tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69794596893952785712024-03-06T22:54:06.580-08:00Who Would've Thought?Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.comBlogger359125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-9748086405494124592012-12-09T22:08:00.000-08:002012-12-09T22:08:58.665-08:00To blog or not to blog?That is the question. Why did I even come to my blog tonight? I can't remember what brought me here. There are a lot of pictures, and a lot of memories. Were my kids really that small when we lived in Houston? Because it seems like yesterday.<br />
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Blogging has been forsaken for other more important tasks. But back then it was a very important task. It was important for different reasons than I thought at the time. Still, there is a better way to pour my thoughts out. To blog or not to blog? No, not yet.<br />
<br />Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-29299426427746245462012-02-23T21:14:00.000-08:002012-02-23T21:18:53.101-08:00Last hike of the season<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB74W8LhJXXvEIN2fv4tmEALX4OUiKaD03qoqxhmPrLNRpIylMHZgxAU4FMIQAv2-bWa59aO6nCz_UM7IJpKORtzi3qmSymOWw2Wk4rZ5Oi3cSYovDqt9BjHRCEzDhK2MwO6wnmYcg5tS/s1600/DSCN3630.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB74W8LhJXXvEIN2fv4tmEALX4OUiKaD03qoqxhmPrLNRpIylMHZgxAU4FMIQAv2-bWa59aO6nCz_UM7IJpKORtzi3qmSymOWw2Wk4rZ5Oi3cSYovDqt9BjHRCEzDhK2MwO6wnmYcg5tS/s400/DSCN3630.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712567221082175490" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhohbG0JY55rWw3qQwV4DQ8LTFj206JlHe-wggOuE-mQOXzlLWxeHRxQggplMoKwWMoEz0uIju5EVKaRKQIcpn9ulko_91dB-NlH_ES99i9_tV0hrJ0vUd7ZN9JSA1LdszWViZy_itMx5/s1600/DSCN3618.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBLwLI6k79eOjpRXCIrllfZl-zukUcHE1blRCgNSaUyOxucoA_MRGEXA7P225cP9WFvPf7TdKLnSI0_zgQ1mLOpJMhujzQUQSrmMgF-QYbFgm-MppPuF6qwvvQisbUcNyZ9BjlavhEdtk/s400/DSCN3741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712561168435934018" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJrpCyxwzc-mzP4oZEVXHk5JYG6HlMN5TgbACgijR926zYVbv5WQtnWgIjDtAHBHK4vamPCJ4w_adJX1TAmbLEQhNY357bVtOmCvTR95z7X2-ABridngmagiy9h7_5Oc28qTkLU7Rmw0h/s1600/DSCN3743.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPJrpCyxwzc-mzP4oZEVXHk5JYG6HlMN5TgbACgijR926zYVbv5WQtnWgIjDtAHBHK4vamPCJ4w_adJX1TAmbLEQhNY357bVtOmCvTR95z7X2-ABridngmagiy9h7_5Oc28qTkLU7Rmw0h/s400/DSCN3743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712561187891276722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">Happy 40th Grammy and Papa Stordahl!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxYOabdYBF5uCZi8ujXpF2fnrw4yUK2l3iSq-Ss1vj14nywph6Ic-SOkOBahmckti7xei_Y4RHjibmcIB1lZSR8FNMquWw2RTDv1RUl1WeNVgbZZ1AVqNd4HpkPI6wRIQ3Oq4iz2vBI9c/s1600/DSCN3751.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHx96aT9U8FtgL_Wl80GG7Stkibrle8UvXxjttuV5vF5Nva9HZTYsxmP4TcN0ewiGAK5fY3fYcznAlJNz2wleR9QGc1QVx8EOIEE6thvWYuWksq-FPBADncaNG0E6sIb7NA6iyuuKZumfD/s400/DSCN3746.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712561199705828050" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-46852846883915925202012-02-23T14:22:00.004-08:002012-02-23T14:37:37.084-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5feaRxG5Zuq81HNt9v5lQcThf8cqYEwNqi5AfHeKVUdCUaZ6yw2NK2vHA7iUDvVP9wl8wl_FmJX_VEA7CSgyJQCzWyMPou2v7MIEI9KAmUw2iImi_ORIGN0z0yN7-k-csHInWpA96zNn/s1600/DSCN3610.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5feaRxG5Zuq81HNt9v5lQcThf8cqYEwNqi5AfHeKVUdCUaZ6yw2NK2vHA7iUDvVP9wl8wl_FmJX_VEA7CSgyJQCzWyMPou2v7MIEI9KAmUw2iImi_ORIGN0z0yN7-k-csHInWpA96zNn/s400/DSCN3610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712460247059228018" border="0" /></a>I don't know how she does it, but <a href="http://whowouldvethoughtit.blogspot.com/2010/03/not-often-enough.html">my sister</a> is one of the best gift-givers on the planet! She is very thoughtful and creative, a winning combination in the "finding the perfect gift" department.<br /><br />She sent the kids a sand dollar along with <a href="http://mrmom.amaonline.com/poems/legend.htm">this story</a>. Of course they loved it, sand dollars aren't something you find laying around our part of the country!<br /><br />Another time she sent them orange blossoms from her tree. They were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_%28fruit%29">beautiful little white flowers that smelled fantastic.</a> After we opened the box our house smelled great all afternoon. And then later in the year, she sent us an orange to eat from the same tree and told us all about the variety of orange and why it was her favorite! I mean, really, who thinks of this stuff? Only people like her, who are thoughtful and generous and kind.<br /><br />It is hard to be so far away from my family. These things she does to connect with my kids mean a great deal to me. I guess the real gift is having her for a sister, even if we are far apart.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-50113438265756536492012-02-23T14:07:00.003-08:002012-02-23T14:21:11.502-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLBMJgCzkX3ztrkBSgvIszunskzoIyT_NwdJqkuINpt_ObYOIEt2_i-XDIFn_4o3n5vjmf22rAF_QK9r_I86kMkqW-v5dCwzE_SfQ8Q5F7roKN2IN-Ux7ioL8LEDTHkkd4oydqkjsxL2N/s1600/DSCN3568.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLBMJgCzkX3ztrkBSgvIszunskzoIyT_NwdJqkuINpt_ObYOIEt2_i-XDIFn_4o3n5vjmf22rAF_QK9r_I86kMkqW-v5dCwzE_SfQ8Q5F7roKN2IN-Ux7ioL8LEDTHkkd4oydqkjsxL2N/s320/DSCN3568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712456639347135890" border="0" /></a><br />It is so much easier to connect with friends that share my faith in Christ. Without it I am hard pressed to find common ground with old friends. Not because they are so different but because I am. I am a new creation, the old has gone the new has come. Most people from my high school, and early college years wouldn't even recognize me now.<br /><br />I hadn't seen these gals in over four years when we were able to catch up with each other in Spokane for a day. There were no hiccups, there were no awkward silences or moments, we didn't skip a beat. The only differences were the six more kids we had in the last four years!<br /><br />Of course, being surrounded by the flowers and trees and beauty that is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Manito</span> Park didn't hurt a thing! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Manito</span> is a favorite spot for all of us in Spokane. Reason #428 to miss Spokane is all the great parks to hang out in. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8nP89vZDPGScXor2jkd1MDcb0AFVOWsoDkeDdYwUuERDIOFID3oy-CjUaYV46RqClSuT0obQ1sto0U4aXMOpCq5nnlD-93qoQD2woOJx9PLerLdLr2MLspflzRZ76gxu02aSfQprXhgH/s1600/DSCN3579.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8nP89vZDPGScXor2jkd1MDcb0AFVOWsoDkeDdYwUuERDIOFID3oy-CjUaYV46RqClSuT0obQ1sto0U4aXMOpCq5nnlD-93qoQD2woOJx9PLerLdLr2MLspflzRZ76gxu02aSfQprXhgH/s320/DSCN3579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712456668915159858" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdSIGJH1D28HdU1Woh5IVu9BnOWeZX8nkZ3TVSURW6UkFuNIwDJCZ67Gov5qHjIEy_pePCw-XLjUyhHSUhpPiu9WENH_R-dPvBQ2BQCxHl2ZVr_qWJTYWX97dDYCOIu07jgbMYXQxRpBh/s1600/DSCN3572.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdSIGJH1D28HdU1Woh5IVu9BnOWeZX8nkZ3TVSURW6UkFuNIwDJCZ67Gov5qHjIEy_pePCw-XLjUyhHSUhpPiu9WENH_R-dPvBQ2BQCxHl2ZVr_qWJTYWX97dDYCOIu07jgbMYXQxRpBh/s320/DSCN3572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712456648236984594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0IsUjufLaACaioFgI4WNZ5KpLEA4FPNe0Yum8M8dG3wClvzsOO4q17njNXmHmpolHOKfKTl87hJiSLXAERaK8VU_K56q9WxVEFXEmck522izu13fQjRHPTGElAcDdGmONrvRYRSWE_FL/s1600/DSCN3582.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0IsUjufLaACaioFgI4WNZ5KpLEA4FPNe0Yum8M8dG3wClvzsOO4q17njNXmHmpolHOKfKTl87hJiSLXAERaK8VU_K56q9WxVEFXEmck522izu13fQjRHPTGElAcDdGmONrvRYRSWE_FL/s320/DSCN3582.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712456698364877314" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxncSdT1VVHE7jEpH_8XesfE5uYobgPImILq_13fy03ww5YhwRfpvjJ0id3SkbgBnHtM9ceX6tsqLnjINzcBhdPoj5FnR-8JaFm0W7PoZIaQpzxyU4W_dYDo3A1kyAfsnrgew2krDMsEmU/s1600/DSCN3583.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxncSdT1VVHE7jEpH_8XesfE5uYobgPImILq_13fy03ww5YhwRfpvjJ0id3SkbgBnHtM9ceX6tsqLnjINzcBhdPoj5FnR-8JaFm0W7PoZIaQpzxyU4W_dYDo3A1kyAfsnrgew2krDMsEmU/s320/DSCN3583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712456700238673186" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-25890112496741845942012-02-23T12:36:00.004-08:002012-02-23T14:03:57.280-08:00Ft. Walla Walla MuseumFt. Walla Walla was originally a fur trading post, and then a military post and has had several different locations in and around Walla Walla. Now a museum, it is filled with historical artifacts and buildings.<br /><br />Farm implements make me nostalgic. There were so many "tools of the trade" laying around the various places we lived as a kid the things we saw at Ft. Walla Walla brought up some fun memories for me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlCSEzfM6OomWF-EZ4SrludlEjQ64fzWz_oe3RmlUqHqmOFnyeBOYTeXSP6VqG781YWXCNbx1XU2YmtXaHHRzCxoBcwGtcqoUCRs3fAla01N4JmJKFx3wEleEMWxQGBQLlbiLX_sp30Hy/s1600/DSCN3540.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlCSEzfM6OomWF-EZ4SrludlEjQ64fzWz_oe3RmlUqHqmOFnyeBOYTeXSP6VqG781YWXCNbx1XU2YmtXaHHRzCxoBcwGtcqoUCRs3fAla01N4JmJKFx3wEleEMWxQGBQLlbiLX_sp30Hy/s320/DSCN3540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712452725779320626" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZCTkkiqe18DuNNJqxf0_LC_R5WoQdXPUbzFUWseW5aKQUdFOCXQZP6o4-vGIvVEArBESfPKPiK3WOCVx-1zrxDmgAPjvv0RZcox91VLEoBzN1TUkUnSU40E63neTD9UI_iAF6YeinnGz/s1600/DSCN3538.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZCTkkiqe18DuNNJqxf0_LC_R5WoQdXPUbzFUWseW5aKQUdFOCXQZP6o4-vGIvVEArBESfPKPiK3WOCVx-1zrxDmgAPjvv0RZcox91VLEoBzN1TUkUnSU40E63neTD9UI_iAF6YeinnGz/s320/DSCN3538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712452719712396274" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a wedding dress with a 19" waist! The young lady who wore this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">must've</span> been about 12, I am pretty sure that was the last time I had a 19" waist!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkg0PXBKWcdhJQs1Md6FoOEqndWss4Kylx34K2SC6rbOHlNRSTLJMNQAS-YUEaW2q4V4v3KR_16FoRit2WkXrmCM0Sx0fKiffupURWfnREV7wLv7U6hIZl4_ruvGhYCssAYiccpNqYj8_/s1600/DSCN3542.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkg0PXBKWcdhJQs1Md6FoOEqndWss4Kylx34K2SC6rbOHlNRSTLJMNQAS-YUEaW2q4V4v3KR_16FoRit2WkXrmCM0Sx0fKiffupURWfnREV7wLv7U6hIZl4_ruvGhYCssAYiccpNqYj8_/s320/DSCN3542.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712452732062958562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is a one-room school house, preserved on the museum property. I was practically drooling over this one! Much of what we do here at home is modeled after a one-room school house as we have kids that span different ages and stages. It works great for us! It also added some dimension to my mental pictures of Laura <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ingalls</span> years in a one-room school house both as student and teacher. I LOVE that series.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgwW9Oqi4i1sD2XS4rHEY40Wq0Ao7fJPSXO7Qg-MBfjNg_NRDFYHyZVU7pZlUTKP_SAwfnj3r4Br0ghpTAnrsTKBgpKRtNOveRMznwdaTHp4MxIYx39K_LOVM6ww_B_DQJSb_LkzZ1oYK/s1600/DSCN3529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgwW9Oqi4i1sD2XS4rHEY40Wq0Ao7fJPSXO7Qg-MBfjNg_NRDFYHyZVU7pZlUTKP_SAwfnj3r4Br0ghpTAnrsTKBgpKRtNOveRMznwdaTHp4MxIYx39K_LOVM6ww_B_DQJSb_LkzZ1oYK/s320/DSCN3529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712433418922667746" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L0PzGQFrQoTbqMBrJSe-ASHYZCgiJVL76aY5KIgbOaMnOOHcfioGVzVQGm7mwCceRDV3fYjqJRxStnw0LnIHKOHXB7Aw6IL1RoYq4gVCnJetnZpWq018p0MZQ1W1WO4wtldZn5eEBRW7/s1600/DSCN3528.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2L0PzGQFrQoTbqMBrJSe-ASHYZCgiJVL76aY5KIgbOaMnOOHcfioGVzVQGm7mwCceRDV3fYjqJRxStnw0LnIHKOHXB7Aw6IL1RoYq4gVCnJetnZpWq018p0MZQ1W1WO4wtldZn5eEBRW7/s320/DSCN3528.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712433393218703426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My great-grandma, who will be 100 years old next month, remembers moving from state to state in a a covered wagon. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwMo200oSk3PsHA3N9V0fPs3dDtaza_0HROD_f-GlKtIt11AC7uBxh2m2U1xW_rOiUZEyO9PYvKyROjhTecVydYYtLlucOf7NMnIfpoTMsvksrTULJTxBRPreZ5c2g1DyuXP4Gp9FIKD7/s1600/DSCN3521.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwMo200oSk3PsHA3N9V0fPs3dDtaza_0HROD_f-GlKtIt11AC7uBxh2m2U1xW_rOiUZEyO9PYvKyROjhTecVydYYtLlucOf7NMnIfpoTMsvksrTULJTxBRPreZ5c2g1DyuXP4Gp9FIKD7/s320/DSCN3521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712433380299816498" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcjNgabtN4KHaB-qw8STqoYygl1v8Hg84atnmtunafziXDcM4w1YCHWFY8g8juH71ClgUKmvojRe7tzbc2fdd-71ySoM7WBzRVfgWMfhNeeT4lzR1L9qpexTOVbg9NlZgvXycmLHGJOHH/s1600/DSCN3519.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcjNgabtN4KHaB-qw8STqoYygl1v8Hg84atnmtunafziXDcM4w1YCHWFY8g8juH71ClgUKmvojRe7tzbc2fdd-71ySoM7WBzRVfgWMfhNeeT4lzR1L9qpexTOVbg9NlZgvXycmLHGJOHH/s320/DSCN3519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712433368983762066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JP4ojlk8LU29YruUOzBE4Cj9YEmqGf8qSeU_WGSAsNWjLlIBqpqmLTR0KU-fuyv3oE7zEumPB7h7sxY_t8w4yamaxLnL5al_uqAN23FHc1Y1Iw5sLCGel4nYZSVFs6T_1rQ5NXl489B6/s1600/DSCN3537.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JP4ojlk8LU29YruUOzBE4Cj9YEmqGf8qSeU_WGSAsNWjLlIBqpqmLTR0KU-fuyv3oE7zEumPB7h7sxY_t8w4yamaxLnL5al_uqAN23FHc1Y1Iw5sLCGel4nYZSVFs6T_1rQ5NXl489B6/s320/DSCN3537.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712433421732498770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was a fun "field trip!" I would recommend it to anyone looking for a day-trip and look forward to going to the Shakespeare Festival in Walla Walla sometime.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-86691725712491218412012-02-23T12:23:00.003-08:002012-02-23T12:35:36.606-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF-GfCSwJvnjtCHEC0h1LZrG7JoF1mGPX7MXaBCn6f4sCvlCmEMTQhm6NmL-TXNxihJpCKC8pfmEqjEYGIQ_aINGzJnI-cexnZcb3Ty0iMBKC1y4TmAhD7nwseUfVrpZ4wBc05gXsPJn_/s1600/DSCN3563.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF-GfCSwJvnjtCHEC0h1LZrG7JoF1mGPX7MXaBCn6f4sCvlCmEMTQhm6NmL-TXNxihJpCKC8pfmEqjEYGIQ_aINGzJnI-cexnZcb3Ty0iMBKC1y4TmAhD7nwseUfVrpZ4wBc05gXsPJn_/s200/DSCN3563.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712430021658953826" border="0" /></a>Every kid I know loves <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LEGOS</span>. Every parent I know wishes there was a better way to sort and store <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">LEGOS</span>.<br /><br />Not a day goes by at my house that the kids don't play <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">LEGOS</span>. The girls and the boys both enjoy them. But how they play them is completely different. The boys make forts, and mini-figures who battle it out in the forts. Or they make cars and race them all over the house or they reinvent the Star Wars sets and have space battles. It is always a competition or a war with the boys.<br /><br />The girls however, make the mini-figures into mommies and daddies. They build sweet little houses and gardens. Haley builds cars that hold the whole family and goes to the grocery with them. And praise God that it happens this way! Boys and girls are different for a reason and I am thankful to see these God given differences in their personalities.<br /><br />The little photo up there is one of Haley's LEGO babies. I find them all over the house and sometimes feel badly when I step on a baby, but the pain keeps me from feeling too guilty. These things crack me up, one little head on one little bitty LEGO. Pretty clever if you ask me.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-61672097469227411452012-02-23T12:07:00.002-08:002012-02-23T12:22:52.796-08:00Sum, sum, summertime, summertiiiiiiiiiiiime!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NVQKShbt-mCgWfUsuK1Xm4mzbZljVWwThADaYfPHWQb_Lccjuu6kpGiYamIOxcWhFRF_U5LUfZ9UFIB9K43bfYUVUWm9o66JNbfpFdUJPotDm2Nb3MvMM8DSnY5BWavbihyphenhyphensKB86DGnb/s1600/DSCN3506.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NVQKShbt-mCgWfUsuK1Xm4mzbZljVWwThADaYfPHWQb_Lccjuu6kpGiYamIOxcWhFRF_U5LUfZ9UFIB9K43bfYUVUWm9o66JNbfpFdUJPotDm2Nb3MvMM8DSnY5BWavbihyphenhyphensKB86DGnb/s400/DSCN3506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712427689836637842" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTZxtyh5JWhue8PLtDtDCu0UOe7M3XkV1uJpP5YZte43Jt07J-Ea18Jn48UvxunuzyniiK5qHBoF3qMv3IxrmFnz37fIrMgkhl4S1ICDA3vlIl0XupTi3TQN4DPDGpVqE9MphC1DYHpIi/s1600/DSCN3507.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTZxtyh5JWhue8PLtDtDCu0UOe7M3XkV1uJpP5YZte43Jt07J-Ea18Jn48UvxunuzyniiK5qHBoF3qMv3IxrmFnz37fIrMgkhl4S1ICDA3vlIl0XupTi3TQN4DPDGpVqE9MphC1DYHpIi/s400/DSCN3507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712427549950511378" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jp3jZnJS1uuGWH9240gl5QIjZDluGSDzQ2-eQc9BnTdEsLk3AtJ2z-1_awFzys3iVE_0QEA1CEhOzP8YI5guzvitmSEKuN3IjbRtp7oFLtABcOMrkS7QfD8lGXUvL4IIumdPHlq1WBOl/s1600/DSCN3502.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jp3jZnJS1uuGWH9240gl5QIjZDluGSDzQ2-eQc9BnTdEsLk3AtJ2z-1_awFzys3iVE_0QEA1CEhOzP8YI5guzvitmSEKuN3IjbRtp7oFLtABcOMrkS7QfD8lGXUvL4IIumdPHlq1WBOl/s400/DSCN3502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712427530540211666" border="0" /></a><br />That title is my rendition of the popular 60's song. I sound better when I am typing it than when I am actually singing it. The first time Michael took me to church he asked "Are you trying to sing that bad?" during the worship songs. But, that story is for a different blog post!<br /><br />Speaking of Michael, he rigged up this cool little hose/tube/trampoline contraption and the kids had a blast! Can't wait to do it again this summer. We might have to get a patent and come up with a clever name (cool hose/tube contraption just wouldn't sell.) and sell these things!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7o-WJSE6vTJOGG5H8vpCZ7KmFWfNsZ6qr_5Oo1K7ijIZ9itJ7d3NTKVrxX_MsvZDout5h8SsRzYsMTvPzrJ0e1kinzg0b_ZAWqWPE0rK9kBQzjWLsZ2LvMHlavqIAYW5w95CQRgv9No8F/s1600/DSCN3507.jpg"></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-10661940860447727462012-02-23T12:00:00.003-08:002012-02-23T12:07:20.048-08:00In my 30's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWGuc4s6A0qcKzsy5-BDDWa4ij0opkToi1oM9RNPOMiigSy2e7_v2R-882uGFZu8QQqzwqackmWbJLuFuh8uAABBWTFmQgVxHv8uPsYC3qcNSQoLIQlBThXPB9TzcLD-5t-PFA3m19s2E/s1600/DSCN3494.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBWGuc4s6A0qcKzsy5-BDDWa4ij0opkToi1oM9RNPOMiigSy2e7_v2R-882uGFZu8QQqzwqackmWbJLuFuh8uAABBWTFmQgVxHv8uPsYC3qcNSQoLIQlBThXPB9TzcLD-5t-PFA3m19s2E/s400/DSCN3494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712424321514963058" border="0" /></a>I'm only 6 months behind in posting photos now! This was my 32<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">nd</span> birthday and now I am well on my way to the 33rd! I always imagined that being in my 30's meant people would take me more seriously, but since I am not really all that much more mature, it hasn't happened!<br /><br />Since the birthday tradition at our house it to choose dinner and dessert, I think I chose a chicken salad and then cake batter <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">blondies</span> for dessert. Michael prepared it all for me, and having the night off from cooking was a pretty good gift!<br /><br />Happy half birthday to me!Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-13636488822641387622012-01-27T22:08:00.001-08:002012-02-12T15:42:09.781-08:00Working on a collection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa7xAnaAqj3ZoQWunQqzjp-JraeesKRnlyqr4fPafj5vnFanESmwpnpyPqif19g9lBHsUh1jhKxIaNMieChI2y62gfJxAqDbC6boZ-MZ4zOzeFxfHmNLDrUhBhd77EDOXhnBj1Wo-W23s/s1600/DSCN3517.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa7xAnaAqj3ZoQWunQqzjp-JraeesKRnlyqr4fPafj5vnFanESmwpnpyPqif19g9lBHsUh1jhKxIaNMieChI2y62gfJxAqDbC6boZ-MZ4zOzeFxfHmNLDrUhBhd77EDOXhnBj1Wo-W23s/s400/DSCN3517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702561227271525538" border="0" /></a>I paid about $3 for all three of these bowls at a rummage sale this summer then primed and spray painted them some vintage-y colors. I'm keeping my eye open for more so I can fill the space above my kitchen cabinets with lots of them!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3hmfCDGf_jWGa2PTHh9GvFvSqvdHMCwP24i7TaETuMHkS1wtabBMdoB45YPH6x9smkaP69ijchAjcuXL_p7S9mYiHJKbS-qKf8TkqGWna9OcMIISz1WgQdtWvNMHSMiIVFL9wQAWf3vP/s1600/DSCN3558.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3hmfCDGf_jWGa2PTHh9GvFvSqvdHMCwP24i7TaETuMHkS1wtabBMdoB45YPH6x9smkaP69ijchAjcuXL_p7S9mYiHJKbS-qKf8TkqGWna9OcMIISz1WgQdtWvNMHSMiIVFL9wQAWf3vP/s400/DSCN3558.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702561234859683842" border="0" /></a>I'm going for something like this:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfrcguOQjeo8le3qlQHMmpMSXPnay0VLaBl9dEs2WBZx-t3kk9aq8Djyv4_4dis6h992J_JqkzAOlQUBYzlTpzVVajEHYezk_FkeaUzv8WSmqFDprYRHHd4A77W1oEADGTHzGxoR_UWSc/s1600/alethea31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfrcguOQjeo8le3qlQHMmpMSXPnay0VLaBl9dEs2WBZx-t3kk9aq8Djyv4_4dis6h992J_JqkzAOlQUBYzlTpzVVajEHYezk_FkeaUzv8WSmqFDprYRHHd4A77W1oEADGTHzGxoR_UWSc/s400/alethea31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702565234336428642" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://antiquariavintage.blogspot.com/2011/01/inspiration-organized-dishes.html">link</a><br /></div>Or this:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsDhfi7l6ABGQRIX5HSvDjC1eA8FYbqmDYTAR2UCXeryDQidY9xG78IkpXjeHdCUJA1elWMcI01a95Pvg7BK6IN6TBJgy71nNtrqhUauqSBcr-95aZgpKGAmqXoc3gHBVOLUYj6n_afPd/s1600/kitchen+org+%25288%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsDhfi7l6ABGQRIX5HSvDjC1eA8FYbqmDYTAR2UCXeryDQidY9xG78IkpXjeHdCUJA1elWMcI01a95Pvg7BK6IN6TBJgy71nNtrqhUauqSBcr-95aZgpKGAmqXoc3gHBVOLUYj6n_afPd/s400/kitchen+org+%25288%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702565236698317730" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://antiquariavintage.blogspot.com/2011/01/inspiration-organized-dishes.html">link</a><br /></div>With colors like this:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZuN2-48We0md7iXbfRhCEhsZNEwe6aoww2P7iJA5gyqox0xOCA_nt5shFyA4ryeV34hBy3-2VVOQ0PaEzugK5ltUY7oeNOR9GQ4UGBVBpxTnk0alChPkPogBttAJmxcVLaoUGrDxCJSk/s1600/p_101653981_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZuN2-48We0md7iXbfRhCEhsZNEwe6aoww2P7iJA5gyqox0xOCA_nt5shFyA4ryeV34hBy3-2VVOQ0PaEzugK5ltUY7oeNOR9GQ4UGBVBpxTnk0alChPkPogBttAJmxcVLaoUGrDxCJSk/s400/p_101653981_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702565250572008850" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/decorating/color/schemes/designer-color-palettes/#page=5">link</a><br /></div>And some of these:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy28GaSR0YSrYkWwVikzBW4I6WMplHhgqXv21NuDbBNZxOJQ7TwvB-KDOlKIXbgncWT3wHpySc1JFVE1KDGAXXptPG4iG7h4SpsEbdKJ2OdHNJMyBt8AlTIPIM23UkmpgAsj9t9l6Rw86/s1600/il_570xN.220478820.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy28GaSR0YSrYkWwVikzBW4I6WMplHhgqXv21NuDbBNZxOJQ7TwvB-KDOlKIXbgncWT3wHpySc1JFVE1KDGAXXptPG4iG7h4SpsEbdKJ2OdHNJMyBt8AlTIPIM23UkmpgAsj9t9l6Rw86/s400/il_570xN.220478820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702565238795637698" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66939498/5oz-tumbler-no-2-buttercream-made-to?ref=fp_treasury_8">link</a></div><br />And maybe these:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbwmxNAOUHrjY1uiQ0AAWAliAtDXMJL4a_DR7QfalOBI8VbRb4SLKo_RQ6nyd98PEAHeCPTD9S3j_HW2rS_Lm2pRQlto7BvZli8_rgGo9jVu8wfrEjFzEwRfz6boJYHeEOEx8NCzxqLEi/s1600/il_570xN.240862256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwbwmxNAOUHrjY1uiQ0AAWAliAtDXMJL4a_DR7QfalOBI8VbRb4SLKo_RQ6nyd98PEAHeCPTD9S3j_HW2rS_Lm2pRQlto7BvZli8_rgGo9jVu8wfrEjFzEwRfz6boJYHeEOEx8NCzxqLEi/s400/il_570xN.240862256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702565247425297794" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73331762/vintage-mixing-bowl-set-pyrex-primary">link</a><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-15963540023256390862012-01-27T22:07:00.000-08:002012-02-12T15:42:31.379-08:00Crazy hair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FQffPgUIohZktvgDTj5rOUsSkoVr9175S93ZB9WudykvJIBPSudJ58Wu3yWTZ5uvB9KcMWK46THauoI89C9yPAwuyGzyB_OSJhyphenhyphensaLz75843M_Lsm3AcbEiMf48S02uCv_913MyTW45W/s1600/DSCN3510.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FQffPgUIohZktvgDTj5rOUsSkoVr9175S93ZB9WudykvJIBPSudJ58Wu3yWTZ5uvB9KcMWK46THauoI89C9yPAwuyGzyB_OSJhyphenhyphensaLz75843M_Lsm3AcbEiMf48S02uCv_913MyTW45W/s400/DSCN3510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702560721048257538" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-36842447638145989352012-01-27T22:06:00.000-08:002012-01-27T22:07:25.895-08:00More summer fun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbEnKdYhPW910qM2ib-RSLWPhpEZOkMVRNuPzA4KXR_X64acttrLnBG8V-dPbtoZpDWYIOqT45-Th-RV9_9E-XwVxwMrCxC4WgJcCqrEvBtRETlh86NSNY5cG_o4Wjdoayg8HgRfbIou8/s1600/DSCN3448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkbEnKdYhPW910qM2ib-RSLWPhpEZOkMVRNuPzA4KXR_X64acttrLnBG8V-dPbtoZpDWYIOqT45-Th-RV9_9E-XwVxwMrCxC4WgJcCqrEvBtRETlh86NSNY5cG_o4Wjdoayg8HgRfbIou8/s400/DSCN3448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702560520218762434" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-14831815535404935452012-01-27T21:52:00.001-08:002012-01-27T22:06:01.262-08:00Beach vacation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHzffIW1G1VUiTELyBYlQbtW99xm-IN3F6enj1AgsgW_OBj8R61x-jq1XqFlLrjGN6Z_rIZP4hx8QhRedNpnAy4M_lgP5zHaxILZ14Sm7T3DsdjhlWMOVx0SnkOvYEzLhHsrkrehTwlVH/s1600/DSCN3417.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHzffIW1G1VUiTELyBYlQbtW99xm-IN3F6enj1AgsgW_OBj8R61x-jq1XqFlLrjGN6Z_rIZP4hx8QhRedNpnAy4M_lgP5zHaxILZ14Sm7T3DsdjhlWMOVx0SnkOvYEzLhHsrkrehTwlVH/s400/DSCN3417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702559632232739314" border="0" /></a>This man was truly living history, piloted that type of plane during WWII and lived to tell some amazing and outrageous stories about it!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypcXiKmsTnzXDXlHIqHXypNFRjq6itlfwmFml0ZUFuVdCJX4SAvZ0JZ_zg0CcvnQeaATKqqXm7GASc0HBa2jBZp251WYyYv4mIIAnBoLrkoiNBHGdX7T8xYTMbd1Fd3UsqpP6LLCRThXb/s1600/DSCN3379.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgypcXiKmsTnzXDXlHIqHXypNFRjq6itlfwmFml0ZUFuVdCJX4SAvZ0JZ_zg0CcvnQeaATKqqXm7GASc0HBa2jBZp251WYyYv4mIIAnBoLrkoiNBHGdX7T8xYTMbd1Fd3UsqpP6LLCRThXb/s400/DSCN3379.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702559632307454882" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF11H_TVbk5TWijZ0Hlkr8k9hhwQmFoykU_1d9rSQDRW8B_i-IvpibdfTvibSWz7soUjh69kS3Xm7ii9yp3j15NJlMHtWgc7gzkIxM1EP1RU7fWteqX0Peh-AVSpK7hOTuTevP3q3J5g2U/s1600/DSCN3377.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy22lCJUhOI-YlwD1kTfPKaVQeev_wMBMpiLO5PsgTJx0lbqCWSKVSbFudMTqJJY0CYr_SeFef33gOQY9QfS2FUZCjydWW8pybZFfvj7_avL1s5uN8S3_ZkKBZrzgtq8F2pY66IHbyT-ZB/s400/DSCN3344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702557724972052642" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-47525151573724674822012-01-27T21:12:00.001-08:002012-01-27T21:49:20.515-08:00Stop me if I've told you this story before...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydGUY4G1dEH-cuX1Ay97UAaThDJKp9Vp4Ybd8e60LK0_entZpjO8Yi5j0nm2yKKCxfrlib3S0RNZHFsEst6xCJaWdMpaFggUux5p-x1wTe-jP_1Xy_NwhHAJreUgJ4meGPVdXRDMcpXb2/s1600/bird.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydGUY4G1dEH-cuX1Ay97UAaThDJKp9Vp4Ybd8e60LK0_entZpjO8Yi5j0nm2yKKCxfrlib3S0RNZHFsEst6xCJaWdMpaFggUux5p-x1wTe-jP_1Xy_NwhHAJreUgJ4meGPVdXRDMcpXb2/s400/bird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702547865933818466" border="0" /></a>This last summer Mikey came out of his room hollering for me to come and see this "weird bird" he spotted outside his window. I was expecting him to show me a Magpie or something even less exciting. You can imagine my surprise when I saw this Green Cheeked <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Conure</span></span> instead!<br /><br />The bird was perched less than three feet from Mikey's window and we could tap on the glass without it starting. Convinced it was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">some body's</span> beloved pet we tried to catch it. He wasn't fooled by our birdseed/cardboard box/towel contraption and it didn't take us long to realize he was smarter than us, I mean, smarter than we anticipated. Eventually his belly was full of our birdseed and he was done playing our little games so he flew off into the field behind the house. Without any other options we said a little prayer that he would make it home safely instead of into the claws of one of the huge hawks that frequent Thompson Hill. The kids were deeply disappointed as they watched what they had thought would be their future pet fly away.<br /><br />When we look back at the picture it makes us giggle to think how silly we must have looked trying to catch that bird, but it was a good lesson in trying to do the right thing even if it did not work out like we thought it would.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-82708601131826197012011-12-13T20:26:00.000-08:002011-12-13T20:30:50.275-08:00Don't Forget...<div style="text-align: center;">(Click on the comic to make it large enough to read)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiyY8jMrVXt2ajokApUWI_KGxXSPShldi8T0wKex7xG1wPruShEpNMafLnavIiUEqoM89j4HSssm4vKWNEDbI0AVWFqJ3oMc9bb2sPvN7T11Qo2CqclvZpHskwolS4mlveJmnKRxGXg6u/s1600/scan0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiyY8jMrVXt2ajokApUWI_KGxXSPShldi8T0wKex7xG1wPruShEpNMafLnavIiUEqoM89j4HSssm4vKWNEDbI0AVWFqJ3oMc9bb2sPvN7T11Qo2CqclvZpHskwolS4mlveJmnKRxGXg6u/s400/scan0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685836400615224258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Merry Christmas, and may we never forget.<br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-44945582068522677332011-11-29T10:50:00.000-08:002011-11-29T11:27:51.326-08:00DoorpostsThese are my entries for the <a href="http://www.doorposts.com/blog/write-them-on-the-doorposts-contest-and-ideas/">"Write them on the Doorposts" Contest over at the Doorposts blog.</a><br /><br />Good luck to all!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y6PeC2zWf8rFauM0JZJdLPiRidxVZ1Iu-S4bVLXN8vwG7wZvAgmDb7CbOjf0_OlYs8gbNaWdht9HJc3wTsERSGpiFvI7syG7f89Rw_tZE3jPxUx1yeaOL00hxi-2zcuA9e7HBW9GK3ym/s1600/apples.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Y6PeC2zWf8rFauM0JZJdLPiRidxVZ1Iu-S4bVLXN8vwG7wZvAgmDb7CbOjf0_OlYs8gbNaWdht9HJc3wTsERSGpiFvI7syG7f89Rw_tZE3jPxUx1yeaOL00hxi-2zcuA9e7HBW9GK3ym/s400/apples.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680492761642884082" border="0" /></a>Normally this golden apple and silver dish would sit on our mantel, where we can be reminded to choose our words wisely. But our stockings are hung by the chimney with care and are displacing everything else, so it is sitting on our entry way table. The Scripture is Proverbs 25:11 "Words aptly spoken are like apples of gold in settings of silver."<br /><br />Can you see the bite marks in the apple? When I went to the craft store to buy a fake apple, Jeremiah bit into it, he was so small I couldn't do anything but laugh...and then purchase it! Since then Ella has also tried to taste the forbidden fruit!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfvl6QyWJyDfy29XcUv_BmNxnpgmcym4XdoBeV1MX-HGXkhQrWU3ttVzk2IXeQXcB20t-1uha_ulF9NtWLG2KYuUH7Zy3XlIoLYvJDGjXmDbxzs31uv0MBEnO3N0odPkphnlciwrCZCKg/s1600/salt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfvl6QyWJyDfy29XcUv_BmNxnpgmcym4XdoBeV1MX-HGXkhQrWU3ttVzk2IXeQXcB20t-1uha_ulF9NtWLG2KYuUH7Zy3XlIoLYvJDGjXmDbxzs31uv0MBEnO3N0odPkphnlciwrCZCKg/s400/salt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680492767467662834" border="0" /></a>These are my salt and pepper shakers. When we go on a trip or if I wander into an antique store I always keep my eyes peeled for a pair that I like. It is a fun and inexpensive collection to build. I hung a tag with Matthew 5:13 "Ye are the salt of the earth, but if the salt have lost it's savour, wherewith shall it be salted?" It sits in my kitchen near the sink so I can think about how to spice up and flavor and preserve the world around me.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp9-a-PIeWrm1583CBoeRe5nX4XWO9VVN87VAH9dT8ti4dsUeh1HbPMao68sIAWwkVC1ETo3KZdiBIqUMClsEusgbksIlwpsDOe9HgcpcPPTsbfYFuGXsfWGtzNG3CODWMNFzr6aGCadK/s1600/sparrow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbp9-a-PIeWrm1583CBoeRe5nX4XWO9VVN87VAH9dT8ti4dsUeh1HbPMao68sIAWwkVC1ETo3KZdiBIqUMClsEusgbksIlwpsDOe9HgcpcPPTsbfYFuGXsfWGtzNG3CODWMNFzr6aGCadK/s400/sparrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680496950000098242" border="0" /></a>This one is "for the birds!" I like pretty little birds and I love all the references in Scripture about birds. Eagles, sparrows, and the shadow of God's wings, there are so many comforting and uplifting passages. This one is Psalm 84:3 "Even the sparrow finds a home and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young at Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB_MvHVMqo2wODDv00kWyh8wt1OJWs3LKk6cxVmS_nxrGxATdC9R8Xf89uWejR_bgsaC2DUh3Hx213PExYBI6-OCjN6vCsCxD2ZYoUVg4tHa5iBfRFdAOMOWcaSDKftMj4lv4e1fI7kUY/s1600/DSCN4186.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB_MvHVMqo2wODDv00kWyh8wt1OJWs3LKk6cxVmS_nxrGxATdC9R8Xf89uWejR_bgsaC2DUh3Hx213PExYBI6-OCjN6vCsCxD2ZYoUVg4tHa5iBfRFdAOMOWcaSDKftMj4lv4e1fI7kUY/s400/DSCN4186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680492763319646114" border="0" /></a>And a tag to remind the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">littles</span> that God knows all things, that He created them and that He loves them enough to number even the hairs on their heads! (Luke 12:7) This one is hanging on the basket with all the combs and hair accessories.<br /><br /><br /><br />I have big plans for more tags. I'd like to hang one from the clock with verses from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8:<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17361">1"</sup>For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:<br /><sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17362">2</sup>a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; <sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17363">3</sup>a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up; <sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17364">4</sup>a time to weep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time to dance; <sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17365">5</sup>a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; <sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17366">6</sup>a time to seek, and a time to lose;a time to keep, and a time to cast away; <sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17367">7</sup>a time to tear, and a time to sew;a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; <sup class="versenum" id="en-ESV-17368">8</sup>a time to love, and a time to hate;a time for war, and a time for peace."</span><br /><br />Or on one of the lamps with John 1:4:<span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></span>In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.<br /><br />Head on over to <a href="http://www.doorposts.com/blog/">Doorposts</a>, they have a great contest with lots of ideas.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-70436991518567659662011-10-16T16:29:00.000-07:002011-10-16T16:36:25.779-07:00A good deal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6qF5rH4rywjdImM9Gm2q3C3OzzKp4A4wayCddzNzC_fwnzVaJeaCKzE_gDaCpCyD4OHwu4LQYxi1zTQD8249i_eKXXraLNLKMR7qnae2O6pcJfU8eZKr8kxxWzZ48JsXYr7oQtP8MpkZ/s1600/DSCN3309.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6qF5rH4rywjdImM9Gm2q3C3OzzKp4A4wayCddzNzC_fwnzVaJeaCKzE_gDaCpCyD4OHwu4LQYxi1zTQD8249i_eKXXraLNLKMR7qnae2O6pcJfU8eZKr8kxxWzZ48JsXYr7oQtP8MpkZ/s400/DSCN3309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664236366484664194" border="0" /></a>I'm getting through July one photo at a time! We picked up this eight-foot picnic table on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Craigslist</span> for a song! Less than we would have paid for a six-foot one at retail. It wasn't finished, but with some help from the boy, and stain leftover from our fence, Michael had it ready to use in no time! The kids love to eat lunch outside while I read our latest chapter book to them. I like to eat out there for dinner and look at Badger Mountain as the sun sets, but not more than I like to think of the memories we will make hanging out around that table, enjoying one another.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-84185109118657175922011-10-16T16:09:00.000-07:002011-10-16T16:28:17.877-07:00Clams<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fNzLrjjfiyxmeB6HdbiYHCG0bqogEmmuUlWYfrdSx8U_z2oJ7magizbVuQKjvKPq15v-Pjv4B7kI90u3gWsoJG-CnFkMIay931qIRj7rbgl-w2Dlu1WMU5G_u_vJJ2BTpgbJpKXChQ37/s1600/DSCN3272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fNzLrjjfiyxmeB6HdbiYHCG0bqogEmmuUlWYfrdSx8U_z2oJ7magizbVuQKjvKPq15v-Pjv4B7kI90u3gWsoJG-CnFkMIay931qIRj7rbgl-w2Dlu1WMU5G_u_vJJ2BTpgbJpKXChQ37/s400/DSCN3272.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664231348764910178" border="0" /></a>As I sit here to write this funny little memory down, I realize that half of the memory is already gone. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hmmm</span>, we were near water (but I don't know where or why), and Mikey found this little clam. He shoved it into his pocket deciding to cook it up as a snack when we returned home. And that is exactly what he did, topping it off with a little salt and butter, he dug it out with a fork and chewed and chewed and chewed and chewed, made a wretched face and swallowed it down! Sometimes the kids and their ideas crack me up, sometimes they drive me crazy and sometimes they make me thoughtful. I try to indulge their ideas as often as possible, but when they are talking about building forts as big as our house into trees the size of our van it is hard to explain the logistics of it all without feeling like I am squelching their hopes and dreams. And so lately I have realized to just let them talk about it, go for it, and figure out for themselves if it is practical or not. It never gets as far as I am afraid it will, the bigger their imaginations, the bigger my fears! And they are never as heart-broken as I think they will be when their plans don't come to fruition, surprisingly, they just roll with it. Now, if I can just train them to clean up all the messes they make along the way...that's the hard part!Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-66691700740651244182011-10-13T14:30:00.000-07:002011-10-13T14:44:11.421-07:00Pay it forward mustache<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpWsWB3aB0lv2kGh6GAY2ab35t363dfIFYpC3SVclDcMTje7A08FdOzkzQ9QG0691uLpvhf1gPqq3tNGZjvvIOK7gA6sp-i4Nzd2xm7rXvGqsBOKZF7y4L_8Bmj0c7o0SdMdJOogTRUqx/s1600/DSCN3238.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpWsWB3aB0lv2kGh6GAY2ab35t363dfIFYpC3SVclDcMTje7A08FdOzkzQ9QG0691uLpvhf1gPqq3tNGZjvvIOK7gA6sp-i4Nzd2xm7rXvGqsBOKZF7y4L_8Bmj0c7o0SdMdJOogTRUqx/s400/DSCN3238.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663094826407933362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx0cqac8uhUP8v2E5lQxSBEWzO1-o_V5wtAh4H0wY06aArWvaq1SzXQoFB6NbqfZD5KKW5mgTXT7iZs12wmmvtREzp3cDJB-UIKo2VwHg_erudEa8-WJ-zZ5XP2lU2XQVuIG611vv3J51/s1600/DSCN3243.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTx0cqac8uhUP8v2E5lQxSBEWzO1-o_V5wtAh4H0wY06aArWvaq1SzXQoFB6NbqfZD5KKW5mgTXT7iZs12wmmvtREzp3cDJB-UIKo2VwHg_erudEa8-WJ-zZ5XP2lU2XQVuIG611vv3J51/s400/DSCN3243.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663094808334575346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJV4dHB7GaqMKDboTF2L6sl0WDXfeTqdXLvor2I70QSQ1eK3MYcMVB4mil24pI0vLo-QczVMlYnv-7LBxE93r5QcpavGExAdaVvWr9O1e0SADJVeFEcpdhhQML0L-MK5aSJ2tGAwTw1jJ/s1600/DSCN3244.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJV4dHB7GaqMKDboTF2L6sl0WDXfeTqdXLvor2I70QSQ1eK3MYcMVB4mil24pI0vLo-QczVMlYnv-7LBxE93r5QcpavGExAdaVvWr9O1e0SADJVeFEcpdhhQML0L-MK5aSJ2tGAwTw1jJ/s400/DSCN3244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663094803468943330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqgG-QHw4xMBbObfckTW0Rz15QbQfHEG4AYYdw1zDiCpDFlguQSxmAPwfDS2N4HdzhC4kqjhvEX8vBAzJ4w-iVgzbIUgbXBs8Rnov11wLaAXHqOlGrIpE44aTk6d8hSpx0M0D8cN0fLNu/s1600/DSCN3245.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqgG-QHw4xMBbObfckTW0Rz15QbQfHEG4AYYdw1zDiCpDFlguQSxmAPwfDS2N4HdzhC4kqjhvEX8vBAzJ4w-iVgzbIUgbXBs8Rnov11wLaAXHqOlGrIpE44aTk6d8hSpx0M0D8cN0fLNu/s400/DSCN3245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663092821614852722" border="0" /></a>Three gifts down, and two to go from my "Pay it Forward" post on Facebook. This stuffed mustache key chain was the most fun to make and give so far. I made it with pleather from Joann and stuffed it . The loop that attaches it to the keyring is just some black cording. There are three young ladies in Spokane who got a kick out of their little gift and I am so glad they enjoyed getting them as much as I enjoyed making them!<br /><br />I hate to go, but I am in a hurry today, so I really "mustache!" HAHAHAHA!! Get it?!Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-47802663644403955232011-10-06T11:37:00.000-07:002011-10-06T11:46:51.305-07:00July--Mini-figure swap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnQsH0TXqNyUu2sKes9j8XC4CQSA6xViHTIy39GvnwJIfmVHFuTuCLP452cuhOd5V8v6o-Xdo97v1MKCnzsMb-0-RFVbLzxN-C73yZjwWM4HqCVKirA-dPn8SZcIKvv8dmW3MEEb1QXT4/s1600/DSCN3476.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnQsH0TXqNyUu2sKes9j8XC4CQSA6xViHTIy39GvnwJIfmVHFuTuCLP452cuhOd5V8v6o-Xdo97v1MKCnzsMb-0-RFVbLzxN-C73yZjwWM4HqCVKirA-dPn8SZcIKvv8dmW3MEEb1QXT4/s400/DSCN3476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660450469645307234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5sdt_FwpY9eFZZU8CJJlJQRT3pRenkhB_k0lmuEpL68fGrxU8Gcj2hWseftA6l801VKEZMBetT8Wkc8d6lDlnTb_xzqunJRjg7zg0JlL7QE90bizPoCZwJOP08qoDJI7vj5NOqbXxjIa/s1600/DSCN3474.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5sdt_FwpY9eFZZU8CJJlJQRT3pRenkhB_k0lmuEpL68fGrxU8Gcj2hWseftA6l801VKEZMBetT8Wkc8d6lDlnTb_xzqunJRjg7zg0JlL7QE90bizPoCZwJOP08qoDJI7vj5NOqbXxjIa/s400/DSCN3474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660450466455036146" border="0" /></a>We have LEGO fever around our house, and so does every young man that we know! In July we hosted a white-elephant mini-figure swap. Each boy built and wrapped a unique mini-figure, my particular favorite wrapping job was one in a band-aid box! In true white-elephant style the boys "stole" from each other until each ended up with a new mini-figure to add to their collections!Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-15274574868970356192011-09-26T17:35:00.000-07:002011-09-26T18:40:21.486-07:00It piqued my Pinterest...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UqwNu65FqyaWaycGE5uf_iyZ_8No_GZbwnszS7u0onhiF3feOMB8xA-UvEVPFmqI_ZF5MFhFh6kUtX20QfP7kUwH2x_aZUDN_zmrf29CZiO-DTVjbu8z0a5qskzzNGnYFydSZxteZ65e/s1600/DSCN3604.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UqwNu65FqyaWaycGE5uf_iyZ_8No_GZbwnszS7u0onhiF3feOMB8xA-UvEVPFmqI_ZF5MFhFh6kUtX20QfP7kUwH2x_aZUDN_zmrf29CZiO-DTVjbu8z0a5qskzzNGnYFydSZxteZ65e/s400/DSCN3604.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656834483359100610" border="0" /></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/196705898/">Bread tie to mark the end of the tape</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I told this one to my lady friends, they all said it was "old news," they had "known it for years," and worse yet that it was "easier just to flip the edge of the tape under!" Some people just don't appreciate a good idea!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfzsaWxqEKHSj2qcLB0bD6d4KozosWa5Qf8IK3G39UWj0kqxtjQMAgqGSYXvbMjwKMKVl0IAgV3N-NJy-i8z6Pe0VE5vafQPDN1kqlEyafDykvrD1M1mISJqC5JS2A8vxFK_12sYMtM2E/s1600/DSCN3596.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfzsaWxqEKHSj2qcLB0bD6d4KozosWa5Qf8IK3G39UWj0kqxtjQMAgqGSYXvbMjwKMKVl0IAgV3N-NJy-i8z6Pe0VE5vafQPDN1kqlEyafDykvrD1M1mISJqC5JS2A8vxFK_12sYMtM2E/s400/DSCN3596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656837471228858738" border="0" /></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/59529664/">Raspberries stuffed with chocolate chips</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">The original pin had them stuffed with white chocolate chips too, but I ate all those straight out of the bag and didn't have any left. It would have been good though!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25Yq9qr4fxCo8-k7YetWYot3UyBgwpbg9mw8JIFizaEu8J2VC9sLZ0iZozNb6oMH3fAkmYWwmpSzZH2XiPBv4akGmCrpO_M_4bIfxv3tOVjpJyCGEP55dp-6HtDBaV8RcVYReeGu7TjMI/s1600/48468796_k67uPvsm_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25Yq9qr4fxCo8-k7YetWYot3UyBgwpbg9mw8JIFizaEu8J2VC9sLZ0iZozNb6oMH3fAkmYWwmpSzZH2XiPBv4akGmCrpO_M_4bIfxv3tOVjpJyCGEP55dp-6HtDBaV8RcVYReeGu7TjMI/s400/48468796_k67uPvsm_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656845348665879874" border="0" /></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/48468796/"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Root beer</span> float <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">popsicles</span></a><br /></div>(this is not my photo)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Root beer</span> floats are one of my favorite desserts, so these <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">popsicles</span> hit the spot this summer. Anything made with sweetened condensed milk has got to be good, right?!<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58fJU5zh2e4w5OSa0qhuBw8GHyPTb4iXMqjDDFcxv1Q1hbkQ0hM7N1qN37kurtZOa3F4AL1ypZWh4wQoxw92yMjNQth6lVcNbhfGE0v_Lw1XdD4SAa1n406DgmDNMtZgdrotuCm85jPph/s1600/DSCN3515.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58fJU5zh2e4w5OSa0qhuBw8GHyPTb4iXMqjDDFcxv1Q1hbkQ0hM7N1qN37kurtZOa3F4AL1ypZWh4wQoxw92yMjNQth6lVcNbhfGE0v_Lw1XdD4SAa1n406DgmDNMtZgdrotuCm85jPph/s400/DSCN3515.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656842434209461266" border="0" /></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/236632134/">Globe <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pedestal</span> bowl</a><br />(a different one <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/182857392/">here</a>)<br /><div style="text-align: left;">We had a globe, for about 3 months, and then Simon got it, then we had a broken globe. I didn't want to part with it because I thought we could fix it somehow. But I was wrong. So I saw this on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Pinterest</span> and copied it. I liked it better as a real globe, it was a big part of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">homeschool</span> geography! But <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">this'll</span> do! And with the other half I want to do this...<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQg6huPPHyb8Ukf6-TmTRhNJGz7MKPu71aFfIkoAutnwnBqgzwqI7lonNnKzbpy-K3esjq_VUQ7Pmu9U76Db-zR7pnXj8yCmuo0fQJTBc9NsVNeomZDI19d0l0oUUKpbTFcidyZQY3KoJ/s1600/242563291_nRY0qpKp_c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtQg6huPPHyb8Ukf6-TmTRhNJGz7MKPu71aFfIkoAutnwnBqgzwqI7lonNnKzbpy-K3esjq_VUQ7Pmu9U76Db-zR7pnXj8yCmuo0fQJTBc9NsVNeomZDI19d0l0oUUKpbTFcidyZQY3KoJ/s400/242563291_nRY0qpKp_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656843522690053426" border="0" /></a><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/242817152/">Globe clock!</a><br />(this is not my photo)<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks to <a href="http://pinterest.com/casadecupcake/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sarahendipity</span></a>, for passing on the link via <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Pinterest</span>! She thought I would like it and she was right!<br /><br />If you aren't on <a href="http://pinterest.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Pinterest</span></a> yet, you should be! I'll send you an invitation if you want one!<br /><br /></div></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-9399136048175068012011-09-22T17:56:00.000-07:002011-09-22T18:13:54.600-07:00Done with June, only 3 months behind!This post will catch me up with pictures through June on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ol</span>' blog, that is, if you don't count all the months that went by without any mention at all...but whose keeping track anyway? (Besides you, Mom!)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We had a quick trip to Spokane in June, to meet a sweet, new baby boy, who we loved dearly just as soon as we saw him. His momma is one of my best-good friends and a big reason why a little bit of me will always regard Spokane as home, so how couldn't we cherish her babies?? He was as cute as she promised and Haley couldn't keep her hands off him!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZWgCy8HNAS21yfzCfswkQ0sKdC3sYHJN-mr9O3OHs_6LSQ9KvYekanvZ7Nfx_FJOM2JJjTsK5upIfm8OP3j9MqmpOOpzQwdYsj_JRWt1zwvtSwmUb2dG6ierEfBkx_lN4gKXN3QAb4vR/s1600/DSCN3212.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZWgCy8HNAS21yfzCfswkQ0sKdC3sYHJN-mr9O3OHs_6LSQ9KvYekanvZ7Nfx_FJOM2JJjTsK5upIfm8OP3j9MqmpOOpzQwdYsj_JRWt1zwvtSwmUb2dG6ierEfBkx_lN4gKXN3QAb4vR/s400/DSCN3212.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655353559712775042" border="0" /></a>We spent a good portion of the day at Audubon Park playing in the sprinklers!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsMf-FWHuacNfftjpytdBa9FK3dS9OYm6MF3PjtN0G-mwjZBRb4it2IgQqfouU5vFmg2Yu6NjjzWFkrPoIXZuajbmY2F1SfNAr_qsToE96jZ0-xbUEsUIYuC_5URCuwLfKYnXTys7c0t-/s1600/DSCN3217.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizsMf-FWHuacNfftjpytdBa9FK3dS9OYm6MF3PjtN0G-mwjZBRb4it2IgQqfouU5vFmg2Yu6NjjzWFkrPoIXZuajbmY2F1SfNAr_qsToE96jZ0-xbUEsUIYuC_5URCuwLfKYnXTys7c0t-/s400/DSCN3217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655355847230825858" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-81963098303047142622011-09-17T21:11:00.001-07:002011-09-17T21:46:47.679-07:00My new go-to bday present<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroYV2OyZOoOdkMc1FsmCzcVHdNBI8wTvsDejNxL6MiKStb1rcjdSDv_YDmXvYnsF7HkHT_wkZ3r_kzI3Wus-UVnHLD5FUwPn9Dt2swhvrDBgiCRwC7dUicS5Xm8IH26TCcJEL0IJiQMEZ/s1600/fortpost.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroYV2OyZOoOdkMc1FsmCzcVHdNBI8wTvsDejNxL6MiKStb1rcjdSDv_YDmXvYnsF7HkHT_wkZ3r_kzI3Wus-UVnHLD5FUwPn9Dt2swhvrDBgiCRwC7dUicS5Xm8IH26TCcJEL0IJiQMEZ/s400/fortpost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653547492586030882" border="0" /></a><br />This "build-your-own-fort-kit" has been a big hit with the birthday kiddos and their parents, it is inexpensive and easy to put together, which is why it is my new go-to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">bday</span> present!<br /><br />I got the idea from<a href="http://www.saltwater-kids.com/"> Saltwater Kids</a>, this <a href="http://www.saltwater-kids.com/2008/11/fort-kit-mini-tutorial.html">post</a>. She got the idea from <a href="http://placetobloom.blogspot.com/">Bloom</a>, this <a href="http://placetobloom.blogspot.com/2010/01/build-fort.html">post</a>. And since then I have seen it at <a href="http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/">Design Dazzle</a>, this <a href="http://designdazzle.blogspot.com/2011/05/make-your-own-kids-fort-building-kit.html">post</a>. Or with a superhero twist <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/2011/09/gift-ideas-3-fort-kit.html">here</a> at <a href="http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/">Grosgrain</a>.<br /><br />I've only included one twin size sheet and about 10 clothespins but the other tutorials have several sheets and more clips. I've also been using a matching pillowcase cut in half and lined with a coordinating print, then made into a drawstring bag, which just seemed easier to me but you could just use the pillow case the way it is or any other bag you find.<br /><br />And on a related note, but also for any number of other fun projects, you can design your own tags on <a href="http://www.picnik.com/app#/home/welcome"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Picnik</span></a> using <a href="http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-make-printables-without-photos.html">this tutorial</a> at <a href="http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/">Homemade by Jill </a>or <a href="http://www.themotherhuddle.com/make-your-own-printables-blog-banners-or-buttons/">this one</a> at <a href="http://www.themotherhuddle.com/">The Mother Huddle</a>. There is another one on the <a href="http://blog.picnik.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Picnik</span> Blog</a> right <a href="http://blog.picnik.com/2008/05/make-your-own-free-clip-art-with-picnik/">here</a>, and they link <a href="http://wordplayblog.com/free-clip-art-with-picnik/">this post</a> at <a href="http://wordplayblog.com/">Wordplay</a>. Or you can just use the tags at the bottom of the post from <a href="http://www.saltwater-kids.com/2008/11/fort-kit-mini-tutorial.html">Saltwater Kids</a>. Whew! That is a whole lot of links!! I hope you use them and make a fort kit for some luck little guy or gal!Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-45627034180230695132011-08-20T18:04:00.000-07:002011-08-20T18:36:50.187-07:00Project and sewing tip<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRpVL1k7MiW3DU86n-gvWiogR2xctdOvttFd0Qb-iL8WyuUWvlo_PboG05seSWYjPCTq49s9FGOGA85LGnkUgLYYfWVmlI4JO3hsX_ySz4Mw5kGP1M7UcIrEQpyzJFzhFgvzKr6BPEFQT/s1600/DSCN3263.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRpVL1k7MiW3DU86n-gvWiogR2xctdOvttFd0Qb-iL8WyuUWvlo_PboG05seSWYjPCTq49s9FGOGA85LGnkUgLYYfWVmlI4JO3hsX_ySz4Mw5kGP1M7UcIrEQpyzJFzhFgvzKr6BPEFQT/s400/DSCN3263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643109773016079474" border="0" /></a>Idea from: <a href="http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Infarrantly</span> Creative</a>, tutorial <a href="http://www.infarrantlycreative.net/2011/04/wrist-key-chains.html">here</a>.
<br />Who got the idea from: <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/">The Idea Room</a>
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<br />My added tip: Use a little glue stick to secure the ribbon before you sew it on, it saves you from having to pin it. You can also use glue stick instead of pins for hemming pants and any number of other things, try it sometime! The idea was passed on to me in a sewing class.
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<br />And one more thought, the metal clips were found in the section with all the purse handles at Joann, not in the notions dept.
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was so easy to do that I sat down and made all of these at once.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_wMgnpfNf3TMfCWu_c6eY_5Dc8l_SfN3jksBZDG2ZV03IyjIghj_XdRvvmLcs-L0fxYsMWLJH6QXJip0FILduRlDkgcCPIr-flojp8EUQiGiMRErpAYnhG-NN6xNSgXm0FljyUzwkn-q/s1600/DSCN3262.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_wMgnpfNf3TMfCWu_c6eY_5Dc8l_SfN3jksBZDG2ZV03IyjIghj_XdRvvmLcs-L0fxYsMWLJH6QXJip0FILduRlDkgcCPIr-flojp8EUQiGiMRErpAYnhG-NN6xNSgXm0FljyUzwkn-q/s400/DSCN3262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643109763397293650" border="0" /></a>
<br /></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376211150243148767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6979459689395278571.post-18878738381301918902011-08-18T10:45:00.000-07:002011-08-18T10:55:09.513-07:00What to get for the three-year-old who has everything?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eBn3-XcbNg-Ot7gV7T9Mrk7gug5sjYym12svRkd9s0cC9Qm_WQ8LFtb-YZY5NaSqnTRSXu-tdT2rf3O53VCRdasQKp8PAg8D-6DNPhnhwTtkupdFl3PN4Qaj11SnETneRjTEh-S0BK39/s1600/DSCN3273.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3eBn3-XcbNg-Ot7gV7T9Mrk7gug5sjYym12svRkd9s0cC9Qm_WQ8LFtb-YZY5NaSqnTRSXu-tdT2rf3O53VCRdasQKp8PAg8D-6DNPhnhwTtkupdFl3PN4Qaj11SnETneRjTEh-S0BK39/s400/DSCN3273.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642254124976809074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu45-seTep2fIj_rW6kCqbABFtaK7xbNys76S8DbCe5dnMX2paHXjc_sarvUwkuzUZlCUOaknIapXtJru92AaocVOrt55nhoteX-NrBM81Z1XQE2qUFNM1Ops3VEhjXstHjP1FFraM8Out/s1600/hop-scotch-430x322.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu45-seTep2fIj_rW6kCqbABFtaK7xbNys76S8DbCe5dnMX2paHXjc_sarvUwkuzUZlCUOaknIapXtJru92AaocVOrt55nhoteX-NrBM81Z1XQE2qUFNM1Ops3VEhjXstHjP1FFraM8Out/s400/hop-scotch-430x322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642254344259411122" border="0" /></a>A bubble-wrap hopscotch game for my nephew's birthday, <a href="http://www.giverslog.com/?p=7576">original idea here</a>!
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