outside to enjoy the beautiful day. We need to make time to do this more often. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT59YIwBK_jt56pMlLO2l6ooGVW3c4HDcttLa5XjLJaV_-EjO-rhCyEhlO7zmTX3cL7dmZOJhkd7s03-K0Vu6uY71WwnLGMSaTLowXjYuF9Uw6QdBassGN6GFAMcLEY7roLHE92Pj-Z30/s1600/DSC_3308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT59YIwBK_jt56pMlLO2l6ooGVW3c4HDcttLa5XjLJaV_-EjO-rhCyEhlO7zmTX3cL7dmZOJhkd7s03-K0Vu6uY71WwnLGMSaTLowXjYuF9Uw6QdBassGN6GFAMcLEY7roLHE92Pj-Z30/s400/DSC_3308.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 20</u></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week was Mothers Day. I had to work so I didn't really get to spend the day with the boys but I had Mark take a quick photo of us when I got home. They had a sweet card and a pot of tulips waiting for me! My sister in law sent me a photo of my nephew TJ this week, too. I sure do miss the little guy, he is so much fun! We also tried out our new underwater camera in the pool one day. </span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIJOireoIDKvCfkYCesn0XAS3TgVR0PPa1ce23jsSaaEEbIwa7LKnqMHYIZZDXdOlAMrlvJ-6Ceajp2tWkstvlgNkqaYoEYPQDOZYRdxqyi-YW4i7Fkgx07D33Wq6bRZDMNuasEGlpBk/s1600/DSC_3309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIJOireoIDKvCfkYCesn0XAS3TgVR0PPa1ce23jsSaaEEbIwa7LKnqMHYIZZDXdOlAMrlvJ-6Ceajp2tWkstvlgNkqaYoEYPQDOZYRdxqyi-YW4i7Fkgx07D33Wq6bRZDMNuasEGlpBk/s640/DSC_3309.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span></div>
<br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAy1h6dO23Aj51UFSs6iChsOV7MbgXEmk1EFDQK14kk6gNWBxETKqN4haTaG6wr6RYtZMj1e9HFeJMSAIwVIL-yegz7QUFuJl6qi5BZS9ngP5mDd-G0QceF3gaxoi8kU2zN0aZ5LHYmI/s1600/DSC_3310.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAy1h6dO23Aj51UFSs6iChsOV7MbgXEmk1EFDQK14kk6gNWBxETKqN4haTaG6wr6RYtZMj1e9HFeJMSAIwVIL-yegz7QUFuJl6qi5BZS9ngP5mDd-G0QceF3gaxoi8kU2zN0aZ5LHYmI/s400/DSC_3310.jpg" width="383" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Got a great shot of Benjamin under the water! We need to practice for our upcoming Hawaii trip! Roxy enjoyed swimming with us that day too. She </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">loves to be wherever we are, especially in the water! </span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4yqx91xwHq7lUsoyz9noWMYHZqfJnRzbQ3PcKnyRVZ6zbWJzIiKY3RWR7sX3nZIBvl06aIPbNsMSA9fJhFu3ugwiPe2Ix2RTGT3TpfdTXHVobYECL2adzLYZLbEjF21G2ahedJNbCYw/s1600/DSC_3311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4yqx91xwHq7lUsoyz9noWMYHZqfJnRzbQ3PcKnyRVZ6zbWJzIiKY3RWR7sX3nZIBvl06aIPbNsMSA9fJhFu3ugwiPe2Ix2RTGT3TpfdTXHVobYECL2adzLYZLbEjF21G2ahedJNbCYw/s400/DSC_3311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Week 21</u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijBZfJvAub4GmWtjw9aihwJvXPxnhNimCkxMJsp3IGzSz7UA-gdOY7fvBfg_ScYgIX-52s4CsW2MEdf3mAWVjPGfSCRl96fncboMFn-hoo38U-HjlhaMCDYITXemukukq4cgPKXKjPv8/s1600/DSC_3312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijBZfJvAub4GmWtjw9aihwJvXPxnhNimCkxMJsp3IGzSz7UA-gdOY7fvBfg_ScYgIX-52s4CsW2MEdf3mAWVjPGfSCRl96fncboMFn-hoo38U-HjlhaMCDYITXemukukq4cgPKXKjPv8/s640/DSC_3312.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark is trying to get a good start on his tan this summer since the weather is warming up. We are planning a trip to Hawaii for our anniversary this year and want to spend lots of time in the sun so we need to be prepared. We are loving the new lounge chairs we got from Costco, too. They are perfect for soaking up the sun out back. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtVK30s18giZJON8Q2wgewmJLE9XZi_YlK-CGxdK7eHmjeTMMSTLu_E9oVswMwS6U0AX_k2aJ2yaXMiGUEzI0XUqmn2ZMji_NvFIcxl3rSD6f-vmpsFNp5AoPZgzx1duVtIksv6fGmOs/s1600/DSC_3313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtVK30s18giZJON8Q2wgewmJLE9XZi_YlK-CGxdK7eHmjeTMMSTLu_E9oVswMwS6U0AX_k2aJ2yaXMiGUEzI0XUqmn2ZMji_NvFIcxl3rSD6f-vmpsFNp5AoPZgzx1duVtIksv6fGmOs/s400/DSC_3313.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3pezcpv09hNz3D5hnuMAuRRBoJ54irsybneu1vguO8hyphenhyphenOkdu50xe27g6dnhVa9_oWwpCZYx2Q3ApszbUBWif55nYkfcxEXMdUAKjHITzZ0xLQZvQSnBGbOLzSunKYcd1StKLdwP6Na4/s1600/DSC_3314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3pezcpv09hNz3D5hnuMAuRRBoJ54irsybneu1vguO8hyphenhyphenOkdu50xe27g6dnhVa9_oWwpCZYx2Q3ApszbUBWif55nYkfcxEXMdUAKjHITzZ0xLQZvQSnBGbOLzSunKYcd1StKLdwP6Na4/s400/DSC_3314.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Phew!! Well that is all I have for now! I am actually completely caught up but I need to take photos of my more recent weeks. I will post those once I get them photographed. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-71036657571240502942012-03-26T20:20:00.000-07:002012-03-26T20:20:04.088-07:00Did you forget about me??<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ok, so I'm not so good at the blog thing just yet. Life gets so busy and I'm usually doing all I can just to keep afloat. I have no idea what keeps me so busy most days, I always feel like my life is pretty darn boring! I wish I was better at this, I'm actually working hard to be better at this. Just still not feeling like I have a lot to say that others want to read about. I should use this as my online journal of sorts, maybe that would make it easier. Maybe if I can begin to think of it like that, it will help. Hmmmm..... Guess we'll have to wait and see. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, since part of the reason I started this blog was to share my Project Life pages (and as you can probably guess, I'm a wee bit behind in that area!) I guess I'll try to catch you up. I'm finally "caught up", meaning I'm current with the week we are in. Today my goal is to work on last week so I will be ready for the coming week, which officially started yesterday. This will be a lengthy catch up post as I have several weeks to post so bear with me. Here goes:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 4</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJyFRIayfoDnuBqnSSssfFwJAbDyKlJCumkWT33xdIIYdBlxOKksNplXmSwa3fisRk-9kMDq7wHqC_vB12IIuUfXEESA8tXQGh-kccAiIcXS-SnadLmxvCb9_sflSTMH7jAi3V-mIRh0/s1600/DSC_1925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJyFRIayfoDnuBqnSSssfFwJAbDyKlJCumkWT33xdIIYdBlxOKksNplXmSwa3fisRk-9kMDq7wHqC_vB12IIuUfXEESA8tXQGh-kccAiIcXS-SnadLmxvCb9_sflSTMH7jAi3V-mIRh0/s640/DSC_1925.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Benjamin was sick this week so I included a photo of the meds we were giving him to help him feel better and get some rest. Also got an Instax photo of him snuggling with Mark. He is still such a love bug when he's sick.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LKaOtTb7r7WVRYBdv7s7AKml7wzNdNllLI6jIq0bysU1x-XxWc1AIaLX6Ou1bK2u_t3ww4n2oTAABD6hzNAJdFI8vKOAK0p-MB-oHx-eVND9kH6ARK7afqaguQp0wnUv1_zbVwDtKJI/s1600/DSC_1928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LKaOtTb7r7WVRYBdv7s7AKml7wzNdNllLI6jIq0bysU1x-XxWc1AIaLX6Ou1bK2u_t3ww4n2oTAABD6hzNAJdFI8vKOAK0p-MB-oHx-eVND9kH6ARK7afqaguQp0wnUv1_zbVwDtKJI/s640/DSC_1928.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I included some receipts from the week as well as a screen shot from the Nike+ app that records our runs. </span></div>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIMkMoLIp4VCIpmNdJtPfkyuXRXx7lgxzsVaMVag4xBUlEjIcrCOY7Ko1_G_cy5FL6H4kOkB3Ruikh5ag40MchNMqX9isFF_G2G84MQPS-4iE5uZDNnSkNZXjND4uA0QVnit5lRT-A3U/s1600/DSC_1929.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRIMkMoLIp4VCIpmNdJtPfkyuXRXx7lgxzsVaMVag4xBUlEjIcrCOY7Ko1_G_cy5FL6H4kOkB3Ruikh5ag40MchNMqX9isFF_G2G84MQPS-4iE5uZDNnSkNZXjND4uA0QVnit5lRT-A3U/s640/DSC_1929.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is week 4 full spread. I'm still enjoying using both the Clementine and Cobalt kits. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 5</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SvYGJ3xi5DOrBxcMct7RSFpsE578H0uN7URU0Xc3RUzqUDbFZNQCBWg0jVmJCIgvQas7wJXZVoBVywz9NuY-1sGeZlm7V3DS1dDen2TNxJ-hG-hmUk_L1k0lQiCAkaJ_8b9aA-suuJ0/s1600/DSC_1930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SvYGJ3xi5DOrBxcMct7RSFpsE578H0uN7URU0Xc3RUzqUDbFZNQCBWg0jVmJCIgvQas7wJXZVoBVywz9NuY-1sGeZlm7V3DS1dDen2TNxJ-hG-hmUk_L1k0lQiCAkaJ_8b9aA-suuJ0/s640/DSC_1930.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Used one of the bigger cards for the first time today and attached a small Instax photo to go with it. It's fun to change things up a little bit. I've also been enjoying using </span><a href="http://www.aliedwards.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ali Edwards</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">'</span></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">digital elements on my pages. </span></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFmM2NMJa6byw-p1Z5WbVVQLPxQf9_if5EsuT9H5Il2GXDKREnikEaC_dW5Zg6xg0sBlqVzPqo2X5nnVMXhwyie01oQxk9n3JgZlGos0jvQ18BzFIQ-x4LYzCwi7hUPMbRF6ee7Sle0E/s1600/DSC_1931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFmM2NMJa6byw-p1Z5WbVVQLPxQf9_if5EsuT9H5Il2GXDKREnikEaC_dW5Zg6xg0sBlqVzPqo2X5nnVMXhwyie01oQxk9n3JgZlGos0jvQ18BzFIQ-x4LYzCwi7hUPMbRF6ee7Sle0E/s640/DSC_1931.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was supposed to run the Huntington Beach Half Marathon this weekend but due to illness, holidays and a residual injury, I was unable to run. I was heartbroken about it since this would have been the 3rd year in a row I had completed this run. It is my favorite race because the entire course is runs along PCH and the beach. Even though I didn't run, I included my race bib as an insert and documented the story about why I didn't run. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3By7aIah0mGVFmg5st7U6Z-4KNaMisrZip5oe9fcY_13Bm8RL1RPAzZ3OkK17hfibhrAO-zCtbBxAFtC48ql4zQBKozEu69vMMwESsKLhUDZ14_a8FdpxbzR3I2kCY7aB0A988tIGhpw/s1600/DSC_1932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3By7aIah0mGVFmg5st7U6Z-4KNaMisrZip5oe9fcY_13Bm8RL1RPAzZ3OkK17hfibhrAO-zCtbBxAFtC48ql4zQBKozEu69vMMwESsKLhUDZ14_a8FdpxbzR3I2kCY7aB0A988tIGhpw/s640/DSC_1932.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also included a smaller photo of the race bib, my race shirt and the very cool bag they always give to the runners. I included some more instagram photos from this week too. I still haven't gotten into the habit of carrying my big DSLR camera around with me and find myself using my iPhone frequently in its place. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I forgot to get a photo of the full page spread for Week 5, oops!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 6</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs-kXhgz6V9rDeqwdkp__uOghcVYOR_ztB-XeMbFPZUhoosX-ZwwFmL_OWyu9v3UbdKZeJqqYOGkZO7o3Qiun1kySwYrBsZOsThbbUgHQW7tfORjjfA-EIuVsXhNEz03Vyh2-HfmhnDM/s1600/DSC_1939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs-kXhgz6V9rDeqwdkp__uOghcVYOR_ztB-XeMbFPZUhoosX-ZwwFmL_OWyu9v3UbdKZeJqqYOGkZO7o3Qiun1kySwYrBsZOsThbbUgHQW7tfORjjfA-EIuVsXhNEz03Vyh2-HfmhnDM/s640/DSC_1939.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a fun week and a busy weekend for us. Zachery had his first dance of the year, the Winter Formal. We took him shopping on Saturday before the dance and he picked out a new shirt and tie. Love seeing him get dressed up (although Mark still had to help him tie his tie!). He is growing up so fast and getting to be such a handsome young man! We are so proud of him. The three photos on the left side of the first page here are part of a small set of inserts. I had several photos this week I really wanted to include and needed a little more room. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdQxLXC-Ll8oNPQJtHL96s-Kd_SEy4HqzThLpYu-RInDh00RiAbzeEnuJDoYeSUeKdNIz952QjEHQSGHdv3UUK7hWJzrUnHYYK_6rj82VTxPtlEYCM0MZax5hWuArpazqyokgMNbog54/s1600/DSC_1935.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdQxLXC-Ll8oNPQJtHL96s-Kd_SEy4HqzThLpYu-RInDh00RiAbzeEnuJDoYeSUeKdNIz952QjEHQSGHdv3UUK7hWJzrUnHYYK_6rj82VTxPtlEYCM0MZax5hWuArpazqyokgMNbog54/s640/DSC_1935.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 3 photos on the left of this page are the first side of the photo insert from above. Sorry about the out of order part of things, I'm still getting the hang of photographing and sharing my pages! This week I included just a few photos from Superbowl Sunday. We had just a couple friends over and really got to enjoy the game. I also included some photos of Roxy, our black lab, who was in rare form this weekend! She loves Bob, Mark's dad, and was having a blast out front "helping" them work on the cars. She also took a short trip to Home Depot with us and was such a good girl. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7N4ZsfhPUr0AxPnya7DnFX55wkvz7vTgp1UvzWLoHG0T7QtzDRsNZJq_IFV_l4N2QWmo_aAvPhpkXCjrYgSOO2kGangbjNM8v-WQl0-8SYmCWTpM-Z_5KzOXcBwv06kZ-6hS-SL_QLI/s1600/DSC_1938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7N4ZsfhPUr0AxPnya7DnFX55wkvz7vTgp1UvzWLoHG0T7QtzDRsNZJq_IFV_l4N2QWmo_aAvPhpkXCjrYgSOO2kGangbjNM8v-WQl0-8SYmCWTpM-Z_5KzOXcBwv06kZ-6hS-SL_QLI/s640/DSC_1938.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one photo in the bottom corner is the only photo Zachery would let me take before taking him to the dance. He really doesn't like pictures most of the time so I was lucky and happy to get that one picture! Can you believe how much taller he is than I am already?? </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0opelitf_PYsHjEfTJRTyv_ogyVGOEPOj2XH3WNnuD2Xu_xQctWeuNEs82xaZLoc_k_NSVuUxMF981meyYAWI3akIGmvv9-3clNYcDMSKh8tIIk5OxfBEqjk4-Y96Ryn4Ld0jmZ6I2wA/s1600/DSC_1940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0opelitf_PYsHjEfTJRTyv_ogyVGOEPOj2XH3WNnuD2Xu_xQctWeuNEs82xaZLoc_k_NSVuUxMF981meyYAWI3akIGmvv9-3clNYcDMSKh8tIIk5OxfBEqjk4-Y96Ryn4Ld0jmZ6I2wA/s640/DSC_1940.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 6 full spread.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 7</span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmf2Qdwc0gNgZ2ueCtVA6q4Ix1iRNaggeyrV7iZKuu9YGSxsn7dZwrckbrmWQanK3YzqHmbdle_xS5uRAQK6PPIvWSoZVaWPE5wEivHpBmM2n9ZAbAvSGrnaIc2N4dBDForj-uHHiTKI4/s1600/DSC_1943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmf2Qdwc0gNgZ2ueCtVA6q4Ix1iRNaggeyrV7iZKuu9YGSxsn7dZwrckbrmWQanK3YzqHmbdle_xS5uRAQK6PPIvWSoZVaWPE5wEivHpBmM2n9ZAbAvSGrnaIc2N4dBDForj-uHHiTKI4/s640/DSC_1943.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Valentines Week was a quiet week for us with no real big celebration this year. We didn't give each other or the boys gifts this year, we all just weren't really feeling it and that's ok. Mark & I did escape for a nice lunch at The Cheesecake Factory and a romantic comedy, The Vow, while the boys were in school. It was nice and simple and totally us. Love that. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__PJm-AVKIyLLXvGPMpgxyhibEkkHhtCinErvJOjpi7Q83GAxxEh8Nf6s8gEZ2BX2ofUjd7kc2CUTajx_UCU0Th2pMFb1W6XpCa-uWEnNjpfmZH2p1yskUwpDaRAlO_VSZ0yUddVHsJE/s1600/DSC_1944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__PJm-AVKIyLLXvGPMpgxyhibEkkHhtCinErvJOjpi7Q83GAxxEh8Nf6s8gEZ2BX2ofUjd7kc2CUTajx_UCU0Th2pMFb1W6XpCa-uWEnNjpfmZH2p1yskUwpDaRAlO_VSZ0yUddVHsJE/s640/DSC_1944.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was happy to get some everyday life shots this week to include, especially the one of Zachery relaxing in his room. I snuck up and took this while he wasn't paying attention! I also included a copy of a nice comment card from one of my patients at work. Was so excited to see this since I had really connected with the patient and her family during her stay. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChaBU0ALPjADRKr333H94fQSNmDhiCAxUTOr_7p-zHlty-abbHZNwndZR57yWsv813auCqGcM3CQO6rat8uWwBBse9PPSjelY4KWs-yw36qHG0FEUctMoOT9kiY_3zTtqTEZvHE-nSyA/s1600/DSC_1945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhChaBU0ALPjADRKr333H94fQSNmDhiCAxUTOr_7p-zHlty-abbHZNwndZR57yWsv813auCqGcM3CQO6rat8uWwBBse9PPSjelY4KWs-yw36qHG0FEUctMoOT9kiY_3zTtqTEZvHE-nSyA/s640/DSC_1945.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 7 full spread. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjecgzOCvjYA3DecONRGIt9hPCTC3z4JEJChf4gwPeKysUvMV4CoBa5RXQkteIiNlv0IYCDLNemCeEnLlywx51Ylrubzhs2_RvsTSqAmIyQzT5vSNNN99JzjL9eTUn4jbKRNksHpPlwU/s1600/DSC_1946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjecgzOCvjYA3DecONRGIt9hPCTC3z4JEJChf4gwPeKysUvMV4CoBa5RXQkteIiNlv0IYCDLNemCeEnLlywx51Ylrubzhs2_RvsTSqAmIyQzT5vSNNN99JzjL9eTUn4jbKRNksHpPlwU/s640/DSC_1946.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 8 was a special week for us all. On Sunday we went to my nephews wedding! We love these two so much and it was so great to share their special day with them. They remind Mark & I so much of us when we were younger. They are about the same age as we were when we got married and Jaime is joining the service just like Mark did. We wish them all the love & happiness we have shared over our 20 years of married life! I included another 6x12 photo insert to add in the extra photos from the wedding I wanted to include. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yzWTlnhHPzVpUGv8AjnMCDb2ErRrjptujh8TX4B2FdbBmQXky_r7S5EM6uU7J8Q6A6hPSm4YaGg0R8rikjbXZMHDuSMByFaG5C0cSU8C0d4FXqJrLGuM52fMJq2m3cRcItzoPHc19PQ/s1600/DSC_1947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yzWTlnhHPzVpUGv8AjnMCDb2ErRrjptujh8TX4B2FdbBmQXky_r7S5EM6uU7J8Q6A6hPSm4YaGg0R8rikjbXZMHDuSMByFaG5C0cSU8C0d4FXqJrLGuM52fMJq2m3cRcItzoPHc19PQ/s640/DSC_1947.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The family shot of us in the middle there is a new favorite. And I just love the photo of Zachery and Emma dancing it up on the bottom. They had such a good time together and it was great to see how good Zachery was with his little cousin! </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdrAbqFK-vFGA1ycKKDv70lm_1_HqTm0LyNxRO3Eu9vG05GSR8Z9vnX9HWfwcEkGj0sFO7TNw1xbObAGuTd0HyOmOdp9da2dxCe8BX3iBsT1Ik1OBteC463vnxvl6QGIVjcwbPa0tSWE/s1600/DSC_1948.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdrAbqFK-vFGA1ycKKDv70lm_1_HqTm0LyNxRO3Eu9vG05GSR8Z9vnX9HWfwcEkGj0sFO7TNw1xbObAGuTd0HyOmOdp9da2dxCe8BX3iBsT1Ik1OBteC463vnxvl6QGIVjcwbPa0tSWE/s640/DSC_1948.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The other good news this week was that I finally got a <b>NEW CAR</b> after driving my van for 10 years!!! I hadn't planned to get a new car just yet. I was planning to wait another year or two, pay off a little more of our debt and enjoy not having a car payment for awhile. But Mark had other ideas and he went car shopping while I was at work on Friday. We narrowed it down to 3 cars we really liked and decided to go test drive them on Saturday. It didn't take us long to fall in love with the new Honda Pilot EX-L. I had warned him ahead of time that if I was gonna buy a new car I was going to go all the way. It had to have <i>everything!</i> I didn't want to settle again. He agreed and so we had a blast negotiating with the people at the dealership. Bob (who has been buying cars & parts from that dealership for over 20 years and knows all the guys by first name) came to help us negotiate and we ended up getting a pretty sweet deal all in all. It was so nice to drive home in my new car!! I absolutely LOVE it! </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W2k5Gwec26ZAKrR-KeMsGqdH7q3NLD53nQv1YvdNqsdLZP4cTmJU8PEKjA_BmJ0AHIyQzxkwe-u6oeKqIXUIIyg9WYoo2GUQ2SOq635UPgaCz-VBYRoe9ceNMc9nb2SXi393wef7_4M/s1600/DSC_1949.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_W2k5Gwec26ZAKrR-KeMsGqdH7q3NLD53nQv1YvdNqsdLZP4cTmJU8PEKjA_BmJ0AHIyQzxkwe-u6oeKqIXUIIyg9WYoo2GUQ2SOq635UPgaCz-VBYRoe9ceNMc9nb2SXi393wef7_4M/s640/DSC_1949.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I added an insert to hold the brochure of my new car. It worked out that I also had a gas receipt from the last gas purchase I made in my old Dodge Grand Caravan, too. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopSz3km6LTrJ-jZZxLOE0xlhLQ6VswdFziUfHxGuDTAnl0UdvAJsUvPE9KmCpgErKk9dyszJHUyJzbSuhtJHFTDXtasEhEFcNjjDiUZctGcD2ShM_S05UonHwF7ReAfm38U2kvbaZjnE/s1600/DSC_1952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopSz3km6LTrJ-jZZxLOE0xlhLQ6VswdFziUfHxGuDTAnl0UdvAJsUvPE9KmCpgErKk9dyszJHUyJzbSuhtJHFTDXtasEhEFcNjjDiUZctGcD2ShM_S05UonHwF7ReAfm38U2kvbaZjnE/s640/DSC_1952.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full spread for week 8 with both inserts showing. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 9 </span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lio4VuNZ1OtLQZaWz3hyeh3iOauh196UQ4ez_hqFsE-weOe7_mVPAEpsB6JO5Sil1I62qah8Cft2PnLIlLedCXJaNm9taC0sW2pkC2QqpBJusxa_W1bhc34gswxToPAlOtjs8FGesfk/s1600/DSC_1953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lio4VuNZ1OtLQZaWz3hyeh3iOauh196UQ4ez_hqFsE-weOe7_mVPAEpsB6JO5Sil1I62qah8Cft2PnLIlLedCXJaNm9taC0sW2pkC2QqpBJusxa_W1bhc34gswxToPAlOtjs8FGesfk/s640/DSC_1953.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is one of my favorite weeks for photos so far. I got a couple of really good pictures that I was so happy to have. I already know I will enjoy looking back on these for many years! The first one is the upper right photo in this spread. It is a shot of Zachery's desk. It was shot on a random day, nothing special about it except that it really speaks to me about who he is right now. I had to include a large card for journaling all about it, the kind that hold the story inside. I also plan to enlarge the photo and do a 12x12 scrapbook page as well. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78Lv4UIY-dhI6sBn8i-tsb2k8D5Bem0HZD9mwyuRizME1zQM6kzVjkf0lICswgEoob-3rhSXuYyBOUyN1t5_VvdpMkgGGV36ag0e1uIVGXlIADbTHTgnJ_uTkCZKU1Aeg4JPm7pEPwQs/s1600/DSC_1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi78Lv4UIY-dhI6sBn8i-tsb2k8D5Bem0HZD9mwyuRizME1zQM6kzVjkf0lICswgEoob-3rhSXuYyBOUyN1t5_VvdpMkgGGV36ag0e1uIVGXlIADbTHTgnJ_uTkCZKU1Aeg4JPm7pEPwQs/s640/DSC_1954.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday night was the night Zachery has been waiting for for several months! Opening night for the school musical, How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. He had a pretty big part this year as Mr. Gatch. Again we were blown away by the talent up on stage and how professional these kids are. It was a GREAT play and we had a big group to cheer him on this year, 13 of us total. We were so proud of him and even Benjamin was excited to tell him what a good job he did! So happy he has found something he really enjoys doing! </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bj3bgUx58F2kLW3gcQt_4veNJ22ZRi0dgtuCmyUxyM6ULKGEATs9_B1uj6d_ySXbB7db604xBToLTtBqzVDBZq5RNsuAY3uci-aOtx00QsftWR0x4qXID26LU9uE0xnui6Dc1OKQF-E/s1600/DSC_1955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bj3bgUx58F2kLW3gcQt_4veNJ22ZRi0dgtuCmyUxyM6ULKGEATs9_B1uj6d_ySXbB7db604xBToLTtBqzVDBZq5RNsuAY3uci-aOtx00QsftWR0x4qXID26LU9uE0xnui6Dc1OKQF-E/s640/DSC_1955.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 9 full spread above with the insert with the program from the musical included as an insert. This week also included 2 inserts as I also added several photos taken during the performance. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXchHmETISefUMcfDEVLPXx1UggGF7NNAgxIqCnzBHgeAHWP5ZhloVVy0bJJuL13CkF9ETh-nhOn1SPiHUvA-LuqSwDTg0uOGpbBxloOC3zUnp29zjtF4TqEhwX8cseVR5TUhB2-TvikE/s1600/DSC_1956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXchHmETISefUMcfDEVLPXx1UggGF7NNAgxIqCnzBHgeAHWP5ZhloVVy0bJJuL13CkF9ETh-nhOn1SPiHUvA-LuqSwDTg0uOGpbBxloOC3zUnp29zjtF4TqEhwX8cseVR5TUhB2-TvikE/s640/DSC_1956.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Up close of the photo insert and part of the final page for the week, shown fully in photo below. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2iq6J2a-UaxIihndCg_78g7z_9rn3LdIiOGWnQKNWSVgdVU0nQqI_mOLwexq2OsGRzmOi3VkwXMNv-i8hIUpQ1kBkBpywpy54rSKIbj5yq32mXIfbZTXXO8sr_t-8bbZPWakkq92FzY/s1600/DSC_1957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2iq6J2a-UaxIihndCg_78g7z_9rn3LdIiOGWnQKNWSVgdVU0nQqI_mOLwexq2OsGRzmOi3VkwXMNv-i8hIUpQ1kBkBpywpy54rSKIbj5yq32mXIfbZTXXO8sr_t-8bbZPWakkq92FzY/s640/DSC_1957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 10</span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOwRQPwtUcFOyt0IRtxAor9DmljzR5SBs1Wz7PBnsfsig9jtAulMjE0C7_IOZTNtoE9PKmgDuxQfK7HLGMgvY4xFUtofMEuEkUonm7NQgS5mCMJ8lrjKRO9y5DnrHf78QfmhDutfvMqc/s1600/DSC_1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOwRQPwtUcFOyt0IRtxAor9DmljzR5SBs1Wz7PBnsfsig9jtAulMjE0C7_IOZTNtoE9PKmgDuxQfK7HLGMgvY4xFUtofMEuEkUonm7NQgS5mCMJ8lrjKRO9y5DnrHf78QfmhDutfvMqc/s640/DSC_1959.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I actually included a photo from after Zachery's performance from last week in the school musical just because I liked it so much. I didn't have another photo for that day so it worked out great. I love that this project is whatever you want to make it. I loved seeing the beautiful red flowers in our front yard blooming, Spring is definitely making itself known around here. </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetxo9agYXEkLLCWlja8bQGAFd52m8kdjnuC4La1jM5qdunbshSUM35NneWBpMgLZvXTIckziNZ-EahNPw6EomyYTIHyGZDSx67M2Sbz3XbF6GZqMEi_jpKsts7BRRddmIR56P1Dst0bQ/s1600/DSC_1960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetxo9agYXEkLLCWlja8bQGAFd52m8kdjnuC4La1jM5qdunbshSUM35NneWBpMgLZvXTIckziNZ-EahNPw6EomyYTIHyGZDSx67M2Sbz3XbF6GZqMEi_jpKsts7BRRddmIR56P1Dst0bQ/s640/DSC_1960.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had an exciting end to our week again! This time Mark bought a new car!! Once I got mine he was feeling like he needed a new one as well. We have been talking about keeping his older Civic for Zachery since he is going to be driving as soon as he takes Drivers Ed, and Mark has wanted this particular car since 1991! Honda makes very few of them these days and they are hard to come by. So when they called him to say they had just received a 2012 Honda Civic Si with Navi in stock, he went right in to test drive it. We both fell in love with it! It has so much speed and is incredibly fun to drive! It took a bit of wheeling and dealing but we finally came to terms regarding price & financing and he was able to drive off in his dream car. My favorite picture of the week is the bottom photo that shows us in our driveway and I included the title "His and Hers"! We are so fortunate to be able to drive nice, new cars! </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqVcgWTMrxabd8KsdBgGVSNnrufbPDm1ZwAdkvZw89SoUkBnnE15ydUjhzqroU_sREbxSIfUhQDsdyRCq5eRh1o3kIiROyR4mfmUfhuHmltGWzwpRksJ7XuixaiGxZStOAGp943g9kAM/s1600/DSC_1961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqVcgWTMrxabd8KsdBgGVSNnrufbPDm1ZwAdkvZw89SoUkBnnE15ydUjhzqroU_sREbxSIfUhQDsdyRCq5eRh1o3kIiROyR4mfmUfhuHmltGWzwpRksJ7XuixaiGxZStOAGp943g9kAM/s640/DSC_1961.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 10 full spread. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 11</span></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqSnR_EK9nYBRPUFKNnBWHNigiYYuApqaU5C9XROi9Hj_GfgOJaEtPOlRHVlCX1huY1fl2IqmnSERwhZ9N776k5aNlOqs3JQ-SYogVbxJoWayLu-63DNKYGRql6tn248n_SBdc7whRNY/s1600/DSC_1962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqSnR_EK9nYBRPUFKNnBWHNigiYYuApqaU5C9XROi9Hj_GfgOJaEtPOlRHVlCX1huY1fl2IqmnSERwhZ9N776k5aNlOqs3JQ-SYogVbxJoWayLu-63DNKYGRql6tn248n_SBdc7whRNY/s640/DSC_1962.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I came across some more awesome Project Life digital elements via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> this week and enjoyed using them for my album. So much inspiration out there! </span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifupIUVzqu2nKSgxiZ0kg21MgVT0t9owumqupP0MpiOO_G4ce2cqV1c4Rgs1BCXRHGUL5y8ykCy3WwOIBi_6doHPm-yR3AxyF1KFDUtMIWheGgiqo0onmDyNqHgMTxjHnh6NmVYG-Znlk/s1600/DSC_1963.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifupIUVzqu2nKSgxiZ0kg21MgVT0t9owumqupP0MpiOO_G4ce2cqV1c4Rgs1BCXRHGUL5y8ykCy3WwOIBi_6doHPm-yR3AxyF1KFDUtMIWheGgiqo0onmDyNqHgMTxjHnh6NmVYG-Znlk/s640/DSC_1963.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I duplicated a look from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://aliedwards.com/2012/03/project-life-2012-week-ten.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ali Edwards</span></a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">week 10 page. I love how she took apart one of her digital elements and added text in between. I had taken a perfect picture to include this same idea and I love how it came out! </span></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadzgdhtAPoP9U26oZWr9FP9Uvy6A83dNUjaE9Da0vUK-jHyFO-S06L1Usecz7062hziz6VbB09oLQJAel7Cp7_llxwwpaTBLyxVf0T8LIosijY63XKwhfrNO5luaeQ8tLHsurujR5s4I/s1600/DSC_1964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadzgdhtAPoP9U26oZWr9FP9Uvy6A83dNUjaE9Da0vUK-jHyFO-S06L1Usecz7062hziz6VbB09oLQJAel7Cp7_llxwwpaTBLyxVf0T8LIosijY63XKwhfrNO5luaeQ8tLHsurujR5s4I/s640/DSC_1964.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 11 full spread.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Finally! All updated on my Project Life pages now!! What a relief. Now I just need to make it a priority to keep up with this part of my goal. Overall I'm just really happy to be participating in this project created by </span><a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Becky Higgins</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">I'm also looking forward to trying to participate in <a href="http://www.aliedwards.com/" target="_blank">Ali's</a> A Week In The Life next month as well. It will be fun to try it. I'm one of those people she mentions who actually thinks my life is rather boring on a day to day basis, especially with my work schedule but I'm going to give it a try and hopefully have something to look back on in later years and enjoy. </span></span></div>
</td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-45211248230751977492012-02-06T15:49:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:56:15.809-08:00Project Life Weeks 2 & 3<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been a little behind on posting my Project Life pages the past several weeks so I'm gonna catch you all up! I'm enjoying using both the Clementine and Cobalt editions as well as adding in some of the great items I've found online, too. There is just so much good stuff and inspiration out there. In the past, that would have limited me. I would be scared to make something myself and find it lacking. But this project is so easy and so simple that I'm just soaking up all that yummy inspiration and <i>going with the flow</i>. I'm happy to be getting our stories written down, enjoying seeing Mark get onboard and excited to help out, too. The boys are still a work in process, they still think I'm a little nutty taking pictures of crazy things but they are getting a little more used to it. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So without further ado.....</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 2</span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtDnoFaHtUxhLv_5V98bDbcqISbA0fNA_tgi_FWQkI3SUQBGLW8DisePr842vtU5ke_2tqM7j_yZAvu1-Pnu3m4RGH3UhA6Lw9jdM9v4_y_SHUepq6I1e1YFNzMplz6z3j2m0zOTKRT8/s1600/DSC_1411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLtDnoFaHtUxhLv_5V98bDbcqISbA0fNA_tgi_FWQkI3SUQBGLW8DisePr842vtU5ke_2tqM7j_yZAvu1-Pnu3m4RGH3UhA6Lw9jdM9v4_y_SHUepq6I1e1YFNzMplz6z3j2m0zOTKRT8/s640/DSC_1411.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I included a screen shot of our warm weather that week. I was inspired to include this by <a href="http://www.cathyzielske.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Cathy Zielske</a>. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaI8jH3Zz82AVAr8Q6BiMAcNlrohcY4YjUpJM4ACjYnUxMAtUmm-QXC29AOD9XpFgHBkZLoyOSSkW_g__WCGibg7soh0nZQgGCppyC7-YsOEKa9cqwY-pTashERBA-RWLx2hA8QkYHRA/s1600/DSC_1399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaI8jH3Zz82AVAr8Q6BiMAcNlrohcY4YjUpJM4ACjYnUxMAtUmm-QXC29AOD9XpFgHBkZLoyOSSkW_g__WCGibg7soh0nZQgGCppyC7-YsOEKa9cqwY-pTashERBA-RWLx2hA8QkYHRA/s400/DSC_1399.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Added an Instax pic from my new full size Instax camera. I love the bigger size and it's great to include a different type of photo. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnyVbsWjcOKBfliWe9qHAwpClUPnEfIUW6VvmLeh14mmcooM1JV2Pu4uIEsX_EryX6SYGqiAOAcLW2vO-3sIwDUA5lIxrwHqT7Rs_-9f3wb_AICcjgL1ReOLEtGE059kHUCAdNuZnNc4/s1600/DSC_1404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijnyVbsWjcOKBfliWe9qHAwpClUPnEfIUW6VvmLeh14mmcooM1JV2Pu4uIEsX_EryX6SYGqiAOAcLW2vO-3sIwDUA5lIxrwHqT7Rs_-9f3wb_AICcjgL1ReOLEtGE059kHUCAdNuZnNc4/s400/DSC_1404.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I included a couple receipts this week, including my printer purchase. I bought the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Epson-Wide-Format-Wireless-Printer-C11CB35201/dp/B00507NEBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328571528&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Epson R2000</a> wide format printer and so far I'm loving it! It is what i've used to print all the photos in these past two weeks. I'm still trying to figure out the color thing, some photos print out darker than they appear.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 3</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExnBQ03Jwhq7SLBqvNZG2B-8ZKSh5t6kAnTWNyrJOVjWfUNMHSVVh32ytoFWtMsRechvLbjP5aqteFdYq4GemGW2wEKYMAbKqVE4KCjIEwsWIUOOYEJ5d8RXfoaKNO57IUH0LxXEHY2k/s1600/DSC_1414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExnBQ03Jwhq7SLBqvNZG2B-8ZKSh5t6kAnTWNyrJOVjWfUNMHSVVh32ytoFWtMsRechvLbjP5aqteFdYq4GemGW2wEKYMAbKqVE4KCjIEwsWIUOOYEJ5d8RXfoaKNO57IUH0LxXEHY2k/s640/DSC_1414.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week included photos of getting ready for our road trip as well as photos from our time in Las Vegas. It was a super fun trip and we enjoyed spending time with good friends. It is so nice to just get away from time to time. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVIIFJ3KwFt5Ks2MWCAdKtKxaqOLToAeu8ukJupdtAsEf0ZWmysvBhzgSEGnugSZ6YFrOz10FyNjJQDJZe_la5jtFiIIsPSuzHdKxAlPHyEwCI12KXCMqS_OwOGXeXQSp5n4fI0lVKAQ/s1600/DSC_1401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVIIFJ3KwFt5Ks2MWCAdKtKxaqOLToAeu8ukJupdtAsEf0ZWmysvBhzgSEGnugSZ6YFrOz10FyNjJQDJZe_la5jtFiIIsPSuzHdKxAlPHyEwCI12KXCMqS_OwOGXeXQSp5n4fI0lVKAQ/s400/DSC_1401.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like adding in ephmera from our lives such as the ticket stubs and our refreshment receipt from a recent trip to the movies. I think it will be so cool to look back at these someday. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv6AOLskau0OCh434bI3H4aDGhnccguNpxYu7P76aImk_1g0P7tFRLx3mGMwcZY8DwFfDSBIh8xxFkYN792rIjYRBaYezEysaE0aUv-gKsFKi_EuVEDP4vhzy5LYDG8X5oD7v0QsD6tc/s1600/DSC_1403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbv6AOLskau0OCh434bI3H4aDGhnccguNpxYu7P76aImk_1g0P7tFRLx3mGMwcZY8DwFfDSBIh8xxFkYN792rIjYRBaYezEysaE0aUv-gKsFKi_EuVEDP4vhzy5LYDG8X5oD7v0QsD6tc/s400/DSC_1403.jpg" width="393" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also included a description of the SHOT show that Mark & Mike attended as well as Mark's badge for the day. So glad they had a good time and got to enjoy being boys!! ;-) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Phew</i>, now I just have Week 4 and Week 5 to photograph and post, still finishing up the journaling & printing up pictures though. I will be posting those as soon as I have them completed. Totally enjoying this process of documenting our lives. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<br />Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-1839086404686981842012-02-06T13:11:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:56:29.998-08:00Yikes!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where does the time go? It's been a few weeks since my last post & I have some catching up to do. These past couple weeks have been crazy, busy, fun. I'm hesitant to say it but so far 2012 seems to be a much better year than 2011 was. I've been busy taking photos, keeping a recording a my stories of our daily life in a new iPhone app called Momento. I love how it pulls your Facebook feeds into the app, is easy to record "moments" and even allows you to include photos with each "moment" as well. So far it is working for me and making Project Life simple & easy. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A couple weekends ago we took a road trip to Las Vegas to visit with friends & for Mark to attend the 2012 SHOT show with Mike. The guys had a great time, saw a lot of really cool guns and accessories and while they did boy stuff, me & Michelle had some girl time. We got ourselves pampered with hour long massages and facials. It was my first facial and I <i>loved</i> it! Will definitely be having more of them! It was so relaxing and after being sick for the first few weeks of the year and trying to keep up with home, work, and kids, it was a very special treat. We had a super yummy dinner (& margaritas) at Margaritaville on the strip. After dinner we enjoyed a nice walk down the strip to the Bellagio and watched the amazing water show. I'd only seen it in movies but it was amazing to see up close. Loved how no 2 shows or songs were the same, it's a different show every 15 minutes. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've also been making some healthy changes around here. We have been trying to eat much healthier which means good home cooked meals instead of fast food. Yes, I'm ashamed to admit that we've been consuming entirely too much fast food lately (meaning over the past few years, ugh!). It is so epitome of <i>unhealthiness</i> and is not a very good example for the boys. So Mark & I had a really good talk about our lifestyle and how we can make it healthier. We made a pact to cook all our meals at home, take home made lunches to work, make/cook desserts at home and generally choose overall healthier foods. And so far, so good! We've been sticking to it. I'm so proud of us and really hope we can keep it up. I don't want this to be a temporary thing but a <i>lifestyle change</i>. We need to set a healthy example for the boys so they grow up to make healthy choices for themselves. Along with the healthy eating habits, we are starting to make regular exercise a part of our lives again. We've been active on and off over the years, mostly on, but with long periods of off. Again, it's time to make this a permanent lifestyle change. Again, its important to set a good example for the boys. They need to see that we are committed to good health and fitness. We have plans to get them involved as well with family hikes, regular bike rides, etc... We both <i>love</i> to run but have been plagued by injuries over the past year or so (shin splints for me, pulled muscles and a sore back for Mark) and after a long break we are taking it slow and getting back into it. I've missed it so much. I watch people running as I drive and I envy them. So I'm glad to be back out there. We are starting slow, taking it a couple miles at a time, working up to longer distances. I still love the adrenaline rush I get from racing and I fully intend to have many more races in my future. I was actually very sad that I wasn't ready to run my favorite half marathon this year. It's been a tradition the past couple years to run the Huntington Beach half marathon on Superbowl Sunday morning and then spend the rest of the day hanging out with friends, watching the game and enjoying good food. At least I got to enjoy the game-and-good-food-with-great-friends part of the tradition but next year, I will be ready to race again! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark & I have also been really trying to spend more quality time together and as a family. We had a great day last week while the boys were in school. We went for a nice run together, cleaned up and went out for a lunch date, just the two of us! Then we did a little shopping (for exercise equipment) and picked up the boys. We enjoyed family movie night together and had a yummy dinner with homemade chocolate chip cookies for dessert. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here's to keeping up with all that good stuff and making it a regular part of our daily lives! </span>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-75704108005678305902012-01-12T16:25:00.001-08:002012-02-06T16:00:50.762-08:00Project Life -- Week 1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, my long stretch of days is over and I plan to relax and enjoy a few days off now. I'm excited to share week 1 of my Project Life with you. This project was so fun to put together and I'm looking forward to the following weeks. Hoping to make myself stick with it and have a great finished product full of our families memories from this year. </span><br />
<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5we6zHBC9KAtHvnkFnn3ity_R3ezHimdAXKaDoz-4lpofsZpYVqP4hJ6-YjR29VuGZLGxloCUcYE060D_5-taTk_dIOBfhKcTr41jWtzBN9GJ-yehaEE4naD9rPUGOdMzvEf9Bdxjnng/s1600/DSC_1292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5we6zHBC9KAtHvnkFnn3ity_R3ezHimdAXKaDoz-4lpofsZpYVqP4hJ6-YjR29VuGZLGxloCUcYE060D_5-taTk_dIOBfhKcTr41jWtzBN9GJ-yehaEE4naD9rPUGOdMzvEf9Bdxjnng/s320/DSC_1292.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the first page of week 1. Used a photo from Pinterest that I loved to show the washing in 2012. I'm a beach girl so this just seemed appropriate to include. And it fits with my thoughts for the previous year. I'm happy to wash away 2011 and look ahead to 2012. Love that I was able to use an Instax photo also. I'm enjoying the retro look and feel of the polaroid images. </span><br />
<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCxQ4e9Zdp6VbmUgixZFIumRlhMdWB-2RAbEBMtL3EzXSFGOpk6nDcHlJb6wYQSVjzmYE3kF1YEjUGShxeha4fK8qAryewhhBeD8PrP2oD_dnGOjtmVL1aeh13YGI8J4-553hy-Wc_ys/s1600/DSC_1291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCxQ4e9Zdp6VbmUgixZFIumRlhMdWB-2RAbEBMtL3EzXSFGOpk6nDcHlJb6wYQSVjzmYE3kF1YEjUGShxeha4fK8qAryewhhBeD8PrP2oD_dnGOjtmVL1aeh13YGI8J4-553hy-Wc_ys/s320/DSC_1291.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the right side of week 1 and I included a few pieces of my week: a list from my trip to Target and a little part of a "brain" that I used at work one day that week. Also included a picture of a dinner we had that week, made by my mother in law. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBt9t5gIbSa2Q3jX7UPu7cQOF4t-m8zynJpeEes8SifTolV-2jE5775VHmkuDn89AyFn0vfxBuVDZCY-UvFOnPgQY4KOFPCGHStSPALXvuWQx92HLzTlqmPZhopCOvWwugzX6Bf-SAYo/s1600/DSC_1295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBt9t5gIbSa2Q3jX7UPu7cQOF4t-m8zynJpeEes8SifTolV-2jE5775VHmkuDn89AyFn0vfxBuVDZCY-UvFOnPgQY4KOFPCGHStSPALXvuWQx92HLzTlqmPZhopCOvWwugzX6Bf-SAYo/s320/DSC_1295.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is the full spread. I'm pretty happy with how this first week turned out. It is a pretty good representation of our week. I want to include more photos of my family in the next week. I have to get my boys used to seeing me with my camera a lot more often. My oldest son, Zachery, really doesn't care to have his picture taken these days but he is going to have to get used to it. My little guy, Benjamin, is pretty easy going most of the time and just smiles and hams it up for me. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am extremely happy with my new Epson R2000 wide format printer and loved being able to print my photos from the convenience of my own home. It made it simple to work on my pages. No stopping and waiting to pick up images from my local Costco or Target. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am also super happy to finally have a workbench and my own creative space in our new home. It's not ideal (as in a complete room to myself) but it will do for now. The bench I bought is actually a kitchen island workspace in a butcher block style but it is actually perfect for using as a scrap table. It is waist height so I can stand and scrap which is easier for me. I like the perspective of being a little above my projects. Plus it has several drawers and a place for baskets as well. I will share photos when I have it a little more organized. I am planning to put some shelves above the bench to store a few items as well. I'll be looking for interesting ideas for small spaces in the coming weeks to help me plan my own space. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-29782270404439047072012-01-09T22:57:00.000-08:002012-01-09T22:57:21.469-08:00Coming soon....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had hoped to be posting my week 1 of Project Life today. Unfortunately working 12 hours shifts doesn't always leave a lot of time to get things done. I had to work this weekend and spent the day today catching up around the house. Errands to run, getting my new printer set up (so I can print my photos from home), and general cleaning up. I did get my week 1 finished and I'm happy with how it turned out and excited to start on week 2. I will take photos of my layouts tomorrow and share them then. Two more days of work ahead then finally some time off. I'm hoping to get out there and take some good photos. </span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-78222638562356860712012-01-07T07:00:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:56:59.929-08:00A good day.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday was a good day. The kind of day where you feel lucky to be alive & breathing fresh air, where your kids are actually in good moods and give you very little attitude, where you have a yummy, home cooked dinner and a nice, relaxing evening. I spent the morning figuring out this whole blog thing. Its a big 'ole world out there and there is quite a learning curve. I'm glad I persevered and came up with a design that makes me happy. I intend to keep learning and to change things up as I go along. Hooray for a comment on my first day, too! </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I continued to document little things for Project Life and took several pictures throughout the day. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSVvBofuYIkRxDngaimhu5z4tHJbNt59tvUW63XXd5HLebhtecGzpOzuWprOIWTExQfEQnXihkbiBJDhX2Vd4Byh9FTGCcuTZFQeGzxwpuYROAJ-qGZq7OZhU3CsuzVN17nVXUucnC8k/s1600/IMG_1712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSVvBofuYIkRxDngaimhu5z4tHJbNt59tvUW63XXd5HLebhtecGzpOzuWprOIWTExQfEQnXihkbiBJDhX2Vd4Byh9FTGCcuTZFQeGzxwpuYROAJ-qGZq7OZhU3CsuzVN17nVXUucnC8k/s320/IMG_1712.jpg" width="239" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">0800--Dropping off my youngest son at school this morning. All bundled up cause it was actually a little chilly this morning. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LZiK-wz9QZ-WkEMg5-PycrrPyM9otquifxlF_KXXC0cufHif7fS_38-pDC9wTmLf3GzuxoVfJtHYq-VImeIdkqqW2W5PQl2rPEVVcKfBvbY3WLPbFUc7UbTjGevl355DXefSKWkt5DE/s1600/IMG_1726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5LZiK-wz9QZ-WkEMg5-PycrrPyM9otquifxlF_KXXC0cufHif7fS_38-pDC9wTmLf3GzuxoVfJtHYq-VImeIdkqqW2W5PQl2rPEVVcKfBvbY3WLPbFUc7UbTjGevl355DXefSKWkt5DE/s320/IMG_1726.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mani/Pedi. This afternoon I got to enjoy a little time to myself, a little pampering. It's nice to make time to take care of me, to recharge. </span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItK70wNVVQacc_qJWxtQ16XoWG8mH4T2CWVCt9g5fko71-e-80kaLkl1l3Vp755wxKW4yeoIxPtGsAWhXW1f2Abx33P3sBYsCxQfOzSF63ocUaQ2DWjkJ2b0dGSOcHoyXHTgWBnn7Dw8/s1600/IMG_1729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItK70wNVVQacc_qJWxtQ16XoWG8mH4T2CWVCt9g5fko71-e-80kaLkl1l3Vp755wxKW4yeoIxPtGsAWhXW1f2Abx33P3sBYsCxQfOzSF63ocUaQ2DWjkJ2b0dGSOcHoyXHTgWBnn7Dw8/s320/IMG_1729.jpg" width="239" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And lastly, a quick trip to Target, my favorite store, to pick up a few essentials. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to work all weekend, but will try to find some ways to document a little of my day and evening as well. Looking forward to putting together my first week of Project Life either Sunday or Monday. </span></div>
<br />Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087008344229623616.post-24663622364870332372012-01-06T12:52:00.000-08:002012-02-06T15:57:20.955-08:00Welcome to my blog....<br />
<div style="font-size: 14px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome to my blog! I decided to start this blog for several reasons. First was to document my daily life. I often get bogged down in the everyday routine of life (work, cooking, cleaning, etc...) and I forget what simple joys can be found in my daily existence, in my families daily existence. I want to challenge myself to <i>see</i> all the reasons to be grateful for the little pieces that make up our days, weeks, months. All the in-between moments that I will miss when they're gone, that are the most special. I also wanted to have a place to share my photos (you see, I have big dreams of being a REAL photographer someday) and lastly, to share my Project Life album. </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been a scrapbooker for over 8 years now, although I haven't done much in the past several years due to life circumstances. I've followed Project Life with <a href="http://www.aliedwards.com/" target="_blank">Ali Edwards</a> and <a href="http://www.beckyhiggins.com/" target="_blank">Becky Higgins</a> over the past couple years and have been tempted to try my own Project Life album but never had the courage (or the time, I thought) to actually dive in and DO IT. But this is a new year. This is a year of fresh starts for me, in more ways than one. I want to focus more on the little details of my life. So I have decided that <strong>this</strong> is the year I will do my own Project Life. I ordered both the Cobalt and Clementine kits (I couldn't decide between the two) and I have my title page all ready to go. </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOrqF5yVKR5UI9-SeUKA2peH4O9iDlmKTNs5Jx0fUd93cVxTlL7YHyl40WeFi3vRUFshYC-MyrT4UdnMSfgAkvASztfK6YkkU370vMNz87FjKy0SnfnERxH4BPdI11ypNT8-4TBSDPvs/s1600/DSC_1248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOOrqF5yVKR5UI9-SeUKA2peH4O9iDlmKTNs5Jx0fUd93cVxTlL7YHyl40WeFi3vRUFshYC-MyrT4UdnMSfgAkvASztfK6YkkU370vMNz87FjKy0SnfnERxH4BPdI11ypNT8-4TBSDPvs/s320/DSC_1248.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 14px;">
</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been jotting down notes about my week using my iPhone (a tip I read from <a _mce_href="www.debduty.com" href="http://www.blogger.com/www.debduty.com" target="_self">Deb Duty</a>) to help with my journaling & I've been taking photos with my new Instax camera, my iPhone, and my big camera (Nikon D300). I'm so excited about documenting my families stories, about putting words + photos together. I am already starting to look at my life in a whole other way. I am determined to complete all 52 weeks. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a feeling 2012 is going to be a great year!<span _mce_style="color: #111111;"> </span></span><br />
<br />Trinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006738272509353846noreply@blogger.com3