tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70174496100831467202024-02-21T22:49:29.653-05:00muses and mudderings~~~muses and mudderings is my canvas to record personal meanderings through the majesty and mess of life!!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-32502504381672393302012-10-14T13:22:00.003-04:002012-10-14T13:25:00.768-04:00BACK TO BLOGGING Wow- 2009 was the last time I blogged. Lots of things have changed in every area of life since then. We have lived through the life threatening illnesses, job changes, dad's wedding at 84 - the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. One thing has not changed - God remains faithful to hold us, love us, guide us and pick us up when we fall.<br />
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Retirement was not on my mind in 2009 but is on the horizon now. Whether this year or next year or 2015- I will be hanging up my teaching bag and trading it in for ??????. Many people have said "But what will you do?". Soooo many things I want to do that I never seem to have time for now.<br />
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I resurrect my blog to hash out the options, choices and considerations- possibly only with myself. Retirement is referred to by some as your "second career". Looking forward to finding out what chapter two will bring.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-73269294460390381712009-09-25T05:50:00.001-04:002009-09-25T05:50:56.534-04:00<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5445314d6a55774f44493d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="330" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: We are a TEAM!! 9/09" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5445314d6a55774f44493d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmilebox.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-37453406351406215552009-07-28T10:48:00.000-04:002009-07-28T10:49:28.984-04:00Whirlpool Jet Boat Adventure<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5441314f5449354d44593d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: WHIRLPOOL JET BOATS" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5441314f5449354d44593d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-30453921222836399342009-07-12T21:49:00.002-04:002009-07-12T21:53:16.395-04:00Camp of the WoodsHaven't blogged much lately. Hope to soon. Here is a very rough picture montage of our trip to Camp of the Woods. Beth and I had a week of "sister camp" which was a blast. We are working on a joint effort montage but that will take a while!! Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d54417a4e5449344f44493d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Camp of the Woods July 0" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d54417a4e5449344f44493d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-16207595576808906222009-06-29T14:49:00.000-04:002009-06-29T14:50:08.616-04:00End of the Year Fun<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d5441784e4451784d6a4d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="330" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: 09 END OF YEAR FUN SLIDESHOW" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d5441784e4451784d6a4d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmilebox.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-47618258607471673042009-06-08T11:54:00.001-04:002009-06-15T07:02:09.775-04:0009 Field Day at Hamlin Park<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f5467304e5467324e513d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Quick Share" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f5467304e5467324e513d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f54637a4e5455354e413d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="330" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: 09 FIELD DAY" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f54637a4e5455354e413d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmilebox.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-62261332083559185512009-05-17T20:31:00.007-04:002009-05-18T11:23:38.698-04:00Gluten Free AGAIN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9oZ8w6uSsBnKKCgsrTQW_0kXipkJCRmO4s-H1YpXXp0-0OExVUAp1kY_HzbdSQyk5wwWuZoObeXGoQ3yvol2G4A3qMKJfrePjtzKZlZEzWhJYVmK45KxaB1Psf7Q9MLZ6lU95o4yYJA/s1600-h/berries1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9oZ8w6uSsBnKKCgsrTQW_0kXipkJCRmO4s-H1YpXXp0-0OExVUAp1kY_HzbdSQyk5wwWuZoObeXGoQ3yvol2G4A3qMKJfrePjtzKZlZEzWhJYVmK45KxaB1Psf7Q9MLZ6lU95o4yYJA/s400/berries1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336959872953371250" border="0" /></a>25 years ago I ate gluten-free, caffeine free, sugar free, chemical free and dairy free for a year. The problem was - after a year of eating nothing but twigs and berries, I did not feel any better.<br /><br />Sleepiness was the overwhelming feeling I had all the time. It was a year of dragging myself through everything I did so it hardly seemed worth continuing. I remember the day I had my first caffeine- a small diet coke from Burger King. My face burned, my hands shook and I thought hmmmmmm- there is something to this. But within 30 minutes I began to feel like myself again. Some energy returned. <span style="font-size:78%;">(If you want the scientific answer read about Type O blood and caffeine.)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_9ugryfyKhyphenhyphenuWlUtVKECKn22KBJSNV8vU3mRtxgitHAZvuZNKcmXdI_FjmZrh_9splI_jFeVeY0-MQAe8kJaYT8bYenKQdXOjSsgg9R8ZKtv-s8Lw5n3gOsPQssqHKAzJAW6ScaCojo/s1600-h/the_gluten_effect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_9ugryfyKhyphenhyphenuWlUtVKECKn22KBJSNV8vU3mRtxgitHAZvuZNKcmXdI_FjmZrh_9splI_jFeVeY0-MQAe8kJaYT8bYenKQdXOjSsgg9R8ZKtv-s8Lw5n3gOsPQssqHKAzJAW6ScaCojo/s400/the_gluten_effect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336959620957664722" border="0" /></a>Now, looking at my crooked fingers, I wish I had stayed on the gluten free part of the diet. But it's never too late! From what I read, maybe some of the damage to my hands and feet will go away and at the very least they will stop deteriorating.<br /><br />So that brings me to my temper tantrum. I really don't want to do this. I have gotten lazy about planning for meals and making sure we have everything on hand. The fact that it is almost the end of the school year has something to do with it. I am tired from the big move so this new project feels overwhelming.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpapxorSm91KtRmCI2Z-My5u14XYc1oy36XBYFoENPOt8kWjtrfDR6Pa09Y6eqrm1Ij3XJouj5DAw1BvuF5k6TSuUdGkI6jPxWcF07lx09uMBkATUMHQJRz3LvIidpdFCnRpl3ESRhJeg/s1600-h/956145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpapxorSm91KtRmCI2Z-My5u14XYc1oy36XBYFoENPOt8kWjtrfDR6Pa09Y6eqrm1Ij3XJouj5DAw1BvuF5k6TSuUdGkI6jPxWcF07lx09uMBkATUMHQJRz3LvIidpdFCnRpl3ESRhJeg/s400/956145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336959619426623186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To help boost my sense of mission I have been reading accounts of people who have switched to a gluten free lifestyle and the changes in their lives. The stories are very inspiring and a bit scary. "Don't let your sweetheart kiss you if he has been eating pretzels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fuSBAjnG1ITTHG0QgwV5zmRdio1Lce5WPUaC6AtIg8-sUWdWRxS7wZShZmibr_iNmLSsfl4TAv6nbI98diHhFfR-I9A6lGQjfi69ShYkx-Kz_YU0_iSBdHCHzRYm0rUjsZMs0oUkDjY/s1600-h/eating_gluten_free_shreve_stockton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fuSBAjnG1ITTHG0QgwV5zmRdio1Lce5WPUaC6AtIg8-sUWdWRxS7wZShZmibr_iNmLSsfl4TAv6nbI98diHhFfR-I9A6lGQjfi69ShYkx-Kz_YU0_iSBdHCHzRYm0rUjsZMs0oUkDjY/s400/eating_gluten_free_shreve_stockton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336959626489412258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Anyway - I am in the preparation phase. Mostly prepare my mind for this big change. Larry said he would eat gluten free for 2 weeks to see if it made a difference for him. Of course that means I will be planning for his mobile food too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPQ-zdfYxIaheB44Rkpq6REaltS6sTIcPcg_h3FasiiHyvPUx6ttA2RzzmE_evWCNmxIQGqc8Uqct-sU5oPDcBDcayHN2Nv5qBLv8LbS1eNX21sXYZKEXRkvNFcqbZ_4JM2rVhrGQCAo/s1600-h/Simplyglutenfreebanner-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPQ-zdfYxIaheB44Rkpq6REaltS6sTIcPcg_h3FasiiHyvPUx6ttA2RzzmE_evWCNmxIQGqc8Uqct-sU5oPDcBDcayHN2Nv5qBLv8LbS1eNX21sXYZKEXRkvNFcqbZ_4JM2rVhrGQCAo/s400/Simplyglutenfreebanner-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336959619822842114" border="0" /></a>I am grateful for blogs like the one above. It is great to be able to learn some tired and tested tricks instead of having to make all the mistakes myself.<br /><br />It will be an interesting journey, one I hope to chronicle here - if only for a record of the process. I welcome any input and tips from you gluten free veterans out there!! We have only just begun - again.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-7526555309530547542009-05-06T10:15:00.008-04:002009-05-06T11:52:15.436-04:00States of Matter - Explore & More<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwgtkMDNISqq4HruTS8EPJt9pw1AezHjxfVLatKKs8maF_PtbXQIXUScf-m94aq5TlD5pCyvzzq-cyvPiRWFDIEQLlMjPirp7b15Q_4CuZYJ2CMPkh9KdvSrPj-oahSZszZrAVRwciwM/s1600-h/DSCF0066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwgtkMDNISqq4HruTS8EPJt9pw1AezHjxfVLatKKs8maF_PtbXQIXUScf-m94aq5TlD5pCyvzzq-cyvPiRWFDIEQLlMjPirp7b15Q_4CuZYJ2CMPkh9KdvSrPj-oahSZszZrAVRwciwM/s400/DSCF0066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736177114440098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >Have you heard of </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.exploreandmore.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Explore & More Children's Museum</span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" > in East Aurora? I hope so because it is one of the gems of our area. I remember the start up and the quality programs that were offered even as they began. Now it is an established place with hands on learning activities for children. The price is reasonable and the experience wonderful.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >Usually we take the children to the museum each spring. This year we opted for one of the workshops offered by the museum. It was wonderful! AWESOME was a word I heard whispered by the kids as we left the room. Here are some pictures of the workshop.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >The topics covered were, matter- what is is, the 3 states of matter, solid-liquid-gas, adding and taking away heat, freezing, melting, evaporation, condensation and sublimation. For teachers looking for a substitute for field trips - these workshops are an option well worth exploring!!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.exploreandmore.org/">Explore & More</a></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" > - <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">click here to get the </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" >official</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" > scoop!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW305zxuLx9IOf8Z1f3j5qHsWe9OQTfFWHRGYdMqfxuYwucIuljB26goE1o7I_kiuStbKOtW0pyiCs1Ij3FmUNOv4wyZrdK1CRUB8djBjhfHFpWgQuD_FwIgocLb2S2r2IIENTvk9JBm4/s1600-h/DSCF0053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW305zxuLx9IOf8Z1f3j5qHsWe9OQTfFWHRGYdMqfxuYwucIuljB26goE1o7I_kiuStbKOtW0pyiCs1Ij3FmUNOv4wyZrdK1CRUB8djBjhfHFpWgQuD_FwIgocLb2S2r2IIENTvk9JBm4/s400/DSCF0053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736170062393954" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Making molecules with gumdrop atoms and toothpick bonds.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrWnMarOG75fNjEeGGeArNXu-331Uia36J4Aa3lwxNfC8xq-P7DT2qvBsIhE_MTilO3dJiB_0K5Qxxu_uzt-nxiUT2wkxAvO0ObxsyuBdMyNc0EhRwkdw_XUzqmKfqae4i4Eovpm_Wnc/s1600-h/DSCF0058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrWnMarOG75fNjEeGGeArNXu-331Uia36J4Aa3lwxNfC8xq-P7DT2qvBsIhE_MTilO3dJiB_0K5Qxxu_uzt-nxiUT2wkxAvO0ObxsyuBdMyNc0EhRwkdw_XUzqmKfqae4i4Eovpm_Wnc/s400/DSCF0058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736174189628914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Human molecules demonstrating solid, liquid and gas.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikNzlGw-gXICNYYs6DCQnAtnq7PBINjfjvWEFt8K61QFeSkA6YQhgfQo0q3ARYdn_EVabK6miOonr4bs7nmhXAZKhSR5aDEyWSINu10AW-nWXh95md5W35nzQEtPJpRSm7XRCHuOAcxI/s1600-h/DSCF0064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikNzlGw-gXICNYYs6DCQnAtnq7PBINjfjvWEFt8K61QFeSkA6YQhgfQo0q3ARYdn_EVabK6miOonr4bs7nmhXAZKhSR5aDEyWSINu10AW-nWXh95md5W35nzQEtPJpRSm7XRCHuOAcxI/s400/DSCF0064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736748944967410" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">How do we turn a solid into a liquid? Add Heat</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrSDlNc2aZmlar-nAvgsprxMjPOmhdsYV-yzQsFxWFx98RL8l_o95po5stcUxWieiJ38TEoawgCAJgcWZbnoc_G8Eq3yAxBf0FlqIQZZOOQCmQZ2SFV7BYYbEbNBML-ILpeMSsgyVeco/s1600-h/DSCF0091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrSDlNc2aZmlar-nAvgsprxMjPOmhdsYV-yzQsFxWFx98RL8l_o95po5stcUxWieiJ38TEoawgCAJgcWZbnoc_G8Eq3yAxBf0FlqIQZZOOQCmQZ2SFV7BYYbEbNBML-ILpeMSsgyVeco/s400/DSCF0091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736188087812066" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Does gas really take up space? Making CO2 using baking soda and vinegar.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGTQpG4DrAepzUbbgnZF-4n0RtdOlI4OgcvhYu3yyMyApRCvL8AUyxCKq8FpGkXDpTZUUdOKlhxbZ5fLLHUHlSEej7WdCkZgFNg2unDqbtbZ0bn9xFeEW4LdYU7riwukEmPl0JznGew8/s1600-h/DSCF0100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGTQpG4DrAepzUbbgnZF-4n0RtdOlI4OgcvhYu3yyMyApRCvL8AUyxCKq8FpGkXDpTZUUdOKlhxbZ5fLLHUHlSEej7WdCkZgFNg2unDqbtbZ0bn9xFeEW4LdYU7riwukEmPl0JznGew8/s400/DSCF0100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736760185165442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5YD-OYNfwH5cHPHR3UFQCXaxNm5Uljbng1tYZALuF3yu2VHItNvmK-6_iFqs8vM4vsKK8UwDFagjVxe-4ckvinW59e_HNZ0WNpkXTHrhrqB60CQiTkvAY9_ASADDH1rd0yvcfRqyZBk/s1600-h/DSCF0111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5YD-OYNfwH5cHPHR3UFQCXaxNm5Uljbng1tYZALuF3yu2VHItNvmK-6_iFqs8vM4vsKK8UwDFagjVxe-4ckvinW59e_HNZ0WNpkXTHrhrqB60CQiTkvAY9_ASADDH1rd0yvcfRqyZBk/s400/DSCF0111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736742050885234" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Using the CO2 to put out the flame.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOIwnYUV8Dhp1p4hIB1i2ALN71pGo2pgzEIEPWo7nv_kSPEgwaRekv0V_xa8iV2Tf6ep8GwEcGGafyYaM2ZZOqZGAvi9fy86QiMSEp0VpXxeuUBneEXgGFLFR9sOhowYB72YLmLsspaU/s1600-h/DSCF0086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOIwnYUV8Dhp1p4hIB1i2ALN71pGo2pgzEIEPWo7nv_kSPEgwaRekv0V_xa8iV2Tf6ep8GwEcGGafyYaM2ZZOqZGAvi9fy86QiMSEp0VpXxeuUBneEXgGFLFR9sOhowYB72YLmLsspaU/s400/DSCF0086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736753839807506" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Creating an implosion by heating and then quickly cooling the gas in a soda can.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQlNtblOfbpeFkLEBGoBbrzgS554mmS5l2y0HK0q4tYvhvNY37ZJh8dcc3qPp5xSM41I8gZ8l1U7V7Urkt44ETw0WbkEcAvV28qaPQtOP65CBgIyQeY-sEPvahTts_CS9Q0BQ0s5Kjs8/s1600-h/DSCF0073.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQlNtblOfbpeFkLEBGoBbrzgS554mmS5l2y0HK0q4tYvhvNY37ZJh8dcc3qPp5xSM41I8gZ8l1U7V7Urkt44ETw0WbkEcAvV28qaPQtOP65CBgIyQeY-sEPvahTts_CS9Q0BQ0s5Kjs8/s400/DSCF0073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736180426713938" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Demonstrating sublimation with dry ice.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Djcj8YmdOkx08np8MW4iOljrm6NrftrVxL9bXEEbLQ9iMqnx4AoHmA8UA77LT7Wx3G-WK35LT9Sc8S2aLvr27EJ3avO1pJnnnvS8C_KcN9DPx4racL_EblLxicnQxqPopJZEA1a7Y-U/s1600-h/DSCF0123.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Djcj8YmdOkx08np8MW4iOljrm6NrftrVxL9bXEEbLQ9iMqnx4AoHmA8UA77LT7Wx3G-WK35LT9Sc8S2aLvr27EJ3avO1pJnnnvS8C_KcN9DPx4racL_EblLxicnQxqPopJZEA1a7Y-U/s400/DSCF0123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332736734058542546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I'm sure the kids will remember the experience for a long time.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Thank you PTO and Explore & More.</span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-44720323273942928912009-05-05T11:58:00.002-04:002009-05-05T12:00:24.015-04:00NEW TREES!!Most of the morning has been spent running to the window, listening to the "digger machines" 5 feet outside our window and waiting for "our tree" to be planted. We are going to name it and take pictures as it grows!!<br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f5441344d6a63324d773d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Parkdale's New Trees" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f5441344d6a63324d773d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-5928322002664958132009-05-03T14:36:00.003-04:002009-05-03T19:27:32.445-04:00Jamie Pugh<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=76664094274&h=9NMgf&u=EIJpI&ref=mf">Jamie Pugh</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Click on Jamie to See Video</span><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/e1KHRf02ups&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/e1KHRf02ups&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />I have watched or listened to this video many times.<br />I am amazed at the courage this man had to actually get up on stage.<br /><br />Then I read this about his life...<br /><a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2009/05/03/secret-tragedy-of-britain-s-got-talent-star-jamie-pugh-91466-23529297/">Walesonline</a><br />and my admiration increased.<br />What do you think?<br /></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-54445794437145756502009-04-23T15:16:00.003-04:002009-05-17T19:38:31.093-04:00Botanical Gardens<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntRelL9k6_TF9Zm4rVk4QNwpxX3-eqClu55vJspvzwE3OLbrz6Mgz5bKJ9PEOCCyveSpVpc3MAZAFh_DCzZ74lXGvNZNE8Z9uPPLhvPT-csr-26AT5Fi0wPnUipMnjNCBwfILqQFWPzg/s1600-h/DSCF0883.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntRelL9k6_TF9Zm4rVk4QNwpxX3-eqClu55vJspvzwE3OLbrz6Mgz5bKJ9PEOCCyveSpVpc3MAZAFh_DCzZ74lXGvNZNE8Z9uPPLhvPT-csr-26AT5Fi0wPnUipMnjNCBwfILqQFWPzg/s400/DSCF0883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336941276871881794" border="0" /></a>Three second grade classes boarded the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">buses</span> for the Buffalo Botanical Gardens 20 minutes after retuning from spring break. It was a cold, rainy day outside but inside was a display of colorful, lively spring. What a treat!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpPk9g0nIFAPpFEguKNrxyScfteMfy5IYG9ehk6EUw8_HgEcRACNth4jtV3RHi80MWxXrVCJ_DM0cMc8VDh1BZod12gw2AHXicNkmWuCmlL_LxCnTP-C5_vadB_xiD5yDWBoGtW7twfo/s1600-h/DSCF0797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpPk9g0nIFAPpFEguKNrxyScfteMfy5IYG9ehk6EUw8_HgEcRACNth4jtV3RHi80MWxXrVCJ_DM0cMc8VDh1BZod12gw2AHXicNkmWuCmlL_LxCnTP-C5_vadB_xiD5yDWBoGtW7twfo/s400/DSCF0797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336941273271885506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI74MSlcfwNeHEkGjGvOZifDLx0cMHIysB-H7u7nIOpdJViuXIadV_zPch6DPpFkyCqazsIF7wa2f5OYSs452epqlCP7KSG-1rA0SUQIxAj-H5inSjP1y2lA94-900Tfm2sVPbqVMh87E/s1600-h/DSCF0729.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI74MSlcfwNeHEkGjGvOZifDLx0cMHIysB-H7u7nIOpdJViuXIadV_zPch6DPpFkyCqazsIF7wa2f5OYSs452epqlCP7KSG-1rA0SUQIxAj-H5inSjP1y2lA94-900Tfm2sVPbqVMh87E/s400/DSCF0729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336941267466070642" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oTyCgTtatqxPh-bzku21PQjRVhanLb4x6r-PMxm4WuMwKvsgolFRJVFq-FDAW39KLv0iqWmZ_XYOwaas7dDwL4mUvfA2MTmSDkMvzHlUPQdf2cXuKTR1Fkh7tU6JQ4vPbp8d8KaoSxE/s1600-h/DSCF1080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_oTyCgTtatqxPh-bzku21PQjRVhanLb4x6r-PMxm4WuMwKvsgolFRJVFq-FDAW39KLv0iqWmZ_XYOwaas7dDwL4mUvfA2MTmSDkMvzHlUPQdf2cXuKTR1Fkh7tU6JQ4vPbp8d8KaoSxE/s400/DSCF1080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336941268118697746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7tHiDvF3hSHjxYp7N6vgb2QPZ0RSxu1oUDtztxPqj8RT1WXAyLv0PW1zItUM-KhhqRIMkXsmDZVuEtfTE7DzbOgG0GjwHEdhP4vJ_7twdW0B-xzVo24VWvUjAUP0RMfTQhtQrSvBgGE/s1600-h/DSCF0632+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7tHiDvF3hSHjxYp7N6vgb2QPZ0RSxu1oUDtztxPqj8RT1WXAyLv0PW1zItUM-KhhqRIMkXsmDZVuEtfTE7DzbOgG0GjwHEdhP4vJ_7twdW0B-xzVo24VWvUjAUP0RMfTQhtQrSvBgGE/s400/DSCF0632+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336941264324818274" border="0" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-12331767700229739542009-04-18T21:29:00.008-04:002009-04-19T17:19:58.570-04:00Susan Boyle - our critical culture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW5zwm4eB-4wWKX_VzX1nxnAyePxmjnBBezFWMjDZvo8iz1zAoTweuxT7yzULptPeuvaJzNkyIOg9cDn4tJJerRHU6Apl6xbI3rRB5X49DfxadmmILNslXl_sxRUeSjliUqhjrddDr5M/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpW5zwm4eB-4wWKX_VzX1nxnAyePxmjnBBezFWMjDZvo8iz1zAoTweuxT7yzULptPeuvaJzNkyIOg9cDn4tJJerRHU6Apl6xbI3rRB5X49DfxadmmILNslXl_sxRUeSjliUqhjrddDr5M/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326209162079771314" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKPOW88qFtY">Susan Boyle</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />By now everyone has heard Susan Boyle sing. (Click above) I admit I have listened over and over. I just keep dragging the arrow back to (almost) the beginning to hear her sing again.<br /><br />What has amazed me is the awful comments people feel free to write. I have scoured the net for articles about her. Everyone uses words like dowdy, frumpy, bushy eyebrows, peach fuzz face, ulgy dress, ulgy shoes.<br /><br />Here is just one example - while talking about the Larry King show..<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">"I thought we'd </span><em style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">never</em><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> get to Boyle -- but then there she was, in all her un-tweezed glory. And wearing Wilma Flintstone beads, to boot! "</span><br /><a href="http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/04/susan-boyle-on.html?iid=top25-Susan+Boyle+on+%27Larry+King+Live%27%3A+Did+you+watch%3F">Link</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Who have we become as people and what are we teaching our children?</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I know the internet has given people a forum to say awful things with no accountability. But what does it say about we value as a people that "we" take the liberty to say awful, mean, hurtful things without blinking an eye?<br /><br />I saw one article titled "What if Susan Boyle had not had a wonderful voice?"<br /><br />What if? Was she then worthy of mocking and insults?<br /><br />What if?<br /><br />What we fail to recognize is the old adage that when you point a finger at someone there are four fingers pointing back at you.<br /><br />Our subconscious is powerful!<br />It can't help but start sending questions to our hearts..<br /><br />***What about me?<br />******I don't look like a model...<br />******I don't sing like a bird...<br />******I don't have the latest fashions...<br />******How would I be judged?<br />******Do I have any worth?<br /><br />Could this be the reason for the verse...<br />Judge not lest you be judged?<br /><br /></div><br /></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-47390164308412588942009-04-13T18:43:00.006-04:002009-04-13T19:58:54.608-04:00It all began with one little tug....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRyTUjruEd2xHR59Q7y4Jget9Ld2Im_zY77C2Bs2AxRpgZzPT2bqaQjIOKO6iGwa3YTqKecVyD5bDhWKu9WksuJEJZ_nPQUxm_nbosVXHYer5d0ufvmLai2Ry_yXU04FCLpJgb3WNiJA/s1600-h/BLGG26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRyTUjruEd2xHR59Q7y4Jget9Ld2Im_zY77C2Bs2AxRpgZzPT2bqaQjIOKO6iGwa3YTqKecVyD5bDhWKu9WksuJEJZ_nPQUxm_nbosVXHYer5d0ufvmLai2Ry_yXU04FCLpJgb3WNiJA/s320/BLGG26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324327037155790802" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Today was the day to get the salt stains off the flagstone in our front hall. It sounds easy enough- just wash the floor. But for some reason it's not that easy. It usually takes 3-4 washings before the salt is gone. And yes I do use clean water for every swipe. </span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">As I was washing the floor I noticed a dusty baseboard.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">And as I was wiping off the dusty base board I noticed a spot on the wallpaper.</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br /><br />And when I tried to wipe the wall paper off I noticed a splitting seam.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrU_uaJ-6G0PX6EWCADzYRGur4XP7SarZ7s4rXdtkwI0YbX7hj3tFbSfypcGqzXB86_9gu5t47Pvwdz3bDOEgSGLa_JlxTkqyA7F1jUtrBvH-g9UkOtNCCOc4MPTLL4cexnvUwWUAnHA/s1600-h/BLGG2999.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrU_uaJ-6G0PX6EWCADzYRGur4XP7SarZ7s4rXdtkwI0YbX7hj3tFbSfypcGqzXB86_9gu5t47Pvwdz3bDOEgSGLa_JlxTkqyA7F1jUtrBvH-g9UkOtNCCOc4MPTLL4cexnvUwWUAnHA/s320/BLGG2999.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324327027757825122" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">And when I tugged on the splitting seam a great big piece of wallpaper came off.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbm1SBY41WrZU7Omvb2pxTJ_feI7c2qs54iysE4PIp76Md7uT53EyK1aa8xHIrb5NvIs8J1rCE4c0b-Yuwz3yl-vh0lfuY-cWCAO26RvbHDjaRAhyphenhypheny-1WRYBE6V8A1juVwZXG6qpi1Po/s1600-h/BLGG24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikbm1SBY41WrZU7Omvb2pxTJ_feI7c2qs54iysE4PIp76Md7uT53EyK1aa8xHIrb5NvIs8J1rCE4c0b-Yuwz3yl-vh0lfuY-cWCAO26RvbHDjaRAhyphenhypheny-1WRYBE6V8A1juVwZXG6qpi1Po/s320/BLGG24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324327032826778866" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">And for some reason I can't just stop and one tug. So I kept tugging right down the stairs. The first layer came off easily but now...<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RbMaXuLZh0EaEwQ097uuwpA8YTNR2ObzM1x4bQ9rRl7CPD8FoewKS99wetNZXe8F0hSsnlQz6Yk07rnyI1yt3fgag9nMZxzFe6lqRLnbJCglnGpJKNJ41eJQyjIibpsGcIEh3Uvve6U/s1600-h/BLGG2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RbMaXuLZh0EaEwQ097uuwpA8YTNR2ObzM1x4bQ9rRl7CPD8FoewKS99wetNZXe8F0hSsnlQz6Yk07rnyI1yt3fgag9nMZxzFe6lqRLnbJCglnGpJKNJ41eJQyjIibpsGcIEh3Uvve6U/s320/BLGG2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324327032246085698" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">When Larry came home this is what he saw on the front porch. He walked in as I was filling a garbage bag with shreds.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWRhmTAuit8NcQp_r1yOec3b5dGlOaWYsbPuYOX00Y6pHFbID0Jf9Q8rfIQRlEGFlOv7hyFvt0D80cCA71WVgtRQ3WKQ6t4wVq8kef_2m6Y6k9zyZbzaKmhfhIYSKIADHS2JytTRadjE/s1600-h/BLIG1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWRhmTAuit8NcQp_r1yOec3b5dGlOaWYsbPuYOX00Y6pHFbID0Jf9Q8rfIQRlEGFlOv7hyFvt0D80cCA71WVgtRQ3WKQ6t4wVq8kef_2m6Y6k9zyZbzaKmhfhIYSKIADHS2JytTRadjE/s320/BLIG1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324327024650365922" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">He accused me of trying to hide the evidence and then sighed a big sigh!!<br /><br />You see last time I tugged - just one little tug- we ended up tugging the wallpaper off in FIVE rooms. You know - one just leads to the other. It's kinda like eating m&m's.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_OZLXvvKoj7HV7uoEYZ-tHbtRszbgG8AzfmlTVxYGLkf9KGMjLVCoS27fO8Wrmozt93VyzG35hPjeWPTB9rsfzcmFhlqWcyP9dkfp5fRnMqhO4IqoU9OpqRFAbuLGn1rb0AmpVbw30k/s1600-h/BLGG2-.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_OZLXvvKoj7HV7uoEYZ-tHbtRszbgG8AzfmlTVxYGLkf9KGMjLVCoS27fO8Wrmozt93VyzG35hPjeWPTB9rsfzcmFhlqWcyP9dkfp5fRnMqhO4IqoU9OpqRFAbuLGn1rb0AmpVbw30k/s320/BLGG2-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324329292829275714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">There will be no new wallpaper -EVER- in our house. We are paint people. It's not that I don't appreciate wall paper in other people's houses - just keep that paste away from here!!!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqknR0AL_Cwa0RCJ6D06eHL96-qIBVfTUXPCxJOVA1NujenVfcNwIASWqZ7Oe8PKroah0WnjzHnEdBfd3EXw_oAhiSMpFZ2yOxQm5xRZAfOToLtlEMbFipiGUSL3Ggf0iP04mC4Zym6UQ/s1600-h/BLGG28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqknR0AL_Cwa0RCJ6D06eHL96-qIBVfTUXPCxJOVA1NujenVfcNwIASWqZ7Oe8PKroah0WnjzHnEdBfd3EXw_oAhiSMpFZ2yOxQm5xRZAfOToLtlEMbFipiGUSL3Ggf0iP04mC4Zym6UQ/s320/BLGG28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324329289405233602" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">It will take me a few weeks to get the paste washed off of these walls. I don't need any more!! </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><br /></span>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-70710219851605259762009-04-10T19:04:00.006-04:002009-04-21T06:15:05.122-04:00AREA AND PERIMETER EXPERIMENTS IN SECOND GRADE<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_txqrhxlVDCjpLA9-y5Q-zl2d-hWix4Q8Z91oSDJtblpRTmRHCPsSDxJzFePEbPONgrwW98rzSywCPYpgj6agUZwSzWnF1j-4IiRhLprmATvIoMzg5MvVDLLLVVZPYf7a5Q3CxYdea_w/s1600-h/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%286%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_txqrhxlVDCjpLA9-y5Q-zl2d-hWix4Q8Z91oSDJtblpRTmRHCPsSDxJzFePEbPONgrwW98rzSywCPYpgj6agUZwSzWnF1j-4IiRhLprmATvIoMzg5MvVDLLLVVZPYf7a5Q3CxYdea_w/s320/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%286%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327081979733496194" border="0" /></a>We started with several "buildings" labeled A-F. The children cut 2 inch pink strips for measuring the perimeter and 4 inch squares for measuring the area of each building. Each group had a basket of strips, a basket of squares, one pencil and one recording sheet.<br /><br />To make sure the measurements were as close as possible, children were given wider 2 inch strips which they then cut into "toothpick" size strips. I also copied inch graph paper with darker lines to show 4 square inches. Those sheets were copied on different colors for each group so they could keep their materials separate from other groups.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwjwDsT5MgW2FJRo36Eh_hDcZdU2C661f5rRlc5W7e_jENISHQywWJOUp-9RQTTEXMVcKq9hdzdozOAZYDLd7yG2-8DXBq5Few_HiMJumAVnyc5z_Hys0tjasrREvJSkO_CcJDRNrIlw/s1600-h/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2831%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwjwDsT5MgW2FJRo36Eh_hDcZdU2C661f5rRlc5W7e_jENISHQywWJOUp-9RQTTEXMVcKq9hdzdozOAZYDLd7yG2-8DXBq5Few_HiMJumAVnyc5z_Hys0tjasrREvJSkO_CcJDRNrIlw/s320/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2831%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327081996349012018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZ5SiOj4HsaD4QraUaQ4Lj0ugQmS4qanPu-vMu4oG4uCyB0DXJEL9vwvk0hBibLpaEwI3qgWnSDbjFUxmmEck8H6jvhe1FpZ1XPrJxDo6i1Z6YD4-hfgtOgnjK2IXSAQLQXVwoNyRkCw/s1600-h/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2835%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZ5SiOj4HsaD4QraUaQ4Lj0ugQmS4qanPu-vMu4oG4uCyB0DXJEL9vwvk0hBibLpaEwI3qgWnSDbjFUxmmEck8H6jvhe1FpZ1XPrJxDo6i1Z6YD4-hfgtOgnjK2IXSAQLQXVwoNyRkCw/s320/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2835%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327082003438091042" border="0" /></a>Kids used 2 inch strips to measure the perimeter of each "building".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FJU6-E95us6DPrAWsT-ffvPM3TFWcygEoZVggJhkoV1Rns4R3QJiKyRNgkhqYXiVUFNEv7BYvdIGUpzWWErUL8w29QDz0Lri54_Kuixd_eXs2YdDk_xoE1k_ipSwmrNr0PduXUB2HBQ/s1600-h/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2818%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FJU6-E95us6DPrAWsT-ffvPM3TFWcygEoZVggJhkoV1Rns4R3QJiKyRNgkhqYXiVUFNEv7BYvdIGUpzWWErUL8w29QDz0Lri54_Kuixd_eXs2YdDk_xoE1k_ipSwmrNr0PduXUB2HBQ/s320/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2818%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327081988079687090" border="0" /></a>Counting by 4's to figure out the area in square inches.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0uFMtFRUxDzeJ0v4cemm6ArYiCWMEbpTpVYPrqTDugt54KoA5bgQ2g7W7vGjx7WDgd5SGRO7C_Vs2oKJqbGxA0wVJqLNRVSF8B6JkIQwruWjy5pSWtscBe4dzmEhrXeHijd0He-6ZU0/s1600-h/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2836%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0uFMtFRUxDzeJ0v4cemm6ArYiCWMEbpTpVYPrqTDugt54KoA5bgQ2g7W7vGjx7WDgd5SGRO7C_Vs2oKJqbGxA0wVJqLNRVSF8B6JkIQwruWjy5pSWtscBe4dzmEhrXeHijd0He-6ZU0/s320/09+AREA+AND+PERIMETER+%2836%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327081993063062578" border="0" /></a>Recording the findings.<br />Recording sheet was simply<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Group _____</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Building A <br />Area - ________ square inches</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> Perimeter - _______inches</span></span><br /></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Building B <br />Area - ________ square inches<br /></span> </div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: left;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:85%;"> Perimeter - _______inches<br /></span> </div> <div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">...... through Building F</span></span><br /></div><br />See more of the action in the Smilebox production below.<br /></div><br /><br /><table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr align="center"><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f4459304e4441784e513d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: 09 AREA AND PERIMETER EXPERIMENTS" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f4459304e4441784e513d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="303" /></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;" width="386" height="46" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-68097361173982130962009-04-05T19:20:00.004-04:002009-04-05T19:42:03.558-04:00Oh No Not AGAIN!!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I am getting a "getting old" complex!!</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNirnzhfWOQ_ox5p8X-jMnXA-TEvBif_KrKdv1aNDbSP7lAgKwqBsQirS1fZj32qNObSUn0DtQ2FoLDYRiI5XLM7kSt571Nb1_5mUMCd8kThu6rmkXS9VrEAL3NASEcEfRZBOSL0Brq0/s1600-h/timhortons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNirnzhfWOQ_ox5p8X-jMnXA-TEvBif_KrKdv1aNDbSP7lAgKwqBsQirS1fZj32qNObSUn0DtQ2FoLDYRiI5XLM7kSt571Nb1_5mUMCd8kThu6rmkXS9VrEAL3NASEcEfRZBOSL0Brq0/s320/timhortons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321352822440705970" border="0" /></a>One day last week my car took me to my normal morning stop. The new Tim Horton's on Southwestern is now my Timmies of choice since it is less than a mile from our house.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rrlX_Fdd65aX8iV4AgRu1_QU66X7W3gAHO5HdlWFfWaLKLnRbUb1WP4_vRKWb3OgUAKYjoWQZxKhyphenhyphenyU6E4H7PXjwN7lKsfnqVDvHJaF-MXO8GrkUY0NoT52zIEPlvmg5O6QxXuffkaw/s1600-h/mercedes_garbage_truck.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rrlX_Fdd65aX8iV4AgRu1_QU66X7W3gAHO5HdlWFfWaLKLnRbUb1WP4_vRKWb3OgUAKYjoWQZxKhyphenhyphenyU6E4H7PXjwN7lKsfnqVDvHJaF-MXO8GrkUY0NoT52zIEPlvmg5O6QxXuffkaw/s320/mercedes_garbage_truck.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321352811775635442" border="0" /></a>I was later than usual which meant the garbage truck was blocking the drive thru! After a few "it never fails" I parked and actually went in to the establishment to get my fix for the morning.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREUmEXjkLkfbc6R0Ilmnp-ssxRokD7ShDcHMJbxkkXBQChYYT0icI0es0BAQeEUaTERxZDO9TA_JIAlrUlh5wlRD9jO6H5WIw3dipPeIvg6JlRMEa73oZvANg6PdEsSck5D9MBotPngI/s1600-h/tim-hortons-price.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREUmEXjkLkfbc6R0Ilmnp-ssxRokD7ShDcHMJbxkkXBQChYYT0icI0es0BAQeEUaTERxZDO9TA_JIAlrUlh5wlRD9jO6H5WIw3dipPeIvg6JlRMEa73oZvANg6PdEsSck5D9MBotPngI/s320/tim-hortons-price.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321352823015024210" border="0" /></a>Yes- it is true, I can not function until I have downed my extra large, double cream, double cup, tanker of coffee.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bCFIk4IWZMMWznY4cKGDwLz3IkGpf8XANmHRv1dFb0XfOOuKW1Saprf3vGPGsRaYI9GvAF-RjDI-tSU_Ix8vfctPskyARPk70S4zs2tDqhQ_P2cuCCcu17pC9jBpOTKii0nrum4iOTM/s1600-h/Tim_Hortons.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bCFIk4IWZMMWznY4cKGDwLz3IkGpf8XANmHRv1dFb0XfOOuKW1Saprf3vGPGsRaYI9GvAF-RjDI-tSU_Ix8vfctPskyARPk70S4zs2tDqhQ_P2cuCCcu17pC9jBpOTKii0nrum4iOTM/s320/Tim_Hortons.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321352817418820770" border="0" /></a>Having lost my most of my voice, I croaked out my order. A sweet young man (not pictured above) smiled and went off to get my elixir. Putting my order in the register he said "With your discount for being such a YOUNG lady, your order comes to ..."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbepr8zwNKl6pd0lG5VQnM6mUp4-nHmUgSnY3F9S0OuXC6IFXT3JIbpMnwyx8XV3nEZuJaIBny6e62xfFtCNWZZbwmklTyEh-6hl7OAC3m9bqh5TQyMcVoe79Sqan6hmqR2HHp3KA_0_0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbepr8zwNKl6pd0lG5VQnM6mUp4-nHmUgSnY3F9S0OuXC6IFXT3JIbpMnwyx8XV3nEZuJaIBny6e62xfFtCNWZZbwmklTyEh-6hl7OAC3m9bqh5TQyMcVoe79Sqan6hmqR2HHp3KA_0_0/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321352802366339490" border="0" /></a>It took me a minute to realize I had just been given the SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNT!!! Choking on my own spit, I asked him at what age the discount started. He told me 55. (Thank goodness- I was expecting 65) I told him I had not quite reached that age yet but I appreciated the discount. He gave me a look like "who are you kidding lady" and handed me my coffee.<br /><br />Driving to work found me entertaining all kinds of get young quick ideas. I could get a Mohawk, dye my hair green, get 11 or 12 piercings, start taking HGH, have several surgeries or ..... deal with it!! Hand me the cards, I think I'll deal!!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Footnote: all of the pic above were scrounged from the net and are not a true representation of the characters in this crime scene!!</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbepr8zwNKl6pd0lG5VQnM6mUp4-nHmUgSnY3F9S0OuXC6IFXT3JIbpMnwyx8XV3nEZuJaIBny6e62xfFtCNWZZbwmklTyEh-6hl7OAC3m9bqh5TQyMcVoe79Sqan6hmqR2HHp3KA_0_0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><br /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-32735929731260950692009-03-28T19:21:00.003-04:002009-03-28T19:29:32.857-04:00Chalking Embellishements<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvnT8htxfOjYOgcvEcLQLW2yhIln9N9MJUHHJPvxc1PduC-Ea9MRVWmjx2zYfCmhdULgAjnKkx-eHROZ9ceygkvM4q5ffczdLs2wt0DBdxzC0Ko2GXapOMUUr09PaSK7xauHN5kvZDdc/s1600-h/blog+cards+09-03.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvnT8htxfOjYOgcvEcLQLW2yhIln9N9MJUHHJPvxc1PduC-Ea9MRVWmjx2zYfCmhdULgAjnKkx-eHROZ9ceygkvM4q5ffczdLs2wt0DBdxzC0Ko2GXapOMUUr09PaSK7xauHN5kvZDdc/s320/blog+cards+09-03.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318383813296820018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXhKbaJM1NOoCT8cDjyJ7dIVJxxRVHAwlhT5urU_-EIlB6tHt6jh97V9WpXCmOyWbaQHU6YMeB7k79KMuL93TFNpJA7rVpMMaZmZ1PPTdxywDwNMvBjgpWFubimOhmTd69z_pzuPRKF04/s1600-h/blog+cards+09-03+%2825%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXhKbaJM1NOoCT8cDjyJ7dIVJxxRVHAwlhT5urU_-EIlB6tHt6jh97V9WpXCmOyWbaQHU6YMeB7k79KMuL93TFNpJA7rVpMMaZmZ1PPTdxywDwNMvBjgpWFubimOhmTd69z_pzuPRKF04/s320/blog+cards+09-03+%2825%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318383788564549154" border="0" /></a>When you want a different look for embellishments or cards, try using chalks. Below is a Smilebox sideshow which shows you the project step by step.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_CuBLI3y2ur5UBRqyhJsLd0-N8Q2t6alSFaQyzK_qNuZFyYLfl2jUifZBOSHG5tAtBzGSNYhd2LB_dNaEwSvhJ6aiuogCjjt0kj2lu8k3nXhR6sMr4SIA6o_TrTf8ixi54AkX6Vttycv/s1600-h/blog+cards+09-03+%2828%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_CuBLI3y2ur5UBRqyhJsLd0-N8Q2t6alSFaQyzK_qNuZFyYLfl2jUifZBOSHG5tAtBzGSNYhd2LB_dNaEwSvhJ6aiuogCjjt0kj2lu8k3nXhR6sMr4SIA6o_TrTf8ixi54AkX6Vttycv/s320/blog+cards+09-03+%2828%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318383801694851570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegPxy_35-HiemiODMA1dg5ucr4uggl6_VVDsku_8btaJzBjrloFPxaqk2olicHJcoRBL4YW4tC6UZDIX9vlZamnRl_tun7q__K3-7TNiyVZrWSIv4vsqvHyv5JOaY8Ecmkdidsqj7DbmL/s1600-h/blog+cards+09-03+%2826%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegPxy_35-HiemiODMA1dg5ucr4uggl6_VVDsku_8btaJzBjrloFPxaqk2olicHJcoRBL4YW4tC6UZDIX9vlZamnRl_tun7q__K3-7TNiyVZrWSIv4vsqvHyv5JOaY8Ecmkdidsqj7DbmL/s320/blog+cards+09-03+%2826%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318383796312953458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBMOwPLpae2E9retTdf7oZQLrNQSwV85wUH4iUPxGv3w_pH3vN9ukJ_-j-pGLU7UW3eG2sBQsrjFDF-gZYGUtidyr76jOjNwt2lEEhZGY0G8fTHeKhGHNe0aNr0F7WwP3sQc5DzYNrt8/s1600-h/blog+cards+09-03+%2877%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBMOwPLpae2E9retTdf7oZQLrNQSwV85wUH4iUPxGv3w_pH3vN9ukJ_-j-pGLU7UW3eG2sBQsrjFDF-gZYGUtidyr76jOjNwt2lEEhZGY0G8fTHeKhGHNe0aNr0F7WwP3sQc5DzYNrt8/s320/blog+cards+09-03+%2877%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318383802861993090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4f4451784f4445334d413d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Chalking Embellishments" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4f4451784f4445334d413d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own slideshow - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/slideshows" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox slideshow</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-50577245601557669332009-03-27T12:04:00.015-04:002009-03-28T08:23:52.417-04:00Make Personalized Stationary<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjm_lf7QrWSCsXkTcZD6cY6HGVZx71DOc6CAOkuewHwgRL23UWw_ZfhEKo6_-7WXL9U5Vj5Ww2StOQme7A6cGZ4a2r2Yl5dOLL0KU4YBZWiFoSuMoPY8lQxcq-DgUdNKxhr4lfXPdRiHU/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%283%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjm_lf7QrWSCsXkTcZD6cY6HGVZx71DOc6CAOkuewHwgRL23UWw_ZfhEKo6_-7WXL9U5Vj5Ww2StOQme7A6cGZ4a2r2Yl5dOLL0KU4YBZWiFoSuMoPY8lQxcq-DgUdNKxhr4lfXPdRiHU/s320/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317904459354086194" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">I love personalized stationary .</span><br /><a href="http://www.finestationery.com/product.cfm?prod_id=21669&cm_thisCategory=1&cat=1&cat_id=1&subcat_id=19">Fine Stationary</a><br /><a href="http://store.printable.com/printone/addToCart.aspx?uigroup_id=4045&product_id=1224&node_id=165106">Paper Wink</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> One of my favorite presents was a box of "Sharon Markell" stationary on extra white, heavy cardstock. The treasures in the box included a variety of cards, note pads, gift cards, post cards, note cards etc. Some were printed with my intials, some first name and some my full name. When I got married I put the box away, figuring I would use it up "later".</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n21_gWL_HJWz6p72Hnwjc0huWVae1Llj2f9rCSZv3IvrqRrX5L-THSEwm1ce5coXd1Iq2kStU5hVbALLRX8yzyaTrQxf5pS9Yi7RUKOugpoLgwAJCkJik-5xhBQbjd3r5TuuFu8oNu2V/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%289%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1n21_gWL_HJWz6p72Hnwjc0huWVae1Llj2f9rCSZv3IvrqRrX5L-THSEwm1ce5coXd1Iq2kStU5hVbALLRX8yzyaTrQxf5pS9Yi7RUKOugpoLgwAJCkJik-5xhBQbjd3r5TuuFu8oNu2V/s320/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%289%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317904994624472402" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> Almost fifteen years later, I unearthed the box while cleaning out the basement. It brought back memories of how much I enjoyed using the stationary. Personalized stationary makes a great gift.</span><br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMME2D0DNANvLyrJ9ZMfsJpmzQUXIivlHhqZCD7KGhzt09stqKmI2JMftDRgHekLKQpc9D5obkF5PrV_C3DNO5-ixILNxLbJVNMKkXFlHe88nKwYsRofRywIOnO2hrjHyJy6DoEAroKgRO/s1600-h/BB+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%289%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMME2D0DNANvLyrJ9ZMfsJpmzQUXIivlHhqZCD7KGhzt09stqKmI2JMftDRgHekLKQpc9D5obkF5PrV_C3DNO5-ixILNxLbJVNMKkXFlHe88nKwYsRofRywIOnO2hrjHyJy6DoEAroKgRO/s320/BB+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%289%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317905007155325154" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Making cards for Tasha was a lot of fun. I wouldn't want to make 10 or 20 of each one though. It would take a long time. However in the day of scanners and color printers, making personalized stationary is as easy as buying quality paper, ink and choosing 1-2 favorite designs. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8hkvHNrDZt5lfm7pfW6KigeR9bXy_hha069rNHOEIWAh3bnJgKN1JCFkuOKCIdgaHC-IAfjOaFhNpUQ88bisRiC4vbuh0ihTRurVhnUClyq9iH_ldf4lPio0gUAXh4sU8B9MTvPaIxZE/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%286%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8hkvHNrDZt5lfm7pfW6KigeR9bXy_hha069rNHOEIWAh3bnJgKN1JCFkuOKCIdgaHC-IAfjOaFhNpUQ88bisRiC4vbuh0ihTRurVhnUClyq9iH_ldf4lPio0gUAXh4sU8B9MTvPaIxZE/s320/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%286%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317904472672025362" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">The cards were made by printing the base paper with green ink, stamping with versa mark ink and embossing with shiny green embossing powder. The "Tasha" paper was run through the Xyron before embossing but next time I would wait until after embossing. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbVfhkOxs2H1oNtqksePbKboU2h4yK2oLELj7MVrWzdRmrsxDHRLqP4yj_yke4Rl38aP3PaQEY7j1jtAUG_Q8qGinZka6vdyWFQ8fTs2ywRWxfwibtTTTdFhO44SC1hiwTR8r1nsaBjy8/s1600-h/BB+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%286%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbVfhkOxs2H1oNtqksePbKboU2h4yK2oLELj7MVrWzdRmrsxDHRLqP4yj_yke4Rl38aP3PaQEY7j1jtAUG_Q8qGinZka6vdyWFQ8fTs2ywRWxfwibtTTTdFhO44SC1hiwTR8r1nsaBjy8/s320/BB+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%286%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317905000908613586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUw1OtqMAy1Ho3SVStc032hyphenhyphenuKJq-OnDc8Lu_Kli1fWPut5Hf-Tx1T1qTkUnKHv_cZGbDM_fNTGPZCdg1lgb320MECxo6wiz7TXfSqB-o2m3CBslGzQSHwqLqk4gdQhnA2gjSZ_o8a6gLh/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%285%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUw1OtqMAy1Ho3SVStc032hyphenhyphenuKJq-OnDc8Lu_Kli1fWPut5Hf-Tx1T1qTkUnKHv_cZGbDM_fNTGPZCdg1lgb320MECxo6wiz7TXfSqB-o2m3CBslGzQSHwqLqk4gdQhnA2gjSZ_o8a6gLh/s320/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%285%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317904474858379266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pVarqboN6yhlG53OGXFzj4p0UmvqCxDkvrcs-4HRKr4-rOr8eqBc07iAoED73-yobVTvl7KXt_JJjd4Ti3X_m-VACtuIjY2DV316hmEgjhx22vkyItGqpLDWP9kzIUhdBOLFb20uQZ29/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%284%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pVarqboN6yhlG53OGXFzj4p0UmvqCxDkvrcs-4HRKr4-rOr8eqBc07iAoED73-yobVTvl7KXt_JJjd4Ti3X_m-VACtuIjY2DV316hmEgjhx22vkyItGqpLDWP9kzIUhdBOLFb20uQZ29/s320/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%284%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317904467126325378" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Once you scan the designs, you can resize and recolor to make different types of cards. It is important to have a VERY CLEAN design because the scanner will pick up all the flaws.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_V3UdggdyeavzUb1xhYgv-OdCSd9Ijl18ELYZT9MGAPZ-LOuDG9rBu6cbdW_wFECQrNxPxnIJtouv2LNbweZvjZtCkZoHex_5H5CX7cqqMFZ-rBef3iXWF58tR7iQm-0PBb7qU6Hzs9x/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%289%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_V3UdggdyeavzUb1xhYgv-OdCSd9Ijl18ELYZT9MGAPZ-LOuDG9rBu6cbdW_wFECQrNxPxnIJtouv2LNbweZvjZtCkZoHex_5H5CX7cqqMFZ-rBef3iXWF58tR7iQm-0PBb7qU6Hzs9x/s320/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%289%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317906155841425570" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">If you don't want to use your own paper and ink you can order from VISTA PRINT!! Have you discovered them yet?<br /><a href="http://www.vistaprint.com/note-cards/gallery.aspx?pg=45&preid=62&rd=2#">Vista Print</a><br /><br />You upload your design to their website and for a very reasonable price you have your own set of cards. My plan for the weekend is to order 4 sets for gifts. I'll let you know how they turn out!!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGQe2ULZiYIRUrI7Q2gDLrVCGi9qX16IKkJzf6_wchYiXwo-pHY_kFZZjBRjZv3RJsWyt3TDzDSCQ6MmSCfZ-7GOd_89fDUYngxXGdY8VNS6SuSAzwSvYrZY1d8eVzinp7Qem9i3I_xN0/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%2810%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGQe2ULZiYIRUrI7Q2gDLrVCGi9qX16IKkJzf6_wchYiXwo-pHY_kFZZjBRjZv3RJsWyt3TDzDSCQ6MmSCfZ-7GOd_89fDUYngxXGdY8VNS6SuSAzwSvYrZY1d8eVzinp7Qem9i3I_xN0/s320/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%2810%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317906152291712770" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">Hmmm! This young lady does not look too happy!!!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixM1xBtU9A2rCOjnsRFpO0iUwj2LqJRnl7yWk_kP7FaJZU5g6uYf34u9vtvJhkOkjW1Nuofjkg7WVNvEtbtWr68AzKMpOGH94cHG85hO69XAnWfCGg5H2hwnVh3_0cEiJfcKqWVr_RF-M1/s1600-h/T22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixM1xBtU9A2rCOjnsRFpO0iUwj2LqJRnl7yWk_kP7FaJZU5g6uYf34u9vtvJhkOkjW1Nuofjkg7WVNvEtbtWr68AzKMpOGH94cHG85hO69XAnWfCGg5H2hwnVh3_0cEiJfcKqWVr_RF-M1/s320/T22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317905233203686466" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-weight: bold;">But look what a few years will do!!!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_V3UdggdyeavzUb1xhYgv-OdCSd9Ijl18ELYZT9MGAPZ-LOuDG9rBu6cbdW_wFECQrNxPxnIJtouv2LNbweZvjZtCkZoHex_5H5CX7cqqMFZ-rBef3iXWF58tR7iQm-0PBb7qU6Hzs9x/s1600-h/B+TASHA+STATIONARY+09+%289%29.jpg"><br /></a></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-82743294999932368642009-03-22T11:22:00.013-04:002009-03-22T12:13:07.404-04:00Traditions ~ The Sap is Running<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >~~TRADITIONS~~</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);font-size:130%;" > </span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">We all know family traditions are important.</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"> When we were first married, I tried to be very intentional about establishing traditions. What I found was that most of the ideas out there revolve around families bigger than 2!! Many of the suggestions are focused on kids. Somewhere along the way I forgot about establishing traditions. Looking back, our traditions have naturally evolved out of living through the seasons with Larry who loves events of all kinds!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUgGSBeLbgsWEk4Svd-mh4V-4X82JK7nyIU_5Zhp_AQogQ7wz3iWzfuzSdt_u3VCNifZI78llHSa9mFNNglVOPMqo5BEy0yZtThkV7v1mMPzcbhdvOZf00cRQbtMDaRlJR5HDLrBG-qJE/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2835%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUgGSBeLbgsWEk4Svd-mh4V-4X82JK7nyIU_5Zhp_AQogQ7wz3iWzfuzSdt_u3VCNifZI78llHSa9mFNNglVOPMqo5BEy0yZtThkV7v1mMPzcbhdvOZf00cRQbtMDaRlJR5HDLrBG-qJE/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2835%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036966898742098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"> St. Patrick's Day at the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Buffalo Irish Center</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"> and going to the sugar bush during </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Maple Weekend</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"> are two of our favorite traditions.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">This year we chose<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Moores in Freedom, NY</span>. We decided to leave early since last year arriving at 1pm put us right in the middle of the crowds.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dNak3vGLKYb6UeT-drj6x9YzNNfw3cIuSS8ieMPPuVCE7-DG2cGfapAOpj-7M7RJbnzV4FyVoPEBg8c2vUuhHj3hzU78bhu5U98DJeyoQ8gwuLRwj-GdivnjAUl6R2dlegj9laek4XRA/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2832%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dNak3vGLKYb6UeT-drj6x9YzNNfw3cIuSS8ieMPPuVCE7-DG2cGfapAOpj-7M7RJbnzV4FyVoPEBg8c2vUuhHj3hzU78bhu5U98DJeyoQ8gwuLRwj-GdivnjAUl6R2dlegj9laek4XRA/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2832%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036973140697682" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">First we had breakfast at the pancake house. Best pancakes I have ever had!! Thin, eggy and hot- more like crepes than heavy pancakes.</span> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Then we left on the wagon for the woods. It is so peaceful to be in the woods on a crisp, sunny morning!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXrR0zlCbUCT1GcjAE7fjyk1MaZaC6FcgK4ceC_048Z7H3s1Ku_l5WaK-KDSezNfbeTIf-ZHlYG5nxADdPXZ2IoneWHq8u6I8zquBjeNE6qXbrxHyUByGdGVNGq6zsS-x3ME4SUe1IWX-/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%282%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXrR0zlCbUCT1GcjAE7fjyk1MaZaC6FcgK4ceC_048Z7H3s1Ku_l5WaK-KDSezNfbeTIf-ZHlYG5nxADdPXZ2IoneWHq8u6I8zquBjeNE6qXbrxHyUByGdGVNGq6zsS-x3ME4SUe1IWX-/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%282%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036150686234178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">I couldn't NOT take this picture. I'm sure most of you had the same thing come to mind that I did...</span> <div style="text-align: center;"><em style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204); font-style: italic;">Two roads converged in the woods</em><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">... </span>And I took the road less traveled... And that has made the difference! Robert Frost.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLmiRa8s-yxKa2sXq2sD_YaMDU-UZmCBthhnyclnifj_2qz64trv3o63X8X61qVAObpSUyfhVN0eCPej-ghP66hX-LLVilgx_wAV5I1dWoaTIG0v9wLQouxHfe6khM20TdGKn19NtLVbl/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2825%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLmiRa8s-yxKa2sXq2sD_YaMDU-UZmCBthhnyclnifj_2qz64trv3o63X8X61qVAObpSUyfhVN0eCPej-ghP66hX-LLVilgx_wAV5I1dWoaTIG0v9wLQouxHfe6khM20TdGKn19NtLVbl/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2825%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036987058370482" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Here we are learning that adding a vacuum pump at the end of the lines increases the sap flow by upwards of 50%</span>.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0qrhCoDVs386o7xfyAPViBBwCA4FLQ_vPRHzAKUWEVg88eTS4guECsZIWNPMXPhb1EkxlVNJeOjuyrvp-Slpu9Gc2tYTmFgKiUr8pTQmb7CN3ovUx1RKFxJgDY-gnVMCE3-CyMEgCtXb/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2819%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0qrhCoDVs386o7xfyAPViBBwCA4FLQ_vPRHzAKUWEVg88eTS4guECsZIWNPMXPhb1EkxlVNJeOjuyrvp-Slpu9Gc2tYTmFgKiUr8pTQmb7CN3ovUx1RKFxJgDY-gnVMCE3-CyMEgCtXb/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2819%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036187059481090" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Did I say it was <span style="font-weight: bold;">CRISP</span>?? read<span style="font-weight: bold;"> COLD</span>!!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDWXBTsBM5IAnZQWP9YPbGR6wZvDa7XOfGd4Rp4NpQ4DiLpgN9RVTqUoV9Q7yzu9nfeafQhxlFqyJx0ulX0JCHYZT033gh2eN7SF-ccsM7RzuRm3o8oo5uz9xD_kOIdm-N8aTXJrUy4Mr/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2821%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDWXBTsBM5IAnZQWP9YPbGR6wZvDa7XOfGd4Rp4NpQ4DiLpgN9RVTqUoV9Q7yzu9nfeafQhxlFqyJx0ulX0JCHYZT033gh2eN7SF-ccsM7RzuRm3o8oo5uz9xD_kOIdm-N8aTXJrUy4Mr/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2821%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036988971467906" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Cold </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1at6YU-P4Wlei5WzV4_VhP4pUWz9ALhCMlKHVFY-kTENWoRLBePnfD6ZNplHa0NJArLVoOwqJrM-VNQx_ikAG7bx7w9DvwgRBip4672qaUXfXu3we8HouJ2SvVs8dAjqqEm0VYC9OL1kw/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2816%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1at6YU-P4Wlei5WzV4_VhP4pUWz9ALhCMlKHVFY-kTENWoRLBePnfD6ZNplHa0NJArLVoOwqJrM-VNQx_ikAG7bx7w9DvwgRBip4672qaUXfXu3we8HouJ2SvVs8dAjqqEm0VYC9OL1kw/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2816%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036173051018530" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">and BEAUTIFUL!!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc9jXMHs5-udwHFd7rfWhI62uJY7_iC31WBLsZTjFEwHESl128iMHYYwm9CNLxZN7UbZhKvJOLCHFNsC3VmUVepbHxp0HeTqFQ9nKiCp-Qiktcw4bGtw0a76ZKXAiyQsEQLBC0YlNXnG9/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2810%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc9jXMHs5-udwHFd7rfWhI62uJY7_iC31WBLsZTjFEwHESl128iMHYYwm9CNLxZN7UbZhKvJOLCHFNsC3VmUVepbHxp0HeTqFQ9nKiCp-Qiktcw4bGtw0a76ZKXAiyQsEQLBC0YlNXnG9/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH+%2810%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036169288968994" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Down the road from Moores there was a field full of junk. Someday I will blog about how drawn I feel to these places. My grandma's maiden name was PICkUP!!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f4HpG01AOl8m60mhdXr-GNtXjAJJQsF9WLhxAO3FrU6WjINyHzMQldB61nzmTzyggdkO1iFU_dQJKxJJ6AV-bfzSj2ozMzOq_wtf75B0qtQYkr0qMn7niJB5Iqy2SzTF9g05ig82C41P/s1600-h/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8f4HpG01AOl8m60mhdXr-GNtXjAJJQsF9WLhxAO3FrU6WjINyHzMQldB61nzmTzyggdkO1iFU_dQJKxJJ6AV-bfzSj2ozMzOq_wtf75B0qtQYkr0qMn7niJB5Iqy2SzTF9g05ig82C41P/s320/1+09+MAR+MOORES+SUGAR+BUSH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316036135138173378" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Where other people see an ugly mess I see a collage of life and possibilities. Who know what secrets can be revealed by exploring such places.<br /><br />A weathered gardening hutch slumped in the middle of the muddle. I wanted a picture! (Truth is I wanted to take home the gardening hutch but that was not an option!) Larry turned the car around and we went back so I could take pictures only to find my batteries were dead. Maybe I can convince him we need to go back for more pancakes.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-weight: bold;">Next blog- What' on my bookshelf these days??</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzRsNwmYYhvoVgkXX9X1mmW1ID439palhmcXqeRqzxo9w0mu9JLQQDyWbP4H668J-yp1aG4ZJc0nCueiaXejXVD_ZO2HqEvYkg9yFY-Hyspavq1wBiHLSIyNjcv6KYfAwL1-KsUocZbYr/s1600-h/DIGITAL+DESIGNS.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzRsNwmYYhvoVgkXX9X1mmW1ID439palhmcXqeRqzxo9w0mu9JLQQDyWbP4H668J-yp1aG4ZJc0nCueiaXejXVD_ZO2HqEvYkg9yFY-Hyspavq1wBiHLSIyNjcv6KYfAwL1-KsUocZbYr/s320/DIGITAL+DESIGNS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316037001098571906" border="0" /></a></div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">I am trying to learn layers and having a hard time teaching myself!!!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">and</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVNdJrE6Y3VTWbAoFWTb7-QTu96u8dMvgFRTwzmjPJCpIK0XFQCoI4k7hR5jrpKXLSwykkU7lc5bQHxw5y-U1Kct9cLqP7z4A1PEAG8DWhLj6Rfb4Rnk3VMr9vyIEsAm5NFWF5tMHy50Z/s1600-h/09-03+BLOG+BOOKSHELF+%282%29-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVNdJrE6Y3VTWbAoFWTb7-QTu96u8dMvgFRTwzmjPJCpIK0XFQCoI4k7hR5jrpKXLSwykkU7lc5bQHxw5y-U1Kct9cLqP7z4A1PEAG8DWhLj6Rfb4Rnk3VMr9vyIEsAm5NFWF5tMHy50Z/s320/09-03+BLOG+BOOKSHELF+%282%29-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316041428311810434" border="0" /></a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204);">Vicki Spandell says that when kids draw in preparation for writing they have composed a story, plot and all before ever writing a word. With all the focus on push push push - this is a concept we need to pay attention to!!</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-83222262362677515012009-03-12T21:20:00.004-04:002009-03-14T16:29:35.052-04:00Like Mama Like Daughter!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhcR7ZGE6tlJvLbviqUMSfFmour4f2DfGIIr_vzP2-rH3-i15mynhy4hJ9K6hXHmzyMU0eUzG6E9BWchTdt2sn3PLqt4ZG3AZwvWaWeKcPsbHRl2z0xboGxmsxphvNm5eCtabKJvHB_EK/s1600-h/n1315565050_30078068_5063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhcR7ZGE6tlJvLbviqUMSfFmour4f2DfGIIr_vzP2-rH3-i15mynhy4hJ9K6hXHmzyMU0eUzG6E9BWchTdt2sn3PLqt4ZG3AZwvWaWeKcPsbHRl2z0xboGxmsxphvNm5eCtabKJvHB_EK/s320/n1315565050_30078068_5063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312476360188158434" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Which one is the mama??</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyB8qSevPUTg0BhnKw2WTAhkW4OUbaGYmAKUbs0U-aSmwQ2TPPFr4SwyCRV6b5yrTOpbjxcG1T6dA1jQBMW0eu4t737ZlWbZdz_oRVRa3IhA2F5R_PNhm6_q7z_XJl98xdGJSQfnRwjvw/s1600-h/d's+outfits.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUyB8qSevPUTg0BhnKw2WTAhkW4OUbaGYmAKUbs0U-aSmwQ2TPPFr4SwyCRV6b5yrTOpbjxcG1T6dA1jQBMW0eu4t737ZlWbZdz_oRVRa3IhA2F5R_PNhm6_q7z_XJl98xdGJSQfnRwjvw/s320/d's+outfits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312476355498187506" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Almost a year ago!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBquwbEyd6QfuiWAYwuTZx0draAUMgvhATTYIdO1ZxlsEn2smvuxYBKNXydZ7dMpZfaa5hFHJMM9id9UpgPqoRzSJcM1NUka4_T8nbgEi64WnGqTvXNE1K8C0juPBBbM3AIw0-CYTBVz5h/s1600-h/n1014036911_87302_9655.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBquwbEyd6QfuiWAYwuTZx0draAUMgvhATTYIdO1ZxlsEn2smvuxYBKNXydZ7dMpZfaa5hFHJMM9id9UpgPqoRzSJcM1NUka4_T8nbgEi64WnGqTvXNE1K8C0juPBBbM3AIw0-CYTBVz5h/s320/n1014036911_87302_9655.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312477503917658866" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-36995806792825303222009-03-08T20:41:00.006-04:002009-03-08T21:00:07.740-04:00CARDS FOR SOLDIERS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZNQm9KgMnXWCXtK2eKlC_3ZiCiAy1Uyq2Eme9YzpwT3OabEZIfn-ajLjLYTbnXuoivjaOOik5gxXI8GdADlO9czSn8t7XhRss-uWfu086HzYv3MWlw38u5EASA8sS0FePdrjBoy8PQXv/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2829%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZNQm9KgMnXWCXtK2eKlC_3ZiCiAy1Uyq2Eme9YzpwT3OabEZIfn-ajLjLYTbnXuoivjaOOik5gxXI8GdADlO9czSn8t7XhRss-uWfu086HzYv3MWlw38u5EASA8sS0FePdrjBoy8PQXv/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2829%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310983323916033106" border="0" /></a>My friend Debbie has gotten very involved with anysoldier.com. She communicates regularly with several soldiers, some who are moms with young children back in the states.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxGLDzKFuemEpp_OizmVFlqXClOb_av3cbX2iiKdht6EjWXpfwQDTtt3AyfXw51kI0evP3rmLnKXpvWJdjZM89AlXWvMu_FpgGgJFSsD-c8AKUuw6H-Uz-P7bSsYiYc-9H9TEVcLPbuqX/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2828%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxGLDzKFuemEpp_OizmVFlqXClOb_av3cbX2iiKdht6EjWXpfwQDTtt3AyfXw51kI0evP3rmLnKXpvWJdjZM89AlXWvMu_FpgGgJFSsD-c8AKUuw6H-Uz-P7bSsYiYc-9H9TEVcLPbuqX/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2828%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310983315165345058" border="0" /></a>One thing I never thought about is how hard it is for soldiers to find cards, birthday, anniversary etc.. There are no local Hallmark stores in Iraq.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNg1f1nbZvCX1MO_e8gYvMdR1tyzzv_xguDcUtw0YDmhBaHlLXFX4AkmwdvCB_NqJvkUvcTB8tPI7WDsFem1fgDNTspt9dzCJ0lyT7D9qRWCBXCQeK4HvzftpFbAnKc5SUHJI0TbNFCMy/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2827%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNg1f1nbZvCX1MO_e8gYvMdR1tyzzv_xguDcUtw0YDmhBaHlLXFX4AkmwdvCB_NqJvkUvcTB8tPI7WDsFem1fgDNTspt9dzCJ0lyT7D9qRWCBXCQeK4HvzftpFbAnKc5SUHJI0TbNFCMy/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2827%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310983310103653890" border="0" /></a>Debbie asked me if I could come up with some simple designs for cards that could be made quickly. These are my first attempts.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTWa1kTB2m0Z7Tyll6Epvbqv5va330Qi1fF8Mm0GV0nA04mqKal-gm1wM2l4Dav_eIKjCwu1UJXWFr0fpvy9xqBL8L1rZ0NuXw8o9OMvKQE61oUws5XbSsOVdeQgl86zmZTppW7EngqK0/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2826%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTWa1kTB2m0Z7Tyll6Epvbqv5va330Qi1fF8Mm0GV0nA04mqKal-gm1wM2l4Dav_eIKjCwu1UJXWFr0fpvy9xqBL8L1rZ0NuXw8o9OMvKQE61oUws5XbSsOVdeQgl86zmZTppW7EngqK0/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2826%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310983302126145730" border="0" /></a>The base papers are made on glossy white card stock or matte colored card stock with Adirondack Inks. I LOVE the effects of the inks. So different than inks that blend. They react very differently on matte papers. The effect is much more muted.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9E0PAIfgrW5irlgfCfim8hLfJ3k88ZubpDYZp7jUEEjMc1WqOr5lepc8S-aZaVY2ZM8lCYHjbLedY83bMAsbThol6iBoUEfX8YMy57gIht_AQgugpUxjOmp0UiDRWVEVboQYf0Dr6WVC/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2825%292.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9E0PAIfgrW5irlgfCfim8hLfJ3k88ZubpDYZp7jUEEjMc1WqOr5lepc8S-aZaVY2ZM8lCYHjbLedY83bMAsbThol6iBoUEfX8YMy57gIht_AQgugpUxjOmp0UiDRWVEVboQYf0Dr6WVC/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2825%292.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310983295451618290" border="0" /></a>It was hard to capture the true colors in the photos. They are brighter than the pictures show.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrr4UBZgEOmwzTs29K3aQnoDfVz8DZL1lAIkRmkYkbTBmSf3OYAwvBbDIzpiCTGDP_N5Sy_N87qmvGQeqH0di56SypnveLxI0W1Z_OhDoFnLvnMwTAtQJ0ii1wKBMMAfsjnaarA4lL-eu/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2830%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrr4UBZgEOmwzTs29K3aQnoDfVz8DZL1lAIkRmkYkbTBmSf3OYAwvBbDIzpiCTGDP_N5Sy_N87qmvGQeqH0di56SypnveLxI0W1Z_OhDoFnLvnMwTAtQJ0ii1wKBMMAfsjnaarA4lL-eu/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2830%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310982330164110210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtFimo5txgMBMOczHJAlR_k3imLNMWzCzyqegs8nlofNbs-amd2-Gfiam4txQwsunp2fgT1bo1wjf6LXb6b7l0YJ_d2u8qdZTNc8qiU9l0KhFPYja163i_-GqZ6ZHhvf8aAwvjBIZR8Zm/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2831%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBtFimo5txgMBMOczHJAlR_k3imLNMWzCzyqegs8nlofNbs-amd2-Gfiam4txQwsunp2fgT1bo1wjf6LXb6b7l0YJ_d2u8qdZTNc8qiU9l0KhFPYja163i_-GqZ6ZHhvf8aAwvjBIZR8Zm/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2831%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310982318674745490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZ6ITlBhlfstrVN4iPbNoxeVwzlWuRCc4DhZHRE6JBH6O0SeZCN8zhTGUdC3hrRFvLTxZVFOXvAWXkUUrdSEV_1Xc-Mk9VA3pUopdMgFNld5WAZrVJJAYH_Njg7yley_vnGgbPsHicDLd/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2832%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZ6ITlBhlfstrVN4iPbNoxeVwzlWuRCc4DhZHRE6JBH6O0SeZCN8zhTGUdC3hrRFvLTxZVFOXvAWXkUUrdSEV_1Xc-Mk9VA3pUopdMgFNld5WAZrVJJAYH_Njg7yley_vnGgbPsHicDLd/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2832%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310982314153412146" border="0" /></a>This is my favorite.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyfjzsh44QJ4pK9q3sJ9MM1svgsBZfNlE-v-gsauBgWQ2JhZd_PAtG1kHyt_hoNSJ7FabDHOrzL_acqCha2rXQ7tzDQcDGzNiI5E9ZVkDR5_H-a2UYYzvIedzTf_gmch0amfi-TTsTbWj/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2833%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyfjzsh44QJ4pK9q3sJ9MM1svgsBZfNlE-v-gsauBgWQ2JhZd_PAtG1kHyt_hoNSJ7FabDHOrzL_acqCha2rXQ7tzDQcDGzNiI5E9ZVkDR5_H-a2UYYzvIedzTf_gmch0amfi-TTsTbWj/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2833%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310982305065006242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_q4yurW-BmQzy91Evzna2n-RoHGsJ3khN-sbn-d3s2-5RGKja8vjz6MupEGPg-fv0t_4Cl1BjT7ZAGNXdZWwIMFNP4Vm7jjg3mO-La9SU-THtW29I0oya1Rt7aBzc3QqIuOonTUmN-eL/s1600-h/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2834%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_q4yurW-BmQzy91Evzna2n-RoHGsJ3khN-sbn-d3s2-5RGKja8vjz6MupEGPg-fv0t_4Cl1BjT7ZAGNXdZWwIMFNP4Vm7jjg3mO-La9SU-THtW29I0oya1Rt7aBzc3QqIuOonTUmN-eL/s320/A+CARDS+FOR+SOLDIERS+%2834%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310982296523944002" border="0" /></a>I am working on a way to send the sentiments separately from the cards. If we sent an assortment of xyroned sentiments, soldiers could use any card for any occasion.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-45623040987241733772009-02-22T22:58:00.015-05:002009-02-23T22:28:38.033-05:00Go Ahead- Burst My Bubble<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM-sescqc-oZYhyphenhyphen-aISbB68mf8jKWKPiyap2jbOiERukQU7wrA_AZDMGU2IcVSzNHrGIoPXFNldUi3YVHkrk25LDrzUaBM4h87nrp11y8H7H4-j-xtrRM0dotW23U9Wf6QnGnaBaKK1b2/s1600-h/images.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 78px; height: 78px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyM-sescqc-oZYhyphenhyphen-aISbB68mf8jKWKPiyap2jbOiERukQU7wrA_AZDMGU2IcVSzNHrGIoPXFNldUi3YVHkrk25LDrzUaBM4h87nrp11y8H7H4-j-xtrRM0dotW23U9Wf6QnGnaBaKK1b2/s320/images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305848637952216034" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">I haven't been very concerned about my age. Sure my eyes are wrinkled and my fingers are getting knobby, but I assumed I was still blending in with the 30-something set. Wasn't it just a month ago, on New Year's Eve, that Candace asked me if I was 29?<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfpm2kTZ0UbImiLO_-jZFdBfxCbAky7Z5fCPv5cNe5IK139Na7iFrZB3t4JjV9S9nR6OyfJDZXh43y1AS7MGs0BfRyy3QJnPQGAoQH_nqm6DU1SerH4I4gnXuYID1cX0W_2voaGP7-XDB/s1600-h/1114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfpm2kTZ0UbImiLO_-jZFdBfxCbAky7Z5fCPv5cNe5IK139Na7iFrZB3t4JjV9S9nR6OyfJDZXh43y1AS7MGs0BfRyy3QJnPQGAoQH_nqm6DU1SerH4I4gnXuYID1cX0W_2voaGP7-XDB/s320/1114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305848637084715330" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The events of Saturday night caused a cosmic shift in my perspective. We went to see <a href="http://www.thesadies.net/">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sadies</span></a> at the <a href="http://bugjar.com/">Bug Jar</a> . I've mentioned before that life with Larry is an adventure and this jaunt was no different. Always early, we arrived an hour before the doors opened. Once inside, we discovered that the bug jar consists of the bar area and the adjoining "concert hall" which is about as big as my parents living room. Standing room only.<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQpgimacvq1CU4Iy-X67STtQY1m8w9_da0PuuY-JTlQWpbz_W5d7amOyn4hfHnAWw7VY03IbhZyOGCd4A9O4Wjt0tP3kNJ7gQhNG8HoAwB_qceR1zODp2wQGEW1zMIlQZ6ABztWNaxRBM/s1600-h/TheSadies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQpgimacvq1CU4Iy-X67STtQY1m8w9_da0PuuY-JTlQWpbz_W5d7amOyn4hfHnAWw7VY03IbhZyOGCd4A9O4Wjt0tP3kNJ7gQhNG8HoAwB_qceR1zODp2wQGEW1zMIlQZ6ABztWNaxRBM/s320/TheSadies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305848636029934242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">There were only 6 other people in the bar when we arrived. Larry was thrilled. He was able to watch sound check, talk to the band and get autographs while I sat at the bar drinking seltzer water and watching the Sabres. Looking around I noticed that except for the bartender(below), I was by far the oldest person in the place. The more I looked at the bartender, the more I thought he was younger than me too!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYel3D2pJsm_VfmOzF-JBdhLv9vW4CQ_fu8X6A_NjC0sHYj9ZjnsfeZll7cYYpL37OsbeRoQ2c_pMvxc0i2CBY0rYC_Qr7aV_w2Qztz5hmpopWfR_tovZfcahmhIkmcDkcMm4iAKY0Lvg/s1600-h/1117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCYel3D2pJsm_VfmOzF-JBdhLv9vW4CQ_fu8X6A_NjC0sHYj9ZjnsfeZll7cYYpL37OsbeRoQ2c_pMvxc0i2CBY0rYC_Qr7aV_w2Qztz5hmpopWfR_tovZfcahmhIkmcDkcMm4iAKY0Lvg/s320/1117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305848643525826882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">As the first band ended, we bravely made our way to the front about 3 feet from the speakers- big mistake!! . Once the music began, I remembered what amazing musicians these 4 men are and how much I <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">dislike!!</span> being in a crowd so close that if one person sways everybody sways!<br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqwKs2BSKvk5DaEE90LPuK-y_tWNWZf8fHQo_Lr6FiabB1uk9-QZMPHseWQU5mPDdc8augOuLBuQazCsQPoqrR9HOSXcaR-qKDKT8ThZcSFJPZiaannayxY7B1fiJolYEXFz4mez4wkME/s1600-h/111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqwKs2BSKvk5DaEE90LPuK-y_tWNWZf8fHQo_Lr6FiabB1uk9-QZMPHseWQU5mPDdc8augOuLBuQazCsQPoqrR9HOSXcaR-qKDKT8ThZcSFJPZiaannayxY7B1fiJolYEXFz4mez4wkME/s320/111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305848641386274690" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">After the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> song I headed for the back. How I squeezed through the 6 inches people gave me to pass by is a miracle. Finding no standing room in back I made my way to a big empty table on the side of the bar.<br /><br />For a while I felt a bit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">awkward</span>. After all, I was sitting in a public place, alone, surrounded by fun loving "kids". I cleaned out the messages on my phone, downloaded Solitaire, updated my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Facebook</span> page, checked in with Beth and glanced around the room once in a while.<br /><br />To my left there was a group playing pool. I especially noticed a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">blonde</span>, good looking guy who had dimples just like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Ladd</span> Beach. He seemed to be the community builder of the group.<br /><br />After a while the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">awkward feelings</span> vanished. My head started bobbing to the music while my fingers drummed the table. I started trying to figure out the scenarios playing out on the "stage" before me.<br /><br />My attention captured by a particularly animated couple, I didn't see the man walking toward my table. Suddenly, leaning over, looking right into my eyes, was Mr. Dimples. Without an introduction he said "We (pointing to the pool players) can't stop talking about you, we love you."<br /><br />OK -this got my attention. I didn't know whether to laugh, give him my best "no bullying" speech or call 911. It was his next words that cut deep!!<br /><br />He said something like "You are an <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">older person </span>in a bar that is <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">CLEARLY</span> for <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">young people</span>, and yet you are having fun and you're <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">TEXTING</span>" as he pointed to my phone "and we love you for it."<br /><br />I wish I could remember his exact words because it was even more clear that the "boys"(men?) who couldn't stop talking about me, were wondering why Grandma Moses was taking sitting at a table in their "home bar", <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">texting</span> her friends.<br /><br />We went on to have a short but fun conversation that covered topics from sleeping at rest stops to playing pool for a living to dimples. When he mentioned that he had graduated from college 12 years ago, my stomach flipped.This man who considered my an "older person" in a young person's bar was not 21 or 22! He was 31 or 32! So much for blending in with the 30-somethings.<br /><br />I sat there trying to analyze what really prompted the conversation. Did they wonder if I was a private eye, a senile lady who had lost her way or worse? I decided to accept the "kindness" at face value. It isn't every day that a good looking, dimpled, pool playing 30-something man tells you he and his friends love you.<br /><br />As the band was finishing their last song, I had a burning desire to color my hair and contact my doctor for a </span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">face lift </span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">!<br /><br />As we were leaving, I found my dimpled friend and thanked him for coming over to chat saying "You made my night..." He gave me a hug and kiss and we were on our way.<br /><br />Chances are I will never encounter Mr. Dimples again but every time I think of him I will smile. Unusual surprises are rare at 53!! Now excuse me - I am calling my hairdresser and taking out a second mortgage for a face lift!!<br /></span></span>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-73324145754187695662009-02-17T05:12:00.000-05:002009-02-17T05:13:19.919-05:00THE BOXROOM CHILDREN<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e7a63324f4459344f513d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play THE BOXROOM CHILDREN" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e7a63324f4459344f513d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/scrapbooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox scrapbook</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-26881034296013915562009-02-16T23:10:00.001-05:002009-02-16T23:10:57.818-05:00MY PARKDALE VALENTINES<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4e7a63324e5463314e773d3d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="303" alt="Click to play MY PARKDALE VALENTINES" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4e7a63324e5463314e773d3d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="386" height="46" alt="Create your own scrapbook - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmileboxSmall.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/scrapbooks" target="_blank">Make a Smilebox scrapbook</a></td></tr></table>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-69066361442649407252009-02-05T22:36:00.009-05:002009-02-07T19:35:53.996-05:00Valentines with Computer Text as Background<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAFAFR_SS2vj377wludg6DhTqeFdOU6mYCk2UYZftO_ofsVdbsaR9XBKtrDue2CVnm_FZEtuzzwZ-B7LjHUyNDr9mpn-GR9RLWcqbGQSxcXEAe5kWeBVAKSs8bB1fXASONH3-ZQkOAwh3/s1600-h/v1114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAFAFR_SS2vj377wludg6DhTqeFdOU6mYCk2UYZftO_ofsVdbsaR9XBKtrDue2CVnm_FZEtuzzwZ-B7LjHUyNDr9mpn-GR9RLWcqbGQSxcXEAe5kWeBVAKSs8bB1fXASONH3-ZQkOAwh3/s320/v1114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524724956765490" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Most of us like to see our name in print. </span><span>While in San Francisco, I checked out "Sharon" mugs, prison tee shirts, license plates and </span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">snow globes on the chacha shelves. Though I didn't buy any of the "beauties", it was fun to see my name in print. However, some names are left out of the souvenir "game".</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Bkxvyuj3GjZv8vYpbQ7V5Rv9gY1ofs10jYkyhnbkxeRbwUIQA_TBij09jtbarHinrn54UTJZa97poa8iogHUu7L4-ge-9Zi5Z20Y85Z2zUMF94pMh6y1ZfOaiV-avSx7q6DWrRgFG9-b/s1600-h/v1115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Bkxvyuj3GjZv8vYpbQ7V5Rv9gY1ofs10jYkyhnbkxeRbwUIQA_TBij09jtbarHinrn54UTJZa97poa8iogHUu7L4-ge-9Zi5Z20Y85Z2zUMF94pMh6y1ZfOaiV-avSx7q6DWrRgFG9-b/s320/v1115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524715854235954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"Tasha" </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">is one of those names you can not find in souvenir shops. My niece has never seen her name on key chains, or tee shirts, snow globes or mugs. I decided I would find one "Tasha" bib, spoon or prison issue pair of underwear.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> (Alcatraz)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWeFLd1pPYOd0kxtndKZDcdXIuyrVxjOrtGebq5UdB89L_2sulT0bik9H-id-GCEdTPIexGbsWbcjBMNlEuvTjUQkh-Fn9zEr11If6ttrqDOfmMwO0nQSqMQs0DKmriidQXLTUkHmWRCw/s1600-h/v1113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWeFLd1pPYOd0kxtndKZDcdXIuyrVxjOrtGebq5UdB89L_2sulT0bik9H-id-GCEdTPIexGbsWbcjBMNlEuvTjUQkh-Fn9zEr11If6ttrqDOfmMwO0nQSqMQs0DKmriidQXLTUkHmWRCw/s320/v1113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524728973208178" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Unfortunately, I came home empty handed. "Tasha" was no where to be found!! When it came time to make Valentines, I remembered our conversation and decided it was time for Tasha to see her name in print. She has a wonderful husband named Scott and two beautiful girls, Ellie and Delaney. </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">I thought it would be fun to include their names too!!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgUO4LSbOc_wj6_7QBIqW6lIcsknS62gQeUEbsIo369Al-4W9EUX5OJFolGZ1-k__Cv4OFWNN3cgUyQ9dpi1H31i4PvbKf4qRuuJ-N4X7AaVPTcbW1tw7nR2R9rb0eU13_O0oTnrx-vSB/s1600-h/v1116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgUO4LSbOc_wj6_7QBIqW6lIcsknS62gQeUEbsIo369Al-4W9EUX5OJFolGZ1-k__Cv4OFWNN3cgUyQ9dpi1H31i4PvbKf4qRuuJ-N4X7AaVPTcbW1tw7nR2R9rb0eU13_O0oTnrx-vSB/s320/v1116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299642824985008946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Nkm4W5HB5UV6-3wfwOvVXvJbdinA4BOJR0E5DzrrccVAOYjiSrMZWJELoMszSSyS_EFtBvnY5VhxNqrgmFWOxyZTGgReWB7nmnfqzyX1B6ImQJ7FGshlsklxgbHUeedOPqkl0JHFQLse/s1600-h/v1117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Nkm4W5HB5UV6-3wfwOvVXvJbdinA4BOJR0E5DzrrccVAOYjiSrMZWJELoMszSSyS_EFtBvnY5VhxNqrgmFWOxyZTGgReWB7nmnfqzyX1B6ImQJ7FGshlsklxgbHUeedOPqkl0JHFQLse/s320/v1117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524711778542738" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIrEDw1vqz0hk-MzFphNLHq35iHLsXqja8ApB59_5Iu0tb1587Q0mCUfd9vgGStTR-kcUBLfYOP4K3NF8ScJ3RU1VBraN69OiBt2r9CK0IgJVydudiwaHx7L5zezFnZme4DIFOElfnRnF/s1600-h/v1111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuIrEDw1vqz0hk-MzFphNLHq35iHLsXqja8ApB59_5Iu0tb1587Q0mCUfd9vgGStTR-kcUBLfYOP4K3NF8ScJ3RU1VBraN69OiBt2r9CK0IgJVydudiwaHx7L5zezFnZme4DIFOElfnRnF/s320/v1111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299523677661250626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Step 1- </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Print name(s) in desired color on card stock or good quality paper. I found out you can not emboss photo paper, the film coating burns.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxPQy00K4ha5YZL7z15vYudin8G3msQUlONfD093pwJJ3u8Rd9V3Jye2d8AH_qk92Dc6RJ_MbSaimkoPe5Zo8P68DQXOug7fzdwNJkEqIGZ2RkVQ4kn_V6xp6dMqshfTI3ho_Y6nleq15/s1600-h/v1119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxPQy00K4ha5YZL7z15vYudin8G3msQUlONfD093pwJJ3u8Rd9V3Jye2d8AH_qk92Dc6RJ_MbSaimkoPe5Zo8P68DQXOug7fzdwNJkEqIGZ2RkVQ4kn_V6xp6dMqshfTI3ho_Y6nleq15/s320/v1119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524219128886818" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Step 2- </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Stamp and/or emboss over of names</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04jASL2tFbnuKS7XYOCV3gleGEIh7uzmKhdngUrQfKH4DB98Uemfv7GiS9qLzp60A11GC1Rhhq2TLEqECZNXflYhZfePhgsreK1xlMPyzG6gsifvRqsL-k7OyhyphenhyphensLarDsFfVG7XDBXBTf/s1600-h/v1121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04jASL2tFbnuKS7XYOCV3gleGEIh7uzmKhdngUrQfKH4DB98Uemfv7GiS9qLzp60A11GC1Rhhq2TLEqECZNXflYhZfePhgsreK1xlMPyzG6gsifvRqsL-k7OyhyphenhyphensLarDsFfVG7XDBXBTf/s320/v1121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524213441082914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Step 3, </span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">cut out stampings and put pieces through Xyron if desired</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01Edvh5EUm3mNKnJGbYGMapXtx7BrraMXTl5XUvg3mMx4vREZcdaPFoJyB2nekqBG8CY3Mn2Ib_9a-Pq5CTbMSUEqXOk6gyoePI9xS0mvcTZy9REXATtZlswC51ZbNrj5do5POOWZ5bkH/s1600-h/v1123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01Edvh5EUm3mNKnJGbYGMapXtx7BrraMXTl5XUvg3mMx4vREZcdaPFoJyB2nekqBG8CY3Mn2Ib_9a-Pq5CTbMSUEqXOk6gyoePI9xS0mvcTZy9REXATtZlswC51ZbNrj5do5POOWZ5bkH/s320/v1123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524210196888050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbogLC0MlnAX894pVpDxk2J1rPszkIV49zhau_wyQwOeg4mdoMuUUqV4wAa8Z8bKTnKb4lLCwKODaWyauY5A8chGHxJO6nHQmoaJfrvi4MNx1QQa_yJyst9AuyjOgWhI8-9GEha3u8Qjzv/s1600-h/v1124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbogLC0MlnAX894pVpDxk2J1rPszkIV49zhau_wyQwOeg4mdoMuUUqV4wAa8Z8bKTnKb4lLCwKODaWyauY5A8chGHxJO6nHQmoaJfrvi4MNx1QQa_yJyst9AuyjOgWhI8-9GEha3u8Qjzv/s320/v1124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299524204076205106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsMgUQ492HEBWr12pZ6XQPkCUKoKjsJdedNmvV9vC-66PaobjFeuq1Z2kLRFandcNR45vSgd_JMD60YTIm5Sf4ML1bUPXdeN7-DtQ6rxDZEfRNpuVJzKeI9vC1UtZKoQJJLmWfGgmJI-_/s1600-h/v1125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXsMgUQ492HEBWr12pZ6XQPkCUKoKjsJdedNmvV9vC-66PaobjFeuq1Z2kLRFandcNR45vSgd_JMD60YTIm5Sf4ML1bUPXdeN7-DtQ6rxDZEfRNpuVJzKeI9vC1UtZKoQJJLmWfGgmJI-_/s320/v1125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299523702073716018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhqhGfjIuYS4E5cq5MEhUivdfR-_XUCWJgSnUisSKoePiBr9WzQuHSeKFEt3d0wZhsikJgteWhKLo6SpCXyh7IjoKcUqHub6-1Iu-xQoSzrFlKUuiEmJFCNlB0m2F2MvanRI_dSzYfRzb/s1600-h/v1126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhqhGfjIuYS4E5cq5MEhUivdfR-_XUCWJgSnUisSKoePiBr9WzQuHSeKFEt3d0wZhsikJgteWhKLo6SpCXyh7IjoKcUqHub6-1Iu-xQoSzrFlKUuiEmJFCNlB0m2F2MvanRI_dSzYfRzb/s320/v1126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299523693719190706" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Step 4-</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> Create cards</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrZrfHu8vQ1B_ZE7fmBaIVBLSeTwDRrT3oDe1DcSqjq22d8PPMiyahzcr1z4CvQYXEdPm0B1g7eqHCLWhiGOd5WLQslODBqi1EHA8pw-RfuK0EbiIscvIDvITXkLZ_FOtJAEf52K7vJaq/s1600-h/v1127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrZrfHu8vQ1B_ZE7fmBaIVBLSeTwDRrT3oDe1DcSqjq22d8PPMiyahzcr1z4CvQYXEdPm0B1g7eqHCLWhiGOd5WLQslODBqi1EHA8pw-RfuK0EbiIscvIDvITXkLZ_FOtJAEf52K7vJaq/s320/v1127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299523690771819714" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;">Step 5 - </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">Get an early start on St. Patrick's Day</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu19_EEOvAJzkjsh4S-hw9RQmKvZN0k0-7uOSEWbgF8bVqGMjs9a47CAU638834SKWSTYlWm7lEk67iFZgbmlB2HwlXYtOuL57cL-8Jm37E_3j1BZ47kGzwe6eqeDbQMy7FD7YNDKIMoj/s1600-h/v1128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu19_EEOvAJzkjsh4S-hw9RQmKvZN0k0-7uOSEWbgF8bVqGMjs9a47CAU638834SKWSTYlWm7lEk67iFZgbmlB2HwlXYtOuL57cL-8Jm37E_3j1BZ47kGzwe6eqeDbQMy7FD7YNDKIMoj/s320/v1128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299523678276299522" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">If you have a great idea for using text with stamping,<br /> post a comment, picture or link!!</span><br /></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017449610083146720.post-36654150223874824152009-02-01T23:27:00.009-05:002009-02-02T00:52:01.959-05:00More Valentine Cards<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >***Tab and Allison are the TAG winners.<br />Congrats ladies - enjoy your tags.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:180%;" >Valentine Cards</span></span><br />**Valentine give-away coming soon!!!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">I am having trouble with my flash.<br />Sorry that thec olors in the pictures are a bit weird.<br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWM3cgQhWE8x6A7CmB_jW3-07vkmNZowROmVJpMzwzjNOMFbhwt37dAt9qTVuE35ovD0YpQWTP0jTcWETn7bB_uzW0BuhtzYONuuQIt_Lr2t-K-x1Jr7zDiSdsIoMugRf9ZZ_zpTjpOSQ/s1600-h/VALE+114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWM3cgQhWE8x6A7CmB_jW3-07vkmNZowROmVJpMzwzjNOMFbhwt37dAt9qTVuE35ovD0YpQWTP0jTcWETn7bB_uzW0BuhtzYONuuQIt_Lr2t-K-x1Jr7zDiSdsIoMugRf9ZZ_zpTjpOSQ/s400/VALE+114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298052886294460114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3tszK-NGeJywlUzqrUvBPdJZdg9O1cemyB7bqpE4zG_RivI2JvvH9S7GAgRzG8e5cUnkYf4_c6N78MejdFxE8p9_av3TSs9vPAI6YZikTyyKx988iOTNyT_JGWz9ZQ6eiwczWamac6PA/s1600-h/VALE+116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji3tszK-NGeJywlUzqrUvBPdJZdg9O1cemyB7bqpE4zG_RivI2JvvH9S7GAgRzG8e5cUnkYf4_c6N78MejdFxE8p9_av3TSs9vPAI6YZikTyyKx988iOTNyT_JGWz9ZQ6eiwczWamac6PA/s400/VALE+116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298053542784985602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0Vaso5L1wNjz-b8uEq9eQBygkDvO7mIadeqw-2hVBpUkFNMdtCmvmzuWhuDXm6mIkUqUzt6_TafXmncYjqSaR1AmbE5NZHTAarahB_tKmOVe-OmDBOq682NZHcUEJxUOvEdwXCK141TD/s1600-h/VALE+111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0Vaso5L1wNjz-b8uEq9eQBygkDvO7mIadeqw-2hVBpUkFNMdtCmvmzuWhuDXm6mIkUqUzt6_TafXmncYjqSaR1AmbE5NZHTAarahB_tKmOVe-OmDBOq682NZHcUEJxUOvEdwXCK141TD/s400/VALE+111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298052876770266418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXMqPIjW1h0rr7XZ3QEcqOdvupw-88Ewe_Yw2jbU33GDxT29Oy6gDdTVVnGU7T5U_ZadSXXrPZ1osjvL2hiSLa7jCrnE_pAM9J959P5NMJblOeG2i2iEftX_2L4Yhzk_RztTsAzYHZoyz/s1600-h/VALE+112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXMqPIjW1h0rr7XZ3QEcqOdvupw-88Ewe_Yw2jbU33GDxT29Oy6gDdTVVnGU7T5U_ZadSXXrPZ1osjvL2hiSLa7jCrnE_pAM9J959P5NMJblOeG2i2iEftX_2L4Yhzk_RztTsAzYHZoyz/s400/VALE+112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298052877403400210" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyLr_D5uBGXnn24K0LIDQPiKOYz57TLzCgU4tgdNObacGedsLbTV9GB4qEtMzKRZeyyAgmES-D7i9lIYDOofUkOYBwJHeG4CqT6yhrYDkww2DXAULa5TNuQMvFc9aBdbZ8E6GAukLVE1E/s1600-h/VALE+113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyLr_D5uBGXnn24K0LIDQPiKOYz57TLzCgU4tgdNObacGedsLbTV9GB4qEtMzKRZeyyAgmES-D7i9lIYDOofUkOYBwJHeG4CqT6yhrYDkww2DXAULa5TNuQMvFc9aBdbZ8E6GAukLVE1E/s400/VALE+113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298052876619549986" border="0" /></a><br />The above base cards were made with the homemade stamp below and acrylic paint. The yellow is a piece of styrofoam with 5 sticky foam hearts stuck one on top of the other and then a felt heart attached to the top. It took me a while to figure out how wet the felt needed to be.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2cBbeoN2TJ43qfh5Yi-DLxMqwLv2e5Nuwlg-XWmQTn-zfHhlULwl2e36jKw5eylXPUk_3ql3dQ0hvoFlLaTM3HupC9U5vimR214nt_ZVqDluOTuqwq3biMqcNOTosOwtzKfsGnZBtwbM/s1600-h/VALE+%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2cBbeoN2TJ43qfh5Yi-DLxMqwLv2e5Nuwlg-XWmQTn-zfHhlULwl2e36jKw5eylXPUk_3ql3dQ0hvoFlLaTM3HupC9U5vimR214nt_ZVqDluOTuqwq3biMqcNOTosOwtzKfsGnZBtwbM/s400/VALE+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298053549052321970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6vVTEdZDjq-L0a0CzfJnmNeKzmsv6eLCo8h6krfBPWuserlWl8XE5VluovvH0OYgASig6qJVgeDh5PTFgHGzoD03UWL-ndv1kJiMUUFpnn3qF76rShiqeDcuo-lx6yWv6IJbvfnD1D6c/s1600-h/VALE+115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv6vVTEdZDjq-L0a0CzfJnmNeKzmsv6eLCo8h6krfBPWuserlWl8XE5VluovvH0OYgASig6qJVgeDh5PTFgHGzoD03UWL-ndv1kJiMUUFpnn3qF76rShiqeDcuo-lx6yWv6IJbvfnD1D6c/s400/VALE+115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298052891586610386" border="0" /></a>The base paper for the embossed pieces was made by cleaning the foam brush I used to reink the felt heart. I made 5 or 6 sheets and did not need to add paint. I purposely left lots of while space and use a variation of swirls and lines. Below is the sheet after some images had been embossed before cutting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNxiWxIufd0NFYwrBzsXpYHdgGKL9xa-_3Y8ORxnm5Yg0Rq4lcXKYjBQWt5yW8ursVpw7dV9TS7QBHx6M8jmx9JQNlt30Ky4Cn11O2trcNfw-HBeA6__4kmdK6ueIuWaV0UERcyqrgUsj/s1600-h/VALE+%2811%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNxiWxIufd0NFYwrBzsXpYHdgGKL9xa-_3Y8ORxnm5Yg0Rq4lcXKYjBQWt5yW8ursVpw7dV9TS7QBHx6M8jmx9JQNlt30Ky4Cn11O2trcNfw-HBeA6__4kmdK6ueIuWaV0UERcyqrgUsj/s400/VALE+%2811%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298053545184409314" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14673560840663838855noreply@blogger.com0