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PooPoo on the Potty - come on, sing along... you all know the song!

PooPoo on the Potty - come on, sing along... you all know the song!

Ok, so he's totally gonna kill me for this photo someday... but as long as he's unaware, guess who went poopoo on the potty today? I...

11:17 AM

Doin' Disney!

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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6PoBtL_wZfilgAo4mMXVIiBJ8DdTAZbjI15niaCXIjLiFycAJWjO0eNWAzYVrpEPbBYMh4y_88QNKRAMORIrz6PX30GR4DGBelFa9JYO5FVhDNcGddQX4EsqCRFxMEst_DrdSudeYmg/s1600-h/IMG_0223.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330177946558123170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6PoBtL_wZfilgAo4mMXVIiBJ8DdTAZbjI15niaCXIjLiFycAJWjO0eNWAzYVrpEPbBYMh4y_88QNKRAMORIrz6PX30GR4DGBelFa9JYO5FVhDNcGddQX4EsqCRFxMEst_DrdSudeYmg/s320/IMG_0223.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kVgYIYVQ9mENR4FJLUuOgs3qYTUoQ8pgB1KPbhLP1lZWN6UUptL5l8SGT7QzXmDUWfoU0kOgNguYs8MfyM-hbCfTTEDXfRm4srJUTJ2SJe9D0TB7m_94UVb2gHov2Iu_VI5R_5BQyMU/s1600-h/IMG_0235.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330177945862719682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kVgYIYVQ9mENR4FJLUuOgs3qYTUoQ8pgB1KPbhLP1lZWN6UUptL5l8SGT7QzXmDUWfoU0kOgNguYs8MfyM-hbCfTTEDXfRm4srJUTJ2SJe9D0TB7m_94UVb2gHov2Iu_VI5R_5BQyMU/s320/IMG_0235.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>And of course, the main reason for our trip (other than the fact that D has a job to do here) - going to DISNEYLAND!!! We got there when it opened and lasted til it closed! Granted, right now the hours are only 8am-8pm, but it was still a long day! Everyone had a great time and we got to go on all the rides we wanted to. It was a bit busy (apparently other parents are ok with pulling their kids out of school too!), but not too bad. I think the longest we waited for anything was only about 20 minutes. Ok, change that. The longest ride we waited for was Roger Rabbit, and we probably waited about 30-40. Not sure what that was about, but we were totally mis-led. The sign didn't show any minutes, and you could totally walk right in to the building... but then did you know that the line in there snakes all around the place? Well, we didn't. But we still enjoyed it! We went to Toon Town, someplace we haven't been in a long time, and Reed really enjoyed all the cars all over the place that you can climb in and play on. The hit, as always, was Indiana Jones, and we all loved finding the characters hidden in It's A Small World. A good day was had by everyone! Now, it's off to California Adventure tomorrow!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Doin' Disney!

And of course, the main reason for our trip (other than the fact that D has a job to do here) - going to DISNEYLAND!!! We got there when it ...

11:03 AM

Happy Birthday!

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Happy Birthday!

Celebrating D and Haley's birthday at P.F. Changs with Uncle Billy and Grandma Paula. Thanks for the great bday dinner for all of us (an...

11:00 AM

Getting the urge.

<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_ocZEEFh42171f05o8mNmUvfKy3sMFfB3FAATKmDG3GiUUxJcXHlU3AFClr1jkk2YZGf5h6FrmZF18z8SHUQ_0IVGMsoBT4i_e1yBO6fLLM4T5rrKY9Dy9gfgcu-ROvRNJ-xs2-LNvQ/s1600-h/IMG_0195.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330174390525269682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_ocZEEFh42171f05o8mNmUvfKy3sMFfB3FAATKmDG3GiUUxJcXHlU3AFClr1jkk2YZGf5h6FrmZF18z8SHUQ_0IVGMsoBT4i_e1yBO6fLLM4T5rrKY9Dy9gfgcu-ROvRNJ-xs2-LNvQ/s320/IMG_0195.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Of course, In-N-Out is always a family favorite! This is a picture of the first one we saw. Somewhere near Sacramento. Not even open yet - due to the hour (it was like 9:00am), and also due to the fact that it wasn't even done being built! - but I still needed a picture! <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330174400720052770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2kZNqdb6LAP41fa-y0eXvk6OUXPfAf5KIsXfj1iw7SDt6loSoUpiT58BumnR-fW16Y84i5iwISUkb3D-eNDYw8l7tzlZXXC5n3FTSD8PYbmVH_sbKrLH_Lr92CgqwLpW-ITOAO-nYL4/s320/IMG_0196.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <div>And then of course, in Kettleman, where we, and many others, always stop. In-N-Out for lunch! Yummy! </div></div>

Getting the urge.

Of course, In-N-Out is always a family favorite! This is a picture of the first one we saw. Somewhere near Sacramento. Not even open yet - ...

10:55 AM

On our way.

On our way.

Driving to Cali took a bit longer than we planned. That's what happens when you make numerous stops. Many Targets and WalMarts along the...

10:21 AM

Going back to Cali, Cali, Cali... going back to Cali... uuhhh, I don't think so!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu2XmBQEANYy0t1-GyHX0tCON9998p4LExSmyaZGPwCsKDx8r_v7J4d8FqEnAwdc58bYXs8UzwHaODxCFBFW3tNbMaSa1IZHHQnWh3yMIR1rh5rD-FR0GXY3kLIZARnV952F-TokH4v8/s1600-h/DSC_0757.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328442557899061906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu2XmBQEANYy0t1-GyHX0tCON9998p4LExSmyaZGPwCsKDx8r_v7J4d8FqEnAwdc58bYXs8UzwHaODxCFBFW3tNbMaSa1IZHHQnWh3yMIR1rh5rD-FR0GXY3kLIZARnV952F-TokH4v8/s320/DSC_0757.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>Ok, so we're not exactly "going back"... but we are visiting! For the last two years, at the beginning of the school year we set a goal to read the entire Book of Mormon as a family. Most every school night we have sat down at 8:30, read about 3 chapters, had family prayers, and then off to bed. Pretty good. Not always easy, but we've tried. Well anyway, last night we FINISHED for this year! Yahoo! So, now what are we gonna do you may ask? Well we're going to Disneyland, of course!!! We leave tomorrow morning, drive all day, will spend a few days in L.A., and then me and the kids head home. D is teaching a class in L.A. the next two weekends, so me and the kids decided to join him for part of the time. We've been under a bunch of stress the past couple of months, and decided this was just what we needed... a little "Happiest Place on Earth"!</div><br /><div></div><div>No guarantees that we will see anybody, our time is short this time, but if we don't, know that we will probably be back in the summer for much more time!  Gotta go pack for Haley now... she's driving me crazy!</div>

Going back to Cali, Cali, Cali... going back to Cali... uuhhh, I don't think so!

Ok, so we're not exactly "going back"... but we are visiting! For the last two years, at the beginning of the school year we s...

6:53 PM

For me?

For me?

So Macy is headed off to a birthday party, her carpool shows up, she runs in the house to get the gift, and guess what? It's already unw...

6:51 PM

All better.

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vocwyGGzmf2eg9nJG5xFO3ZTETjpyzp0UpIJyVIT0iImBG6ezmiKNhQ0ZM_QOQKMlW1KiBJuHmB3g7aaGkpldTiRRwyXo8hpt_0ymg4BKOW74EMch2H_3ci7JH2pF4McX4GbCI5VnkI/s1600-h/DSC_0755.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328440378408784946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vocwyGGzmf2eg9nJG5xFO3ZTETjpyzp0UpIJyVIT0iImBG6ezmiKNhQ0ZM_QOQKMlW1KiBJuHmB3g7aaGkpldTiRRwyXo8hpt_0ymg4BKOW74EMch2H_3ci7JH2pF4McX4GbCI5VnkI/s320/DSC_0755.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Out with the old...<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328440379748341282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaLbhHF5yrVBA12jrd4KuNZwYU8M16PLDzlvONBvVb-jyJ96q17ktDS_k0wiqCsqKO9BJFHxDVnUVAgO69WbNevOkSie3IcdpVi8yvdYpLBhXgrqc-3btsOxrRm2DjzaoarUTzIM6r0s/s320/DSC_0759.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />In with the new.  Isn't it pretty????<br /><br />Cost for a super cool, unbended, beautiful new garage door: $739.<br /><br /><br />Cost for a great friend, who happens to be a garage door guy, who super rushes your garage door, which works perfectly, better than the old garage door EVER did! and then only charges you the actual cost of the door and a little bit of his labor: priceless!<br /><br /><br />Thanks Ken! You rock! (And Happy Birthday to Kris... a couple days late... but I love you!!!)<br /></div>

All better.

Out with the old... In with the new. Isn't it pretty???? Cost for a super cool, unbended, beautiful new garage door: $739. Cost for a ...

6:47 PM

Wonderful Interior Designs - Spring Greens!

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAk8Cuvj-siVZRYbAEv3Xzf3Bz65Kzi7nexPdNLOydTjvTMAW40ka7I2OY1wjbYCWe-5mBh1_mwxU-KdgKdNBExR4-R0FJJNZZm-HXe_K-m7UcYGNzMTd0WgsW-NRcEu8-3JDELZahh0/s400/palmer+weiss+green.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAk8Cuvj-siVZRYbAEv3Xzf3Bz65Kzi7nexPdNLOydTjvTMAW40ka7I2OY1wjbYCWe-5mBh1_mwxU-KdgKdNBExR4-R0FJJNZZm-HXe_K-m7UcYGNzMTd0WgsW-NRcEu8-3JDELZahh0/s400/palmer+weiss+green.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" /></a><br />Spring greens and we are not talking vegetables! The colour of nature’s green hues are brilliant invigorators in any home! With the vast palette of different shades and hues green is the ideal colour to inspire and inject new life into a room.<br /><br />Take this charming interior design by Palmer Weiss who has crated a wonderful living space which would suit a traditional or modern home style brilliantly. <br /><br />Coordinating a variety of shades of green with cream and white provides a stunning combination. The thing I like about this design is that it look like a real home not some jumped up Hollywood mansion!<br /><br />Plain and straightforward, the design is a balance between chic elegance and practical living and while it may not be avant-garde or flamboyant it has a unique charm. The only aspect which spoils it is the animal print cushion, which for me is an odd choice in such a beautiful room! It would look much chicer with a floral print or an alternative plain cushion. Okay, so the colours do compliment the wooden table effectively, but that’s about all!<br /><br />I do love <a href=http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/lighting/table-lamps/modern-table-lamps/>modern table lamps</a> which look great in white, while the size is perfect to add a little height to this room design without being too overpowering.<br /><br />Quintessential English style home springs to mind with this design, maybe not intentional by the designer but it does have that country Cotswold sense of charm! Which I hasten to add is no bad thing.<br /><br />Sedate for me, yes perhaps or maybe it’s just that sometimes mellow elegance is all you need to create a beautiful, liveable room.<br /><br />Image: <a href=http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/>Architect Design</a>

Wonderful Interior Designs - Spring Greens!

Spring greens and we are not talking vegetables! The colour of nature’s green hues are brilliant invigorators in any home! With the vast pal...

12:30 AM

But the day went downhill from there.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5t28P7ELRi_90kMM4-jWVJcDBpk3NXIJkziZwwdGZJwTrhUFG8qEjmw9m0ohI-XWPgHC4YVmblwzEV_m0epiGnU94EgDWurXVtSg_yhbQWRLztdxUHte2_3qCmU2HuuIDSEC5FokY00/s1600-h/DSC_0748.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327001970359620674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5t28P7ELRi_90kMM4-jWVJcDBpk3NXIJkziZwwdGZJwTrhUFG8qEjmw9m0ohI-XWPgHC4YVmblwzEV_m0epiGnU94EgDWurXVtSg_yhbQWRLztdxUHte2_3qCmU2HuuIDSEC5FokY00/s320/DSC_0748.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrwqi-c6EHmvaeNXrV-gQPCTFdzOITd8k92N_HV6AYHSmVbGKcllJ7AWTEFzFAPOWLZ8aii7Mfuh_Exk-8VZxIKdG1lfmzVncg74FPlsSgjYT6rSJi4MCjYNtyTcN5oyvsWgV2xrBirk/s1600-h/DSC_0749.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327001874343252514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrwqi-c6EHmvaeNXrV-gQPCTFdzOITd8k92N_HV6AYHSmVbGKcllJ7AWTEFzFAPOWLZ8aii7Mfuh_Exk-8VZxIKdG1lfmzVncg74FPlsSgjYT6rSJi4MCjYNtyTcN5oyvsWgV2xrBirk/s320/DSC_0749.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div>So after coming home and being on my grocery shopping high, I decided to do a bit of house cleaning. There's a spot on our upstairs wall where someone (who shall remain nameless - but he's the littlest redhead in the house) drew  (ALOT) with black crayon. I was trying to clean it off, and really needed some Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. I decided to go to Walmart to get some, and wasn't fully thinking straight. My car is usually headed down our driveway towards the garage, but because it was full of groceries, I parked it in reverse so that I could unload it easier. Well, stupid me, when I was pulling out of the driveway, out of habit I put the car in reverse and smashed our garage door. Lovely! So nice. The car got dented and scratched too, but it's liveable, the garage door on the other hand, no longer works. Luckily we have a friend Ken (Hi Ken! Hi Kris too! Happy Birthday if you're reading this!!!) whose a garage door guy. He came over and figured it out and is going to be replacing our garage door to the tune of about $1000 - again, LOVELY!!!! And that's just at his cost. As if that wasn't enough, Chad then came home to inform us that he still had Washington State Testing next week - we planned a trip to California next week wanting to give us all a bit of a break - so I'm now frantically emailing his teachers to see what happens if he misses it... and Reed decided to draw on our nice green coach with a not-so-nice orange marker (luckily, pretty washable, and we were able to scrub it out with OxiClean - love the stuff!  Are you noticing a trend here with Reed and writing on things????). </div><div> </div><div>Things always come in threes. So, life is a bit tense in our house right now. Everyone pray that tomorrow is better. Maybe tomorrow will bring three good things - if I pray really hard... deal????</div></div>

But the day went downhill from there.

So after coming home and being on my grocery shopping high, I decided to do a bit of house cleaning. There's a spot on our upstairs wall...

9:40 PM

My new obsession.

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpy44OjD6GEBwp7CGylf3AVJIq8DrZ-NURFxOjzBLmZcVau71pGLz02LS4PGo27d4hKooITsa9H13IZIlWCb_3mqF2uDbBZkjbOrgQ97fpG2rgMixvWszAkAnovLz_0LsKXQbWEm4px8/s1600-h/DSC_0754.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326998434978886114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpy44OjD6GEBwp7CGylf3AVJIq8DrZ-NURFxOjzBLmZcVau71pGLz02LS4PGo27d4hKooITsa9H13IZIlWCb_3mqF2uDbBZkjbOrgQ97fpG2rgMixvWszAkAnovLz_0LsKXQbWEm4px8/s320/DSC_0754.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> My "coupon organizing thingy" - definately the technical term!<br /><br />So I've recently become addicted to grocery shopping. Really? Yep! Love it! Cutting the coupons, finding the deals, seeing how much I can get for how little... it's all a game. I used to cut coupons when we lived in LA, but when we moved here, I gave it up. They doubled all of my coupons in LA... but no such luck here. No doubling whatsoever, unless you got a special "double four of your coupons" coupon in the newspaper - and even then, they would only double up to $.50. Well, whatever, I digress. I've rediscovered my love for coupons and grocery shopping. And I've realized that you don't really need double coupons. I'm now saving more money by just paying attention to what's on sale, and what I have coupons for, than worrying about whether they'll double or not. Take my adventures today for example. I went to Albertsons, Safeway, Walgreens, Winco and Target (all while Haley was at school - 2 1/2 hours - I come very prepared!). (I'm not counting Winco in my grand total because they don't really do coupons, but other than them, wanted to tell you how I did.) I spend part of my Sunday afternoons going thru all the coupons and ads, and all these great websites that tell you about deals. My grand total (before coupons and everything) was $<span style="color:#33ff33;">302.17</span>. Oh my gosh!!! That's a LOT!!! After all my coupons, specials, register rewards, and whatever else I had, I got it all for $<span style="color:#33ff33;">140.77</span>, and got $30.00 in credits for my next shopping adventures ($10 Safeway, $10 Walgreens and $10 Target). Not bad at all! That's more than 50%!!! Target was my big dollar hit because I loaded up on diapers. And it's all name brand stuff that we use!  Pretty cool, huh?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Pop Tarts, Huggies, Huggies Wipes, Gatorade, Powerade, Capri Sun, Tropicana OJ, Cheerios, Arrowhead water, lots of soda!, salad kits, Pasta sauce, Purel, Crystal Lite, lots of other random stuff!</span><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326998438835661218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPbpH40gKurqxDD_qGozP_9PQzkg5VPR6XpAvtczmaCQK5zrM96_9BFvGjKMq_xST63bp7f2nDYKP6JPyHBJHuIYPRKzKmVtB2DwpbLW94uVQwAL4iLjgKTi3glhfHrCJRkQ15l56CS4/s320/DSC_0746.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /></div><p> </p><p> </p>

My new obsession.

My "coupon organizing thingy" - definately the technical term! So I've recently become addicted to grocery shopping. Really? ...

9:25 PM

Aloha!

Aloha!

Our niece, Tara, was flying home from college in Hawaii the other day and had a layover in our airport, so we were all able to go out to bre...

9:20 PM

The trains in town.

The trains in town.

The aforementioned Geotrax train that Reed got for his birthday... taking over his room. Cool, huh? Everyone is really enjoying it!

8:53 PM

A moment of silence, please.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW9D_6EP3zuv-NXGbb8JH4NaEd1aKS93jW21yVQkWoKkRfVZ60tryTgRFh3eDTGn2DA2M-W_ggfKP1Ux9GK6mYkCLXV3pb_a0JMiLDAgMya9TiW4PmynZ5baKRRuZvU2x41C6TD9qZc4/s1600-h/DSC_0744.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325874227425161042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW9D_6EP3zuv-NXGbb8JH4NaEd1aKS93jW21yVQkWoKkRfVZ60tryTgRFh3eDTGn2DA2M-W_ggfKP1Ux9GK6mYkCLXV3pb_a0JMiLDAgMya9TiW4PmynZ5baKRRuZvU2x41C6TD9qZc4/s320/DSC_0744.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>We woke up the other morning to find all of the kids' fishes DEAD. All 3 of them! Crazy. They were fine the night before. The frog is fine though (he's hiding behind the plant - that's his favorite spot). I think he plotted and got away with murdering all three of them. I'm thinking of calling CSI in to figure it out. Until then, no more fishies for a while.</div>

A moment of silence, please.

We woke up the other morning to find all of the kids' fishes DEAD. All 3 of them! Crazy. They were fine the night before. The frog is fi...

8:50 PM

Happy Easter (only a few days late!)!

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyfoYOwLGnOiARkz1L7eRHYQeXIvbhj0vnIp9QTreePrVxpWtnqbci0x8K_PhfNqH_TB5tvJnD0V1_vh1u7HA91KE3o3CmpyjpoZ333vSEJFX1wtzjaMFd1wXdcGgi_MiqayLRPtlTSY/s1600-h/DSC_0735.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325873133263782578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyfoYOwLGnOiARkz1L7eRHYQeXIvbhj0vnIp9QTreePrVxpWtnqbci0x8K_PhfNqH_TB5tvJnD0V1_vh1u7HA91KE3o3CmpyjpoZ333vSEJFX1wtzjaMFd1wXdcGgi_MiqayLRPtlTSY/s320/DSC_0735.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Letters, carrots, water and of course, hard-boiled eggs, left for Mr. Easter Bunny<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9rKMl4oQ9AGUYHdvlSgOp8y84i8m6eVaPUGrQNbu-JXoLsHBZF4OY53Quq767M8Ijwp4KjfCVa64d3sTH-zDe4aOyrSARs7Gls5grn5r8TwiXv9FKnxjgFncch_AFwEW9DD33bvY4mQ/s1600-h/DSC_0736.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325872982414442402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9rKMl4oQ9AGUYHdvlSgOp8y84i8m6eVaPUGrQNbu-JXoLsHBZF4OY53Quq767M8Ijwp4KjfCVa64d3sTH-zDe4aOyrSARs7Gls5grn5r8TwiXv9FKnxjgFncch_AFwEW9DD33bvY4mQ/s320/DSC_0736.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Easter Egg Hunt in the basement, because of course, it's raining outside.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJt515_3AjZrpe4K78DI-C5h8yVQ9lMlo8xblGYe1Yt1Soyc2ZY9d05mgaeWj9_mfFfZyzAZ0VERZeDUoCHm3K3aT5BU6suZPg8GJNujkTlIg2gDMiJI_jASXCz7jI8YpxCbhIc8CJuY/s1600-h/DSC_0737.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325872979174111714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJt515_3AjZrpe4K78DI-C5h8yVQ9lMlo8xblGYe1Yt1Soyc2ZY9d05mgaeWj9_mfFfZyzAZ0VERZeDUoCHm3K3aT5BU6suZPg8GJNujkTlIg2gDMiJI_jASXCz7jI8YpxCbhIc8CJuY/s320/DSC_0737.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKOhhoUgNd6uhqNGsTharTx89aR4ix7tsIdtRtqBxk3Gz5vTkVKJeG8yQDc32MLURH8LIb6DWfB5XGU_RBdKGfJhJtmGu7qbY7xlvrVjSBuCetBfr7zuTg_VI3AL3nwAdZsY8_ASDlnY/s1600-h/DSC_0738.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325872975139989026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKOhhoUgNd6uhqNGsTharTx89aR4ix7tsIdtRtqBxk3Gz5vTkVKJeG8yQDc32MLURH8LIb6DWfB5XGU_RBdKGfJhJtmGu7qbY7xlvrVjSBuCetBfr7zuTg_VI3AL3nwAdZsY8_ASDlnY/s320/DSC_0738.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBrwWh0peljn3Vton0sJqqvF4Z-fI-5KnzLV2072kgRKnSGpAjSfpHLkoaa6sNy7JggqFyhMYIgsJLvWH5rLm5xEa09m5l-J2gqcfHCWJtOpy4dCjBySEQ8FHFIaY38Map2dySK6wvaU/s1600-h/DSC_0739.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325872970793816258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBrwWh0peljn3Vton0sJqqvF4Z-fI-5KnzLV2072kgRKnSGpAjSfpHLkoaa6sNy7JggqFyhMYIgsJLvWH5rLm5xEa09m5l-J2gqcfHCWJtOpy4dCjBySEQ8FHFIaY38Map2dySK6wvaU/s320/DSC_0739.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoncZavLSIQ4i9Q3JSXRH2-y-OsFs0-FAdBhbuBFho2E4HbCoz1l9U0rUa3bnPQ5Xek3GVCZTVekvEZjS4G50xK9iklvYdfP8rUGGSIvODk1uQjgNXpFVZyS47X30hrN6eUSCrHM4SW4/s1600-h/DSC_0741.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325872966981014242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoncZavLSIQ4i9Q3JSXRH2-y-OsFs0-FAdBhbuBFho2E4HbCoz1l9U0rUa3bnPQ5Xek3GVCZTVekvEZjS4G50xK9iklvYdfP8rUGGSIvODk1uQjgNXpFVZyS47X30hrN6eUSCrHM4SW4/s320/DSC_0741.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>(Again, we're having some computer issues... so I'm playing a bit of catch-up right now! Seriously, we have like 4 laptops and 1 desktop. 2 of the laptops hardly work - we just got one back from the doctor though, and it's what I'm currently using. My laptop is just really slow on the internet and sometimes doesn't like it. D's laptop won't read my scan disks for some reason... so there ya go. The desktop is also having internet issues.)</div><div></div><br /><div>So, back to the original topic. Happy Easter! Hope your's was great and that you were able to remember the true meaning of the holiday!</div><div></div><br /><div>The Easter Bunny, as always, was very generous to all the kids. The kids had a great time, and we were able to have dinner at Heidi's house with her family and Bob and Susie's family. We love when we get to get together with family, and are very thankful to live so close to some of them.</div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Happy Easter (only a few days late!)!

Letters, carrots, water and of course, hard-boiled eggs, left for Mr. Easter Bunny Easter Egg Hunt in the basement, because of course, it&...

8:36 PM

Simply Beautiful Bay Window Curtains

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZlFmvMJ9KeDAHIXQH46PdEIvQ-uRCV3Wh34Fb_vkSTU268Z-wexNfBcRsE1Zinjo4QkYc_M_ey50vYJ03H6YGg4_FwmSiIx4i2FCGy-6CM8ig3i3vrLdfi5fyFqyd3HrGqjzd1H5GSPl/s400/1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZlFmvMJ9KeDAHIXQH46PdEIvQ-uRCV3Wh34Fb_vkSTU268Z-wexNfBcRsE1Zinjo4QkYc_M_ey50vYJ03H6YGg4_FwmSiIx4i2FCGy-6CM8ig3i3vrLdfi5fyFqyd3HrGqjzd1H5GSPl/s400/1.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" /></a><br />Chic white which oozes pure simplicity is my ideal of a perfect bedroom! However in reality wear would you store your clothes! There’s not a drawer unit or wardrobe in sight!.... Obviously you would have a separate dressing room!<br /><br />Sliver grey and white make a stunning combination which has been used on the wallpaper, which I have to admit is another ‘new’ for me because I’m not a great wall paper lover!<br /><br />My favourite aspect has to be the beautiful bay window with the sunlight flooding in! One of my favourite forms of window dressing - full length white voile curtains, which I adore for their pure simplicity and fresh appearance, look striking hung from the contrasting dark <a href=http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/curtain-poles/bay-window-poles/>bay window curtain poles</a>. The poles are light fitting are the only dark aspects in this room’s design, how refreshing!<br /><br />Bay windows are notoriously hard to dress and usually have heavy fabrics on more traditional style curtain tracks. This makes a really refreshing change and a great way to create a light and airy feel to the room.<br /><br />The more I look at this room design from Fresh Locations, the more I feel the urge to add something to it to give a focal point. <br /><br />Maybe it needs a French style white vanity style dressing table with an ornate mirror hung above it? Or just a simple cerise pink orchid plant in a plain white ceramic pot?<br /><br />White and silver greys offer a wide choice of accent colour without going over the top and spoiling the simplistic and stunning overall interior design style.<br /><br />Visit <a href=http://www.laissezfaire.blogspot.com.>Laissezfaire</a> for image source and other great design styles.

Simply Beautiful Bay Window Curtains

Chic white which oozes pure simplicity is my ideal of a perfect bedroom! However in reality wear would you store your clothes! There’s not a...

12:30 AM

New Uses For Aviator Sunglasses - Celebrity Lamp

<a href="http://www.deeplymadlyliving.com/images/ELE-desk-lamp-500.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.deeplymadlyliving.com/images/ELE-desk-lamp-500.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 500px;" /></a><br />Anyone have a few pairs of Aviators lying around they don’t want?!<br /><br />You could take inspiration from Celebrity Lamps and turn them into a stylish shade for your table lamp! This is a great way to recycle the old lenses of your old sunglasses to give you a really hip lamp!<br /><br />The lamp is made by incorporating forty pairs of Aviator sunglass which have been customised to fit around the circular shade frame. Supported by a slender chrome coloured stand and including a quirky switch made from one arm of the sunglasses, this table lamp makes me smile!- maybe because it reminds me of summer and warmth!<br /><br />When not illuminated the lenses reflect their surroundings in a similar way to a fly’s eye, in a strange sort of way and when light up casts some wonderful shadows into the room.<br /><br />I’m a firm believer in having various diffused lighting effects in a room rather than a bright overhead light. The inclusion of stylish <a href=http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/lighting/table-lamps/>table lamps</a> is an essential requirement in all homes irrespective of their interior design style.<br /><br />How cool would this Celebrity Lamp look in a bachelor’s bedroom, providing really chic style. Like all celebrities who wear Aviators, anyone who has one of these funky lights will not need many excuses to invite people to see and marvel over it!<br /><br />Imagine the great colours combinations and lighting effects you could create to make a lamp such as these from different styles of sunglasses if you can’t lay your hands on any unwanted Aviators! <br /><br />For further information on Celebrity Lamp and image source visit <a href=http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/>Surroundings</a>

New Uses For Aviator Sunglasses - Celebrity Lamp

Anyone have a few pairs of Aviators lying around they don’t want?! You could take inspiration from Celebrity Lamps and turn them into a styl...

12:30 AM

Dying Eggs.

<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UW2LmcZ0EVdl-dgYJzZFLZMLpwCgbRMtiPsxkFRg8gkb9vtzO2npCAGaawEr9cjwhQG5NpgHuD9VeKufWLrOISKOr3ktRZLZAYM4mJsbRDlmD3M46uL_4GbsS6U2TQqwgQzwZUt23q6e/s1600-h/DSC_0711.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324587665547116610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UW2LmcZ0EVdl-dgYJzZFLZMLpwCgbRMtiPsxkFRg8gkb9vtzO2npCAGaawEr9cjwhQG5NpgHuD9VeKufWLrOISKOr3ktRZLZAYM4mJsbRDlmD3M46uL_4GbsS6U2TQqwgQzwZUt23q6e/s320/DSC_0711.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324587672143738082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSbo9ooiaF7tCg7Ed4x-BDsN_El5m4fe8ZEyIlIxPhw492dwDckiHqYA1w4ATdKsoNTBmX8p97IphppCQMMwbRn-6cFlOzXIVH7CkL701uxsOPMMh87cwr_zb7PyFE2sm9JhPjPVgA3q3v/s320/DSC_0716.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div>Love Easter. Love all the colors and the symbolism. Love dying eggs with the kids and seeing how they turn out. The kids really enjoy doing it too. Anything crafty, they are in to (gee... where do you think they get that from?)</div><br /><br /><div></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324587672853266226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXJp98iidn694RE8oklD1HN5fPDLkV1omSoXi3Jh3zsfuMk8biV9vLGRZtx5_f_axxdsGI-25yJ-2vf1BifwcCjB0t-hKE95DZ3YOuJHr02TxZt30GCjuIdJMgRy7mNM_xiXgH6wDhlVo/s320/DSC_0726.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div>After dying the eggs, we did a lesson making cookies that told about the Crucifixion of Jesus. Pretty cool. Made sort of meringue-type cookies. Would've worked better if we whipped the eggs for the full time though. Oh well. The lesson was still pretty cool.</div></div></div>

Dying Eggs.

Love Easter. Love all the colors and the symbolism. Love dying eggs with the kids and seeing how they turn out. The kids really enjoy doing ...

9:36 AM

My new obession.

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqSMcZg5eF9AqtxrRWJuvda4UziibYMObZhb7ooCOqx2VvFoA3p3vitt9xfHh8g-L1ZEIisRKjjMMj0SrRNBaYWdOq4lNOQHEqHhlnEO3WtkmI69_e_8LxR5E1OdwPwyJd54HLnw5FIw3/s1600-h/DSC_0743.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324585968565719202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMqSMcZg5eF9AqtxrRWJuvda4UziibYMObZhb7ooCOqx2VvFoA3p3vitt9xfHh8g-L1ZEIisRKjjMMj0SrRNBaYWdOq4lNOQHEqHhlnEO3WtkmI69_e_8LxR5E1OdwPwyJd54HLnw5FIw3/s320/DSC_0743.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> My canned food, with our outside freezer next to it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAqorCX4WhjEA9DdagQTDJklQF_BgBtga9RWVVILcKccV8SN1xh_FCsfERGyON7kxW8wCdQC7sICe-ajeWsfre1qdeog-j0IBLZdkwMbkH3CaTpWDkYz3QYpI17A9wmyBDH8uoQLQA-cU/s1600-h/DSC_0742.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324585961319393842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAqorCX4WhjEA9DdagQTDJklQF_BgBtga9RWVVILcKccV8SN1xh_FCsfERGyON7kxW8wCdQC7sICe-ajeWsfre1qdeog-j0IBLZdkwMbkH3CaTpWDkYz3QYpI17A9wmyBDH8uoQLQA-cU/s320/DSC_0742.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> My new "pantry" that D built for me in the garage.  Gotta be prepared!<br /><br /><div>Food storage. Call me crazy (again, I know that you already do!), but I am currently OBSESSED with food storage. My friend Liz has an amazing food storage system, and I think it's helped to inspire me. Our church stresses having a one-year food supply. To be prepared in case of emergency. Whether it be a natural disaster, or just unemployment (which we are currently facing), thereby making it necessary to not spend as much. Whatever... just being prepared. I don't know how much I have... or really, how long it will last, but I do know that I have 24 boxes of cereal, and if you need any, or flour, sugar, pancake mix or canned corn, I am definately the one to know!</div><br /></div>

My new obession.

My canned food, with our outside freezer next to it. My new "pantry" that D built for me in the garage. Gotta be prepared! Food...

9:27 AM

Look whose 2!!!

<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlwszEZ7QXH08JsmuOHx9BDK1Tiee0ZaRDWjEQL6cVVhz6PhmNDRYpPArc51UO9ABi4H_IoJBPFGtZtsIYBqQL3ThmBvULyg_iaRXbkDRL5CevboCE5HFp1D6tv8_2ZSi9Yt6010Pmfs/s1600-h/DSC_0591.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324581807651518386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRlwszEZ7QXH08JsmuOHx9BDK1Tiee0ZaRDWjEQL6cVVhz6PhmNDRYpPArc51UO9ABi4H_IoJBPFGtZtsIYBqQL3ThmBvULyg_iaRXbkDRL5CevboCE5HFp1D6tv8_2ZSi9Yt6010Pmfs/s320/DSC_0591.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqoFaSnhQhjGrBtbsxxpI4JVPTiOa4qCFPi2mYd_L-I28WNw7svmOStC0J8cBUYssqmRI0Yqd9X-agYks9sKyguRdFB7RocQmUyCGBVRalZIayLTCXD-ZcTsx2Jj4YmozdcvhSPFlPz4/s1600-h/DSC_0593.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324581804116630658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqoFaSnhQhjGrBtbsxxpI4JVPTiOa4qCFPi2mYd_L-I28WNw7svmOStC0J8cBUYssqmRI0Yqd9X-agYks9sKyguRdFB7RocQmUyCGBVRalZIayLTCXD-ZcTsx2Jj4YmozdcvhSPFlPz4/s320/DSC_0593.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The cake that D decorated before Reed got to it.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvaRBmZkMjF7DF9QrSPNHbHoLhjytA7LvKyxZul8qHftB-leOUmAlyLgozU-5C559_xzdOohH6G8-4JwYJAZwEqcxJEfBfjeZE7Cx_gmOK9WZlV1-AxrNrvpuBoxw0KbkGT9hHKokEOk/s1600-h/DSC_0619.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324581799487404866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvaRBmZkMjF7DF9QrSPNHbHoLhjytA7LvKyxZul8qHftB-leOUmAlyLgozU-5C559_xzdOohH6G8-4JwYJAZwEqcxJEfBfjeZE7Cx_gmOK9WZlV1-AxrNrvpuBoxw0KbkGT9hHKokEOk/s320/DSC_0619.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> While we were downstairs, waiting for Chad and Luke who were at Scouts, Reed decided to help himself to his cake. Actually, he just wanted the toys off the top!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuIpuMkDggyAerZHIDcPcovnpC2QZSbxRvQEUp27BF3yjzz2kGqxcdddFrPExfjGoQxNAVPI6rSDTs-m1bHDdaHZ8nw2QNfmNlIMbUeTcqnQTCYCZZ7J-c9ynFMfnz2k1SZyalgHriBY/s1600-h/DSC_0628.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324581795037838482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuIpuMkDggyAerZHIDcPcovnpC2QZSbxRvQEUp27BF3yjzz2kGqxcdddFrPExfjGoQxNAVPI6rSDTs-m1bHDdaHZ8nw2QNfmNlIMbUeTcqnQTCYCZZ7J-c9ynFMfnz2k1SZyalgHriBY/s320/DSC_0628.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Blowing out the candles.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQg5vqDe8o8bQY5J8SXI7UBNWqpR7EL4Zyvj8ZmAETCmdeBHvDDI1KqxnN0egd3lBXH2h9O5VoS3piixqH33FeIK6D36139HWlz-DfQO8fbw530pcu7aqRpsHlOuc-1NnXw3S8Rbcj-w/s1600-h/DSC_0638.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324581788746153842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQg5vqDe8o8bQY5J8SXI7UBNWqpR7EL4Zyvj8ZmAETCmdeBHvDDI1KqxnN0egd3lBXH2h9O5VoS3piixqH33FeIK6D36139HWlz-DfQO8fbw530pcu7aqRpsHlOuc-1NnXw3S8Rbcj-w/s320/DSC_0638.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> After some cake.<br /><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324582342489062050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbNDoyYoD-X9Pyx3lGiamvGE2OmjUUoal3l2R07Yp8OyQHf6v4SKw4ElIXImcGKgUqNMiuNaQsy0QBzj94GiiUhF8782-uFFtePkavaWxlkbd1aFYKcRZ4dSCxnQD-9xzBG2kiIwnWaA/s320/DSC_0672.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Opening gifts - with a little help from my friends!  Big hit - Geotrax!  D and I found the starter set on clearance after Christmas as Target.  Then Toys R' Us was running a great deal - spend $24.99 on any Fisher Price, get $24.99 FP for free... so he got some of the sets to go with it.  Everyone loves it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Our little Reedie turned 2 the other day! At the tender age of 2, Reed's favorites include... his "geegee" (of course, at the top of the list, it's his blanket. It has strings that are coming off that he rubs when he sucks his thumb), CARS, balls, more CARS (and that includes CARS cars, Hot Wheels, whatever he can find!), chocolate - CANDY, his siblings, the cats (sorry guys!) and Cooper (our dog), Star Wars (saw that one coming... didn't you?). He talks alot, but only to us. He's pretty shy with everyone else. He is funny and mischievious he's written on half the walls in our house! He likes to empty out the cat food dish, which is why is now lives on our bathroom counter. He likes to help - although his idea of "helping" isn't always what you would consider "helping"... but he tries. He can hum the Indiana Jones theme song as well as the Star Wars ones. He currently really likes to sing "E-I-E-I-O", and he uses it when he's mad at you... or he'll bust out in the ABC's. Not all the letters are involved, or any of them for that matter, but he likes to sing it. He is ALOT of fun, and makes us laugh ALL THE TIME! We are so thankful to have him as part of our family - as he comes running in, wielding a light saber, ready to go to battle!</div></div></div></div></div></div>

Look whose 2!!!

The cake that D decorated before Reed got to it. While we were downstairs, waiting for Chad and Luke who were at Scouts, Reed decided to h...

8:59 AM

Blue and Green Should Never Be Seen- Nonsense!

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UEEDW5uqsD0/SdFu1JtGQtI/AAAAAAAAN7A/GZ64Tkieh6o/s320/u_209.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_UEEDW5uqsD0/SdFu1JtGQtI/AAAAAAAAN7A/GZ64Tkieh6o/s320/u_209.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></a><br />Use spring colours to fire your imagination and achieve a crisp and clean home which is a haven of all things ‘you’, modern and bright!<br /><br />Those who haven’t got round to freshening up your home can get some great ideas from interior design journal or online blogs about smart ideas, tip and tricks such as <a href=http://www.tipjunkie.blogspot.com/>Tip Junkie</a>.<br /><br />This home style may not be to everyone’s liking but you have to admit the colours work well together and it does look crisp and bright!<br /><br />I love the colour combinations and simply adore the large floor lamp, although it virtually touches the ceiling which means most of the light will be reflected back down rather than illuminate the surrounding over area!<br /><br />There’s an old saying ‘blue and green should never be seen unless there’s something in between!’ which basically stems for past ideas about using two colours which sit next to each other on the colour wheel and all that bygone nonsense!<br /><br />Well, the inclusion of brilliant white has complied with the blue and green ‘rules’ and as long as you choose colours in the same vibrant hues you are onto a winner in my opinion!<br /><br />Having said that blue can be a very cold colour and is not always a good option, unless like this room it has an abundance of natural sunlight streaming through the windows.<br /><br />I also like the geometric design on what looks to be <a href=http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/ready-made-curtains/>ready made curtains</a>, which adds a cheerful and trendy touch to the large expanse of glass; the mix of furniture styles also works well and is a great way to add interest and cohesion to the room.

Blue and Green Should Never Be Seen- Nonsense!

Use spring colours to fire your imagination and achieve a crisp and clean home which is a haven of all things ‘you’, modern and bright! Thos...

12:30 AM

Beautiful Bedside Table Lamps

<a href="http://gallery.mac.com/linda.m.merrill/100771/100_5064/web.jpg?ver=12327223800001"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://gallery.mac.com/linda.m.merrill/100771/100_5064/web.jpg?ver=12327223800001" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 1024px; height: 768px;" /></a><br />Having ambient lighting is essential in a bedroom to add a warmth cosiness and seductive atmosphere!<br /><br />There are some great <a href=http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/cat/lighting/table-lamps/beside-table-lamps/>bedside table lamps</a> available which will do the trick perfectly! I adore these wonderful these little Chinese style men used as the base! They offer a distinctive charm and a sense of both fun and serenity.<br /><br />Having table lamps which suit the bedroom’s interior design style are a must. White and ivory are great colours which blend beautifully with most colour schemes, offering a crisp clean look which coordinate beautifully with most styles of bedding and bedroom furniture.<br /><br />White shades offer a brighter light, for softer lighting tones you could use a diffused muted tone light bulb or of course go ‘green’ and save money by having long life economy bulbs!<br /><br />A point to remember when choosing table lamps is to make sure you don’t use light bulbs which are above the recommended wattage as this can be a potential fire hazard. Check the manufacturer’s label before you make your selection, particularly if you are looking for a relatively bright light if you like to read while in bed!<br /><br />Set the mood in the bedroom with lighting effects which calm the mind and yet provide sufficient light to see what you are doing such as reading or getting undressed. <br /><br />Ideally you should have matching table lamps on each side of the bed. Not only will this add a sense of proportion and balance to the room it of course enables softer lighting when one is switched off!<br /><br />Image source: Surroundings

Beautiful Bedside Table Lamps

Having ambient lighting is essential in a bedroom to add a warmth cosiness and seductive atmosphere! There are some great bedside table lamp...

3:06 AM

Gotta start 'em young.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyGRl212hQJJeVgOpvoMzjTxFOoWfJJ9neCjGD4tD8zdje3z8oa8Yae7AJiXsVIBphfdUSBhTahPxgJsryH8kg8XuLhBva_GBMv2k01pj5lE7x5km07EDMsC-PrGJu6ir2AtubSw9_Cg/s1600-h/IMG_0160.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322348935684296290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyGRl212hQJJeVgOpvoMzjTxFOoWfJJ9neCjGD4tD8zdje3z8oa8Yae7AJiXsVIBphfdUSBhTahPxgJsryH8kg8XuLhBva_GBMv2k01pj5lE7x5km07EDMsC-PrGJu6ir2AtubSw9_Cg/s320/IMG_0160.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>When it's Macy's turn to put away the dishes, Haley helps her. Granted, it's begrudgingly, but it's a known fact that if it's Macy's turn (to do most anything), Haley needs to help her. So now it was Chad's turn to put away the dishes. He decided he would start training Reed early. Reed crawled up onto one of the kitchen counters and put the cups away as Chad handed them to him. Nice, huh?</div>

Gotta start 'em young.

When it's Macy's turn to put away the dishes, Haley helps her. Granted, it's begrudgingly, but it's a known fact that if it&...

8:47 AM

We just call him "Bucket Head"

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO_Tx0kcChS2mnuBderEAxc0JiJB0oGDDWrulXci7y5kFJUcnExr01CxHJqOy5vC0BkaKjlYZ8_LvkFOXiCawqLlcIXrP2bdFPasHjblEnRfmvPEFoEDp-71qITwb-KbNR9DUbEs4p_Q/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322347600895051730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirO_Tx0kcChS2mnuBderEAxc0JiJB0oGDDWrulXci7y5kFJUcnExr01CxHJqOy5vC0BkaKjlYZ8_LvkFOXiCawqLlcIXrP2bdFPasHjblEnRfmvPEFoEDp-71qITwb-KbNR9DUbEs4p_Q/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><br /><div>We're at our friend's house, the Geigenmillers, on Sunday to watch Conference and have a BBQ. The kids are all playing in the backyard, and we look out there and Reed is just walking around with a flower pot on his head. It was made of plastic, so lightweight, but any time it would blow or fall off, he would just pick it up and put it back on. He "wore" his bucket for about an hour, and loved every minute of it!</div>

We just call him "Bucket Head"

We're at our friend's house, the Geigenmillers, on Sunday to watch Conference and have a BBQ. The kids are all playing in the backya...

8:45 AM

BBQ Corn.

BBQ Corn.

And of course, one of my favorites, BBQ Corn! Gotta love it! You know the weather is getting nice when you can start cooking more on the BBQ!

8:43 AM

Bouncing Fun.

Bouncing Fun.

And with beautiful weather brings a lot of bouncing fun! The kids have loved being outside bouncing on the trampoline.

8:42 AM

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Dying Eggs.

My new obession.

Look whose 2!!!

Blue and Green Should Never Be Seen- Nonsense!

Beautiful Bedside Table Lamps

Gotta start 'em young.

We just call him "Bucket Head"

BBQ Corn.

Bouncing Fun.

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