tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225631682024-03-07T01:25:24.626-08:00Wool GatheringKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.comBlogger683125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-88447831143233094792013-10-01T18:21:00.001-07:002013-10-01T18:21:05.643-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Can we talk about the costume design for "Into the Woods"? Can we discuss how completely perfect it is in every way, shape and form? Also, how did I not know that this was going to be a movie? HOW, <i>how, I ask you, </i>did I not even know this existed as a musical?? </div>
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Look at it! It's exactly the stuff I like!! </div>
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and yes, that is Meryl Streep as the witch, Anna Kendrick as Cinderella, Chris Pine as The Prince, and Emily Blunt as the baker's wife. Yep, this movie is going to be a must-see.Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-60221002709482497312013-01-23T14:05:00.001-08:002013-01-23T14:05:53.562-08:00Steam punk Symposium on the Queen Mary.<br />
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None of us are super into Steam punk besides just enjoying it a lot for the sake of dress up and the occasional well-written story to read. But all you really need is an excuse to dress up, right? And the food on the ship was fantastic; it was super-fun to explore the place; and there was much shopping to be had. Next year? For sure!</div>
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Life with four children is so busy. I never expected to skip out on my blog for 6 months; never expected to spend so much time getting ready to go to the next thing, the next activity, school... It takes so long <i>just to get ready</i>.</div>
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This picture of my bay-bah was taken months ago. I haven't downloaded any images from my phone for months, because my computer died (read: I spilled cereal all over the keyboard) and I haven't bothered trying to figure out my husband's computer as far as images etc. </div>
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Hey, us. We look happy. Hooray!<br />
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So, like I do at the end of every year (I love myself some resolutions), I have been thinking of what things I can improve on. And, the list is looking pretty much the same as it does every year. With a heavy *ha, you'll see why that's funny in a second* emphasis on <i>losing the baby weight. (see? funny.)</i><br />
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Today I found myself walking through Target, tossing candy into my cart, thinking, "man, I gotta work out more, and eat really well. Starting like, NOW". And then I looked in my cart. Oy - what is WRONG with me??<br />
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Any resolutions out there? Whatcha gonna get better at this year? Being in the Young Women's program at church (clarification, I am an ADVISOR, not actually a young woman..y'all knew that, right?) :) I have noticed that the "Personal Progress" program really emphasises constant improvement and constant working toward goals. I have been dismayed to conclude that I'm pretty sure my personal growth, especially spiritual, has been stagnant for some years.<br />
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Gettin' on that!Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-90720846960330955472012-05-06T18:11:00.000-07:002012-05-31T13:01:10.748-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the pictures Julie took during our baby photo shoot. Love it!</div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-26864622265556529342012-04-23T14:56:00.002-07:002012-04-24T11:43:49.494-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">day one</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWKT1ZDsX7vD9VJbIgdHHtSBYgax79LfVF17cIqcBCgFdoyW5j25mnCueU-Zx2aDRN7g4p2vIxXaNIhhKV4ubcmAnJCYQXBpV28S8tvPhPTA-Vc9DZ4fBXjkYG1LreK7Oo9WU/s1600/IMG_1188.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWKT1ZDsX7vD9VJbIgdHHtSBYgax79LfVF17cIqcBCgFdoyW5j25mnCueU-Zx2aDRN7g4p2vIxXaNIhhKV4ubcmAnJCYQXBpV28S8tvPhPTA-Vc9DZ4fBXjkYG1LreK7Oo9WU/s320/IMG_1188.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734719026457404738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">somewhere in the middle</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxHd44oJ3utgUfG_zPZd9UBPOyMZfc0Lhon4uIBIOpeRqa-V-CsEHCDElnoK-E_Ko0FWMKLMwxdmhTLKjYo3Xh6-lAgK-MX7gLa0iLEb4QLrbiT7DoYdzvvjXiXWV8cJs1o43/s1600/IMG_1243.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxHd44oJ3utgUfG_zPZd9UBPOyMZfc0Lhon4uIBIOpeRqa-V-CsEHCDElnoK-E_Ko0FWMKLMwxdmhTLKjYo3Xh6-lAgK-MX7gLa0iLEb4QLrbiT7DoYdzvvjXiXWV8cJs1o43/s320/IMG_1243.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734719024117702146" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">4 weeks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOsMbTp_2K59H2n3R5dS3ZRsSwIA2uJ4EWsufU2xXojXQobnE6Sicu5HRqodtwI9EjzK9W7pFM0-aJuoHcc4RRzfmdryIkjIpCmX_JR4DI-f-3jcMUfu_AQt09lXs2AuvIvTN/s1600/IMG_1287.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgOsMbTp_2K59H2n3R5dS3ZRsSwIA2uJ4EWsufU2xXojXQobnE6Sicu5HRqodtwI9EjzK9W7pFM0-aJuoHcc4RRzfmdryIkjIpCmX_JR4DI-f-3jcMUfu_AQt09lXs2AuvIvTN/s320/IMG_1287.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734719019085368018" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsg1VaC3ZcbReqAXDG9_uToDzB6P9897fSapjqUni8MOCQ8WhfeOMmO4wWylYq9vGJ2xhH5gnVPXXZK1sAQJ1nSXuxYpydmuu2oU50TesE3-m9k5G2GWfxFR_0S-Q7GSMqU8P/s1600/IMG_1289.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsg1VaC3ZcbReqAXDG9_uToDzB6P9897fSapjqUni8MOCQ8WhfeOMmO4wWylYq9vGJ2xhH5gnVPXXZK1sAQJ1nSXuxYpydmuu2oU50TesE3-m9k5G2GWfxFR_0S-Q7GSMqU8P/s320/IMG_1289.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734719014180739650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we love her</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love her</div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-32848100862547202132012-04-07T12:58:00.002-07:002012-04-07T13:08:32.967-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">Oh Yeah....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">babies all smell the same. Perfect. I wonder if that's what heaven smells like?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"> at the end of the day I also smell - like sour milk. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">baby girls can have a blowout out the back AND the front of the diaper.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">at the same time. </span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQLRUzPEdWYYvxGW0akmkYX2e-kn48hbHo6u9IlSWiykTlTSOAEx1HiV-4vxU9IrtpBviSVGVUWLU_uY4xjvAuQOFtTns66O2OPpxg66tMZALqZyI8h8WJefYO6TRiIiY0bkq/s1600/river4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQLRUzPEdWYYvxGW0akmkYX2e-kn48hbHo6u9IlSWiykTlTSOAEx1HiV-4vxU9IrtpBviSVGVUWLU_uY4xjvAuQOFtTns66O2OPpxg66tMZALqZyI8h8WJefYO6TRiIiY0bkq/s320/river4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728750810381331074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">having a newborn snuggle up to your shoulder and konk out is pretty much the best. thing. ever.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's incredibly hard to put one down when they are sleeping. so much more fun to sit and stare at them than to accomplish anything around the house. </div><div style="text-align: center;">losing a pound a day is fun - even if you know it will stop long before you'd like it to. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NZAp8Xh5QkGqIRtRj90igERO457HAP9S_IiOEYBS6rx7R6hIX1a0vedxEmI2_kA7FkvhBv1hzyIs2za7Ss0avb_umIq41bCkZER0wYAX-zi1vvo6Jj-Hy_spxWgXhId9OP2z/s1600/river3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7NZAp8Xh5QkGqIRtRj90igERO457HAP9S_IiOEYBS6rx7R6hIX1a0vedxEmI2_kA7FkvhBv1hzyIs2za7Ss0avb_umIq41bCkZER0wYAX-zi1vvo6Jj-Hy_spxWgXhId9OP2z/s320/river3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728750808004562114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and then there's that extra skin that you just cross your fingers will stick back to your muscle wall....whenever you manage to retrieve that muscle wall from wherever it is it went.</div><div style="text-align: center;">they DO smile. to heck with anything the professionals say. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UsG1qj5bJhKwM6Xb-RrNPEwhyphenhyphenind_lhnO0RHPD286jyBveiCn2QWqMk9JyrwtasgedKRhGE8MwvyBdMB3fYv4hFY5CLDOxwOPDTiaYM5kfTzbLLIEqtoOipXIquGxNgc_Dmm/s1600/river2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UsG1qj5bJhKwM6Xb-RrNPEwhyphenhyphenind_lhnO0RHPD286jyBveiCn2QWqMk9JyrwtasgedKRhGE8MwvyBdMB3fYv4hFY5CLDOxwOPDTiaYM5kfTzbLLIEqtoOipXIquGxNgc_Dmm/s320/river2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728750797958782034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Those 9 months, and those hours of labor? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yeah. Worth it. </div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-313972105061061082012-03-31T15:04:00.002-07:002012-03-31T15:11:26.085-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;">Our Little River Jane</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3YXrStEYGmzZmOpy864PQdlHsgS0pFbIfTwYEUPXdK68R-9LFbYDzLXKow6Ot8RLi6chFPVU-ThQkggyArrfiyl83w6QRC70h_7gFA-DnISMqRmmOiaqYuIsSa8ApEyr-2ua/s1600/river1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3YXrStEYGmzZmOpy864PQdlHsgS0pFbIfTwYEUPXdK68R-9LFbYDzLXKow6Ot8RLi6chFPVU-ThQkggyArrfiyl83w6QRC70h_7gFA-DnISMqRmmOiaqYuIsSa8ApEyr-2ua/s320/river1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726185712466171426" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She was born on Monday, at 11:17. </div><div style="text-align: center;">8 lbs. 3 0z.</div><div style="text-align: center;">20 1/4 inches long</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">About 6 hours of labor, my first epidural (oh HEAVEN that was AMAZING!). </div><div style="text-align: center;">Every time I see my doctor, I like him more and more. He was fantastic, the nurses were great, the anesthesiologist was a superstar.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No complications, unless you count the umbilical cord snapping so the doc had to deliver my placenta by reaching in and digging it out... (again, good thing I had that epidural, oh my goodness)</div><div style="text-align: center;">After a couple of nights with no sleep, she is sleeping great, eating great, and we are all adjusting pretty well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy, happy.</div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-85798805056823354992012-03-05T07:55:00.004-08:002012-03-05T09:14:10.422-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;">Baby Shower!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">My baby shower was on Saturday - and this is the invitation that was sent out to everyone. The invitation, I must add, that I did not see. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;">So when I showed up, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70rbsdpZ-wdvx1dSqTB8yjbiQgxGHJGkSCaioeDCACoXYDD7So_KWr5qVKAzQaZOdGc3cFQ14ldFMsDtypCudnNjU3U_5RyBlCy_AGGur75qOSQugvD2iefBbsLJNXY1qF7j8/s320/invite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716462267571977682" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and my hostess slash dear friend Hannah was dressed like this, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAoFtVnulCIGQrquxRRyjhNp2h8ed1PzWhagy5H3H9K-zDkQ-OweDa-GLHOps83to43Q42eoUnkX-nfklWwhHnmgcEULoKNtB-ZcRVxhuf0GRR3nLg7cbb1oK_CUIO5Pv9aFx/s1600/IMG_1042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAoFtVnulCIGQrquxRRyjhNp2h8ed1PzWhagy5H3H9K-zDkQ-OweDa-GLHOps83to43Q42eoUnkX-nfklWwhHnmgcEULoKNtB-ZcRVxhuf0GRR3nLg7cbb1oK_CUIO5Pv9aFx/s320/IMG_1042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716442864603611778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was a little shocked! She immediately presented me with a bonnet and gloves to wear (thank HEAVEN I was wearing a cute long skirt!) and led me to the back yard where there were tables set up with tea sets and small sandwiches and all good things.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone came in some state of dressed up - shawls and gloves and dresses; it was so great!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And, everyone who came had a fantastic time. There was much talk about making Jane Austen Tea Parties a permanent fixture in our lives.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hannah had several plain onesies available, and lots of pretty fabric, and everyone cut out a pattern and used fabric glue to make baby River a lovely onesie!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGX5pHLx2HlHe7tcngDupebMA5nchO1K89FQhejnTTv2esv7Sm4RgfhKWZpzF78EXROSQyZ2sa5Bd98WadIjITV3r4J2KVoca9ATFjUSbfSsjC9IkuHh4N97K7GaNyjCvPqtn/s1600/IMG_1047.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGX5pHLx2HlHe7tcngDupebMA5nchO1K89FQhejnTTv2esv7Sm4RgfhKWZpzF78EXROSQyZ2sa5Bd98WadIjITV3r4J2KVoca9ATFjUSbfSsjC9IkuHh4N97K7GaNyjCvPqtn/s320/IMG_1047.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716442857875615650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">She also had this one: with Mr. Darcy's proposal on it!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWTqtd6Ald75o_JNLWHqD8dN2HS37DlYgM25t3XRRKTF5FtTKNhk6aXu89KCuyjdm9dT7RhjZf-nN7Q5Qb_8KuxfxXYGkAlkuNbS-rnwZBAr4q9fNsE3OWoJCpwD0Rhf_9gNX/s1600/IMG_1048.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWTqtd6Ald75o_JNLWHqD8dN2HS37DlYgM25t3XRRKTF5FtTKNhk6aXu89KCuyjdm9dT7RhjZf-nN7Q5Qb_8KuxfxXYGkAlkuNbS-rnwZBAr4q9fNsE3OWoJCpwD0Rhf_9gNX/s320/IMG_1048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716442856045970690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I was also presented with a new copy of Pride and Prejudice, which everyone had written a note in for the baby. Her first copy! </div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be reading this to her in the hospital, oh yes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_QYhOouY_ayRYf833m9JJ9WXiF7xfKUszOB-ukTohdJpywLBeCAQr39Lqm0Ozg1pRxGxHFhlqevlyGN3Nl8h2R5yUN2VTI9i5z_C9WmMIk9cf2Z9vqx9dmi9fzN6yEB-1xn2/s1600/IMG_1049.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_QYhOouY_ayRYf833m9JJ9WXiF7xfKUszOB-ukTohdJpywLBeCAQr39Lqm0Ozg1pRxGxHFhlqevlyGN3Nl8h2R5yUN2VTI9i5z_C9WmMIk9cf2Z9vqx9dmi9fzN6yEB-1xn2/s320/IMG_1049.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716442852636008546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I told my mom all about it and she summed up the day perfectly, "Aww. You have the best friends." I do. I really, really do. </div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-5006109573864601632012-02-29T16:06:00.002-08:002012-02-29T16:09:59.910-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">And, another blanket. This one has a nice soft flannel on the back and the sides of the front, and a gorgeous orange-and-black Michael Miller cotton print on the front. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ombsYCXcfuUVzCtZXdlS3FPPPCrG3fVnZZKzl9Xqr1dpsPqJhCjnbP_s3s88ImPsblXyZrrAeE9g7i5oIw6lz1BCzVD2zsLZfj82TTAT7XOb0HIBe7a9-jkHpqZvI31hVTlr/s1600/DSC_0012.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ombsYCXcfuUVzCtZXdlS3FPPPCrG3fVnZZKzl9Xqr1dpsPqJhCjnbP_s3s88ImPsblXyZrrAeE9g7i5oIw6lz1BCzVD2zsLZfj82TTAT7XOb0HIBe7a9-jkHpqZvI31hVTlr/s320/DSC_0012.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714713552133263602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I edged the cotton panel with black lace, because I could. One more stash-only project! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Of course, to celebrate, I bought a couple of yards of <a href="http://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/flylikeabird/product-detailIopxqwDKnGke/China-Minky-Dot-Minkee-Fabrics.html">Minky </a>on sale yesterday. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9F5SEL0lHcVQZw8ojoNA1nUvUOXFnEqBN5yRbQLHyl9X-Y9mHanUJdeRdY1YTdhBrRDT-ccy1X-5d0ZWBg2NlO2dTzCqimxO55l9U3g6JVKAhBydFSKNIlNCNRXx-yjUXF9T/s1600/DSC_0003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9F5SEL0lHcVQZw8ojoNA1nUvUOXFnEqBN5yRbQLHyl9X-Y9mHanUJdeRdY1YTdhBrRDT-ccy1X-5d0ZWBg2NlO2dTzCqimxO55l9U3g6JVKAhBydFSKNIlNCNRXx-yjUXF9T/s320/DSC_0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714713545982581426" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-72557891193669676762012-02-28T16:09:00.003-08:002012-02-29T22:35:10.380-08:00<div>It's fuzzy, but there you go. 34 weeks. We'll see how long we can get her to stay in there. She's already trying to get me to go to the hospital. I resist. Have an appointment tomorrow, we'll see what he says. Hopefully it won't be "bed rest for you, darling". (Yes, he says darling. In his Irish accent. It's awesome)</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">Update - "all's well dahling, business as usual". The contractions aren't doing anything so far besides make me uncomfortable. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXwRm4WaFkQpo6ht4_tC1exPhyphenhyphenKD4CoxEyB8b5bJ6Xa2mwnG1iZyr3FL3cU7v0Umvpfr3DVJKVnzvtxa3aYhMPad9vZHgYW-7kqG9LUS9UA6e_JWt2iCpnGIcV5W7yeJDfUeH/s1600/DSC_0059.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdXwRm4WaFkQpo6ht4_tC1exPhyphenhyphenKD4CoxEyB8b5bJ6Xa2mwnG1iZyr3FL3cU7v0Umvpfr3DVJKVnzvtxa3aYhMPad9vZHgYW-7kqG9LUS9UA6e_JWt2iCpnGIcV5W7yeJDfUeH/s320/DSC_0059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714343494450113826" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-57169849432644729792012-02-27T19:07:00.002-08:002012-02-27T19:21:49.544-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">The insanity contintues!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I made another outfit today, using a bunch of free patterns from the internet.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtmGYY5RA7E36e5iJyfld3lggaEXUHlXduyr8fS7GAYhBZvWWV9PP47rzoa2XlZ7qNQBobToxu3-MK2mTbRVcFFe-WCM9zGBGu6Ljl2aGCyDmgO2sYmSOWsmEYEHbkie0Z6NZ/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtmGYY5RA7E36e5iJyfld3lggaEXUHlXduyr8fS7GAYhBZvWWV9PP47rzoa2XlZ7qNQBobToxu3-MK2mTbRVcFFe-WCM9zGBGu6Ljl2aGCyDmgO2sYmSOWsmEYEHbkie0Z6NZ/s320/DSC_0008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714018073864314114" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here are the links: <a href="http://www.homespun-threads.com/hp_zencart/download/strappyshoes.pdf">Shoes</a>, <a href="http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-the-perfect-diaper-cover.html">Diaper Cover</a>, <a href="http://www.sew-much-ado.com/2012/01/infant-peasant-dress-free-pattern-and.html">Dress</a>, <a href="http://prudentbaby.com/2010/05/baby-kid/diy-reversible-bonnet-free-downloadable-pattern-2/">Bonnet </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPYbmJgOFf02FEyP7fjn4tuh5N0lCHPwwjTmlpl-pzBie6VORfaDYbRCHe931VBMuRG5RYw2YZhDVvrxyeUKX73lJDR60ozHJYsTa25hDbxyVdMbhOztr1U1yMsAsylH2z9uW/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPYbmJgOFf02FEyP7fjn4tuh5N0lCHPwwjTmlpl-pzBie6VORfaDYbRCHe931VBMuRG5RYw2YZhDVvrxyeUKX73lJDR60ozHJYsTa25hDbxyVdMbhOztr1U1yMsAsylH2z9uW/s320/DSC_0009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714018069592036578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">If it's too small for the 4th of July, it will certainly work for Memorial Day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ux5-vlXojEUpnpEcJLVvg1FiOycNvI2Ym5XqPUIyRrt3CjXnfdFkiqdxcrsWNR0bQxYCudKySu_30Qv_CreJ9xtJj-8ZsdHrbPDNsxbsbjcCkP667UocS6WIKkwfh3t1h47Y/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ux5-vlXojEUpnpEcJLVvg1FiOycNvI2Ym5XqPUIyRrt3CjXnfdFkiqdxcrsWNR0bQxYCudKySu_30Qv_CreJ9xtJj-8ZsdHrbPDNsxbsbjcCkP667UocS6WIKkwfh3t1h47Y/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5714018061980514834" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-8559821722082598922012-02-27T09:06:00.002-08:002012-02-27T09:13:30.873-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Baby Blanket! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A few years ago, I found this end table cover - crocheted or tatted or however it was made - at a yard sale. It came with a table runner/piano cover that I've been using as a scarf. I thought that eventually I'd use it as part of a bohemian style skirt or something BUT - this is much much better! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First, I wove some pretty ribbon through the lace - it's blue because blue is what I had on hand (I didn't have to purchase anything for this blanket! I had everything at home already)</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLbrhrbKTbnw3aQLf_3BlCpPh0rjeLQ-7rk-V_zg5WjwDsSJJMgYb-u0WzlsVipo7s0lE3mdz7mk-0aWTPfEKGFbpmchwXclQYwm2cWrMf81aif33xy5D5D1VaYw9g9fS1Bya/s1600/DSC_0042.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLbrhrbKTbnw3aQLf_3BlCpPh0rjeLQ-7rk-V_zg5WjwDsSJJMgYb-u0WzlsVipo7s0lE3mdz7mk-0aWTPfEKGFbpmchwXclQYwm2cWrMf81aif33xy5D5D1VaYw9g9fS1Bya/s320/DSC_0042.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713863447560477490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My friend Betsey (who just had her baby a few days ago! Yay Betsey!) gave me this vintage calico print. I love it. Craig hates it. I win. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpOORwZhREJyu6RVLsjhmEfy88FTkKw2MegHLnNY6mJ6H7792fP_OphODydrKGrqJhl5PrUaazZp4gigDo0HwQl1tHyyu8ZHuUGPBFp98XUwd4A-i0ivHB-pfFeAEBS6McugC/s1600/DSC_0046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpOORwZhREJyu6RVLsjhmEfy88FTkKw2MegHLnNY6mJ6H7792fP_OphODydrKGrqJhl5PrUaazZp4gigDo0HwQl1tHyyu8ZHuUGPBFp98XUwd4A-i0ivHB-pfFeAEBS6McugC/s320/DSC_0046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713863442290584258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I made a super simple baby blanket by layering batting, then the calico right side up, another layer of calico right side down, and then sewing around the edges and leaving a hole for turning inside out. Then I sewed the hole shut and sewed again about half an inch inside the border all the way around. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepLBVZG4LcdNxB80qAFbyKcXMgKxhKeK6SsxhA8Q0zeFNCQfCki6NvGuiGUwdzZ4jT8710Xc04MMwxLPoqhA0kFN1BfJdsZTly0OKUgZyRoGIsEZCh4ZgOQJfawm3sTh3kcTg/s1600/DSC_0052.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhepLBVZG4LcdNxB80qAFbyKcXMgKxhKeK6SsxhA8Q0zeFNCQfCki6NvGuiGUwdzZ4jT8710Xc04MMwxLPoqhA0kFN1BfJdsZTly0OKUgZyRoGIsEZCh4ZgOQJfawm3sTh3kcTg/s320/DSC_0052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713863441491500530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Last, I layered the lacey cover on one side of the blanket and used my walking foot to quilt it onto the blanket. It was a very quick project, and I love the victorian vintage look!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQSXNXqCs9Hrb4t_Yw60Q_azngQ5lYDAmAXP3DPow__ubz1Dis33Gy3OjXyJRn-N781FlZ_Y5QftTFsNgOJZ2NQamNsc04RloqQPDFzy1aBs872w98ZFvVS3YM6vjyrmLEUPY/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQSXNXqCs9Hrb4t_Yw60Q_azngQ5lYDAmAXP3DPow__ubz1Dis33Gy3OjXyJRn-N781FlZ_Y5QftTFsNgOJZ2NQamNsc04RloqQPDFzy1aBs872w98ZFvVS3YM6vjyrmLEUPY/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713863437836238306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yay! </div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-84299552291787894962012-02-20T22:45:00.000-08:002012-02-20T22:50:02.755-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">BEFORE: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a men's shirt, given to me by our neighbor. She asked if I thought I could do anything with the fabric. Well, it's a pretty hideous color but I had some old lace on hand, handmade by a friend's grandmother, and I thought they might go well together.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6eC2KulMtRZN1RT-8TeBLT28WY3f3Zcqk3PoYYvOkBIETfB7qDs5L6R6diMSQqvfcpM-3JegDsPDt0FNONtY2fpHO4khGqMuLToIWH38mt3pQZY_qvE-WNZVDV0eTQ7tHyl9/s1600/IMG_1856.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6eC2KulMtRZN1RT-8TeBLT28WY3f3Zcqk3PoYYvOkBIETfB7qDs5L6R6diMSQqvfcpM-3JegDsPDt0FNONtY2fpHO4khGqMuLToIWH38mt3pQZY_qvE-WNZVDV0eTQ7tHyl9/s320/IMG_1856.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711476727349005698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Enter <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Simplicity-Sewing-Pattern-Newborn-Layette/dp/B003AI9WIU"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">Simplicity 8761</span></a>, from 1970, which I found in my mother in law's garage several months ago. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">AFTER:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUW21oYMkpEvH9qY6POYGdGXuCzhR1PWTPr8KXeY14MW6E55325ZFoUNgZwUhFUZNDf2eZVp7HTZ6mhMlGwFg5Vd70CevlEbG7zU-KqoStB-f7hs5q7BKwb07ioiS9bfZgpYzp/s1600/IMG_1938.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUW21oYMkpEvH9qY6POYGdGXuCzhR1PWTPr8KXeY14MW6E55325ZFoUNgZwUhFUZNDf2eZVp7HTZ6mhMlGwFg5Vd70CevlEbG7zU-KqoStB-f7hs5q7BKwb07ioiS9bfZgpYzp/s320/IMG_1938.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711476720487688258" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-20740857252589171582012-02-02T21:05:00.000-08:002012-02-02T21:14:19.241-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">All about the baby. (Just don't tell him I still call him that - he gets mad)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This pic was taken by Craig's Aunt Pam, who visited us at the start of the year. She got a tour of DreamWorks while the big boys were in school. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDcDxR8vzi2ca3Qt89yfivWL7MRsLdJMTO6gcoWCtJoA3iuPjRHllHZLVrjTdhivhp-uH5DggDhkeS42Ovc8u-zWfXfYRPcPd4inT1sMo9NdzAnPyiLZSiq84k7UrETiVIpOc/s1600/IMG_1750.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDcDxR8vzi2ca3Qt89yfivWL7MRsLdJMTO6gcoWCtJoA3iuPjRHllHZLVrjTdhivhp-uH5DggDhkeS42Ovc8u-zWfXfYRPcPd4inT1sMo9NdzAnPyiLZSiq84k7UrETiVIpOc/s320/IMG_1750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704771722766084962" /></a>Trying out the goggles. He made that face on purpose. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbftaifhkKxXY99ArobCjK5cZd1N24eZGk-Kt1aZicfp79u0LMwhnT27faOOA1TD5klb-KrH_A8qd_UrqokXYcvRrwZgwNBopUbWm_7phyu_krRMEFXYqjgXFrarQwk2Jlfc_/s1600/IMG_1882.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbftaifhkKxXY99ArobCjK5cZd1N24eZGk-Kt1aZicfp79u0LMwhnT27faOOA1TD5klb-KrH_A8qd_UrqokXYcvRrwZgwNBopUbWm_7phyu_krRMEFXYqjgXFrarQwk2Jlfc_/s320/IMG_1882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704771720208413938" /></a>The arrival of "wolf friend". Wolf friend came into our lives after I got desperate for him to go to sleep one night and decided to tell him a wonderful story about himself. And his little wolf. And the train that they rode together to have great adventures. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had to buy the wolf the next day. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdm0KhSDFOO4OJC7GdrMUiKMO4CXCBpUfx0cyY77O1MBg5KL0dhOFSzJ7GRO5PxzSn38J_9zHd1DshLD-7CGogdRmv16xmGZXXsyWXm4HcAdW1HPwqA95SOhDlVupLdAtFSfB/s1600/IMG_1752.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLdm0KhSDFOO4OJC7GdrMUiKMO4CXCBpUfx0cyY77O1MBg5KL0dhOFSzJ7GRO5PxzSn38J_9zHd1DshLD-7CGogdRmv16xmGZXXsyWXm4HcAdW1HPwqA95SOhDlVupLdAtFSfB/s320/IMG_1752.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704771509291101890" /></a>Pondering the greater meaning of life.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmMfOZRDKsw_LKfAwxx1DwaTJziTGmz7KaYWSLQqvZ7fc4oN99j8Mb3HTiURtcfGYG3zVq41k3WqtEwu_ihGR7T5u6Ev9igJCLIiZgUFLcnyZxhIXzFpG6Ew0OpWH_KzvD3tZ/s1600/IMG_1724.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdmMfOZRDKsw_LKfAwxx1DwaTJziTGmz7KaYWSLQqvZ7fc4oN99j8Mb3HTiURtcfGYG3zVq41k3WqtEwu_ihGR7T5u6Ev9igJCLIiZgUFLcnyZxhIXzFpG6Ew0OpWH_KzvD3tZ/s320/IMG_1724.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704771502589599490" /></a>Self portrait.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs8eed31ON8HcInpsZE985Ohv0SCJtSeKg_67g3qPfeDtHCcAoDcRpvPfvNYIxBnpsgSSYq96Plg7ibBq7S3arQrW8EHUQ6c8qBpbqSBdrYd9oh7JSqB0-vhHnAhr0fvqIAmb/s1600/IMG_1690.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFs8eed31ON8HcInpsZE985Ohv0SCJtSeKg_67g3qPfeDtHCcAoDcRpvPfvNYIxBnpsgSSYq96Plg7ibBq7S3arQrW8EHUQ6c8qBpbqSBdrYd9oh7JSqB0-vhHnAhr0fvqIAmb/s320/IMG_1690.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704771496159937330" /></a>Naturally this is MY favorite...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh4HSwT6-1zZ9TWM4XLjiwQnQcAS1xphU1YKqrL-Ui6f_vej7hyNp0GHeADMxc2LvFNR7mQP6iuCA-LL-Ua-p9k-NxChANYpl0otFKlJD5pBxPX1kg2ZwEnQ6yR7ImnrnOVWX/s1600/IMG_1502.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh4HSwT6-1zZ9TWM4XLjiwQnQcAS1xphU1YKqrL-Ui6f_vej7hyNp0GHeADMxc2LvFNR7mQP6iuCA-LL-Ua-p9k-NxChANYpl0otFKlJD5pBxPX1kg2ZwEnQ6yR7ImnrnOVWX/s320/IMG_1502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704771493213045842" /></a>So happy when he got big enough to hang out with Hannah's cat and have her not run away. Bliss. </div><div>Unfortunately, shortly after this photo was taken, sweet Chiquita left us (she was an old kitty) and now Van has a new kitty to woo. I'm sure she'll get used to him....</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6ATQYK5Ov-Gn397fbf8KA3gGZ0Q86woe4l4ucM9C0rmGLBQzj1VtCQhbRLk-JrayR-FygizY1iXjbt4p-3rtmaOKbSfvmOR08UUYUkugZAdUxZz36JIDePLNwAGZajVF0TBe/s1600/IMG_1457.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6ATQYK5Ov-Gn397fbf8KA3gGZ0Q86woe4l4ucM9C0rmGLBQzj1VtCQhbRLk-JrayR-FygizY1iXjbt4p-3rtmaOKbSfvmOR08UUYUkugZAdUxZz36JIDePLNwAGZajVF0TBe/s320/IMG_1457.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704771490272369538" /></a><br /></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-55709720262777538542012-01-19T21:16:00.000-08:002012-01-19T21:29:33.599-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Sleeping on the Job.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAIJUDmmELXvvzey7iq5DMsLrttK2VMW77RDvBlOx8Cb953Huf-rmf2WE4dsZBDzCwmdCxoPJIf5D15j4MQsa5zLXV2iOWVD_4XvKy96O7SynSjvr1Nak7NlK60lXHuWFb7ys/s1600/IMG_1249.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAIJUDmmELXvvzey7iq5DMsLrttK2VMW77RDvBlOx8Cb953Huf-rmf2WE4dsZBDzCwmdCxoPJIf5D15j4MQsa5zLXV2iOWVD_4XvKy96O7SynSjvr1Nak7NlK60lXHuWFb7ys/s320/IMG_1249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699579173762644738" /></a>(that's MY bed, by the way. How they all 3 managed to be in it that early in the morning, and me out of it, I do not recall. It was a few months ago) <div><br /></div><div>I realize that blog hiatuses (what IS the plural of hiatus?) are lame. But this baby growing business is taxing and I'm not feeling much of anything interesting lately. We are all good, things are going well, I'll try to post pics of the kids for grandparents frequently. :) </div><div><br /></div><div>See you soon.</div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-14923740919417957762011-12-23T07:37:00.000-08:002011-12-23T07:39:22.907-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas!!</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndoTOoBNzKrhaGQta3It9v3eNlirrq9qY5ItQzX6FdskyURmzmUmO601QzURD56OMPXzET86VHLFQKzvvxJvO8Og5JMQVb7EPsaGXgLIHjXapSfPwdwxknn-i3SClyJ5cyFOO/s1600/nativity.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 232px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndoTOoBNzKrhaGQta3It9v3eNlirrq9qY5ItQzX6FdskyURmzmUmO601QzURD56OMPXzET86VHLFQKzvvxJvO8Og5JMQVb7EPsaGXgLIHjXapSfPwdwxknn-i3SClyJ5cyFOO/s320/nativity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689348532922723794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663366;">wishing you and yours a merry and bright holiday season! </span></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-81095983809722505432011-12-15T16:11:00.000-08:002012-01-06T08:21:59.551-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Not Really A Tutorial...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My middle son asked for <a href="http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/Creating-Limitless-Heights-Mens-Black-Spiderman-Hoodie/6018004/product.html?cid=143980&fp=F&TRACK=CSEShopping&mr:referralID=1a6ef997-0b1d-11e1-9aae-001b2166c62d"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">THIS</span></a> for Christmas - a Venom, full zip, hoodie. It was only made in men's sizes, as far as we can tell, and it's been out of stock for years, as far as we can tell - but he saw it on someone and that was that. I told him we could not find one. The face crumpled. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and then I said it. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"Well, we could try to <i>make</i> one..."</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">oh boy. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So. I used McCalls pattern <a href="http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6158-products-11273.php?page_id=96"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">6158</span></a> (don't tell him it's a girl pattern) because it has the thumb hole that the other sweater has. Anti-pill fleece was on sale, so I used that. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">First, I made the template for the Spider front. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WODGeWEUUUi5JVaVd7Kke2w0IWdE56xA0y5xUIQ9KCUZORwGHlVlw4R46sFO9BpQmktv45AsN2_Ys22yfx64vh17f-uAOC9iXL2IK006JizKJlxkMmx89-dOHRCPM6xleCJ1/s1600/DSC_0004.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WODGeWEUUUi5JVaVd7Kke2w0IWdE56xA0y5xUIQ9KCUZORwGHlVlw4R46sFO9BpQmktv45AsN2_Ys22yfx64vh17f-uAOC9iXL2IK006JizKJlxkMmx89-dOHRCPM6xleCJ1/s320/DSC_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686513326344659522" /></a>I laid it on the fold of the white fleece and cut it, then cut the fleece in half on the fold. Then I pinned it to the front of the sweater, leaving a little room for the seam. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVklRbMl6fDh-LzDnTG4gE4UnF1xvHBig8SY93BArckP_ofUMj0UPLO-zJ9DZ8gcOS6QSsG2W5cS8ZUPZ_hHx1WrXUOHBWWONm4JBrVbX-dVJDWg20iKI3pYYUCtxflGZTPUV/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCVklRbMl6fDh-LzDnTG4gE4UnF1xvHBig8SY93BArckP_ofUMj0UPLO-zJ9DZ8gcOS6QSsG2W5cS8ZUPZ_hHx1WrXUOHBWWONm4JBrVbX-dVJDWg20iKI3pYYUCtxflGZTPUV/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686513319256523122" /></a>I drew a shape for the mouth and cut out the tongue, then the little bitty annoying teeth.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JkAhpYRfhyphenhyphen7daJyejL1-pDifyYJulj2IsL0Qp30Jw9v9KcssboFTxCoyoJW_SaKF6w2mUDXOK5ZGUCQcYPLb_vxapLehJKnA9rNpNVzpXhjCcemQEsfdIPkDrdmJd3LGoAj9/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3JkAhpYRfhyphenhyphen7daJyejL1-pDifyYJulj2IsL0Qp30Jw9v9KcssboFTxCoyoJW_SaKF6w2mUDXOK5ZGUCQcYPLb_vxapLehJKnA9rNpNVzpXhjCcemQEsfdIPkDrdmJd3LGoAj9/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686513163034433282" /></a>I sewed those on to the lower part of the hood. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkKb8PEF7gC3y4d6-PnM_goPcQfKOus02pgkkZhyphenhyphen7Bt9MDerE8YZJbCDA7nG14-w_rfoFdxokxLoFQOx559BKUkRo_ZNXX6F72FgsRDUFPOyZojDxorCv-DOYwdgIa7fa1QPc/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkKb8PEF7gC3y4d6-PnM_goPcQfKOus02pgkkZhyphenhyphen7Bt9MDerE8YZJbCDA7nG14-w_rfoFdxokxLoFQOx559BKUkRo_ZNXX6F72FgsRDUFPOyZojDxorCv-DOYwdgIa7fa1QPc/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686513152800652450" /></a>I had to fudge the instructions just a little - the hood is supposed to go on after the zipper but since this is a full-zip hoodie the zipper needed to go on later.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWLVm4O7zZM5opDcmxayb_cYgCv_CuddE69VQA5RrvWXb4ql-PUq8LT6erep67QkOf2E0ZkvmZ3KjzTfFH6sxlIviMOGt_eohWvJPVXkywGpUukP7pKt_wbkZKiPmyW9h6kkf/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWLVm4O7zZM5opDcmxayb_cYgCv_CuddE69VQA5RrvWXb4ql-PUq8LT6erep67QkOf2E0ZkvmZ3KjzTfFH6sxlIviMOGt_eohWvJPVXkywGpUukP7pKt_wbkZKiPmyW9h6kkf/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686513149633311554" /></a>I also cut out eye holes and sewed a thick tulle in their place. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuJQZHwTVdryYXyQGZogFJdEWeBLH_ZKS_7tKLV56hk0iWszQxRXPr-K-OYeMlfW4nqtqKfYrCUp-YONleG1t176K5mrVoZaxJeGJuCIizrDTPfOS_kXR6Y5wNX5KPe0E4gmH/s1600/DSC_0014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZuJQZHwTVdryYXyQGZogFJdEWeBLH_ZKS_7tKLV56hk0iWszQxRXPr-K-OYeMlfW4nqtqKfYrCUp-YONleG1t176K5mrVoZaxJeGJuCIizrDTPfOS_kXR6Y5wNX5KPe0E4gmH/s320/DSC_0014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686513143152495922" /></a>The instructions said to sew the zipper on to the front, right sides together. It was later turned to the inside, and a facing applied to the other side. The fleece was bulky for that - I would use a different fabric if I were to do this again (which, I won't).</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXlUuhrQhAw1tDWhoygiMRuOq7FTVbNBJXc65sBdoG8jPRpigQlsaiBNQVGtF5rYSzJ-F6Hpl_iQ9MrDqupwH7zXHZKEeOJaDp4nWvWIfEvxO5vDLuaKaPRVcBSPajVJbBPEd/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXlUuhrQhAw1tDWhoygiMRuOq7FTVbNBJXc65sBdoG8jPRpigQlsaiBNQVGtF5rYSzJ-F6Hpl_iQ9MrDqupwH7zXHZKEeOJaDp4nWvWIfEvxO5vDLuaKaPRVcBSPajVJbBPEd/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686512707151837778" /></a>You can see I managed to make the mouth uneven. Am I going to fix it, you ask?</div><div><br /></div><div>hahahaha. </div><div><br /></div><div>funny.</div><div><br /></div><div>I DID have to add about 4 inches of width to the center back of the hood, narrowing at forehead and neck, so it would wrap around his face without suffocating him.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb831Qy8p9u-fd4C7HOkwmwI4aVRpN_rd93T6t7svkcCpFeTID4psOxCPHvsZQ3Eh9vpilWfL7sPG7C4PLbsbQwYvFP8pAOXr_yT-LLpoeZooJ_o9R7d_DJxr6ndJg-YWTReOY/s1600/DSC_0022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb831Qy8p9u-fd4C7HOkwmwI4aVRpN_rd93T6t7svkcCpFeTID4psOxCPHvsZQ3Eh9vpilWfL7sPG7C4PLbsbQwYvFP8pAOXr_yT-LLpoeZooJ_o9R7d_DJxr6ndJg-YWTReOY/s320/DSC_0022.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686512701722687218" /></a>After sewing on the waistband and cuffs, the last step was to sew the spider leg shapes into the white front.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrgiA-Mb998xBr88X9pwYlfPjPWqnCxPHN3atuTQ4o2PU7mUEFkXQPw90f6bIH7JLOG5ghE3edcjjhpdbav0qqN-cePe1drXonCrSXM6jdKBF3xoYyJG-eXo9MLwhirv0sfxo/s1600/DSC_0019.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrgiA-Mb998xBr88X9pwYlfPjPWqnCxPHN3atuTQ4o2PU7mUEFkXQPw90f6bIH7JLOG5ghE3edcjjhpdbav0qqN-cePe1drXonCrSXM6jdKBF3xoYyJG-eXo9MLwhirv0sfxo/s320/DSC_0019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686512693800513874" /></a>Ta Da! It's definitely not perfect, and I used the longest zipper I could find that was open on both ends - without using a 36 incher, you know. The zipper was still a couple of inches short and the zip ends right as the waistband starts. So it's open at the bottom.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePgrnF0nRi4i1NpwQnhklWpTID6nN7xw4EydKKN6W1FK4htZbJLVrYdvG80EgkX-LiC3H_Q82OuFHjp8Ie-FYI9fKckb_pfhRJnvQk3E5hpcNUb5vistYNK0bWk6ii7bqt5Wd/s1600/DSC_0021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePgrnF0nRi4i1NpwQnhklWpTID6nN7xw4EydKKN6W1FK4htZbJLVrYdvG80EgkX-LiC3H_Q82OuFHjp8Ie-FYI9fKckb_pfhRJnvQk3E5hpcNUb5vistYNK0bWk6ii7bqt5Wd/s320/DSC_0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686512687240021826" /></a>Still, I'm fairly certain he's going to love it. </div><div><br /></div><div>.....he'd better.</div><div><br /></div><div>Update - he loves it. Success. :)</div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-28882852505585416162011-12-12T10:57:00.000-08:002011-12-12T11:12:17.069-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The Evite dreaded by every crafter, ever. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Several weeks ago, I received an evite for a "Handmade Christmas Party" which was hosted by 4 ladies up in the Santa Clarita area. One of them I have known since college, and rarely get an opportunity to see. The invitation informed me that there would be lots of food and a White Elephant style gift exchange - with the catch being that the gift each person brought had to be handmade. By them. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Enter Stress. Enter dozens of ideas being thought up and then discarded as lame or "too easy". Then I thought - <i>I've never made a purse. It would be fun to try to make a purse. </i> And lots of late nights on Pinterest ensued. I bought a book; <i>The Bag Making Bible, </i>and figured I would make something smallish from the patterns inside. </span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUr0PwH1hhZNJHfWMoNlpKwyd19kd0l11K3Ofj-CCb4itiej656lHPnvyi19Yg70HNqkXhoUGPyNjy-OogQ36vXZpqT5vezQVfULlv4GGRC8tJTJnqlkoP51HbNL_3eSWRyBl/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQUr0PwH1hhZNJHfWMoNlpKwyd19kd0l11K3Ofj-CCb4itiej656lHPnvyi19Yg70HNqkXhoUGPyNjy-OogQ36vXZpqT5vezQVfULlv4GGRC8tJTJnqlkoP51HbNL_3eSWRyBl/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685318473504552242" /></a>The bag I ended up making is not small. It is a carry-on sized weekend bag. How could I not? It was the cutest one in the book! I spent one day cutting the fabrics and then fusing them to the interfacings - the outside fabric to a woven interfacing and the lining fabric to a wool/fleece interfacing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G5CfWoYttBP8cIyneVgr0mKuvD-hfjdZyBlbV1QolRgbx_CNTLl41kX9Jkv_J-bs0s4uOHtlte1SuF_TG1qC9krYO_oblcjZqU86QTQAzh49pYAd1FvvhDQO-JublmOxLuhE/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-G5CfWoYttBP8cIyneVgr0mKuvD-hfjdZyBlbV1QolRgbx_CNTLl41kX9Jkv_J-bs0s4uOHtlte1SuF_TG1qC9krYO_oblcjZqU86QTQAzh49pYAd1FvvhDQO-JublmOxLuhE/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685318378308408610" /></a>There is an outside flat pocket with a magnetic snap closure. That snap was incredibly easy to install. I'm addicted. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ5hepQydghfRz2D6986sOsSSlmAe_13UO_-bSgA_UpS1OrGCFp6oBHLBEv7dZAKLhhOFPb03V9Exq-S92Ye-Mjkvhk0Zk_hBIHaisUOp-OzxFz87EujjEOrN0ygN4JQ3KFp1/s1600/DSC_0017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZ5hepQydghfRz2D6986sOsSSlmAe_13UO_-bSgA_UpS1OrGCFp6oBHLBEv7dZAKLhhOFPb03V9Exq-S92Ye-Mjkvhk0Zk_hBIHaisUOp-OzxFz87EujjEOrN0ygN4JQ3KFp1/s320/DSC_0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685318373913535698" /></a>A flat zip pocket on one side of the inside. This was one of the more difficult things to put in. My fabric didn't want to press flat so there was a lot of pinning to be done. I broke 3 needles on this project! </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJsJx0rf_f8_IYJWeq3bTr1kFAYbcIY7Cigwwnt_p1t-hGsvJBwNg2qiERjEmvwdBZ612E0U8ShRjUxHKFm6_cOYG2m_yxAo1Jc0rkltX-PrtluRWvX8vWxMnzczcGAuByYC3/s1600/DSC_0018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJsJx0rf_f8_IYJWeq3bTr1kFAYbcIY7Cigwwnt_p1t-hGsvJBwNg2qiERjEmvwdBZ612E0U8ShRjUxHKFm6_cOYG2m_yxAo1Jc0rkltX-PrtluRWvX8vWxMnzczcGAuByYC3/s320/DSC_0018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685318367233716834" /></a>3 row pockets on the other side. The bottom is hard - made so by inserting a plastic grid base which I bought at JoAnns. (I got all of the materials there. I had wanted so badly to make it out of oilcloth but the fabric is just too darn expensive and as it was this was not a cheap project by any stretch of the imagination)</div><div><br /></div><div>In the end, I get so say, "I made a bag!!" and I didn't even have any major catastrophes during the construction! I omitted the long shoulder strap because I did not like the way it was attached to the bag (looked lazy) AND I could not find a sliding strap ring to save my life. </div><div><br /></div><div>I came home with something which I will say was definitely equally awesome. My children think I more than came home with the better deal! Behold:</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSjpz0zbTbWLDg2iP0LOkZdYqPJ1ALVE7OEMZ2HOkYDPO5V0aCgmINxy1541mt-Umm5oVpiiliaMzkgjDaAc5Z0rVsXV3UGdjuqIOex0BF_CS5vcazpMtgrc3yRZP5_nUU3Cf/s1600/DSC_0046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCSjpz0zbTbWLDg2iP0LOkZdYqPJ1ALVE7OEMZ2HOkYDPO5V0aCgmINxy1541mt-Umm5oVpiiliaMzkgjDaAc5Z0rVsXV3UGdjuqIOex0BF_CS5vcazpMtgrc3yRZP5_nUU3Cf/s320/DSC_0046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685318360766956738" /></a>3 giant pillows. You can guess who they are. :)</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLEn9KqX-RawhEbAIb5x6-fU9xV2L75Zain9b9Y9HVlsoH4hj51wF97hBvJ5-o1vvnR2-V_RuGhRVqxM5ZxDGOZR6CUJAZIA9Fv9utznUltoUcTZdlaue8Jd1EUlPnYUiz2qX/s1600/DSC_0045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLEn9KqX-RawhEbAIb5x6-fU9xV2L75Zain9b9Y9HVlsoH4hj51wF97hBvJ5-o1vvnR2-V_RuGhRVqxM5ZxDGOZR6CUJAZIA9Fv9utznUltoUcTZdlaue8Jd1EUlPnYUiz2qX/s320/DSC_0045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685318356778022178" /></a><br /></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-12018833846053257422011-11-29T18:29:00.000-08:002011-11-29T18:36:43.436-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A Kids' Thanksgiving</span></span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYoN8UW1iVK8fFRIxjYzLqNfhxelGAE78uESmdnPtlqmISetthrhCS9FPWAqeD6NIhlTmtiTIpfATImgtR5XA3zFJLxjv-BYrvQ5MIgPSHyC7TEsLP69nh787bYGtth067AHV/s1600/IMG_1464.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYoN8UW1iVK8fFRIxjYzLqNfhxelGAE78uESmdnPtlqmISetthrhCS9FPWAqeD6NIhlTmtiTIpfATImgtR5XA3zFJLxjv-BYrvQ5MIgPSHyC7TEsLP69nh787bYGtth067AHV/s320/IMG_1464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610892853266898" /></a>This year, Hannah and Tyler hosted Thanksgiving at their new diggs, and she set up an awesome table for the kids! There was playdough for everyone, and a game on each plate, and they could draw on the tablecloth with provided crayons. Also, props for the plates being big enough for foods to "not touch". :)<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Harveys were here for a week, as per usual; and I planned a few fun activities for the big kids to do while there was some down time. The most popular (although NOT the most successful - teach me to buy the most expensive plaster gauze thinking it will be the best - ) was mask making. The kids had tons of fun taking pictures of each other being "mummified".</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8pwvXxMWuJRCKHI9-bu2_ZcMg-Zuf6PXONK2nr9nXAfgywMOaFspANhGG4QNYGxD6J6n_cUH5Nv0XMyH6KHinh05nqkGrNnpE0DKxd2_608yyCCmUVxZ0w4oZncYjtXYk01H/s1600/IMG_1452.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8pwvXxMWuJRCKHI9-bu2_ZcMg-Zuf6PXONK2nr9nXAfgywMOaFspANhGG4QNYGxD6J6n_cUH5Nv0XMyH6KHinh05nqkGrNnpE0DKxd2_608yyCCmUVxZ0w4oZncYjtXYk01H/s320/IMG_1452.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610888534452690" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RUhmJRGJBPbb0var0uySFrkY14mmGMfLEsRg6kFpCAa07TXCE9pEK-PbVffmwvCx3H5Jcnp76RkZUUYlyq60zUvLZ-YtNuyzVUadNByP_j40iBQcjZhx4kGibpUss7rAvau9/s1600/IMG_1438.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RUhmJRGJBPbb0var0uySFrkY14mmGMfLEsRg6kFpCAa07TXCE9pEK-PbVffmwvCx3H5Jcnp76RkZUUYlyq60zUvLZ-YtNuyzVUadNByP_j40iBQcjZhx4kGibpUss7rAvau9/s320/IMG_1438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610872204729698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DXUP35OVjNrawTQKCX7ZGplik13Red5JbGK7eo-H4jXbRTH4u3X-cP1VbGT6P9dL3UGN2MXv-DcxIxc1CeMCY4GluYEJZA_EbfTwfw2noD2s-h3e9w_h5pmroc23LwGgadTB/s1600/IMG_1420.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DXUP35OVjNrawTQKCX7ZGplik13Red5JbGK7eo-H4jXbRTH4u3X-cP1VbGT6P9dL3UGN2MXv-DcxIxc1CeMCY4GluYEJZA_EbfTwfw2noD2s-h3e9w_h5pmroc23LwGgadTB/s320/IMG_1420.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680610869726391570" /></a></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-31833735023796534702011-11-11T13:31:00.000-08:002011-11-11T13:34:55.262-08:00<div>On Wednesday I had my 20 week ultrasound. We found out the sex of our little bean! Would you like to guess what we're having? </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxYbkMimcvmF7Ds7sluzn4z9B8Dzh-2z4SRYIICFhCdX2W6I7x3p4FlZ_pRZvsbQ3hvjAE8JFqPa1kQQwk-rMmG0yVHjFrfByn52D3uDHGxA02ysm5fcejao29PBwTvquVR28/s1600/girl7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxYbkMimcvmF7Ds7sluzn4z9B8Dzh-2z4SRYIICFhCdX2W6I7x3p4FlZ_pRZvsbQ3hvjAE8JFqPa1kQQwk-rMmG0yVHjFrfByn52D3uDHGxA02ysm5fcejao29PBwTvquVR28/s320/girl7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673854527685789138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4p_wbm11vW2kOLgsjActODQBRl5uAkrsbq8kBSymOArhVNOoqjOo3cfTgbi36JR8rRxT4AYmIhDFs-0Uplodda1_JZPInbKJG5ixUf47WoXf8Zq7Qh-NUY0vt_dg045pQyXu/s1600/girl6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4p_wbm11vW2kOLgsjActODQBRl5uAkrsbq8kBSymOArhVNOoqjOo3cfTgbi36JR8rRxT4AYmIhDFs-0Uplodda1_JZPInbKJG5ixUf47WoXf8Zq7Qh-NUY0vt_dg045pQyXu/s320/girl6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673854521635788882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSNMFMylWGeqDLKpRMHiBw8008TOJh4fUy9sSrnLS1DRVcq7Zw93bpt_JJ-1t4CeD1dvH94SR-m3VGGzgJ4wGsyR_Nur_Hrj7mKS16CCSpkAWv4SSkYjs-fNAU6FUFCK7VqIV/s1600/girl5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 121px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLSNMFMylWGeqDLKpRMHiBw8008TOJh4fUy9sSrnLS1DRVcq7Zw93bpt_JJ-1t4CeD1dvH94SR-m3VGGzgJ4wGsyR_Nur_Hrj7mKS16CCSpkAWv4SSkYjs-fNAU6FUFCK7VqIV/s320/girl5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673854524137768738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KlqG0PnAuZC11Of6b5JPLe0pR_gXImoNP7nFlL5uASZI4d_GgSmiN_I5zAneHYqfbbjWiM9rxhJN87OoMOi62u49XU5x7Kww4MAeDKENGpPGXfjrvkwA_9PkHZD5T-H4oJGl/s1600/girl4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 203px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tnAVKkXf9BwqC6QmtpTrir61ovX-hXpoDfqm_O2BEyBN3SovyOm6duQfzfrmz3TICIy_9WzWq4nC-99XLyjkh2PCbxw1KfmKKRP5fGFgMZKtzYXEUNBnfoMRD89V3Ktceq73/s320/girl1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673854289253724066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqFbMfiBvhygcFCZFQ5RwbugwbJb_2jSSgIIq_Xn1sM6EjtjdwYnzLYlJVc4OWJHH7jTHPh2RHkgPUYQ5avCNHcewaPh9GkxnJuPQgOpYROlVHSawZHHCTndrfUAqvk1V-0mQ/s1600/girl9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBqFbMfiBvhygcFCZFQ5RwbugwbJb_2jSSgIIq_Xn1sM6EjtjdwYnzLYlJVc4OWJHH7jTHPh2RHkgPUYQ5avCNHcewaPh9GkxnJuPQgOpYROlVHSawZHHCTndrfUAqvk1V-0mQ/s320/girl9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673854291199879506" /></a>Just a few clues. :)Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-76354814393469541332011-11-11T13:17:00.000-08:002011-11-11T13:26:13.186-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">Big, puffy pillows</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgSoUWAIZQ1iZgbaPS3ZCpJHVfzx8PCpg2wJCLlTdMdgy_AzMDFnsPhP5tlgx00U_tdp4FPA0C_CSYU9n11bYZXr48IUIlOgA87MWB-tLtRk3hgYY_sDwX6ZZkcWSWyEbSR9D/s1600/IMG_1376.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgSoUWAIZQ1iZgbaPS3ZCpJHVfzx8PCpg2wJCLlTdMdgy_AzMDFnsPhP5tlgx00U_tdp4FPA0C_CSYU9n11bYZXr48IUIlOgA87MWB-tLtRk3hgYY_sDwX6ZZkcWSWyEbSR9D/s320/IMG_1376.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673852034600096466" /></a>My mother in law snagged some green fur from another lady in her building, and held on to it for me. She suggested some big pillows for the boys room (this was back in July) and I finally got around to it. They love them, of course - and I need to get another zipper so I can make one more. <div><br /></div><div>They have a cow-skin rug in their room, so these pillows add some welcome softy-softness to a relatively hard floor.</div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-10005795724738782732011-11-02T14:56:00.000-07:002011-11-02T15:18:47.706-07:00<div>Death eaters trick-or-treat on trikes.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv6BPfXvlG92bnlTyuHDavzXX-Jpn-iKs-T14s31X-B91_pvzvpI1fopnEIdNt4ArqiY7AiWwJh0uuH1UgUnFjlqDGPIhNkQIprvx3nK5xsJjKoXxWBa7Fytn9h7W_9qv2OTo/s1600/DSC_0053.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv6BPfXvlG92bnlTyuHDavzXX-Jpn-iKs-T14s31X-B91_pvzvpI1fopnEIdNt4ArqiY7AiWwJh0uuH1UgUnFjlqDGPIhNkQIprvx3nK5xsJjKoXxWBa7Fytn9h7W_9qv2OTo/s320/DSC_0053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670526065070497554" /></a>the bubbles were back again this year, and just as popular<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRXqLuNOJc3pCSsu-bvMDFB_ok0flSGoOsws-vFTABFTcwnoRgUzHiolQTKVOtAErkkpvBzeG-e3fZyskfMHUWH1icTsu6dZ9yUdVuuzSONfCf8PvZ_KQ8f7hgbx6xIqDycSv/s1600/DSC_0046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRXqLuNOJc3pCSsu-bvMDFB_ok0flSGoOsws-vFTABFTcwnoRgUzHiolQTKVOtAErkkpvBzeG-e3fZyskfMHUWH1icTsu6dZ9yUdVuuzSONfCf8PvZ_KQ8f7hgbx6xIqDycSv/s320/DSC_0046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670521811508122770" /></a>the front walk<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC6tPsuHMMIT1Oc8YA-gQdkRzcuOlxtZDcWaZQqy_2I0ZMNlXtBoh1SqYQvAjobCLIj_rjggVI3c6_SIMAwVrCTtS2fgGkRNTJIefoVUpYghAE9uiFkXRN17ScuvmTATuZV9i/s1600/DSC_0023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgC6tPsuHMMIT1Oc8YA-gQdkRzcuOlxtZDcWaZQqy_2I0ZMNlXtBoh1SqYQvAjobCLIj_rjggVI3c6_SIMAwVrCTtS2fgGkRNTJIefoVUpYghAE9uiFkXRN17ScuvmTATuZV9i/s320/DSC_0023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670521796335551138" /></a>mr. death eater<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_XlyWk4jlb_3VrxWu089l2WtaVba9Qd4yKg8PJPHX7vhV9DoCbcefKbtvr6dJcXDXcEPhU0vZKhEMrdl4LOs9-LapBUNfFWx1QdHkC3OD6muuOKAaxmzEvevq8q3XpsBTr-q/s1600/DSC_0026.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_XlyWk4jlb_3VrxWu089l2WtaVba9Qd4yKg8PJPHX7vhV9DoCbcefKbtvr6dJcXDXcEPhU0vZKhEMrdl4LOs9-LapBUNfFWx1QdHkC3OD6muuOKAaxmzEvevq8q3XpsBTr-q/s320/DSC_0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670521777569192642" /></a>mrs. death eater<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnocQefL5TEQTXkBxcXq5u9CyK4ml9G_JkengN2cv1gor_AG0-W9niHpTAE2BP_5YlICQYUNAVU4yR2kaLYkFUNI2YDMP_2sHFSy_PhxhgGw6MlDxZ8-Ap6XIDG_jFmwhZB5SI/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnocQefL5TEQTXkBxcXq5u9CyK4ml9G_JkengN2cv1gor_AG0-W9niHpTAE2BP_5YlICQYUNAVU4yR2kaLYkFUNI2YDMP_2sHFSy_PhxhgGw6MlDxZ8-Ap6XIDG_jFmwhZB5SI/s320/DSC_0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670521769345517906" /></a>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-43200885978690960152011-10-31T13:40:00.000-07:002011-10-31T13:49:16.064-07:00<div>3 Dark Marks</div><div>10 acrylic nails</div><div>2 cans of black hair paint</div><div>1 tube of black and of white face paint</div><div>37 yards of polyester, suede cloth, gauze, tulle, chiffon, and lace</div><div>1 pair dementor hands</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-Ai5GM2e8ykHRBvoA14HlxHFJCD5SMT2eF5QMOd5qTa-dUVRpPSWaN0h5cI_KNh-Gj7RwFVh5yd2amlF2QmGpZcygk6uAKmpFi4bc1jkTkl2D0kqU9_AGEcTLs5_XGWCuwN5/s1600/DSC_0037.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-Ai5GM2e8ykHRBvoA14HlxHFJCD5SMT2eF5QMOd5qTa-dUVRpPSWaN0h5cI_KNh-Gj7RwFVh5yd2amlF2QmGpZcygk6uAKmpFi4bc1jkTkl2D0kqU9_AGEcTLs5_XGWCuwN5/s320/DSC_0037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669759746666392898" /></a>Death Eater, Harry Potter, Dementor<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyZb2Y2QrALrHodMJlwTl_X39LiB3i_UjzzkwmTr2ufC6uvjB2Ct8x33srqnOtr7dzJnqjR0Z9J6J4r578KCZM-I84O3mK5bdOdoH3h-xNoDsPeAnq_KC1rOvias0alnI1Hm2/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyZb2Y2QrALrHodMJlwTl_X39LiB3i_UjzzkwmTr2ufC6uvjB2Ct8x33srqnOtr7dzJnqjR0Z9J6J4r578KCZM-I84O3mK5bdOdoH3h-xNoDsPeAnq_KC1rOvias0alnI1Hm2/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669759740578424514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgTanNLMcjrz7aJgDGgl3RZ4exk4aWjEeKi9DR96uQdrfsFar5TDhW0z7au9NjinCodCrghAHQfjjuFT48XGmvs5cOKs7zOqjgPVF-9xBrnHpMwPZBCa7gIaoGwmNn-C5fZWJ/s1600/DSC_0020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgTanNLMcjrz7aJgDGgl3RZ4exk4aWjEeKi9DR96uQdrfsFar5TDhW0z7au9NjinCodCrghAHQfjjuFT48XGmvs5cOKs7zOqjgPVF-9xBrnHpMwPZBCa7gIaoGwmNn-C5fZWJ/s320/DSC_0020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669759734147410322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75aEkjIGt2Ulz_th4TCUL_kkHWG_A1bn84uRp-mdLGgyM3RcLgM3mJMmpmMq-wMXNkVuxOd4rz12CE0YE7gn-zXG2cQOgRZF20OAoRwUI0uUjIR6EcQ7o1p5K8wNPVTIvEtHq/s1600/DSC_0010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75aEkjIGt2Ulz_th4TCUL_kkHWG_A1bn84uRp-mdLGgyM3RcLgM3mJMmpmMq-wMXNkVuxOd4rz12CE0YE7gn-zXG2cQOgRZF20OAoRwUI0uUjIR6EcQ7o1p5K8wNPVTIvEtHq/s320/DSC_0010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669759724711930722" /></a>I'm going to do my best to get some pics tonight of just craig and I. We looked fairly awesome!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr1shRwjBpBsEuTE6t2ZUrBjk2swcQb3BlNHUR8QZjcOvDCWzi9llbEmnp9LVKBtVjzdr-l-ItUTF_jayXF8t68Wyikn8hptX_0fpITsQ71eVY6Tq7NMnpN0dEFw0PDdXy3Hq/s1600/DSC_0007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyr1shRwjBpBsEuTE6t2ZUrBjk2swcQb3BlNHUR8QZjcOvDCWzi9llbEmnp9LVKBtVjzdr-l-ItUTF_jayXF8t68Wyikn8hptX_0fpITsQ71eVY6Tq7NMnpN0dEFw0PDdXy3Hq/s320/DSC_0007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669759724395228290" /></a>smallest one, of course, will not wear his mask or face paint; and will not keep his robes on for more than an hour. </div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-82836627221551113992011-10-05T18:16:00.000-07:002011-10-05T18:17:00.117-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">Keeping up with the neighbors.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUgntVhhMu-kTBxTNx8sTS4ovzukD-QkG-TpEXfktGptjcngq8gcqo5sKciIU-c88d8d_1FqTUqzdT5AwBSsmBWSRrpXFCFaF7mOEkXwWLccbqD_7_f_SsT3htyAtKZP_t9xo/s1600/IMG_1259.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSUgntVhhMu-kTBxTNx8sTS4ovzukD-QkG-TpEXfktGptjcngq8gcqo5sKciIU-c88d8d_1FqTUqzdT5AwBSsmBWSRrpXFCFaF7mOEkXwWLccbqD_7_f_SsT3htyAtKZP_t9xo/s320/IMG_1259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660181077779446098" /></a>The other day my kids asked me why we didn't have any Halloween decorations up, since our neighbor does. (her son and my middle son are attached at the hip). She, let it be known, has a LOT of decorations up. <div><br /></div><div>We don't really have many, because of living the apartment life for so long. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvr8bwOqyOWwGvznr7_etn-K8nBxPrQR4cCChoA3EVitIMTZHX-mlkunwQegrLReWWSnGedP4cym9WWK8LJzhLIzXsj8pUL8NIXbnR4g2HYqVzMGuwLSdMSvPgwpx151zuqAv/s1600/IMG_1258.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvr8bwOqyOWwGvznr7_etn-K8nBxPrQR4cCChoA3EVitIMTZHX-mlkunwQegrLReWWSnGedP4cym9WWK8LJzhLIzXsj8pUL8NIXbnR4g2HYqVzMGuwLSdMSvPgwpx151zuqAv/s320/IMG_1258.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660181077002896082" /></a>Hence, a quick trip to Michaels to drop a few bucks. Happily, this fantastic wreath which I saw last month was there for half price, and I snagged it. Love that wreath! </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy October!</div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22563168.post-42575322447131436022011-09-27T17:18:00.000-07:002011-09-27T17:26:03.794-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">CSA</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_jmXUCcYVVEjbb-XlsXpp-X5WnOnUHLJQKV40od3HkU40T2GnMSUSt-ZmCNvZxbwg6XKgP8enYa9Ck57e4QIVCRHwKmoM-RnXyVv5f5AcnyvesqBiDttwMOEa3q77b5w3Ljo/s1600/CSA.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_jmXUCcYVVEjbb-XlsXpp-X5WnOnUHLJQKV40od3HkU40T2GnMSUSt-ZmCNvZxbwg6XKgP8enYa9Ck57e4QIVCRHwKmoM-RnXyVv5f5AcnyvesqBiDttwMOEa3q77b5w3Ljo/s320/CSA.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657198323242530690" /></a>So no, this is not <i>my </i>CSA box, because I was mostly through organizing mine before I thought "oh, I should have taken a photo." <div><br /></div><div>lame.</div><div><br /></div><div>We got our first box this week from our new <a href="http://www.abundantharvestorganics.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">CSA folks</span></a> (it's been just over a year since we've done it) and we got green beans, bok choy, basil, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, potatoes, radishes, grapes, honey dew, squash, and eggplant (that last one is considered the devil by my dh, so we ever so kindly gave them to friends). </div><div><br /></div><div>I am excited to 1) begin to actually learn what grows in what seasons, and eat appropriately, 2) eat fruits and veggies that I know are local and organic and 3) introduce my children to things they may not otherwise eat and find with them fun recipes to use. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have already cut up the basket of cherry tomatoes and roasted them slowly with olive oil and salt. (smell. so. good.) They are in the fridge awaiting a tomato/basil/pasta dish that will be made this week! </div><div><br /></div><div>And tonight - we make SALSA! yay!</div><div><br /></div>Kristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.com4