tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18908087674547780622024-03-13T07:39:07.253-05:00Nesting: Ramblings from a stay at home momThis is my main blog. It includes my ramblings about life, creations and whatever else catches my attention. Oh, and plenty of pictures. Because a blog is nothing without imagery. Well, that and I'm not a good writer.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.comBlogger200125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-767404523447220392014-02-01T17:59:00.000-06:002014-04-08T20:54:14.619-05:00Half assed lotion -- try # 1Crumble up/knife shave some beeswax into the bottom of a 2 cup measuring cup<br />
Drizzle in some calendula infused olive oil to get to around 4 oz<br />
Put in a spoonful of shea butter<br />
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Stick the whole thing into a pot of water like a double boiler<br />
Heat until mostly melted<br />
Pour in a few ounces of aloe juice and drip in a dropper full of vitamin E oil<br />
Heat whole thing until melted<br />
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Allow to cool for a bit and then transfer the whole thing into my immersion blender container.<br />
Put 6 drops of geranium oil on top and let sit for a while.<br />
After the oil on top of the aloe juice forms a soft skin on the top, blend with immersion blender for a few minutes and then let it sit for a while more.<br /><br /><br />It didn't turn out well. I don't know why I thought it would. The aloe sat in beads in the lotion, it had a bizarre consistency, and it got moldy really fast. That was a serious bust.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-34949168944755264742013-04-26T12:16:00.000-05:002013-04-26T12:16:00.411-05:00Loss and kidsLast month we discovered our sweet friend T-Rex the cat is not going to be with us much longer.<br />
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I took him to the vet because he was breathing a bit hard, and I was petting him and felt a lump that seemed weird. Worried that he may have some kind of intestinal blockage or something similar, I took him to the vet.<br />
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Not a big deal, he's young he'll be fine. The vet advised me that there was no lump, but that she was concerned about the breathing. Maybe it's heart worms... but they are treatable. She advised I get a lung X-ray for my panting kitty. Then we will know better what might be going on. Off T-rex went to the back for an X-ray and out came the vet looking concerned a while later.<br />
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"He has fluid around his lungs, it doesn't look good," she informed me soberly. We discussed options and I gave the ok for her to aspirate the fluid around his lungs to make him a bit more comfortable and check him for leukemia. She came back looking a bit confused. It wasn't fluid around his lungs and she wasn't sure what it was. He was also negative for leukemia, so she thought it could either be FIP or some sort of hernia where some of his organs were up around his lungs.<br />
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After some more discussion, and texts to my husband, and tears, I decided to have him checked by a ultrasound tech. For that he stayed at the office until the afternoon and the mobile lab went to the vet to check him out. Turns out he has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granuloma">granulomas</a> around his lungs AND on one of his kidneys (remember where I was told I was crazy and he didn't have a lump?)<br />
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This is probably from dry<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feline_infectious_peritonitis"> FIP</a> and we have no clue how long he has. He has been on<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisolone"> fish flavored steroids</a> for a month now, but his kidneys are now huge. I can feel them when I pet him. The panting is gone after the steroids though. He seems relatively comfortable but he's really slowing down--- at only 1.5 years old.<br />
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It's been a blessing to have him with us this long. He's our "foster failure" --- one of our first foster cats who we just couldn't part with. He loves life, loves the girls, is gentle and friendly with huge ears and inquisitive eyes.<br />
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We've been discussing sickness and death with the girls. It's been hard to discuss but I feel like it's better to take the mystery away from this process. They've known he was really sick from the moment I brought him home from the vet, and they know soon he won't be with us. I gently remind them occasionally that he is still sick and is unlikely to get better. I remind them to be gentle with him. That's all I can do for now.<br />
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<br />Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-62576346584913512092013-04-25T10:29:00.002-05:002013-04-25T10:29:44.550-05:00They grow and grow and growMy tiny girls are much much bigger now. I can't believe I haven't really posted for two years! Ivy turned 3 recently and Lorelei is now 4.5.<br />
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I'm trying to decide if I should start blogging again. I'm wondering if I have enough to say. I always have plenty of pictures, but not the words to go with them.<br />
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<br />Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-30359359854869874712011-07-07T16:24:00.000-05:002011-07-07T16:24:12.989-05:00On letting go..<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No, nothing bad has happened... I realize now that the title of the post sounds like it did. But I have been overly stressed, grabbing at straws and trying to figure out how to make things happen, which I saw this quote on someone's Facebook feed. I added some texture and a nice font and thought I would share. Maybe it will help someone else too. </span><br />
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Happy late Birthday to my beautiful tiny girl!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-91113440173727840842011-06-01T23:50:00.003-05:002011-06-01T23:50:00.089-05:00Anti-procrastination month follow-upI'm setting this to auto post on the 1st of June, so I can't cheat and not follow up. Hah! Tricking myself even!<br />
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Here's my list, with notes of what I've done (and links to blog posts if I blogged them)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Craftiness:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><strike>Finish the stuffed bunnies I am making as baby shower gifts (all three of these babies have been born now!)</strike> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">finished 2 bunnies, planning to sew a (simpler) tiger or elephant for #3. 5/3</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Add straps and applique to Lorelei's sun dress I started last year </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">added applique-- having problems with the strap</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Make pillowcases for Lorelei</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Make a pillowcase and mattress for the doll bed</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Make the "sunshine" pillow I bought supplies for</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Paint Lorelei's Letters for her room</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><strike>Dye "festival dress"</strike></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><strike>Dye the experiment underwear</strike></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">List the dyed stuff I have sitting around on Etsy!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Finish Lorelei's birthday silks </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">having some problems with the colors. First attempt has been made</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Fully edit my personal bluebonnet sessions</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><strike style="color: #666666;">Get friend's maternity session booked and shot </strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Done! And edited too! 5/6</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><strike style="color: #666666;">Get John's newborn session at least booked </strike><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Shot and edited! 5/30</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Schedule C and A's toddler pictures</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Finish sanding bench </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Varnish bench</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Finish digging new flower bed</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><strike>Buy pots for tomatoes</strike></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><strike>Plant tomatoes</strike></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Put mulch and path gravel down</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span></span>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-70331337727841939472011-05-31T19:20:00.000-05:002011-05-31T19:20:49.812-05:00Tomato PlantingFrom a few weeks ago.. so behind on my blogging, but at least I got them planted before I went on vacation!<br />
I bought pots and even planted my tomatoes (given to me by a neighbor) the same day.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxG5dCluX7I/TeWE0smosBI/AAAAAAAABTE/1nI3mRmIt7k/s1600/ivyandrainbowpots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZxG5dCluX7I/TeWE0smosBI/AAAAAAAABTE/1nI3mRmIt7k/s640/ivyandrainbowpots.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Notice that mound around the pepper plant? Ivy's been digging<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-SUHKnzVAw/TeWDxZrtHNI/AAAAAAAABTA/UlU6l8yS6IU/s1600/Lorelei+and+Rainbow+pots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-SUHKnzVAw/TeWDxZrtHNI/AAAAAAAABTA/UlU6l8yS6IU/s640/Lorelei+and+Rainbow+pots.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Lorelei loving the rainbow-ness of the new pots. They were a bit more expensive than the plain ones, but solid plastic (not hollow walls) and hopefully will last quite a few years. Plus, they make me smile.<br />
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I put them in front of our big drive in gate, because we rarely open it and that expanse was just dying grass in the Texas sun. We can't put permanent beds there obviously because we do use the gate sometimes, but it sure is nice to see something growing there!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-17291515610446478082011-05-05T14:56:00.001-05:002011-05-05T15:13:16.288-05:00Stocking bunniesFor my first completed project... I made two stuffed bunnies for baby shower gifts. My girls got a pair of these bunnies for Christmas this year and since I had the pattern I decided to use it for the gifts.<br />
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... and broke my first (but surely not my last) sewing machine needle.<br />
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</tbody></table>I used a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/transaction/38829728">pattern</a> from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/minelolly">Minelolly</a> on Etsy.<br />
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Here are the bunnies I made this week:<br />
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So about this pattern.... it's a great pattern, with clear instructions but this project does NOT go fast. It also might be hard on your sewing machine if you have a $88 Walmart special Brother like I do. I like it, I'm glad I got it, but I don't think I'd attempt to make three bunnies at once for presents again (notice I stopped at 2!).<br />
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I also completed my maternity photo shoot, but she gets to see her pictures first! I may include a shot or two from that in a post later this month.<br />
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.. back to work for me!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-68008684060229122572011-05-02T11:22:00.000-05:002011-05-02T11:22:48.476-05:00May is Anti-Procrastination MonthAKA Finish what I started month.<br />
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I have enough partially finished projects that I can NOT start anything new. It's got me in a creative RUT. SO this month I am pledging not to start anything new, but rather to work on finishing what I have started. Oh my, this list is long. Not all of it will get done, but some of it will, and that will feel freeing, I am sure.<br />
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Craftiness:<br />
Finish the stuffed bunnies I am making as baby shower gifts (all three of these babies have been born now!)<br />
Add straps and applique to Lorelei's sun dress I started last year<br />
Make pillowcases for Lorelei<br />
Make a pillowcase and mattress for the doll bed<br />
Make the "sunshine" pillow I bought supplies for<br />
Paint Lorelei's Letters for her room<br />
Dye "festival dress"<br />
Dye the experiment underwear<br />
List the dyed stuff I have sitting around on Etsy!<br />
Finish Lorelei's birthday silks<br />
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Photography:<br />
Fully edit my personal bluebonnet sessions<br />
Get friend's maternity session booked and shot<br />
Get John's newborn session at least booked<br />
Schedule C and A's toddler pictures<br />
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House Work:<br />
Finish sanding bench<br />
Varnish bench<br />
Finish digging new flower bed<br />
Buy pots for tomatoes<br />
Plant tomatoes<br />
Put mulch and path gravel down<br />
Start on the second bench<br />
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I'll keep the progress updated on here. Wish me luck!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-28637227841626893822011-04-30T22:45:00.000-05:002011-04-30T22:45:59.940-05:00X, Y and Z!OK, the last three! All together I know.. crazy week.<br />
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X is for.. well, X. Like the shape. A little acro yoga for you. I went for the first time last night. Believe it or not, this is the very FIRST pose you learn.<br />
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Y is for Yellow<br />
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Z<br />
Zebra<br />
zero<br />
zorro<br />
zimbabwe<br />
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zzzz... man I'm tired. This challenge is definitely going out with a whimper. But I have enjoyed following new blogs, having new commenter and in general being part of this craziness. See you next month!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-81466535469710275492011-04-28T22:04:00.000-05:002011-04-28T22:04:49.609-05:00W is for Wet MessNono.. not like THAT.<br />
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We bought a fixer-upper so we could get a bigger house that we otherwise could afford... but the fixing has been at a crawl. First I had a baby. Then right as I got to where I felt like I could handle working on the house more again, ops.. pregnant again. Ok, not oops, we planned to have them close together but didn't exactly expect it to happen that fast. Now second baby is one and we're back to really working on the house again.<br />
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Today was "try to match the ceiling texture where we took off the fake beams" day. Wow was it a <b>wet mess</b>.<br />
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The strip furthest away is the wet mud where we were trying to match the texture-- it dries white.<br />
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Our handy dandy friendly handyman friend surveying his work<br />
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Tomorrow, more of the same trying some more to match and get them all looking right.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-40103799547774738792011-04-27T23:11:00.000-05:002011-04-27T23:11:14.198-05:00V is for ViceI'll let you interpret it however you want...<br />
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All images copyright Cindy Chapter 2011<br />
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.. and yes, I know I'm a day behind.... See you tomorrow!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-12035030646937517552011-04-25T07:41:00.000-05:002011-04-25T07:41:01.062-05:00U is for UmbrellaKids LOVE umbrellas. I don't know what it is about them.. Here in Austin it hasn't rained in what seems like months, so my pictures will have to be umbrellas in the sun.<div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "keep the babies from frying" umbrella fort</td></tr>
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</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-732986980025021412011-04-24T22:39:00.000-05:002011-04-24T22:39:08.057-05:00T is for TextureTexture is one of those things I haven't really messed with in my photography. In my graphic design, yes, because I like a little texture on blank spaces but usually I like my photography to stand alone. For T though, I challenged myself to try to apply texture to an image or two effectively.<br />
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Here is my original:<br />
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Here it is with a vignetted vintage paper<br />
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A weathered painted metal<br />
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and peeling paint (super transparent because it made the skin look really weird otherwise)<br />
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Just because I was having fun, here's me and the younger critter also with the vignetted paper. It does make an interesting vintage effect.<br />
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What do you think? Do you like photos with added texture? Do you find it gimmicky? Do you like it but just not what I do with it? (that's ok! Be honest!)<br />
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That's it for "T".. see you tomorrow with "U"Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-21483008445426564772011-04-23T22:38:00.000-05:002011-04-23T22:38:11.076-05:00S is for...swim<br />
sink<br />
sank<br />
sunk<br />
swami<br />
silver...<br />
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Did you know that some people think taking <a href="http://www.colloidalsilver101.com/colloidal_silver_benefits.html">collodial silver</a> can keep you from getting sick and heal any number of diseases? It can also turn you<a href="http://www.rosemaryjacobs.com/argyria_photos_intro.html"> permanently grey</a>! I have bad enough luck with medical side effects, I don't think I'll ever try it!<br />
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snow<br />
silly<br />
sign<br />
spin<br />
sustain<br />
splash<br />
sushi--- mmmm sushi.... had sushi last night. It was nom-erriffic.<br />
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Sweep<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Sweet potato Sprouts</span></b><br />
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Sweet potatoes are super easy to sprout, and one potato can make enough sprouts to grow a bunch of plants.<br />
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Here's how I did these<br />
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1. Find a sweet potato that has been neglected a bit too long in the pantry. Make sure it has a few sprouts already.<br />
2. Chop it up into about 6 pieces<br />
3. Let the pieces dry out for a few days (depends on the humidity level... make sure they aren't wet to the touch before planting them)<br />
4. Plant them in a shallow container of potting soil until the sprouts are big with roots coming off of them<br />
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I planted mine in some pots on my patio because I was feeling cheap this year but wanted lots of green growing things. Obviously I won't get any harvest-able potatoes out of these small pots, but the foliage looks nice, and it's a lot cheaper than commercially grown sweet potato vines at over a buck a plant.<br />
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I made some tree-hanging eggs-- with little "leaf" labels... though these would be more recommended for either younger kids with moms helping, or older kids who can remove them without ripping off the leaves.<br />
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...and I made flower eggs. I love these, and they were fairly fast and fun to make<br />
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A bit off topic for the <a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/2011/01/very-special-and-exciting-announcement.html">A-Z challenge</a>, but I wanted to share the idea before Saturday's easter egg hunts.... and this is supposed to be a craft blog after all!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-70990330220480757632011-04-21T01:19:00.010-05:002011-04-21T01:19:00.546-05:00R is for...Rabbit, ribbit, roll, right, rivet, river, ride, really, read, rhyme...<br />
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Do you like raspberries?<br />
My memories of berries, both raspberries and blackberries involve picking them at my Aunt's house on the eastern shore of Maryland... staining my fingers with the juices and knocking Japanese beetles off of the bushes.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-77042733620303428752011-04-20T18:40:00.001-05:002011-04-20T18:41:11.900-05:00Q is forQuiet<br />
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.. just outside of Austin in Cedar Park there is going to be a new water park that sounds awesome, made in an old quarry. I cannot wait to take my girls there. They will have the spouts hidden in the natural looking rocks.<br />
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Time to be random and irrelevant<br />
I found one of those old Myspace surveys and filled it out:<br />
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<div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">1. If you were to attend a costume party tonight, what or whom would you go as?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">A fairy or a wench ;) sinc ei already have those costumes</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">2. What are your choice of toppings on a hamburger? And do you prefer gas or charcoal grilling?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Charcoal grilled with cheese and a little steak sauce</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">3. You are chosen to have lunch with the President. The condition is you only get to ask one question. What do you ask?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Something completely random I'm sure... I'm not very political</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">4. It's your first day of vacation, what are you doing?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Taking a long walk through the area to see what there is to explore</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">5. What is your concession stand must-have at the movies?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Gummi Bears</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">6. Which do you dislike most: pop-up ads or spam email?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Popups</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">7. What do you think Captain Hook's name was before he had a hook for a hand?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">James</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">8. Rock, paper, or scissors?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Rock</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">9. How long was it from 'the first date' until the proposal of marriage? How long until the wedding?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">There was never a real proposal... we decided to get married for insurance reasons</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">10. Which is worse, being in a place that is too loud, or too quiet?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Too loud</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">11. What is one quality that you really appreciate in a person?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Thoughtfulness</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">12. At the good old general store, what particular kind of candy would you expect to be in the big jar at the counter?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Jawbreakers</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">13. What is the most distinguishing landmark in your city?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">The Texas state capital building</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">14. Everyone hears discussions that they consider boring. What topic can put you to sleep quicker than any other?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Economics</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">15. How many times did it take you to pass your drivers test?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Once</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">16. If you had to have the same topping on your vanilla ice cream for the rest of your life, what topping would you choose?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">caramel</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">17. What food item would need to be removed from the market altogether in order for you to live a healthier, longer life?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Red Bull O.O</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">18. You are offered an envelope that you know contains $50. You are then told that you may either keep it or exchange it for another envelope that may contain $500 or may be empty. Do you keep the first envelope, or do you take your chances with the second?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Take my chances </div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">19. If you had to choose, which would you give up: cable TV, or DSL/cable internet?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">We've already given up cable TV</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">20. What is your highest level of education? Bachelor's Degree</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">21. How much is a gallon of gas in your city? What was the highest it's been?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Something like $3.57. Yikes! Makes me glad I drive a little Protege 5</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">22. What kind of lunch box did you have as a kid?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Smurfs!</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">23. What would you rather have, a nanny, a housekeeper, a cook, or a chauffeur?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Easy--- a housekeeper! I'd rather have someone else clean up than someone else take care of the girls. </div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">24. Would you rather be trapped in an elevator, or stuck in traffic?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">Stuck in traffic</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">25. Lets say a brick fell on your foot, and your kid is standing right next to you, what is your 'cleaned up' swear word?</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;">MRRFFFUUUOOOWWWWWWW-- yeowch. (yes really)</div><div style="font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />
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</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-47757985292090599402011-04-19T10:37:00.000-05:002011-04-19T10:37:20.039-05:00P is for...Pregnancy and Poverty<br />
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Falling off my thread of happy for one post.<br />
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I read a lot of blogs about BIRTH. The options, and how the US system is doing it wrong. There's finger pointing everywhere.<br />
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How dare you have a hospital/home/birth center birth! Don't you know the baby is going to be stressed/induced/tortured/given unnecessary exams/shots/homeopathic remedies! You might need stitches/be induced/have a C section/tear/hemorrhage/be given a vaginal exam/be looked at by more people that you'd like/only have one person there!<br />
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All over the world though, women have NO choice. No choice, and no education.<br />
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This video really touched me this morning.<br />
In fact, it made me cry (I'm not a crying type). All with words and music. There are no photos at all in it.<br />
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Is it just me that thinks orchids close up look a little creepy sometimes?<br />
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See those incisors?<br />
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What do you think?Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-40632917676236983002011-04-16T22:16:00.000-05:002011-04-16T22:16:28.444-05:00N is for...Nothing to see here. Nil. Nada.<br />
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except that...Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-8119028299766828062011-04-15T19:46:00.000-05:002011-04-15T19:46:32.046-05:00M is forMommy.<br />
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That's all I've been today is a mommy. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Mommy</span> is losing her <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">marbles</span>, with two crazy kids.<br />
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The toddler has been telling me she has to climb on her baby sister "Because I'm a dolphin, mommy."<br />
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The baby hasn't been sleeping well, I'm blaming it on teething like I usually do.<br />
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In high school a friend handed me a marble and said to be careful with it, because it was her last one. I promised I would. I think I still have that marble. I think I should go try to find it. I'll be needing it.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-81170251459098312002011-04-14T21:57:00.000-05:002011-04-14T21:57:05.947-05:00L is for...Lorelei!<br />
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</div><div>My beautiful firstborn daughter. A very abbreviated trip through the last few years.<br />
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This is a very picture heavy post. Also, if you're curious about how I did my<a href="http://nestingcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/04/k-is-for.html"> kaleidoscope pics</a> from yesterday's post, the info on that is at the bottom of the page so if you're interested in that and don't care about pictures of my daughter.. just scroll on down.</div><div><br />
Here she is, fresh and brand new-- taken with my camera phone while I was still stuck in bed postpartum.<br />
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</div><div>Two or three months old--- we think the kitten is the same age as she is.<br />
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(the first two are pre-dSLR purchase)<br />
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Just scooting---<br />
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At the park, loving the swing<br />
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threatening other kids with sticks -- ok not really, she just loves sticks (13 months)<br />
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Digging in our neighbor's garden<br />
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Refusing to wear her swimsuit<br />
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and goofing off with dandelions<br />
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And as a follow up to<a href="http://nestingcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/04/k-is-for.html"> yesterday's post</a>-----<br />
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Since I've been asked how I did the kaleidoscope pictures... I used photoshop and this tutorial here: <a href="http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-kaleidoscope-patterns-from-your-photos">http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-create-kaleidoscope-patterns-from-your-photos</a><br />
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Then, for the first one, I made three of the patterns and shrank one and put it in the middle (there was a ton of empty space in the middle) and blew one up to 200% and put it behind the middle one (to get the square shape)<br />
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The second one I blew a layer up to 200% and liked it enough that I left it at that<br />
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The third and fourth ones I did the layer at 200% behind the main image.<br />
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Let me know if you have any questions about that. <br />
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</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890808767454778062.post-32904809730425405872011-04-13T16:58:00.001-05:002011-04-13T22:25:49.955-05:00K is for...<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Kaleidescope</span></b></div><br />
I've seen pictures manipulated to get that kaleidescope look about them before.. so the challenge seemed like a good excuse to play a little.<br />
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Here's my first attempt.<br />
Sort of neat, but I can do better.<br />
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Here are the other two<br />
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The last one is a double whammy of K's.. Kids and Kaleidescope.<br />
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Oh no, these are addictive! I added this one tonight<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">hey.. maybe I'll</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jump</div><br />
So, one of my big reasons for doing the challenge was to motivate myself to try some things I have been meaning to try for a while. Fun jumping pictures was one of them. Turns out that I tend to look completely doofy when I jump though, and have trouble not having a look of extreme concentration on my face at all times. Hah.<br />
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But hey, I jumped. Here's the evidence.<br />
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Fun times!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12296605978050900171noreply@blogger.com4