tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-245562832024-03-07T12:02:28.016-07:00Silly Little ThingsA place to post random thoughts and silly things :)"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-90229983644661666282011-04-22T16:27:00.000-07:002011-04-22T16:27:30.274-07:00Easter Crafts!<div style="text-align: center;">I was just about to email my wonderful friend Wendalish about some of the crafts we've been working on lately, and I thought, heck! I might as well post 'em on here - what's it gonna hurt, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, we've had a few of my nieces around the last week, along with some of my other amazing nieces and nephews here in Utah and they always force me to dig deep in the crafty department! This spring I've seen so many great ideas on different blogs, so we decided to try a few out! Here's how we're doing so far :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">First off, </div>this http://www.howdoesshe.com/decorating-with-peeps and this http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/04/tutorial-quick-and-easy-easter-wreath/peep-wreath-ii/ inspired this:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTzNIlZM7MEYO2Fw5WrG9IdvfriMAzyCQMTPZ37TInitf3LzYmCd0Sqio19c4-uxmSLfQXy3lLapo9quNz9vm4F1RR5A1xjpm39NXxgW43HlEWR4_0WEB480Se5S6B2R_82O-Lg/s1600/IMG_0023-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTzNIlZM7MEYO2Fw5WrG9IdvfriMAzyCQMTPZ37TInitf3LzYmCd0Sqio19c4-uxmSLfQXy3lLapo9quNz9vm4F1RR5A1xjpm39NXxgW43HlEWR4_0WEB480Se5S6B2R_82O-Lg/s320/IMG_0023-1.JPG" width="319" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mom took over and wouldn't let me touch it (even though it's going to hang at my house :) and went wild! It actually looks even better in person - I wasn't sure what I would think, but I actually really like it :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dessert we're half way through with can be found here:</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.howdoesshe.com/easter-tradition So far they look like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGR18ugrXPUfSq_BrpbXNIn7mU5uR1jxt1zNPEEwAb4eAFvyA_7vfSLiCkGzAkI1Z2TWXD6RnDZmRg6xiLsXfzcUDVdm6iX-PWbAaTEPsluHJ1VXNROi-3P8yPIpmJpClKNO6qQ/s1600/IMG_0032-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGR18ugrXPUfSq_BrpbXNIn7mU5uR1jxt1zNPEEwAb4eAFvyA_7vfSLiCkGzAkI1Z2TWXD6RnDZmRg6xiLsXfzcUDVdm6iX-PWbAaTEPsluHJ1VXNROi-3P8yPIpmJpClKNO6qQ/s320/IMG_0032-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz4YJIxoTd9TjZ03u1v1sDqquI3xUnNNUeRLCKQMr2sxYt1bd_5NMSmP36X5oUMEr3Cg47kyYTe-VeZ9GYTlZ4Qb4shzJBbLQAmGHi4Bq3a2KNoHjej-zePIDivZgJ4b39lwPXQ/s1600/IMG_0033-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz4YJIxoTd9TjZ03u1v1sDqquI3xUnNNUeRLCKQMr2sxYt1bd_5NMSmP36X5oUMEr3Cg47kyYTe-VeZ9GYTlZ4Qb4shzJBbLQAmGHi4Bq3a2KNoHjej-zePIDivZgJ4b39lwPXQ/s320/IMG_0033-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But we're having some problems peeling the balloons out - next time I think we should cover the balloons with powdered sugar (shaking off all of the excess) before we dip them - No one wants laytex in their Easter Mousse! (oh, we're just doing bottoms, not tops - 20+ people are just too many to do tops and bottoms for! :D We're calling them baskets instead of eggs :) Oh! We're going to fill them with mousse made from this recipe: </div><div style="text-align: center;">http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Death-by-Chocolate-Mousse/Detail.aspx Death by Chocolate sounds alright by me! :D</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We also made these: </div><div style="text-align: center;">http://picky-palate.com/2010/12/06/brownie-covered-oreos/</div><div style="text-align: center;">But for some reason they all stuck to the pan this time! We used the spring oreos with yellow centers this time - so fun! Last time, we just used the regular ones and used colored frosting (on top of powdered sugar) to decorate them like eggs! I'll have to see if I can find a picture! It was fun for the kids (figers dipped in brownie mix.... broken oreos... you get the idea ;)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids really had a fun time painting and working on THESE:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NQBEzID6k_IW2_N0_mNqD6syVXrNtOqUtA3JijwhcTq_HfTyyCp-bmWyR85JZSw5B4KXRQTQCHyppnN9b2B6R7yI60lkVu3f2hEvdlo7vWHDjAcR-6RlX_0We1aDDvBFFU9dpA/s1600/IMG_0034-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NQBEzID6k_IW2_N0_mNqD6syVXrNtOqUtA3JijwhcTq_HfTyyCp-bmWyR85JZSw5B4KXRQTQCHyppnN9b2B6R7yI60lkVu3f2hEvdlo7vWHDjAcR-6RlX_0We1aDDvBFFU9dpA/s320/IMG_0034-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhMd1ZEZ1qEV6T7lGe7u9GOEKvdWTMFTXJk99JXwgDgdN-BjR-gwgK7MSdoltdNN_88w3ooJxU2QHqmnw2_GvyZbKa4iPUWEGZvtTXZTuenQ-Baztz3g-zgzzIfKlpUHCOFNHhA/s1600/IMG_0036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhMd1ZEZ1qEV6T7lGe7u9GOEKvdWTMFTXJk99JXwgDgdN-BjR-gwgK7MSdoltdNN_88w3ooJxU2QHqmnw2_GvyZbKa4iPUWEGZvtTXZTuenQ-Baztz3g-zgzzIfKlpUHCOFNHhA/s320/IMG_0036.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, our flock is only half done - most still need eyes and wings! We found our inspiration here: </div><div style="text-align: center;">http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/crafts-by-type/animal-bug-crafts/animal-themed-crafts/bird-crafts/easter-eggs-easter-dove-661708/</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R9B2A_qXMxZiyesBrHE_1npnaJECVjjuobDqDP6zPVqv0zuR9fbuEZHPqrkdl-JjGcqLJTlwrg-aKz7r7Xi-Ml5L7aQUJ1qHcXYKFH9mLYOtcKUBDndwwLYPDIdHXIfW2ZDCSA/s1600/IMG_20110405_115914-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R9B2A_qXMxZiyesBrHE_1npnaJECVjjuobDqDP6zPVqv0zuR9fbuEZHPqrkdl-JjGcqLJTlwrg-aKz7r7Xi-Ml5L7aQUJ1qHcXYKFH9mLYOtcKUBDndwwLYPDIdHXIfW2ZDCSA/s320/IMG_20110405_115914-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After they got painted my sister had the great idea to spray them with sealant - Genius! Here's a few P did a few weeks ago (sans flight -perhaps they're related to penguins more than doves) We've consitered doing some Angry Birds, but for now this is what we've got ;) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, there are a few other things in the works, but I think this is will do for now! I'm exausted and half of them aren't finished but hopefully we can make it! Tonight we're going to dye eggs! I REALLY hope we can try Silk Tye Dyed Eggs, but you probably shouldn't eat them and I don't know how many my hubby has to sacrifice (though I'm sure I can find a few... ;-) If you want to know how, you can check them out here: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/04/silk-dyed-eggs-aka-tie-dyed/">http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/04/silk-dyed-eggs-aka-tie-dyed/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and here:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/04/06/silk-tie-dyed-eggs-tutorial/">http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/04/06/silk-tie-dyed-eggs-tutorial/</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't worry - we haven't forgotten the REASON for Easter - we found this little 7 day guide to the week before Easter here: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://beinglds.blogspot.com/2011/04/three-awesome-easter-activities-for.html">http://beinglds.blogspot.com/2011/04/three-awesome-easter-activities-for.html</a><a href="http://www.sugardoodle.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4281&Itemid=5">http: </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Though I had a hard time printing the pages</div><div style="text-align: center;">This sweet neighbor is going to have Easter dinner with us and will be making Ressurection Rolls found on that page as well! (or something like that) This looks like a nice guide as well: </div><div style="text-align: center;">//www.sugardoodle.info/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4281&Itemid=5</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well that'll do us for now, folks! Love you and hope you're having a wonderful 'Holy Week'!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-75873646029777973712011-02-12T13:18:00.000-07:002011-02-12T13:18:10.278-07:00Some YW Valentines and Personal Progress tags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzpjx2X6tDiSRvII9wnWyIT5rYsf6ij0127ugBxYJ45-SarVjJXsH_1C_zBZFLZP6Fhgsp0x7x-MNcC5XJWl3ymBN3LK4gVXJ1gk6YAog4QkgqpFSXFap4QRwY-UJfu2ZR1rLLA/s1600/Extra+heart+in+Personal+Progress+-+tag+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzpjx2X6tDiSRvII9wnWyIT5rYsf6ij0127ugBxYJ45-SarVjJXsH_1C_zBZFLZP6Fhgsp0x7x-MNcC5XJWl3ymBN3LK4gVXJ1gk6YAog4QkgqpFSXFap4QRwY-UJfu2ZR1rLLA/s400/Extra+heart+in+Personal+Progress+-+tag+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomNfLuLkO6v0c1YC6jQ5etf9_frOF8jpxXdsX8zmnez4i_I_bePVoQG62928aPDTIDKBEbECKujyzvRKJjkFaR4Lrt8bQWOaaL0XbxzvPQik4E9jAl2I8w5HGylXZ3mbzATWdcQ/s1600/YW+Valentine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjomNfLuLkO6v0c1YC6jQ5etf9_frOF8jpxXdsX8zmnez4i_I_bePVoQG62928aPDTIDKBEbECKujyzvRKJjkFaR4Lrt8bQWOaaL0XbxzvPQik4E9jAl2I8w5HGylXZ3mbzATWdcQ/s400/YW+Valentine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdJofredHismaS7czxQihPDgBNO4oTpHPz53YlJ5ovOgJSpi5ldtjxc4EfZyVRxmnMm-ho_pFsTRHgME0rYYXLP8J5KKx3ZSgmHiBgZ_QOmDoKCSM669s63W4DAcLnD6cfkHHiA/s1600/heart+tag+10+to+a+page+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZdJofredHismaS7czxQihPDgBNO4oTpHPz53YlJ5ovOgJSpi5ldtjxc4EfZyVRxmnMm-ho_pFsTRHgME0rYYXLP8J5KKx3ZSgmHiBgZ_QOmDoKCSM669s63W4DAcLnD6cfkHHiA/s400/heart+tag+10+to+a+page+copy.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihibVsamp1Fv8FlSOCGdVh_KKVYZO_vNsl-qSPhXAzuoxa9HLH92iABF9A1i16Hwe_FzmuFza_-tt5ltY3AD8x6zdliNpBj4ZJXu9HC6KaGsC1vUrh0quSAecQHMUU3cpQgesq4w/s1600/6+to+a+page+valentine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihibVsamp1Fv8FlSOCGdVh_KKVYZO_vNsl-qSPhXAzuoxa9HLH92iABF9A1i16Hwe_FzmuFza_-tt5ltY3AD8x6zdliNpBj4ZJXu9HC6KaGsC1vUrh0quSAecQHMUU3cpQgesq4w/s400/6+to+a+page+valentine.jpg" width="309" /></a></div>Here are a few hand outs I made for Valentine's Day in our ward - We're passing them out with chocolate heart suckers - yum! I'm not quite sure how to make it so when you click on the picture it's a high enough quality to print, but if you're interested, just let me know. I know there's not much time to use them - I'm kind of last minute here! :D<br />
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The Valentines were designed with tags and elements from Summer Driggs's Dance with me kit. I've also attached some Personal Progress tags we're attaching to heart suckers. They were inspired by Carol at <a href="http://ldsywpersonalprogress.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">ldsywpersonalprogress.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com</a> (specifically this post: <a href="http://ldsywpersonalprogress.blogspot.com/2009/01/put-your-heart-into-personal-progress.html" target="_blank">http://ldsywpersonalprogress.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2009/01/put-your-<wbr></wbr>heart-into-personal-progress.<wbr></wbr>html</a>) and designed again with Summer Drigg's Dance with me kit found here: <a href="http://summertimedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/dance-with-me-kit.html" target="_blank">http://summertimedesigns.<wbr></wbr>blogspot.com/2011/01/dance-<wbr></wbr>with-me-kit.html</a><br />
Anyway, enjoy! I enjoyed making them and hope the girls like them too :)"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-67219824703146074112011-01-06T14:19:00.000-07:002011-01-06T14:19:25.152-07:00Quick! Watch it before he deletes it! :DDru's Christmas gift to his girlfriend :) No, he doesn't propose-even better! <br />
<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I1vJa8NTG5k?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I1vJa8NTG5k?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-87057917839662923232010-12-05T19:02:00.003-07:002010-12-05T23:40:01.480-07:00What we've been up to...Hey Everyone! Wondering what we've been up to lately? Check out <a href="http://operationcompassiondonations.blogspot.com/">http://operationcompassiondonations.blogspot.com</a> for photos and more! :) Thanks and Merry Christmas Season!"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-15627316362223512872010-11-24T23:39:00.001-07:002010-11-24T23:43:04.276-07:00Thanksgiving Project!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">After being inspired by blogs like <a href="http://impressyourkids.org/how-to-cut-letters-make-your-own-stickers-fingerpaint-with-preschoolers-whew/">Impress Your Kids</a> and so many Thanksgiving Ideas, including those at <a href="http://craftily-ever-after.blogspot.com/2010/11/vinyl-thanksgiving-subway-art-printable.html">Craftily Ever After</a>, I thought my daughter and I would try making a Thanksgiving sign to help us get in the mood and make our home a bit more festive for the big day!<br />
So today (yes, the day before Thanksgiving) I pulled out the canvas and paint and we went to work!<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZNtelo60_aTeDXH7T2XD9iYbC4bz2k2gLw6ask9OwsrBI0ryz-SP9cfu5myDTcEWlY1MpTsvxGDNgZb1mCs5ZPj1b0a3psUdTHC8M2JCY2q3OWW2dPM_ibkYX_WIiaYF_KgmOA/s400/IMG_1172.JPG" /> </div>To begin, I gave Priya a paint brush, some orange paint and let her go to town on the canvas!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7MjD4h2SBDTHDPGhQcdpXpoC5vRjAxIIhHnIIR4ORy80NiKfeEK9EYOfVIJv08oMPb3-3hYfgSb9bhcdjGpGBXZ088FcCXyaXRbMMipHBhvQzk3zgA6pzhO2YHta3PBH3pBFmA/s1600/IMG_1177.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7MjD4h2SBDTHDPGhQcdpXpoC5vRjAxIIhHnIIR4ORy80NiKfeEK9EYOfVIJv08oMPb3-3hYfgSb9bhcdjGpGBXZ088FcCXyaXRbMMipHBhvQzk3zgA6pzhO2YHta3PBH3pBFmA/s400/IMG_1177.JPG" /></a> </div>Notice the intensity! :D Please ignore the 'bareness' of it all - we were in a hurry and that seemed to be the easiest way to keep paint off her clothes for the moment - I know, I'm a nut.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkql-GjLt9N81SDZmPQNhK4Ig5ex1gLCCpRvQN4OvUJXA1R5RckBCFxlWEr4kD2PZ1sZBVDKyTbr39MZdagq-xnlXeyd1Pk9Mi8ZNzNxJxbR8Qju1obYZruAogITBYhyziV2B8A/s1600/IMG_1178.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkql-GjLt9N81SDZmPQNhK4Ig5ex1gLCCpRvQN4OvUJXA1R5RckBCFxlWEr4kD2PZ1sZBVDKyTbr39MZdagq-xnlXeyd1Pk9Mi8ZNzNxJxbR8Qju1obYZruAogITBYhyziV2B8A/s400/IMG_1178.JPG" /></a> </div>While that dried, I hit the computer and, with a little design advice from Joe (a shocker, I know ;) we came up with this baby! Unfortunately, the first time around, I miss calculated and we make it a little too big - but with a quick adjustment, Joe had it ready to go and had the vinyl printed! I quickly weeded it (probably the easiest I've ever weeded! Most of the time I hate that part!) and attempted to stick it to the canvas - no luck! After MUCH impatient patience, I finally got it down! This is how it looked:<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNHl1KhkdaJFAXjnH2Ac58aoiqTJCIeopZwCQ865XmkeGSeumryO1aPmT22xpq7teQbNp9TDNumVVAqpUtYoDKdSjjRRDUzgY4cwpkSDL-SfVpLze9NjEtjlyngErhVCaaIbz1A/s1600/IMG_1185.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXNHl1KhkdaJFAXjnH2Ac58aoiqTJCIeopZwCQ865XmkeGSeumryO1aPmT22xpq7teQbNp9TDNumVVAqpUtYoDKdSjjRRDUzgY4cwpkSDL-SfVpLze9NjEtjlyngErhVCaaIbz1A/s400/IMG_1185.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This might be ok... IF you are a Denver Broncos fan, which I am CERTAINLY NOT (sorry Wend, but nothing new in that statement! ;) So we moved on to the next phase:</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdHGtlZ1_W-AdoItC96u9LVGjcdKRUlyw3WcroepxBWFFRkl8zjncp_rfd5USE1grsG7KBFg6q2rx4-9jf2CxwGZyDXguqm8LkShrdx20k6Jw1G2_JCzf8Bpsc-_aioRlrq_6wQ/s1600/IMG_1187.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdHGtlZ1_W-AdoItC96u9LVGjcdKRUlyw3WcroepxBWFFRkl8zjncp_rfd5USE1grsG7KBFg6q2rx4-9jf2CxwGZyDXguqm8LkShrdx20k6Jw1G2_JCzf8Bpsc-_aioRlrq_6wQ/s400/IMG_1187.JPG" /> </a></div>Originally the plan was for me to paint around the edges of the letters and let it dry so Priya wouldn't accidentally peal up the letters as she painted, but after I started I realized letting the paint dry completely without pulling up the letters could pose a problem! So, I made Joe get my rouse my recently put to bed Non-sleeping Beauty and I put her to work!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-h_9mDQ6t5yHdha0YBl0227sRQXzSVbLlNtKQoGd2NXYkemMFJQi3T6NNHErQ8JnOKKXbLfyPd_E4fF8nYWOjZLqDHEuwiEEdFZOboPGFezwiayFzWHCkPNTOmYTbdkK8XpEkA/s1600/IMG_1192.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-h_9mDQ6t5yHdha0YBl0227sRQXzSVbLlNtKQoGd2NXYkemMFJQi3T6NNHErQ8JnOKKXbLfyPd_E4fF8nYWOjZLqDHEuwiEEdFZOboPGFezwiayFzWHCkPNTOmYTbdkK8XpEkA/s400/IMG_1192.JPG" /> </a></div>We finally put the princess to bed after she did a thorough paint job! About 30 minutes later I carefully removed the vinyl and WALA! It's not perfect, but it's a new Thanksgiving treasure! Hopefully someday we'll add some ribbon to the edges, and I wish I'd thought to put the kids hand prints on it or something, but there's always tomorrow (and if not then, next year! :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3RCbo3WxTWfueI4HzyV3L_WlQJXyEn-ge666Qp7sBP0rgs5mOUv_HzICGgFgGXaYc_RTxJgt76MdnsjSa8WbC3jfJCCAaI0pEv-xdGa9VTZFg73Aj8Zsl4WlQ8IOP11yGb-qgA/s1600/IMG_1195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3RCbo3WxTWfueI4HzyV3L_WlQJXyEn-ge666Qp7sBP0rgs5mOUv_HzICGgFgGXaYc_RTxJgt76MdnsjSa8WbC3jfJCCAaI0pEv-xdGa9VTZFg73Aj8Zsl4WlQ8IOP11yGb-qgA/s400/IMG_1195.JPG" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's wishing YOU a HAPPY THANKS Giving! :D </div>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-43666389901180595372010-10-26T13:19:00.001-07:002010-10-26T13:19:43.613-07:00a picture for you<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijqLrKb7uX6R0ojS1BJsDqFGd4WcHO-OZG1F9p3i176ksSxDw5T8Kn5R9iDLyubPryTaswcUhGDVr-DNz23BJJHuOeWa2YVXh60CW93ioE5qmbAHLqTW-RTR_7GLLRIOBAGPKpQ/s1600/IMG_0569+copy-783614.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijqLrKb7uX6R0ojS1BJsDqFGd4WcHO-OZG1F9p3i176ksSxDw5T8Kn5R9iDLyubPryTaswcUhGDVr-DNz23BJJHuOeWa2YVXh60CW93ioE5qmbAHLqTW-RTR_7GLLRIOBAGPKpQ/s400/IMG_0569+copy-783614.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532452110256656450" /></a></p>My big 7 month old :)<p>You have been sent 1 picture.<p><br>IMG_0569 copy.jpg<p>These pictures were sent with Picasa, from Google.<br>Try it out here: <a href="http://picasa.google.com/">http://picasa.google.com/</a>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-46256330631879305682010-10-17T20:38:00.000-07:002010-10-17T20:38:32.023-07:00It's True...My Baby is a CRAWLER!!! HOORAY! And (in the words of Joe) oh Crap! :) We're in for it now! He did his first official forward moving crawl last night at 11:30, 30 minutes before he turned 7 months old! What a big boy!! And thank you to Grandpa H. for suggesting the plastic chicken as motivation - haha! Who would have thought - but it worked! I just can't believe how he's gone from needing us to sit him up 2 weeks ago, to totally able to move wherever/however he wants! It may not be pretty, but that boy can get just about anywhere he wants to go!<br />
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Also, he cut a tooth back on Oct 6th, I think! Late birthday present to me I guess :) <br />
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What a big, smiley, happy boy! I love you tons, my little man! And I'm so glad Grandma & Grandpa Heaton, Jon & Rainah, Robert & Beth were all there too! Now I have witnesses ;)<br />
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PS - what a great few days with family! We just feel so blessed to have spent so much time the last few days with so many of Joe's siblings, their spouses and his parents - really, what a great group! My heart is just so full right now with gratitude for each of you, not to mention all of the fabulous family and friends that we didn't see this weekend... We truly are rich - thank you!"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-71847682818314730172010-09-21T16:04:00.000-07:002010-09-21T16:04:14.034-07:00The 6 Month Old :)<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">While doing a family photo shoot for my friend Wendy (<a href="http://wendyfluckiger.blogspot.com/2010/09/family-pictures-2010.html">her 'unrefined' favs (meaning I have yet to really put my hands on them :) can be seen on her blog here</a>) I took advantage of the moment and snapped a few of my little guy! I don't know why I love this top one so much, but I do :) Here are a few favorites and some messing around I did with them :)<br />
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There are others, but I think this will suffice :) The one that's in the group of 4 is my favorite, I think.. though I'm never really very sure :) Last Friday on the big day we were horrible parents and bought Krispy Kreme which we shared with him, much to his delight! Priya made him a card and we sang "Happy 1/2 birthday!"<br />
I cannot express the joy this little guy brings to my heart! He smiles, often at the drop of a hat and those eyes could melt the coldest heart - Truly, little man, you are a Gift from God!<br />
Here's to many a birthday ... 1/2 birthday more! :D (and keep smiling when your mom tries to take pictures - it makes her happy! See <a href="http://silly-little-things.blogspot.com/2010/07/wos-of-mom-photographer.html">Wo's of a Mom Photographer </a>:)</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-91747499618205378192010-09-21T14:38:00.001-07:002010-09-21T14:40:38.297-07:00Bread Maddness!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2-Lgwtze1AIF3jBB9sfJv7fD_eLeFb5ENmX1reAK3PadP5HLO6J7NOgSsozirkMUAMFJ8n2F95XIU0IAaUjBQTes5QCtZljQG4yqrAenrwhENbHuoACq58zwAE9NZ3ShBxZJDw/s1600/IMG_0141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2-Lgwtze1AIF3jBB9sfJv7fD_eLeFb5ENmX1reAK3PadP5HLO6J7NOgSsozirkMUAMFJ8n2F95XIU0IAaUjBQTes5QCtZljQG4yqrAenrwhENbHuoACq58zwAE9NZ3ShBxZJDw/s400/IMG_0141.JPG" width="267" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBcoWDhKiFKdKmAl6WWo9zVHXidqP8n2dBTqDHLHNS6aQvZ3xGnrzl-4Op3ZR7gB-OgykX37gK44ZJ7GBnjaC2WxwsbZ5NO-ngWesaJspMcLcIbWkgqDCNRt2W2iCFtNEmn380w/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMBcoWDhKiFKdKmAl6WWo9zVHXidqP8n2dBTqDHLHNS6aQvZ3xGnrzl-4Op3ZR7gB-OgykX37gK44ZJ7GBnjaC2WxwsbZ5NO-ngWesaJspMcLcIbWkgqDCNRt2W2iCFtNEmn380w/s400/IMG_0140.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Last Saturday I decided to take a bread making class from our new downstairs tenant, Adrian! Well, it seemed so easy I got the necessary ingredients and Sunday made THESE top 2! Italian bread and STUFFED CRUST PIZZA! Actually, the pizza was a team effort, but I made the bread - SOO good! And start to finish, the bread is done in 1 HOUR! (10 min prep folks, that's it!)<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipH6G-y-lOfkJLV7fT53Ehi_2qTKdl2J5ZpY4xzRwC9GK2Xuk3dKzAg2gCflMv_ldayDc2aEV0qB67oQiIDmK20czmOpfG8lKjGoFjW_ekPeoAH4IuDMxLDsxahvgjTqXC29rmzQ/s1600/IMG_0164.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipH6G-y-lOfkJLV7fT53Ehi_2qTKdl2J5ZpY4xzRwC9GK2Xuk3dKzAg2gCflMv_ldayDc2aEV0qB67oQiIDmK20czmOpfG8lKjGoFjW_ekPeoAH4IuDMxLDsxahvgjTqXC29rmzQ/s400/IMG_0164.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some were lighter and fluffier than others, but after all of that I'm just happy I came out with anything edible! Thanks Adrian and I can't wait for the next class! YUMM-O!<br />
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Post Script: Adrian is an instructor for Pantry Secrets and if you'd like to take her next class, I'm sure she'd love to have you! You can find info on her classes here: <br />
<a href="http://www.pantrysecrets.net/classes-instructors/adrian-selle/">http://www.pantrysecrets.net/classes-instructors/adrian-selle/</a></div>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-16559262182009851982010-09-20T08:47:00.001-07:002010-09-20T08:47:44.246-07:00The Swapping Beauties-Frozen Dinners & Recipes, Oh My!Some of you may be aware that I am part of a frozen dinner exchange group! Well, we started a blog outlining how we do things and since I've spent some (ok a lot :) time on it, I thought I'd share it with you! You can find it at <a href="http://www.swappingbeauties.blogspot.com/">www.swappingbeauties.blogspot.com</a>. We've also started posting favorite recipes and while so far I'm the only poster I have assurances my co-collaborators will be joining me soon (nudge nudge :).<br />
It's still a work in progress, so let me know whatcha think! In the mean time, Go Swap something - it'll make you feel good!"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-66885170362906072472010-09-20T08:35:00.000-07:002010-09-20T08:35:44.633-07:00Broken Crayons? No problem!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cookienut.blogspot.com/2010/08/coloring-shapes.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiTDnPG3vVJt4G96Pcvt70nLsJFLfzPdiod168shQ_GcGR_RPazvEXbKEeymx-cfWx08ung2Oop8VZ8I0Z9CAr2Vii7GXuFj_foBGKbcbtPdY2ThjO54Acc6hryATneQ6F2gbVA/s320/IMG_5454.JPG" /></a></div>While I have several adventures to post about, I just couldn't help share this next 'day off'' project - and it's so easy we shouldn't even have to wait for a day off! Here a link:<a href="http://cookienut.blogspot.com/2010/08/coloring-shapes.html"> http://cookienut.blogspot.com/2010/08/coloring-shapes.html</a> All it is is turning old crayons into new fun shapes! Awesome!<br />
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Coming up next - adventures in the photo and baking world and 'the perfect play-date' - Excited?"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-45317756044183705532010-09-09T22:21:00.000-07:002010-09-09T22:21:47.452-07:00What would you do with 2 hours and a box of band-aids?Poor Peewee - she went to the doctor today because I found a few little bumps on her skin - turns out they were molescum and they were EVERYWHERE! From her head to her toe (or shoulder to foot - close enough), she was covered! And worse, the only way to get rid of them is to dig out the center - GROSS! THANKFULLY, the doctor covered her with numbing cream that sat on her skin for 45 minutes before they went to work on her little body and while I don't think it was very comfortable, she hung in there and didn't even complain once! I think her daddy and her BoBo may have helped a bit with that too :) Either way, after 2 hours, a gagillion band-aids and lots of pokes and prods, Baby P has proven herself <i>quite </i>the trooper!!<br />
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When they were done, she had <i>over </i>a DOZEN new band aids (including 1 for the scrap she got while we were waiting and she stepped on a pack of BBQ sauce and I tried to clean it and she fell over, skinning her knee, but that's another story), many covering more than one of the spots she had removed :( Tough day! The nurse was laughing though because she had 2 little band aids on her bum - one on each cheek! HaHa - I know, TMI but it was so funny! I wish I had pictures - not of her bum, you freaks, but of her covered in band aids - it was a toddlers dream come true!<br />
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As for me, I've been working on a secret project that you will NEVER persuade me to tell you about! Oh, ok, it's another blog, but that's all I can tell you! Well, it's for our frozen dinner swap group - there - exciting I know :) But it's been fun to prep and I'm excited to roll it out soon! Oh, my exciting life! ;)<br />
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I've got a few more projects in mind for my next 'day off' but ... I'll save that for next time - until then! Oh, and if you're having a rough day, just grab a band-aid - the 'experts' say they help ;)"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-19553340887997050442010-09-07T23:55:00.000-07:002010-09-07T23:55:52.845-07:00A Day Off!! (Kind of :)For once Joe got to stay home on a holiday (Yay!) No, he doesn't have some pressing carrer that requires him to work holidays - he just has a silly employer that thinks it's better to give a couple 'floating' holidays than actually give the guys the day off when normal people stay home! (not that I have an opinion ;) Oh, I guess I like the floating holidays too... let's just give 'em both and call it good - Deal? Well, it was worth a shot! Who am I kidding? Today I'm just glad he has a job and he likes it and the future looks decent- 3 things to be grateful for - but enough of my tangent!<br />
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We had a great weekend complete with a trip to TGP (Thanksgiving Point) and a lot of family time (yay for siblings and kids!) and then on Monday decided to take on our yard a bit! In case you don't remember what it looked like at the beginning of the summer, check out Joe & Pee wee<a href="http://silly-little-things.blogspot.com/2010/05/our-beautiful-yard-and-our-crazy-girl.html"> here</a> :)<br />
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After months of work and care, we finally have GREEN! We've been slow often times to cut it because it's still just baby grass (and, well, we forget :) but yesterday it was CUT and EDGED! AND we added red lava rock to the front along the sidewalk - doesn't that sounds cool? LAVA rock...lava lava lava...ROCK (easily entertained :)<br />
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So THAT'S what we did with a day off... well, sort of :) We still were parents and still had to, ya know, take care of them and all, but still!!<br />
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Next day off... repaint THIS! <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDWegLRFXKOsUY1LJ9zXZmLgNqUbtSppfqJxessoEGPgwuLC8IMN3JBgxoTwZntyTN0ZcQZxiU0ITQzp-VStosg6p9e3d9UK7nAabEnqY2Nt4sxY7aaTlt3HtRLarNrQhKSRj6Q/s1600/0908000052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDWegLRFXKOsUY1LJ9zXZmLgNqUbtSppfqJxessoEGPgwuLC8IMN3JBgxoTwZntyTN0ZcQZxiU0ITQzp-VStosg6p9e3d9UK7nAabEnqY2Nt4sxY7aaTlt3HtRLarNrQhKSRj6Q/s320/0908000052.jpg" /></a>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-33248651720989733802010-09-07T22:05:00.000-07:002010-09-07T22:05:13.552-07:00Vids of my Kids :)1st off, my baby is WAY too big! What in the world?! He's going to be 6 MONTHS in just over a week - madness :) (every mom sounds like this, doesn't she?oh well - might as well embrace it) He's also decided he's ready to be a 'sitter' so way to go him! So to kick of our vids of the kids here are 2 of him - one from Monday sitting on a ... whatever you wanna call the thinger, which Joe for some reason feels the need to push - the kid can hardly sit and he's trying to take him for a joy ride! Boys! :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxhM3f6jnt0EEtHYpgiCMt_ESw5LkqV6eqSyNt7JeWxRD6qcAmU4RSrlfvjluEEOBLI7khkQ6_1' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This next one is of him tonight- I know, the quality on both of these is horrid, shot on my cell phone, but I think his personality outshines the video quality, especially on the first one! ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyD6ur9MwPddZNrVVGvsOo1FiRkfCscGNdEn1qxquJA9mjhmvLu4ePZkMmkYEi2rMCz_5f3I6s7vFY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Kids - they grow up so fast ;)<br />
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Our last kid vid is of P. yesterday recording a video for her uncle in Iraq - it's nothin fancy, but it's cute to see her little face :D<br />
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Well, that's it for this episode of 'Vids of my Kids - tune in next time for Priya starting high school! Or...not ;)"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-85186636286694738552010-09-07T00:15:00.000-07:002010-09-07T00:15:11.242-07:00PS - bubble painting!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><a href="http://whimsy-girl.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-break-day-83.html">Doesn't this look fun?!</a> We've got to give it a try! Find it <a href="http://whimsy-girl.blogspot.com/2010/08/summer-break-day-83.html">here at WhiMsy Girl or Love</a> or something like that :)<br />
THIS I might actually be able to do without a day off! :D"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-46930433452357551392010-09-06T23:56:00.000-07:002010-09-06T23:56:06.610-07:00The Masterpiece!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Remember that 'Crafty Bug' that bit a few weeks ago? Well, that day Priya and I went outside, I pulled out a canvas and paint and I set her up and let her go to town! Below is the result:<br />
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Notice the cutie hand and feet prints? I think she did great! I really didn't help, except to steady her feet a few times and help get her paint set up! After painting the base coat in the morning she couldn't wait to do more, so in the afternoon she finished it off!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z276Td4Qm7p-mpB0UQaTqrS9o7SavQTzDdrrntHCkEZLj0JBJOexOyh93kP6NRfzPV1VWV2BQLUbE0Vly2Cnapdwt4AvQFQxGq7ao7W6HRwsvXTMJsCD46ANeVogWTpnxP13Ag/s1600/4830863779_39b47aa637_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9z276Td4Qm7p-mpB0UQaTqrS9o7SavQTzDdrrntHCkEZLj0JBJOexOyh93kP6NRfzPV1VWV2BQLUbE0Vly2Cnapdwt4AvQFQxGq7ao7W6HRwsvXTMJsCD46ANeVogWTpnxP13Ag/s200/4830863779_39b47aa637_b.jpg" width="200" /></a>After we had our little painting party I stumbled across <a href="http://impressyourkids.org/how-to-cut-letters-make-your-own-stickers-fingerpaint-with-preschoolers-whew/">this blog</a> with a great idea for spicing up toddler painting in a fun and creative way - check it out! It's called <a href="http://impressyourkids.org/how-to-cut-letters-make-your-own-stickers-fingerpaint-with-preschoolers-whew/">"Impress your Kids</a>" and it even starts out with a nice tutorial about how to cut out paper letters really quickly and easily - but that's for my next 'day off'!<br />
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We actually attempted a few 'crafty' things today with a little <a href="http://modpodgerocks.blogspot.com/">modge podge</a>, some scrapbook paper and <br />
some block letters, but I'm not sure how they'll turn out yet so we'll save that for another day :) It's truly my first real project attempting to decoupage so we'll see how we do! (Priya is always my little helper, hence the 'we' - could you imagine Joe attempting to use Modge Podge! HA!) So hopefully you'll hear a success story someday soon! If not, I'm sure the letters will end up back in my closet where I found them this morning, awaiting future enlightenment and rescue. Till then!</div>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-13449841431038576342010-09-05T22:54:00.000-07:002010-09-05T22:54:06.676-07:00It's time to celebrate!Finally I have a functioning blog again! I've been so bad about posting I'm sure I've lost most of my audience, but maybe we can work on that :). While I'm trying to catch up on posts I'm hoping to start sharing some projects I'm saving for the day I finally get some 'time off' - haha, HAHA er, I mean, when I work it out that I can try out a few new things :) I have to be careful not to give away any secrets though! Who knows - if I EVER get to any of these things, they might be a present for YOU! :D<br />
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To kick off my list of things to do on my 'day off', there is this great photo book I'd love to try out!<br />
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<i><b>Let me back up-</b></i><br />
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The other day I found this blog <a href="http://beinglds.blogspot.com/">"We Talk of Christ, We Rejoice in Christ" </a>. This month this site is celebrating the family, and is doing so by focusing on an AMAZING document called <a href="http://lds.org/library/display/0,4945,161-1-11-1,00.html">The Proclamation on the Family</a>, put out in 1995 by the Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley as well as the Twelve modern-day Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Anywho, this blog is having guest bloggers all month and the one for today came up with this great idea for a <a href="http://beinglds.blogspot.com/2010/09/family-proclamation-photo-book-tutorial.html">photo book</a> celebrating the Family and this incredible Proclamation! Check it out <a href="http://beinglds.blogspot.com/2010/09/family-proclamation-photo-book-tutorial.html">here</a>! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZGAfTcKQV27SAgIVDkdsERdmTjM5HI2-SJ2P_vRe4EkWmVdFkLBhQ5Qhe-TIk5KCvyproF6r_tWmNp3H-Wjq_DMUlvClJ6erQhmm1KGYqvdgrboritV5EkwgRzVh6SKrv_euUQ/s320/procbook.jpg" /></div>I might tweak it a bit... if I ever get to it! :) But there you go! For you, for me! And if you'd like to learn more about the sacred importance of the family and what we can do to help strengthen ours, check out their Celebration - who knows, we might just learn something, and, well, celebrate ;)<br />
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PS - I'd love feedback on anything really, but especially about my header - is it too much?! I love playing with stuff, but I'm afraid I might have gone a little over-board! HAHA well, at least you can see 2 of my favorite Silly & Precious Things! And, let's be honest, they're probably what you're here for! ;)"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-56288323651787156182010-08-27T15:45:00.002-07:002010-08-27T15:45:43.548-07:00the cookie is crumbling... :/Dang it - my blog is falling apart! Sorry for the glitches in the scenery - hopefully I'll have it beautified again soon - pics of priya's master piece (part of our 'crafty bug') coming soon!"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-24892444461134965082010-08-10T11:04:00.000-07:002010-08-10T11:04:13.899-07:00Gettin Crafty!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxVpQKjMwVSBtWAAfQxH25wFeKb9eXfjQPLab_gQBIY86SXBwtrleScxToFctwhKv4bgYbUg9IQdGwY7vtg18kdGkNuLlIf060Pfy_mN11q-pw5s9dcdImWBt96ENHoKrx4kaHQ/s1600/Bug+with+many+legs.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxVpQKjMwVSBtWAAfQxH25wFeKb9eXfjQPLab_gQBIY86SXBwtrleScxToFctwhKv4bgYbUg9IQdGwY7vtg18kdGkNuLlIf060Pfy_mN11q-pw5s9dcdImWBt96ENHoKrx4kaHQ/s200/Bug+with+many+legs.png" width="200" /></a></div>Ok, so the crafting bug has been working on me for years, but it's kind of hit or miss in the virus manifesting it's self. However, I think it's really got a hold this time! By proclaiming this here, I'm hoping to actually have something happen! THEREFORE I am proclaiming the new Priya/Mommy crafting hour! Perhaps we'll call it Peanut Butter time or something silly like that :) Anyhow, I think one of our first projects will either be her paining a canvas for her room (her idea :) or us mod podging a canvas of bath time photos for the bathroom - either way hopefully you'll see updates about that and much more coming up soon on SLT (Silly Little Things) Stay tuned!<br />
:D"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-3591544664610553572010-07-20T20:28:00.001-07:002010-07-20T20:28:40.029-07:00Wos of a Mom Photographer<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAVqCHSVWQ-wOw6TXMnaur2i7RkURG2d45N8hb-ON4QD5mOEZEE_5Uhx3q-n90eoNQk3Q5aLfW9z9FjUN1bdObUJSMQKOsKJTAq454yms98YQOjQS_sTWNnfsX4O5kfPNlz_zNA/s1600/IMG_0150-1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAVqCHSVWQ-wOw6TXMnaur2i7RkURG2d45N8hb-ON4QD5mOEZEE_5Uhx3q-n90eoNQk3Q5aLfW9z9FjUN1bdObUJSMQKOsKJTAq454yms98YQOjQS_sTWNnfsX4O5kfPNlz_zNA/s400/IMG_0150-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div>Why are your own children always the most difficult to get a good photo of? ;)<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 50% transparent; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-73638600978581829912010-06-27T18:40:00.000-07:002010-06-27T18:40:21.000-07:00YW Values handout :)<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCdL6tOWOF1w_QkwPDIW_omWAexiTRSJ9dRYzg3wY1lvoMQD8e5ttCftascEA7YHWm0E9GUptHXpqPkKZIMosQzXUkR6dPro5txIudoDBZbD2R_aYSU60TM3-Jd6Ng5qIxGAmMA/s1600/handout3.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCdL6tOWOF1w_QkwPDIW_omWAexiTRSJ9dRYzg3wY1lvoMQD8e5ttCftascEA7YHWm0E9GUptHXpqPkKZIMosQzXUkR6dPro5txIudoDBZbD2R_aYSU60TM3-Jd6Ng5qIxGAmMA/s320/handout3.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62Mqh8xKBdMNlB1_eaDbxxQxzcdNLEen0o_GvOvbFNK5XmJO72bpfIbgk8D6hhKNm9WN3xJJvucedbFT8HFMka_7r2Dq4r9OJ6quWDfkd4SUI68g-SnNdkXIcqW6FxC7Lm1Fd-Q/s1600/handout2B+copy.jpg"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62Mqh8xKBdMNlB1_eaDbxxQxzcdNLEen0o_GvOvbFNK5XmJO72bpfIbgk8D6hhKNm9WN3xJJvucedbFT8HFMka_7r2Dq4r9OJ6quWDfkd4SUI68g-SnNdkXIcqW6FxC7Lm1Fd-Q/s320/handout2B+copy.jpg" /></a><br /></div>The bottom one we printed as 5x7s and gave to the YW as a hand out @ our recognition night - if you'd like a copy, please just leave a comment and I'll get it to you. We use the theme of "A call to Virtue" as a theme for the night and had a board where we pinned up statements the girls made about what they would do to live more virtously - it was really neat :D<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>"The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-58273659745051328922010-06-27T12:35:00.000-07:002010-06-27T12:35:54.909-07:00Whew!<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><br />
No, I don't have the promised ballet photos yet - whoops! It's been quite a few weeks! First off, we were sprinting to get things ready for a big YW recognition night on June 16th and then on Father's Day my parents came in town for a week to hang out and celebrate Alysse's graduation from 'beauty school'! She'll start in on the Skin Academy and become a master esthetision (sp?) starting in the fall - she's amazing and I'm sure will do big things! Then next week we'll take a little trip to Wisconsin for a while and leave Joe here while we hang with the Lemke, and hopefully some of the Heaton clans!<br />
This last week has really been a ton of fun, with my mom helping me organize and clean out the kids clothes, my dad cutting down trees and mile high weeds and just playing, having fun with all of the cousins with movie nights, swimming, jump on it, boodocks and lots of other fun adventures! I think one of the neatest things is that P. was finally big enough to do more of the fun things and the second neatest thing is that I wasn't so big, so I could do some of the things as well! :D It's been a blast being able to do things with her and just have fun without worrying about a big ol' belly... well, at least not quite as big!! :D<br />
In another note, Brayden has got to be the smiley-est kid ever!! That baby is always flashing a smile and mom, dad and even strangers! Its so funny because almost every time you ask him a question, he replies with a grin - we are just so blessed by our crazy and happy kiddos! We'll see if we can post Alysse's grad. invite and some of the YW stuff I've worked on lately - have a beautiful day!<br />
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I can't help also thinking of this crazy house we have and all that has come with it, for good or for... less good :) I think of our neighbors, our church responsibilities and all of the other things that have changed just because we moved a few miles south. Just over a year ago we had tenants that were some of our best friends, not to mention family and now, we have wonderful tenants in a totally different place, yet it's just not the same. At least Robert and Beth moved too, so its not like it's our 'fault' that one changed :D<br />
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I can't help also thinking of all of the beauty and growth of this year. Another pregnancy, this time with a toddler in tow! A beautiful boy that is healthy and oh so VERY very happy! A joyful, dancing, singing, performing, dirt-playing, every-day dress wearing 2 year old that offers a new reason to laugh (or cry :) about every 20 minutes. I also can't believe she finally has hair! And it's oh so cute too! (even if it is out-of-control nap hair! :D)<br />
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Mostly, I can't stop thinking of how grateful I am... grateful for my family...near and far, immediate and less so...grateful for my children and husband that I love more every day... grateful for my brother getting ready to deploy, even though I'm scared... grateful for new friends, new responsibilities.... new chances to honor and remember and reflect on the lives of those who have passed - to remember stories they told, try recipes they made, learn more about the lives they lived and hopefully live to be with them again someday.<br />
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Believe it or not... it's only been a year."The Landlord"http://www.blogger.com/profile/04036876700649259509noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24556283.post-80611389959792401642010-06-10T19:11:00.000-07:002010-06-10T19:11:05.606-07:00Hangin with Dru part 2So as promised, here are a few more photos from when we were all hanging out the other night, along with comments :D feel free to add your own (hint hint-ooo I'm so subtle, I know!)<br />
We had a lot of fun and are just happy we'll get to hang out for another day or two in WI before he heads off for a year. PLEASE be safe, little bro! <3
Enjoy!
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