tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34677780682241018592024-03-05T10:28:00.695-08:00My busy, busy lifeMghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-57415813183130123442012-09-11T07:04:00.001-07:002012-09-11T07:04:06.658-07:00The reason I am so slack with my blog!Until now I have not been ready to tell my story...actually I am not ready now, but I think it is time. I have neglected my blog for far too long and this is why!<br />
On January 2, 2012 I began a journey! One that would forever change my life. At the time I had no idea that it would change my life they way it has but looking back just 8 months ago I have come a long way. It all started with a gift and a conversation. My hubby gave me a fit bit for Christmas, it is a little pedometer type thing that syncs with the computer and keeps track of your steps, miles, floors climbed, activity level, and calories burned. I did not ask for anything like this for Christmas but he must have known that I was looking for some way to get healthy. I am sure he has heard me talk to my friends about my lack of activity and how I needed to get motivated. That alone was not motivation enough, my friend Julia convinced me through text messages and casual conversation to join Weight Watchers. I decided that might not be a bad idea...over the years I have gradually gained weight and never did it bother me until now. Feeling sick and tired all the time was not how someone at the age of 39 should feel. I had always said that if my health became an issue I would lose the weight, well it was not really my health but it was how I felt most of the time...little things made me so tired and I just did not want to feel this way anymore. So I set out to find a meeting location that both Julia and I could attend. We found one that met on Monday mornings and thus our "Monday's together" began. The first one of the year was of course the day after New Years day. I am not one for "New years resolutions", they are too cliche for me, but we might as well start the year off right and join Weight Watchers on the first day of January. And so began the journey, and what a ride it has been and is continuing to be! The first meeting was a bust, they had changed the Monday 12pm meeting to Thursday's but forgot to publish the change, needless to say they had a "full house with no real meeting planned. The receptionist said no problem, she would do an impromptu meeting on the spot and then find us other meeting times during the week that we could attend and that worked with our schedule. I was so overwhelmed with all the paperwork they hand you that first day...OMG was it too much! I decided not to give up before trying and to just take this first week slow! Well to my surprise the first week was much easier than I would have thought, and I found myself eating way more food than I would on a typical day. As weeks turned into months the plan got easier and easier, I find myself really loving everything about Weight Watchers, I look forward to getting up and going to my Monday morning meetings, seeing all the familiar faces and knowing I am not alone on this weight loss journey. I have lost almost 42 lbs in the last 8 months and would like to continue to lose more, not sure of my exact goal weight yet, but I know that I am feeling better and better everyday. That girl that once was so sick and tired is long gone! I have more energy than I ever thought I could have! I am so happy that I took control of this part of my life and am making positive changes that will help me be a better me! <br />Here are a before and after photo. The first one was taken on January 2, 2012 and the second one was taken September 3, 2012, exactly eight months apart. <br />
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I still have the "fat girl" feeling many days and have a hard time really seeing the weight loss, but I do know that I look smaller, wear smaller clothes, and overall feel better. I am a work in progress and will continue to work on losing that "fat girl" mentality! I am just doing it!!! <br />
Don't give up on me and my blog, I will be back with more crafty stuff to share! I just have to learn to balance my dinner planning, workout, and crafty time better...then to figure out how to blog about all of it!!!<br />
<br />Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-56998272267441589712012-04-20T15:56:00.001-07:002012-04-20T15:56:53.035-07:00My poor neglected blogI did not mean to neglect my blog. But as life would have it I have been so busy I had to make decisions about what I needed to keep up with and the blog was the first thing to be forgotten! I have spent the last 4 months going to Weight Watchers meetings on Monday mornings and filling my week with exercise, cooking, and working...on occasion I have been able to squeeze in a little crafty time! Not as much as I would like, but oh well! I am doing great on WW and have lost a total of 23.6 lbs. It is very exciting and takes a lot of time! <br />
I promise to be back soon with more news and crafty fun!Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-71527124906210658322012-01-06T05:10:00.000-08:002012-01-06T05:10:46.229-08:00Christmas Gift AlbumsI worked on 2 gift albums for my parents for their Christmas present this year. Unfortunate for me I never start my albums early enough where I really get to enjoy the making process. Instead I am rushing around last minute trying to get it done! These 2 albums were no exception. I started them about a week before Christmas and finished them on the Friday before Christmas. So they took about 6 days to make. Of course I really only had time in the evenings to work on them. Work kind of got in the way!!! I made both albums the same so that essentially I would create one page and then make a copy for the 2nd page. That definitely made the process go much quicker. Luckily I have hoarded scrapbook supplies for a while and I just so happened to have 2 8x8 purple DCWV albums. Think I scored them for only $2 a piece at Joann's on clearance several years ago. Love when I get a good deal like that and then actually use it. I managed to only buy a spool of ribbon, a packet of flowers, and 10 sheets of cardstock. The rest of the supplies I had at home! I was really surprised at how much stuff I had that matched and could work with the albums. I did decide to keep the pages really simple and not dress them up too much. Saving time and product. I also knew it would be quicker if I kept the pages simple. So in no particular order here are the pages in the album. I did run out of time so the last page of the album is a pocket page with extra photos. And if I did not mention before these are photos from our annual Christmas card photo shoot. I was so please with them I wanted to do an entire album!<br />
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<br />Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-20236767849022761462012-01-03T06:34:00.000-08:002012-01-03T06:34:25.917-08:00It's a New year, a new dawn, a new me!Weight Watchers here I come! Big news for me is I joined Weight Watchers! I am really excited to go on this journey and am excited about making better choices and getting healthy! 40 is just around the corner for me and it is now or never! I gotta do it! <br />
I took a photo of myself on Sunday to start documenting where I started and where I will end up. It is not a full body shot, but you get the point!<br />
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I have even decided that I will journal my journey using a Smash book...think it is so good to write it down, makes you more accountable. Not only am I watching what I eat but adding exercise in to the program. Starting off slow and easy. Trying to get something in everyday, for now it is steps and my kinect dance game. Soon I will be using my wii fit too. Gonna try and do it at home instead of a gym...I do not like treadmills in general and find that dancing is fun for me! So hopefully I will dance the pounds off!!!Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-14087185267144261332012-01-01T07:51:00.000-08:002012-01-01T07:51:15.411-08:00Been hiding under a rock!!!I really have not been hiding under a rock but I have spent the last month and a half just so busy! I get online everyday and think I am going to sit down and type something for my silly, little blog but then I don't...I think it is the hardest thing for me to do, sit down and type about my life, my feelings, my crafts. Think that I feel like I am opening myself up for the world to see and sometimes that can be scary! I keep saying every year around this time that I am going to be a better blogger, but inevitably something happens and I don't do it. <br />
Let's just say I am a work in progress and so is this blog. I do love going to other peoples blogs and reading about their daily life. I feel I get to know them a little better when I read! You would think that would motivate me more to write on my blog daily, but it doesn't!!! Oh well, I just need to get use to the fact that I am a part time blogger!<br />
November and December was very busy for the Goswick family. We went away to our mtn place for Thanksgiving week. It was so nice to get away and enjoy some down time. I actually scrapbooked a couple of days while we were there. Enjoyed a home cooked Thanksgiving dinner with family and of course did a little black Friday shopping! The highlight was to come home feeling refreshed and relaxed! Did a lot of online shopping for Christmas gifts this year...I think that more and more I like online shopping, drinking coffee and staying in my jammies is the way to shop! We actually bought ourselves a little early gift, we got new living room furniture! We were in desperate need for new furniture and I fell in love with this set! It looks so great in the house and is super comfortable!<br />
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Needless to say since I love my furniture so much I find myself relaxing a little more then I use to! I find reasons to sit down and watch TV now! I did manage to do a little scrapping in December. Over the next several days I promise I will dedicate several blog posts to show all my crafty goodness!<br />
Happy New Year! Hoping 2012 will be a wonderful year!!!Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-52712953613997293622011-11-16T05:45:00.001-08:002011-11-16T06:16:49.562-08:00Been on a sewing kick!I have lots of crafty passions and one of them use to be sewing! I use to love to get out the sewing machine and do all kinds of crafty projects. Then over time I got into other crafts and just left my poor sewing machine out in the cold! Literally, put it at my workstation in my garage and occasionally opened the door and looked at it. I found that I still sewed but more than anything I mended. I hemmed pants, took things in or out, but never really sewed any crafty projects. Well I decided since I have not been scrapbooking lately I would pull the machine out, dust it off and get started! I showed you last week the 2 bags that I made. Well this week I managed to make 2 more bags, a wristlet, and a tie t-shirt. Not to mention that I hemmed 7 pairs of pants!!! That was a lot of sewing and I did it all in one day!!! <br />
My ideas for the wristlet and tie t-shirt came from my obsession with pinterest, who doesn't love that site!!!! I do have to confess this is take 2 on the tie t-shirt. You must wash your tie before sewing it to a white shirt...I learned the hard way and found a really nice pink shirt in the sink. So I did what everyone would do and I bought color remover and it worked until I forgot about it and left it too long so the tie became discolored. Out with the seam ripper and took that tie off and dug through my hubby's closet for another one...without further ado I bring you tie t-shirt!<br />
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I found that this was the quickest of all the projects. I did remember this time to prewash the tie and then I just pinned the skinny part of the tie around from the left side to the right shoulder, then started pleading and pinning. Took it to the poor neglected sewing machine and starting sewing. I will say that it was a little difficult to sew over the pleads as they were really thick but I just went slow and it worked well. I am so excited that I now have another shirt to wear. The first one was a red tie and was super cute, too bad I did not get any photos of it. I did at least get to wear it to work once!</div>
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I made a bag like this last week and the girls from my work liked it so much they wanted one! I sent them off to the fabric store to get some fabric and promised them that I would find some time to get it done! Well it only took 2 weeks to muster up the energy and time!!! I love the colors and the ribbon is so fun! I used a plain black backpack and cut strips of fabric with my pinking sheers to 3 1/2 inches, then took each strip and basted it with the sewing machine. Then pulled the bobbin thread to create the ruffle, then sewed each strip onto the bag added the ribbon at the top to finish it off, made a fabric flower and the bow. The bow had a pin back on it so that if you want to wash the bag you can and not ruin the bow.</div>
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This last little beauty is a wristlet made from a men's tie. My friend Julia actually found this on pinterest and showed it to me! After the initial ooh's and aah's...I thought I can make this! Well this is take 2 also...the first one was a sad excuse for a bag, but after my mistake the second one came out great! I love that it will perfectly fit my credit cards and some cash. Perfect for those outings when you don't want to carry a large bag...only problem is my keys don't fit or my cell phone! Oh well, still I like it and will use it often!<br />
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As we are nearing the holidays I might find myself with little time to craft or sew. I am even thinking about ordering my Christmas cards this year. Usually I make them but just not sure I can find the time. Just too much to do!!!!Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-31997425633074663042011-11-01T08:01:00.000-07:002011-11-01T08:01:26.050-07:00Fun altered bags!Got a little inspiration this week from my constant looking at pinterest! It is my latest addiction! I never actually saw a bag made like either of the 2 I made but there were other things that looked similar and just got me thinking that I could alter a bag or 2. These are older unwanted bags that I had laying around, might as well try making them cute!!!<br />
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I have a feeling that I will be making a few more of these cute bags and giving them as gifts! I am sure some of my family and friends would love them!!!Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-86083232902415947352011-10-22T05:39:00.000-07:002011-10-22T05:39:33.146-07:00I'm the lost blogger!!!I have taken a very long break from blogging. It was just neccessary as my creative mojo has flown out the window! Nothing exciting has been going on since I finished up my friends album that I made her as a gift. Guess that just really burned me out! I finally decided maybe I should post the rest of the pages from the album that I made in a little over 3 weeks...who said you can't do a 20 page scrapbook in 3 weeks, they are crazy! Of course I do think that is my reason for lack of mojo! Sorry ahead of time that this is a photo heavy post!<br />
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<br />Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-8237492802784208412011-09-11T04:51:00.000-07:002011-09-11T04:51:57.643-07:00Always busyLife has again gotten too busy for me to have time to post anything new. I came back from my girls trip and immediately got busy with my little man Devon. He was sick and we have been to several dr appts and one day turned into 2 and then 3, then before I knew it 2 weeks had past and I had not taken the time to update my blog. I find that when my life gets busy the blog becomes secondary. It just does not seem important. So I am back with nothing new to share. I don't even have photos from the girls trip. I broke my little point and shoot camera and did not realize it until I was trying to take photos during the trip!!! I did however start a gift album for my friend at work. She gave me photos of her parents and told me that she would pay me to do an album, well she went back to school for massage therapy and I have been getting massages while she is in school and they are not allowed to take money for the service, so my gift to her at graduation will be the album. I know this will mean so much to her.<br />
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This was my first time doing heritage pages, it is a little out of my comfort zone, but I am going with it. Here is the first page. Since this page I have made 6 more and hoping to get another 10-13 done before I give her the album. <br />
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I will be back as I progress with the album to show more photos!Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-56323034539814074842011-08-25T07:10:00.000-07:002011-08-25T07:11:51.097-07:00Girl's Weekend!Hello all! I am off to a girl's weekend in Charlotte, NC. We are attending CKC convention. Kind of excited to spend the entire weekend doing what I love scrapping and shopping! Be back soon to tell you all about it!<div>If you are reading this Julia-prayers to you for a speedy recovery! I'll be home soon and I'll come for a visit!</div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-19021612770489227792011-08-15T10:21:00.000-07:002011-08-15T10:23:16.428-07:00You make me smile!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8s5GSko7DD7-lk7ssuy9znMoAripNzunAQbjwXUgx2GgQ5nUFIxbMPg4G9cnYu0YZ6F4FN_rt02BMTOxorqsU5Bdz47uJ3Sb9o_zKwiEW5ksGzJAUigVcxH9TTouVoJozaGoC1ShfGks/s1600/IMG_0938_0882.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/AVvXsEi8s5GSko7DD7-lk7ssuy9znMoAripNzunAQbjwXUgx2GgQ5nUFIxbMPg4G9cnYu0YZ6F4FN_rt02BMTOxorqsU5Bdz47uJ3Sb9o_zKwiEW5ksGzJAUigVcxH9TTouVoJozaGoC1ShfGks/s320/IMG_0938_0882.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641134410352393090" /></a>
<br />Here is a card I made for my group blog that I am involved in. For more details visit <a href="http://cricutworld.blogspot.com">cricut world.</a>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-4652637917293408702011-07-26T09:08:00.000-07:002011-07-26T09:11:13.374-07:00Here is a sneak peekStill finding myself extremely exhausted from the wild weekend! So I only have a few photos to share from the party, gotta get some energy to go through the 170+ photos that we took!!! I was impressed with my hubby though, not only did he make the dinner and the homemade cheesecake for dessert he got me some great presents!!! Woohoo!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgcFnjApG8izwfZKXjUVj7-vUG0t0VkIHY87_n4NVd-VS2iV4VPSEAp_ah3JX_hI8pLIBM0UYi8x6Zy7XTmc_i9v7sr3ivR3dC4e-5JLnus44FGqvXWMzth9BCGSE7Og7O7tc4DUMR6k/s1600/IMG_0824_0775.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/AVvXsEiPgcFnjApG8izwfZKXjUVj7-vUG0t0VkIHY87_n4NVd-VS2iV4VPSEAp_ah3JX_hI8pLIBM0UYi8x6Zy7XTmc_i9v7sr3ivR3dC4e-5JLnus44FGqvXWMzth9BCGSE7Og7O7tc4DUMR6k/s320/IMG_0824_0775.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633693964152558322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEzdFWGnRo5ajHWl5NL8XcvRce15qyYH52uiqjyGASruF0WcKIqcS0rX3JI7K6hyLn8W16OUlcJyQT5ictpbL-EfLFacE0CPJTkrX9QAtRgvaYYzgs57mcw9LwT9CmozwDNOIorwrPJY/s1600/IMG_0784_0735.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/AVvXsEhVEzdFWGnRo5ajHWl5NL8XcvRce15qyYH52uiqjyGASruF0WcKIqcS0rX3JI7K6hyLn8W16OUlcJyQT5ictpbL-EfLFacE0CPJTkrX9QAtRgvaYYzgs57mcw9LwT9CmozwDNOIorwrPJY/s320/IMG_0784_0735.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633693953908930706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDGmqCcXxhos42GuZzUwI95ucq_vKT2xm1i6qHfzo9naBvtR0vbe0YPkd1O19vxVsLC6byhJHGdGyT9nAScAXnKixHLjD6I-Z7hDamV_dFS-HWO4cnyXHTOh4DET8C1Imv32ZEtOs1IE/s1600/IMG_0783_0734.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/AVvXsEgpDGmqCcXxhos42GuZzUwI95ucq_vKT2xm1i6qHfzo9naBvtR0vbe0YPkd1O19vxVsLC6byhJHGdGyT9nAScAXnKixHLjD6I-Z7hDamV_dFS-HWO4cnyXHTOh4DET8C1Imv32ZEtOs1IE/s320/IMG_0783_0734.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633693952452631874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4pYQcFYmM4kpf3qGlnNuq0PnySV88q9rFzVHKZ-CpeJ4Jb-M8AqUV-w2rTXqOEtD2xMHs_M6Mmduy2Kvu8zh-Yele_mwccRwPn6iF-8Fi8Cjh_xa1FBo4Our5lxMbaSKsLqxx4KlUho/s1600/IMG_0726_0683.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/AVvXsEgf4pYQcFYmM4kpf3qGlnNuq0PnySV88q9rFzVHKZ-CpeJ4Jb-M8AqUV-w2rTXqOEtD2xMHs_M6Mmduy2Kvu8zh-Yele_mwccRwPn6iF-8Fi8Cjh_xa1FBo4Our5lxMbaSKsLqxx4KlUho/s320/IMG_0726_0683.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633693949678293458" /></a><br /><div>Promise more photos to come...I gotta get some more rest first!</div><div><br /></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-71734764653038730412011-07-25T10:33:00.000-07:002011-07-25T10:34:37.937-07:00Recovering from the Best Birthday Party Ever!Miranda and I had the best birthday party ever. With about 30 of our closest family and friends to help us celebrate...I am taking today to recuperate but will be back tomorrow with photos to share!Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-2539698239621080052011-07-22T04:15:00.000-07:002011-07-22T04:26:09.024-07:00My break lasted weeks!I got so busy after my trip to the mountains I never got back into blogging! That is the story of my life really, sometimes I get so wrapped up in other things that something else gets pushed to the back burner. I am sure that is how all people are, but for me I want balance. That is a struggle I have everyday...BALANCE! I want to balance fun with work, time spent with the kids and hubby, chores needing to be done, etc. When I think of balance I get a little overwhelmed and then have to realize that I can not be everything to everyone, cannot do everything for everyone. It is normal for people to need breaks from the everyday life and some can last longer than others! So the past few weeks have just been a mental break for me. I have continued to craft, actually craft more than usual...See all the pages below that I accomplished! I won a challenge at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.scrapbook.com">scrapbook.com</a> for the page titled Celebrate. It was the first time I have ever won a challenge, it was kind of exciting! 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkA06_uk8V_mauxPzmiMsonQXfd8vTvuj_M20jIQwbZ4-nVgu7Eh1vnc0qVUJZVBhA-zQT6o-nanO4uw4lhOzJx7XjZnxt50Eu6YTdoKeqasocyNdUYt9lVhmTpENUJAbK78iw4p6_O8/s320/IMG_0658_0653_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632135095694463506" /></a>Sorry to bombard you with a picture heavy post but I wanted you to see that I have been doing things, just not a priority to blog. I am not going to promise I will blog more often because every time I do that I feel guilty when I don't actually do it. I do however have several more projects to share so I will be back with those!<br /><div><br /></div></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-34418260234182052402011-07-02T04:53:00.000-07:002011-07-02T04:57:42.956-07:00A much needed Break!!!We are taking a break this weekend and going to the mtns for a much needed mini vacation! I am not sure my hubby would call it a vacation since he has to do all the work of setting up the camper and taking it down, not to mention the hours of entertainment he provides for the kids. Just look at the photos, looks like he is having a ball!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_FMDbYW2mietgx2Lw3QbpMmmz87xHiT_2frVBcB1ZKXbNrzKkI8llWk7mh6_U4mwin3YvaAXtHjyA05a5qxwwWglQieOxUhDwk0xdSYM7pl7wAoAkgHbEgFPsLoZcbmqUOZZevhfqGc/s1600/IMG_0117_0187.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLmLtbqx48cmug504cFIshbIX2X66Dj-GX1DYGnxQCqSKSu2m3oGJxVDefJOTwSkQ_H-KXf3JF2ShqYfCQBGG7dO3aq1jsLse4vAjqIHpNWDWnRynHyynCaYVpAe3MrMEDJGudMmQvrw/s320/IMG_0080_0209.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624722368757660626" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5OQLdnq_I3b4cz8VZVHEFyikPC_1p0cfKLmxyGHUNBfnPeo1JQkAO2fn57vDjCUg-TiWvJ3H63ump1yMjJoENBFAKxXu4pwm-2JCzWB_EhKI6eLM0LY2Vcb8XjN3RMP1oY0JaXB7Ohs/s320/IMG_0074_0203.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624722372583982290" /><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/AVvXsEjZ_FMDbYW2mietgx2Lw3QbpMmmz87xHiT_2frVBcB1ZKXbNrzKkI8llWk7mh6_U4mwin3YvaAXtHjyA05a5qxwwWglQieOxUhDwk0xdSYM7pl7wAoAkgHbEgFPsLoZcbmqUOZZevhfqGc/s320/IMG_0117_0187.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624722388841965762" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1l_cJa_zDrpsty_8U5LnW5z7LG0HztWn4SQ1aaAcx58o7tuj1OJShgBz1cl3Ha8_QUhL2JaFevKnrGpuVB149BLn9mqwrTXdVmLWo-EPGvfevES57EP8qA7oZzKinU63BLS4abmeYFc/s1600/IMG_0114_0184.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/AVvXsEjW1l_cJa_zDrpsty_8U5LnW5z7LG0HztWn4SQ1aaAcx58o7tuj1OJShgBz1cl3Ha8_QUhL2JaFevKnrGpuVB149BLn9mqwrTXdVmLWo-EPGvfevES57EP8qA7oZzKinU63BLS4abmeYFc/s320/IMG_0114_0184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624722387954821874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOATFJpPsBdZ9Dq0jlft8jECAc1uelrNPM2tuJvu28EqtM5LU-eJd6rGPBPzgctUi2vk2k8QUXuo8dc4CGs8oHNPaFYeBTm_m1AZsyVMWVpXvt2NTmNuhmqwZ6OGnFxf9wQEh3EgktzK0/s1600/IMG_0091_0219.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/AVvXsEiOATFJpPsBdZ9Dq0jlft8jECAc1uelrNPM2tuJvu28EqtM5LU-eJd6rGPBPzgctUi2vk2k8QUXuo8dc4CGs8oHNPaFYeBTm_m1AZsyVMWVpXvt2NTmNuhmqwZ6OGnFxf9wQEh3EgktzK0/s320/IMG_0091_0219.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624722376034917570" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">All the photos above were taken in the spring on our trip to the mtns. Can't wait to be there in the summer with the warmer weather, we will definitely be sitting poolside most of our days!!! It is my favorite thing to do at the camper is sit outside in the morning with coffee, great way to start the day!!!</div><div style="text-align: left;">Be back next week sometime!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-85153157236388064322011-06-23T04:58:00.000-07:002011-06-23T05:07:40.086-07:00My monthly card swapHello! I have fallen a little short this week on my posting. We have had a little bit of a crazy busy week and I have been just a wee bit stressed! We have family visiting for the week and Devon goes to Rockband camp and Miranda works everyday. They both have to be at a different place at the same time...Dan has a new job and he can't help with carpool. Making me a little stressed!!! Thank goodness it is Thursday and we are almost done with this week.<div><br /></div><div>I wanted to share my monthly card swap card with you today. I had so much fun with this month's theme and really took a lot of time doing different techniques.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DSc0OWukssyF1rBcqtBICkIXtsvufr1ZHkPU4Cgy2XWQP-D0kgozV9U8boI49CrBaWETK8rtwoWl7DN_YHeWW3navOBJ3uicBwH8jYCf_8vW_XUYo_AMLXzwvQCuvheQ3Rzty-3R2Vg/s1600/IMG_0654_0652_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DSc0OWukssyF1rBcqtBICkIXtsvufr1ZHkPU4Cgy2XWQP-D0kgozV9U8boI49CrBaWETK8rtwoWl7DN_YHeWW3navOBJ3uicBwH8jYCf_8vW_XUYo_AMLXzwvQCuvheQ3Rzty-3R2Vg/s320/IMG_0654_0652_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621384333523037650" /></a>I used Stampin up cameo coral, tempting turquoise, creamy caramel, and white cardstock for the card. I tore the creamy caramel edges, then ran it through my cuttlebug to emboss and inked the edges. The waves were done on white cardstock and sprayed with turquoise glimmer mist then stamped with the wave pattern and hand cut. The white cardstock was dry embossed with the swirls folder to give the effect of waves. I stamped the surf boards and hand cut them. Then used my cricut cart Accent Essentials to cut the sun and chalked it with tones of yellow and red to make it pop, then stamped it with the sentiment. Think this was one of my most favorite cards, lots and lots of techniques to keep me busy making 10 of them!!!<br /><div><br /></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-26544653919742985412011-06-17T05:53:00.000-07:002011-06-17T06:09:13.871-07:00Friday is pool day!Since summer began I have been going to my friends pool every Friday. We have now decided that Friday is pool day all summer long!!! Thanks Julia for putting up with us every week! It is truly the highlight of our week! Here are some photos from last weeks pool day. The kids have so much fun playing with Julia's little one and now we have started to say that Miranda has a new boyfriend because Zachary loves her so much! He knows a cute girl when he sees one! Just look at the photos below and you can see how much fun we are having!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH7l2X-TJ0gNLheGm8wvYuMcV6wnAGGjMpB9-JNmxOLGWZbR2jTtxb21BQ9hQX9NaMb20W2S2jnLQTMN6ofPG7R2R6KD0ysx4fyJNqh2v9x38GDL6e7BEboh5UjlExIPLgzSO8_rRSSg/s1600/IMG_0580_0611.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: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH7l2X-TJ0gNLheGm8wvYuMcV6wnAGGjMpB9-JNmxOLGWZbR2jTtxb21BQ9hQX9NaMb20W2S2jnLQTMN6ofPG7R2R6KD0ysx4fyJNqh2v9x38GDL6e7BEboh5UjlExIPLgzSO8_rRSSg/s320/IMG_0580_0611.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619174073820768178" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFU81kjUtnlZkikD0rlQZXh26PH-Q_8GxGrAPkSnQTbYtfeaAuec1zsdIRKLs8ze5zcT0zFJgxWmmIUWcEOe2ZpWOj0d9mEdpVRbv-tTWIc9NU_mMGm6g6zoWslbMM3s2o-9jPZ5dnb8/s1600/IMG_0595_0625.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/AVvXsEhvFU81kjUtnlZkikD0rlQZXh26PH-Q_8GxGrAPkSnQTbYtfeaAuec1zsdIRKLs8ze5zcT0zFJgxWmmIUWcEOe2ZpWOj0d9mEdpVRbv-tTWIc9NU_mMGm6g6zoWslbMM3s2o-9jPZ5dnb8/s320/IMG_0595_0625.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619174068330065250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRg_7Ba2EOu3Z3FfIvnevuPLwe8T-yhu9fIMRkO_Es41pUdI9by1X7biezaremELSPNuGPylqUvsh6442zY5b763jk46gi2Nh1sJ3plphoR0BjIwUFVMwqutH7HuB_3vzRm_9bE7URy0/s1600/IMG_0558_0590.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: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRg_7Ba2EOu3Z3FfIvnevuPLwe8T-yhu9fIMRkO_Es41pUdI9by1X7biezaremELSPNuGPylqUvsh6442zY5b763jk46gi2Nh1sJ3plphoR0BjIwUFVMwqutH7HuB_3vzRm_9bE7URy0/s320/IMG_0558_0590.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619174066067666098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzLMg69agJkUE_9VGX_xD-rkPUCwMxQsgHeT4hl7o8RRD0Iv7b5Izs3eV_R2lMzrUjHa_07ted3Io688_POjgf6HPjKc_DQYa6IMEzK4Dqf7ix7scHGfmQz29tUO7VHkQBEYNvB-lkyU/s1600/IMG_0542_0576.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/AVvXsEhRzLMg69agJkUE_9VGX_xD-rkPUCwMxQsgHeT4hl7o8RRD0Iv7b5Izs3eV_R2lMzrUjHa_07ted3Io688_POjgf6HPjKc_DQYa6IMEzK4Dqf7ix7scHGfmQz29tUO7VHkQBEYNvB-lkyU/s320/IMG_0542_0576.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619173710658337906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvBA3uuskUsUWc6FuwBdHyHpBQnCuAWkdsdBoxKSVpHx0xgSsWKczzghxXYLwNT3gl7ks3Q1Mo7k3vWjQdaD86A951J9H73HaHNNqOrq32xVknJzgFVHWU_zgbHGm3K50YaTegl0jWRw/s1600/IMG_0545_0578-1.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/AVvXsEiZvBA3uuskUsUWc6FuwBdHyHpBQnCuAWkdsdBoxKSVpHx0xgSsWKczzghxXYLwNT3gl7ks3Q1Mo7k3vWjQdaD86A951J9H73HaHNNqOrq32xVknJzgFVHWU_zgbHGm3K50YaTegl0jWRw/s320/IMG_0545_0578-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619173704463882850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgcyPMhAePv7esyIy8n-Lk5yw1lvYmk1odt199-b_6jvsTC33lwAuE02QzjKBO2FnwSoVBk_xnjUIaIX3IZT_9lj-rKZflRshnmiJ7bI2NL4LnmxQ-WfWxTUIs-p9mKnvYyFg5E6KJKg/s1600/IMG_0548_0580-1.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/AVvXsEgDgcyPMhAePv7esyIy8n-Lk5yw1lvYmk1odt199-b_6jvsTC33lwAuE02QzjKBO2FnwSoVBk_xnjUIaIX3IZT_9lj-rKZflRshnmiJ7bI2NL4LnmxQ-WfWxTUIs-p9mKnvYyFg5E6KJKg/s320/IMG_0548_0580-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619173694858273538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWreNiupcjvM33MvUm8ZcH6nioE1CaSwXVKG62MdShRddsVSy02fvzAsbnC-xcLOdFQJeB0Sm-pAEMVwLRs-sYcY8HyUtF0V6CkbAqqdx2uuHVfcsYjiiN8XP-xOjI8k0uLGk2_g5Lmo/s1600/IMG_0553_0585.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/AVvXsEgcWreNiupcjvM33MvUm8ZcH6nioE1CaSwXVKG62MdShRddsVSy02fvzAsbnC-xcLOdFQJeB0Sm-pAEMVwLRs-sYcY8HyUtF0V6CkbAqqdx2uuHVfcsYjiiN8XP-xOjI8k0uLGk2_g5Lmo/s320/IMG_0553_0585.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619173692658317138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv549vvgJBjUXdsTfGKZMs9DTgBee_T2-Kehx_jHmRvYa69RphkVIR96QzsLpBgUKHe0Sglhb7FeY_uaHv661bU2rKMGNZlMwxadoCMWe7ygTrkgo4D98nB0l4E65TRQbFQqwAyDmTu0g/s1600/IMG_0593_0623.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/AVvXsEhv549vvgJBjUXdsTfGKZMs9DTgBee_T2-Kehx_jHmRvYa69RphkVIR96QzsLpBgUKHe0Sglhb7FeY_uaHv661bU2rKMGNZlMwxadoCMWe7ygTrkgo4D98nB0l4E65TRQbFQqwAyDmTu0g/s320/IMG_0593_0623.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619173687381480754" /></a>I have really been emjoying the lazy days of summer, but I feel like they are not lazy but busy, busy, busy! Although it is a very happy busy!<br /><br /><div><br /></div></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-11778956181878164872011-06-16T06:29:00.000-07:002011-06-16T06:35:44.248-07:00Last month's Card Swap card!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I usually try really hard to get my card for my monthly card swap group up around the time of the gathering. But with the addition of the new puppies that just didn't happen! So finally I had a few minutes to sit down and share this card. The theme was 3's. So I chose 3 colors, 3 panels, and 3 layers (besides the base of the card). I bought this stamp months ago at a stamp show and almost forgot I had it. The fish just screamed bright fun colors, all of which are from stampin up. Can't remember the colors, but they are from the bold bright collection...think they are only orange, tempting turquoise, and yo yo yellow. I used a technique with the stamps to stamp them on a craft mat then use an aqua painter to paint them on the fish. Great way to match your paint to your paper too! I once painted right from the ink pad and that messed the pad up...learned my lesson the hard way!<div><div>I did use my cricut to cut the oval scallop and oval and stamped with the title phrase. Pop dotted it for some dimension and that was it! I have to say this card took me forever to put together and when it was all said and done I was so over painting and glittering! So the card for this month's theme was much simpler!<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTzdgvXtQFmwPKP6rQqrdgv3lKLnAzFnTpL4283XO9qtOeNCFXIdrRe-t3rv_SUKd-U0GbZaHU1FCBygP9msKCJWfBocVQpGOkr71QZlRrvYCokc9Kmrb6VH6JCVjbWubexHTeSxmBrg/s320/IMG_0511_0549.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618809512069736594" /></div></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-55627256646400641702011-06-14T05:44:00.000-07:002011-06-14T05:55:51.826-07:003 posts in a row, that is Incredible!Shocking as it may be, I have found the time to actually have had 3 posts go up on the blog in a row! I have been saving all my things that are crafty and fun to share! Now is the time, I have been saying over the last couple of years that I promise I am going to get better at this blogging thing. Well I have learned that you just have to jump right in and start posting, even if you think your life is boring someone else might find it interesting! So here I am trying my best to start posting on a more regular basis...now that might not mean everyday but let's try for a couple of times a week! Summer is in full swing at the Goswick house! We are enjoying pool days, craft days, and lazy days! It has been fun and we are only into week 2! We are not going away on vacation this year so we are planning to do a few things around town. Devon has already gone to the local water park, White Water with some friends! Thanks Jay! Next week Devon starts rock band camp, that should be totally fun rocking out all week! The music center where Devon takes lessons gave us a week of camp free. It was so exciting for us since we can only afford to send him to 1 camp over the summer and he had already chosen Acting camp. I think since his rockband class got cancelled through the school year they music center felt bad that he did not get to perform or record his "CD" so they offered the summer camp! We are so thankful for their generosity!<div>Below are the next set of layouts that I have been working on...been keeping my scrap stuff out on the kitchen table and working on a page here and there. Makes my family a little crazy because half the table is a mess, but it makes me very productive! I have been participating in a few monthly sketch challenges over at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.scrapbook.com">scrapbook.com</a> It really helps me get motivated to scrap. I need all the motivation I can get, I have so many ideas floating around in my mind and by the time I get around to scrapping the event I forget what I had originally wanted to do. I am sure that happens to all of us! Still it feels like I am the only one that feels this way!!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFScc9nfOJdJjwHqJ8O89BCFNHldRHec9hq6mwScC1Po_uXbFL7qgDcXhryRtR_fiJiCNouFMrpnO16sk3ksjPmXBqNLjgqKxZZ-b3M2KJx8CFY4JepHyS-cT1kc6mjg_HKIbP1MjVX0/s1600/IMG_0618_0634_edited-1.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: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFScc9nfOJdJjwHqJ8O89BCFNHldRHec9hq6mwScC1Po_uXbFL7qgDcXhryRtR_fiJiCNouFMrpnO16sk3ksjPmXBqNLjgqKxZZ-b3M2KJx8CFY4JepHyS-cT1kc6mjg_HKIbP1MjVX0/s320/IMG_0618_0634_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618055771232770450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN0X8gcpgEzRy5eStcMJnQgtPgGcunixWNbAr49USHsei0ia-SjR3UiozGUeK_pnR07lPB4AEQrOLYMBf2XKpw9zoqM-D2BJE2aMqr4ZjzJZElH_lKPxLFrTiZP1sZUEH44pnItX5_uY/s1600/IMG_0615_0632_edited-1.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: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN0X8gcpgEzRy5eStcMJnQgtPgGcunixWNbAr49USHsei0ia-SjR3UiozGUeK_pnR07lPB4AEQrOLYMBf2XKpw9zoqM-D2BJE2aMqr4ZjzJZElH_lKPxLFrTiZP1sZUEH44pnItX5_uY/s320/IMG_0615_0632_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618055765998123058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vKFSX4e_Cw3MENcKDfZzjBaVRChWli3qwlepwsIGueFsXOggwhuNfH3gci1pjMtotPbzPJlZSWedbrE9BTQ9JWxgojrw-tsVOE-dDb1KqGLUhvV0sHPW8XXqR1Xbh1_wD5OjgfP0m9Y/s1600/IMG_0522_0558_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-vKFSX4e_Cw3MENcKDfZzjBaVRChWli3qwlepwsIGueFsXOggwhuNfH3gci1pjMtotPbzPJlZSWedbrE9BTQ9JWxgojrw-tsVOE-dDb1KqGLUhvV0sHPW8XXqR1Xbh1_wD5OjgfP0m9Y/s320/IMG_0522_0558_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618055759897241410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeflNh14jCNZsIYJDMwcgWGLsTo2HbQBi68BMSFlgmLon1fPtkjBRoJbdSINrKwcG6K2r_H25RH3PxDuSDW_8zmWLVmD8gR0anycwq9sQPmyPIEruI-z6Sc2H4FzVyGZcrWPqhgtJ_1A/s1600/IMG_0507_0547_edited-1.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: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEeflNh14jCNZsIYJDMwcgWGLsTo2HbQBi68BMSFlgmLon1fPtkjBRoJbdSINrKwcG6K2r_H25RH3PxDuSDW_8zmWLVmD8gR0anycwq9sQPmyPIEruI-z6Sc2H4FzVyGZcrWPqhgtJ_1A/s320/IMG_0507_0547_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618055755907375954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-n8BdfGYCI-QiLCtst06mL-bN-3-obnWC-rDzBeTrAVcd7njgpIzkCu6xph0bNeLVN4peOPAJU0Qho3Y6iPQsUFW1cbEEqPBDyKkt1Zn2EU8y-O2u0r2RtkJEaGjKhw3dM1TOmzPLLJY/s1600/IMG_0453_0504_edited-1.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: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-n8BdfGYCI-QiLCtst06mL-bN-3-obnWC-rDzBeTrAVcd7njgpIzkCu6xph0bNeLVN4peOPAJU0Qho3Y6iPQsUFW1cbEEqPBDyKkt1Zn2EU8y-O2u0r2RtkJEaGjKhw3dM1TOmzPLLJY/s320/IMG_0453_0504_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618055749534952754" /></a>Maybe I will be back tomorrow to show you a few more things! For now I am off to a pool day with friends!</div></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-20206428505902007922011-06-13T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-13T06:00:05.949-07:00I told you I would be back!As promised I am back on this lovely Monday morning with another post! The dogs are up, they have been fed, walked, and our now happily playing. It's kind of their morning routine. I try to squeeze in a little computer time while they are playing...sometimes that proves to be trouble as they are getting into everything they can find! I do find that gating off areas of the house that I do not want them in has really helped, but unfortunately my house has that open floor plan so that it is hard to find gates (cardboard boxes) large enough to cover the openings. I have gotten very resourceful in my options! Just look at the photos below...funny the things you will do to keep those animals out of trouble!<br />Here the girls are just chillin, right before they were looking for trouble!<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheq_xhW1lA7IAdBrce6RueSEOpVNmuC6nGzk3c8IdCylOuAADLgVcUeJ34INH2p1XifLKXUcFJozf1guMKF-egDszGmYPSPQjZAgz_7bbeFhYsA-ZNojfxTFlij7aY85kIHXyHzk2kUAc/s320/IMG_0606_0563_edited-1.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617330903128670770" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmB7gk7njpHMPoosOlD1AZZG_jyItm4uxzxhTiYUASFxPpanU10OT-ZwiqDMkgntEoHewKpW-5DUsRNo48FlMV4bVRkNqY7b742lPnb4M1mfoBilgXaZq_BdkRjrdIGJqXbaowSpMkA3E/s320/IMG_0608_0565.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617330906889491602" /><div style="text-align: left;">The cat sits on top of the table just watching the action. Secretly she wants to be right in the middle of it...but then reality hits and she realizes there are 2 of them and only 1 of her! She's outnumbered!!!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHG-obuHU_WUmMumhvCmLY_b6g_R3lJtE2-kvyhhxdyGE0MkXgiuAjFVaHNlq90Pb3NuaMMW8yAkL4V0aur1EwzWFgURnFedGvHgYA_KCdoE12ongH7hCLUXlEym5WXP7p0U4roihlFs/s1600/IMG_0605_0562.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/AVvXsEgBHG-obuHU_WUmMumhvCmLY_b6g_R3lJtE2-kvyhhxdyGE0MkXgiuAjFVaHNlq90Pb3NuaMMW8yAkL4V0aur1EwzWFgURnFedGvHgYA_KCdoE12ongH7hCLUXlEym5WXP7p0U4roihlFs/s320/IMG_0605_0562.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617330892599158098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIqGTR4hseeYSGu0wszyZLJ9u34lEvMyH9wqyJvdkcMe8w5wZ7r0Ffjnqa4_qtE94wlzi5pY7Q236N_yEadV5eQgmWnFLIxsAy1QRH7btlfov6lPLkxoevT3wdch_6ar8ReJ4eY7q1qQ/s1600/IMG_0604_0561.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/AVvXsEjRIqGTR4hseeYSGu0wszyZLJ9u34lEvMyH9wqyJvdkcMe8w5wZ7r0Ffjnqa4_qtE94wlzi5pY7Q236N_yEadV5eQgmWnFLIxsAy1QRH7btlfov6lPLkxoevT3wdch_6ar8ReJ4eY7q1qQ/s320/IMG_0604_0561.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617330891715557426" /></a>My creative barriers! These are old cardboard and chipboard pieces that we use to paint on, also good for doggy gates too!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-77924435205632825462011-06-12T05:17:00.001-07:002011-06-12T05:27:33.068-07:00The best of intentionsOh I had the best of intentions to blog every day, but the demands of new puppies threw that idea right out the window! Can't say I don't love having the new dogs in my life, they are a pure joy! Did I mention a lot of work too!!! 2 is twice as nice, but twice the work! We do have a good routine going now and they really are settling into our family nicely. The cat may even secretly like them! Haha!<div>If you can believe this I have managed to be crafty this month. Not as much as I would like but still got a few pages done for the scrapbook. Really need to get myself organized and finish the photos from 2009 so that I can get onto 2010...only 2 years behind in my scrapping. Actually still have photos of the kids from years ago to scrap, but just don't know where to start!</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway I now participate in a challenge over at scrapbook.com every month. It is a sketch challenge and really gets me motivated to scrap. Which is what I need monthly, a little motivation and time!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEddnssdPxQTqgsldX1g8_7MndOrBt07diLhheSoPsL2_pc2wwa9ABP9m2zwbmAE3shqCM7DUJC5n2_ZVNLddQne7f983fjdejJ8jkeQAQRBkPlrI-bP8PWtlRheP-uv-c7_V98gxO50E/s1600/IMG_0521_0557_edited-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEddnssdPxQTqgsldX1g8_7MndOrBt07diLhheSoPsL2_pc2wwa9ABP9m2zwbmAE3shqCM7DUJC5n2_ZVNLddQne7f983fjdejJ8jkeQAQRBkPlrI-bP8PWtlRheP-uv-c7_V98gxO50E/s320/IMG_0521_0557_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617308211684425122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqh3srSFGbwqm_pmixdR09zB05skIYQOGOFL4iGEOh6vz_mFzPV1gIZFmcDpY4AEYBlzA_23Rbd5KlAAHFmALJhBAk1ECLhkVoLtQZlbx_LASD6RyG4rUh3wd_5U_Zj9AwMSiFt2Pjzg/s1600/IMG_0519_0556_edited-1.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: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqh3srSFGbwqm_pmixdR09zB05skIYQOGOFL4iGEOh6vz_mFzPV1gIZFmcDpY4AEYBlzA_23Rbd5KlAAHFmALJhBAk1ECLhkVoLtQZlbx_LASD6RyG4rUh3wd_5U_Zj9AwMSiFt2Pjzg/s320/IMG_0519_0556_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617308192506213522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx7rWWF590MGbcI0Wfapr2kKjrRWnQIffsoXh_BbdJH6DZuAr-9U2li-CoLXWqP81IEj2F1vXo3YNeTW2iUTqIuTDLwpdLxClEbOdlV0IEoItiZ7KxQFv-la3EH_aHB4RMap77-07O3g/s1600/IMG_0515_0552_edited-1.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: 315px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFx7rWWF590MGbcI0Wfapr2kKjrRWnQIffsoXh_BbdJH6DZuAr-9U2li-CoLXWqP81IEj2F1vXo3YNeTW2iUTqIuTDLwpdLxClEbOdlV0IEoItiZ7KxQFv-la3EH_aHB4RMap77-07O3g/s320/IMG_0515_0552_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617308188231080146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8xTm7y8gIyLr-Msao8Sp_WS_iGUDEC9KwAuQV2FSXx5_w68MGBSH7tfm5aQEVzXCdHNwIRNnTv2H99W_c3jQHRHXDEVr6kTTvvzy8X312f-QcDceHXi9qzUHxFEqemE4YljhuGuJJKo/s1600/IMG_0518_0555_edited-1.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: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8xTm7y8gIyLr-Msao8Sp_WS_iGUDEC9KwAuQV2FSXx5_w68MGBSH7tfm5aQEVzXCdHNwIRNnTv2H99W_c3jQHRHXDEVr6kTTvvzy8X312f-QcDceHXi9qzUHxFEqemE4YljhuGuJJKo/s320/IMG_0518_0555_edited-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617308185468660706" /></a>This challenge that I do has 4 weeks of sketches and the challenge runs mid month to mid month. Once they are all in we start voting on our favorites, then there is a tally and more voting to find a monthly winner. I think the winner gets sent some kind of RAK but since I have never won I have no idea. I don't do it for that reason, I do it to get some ideas and really to be honest to get some pages done!<div><br /></div><div>I promise I will be back tomorrow with another post, I have a few more pages I created and want to share, even a card or 2!<br /><div><br /></div></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-31817444886098972132011-05-12T06:36:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:53:16.211-07:00New babies to keep me busy!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI-hqNXCCoHBArNO3I0PhSl0ZHj6jc-dRHpRlREoohyphenhyphen490SZ60PMPK_bJr0HCrKr5FKFBOKR3Vvd2nDdVbtl31hY0C2DLLqDqdAMwgEkKzP6tB1hVLcdDHGFd3l0U-M6oaDXv4zHA_lA/s320/IMG_0503_0546.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605824132601510018" />So over the weekend I was surprised with not 1 but 2 new puppies!!! My husband and kids went to go look at some abandoned puppies that my sister's inlaws had and they ended up bringing both of them home! They are jack russell/beagle mix, called jackabees. I feel like a new mom getting up in the middle of the night, early morning feedings, and constantly being on call! Actually they are a great addition to the family and once the "training" period is over they are going to be such a joy!<br /><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLxbILPL3zIDut7fIV1w29pNwuBOEcIuFd5eHOD5ERpNSD4_4GxRPe3yQTkdp8tZwsYL7hE2fb4urTyfFHpkjgQY7MUNuQ6avTyIp901SpNYqxaKV1Or7ddUkyB9_Bs-9KhzGUd-WLJA/s320/IMG_0482_0529.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605824150840541378" />Both of them have decided they love to lay in my flower bed. So now a few of my hostas and daisies are a little smushed. This weekend I have got to find a screening or netting to put around my flower bed so they will not have access to it and more of my flowers aren't ruined!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjpO8RZPAiUoYR4qFg94TUwb3_sLkhptckIVvLEw4XRHRCyrjEx0uUEVpYz2YZ637zMm4TlSMQzfgtTNGDx6qnsCP_m_gBvOKo0Mj4HbKyVfA3L8mPcx7fsY3wpzPsBsCp_ydDCB3_-k/s320/IMG_0488_0535.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605824162555791666" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNrz4Wyq0CbrfzbB46Oo4NMHaAU-kDjKDJ4YvjtmB4OVBYGSXgf4Nro2gGxlPLoov0IHCsNLiDLjUswmWxJkjv3vR1rKhqb-AbtxBXLbTVJm8zgKVLReVMvnuq1nwmys43WdxcJM8b9I/s1600/IMG_0464_0512.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNrz4Wyq0CbrfzbB46Oo4NMHaAU-kDjKDJ4YvjtmB4OVBYGSXgf4Nro2gGxlPLoov0IHCsNLiDLjUswmWxJkjv3vR1rKhqb-AbtxBXLbTVJm8zgKVLReVMvnuq1nwmys43WdxcJM8b9I/s320/IMG_0464_0512.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605824142821391330" /></a>The above photo is Sami. She is easy going and a really people pleaser. She wants to be told what to do and follow orders! I can tell she is going to be a cuddler, she loves getting on your lap and curling up to sleep.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMP3s_3bzd-ce-nPCnF8gDrjLmX-T6TmEoArhSo-7OeXQA2rX1U-Y2WEHeWzjrQiJf2ALdJfUUe5u6r1E1YCxbijgUtq4MaF2m-cbjVzD7bxBl-Q6n8oXL3ujPc4RpUku7mMrulluTOI/s1600/IMG_0459_0507.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: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMP3s_3bzd-ce-nPCnF8gDrjLmX-T6TmEoArhSo-7OeXQA2rX1U-Y2WEHeWzjrQiJf2ALdJfUUe5u6r1E1YCxbijgUtq4MaF2m-cbjVzD7bxBl-Q6n8oXL3ujPc4RpUku7mMrulluTOI/s320/IMG_0459_0507.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605824139491087618" /></a>This is Zoey, otherwise known as the problem child! Haha! Actually she is quite good, but just a slow learner. It has taken her a couple of days to figure out my commands and do them correctly. She also likes to whine a little and has a terrible time trying to get comfortable when it is time for a nap.<div><br /></div><div>I can't wait for some time to start making scrapbook pages of them! I can already tell they love the camera!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-16599152658551252352011-05-01T06:46:00.000-07:002011-05-01T07:07:09.171-07:00This is what I have been doing!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hey folks! Been a very busy month of April for me...didn't realize that I would still be busy in the spring after I gave up all of my volunteering positions! Anyway my son was in the play The Wizard of Oz and after a very long year of rehearsals and classes they finally got to perform. I was in charge of costumes, only a few but still it was a lot of work! Here are some photos from the evening's performance!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLAU8zGPHHTiGiYvWO5k_0ECYwslF_XbCFJBbIYSCtocssPa39bKlkEU1FM3-Ih5KZ9Q7DrkZ-zI0_Co2inSQERWyjJd6fM-_YS7K0O0GyHmnyazCH02IgB6IITqAKeFkZk05I0lxa5Y/s320/DSC_0710.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601744576411522882" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMi7lTBugqLLd6aJiXExSiFJalllKCHFlLwfNvSTg_ArCP5FPPK8va_tXuzZNH25QihbDvwJy7xHtUgWuLtOnyzT0SL-D5zPDNOxFRG7JEENM3q7leuaWRPOaF0I_zDCIrn4O9_CTXR4/s320/IMG_0438_0479.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601744583686445266" /><div style="text-align: left;">Of course we had to take a few family photos with the "star". You never know if he will become famous one day and forget we are family! So gotta have prove with the photos!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lYzaFGIMMEc-iOeuCY6hla560JMndAKjWlZaaVzTPv-6aUa-t_I8Gf-X_Q9yZriwqUne1Tmt9UBZD7oIZLnrI1EGf3EDey8viLuLYni1z4BcmNlfV2B0alc-oWsjD2VzETSOvezi2PA/s320/DSC_0712.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601744585825268610" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCUNyCi333hYCQqXff81fA9hNWQzUDcRzFp1iONQ8-50ylmm3j6ysW46-3W-eUznSqha6S1eZdQtGJORWDpgTvo5oP7K34a-XtqiaIQ5-mtLQLq9tHrrCJomLMeg47pH0oF9PU5pYmxE/s320/IMG_0432_0473.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601744583221006706" />Here he is very relieved to be getting the makeup off his face...think it made him just a little hot! I am as always talking to someone as I remove the makeup!!!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANjLNxJMzWfZ4fUEPmLlOC5Bwy7lRhj0YMr9fLCTLKnDEgOQvNY-BzNmLJxCki2ae7R1RfckewMw5lg3ZyYoUwzcNxbLEjNSMFgq66X-ZQ646l9XtnbFEndXaZ0nZ7BzbtIicDlrbiqQ/s320/DSC_0737.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601747066090646178" />After the show the family and friends went to a local restaurant called Little Azio's for some dinner. Great little place that has tv's in the booths. The kids always love that feature. Then we ended the evening at Bruster's to celebrate the successful show!<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJU4r0OMXJvB4Cec81D_bUsFtPKXv8todORyWoyOTO_3XS6IRMkX7Bw9yRtjgq9BOz_Vr3yxOeIeKE6IZTbuyOcHQ2TuIZU1UlKxf2zreTI1PoC0x7_ktteX-3BjuRPp7a9LTDNlBQ3Vw/s320/DSC_0738.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601748668829955106" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5s-xhOltarR1xVhqj7RbLu6mdG7H5byxa3qDkO1kkJpQNEg5YJ7Mb3Z1Oy5iQgyrEkmyJcRBMLOZGkZWlhsexqDZoYY7yjTPZBePvJXBgItSDqjWOwu8KSLyC9GVCsQN9MupE7KXPA0/s320/DSC_0742.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601747070714270626" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lYzaFGIMMEc-iOeuCY6hla560JMndAKjWlZaaVzTPv-6aUa-t_I8Gf-X_Q9yZriwqUne1Tmt9UBZD7oIZLnrI1EGf3EDey8viLuLYni1z4BcmNlfV2B0alc-oWsjD2VzETSOvezi2PA/s1600/DSC_0712.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCUNyCi333hYCQqXff81fA9hNWQzUDcRzFp1iONQ8-50ylmm3j6ysW46-3W-eUznSqha6S1eZdQtGJORWDpgTvo5oP7K34a-XtqiaIQ5-mtLQLq9tHrrCJomLMeg47pH0oF9PU5pYmxE/s1600/IMG_0432_0473.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-45095968544885929412011-04-12T15:36:00.000-07:002011-04-12T15:47:47.305-07:00My week at Cricut World BlogThought I would let all my peeps know about my week at the <a href="http://cricutworld.blogspot.com/">cricut world</a> blog. I am part of a group of ladies online that share the same love of scrapbooking and cricuts. We started a blog in February and now each week we get a turn at posting different cricut cut crafts (say that fast 3x) So finally this is my week. I would have posted to my blog sooner but I actually forgot that I should invite some of my friends over for a look. So if you get some free time go see what is happening there. I am trying to post something every day...you know me, that could be a real challenge since I neglect this little blog so often!<div>In my defense, last week was spring break and we were away in the mountains at our camper enjoying some much needed down time! I had a blast, sleeping late, scrapbooking, sitting outside and enjoying the weather. It was definitely a great week! I was a little sad to see it end, but glad to be home and back to my reality. I am finding that the more I stay at home the more I really like it!</div><div><br /></div><div>I did manage to take some really cool photos this week of some butterflies, thought it would be nice to share.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtoEd8YHL9XYVy5j8hcPQfwHxCw_nppcGFZKilLduXV9lXxmSnQqrz_e0sBI6YDmB-27_z8GymttmFsTY_mWaY12ypEaMh1zFRQfxAcW-Cf1mG7HrH5JqGaYlEX75X7CNFHu0r1eFg84/s1600/IMG_0135_0151.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/AVvXsEjKtoEd8YHL9XYVy5j8hcPQfwHxCw_nppcGFZKilLduXV9lXxmSnQqrz_e0sBI6YDmB-27_z8GymttmFsTY_mWaY12ypEaMh1zFRQfxAcW-Cf1mG7HrH5JqGaYlEX75X7CNFHu0r1eFg84/s320/IMG_0135_0151.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832310402528386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhVYpyx0bpakUIJRUvN08G7w-_8NlNbCDjabTwDQyidFurAqD7KPirRpx0i-bA1h1GJFkHO-cwODwA5kQhW4lSk5hoGLUgaICVjTW7CjmbvJ8-zWJK9dNChoBRrTHC2XBkkl4nhc9NJQ/s1600/IMG_0133_0149.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/AVvXsEiDhVYpyx0bpakUIJRUvN08G7w-_8NlNbCDjabTwDQyidFurAqD7KPirRpx0i-bA1h1GJFkHO-cwODwA5kQhW4lSk5hoGLUgaICVjTW7CjmbvJ8-zWJK9dNChoBRrTHC2XBkkl4nhc9NJQ/s320/IMG_0133_0149.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832304292340066" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8RxeUo9CgdsZJU1XCI5x4TNGi1O1JF2iEkGRLkHkuKYOEPUSSkrCQlioFs8bHs-UFUG4_Nu75btelMWRYeSuqJOsy041jdhIz4DCml7pYb5rtykAYJOKxWDTvJAJnWB8KI8KQbzy9wRs/s1600/IMG_0123_0159.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/AVvXsEj8RxeUo9CgdsZJU1XCI5x4TNGi1O1JF2iEkGRLkHkuKYOEPUSSkrCQlioFs8bHs-UFUG4_Nu75btelMWRYeSuqJOsy041jdhIz4DCml7pYb5rtykAYJOKxWDTvJAJnWB8KI8KQbzy9wRs/s320/IMG_0123_0159.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832296333209538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Dxh9W2J8_xdVrSVf8Kq5AdQGjNdSHqkLInVcrPr_41xrf8LmqSCLLoqD7Y-VYBr2NruIo0ZXJEJY3M2_TeMhP9udptKIxNPIUy2Jrf0wxacO4E-pEhYCQtcRxW6v5vci6asqa5gWY2U/s1600/IMG_0121_0157.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/AVvXsEg7Dxh9W2J8_xdVrSVf8Kq5AdQGjNdSHqkLInVcrPr_41xrf8LmqSCLLoqD7Y-VYBr2NruIo0ZXJEJY3M2_TeMhP9udptKIxNPIUy2Jrf0wxacO4E-pEhYCQtcRxW6v5vci6asqa5gWY2U/s320/IMG_0121_0157.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594832289389799570" /></a>I will be back tomorrow with some more photos from the camper...don't forget to check the cricut world blog daily too for my crafty stuff!<br /><div><br /></div>Mghairgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00005197219201124025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467778068224101859.post-29157652304081060932011-04-02T05:45:00.001-07:002011-04-02T05:55:09.673-07:00Sorority FormalToday's post is a little picture heavy but I wanted to share the photos I took of my daughter and her date for her sorority formal. I just love the color of her dress and how we did her hair to compliment the one shoulder of the dress. We went to Mac and had the most wonderful make up artist do her make up. I now wish I would have taken a photo of her eyes closed, they looked amazing with 5 different tones of purple shadow. It was a long day of getting things ready but I really enjoyed being with her and watching her transform. It was a girls day that started with mani's and pedi's, then off to lunch, then to make up and shopping and lastly with hair and photos. Fun times together! Not sure if she will treasure this time but I certainly will! She is growing up so quickly, really in just a blink of an eye. Seems like yesterday she was a little newborn. Can't believe she will be 20 in a few short months!~ No way am I old enough for an adult child!!!<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGhrh047grCQBz9fBz2Qx_dvMJ9G_75sZZhOgPfGw5a-_1M4zJPhG4BMiMxwfT3EaP7n4QBUINIR49rCUe9rCDOsiFbh3P-NtzmRxjWIadAp5XerKwW_2AzEbQYczkPaq3q20m_i-14c/s1600/IMG_9994.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/AVvXsEjMGhrh047grCQBz9fBz2Qx_dvMJ9G_75sZZhOgPfGw5a-_1M4zJPhG4BMiMxwfT3EaP7n4QBUINIR49rCUe9rCDOsiFbh3P-NtzmRxjWIadAp5XerKwW_2AzEbQYczkPaq3q20m_i-14c/s320/IMG_9994.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590967896784205394" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEwREIbPhKIil7na0lbBLgNVCMhRFOVUc107IdEbr7PmhBmm2yPr_OkEFUYedvB6BT6rtIqpCCU3gwfuJbfziT8qFUZf7tpgvTDE63nWNwWaWZy2vkk-BFjtGRFyFx7BRlFKjAgfUblo/s1600/IMG_9970.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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