tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76827317900331318422024-02-19T08:13:56.528-05:00Grace-Full GretaFor the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows {present} grace and favor and {future} glory {honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss}! ~Psalm 84:11 Amplified VersionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-4901046978995024182014-01-05T23:11:00.000-05:002014-02-17T10:07:01.289-05:00Our StoryA friend eagerly shares the good news, and I smile back, squeezing Daniel's hand under the table, willing to show only the happiness. I'll cry later.<br />
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It's been three years. Three years of doctor visits, surgery, medication. Three years of crying, hoping, praying. I am still not pregnant.<br />
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Our church has has times for people to get up and tell about what God has been doing in the past year(s) in their life, and several times people have shared a similar story. But it's always after God has granted them a child. Or children. What about the people still in the mess and pain?<br />
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Two years ago, we knew something was wrong. It had been a year and I wasn't pregnant. I made an appointment with the doctor, and told our parents; it was a few days before Mother's Day. During a routine test, the doctor discovered some scar tissue that was preventing pregnancy. Surgery was scheduled two weeks before Thanksgiving. I woke up from surgery to learn that my tubes were blocked; I would never have children except through in-vitro (that's the really expensive one where they remove eggs, fertilize them, then a few days later implant them). We weren't going to be able to afford that for years.<br />
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The only thing that sustained me during those bleak months were old hymns: <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/Pensive+Doubting+Fearful+Heart/3BbYoi?src=5" target="_blank">Pensive Doubting Fearful Heart</a>, <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/I+Asked+The+Lord/2NW2QV?src=5" target="_blank">I Asked the Lord</a>, and <a href="http://grooveshark.com/s/O+Heart+Bereaved+And+Lonely+Sandra+McCracken/3VkTwA?src=5" target="_blank">O Heart Bereaved and Lonely</a> played on repeat. We also started an envelope for saving for IVF. God would graciously and randomly provide unexpected money for that envelope.<br />
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Last spring, we went to another doctor for a second opinion. The same test was performed, and my tubes were clear! Something else showed up on the screen, so another surgery was scheduled to remove what turned out to be a polyp and a fibroid.<br />
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Currently, I am on medication to regulate my hormones and make me ovulate.<br />
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In these past three years, we have learned to long more desperately for Heaven, where all tears will be wiped away and all things made new. We have received peace in the middle of fear. We have known God to be close to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18) and to be "<span class="text 2Cor-1-3">the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort...</span><span class="text 2Cor-1-4" id="en-NIV-28805">so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God" (2 Cor1:3-4)</span><br />
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Psalm 113:9<br />
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He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the LORD!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-61027807897956604412013-05-05T15:30:00.002-04:002013-05-05T15:30:26.563-04:00Choose Your Own Adventure Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This recipe is my Mom's muffin recipe. Daniel enjoys changing the muffins every time we make them.One of his favorites is cranberry orange: a variation we created. Add cranberries, and use orange juice or orange tea as the liquid, or just add mandarin oranges. I like to make them whole wheat by using whole wheat pastry flour from Whole Foods<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">2 c flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">½ c sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">1 T baking powder</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">1 t salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">1 egg, well-beaten</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">1 c liquid</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">1/3 c cooking oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Stir together dry ingredients. Stir together wet ingredients,; add all at once to dry. Stir just until moistened. Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Bake at 400º for 20-25 minutes. Makes 12.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Berry: Fold in 1 c fresh or frozen blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, or strawberries to batter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Banana: Stir in 1 c chopped banana.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Bishop’s Delight: substitute orange juice for the milk. Add 2 t orange peel, ½ c chocolate chips, ¼ c raisins, ¼ c halved marachino cherries, ¼ c chopped walnuts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Ginger: Reduce sugar to 2 T. Add 1/3 c molasses, 1 t ginger, and 1 t cinnamon. Use boiling water for the liquid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Lemonade: Reduce milk to ¼ cup; add ¾ c lemonade concentrate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Peach or Apricot: Whirl undrained, canned peaches or apricots in blender. Use for liquid. Add 1 T lemon juice and ¼ t almond extract.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">Orange Ginger: Use juice from one 11-oz can mandarin oranges. Stir in orange segments. Add 1 t orange peel and ¼ c finely chopped crystallized ginger</span></div>
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<br />Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158821634874625104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-44955952106341505272012-04-27T04:23:00.000-04:002012-05-05T04:31:37.220-04:00ChangesLast week I bought a kiln! And no, I'm not replacing the oven with it, nor is it going on the back porch. My in-laws graciously offered to house it for me {sorry all you fellow apartment dwellers who dream of kiln ownership}. I also gave notice at my art teaching position for August. After three years of working there, the bittersweetness of leaving is starting to sink in. But, I am going into business as a "real" artist! Already I've gotten a couple of commissions! I am really excited!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-32160227724862597442012-03-30T20:12:00.001-04:002012-03-30T20:14:10.920-04:00Favorite New Bags from Brahmin<iframe height="398" width="398" frameborder="0" src="https://vogue.enternewmedia.com/swf/lookbook.swf?user=333&campaign=51"></iframe><br />
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{Disclosure: I am a part of Vogue Influencers on Facebook. Sometimes I get products to test and review. I did get a Brahmin bag in the past, but not recently. Its my favorite purse!}Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-39277994158097906112012-03-29T14:25:00.000-04:002012-03-29T14:25:54.154-04:00Apron Farbic Choices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorIOPI_TjZ4vZvFU-PbYIaQwyyW4TiqBJPOLbuW0kikVd9RzgviFDaC6g9RM39yRO7mH9KO5xi3mFcqykyH2I9jmxGV-284IRl0rQ6UdspLF4JsSat2X04soM3Ygg_NRsbpjxPOeRveg/s1600/Apron+to+trade+001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorIOPI_TjZ4vZvFU-PbYIaQwyyW4TiqBJPOLbuW0kikVd9RzgviFDaC6g9RM39yRO7mH9KO5xi3mFcqykyH2I9jmxGV-284IRl0rQ6UdspLF4JsSat2X04soM3Ygg_NRsbpjxPOeRveg/s320/Apron+to+trade+001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> There were four fabrics I found. The colors are pretty accurate except for the bottom one, so I included another photo, below, that better shows the color of the bottom fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxYFBR3SOLDWf2KVCs_DEXyDdTHpQuCfxpbnf8tjpuHsQX2Bbujb5ZhagHDE4oNmQw6AvB_VaZgACuePrbmxWbsFRmtoxTd2XanSg9JVL7JCZk93PkjZjKsqWbkWYdz0cfSklNyv33iI/s1600/Apron+to+trade+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxYFBR3SOLDWf2KVCs_DEXyDdTHpQuCfxpbnf8tjpuHsQX2Bbujb5ZhagHDE4oNmQw6AvB_VaZgACuePrbmxWbsFRmtoxTd2XanSg9JVL7JCZk93PkjZjKsqWbkWYdz0cfSklNyv33iI/s320/Apron+to+trade+004.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-12070732479372125362012-03-26T18:49:00.000-04:002012-03-26T18:49:36.689-04:00Spring Mantel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCfq5Vxu6Hp7FjrHhfyhtbDmWgE-uAjb-j4ON0HwyyZRwSzEF5iP1GrPHv2gtA3aK02sl3ZOP4NxSmlbHGtSo-HlB58xhTCmG1JD2JPtJ6eMJYbIxs59r7jiQpRqhSJuRHQt129Cg7Io/s1600/to+blog+116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsCfq5Vxu6Hp7FjrHhfyhtbDmWgE-uAjb-j4ON0HwyyZRwSzEF5iP1GrPHv2gtA3aK02sl3ZOP4NxSmlbHGtSo-HlB58xhTCmG1JD2JPtJ6eMJYbIxs59r7jiQpRqhSJuRHQt129Cg7Io/s320/to+blog+116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The original idea had been to pull apart a pallet, but after trying a crow bar and a rotary saw and then hearing about the health dangers of pallets, I decided to go with a weathered piece of plywood from my in-laws. Friends of Daniel's gladly cut into strips and assembled it for me in return for some cookies {having a pretty girl watch didn't hurt!}. In order to get the weathered look to paint, I mixed gesso with fabric medium. In the shadows, I carefully painted black then wiped it away in order to get the right effect. To get the peely texture, I glopped petroleum jelly in areas before painting; wiping it away after the paint dried.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-90540052939907401372012-03-14T22:47:00.000-04:002012-03-24T23:16:12.919-04:00Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhQ9Yd5yei4OuEZk1LZTseTWlH4tTVdAFTnNDeaPbaFgz0Omuctkl2fU1SXgxy-wcQb5lg18KBPwTrfU5Cn2wA6RJJ6ZO3TN88T-hCBzuxaeJ-uVOMKig-0ERwbiqeGf9HRWvH_Y14xY/s1600/to+blog+121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhQ9Yd5yei4OuEZk1LZTseTWlH4tTVdAFTnNDeaPbaFgz0Omuctkl2fU1SXgxy-wcQb5lg18KBPwTrfU5Cn2wA6RJJ6ZO3TN88T-hCBzuxaeJ-uVOMKig-0ERwbiqeGf9HRWvH_Y14xY/s320/to+blog+121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The one on the left was made in my first potters wheel class four years ago. The one on the right was made last week.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-45303408410541600162012-03-04T22:13:00.000-05:002012-03-24T22:42:52.376-04:00Book Baby Shower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp3ipxAK1OJLfYqntwE0d5nDCAOQwXH_KaSfhzLAyaa8Cg5ZTAuU_laKtGwwAZHGnk8Ch9b651tswG3_C4lQmHT7HcIeYvKbwyjWVIFmrQRhl9zOkK835aLdDXctv5c4ixGLwqnaUMJE/s320/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+062.jpg" width="214" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Onsie Cake</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt3BRQfG0YDAsH3sc4_DmMw0sCflsOalERWW3NHFYT8nB91UYHHjEd7VgDoNrRpmH8DtDJ3Evv2fSRtWx74kzKwDgHctSo2pHVQTlMQBiBu-im5ftuSmhCsmDSnhYSitt2tztt1g8Jjo/s1600/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMt3BRQfG0YDAsH3sc4_DmMw0sCflsOalERWW3NHFYT8nB91UYHHjEd7VgDoNrRpmH8DtDJ3Evv2fSRtWx74kzKwDgHctSo2pHVQTlMQBiBu-im5ftuSmhCsmDSnhYSitt2tztt1g8Jjo/s320/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Cupcakes with a bookworm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKay0yQxFRFUc0fA9j46YHorJkLwvlmIpLzYe_xt6ucgO9s6csROm55IoyuyGxi40EOKZDu8V20PUp2q5DQL-t9wmU3Y4IfjQLcRB5VX4LHtjF5RccuwzZJqLK7o5WAMghpnF00lmqZPc/s1600/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKay0yQxFRFUc0fA9j46YHorJkLwvlmIpLzYe_xt6ucgO9s6csROm55IoyuyGxi40EOKZDu8V20PUp2q5DQL-t9wmU3Y4IfjQLcRB5VX4LHtjF5RccuwzZJqLK7o5WAMghpnF00lmqZPc/s320/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+068.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalkjWU1aIcJocSuhPEubH3xhk5T7qigwHAH5zsFg0sbAX05Nzc_UmV8RM6F8QHDgRZmtQhCsLdB-6oIMGDe8YsYFe2VXW82JWX6UGzKQysRYD31GH7Ocnfx0H5Dd74uvpazDyuYDRB9M/s1600/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+088.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalkjWU1aIcJocSuhPEubH3xhk5T7qigwHAH5zsFg0sbAX05Nzc_UmV8RM6F8QHDgRZmtQhCsLdB-6oIMGDe8YsYFe2VXW82JWX6UGzKQysRYD31GH7Ocnfx0H5Dd74uvpazDyuYDRB9M/s320/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+088.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Instead of a game, we made barrettes for the baby</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdQjtQqAa1XjfgnXUBbm1VKGsyJdApCfHFemUz7ncc6UgHA4NqzBUuF7eLkM45Ono-SBJqmJ2-jXQRG_ear5BH0FNe5RidATIbUm_ot7kpE4ZnRV4gdb_K1mdW80jiqXhU_96bj6WO18/s1600/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdQjtQqAa1XjfgnXUBbm1VKGsyJdApCfHFemUz7ncc6UgHA4NqzBUuF7eLkM45Ono-SBJqmJ2-jXQRG_ear5BH0FNe5RidATIbUm_ot7kpE4ZnRV4gdb_K1mdW80jiqXhU_96bj6WO18/s320/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+091.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMaPiCr-b9Xc4PboI3O6228RlSv7JUmwdNpn5DmWTIrN8rq5wyZPAWYgCHLQW6TFSD517aCQYZ_Mo1CqRPLpITZ8Lseuu94zUdh-wUC6hcpapmSXag1hVHrx1N2HMyS_sr9BiVXN0-Hc/s1600/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFMaPiCr-b9Xc4PboI3O6228RlSv7JUmwdNpn5DmWTIrN8rq5wyZPAWYgCHLQW6TFSD517aCQYZ_Mo1CqRPLpITZ8Lseuu94zUdh-wUC6hcpapmSXag1hVHrx1N2HMyS_sr9BiVXN0-Hc/s320/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+064.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tulle skirt on the table</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Everyone brought a book to the shower for their gift. We used bookworms and <u>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</u> as our inspiration for the decor. The mother-to-be is very crafty, so instead of playing games, we all made barrettes for the baby. To make it easier for non-crafty ladies, there were buttons and pre-made flowers and bows to glue onto barrettes.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-28659034053225422502012-03-04T22:12:00.000-05:002012-03-24T22:13:40.762-04:00Sock Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZUYdq6lV1OEtDj-GBLewZYIfjNvQfRO_JUHLp3JdJ4FWO-Mf5go5ZgMb9Gnnsi2UbiXdxuZD08srbVaYvdIUPkpRO_FId_wA6aMa3ZTphqBB5DpjZUB83kKeWED5yYKitO4Q-chdmfA/s1600/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZUYdq6lV1OEtDj-GBLewZYIfjNvQfRO_JUHLp3JdJ4FWO-Mf5go5ZgMb9Gnnsi2UbiXdxuZD08srbVaYvdIUPkpRO_FId_wA6aMa3ZTphqBB5DpjZUB83kKeWED5yYKitO4Q-chdmfA/s320/Sarah's+Baby+Showers+002.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Sock cupcakes made for a friends baby shower. Everyone thought they were cupcakes to eat! They were so easy to make. I used a pack of white toddler socks and a pack of assorted color toddler socks.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-61078455211496652792012-03-03T14:10:00.000-05:002012-03-03T14:10:00.577-05:00How to Quiet the HomeSome good advice here at the <a href="http://www.thenester.com/2010/06/summerize-your-home-part-ii-keep-it-calm.html" target="_blank">Nester</a> on quieting the home. Not audible noise {my home needs a little more noise}, but visual noise {and that is loud here}.<br />
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An excerpt:<br />
<ul><li>Remove every thing smaller than a football and place it on some surface in another room {the breakfast or dining room table will do}</li>
<li>Remove baskets, magazines, plants, pillows, every thing but furniture, lamps, rugs and big art </li>
<li>Notice any huge “holes” or areas that are too quiet and cold and fill them in with a purposeful item or 3 if you must</li>
</ul>Follow <a href="http://www.thenester.com/2010/06/summerize-your-home-part-ii-keep-it-calm.html" target="_blank">this link</a> for the rest of the post.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-7841301069069174492012-03-02T23:06:00.000-05:002012-03-24T23:10:17.602-04:00Tornado Sirens<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT23LwPMhV0TKZ-yTSY23qQn7_UD0Iqvg-MUol5wLSw2myPxsRi6bqzk-pZckq1k4Fuls1Mj3I7e08DmZyirC6O_6bpzJnH8vIhWW12i_-MyzrTb11btOJ0GYgbQWFQnIe8WCmO_fCT8/s1600/to+blog+114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT23LwPMhV0TKZ-yTSY23qQn7_UD0Iqvg-MUol5wLSw2myPxsRi6bqzk-pZckq1k4Fuls1Mj3I7e08DmZyirC6O_6bpzJnH8vIhWW12i_-MyzrTb11btOJ0GYgbQWFQnIe8WCmO_fCT8/s320/to+blog+114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>What do we do during a tornado? I clean the bathroom and Daniel pulls the piano bench up to the counter to continue writing his paper!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-28664622543595740092012-03-02T13:00:00.000-05:002012-03-02T13:00:02.912-05:00Our Fish has a TARDIS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWH6SEgD1GBo9AIh08r-1Sp5ddQK0AA3wAZUFYgdNG60lQHOES3qmKvPtVwUpYkRnMkeaMWn5-mcvf3s7RrYTxjtO_GqdL1QI0qrORXbFpaI5vBmZwAEjiP12J39Y4v1qkXG9GosY9Ts/s1600/to+blog+101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWH6SEgD1GBo9AIh08r-1Sp5ddQK0AA3wAZUFYgdNG60lQHOES3qmKvPtVwUpYkRnMkeaMWn5-mcvf3s7RrYTxjtO_GqdL1QI0qrORXbFpaI5vBmZwAEjiP12J39Y4v1qkXG9GosY9Ts/s320/to+blog+101.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A TARDIS for our fish tank! It broke before going in the kiln and is missing a few details, so I will be remaking it, but I have the general idea down now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-29670518032693108332012-03-01T12:06:00.001-05:002012-03-01T14:16:55.394-05:00365 Days of Clean Update<div style="text-align: justify;">Daniel and I are still enjoying this. I usually ask him what he is going to get rid of for the day when he gets home from work and before we sit down for dinner. It hasn't been a whole month yet, since we started in late February, but I know Daniel and I are starting to wonder if we will run out of things to get rid of. Daniel, perhaps, since he owns less stuff then I and he wouldn't dare get rid of a home decor thing without asking me. But I as I reminded us both, we keep bringing things in so there will always be something to get rid of!<br />
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I have found that this exercise has been helpful in getting rid of the hard things or the things we have been dithering about or just never made the decision to get rid of it. And while a rule was trash didn't count, I defined trash as things that were obviously trash, that didn't require any thought. There are things on the list that sound like trash or should have been trash but either were never thrown out or required some letting go.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxhYp1A3LrdspbJ77fUfMSdTehc-BHFLhG4dKuSOQX9H-Ehhql4qOaJ0OFfBIwRuaX9ibeQoMeg3CWtSOOYlnqH1CEjnFpsZ3H7qAAU-d-kIu8qSjEGG0PuEEBKkvn2sZinOUBrNXfMs/s1600/to+blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxhYp1A3LrdspbJ77fUfMSdTehc-BHFLhG4dKuSOQX9H-Ehhql4qOaJ0OFfBIwRuaX9ibeQoMeg3CWtSOOYlnqH1CEjnFpsZ3H7qAAU-d-kIu8qSjEGG0PuEEBKkvn2sZinOUBrNXfMs/s320/to+blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In February we got rid of:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Batteries {sounds like trash, but they were big and needed to be taken to a place to recycle, so when that was done it could be written down}</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An unfinished teapot</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fake Baileys {nasty stuff! Had been sitting around for a year because no one wanted to deal with it}</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pink Cami </div><div style="text-align: justify;">A textbook that had no re-sale value<br />
Wine cozy<br />
Half and Half mini cups {sitting on the counter for a week, so Daniel took them to work where he needed them}<br />
Coupon books missing the coupons we would <i>actually</i> use<br />
Blue bowtie {Daniel had tried to get rid of it a while back, but I rescued it to re-purpose it and never liked the way it looked}<br />
Business Chronicle<br />
Headband that hurt<br />
Fake beaded fruit {I did save three pears that were pretty. I put them in my Christmas box}</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-12824966707129845442012-03-01T11:33:00.000-05:002012-03-01T11:33:32.033-05:00Dollar Store Crafting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8f_rMOMBUogsVnqJkoKpWG4vafjPEoElapZp3hxNqdo4sKjf9DGFM14HNDovOJWQiLjaOhic96svFlkaeBz5VMp7Qh1TGes3tYim2RKg3XRjbvV0HVZXtcrZr2V_ggZC7GwS0Yn8aOc/s1600/to+blog+068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc8f_rMOMBUogsVnqJkoKpWG4vafjPEoElapZp3hxNqdo4sKjf9DGFM14HNDovOJWQiLjaOhic96svFlkaeBz5VMp7Qh1TGes3tYim2RKg3XRjbvV0HVZXtcrZr2V_ggZC7GwS0Yn8aOc/s320/to+blog+068.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A bowl and a candlestick from the thrift store hot glued together. If I wanted it permanent, then I would have used liquid nails.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-24379286313671053502012-02-29T12:12:00.000-05:002012-03-01T12:13:59.896-05:00Happy Leap Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvQXy6CHbND9cmI4nEfnetlwmXnD-vOyU1UlfBHFEWKEX06liimj-TaHHJGjKtVucN6kcUoZqNhGmWNcwKy_ECvjRbUJNHJ0j60GnYa4rWg8E-JWQcSyL8Cj9iK3guQLoPFhWFf8dkes/s1600/leap+year.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvQXy6CHbND9cmI4nEfnetlwmXnD-vOyU1UlfBHFEWKEX06liimj-TaHHJGjKtVucN6kcUoZqNhGmWNcwKy_ECvjRbUJNHJ0j60GnYa4rWg8E-JWQcSyL8Cj9iK3guQLoPFhWFf8dkes/s320/leap+year.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-39494523257718137752012-02-29T09:55:00.000-05:002012-02-29T09:55:36.942-05:00In Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwRbuOVX-mQodofQ4dy4pzBHTRvcS69pn33yvEf5XzCz-b5d2FSCLSK257QrFgK22oy8CT8uLrS_363-MFlhv04U5QEWG-2geaEcsKAzMNOhyEvQH1cExKXAqGOFY5eewYoexjzQ7Wss/s1600/to+blog+099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkwRbuOVX-mQodofQ4dy4pzBHTRvcS69pn33yvEf5XzCz-b5d2FSCLSK257QrFgK22oy8CT8uLrS_363-MFlhv04U5QEWG-2geaEcsKAzMNOhyEvQH1cExKXAqGOFY5eewYoexjzQ7Wss/s320/to+blog+099.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An in-progress shot of a project for a friend. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-9889223865825979092012-02-28T13:37:00.000-05:002012-02-28T13:37:54.655-05:00Little Blue Pitcher<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGQPest9sHGW_-Ox4jd19MQLbnFs-XpuBH1_FNHmHK5AOd_TKSxH4SU8EtnPjXxnGro6GHo9dEUCRXinVldjTDPI7SoeXvh5wQxlXp5ZBKjPJFPCWoHwQZgwrcGMKuOILm73Yv2PelpI/s1600/to+blog+070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGQPest9sHGW_-Ox4jd19MQLbnFs-XpuBH1_FNHmHK5AOd_TKSxH4SU8EtnPjXxnGro6GHo9dEUCRXinVldjTDPI7SoeXvh5wQxlXp5ZBKjPJFPCWoHwQZgwrcGMKuOILm73Yv2PelpI/s320/to+blog+070.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-70715739529932074482012-02-27T16:17:00.000-05:002012-02-27T16:17:03.224-05:00Mug with Chalkboard Label<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFl43q2W3Az32_EDtfTlRL-zYb-YkFZDvxGKhVE9IhAoOeoPn8PhMT2qxd9myZUGk76PsL4BKATpFKW3uX5IlyWfkiYTbpPp8FPxCrihoiOaxfn8ju0sh-D0Z7G4ZGPKYuUlN4cDXeaEo/s1600/to+blog+060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFl43q2W3Az32_EDtfTlRL-zYb-YkFZDvxGKhVE9IhAoOeoPn8PhMT2qxd9myZUGk76PsL4BKATpFKW3uX5IlyWfkiYTbpPp8FPxCrihoiOaxfn8ju0sh-D0Z7G4ZGPKYuUlN4cDXeaEo/s320/to+blog+060.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My favorite blue glaze with chalkboard glaze label</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-29086628578094031532012-02-26T16:25:00.000-05:002012-02-26T16:25:43.184-05:00Knitting Bowl with Chalkboard Label<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We will each get rid of one thing a day for a year. We will still clear out large amounts of clutter a time when needed, this doesn't replace that. The rules are simple: each person chooses one thing a day; it can't be something that was already in the garage sale box, nor trash that just hasn't made it to the dumpster yet {like the pizza box sitting next to the trashcan because it can't fit}.<br />
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Yesterday, Daniel recycled a box of batteries and I put in the garage sale box a teapot I'm never going to finish. Today, Daniel choose of some Fake Bailey's that was nasty and I got rid of a pink cami that never fit right {thrift store find}.<br />
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I made a chart to hang on the fridge to write them down each day so we wouldn't forget.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-54195458883916859492012-02-24T15:25:00.000-05:002012-02-24T15:25:28.625-05:00Thrift Store Find<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyU6hajVy53JyBxxDEeKNTmWKvvR-N6vZZJ7_M4WFBeTR5w7TmBS-ILWDVL9FwUAalFPKggIfN_YPh2t35AqJRgnUNBJg6QBpsMf_eW0g-OMVFU5MSmRI3VY4aZr510E4G5rEe0GraCPE/s1600/to+blog+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyU6hajVy53JyBxxDEeKNTmWKvvR-N6vZZJ7_M4WFBeTR5w7TmBS-ILWDVL9FwUAalFPKggIfN_YPh2t35AqJRgnUNBJg6QBpsMf_eW0g-OMVFU5MSmRI3VY4aZr510E4G5rEe0GraCPE/s320/to+blog+044.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Plaster cake topper {perhaps from the Fifties?} with peeling paint. Snagged it for 50 cents!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682731790033131842.post-74279901481928754452012-02-23T15:25:00.001-05:002012-02-24T16:09:18.782-05:00Nest bowl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictvIvndB8xUvhJskia5HTm8zpMwS2UEugpR1vOJ0hw7a6LSMeiMMNxVuf7RjQXsFtnxwyroptZXoO0Ns2jbwmceKFoddJdv7QhJ9-zmdGzIhvVZkI9NafZObaepo5D5pA7DiQ6SvTKsM/s1600/to+blog+057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEictvIvndB8xUvhJskia5HTm8zpMwS2UEugpR1vOJ0hw7a6LSMeiMMNxVuf7RjQXsFtnxwyroptZXoO0Ns2jbwmceKFoddJdv7QhJ9-zmdGzIhvVZkI9NafZObaepo5D5pA7DiQ6SvTKsM/s320/to+blog+057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-3CI5z2r7W_TVAh-WMbVhyNTA5wLm8qpLbvAp6FssediLYTcj7TvEgJni3Bdu-F7_4aVOpMo7LkgnvgG1BaY6EC8i2nAjFSCVbllT3F3RzZ26SJZpJ2Di6hV5MSeFOY8QUkCCWVUF5k/s1600/to+blog+080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-3CI5z2r7W_TVAh-WMbVhyNTA5wLm8qpLbvAp6FssediLYTcj7TvEgJni3Bdu-F7_4aVOpMo7LkgnvgG1BaY6EC8i2nAjFSCVbllT3F3RzZ26SJZpJ2Di6hV5MSeFOY8QUkCCWVUF5k/s320/to+blog+080.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div style="color: #660000; text-align: center;">Menu:</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;">Strawberry and sugared almond salad</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;">Steamed tilapia</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;">Sweet potato fries</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;">Asparagus</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;">Broccoli</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;">Mango sorbet</div><div style="color: #990000; text-align: center;">Variety of cookies</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000;">Fruit platter</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10663650851934744115noreply@blogger.com0