tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19183717754261205632024-03-11T20:03:08.732-04:00The FinderskeeperMy Creative Journey in Life, Love, Art and JunkingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-21553625807269965712015-01-08T17:49:00.001-05:002015-01-08T17:49:53.043-05:00Baby it's cold Outside!<div><i><br></i></div><i>Happy New Year Everyone!</i><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Well, if you live anywhere in the U.S. Chances are</i></div><div><i>You are COLD a right now!</i></div><div><i>Just WOW!</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>Keep warm and snugly if you can!</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>I am hoping to be more present on the blog here this year,</i></div><div><i>Last year was pretty rough for me and I had to take a break.</i></div><div><i>No matter how many times I tried to re start, </i></div><div><i>More things just seemed to keep happening...</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>I have been pretty sick and I a, still dealing with issues</i></div><div><i>Hopefully in February things will start to return to normal! </i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>So - what have Ibeen working on?!</i></div><div><i>A little Instagram here and there...</i></div><div><i>Some crafting...</i></div><div><i>Took a much needed trip to see friends and my favorite band....</i></div><div><i>And have just been trying to get through every day as best I can....</i></div><div><i>Here is to a better Year 2015....</i></div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFryjHfkMKuUDmmeWxTQxYMoAAVjXLjJcefd_GkSwYw05gUserHNmQ5G2fYH1Df-LNXJMndsWxh_UJzsZkn69gZqoeXq9GbXu94bqjWwd5FBCdt3bHeq3Vv6Ev2U1oJWfQvYM1puhMEwk/s640/blogger-image-906699326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2LHGmwvQwg52guYfYQRFoNhcMaJ4tJsDzOjI7_Mn90sKBfioGKE7MO0wC8JfxI9A-KFMZg-XkBP-ty_jV9t2UYNYPmz2SOMDHRj8bdpVV8XnLJtxlLq3jlqwNLldaCWbJNMPEsO0_o4/s640/blogger-image-104461663.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>So I decided to wear Day of the Dead makeup for Halloween!</div><div>I have some professional makeup from when I worked for a facepainting company</div><div>Back in college. For this makeup however I used some kits that I purchased at Michaels Arts and Crafts. Was pretty impressed with how well they worked. Closest to professional out theree for minimal cost in comparison. The Halloween kits that show up in store are usually NOT worth the money, they are horrible and dont spread well at all.</div><div>So what do you think? </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4KULUjxXGCJ_wZ1XsRRp_CVkxW0J5cVQGilY_Ra2XK8Xj1S0uTUucWm6qcTf2IT8x30vyl71ktbmdzOPdaC9nm83F-0dDa2CR4tA6FK2ISk8tDNanaLf0FXXaxoG-Od76dckBRbGf-A/s640/blogger-image-1090630967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin4KULUjxXGCJ_wZ1XsRRp_CVkxW0J5cVQGilY_Ra2XK8Xj1S0uTUucWm6qcTf2IT8x30vyl71ktbmdzOPdaC9nm83F-0dDa2CR4tA6FK2ISk8tDNanaLf0FXXaxoG-Od76dckBRbGf-A/s640/blogger-image-1090630967.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgWn72ugComBsgvjTHNrD73XOINJXASioKBypEIDRB9lq5t0kNFzscxjobOaFU0ibyFbExtgRHMwXArm6xPRKSAXna1KV6r0Fdq726oSTEaUjEqptAEBLP5tXftbN3Xtlh-kCaezi1o4/s640/blogger-image-490062492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgWn72ugComBsgvjTHNrD73XOINJXASioKBypEIDRB9lq5t0kNFzscxjobOaFU0ibyFbExtgRHMwXArm6xPRKSAXna1KV6r0Fdq726oSTEaUjEqptAEBLP5tXftbN3Xtlh-kCaezi1o4/s640/blogger-image-490062492.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Hope you all had a great Halloween and are cooking up some great projects for Fall! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-86402502821143388212014-10-12T10:39:00.000-04:002014-10-12T10:55:04.763-04:00Feeling the Fall....<div style="text-align: center;">We have been</div><div style="text-align: center;">Busy ,Busy, little Bees</div>
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New school for the kiddo,</div>
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Cub Scouts for the first time,</div>
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Planning a big trip for mommy,</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">and Art classes!</div>
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Finally in the last week though,</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have slowed down a bit and</div>
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Fall seems to have finally arrived!</div>
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Probably my favorite time of the year!</div>
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Wnated to share some images from two great Tumblr blogs</div>
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<a href="http://autumncozy.tumblr.com/">AutumnCozy</a></div>
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and</div>
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<a href="http://aquabeach.tumblr.com/">AquaBeach</a></div>
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Just makes me feel even more </div>
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Excited about Fall and a few of my Favorite things!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMF8CPSCUodTScOMSG_Ii4aYifxlIeL5lIQwdOLOsKR4vxLtdfTXaMzQLPUsGdRpTxfZW5rjM0nbC8BNjqzPmfhYXKiOn8g0lZPW9QbCGDZM6cD-Qmyx4nfOBT_TgegwXOj4tXTVix5Y/s640/blogger-image--274831123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMF8CPSCUodTScOMSG_Ii4aYifxlIeL5lIQwdOLOsKR4vxLtdfTXaMzQLPUsGdRpTxfZW5rjM0nbC8BNjqzPmfhYXKiOn8g0lZPW9QbCGDZM6cD-Qmyx4nfOBT_TgegwXOj4tXTVix5Y/s640/blogger-image--274831123.jpg"></a></div>Sitting in our chairs out in the yard....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ6F9PCs8FpWTY2oqtRTjIXoC5iAO8MJ0KIwBnmSo6Tds4y0Q7UFvPBOqyIVxkCctDYG1XUDHpum2hdU-kWEkT93ckK0wfKF09p6AKVLFJIaWcEyyypXhvAit_OGmTSAKpILjsqumFDg/s640/blogger-image--673642193.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ6F9PCs8FpWTY2oqtRTjIXoC5iAO8MJ0KIwBnmSo6Tds4y0Q7UFvPBOqyIVxkCctDYG1XUDHpum2hdU-kWEkT93ckK0wfKF09p6AKVLFJIaWcEyyypXhvAit_OGmTSAKpILjsqumFDg/s640/blogger-image--673642193.jpg"></a></div>Getting out the sweaters!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW5rCmHiVi2DPJ-S0fOF1DprEs8kn2RA6Jg4fsHFC2P9ksG7JKdEIwsGOTKrrZfKE04GOCNZ-EzJVASmYqRkFqOForVNm58r5gPk6AXBfpEPWwtch8XR9v5p7zX2xKDHlNKAmaudiuHs/s640/blogger-image-759223117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWW5rCmHiVi2DPJ-S0fOF1DprEs8kn2RA6Jg4fsHFC2P9ksG7JKdEIwsGOTKrrZfKE04GOCNZ-EzJVASmYqRkFqOForVNm58r5gPk6AXBfpEPWwtch8XR9v5p7zX2xKDHlNKAmaudiuHs/s640/blogger-image-759223117.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGxbtQQnJthu3uWDEQNiMp14W3aCAovD56dxsaiYgXUsK6-THCJlxOKji_UrTuDqD81TLncxhvOpU42pRQ5kU9pzQJ6aiQzTtDAlWrqYst2b70U92XmLEyyMJ5MpTyMQaSPyNeJTVDSk/s640/blogger-image-1482949451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGxbtQQnJthu3uWDEQNiMp14W3aCAovD56dxsaiYgXUsK6-THCJlxOKji_UrTuDqD81TLncxhvOpU42pRQ5kU9pzQJ6aiQzTtDAlWrqYst2b70U92XmLEyyMJ5MpTyMQaSPyNeJTVDSk/s640/blogger-image-1482949451.jpg"></a></div>Pulling out some of the transferware in Fall colors...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7NyYgMkjMAI_KKqDbOW-DbwvWKCTEq8-MdjMFYI3vw7WivX41mKieoNlmvB1XwML9WmDX1s9SK7-A8T6miuazbnqXfld4l6KZAwK7PRga0uo1imZMUGvTcWgqrN7TPm-s-q6CfZya5k/s640/blogger-image--1356251989.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7NyYgMkjMAI_KKqDbOW-DbwvWKCTEq8-MdjMFYI3vw7WivX41mKieoNlmvB1XwML9WmDX1s9SK7-A8T6miuazbnqXfld4l6KZAwK7PRga0uo1imZMUGvTcWgqrN7TPm-s-q6CfZya5k/s640/blogger-image--1356251989.jpg"></a></div>Get togethers,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Usually with an evening fire or marshmallows involved.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ukEUyCRt_02dRYqeDHsRSDUC90f5l4LCEsMBG-xr1vBIlFnE-8B4eka96pCKBEFDQAe58KV6LJBdKEAUEBhE5_KflJAvjKjJqdmYv65urXP0ugm-rQgLxtAfoUXTqgUdTXUCv00I09E/s640/blogger-image--769671542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ukEUyCRt_02dRYqeDHsRSDUC90f5l4LCEsMBG-xr1vBIlFnE-8B4eka96pCKBEFDQAe58KV6LJBdKEAUEBhE5_KflJAvjKjJqdmYv65urXP0ugm-rQgLxtAfoUXTqgUdTXUCv00I09E/s640/blogger-image--769671542.jpg"></a></div>Pumpkin flavored anything!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_RTIOFiVeCzt7dCl_lmu-HTLdmVKfMXyYWCHNTzsr1eXSbB9SX1GZmBL1zccIpLPdBNC-OE0BQbkwQokMNtdJgRwK9_jgZsTxQBvA_OWz2c8JwBVGzY7l2yrHBG44_vhuF1_oSi7xTY/s640/blogger-image--1558190106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_RTIOFiVeCzt7dCl_lmu-HTLdmVKfMXyYWCHNTzsr1eXSbB9SX1GZmBL1zccIpLPdBNC-OE0BQbkwQokMNtdJgRwK9_jgZsTxQBvA_OWz2c8JwBVGzY7l2yrHBG44_vhuF1_oSi7xTY/s640/blogger-image--1558190106.jpg"></a></div>Warm coffee....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0saaU33IUMI3yuywffWW5A6efW-uY_6LR4BA7bYqhRCye4Rr3gACxmzrHRRnK-2qfyK9Offfq05QO4Z0QjheqQwcbqCvOxCq5o23eoKAmhBS3YkTIrNolRCa8ekePN51x1eA-pzFnjok/s640/blogger-image-222488752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0saaU33IUMI3yuywffWW5A6efW-uY_6LR4BA7bYqhRCye4Rr3gACxmzrHRRnK-2qfyK9Offfq05QO4Z0QjheqQwcbqCvOxCq5o23eoKAmhBS3YkTIrNolRCa8ekePN51x1eA-pzFnjok/s640/blogger-image-222488752.jpg"></a></div>Slowing down...for some reason I read more in the Fall and Winter...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfonBwHkcP1Swaj5KD2MDB_16yyYrmvNA68nyxyEKmaxliA812jPNVPHlKYf0ShUsI9qckrBd2EDQGqaVM6ZTn4eg0xjg4OPFPJKMgiIn6tG1xWN_-cQCMXnAvdughQo9x0iEEIqLedk/s640/blogger-image-1046749688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfonBwHkcP1Swaj5KD2MDB_16yyYrmvNA68nyxyEKmaxliA812jPNVPHlKYf0ShUsI9qckrBd2EDQGqaVM6ZTn4eg0xjg4OPFPJKMgiIn6tG1xWN_-cQCMXnAvdughQo9x0iEEIqLedk/s640/blogger-image-1046749688.jpg"></a></div>Blankets!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWk-Pf5igCAAcKMFrTWhxK2IzCxRdzdba40rzPXVCKX9RaQ7EIHPUmZvHG1MhTF-m_-3AH5jXzBDPiJOOzqTKuBW5XTG7imyD5fZUDsVn-EDvt0tO4SufN65M9gfUIBcdx4vGrcTa4tCg/s640/blogger-image-98728868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-27401724032153239422014-09-22T11:08:00.002-04:002014-09-22T11:14:50.819-04:00Now where have you been????<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello everyone! </div>
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Where the heck have I been right?!</div>
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This past year has been a true roller coaster ride for me.<br />
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We had a few major family crisis</div>
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and then I got sick back in April,</div>
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REALLY sick.</div>
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Totally unexpected and threw me for a loop sick.</div>
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in the future.<br />
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All that being said,<br />
I finally feel like I am able to spend some time here again on the blog<br />
with all of you!<br />
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I'm easing into things,<br />
I won't be necessarily posting daily.<br />
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I just thought I'd say today how much I appreciate you all and hope you<br />
return with me!<br />
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Here's a few recent pics I've taken...<br />
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We bought a Passion flower this year and have really enjoyed it!<br />
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And I am Greatful to be back!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-91104613502237237332014-01-26T11:23:00.003-05:002014-01-26T11:31:47.691-05:00BeFunky!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have had a lot of fun lately</div>
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using an easy little online photo editor </div>
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This was a photo from last weeks </div>
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artsy gal gathering I attended - we have a Facebook page</div>
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This is what I created for the page</div>
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using BeFunky!</div>
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This is is a photo of a band</div>
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I was featuring in a music page that I co-administrate.</div>
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Well - Viola!</div>
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A nice funky version that I think grabs your attention</div>
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I have used it for so much the last few months!</div>
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I think it is very easy to use if you are tech. challenged</div>
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and just want to work on something a bit faster than photoshop allows time for!</div>
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I really wanted to share that little tidbit with you for today!</div>
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If you are stuck indoors<br />
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head on over to </div>
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Let me know what you think!</div>
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Happy Sunday everyone!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-22999203528703779142014-01-23T09:48:00.005-05:002014-01-23T09:48:58.869-05:00Quote of the Week!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a painting I did a few years ago-</div>
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I added a favorite quote yesterday and wanted to share!</div>
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Happy Thursday everyone!!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-82973994792892642492014-01-14T11:10:00.000-05:002014-01-14T11:12:01.045-05:00SO I thought I was back............<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Last time I posted</i></div>
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<i>I was all gung ho to get back in here.</i></div>
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<i>THEN - December fell apart.</i></div>
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<i>Two deaths in the family and an aging grandparent that</i></div>
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<i>Very overwhelming month including the holidays.</i></div>
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<i>So I am going to take it day by day for now.</i></div>
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<i>Doing the little things </i></div>
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<i>that bring me some joy </i><br />
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<i>and not on a time table!</i></div>
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<i> What does that involve?</i></div>
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<i>Why Coffee of course!</i></div>
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<i>I am still working on editing the 1,300</i></div>
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<i>photos I took of Pearl Jam in Charlotte back in October!</i></div>
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<i>(Isn't Ed adorable?!)</i></div>
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<i> Trying to keep up with new and old friends.....</i></div>
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<i>I was asked to be admin on a music page....</i></div>
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<i>(I edited the above photos into that logo strip!)</i></div>
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<i>Remembering that laughter is the BEST medicine!</i></div>
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<i>Laughing and having fun with photoshops of some of my gals!</i></div>
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<i>Having fun with this crazy kid and teaching</i></div>
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<i>him about music....</i></div>
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<i>"Blackbird" sung by Eddie Vedder - give it a try</i></div>
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<i>you will be TOTALLY surprised...</i></div>
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<i>and the audience interaction is priceless....</i></div>
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<i>So what have you all been up to?!</i></div>
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<i>Here is to 2014 being an awesome year!</i></div>
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<i>Thanks for being patient with me through this tough time!</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-62701356548317653472013-12-06T09:29:00.000-05:002013-12-06T09:29:06.022-05:00Beginning to look a lot like Christmas....<div style="text-align: center;">
Finally in the mood </div>
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to get everything out and start</div>
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decorating!</div>
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Here are some cheerful scenes we set up</div>
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from Christmas past...</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-57296710567485749992013-12-05T10:14:00.001-05:002013-12-05T10:17:09.651-05:00I'm BACK!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Hello Everyone!</i></div>
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<i>I took an extended leave of absence</i></div>
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<i>here to focus on my project</i></div>
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<i>to help my friend with</i></div>
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<i>Brain Cancer to meet his idol.</i></div>
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<i>It worked!</i></div>
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<i>Boy was it a busy last two months!</i></div>
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<i>I was on the road for about </i></div>
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<i>a week and a half.</i></div>
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<i>Some great surprises that</i></div>
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<i>have happened since then and I was interviewed</i></div>
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<i>on Sirius XM Radio about</i></div>
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<i>the project as well!</i></div>
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</div>
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<i>If you want to see the results</i></div>
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<i>of the project</i></div>
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<i>you can visit here at</i></div>
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<i><a href="http://seekingstonegossard.blogspot.com/">SeekingStoneGossard</a> </i></div>
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<i>In a nutshell</i></div>
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<i>here is what happened</i></div>
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<i>We did get to meet Stone!</i></div>
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<i>Eddie Vedder stopped by</i></div>
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<i>Mike McCready as well!</i></div>
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<i>We had a fun roadtrip and it was like a family</i></div>
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<i>reunion!</i></div>
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<i>Here are just a couple of photos I took...</i></div>
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<i>Nothing like a little advertising during the trip</i>.....</div>
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<i>I learned a lot about photographing</i></div>
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<i>in an ever changing environment.</i></div>
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<i>The lighting constantly changes from the set up.</i></div>
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<i>I took all of these from up in the stands -</i></div>
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<i>we had GREAT seats - I was not down beside the stage</i></div>
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<i>like the hired photographers.</i></div>
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<i>I think I did a pretty good job considering.</i></div>
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<i>I used NO flash</i></div>
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<i>See what I mean about lighting?</i></div>
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<i>Purple, red, blue, green, white to a yellow </i> ...</div>
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<i>I have had to watermark all of the shots</i></div>
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<i>to keep them from being copied / stolen</i></div>
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<i>- so please forgive their placement. </i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It was an amazing experience.</i></div>
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<i>Not only did it re-enforce why my friends</i></div>
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<i>and I all love this band...</i></div>
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<i>the morals they stand behind - encouragement to</i></div>
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<i>be yourself - to help one another -</i></div>
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<i>to let art help you through or to help others</i></div>
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<i>through self expression- </i></div>
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<i>but </i></div>
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<i>it was wonderful to feel all</i></div>
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<i>the support Clinton and I got</i></div>
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<i>to achieve our goal!</i></div>
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</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>The people who stepped up to the plate</i></div>
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<i>who did not have to do a thing!</i></div>
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<i>Some of my readers from here even participated! </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!</i></div>
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<i>I'm slowly getting back into</i></div>
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<i>the swing of things</i></div>
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<i>and some other</i></div>
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<i>amazing opportunities have</i></div>
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<i>popped up for me now</i></div>
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<i>because of this experience.</i></div>
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<i>I will share them with you</i></div>
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<i>and December will be back to normal here</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>fun projects -</i></div>
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<i>some simple photos -</i></div>
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<i>and JUNKING!</i></div>
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<i>Glad to be back everyone!</i></div>
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<i>Let me know how you have been!</i></div>
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<i>Happy Thursday! </i> </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-69138442359574691682013-09-28T10:03:00.000-04:002013-09-28T10:05:26.906-04:00Update on the Seeking Stone Gossard project.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>We are headed out today </i></div>
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<i>to do a little pumpkin shopping</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and enjoy the amazing Fall weather</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>that has finally descended upon us...</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I thought I would update you on</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>the project I am sponsoring at the blog</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I mentioned in my last post...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>We are eight days in at this point</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and so far I have had all the photos submitted</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>by people eager to help...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I am going out today to take a few myself</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>This one is one of the ones that gets the most hits</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and of course it is because it was well taken </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and the kid is </i></div>
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<i>ADORABLE</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Hail Hail is a line</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>referencing a Pearl Jam song...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>of course.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>We are getting noticed - I just hope we are</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>being SHARED...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Twitter, FaceBook, Pinterest, </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and I did notice yesterday we are getting</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>hits from Tumblr!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Twitter is great because you can actually Tweet directly</i></div>
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<i>to people you really want to see it!</i></div>
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<i>Hope you would like to take a peek over</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and see a few of the submitted images...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>you can visit here </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><a href="http://seekingstonegossard.blogspot.com/">SeekingStoneGossard.blogspot.com</a> </i> </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and the very first post is Clinton's Story...</i></div>
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<i>I hope if he does get to meet Stone that</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I get to be there to take the photo!</i></div>
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<i>But if I can't</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i> I'm glad I got to help him make a dream come true.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It's not about me-</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>it's about him!</i></div>
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<i>If you'd like to help and submit a photo let me know!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>have a great weekend everyone!<br /> </i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-77496526257265121302013-09-19T10:12:00.000-04:002013-09-19T10:12:23.087-04:00Seeking Stone Gossard is LIVE<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Hi there everyone!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I just wanted to let you know</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>that the site I mentioned the other day is up</i></div>
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<i>and running!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It is called Seeking Stone Gossard...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>This is who the project is all about</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Clinton ...</i></div>
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<i>He has a rare type of brain tumor</i></div>
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<i>and I am trying to help him fulfill a wish...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>You can view the site </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><a href="http://seekingstonegossard.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> </i></div>
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<i> </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>My posts her may be very sporadic for </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>the next month or so because</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>that project requires a LOT of attention...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I'm even venturing into the land of Twitter </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and I have never </i>"tweeted" <i>before.</i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Please take a moment and visit to</i></div>
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<i>read my "condensed" version of Clinton's</i></div>
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<i>story.</i></div>
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<i>Honestly it could be a novel - but you know</i></div>
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<i>you have to be concise on a page like that.</i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Starting tomorrow I will be posting a photo every day</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>of friends, family, anyone who wants to help</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>or just creative shots.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>To help get some attention.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I hope you will stop in every day!</i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Thanks for your understanding and support!</i></div>
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<i> </i></div>
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<i> </i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-19410763540437989082013-09-15T10:41:00.004-04:002013-09-15T10:50:29.489-04:00One project down...a million more to go!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Hello everyone!</i></div>
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<i>Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!</i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I sit here drinking my morning coffee</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>riding high on the fumes of Mod Podge!</i></div>
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<i>I am updating Little Keeper's room..</i></div>
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<i>yesterday we took a bedroom table </i></div>
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<i>and custom made our own</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>pre-historic collage on the shelves in it!</i></div>
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<i>I'll give you a peek at that when it finishes drying!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>here are a few inspiration pics for the</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>change from baby to Little Man</i></div>
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<i> Already have the Globes</i></div>
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<i>and I found a locker/filing cabinet a few months ago</i></div>
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<i>at a tag sale that is waiting to be painted!</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<i> We have one of the Coca Cola crates</i></div>
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<i>in the garage...</i></div>
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<i>Loving these Vintage Cubs graphics</i></div>
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<i>our family are huge Cubs fans...</i></div>
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<i>he had one of his first photos taken in Cubs gear!</i></div>
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<i>Great idea for spelling out his name using</i></div>
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<i>cardboard and comics!</i></div>
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<i>I already have a wall size map I purchased at</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and estate sale last summer</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and just finally figured out a great way to hang it!</i></div>
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<i>Love the colors here...</i></div>
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<i>Another great vintage graphic to go over the bookshelves?</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I have a ton of these vintage Fisher price Weebles...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>but you could use matchbox cars or plastic dinosaurs...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>action figures...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>any of those small things adults can step on </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>in the middle of the night </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>and kill themselves with!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>We are having fun and he is enjoying being involved for a change!</i><br />
<i>You can view the links and more fun for kiddos</i><br />
<i>on my Pinterest page</i><br />
<i>here</i><br />
<i>on the board titled </i><br />
<i><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/finderskeeper/kiddos/">Kiddos</a> </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Iwould also like to share that</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I have become should we say</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>"curator"</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>of a VERY LARGE project for a friend...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>He has a rare type of cancer.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It causes brain tumors that basically -</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>can be removed but will continue to return.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>In the last 3 years he has undergone surgery twice.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>He was about 36/37 years old when the</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>first symptoms began.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>He had requested to meet his favorite musician</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>through the Make A Wish foundation...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>however they were turned away from the bands fan club</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>simply saying the band does not do that sort of thing.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Unfortunately there are always gate keepers.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>So a group of friends started an e-mail chain to convince them</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>to forward his request anyway...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Then I got the bright idea to start a blog with a photo</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>a day in support of getting this persons attention...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>We know he would do it in a minute if he actually heard about</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>the request...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>SO - I may be a bit sporadic in my posting here.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I have almost exactly a month to get this to work...</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>It has to happen by October 30th!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I am requesting friends, family,</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>even the kindness of strangers to help us out!</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I will post links to the site as soon as I have it running</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>which should be in the next day or so.</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>In the meantime if you are interested in helping us out...</i></div>
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<i>leave me a comment here.</i></div>
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<i>All I simply need is a picture of yourself or friends,etc</i></div>
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<i>with a sign.</i></div>
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<i>Here is one of the first we are going to use...</i></div>
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<i>Of course this was manipulated!</i></div>
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<i>The words are lyrics to one of his favorite songs</i></div>
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<i>and are very fitting for what we are doing.</i></div>
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<i>The artist is Stone Gossard guitarist for Pearl Jam...</i></div>
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<i>Thanks for stopping by....</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-47824089081550890502013-09-03T12:14:00.000-04:002013-09-03T12:14:04.409-04:00Beach Charm swap!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>School is back in!</i></div>
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<i>Lookout world!</i></div>
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<i>Now I can finally get around to sharing</i></div>
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<i>with you the </i></div>
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<i>Beach charm swap I participated in </i></div>
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<i>a few weeks ago...</i></div>
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<i>This was the first time I did a charm swap.</i></div>
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<i>I t was fun and not too difficult.</i></div>
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<i>13 charms to swap.</i></div>
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<i>Our wonderful organizer</i></div>
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<i>Julie made us all this</i></div>
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<i>Mermaid cabochon.</i></div>
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<i>The picture doesn't do it justice - </i></div>
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<i>it has a pearlized -iridescent finish - </i></div>
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<i>lovely!</i></div>
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<i> This is the entire bracelet.</i></div>
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<i>Lots of handmade goodness!</i></div>
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<i>Some beautiful work done with </i></div>
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<i>hand stamped metal,</i></div>
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<i>Resin ice,and even hand sewn charms!</i></div>
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<i>I LOVE the beach and this was so much fun.</i></div>
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<i>If I don't feel like wearing the bracelet</i></div>
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<i>the great thing is I can just remove individual charms</i></div>
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<i>and wear one on a necklace!</i></div>
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<i>One last charm...</i></div>
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<i>This was Maureen's first time making charms like this</i></div>
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<i>I think she said.</i></div>
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<i>She made the mermaid crown above.</i></div>
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<i>A pretty piece of lace that she hardened and added </i></div>
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<i>little green beads and the starfish to.</i></div>
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<i>The neat thing is - it actually looks really cool as a ring..</i></div>
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<i>so a few of us decided to wear it that way instead!</i></div>
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<i>I am so lucky to be a part of this fun </i></div>
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<i>and talented group of women.</i></div>
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<i>Art and Soul brought us together</i></div>
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<i>and meeting up is something we look forward to every month.</i></div>
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<i>I also have to say thank you to them for understanding-</i></div>
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<i>It turned out one of my concert dates I won</i></div>
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<i>is smack in the middle of our Fall retreat.</i></div>
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<i>I want to go so much - but the concert is a one time deal!</i></div>
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<i>I will miss them greatly!</i></div>
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<i>But I'll return with some great stories to share!</i></div>
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<i>Happy Tuesday everyone! </i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-45919753021809168102013-08-27T19:33:00.000-04:002013-08-27T19:33:25.043-04:00Balance - is it ever possible?<div style="text-align: center;">
Whew...</div>
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Summer is almost over...</div>
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Back to school next week!</div>
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I have really struggled this summer with</div>
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finding balance...</div>
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and I am flat out going to admit...</div>
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I never did! </div>
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I always used to wonder why some of the </div>
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Bloggers that I followed</div>
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seemed to disappear during the summer.</div>
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Sporadic posts here and there...</div>
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Well I am here to let you know...</div>
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Mommy now understands why!</div>
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Not that I mind spending time with </div>
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Little Keeper...</div>
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but</div>
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I can hardly think straight </div>
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by the end of the day!</div>
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So I am here to say</div>
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"I finally get it!"</div>
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Here is to hoping you have a great</div>
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end of your summer</div>
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and</div>
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an even better start to the school year</div>
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if you have little ones!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-3204594411312584662013-08-17T08:35:00.002-04:002013-08-17T08:35:43.898-04:00Techno Fun.....<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Isn't it great when you figure something out?</i></div>
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<i>I have not been able to use my Ipod for photos</i></div>
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<i>for a while now because of the storage or something.</i></div>
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<i>I thought backing it up to "The Cloud"</i></div>
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<i>would help - alas NO!</i></div>
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<i>I finally got some help from a new friend</i></div>
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<i>and Viloa!</i></div>
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<i>My pics are all now safely removed and stored</i></div>
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<i>and now I can get back to my Camera Apps!</i></div>
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<i>I also spent last night making</i></div>
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<i>charms for my TAG gals</i></div>
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<i>we're having a beach themed charm swap tomorrow.</i></div>
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<i>I can't wait to share with you all the fun from the swap!</i></div>
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<i> Hope wherever your feet take you</i></div>
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<i>that you have a great Saturday!</i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Angi - don't forget to send me your address or you can leave me a message</i></div>
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<i>here and I can get in touch with you!</i></div>
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<i> </i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-18858826810118105112013-08-13T19:49:00.001-04:002013-08-13T19:50:50.679-04:00And the winner is......<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Hey all!</i></div>
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<i>Hope you had a great week...</i></div>
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<i>Summer is winding down here</i></div>
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<i>and I have to say I am ready</i></div>
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<i>for Fall.</i></div>
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<i>Humidity is not my friend</i></div>
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<i>and I can't wait for school to start.</i></div>
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<i>I'm not so great at being the sole entertainer here...</i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i>It has been good though.</i></div>
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<i>I just want to be able to breathe when I go outdoors!</i></div>
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<i>I've also stayed away from estate sales, etc.</i></div>
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<i>because of the heat...</i></div>
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<i>So let's get on with it...</i></div>
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<i>My winner for the surprise</i></div>
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<i>is Angi!</i></div>
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<i>Please e-mail me your address girl!</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
<i> I also have to admit I have started a 2nd blog...</i></div>
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<i>I really started it because it fits into a totally seperate</i></div>
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<i>genre.</i></div>
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<i>I'm part of a FaceBook group that just </i></div>
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<i>shares so much and I always had a story or a tid bit</i></div>
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<i>and I thought - this needs it's own space.</i></div>
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<i><br /></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I know my readers here are more interested in Art and Creative living</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Thrifting...</i></div>
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<i>I'm going to give the link to the blog if you are interested</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>but the blog is focused on</i></div>
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<i>the evolution of the music and artists that came out </i></div>
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<i>Seattle in the late 80's early 90's</i></div>
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<i>and is still going on today.</i></div>
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<i>So many new fans being born and they are</i></div>
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<i>just totally blind as to what the whole scene was </i></div>
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<i>REALLY about.</i></div>
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<i>I hate that the media turned the whole</i></div>
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<i>"grunge" thing into something that it wasn't.</i></div>
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<i>Long story - but I thought I would share it here once.</i></div>
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<i>I'm focusing on my memories,</i></div>
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<i>facts,</i></div>
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<i>stories from the bands,</i></div>
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<i>the artwork that was produced</i></div>
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<i>and really dissecting some of the music.</i></div>
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<i>Also a photography spot every week </i></div>
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<i>from fans..</i></div>
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<i>and a weekly look at a book written in 1889 </i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>that inspired work by Pearl Jam.</i></div>
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<i>Right? Who knew those "angst ridden white male slackers"</i></div>
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<i>actually had brains and used them.</i></div>
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<i>(total sarcasm here)</i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I am very excited because my FB community has really stepped up</i></div>
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<i>and in under 2 weeks I have had 500 + views.</i></div>
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<i>Here is the link if you are interested...</i></div>
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<a href="http://self-pollution-collective.blogspot.com/">self-pollution-collective.blogspot.com</a></div>
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</div>
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<i>Here are a few art projects I have been working on...</i></div>
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<i> This guy is part of a T-Shirt design...</i></div>
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<i>I have got to start using something other than ModPodge</i></div>
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<i>because in this kind of journal those little</i></div>
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<i>I was really bummed when this happened.</i></div>
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<i>Pretty much all of Melody Ross books are done this way</i></div>
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<i>Hope you guys are having a great week</i></div>
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<i>Happy Tuesday everyone!</i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-21914713963338338072013-08-04T23:31:00.003-04:002013-08-04T23:31:46.555-04:00WHOOPS!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>I'm a totally lousy blogger</i></div>
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<i>Crazy weather, sick kid, and no babysitter...</i></div>
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<i>To celebrate my 400th post last week</i></div>
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<i>Because I like surprises </i></div>
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<i>I'm not going to show what they are either!</i></div>
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<i>If you have been a follower of my blog then</i></div>
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<i>All I want you to do is leave a comment</i></div>
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<i>and you must be a follower!</i></div>
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<i>Easy as pie right?</i></div>
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<i>Could be some fun stuff like this..</i></div>
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<i>Fun in a box!</i></div>
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<i>I'll draw Next Sunday and let you know who won!</i></div>
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<i>Hope you have a great week</i></div>
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<i>and thanks for being a reader!</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-85886579694732850582013-07-26T23:21:00.003-04:002013-07-26T23:21:53.437-04:00Working on everything!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Hey all!</i></div>
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<i>Wanted to share a few snippets of what I've</i></div>
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<i>been working on....</i></div>
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<i>Lots of writing in my free time - 20-30 minutes here and there...</i></div>
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<i>Designing T-Shirts now for a group</i></div>
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<i>this is a first for me but I'm enjoying the process..</i></div>
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<i>Here are a few pages from my journals....</i></div>
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<i>work in progress</i></div>
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<i> magazine image collaged onto my background...</i></div>
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<i>I'm painting over her and have added wings...</i></div>
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<i>a lot more shading, color to be added - definitely a work in progress..</i></div>
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<i>Hope you are gearing up for a great weekend!</i></div>
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<i>I have been feeling so lucky and grateful for so many reasons lately...</i></div>
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<i>Last week I let my 400th post roll by </i></div>
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<i>and I totally missed it!</i></div>
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<i>I want to share by having a little give away.</i></div>
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<i>Come back this weekend and I'll share the details.</i></div>
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<i>Thanks for visiting! </i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-59058272493513966962013-07-18T00:13:00.000-04:002013-07-18T00:13:17.799-04:00Steve Gleason and the fight for ALS research<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I know I said I would show you some</i></div>
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<i> I couldn't get this man off my mind today.</i></div>
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<i> </i>Steve Gleason</div>
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<i>former NFL player</i></div>
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<i>who was diagnosed with ALS in 2011</i></div>
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<i>My great aunt whom I was very close to</i></div>
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<i>was diagnosed with ALS</i></div>
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<i>in her 70's.</i></div>
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<i>When I mention ALS to people they usually have</i></div>
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<i>no idea what the disease is.</i></div>
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<i>They have probably heard it called Lou Gherig's</i></div>
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<i>but</i></div>
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<i> they don't know WHAT </i></div>
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<i>ALS does to a person.</i></div>
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<i>Once I give a brief description </i></div>
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<i>they usually get this awful look on their face</i></div>
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<i>and say</i></div>
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<i> "Oh, wow - that is horrible"</i></div>
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<i>I am thankful to Steve and his foundation for championing</i></div>
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<i>this cause and giving it a face.</i></div>
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<i>He could have quickly left the public eye</i></div>
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<i>but instead he chose the time he has to try and make a difference.</i></div>
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<i>The blog for his site is what I find</i></div>
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<i>most interesting...</i></div>
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<i>stories of others making it as best they can..</i></div>
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<i>I'd like to give you a tidbit</i></div>
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<i>of what my experience with my Aunt was...</i></div>
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<i>We'd go to visit her at least once or twice a year.</i></div>
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<i>She lived about 5 hours away.</i></div>
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<i>We always had a blast out in the country...</i></div>
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<i>picking blueberries, thrift shopping, talking for hours on end.</i></div>
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<i>This is my Aunt and Uncle</i></div>
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<i>circa WWII on my Great Grandmother's porch. </i></div>
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<i>I can't remember how many months before she was diagnosed-</i></div>
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<i>but I was visiting her for a few days with my mother...</i></div>
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<i>she mentioned in one of our conversations that she</i></div>
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<i>sometimes.</i></div>
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<i>She was clearing her throat a lot and she asked if</i></div>
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<i>I ever just felt like I got choked up for no reason?</i></div>
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<i>Seemed odd to me </i></div>
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<i>but I said no and thought nothing of it.</i></div>
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<i>I told her maybe she was getting dry mouth due to some of her meds.</i></div>
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<i>Something I see a lot with my patients at work.</i></div>
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<i>Shortly after this visit</i></div>
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<i> she was diagnosed w/ ALS.</i></div>
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<i>The odd thing in her case was she was experiencing a lot of the symptoms in</i></div>
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<i>reverse from most patients.</i></div>
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<i>She lost the ability to swallow and speak early on.</i></div>
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<i>She HATED not being able to talk when we came to visit.</i></div>
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<i>She'd furiously write on a notepad we gave her when we saw she</i></div>
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<i>couldn't choke out more than a few words.</i></div>
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<i>I do mean choke.</i></div>
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<i>She dealt with it though, she was tough and amazing.</i></div>
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<i>She had to start feeding herself with a tube the next time</i></div>
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<i>I saw her.</i></div>
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<i>Most patients lose the ability to do these things last from what</i></div>
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<i>I understand.</i></div>
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<i>Most lose the functions of hands,arms,legs,etc.</i></div>
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<i>then the speech and eating.</i></div>
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<i>The hardest part was her mind was still so sharp and exactly the same.</i></div>
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<i>It is like you live in this fragile shell you lose control of</i></div>
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<i>only to still be the same person mentally.</i></div>
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<i>She eventually was confined to her home and then bed.</i></div>
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<i>If I remember correctly the process for her was maybe 2 to 2 and a half</i></div>
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<i>years from diagnosis .</i></div>
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<i>If you don't know much about ALS</i></div>
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<i>please take a look at Steve's site.</i></div>
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<i>I felt like this was one of those days</i></div>
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<i>where the </i></div>
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<i>"My creative Journey in Life, Love, Art, and Junking"</i></div>
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<i>was reflected by my aunt.</i></div>
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<i>People like Steve and my aunt</i></div>
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<i>they inspire me to live life as full as I can mange.</i></div>
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<i>All this rolls into my inspiration for my artwork in a way</i></div>
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<i>as well.</i></div>
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<i>I just wanted to share this and hope</i></div>
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<i>you may learn something or be inspired yourself.</i></div>
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<i>Thanks for visiting -</i></div>
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<i>Artwork will be next - promise!</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-73001556069315196232013-07-16T08:36:00.000-04:002013-07-16T15:13:32.536-04:00Lucky 15th!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>So I am showing my age right now...</i></div>
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<i>This pic from the shoot for Pearl Jam's first album Ten</i></div>
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<i>is pretty much what I looked like last night!</i></div>
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<i>Remember when you had no money back in high school and college</i></div>
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<i>and you had to scrape together money to go to shows?</i></div>
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<i>I saw a few of my favorites back then and now one of them is</i></div>
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<i>I have to admit - I have been like an 18 year old the last few weeks over this..</i></div>
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<i>I have had the realization in the last year that I'm not getting any younger</i></div>
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<i>and opportunities you think may be there for you at a later date...</i></div>
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<i>well...</i></div>
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<i>they really may NOT!</i></div>
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<i>A band may seem like a silly thing to some</i></div>
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<i>but</i></div>
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<i> when it is something that has been a sort of soundtrack for your life</i></div>
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<i>or</i></div>
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<i>a group of people who have inspired you artistically </i></div>
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<i>it doesn't seem that way to me.</i></div>
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<i>Point of the picture above...</i></div>
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<i>Last night after a week of waiting and then almost</i></div>
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<i>nine hours of checking e-mails all day.</i></div>
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<i>I found out I won BIG </i><br />
<i>in the fan club lottery</i><br />
<i> for seats at five different shows this fall!</i><br />
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<i>Let me clarify that you get much better seats with the club than through</i><br />
<i>Ticketmaster.</i><br />
<i>It is just a deal the band has reserved for the FanClub. </i><br />
<i>However - you may put in for a dozen shows and get none or one.</i><br />
<i>That is the luck of a lottery system. </i></div>
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<i>People got shut out for any seats at all that had 20 choices -</i></div>
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<i>so this was amazing to me.</i><br />
<i>I really only put in for several shows because I so HIGHLY doubted</i><br />
<i>that I would get one! </i></div>
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<i>The best part is I plan on sharing the wealth</i></div>
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<i>with great friends and Mr.Keeper</i></div>
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<i>who is hopefully going to understand eventually</i></div>
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<i>what a big deal this was for me.</i></div>
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<i>Never did a road trip like this before so</i></div>
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<i>I am looking forward to making some good memories</i></div>
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<i>with everyone along the way.</i></div>
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<i>Disclaimer for Mr.Keeper -</i></div>
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<i>I will never ask for anything again...</i></div>
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<i>O.K. maybe at least for a year?!</i></div>
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<i>I also found my missing journals and Neocolor crayons </i></div>
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<i>yesterday I was so desperately looking for over the last month! </i></div>
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<i>I am now going to buy some lottery tickets just in-case some</i></div>
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<i>of this luck is still hovering around me!</i></div>
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<i>One last pic...all smiles...</i></div>
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<i>thanks for visiting and Love you guys!</i></div>
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<i>I have some artwork to share tomorrow</i></div>
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<i>that I have been working on!</i></div>
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<i>Have a great Tuesday!</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-51922522963593947542013-07-11T10:57:00.002-04:002013-07-11T10:57:36.449-04:00Summer ramblings....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Got some big plans in the making....</i></div>
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<i>for a road trip!</i></div>
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<i>Just don't want to jinx it...</i></div>
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<i>so details to come later. </i></div>
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<i> </i>LOTS </div>
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<i>of writing going on!</i></div>
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<i>Still working on my sketchbook</i></div>
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<i>but I have been crazy busy the last week so I have</i></div>
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<i>had everything on hold for the last few days.</i></div>
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<i>Are you working on any special projects?</i></div>
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<i>Sad to say </i></div>
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<i>my Neocolor crayons </i></div>
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<i> have gone missing...</i></div>
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<i>along with one of my journals.</i></div>
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<i>They have got to be somewhere.</i></div>
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<i>Those crayons are just my favorite because they</i></div>
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<i>were hand picked when I went to Dick Blick in Chicago.</i></div>
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<i>NO ONE here carries them and they </i></div>
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<i>have no idea what I am talking about when I ask for them.</i></div>
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<i>Keep your fingers crossed for me that they show up!</i></div>
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<i> and in the words of</i></div>
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<i>Glenn Frye...</i></div>
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<i>The Heat is ON!</i></div>
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<i>Summer is in full swing here ...</i></div>
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<i>King Humidity has come to frizz out your hair</i></div>
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<i> you spent a half hour flat ironing before work....</i></div>
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<i>to make you start to perspire just trying to</i></div>
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<i>make it from your front door to your car...</i></div>
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<i>and to make that icee melt before you even get your spoon into it!</i></div>
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<i>Happy Thursday everyone! </i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-41205615999479514702013-07-05T10:28:00.003-04:002013-07-05T10:30:28.991-04:00Outer Banks.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Back at one of my</i></div>
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<i>favorite places on earth...</i></div>
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<i>and the sun finally decided to appear after all...</i></div>
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<i> Just how I like it....</i></div>
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<i>barely anyone around.</i></div>
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<i> If I could move down to my little island</i></div>
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<i>I absolutely would!</i></div>
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<i>Lately I either forget to bring my camera card with</i></div>
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<i>me and remember the camera...</i></div>
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<i>or I'm too distracted and forget the camera.</i></div>
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<i>Here are just a few tidbits of the fun</i></div>
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<i>the Little Keeper and a few of his pals have been having.</i></div>
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<i> Starting to realize I'm raising a HAM...</i></div>
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<i> We are thankful the sun finally decided to come out!</i></div>
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<i>Of course we got a little over zealous and are now baked to a crisp...</i></div>
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<i>OUCH!</i></div>
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<i>Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Fourth! </i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-80503834200389907212013-07-01T21:02:00.001-04:002013-07-01T21:03:18.395-04:00Cloudy,rainy, and humid..OH MY!<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>Ever have one of those</i></div>
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<i>weeks where you</i></div>
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<i> wait and wait and wait</i></div>
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<i>to get to the beach...</i></div>
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<i> and then it rains every day?</i></div>
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<i>We have found a few amusements to pass the time...</i></div>
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<i>Keeping our fingers crossed for the Fourth!</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-91479317586955949492013-06-27T11:56:00.000-04:002013-06-27T11:56:05.247-04:00Remembering....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I can't believe it has been</i></div>
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<i>over 20 years....</i></div>
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<i>Since you left this earth...</i></div>
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<i>Of all the people in my life</i></div>
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<i>I think you have affected me the most...</i></div>
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<i>Unconditional Love with the truest of hearts...</i></div>
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<i>giving without expectations...</i></div>
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<i>Skilled hands who made meals and doll clothing with care...</i></div>
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<i>No matter how tired - you always had time</i></div>
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<i>for</i></div>
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<i>everyone...</i></div>
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<i>I know when you are here....</i></div>
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<i>You are loved and missed to this day.</i></div>
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<i>I can only hope that I even come close to</i></div>
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<i>the type of woman you were at heart. </i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037462254679207753noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1918371775426120563.post-47929211770486632052013-06-26T18:23:00.003-04:002013-06-26T18:23:38.555-04:00Southern Gravy Goodness.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Ever have one of those</i><br />
<i>recipes you just know by heart?</i><br />
<i>I have a very few.</i><br />
<i>This gravy recipe has become one of them.</i><br />
<i>For years I could not find a good</i><br />
<i>white biscuit gravy recipe that</i><br />
<i>resembled my great grandmothers...</i><br />
<i>Until this one...</i><br />
<i>I thought I would share it because it is such a favorite.</i><br />
<br />
<i>Southern White Gravy</i><br />
<i>Ingredients- </i><br />
<i>4 T butter<br />
4 heaping T all purpose flour<br />
Pepper to taste<br />
Salt to taste (if desired.)<br />
2 c milk<br />
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Melt the butter in a saucepan, </i><br />
<i>and when it's all melted add the flour
and then the pepper and salt. </i><br />
<i>It will start to get bubbly. </i><br />
<i>When it's
really bubbling up (does not take much time), </i><br />
<i>add the milk. </i><br />
<i>Continuously
stir until the gravy thickens.<br /> </i><br />
<i>Another favorite variation</i><br />
<i>includes sausage.</i><br />
<i>Just fry your sausage into crumbles </i><br />
<i>and then drain the fat.</i><br />
<i>Add to the gravy mix when done.</i><br />
<br />
<i>Yum!</i><br />
<i>It definitely is a Southern Thang!</i><br />
<br />
<i>Pour over biscuits for breakfast!</i><br />
<i> </i><br />
<br />
<i>Enjoy! </i></div>
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